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81 nerve
[nə:v] 1. noun1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) živec2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) korajža3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) predrznost2. verb(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) opogumiti se- nerves- nervous
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervy
- nerviness
- nerve-racking
- nervous breakdown
- nervous system
- get on someone's nerves* * *I [nə:v]nounanatomy živec, živčni končič; figuratively hladnokrvnost, pogum, odločnest, moč; botany žila lista; zoology žilica v krilu insekta; colloquially predrznost; plural živčnost, živčevje; poetically kitahe is a bag of nerves — prenapet je, ima zrahljane živcea fit of nerves — živčnost, živčni napadto get on s.o.'s nerves — iti komu na živce, dražitito have the nerve to do s.th. — imeti pogum kaj narediti, drzniti si kaj nareditito lose one's nerve — zgubiti pogum, zbati sefiguratively to strain every nerve — napeti vse sileII [nə:v]transitive verbopogumiti, okrepitito nerve o.s. — opogumiti se, zbrati pogum -
82 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) število; številka2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) število3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) številka4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) popevka2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) oštevilčiti2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) prištevati med3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) znašati•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *I [nʌmbə]nounštevilo, številka; zvezek, številka (revije, časopisa)grammar število ( in the singular ŋ); točka programa; music slang popevka, ritem; poetically plural stihi; slang tip, patron; figuratively back number — pozabljen (zastarel) človek (stvar)number one — ego, jaz; nautical prvi častnik; adjective prvotengolden number — število, po katerem se izračuna datum Velike nočieconomy to raise to the full number — kompletirati, popolnitiissued in numbers — izdano v nadaljevankah, izdano v zvezkihin number — številčno, po številunumbers of times — često; vedno znovacolloquially to have (got) s.o.'s number — koga dobro poznati, koga do dna spregledatiII [nʌmbə]transitive verbnumerirati, oštevilčiti; šteti, računati, znašatito number among ( —ali in, with) — prištevati (med, k, npr. prijatelje) -
83 overbalance
(to lose balance and fall: He overbalanced on the edge of the cliff and fell into the sea below.) izgubiti ravnotežje* * *I [ouvəbaeləns]nounprevesek, presežek, prebitekII [ouvəbaeləns]1.intransitive verbizgubiti ravnotežje, prevrniti se;2.transitive verbpretehtati; prevladati; prevrniti -
84 perspire
(to lose moisture through the skin when hot; to sweat: He was perspiring in the heat.) znojiti se* * *[pəspáiə]1.intransitive verbpotiti se, znojiti se, hlapeti;2.transitive verbizhlapeti, izpotiti -
85 pine
I noun1) (any of several kinds of evergreen trees with cones (pine-cones) and needlelike leaves (pine-needles).) bor2) (its wood: The table is made of pine; ( also adjective) a pine table.) borovinaII verb1) ((often with away) to lose strength, become weak (with pain, grief etc): Since his death she has been pining (away).) hirati2) ((usually with for) to want (something) very much; to long (for someone or something, or to do something): He knew that his wife was pining for home.) hrepeneti* * *I [páin]nounbotany bor, borovec; borovina; pinija; colloquially ananasII [páin]intransitive verbhrepeneti, koprneti (after, for za); hirati, mreti, veneti, medleti ( away); žalostiti se, gristi se (at zaradi) -
86 plant
1. noun1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) rastlina2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) tovarniška oprema3) (a factory.) tovarna2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) saditi2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) zasaditi3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) postaviti4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) podtakniti•- planter* * *I [pla:nt]nounbotany rastlina, sadika; rast; drža; obrat, obratni material, tovarna, tovarniška oprema; slang ukana, past, prevara; policijska zasedato lose plant — odmirati, venetiII [pla:nt]transitive verbsaditi, posaditi (in v), zasaditi ( with s, z); posejati (on na, with s, z); polagati (ribe, ikre v vodo); naseliti, kolonizirati, ustanoviti (naselje, društvo), urediti, okrasiti, posaditi z drevjem; figuratively vcepiti (misel); postaviti, podtakniti, vtihotapiti (npr. špijona); slang pritisniti, udariti koga, prebosti z bodalom; slang skriti ukradeno blago; slang podtakniti komu kaj, pustiti koga na cediluto plant s.th. on s.o. — podtakniti komu kajto plant o.s. — postaviti se, vtihotapiti se (npr. za špijona) -
87 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) konica2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) rtič3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) pika4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) točka5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) trenutek6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) točka7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) stran neba8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) točka9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) točka; bistvo10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smisel11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) (močna/šibka) točka12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vtičnica2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) nameriti2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) kazati s prstom3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) zamazati razpoke•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *I [pɔint]nounkonica, bodica, ost (igle, noža, svinčnika, jezika itd.)archaic bodalo, meč; technical koničasta priprava, dleto, šilo, črtalnik, graverska igla; hunting cilj, postojanka (psov); plural udje, okončine (zlasti konjeve), parožki (jelen); grammar pika (tudi full ŋ); printing enota za velikost tiskarskih črk (0,376 mm), izbočena točka v Braillovi pisavi; mathematics točka ( point of intersection sečišče), decimalna pika; točka na zemljevidu, cesti itd.; physics stopinja (temperature na lestvici), stopnja; geography rtič; geography stran neba ( cardinal ŋs glavne strani neba); točka, kraj, mesto, cilj, namen ( point of destination namembni kraj; economy point of entry — vstopno pristanišče); trenutek, moment (odločilni, kritični; at the point of death umirajoč); točka dnevnega reda ( to differ on several ŋs ne strinjati se v več točkah); poanta, bistvo, odlika, svojstvo; cilj, namen, smisel ( there is no point in doing it nima smisla to narediti); poudarek ( to give point to one's words dati poudarek svojim besedam); (karakteristična) poteza, lastnost, odlika (his strong, weak ŋ njegova močna, šibka točka; it has its ŋs ima svoje dobre strani)economy točka pri racioniranju ali ocenjevanju blaga; sport točka ( to lose on ŋs izgubiti po točkah, ŋs win zmaga po točkah); šivana čipka; music znak za ponovitev, karakteristični motiv, tematičen vstavek; military predstraža, izvidnica; British English kretnica; economy to be on points — biti racioniran (blago)economy to put on points — racioniratiat all points — temeljito, popolnoma, v vseh ozirihat the point of — na robu, blizuat the point of the sword — z grožnjo, nasilnoat this point — v tem hipu, na tem mestu (v govoru itd.)beside ( —ali off, away from) the point — neprimeren, ne na mestuto bring to a point — dovršiti, končatito come ( —ali get) to the point — priti k stvari, priti do odločilnega trenutkato give point to s.th. — poudariti kajsport to give points to s.o. — dati komu prednost v igri, figuratively biti močnejšifiguratively nine points — skoraj vse, 90 procentovpossession is nine points of the law — če kaj imaš, imaš vedno pravin point — ustrezen, umestenin point of fact — pravzaprav, resničnoto make a point of — vztrajati na čem, poudarjatisport to make ( —ali score) a point — doseči točko; dokazati resničnost trditveto make s.th. a point of honour — smatrati kaj za častno zadevoAmerican point of origin — kraj poreklanot to put too fine a point on it — brez ovinkov povedati, ne prikrivatito press a point — vztrajati pri čem, pritiskati na kajpoint of no return aeronautics nevarna cona, figuratively od kjer ni vrnitveto stand upon points — paziti na vsako malenkost, biti prenatančento stretch ( —ali strain) a point — narediti izjemo, pogledati skozi prstepoint of view — stališče, mnenjethat is the point — to je vprašanje, to je poglavitna stvarparliament point of order — dnevni redII [pɔint]1.transitive verbostriti, šiliti (svinčnik itd.); figuratively poudariti, poudarjati (svoje besede); meriti, nameriti (at na); mathematics označiti decimalno mesto s piko, vejico; označiti z ločili, točkami; prekopati zemljo; upozoriti;2.intransitive verbkazati s prstom (at, to); upozoriti na divjačino (lovski pes); ležati, biti obrnjen, gledati (to na; hiša); medicine zoreti (gnoj)to point one's finger at s.o. — s prstom koga pokazatito point (up)on — (oči, misli) upreti v, nato point out — pokazati, opozoriti na kajto point up technical zamazati razpoke, luknje v zidu; pokazati (s prstom, glavo); American podčrtati, poudariti -
88 reason
I [ri:zn]nounrazlog, vzrok, povod, motiv; argument, utemeljitev; um, razum, razumnost, razsodnost, uvidevnost, razumevanje, logika; juridically pravica (za kaj); glavni razlog; kar je prav in pošteno, upravičenost, usmerjenost; logic premisa nekega dokaza; sposobnost ustvarjanja zaključkov, sklepov na podlagi premisbereft of reason — blazen, norfor the reason that — zaradi tega (iz razloga), kerin (all) reason — z (vso) pravico, kot je pravično, upravičeno, v mejahwithout rhyme or reason figuratively brez glave in repa, nesmiseln, bedastto bring s.o. to reason — spraviti koga k pameti, spametovati kogaI will do anything in reason — napravil bom vse, kar se mi bo zdelo pametnoto give, (to show) reason — dati povodto have reason archaic prav imetito listen to reason, to hear reason — dati se poučiti, prepričati, poslušati nasvet, priti k pametiI saw reason to interfere — zdelo se mi je prav, da se vmešamit stands to reason that... — jasno je, da...there is reason in what you say — pametno (premišljeno) je, kar govorišII [ri:zn]1.intransitive verbrazmišljati (about, of, on o), modrovati, rezonirati, umovati, razumno ali logično misliti; sklepati ( from iz); soditi, razsojati (on o); diskutirati, debatirati ( with z)to reason about — razmišljati o, diskutirati oto reason with oneself — modrovati pri sebi;2.transitive verbdiskutirati, debatirati, razpravljati (o čem), pretresati, razlagati; utemeljiti, motivirati; (logično) premisliti (često up); razumno, logično izraziti ali formulirati; sklepati, priti do sklepa; z argumenti koga odvrniti ( out od); z razlogi napeljati, pregovoriti koga ( into k)I reasoned him out of his resolution — pregovoril sem ga, da je opustil svoj sklepto reason oneself into sth. figuratively zapičiti, zagristi se v kajto reason s.o. into — pregovoriti koga k (da kaj napravi) -
89 reduce
[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) zmanjšati2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) shujšati3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) pritirati (do)•- reduction* * *[ridjú:s]1.transitive verbzmanjšati, znižati, skrčiti; mathematics & chemistry (z)reducirati, spremeniti (v); privesti (nazaj na), vrniti v prejšnje stanje; prignati, pritirati (k), zlomiti odpor; prisilno koga premestiti, prisiliti, privesti (to k); podvreči, podjarmiti; izreči sodbo; rešiti; sneti; pomanjšati, napraviti v manjšem merilu, v manjši obliki; omejiti (to na); stisniti, zategniti; oslabiti, izčrpati; razredčiti (barve); medicine uravnati; znižati, spustiti (cene); archaic spraviti na pravo pot; archaic zopet poklicati v spomin; military (redko) degradirati, znižati (odvzeti) službeno stopnjo; military (redko) odpustiti, razpustitiin reduce circumstances — obubožan, v bedi, v stiski (po obilju)in a reduced state — v slabem stanju, oslabljenon a reduced scale — v zmanjšanem merilu, v malemto reduce to ashes — spremeniti v pepel, sežgatito reduce to beggary — privesti, spraviti na beraško palicoto reduce clerks — zmanjšati število uslužbencev, odpustiti uslužbenceto reduce to despair — pritirati, spraviti v obupto reduce to distress — onesrečiti (s.o. koga)to reduce a fraction — reducirati, skrčiti ulomekto reduce money — preračunati šilinge v penije ipd.to reduce to order — spraviti v red, ureditito reduce a town military streti odpor mestato reduce to writing — spraviti v pismeno obliko;2.intransitive verbshujšati; zmanjšati se, reducirati se -
90 relish
['reliʃ] 1. verb(to enjoy greatly: He relishes his food; I relished the thought of telling my husband about my promotion.) uživati (v čem)2. noun1) (pleasure; enjoyment: He ate the food with great relish; I have no relish for such a boring task.) užitek2) (a strong flavour, or a sauce etc for adding flavour.) začimba* * *I [réliš]nounokus (za kaj), užitek (v hrani ipd.), slast; dišava, začimba; prijeten okus; predjed; figuratively veselje (za kaj) navdušenje; nagnjenje ljubezen (do česa); privlačnost, všečnost, draž, čar, tek; pokušnja, kapljica (of česa)I have no relish for (music) — nimam nobenega veselja (smisla) za, ne maram za (glasbo), ni mi do (glasbe)to have lost all relish — izgubiti vso privlačnost (draž, slast)to read with great relish — brati z velikim užitkom, naslajati se ob branjuII [réliš]1.transitive verbnapraviti (kaj) okusno, tečno, slastno; dati prijeten okus (čemu); začiniti ( with z); najti slast v, imeti užitek od, uživati (v čem, kaj), imeti rad; rad (kaj) jesti, s tekom jesti;2.intransitive verbbiti okusen (tečen, slasten, prijeten); dišati, iti v tek (slast), tekniti; imeti okus, tek (za kaj)to relish of — dišati po; spominjati naI do not relish the idea of staying here — misel, da bi ostal tu, mi ne prijado you relish the lobster? — vam gre jastog v slast? -
91 reputation
[repju'teiʃən](the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc: That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation.) sloves- reputed
- live up to one's reputation* * *[repjutéišən]nounsloves, ugled, ime, glas, čast, slava, reputacijato have a reputation for — biti (po)znan, slaven, na glasu zaradi česanot to justify one's reputation — ne upravičiti svojega slovesa, ne delati časti svojemu imenuto save (to lose, to ruin) one's reputation — rešiti (izgubiti, uničiti) svoj dober glas -
92 scent
[sent] 1. verb1) (to discover by the sense of smell: The dog scented a cat.) zavohati2) (to suspect: As soon as he came into the room I scented trouble.) zavohati3) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) odišaviti2. noun1) (a (usually pleasant) smell: This rose has a delightful scent.) vonj2) (a trail consisting of the smell which has been left and may be followed: The dogs picked up the man's scent and then lost it again.) vonj3) (a liquid with a pleasant smell; perfume.) dišava•- scented- put/throw someone off the scent
- put/throw off the scent* * *I [sent]nounduh, vonj, parfum, dišava; zadah; hunting voh, vohanje, figuratively nos, sledfalse scent — napačna sled (tudi figuratively)to follow up the scent — iti za sledjo, iti po slediII [sent]transitive verb(za)vohati (tudi figuratively), zaduhati; priti na sled; prepojiti z dišavo (vonjem), nadišavitito scent a job — zaslediti, najti službothe rose scents the air — vrtnica širi prijeten vonj v zraku; intransitive verb dišati, imeti vonj (duh); hunting iti za sledjo -
93 seat
[si:t] 1. noun1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) sedež2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) sedalo3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) sedalo4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) sedež5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) sedež2. verb1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) posaditi2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) imeti (...) sedežev•- - seater- seating
- seat belt
- take a seat* * *I [si:t]nounsedež, stol, stol brez naslonjala, klop, sedišče; prestol; zadajšnji del hlač; sedalo, zadnjica; bivališče, sedež, posestvo (dvorec); način vedenjakeep your seat! — (nikar) ne vstajajte!to lose one's seat — pasti iz sedla; ne biti ponovno izvoljen v parlamenthe lost his seat in Parliament — izgubil je svoj sedež v parlamentu, ni bil zopet izvoljen v parlamenttake your seat please! — sedite, prosim!I spent the weekend at his seat in Sussex — preživel sem konec tedna na njegovem podeželskem dvorcu v SusseɔuII [si:t]transitive verbdati (odkazati, posaditi na, nuditi) sedež (komu); namestiti, popraviti sedež; opremiti s sedeži; popraviti (zakrpati) sedalo pri stolu, zadajšnji del hlač; namestiti na podnožje, na stojalo; montirati (stroj); izvoliti v parlament, posaditi na prestol, ustoličiti; (pasivno) sedeti, imeti (svoj) sedež; (refleksivno archaic) naseliti sebe seat ed! — izvolite sesti!I seated myself on... — sedel sem na...to new-seat a chair — napraviti novo sedalo stolu, podplesti s slamo stol -
94 sense
[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) čut(ilo)2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) občutek3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) občutek, smisel4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) zdrav razum5) (a meaning (of a word).) pomen6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) smisel2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) zavedati se- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense* * *I [sens]nounčut, čutilo, občutek, čustvo; (zdrava) pamet, (zdrav) razum; smisel, pomen; sodba, mnenje; uvidevnost; plural razumnost, pametnost; bistrost; splošno naziranje ali mnenjethe sense of hearing — čut sluha, sluhcommon (good, sound) sense — zdrava pamet, zdrav razumin a sense — v nekem pogledu, nekakoliteral (figurative, proper) sense of a word — dobesedni (preneseni, pravi) pomen (neke) besedebe a man of sense! — bodi no pameten!are you out of your senses? — si ob pamet?, si znorel?to come to one's senses — priti k pameti, spametovati se; zavedati seshe had not the sense to turn off the gas — ni ji prišlo na pamet, da bi zaprla plinto make sense of s.th. — dati čemu smisel, razumeti kajit does not make sense — (to) nima nobenega smisla, to je nerazumljivoto recover one's senses — priti spet k pameti, spet se zavedetihave you taken leave of your senses? — si ob pamet? si znorel?talk sense! — govori pametno!II [sens]transitive verbzazna(va)ti, občutiti; nejasno se zavedati, slutiti; American colloquially razumeti, doumeti, dojeti, kapirati -
95 shirt
[ʃə:t](a kind of garment worn on the upper part of the body: a casual shirt; a short-sleeved shirt; She wore black jeans and a white shirt.) srajca* * *I [šə:t]noun(moška) srajca; spodnja srajca; ženska bluza z ovratnikom in manšetami; moška nočna srajcastripped to the shirt, in one's shirt — v (sami) srajci; figuratively vsega oropan, brez vseganear is my shirt, but nearer is my skin figuratively najprej sem jaz, nato pa (šele) drugi; bog je najprej sebi brado ustvarilto get s.o.'s shirt out slang figuratively razjeziti kogato give s.o. a wet shirt slang koga takó utruditi z delom, da se oznojihe has not a shirt to his name — on je velik revež, nima ničesarto keep one's shirt on slang ne se razburjati, obvladati se, brzdati seto put one's shirt on (upon) — vse, tudi zadnji svoj dinar staviti (na konja itd.)II [šə:t]transitive verbobleči komu srajco; figuratively obleči, ogrniti, pokritito shirt o.s. — obleči si srajco -
96 situation
[sitju'eiʃən]1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) položaj2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) lega3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) delovno mesto•- situated* * *[sitjuéišən]nounsituacija, položaj, lega, mesto, kraj, predel; stanje, razmere, okolnosti; namestitev, služba; theatre dramatična situacija, višek v dramiI am in a situation (to do s.th.) — morem (kaj napraviti) -
97 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) zdrsniti2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) zdrsniti3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) popustiti4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) smukniti5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) izmuzniti se6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) vtakniti2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) spodrsljaj2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) spodrsljaj3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) kombineža4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) dok•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) listič* * *I [slip]nounzdrsljaj; spodrsljaj, padec; nezgoda, napaka; zareka(nje); uitje, izmuznjenje; prevleka za blazino; obleka, ki se hitro obleče ali sleče; otroški predpasniček, prtiček; plural British English kopalne hlačke; plural theatre premične kulise; stranski vhod, prostor, kjer stoje igralci, preden nastopijo na odru; hunting konopec, vrv (za pse); izpustitev (psov); majhen brus; nautical poševna ravnina za splavitev ladij; geology zemeljski udor, usada slip of a boy — vitek, stasit dečeka fine slip of a girl — vitko, stasito, brhko dekleto get the slip — biti odklonjen, pasti (npr. pri izpitu)he gave me the slip — pobegnil (ušel, izmuznil se) mi jeto make a slip — napraviti spodrsljaj, napakothere's many a slip'twixt the cup and the lip figuratively ne hvali dneva pred nočjoII [slip]intransitive verbspodrsniti, zdrsniti ( off z), zdrkniti, drčati, polzeti, smukniti, izmuzniti se, uiti (čemu); odmikati se (o času); skrivaj se vriniti; transitive verb hitro obleči ali sleči; po nemarnosti narediti napako, pogrešiti; prezgodaj povreči ali skotiti; odvezati, spustiti (psa) z vrvice; (neopazno) spustiti (v), izpustitito slip one's breath (wind) — izdihniti, umretito slip the collar figuratively osvoboditi seto let slip — zagovoriti se, (nehote) povedati resnicoto let slip the dogs of war poetically sprožiti sovražnosti, začeti vojnoeven good men slip — celó dobri ljudje delajo napake (pogrešijo, se zmotijo)to let an opportunity slip — izpustiti, zamuditi priložnostIII [slip]nounglinasta masa (lončarstvo)IV [slip]nounbotany cepljeno drevo, cepljenka, cepljenec; sadika, potaknjenec; podmladek, podrast, pofomec; trak papirja, listič; letvica; printing poskusni odtis na dolg trak papirja -
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1. verb1) (to fall or sink suddenly and heavily: He slumped wearily into a chair.) zrušiti se2) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) nenadoma pasti2. noun1) (a sudden fall in value, trade etc: a slump in prices.) nenaden padec2) (a time of very bad economic conditions, with serious unemployment etc; a depression: There was a serious slump in the 1930s.) gospodarska kriza* * *[slʌmp]1.nouneconomynagel padec cen ali povpraševanja; gospodarska kriza; figuratively padec ugleda ( in a person kake osebe); geology polzenje, udora slump in sales — kriza v prodaji;2.intransitive verb economynenadoma pasti (o cenah); propasti, nobenega uspeha ne imeti, popolnoma odpovedati; udreti se (na ledu); zrušiti se (o osebi); geology polzeti -
99 smell
1. [smel] noun1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) voh2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) vonj3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) duhanje2. [smelt] verb1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) zavohati2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) imeti duh3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) poduhati•- - smelling- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out* * *I [smel]nounduh, vonj; voh; colloquially (po)duhanje; slab, neprijeten vonj, smrad; figuratively sled, nadih (of česa)sense of smell — vonj, vohII [smel]transitive verb & intransitive verb(za)duhati, poduhati (at kaj), zavohati; vonjati, imeti duh, dišati (of po); figuratively smrdeti; (o psu) zaslediti (divjačino); figuratively dati slutiti; figuratively natančneje (p)ogledatito smell one's oats figuratively zaduhati hlev, pripraviti se za končni spurt (o konju)to smell of a shop figuratively biti prevcč strokovento smell a rat figuratively zavohati nekaj sumljivega, zaslutiti nevarnosthis writings smell of the lamp — njegova dela so bolj rezultat marljivosti kot navdiha (inspiracije)to smell about figuratively zavohati, odkriti -
100 soonest
[sú:nist]adverbnajprej; najhitreje; najrajšiat the soonest — čim prej, kar najprej, čim hitreje možno, kar najhitrejeleast said soonest mended — preveč govoriti ni dobro; čim manj besed, tem prej se bo stvar poravnalawhich would you soonest lose, an eye or a leg? — kaj bi rajši izgubili, oko ali nogo?
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