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1 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) shajati z denarjem -
2 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) shajati z denarjem -
3 make the best of a bad job
(to do one's best in difficult circumstances.) napraviti največ, kar se da -
4 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) klada2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) tnalo3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) blok, zgradba4) (a barrier: a road block.) zapora5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) skupina hiš2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) blokirati- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) blokirati- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead* * *I [blɔk]nounklada, tnalo; kocka za tlakovanje; blokiranje; kliše; škripec; blok, skupina hiš; kepa; kalup za klobuke; beležnica; zastoj (v prometu), ovira; obstrukcija; tepec, topoglavec; taboriščepulley block, block and tackle — škripčevjeII [blɔk]transitive verbzapreti, zagraditi; ovirati, blokirati -
5 deafen
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6 hamper
['hæmpə] 1. verb(to make it difficult for (someone) to do something: I tried to run away but I was hampered by my long dress.) ovirati2. noun(a large basket with a lid: a picnic hamper.) košarica s pokrovom* * *I [haempə]nounpotna košara, košarica s pokrovom (za piknik); nautical ladijska oprema, ki vzame veliko prostoraII [haempə]transitive verbovirati, motiti, zastavljati komu pot; zaplesti -
7 heavy going
(difficult to make any progress with: I found this book very heavy going.) težek -
8 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) prehod2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) pot; smer3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) cesta4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) pot5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) način6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ozir7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) navada8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) pot2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleč- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *I [wéi]nounpot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer; nautical kurzway out — izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figuratively priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; colloquially okolica, stran; figuratively pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; nautical plural grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sankeany way — vsekakor, v vsakem primeruby way of — na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradiby the way — mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajnoin a way — nekako, na neki način, ne popolnomain a small way — skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižnoone way or another — tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekakoover the way — na drugi strani (poti), čez cestothe other way round — v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratnounder way nautical na poti, na vožnjithe way of the world — tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običajthe way of the cross religion križev potno way inferior — nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejšithe good old ways — dobri, stari običajihigh way — glavna cesta, državna cesta; figuratively običajni način delovanjalion in the way — zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)permanent way railway tir, tračnicepermanent-way man railway progovni delavecnothing out of the way — nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)this way please! — semkaj, za menoj, prosim!this is not in my way — to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavimto be in the family way — biti noseča, pričakovati otrokato be in s.o.'s way — biti komu napoti, motiti kogato be on the way — biti na poti, približevati seto be in a way colloquially biti vznemirjen, razburjento clear the way — umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehodto come ( —ali to fall) in s.o.'s way — srečati koga, naleteti na kogato get in the way — biti napoti, zapreti pot, oviratito get in the way of s.th. — razumeti kajto get out of the way — iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)to give way — umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustitito force one's way — izsiliti, utreti si potto go one's way — oditi, iti po svoji potito go ( —ali to take) one's own way — iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugihto go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figuratively umretiyou can't have it both ways — ne moreš imeti obojega; figuratively ne more biti volk sit in koza celato have one's own way — delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimoto look s.o.'s way — gledati proti komuto lose way — izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrostto lose one's way — zaiti, izgubiti seto make way — napredovati; figuratively prodreti, uspetito make one's own way — iti po svoji poti, oditito make the best of one's way — iti čim hitreje, pohitetito put o.s. out of the way — truditi se, da(ja)ti si trudato put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti kogato see a way out — videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)to stand in the way of s.o. — ovirati koga, zastaviti komu potto work one's way — študirati, preživljati se z delomII [wéi]transitive verbizuriti (konja) za hojo ali ježo po cestiIII [wéi]adverb colloquially daleč -
9 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivo, stopnja2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nadstropje3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) libela4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) ravnina2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) zvrhan, zravnan2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) v isti višini, izenačen3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) umirjen3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) izravnati2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) izenačiti3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) nameriti4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) zravnati (z zemljo)•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *I [levl]adjective ( levelly adverb)raven, vodoraven; enak, izenačen; trezen, pameten; prediren, hladen (pogled); physics enake potence; American slang pošten, fair; American economy obročento draw level with s.o. — dohiteti kogato give s.o. a level glance — predirno (hladno) koga pogledatiII [levl]nountechnical libela, vodna tehtnica; nivelacijski instrument; ravnina, gladina; nivo, raven, stopnja; višina (vode, glasu); mineralogy (raven) rovAmerican colloquially on the level — pošten(o), odkrit(o)on a level with — na isti višini s, zto put o.s. on the level of others — izenačiti se z drugimiIII [levl]transitive verb(i)zravnati, izenačiti (to, with s, z); zbiti (koga) na tla; meriti, nameriti, naperiti, usmeriti (puško, pogled, kritiko, at, against na)to level with the ground — zravnati z zemljo; -
10 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) največ2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) večina2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) najbolj2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) najbolj3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) izredno4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) skoraj3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) največ2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) večina•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of* * *I [moust]adjectivenajveč(ji); večina ( most people)for the most part — povečini, v glavnemII [moust]adverbnajbolj; naj- (za tvorbo superlativa: the most interesting); izredno (pred pridevniki: a most indecent story)most of all — posebno, zlastieconomy politics most-favo(u)red-nation clause — klavzula največjih ugodnostiIII [moust]nounvečina, največji del; največ, najboljšeto make the most of it — kar najboljše izkoristiti, prikazati v najlepši lučiat (the) most — v najboljšem primeru, največ -
11 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) ovira2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) dajanje prednosti slabšemu nasprotniku3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) handicap4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) napaka2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) ovirati* * *I [haendikæp]nounsport dajanje prednosti (slabšemu nasprotniku); figuratively ovira, zapreka ( for za); oškodba, otežitevII [haendikæp]transitive verbsport dati prednost slabšemu nasprotniku; figuratively ovirati, prikrajšati, oškoditi, otežiti, obremeniti -
12 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) težek2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) težek3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) obilen, težek, razburkan4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) strasten5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) preteč, mračen6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) težek7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) težko prebavljiv8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) težek•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *I [hévi]adjective ( heavily adverb)težek; prenatovorjen, težko otovorjen, nabit; obilen, bogat (žetev); razburkan (morje); močen, silen (dež); bobneč (grom); oblačen, mračen, preteč (nebo); moreč (tišina); težek, naporen (delo); grob (poteza); težko prehoden, razmočen (cesta); znaten, velik (kupec, naročilo); težko prebavljiv (hrana); težek, težko razumljiv (knjiga); topoglav, okoren, počasen; potrt, žalosten; dolgočasen; noseča; economy medel, slab (trg); printing masten (tisk)heavy guns ( —ali artillery) — težka artilerija, figuratively silovit napad, nevaren nasprotnikheavy metal — težka kovina, figuratively silen vpliv, močna osebnosttheatre heavy scene — mračna scenaeconomy heavy sale — slaba prodajaII [hévi]nountheatre vloga barabe, tak igralec; military top težkega kalibra; plural težka kavalerija; težka industrija -
13 obscure
[əb'skjuə] 1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) mračen2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) neznan3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) nejasen2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) zakriti- obscurity* * *I [əbskjúə]adjective ( obscurely adverb)temen, mračen, zakoten, skrit; nejasen (slika), moten (barva); figuratively neznan, nepomemben; figuratively slaboten (pulz glas)II [əbskjúə]nounpoetically tema, mrakIII [əbskjúə]transitive verbzatemniti, pomračiti; skriti (to komu); figuratively zasenčiti, postaviti v senco; linguistics oslabiti (vokal) -
14 complicate
['komplikeit](to make difficult: His illness will complicate matters.) zaplesti- complication* * *I [kɔmplikeit]transitive verbzaplesti, zamotati; otežkočiti, kompliciratiII [kɔmplikit]adjective (rare) zamotan, zapleten -
15 cryptic
['kriptik](intentionally very difficult to understand or make sense of: a cryptic message.) skriven* * *[kríptik]adjective ( cryptically adverb)skrit, skrivnosten, nejasen -
16 decipher
1) (to translate (writing in code) into ordinary, understandable language: They deciphered the spy's letter.) dešifrirati2) (to make out the meaning of (something which is difficult to read): I can't decipher his handwriting.) razvozlati* * *[disáifə]transitive verbdešifrirati, razrešiti, razbrati, uganiti, razvozlati; archaic razločevati -
17 discriminate
[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) razlikovati2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) zapostavljati•* * *I [diskrímineit]transitive verb & intransitive verbto discriminate in favour of — favorizirati, dajati prednostII [diskríminit]adjective ( discriminately adverb)različen; ločilen; razločen; ki dela razliko -
18 easy
1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) lahek2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) miren3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) prijazen4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) sproščen* * *I [í:zi]adjective ( easily adverb)lahek, lahkoten; zlóžen; udoben; miren, popustljiv, brezskrben, lahkomiseln; gladko tekoč; premoženeasy does it! — le počasi, nikamor se ne mudi!slang on easy street — v dobrih razmerahan easy market — tržišče, na katerem ni povpraševanjaa lady of easy virtue — pocestnica, lahkoživkaslang easy on the eye — prijeten, čeden na pogledan easy man — popustljiv, prilagodljiv človekslang easy meat — ne preveč nevaren nasprotnik; lahek poselII [í:zi]adverblahko, z lahkoto; udobnoto go ( —ali take) things easy — ne si preveč prizadevati, ne se preveč gnatimarine easy! — počasi!easy all! — nehajte veslati; voljno!III [í:zi]nouncolloquially kratek premor -
19 get at
1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) doseči2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) meriti na3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) spraviti se na* * *intransitive verb dobiti, doseči; vplivati; spoznati; meriti na koga; podkupiti; nezakonito vplivati; slang norčevati se -
20 gloss
[ɡlos] 1. noun(brightness or shininess on the surface: Her hair has a lovely gloss; ( also adjective) gloss paint.) (ki ima) bleščeč videz2. verb(to make a glossary: The student glossed the difficult terms in order to understand the article.) narediti glosarij- glossary- glossy
- glossiness
- gloss over* * *I [glɔs]nounblesk, sijaj; bleščeč videzII [glɔs]transitive verb & intransitive verbloščiti, gladiti; olepšatiIII [glɔs]nounglosa, opomba, razlaga; tolmačnik, glosarijIV [glɔs]transitive verb(po svoje) tolmačiti, razložiti; pripomniti, komentirati, kritiziratito gloss over — preiti, ne upoštevati
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