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1 acquaintance
1) (a person whom one knows slightly.) znanec2) ((with with) knowledge: My acquaintance with the works of Shakespeare is slight.) poznavanje* * *[əkwéintəns]nounpoznanstvo; znanec, -nkato cultivate the acquaintance of s.o. — biti s kom v prijateljskih stikihupon what acquaintance? — zakaj?to have acquaintance with s.th. — vedeti o čem -
2 acquaint
[ə'kweint]1) (to make (usually oneself) familiar (with): You must acquaint yourself with the routine of the office.) seznaniti se2) (to inform (a person) of: Have you acquainted her with your plans?) seznaniti•- be acquainted with
- make someone's acquaintance* * *[əkwéint]transitive verb( with s) seznaniti; sporočiti, obvestitito be acquainted with s.o., s.th. — poznati koga kajto become ( —ali get) acquainted — seznaniti se, navaditi se -
3 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) opraskati2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) ostrgati3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) škripati4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) podrgniti5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) izgrebsti2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) praskanje; škripanje2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) praska3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) nevšečnost•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
- scrape together/up* * *I [skréip]nounstrganje, praskanje; slang britje; škripanje ( of a pen peresa); praska; figuratively škripci, stiska, zadrega, težava, nevšečnost; tanko namazana plast (masla)in a scrape figuratively v škripcih, v stiskibread and scrape — kos kruha, namazan s tanko plastjo maslaa bow and a scrape — neroden poklon, spremljan s podrsavanjem nogeto get into a scrape figuratively priti v škripceto get s.o. into a scrape — spraviti koga v neprijeten položajto get out of a scrape — izvleči se iz zadrege (nevšečnosti, stiske, škripcev)II [skréip]transitive verb(o)strgati, ostružiti, (iz)praskati; slang (o)briti; nastrgati, grebsti, škripati; cviliti (z godalom), gosti; intransitive verb strgati, škripati; skopariti, biti lakomen; figuratively slabo igrati violino; drgniti se ( against ob); figuratively s težavo se prebijatito scrape (an) acquaintance with s.o. — vsiliti komu svoje poznanstvo, s silo se seznaniti s komto bow and scrape — nerodno se pokloniti, figuratively nerodno ali neotesano se obnašatito scrape one's chin colloquially briti seto scrape the bottom of the barrel figuratively slang porabiti zadnje ostanke svojih sredstev -
4 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) prikloniti se2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) ukloniti se2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) poklon- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) lok2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) godalni lok3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) vozel2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) premec* * *I [bou]nounlok; music godalni lok, godalo; mavrica; pentlja, obroček; roč, držaj; plural okvir za naočnike; vulgar trebuh, vampto draw ( —ali pull, shoot with) the long bow — pretiravati, širokoustiti seto draw a bow at a venture — streljati ali kaj reči na slepo srečo, tja v tri dnibows under — premagan, ki težko napredujeslang bow window — velik trebuh, vampII [bou]transitive verbmusic gosti; usločitiIII [bau]nounpoklon, klanjanje; spoštovanjeto make one's bow — umakniti se, oditi, posloviti seIV [bau]intransitive verb & transitive verbpripogniti, pripogibati se; (to, before) pokloniti, klanjati se, spokoriti, ukloniti se; v sobo (ali iz sobe) koga peljati, vljudno odslovitito bow and scrape — ponižati se, biti pretirano vljudenV [bau]nounnautical ladijski nos, kljun, krn, premec; veslač, ki sedi najbliže premcu -
5 nod
[nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) prikimati2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) kinkati2. noun(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) prikimanje- nod off* * *I [nɔd]nounprikimanje, migljaj, kinkanje, dremanjeto give s.o. a nod — prikimati komuthe land of nod — kraljestvo sanj, spanjeAmerican slang on the nod — na kredit, na upanjeII [nɔd]1.intransitive verbkimati, pokimati; zakinkati, zadremati (često z off); majati se (drevo v vetru), gugati se;2.transitive verbprikimati komu, pritrditito nod to s.o. — pokimati komua nodding acquaintance (with) — bežno poznanstvo, bežen znanec, površno poznavanje -
6 renew
[rə'nju:]1) (to begin, do, produce etc again: He renewed his efforts; We must renew our attack on drug abuse.) obnoviti2) (to cause (eg a licence) to continue for another or longer period of time: My television licence has to be renewed in October.) podaljšati3) (to make new or fresh or as if new again: The panels on the doors have all been renewed.) obnoviti•- renewal* * *[rinjú:]transitive verb & intransitive verbobnoviti (se), renovirati (se), preroditi (se); izpopolniti, nadoknaditi; popraviti (pohištvo); podaljšati (menico, pogodbo), commerce prolongirati; znova začeti, nanovo oživiti; zopet dobitito renew a stock of goods — obnoviti, izpopolniti zalogo blagato renew a subscription — obnoviti, podaljšati naročninoto renew s.o.'s spirits — dati komu novih moči, opogumiti, ohrabriti kogato renew the tyres (tires) — obnoviti, menjati pnevmatike (koles)
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