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1 crop
[krop] 1. noun1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) poljščina2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) bič3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) kratki lasje4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) golša2. verb(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) muliti- crop up* * *I [krɔp]nounptičja golša; bičevnik; na kratko ostriženi lasje; žetev, pridelek, spravljanje pridelkov; strojena koža v celoti; kupunder crop — posejan, obdelanneck and crop — docela, popolnomaII [krɔp]1.transitive verbpopasti, požeti; ( with) posejati; odrezati, ostriči, obrezati;2.intransitive verbpojaviti se na površini; obroditi; donašati -
2 root crop
(plants with roots that are grown for food: The farm has three fields of root crops.) okopavine -
3 store
[sto:] 1. noun1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) zaloga2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) zbirka3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) skladišče4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) trgovina2. verb1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) shraniti2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) oskrbeti, opremiti•- storage- storehouse
- storeroom
- in store
- set great store by
- set store by
- store up* * *I [stɔ:]nounskladišče; zaloga; shramba, kašča; plural trgovina, v kateri lahko kupujejo le njeni člani (npr. Army & Navy store); vojno, pomorsko itd. skladišče, vojne zaloge, proviant; veleblagovnica, ki prodaja raznovrstno blago; množina, količina, obilje; figuratively zakladnica; American prodajalna, trgovina; živina za rejoin store — v zalogi, v skladišču, v rezervi; pripravljenwhat does the future hold in store for us? — kaj nam bo prinesla bodočnost?my stores are getting low — moje zaloge gredo h kraju, usihajoto set great (little) store by — zelo (malo) ceniti, pripisovati veliko (majhno) vrednost (čemu)II [stɔ:]transitive verbhraniti v skladišču, uskladiščiti; nakopičiti, shraniti za rezervo, pripraviti zalogo, oskrbeti s potrebščinami (živili); opremiti, oskrbeti ( with z); pospraviti (letino); moči sprejeti ali vsebovati (za uskladiščenje)to store up — nakopičiti, dati nastran (v rezervo) -
4 neck
I [nek] noun1) (the part of the body between the head and chest: She wore a scarf around her neck.) vrat2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers that part of the body: The neck of that shirt is dirty.) ovratnik3) (anything like a neck in shape or position: the neck of a bottle.) vrat•- necklace- neckline
- necktie
- neck and neck II [nek] verb(to kiss, hug and caress (passionately); to pet.) ljubkovati* * *I [nek]nounvrat, tilnik; izrez (obleke); vratina (meso); anatomy vrat (maternice itd.); vrat pri violini, vrat steklenice; geography ožina (morska, kopenska) soteska; printing konus tiskarske črketo break one's neck — zlomiti si vrat; American nečloveško se namučiti, ugonobiti seto crane one's neck — (at, for) stegovati vratneck and neck division — glasovanje, pri katerem dobita obe strani enako število glasovslang to get ( —ali catch) it in the neck — biti hudo kaznovan, trpetineck and heel — docela, trdno (vezati)neck and neck — bok ob boku (dirkalni konji), enako število glasov, enakto save one's neck — rešiti se, rešiti si glavoto take s.o. by the neck — zgrabiti koga za vratneck and crop — popolnoma, kot dolg in širokto throw s.o. out neck and crop — na pete na glavo koga ven vrečito tread on s.o.'s neck — zaviti komu vratto win by a neck — zmagati za dolžino vratu (konjske dirke), za las zmagati (glasovanje)American colloquially neck of the woods — soseščinaII [nek]1.intransitive verb American slangljubimkati;2.transitive verbzaviti vrat (kuri), obglavititechnical to neck down — proti koncu zmanjšati premerIII [nek]nounBritish English zadnji snop požetega žita -
5 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) ujeti; pritegniti2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ujeti3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) presenetiti4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) zboleti za5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) ujeti (se)6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) udariti7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) ujeti8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) vneti se2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) prijem2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) kljuka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) ulov4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) past•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *I [kæč]1.transitive verbujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati; (at, in pri) presenetiti; zamrzniti;2.intransitive verbprijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)to catch s.o. bending — zasačiti kogato catch s.o. a blow — udariti kogato catch a glimpse of s.o. — bežno koga zagledatito catch the idea ( —ali point) — razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti miselto catch hold of s.th. — polastiti se česa, prijeti kajcatch me! — nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne prideto catch s.o. napping — zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega delaslang you will catch it! — ti bom že pokazal!II [kæč]nounplen, lov, ulov; prijem; ukana, trik, past; ugodna ženitev; zavora, kljuka, zaponka; music skladba za tri ali več glasov, kanon; zastoj; figuratively težavaslang a great catch — dober lov -
6 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) korenina2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) korenina3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) izvor4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) korenine2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) ukoreniniti (se)- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) riti2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) brskati* * *I [ru:t]nounkorenika, korenina, koren; figuratively koren, izvor, poreklo, izvirna oblika; vzrok; temelj, osnova, jedro, srž, bit; mathematics & grammar koren; plural vznožje (gore)root and branch figuratively korenito, temeljito, popolnoma, radikalnoroot of the matter — jedro, bistvo stvaricube root, third root mathematics kubični korenDutch roots plural cvetlične čebulicesecond root, square root mathematics kvadratni korento destroy root and branch — popolnoma uničiti (iztrebiti, izkoreniniti)to lay axe at the root of — posekati korenine (zla itd.)to strike at the root (of) — udariti po korenini, odrezati korenino (česa)to take (to strike) root — pognati korenine, ukoreniniti seto take root from — imeti svoj izvor v, bazirati nato tear up the roots — izkoreniniti; iztrebitiII [ru:t]1.transitive verb & intransitive verbgloboko posaditi, vsaditi, ukoreniniti; vcepiti, vliti; ukopati, pribiti, prikovati koga (kot s korenino);2.intransitive verbukoreniniti seobedience rooted in fear — pokorščina, ki je osnovana na strahuto stand rooted to the spot — biti, stati kot v zemljo ukopanto root out (up) — izruvati, izpuliti, izkoreniniti, uničiti, iztrebiti;3.adjectivesestavljen iz korenin; korenski; figuratively osnovenroot extraction mathematics korenjenjeIII [ru:t]intransitive verb & intransitive verb (o prašiču) riti (z gobcem)to root about figuratively riti, bezati, brskati, drezatito root out, to root up — izbrskati, izbezati, izkopatiIV [ru:t]intransitive verb American slang sport navijati ( for za), želeti uspeh; podpirati, zagovarjati, odobravati -
7 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) premikati2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) preložiti3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) odstraniti2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) sprememba2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) izmena3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) izmena•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness* * *I [šift]nounpremik, premestitev; sprememba (mesta, položaja); zamenjava; menjanje perila; history ženska srajca; izmena, posad, šiht, delovni čas ene izmene, dnevni delovni čas; sredstvo, pomoč v sili, pomagalo, pripomoček; domislica, prevara, zvijača, trik, pretveza, izgovorshift of crop agronomy kolobarjenjeto be driven (to be brought) to one's last shift figuratively nobenega drugega sredstva (izhoda) ne več imetihe is full of shifts and devices figuratively on si zna na vse načine pomagatito make shift — znati si pomagati, znajti seII [šift]transitive verbpremakniti, premikati, premestiti, spremeniti položaj, prestaviti, prevreči, preložiti (odgovornost from... to — od... na); obrniti ( one's attention — svojo pozornost); menjati (mesto, položaj), odstraniti (koga), osvoboditi se, znebiti se (koga); preobleči; slang pobiti, umoriti; intransitive verb menjati mesto (položaj), premestiti se, premikati se sem in tja; preseliti se; menjati se; obrniti se; preobleči se; znati si pomagati, zateči se k pomagalom; linguistics premakniti se (o glasu)I must shift as I can — moram si pomagati, kot vem in znam, moram se znajtito shift one's ground figuratively spremeniti (svoje) stališče, menjati svoje argumente v dokazovanjuto shift one's lodging — menjati stanovanje, preseliti seto shift for oneself (for a living) — sam skrbeti zase, sam si pomagati, se prebijati v stiski, sam se znajti -
8 feather
['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pero2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) operiti- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *I [féðə]nounpero, perje; čopek; pena na morskem valu; vrsta; razpoloženjebirds of a feather flock together — enak se druži z enakim, ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijoto crop s.o.'s feathers — pristriči komu krila, ponižati gain grand feather — v svečani obleki, našemljen; odličnega zdravjain high feather — dobre volje; dobrega zdravjaAmerican slang feather merchant — zmuzne; military slang civilistto ruffle s.o.'s feathers — dražiti kogato show the white feather — popihati jo; biti strahopetento smooth s.o.'s ruffled feathers — pomiriti kogaII [féðə]1.transitive verb(o)krasiti s perjem, operiti (se); s perjem obrobiti; plosko dvigati veslo iz vode; z repom mahati;2.intransitive verbtrepetati, drgetatito feather one's nest — dobro si postlati, obogateti -
9 bump
1. verb(to knock or strike (something): She bumped into me; I bumped my head against the ceiling.) trčiti (v/ob)2. noun1) ((the sound of) a blow or knock: We heard a loud bump.) udarec2) (a swelling or raised part: a bump on the head; This road is full of bumps.) buška; izboklina•- bumper3. adjective(excellent in some way, especially by being large: a bumper crop.) izjemen- bumpy- bump into
- bump of* * *I [bʌmp]nounudarec, sunek; oteklina, bula; izbočenost, izboklina; talent, dar; plural zračne luknjenot to have the bump for s.th. — ne imeti daru za kajII [bʌmp]1.transitive verbudariti, treščiti, močno suniti, zadeti, raniti; prehiteti (čoln pri tekmi); American slang obstreljevati;2.intransitive verb(against, on) zaleteti se; suvati; drdrati (voz); bukati (kot bukač); ( from) izrinitito bump off American slang nasilno odstraniti, ubitiIII [bʌmp]adverbnenadoma, nepričakovano -
10 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 -
11 lop
[lop]past tense, past participle - lopped; verb(to cut off (parts) from eg a tree: We lopped several branches from the tree; He lopped a dollar off the price.) odsekati* * *I [lɔp]nounoklestki, vejevje, dračje; obrezovanjeII [lɔp]1.transitive verboklestiti, obrezati, obsekati (drevo); odsekati (off, away;glavo);2.intransitive verbsekati, obrezati (at kaj)III [lɔp]1.intransitive verbmahedrati, viseti; pohajkovati ( about);2.transitive verbpovesiti, povešatiIV [lɔp]1.nounrahlo valovito morje;2.intransitive verbvaloviti, delati kratke valove -
12 winter
['wintə](the coldest season of the year: We often have snow in winter; ( also adjective) winter evenings.) zima; zimski- wintry- wintriness
- winter sports
- wintertime* * *I [wíntə]1.nounzima; poetically leto; figuratively neplodno, neproduktivno razdobje (čas)to stand on winter's verge figuratively biti na robu starosti;2.adjectivezimskiwinter quarters military prezimovališčewinter time, poetically winter tide — zimski čas (doba), zimaII [wíntə]intransitive verbprezimiti, prespati zimo, preživeti zimo, prezimovati; transitive verb prezimiti (koga), hraniti čez zimo (in, at v); rediti, pitati živino (čez zimo) -
13 cultivate
1) (to prepare (land) for crops.) obdelovati2) (to grow (a crop in a garden, field etc): He cultivates mushrooms in the cellar.) gojiti•- cultivation
- cultivator* * *[kʌltiveit]transitive verbobdelovati; gojiti, negovati; izobraževatito cultivate s.o.'s friendship — družiti se s kom
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