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41 fit
I 1. [fit] adjective1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) zdrav2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) primeren2. noun(the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.) prava mera3. verbpast tense, past participle fitted -)1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) prilegati se2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) ustrezati3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) namestiti4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) opremiti•- fitness- fitter
- fitting 4. noun1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) oprema2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) pomerjanje•- fit in- fit out
- see/think fit II [fit] noun1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) napad2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) izbruh•* * *I [fit]nounnapad, izbruh, krč; kaprica, muhavostcolloquially razpoloženje; colloquially figuratively to give one a fit — presenetiti, razdražiti kogaby fits (and starts) — sunkovito, tu in tamto go into fits — dobiti napad; omedletito give s.o. fit(s) — razkačiti kogato throw a fit — pobesneti, razsrditi seII [fit]nounarchaic del pesmi, kiticaIII [fit]1.transitive verbprilagoditi, uravnati, urediti; opremiti, oskrbeti; (obleko) pomerjati; montirati; oborožiti;2.intransitive verbustrezati, biti pogodu; prilagoditi se; spodobiti se; prilegati seIV [fit]nounprileganje, prilagoditevto be an exact (bad) fit — dobro (slabo) se prilegati; nav. plural instalacijaV [fit]adjective ( fitly adverb)( for) primeren, ustrezen, uporaben, zmožen, sposoben; zdrav; vredenmore than is fit — čezmerno, pretiranoI was fit to — malo je manjkalo, da nisemto think fit to — odločiti se; raje nareditito run to be fit to burst — teči, dokler nam ne zmanjka sapecolloquially I laughed fit to burst — malo je manjkalo, pa bi bil počil od smeha -
42 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) visok2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) visok3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) visok4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) visok5) (noble; good: high ideals.) visok6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) močan7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) visok8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) visok9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) pokvarjen10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) visok2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) visoko- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) izpostaviti- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) visokotehnološki- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *I [hái]adjectivevisok, dvignjen; velik, važen; močan, silen; plemenit, odličen, imeniten; obilen (hrana); začinjen, pikanten (meso, divjačina); daljen, star (čas); visok, prediren, rezek (glas); velike vrednosti, visoke cene, drag; skrajen, goreč, vnet ( a high Tory); napet, razburljiv (doživljaj); veder, jasen, vesel (razpoloženje)colloquially natrkan; slang omamljen (od mamila); American slang high on — nor na kajof high birth — plemenitega rodu, visokega roduBritish English higher school certificate — abiturientsko spričevalohigh day — beli dan, prazničen danhigh and dry figuratively osamljen, zapuščen; nautical nasedel, na suhemto leave s.o. high and dry — pustiti koga na cediluin high feather — dobre volje, opitwith a high hand — samovoljno, ošabnoto carry things off with a high hand — samovoljno, predrzno ravnaticolloquially to mount ( —ali ride) the high horse — biti ponosen, biti domišljavhigh and mighty — nadut, ošabenhigh period — obdobje največje slave (umetnika itd.)on the high ropes — ohol, poln prezira; besenof high standing — visokega stanu, ugledenhigh spirit — razigranost, vedrostin high spirits — razigran, colloquially natrkan, "v rožicah"high words — ostre besede, prepirslang how is that for high? — to je pa že malo prevečII [hái]adverbvisoko; močno, zeloto run high — biti razburkan (morje); figuratively biti razburjen, razburiti seIII [hái]nounvišina; anticiklonsko področje; najvišja karta; technical najvišja prestava (v vozilu); American colloquially gimnazija; American slang omama (od mamila)on high — zgoraj, visoko gor; v nebesih, v nebesafrom on high — od zgoraj, z nebes -
43 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) izbrati- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *I [šc:t]adjectivekratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hudat short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjevnothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraja short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 miljshort bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojiloshort of breath — zasopel, nadušljivshort circuit electrical kratek stikshort and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jezashort ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s komto cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratkato come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočaratiI am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denarto make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces zto give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri težito take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti dalečto be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljivII [šɔ:t]adverbna kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritjashort of — razen, z izjemo; skorajto cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)cut it short! — povej na kratko!to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisseto take s.o. up short — prekiniti kogaIII [šɔ:t]nounkratek (dokumentaren, risan itd.) film; kratek zlog (samoglasnik), kratka oblika; znak za kračino samoglasnika (a); economy deficit, primanjkljaj, manko; electrical kratek stik; plural kratke hlače; plural stranski produktiin short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedothe long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da... -
44 wall
[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) zid2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) stena2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) ograditi z zidom- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) obložiti s tapetami- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall* * *I [wɔ:l]1.nounstena, zid (tudi figuratively); (trdnjavsko) obzidje; plural military utrdbe, nasip, okop; ločilna stena, pregraja, bariera; del pločnika ob ziduwithin the walls — znotraj zidov, v notranjosti mesta, figuratively znotraj (nekega področja)within four walls figuratively strogo zaupnowith one's back to the wall figuratively v težavnem položaju, v škripcihto be up against a brick wall figuratively ne moči (iti) naprejto give s.o. the wall — odstopiti komu prostor, da lahko gre ob zidu (kot počastitev), figuratively pustiti komu prednostto go to the wall figuratively biti pritisnjen ob zid, biti premagan, podleči, propasti; pasti pod stečajto meet a dead wall figuratively ne naleteti na razumevanjeto paint the devil on the wall figuratively slikati vraga na zidto run one's head against a wall figuratively hoteti z glavo skoz zid, skušati napraviti nekaj nemogočegato see through brick wall figuratively biti zelo bisterto send s.o. to the wall — pritisniti koga ob zid, pognati koga v škripceto take the wall of s.o. — ne odstopiti komu mesta ob zidu; imeti prednost pred kom;2.adjectivestenski; zidniwall crane technical konzolno dvigalowall fruit agronomy špalirsko sadjewall game sport vrsta nogometa (v Etonu)wall lizard zoology sivi kuščarwall newspaper — stenski časopis, stenčaswall painting — stensko slikarstvo, slika na zidu, freskaWall Street (W.S.) American finančna četrt v New Yorku; figuratively moč ameriškega kapitala (denarja, financ)wall tree agronomy špalirno drevowall walk — pokrit hodnik na grajskem, mestnem zidu za obramboII [wɔ:l]transitive verbobdati, utrditi z zidom ( a town — mesto); figuratively obkrožiti, obkoliti, zapreti -
45 water
['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) voda2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) zaliti2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) sliniti se3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) solziti se•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) dežni plašč4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) napraviti nepremočljivo- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down* * *I [wɔ:tə]1.nounvoda, vodna površina; reka, morje; plural vodé, vodovje, voda, morje; slatina, mineralna voda; plima in oseka; chemistry vodna raztopina; technical vodni sijaj, blesk (na draguljih); spreminjanje barv (na tkanini); medicine seč, urin; solze; slina; znojabove water — nad vodo, plavajoč; figuratively finančno trdenby water — po vodi, po vodni potion the water — v čolnu, na ladji; na morjuas a fish out of water figuratively kot riba na suhemin deep water(s) — v težavah, v neprilikah, v škripcihbetween wind and water figuratively na ranljivem mestu, v ranljivo mestoin low water figuratively (biti) v slabih razmerah, na suhemlike water figuratively izdatno, potratnoof the first water — (dragulj) prvega sijaja, najboljše vrstewater bewitched colloquially zvodenela redka pijača (čaj, alkoholna pijača)water on the brain figuratively vodenoglavechigh water — plima; figuratively vrhunec, kulminacijalow water — oseka; figuratively najnižji nivó, najslabši rezultatmineral water — slatina, mineralna vodared water — krvav urin, sečstrong water obsolete žganjewritten in water figuratively prehoden, kratkotrajen, na pesku zgrajen; ki se bo uresničilto be on the water — biti na ladji, na poti z ladjoto be in hot water — biti v nepriliki, v škripcihto be in smooth water — biti v ugodnih razmerah, uspevatito cast one's bread upon the waters — izkazati dobroto, ne da bi pričakovali zahvaloto fish in troubled waters figuratively v kalnem ribaritito get into hot water for — priti (zaiti) v neprilike (v stisko, v škripce)to make foul water nautical jadrati v plitvi vodito pour oil on the waters figuratively izgladiti, poravnati, odstraniti zapreke; umiritito spend money like water figuratively za prazen nič trošiti denarto throw cold water on figuratively posmehovati se (čemu), ohladiti, politi z mrzlo vodo; zmanjšati veselje ali navdušenje za; spodnesti, preprečiti, onemogočitito take the water — (o ladji) biti splavljen, porinjen v vodoto take ( —ali to drink) the waters — piti mineralno vodo, zdraviti se s slatino ( at Radenci — v Radencih)still waters run deep — tiha voda globoko dere (bregove podira);2.adjectivevodniwater balance technical libelawater bus — vodni avtobus, hidrobuswater ski — vodna smučka; intransitive verb smučati se na vodiII [wɔ:tə]transitive verb(po)škropiti ( streets — ceste); zalivati ( plants — rastline); namočiti, namakati, ovlažiti, napeljati vodo na; razredčiti z vodo, zvodeniti (milk, wine — mleko, vino); napojiti, napajati ( animals — živali); oskrbeti, oskrbovati z vodo ( an engine — stroj); economy povečati dolg ali kapital (podjetja) z izdajo novih delnic brez kritja; moarirati (tkanino)to water down — zvodeniti, razredčiti; figuratively omiliti, ublažitito water down one's claims — ublažiti, zmanjšati svoje zahtevehe watered his lecture — zavlačeval (razvlekel) je svoje predavanje; intransitive verb puščati vodo; liti solze, solziti se (oči); izločati vodo, slino; zmočiti se, ovlažiti se; napajati se, piti, iti se napajat (živali); oskrbeti se z vodo; piti mineralno (delati kuro z) zdravilno vodo, zdraviti se s slatino; hunting iti v vodo (pes)to make s.o.'s mouth water — napraviti, da se komu pocedijo slinemy mouth watered (for, after) — sline so se mi pocedile (po, za)to water the stock economy izda(ja)ti nove delnice (brez povečanja glavnice), zvodeniti (delniški kapital) -
46 wild
1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) divji2) ((of land) not cultivated.) divji3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) divji4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) divji5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) blazen6) (rash: a wild hope.) divji7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) na slepo8) (very angry.) divji•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West* * *I [wáild]1.adjective ( wildly adverb)divji, neukročen, neudomačen; neciviliziran, barbarski, neizobražen; plašen, plah, plašljiv (divjačina); neobljuden, pust, neobdelan (zemlja); neurejen, zmršen, skuštran (lasje); neobrzdan, razuzdan; svojeglav; figuratively razburjen, besen; buren, silovit; brezumen, nor, strasten; slučajen, naključen, nesmotrn, nepremišljen; colloquially hlepeč po, divji (nor) naa wild guess — čisto, golo ugibanjewild honey — divji, gozdni meda wild life — divje, razuzdano življenjewild pain — divja, blazna bolečinato drive s.o. wild — spraviti koga v besnost, razbesniti kogato settle down after a wild youth — umiriti se po vihravi mladosti;2.adverbdivje; nepremišljeno, brez glave; nesmotrno, tjavdanto run wild — divje rasti, figuratively rasti brez nadzorato shoot wild — streljati na slepo, brez ciljaII [wáild]noundivjina; (peščena) pustinja, puščava; neobdelana zemlja -
47 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) veter2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) sapa3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) vetrovi2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) ob sapo spraviti3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) pihalen- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) naviti2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) naviti3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) viti se4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) naviti•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up* * *I [wind]nounveter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba; aeronautics smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh; medicine vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona; plural strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak; music singular construction pihala, figuratively prazne besede, čenčebetween wind and water figuratively na občutljivem mestufrom the four winds — z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsodin(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind — proti vetruby the wind nautical s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)like the wind — kot veter, kot strelica, hitrocapful of wind — vetrič, sapica od časa do časapuffed up with wind figuratively napihnjen, nadut, domišljavslant of wind nautical sunek ugodnega vetrato be in the wind figuratively biti v zrakuthere is s.th. in the wind figuratively nekaj je v zrakuto break wind medicine spuščati vetroveto catch wind of s.th. — zavohati kajto cast ( —ali to fling —ali to throw) to the wind — na vse vetrove vreči, figuratively zapravljati, ne se zmeniti zato find out how the wind blows ( —ali lies) — ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figuratively)to get (the) wind of s.th. — zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kajto get the wind up — prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesnetito hit in the wind figuratively zadati udarec v želodecto put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kostito raise the wind slang figuratively dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prahthe wind rises — veter nastane, se dvigneto go to the winds figuratively propastihe preaches to the winds — govori v veter (zaman, stenam)to sail before the wind — pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtuto sail close to the wind figuratively delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figuratively skrajno varčno gospodaritito sail with every shift of wind — jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figuratively obračati svoj plašč po vetruto speak to the winds — govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoritito take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjemto be troubled with wind medicine imeti vetroveto whistle down the wind figuratively zaman kaj želetiII [wind]transitive verbizpostaviti vetru, (pre)zračiti; hunting z vohanjem odkriti sled, (za)vohati; zasopiti (konja); izčrpati, ob sapo spraviti; pustiti konju, da se oddahnethey stopped to wind their horses — ustavili so se, da bi konji prišli do sapehe was fairly winded on reaching the top — bil je precéj zasopel, ko je prišel na vrhIII [wáind]nounobrat, vrtljaj, obračanje; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek (ceste itd.); upognjenost (v lesu); navitje (ure); napetje (strune, vzmeti); technical vitelIV [wáind]transitive verb(preterite & past participle wound — ali winded) pihati (v rog, trobento), dajati znake, signale (z rogom, s trobento)V [wáind]1.intransitive verbviti se, ( a road cesta) vijugati se; ovi(ja)ti se, omotavati se; obračati se, vrteti se; splaziti se ( into v); zvi(ja)ti se, skriviti se (les);2.transitive verboviti, zaviti, omotati; sukati, naviti, namota(va)ti ( on a reel na motek, na tuljavo); (za)vrteti (film) (po snemanju); dvigniti (z vitlom)to wind a blanket round o.s. — zaviti se v odejoto wind s.o. in one's arms — objeti kogato wind s.o. round one's littie finger figuratively oviti koga okoli (svojega) mezinca -
48 against
[ə'ɡenst]1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) proti2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) v primerjavi z3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) k, na4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) proti* * *I [əgéinst]prepositionproti, zoper; ob; zaagainst a rainy day, against a day of want — za hude časefamiliarly to be up against it — biti v stiskiII [əgéinst]conjunctionarchaic preden; dokler nestay here against he comes — ostani tu, preden pride -
49 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) hladen2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) hladen3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) hladen2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) mraz2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) prehlad•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood* * *I [kould]adjective ( coldly adverb)hladen, mrzel; (to) ravnodušen, brezčuten, trezen; nezavestento give ( —ali show, turn) s.o. the cold shoulder — prezirati koga, hladno ga sprejetislang cold feet — strah, tremaas cold as charity — brezsrčen, hladen, neusmiljencold pig — polivanje spečega z mrzlo vodo; mrzla prhato throw cold water on s.o. — vzeti komu pogumAmerican cold snap(s) — hladen valcolloquially cold without — alkohol z vodoII [kould]nounmraz; medicine prehlad, nahodto leave s.o. out in the cold — ne posvetiti komu pozornosti, pustiti ga na cedilufiguratively out in the cold — zapuščen, zanemarjen -
50 grain
[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) zrno2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) žito3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) zrnce4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) porazdelitev vlaken v materialu5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) trohica•* * *I [grein]nounzrno; American žito; žitarica; figuratively zrnce, trohica, gran (utež); usmeritev ali porazdelitev vlaken (delcev) v materialu, struktura; granulacija; archaic škrlat; trajna barva; vlakno; značaj, narava, razpoloženje, nagnjenje k čemu; sestav, ustrojagainst the grain — proti volji, narobe, nesmiselnofiguratively dyed in the grain — zakrknjenin grain — po naravi, po značajuII [grein]transitive verbuzrniti; marmorirati; ostrgati dlako; krišpati (usnje) -
51 lap
I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) lokati2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) pljuskati•- lap upII [læp] noun1) (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.) naročje2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) krog•- lap dog- the lap of luxury* * *I [læp]nounkrilo, naročje; privihnjeno krilo, volan pri obleki, guba; anatomy (ušesna) mečicain Fortune's lap — srečen, v naročju srečeto sit on s.o.'s lap — sedeti komu v naročjuII [læp]nounprevesa, prevesni del; posamezen navoj (vrvi), svitek (bombaža na valju); brusilnik (za drago kamenje in kovino)sport krog (dirka); sport colloquially two laps — tek na 800 metrovtechnical half lap — prekrivalen spojIII [læp]1.transitive verbzaviti, oviti, ogrniti (about, round, in); figuratively obsipati, obdati (in s, z); figuratively gojiti; prekriti, zgibati ( over); brusiti, polirati (drago kamenje, kovino); sport prehiteti za en ali več krogov, preteči krog;2.intransitive verbčez viseti ( over); prekrivati seIV [læp]nounpljuskanje (valov); tekoča pasja hrana; slang vodena pijača, brozgaV [læp]transitive verb & intransitive verbpljuskati, udarjati (at, against na, ob); (po)lokati (up, down), pohlepno pogoltniti -
52 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) življenje2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) življenje3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) življenje4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) življenje5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) doba6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) življenje7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografija8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) dosmrtna ječa•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *[laif]nounživljenje; človeško življenje ( lives — življenja); figuratively življenjskost, živahnost; življenjepis; živ model; economy trajanje, rok uporabe, življenjska doba (tudi stroja); življenjski zavarovanecto come to life — osvestiti se, roditi sefor life — dosmrten, za celo življenjeas large as life — v naravni velikosti; osebnoa new lease on life — novo življenje, nova življenjska silato take s.o.'s life — ubiti kogato seek s.o.'s life — streči komu po življenjuto take one's life in one's hands — igrati se z življenjem, postaviti svoje življenje na kockoto the life — zvesto, natančno (upodobiti)walk of life — družben položaj, poklicart still life — tihožitjeupon my life! — pri moji duši!to stake one's life on s.th. — glavo staviti za kaj -
53 park
1. noun1) (a public piece of ground with grass and trees: The children go to the park every morning to play.) park2) (the land surrounding a large country house: Deer run wild in the park surrounding the mansion.) park2. verb(to stop and leave (a motor car etc) for a time: He parked in front of our house.) parkirati- parking-meter* * *I [pa:k]nounpark, javni nasad; parkirni prostor; military prostor za parkiranje vojaških vozil; British English juridically obora za divjad (ribe); American gorska dolina, čistina jasa, športno igriščeII [pa:k]transitive verb & intransitive verbparkirati; zagraditi; zbrati vojaški materijal na enem prostorucolloquially to park o.s. — sesti -
54 Pound
I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) funt2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) funtII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) stajaIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) tolči2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) topotati3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) zdrobiti* * *[páund]proper namedruž. ime -
55 pound
I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) funt2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) funtII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) stajaIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) tolči2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) topotati3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) zdrobiti* * *I [páund]nounfunt (angleški denar); funt (453,59 g)figuratively to pay 20 shillings in the pound — polno plačati, vse plačatiin for a penny, in for a pound — see pennyit is a matter of pounds, shillings and pence — to je čisto denarno vprašanjeII [páund]1.nounstaja za izgubljeno živino, obor; skladišče za izgubljene predmete; figuratively ječa; hunting težek položaj;2.transitive verbzapreti v stajo, obor (često up)III [páund]nountolčenje, razbijanje, udarecIV [páund]1.transitive verbtolči, raztolči, zdrobiti, razdrobiti; butati, bobnati, razbijati (s pestmi); zabijati, močno udarjati;2.intransitive verbrazbijati (tudi srce), bobnati; vleči noge za seboj (zlasti along), klecati (kolena)American slang to pound the ear — spatito pound into s.o. — vbijati komu kaj v glavoto pound away at — delati z vso vnemo; napadati, kritizirati -
56 score
[sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) rezultat2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) partitura3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) dvajseterica2. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) doseči2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) prečrtati3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) beležiti točke•- scorer- score-board
- on that score
- scores of
- scores
- settle old scores* * *I [skɔ:]nounhistory zareza, rovaš, palica z zarezami; brazda, brazgotina, praska, sled biča; račun, dolg; vzrok, razlog; dvajseterica, dvajset kosov (jardov, funtov); plural množica, veliko število, obilica; colloquially sreča, lahek uspeh; music partitura, nota, glasba, glasbeni del (operete); sport startna črta, mesto, kjer stoje tekmovalci pri streljanju; American dejanski položaj (situacija); neugodna resnica; nautical žleb v škripcuwhat a score! — kakšna sreča!three score and ten — 70 (let; normalna dolgost človeškega življenja)what is the score? — kakšen je rezultat? (pri igri, športu)he is too fond of making score — rad dosega lahke, cenene uspeheto go off at score figuratively razgreti se, zlasti pri razpravljanju o priljubljenem predmetuto pay off old scores — (od)plačati, poravnati stare račune (dolgove)to put down to s.o.'s score — komu v dolg beležiti (zapisati)to quit scores with figuratively poravnati stare dolgove (račune), povrniti (komu)II [skɔ:]1.transitive verbvrezati, zarezati, zabeležiti z zarezanimi črtami; zapisati; zabeležiti na rovašu; sport doseči, (za)beležiti točke; imeti korist; film dodati filmu glasbo;2.intransitive verbbeležiti komu v korist; doseči (točke, rezultat, uspeh), doživeti srečo ali uspeh; beležiti dolgove, voditi rovaš; archaic American delati dolgovewe shall score by it — s tem bomo imeli uspeh; -
57 soil
I [soil] noun(the upper layer of the earth, in which plants grow: to plant seeds in the soil; a handful of soil.) zemljaII [soil] verb(to dirty or stain: Don't soil your dress with these dusty books!) zamazati* * *I [sɔil]nountla, zemlja, orna zemlja, gruda, zemljišče; figuratively domača grudaII [sɔil]1.nounumazanost, umazanija, nesnaga, nečistoča; madež (tudi figuratively); močvirnata luknja, blatno ležišče (divjačine)night-soil — vsebina stranišča, greznice, ki se ponoči izpraznito go (to run) to soil — iskati zavetje;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbzamazati (se), umazati (se), onesnažiti (se); figuratively omadeževati, umazatiIII [sɔil]transitive verbkrmiti (živino) z zeleno krmo (za pitanje) -
58 taxi
['tæksi] 1. plurals - taxis, taxies; noun((also taxi-cab: (American) cab) a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that can be hired with its driver, especially for short journeys: I took a taxi from the hotel to the station.) taksi2. verb((of an aeroplane) to move slowly along the ground before beginning to run forward for take-off: The plane taxied along the runway.) počasi voziti do vzletne steze- taxi rank* * *[taeksi]1.noun(avto)taksi; taksametertaxi dancer American plesalka, ki za plačilo pleše z gosti v plesnem lokalutaxi driver — šofer taksija;2.intransitive verbvoziti se, peljati se s taksijem; aeronautics drseti po zemlji pred vzletom ali po pristanku; transitive verb prevoziti, prepeljati s taksijem -
59 tear
I [tiə] noun(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) solza- tearful- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) raztrgati, iztrgati2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) trgati se3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) drveti2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) raztrganina- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up* * *I [tíə]nounsolza; (solzi podobna) kaplja; plural skrb, žalost, bolest; (redko) tožba, tarnanjcin tears — (ves) v solzah, ihteč, jokajočtears of strong wine — kaplje, ki se naredijo v čaši vina, ki ni čisto polnato draw tears from s.o., to reduce s.o. to tears — spraviti koga vjokII [tʌ/ə]nounraztrg, razporek, raztrgano mesto; razcep; drvenje, hitra, divja naglica, hitenje; razburjenje, pobesnelost; American slang popivanje, veseljačenjeat full tear — z vso brzino, v polnem zamahu (zagonu)III [tʌ/ə]transitive verb(raz)trgati; razkosati; pretrgati, prekiniti; iztrgati, izpuliti; vleči, natezati; odtrgati ( from od)to tear open — odpreti z raztrganjem, raztrgatito tear s.th. from s.o. — iztrgati komu kajto tear to pieces — raztrgati na kose, razkosatito be torn between hope and despair — biti razdvojen (kolebati) med upanjem in obupom; intransitive verb (po)vleči (at za), močno potegniti (at za); (raz)trgati se; pretrgati se; prekiniti se, pokati; colloquially drveti, dirjati, divje hiteti, leteti ( through skozi); colloquially divjati, besnetihe tore down the hill — zdrvel je po hribu navzdol; -
60 across
[ə'kros] 1. preposition1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) čez2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) na drugi strani2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) na drugo stran* * *I [əkrɔs]adverbkrižema, poševto put across — uveljaviti, izpeljatiAmerican come across! — priznaj(te)!; sezi(te) v žep!II [əkrɔs]prepositionprek, čezto come ( —ali run) across s.th., s.o. — naleteti na kaj, slučajno srečati kogato get across s.o. — spreti se s kom
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