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1 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) zdrav2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) trden3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) temeljit4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) brez napake5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) pameten•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) zvok; zvočen2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) zvok3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) podoba2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) zveneti2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) (po)zvoniti3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) slišati se; zdeti se4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) izgovoriti5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) osluškovati•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) zvočno izoliratiIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) sondirati- sounding- sound out* * *I [sáund]nounzvok, zven, glas, šum; ton; slušaj, doseg sluha; figuratively vtis; pomen, smisel; obsolete sporočilo, naznanilothe sound of a bell — glas zvona, zvonjenjeI don't like the sound of it — to mi ni všeč, tu nekaj ne more biti v reduthere was much sound but little sense in his speech — njegov govor je bil poln donečih besed, a reven idejII [sáund]intransitive verbzveneti, doneti, razlegati se; figuratively zdeti se, delati vtis, slišati se; transitive verb music trobiti, pihati (v trobento); igrati (na glasbilo); napraviti, da nekaj zveni, se sliši; izgovoriti (glas); naznaniti z zvonom, s trobento (umik, alarm); naglasiti kaj; pregledati pravilnost (kolesa železniškega vagona) s trkanjem kladiva; preiskati, prcgledati (npr. pljuča) z osluškovanjem; objaviti, razglasitito sound s.o.'s lungs — osluškovati komu pljučato sound s.o.'s praises — peti komu hvaloit sounds as if he was keeping something back — to zveni, kot da nekaj prikriva (da ne pove vsega)it did not sound like his voice — ni bilo slišati, kot da bi to bil njegov glasto sound off American slang odkrito govoriti, pritožiti se; klicati imenato sound in — iti za; glasiti se naIII [sáund]1.adjective ( soundly adverb)zdrav, čil; nepoškodovan, neranjen, cel, dobro ohranjen, brez napake; nepokvarjen (o sadju); (o spanju) miren, trden, globok; krepak, poštén (o udarcih); (o ceni) zmeren, ki ustreza vrednosti blaga; pameten, trezen, pravilen (sodba itd.); osnovan, upravičen, temeljit, tehten (razlog); pravi; juridically veljaven zakonit; dobro premišljen, pameten; (o osebi) zanesljiv, zvest, pošten; (vedenje) pravilno, brez graje; economy soliden, zanesljiv; solventensound as a bell, as sound as a roach — zdrav kot ribasound advice — dober, poraben nasvetsound currency economy zdrava valutaa sound objection — utemeljen, tehten ugovorsound timber — zdrav, jeder lesis he quite sound in mind? — je (on) čisto pri pravi pameti?to get a sound whipping — biti pošteno našeškan (tepen);2.adverbtrdno, globoko; zeloto be sound asleep, to sleep sound — trdno, globoko spatiIV [sáund]1.nounmedicinesonda; nautical merjenje globine; nautical grezilo, svinčnica;2.transitive verb nautical(s svinčnico) meriti (globino), preiskovati (dno), določiti globočino vode (v ladijskem trupu); medicine preiskovati, pregledati (sečni mehur) s sondo; figuratively oprezno pretipati; sondirati mišljenje (kake osebe); intransitive verb meriti globočino; (o kitu) potopiti se do dnato sound s.o. on (about) — pretipati koga gledéto sound out s.o.'s views — skušati zvedeti stališča kake osebeV [sáund]nounmorska ožina; obsolete morski rokav; zoology ribji mehur; zoology sipa -
2 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) prstan2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) obroč3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) krog4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ring5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) krog, tolpa2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) obdati2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) obkrožiti3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) namestiti obroček•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) zvoniti2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) telefonirati3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) pozvoniti4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) zveneti5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) doneti6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) zadoneti2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) zvonjenje2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefonski klic3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) prizvok•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true* * *I [riŋ]nounprstan, obroč; kolut, kolobar; ušesce, uho; letnica (krog) starosti pri drevesu; kovani rob novca; (o osebah) krog, American klika, (zločinska) tolpa, špekulanti; kartel, zveza, sindikat; cirkuška arena, maneža, borišče, torišče; boksarski ring, boksanje, boksarji; krožna železnica; dirkališče; organizacija stav na rezultate športnih tekem (npr. konjskih dirk)to dance in a ring — plesati v krogu, plesati kóloto make rings, to run rings round s.o. — koga zelo nadkriljevati, prekašati, figuratively posekati kogahe would make rings round you — on bi te v mali žep vtaknil, ti nisi nič proti njemuII [riŋ]transitive verbobkrožiti, obkoliti; zgnati (živino) v krog, v obroč; namestiti prstan; namestiti (živali) obroček (skozi nos); razrezati na kolute (čebulo itd.); olupiti skorjo drevesa v obliki obroča; sport vreči obroč nato ring in — obkoliti; intransitive verb (o pticah) spiralno se dvigati; premikati ali gibati se v krogu; delati ali opisovati krog(e), krožiti (v teku ali poletu)III [riŋ]nounzvonjenje, zvenenje; zvok, zven; žvenket(anje), rožljanje; telefonski klic; znak z zvoncemto give s.o. a ring — telefonirati komugive me a ring! — pokličite me po telefonu! telefonirajte mi!IV [riŋ]intransitive verb & transitive verb(o zvonovih) zvoniti, zazvoniti; pozvoniti; (o kovancih) zveneti, zvenkljati, žvenketati; (za)doneti, odmevati, razlegati se; biti napolnjen, poln ( with česa); razglasiti, (ob)javiti (z zvonom), pozivati; iskati (for s.o. koga)to ring again — doneti, razlegati se, odmevati, zvenetito ring a bell slang spomniti na (kaj), poklicati v spominto ring changes (on) — pritrkavati, zvoniti (mrliču), figuratively naznanjati konec (padec)to ring the changes (on) — prerešetavati, premlevati (isto stvar), izčrpatito ring false (hollow) — lažnivo, neiskreno zvenetito ring the knell of s.th. — z navčkom čemu zvoniti, figuratively pokopati kajhe gave a ringing laugh — zasmejal se je, da je vse zadoneloto ring true — imeti dober zven (o kovancu); pošteno, iskreno zveneti; -
3 thud
1. noun(a dull sound like that of something heavy falling to the ground: He dropped the book with a thud.) zamolkel zvok2. verb(to move or fall with such a sound: The tree thudded to the ground.) bobneti* * *[mʌd]1.nounzamolkel udarec ali padec; bobnenje;2.intransitive verb & transitive verbbobneti, votlo doneti; težko udariti ( a drum po bobnu) -
4 tick
I 1. [tik] noun1) (a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc.) tiktakanje2) (a moment: Wait a tick!) trenutek2. verb(to make a sound like this: Your watch ticks very loudly!) tiktakatiII 1. [tik] noun(a mark () used to show that something is correct, has been noted etc.) kljukica2. verb((often with off) to put this mark beside an item or name on a list etc: She ticked everything off on the list.) odkljukati- tick someone off- tick off
- give someone a ticking off
- give a ticking off
- tick someone off
- tick off
- tick over
- ticked off III [tik] noun(a type of small, blood-sucking insect: Our dog has ticks.) klop* * *I [tik]nounzoology kloptick fever medicine klópna mrzlicaII [tik]nounprevleka (za blazino itd.); platno, za prevlekeIII [tik]1.nouncolloquiallyračun; kredit, up; economy debetna postavkaon tick — colloquially na up, na kredit, na dolgto go tick — delati dolgove;2.intransitive verbkreditirati, dati na up (na kredit), vzeti na kredit; kupiti ali prodati na dolg; delati dolgoveIV [tik]1.nountiktakanje, bitje (ure); colloquially trenutek; kljukica (zaznamovalni znak v seznamu)to the tick, on the tick — na sekundo točno; točno (ob uri);2.transitive verb(od)tiktakati ( the hours ure; na brzojavnem aparatu ipd.); (= tick off) označiti s kljukico (da je nekaj preverjeno, predelano, pregledano); markirati; intransitive verb tiktakati, delati tiktak; poteči, miniti, funkcionirati; eksistiratipersons who are ticking along on one kidney — osebe, ki žive le z eno ledvicowhat makes me tick — figuratively kar me drži pokonci -
5 drum
1. noun1) (a musical instrument constructed of skin etc stretched on a round frame and beaten with a stick: He plays the drums.) boben2) (something shaped like a drum, especially a container: an oil-drum.) sod3) (an eardrum.) bobnič2. verb1) (to beat a drum.) bobnati2) (to tap continuously especially with the fingers: Stop drumming (your fingers) on the table!) bobnati (s prsti)3) (to make a sound like someone beating a drum: The rain drummed on the metal roof.) bobnati•- drummer- drumstick
- drum in/into* * *I [drʌm]nounboben; anatomy bobnič; bobnanje; bobnar; valj; del stebra; obsolete popoldanska ali večerna družbato beat a big drum — delati bučno reklamo, obesiti na véliki zvonII [drʌm]transitive verb & intransitive verb(on) bobnati; bobneti; vtepsti, vtepati; cepetati; brenkati (na klavir)to drum into s.o.'s head — vbijati komu v glavo -
6 roll
I 1. [rəul] noun1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) zvitek2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) žemljica3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) valjanje4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) zibanje5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bobnenje6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) kolobar (sala)7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) tuš (bobnanje)2. verb1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) kotaliti (se)2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) odkotaliti3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) zviti4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) prevaliti (se)5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) svaljkati6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) zamotati7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) valjati8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) zibati (se)9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) bobneti10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) zavijati (oči)11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) voziti se12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) valiti se13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) teči•- roller- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) kotalkati se- roll in
- roll up II(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) seznam* * *I [róul]nounzvitek (papirja, pergamenta itd.), rola; listina, seznam, spisek, popis, imenik, register, katalog; zmotani akti, spisi, letopisi, kronike, anali itd.; American slang zvitek bankovcev, denar; kruhek, žemljica, (mesna) rulada; archaic polž; technical valj, cilinder; military klicanje po imenih, apel; valjanje, trkljanje, kotaljenje, obračanje; figuratively majava hoja, guganje; pozibavanje (ladje, letala); bobnenje (groma), hrumenje, valovanje (vode); (o zvoku) blagoglasje, skladnost, gostolevek (kanarčka); aeronautics obračanje, vrtenje (umetnostno letanje)roll of hair — rola, zvitek, koder lasthe Rolls — državni arhiv, registratura (v Londonu)to strike s.o. off the rolls — brisati, črtati koga s seznama; diskvalificirati koga (zaradi nepoštenja itd.)II [róul]1.transitive verbvaliti, valjati, kotaliti; zviti, (za)motati, zvijati, svaljkati; prevažati, transportirati, voziti; tanjšati, valjati (železo); gugati, pozibavati, valoviti; phonetics izgovarjati soglasnik r z vibriranjem; (o reki) valiti, gnati; vrteti (okoli osi); razmišljati, prevračati misli, tuhtatito roll a blanket, a carpet — zviti odejo, preprogoto roll a lawn, a road — zvaljati trato, cestoto roll one's r's — drdrati, pogrkavati svoje rroll my log and I'll yours figuratively roka roko umivahe rolled himself from side to side — pozibaval, majal se je z ene strani na drugoto set the ball rolling figuratively spraviti (stvar) v tek, sprožiti, začeti;2.intransitive verbvaliti se, valjati se, kotaliti se; voziti se, potovati; obračati se, vrteti se; potekati, minevati, teči (o času, letnih časih); odteči, odtekati (o vodi); valovati, biti valovit (o morju); valovito se raztezati (o kopnem, zemlji); odjekniti, odmevati, razlegati se (o zvoku); bobneti; šumeti; gostoleti (o kanarčku); (o osebah) majati se, zibati se, racati; vrteti se, obračati se (okoli svoje osi)a rolling stone — valeč se kamen, figuratively nestanoviten človek, ki stalno menjava služboto roll in money, in riches — valjati se v denarju, biti zelo bogatto roll into one — stekati se v eno, združiti sea rolling stone gathers no moss figuratively goste službe, redke suknjeto start the ball rolling figuratively spraviti kaj v tek, začeti, sprožitiwe had been rolling for hours without stopping once at a station — vozili smo se ure in ure, ne da bi se bili ustavili enkrat na kaki postaji -
7 horn
[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) rog2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) roževina3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) roževinast4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) rog, rožič5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) hupa6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) rog7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) rog•- horned- - horned
- horny* * *I [hɔ:n]nounrog, rogovina, roževina; music rog; hupa, trobilo (avto); simbol moči; zvočni lijak (pri gramofonu); tipalka (polž, insekt), polipova lovka; krak luninega krajca; rečni rokav, zaliv; plural figuratively rogovi (prevaranega moža); American colloquially požirek pijače; vulgar trd penismusic English horn — vrsta oboemusic French horn — vrsta trobenteto draw ( —ali pull) in one's horns — brzdati se, postati skromnejšito lift ( —ali raise) the horns — pokazati roge, biti prevzetenon the horns of a dilemma — v veliki dilemi, med dvema ognjemaScottish history to put to the horn — izgnati, izobčitihorn of plenty — rog izobilja, blaga na pretekto show one's horns — pokazati roge, postati predrzento take the bull by the horns — smelo se spoprijeti s težavami, kljubovatiII [hɔ:n]transitive verbnabosti na rogove, udariti z rogoviAmerican to horn in — vsiliti se, vriniti se -
8 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ta, tisti1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *I [mə pred soglasnikom, ði pred samoglasnikom, ði: poudarjeno]določni člen (včasih preveden s ta, to)the Browns — Brownovi, družina Brownthe King — kralj (angleški idr.)the saddle figuratively jezdenje, jahanjethe World — svet, SvetII [mi:, mi, me]adverbčim, temthe... the — čim... temthe more you get the more you want — čim več dobiš, tem več hočešthe more so as... — toliko več (bolj), ker... -
9 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) medij, posrednik2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) mediji3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medij4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) gojišče2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) srednji* * *I [mí:diəm]adjectivesrednji, povprečenprinting medium faced — polmasteneconomy medium-priced — povprečne cenetechnical medium cars — avtomobili srednjega razredaelectrical medium wave — srednji valII [mí:diəm]noun(plural media, mediums) sredina, srednja pot; biology physics chemistry srednik, medij; medicine gojišče; reklamno sredstvo (radio, TV itd.); sredstvo, pripomoček, posrednikby ( —ali through) the medium of — s pomočjo, s posredovanjemeconomy medium of exchange — valuta, denar
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