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1 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stati2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) vstati3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stati4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) veljati5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stati6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) stati7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) kandidirati8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) postaviti9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) prestati; prenašati10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) dati za2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) položaj2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) stojalo3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stojnica4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) prostor za priče•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) trajanje2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) ugled•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) na čakalnem seznamu5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) potovati v aranžmaju stand-by- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to* * *I [stænd]nounstanje (na nogah), položaj, mesto; stališče; tribuna, oder; stojnica, začasna prodajalna na trgu; stojalo, mizica, regal, polica; photography stativ; postaja, postajališče, parkirni prostor za taksije; zastoj (tudi figuratively), ustavitev, odpor; theatre gostovanje igralcev, trajanje gostovanja; American (še) nepožeto žito; (še) neposekan gozd; zajezena voda; obsolete garnitura; obsolete dialectal roj (čebel), history krdelo (vojakov); juridically American prostor za pričea stand of arms — popolna oprema z orožjem za vojaka, puška s priborombook-stand — stojnica, kiosk za prodajo knjiggrand stand — uradna (glavna) tribuna (na tekmah, dirkah itd.)news stand American kiosk za prodajo časopisovone-night stand theatre enkratno (igralsko) gostovanjeto be at a stand obsolete odreveneti, obstrmeti (od začudenja), biti zbegan, zmedento be brought (to come) to a stand — ustaviti se, zastati, obstatito bring to a stand — (za)ustaviti, privesti do ustavitve, do zastojato make a stand — upirati se, ustavljati se (čemu)he took his stand on the letter figuratively oprl, skliceval se je na pismoto take the stand American juridically nastopiti kot priča, potrditi s prisego (on s.th. kaj)II [stænd]1.intransitive verbstati (na nogah itd.); dosegati stalno višino v stoječem položaju; postaviti se pokonci; biti nameščen, ležati, biti, nahajati se; stati na mestu, nehati se premikati, (za)ustaviti se; ostati brez sprememb, veljati tudi vnaprej, ne izgubiti moči (veljave); zadržati, obdržati svoj dosedanji položaj; zavzemati se ( for za); zagovarjati ( for kaj); zavzemati stanoviten odnos do česa; nasprotovati ( against čemu), upirati se; vztrajati, vzdržati, ostajati; oklevati, bati se (at česa), ustrašiti se; sestajati (in iz); skladati se, biti v skladu ( with z); kandidirati, biti kandidat ( for za); nabrati se, zbrati se; (za)pihati, pri(haja)ti (o vetru); colloquially stati, veljati; biti v prid (komu), koristiti; nautical pluti, držati se določene smeri (for, to proti); stopiti ( back nazaj)stand! — stoj!stand at ease! military voljno!stand fast! military British English mirno!, military American vod, stoj!to stand aghast — zgroziti se, osupnitito stand against s.o. — postaviti se proti, uveljaviti se proti komuto stand at attention military stati v pozoruwe will stand by whatever he says — z vsem, kar bo rekel, bomo soglašalito stand corrected — uvideti, priznati svojo krivdoI won't stand for this American tega ne bom trpel (prenašal)to stand for s.o. (with s.o.) — potegniti se za koga, potegniti s komto stand gaping — stati in zijati, zijala prodajatito stand good — ostati veljaven, obdržati svojo veljavo (vrednost)to stand in line American stati in čakati v vrstito stand in terror of s.o. — bati se kogait stands me in 8 shillings a bottle colloquially steklenica me stane 8 šilingovto stand neutral — biti, ostati nevtralento stand on ceremony — paziti (gledati) na etiketo, ceremonialno se obnašatito stand on one's own feet — stati na lastnih nogah, figuratively opravljati svoje zadeve brez tuje pomočistand on me for that slang zanesi se name glede tega!she stands over the girl while she does her homework — ona pazi na (nadzira) deklico, ko dela domačo nalogoto stand pat slang ostati trdento stand the racket slang plačati ceno, globoto stand security (surety, sponsor) for s.o. — biti porok, jamčiti za kogato stand still — mirovati, ostati miren, ustaviti seto stand to one's guns (one's colours) figuratively trdno vztrajati pri svojem (prepričanju, mnenju), military držati postojankoto stand to one's oars — pošteno, krepko zaveslatito stand to it that... — vztrajati na tem, da...to stand upon one's trial juridically stati, biti pred sodiščemto stand (a) watch nautical , to stand guard military biti na stražito stand well with s.o. — dobro se razumeti (shajati) s komif it stands with honour — če se sklada s častjo;2.transitive verbpostaviti; ustaviti; zoperstaviti se, upirati se (čemu); prenašati, prenesti, trpeti (koga, kaj); podvreči se, prestati; colloquially dati (plačati) za; stati (biti) pred (čem)to stand an assault — vzdržati, upreti se napaduto stand a drink colloquially dati za pijačoto stand a chance — imeti možnost (priliko, priložnost, upanje, šanso)to stand the test — prestati preizkušnjo, izkazati se, obnesti seto stand one's trial — biti zaslišan pred sodiščcm; -
2 stand-in
noun (a person who takes someone else's job etc for a temporary period, especially in making films.) namestnik* * *[staendin]nountheatre & film namestnik, dvojnik filmskega zvezdnika; slang zvezeto have a (good) stand-in with s.o. — biti dobro zapisan pri kom -
3 cause
[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) vzrok2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) povod3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) cilj; v imenu (miru)2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) povzročiti; pripeljati do česa* * *I [kɔ:z]transitive verbpovzročiti, sprožiti, pripraviti koga do česaII [kɔ:z]noun(of) vzrok; ( for) povod, razlog; zadeva, stvar; načelo, ideal; pravda, tožbain the cause of — v imenu, zaradito make common cause with — strinjati se, delati v prid iste stvariFirst cause, Cause of causes — stvarnikfinal cause — končni cilj, namento plead s.o.'s cause — zastopati zadevo koga -
4 treat
[tri:t] 1. verb1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) ravnati z; obravnavati2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) zdraviti3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) obdelati4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) povabiti; kupiti (si)5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) razpravljati2. noun(something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) priboljšek* * *I [tri:t]noun(po)gostitev, gostija, pojedina; slavje; colloquially (velik) užitekDutch treat — izlet, gostija itd., kjer vsakdo plača zaseit is my treat — to gre na moj račun (pijača ipd.)this treat is mine — to rundo (pijače itd.) plačam jazto stand a treat — pogostiti, plačati za zapitek (za druge)II [tri:t]transitive verbravnati (s kom), postopati; obravnavati; tretirati (koga); vesti se, obnašati se (proti komu); zdraviti (bolnika, bolezen); chemistry delovati na; smatrati (as za, kot); (po)gostiti (to s čim), plač(ev)ati za koga; nuditi užitek (komu); politics history skušati pridobiti si (volilce) s plačevanjem pijače, z "volilnim golažem"; intransitive verb dogovarjati se ( about o, with z), pogajati se; manipulirati, ravnati (of z); razpravljati, govoriti, pisati (of o); plačevati za zapitek, pijačo itd.to treat s.o. brutally — brutalno ravnati s komto treat o.s. to — gostiti se zhe treated me to a good dinner — pogostil me je, plačal mi je za dobro večerjoto treat s.o. for caneer — zdraviti koga zaradi rakato treat s.o. like a lord — kraljevsko koga pogostitito treat o.s. to a bottl of champagne — privoščiti si buteljko šampanjcaas we treat others, we must expect to be treated — kakor mi z drugimi, tako oni z namiit is my turn to treat — jaz sem na vrsti, da plačam (za zapitek, za pijačo itd.) -
5 witness
['witnəs] 1. noun1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) priča2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) priča3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) priča2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) biti priča2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) overiti•- bear witness* * *I [wítnis]nounpriča; očividec, gledalec; pričevanje; dokaz, spričevalo, potrdilo; (knjigoveštvo) neobrezana stranin witness of — v dokaz, kot potrdilowitness box, American witness stand — klop, prostor za pričo (na sodišču)to call s.o. to witness — poklicati koga kot pričoto bear witness to ( —ali of) — pričati o (čem), potrditi (kaj)to subpoena a witness — poklicati, pozvati pred sodišče kot pričoII [wítnis]transitive verb(iz)pričati, potrditi, dokazati; overiti (podpis ali s podpisom), podpisati (listino) kot priča; biti priča (očividec), prisostvovati (čemu); videti na lastne oči; intransitive verb pričati (against, for ali to proti, za); biti priča, biti za pričoto witness heaven! obsolete bog mi je priča!to witness my poverty! — moja revščina naj mi je priča!to witness to s.th. figuratively izpričati, potrditi kaj -
6 hair
[heə] 1. noun1) (one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin: He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.) dlaka2) (the mass of these, especially on a person's head: He's got brown hair.) lasje•- - haired- hairy
- hairiness
- hair's-breadth
- hair-breadth
- hairbrush
- haircut
- hair-do
- hairdresser
- hairdressing
- hair-drier
- hairline
- hair-oil
- hairpin 2. adjective((of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.) oster ovinek- hairstyle
- keep one's hair on
- let one's hair down
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make hair stand on end
- not to turn a hair
- turn a hair
- split hairs
- tear one's hair* * *[hwə]nounlas, lasje, dlakafiguratively against the hair — ne pogodu, kar ti ne gre v računto a hair — točno, natančnoto comb s.o.'s hair for him — ozmerjati kogato get s.o. by the short hairs — dobiti koga v oblastto get in s.o.'s hair — (raz)dražiti koga, razjezitiAmerican to have s.o. in one's hair — imeti koga na vratuto keep one's hair on — obrzdati se, ostati mirento let down one's hair — olajšati si srce, postati zaupljiv; prirodno se vestito lose one's hair — izgubiti lase, postati plešast; colloquially razburiti seto make s.o.'s hair curl ( —ali stand on end) — prestrašiti koga, da se mu lasje ježijo; prestrašiti koga, da mu gredo lasje pokoncito put ( —ali turn) up one's hair — po žensko se počesati (dekle, ko odraste)figuratively to tear one's hair — lase si pulitinot to touch a hair of s.o.'s head — tudi lasu komu ne skrivitinot to turn a hair — niti z očesom ne treniti, obvladati se -
7 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) pretepati se2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) upirati se3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) prepirati se2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) spopad2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) boj3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) bojevitost4) (a boxing-match.) dvoboj•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *I [fait]nounboj, borba, bitka, spopad, dvoboj, mečevanje; prepir, pretep; tekma; bojevitostcolloquially a dog fight — borba v zrakuto show fight — pokazati pripravljenost za boj, pokazati zobesham fight — manever, navidezna bitkahand-to-hand fight — pretep, boj na nožII [fait]transitive verb & transitive verb(against, about, for, with, on behalf of) boriti, vojskovati se; odbijati; braniti (se); priboriti si; premagati; pestiti se, boksati; prepirati sethat cock won't fight — to ne bo držalo; tukaj nekaj ni v reduto fight with one's gloves off — ne izbirati sredstev za boj, ne prijemati koga z rokavicamito fight a lone hand — boriti se sam, brez pomočito fight shy of s.o. — izogibati se koga -
8 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) ukaz2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) naročilo3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) naročilo4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) red5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) red6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) red7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) red8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) nalog9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) vrsta, red10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) red2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) ukazati2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) naročiti3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) urediti•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) bolničar2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) vojaški kurir•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order* * *I [ɔ:də]nounred, ureditev, urejenostbiology red, vrsta; vrsta, zapovrstje; military razvrstitev, razpored, predpisana uniforma in oprema; stanje; ukaz, nalog, odredba; economy (plačilni) nalog, naročilo, naročilnica, nakaznica; juridically sklep (sodišča), odredba; vrsta, razred, stopnja; čin; mathematics red, stopnja; družbeni sloj, družbena ureditev; ecclesiastic cerkveni red, liturgijski red; viteški red, odlikovanje viteškega reda; odlikovanje, red; architecture klasičen slog stebrov; military at the order — puška pri nogimilitary battle order — bojni redmilitary marching order — paradna formacijamilitary close (open) order — zaprta (odprta) formacijamathematics equation of the first order — enačba prve stopnjeby order of — po nalogu, na ukazto order — po povelju, po naročiluin order — v redu, urejenin bad order — v slabem stanju, neurejento set in order — urediti, razvrstitito take order with — urediti kaj, razpolagati s čimin order to — zato da, da bion order — po naročilu, naročenon the order of — do neke mere sličen; economy po naročilu kogaout of order — pokvarjen, neurejen, v slabem stanju; medicine načet (zdravje)to be under orders to do s.th. — na ukaz kaj nareditiparliament to call to order — pozvati k reduparliament to rise to (a point of) order — prositi za besedoparliament to rule s.o. out of order — odvzeti komu besedoeconomy to be on order — biti naročen (blago)economy to fill an order — izvršiti naročiloeconomy money order — denarna nakaznicaeconomy postal order — poštna nakaznicaorder of the day — dnevni red; military dnevno poveljearchitecture Doric order — dorski slog (stebrov)American in short order — takoj, nemudomastanding order — trajno pravilo, določen poslovnikII [ɔ:də]1.transitive verbukazati, odrediti; poslati koga kam (to); medicine predpisati (zdravilo); naročiti; urediti;2.intransitive verbukazovati; naročatimilitary order arms! — puške k nogam!to order s.o. home — poslati koga domovto order s.o. out of one's house — spoditi koga iz svoje hiše -
9 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vid2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) vidik3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) znamenitost4) (a view or glimpse.) prizor5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) nenavaden prizor6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) muha2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) opaziti2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) nameriti•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *I [sáit]nounvid, figuratively oko, doseg oči; vidik, dogled, pogled, ogled; prizor, ogleda vredna znamenitost; plural znamenitosti ( of a town kakega mesta); colloquially nenavaden ali žalosten pogled (prizor), grda zunanjost, strašilo; muha (na puški), merjenje, viziranje; photography iskalo; colloquially masa, množina, kup; American slang šansain sight — v bližini, na dosegu, na dogleduat (first) sight — na prvi pogled, brez pripraveout of sight — iz vida, zunaj obzorjawithin sight of — v vidiku, v vidua (long) sight colloquially (zelo) mnogo ( of money denarja)a sight for sore eyes — zelo prijeten prizor (pogled), privlačna osebasight unseen figuratively maček v žaklju; kupljen na slepothe loss of sight — izguba vida; oslepitevsecond sight figuratively preroški darout of my sight! — izgubi se mi izpred oči!out of sight out of mind — daleč od oči, daleč od srcait is a sight better than it was — mnogo bolje je, kot je biloit was quite a sight! — bil je to prizor za bogove!to catch sight of — zagledati, ugledati (koga, kaj)to find favour in s.o.'s sight — pridobiti si naklonjenost koga, prikupiti se, ugajati komuto get sight of s.o. — zagledati, opaziti kogato heave in sight — pojavljati se, prikazovati se, postajati videnwhat a sight you look! — kakšen pa si!, kot strašilo si videti!to lose sight of — izgubiti iz vida, ne več videti, figuratively pozabitito make a sight of oneself — smešno se obleči, osmešiti seto play (to sing) at sight — igrati na prvi pogled, brez pripraveto put out of sight — skriti, ne posvečati pozornostito see the sights — videti, ogledati si znamenitostito take a sight — nameriti, ciljati; obrniti pogledto take a sight at s.o. slang osle pokazati komuII [sáit]transitive verbzagledati, ugledati, opaziti, opazovati, ogledovati; meriti višino zvezde; vzeti na muho, pomeriti na, ciljati, vizirati; commerce predložiti ali akceptirati (menico); transitive verb vizirati, ciljatiyou should sight before you shoot — najprej pomeri (premisli), nato ustreli (stori) -
10 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 -
11 test
[test] 1. noun1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) preizkus2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) preiskava3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) preizkušnja4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) test5) (a test match.) mednarodna tekma v kriketu2. verb(to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) preizkusiti- test pilot
- test-tube* * *I [test]nounpreskus, preizkušnja, poskus; izpraševanje, preiskava, presoja (sposobnosti, kakovosti): psychology naloga, vprašanje pri presoji inteligence; test, manjši izpit; preizkusni kamen; kriterij; chemistry poskus, analiza, reagent; medicine proba, test; poskusni vzorec; poizkusno vrtanje (za nafto); technical lonec za taljenje ali čiščenje kovine; peč, talilnica za čiščenje kovin (zlata, srebra); history prisega zvestobequalitative (quantitative) test — chemistry kvalitativna (kvantitativna) analizatuberculin test — medicine tuberkulinska probaWasserman test — medicine Wassermannova reakcijato take the test — history priseči zvestoboII [test]1.transitive verbpreizkusiti, podvreči preizkušnji (izpraševanju), testirati; metodično in strogo izpraševati; preskušati (trpežnost, vzdržljivost itd.); čistiti (kovino); chemistry analiziratitesting grounds — teren za preizkušanje avtomobilov ipd.to test s.o.'s powers of endurance — preizkušati potrpežljivost kake osebeto test out colloquially preizkusiti;2.adjectivepreizkusen, testentest flight aeronautics preizkusni poletIII [test]nounzoology lupina (mehkužcev itd.) -
12 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) naučiti se mimogrede2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) pobrati3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) naleteti na4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) pobrati se5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) dvigniti6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) uloviti7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) odkriti; prijeti* * *1.transitive verbrazkopati, odkopati (s krampom); vzdigniti, pobrati; vzeti v roke, poprijeti, na novo začeti, lotiti se česa; vzeti koga v avto, pobrati koga s ceste, priti po koga (z avtom); colloquially mimogrede spoznati koga; American slang prijeti koga, aretirati; odkriti (sled); uloviti, najti, prisluškovati (radijski oddaji); zagledati, naleteti na, najti (npr. staro sliko); slučajno izvedeti, slišati ali zagledati, mimogrede se naučiti, pobrati (npr. par tujih besed); nazaj dobiti (moč, zdravje); American pospešiti; American colloquially vzeti (račun) nase in plačati;2.intransitive verb economypostaviti se zopet na noge, opomoči si; popraviti se; seznaniti se, spoprijateljiti se ( with); povečati brzino; figuratively priti k moči
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