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1 try on
(to put on (clothes etc) to see if they fit: She tried on a new hat.) pomeriti* * *transitive verb poskusiti, pomeriti ( a new dress novo obleko)to try it on with s.o. slang preskušati koga (da bi videli, kaj moremo doseči pri njem, zlasti pri ženski)no use trying it on with me — pri meni je vse zaman (ne boš nič opravil, dosegel) -
2 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) poskusiti2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) preizkusiti3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) postaviti pred sodišče4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) preizkušati2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) poskus2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) poskus•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out* * *I [trái]nouncolloquially poskus, eksperiment; poskušnja; preizkušnjato have a try at s.th. — poskusiti kaj, napraviti poskus s čimhe had a good try — poskušal je, kolikor je mogelII [trái]transitive verbposkusiti, lotiti se, začeti; preizkusiti, raziskati; pokusiti (jed); ugotoviti (kaj) s poskusom, eksperimentirati z; juridically (sodno) preiskovati (primer), zasliševati, izpraševati pred sodiščem; soditi, voditi sodni postopek, postaviti pred sodišče ( for zaradi); odločiti, rešiti (spor, vprašanje); (po)skušati (kaj izvesti, doseči); (večinoma try up) (pre)čistiti, rafinirati (kovine, olje itd.), rektificirati (špirit), stopiti (mast, loj itd.); prenapenjati, utrujati (oči), mučiti, preveč zahtevati od, staviti na hudo preizkušnjo; (večinoma try up) tesati, strugati, stružiti, rezljati; intransitive verb poskusiti, napraviti poskus; truditi se ( for za), prizadevati si, mučiti se(at z)a tried friend — zvest, zanesljiv prijateljgo and try! — poskusi!try again! — poskusi še enkrat!try and repeat! colloquially poskusi ponoviti!I'll try my best ( —ali my hardest) — skušal bom napraviti vse, kar bo v moji močito try one's hand at — preizkusiti svojo spretnost v, poskusiti sevto be tried for one's life — biti sojen (biti pred sodiščem) zaradi zločina, ki se lahko kaznuje s smrtjoto try it on s.o. slang skušati koga prelisičitito try it on the dog figuratively koga uporabiti za poskusnega kunca; igrati gledališko igro za poskušnjo najprej na deželiI was afraid he was going to try s.th. wild — bal sem se, da bo napravil kako neumnostto try one's luck with s.o. — poskusiti svojo srečo pri komhe tried hard for a job — zelo si je prizadeval, da bi dobil (kako) delo (službo)try the ice before you skate figuratively premisli, preden kaj storiš!; -
3 grapple
['ɡræpl]( with with)1) (to grasp and fight with: He grappled with the thief.) spoprijeti se2) (to (try to) deal with (a problem etc): He enjoys grappling with riddles.) spoprijeti se* * *I [graepl]transitive verb & intransitive verbzgrabiti, spoprijeti se; ( together) drug drugega se oklenitimarine zatakniti kavelj, privleči ladjo; figuratively to grapple with — resno se spoprijeti, z vso vnemo se lotitiII [graepl]nountrden prijem; borba; technical klešče; see grapnel -
4 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) pasti2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) pasti, prevrniti se3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) padati4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) pasti, biti5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) zaspati, zaljubiti se6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) pripasti2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) padec2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) padavina3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) padec4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jesen•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through* * *I [fɔ:l]1.intransitive verb(in, to, from) pasti, padati; pripasti, pripadati; podreti, prevrniti, zgruditi se; popustiti, popuščati; upadati; spustiti se; zoology roditi se; spuščati se; izlivati se; viseti; (z)manjšati, poleči se; poginiti; podleči; z vnemo se lotiti; propadati; zgoditi se; morati;2.transitive verb American dialectalsekati drevesao fall adoing — začeti kaj (npr. alaughing zasmejati se)to fall to blows — stepsti, spopasti seto fall foul of — spopasti se, napasti; prepirati seto fall into conversation with s.o. — začeti pogovor s komto fall on a sword figuratively narediti samomorto fall on one's feet — imeti srečo, izvleči seII [fɔ:l]nounpadanje, padec, upadanje; padavina; pobočje, strmina, reber; spuščanje; slap; propad; poraz; smrt; music kadenca; sečnjato ride for a fall — izpostavljati se nevarnosti, drveti v poguboto try a fall with — boriti, meriti se sto sustain a fall — pasti, padatiIII [fɔ:l]1.nounAmericanjesenthe fall of the year ( —ali leaf) — jesen;2.adjective Americanjesenski -
5 snap
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) hlastniti po2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) zlomiti3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) zaloputniti4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) zabrusiti5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) posneti2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) tlesk2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) posnetek3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) lažnivec3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) nagel- snappy- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up* * *I [snæp]1.nounhlastaj (at po), ugriz; tlesk s prsti, krcljaj, krc; tlesk, pok, zlom; figuratively zamah, polet, elan, živahnost; photography trenutni posnetek, momentka; theatre kratek igralski angažma; rezka, odrezava, osorna izjava; kratka doba, perioda; zaskočna ključavnica; grižljaj, zalogaj, košček; American slang dobra služba, lahka naloga, malenkost; vrsta drobljivega kolačaa snap of cold, cold snap — nenaden val mrazanot to care a snap for figuratively požvižgati se naI heard the snap of the bone — slišal sem pok (zlom) kosti;2.adjectivenagel, nenaden, bliskovitsnap shot — strel brez ciljanja;3.adverbs pokom (treskom)to go snap — počiti, zlomiti se s pokomII [snæp]transitive verbhlastniti (po), havsniti, odgrizniti; iztrgati, zgrabiti, uloviti (kaj); zlomiti, prelomiti, pretrgati; zapreti s pokom (treskom), tleskniti; zašklepetati (z zobmi); povzročiti pok(anje), tleskati ali pokati (z bičem, s prsti); sprožiti (pištolo); ostro (rezko, osorno) prekiniti; (na kratko) odpraviti (koga); photography napraviti trenuten posnetek, neopazno fotografirati; American sport naglo vrniti (žogo) v polje; intransitive verb hlastniti (at po), naglo poseči (at po), havsniti z zobmi (at po) (o psu); skušati ugrizniti (at koga); póčiti, tleskniti (bič); zlomiti se s pokom; zaklopiti se; zaskočiti se; zabliskati se (oči); nenadoma prisluhniti; American slang planiti ( into v); American colloquially ( out of) nehati (z), rešiti se (česa)to snap at s.o. — nahruliti koga, zadreti se nad komto snap at s.th. (at an offer) — hlastno pograbiti, hlastniti po čem (po ponudbi)to snap (at) the bait — hlastniti po vabi, figuratively hlastno sprejeti ponudboto snap s.o.'s bag — iztrgati komu torbo (torbico)to snap one's fingers — tleskniti s prsti, figuratively prezirljivo ravnati (at s.o. s kom)I snapped them as they were going in — fotografiral sem jih, ko so vstopali -
6 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) trd2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) težek3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) trd4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) oster5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) težek6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) trd2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hudo, trdo, dobro2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) močno3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) nepremično4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) popolnoma•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *I [ha:d]adjectivetrd; trden; težak, težaven, naporen; žilav, zdržljiv, odporen; močan, silen; priden, delaven, zmožen; strog, nepopustljiv, neusmiljen; trd, mrzel, oster (podnebje); economy pod težkimi pogoji, oster, visok (cena); težko razumljiv, težko izvedljiv; preudaren, trd (gospodarstvenik); rezek, močen (pijača); grammar trd (glas, soglasnik)to be hard on s.o. — biti prestrog s komto be hard upon s.o. — biti komu za petamia hard blow — težak udarec, silen udarecsport in hard condition — v dobri formihard lines — težko življenje, težko delo, zla usodahard luck — nesreča, "smola"figuratively a hard nut to crack — trd orehas hard as nails — žilav, trd kakor drenov les, trd kakor kamena hard saying — težko razumljive besede; predpis, ki ga je težko izpolnjevatihard work — trdo, naporno deloII [ha:d]adverbtrdo, trdno; težko, hudo, naporno; pridno, hitro; čisto zraven, tikto be hard hit — biti hudo udarjen, prizadetto look hard at — nepremično koga gledati, z očmi meritihard set — v stiski; trmast; negibenit will go hard with him — slabo mu kaže, trda mu predeIII [ha:d]nounBritish English trda obrežna tla; slang prisilno delo; težava; vulgar tudi hard on — erekcija; plural skrbi -
7 tackle
['tækl] 1. noun1) (an act of tackling: a rugby tackle.) napad2) (equipment, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.) pribor3) (ropes, pulleys etc for lifting heavy weights: lifting tackle.) škripčevje4) (in sailing, the ropes, rigging etc of a boat.) ladijska oprema2. verb1) (to try to grasp or seize (someone): The policeman tackled the thief.) zgrabiti2) (to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem: He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work.) lotiti se; povprašati3) (in football, hockey etc, to (try to) take the ball etc from (a player in the other team): He tackled his opponent.) vzeti žogo* * *I [tækl]nounorodje, pribor; konopec; škripec; (ladijski) vitelj; plural ladijska oprema; škripčevje; konjska oprava; sport oprema, pribor, rekviziti; sport igralec, napadalec (rugby); sport napad; prijem, prijetje nasprotnika; slang hrana, jedačawriting tackle — pisalno orodje, priborII [tækl]transitive verbprijeti, zgrabiti, pograbiti; figuratively lotiti se, rešiti (nalogo, problem); nadlegovati, pestiti (z vprašanji ipd.); sport napasti, podreti nasprotnika na tla (rugby), uloviti žogo, priti do žoge; vreči konjsko opravo (na konja), zapreči; intransitive verb lotiti se; sport napastito tackle a bottle of whisky — lotiti se, "uničiti" steklenico whiskyjahe tackled the meat — lotil se je mesa, planil je po mesu -
8 intercede
[intə'si:d]1) (to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc: All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.) posredovati2) (to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else: The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.) posredovati•* * *[intəsí:d]intransitive verb -
9 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) roka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) kazalec3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomočnik4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoč5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) karte v roki6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) dlan (mera)7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) pisava2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) izročiti2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) predati•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand* * *I [hænd]nounroka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar; plural mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov); theatre slang ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smerall hands — vsa posadka, vsi delavcion all hands — povsod, na vseh stranehat hand — blizu, pri rokiby hand — ročno, na roko (narejeno)figuratively clean hands — čiste roke, čista vestfrom second hand — iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričenheavy on hand — dolgočasen, mučenwith a high hand — drzno, predrzno, nadutohand over hand ( —ali fist) — preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figuratively na vrat na nos, hitro, igrajein hand — v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v rokinear at hand — pri roki, blizua niggling hand — nečitljiva pisava, čačkaan old hand — strokovnjak, star lisjakoff hand — nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stranhands off! — roke proč!on hand — v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; American pri roki, pri sebiout of hand — nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divjihands up! — roke kvišku!a slack hand — brezdelje, brezbrižnostto (one's) hand — pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolagounder the hand — pod roko, skrivajunder the hand of — podpisani...the upper hand — premoč, nadvladaZ glagoli: to ask for a girl's hand — prositi dekle za roko, zasnubitito be on s.o.'s hands — biti komu na vratu, skrbito come to hand — priti v roke, dospetito change hands — menjati lastnika, priti v druge roketo fall into s.o.'s hands — priti komu v rokefiguratively to feed out of s.o.'s hand — komu iz rok jestito get s.o. in hand — dobiti koga v roketo get off one's hands — otresti se česa, znebiti seto get out of hand — iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nadto give one's hand to — poročiti se s kom, roko komu datito give one's hand on a bargain — v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubitito give s.o. a free hand — dati komu proste roketo give s.o. a hand — iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komuto go hand in hand with figuratively & literatureeral v korak s kom stopatito have a hand for — biti spreten, nadarjen za kajto have o.s. well in hand — dobro se obvladatito have time on one's hands — ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časato let one's temper get out of hand — ne obvladati se, podivjatito lay hands on — vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položitito lay hands on o.s. — roko nase položiti, napraviti samomorto put one's hand in one's pocket — seči v žep, prispevati v denarjufiguratively to put one's hands on — najti, spomniti seto put ( —ali set, turn) one's hands to — v roke vzeti, poprijeti seto shake s.o. by the hand — stisniti komu rokoto show one's hand — ali to have a show of hands figuratively odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namenit shows a master's hand — mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstrato take s.o. by the hand — koga za roko prijeti, figuratively vzeti koga pod svoje okriljeto take in hand — vzeti v roke, lotiti seto take s.th. off one's hands — kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebifiguratively to wash one's hands of — umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornostto win hands down — z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagatiII [hænd]transitive verbvročiti, podati; voditi za roko, spremiti; podati roko v pomoč; ravnati s, znautical zviti jadra; American slang to hand it to s.o. — nekomu povedati, komu poročatiAmerican slang you must hand it to him — to mu moraš pustiti, to mu moraš priznatito hand s.o. in (out of) the car — pomagati komu v avto (iz avta) -
10 agree
[ə'ɡri:]past tense, past participle - agreed; verb1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) strinjati se2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) privoliti (v)3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) prijati, koristiti4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) razumeti se•- agreeably
- agreement* * *[əgrí:]1.intransitive verb(to v) privoliti; ( with s) strinjati se, skladati se, soglašati; (on, upon, about o) dogovoriti, sporazumeti se; grammar ( with) skladati se;2.transitive verb(to, with s) izravnati, pomiriti, v sklad spraviti, uskladitiagreed! — velja!to agree to differ — ne se več truditi, da bi prepričal drug drugega, poravnati spor -
11 interfere
[intə'fiə]1) ((often with in, with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted: I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business!) vmešavati se2) ((with with) to prevent, stop or slow down the progress of: He doesn't let anything interfere with his game of golf on Saturday mornings.) preprečiti•- interfering* * *[intəfíə]intransitive verbmotiti, ovirati ( with pri); nadlegovati, preprečiti, prekiniti; vtikati se, vmeša(va)ti se (in v), poseči vmes; politics intervenirati; ukvarjati se ( with s, z); figuratively kolidirati, nasprotovati si, priti navzkriž; American juridically uveljaviti prioritetno pravico (za iznajdbo); kresati se (konj); physics povzročiti interferenco, sovpadati (valovi); sport ovirati nasprotnika -
12 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) pričkati se2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) zavzemati se3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) prepričati4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) zagovarjati•- arguable- argument
- argumentative* * *[á:gju:]1.transitive verb(for, against) dokazovati, pobijati; pretresati; kazati;2.intransitive verbto argue against s.th. — nastopiti proti čemuit argues him to be an honest man — to dokazuje, da je poštenjakto argue s.o. into — pregovoriti koga (da kaj stori)to argue s.o. out of — odvrniti koga od česa -
13 and
[ənd, ænd]1) (joining two statements, pieces of information etc: I opened the door and went inside; The hat was blue and red; a mother and child.) in2) (in addition to: 2 and 2 makes 4.) in, plus3) (as a result of which: Try hard and you will succeed.) in, pa4) (used instead of `to' with a verb: Do try and come!)* * *[ænd, ənd, ən]conjunctionin, ter, pa tudiboth... and — tako... kakorand so forth, and so on — in tako daljeand how! — pa še kako! -
14 keep up
1) (to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.) nadaljevati2) ((often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by): Even the children managed to keep up; Don't run - I can't keep up with you.) dohajati* * *1.transitive verbnadaljevati s čim, vztrajati, ne odnehati;2.intransitive verbne kloniti, ne izgubiti poguma, ne popustiti; ostati budento keep up one's spirit — bodriti, ne klonitito keep up with s.o. — ne zaostajati za komAmerican to keep up with the Joneses — živeti prek razmer, posnemati bogatejšekeep it up! — ne odnehaj, vztrajaj!American to keep up with — ostati na tekočem, stalno se zanimati za -
15 push
[puʃ] 1. verb1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) potisniti2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) priganjati3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) preprodajati (mamila)2. noun1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) poriv2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) podjetnost•- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over* * *I [puš]nounporiv, porivanje; sunek, udarec, zbodljaj; architecture geology technical horizontalen pritisk; figuratively pobuda, pogon, podjetnost, energija; trud, napor; sila, nuja, kritičen moment; military prodor, prodiranje, napredovanje, ofenziva; reklamna kampanja; protekcija; American množica ljudi; slang družba, druščina (tatinska, zločinska)at a push — v sili, v kritičnem momentuto bring to the last push — gnati do skrajnosti, pognati v skrajnostslang to get the push — dobiti brco, biti odpuščen iz službeto give s.o. a push — poriniti kogaslang to give s.o. the push — odpustiti koga iz službeto make a push — potruditi se, military z vso silo napastiII [puš]1.transitive verbsuniti, suvati, riniti, poriniti, porivati, potisniti, potiskati; priganjati, siliti (to k); gnati, nagnati, pognati, poganjati, pospešiti, forsirati; figuratively pomagati, podpirati koga; delati reklamo za kaj; slang prodajati, preprodajati (mamila);2.intransitive verbporiniti se, porivati se, prerivati se, preriniti se; pošteno se lotiti; prizadevati si, težiti za čemto push open — odpahniti, odpretito push s.th. on s.o. — vsiliti komu kajto push s.th. too far — gnati kaj predaleč -
16 seek
[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) iskati2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) poskušati•* * *[si:k]transitive verbiskati, poiskati; (po)skušati, skukati doseči, prizadevati si, težiti; archaic obrniti se (to do, na); intransitive verb iskati (for s.th. kaj)seek (out)! hunting išči! (klic psu)to seek s.o.'s advice (aid) — iskati pri kom nasveta (pomoči)to seek one's bed — leči, iti v posteljoto seek (a lady) in marriage — prositi za roko, zasnubitihe seeks my life figuratively on mi streže po življenjuto seek s.th. of s.o. — izprositi kaj od kogato be to seek archaic manjkati, ne biti na razpolagohe is to seek in intelligence archaic manjka mu inteligence; -
17 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) otepati se2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) boriti se3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) prebijati se2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) boj* * *I [strʌgl]nounboj, borba ( for za, with z, against proti); rvanje; trganje (za kaj); stremljenje, prizadevanje; naporII [strʌgl]intransitive verbboriti se ( with z, for za, against proti); truditi se, napenjati se, mučiti se (with s.th. s čim), trgati se (za kaj); upirati se ( against čemu), braniti se (česa), otepati se; s težavo si utirati pot, se prebijati; (redko) prepirati se; transitive verb izbojevati, priboriti sia struggling artist — umetnik, ki se še ni uveljavil in se s težavo prebija (skozi življenje)to struggle to one's feet — z muko se dvigniti, vstati na noge -
18 urge
[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) nagovarjati2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) poudarjati2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) močna želja- urge on* * *I [ə:dž]nounpodnet, impulz, nagon, pobuda, spodbuda; delujoča sila, pritisk; vnetost, gorečnost (npr. verska)the cosmic urge — skupnost sil, ki vladajo svetuII [ə:dž]transitive verbnagnati, naganjati, tirati; tiščati, pritiskati; siliti, nagovarjati, rotiti, urgirati; spodbosti; iznesti, predložiti ( against proti) (npr. argumente), predočiti, navesti (kot vzrok); posebno naglasiti, poudariti; priporočiti, opomniti; pospešiti (tempo, delo); intransitive verb siliti, rotiti, trdovratno vztrajati (on pri)I urged him to aceept the offer — silil sem ga, naj sprejme ponudboI urged him not to undertake the business — rotil sem ga, naj se ne loti tega posla -
19 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) vprašati2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) poizvedovati3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) pozanimati se4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) pozanimati se5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) povpraševati6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) raziskovati•- inquiry- make inquiries* * *[inkwáiə]1.transitive verbpoizvedovati, preiskovati ( into); vprašati, povpraševati;2.intransitive verbpoizvedovati (of s.o. pri kom); raziskovati, izpraševati, pozanimati se (after, for za, about, concerning o)to inquire into — raziskovati, (temeljito) sprašati, izpraševati -
20 experiment
[ik'sperimənt] 1. noun(a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) poskus2. verb((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) delati poskuse- experimentally
- experimentation* * *I [ikspérimənt]noun(on) poskus, poskušanjeII [ikspérimənt]transitive verb(with, on) delati poskuse, eksperimentirati
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