ugnati koga v kozji rog

1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) vogal, kot

2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) kotiček

3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) kot

1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) ob zid pritisniti

2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) zaviti

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- cornered

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vogal, ogel; kot, kotiček; rob; zavoj; ovinek; figuratively stiska, zadrega, težava; commerce nakup celotne zaloge blaga; strel iz kota (nogomet)

round the corner — čisto blizu; zunaj nevarnosti

a tight corner — lepa godlja

to drive s.o. into a corner — ugnati koga v kozji rog

to turn the corner — premagati težave, preboleti krizo

hole-and-corner — sumljiv, zakoten

to cut off corners — iti naravnost; zmanjšati stroške

in the (four) corners of the earth — povsod

hole and corner transaction — tajne spletke

to take a corner — rezati ovinek

ugnati v kozji rog; dvigniti cene z nakupom zalog

to corner the market — pokupiti zaloge

1) (a position in chess in which a player cannot move without putting his king in danger.) pat

2) (in any contest, dispute etc, a position in which neither side can win: The recent discussions ended in stalemate.) pat

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(šah) pat; figuratively zagata, zastoj, mrtva točka, mrtvilo;

(šah) privesti, spraviti (koga) do pata, figuratively

ugnati koga v kozji rog, pritisniti koga ob zid

1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) zemlja

2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) zemlja

3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) prst

4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) kopno

5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) brlog

6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) ozemljitev

- earthen

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zemlja; zemljišče; tla; prst, glina, ilovica; kopno; lisičina; ozemljitev

to come back to earth — opustiti sanjarjenje; začeti resno misliti

to move heaven and earth — prizadevati si na vse pretege

to take earth, to run ( —ali go) to earth — skriti se v lisičino

to run s.o. to earth — ugnati koga v kozji rog; zasledovati do dna

why on earth? — zakaj zaboga?

down to earth — trezno misleč

to sink into the earth — v tla se pogrezniti (od sramu)

in the face of the earth — na zemeljski površini

no use on earth — popolnoma neuporaben, zanič

while he was on earth — za njegovega življenja

zakopati; pokopati, z zemljo pokriti; ozemljiti; v lisičino zapoditi;

v lisičino se skriti; zakopati se

to earth up — okopa(va)ti (krompir)

1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) madež

2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pika

3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) mozolj

4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) kraj

5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) kanček

1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) zapaziti

2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) prepoznati

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- spotless

1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) osvetliti z reflektorjem

2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) usmeriti pozornost na

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- in a spot

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mesto, kraj; košček zemljišča; medicine pega, mozoljček; figuratively madež; figuratively sramotni madež; lisa (na tkanini), pika, pikica; colloquially majhna količina, trohica; kanček, malce, kaplj(ic)a; bela žoga s črno piko (točko) (biljard), črna točka na enem krajn mize, enako oddaljena od obeh strani mize; plural commerce blago, ki se prodaja za gotovino in dobi takoj pri prodaji; sport slang napoved, kateri konj bo zmagal (na dirkah), napovedan zmagovalni konj

on the spot — na mestu, brez odlašanja, takoj; American slang v (življenjski) nevarnosti, v stiski, v škripcih

without spot — brez napake, neoporečen

the spot — pravo mesto

a spot of whisky — požirek, kaplja whiskyja

spot check — (naključni) poskus

beauty spot — lepotno znamenje

a delightful spot — čudovit košček (konček, kotiček) zemlje

sun-spot — sončna pega

tender spot figuratively občutljivo mesto, Ahilova peta; tisto, za kar je nekdo občutljiv

the people on the spot — ljudje iz določenega kraja, prebivalci

to arrive on the spot of five — dospeti točno ob petih

to be on the spot — biti na mestu, biti dorasel položaju; sport biti v formi

can the leopard change his spot? — ali volk lahko spremeni svojo naravo?

he has come out without a spot on his reputation — izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez madeža na svojem ugledu

to put s.o. on the spot American slang spraviti koga v zadrego, ugnati ga v kozji rog, vzeti ga na piko;

adjective economy

takoj dobavljiv, dostavljiv; takoj plačljiv; gotovinski; krajevno omejen ( broadcasting — radijska reklama)

napraviti pisano z lisami, s pikami; zamazati, figuratively omadeževati; očistiti (kaj) od madežev (često out); colloquially zapaziti, prepoznati, odkriti narodnost kake osebe; colloquially napovedati (zmagovalca konjske dirke); postaviti na določeno mesto, plasirati; zadeti (tarčo); military točno lokalizirati

to spot a criminal — odkriti, izslediti hudodelca

he spotted him at once as an American — takoj ga je prepoznal kot Amerikanca; intransitive verb zamazati se, dobiti madeže

that material will spot in the rain — to blago bo dobilo madeže v dežju

white linen spots easily — belo platno se hitro zamaže

1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) voziti

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) peljati

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) voditi

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) udariti

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) gnati

1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) vožnja

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) dovoz

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) zagon

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampanja

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) udarec

6) ((computers) a disk drive.) pogon

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- driver

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gnati, goniti, pognati; zabiti; vreči, zagnati (žogo); vbiti; voditi, upravljati, šofirati; pregnati, spoditi; siliti; peljati; preutruditi; graditi (cesto); vrtati (predor);

peljati se; hiteti; voziti se; meriti, ciljati

to drive a bargain — dobro voditi kupčijo

to drive a good (hard) bargain — dobro (slabo) opraviti

to drive a coach and four through — spregledati lažnivost pripovedovanja

to drive a nail home — popolnoma zabiti žebelj

to drive home a point — neizpodbitno dokazati

to drive a roaring trade — narediti sijajno kupčijo

to let drive at — zamahniti proti

to drive to the wall ( —ali into the corner) — pritisniti ob zid, ugnati v kozji rog

to drive one's pigs to the market — glasno hrkati

to drive a quill ( —ali pen) — biti pisatelj(ica)

to drive to one's wit's end — popolnoma koga zbegati

to drive s.o. mad — razbesniti koga

to drive s.th. into s.o. — vbiti komu kaj v glavo

to drive s.o. hard — zatirati koga

to drive s.o. to despair — spraviti koga v obup

gonja; vožnja, ježa; gonilo, pogon; dovoz, vozna pot; pritisk; energija, napor; težnja; American nabiralna akcija; kampanja

to go for a drive — peljati se na sprehod

production drive — akcija za zvišanje produkcije

remote drive — pogon na daljavo

to take for a drive — peljati na sprehod

položaj, ko se nasprotnikova žoga nahaja med igralčevo žogo in luknjo;

transitive verb figuratively

postaviti v neugoden položaj, onemogočiti (koga), ugnati v kozji rog