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1 hand

[hænd] 1. noun
1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) roka

2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) kazalec

3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pomočnik

4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pomoč

5) (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 roki

6) (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.) pisava
2. 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.) izročiti

2) (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

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- 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
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I [hænd]
noun

roka, 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, smer

all hands — vsa posadka, vsi delavci

on all hands — povsod, na vseh straneh

at hand — blizu, pri roki

at the hands of — s strani nekoga

bloody hands — grb grofije Ulster

a bird in the hand — nekaj gotovega (imeti v roki)

a bold hand — energična pisava

with a bold hand — pogumno

by hand — ročno, na roko (narejeno)

by the hands of — s posredovanjem

hand cash — gotovina pri roki

a cool hand — hladnokrvnež

figuratively clean hands — čiste roke, čista vest

on every hand — povsod okoli

even hands — izenačeno

for one's own hand — sebi v prid

from hand to hand — iz rok v roke

from first hand — iz prve roke

from second hand — iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričen

from good hand — iz dobrega vira

the hand of God — božja roka

hand on heart — roko na srce

heart and hands — iz vsega srca

heavy on hand — dolgočasen, mučen

with a heavy hand — s trdo roko

with a high hand — drzno, predrzno, naduto

his hand is out — iz vaje je

hand to hand (struggle) — človek proti človeku (borba)

hand over hand ( —ali fist) — preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figuratively na vrat na nos, hitro, igraje

in hand — v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v roki

a legible hand — čitljiva pisava

on the mending hand — na poti k okrevanju

near hand — leva stran

near at hand — pri roki, blizu

a niggling hand — nečitljiva pisava, čačka

an old hand — strokovnjak, star lisjak

off hand — nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stran

hands off! — roke proč!

hands off policy — politika nevmešavanja

on hand — v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; American pri roki, pri sebi

on the one (other) hand — po eni (drugi) strani

out of hand — nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divji

hands up! — roke kvišku!

a slack hand — brezdelje, brezbrižnost

to (one's) hand — pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolago

under the hand — pod roko, skrivaj

under the hand of — podpisani...

contract under hand — preprosta pogodba brez pečata

the upper hand — premoč, nadvlada

with one's own hand — lastnoročno

Z glagoli: to ask for a girl's hand — prositi dekle za roko, zasnubiti

to be a good (poor) hand at — biti spreten (neroden) v čem

to be bound hand and foot — imeti vezane roke

to be in good hands — biti v dobrih rokah

to be on s.o.'s hands — biti komu na vratu, skrbi

to bear a heavy hand — zatirati

to bite the hand that feeds one — biti zelo nehvaležen

to bring a baby up by hands — hraniti dojenčka s stekleničko

to come to hand — priti v roke, dospeti

to change hands — menjati lastnika, priti v druge roke

to do a hand's turn — samo s prstom migniti

not to do a hand's turn — ali not to lift ( —ali raise) a hand — niti s prstom migniti

to fall into s.o.'s hands — priti komu v roke

figuratively to feed out of s.o.'s hand — komu iz rok jesti

to get a big hand — dobiti velik aplavz

to get s.o. in hand — dobiti koga v roke

to get one's hands in — dela se zares lotiti

to get the upper hand — dobiti premoč

to get off one's hands — otresti se česa, znebiti se

to get out of hand — iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nad

to give one's hand to — poročiti se s kom, roko komu dati

to give one's hand on a bargain — v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubiti

to give s.o. a free hand — dati komu proste roke

to give s.o. a hand — iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komu

to go hand in hand with figuratively & literatureeral v korak s kom stopati

to have a hand for — biti spreten, nadarjen za kaj

to have o.s. well in hand — dobro se obvladati

to have a hand in a matter — imeti svoje prste vmes

to have ( —ali keep) one's hand in — ostati v vaji

to have one's hands full — imeti polne roke dela

to have time on one's hands — ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časa

to hold hands — držati se za roke

to hold one's hand — zadržati se

to hold a good hand — imeti dobre karte

to join hands — združiti se

to keep a tight hand over — imeti koga na vajetih

to keep one's hands on — imeti čvrsto v rokah

to let one's temper get out of hand — ne obvladati se, podivjati

to live from hand to mouth — iz rok v usta živeti

to lay hands on — vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položiti

to lay hands on o.s. — roko nase položiti, napraviti samomor

to lend a hand — pomagati

to make a hand — napraviti dobiček

many hands make light work — v slogi je moč

to pass through many hands — iti skozi mnogo rok

to play into the hands of — nevede komu delati v prid

to play a good hand — dobro igrati karte

to play for one's own hand — delati sebi v prid

to put one's hand in one's pocket — seči v žep, prispevati v denarju

figuratively to put one's hands on — najti, spomniti se

to put ( —ali set, turn) one's hands to — v roke vzeti, poprijeti se

to serve ( —ali wait on) s.o. hand and foot — komu vdano služiti

to shake s.o. by the hand — stisniti komu roko

to shake hands with — rokovati se s kom

to show one's hand — ali to have a show of hands figuratively odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namen

it shows a master's hand — mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstra

to strengthen the hands of — podpreti koga

to take s.o. by the hand — koga za roko prijeti, figuratively vzeti koga pod svoje okrilje

to take in hand — vzeti v roke, lotiti se

to take a hand at a game — sodelovati v igri

to take s.th. off one's hands — kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebi

to take a hand in a matter — vmešati se v kaj

to take one's courage in both hands — zbrati ves svoj pogum

time hangs heavy on my hands — dolgčas mi je

to try one's hand at — poskusiti se v čem

to throw up one's hands — obupati nad čim

to vote by show of hands — glasovati z dviganjem rok

figuratively to wash one's hands of — umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornost

to win a girl's hand — dobiti dekletovo privoljenje za poroko

to win hands down — z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagati

to witness the hand of — overiti podpis

to write a good hand — imeti lepo pisavo
II [hænd]
transitive verb

vročiti, podati; voditi za roko, spremiti; podati roko v pomoč; ravnati s, z

nautical zviti jadra; American slang to hand it to s.o. — nekomu povedati, komu poročati

American slang you must hand it to him — to mu moraš pustiti, to mu moraš priznati

to hand s.o. in (out of) the car — pomagati komu v avto (iz avta)

English-Slovenian dictionary > hand
2 under

1. preposition
1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) pod

2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) manj kot

3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) pod

4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) za časa; v
2. adverb
(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) niže; manj

- under-

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[ʌndə]
1.

preposition

pod; pod vodstvom, pod zaščito; pod vplivom (pritiskom); za časa, za vladanja, med; na osnovi, na temelju, v smislu, po

from under — izpod

under age — mladoleten

under arms — pod orožjem

under one's belt figuratively v želodcu

no one under a bishop — nobeden manj kot škof

under darkness — v temi, v zaščiti teme

under construction — v gradnji

under 20 years of age — pod 20 leti starosti

the children under her charge — otroci v njenem varstvu

under these circumstances — v teh okoliščinah

a criminal under sentence of death — na smrt obsojeni zločinec

under consideration — v proučevanju, v pretresanju

under that edict — na osnovi one odredbe

under favour — če se sme reči

employee under notice — nameščenec z odpovedjo

the matter under discussion — zadeva, ki je v diskusiji

under my hand and seal — z mojim podpisom in pečatom

under ( —ali by) one's own hand — lastnoročno

under hatches — v zaporu; propadel, mrtev; nautical pod palubo

under the king John — za časa vlade kralja Ivana

under the novelty — pod vtisom te novosti

patient under misfortunes — potrpežljiv v nesreči

under pretence that... — pod pretvezo, da...

under pain of death — pod smrtno kaznijo

under penalty of fine — pod kaznijo globe

ship under the sea nautical brez pomoči morju izpostavljena ladja

under the treaty — po pogodbi

the under thirties — osebe pod 30 leti

under the rose figuratively zaupno

the car is under repair — avto je v popravilu

she is under treatment — ona je na zdravljenju

I cannot do it under an hour — potrebujem najmanj eno uro za to

to be under a cloud figuratively biti v nemilosti; biti v denarni stiski

the ship is under sail — ladja pluje z razpetimi jadri

the ship is under way — ladja je na poti

he spoke under his breath — govoril je zelo tiho

to study under a professor — študirati pod vodstvom profesorja

the total falls under what was expected — celotna vsota je ostala pod pričakovanjem;

2.

adverb

spodaj; niže; manj

as under — kot (je) niže navedeno

boys of 15 and under — 15 let in manj stari dečki

to go under American podleči, propasti

the firm is sure to go under — tvrdka bo gotovo propadla

the sun is under — sonce je zašlo;

3.

adjective

spodnji; nižji; podrejen

the under classes — nižji razredi

the under dog colloquially pes (figuratively oseba), ki podleže v boju

the under jaw — spodnja čeljust

the under side — spodnja stran

an under dose — premajhna doza

English-Slovenian dictionary > under
3 seal

I 1. [si:l] noun
1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) pečat

2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) pečat

3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) zaščita
2. verb
1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) zapečatiti

2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) zapreti

3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) zapečatiti

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- sealing-wax
- seal of approval
- seal off
- set one's seal to II [si:l] noun
(any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) tjulenj

- sealskin

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I [si:l]
1.

noun

zoology

tjulenj; tjulenjevina (meso, koža); tjulenje usnje (tudi imitacija); rdečkasto rumeno rjava barva (tjulenja)

eared seal — morski lev;

2.

intransitive verb

iti na lov na tjulenje
II [si:l]
noun

pečat (tudi figuratively); žig; pečatnik; (carinska) plomba; snov za zamašitev odprtin; technical sifon; figuratively jamstvo, poroštvo, garancija, zagotovitev, obljuba, zastavek, založek, zalog

seal of love figuratively poljub; rojstvo otroka; poroštvo, jamstvo ljubezni

the Great Seal British English veliki državni pečat lorda kanclerja (s katerim se zapečatijo spisi parlamenta in važne državne listine)

the Privy Seal British English mali državni pečat (ki se daje na listine, ki jim ni potreben veliki državni pečat ali ki se bodo pozneje predložile parlamentu)

given under my hand and seal — od mene podpisano in zapečateno

under the hand and seal of — podpisano in zapečateno od

under the seal of confession — pod spovednim pečatom

under the seal of secrecy — pod pečatom molčečnosti, kot tajnost

he has the seal of death in his face — smrt mu je zapisana v obrazu

to resign the seals figuratively odpovedati se službovanju

to set one's seal to s.th. — pritisniti svoj pečat na kaj, zapečatiti; overiti, potrditi, avtorizirati kaj
III [si:l]
transitive verb

zapečatiti (tudi figuratively), dokončno odločiti, dati pečat na, žigosati; potrditi, ratificirati, sankcionirati; dokazati; zamašiti, začepiti (up), (hermetično) zapreti; označiti, zaznamovati; učvrstiti kaj s pomočjo cementa; zaliti (s svincem, smolo, z malto)

to seal a beam in a wall — zacementirati tram v zid

it is a sealed book for me — to je zame knjiga s sedmimi pečati

he is sealed for damnation — obsojen je na poguho

his fate is sealed — njegova usoda je zapečatena

that sealed his fate — to je zapečatilo njegovo usodo

to seal one's devotion with one's death — dokazati, potrditi svojo vdanost s smrtjo

sleep sealed my eyes — spanec mi je zatisnil oči

the tins are carefully sealed up — konserve so skrbno (hermetično) zaprte

a vessel sealed in ice — v ledu zamrznjena ladja

to seal (up) a window — tesno, hermetično zapreti okno

English-Slovenian dictionary > seal
4 sweep

[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb
1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) pometati

2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) pomesti

3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) pomesti

4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) (pri)hrumeti
2. noun
1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) pometanje

2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) zamah

3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) dimnikar

4) (a sweepstake.) stava pri konjskih dirkah

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- sweeper
- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up
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I [swi:p]
noun

pometanje, čiščenje, zamah z metlo; (krožna) kretnja, zamah; zavoj (reke, ceste), vijuga, krivina; razprostiranje, proženje, figuratively razsežnost; vplivno področje; obseg; doseg, domet; vršenje (vetra), šuštenje (obleke); plural smeti; dolgo veslo (za veslanje stojé); ročica sesalke; (kartanje) dobitje vseh vzetkov, vseh nagrad; British English pometač, dimnikar; colloquially (= sweepstake(s)) stava, nagrada iz stav pri dirkah in igrah; figuratively umazanec; slang čemernež, nejevoljnež

at one sweep — z enim zamahom, udarcem; naenkrat

with a sweep of one's hand — z močnim zamahom (svoje) roke

the sweep of Napoleon's genius — širina Napoleonovega genija

beyond the sweep of the eye — dljè kot seže oko

a wide sweep of plain — razsežna ravnina

chimney sweep — dimnikar

to give a sweep to the room — pomesti sobo

to make a clean sweep of one's old furniture — znebiti se starega pohištva

to make a clean sweep of the clerks — odpustiti vse nameščence

to make a clean sweep of the table figuratively pomesti s čim, odpraviti kaj
II [swi:p]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

pomesti, pometati, omesti, ometati, (po)čistiti; oplaziti, rahlo se dotakniti; (o vetru) mêsti, briti; odstraniti, s poti spraviti (zapreke itd.); z očmi, s pogledom preleteti; opazovati; (topništvo) gosto obsipavati z granatami; (o valu) preplaviti (čoln); iti (z roko) (on prek); križariti (po morju); vleči se (po tleh) (o obleki); z mrežo iti (po rečnem dnu); stoje poganjati (čoln) z veslom; dobiti večino (skoraj vse glasove) (pri glasovanju)

at a sweeping reduction commerce po zelo znižani ceni

sweep before your own door — pometaj(te) pred lastnim pragom

to sweep all before one figuratively doseči popoln uspeh

to sweep a constituency — z veliko večino dobiti poslansko mesto na volitvah

to sweep the board — dobiti vse vložke pri kaki igri, figuratively pobrati vse nagrade

to sweep all obstacles from one's path — odstraniti vse ovire na svoji poti

to sweep everything into one's net figuratively vse (zase) pobrati

to sweep the seas — prepluti morja v vseh smereh, križariti po morjih

to sweep the strings — iti, preleteti z roko po strunah glasbila, brenkati po strunah

the boat was swept out of sight — čoln je odneslo iz vida

a new broom sweeps clean — nova metla dobro pometa

the coast sweeps to the east — obala zavije proti vzhodu

he swept his hand across his forehead — z roko si je šel preko čela

his glance swept the room — s pogledom je preletel sobo

the river sweeps over its bed — reka se zliva čez bregove

the procession swept up the nave of the church — procesija se je veličastno pomikala po cerkvi proti oltarju

they swept the river to find his body — preiskali so rečno strugo, da bi našli njegovo truplo

to sweep the sea of enemy ships — očistiti morje od sovražnih ladij

she swept from her room — odšumela je (z dolgo obleko) iz sobe

the wind sweeps over the plain — veter brije čez planjavo

English-Slovenian dictionary > sweep
5 put

[put]
present participle - putting; verb

1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) postaviti

2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) zastaviti

3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) izraziti

4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) zapisati

5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) zapluti

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- put-on
- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with
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I [put]
noun

met kamna z rame; (borza) premijski posli

put and call — borzni terminski sklep
II [put]
1.

transitive verb

položiti, postaviti, dati kam, vtakniti ( in one's pocket v žep; in prison v ječo); spraviti (koga v posteljo, v neprijeten položaj, v red, v tek); izpostaviti, podvreči čemu ( to put to death usmrtiti koga); posaditi (into, under s čim; the land was put under potatoes); poslati, dati, siliti, naganjati (to v, k; to put to school poslati v šolo, to put to trade dati koga v uk, to put the horse to the fence nagnati konja v skok čez ograjo); napeljati, zvabiti (on, to k); napisati ( to put one's signature to a document); prestaviti, prevesti ( into French v francoščino); izraziti, formulirati ( I cannot put it into words ne znam tega z besedami izraziti; how shall I put it kako naj to formuliram?); oceniti, preceniti (at; I put his income at £ 1000 a year po mojem zasluži 1000 funtov na leto); uporabiti (to; to put s.th. to a good use dobro kaj uporabiti); zastaviti, postaviti (vprašanje, predlog; I put it to you apeliram na vas, obračam se na vas); staviti (on; denar na kaj); vložiti, investirati ( into v); naložiti (npr. davek, to put a taɔ on obdavčiti kaj); naprtiti, pripisati komu kaj (on; they put the blame on him krivdo valijo na njega); sport metati, vreči (kroglo); poriniti (bodalo), streljati (in, into);

2.

intransitive verb

podati se, napotiti se, iti, hiteti ( for kam; to put to land podati se na kopno; to put to sea odpluti

to put for home — napotiti se domov); nautical jadrati, krmariti, pluti; American izlivati se ( into v)

to put s.o. above s.o. else — postaviti koga pred drugega

to put one's brain to it — koncentrirati se na kaj, lotiti se česa

to put a bullet through — ustreliti, preluknjati koga

to put in black and white, to put in writing — napisati

to be put to it — biti prisiljen

to be hard put to it — biti v zagati, v škripcih, biti prisiljen k čemu

to put the cow to the bull — pripeljati kravo k biku

put the case that — recimo, da

to put the cart before the horse — nesmiselno ravnati

to put o.s. in (under) the care of s.o. — postaviti se pod zaščito koga

to put out of action — onesposobiti

to put s.o. out of countenance — spraviti koga iz ravnotežja

to put down the drain — vreči v vodo, neumno zapraviti

to put all one's eggs in one basket — staviti vse na eno karto

to put an end ( —ali stop, period) to — napraviti konec s čim, končati

to put the good face on it — mirno kaj prenesti

to put one's foot in it — narediti napako, osramotiti se, blamirati se

to put in force — uveljaviti

to put s.o. on his feet — spraviti koga na noge

to put the finger on — pokazati s prstom na, identificirati koga (kaj)

to put s.o. on guard — opozoriti koga na previdnost

to put one's hands to — lotiti se; pomagati

to put into the hands of s.o. — prepustiti komu, dati komu v roke

to put out of one's head — izbiti si iz glave, pozabiti

to put a horse to — vpreči konja

to put s.o. in a hole — spraviti koga v neugodon položaj

to put the hand to the plough — prijeti za delo

to put one's hands in one's pocket — globoko seči v žep

to put it to s.o. — apelirati na koga, dati komu na voljo

to put a knife into — zabosti

slang to put the lid on — presegati vse meje, biti višek česa

to put money on — staviti na kaj

to put the money to a good use — pametno porabiti denar

to put a matter right — izgladiti (zadevo)

to put it mildly — milo rečeno

to put in mind — spomniti koga

to put s.o.'s nose out of joint — spodriniti koga

to put in order — urediti

to put s.o. on his oath — zapriseči koga

to put in practice — izvajati

to put o.s. in s.o.'s place — vživeti se v položaj koga drugega

to put on paper — napisati

not to put it past one — pripisati komu kaj slabega

to put to ransom — zahtevati odkupnino za

to put s.o. right — popraviti koga

to put in shape — spraviti v dobro kondicijo, oblikovati

to put one's shoulder to the wheel — potruditi se

to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel — metati komu polena pod noge

to put to the sword — prebosti z mečem

to stay put — ostati na mestu

figuratively to put teeth into — zagristi se v kaj

to put s.o. through it — dajati koga na sito in rešeto

to put in use — uporabiti

to put a veto on it — uporabiti veto

to put into words — izraziti z besedami, točno opisati

to put s.o. in the wrong — postaviti koga na laž, dokazati, da nima prav

to put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti

slang to put s.o. wise — odpreti komu oči

slang to put the wind up s.o. — prestrašiti koga, dati mu vetra

well put — dobro povedano

to put the weight — metati kroglo

to put everything wrong — narediti vse narobe
III [pʌt]
noun

archaic tepec, čudak, kmet
IV [pʌt]
noun

& verb see putt

English-Slovenian dictionary > put
6 thumb

1. noun
1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) palec

2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) palec
2. verb
((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) prelistati

- thumb-nail
- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
- thumbtack
- under someone's thumb
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I [əəm]
noun

palec (prst); palec rokavice

thumbs up! slang izvrstno! odlično! sijajno!

a thumb ('s breadth) — širina palca

as easy as kiss my thumb — slang figuratively otročje lahek, otroška igra

rule of thumb — merjenje na oko

he is under my thumb — on je v moji oblasti, mora se mi pokoravati

his fingers are all thumbs figuratively on je zelo nespreten

to bite one's thumbs — od jeze ali zadrege se ugrizniti v palec

to have (to hold) under one's thumbs — imeti v svoji oblasti, v svojih pesteh

to travel ou the thumbs — potovati z avtostopom

to turn the thumbs down figuratively obsoditi (koga)

to twirl one's thumbs — palce vrteti (od dolgočasja), lenariti
II [mʌm]
transitive verb

potipati s palcem; pustiti palčne ali prstne odtise (na knjigi itd.); zamazati s palcem ali s prsti (knjigo itd.); prelistati (knjigo); brenkati (melodijo); nespretno začeti (delo); American colloquially dvigniti palec za avtostop

to thumb one's nose at s.o. — osle komu pokazati

to thumb a ride (a lift) — avtostopati; intransitive verb music igrati s palcem; brenkati, nespretno igrati

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7 heel

[hi:l] 1. noun
1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) peta

2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) peta

3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) peta
2. verb
1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) pribiti peto

2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) nagniti se

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- - heeled
- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel
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I [hi:l]
noun

peta, podpetnik; zadnje kopito; zadnja živalska noga; peta, ven moleč del predmeta (npr. držaj godala); spodnji del (jambora, gredi itd.); American slang baraba

heel of Achilles — Ahilova peta

at ( —ali on, upon) s.o.'s heels — komu za petami

down at (the) heel — ali out at heels — ponošenih pet, figuratively oguljen, strgan, v slabih razmerah

to heel — pri nogi (pes), figuratively ubogljivo, voljno

figuratively under the heel of — pod peto, pod oblastjo

heels over head — ali head over heels — na pete na glavo, na vrat na nos

the iron heel figuratively trda oblast, železna peta

by the heel and toe — od vseh strani

from head to heels — od glave do pete

neck and heels — od nog do glave

American heel of the hand — peščaj;

Z glagoli: to be carried with the heels foremost — biti odnesen s petami naprej, mrtev

to bring to heel — upogniti koga

to come to heel — priti k nogi (pes), figuratively zvesto slediti, ubogati

to have s.o. by the heels — imeti koga v oblasti

to have the heels of — prehiteti koga

to kick ( —ali cool) one's heels — dolgo čakati, American slang plesati

to kick ( —ali tip, turn) up one's heels — umreti, pete iztegniti

not to know if one is on one's head or heels — ne vedeti, kje se koga glava drži

to lay ( —ali clap) by the heels — ujeti, zvezati, spraviti v zapor

my heart sank into my heels — srce mi je padlo v hlače

to show a clean pair of heels — pete pokazati, bežati

to take to one's heels — pete odnesti, pobegniti

to tread on s.o.'s heels — obesiti se komu na pete

to turn on one's heel — zasukati se na peti
II [hi:l]
1.

transitive verb

podpetiti; podplesti (nogavice); sport udariti žogo z držajem palice (golf), poriniti žogo s peto (rugby), nadeti petelinu ostroge (petelinji boj); American slang dati komu denar;

2.

intransitive verb

stati ob nogi, hoditi ob nogi (pes); dotikati se s petami; American slang teči, švigniti

English-Slovenian dictionary > heel
8 lead

I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) (pri)peljati

2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) voditi

3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) povzročiti

4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) biti na čelu

5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) imeti
2. noun
1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vodstvo

2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) prednost

3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) vodenje

4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) prednost

5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (pasja) vrvica

6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) sled

7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) glavna vloga

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- leader
- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun
1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) svinec

2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mina

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- leaden

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I [led]
noun

chemistry svinec; marine grezilo, svinčnica; plural svinčene krovne ploščice, svinčena streha, svinčen okenski okvir; chemistry grafit, mina (za svinčnik); printing medvrstnik

to cast ( —ali heave) the lead — meriti globino s svinčnico

British English military nautical slang to swing the lead — hliniti bolezen, simulirati

ounce of lead — krogla (iz pulke)

as dull as lead — zabit, neumen
II [led]
1.

transitive verb

zaliti s svincem, obtežiti, plombirati, zapečatiti; printing razmakniti vrstice;

2.

intransitive verb nautical

meriti globino s svinčnico
III [li:d]
noun

vodenje, vodstvo; sport & figuratively prednost, naskok; začetni udarec (boks); zgled, primer, nasvet, napotek; theatre glavna vloga, glavni igralec, -lka; cards prednost, prva karta; kratek izvleček iz vsebine članka, uvod k članku; electrical vod, dovod, prevodnik, prevodna žica; mlinščica, korito za mlin; kanal skozi ledeno polje; pasji konopec; naplavina zlata v rečni strugi

under s.o.'s lead — pod vodstvom koga

to be in the lead of — biti na čelu, voditi

to take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kaj

to give a lead — iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)

sport to have the lead of — voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) pred

figuratively to have the lead over — imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)

to follow s.o.'s lead — ravnati se po nasvetu koga

to give s.o. a lead — dati komu dober zgled, svetovati

one minute's lead — ena minuta naskoka

cards it is your lead — ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)

cards to return lead — vreči karto iste barve
IV [li:d]
1.

transitive verb

voditi, peljati, pripeljati (to), odpeljati ( away); figuratively napeljati, napeljevati, nagniti koga (to k); voditi dirigirati (orkester); preživljati (življenje); speljati (koga, vodo kam); začeti igro (kartanje);

2.

intransitive verb

biti prvi, biti v vodstvu, na čelu; voditi, peljati (cesta, prehod itd); zadati prvi udarec (boks)

to lead the way — pokazati pot, peljati, iti pred kom

this leads nowhere — to nikamor ne vodi

this road will lead you to town — ta cesta te bo pripeljala v mesto

all roads lead to Rome — vse poti vodijo v Rim

to lead the dance — začeti, otvoriti ples

to lead s.o. up the garden (path) — povleči koga za nos

to lead s.o. by the nose — imeti koga na vajetih, imeti popolno oblast nad kom; povleči koga za nos

to lead into temptation — spravljati koga v skušnjavo

this led me to believe — to me je nagnilo k temu, da sem verjel

to lead s.o. a (dog's) life — greniti komu življenje

to lead a dog's life — po pasje živeti

to lead s.o. a nice ( —ali fine, pretty, merry) life — delati komu težave, pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, imeti koga za norca

to lead a double life — živeti dvojno življenje

to lead a miserable existence — životariti

figuratively to lead with the chin — izzivati usodo

to lead (a girl) to altar — peljati (dekle) pred oltar, oženiti

sport to lead by points — voditi po točkah

sport to lead with the left — zadati prvi udarec z levico (boks)

American to lead captive — peljati v ujetništvo

Scottish juridically to lead evidence — pričati

parliament to lead the House — voditi parlamentarne zadeve

figuratively the blind leading the blind — slepec slepca vodi

led horse — rezervni konj

led captain — prisklednik

he is easier led than driven — lažje ga je prepričati, kakor prisiliti

English-Slovenian dictionary > lead
9 arm

I noun
1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) roka

2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) naslonjalo (za roke)

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- armful
- armband
- armchair
- armpit
- arm-in-arm
- keep at arm's length
- with open arms II verb
1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) oborožiti

2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) oborožiti se

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- armed
- arms
- be up in arms
- take up arms
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I [a:m]
noun

zgornja okončina, laket, roka; krak, ročica; rokav; naročje; figuratively oblast; opora; močna veja

to fly into s.o.'s s — vreči se komu v naročje

to fold one's arm — prekrižati roke

infant in arms — dojenček, čisto majhen otrok, otročiček

to keep ( —ali hold) s.o. at arm's length — varovati se koga, ne pustiti ga blizu

to make a long arm — seči po čem

secular arm — posvetna oblast

arm of the sea — morski rokav

within arm's reach — dosegljiv

with open arms — prisrčno
II [a:m]
noun

(navadno plural) orožje, vojna oprema; vrsta orožja; vojaški poklic; grb

to appeal to arms — oborožiti se

to bear arms — služiti vojake

to beat to arms — poklicati pod orožje

to carry arms — služiti vojake

cessation of arms — premirje

coat of arms — grb

fire arms — strelno orožje

to lay down arms — položiti orožje

man at arms — vojak

passage of arms — (pismeni) znanstveni spor

arms race — tekma v oboroževanju

to rise in arms — upreti se

shoulder arms! — puško na rame!

small arms — lahko orožje

stand of arms — popolna vojaška oprema

suspension of arms — premirje

to take up arms — oborožiti se

under arms — pod orožjem

up in arms — pod orožjem; figuratively hudo jezen
III [a:m]
1.

transitive verb

( with z; for za, against proti) oborožiti; opremiti; oskrbeti; armirati;

2.

intransitive verb

oborožiti se; oskrbeti se

physics to arm a magnet — nabiti magnet

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10 hold

I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
2. noun
1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem

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- - holder
- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun
((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje

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I [hóuld]
noun

nautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letalu

to stow the hold — utovoriti na ladjo
II [hóuld]
noun

prijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdba

to afford no hold — ne nuditi opore

to catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobiti

to get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti koga

to get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati se

to get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblast

to have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblasti

to keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rok

to miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijeti

in politics no holds are barred — v politiki je vse dovoljeno

to quit ( —ali let go) one's hold of — izpustiti kaj iz rok

American to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kaj

to take hold of one's fancy — zbuditi domišljijo
III [hóuld]
1.

transitive verb

držati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;

2.

intransitive verb

držati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, biti

hold! — počakaj, ustavi se!

to hold the baby — proti svoji želji imeti odgovornost

to hold to bail — proti jamstvu izpustiti na svobodo

to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornost

to hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati se

to hold one's breath — zadržati dih

to hold the boards — obdržati se na odru (igra)

to hold cheap — ne ceniti

to hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotiti

to hold in chase — zasledovati

to hold a candle to the devil — dajati potuho

to hold in contempt — prezirati koga

to hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubiti

to hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti

to hold the fort — obraniti se

to hold a good hand — imeti dobre karte

to hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati se

to hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kos

to hold one's horses — potrpeti

to hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pesti

hold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!

to hold one's hand — vzdržati se česa

to hold one's head high — biti zelo ponosen

hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!

to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne ceniti

to hold s.o. to his promise ( —ali word) — držati koga za besedo

to hold pace with — iti v koraku s kom ali čim

to hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmi

to hold still — ostati miren

to hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogi

to hold the stage — biti v središču zanimanja (igralec na odru)

to hold tight — čvrsto (se) držati

to hold true — veljati, biti res

to hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesen

to hold a wager — staviti

to hold watch — stražiti

there is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen je

neither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen

the rule holds of ( —ali in) all cases — pravilo velja v vsakem primeru

the place holds many memories — kraj je poln spominov

to eat as much as one can hold — jesti kolikor kdo zmore

English-Slovenian dictionary > hold
11 hat

[hæt]
noun

(a covering for the head, usually worn out of doors: He raised his hat as the lady approached.) klobuk

- hatter
- hat trick
- keep something under one's hat
- keep under one's hat
- pass/send round the hat
- take one's hat off to
- talk through one's hat
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I [hæt]
noun

klobuk; kardinalski klobuk

figuratively kardinalstvo; slang my hat! — za vraga!

top hat — cilinder

British English slang a bad hat — pokvarjenec

as black as my hat — čisto črn

figuratively red hat — kardinalstvo

hat in hand — hlapčevsko, servilno

high hat — domišljav

hats off to him! — klobuk dol pred njim!

under one's hat — v tajnosti, skrivoma

American at the drop of a hat — takoj, zaradi najmanjšega povoda

I'll eat my hat if — naj me vrag vzame, če

his hat covers his family — čisto sam je, nikogar nima

to hang up one's hat in s.o.'s house — obnašati se v tuji hiši po domače, ugnezditi se pri kom

to keep it under one's hat — obdržati kaj zase

to pass ( —ali send) round the hat for — pobirati denarne prispevke za

to raise one's hat — odkriti se v pozdrav

to receive the hat — postati kardinal

to take one's hat off to s.o. — klobuk pred kom sneti

to throw one's hat in the ring — izzvati koga na boj

to talk through one's hat — širokoustiti se, pretiravati

to touch one's hat — dotakniti se klobuka v pozdrav
II [hæt]
transitive verb

pokriti s klobukom; dati klobuk na; podeliti kardinalski klobuk

English-Slovenian dictionary > hat
12 light

I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetloba

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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I [lait]
adjective ( lightly adverb)

lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)

light of belief — lahkoveren

light coin — kovanec z nezadostno količino žlahtne kovine

electrical light current — šibki tok

light of foot ( —ali heel) — lahkonog

light fingers — dolgoprst (tat)

held in light esteem — malo spoštovan

to hold s.th. light — ali to make light of s.th. — ali to set lightstore by — nalahko kaj jemati

with a light heart — z lahkim srcem

figuratively a light hand — obzirnost, takt

light in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljiv

no light matter — to pa ni malenkost

light metals — lahke kovine

light opera — lahka ali komična opera

light traffic — majhen promet

light woman — lahka ženska

light weights — prelahke uteži

the ship returned light — ladja se je vrnila brez tovora

military in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovora
II [lait]
adverb

nalahko, rahlo, lahko

light come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljeno

to get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovan

to travel light — potovati z malo prtljage
III [lait]
adjective

svetel, jasen
IV [lait]
noun

svetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang oči

according to one's lights — po svojih sposobnostih

he appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)

by the light of a candle — pri svetlobi sveče

by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjo

between the lights — v mraku

to bring to light — odkriti, odkopati

to come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkrit

poetically light of one's eyes — vid

figuratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesa

in the light of these facts — vpričo teh dejstev

to give light to — razložiti, razjasniti

to give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigareto

to hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnosti

high lights — najsvetlejši deli slike

the light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)

to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo luč

to put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kaj

I see the light — posvetilo se mi je

to see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevideti

to see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjen

to stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti koga

to stand in one's own light — škodovati samemu sebi

to strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)

he is a shining light — genij je

to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kaj

get out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!

tail-light — rdeča lučka na avtomobilu

light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotja

Ancient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi okna
V [lait]
1.

transitive verb

prižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;

2.

intransitive verb

prižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;
VI [lait]
intransitive verb

izstopiti, iti dol (from, off); pasti (on na); spustiti se (on na); naleteti (on na); American slang navaliti ( into na); American slang izginiti, pobegniti ( out); dogoditi se

a cat always lights on its feet — mačka vedno pade na noge

the bird lighted on a twig — ptič se je spustil na vejico

English-Slovenian dictionary > light
13 slip

I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) zdrsniti

2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) zdrsniti

3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) popustiti

4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) smukniti

5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) izmuzniti se

6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) vtakniti
2. noun
1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) spodrsljaj

2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) spodrsljaj

3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) kombineža

4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) dok

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- slipper
- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun
(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) listič

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I [slip]
noun

zdrsljaj; spodrsljaj, padec; nezgoda, napaka; zareka(nje); uitje, izmuznjenje; prevleka za blazino; obleka, ki se hitro obleče ali sleče; otroški predpasniček, prtiček; plural British English kopalne hlačke; plural theatre premične kulise; stranski vhod, prostor, kjer stoje igralci, preden nastopijo na odru; hunting konopec, vrv (za pse); izpustitev (psov); majhen brus; nautical poševna ravnina za splavitev ladij; geology zemeljski udor, usad

a slip of a boy — vitek, stasit deček

a fine slip of a girl — vitko, stasito, brhko dekle

a slip of pen (tongue) — spodrsljaj (lapsus) v pisanju (v govoru)

a slip on a piece of orange peel — spodrsljaj na koščku oranžne lupine

to get the slip — biti odklonjen, pasti (npr. pri izpitu)

he gave me the slip — pobegnil (ušel, izmuznil se) mi je

to make a slip — napraviti spodrsljaj, napako

there's many a slip'twixt the cup and the lip figuratively ne hvali dneva pred nočjo
II [slip]
intransitive verb

spodrsniti, zdrsniti ( off z), zdrkniti, drčati, polzeti, smukniti, izmuzniti se, uiti (čemu); odmikati se (o času); skrivaj se vriniti; transitive verb hitro obleči ali sleči; po nemarnosti narediti napako, pogrešiti; prezgodaj povreči ali skotiti; odvezati, spustiti (psa) z vrvice; (neopazno) spustiti (v), izpustiti

to slip an anchor — odvezati vrv sidra

the bolt has not slipped home — zapah se ni čisto zaprl

to slip one's breath (wind) — izdihniti, umreti

to slip a cog — napraviti napako

to slip the collar figuratively osvoboditi se

the cow has slipped its calf — krava se je prezgodaj otelila

to let slip — zagovoriti se, (nehote) povedati resnico

to let slip the dogs of war poetically sprožiti sovražnosti, začeti vojno

he often slips in his English — on često dela napake v svoji angleščini

this fact has quite slipped my memory — to dejstvo mi je popolnoma ušlo iz spomina

his foot slipped — spodrsnilo mu je

to slip one's guard — uiti svojemu stražarju

even good men slip — celó dobri ljudje delajo napake (pogrešijo, se zmotijo)

to slip from one's hand — izmuzniti se komu iz rok

the horse slipped its collar — konj se je znebil komata

I slipped on a piece of orange peel — spodrsnilo mi je na koščku oranžne lupine

to let an opportunity slip — izpustiti, zamuditi priložnost

the prices have slipped — cene so padle

to slip a ring on one's finger — natakniti si prstan na prst

she slipped a shilling into the beggar's hand — spustila je šiling v beračevo roko
III [slip]
noun

glinasta masa (lončarstvo)
IV [slip]
noun

botany cepljeno drevo, cepljenka, cepljenec; sadika, potaknjenec; podmladek, podrast, pofomec; trak papirja, listič; letvica; printing poskusni odtis na dolg trak papirja

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14 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) imeti koga za talca

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I [téik]
transitive verb

1.

vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti, military ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

to take advice — vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se

he does not take alcohol — on ne pije (alkohola)

to take one's bearings marine izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figuratively ugotoviti, pri čem smo

take her through this book — predelaj z njo to knjigo

to take the bull by the horns — zgrabiti bika za rogove, figuratively spoprijeti se s kom (čim)

to take breakfast — zajtrkovati

the car cannot take more than five — v avto ne more več kot pet oseb

to take a cup of tea — popiti skodelico čaja

shall we take our coffee in the garden? — bi pili kavo na vrtu?

to take the chair figuratively prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)

to take s.o.'s eye — pritegniti pozornost kake osebe

to take a flat — vzeti (v najem) stanovanje

to take in one's hands — vzeti v roke

to be taken ill — zboleti

to take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej

I took her in a lie — ujel sem jo na laži

to take s.o.'s measurements — vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)

I take the opportunity to tell you... — izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...

to take (holy) orders ecclesiastic biti posvečen, ordiniran

to take a part — prevzeti, igrati vlogo

to take in bad part — zameriti, za zlo vzeti

to take poison — vzeti strup, zastrupiti se

to take precedence over — imeti prednost pred

to take s.o. prisoner ( —ali captive) — military ujeti koga

to take 3000 prisoners military ujeti 3000 sovražnikov

to take a seat — sesti (na stol)

to take s.o. for s.tiv. adjective slang izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga

to take s.o. stealing — zasačiti koga pri tatvini

I take his statement with a grain of salt — njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)

to take by storm ( —ali assault) — zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem

to take a bit between teeth figuratively odpovedati poslušnost

to take s.o.'s temperature — (iz)meriti komu temperaturo

to take by the throat — zgrabiti za vrat

to take a ticket — vzeti, kupiti vozovnico

to take the train (a taxi, a tram) — peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)

to take a thief in the act — zasačiti tatu pri dejanju

to be taken in a trap — ujeti se v past

the town was taken after a short siege — mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju

to take s.o. unawares — presenetiti koga

to take the waters — piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)

to take the trouble of doing s.th. — vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj

to take the veil religion iti v samostan, postati nuna

to take a wife — oženiti se

to take the right way with s.o. — lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način

we must have taken the wrong way — morali smo se zmotiti v poti

to take a poor view ( —ali a dim view) of — ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o;

2.

odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

children were taken from their mothers — materam so odvzeli otroke

take three from ten — odštej tri od deset

he tried to take her handbag from her — skušal ji je iztrgati torbico

take this letter to the post-office — odnesi to pismo na pošto

take your umbrella — vzemi dežnik s seboj

the bus will take you there — avtobus vas bo peljal tja

to take s.o. home — odvesti koga domov

where will this road take us? — kam nas pelje ta pot?

he was taken in the prime of life — umrl je v najboljših letih

he was taken hence — umrl je;

3.

dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

to take cold — dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad

to take a cold — prehladiti se

to take a fever — dobiti mrzlico

to take an infection — okužiti se, inficirati se

to take a game — dobiti igro

to take s.th. as a reward — dobiti kaj kot nagrado

to take the first prize in — dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)

to take a monthly salary — prejemati mesečno plačo

to take a degree at the university — diplomirati na univerzi

to take a newspaper — biti naročen na časopis

to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. — (grdo) izkoristiti kaj

to take s.th. under a will — dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu;

4.

vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

it takes a good actor to play this role — le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo

it takes time and courage — za to je potreben čas in pogum

it took me ( —ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station — potreboval sem ɜ minut, da sem prišel do postaje

it did not take more than 3 minutes — to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute

it would take a strong man to move it — potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil

which size in hats do you take? — katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?

it takes two to make a quarrel — za prepir sta potrebna dva;

5.

občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

to take the consequences — nositi, prevzeti posledice

to take an examination — napraviti izpit

to take a fall adjective slang nositi posledice

to take a loss — (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo

to take offense — biti užaljen, zameriti

to take pains — (po)truditi se

to take pity on s.o. — občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga

to take umbrage — sumničiti, posumiti

to take great pleasure in s.th. — imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem

are we going to take it lying down? — bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?

these troops had taken the brunt of the attack — te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada;

6.

očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

to be taken with (by) — biti očaran od

he takes readers with him — on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce

to take s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komu

his play did not take — njegova drama ni imela uspeha

they soon took to each other — kmalu sta se vzljubila

what took him most was the sweetness of her voice — kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu;

7.

razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

I take it that... — to razumem tako, da...

shall I take it that... — naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?

then, I take it, you object to his coming — torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel

as I take it — kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)

do not take it ill if I do not go — ne zamerite mi, če ne grem

to take a hint ( —ali cue) — razumeti namig

to take a joke well (ill) — (ne) razumeti šalo

to take seriously — resno vzeti

you may take it from me — lahko mi to verjamete

whom do you take me for? — za koga me (pa) imate?

to take s.o. for a fool — imeti koga za norca

to take s.th. for granted — vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno

I take this to be fun — to smatram za šalo

I take him to be ( —ali for) an honest man — imam ga za poštenjaka

to take as read politics juridically smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)

may I take the minutes as read? — smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?;

8.

zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

to take earth hunting zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figuratively umakniti se, skriti se

to take a header — skočiti (na glavo) v vodo

to take (to) the water — iti v vodo

he took the bush — zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto

they took to the woods — zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove

to take refuge ( —ali shelter) — zateči se ( with k)

to take to the stage — iti h gledališču

take the corner slowly — počasi zavijte okoli vogala

the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease — konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto;

9.

fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

he took me while I was not looking — fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam

he insisted on being taken with his hat on — na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi

to take views — delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati

to have one's photograph taken — dati se fotografirati

to take a photo — fotografirati

she took her mother in her old age — skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti;

10.

intransitive verb

uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv; botany prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se; technical prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi); medicine učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti; photography fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se; colloquially biti prizadet

the book did not take — knjiga ni imela uspeha

the dye takes well on this cloth — barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu

some people take better than others — nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi

he did not take well this time — to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji

to take well — biti fotogeničen

he takes well (badly) — on je (ni) dober na fotografiji

to take sick — zboleti

to take as heir — prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

Posebne zveze:

to take into account ( —ali consideration), to take account for — vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati

to take aim at military meriti, ciljati na

to take the air — iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronautics dvigniti se

to take alarm — vznemiriti se

to take breath — zajeti sapo, oddahniti si

to take the bun ( —ali cake —ali biscuit) — slang figuratively vse prekositi

this takes the cake! slang to je pa že višek!

to take care — biti oprezen, paziti

to take charge of — prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo

to take one's chance — tvegati, upati se

to take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj

to take under consideration — vzeti v pretres, v presojo

to take comfort — potolažiti se

to take a dare — pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti

deuce take it! — vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!

to take effect — učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; juridically stopiti v veljavo

to take exception to ( —ali at, against) — grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke

to take evasive action slang izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)

to take one's ease — udobno se namestiti

to take s.o.'s evidence juridically zaslišati koga

to take one's farewell — vzeti slovo, posloviti se

to take to heart — vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se

to take holiday — vzeti si dopust

to take hold of — prijeti, zgrabiti

to take it into one's head — vbiti si (to) v glavo

to take an interest in — zanimati se za

to take issue with — ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti

to take it (on the chin) slang požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)

take it or leave it! — vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!

to take a journey — potovati, iti na potovanje

to take kindly to s.o. — čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga

to take a leap — poskočiti

to take leave of — vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od

to take liberties — preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen

to take lessons — jemati učne ure (lekcije)

to take one's life in one's hand — tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko

to take the measure of s.o.'s foot — vzeti mero za obutev, figuratively premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe

to take the minutes — pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)

to take no — dobiti odklonitev

to take possession of — vzeti v posest

to take notice colloquially opaziti

to take notice of — vzeti na znanje, upoštevati

to take no notice of — ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati

to take in ( —ali to) pieces — narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)

to take part in — udeležiti se, sodelovati v

to take a ride — pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)

to take a river — iti čez reko

to take rise — izvirati, nasta(ja)ti

to take root — ukoreniniti se

to take shape — dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se

to take the rough with the smooth figuratively vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je

the son took after his father — sin se je vrgel po očetu

to take by surprise — presenetiti

to take short — presenetiti, zalotiti

to take to singing a tune — začeti peti melodijo

to take to bad habits — vdati se slabim navadam

to take to s.th. like ducks to water — takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj

to take to task — poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti

to take the time from s.o. figuratively točno se ravnati po kom

to take one's turn — priti na vrsto

to take turns — menjavati se (za)

to take a turn for the worse — obrniti se na slabše

to take things easy — lagodno delati

take it easy! — ne razburjaj se!

I am not taking any colloquially hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram

to take the water marine izpluti

to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte

to take wine with s.o. — nazdraviti komu

to take upon o.s. an office — prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)

that walk did take it out of us! — ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal

to take one's time — vzeti si čas

to take s.o. at his word — koga za besedo prijeti
II [téik]
noun

vzetje, odvzem; ulov (rib); hunting plen, uplenitev; prejemek, iztržek, izkupiček, inkaso (v gledališču, na koncertu itd.); film, televizija, posnetek scene, scena; British English zakup, zemlja v zakupu; šah odvzem (figure)

a great take of fish — velik ulov rib

he is very proud ot his take — zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil)

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15 slide

1. past tense, past participle - slid; verb
1) (to (cause to) move or pass along smoothly: He slid the drawer open; Children must not slide in the school corridors.) drseti

2) (to move quietly or secretly: I slid hurriedly past the window; He slid the book quickly out of sight under his pillow.) zdrsniti
2. noun
1) (an act of sliding.) drsenje

2) (a slippery track, or apparatus with a smooth sloping surface, on which people or things can slide: The children were taking turns on the slide in the playground.) tobogan

3) (a small transparent photograph for projecting on to a screen etc: The lecture was illustrated with slides.) diapozitiv

4) (a glass plate on which objects are placed to be examined under a microscope.) steklo pod objektivom

5) ((also hair-slide) a (decorative) hinged fastening for the hair.) zaponka

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- slide-rule
- sliding door
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I [sláid]
noun

drsalnica; drsališče; drča; drsenje, drsanje; drsalen zaklopec ali pokrov; žlebič, utor, smuk; zemeljski udor; fotografska plošča, diapozitiv, fotografija; steklo objektiva pri mikroskopu; zaponka (na pasu)

slide lecture — predavanje z diapozitivi
II [sláid]
intransitive verb

drseti, zdrsniti, spodrsniti, zdrkniti, spodrseti; drsati se po ledu (brez drsalk); gladko teči; polzeti; počasi, neopazno padati ( into v); iti prek (česa), (neopaženo) miniti; počasi prehajati (from... to od... k, na, v); slang oditi; transitive verb pahniti, poriniti, napraviti, da nekaj zdrsne ( into v, na)

the boys are sliding on the pond — dečki se drsajo na ribniku

he has slid into bad habits — navzel se je slabih navad

to slide one's hand into one's pocket — vtakniti roko v žep

to let things slide — prepustiti stvari toku razvoja, ničesar ne ukreniti, biti brezbrižen

he slid out of the room — zmuznil se je iz sobe

to slide into sin — zabresti v greh

he slid over the question of his divorce — hitro je prešel vprašanje svoje ločitve (razveze)

to slide over a delicate subject — preiti kočljiv predmet

to slide a ship down the skids nautical spustiti ladjo po drsalicah v morje (pri splavitvi);

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16 cut

1. present participle - cutting; verb
1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)
2. noun
1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) rez; prekinitev; striženje; znižanje

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) kroj

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) kos

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- cutter
- cutting 3. adjective
(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) žaljiv

- cut glass
- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective
(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) neusmiljen

- a cut above
- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short
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I [kʌt]
noun

kroj, rez, izrez, vrez; reženj, kos, odrezek; znižanje, zmanjšanje, odtegnitev; privzdignjenje (kart); udarec (pri tenisu ipd.); ignoriranje, prezir; American predor, tunel; slang delež; kanal; grafika; gravura; American izostanek iz predavanja

a cut above — za stopnjo višji

that's a cut above me — tega ne razumem

to give s.o. the cut — pretrgati stike s kom

the cut of one's jib ( —ali rig) — obraz, zunanjost

cut and thrust — prerekanje

to draw cuts — žrebati

figuratively to make a cut in — zmanjšati, zreducirati
II [kʌt]
1.

transitive verb

(od)rezati, (od)sekati, (pri)striči, rezbariti, (po)kositi, (po)žeti; (na)brusiti; gravirati, vrezovati; (pri)krojiti; skopiti, kastrirati; zbosti, zbadati; prizadeti; tepsti, bičati; figuratively izogniti, izogibati se, ne pozdraviti; zmanjšati, znižati; odložiti; izpustiti, opustiti;

2.

intransitive verb

rezati, sekati; zbadati; žeti, kositi; slang zbežati, ucvreti, pobrisati jo; privzdigniti (karte)

to cut after s.o. — letati za kom

to cut at s.o. — udariti koga (z mečem); figuratively prizadeti koga

that cuts both ways — to govori za in proti

figuratively to cut one's cable — umreti

to cut capers ( —ali didoes) — prevračati kozolce; smešne uganjati, norce briti

to cut cards — privzdigniti karte

to cut s.o.'s claws — pristriči komu kremplje

to cut and come again — dvakrat si odrezati

to cut and contrive — varčno gospodariti

to cut (dead) — ne pozdraviti, ignorirati

to cut dirt, to cut it, to cut one's lucky ( —ali stick, sticks) — popihati jo

to cut a dash — zbujati pozornost

to cut a figure ( —ali splash, show, flash) — imeti vlogo, postavljati se na vidno mesto

to cut it fine — premalo časa si vzeti; natanko preračunati

figuratively to cut one's fingers — opeči se

to cut the ground under s.o.'s feet — pokvariti komu načrte

to cut free — osvoboditi

to cut to the heart — globoko prizadeti

slang to cut no ice — ne imeti vpliva

to cut it ( —ali the matter) short — na kratko, skratka

cut it! — molči(te)!

figuratively to cut the knot — odločno rešiti vprašanje

to cut a loss — odreči se, sprijazniti se z izgubo

to cut one's profits — žrtvovati svoj dobiček

to cut the painter — pretrgati stike

to cut the record — potolči rekord

to be cutting one's teeth — dobivati zobe

to cut one's own throat — samemu sebi škodovati

to cut to — usmeriti kam

to cut one's wisdom teeth ( —ali eyeteeth) — spametovati, izučiti se

to cut the price — znižati ceno
III [kʌt]
preterite & past participle

od cut
IV [kʌt]
adjective

narezan; skrajšan, zmanjšan, zreduciran; brušen; skopljen; ostrižen

cut and dried — pripravljen; dolgočasen, šablonski

cut (over the head) — pijan

cut out for s.th. — ustvarjen za kaj

to have one's work cut out — s trudom izvršiti; imeti mnogo dela

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17 plough

1. noun
(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plug
2. verb
1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) orati

2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) prebijati se

3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) zaleteti se

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I [pláu]
noun

British English plug, oranica; obrezilnik (knjigoveznittvo)

electrical tokovni odjemalnik; British English zavrnitev kandidata pri izpitu; astronomy the Plough — Veliki voz

figuratively to put one's hand to the plough — lotiti se česa

colloquially to take a plough — pasti pri izpitu
II [pláu]
1.

transitive verb British English

orati, preorati; plužiti, brazditi; figuratively utirati pot; nautical brazditi, sekati valove (ladja); slang vreči pri izpitu;

2.

intransitive verb

orati, plužiti, brazdati; truditi se, mučiti se, prebijati se; slang pasti pri izpitu

to plough a lonely furrow — opravljati svoje delo sam

to plough the sands — mučiti se zaman

to plough the sea — ploviti po morju

to plough ahead — neutrudno delati naprej, počasi napredovati

to plough back — obogatiti zemljo (s travo, deteljo), figuratively ponovno vložiti dobiček v podjetje

to plough out — izkopati, preorati

to plough under — podorati, spodkopati

to plough up — zorati

to plough through — prebijati se skozi, prebiti se

to plough one's way — utirati si pot

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18 power

noun

1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) sposobnost

2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) moč

3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) oblast

4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) pooblastilo

5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) velika živina

6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) sila

7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 2³ is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potenca

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- powered
- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power
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I [páuə]
noun

moč, sila, sposobnost (telesna in duševna); plural zmožnosti, sposobnosti, dar, talent; vlada, oblast, gospostvo ( over nad); vpliv; juridically polnomočje, pooblastilo; politics moč, sila, oblast ( power politics politika sile); država, velesila ( great ŋs velesile); vplivna oseba, vplivno mesto; višja sila, božanstvo, duhovi ( the ŋs above višja sila, bogovi); colloquially množina, sila česa ( a power of people sila ljudi); mathematics potenca ( ɔ to the power of three ɔ na tretjo potenco); physics sila, energija, zmogljivost; electrical (jaki) tok; technical mehanična, gonilna sila ( horse ŋ konjska sila); optics zmogljivost povečanja leče

within (out of) my power — (ni) v moji moči

colloquially more power to you ( —ali to your elbow) ! — srečno!, mnogo uspeha!

to do all in one's power — storiti, kar je komu mogoče

absolute power — neomejena oblast

to be in power — biti na oblasti, biti na krmilu

to be in s.o.'s power — biti v oblasti koga

to come into power — priti na oblast

to have s.o. in one's power — imeti koga v oblasti

to have (no) power over s.o. — (ne) imeti oblast(i) nad kom, (ne) imeti vpliv(a) pri kom

juridically full power, s — polnomočje

juridically power of attorney — pooblastilo, polnomočje

the powers that be — oblast, oblastniki

technical mechanical powers — stroji

power on — z motorjem v teku

power off — v prostem teku (motor)

under one's own power — z lastno silo (tudi figuratively)

the A.B.C. powers — Argentina, Brazilija, Čile
II [páuə]
transitive verb

oskrbeti z mehanično silo, z električno energijo

rocket-powered — na raketni pogon

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19 press

[pres] 1. verb
1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) pritisniti, stisniti (se)

2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) stisniti

3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) priganjati

4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) vztrajati

5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) likati
2. noun
1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) stisk; likanje

2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tiskarski stroj

3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) tisk

4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) novinarji

5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) stiskalnica

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- pressing
- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on
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I [pres]
noun

technical stiskalnica; printing tiskarski stroj, tiskarna, tiskarstvo, tisk; časnikarstvo, novinarstvo, novinarji; nateznik (na smučch); omara (knjižna, za obleko, zlasti za perilo); stiskanje, pritiskanje, glajenje, likanje; naval, pritisk, gneča; figuratively naglica, nujnost, nuja; nautical čezmeren pritisk (vetra) na jadra

to correct the press — opraviti korekturo, popraviti tiskovne napake

coming from the press — pravkar izšel (knjiga)

to go to press — iti v tisk

to send to press — dati v tisk

gutter press — opolzko časopisje

to have a good (bad) press — imeti pohvalno (slabo) kritiko v časopisju

in the press — v tisku

nautical press of sail — razpeta jadra

nautical to carry a press of sail — pritiskati na jadra

nautical under a press of canvas z — razpetimi jadri

the yellow press — senzacionalno časopisje
II [pres]
1.

transitive verb

stiskati, stisniti; pritisniti, pritiskati, tlačiti (tudi figuratively); iztisniti, izžeti (sadje, sok); likati, polikati; stisniti skupaj, pritisniti naprej, stran; goniti, priganjati, ne dati miru, prisiliti, izsiliti, pritiskati na koga; vsiliti komu kaj; dati čemu poudarek, ostati, vztrajati (pri svojem mnenju); moledovati ( for za);

2.

intransitive verb

stiskati se, prerivati se, gnesti se, vsiljevati se, biti nujen

to press the button — pritisniti na zvonec, dati znak za začetek dela; figuratively napraviti odločilen korak

to press an attack — trdovratno napadati

to press home an argument — trdovratno dokazovati

to press one's point — trdovratno vztrajati pri svojem mnenju

to be pressed for money (time) — biti v denarni (časovni) stiski

to press s.o. for money — pritiskati na koga za denar

to press s.th. on s.o. — vsiljevati komu kaj

to press into service — zaposliti koga (zlasti proti volji)

hard pressed — v stiski, v težkem položaju

time presses — čas priganja
III [pres]
1.

transitive verb

nasilno novačiti (v vojsko, mornarico); zaseči, rekvirirati (konje, ladje itd.); figuratively prisvojiti si;

2.

noun

nasilno novačenje

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20 bow

I 1. verb
1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) prikloniti se

2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) ukloniti se
2. noun
(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) poklon

- bowed
II 1. [bəu] noun
1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) lok

2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) godalni lok

3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) vozel
2. noun
((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) premec

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I [bou]
noun

lok; music godalni lok, godalo; mavrica; pentlja, obroček; roč, držaj; plural okvir za naočnike; vulgar trebuh, vamp

bow and arrow period — obdobje uporabe loka in puščice

to draw ( —ali pull, shoot with) the long bow — pretiravati, širokoustiti se

to draw a bow at a venture — streljati ali kaj reči na slepo srečo, tja v tri dni

to have two strings to one's bow — imeti dve železi v ognju

wide on the bow hand — daleč od cilja

bow instrument — godalo

bows on — z glavo naprej

bows under — premagan, ki težko napreduje

slang bow window — velik trebuh, vamp

to tie a bow — zavezati pentljo
II [bou]
transitive verb

music gosti; usločiti
III [bau]
noun

poklon, klanjanje; spoštovanje

to make one's bow — umakniti se, oditi, posloviti se

to take a bow — priklanjati se (pred zastorom)

to make one's first bow — prvič nastopiti
IV [bau]
intransitive verb & transitive verb

pripogniti, pripogibati se; (to, before) pokloniti, klanjati se, spokoriti, ukloniti se; v sobo (ali iz sobe) koga peljati, vljudno odsloviti

a bowing acquaintance — površno poznanstvo

to bow and scrape — ponižati se, biti pretirano vljuden

to bow one's assent — s priklonom izraziti svoje dovoljenje

to bow one's thanks — s priklonom se zahvaliti

to be on bowing terms — le površno poznati
V [bau]
noun

nautical ladijski nos, kljun, krn, premec; veslač, ki sedi najbliže premcu

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Перевод: с английского на словенский

under the hand of

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