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1 with one's eyes open
(with full awareness of what one is doing: I knew what the job would involve - I went into it with my eyes open.) zavestno -
2 close one's eyes to
(to ignore (especially something wrong): She closed her eyes to the children's misbehaviour.) zapirati oči pred čim -
3 before/under one's very eyes
(in front of one, usually with no attempt at concealment: It happened before my very eyes.) vpričo -
4 eye
1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) oko2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) odprtina, luknja, uho3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) oko2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) opazovati- eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open* * *I [ai]nounoko; vid; pogled; vidik; popek; ušesce (npr. šivanke); zankica; luknja (v kruhu, siru); figuratively namera; blesk diamanta; središče; American slang vohunblack eye — modrica, American porazby the eye — na oko, po videzuto cast sheep's eyes at s.o. — zaljubljeno koga gledatito clap an eye at s.o. — zagledati kogato catch the eyes of s.o. — s pogledom koga opozoritito close one's eyes to s.th. — zapirati oči pred čimto come to the eye of s.o. — pojaviti se pred komcolloquially to do in the eye — oslepariti, ukanitieasy on the eye — čeden, prijetento give an eye to — pogledati, popazitito have eyes at the back of one's head — imeti povsod oči, biti bisterto have an eye to s.th. — paziti na kajto keep one's weather eye open — oprezovati, budno pazitito make eyes at s.o. — spogledovati se s komto make s.o. open his eyes — hudo koga presenetitimy eye! — presneto!quick eye — oster vid, dar opazovanjamilitary eyes right! (left!, front!) — desno (levo, naravnost) glej!slang in a pig's eye — nikdardo you see any green in my eye? — mar res misliš, da sem tako neumen, da bi ti verjel?to see eye to eye with s.o. — popolnoma se strinjatito throw dust in the eyes of s.o. — vreči komu pesek v oči, slepiti gaII [ai]transitive verbgledati, opazovatito eye s.o. over, to eye s.o. head to foot — premeriti koga z očmi -
5 open
['əupən] 1. adjective1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) odprt2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) odprt3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) odprt4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) odkrit5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) odkrit6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) odprt7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) odprt2. verb1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) odpreti2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) začeti•- opener- opening
- openly
- open-air
- open-minded
- open-plan
- be an open secret
- bring something out into the open
- bring out into the open
- in the open
- in the open air
- keep/have an open mind
- open on to
- the open sea
- open to
- open up
- with open arms* * *I [óupən]adjective ( openly adverb)odprt (tudi medicine npr. rana); svoboden, javen, dostopen (to komu; npr. park); odprt (morje); nezavarovan, izpostavljen (motor); nezložen, odprt (časopis); prost, nezaseden (službeno mesto); figuratively dovzeten (to za); figuratively izpostavljen (to čemu); odkrit, neprikrit, očiten (zaničevanje, skrivnost itd.); odkrit, odkritosrčen (značaj, pismo itd.); radodaren, darežljiv; odprt, neodločen, nerešen (vprašanje, borba itd.); figuratively prost, dovoljen (lov, ribolov itd.); prost (čas); vrzelast, škrbast (zobovje); ne gosto naseljen; luknjičav (tkanina, ročno delo); economy odprt, tekoč (račun); grammar odprt (vokal, zlog); nautical ploven, nezaledenel, brez meglewith open arms — z razprostrtimi rokami, z ljubeznijoopen book — odprta knjiga, figuratively odkrit človekjuridically in open court — v javni razpravijuridically open and shut case — nezapleten primereconomy politics the open door — politika svobodne trgovinewith open eyes — zavestno, z odprtimi očmifiguratively to keep one's eyes (ears) open — imeti kaj pred očmi, budno paziti na kajwith open hands — z odprtimi rokami, darežljivoto lay open — razodeti, odkriti, pokazatito lay o.s. open to — izpostavljati se čemuopen ice — led, skozi katerega je še možna plovbato leave o.s. wide open to s.o. — pokazati komu svojo slabo straneconomy open market — svoboden trgmilitary open order — razmaknjena vojaška formacijaAmerican open shop — podjetje, ki ne dela razlik med sindikalisti in nesindikalistiopen town military odprto mesto, American mesto kjer je vse dovoljeno (hazardiranje prostitucija itd.)open time — čas, dovoljen za lovto throw open for — urediti, pripraviti, odpreti komujuridically open verdict — uraden odlok o smrti brez navedbe vzrokaopen water — plovna, nezaledenela vodaII [óupən]nounthe open — odprt prostor, svež zrak; odprto morje; javnostto come into the open (with s.th.) — razkriti se, biti popolnoma odkritosrčen, razglasiti (kaj)in the open — na prostem, na zrakuIII [óupən]1.transitive verbodpreti (tudi economy npr. račun); začeti, odpreti (tržišče, pogajanja itd.); razkriti (čustva, misli); juridically pustiti odprto; nautical zagledati (skrit objekt);2.intransitive verbodpreti se; figuratively razkriti se (to komu); odpirati se v, na; gledati kam, voditi kam (vrata, okno); nautical prikazati se (kopno)to open the ball — začeti prepir, biti spredajto open the eyes of s.o. — odpreti komu očimilitary to open fire — začeti streljatito open one's heart to — odpreti srce, odkriti svoja čustvato open o.s. to s.o. — zaupati (razodeti) se komu -
6 wide
1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) širok2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) širok3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) širok4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) bogat2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) široko- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *I [wáid]adjective ( widely adverb)širok, prostran; obsežen; dalekosežen; velik, znaten, bogat (izkušnje, znanje itd.); liberalen, ki je brez predsodkov, širokogruden; splošen, obči; raztezajoč se v določenih mejah; široko odprt; ki presega meje, čezmeren; daleč oddaljen; British English slang bister, prebrisana wide domain — obsežno, obširno področjeto give a wide margin — dati široko polje, dati prost prostorto take wide views — biti velikodušen, velikopotezenII [wáid]adverb široko, širom, prostrano; oddaljeno, daleč od; v polni merifar and wide — daleč naokoli; na dolgo in na širokoto have one's eyes wide open — imeti široko odprte oči, biti buden (pazijiv, oprezen)to open one's mouth too wide figuratively biti preveč pohlepen (lakomen, častihlepen)III [wáid]nounpoetically širina, prostranost; skrajnost; sport nedosegljiva žogato the wide — do skrajnosti, popolnomabroke to the wide colloquially čisto "suh" (brez denarja) -
7 roll
I 1. [rəul] noun1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) zvitek2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) žemljica3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) valjanje4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) zibanje5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bobnenje6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) kolobar (sala)7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) tuš (bobnanje)2. verb1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) kotaliti (se)2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) odkotaliti3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) zviti4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) prevaliti (se)5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) svaljkati6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) zamotati7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) valjati8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) zibati (se)9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) bobneti10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) zavijati (oči)11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) voziti se12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) valiti se13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) teči•- roller- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) kotalkati se- roll in
- roll up II(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) seznam* * *I [róul]nounzvitek (papirja, pergamenta itd.), rola; listina, seznam, spisek, popis, imenik, register, katalog; zmotani akti, spisi, letopisi, kronike, anali itd.; American slang zvitek bankovcev, denar; kruhek, žemljica, (mesna) rulada; archaic polž; technical valj, cilinder; military klicanje po imenih, apel; valjanje, trkljanje, kotaljenje, obračanje; figuratively majava hoja, guganje; pozibavanje (ladje, letala); bobnenje (groma), hrumenje, valovanje (vode); (o zvoku) blagoglasje, skladnost, gostolevek (kanarčka); aeronautics obračanje, vrtenje (umetnostno letanje)roll of hair — rola, zvitek, koder lasthe Rolls — državni arhiv, registratura (v Londonu)to strike s.o. off the rolls — brisati, črtati koga s seznama; diskvalificirati koga (zaradi nepoštenja itd.)II [róul]1.transitive verbvaliti, valjati, kotaliti; zviti, (za)motati, zvijati, svaljkati; prevažati, transportirati, voziti; tanjšati, valjati (železo); gugati, pozibavati, valoviti; phonetics izgovarjati soglasnik r z vibriranjem; (o reki) valiti, gnati; vrteti (okoli osi); razmišljati, prevračati misli, tuhtatito roll a blanket, a carpet — zviti odejo, preprogoto roll a lawn, a road — zvaljati trato, cestoto roll one's r's — drdrati, pogrkavati svoje rroll my log and I'll yours figuratively roka roko umivahe rolled himself from side to side — pozibaval, majal se je z ene strani na drugoto set the ball rolling figuratively spraviti (stvar) v tek, sprožiti, začeti;2.intransitive verbvaliti se, valjati se, kotaliti se; voziti se, potovati; obračati se, vrteti se; potekati, minevati, teči (o času, letnih časih); odteči, odtekati (o vodi); valovati, biti valovit (o morju); valovito se raztezati (o kopnem, zemlji); odjekniti, odmevati, razlegati se (o zvoku); bobneti; šumeti; gostoleti (o kanarčku); (o osebah) majati se, zibati se, racati; vrteti se, obračati se (okoli svoje osi)a rolling stone — valeč se kamen, figuratively nestanoviten človek, ki stalno menjava služboto roll in money, in riches — valjati se v denarju, biti zelo bogatto roll into one — stekati se v eno, združiti sea rolling stone gathers no moss figuratively goste službe, redke suknjeto start the ball rolling figuratively spraviti kaj v tek, začeti, sprožitiwe had been rolling for hours without stopping once at a station — vozili smo se ure in ure, ne da bi se bili ustavili enkrat na kaki postaji -
8 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) napeti (se)2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pretegniti, napenjati3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) preobremenjenost3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki* * *I [stréin]nounpritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin; technical deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja; (često plural) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnjaunder a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živcimartial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzikathe strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrviit is a strain colloquially to človeka zdelato impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od strojaII [stréin]1.transitive verbnategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahnitito strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe datito strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko ocenitito strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besedeto strain one's credit (one's powers, one's rights) — prekoračiti svoj kredit (svoja pooblastila, svoje pravice)to strain one's strength — precenjevati svojo moč; precediti, filtrirati, pasirati (tudi out)to strain out coffee grounds — (pre)filtrirati kavino goščo; (močno) stisniti (to k), objeti; obsolete (pri)siliti, primorati, priganjati;2.intransitive verbvleči, trgati; (do skrajnosti) se napenjati, si prizadevati, se truditi (for, after za), stremeti (for, after po); upogniti se, (s)kriviti se, zviti se; teči, curljati skozi, pronicati (o tekočini); ustrašiti se (at pred), osupniti, ostrmeti, ustaviti se (at ob), imeti preveč pomislekovhe strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efektiIII [stréin]nounrod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditeva strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvia strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti -
9 squint
[skwint] 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) škiliti2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) gledati s priprtimi očmi2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) škiljenje2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) bežen pogled3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) poševno* * *[skwint]1.nounškiljenje; mežikanje; pogled od strani; skriven (hiter, bežen) pogled; pogledovanje (at na); figuratively nagnjenje, tendenca (to, towards k)I'll have a squint at the menu — bom hitro pogledal (na) jedilni list;2.adjective (redko) škilav, škilast; nezaupljiv, sovražen; poševen, kriv;3.intransitive verbškiliti; od strani gledati; metati skrivne, nezaupljive poglede; škiliti (at za čem), bežno pogledati; meriti (at na), mežikati, na pol zapreti (oči); transitive verb zavijati, obračati (oči), bežno pogledatito squint one's eyes — škiliti, colloquially mežikati -
10 light
I 1. noun1) (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.) svetloba2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek•- lightly- lighten- 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.)* * *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)electrical light current — šibki tokfiguratively a light hand — obzirnost, taktlight in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljivmilitary in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovoraII [lait]adverbnalahko, rahlo, lahkolight come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljenoto get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovanIII [lait]adjectivesvetel, jasenIV [lait]nounsvetloba, 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 očihe appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjoto bring to light — odkriti, odkopatito come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkritpoetically light of one's eyes — vidfiguratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesato give light to — razložiti, razjasnitito give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigaretoto hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnostithe light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo lučto put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kajto see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevidetito see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjento stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti kogato strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kajget out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotjaAncient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi oknaV [lait]1.transitive verbprižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;2.intransitive verbprižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;VI [lait]intransitive verb -
11 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) obdržati2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) obdržati (zase)3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) imeti, (vz)držati4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) nadaljevati5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) imeti na zalogi6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) skrbeti za, rediti7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) držati se8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) voditi9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) zadrževati10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) vzdrževati11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) držati12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) praznovati2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) oskrba; stanovanje in hrana- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch* * *I [ki:p]nounhistory osrednji grajski stolp, trdnjava, temnica; življenjske potrebščine, oskrba, stanovanje in hrana, vzdrževanje; paša, krma; military utrdba, reduta; plural igra, pri kateri zmagovalec obdrži dobitekto earn one's keep — preživljati se, zaslužiti za vsakdanji kruhII [ki:p]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.);2.intransitive verbostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se ( he ŋs well); držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati ( she ŋs smiling); colloquially stanovati (where do you keep?)to keep s.o. at arm's length — ne dati komu do sebecommerce to keep books — voditi knjigeto keep s.o.'s counsel — varovati tujo skrivnostto keep one's countenance — ostati resen, zadrževati smehto keep clear of — izogniti se česa, čuvati se česato keep s.o. company — delati komu družboto keep company with — skupaj hoditi, družiti se zto keep s.th. dark — obdržati zase, ne izdatito keep one's end up — braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje deloto keep an eye on ( —ali out for) —ali to keep one's eyes open ( —ali skinned) —ali to keep one's weather eye lifted — imeti odprte oči, budno pazitito keep the field — vztrajati, ne se umaknitito keep (a) guard over s.o. — čuvati kogasport to keep (the) goal — biti vratar, čuvati golGod keep you! — bog te varuj!to keep s.th. going — ohraniti kaj v tekuto keep s.o. going — komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenjuto keep one's ground — ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrstto keep early ( —ali good) hours — prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spatto keep bad ( —ali late) hours — prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spatto keep one's head — ne izgubiti glave, ostati mirento keep house — vzdrževati družino, gospodinjitito keep open house — biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem časuto keep a good look-out — budno opazovati, pazitito keep s.o. for lunch — zadržati koga pri kosiluto keep pace ( —ali step) with — iti v korak, ne zaostajatiAmerican to keep plugging along — kar naprej garatito keep the pot boiling — životariti, komaj se prebijatito keep good relations with s.o. — ostati s kom v dobrih odnosihto keep a record of s.th. — voditi zapise o čemto keep sight of — imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti nato keep in suspense — pustiti koga v negotovosti; commerce imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)to keep track of — zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočemto keep one's temper — zadržati se, ne razburjati seAmerican to keep tabs on — nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti sito keep together — biti složen, držati skupajto keep watch (over, on) — stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom -
12 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blizu2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) tesno2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) bližnji, zaupen2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) tesen3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) natančen4) (tight: a close fit.) tesen5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) zatohel6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skop7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) zaprt, molčeč•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zapreti (se)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) končati (se)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) skleniti2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) konec- close up* * *I [klous]adjective ( closely adverb)zaprt, zaklenjen; stisnjen, tesen, gost; figuratively jedrnat; soparen, zadušljiv, zatohel; molčeč, vase zaprt; blizek; pazljiv, natančen; skoraj enak; vztrajen, marljiv; zaupen; skop, varčen; skrit; logičen; neodločen (boj)close combat — bitka iz bližine, boj moža proti možucolloquially close customer — molčeč človekcolloquially close thing — pičla zmagato keep s.th. close — zase kaj obdržati, ne izdatiII [klous]adverbblizu, pičloclose at hand, close by — čisto blizuclose on — skoraj, domala; kmalu natoto follow close upon s.o. — biti komu za petamito sail close to the wind — jadrati tesno ob vetru; figuratively biti komaj še v mejah zakonaIII [klous]nounograjen prostor, ograda; plot; šolsko dvorišče, igrišče; področje stolne cerkve; Scottish prehod skozi hišo, uličicaIV [klouz]nounzaključek, konecto bring to a close — končati, zaključitiV [klouz]1.transitive verbzapreti; končati, zaključiti, likvidirati; ustaviti se (ob drugi ladji);2.intransitive verbzapreti se; prenehati; (to) bližati se, zaceliti seto close one's eyes to s.th. — zapirati oči pred čimto close s.o.'s eye — suniti koga v okoto close the door on s.th. — narediti konec razpravljanju o čem -
13 cry
1. verb1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) jokati2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) vpiti2. noun1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) krik2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) jok3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) glas (živali)•- cry off* * *I [krai]nounkrik, vreščanje, vpitje, klicanje; jok; lajež; tolpa psov; geslo; rotitevmuch cry and little wool — mnogo krika za prazen nič, veliko truda in malo uspehaa far cry — velika razdalja, velika razlikafiguratively hue and cry — krik in vik; tiralicaII [krai]1.transitive verbklicati, vzklikniti, jokati, tarnati, razglasiti; izklicevati;2.intransitive verbjokati, kričati, jadikovati, vreščati; lajati; dreti seto cry shame upon s.o. — (o)sramotiti, grajati kogait's no good crying over spilt milk — kar je, jeto cry wolf — povzročiti prazen hrup, izgovarjati se na neresnično bolezento cry to s.o. — poklicati kogato cry craven — vdati se, popustiti -
14 twinkle
['twiŋkl] 1. verb1) (to shine with a small, slightly unsteady light: The stars twinkled in the sky.) svetlikati se2) ((of eyes) to shine in this way usually to express amusement: His eyes twinkled mischievously.) iskriti se2. noun1) (an expression of amusement (in one's eyes).) iskrenje2) (the act of twinkling.) svetlikanje* * *[twiŋkl]1.nounsvetlikanje, bleščanje, migljanje, migotanje, utripanje, mežikanje; iskrenje; trzaj, tren (očesa); kratek, hiter premik; figuratively hip, trenutekin a twinkle, in the twinkle of an eye — v hipu, kot bi trenil (z očesom)a humorous twinkle — šegavo mežikanje;2.intransitive verbmigljati, migotati, utripati, mežikati, žmeriti; treniti (z očesom); hitro se premikati sem in tja; iskriti se, svetlikati se, bleščati se, zasvetiti se; transitive verb oddajati (svetlobo) s svetlikanjem (iskrenjem); mežikati (z očmi) -
15 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) dvigniti2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) prenesti3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) izginiti4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) dvigniti se2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) dvig2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) dvigalo3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) prevoz4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) polet•- lift off* * *I [lift]noundviganje; (ponosna, vzravnana) drža; technical višina dviga, dvigalna sila, dvigalo, lift; vzpenjača, smučarska vlečnica, sedežnica; aeronautics vertikalna sila zračnega pritiska na avion, ki deluje v obratnem sorazmerju s silo teže; figuratively pomoč, povzdiga; dviganje (cen); dodatno usnje v podpetnici; colloquially krajadead lift — nepremakljiv, pretežek predmetto give s.o. a lift — vzeti koga v avto, figuratively pomagatiII [lift]1.transitive verb(up) dvigniti, dvigati; privzdigniti, povzdigniti, spodbuditi; colloquially krasti (zlasti govedo), napraviti plagiat; podreti šotor (tabor); izkopavati (krompir), izkopati (zaklad); American izplačati hipoteko; American preklicati (prepoved, embargo); sneti ( off z);2.intransitive verbdvigniti se, dvigati se (tudi megla, oblaki); pustiti se dvignitito lift up a cry — zagnati krik, zakričatito lift s.o.'s face — polepšati komu obraz z operacijofiguratively to lift one's hand — prisečito lift a hand — premakniti roko, samo malo se potruditifiguratively to lift a hand against s.o. — dvigniti roko na kogato lift one's hat — privzdigniti klobuk, pozdravitito lift (up)one's head — dvigniti glavo, zbrati se; dvigniti se, pojaviti se, pomoliti glavoto lift up one's heel — brcniti, ritatifiguratively to lift up one's horn — pokazati rogelifted up with pride — kipeč od ponosa; vzravnan od ponosato lift a story — ukrasti zgodbo, napraviti plagiatto lift (up)one's voice against — povzdigniti glas proti, nasprotovati komu, čemu -
16 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) dvigniti2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) povišati3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) rediti4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) vzgojiti5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) postaviti (vprašanje)6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) zbrati7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) povzročiti8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) dvigniti9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) postaviti10) (to give (a shout etc).) zvišati (glas itd.)11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) vzpostaviti zvezo (z)2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) povišek- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits* * *I [réiz]nounpovišanje; povišanje plače (mezde); vložki (pri pokerju), licitiranje (pri bridžu); vzpetina, višinaraise in wages — povišanje mezd, plačII [réiz]transitive verbdvigniti, pokonci postaviti; povišati, zvišati, povečati, izboljšati (plačo, slavo itd.); zgraditi; osnovati, ustanoviti; povzročiti (prepir ipd.), začeti; rediti, gojiti, vzgajati, vzrediti; sejati (žito), saditi, obdelovati (povrtnine); novačiti, zbrati vojsko; zbudit, razvneti za, podpihovati, dvigniti ( against proti); podreti (tabor), kreniti; opustiti, ukiniti blokado, obleganje; klicati (duhove); širiti (vonj); vzeti (posojilo); inkasirati, izterjati (denar, davek); nautical zagledati, opaziti (kopno, zemljo)with a raised voice — glasno, z jeznim glasomto raise Cain (the devil, hell, the mischief) — strašanski hrup (trušč, kraval) dvignitito raise a dust (hell) figuratively dvigniti prahto raise one's eyebrows — predrzno (domišljavo, užaljeno) pogledati, namrščiti obrvito raise s.o.'s fame — povečati slavo kake osebeto raise funds — zbirati denar, prispevketo raise one's glass to a guest — napiti, nazdraviti gostuto raise one's hand — dvigniti roko (na koga), udariti (koga)to raise one's hat to s.o. — odkriti se komuto raise a loan — razpisati, vzeti posojiloto raise a mine nautical dvigniti minoto raise money — pobirati, zbirati denarto raise to the second power mathematics dvigniti na drugo potencoto raise the roof slang dvigniti do neba segajoč hrup, strašansko razsajatito raise ship (land) nautical priti na vidik ladje (zemlje)to raise s.o. out of his sleep — zbuditi koga iz spanjato raise one's voice against — dvigniti svoj glas, protestirati protito raise the wind figuratively priskrbeti si nujno potrebni denar (sredstva)to raise up transitive verb ustvariti, napraviti, poklicati v živijenje, zbuditi -
17 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) okrogel2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) okrogel2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) (na)okoli2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) v krogu3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) naokrog4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) naokoli5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) po obodu6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) naokoli3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) okoli2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) okoli3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) okoli4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) po4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) krog, runda2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) obhod3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) krogla5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) runda6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kratki kanon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) zaviti okoli- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) ovinkast, daljši- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up* * *I [ráund]adjectiveokrogel, obel, zaokrožen, zaobljen, valjast; krožeč, ki se giblje v krogu, vijugast; (o obrazu) okrogel, poln; (o vsoti) zaokrožen, okrogel, približen; celoten, znaten, ves; (o slogu) gladek, tekoč; (o korakih) hiter, krepak; iskren, jasen, odkrit, preprost, prostodušenat a round pace (rate) — s krepkim korakom, hitro, nagloin round figures (numbers) — v celih številih; v okroglih, približnih številkahin a round voice — s krepkim, polnim glasoma round robin figuratively protestno pismo ali peticija s podpisi v krogu (da se ne odkrije pobudnik)a round sum — okrogla, znatna, precejšnja vsotaa round-trip ticket American vozovnica za krožno potovanje; American povratna vozovnicaa round, unvarnished tale — popolna, neolepšana resnicaa round vowel — zaokrožen samoglasnik (o, u)to be round with s.o. — biti odkrit, pošten do kogaII [ráund]nounoblina, okroglina, okroglost, okrogel ali obel predmet, okrogla stavba; krog, venec; gibanje kroga, kroženje; obhod, runda; patrulja; runda (pri tekmah, igrah); military naboj, granata, salva; figuratively salva smeha, odobravanja; hunting strel; debela rezina (mesa); niz, vrsta dni; music pesem, ki se izmenoma poje, pesem pri koluround of pleasures — potovanje za zabavo; vrsta zabavthe daily round — običajno vsakdanje delo (posel, opravilo), rutinato dance in a round — plesati v krogu, plesati koloto make (to go) one's rounds — obhoditi, inšpicirati, pregledati, opraviti svoj običajni obhodIII [ráund]adverb (na)okoli, (na)okrog; v krogu, v obsegu; kolikor daleč seže pogled naokoliround and round — nepretrgoma, neprestano, velikokratround about! — na levo krog!all-round — naokoli, brez razlike, vsi po vrstiall the country round — po vsej deželi, zemljito ask s.o. round — povabiti koga k sebito bring s.o. round — spraviti koga k sebi, k zavesti; prepričati kogato come (to be) round — kmalu, skoraj priti (biti)to go round — vrteti se v krogu, krožitito get s.o. round — prelisičiti, omrežiti, premamiti kogato hand round — podajati, porazdeliti okoliwhat are you hanging round for? — kaj čakaš tu? kaj delaš tu?to order glasses round — naročiti pijačo za vso družbo, pogostiti vso družboto send round the hat — (s klobukom) nabirati darove v družbi, prositi za prostovoljne prispevketo show s.o. round — okoli koga voditi, biti komu za vodnika, razkazovati komu kajto turn round — vrteti se, obrniti se, obračati seIV [ráund]prepositionokoli, okroground the bend slang nekoliko nor, prismojenround the clock — nepretrgano, non-stop, 2ɔ ur na danto take s.o. round the town — razkazovati komu mestoV [ráund]transitive verb & intransitive verbzaokrožiti (se), zaobliti (se); postati okrogel (poln, debel); obkrožiti, obkoliti; obpluti; obiti (oviro), obhoditi, iti (na)okrog, okoli; zaviti okoli (vogala); zvoziti (ovinek); obrniti (obraz) ( towards proti); obrniti se, ozreti seVI [ráund]intransitive verb & transitive verbobsolete šepniti, šepetatito round in s.o.'s ear — šepniti komu na uho -
18 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) rešiti2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) varčevati3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) prihraniti4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) preprečiti zadetek5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) odrešiti6) (to keep data in the computer.) shraniti2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) obramba- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) razen* * *I [séiv]1.transitive verbrešiti ( from pred); zaščititi; shraniti, čuvati, spraviti (žito itd.); (ob)varovati (pred), ohraniti, prihraniti, (pri)varčevati, dobro gospodariti (z), varčno porabljati ali trošiti; prizanesti, prizanašati; sport obvarovati poraza, preprečiti zadetek (gol); theology zveličati, odrešiti; dospeti, še ujeti, ne zamuditi (vlaka itd.); zadovoljiti;2.intransitive verbvarčevati, biti varčen; ohraniti seto save appearances — ohraniti videz normalnosti, uglednostito save one's bacon figuratively rešiti si glavoto be saved theology biti odrešen, zveličansave your breath! — prihrani si svoje besede! molči!he was saved from drowning — rešili so ga, da se ni utopil (utonil)to save one's face — ohraniti, čuvati svoj obraz, svoj prestiž (ugled, dostojanstvo)to save s.o.'s life — rešiti komu življenjesave the mark! slang oprostite besedi (izrazu)!a stitch in time saves nine figuratively bolje je preprečiti kot lečitiII [séiv]1.preposition poetically & archaicrazen, izvzemšisave and except — razen, izvzemšisave only he — razen njega, samó on nethe last save one — predzadnji;2.conjunctionrazen če, če ne, razen ( that da)I felt well save that I had a headache — počutil sem se dobro, razen da me je bolela glava;3. -
19 avert
[ə'və:t]1) (to turn away, especially one's eyes: She averted her eyes from the dead animal.) odvrniti2) (to prevent: to avert disaster.) preprečiti* * *[əvɔ:t]transitive verb( from) odvračati, odvrniti (od česa), preprečiti -
20 fasten
(to fix or join (together): Fasten the gate!; She fastened a flower to the front of her dress; He fastened his eyes upon her face.) pritrditi- fastener* * *[fá:sn]1.transitive verb(upon, on) pritrditi, pričvrstiti, privezati; zavozlati; podtakniti, podtikati;2.intransitive verboprije(ma)ti, držati se; zapreti se (vrata)to fasten one's eyes ( —ali looks) upon s.th. — upreti oči, zagledati se v kajto fasten a crime upon s.o. — naprtiti komu zločinto fasten a nickname upon s.o. — obesiti komu vzdevek
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