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21 arch
1. noun1) (the top part of a door etc or a support for a roof etc which is built in the shape of a curve.) obok2) (a monument which is shaped like an arch: the Marble Arch in London.) slavolok3) (anything that is like an arch in shape: The rainbow formed an arch in the sky.) oblok4) (the raised part of the sole of the foot.) usločenost2. verb(to (cause to) be in the shape of an arch: The cat arched its back.) usločiti- arched- archway* * *I [a:č]nounarchitecture obok, oblok, lok; slavolokII [a:č]transitive verb & intransitive verbobokati; bočiti seIII [a:č]adjective ( archly adverb)glaven, prvi; skrajnji; prebrisan, premeten, navihan, zvit -
22 be to
intransitive verb morati, biti prisiljen; obiskati; tikati sehave you ever been to London? — ste kdaj bili v Londonu? -
23 blitz
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24 bomb
[bom] 1. noun(a hollow case containing explosives etc: The enemy dropped a bomb on the factory and blew it up.) bomba2. verb1) (to drop bombs on: London was bombed several times.) bombardirati2) (to fail miserably: The play bombed on the first night.) spodleteti•- bomber- bombshell* * *[bɔm]1.nounbomba, ročna granata;2.transitive verbbombardirati -
25 borough
(in Britain, a town or area with certain rights.) okraj* * *[bʌrə]nountrg; samoupravno mesto z zastopnikom v parlamentu; mestece; samoupravno mestno področje (London); mestni volilni okraj -
26 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) razbiti, zlomiti2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomiti3) (to make or become unusable.) pokvariti (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) odpovedati5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) potolči6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) prekiniti7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) prekiniti8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznaniti9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutirati10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ublažiti11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) izbruhniti2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) premor2) (a change: a break in the weather.) sprememba3) (an opening.) odprtina4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) priložnost•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) lomljivi predmeti- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *I [breik]1.transitive verblomiti, prelomiti, zlomiti, odlomiti; skrhati; raztrgati, pretrgati, odtrgati; poškodovati, (po)kvariti; odpreti, odpečatiti; prestreči, prekiniti; odvaditi; (pre)kršiti; oslabiti, ublažiti; (iz)uriti (konja v ježi); uničiti; obzirno sporočiti; izčrpati; orati, kopati; (iz službe) odpustiti, degradirati;2.intransitive verbzlomiti, skrhati, razbiti, raztrgati se; razpasti, razpadati; počiti, razpočiti se; poslabšati se (vreme); svitati; ločiti se, spremeniti smer; propasti, zbankrotirati; vlomitito break asunder — pretrgati, prelomitito break s.o.'s back — zlomiti komu vrat, uničiti gacolloquially to break the back of s.th. — opraviti najtežji del česanautical to break bulk — začeti raztovarjatito break a butterfly on the wheel — zapravljati svojo moč, uporabiti drastična sredstvato break cover — zapustiti skrivališče, izkobacati sethe day is breaking — svita se, dani seto break even — pokriti stroške, poravnati seto break faith — prelomiti prisego, izneveriti seto break (new) ground — ledino orati, začeti nov obratto break loose — odtrgati se, zbežati; prekršitito break the neck of s.th. — izvržiti najtežji del naloge, končati kajto break o.s. of a habit — odvaditi se česato break s.o.'s pride — ponižati kogato break to pieces — zdrobiti (se); razpastito break the thread — prekiniti, pretrgatiwho breaks pays — sam pojej, kar si si skuhalbreak your neck! — veliko sreče!II [breik]nounzlom; razpoka; prekinitev, pavza, odmor; jasa; music sprememba glasu, mutiranje; presledek; vdolbina v zidu; pobeg iz ječe; American colloquially slučaj, napaka; figuratively dobra priložnostthe break of day — jutranji svit, zoraIII [breik]nounvrsta kočije, s katero se konji navadijo voziti; širok vagon -
27 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) poleg, blizu, pri2) (past: going by the house.) mimo3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) po4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) od5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) s, z6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) po7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do8) (during the time of.) med9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) do, za10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) krat11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) na12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) po2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blizu, zraven2) (past: A dog ran by.) mimo3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) poleg, na stran•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) obiti- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *I [bai]prepositionblizu, pri, ob, od, do, med, po, s, polegby s.o.'s bedside — ob postelji kogaby blood — po izvoru, po roduby the by(e) — mimogrede povedano, da ne pozabimby chance — po naključju, slučajnoby dint of — zaradi, s pomočjoby George! — pri moji veri!by Jove! — pri moji veri!by leaps and bounds — skokoma, hitroby letter — pismeno, s pismomby means of — s pomočjo, sby now — sedaj, že, medtemone by one — drug za drugim, posameznoby o.s. — sam zase, sam od sebeby sea — po morju, z ladjoby stealth — kradoma, skrivajby this time — medtem; že; ob tem časuby turns — menjaje, drug za drugim, po vrstitwo by two, by twos — po dvaby the way — mimogrede, približnoII [bai]adverbblizu, v bližini, poleg, zraven; mimoby and by — kmalu nato, kasnejefiguratively to pass s.o. by — prezreti koga -
28 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) ujeti; pritegniti2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ujeti3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) presenetiti4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) zboleti za5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) ujeti (se)6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) udariti7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) ujeti8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) vneti se2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) prijem2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) kljuka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) ulov4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) past•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *I [kæč]1.transitive verbujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati; (at, in pri) presenetiti; zamrzniti;2.intransitive verbprijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)to catch s.o. bending — zasačiti kogato catch s.o. a blow — udariti kogato catch a glimpse of s.o. — bežno koga zagledatito catch the idea ( —ali point) — razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti miselto catch hold of s.th. — polastiti se česa, prijeti kajcatch me! — nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne prideto catch s.o. napping — zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega delaslang you will catch it! — ti bom že pokazal!II [kæč]nounplen, lov, ulov; prijem; ukana, trik, past; ugodna ženitev; zavora, kljuka, zaponka; music skladba za tri ali več glasov, kanon; zastoj; figuratively težavaslang a great catch — dober lov -
29 C.C.
abbreviationCaius College (Cambridge); Chamber of Commerce; Circuit Court; City of London; County Council(lor) -
30 citizen
['sitizn]1) (an inhabitant of a city or town: a citizen of London.) meščan, prebivalec2) (a member of a state or country: a British citizen; a citizen of the USA.) državljan•* * *[sítizən]nounmeščan(ka), občan(ka); državljan(ka); American civilist(ka) -
31 cockaigne, cockayne
[kɔkéin]nounIndija Koromandija; London -
32 cockney
['kokni]1) (a native of the City of London.) Londončan2) (his speech: He spoke cockney; ( also adjective) a cockney accent.) cockney, londonsko narečje* * *[kɔkni]nounLondončan (nižjega stanu); londonski dialekt; American contemptuously meščan(ka) -
33 Cockney
['kokni]1) (a native of the City of London.) Londončan2) (his speech: He spoke cockney; ( also adjective) a cockney accent.) cockney, londonsko narečje* * *[kɔkni]proper namevzdevek neizobraženega Londončana; londonsko narečje; American buržuj -
34 collection
[-ʃən]1) ((an) act of collecting: Your letter won't get to London tomorrow - you've missed the last collection (= of mail from a postbox) for today.) pobiranje2) (a set of objects etc collected: a stamp collection.) zbirka* * *[kəlékšən]nounzbiranje, zbirka; kupto make ( —ali take up) a collection — nabirati miloščino, prostovoljne prispevkeAmerican collection district — carinski okraj -
35 come up
intransitive verb priti gor, narasti; priti na univerzo, v London; pojaviti se, nastati (vprašanje); botany vzkliticome up against — trčiti ob kaj, nastopiti proticome up to (the) scratch — biti v formi, dobro se počutiti; ne se izmuzniti, izkazati se -
36 community
[kə'mju:nəti]plural - communities; noun1) (a group of people especially having the same religion or nationality and living in the same general area: the West Indian community in London.) skupnost2) (the public in general: He did it for the good of the community; ( also adjective) a community worker, a community centre.) skupnost* * *[kəmjú:niti]nounskupna last; občina; skupnost; država; občestvoAmerican community theater — amatersko gledališče -
37 comparison
[kəm'pærisn]noun ((an act of) comparing: There's no comparison between Beethoven and pop music; Living here is cheap in comparison with London.) primerjava* * *[kəmpaerisn]nounprimerjava, prispodoba; grammar stopnjevanjebeyond ( —ali past, out of) (all) comparison — neprimerljiv, brezprimerento bear ( —ali stand) comparison — dati se primerjati, prenesti primerjavoby comparison, by way of comparison — primerjaje, primeroma -
38 connection
[-ʃən]1) (something that connects or is connected: a faulty electrical connection.) povezava2) ((a) state of being connected or related: My connection with their family is very slight; I wish to talk to you in connection with my daughter's career.) zveza3) (a useful person whom one can contact, especially in business: his connections in the clothing trade.) zveza4) (a train, bus etc to which one changes from another in the course of a journey: As the local train was late, I missed the connection to London.) zveza* * *[kənékšən]noun( with) zveza, stik, priključek; sorodstvo, poznanstvo; spolni stik; juridically izvenzakonska zveza; povezovanje, spojitev; odjemalci; plural (dobre) zvezein this connection — v tej zvezi, glede na torailway to run in connection with — imeti zvezo s -
39 contact
['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) stik2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) zveza3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) znanec4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) stik5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) možni okuženec6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) stik2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) stopiti v stik* * *I [kɔntækt]noundotik, stik, zveza; technical stikalo; American plural znanci, združenje; kurir; geometry dotikališčecontact man — človek, ki sprejema stranke, vezato come into contact — priti v stik, seznaniti seII [kəntaekt]transitive verb( with) navezati stike, biti v stiku -
40 cosmopolitan
[kozmə'politən](belonging to all parts of the world: The population of London is very cosmopolitan.) svetovljanski* * *[kɔzməpɔlitən]1.adjectivesvetovljanski;2.nounsvetovljan
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