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1 upper class
((of) the highest rank of society; (of) the aristocracy: The upper classes can no longer afford to have many servants; He speaks with an upper-class accent.) visoka družba -
2 upper
1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) zgornji2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) gornje usnje (čevlja)3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) najprej- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
- get/have the upper hand* * *I [ʌpə]adjectivegornji, višji; figuratively višji, vzvišenejšiupper circle theatre drugi balkon, druga vrstaupper crust — skorja (kruha itd.), American slang premožni sloji družbeupper dog slang zmagovalecupper hand — premoč, nadvladaupper storey — gornje nadstropje; figuratively glava, pamet, možganithe upper ten (thousand) — plemstvo, aristokracija, bogataši in visoka družbaupper works nautical deli ladje nad vodno površinoto get the upper hand — dobiti premoč, zmagati, nadvladati; dobiti prvenstvoII [ʌpə]nountechnical gornje usnje (čevlja); colloquially zgornje ležišče (v spalnem vozu); medicine gornja čeljust, gornja proteza; plural gamaše iz blagato be (down) on one's uppers — strgati čevlje, figuratively biti popolnoma brez sredstev -
3 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) razred2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) razred; razreden3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) razred4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) razred, letnik5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) učna ura6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.) predavanje; tečaj2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) imeti za- class-room* * *I [kla:s], American [klæs]nounrazred, skupina, kategorija, vrsta; letnik (študentov); predavanje, pouk, učna ura; tečaj; military naborniki istega rojstnega leta; slang imenitnostin the same class with — iste vrste kakor, prav tak kotAmerican first class mail — pismaII [kla:s], American [klæs]transitive verbrazvrstiti, razporediti, urediti; oceniti, klasificiratito class with — postaviti poleg, smatrati za istovrednoIII [kla:s], American [klæs]adjectiverazreden; prvovrsten, eliten -
4 select
[sə'lekt] 1. verb(to choose or pick from among a number: She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe; You have been selected to represent us on the committee.) izbrati2. adjective1) (picked or chosen carefully: A select group of friends was invited.) izbran2) (intended only for carefully chosen (usually rich or upper-class) people: That school is very select.) izbran•- selective
- sellectively
- selectiveness
- selector* * *[silékt]1.transitive verb & intransitive verbizbrati, odbrati ( for za); prebirati, sortirati;2.adjectiveizbran, odbran; eliten; selektiven; izbirčena select club (party) — selektiven klub (izbrana, ekskluzivna družba)select committee parliament preiskovalni odbor ali komisija -
5 top
I 1. [top] noun1) (the highest part of anything: the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.) vrh2) (the position of the cleverest in a class etc: He's at the top of the class.) prvo mesto, čelo3) (the upper surface: the table-top.) zgornja stran4) (a lid: I've lost the top to this jar; a bottle-top.) pokrov5) (a (woman's) garment for the upper half of the body; a blouse, sweater etc: I bought a new skirt and top.) zgornji del2. adjective(having gained the most marks, points etc, eg in a school class: He's top (of the class) again.) najboljši3. verb1) (to cover on the top: She topped the cake with cream.) prekriti2) (to rise above; to surpass: Our exports have topped $100,000.) preseči3) (to remove the top of.) odsekati vrh•- topless- topping
- top hat
- top-heavy
- top-secret
- at the top of one's voice
- be/feel on top of the world
- from top to bottom
- the top of the ladder/tree
- top up II [top] noun(a kind of toy that spins.) vrtavka* * *I [tɔp]1.nounvrh, vrhunec (gore); najvišja točka (česa); krona, vrh (drevesa); teme, glava; zgornji konec; začetek; pena (pri pivu); pokrov; nautical krov, paluba; šop, pramen (las, volne); površje; izbor, izbira, figuratively smetana; najvišja stopnja, prvo mesto, najvišji rang; cilj; figuratively višek, vrhunec; višina (glasu); nebo (pri postelji); plural slang visoke osebnosti, visoke "živine"on (the) top — nad, vrh, vrh tegatop of the milk figuratively najboljša točka programaat the top of one's speed, on top — z največjo hitrostjooff one's top — slang prismojento the top of one's bent — kolikor je le mogoče, do skrajnosti; v popolno zadovoljstvothe top of the morning to you! (Irish) lepo jutro vam (želim)!to be (to become) top — biti (postati) prvak; biti na čeluto be on top — biti močnejši, biti na površjuto be at the top of the tree figuratively biti na najvišjem položaju, pri krmiluto blow one's top — slang razjeziti se, razburiti seto come out on top — iziti kot zmagovalec ali kot najboljši (npr. pri izpitu itd.)to come to the top — priti na površje (na čelo); uspeti, imeti uspehto go over the top — military jurišati iz rova; figuratively slang tvegati skok, poročiti seto shout at the top of one's voice — na ves glas (na vse grlo) zakričati, zavpitito take the top of the table zavzeti — mesto na gornjem koncu mize; figuratively predsedovatito take the top off — odpiti peno (piva);2.adjectivenajvišji, zgornji; glavni, prvi; colloquially prvorazreden, izvrstentop dog figuratively prvak, zmagovalecII [tɔp]1.transitive verbopremiti s konico, z vrhom; pokriti, (o)kronati; agronomy odrezati vršičke; doseči vrh; zadeti, pogoditi, udariti (vrh, teme); biti višji, zavze(ma)ti prvo mesto, prekositi, nadkriliti; commerce preseči, priti čez (ceno); slang obglaviti, obesitithat tops all I ever saw — to prekaša vse, kar sem (le) kdaj videlto top one's part theatre odlično igrati svojo vlogoto top the class — biti najboljši v razredu;2.intransitive verbdvigati se, vzpenjati se nad; izkazati se, odlikovati se; vladati nad, prevladovatiIII [tɔp]nounvrtavka, volk (igrača)old top — slang stara bajta, starina -
6 wasp
[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) pripadnik visokega srednjega razreda- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness* * *[wɔsp]nounzoology osa; figuratively (hitro) razdražljiv človekwasp's nest — osir, osišče, osje gnezdowasp waist figuratively tanek, zelo vitek stas -
7 WASP
[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) pripadnik visokega srednjega razreda- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness* * *abbreviationAmerican Women's Air Service Pilots -
8 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) delo2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) delo3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) delo4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) delo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) delo6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) delo2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) delati; priganjati k delu2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) delati3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) delovati; upravljati4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) delovati5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) s težavo napredovati6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postajati bolj in bolj7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izdelati•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehanizem2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) dela•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *I [wə:k]noun(telesno ali duševno) delo; ukvarjanje, ustvarjanje, dejavnost; posel, zaposlitev; naloga; (žensko) ročno delo; delovni proces, rezultat dela, proizvod, izdelek; izdelava, obdelava, način izdelave; delovna sposobnost; težak posel, trud, muka; pogon (stroja); plural stavbna dela, stavbišče; javna dela; military utrdbe, utrdbena dela; (singular construction) tovarna, fabrika, obrat, delavnica; talilnica, livarna; technical mehanizem, gonilo, kolesje, zobčasti prenos; plural religion dobra delain work — zaposlen; (ki je) v pogonu (obratu)out of work — brez dela, brezposeln, nezaposlena work of art — umetniško delo, umetninaearth works architecture zemeljska delairon works — talilnica železa, železarnaout works architecture zunanja delaupper works nautical nadvodni del ladje; vrhnja gradba, deli ladje nad zgornjo palubowood works — lesena konstrukcija, leseni deli hiše, leseni predmetito be out of work — biti brez dela, biti brezposelnto be at work — delati, delovati, funkcioniratiit's all in the day's work — to ni (prav) nič nenavadnega, to je normalno, to je del (vsako)-dnevnega delato give s.o. the works American colloquially ozmerjati, premlatiti kogato get ( —ali to set) to work — lotiti se dela, začeti delatito make sad work of it figuratively vse uničitito make short ( —ali quick) work of — hitro opraviti z, hitro obvladatiII() [wə:k]1.transitive verbdelati (na čem), izdel(ov)ati, obdelati; narediti, proizvesti, proizvajati; poetically umetniško izdelati; plesti, tkati, izdelati na statvah; šivati; vesti; oblikovati, (iz)kovati; tiskati; mesiti; kopati (rudo), obdelovati (zemljo); commerce poslovati, poslovno potovati (po nekem področju); slang prodati; plačati (potovanje) z delom; preiskati, raziskati; mathematics izračunati, rešiti (nalogo); vplivati na (koga), nagovarjati (koga); slang prevarati, oslepariti; izvesti, uresničiti, izvršiti, povzročiti; streči (topu, stroju); uporabljati (žival) za delo, vpreči; izkoriščati (rudnik); pustiti koga, da težko dela; premikati, poganjati, gnati, gonitito work o.s. to death — ubi(ja)ti se z delom, garatito work o.s. into s.o.'s favour — pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebeto work o.s. into a rage — pobesnetito work a change — izvršiti, povzročiti spremembocan you work the screw loose? — lahko zrahljate vijak?to work a slave to death — do smrti priganjati sužnja k delu, ubiti ga z delomservants are not worked now as they were formerly — od služinčadi se danes ne zahteva več toliko dela kot nekočit is a good scheme, but can you work it? — to je dober načrt, toda, ali ga lahko izvedete?to work one's passage nautical zaslužiti svoj prevoz z delomto work one's social relations in business — izkoriščati svoje družabne zveze poslovno;2.intransitive verbdelati, delovati, biti zaposlen (s čim); baviti se (s čim); truditi se; funkcionirati, posrečiti se, uspeti; razviti se, dozoreti; vreti; biti v pogonu, delati (stroj), prijemati eden v drugega (zobata kolesa); šivati, vesti (vezem); prebijati se (z delom); razvleči se; trzati (se) (obraz); mahati (s čim); težko, z muko se premikati, gibati; nautical križariti; besneti, biti razburkan (morje); figuratively krčevito delatiI tried but it did not work — poskušal sem, a ni se mi posrečiloto work loose — zrahljati se (vijak itd.)that won't work with me — to ne bo vplivalo name (vžgalo pri meni);
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