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1 upstairs
adverb (on or to an upper floor: His room is upstairs; She went upstairs to her bedroom.) v zgornjem nadstropju* * *[ʌpstwəz]1.adjectiveki je na zgornjem nadstropju;2.[ʌpstʌ/əz]adverb po stopnicah navzgor; gori, zgoraj, v zgornjem nadstopjuto go upstairs aeronautics slang dvigati se (letalo)he was kicked upstairs figuratively colloquially napredoval je (ker so se ga hoteli znebiti);3.[ʌpstʌ/əz]noun gornje nadstropje; stanovalci v gornjem nadstropju -
2 kick
[kik] 1. verb1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) brcniti2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) nazaj udariti2. noun1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.)2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.)3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.)•- kick off
- kick up* * *I [kik]nounbrcasport strel (nogomet), American spurt; udarec, sunek, sunkovita vožnja; sunek, udarec nazaj (strelno orožje); udarna moč, odporna sila, elan, energija; American slang opojnost alkoholne pijače; dražljaj, mik; American ugovor, očitek, pritožba; British English slang kovanec za 6 penijev; British English najnovejša moda; American to get a kick out of — uživati v čemslang to get the kick — biti vržen iz službelet's have one more kick! — poskusimo še enkrat!sport free kick — prosti strel (nogomet)II [kik]1.intransitive verbbrcati, ritati; colloquially braniti se, upirati se (at, against); godrnjati, ugovarjati, pritoževati se ( about); odskočiti, nazaj udariti (puška); visoko leteti (žoga); American slang umreti;2.transitive verbbrcniti; streljati (na gol); nazaj udariti, poriniti; pognati, priganjatito make s.o. kick the beam — izpodriniti kogaAmerican slang plačati podkupnino; slang to kick the bucket — umretislang to kick to it — umretito kick s.o. downstairs — koga ven vreči, vreči koga po stopnicahto kick s.o. upstairs — odpustiti koga iz službe in dati v zameno časten naslovto kick down the ladder — pozabiti na ljudi, ki so ti pomagali naprejto kick one's heels — nestrpno čakati, zapravljati čas z brezplodnim čakanjemIII [kik]nounvdolbina na dnu steklenice -
3 lady
['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) gospa, ženska; ženski2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) dama3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) Lady; dama•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybird* * *I [léidi]noungospa, dama; plemkinja; naslov za žene angl. plemičev (nižjih od vojvod) in hčerke vojvod, markizov in grofov; gospodaricapoetically ženska; vulgar & archaic žena, soproga, zaročenka, draga, ljubljenka; za označevanje poklicev ženskega spola ( lady-doctor — zdravnica, lady-president — predsednica); colloquially his young lady — njegovo deklehumorously the old lady — moja "stara"Our Lady — Naša Gospa, mati božjaAmerican ladies' room — javno stranišče za ženskeII [léidi]intransitive verb to lady it — igrati damo -
4 trial
1) (an act of testing or trying; a test: Give the new car a trial; The disaster was a trial of his courage.) preizkušnja2) (a legal process by which a person is judged in a court of law: Their trial will be held next week.) sodna razprava3) (a (source of) trouble or anxiety: My son is a great trial (to me).) nadloga•- on trial
- trial and error* * *[tráiəl]1.nounposkus (of z); preskus, preizkušnja; skušnjava; nadloga, nesreča, udarec usode; technical poskus, eksperiment; juridically sodna preiskava, sodni postopek, proces, glavna razprava; obtožba; British English popravni izpitby way of trial — za poskus, poskusnotrial trip — poskusna vožnja; poskusno potovanje z ladjoto be on trial to stand on trial — biti obtožen, biti pred sodiščemto bring s.o. up for ( —ali to) trial — postaviti koga pred sodišče; (ob)tožiti koga, začeti tožbo proti komuto be a great trial to s.o. figuratively hude skrbi, sive lase komu delatito make (a) trial of s.th. — napraviti poskus s čim, preizkusiti kajto make trial of s.o.'s loyalty — postaviti koga na preskušnjo glede njegove zvestobethe radio upstairs is a trial to us — radio nad nami nam gre na živce;2.adjectiveposkusen; juridically preiskovalen, zasliševalentrial balance economy poskusna bilancatrial balloon — poskusni balon; military balon, ki kaže smer vetratrial fire military poskusno streljanjetrial flight aeronautics poskusen polettrial match sport izločilno tekmovanje (tekma)trial order economy poskusno naročilo -
5 lead the way
(to go first (especially to show the way): She led the way upstairs.) pokazati pot
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upstairs — upstairs, upstair Upstairs is the normal form for both the adjective (the upstairs rooms) and the adverb (go upstairs). Upstair (formerly used occasionally as an adjective) is now virtually obsolete … Modern English usage
Upstairs — Up stairs , a. Being above stairs; as, an upstairs room. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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upstairs — [up′sterz′] adv. 1. up the stairs 2. on or to an upper floor or higher level 3. Informal mentally; in the mind [a person who lacks something upstairs] adj. situated on an upper floor n. an upper floor or floors … English World dictionary
Upstairs — Up*stairs , adv. Up the stairs; in or toward an upper story. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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upstairs — /up stairz /, adv., adj., n., pl. upstairs. adv. 1. up the stairs; to or on an upper floor. 2. Informal. in the mind: to be a little weak upstairs. 3. to or at a higher level of authority: You may have to take the matter upstairs. 4. Mil. Slang.… … Universalium
upstairs — 1. an allusion to a taboo act or place In former times, she s gone upstairs meant that a birth was imminent. An invalid who has been upstairs for two months indicates the duration of his infirmity. Socially, Would you like to go upstairs?… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
upstairs — 1 adverb 1 towards a higher floor in a building, using the stairs: Lucy came rushing upstairs after her sister. opposite downstairs (1) 2 on an upper floor in a building, especially a house: My office is upstairs on the right. compare downstairs… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English