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1 forge
I 1. [fo:‹] noun(a very hot oven in which metals are melted etc; a furnace: Steel is manufactured in a forge.) topilnica; peč2. verb(to shape metal by heating and hammering: He forged a horse-shoe out of an iron bar.) kovatiII [fo:‹] verb(to copy (eg a letter or a signature) and pretend that it is genuine, usually for illegal purposes: He forged my signature.) ponarediti- forgeryIII [fo:‹] verb(to move steadily: they forged ahead with their plans.) utirati si pot* * *I [fɔ:dž]nounkovačnica, topilnica, ognjišče; vigenjII [fɔ:dž]intransitive verb & transitive verb(s)kovati; ponarediti, ponarejati; izmisliti siIII [fɔ:dž]intransitive verbutirati si pot, z muko napredovatito forge ahead — prevzeti vodstvo (pri dirki), biti na čelu -
2 plough
1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plug2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) orati2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) prebijati se3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) zaleteti se* * *I [pláu]nounBritish English plug, oranica; obrezilnik (knjigoveznittvo)electrical tokovni odjemalnik; British English zavrnitev kandidata pri izpitu; astronomy the Plough — Veliki vozfiguratively to put one's hand to the plough — lotiti se česacolloquially to take a plough — pasti pri izpituII [pláu]1.transitive verb British Englishorati, preorati; plužiti, brazditi; figuratively utirati pot; nautical brazditi, sekati valove (ladja); slang vreči pri izpitu;2.intransitive verborati, plužiti, brazdati; truditi se, mučiti se, prebijati se; slang pasti pri izpituto plough ahead — neutrudno delati naprej, počasi napredovatito plough back — obogatiti zemljo (s travo, deteljo), figuratively ponovno vložiti dobiček v podjetjeto plough out — izkopati, preoratito plough under — podorati, spodkopatito plough through — prebijati se skozi, prebiti se -
3 carve out
(to achieve or gain (something): He carved out a career for himself.) ustvariti si* * *transitive verb izrezati, izdelati, ustvariticarve out a career for s.o. — narediti kariero, napredovati v službicarve out one's way — utreti, utirati si pot -
4 crunch
1. verb(to crush noisily (something hard), with the teeth, feet etc: She crunched sweets all through the film.) hrustati2. nounthe crunch of gravel under the car wheels.) hreščanje- crunchy* * *[krʌnč]1.transitive verb & intransitive verbžvečiti, hrustati, škrtati, hreščati, škripati, treti; utirati si pot;2.nounškrtanje, hrustanje, žvečenje, škripanje, hreščanje -
5 snake
[sneik] 1. noun(any of a group of legless reptiles with long bodies that move along on the ground with a twisting movement, many of which have a poisonous bite: He was bitten by a snake and nearly died.) kača2. verb(to move like a snake: He snaked his way through the narrow tunnel.) zvijati se- snake-charmer* * *I [snéik]nounzoology kača; figuratively "kača", hudoben (zahrbten, podel, izdajalski) človek(great) Snakes! — vraga! gromska strela! (začudenje)snake in the grass — v travi skrita kača, figuratively skrit sovražnik, hinavec, skrita nevarnost; slang zrcaloto cherish (to warm) a snake in one's bosom figuratively rediti gada na prsihto have snakes in one's boots figuratively biti razburjento raise (to wake) snakes slang figuratively dregniti v osje gnezdoto scotch the snake — raniti, poškodovati kačo, figuratively ne popolnoma odstraniti nevarnostito see snakes slang videti bele miši, imeti delirium tremensII [snéik]transitive verbprehoditi z zvijanjem (kot kača)to snake out American izvleči, iztrgati; intransitive verb viti, zvijati se kot kača -
6 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) otepati se2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) boriti se3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) prebijati se2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) boj* * *I [strʌgl]nounboj, borba ( for za, with z, against proti); rvanje; trganje (za kaj); stremljenje, prizadevanje; naporII [strʌgl]intransitive verbboriti se ( with z, for za, against proti); truditi se, napenjati se, mučiti se (with s.th. s čim), trgati se (za kaj); upirati se ( against čemu), braniti se (česa), otepati se; s težavo si utirati pot, se prebijati; (redko) prepirati se; transitive verb izbojevati, priboriti sia struggling artist — umetnik, ki se še ni uveljavil in se s težavo prebija (skozi življenje)to struggle to one's feet — z muko se dvigniti, vstati na noge -
7 pioneer
1. noun1) (a person who goes to a new, often uninhabited or uncivilized (part of a) country to live and work there: The American pioneers; ( also adjective) a pioneer family.) pionir2) (a person who is the first to study some new subject, or use or develop a new technique etc: Joseph Lister was one of the pioneers of modern medicine; The Wright brothers were the pioneers of aeroplane flight.) začetnik2. verb(to be the first to do or make: Who pioneered the use of vaccine for preventing polio?) utreti pot* * *[paiəníə]1.nounpionir, začetnik, kdor utira pot; military vojak tehničnega oddelka, okopnik;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbutirati pot, voditi; biti pionir -
8 rub on
intransitive verb pot si utirati; razumeti se (z), živeti v kar dobri slogi (z)I think they rub on — mislim, da se dobro razumejo -
9 plod
[plod]past tense, past participle - plodded; verb1) (to walk heavily and slowly: The elderly man plodded down the street.) s trudom hoditi2) (to work slowly but thoroughly: They plodded on with the work.) s trudom napredovati* * *I [plɔd]nountežka hoja, naporno delo, garanjeII [plɔd]1.intransitive verbvleči se, vlačiti se, s trudom hoditi (along, on); figuratively truditi se, garati, guliti se (at, on, upon);2.transitive verbs trudom si utirati pot ( to plod one's way) -
10 rub along
intransitive verb pot si utirati, pretolči se, prebi(ja)ti se ( in a difficulty — skozi težavo); zvoziti jo; životariti, imeti težko življenjeI know enough Russian to rub along — znam dovolj ruski, da se sporazumem v tem jeziku
См. также в других словарях:
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bámbusovje — a s (ȃ) bambusov gozd: utirati si pot skozi bambusovje … Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika
življênje — a s (é) 1. pojav, ki se izraža s sposobnostjo presnavljanja, rasti, razmnoževanja: začetek življenja na zemlji; zakoni življenja / življenje na kopnem, v morju // kar se izraža s sposobnostjo presnavljanja, rasti, razmnoževanja: življenje v… … Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika
gáz — a m (ȃ) 1. v sneg narejena ozka pot: utirati gaz; hodila sta po ozkem gazu 2. navt. razdalja med najglobljo točko ladje in vodno gladino; ugrez: ladja z globokim gazom í ž (ȃ) 1. v sneg narejena ozka pot: delati gazi; odkidati široko gaz;… … Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika
