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noun (an old word for a tower on which a lookout is posted.) stražni stolp* * *[wɔčtauə]nounstražni stolp; nautical svetilnik -
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[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ura2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) straža3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) straža na ladji2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) gledati2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) prežati na3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) paziti (se)4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) paziti5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) čakati na•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over* * *I [wɔč]1.nounžepna, zapestna ura; budnost, opazovanje, oprez(ovanje), pazljivost; zalezovanje; straža, stražar; nautical straža na ladji; obsolete bedenje; straža pri mrliču, nočna straža; history eno od 3 ali 4 razdobij nočiin the watches of the night — čas, preživet v bedenjuon the watch — na opazovanju, v pazljivem pričakovanjuwatch and ward — (prvotno) stražarjenje podnevi in ponoči, (danes) naporno, napeto, ostro stražarjenjefirst watch — prva nočna straža na ladji (20,00-24,00 ure)to be (up) on the watch — biti buden; paziti seto keep (a) close watch over ( —ali on) — stražiti, bedeti, paziti na, pazljivo nadzirati, ostro opazovatito pass as a watch in the night figuratively biti hitro pozabljento set a watch (up) on s.o. — dati koga (skrivno, tajno) opazovati;2.adjectivestražni; opazovalniII [wɔč]1.transitive verbopazovati, gledati; čuvati (živino), paziti, stražiti; pazljivo ogledovati, motriti; prežati na; figuratively paziti na (koga); čakati na, pričakovatiwatch it! American slang pazi!watched pot never boils figuratively v čakanju je čas dolg;2.intransitive verbbedeti, čuti, biti pazljiv; paziti, popaziti, prežati; biti na oprezu; vohuniti; military stražariti, biti na stražito watch over a child, a flock — čuvati otroka, čredo;
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