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1 iron
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) železo2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) likalnik3) (a type of golf-club.) palica za golf2. verb(to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) likati- ironing- irons
- ironing-board
- ironmonger
- ironmongery
- have several
- too many irons in the fire
- iron out
- strike while the iron is hot* * *I [áiən]adjectiveželezen, železov, barve železa; figuratively krepak, trden; figuratively trd, krut, okruten; figuratively nezlomljiv, neupogljivthe Iron Chancellor — Bismarck, železni kanclerthe Iron Duke — Wellington, železni vojvodaII [áiən]nounželezo; železen predmet (npr. vžigalo znamenja v kožo), likalnik, rezilo orodja, harpuna; plural okovi; poetically meč, orožje; plural medicine železna opora za nogoslang shooting iron — revolvernautical in(to) irons — v vetru, ki se ne da obrnitia man of iron — človek železne volje; trd, nepopustljiv človekto have too many irons in the fire — imeti preveč železa v ognju, delati preveč stvari hkratiIII [áiən]transitive verblikati; vkleniti, vkovati, obiti z železom; figuratively (iz)gladiti -
2 glove
(a covering for the hand: a pair of gloves.) rokavica* * *I [glʌv]nounrokavicato be hand and glove with s.o. — biti s kom zelo zaupento handle without gloves ( —ali with the gloves off) — strogo, surovo ravnatito take off the gloves — pripraviti se na boj, neusmiljeno se vestito fit like a glove — tesno se prilegati; biti pravšenII [glʌv]transitive verbobleči rokavice -
3 velvet
['velvit]noun, adjective((of) a type of cloth made from silk etc with a soft, thick surface: Her dress was made of velvet; a velvet jacket.) žamet- velvety* * *[vélvit]1.nounbaržun, žamet, žametu podobna tkanina; zoology baržunast ovoj na novih rogovih srnjakov; figuratively baržunasta površina (ki se vda pod prstom)black velvet slang pijača sekta in močnega piva; slang lahkó pridobljen dobičeksilk velvet — svileni žamet;2.adjectivebaržunast, žametast; mehek; figuratively priliznjen, hinavski; v ugodnem finančnem položajua velvet tread figuratively tiha in mehka hojavelvet paws figuratively žametaste tačke, uglajeno vedenje (manire)to handle s.o. with velvet gloves — ravnati s kom z žametastimi rokavicamian iron hand in a velvet glove — železna roka v žametasti rokavici, figuratively krutost, skrita pod lepimi besedami, milim vedenjem itd. -
4 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) udariti2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) udariti3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) prižgati; ukresati4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) stavkati5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) naleteti na6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) udariti7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) napraviti vtis8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kovati9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) kreniti10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) spustiti; podreti2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stavka2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) najdba•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up* * *I [stráik]nounudarec (at proti), zamah, zadetek; udarec, bitje (ure, zvona); economy stavka, štrajk; sport prazen udarec; srečno naključje, sreča (v špekulaciji); military (zračni) napad; American najdba (rud, nafte); ugriz (ribe); geology smer (plasti, slojev), vodoraven sloj; American prevara, bluf; kvalitetasit-down strike — stavka, v kateri delavci nočejo zapustiti prostore, kjer delajoII [stráik]1.transitive verbudariti, dati udarec (komu), zadeti; prizadeti, napasti (o bolezni); biti (uro); odbiti z udarcem, udarjati (na boben); kovati (denar, medalje); igrati (harfo itd.); začeti (pesem, muziko); prekiniti (delo); nautical spustiti (jadro, zastavo); podreti (tabor, šotor); potegniti (črto), prečrtati; izravnati, razati; izgladiti; izkresati (ogenj), prižgati (vžigalico, luč); napolniti; zapičiti zob strupnik v (o kači); zabosti (nož itd.), harpunirati (kita); oddajati (toploto); naleteti na, zadeti ob; udariti v (o streli); napraviti vtis, pretresti, prizadcti (koga), pasti (komu) v oči, spraviti v začudenje, osupiti; pasti (komu) na parnet, (za)zdeti se (komu); menjati, odnesti (kulise); economy zaključiti (račun); nenadoma ali dramatično (kaj) izzvati; American doseči, najti, odkriti; slang prositi ( for za); obsolete božati, (po)gladiti z roko;2.intransitive verbudariti ( against ob, on na, po), udarjati, tolči, nameriti udarec (at proti), razbijati; stavkati; biti se, boriti se ( for za); biti, tolči (srce), udariti (strela); nautical military spustiti belo zastavo, figuratively predati se; kreniti, iti, oditi (to proti); nenadoma začeti prodirati, prebijati se ( through skozi) (svetloba, toplota); padati (on na); širiti roke, plavati; vžgati se (vžigalica); držati se za podlago (školjka); pihati (veter); nasesti (ladja); medicine izbruhniti (epidemija); ugrizniti, prijeti (o ribi); figuratively pasti v oči, biti opozorljiv (nenavaden, čuden); American military biti častniški slugato strike all of a heap figuratively zbegati, presenetiti, osupitito strike a ball out of court sport suniti žogo v outto strike a bargain — skleniti kupčijo; doseči sporazumto strike s.o. blind (deaf, dumb) — z udarcem koga oslepiti (oglušiti, onemiti)to strike s.o. dead figuratively pošteno osupiti kogato strike s.o.'s eye — pasti komu v očito strike s.o. in the face — udariti koga po obrazuto strike s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, biti všeč komuto strike one's flag — spustiti zastavo, figuratively predati seto be struck in a girl slang biti zatreskan v (neko) dekleto strike hands obsolete udariti v roko (v znak sporazuma)how does it strike you? — kako se vam zdi?to strike s.o.'s name in the newspaper — naleteti na ime neke osebe v časopisuto strike oil — naleteti na nafto, figuratively imeti srečo, uspeti; obogatetito strike the sands — nasesti, obtičati na sipinito strike sail — spustiti, zviti jadro; priznati porazto strike a snag slang naleteti na nepričakovano težavoto strike tents — podreti šotore, taborto strike terror into s.o. — navdati koga z grozo (s strahom)to strike a vein — naleteti, odkriti žilo (rude)what struck me was... — kar me je osupilo, je bilo...to strike at the root — posekati korenino, figuratively udariti na najbolj občutljivo mestoto strike work — ustaviti delo, stavkatistrike while the iron is hot — kuj železo, dokler je vročc -
5 heel
[hi:l] 1. noun1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) peta2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) peta3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) peta2. verb1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) pribiti peto2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) nagniti se•- - heeled- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel* * *I [hi:l]nounpeta, podpetnik; zadnje kopito; zadnja živalska noga; peta, ven moleč del predmeta (npr. držaj godala); spodnji del (jambora, gredi itd.); American slang barabadown at (the) heel — ali out at heels — ponošenih pet, figuratively oguljen, strgan, v slabih razmerahto heel — pri nogi (pes), figuratively ubogljivo, voljnofiguratively under the heel of — pod peto, pod oblastjothe iron heel figuratively trda oblast, železna petaAmerican heel of the hand — peščaj;Z glagoli: to be carried with the heels foremost — biti odnesen s petami naprej, mrtevto come to heel — priti k nogi (pes), figuratively zvesto slediti, ubogatito have s.o. by the heels — imeti koga v oblastito kick ( —ali cool) one's heels — dolgo čakati, American slang plesatito kick ( —ali tip, turn) up one's heels — umreti, pete iztegnitinot to know if one is on one's head or heels — ne vedeti, kje se koga glava držito lay ( —ali clap) by the heels — ujeti, zvezati, spraviti v zaporto show a clean pair of heels — pete pokazati, bežatito take to one's heels — pete odnesti, pobegnitito tread on s.o.'s heels — obesiti se komu na peteII [hi:l]1.transitive verbpodpetiti; podplesti (nogavice); sport udariti žogo z držajem palice (golf), poriniti žogo s peto (rugby), nadeti petelinu ostroge (petelinji boj); American slang dati komu denar;2.intransitive verbstati ob nogi, hoditi ob nogi (pes); dotikati se s petami; American slang teči, švigniti
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