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1 lay down the law
(to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument.) postavljati svoja pravila -
2 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) razbiti, zlomiti2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomiti3) (to make or become unusable.) pokvariti (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) odpovedati5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) potolči6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) prekiniti7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) prekiniti8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznaniti9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutirati10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ublažiti11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) izbruhniti2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) premor2) (a change: a break in the weather.) sprememba3) (an opening.) odprtina4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) priložnost•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) lomljivi predmeti- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *I [breik]1.transitive verblomiti, prelomiti, zlomiti, odlomiti; skrhati; raztrgati, pretrgati, odtrgati; poškodovati, (po)kvariti; odpreti, odpečatiti; prestreči, prekiniti; odvaditi; (pre)kršiti; oslabiti, ublažiti; (iz)uriti (konja v ježi); uničiti; obzirno sporočiti; izčrpati; orati, kopati; (iz službe) odpustiti, degradirati;2.intransitive verbzlomiti, skrhati, razbiti, raztrgati se; razpasti, razpadati; počiti, razpočiti se; poslabšati se (vreme); svitati; ločiti se, spremeniti smer; propasti, zbankrotirati; vlomitito break asunder — pretrgati, prelomitito break s.o.'s back — zlomiti komu vrat, uničiti gacolloquially to break the back of s.th. — opraviti najtežji del česanautical to break bulk — začeti raztovarjatito break a butterfly on the wheel — zapravljati svojo moč, uporabiti drastična sredstvato break cover — zapustiti skrivališče, izkobacati sethe day is breaking — svita se, dani seto break even — pokriti stroške, poravnati seto break faith — prelomiti prisego, izneveriti seto break (new) ground — ledino orati, začeti nov obratto break loose — odtrgati se, zbežati; prekršitito break the neck of s.th. — izvržiti najtežji del naloge, končati kajto break o.s. of a habit — odvaditi se česato break s.o.'s pride — ponižati kogato break to pieces — zdrobiti (se); razpastito break the thread — prekiniti, pretrgatiwho breaks pays — sam pojej, kar si si skuhalbreak your neck! — veliko sreče!II [breik]nounzlom; razpoka; prekinitev, pavza, odmor; jasa; music sprememba glasu, mutiranje; presledek; vdolbina v zidu; pobeg iz ječe; American colloquially slučaj, napaka; figuratively dobra priložnostthe break of day — jutranji svit, zoraIII [breik]nounvrsta kočije, s katero se konji navadijo voziti; širok vagon -
3 rhyme, rime
I [ráim]nounstik, rima; stih; beseda, ki se rima (to na); (tudi plural) pesem v rimah, pesnitevwithout rhyme, rime or reason — brez glave in repa, brez smisla, nesmiselncaudate rhyme, rime, tailed rhyme, rime — izmenična rimadouble rhyme, rime, female rhyme, rime, feminine rhyme, rime — ženska rimamale rhyme, rime, masculine rhyme, rime — moška rimanursery rhyme, rimes — otroške pesmiceto give rhyme, rimes — rimati seto write bad rhyme, rimes — kovati slabe stihe, pesnikaritiII [ráim]transitive verbrimati; delati stihe ali pesmi; zložiti v stihe; intransitive verb rimati se (on, with na, z); tvoriti stihrhyme, rimed verse — rimani stihilaw rhyme, rimes with saw — "law" se rima s "saw" -
4 issue
['iʃu:] 1. verb1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) izdati2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) priti ven2. noun1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) izdaja2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) številka3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) predmet razprave* * *I [ísju:, íšu:]nounodtok, izhod; izdaja (knjige, znamk); zvezek, številka (časopisa), naklada; economy denarna emisija; posledica, rezultat, zaključek; potomec, potomci, rod, otrok, otroci; izdajanje (odredb); economy dohodek (od posestva); juridically sporno vprašanje, predmet razprave, oporekanje, bistveno vprašanje; medicine izliv (krvi, gnoja)at issue with s.o. — v sporu s komissue of law — izpodbijanje, oporekanjeto join issue with s.o. — prepustiti rešitev sporne zadeve sodiščuto take issue with s.o. — prerekati se s kom, trditi nasprotnoto bring s.th. to a successful issue — kaj uspešno izpeljatieconomy bank of issue — emisijska bankaII [ísju:, íšu:]1.intransitive verbpriti ven, priti na dan, izvirati, izhajati iz ( from); iztekati; priti v promet (knjiga), biti izdan (povelje); imeti za posledico;2.transitive verbizdati (publikacijo); military razdeliti, izdati (hrano, obleko, municijo); economy dati v promet (denar, vrednostne papirje), emitirati; razglasiti; commerce izpolniti menico; opremiti ( with s, z); dobaviti -
5 natural
['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) naraven2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) prirojen3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) pristen4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) normalno5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) razvezan2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) rojen za kaj2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) razvezaj•- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
- natural resources* * *I [naečərəl]adjective ( naturally adverb)naraven; resničen, pristen; fizičen; prirojen, lasten (to); rojen (govornik), od rojstva (bebec); naraven, nezakonski (otrok, oče); music razvezento come natural to — biti komu lahko, biti komu prirojenomusic natural sign — razvezajmusic natural scale — C durnatural weapons — nohti, zobje, pestiII [naečərəl]nounbebec; naravni dar; colloquially rojen genij; jasna stvar ( for za); music bela tipka, nota brez predznaka, razvezaj -
6 organic
[-'ɡæ-]1) (of or concerning the organs of the body: organic diseases.) organski2) (of, found in, or produced by, living things: Organic compounds all contain carbon.) organski3) ((of food) grown without the use of artificial fertilizers.) bio (hrana)* * *[ɔ:gaenik]adjective ( organically adverb)organski, organičen; vitalen, življenjski; bistven -
7 punishable
adjective ((of offences etc) able or likely to be punished by law: Driving without a licence is a punishable offence.) kazniv* * *[pʌnišəbl]adjective ( punishably adverb)kazniv -
8 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) vprašanje2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) vprašanje3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) vprašanje4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) dvom5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) možnost2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) spraševati2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) dvomiti•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *I [kwésčən]nounvprašanje; (sporno) vprašanje, problem ( the Negro ŋ črnsko vprašanje); zadeva, stvar ( only a question of time samo stvar časa); dvomjuridically preiskava, zasliševanje; parliament predlog (dan na glasovanje), interpelacija; parliament question! — k zadevi! (vzklik govorniku)parliament to put the question — dati na glasovanjejuridically question of law — pravno vprašanjejuridically leading question — sugestivno vprašanjehistory juridically to put s.o. to the question — zasliševati, mučiti kogato beg the question — narediti prenagljen sklep, predpostavljatibeside the question — neprikladen, nevaženbeyond ( —ali past) question — nedvomno, nespornoto call in question — spodbijati, dvomitito come into question — priti v pretres, postati važnoin question — omenjen, za katerega greout of the question — nemogoče, ne pride v poštevto put a question to s.o. — vprašati koga kajwhat is the question? — za kaj gre?II [kwésčən]transitive verb & intransitive verbvprašati, spraševati; juridically izpraševati, zasliševati; dvomiti, podvomiti, vpraševati seit cannot be questioned but (that) — ni dvoma, da -
9 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) napeti (se)2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pretegniti, napenjati3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) preobremenjenost3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki* * *I [stréin]nounpritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin; technical deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja; (često plural) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnjaunder a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živcimartial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzikathe strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrviit is a strain colloquially to človeka zdelato impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od strojaII [stréin]1.transitive verbnategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahnitito strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe datito strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko ocenitito strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besedeto strain one's credit (one's powers, one's rights) — prekoračiti svoj kredit (svoja pooblastila, svoje pravice)to strain one's strength — precenjevati svojo moč; precediti, filtrirati, pasirati (tudi out)to strain out coffee grounds — (pre)filtrirati kavino goščo; (močno) stisniti (to k), objeti; obsolete (pri)siliti, primorati, priganjati;2.intransitive verbvleči, trgati; (do skrajnosti) se napenjati, si prizadevati, se truditi (for, after za), stremeti (for, after po); upogniti se, (s)kriviti se, zviti se; teči, curljati skozi, pronicati (o tekočini); ustrašiti se (at pred), osupniti, ostrmeti, ustaviti se (at ob), imeti preveč pomislekovhe strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efektiIII [stréin]nounrod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditeva strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvia strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti -
10 witness
['witnəs] 1. noun1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) priča2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) priča3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) priča2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) biti priča2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) overiti•- bear witness* * *I [wítnis]nounpriča; očividec, gledalec; pričevanje; dokaz, spričevalo, potrdilo; (knjigoveštvo) neobrezana stranin witness of — v dokaz, kot potrdilowitness box, American witness stand — klop, prostor za pričo (na sodišču)to call s.o. to witness — poklicati koga kot pričoto bear witness to ( —ali of) — pričati o (čem), potrditi (kaj)to subpoena a witness — poklicati, pozvati pred sodišče kot pričoII [wítnis]transitive verb(iz)pričati, potrditi, dokazati; overiti (podpis ali s podpisom), podpisati (listino) kot priča; biti priča (očividec), prisostvovati (čemu); videti na lastne oči; intransitive verb pričati (against, for ali to proti, za); biti priča, biti za pričoto witness heaven! obsolete bog mi je priča!to witness my poverty! — moja revščina naj mi je priča!to witness to s.th. figuratively izpričati, potrditi kaj
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