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1 foreman
['fo:mən]plural - foremen; noun(the supervisor or leader of a group, especially of workmen or a jury: The foreman here is in charge of twenty workmen.) delovodja; predsednik porote* * *[fɔ:mən]nounpaznik, delovodja, poslovodja; predsednik porotnikov -
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3 asphalt
['æsfælt, ]( American[) -fo:lt]noun, adjective((of) a mixture containing tar, used to make roads, pavements etc: The workmen are laying asphalt; an asphalt playground.) asfalt* * *I [aesfəlt]nounasfalt, zemeljska smolaasphalt coat, asphalt paving — asfaltna plastII [aesfəlt]transitive verbasfaltirati -
4 flask
1) (a container in which drinks can be carried: a flask of whisky.) steklenica2) (a vacuum flask: The workmen carried flasks of tea.) termovka3) (a bottle, usually with a narrow neck.) čutarica* * *I [fla:sk]nounploska steklenica, čutara; pletenka; posoda za smodnikII [flá:sk]nounoblikovalni okvir, kalup -
5 friction
['frikʃən]1) (the rubbing together of two things: The friction between the head of the match and the matchbox causes a spark.) drgnjenje2) (the resistance felt when one object is moved against another (or through liquid or gas): There is friction between the wheels of a car and the road-surface.) trenje3) (quarrelling; disagreement: There seems to be some friction between the workmen and the manager.) nesporazum* * *[fríkšən]nountrenje, drgnjenje; figuratively prepir, nesloga; medicine frotiranjemedicine friction sound — šum -
6 gang
[ɡæŋ]1) (a number (of workmen etc) working together: a gang of men working on the railway.) skupina2) (a group (of people), usually formed for a bad purpose: a gang of jewel thieves.) banda•- gangster- gang up on
- gang up with* * *I [gæŋ]nounkrdelo, trop, skupina, banda, ekipa; technical garnitura orodje; colloquially družbaII [gæŋ]transitive verb & intransitive verbScottish hoditi, iti; American ( with) družiti, spoprijateljiti seto gang one's own gait — see gaitto gang agley — zmotiti se, polomiti ga -
7 guise
(a disguised or false appearance: The thieves entered the house in the guise of workmen.) preobleka* * *[gaiz]nounpojav, zunanjost, videz; moda; obleka; krinka, pretveza; maškaradain the guise of — preoblečen, našemljen vunder the guise of — pod krinko, pod pretvezo -
8 sack
I [sæk] noun(a large bag of coarse cloth, strong paper or plastic: The potatoes were put into sacks.) vreča- sacking- sackcloth II [sæk] verb(to dismiss (a person) from his job: One of the workmen was sacked for drunkenness.) vreči iz službe* * *I [sæk]1.nounvreča, mošnja, pismonoševa torba, vrečka, mošnja za denar; široko ogrinjalo, kratka suknja, suknjič; vreča kot mera (3-6 bušlov); slang odpust iz službesack of coals nautical slang temni oblakithe sack history utopitev v vreči (kazen)to get the sack slang biti odpuščen (vržen) iz službeto give s.o. the sack slang odpustiti (vreči) koga iz službe; dati košarico komuto hold the sack figuratively ostati na cedilu;2.transitive verbvtakniti, dati v vrečo; familiarly odpustiti iz službe; familiarly figuratively dati košarico; colloquially vtakniti v žep; slang premagati koga v tekmiII [sæk]1.nounmilitaryplenjenje, rušenje (mesta), pustošenje, ropanje; plento put to sack — opleniti, oropati, opustošiti;2.transitive verb military (o)pleniti, (iz)ropati, (o)pustošiti, (raz)rušitiIII [sæk]nounhistory sekt, močno sladko vino iz polsuhega grozdja; peneče se vino -
9 squad
[skwod]1) (a small group of soldiers drilled or working together: The men were divided into squads to perform different duties.) vod2) (a group of people, especially a working-party: a squad of workmen.) skupina•* * *[skwɔd]1.nounmilitaryoddelek, vod; delovna skupina; sport moštvo; figuratively družbica, klikathe awkward squad military vojaški novinci, rekruti; neizurjeno, neizvežbano moštvocolumn of squads American kolona po vodihsanitary squad — sanitetna četa (oddelek);2.transitive verb military (po)razdeliti (vojake) na vode, na oddelke -
10 striking
adjective (noticeable or impressive: She is tall and striking; She wears striking clothes.) zbujajoč pozornost* * *I [stráikiŋ]adjectiveki bije; očit, zbujajoč pozornost, opozorljiv; presenetljiv, osupljiv, frapanten, izrazit; stavkajočstriking clock — ura, ki bije urestriking distance — daljina, do katere seže udarecstriking force military udarna sila (četa)striking work — mehanizem, ki bije (v uri)II [stráikiŋ]nounudarjanje, zadetje, bitje; stavka(nje); music način reagiranja glasbil na pritisk prstov na tipke -
11 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) delo2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) delavci3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) porodni popadki4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) laburistična stranka2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) delati2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) z muko napredovati•- laboriously
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12 overalls
noun plural (a type of trousers or suit made of hard-wearing materials worn usually over ordinary clothes by workmen etc to protect them from dirt etc: The painter put on his overalls before starting work; I'll need a clean pair of overalls tomorrow.) pajac -
13 wage-packet
1) (the packet in which wages are paid: The cashier puts the workmen's money in wage-packets.) plačilna kuverta2) (wages: Because of heavier taxation, my wage-packet has been getting smaller.) plačilna kuverta
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