zamah z roko

1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) val

2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) valovanje

3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) koder

4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) val

5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) mahanje

1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) plapolati

2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) kodrati (se)

3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) (po)mahati

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- wavy

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val (tudi figuratively); valovito gibanje; vibriranje; valovita črta, valovit okrasek; valovita črta (v tkanini, v kovini); mahanje, pomahanje, znak

the wave (s) poetically morje; American nautical ženska mornar

in waves, wave after wave — val za valom, v zaporednih valovih

a wave of indignation — val ogorčenja

a wave of the hand — zamah z roko

long, medium, short waves radio dolgi, srednji, kratki valovi

permanent wave — trajna ondulacija

heat wave — vročinski val

cold wave — val mraza

valovati, delati valove; biti valovit; gibati se v valovih; zibati se; plapolati; (po)mahati, zamahniti

to wave to s.o. — pomigniti komu; transitive verb mahati (z), vrteti (kaj); vihteti ( a sword — meč); vzvalovati; ondulirati (lase); vtisniti valovite črte (v tkanino), moarirati; vtisniti črte (v kovino), giljoširati; okrasiti z valovitimi črtami

to wave one's hand — pomahati z roko

to wave welcome to s.o. — pomahati komu za dobrodošlico

to have one's hair waveed — dati si ondulirati lase

to wave aside — poklicati na stran; odbiti (s kretnjo)

to wave s.o. away — odbiti koga

1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) pometati

2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) pomesti

3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) pomesti

4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) (pri)hrumeti

1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) pometanje

2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) zamah

3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) dimnikar

4) (a sweepstake.) stava pri konjskih dirkah

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- sweeper

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pometanje, čiščenje, zamah z metlo; (krožna) kretnja, zamah; zavoj (reke, ceste), vijuga, krivina; razprostiranje, proženje, figuratively razsežnost; vplivno področje; obseg; doseg, domet; vršenje (vetra), šuštenje (obleke); plural smeti; dolgo veslo (za veslanje stojé); ročica sesalke; (kartanje) dobitje vseh vzetkov, vseh nagrad; British English pometač, dimnikar; colloquially (= sweepstake(s)) stava, nagrada iz stav pri dirkah in igrah; figuratively umazanec; slang čemernež, nejevoljnež

at one sweep — z enim zamahom, udarcem; naenkrat

with a sweep of one's hand — z močnim zamahom (svoje) roke

the sweep of Napoleon's genius — širina Napoleonovega genija

beyond the sweep of the eye — dljè kot seže oko

a wide sweep of plain — razsežna ravnina

chimney sweep — dimnikar

to give a sweep to the room — pomesti sobo

to make a clean sweep of one's old furniture — znebiti se starega pohištva

to make a clean sweep of the clerks — odpustiti vse nameščence

to make a clean sweep of the table figuratively pomesti s čim, odpraviti kaj

transitive verb & intransitive verb

pomesti, pometati, omesti, ometati, (po)čistiti; oplaziti, rahlo se dotakniti; (o vetru) mêsti, briti; odstraniti, s poti spraviti (zapreke itd.); z očmi, s pogledom preleteti; opazovati; (topništvo) gosto obsipavati z granatami; (o valu) preplaviti (čoln); iti (z roko) (on prek); križariti (po morju); vleči se (po tleh) (o obleki); z mrežo iti (po rečnem dnu); stoje poganjati (čoln) z veslom; dobiti večino (skoraj vse glasove) (pri glasovanju)

at a sweeping reduction commerce po zelo znižani ceni

sweep before your own door — pometaj(te) pred lastnim pragom

to sweep all before one figuratively doseči popoln uspeh

to sweep a constituency — z veliko večino dobiti poslansko mesto na volitvah

to sweep the board — dobiti vse vložke pri kaki igri, figuratively pobrati vse nagrade

to sweep all obstacles from one's path — odstraniti vse ovire na svoji poti

to sweep everything into one's net figuratively vse (zase) pobrati

to sweep the seas — prepluti morja v vseh smereh, križariti po morjih

to sweep the strings — iti, preleteti z roko po strunah glasbila, brenkati po strunah

the boat was swept out of sight — čoln je odneslo iz vida

a new broom sweeps clean — nova metla dobro pometa

the coast sweeps to the east — obala zavije proti vzhodu

he swept his hand across his forehead — z roko si je šel preko čela

his glance swept the room — s pogledom je preletel sobo

the river sweeps over its bed — reka se zliva čez bregove

the procession swept up the nave of the church — procesija se je veličastno pomikala po cerkvi proti oltarju

they swept the river to find his body — preiskali so rečno strugo, da bi našli njegovo truplo

to sweep the sea of enemy ships — očistiti morje od sovražnih ladij

she swept from her room — odšumela je (z dolgo obleko) iz sobe

the wind sweeps over the plain — veter brije čez planjavo

1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) udarec

2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) udarec

3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) udarec

4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) poteza

5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) zamah

6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) zamah

7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) trud

8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) napad

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- at a stroke

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udarec (s šibo, z bičem), sunek; močan zamah (pri plavanju, z veslom, s krilom); bitje (ure); utrip (žile); poteza (s peresom, čopičem itd.), figuratively poteza; medicine napad, šok, kap, poškodba; veslač, ki daje takt za veslanje; takt; mathematics vektor; electrical razelektritev; stil, manira; (redko) značilna poteza, znak; božanje, ljubkovanje, glajenje (z roko)

at a stroke, at one stroke — z enim udarcem, zamahom

on the stroke — točno

a stroke of business — dobra kupčija, dober posel

a stroke of apoplexy (paralysis) medicine kap

stroke of fate — udarec usode

a stroke of genius — genialna poteza, izvirna idejaa

stroke of lightning — tresk

a stroke of luck — srečen slučaj, (nepričakovana) sreča

a stroke of piston mechanics pot bata od začetnega položaja do konca valja in spet nazaj

stroke of state — (redko) državni prevrat

a stroke of wings — zamah s krili

stroke of wit — duhovita opazka, duhovitost

the breast stroke — prsno plavanje

a clever stroke — spretna, vešča poteza

crawl stroke — stil kravl (plavanja)

down-stroke — poteza (s peresom) navzdol

a few strokes of brush — nekaj (par) potez s čopičem

finishing stroke — milostni, smrtonosni udarec

finishing strokes — zadnje poteze, dovrševanje

a four-stroke motor — štiritakten motor

hair-stroke — tanka črtica navzgor (pri pisanju)

a stroke of liglttning — udar strele, strela

a master-stroke of diplomacy — mojstrska diplomatska poteza

masterly stroke — mojstrska poteza

sun-stroke medicine sončarica

up-stroke — poteza (s peresom) navzgor

it is on the stroke of ten — vsak čas bo ura bila deset

she came on the stroke — prišla je (kot ura) točno

he never does a stroke of work — on se nikoli ne dotakne dela

to have a stroke medicine biti zadet od kapi

to keep stroke — držati takt (pri veslanju)

to pull a strong (a quick) stroke — hitro plavati

to put (to add) the finishing stroke (s) to s.th. — dokončati kaj

to row stroke — z veslanjem dajati takt ostalim veslačem

to row a long stroke — veslati z dolgimi vesljaji

to set the stroke — dajati takt pri veslanju

sport dajati takt (pri veslanju); označiti s črto, prečrtati; biti (o uri); (po)molsti (kravo); (po)gladiti (z roko), (po)božati (lase, žival, gube); ljubkovati; intransitive verb veslati, dajati tempo veslačem

to stroke a boat (a race, a crew) — veslati in dajati takt veslanja v čolnu (pri tekmovanju, moštvu)

the crew was stroking at 32 — moštvo je veslalo z 32 udarci (vesljaji) na minuto

to stroke a cat's back — pogladiti mačko po hrbtu

he stroked his hair — pogladil se je po laseh

to stroke s.o. (s.o.'s hair) the wrong way — (raz)dražiti, (raz)jeziti koga

to stroke s.o. down — pomiriti koga, omehčati, pridobiti koga z laskanjem

obsolete preterite & past participle od to strike

1) (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.) udariti

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) udariti

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) prižgati; ukresati

4) ((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.) stavkati

5) (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 na

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) udariti

7) (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 vtis

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kovati

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) kreniti

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) spustiti; podreti

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) stavka

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) najdba

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- striker

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udarec (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; kvaliteta

ale of the first strike — prvovrstno pivo

on strike — stavkajoč

a lucky strike — srečen zadetek (najdba)

strike notice — napoved stavke

general strike — splošna stavka

sit-down strike — stavka, v kateri delavci nočejo zapustiti prostore, kjer delajo

sympathetic strike — solidarnostna stavka

to be on strike — stavkati

to go on strike — stopiti v stavko

to come out on strike — začeti stavkati

to call off a strike — preklicati (odložiti) stavko

to make a strike — imeti (zlasti finančno) srečo

udariti, 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;

udariti ( 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 sluga

struck by a stone — zadet od kamna

to strike across the fields — udariti jo čez polja

to strike an average — izračunati povprečje

to strike all of a heap figuratively zbegati, presenetiti, osupiti

to strike a balance — napraviti bilanco

to strike a ball out of court sport suniti žogo v out

to strike a bargain — skleniti kupčijo; doseči sporazum

to strike s.o. blind (deaf, dumb) — z udarcem koga oslepiti (oglušiti, onemiti)

to strike a blow — zadati udarec

the blow struck me silly — udarec me je omamil

without striking a blow — brez boja

the cold struck into my marrow — mraz mi je prodrl v mozeg

to strike s.o. dead figuratively pošteno osupiti koga

to strike s.o.'s eye — pasti komu v oči

to strike s.o. in the face — udariti koga po obrazu

to strike into fame — postati slaven

to strike s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, biti všeč komu

to strike fire out of a flint — izkresati ogenj iz kresilnega kamna

to strike fish — s potegom zatakniti trnek v ribji gobec

he struck his fist on the table — udaril je s pestjo po mizi

to strike for freedom — boriti se za svobodo

to strike one's flag — spustiti zastavo, figuratively predati se

to strike (into) a gallop — spustiti se v dir

to be struck in a girl slang biti zatreskan v (neko) dekle

to strike ground (bottom) — zadeti ob dno

to strike one's hand on the table — udariti z roko po mizi

to strike hands obsolete udariti v roko (v znak sporazuma)

the hour has struck — ura je odbila

his hour has struck — njegov čas je prišel

to strike for home — udariti jo proti domu

it has just struck five — pravkar je ura bila pet

how does it strike you? — kako se vam zdi?

an idea struck him — prišel je na (neko) misel

to strike upon a good idea — priti na dobro idejo

to strike a light (a match) — prižgati luč (vžigalico)

lightning struck the tree — strela je udarila v drevo

to strike s.o.'s name in the newspaper — naleteti na ime neke osebe v časopisu

to strike oil — naleteti na nafto, figuratively imeti srečo, uspeti; obogateti

they were struck with panic — polastila se jih je panika

it struck me as ridiculous — zdelo se mi je smešno

to strike a plan — skovati načrt

to strike to the right — kreniti (po poti) na desno

to strike the right note — zadeti pravilen ton

to strike root — pognati korenino

to strike into a run — spustiti se v tek

to strike the sands — nasesti, obtičati na sipini

to strike sail — spustiti, zviti jadro; priznati poraz

the ship struck to the pirates — ladja se je predala gusarjem

to strike a snag slang naleteti na nepričakovano težavo

to strike tents — podreti šotore, tabor

to strike terror into s.o. — navdati koga z grozo (s strahom)

to strike the track — iti po sledi

to strike a track — nenadoma naleteti na stezo

to strike with terror — napolniti z grozo

town strikes — mesto se preda

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 mesto

to strike work — ustaviti delo, stavkati

the wind strikes cold — veter ostro brije

strike while the iron is hot — kuj železo, dokler je vročc