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1 knot
[not] 1. noun1) (a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.) vozel2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) grča3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) gruča4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) morski vozel2. verb(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) zavozlati- knotty* * *I [nɔt]nounvozel, pentlja; naramnik, epoleta, kokarda; vez, zveza; gruča, skupina; botany kolence; grča; nautical morski vozel, morska milja (18ɜʌ,20 m); figuratively težava, zapletenost, zamotanost; British English svitek na ramenu nosačato cut the knot — preseči vozel, na kratko rešiti problemto cut the Gordian knot — presekati gordijski vozel, odločno rešiti problemto tie o.s. up in knots — zaplesti se v težaveto tie the knot — oženiti se, omožiti se, poročiti seII [nɔt]1.transitive verbzavozlati; grbančiti (čelo); zaplesti, zamotati;2.intransitive verb (za)vozlati se, zaplesti se, zamotati se -
2 embarrass
[im'bærəs]1) (to cause to feel uneasy or self-conscious: She was embarrassed by his praise.) zbegati2) (to involve in (especially financial) difficulties: embarrassed by debts.) zaplesti se (v težave)•- embarrassed
- embarrassing* * *[imbaerəs]transitive verbzbegati, spravljati v zadrego; ovirati, otežkočiti, otežiti; figuratively spraviti v slab denarni položaj; zadolžitito be embarrassed — biti v zadregi, škripcih, težavah, stiski -
3 involve
[in'volv]1) (to require; to bring as a result: His job involves a lot of travelling.) zahtevati2) ((often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in: He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice - I don't want to be/get involved.) vplesti•- involved- involvement* * *[invɔlv]transitive verbzaplesti, zamotati, zaviti, oviti (in v); vplesti (in v), spraviti v težave; obsegati, vsebovati; imeti za posledico; zahtevati, potrebovati, tikati se koga (česa); mathematics potenciratito involve o.s. with s.o. in s.th. — spustiti se s kom v kaj -
4 muddle
1. verb(to confuse or mix up: Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me.) zmesti2. noun(a state of confusion: These papers keep getting in a muddle.) zmešnjava- muddled- muddle-headed
- muddle along/through
- muddle up* * *I [mədl]nounzmešnjava, nered, zmedenostto make a muddle of s.th. — vse pokvaritiII [mʌdl]1.transitive verbzbegati, zmešati, zmesti, zaplesti, pokvariti; omamiti (s pijačo); skaliti (vodo); American mešati (kakao);2.intransitive verbšušmariti, kaziti
См. также в других словарях:
zaplêsti — plêtem dov., zaplêtel in zaplétel zaplêtla, stil. zaplèl zaplêla (é) 1. s pletenjem zadelati, zakrpati: zaplesti luknjo v košu / zaplesti stare košare; zaplesti preluknjano mrežo z žico / ekspr. bršljan je zapletel line v zidu (rastoč) zakril //… … Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika
zaplèt — éta m (ȅ ẹ) 1. glagolnik od zaplesti: zaplet vrvi / napovedati nevaren zaplet položaja 2. dogodek, dejstvo, ki zavira, otežuje normalen potek česa: vkrcati se brez zapletov; pri pogajanju je prihajalo do zapletov; zapleti ob prehodu meje //… … Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika
