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dvígati dvígniti to lift (up); to raise; to pull up; (nekaj težkega) to heave, to hoist

dvígati, dvígniti denar to draw money
dvígati, dvígniti znesek to withdraw a sum; (roke, glavo) to raise, to lift, to hold up
dvígati, dvígniti roko na koga to raise oneself hand at someone; (oči) to raise, to lift
dvígati, dvígniti na rame to hoist on one's shoulders; (s škripcem, vitlom) to hoist
dvígati, dvígniti zastor to raise the curtain
dvígati, dvígniti sidro to weigh anchor, to heave anchor
dvígati, dvígniti se (dim) to rise, to go up; to ascend; to stand
zgradba, ki se dviga nad vsemi drugimi a building that overtops all the others; (teren ipd.) to rise, to slope; (oseba) to rise, to get up
dvígati, dvígniti se proti to stand up against, to revolt, to rebel against, to protest (against)
vsi so se dvignili, ko so zaigrali državno himno every one rose to his feet when the national anthem was played
dvígati, dvígniti se v zrak to soar

nebó (vidno) sky; firmament; pesniško welkin; (v ustih) palate

na nebu in the sky
nebó nad prestolom, nebó pri procesiji baldachin, canopy
visok do neba skyhigh, very high
iz vedrega neba out of the blue, out of a clear sky
pod milim nebom under the open sky, in the open air
med nebom in zemljo between heaven and earth
kot strela z jasnega neba like a bolt from the blue, all of a sudden
proti nebu skyward(s)
do neba segajoč reaching up to the sky, touching the sky
bitka pod nebom air battle
modro nebó blue sky
oblačno nebó cloudy sky, overcast sky
do neba vpijoč crying to heaven
štiri strani neba the four points of the compass
(dimna) pisava (reklama) na nebu aeronavtika skywriting; ZDA smoke-writing (sky advertising)
pisec (reklame) na nebu skywriter
košček modrega neba a patch of blue sky
nebó je modro (oblačno) the sky is blue (cloudy, overcast)
dvigati se v nebó to rise to the skies
koga v nebó povzdigovati to praise someone to the skies, to laud to the skies, to extol
(kot) z neba pasti (figurativno) to come out of the blue, to drop from the skies
noben mojster ni z neba padel (figurativno) no one is born a master
v nebó vpijoča krivica a crime crying to heaven for vengeance
moder kot nebó sky blue, skylike
do neba (= čez vse mere) sky-high, to the sky (ali to the skies)

oblák cloud

brez obláka, oblákov cloudless, serene
nizko ležeči obláki aeronavtika low cloud level
gradovi v oblákih (figurativno) castles in Spain
tvorba oblákov cloud formation
utrganje oblákov a cloudburst
zidanje gradov v obláke (figurativno) building castles in the air, wishful thinking
dvigati se visoko pod obláke to rise high into the sky
kriki so se dvignili do oblákov the shouts made the welkin ring
leteti nad obláki aeronavtika žargon to fly over the top
(po)let nad obláki over-the-top flight
obláki se kopičijo the clouds are baking up
iz oblákov pasti (figurativno) to drop from the clouds
oblák se je utrgal there was a violent downpour
zidati gradove v obláke to build castles in the air
živeti v oblákih (figurativno) to be (ali to have one's head) in the clouds

stòlp tower; (cerkveni) steeple, church tower

babilonski stòlp biblija tower of Babel
stražni stòlp watch tower
razgledni stòlp outlook tower
Eiffelov stòlp the Eiffel Tower
poševni stòlp v Pisi the leaning Tower of Pisa; (pri šahu) rook, castle
konica stòlpa spire, (top of) steeple
kronan s stòlpom surmounted with a steeple, pesniško steepled, steeplecrowned
opremljen s stòlpom (zgradba) steepled
iti na stòlp to go up the tower
kot stòlp se dvigati nad čem to tower over something
vrtalni stòlp (na nafto) derrick

vál wave; (velik) billow

brez valov (miren) waveless
vál za válom, v zaporednih válovih wave after wave
válu podoben wavelike
gibanje válov undulation, wave motion
kopanje v válovih bathing in a bath with artificial waves
jezdec na válovih surf rider
butanje válov surf, breaking of waves
udarci válov pounding, crashing of waves
greben, vrh vála crest of a wave
vál mraza cold snap, cold spell
vál vročine heat wave, hot spell
igračka válov (figurativno) play of waves
vál ogorčenja a wave of indignation
vál stavk a wave of strikes
dolgi (srednji, kratki) válovi radio long (medium, short) waves
morski válovi billows pl
majhen vál ripple, wavelet
obalni vál breaker
dolg vál roller
válovi pl heavy seas pl
penasti válovi white horses pl, whitecaps, arhaično skipper's daughters pl
svetlobni válovi light waves pl
zvočni válovi sound waves pl
modulacijski vál wave of modulation
delati, gnati válove, dvigati se v válovih to rise in waves
válovi butajo ob skale the waves beat against the rocks
naravnati radio na določeni vál to tune in to a certain wavelength
dolžina vála radio wavelength
točno na válu radio on the beam

zastáva¹ (prapor) flag, (zlasti vojska) colours pl; standard; banner

zastáva na pol droga flag at half-mast
bela (parlamentarska) zastáva flag of truce
bela zastáva white flag
piratska zastáva skull and crossbones, Jolly Roger, (pirate's) black flag
kraljevska zastáva (prapor) royal standard
državna zastáva Velike Britanije Union Jack
zastáva britanske vojne mornarice White Ensign
zastáva angleške trgovske mornarice Red Ensign
zastáva ZDA Stars and Stripes
zastáva trgovske mornarice merchant flag
pozdrav zastávi trooping of the colour
z razvitimi zastávami with flying colours
pred odhodom ladje dvignjena modra zastáva Blue Peter
mesto je v zastávah the town is decorated (ali hung) with flags (ali with bunting)
okrasiti z zastávami to flag
izobesiti zastávo to hoist the flag (ali the colours)
izobesiti belo zastávo (figurativno, vdati se) to hang out the white flag
dvigniti zastávo svobode (figurativno) to raise the standard of liberty
pluti pod napačno zastávo (figurativno) to sail under false colours
razviti zastávo to unfurl the banner
priseči zastávi to swear allegiance to the flag
spustiti zastávo (= priznati poraz) to lower (ali to strike) the flag (ali one's colours)
spuščati in dvigati zastávo v pozdrav to dip the flag