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vrtéti to turn (round), to spin round; to rotate, to revolve; to twirl, to whirl; (vrtavko) to spin

vrtéti kolo to turn a wheel
vrtéti (snemati) film to make a film
vrtéti kolesa šport to turn somersaults (ali bočno: cartwheels)
vrtéti palce (prste) to twiddle one's thumbs (fingers)
vrtéti se to turn
kolo se vrti the wheel turns
vrtéti se v krogu to whirl
vrti se mi v glavi my head reels, my head swims, I feel dizzy, I feel giddy
vse se mi vrti my head reels (ali whirls), my brain reels

čépica cap; hood

kopalna čépica swimming cap
nočna čépica nightcap
izdelovalec čepic capmaker
vrteti čépico v rokah to twirl one's cap in one's hands

koló wheel

na kolesih on wheels
brez koles wheelless; (bicikel) cycle, bicycle, machine, pogovorno bike
dirkalno koló racing bicycle, racer
gonilno koló driving-wheel
mlinsko koló mill wheel
motorno koló motorcycle, pogovorno motor bike
turno koló roadster
črpalno koló (za vodo) waterwheel
koló ladje na kolesa paddle-wheel
koló obroč (otroška igrača) hoop
mučilno koló zgodovina the wheel (mediaeval instrument of torture)
gumasto koló tyre, ZDA tire
ladja na kolesa wheel-boat, paddle-steamer
zob kolesa cog (of a wheel)
zamašno koló flywheel
voz na dve kolesi, na štiri kolesa a two-wheeled, a four-wheeled carriage
sprednje, zadnje koló front wheel, back wheel
rezervno, nadomestno koló spare wheel
zobato koló cogwheel, toothed wheel, geared wheel
vilice kolesa wheel-fork
delati, vrteti kolesa šport to turn cartwheels
on je pêto koló pri vozu (figurativno) he is not worth his salt, he is quite useless, he is a useless individual
napraviti koló (o pavu) to spread out its tail
priti pod kolesa (figurativno) to go to the dogs
mučiti koga na kolesu zgodovina to break someone on the wheel
vrteti kolesa (pri parterni telovadbi) to turn somersaults (ali cartwheels)
peljati se s kolesom to ride a bicycle
voziti koló enoročno to ride a bike one-handed
voziti koló to ride a cycle, to cycle, to bike, to pedal
treti žrtev na kolesu zgodovina to break a victim on the wheel

króg¹ circle; ring; (delokrog) sphere, province; (družba) company, society, class, set, coterie; (znancev) acquaintance

družinski króg family circle
živalski króg zodiac
zaključen króg (družbe) coterie, clique
v parlamentarnih krógih in parliamentary circles
v pristojnih krógih in competent quarters
trgovski krógi commercial circles pl
tokovni króg (elektrika) circuit
začarni króg vicious circle
króg pri dirkah šport lap, round
zadnji króg šport last (ali final) lap
preteči króg v treh minutah to lap the course in three minutes
za en króg je pred svojim tekmecem he is one lap in front of (ali he has lapped) his rival
sedeti v krógu to sit in a ring, to sit around in a circle
delati, opisovati króge (v teku, poletu) to ring
gibati, premikati se v krógu to go round, to circle, to ring
plesati v krógu to dance round in a ring
vrteti se v krógu to turn (ali to rotate, to spin, to twirl) round
vrteč se v krógu rotatory
opisati króg to describe a circle
imeti (temne) króge okrog oči to have (dark) rings round one's eyes
v političnih krógih in political circles

pálec thumb; (nožni) big toe; (mera) inch (krajšava: in.)

odtis, madež od pálca (na knjigi ipd.) thumbmark
brez pálca thumbless
širina pálca a thumb, a thumb's breadth
gristi (si) pálec to bite one's thumb
vijak za stiskanje pálcev zgodovina, mučilno orodje thumbscrew
potipati s pálcem to thumb
imeti pod pálcem (figurativno, biti premožen) to be rich, to be well off, to be a man of means
pálce vrteti (figurativno, dolgočasiti se, lenariti) to twirl (ali to twiddle) one's thumbs (ali one's fingers)

žŕmlja (ročni mlin) quern; hand mill

vrteti žŕmljo to turn (ali to work) a quern