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precious¹ [préšəs] pridevnik (preciously prislov)
dragocen, drag (kamen); plemenit, žlahten (kovina); ljub, drag
figurativno nenaraven, afektiran
pogovorno lep, popoln

a precious rascal popoln lopov
a precious lot better than daleč boljši od
a precious sight more veliko več
my precious! ljubezen moja!
a precious mess lepa godlja
precious style nenaraven stil

smúke pl sledge; drag

sumptuous [sʌ́mptjuəs] pridevnik
drag, potraten; razkošen, krasen, sijajen; dragocen

valuable [vǽljuəbl] pridevnik
vreden, dragocen, drag; precenljiv, plačljiv; koristen (to, for za)

a valuable discovery zelo koristno, dragoceno odkritje
valuable information koristne, dragocene informacije
valuable things dragocenosti
service not valuable in money neprecenljiva usluga
he gave me valuable assistance dal (nudil) mi je dragoceno pomoč

vláča (sani) drag

wasteful [wéistful] pridevnik (wastefully prislov)
zapravljiv, potraten, razsipen; drag, nerentabilen; ki pustoši, uničuje
zastarelo pust, zapuščen

to be wasteful of biti potraten z, zapravljati (kaj)

zavíranje braking; skidding; (s coklo) dragging, drag; figurativno retardation

eternizírati to eternize; to eternalize; to preserve from oblivion; to perpetuate; (zavlačevati v nedogled) to drag out, to protract, to drag on, to carry on interminably

odvléči to drag (ali to trail, to lug) away (ali off)

odvléči se to drag oneself away

povléči to pull; to draw; to drag; to tug (za at)

povléči iz to draw out of
povléči dol(i) to pull down
povléči noter to pull in
povléči koga za rokav to tug someone by the sleeve

privláčiti (mamiti) to attract, to allure, to entice, to draw, to appeal to someone; (pritegniti) to drag (ali to draw, to pull, pogovorno to lug) nearer

skrajnosti se privlačijo extremes meet

privléči to drag (to pull, to draw, pogovorno to lug) nearer

privléči se to drag oneself (up to a place), to come slowly near, to draw (ali to creep) slowly (ali gradually) near
za lasé privléči (figurativno) to drag in by the head and shoulders
za lasé privlečen (figurativno) far-fetched
za lase (= neumestno) privléči v pogovor to drag (ali pogovorno to lug) into the conversation

solitaire [səlitɛ́ə] samostalnik
en sam, velik drag kamen (npr. briljant v prstanu); manšetni gumb iz enega kosa
ameriško pasjansa (igra s kartami, ki jo igra samo en igralec s samim seboj); (redko) samotar

stone¹ [stóun]

1. samostalnik
kamen; drag kamen; koščica (sadja), peška; zrno toče
medicina (ledvični, žolčni, v mehurju) kamen; utežna mera (14 funtov, 6,35 kg); (spominski, mejni, nagrobni) kamen; brus, osla; mlinski kamen
množina, vulgarno modo

a stone of cheese 7,26 kg sira
a stone of meat (fish) 3,63 kg mesa (rib)
stone's throw (cast) daljava, do katere se lahko vrže kamen; lučaj, domet kamna; majhna oddaljenost
artificial stone cement
Cornish stone kaolin
gall stone medicina žolčni kamen
grave stone nagrobni kamen
grind stone mlinski kamen
hearth stone kamnito podnožje ognjišča
holy stone mehak peščenec za čiščenje palube
meteoric stone meteorit
mile stone miljnik; mejnik
paving stone tlakovalna kocka
philosophers' stone kamen modrih
precious stone dragulj
rocking stone majav kamen
rolling stone valeč se kamen, figurativno nestanoviten človek
the Stone Age kamena doba
shower of stones ploha, dež kamenja
stocks and stones nežive stvari
to break stones tolči, drobiti, razbijati kamenje
to cast (to throw) stones at s.o. obmetavati koga s kamenjem, figurativno zmerjati, sramotiti, grajati, obrekovati koga
stones will cry out figurativno krivica, ki vpije v nebo
to be cut for the stone biti operiran zaradi (žolčnega, ledvičnega itd.) kamna
some of the stones were the size of a pigeon's egg nekaj zrn toče je bilo velikosti golobjega jajca
to give a stone and a beating šport, pogovorno z lahkoto premagati
a rolling stone gathers no moss figurativno goste službe, redke suknje
to give a stone for bread figurativno posmehovati se, namesto da bi pomagali; nuditi nesprejemljivo pomoč
to harden into stone okamneti (tudi figurativno)
to kill two birds with one stone ubiti dve muhi z enim udarcem
not to leave a stone standing ne pustiti kamna na kamnu
to leave no stone unturned figurativno vse poskušati, vse možno napraviti
those who live in glass-houses should not throw stones naj ne grajajo tisti, ki sami niso brez graje; kdor druge kritizira, se sam izpostavlja kritiziranju
to mark with a white stone z belo kredo (v dimniku) zapisati, obeležiti (dan) kot važen (slavnosten, prazničen)

2. pridevnik
kamnit; lončen

stone mug lončen vrček

vláčiti to drag; to draw; to haul; to pull (koga okoli someone about)

vláčiti z brano to harrow
vláčiti za seboj to lug along; pomorstvo to tow, to tug

vléči to draw, to drag; to pull, to haul; to lug; to trail; to stretch; (mrežo) to trawl; (po blatu) to draggle; (ladjo) to take in tow; (zavlačevati) to protract

vléči se to drag (oneself); to trail; (zaostajati) to straggle; (zavlačevati se) to drag on; (težko hoditi) to trudge
vléči noge za seboj pri hoji to scuff
vléči vrv to haul at a rope
to bo vleklo (figurativno) this will be a point of attraction
vléči koga za nos (figurativno) to make a fool of someone, to lead someone by the nose
vléči na uho (figurativno) to listen to
krilo se ji vleče po tleh her skirt trails on the ground
ta dimnik ne vleče this chimney does not draw
tukaj vleče (je prepih) there is a draught here, it is draughty here
vléči na zeleno (barvo) to incline to green
vléči dreto (smrčati) to snore
prav nič me ne vleče, da bi šel I don't feel the least urge to go
vojna se vleče the war is dragging on

zavírati to brake; to put on the brake; to skid; (s coklo) to drag, to put on the drag; figurativno to retard, to impede, to hinder, to check, to obstruct, to interfere (with)

zavléči to protract; to drag out

zavléči se (stvar) to drag on; to be delayed (ali retarded), to be prolonged
zavléči se (nekam) v to creep (ali to crawl) into
pogajanja so se zavlekla the negotiations have dragged on

aerodinámičen aerodynamic

aerodinámični upor aerodynamic drag
dati aerodinámičen profil avtomobilu to streamline a car

blátiti to sully; figurativno to libel; to throw mud at someone; to blemish

blátiti koga figurativno to drag someone's name through the mud