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short wave [šɔ́:tweiv] samostalnik
radio kratki val

sound-wave [sáundweiv] samostalnik
fizika zvočni val

supersonic [sju:pəsɔ́nik]

1. pridevnik
fizika nadzvočen, hitrejši kot zvok; visoko frekvenčen
sleng fantastičen, "prima"

supersonic aircraft nadzvočno letalo
supersonic boom, supersonic bang pok pri prebitju nadzvočnega zidu
supersonic wave ultrazvočni val

2. samostalnik
ultrazvočni val

surge [sə:dž]

1. samostalnik
visok val, valovje, valovanje; zibanje ladje na razburkanem morju
poetično morje
elektrika nenavaden vzpon (napetosti)

the surge of the angry crowd valovanje jezne množice

2. neprehodni glagol
valovati (često up)
burkati se, buriti se (čustva), vzburiti se
navtika zdrkniti, izmuzniti se (vrv); vrteti se na mestu (kolo na ledu itd.)
prehodni glagol
pustiti valovati

thought wave [ɵɔ́:tweiv] samostalnik
miselni, telepatski val

tune in prehodni glagol
radio naravnati aparat na željeni val (to London na London)

tuning-in [tjú:niŋin] samostalnik
radio naravnanje aparata na val, na postajo

wavelet [wéivlit] samostalnik
majhen val, valček; gosta ondulacija (las)

white horse [wáithɔ:s] samostalnik
bel konj
figurativno val z belo peno

beam¹ [bi:m] samostalnik
bruno, tram, prečnik; gred; prečka; gredelnica; rogovila; rožiček; stropnik; tkalski navoj; največja širina ladje; žarek; smehljaj; radijski signal (za letala); radij delovanja

to kick (ali strike) the beam biti nepomemben
to be on one's beam ends biti pred polomom, v stiski, v slabem položaju; navtika ležati na boku (ladja)
beam headlight žaromet
a beam in one's eye velika napaka
on the beam na pravi poti; sleng točen, natančen
to be off the beam zaiti, zgrešiti pot
ameriško, vulgarno to be off one's beam znoreti
beam sea bočni val
beam wind bočni veter

bómbnik (bojno letalo) bomber

lahki (težki) bómbnik light (heavy) bomber
lovski bómbnik fighterbomber
nočni (dnevni) bómbnik night (day)-bomber
formacija bómbnikov bomber formation
oporišče za bómbnike bomber base
posadka bómbnika bomber crew
val bómbnikov wave of bombers

cold¹ [kould] pridevnik (coldly prislov)
hladen, mrzel (to)
ravnodušen, brezčuten, trezen; nezavesten

to be cold zmrzovati
I am cold zebe me
in cold blood hladnokrvno
to blow hot and cold vedno spreminjati svoje prepričanje
cold comfort slaba tolažba
to give (ali show, turn) s.o. the cold shoulder prezirati koga, hladno ga sprejeti
sleng cold feet strah, trema
to make blood run cold prestrašiti
as cold as charity brezsrčen, hladen, neusmiljen
cold pig polivanje spečega z mrzlo vodo; mrzla prha
cold meat narezek
to throw cold water on s.o. vzeti komu pogum
a cold scent slaba sled
ameriško cold snap(s) hladen val
cold war hladna vojna
cold wave hladna ondulacija
pogovorno cold without alkohol z vodo
cold steel hladno orožje

dragínja inflation; dearness; costliness; high cost of living; famine prices pl; increasing cost of living; high level of prices

val dragínje a wave of inflation
dragínja je, dragínja vlada prices are soaring, inflation is raging

hláden cool; fresh; (mrzel) cold, chilly, frosty; (brezčuten) unfeeling, insensible; (mlačen) lukewarm, indifferent, unconcerned, equanimous; (neusmiljen) as cold as charity

hládno orožje cold steel, (tudi revolver) side arms pl, side arm; figurativno (nedostopen ipd.) cold-mannered, frigid; reserved, distant; (brez razburjanja) (as) cool as a cucumber
hláden pozdrav frigid greeting
hláden sprejem a cold reception
hláden val cold snap(s pl)
hládna ondulacija cold wave
hláden kot mrlič cold as death, cold as clay
hládno mi je I am cold, I feel cold
hládno postaja it's getting cool
ostati hláden to keep cool, to keep one's temper
to me pusti hládnega that leaves me cold
hládno koga sprejeti to give (ali to show) someone the cold shoulder, to give someone a cold reception, humoristično to give someone the frozen mitt

krátek short; brief; (kratko povzet) summary; (čas) of short duration

na krátko in short, shortly, briefly
v krátkem within a short time, soon, shortly, before long
pred krátkim recently, the other day, lately, newly, of late, a short time ago, a short while ago, not long ago, not long since
do pred krátkim until lately, until quite recently
krátko in jedrnato short and to the point
na krátko povedano je stvar, da... the long and the short of it is that...
na krátko mu rečejo Joe he is called Joe for short
krátek čas pastime, amusement
krátka biografija profile
krátek film (film) short, (2.000 čevljev dolg) two-reeler
krátek opis précis
krátek rok short term
krátek spomin short memory
krátek val shortwave
na krátkih valovih in the shortwave (frequency) band
krátka vsebina summary, abstract
krátek stik (elektrika) short circuit
koga na krátko držati to keep someone on a short lead
krátko se izraziti to put it briefly
biti krátek s kom to be short with someone
ona ima krátek spomin she has a short memory, she is forgetful
delati komu krátek čas to amuse someone, to entertain someone
knjiga bo v krátkem izšla the book will be out soon
oddajati na krátkih valovih iz... to transmit (ali to broadcast) on shortwaves from...
posta(ja)ti krátek to become short, to shorten
krátko povedano in short
povej na krátko! cut it short!
da na krátko povem to be brief, to cut (ali to make) a long story short, to put it in a nutshell, to sum up
krátko potegniti (figurativno) to come off badly, to draw a blank, to come off second best
krajši konec potegniti (figurativno) to get the worst of it, to be the loser

medium¹ [mí:diəm] pridevnik
srednji, povprečen

tisk medium faced polmasten
ekonomija medium-priced povprečne cene
medium-sized srednje velikosti
tehnično medium cars avtomobili srednjega razreda
elektrika medium wave srednji val

migracíjski migration

migracíjski val surge in migration

modulate [mɔ́djuleit]

1. prehodni glagol
uravnavati, prilagoditi (to)
modulirati, spremeniti glas

2. neprehodni glagol
glasba prehajati (from od, to do)
menjati tonski način

modulated wave modulacijski val
modulating valve (ali tube) modulacijska elektronka

mórski sea (-); maritime; nautical; naval; pelagic

mórska bitka naval battle, naval action
mórsko blato ooze
mórski bog sea god
mórska bolezen seasickness
mórska deklica (sirena) mermaid, siren
mórsko dno sea bottom
mórska gladina sea level, surface of the sea
mórska globina depth of the sea
mórsko kopališče bathing resort, seaside resort
mórska luka, pristanišče seaport
mórska mačka zoologija long-tailed monkey
mórska obala coast; seashore; coastland; beach; shore; seaboard
mórski pes shark
mórska ožina straits pl, channel
mórski prašič porpoise
mórski prašiček guinea pig
mórska pena meerschaum
mórska pošast sea monster
mórska riba sea fish
mórski rokav arm (ali branch) of the sea
mórska sol sea salt
mórsko tele seal, arhaično sea calf
mórski tok sea current
mórska trava sea grass
mórska višina sea level
velik mórski val billow
mórski zaliv bay; gulf
mórska voda sea water
imeti mórsko bolezen to be seasick, (pogovorno) to feed the fishes
ne dobiti mórske bolezni (biti pravi mornar) to have good sea legs, to be a good sailor

mràz cold; chill; frost

mràz brez slane black frost
oster mràz biting (ali severe) frost; hard (ali sharp) frost
suh mràz ground frost
leden mràz frostiness
trd od mràza numb with cold
Dedek Mraz Jack Frost
občutljiv za mràz sensitive to cold
odporen proti mràzu resistant to cold, cold-resistant
občutek mràza sensation of cold
nenaden nastop mràza sudden inroad of cold weather, ZDA cold snap
val mràza cold wave
10° mràza 10 degrees of frost
mràz mi je I am (ali I feel) cold
mràz mi je v noge my feet are cold
mràz je danes it is cold today
mràz me je rezal do kosti the cold pierced me to the bone
drgetati, tresti se od mràza to shiver with cold
mràz grize, ščiplje there is a nip in the air
mràz je kar grizel it was a biting cold
mràz popušča the cold is abating
mràz me spreletava I feel cold all over
mràz me spreleti ob tem that gives me the shivers; it gives me the creeps
težko prenašati mràz, trpeti od mràza to suffer from the cold