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volte [vóult]

1. samostalnik
(pri mečevanju) nagel skok ali korak (v stran); okret, obrat, volta; krog s premerom 6 do 9 korakov, ki ga opiše konj pri jahanju v jahalnici

2. neprehodni glagol
napraviti nagel obrat (okret), odskočiti

windfall [wíndfɔ:l] samostalnik
(od vetra) podrto drevo; polomki; odpadlo sadje
figurativno nepričakovan dobitek (zlasti dediščina)
ameriško nagel udarec vetra z višine

to come into windfall priti do nepričakovanega dobitka

korák step; (tempo) pace

dolg korák stride; (hoja) walk, gait
vojaški, brzi korák double, ZDA double time
hitri korák vojska quick time (ali pace)
paradni, pruski korák goose step
telovadni, gimnastični korák double-quick
čvrst korák brisk step
hlačni korák crotch
odločilen korák decisive step
napačen korák (spodrsljaj) false step
nagel korák a rash step
prvi koráki first steps pl beginnings pl (pregovorov itd.) advances pl
navadni korák vojska ordinary pace
preudaren korák prudent step; figurativno (ukrep) step, move, measure, motion
enakomernih korákov evenpaced
počasnih korákov slow-paced
naglih korákov at a fast pace
nadaljnji korák a further step
s hitrim korákom at a brisk pace
korák za korákom step by step, pace by pace, by steps, little by little, (postopoma) gradually
pri vsakem koráku at every step
na vsakem koráku (povsod) everywhere, (vedno) all the time
dolžina koráka length of stride
menjava koráka change of step
števec korákov pedometer
to je velik korák naprej! that's a big step (ali move) forward!
zima se bliža z velikimi koráki winter is coming upon us apace
držati korák z to keep pace (ali step) with, to be in step with, to keep up with, (figurativno) to keep abreast of (ali up-to-date with)
ne držati koráka to break step, to be out of step (s časom with the times)
izmeriti razdaljo s koráki to pace out the distance
delati velike koráke to make great strides
napraviti korák naprej (nazaj) to step (ali to take a step) forwards (backwards)
napraviti (potrebne) koráke (ukrepe) to take steps (proti against)
napraviti prvi korák (figurativno) to take the first step, to make the first move, to take the initiative
tudi koráka naprej ni mogel napraviti he couldn't walk a step further
napraviti velik korák do uspeha to make great progress towards success, to reach a milestone in one's career
iti v korák z to keep abreast of, to be in step with
prvi korák je vedno najtežji the first step is always the hardest
napraviti dolg korák to stride out
delati dolge koráke to take (ali to make) long strides
delati kratke koráke to take short strides
prvi korák je storjen (figurativno) the first step is taken
napraviti nekaj korákov to go a few steps, to take a few paces
(iz)meriti s koráki to pace (out)
vse moje koráke nadzorujejo they watch every step I take
napredovati z velikanskimi koráki to advance with giant strides
zadeva se ni niti za korák premaknila the affair hasn't got a step further
podaljšati korák to lengthen one's stride
priti iz koráka to get out of step
podvzeti (hitre) koráke to take (swift) steps (v zadevi in the matter)
pospešiti korák to quicken one's pace, to step out
skrajšati korák to shorten one's stride
(s)poznati koga po njegovih korákih (po hoji) to know (to recognise) someone by his step
usmeriti korák to direct one's footsteps
vzdržati korák to last the pace
voziti v koráku! slow down!, dead slow!, ZDA drive slow!

prijèm hold; grip; grasp; (za roke v steni) handhold

nagel prijèm grab; figurativno knack
ta vaza nima nobenega prijèma this vase offers no hold
izpustiti svoj prijèm to let go one's hold
on ve za pravi prijèm za to he knows the right way to tackle it

spunk [spʌŋk]

1. samostalnik
vžigalna vrvica; kresilna goba
pogovorno živahnost, pogum, energija, ognjevitost; jeza, srd; strastnost

a man of spunk nagel, togoten človek, togotnež, vročekrvnež

2. neprehodni glagol
vžgati se

to spunk up ameriško razmahniti se; škotsko razjeziti se

temperatúra temperature

maksimalna temperatúra maximum temperature
srednja letna temperatúra mean annual temperature
povprečna temperatúra mean temperature
variacija, variiranje temperatúre variation in temperature
uravnavanje temperatúre (klimatizacija) air-conditioning
merjenje temperatúre measuring the temperature, (telesne) taking someone's temperature
stalnost, stanovitnost temperatúre temperature stability, constancy
odvisen od temperatúre dependent on (ali responsive to) temperature
krivulja temperatúre temperature curve
normalna temperatúra normal temperature
sprememba temperatúre change in temperature
dvig temperatúre rise in temperature
padec temperatúre drop in temperature, (nagel) slump (ali sudden drop) in temperature
pri temperatúri pod ničlo at sub-zero temperature
meriti komu temperatúro to take someone's temperature
imeti (zvišano) temperatúro (= imeti vročino) to have (ali to run) a temperature
temperatúra je padla na -5°C the temperature has dropped to minus 5 degrees centigrade
temperatúra se je dvignila the temperature has risen

tempered [témpəd] pridevnik (temperedly prislov)
razpoložen
tehnično kaljen; umerjen, zmeren; umirjen

cross-tempered zlovoljen, slabe volje, čemeren
even-tempered ravnodušen, miren
good-tempered dobrodušen, dobrega značaja, dobre volje, dobro razpoložen
hot-tempered ognjevit, nagel
quick-tempered vzkipljiv, razburljiv, togoten