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napét strained; stretched; tense; figurativno exciting; taut

napéti odnosi strained relations pl
napét lok a bent bow
napéto ozračje tense atmosphere
napéto sodobno življenje the strain of modern life
napéti živci taut nerves pl
napéta igra tense game
v napéti pozornosti with rapt attention
prenapét overstrained, highly strung, overwrought
vsi čuti so mu bili skrajno napéti all his senses were strained to the utmost
zgodba je napéto zanimiva it's a thrilling yarn
napéti odnosi strained relations pl

natezálnica rack

dati, napeti koga na natezálnico to put someone on the rack
biti na natezálnici (figurativno, na žerjavici) to be on the rack, to be on tenterhooks

nerve¹ [nə:v] samostalnik
anatomija živec, živčni končič
figurativno hladnokrvnost, pogum, odločnest, moč
botanika žila lista
zoologija žilica v krilu insekta
pogovorno predrznost
množina živčnost, živčevje
poetično kita

he is a bag of nerves prenapet je, ima zrahljane živce
a fit of nerves živčnost, živčni napad
to get on s.o.'s nerves iti komu na živce, dražiti
to have the nerve to do s.th. imeti pogum kaj narediti, drzniti si kaj narediti
to have steady nerves imeti močne živce
nerves of iron (ali steel) jekleni živci
to lose one's nerve zgubiti pogum, zbati se
a man of nerve pogumen človek
figurativno to strain every nerve napeti vse sile
to suffer from nerves biti prenapetih živcev

odnòs relation; term

napeti odnòsi strained relations pl
biti v dobrih odnòsih z to be on good terms with, to be on a good footing with
prekiniti odnòse to sever relations
biti v dobrih odnòsih z dvema nasprotnima si strankama (figurativno) to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
mednarodni odnòsi international relations pl
mezdni odnòsi wage labour relationships

petêlin cock; ZDA rooster; (na puški) cock

divji petêlin capercaillie, capercailzie
domači petêlin cock
petêlin za dvobojevanje gamecock
petêlin na strehi (vetrnica) weather vane, vane, weathercock
napeti petêlina pištole to cock pistol
priklicati komu rdečega petêlina na streho (zažgati mu hišo) to set someone's house on fire

pozórnost attention; attentiveness

vzbujajoč pozórnost showy
središče pozórnosti centre of attraction, figurativno cynosure (of all eyes)
pozórnost je osredotočena na attention is focused on
osredotočiti pozórnost na to focus (one's) attention on, to concentrate (one's) attention on
biti v napeti pozórnosti to keep one's attention at full stretch
obrniti pozórnost na to turn one's attention to
vso pozórnost obrniti na to pay full attention to
obračam vašo pozórnost na I call (ali I draw) your attention to
pritegniti pozórnost nase to draw someone's attention to oneself
vzbujati pozórnost to attract attention
zbuditi pozórnost to excite curiosity

screw up prehodni glagol
priviti (tudi figurativno)
pričvrstiti

to screw up the door zapreti vrata (zlasti za šalo)
to screw up one's courage opogumiti se
to screw (up) one's eyes zavijati oči, mežikati
to screw up one's mouth namrdniti se
to screw up prices navi(ja)ti cene (navzgor)
to screw up a string naviti, napeti struno
the management wants screw uping up upravljanje je treba poostriti
to screw o.s. up (to) prisiliti se (k)

shrink^*2 [šriŋk]

1. neprehodni glagol
umakniti se, odmakniti se, odskočiti (from od, pred)
uskočiti se, skrčiti se (tkanina pri pranju), zmanjšati se; zapreti se vase
figurativno plašiti se, bati se, zgroziti se, zlesti vase (od strahu), nerad, proti svoji volji napraviti

2. prehodni glagol
pustiti, da se kaj uskoči, skrči, stisne; dekatirati (blago); zožiti, skrajšati, zmanjšati

to shrink back ustrašiti se, zgroziti se (from ob, pred)
to shrink from doing s.th. nerad kaj napraviti
this flannel does not shrink ta flanela se ne skrči (uskoči)
they shrank under his glance videti je bilo, da bi se pod njegovim pogledom najrajši udrli v zemljo
this soap will not shrink woollens ob tem milu se volnene stvari ne uskočijo
to shrink on a hoop napeti, montirati obroč (na kolo)

síla (moč) power, might; (krepkost) vigour; (potreba) necessity; (jakost) strength; (silovitost) vehemence; (nasilje) violence, force; (težava) difficulty, trouble; (prisila) compulsion, constraint, coercion; (beda) want, need, pinch; (stiska) emergency, neediness; (pritisk) pressure; (nevarnost) danger, emergency; (nuja) urgency, necessity

v síli in case of emergency (ali of need, of necessity)
s sílo by force, forcibly, with violence, by strong-arm methods
z vsemi sílami with might and main
pod sílo okoliščin, razmer under the stress of circumstances
po síli (nerad) forced, under compulsion, unwillingly, reluctantly, perforce
če je síla if need be, if need arise
to je višja síla it is a case of needs must (ali of overwhelming odds, of vis maior)
groba síla violence
konjska síla horsepower (krajšava: HP)
gonilna síla motive power
višja síla force majeure, Act of God
naravne síle natural forces, forces of nature
kopne síle vojska land forces pl
pomorske síle vojska naval forces pl, navy
pomorska síla naval power
síla (ogromno) ljudi a great number of people
enota síle unit of force
moment síle moment of a force
delovna síla manpower
politika síle power politics pl
vodna síla water (ali hydraulic) power
oborožene (vojaške) síle armed (military) forces pl
Kraljeva Zračna Sila Royal Air Force
klic v síli emergency call
izhod v síli emergency exit
biti v veliki síli (stiski) to be in great distress (ali need)
ni mu síle he is not in bad circumstances, he is doing well
ni síle (= ne mudi se) there's no hurry, it is not urgent
ni nobene síle there is no hurry
to je za sílo (= začasno) this is a makeshift, this is a stopgap, this is a temporary substitute
síla (strašno) vroče je it is extremely hot
síla ima večjo moč kot pravica might before right
napeti vse (svoje) síle to do one's utmost, to make every effort, to do one's best, to do all one can; to tax one's powers to the utmost; to use every exertion; to stir heaven and earth; to leave no stone unturned
síla kola lomi needs must when the devil drives, necessity knows no law
v síli hudič muhe žre (figurativno) drowning men catch at straws, beggars can't be choosers
(tudi) s sílo se ne da vsega doseči (figurativno) you can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
ukloniti se síli to give way to compulsion, to act under compulsion (ali duress)
v síli spoznaš pravega prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed

sit up neprehodni glagol
zravnati se, pokonci sedeti
pogovorno iz ležečega se dvigniti v sedeči položaj; ostati (dolgo) na nogah

to sit up late hoditi pozno spat
I sat up for him čakal sem ga buden
to make s.o. sit up sleng preplašiti, osupiti koga; figurativno nagnati koga na težko delo
that will make them sit up to jih bo začudilo (osupilo)
she sat up all night nursing him vso noč je bedé presedela in ga stregla
to sit up and take notice nenadoma postati pozoren, pokazati interes, napeti ušesa, pozorno prisluhniti

stir³ [stə:]

1. prehodni glagol
(pre)mešati (tekočino); (po)drezati; (pre)tresti, premakniti, razgibati; spodbuditi, izzvati (to, into k)
razvneti, razburiti, razburkati

2. neprehodni glagol
(dati) se mešati; premakniti se, premikati se, gibati se, razgibati se; zbuditi se, vstati; razburiti se; reagirati (to na)
krožiti (novica), prenašati se; zgoditi se, dogajati se

anything stirring? se kaj dogaja? kaj novega?
not a breath (of wind) is stirring najmanjše sapice ni
to stir s.o.'s blood razburkati, razvneti, navdušiti koga
to stir one's coffee premešati si kavo
don't stir! ne premikajte se!
not to stir an eyelid niti z očesom ne treniti
not to stir a fingor (to help) s prstom (niti z mezincem) ne migniti (v pomoč)
to stir the fire podrezati ogenj
he never stirs out of house on se nikoli ne premakne iz hiše, vedno čepi doma
nobody is stirring yet nihče še ni vstal (iz postelje)
to stir heaven and earth figurativno napeti vse sile
to stir the heart ganiti srce
there is no news stirring nobena novica ne kroži
to stir one's stumps pogovorno hitreje stopiti, pohiteti, podvizati se
to stir s.o.'s wrath razjariti, razbesniti koga, spraviti koga v besnost

strain¹ [stréin] samostalnik
pritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin
tehnično deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja
(često množina) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnja

on the strain v napetosti
under a strain zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živci
without strain brez truda
the strain of modern life napeto sodobno življenje
a humorous strain šaljiv ton
martial strains bojevite melodije, vojaška muzika
strains of obscenity ploha (izbruh) nespodobnih besed
the strain on the rope napetost, nategnjenost vrvi
the strain of my responsibility breme moje odgovornosti
to the strains of the national anthem ob zvokih narodne himne
to be in a philosophizing strain biti v razpoloženju za filozofiranje
it is a strain pogovorno to človeka zdela
she is a great strain on my resources ona je veliko breme za moje finance
all his senses were on the strain vsi čuti so mu bili skrajno napeti
he has a strain in his leg nogo ima izpahnjeno
she spoke of him in lofty strains govorila je o njem v samih superlativih
to impose a strain on a machine preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od stroja
he is suffering from strain bolan je od pretiranega dela

strained [stréind] pridevnik
napet; prisiljen, nenaraven

strained laugh prisiljen smeh
strained relations napeti odnosi

stretch¹ [streč]

1. samostalnik
raztezanje, raztegovanje, stegnjenje, natezanje; (pre)napenjanje, napetost, napor; prekoračenje; razpetina, razpon; neprekinjen odsek poti, daljava; ploskev, prostrana ravnina, ravni del dirkališča; neprekinjeno časovno razdobje (doba), nepretrgan čas
sleng kazen, bivanje v kaznilnici, čas kazni v kaznilnici, v zaporu
navtika daljava, prejadrana pri enem potegu (kretnji) (pri jadranju proti vetru); sprehod

at a stretch, at one stretch brez prekinitve, naenkrat
on the stretch napenjajoč vse sile; v veliki naglici, figurativno v veliki napetosti
a stretch of 5 years razdobje petih let
a stretch of the imagination prenapeta, prebujna domišljija
the stretch of a bird's wings razpetina ptičjih kril
a fine stretch of country lep košček zemlje, lepe pokrajine
to be on the stretch biti napet, v napetosti
it is a good stretch from the village to the town je lep, precejšen kos poti od vasi do mesta
to do a stretch britanska angleščina odslužiti, izdržati kazen (enega leta)
to give a stretch natezati se, pretegniti se
he gave a stretch and got up pretegnil se je in vstal
to keep one's attention on the stretch biti v napeti pozornosti
it takes a stretch of imagination to believe that treba je precéj napeti svojo domišljijo, da to verjameš
to work 8 hours at (on) a stretch delati nepretrgano 8 ur

2. pridevnik
raztegljiv

stretch hosiery raztegljive nogavice

strúna string; chord; (iz črev) catgut

strúna na reketu (loparju) the strings of a racket
napeti strúne na violino to string a violin
preveč napeti strúne to tune the strings too high
to strúno ubrati to harp on that subject (ali topic)
druge strúne ubrati to change one's tune, to sing another song
ubrati milejše strúne to adopt a milder tone
pravo strúno ubrati (zadeti) to touch the right chord
udariti na ustrezno strúno to strike a responsive chord
vedno isto strúno ubirati to be always harping on the same subject (ali topic)
ubirati strúne to pluck the strings

tight [táit]

1. pridevnik
tesen; ozek, tesno se oprijemajoč (obleka); neprepusten (za vodo, zrak); močan; čvrsto nategnjen, napet (vrv); stisnjen, nabito poln; zgoščen, kompakten
figurativno nepremičen
figurativno zožen, utesnjen; komaj zadosten, pičel (o denarju); kočljiv
pogovorno skop(uški), stiskaški
sleng pijan, nadelan

as tight as an owl figurativno pijan ko mavra
tight shoes tesni, ozki čevlji
a tight squeeze gosta gneča
a tight lass zastarelo čedno, stasito dekle
money is tight za denar je trda
to be in a tight corner (place, spot) biti v škripcih
to get out of a tight hole izvleči se iz škripcev
my bag is tight moja torba je nabito polna
to keep a tight rein (hand) on s.o. držati koga čvrsto na vajetih
to keep a tight hand on the reins pritegniti vajeti
he needs a tight hand over him zanj je potrebna trda roka
to draw tight nategniti, napeti, zategniti

2. prislov
tesnó, močnó, čvrsto; pičlo

to sit tight figurativno čvrsto, uporno vztrajati pri svojih pravicah (mišljenju, stališču), ne popuščati

uhó ear; (šivanke) eye (of a needle); (košare, posode) handle

srednje uhó middle ear
zunanje uhó auricle
ostro uhó keen ear, quick ear
oslovsko uhó (v knjigi) dog-ear
napraviti oslovsko uhó (v listu, knjigi) to dog-ear (a page, a book)
bolečina v ušesu earache
vnetje ušesa otitis
vnetje srednjega ušesa inflammation of the middle ear
ušesa me bolé I have (ali pogovorno I've got) earache
krik, ki gre skozi ušesa an earsplitting, earpiercing scream
šumenje v ušesih buzzing in the ears
ščitnik za uhó earflap, ZDA earmuff
zrcalo za uhó medicina auriscope, otoscope
biti gluh na levo uhó to be deaf in the left ear
do ušes je zadolžen he is up to his ears in debt, he is over head and ears in debt
biti do ušes zaljubljen to be head over heels in love
imeti ostro uhó (figurativno) to have a quick (ali a sharp) ear, to have excellent hearing
pocukati, povleči koga za uhó to tweak, to pull someone's ear
napeti ušesa to prick up one's ears, to be all ears
naleteti na gluha ušesa to find deaf ears
nekaj bi ti rad povedal na uhó I'd like a word in your ear
prišlo mi je na uhó it came to my hearing
naviti komu ušesa to tweak someone's ears
pridigati gluhim ušesom (figurativno) to fall on deaf ears
(za)mašiti si ušesa to stop up one's ears
poslušati le z enim ušesom to listen with only half an ear
konj striže z ušesi the horse twitches his ears
vleči na ušesa to listen attentively, to prick up one's ears
za ušesa privleči (kako zadevo) (figurativno) to drag in a matter by the ears
v (levem, desnem) ušesu mi zveni my (left, right) ear is ringing (ali is burning)
pri enem ušesu noter, pri drugem pa ven (figurativno) (it goes) in (at) one ear and out (at) the other
v ušesih mi je zvenelo (= morali so govoriti o meni) my ears were burning
stene imajo ušesa walls have ears
v uhó me piši! (žargon) go and fly a kite!

unturned [ʌntə́:nd] pridevnik
neobrnjen; neostružen

to leave no stone unturned figurativno vse poskusiti (da...), vse sile napeti, uporabiti vsa sredstva, na vse načine si prizadevati

use² [ju:z] prehodni glagol
rabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas)
zastarelo navaditi (to na)

to use one's brains (ali wits) uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možgane
use your eyes! odpri oči!
to use care skrbno (pazljivo) postopati
to use diligence da(ja)ti si truda
to use one's best efforts napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)
to use exercises delati vaje
to use force uporabiti silo
this geyser uses a lot of gas ta plinska peč porabi mnogo plina
how did they use you? kako so ravnali z vami?
to use s.o. ill slabo ravnati s kom
I cannot use my left hand ne se posluževati svoje leve roke
to use one's legs peš iti, pešačiti
to use imprecations preklinjati
to use a right uživati (neko) pravico
may I use your name? se lahko sklicujem na vas?
to use tobacco kaditi
I have used all the paint porabil sem vso barvo
how does the world use you? pogovorno kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?
neprehodni glagol
zastarelo (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)

the beggar used to come every day berač je imel navado prihajati (je prihajal) vsak dan
it used to be said navadno se je reklo (bila je navada reči)
he does not come as often as he used (to) ne prihaja več tako pogosto kot prej
they used to live here prej so stanovali tu
used you to know him? ste ga vi poznali?
there used to be a tree there tam je nekoč bilo drevo

ušésa ears pl

do ušésa up to the ears
preko ušésa over (head and) ears
do ušés zaljubljen head over heels in love
šumenje v ušésih buzzing in the ears, medicina tinnitus
ušésa me bolijo I have (the) earache
naleteti na gluha ušésa to find (to fall on) deaf ears
moja svarila so naletela na gluha ušésa my warnings fell on deaf ears
preko ušés je zadolžen he is up to his eyes (ali ears) in debt
napeti, napenjati ušésa to prick up (ali to strain) one's ears
naviti komu ušésa to warm someone's ears
povleči koga za ušésa to pull (ali to tug) someone's ears
poslušati na vsa ušésa (figurativno) to be all ears
prišlo mi je na ušésa it came to my hearing
pridigati gluhim ušésom to fall on deaf ears
konj striže z ušési the horse twitches his ears
vleči na ušésa to prick up one's ears
zamašiti, mašiti si ušésa to stop (up) one's ears
zardeti do ušés to blush to the roots of one's hair; to blush to one's ears
v ušésih mi zveni, šumí my ears are ringing (ali are burning)
stene imajo ušésa (figurativno) the walls have ears, arhaično little pitchers have long ears