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sweep away prehodni glagol
odnesti, odplaviti; izbrisati, odpraviti, uničiti; pomesti, počistiti
neprehodni glagol
razprostirati se

the river swept away the bridge reka je odnesla most
to sweep away slavery odpraviti suženjstvo
revolution has swept away all the old traditions revolucija je pomedla z vsemi starimi tradicijami

swell^*2 [swel]

1. neprehodni glagol (tudi swell up, swell out)
oteči, otekati, nabrekniti; napihniti se, napeti se, nabuhniti, napenjati se; (voda) narasti; (jadro) napeti se, napihniti se; rasti, prerasti (into v)
narasti, povečati se; izbruhniti (izvirek, solze)
arhitektura izbočiti se
figurativno kipeti (čustva); (srce) napenjati se, (hoteti) počiti (with od)
biti poln (with česa)
figurativno napihovati se, hvalisati se, bahati se

2. prehodni glagol (tudi swell up, swell out)
napihniti, napeti; razširiti, povečati (into do)
zvišati, pomnožiti

swelled head sleng nadutost, domišljavost
swollen legs otekle noge
swelled with success domišljav na svoj uspeh
to be swelled with pride napihovati se od ošabnosti
my cheek is swelling lice mi oteka
to swell out one's chest (iz)prsiti se
the cost of war has swollen our debt stroški za vojno so povečali naš dolg
my heart is swelling with happiness srce mi je prepolno sreče
to swell like a turkey cock šopiriti se kot pav
to swell note glasba peti (igrati) noto izmenoma crescendo in diminuendo
rains have swollen the river zaradi deževja je reka narasla
the rivers are swelling reke naraščajo
the sails swelled in the wind jadra so se napela v vetru
to suffer from swelled head figurativno biti nadut, domišljav

širòk wide, broad; (obsežen) extensive, comprehensive, ample, extended

na dolgo in na široko far and wide
reka je 2 milji široka the river is two miles wide

tidal [táidl] pridevnik
ki se tiče plime in oseke, podoben plimi in oseki; odvisen od plime in oseke

tidal river reka, v katero pride plima in oseka
tidal wave velik val pri plimi
a tidal wave of enthusiasm val navdušenja

udáriti to beat; (ura) to strike; to hit; to knock; (dati klofuto) to slap, to smack, ZDA pogovorno to slug; to smite; (s pestjo) to punch

udáriti ob to strike against, to bump against
nazaj udáriti (puška) to recoil, to kick
rahlo udáriti to tap, to dab
udáriti po obrazu to slap, to box, to cuff
udaril me je v obraz he struck me in the face
udaril sem z nogo ob kamen I hurt my foot by knocking it against a stone
udáriti po prstih to rap
udáriti po mizi to pound the table; (žogo s palico) to bat
on je prvi udaril he was the first to strike
strela je udarila v drevo lightning has struck a tree
ura je ravno udarila dve it has just struck two
kri (voda) je udarila iz... blood (water) gushed out of...
reka je udarila čez bregove the river overflowed its banks
vino mu je udarilo v glavo the wine went to his head, the wine made his head swim
udáriti takt to beat (the) time
udáriti koga s slepoto to smite someone with blindness
toča je udarjala na okenske šipe the hail was rattling on the windowpanes
udáriti komu v hrbet (figurativno) to attack someone in the rear, to stab someone in the back
udáriti z nogo ob tla to stamp one's foot (on the ground)
isti zvok mu je znova udaril v uho the same sound struck his ear again
s pestjo je udaril po mizi he pounded the table

víti víjem to wind; to twist

víti, víjem roké to wring one's hands
víti, víjem se to wind, (reka) to meander
víti, víjem se kvišku botanika to twine
cesta se vije the road winds
kača se vije okoli svoje žrtve the serpent winds itself round its victim

zigzag² [zígzæg] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
prečkati v cikcaku; cikcakasto (iz)oblikovati; gibati se, premikati se v cikcaku; cikcakasto potekati, viti se

the river zigzags through the meadows reka se v cikcaku vije skozi travnike
a drunken man zigzagged down the street neki pijanec se je v cikcaku opotekal po ulici