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tangent [tǽndžənt]

1. samostalnik
matematika tangenta; dotikalnica
figurativno nenaden odmik, odklon
ameriško, pogovorno ravnočrtna železniška proga

at (in, upon) a tangent z nenadoma spremenjenim kurzom
to fly (to go) off at a tangent nenadoma kreniti v stran, oddaljiti se od téme (razgovora), nenadoma preiti z ene stvari na drugo

2. pridevnik
dotikajoč se (to česa)

tangent balance tehtnica, naklonica
to be tangent to dotikati se

tumble² [tʌmbl] neprehodni glagol
pasti, telebniti, štrbunkniti, zrušiti se, prevrniti se, prekopicniti se, kozolce prevračati; poskakovati, skakati, delati salte (kot kak akrobat); valiti se sem in tja, prevračati se, premetavati se (v postelji); spotakniti se; slepo zdrveti, planiti
sleng naglo padati (o cenah); pridrveti, privihrati, pridivjati kot vihar, prihiteti, prileteti

tumble to sleng nenadoma razumeti, dojeti, doumeti; privoliti v, veseliti se, vzljubiti
prehodni glagol
podreti, zrušiti, prevrniti, prekucniti; prebrskati, spraviti v nered, premeta(va)ti; zagnati, zalučati; zmečkati; ustreliti

to tumble into bed pasti, zvaliti se v posteljo
they tumbled him into the river vrgli so ga v reko
your bed is all tumbled vaša postelja je vsa razmetana
I did not tumble to the joke at first sprva nisem razumel šale (dovtipa)
he tumbled into an old friend slučajno je naletel na starega prijatelja
the waves tumble and toss valovi se valijo sem in tja
the wall finally tumbled končno se je stena (zid) zrušila
to tumble a hare with a shot z enim strelom podreti zajca

unsuspecting [ʌnsəspéktiŋ] pridevnik
ki ne sumniči, nesumničav; nič hudega sluteč; zaupljiv

unsuspectingly prislov nenadoma, nepričakovano, brez slutenj

up⁵ [ʌp] neprehodni glagol
(nenadoma) vstati, se dvigniti
pogovorno dvigniti (kvišku)
ameriško povzpeti se (to na)

to up and ask nenadoma vprašati
up and at him! nanj!, za njim!
he upped with his head iztegnil (pomolil) je glavo ven
prehodni glagol
pogovorno dvigniti, pobrati
ameriško povišati, povečati (cene, proizvodnjo itd.)

ustáviti to stop, to put a stop to; to bring to a standstill, to stay; to arrest, to cease; to bring to a halt; to suspend; to check; to hold up

ustáviti se to stop, to halt; to come to a standstill (ali hold-up)
ustáviti delo to stop (ali to suspend, to cease) work, to strike; (pogovorno) to knock off work
ustáviti kri to staunch blood
ustáviti krvavitev rane to stop a wound
ustáviti plačo to withold someone's salary, to stop someone's pay
ustáviti plačila to stop payments
ustáviti (štopati) avto to stop a car
ustáviti sovražnosti to suspend hostilities
ustavil me je na ulici he stopped me in the street
ustavili so mu pokojnino his pension (ali allowance) has been stopped
ustáviti napredovanje sovražnika to halt an enemy advance
ustavili so ga sredi njegovega govora he was interrupted right in the middle of his speech
ustáviti vlak, stroj to stop a train, a machine
zdravnik je ustavil krvavenje the doctor staunched the flow of blood
ves promet je bil ustavljen all traffic was stopped, (začasno was suspended)
biti ustavljen (ne moči naprej) to be at a stop
nenadoma se ustáviti to stop short, to stop dead
popolnoma se ustáviti to come to a full (ali dead) stop
on se ne bo pred ničemer ustavil he'll stop at nothing
ura se mi je ustavila my watch has stopped
se ta vlak ustavi v Kranju? does this train stop at Kranj?
za nekaj dni se bom ustavil v Parizu I am going to stay a few days in paris

zadéti to hit

zadéti na mino pomorstvo to hit a mine
zadéti terno, glavni dobitek (figurativno, priti nenadoma do denarja) to hit the jackpot
zadéti z glavo ob kaj to hit one's head against (ali upon) something
zadéti v črno to hit the nail on the head, to hit it
zadéti na (najti) nafto to strike oil
zadel si! you have hit it!
slikar ni zadel izraza mojega obraza the painter has not caught the expression of my face
zadéti v loteriji to win (ali to gain, to draw) a prize in a lottery (ali in a raffle)
zadéti ob, na to strike (ali to knock, to jostle) against, to bump into (ali against)
zadéti na to strike upon, to hit on
zadéti v polno to score a direct hit

zastáti ➞ zastajati; (ustaviti se) to stop, to halt

nenadoma zastáti to stop dead, to stop short