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stroke² [stróuk] prehodni glagol
šport dajati takt (pri veslanju); označiti s črto, prečrtati; biti (o uri); (po)molsti (kravo); (po)gladiti (z roko), (po)božati (lase, žival, gube); ljubkovati
neprehodni glagol
veslati, dajati tempo veslačem

to stroke a boat (a race, a crew) veslati in dajati takt veslanja v čolnu (pri tekmovanju, moštvu)
the crew was stroking at 32 moštvo je veslalo z 32 udarci (vesljaji) na minuto
to stroke a cat's back pogladiti mačko po hrbtu
he stroked his hair pogladil se je po laseh
to stroke s.o. (s.o.'s hair) the wrong way (raz)dražiti, (raz)jeziti koga
to stroke s.o. down pomiriti koga, omehčati, pridobiti koga z laskanjem

terén ground; field; land; soil

peščen terén sandy soil
smuški terén ski slopes pl
terén za pristajanje aeronavtika landing ground, landing field
sondirati, otipavati terén (figurativno) to throw out a feeler, to see how the land lies
pripraviti terén (figurativno) to pave the way
pridobiti (izgubiti) terén to gain (to lose) ground
delo na terénu fieldwork
terén za vadenje practice grounds pl
terén za kriket cricket ground

téža weight; gravity; ZDA pogovorno heft

brutto, kosmata téža gross weight
netto, čista téža net weight
živa téža live weight
téža embalaže tare
mušja téža (boks) flyweight
specifična téža relative density, specific gravity
prekomerna téža overweight
pod téžo (= prelahek) underweight
lastna téža (nekega telesa) dead weight
téža dokaznega materiala (figurativno) the weight of evidence
izguba téže loss of weight
porast téže increase in weight
razlika v téži difference in weight
dati dobro (preslabo) téžo to give good (short) weight
imeti pravilno téžo to make one's weight (ali the weight)
izgubiti na téži to lose weight
pridobiti na téži to put on weight, to gain in weight
proda(ja)ti po téži to sell by weight
prodan po téži sold by weight
peresna téža (boks) featherweight

weight¹ [wéit] samostalnik
teža; tehtanje, merjenje; odtehtana količina; telesna teža; mera za težo; utež; težina, breme, pritisk
figurativno breme, odgovornost; pomen, pomembnost, važnost, vrednost; vpliv, ugled

by weight po teži
weights and measures uteži in mere
under weight trgovina pod težo, prelahek
weight of metal teža granat, ki jih ladijski topovi lahko izstrelijo naenkrat
dead weight lastna teža (nekega telesa)
gross, net weight bruto, neto teža
man of weight vpliven, pomemben človek
the weight of evidence teža dokaznega materiala
live weight živa teža
putting the weight šport met krogle
sold by the weight prodajan (na prodaj) po teži
to carry weight with imeti velik vpliv na
to give good (short) weight dati dobro (preslabo) težo
to have a weight of 10 pounds tehtati 10 funtov
to lose weight izgubiti na teži, shujšati
to lose in weight figurativno izgubiti na važnosti
to make one's (ali the) weight imeti pravilno težo (džokej)
what is your weight? koliko tehtate?
to pull one's weight figurativno pošteno se lotiti
to put the weight šport metati kroglo, kladivo
to put on (ali to gain) weight pridobiti na (telesni) teži, zrediti se
to try the weight of s.th. potežkati, v roki tehtati kaj

wind^*4 [wáind]

1. neprehodni glagol
viti se (a road cesta)
vijugati se; ovi(ja)ti se, omotavati se; obračati se, vrteti se; splaziti se (into v)
zvi(ja)ti se, skriviti se (les)

2. prehodni glagol
oviti, zaviti, omotati; sukati, naviti, namota(va)ti (on a reel na motek, na tuljavo)
(za)vrteti (film) (po snemanju); dvigniti (z vitlom)

to wind a blanket round o.s. zaviti se v odejo
to wind s.o. in one's arms objeti koga
to wind s.o. round one's littie finger figurativno oviti koga okoli (svojega) mezinca
the serpent winds itself round its victim kača se ovije okoli svoje žrtve
to wind a peg top oviti vrvco okrog vrtavke
to wind (up) a watch naviti uro
to wind o.s. (ali one's way) into s.o.'s affection pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebe
to wind a ship out of the harbour odvleči ladjo iz pristanišča

work^(*)2 [wə:k]

1. prehodni glagol
delati (na čem), izdel(ov)ati, obdelati; narediti, proizvesti, proizvajati
poetično umetniško izdelati; plesti, tkati, izdelati na statvah; šivati; vesti; oblikovati, (iz)kovati; tiskati; mesiti; kopati (rudo), obdelovati (zemljo)
trgovina poslovati, poslovno potovati (po nekem področju)
sleng prodati; plačati (potovanje) z delom; preiskati, raziskati
matematika izračunati, rešiti (nalogo); vplivati na (koga), nagovarjati (koga)
sleng prevarati, oslepariti; izvesti, uresničiti, izvršiti, povzročiti; streči (topu, stroju); uporabljati (žival) za delo, vpreči; izkoriščati (rudnik); pustiti koga, da težko dela; premikati, poganjati, gnati, goniti

to work o.s. to death ubi(ja)ti se z delom, garati
to work o.s. into s.o.'s favour pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebe
to work o.s. into a rage pobesneti
to work the bellows goniti meh
to work a farm voditi farmo (kmetijo)
to work a change izvršiti, povzročiti spremembo
to work wonders delati čuda (čudeže)
to work one's will uresničiti svojo voljo
can you work the screw loose? lahko zrahljate vijak?
to work (one's way) through college sam se vzdrževati med študijem
my partner works the Liverpool district moj družabnik potuje (poslovno) na področju Liverpoola
to work a slave to death do smrti priganjati sužnja k delu, ubiti ga z delom
servants are not worked now as they were formerly od služinčadi se danes ne zahteva več toliko dela kot nekoč
to work a crane upravljati z žerjavom
to work a coal seam izkoriščati plast premoga
to work a ship upravljati ladjo
to work one's way pot si utreti (napraviti)
these machines are worked by steam te stroje poganja para
it is a good scheme, but can you work it? to je dober načrt, toda, ali ga lahko izvedete?
this belief has worked much evil to verovanje je povzročilo mnogo zla
the candidate works the district kandidat opravlja volilno kampanjo v okrožju
to work one's passage navtika zaslužiti svoj prevoz z delom
to work one's horses priganjati konje k delu
to work one's social relations in business izkoriščati svoje družabne zveze poslovno

2. neprehodni glagol
delati, delovati, biti zaposlen (s čim); baviti se (s čim); truditi se; funkcionirati, posrečiti se, uspeti; razviti se, dozoreti; vreti; biti v pogonu, delati (stroj), prijemati eden v drugega (zobata kolesa); šivati, vesti (vezem); prebijati se (z delom); razvleči se; trzati (se) (obraz); mahati (s čim); težko, z muko se premikati, gibati
navtika križariti; besneti, biti razburkan (morje)
figurativno krčevito delati

to work against time delati v tekmi s časom
to work like a dog (ali horse; ali nigger) delati kot črna živina
my stove works well moja peč dobro dela
your method won't work z vašo metodo ne boste uspeli
I tried but it did not work poskušal sem, a ni se mi posrečilo
the poison began to work strup je začel delovati
to work into a crowd vriniti se v množico
to work loose zrahljati se (vijak itd.)
waves work to and fro valovi so razburkani
to work double tides delati podnevi in ponoči
that won't work with me to ne bo vplivalo name (vžgalo pri meni)

wriggle² [rigl]

1. neprehodni glagol
vijugati se, viti se, zvijati se, prerivati se, riniti se; prilizovati se; po kačje se premikati naprej
figurativno plaziti se, po krivih potih iti

2. prehodni glagol
premikati, viti, zvijati

to wriggle into vsiliti se v, z zvijačo si pridobiti (naklonjenost)
to wriggle out of spretno se umakniti iz, zmuzniti se od
to wriggle one's way into zmuzniti se v
to wriggle through preriniti se skozi, izmotati se

zaslúga merit; (zasluženje) deserts; worth; credit

po tvoji zaslúgi thanks to you
po zaslúgah deservedly
lastiti si zaslúge za to take credit for
šteti, pripisovati komu v zaslúgo to credit someone with
šteti si v zaslúgo to make a merit of
imeti, pridobiti si zaslúge to deserve well (za of)
ima zaslúge za domovino he has deserved well of his country, he has served his country well
nagraditi koga po njegovih zaslúgah to reward someone according to his merits
pripisovati si, lastiti si zaslúgo za iznajdbo to claim for oneself the credit for a discovery
v glavnem je njegova zaslúga, da... it's largely owing to him that...

zaúpanje confidence (v in), trust (in), faith (in)

zaúpanje v samega sege self-confidence, self-reliance
slepo zaúpanje blind confidence
zaúpanja vreden trustworthy; reliable; sound
zbujajoč zaúpanje, navdajajoč z zaúpanjem inspiring confidence
zloraba zaúpanja breach of trust
zaúpanja vredna firma a reliable firm
dobiti zaúpanje v koga to place (arhaično to repose) confidence in someone
gledati z zaúpanjem v prihodnost to look with confidence to the future
imeti zaúpanje v koga to trust someone
imeti polno zaúpanje v koga to have every confidence in someone, to have complete trust in someone
nimam zaúpanja vanj I have no confidence in him
izgubiti zaúpanje v koga to lose faith in someone
znal si je pridobiti zaúpanje svojega gospodarja he has managed to win his master's confidence
nimam zaúpanja vase I lack self confidence, I have an inferiority complex