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nízko prislov low, lowly, not high, near the ground

on je nízko padel (figurativno) he has seen better days, he has come down in the world

daisy-cutter [déizikʌtə] samostalnik
konj, ki vleče noge; žoga, ki leti nizko (cricket)

hedgehop [hédžhɔp] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
aeronavtika nizko leteti; skakati s predmeta na predmet

low¹ [lou] pridevnik
nizek; globok (poklon, izrez obleke); tih, globok (glas); plitev (voda); majhen (hitrost); nizko ležeč; skoraj prazen (posoda); komaj zadosten (zaloga), neizdaten (hrana); podhranjen; slab, slaboten (pulz); razmeroma nov ali mlad; potrt; prezirljiv (mnenje); manj vreden; preprost, primitiven; vulgaren, prostaški (značaj)

in low spirits potrt
at the lowest najmanj, minimalno, po najnižji ceni
figurativno at a low ebb izčrpan (sredstva)
of low birth nizkega rodu
low in cash skoraj brez denarja
low diet proprosta ali neizdatna hrana
to belong to a lower date biti novejšega datuma
low dress globoko izrezana obleka
low forms of life nižje oblike življenja
the glass is low nizek tlak
low gear prva prestava (avto)
high and low vsakdo
low latitudes blizu ekvatorja
low life življenje nižjih slojev
Low Mass tiha maša
low pulse slab pulz
low race primitivna rasa
low relief basrelief
low voice nizek glas, globok glas
figurativno in low water brez denarja, v škripcu
low shoe polčevelj
Low Sunday bela nedelja
Low Week teden po beli nedelji

low² [lou] prislov
nizko, globoko, tiho
ekonomija poceni; borno, ubožno, ponižno; prostaško

to bring s.o. low ponižati, oslabiti, potlačiti koga
to burn low dogorevati
to feel low biti potrt
to lay low podreti, ubiti
to lie low biti ponižan, sleng skrivati se, pritajiti se
to live low borno živeti
to play low igrati za malo denarja
to play it low ravnati nizkotno s kom
to run low zmanjkovati
to sell low poceni prodati
figurativno the sands are running low čas je skoraj potekel, konec se bliža

low-heeled [lóuhi:ld] pridevnik
z nizko peto

low-rated [lóuréitid] pridevnik
nizko ocenjen, nespoštovan

meanly [mí:nli] prislov
revno, nizko, nizkotno, podlo; skopo

peewee [pí:wi:]

1. pridevnik
ameriško majcen

2. samostalnik
nekaj majhnega; kavbojski škorenj z nizko golenico

primitive¹ [prímitiv] pridevnik (primitively prislov)
prvoten, prvobiten, prastar; preprost, primitiven; zastarel, staromoden
biologija nizko razvit, primitiven
slovnica osnoven, korenski
tisk temeljen, osnoven
geologija najstarejši, pra-

primitive colour osnovna barva

refrigerate [rifrídžəreit] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
(o)hladiti (se), razhladiti (se); na nizko temperaturo ohladiti (zelenjavo)

refrigerated cargo navtika tovor v hladilnem prostoru
refrigerated truck hladilni voz

skitter [skitə] neprehodni glagol
leteti nizko nad vodno površino in s krili štrcati vodo (o divjih racah); loviti ribe, tako da vlečemo vabo po površju vode
prehodni glagol
ameriško, pogovorno vreči, metati, zagnati

crowned [kraund] pridevnik
ovenčan, kronan; končan

crowned heads kralji, kraljice
low-crowned, high-crowned hat klobuk z nizko, visoko štulo

kalkulírati to calculate; to reckon; to compute

naše cene so tako nizko kalkulirane, da jih ne moremo več zniževati we are charging rock-bottom prices and can make no further reductions

létati to fly; to run

létati sem in tja to run to and fro
létati okoli po (potepati se) to gad (about)
visoko létati (figurativno) to fly high
kdor visoko leta, nizko pade pride goes before a fall, pride will have a fall

oblák cloud

brez obláka, oblákov cloudless, serene
nizko ležeči obláki aeronavtika low cloud level
gradovi v oblákih (figurativno) castles in Spain
tvorba oblákov cloud formation
utrganje oblákov a cloudburst
zidanje gradov v obláke (figurativno) building castles in the air, wishful thinking
dvigati se visoko pod obláke to rise high into the sky
kriki so se dvignili do oblákov the shouts made the welkin ring
leteti nad obláki aeronavtika žargon to fly over the top
(po)let nad obláki over-the-top flight
obláki se kopičijo the clouds are baking up
iz oblákov pasti (figurativno) to drop from the clouds
oblák se je utrgal there was a violent downpour
zidati gradove v obláke to build castles in the air
živeti v oblákih (figurativno) to be (ali to have one's head) in the clouds

pásti¹ (padem) to fall; to drop; to slump; to tumble; to decrease, to decline; (vpliv) to wane; to ebb; (cene) to go down, to depreciate; to sink

pásti s konja to fall off (ali from) a horse, to be spilled, to come a cropper; (z višine) to topple down
pásti v boju to fall in action; (strel) to be heard; (v šoli) to do badly, to come down; (pri izpitu) to fail, to be ploughed
padel je na bojnem polju, na bojišču he was killed on the battlefield
pásti komu v besedo to interrupt someone
pásti po dolgem in širokem na tla to fall spread-eagled on the floor
pásti komu na hrbet to attack someone from behind, to stab someone in the back
pásti v oči to catch the eye
padel je z drevesa he fell from a tree
pásti v nezavest to faint, to swoon
pásti na nos to fall on one's face
padel sem v nemilost pri njem I lost his favour
padel je na izpitu he failed his examination
kocka je padla (figurativno) the die is cast
pásti na noge (tudi figurativno) to land on one's feet
pásti na zemljo to fall on the ground
novoletni dan pade na četrtek New Year's Day falls on a Thursday
otrok je padel the baby has fallen over (ali has had a tumble)
nizko pásti, globoko pásti (figurativno) to come down in the world, to sink low
to mi je padlo v naročje (figurativno) I got it without effort (ali without exertion)
padlo mi je na pamet, na um it suddenly struck me, it mashed through my mind, the thought struck me
pásti v pozabo to fall into oblivion, to fall into disuse
padla mu je okoli vratu she embraced him, she threw her arms round his neck
pásti na kolena to kneel down
pásti na kolena pred... to fall on one's knees before..., to prostrate oneself before...
padel je sovražniku v roke he fell into the hands of the enemy
to mi je kot z neba padlo (figurativno) it came as a windfall to me, it came like a godsend to me
sekira mi je padla iz rok the axe dropped from my hand
sekira mu je padla v med (figurativno) he sees his most fervent desires fulfilled, he is favoured by luck
pásti v nemilost to fall into disfavour
pásti v zmoto to fall into error
pásti pod zakon to come under a law, to fall within the scope of a law
zastor je padel the curtain has dropped
vlada je padla the government has been overthrown
nisem na glavo padel (figurativno) I am no fool
jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa (figurativno) like father, like son
pazi, da ne padeš! mind you don't fall!

rent² [rent]

1. samostalnik
najem, najemnina, stanarina, zakup, zakupnina
ameriško posestvo v zakupu

for rent odda se; (daje se) v zakup
a heavy rent visoka najemnina
subject to rent podvržen najemninskemu davku
water rent vodarina
to let for rent dati v zakup, v najem
to take at rent vzeti v zakup, v najem

2. prehodni glagol
najeti, v najem vzeti, v zakup vzeti (from od)
plač(ev)ati najemnino, zakupnino
ameriško dati komu kaj v najem, v zakup
ameriško posoditi
neprehodni glagol
biti dan v najem, v zakup; biti v najemu, v zakupu

a low-rented farm kmetija z(a) nizko zakupnino
he rents his tenants low on jemlje malo od svojih zakupnikov (najemnikov)
this house (apartment) rents for (at) ta hiša (to stanovanje) se da v najem za...

skim [skim]

1. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
posneti (peno, smetano); drseti po (prek); rahlo se dotakniti, oplaziti; tvoriti tanko plast (na)
figurativno na hitro prebrati, preleteti (z očmi) (a book knjigo)

to skim the cream off (tudi figurativno) posneti smetano
to skim over posneti peno, zdrsniti čez; hitro in nizko leteti, dotakniti se v poletu; preleteti (a newspaper časopis)

2. samostalnik
kar je posneto; drsenje (čez, po)
figurativno hiter, bežen pogled

3. pridevnik
(redko) posnet (o mleku)