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gain¹ [gein]

1. prehodni glagol
dobiti, zaslužiti; pridobiti, zmagati, zavzeti, doseči

2. neprehodni glagol
izboljšati se, pridobivati pri vrednosti; (ura) prehitevati

to gain the day zmagati
to gain one's end doseči cilj
to gain one's feet pobrisati jo
to gain s.o.'s ear biti uslišan
to gain the upper hand zmagati
to gain strength okrepiti, ojačiti se
to gain by force izsiliti

filter² [fíltə]

1. prehodni glagol
cediti, čistiti, filtrirati

2. neprehodni glagol
cediti, čistiti se; prenikati; prehitevati kolono vozil na glavnih cestah po stranskih ulicah

prehitéti prehitévati to overtake; to outgo; to outpass; to pass by

tema ga je prehitela he was overtaken by darkness
moja ura prehiteva my watch is fast
prehitéti, prehitévati avto to pass a car
prehitéti, prehitévati koga v teku to outrun someone
prehitéti, prehitévati koga v hoji to walk faster than someone, to outstrip someone
prehitéti, prehitévati koga to get ahead of someone, (pustiti za seboj) to outdistance someone, (figurativno) to steal a march on someone

škárje (a pair or) scissors pl; (velike) shears pl

rakove škárje claw
škárje za striženje ovac sheep shears pl
škárje za rezanje pločevine plate shears pl
škárje za rezanje žice wire-cutter
prehitevati v škárje (avto) to cut in