Translations for „strings“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . string [strɪŋ] N

1. string no pl (twine):

string

vrv(ica) f

string

nit f

ball of string

klobčič

piece of string

kos vrvice

2. string fig (controls):

to pull strings

uporabiti svoja poznanstva [or vpliv]

with strings attached

pod določenimi pogoji

with no strings attached

brez pogojev [or omejitev]

3. string usu pl of a puppet:

string

niti f pl

puppet on strings

marioneta

4. string (in music):

string

struna f

to pluck a string

brenkati

5. string pl:

(in an orchestra) the strings (instruments)

godala n pl

the strings (players)

godalci m pl

6. string SPORTS (on a racket):

string

struna f

7. string (chain):

string

veriga f

string

niz m

string of pearls

niz biserov

8. string fig (series):

string

vrsta f

string

serija f

9. string COMPUT:

string

niz m

search string

iskalni niz

II . string <strung, strung> [strɪŋ] VB trans

1. string (fit) SPORTS:

to string a racket

namestiti strune v lopar

2. string:

string (attach)

nizati [perf nanizati]

string (arrange in a line)

razvrščati [perf razvrstiti]

string along VB trans inf to string sb ⇄ along

1. string:

to string sb ⇄ along

vleči koga za nos

to string sb ⇄ along

zavajati koga [perf zavesti koga]

2. string (delay):

to string sb ⇄ along

zadrževati koga [perf zadržati koga]

I . string out VB intr

string

razvrščati se [perf razvrstiti se]

II . string out VB trans to string sth ⇄ out

string

razvleči kaj

string (prolong)

podaljšati kaj

string up VB trans

1. string (hang):

to string up ⇄ sth

obesiti kaj

2. string fig:

to string up ⇄ sb inf (execute)

obesiti koga

to string up ⇄ sb inf (punish)

kaznovati koga

G-string [ˈʤi:strɪŋ] N

1. G-string MUS:

G-string

G-struna f

2. G-string (clothing):

G-string

tangice f pl

string ˈbag N

string bag

nakupovalna mreža f

ˈstring band N

string band

godalni orkester m

string ˈbean N Am Aus

string bean

stročji fižol m

ˈstring-pull·ing N

she did some string-pulling to get the job

uporabila je poznanstva, da je dobila službo

ˈstring quar·tet N

string quartet

godalni kvartet m

Usage examples with strings

with no strings attached

brez pogojev [or omejitev]

to finger the strings

brenkati

to pull strings

uporabiti svoja poznanstva [or vpliv]

with strings attached

pod določenimi pogoji

puppet on strings

marioneta

to be tied to sb's apron strings pej

držati se matere/žene za krilo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Given that a night out can be expensive, clubbers often cling to their purse strings as tightly as possible.

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This musical prose is constructed out of the underlying strings, which include melodic motives and phrases, chordal progressions, rhythmic figures, etc.

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This method consists of the web server appending query strings to the links of a web page it holds when sending it to a browser.

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The title of the symphony means the absent-minded man so it is as if the violins have forgotten to tune their strings.

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The principal strings are two: one of steel and the other of a set of horsehair.

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Unless randomized control trials and meta-analyses really pluck at your heart strings, most articles in medical journals likely won't leave you misty-eyed.

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String encryption works by moving all user strings to an encrypted block of storage.

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The first lecture theatre had an improvised white cloth as the projector screen - hung using strings from the four corners.

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But aren't women meant to be casting off the apron strings and thinking: glass ceiling, rather than glass jars?

www.telegraph.co.uk

Don't expect the purse strings to loosen in 2012, either, as 47% said they will spend less on such purchases in the upcoming year.

www.benefitscanada.com