pace

[peis] 1. noun

1) (a step: He took a pace forward.) korak

2) (speed of movement: a fast pace.) tempo

2. verb

(to walk backwards and forwards (across): He paced up and down.) hoditi gor in dol

- pacemaker

- keep pace with
- pace out
- put someone through his paces
- set the pace
- show one's paces

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I [péis]

noun

korak, koračaj (tudi figuratively, dolžinska mera); hoja; hitrost, tempo; korak, drnec, kljusanje (konja)

at a great ( —ali spanking) pace — v hitrem tempu

pace for pace — korak za korakom

to go the pace — hitro iti (hoditi), figuratively veselo živeti, zapravljati

to hit the pace — hiteti

to keep pace with — iti v korak s čim

figuratively to put s.o. through his paces — preizkusiti koga; dati komu priložnost, da pokaže svoje zmožnosti

to quicken one's pace — pospešiti korak

to set the pace — diktirati tempo

to show one's paces — pokazati svoje zmožnosti

geometrical ( —ali great) pace — 5 čevljev (1,524 m)

military ordinary pace — navadni korak

military quick pace — hitri korak

II [péis]

1.

intransitive verb

stopati, koračiti, hoditi gor in dol (po sobi); kljusati (konj);

2.

transitive verb

meriti na korake; diktirati tempo; učiti konja različne korake

to pace out — izmeriti s koraki

III [péisi]

preposition

z dovoljenjem, pa brez zamere

pace Mr. Brown — z dovoljenjem gospoda Browna