spregledati komu kaj

1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) razvajati

2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) vdajati se čemu

3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) privoščiti si

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- indulgence

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popuščati komu, popustiti, ugoditi, dopustiti, razvajati (otroka); vdajati se čemu, uživati v čem; economy pristati na odlog plačila, odložiti plačilo;

privoščiti si (npr. dobro kapljico)

to indulge s.o. in s.th. — spregledati komu kaj

to indulge o.s. in s.th. — privoščiti si kaj

to indulge o.s. with — uživati v čem

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branje, čitanje; čas (oddih, pavza) za branje

I can't have a quiet read — ne morem priti do mirnega branja

to have a short read — imeti kratko pavzo za branje

to take a read — (malo) brati, čitati

brati, čitati, razbrati; prebrati, prečitati (off, through); (raz)rešiti, reševati (uganke); preučiti (up); razlagati, tolmačiti, pojasnjevati; predavati, učiti (s čitanjem), seznaniti koga s pisateljevimi mislimi; napoved(ov)ati, prerokovati; zvedeti, doznati (iz časopisa); študirati; uspavati koga z branjem (into, to sleep); (o toplomeru) (po)kazati, (za)beležiti

to read s.th. to s.o. — čitati komu kaj

to read to oneself — čitati zase (skrivaj)

to read s.o. like a book figuratively točno koga spregledati (spoznati, razumeti)

to read a dream — razlagati sanje

to read s.o.'s face — brati komu na obrazu

to read s.o.'s fortune — prerokovati komu prihodnost

to read law — študirati pravo

with whom do you read Greek? — pri kom študirate grščino?

read the letter to yourself — preberite si pismo

he had read himself asleep — zaspal je bil pri branju

to read music — brati note, igrati po notah

to read a manuscript — oceniti, recenzirati rokopis

to read s.o. a lesson — ošteti koga, brati komu levite

do you read me? — me razumeš?

how do you read this passage? — kako razumete ta odstavek?

to read oneself blind (to sleep) — oslepeti (zaspati) od branja

to read the riot act — dati zadnje svarilo o posledicah slabega vedenja (npr. pri izgredih, demonstracijah pred vojaškim posegom)

to read s.th. into a text — hoteti brati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni

parliament the bill will be read tomorrow for the second time — zakonski osnutek bo jutri drugič v razpravi

she likes being read to — ona ima rada, da ji kaj berejo

the thermometer reads 30° C in the shade — termometer kaže 30° C v senci;

brati, čitati; dati se brati; glasiti se; zvedeti z branjem, brati (about, of o); študirati, učiti se, pripravljati se, pripraviti se za izpit ( for za)

he is reading for the bar — študira za advokaturo

to read between the lines — brati med vrsticami

to read for an examination — študirati za izpit

to read for a degree — pripravljati se za diplomski izpit

to read for honours — pripravljati se za rigoroz

the book reads well — knjiga se dobro bere

his silence is to read as consent — njegov molk je treba razumeti kot privolitev

this ticket reads for Leeds — ta vozovnica velja za Leeds

it reads like a novel — to se bere kot roman

it reads as follows — (to) se glasi takole

preterite & past participle od to read;

bran, čitan; načitan (in v)

the most read book — najbolj brana knjiga

a well-read man — načitan, izobražen človek

to be deeply (slightly) read in history — temeljito (površno) poznati zgodovino

1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) voziti

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) peljati

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) voditi

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) udariti

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) gnati

1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) vožnja

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) dovoz

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) zagon

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampanja

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) udarec

6) ((computers) a disk drive.) pogon

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- driver

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gnati, goniti, pognati; zabiti; vreči, zagnati (žogo); vbiti; voditi, upravljati, šofirati; pregnati, spoditi; siliti; peljati; preutruditi; graditi (cesto); vrtati (predor);

peljati se; hiteti; voziti se; meriti, ciljati

to drive a bargain — dobro voditi kupčijo

to drive a good (hard) bargain — dobro (slabo) opraviti

to drive a coach and four through — spregledati lažnivost pripovedovanja

to drive a nail home — popolnoma zabiti žebelj

to drive home a point — neizpodbitno dokazati

to drive a roaring trade — narediti sijajno kupčijo

to let drive at — zamahniti proti

to drive to the wall ( —ali into the corner) — pritisniti ob zid, ugnati v kozji rog

to drive one's pigs to the market — glasno hrkati

to drive a quill ( —ali pen) — biti pisatelj(ica)

to drive to one's wit's end — popolnoma koga zbegati

to drive s.o. mad — razbesniti koga

to drive s.th. into s.o. — vbiti komu kaj v glavo

to drive s.o. hard — zatirati koga

to drive s.o. to despair — spraviti koga v obup

gonja; vožnja, ježa; gonilo, pogon; dovoz, vozna pot; pritisk; energija, napor; težnja; American nabiralna akcija; kampanja

to go for a drive — peljati se na sprehod

production drive — akcija za zvišanje produkcije

remote drive — pogon na daljavo

to take for a drive — peljati na sprehod

1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) dovoliti

2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) poskrbeti za

3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) naj

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- let alone

- to let

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pustiti, dovoliti; dati v najem (to komu, for za čas); dati (delo, to komu); pomožni glagol za tvorbo velelnika v 1. in 3. osebi;

biti najet (at, for za); iti (dobro, slabo) v najem

to let be — pustiti pri miru

to let by — pustiti mimo

to let bygones be bygones — odpustiti in pozabiti

to let blood — kri puščati

to let the cat out of the bag — izklepetati skrivnost

to let drive at — (puško)nameriti na koga, zamahniti, udariti

to let daylight into s.o. — koga ustreliti ali zabosti

to let drop — mimogrede omeniti, nehati o čem govoriti

to let fall — spustiti, mimogrede omeniti, namigniti; mathematics povleči navpičnico na premico

to let fly — vreči, sprožiti (puško)

to let go — spustiti, nehati na kaj misliti, (z besedami) napasti

to let go of s.th. — spustiti kaj iz rok

to let o.s. go — ne obvladati se, sprostiti se, dati si duška

let it go at that — naj ostane kakor je

American to let George do it — pustiti, da kdo drug opravi tvoje delo

to let the grass grow under one's feet — odlašati, obotavljati se

to let s.o. hear — sporočiti komu

to let loose — spustiti na svobodo

to let pass — spregledati

to let ride — pustiti po starem, spregledati

to let rip — razuzdano živeti

to let her rip — pustiti avto teči s polno hitrostjo

to let slide — biti malomaren

to let slip — izbrbljati, zamuditi dobro priliko, spustiti iz vajeti

rooms to let — sobe v najem

let me see! — da vidim!, pokaži!; colloquially počakaj, da pomislim

he let himself be deceived — dal se je ogoijufati

to let s.o. know — obvestiti koga, sporočiti komu

to let into — pustiti koga noter, seznaniti koga s čim, vstaviti (kos blaga itd.), vložiti

to let into s.o. — napasti koga

British English najem

zapreka, ovira; sport neveljavna žoga (tenis);

transitive verb archaic

ovirati

without let or hidrance — neovirano

- snuff out

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slab (sajast, zoglenel) stenj sveče; odrezek zgorelega stenja, utrinek; figuratively žalosten (pre)ostanek;

utrniti (svečo); figuratively zadušiti, uničiti

to snuff out — ugasiti (s prsti), upihniti (svečo); figuratively uničiti (upanje); intransitive verb colloquially umreti

to snuff out all opposition — zadušiti vso (vsako) opozicijo

to snuff out — umreti

vohanje, obvohavanje; vdih skozi nos; figuratively obsolete prezirljivo vihanje nosu; njuhalni tobak, njuhanec; zdravilo, ki se jemlje z njuhanjem; figuratively majhna količina, ščepec

a pinch of snuff — ščepec njuhanca

to give s.o. snuff figuratively colloquially zasoliti jo komu, napraviti komu, da bo pomnil

to be up to snuff figuratively colloquially biti prebrisan, poznati vse zvijače

to take snuff — njuhati, nosljati tobak;

vohati, obvohavati (at kaj); figuratively prezirljivo vihati nos (at nad); njuhati, nosljati tobak; smrkati; transitive verb smrkniti, vdihati (kaj) skozi nos; povohati, poduhati; figuratively vohati, slutiti (kaj)

to snuff it — spoznati (spregledati) prevaro

1) (something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid: The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.) zvijača

2) (a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc): The magician performed some clever tricks.) trik

- trickery

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trik, ukana, (vojna) zvijača, lokavščina, izvijanje; spletka; šala, burka, norija; veščina, mojstrstvo; videz, slepilo, iluzija; razvada; posebnost, značilnost; vzetek (pri kartanju); nautical služba pri krmilu (večinoma 2 uri)

full of tricks — poln spletk

the tricks of the trade — (posebne) poslovne zvijače

the whole bag of tricks — vreča (kup, koš) zvijač

none of your tricks with me! — tvoji triki pri meni ne vžgejo!

to be up to a trick or two — znajti se, znati si (hitro) pomagati

to be up to s.o.'s tricks — spregledati zvijače (trike) kake osebe, biti kos zvijačam kake osebe

I was up to his tricks — nisem se mu dal oslepariti, nisem mu nasedel

to do (to turn) the trick slang doseči cilj; izvesti ukano

he has a trick of frowning — ima to razvado, da mršči čelo

he played me a dirty (nasty, mean) trick — grdo (podlo) mi jo je zagodel

I know a trick worth two of that — poznam še nekaj boljšega kot to

to take up the trick — dobiti vzetek (pri kartanju)

prevarati; prelisičiti, oslepariti, ogoljufati; zapeljati, zavesti ( into doing (koga) da kaj naredi); pretentati; zvabiti v past; za norca imeti, za nos vleči, zagosti jo (komu); intransitive verb goljufati, slepariti, živeti od goljufije

to trick s.o. out of s.th. — opehariti, oslepariti koga za kaj

to trick off (out, up) — okrasiti, nakititi; prirezati, pristriči