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1 none the worse for

(not in any way harmed by: The child was lost in the supermarket but fortunately was none the worse for his experience.) nič slabše

English-Slovenian dictionary > none the worse for
2 worse

((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) obrniti se na boljše/na slabše

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I [wə:s]
1.

noun

slabši, hujši; bolj bolan, slabšega zdravja; commerce slabši, nižji

worse and worse — vedno slabši (hujši)

the worse — tem stabši

so much the worse — toliko slabši

he went worse every day — vsak dan je bilo slabše z njim

that only made matters worse — to je stvari le poslabšalo

(not) to be the worse for — (ne) biti na slabšem (na škodi, trpeti) zaradi

you would be none the worse for a walk — sprehod ti ne bi škodil

to be (none) the worse for drink — (ne) biti pijan

I like him none the worse for his gruffness — zaradi njegove grobosti ga nimam nič manj rad

the worse for wear — obrabljen, ponošen;

2.

adverb

slabše, hujše

he has lost his job and is worse off than ever — izgubil je službo in je na slabšem kot kdajkoli prej

they do it worse than before — hujše (slabše) počenjajo kot prej

none the worse — nič slabše (hujše), nič manj

to grow worse and worse — vse bolj se slabšati
II [wə:s]
noun

slabše stanje, nekaj slabšega, nekaj hujšega

I have been through worse — še hujše stvari sem doživel

to change for the worse — spremeniti (obrniti) se na slabše

there was worse to come — hujše je še moralo priti

I got ( —ali had) the worse — slabo sem se odrezal

to put to worse — potolči, premagati

worse followed — hujše je sledilo

if worse comes to worse — v najslabšem primeru

he has taken a turn for the worse — stanje se mu je poslabšalo

a change for the worse — sprememba na slabše

from bad to worse — z dežja pod kap

for better, for worse, for better or (for) worse — v škodo ali korist, dobro ali slabo; kakor se (pač) vzame

English-Slovenian dictionary > worse
3 the

[ðə, ði]
adjective

(The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ta, tisti

1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)

2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)

3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)

4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)

5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)

6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)

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I [mə pred soglasnikom, ði pred samoglasnikom, ði: poudarjeno]
določni člen (včasih preveden s ta, to)

the Browns — Brownovi, družina Brown

the poor — reveži

the Danube — Donava

the Balkans — Balkan

the French — Francozi

the King — kralj (angleški idr.)

the saddle figuratively jezdenje, jahanje

the stage — gledališka (igralska) dejavnost

the World — svet, Svet

the United States of — America ZDA

the Yugoslavia of to-day — današnja Jugoslavija

the dog is a useful animal — pes (kot vrsta) je koristna žival

he loves the girl — on ima rad to dekle

two shillings the pound — dva šilinga (za) funt

by the day — na dan

by the dozen — po ducatu

it is only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous — le en korak je od vzvišenega do smešnega
II [mi:, mi, me]
adverb

čim, tem

the... the — čim... tem

the sooner the better — čim prej tem bolje

all the better — toliko bolje

so much the better — toliko (tem) bolje

so much the worse for him — toliko (tem) slabše zanj

so much the more (less) — toliko (tem) več (manj)

the more you get the more you want — čim več dobiš, tem več hočeš

the more so as... — toliko več (bolj), ker...

not any the better — nič bolje

English-Slovenian dictionary > the
4 go from bad to worse

(to get into an even worse condition etc than before: Things are going from bad to worse for the firm - not only are we losing money but there's going to be a strike as well.) iti čedalje slabše

English-Slovenian dictionary > go from bad to worse
5 none

1. pronoun
(not one; not any: `How many tickets have you got?' `None'; She asked me for some sugar but there was none in the house; None of us have/has seen him; None of your cheek! (= Don't be cheeky!).) noben
2. adverb
(not at all: He is none the worse for his accident.) nikakor ne

- none but
- nonetheless
- none the less
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I [nən]
noun

archaic del dneva med 3. in 6. uro popoldne; plural deveti dan pred Idami; ecclesiastic plural opoldanska maša
II [nən]
pronoun & noun nobeden, noben, nihče

none other than — nihče drugi kot

none more so than he — nihče bolj kot on

we none of us — nihče od nas

none but (fools) — samo (norci)

none of your tricks! — prenehaj s svojimi šalami!

none of that — nič takega

he will have none of me — ne zmeni se zame, ne mara me

none of your business — to ti ni nič mar
III [nən]
adverb

nikakor ne, niti najmanj, nič

none the less — vendar, kljub (temu)

I'm none the better for (seeing you) — nič boljše se ne počutim, ker (te vidim)

none too, high — niti najmanj previsoko

none too soon — nič prekmalu, niti najmanj prezgodaj

none too well — tako, tako; nič kaj dobro

English-Slovenian dictionary > none
6 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) imeti koga za talca

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I [téik]
transitive verb

1.

vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti, military ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

to take advice — vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se

he does not take alcohol — on ne pije (alkohola)

to take one's bearings marine izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figuratively ugotoviti, pri čem smo

take her through this book — predelaj z njo to knjigo

to take the bull by the horns — zgrabiti bika za rogove, figuratively spoprijeti se s kom (čim)

to take breakfast — zajtrkovati

the car cannot take more than five — v avto ne more več kot pet oseb

to take a cup of tea — popiti skodelico čaja

shall we take our coffee in the garden? — bi pili kavo na vrtu?

to take the chair figuratively prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)

to take s.o.'s eye — pritegniti pozornost kake osebe

to take a flat — vzeti (v najem) stanovanje

to take in one's hands — vzeti v roke

to be taken ill — zboleti

to take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej

I took her in a lie — ujel sem jo na laži

to take s.o.'s measurements — vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)

I take the opportunity to tell you... — izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...

to take (holy) orders ecclesiastic biti posvečen, ordiniran

to take a part — prevzeti, igrati vlogo

to take in bad part — zameriti, za zlo vzeti

to take poison — vzeti strup, zastrupiti se

to take precedence over — imeti prednost pred

to take s.o. prisoner ( —ali captive) — military ujeti koga

to take 3000 prisoners military ujeti 3000 sovražnikov

to take a seat — sesti (na stol)

to take s.o. for s.tiv. adjective slang izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga

to take s.o. stealing — zasačiti koga pri tatvini

I take his statement with a grain of salt — njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)

to take by storm ( —ali assault) — zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem

to take a bit between teeth figuratively odpovedati poslušnost

to take s.o.'s temperature — (iz)meriti komu temperaturo

to take by the throat — zgrabiti za vrat

to take a ticket — vzeti, kupiti vozovnico

to take the train (a taxi, a tram) — peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)

to take a thief in the act — zasačiti tatu pri dejanju

to be taken in a trap — ujeti se v past

the town was taken after a short siege — mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju

to take s.o. unawares — presenetiti koga

to take the waters — piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)

to take the trouble of doing s.th. — vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj

to take the veil religion iti v samostan, postati nuna

to take a wife — oženiti se

to take the right way with s.o. — lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način

we must have taken the wrong way — morali smo se zmotiti v poti

to take a poor view ( —ali a dim view) of — ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o;

2.

odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

children were taken from their mothers — materam so odvzeli otroke

take three from ten — odštej tri od deset

he tried to take her handbag from her — skušal ji je iztrgati torbico

take this letter to the post-office — odnesi to pismo na pošto

take your umbrella — vzemi dežnik s seboj

the bus will take you there — avtobus vas bo peljal tja

to take s.o. home — odvesti koga domov

where will this road take us? — kam nas pelje ta pot?

he was taken in the prime of life — umrl je v najboljših letih

he was taken hence — umrl je;

3.

dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

to take cold — dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad

to take a cold — prehladiti se

to take a fever — dobiti mrzlico

to take an infection — okužiti se, inficirati se

to take a game — dobiti igro

to take s.th. as a reward — dobiti kaj kot nagrado

to take the first prize in — dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)

to take a monthly salary — prejemati mesečno plačo

to take a degree at the university — diplomirati na univerzi

to take a newspaper — biti naročen na časopis

to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. — (grdo) izkoristiti kaj

to take s.th. under a will — dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu;

4.

vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

it takes a good actor to play this role — le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo

it takes time and courage — za to je potreben čas in pogum

it took me ( —ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station — potreboval sem ɜ minut, da sem prišel do postaje

it did not take more than 3 minutes — to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute

it would take a strong man to move it — potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil

which size in hats do you take? — katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?

it takes two to make a quarrel — za prepir sta potrebna dva;

5.

občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

to take the consequences — nositi, prevzeti posledice

to take an examination — napraviti izpit

to take a fall adjective slang nositi posledice

to take a loss — (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo

to take offense — biti užaljen, zameriti

to take pains — (po)truditi se

to take pity on s.o. — občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga

to take umbrage — sumničiti, posumiti

to take great pleasure in s.th. — imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem

are we going to take it lying down? — bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?

these troops had taken the brunt of the attack — te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada;

6.

očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

to be taken with (by) — biti očaran od

he takes readers with him — on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce

to take s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komu

his play did not take — njegova drama ni imela uspeha

they soon took to each other — kmalu sta se vzljubila

what took him most was the sweetness of her voice — kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu;

7.

razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

I take it that... — to razumem tako, da...

shall I take it that... — naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?

then, I take it, you object to his coming — torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel

as I take it — kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)

do not take it ill if I do not go — ne zamerite mi, če ne grem

to take a hint ( —ali cue) — razumeti namig

to take a joke well (ill) — (ne) razumeti šalo

to take seriously — resno vzeti

you may take it from me — lahko mi to verjamete

whom do you take me for? — za koga me (pa) imate?

to take s.o. for a fool — imeti koga za norca

to take s.th. for granted — vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno

I take this to be fun — to smatram za šalo

I take him to be ( —ali for) an honest man — imam ga za poštenjaka

to take as read politics juridically smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)

may I take the minutes as read? — smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?;

8.

zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

to take earth hunting zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figuratively umakniti se, skriti se

to take a header — skočiti (na glavo) v vodo

to take (to) the water — iti v vodo

he took the bush — zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto

they took to the woods — zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove

to take refuge ( —ali shelter) — zateči se ( with k)

to take to the stage — iti h gledališču

take the corner slowly — počasi zavijte okoli vogala

the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease — konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto;

9.

fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

he took me while I was not looking — fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam

he insisted on being taken with his hat on — na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi

to take views — delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati

to have one's photograph taken — dati se fotografirati

to take a photo — fotografirati

she took her mother in her old age — skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti;

10.

intransitive verb

uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv; botany prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se; technical prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi); medicine učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti; photography fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se; colloquially biti prizadet

the book did not take — knjiga ni imela uspeha

the dye takes well on this cloth — barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu

some people take better than others — nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi

he did not take well this time — to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji

to take well — biti fotogeničen

he takes well (badly) — on je (ni) dober na fotografiji

to take sick — zboleti

to take as heir — prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

Posebne zveze:

to take into account ( —ali consideration), to take account for — vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati

to take aim at military meriti, ciljati na

to take the air — iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronautics dvigniti se

to take alarm — vznemiriti se

to take breath — zajeti sapo, oddahniti si

to take the bun ( —ali cake —ali biscuit) — slang figuratively vse prekositi

this takes the cake! slang to je pa že višek!

to take care — biti oprezen, paziti

to take charge of — prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo

to take one's chance — tvegati, upati se

to take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj

to take under consideration — vzeti v pretres, v presojo

to take comfort — potolažiti se

to take a dare — pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti

deuce take it! — vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!

to take effect — učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; juridically stopiti v veljavo

to take exception to ( —ali at, against) — grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke

to take evasive action slang izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)

to take one's ease — udobno se namestiti

to take s.o.'s evidence juridically zaslišati koga

to take one's farewell — vzeti slovo, posloviti se

to take to heart — vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se

to take holiday — vzeti si dopust

to take hold of — prijeti, zgrabiti

to take it into one's head — vbiti si (to) v glavo

to take an interest in — zanimati se za

to take issue with — ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti

to take it (on the chin) slang požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)

take it or leave it! — vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!

to take a journey — potovati, iti na potovanje

to take kindly to s.o. — čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga

to take a leap — poskočiti

to take leave of — vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od

to take liberties — preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen

to take lessons — jemati učne ure (lekcije)

to take one's life in one's hand — tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko

to take the measure of s.o.'s foot — vzeti mero za obutev, figuratively premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe

to take the minutes — pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)

to take no — dobiti odklonitev

to take possession of — vzeti v posest

to take notice colloquially opaziti

to take notice of — vzeti na znanje, upoštevati

to take no notice of — ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati

to take in ( —ali to) pieces — narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)

to take part in — udeležiti se, sodelovati v

to take a ride — pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)

to take a river — iti čez reko

to take rise — izvirati, nasta(ja)ti

to take root — ukoreniniti se

to take shape — dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se

to take the rough with the smooth figuratively vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je

the son took after his father — sin se je vrgel po očetu

to take by surprise — presenetiti

to take short — presenetiti, zalotiti

to take to singing a tune — začeti peti melodijo

to take to bad habits — vdati se slabim navadam

to take to s.th. like ducks to water — takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj

to take to task — poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti

to take the time from s.o. figuratively točno se ravnati po kom

to take one's turn — priti na vrsto

to take turns — menjavati se (za)

to take a turn for the worse — obrniti se na slabše

to take things easy — lagodno delati

take it easy! — ne razburjaj se!

I am not taking any colloquially hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram

to take the water marine izpluti

to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte

to take wine with s.o. — nazdraviti komu

to take upon o.s. an office — prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)

that walk did take it out of us! — ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal

to take one's time — vzeti si čas

to take s.o. at his word — koga za besedo prijeti
II [téik]
noun

vzetje, odvzem; ulov (rib); hunting plen, uplenitev; prejemek, iztržek, izkupiček, inkaso (v gledališču, na koncertu itd.); film, televizija, posnetek scene, scena; British English zakup, zemlja v zakupu; šah odvzem (figure)

a great take of fish — velik ulov rib

he is very proud ot his take — zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil)

English-Slovenian dictionary > take
7 so

[səu] 1. adverb
1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tako

2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tako

3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tako

4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) tudi

5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') seveda
2. conjunction
((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) torej

- so-called
- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak
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[sóu]
I.

adverb

tako, na ta način, s tem; v takem stanju; v redu, dobro; zato, potemtakem, iz tega razloga, zaradi tega, torej, kot posledica tega; tudi;

1.

so so — tako tako, ne dobro ne slabo

so and so — tako ali tako

so as — na isti način kot; tako da (posledica)

so... as — toliko... kolikor

never before so useful as now — nikoli poprej tako koristen kot zdaj

so be it! — tako bodi! pa dobro! (naj bo!)

so far — doslej

so far so good — doslej (vse) dobro

so far I haven't heard of him — doslej nimam glasu o njem

so far as (in so far as) I am concerned — kar se mene tiče

so far as I know — kolikor (jaz) vem

so far forth — do te stopnje, archaic doslej

so far from — nasprotno od, namesto da

so fashion American na ta način, tako

so help me! — (prisega) tako mi bog pomagaj!

so long! colloquially na svidenje!

so many — tako mnogi, toliki

so many men, so many minds — kolikor ljudi (glav), toliko mnenj

so much — toliko, v tolikšni meri

so much bread — toliko kruha

so much for that — toliko o tem, s tem je stvar urejena

so much the better (the worse) — toliko bolje (slabše)

so tempting an offer — tako zapeljiva ponudba

so then — torej tako je to; zaradi tega

so to speak — tako rekoč;

2.

and so on, and so forth — in tako dalje

even so — celó tako, celó v tem primeru

ever so — neskončno

he was ever so pleased — preprosto (naravnost) očaran je bil

it was ever so much better as it was before — bilo je neprimerno bolje poprej

every so often — tu pa tam

if so — če je (to) tako, v takem primeru

in so far as... — v toliki meri, da...; toliko, da...

in so many words — dobesedno, prav s temi besedami

Mr. So-and-so — g. ɔ.Y.

not so very bad — ne ravno slabo

or so — približno (toliko)

10 pounds or so — 10 funtov ali kaj takega

quite so — takó je, popolnoma točno

why so? — zakaj tako? zakaj to?;

3.

I hope so — upam, da

I told so — rekel sem tako (to)

Do you think he will come? -- I think so. — Misliš, da bo prišel? -- Mislim, da (bo).

I sent it to you. -- So you did. — Poslal sem ti to. -- Da, si (poslal). Res je. Tako je.

Her brother came and so did she. — Njen brat je prišel in ona tudi;

4.

I avoid him so as not to be obliged to talk to him — izogibam se ga, da mi ni treba govoriti z njim

he is not so rich as his brother — ni tako bogat kot njegov brat

I am sorry to see you so — žal mi je, da vas vidim v takem stanju

it is not so much that he cannot as that he will not — ni toliko, da ne more, kot pa, da noče

they climbed like so many monkeys — plezali so kot (prave) opice

it is only so much rubbish — vse to je nesmisel (neumnost)

is that so? — je to tako? je res? tako? res?

you are unhappy, but I am still more so — ti si nesrečen, jaz pa še bolj

he was not so sick but he could eat a hearty dinner — ni bil toliko bolan, da ne bi mogel pojesti obilne večerje

I found them so many robbers — ugotovil (spoznal) sem, da niso nič drugega kot tatovi

that is ever so much better colloquially to je toliko bolje

he did not so much as look at me — še (niti) pogledal me ni

as you make your bed, so you must lie — kakor si si postlal, tako boš spal

and so say all of us — in tega mnenja smo mi vsi

you don't say so! — (saj to) ni mogoče!

all he said was so much slander — vse, kar je rekel, ni bilo nič drugega kot samo obrekovanje

I told him everything, so you need not write to him — vse sem mu povedal, torej ni treba, da mu pišeš

I do not want it, so there you are — ne maram tega, da veš (sedaj veš);

II.

conjunction colloquially

zaradi tega, zato; torej, potemtakem; (v pogojnih in dopustnih stavkih) če le

so, that's what it is! — takó je torej to!

so that — tako da

he annoyed us so that we never asked him again — tako nas je dolgočasil, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili;

III.

interjection

tako! narejeno! opravljeno!

English-Slovenian dictionary > so
8 which

[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun
(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) kateri
2. relative pronoun
((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) ki
3. relative adjective, relative pronoun
(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) kateri; kar

- whichever
- which is which? - which is which
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[wič]
adjective & pronoun kateri, -a, -o; kar

all which — vse, kar

he lied, which did not surprise me — zlagal se je, kar me ni presenetilo

she stayed two months, during which time... — tu je ostala dva meseca in med tem časom...

he thinks so, in which he is right — on tako misli, v čemer ima prav

that which — to, kar

choose which you like! — izberi, kar hočeš!

and which is still worse... — in kar je še slabše (hujše)...

English-Slovenian dictionary > which
9 better

['betə]
comparative; = good

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I [bétə]
noun

tisti, ki stavi
II [bétə]
adjective

boljši; primernejši; ki se bolje počuti

no better than — pravzaprav

he is no better than he should be — nič boljšega ne moremo od njega pričakovati

she is no better than she should be — razuzdanka je

my better half — moja boljša polovica

better part — večji del

better than — več kakor

colloquially the better the day the better the deed — čim večji praznik tem več dela opravimo

upon better acquaintance — če se človek bliže seznani

one's better angel — angel varuh

he has seen better days — nekoč se mu je bolje godilo

he is better than his word — naredi še več, kot je obljubil

the better hand — prednost, premoč

the better sort — pomembni ljudje

his better self — njegova boljša stran

I am better as I am — raje sem tak kakor sem

he is none the better for it — nič mu ne koristi
III [bétə]
adverb

bolje, primerneje

to be better — bolje se počutiti

to be better off — biti v boljšem položaju, biti premožnejši

I had better start — bolje bi bilo, če bi že začel

you had better not — bolje ne!, tega vam ne svetujem

I know better — ne boste me ukanili, ne dam se potegniti za nos

American colloquially you'd better believe it — lahko mi verjameš

so much the better, all the better — tem bolje

to get better — okrevati

I like it none the better for it — zato mi ni nič ljubši

he always knows better — nič si ne da dopovedati

I thought better of it — bolje sem si premislil
IV [bétə]
noun

my betters — moji predstojniki

for better for worse — v vsakem primeru

to change for the better — poboljšati se

to get the better of — premagati, prekositi
V [bétə]
1.

transitive verb

popraviti, izboljšati, izpopolniti, preseči;

2.

intransitive verb

popraviti, spopolniti, poboljšati se, napredovati

to better up — oplemenititi

English-Slovenian dictionary > better
10 ill

[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective
1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) bolan

2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) slab

3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) zel
2. adverb
(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) težko
3. noun
1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) zlo

2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) tegobe

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- ill-
- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill
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I [il]
adjective

slab, zloben, zèl; poguben, škodljiv, zlohoten; neugoden; sovražen, okruten; bolan (of, with)

to do an ill turn to s.o. — škoditi komu

to do s.o. an ill service — napraviti komu medvedjo uslugo

he is ill to please — težko mu je ugoditi

to be taken ( —ali to fall) ill (of, with) — zboleti (za)

with an ill grace — nerad, nevoljno

ill moment — neugoden trenutek

ill wind — neugoden veter

it is an ill wind that blows nobody good — v vsaki stvari je tudi kaj dobrega

ill weeds grow apace — kopriva ne pozebe, plevel dobro uspeva
II [il]
adverb

slabo, hudo; težko, komaj

it ill becomes you — ne spodobi se zate

to bear s.th. ill — težko kaj prenašati

I can ill afford it — težko si to privoščim

to do s.o. ill — škoditi komu

ill at ease — neprijeten, slab počutek

to fall out ill — spodleteti

to fare ill — ne imeti sreče

ill got, ill spent — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljeno

he is ill off — slabo mu gre

to speak (think) ill of s.o. — o nekom slabo govoriti (misliti)

to take ill — zameriti, šteti v zlo

to turn out ill — ponesrečiti se, ne uspeti

it went ill with him — zanj se je slabo izteklo, izkupil jo je
III [il]
noun

zlo, zloba; škoda, nesreča; pokvarjenost; plural tegobe, nesreče

for good or ill — v sreči in nesreči

the ills that flesh is heir to — življenjske tegobe

English-Slovenian dictionary > ill
11 alter

['o:ltə]
verb

(to make or become different; to change: Will you alter this dress (to fit me)?; The town has altered a lot in the last two years.) spremeniti

- alteration

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[ɔ:ltə]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

spremeniti, spreminjati (se); prekrojiti, prenarediti

to alter for the better — poboljšati (se)

to alter for the worse — poslabšati (se)

to alter one's mind — premisliti se

that alters the case — s tem se položaj spremeni

it does not alter the fact — s tem se na stvari nič ne spremeni

English-Slovenian dictionary > alter
12 bad

[bæd]
comparative - worse; adjective

1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) slab

2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) slab, grd

3) (unpleasant: bad news.) slab

4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) pokvarjen

5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) škodljiv

6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) bolan

7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) slabo

8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) težak

9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) dvomljiv

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- badly
- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad
* * *
I [bæd]
adjective (comparative worse —, superlative worst) slab, pokvarjen, škodljiv, ponarejen; hud, hudoben, krivičen; bolan

bad to beat — težko premagljiv

bad blood — sovraštvo, huda kri

to be in s.o.'s bad books — biti pri kom slabo zapisan

bad egg ( —ali hat, lot) — človek na slabem glasu

bad fairy — zli duh

bad form — neprimerno vedenje

from bad to worse — vedno slabše

to go bad — pokvariti se; propasti, propadati

not half (as) bad — čisto čedno

bad language — zmerjanje, psovke

bad luck — smola

American bad man — razbojnik, bandit

in bad odour — na slabem glasu

not too bad — kar dobro

it is too bad — škoda, preneumno

with a bad grace — nerad

bad ways — razuzdano življenje

bad woman — razuzdanka
II [bæd]
noun

zlo; primanjkljaj, zguba, poguba

to go to the bad — propasti, propadati

to take the bad with the good — sprijazniti se z neprijetnim

to be to the bad — biti na zgubi

English-Slovenian dictionary > bad
13 turn

[tə:n] 1. verb
1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obrniti

2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrniti se

3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zaviti

4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) usmeriti

5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zaviti okoli

6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) spremeniti

7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) postati
2. noun
1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrat

2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) navoj

3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) ovinek, odcep

4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) (biti) na vrsti za

5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) točka

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- turning-point
- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up
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I [tə:n]
noun

vrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja; figuratively izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza; economy prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba; figuratively sposobnost, talent, dar ( for za), nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz; colloquially živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka); printing obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk; sport trojka (pri drsanju); plural medicine menstruacija, mesečna čišča

turn (and turn) about — izmenoma, menjaje se

at every turn — pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem času

before one's turn — preden smo na vrsti

by turns, in turns — izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugim

every one in his turn! — vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!

in turn — po vrsti

in the turn of a hand — v hipu, kot bi trenil

out of one's turn — zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestu

to a turn — izvrstno

a turn of anger — napad jeze

turn of the century — konec stoletja

a turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) — preobrat, preokret sreče, usode

a turn to the left — zavoj na levo

turn of life medicine klimakterij

the turn of the tide — oseka, figuratively sprememba položaja, preobrat

done to a turn — (s)pečen kot treba

hand's turn — ročno delo

to be of humorous turn — imeti smisel za humor

to be on the turn — biti na preokretnici, prelomnici

he is fond of old turns of expression — on se rad starinsko izraža

whose turn is it? — kdo je na vrsti?

now it is my turn — sedaj sem jaz na vrsti

the milk is on the turn — mleko se bo vsak hip skisalo

the cake is done to a turn — kolač je ravno prav pečen

to do s.o. a good (bad) turn — napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugo

he did me an ill turn — škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodel

one good turn deserves another — roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugo

to (a)wait one's turn — čakati, da pridemo na vrsto

to give s.o. a turn — prestrašiti koga

to have a turn for languages — ima dar za jezike

he has a curious turn of mind — čudnega značaja je

I heard short turns in the music-hall — slišal sem kratke točke programa v varieteju

left (right) turn! British English military na levo (desno)!

we read turn and turn about — menjavali smo se pri čitanju

don't speak out of your turn! — ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!

it serves my turn — to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)

to take a turn at s.th. — kratek čas se s čim ukvarjati

to take a turn to the right — zaviti na desno

to take turns — medsebojno se menjavati ( at rowing pri veslanju)

to take a turn in the park — napraviti kratek sprehod (rundo) v parku

to take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) — obrniti se na boljše (slabše)

disease took a favourable turn — bolezen se je obrnila na bolje
II [tə:n]
1.

transitive verb

(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti, military

obkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi ( into v); sport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati ( against proti); zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti; economy v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati; figuratively lepo formulirati (stavek); obsolete speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti;

2.

intransitive verb

vrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se; figuratively postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k), obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož); obsolete prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)

to turn an attack military odbiti napad

to turn the ( —ali one's) back (up)on — hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč od

to turn bankrupt — priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na boben

he turned many books in his life figuratively mnogo je prebral v svojem življenju

to turn s.o.'s brain — znoriti koga

his brain has turned with overwork — zmešalo se mu je zaradi čezmernega dela

to turn bridle — obrniti se, začeti se umikati

to turn bear (bull) economy špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzi

to turn into cash — spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčiti

to turn the cat in the pan figuratively stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spraviti

to turn Catholic — postati katoličan

to turn the cheek figuratively obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miru

to turn one's coat figuratively obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)

he turned his coat — izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnik

to have an old overcoat turned — dati si obrniti star površnik

turned commas — narekovaj

to turn colour — spremeniti barvo (postati bled ali rdeč)

to turn a compliment — napraviti lep poklon (kompliment)

to turn a street corner — zaviti okoli uličnega vogala

to turn the corner figuratively srečno prebroditi krizo

to turn a difficulty — izogniti se težavi, obiti težavo

to turn a deaf ear — narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišati

to turn to a dictionary — zateči se k slovarju

to turn to the doctor — obrniti se na (konsultirati) zdravnika

to turn the edge of a knife — skrhati nož

to turn the edge of a remark — napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazko

to turn English into Slovene — prevesti iz angleščine v slovenščino

to turn king's ( American state's) evidence juridically postati glavna obremenilna priča

he is just turning 50 — pravkar je prekoračil 50. leto

to turn a film — snemati film

to turn one's face to the wall — obrniti obraz proti steni, figuratively biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umreti

to turn the enemy's flank — obiti sovražnikov bok

to turn s.o.'s tiank figuratively prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debati

to turn one's flght northwards — usmeriti svoj polet proti severu

to turn ground — prekopati zemljo

his hair has turned grey — osivel je

to turn one's hand to s.th. — lotiti se, oprijeti se česa

she can turn her hand to anything — ona je zelo spretna, praktična

not to turn a hand to help s.o. — s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagali

my head turns — vse se mi vrti v glavi

his head turned with the success — uspeh mu je stopil v glavo

to turn one's head — obrniti glavo, pogledati nazaj

to turn s.o.'s head — zmešati komu glavo

to turn headsprings sport delati (vrteti) kolesa

to turn head over heels — prekucniti se, prekopicniti se

to turn s.o.'s heart figuratively pregovoriti koga

to turn s.th. inside out — obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kaj

the joke was turned against me — šala je letela name

the key won't turn — ključ se ne mara zavrteti

the leaves are beginning to turn — listje začenja spreminjati barve

to turn to the left — obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levo

to turn loose — odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; American streljati, ustreliti

to turn s.o. mad — napraviti koga blaznega

you will turn me mad — zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vas

the milk has turned (sour) — mleko se je skisalo

the warm weather has turned the milk (sour) — toplo vreme je skisalo mleko

to turn s.th. in one's mind — premišljevati kaj

to turn pale — postati bled

it turned her pale — prebledela je ob tem

to turn an honest penny — živeti od poštenega dela (zaslužka)

to turn s.th. to one's profit — obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kaj

to turn rancid — postati žaltav

to turn s.o. to religion — spreobrniti koga (k veri)

to turn and rend — napasti s sramotenjem

to turn the scale — nagniti tehtnico, figuratively odločifi (kaj)

to turn s.o. sick — povzročiti komu slabost

she turned sick — slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela je

to turn a somersault — napraviti prekuc, salto

to turn one's steps home — kreniti domov

my stomach turns (at) — želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mi

it turns my stomach — ob tem se mi obrača želodec

to turn a table leg — stružiti nogo za mizo

to turn the tables (up)on s.o. figuratively obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položaj

to turn tail — obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežati

the tide has turned — nastopila je oseka, figuratively sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)

to turn one's thumb down figuratively odkloniti, ne hoteti

to turn traitor — postati izdajalec

to turn turtle nautical slang prevrniti se

to turn upon s.th. — biti odvisen od česa

to turn everything upside down — postaviti vse na glavo

the boat turned upside down — čoln se je prevrnil

my umbrella turned inside out — dežnik se mi je obrnil (sprevrgel)

to turn a Latin verse — skovati latinski stih

to turn water into wine — spremeniti vodo v vino

my coat won't turn water — moj plašč ni nepremočljiv

I don't know which way to turn — ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figuratively ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredim

to turn a wheel — (za)vrteti kolo

the wheel turns — kolo se vrti

the wind has turned — zapihal je drug veter (tudi figuratively)

the whole world has turned topsy-turvy — cel svet je postavljen na glavo

this wood turns well — ta les se dobro struži

even a worm will turn — figuratively tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden

English-Slovenian dictionary > turn
14 word

[wə:d] 1. noun
1) (the smallest unit of language (whether written, spoken or read).) beseda

2) (a (brief) conversation: I'd like a (quick) word with you in my office.) kratek pogovor

3) (news: When you get there, send word that you've arrived safely.) sporočilo

4) (a solemn promise: He gave her his word that it would never happen again.) beseda
2. verb
(to express in written or spoken language: How are you going to word the letter so that it doesn't seem rude?) izraziti z besedami

- wording
- word processor
- word processing
- word-perfect
- by word of mouth
- get a word in edgeways
- in a word
- keep
- break one's word
- take someone at his word
- take at his word
- take someone's word for it
- word for word
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I [wə:d]
noun

beseda; kar je (iz)rečeno; govor; besedilo, tekst (pesmi itd.); častna beseda, obljuba; pritrditev, zagotovitev, zagotovilo; nalog, ukaz, navodilo; geslo, parola; sporočilo, obvestilo, odgovor; religion božja beseda, sveto pismo, biblija; obsolete pregovor, (iz)rek, moto; plural pričkanje, prerekanje

the words — tekst, libreto

at a word — na besedo, takoj

by word of mouth — ustno

in so many words — dobesedno, (na) kratko

word for word — od besede do besede, dobesedno

beyond words — neizrazljiv

on the word, with the word — na to besedo, po tej besedi, s to besedo

in a word — z eno besedo, skratka

in other words — z drugimi besedami

upon my word (of honour)! — pri moji časti! (častna beseda!); saj (toda) to ni mogoče!

my word upon it! — pri moji časti! častna beseda!

a word to the wise — pametnemu človeku zadostuje ena sama beseda

a word and a blow — po besedah takoj pretep (ravs)

a word in (out of) season — (ne)primeren nasvet

a word or two — beseda ali dve, nekaj besed

big words — hvalisanje, širokoustenje

words and deeds — besede in dejanja

burning words — ognjevite, plamteče besede

fair, good words — lepe, laskave besede

high (hard, hot, sharp, warm) words — ostre, hude, trde, jezne besede

wild and whirling words — divje, nepremišljene besede

my word! — prav zares! bogme!

a play upon words — besedna igra

too beautiful for words — neizrekljive lepote

too silly for words — preneumno, nedopovedljivo neumno

to be a man of few words — biti redkobeseden, varčevati z besedami

to be as good as one's word — biti popolnoma zanesljiv

to be better than one's word — napraviti več, kot smo obljubili

to be worse than one's word — ne biti mož beseda, snesti besedo

to break one's word — prelomiti svojo besedo, ne držati (svoje) besede

hard words break no bones — oštevanje ne boli toliko kot palica; hude besede ne ubijajo

fine words butter no parsnips — lepe besede (še) niso dovolj

word came that... — zvedelo se je, da...

to eat one's word — snesti (svojo) besedo, preklicati svoje besede

to give one's word — dati (svojo) besedo, obljubiti

to hang on s.o.'s words — viseti na besedah kake osebe, pazljivo koga poslušati

to have a word with — imeti kratek razgovor z

to have words with — pričkati se, skregati se z; spreti se z

to have the last word — imeti zadnjo besedo

he has not a word to throw at a dog figuratively on je prefin, da bi govoril z drugimi

to have no words for — ne imeti besed za, ne moči izraziti

to keep one's word — držati (svojo) besedo, biti mož beseda

to leave word that... — sporočiti, da...

to make no word about — ne izgubljati besed o

to proceed from words to blows — od besed priti do pretepa

to put in ( —ali to say) a good word for — zastaviti (reči) dobro besedo za

to suit the action to the word — od besed takoj preiti na delo

to take s.o. at his word — prijeti koga za besedo

I took his word for it — nisem dvomil o (verjel sem) njegovi besedi

to retract one's word — umakniti (nazaj vzeti, preklicati) svojo besedo

send me word! — javi mi, sporoči mi!

to send word of one's arrival — obvestiti o svojem prihodu

to waste words — tratiti besede, zaman govoriti
II [wə:d]
transitive verb

izraziti (kaj) z besedami, formulirati, stilizirati, izreči (z besedami); obsolete laskati se, dobrikati se (komu)

to be worded — dobesedno se glasiti

strongly worded resolution — ostro sestavljena (formulirana) resolucija

well worded letter — lepo sestavljeno pismo; intransitive verb obsolete dialectal govoriti, besedovati, uporabljati besede

English-Slovenian dictionary > word
15 still

I 1. [stil] adjective
1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) miren

2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) nepeneč se
2. noun
(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) fotografija

- stillness
- stillborn II [stil] adverb
1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) še vedno

2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) kljub temu

3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) še

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I [stil]
1.

noun

miren, nepremičen, negiben; tih, nem, molčeč; nemoten; nepeneč se (pijača)

still champagne — naravni (nešampanizirani) šampanjec

still as the grave — molčeč kot grob

a still lake — mirno jezero

still life — tihožitje

the still small voice figuratively glas vesti

still water — mirujoča voda

be still! — molči!

keep still! — bodi miren

to keep still about s.th. — molčati o čcm

to lie (to sit) still — nepremično ležati (sedeti)

to stand still — mirno, nepremično stati, ustaviti se, ne se več premakniti

still waters run deep — tiha voda bregove podira;

2.

noun

poetically

mir, tišina, molk; photography posamična fotografija, kamera za posamične posnetke; film fotografija, reklamna fotografija (nepremična) za film; colloquially tihožitje; American tih alarm ob požaru

in the still of night — v nočni tišini, sredi noči;

3.

transitive verb & intransitive verb

umiriti, pripraviti k molku, utišati; utihniti, umiriti se

to still one's fears — pomiriti svoj strah

when the storm stills — ko se bo vihar polegel
II [stil]
1.

adverb

še vedno, še (pred primernikom), doslej;

2.

conjunction

vendar, vendarle, kljub temu

still dearer (bigher) — še dražji (višji)

points still unsettled — doslej (še vedno) neurejena vprašanja

we are still here — še (vedno) smo tu

it is mild today, still I should take my coat if I were you — ni hladno danes, vendar bi jaz na vašem mestu vzel površnik
III [stil]
1.

noun

chemistry

retorta, aparat za destiliranje; kotel za kuhanje žganja; destilarna; žganjarna;

2.

transitive verb & intransitive verb obsolete

destilirati, prekapati; napraviti pijačo z destilacijo

English-Slovenian dictionary > still
16 luck

noun

1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) naklučje

2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) sreča

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- luckless
- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck!
* * *
[lʌk]
noun

srečno naključje, sreča, usoda

good luck! — srečno!

bad ( —ali ill, hard) luck — smola, nesreča

bad luck to him! — bes ga plentaj!

to be down on one's luck — imeti smolo

to be in luck's way — ali to be in luck — imeti srečo

the devil's own luck — vražja sreča ali smola

for luck — za srečo

he has a run of luck — sreča mu je naklonjena

in luck — srečen, ki ima srečo

just my luck! — kakšna smola!

out of luck — nesrečen, ki nima sreče

pure luck — slepa sreča, golo naključje

luck in sieve — kratkotrajna sreča

streak of luck — žarek sreče

to take pot luck — sprejeti karkoli je pripravljeno za obed

to try one's luck at — poskusiti srečo pri

as luck would have it — k sreči, po nesreči (po vsebini)

worse luck — na žalost, k nesreči

worst luck — velika smola

English-Slovenian dictionary > luck
17 matter

['mætə] 1. noun
1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) materija

2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) zadeva

3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) gnoj
2. verb
(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) pomeniti

- matter-of-fact
- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where
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I [maetə]
noun

materija, snov, stvar; medgnoj; juridically zadeva, predmet; plural (brez člena) stvari, reči; povod, vzrok ( for za); predmet, tema, vsebina (knjige); printing rokopis, stavek; važnost (of)

organic matter — organska snov

gaseous matter — plinasto telo

juridically the matter in ( —ali at) hand — pričujoča zadeva

juridically matter in controversy — sporna zadeva

juridically matter in issue — sporna zadeva; stvar, ki jo je treba še dokazati

a matter of taste — stvar okusa

a matter of time — vprašanje časa

printed matter — tiskovina, tiskovine

postal matter — vse stvari, ki se lahko pošiljajo po pošti

no matter — ni važno

as near as no matter — skoraj, za las

as a matter of course — samo po sebi umevno

as a matter of fact — v resnici, pravzaprav

for that matter — ali for the matter of — kar se tega tiče

a hanging matter — zločin, ki se kaznuje s smrtjo

in the matter of — glede na kaj

no laughing matter — ni šala, resna zadeva

in matter and manner — formalno in resnično

to leave the matter open — pustiti vprašanje odprto

to make much matter of — pripisovati čemu veliko važnost

not to mince matters — ne slepomišiti, povedati odkrito

to make matters worse — poslabšati stvari

to carry matters too far — iti predaleč

as matters stand — kakor sedaj kaže

to take matters easy — nalahko jemati, ne delati si skrbi

what matter? — in kaj potem?

what's the matter? — kaj pa je?

what's the matter with this? — je kaj narobe s tem?
II [maetə]
intransitive verb

biti važen, pomeniti (to komu, za); medgnojiti se

does it matter? — ali je važno?

it doesn't matter — nič ne de, ni važno

it little matters — je komaj važno

English-Slovenian dictionary > matter
18 bite

1. past tense - bit; verb
(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) ugrizniti, pičiti
2. noun
1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) ugriz, pik

2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) prijem (za trnek)

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- biting
- bite the dust
* * *
I [bait]
1.

transitive verb

gristi, odgristi; pičiti, pikati; jedkati, razjedati; colloquially oslepariti; okužiti;

2.

intransitive verb

gristi; peči, skeleti; figuratively pustiti se oslepariti; prijeti

the brake will not bite — brzda noče prijeti

to bite the dust — pasti na tla, valjati se po tleh, umreti

to bite the hand that feeds one — pokazati se nehvaležnega

to bite one's lips — krotiti, premagovati se
II [bait]
noun

ugriz, pik, pekoča bolečina; grižljaj; prigrizek, hrana; figuratively zbadljivost, ostrost; jedkanje

to take two bites on a cherry — obirati se

his bark is worse than his bite — ni tako hud kakor je videti, pes, ki laja, ne grize

English-Slovenian dictionary > bite

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none the worse for wear — not hurt or damaged, still in good condition, okay The immigrants were none the worse for wear after their wagon trip across the prairie … English idioms
none the worse for something — none the worse (for (something)) not damaged or hurt despite something. It was cold and windy during the parade but we were none the worse for the weather. Usage notes: often used in the form none the worse for wear in good condition despite hard … New idioms dictionary
none the worse for — none the worse (for (something)) not damaged or hurt despite something. It was cold and windy during the parade but we were none the worse for the weather. Usage notes: often used in the form none the worse for wear in good condition despite hard … New idioms dictionary
none the worse for — Not harmed by • • • Main Entry: ↑worse * * * I see worse II not adversely affected by we were none the worse for our terrible experience … Useful english dictionary
(be) none the worse (for something) — be none the ˈworse (for sth) idiom to not be harmed by sth • The kids were none the worse for their adventure. Main entry: ↑worseidiom … Useful english dictionary
none the worse for — ► none the worse for not adversely affected by. Main Entry: ↑worse … English terms dictionary
so much the worse for - — used to suggest that a problem, failure, or other unfortunate event or situation is the fault of the person specified and that the speaker does not feel any great concern about it if his subjects were unwilling to accept the progress her offered … Useful english dictionary
none the worse for — not adversely affected by. → worse … English new terms dictionary
worse for wear — {adj. phr.} Not as good as new; worn out; damaged by use. Used with the . * /Her favorite tablecloth was beginning to look the worse for wear./ Often used with none to mean: as good as new. * /The doll was Mary s favorite toy but it was none the… … Dictionary of American idioms
worse for wear — {adj. phr.} Not as good as new; worn out; damaged by use. Used with the . * /Her favorite tablecloth was beginning to look the worse for wear./ Often used with none to mean: as good as new. * /The doll was Mary s favorite toy but it was none the… … Dictionary of American idioms
worse for wear — not as good as new, worn out I borrowed my friend s canoe for a month and it is now beginning to look the worse for wear … Idioms and examples

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