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by way of compliment

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1 way

[wei] 1. noun
1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) prehod

2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) pot; smer

3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) cesta

4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) pot

5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) način

6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) ozir

7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) navada

8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) pot
2. adverb
((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) daleč

- wayfarer
- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means
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I [wéi]
noun

pot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer; nautical kurz

way in — vhod

way out — izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figuratively priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; colloquially okolica, stran; figuratively pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; nautical plural grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sanke

a long ( —ali a great) way off ( —ali from here) — daleč stran od tu

any way — vsekakor, v vsakem primeru

by way of — na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradi

by the way — mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajno

by way of compliment — kot kompliment

in a way — nekako, na neki način, ne popolnoma

in every way — v vsakem pogledu (oziru)

in many ways — v mnogih ozirih (pogledih)

in more ways than one — v več kot enem oziru (pogledu)

in a polite (friendly) way — vljudno (prijazno)

in a small way — skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižno

not by a long way — še dolgo ne

in some ( —ali several) ways — v marsikakem pogledu (oziru)

one way or another — tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekako

over the way — na drugi strani (poti), čez cesto

on one's way to — na poti k

no way — nikakor ne

some way or other — na ta ali na oni način

the other way round — v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratno

under way nautical na poti, na vožnji

well on one's way — v polnem teku

ways and means — pot in način (zlasti kako priti do denarja)

Ways and Means — parlamentarna budžetna komisija

the way of the world — tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običaj

the way of the cross religion križev pot

no way inferior — nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejši

the good old ways — dobri, stari običaji

high way — glavna cesta, državna cesta; figuratively običajni način delovanja

Milky Way — rimska cesta (na nebu)

lion in the way — zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)

permanent way railway tir, tračnice

permanent-way man railway progovni delavec

nothing out of the way — nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)

somewhere London way — nekje v okolici Londona

right of way — pravica prehoda (čez tuje zemljišče)

this way please! — semkaj, za menoj, prosim!

this is not in my way — to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavim

to ask the ( —ali one's) way — vprašati za pot

to be in a bad way — biti v slabem položaju

to be in the family way — biti noseča, pričakovati otroka

to be by way of being angry — skoraj pobesneti

to be in s.o.'s way — biti komu napoti, motiti koga

to be under way — biti na poti

the conference was already under way — konferenca je bila že v teku

to be on the way — biti na poti, približevati se

to be in a way colloquially biti vznemirjen, razburjen

it is not his way — to ni njegova navada

the furthest way about is the nearest way home — najkrajša pot ni vedno najhitrejša

to clear the way — umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehod

to come by way of Paris — priti prek Pariza

to come ( —ali to fall) in s.o.'s way — srečati koga, naleteti na koga

to gather way — povečati hitrost

to find one's way — znajti se

to get in the way — biti napoti, zapreti pot, ovirati

to get in the way of s.th. — razumeti kaj

to get out of the way — iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)

to give way — umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustiti

to force one's way — izsiliti, utreti si pot

to go a long way — iti daleč

to go one's way — oditi, iti po svoji poti

to go ( —ali to take) one's own way — iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugih

to go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figuratively umreti

to have it both ways — po potrebi si izbrati

you can't have it both ways — ne moreš imeti obojega; figuratively ne more biti volk sit in koza cela

to have one's own way — delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimo

if I had my (own) way — če bi šlo po mojem

to live in a great (small) way — razkošno (skromno) živeti

to look the other way — stran gledati

to look s.o.'s way — gledati proti komu

to lose way — izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrost

to lose one's way — zaiti, izgubiti se

to make way — napredovati; figuratively prodreti, uspeti

to make one's own way — iti po svoji poti, oditi

to make the best of one's way — iti čim hitreje, pohiteti

to pave the way for — utreti pot za

to put o.s. out of the way — truditi se, da(ja)ti si truda

to put s.o. out of the way — spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti koga

to see a way out — videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)

to stand in the way of s.o. — ovirati koga, zastaviti komu pot

to twist one's way through — zvijati se (kot kača) skozi

to work one's way — študirati, preživljati se z delom

where there's a will there's a way — hoteti je moči
II [wéi]
transitive verb

izuriti (konja) za hojo ali ježo po cesti
III [wéi]
adverb colloquially daleč

way below — daleč doli

way down south — daleč doli na jugu

way off — daleč

English-Slovenian dictionary > way
2 intend

[in'tend] 1. verb
1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) nameravati

2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) misliti

3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) nameniti

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- intent
2. noun
(purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) namen

- intention
- intentional
- intentionally
- intently
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[inténd]
transitive verb

nameravati, kaniti, meriti na kaj; nameniti ( for za); meniti, misliti; hoteti

was this intended? — je bilo to namerno?

what is it intended for? — čemu naj to služi?

he is intended for the navy — predviden je za mornarico

what do you intend by this? — kaj misliš s tem?

it was intended for a compliment — bilo je mišljeno kot poklon

we intend him to go — želimo, da gre

English-Slovenian dictionary > intend
3 pay

[pei] 1. past tense, past participle - paid; verb
1) (to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc: He paid $5 for the book.) plačati

2) (to return (money that is owed): It's time you paid your debts.) plačati

3) (to suffer punishment (for): You'll pay for that remark!) plačati

4) (to be useful or profitable (to): Crime doesn't pay.) izplačati (se)

5) (to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) posvečati
2. noun
(money given or received for work etc; wages: How much pay do you get?) plača

- payable
- payee
- payment
- pay-packet
- pay-roll
- pay back
- pay off
- pay up
- put paid to
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I [péi]
noun

plača, plačilo

colloquially plačnik; American mineralogy donosna ruda; colloquially he is good pay — on je dober plačnik

he is in the pay of s.o. — njega plačuje, najet je od, je v službi nekoga

American figuratively to strike pay dirt — naleteti na vir bogastva
II [péi]
1.

transitive verb

plačati, odplačati, izplačati; figuratively nagraditi, poplačati, povrniti ( for za kaj); figuratively posvečati pozornost (spoštovanje), dajati čast, delati komu komplimente; obiskati koga; odškoditi, odškodovati ( for za); izplačati se za koga, koristiti komu;

2.

intransitive verb

plačati ( for za); izplačati se ( crime doesn't ŋ zločin se ne izplača)

to pay attention ( —ali heed) to — posvečati pozornost (komu, čemu)

to pay one's attention ( —ali court) to — dvoriti

to pay a call ( —ali visit) — obiskati

to pay a compliment — napraviti poklon

to pay the debt of nature — umreti

the devil to pay — mnogo sitnosti

to pay s.o. home — povrniti komu

to pay in kind — plačati v naturalijah

to pay lip service to — hinavsko pritrjevati

to pay on the nail — takoj plačati

to pay penalty — plačati globo

to pay the penalty — pokoriti se, biti kaznovan

slang to pay the piper — nositi posledice; figuratively plačati za užitek koga drugega

he who pays the piper calls the tune — kdor plača, tudi zapoveduje

to pay one's respects to — napraviti vljudnosten obisk

to pay the shot — nositi stroške

to pay through the nose (for) — predrago plačati, preplačati

to pay one's way — ne ostati ničesar dolžan, živeti od svojega dohodka

to pay with fine speeches — izvleči se z lepimi besedami
III [péi]
transitive verb

nautical katraniti, premazati s katranom ali smolo

English-Slovenian dictionary > pay
4 receive

[rə'si:v]
verb

1) (to get or be given: He received a letter; They received a good education.) prejeti

2) (to have a formal meeting with: The Pope received the Queen in the Vatican.) sprejeti

3) (to allow to join something: He was received into the group.) sprejeti

4) (to greet, react to, in some way: The news was received in silence; The townspeople received the heroes with great cheers.) sprejeti

5) (to accept (stolen goods) especially with the intention of reselling (them).) skriti

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- receiver

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[risí:v]
1.

transitive verb

prejeti, sprejeti, dobiti kaj ( from od koga), dobiti svoj delež; ecclesiastic prejeti (zakrament, obhajilo); sprejeti kot resnično, dopustiti, priznati; vzeti, čuvati, skriti, prikrivati (ukradene stvari); sprejeti vase, ujeti, dobiti (vtis itd.), doživeti, izkusiti; upreti se, ustaviti se čemu; prenesti, pretrpeti (udarec); smatrati, imeti za, priznati za primerno, za táko, kot treba; dočakati, sprejeti koga; nastaniti koga, vzeti pod streho; dopustiti pristop, (to k, into v)

to receive an affront — doživeti žalitev

to receive a blow (an offer, an order, a compliment) — dobiti udarec (ponudbo, ukaz, kompliment)

he was coldly received — bil je hladno sprejet

to receive s.o.'s confession — izpovedati koga

to receive s.o. among one's friends — sprejeti koga med svoje prijatelje

he receives stolen goods — on prikriva (skriva) ukradeno blago

to receive a refusal — biti odklonjen

to receive a present — sprejeti, dobiti darilo

they were received with shouts — sprejeli so jih z veselimi vzkliki

to receive a wound — biti ranjen

the arches have to receive the weight of the roof — oboki morajo nositi težo strehe

proposal received attention — predlog je bil uvaževan, vzet v obzir;

2.

intransitive verb

sprejemati (goste, obiske), prirediti sprejem; radio sprejemati, loviti (valove); biti prejemnik; ecclesiastic prejeti obhajilo, pristopiti k obhajilu

she receives once a week — ona sprejema (obiske, goste) enkrat na teden

it is more blessed to give than to receive — dajati je slajše kot sprejemati

English-Slovenian dictionary > receive
5 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

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