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1 head

[hed] 1. noun
1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) glava

2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) pamet

3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) dolžina glave

4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) glava; glaven

5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) glava, glavica

6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) izvir

7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) vrh

8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) čelo

9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) nadarjenost

10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) predstojnik

11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) na osebo

12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) rt

13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) pena
2. verb
1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) biti na čelu

2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) voditi

3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) iti proti

4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) nasloviti

5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) udariti z glavo

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- - headed
- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head
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I [hed]
adjective

glavni, na čelu

British English head boy — najboljši dijak v razredu

head cook — glavni kuhar

head nurse — glavna medicinska sestra

head waiter — glavni natakar, plačilni

head wind — nasprotni veter
II [hed]
noun

glava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt; familiarly plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu); economy postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija; slang latrina

above one's head — težko razumljivo, prepametno za koga

at the head of — na čelu

by head and shoulders — ali by the head and ears — s silo, na silo

(by) head and shoulders above — mnogo boljši od

by a short head — za dolžino nosu, figuratively z majhno prednostjo

crowned heads — kronane glave

a deer of the first head — petleten jelen ali srnjak

nautical down by the head — s prednjim delom ladje globoko v vodi

head of the family — družinski poglavar

heads of state — državni voditelji

the head and front — bistvo, politics glava zarote, vodja upora

from head to foot — od nog do glave, popolnoma

head first ( —ali foremost) — z glavo naprej, figuratively nepremišljeno

a large head of game — velik trop živali

hot head — vročekrvnež

a beautiful head of hair — gosti lasje

head over heels — narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nos

old head on young shoulders — pameten mlad človek

off one's head — ali out of one's head — nor

over one's head — viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivo

over head and ears — ali head over ears — preko glave, do ušes, popolnoma

on this head — o tem predmetu

out of one's own head — sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljniku

two heads are better than one — kolikor glav, toliko misli

head of water — vodni steber

heads or tails — obe strani kovanca (pri metanju)

twopence a head — 2 penija na osebo

slang King's (Queen's) head — poštna znamka

weak in the head — slaboumen

head, cook and bottle washer — kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavo

figuratively on your head be it! — naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovoren

ten head of cattle — deset glav živine;

Z glagoli: to beat s.o.'s head off — prekositi koga

colloquially to bite ( —ali snap) s.o.'s head off — uničiti koga

to bring to a head — pripeljati do krize

figuratively to break one's head — glavo si razbijati

to carry one's head high — nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosen

to come to a head — priti do krize, zaostriti se

medicine zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir); slang to do a thing on one's head — igraje kaj napraviti

to drag in by the head and ears — s silo privleči, za ušesa privleči

to eat ( —ali cry, scream, run) one's head off — pretirano se razburjati

it entered my head — v glavo mi je padlo

to give s.o. his head figuratively popustiti uzde

to get s.th. through one's head — doumeti, razumeti kaj

to go over s.o.'s head — biti pretežko za koga

to go to s.o.'s head — v glavo stopiti

this horse eats his head off — ta konj več pojé, kot je vreden

to have a good head for — biti nadarjen za

to have a head — imeti "mačka"

to have a good head on one's shoulders — biti dobre glave

to have one's head in the clouds figuratively živeti v oblakih, sanjariti

to have one's head screwed in the right way — imeti glavo na pravem koncu

to have a head like a sieve — imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljiv

to hit the nail on the head — točno zadeti

to keep one's head — ostati miren

figuratively to keep one's head above water — obdržati se nad vodo, životariti

to knock s.th. on the head — onemogočiti kaj

to lay ( —ali put) heads together — glave stikati, posvetovati se

to let s.o. have his head — pustiti komu delati po svoji glavi

to lie on s.o.'s head — biti komu v breme

to lose one's head — izgubiti glavo

I cannot make head or tail of — ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glave

to make head — izbiti na čelo, napredovati

to make head against — uspešno se upirati

to be put over the heads of other persons — pri napredovanju preskočiti druge

to put s.th. into s.o.'s head — vtepsti komu kaj v glavo

to put s.th. into one's head — vtepsti si kaj v glavo

to put s.th. out of s.o.'s head — izbiti komu kaj iz glave

to put s.th. out of one's head — izbiti si kaj iz glave

to put one's head in the lion's mouth — izpostavljati se nevarnosti

to rear one's head — glavo dvigniti

to run in s.o.'s head — vrteti se komu po glavi

to run one's head against a brick wall — riniti z glavo skozi zid

to shake one's head — odkimati

to shake one's head at — z glavo zmajati

to suffer from swelled ( —ali swollen) head — biti zelo domišljav

to take the head — prevzeti vodstvo

to take s.th. into one's head — v glavo si kaj vtepsti

to talk over s.o.'s head — za koga preučeno govoriti

to talk s.o.'s head off — utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjem

to talk through the back of s.o.'s head — neprestano v koga govoriti

to throw o.s. at the head of — obesiti se komu za vrat

to talk one's head off — nenehno govoriti

to turn one's head — v glavo stopiti

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

to win by a head — zmagati za dolžino glave (konj)

to work one's head off — pretegniti se od dela, garati

heads I win, tails you lose — izgubiš v vsakem primeru
III [hed]
1.

transitive verb

voditi, biti na čelu, priti na čelo; zapovedovati; prekositi, prekašati; obiti (reko) pri izviru; dati naslov, glavo (pismu itd.); obrezati, odsekati vrh (stebla, krošnjo drevesa); upreti se, nasprotovati, postaviti se po robu; obrniti proti; sport udariti žogo z glavo;

2.

intransitive verb

biti obrnjen z glavo, pročeljem proti; iti, gibati se proti ( for); pluti proti ( for); razvijati se; American izvirati (reka)

to head for war — siliti v vojno

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2 blood

noun

1) (the red fluid pumped through the body by the heart: Blood poured from the wound in his side.) kri

2) (descent or ancestors: He is of royal blood.) rod

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- bloodless
- bloody
- bloodcurdling
- blood donor
- blood group/type
- blood-poisoning
- blood pressure
- bloodshed
- bloodshot
- bloodstained
- bloodstream
- blood test
- bloodthirsty
- bloodthirstiness
- blood transfusion
- blood-vessel
- in cold blood
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I [blʌd]
noun

kri; figuratively prelivanje krvi, pokol, umor; sorodstvo, rasa, rod; izvor; pogum, strast; rastlinski sok; gizdalin

blood bank — krvna banka

blood donor — krvodajalec, -lka

blood bespotted — okrvavljen, krvav

blood bath — prelivanje krvi

cold blood — hladnokrvnost; premišljenost

in cold blood — hladnokrvno

bad ( —ali ill) blood — sovraštvo, prepir

blood count — krvna slika

full blood — čistokrven

hot blood — vročekrvnost

to make one's blood boil — razjeziti koga

to make one's blood creep — grozo v kom zbuditi

to dip one's hands in blood — oskruniti si roke s krvjo

one's own flesh and blood — člani iste družine

you cannot make blood out of a stone — kjer nič ni, še vojska ne vzame

blood and thunder literature — zanikrna literatura

it runs in the blood — to je v družini

to have s.o.'s blood on one's head — imeti koga na vesti

blood group — krvna skupina

half blood — po poli (brat)

blood shed — prelivanje krvi, pokol

blood transfusion — transfuzija krvi

fresh blood — novi člani

base blood — nezakonsko rojstvo

a man of blood — surovež

blood is thicker than water — kri ni voda

to have ( —ali get) one's blood up — razhuditi se

to draw blood — raniti

his blood is up — besen je

nautical slang Nelson's blood — rum

blood test — krvna analiza

blood royal — kraljevska kri

to breed ill blood — delati razprtije

to spill ( —ali shed) blood — prelivati kri

colloquially young blood — vročekrvnež

to let blood — kri puščati
II [blʌd]
transitive verb

kri jemati, kri puščati; okrvaviti, s krvjo umazati; (psa) dresirati; figuratively navaditi

English-Slovenian dictionary > blood
3 purse

[pə:s] 1. noun
1) (a small bag for carrying money: I looked in my purse for some change.) denarnica

2) ((American) a handbag.) torbica
2. verb
(to close (the lips) tightly: She pursed her lips in anger.) stisniti (ustnice)

- purser

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I [pə:s]
noun

mošnja, denarnica, ročna torbica; figuratively denar, denarna sredstva; denarna nagrada, prispevek

to bear the purse — biti gospodar v hiši

common purse — skupna blagajna

light purse — suha mošnja, siromaštvo

long ( —ali heavy, well-lined) purse — rejena mošnja, bogastvo

to make up a purse for — pobirati prispevke za koga

the public purse — državna blagajna

one cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear — iz slabega materiala ne moreš napraviti dobrega
II [pə:s]
1.

transitive verb

(tudi up) nagubati, nabrati (čelo), stisniti (ustnice), našobiti (usta);

2.

intransitive verb

nagubati se, nabrati se

to purse one's brow — nasršiti obrvi, nabrati čelo

to purse one's lips — stisniti ustnice

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4 sow

I [səu] past tense - sowed; verb
1) (to scatter over, or put in, the ground: I sowed lettuce in this part of the garden.) sejati

2) (to plant seed over: This field has been sown with wheat.) posejati
II noun
(a female pig.) svinja

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I [sáu]
noun

zoology svinja; technical kalup za ulivanje železa; technical kos litega železa

as drunk as a sow slang pijan ko mavra

to get (to take) the wrong sow by the ear figuratively ne pogoditi pravo (pravega krivca), prevarati se, ušteti se, potegniti napačne sklepe

you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear figuratively iz slabega materiala ne moreš napraviti nič dobrega, figuratively ne moreš od koga zahtevati več od tistega, za kar je sposoben
II [sóu]
intransitive verb & transitive verb

sejati, opraviti setev; posejati (seme), zasejati; figuratively raztresti, razširiti; gosto (kaj) posuti ( with z)

as you sow so you shall reap — kakor si sejal, tako boš žel

you must reap what you have sown — kot si si postlal, tako boš spal; kar si skuhal, moraš tudi pojesti

to sow the seeds of hatred (revolt) figuratively (za)sejati seme sovraštva (upora)

to sow one's wild oats — izdivjati se (v mladosti)

to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind — sejati veter in žeti vihar

English-Slovenian dictionary > sow
5 use

I [ju:z] verb
1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) uporabiti

2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) porabiti

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- usable
- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]
1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uporaba

2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) raba

3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) korist

4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) sposobnost uporabljati kaj

5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uporaba

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- useful
- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use
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I [ju:s]
noun

raba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa); juridically užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček; ecclesiastic obredi kake Cerkve, liturgija

beyond all use — čisto nenavaden

in use — v rabi

of use — uporaben, koristen

of no use — neuporaben, brezkoristen

in common use — v splošni rabi

out of use — ne v rabi, ne več uporaben

fit for use — uporaben

with use — s trajno rabo

the Anglican use — anglikanski obred

value in use — dejanska vrednost

use and wont — šege in navade

according to his use and wont — po njegovi (svoji) stari navadi

directions ( —ali instructions) for use — navodila za uporabo

use makes perfect — vaja naredi mojstra

use is second nature — stara navada je železna srajca

once a use and ever a custum — česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez zna

can I be of use? — lahko (kaj) pomagam?

is this of use to you? — lahko to kaj porabite?

crying is no use — nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokati

it is (of) no use (running) — brez koristi, zaman je (teči)

what's the use (of it)? — kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?

to be in daily use — biti vsak dan v rabi

to bring into use — uporabiti

to be out of use — ne biti v rabi (v navadi)

to come into use — priti v splošno rabo

to fall ( —ali to pass) out of use — postati neuporaben, zastareti

you will find these shoes of use in the mountains — videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorah

everything has its use — vsaka stvar je za kaj uporabna

I have no use for it — nimam kaj početi s tem

I have no use for such people — nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudi

have you lost the use of your tongue? — si izgubil dar govora?

he lost the use of his right eye — ne vidi več na desno oko

to make use of s.th. — uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česa

to make use of s.o.'s name — sklicevati se na koga

to put out of use — vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)

to put to (good) use — (dobro) uporabiti
II [ju:z]
transitive verb

rabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas); obsolete navaditi (to na)

to use one's brains ( —ali wits) — uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možgane

use your eyes! — odpri oči!

to use care — skrbno (pazljivo) postopati

to use diligence — da(ja)ti si truda

to use one's best efforts — napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)

to use exercises — delati vaje

to use force — uporabiti silo

this geyser uses a lot of gas — ta plinska peč porabi mnogo plina

how did they use you? — kako so ravnali z vami?

to use s.o. ill — slabo ravnati s kom

I cannot use my left hand — ne se posluževati svoje leve roke

to use one's legs — peš iti, pešačiti

to use imprecations — preklinjati

to use a right — uživati (neko) pravico

may I use your name? — se lahko sklicujem na vas?

to use tobacco — kaditi

I have used all the paint — porabil sem vso barvo

how does the world use you? colloquially kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?; intransitive verb obsolete (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)

the beggar used to come every day — berač je imel navado prihajati (je prihajal) vsak dan

it used to be said — navadno se je reklo (bila je navada reči)

he does not come as often as he used (to) — ne prihaja več tako pogosto kot prej

they used to live here — prej so stanovali tu

used you to know him? — ste ga vi poznali?

there used to be a tree there — tam je nekoč bilo drevo;

English-Slovenian dictionary > use
6 help

[help] 1. verb
1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) pomagati

2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) pripomoči

3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ublažiti

4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) pomagati

5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) (ne moči si) pomagati
2. noun
1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) pomoč

2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) pomoč

3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) sluga, hlapec

4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) ni pomoči

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- helper
- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out
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I [help]
noun

pomoč, pomočnik; American služkinja, hišna pomočnica, sluga, hlapec; familiarly porcija (jedi); figuratively pripomoček

by ( —ali with) the help of — s pomočjo

he is a great help — zelo pomaga, je v veliko pomoč

there is no help for it — ni pomoči
II [help]
transitive verb

pomagati, podpreti, podpirati; pripomoči, prispevati; (u)blažiti; (s can in neg) ne moči se upirati, si pomagati, preprečiti, se izogniti; ponuditi, podati (pri mizi)

I cannot help it — ne morem pomagati, sem nemočen

it cannot be helped — ni pomoči

if I can help it — če se temu lahko izognem

don't be late if you can help it — ne ostani delj, kot je potrebno

don't do more than you can help — napravi le tisto, kar moraš

I cannot help laughing — moram se smejati; ne morem si kaj, da se ne bi smejal

I cannot help myself — ne morem drugače

how could I help it? — kaj sem jaz mogel za to

to help s.o. in ( —ali with) s.th. — pomagati komu pri čem

to help o.s. to s.th. — postreči si s čim, prisvojiti si kaj, ukrasti

to help s.o. to s.th. — ponuditi komu kaj (pri mizi), postreči komu s čim

to help a lame dog over a stile — ali to help s.o. out — pomagati komu prebroditi težave

to lend a helping hand — priskočiti v pomoč

every little helps — vse prav pride

nothing will help now — ni več pomoči

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7 work

[wə:k] 1. noun
1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) delo

2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) delo

3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) delo

4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) delo

5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) delo

6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) delo
2. verb
1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) delati; priganjati k delu

2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) delati

3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) delovati; upravljati

4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) delovati

5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) s težavo napredovati

6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postajati bolj in bolj

7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izdelati

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- - work
- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural
1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehanizem

2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) dela

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- work-basket
- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders
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I [wə:k]
noun

(telesno ali duševno) delo; ukvarjanje, ustvarjanje, dejavnost; posel, zaposlitev; naloga; (žensko) ročno delo; delovni proces, rezultat dela, proizvod, izdelek; izdelava, obdelava, način izdelave; delovna sposobnost; težak posel, trud, muka; pogon (stroja); plural stavbna dela, stavbišče; javna dela; military utrdbe, utrdbena dela; (singular construction) tovarna, fabrika, obrat, delavnica; talilnica, livarna; technical mehanizem, gonilo, kolesje, zobčasti prenos; plural religion dobra dela

in work — zaposlen; (ki je) v pogonu (obratu)

out of work — brez dela, brezposeln, nezaposlen

a work of art — umetniško delo, umetnina

a work of genius — genialno delo

works of a clock — mehanizem ure

the works of Bach — Bachova dela

works of mercy — dobrodelna dela

earth works architecture zemeljska dela

good works — dobra dela

iron works — talilnica železa, železarna

Minister of Works — minister za javna dela

glass works — steklarna

gas works — plinarna

Public Works — javna dela

out works architecture zunanja dela

stone works — zidarska dela

upper works nautical nadvodni del ladje; vrhnja gradba, deli ladje nad zgornjo palubo

wood works — lesena konstrukcija, leseni deli hiše, leseni predmeti

shock-work — udarniško delo

to be out of work — biti brez dela, biti brezposeln

to be at work — delati, delovati, funkcionirati

it's all in the day's work — to ni (prav) nič nenavadnega, to je normalno, to je del (vsako)-dnevnega dela

to cease ( —ali to stop) work — nehati z delom

I did a good day's work — veliko sem naredil danes

to give s.o. the works American colloquially ozmerjati, premlatiti koga

to get ( —ali to set) to work — lotiti se dela, začeti delati

to go ( —ali to set) about one's work — lotiti se svojega dela

to have plenty of work to do — imeti mnogo dela

I have my work cut out for me — imam polne roke dela

to make sad work of it figuratively vse uničiti

to make short ( —ali quick) work of — hitro opraviti z, hitro obvladati

that is your work — to je tvoja naloga

to look for work — iskati delo
II
() [wə:k]

1.

transitive verb

delati (na čem), izdel(ov)ati, obdelati; narediti, proizvesti, proizvajati; poetically umetniško izdelati; plesti, tkati, izdelati na statvah; šivati; vesti; oblikovati, (iz)kovati; tiskati; mesiti; kopati (rudo), obdelovati (zemljo); commerce poslovati, poslovno potovati (po nekem področju); slang prodati; plačati (potovanje) z delom; preiskati, raziskati; mathematics izračunati, rešiti (nalogo); vplivati na (koga), nagovarjati (koga); slang prevarati, oslepariti; izvesti, uresničiti, izvršiti, povzročiti; streči (topu, stroju); uporabljati (žival) za delo, vpreči; izkoriščati (rudnik); pustiti koga, da težko dela; premikati, poganjati, gnati, goniti

to work o.s. to death — ubi(ja)ti se z delom, garati

to work o.s. into s.o.'s favour — pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebe

to work o.s. into a rage — pobesneti

to work the bellows — goniti meh

to work a farm — voditi farmo (kmetijo)

to work a change — izvršiti, povzročiti spremembo

to work wonders — delati čuda (čudeže)

to work one's will — uresničiti svojo voljo

can you work the screw loose? — lahko zrahljate vijak?

to work (one's way) through college — sam se vzdrževati med študijem

my partner works the Liverpool district — moj družabnik potuje (poslovno) na področju Liverpoola

to work a slave to death — do smrti priganjati sužnja k delu, ubiti ga z delom

servants are not worked now as they were formerly — od služinčadi se danes ne zahteva več toliko dela kot nekoč

to work a crane — upravljati z žerjavom

to work a coal seam — izkoriščati plast premoga

to work a ship — upravljati ladjo

to work one's way — pot si utreti (napraviti)

these machines are worked by steam — te stroje poganja para

it is a good scheme, but can you work it? — to je dober načrt, toda, ali ga lahko izvedete?

this belief has worked much evil — to verovanje je povzročilo mnogo zla

the candidate works the district — kandidat opravlja volilno kampanjo v okrožju

to work one's passage nautical zaslužiti svoj prevoz z delom

to work one's horses — priganjati konje k delu

to work one's social relations in business — izkoriščati svoje družabne zveze poslovno;

2.

intransitive verb

delati, delovati, biti zaposlen (s čim); baviti se (s čim); truditi se; funkcionirati, posrečiti se, uspeti; razviti se, dozoreti; vreti; biti v pogonu, delati (stroj), prijemati eden v drugega (zobata kolesa); šivati, vesti (vezem); prebijati se (z delom); razvleči se; trzati (se) (obraz); mahati (s čim); težko, z muko se premikati, gibati; nautical križariti; besneti, biti razburkan (morje); figuratively krčevito delati

to work against time — delati v tekmi s časom

to work like a dog ( —ali horse —ali nigger) — delati kot črna živina

my stove works well — moja peč dobro dela

your method won't work — z vašo metodo ne boste uspeli

I tried but it did not work — poskušal sem, a ni se mi posrečilo

the poison began to work — strup je začel delovati

to work into a crowd — vriniti se v množico

to work loose — zrahljati se (vijak itd.)

waves work to and fro — valovi so razburkani

to work double tides — delati podnevi in ponoči

that won't work with me — to ne bo vplivalo name (vžgalo pri meni);

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8 hit

[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) udariti, zadeti

2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) odbiti

3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) prizadeti

4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) zadeti, naleteti na
2. noun
1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) udarec

2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) zadetek

3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) uspešnica

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- hit-and-run
- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with
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I [hit]
noun

udarec (at komu); zadetek, sreča; posrečena misel, posrečena pripomba, uspel poskus; uspela knjiga, popevka, drama itd.; American printing odtis

to make a hit — doživeti velik uspeh

he was a big hit with — zelo je uspel v

a smash hit — izredno uspela prireditev

stage hit — uspelo odrsko delo

that is a hit at me — to meri name
II [hit]
1.

transitive verb

udariti, poriniti, zadeti; figuratively prizadeti; zaleteti se v; figuratively naleteti na, najti; zadeti, uganiti; figuratively ostro kritizirati, bičati (napake); doseči, uspeti;

2.

intransitive verb

tolči (at po); slučajno naleteti (on, upon na); zadeti ( against na); American colloquially vžgati, teči (motor)

to be hard ( —ali badly) hit by — biti močno prizadet od, izgubiti veliko denarja

American to hit the books — guliti se

colloquially to hit the bottle — pijančevati

to hit s.o. a blow — koga močno udariti

to hit s.o. below the belt — udariti pod pasom (boks), nepošteno se boriti, nečastno ravnati

to hit a bull's eye with a vengeance — imeti predoren uspeh

to hit the ceiling ( —ali roof) — poskočiti od jeze

American colloquially to hit on all four cylinders — dobro teči, figuratively dobro potekati

to hit s.o.'s fancy ( —ali taste) — zadeti, uganiti okus nekoga

to hit home — zadeti v živec, priti do živca

to hit s.o. home — zavrniti koga, zasoliti jo komu

hit hard! — močno udari!

to hit one's head against ( —ali upon) s.th. — z glavo se zaleteti v kaj

slang to hit the hay ( —ali sack) — spraviti se spat

to hit the jackpot — terno zadeti, priti nenadoma do denarja

figuratively to hit a man when he is down — zadati udarce človeku v nesreči

nautical to hit a mine — zadeti na mino

to hit the nail on the head ( —ali nub) —ali to hit it — v črno zadeti

to hit oil — najti nafto

prices hit an all-time high — cene so dosegle rekordno višino

American to hit the numbers pool — zadeti pti lotu

to hit the right road — najti pravo cesto

to hit the road — odpraviti se na dolgo pot

sport to hit one's stride — priti v dobro kondicijo

to hit the spot — pravo zadeti, zadovoljiti

American colloquially to hit the town — prispeti v mesto

colloquially to hit it up — pošteno se česa lotiti

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9 know

[nəu]
past tense - knew; verb

1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) vedeti

2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) poznati

3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) poznati

4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) prepoznati

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- knowing
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes
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I [nóu]
noun

vednost, znanje

colloquially to be in the know — vedeti (zaupne stvari), spoznati se
II [nóu]
1.

transitive verb

vedeti, poznati, znati prepoznati; razpoznati, ločiti ( from);

2.

intransitive verb

vedeti (of za, o); spoznati se ( about na)

to know one's bussiness — ali to know a thing or two about, to know all about it, to know what is what, to know the ropes — dobro se na kaj spoznati, vedeti vse o čem, biti izkušen v čem

to be known to — biti komu znan

to be known as — biti znan po čem

I know better than to — nisem tako neumen, da bi

to know by heart — znati na pamet

to know by sight — poznati na videz

to know one from the other — razločiti med dvema, razpoznati

to know a hawk from a handsaw — biti dovolj bister

don't know him from Adam — nimam pojma, kdo je

to get ( —ali come) to know — spoznati, zvedeti

to let s.o. know — sporočiti komu

to make known — razglasiti, oznaniti

to make o.s. known to — predstaviti se komu, seznaniti se s kom

to know one's own mind — vedeti, kaj hočeš, ne omahovati

not to know what to make of a thing — ne razumeti česa, ne znati si česa razložiti

not that I know — ne da bi vedel, kolikor je meni znano ne

to know one's place — vedeti, kje je komu mesto, ne riniti se naprej

to know one's way around — znajti se, spoznati se

to know which side one's bread is buttered — vedeti kdo ti reže kruh, vedeti, kaj ti koristi

to know from a bull's foot — znati razlikovati, znati ločiti

before you know where you are — hipoma, preden se zaveš

don't I know it! — pa še kako to vem!

he wouldn't know (that) — težko, da bi vedel, ne more vedeti

I would have you know that — rad bi ti povedal, da; rad bi ti pojasnil

I have never known him to lie — kolikor jaz vem, ni nikoli lagal

after I first knew him — potem ko sem ga spoznal

he has known better days — doživel je že boljše čase

I know of s.o. who — vem za nekoga, ki

colloquially not that I know of — ne da bi vedel

colloquially do ( —ali don't) you know? — ali ni res?

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10 stand

[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb
1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stati

2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) vstati

3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stati

4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) veljati

5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stati

6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) stati

7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) kandidirati

8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) postaviti

9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) prestati; prenašati

10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) dati za
2. noun
1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) položaj

2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) stojalo

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stojnica

4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna

5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) prostor za priče

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- take the stand
- standing 3. noun
1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) trajanje

2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) ugled

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- stand-by
4. adjective
((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) na čakalnem seznamu
5. adverb
(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) potovati v aranžmaju stand-by

- stand-in
- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to
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I [stænd]
noun

stanje (na nogah), položaj, mesto; stališče; tribuna, oder; stojnica, začasna prodajalna na trgu; stojalo, mizica, regal, polica; photography stativ; postaja, postajališče, parkirni prostor za taksije; zastoj (tudi figuratively), ustavitev, odpor; theatre gostovanje igralcev, trajanje gostovanja; American (še) nepožeto žito; (še) neposekan gozd; zajezena voda; obsolete garnitura; obsolete dialectal roj (čebel), history krdelo (vojakov); juridically American prostor za priče

a stand of arms — popolna oprema z orožjem za vojaka, puška s priborom

stand of colours — polkovna zastava

band-stand — paviljon za godbo

a bold stand — junaški odpor

book-stand — stojnica, kiosk za prodajo knjig

cab-stand — postajališče taksijev ali kočij

cruet-stand — steklenički za olje in kis

flower-stand — stojalo za cvetlice

fruit-stand — stojnica za prodajo sadja na trgu

grand stand — uradna (glavna) tribuna (na tekmah, dirkah itd.)

hat-stand — polica (obešalnik) za klobuk

ink-stand — tintnik

news stand American kiosk za prodajo časopisov

one-night stand theatre enkratno (igralsko) gostovanje

umbrella-stand — stojalo za dežnike

wash-stand — umivalnik

to be at a stand obsolete odreveneti, obstrmeti (od začudenja), biti zbegan, zmeden

there is a cabstand in this street — v tej ulici je parkirni prostor za taksije

to be brought (to come) to a stand — ustaviti se, zastati, obstati

we were brought to a stand by a deep river — zaustavila nas je globoka reka

to bring to a stand — (za)ustaviti, privesti do ustavitve, do zastoja

to make a stand — upirati se, ustavljati se (čemu)

the enamy made a good stand against our attack — sovražnik je nudil krepak odpor našemu napadu

to take stand in a debate — zavzeti stališče v debati

he took his stand near the door — zavzel je mesto (postavil se je) poleg vrat

he took his stand on the letter figuratively oprl, skliceval se je na pismo

to take the stand American juridically nastopiti kot priča, potrditi s prisego (on s.th. kaj)
II [stænd]
1.

intransitive verb

stati (na nogah itd.); dosegati stalno višino v stoječem položaju; postaviti se pokonci; biti nameščen, ležati, biti, nahajati se; stati na mestu, nehati se premikati, (za)ustaviti se; ostati brez sprememb, veljati tudi vnaprej, ne izgubiti moči (veljave); zadržati, obdržati svoj dosedanji položaj; zavzemati se ( for za); zagovarjati ( for kaj); zavzemati stanoviten odnos do česa; nasprotovati ( against čemu), upirati se; vztrajati, vzdržati, ostajati; oklevati, bati se (at česa), ustrašiti se; sestajati (in iz); skladati se, biti v skladu ( with z); kandidirati, biti kandidat ( for za); nabrati se, zbrati se; (za)pihati, pri(haja)ti (o vetru); colloquially stati, veljati; biti v prid (komu), koristiti; nautical pluti, držati se določene smeri (for, to proti); stopiti ( back nazaj)

stand! — stoj!

stand at ease! military voljno!

stand fast! military British English mirno!, military American vod, stoj!

to stand aghast — zgroziti se, osupniti

to stand alone (on an opinion) — (o)stati sam (s svojim mnenjem)

to stand against s.o. — postaviti se proti, uveljaviti se proti komu

to stand accused — biti obtožen

to stand at attention military stati v pozoru

we stand by each other — drživa skupaj

to stand by one's promise — držati svojo obljubo

we will stand by whatever he says — z vsem, kar bo rekel, bomo soglašali

to stand corrected — uvideti, priznati svojo krivdo

to stand firm as a rock — stati trdno kot skala

he stands six feet in his stockings — sezut meri v višino (je visok) šest čevljev

to stand for an office — potegovati se za (neko) službo

to stand for a constituency — kandidirati za poslanca nekega volilnega okrožja

to stand for birth control — zavzemati se za kontrolo rojstev (za načrtovanje družine)

I won't stand for this American tega ne bom trpel (prenašal)

to stand for s.o. (with s.o.) — potegniti se za koga, potegniti s kom

to stand gaping — stati in zijati, zijala prodajati

to stand gasping — stati in sopsti

to stand good — ostati veljaven, obdržati svojo veljavo (vrednost)

my hair stood on end — lasje so se mi naježili

to stand in line American stati in čakati v vrsti

to stand in need of help — potrebovati pomoč

to stand in terror of s.o. — bati se koga

to stand model — stati (biti) za modél

it stands me in 8 shillings a bottle colloquially steklenica me stane 8 šilingov

to stand neutral — biti, ostati nevtralen

the same objection still stands — ta ugovor še vedno obstaja

he will not stand at murder — on se ne bo ustavil pred umorom

to stand on one's head — držati stojo na glavi

to stand on guard — paziti se

don't stand on ceremony — ne delaj ceremonij

to stand on ceremony — paziti (gledati) na etiketo, ceremonialno se obnašati

to stand on one's own feet — stati na lastnih nogah, figuratively opravljati svoje zadeve brez tuje pomoči

to stand on one's rights — mnogo dati na svoje pravice

stand on me for that slang zanesi se name glede tega!

she stands over the girl while she does her homework — ona pazi na (nadzira) deklico, ko dela domačo nalogo

to stand pat slang ostati trden

to stand the racket slang plačati ceno, globo

to stand security (surety, sponsor) for s.o. — biti porok, jamčiti za koga

to stand (as) sponsor (godfather) — biti za botra

to stand still — mirovati, ostati miren, ustaviti se

the thermometer stands at 30 — barometer kaže 30

to stand to one's duty — (vestno) opravljati svojo dolžnost

to stand to one's guns (one's colours) figuratively trdno vztrajati pri svojem (prepričanju, mnenju), military držati postojanko

to stand to one's oars — pošteno, krepko zaveslati

to stand to reason — biti čisto razumljiv (logičen)

with this horse we certainly stand to win (to lose) — s tem konjem moremo le zmagati (izgubiti)

to stand to it that... — vztrajati na tem, da...

to stand upon one's trial juridically stati, biti pred sodiščem

to stand (a) watch nautical , to stand guard military biti na straži

to stand well with s.o. — dobro se razumeti (shajati) s kom

the wind stands in the east — veter piha z vzhoda

if it stands with honour — če se sklada s častjo;

2.

transitive verb

postaviti; ustaviti; zoperstaviti se, upirati se (čemu); prenašati, prenesti, trpeti (koga, kaj); podvreči se, prestati; colloquially dati (plačati) za; stati (biti) pred (čem)

to stand an assault — vzdržati, upreti se napadu

I shall stand you in the corner — (za kazen) te bom postavil v kot

I don't stand pain — ne prenesem bolečine

I can't stand him — ne morem ga trpeti

she cannot stand the sun — ona ne prenese sonca

to stand a drink colloquially dati za pijačo

to stand a chance — imeti možnost (priliko, priložnost, upanje, šanso)

to stand one's chance — tvegati

to stand all hazards — vse tvegati

to stand the test — prestati preizkušnjo, izkazati se, obnesti se

to stand trial — biti obtožen

to stand one's trial — biti zaslišan pred sodiščcm;

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11 remember

[ri'membə]
verb

1) (to keep in the mind, or to bring back into the mind after forgetting for a time: I remember you - we met three years ago; I remember watching the first men landing on the moon; Remember to telephone me tonight; I don't remember where I hid it.) spomniti se

2) (to reward or make a present to: He remembered her in his will.) spomniti se

3) (to pass (a person's) good wishes (to someone): Remember me to your parents.) izročiti pozdrave

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- remembrance

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[rimémbə]
transitive verb

spominjati (spomniti) se; zapomniti si, ne pozabiti, misliti na; na pamet znati ali vedeti; izročiti pozdrave, pozdraviti, priporočiti; archaic spomniti (of na); intransitive verb spomniti se

remember to come! — ne pozabi priti!

remember what I tell you — zapomni si, kaj ti rečem

remember me kindly to your sister — lepo pozdravite (svojo) sestro!

I cannot remember the man you mean — ne morem se spomniti, koga mislite

he cannot remember names — on si ne more zapomniti imen

don't you remember me? — se me ne spomnite?

as far as I can remember — kolikor se morem spomniti

he wants (begs) to be remembered to you — on želi, da vam izročim njegove pozdrave, on vas lepo pozdravlja

if I remember right — če se prav spominjam

not that I remember — ne da bi jaz vedel

to remember oneself — zavedeti se; popraviti se

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12 away

[ə'wei]
adverb

1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) stran

2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) vstran

3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) popolnoma

4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) brez prestanka

5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) v gosteh

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[əwéi]
adverb ( from) proč, stran; nenehno

away back — pred davnim časom

to be away — odpotovati

far away — daleč proč

far and away the best — daleč najboljši

fire away! — prični!

to give away s.o. — izdati koga

to make ( —ali do) away with s.th. — odpraviti nekaj

to make away with o.s. — narediti samomor

an away match — tekma na tujem igrišču

to pine ( —ali waste) away — hirati, hujšati

right away — takoj

to pass away — umreti

to throw away — odvreči

to trifle away — zapravljati

away for shame! — sram te bodi!

I cannot away with — ne prenesem

to work away — nenehno delati

away with you! — poberi se!

whither away? — kam greš?

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13 speak

[spi:k]
past tense - spoke; verb

1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) govoriti

2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) govoriti z

3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) govoriti

4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) povedati

5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) govoriti

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- speaker
- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of
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[spi:k]
1.

intransitive verb

govoriti, besediti; imeti govor; pogovarjati se (with, to z; about, of o); izraziti se; music (o glasbilih) dati glas od sebe, slišati se, zadoneti; dati se čutiti; (o portretu) biti kot živ; nautical signalizirati, dati znak; British English dati glas, oglasiti se (o psu);

2.

transitive verb

(iz)reči, izgovoriti, povedati, govoriti (kaj); izražati, izjaviti, najaviti; dokazovati, pričati, potrditi, pokazati; nautical poklicati (ladjo)

generally (strictly) speaking — splošno (točno, strogo) povedano (vzeto)

plainly speaking — odkrito povedano

roughly speaking — v grobem (približno, grosso modo) povedano

so to speak — tako rekoč

not to speak of... — da (niti) ne govorimo o...

nothing to speak of — nič važnega, ni vredno niti omembe

to speak back — (nazaj) odgovarjati (na očitke ipd.)

to speak by the book — govoriti z rokopisa, čitati (govor), govoriti s točnim poznavanjem

to speak like a book — govoriti kot knjiga

to speak without book — navesti dejstva po spominu

to speak bluntly — naravnost, brez ovinkov govoriti

to speak by the card — z veliko natančnostjo govoriti, biti precizen

to speak in s.o.'s cast — prekiniti koga

to speak comfort to... — imeti tolažilne besede za...

his conduct speaks him generous — njegovo vedenje (ravnanje) priča o njegovi plemenitosti

my dog speaks only when I order him — moj pes zalaja le, če mu ukažem

to speak in s.o.'s ear — komu (kaj) prišepniti na uho, skrivaj govoriti s kom

fame speaks him honest — on je na dobrem glasu

to speak fair — dostojno govoriti

to speak for s.o. — govoriti komu v korist, reči dobro besedo za koga

that speaks for itself — to govori samo za sebe, tega ni treba (še) pojasnjevati (priporočati)

to speak French — govoriti francoski

I found nobody to speak to — nikogar nisem našel, da bi z njim govoril

to speak by hearsay — govoriti, kar smo od drugih slišali

this speaks a man of honour — to kaže (izdaja) človeka, ki ni brez časti

this speaks a small mind — to izdaja (dokazuje) duševno majhnost

to speak one's mind — povedati svoje mnenje

I will speak to your objections in a minute — takoj bom odgovoril na vaše ugovore

to speak to oneself — sam s seboj (sebi) govoriti

this portrait speaks — ta portret je kot živ

to your praise be it spoken... — v vašo pohvalo bodi povedano...

to speak plain and to the purpose — jasno govoriti

to speak sense — pametno govoriti

you might as well speak to a stone figuratively prav tako bi lahko govoril steni

to speak to — govoriti komu, potrditi kaj

these trumpets speak his presence — trobente javljajo njegovo prisotnost

things speak for themselves — dejstva govore sama (po sebi)

that speaks of self-will — to govori (priča) o samovolji (trmi)

to speak the truth — govoriti resnico

I cannot speak to the truth of that — ne morem z gotovostjo reči (jamčiti), da je to res

to speak volumes for — jasno (prepričljivo) govoriti za, pričati o, dokazovati (kaj)

this speaks volumes for his faith in you — to jasno govori za njegovo zaupanje v vas

to speak well for — govoriti (iti) (komu ali čemu) v korist

to speak well (badly) of — dobro (slabo) govoriti o

that does not speak well for his intelligence — to ne priča (govori) o njegovi inteligenci

to speak with tongues — (redko) biti nadarjen za jezike

to speak words of praise — izreči pohvalne besede

who is speaking? — (pri telefonu) kdo je pri aparatu?, kdo govori (tam)?

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14 bird

[bə:d]
noun

(a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly: Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.) ptič

- bird's-eye view

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[bə:d]
noun

ptič, ptičica

slang deklica, dečko, oseba; American slang navdušenec; čudak; figuratively old bird — lisjak, zvitorepec, tič

to do s.th. like a bird — zelo rad, z lahkoto kaj narediti

bird of calm — vodomec

the early bird catches the worm — rana ura zlata ura

cock bird — ptičji samec

birds of a feather flock together — ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo, Šimen Šimnu gode

fine feathers make fine birds — obleka dela človeka

to give the bird — zavrniti, odkloniti, izžvižgati

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush — boljši danes vrabec kakor jutri zajec, bolje drži ga kot lovi ga

hen bird — ptičja samica

to hit the bird in the eye — v črno zadeti

bird of Jove — orel

bird of Juno — pav

to kill two birds with one stone — dve stvari hkrati opraviti, dve muhi naenkrat ubiti

a little bird told me so — nekdo (ne smem ali nočem povedati, kdo) mi je povedal

bird of paradise — rajska ptica, rajčica

an old bird is not caught with chaff — star lisjak ne gre na limanice

bird of passage — ptica selivka

bird of prey — ptica roparica

a queer (gay) bird — čudak (veseljak)

a wise old bird — zvitorepec

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15 cold

[kəuld] 1. adjective
1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) hladen

2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) hladen

3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) hladen
2. noun
1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) mraz

2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) prehlad

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- coldly
- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood
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I [kould]
adjective ( coldly adverb)

hladen, mrzel; (to) ravnodušen, brezčuten, trezen; nezavesten

to be cold — zmrzovati

I am cold — zebe me

in cold blood — hladnokrvno

to blow hot and cold — vedno spreminjati svoje prepričanje

cold comfort — slaba tolažba

to give ( —ali show, turn) s.o. the cold shoulder — prezirati koga, hladno ga sprejeti

slang cold feet — strah, trema

to make blood run cold — prestrašiti

as cold as charity — brezsrčen, hladen, neusmiljen

cold pig — polivanje spečega z mrzlo vodo; mrzla prha

cold meat — narezek

to throw cold water on s.o. — vzeti komu pogum

a cold scent — slaba sled

American cold snap(s) — hladen val

cold war — hladna vojna

cold wave — hladna ondulacija

colloquially cold without — alkohol z vodo

cold steel — hladno orožje
II [kould]
noun

mraz; medicine prehlad, nahod

to catch ( —ali get, take) (a) cold — prehladiti se

to have a cold — imeti nahod

to leave s.o. out in the cold — ne posvetiti komu pozornosti, pustiti ga na cedilu

cold in the head — nahod

to be in the cold — biti osamljen

figuratively out in the cold — zapuščen, zanemarjen

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16 explain

[ik'splein]
verb

1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) pojasniti

2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) razložiti

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- explanation
- explanatory
- explain away
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[ikspléin]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

razložiti, pojasniti, (raz)tolmačiti, navesti razloge

to explain o.s. — opravičiti se

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17 heart

1. noun
1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) srce

2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) središče, jedro

3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) srce

4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) srčnost

5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) srce

6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) srce

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- - hearted
- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun
(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) odkritosrčen pogovor

- heart-warming
- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart
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[ha:t]
noun

srce, srčni prekat; čud, duša; ljubezen, naklonjenost; usmiljenje, sočutje; hrabrost, srčnost; razum; jedro, središče, osrčje; srčevina, srčika (debla, rastline), srce (solate); bistvo, bit; srček, dragec, dragica; srčen, pogumen človek; predmet oblike srca; rodovitnost (zemlje); plural srčne karte

after one's own heart — po želji, kot srce poželi

at heart — v duši, v srcu, po srcu

an affair of the heart — ljubezenska zadeva

bless my heart! — za boga!

by heart — na pamet

at the bottom of one's heart — na dnu srca

heart's desire — srčna želja

from one's heart — iskreno, iz srca

for one's heart — srčno rad

heart and head — navdušeno

heart of oak — srčika hrasta, figuratively srčen človek; leseno ladjevje

heart and soul — z dušo in telesom

a heart-to-heart talk — odkrit pogovor

in good heart — v dobrem stanju

the land is in good heart — zemlja je rodovitna, ni izčrpana

in the heart of — v osrčju

in one's heart — skrivoma

in one's heart of hearts — v dnu duše, zares

in heart — dobre volje

light of heart — vesel, brezbrižen

left heart — levi srčni prekat

king (queen) of hearts — srčni kralj (dama)

nautical my hearts! — tovariši!, pogumni fantje!

near one's heart — všeč, pri srcu

the very heart of the matter — bistvo zadeve

out of heart — malodušen; nerodoviten, izčrpan (zemlja)

sick at heart — potrt, žalosten

smoker's heart — kadilčevo (bolno) srce

searchings of heart — tesnoba, sum

to one's heart's content — do mile volje, kot srce poželi

with all one's heart — iz vsega srca, srčno rad

with a heavy heart — s težkim srcem

medicine disordered heart — srčna nevroza;

Z glagoli: to break s.o.'s heart — streti komu srce

to clasp s.o. to one's heart — prižeti koga na srce

to cry one's heart out — oči si izjokati

to cut s.o. to the heart — zadeti koga v srce, užaliti

to do one's heart good — dobro deti, osrečiti

to eat one's heart out — giniti od žalosti

my heart fails — pogum mi upada

I cannot find it in my heart to — ali I don't have the heart to — srce mi ne da, da bi

to get (go) to the heart of — priti (iti) stvari do dna

to give heart — opogumiti

to give one's heart to s.o. — dati komu srce

to go near ( —ali to) one's heart — ganiti

my heart goes out to him — sočustvujem z njim

to grow out of heart — postajati malodušen; izčrpavati se (zemlja)

to have a heart — imeti (dobro) srce

have a heart! — usmili se!

to have no heart — biti brez srca, neusmiljen

to have s.th. at heart — srčno kaj želeti

to have one's heart in one's mouth — v grlu stiskati, biti zelo prestrašen

to have one's heart in one's boots — biti zelo malodušen

to have one's heart in the right place — imeti srce na pravem mestu

to have s.o.'s good at heart — brigati se za dobro nekoga

to have one's heart in one's work — biti z vsem srcem pri delu

his heart leaps up — srce mu zaigra

to lay s.th. to heart — na srce položiti

to lose heart — izgubiti pogum

to lose one's heart to — zaljubiti se

to make one's heart bleed — čutiti veliko usmiljenje in žalost (srce krvavi)

to open one's heart to s.o. — razkriti komu srce, biti velikodušen

to pluck up heart — opogumiti se

to pour out one's heart — srce izliti

to put s.o. in good heart — razveseliti, razvedriti koga

to put one's heart into s.th. — biti pri stvari z dušo in telesom

my heart sank — srce mi je padlo v hlače

to set one's heart on s.th. — iz vsega srca kaj želeti

to set one's heart at rest — umiriti se, pomiriti se

to take s.th. to heart — k srcu si kaj gnati, v srce si vtisniti

to take heart (of grace) — zbrati pogum, opogumiti se

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve — imeti srce na jeziku

to win s.o.'s heart — srce osvojiti

what the heart thinketh, the mouth speaketh — povedati, kar ti leži na srcu

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18 mystery

['mistəri]
plural - mysteries; noun

1) (something that cannot be, or has not been, explained: the mystery of how the universe was formed; the mystery of his disappearance; How she passed her exam is a mystery to me.) skrivnost

2) (the quality of being impossible to explain, understand etc: Her death was surrounded by mystery.) skrivnost

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- mysterious
- mysteriously
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I [místəri]
noun

skrivnost, tajna, uganka (to komu)

plural skrivnostni obredi; misterij, verska igra; American mystery novel — kriminalni roman

mystery tour — izlet v neznano

to make a mystery of — skrivati kaj
II [místəri]
noun

archaic ceh, obrt

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19 odd

[od]
adjective

1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) nenavaden

2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) lih

3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) brez para

4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) priložnosten

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- oddity
- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds?
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I [ɔd]
adjective ( oddly adverb)

odvečen; lih, neparen, presežen, brez para, nadštevilen; priložnosten, prigoden; čuden, nenavaden, čudaški

an odd fish ( —ali fellow, stick) — čudak

odd jobs — priložnostni opravki, drobna dela

odd man — priložnostni delavec

the odd man — človek z odločilnim glasom (pri enakem številu glasov)

odd man out — človek, ki je ostal brez para

odd and even — igra na par in nepar

at odd moments ( —ali times) — priložnostno, tu in tam

odd number — liho število

odd months — meseci, ki imajo 31 dni

odd years — leta z lihim številom dni

twenty odd years — nekaj čez dvajset let

it cost 5 pounds odd — stalo je nekaj nad ɜ funtov

economy odd lot — slab borzni zaključek; American malenkostna množina
II [ɔd]
noun

nekaj čudnega, nekaj nenavadnega; prednostni udarec (pri golfu)

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20 place

[pleis] 1. noun
1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) kraj

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) prostor

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) prostor

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) sedež

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) mesto

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) položaj

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) mesto

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) dolžnost, pravica

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) služba

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dom

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) trg

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) decimalka
2. verb
1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) postaviti

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) prepoznati

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- place-name
- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of
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I [pléis]
noun

prostor, kraj, mesto; economy kraj, sedež (podjetja itd.); dom, hiša, stanovanje, kraj bivanja, pokrajina; colloquially lokal; nautical kraj, pristanišče ( place of call pristanišče, kjer ladja pristane); sedež, mesto pri mizi; služba, službeno mesto, položaj, dolžnost; mathematics decimalno mesto; družbeni položaj, stan; figuratively vzrok, povod; sport tekmovalčevo mesto

place of amusement — zabaviščni prostor, zabavišče

place of birth — ali one's native place — rojstni kraj

place of employment — delovno mesto

place of worship — (božji) hram

of this place — tukajšnji

in this place — tukaj, na tem mestu

at his place — pri njem doma

from place to place — s kraja v kraj

in all places — povsod

in place — mestoma, tu pa tam

put yourself in my place — postavi se v moj položaj

to find one's place — znajti se na pravem mestu

this is not the place for — to ni pravo mesto za

it is not my place to do this — ni moja stvar to narediti

to put s o. in his place — pokazati komu, kje mu je mesto

there is no place for doubt — ni vzroka za dvom

to give place to — odstopiti mesto, umakniti se komu

American going places — uspeti, ogledati si znamenitosti nekega kraja

in place — na pravem mestu, primeren

in place of — namesto

in the first place — predvsem

in the last place — nazadnje, končno

to keep s.o. in his place — zaustaviti koga, paziti, da ne postane preveč domač

to know one's place — vedeti, kje je komu mesto

out of place — na nepravem mestu, neprimeren, brez službe

to take place — goditi se, vršiti se

to take the place of — ali to take s.o.'s place — zamenjati koga, nadomeščati koga

take your places — sedite na svoja mesta

in the next place — potem

there is no place like home — preljubo doma, kdor ga ima
II [pléis]
transitive verb

postaviti, položiti, namestiti; naložiti (denar); zaposliti, namestiti, dati službo, položaj; economy spraviti (blago) na trg, vložiti kapital, vnesti, knjižiti, skleniti (pogodbo itd.); prepoznati, spomniti se koga; sport plasirati

to place confidence in — imeti zaupanje v koga

I cannot place him — ne vem, kam bi ga del; ne morem se spomniti, od kje ga poznam

to place in order — urediti, postaviti na pravo mesto

to place a contract — skleniti pogodbo

economy to place an order — naročiti

to place a call — najaviti telefonski pogovor

to place on record — zapisati, vknjižiti

sport to be placed — plasirati se, biti med prvimi tremi

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make — see make hay while the sun shines as you make your bed, so you must lie upon it you cannot make bricks without straw clothes make the man make haste slowly if you don’t make mistakes you don’t make anything … Proverbs new dictionary
make — I [[t]me͟ɪk[/t]] CARRYING OUT AN ACTION ♦ makes, making, made (Make is used in a large number of expressions which are explained under other words in this dictionary. For example, the expression to make sense is explained at sense .) 1) VERB You… … English dictionary
make out — verb 1. detect with the senses (Freq. 8) The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards I can t make out the faces in this photograph • Syn: ↑spot, ↑recognize, ↑recognise, ↑distinguish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
make the grade — verb To prove satisfactory; to be successful or worthy of merit. In 1916 the famed Van Sweringen brothers bought their first railroad the Nickel Plate. . . . This year, as usual, the tarnished Nickel Plate cannot make the grade. In first seven… … Wiktionary
make a living — earn enough money to live He cannot make a living by only doing a part time job … Idioms and examples

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