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1 devil

['devl]
noun

1) (the spirit of evil; Satan: He does not worship God - he worships the Devil.) vrag

2) (any evil or wicked spirit or person: That woman is a devil!) hudič

3) (a person who is bad or disapproved of: She's a lazy devil.) vrag

4) (an unfortunate person for whom one feels pity: Poor devils! I feel really sorry for them.) revež

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I [dévl]
noun

vrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jed

between the devil and the deep sea — med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdo

devil's advocate — zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugo

barrister's devil — advokatov pomočnik

the devil a bit — niti malo ne

blue devil — otožnost

devil's bones — igralne kocke

devil's books — karte, hudičeve podobice

what comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly — kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima teka

to hold a candle to the devil — pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinu

the devil may dance in his pocket — nima niti počenega groša

zoology colloquially devil's darning needle — kačji pastir

devil's delight — pretep, prepir

to give the devil his due — biti komu pravičen (čeprav nam ne ugaja)

to kick up the devil's delight — povzročiti veliko zmedo

as the devil likes Holy Water — sploh ne, prav nič

the devil's own luck — vražja sreča ali smola

lucky devil — srečnik, -nica

needs must when the devil drives — sila kola lomi

a devil of a go — vražja stvar

the devil of a — velikanski; ogromno, neznansko

to paint the devil blacker than he is — smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na steno

the devil to pay — velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenje

military slang devil's piano — strojnica

to play the devil with — nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnati

poor devil — revež

printer's devil — tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurir

pull devil, pull baker — see baker

to raise the devil — razgrajati

the devil rebuking sin — sova sinici glavana pravi

devil's smiles — sončni žarki iz oblakov

devil on two sticks — diabolo (otroška igrača)

the devil take the hindmost — bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril

talk of the devil and he is sure to appear — ne kliči vraga

devil's tatoo — bobnanje s prsti po mizi
II [dévl]
intransitive verb & transitive verb

garirati, ocvreti in začiniti; opravljati podrejeno delo za drugega; garati; trgati krpe (stroj)

to devil s.o. — prisiliti koga, da gara za druge

English-Slovenian dictionary > devil
2 wish

[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) želeti (si)

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) želeti

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) želeti
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) želja

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) želja

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) dobre želje

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- wishful thinking
- wishing-well
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I [wiš]
noun

želja; voščilo; volja, težnja, hrepenenje, koprnenje, sla ( for po, za); predmet želja, želeni predmet

wishes plural (dobre) želje, pozdravi

good, best wishes — dobre, najboljše želje (voščila)

according to my wishes — po mojih željah

to have one's wish — videti svojo željo uresničeno

he has had his wish — dobil je, kar je želel

if wishes were horses beggars might ride figuratively od dobrih želja še nihče ni bil sit

the wish is father to the thought — človek hitro verjame, kar želi; kar človek želi, to mu hitro na pamet pride
II [wiš]
1.

transitive verb

želeti (si), hoteti, zahtevati; srčno (goreče, vneto, iskreno) prositi, hrepeneti po, koprneti po

I wish I had... — hotel bi imeti...

I wish I were a hundred miles away — hotel bi biti (škoda, da nisem) 100 milj proč

I wish (that) it would rain — želel bi (si), da bi deževalo

I wish you to go now — prosim te, da zdaj greš

to wish s.o. well — dobro želeti komu, dobro misliti s kom

he wished them to the devil — poslal jih je k vragu

he wished himself dead — želel si je, da bi bil mrtev

it is to be wished that... — želeti je, da...

you have only to wish — samo izrazite željo

he is not the man to wish ill to anybody — on ni človek, ki bi komurkoli želel kaj slabega

I wish you a merry Xmas — voščim vam vesele božične praznike

he wished me success — želel mi je uspeha

to wish s.th. on s.o. — želeti komu kaj (slabega);

2.

intransitive verb

želeti, izraziti željo

to wish for s.th. — imeti željo (poželenje) po, želeti kaj

to wish not for anything better — nič boljšega si ne želeti

I have nothing left to wish for — nimam nobenih želja več

this leaves nothing to be wished for — to je brez pomanjkljivosti, je dovršeno, brez hibe

English-Slovenian dictionary > wish
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 dare

[deə] 1. negative short form - daren't; verb
1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) upati si

2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) izzvati
2. noun
(a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) izziv

- daring
3. noun
(boldness: We admired his daring.) drznost

- dare-devil
4. adjective
a dare-devil motorcyclist.) drzen

- I dare say

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I [dwə]
1.

intransitive verb

upati si, drzniti, osmeliti se; smeti;

2.

transitive verb

pozvati, izzivati, kljubovati; lotiti se

I dare say — kakor kaže, verjetno mislim, da, rekel bi

I dare swear — prepričan sem

he dare not ( —ali does not dare to) do it — ne upa si tega storiti
II [dwə]
noun

poziv, izzivanje, spodbujanje

to give the dare — kljubovati

to take the dare — sprejeti poziv, dati se spodbuditi
III [dwə]
1.

noun

zrcalo za lov ptičev;

2.

transitive verb

loviti ptiče z zrcalom

English-Slovenian dictionary > dare
5 hold

I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati

2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati

3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati

4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati

5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati

6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati

7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti

8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se

9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti

10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)

11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati

12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za

13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti

14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika

15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)

16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati

17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti

18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se

19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu

20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati

21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati

22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti

23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
2. noun
1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem

2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv

3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem

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- - holder
- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun
((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje

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I [hóuld]
noun

nautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letalu

to stow the hold — utovoriti na ladjo
II [hóuld]
noun

prijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdba

to afford no hold — ne nuditi opore

to catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobiti

to get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti koga

to get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati se

to get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblast

to have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblasti

to keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rok

to miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijeti

in politics no holds are barred — v politiki je vse dovoljeno

to quit ( —ali let go) one's hold of — izpustiti kaj iz rok

American to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kaj

to take hold of one's fancy — zbuditi domišljijo
III [hóuld]
1.

transitive verb

držati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;

2.

intransitive verb

držati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, biti

hold! — počakaj, ustavi se!

to hold the baby — proti svoji želji imeti odgovornost

to hold to bail — proti jamstvu izpustiti na svobodo

to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornost

to hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati se

to hold one's breath — zadržati dih

to hold the boards — obdržati se na odru (igra)

to hold cheap — ne ceniti

to hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotiti

to hold in chase — zasledovati

to hold a candle to the devil — dajati potuho

to hold in contempt — prezirati koga

to hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubiti

to hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti

to hold the fort — obraniti se

to hold a good hand — imeti dobre karte

to hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati se

to hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kos

to hold one's horses — potrpeti

to hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pesti

hold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!

to hold one's hand — vzdržati se česa

to hold one's head high — biti zelo ponosen

hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!

to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne ceniti

to hold s.o. to his promise ( —ali word) — držati koga za besedo

to hold pace with — iti v koraku s kom ali čim

to hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmi

to hold still — ostati miren

to hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogi

to hold the stage — biti v središču zanimanja (igralec na odru)

to hold tight — čvrsto (se) držati

to hold true — veljati, biti res

to hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesen

to hold a wager — staviti

to hold watch — stražiti

there is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen je

neither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen

the rule holds of ( —ali in) all cases — pravilo velja v vsakem primeru

the place holds many memories — kraj je poln spominov

to eat as much as one can hold — jesti kolikor kdo zmore

English-Slovenian dictionary > hold
6 play

[plei] 1. verb
1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) igrati se

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) igrati

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) igrati

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) igrati

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) igrati

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) potegniti koga za nos

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) igrati proti komu

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) poigravati se

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) usmeriti

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) igrati
2. noun
1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) igra

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) gledališka igra

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) tekma

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) delovanje

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- player
- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up
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I [pléi]
noun

igra (na srečo, za stavo, za zabavo, športna), zabava, šala; igranje, kvartanje, poteza (pri šahu); figuratively igra (besed, barv, valov, žarkov itd.); theatre gledališka igra, predstava; music igranje, predvajanje, glasbeno delo; spretno ravnanje s čim (običajno v sestavljenkah npr. swordplay); delovanje, dejavnost, torišče; technical toleranca; figuratively svoboda gibanja; American slang manever, (zvijačen) poskus za dosego česa; American slang publiciteta, poznanost, propaganda

at the play — v gledališču

to be at play — igrati se

to bring ( —ali call, put) into play — spraviti v pogon, izkoristiti

to come into play — začeti delati, stopiti v akcijo

child's play — otročarija, igračkanje

fair play — pošteno ravnanje

foul play — nepošteno ravnanje

in full play — v polnem teku, v polnem pogonu

to give free play to one's fancy — dati domišljiji prosto pot

to give the rope more play — zrahljati vrv

as good as a play — zelo zabavno in zanimivo

grandstand play — razkazovanje

figuratively to hold in play — zaposliti (koga s čim)

high play — kvartanje za debel denar

in play — še v igri (kvartanje), za šalo

it is your play — ti imaš potezo (šah), ti igraš (karte)

out of play — ne več v igri (kvartanje)

lively play of fantasy — živahna domišljija

to make play — imeti uspeh; utruditi preganjalce (pri lovu)

to make a play for — potegovati se za naklonjenost

to make play with — postavljati se, bahati se

that was pretty play — to je bilo dobro (zaigrano)

a play on words — besedna igra
II [pléi]
1.

intransitive verb

igrati ( for za), šaliti se, zabavati se, igračkati se; začeti igrati (karte), napraviti potezo, biti na potezi (šah); poigravati se (barve, valovi, žarki itd.); streljati (top), brizgati (vodomet), sijati; technical imeti prostor za gibanje, imeti toleranco, premikati se (bat), biti v pogonu; biti primeren za igro (igrišče);

2.

transitive verb theatre

igrati, uprizoriti; sport nastopiti, igrati proti, sprejeti igralca v moštvo; uperiti (žaromet, luč, vodni curek) na koga; ustreliti (iz topa); technical spraviti v pogon, upravljati (stroj), obvladati

to play along with — sodelovati, v en rog trobiti s kom

to play it cagey — biti previden, omahovati

figuratively to play both ends against the middle — previdno, rafinirano ravnati

to play ball with s.o. — pošteno postopati s kom

to play booty — prevarati

figuratively to play one's cards well (badly) — (ne)spretno manevrirati

to play s.o. dirt — izigrati koga

to play the devil ( —ali deuce) with — prekrižati komu račune

to play by ear — igrati po posluhu

to play fair (foul) — pošteno (nepošteno) ravnati

to play s.o. false — izdati koga

to play the fool — zganjati neumnosti

to play a fish — utruditi ribo na trnku

to play fast and loose with — zlorabljati koga

to play the game — držati se pravil, pošteno ravnati

to play to the gallery — šopiriti se pred javnostjo

to play guns on — obstreljevati

to play into s.o.'s hands — koristiti drugemu, pomagati komu

to play one's hand for all it is worth — izrabiti vsako priliko, uveljaviti vse svoje zmožnosti

to play the knave — varati

to play a good knife and fork — jesti z apetitom

to play the horses — staviti na konjskih dirkah

to play for love — igrati za zabavo ne za denar

slang to play it (low) on — izigrati koga, zlorabiti

to play a joke ( —ali prank, trick) on — potegniti koga za nos

to play the races — staviti na konjskih dirkah

to play a part — igrati vlogo, pretvarjati se

to play possum — hliniti spanje

to play upon the square — pošteno ravnati

to play safe — previdno ravnati, ne tvegati

to play second fiddle — imeti podrejen položaj

to play a good stick — dobro sabljati

to play for time — zavlačevati, poskušati pridobiti na času

to play truant ( —ali hooky) — neopravičeno izostati od pouka

to play s.o. a mean trick — prevarati koga

to play tricks with — nagajati

to play (up)on — igrati na, figuratively izrabljati koga

to play (up)on words — zbijati šale, igrati se z besedami

to play with — igrati se s, z; lahkomiselno ravnati s

English-Slovenian dictionary > play
7 serve

[sə:v] 1. verb
1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) služiti (komu)

2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) streči

3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) rabiti

4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) služiti

5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) odsedeti

6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) servirati
2. noun
(act of serving (a ball).) servis

- server
- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up
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I [sə:v]
noun

sport servis, začetni udarec z žogo pri tenisu, odbojki itd.
II [sə:v]
1.

transitive verb

služiti, delati za koga; (od)služiti (kazen); opravljati učno dobo; postreči, oskrbeti ( with z); servirati (jed); sport servirati (žogo); zadostovati (komu), zadovoljiti (potrebe); ustrezati (namenu); prav priti; colloquially ravnati s kom; privesti samca k samici

to serve one's apprenticeship — služiti svojo učno dobo

he has served us very badly — zelo slabo je ravnal z nami

to serve one's country — služiti domovini

to serve the devil — služiti satanu

dinner is served — večerja je na mizi

there is enough to serve five people — tega je dovolj za pet ljudi

that excuse will serve you — to opravičilo ti bo prav prišlo (ti bo koristilo)

I am glad to serve you (in this occurrence) — veseli me, da sem vam lahko na uslugo (da vam lahko pomagam) (ob tej priliki)

to serve a gun military streči topu

if my memory serves me right — če se prav spominjam

serves you right! — prav ti je!, zaslužil si to!

they served him right — ravnali so z njim, kot je zaslužil

it does not serve my needs — to ne ustreza mojim potrebam

a man cannot serve two masters — človek ne more služiti dvema gospodarjema

this priest serves two parishes — ta duhovnik upravlja dve župniji

one pound serves us for three days — en funt nam zadostuje za tri dni

that will serve the purpose — to bo ustrezalo (namenu)

to serve a rope — zvezati konec (spletene) vrvi z vrvico, da se prepreči odmotavanje

to serve s.o. with the same sauce, to serve s.o. in his kind (in his coin) — plačati, vrniti komu milo za drago

to serve one's sentence — presta(ja)ti svojo kazen

to serve the time — prilagoditi se času

to serve one's time — služiti leta do upokojitve; služiti svoj rok v vojski; prestajati svojo kazen v zaporu

to serve the town with electric light — oskrbovati mesto z električno razsvetljavo

to serve s.o. a (nasty) trick — (grdó) zagosti jo komu

to serve s.o. a turn — napraviti komu uslugo

that will serve his turn — to bo nekaj zanj, ta mu bo ustrezalo

first come, first served — kdor prej pride, prej melje;

2.

intransitive verb

služiti, biti v službi; military služiti v vojski; streči, servirati; ustrezati, zadostovati; koristiti, biti koristen (primeren); napraviti uslugo, pomagati; opravljati funkcijo, fungirati (kot); ecclesiastic ministrirati, biti ministrant

as occasion serves — ob primerni priložnosti, če se bo ponudila (ugodna) priložnost

to serve in the army — služiti v vojski

to serve at table — streči pri mizi

to serve as an example — služiti za zgled

he serves rather badly — (tennis) on zelo slabo servira

to serve on a jury — fungirati kot porotnik

to serve as a mayor — biti župan; opravljati funkcijo župana

to serve with cold meat — postreči s hladnim narezkom

this string may serve later on — ta vrvica utegne pozneje prav priti

it will serve — bo ustrezalo (prav prišlo, zadostovalo)

while the time serves — dokler je še čas (prilika);

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8 shame

[ʃeim] 1. noun
1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) sram

2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) sramota

3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) sramota

4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) škoda
2. verb
1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) prisiliti

2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) osramotiti

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- shameful
- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame
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I [šéim]
noun

sram, sramežljivost; sramota, nečast

from shame of — iz sramu pred

shame!, for shame! — sramota!

for shame!, shame on you! — fej!, sram te bodi!

what a shame! — kakšna sramota!

the shame of it! — o ta sramota!

more shame to him! — še bolj sramotno zanj!

a burning shame — velika sramota

he is a shame to his family — on je v sramoto svoji družini

he is quite without shame — nobenega sramu ne pozna

he blushed with shame — zardel je od sramu

to bring shame on s.o. — nakopati sramoto komu

to bring shame on o.s. — osramotiti se, nakopati si sramoto

to cry shame upon s.o. — zmerjati koga, biti ogorčen nad kom

they all cried shame upon (on) him — vsi so zagnali krik in vik proti njemu

to die with shame — umreti, v zemljo se vdreti od sramu

to have no sense of shame — nobenega sramu ne poznati

to have lost all shame, to be lost to shame — nobenega sramu ne več poznati

to put s.o. to shame — osramotiti koga

I take shame to say — sram me je reči

I would think shame to do it — sram bi me bilo storiti kaj takega
II [šéim]
transitive verb

spraviti v sramoto, osramotiti; nakopati, napraviti sramoto (komu); figuratively zasenčiti, prekositi

to shame the devil — povedati resnico; intransitive verb archaic dialectal sramovati se

he shamed not to say — ni ga bilo sram reči

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9 beggar

noun (a person who lives by begging: The beggar asked for money for food.) berač

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I [bégə]
noun

berač; revež, revček; colloquially fant, možak

set a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil — tisti, ki naglo obogatijo, so največji naduteži

dull beggar — dolgočasnež

stubborn beggar — trmoglavec

little beggars — otročički, živalice

lucky beggar — srečnež

insolent beggar — nesramnež

beggars should ( —ali must) be no choosers — reveži se morajo zadovoljiti z malim

the beggar may sing before the thief — revež ne more nič zgubiti

to know s.o. (s.th.) as well as a beggar knows his bag — dodobra koga (kaj) poznati
II [bégə]
transitive verb

spraviti na beraško palico; oropati, odvzeti

to beggar o.s. — obubožati

it beggars all description — ne da se popisati, nepopisno je

English-Slovenian dictionary > beggar
10 pull

[pul] 1. verb
1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) vleči

2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) vleči

3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) veslati

4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) potegniti (proti)
2. noun
1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) poteg

2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) privlačnost

3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) vpliv

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- pull apart / to pieces
- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg
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I [pul]
noun

potegljaj, poteg, vlečenje, vlek; technical vlečna sila; privlačnost, sila privlačnosti; požirek, dušek; ročaj, držaj (zvonca); veslanje, zavesljaj; sport (golf, kriket) udarec, zamah (poševno, zlasti na levo); zadrževanje (konja z vajetmi); utrjujajoč vzpon, velik napor ( long ŋ); prednost (of, on, over pred); slang vpliv, zveze, protekcija ( with); printing (poskusni) odtis

a long pull uphill — težek vzpon

the long pull — presežek, dodatek k plači

a heavy pull on s.o.'s purse — draga stvar

to go for a pull — iti veslat

it is a hard pull — to je naporna stvar

to have the pull of s.o. — imeti prednost pred kom

to have a pull with s.o. — imeti vpliv na koga, imeti protekcijo pri kom

printing to take a pull — napraviti odtis

to take a pull at the bottle — cukniti ga iz steklenice

to give a pull at — povleči, potegniti kaj
II [pul]
1.

transitive verb

vleči, povleči, potegniti; puliti, izpuliti (zob, rastlino), izvleči, privleči; trgati (jabolka cvetice); skubsti, skubiti, oskubsti (perjad, lan), populiti (dlako iz usnja); zagotoviti si, privleči (stranke, podporo); (golf, kriket) udariti žogo postrani na levo; namerno zadržati dirkalnega konja; veslati, imeti vesla; printing napraviti odtis, odtisniti; American slang potegniti (revolver, nož); slang izpeljati (delo); American slang proglasiti stavko, pozvati (podjetje) k stavki; slang zapreti, napraviti racijo (v igralnici);

2.

intransitive verb

vleči, puliti (at); vleči (pipo; at); povleči, piti (at iz); vleči se, riniti se naprej; slang privlačiti (reklama)

to pull apart — raztrgati

to pull a boner — napraviti veliko napako

to pull ( —ali draw) the long bow — širokoustiti se

a case of pull devil, pull baker — povleci, potegni; kdo je močnejši

to pull caps ( —ali wigs) — pretepati se

to pull faces ( —ali a face) — pačiti se, kremžiti se

to pull a long face — nakremžiti obraz, narediti kisel obraz

to pull a fast one — preslepiti, ukaniti

to pull a good heart — zbrati pogum

to pull s.o.'s leg — potegniti koga, norčevati se iz koga

to pull a thing on s.o. — ogoljufati, prevariti

to pull a good oar — dobro veslati

the boat pulls 4 oars — čoln ima štiri vesla

to pull it — odnesti pete, pobegniti

to pull to pieces — raztrgati, figuratively ostro kritizirati

to pull one's punches figuratively krotiti se; (boks) zadržano udariti

to pull one's rank on s.o. — pokazati, da si višji po činu

to pull by the sleeve — pocukati za rokav

to pull into the station — pripeljati na postajo (vlak)

to pull the strings ( —ali wires) — neopazno voditi, vplivati na koga

to pull one's weight — potruditi se pri delu, krepko veslati

to pull the wool over s.o.'s eyes — preslepiti koga

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11 raise

[reiz] 1. verb
1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) dvigniti

2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) povišati

3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) rediti

4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) vzgojiti

5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) postaviti (vprašanje)

6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) zbrati

7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) povzročiti

8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) dvigniti

9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) postaviti

10) (to give (a shout etc).) zvišati (glas itd.)

11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) vzpostaviti zvezo (z)
2. noun
(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) povišek

- raise someone's hopes
- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits
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I [réiz]
noun

povišanje; povišanje plače (mezde); vložki (pri pokerju), licitiranje (pri bridžu); vzpetina, višina

raise in wages — povišanje mezd, plač
II [réiz]
transitive verb

dvigniti, pokonci postaviti; povišati, zvišati, povečati, izboljšati (plačo, slavo itd.); zgraditi; osnovati, ustanoviti; povzročiti (prepir ipd.), začeti; rediti, gojiti, vzgajati, vzrediti; sejati (žito), saditi, obdelovati (povrtnine); novačiti, zbrati vojsko; zbudit, razvneti za, podpihovati, dvigniti ( against proti); podreti (tabor), kreniti; opustiti, ukiniti blokado, obleganje; klicati (duhove); širiti (vonj); vzeti (posojilo); inkasirati, izterjati (denar, davek); nautical zagledati, opaziti (kopno, zemljo)

with a raised voice — glasno, z jeznim glasom

to raise an army — zbrati vojsko

to raise a building by a storey — dvigniti poslopje za eno nadstropje

this bread is not raised enough — ta kruh ni dovolj vzhajan

to raise Cain (the devil, hell, the mischief) — strašanski hrup (trušč, kraval) dvigniti

to raise cattle — rediti živino

he raised claims to the inheritance — vložil je zahtevo po dediščini

to raise coal from the mine — kopati premog iz rudnika

to raise from the dead — obuditi od mrtvih

to raise dough — pustiti testo vzhajati

to raise a dust (hell) figuratively dvigniti prah

to raise one's eyebrows — predrzno (domišljavo, užaljeno) pogledati, namrščiti obrvi

to raise one's eyes — dvigniti oči (pogled)

to raise s.o.'s fame — povečati slavo kake osebe

to raise funds — zbirati denar, prispevke

to raise one's glass to a guest — napiti, nazdraviti gostu

to raise one's hand — dvigniti roko (na koga), udariti (koga)

to raise one's hat to s.o. — odkriti se komu

his joke raised a laugh — njegova šala je povzročila smeh

to raise a ladder — postaviti lestev

to raise a loan — razpisati, vzeti posojilo

to raise a mine nautical dvigniti mino

to raise money — pobirati, zbirati denar

to raise a monument — postaviti spomenik

to raise to the second power mathematics dvigniti na drugo potenco

to raise prices — dvigniti cene

to raise the roof slang dvigniti do neba segajoč hrup, strašansko razsajati

this remark raised my smile — ta opazka mi je izvabila nasmešek

to raise ship (land) nautical priti na vidik ladje (zemlje)

to raise a spirit — klicati duha

to raise a siege — opustiti obleganje

to raise s.o. out of his sleep — zbuditi koga iz spanja

to raise a stink — napraviti škandal

to raise to the throne — postaviti na prestol

to raise one's voice against — dvigniti svoj glas, protestirati proti

to raise the wind figuratively priskrbeti si nujno potrebni denar (sredstva)

wine raised his spirits — vino ga je ojunačilo

to raise up transitive verb ustvariti, napraviti, poklicati v živijenje, zbuditi

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12 spoon

[spu:n] 1. noun
1) (an instrument shaped like a shallow bowl with a handle for lifting food (especially soup or pudding) to the mouth, or for stirring tea, coffee etc: a teaspoon/soup-spoon.) žlica

2) (a spoonful.) polna žlica
2. verb
(to lift or scoop up with a spoon: She spooned food into the baby's mouth.) zajemati z žlico

- spoonful
- spoon-feed
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I [spu:n]
noun

žlica; predmet žličaste oblike (npr. veslo); vrsta palice za golf; (= spoon bait) blestivka; colloquially bedak, tepec; American slang zaljubljenec

dessert spoon — žlica srednje velikosti

egg-and-spoon race — tekma v teku, pri kateri udeleženci nosijo jajce v žlici

table-spoon — namizna žlica (normalne velikosti)

tea-spoon — (čajna) žlička

wooden spoon history lesena žlica, ki so jo (v Cambridgeu) dajali najslabšemu na izpitu iz matematike

to be spoons on s.o. American biti zateleban v koga, noreti za kom

to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth figuratively roditi se kot bogataš

he must have a long spoon that sups with the devil — nevarno je z vragom buče saditi, z bikom se ni bosti
II [spu:n]
transitive verb

zaje(ma)ti z žlico (navadno out, up); žličasto izdolbsti; intransitive verb loviti ribe z blestivko; slang biti zateleban (zaljubljen)

English-Slovenian dictionary > spoon
13 blind

1. adjective
1) (not able to see: a blind man.) slep

2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) slep (za)

3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) nepregleden

4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) za slepe
2. noun
1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) roleta

2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) zvijača
3. verb
(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) oslepiti

- blinding
- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb
(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) zakriti oči
5. adjective, adverb
(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) z zakritimi očmi

- blind spot
- the blind leading the blind
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I [blaind]
adjective ( blindly adverb)

(to za) slep, zaslepljen; neviden, neopazen; skrit, tajen; jalov; nepremišljen, prenagljen; topoglav, nepoučen; slang pijan; botany brez cveta

blind alley — slepa ulica; figuratively zagata; mrtvi tir

blind-alley occupation — poklic, ki nima bodočnosti

blind coal — antracit

anatomy blind gut — slepič

blind (drunk), blind to the world — pijan ko žolna

figuratively to have ( —ali apply) the blind eye — zatisniti oko

to go at s.th. blind — na slepo srečo se česa lotiti

blind leaders of the blind — tisti, ki dajejo nasvet v stvareh, ki jih sami ne razumejo

blind letter — pismo brez naslova

a blind man may perchance hit the mark — slepa kura zrno najde

blind man's holiday — somrak

as blind as a mole ( —ali a beetle, an owl) — čisto slep

to get on s.o.'s blind side — izrabiti slabo stran koga

blind pig, blind tiger — nedovoljena točilnica

blind shell — slepi naboj

blind spot — mrtva točka

to strike blind — oslepiti

to turn a blind eye to s.th. — delati se slepega za kaj

there's none so blind — ne da si dopovedati

it will happen when the devil is blind — to se ne bo nikdar zgodilo

blind window (door) — zazidano okno (zazidana vrata)

blind side — nezavarovana, slaba stran

blind corner — nepregleden ulični vogal

blind in an eye — na eno oko slep

blind to one's defects — zaslepljen
II [blaind]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

oslepiti; zastreti

figuratively preslepiti, ukaniti; slepo se lotiti; slang to blind along — brezobzirno voziti, divjati
III [blaind]
noun

zaslonka; plašnica; senčnik; žaluzija, roleta

Venetian blinds — žaluzije

roller blinds — rolete

the blind — slepci

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14 candle

['kændl]
noun

(a moulded piece of wax with a wick in the centre, for giving light: We had to use candles when the electric lights went out.) sveča

- candle-light
- candlestick
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[kaendl]
noun

sveča; svetloba sveče

to burn the candle on both ends — preveč delati

not fit to hold a candle to s.o. — nevreden koga, ki mu ne sega niti do kolen

the game is not worth the candle — ni vredno truda in stroškov

to hold a candle to the devil — dajati potuho

with bell, book and candle — kot se spodobi

not to hide candle under bushel — rad poudarjati svoje zasluge

to sell by inch of candle — prodajati na dražbi

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15 cross

[kros] I adjective
(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) jezen

- crossly
II 1. plural - crosses; noun
1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) križ

2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) križ

3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) križ

4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) križ

5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) križanec

6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) križ

7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) križec
2. verb
1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) prečkati

2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) (pre)križati

3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) križati se

4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) križati se

5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) prečrtati

6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) barirati

7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) križati

8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) nasprotovati

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- cross-
- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun
(the act of crosschecking.) navzkrižno preverjanje

- cross-country
- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out
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I [krɔs]
noun

križ, križec; križanje; krščanstvo; biology križanec; figuratively trpljenje, težava, nesreča; slang prevara; slang ( between) kompromis

each must bear one's own cross — vsakdo ima svoje težave

on the cross — prečno, počez; figuratively nepošteno

to make the sign of the cross — prekrižati se

to make one's cross — narediti križ (namesto podpisa)

no cross no crown — brez dela ni jela

Red Cross — Rdeči križ
II [krɔs]
adjective

počezen, prečen; nasproten (veter); neugoden; colloquially siten, čemeren, slabe volje; ( with na) jezen, hud; slang nepošten; nepošteno pridobljen

as cross as two sticks ( —ali a bear, a Devil) — skrajno slabe volje

to be ( —ali play) at cross purposes — napak razumeti

cross questions and crooked answers — namenoma nejasni odgovori

cross reference — sklicevanje na drugo mesto v isti knjigi
III [krɔs]
adverb

poprek, postrani; figuratively narobe
IV [krɔs]
1.

transitive verb

križati; prekrižati, narediti znak križa; prečrtati; figuratively preprečiti; onemogočiti, pokvariti komu račune; prečkati; prepeljati; zajahati (konja);

2.

intransitive verb

poprek ležati; križati se; preiti; prepeljati se; srečati se

to be crossed in love — biti nesrečno zaljubljen

to cross the cudgels — vdati se

it crossed my mind — domislil sem se

to cross the palm — podkupiti, dati napitnino

figuratively to dot the i's and cross the t's — jasno se izražati; nadrobnosti navesti; loviti pičice na i

to cross s.o.'s hand with a piece of money — stisniti komu denar v roko

to cross the Styx — umreti

to cross the floor — prestopiti k drugi stranki

to cross the path of s.o. — srečati koga; figuratively zastaviti komu pot

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16 demon

['di:mən]
noun

(an evil spirit; a devil: demons from Hell.) demon

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[dí:mən]
noun

(zli) duh, bes, vrag, demon; hudobnež; figuratively vražji dečko; genij

a demon for work — neumoren delavec

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17 due

[dju:] 1. adjective
1) (owed: I think I'm still due some pay; Our thanks are due to the doctor.) dolžan

2) (expected according to timetable, promise etc: The bus is due in three minutes.) pričakovan

3) (proper: Take due care.) ustrezen
2. adverb
(directly South: sailing due east.) naravnost
3. noun
1) (what is owed, especially what one has a right to: I'm only taking what is my due.) dolg

2) ((in plural) charge, fee or toll: He paid the dues on the cargo.) pristojbine

•

- duly
- due to
- give someone his due
- give his due
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I [dju:]
adjective

plačljiv, zapadel; dolžan; primeren, predpisan, pravšen; pravočasen; pristojen; pričakovan; dospel; povzročen, pripisljiv; dolgovan

in due time ( —ali course) — pravočasno

to be due — prispeti (po voznem redu)

upon due consideration — po zrelem premisleku

due to — zaradi

commerce to become ( —ali fall) due — zapasti (menica)

after due consideration — po zrelem premisleku
II [dju:]
adverb

naravnost, natanko proti
III [dju:]
noun

pristojbina, taksa, članarina; plural carina; obveza, dolg

to give everybody ( —ali the devil) his due — dati vsakomur, kar mu pripada, biti vsakomur pravičen

marine for a full due — temeljito, korenito

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18 fiend

[fi:nd]
noun

1) (a devil: the fiends of hell.) hudič

2) (a wicked or cruel person: She's an absolute fiend when she's angry.) hudoba

3) (a person who is very enthusiastic about something: a fresh air fiend; a fiend for work.) navdušenec

•

- fiendish
- fiendishly
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[fi:nd]
noun

vrag, hudobec; okrutnež, zlobnež, bes; navdušenec, obsedenec

slang dope ( —ali drug) fiend — narkoman(ka)

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19 how

1. adverb, conjunction
1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) kako

2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) kako

3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) kako

4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) kako

5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) kako

•

- however
2. conjunction
(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) kakorkoli

- how about
- how come
- how do you do?
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I [háu]
adverb

kako (vprašanje in vzklik)

how about...? — kako pa kaj...?

how are you? — kako se počutiš?

how do you do — dober dan (pozdrav)

how much?, how many? — koliko?

how many times? — kolikokrat?

how ever do you do it? — kako le to narediš?

how so? — ali how come? — kako?, kako to misliš?

how the deuce ( —ali devil, dickens) ? — kako za vraga?

how goes it? — kako kaj gre?

how in the world? — kako vendar?

how is that? — odloči se že (pri kriketu); kako pa to?

how now? — kako to?, kaj naj to pomeni?

and how! — in še kako!

here's how! colloquially na zdravje (pri pitju)

that's how — tako, na tak način

colloquially a nice how-do-you-do ( —ali how-do-'ye-do, how-d'ye-do) — no, lepa reč!, kakšna godlja!
II [háu]
noun

način postopka

the how of it — način, kako se kaj naredi

the hows and whys — kako in zakaj

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20 luck

noun

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

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

•

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

srečno naključje, sreča, usoda

good luck! — srečno!

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

bad luck to him! — bes ga plentaj!

to be down on one's luck — imeti smolo

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

the devil's own luck — vražja sreča ali smola

for luck — za srečo

he has a run of luck — sreča mu je naklonjena

in luck — srečen, ki ima srečo

just my luck! — kakšna smola!

out of luck — nesrečen, ki nima sreče

pure luck — slepa sreča, golo naključje

luck in sieve — kratkotrajna sreča

streak of luck — žarek sreče

to take pot luck — sprejeti karkoli je pripravljeno za obed

to try one's luck at — poskusiti srečo pri

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

worse luck — na žalost, k nesreči

worst luck — velika smola

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