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1 worth one's while
(worth one's time and trouble: It's not worth your while reading this book, because it isn't accurate.) vredno truda -
2 worth
[wə:Ɵ] 1. noun(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) vrednost2. adjective1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) vreden2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) vreden•- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy 3. noun(a highly respected person.) ugledna oseba- worthily- worthiness
- - worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth* * *I [wə:m]adjectivevreden; veljavenfor all one is worth colloquially kolikor kdo (z)more, po najboljših močehworth doing — vreden, da se narediwhat is he worth? — kolikšno premoženje ima?he is worth £ 1000 a year — on ima 1000 funtov dohodkov na letoworth the money (price) — vreden denarja (cene), ne predragto be worth it — colloquially, to be worth while — biti vreden truda, izplačati seto be not worth one's salt — nič ne biti vreden, biti popolnoma brez vrednostitake it for what it is worth — vzemi to táko, kot jeI tell you the news for what it is worth — povem vam novico brez vsakega jamstva (kot sem jo pač slišal)he pulled for all he was worth — vlekel je, kar je le mogel (na vso moč)we worked hard but it was worth it — trdo smo delali, a se je izplačaloII [wə:m]noun(denarna) vrednost, cena; pomembnost, važnost; notranja vrednost, dobrota, krepost, zaslužnost; ugled, čast, dostojanstvo; (redko) posest, bogastvoof great worth — drag, zelo dragocenin good worth obsolete zlepa, brez jezeIII [wə:m]intransitive verb obsolete poetically postati, biti (samo še v)woe worth — gorje, preklet bodi! -
3 while
1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) medtem ko2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) čeprav2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) čas- worth one's while* * *I [wáil]nountrenutek, hip, čas, kratka časovna dobaafter a while — čez nekaj časa, čez trenutekat whiles — včasih, tu pa tama long while, a good while — dolgo časabetween whiles — v presledkih, tu pa tamonce in a while — od časa do časa, včasih, prigodnothe while — ta čas, tačas, medtemit isn't worth (one's) while — to se ne izplača, to ni vredno trudaII [wail]conjunctionmedtem ko, dokler, za časa; čeprav, dasinever, while I live — nikoli, dokler sem jaz živwhile our opponent, he is not our enemy — čeprav je naš nasprotnik, ni naš sovražnikwhile there is life there is hope — človek upa, dokler živiwhile at school he never worked — ves čas, ko je bil v šoli, ni nič delalIII [wáil]transitive verbprebiti, preživetito while away the time — (prijetno) prebiti, preživeti čas -
4 damn
[dæm] 1. verb1) (to sentence to unending punishment in hell: His soul is damned.) prekleti2) (to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc: That film was damned by the critics.) obsoditi2. interjection(expressing anger, irritation etc: Damn! I've forgotten my purse.) presneto!3. noun(something unimportant or of no value: It's not worth a damn; I don't give a damn! (= I don't care in the least).) malenkost- damned- damning* * *I [dæm]1.transitive verbprekleti, preklinjati; grajati, karati, zmerjati; obsoditi, obsojati; pogubiti;2.intransitive verbkletito damn s.th. with a faint praise — previdno kaj hvalitiI'll be damned if — naj me vrag vzame, čeII [dæm]nounpreklinjanje, kletev; malenkostnot to care a damn — niti malo se ne zanimati, prav nič ne marati -
5 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) tenek2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) mršav3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) redek4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) redek5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) prazen2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) razredčiti (se)- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *I [min]1.adjective ( thinly adverb)tanek; vitek, mršav, suh; lahek (obleka); nežen, fin, prozoren (tkanina); droben; redek, pičel; slabo obiskan (gledališka predstava ipd.); slab, lahek (pijača), razredčen, precéj redek, vodén; photography nejasen, brez kontrastov; agronomy reven, nerodoviten (zemlja); ničen, prazen (izgovor); plitev, brez vsebine (knjiga)thin attendance — slab obisk (predstave itd.)thin captain figuratively British English majhen ploščat prepečeneca thin house — slabo zasedena, prazna gledališka hišaon thin ice figuratively na nevarnih tleh, v kočljivem položajuthe thin end of the wedge figuratively prvi začetek, prvi korakthrough thick and thin — skozi ogenj in vodo, čez vse zapreke (težave)that is too thin — slang to je preveč prozorno;2.adverb (le v sestavljenkah) tanko, slabo, redko, neznatnothin-faced — ozkega, mršavega obrazaII [min]transitive verb(s)tanjšati; razredčiti (gozd); figuratively zmanjšati; intransitive verb (s)tanjšati se; razredčiti se, postati pičel (redek); zmanjšati se, oslabeti, upasti, shujšati; figuratively klinasto se stanjšatihis hair is thinning — lasje se mu redčijo; -
6 straw
[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) slama2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) slamnata bilka3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) slamica•* * *I [strɔ:]1.nounslamnata bilka, slama, pletena slama; slamica (za pitje); figuratively bilka, malenkost, mrvica; slamnikin the straw obsolete v porodni posteljia straw in the wind — slamica v vetru, figuratively majhna stvar, ki je znak prihodnjih velikih dogodkovthe last straw figuratively tisto, kar preseže merothe last straw that breaks the camel's back — majhen dodatek bremenu, ki zlomi kameli hrbet, figuratively tisto, kar sodu izbije dnoa man of straw — slamnati mož, lutka, slabič; ptičje strašiloto be (to lie) in the straw obsolete biti otročnicaI don't care a straw — še malo mi ni mar, požvižgam sea straw shows which way the wind blows — tudi majhna stvar pokaže (da slutiti) važne stvari (dogodke)it is not worth a straw — ni vredno prebite pare, počenega grošato be quite out of one's straw figuratively biti ves zmešan, zmedento split straws — cepiti slamice, figuratively ukvarjati se z nekoristnimi stvarmi, prepirati se zaradi malenkostito throw straws against the wind figuratively zaman se truditi;2.adjectiveslamnatII [strɔ:]transitive verbobsolete napolniti ali nastlati s slamo -
7 button
1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) gumb2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) gumb2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) zapeti (z gumbi)3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) zadrževati* * *I [bʌtn]noungumb; botany popek; glavič; mlada gobicacolloquially not to have all one's buttons — ne biti čisto pri pameti(a boy in) buttons — livrirani sluga; sprevodnik dvigalanot worth a button — niti piškavega oreha vreden, zaničII [bʌtn]transitive verb(up) zapetifiguratively to button up one's mouth — molčati, ne ziniti besede -
8 candle
['kændl](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- candlestick* * *[kaendl]nounsveča; svetloba svečenot fit to hold a candle to s.o. — nevreden koga, ki mu ne sega niti do kolenwith bell, book and candle — kot se spodobi -
9 hoot
[hu:t] 1. verb1) (to sound the horn of a car etc: The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.) hupati2) ((of car etc horns, sirens etc) to make a loud noise, as a warning, signal etc: You can't leave the factory till the siren hoots.) zavijati3) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) skovikati4) ((of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval: They hooted with laughter.) režati se2. noun1) (the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc.) zavijanje, hupanje2) (the call of an owl.) skovikanje3) (a loud shout of laughter or disapproval.) režanje•- hooter- not care a hoot / two hoots* * *I [hu:t]nounskovikanje; zavijanje, tuljenje (sirene); hupanjeI don't give a hoot — nič mi ni mar, briga meII [hu:t]1.intransitive verbskovikati; tuliti, zavijati (sirena); hupati; rogati se (at komu);2.transitive verbizžvižgati koga -
10 mention
['menʃən] 1. verb1) (to speak of or refer to: He mentioned the plan.) navesti2) (to remark or say usually briefly or indirectly: She mentioned (that) she might be leaving.) omeniti2. noun((often with of) a (usually brief) remark (about): No mention was made of this matter.) omemba* * *I [ménšən]nounomenjanje, omenitev; pohvala; navedbahono(u)rable mention — javna pohvala, pohvaljeno (umetniško) deloII [ménšən]transitive verbomeniti, navestidon't mention it! — ni vredno besede!, prosim (odgovor na hvala)not to mention — da ne rečem, kaj šeleBritish English military to be mentioned in dispatches — biti pohvaljen v vojaškem poročilu -
11 brass
1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) medenina2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) trobila•- brassy- brass band
- brass neck
- get down to brass tacks* * *I [bra:s]nounmedenina, med, bron; colloquially denar; music trobila; plural medeninasta posoda; nagrobna plošča, spominska plošča; American slang častniki; figuratively nesramnost, predrznostII [bra:s]adjectivemedeninast, bronast; figuratively predrzen, izzivalen, trmastIII [bra:s]transitive verb & intransitive verbz medenino obiti, obložiti; slang izplačati -
12 curse
[kə:s] 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) preklinjati, prekleti2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) preklinjati2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) urok2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) prekletstvo•* * *I [kə:s]nounkletev, psovka; prekletstvo, šiba božja, nesreča; familiarly menstruacijacurses come home to roost — kdor drugemu jamo koplje, sam vanjo padeII [kə:s]1.transitive verbpreklinjati, psovati, obrekovati, sramotiti, izobčiti;2.intransitive verbkletito curse by bell, book and candle — vse po vrsti prekleticurse him! — naj ga vrag vzame!to curse with s.th. — kaznovati, mučiti s čim -
13 doit
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14 farthing
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15 rush
I 1. verb(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) planiti; hitro odpeljati2. noun1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) naval, skok2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) naglica•II noun(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) ločje* * *I [rʌš]1.nounnaval, nalet, zamah, prerivanje, drvenje, pehanje; naglica; masovno odhajanje (to v); nenaden izbruh ali povečanje; medicine naval krvi; commerce veliko, živo povpraševanje ( for po, za); figuratively napadon the rush colloquially z vso naglico, na hitrothe rush hours — najprometnejše, konične ure (ko gredo ljudje v službo ali se vračajo domov)gold rush figuratively zlata mrzlicato make a rush for — planiti na, navaliti na;2.adjectivehiter, nagel; nujen; prizadevenrush order — hitro, nujno naročiloII [rʌš]1.intransitive verbnavaliti (na), naskočiti, napasti, pognati se, vreči se, zagnati se, planiti, zakaditi se, (slepo) (z)drveti; (o vetru) besneti, šumeti; (o vodi) valiti se; figuratively leteti, hiteti; economy živahno se razvijati; sport spurtatito rush on (upon) s.o. — planiti na kogato rush into an affair — prenagljeno, brez premisleka se lotiti neke zadevefools rush in where angels fear to tread figuratively norci si več upajo kot junaki;2.transitive verbpehati, goniti, hitro gnati (voditi, peljati, poslati, transportirati), priganjati, pritiskati (na), siliti; motoring hitro voziti, drveti z; prenagliti, prenaglo (brez premisleka) izvesti ali izvršiti (posel); military navaliti na (barikade), zavzeti, osvojiti v jurišu, jurišati na; colloquially preveč zaračunati, opehariti ( out of za), izmamiti, izvabiti, izžicati (iz koga) (for s.th. kaj)to rush an examination American z veliko lahkoto napraviti izpitdo not rush me — ne priganjaj me preveč, pusti me, da pridem do sape (da premislim)to be rushed for time colloquially imeti zelo malo časato rush s.o. into danger — spraviti koga v nevarnostto rush one's fences figuratively biti nestrpen, neučakanto rush s.o. slang preveč komu zaračunatito rush s.o. to the hospital — hitro koga prepeljati v bolnicoto rush an obstacle — z vso hitrostjo, v skoku premagati zaprekoto rush a task — hiteti s poslom, naganjati k hitri izvršitvi naloge ali poslaIII [rʌš]1.nounbotanybiček, loč, ločje; figuratively stvar brez vrednostiI don't care a rush — mi ni prav nič mar, se požvižgam na to;2.adjectivebičnat, ločnat -
16 salt
[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sol2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sol3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) morski volk2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) slan3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) soliti- salted- saltness
- salty
- saltiness
- bath salts
- the salt of the earth
- take something with a grain/pinch of salt
- take with a grain/pinch of salt* * *I [sɔ:lt]noun(kuhinjska) sol; chemistry sol (često plural); medicine (odvajalna) sol; figuratively začimba, sol, ostroumnost, dovtipnost, duhovitost; familiarly mornar; sodček za solin salt — namočen v raztopini soli, nasoljenabove (below) the salt figuratively na gornjem (spodnjem) koncu mizewith a grain of salt figuratively razsodno, s pametnim premislekom, ne dobesednothe salt of the earth figuratively sol zemlje, elitaan old salt — star mornar, figuratively morski volkattic salt figuratively duhovitostGlauber's salt — Glauberjeva grenka sol, natrijev sulfatEpsom salt — grenka sol, magnezijev sulfat, purgativa speech full of salt — začinjen, zabeljen govortable salt — namizna, fina solto be the salt of earth figuratively biti sol (elita, smetana) zemljeyou are not made of salt figuratively nisi iz sladkorja (lahkó greš na dež)he is not worth his salt figuratively ni za nobeno rabo, je popolnoma nesposobento eat salt with s.o. — biti gost kogato eat s.o.'s salt figuratively uživati gostoljubnost koga, jesti njegov kruh; biti odvisen od kogato be seated above (below) the salt history zavzemati mesto uglednega (nepomembnega) gosta pri mizito take with a grain of salt — vzeti (kaj) z vso opreznostjo, zadržanostjo, rezervoII [sɔ:lt]adjective ( saltly adverb)slan; soljen, nasoljen, prežet s soljo; preplavljen s slano (zlasti morsko) vodo; rastoč v slani vodi; figuratively oster, jedek, hud, zasoljen, popopran (cena, šala); archaic pohoten, poltensalt horse slang nasoljeno meso (govedina)salt junk slang nasoljeno mesosalt tears figuratively grenke solzesalt water — slana, morska vodaIII [sɔ:lt]transitive verb(po-, za-) soliti; posuti sneg s soljo (da se stopi); figuratively začiniti (s soljo), popoprati; slang napačno prikazati, olepšati; commerce zasoliti (račun)to salt an account commerce navesti zelo visoke cene, zasoliti cene (za kako blago)to salt the books — "pofrizirati" knjigovodske knjige, prikazati večji dobiček, kot je v resnicito salt a mine figuratively razmetati rudo po najdišču, da je videti bogatejšeto salt away, to salt down — nasoliti; slang odložiti, dati na stran, varčevati; spraviti, shraniti (denar) za rezervo -
17 shuck
[šʌk]1.nounstrok, luščina, lupina; zelena lupina (orehov); nekaj manjvrednega; American školjka brez mesa; plural colloquially vinar, grošnot to care shucks figuratively požvižgati se (na kaj)shucks! — neumnost! (vzklik razočaranja ali negodovanja), nesmisel!, preneumno!;2.transitive verbizluščiti iz stroka (luščine, lupine), luščiti, ličkati, kožuhati (koruzo) -
18 bean
[bi:n]1) (any one of several kinds of pod-bearing plant or its seed: black beans; green beans; red beans.) fižol2) (the bean-like seed of other plants: coffee beans.) zrno* * *I [bi:n]nounbotany fižol; bob; slang glava, buča; slang denar; (kavino) zrnoevery bean has its black — vsak ima napake, nihče ni brez napakfull of beans — dobre volje, bujen; energičenslang to give s.o. beans — dati komu poprato know how many beans make five — biti zelo bister, znajti selike beans — kar se da hitro, v največjem dirucolloquially to get beans — biti pretepen, izkupiti joAmerican a hill of beans — malenkostto spill the beans — izdati skrivnost, izblebetatiII [bi:n]transitive verbAmerican pripeljati komu klofuto -
19 dump
1. verb1) (to set (down) heavily: She dumped the heavy shopping-bag on the table.) treščiti2) (to unload and leave (eg rubbish): People dump things over our wall.) odlagati2. noun(a place for leaving or storing unwanted things: a rubbish dump.) odlagališče* * *I [dʌmp]nounsmetišče; military začasno skladišče, odlagališče; udarec; debeluh; majhen čokat človek; droben novec; plural denarII [dʌmp]1.transitive verbodložiti, odlagati; zvrniti, prekucniti; pod ceno izvažati; znebiti se;2.intransitive verbzvrniti, prekucniti se; treščiti -
20 fillip
I [fílip]transitive verb & intransitive verbkrcniti; spodbostito fillip s.o.'s memory — spomniti kogaII [fílip]nounkrc; spodbuda; malenkostto give s.o. a fillip — spodbosti, bodriti koga
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not worth a hill of beans — See: NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN … Dictionary of American idioms
not worth a hill of beans — See: NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN … Dictionary of American idioms
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not\ worth\ a\ tinker's\ damn — • not worth a tinker s dam • not worth a tinker s damn adj. phr. informal Not worth anything; valueless. As a bricklayer he was not worth a tinker s damn. I am not familiar with the subject so my opinion would not be worth a tinker s dam … Словарь американских идиом
not worth the candle — chiefly Brit old fashioned : not worth the necessary effort, cost, or trouble The car is so old that replacing the engine is not worth the candle. [=the effort isn t worth the cost] • • • Main Entry: ↑candle not worth the candle see ↑candle • • • … Useful english dictionary
not worth a dime — See: NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN … Dictionary of American idioms
not worth a red cent — See: NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN … Dictionary of American idioms
not worth a dime — See: NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN … Dictionary of American idioms
not worth a red cent — See: NOT WORTH A TINKER S DAMN … Dictionary of American idioms
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not worth the paper it is written on — not worth the paper it is written/printed/on phrase used for saying that a written agreement is not worth having because the person who signed it is not likely to do what they said they would do We signed a year’s lease on this place, but it’s… … Useful english dictionary