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1 horse
s l. konj, at, papir, pastuh, ždrijebac; mužjak 2. konjaništvo, konjica, kavalerija 3. konj (gimnastička sprava) 4. stalak, kozlić / [fig] you may take a # to the water, but you can't make him drink = silom se ne može sve postići; [mil] light # = lako naoružana konjica; # artillery = konjička artiljerija; to take # = uzjahati; to #! = uzjaši!; [fig] to flog a dead # = uzalud trošiti trud; you don't look a gift # in the mouth = poklonjenu konju ne gledaju se zubi; to mount (ride) the high # = praviti se važan, dizati nos; [fig] dark # = stvar ili čovjek čije će se odlike tek otkriti; to spur a willing # = poticati bez potrebe; [fig] the willing # = voljan radnik; [fig] to hold one's #s = oklijevati, suzdržavati se; to put the cart before the # = izvrnuti redoslijed; uzeti posljedicu za uzrok to eat (work) like a # = jesti (raditi) kao konj; [mar] # latitudes = pojas tišina ([spec] na Atlantskom oceanu); to play # with a p = grubo postupati s kim; a # of another colour = nešto sasvim drugo; [mil] # and foot = konjica i pješadija; [fig] svim silama; [fig] straight from the #'s mouth = iz prve ruke; the Horse Guards = (engleska) konjička garda; [US] # opera = trećerazredni kaubojski film* * *
konj
konjetina -
2 woman
s ([pl] women =) 1. žena; ženski rod 2. [derog] žensko, baba; muškarac sa ženskim svojstvima 3. [US] supruga, vjenčana žena 4. sobarica, dvorkinja 5. ženski osjećaji, ženska ćud / # doctor = ([pl] women doctors = ili doctors=) liječnica; # student = studentica; # suffrage = žensko pravo glasa; to play the # = ponašati se kao baba (plakati, pokazati strah); to make an honest # of = uzeti za ženu zavedenu djevojku; single # = samostalna (neudata) žena; the scarlet # = poganski Rim, papinski Rim, svjetovni duh; wise # = vještica, vračara, primalja; man born of # = čovjek od majke rođen; the #'s reason = ženski razlog, obrazlaganje činjenice njom samom (npr.: [I love him because I love him]); # of the world = svjetska dama, iskusna žena* * *
žena
ženska osoba -
3 fool
s 1. luđak, luda, blesan, glupan, budala 2. [hist] dvorska luda 3. [fig] igračka; ruglo, nasamareni / he is a # to him = on nije ništa prema njemu; to play the # = lakrdijati; no # like an old # = nema gorega nego kad starac poludi; #'s bolt is soon shoot = budali što na srcu to na jeziku; to make a # of = praviti ludu od koga, nasaditi koga, podvaliti kome; to make a # of oneself = načiniti budalu od sebe, učiniti se smiješnim; to be a # for one's pains = raditi zabadava, mučiti se ni za što; All Fools' Day = prvi aprila; April # = čovjek nasamaren 1. aprila; one # makes many = lud čovjek zaludi deset drugih; #'s errand = jalov trud; #'s mate = mat u dva poteza; #'s paradise = zemlja slasti i lasti s [cul] voćna krema* * *
bedak
budala
idiot
lud
luda
ludovati
luđak
obmanjivanje
prevariti
zavarati -
4 work
s 1. rad, radnja, posao, zvanje, zanimanje, zaposlenje, djelovanje 2. pogon (stroja); težak posao, trud, muka; zadatak 3. [phys] radnja 4. (ženski) ručni rad; izradak ručnog rada 5. radni proces; djelo, čin, rezultat rada, proizvod 6. izradba, način izradbe / # s [pl] građevinski radovi; [fort] utvrđenja, utvrde; ([sg constr) tvornica, talionica, ljevaonica; naprava, sprava, mehanizam, zupčani prijenos; to be at # on = raditi na čemu, baviti se čime; to set to # = započeti rad; all in the day's # = sasvim obično (normalno); mighty # = čudesa; # of art = umjetničko djelo; #s of mercy = djela milosrđa, dobrotvorna djela; [archit] earth # s = zemljani radovi; public # s = javni radovi; iron # s = talionica željeza, tvornica željeznih predmeta, željezara; sstone # s = zidarski radovi; [mar] upper # s = nadgrađe (dijelovi broda iznad gornje palube); nadvođe (dio broda iznad vodene površine); out of # = nezaposlen; koji nije u pogonu; in # = zaposlen; koji je u pogonu; to make short # of = brzo svršiti sa, lako svladati; to make sad # of it = sve upropastiti; the # s of a clock = mehanizam sata; a nasty piece of # = nepočudna osoba; [sl] give him the # s = zapapri mu* * *
djelo
djelovanje
djelovati
funkcionirati
mehanizam
naÄiniti
obraditi
posao
poslovati
rad
raditi
radni -
5 believe
vt/i I. vjerovati, povjerovati (kome što) II. držati, misliti, smatrati / to make # = natjerati koga da vjeruje, silom uvjeravati; I # in him = vjerujem u njega, uzdam se u njega; yes I # so = da mislim da je tako, bit će da je tako* * *
povjerovati
pretpostavljati
smatrati
uvjerene
vjerovati -
6 charge
s 1. [mil] [el] naboj 2. [her] lozinka, slika grba 3. [fig] teret; opterećenje, dug (on a house) 4. cijena, trošak paska, nadzor, trud, skrb, briga; uprava, dužnost, služba; odgovornost ([of] za) 6. štićenik, štićenica, povjerena osoba ili stvar 7. nalog, uputa; poziv, opomena 8. namet, pristojba, tarifa 9. optužba 10. [mil] juriš; signal za juriš 11. [eccl] pastva; župa / [com] #s [pl] = troškovi, izdaci; to give a [p] in # = predati koga policiji; to lay to one's # = teretiti koga; to be in # of = voditi, upravljati, biti zadužen za, biti odgovoran za, brinuti se za; under the # of = na čijoj brizi, vođen od, pod čijom upravom; to make a # for a [th] = zaračunati što; to take # of = preuzeti brigu (ili odgovornost) za što, pobrinuti se za; [com] to the #s of = na (čiji) teret; no #, free of # = bez troškova, oslobođen od troškova, besplatan; [com] petty #s [pl] = sitni izdaci; at our #s = na naš teret; #s forward = pouzećem; troškove plaća primalac; what are the #s against him? = zbog čega ga okrivljuju? s [mil] oficirski konj; bojni konj s [arch] (velika plosnata) zdjela* * *
cijena
davanje
dug
dužnost
lik
metak
nabiti
naboj
nadzor
naknada
napajati
napasti
naplaćivati
naplata
naplatiti
natovariti
natući
navala
odgovornost
okriviti
opteretiti
optužba
optužiti
pristojba
puniti
punjenje
stopa
taksa
terećenje
teret
teretiti
tužiti
zacijeniti
zaduženje
zadužiti
zaraÄunati -
7 hair
s dlaka, kosa, vlas, dlačica; trun / against the # = uz dlaku; to a # = precizno, navlas točno; a # of the dog that bit you = mamurluk se razbija pijući nanovo; [sl] keep your # on! = samo hladnokrvno!; to put up her #, to turn up her # = podići kosu na tjeme; (za djevojku) češljati se kao odrasla žena; not to turn a # = ni pisnuti, ni trenuti okom; [fig] to comb a p's # for him = dobro izgrditi koga, oprati mu glavu; [sl] to get a p by the short #s = imati koga potpuno u vlasti; [fig] to tear one's # = čupati sebi kosu (od očaja); to lose one's # = (o)ćelaviti; [fig] raspaliti se, razbjesnjeti se; to let one's # down = raspustiti kosu (niz pleća); [fig] opustiti se, ležerno se ponašati; not to touch a # of a p's head = ne učiniti kome ništa nažao, ni dotaknuti koga; [fig] to make one's # stand on end = (na)tjerati u užas, izaz(i)vati jezu u komu); to split #s = cjepidlačiti* * *
ÄeÅ¡ljati se
dlaka
kosa
vlas -
8 odds
s [pl] (često [sg constr]) 1. nejednaki predmet 2. nejednakost; razlika 3. neslaganje, nesloga, zavada 4. prednost; nadmoć; [sport] davanje prednosti 5. nejednaka oklada; vjerojatnost, sreća, šansa / to make # even = izjednačiti, ukloniti nejednakost, what's the # ? = što to smeta?, pa što zato ?; to take # = prihvatiti davanje prednosti; # and ends [s pl] = razne sitnice, ostaci, otpaci, bezvrijedne stvari what # is it to him? = što ga je to briga?, što se to njega tiče?; to be at # with = svađati se s tim, biti u zavadi s kim to fight agains # = boriti se u neravnopravnim okolnostima, boriti se protiv premoći that makes no # = to ne mjenja ništa na stvari; he is the best man by long # = on je neusporedivo najbolji čovjek; even # = podjednaki izgledi; the # are against you = nemaš izgleda; the # are that = vjerojatno je da; #-on chance = dobri izgledi za uspjeh* * *
nejednaki
nejednakost
prevaga
višak
vjerojatnost
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