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air¹ [ɛə] samostalnik
zrak, atmosfera; vetrič, prepih; videz, vedenje, obnašanje; arija, napev, melodija

to be in the air biti v nejasnem položaju
to be (ali go) on the air govoriti, oddajati se po radiu
by air po zraku, z letalom
to beat the air zaman si prizadevati, prazno slamo mlatiti
air bed pnevmatična žimnica
castles in the air gradovi v oblakih
air cleaner zračni filter
air express ekspresna avionska pošiljka
Air Force zračno brodovje
to give o.s. airs šopiriti se
ameriško, sleng to give s.o. the air odpustiti koga
to go up in the air razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesneti
in the open air na prostem
to keep s.o. in the air pustiti koga v negotovosti
on the air po radiu
to put on airs šopiriti se
quite in the air čisto negotovo
to take the air iti na sprehod
the matter takes air zadeva prihaja na dan
to vanish (ali melt) into thin air izginiti kot kafra
to walk (ali tread) on air biti ves srečen; zibati se v sreči
air waybill avionski tovorni list

air² [ɛə]

1. prehodni glagol
zračiti; sušiti; rešetati; ohladiti
figurativno objaviti; širokoustiti se

2. neprehodni glagol
sprehajati se; domišljati si

to air one's fine clothes bahati, šopiriti se
to air one's opinion na dolgo in široko razlagati svoj nazor
to air one's feelings dati si duška
to air o.s. iti na sprehod, sprehoditi se

hot air [hɔ́tɛə] samostalnik
vroč zrak
sleng širokoustenje

sea air [sí:ɛə] samostalnik
morski zrak

assume [əsjú:m] prehodni glagol
nase vzeti, prevzeti; lastiti si; domnevati; izmisliti, domišljati si; zahtevati; dopustiti, dopuščati; obleči

to assume measures ukrepati
to assume the responsibility of prevzeti odgovornost za
to assume a haughty air domišljavo se držati

assurance [əšúərəns] samostalnik
zagotavljanje, trditev; zavarovanje, jamstvo; zaupanje, pogum, samozavest; nesramnost, predrznost

to make assurance double sure odstraniti tudi najmanjši sum
assurance of manner samozavestno obnašanje
air of assurance drzen videz

beat^*2 [bi:t]

1. prehodni glagol
tolči; udariti, udarjati; biti; utrti, utirati; premagati, prekositi, prekašati; (o)slepariti; obleteti; zbegati

2. neprehodni glagol
biti, utripati; mlatiti; trkati; taktirati; prebijati se
navtika lavirati

to beat black and blue do mrtvega pretepsti
to beat the air zaman se truditi, prazno slamo mlatiti
to beat the breast trkati se po prsih, obžalovati
that beats all (the devil) to je višek
that beats the band (ali the Dutch) to je neverjetno
to beat the bounds zakoličiti mejo
dead beat na smrt utrujen, onemogel
to beat one's head (ali brains) beliti si glavo
to beat hollow (to smithereens, sticks, nothing, all to pieces, to ribands ) dodobra premagati
beat it! poberi se!
to beat a proof narediti krtačni odtis
to beat a retreat umakniti se
to beat into shape izoblikovati
to beat time voditi, dirigirati, taktirati
ameriško, sleng can you beat it? to je nezaslišano, kakšna predrznost!
ameriško, sleng to beat it zbežati, popihati jo
that beats me tega ne razumem
to beat a wood pretakniti gozd
sleng that beats everything zdaj je pa že dovolj
to beat the wings plahutati

belligerent [belídžərənt]

1. pridevnik (belligerently prislov)
bojujoč, vojskujoč se; bojevit

with a belligerent air bojevito

2. samostalnik
vojskujoča se država

blow^*5 [blou]

1. prehodni glagol
pihati, razpihavati; razstreliti, razstreljevati
sleng oslepariti
ameriško, sleng zapravljati; razmetavati
sleng izdati
pogovorno poveličevati

2. neprehodni glagol
pihati; doneti; piskati; puhati, sopsti; razpočiti se, eksplodirati; hvaliti se

sleng I'm blowed! ali je mogoče!, za nič na svetu!
to blow great guns močno pihati
to blow air into z zrakom napihniti
to blow a cloud kaditi pipo
to blow hot and cotd kolebati, nenehno spreminjati svoje prepričanje
it is blowing veter piha
blow it! presneto, vraga
to blow a kiss poslati poljubček
to blow one's nose usekniti se
to blow the bellows gnati mehove
it's an ill wind that blows nobody good vsaka nesreča h kaki sreči
he knows which way the wind blows ve, kam pes taco moli
to puff and blow sopsti, puhati, sopihati
to blow one's trumpet (ali horn) hvaliti se
navtika, sleng to blow the gaff zatožiti, izdati koga
to blow the expense pogostiti koga, plačati račun
to blow a whistle zapiskati na piščalko

blue¹ [blu:] pridevnik
moder, sinji; plemiški (kri); žalosten, potrt, otožen; zvest, stanoviten; mrtvaško bled; učen (ženska)
pogovorno nespodoben; konservativen, torijevski

blue blood plemenitaški rod
blue coat vojak, mornar
blue disease modrikavost kože, cianoza
blue devils potrtost; delirium tremens
in a blue funk živčen, prestrašen
to see through blue glasses črno gledati
blue gum vrsta evkaliptusa
blue joke nespodoben dovtip
blue jeans modre delovne hlače
to look (ali feel) blue zbegan, potrt biti
ameriško blue laws pretirano strogi, puritanski zakoni
Blue Monday zaspani ponedeljek
once in a blue moon redkokdaj
to cry blue murder zagnati krik in vik
blue pencil cenzorjev svinčnik
Blue Peter modra zastava (znak za odhod ladje)
till all is blue neskončno dolgo; do nezavesti (se napiti)
a blue note napačen zvok
blue ribbon visoko odlikovanje; red podveze; znak vzdržnosti
blue rock vrsta goloba
sleng blue ruin slaba vrsta brinjevca
true blue zvest
to turn (ali make) the air blue kvantati, zmerjati
blue water odprto morje

by¹ [bai] predlog
blizu, pri, ob, od, do, med, po, s, poleg

by the advice of po nasvetu koga
by all means vsekakor
by air z letalom
by appearance po videzu
by s.o.'s bedside ob postelji koga
by birth po rodu
by blood po izvoru, po rodu
by boat z ladjo
by the by(e) mimogrede povedano, da ne pozabim
by chance po naključju, slučajno
by day podnevi
by the day na dan (natanko)
day by day dan za dnevom
by degrees postopoma
by my desire po moji želji
by dint of zaradi, s pomočjo
by the dozen na ducate
by experience po izkušnji
by far veliko bolj
by force nasilno
by George! pri moji veri!
by heart na pamet
by the hour na uro
by hundreds na stotine
by itself samo zase
by Jove! pri moji veri!
by law po zakonu
by leaps and bounds skokoma, hitro
by letter pismeno, s pismom
ameriško by mail po pošti
I have no money by me nimam s seboj denarja
by no means nikakor ne
by means of s pomočjo, s
by mistake pomotoma
by name po imenu
by nature po naravi
by next month do prihodnjega meseca
by now sedaj, že, medtem
one by one drug za drugim, posamezno
by o.s. sam zase, sam od sebe
by order po naročilu
by post po pošti
by profession po poklicu
by rail z železnico
by reason of zaradi
by right po pravici
by sea po morju, z ladjo
side by side drug poleg drugega
by stealth kradoma, skrivaj
by this time medtem; že; ob tem času
by trade po poklicu
to travel by London potovati prek Londona
by turns menjaje, drug za drugim, po vrsti
two by two, by twos po dva
by my watch po moji uri
by the way mimogrede, približno
by word of mouth ustno
by way of trial za poskus
by a year younger leto mlajši
two meters by six dvakrat šest metrov površine

castle¹ [ká:sl ameriško kǽsl] samostalnik
grad; trdnjava (šah)
poetično velika ladja

castles in the air (ali in the skies, in Spain) gradovi v oblakih

change¹ [čeindž] samostalnik
sprememba; menjava; borza; drobiž, prestop, prehod
astronomija mlaj
množina potrkavanje (z zvonovi)

for a change za spremembo
change of air sprememba razmer
medicina change of life klimakterij
to get the change out of s.o. ugnati koga
to ring the changes pogosto menjati službo, ponavljati isto z drugimi besedami
to take a change out of s.o. maščevati se nad kom; kaznovati koga
small change drobiž
to take the change on s.o. (pre)varati koga
a change for the better poboljšanje
a change for the worse poslabšanje

clear³ [kliə]

1. prehodni glagol
jasniti, vedriti; čistiti (of)
razbremeniti; razprodati; izkrčiti; pospraviti; plačati, poravnati; urediti; ocariniti; preskočiti; odstraniti; zapustiti, miniti; opravičiti
navtika odpluti

2. neprehodni glagol
(z)jasniti, zvedriti se; razsvetliti se; izprazniti se
mornarica rešiti se; odpluti, odjadrati

to clear an account poravnati račun
to clear the air pojasniti nesporazum
to clear the decks pripraviti ladjo za boj; sleng pojesti vso jed na mizi
to clear the gate preskočiti vrata
to clear the examination paper rešiti vse naloge
navtika to clear the land odpluti
to clear o.s. opravičiti se
to clear the room zapustiti sobo
navtika to clear the rope zravnati, razviti vrv
to clear the table pospraviti z mize
to clear one's throat odkašljati se
to clear s.o.'s skirts vrniti komu dober glas
clear the way! umakni(te) se!
to clear the way pripraviti pot (za nadaljnje delovanje)
to clear out of the way odstraniti
to clear a ship izkrcati tovor iz ladje

cooling [kú:liŋ] samostalnik
hlajenje

air cooling zračno hlajenje
cooling plant hladilna naprava
cooling room hladilnica

dispatch² [dispǽč] samostalnik
(od)pošiljanje; ekspedicija; hitrost, brzina; pošiljka, pismo, vest, dopis, uradno sporočilo, depeša; uboj

happy dispatch harakiri
by dispatch, with dispatch ekspres
air dispatch service zračna poštna služba
advice of dispatch sporočilo o pošiljki

drink^*1 [driŋk]

1. prehodni glagol
piti, popiti, srkati; zapiti

2. neprehodni glagol
popivati, pijančevati; nazdraviti; globoko dihati

to drink the air vdihavati zrak
to drink o.s. to death napiti se do onemoglosti
to drink hard (ali deep, like a fish) piti ko žolna
to drink a toast nazdraviti komu
to drink one's fill napiti se, kolikor komu drago
to drink the waters piti mineralno vodo (v zdravilišču)
to drink s.o. under the table spraviti koga pod mizo
to drink o.s. into an illness nakopati si bolezen s pijančevanjem

eager [í:gə] pridevnik (eagerly prislov)
željan, poželjiv; oster; vnet, hlepeč, lakomen, pohlepen (to)
nestrpen

an eager beaver stremuh
eager for (ali after) fame slavohlepen
arhaično eager air hladen zrak
trgovina eager buying živahen promet
eager about (ali in) prizadeven, marljiv
eager after (ali for) pohlepen, željan, vnet

force¹ [fɔ:s] samostalnik
moč, energija; nasilje; trdnost, jakost; uspešnost; učinek, vpliv; veljavnost, pomen
množina čete; vojna sila, vojska

air force letalstvo
armed forces oborožene sile
land force kopenska vojska
in great force močno
by force of s pomočjo
force majeure višja sila
by main force z vso močjo
in force veljaven, v veljavi
to come into force stopiti v veljavo
by force nasilno
to put in force uveljaviti, uzakoniti

go by neprehodni glagol
miniti, minevati; peljati se s čim ali preko česa

go by air leteti
go by the instructions ravnati se po navodilih
go by the name of Harry imenovati se, biti znan pod imenom Harry