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about² [əbáut] predlog
okoli, okrog, o, pri

to beat about the bush ne priti z besedo na dan
go about your business! skrbi za svoje stvari!
to go the wrong way about s.th. lotiti se stvari z napačnega konca
she is about the house je nekje v hiši
to have no money about one ne imeti pri sebi denarja
I looked round about me pogledal sem naokrog
I'll see about it poskrbel bom za to
it's about time čas je že
be quick about it! podvizaj se!, pohiti!
what about it? kaj bi bilo s tem?
to have one's wits about one jasno misliti

abroad [əbrɔ́:d] prislov
daleč, zunaj, v tujini; zmotno; povsod

to be all abroad biti ves iz sebe, osupel, zbegan, zmeden
it is all abroad splošno znano je
to live abroad živeti v tujini
to be noised abroad postati povsod znan
to scatter and spread abroad širiti naokrog
there is a rumour abroad širijo se govorice, govori se
to walk abroad iti na sprehod

absent [ǽbsənt] pridevnik (absently prislov) (from)
odsoten; ne obstoječ
figurativno zamišljen, raztresen

vojska absent with leave na dopustu

abstracted [æbstrǽktid] pridevnik (abstractedly prislov) (from)
izločen; raztresen; oddaljen
figurativno nejasen, težko razumljiv

abstractedly from neglede na

abundance [əbʌ́ndəns] samostalnik (of česa)
obilje, obilica; bogastvo

in abundance na prebitek, obilo
to live in abundance živeti v obilju

abut [əbʌ́t] neprehodni glagol (on, upon na)
mejiti (against ob)
sloneti; moleti, štrleti

account¹ [əkáunt] samostalnik
trgovina račun, konto; poročilo, pripovedovanje; mnenje, sodba; važnost, korist; vzrok; ocena; likvidacijski rok

balance of account saldo
by all accounts povsem
to bring (ali call) to account poklicati na odgovor
to cast accounts delati proračun, kalkulirati
account of charges režijski stroški
account of costs proizvodni stroški
current account tekoči račun
to carry to a new account prenesti na nov račun
drawing account žiro račun
to give an account poročati
to give a good account of o.s. imeti uspeh, dobro se izkazati
the great account sodni dan
ameriško to hand in one's account umreti
to leave out of account ne upoštevati
to make an account ceniti
to make out an account napisati račun
of no account nepomemben
on no account nikakor ne
on my account zaradi mene
on one's own account na lastno odgovornost
on account of zaradi
to overdraw one's account prekoračiti svoj račun
to settle an account poravnati račun
to settle accounts with figurativno obračunati s
of small account nepomemben
to take into account upoštevati
to turn into account izkoristiti, uporabiti
square accounts poravnani računi
on what account? čemu?

across² [əkrɔ́s] predlog
prek, čez

to come (ali run) across s.th., s.o. naleteti na kaj, slučajno srečati koga
to get across s.o. spreti se s kom
to be across a horse's back jahati konja
it flashed across my mind domislil sem se
across the street from here na nasprotni strani ulice

act² [ækt]

1. prehodni glagol
igrati, predstavljati; hliniti

2. neprehodni glagol
delovati, služiti, vesti se (on na)
vplivati (upon po)
ravnati se; pretvarjati se

to act out naturalistično zaigrati
to act out of character zmesti se
to act a part imeti vlogo
to act upon s.o.'s advice ravnati se po nasvetu koga
to act up to one's reputation ravnati, kakor smo pričakovali

active¹ [ǽktiv] pridevnik (actively prislov)
delaven, marljiv; živahen, aktiven; energičen; učinkovit
slovnica tvoren

trgovina active capital aktiva
active balance aktivna bilanca
active commerce trgovina z lastnimi ladjami, na lastnih ladjah
active debts neporavnane terjatve
active demand živahno povpraševanje
active partner poslovni partner
on the active list redno zaposlen
vojska active service služba na bojišču; ameriško aktivna služba
to take an active part in sodelovati pri
slovnica active voice tvorni glagolski način

activity [æktíviti] samostalnik
delavnost, marljivost, spretnost; učinek
množina delovanje, delokrog

to be in full activity delati z vso paro, na vso moč
sphere of activity delokrog

address¹ [ədrés] prehodni glagol
nasloviti, ogovoriti, nagovoriti, obrniti se (na koga); usmeriti (žogo pri golfu); napisati naslov

to address a lady dvoriti dami
to address o.s. to obrniti se na koga; lotiti se česa

adept² [ǽdept] samostalnik
strokovnjak, poznavalec; alkimist, zlatodej

pogovorno to be an adept at biti strokovnjak za, spoznati se na kaj

advert [ədvə́:t] neprehodni glagol (to na)
opozoriti, opozarjati; omeniti, namigavati

advocate¹ [ǽdvəkit, -keit] samostalnik
odvetnik, branilec, zagovornik, advokat

Devil's advocate advocatus diaboli
Lord Advocate državni tožilec
to be a great advocate of s.th. dosti dati na kaj

affair [əfɛ́ə] samostalnik
stvar, zadeva, afera; posel; skrb
vojska boj

family affair družinska zadeva
at the head of affairs na čelu podjetja
affair of honour častna zadeva, dvoboj
affair of love ljubezenska zadeva, ljubimkanje
a man of affairs poslovni človek
mind your own affairs ne vmešavaj se v zadeve drugih
minister for foreign affairs minister za zunanje zadeve
as affairs stand kakor kaže
state of affairs dejanski položaj
that's not your affair to ti (vam) nič mar

afraid [əfréid] povedkovnik pridevnik (of)
prestrašen, boječ; zaskrbljen

to be afraid of s.th. bati se česa
to make afraid prestrašiti
pogovorno I am afraid žal, na žalost, oprostite
I am afraid not žal ne

against¹ [əgéinst] predlog
proti, zoper; ob; za

against a rainy day, against a day of want za hude čase
domačno to be up against it biti v stiski
it goes against the grain (ali collar) ni pogodu
against payment proti plačilu
against his return dokler se ne vrne
to run against naleteti na koga ali kaj
against time s polno paro
to stumble (ali knock) against a stone spotakniti se ob kamen
to struggle against boriti se proti

ahead [əhéd] prislov & povedkovnik pridevnik
vnaprej; naprej, dalje; spredaj

to be ahead of s.th., s.o. biti pred čim, kom, prekašati, prehiteti koga
mornarica breakers ahead pazi, nevarnost grozi
trgovina to buy (sell) ahead vnaprej nakupiti (prodati)
to get ahead of prehiteti
a danger is ahead nevarnost grozi
navtika full speed (ali steam) ahead s polno paro naprej
look ahead pazi, misli na prihodnost
straight ahead naravnost naprej
he is ahead of his times prekaša svoje vrstnike

ahoy [əhɔ́i] medmet
navtika ahoj

ship ahoy! ladja na vidiku!