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yearn [jə:n] neprehodni glagol
hrepeneti, koprneti (after, for po)
težko čakati, želeti; imeti ali čutiti sočutje (to, towards do, za, z)

he yearned for news of his family težko je čakal vesti od svoje družine
prehodni glagol zastarelo it yearns me muči me, skrbi me

zip² [zip] neprehodni glagol
sikniti, sikati, žvižgati; šiniti, švigniti, naglo steči
pogovorno pokazati ali imeti polet, pogum

ameriško, sleng zip across the horizon figurativno naglo se proslaviti
prehodni glagol
dati polet (čemu); s poletom (kaj) storiti; odpreti ali zapreti s patentno zadrgo

she zipped her bag open odprla je torbo s patentno zadrgo
to zip up sleng oživiti, vnesti živost, živahnost; vnesti moči ali polet, ojačiti, okrepiti

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

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?

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

advance² [ədvá:ns] samostalnik
napredovanje, napredek; zbliževanje; dvig (cen); ara, nadav, predujem, posojilo; ponudba; boljša ponudba

to be in advance of s.o. prehiteti koga, imeti prednost pred kom
to be on the advance dvigati se, naraščati (cene)
in advance vnaprej; spredaj
to make advances dvoriti, skušati se sprijateljiti
payment in advance plačilo vnaprej

advantage¹ [ədvá:ntidž] samostalnik (of, over)
prednost, ugodnost; korist

to gain an advantage over, to have the advantage of s.o. imeti prednost pred kom, biti močnejši od koga
you have the advantage of me žal vas ne poznam
to take advantage of s.th. izkoristiti kaj
to advantage ugoden; ugodno, koristno
to the best advantage kar se da ugodno
to take (ali make) s.o. at advantage izrabiti svojo premoč v škodo drugega
to turn to advantage izplačati se; izkoristiti

affection [əfékšən] samostalnik (for, towards)
naklonjenost, ljubezen, vdanost, čustvo; razpoloženje; obolenje

to have an affection for s.o. rad koga imeti
to set one's affections upon vzljubiti koga

after³ [á:ftə ameriško ǽftə] predlog
po, za

after all končno, navsezadnje, sicer, kljub temu
to be after s.th. nameravati nekaj, hrepeneti po čem, imeti nekaj za bregom
the day after tomorrow pojutrišnjem
after one's own heart pogodu
after hours čas po policijski uri, ko so zaprte trgovine
one after another drug za drugim
to look after čuvati, paziti
after this fashion takole
the girl takes after her mother deklica je podobna materi
to inquire (ali ask) after s.o. spraševati o kom
after you izvolite naprej
what are you after? kaj želiš?

article¹ [á:tikl] samostalnik
člen, sklep, zgib; članek
trgovina predmet, blago, potrebščina
slovnica spolnik, člen; paragraf, določba

articles of agreement pogoji dogovora
articles of clothing oblačila
in the article of death v trenutku smrti
slovnica deflnite (indefinite) article določni (nedoločni) člen
leading article uvodnik
trgovina what's the next article? s čim vam še lahko postrežem?
to serve one's articles biti v uku
to be under articles imeti pogodbo

aside¹ [əsáid] prislov
vstran; od strani, po strani; proč, stran
ameriško razen tega
gledališče tiho

to be aside from nič skupnega ne imeti s čim
aside from ne glede na, poleg, razen
to lay (ali put, set) aside odložiti, izločiti; prihraniti
putting aside ne glede na
to speak aside za sebe govoriti
to turn aside skreniti
to take s.o. aside odpeljati koga vstran
to set aside a verdict uničiti obsodbo

attic [ǽtik] samostalnik
podstrešnica, mansarda
množina podstrešje

to have rats in the attic biti nekoliko nor, ne biti pri pravi, imeti eno kolesce preveč

authority [ɔ:ɵɔ́riti] samostalnik (with)
ugled; moč, veljava, oblast; vpliv; pooblaščenje; vir poročil; ugledna oseba, strokovnjak
(tudi množina) oblast, urad

to be in authority, to carry authority imeti oblast
to be without authority ne imeti oblasti, nič ne veljati
on the best authority iz najboljšega vira
full authority pooblastilo
he is no authority on the subject v tej zadevi ni odločilen
set in authority ki ima oblast
to give authority pooblastiti

axe¹, ax [æks] samostalnik
sekira
figurativno obglavljenje

to have an axe to grind zasledovati zasebne cilje, imeti nekaj za bregom
to put (ali fit) the axe in the helve rešiti uganko, doseči cilj
to apply the axe znižati proračun
to get the axe biti odpuščen, zgubiti službo
to hang up the axe na klin obesiti
to set (ali lay) the axe to the root of lotiti se zatiranja česa

back¹ [bæk] samostalnik
hrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod
šport branilec, zaščitnik

at the back za
behind the back of s.o. figurativno za hrbtom komu
the back of beyond zelo daleč od tod
to break the back of s.th. opraviti glavni del naloge
to be cast on one's back doživeti poraz
back and belly obleka in hrana
the Backs parki za študentskimi domovi v Cambridgeu
to get to the back izslediti vzroke
to have s.o. on one's back imeti koga na vratu
to give (ali make) a back pripogniti se
I can make neither back nor edge of him ne spoznam se v njem
at the back of one's mind podzavestno
to be on one's back ležati bolan
to be thoroughly on one's back biti popolnoma na koncu
to put one's back into z vso vnemo se lotiti
to put up one's back razhuditi se
to see the back of s.o. znebiti se koga
to bave a strong back veliko prenesti
to turn one's back upon s.o. obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti koga
to get one's back up trdovratno se upirati
with one's back to the wall v hudi stiski

back² [bæk] pridevnik
hrbten; nazadujoč, zaostal; zadnji; zastarel, nazadnjaški

back number stara številka (časopisa); sleng nemoderen človek, starokopitnež; zastarel način
back rent neplačana najemnina
to take a back seat imeti skromno službo, ne siliti v ospredje
back view pogled od zadaj

back³ [bæk] prislov
nazaj; zadaj; nekoč, prej; spet, znova

to be back vrniti se
back and forth sem in tja
to go back on s.o. pustiti koga na cedilu
back off izza
never to look back imeti v vsem srečo
to pay s.o. back (in his own coin) vrniti komu milo za drago
to keep back utajiti
to go back from (ali upon) one's word besedo snesti, preklicati
to hang back mečkati, omahovati
to hold (ali keep) back zadrževati
to talk (ali answer) back ugovarjati, oporekati

badly [bǽdli] prislov (primernik worse, presežnik worst)
hudo slabo, nezadostno; zelo, nujno

to be badly off slabo se imeti, trpeti pomanjkanje, živeti v bedi
I want it badly nujno potrebujem

bag¹ [bæg] samostalnik
vreča, torba, kovček; vrečka; lovska torba; lovska trofeja; balon; vime
množina, pogovorno hlače
figurativno odpust

bag and baggage z vsem, kar ima
a bag of bones kost in koža
to let the cat out of the bag izdati skrivnost
to empty the bag povedati vso resnico
to bear (ali carry) the bag razpolagati z denarjem, obvladati položaj
to give the bag odpustiti iz službe
to have s.th. in the bag imeti kaj v dosegu
pogovorno it is in the bag je skoraj gotovo
the whole bag of tricks vsi do zadnjega
to make a good bag imeti lovsko srečo; prisvojiti si kaj

ball¹ [bɔ:l] samostalnik
žoga, klobčič, kepa
anatomija plesno, blazina
anatomija peščaj; gruda

šport a good ball dober udarec
to catch the ball at (ali on) the bound spoznati priložnost, izrabiti položaj
ball of contention vzrok prepira
ball of the eye zrklo
ball of the knee anatomija pogačica
ball of the foot plesno, blazina
to have the ball at one's feet obvladati položaj
to keep the ball rolling (ali up) ohraniti stvar ali pogovor v teku
to make balls of s.th. narediti zmedo iz česa
to toss about the ball posplošiti pogovor
to take the ball before the bound prenagliti se
to play at the ball žogati se
on the ball spreten, uren
ameriško to have a lot on the ball biti zelo sposoben
vojska to load with ball ostro nabiti
ball and socket joint kroglasti zgib
šport ball out stranski avt
uncle three balls lastnik zastavljalnice
three (golden) balls znak zastavijalnice
to strike the ball under the line imeti smolo
to take up the ball lotiti se česa
the ball is with you vi ste (ti si) na vrsti (pri igri)