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card¹ [ka:d] samostalnik
karta, vizitka, izkaznica; lepenka; program
ameriško časopisna objava
domačno človek, dečko; čudak

compass card vetrovnica (na kompasu)
to fling (ali throw up) one's cards opustiti igro
to have all one's cards in one's hand imeti vse prednosti
figurativno a house of cards negotov položaj ali načrt
it is (ali that's) the card tako kaže, to je pravo, to je treba
it is on the card to je mogoče
a lively card veseljak
pack of cards igra kart
to play at cards kvartati
to tell fortunes upon cards vedeževati iz kart
to play one's best cards uporabiti svoje najboljše možnosti
to play one's cards well (badly) biti spreten (nespreten)
to speak by the card jasno se izražati
to throw one's cards (on the table) vse odkrito povedati, priznati
a queer card čudak
trump card adut
to have a card up one's sleeve imeti nekaj za bregom
a knowing card navihanec
to lay one's cards on the table igrati z odprtimi kartami
a loose card razuzdanec
a sure card zanesljiv človek
to speak by the card jasno se izražati
to leave cards on s.o. obiskati koga
to make a card vzeti (pri kartah)
visiting card vizitka
ration card živilska nakaznica

care² [kɛə] neprehodni glagol (for, of, about)
skrbeti, negovati; marati
ameriško zmoči, uspešno urediti

to care for rad imeti, zanimati se
much do I care for mar mi je, še na misel mi ne pride
I don't care ne ljubi se mi, ni mi mar
for aught (ali ought) I care zaradi mene, meni nič mar
I don't care if I do nimam nič proti
I don't care a pin (ali rap, damn, straw, cent, brass farthing, fig, feather, whoop) nič mi ni mar, vseeno mi je
what do I care? kaj mi mar?

career¹ [kəríə] samostalnik
tek, let; potek življenja; življenje; uspeh, razvoj

chequered career burna preteklost
in full career v največjem diru
ameriško career man poklicni diplomat
to enter upon a career začeti svojo življenjsko pot

carelessness [kɛ́əlisnis] samostalnik
brezskrbnost, nemarnost, nepremišljenost, neprevidnost

a piece of carelessness nemarnost, nepremišljenost

cargo [ká:gou] samostalnik
ladijski tovor

cargo boat, cargo ship tovorna ladja
cargo tank tanker
to take in (ali load) a cargo naložiti tovor
to discharge (ali unload) a cargo razkladati tovor

carpet¹ [ká:pit] samostalnik
preproga

on the carpet na dnevnem redu
to do a carpet odsedeti kazen
to call on the carpet grajati
the question is on the carpet zadevo pretresajo
to walk the carpet dobi(va)ti ukor
bedside carpet predposteljnik

carry² [kǽri]

1. prehodni glagol
nositi, nesti; s seboj vzeti, peljati, prevažati; donašati, obroditi; doseči; podpirati, pospeševati; zmagati; zaslediti; izglasovati, sprejeti

2. neprehodni glagol
segati; aportirati, nesti
sleng nadaljevati

to carry all before one imeti velik uspeh, biti zelo priljubljen, premagati vse zapreke
to carry coals to Newcastle zaman se truditi, vodo v morje nositi
to carry the day zmagati
to carry the House navdušiti, zase pridobiti parlament
to carry into effect izvršiti
to carry o.s. vesti, obnašati se
to carry one's point uveljaviti svoj nazor
to carry a thing too far iti predaleč, pretiravati
to carry things (off) with a high hand domišljavo se vesti
to carry too many guns biti premočen nasprotnik
to carry weight biti vpliven, narediti vtis
to carry in stock imeti na zalogi
to carry a town z naskokom zavzeti mesto
to fetch and carry prinesti, aportirati; biti pokoren, vršiti podrejeno službo
to carry hearers (ali audience) with one navdušiti poslušalce
carried unanimously soglasno sprejeto

cart-load [ká:tloud] ➞ cartful
pogovorno velika množina; morje česa

to come down on s.o. like a cart-load of bricks nahruliti koga

carve out prehodni glagol
izrezati, izdelati, ustvariti

carve out a career for s.o. narediti kariero, napredovati v službi
carve out one's way utreti, utirati si pot

carver [ká:və] samostalnik
rezbar, kipar, tisti, ki reže pri mizi meso; razrezalnik, velik nož

to be one's own carver biti svoje sreče kovač
a pair of carvers velik nož in vilice

case³ [keis] samostalnik
primer, naključje, dogodek; zadeva, vprašanje
medicina bolnik
pravno tožba
slovnica sklon
sleng čudak

a case velika ljubezen
medicina case history anamneza
as the case may be, put the case that kakor se vzame, recimo, da
in the case of v primeru, kar se tiče, glede na, če
in your case na vašem (tvojem) mestu
in any case vsekakor
just in case za vsak primer
to make out the case dokazati resnico
it has no case neutemeljeno je
it is not the case ni tako, zadeva ni takšna
a case in point značilen primer
in no case nikakor ne
to set (the) case domnevati; recimo, da
ameriško to come down to cases preiti na zadevo
to make out a case for oneself sam se uspešno braniti
leading case prejšnji primer, precedens
in that case v tem primeru

cast¹ [ka:st] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
vreči, metati, lučati; odvreči, zavreči; povreči, splaviti; obsoditi; bljuvati; goliti, leviti se; zgubiti, zgubljati (zobe); deliti vloge; izračunati; odpustiti (vojake)
pravno obsoditi na plačilo stroškov; uliti, ulivati; zviti se (les); križariti
preteklik & pretekli deležnik od cast

to cast anchor usidrati se
to cast aspersion on s.o. očrniti koga
pravno to be cast zgubiti pravdo
to cast beyond the moon delati fantastične načrte
to cast the blame on s.o. for s.th. valiti krivdo na koga zaradi česa
cast down potrt
to cast dust in s.o.'s eyes metati komu pesek v oči
cast for s.th. primeren za kaj
to cast lots žrebati
cast in the same mould narejen po istem kalupu
figurativno cast in a cart zapuščen
to cast into s.o.'s teeth očitati komu
cast iron lito železo, grodelj
to cast loose odvezati (čoln)
to cast a vote glasovati
to cast the lead meriti morsko globino
to cast spell on s.o. ureči, začarati koga
figurativno to cast stones at s.o. obsojati obnašanje koga
to cast skin leviti se
to cast into a sleep uspavati
to cast into prison zapreti v ječo
the play is well cast igra je dobro zasedena

cast² [ka:st] samostalnik
met, metanje; litje, odlitek; vrsta, oblika; zasedba (vlog); tveganje; štetje; vzorec; izraz (obraza); prelivanje barv, odtenek; trnek z vabo

men of our cast ljudje naše vrste
to have a cast in one's eye škiliti
cast of fortune slučaj, naključje
it has a green cast vleče na zeleno

cast behind prehodni glagol
preteči; nazaj vreči

to cast a look behind nazaj pogledati

cat¹ [kæt] samostalnik
mačka, maček; bič, korobač
pogovorno prepirljivka; dvojni trinožnik

when the cat's away the mice will play kadar mačke ni doma, miši plešejo
to bell the cat izpostavljati se nevarnosti
ameriško, vojska, sleng cat beer mleko
to wait for the cat to jump, to see how the cat jumps čakati na ugodno priložnost
to fight like Kilkenny cats boriti se na življenje in smrt
before the cat can lick the ear nikoli
when candles are out all the cats are grey ponoči je vsaka krava črna
he lives under the cat's foot žena hlače nosi
to grin like a Cheshire cat režati se, kazati zobe
to lead cat and dog life živeti kot pes in mačka
to let the cat out of the bag izblebetati skrivnost
like a cat on hot bricks kakor na šivankah
a cat has nine lives mačka je trdoživa
enough to make a cat laugh smešen, da bi se se krave smejale
it rains cats and dogs dežuje ko iz škafa
to shoot the cat bljuvati, urha klicati
as sick as a cat hudo bolan; slabe volje
not room to swing a cat premalo prostora
tom-cat maček
to turn a cat in the pan postati izdajalec, po vetru se obračati; izneveriti se
sleng cat's whiskers nekaj imenitnega
sleng not a cat's chance, not a cat in hell's chance prav nič upanja
a cat may look at a king še škofa lahko mačka gleda

catch^*1 [kæč]

1. prehodni glagol
ujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati (at, in pri)
presenetiti; zamrzniti

2. neprehodni glagol
prijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)

to catch s.o. bending zasačiti koga
to catch s.o. a blow udariti koga
to catch one's breath zadrževati dih
to catch one's foot spotakniti se
to catch (a) cold prehladiti se
to catch a crab pregloboko z vesli udariti
to catch fire vžgati se
to catch a glimpse of s.o. bežno koga zagledati
to catch the idea (ali point) razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti misel
to catch hold of s.th. polastiti se česa, prijeti kaj
to catch it biti kaznovan
catch me! nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne pride
to catch s.o. napping zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega dela
to catch the Speaker's eye dobiti besedo (v parlamentu)
to catch a Tartar izkupiti jo
sleng you will catch it! ti bom že pokazal!

catch² [kæč] samostalnik
plen, lov, ulov; prijem; ukana, trik, past; ugodna ženitev; zavora, kljuka, zaponka
glasba skladba za tri ali več glasov, kanon; zastoj
figurativno težava

the catch of a door kljuka
catch crop vmesni pridelek
no catch slaba kupčija
that's the catch za to gre
sleng a great catch dober lov
a splendid catch dobra partija (zakon)

catchy [kǽči] pridevnik (catchily prislov)
privlačen, zapeljiv; varljiv, zvit

a catchy tune melodija, ki si jo lahko zapomnimo

cat's-paw [kǽtspɔ:] samostalnik
mačja šapa; mornarski vozel
figurativno človek, ki je orodje drugega
mornarica drobni površinski valovi

to make a cat's-paw of s.o. poslati koga po kostanj v ogenj

cause² [kɔ:z] samostalnik (of)
vzrok (for)
povod, razlog; zadeva, stvar; načelo, ideal; pravda, tožba

in the cause of v imenu, zaradi
to make common cause with strinjati se, delati v prid iste stvari
First cause, Cause of causes stvarnik
to stand for a good cause zavzeti se za dobro stvar
to show cause navesti vzroke
final cause končni cilj, namen
to plead s.o.'s cause zastopati zadevo koga
to die in a good cause žrtvovati življenje za dobro stvar