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squirm [skwə:m]

1. samostalnik
zvijanje (od bolečin)
figurativno nemirno sedenje (stanje, ležanje), (rahlo) premikanje, mencanje
navtika zapletenost, zamotanost (vrvi)

2. neprehodni glagol
zvijati se (kot črv); nemirno sedeti (ležati, stati); (rahlo) se premikati
figurativno biti v zadregi, ženirati se, ne vedeti, kam bi se skrili (od sramu, zadrege)

he squirmed out of it izvlekel se je iz zadeve
to squirm with shame zelo se sramovati
to squirm with embarrassment iz zadrege ne vedeti, kaj bi napravili

subaudition [sʌbɔ:díšən] samostalnik
tisto, kar se razume, ne da bi bilo povedano; dopolnilo (tistermu, kar je rečeno); stranski pomen

that³ [ðæt] veznik
da; da bi; (zato) ker; ko

in order that, to the end that da bi
so that tako, da
now that sedaj, ko
I am sorry that you can't come žal mi je, da ne morete priti
we eat that we may live jémo, da bi mogli živeti
he lives that he may eat on živi, da bi mogel jesti
I was so tired that I fell asleep bil sem tako utrujen, da sem zaspal
now that we know the reason sedaj, ko vemo za razlog
it is 3 years that she went away tri leta je, da (odkar) je odšla
at the time that I was born v času, ko sem se rodil
it is rather that prej (je), ker
not that it mightn't be better ne, ker ne bi moglo biti bolje

try-on [tráiɔ́n] samostalnik
pogovorno pomerjanje (obleke); poskus, da bi koga prevarali (prelisičili, zapeljali)

wrestle [resl]

1. samostalnik
rokoborba, borba (tudi figurativno)
težak boj

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
pomeriti se v rokoborbi, boriti se, sproprijeti se (s kom) (tudi figurativno)
mučiti se (with pri, z)
pretolči se, prebiti se (through skozi)
ameriško z lasom vreči (žival) na tla, da bi jo žigosali

to wrestle in prayer goreče moliti
I'll wrestle you for the prize boril se bom s teboj za nagrado
to wrestle down zrušiti, podreti

yellow peril [jéloupéril] samostalnik
rumena nevarnost (ogrožanje), ki naj bi grozila beli rasi od rumene rase

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

above¹ [əbʌ́v] predlog
nad, preko; več kakor

above all predvsem
above one hour več kot eno uro
to be above s.o. prekašati koga
to be above o.s. biti domišljav
above comprehension nerazumljiv
to speak above s.o.'s head govoriti preučeno za koga
trgovina above par nad pariteto
he is above suspicion ne moremo ga obdolžiti
he is above doing it preponosen je, da bi to storil, pod častjo mu je
those above me moji predstojniki

admire [ədmáiə] prehodni glagol
občudovati, oboževati; ceniti
ameriško ves nor biti na kaj

I should admire to know zelo rad bi vedel

agree [əgrí:]

1. neprehodni glagol (to v)
privoliti (with s)
strinjati se, skladati se, soglašati (on, upon, about o)
dogovoriti, sporazumeti se
slovnica (with) skladati se

2. prehodni glagol (to, with s)
izravnati, pomiriti, v sklad spraviti, uskladiti

as agreed kot smo se dogovorili
to be agreed sporazumeti se
agreed! velja!
it doesn't agree with me tega ne prenesem
to agree like dog and cat razumeti se kakor pes in mačka
to agree to differ ne se več truditi, da bi prepričal drug drugega, poravnati spor

amiss¹ [əmís] prislov
narobe, napak, slabo

to come amiss biti nezaželen
to do (ali deal) amiss zmotiti se
nothing comes amiss to him vse mu prija
it would not be amiss for you ne bi vam škodovalo
to take amiss zameriti
nothing comes amiss to a hungry stomach lačnemu vse diši
there's something amiss with him nekaj z njim ni v redu
it turned out amiss slabo se je končalo

anxious [ǽŋkšəs] pridevnik (anxiously prislov) (about zaradi)
zaskrbljen, nestrpen (for za)
prizadeven
pogovorno željan
zastarelo mučen

I am anxious to know prav rad bi (z)vedel
to be anxious about bati se za
to be on the anxious seat (ali bench) biti v hudih škripcih, sedeti kot na šivankah

apology [əpɔ́lədži] samostalnik (for za, to komu)
opravičilo, obramba

by way of apology kot opravičilo
an apology for dinner skromna večerja
she wore an apology for a hat na glavi je imela nekaj, kar naj bi bil klobuk
to make (ali offer) an apology for opravičiti se zaradi

approach² [əpróuč] samostalnik
bližanje, dostop, pot, vhod; zbliževanje; poskus; ukrep; stališče; način obdelave
(golf) igra okoli jamice

it was his nearest approach to crying malo je manjkalo, pa bi se bil zjokal
at the approach of day ob jutranji zarji
easy of approach lahko dostopen
to make the first approach narediti prvi korak
the castle is approached by this road do gradu se pride po tejle cesti

as¹ [æz] prislov
kot, tako kot, prav tako

as big again še enkrat tako velik
as clear as crystal kristalno čist
as good as dead kakor če bi bil mrtev
as long as dokler
as soon as bržko
as quiet as a mouse tih ko miška
I thought as much to sem si mislil
as well tudi, prav tako
just as well prav tako
as well as prav tako kakor, nič manj od
as yet doslej
not as yet še ne
he might just as well leave lahko bi že odšel

as² [æz] veznik
kot; kolikor; ker; ko, medtem ko; čeprav, četudi, dasi

as compared with v primeri s
as far as prav do
as far as I am concerned kar se mene tiče
as far as I know kolikor je meni znano
as few as (samo množina)
as follows kot sledi, sledeče
as large as life v naravni velikosti
as like as two peas (in a pod) ko jajce jajcu podobna
as little as (samo ednina)
as much as you like po mili volji, kolikor želiš
as a rule navadno, praviloma
as though, as if kakor če bi
be so kind as to... bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...
try as I might če sem se še tako potrudil
old as I am čeprav sem že star
as usual kot ponavadi
as I went by mimogrede
as it were nekako, tako rekoč
as luck would have it k sreči

as³ [æz] oziralni zaimek
tisti, ki, ki; takšen, da

I am not such a fool as to believe you nisem tako neumen, da bi ti verjel
the same as isti kot
such as kot na primer

bare² [bɛə] pridevnik
gol, slečen, nepokrit; prazen; preprost; oguljen, ponošen; oropan; plešast; neokrašen; sam
figurativno očiten

bare boards gola tla
the bare fact že samo dejstvo
in one's bare skin čisto gol
as bare as the palm of one's hand kakor bi pometel, čisto pust
under bare poles navtika s spuščenimi jadri

be [bi:] neprehodni glagol & pomožni
biti, obstati, obstajati; eksistirati; nahajati se; veljati, stati; počutiti se; obiskati; morati; bodi

I am better bolje se počutim
I am cold (warm, hot) zebe me (toplo, vroče mi je)
to be hard up biti v stiski
here you are izvoli(te), na(te), tu imaš (imate)
to be from the purpose biti neprimeren, zgrešiti namen
to be right prav imeti
to be wrong ne imeti prav, motiti se
how are you? kako se imaš (imate)?; kako se ti (vam) godi?
how much is this? koliko stane?
if it were not for him če bi njega ne bilo
it is going to rain gotovo bo deževalo, na dež kaže
what is that to you? kaj vam to mar?
it is not in me to ni v mojem značaju, nisem tak
he lived to be 80 doživel je 80 let

be after neprehodni glagol
slediti; nameravati

what are you after? kaj bi rad?, kaj iščeš?