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egg¹ [eg] samostalnik
jajce
sleng letalska bomba
ameriško, sleng neotesanec, fant, dečko

in the egg v zarodku
sleng a bad egg pokvarjenec
sleng a good egg dober dečko
like a Curate's egg samo deloma dober, v splošnem pa slab
to have (ali put) all one's eggs in one basket staviti vse na eno karto
to teach one's grandmother to suck eggs pišče več od koklje ve
sleng goose egg ničla, nič
to crush in the egg v kali zatreti
as full as an egg do vrha poln
to get eggs for one's money preveč plačati
to lay eggs nesti jajca
vojska sl polagati mine
as sure as eggs is eggs popolnoma gotovo
to tread upon eggs hoditi zelo oprezno
hard-boiled egg v trdo kuhano jajce
soft-boiled egg v mehko kuhano jajce
poached egg skrknjeno jajce
wind (ali addle) egg gnilo jajce
white of egg beljak
yolk of egg rumenjak
fried eggs pečena jajca "na oko"
scrambled eggs cvrtje

enough² [inʌ́f] prislov
dovolj, zadosti; popolnoma, povsem

it is not good enough ne splača se, ni vredno
well enough še kar dobro, znosno
be kind enough and do it bodi tako prijazen in stori to
it's true enough žal je res
sure enough gotovo, prav zares
curiously enough presenetljivo
likely enough zelo verjetno

fact [fækt] samostalnik
dejstvo, resničnost, resnica; dejanje; ugotovitev

pravno before the fact pred zagrešitvijo zločina
in (point of) fact, as a matter of fact pravzaprav, po pravici povedano, dejansko
it is a positive fact to je čista resnica, čisto gotovo
facts are stubborn things proti dejstvom smo brez moči
pogovorno the facts of life resnica o spolnem življenju
taken in the fact zasačen pri samem dejanju
pravno before the fact pred izvršitvijo dejanja

fail¹ [feil]

1. neprehodni glagol
manjkati, ne zadostovati; prenehati, pešati, slabeti, slabšati se, ne moči (in)
ponesrečiti se, spodleteti, ne uspeti; pasti pri izpitu

2. prehodni glagol
izneveriti se, razočarati, pustiti na cedilu; pustiti pasti (pri izpitu); ne imeti; doživeti denarni polom

to fail to come ne priti
not to fail to do it gotovo narediti
you cannot fail to find gotovo boste našli
I fail to see ne morem razumeti
to fail in duty zanemarjati svojo dolžnost
to fail in one's word besedo snesti
my heart has failed me nisem imel dovolj poguma
his voice failed glas mu je odpovedal
to fail in business propasti, bankrotirati
the prophesy failed napoved se ni izpolnila

fail² [feil] samostalnik ➞ failure
neuspeh; napaka; nesrečnik, -nica

without fail čisto gotovo

fate [feit] samostalnik
usoda; smrt, propad

as sure as fate čisto gotovo
the Fates rojenice, sojenice, Parke
to meet one's fate umreti, biti ubit
to decide (ali fix, seal) s.o.'s fate odločiti o usodi koga

going¹ [góuiŋ] pridevnik
idoč, gredoč, tekoč; uspešen

going, going, gone prvič, drugič, tretjič! (na dražbi)
to be going to nameravati, hoteti
I am going to come nameravam priti, (gotovo) bom prišel
a going concern uspešni posel
the greatest scoundrel going največji lopov na svetu
to keep going ohraniti v teku
to set going spraviti v tek

gun¹ [gʌn] samostalnik
strelno orožje, puška, top
ameriško pištola, revolver; strel; lovec (kot član lovske družine)

a great (ali big) gun vplivna oseba, velika "živina"
to stand (ali stick) to one's guns držati se svojega prepričanja, ostati zvest, ne odnehati
as sure as a gun čisto gotovo, tako gotovo kakor amen v očenašu
navtika, pogovorno to blow great guns močno pihati, tuliti (veter); besneti, divjati
vulgarno, navtika son of a gun podlež
gun dog pes, ki se ne ustraši strela

knowledge [nɔ́lidž] samostalnik
znanje, poznavanje, vednost, spoznanje; izkustvo, veščina; poznanstvo; obvestilo, vest

carnal knowledge of s.o. spolno občevanje s kom
general knowledge splošna izobrazba
it is common knowledge splošno je znano, vsi vedo
to the best of my knowledge and belief po moji najboljši vednosti in vesti
not to my knowledge ne da bi vedel
to my certain knowledge za gotovo vem
to come to one's knowledge zvedeti, priti na ušesa
without my knowledge brez moje vednosti
it has grown out of all knowledge ne da se več prepoznati

likely² [láikli] prislov
verjetno

most (ali very) likely zelo verjetno
as likely as not skoraj gotovo, zelo verjetno

must² [məst]
v defect

I must moram
I must not ne smem
he must be over eighty gotovo jih ima čez 80 (let)
you must have heard it gotovo si to slišal

near² [níə] pridevnik
bližnji; pereč (problem); skop, varčen; levi (del živali, ceste); zvest (prevod)

a near friend zaupen prijatelj
near miss le malo zgrešen zadetek
it was a near thing komaj je šlo, za las je manjkalo
near work za oči naporno delo
the near distance del slike med ozadjem in sprednjim delom
near akin v bližnjem sorodstvu
ameriško near true skoraj gotovo
the nearest way najkrajša pot
the Near East Bližnji Vzhod

no¹ [nou] pridevnik
noben, nobeden

on no account pod nobenim pogojem nikakor
of no account nevažen, nepomemben
no one nihče
no man nihče, noben človek; kdor je vedno proti
no man's land sporno ozemlje, vojska ozemlje med dvema frontama
no parking parkiranje prepovedano
no such thing nič takšnega
there is no denying ne more se zanikati
there is no knowing (saying) nemogoče je vedeti (reči)
vojska, sleng no bon zanič, ne gre
no confidence vote glasovanje o nezaupnici
no doubt seveda, nedvomno
no end zelo, močno, silno
there is no end ni konca ne kraja
to have no end of a time odlično se zabavati
no fear brez strahu, brez bojazni
no go zaman, nemogoče
no meaning nesmisel
by no means nikakor ne
now no mistake dobro me poslušaj
and no mistake gotovo, brez dvoma
no odds nič ne de
no picnic ni lahko, ni šala
in no time takoj, nemudoma, hitro
no two ways about it ni druge izbire
no wonder ni čudno, naravno
no vent nikakor
no song no supper brez dela ni jela
no cards no flowers fraza v angleških osmrtnicah (brez vabil za pogreb, cvetje hvaležno odklanjamo)
no thourough-fare prepovedan prehod

nothing¹ [nʌ́ɵiŋ] prislov
nič, niti malo, sploh ne

nothing like so bad as še zdaleč ne tako slabo
nothing like complete še zdaleč ne gotovo
nothing much nič posebnega

part² [pa:t] prislov
deloma

part of iron part of wood deloma železen, deloma lesen
part truth delna resnica
part finished na pol gotovo

peradventure² [pərədvénčə] samostalnik
slučaj, dvom

beyond (ali without) peradventure nedvomno, gotovo

plank¹ [plæŋk] samostalnik
deska, platica, ograjnica, mostnica, ploh
figurativno opora
ameriško, politika program politične stranke

to walk the plank iti z zavezanimi očmi čez palubo, dokler ne zmanjka tal pod nogami (stara mornarska kazen), figurativno iti v gotovo smrt

remain² [riméin] neprehodni glagol
(pre)ostati; preosta(ja)ti

to remain on hand trgovina ostati neprodan (o blagu)
I remain yours truly N.N. (na koncu pisma) ostajam Vaš vdani N. N.
it remains to be seen, it remains to be proved to bomo (še) videli, to je treba še dokazati
is there any oil remaining in the cruet? je ostalo še kaj olja v steklenički?
no choice remains to me nimam druge izbire
one thing remains certain nekaj je gotovo
the only pleasure that remains to an old man edino veselje, ki (še) preostane staremu človeku

rush² [rʌš]

1. neprehodni glagol
navaliti (na), naskočiti, napasti, pognati se, vreči se, zagnati se, planiti, zakaditi se, (slepo) (z)drveti; (o vetru) besneti, šumeti; (o vodi) valiti se
figurativno leteti, hiteti
ekonomija živahno se razvijati
šport spurtati

to rush into certain death drveti v gotovo smrt
to rush into extremes pasti v skrajnost
to rush on (upon) s.o. planiti na koga
to rush at the enemy planiti na sovražnika
the blood rushed to her face kri ji je planila v obraz
to rush into an affair prenagljeno, brez premisleka se lotiti neke zadeve
to rush to the station drveti na postajo
fools rush in where angels fear to tread figurativno norci si več upajo kot junaki

2. prehodni glagol
pehati, goniti, hitro gnati (voditi, peljati, poslati, transportirati), priganjati, pritiskati (na), siliti
avtomobilizem hitro voziti, drveti z; prenagliti, prenaglo (brez premisleka) izvesti ali izvršiti (posel)
vojska navaliti na (barikade), zavzeti, osvojiti v jurišu, jurišati na
pogovorno preveč zaračunati, opehariti (out of za)
izmamiti, izvabiti, izžicati (iz koga) (for s.th. kaj)

to rush an examination ameriško z veliko lahkoto napraviti izpit
do not rush me ne priganjaj me preveč, pusti me, da pridem do sape (da premislim)
to be rushed for time pogovorno imeti zelo malo časa
to rush one's car to Maribor drveti z avtom v Maribor
to rush s.o. into danger spraviti koga v nevarnost
to rush one's fences figurativno biti nestrpen, neučakan
the guide rushed us through the Tower vodnik nas je hitro vodil (gnal) skozi Tower
to rush s.o. sleng preveč komu zaračunati
to rush s.o. to the hospital hitro koga prepeljati v bolnico
to rush an obstacle z vso hitrostjo, v skoku premagati zapreko
to rush an order (through) in a few days naglo izvršiti naročilo v nekaj dneh
to refuse to be rushed ne se pustiti siliti (k naglici)
to rush a task hiteti s poslom, naganjati k hitri izvršitvi naloge ali posla
to rush a train navaliti na vlak

safe¹ [séif] pridevnik
varen, siguren, zanesljiv; dobro čuvan; nenevaren; zdrav, cel, nepoškodovan, ki je v dobrem stanju, srečen; previden, ničesar ne tvegajoč

as safe as houses pogovorno popolnoma, absolutno varen
safe from varen pred
safe and sound čil in zdrav
from a safe quarter iz zanesljivega vira
safe arrival trgovina srečno dospetje (o blagu)
safe back (zopet) srečno doma (domov)
a safe catch (kriket) dobra žoga
a safe estimate previdna ocenitev
a safe guide zanesljiv vodnik
a safe man zanesljiv, zvest človek
a safe place varen kraj
safe receipt trgovina v redu prejem
a safe winner zanesljiv zmagovalec
to be safe from (the wolves) biti varen pred (volkovi)
is it safe to go there? je varno iti tja?
the bridge is not safe most ni varen, zanesljiv
this dog is not safe to touch nevarno je, dotakniti se tega psa
it is safe to say z gotovostjo (mirno) lahko rečemo
he is safe to come first gotovo bo prišel prvi
to be on the safe side biti na varnem, iti brez nevarnosti
I want to be on the safe side ne maram se po nepotrebnem spuščati v nevarnosti, ne maram ničesar tvegati
to err on the safe side napraviti napako, a brez škode
they feel safe now zdaj se čutijo varne
to keep s.th. safe (s)hraniti kaj na varnem
to play safe varno iti; zaradi varnosti
I saw him safe home srečno sem ga spremil (spravil) domov