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foist [fɔist] prehodni glagol (in, into)
podriniti, podtakniti

to foist o.s. vsiliti, vsiljevati se
to foist s.th. on s.o. vsiliti komu kaj, opehariti koga

fool¹ [fu:l] samostalnik
norec, bedak, butec, zmedenec; dvorni norec, pavliha
figurativno igračka

All Fools' Day 1. april
April Fool aprilska šala; žrtev aprilske šale
to be no fool biti bister
as the fool thinks so the bell clinks norec veruje v to, kar si želi
everyone has a fool in his sleeve vsakdo se včasih obnaša kakor norec
a fool's bolt is soon shot norec je kmalu pri kraju s svojo pametjo
a fool's errand brezplodno delo
to make a fool of s.o. imeti koga za norca
to be a fool for one's pains zaman si prizadevati
fool's paradise deveta dežela
to play the fool neumno se obnašati
to be but a fool to, to be a fool to ne biti nič v primeri s
mineralogija fool's gold železov kršec
he is a fool to... on nič ne pomeni proti...
there's no fool like an old fool nič ni hujšega kakor ponoreli starec
botanika fool's parsley mala trobelika

foot¹ [fut] množina feet samostalnik
noga, stopalo, čevelj (mera); stopica
pogovorno pehota (množina foots)
gošča, usedlina; spodnja obrobnica jadra; podstavek

at foot na dnu
by (ali on) foot peš
to carry s.o. off his feet spodnesti koga; navdušiti koga
figurativno to find one's feet izkazati se
from head to foot od nog do glave
ameriško, sleng to get cold feet prestrašiti se
to fall on one's feet imeti srečo
to keep one's feet ne zdrsniti, ne pasti
to have one's feet in the grave biti z eno nogo v grobu
my foot! nesmisel!
to put one's foot down odločno se lotiti; ugovarjati
to put one's foot in a thing popolnoma kaj pokvariti, polomiti ga
to set (ali put) one's best foot forward (ali foremost) pohiteti, kar se da; čim bolj se potruditi
to set on foot ustanoviti
to trample under foot pohoditi, zatreti
sleng to take the length of s.o.'s foot spoznati slabosti koga, spregledati ga
to measure another's foot by one's own last sam po sebi soditi
something is on foot nekaj se pripravlja
to show the cloven foot odkriti slabe namene
under foot na zemlji
to tread from one foot to the other prestopati se z noge na nogo
to run s.o. off his feet utruditi koga s hojo
to get on (ali to) one's feet dvigniti se, vstati

footing [fútiŋ] samostalnik
podlaga; hoja, ples; prostor za noge
figurativno opora, trden položaj; razmerje; celotna vsota

to be on good (ali friendly) footing biti v prijateljskem razmerju; imeti dobre stike
mind your footing! pazi, kam stopiš!
footing of columns seštevanje stolpcev; dobljena vsota
to lose (ali miss) one's footing spodrsniti
to pay one's footing plačati vstopnino ali članarino
on equal (ali the same) footing enakopraven
on business footing v poslovnih odnosih
škotsko first footing novoletni obisk
war footing vojno stanje
to get (ali gain) a footing ustaliti se
to gain (ali obtain) a footing uveljaviti se

for¹ [fɔ:, fə] predlog
za; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede na

for all navzlic, kljub
as for me kar se mene tiče, zastran mene
pogovorno to be in for, to be for it pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)
pogovorno to be out for nameravati
for the better na bolje
but for ko bi ne bilo, brez
for fear iz strahu
for love iz ljubezni
for the present za zdaj
for the first time prvič
not for love or money za nič na svetu
to know for certain (ali sure, a certainty, a fact) z gotovostjo vedeti
now for them! na juriš!
for good za vedno
there's nothing for it nič drugega ne preostaja
to go for a walk iti na sprehod
sleng to go for a soldier postati vojak
to give a Roland for an Oliver poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za drago
I am in for flu gripa se me loteva
he wants for nothing nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovolj
to take for granted smatrati kot dejstvo
it's for you do decide ti se moraš odločiti
it is not nice for him ni lepo od njega
once for all enkrat za vselej
for as much v koliko
for all (ali aught) I know... kolikor je meni znano...
for instance, for example na primer
for the nonce tokrat
I for one jaz na primer
for God's sake za božjo voljo
to look for s.th. iskati kaj
not for the life of me za nič na svetu
for shame! sram te (vas) bodi!
to be out for trouble (ali row) iskati prepir
she could not speak for weeping tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoriti
the train for London vlak proti Londonu
word for word beseda za besedo
Mary for ever! naj živi Marija!
for the time being za zdaj
he's been here for an hour je tukaj že eno uro

force² [fɔ:s] prehodni glagol
siliti, izsiliti, vsiliti, prisiliti; obvladati; predreti, predirati; z naskokom vzeti; vdreti; oskruniti, posiliti; prenapenjati, forsirati

to force s.o.'s hand prisiliti koga
to force open nasilno odpreti
to force s.th. on s.o. vsiliti komu kaj
to force the pace pospešiti korak
to force a plant pospešiti rast rastline
to force o.s. upon s.o. vsiljevati se komu
to force division zahtevati glasovanje (v angleškem parlamentu)
to force one's way krčiti si pot
to force a position z napadom zavzeti položaj

fore³ [fɔ:]

1. pridevnik
sprednji

2. samostalnik
sprednji del, ospredje

to come to the fore prikazati se; zasloveti
at the fore v ospredju, na važnem položaju

forelock¹ [fɔ́:lɔk] samostalnik
čop, koder na čelu

take time (ali occasion) by the forelock (for it is bald behind) izrabi priložnost, ko se ti nudi

form¹ [fɔ:m] samostalnik
oblika; navada; šablona, model, kalup; tiskovni sestavek; formular, obrazec; zajčji brlog; obred, ceremonija
anatomija postava; šolska klop; razred (v šoli); način, vedenje

to be bad form ne se spodobiti
in due form po predpisih
in form v kaki obliki; dobro; v kondiciji
in great form dobro razpoložen
out of form slabo; v slabi kondiciji
good form takt, obzirnost
form letter poslovno pismo, ki je v glavnem tiskano
form master razrednik
form mistress razredničarka
form register razredna knjiga, razrednica
matter of form zgolj formalnost
requisition form naročilnica

fort [fɔ:t] samostalnik
utrdba, trdnjava
ameriško trgovska postaja

to hold the fort braniti se

forth¹ [fɔ:ɵ] prislov
naprej, dalje

to set forth naprej se odpraviti, odpotovati; odposlati; objaviti
and so forth in tako dalje
back and forth sem in tja
to bring forth roditi, skotiti
to put forth leaves ozeleneti
so far forth kolikor toliko
from this day forth od danes
to cast forth ven vreči
to sail forth izpluti

fortify [fɔ́:tifai] prehodni glagol
ojačiti, krepiti, podpreti, podpirati; potrditi; utrjevati

to fortify o.s. against oborožiti, utrditi se proti

fortune² [fɔ́:čən] samostalnik
usoda, sreča; premoženje, imetje, bogastvo, dota; ugodna ženitev (možitev)

ill (ali bad) fortune nesreča, smola
to make one's (ali a) fortune obogateti
to marry a fortune bogato se poročiti
every man is the architect of his fortune vsak je svoje sreče kovač
to tell fortunes vedeževati
to come into a fortune dedovati
pogovorno a small fortune celo premoženje, velik znesek
soldier of fortune vojak najemnik
to have one's fortune told dati si vedeževati
with good fortune če ima človek srečo

forward¹ [fɔ́:wəd] prislov
naprej, dalje; spredaj

to look forward to veseliti se na
to put o.s. forward siliti v ospredje
from this time forward odslej
to bring forward opozoriti; navesti
to put (ali set) forward trditi, izjaviti
trgovina carriage forward plača se po dostavi

foul¹ [faul] pridevnik (foully prislov)
umazan, smrdljiv, gnil, gnusen, pokvarjen, škodljiv, slab; grd; blaten; viharen; nepošten, protizakonit

foul copy koncept
foul language prostaško govorjenje
the foul fiend vrag
foul dealings grdo ravnanje
foul play zločin, prevara
medicina foul tongue obložen jezik
foul weather slabo vreme, neurje
foul wind nasprotni veter
to fall (ali run) foul of s.o. trčiti, spreti se s kom

frazzle¹ [frǽzl] ameriško samostalnik
cunja, krpa
figurativno izčrpanost

sleng to beat to a frazzle popolnoma premagati
to work o.s. to a frazzle izčrpati, izmozgati se
worn to a frazzle do skrajnosti izčrpan, izmozgan

freeze^*1 [fri:z]

1. neprehodni glagol
zmrzniti, zamrzniti; zledeneti; otrpniti; zebsti, zmrzovati

2. prehodni glagol
pomraziti; paralizirati; zledeniti; blokirati; vezati (vloge)

sleng to freeze on to prikleniti se na koga, kaj; ameriško dokončno sprejeti, določiti enotne mere, standardizirati
to make one's blood freeze hudo prestrašiti
to freeze to death zmrzniti
it freezes zmrzuje, je pod ničlo

friend¹ [frend] samostalnik
prijatelj(ica), tovariš(ica), kolega, -gica; znanec, -nka; pomočnik, podpornik, -nica

a friend at court vplivna oseba
bosom friend pravi prijatelj
to make friends skleniti prijateljstvo; spraviti, pobotati se
a good friend is my nearest relation dober sosed je boljši kot deset stricev
a friend in need is a friend indeed v sili spoznamo pravega prijatelja
Society of friends kvekersko društvo

fright¹ [frait] samostalnik
strah, groza
domačno strašilo

in a fright ves iz sebe, prestrašen
to take fright prestrašiti, splašiti se
to give s.o. fright prestrašiti koga
to look a perfect fright biti kot strašilo

frighten [fráitən] prehodni glagol
(pre)strašiti

to frighten to death na smrt prestrašiti
to be frightened at s.th. bati se česa