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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

best¹ [best] pridevnik
najboljši; najprimernejši; najodličnejši

to be best at odlikovati se v čem
he was on his best behaviour zelo je pazil na svoje vedenje
at the best hand iz prve roke; poceni
to put one's best foot (ali leg) foremost (ali forward) pohiteti; na moč si prizadevati
best maid družica
sleng one's best girl ljubica
best man drug (pri poroki)
best part večji del
to get best thrashing biti hudo tepen
best seller zelo uspešna knjiga
to send one's best regards poslati pozdrav

by¹ [bai] predlog
blizu, pri, ob, od, do, med, po, s, poleg

by the advice of po nasvetu koga
by all means vsekakor
by air z letalom
by appearance po videzu
by s.o.'s bedside ob postelji koga
by birth po rodu
by blood po izvoru, po rodu
by boat z ladjo
by the by(e) mimogrede povedano, da ne pozabim
by chance po naključju, slučajno
by day podnevi
by the day na dan (natanko)
day by day dan za dnevom
by degrees postopoma
by my desire po moji želji
by dint of zaradi, s pomočjo
by the dozen na ducate
by experience po izkušnji
by far veliko bolj
by force nasilno
by George! pri moji veri!
by heart na pamet
by the hour na uro
by hundreds na stotine
by itself samo zase
by Jove! pri moji veri!
by law po zakonu
by leaps and bounds skokoma, hitro
by letter pismeno, s pismom
ameriško by mail po pošti
I have no money by me nimam s seboj denarja
by no means nikakor ne
by means of s pomočjo, s
by mistake pomotoma
by name po imenu
by nature po naravi
by next month do prihodnjega meseca
by now sedaj, že, medtem
one by one drug za drugim, posamezno
by o.s. sam zase, sam od sebe
by order po naročilu
by post po pošti
by profession po poklicu
by rail z železnico
by reason of zaradi
by right po pravici
by sea po morju, z ladjo
side by side drug poleg drugega
by stealth kradoma, skrivaj
by this time medtem; že; ob tem času
by trade po poklicu
to travel by London potovati prek Londona
by turns menjaje, drug za drugim, po vrsti
two by two, by twos po dva
by my watch po moji uri
by the way mimogrede, približno
by word of mouth ustno
by way of trial za poskus
by a year younger leto mlajši
two meters by six dvakrat šest metrov površine

down³ [daun] prislov & predlog
dol, doli; spodaj, navzdol; na tleh; na tla; v postelji; do kraja; tik do

to be down oslabeti
to bear down pluti v zavetje
to burn down pogoreti
to die down poleči se
to climb (ali come) down spuščati se
to drop down on s.o. strogo koga grajati
to get down spustiti se; pogoltniti
to get down the bedrock priti stvari do dna
down to the ground popolnoma, temeljito
all down history skozi vso zgodovino
down at heels (and out at elbows) zanemarjene zunanjosti
from king down to cobbler od najvišjega do najnižjega
to let go down the wind opustiti
to look down upon s.o. zaničevati, omalovaževati koga
money (ali pay) down takojšnje plačilo
down on the nail takoj
down in the mouth potrt
down and out popolnoma brez sredstev, gladujoč, sestradan; uničen; za borbo nesposoben
one down the other drug za drugim
to put down zapisati
to run s.o. down slabo o kom govoriti
run down od dela izčrpan
to take s.o. down the peg ponižati koga
to talk down to s.o. razumljivo komu govoriti
down town v mesto, v središče mesta
down under pri antipodih, v Avstraliji
to write down zapisati
worn down ponošen
down the wind z vetrom
down on one's luck potrt

each [i:č] zaimek & pridevnik
vsak; vsakdo

each other drug drugega, vzajemno
each and every, each and all prav vsak, vsi brez razlike
each time vsakokrat
each one vsak posamezen
they love each other ljubita se
one dollar each po dolarju, dolar na vsakega

end¹ [end] samostalnik
konec, kraj, zaključek; meja; propad, smrt; namen, cilj; izid, uspeh, posledica, korist

East End vzhodni del Londona
at the far end na drugem koncu
to be at one's wits' end ne vedeti, kako in kam
up to the bitter end, to the end of the chapter do samega konca, do smrti
to come to an end končati se
to come to the end of one's tether doseči skrajno mejo, biti na koncu
no end of a fellow sijajen dečko
pogovorno to go off the deep end razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesneti
my hair stood on end lasje so mi stali pokonci
to have s.th. at one's fingers' end dobro vedeti ali znati
to get hold of the wrong end of the stick začeti na napačnem koncu
in the end na koncu, končno
geometrija the end of the line krajišče
no end of neskončno, neizmerno
the end justifies the means namen posvečuje sredstva
to keep one's end up pretolči, prebi(ja)ti se
the latter end starost, smrt
at a loose end brez posebnega opravila
to make both ends meet prebi(ja)ti se z denarjem
to no end zaman
shoemaker's end dreta
to the end that zato, da bi
to what end? čemu?
West End zahodni del Londona
end to end po dolžini, drug za drugim
at your end pri vas, v vašem kraju
to have at one's tongue's end imeti na koncu jezika

exchange¹ [iksčéindž] prehodni glagol (for)
zamenja(va)ti, menja(va)ti izmenja(va)ti

to exchange civilities pozdraviti se
to exchange blows stepsti se
to exchange words spričkati, prerekati se
to exchange shots obstreljevati drug drugega

fiend [fi:nd] samostalnik
vrag, hudobec; okrutnež, zlobnež, bes; navdušenec, obsedenec

sleng dope (ali drug) fiend narkoman(ka)

let^*1 [let]

1. prehodni glagol
pustiti, dovoliti; dati v najem (to komu, for za čas)
dati (delo, to komu)
pomožni glagol za tvorbo velelnika v 1. in 3. osebi

2. neprehodni glagol
biti najet (at, for za)
iti (dobro, slabo) v najem

to let be pustiti pri miru
to let by pustiti mimo
to let bygones be bygones odpustiti in pozabiti
to let blood kri puščati
to let the cat out of the bag izklepetati skrivnost
to let drive at (puško)nameriti na koga, zamahniti, udariti
to let daylight into s.o. koga ustreliti ali zabosti
to let drop mimogrede omeniti, nehati o čem govoriti
to let fall spustiti, mimogrede omeniti, namigniti; matematika povleči navpičnico na premico
to let fly vreči, sprožiti (puško)
to let go spustiti, nehati na kaj misliti, (z besedami) napasti
to let go of s.th. spustiti kaj iz rok
to let o.s. go ne obvladati se, sprostiti se, dati si duška
let it go at that naj ostane kakor je
ameriško to let George do it pustiti, da kdo drug opravi tvoje delo
to let the grass grow under one's feet odlašati, obotavljati se
to let s.o. hear sporočiti komu
to let loose spustiti na svobodo
to let pass spregledati
to let ride pustiti po starem, spregledati
to let rip razuzdano živeti
to let her rip pustiti avto teči s polno hitrostjo
to let slide biti malomaren
to let slip izbrbljati, zamuditi dobro priliko, spustiti iz vajeti
rooms to let sobe v najem
let me see! da vidim!, pokaži!; pogovorno počakaj, da pomislim
he let himself be deceived dal se je ogoijufati
to let s.o. know obvestiti koga, sporočiti komu
to let into pustiti koga noter, seznaniti koga s čim, vstaviti (kos blaga itd.), vložiti
to let into s.o. napasti koga

mesh¹ [meš] samostalnik
oko na mreži; zaščitna mrežica
figurativno, množina mreža, zanka
tehnično sistem zobatih koles

the meshes of the law mreža zakona
in mesh v pogonu, drug v drugem (zobata kolesa)
elektrika mesh connection trikotni stik

miracle [mírəkl] samostalnik
čudež, čudo

miracle play mirakel
to a miracle čudovito dobro
economic miracle gospodarski čudež
to work miracles delati čudeže
medicina miracle drug čudežno zdravilo
figurativno a miracle of skill čudo spretnosti

much² [məč] prislov
mnogo; zelo (v sestavljenkah: much-admired)
zelo, veliko (pred komparativi: much stronger)
daleč (pred superlativi: much the oldest)
skoraj

much to my regret na mojo veliko žalost
we much regret zelo nam je žal
much to my surprise na moje veliko presenečenje
he did it in much the same way napravil je to na skoraj isti način
it is much the same thing je skoraj isto
as much as toliko kakor
(as) much as I would like kakor rad bi že
as much more (ali again) še enkrat toliko
as much as to say kakor če bi hotel reči
he said as much nekaj takega je rekel
I thought as much tako sem tudi mislil
he, as much as any on, prav tako kot kdo drug
so much the better tem bolje
so much for today toliko za danes
not so much as komaj
without so much as to move ne da bi se premaknil
so much so tako veliko
much less mnogo manj, kaj šele, da ne rečem
pogovorno not much komaj da (v odgovoru)
much of a size skoraj enako velik
much the most likely najbolj verjetno
much too much veliko preveč
how much? koliko?

one¹ [wʌn] pridevnik
eden, ena; edin, neki, enak, isti

one day nekega dne (v prihodnosti ali preteklosti)
one or two eden ali dva, par
all one vseeno
it is all one to me vseeno mi je
one another drug drugega
one after another drug za drugim
one with another povprečno
like one o'clock na vso moč
one and the same eden in isti
ten to one zelo verjetno
one at a time posamič, ločeno
with one voice soglasno
one man in ten vsak deseti (človek)
all were of one mind vsi so bili istega mnenja
no one man could do it sam tega ne bi zmogel nihče
his one thought njegova edina misel
the one way to do it edini način, kako to storiti
to become one združiti se
to be one too many for s.o. biti malo pretežko za koga
to be made one poročiti se, biti združen v zakonu
to make one pridružiti se komu
to make one of pripadati komu (čemu), biti del koga (česa)

one³ [wʌn] samostalnik
poedinec, eden, ena

one and all vsi skupaj in vsak zase
the all and the one celotnost in edinost, vsi in vsak zase
all in one skupaj, istočasno
one by one posamič, drug za drugim
never a one nihče
one ... the other eden ... drugi
you are a one! ti si res čudak!
to be at one with s.o. strinjati se s kom
I for one jaz na primer
in the year one davno
to come by ones and twos prihajati posamič in po dva
to be one up on s.o. biti za malenkost pred kom
number one kar je odlično, prvovrstno; ego, jaz, osebna korist

other² [ʌ́ðə] zaimek
drugi, -ga, -go

the other drugi
of all others med vsemi, od vseh, pred vsemi
each other drug drugega
one from the other posebej, narazen
someone or other nekdo, že kdo
somehow or other; ali some way or other tako ali drugače
no (ali none) other than nihče drug kot
some day (ali time) or other nekega dne, kadarkoli

side¹ [sáid]

1. samostalnik
stran; bok; rob (poti, mize itd.); stran (pisma); ploskev, prostrana površina
figurativno stališče, vidik; obronek; obala; področje, kraj; smer; oddelek (šole)
šport moštvo
sleng prevzetnost, ošabnost, širokoustenje; (biljard) obračanje, vrtenje krogle zaradi udarca od strani

side by side z ramo ob rami, vštric, vzporedno
by the side of vzdolž, ob
off side oddaljenejša stran, desna stran; šport (nogomet) ofsajd
on the side povrhu
on all sides, on every side na vseh straneh, vsepovsod
on father's side po očetovi strani
on this side of the grave pred smrtjo
back side zadnjica
blind side slaba stran
dark side senčna stran
(šola) classical (modern) side klasična ali humanistična (moderna) smer (oddelek)
God is on our side bog je z nami
the east side of the city vzhodni del mesta
north side severna stran
the other side of the question druga stran (plat) vprašanja (problema)
sunny side, bright side sončna stran, svetla stran (tudi figurativno)
on the wrong side of the door figurativno izključen iz (česa)
on the wrong side of the blanket figurativno nezakonski (otrok)
the wrong side up narobe
the right (the wrong) side of a piece of cloth prava (neprava) stran kosa blaga
the road-side cestni rob (kraj)
to balance on both sides figurativno nihati (kolebati) med dvema stvarema
he is on our side on je na naši strani, z nami
he is on the sunny (bright, right) side of 50 on še ni 50 let star
he is on the shady (wrong) side of 50 on je preko 50 let star
this is a side issue to je postransko vprašanje
to change sides preiti na drugo stran
people come from every side ljudje prihajajo semkaj z vseh strani
to go over to the other side preiti k drugi stranki, uskočiti v drug tabor
to have a pain in one's side imeti bolečine v boku
to have side sleng domišljevati si; delati se važnega
to keep on the right side of s.o. figurativno na prijateljski način s kom urediti stvari
to put a th. on one side postaviti kaj na stran, ne obračati
he puts on too much side on preveč pozira
to shake (to split) one's sides with laughing pokati od smeha
to take sides opredeliti se (za), odločiti se za neko stran; biti pristranski
to take side with s.o., to take s.o.'s side potegniti s kom, potegniti se za koga
to view a question from all sides premotriti vprašanje z vseh strani
to win s.o. over to one's side pridobiti koga na svojo stran

2. pridevnik
stranski; prihajajoč od strani

side blow udarec od strani
side door stranska vrata (vhod)
side brake ročna zavora (avto)

song [sɔŋ] samostalnik
pesem (za petje), petje; spev, pesem, pesnitev, poezija
figurativno malenkost

for an old song figurativno zelo poceni
song of a motor šum, brnenje motorja
no song, no supper figurativno za malo denarja, malo muzike, za (iz) nič ni nič
not worth an old song piškavega oreha ne vreden
folk song, traditional song ljudska (narodna) pesem
part song glasba pesem za več glasov
sacred song duhovna pesem
it's the same old song to je (vedno) ista stara pesem
to burst forth into song začeti (naglas) peti
to buy (to sell, to get) for a song (for a mere song) kupiti (prodati, dobiti) za skorjico kruha (zelo poceni, skoraj zastonj)
to change one's song ubrati drug ton (druge strune)
he gave me a song and dance about how busy he was pripovedoval mi je čuda o tem, koliko dela ima
to sing another song (a different song) drugo pesmico zapeti, figurativno spremeniti ton, ubrati druge strune
that's nothing to make a song about zaradi tega ni treba delati nobenega hrupa, to ni važno

tack¹ [tæk] samostalnik
žebljiček s ploščato glavico, risalni žebljiček; klinček, kvačica; dolg (začasen) šiv
mornarica vrv za zvitje jadra; spodnji kraj jadra; vsaka spremenjena smer v cikcakasti vožnji jadrnice, laviranje
figurativno kurz; postopck, smer, pot (politike, akcije), taktika; lepljivost, viskoznost (barve, laka)
parlament dodatna klavzula, dodatek predlogu

a new tack figurativno nov kurz
thumb-tack ameriško risalni žebljiček
the boat is on tixe starboard (port) tack čoln (jadro, ladja) dobiva veter z desne (leve) strani
to be on the right (wrong) tack biti na pravi (napačni) poti
to change one's tacks iti v drugo smer, ubrati drug kurz, privzeti druge mere
to come down to the brass tacks figurativno razpravljati o bistvu zadeve
to get a new tack najti novo sredstvo
to try another tack poskusiti novo pot (smer, taktiko)

than [ðæn, ðən] veznik
kot, kakor

more than 300 people več kot 300 ljudi
rather than rajši kot
none other than you noben drug kot vi
a man than whom no one was more beloved ni ga bilo bolj priljubljenega človeka, kot je bil on
it is casier said than done to je lažje rečeno kot storjeno
she did it better than he bolje to napravila kot on
I would rather walk than drive jaz bi rajši šel peš, kot pa da bi se peljal

tolerant [tɔ́lərənt] pridevnik (tolerantly prislov)
strpen, strpljiv; obziren, toleranten
medicina odporen (of proti)

to be tolerant of a drug (moči) prenesti drogo