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to¹ [tu:, tu, tə] predlog
(osnovni pomen k)

1.
(krajevno) k, proti, do, v, na, poleg, ob

to arms! k orožju!
to the right na desno
from Paris to London od Pariza do Londona
face to face iz obraza v obraz
to his eyes pred njegovimi očmi
next door to us sosedna vrata, tik poleg naših vrat (poleg nas)
shoulder to shoulder z ramo ob rami
come here to me pridi sem k meni
I have never been to Paris nikoli nisem bil v Parizu
to go to the post-office iti na pošto
I bought it to Baker's to sem kupil pri Bakerju
he jumped to his feet skočil je na noge
I told him to his face v obraz sem mu povedal
to take one's hat off to s.o. odkriti se komu

2.
(časovno) do

five minutes to two dve minuti do dveh
to time točno, pravočasno
to this day do danes
to the minute do minute (na minuto) točno
to the last do zadnjega
to live to a great age doživeti visoko starost

3.
(namera, cilj, posledica ipd.)

as to... kar se tiče...
to you pogovorno vam na uslugo
a friend to the poor prijatelj revežev
to what purpose? čemú?
to my delight (disappointment) na (veliko) moje veselje (razočaranje)
to this end v ta namen
to my grief sorrow na mojo veliko žalost
dead fallen to their hands mrtvi, ki so padli od njihove roke
to the rescue na pomoč
sentenced to death obsojen na smrt
that is nothing to me to se me ne tiče; to ni nič zame
what is that to you? kaj te to briga?
to come to hand priti v roke, v posest
here's to you! na tvoje (vaše) zdravje!
to drink to s.o.'s health piti na zdravje kake osebe, nazdraviti komu
to tear to pieces raztrgati na kose
would to God (Heaven)! daj bog!

4.
(stopnja, mera, meja)

to the full do sitega, do mile voije
to a high degree v veliki meri
to a great extent v veliki meri, zelo
to the life točno po življenju
to a man do poslednjega moža
to perfection dovršeno
to a nicety na las
to a T do zadnje pičice
to drink to excess čezmerno piti
they were to the number of 400 bilo jih je 400

5.
(pripadnost, posest)

to my cost na moje stroške
to my credit v mojo korist (moj plus)
to the point k stvari (spadajoč)
heir to his father očetov dedič
preface to a book predgovor h knjigi
a victim to influenza žrlev gripe
designer to a firm risar pri neki firmi
he has a doctor to his son-in-law ima zdravnika za zeta
he took her to wife vzel jo je za ženo
that is all there is to it to je vse in nič več

6.
(odnos, razmerje)

aversion to s.th. odpor do česa
in comparison to v primeri z
nothing to... nič v primeri z...
to all appearance po vsem videzu, po vsej priliki
to my feeling po mojem občutku
to my knowledge kolikor jaz vem
to my taste po mojem okusu
to my mind po mojem mnenju
to my (your etc) heart's desire po moji (tvoji itd.) mili volji
the score is 5 to 4; šport rezultat je 5:4
5 is to 10 as 10 to 20 5 proti 10 je kot 10 proti 20
ten to one deset proti ena
three to dozen tri na ducat

7.
(rabi za tvorbo dajalnika)

he explained it to me razložil mi je to
it seems to me zdi se mi
she was a good mother to him bila mu je dobra mati

8.
(za oznako nedoločnika, pred nedoločnikom)

much work to do mnogo dela (ki naj se opravi)
the time to learn čas za učenje
to be or not to be biti ali ne biti
I want to go želim (hočem) iti
she came to see me obiskala me je
there is no one to see us nikogar ni, ki bi nas videl
what am I to do? kaj naj naredim?
he was seen to fall videli so ga, kako je padel
we expect her to come pričakujemo, da bo prišla
to be honest, I should decline če hočem biti pošten, moram odkloniti

9.
(kot nadomestilo za predhodni nedoločnik)

I don't go because I don't want to ne grem, ker nočem (iti)
I meant to ring you up but had no time to nameraval sem vam telefonirati, pa nisem imel časa (telefonirati)

toward² [təwɔ́:d ameriško tɔ́:rd] predlog
(krajevno) k, proti, v smeri, v bližini

with his back toward me s hrbtom proti meni
he lives toward London stanuje v bližini Londona; (časovno) proti, okoli, približno okoli
toward noon proti poldnevu; nasproti, proti, k; kar se tiče, gledé
hostile toward communism sovražen do komunizma
a tendency toward co-operation tendenca h kooperaciji
to save money toward buying a house varčevati denar za nakup hiše
he gave me 5 pounds toward my expenses dal mi je 5 funtov za kritje mojih izdatkov

veranda(h) [vərǽndə] samostalnik
veranda

veranda(h)ed opremljen z verando

visit¹ [vízit] samostalnik
(kratek) obisk; vizita; krajše, začasno bivanje; ogled, ogledovanje; (zdravniški) pregled, preiskava, vizitacija; inšpekcija, preiskava, pregled
ameriško pogovor, kramljanje

visit to the doctor konsultacija pri zdravniku
flying visit zelo kratek obisk
domiciliary visit hišna preiskava
a visit on the telephone ameriško pogovor po telefonu
the right of visit and search navtika pravica preiskave na morju
during my last visit to London med mojim zadnjim bivanjem v Londonu
to pay (ali to make) a visit to s.o. obiskati koga, priti h komu na obisk
to pay a visit sleng malo se odstraniti, iti na toaleto (stranišče)

wane¹ [wéin] samostalnik
upadanje, pojemanje, popuščanje, slabitev, pešanje, zmanjševanje; propadanje, izginjanje

on the wane v izumiranju
in the wane of the moon pri pojemajoči luni
to be on (ali at, in) the wane upadati, pojemati (luna); iti h koncu, izginjati, izgubljati se, propadati
the year is on the wane leto gre h kraju (koncu)

wane² [wéin] neprehodni glagol
pojemati (luna), upadati, pešati, popuščati, manjšati se; bledeti (svetloba); bližati se koncu, izginjati, izgubljati se, propadati; zmanjkovati

his popularity has waned rapidly njegova priljubljenost je hitro upadla
the summer is waning poletje gre h kraju
my strength is waning moči mi pojemajo

waste² [wéist]

1. prehodni glagol
razsipavati, zapravljati (denar, moč), tratiti (čas) zaman; trošiti, ne izkoristiti (prilike); slabiti, poslabšati; pustiti, da (kaj) propade; zapustiti (posestvo, zemljo itd.) zaradi nemarnosti
ameriško zamuditi (an opportunity priliko)
(o)pustošiti, razorati

to waste breath zaman govoriti
to waste one's property zafrčkati svoje premoženje
to waste one's time (svoj) čas zapravljati
wasted with grief uničen od žalosti
a wasted talent neizkoriščen talent
to be wasted biti brezkoristen, neuporaben; ostati brez učinka (on na)
this is wasted on me iz tega si nič ne storim, tega mi ni mar

2. neprehodni glagol
slabeti, upadati, propadati, pojemati, izgubiti na teži (s treningom); trošiti se, razsipavati se, tratiti se, zapravljati se; biti zapravljiv, trošiti denar; izgubljati se, izginjati; giniti
zastarelo minevati (čas)

he wastes in routine work on se troši v rutinskem delu
the candle is wasting sveča se manjša
the day wastes zastarelo dan se nagiblje h kraju
to waste away hirati; figurativno pojemati, upadati
his power is wasting njegova moč upada (pojema)
waste not, want not varčuj, kadar imaš, da ne boš brez v potrebi

wright [ráit] samostalnik
delavec, rokodelec, obrtnik; (v zloženkah) tvorec, ustvarjalec, graditelj, pisec

playwright pisec dram, dramatik, dramatski pisatelj
wheel wright kolar
the wheel must go to the wright kolo mora iti h kolarju