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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)

top¹ [tɔp]

1. samostalnik
vrh, vrhunec (gore); najvišja točka (česa); krona, vrh (drevesa); teme, glava; zgornji konec; začetek; pena (pri pivu); pokrov
navtika krov, paluba; šop, pramen (las, volne); površje; izbor, izbira
figurativno smetana; najvišja stopnja, prvo mesto, najvišji rang; cilj
figurativno višek, vrhunec; višina (glasu); nebo (pri postelji)
množina, sleng visoke osebnosti, visoke "živine"

at the top na vrhu
from top to toe od glave do pet
on (the) top nad, vrh, vrh tega
the top of the school najboljši učenec šole
the top of all creation krona ustvaritve
top of the milk figurativno najboljša točka programa
at the top of one's voice na ves glas
at the top of one's speed, on top z največjo hitrostjo
off one's top sleng prismojen
to the top of one's bent kolikor je le mogoče, do skrajnosti; v popolno zadovoljstvo
from top to bottom od zgoraj navzdol
the top of the water površje vode
the top of the morning to you! (irsko) lepo jutro vam (želim)!
to be (to become) top biti (postati) prvak; biti na čelu
to be on top biti močnejši, biti na površju
to be at the top of the tree figurativno biti na najvišjem položaju, pri krmilu
he is top of his class on je prvi v razredu
he is tops on je sijajen dečko
to blow one's top sleng razjeziti se, razburiti se
to come out on top iziti kot zmagovalec ali kot najboljši (npr. pri izpitu itd.)
to come to the top priti na površje (na čelo); uspeti, imeti uspeh
to go over the top vojska jurišati iz rova; figurativno, sleng tvegati skok, poročiti se
the car ran at the top of its speed avto je drvel z največjo hitrostjo
to shout at the top of one's voice na ves glas (na vse grlo) zakričati, zavpiti
to take the top of the table zavzeti mesto na gornjem koncu mize; figurativno predsedovati
to take the top off odpiti peno (piva)

2. pridevnik
najvišji, zgornji; glavni, prvi
pogovorno prvorazreden, izvrsten

top boy najboljši učenec
top dog figurativno prvak, zmagovalec
top line naslovna vrsta
top prices najvišje cene
top speed največja hitrost
to be in top form (shape) biti v najboljši formi

try¹ [trái] samostalnik
pogovorno poskus, eksperiment; poskušnja; preizkušnja

a try-on nepošten poskus (ki ni mogel uspeti)
to have a try at s.th. poskusiti kaj, napraviti poskus s čim
let me have a try naj poskusim
to have another try še enkrat poskusiti
he had a good try poskušal je, kolikor je mogel

within² [wiðín] predlog
(krajevno) v, znotraj; znotraj meje, v obsegu, ne nad; v dosegu, ne predaleč, ne dljè od

within the Church v naročju Cerkve
within the house v hiši, doma
within the law ne nezakonito
he is within the reach on ni daleč, do njega je lahko priti
he is within call je v bližini (da ga lahko pokličemo)
within sight v vidu, viden
it is not within my power ni v moji moči
within my memory kolikor pomnim
within a bit, within a little skoraj
within an ace skoraj, malodane
to be within an ace of s.th. za las čemu uiti
within the walls med štirimi stenami
within doors doma
within my activities v okviru mojih dejavnosti
within the meaning of the Act znotraj zakona, po zakonu, predvideno po zakonu
to agree within 20 dinars sporazumeti se z razliko (razen za) 20 dinarjev
to live within one's income živeti ustrezno svojim dohodkom, ne iznad svojih sredstev
wheels within wheels komplicirana mašinerija
within a stone's throw za lučaj, nedaleč, blizu
he was within a hair's breadth of losing his life za las je manjkalo, da ni prišel ob življenje; (časovno) znotraj, v, v manj kot
he is within a month as old as I on ni več kot en mesec starejši ali mlajši kot jaz
within a week of his arrival teden pred ali po njegovem prihodu
you will have it within two months v roku dveh mescev boste to imeli (dobili)
within an hour v manj kot eni uri

worth¹ [wə:ɵ] pridevnik
vreden; veljaven

for all one is worth pogovorno kolikor kdo (z)more, po najboljših močeh
worth doing vreden, da se naredi
not worth reading nevreden branja
what is he worth? kolikšno premoženje ima?
he is worth a million on je milijonar
he is worth £ 1000 a year on ima 1000 funtov dohodkov na leto
worth the money (price) vreden denarja (cene), ne predrag
not worth a curse (ali a damn; ali a penny) piškavega groša (prebite pare) ne vreden
worth the trouble vreden truda
worth mentioning omembe vreden
to be worth it; pogovorno, to be worth while biti vreden truda, izplačati se
the game is not worth the candle ta stvar se ne izplača
it is not worth much to ni drago
to be not worth one's salt nič ne biti vreden, biti popolnoma brez vrednosti
take it for what it is worth vzemi to táko, kot je
I tell you the news for what it is worth povem vam novico brez vsakega jamstva (kot sem jo pač slišal)
he pulled for all he was worth vlekel je, kar je le mogel (na vso moč)
we worked hard but it was worth it trdo smo delali, a se je izplačalo