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cable¹ [kéibl] samostalnik
vrv, kabel; sidrenjak, vrv za sidro; globinska mera 231 m; kablogram

cable binding kandaharska vez
cable crane žičnati tir
cable entry (električni) dovod
cable's length dolžinska mera (ameriško 720 feet, britanska angleščina 606 feet [1/4 milje])
his cables parted umrl je
to slip (ali cut) one's cable umreti
cable way (ali car) žičnica, vzpenjača

cash² [kæš] prehodni glagol
vnovčiti, izplačati; zamenjati; izterjati

to cash in vnovčiti, izplačati, izterjati; sleng umreti
to cash in on s.th. okoristiti se s čim

check³ [ček] samostalnik
ustavitev, ovira, prekinitev
ameriško ček; račun; vstopnica; nalepni listek, etiketa; kupon; žeton; kontrola
množina kockasto blago; špranja

ameriško certified check od banke overjen ček
check please! plačati, prosim
to hand (ali pass) in one's checks umreti
to have a check upon s.o. krotiti koga
to hold (ali keep) in check zadrževati koga
to keep a check on s.th. imeti kaj pod kontrolo

chip¹ [čip] samostalnik
drobec, odkrušek, iver, trska; oškrbek; odpadek; igralna znamka; odkrušeno mesto
pogovorno otrok

a chip of the old block čisto tak kakor njegov oče
I don't care a chip for it ni mi do tega
to carry a chip on one's shoulder rad se prepirati
potato chips tenke ocvrte krompirjeve rezine
to buy chips hraniti denar
ameriško, sleng to hand (ali pass in) one's chips umreti
dry as a chip nezanimiv, dolgočasen, suhoparen
such carpenters such chips po delu spoznamo človeka

close⁵ [klouz]

1. prehodni glagol
zapreti; končati, zaključiti, likvidirati; ustaviti se (ob drugi ladji)

2. neprehodni glagol
zapreti se; prenehati (to)
bližati se, zaceliti se

to close one's days umreti
to close one's eyes to s.th. zapirati oči pred čim
to close s.o.'s eye suniti koga v oko
to close the door on s.th. narediti konec razpravljanju o čem
to close with the land približati se kopnemu
to close with an offer sprejeti ponudbo
to close bargain končati pogovor

conk² [kɔŋk] prehodni glagol
sleng butniti; klofniti

to conk out nenadoma odpovedati, "crkniti" (motor); umreti

cross⁴ [krɔs]

1. prehodni glagol
križati; prekrižati, narediti znak križa; prečrtati
figurativno preprečiti; onemogočiti, pokvariti komu račune; prečkati; prepeljati; zajahati (konja)

2. neprehodni glagol
poprek ležati; križati se; preiti; prepeljati se; srečati se

to be crossed in love biti nesrečno zaljubljen
to cross the cudgels vdati se
it crossed my mind domislil sem se
to cross the palm podkupiti, dati napitnino
figurativno to dot the i's and cross the t's jasno se izražati; nadrobnosti navesti; loviti pičice na i
to cross s.o.'s hand with a piece of money stisniti komu denar v roko
to cross the Styx umreti
to cross the floor prestopiti k drugi stranki
to cross the path of s.o. srečati koga; figurativno zastaviti komu pot

cut^*2 [kʌt]

1. prehodni glagol
(od)rezati, (od)sekati, (pri)striči, rezbariti, (po)kositi, (po)žeti; (na)brusiti; gravirati, vrezovati; (pri)krojiti; skopiti, kastrirati; zbosti, zbadati; prizadeti; tepsti, bičati
figurativno izogniti, izogibati se, ne pozdraviti; zmanjšati, znižati; odložiti; izpustiti, opustiti

2. neprehodni glagol
rezati, sekati; zbadati; žeti, kositi
sleng zbežati, ucvreti, pobrisati jo; privzdigniti (karte)

to cut after s.o. letati za kom
to cut at s.o. udariti koga (z mečem); figurativno prizadeti koga
that cuts both ways to govori za in proti
figurativno to cut one's cable umreti
to cut capers (ali didoes) prevračati kozolce; smešne uganjati, norce briti
to cut cards privzdigniti karte
to cut s.o.'s claws pristriči komu kremplje
to cut and come again dvakrat si odrezati
to cut and contrive varčno gospodariti
to cut (dead) ne pozdraviti, ignorirati
to cut dirt, to cut it, to cut one's lucky (ali stick, sticks) popihati jo
to cut a dash zbujati pozornost
to cut a figure (ali splash, show, flash) imeti vlogo, postavljati se na vidno mesto
to cut it fine premalo časa si vzeti; natanko preračunati
figurativno to cut one's fingers opeči se
to cut the ground under s.o.'s feet pokvariti komu načrte
to cut free osvoboditi
to cut to the heart globoko prizadeti
sleng to cut no ice ne imeti vpliva
to cut it (ali the matter) short na kratko, skratka
cut it! molči(te)!
figurativno to cut the knot odločno rešiti vprašanje
to cut a loss odreči se, sprijazniti se z izgubo
to cut one's profits žrtvovati svoj dobiček
to cut the painter pretrgati stike
to cut the record potolči rekord
to be cutting one's teeth dobivati zobe
to cut one's own throat samemu sebi škodovati
to cut to usmeriti kam
to cut one's wisdom teeth (ali eyeteeth) spametovati, izučiti se
to cut the price znižati ceno

cut off prehodni glagol
odrezati, odsekati; pretrgati, prekiniti; uničiti, iztrebiti, usmrtiti

cut off one's nose to spite one's face zaradi malenkostne koristi utrpeti škodo
cut off with a shilling razdediniti
sleng to be cut off umreti

daisy [déizi] samostalnik
botanika marjetica
sleng nekaj prvovrstnega, odličnega, očarljivega

sleng to push up the daisies, to be under daisies biti mrtev, pokopan
to turn up one's toes to the daisies umreti
ox-eye daisy krizantema

day [dei] samostalnik
dan; obletnica

all day, all the day, all day long ves dan
the day after the fair prepozno
the day before the fair prezgodaj
the day after tomorrow pojutrišnjem
the day before yesterday predvčerajšnjim
ameriško between two days ponoči
broad day beli dan
by day podnevi
by the day na dan (natanko)
day by day dan za dnevom
sleng call it a day smatraj za opravljeno
to carry (ali gain, get, win) the day zmagati
to end one's days umreti
every dog has its day vsakomur je kdaj sreča naklonjena
to give s.o. the time of the day povedati komu, koliko je ura; pozdraviti ga
far in the day proti večeru
first day nedelja
to have one's day imeti srečo
to have a day of it, to take a merry day of it dobro se zabavati, uživati
if a day natanko, nič več in nič manj od
day in day out dan za dnevom
in the days of old nekoč, prej
to lose the day zgubiti bitko
men of the day znameniti ljudje
to name on (ali in) the same day with dati se primerjati s čim
one's off day slab dan (v športu)
every other (third etc.) day vsak drugi (tretji itd.) dan
one day or other pred kratkim, nedavno, oni dan
one's out day uspešen dan (v športu)
the day of judgement sodni dan
in the face of day pri belem dnevu
to pass the time of the day pogovarjati se, klepetati
the present day danes
to save up (ali put by) for a rainy day prihraniti za hude čase
this day danes
he has seen better days nekoč se mu je bolje godilo
one of these days kmalu
without day za nedoločen čas
in the days of yore nekoč
to know the time of day biti buden, paziti, biti izkušen
the Lord's day nedelja

death [deɵ] samostalnik
smrt; smrtni primer; uboj, umor; konec, uničenje; kuga

to be the death of s.o. ubiti koga, povzročiti smrt koga
to be in at the death vzdržati do konca
to bleed to death izkrvaveti
to catch one's death of umreti zaradi
to be bored to death strašno se dolgočasiti
arhaično to do to death pogubiti, ubiti, uničiti
it's a case of life and death gre za biti ali ne biti
ameriško, sleng sudden death slab whisky
worse than death zelo slab
sleng death on ves nor na; odličen
to put to death usmrtiti
to lie at the death's door umirati, biti na pragu smrti
pravno civil death zguba državljanskih pravic
as sure as death popolnoma prepričan, čisto gotov
Black Death kuga
field of death bojno polje
I am sick to death of it do grla sem tega sit
certificate of death mrliški list
tired to death na smrt utrujen

debt [det] samostalnik
dolg, obveznost

debt of honour častni dolg
debt of Nature smrt
to run (ali get) into debt, to incur debts, to contract debts zadolžiti se
to be in s.o.'s debt biti komu zadolžen, zavezan
to honour a debt plačati dolg
to pay the debt of (ali one's debt to) nature umreti
national debt državni dolgovi, državno posojilo

exit¹ [éksit] samostalnik
izhod, odhod; smrt

to make one's exit oditi; figurativno umreti

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

father¹ [fá:ðə] samostalnik
oče; prednik; pater, duhovnik; starešina; utemeljitelj; senator

fathers predniki, mestni očetje
adoptive father očim, krušni oče
to be gathered to one's fathers zapustiti ta svet, umreti
Father of lies vrag, hudič
like father like son jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa
the wish is father to the thought kar želimo, da bi bilo res, najraje verjamemo
from father to son iz roda v rod
Father Christmas dedek Mraz
Father of Waters reka Mississippi

flesh¹ [fleš] samostalnik
meso; človeštvo; človeška narava; mesnato oplodje sadežev; meseno poželenje, čutnost

flesh and blood telo; človek; človeška narava
in flesh dobro rejen
in the flesh dejanski, živ
to feel one's flesh creep dobi(va)ti kurjo polt
one's own flesh and blood lastna družina
to go the way of all flesh umreti
to loose (put on, make) flesh hujšati (rediti se)
medicina proud flesh divje meso (na rani)
flesh and fell z dušo in telesom
to run to flesh rediti se
to become one flesh postati duša in telo

from [frɔm, frəm] predlog
od, iz, z, zaradi, po

apart from neglede na
from the beginning od začetka
from a child od otroških let
different from različen od
from day to day z dneva v dan
to defend from braniti pred
to descend from biti po izvoru, izvirati iz
to draw from nature risati po naravi
to die from umreti zaradi
from my own experience iz lastne izkušnje
far be it from me še na misel mi ne pride
from first to last od začetka do konca, od A do Z
to hide s.th. from s.o. skrivati kaj pred kom
to judge from soditi po
to keep s.o. from doing s.th. braniti komu, da česa ne stori
to live from hand to mouth živeti iz rok v usta
to suffer from trpeti zaradi
from time to time tu pa tam
where are you from? od kod si (ste)?
to tell from razlikovati od
from of old zdavnaj, davno
from on high od zgoraj
from memory na pamet
from post to pillar od Poncija do Pilata
six from nine leavas three devet manj šest je tri
trgovina from date od danes
from title to colophone od prve do zadnje strani
from above od zgoraj
from affar od daleč
from amidst iz sredine
from among izmed
from before od prej
from behind od zadaj, izza
from below (ali beneath) od spodaj
from between izmed (dveh)
from beyond z one strani
from out ven iz
from under izpod
from without od zunaj
from within od znotraj

gallows¹ [gǽlouz] samostalnik
množina vislice

hudomušno gallowses naramnice
to cheat the gallows umreti naravne smrti (o zločincu)
to come to the gallows biti obešen
a gallows look obešenjaški pogled
to have the gallows in one's face imeti obraz zločinca

game¹ [geim] pridevnik
pogumen, hraber, junaški; pripravljen

to die game umreti junaške smrti, boriti se do zadnjega diha
he's game for anything vsega je zmožen