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angel [éindžəl] samostalnik
angel
pogovorno mecen; stari britanski kovanec

angel cake vrsta belega kolača
to entertain angels unawares premalo ceniti družbo koga
to join the angels priti v nebesa
speaking of angels one often sees their wings ne kliči vraga!
don't rush in where angels fear to tread ne vtikaj se v tuje zadeve

answerable [á:nsərəbl] pridevnik (answerably prislov) (to)
na kar se da odgovoriti; odgovoren, ustrezen

to be answerable for biti odgovoren za, jamčiti za kaj
such a question is not answerable na tako vprašanje se ne da odgovoriti
the results were not answerable to our hopes rezultati so nas razočarali

any¹ [éni] pridevnik & zaimek

1.
v vprašalnih in nikalnih stavkih in po "if": neki, nekaj, nekdo; nič, nihče

2.
v trdilnih stavkih: vsak, kdorkoli, karkoli; kakršenkoli

have you any money? imaš kaj denarja?
there are not any matches in the box v škatlici ni nobenih vžigalic
is there any hope? je sploh kaj upanja?
no more than one if any ne več kot eden, če sploh kaj
we have little time if any nimamo skoraj nič časa
any and every prav vsak
at any rate, in any case v vsakem primeru

anyhow¹ [énihau] prislov
nekako; vsekakor, v vsakem primeru; kakorkoli; površno, slabo

to feel anyhow ne se dobro počutiti
he could not come anyhow nikakor ni mogel priti

anywhere [éniwɛə] prislov
nekje; povsod, kjerkoli, kamorkoli

I cannot find him anywhere nikjer ga ne morem najti
he meets friends anywhere povsod srečuje prijatelje
scarcely (ali hardly) anywhere skoraj nikjer
ameriško anywhere from ... to nekako od ... do

apace [əpéis] prislov
hitro, naglo

ill news comes apace slabe novice vse prehitro zvemo
ill weeds grow apace kopriva ne pozebe

apart [əpá:t] prislov
posebej, ločeno, narazen, neodvisno, zase

apart from ne glede na
to keep apart ločeno pustiti
jesting (ali joking) apart brez šale
to set apart for ločiti, prihraniti za

appeal¹ [əpí:l]

1. neprehodni glagol (to, against)
prizivati se, apelirati; pritožiti se; obrniti se na koga; rotiti; prositi; ugajati, tekniti

2. prehodni glagol
pravno poklicati pred sodišče; obtožiti

to appeal to arms poklicati pod orožje
it doesn't appeal to me ne ugaja mi, ni mi pri srcu
to appeal to the country razpustiti parlament, razpisati nove volitve
to appeal to reason sklicevati se na zdravo pamet

appointment [əpɔ́intmənt] samostalnik
imenovanje, določitev; dogovor, domenek; služba, službeno mesto
vojska, množina oprema
ameriško pohištvo; sestanek; plača

by appointment po dogovoru
to break an appointment ne priti na sestanek
to keep an appointment priti točno na sestanek
purveyor by appointment dvorni dobavitelj
to make an appointment domeniti se

arise^* [əráiz] neprehodni glagol
arhaično (out of) vstati, vstajati (from)
nastati, nastajati; izhajati, izvirati
poetično od mrtvih vstati

to arise from the dead od mrtvih vstati
the question doesn't arise to ne prihaja v poštev

arm¹ [a:m] samostalnik
zgornja okončina, laket, roka; krak, ročica; rokav; naročje
figurativno oblast; opora; močna veja

to fly into s.o.'s s vreči se komu v naročje
to fold one's arm prekrižati roke
infant in arms dojenček, čisto majhen otrok, otročiček
to keep (ali hold) s.o. at arm's length varovati se koga, ne pustiti ga blizu
to make a long arm seči po čem
secular arm posvetna oblast
arm of the sea morski rokav
within arm's reach dosegljiv
with open arms prisrčno

as¹ [æz] prislov
kot, tako kot, prav tako

as big again še enkrat tako velik
as clear as crystal kristalno čist
as good as dead kakor če bi bil mrtev
as long as dokler
as soon as bržko
as quiet as a mouse tih ko miška
I thought as much to sem si mislil
as well tudi, prav tako
just as well prav tako
as well as prav tako kakor, nič manj od
as yet doslej
not as yet še ne
he might just as well leave lahko bi že odšel

aside¹ [əsáid] prislov
vstran; od strani, po strani; proč, stran
ameriško razen tega
gledališče tiho

to be aside from nič skupnega ne imeti s čim
aside from ne glede na, poleg, razen
to lay (ali put, set) aside odložiti, izločiti; prihraniti
putting aside ne glede na
to speak aside za sebe govoriti
to turn aside skreniti
to take s.o. aside odpeljati koga vstran
to set aside a verdict uničiti obsodbo

ask [a:sk ameriško æsk]

1. prehodni glagol
vprašati, spraševati; povabiti (from, of)
zahtevati, zaprositi; objaviti (oklice)

2. neprehodni glagol
popraševati, poizvedovati; prositi

to ask the banns oklicati poroko
to ask in marriage zaprositi za roko
to ask to dinner povabiti na večerjo
to ask the time vprašati, koliko je ura
to ask a question vprašati
to be asked in church biti oklican
ask me another! ne vem, ne sprašuj(te) me!
that's asking preveč si (ste) radoveden

at [æt, ət] predlog
ob, pri, zraven; proti, k, v, na; za

at the age of v starosti
at all sploh
to aim at s.th. meriti na kaj
all at once nenadoma, nepričakovano, ko strela z jasnega neba
at attention v pozoru
angry at jezen zaradi
at best v najboljšem primeru
to be at s.th. ukvarjati se s čim
at the bottom na dnu, spodaj
at all costs za vsako ceno
at close quarters čisto blizu
at court na dvoru
at one's disposal na razpolago komu
to drive at meriti na kaj
at first najprej
to receive s.th. at s.o.'s hands dobiti kaj od koga
to be hard at s.th. naporno delati, truditi se s čim
at the head of na čelu česa
at home doma
at one fell swoop na mah
at large na prostosti
to laugh at s.o. posmehovati se komu
at last končno
at least vsaj
at long last na koncu koncev
at loggerheads v sporu, sprt
at length končno
at the minute na minuto
to be at hand biti na voljo
at any moment vsak trenutek
at most največ, kvečjemu
near at hand čisto blizu
not at all sploh ne; prosim (kot odgovor na thank you)
at night ponoči
at noon opoldne
at one složno, sporazumno
at peace v miru
at a pinch v stiski
to play at chess igrati šah
at any price za vsako ceno
at rest v miru
at school v šoli, pri pouku
to scoff at posmehovati se
at sight na pogled, po videzu
at stake v nevarnosti, na kocki
two at a time dva hkrati
at that vrh tega, poleg tega; kljub temu
to be at a standstill zastajati
to value at ceniti na
what are you at? kaj počneš?
at war v vojni
at work pri delu

attempt² [ətém(p)t] prehodni glagol
poskusiti, poskušati; lotiti se; prizadevati si; napasti

to attempt the life of s.o. izvršiti atentat na koga
don't attempt it! ne drzni si!

attic [ǽtik] samostalnik
podstrešnica, mansarda
množina podstrešje

to have rats in the attic biti nekoliko nor, ne biti pri pravi, imeti eno kolesce preveč

authority [ɔ:ɵɔ́riti] samostalnik (with)
ugled; moč, veljava, oblast; vpliv; pooblaščenje; vir poročil; ugledna oseba, strokovnjak
(tudi množina) oblast, urad

to be in authority, to carry authority imeti oblast
to be without authority ne imeti oblasti, nič ne veljati
on the best authority iz najboljšega vira
full authority pooblastilo
he is no authority on the subject v tej zadevi ni odločilen
set in authority ki ima oblast
to give authority pooblastiti

away [əwéi] prislov (from)
proč, stran; nenehno

away back pred davnim časom
to be away odpotovati
far away daleč proč
far and away the best daleč najboljši
fire away! prični!
to give away s.o. izdati koga
to make (ali do) away with s.th. odpraviti nekaj
to make away with o.s. narediti samomor
an away match tekma na tujem igrišču
to pine (ali waste) away hirati, hujšati
right away takoj
to pass away umreti
to throw away odvreči
to trifle away zapravljati
away for shame! sram te bodi!
I cannot away with ne prenesem
to work away nenehno delati
away with you! poberi se!
whither away? kam greš?

back¹ [bæk] samostalnik
hrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod
šport branilec, zaščitnik

at the back za
behind the back of s.o. figurativno za hrbtom komu
the back of beyond zelo daleč od tod
to break the back of s.th. opraviti glavni del naloge
to be cast on one's back doživeti poraz
back and belly obleka in hrana
the Backs parki za študentskimi domovi v Cambridgeu
to get to the back izslediti vzroke
to have s.o. on one's back imeti koga na vratu
to give (ali make) a back pripogniti se
I can make neither back nor edge of him ne spoznam se v njem
at the back of one's mind podzavestno
to be on one's back ležati bolan
to be thoroughly on one's back biti popolnoma na koncu
to put one's back into z vso vnemo se lotiti
to put up one's back razhuditi se
to see the back of s.o. znebiti se koga
to bave a strong back veliko prenesti
to turn one's back upon s.o. obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti koga
to get one's back up trdovratno se upirati
with one's back to the wall v hudi stiski