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butter¹ [bʌ́tə] samostalnik
maslo
figurativno dobrikanje, laskanje, prilizovanje

he looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth videti je, kakor da ne bi znal do pet šteti
to quarrel with one's bread and butter godrnjati čez svoje opravke, sam sebi škodovati
melted butter topljeno maslo
rank butter žarko, pokvarjeno maslo
bread and butter kruh z maslom

candle [kǽndl] samostalnik
sveča; svetloba sveče

to burn the candle on both ends preveč delati
not fit to hold a candle to s.o. nevreden koga, ki mu ne sega niti do kolen
the game is not worth the candle ni vredno truda in stroškov
to hold a candle to the devil dajati potuho
with bell, book and candle kot se spodobi
not to hide candle under bushel rad poudarjati svoje zasluge
to sell by inch of candle prodajati na dražbi

card¹ [ka:d] samostalnik
karta, vizitka, izkaznica; lepenka; program
ameriško časopisna objava
domačno človek, dečko; čudak

compass card vetrovnica (na kompasu)
to fling (ali throw up) one's cards opustiti igro
to have all one's cards in one's hand imeti vse prednosti
figurativno a house of cards negotov položaj ali načrt
it is (ali that's) the card tako kaže, to je pravo, to je treba
it is on the card to je mogoče
a lively card veseljak
pack of cards igra kart
to play at cards kvartati
to tell fortunes upon cards vedeževati iz kart
to play one's best cards uporabiti svoje najboljše možnosti
to play one's cards well (badly) biti spreten (nespreten)
to speak by the card jasno se izražati
to throw one's cards (on the table) vse odkrito povedati, priznati
a queer card čudak
trump card adut
to have a card up one's sleeve imeti nekaj za bregom
a knowing card navihanec
to lay one's cards on the table igrati z odprtimi kartami
a loose card razuzdanec
a sure card zanesljiv človek
to speak by the card jasno se izražati
to leave cards on s.o. obiskati koga
to make a card vzeti (pri kartah)
visiting card vizitka
ration card živilska nakaznica

carve [ka:v]

1. prehodni glagol
rezljati, klesati, rezbariti, izklesati; rezati, sekati
figurativno ustvariti, ukrojiti, izdelati

2. neprehodni glagol
rezbariti, klesati, rezati

everyone must carve (out) his own fortune vsak je svoje sreče kovač

carver [ká:və] samostalnik
rezbar, kipar, tisti, ki reže pri mizi meso; razrezalnik, velik nož

to be one's own carver biti svoje sreče kovač
a pair of carvers velik nož in vilice

change² [čeindž]

1. prehodni glagol (from iz, into v)
spremeniti, prenarediti; preurediti; zamenjati
železnica prestopiti; oddojiti, odstaviti (dojenčka)

2. neprehodni glagol
spremeniti se; preobleči se; skisati se

to change for the better (worse) poboljšati (poslabšati) (se)
to change colour prebledeti, zardeti
to change one's condition poročiti se
to change one's name omožiti se
avtomobilizem to change gears menjati prestavo
to change hands spremeniti gospodarje
to change horses in midstream spremeniti načrt sredi dela
to change into preobleči se v
to change one's lodging (ali address) preseliti se
to change one's mind premisliti se
to change out of recognition tako se spremeniti, da ga ni moči spoznati
to change one's tune spremeniti svoje vedenje
all change! vsi potniki prestopite!
pogovorno to change one's feet preobuti se
to change one's clothes preobleči se

cold¹ [kould] pridevnik (coldly prislov)
hladen, mrzel (to)
ravnodušen, brezčuten, trezen; nezavesten

to be cold zmrzovati
I am cold zebe me
in cold blood hladnokrvno
to blow hot and cold vedno spreminjati svoje prepričanje
cold comfort slaba tolažba
to give (ali show, turn) s.o. the cold shoulder prezirati koga, hladno ga sprejeti
sleng cold feet strah, trema
to make blood run cold prestrašiti
as cold as charity brezsrčen, hladen, neusmiljen
cold pig polivanje spečega z mrzlo vodo; mrzla prha
cold meat narezek
to throw cold water on s.o. vzeti komu pogum
a cold scent slaba sled
ameriško cold snap(s) hladen val
cold war hladna vojna
cold wave hladna ondulacija
pogovorno cold without alkohol z vodo
cold steel hladno orožje

command¹ [kəmá:nd]

1. prehodni glagol
ukazovati, zapovedovati; poveljevati, odrediti, odrejati; zahtevati, naročiti; izsiljevati; obvladati, znati (of)
razpolagati, na voljo imeti; donašati, nuditi, dajati

2. neprehodni glagol
biti poveljnik, ukazovati, vladati

to command o.s. obvladati se
to command in chief biti glavni poveljnik
to command love zbujati ljubezen
to command a ready sale dobro se prodajati
to command one's passions obvladati svoje strasti
to command a fine view nuditi lep razgled

counsel² [káunsəl] samostalnik
posvetovanje; svet, nasvet; namera, načrt; odvetnik; svetovalec

counsel is never out of date za dober nasvet ni nikoli prepozno
counsel of perfection nasvet, ki se po njem ni mogoče ravnati
to take counsel with s.o. posvetovati se s kom
to take counsel with one's pillow dobro si stvar premisliti, prespati jo
counsel for the defence obtoženčev zagovornik
counsel for the prosecution tožiteljev zagovornik
to keep one's own counsel prikrivati svoje namene, obdržati stvar zase, tajiti

cross¹ [krɔs] samostalnik
križ, križec; križanje; krščanstvo
biologija križanec
figurativno trpljenje, težava, nesreča
sleng prevara
sleng (between) kompromis

each must bear one's own cross vsakdo ima svoje težave
on the cross prečno, počez; figurativno nepošteno
to make the sign of the cross prekrižati se
to make one's cross narediti križ (namesto podpisa)
no cross no crown brez dela ni jela
Red Cross Rdeči križ

dance² [da:ns ameriško dæns] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
plesati, skakljati, pozibavati (se)

to dance attendance on (ali upon) s.o. biti vsiljiv, klečeplaziti pred kom
to dance to another's piping (ali tune, whistle) delati, kakor drugi želijo, plesati, kakor drugi godejo
to dance to another (ali different) tune nenadoma spremeniti svoje vedenje
sleng to dance on nothing bingljati na vislicah
to dance o.s. into favour pridobiti naklonjenost
to dance one's chance away zamuditi priliko
to dance one's head off glavo zgubiti

declare [diklɛ́ə]

1. prehodni glagol
navesti, napovedati, razglasiti, izjaviti, objaviti, razodeti; ocariniti

2. neprehodni glagol
izjaviti se; odločiti se; pred koncem igre odstopiti (kriket)

I declare! zares!
to declare war on s.o. napovedati komu vojno
well I declare! kaj takega!
to declare o.s. povedati svoje mnenje
to declare in debt tožiti zaradi dolga
have you anything to declare? imate kaj za cariniti?
to declare innings closed (ali off) objaviti konec igre (kriket)

deliver [dilívə] prehodni glagol (from, of)
rešiti, osvoboditi, razbremeniti; roditi; izročiti, dostaviti, poslati; (udarec) zadati; opustiti; izvreči; (govor) imeti; (pri porodu) pomagati

to deliver a blow udariti
to be delivered of a child roditi
to deliver o.s. of a duty opraviti dolžnost
to deliver o.s. of an opinion (ali a subject) povedati svoje mnenje
to deliver o.s. up vdati se
stand and deliver! denar ali življenje!
figurativno to deliver the goods izpolniti obveznost
to deliver over izročiti

depart [dipá:t]

1. neprehodni glagol
oditi, odpotovati, odpraviti se, odpluti; odnehati, odreči se (from)
razlikovati se; preminiti, umreti; odkloniti se; spremeniti se

2. prehodni glagol
zapustiti

to depart from one's word (ali promise) besedo snesti
arhaično to depart (from) this life zapustiti ta svet
to depart from one's plans spremeniti svoje načrte

Dutch¹ [dʌč] pridevnik
holandski, nizozemski
zgodovina nemški

Dutch auction dražba, pri kateri ceno znižujejo, dokler predmeta ne prodajo
Dutch clover botanika bela detelja
Dutch courage pogum pijanca
Dutch bargain kupčija le v enostransko korist
Dutch comfort slaba tolažba
Dutch cheese skuta
Dutch treat skupen obed, pri katerem plača vsak svoje

dying² [dáiiŋ] pridevnik
umirajoč, pojemajoč, ugašajoč

till one's dying day do svoje smrti
dying bed smrtna postelja
his dying wish njegova zadnja želja
his dying words njegove zadnje besede pred smrtjo

fashion¹ [fǽšən] samostalnik
oblika, kroj, moda; način, navada; obnašanje, vedenje

after (ali in) a fashion kolikor toliko, ne posebno zadovoljivo
to bring into fashion, to launch a fashion vpeljati v modo
after the fashion of po, kot
in (the) fashion moderen, moden
out of fashion zastarel, nemoderen
to come into fashion postati moden
to go out of fashion priti iz mode
to set a fashion vpeljati modo
to follow the fashion po modi se ravnati
in one's own fashion po svoje
to walk crab fashion iti rakovo pot
to set the fashion voditi v modi
the latest fashion zadnja moda
rank and fashion imenitniki
at the height of fashion po najnovejši modi

fear¹ [fiə] samostalnik (of pred; for za)
strah, bojazen, groza; plašnost; zaskrbljenost, nemir

to be in fear of one's life bati se za svoje življenje
to put the fear of god into s.o. hudo koga grajati
to go in fear for s.o.'s life bati se za življenje koga
no fear! brez skrbi!, kje neki!
for fear iz strahu
without fear or favour nepristransko
fear of death, fear of one's life smrtni strah

finger¹ [fíŋgə] samostalnik
prst; mera za globino ali debelost; kazalec (na uri)

to burn one's fingers opeči si prste
his fingers are all thumbs zelo je nespreten
by a finger's breadth komaj, za las
to be finger and glove with s.o. biti s kom zelo zaupen
to have a finger in (the pie) imeti svoje prste vmes
to have s.th. at one's finger tips (ali ends) imeti kaj v malem prstu
my fingers itch komaj čakam
to the finger nails popolnoma
one can number them on one's fingers človek bi jih lahko seštel na prstih
to keep one's fingers crossed držati figo
to lift one's little finger preveč piti
to look through one's fingers spregledati kaj, skozi prste gledati
to lay (ali put) a finger on s.th. imeti svoje prste vmes
not to raise (ali lift) a finger on behalf of niti s prstom ne migniti zaradi
to snap one's fingers biti ravnodušen do česa
to twist round one's (little) finger oviti si okoli prsta
one can do with a wet finger to je lahko narediti
within a finger's breadth of one's ruin na robu propada
index (ali first) finger kazalec
middle finger sredinec
ring finger prstanec
little finger mezinec

fortune² [fɔ́:čən] samostalnik
usoda, sreča; premoženje, imetje, bogastvo, dota; ugodna ženitev (možitev)

ill (ali bad) fortune nesreča, smola
to make one's (ali a) fortune obogateti
to marry a fortune bogato se poročiti
every man is the architect of his fortune vsak je svoje sreče kovač
to tell fortunes vedeževati
to come into a fortune dedovati
pogovorno a small fortune celo premoženje, velik znesek
soldier of fortune vojak najemnik
to have one's fortune told dati si vedeževati
with good fortune če ima človek srečo