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  • 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
  • kick2 [kik]

    1. neprehodni glagol
    brcati, ritati
    pogovorno braniti se, upirati se (at, against)
    godrnjati, ugovarjati, pritoževati se (about)
    odskočiti, nazaj udariti (puška); visoko leteti (žoga)
    ameriško, sleng umreti

    2. prehodni glagol
    brcniti; streljati (na gol); nazaj udariti, poriniti; pognati, priganjati

    to be kicked out of a job biti vržen iz službe
    to kick the beam biti malo pomemben
    to make s.o. kick the beam izpodriniti koga
    to kick back vrniti milo za drago; ameriško, sleng plačati podkupnino
    sleng to kick the bucket umreti
    sleng to kick to it umreti
    to kick s.o. downstairs koga ven vreči, vreči koga po stopnicah
    to kick s.o. upstairs odpustiti koga iz službe in dati v zameno časten naslov
    to kick down the ladder pozabiti na ljudi, ki so ti pomagali naprej
    to kick up dust dvigniti prah
    to kick one's heels nestrpno čakati, zapravljati čas z brezplodnim čakanjem
    to kick against the pricks zaman se upirati
    to kick riot (ali noise, row) razburkati duhove
    to kick over the traces iz ojnic skakati
    to kick the wind (ali clouds) biti obešen
  • knock2 [nɔk]

    1. prehodni glagol
    udariti, suniti; tolči, trkati, potrkati (at, on na, po)
    pogovorno osupniti, zaprepastiti, sapo vzeti
    ameriško, sleng ostro kritizirati, zmesti

    2. neprehodni glagol
    tolči, razbijati, trkati; trčiti, udariti (against, into ob, v)
    ropotati (motor)
    ameriško, pogovorno godrnjati

    to knock the bottom out of dokazati neresničnost, izpodbiti kaj
    to knock cold udariti do nezavesti
    to knock at an open door po nepotrebnem se truditi
    to knock on the head ubiti, udariti do nezavesti; figurativno zadati udarec, onemogočiti kaj
    to knock one's head against (a brick wall) udariti z glavo ob zid; figurativno riniti z glavo skozi zid
    to knock s.th. into s.o.; ali to knock s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
    to knock all of a heap presenetiti, osupniti
    to knock into a cocked hat uničiti, izmaličiti; zaprepastiti, potolči (nasprotnika)
    to knock home dobro zabiti; figurativno vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
    to knock to pieces razbiti na koščke
    to knock into shape navaditi na red
    to knock s.o. into the middle of next week udariti koga, da odleti; ven vreči, nagnati
    to knock sideways vreči iz tira
    sleng what knocks me kar mi ne gre v glavo
  • neck1 [nek] samostalnik
    vrat, tilnik; izrez (obleke); vratina (meso)
    anatomija vrat (maternice itd.); vrat pri violini, vrat steklenice
    geografija ožina (morska, kopenska) soteska
    tisk konus tiskarske črke

    to break one's neck zlomiti si vrat; ameriško nečloveško se namučiti, ugonobiti se
    to break the neck of a task izvršiti najtežji del naloge
    to crane one's neck (at, for) stegovati vrat
    Derbyshire neck golša
    neck and neck division glasovanje, pri katerem dobita obe strani enako število glasov
    sleng to get (ali catch) it in the neck biti hudo kaznovan, trpeti
    he's got a neck predrzen je
    to have a lot of neck biti zelo predrzen
    neck and heel docela, trdno (vezati)
    neck and neck bok ob boku (dirkalni konji), enako število glasov, enak
    neck or nothing vse ali nič
    on (ali in) the neck of neposredno po
    to put one's neck in a noose izpostavljati se nevarnosti
    to risk one's neck staviti svoje življenje na kocko
    to save one's neck rešiti se, rešiti si glavo
    to stick one's neck out for mnogo tvegati za
    a stiff neck trdoglavost
    stiff-necked trdoglav
    to take s.o. by the neck zgrabiti koga za vrat
    neck and crop popolnoma, kot dolg in širok
    to throw s.o. out neck and crop na pete na glavo koga ven vreči
    to tread on s.o.'s neck zaviti komu vrat
    up to one's neck do grla
    to win by a neck zmagati za dolžino vratu (konjske dirke), za las zmagati (glasovanje)
    ameriško, pogovorno neck of the woods soseščina
  • peek [pi:k]

    1. neprehodni glagol
    kukati (into v, out ven)

    2. samostalnik
    ameriško kukanje, bežen pogled
  • peer2 [píə] neprehodni glagol
    strmeti zagledati se (into v)
    pokazati se

    to peer at ogledovati
    to peer out kukati ven
    to peer over kukati čez
    ameriško to peer over the fence umreti
  • pop2 [pɔp]

    1. neprehodni glagol
    počiti (zamašek), odpreti se (kostanj, koruza itd.); sprožiti, ustreliti (at)
    nenadoma se pojaviti; izbuljiti (oči)

    2. prehodni glagol
    hitro odpreti, izvleči (zamašek), sprožiti, izstreliti (naboj)
    ameriško peči koruzo; hitro vtakniti (kaj kam), pomoliti (glavo)
    britanska angleščina, sleng zastaviti

    to pop along švigniti mimo
    to pop away hitro dati stran
    to pop in oglasiti se pri kom, priti na kratek skok
    pogovorno to pop off izginiti, pobrisati jo; zadremati
    pogovorno tudi to pop off the hooks umreti
    to pop on dati klobuk na glavo
    to pop out pomoliti ven; ugasniti luč; pobrisati jo
    to pop up pojaviti se (tudi figurativno npr. težave)
    to pop one's head in the door pomoliti glavo skozi vrata
    pogovorno to pop the question zasnubiti
  • sweetheart [swí:tha:t]

    1. samostalnik
    ljubček, ljubica

    2. neprehodni glagol
    ljubimkati
    prehodni glagol
    dvoriti, snubiti

    he is out sweethearting šel je ven s svojim dekletom
  • swim*2 [swim]

    1. neprehodni glagol
    plavati, priplavati, plavati na vodi, pluti; (prah ipd.) plavati, viseti v zraku
    figurativno kópati se
    figurativno čutiti vrtoglavico, biti vrtoglav, vrteti se (komu); plavati (in v)
    biti preplavljen, kópati se (in v)

    2. prehodni glagol
    preplavati, plavati (neko razdaljo); prisiliti, nagnati (koga), da plava; plavati na tekomovanju, prepeljati s plavanjem (across čez)

    to swim s.o. tekmovati s kom v plavanju (100 yards 100 jardov)
    to swim against the stream plavati proti toku (tudi figurativno)
    to swim to the bottom potoniti, potopiti se
    to swim beyond one's depth predaleč (ven) plavati
    to swim the horse across the river s konjem preplavati reko
    to swim the lake preplavati jezero
    to swim a mile plavati eno miljo
    to swim like a fish (a stone) plavati kot riba (kamen)
    to swim like a tailor's goose figurativno plavati kot kamen, potopiti se
    to swim a race udeležiti se plavalnih tekem
    to swim on one's side (on one's back) bočno (hrbtno) plavati
    to swim with the tide (the stream) plavati s tokom; (tudi figurativno), figurativno pridružiti se večini
    to swim the river, the Channel preplavati reko, Rokavski preliv
    the cellar was swimming in wine klet je plavala v vinu, je bila preplavljena z vinom
    cork swims in water plutovina plava v vodi
    oil swims on water olje plava na vodi
    the meat swims in gravy meso plava v (mesnem) soku
    her eyes were swimming with tears oči so se ji topile v solzah
    my head swims vrti se mi v glavi, imam vrtoglavico
    the room swam before my eyes zdelo se mi je, da se soba vrti okoli mene
    she swam up to him figurativno zdrsnila je k njemu, kot da bi plavala
  • take*1 [téik] prehodni glagol

    1.
    vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti
    vojska ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

    to take advice vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se
    he does not take alcohol on ne pije (alkohola)
    to take one's bearings mornarica izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figurativno ugotoviti, pri čem smo
    take her through this book predelaj z njo to knjigo
    to take the bull by the horns zgrabiti bika za rogove, figurativno spoprijeti se s kom (čim)
    to take breakfast zajtrkovati
    the car cannot take more than five v avto ne more več kot pet oseb
    to take a cup of tea popiti skodelico čaja
    shall we take our coffee in the garden? bi pili kavo na vrtu?
    to take the chair figurativno prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)
    to take s.o.'s eye pritegniti pozornost kake osebe
    to take a flat vzeti (v najem) stanovanje
    to take in one's hands vzeti v roke
    to be taken ill zboleti
    to take the lead prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej
    I took her in a lie ujel sem jo na laži
    to take s.o.'s measurements vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)
    I take the opportunity to tell you... izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...
    to take (holy) orders cerkev biti posvečen, ordiniran
    to take a part prevzeti, igrati vlogo
    to take in bad part zameriti, za zlo vzeti
    to take poison vzeti strup, zastrupiti se
    to take precedence over imeti prednost pred
    to take s.o. prisoner (ali captive) vojska ujeti koga
    to take 3000 prisoners vojska ujeti 3000 sovražnikov
    to take a seat sesti (na stol)
    to take s.o. for s.tiv. ameriško, sleng izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga
    to take s.o. stealing zasačiti koga pri tatvini
    I take his statement with a grain of salt njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)
    to take by storm (ali assault) zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem
    to take a bit between teeth figurativno odpovedati poslušnost
    to take s.o.'s temperature (iz)meriti komu temperaturo
    to take by the throat zgrabiti za vrat
    to take a ticket vzeti, kupiti vozovnico
    to take the train (a taxi, a tram) peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)
    to take a thief in the act zasačiti tatu pri dejanju
    to be taken in a trap ujeti se v past
    the town was taken after a short siege mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju
    to take s.o. unawares presenetiti koga
    to take the waters piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)
    to take the trouble of doing s.th. vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj
    to take the veil religija iti v samostan, postati nuna
    to take a wife oženiti se
    to take the right way with s.o. lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način
    we must have taken the wrong way morali smo se zmotiti v poti
    to take a poor view (ali a dim view) of ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o

    2.
    odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

    children were taken from their mothers materam so odvzeli otroke
    take three from ten odštej tri od deset
    he tried to take her handbag from her skušal ji je iztrgati torbico
    take this letter to the post-office odnesi to pismo na pošto
    take your umbrella vzemi dežnik s seboj
    the bus will take you there avtobus vas bo peljal tja
    to take s.o. home odvesti koga domov
    where will this road take us? kam nas pelje ta pot?
    he was taken in the prime of life umrl je v najboljših letih
    he was taken hence umrl je

    3.
    dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

    to take cold dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad
    to take a cold prehladiti se
    to take a fever dobiti mrzlico
    to take an infection okužiti se, inficirati se
    to take a game dobiti igro
    to take s.th. as a reward dobiti kaj kot nagrado
    to take the first prize in dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)
    to take a monthly salary prejemati mesečno plačo
    to take a degree at the university diplomirati na univerzi
    to take a newspaper biti naročen na časopis
    to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. (grdo) izkoristiti kaj
    to take s.th. under a will dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu

    4.
    vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

    it takes a good actor to play this role le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo
    it takes time and courage za to je potreben čas in pogum
    it took me (ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station potreboval sem 5 minut, da sem prišel do postaje
    it did not take more than 3 minutes to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute
    it would take a strong man to move it potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil
    which size in hats do you take? katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?
    it takes two to make a quarrel za prepir sta potrebna dva

    5.
    občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

    to take the consequences nositi, prevzeti posledice
    to take an examination napraviti izpit
    to take a fall ameriško, sleng nositi posledice
    to take a loss (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo
    to take offense biti užaljen, zameriti
    to take pains (po)truditi se
    to take pity on s.o. občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga
    to take umbrage sumničiti, posumiti
    to take great pleasure in s.th. imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem
    are we going to take it lying down? bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?
    these troops had taken the brunt of the attack te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada

    6.
    očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

    to be taken with (by) biti očaran od
    he takes readers with him on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce
    to take s.o.'s fancy ugajati, prikupiti se komu
    his play did not take njegova drama ni imela uspeha
    they soon took to each other kmalu sta se vzljubila
    what took him most was the sweetness of her voice kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu

    7.
    razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

    I take it that... to razumem tako, da...
    shall I take it that... naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?
    then, I take it, you object to his coming torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel
    as I take it kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)
    do not take it ill if I do not go ne zamerite mi, če ne grem
    to take a hint (ali cue) razumeti namig
    to take a joke well (ill) (ne) razumeti šalo
    to take seriously resno vzeti
    you may take it from me lahko mi to verjamete
    whom do you take me for? za koga me (pa) imate?
    to take s.o. for a fool imeti koga za norca
    to take s.th. for granted vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno
    I take this to be fun to smatram za šalo
    I take him to be (ali for) an honest man imam ga za poštenjaka
    to take as read politika, pravno smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)
    may I take the minutes as read? smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?

    8.
    zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

    to take earth lov zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figurativno umakniti se, skriti se
    to take a header skočiti (na glavo) v vodo
    to take (to) the water iti v vodo
    he took the bush zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto
    they took to the woods zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove
    to take refuge (ali shelter) zateči se (with k)
    to take to the stage iti h gledališču
    take the corner slowly počasi zavijte okoli vogala
    the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto

    9.
    fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

    he took me while I was not looking fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam
    he insisted on being taken with his hat on na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi
    to take views delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati
    to have one's photograph taken dati se fotografirati
    to take a photo fotografirati
    she took her mother in her old age skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti

    10. neprehodni glagol
    uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv
    botanika prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se
    tehnično prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi)
    medicina učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti
    fotografija fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se
    pogovorno biti prizadet

    the book did not take knjiga ni imela uspeha
    the dye takes well on this cloth barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu
    some people take better than others nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi
    he did not take well this time to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji
    to take well biti fotogeničen
    he takes well (badly) on je (ni) dober na fotografiji
    to take sick zboleti
    to take as heir prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

    Posebne zveze:

    to take into account (ali consideration), to take account for vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati
    to take aim at vojska meriti, ciljati na
    to take the air iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronavtika dvigniti se
    to take alarm vznemiriti se
    to take breath zajeti sapo, oddahniti si
    to take the bun (ali cake; ali biscuit) sleng, figurativno vse prekositi
    this takes the cake! sleng to je pa že višek!
    to take care biti oprezen, paziti
    to take charge of prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo
    to take one's chance tvegati, upati se
    to take s.o. into one's confidence zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj
    to take under consideration vzeti v pretres, v presojo
    to take comfort potolažiti se
    to take a dare pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti
    deuce take it! vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!
    to take effect učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; pravno stopiti v veljavo
    to take exception to (ali at, against) grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke
    to take evasive action sleng izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)
    to take one's ease udobno se namestiti
    to take s.o.'s evidence pravno zaslišati koga
    to take one's farewell vzeti slovo, posloviti se
    to take to heart vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se
    to take holiday vzeti si dopust
    to take hold of prijeti, zgrabiti
    to take it into one's head vbiti si (to) v glavo
    to take an interest in zanimati se za
    to take issue with ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti
    to take it (on the chin) sleng požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)
    take it or leave it! vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!
    to take a journey potovati, iti na potovanje
    to take kindly to s.o. čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga
    to take a leap poskočiti
    to take leave of vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od
    to take liberties preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen
    to take lessons jemati učne ure (lekcije)
    to take one's life in one's hand tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko
    to take the measure of s.o.'s foot vzeti mero za obutev, figurativno premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe
    to take the minutes pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)
    to take no dobiti odklonitev
    to take possession of vzeti v posest
    to take notice pogovorno opaziti
    to take notice of vzeti na znanje, upoštevati
    to take no notice of ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati
    to take in (ali to) pieces narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)
    to take part in udeležiti se, sodelovati v
    to take a ride pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)
    to take a river iti čez reko
    to take rise izvirati, nasta(ja)ti
    to take root ukoreniniti se
    to take shape dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se
    to take the rough with the smooth figurativno vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je
    the son took after his father sin se je vrgel po očetu
    to take by surprise presenetiti
    to take short presenetiti, zalotiti
    to take to singing a tune začeti peti melodijo
    to take to bad habits vdati se slabim navadam
    to take to s.th. like ducks to water takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj
    to take to task poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti
    to take the time from s.o. figurativno točno se ravnati po kom
    to take one's turn priti na vrsto
    to take turns menjavati se (za)
    to take a turn for the worse obrniti se na slabše
    to take things easy lagodno delati
    take it easy! ne razburjaj se!
    I am not taking any pogovorno hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram
    to take the water mornarica izpluti
    to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte
    to take wine with s.o. nazdraviti komu
    to take upon o.s. an office prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)
    that walk did take it out of us! ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal
    to take one's time vzeti si čas
    to take s.o. at his word koga za besedo prijeti
  • turf [tə:f]

    1. samostalnik (množina turfs, turves)
    ruša, trata
    irsko šota

    the turf dirkališče za konjske dirke; figurativno konjski dirkalni šport
    gentlemen of the turf ljubitelji (prijatelji) konjskega športa
    to be on the turf imeti, vzdrževati konje za dirke; zanimati se za konjski dirkalni šport; obiskovati konjske dirke; staviti na konjskih dirkah

    2. prehodni glagol
    pokriti, obložiti s travnatimi rušami

    to turf out sleng ven vreči (koga, kaj)
  • up5 [ʌp] neprehodni glagol
    (nenadoma) vstati, se dvigniti
    pogovorno dvigniti (kvišku)
    ameriško povzpeti se (to na)

    to up and ask nenadoma vprašati
    up and at him! nanj!, za njim!
    he upped with his head iztegnil (pomolil) je glavo ven
    prehodni glagol
    pogovorno dvigniti, pobrati
    ameriško povišati, povečati (cene, proizvodnjo itd.)
  • well1 [wel]

    1. samostalnik
    izvir, vrelec, studenec; vodnjak
    figurativno začetek, praizvor; vrtina; jašek (v rudniku); globoka jama; tunel v snegu
    arhitektura dušnik, prostor za dvigalo (lift), za stopnišče; ograjen prostor v sodni dvorani (za odvetnika); shramba za prtljago (v vozu, avtu); tintnik (v mizi)
    železnica shramba za vodo
    navtika shramba za ribe (na ladji); jašek za zaščito črpalke

    well boring vrtanje (studencev itd.)
    well-digger kopač studencev, vodnjakov
    to sink a well (iz)vrtati vodnjak

    2. neprehodni glagol
    izvirati, vreti na dan, iztekati, brizgniti

    to well out (ali forth) privreti ven
    to well up dvigniti se, privreti kvišku
    to well over preliti se, razliti se
    prehodni glagol
    pustiti izvirati ali teči
  • wrong2 [rɔŋ] pridevnik
    zmoten, nepravi, pogrešen, napačen, naroben; ki ni v redu, ki je v neredu; neprimeren, nepripraven; nekoristen, neugoden

    wrong act prekršek
    a wrong answer napačen, nepravi odgovor
    the wrong side narobna stran (of material blaga)
    wrong one, sleng wrong'un (kriket) žoga, ki leti čisto drugače, kot je igralec pričakoval
    (the) wrong side out na ven (narobe) obrnjena notranja stran (oblačila)
    the wrong side of the blanket figurativno nezakonit
    to be wrong ne imeti prav
    the clock is wrong ura ne gre prav
    you are wrong in believing that nimaš prav (motiš se), če to verjameš
    not to be far wrong ne se zelo (z)motiti
    I was not far wrong in guessing skoraj sem uganil
    something is wrong with him nekaj je narobe z njim
    what's wrong with you? kaj pa je (narobe) s teboj?
    to be in the wrong box figurativno biti v škripcih (v nerodnem položaju, v zagati); ne biti na mestu; biti na zgubi
    it is the wrong side out to je narobe, obrnjeno
    to be on the wrong side of 50 biti nad 50 let star
    what's wrong with a cup of tea? pogovorno kako bi bilo s skodelico čaja?
    to do the wrong thing in the wrong place ravno narobe (napačno) kaj napraviti
    what do you find wrong with it? kaj se ti zdi pri tem narobe (ti ni pri tem všeč)?
    to get (to have) hold of the wrong end of the stick figurativno (popolnoma) napačno razumeti (imeti čisto napačno mnenje, vtis)
    to get out of the bed (on) the wrong side figurativno, pogovorno z levo nogo vstati; biti slabe volje
    he will laugh on the wrong side of his mouth figurativno smeh ga bo že minil
    to prove s.o. wrong dokazati komu, da nima prav
    to go wrong zaiti; spodleteti, ne iti (biti) v redu
    he holds the book the wrong way narobe drži knjigo
    he found himself in the wrong shop figurativno, pogovorno ni na pravega naletel
    it is very wrong of you to support him zelo napak je od vas, da ga podpirate
    to take the wrong train peljati se z napačnim vlakom
    to take the wrong turning (ali path) figurativno zaiti na kriva pota