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exception [iksépšən] samostalnik
izjema; ugovor

to take exception to (ali at, against) grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti
by way of exception izjemoma
the exception proves the rule izjema potrjuje pravilo
with the exception of z izjemo, izvzemši, razen
to admit of no exception ne dopuščati nobene izjeme
beyond exception neizpodbitno, neoporečen
subject (ali liable) to exception oporečen, izpodbiten

exclusive [iksklú:siv] pridevnik (exclusively prislov)
izključen, izključevalen; domišljav; nedostopen, rezerviran; specializiran; odličen, prvovrsten
pogovorno drag

exclusive of ne glede na, brez; razen
to be exclusive of izključevati
exclusive sale monopol

expectation [ekspektéišən] samostalnik
pričakovanje; upanje na dediščino; slutnja, domneva, verjetnost

against all expectation proti pričakovanju
to answer (ali meet, come up to) one's expectation(s) izpolniti, kar smo pričakovali
expectation of life pričakovana dolžina življenja
beyond expectation več kakor bi človek upal
contrary to expectation nepričakovano
to fall short of (ali not to come up to) one's expectation(s) razočarati, ne izpolniti pričakovanja
on the tiptoe of expectation v velikem pričakovanju

expedient² [ikspí:diənt] samostalnik
sredstvo, pomagalo, pomoček; iznajdba; zvijača

to hit upon an expedient znajti se, pomagati si
reduced to expedients prisiljen, da si pomaga, kakor ve in zna
to go to every expedient ne izbirati sredstev

eye¹ [ai] samostalnik
oko; vid; pogled; vidik; popek; ušesce (npr. šivanke); zankica; luknja (v kruhu, siru)
figurativno namera; blesk diamanta; središče
ameriško, sleng vohun

it's all my eye vse to je neumnost
the apple of one's eye nad vse drag
black eye modrica, ameriško poraz
by the eye na oko, po videzu
to cast sheep's eyes at s.o. zaljubljeno koga gledati
to clap an eye at s.o. zagledati koga
to catch the eyes of s.o. s pogledom koga opozoriti
to close one's eyes to s.th. zapirati oči pred čim
to come to the eye of s.o. pojaviti se pred kom
to cry one's eyes out izjokati si oči
pogovorno to do in the eye oslepariti, ukaniti
easy on the eye čeden, prijeten
to feast one's eyes z užitkom gtedati
to give an eye to pogledati, popaziti
if you had half an eye ko bi ne bil čisto slep in gluh
to have eyes at the back of one's head imeti povsod oči, biti bister
to have in one's eye opazovati
to have an eye to s.th. paziti na kaj
to have an eye to the main chance urediti sebi v prid
in the eyes of vpričo
to keep an eye on, to keep a close (ali steady, strict) eye on budno opazovati
to keep one's eyes skinned (ali open) budno paziti
to keep one's weather eye open oprezovati, budno paziti
to make eyes at s.o. spogledovati se s kom
to make s.o. open his eyes hudo koga presenetiti
mind your eye bodi previden
my eye! presneto!
in the eye of the law po zakonu
with the naked eyes prostim očesom
quick eye oster vid, dar opazovanja
vojska eyes right! (left!, front!) desno (levo, naravnost) glej!
sleng in a pig's eye nikdar
right in the eye of naravnost proti
do you see any green in my eye? mar res misliš, da sem tako neumen, da bi ti verjel?
to see with half an eye takoj opaziti
to see eye to eye with s.o. popolnoma se strinjati
to set (ali lay) eyes on s.th. zagledati kaj
a sight for sore eyes nepričakovano veselje
to turn a blind eye prizanašati
up to one's eyes prek ušes
it strikes the eye pade v oči
to throw dust in the eyes of s.o. vreči komu pesek v oči, slepiti ga
with an eye to zaradi
in the eyes of the world po javnem mnenju
in the twinkling of an eye kot bi trenil

face¹ [feis] samostalnik
obraz, lice; izraz obraza, spaka, zmrda; videz; sprednja (zgornja, prava) stran; zunanji del, pogled od spredaj; fasada, površina; številčnica
figurativno predrznost, nesramnost; brušena ploskev

before the face of v navzočnosti, pred (kom)
to draw (ali pull, wear) a long face biti videti potrt, kislo se držati
in the face of day ob belem dnevu; odkrito
his face fell nos se mu je povesil
to fly in (to) the face of s.o. upreti se komu, razjeziti, razžaliti ga
to fly in the face of Providence izzivati usodo
you have a good face zdravi ste videti
navtika guide face drsa zapore
full face obraz od spredaj
half face profil
to have the face to (do s.th.) upati, drzniti si (kaj storiti)
in (the) face of vpričo, neglede na, vkljub
I could hardly keep a straight face komaj sem zadrževal smeh
to look in the face of s.o. drzno koga gledati
to lose the face zgubiti ugled
to make (ali pull) faces at spakovati se nad
to make a wry face at s.th. kislo kaj gledati
face to face with naravnost, osebno, pred, vpričo
on the face of it očitno, na prvi pogled
to put a bold (ali good) face on s.th. ne si gnati kaj preveč k srcu
to put a new face on s.th. postaviti kaj v drugo luč
a right about face popoln obrat
to run one's face dobiti kredit s predrznim nastopom
to save one's face za las uiti sramoti
to set one's face against s.th. upirati se čemu
to set one's face like a flint biti neuklonljiv
to shut the door in one's face preprečiti nadaljnje razgovore, uresničenje načrta
to show one's face priti, prikazati se
to show a face izzivalno se vesti
to s.o.'s face odkrito, v navzočnosti koga
to tell straight to s.o.'s face naravnost komu povedati
to throw s.th. in s.o.'s face očitati, oponašati komu kaj
face value imenska vrednost

face² [feis]

1. prehodni glagol
kljubovati, upirati se, spoprijeti se; soočiti; sprijazniti se, prenesti; obložiti, prevleči, pokriti; ostružiti, zgladiti

2. neprehodni glagol
biti obrnjen proti
vojska obrniti se

ameriško to face the music prenesti očitke, sprijazniti se, ne pokazati strahu
to face s.th. out sam si pomagati v težavah, premagati kaj
vojska left face na levo
right face na desno

failure [féilə] samostalnik
propadanje, razdor; neuspeh, polomija, fiasko; brodolom; manjkanje; bankrot; razočaranje; zanemarjanje; nesrečnik, -nica

failure of the crops slaba letina
to turn out a failure, to be a failure ne se obnesti
to end in (ali meet with) failure doživeti neuspeh, ne se posrečiti
he is a failure nima uspeha, ni za nič
to be doomed to failure biti brezupno

fain² [fein] pridevnik
zadovoljen, vesel; prisiljen

pogovorno fain I! jaz že ne!
I was fain to comply with their demands hočeš nočeš sem moral spolniti njihove zahteve

faint² [feint] pridevnik (faintly prislov)
slaboten, šibek; boječ, plašen; izčrpan, oslabel, vrtoglav; nejasen, moten, meglen; nedoločen

faint heart never won fair lady brez poguma nič ne dosežeš
not the faintest idea niti pojma ne
faint recollection nejasen spomin

fall out neprehodni glagol
začeti prepir; izstopiti; pripetiti se; biti posledica; izvleči se; napraviti izpad

fall out well (ill) dobro (slabo) se končati; splačati (ne splačati) se

false¹ [fɔ:ls] pridevnik (falsely prislov)
nepravi, napačen; lažniv, varljiv, potuhnjen; nezvest, izdajalski; zmoten; neosnovan, netočen; nezakonit; umeten, ponarejen

false keel zunanji gredelj
false key kljukec, odpirač
false pretences lažne obliube
to sail under false colours pluti pod lažno zastavo; figurativno šopiriti se s pavjim perjem
to take a false step spotakniti se
false alarm prazen preplah
to be false to one's promise ne izpolniti obljube
false bottom dvojno dno

fancy¹ [fǽnsi] samostalnik
fantazija, domišljija, predstava; domislek; muhe; poželenje; pristranost, naklonjenost, nagnjenje

a man of the fancy športnik
the fancy navdušenci; navijači
to take (ali please, tickle, strike) s.o.'s fancy ugajati, prikupiti se komu
to take a fancy to s.th. vzljubiti kaj
to have a fancy for rad kaj početi
not to have a fancy for ne marati kaj

far² [fa:] prislov
daleč; zelo, znatno; davno

as far as in l8th century že v osemnajstem stoletju
to carry it (ali go) too far iti prek meje, preveč si upati, pretiravati
far from it ravno nasprotno, niti malo ne
far gone v nevarnosti, v visoki stopnji
so far doslej
to go far in life visoko se povzpeti
as far as prav do; v koliko
so far so good doslej je vse v redu
in so far as v koliko
far be it from me še na misel mi ne pride
far and near povsod
far and wide daleč po svetu
far and away brez dvoma, vsekakor
few and far between redkokdaj
far into the night pozno v noč
far up visoko zgoraj

farther² [fá:ðə] prislov
dalje; razen tega, še

I'll see you farther first še na misel mi ne pride

farthing [fá:ðiŋ] samostalnik
četrtpenijski novec

not to care a brass farthing prav nič se ne meniti
not worth a brass farthing prav nič vreden, zanič

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

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

fear² [fiə]

1. neprehodni glagol
bati se; spoštovati; trepetati

2. prehodni glagol
arhaično prestrašiti; plašiti

never fear! nič se ne boj!, brez skrbi!

feed² [ fi:d] samostalnik
hrana, krma; obrok, obed; hranjenje; napajanje, dovajanje pogonskih snovi; naboj

sleng to be off one's feed ne imeti teka
sleng to put on the feed bag lotiti se jedi
feed grains žitna klaja