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  • haunt2 [hɔ:nt]

    1. prehodni glagol
    pogosto obiskovati (in, about)
    družiti se (with s, z)
    strašiti (duh)

    2. neprehodni glagol
    prikazovati se (duh)
    figurativno vznemirjati, mučiti, preganjati (misli, spomini itd.)

    a haunted house hiša, v kateri straši
    a haunted man človek, ki ne najde miru
  • have*2 [hæv] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
    imeti; vsebovati, imeti v sebi; imeti mlade, otroka (to have a baby)
    imeti, preživljati (to have a fine time dobro se imeti)
    obdržati, imeti (may I have it?)
    gojiti čustva, imeti (misli itd.); dobiti (I've had no news)
    zvedeti od, slišati od (I have it from my friend)
    znati, razumeti (she has no German)
    jesti, piti, kaditi (I had a sandwich, some coffee, a cigarette)
    trditi (as Plato has it)
    sleng potegniti, prevarati koga
    z nedoločnikom: morati (I have to do it)
    z objektom in preteklim deležnikom: dati si kaj narediti (I had a suit made)
    z nedoločnikom brez "to": dovoliti, trpeti (I won't have it, I won't have you say it)

    Z nedoločnikom brez "to":

    I had as good; ali as well prav tako bi lahko
    I had as lief; ali as soon prav tako bi rad
    I had better; ali best bolje bi storil, če, bilo bi pametno, če
    I had sooner; ali rather raje bi
    I had soonest; ali liefest najraje bi

    Druge fraze in rabe:

    sleng you have been had prevarali so te
    parlament the Ayes have it večina je za
    figurativno he had me in the argument potolkel me je
    have them come here poskrbi, da pridejo
    (not) to be had se (ne) dobi
    you have it coming dobiš, kar zaslužiš
    what would you have me do? kaj naj po tvojem storim?
    I won't have you do it ne dovolim, da bi to naredil
    have done! nehaj!
    I have done with it s tem sem opravil
    I have your idea sedaj te razumem
    he had a leg broken zlomil si je nogo
    he had a son born to him rodil se mu je sin
    I won't have it tega ne trpim, ne dovolim
    you have me, have you not? ti me razumeš, kajne?
    rumour has it govorica gre
    he will have it that on trdi, da
    have it your own way naj bo po tvojem
    I have it že imam, spomnil sem se
    I would have you know rad bi, da zveš
    I had him there na tem sem ga ujel, premagal sem ga, bil sem močnejši od njega
    you have it right prav imaš, uganil si
    to have breakfast, lunch, dinner (supper) zajtrkovati, kositi, večerjati
    to have an affair imeti ljubezensko razmerje
    to have the best of zmagati
    to have s.th. by heart znati kaj na pamet
    to have a chat pokramljati
    to have a cold biti prehlajen
    to have the cheek to predrzniti se
    to have a day off imeti prost dan
    to have to do with imeti kaj opraviti z
    to have an edge on imeti majhno prednost, biti malo opit
    to have one's fill of imeti dovolj česa
    to have one's fling izdivjati se
    ameriško, pravno to have and to hold imeti v posesti, ne spustiti iz rok
    to have it in for s.o. zameriti komu, komu kaj slabega želeti
    to have it in one to imeti dovolj poguma za
    to have a heart biti usmiljen, imeti srce
    to have kittens biti razburjen
    to have the laugh on zadnji se smejati
    to have a look at pogledati
    to have a mind to kaj nameravati
    to have s.th. in mind imeti kaj v mislih
    to have it (all) over s.o. biti na boljšem od koga
    to have it out with s.o. razčistiti stvar s kom
    to let s.o. have it kaznovati koga, odkrito komu povedati, kar mu gre
    to have ready pripraviti
    to have a short (long) run obdržati se malo (dolgo) časa
    to have the run of imeti pravico uporabljati
    to have a say in imeti pravico kaj reči k
    to have a good time dobro se imeti
    to have a way with znati s kom ali čim ravnati
    to have a shot at poskusiti kaj narediti
    to have s.th. on s.o. imeti koga v šahu
    to have s.o. on toast imeti koga v rokah, prekaniti koga
    to have a try poskusiti
  • hawk1 [hɔ:k] samostalnik
    zoologija kragulj, kanja, jastreb, sokol, postovka
    figurativno grabežljivec, slepar

    to know a hawk from a handsaw ne biti neumen
  • hazard1 [hǽzəd] samostalnik
    slučaj; tveganje, nevarnost; igra na slepo srečo
    šport ovira, zapreka (golf)
    množina vremenske muhe

    at hazard na srečo
    at all hazards v vsakem slučaju
    at the hazard of life v življenjski nevarnosti
    to put to hazard postaviti na kocko
    to run a hazard tvegati, biti v nevarnosti
    hazard not covered v primeru tveganja se zavarovalnina ne plača
    britanska angleščina winning hazard zadetek (biljard)
    britanska angleščina losing hazard pogrešek (biljard)
  • head2 [hed] samostalnik
    glava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt
    domačno plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu)
    ekonomija postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija
    sleng latrina

    above one's head težko razumljivo, prepametno za koga
    at the head of na čelu
    by head and shoulders; ali by the head and ears s silo, na silo
    (by) head and shoulders above mnogo boljši od
    by a short head za dolžino nosu, figurativno z majhno prednostjo
    crowned heads kronane glave
    a deer of the first head petleten jelen ali srnjak
    navtika down by the head s prednjim delom ladje globoko v vodi
    head of the family družinski poglavar
    heads of state državni voditelji
    the head and front bistvo, politika glava zarote, vodja upora
    from head to foot od nog do glave, popolnoma
    head first (ali foremost) z glavo naprej, figurativno nepremišljeno
    a large head of game velik trop živali
    hot head vročekrvnež
    a beautiful head of hair gosti lasje
    head over heels narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nos
    old head on young shoulders pameten mlad človek
    off one's head; ali out of one's head nor
    over one's head viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivo
    over head and ears; ali head over ears preko glave, do ušes, popolnoma
    on this head o tem predmetu
    out of one's own head sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljniku
    two heads are better than one kolikor glav, toliko misli
    head of water vodni steber
    heads or tails obe strani kovanca (pri metanju)
    twopence a head 2 penija na osebo
    sleng King's (Queen's) head poštna znamka
    weak in the head slaboumen
    head, cook and bottle washer kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavo
    figurativno on your head be it! naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovoren
    ten head of cattle deset glav živine

    Z glagoli:

    to beat s.o.'s head off prekositi koga
    pogovorno to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s head off uničiti koga
    to bring to a head pripeljati do krize
    figurativno to break one's head glavo si razbijati
    to carry one's head high nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosen
    to come to a head priti do krize, zaostriti se; medicina zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir)
    sleng to do a thing on one's head igraje kaj napraviti
    to drag in by the head and ears s silo privleči, za ušesa privleči
    to eat (ali cry, scream, run) one's head off pretirano se razburjati
    it entered my head v glavo mi je padlo
    to give s.o. his head figurativno popustiti uzde
    to get s.th. through one's head doumeti, razumeti kaj
    to go over s.o.'s head biti pretežko za koga
    to go to s.o.'s head v glavo stopiti
    this horse eats his head off ta konj več pojé, kot je vreden
    to have a good head for biti nadarjen za
    to have a head imeti "mačka"
    to have a good head on one's shoulders biti dobre glave
    to have one's head in the clouds figurativno živeti v oblakih, sanjariti
    to have one's head screwed in the right way imeti glavo na pravem koncu
    to have a head like a sieve imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljiv
    to hit the nail on the head točno zadeti
    to keep one's head ostati miren
    figurativno to keep one's head above water obdržati se nad vodo, životariti
    to knock s.th. on the head onemogočiti kaj
    to lay (ali put) heads together glave stikati, posvetovati se
    to let s.o. have his head pustiti komu delati po svoji glavi
    to lie on s.o.'s head biti komu v breme
    to lose one's head izgubiti glavo
    I cannot make head or tail of ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glave
    to make head izbiti na čelo, napredovati
    to make head against uspešno se upirati
    to be put over the heads of other persons pri napredovanju preskočiti druge
    to put s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
    to put s.th. into one's head vtepsti si kaj v glavo
    to put s.th. out of s.o.'s head izbiti komu kaj iz glave
    to put s.th. out of one's head izbiti si kaj iz glave
    to put one's head in the lion's mouth izpostavljati se nevarnosti
    to rear one's head glavo dvigniti
    to run in s.o.'s head vrteti se komu po glavi
    to run one's head against a brick wall riniti z glavo skozi zid
    to shake one's head odkimati
    to shake one's head at z glavo zmajati
    to suffer from swelled (ali swollen) head biti zelo domišljav
    to take the head prevzeti vodstvo
    to take s.th. into one's head v glavo si kaj vtepsti
    to talk over s.o.'s head za koga preučeno govoriti
    to talk s.o.'s head off utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjem
    to talk through the back of s.o.'s head neprestano v koga govoriti
    to throw o.s. at the head of obesiti se komu za vrat
    to talk one's head off nenehno govoriti
    to turn one's head v glavo stopiti
    to turn s.o.'s head glavo komu zmešati
    to win by a head zmagati za dolžino glave (konj)
    to work one's head off pretegniti se od dela, garati
    heads I win, tails you lose izgubiš v vsakem primeru
  • heart [ha:t] samostalnik
    srce, srčni prekat; čud, duša; ljubezen, naklonjenost; usmiljenje, sočutje; hrabrost, srčnost; razum; jedro, središče, osrčje; srčevina, srčika (debla, rastline), srce (solate); bistvo, bit; srček, dragec, dragica; srčen, pogumen človek; predmet oblike srca; rodovitnost (zemlje)
    množina srčne karte

    after one's own heart po želji, kot srce poželi
    at heart v duši, v srcu, po srcu
    an affair of the heart ljubezenska zadeva
    bless my heart! za boga!
    by heart na pamet
    at the bottom of one's heart na dnu srca
    heart's desire srčna želja
    from one's heart iskreno, iz srca
    for one's heart srčno rad
    heart and head navdušeno
    heart of oak srčika hrasta, figurativno srčen človek; leseno ladjevje
    heart and soul z dušo in telesom
    a heart-to-heart talk odkrit pogovor
    in good heart v dobrem stanju
    the land is in good heart zemlja je rodovitna, ni izčrpana
    in the heart of v osrčju
    in one's heart skrivoma
    in one's heart of hearts v dnu duše, zares
    in heart dobre volje
    light of heart vesel, brezbrižen
    left heart levi srčni prekat
    king (queen) of hearts srčni kralj (dama)
    navtika my hearts! tovariši!, pogumni fantje!
    near one's heart všeč, pri srcu
    the very heart of the matter bistvo zadeve
    out of heart malodušen; nerodoviten, izčrpan (zemlja)
    sick at heart potrt, žalosten
    smoker's heart kadilčevo (bolno) srce
    searchings of heart tesnoba, sum
    to one's heart's content do mile volje, kot srce poželi
    with all one's heart iz vsega srca, srčno rad
    with a heavy heart s težkim srcem
    medicina disordered heart srčna nevroza

    Z glagoli:

    to break s.o.'s heart streti komu srce
    to clasp s.o. to one's heart prižeti koga na srce
    to cry one's heart out oči si izjokati
    to cut s.o. to the heart zadeti koga v srce, užaliti
    to do one's heart good dobro deti, osrečiti
    to eat one's heart out giniti od žalosti
    my heart fails pogum mi upada
    I cannot find it in my heart to; ali I don't have the heart to srce mi ne da, da bi
    to get (go) to the heart of priti (iti) stvari do dna
    to give heart opogumiti
    to give one's heart to s.o. dati komu srce
    to go near (ali to) one's heart ganiti
    my heart goes out to him sočustvujem z njim
    to grow out of heart postajati malodušen; izčrpavati se (zemlja)
    to have a heart imeti (dobro) srce
    have a heart! usmili se!
    to have no heart biti brez srca, neusmiljen
    to have s.th. at heart srčno kaj želeti
    to have one's heart in one's mouth v grlu stiskati, biti zelo prestrašen
    to have one's heart in one's boots biti zelo malodušen
    to have one's heart in the right place imeti srce na pravem mestu
    to have s.o.'s good at heart brigati se za dobro nekoga
    to have one's heart in one's work biti z vsem srcem pri delu
    his heart leaps up srce mu zaigra
    to lay s.th. to heart na srce položiti
    to lose heart izgubiti pogum
    to lose one's heart to zaljubiti se
    to make one's heart bleed čutiti veliko usmiljenje in žalost (srce krvavi)
    to open one's heart to s.o. razkriti komu srce, biti velikodušen
    to pluck up heart opogumiti se
    to pour out one's heart srce izliti
    to put s.o. in good heart razveseliti, razvedriti koga
    to put one's heart into s.th. biti pri stvari z dušo in telesom
    my heart sank srce mi je padlo v hlače
    to set one's heart on s.th. iz vsega srca kaj želeti
    to set one's heart at rest umiriti se, pomiriti se
    to take s.th. to heart k srcu si kaj gnati, v srce si vtisniti
    to take heart (of grace) zbrati pogum, opogumiti se
    to wear one's heart on one's sleeve imeti srce na jeziku
    to win s.o.'s heart srce osvojiti
    what the heart thinketh, the mouth speaketh povedati, kar ti leži na srcu
  • heaven [hevn] samostalnik
    nebesa
    množina nebesni svod, nebo, nébes; cona; podnebje
    figurativno raj, blaženstvo

    Heaven bog
    by heaven; ali good heavens! sveta nebesa!
    the Heaven of heavens deveta nebesa
    heaven and earth v nebesih in na zemlji
    to move heaven and earth vse napraviti, vsak kamen obrniti
    in the seventh heaven v devetih nebesih, blažen
    for heaven's sake za božjo voljo
    figurativno, pogovorno to heaven, to high nezaslišano, smrdi do neba
    heaven forbid bog ne zadeni
    it is Heaven's will božja volja je
    thank heaven hvala bogu
    would to heaven da bog da
    what in heaven? kaj za boga?
    it was heaven bilo je božansko
  • hedge2 [hedž] samostalnik
    živa meja, živica, seč
    figurativno zapreka, pregraja
    ekonomija zavarovanje proti izgubi (z drugim kritjem)

    dead hedge kamnita ograja
    quickset hedge živa meja (iz dreves, grmovja)
    figurativno stone hedge zid, pregraja
    a hedge of police policijski kordon
    over hedge and ditch čez drn in strn
    it doesn't grow on every hedge ne raste na vsakem grmu, se redko najde
    to be on the wrong side of the hedge motiti se
    to sit on the hedge ne izreči se, biti pol ptič pol miš
  • heedless [hí:dlis] pridevnik (heedlessly prislov)
    nepazljiv, nepreviden, nemaren, brezobziren

    to be heedless of ne zmeniti se za
  • heel1 [hi:l] samostalnik
    peta, podpetnik; zadnje kopito; zadnja živalska noga; peta, ven moleč del predmeta (npr. držaj godala); spodnji del (jambora, gredi itd.)
    ameriško, sleng baraba

    heel of Achilles Ahilova peta
    at (ali on, upon) s.o.'s heels komu za petami
    down at (the) heel; ali out at heels ponošenih pet, figurativno oguljen, strgan, v slabih razmerah
    to heel pri nogi (pes), figurativno ubogljivo, voljno
    figurativno under the heel of pod peto, pod oblastjo
    heels over head; ali head over heels na pete na glavo, na vrat na nos
    the iron heel figurativno trda oblast, železna peta
    by the heel and toe od vseh strani
    from head to heels od glave do pete
    neck and heels od nog do glave
    ameriško heel of the hand peščaj

    Z glagoli:

    to be carried with the heels foremost biti odnesen s petami naprej, mrtev
    to bring to heel upogniti koga
    to come to heel priti k nogi (pes), figurativno zvesto slediti, ubogati
    to have s.o. by the heels imeti koga v oblasti
    to have the heels of prehiteti koga
    to kick (ali cool) one's heels dolgo čakati, ameriško, sleng plesati
    to kick (ali tip, turn) up one's heels umreti, pete iztegniti
    not to know if one is on one's head or heels ne vedeti, kje se koga glava drži
    to lay (ali clap) by the heels ujeti, zvezati, spraviti v zapor
    my heart sank into my heels srce mi je padlo v hlače
    to show a clean pair of heels pete pokazati, bežati
    to take to one's heels pete odnesti, pobegniti
    to tread on s.o.'s heels obesiti se komu na pete
    to turn on one's heel zasukati se na peti
  • here [híə] prislov
    tukaj, semkaj, sem
    figurativno na tem mestu, v tem slučaju

    here you are! izvolite!
    here below tukaj doli, figurativno na zemlji, na tem svetu
    here goes! da začnem!, da poskusim!
    look here! glej!, poslušaj, prosim
    that is neither here nor there ne spada sem, ni važno
    here's to you! na tvoje zdravje!
    here and there tu in tam, semkaj, tjakaj; sem in tja (časovno)
    here, there and everywhere povsod
    here today and gone tomorrow bežno, minljivo
  • herring [hériŋ] samostalnik
    zoologija sled, slanik

    red (ali kippered) herring prekajen slanik
    to draw a red herring across the path odvrniti pozornost
    neither fish, flesh nor good red herring ne tič ne miš
    packed as close as herrings natlačeni kot sardine
  • hesitate [héziteit] neprehodni glagol
    obotavljati se, odlašati, omahovati, pomišljati se; zatikati se (jezik)

    not to hesitate at ne ustrašiti se česa
  • hold2 [hóuld] samostalnik
    prijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of)
    ameriško ustavitev, zadrževanje
    arhaično utrdba

    to afford no hold ne nuditi opore
    to catch (ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. prijeti kaj, dobiti
    to get hold of s.o. ujeti koga, zalotiti koga
    to get hold of o.s. dobiti se v oblast, obvladati se
    to get a hold on s.o. dobiti koga v oblast
    to have a (firm) hold on s.o. imeti koga v oblasti
    to keep hold of čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rok
    to miss one's hold zgrešiti, napak prijeti
    in politics no holds are barred v politiki je vse dovoljeno
    to quit (ali let go) one's hold of izpustiti kaj iz rok
    ameriško to put a hold on s.th. zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kaj
    to take hold of one's fancy zbuditi domišljijo
  • hold*3 [hóuld]

    1. prehodni glagol
    držati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati
    šport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to)
    imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol)
    vojska & figurativno odbraniti, obdržati (položaj)
    pravno odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost)
    ameriško zadostovati (hrana)
    ameriško rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu)
    ameriško prijeti, obdržati v zaporu

    2. neprehodni glagol
    držati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem)
    veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, biti

    hold! počakaj, ustavi se!
    to hold the baby proti svoji želji imeti odgovornost
    to hold to bail proti jamstvu izpustiti na svobodo
    to hold the bag ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornost
    to hold a brief for odobravati, strinjati se
    to hold one's breath zadržati dih
    to hold the boards obdržati se na odru (igra)
    to hold cheap ne ceniti
    to hold in check imeti koga v šahu, krotiti
    to hold in chase zasledovati
    to hold a candle to the devil dajati potuho
    to hold in contempt prezirati koga
    to hold dear ceniti, čislati, ljubiti
    to hold fast čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti
    to hold the fort obraniti se
    to hold a good hand imeti dobre karte
    to hold good veljati, obveljati, izkazati se
    to hold one's ground (ali one's own) vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kos
    to hold one's horses potrpeti
    to hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand imeti koga (kaj) v pesti
    hold hard! počakaj!, stoj!
    to hold one's hand vzdržati se česa
    to hold one's head high biti zelo ponosen
    hold everything! takoj prenehaj!
    to hold at nought omalovaževati, ne ceniti
    to hold s.o. to his promise (ali word) držati koga za besedo
    to hold pace with iti v koraku s kom ali čim
    to hold one's peace (ali tongue) molčati, držati jezik za zobmi
    to hold still ostati miren
    to hold a stock imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogi
    to hold the stage biti v središču zanimanja (igralec na odru)
    to hold tight čvrsto (se) držati
    to hold true veljati, biti res
    to hold water prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesen
    to hold a wager staviti
    to hold watch stražiti
    there is no holding him ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen je
    neither to hold nor to bind ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen
    the rule holds of (ali in) all cases pravilo velja v vsakem primeru
    the place holds many memories kraj je poln spominov
    to eat as much as one can hold jesti kolikor kdo zmore
  • hold up prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
    dvigniti, visoko držati, obdržati (se), trajati; podpreti; ovirati, zadržati, ustaviti; držati se pokonci; držati se (cene, vreme)
    ameriško ustaviti in oropati

    to hold up as an example pokazati kot primer
    to hold up to view pokazati, dati na ogled
    to hold up to ridicule osmešiti
    to hold up one's head glavo dvigniti, ne dati se
  • hole1 [hóul] samostalnik
    luknja, jama; ječa
    figurativno bedno stanovanje, luknja; skrivališče; (golf) luknjica, zadetek
    sleng zadrega, škripec

    full of holes preluknjan, figurativno pomanjkljiv, majav; ekonomija zadolžen, bankrotiran
    to be in a (devil of a) hole biti v hudih škripcih
    like a rat in a hole brez izhoda
    to live in a rotten hole stanovati v bedni luknji
    to make a hole in izprazniti žepe, imeti velike stroške
    to make a hole in the water skočiti v vodo (samomorilec)
    money burns a hole in his pocket denar mu ne vzdrži v žepu, hitro zapravi ves denar
    to pick holes in kritizirati
    to put s.o. in a hole spraviti koga v škripce
    a square peg in a round hole; ali a round peg in a square hole človek, ki ni na pravem mestu
  • home3 [hóum] samostalnik
    dom, domačija, stanovanje; domovina; zavetišče
    figurativno domača streha
    šport, figurativno cilj

    at home doma, v domovini
    an at-home sprejemni dan
    at home in (ali on, with) vajen česa, doma (v računstvu)
    home for the aged dom za upokojence
    away from home odsoten, odpotoval, v tujini
    charity begins at home vsakdo je samemu sebi najbližji, bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
    not at home to ne biti doma za goste, ne sprejemati gostov
    long (ali last) home zadnji dom, grob
    to draw to one's long home bližati se koncu, umirati
    to eat s.o. out of the house and home spraviti koga ob vse, živeti na tuj račun
    to feel at home počutiti se kot doma
    to make o.s. at home biti kakor doma, vgnezditi se pri kom
    to make s.o. feel at home potruditi se, da se kdo počuti kot doma
    there is no place like home doma je najlepše
  • hooky [húki]

    1. pridevnik
    kljukast, zakrivljen

    2. samostalnik

    ameriško, sleng to play hooky potepati se, ne priti v šolo
  • hoot1 [hu:t] samostalnik
    skovikanje; zavijanje, tuljenje (sirene); hupanje

    not to care a hoot (ali two hoots) ne meniti se za kaj
    I don't give a hoot nič mi ni mar, briga me
    not worth a hoot niti piškavega oreha vreden