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close² [klous] prislov
blizu, pičlo

close at hand, close by čisto blizu
close on skoraj, domala; kmalu nato
he ran me very close kmalu bi me bil dohitel
to follow close upon s.o. biti komu za petami
to live close varčno živeti
to sail close to the wind jadrati tesno ob vetru; figurativno biti komaj še v mejah zakona
I felt close to tears na jok mi je šlo

compartment [kəmpá:tmənt] samostalnik
predelek, oddelek, kupé, kabina

figurativno to live in watertight compartments živeti čisto sam zase
smoking compartment oddelek za kadilce

composition [kɔmpəzíšən] samostalnik
sestavek, spis; esej; pesem, skladba; delo; odškodnina, poravnava; značaj; zmes, zlitina; sestavljanje, sestavina; umetna snov; dogovor; tiskarski stavek
vojska sporazum o premirju; kompromis

composition book vadnica; ameriško zvezek
to have a touch of madness in one's composition ne biti čisto pri pameti

copy¹ [kɔ́pi] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (from)
prepis(ov)ati, odtisniti; posne(ma)ti

to copy from life slikati po naravi
to copy out na čisto prepisati

corner¹ [kɔ́:nə] samostalnik
vogal, ogel; kot, kotiček; rob; zavoj; ovinek
figurativno stiska, zadrega, težava
trgovina nakup celotne zaloge blaga; strel iz kota (nogomet)

round the corner čisto blizu; zunaj nevarnosti
a tight corner lepa godlja
to drive s.o. into a corner ugnati koga v kozji rog
to turn the corner premagati težave, preboleti krizo
hole-and-corner sumljiv, zakoten
to cut off corners iti naravnost; zmanjšati stroške
in the (four) corners of the earth povsod
hole and corner transaction tajne spletke
to take a corner rezati ovinek

correction [kərékšən] samostalnik
poboljšanje; popravilo, poprava; grajanje, ukor, opomin; kazen

house of correction poboljševalnica, kaznilnica
correction (of the press) korektura
to speak under correction govoriti z zavestjo, da nimamo čisto prav
subject to correction brez jamstva
under correction nemerodajno, s pomisleki

crow² [krou] samostalnik
zoologija vrana; petelinje petje; vrisk(anje)
figurativno zora
tehnično kljukec, odpirač, lomilo

crow's feet gubice ob očeh
as the crow flies, in a crow line v zračni črti
to have a crow to pluck with s.o. imeti s kom račune
one crow will not pick out another crow's sight vrana vrani oči ne izkljuje
ameriško, pogovorno to eat the crow ponižati se, priznati napako
white crow velika redkost
as hoarse as a crow čisto hripav

dead² [ded] prislov
skrajno, popolnoma, docela

dead against naravnost proti
dead broke brez ficka
dead ahead naravnost naprej
to cut s.o. dead ignorirati koga, ne pozdraviti ga
dead tired na smrt utrujen
dead sure popolnoma prepričan
dead set against nepopustljivo proti
dead earnest čisto resno
dead on the target naravnost proti cilju
to stop dead nenadoma se ustaviti

death [deɵ] samostalnik
smrt; smrtni primer; uboj, umor; konec, uničenje; kuga

to be the death of s.o. ubiti koga, povzročiti smrt koga
to be in at the death vzdržati do konca
to bleed to death izkrvaveti
to catch one's death of umreti zaradi
to be bored to death strašno se dolgočasiti
arhaično to do to death pogubiti, ubiti, uničiti
it's a case of life and death gre za biti ali ne biti
ameriško, sleng sudden death slab whisky
worse than death zelo slab
sleng death on ves nor na; odličen
to put to death usmrtiti
to lie at the death's door umirati, biti na pragu smrti
pravno civil death zguba državljanskih pravic
as sure as death popolnoma prepričan, čisto gotov
Black Death kuga
field of death bojno polje
I am sick to death of it do grla sem tega sit
certificate of death mrliški list
tired to death na smrt utrujen

diametrical [daiəmétrikəl] pridevnik (diametrically prislov)
premerski; nasproti ležeč

diametrically opposed čisto nasproten

die³ množina dice [dai, dais] samostalnik
igralna kocka

the die is cast kocka je padla, nazaj ni poti
as straight as a die čisto raven; velik poštenjak
upon the die na kocki, v nevarnosti
to risk all on a turn (ali the throw) of a die vse staviti, vse prepustiti naključju
the dice are loaded against him nima sreče, usoda mu ni naklonjena

dry¹ [drai] pridevnik (drily prislov)
suh, izsušen; žejen; suhoparen, dolgočasen; ki povzroča žejo; trpek (vino); prohibicijski; sarkastičen

dry battery suha baterija
dry bob igralec kriketa (Eton)
as dry as a bone čisto suh, suh ko poper
to feel dry biti žejen
a dry fish dolgočasnež
to go dry vpeljati prohibicijo
dry land kopno
dry law zakon o prohibiciji
dry season mrtva sezona
dry wine nesladkano vino
dry cow jalova krava
dry facts gola dejstva
dry shot slep strel
dry spell sušna doba
he's not even dry behind the ears mleko se ga še drži
to run dry posušiti se
dry death smrt na kopnem ali brez prelivanja krvi
as dry as dust skrajno dolgočasen

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

fact [fækt] samostalnik
dejstvo, resničnost, resnica; dejanje; ugotovitev

pravno before the fact pred zagrešitvijo zločina
in (point of) fact, as a matter of fact pravzaprav, po pravici povedano, dejansko
it is a positive fact to je čista resnica, čisto gotovo
facts are stubborn things proti dejstvom smo brez moči
pogovorno the facts of life resnica o spolnem življenju
taken in the fact zasačen pri samem dejanju
pravno before the fact pred izvršitvijo dejanja

fail² [feil] samostalnik ➞ failure
neuspeh; napaka; nesrečnik, -nica

without fail čisto gotovo

fair² [fɛə] prislov
naravnost; jasno; pošteno; pravilno; vljudno; nežno

to bespeak s.o. fair dobro o kom govoriti
to promise (ali bid) fair dobro kazati
to copy fair na čisto prepisati
the sea runs fair morje je mirno
for fair zagotovo, nesporno
to keep (ali stand) fair with s.o. dobro se s kom razumeti
to write out fair na čisto prepisati
to strike fair in the face udariti naravnost v obraz
to speak s.o. fair vljudno s kom govoriti
fair and softly počasi, tiho
the wind sits fair veter je ugoden

fast² [fa:st] prislov
hitro, naglo; trdno, močno; pogosto; varno; tik; zapravljivo, lahkomiselno

fast by, fast beside čisto poleg
fast and furiously na vrat na nos
to go too fast prenagliti se
to play fast and loose biti nezanesljiv, nestalen
to be fast asleep trdno spati
to rain fast močno deževati
to stick fast trdno se držati; figurativno obtičati
to make fast pritrditi, privezati
to play fast with money zapravljati

fate [feit] samostalnik
usoda; smrt, propad

as sure as fate čisto gotovo
the Fates rojenice, sojenice, Parke
to meet one's fate umreti, biti ubit
to decide (ali fix, seal) s.o.'s fate odločiti o usodi koga

fine⁴ [fain] pridevnik
droben, tenek, fin; rahel, nežen; lep, sijajen, odličen; eleganten; čist; jasen; oster (nož), nabrušen; dobro razvit; bister; prevzeten

fine arts lepe umetnosti
one fine day lepega dne
one of these fine days prej ali slej
fine middling srednje dober
to call things by fine names imenovati grdo z lepimi besedami
fine gold čisto zlato
fine feathers make fine birds obleka dela človeka
not to put too fine point upon it povedati naravnost in brez olepšavanja
to say fine things about s.o. hvaliti koga
fine words butter no parsnips od lepih besed se ne da živeti

fit⁴ [fit] samostalnik
prileganje, prilagoditev

to be an exact (bad) fit dobro (slabo) se prilegati; nav.; množina instalacija
to a fit čisto natanko
it is a tight fit odlično se prilega