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undershoot^* [ʌndəšú:t] prehodni glagol
aeronavtika (pri pristajanju) se dvigniti (the runway na pisti)

unmoor [ʌnmúə] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
navtika dvigniti (ladji) sidro

upgrade² [ʌpgréid] prehodni glagol
dvigniti na višjo stopnjo; dati (komu) zahtevnejše delo
ekonomija (manj vreden proizvod) nadomestiti z vrednejšim proizvodom

uphold^* [ʌphóuld] prehodni glagol
držati pokonci (kvišku), dvigniti kvišku; vzdrževati (običaj); zadržati (vrednost); potrditi, odobriti (sklep, sodbo); podpirati

uphold a cause podpirati, braniti (neko) stvar
to uphold opposition nadaljevati odpor
the higher court upheld the verdict of the lower višje sodišče je potrdilo sodbo nižjega sodišča

uprise^*2 [ʌpráiz] neprehodni glagol
dvigniti se, vstati; vziti (sonce); pojaviti se, nastati

to uprise in arms upreti se z orožjem v roki, zgrabiti za orožje

valorize [vǽləraiz] prehodni glagol
ekonomija valorizirati, dvigniti ali utrditi vrednost, ceno (coffee kavi)

winch [winč]

1. samostalnik
vitel, vreteno; motovilo
tehnično ročica

2. prehodni glagol
dvigniti z vitlom, z ročico

windlass [wíndləs]

1. samostalnik
montažni vitel, vreteno, škripec
navtika vitel za sidro; dvigalo

2. prehodni glagol
dvigniti z vitlom

zoom [zu:m]

1. samostalnik
glasno brnenje
aeronavtika strm vzlet (dvig)

2. neprehodni glagol
glasno brneti
aeronavtika naglo in strmo se dvigniti
prehodni glagol
pustiti glasno brneti
aeronavtika hitro in strmo dvigniti (letalo)

anchor¹ [ǽŋkə] samostalnik
sidro, maček
tehnično kotva
figurativno pribežališče, rešitev, nada

at anchor usidran
bower anchor sidro na ladijskem kljunu
to back the anchor zapeti sidro
to bring to an anchor zasidrati
buoy anchor polsidro
to cast (ali drop) the anchor zasidrati
to come to anchor usidrati se
to lie (ali ride) at anchor biti zasidran
to let go the anchor spustiti sidro
sea (ali drift) anchor plovno sidro
to weigh the anchor dvigniti sidro

flounce¹ [flauns] prehodni glagol
trzniti; premetavati se; zagnati se (away, out)
napadati (about, up)
poskakovati (out of)
ven planiti; cepetati

to flounce up out of the chair naglo se dvigniti

foot¹ [fut] množina feet samostalnik
noga, stopalo, čevelj (mera); stopica
pogovorno pehota (množina foots)
gošča, usedlina; spodnja obrobnica jadra; podstavek

at foot na dnu
by (ali on) foot peš
to carry s.o. off his feet spodnesti koga; navdušiti koga
figurativno to find one's feet izkazati se
from head to foot od nog do glave
ameriško, sleng to get cold feet prestrašiti se
to fall on one's feet imeti srečo
to keep one's feet ne zdrsniti, ne pasti
to have one's feet in the grave biti z eno nogo v grobu
my foot! nesmisel!
to put one's foot down odločno se lotiti; ugovarjati
to put one's foot in a thing popolnoma kaj pokvariti, polomiti ga
to set (ali put) one's best foot forward (ali foremost) pohiteti, kar se da; čim bolj se potruditi
to set on foot ustanoviti
to trample under foot pohoditi, zatreti
sleng to take the length of s.o.'s foot spoznati slabosti koga, spregledati ga
to measure another's foot by one's own last sam po sebi soditi
something is on foot nekaj se pripravlja
to show the cloven foot odkriti slabe namene
under foot na zemlji
to tread from one foot to the other prestopati se z noge na nogo
to run s.o. off his feet utruditi koga s hojo
to get on (ali to) one's feet dvigniti se, vstati

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

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

lay^*1 [lei]

1. prehodni glagol
položiti, polagati, odložiti, odlagati, postaviti; (z)nesti jajca, pripraviti (kurjavo, mizo) prekriti podložiti obložiti (with , tla itd. s čim)
nanesti (barvo); predložiti, vložiti (npr. zahtevo, before pri)
pripisati, pripisovati (to komu)
zasnovati (načrt); poleči (žito); pomiriti, umiriti, ublažiti (veter, valove)
vojska nameriti (top); splesti (vrv); naložiti (kazen), na.ložiti jih komu; zastaviti (čast, glavo)
vulgarno spolno občevati

2. neprehodni glagol
valiti (jajca); staviti

to lay one's accounts with računati s kom ali čim
to lay an accusation against obtožiti, vložiti tožbo
to lay an ambush (ali snare, trap) pripraviti zasedo
to lay bare razgaliti, odkriti
to lay bricks polagati opeko
to lay blame on zvaliti krivdo na koga
to lay blows (ali stick, it) on naložiti jih komu
to lay one's bones položiti svoje kosti, pokopati
to lay claim to postaviti svojo zahtevo; zahtevati kaj zase
to lay a coat of paint premazati z barvo
to lay the cloth (ali the table) pogrniti, pripraviti mizo
to lay s.th. to s.o.'s charge (ali at s.o.'s door) zvaliti krivdo na koga
to lay the damages at zahtevati od koga povračilo za škodo
to lay the dust poškropiti, da se poleže prah
to lay eyes on zagledati, opaziti
to lay field to field povečati posest z nakupom mejnih njiv
to lay fault to s.o. pripisati komu krivdo
to lay the fire podkuriti peč
to lay one's finger on s prstom kaj pokazati, najti
to lay a finger on položiti roko na koga, tepsti
to lay for zalezovati, čakati v zasedi
to lay hands on dobiti v roke, polastiti se, dvigniti roko na koga
to lay hands on o.s. napraviti samomor
to lay (fast) by the heels zapreti v ječo
to lay hold on (ali of) zgrabiti, prijeti; figurativno ujeti se za kaj
to lay one's hopes on veliko pričakovati od, staviti upe na
to lay heads together stikati glave, posvetovati se
to lay s.th. to heart gnati si kaj k srau, položiti na srce
to lay a ghost pregnati duha
to lay an information against prijaviti koga
to lay low (ali in the dust) podreti, pobiti na tla; figurativno ponižati
to lay lunch pripraviti mizo za kosilo
to lay open odkriti, razodeti
to lay o.s. open izpostaviti se
to lay s.th. on the shelf odložiti kakšno delo
to lay to sleep (ali rest) položiti k počitku; figurativno pokopati
to lay (great, little) store upon pripisovati (veliko, majhno) važnost čemu
to lay siege to oblegati
to lay stress (ali weight, emphasis) on dati poseben povdarek čemu
to lay one's shirt on vse zastaviti
the scene is laid in Paris odigrava se v Parizu
to lay troops (on) nastaniti čete (pri)
to lay s.o. under an obligation naložiti komu nalogo
to lay s.o. under necessity prisiliti koga
to lay s.o. under contribution pripraviti koga, da kaj prispeva
to lay a wager staviti
to lay waste opustošiti
to lay wait for čakati koga v zasedi
to lay the whip to s.o.'s back (pre)bičati koga
the wind is laid veter se je umiril

market¹ [má:kit] samostalnik
trg, tržnica, tržišče; trgovina, trgovanje; povpraševanje (for)
denarni trg; tržna cena
ameriško trgovina z živili

the market borzni posredniki
at the market po tržni ceni
at the top of the market po najvišji tržni ceni
black market črna borza
the corn market žitni trg
money market denarni trg
covered market pokrita tržnica
in the market na trgu
active (ali lively) market živahen trg
dull market mrtev trg
the market is low (rising) tržne cene so nizke (se dvigajo)
to be in the market for potrebovati kaj, iskati, želeti kupiti ali imeti
to be on (ali in) the market biti naprodaj
to come into the market priti na trg, biti naprodaj
to boom (ali rig) the market dvigniti kurz
to find a market iti v prodajo
the market fell cene so padle
the market is all givers na trgu so samo prodajalci
to hold the market obvladati trg, obdržati cene
a market for leather povpraševanje po usnju
to make a market špekulativno dvigniti povpraševanje (po delnicah)
to make a good market of okoristiti se s čim
to meet with a ready market hitro prodati
to place (ali put) on the market postaviti na trg, dati naprodaj
to play the market špekulirati (na borzi)
figurativno to bring one's eggs (ali hogs) to a bad (ali the wrong) market ušteti se

morale [mɔrá:l, mɔrǽl] samostalnik
morala, zavest, duh, pogum

the morale of troops zavest vojakov
to raise (lower) the morale dvigniti (oslabiti) moralo

oar¹ [o:] samostalnik
veslo; veslač
zoologija veslasta noga; greblja za peč (v pivovarni)

bank of oars veslaška klop
to bend to the oars veslati na vse kriplje
to boat the oars izvleči vesla v čoln
to feather the oars vesla na plosko spustiti
to have an oar in every man's boat vtikati se v vsako stvar
to lie on one's oars vesla na plosko položiti; figurativno dati roke križem
to pull a good oar dobro veslati
to put in one's oar vtikati se, vpasti v besedo
to rest on one's oars počivati na lovorikah
to toss the oars dvigniti vesla v pozdrav
figurativno chained to the oar prikovan k delu
pair-oar čoln na dve vesli
four-oar čoln na štiri vesla
ship your oars! pripravite vesla!
unship your oars! izvlecite vesla!

racket² [rǽkit]

1. samostalnik
(peklenski) hrup, hrušč, ropot, direndaj, spektakel; vik, krik, kričanje, vpitje; razburjanje, razburjenost
domačno razgrajanje, trušč, kraval; veselost, hrupna gostija, razuzdano veseljačenje, uživanje, lahko življenje; težka preizkušnja, slaba izkušnja, preizkušanje, test(iranje), izpraševanje
ameriško, sleng goljufija, prevara, nepošten trik ali posel, zvijača
ameriško izsiljevanje, izsiljenje, ugrabitev, nepričakovan gangsterski napad
sleng poklic, stroka

a man in my racket sleng človek mojega poklica
it's a racket to je čista goljufija (prevara)
to go, to be on the racket veseljačiti, zapravljivo in nemoralno živeti
to be in on the racket skrivaj držati s kom
to kick up a racket dvigniti hrup, delati kraval, razgrajati
to stand the racket prestati preizkušnjo, dobro opraviti; znati nositi posledice

2. neprehodni glagol
delati hrup, razgrajati, hrumeti, bučati (večinoma racket about)
živeti razuzdano, popivati, veseljačiti, krokati

rag¹ [ræg] samostalnik
cunja, krpa, capa; platno, platneno blago iz krp
množina ponošena, razcapana obleka, obleka za vsak dan
šaljivo obleka
slabšalno žepni robec, zavesa ipd.; ničvreden časopis, bankovec; del, odlomek, košček katerekoli stvari; droben, majhen, neznaten ostanek, sled, trohica; revež, bednik, razcapanec, raztrganec

the rag zastava
the Rag šaljivo častniški klub v Londonu
in rags v cunjah, razcapan, raztrgan
not a rag to one's back niti krpice, cunjice na telesu
not a rag of evidence niti sledu o kakem dokazu, nobenega dokazilnega gradiva
worn to rags ponošen, iznošen do cap, capast, cunjast
there is not a rag of truth in what you say niti trohice resnice ni v tem, kar pravite
that meat is boiled to rags to meso je čisto razkuhano
to cook to rags razkuhati
to cram on every rag (of sail) navtika dvigniti, razpeti vsa jadra
to get one's rag out pogovorno razjeziti se
I haven't a rag to put on nimam kaj obleči
to show a red rag to a bull razdražiti bika z rdečo krpo, figurativno razkačiti koga
to spread every rag of sail navtika razpeti vsa razpoložljiva jadra
ameriško to take the rag off (the bush) prekositi, posekati, preseči vse, vsakega
to tear to rags raztrgati na koščke
his reputation is torn to rags od njegovega ugleda ni ostalo niti sledu