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cahoot [kəhú:t] samostalnik
ameriško, pogovorno soudeležba

to go cahoots enakomerno razdeliti dohodke in izdatke

Cain [kein] samostalnik
Kajn

to raise Cain zagnati krik in vik

cake¹ [keik] samostalnik
pecivo, pogača, kolač; kos (mila), tablica (čokolade); tropine

my cake is dough zelo sem razočaran, ni se mi posrečilo
cake and ale veselje, zabava
to have one's cake baked živeti v obilju
you cannot eat your cake and have it ne rnoreš imeti eno in drugo
I wish my cake were dough again škoda, da ni več tako kakor je bilo
it goes like hot cakes hitro gre v denar
domačno to take the cake dobiti prvo nagrado, biti sijajen
that takes the cake to presega vse

calculation [kælkjuléišən] samostalnik
računanje, cenitev, pretehtavanje; račun; proračun, kalkulacija

to be out in one's calculation uračunati se

calf¹ množina calves [ka:f, ka:vz] samostalnik
tele; mladič večjih sesalcev; teletina (usnje)
figurativno tepec

to kill the fatted calf navdušeno koga sprejeti
calf love pubertetniška ljubezen
calf's teeth mlečni zobje
in (ali with) calf breja (krava)
to eat the calf in the cow's belly delati račun brez krčmarja
to slip her calf skotiti tele

call¹ [kɔ:l]

1. prehodni glagol
klicati, poklicati; zbuditi, imenovati; smatrati; sklicati
ameriško telefonirati
trgovina terjati
ameriško, domačno grajati
Biblija zadeti, doleteti

2. neprehodni glagol
klicati, vpiti; telefonirati (on, upon)
obiskati, priti
mornarica (at) pristati (at)
oglasiti se pri, zaviti kam

to call attention to s.th. opozoriti na kaj
to call to account poklicati na odgovor
what age do you call him? koliko mislite, da je star?
ameriško, pogovorno let it call a day naj bo za danes dovolj
to call to mind spomniti, priklicati v spomin
to call s.o. names (o)zmerjati koga
to have nothing to call one's own biti brez sredstev
to call in question (po)dvomiti
to call a spade a spade, to call things by their names reči bobu bob
to call it square (ali quits) smatrati za urejeno
to call into being ustvariti
to call a halt ustaviti se
to call a meeting sklicati sestanek
not to have a moment to call one's own ne imeti niti trenutka zase
to call to order posvariti, opomniti
to call the banns oklicati
to call cousins with s.o. sklicevati se na sorodstvo s kom
to call into play spraviti v tek
to call to witness poklicati za pričo
to be called imenovati se
to be called to the bar postati odvetnik
to call the roll vojska poklicati zbor, klicati po imenih

cambric [kéimbrik] samostalnik
vrsta tenkega platna, batist

cambric tea čaj z mlekom in sladkorjem

camera [kǽmərə] samostalnik
temnica; fotografski aparat

in camera brez navzočnosti javnosti

camp¹ [kæmp] samostalnik
tabor, taborišče, šotorišče, začasno bivališče; šotorjenje
figurativno vojaško življenje

to break up (ali strike) a camp zapustiti, pospraviti taborišče
concentration camp koncentracijsko taborišče
camp follower marketandar(ica); vojaška prostitutka
to pitch a camp utaboriti se
in the same camp enakih misli
courts and camps dvorsko in vojaško življenje

candle [kǽndl] samostalnik
sveča; svetloba sveče

to burn the candle on both ends preveč delati
not fit to hold a candle to s.o. nevreden koga, ki mu ne sega niti do kolen
the game is not worth the candle ni vredno truda in stroškov
to hold a candle to the devil dajati potuho
with bell, book and candle kot se spodobi
not to hide candle under bushel rad poudarjati svoje zasluge
to sell by inch of candle prodajati na dražbi

cant¹ [kænt] samostalnik
vekanje; blebetanje; žargon, rokovnjaški jezik; besedičenje; licemerstvo

in the cant of the day v sodobnih krilaticah

canter¹ [kǽntə] samostalnik
ježa v lahnem drncu

to win in a canter zmagati brez težav

cap¹ [kæp] samostalnik
čepica, kapica, klobuk, avba, pokrivalo; vrh; pokrov; vžigalna kapica; lesena čaša

cap acquaintance površno poznanstvo
to assume the black cap na smrt obsoditi
a feather in one's cap nekaj, na kar smo lahko ponosni
the cap fits prilega se (npr. pripomba)
to get one's cap postati član kluba
cap in hand proseče
his cap is on one side slabe volje je
cap lamp rudarska svetilka (ki je na čelu)
night cap napitek pred spanjem
to pull caps prepirati se
to put on one's considering (ali thinking) cap stvar dobro premisliti
to send round the cap poslati nabiralno polo, nabirati prispevke
she sets (up) her cap at (ali for) him trudi se, da bi ga pridobila
cap of maintenance pokrivalo kot simbol položaja
fool's cap čepica dvornega norca; format pisarniškega papirja
steel cap čelada
cap and gown akademska noša

capital¹ [kǽpitl] pridevnik (capitally prislov)
glaven; smrten (kazen); odličen, velik, izvrsten, nenavaden; osnoven; tehten

capital city glavno mesto
capital fellow fant od fare
capital goods proizvodna sredstva
capital offence (ali crime) hudodelstvo
capital letter velika črka, velika začetnica
capital punishment smrtna kazen
capital ship bojna ladja, križarka
capital levy davek iz imovine
capital and labour delodajalci in delojemalci

card¹ [ka:d] samostalnik
karta, vizitka, izkaznica; lepenka; program
ameriško časopisna objava
domačno človek, dečko; čudak

compass card vetrovnica (na kompasu)
to fling (ali throw up) one's cards opustiti igro
to have all one's cards in one's hand imeti vse prednosti
figurativno a house of cards negotov položaj ali načrt
it is (ali that's) the card tako kaže, to je pravo, to je treba
it is on the card to je mogoče
a lively card veseljak
pack of cards igra kart
to play at cards kvartati
to tell fortunes upon cards vedeževati iz kart
to play one's best cards uporabiti svoje najboljše možnosti
to play one's cards well (badly) biti spreten (nespreten)
to speak by the card jasno se izražati
to throw one's cards (on the table) vse odkrito povedati, priznati
a queer card čudak
trump card adut
to have a card up one's sleeve imeti nekaj za bregom
a knowing card navihanec
to lay one's cards on the table igrati z odprtimi kartami
a loose card razuzdanec
a sure card zanesljiv človek
to speak by the card jasno se izražati
to leave cards on s.o. obiskati koga
to make a card vzeti (pri kartah)
visiting card vizitka
ration card živilska nakaznica

career¹ [kəríə] samostalnik
tek, let; potek življenja; življenje; uspeh, razvoj

chequered career burna preteklost
in full career v največjem diru
ameriško career man poklicni diplomat
to enter upon a career začeti svojo življenjsko pot

cargo [ká:gou] samostalnik
ladijski tovor

cargo boat, cargo ship tovorna ladja
cargo tank tanker
to take in (ali load) a cargo naložiti tovor
to discharge (ali unload) a cargo razkladati tovor

carry² [kǽri]

1. prehodni glagol
nositi, nesti; s seboj vzeti, peljati, prevažati; donašati, obroditi; doseči; podpirati, pospeševati; zmagati; zaslediti; izglasovati, sprejeti

2. neprehodni glagol
segati; aportirati, nesti
sleng nadaljevati

to carry all before one imeti velik uspeh, biti zelo priljubljen, premagati vse zapreke
to carry coals to Newcastle zaman se truditi, vodo v morje nositi
to carry the day zmagati
to carry the House navdušiti, zase pridobiti parlament
to carry into effect izvršiti
to carry o.s. vesti, obnašati se
to carry one's point uveljaviti svoj nazor
to carry a thing too far iti predaleč, pretiravati
to carry things (off) with a high hand domišljavo se vesti
to carry too many guns biti premočen nasprotnik
to carry weight biti vpliven, narediti vtis
to carry in stock imeti na zalogi
to carry a town z naskokom zavzeti mesto
to fetch and carry prinesti, aportirati; biti pokoren, vršiti podrejeno službo
to carry hearers (ali audience) with one navdušiti poslušalce
carried unanimously soglasno sprejeto

cart¹ [ka:t] samostalnik
ciza, dvokolnica, voz

to put (ali set) the cart before the horse delati v nasprotnem vrstnem redu
to be (put) in the cart biti v neprilikah, težavah

carver [ká:və] samostalnik
rezbar, kipar, tisti, ki reže pri mizi meso; razrezalnik, velik nož

to be one's own carver biti svoje sreče kovač
a pair of carvers velik nož in vilice