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enough³ [inʌ́f] samostalnik
zadostnost, zadovoljivost

enough is as good as a feast če imaš dovolj, ne potrebuješ več
enough and to spare več ko dovolj
cry "enough"! priznaj poraz!

even³ [í:vən] prislov
celo, nasprotno; sploh; pravkar

even as v tistem trenutku, ko
even if, even though četudi, čeprav, dasi
even that vzemimo, da
not even niti ne
even more še (veliko) več
even so vendar, če že

ever [évə] prislov
vedno, nenehno, vselej; večno; nekdaj, včasih, (sploh) kdaj

as ever kakor hitro, bržko
ever afterwards, ever since odtlej
arhaično ever and anon tu in tam
ever before od nekdaj
hardly (ali scarcely) ever skoraj nikoli
ever so long celo večnost
pogovorno ever so še kako, zelo
if ever so tired najsi še tako truden
for ever (and a day) večno
ever yours vaš (ali tvoj) vdani (kot zaključek pisma)
who (what, how, where, when) ever kdo (kaj, kako, kje, kam, kdaj) le, že

example¹ [igzá:mpl] samostalnik
vzorec, primer, zgled; svarilo, opomin

to make an example of drugim v zgled kaznovati
as an example, by way of example, for example na primer
to set (ali give) an example dajati zgled
to take example by s.o. posnemati koga
without example nezaslišan, izreden
to hold up as an example to s.o. dajati komu za zgled
let this be an example to you naj vam (ti) bo v svarilo

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

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

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

feast¹ [fi:st] samostalnik
praznik; pojedina, gostija, pir, banket
figurativno obilje

enough is as good as a feast ➞ enough
feast of reason pameten razgovor
movable feast premičen praznik

fiddle¹ [fídl] samostalnik
gosli, violina, godalo; nesmisel, norost

as fit as a fiddle zdrav ko riba
to hang up one's fiddle obesiti na klin; opustiti
to play first fiddle nositi zvonec, imeti glavno vlogo
to play second fiddle imeti podrejeno vlogo
there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle izkušen človck v mnogem prekaša mladino, stara modrost prekaša norost
a face as long as a fiddle žalosten obraz
to hang up one's fiddle when one comes home biti v družbi zabaven, doma pa dolgočasen

fish¹ [fiš] samostalnik
riba; ribe
vulgarno ženski spolni organ

all is fish that comes to our net vse nam lahko koristi
a cool fish hladnokrvnež
to cry stinking fish poniževati se
to drink like a fish piti ko žolna
drunk as a fish pijan ko čep
dull as a fish neumen ko noč
he eats no fish je poštenjak
to feed the fishes imeti morsko bolezen; utoniti
to land the fish doseči svoj cilj
neither fish, flesh or fowl ne tič ne miš
pogovorno to have other fish to fry imeti druge opravke
one must not make fish of the one and flesh of the other ne smemo biti pristranski
a pretty kettle of fish neprijetno presenečenje, zmešnjava, kolobocija
a loose fish razuzdanec
there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it glavo pokonci, vse se še lahko uredi; za vsakega človeka se lahko najde nadomestilo
a fish story zlagana povest; bahavo pripovedovanje
a strange (ali odd, queer) fish čudak
to feel like a fish out of water počutiti se ko riba na suhem
mute as a fish molčeč ko riba
salt-water fish morska riba

fit⁵ [fit] pridevnik (fitly prislov) (for)
primeren, ustrezen, uporaben, zmožen, sposoben; zdrav; vreden

to feel (ali keep) fit dobro se počutiti
fit to eat užiten
I was fit to die of shame najraje bi se bil v tla udrl od sramu
as fit as a fiddle zdrav ko riba
more than is fit čezmerno, pretirano
I was fit to malo je manjkalo, da nisem
to think fit to odločiti se; raje narediti
to run to be fit to burst teči, dokler nam ne zmanjka sape
pogovorno I laughed fit to burst malo je manjkalo, pa bi bil počil od smeha
not to be fit to ne moči

flat¹ [flæt] pridevnik
raven, plosek, sploščen; medel, plehek, nezanimiv, pust, enoličen; prazen; razdišan; potrt; slab (prodaja); zveneč
glasba molovski; za pol tona znižan; napačen (petje); razglašen; onemogel, izčrpan; brezobresten; odkrit

sleng flat broke brez pare
flat calm mrtva tišina
to give a flat denial gladko odkloniti, zanikati
a flat lie debela laž
to meet with a flat refusal biti odločno zavrnjen
figurativno he fell as flat as a pancake popolnoma mu je spodletelo
to lay flat zravnati z zemljo
flat prices nizke enotne cene
flat race dirka brez ovir
his singing is flat poje za pol tona prenizko
to go into a flat spin zmesti se
that's flat to je moja zadnja beseda
flat nonsense popoln nesmisel
hudomušno B flat stenica
to tell flat naravnost povedati
ameriško flat silver srebrn pribor

follow¹ [fɔ́lou]

1. prehodni glagol
slediti, iti po sledi, spremljati koga; priključiti se; ubogati, pokoriti se; prizadevati si za kaj; iti za čim (from)
izhajati, izvirati; biti posledica; ukvarjati se, posvetiti se; preganjati; dojeti, razumeti; strinjati se

2. neprehodni glagol
slediti, kasneje se zgoditi

to follow up an advantage izkoristiti ugodnost
to follow s.o.'s advice ravnati se po nasvetu koga
to follow home (ali up) vztrajati
to follow the hounds iti na lov
to follow one's nose iti naravnost
to follow a lead ravnati se po navodilu
to follow the law biti pravnik
to follow the plough orati
to follow in his steps (ali wake) iti za njegovimi sledovi
to follow the sea biti mornar
to follow suit priznati barvo
as follows kakor sledi, sledeče
letter to follow pismo sledi
to follow the fashion ravnati se po modi
I cannot follow you ne razumem vas

fool¹ [fu:l] samostalnik
norec, bedak, butec, zmedenec; dvorni norec, pavliha
figurativno igračka

All Fools' Day 1. april
April Fool aprilska šala; žrtev aprilske šale
to be no fool biti bister
as the fool thinks so the bell clinks norec veruje v to, kar si želi
everyone has a fool in his sleeve vsakdo se včasih obnaša kakor norec
a fool's bolt is soon shot norec je kmalu pri kraju s svojo pametjo
a fool's errand brezplodno delo
to make a fool of s.o. imeti koga za norca
to be a fool for one's pains zaman si prizadevati
fool's paradise deveta dežela
to play the fool neumno se obnašati
to be but a fool to, to be a fool to ne biti nič v primeri s
mineralogija fool's gold železov kršec
he is a fool to... on nič ne pomeni proti...
there's no fool like an old fool nič ni hujšega kakor ponoreli starec
botanika fool's parsley mala trobelika

for¹ [fɔ:, fə] predlog
za; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede na

for all navzlic, kljub
as for me kar se mene tiče, zastran mene
pogovorno to be in for, to be for it pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)
pogovorno to be out for nameravati
for the better na bolje
but for ko bi ne bilo, brez
for fear iz strahu
for love iz ljubezni
for the present za zdaj
for the first time prvič
not for love or money za nič na svetu
to know for certain (ali sure, a certainty, a fact) z gotovostjo vedeti
now for them! na juriš!
for good za vedno
there's nothing for it nič drugega ne preostaja
to go for a walk iti na sprehod
sleng to go for a soldier postati vojak
to give a Roland for an Oliver poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za drago
I am in for flu gripa se me loteva
he wants for nothing nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovolj
to take for granted smatrati kot dejstvo
it's for you do decide ti se moraš odločiti
it is not nice for him ni lepo od njega
once for all enkrat za vselej
for as much v koliko
for all (ali aught) I know... kolikor je meni znano...
for instance, for example na primer
for the nonce tokrat
I for one jaz na primer
for God's sake za božjo voljo
to look for s.th. iskati kaj
not for the life of me za nič na svetu
for shame! sram te (vas) bodi!
to be out for trouble (ali row) iskati prepir
she could not speak for weeping tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoriti
the train for London vlak proti Londonu
word for word beseda za besedo
Mary for ever! naj živi Marija!
for the time being za zdaj
he's been here for an hour je tukaj že eno uro

forasmuch [fərəzmʌ́č] veznik

forasmuch as ker; v koliko; glede na

gather¹ [gǽðə]

1. prehodni glagol
zbrati, zbirati, nabirati; trgati (cvetje); (na)gubati

2. neprehodni glagol
zbrati se; povečati se, rasti; sklepati; zgostiti se; dozoreti
medicina zgnojiti se

as far as I can gather kolikor lahko presojam
to be gathered to one's fathers (ali people) umreti
to gather the brows namrščiti se
to gather ground okrepiti, ojačiti se
to gather to a head dozoreti, zgnojiti se
to gather strength (volume) ojačiti (povečati) se
to gather way (ali speed, momentum) povečati hitrost
a rolling stone gathers no moss goste službe redke suknje
to gather o.s. together zbrati se, zavedati se

general² [džénərəl] pridevnik
splošen, obči, navaden; skupen; glaven
vojska višje stopnje od polkovnika

general cargo mešan tovor
general delivery izročitev pošiljk na pošti brez dostave, poste restante
in general na splošno
a person of general information mnogostransko izobražen človek
general post splošna premestitev
general practitioner splošni zdravnik
general servant dekle (sluga) za vse
general reader človek ki prebere vse, kar mu pride pod roke
britanska angleščina general dealer trgovec z mešanim blagom
general approbation splošno odobravanje
general hospital splošna bolnica
general order dnevno povelje
General Post Office glavna pošta
general staff glavni štab
navtika general trader tramper
as a general rule praviloma, na splošno, redno
general attorney državni tožilec
vojska general service splošna vojna obveznost
general elections splošne volitve
in a general way na splošno
postmaster general britanska angleščina minister za pošte
in general terms čisto na splošno

ghost [goust] samostalnik
duh, prikazen
figurativno senca, sled; pisatelj, ki piše v imenu drugega

not the ghost of a chance prav nič upanja
arhaično to give up (ali yield) the ghost izdihniti, umreti
as white as a ghost bel ko kreda
ghost town izumrlo, zapuščeno mesto
gledališče, sleng the ghost walks izplačujejo plače
to lay a ghost preganjati duha
to raise a ghost klicati duha

gift¹ [gift] samostalnik
darilo, dar; sposobnost, nadarjenost

the gift of the gab namazan jezik
to look the gift horse into the mouth skušati darilu vrednost
I would not have (ali take) it as a gift tega še zastonj ne maram
gift of tongues dar za jezike