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anything [éniɵiŋ] zaimek
nekaj, karkoli, vse

anything but vse prej kot
for anything I know kolikor je meni znano
he is a little better if anything godi se mu malo bolje, če se sploh da govoriti o zboljšanju
not for anything za nič na svetu
hardly (ali scarcely) anything skoraj nič
like anything na vso moč, kar se da

aside¹ [əsáid] prislov
vstran; od strani, po strani; proč, stran
ameriško razen tega
gledališče tiho

to be aside from nič skupnega ne imeti s čim
aside from ne glede na, poleg, razen
to lay (ali put, set) aside odložiti, izločiti; prihraniti
putting aside ne glede na
to speak aside za sebe govoriti
to turn aside skreniti
to take s.o. aside odpeljati koga vstran
to set aside a verdict uničiti obsodbo

bat⁴ [bæt] samostalnik
pogovorno tuj jezik

to sling the bat govoriti tuj jezik

book¹ [buk] samostalnik
knjiga, zvezek, libreto; 6 osnovnih vzetkov pri whistu; blok vstopnic, znamk; čekovna knjižica

the Book Sveto pismo
to be at one's books študirati
to be in s.o.'s good (bad, black) books biti pri kom dobro (slabo) zapisan
to bring to book zasluženo kaznovati
to be deep in s.o.'s books biti komu veliko dolžan
by (the) book točno, natanko
it doesn't suit my book to mi hodi narobe
to get into s.o.'s books zadolžiti se pri kom
to keep books knjižiti
to kiss the Book poljubiti Sveto pismo pri prisegi
to know off book znati na pamet
to know s.th. like a book dobro kaj poznati
to take a leaf out of another's book slediti zgledu drugega, oponašati ga
to take one's name off the books izstopiti iz članstva
a man of the book učenjak
to read s.o. like a book dobro koga razumeti, dodobra ga poznati
to swear on the Book prisegati na Sveto pismo
to speak by the book govoriti na osnovi natančnih obvestil
to speak without the book govoriti na pamet
sleng to throw the book at strogo koga kaznovati

bruit [bru:t] arhaično

1. samostalnik
govorica

2. prehodni glagol
širiti govorice

it is bruited about govoriti se, baje

business¹ [biznis] samostalnik
posel, opravilo, poklic; kupčija; zadeva, delo; dolžnosti; podjetje, tvrdka
arhaično zaposlenost
gledališče igra, pantomima

to ask for s.o.'s business vprašati, kaj si kdo želi
to do one's business for s.o. uničiti koga
the business end konec (kakršnegakoli) orodja
to go to business iti na delo, v službo
everybody's business is nobody's business za vsako delo mora biti nekdo odgovoren
to mean business resno misliti
man of business poslovni človek, trgovec
one's man of business pravni svetovalec koga
to go into business postati trgovec
mind your own business ne vtikaj se v zadeve drugih
that's no business of yours to ti ni nič mar
a roaring business sijajna kupčija
to send s.o. about his (ali her) business na kratko koga odsloviti
to settle down (ali get) to business resno se lotiti dela
I am sick of the whole business sit sem tega
to speak to the business stvarno govoriti
a good stroke of business dobra kupčija
to attend to one's own business ne se vtikati v zadeve drugih
to have no business to do s.th. ne imeti pravice kaj storiti
to make business of doing s.th. veliko o čem govoriti
to retire from business opustiti posel

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

dig² [dig] samostalnik
kopanje; arheološko izkopavanje
ameriško, sleng garanje, guljenje; sunek
figurativno zbadanje, posmeh
ameriško, sleng gulež

to have a dig at nekaj poskusiti; zbadljivo o kom pisati ali govoriti

dirty¹ [də́:ti] pridevnik (dirtily prislov)
umazan, blaten
figurativno prostaški, nizkoten, podel; grd; opolzek

to do the dirty on s.o. izrabiti stisko koga, grdo z njim ravnati
to wash the dirty linen in public javno govoriti ali pisati o neprijetnih osebnih zadevah
dirty weather deževno, slabo vreme
dirty work umazano, neprijetno delo; lopovščina
dirty trick surovost, prostaštvo
dirty wound vneta rana

donkey [dʌ́ŋki] samostalnik
zoologija osel
figurativno bedak

to talk the hind leg of a donkey govoriti kot dež
donkey's years cela večnost
pogovorno to ride the black donkey biti trmast
the donkey means one thing, the driver another mnenja so različna
since (ali for) donkey's years že od nekdaj

down³ [daun] prislov & predlog
dol, doli; spodaj, navzdol; na tleh; na tla; v postelji; do kraja; tik do

to be down oslabeti
to bear down pluti v zavetje
to burn down pogoreti
to die down poleči se
to climb (ali come) down spuščati se
to drop down on s.o. strogo koga grajati
to get down spustiti se; pogoltniti
to get down the bedrock priti stvari do dna
down to the ground popolnoma, temeljito
all down history skozi vso zgodovino
down at heels (and out at elbows) zanemarjene zunanjosti
from king down to cobbler od najvišjega do najnižjega
to let go down the wind opustiti
to look down upon s.o. zaničevati, omalovaževati koga
money (ali pay) down takojšnje plačilo
down on the nail takoj
down in the mouth potrt
down and out popolnoma brez sredstev, gladujoč, sestradan; uničen; za borbo nesposoben
one down the other drug za drugim
to put down zapisati
to run s.o. down slabo o kom govoriti
run down od dela izčrpan
to take s.o. down the peg ponižati koga
to talk down to s.o. razumljivo komu govoriti
down town v mesto, v središče mesta
down under pri antipodih, v Avstraliji
to write down zapisati
worn down ponošen
down the wind z vetrom
down on one's luck potrt

dozen [dʌ́zn] samostalnik
ducat, dvanajst (kosov)

by the dozen na ducate
baker's (ali devil's, long, printer's) dozen 13 kosov
to talk nineteen to the dozen preveč in prehitro govoriti
dozens of na ducate, na kupe
six of one and half a-dozen of the other eno in isto
three, several dozen tri, več ducatov
a round dozen celi ducat
pogovorno to do daily dozen dnevno telovaditi

elevate [éliveit] prehodni glagol
dvigniti, dvigati; (po)višati; povzdigniti, oplemeniti; razvedriti, nekoliko opijaniti

to elevate the voice glasneje govoriti

English [íŋgliš]

1. pridevnik
angleški

I am English sem Anglež

2. samostalnik
angleščina

Basic English moderna umetna angleščina z omejenim številom besed
King's, Queen's English lepa, pravilna angleščina
to abuse, mishandle, murder the King's English kvariti jezik, slabo govoriti
in plain English preprosto in jasno (povedano)

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

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

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

hear^* [híə]

1. prehodni glagol
slišati, poslušati
pravno zaslišati, razpravljati, pretresati; uslišati; zvedeti (from od, of o)

2. neprehodni glagol
slišati, dobiti vesti (about o)
slišati (from od)

hear, hear! da slišimo!; ironično glej!, glej!
pravno to hear evidence zaslišati priče
to hear say slišati govoriti
I've heard tell of pripovedovali so mi, povedali so mi
you will hear of it to si boš še zapomnil
he will not hear of it o tem neče nič slišati
let me hear from you piši mi
to make o.s. heard obrniti pozornost nase
so I (have) heard to sem slišal
to hear s.o. out do konca koga poslušati, pustiti koga govoriti do konca

hem² [mm, hm]

1. medmet
hm!

2. neprehodni glagol
hmkati

to hem and haw obotavljaje govoriti, jecljati

ill² [il] prislov
slabo, hudo; težko, komaj

it ill becomes you ne spodobi se zate
to bear s.th. ill težko kaj prenašati
I can ill afford it težko si to privoščim
to do s.o. ill škoditi komu
ill at ease neprijeten, slab počutek
to fall out ill spodleteti
to fare ill ne imeti sreče
ill got, ill spent kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljeno
he is ill off slabo mu gre
to speak (think) ill of s.o. o nekom slabo govoriti (misliti)
to take ill zameriti, šteti v zlo
to turn out ill ponesrečiti se, ne uspeti
it went ill with him zanj se je slabo izteklo, izkupil jo je