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drink^*1 [driŋk]

1. prehodni glagol
piti, popiti, srkati; zapiti

2. neprehodni glagol
popivati, pijančevati; nazdraviti; globoko dihati

to drink the air vdihavati zrak
to drink o.s. to death napiti se do onemoglosti
to drink hard (ali deep, like a fish) piti ko žolna
to drink a toast nazdraviti komu
to drink one's fill napiti se, kolikor komu drago
to drink the waters piti mineralno vodo (v zdravilišču)
to drink s.o. under the table spraviti koga pod mizo
to drink o.s. into an illness nakopati si bolezen s pijančevanjem

drop² [drɔp] samostalnik
kaplja, kapljica; gledališki zastor; padec; poklopna vrata; obesek, uhan; bonbon; odpadlo sadje ali zrnje; špranja (za novec v avtomatu)

at the drop of a hat nemudoma, takoj
to get the drop on s.o. izrabiti neprilike koga
to have a drop too much nekoliko preveč ga imeti, biti v rožicah
as like as two drops of water podobna ko jajce jajcu
ameriško, sleng to have a drop on s.o. imeti koga v rokah
sleng to have a drop in one's eye kazati, da je kdo preveč pil
a drop in the ocean (ali bucket) kapljica v morje
to take a drop naglo padati (vrednostni papirji)

drown [draun]

1. neprehodni glagol
utoniti, utopiti, potopiti, udušiti se

2. prehodni glagol
potopiti, poplaviti, preplaviti; udušiti; zatreti, uničiti

to be (ali get) drowned utoniti
drowning men catch at straws v sili hudič mušice žre
to drown the miller preveč krstiti pijačo
to drown one's sorrows iskati pozabe v pijači
as wet as a drowning rat moker ko miš
to drown s.o.'s wine priliti komu vode v vino
drowned in tears ves solzen
drowned in sleep v globokem spanju
to drown out (s poplavo) izgnati

drunk² [drʌŋk] pridevnik (with česa)
pijan, opijanjen

as drunk as a lord (ali a fish, fiddler) pijan ko žolna
a drunk fish dolgočasnež
to get drunk opijaniti se
ever drunk ever dry čim več pijemo, tem bolj smo žejni
blind (ali dead) drunk do nezavesti pijan

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

dumb¹ [dʌm] pridevnik (dumbly prislov)
nem, onemel, molčeč
ameriško, domačno bedast, neumen

to strike s.o. dumb osupiti koga
to be dumb molčati ko riba
a dumb dog molčeč človek
deaf and dumb gluhonem
the dumb millions brezpravne mase

eel [i:l] samostalnik
zoologija jegulja

as slippery as an eel spolzek ko jegulja
to skin the eel from the tail začeti z nasprotnega konca

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

except² [iksépt]

1. veznik
arhaično razen če

except for ko bi ne bilo

2. predlog
razen, mimo, izvzemši

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

fat¹ [fæt] pridevnik
masten, tolst, debel, rejen; rodoviten, ploden, obilen, donosen; neumen, trapast; neobčutljiv
ameriško smolnat

sleng a fat chance bore malo ali nič upanja
sleng a fat lot presneto malo
to cut up fat zapustiti veliko premoženje
to cut it fat pretiravati; živeti ko vrabec v prosu
a fat job dobro plačano delo
to grow fat rediti se
fat face (printing) type masten tisk

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

fig¹ [fig] samostalnik
smokva
figurativno malenkost

not to care a fig prav nič ne marati; biti mar ko žabi oreha
green figs sveže smokve
pulled figs suhe smokve

find¹ [faind]

1. prehodni glagol
najti, nahajati, odkriti, odkrivati; spoznati, opaziti; ugotoviti, izvedeti; misliti, soditi; odločiti; nabaviti, oskrbeti, opremiti; izreči, izraziti; iti po kaj

2. neprehodni glagol
zaslediti divjačino
pravno odločiti, razsoditi; zdeti se

to find amiss grajati
to find expression izraziti se
to find fault with grajati koga ali kaj
to find favour imeti podporo, zaščito
pravno to find s.o. guilty spoznati, da je kdo kriv
pogovorno to find one's feet pridobiti zaupanje v samega sebe, uveljaviti se
pravno to find a true bill izjaviti, da je vzrok tožbe utemeljen
to find s.o. in s.th. oskrbeti koga s čim
I cannot find it in my heart srce mi ne da
I could find it in my heart rad bi
how do you find yourself? kako se imaš?
to find one's match najti pravega moža ali enakovrednega nasprotnika
the jury found for the culprit porota je osvobodila obtoženca
I trust this finds you well upam, da boste dobrega zdravja, ko boste dobili to pismo
to find o.s. sam se oskrbeti; znajti se
to find pleasure in s.th. imeti s čim veselje

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

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

forelock¹ [fɔ́:lɔk] samostalnik
čop, koder na čelu

take time (ali occasion) by the forelock (for it is bald behind) izrabi priložnost, ko se ti nudi

ful(l)ness [fúlnis] samostalnik
polnost; obilica; nasičenost; popolnost; debelost; oteklina

in its ful(l)ness v polnem obsegu
in the ful(l)ness of time ko je čas dozorel, na koncu; pravočasno