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burton [bə́:tən] samostalnik
škripčevje; pivo (iz Burtona)

pogovorno he has gone for a burton odšel je in se ni vrnil, ni ga več

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

casement [kéismənt] samostalnik
oknica

casement window okno z dvema oknicama ali več
casement cloth platneni zastor

chain¹ [čein] samostalnik
veriga, vrsta
množina okovi, suženjstvo; dolžinska mera (okrog 20 m)

chain broadcasting hkratna oddaja istega programa več radijskim postajam
chain gang vrsta priklenjenih ujetnikov
chain of mountains gorska veriga
chain reaction verižna reakcija
chain smoker kadilec, ki prižiga eno cigareto za drugo
ameriško chain store podružnica velike trgovske hiše
to put s.o. in chains vkleniti koga
surveyor's chain merilna veriga

chase² [čeis] prehodni glagol
loviti, zasledovati, preganjati, gnati se za kom (from)
izgnati
pogovorno poplakniti

ameriško, sleng to chase o.s. oditi
to chase all fear pregnati ves strah, ne se več bati
ameriško go chase yourself! poberi se!

chicken [číkin] samostalnik
pišče, kokoš, kura; kuretina; otročiček
figurativno zelenec; strahopetec

to count one's chickens before they are hatched delati račun brez krčmarja
that's my chicken to je moja stvar
to get it where the chicken got the axe biti strogo grajan
chicken roost kurnik
no chicken ne več rosno mlad
chicken wire žična ograja

come out neprehodni glagol
ven priti, pokazati se; prvič nastopiti; izpadati (lasje); izginiti (madež); odlikovati se

come out in spots dobiti madeže
come out on strike začeti stavkati
come out at the examination odlično opraviti izpit
come out strong odločno zastopati (stališče)
sleng come out of that! pusti to! ne govori več o tem!
come out top biti najboljši

concert² [kɔ́nsət] samostalnik
sodelovanje, sloga; sporazum, dogovor
glasba koncert

in concert with, by concert sporazumno
concert grand koncertni klavir
concert pitch nepredvidene okolnosti; več kot navadno

contest [kəntést] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (with, for)
prepirati se, spodbijati; boriti se, tekmovati, kosati se; kandidirati

to contest every inch of ground boriti se za vsako ped zemlje
to contest a seat kandidirati v volilnem okrožju
contested election volitve, pri katerih nastopa več kandidatov; ameriško volitve, katerih pravilnost spodbijajo

day [dei] samostalnik
dan; obletnica

all day, all the day, all day long ves dan
the day after the fair prepozno
the day before the fair prezgodaj
the day after tomorrow pojutrišnjem
the day before yesterday predvčerajšnjim
ameriško between two days ponoči
broad day beli dan
by day podnevi
by the day na dan (natanko)
day by day dan za dnevom
sleng call it a day smatraj za opravljeno
to carry (ali gain, get, win) the day zmagati
to end one's days umreti
every dog has its day vsakomur je kdaj sreča naklonjena
to give s.o. the time of the day povedati komu, koliko je ura; pozdraviti ga
far in the day proti večeru
first day nedelja
to have one's day imeti srečo
to have a day of it, to take a merry day of it dobro se zabavati, uživati
if a day natanko, nič več in nič manj od
day in day out dan za dnevom
in the days of old nekoč, prej
to lose the day zgubiti bitko
men of the day znameniti ljudje
to name on (ali in) the same day with dati se primerjati s čim
one's off day slab dan (v športu)
every other (third etc.) day vsak drugi (tretji itd.) dan
one day or other pred kratkim, nedavno, oni dan
one's out day uspešen dan (v športu)
the day of judgement sodni dan
in the face of day pri belem dnevu
to pass the time of the day pogovarjati se, klepetati
the present day danes
to save up (ali put by) for a rainy day prihraniti za hude čase
this day danes
he has seen better days nekoč se mu je bolje godilo
one of these days kmalu
without day za nedoločen čas
in the days of yore nekoč
to know the time of day biti buden, paziti, biti izkušen
the Lord's day nedelja

disabuse [disəbjú:z] prehodni glagol
odpreti komu oči, povedati resnico; razočarati

to disabuse one's mind of s.th. izbiti si kaj iz glave, ne misliti več na kaj
to disabuse o.s. spoznati svojo zmoto

disappear [disəpíə] neprehodni glagol
izginiti, zgubiti se

to disappear from circulation ne biti več v obtoku

dispose [dispóuz] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
razpolagati, ukazati, urediti, razpostaviti, razmestiti; odrediti; znebiti se, odstraniti; (z)likvidirati; ovreči; proda(ja)ti; opraviti

man proposes, God disposes človek obrača, Bog obrne
to dispose of s.th. razpolagati s čim; urejati kaj; uničiti; ubiti; (raz)prodati; porabiti
to dispose of by will zapustiti v oporoki
to dispose of in marriage poročiti
to dispose of by auction prodati na dražbi
to dispose of once and for all za vselej urediti
to dispose of one's child to school poslati otroka v šolo
more than can be disposed of več kot je treba
a thing to be disposed of stvar, ki se da dobiti ali prodati
to dispose of a claim urediti reklamacijo
to dispose of goods prodati blago

disuse¹ [dísjú:s] samostalnik
neraba, odvada

to fall into disuse ne se več uporabljati, biti zastarel

domino [dɔ́minou] samostalnik
domino (maska); domina

it's domino with s.o. (s.th.) ni več upanja za koga (kaj)

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

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

eat^* [i:t]

1. prehodni glagol
jesti, pojesti, žreti, glodati; trošiti
kemija razjedati, uničiti
ameriško hraniti
figurativno mučiti

2. neprehodni glagol
jesti, hraniti se
pogovorno imeti dober okus

to eat dirt biti javno osramočen
I'll eat my head glavo stavim
to eat one's head off pojesti več, kakor je vredno njegovo delo, ne se izplačati
one cannot eat one's cake and have it človek ne more imeti eno in drugo
to eat humble pie opravičiti se, postati ponižen
to eat s.o.'s salt živeti na tuj račun
to eat one's terms (ali dinners) , to eat for the bar učiti se za odvetnika
to eat s.o. out of house and home spraviti koga na beraško palico
to eat one's word besedo snesti

egg¹ [eg] samostalnik
jajce
sleng letalska bomba
ameriško, sleng neotesanec, fant, dečko

in the egg v zarodku
sleng a bad egg pokvarjenec
sleng a good egg dober dečko
like a Curate's egg samo deloma dober, v splošnem pa slab
to have (ali put) all one's eggs in one basket staviti vse na eno karto
to teach one's grandmother to suck eggs pišče več od koklje ve
sleng goose egg ničla, nič
to crush in the egg v kali zatreti
as full as an egg do vrha poln
to get eggs for one's money preveč plačati
to lay eggs nesti jajca
vojska sl polagati mine
as sure as eggs is eggs popolnoma gotovo
to tread upon eggs hoditi zelo oprezno
hard-boiled egg v trdo kuhano jajce
soft-boiled egg v mehko kuhano jajce
poached egg skrknjeno jajce
wind (ali addle) egg gnilo jajce
white of egg beljak
yolk of egg rumenjak
fried eggs pečena jajca "na oko"
scrambled eggs cvrtje

elbow¹ [élbou] samostalnik
anatomija komolec
tehnično koleno; stranski naslon (pri stolu)

at one's elbow pri roki
sleng to lift the elbow (too often) piti več, kot je pametno
out at elbows v raztrgani obleki; reven
up to the elbows in work zelo zaposlen
more power to your elbows! mnogo uspeha!
to rub elbows with s.o. družiti se s kom