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busy¹ [bízi] prehodni glagol (with, at, about, in)
zaposliti (se), ukvarjati se

to busy one's brains beliti si glavo

busy² [bízi] pridevnik (busily prislov)
delaven, marljiv, priden; zaposlen; vihrav, nemiren, živahen; aktiven; vsiljiv, radoveden

to get busy lotiti se dela
to be busy in (ali at, with) ukvarjati se s čim

calends [kǽlindz] samostalnik
množina kalende

at (ali on) the Greek calends nikoli

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

call² [kɔl] samostalnik
klic, poziv, sklic; zvočni signal, vabilka za ptiče; (kratek) obisk (on s.o., at a place)
prihod ladje v pristanišče; vabilo; poklic; imenovanje; zahteva, prošnja; povod; nalog; telefonski klic
trgovina opomin; povpraševanje (po blagu)

at call pripravljen izvršiti nalog, na razpolago; blizu, nedaleč
call to arms (ali the colours) vpoklic
to have no call to do s.th. ne imeti povoda, ne čutiti potrebe nekaj storiti
to have no call on s.o.'s time ne imeti pravice koga zadrževati
to pay (ali make) a call (on) obiskati, oglasiti se
to have a close call za las uiti
to obey the call of nature iti na stran
roll call klicanje imen prisotnih
to give a call poklicati po telefonu
for the call of na razpolago (koga)
to take a call stopiti pred zastor (igralec po ploskanju)
within call dosegljiv
house of call zatočišče; borza dela
place of call trgovska hiša
no call to blush ni se ti treba sramovati

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

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

cast¹ [ka:st] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
vreči, metati, lučati; odvreči, zavreči; povreči, splaviti; obsoditi; bljuvati; goliti, leviti se; zgubiti, zgubljati (zobe); deliti vloge; izračunati; odpustiti (vojake)
pravno obsoditi na plačilo stroškov; uliti, ulivati; zviti se (les); križariti
preteklik & pretekli deležnik od cast

to cast anchor usidrati se
to cast aspersion on s.o. očrniti koga
pravno to be cast zgubiti pravdo
to cast beyond the moon delati fantastične načrte
to cast the blame on s.o. for s.th. valiti krivdo na koga zaradi česa
cast down potrt
to cast dust in s.o.'s eyes metati komu pesek v oči
cast for s.th. primeren za kaj
to cast lots žrebati
cast in the same mould narejen po istem kalupu
figurativno cast in a cart zapuščen
to cast into s.o.'s teeth očitati komu
cast iron lito železo, grodelj
to cast loose odvezati (čoln)
to cast a vote glasovati
to cast the lead meriti morsko globino
to cast spell on s.o. ureči, začarati koga
figurativno to cast stones at s.o. obsojati obnašanje koga
to cast skin leviti se
to cast into a sleep uspavati
to cast into prison zapreti v ječo
the play is well cast igra je dobro zasedena

cat¹ [kæt] samostalnik
mačka, maček; bič, korobač
pogovorno prepirljivka; dvojni trinožnik

when the cat's away the mice will play kadar mačke ni doma, miši plešejo
to bell the cat izpostavljati se nevarnosti
ameriško, vojska, sleng cat beer mleko
to wait for the cat to jump, to see how the cat jumps čakati na ugodno priložnost
to fight like Kilkenny cats boriti se na življenje in smrt
before the cat can lick the ear nikoli
when candles are out all the cats are grey ponoči je vsaka krava črna
he lives under the cat's foot žena hlače nosi
to grin like a Cheshire cat režati se, kazati zobe
to lead cat and dog life živeti kot pes in mačka
to let the cat out of the bag izblebetati skrivnost
like a cat on hot bricks kakor na šivankah
a cat has nine lives mačka je trdoživa
enough to make a cat laugh smešen, da bi se se krave smejale
it rains cats and dogs dežuje ko iz škafa
to shoot the cat bljuvati, urha klicati
as sick as a cat hudo bolan; slabe volje
not room to swing a cat premalo prostora
tom-cat maček
to turn a cat in the pan postati izdajalec, po vetru se obračati; izneveriti se
sleng cat's whiskers nekaj imenitnega
sleng not a cat's chance, not a cat in hell's chance prav nič upanja
a cat may look at a king še škofa lahko mačka gleda

catch^*1 [kæč]

1. prehodni glagol
ujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati (at, in pri)
presenetiti; zamrzniti

2. neprehodni glagol
prijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)

to catch s.o. bending zasačiti koga
to catch s.o. a blow udariti koga
to catch one's breath zadrževati dih
to catch one's foot spotakniti se
to catch (a) cold prehladiti se
to catch a crab pregloboko z vesli udariti
to catch fire vžgati se
to catch a glimpse of s.o. bežno koga zagledati
to catch the idea (ali point) razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti misel
to catch hold of s.th. polastiti se česa, prijeti kaj
to catch it biti kaznovan
catch me! nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne pride
to catch s.o. napping zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega dela
to catch the Speaker's eye dobiti besedo (v parlamentu)
to catch a Tartar izkupiti jo
sleng you will catch it! ti bom že pokazal!

cent [sent] samostalnik
ameriško cent (1/100 dolarja)

per cent odstotek, odstotki
cent per cent stoodstoten; oderuški
I don't care a cent prav nič mi ni mar
at 10 per cent za deset odstotkov

chagrin² [šǽgrin] prehodni glagol
žaliti, ponižati, jeziti, vznevoljiti

to feel chagrined at (ali by) biti ogorčen zaradi

chance² [ča:ns]

1. prehodni glagol
pogovorno tvegati, upati si, predrzniti si

2. neprehodni glagol
zgoditi se, pripetiti se, primeriti se

to chance upon s.o. naleteti na koga
he chanced to be at home slučajno je bil doma
if my letter should chance to get lost če bi se moje pismo zgubilo

charge¹ [ča:dž] samostalnik
naboj; breme, obremenitev, obtežitev, tovor; naročilo, naloga, ukaz; varovanec, -nka (against)
tožba
množina stroški; taksa (of nad)
nadzorstvo, skrb (of do)
dolžnost (of za)
odgovornost; napad, naskok; znak za naskok; opomin

charge account mesečni kredit
to bear charges nositi stroške
I am at the charge of it to gre na moje stroške
to be in charge of voditi, upravljati, skrbeti za kaj
free of charge, no charge zastonj
to give in charge dati zapreti (koga)
to lay to s.o.'s charge pripisovati komu kaj, obdolžiti koga česa
to make a charge for s.th. zaračunati kaj
petty charges drobni stroški
to prefer a charge vložiti tožbo
to return the charge odgovoriti na napad
to take charge of s.th. zavzeti se za kaj, vzeti v varstvo
to the charge of s.o. v breme koga
heavy charges veliki stroški
charges forward po povzetju
to sound the charge dati znak za napad

charity [čǽriti] samostalnik
dobrodelnost, dobrotljivost, usmiljenje; miloščina; dobrodelna ustanova

to ask charity prositi miloščine
charity begins at home bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
as cold as charity hladen, brezčuten
for charity, for charity's sake zastonj
sister of charity usmiljena sestra

check² [ček]

1. prehodni glagol
zadržati, ustaviti; dati šah; ukrotiti, brzdati; kontrolirati, pregledati, preveriti; grajati, posvariti; označiti
ameriško oddati (prtljago)

2. neprehodni glagol
ustaviti se, zadržati se; umakniti se; strašiti se (at)
zameriti kaj
ameriško, sleng umreti

ameriško to check baggage oddati prtljago

cherry¹ [čéri] samostalnik
češnja (plod)

to take (ali make) two bites at a cherry obirati se, mečkati

choice¹ [čɔis] samostalnik
izbira, izbor; alternativa (of)
najboljše, cvet, elita

Hobson's choice, choice of evils nobena izbira
choice of everything najboljše, kar se dobi
ameriško, sleng I am choice of it mnogo mi je do tega
for choice, by choice prvenstveno, najraje
a wide (poor) choice velika (majhna) izbira
to take (ali make) one's choice izb(i)rati si
I have no choice but to moram, prisiljen sem
at your choice kakor želite
the choice is (ali lies) with you ti se moraš odločiti
a good choice bogata izbira

chuckle¹ [čʌ́kl] neprehodni glagol (at, over)
veseliti se; hihitati se, smehljati se

to chuckle up one's sleeve v pest se smejati

church¹ [čə:č] samostalnik
cerkev; verniki; duhovniki; cerkveni obredi

to go to church iti k maši
to be at church biti v cerkvi
to attend church redno hoditi v cerkev
the Church of England anglikanska cerkev
to go into (ali enter) the Church postati duhovnik
established church državna cerkev
to ask people in church oklicati (pred cerkveno poroko)
as poor as a church mouse reven ko cerkvena miš
church preferment cerkvena nadarbina, prebenda