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cash¹ [kæš] samostalnik
gotovina, denar

balance of cash gotovina v blagajni
hard cash kovanci
to be in cash imeti denar
ready cash gotovina
loose cash drobiž
to run out of cash potrošiti ves denar
short (ali out) of cash brez denarja
cash payment plačilo v gotovini
cash down denar na roko; obračunavanje v gotovini
cash on delivery (C.O.D.) povzetje

castle¹ [ká:sl ameriško kǽsl] samostalnik
grad; trdnjava (šah)
poetično velika ladja

castles in the air (ali in the skies, in Spain) gradovi v oblakih

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!

catch up prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
ujeti; zagrabiti; prekiniti

catch up with v korak iti, dohiteti; biti komu kos
catch up on (ali to) približati se

catering¹ [kéitəriŋ] pridevnik
preskrbovalen; gostinski

catering trade (ali industry) gostinstvo

certain [sə́:tn] pridevnik
neki, določen; nedvomen; zanesljiv

to make certain of s.th. prepričati se o čem
to be (ali feel) certain biti prepričan
for certain zanesljivo, gotovo

certainty [sə́:tnti] samostalnik
gotovost, varnost; stalnost; določenost

to (ali of, for) a certainty gotovo, zanesljivo
with certainty brez dvoma, zanesljivo

cessation [seséišən] samostalnik
ustavitev, prenehanje, zastanek

without cessation nenehno
cessation of hostilities (ali of arms, from arms) premirje

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

to feel chagrined at (ali by) biti ogorčen zaradi

chair¹ [čɛə] samostalnik
stol, sedež
ameriško električni stol; stolica, katedra; profesura; predsedstvo
ameriško predsednik

bath chair invalidski voziček
to be (ali sit) in the chair predsedovati
to address the chair obrniti se na predsedstvo (zborovanja)
to take a chair sesti
to take the chair prevzeti predsedstvo
ameriško chair car najboljši razred na železnicah
easy chair naslonjač
chair days starost
ameriško to go to the chair biti kaznovan s smrtjo na električnem stolu
ameriško chair warmer lenuh
deck chair ležalnik
to leave the chair zaključiti sejo
chair! chair! mir!
folding chair sklopni stol
to hold the chair for English biti profesor za angleščino (na univerzi)

chalk¹ [čɔ:k] samostalnik
kreda; pastel
pogovorno račun, dolg, kredit
sleng praska

as like as chalk and cheese, as different as chalk from cheese kot noč in dan (različna)
not by a long chalk nikakor ne
by a long chalk the best veliko boljši od vseh
pogovorno to walk a chalk line biti trezen, vesti se skrajno spodobno
chalk talk predavanje ob risbah na tabli
not to know chalk from cheese ne imeti niti pojma, prav nič ne razumeti
sleng to walk (ali stump) one's chalks ucvreti jo

chance¹ [ča:ns] samostalnik
prilika; usoda, sreča; slučaj, naključje; priložnost, možnost, verjetnost; tveganje, upanje

by chance slučajno, po naključju
on the chance that v primeru, da
on the chance of v upanju česa
to take one's chance tvegati
pogovorno to have the eye (ali to look) to the main chance biti koristoljuben
to stand a chance imeti upanje
pogovorno not a dog's (ali an earthly) chance, not a ghost of a chance niti trohica upanja
on the chance of na slepo srečo
a mere chance golo naključje
chance of arms bojna sreča
the chances are that vse kaže, da

change² [čeindž]

1. prehodni glagol (from iz, into v)
spremeniti, prenarediti; preurediti; zamenjati
železnica prestopiti; oddojiti, odstaviti (dojenčka)

2. neprehodni glagol
spremeniti se; preobleči se; skisati se

to change for the better (worse) poboljšati (poslabšati) (se)
to change colour prebledeti, zardeti
to change one's condition poročiti se
to change one's name omožiti se
avtomobilizem to change gears menjati prestavo
to change hands spremeniti gospodarje
to change horses in midstream spremeniti načrt sredi dela
to change into preobleči se v
to change one's lodging (ali address) preseliti se
to change one's mind premisliti se
to change out of recognition tako se spremeniti, da ga ni moči spoznati
to change one's tune spremeniti svoje vedenje
all change! vsi potniki prestopite!
pogovorno to change one's feet preobuti se
to change one's clothes preobleči se

charm¹ [ča:m] prehodni glagol (with)
očarati, navdušiti; začarati, uročiti, (pre)mamiti; zvabiti; ukrotiti (gada)

to bear (ali have) a charmed life čudežno premagati težave
pogovorno I shall be charmed zelo me bo veselilo
to charm away čudežno pregnati, zagovoriti (bolezen)

chase¹ [čeis] samostalnik
lov, zasledovanje, preganjanje; lovišče, revir; lovski plen; preganjana ladja

to be (ali have) in chase, to give chase zasledovati koga, gnati se za kom
a wild-goose chase jalovo početje
steeple chase dirka z zaprekami

cheap [či:p] pridevnik (cheaply prislov)
cenen, poceni; slab; jalov, prazen (izgovor)

as cheap as dirt, dirt cheap za smešno ceno
pogovorno to feel cheap ne se dobro počutiti
to get (ali come off) cheap(ly) poceni jo odnesti
to hold cheap podcenjevati, zaničevati
Cheap Jack (ali John) krošnjar
to make o.s. cheap podcenjevati samega sebe
cheap and nasty samo na zunaj lep
cheap trip izlet ob znižanih vozovnicah

check³ [ček] samostalnik
ustavitev, ovira, prekinitev
ameriško ček; račun; vstopnica; nalepni listek, etiketa; kupon; žeton; kontrola
množina kockasto blago; špranja

ameriško certified check od banke overjen ček
check please! plačati, prosim
to hand (ali pass) in one's checks umreti
to have a check upon s.o. krotiti koga
to hold (ali keep) in check zadrževati koga
to keep a check on s.th. imeti kaj pod kontrolo

cherry¹ [čéri] samostalnik
češnja (plod)

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

chestnut¹ [čésnʌt] samostalnik
botanika kostanj; rjavec; star dovtip

horse chestnut divji kostanj
sweet (ali Spanish) chestnut užitni kostanj
to pull s.o.'s chestnuts out of the fire biti orodje drugega
to put the chestnuts in the fire nakopati si lepo reč

chevalier [šəvəlíə] samostalnik
kavalir, vitez

chevalier of industry (ali fortune) pustolovec, slepar