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  • westering [wéstəriŋ] pridevnik
    ki se nagiblje k zahodu; ki zahaja (zvezde)
  • whip1 [wip]

    1. samostalnik
    bič, udarec z bičem; tlesk, tleskanje, pokanje
    figurativno bič, nadloga, udarec, kazen
    figurativno kočijaž
    figurativno, parlament član stranke, ki skliče pripadnike stranke za glasovanje itd.; okrožnica, poziv (k volitvam, zborovanju itd.); (odvečna) veja
    navtika ladjica, veslača; tolčena krema (iz tolčene smetane)
    britanska angleščina prispevek k skupno popitemu vinu

    whip and spur v diru, skokoma, hitro
    to ride whip and spur v diru jahati
    he is a good whip on je dober kočijaž, dobro vozi
    to send a whip round zbobnati skupaj člane stranke

    2. prislov
    v hipu, na mah
  • whip up prehodni glagol
    gnati, goniti z bičem; hitro prijeti, potegniti k sebi; ostro odbiti žogo (pri tenisu); razburkati, razvneti (strast)
    neprehodni glagol
    skakati, skočiti, skakljati
  • withal [wiðɔ́:l]

    1. prislov
    zastarelo tudi, poleg tega, razen tega, k temu, istočasno

    he is strong and brave withal on je močan in zraven tega še pogumen

    2. predlog
    zastarelo s, z (stoji za samostalnikom ali na koncu stavka)

    we have no friends to play withal nimamo prijateljev, da bi se igrali z njimi
  • wood engraver [wúdingréivə] samostalnik
    k lesorezec, ksilograf
  • yes man množina yes men [jésmən] samostalnik
    pogovorno kdor k vsemu reče da; kimavec, oseba brez hrbtenice, brez iniciative, slabič
  • accession1 [ækséšən] samostalnik (to k)
    dostop; pristop; prirastek, povečanje; nastop vlade ali službe

    accession to knowledge pridobitev znanja; množina nove pridobitve
    accession to the throne zasedba prestola
    accession catalogue katalog novih knjig
  • as2 [æz] veznik
    kot; kolikor; ker; ko, medtem ko; čeprav, četudi, dasi

    as compared with v primeri s
    as far as prav do
    as far as I am concerned kar se mene tiče
    as far as I know kolikor je meni znano
    as few as (samo množina)
    as follows kot sledi, sledeče
    as large as life v naravni velikosti
    as like as two peas (in a pod) ko jajce jajcu podobna
    as little as (samo ednina)
    as much as you like po mili volji, kolikor želiš
    as a rule navadno, praviloma
    as though, as if kakor če bi
    be so kind as to... bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...
    try as I might če sem se še tako potrudil
    old as I am čeprav sem že star
    as usual kot ponavadi
    as I went by mimogrede
    as it were nekako, tako rekoč
    as luck would have it k sreči
  • awe3 [ɔ:] prehodni glagol
    zbuditi spoštovanje; oplašiti koga

    to awe s.o. into silence z ustrahovanjem prisiliti koga k molku
  • bayonet2 [béiənit] prehodni glagol
    zabosti z bodalom; nasilno se polastiti

    to bayonet s.o. into s.th. prisiliti koga k čemu
  • bent1 [bent]

    1. preteklik & pretekli deležnik od bend

    2. pridevnik
    upognjen, skrivljen

    as the twing is bent the tree is inclined kar se Janezek nauči, to Janezek zna
    to be bent on imeti nagnjenje k čemu, nameravati kaj
  • blaze1 [bleiz] samostalnik
    plamen, požar; sij, svit, blišč, blesk; izbruh, vzbuh
    množina pekel

    in a blaze v plamenu, goreč
    to blow to blazes zdrobiti v prah
    in the blazes of the day pri belem dnevu
    go to blazes! pojdi k vragu!
    like blazes kar se da, silovito, na vso moč
    what the blazes kaj za vraga
  • bother3 [bɔ́ðə] medmet
    presneto!, preneumno!

    bother him! k vragu z njim!
    bother the children! presneti otroci!
    pogovorno bother it! presneto!, vraga
  • break into neprehodni glagol
    vlomiti

    break into laughter zakrohotati se
    break into obedience prisiliti k ubogljivosti, ukrotiti
    break into tears razjokati se
  • bring* [briŋ]

    1. prehodni glagol
    prinesti, pripeijati, privleči; ustvariti; zakriviti; izzvati; pregovoriti, pripraviti do česa; donašati; prepričevati, spodbuditi

    2. neprehodni glagol
    roditi, obroditi
    mornarica ustaviti, pristati

    to bring an action against s.o. tožiti koga
    to bring to bear uveljaviti; (orožje) pomeriti; uporabiti
    to bring to book obdolžiti, kaznovati
    to bring to a close dokončati, izpeljati
    to bring to a head rešiti zadevo
    to bring the hand in izuriti se
    to bring to life obuditi
    to bring to light odkriti
    to bring s.o. low ponižati koga
    to bring to mind spomniti (se)
    to bring to nothing uničiti
    to bring to pass uresničiti, izpolniti, izvršiti
    to bring into play uveljaviti
    to bring o.s. to prisiliti se k čemu
    sleng to bring home the bacon imeti uspeh
    to bring to reason spraviti k pameti
    to bring into step sinhronizirati
    to bring word obvestiti
    to bring into world roditi
  • change-over [čéindžóuvə] samostalnik
    tehnično preusmeritev, predrugačenje, reorganizacija
    figurativno prehod (from ... to od ... k)

    elektrika change-over switch komutator, menjalnik smeri električnega toka
  • 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
  • compliment2 [kɔ́mpliment, kɔmplimént] prehodni glagol
    hvaliti, laskati; pozdraviti (on k)
    čestitati (with)
    obdariti
  • conduce [kəndjú:s] neprehodni glagol (to k)
    voditi, peljati; prispevati, služiti; imeti za posledico
  • conducive [kəndjú:siv] pridevnik (conducively prislov) (to, towards)
    ki ima za posledico, posledičen; pospeševalen; koristen, ugoden

    to be conducive to imeti za posledico, pripeljati do česa; prispevati k čemu