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eater [í:tə] samostalnik
jedec

to be a poor eater ne imeti teka
opium eater uživalec opija

echo¹ [ékou] samostalnik
odmev; ponovitev, posnemanje

to cheer s.o. to the echo navdušeno koga pozdravljati

edge¹ [edž] samostalnik
rob, greben; meja; ostrina; osornost, moč, strogost
množina obreza (knjige)
ameriško, pogovorno prednost, privilegij

to be on the very edge pravkar nameravati
to give an edge to, to put on an edge ostriti
to give the edge of one's tongue ostro komu povedati, zabrusiti jih komu
to have an edge biti okajen
to have an edge on s.o. imeti neznatno prednost pred kom
(all) on edge skrajno napet, živčen
not to put a fine edge upon jasno se izražati, odkrito povedati
to set one's teeth on edge skominati
to sit on the thin edge of nothing sedeti na skrajno tesnem prostorčku
to take off the edge otopiti
to take the edge off one's appetite pokvariti komu tek
the thin edge of the wedge skromen začetek
gilt edges zlata obreza knjige

edge² [edž] prehodni glagol
brusiti, ostriti; obrobiti; obrezati
figurativno razdražiti

to edge one's way prerivati se
to edge out of a crowd izriniti se

edged [edžd] pridevnik
oster, nabrušen

to play with edged tools z ognjem se igrati

edge-tool [édžtu:l] samostalnik
ostro nabrušeno orodje

to play (ali jest) with edge-tools z ognjem se igrati

edgeways [édžweiz] prislov
po strani; ob robu

not to be able to get a word in edgeways ne priti do besede

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

efface [iféis] prehodni glagol
zbrisati, zatreti, pokončati; zamegliti
figurativno podcenjevati

to efface o.s. neopazno zginiti

effect¹ [ifékt] samostalnik
posledica, učinek, namen, cilj; uspeh; dejstvo; izvršitev, realizacija; korist; vsebina (pisma); produktivnost
množina vrednostni papirji, premoženje

to bring to effect, to carry into effect izvajati, uveljaviti, uresničiti
to give effect to s.th. uveljaviti kaj
in effect dejansko, v bistvu
of no effect neučinkovit, jalov
no effects brez kritja (ček)
to the same effect v istem smislu
personal effects osebne premičnine
to take effect obnesti se
to this effect v tem smislu
to some effect še kar, precej
colour effects kombinacija barv
to that effect za to
to good effect uspešno
with telling effect nedvoumno, jasno, učinkovito, uspešno
without effect zaman; neučinkovit

effect² [ifékt] prehodni glagol
učinkovati; izvesti, izvršiti; uveljaviti

trgovina to effect an entry vknjižiti
to effect a sale prodati
to effect collection inkasirati
to effect a cure zdraviti se
to effect a junction with priključiti se
to effect an insurance policy zavarovati se

effectual [iféktjuəl] pridevnik (effectually prislov)
učinkovit; veljaven; uspešen; dejaven, tvoren, priden; krepak; resen, praktičen

to be effectual učinkovati

effort [éfət] samostalnik
napor, trud, boj
tehnično moč, napetost
pogovorno dosežek, uspeh

to make efforts napeti vse moči
pogovorno a fine effort dober uspeh
with an effort naporno

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

egg² [eg] prehodni glagol (on)
spodbosti, spodbadati, siliti; z rumenjakom namazati; obmetavati z gnilimi jajci; nabirati jajca

to egg and crumb povaljati v jajcu in drobtinah, panirati

egg-shell [égšel] samostalnik
jajčna lupina

to walk (ali tread) upon egg-shells ravnati skrajno previdno
egg-shell china zelo tenek porcelan

eight [eit]

1. štetje
osem

2. samostalnik
osmica
šport osmerec

the Eights tekma osmercev med Cambridgem in Oxfordom
to have one over the eight biti okajen

eke¹ [i:k] prehodni glagol
arhaično (out, with) podaljšati, povečati, doda(ja)ti; pretolči se

to eke out the lion's skin with the fox's združiti moč z zvijačo
to eke out one's livelihood, to eke out one's salary with odd jobs preživljati se z dodatnim delom poleg rednega
to eke out a miserable existence komaj se preživljati

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

elbow² [élbou] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
odriniti, odrivati; preriniti, prerivati se; utreti, utirati si

to elbow one's way through the crowd preriniti se skozi gnečo
to elbow o.s. preriniti se