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be [bi:] neprehodni glagol & pomožni
biti, obstati, obstajati; eksistirati; nahajati se; veljati, stati; počutiti se; obiskati; morati; bodi

I am better bolje se počutim
I am cold (warm, hot) zebe me (toplo, vroče mi je)
to be hard up biti v stiski
here you are izvoli(te), na(te), tu imaš (imate)
to be from the purpose biti neprimeren, zgrešiti namen
to be right prav imeti
to be wrong ne imeti prav, motiti se
how are you? kako se imaš (imate)?; kako se ti (vam) godi?
how much is this? koliko stane?
if it were not for him če bi njega ne bilo
it is going to rain gotovo bo deževalo, na dež kaže
what is that to you? kaj vam to mar?
it is not in me to ni v mojem značaju, nisem tak
he lived to be 80 doživel je 80 let

cave³ [kéivi] medmet
pazi!, bodi previden!

vale² [véili] (latinsko)

1. medmet
bodi zdrav!, zdravo!, pozdravljen!

2. samostalnik
poslovilni pozdrav, poslovitev, slovo

advised [ədváizd] pridevnik (advisedly prislov)
premišljen, nameren

be advised! pazi!; bodi previden!
be advised by me poslušaj moj nasvet
ill-advised nepremišljen; prenagljen
well-advised dobro premišljen

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

ashamed [əšéimd] povedkovnik pridevnik (ashamedly prislov)
osramočen

to be (ali feel) ashamed of s.o., s.th. sramovati se koga, česa
be ashamed of yourselfl, you ought to be ashamed of yourself sram te bodi!

away [əwéi] prislov (from)
proč, stran; nenehno

away back pred davnim časom
to be away odpotovati
far away daleč proč
far and away the best daleč najboljši
fire away! prični!
to give away s.o. izdati koga
to make (ali do) away with s.th. odpraviti nekaj
to make away with o.s. narediti samomor
an away match tekma na tujem igrišču
to pine (ali waste) away hirati, hujšati
right away takoj
to pass away umreti
to throw away odvreči
to trifle away zapravljati
away for shame! sram te bodi!
I cannot away with ne prenesem
to work away nenehno delati
away with you! poberi se!
whither away? kam greš?

behave [bihéiv] neprehodni glagol & povratni glagol
vesti se, obnašati se; delovati (stroj)

behave yourself! bodi spodoben!
to behave towards s.o. dobro s kom ravnati
to behave well dobro delovati (stroj)
well-behaved lepega vedenja

bother¹ [bɔ́ðə]

1. prehodni glagol
mučiti, dolgočasiti, nadlegovati, motiti, vznemirjati

2. neprehodni glagol
mučiti se, skrbeti; dolgočasiti se, sitnariti; biti zaskrbljen

to bother one's head about s.th. beliti si glavo zaradi
don't bother bodi brez skrbi, nikar se ne razburjaj

boy [bɔi] samostalnik
deček, fant; sluga

boy friend (njen) fant
from a boy od otroških let
domačno old boy dragi prijatelj; bivši učenec šole
the old boy "stari"
domačno my boy ljubi moj
pogovorno there's a good boy bodi tako dober
sleng pansy boy homoseksualec
sleng flying boy letalec
sleng the boy šampanjec
boy scout stezosledec, skavt

cheek¹ [či:k] samostalnik
lice, obraz
pogovorno predrznost, nesramnost
množina, tehnično stranski deli raznih strojev

cheek by jowl tesno skupaj, zelo zaupno
none of your cheek! ne bodi tako predrzen!
hollow cheeked upadlih lic
with one's tongue in one's cheek neodkritosrčno; hudomušen
pogovorno to one's own cheek vse samo zase

dear¹ [diə] pridevnik (dearly prislov)
drag, dragocen; ljubljen; očarljiv, ljubek; visok (cena); spoštovan

Dear Sir spoštovani gospod
there's a dear child bodi priden
to run for dear life na vso moč bežati
to love dearly zelo ljubiti
to hate dearly z dna srca sovražiti
dearest foe najhujši sovražnik

dear³ [diə] samostalnik
ljubček, ljubica; očarljiva oseba

there's a dear bodi tako ljubezniv in
what dears they are! kako so ljubki!

enough² [inʌ́f] prislov
dovolj, zadosti; popolnoma, povsem

it is not good enough ne splača se, ni vredno
well enough še kar dobro, znosno
be kind enough and do it bodi tako prijazen in stori to
it's true enough žal je res
sure enough gotovo, prav zares
curiously enough presenetljivo
likely enough zelo verjetno

eye¹ [ai] samostalnik
oko; vid; pogled; vidik; popek; ušesce (npr. šivanke); zankica; luknja (v kruhu, siru)
figurativno namera; blesk diamanta; središče
ameriško, sleng vohun

it's all my eye vse to je neumnost
the apple of one's eye nad vse drag
black eye modrica, ameriško poraz
by the eye na oko, po videzu
to cast sheep's eyes at s.o. zaljubljeno koga gledati
to clap an eye at s.o. zagledati koga
to catch the eyes of s.o. s pogledom koga opozoriti
to close one's eyes to s.th. zapirati oči pred čim
to come to the eye of s.o. pojaviti se pred kom
to cry one's eyes out izjokati si oči
pogovorno to do in the eye oslepariti, ukaniti
easy on the eye čeden, prijeten
to feast one's eyes z užitkom gtedati
to give an eye to pogledati, popaziti
if you had half an eye ko bi ne bil čisto slep in gluh
to have eyes at the back of one's head imeti povsod oči, biti bister
to have in one's eye opazovati
to have an eye to s.th. paziti na kaj
to have an eye to the main chance urediti sebi v prid
in the eyes of vpričo
to keep an eye on, to keep a close (ali steady, strict) eye on budno opazovati
to keep one's eyes skinned (ali open) budno paziti
to keep one's weather eye open oprezovati, budno paziti
to make eyes at s.o. spogledovati se s kom
to make s.o. open his eyes hudo koga presenetiti
mind your eye bodi previden
my eye! presneto!
in the eye of the law po zakonu
with the naked eyes prostim očesom
quick eye oster vid, dar opazovanja
vojska eyes right! (left!, front!) desno (levo, naravnost) glej!
sleng in a pig's eye nikdar
right in the eye of naravnost proti
do you see any green in my eye? mar res misliš, da sem tako neumen, da bi ti verjel?
to see with half an eye takoj opaziti
to see eye to eye with s.o. popolnoma se strinjati
to set (ali lay) eyes on s.th. zagledati kaj
a sight for sore eyes nepričakovano veselje
to turn a blind eye prizanašati
up to one's eyes prek ušes
it strikes the eye pade v oči
to throw dust in the eyes of s.o. vreči komu pesek v oči, slepiti ga
with an eye to zaradi
in the eyes of the world po javnem mnenju
in the twinkling of an eye kot bi trenil

favour¹ ameriško favor [féivə] samostalnik
ljubeznivost, naklonjenost, priljubljenost; usluga, protekcija, milost; podpora, zaščita, okrilje; prednost, prid, korist; pristranost; koncesija
trgovina trgovsko pismo; videz, lepota, čar; odlikovanje; znamenje, kokarda, emblem

to be in favour biti za, odobravati
to find favour with (ali in the eyes of) s.o. biti priljubljen, v časteh pri kom
by favour of, under favour of zaradi, po
with s.o.'s favour z blagohotnim dovoljenjem koga
your favour vaše cenjeno pismo
I am not in favour of it nisem za to
to curry favour prilizovati se
to win s.o.'s favour pridobiti si naklonjenost koga
by your favour z vašim dovoljenjem
to be in great favour dobro iti v promet
to do (ali bestow, confer) a favour on s.o. izkazati komu ljubeznivost
to look with favour on s.th. odobravati kaj
to stand high in s.o.'s favour biti pri kom priljubljen
do me the favour to... bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...
trgovina balance in your favour saldo vam v prid
under favour of night pod okriljem noči

fie [fai] medmet
fej!

fie on (ali upon) you! sram te (vas) bodi!

for¹ [fɔ:, fə] predlog
za; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede na

for all navzlic, kljub
as for me kar se mene tiče, zastran mene
pogovorno to be in for, to be for it pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)
pogovorno to be out for nameravati
for the better na bolje
but for ko bi ne bilo, brez
for fear iz strahu
for love iz ljubezni
for the present za zdaj
for the first time prvič
not for love or money za nič na svetu
to know for certain (ali sure, a certainty, a fact) z gotovostjo vedeti
now for them! na juriš!
for good za vedno
there's nothing for it nič drugega ne preostaja
to go for a walk iti na sprehod
sleng to go for a soldier postati vojak
to give a Roland for an Oliver poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za drago
I am in for flu gripa se me loteva
he wants for nothing nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovolj
to take for granted smatrati kot dejstvo
it's for you do decide ti se moraš odločiti
it is not nice for him ni lepo od njega
once for all enkrat za vselej
for as much v koliko
for all (ali aught) I know... kolikor je meni znano...
for instance, for example na primer
for the nonce tokrat
I for one jaz na primer
for God's sake za božjo voljo
to look for s.th. iskati kaj
not for the life of me za nič na svetu
for shame! sram te (vas) bodi!
to be out for trouble (ali row) iskati prepir
she could not speak for weeping tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoriti
the train for London vlak proti Londonu
word for word beseda za besedo
Mary for ever! naj živi Marija!
for the time being za zdaj
he's been here for an hour je tukaj že eno uro

good¹ [gud] (primernik better, presežnik best) pridevnik
dober; ljubezniv; koristen, zadovoljiv, precejšen, znaten, obilen; zdrav, kreposten; zapeljiv; pravi, veljaven; svež, nepokvarjen; cel

all in good time vse o pravem času
as good as skoraj, tako rekoč
pogovorno good and popolnoma
to be as good as one's word biti mož beseda
good at, a good hand at spreten, mojster v čem
good cheer veseljačenje, požreševanje, krokanje, popivanje; pogum
a good deal precej
in good earnest čisto resno
be good enough to... bodi tako dober in...
so far so good doslej je še vse v redu
to feel good biti dobre volje
good for veljaven za
good for nothing zanič, neraben
good for you odlično
good form lepo vedenje
Good Friday veliki petek
from (ali on) good authority iz dobrega vira
with a good grace z dobro voljo
good gracious (ali heavens) za božjo voljo!
to hold good dobro se obnesti, obveljati
good humour dobra volja
his good lady njegova žena
good looks lepa zunanjost
to make good uspešno izvršiti
the good man of the house hišni gospodar
to have a good mind to do it imeti najboljši namen kaj storiti
good people škrati
as good as a play zabaven (prizor)
trgovina your good self vaša cenjena firma (v pismih)
good speed! mnogo sreče!
that's a good'un! ta je dobra!
to throw good money after bad razmetavati denar, zapravljati
to do a good turn izkazati ljubeznivost
good night! lahko noč!
good Lord! zaboga!
good for you! prav imaš
a good turn usluga
pogovorno good and ready popolnoma pripravljen

kindly² [káindli] prislov
prijazno, dobrotljivo, dobrohotno, naklonjeno, prisrčno

to take kindly to vzljubiti, naklonjeno sprejeti
I would take it kindly of you if bil bi ti zelo hvaležen, če
would you kindly (tell me the time) (vljudno vprašanje) bi bili tako prijazni, da
kindly let me know bodi tako prijazen in me obvesti
we thank you kindly prisrčno se vam zahvaljujemo
would you kindly shut up bi prosim utihnil