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cut^*2 [kʌt]

1. prehodni glagol
(od)rezati, (od)sekati, (pri)striči, rezbariti, (po)kositi, (po)žeti; (na)brusiti; gravirati, vrezovati; (pri)krojiti; skopiti, kastrirati; zbosti, zbadati; prizadeti; tepsti, bičati
figurativno izogniti, izogibati se, ne pozdraviti; zmanjšati, znižati; odložiti; izpustiti, opustiti

2. neprehodni glagol
rezati, sekati; zbadati; žeti, kositi
sleng zbežati, ucvreti, pobrisati jo; privzdigniti (karte)

to cut after s.o. letati za kom
to cut at s.o. udariti koga (z mečem); figurativno prizadeti koga
that cuts both ways to govori za in proti
figurativno to cut one's cable umreti
to cut capers (ali didoes) prevračati kozolce; smešne uganjati, norce briti
to cut cards privzdigniti karte
to cut s.o.'s claws pristriči komu kremplje
to cut and come again dvakrat si odrezati
to cut and contrive varčno gospodariti
to cut (dead) ne pozdraviti, ignorirati
to cut dirt, to cut it, to cut one's lucky (ali stick, sticks) popihati jo
to cut a dash zbujati pozornost
to cut a figure (ali splash, show, flash) imeti vlogo, postavljati se na vidno mesto
to cut it fine premalo časa si vzeti; natanko preračunati
figurativno to cut one's fingers opeči se
to cut the ground under s.o.'s feet pokvariti komu načrte
to cut free osvoboditi
to cut to the heart globoko prizadeti
sleng to cut no ice ne imeti vpliva
to cut it (ali the matter) short na kratko, skratka
cut it! molči(te)!
figurativno to cut the knot odločno rešiti vprašanje
to cut a loss odreči se, sprijazniti se z izgubo
to cut one's profits žrtvovati svoj dobiček
to cut the painter pretrgati stike
to cut the record potolči rekord
to be cutting one's teeth dobivati zobe
to cut one's own throat samemu sebi škodovati
to cut to usmeriti kam
to cut one's wisdom teeth (ali eyeteeth) spametovati, izučiti se
to cut the price znižati ceno

lift² [lift]

1. prehodni glagol (up)
dvigniti, dvigati; privzdigniti, povzdigniti, spodbuditi
pogovorno krasti (zlasti govedo), napraviti plagiat; podreti šotor (tabor); izkopavati (krompir), izkopati (zaklad)
ameriško izplačati hipoteko
ameriško preklicati (prepoved, embargo); sneti (off z)

2. neprehodni glagol
dvigniti se, dvigati se (tudi megla, oblaki); pustiti se dvigniti

to lift up a cry zagnati krik, zakričati
to lift up one's eyes zaviti oči
ameriško not to lift (ali stir) a finger niti s prstom ne migniti
to lift s.o.'s face polepšati komu obraz z operacijo
figurativno to lift one's hand priseči
to lift a hand premakniti roko, samo malo se potruditi
figurativno to lift a hand against s.o. dvigniti roko na koga
to lift one's hat privzdigniti klobuk, pozdraviti
to lift (up)one's head dvigniti glavo, zbrati se; dvigniti se, pojaviti se, pomoliti glavo
to lift up one's heel brcniti, ritati
figurativno to lift up one's horn pokazati roge
lifted up with pride kipeč od ponosa; vzravnan od ponosa
to lift a story ukrasti zgodbo, napraviti plagiat
to lift (up)one's voice against povzdigniti glas proti, nasprotovati komu, čemu