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bill² [bil]

1. samostalnik
kljun; ost, konica
navtika krempelj (sidra); (v geogr. imenih) rt

2. neprehodni glagol
kljunčkati se

to bill and coo dobrikati, laskati se

head² [hed] samostalnik
glava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt
domačno plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu)
ekonomija postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija
sleng latrina

above one's head težko razumljivo, prepametno za koga
at the head of na čelu
by head and shoulders; ali by the head and ears s silo, na silo
(by) head and shoulders above mnogo boljši od
by a short head za dolžino nosu, figurativno z majhno prednostjo
crowned heads kronane glave
a deer of the first head petleten jelen ali srnjak
navtika down by the head s prednjim delom ladje globoko v vodi
head of the family družinski poglavar
heads of state državni voditelji
the head and front bistvo, politika glava zarote, vodja upora
from head to foot od nog do glave, popolnoma
head first (ali foremost) z glavo naprej, figurativno nepremišljeno
a large head of game velik trop živali
hot head vročekrvnež
a beautiful head of hair gosti lasje
head over heels narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nos
old head on young shoulders pameten mlad človek
off one's head; ali out of one's head nor
over one's head viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivo
over head and ears; ali head over ears preko glave, do ušes, popolnoma
on this head o tem predmetu
out of one's own head sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljniku
two heads are better than one kolikor glav, toliko misli
head of water vodni steber
heads or tails obe strani kovanca (pri metanju)
twopence a head 2 penija na osebo
sleng King's (Queen's) head poštna znamka
weak in the head slaboumen
head, cook and bottle washer kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavo
figurativno on your head be it! naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovoren
ten head of cattle deset glav živine

Z glagoli:

to beat s.o.'s head off prekositi koga
pogovorno to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s head off uničiti koga
to bring to a head pripeljati do krize
figurativno to break one's head glavo si razbijati
to carry one's head high nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosen
to come to a head priti do krize, zaostriti se; medicina zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir)
sleng to do a thing on one's head igraje kaj napraviti
to drag in by the head and ears s silo privleči, za ušesa privleči
to eat (ali cry, scream, run) one's head off pretirano se razburjati
it entered my head v glavo mi je padlo
to give s.o. his head figurativno popustiti uzde
to get s.th. through one's head doumeti, razumeti kaj
to go over s.o.'s head biti pretežko za koga
to go to s.o.'s head v glavo stopiti
this horse eats his head off ta konj več pojé, kot je vreden
to have a good head for biti nadarjen za
to have a head imeti "mačka"
to have a good head on one's shoulders biti dobre glave
to have one's head in the clouds figurativno živeti v oblakih, sanjariti
to have one's head screwed in the right way imeti glavo na pravem koncu
to have a head like a sieve imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljiv
to hit the nail on the head točno zadeti
to keep one's head ostati miren
figurativno to keep one's head above water obdržati se nad vodo, životariti
to knock s.th. on the head onemogočiti kaj
to lay (ali put) heads together glave stikati, posvetovati se
to let s.o. have his head pustiti komu delati po svoji glavi
to lie on s.o.'s head biti komu v breme
to lose one's head izgubiti glavo
I cannot make head or tail of ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glave
to make head izbiti na čelo, napredovati
to make head against uspešno se upirati
to be put over the heads of other persons pri napredovanju preskočiti druge
to put s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to put s.th. into one's head vtepsti si kaj v glavo
to put s.th. out of s.o.'s head izbiti komu kaj iz glave
to put s.th. out of one's head izbiti si kaj iz glave
to put one's head in the lion's mouth izpostavljati se nevarnosti
to rear one's head glavo dvigniti
to run in s.o.'s head vrteti se komu po glavi
to run one's head against a brick wall riniti z glavo skozi zid
to shake one's head odkimati
to shake one's head at z glavo zmajati
to suffer from swelled (ali swollen) head biti zelo domišljav
to take the head prevzeti vodstvo
to take s.th. into one's head v glavo si kaj vtepsti
to talk over s.o.'s head za koga preučeno govoriti
to talk s.o.'s head off utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjem
to talk through the back of s.o.'s head neprestano v koga govoriti
to throw o.s. at the head of obesiti se komu za vrat
to talk one's head off nenehno govoriti
to turn one's head v glavo stopiti
to turn s.o.'s head glavo komu zmešati
to win by a head zmagati za dolžino glave (konj)
to work one's head off pretegniti se od dela, garati
heads I win, tails you lose izgubiš v vsakem primeru

headland [hédlənd] samostalnik
rt, jezik v morju; neobdelana zemlja okoli njiv

naze [néiz] samostalnik
predgorje, rt

tongue [tʌŋ]

1. samostalnik
jezik
figurativno človeški govor, jezik, veščina govora; način, spretnost izražanja
figurativno (zemeljski) rt; jezik plamena; jeziček (pri tehtnici); jezik pri čevlju; kembelj (zvona); ustnik (pihala)
tehnično tračnica, kretnica

furred (coated) tongue medicina obložen jezik
a fluent tongue, a sharp tongue dobro namazan, odrezav jezik
a long tongue, a sharp tongue dolg, oster jezik
tongue in cheek figurativno ironično
much tongue veliko govorjenja
slanderous tongue zlobni jeziki, obrekovalci
one's mother tongue materinski jezik
smoked tongue prekajen jezik
gift of tongues dar, talent za jezike
on the tip of one's tongue na konici jezika, na jeziku
he is all tongue on samo govoriči, njega je samo govorjenje, brbljanje
his tongue is too long for his teeth on je preveč jezikav, on preveč jezika
she is on the tongues of all men vsi jo vlačijo po zobeh
his tongue failed him jezik mu je odpovedal
to find one's tongue spregovoriti
he found his tongue jezik se mu je (spet) odvezal
to give tongue glasno govoriti, vpiti
to have a long tongue imeti dolg jezik, biti čenčav
to have a fluent (ready) tongue biti zgovoren
he has too much tongue kar ima na srcu, ima na jeziku
I have the word on the tip of my tongue besedo imam na jeziku
to hold one's tongue molčati
hold your tongue! drži jezik za zobmi! jezik za zobe!
to give (to lay) one's tongue to izraziti (izjaviti) se gledé
to keep a civil tongue in one's head ostati vljuden
I made a slip of the tongue zareklo se mi je
to put out one's tongue jezik pokazati
to speak with one's tongue in one's cheek govoriti ironično (posmehljivo, neiskreno, hinavsko)
to wag one's tongue neprestano brbljati, žlabudrati

2. prehodni glagol
dotakniti se, polizati z jezikom
pogovorno ozmerjati, ošteti
neprehodni glagol
klepetati, jezik vrteti

hook¹ [huk] samostalnik
kavelj, kljuka; trnek; zapenec, pripenjec; oster ovinek, rečni zavoj, ovinkast rt
šport ločnik (udarec pri boksu)
figurativno past, zanka
množina, sleng kremplji, prsti

a bill hook zaokrožen nož
crochet-hook kvačka
fish-hook trnek
reaping-hook srp
hook and eye zapenec in ušesce
Hook of Holland polotok in pomožno pristanišče v Rotterdamu
by hook or by crook z lepa ali z grda
sleng off the hooks vznemirjen, prismojen
sleng to drop off the hooks umreti
hook, line, and sinker popolnoma
sleng on one's own hook na svojo pest
sleng to take (ali sling) one's hook zbežati, pete si brusiti
to have s.o. on one's hook imeti koga v oblasti

Land's End [lǽndzénd] samostalnik
najzapadnejši rt v Cornwallu

spit¹ [spit]

1. samostalnik
raženj
geografija ozek rt, rtič

2. prehodni glagol
nabosti (meso) na raženj
figurativno prebosti, nabosti

horn¹ [hɔ:n] samostalnik
rog, rogovina, roževina
glasba rog; hupa, trobilo (avto); simbol moči; zvočni lijak (pri gramofonu); tipalka (polž, insekt), polipova lovka; krak luninega krajca; rečni rokav, zaliv
množina, figurativno rogovi (prevaranega moža)
ameriško, pogovorno požirek pijače
vulgarno trd penis

the Horn Rt Horn
glasba English horn vrsta oboe
glasba French horn vrsta trobente
hunting horn lovski rog
shoe horn žlica za obuvanje
to come out at the little end of the horn slabo opraviti
to draw (ali pull) in one's horns brzdati se, postati skromnejši
to lift (ali raise) the horns pokazati roge, biti prevzeten
on the horns of a dilemma v veliki dilemi, med dvema ognjema
škotsko, zgodovina to put to the horn izgnati, izobčiti
horn of plenty rog izobilja, blaga na pretek
to show one's horns pokazati roge, postati predrzen
to take the bull by the horns smelo se spoprijeti s težavami, kljubovati

lizard [lízəd] samostalnik
zoologija kuščar

britanska angleščina the Lizard rt Lizard, najjužnejša točka Anglije