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but³ [bʌt] prislov
samo, le, šele

all but skoraj, domala
I all but fell skoraj bi bil padel
anything but vse prej kot
but yesterday šele včeraj
we bought nothing but that (pogovorno what) is needed kupili smo samo potrebno
but just pravkar

chargeable [čá:džəbl] pridevnik (chargeably prislov)
obremenilen; tožljiv, odgovoren

to be chargeable with a fault biti odgovoren za napako
he became chargeable to the parish padel je občini v breme
chargeable to the account na račun
chargeable on s.o. ki ga je treba pripisati komu

sink^*2 [siŋk]

1. neprehodni glagol
(po)toniti, potopiti se, utoniti; upasti (o reki), znižati se, zmanjšati se; padati (cene); pasti (ugled); zaiti (sonce); spustiti se na zemljo (mrak); usesti se; ponehati (vihar); vpiti se (barva); pogrezniti se, udirati se, sesesti se; pasti (into v)
slabeti, giniti, onemoči, bližati se koncu; podirati se, rušiti se; podleči, kloniti; veniti, hirati, propadati

2. prehodni glagol
potopiti (ladjo), pogrezniti, uničiti, pokvariti, povesiti (glavo); znižati, spustiti dol (cene); vrtati, dolbsti (vodnjak, luknjo); vrezati (žig itd.); pustiti ob strani, ne posvečati pozornosti (čemu); pozabiti (prepir); neugodno naložiti (kapital), izgubiti (denar); skrivati, prikriti, zamolčati

sink or swim! ali plavaš (se rešiš, prideš na zeleno vejo), ali pa utoneš!
here goes, sink or swim zdaj gre za biti ali ne biti
to sink beneath the burden kloniti, zrušiti se pod bremenom
her cheeks have sunk lica so ji upadla
to sink all considerations na nič se ne ozirati, iti prek vsega
the dagger sank in to the hilt bodalo se je zadrlo do držaja
to sink a die izrezati žig
to sink one's differences odložiti ali poravnati svoje spore
the dye sinks barva se vpija
he sank in my estimation padel je v mojih očeh (moji cenitvi)
this event sank into my mind (memory) ta dogodek se mi je globoko vtisnil v spomin
to sink an important fact zamolčati (izpustiti, ne omeniti) važno dejstvo
to sink into the grave zgruditi se v grob, umreti
this ground sinks little by little ta tla se polagoma ugrezajo
she sank her head in her hands povesila je glavo v roke
to sink one's individuality ne poudarjati svoje osebnosti
to sink into insignifcance postati nepomemben
to sink one's own interests pozabiti na (žrtvovati) svoje lastne interese, biti nesebičen
to sink on one's knees spustiti se (pasti) na kolena
the light is sinking svetloba pojema
the old man is sinking rapidly starček rapidno slabi, hira
to sink money vložiti svoj denar v nekaj, iz česar ga ni lahko dobiti; izgubiti svoj denar pri takem poslu
to sink one's money in a life annuity naložiti svoj denar v dosmrtno rento
to sink into oblivion (poverty) pasti (priti) v pozabo (v revščino)
to sink an oil-well izvrtati petrolejski vrelec
to sink a post zabiti drog v zemljo
to sink the prices znižati cene
to sink a ship potopiti ladjo
to sink the shop ne govoriti o strokovnih stvareh; tajiti, skrivati svoj poklic
to sink into a deep sleep pogrezniti se v globoko spanje
his spirits sank pogum mu je upadel
the stain has sunk in madež je globoko prodrl
the storm is sinking vihar ponehuje
the sun sank below the horizon sonce je utonilo (zašlo) pod obzorje
to sink one's title prikriti, zamolčati svoj naslov (naziv)
to sink one's voice znižati svoj glas

to¹ [tu:, tu, tə] predlog
(osnovni pomen k)

1.
(krajevno) k, proti, do, v, na, poleg, ob

to arms! k orožju!
to the right na desno
from Paris to London od Pariza do Londona
face to face iz obraza v obraz
to his eyes pred njegovimi očmi
next door to us sosedna vrata, tik poleg naših vrat (poleg nas)
shoulder to shoulder z ramo ob rami
come here to me pridi sem k meni
I have never been to Paris nikoli nisem bil v Parizu
to go to the post-office iti na pošto
I bought it to Baker's to sem kupil pri Bakerju
he jumped to his feet skočil je na noge
I told him to his face v obraz sem mu povedal
to take one's hat off to s.o. odkriti se komu

2.
(časovno) do

five minutes to two dve minuti do dveh
to time točno, pravočasno
to this day do danes
to the minute do minute (na minuto) točno
to the last do zadnjega
to live to a great age doživeti visoko starost

3.
(namera, cilj, posledica ipd.)

as to... kar se tiče...
to you pogovorno vam na uslugo
a friend to the poor prijatelj revežev
to what purpose? čemú?
to my delight (disappointment) na (veliko) moje veselje (razočaranje)
to this end v ta namen
to my grief sorrow na mojo veliko žalost
dead fallen to their hands mrtvi, ki so padli od njihove roke
to the rescue na pomoč
sentenced to death obsojen na smrt
that is nothing to me to se me ne tiče; to ni nič zame
what is that to you? kaj te to briga?
to come to hand priti v roke, v posest
here's to you! na tvoje (vaše) zdravje!
to drink to s.o.'s health piti na zdravje kake osebe, nazdraviti komu
to tear to pieces raztrgati na kose
would to God (Heaven)! daj bog!

4.
(stopnja, mera, meja)

to the full do sitega, do mile voije
to a high degree v veliki meri
to a great extent v veliki meri, zelo
to the life točno po življenju
to a man do poslednjega moža
to perfection dovršeno
to a nicety na las
to a T do zadnje pičice
to drink to excess čezmerno piti
they were to the number of 400 bilo jih je 400

5.
(pripadnost, posest)

to my cost na moje stroške
to my credit v mojo korist (moj plus)
to the point k stvari (spadajoč)
heir to his father očetov dedič
preface to a book predgovor h knjigi
a victim to influenza žrlev gripe
designer to a firm risar pri neki firmi
he has a doctor to his son-in-law ima zdravnika za zeta
he took her to wife vzel jo je za ženo
that is all there is to it to je vse in nič več

6.
(odnos, razmerje)

aversion to s.th. odpor do česa
in comparison to v primeri z
nothing to... nič v primeri z...
to all appearance po vsem videzu, po vsej priliki
to my feeling po mojem občutku
to my knowledge kolikor jaz vem
to my taste po mojem okusu
to my mind po mojem mnenju
to my (your etc) heart's desire po moji (tvoji itd.) mili volji
the score is 5 to 4; šport rezultat je 5:4
5 is to 10 as 10 to 20 5 proti 10 je kot 10 proti 20
ten to one deset proti ena
three to dozen tri na ducat

7.
(rabi za tvorbo dajalnika)

he explained it to me razložil mi je to
it seems to me zdi se mi
she was a good mother to him bila mu je dobra mati

8.
(za oznako nedoločnika, pred nedoločnikom)

much work to do mnogo dela (ki naj se opravi)
the time to learn čas za učenje
to be or not to be biti ali ne biti
I want to go želim (hočem) iti
she came to see me obiskala me je
there is no one to see us nikogar ni, ki bi nas videl
what am I to do? kaj naj naredim?
he was seen to fall videli so ga, kako je padel
we expect her to come pričakujemo, da bo prišla
to be honest, I should decline če hočem biti pošten, moram odkloniti

9.
(kot nadomestilo za predhodni nedoločnik)

I don't go because I don't want to ne grem, ker nočem (iti)
I meant to ring you up but had no time to nameraval sem vam telefonirati, pa nisem imel časa (telefonirati)

zero¹ množina zero(e)s [zí(ə)rou, -rouz] samostalnik
ničla, nula; najnižja točka, izhodišče (lestvice, skale); ledišče
figurativno ničè, ničla (oseba)

Zero lahko vojaško japonsko letalo v 2. svetovni vojni; aeronavtika višina pod 1000 čevljev
at zero na ničli
aeronavtika at zero level tik nad zemljo
10 degrees below (above) zero 10°C pod (nad) ničlo
zero hour vojska, britanska angleščina čas, določen za začetek vojaške operacije (napada itd.), figurativno odločilen, kritičen čas ali trenutek
Zero hour was 2 a.m. čas začetka operacije je bil ob dveh ponoči
zero point ničla
to equate to zero matematika izenačiti z ničlo
the thermometre fell to last night termometer je sinoči padel na ničlo
to fly at zero leteti niže kot 1000 čevljev
my patience had reached zero moje potrpežljivosti je bilo konec
he has started from zero začel je z nič (v življenju)