Franja

pretrpéti to suffer, to endure, to undergo, to stand, to bear, to sustain; to experience

pretrpéti izgubo to suffer loss
pretrpéti operacijo to undergo an operation
pretrpéti bolečino (prenesti) to stand pain
pretrpéti škodo to suffer damage
mnogo je pretrpel (figurativno) he has been through the mill, he has undergone many trials, he has had a hard time

bear^*3 [bɛə]

1. prehodni glagol
nositi, nesti; prenesti, pretrpeti, prenašati; podpreti, podpirati; dopustiti, dopuščati; roditi; pridelati; občutiti

2. neprehodni glagol
zdržati; trpeti; peljati (pot); usmeriti se; biti ploden, (ob)roditi; uspeti

to bear arms služiti vojake
to bear the blame biti kriv, vzeti krivdo nase
to bring to bear vplivati; uveljaviti, urediti
to bear the brunt biti izpostavljen napadu
to bear the burden peti s kom refren
I cannot bear ne prenesem
to bear company delati komu družbo
to bear evidence (ali witness) pričati, dokaz(ov)ati
to bear good will biti naklonjen
to grin and bear it z nasmehom prenesti
to bear no grudge against s.o. ne zameriti komu
to bear a hand pomagati
to bear in hand imeti v oblasti; pomagati
to bear to the left držati se levo
to bear in mind misliti na kaj, upoštevati
to bear o.s. well dobro se držati
to bear the palm zmagati
to bear a part biti deležen; imeti vlogo
to bear a purpose nameravati
to bear reference sklicevati se
to bear resemblance (ali likeness) biti podoben
to bear to the right držati se desno
to bear rule (ali sway) vladati
to bear one's age well biti videti mlajši kot je v resnici

bide^* [baid] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
arhaično, poetično bivati; prenesti, prenašati, pretrpeti; čakati, vztrajati
narečno ostati; sprijazniti se

brook² [bruk] prehodni glagol
prenesti, prenašati, pretrpeti; sprijazniti se

it brooks no delay neodložljivo je

endure [indjúə] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
vztrajati; prenesti, pretrpeti; vzdržati, potrpeti; sprijazniti se s čim

I cannot endure ne prenesem, upira, gnusi se mi
what cannot be cured must be endured potrpljenje božja mast
not to be endured neznosen

experience² [ikspíəriəns] prehodni glagol
izkusiti, doživeti, prestati, pretrpeti

to experience a difficulty naleteti na težave
ameriško to experience religion spreobrniti se k veri

meet^*2 [mi:t]

1. prehodni glagol
srečati, sestati se s kom; spoznati, predstaviti, biti predstavljen komu; počakati koga (na postaji)
figurativno zadovoljiti, izpolniti (željo); spoprijeti se s kom, nastopiti proti komu
figurativno postaviti se po robu, premagati (težave), rešiti (problem), opraviti s čim; naleteti na koga; ustrezati, ujemati se; izpolniti (obveznosti), plačati (stroške)

2. neprehodni glagol
srečati se, sestati se, zbrati se; spoznati se; združiti se, stikati se (ceste), dotikati se, priri vstik; ujemati se, skladati se; naleteti (with na)
doživeti, pretrpeti (with)

to meet each other (one another) srečati se
well met! lepo, da smo se sestali!
pleased to meet you veseli me, da sva se spoznala
meet Mr. Brown da vam predstavim g. Browna
ekonomija to meet a bill plačati dolg, honorirati (menico)
to meet the case zadostvovati, biti primeren
to meet one's death umreti
he met his fate umrl je
he met his fate calmly sprijaznil se je zusodo
to meet the eye prikazati se, pasti v oči
to meet s.o's. eye spogledati se s kom
there is more in it than meets the eye za tem tiči več
to meet the ear priti na ušesa
to meet expenses plačati stroške
the supply meets the demand ponudba ustreza povpraševanju
to meet s.o. half way popustiti, iti na pol pota nasproti
to meet one's match naleteti na sebi enakovrednega človeka
to make both ends meet shajati (s plačo)
to meet misfortunes with a smile hrabro prenašati nesreče
to meet trouble half way biti prezgodaj zaskrbljen, prezgodaj se razburjati
to meet s.o.'s wishes izpolniti komu želje
to meet with doživeti, naleteti na kaj, ameriško strinjati se
he met with an accident ponesrečil se je
to meet with success uspeti
to be well met dobro se ujemati
this coat does not meet ta suknja je pretesna

receive [risí:v]

1. prehodni glagol
prejeti, sprejeti, dobiti kaj (from od koga)
dobiti svoj delež
cerkev prejeti (zakrament, obhajilo); sprejeti kot resnično, dopustiti, priznati; vzeti, čuvati, skriti, prikrivati (ukradene stvari); sprejeti vase, ujeti, dobiti (vtis itd.), doživeti, izkusiti; upreti se, ustaviti se čemu; prenesti, pretrpeti (udarec); smatrati, imeti za, priznati za primerno, za táko, kot treba; dočakati, sprejeti koga; nastaniti koga, vzeti pod streho; dopustiti pristop (to k, into v)

to receive an affront doživeti žalitev
to receive a blow (an offer, an order, a compliment) dobiti udarec (ponudbo, ukaz, kompliment)
he was coldly received bil je hladno sprejet
to receive s.o.'s confession izpovedati koga
to receive s.o. among one's friends sprejeti koga med svoje prijatelje
he receives stolen goods on prikriva (skriva) ukradeno blago
to receive a refusal biti odklonjen
to receive a present sprejeti, dobiti darilo
they were received with shouts sprejeli so jih z veselimi vzkliki
to receive a wound biti ranjen
the arches have to receive the weight of the roof oboki morajo nositi težo strehe
proposal received attention predlog je bil uvaževan, vzet v obzir

2. neprehodni glagol
sprejemati (goste, obiske), prirediti sprejem; radio sprejemati, loviti (valove); biti prejemnik
cerkev prejeti obhajilo, pristopiti k obhajilu

she receives once a week ona sprejema (obiske, goste) enkrat na teden
it is more blessed to give than to receive dajati je slajše kot sprejemati

stand out neprehodni glagol
izstopiti; stran štrleti (o ušesih)
figurativno odlikovati se, biti posebno viden, pasti v oči; biti drugačen, razlikovati se (against od)
ne sodelovati, ne biti zraven, ne se udeležiti; vzdržati, ne popustiti; trdovratno se braniti (against proti)
upirati se; boriti se, potegniti se (for za)
stopiti v stran

stand out of my sight! izgini mi izpred oči!
stand out of my way! pojdi mi s poti, daj mi prostor!
prehodni glagol
prenašati, prenesti, pretrpeti; vztrajati (that da)

take^*1 [téik] prehodni glagol

1.
vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti
vojska ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

to take advice vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se
he does not take alcohol on ne pije (alkohola)
to take one's bearings mornarica izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figurativno ugotoviti, pri čem smo
take her through this book predelaj z njo to knjigo
to take the bull by the horns zgrabiti bika za rogove, figurativno spoprijeti se s kom (čim)
to take breakfast zajtrkovati
the car cannot take more than five v avto ne more več kot pet oseb
to take a cup of tea popiti skodelico čaja
shall we take our coffee in the garden? bi pili kavo na vrtu?
to take the chair figurativno prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)
to take s.o.'s eye pritegniti pozornost kake osebe
to take a flat vzeti (v najem) stanovanje
to take in one's hands vzeti v roke
to be taken ill zboleti
to take the lead prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej
I took her in a lie ujel sem jo na laži
to take s.o.'s measurements vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)
I take the opportunity to tell you... izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...
to take (holy) orders cerkev biti posvečen, ordiniran
to take a part prevzeti, igrati vlogo
to take in bad part zameriti, za zlo vzeti
to take poison vzeti strup, zastrupiti se
to take precedence over imeti prednost pred
to take s.o. prisoner (ali captive) vojska ujeti koga
to take 3000 prisoners vojska ujeti 3000 sovražnikov
to take a seat sesti (na stol)
to take s.o. for s.tiv. ameriško, sleng izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga
to take s.o. stealing zasačiti koga pri tatvini
I take his statement with a grain of salt njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)
to take by storm (ali assault) zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem
to take a bit between teeth figurativno odpovedati poslušnost
to take s.o.'s temperature (iz)meriti komu temperaturo
to take by the throat zgrabiti za vrat
to take a ticket vzeti, kupiti vozovnico
to take the train (a taxi, a tram) peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)
to take a thief in the act zasačiti tatu pri dejanju
to be taken in a trap ujeti se v past
the town was taken after a short siege mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju
to take s.o. unawares presenetiti koga
to take the waters piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)
to take the trouble of doing s.th. vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj
to take the veil religija iti v samostan, postati nuna
to take a wife oženiti se
to take the right way with s.o. lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način
we must have taken the wrong way morali smo se zmotiti v poti
to take a poor view (ali a dim view) of ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o

2.
odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

children were taken from their mothers materam so odvzeli otroke
take three from ten odštej tri od deset
he tried to take her handbag from her skušal ji je iztrgati torbico
take this letter to the post-office odnesi to pismo na pošto
take your umbrella vzemi dežnik s seboj
the bus will take you there avtobus vas bo peljal tja
to take s.o. home odvesti koga domov
where will this road take us? kam nas pelje ta pot?
he was taken in the prime of life umrl je v najboljših letih
he was taken hence umrl je

3.
dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

to take cold dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad
to take a cold prehladiti se
to take a fever dobiti mrzlico
to take an infection okužiti se, inficirati se
to take a game dobiti igro
to take s.th. as a reward dobiti kaj kot nagrado
to take the first prize in dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)
to take a monthly salary prejemati mesečno plačo
to take a degree at the university diplomirati na univerzi
to take a newspaper biti naročen na časopis
to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. (grdo) izkoristiti kaj
to take s.th. under a will dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu

4.
vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

it takes a good actor to play this role le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo
it takes time and courage za to je potreben čas in pogum
it took me (ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station potreboval sem 5 minut, da sem prišel do postaje
it did not take more than 3 minutes to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute
it would take a strong man to move it potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil
which size in hats do you take? katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?
it takes two to make a quarrel za prepir sta potrebna dva

5.
občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

to take the consequences nositi, prevzeti posledice
to take an examination napraviti izpit
to take a fall ameriško, sleng nositi posledice
to take a loss (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo
to take offense biti užaljen, zameriti
to take pains (po)truditi se
to take pity on s.o. občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga
to take umbrage sumničiti, posumiti
to take great pleasure in s.th. imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem
are we going to take it lying down? bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?
these troops had taken the brunt of the attack te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada

6.
očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

to be taken with (by) biti očaran od
he takes readers with him on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce
to take s.o.'s fancy ugajati, prikupiti se komu
his play did not take njegova drama ni imela uspeha
they soon took to each other kmalu sta se vzljubila
what took him most was the sweetness of her voice kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu

7.
razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

I take it that... to razumem tako, da...
shall I take it that... naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?
then, I take it, you object to his coming torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel
as I take it kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)
do not take it ill if I do not go ne zamerite mi, če ne grem
to take a hint (ali cue) razumeti namig
to take a joke well (ill) (ne) razumeti šalo
to take seriously resno vzeti
you may take it from me lahko mi to verjamete
whom do you take me for? za koga me (pa) imate?
to take s.o. for a fool imeti koga za norca
to take s.th. for granted vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno
I take this to be fun to smatram za šalo
I take him to be (ali for) an honest man imam ga za poštenjaka
to take as read politika, pravno smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)
may I take the minutes as read? smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?

8.
zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

to take earth lov zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figurativno umakniti se, skriti se
to take a header skočiti (na glavo) v vodo
to take (to) the water iti v vodo
he took the bush zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto
they took to the woods zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove
to take refuge (ali shelter) zateči se (with k)
to take to the stage iti h gledališču
take the corner slowly počasi zavijte okoli vogala
the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto

9.
fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

he took me while I was not looking fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam
he insisted on being taken with his hat on na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi
to take views delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati
to have one's photograph taken dati se fotografirati
to take a photo fotografirati
she took her mother in her old age skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti

10. neprehodni glagol
uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv
botanika prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se
tehnično prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi)
medicina učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti
fotografija fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se
pogovorno biti prizadet

the book did not take knjiga ni imela uspeha
the dye takes well on this cloth barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu
some people take better than others nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi
he did not take well this time to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji
to take well biti fotogeničen
he takes well (badly) on je (ni) dober na fotografiji
to take sick zboleti
to take as heir prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

Posebne zveze:

to take into account (ali consideration), to take account for vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati
to take aim at vojska meriti, ciljati na
to take the air iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronavtika dvigniti se
to take alarm vznemiriti se
to take breath zajeti sapo, oddahniti si
to take the bun (ali cake; ali biscuit) sleng, figurativno vse prekositi
this takes the cake! sleng to je pa že višek!
to take care biti oprezen, paziti
to take charge of prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo
to take one's chance tvegati, upati se
to take s.o. into one's confidence zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj
to take under consideration vzeti v pretres, v presojo
to take comfort potolažiti se
to take a dare pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti
deuce take it! vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!
to take effect učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; pravno stopiti v veljavo
to take exception to (ali at, against) grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke
to take evasive action sleng izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)
to take one's ease udobno se namestiti
to take s.o.'s evidence pravno zaslišati koga
to take one's farewell vzeti slovo, posloviti se
to take to heart vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se
to take holiday vzeti si dopust
to take hold of prijeti, zgrabiti
to take it into one's head vbiti si (to) v glavo
to take an interest in zanimati se za
to take issue with ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti
to take it (on the chin) sleng požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)
take it or leave it! vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!
to take a journey potovati, iti na potovanje
to take kindly to s.o. čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga
to take a leap poskočiti
to take leave of vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od
to take liberties preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen
to take lessons jemati učne ure (lekcije)
to take one's life in one's hand tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to take the measure of s.o.'s foot vzeti mero za obutev, figurativno premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe
to take the minutes pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)
to take no dobiti odklonitev
to take possession of vzeti v posest
to take notice pogovorno opaziti
to take notice of vzeti na znanje, upoštevati
to take no notice of ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati
to take in (ali to) pieces narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)
to take part in udeležiti se, sodelovati v
to take a ride pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)
to take a river iti čez reko
to take rise izvirati, nasta(ja)ti
to take root ukoreniniti se
to take shape dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se
to take the rough with the smooth figurativno vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je
the son took after his father sin se je vrgel po očetu
to take by surprise presenetiti
to take short presenetiti, zalotiti
to take to singing a tune začeti peti melodijo
to take to bad habits vdati se slabim navadam
to take to s.th. like ducks to water takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj
to take to task poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti
to take the time from s.o. figurativno točno se ravnati po kom
to take one's turn priti na vrsto
to take turns menjavati se (za)
to take a turn for the worse obrniti se na slabše
to take things easy lagodno delati
take it easy! ne razburjaj se!
I am not taking any pogovorno hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram
to take the water mornarica izpluti
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte
to take wine with s.o. nazdraviti komu
to take upon o.s. an office prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)
that walk did take it out of us! ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal
to take one's time vzeti si čas
to take s.o. at his word koga za besedo prijeti

smart² [sma:t] neprehodni glagol
zelo (za)boleti, povzročiti bolečino, (za)čutiti ostro bolečino; imeti bolečine; trpeti (from, under od)
figurativno kesati se (for za, zaradi)
pokoriti se, pretrpeti kazen
prehodni glagol
boleti (koga), prizadeti bolečino ali žalost (komu)

he smarts under his disappointment boli ga razočaranje
does your burn smart? vas opeklina zelo boli?
you shall smart for it! kesal se boš za to, obžaloval boš (žal ti bo za) to, plačal mi boš to!
to smart under an insult globoko občutiti žalitev
my eyes are smarting oči me pečejo (bolé)

suffer [sʌ́fə]

1. prehodni glagol
(pre)trpeti, prenašati; dopuščati dovoliti
zastarelo pustiti, dati (o.s. se)

the criminal suffered death hudodelec je bil usmrčen
how can you suffer him? kako ga morete prenašati?
to suffer a default pravno izgubiti pravdo zaradi neprihoda na sodišče
he suffered them to come dovolil jim je, da so prišli
I cannot suffer such impudence ne morem trpeti take nesramnosti
to suffer heavy losses imeti težke izgube
to suffer fools gladly biti potrpežljiv z norci (bedaki)
to suffer great pain trpeti, prenašati velike bolečine
to suffer thirst trpeti žejo
he suffered himself to be cheated pustil se je oslepariti

2. neprehodni glagol
trpeti (from od, zaradi)
imeti škodo (in v)
trpeti, biti kaznovan, morati plačati (for za kaj)
izgubiti (in v, pri, na; from od, zaradi)
biti usmrčen, pretrpeti (mučeniško) smrt, najti smrt
zastarelo vzdržati, prenašati, trpeti

to suffer acutely hudó trpeti
he is suffering from a bad headache trpi za hudimi glavoboli
you will suffer for it! pogovorno to mi boš plačal! še žal ti bo za to!
the engine suffered severely motor je močno trpel
no one suffered in the accident nihče ni bil poškodovan v nesreči
to suffer on scaffold umreti na morišču
to suffer from stage-fright imeti tremo (pred nastopom na odru)
trade suffers from (under) war trgovina trpi zaradi vojne

breach¹ [bri:č] samostalnik
zlom, prelom; odprtina, luknja, razpoka, vrzel
figurativno prekinitev, presledek; razdor, nesloga; prestopek, kršitev, prekršek
vojska prodor; skok kita iz vode
navtika valovi ob ladji

to heal the breach poravnati spor
a custom more honoured in the breach than in the observance navada, ki jo je bolje opustiti
breach of faith izdajstvo
breach of the peace nemir, upor
to stand in the breach pretrpeti prvi sunek napada, figurativno biti na braniku
breach of trust zloraba zaupanja
without breach of continuity nenehno, nepretrgano
to step into the breach priskočiti na pomoč
pravno breach of promise neizpolnjena obljuba zakona
breach of a covenant kršitev dogovora

fire¹ [fáiə] samostalnik
ogenj, plamen, požar; streljanje
figurativno gorečnost, navdušenje, vnema, razburjenje; vročica; pekel; smrt na grmadi

to add fuel to the fire prilivati olje v ogenj; poslabšati; razpihovati strasti
medicina St. Anthony's fire šen
between two fires med dvema ognjema
a burnt child dreads the fire kdor se opeče, je drugič previden
to catch (ali take) fire vneti se
fire control stolp, s katerega vodijo streljanje; boj proti gozdnim požarom
fire department požarni oddelek
to go through fire and water mnogo pretrpeti
to lay a fire pripraviti za zakurjenje
to open fire začeti obstreljevati
out of the frying-pan into the fire z dežja pod kap
to pour oil on fire prilivati olje na ogenj, razdražiti, podpihovati
to set on fire, to set fire to zažgati, prižgati
vojska blind fire streljanje brez cilja, na slepo
to keep up a fire vzdrževati ogenj; nenehno obstreljevati
to be on fire goreti
there's no smoke without fire kjer je dim, je tudi ogenj; iz nič ni nič
to set the Thames on fire narediti nekaj izrednega, iznajti smodnik
to strike fire izkresati ogenj
withering fire uničevalen ogenj
running fire salva strelov; zapovrstni napadi kritike

incur [inkə́:] prehodni glagol
nakopati si, naprtiti si; izpostaviti se

ekonomija to incur debts lesti v dolgove
to incur liabilities vzeti nase dolžnosti
to incur losses pretrpeti izgube
to incur a danger izpostaviti se nevarnosti
to incur a fine nakopati si globo

knock¹ [nɔk] samostalnik
udarec, sunek; trkanje; ropotanje motorja
ameriško, sleng neugodna kritika

sleng to take the knock pretrpeti hudo denarno izgubo
there is a knock nekdo trka
to give a double knock dvakrat potrkati

léčiti to cure; to heal

bolje je preprečiti kot léčiti prevention is better than cure, (figurativno) a stitch in time saves nine
kar se ne da léčiti, je treba pretrpeti what can't be cured must be endured

licking [líkiə] samostalnik
lizanje
pogovorno batinanje
šport poraz

to take a licking biti poražen, pretrpeti poraz

mill¹ [mil] samostalnik
mlin; tovarna, predilnica
zaničevalno "fabriciranje" (diplom)
sleng pretep

coffee mill kavni mlinček
cotton mill bombažna predilnica
paper mill papirnica (tovarna)
saw mill žaga (podjetje)
sugar mill sladkorna tovarna
wind-mill mlin na veter
spinning mill predilnica
the mills of God grind slowly božji mlini meljejo počasi
to draw water to one's mill napeljati vodo na svoj mlin
figurativno that is grist to his mill to je voda na njegov mlin
figurativno to go through the mill iti skozi trdo šolo, mnogo preživeti
figurativno to put s.o. through the mill komu kri puščati, preizkusiti koga
to have been through the mill mnogo pretrpeti

poráz defeat; rout; reverse; overthrow; discomfiture; dispersal; pogovorno trouncing

prizadejati odločilen poráz komu to inflict a decisive defeat on someone
pretrpeti poráz (pogovorno) to take a trouncing