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rate¹ [réit] samostalnik
razmerje, odnos, mera, proporcija; odstotki; obrok; pristojbina, porto, taksa, tarifa, (predpisana) cena; tečaj, kurz; stopnja; rang; lokalni, občinski davek; kategorija
navtika razred; poprečna hitrost (hoja, hod)

at an easy rate brez velikih stroškov
at any rate v vsakem primeru, vsekakor, brezpogojno
at the current rate po dnevnem tečaju
at a great rate zelo hitro
at the rate of po ceni od, po tečaju od
at the rate of 30 miles an hour s hitrostjo 30 milj na uro
at the rate of 5 pounds za ceno, po ceni 5 funtov
at that rate v tem primeru, v takih okolnostih, na ta način, če je to tako
at this rate na ta način, če se bo sedanji položaj nadaljeval
at a tremendous rate s strašansko, z noro brzino, hitrostjo
by no rate nikakor, na noben način
rates and taxes občinski in državni davki
rate of the day dnevni tečaj
rate of exchange menjalni tečaj; borzni tečaj
rate of interest obrestna mera
rate of insurance stopnja zavarovanja
rate of issue emisijski tečaj
rate of wages plača
birth-rate število rojstev
death-rate število smrti, umrljivost
a first-rate economist prvovrsten ekonomist
inland rate notranja (tuzemska) poštnina
railway rates železniška tarifa
a second-rate hotel hotel II. kategorije
special rates posebne tarife

rázen except, with the exception of; but; (knjižno) save

rázen če unless
rázen da except that, (knjižno) save that
rázen tega besides, in addition
vsi rázen enega all but one
vsi rázen mene everyone except (ali but) me
vsi rázen njega everyone except him
nič rázen... nothing but...
rázen v nepredvidenih okoliščinah barring unforeseen circumstances
nimam ničesar rázen tega, kar zaslužim I own nothing except what I earn myself
rázen nemščine govori ona tudi rusko besides German she also speaks Russian
pridem jutri, rázen če določite kak drug dan I shall come tomorrow unless you (should) decide on another day
počutil sem se dobro, rázen da me je bolela glava I felt well except that I had a headache
rázen dveh razbitih oken je bila hiša nepoškodovana except for two broken windows the house was intact
rázen ubijanja je on vsega zmožen he's ready for (ali capable of) anything short of murder

razuméti to understand; to comprehend, to get, to make out; to grasp, to apprehend, to take in

napačno razuméti to misunderstand, to mistake
ne razumem vas čisto I don't quite follow you
dobro se razumem z njim I get on well with him
tega ne razumem this is beyond me, this is beyond my comprehension, I cannot make head or tail of it
ali naj razumem, da...? am I to take it that...?
me razumeš? do you get me?
(že) razumem I see, I understand
razuméti! radio roger!
ne razumem se na konje I have no experience with horses
nisem mogel prav razuméti njegovega imena I could not catch his name
me razumeš?, si me razumel? do you understand me?, pogovorno got the idea?, pogovorno O.K.?
to se razume that's understood, of course!, I quite see!
slabo ste razumeli you have got hold of the wrong end of the stick
ne razumite me napačno don't get me wrong
to se samo po sebi razume that is a matter of course, that stands to reason, that goes without saying
on se razume na to he is clever at it, he is well versed in it, he is at home in it, he is well experienced (ali skilled) in it
naj me vrag vzame, če razumem! I'll eat my hat if I understand that!
z njim se ni možno razuméti there is no dealing with him
napačno me razumete you mistake me
ona hitro razumeva she is quick-witted
on počasi razumeva he is dull-witted
on ne razume šale he can't take a joke
dobro se razuméti na posle to know one's business
brez nadaljnjega se razume, da... it is an understood thing that...
dobro se razuméti s kom to stand well with someone
dobro se razumejo they get on well together, they get on (ali along) with one another, they are on good terms
ne razumejo se med seboj they are at odds (ali at variance)
ne razumejo se preveč they don't take to one another much
razuméti se kot pes in mačka (figurativno) to get on like cat and dog
dali smo jim razuméti we gave them to understand
dali so mi razuméti, da... I was given to understand that...
tega nisem prav nič razumel (figurativno) I could not make head or tail of it
da, razumel sem! aeronavtika roger!

reck [rek]

1. prehodni glagol
uvaževati, vzeti v obzir, upoštevati; brigati se za, skrbeti za, ozirati se na, paziti na, računati z

2. neprehodni glagol
misliti (of o)
vedeti (of za kaj, o čem)
retorika & poetično (le v vprašalnih in nikalnih stavkih) brigati se za, jemati v mar, mar biti, marati (of za kaj)
kesati se

it recks me not whether... ne briga me, ali (če)...
little recks he that... malo mu je mar, da...
of him she recks not on ji je malo mar
not to reck danger ne se meniti za nevarnost

réč thing; matter; stuff; (zadeva) affair, concern, object

to je moja réč that's my affair (ali business, concern, lookout)
to je (pa) druga réč! that's another kettle of fish!
brigaj se za svoje réči! mind your own business!
ne vtikaj se v moje réči! don't meddle in my affairs!, don't be such a busybody!
prava réč, če pride! who cares if he comes!, pogovorno so he's coming - who cares? (žargon - big deal!)
lepa réč! (ironično) a fine thing!
čudna réč se mi je pripetila a strange thing happened to me
poslabšati réčí to make matters worse

rêči to say; to tell; to utter; (izraziti se) to express in words; (izjaviti) to declare; (kot priča) to depose

rêči "da" to say yes, to agree
rêči "ne" to say no (ali nay), to refuse
zopet, ponovno rêči to repeat
rêči bobu bob to call a spade a spade
rêči zbogom to say (ali to bid) goodbye (ali farewell)
na uho komu rêči to whisper in someone's ear
rêči komu svoje mnenje to give someone a piece of one's mind
rêči enkrat "da", enkrat "ne" to say and unsay
tako rekoč so to speak; as it were; as one might say; so to say
recimo, da... granted that...
recimo, da bi to bilo res... supposing (that) it were true...
kot se reče (ljudje rečejo) as the saying goes
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done, quick as thought
kratko rečeno... the long and the short of it is...
mimogrede rečeno... by the way, by the by (ali bye)
kot že rečeno as I have said already, as I said before
med nama rečeno between you and me
laže rečeno kot storjeno easier said than done
recimo let us say, say, suppose
reci odkrito! speak up (ali out)!
reci brez okolišenja! don't beat about the bush!
recimo, da je tako admitting that it is so (ali it to be so)
recimo, da je to res, kaj potem? say it were true, what then?
če lahko tako rečemo if one might put it this way
to je lepo rečeno that is nicely put
kaj naj rečem k temu? it is incredible!
ni kaj rêči o njegovi poštenosti his honesty cannot be called in question
nimam več kaj rêči I have nothing more to say
proti temu se ne da nič rêči there is nothing to be said against that
to se samó tako reče that's merely a way of putting it
on si ne da nič rêči he is deaf to all advice, he will not listen to reason
kar on reče, mora biti what he says goes
kako bi se to reklo v angleščini? how would you put that in English?
težko je rêči... it is hard to say...
ne more se rêči kdaj there is no saying when
rekli so mi, da je doma I was told that he was at home
kolikokrat sem to rekel? how often have I said (ali told you) that?
rekel sem svoje I had (ali I've had) my say, (kaj mislim) I spoke my mind
kar sem rekel, nisem oporekel I kept my word, I did not go back on my word
upravičeno lahko to rečem I could well say so
kaj bodo pa ljudje rekli (figurativno) what will people (ali they) say?
to je težavno, ali bolje rečeno, to je nemogoče it is difficult, or rather (ali knjižno nay), it is impossible
to je težavno, da ne rečem nemogoče! it is difficult, not to say impossible!
Je to res? Če ti pa rečem! Is it true? You can take my word for it!
ne vem, kaj hočeš rêči I don't follow you
kaj hočeš rêči s tem? what do you mean by that?
ravno sem hotel to rêči you have taken the words out of my mouth, it was on the tip of my tongue, I was going to say
preden sem sploh mogel kaj reči... before I could get a word out
vse še ni bilo rečeno o tem we haven't yet heard the last of it, we haven't yet got to the bottom of it

reflection [riflékšən] samostalnik (zlasti)
fizika odsev, odraz, odboj, odbijanje (svetlobe, toplote, barve itd.)
figurativno posledica, vpliv
fiziologija refleks, refleksna kretnja; refleksija, premišljevanje, razmišljanje; misel, modra beseda; presoja; obdolžitev, očitek, neugodna sodba, graja (on zaradi, gledé)
slaba luč, sramota

on (serious) reflection po (resnem, zrelem) premisleku, če vse prav premislimo
angle of reflection odbojni kot
to be a reflection on s.th. slabo luč metati na kaj
to cast reflections upon s.o.'s character neugodno se izraziti o značaju kake osebe
this matter needs reflection to zadevo (stvar) je treba dobro premisliti
to see one's reflection in a glass, in the water videti svoj odsev v zrcalu, v vodi

remember [rimémbə] prehodni glagol
spominjati (spomniti) se; zapomniti si, ne pozabiti, misliti na; na pamet znati ali vedeti; izročiti pozdrave, pozdraviti, priporočiti
arhaično spomniti (of na)
neprehodni glagol
spomniti se

remember to come! ne pozabi priti!
remember what I tell you zapomni si, kaj ti rečem
remember me kindly to your sister lepo pozdravite (svojo) sestro!
I cannot remember the man you mean ne morem se spomniti, koga mislite
he cannot remember names on si ne more zapomniti imen
don't you remember me? se me ne spomnite?
as far as I can remember kolikor se morem spomniti
he wants (begs) to be remembered to you on želi, da vam izročim njegove pozdrave, on vas lepo pozdravlja
if I remember right če se prav spominjam
not that I remember ne da bi jaz vedel
to remember oneself zavedeti se; popraviti se

require [rikwáiə] prehodni glagol
zahtevati
britanska angleščina želeti; iskati, potrebovati; pozvati; siliti, priganjati
neprehodni glagol
britanska angleščina biti potreben; zahtevati; (redko) prositi (of s.o. for s.th. koga kaj)

if required če (je) potrebno, na željo (zahtevo)
in the required time v zahtevanem, predpisanem času
he is required at the police išče ga policija
this is not required by the rules pravila tega ne zahtevajo
it requires an expert to do this potreben je strokovnjak, da to naredi
if that is what you require of me če je to tisto, kar zahtevate (želite) od mene
have you got all you require? imate vse, kar potrebujete?
will you require tea at four o'clock? britanska angleščina želite čaj ob štirih?
to require medical care potrebovati (zahtevati) zdravniško pomoč (oskrbo, nego)
the matter requires haste zadeva je nujna
this does not require repeating tega ni treba ponavljati
do not explain more than required ne pojasnjujte več, kot je potrebno

resist¹ [rizíst] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
upirati se, upreti se, ustavljati se, ne poslušati, braniti se; nasprotovati, oponirati; preprečiti, zadržati, zaustaviti; ne popuščati

to resist an attack upreti se napadu, braniti se pred napadom
to resist frost upirati se mrazu, prenašati mraz
to resist infection biti odporen proti infekciji
to resist an order ne ubogati ukaza
to resist temptation upirati se skušnjavi
if you can resist a cigarette če se lahko uprete skušnjavi (kajenja) cigarete (se lahko odrečete cigareti)
I cannot resist saying ne morem si kaj, da ne bi rekel

ride^*2 [ráid]

1. neprehodni glagol
jahati, jezditi; okobal sedeti; biti primeren za ježo; voziti se, peljati se; (o ladji) plavati na, gibati se, usidrati se, biti zasidran; drveti, hitro voziti; plavati (on nad)
ležati, mirovati, počivati (on na)
obračati se (on na)
tehtati v jahalni obleki
ameriško, sleng pustiti (stvari) teči

he rides well on dobro jaha, je dober jezdec
to ride on s.o.'s knees jahati komu na kolenih
he rides just under 11 stone v jahalni obleki (na konju) tehta malo manj kot 70 kg
do you mind riding with your back to the engine? vam je vseeno, če se peljete s hrbtom obrnjeni proti lokomotivi?
to ride at an anchor biti zasidran
to ride for a fall vratolomno jezditi (jahati), figurativno nesmotrno delati (ravnati, postopati), drveti v pogubo, biti pred padcem (o vladi itd.)
to ride to hounds goniti (divjad) s psi, iti na lov (na lisico), loviti
some boys ride to school nekaj dečkov se vozi (s kolesom) v šolo
turf rides soft rušnat (travnat) teren nudi prijetno jahanje
distress was riding among the people revščina je vladala med ljudmi
let it ride! ameriško, sleng pusti(te), naj stvar gre, kot hoče!
to ride and tie izmenoma jahati in pešačiti (ob konju), figurativno menjavati se pri delu

2. prehodni glagol
jahati (a horse konja)
jezditi, okobal sesti na; pustiti (koga) jahati; sedeti na; voziti (bicikel); prejezditi (deželo); dohiteti, prehiteti; (često pasivno) obvladati, tlačiti, mučiti, tiranizirati; (o živalih) naskočiti
ameriško prevoziti z avtom, prejahati (razdaljo, zemljišče itd.)

to ride an unbroken horse jahati neukročenega konja
to ride a bicycle voziti kolo, peljati se na kolesu
to ride a child on one's knees ujcati otroka na kolenih
father rides his child on his back otrok jaha na očetovem hrbtu
to ride one's horse at an obstacle pognati konja čez zapreko
to ride the high horse figurativno oblastno, gospodovalno se vesti, prevzetovati
to ride a hobby figurativno (za)jahati svojega konjička
to ride a joke to death ponavljati šalo (dovtip) tako dolgo, da izgubi vrednost (postane dolgočasna)
the nomads rode the desert nomadi so prejezdili puščavo
they rode him on their shoulders nesli so ga na ramenih
to ride a race udeležiti se konjske dirke
to ride shank's mare sleng pešačiti
to ride the waves jahati ali plavati na valovih

right² [ráit] pridevnik
pravi, pravilen; desni; točen, korekten, avtentičen, resničen; pravičen, pošten; primeren, umesten; zakonit; zdrav; normalen
matematika pravi
politika ki pripada desnici, simpatizira s konservativno stranko
arhaično prem, raven (le v: right line premica, ravna črta)

at right angles pod pravimi koti, pravokotno
on the right hand side na desni (strani)
on the right side of 50 še ne 50 let star
on the right bank of the Sava na desnem bregu Save
in one's right mind pri pravi (zdravi) pameti
out of one's right mind, not right in one's head ne čisto pri pravi (pameti)
right back šport desni branilec
right angle pravi kot
right arm, right hand desna roka (tudi figurativno)
the right heir zakoniti dedič
the right man on the right place pravi človek na pravem mestu
right side prava stran, lice (blaga)
a right turn obrat na desno (za 90°)
the right way prava pot, pravi način
I feel all right again počutim se zopet čisto dobro
right oh! pogovorno v redu! prav! dobro! prav tako! točno! seveda! se strinjam!
right you are! tako je! prav imate!
all right! (vse) v redu! prav! nimam nič proti!
that's right! tako je! pravilno!
are you all right up there? ste dobro nameščeni tam gori?
are we on the right way? ali smo na pravi poti?
see if the brakes are all right poglej, če so zavore v redu
to be right imeti prav
I was quite right in supposing... čisto prav sem imel, ko sem domneval...
is he quite right in his head (mind, senses)? je on čisto pri pravi (pameti)?
he is his father's right hand on je očetova desna roka
he is one of the right sort pogovorno on je dečko na mestu
to be as right as rain (as ninepence, as a trivet, as nails) dobro se počutiti, biti zdrav ko riba; biti v najlepšem redu
all came right vse se je izvršilo, kot je bilo treba
have you got the right time? imate točen čas? veste, koliko je točna ura?
to get on the right side of s.o. pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebe
to get it right spraviti v red; pojasniti
I'll do him to rights dal mu bom, kar mu gre
to know the right people poznati prave ljudi, imeti (dobre) zveze
to put oneself right with s.o. opravičiti se pri kom
to put one's right hand to the work krepko se lotiti dela
to say the right thing najti pravo besedo
the solution is right rešitev je pravilna
I think it right that you should share the profits smatram za pravilno (pravično), da ste deležni dobička

right³ [ráit] prislov
prav, pravilno; premo, naravnost, direktno; desno; dobro, kot treba, zadovoljivo; popolnoma, čisto, zelo, temeljito; takoj

right off, right away ameriško takoj, na mestu
right after dinner takoj po večerji
right ahead, right on ravno, premo, naravnost (naprej)
right in the middle prav v sredi(ni)
(rotten) right through (gnil) skoz in skoz (popolnoma)
right turn! vojska na desno!
right eyes! vojska pogled na desno!
right up strmo navzgor (kvišku)
right well zelo (dobro), celó
Right Honourable britanska angleščina ekscelenca (plemiški naslov za plemiče nižje od markiza)
I am right glad zelo sem vesel
to come right in ameriško iti naravnost noter
to get s.th. right pravilno, popolnoma razumeti
nothing goes right with me vse mi gre narobe, nič mi ne uspe
to guess right prav(ilno) uganiti
he hit right and left udrihal je desno in levo, na vse strani
to know right well prav dobro vedeti
if I remember right če se prav spomnim
to put (to set) right spraviti v red, urediti
it serves him right prav mu je
to turn right obrniti se, zasukati se

row² [róu] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
veslati; voziti (čoln, koga v čolnu); voziti se v čolnu

a boat rowing eight oars čoln na osem vesel
to row s.o. across the river prepeljati koga s čolnom čez reko
to row against the tide figurativno veslati proti toku, boriti se s težavami
to row s.o. for s.th. (tekmovalno) veslati s kom za kaj
I'll row you if you like tekmoval bom s teboj v veslanju, če hočeš
to row dry britanska angleščina, pogovorno suho (= brez špricanja z vesli) veslati
to row wet britanska angleščina, pogovorno pri veslanju špricati z vesli
to row in the same boat figurativno biti v istem položaju, imeti isto usodo
to row a fast (long) stroke hitro (počasi) veslati
to row a race udeležiti se veslaških tekem
this boat rows easily ta čoln je lahkó veslati
to row down s.o. prehiteti koga v veslanju, preveslati koga (zlasti pri tekmovanju), biti boljši v veslanju
to be rowed out biti popolnoma izčrpan (po veslaški tekmi)
to row over zmagati v veslaški tekmi

safety¹ [séifti] samostalnik
varnost, sigurnost, netveganost; zanesljivost (postopka, mehanizma), dobro stanje
arhaično varna (s)hranitev; varovalo (pri puški); puška z varovalom

with safety varno, brez nevarnosti, brez rizika ali tveganja; figurativno zaščita proti nezgodi
safety first! varnost predvsem!
factor (coefficient) of safety varnostni faktor (koeficient)
to be in safety biti na varnem
we cannot do it with safety brez nevarnosti tega ne moremo napraviti
there is safety in numbers če nas je več, je varneje; številke ne lažejo
to play for safety igrati oprezno, figurativno ničesar ne tvegati, biti previden

samó only, solely, merely; but, nothing but

ne samó..., temveč tudi... not only... but also...
samó in edino simply and solely
samó trenutek, prosim! just a moment, please!
samó on he alone, no one but he, only he
samó počasi, fantje! easy, boys!
samó da... provided (that)...
samó tega ne anything but that
vse, samó ne... everything but, everything except
samó ob torkih only on Tuesdays
samó nekaj minut but a few minutes
samó to pot (tokrat) (for) this once
ne samó on, tudi ti not only he, but you too (ali also)
samó pomislite! just imagine!
samó enkrat sem ga videl I've seen him only once (ali pogovorno only the once)
samó to mislim reči I just want to say this
prijaham, samó da ti povem... I've come here simply to tell you...
gre samó še za tvoj pristanek your consent is all that is wanted
samó sreča nas lahko reši only a stroke of luck can save us
ne samó da je bedast, je tudi prevzeten he is not only stupid, but also proud
rad bi ti pomagal, samó ne vem kako I should like to help you, only I don't see how I can
samó če on ne bi toliko govoril! if only he did not talk so much
samó tole knjigo bom dal na mizo I'll just put this book on the table
samó za minuto se je ustavila, da bi govorila z Janezom she just stopped for a minute to speak to John
povej, kar imaš povedati, samó hitro! say what you have to say, only look sharp about it!
morem ga samó pohvaliti I have nothing but praise for him
samó da ne bi deževalo! let's hope it doesn't rain!
pusti me, da se samó malo odpočijem! just let me rest an instant!, pogovorno just let me get my breath back!

see^*2 [si:]

1. prehodni glagol
videti, zagledati, opaziti, (po)gledati, ogledovati; razbrati, prečitati v časopisih; razumeti, uvideti, pojmiti, predstavljati si, smatrati; izslediti, doživeti, izkusiti; dopustiti, poskrbeti za; sprejeti (goste, obiske); obiskati, priti in pogovoriti se (on o)
govoriti z; iti (k zdravniku), konzultirati (zdravnika); spremiti

2. neprehodni glagol
videti, uvideti, razumeti; premisliti se; pogledati (za čem)

worth seeing vreden, da se vidi
I see! razumem!
see?, do you see? razumeš?, razumete?
as far as I can see kakor daleč mi seže oko; figurativno kolikor morem razbrati, po mojem mišljenju
let me see naj (malo) premislim
to see the back figurativno znebiti se obiskovalca, vsiljivca
to see s.o. to bed spraviti koga v posteljo
I cannot see anybody after five ne morem nikogar sprejeti po peti uri
he saw me on business obiskal me je poslovno
to see death pretrpeti smrt
I must see the doctor moram iti k zdravniku (na pregled)
he came to see me prišel me je obiskat
they have seen better days poznali so boljše čase
to see s.o. through a difficulty pomagati komu preko težave
to see eye to eye pogovorno strinjati se v mišljenju (with z)
to see with half an eye sleng jasno (na prvi pogled, mižé) videti
to see s.o. further sleng poslati koga k vragu
go and see him pojdi ga obiskat
to see good smatrati (kaj) za dobro, za primerno
to see s.o. home spremiti koga domov
I cannot see the joke ne vem, kaj je smešnega pri tem
we must see the judge moramo govoriti s sodnikom
to see life mnogo izkusiti v življenju, pogovorno veselo živeti
I shall not live to see it tega ne bom doživel
I don't see him kneeling at her feet ne morem si ga predstavljati, kako kleči pred njo
to see the light figurativno spreobrniti se; videti, kaj je treba narediti, da bo prav
to see the red light figurativno zavedati se neposredne nevarnosti ali nevšečnosti
to see how the land lies odkriti, kakšen je položaj
I don't see what he means ne razumem, kaj hoče reči (kaj misli)
you will not see me shot like a dog? ne boste dopustili, da me ustrelijo kot psa?
they see too many people preveč ljudi sprejemajo (v obiske), obiskujejo
to see a play ogledati si gledališko igro
to see red sleng pobesneti
to see service pogovorno udeležiti se vojnega pohoda
to see the sights ogledati si znamenitosti
he will never see sixty again figurativno je (že) nad 60 let star
we will see you to the station spremili vas bomo na postajo
to see stars vse zvezde videti (od udarca)
see that the door is locked prepričaj se, poglej, če so vrata zaklenjena!
see this done! poskrbi (glej), da bo to narejeno!
to see things figurativno imeti privide (halucinacije)
to see through a brickwall (a millstone) figurativno biti zelo bister, "slišati travo rasti"
to see snakes figurativno, sleng biti v deliriju ali na robu deliriuma tremensa
to see one's way videti, najti način (da se nekaj napravi)
he cannot see a yard before his nose figurativno (neumen je, da) ne vidi ped pred nosom

sejáti to sow; to seed; (presejati) to sieve, to riddle

sejáti žito to sow corn
sejáti razdor to sow discord, to sow (the seeds of) dissension
sejáti teror to sow terror
sejáti seme sovraštva (upora) to sow the seeds of hatred (of revolt)
sejáti veter in žeti vihar to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
treba je sejáti, če hočeš žeti one must sow if one wishes to reap
kakor boš sejal, tako boš žel as you sow so you shall reap

serve² [sə:v]

1. prehodni glagol
služiti, delati za koga; (od)služiti (kazen); opravljati učno dobo; postreči, oskrbeti (with z)
servirati (jed)
šport servirati (žogo); zadostovati (komu), zadovoljiti (potrebe); ustrezati (namenu); prav priti
pogovorno ravnati s kom; privesti samca k samici

to serve one's apprenticeship služiti svojo učno dobo
he has served us very badly zelo slabo je ravnal z nami
to serve one's country služiti domovini
to serve the devil služiti satanu
dinner is served večerja je na mizi
there is enough to serve five people tega je dovolj za pet ljudi
that excuse will serve you to opravičilo ti bo prav prišlo (ti bo koristilo)
I am glad to serve you (in this occurrence) veseli me, da sem vam lahko na uslugo (da vam lahko pomagam) (ob tej priliki)
to serve a gun vojska streči topu
if my memory serves me right če se prav spominjam
serves you right! prav ti je!, zaslužil si to!
they served him right ravnali so z njim, kot je zaslužil
it does not serve my needs to ne ustreza mojim potrebam
a man cannot serve two masters človek ne more služiti dvema gospodarjema
this priest serves two parishes ta duhovnik upravlja dve župniji
one pound serves us for three days en funt nam zadostuje za tri dni
that will serve the purpose to bo ustrezalo (namenu)
to serve a rope zvezati konec (spletene) vrvi z vrvico, da se prepreči odmotavanje
to serve s.o. with the same sauce, to serve s.o. in his kind (in his coin) plačati, vrniti komu milo za drago
to serve one's sentence presta(ja)ti svojo kazen
to serve the time prilagoditi se času
to serve one's time služiti leta do upokojitve; služiti svoj rok v vojski; prestajati svojo kazen v zaporu
to serve the town with electric light oskrbovati mesto z električno razsvetljavo
to serve s.o. a (nasty) trick (grdó) zagosti jo komu
to serve s.o. a turn napraviti komu uslugo
that will serve his turn to bo nekaj zanj, ta mu bo ustrezalo
first come, first served kdor prej pride, prej melje

2. neprehodni glagol
služiti, biti v službi
vojska služiti v vojski; streči, servirati; ustrezati, zadostovati; koristiti, biti koristen (primeren); napraviti uslugo, pomagati; opravljati funkcijo, fungirati (kot)
cerkev ministrirati, biti ministrant

as occasion serves ob primerni priložnosti, če se bo ponudila (ugodna) priložnost
to serve in the army služiti v vojski
to serve at table streči pri mizi
to serve as an example služiti za zgled
he serves rather badly (tenis) on zelo slabo servira
to serve on a jury fungirati kot porotnik
to serve as a mayor biti župan; opravljati funkcijo župana
to serve with cold meat postreči s hladnim narezkom
this string may serve later on ta vrvica utegne pozneje prav priti
it will serve bo ustrezalo (prav prišlo, zadostovalo)
while the time serves dokler je še čas (prilika)

sheep množina sheep [ši:p]
ovca
množina ovce, čreda
figurativno duhovna čreda, verniki, "ovčice", župljani; ovčja koža
figurativno boječ, plah, malce omejen človek

black sheep črna, garjava ovca
sheep and goats dobri in hudobni
sheep's head bedak
wolf in sheep's clothing volk v ovčji koži
a lost sheep figurativno izgubljena ovca
sheep that have no shepherd figurativno nemočna množica (brez vodje)
bound in sheep vezan v ovčje usnje (knjiga)
to cast (to make) sheep's eyes at s.o. koprneče, zaljubljeno gledati koga
to follow like sheep slepo slediti, iti za kom, ne imeti lastne podjetnosti
you might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb če že moraš biti obešen, naj bi se vsaj bilo izplačalo; če se greši, naj se (zares, pošteno) greši; kamor je šla sekira, naj gre še toporišče
to return to one's sheep figurativno vrniti se k prvotnemu predmetu pogovora