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drift² [drift]

1. neprehodni glagol
biti gnan; kopičiti se (into)
biti potegnjen; razvijati se

2. prehodni glagol
gnati, nositi, nabirati, kopičiti

to let drift pustiti iti svojo pot

drúg(i) -a, -o second; other, another

drúgi dan v mesecu the second
drúgi (naslednji) dan next day
drúgi najboljši second best
2. november 2nd November (beri: the second of November), November 2nd (beri: November the second)
drúgi razred second class
Karl II Charles II (beri: Charles the Second)
nihče drúg (kot on) nobody else (but he, pogovorno him)
vsak drúgi one in two
vsak drúgi dan every second (ali other) day
eden za drúgim one by one, one after the other, one after another
drúga dva the other two, the two others
na drúgi strani (figurativno) on the other hand
drúgi pot (drugič enkrat) some other time
drúgi po velikosti second biggest, second largest
eden drúgega one another, each other, mutually
eden in drugi both (of them)
bratranec (sestrična) v 2. kolenu second cousin
drugi (ostali) the other
kabina 2. razreda second-class cabin
nihče drúg kot no (ali none) other than, nobody else but
eno z drúgim one with the other
nič drúgega nothing else
biti drúgi, zavzeti drúgo mesto to take second place
to je nekaj čisto drúgega that is an entirely different matter, it makes all the difference, žargon that's another kettle of fish; this is quite another thing
imeti informacije iz drúge (posredne) roke to have second-hand information
za sedaj se ne da napraviti nič drúgega for the present nothing else can be done
biti drúgega mnenja to differ in opinion, to dissent
to pero je slabo, vzemi drúgo! this is a poor pen, take another!
vzeto eno z drúgim (= poprek) taken both together
napila sta si eden drúgemu they drank each other's health
pomagala sta si eden drúgemu they helped each other
igrati drúgo violino to play second fiddle
on je drúgi Cezar he is another (ali a second) Caesar
eden ali drúgi od nas bo to gotovo naredil one or other of us is sure to do it
postati drúgega mnenja to change one's mind
potovati v 2. razredu to travel second-class
stanovati v 2. nadstropju to live on the second floor (ZDA third floor)
med drúgim (= zlasti pa), ne moreš mu zaupati for one thing, he is not to be trusted
nad vsem drúgim želim... above all else (ali pogovorno more than anything else) I want...
ne delaj drúgim tega, česar ne maraš, da bi to oni delali tebi never do to others what you would not have them do to you
spoznal sem, da niso nič drúgega kot tatovi I realised they were nothing but a bunch of crooks

držáti to hold; (podpirati) to support; (zadrževati) to retain, to keep, to hold; (vsebovati) to contain, to hold, to keep; (imeti v posesti) to possess; (trajati) to last, to hold out

držáti besedo to keep one's word
držáti koga za besedo to keep someone to his word
to ne drži (figurativno) this doesn't hold water
držáti jezik to hold one's tongue, to keep quiet, pogovorno to be mum, to shut up
drži jezik! pogovorno shut up!, pipe down!, button your lips!
držáti korak s to keep pace with, to keep up with
led ne drži the ice breaks
led še ne drži the ice won't hold yet
pravilo drži the rule holds good
Drži? - Drži! A bargain? - Sold!
držáti koga na kratko to keep a tight hold (ali rein) on someone
kam drži ta pot? where does this road lead?
držáti koga za roko to hold someone by the hand
držáti koga na tekočem to keep someone well-informed; to keep someone well posted
držáti s kom to side with someone, to stick by someone, to be on someone's side
držáti ravnotežje to keep one's balance
trdno držijo skupaj they are as thick as thieves
držáti z vsakim to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
držáti (imeti) na zalogi to keep in stock
bo vrv držala? will the rope hold?
držáti red to keep order
držáti v pripravljenosti to keep ready
držáti trdnjavo to hold a fortress
držáti se to hold oneself, to maintain oneself; to keep
držáti se česa to stick to something, to hold on to something
držáti se ukazov to keep to one's orders
ta barva se ne drži this colour runs, this is not a fast colour
cene se držé prices remain steady
držáti se léve (desne) (strani) to keep left ali to the left (right ali to the right)
moj oče se (zdravstveno) dobro drži my father carries his age well, my father is well preserved
ta jabolka se dobro držé these apples keep well
pokonci se držáti to hold oneself straight
vreme se drži the weather holds
vreme (se) ne bo držalo the weather will not hold
krčevito se česa držáti to stick to something through thick and thin
trdnjava se drži (upira) the fortress holds out (ali resists)
držáti se proč (od) to keep aloof (from)
kislo se držáti to pull a sour face
in to drži (velja) tudi za... and this holds true for... as well

edíni alone; (the) only; the sole; (en sam) single; unique

on edíni more to napraviti he alone can do it
moj edíni cilj my one and only object
edíni dedič the sole heir
edína pot (iz tega) the only way (out of it)
ena edína napaka bi vse pokvarila a single mistake would spoil it all
imeti en edíni (sam) cilj to have a single aim in view
moja edína skrb my one and only care
edíni primerek the only extant specimen

ênkrat once; some time

ênkrat na dan once a day
ênkrat ali dvakrat once or twice
ênkrat slučajno once by chance
ênkrat za vselej once for all
ênkrat pač (prej ali slej, kadarkoli) at some time or other
niti ênkrat not once
končno ênkrat at last
še ênkrat once more, once again, the same again
še ênkrat toliko as much (oziroma many) again; twice as much (oziroma many)
pozneje ênkrat by and by
to pot ênkrat this once
drugo leto ênkrat some time next year
za ênkrat for once, for the time being
niti ênkrat ni deževalo it never rained once
bil je ênkrat (slučajno) točen he was in time for once in a way
to je kar lahkó, ko ênkrat vidite, kako se tega lotiti it is easy enough once you see how to tackle it
kar je ênkrat narejeno, je narejeno once it is done, it is done

fare¹ [fɛə] neprehodni glagol
uspevati; hraniti se, jesti in piti; počutiti se
arhaično potovati, peljati se, iti

to go farther and fare worse priti z dežja pod kap
pogovorno how fares it? kako ti (vam) gre?
poetično fare thee well mnogo uspeha
poetično to fare forth kreniti na pot
I fare ill (well) slabo (dobro) se mi godi

fashion¹ [fǽšən] samostalnik
oblika, kroj, moda; način, navada; obnašanje, vedenje

after (ali in) a fashion kolikor toliko, ne posebno zadovoljivo
to bring into fashion, to launch a fashion vpeljati v modo
after the fashion of po, kot
in (the) fashion moderen, moden
out of fashion zastarel, nemoderen
to come into fashion postati moden
to go out of fashion priti iz mode
to set a fashion vpeljati modo
to follow the fashion po modi se ravnati
in one's own fashion po svoje
to walk crab fashion iti rakovo pot
to set the fashion voditi v modi
the latest fashion zadnja moda
rank and fashion imenitniki
at the height of fashion po najnovejši modi

force² [fɔ:s] prehodni glagol
siliti, izsiliti, vsiliti, prisiliti; obvladati; predreti, predirati; z naskokom vzeti; vdreti; oskruniti, posiliti; prenapenjati, forsirati

to force s.o.'s hand prisiliti koga
to force open nasilno odpreti
to force s.th. on s.o. vsiliti komu kaj
to force the pace pospešiti korak
to force a plant pospešiti rast rastline
to force o.s. upon s.o. vsiljevati se komu
to force division zahtevati glasovanje (v angleškem parlamentu)
to force one's way krčiti si pot
to force a position z napadom zavzeti položaj

gnéča crush; throng; press

strašna gnéča a terrible crush
nastala je gnéča ko so odprli vrata there was a crush when the door opened
utirati si pot skozi gnéčo to force one's way through the crowd
bila je gosta (strašna) gnéča it was tightly packed (terribly crowded)

go^*1 [gou] neprehodni glagol
hoditi, teči, bežati, peljati se, voziti se; oditi, odhajati, izginiti, izginevati; biti ukinjen; delovati; krožiti, biti; poteči; potekati; veljati; prodajati se; spadati, soditi; poda(ja)ti se; nameravati; posta(ja)ti

to be going to ➞ going
pogovorno to go all out na vse kriplje se truditi
another day to go še en dan
as far as that goes kar se tega tiče
to let go izpustiti
let it go at that pustimo, kakor je
as the story goes kakor pripovedujejo
as things go v teh okoliščinah, potemtakem
how goes the time? koliko je ura?
to go bail for jamčiti za
to go halves with razdeliti na polovici
to let go hang pustiti nerešeno
pogovorno to go the pace hiteti; figurativno veselo, brezskrbno živeti
to go shares (raz)deliti
to go a long way towards veliko prispevati k
pogovorno to go blind oslepeti
to go bad pokvariti se
sleng to go broke (ali bust) doživeti polom, bankrotirati
to go dry ameriško vpeljati prohibicijo
to go easy udobno si urediti
to go hungry stradati
to go mad znoreti
to go short of pogrešati
to go sick javiti se bolnega
to go steady biti previden
to go it strong odločno ravnati
to go unpunished rešiti se brez kazni, izmazati se
sleng to go west iti rakom žvižgat
to go wrong zgrešiti pot; pokvariti se
to go at large biti oproščen, na svobodi
to go bat for pomagati komu v sili
to go one better prekositi, prekašati koga
go it! le daj!
to let go izpustiti
to make things go zabavati
to go the pace zapravljivo živeti
to go a great way with s.o. to(wards) s.th. imeti velik vpliv pri kom na kaj
to go the wrong way napačno začeti, biti na nepravi poti
a little of his company goes a long way njegove družbe je človek kmalu sit
sleng to go the whole hog iti do skrajne meje, temeljito opraviti
to go the way of all flesh (ali all the earth) umreti
his tongue goes nineteen to the dozen govori kot dež
to go all lengths na vse kriplje se (po)truditi

go on neprehodni glagol
nadaljevati, trajati (at)
planiti, navaliti; vesti se
domačno pripovedovati
gledališče nastopiti, igrati

to be going on bližati se
go on the dole dobivati podporo brezposelnih
go on horseback jahati
go on one's way iti svojo pot
go on the parish pasti občini v breme
go on foot iti peš
go on for bližati se
go on one's knees poklekniti, na kolena pasti
go on the stage postati igralec

górski mountainous; mountain; alpine

górska bolezen mountain sickness
górska cesta mountain road
górski čevlji mountaineering boots pl
górske dirke (motocikl.) hill-climbing contest
górski duh, škrat mountain sprite, gnome
górska globel ravine, hill valley, (irska, škotska) glen
górski greben, hrbet ridge, crest
górska dežela, pokrajina mountainous country, highland, mountainous region
górska koča mountain hut
górsko področje mountain district, highland
górska palica alpenstock
górska oprema mountaineering outfit
górski plezalec mountaineer, climber, mountain climber, (v Alpah) alpinist
górsko pobočje mountainside, mountain slope
górska pot mountain path
górsko sedlo saddle; dip between two peaks
górsko pravo miners' statutes, mining laws pl
górska reševalna služba mountain rescue service
górska stena steep mountainside, rock wall
górska vas mountain village
górski usad landslip, (večji) landslide
górska veriga mountain range, mountain chain
górska tura alpine (ali mountain) tour, climbing trip
górski veter mountain wind
górski vodnik (alpine) guide
górski vrh summit, mountaintop, peak
górski zrak mountain air
górska železnica mountain railway

gózden forest, wood; silvan

gózdni čuvaj forest-keeper, ZDA ranger
gózdni delavec forestry worker; timberman, ZDA lumberman
gózdno gospodarstvo forestry, forest culture
gózdna jasa clearing, glade
gózdna jagoda wild strawberry
gózdna pot, steza forest road, path
gózdna poseka clearing
gózdna preseka forest track, forest lane, forest path, ride, firebreak
gózdni rob edge (ali margin) of a forest
gózdna žaga long twohanded saw
gózdni rezervat (za divjad) (game) preserve
gózdna uprava forest management
gózdni požar forest fire
boj proti gózdnim požarom forest fire fighting

gramózen (of) gravel

gramózna jama gravel pit
gramózni kamenček gravel chip, chip of gravel, chipping
z gramózom posuta pot gravel path, gravel walk

gréda gredíca

1. bed; patch of ground

cvetlična, vrtna gréda, gredíca flower bed, (garden) bed
ozka cvetlična gréda, gredíca flower border, (s trajnicami) herbaceous border
topla gréda, gredíca hotbed
gréda, gredíca z beluši (za kumare, za solato, s tulipani) asparagus (cucumber, lettuce, tulip) bed
zelenjavna gréda, gredíca vegetable patch (ali pot)

2. (gred, tram) beam

green¹ [gri:n] pridevnik
zelen; svež, mlad, nov; nezrel, neizkušen; bled
figurativno nevoščljiv, ljubosumen

botanika green agaric sivka
green Christmas božič brez snega
green duck okoli 9 tednov stara raca
Green Isle Irska
green hand novinec, zelenec
green light zelena luč; figurativno prosta pot; uradna odobritev
green leather nestrojeno usnje
to live to the green old age doživeti visoko starost ob polnih močeh
to have a green thumb (ali finger) biti spreten vrtnar
green eye zavist, ljubosumnost

grindstone [gráindstoun] samostalnik
brus, osla

to be kept (ali put, held, brought) one's nose to the grindstone delati brez prestanka, potiti krvav pot

haulage [hɔ́:lidž] samostalnik
vlačenje, vlaka; odvažanje, prevoz, prevoznina

haulage cable kabel pri žičnici
haulage contractor prevoznik
haulage road spravilna pot
haulage rope dvigalna vrv

hawse [hɔ:z] samostalnik
navtika prednji del ladje z luknjami za vrvi, sidrno ustje

to cross s.o.'s hawse biti komu na poti, prekrižati komu pot

hew^* [hju:] prehodni glagol
sekati, tolči, tesati, klesati; posekati (down)
odsekati, obtesati (away, off)
razsekati (asunder, up)
krčiti, utreti (pot)

to hew to pieces razsekati na koščke
to hew one's way through; ali to hew a path for o.s. prekrčiti si pot skozi, utreti si pot
to hew out a career for o.s. utreti si pot do poklica, pretolči se do poklica