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excuse² [ikskjú:s] samostalnik
opravičilo, oproščenje, spregled

in excuse of kot opravičilo
to make (ali offer) an excuse opravičiti, opravičevati se
it admits of no excuse je neopravičljivo
a lame (ali poor) excuse slabo opravičilo
there's no excuse for it neopravičljivo je

expose¹ [ikspóuz] prehodni glagol
izpostaviti; razstaviti; razkrinkati, odkri(va)ti; kompromitirati
fotografija osvetliti, eksponirati

to expose o.s. pokazati svojo slabo stran

failing¹ [féiliŋ] pridevnik (failingly prislov)
nezadosten, slab, neuspešen

failing health slabo zdravje, bolehnost

fall out neprehodni glagol
začeti prepir; izstopiti; pripetiti se; biti posledica; izvleči se; napraviti izpad

fall out well (ill) dobro (slabo) se končati; splačati (ne splačati) se

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

feel^*1 [fi:l]

1. prehodni glagol
občutiti; potipati, dotikati se; zaznati, opaziti; zaslutiti; smatrati, misliti

2. neprehodni glagol
tipati; počutiti se; zavedati se; imeti občutje, k srcu si gnati

to feel about s tipanjem iskati
to feel certain (ali sure) biti prepričan
I feel it in my bones trdno sem prepričan
to feel bitter biti grenkega okusa
to feel cheap slabo se počutiti
I feel cold (warm) zebe me (toplo mi je)
to feel doubts dvomiti
to feel one's feet dobiti zaupanje vase
to feel like nothing on the earth, to feel poorly (ali rotten, faint) zelo slabo se počutiti
to feel hurt biti užaljen
to feel small sramovati se
to feel sorry obžalovati
to feel the pulse meriti utrip
to feel like želeti si
I don't feel like ne ljubi se mi
it feels like rain na dež kaže
to feel quite o.s. again opomoči si
to feel up to moči
to feel one's way previdno spraševati, sondirati
I do not feel up to work ne ljubi se mi delati

fit⁴ [fit] samostalnik
prileganje, prilagoditev

to be an exact (bad) fit dobro (slabo) se prilegati; nav.; množina instalacija
to a fit čisto natanko
it is a tight fit odlično se prilega

form¹ [fɔ:m] samostalnik
oblika; navada; šablona, model, kalup; tiskovni sestavek; formular, obrazec; zajčji brlog; obred, ceremonija
anatomija postava; šolska klop; razred (v šoli); način, vedenje

to be bad form ne se spodobiti
in due form po predpisih
in form v kaki obliki; dobro; v kondiciji
in great form dobro razpoložen
out of form slabo; v slabi kondiciji
good form takt, obzirnost
form letter poslovno pismo, ki je v glavnem tiskano
form master razrednik
form mistress razredničarka
form register razredna knjiga, razrednica
matter of form zgolj formalnost
requisition form naročilnica

foul¹ [faul] pridevnik (foully prislov)
umazan, smrdljiv, gnil, gnusen, pokvarjen, škodljiv, slab; grd; blaten; viharen; nepošten, protizakonit

foul copy koncept
foul language prostaško govorjenje
the foul fiend vrag
foul dealings grdo ravnanje
foul play zločin, prevara
medicina foul tongue obložen jezik
foul weather slabo vreme, neurje
foul wind nasprotni veter
to fall (ali run) foul of s.o. trčiti, spreti se s kom

funkcioníranje (organa) functioning; (stroja) (actual) working, work

dobro funkcioníranje javnih služb the smooth working of the public services
slabo, napačno funkcioníranje tehnika malfunction

game² [geim] samostalnik
igra, zabava, šala; načrt, nakana, spletka
množina športne igre, tekma

the game is afoot začelo se je
double (ali deep) game dvolična igra
drawn game nedoločena igra
one's little game ukana, zvijača
to make game of norčevati se, osmešiti
none of your game ne boš me ukanil
to play the game pošteno ravnati
two can play at the game to je dvorezna stvar
round game družabna igra
the game is up po njem je, načrt je propadel
the game is not worth the candle ni bilo vredno tolikšnega truda
game of chance hazardna igra
to make game of s.o. norčevati se iz koga
to play a good (poor) game dobro (slabo) igrati
to be on one's game biti v dobri kondiciji
to give the game away izdati skrivnost

good² [gud] samostalnik
dobro, korist, ugodnost; premoženje
množina blago

to come to no good slabo se končati
for good (and all) za vedno, za vselej
no good zanič
to the good povrh, poleg redne plače
what's the good of it? kakšen smisel ima?
ameriško dry goods blago na metre (tekstil, sukanec)
goods and chattels vse premoženje
goods guard skladiščnik
ameriško, pogovorno to deliver the goods izpolniti obljubo
ill gotten goods nepošteno pridobljeno imetje
ameriško, pogovorno the goods ta pravo
it's no good nima smisla

gospodáriti (s hišo) to keep house, (upravljati) to manage, to administer, (s posestvom) to conduct, to manage (a farm), to run (a farm); (biti gospodaren, varčevati z) to use sparingly, to be economical with, to practise economy, to husband, to economize

dobro (slabo) gospodáriti to manage well (badly)

govoríti to speak (o of, about, z to, with); to tell; (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with, to, o about, of, over); to converse; (kramljati) to chat

glasno govoríti to talk loud, to speak in a loud voice
tiho govoríti to speak softly (ali in a soft voice)
govoríti angleški to speak English
slabo govoríti angleški to speak poor (ali broken) English
slabo govoríti o kom to speak ill of someone
kar naprej govoríti to keep (on) talking
odkrito, brez ovinkov govoríti to speak freely
govoríti o tem in onem, o raznem to talk nineteen to the dozen
uglajeno govoríti to be well-spoken
govoríti stenam (figurativno) to talk (ali to be talking) to a brick wall
govoríti o politiki to talk politics
tekoče govoríti to speak fluently
govoríti o čem drugem to change the subject
govoríti resnico to speak the truth, to tell the truth
govoríti brez priprave to speak extempore
govoríti v veter (figurativno) to waste one's breath
govoríti v imenu koga to be the spokesman of, to be the mouthpiece of
govoríti v korist koga to speak on (ali ZDA in) someone's behalf
govoríti polomljeno angleščino to speak broken English, to murder the English language
govoríti neumnosti to talk nonsense
šepetaje govoríti to speak in an undertone, to speak in a whisper
govoríti skozi nos to speak with a nasal twang
govoríti laži to tell lies (ali untruths)
govoríti sam s seboj to soliloquize
govoríti med štirimi očmi s kom to talk with someone in private
govoríti na pamet to speak from memory, to say something by heart (ali by rote)
obširno govoríti o to speak at length about (ali on), to descant, to expatiate on (ali upon)
otročje govoríti to drivel
govoríti kot papiga to parrot
govoríti preučeno za koga to speak above someone's head
govoríti tja v tri dni pogovorno to waffle, žargon to rabbit on
tu se govori angleški (napis) English spoken here
ko (ker) ravno govorimo o... since we are on the subject, since we happen to be talking about...
da niti ne govorimo o... to say nothing of...
ne govorimo več o tem!, nehajmo govoríti o tem! let us change (ali drop) the subject!
mi ne »govorimo« (smo sprti ipd.) we are not on speaking terms
o tem ni vredno govoríti it isn't worth speaking of
ona ne govorita več med seboj (sta sprta) they are no longer on speaking terms
govori! speak up!, speak out, out with it!
on ne more (ne zna) nehati govoríti he can never stop talking, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
(on) govori, kot da bi ga navil he has the gift of the gab, he talks nineteen to the dozen
on malo govori he is a man of few words, (je boječ) he is tongue-tied
z njim se da govoríti he is someone you can talk to
z njim se ne da govoríti (figurativno) he will not listen to reason
po vsem mestu se govori o njih they are the talk of the town
govorilo se je o njegovi demisiji there have been rumours of his resignation
vse mesto govori o tem it is the talk of the town
govori se, da je zelo bogata she is said to be very rich
o njem se mnogo govori he is much talked about
to dejstvo govori zanj this fact tells in his favour
dejstva govoré sama the facts speak for themselves
to govori za in proti that cuts both ways
dejanja govore glasneje kot besede actions speak louder than words
vse govori za to, da... there is every reason to believe that...
to govori proti that tells against it
ne govorite z nikomer o tem! not a word to anyone about this!, keep this to yourself!
začeti govoríti o nekem predmetu to broach a subject
bi lahko govoril z Vami? could I have a word with you?
bi lahko govoril z g. X? could I see Mr. X
govorimo odkrito! let's speak frankly, let's lay (ali put) our cards on the table
kjer se veliko govori, se malo naredi least said, soonest mended
govoríti je srebro, molčati pa zlato the less said, the better
prav tako bi lahko govoril stenam figurativno I might as well speak to a brick wall
ti to meni govoriš! (= kot da jaz tega ne vem) you're telling me!

go with neprehodni glagol
spremljati; strinjati, skladati se; ujemati se

things go well (ill) with him lepo (slabo) mu kaže

grannie, granny [grǽni] samostalnik
babica
pogovorno starka

grannie's knot slabo zavezan vozel

hard² [ha:d] prislov
trdo, trdno; težko, hudo, naporno; pridno, hitro; čisto zraven, tik

hard at hand; ali hard by čisto zraven
hard on; ali hard after tik za
to be hard hit biti hudo udarjen, prizadet
to be hard pressed; ali to be hard put to it biti v hudi stiski, biti na tesnem
to be hard up biti v denarni stiski
to die hard težko umreti
to drink hard močno piti
hard earned težko zaslužen
to follow hard upon tesno slediti
hard got težko pridobljen
to look hard at nepremično koga gledati, z očmi meriti
hard set v stiski; trmast; negiben
it will go hard with him slabo mu kaže, trda mu prede
to run one hard biti komu za petami
hard upon takoj nato
to try hard zelo se potruditi

hog¹ [hɔg] samostalnik
zoologija prašič, merjasec
ekonomija svinja za zakol (preko 60 kg)
britanska angleščina, narečno ovca pred prvim striženjem
navtika metla za ribanje; papirniško mešalo
ameriško papirniško stepalo; zgrešen lučaj (balinanje s kamni na ledu)
figurativno umazanec, požrešnež, pohlepnež, svinja

a hog in armour volk v ovčji koži, podel človek v lepi obleki
to bring one's hogs to a fine (wrong) market napraviti dobro (slabo) kupčijo
to go the whole hog stvar do kraja razčistiti
a road hog brezobziren voznik
ameriško on the hog bankrotiran

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

horse¹ [hɔ:s] samostalnik
konj, žrebec
vojska jezdeci, konjenica; lesen trinožnik
tisk vlagalna deska
šport konj
sleng prepovedan pripomoček v šoli
pogovorno bankovec za 5 funtov
ameriško burka, vragolija

to breathe like a horse sopsti kot konj
šport buck-horse koza
a horse of another colour nekaj čisto drugega
clothes-horse stojalo za sušenje obleke
to back the wrong horse slabo presoditi
figurativno a dark horse nepričakovan zmagovalec
to eat like a horse jesti kot volk
to flog a dead horse mlatiti prazno slamo; zaman se truditi
horse and foot konjenica in pešadija; figurativno z vsemi sredstvi
it is a good horse that never stumbles tudi najpametnejšemu včasih spodleti
ameriško hold your horses! le mirno!
light horse lahko oborožena konjenica
to look a gift horse in the mouth gledati podarjenemu konju na zobe
to mount (ali ride, be on) the high horse prevzetno se vesti
you may take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink s silo se ne da vsega doseči
to play horse with s.o. grobo s kom ravnati
to put the cart before the horse delati kaj narobe
to ride the wooden horse za kazen jahati na lesenem konju
to roll up horse, foot, and guns popolnoma premagati
horse of state paradni konj
straight from the horse's mouth iz zanesljivega vira
one-horse show neuspela stvar
figurativno do not spur a willing horse ne priganjaj ubogljivega konja
sea-horse morski konj, triton; zoologija morski konjiček; zoologija mrož
vojska to horse! na konje!
wild horses will not drag me there za nobeno ceno ne grem tja
to work like a horse delati kakor konj
wheel horse zanesljiv delavec, garač