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  • suròv raw, crude; figurativno rough, rude; (grób) coarse, uncouth; (brutalen) brutal; (neobdelan ipd.) unwrought, in the raw (ali natural) state, unfinished, unpolished, crude, rough; figurativno ill-mannered, uncivil, gross, bearish, ill-bred, boorish, churlish, barbarous

    v suròvem stanju in a rough state
    suròv diamant rough diamond
    suròv bombaž raw cotton
    suròv proizvod raw product
    suròv kavčuk crude (ali raw) rubber
    suròvo maslo (fresh ali freshly made) butter
    suròva (nestrojena) koža rawhide
    suròva sila brute force
    suròvo olje crude (ali rock) oil, crude petroleum, naphtha
    suròvo ravnanje raw deal
    suròvo jajce raw egg
    suròvo meso raw meat
    suròva šala horseplay
    suròve šege uncouth (ali rude, coarse) manners pl
    suròva volna raw wool
    suròvo železo pig iron
    suròvo igrati šport to play rough
    suròva hrana uncooked vegetarian food
    suròva svila raw silk
    suròvo stanje raw state
  • swath [swɔ:ɵ] samostalnik
    red pokošene trave ali žita; pokošen prostor

    to cut a (wide) swath ameriško, figurativno predstavljati nekaj, igrati vlogo; delati se važnega
  • swell*2 [swel]

    1. neprehodni glagol (tudi swell up, swell out)
    oteči, otekati, nabrekniti; napihniti se, napeti se, nabuhniti, napenjati se; (voda) narasti; (jadro) napeti se, napihniti se; rasti, prerasti (into v)
    narasti, povečati se; izbruhniti (izvirek, solze)
    arhitektura izbočiti se
    figurativno kipeti (čustva); (srce) napenjati se, (hoteti) počiti (with od)
    biti poln (with česa)
    figurativno napihovati se, hvalisati se, bahati se

    2. prehodni glagol (tudi swell up, swell out)
    napihniti, napeti; razširiti, povečati (into do)
    zvišati, pomnožiti

    swelled head sleng nadutost, domišljavost
    swollen legs otekle noge
    swelled with success domišljav na svoj uspeh
    to be swelled with pride napihovati se od ošabnosti
    my cheek is swelling lice mi oteka
    to swell out one's chest (iz)prsiti se
    the cost of war has swollen our debt stroški za vojno so povečali naš dolg
    my heart is swelling with happiness srce mi je prepolno sreče
    to swell like a turkey cock šopiriti se kot pav
    to swell note glasba peti (igrati) noto izmenoma crescendo in diminuendo
    rains have swollen the river zaradi deževja je reka narasla
    the rivers are swelling reke naraščajo
    the sails swelled in the wind jadra so se napela v vetru
    to suffer from swelled head figurativno biti nadut, domišljav
  • šáh (igra) chess; (perzijski vladar) shah

    igrati šáh to play chess, to have a game of chess
    šáh kralju! check!, your king's in check
    dati šáh kralju to put the king in check, to check
    dati šáh in matirati to checkmate
    držati koga v šáhu to hold someone in check, (figurativno) to keep (ali to hold) someone at bay, to thwart, pogovorno to stymie, to snooker
    šáh mat checkmate
    partija šáha a game of chess
  • 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
  • take on prehodni glagol
    vzeti (nase), prevzeti; vzeti (v službo, na ladjo itd.); najeti; peljati, odvesti dalje, naprej; nadeti si, privzeti
    šport vzeti za soigralca; sprejeti (stavo, delo, službo)
    neprehodni glagol
    stopiti v službo
    pogovorno razburjati se, gristi se (at zaradi)
    besneti, postavljati se, prevzetovati, delati se važnega, vihati nos

    to take on flesh (z)rediti se
    to take on a character of dignity nadeti si dostojanstven videz
    to take on s.o. at golf igrati golf s kom
    I cannot take on this job again ne morem zopet (pre)vzeti to delo (posel)
  • tamburín glasba tambourine

    igrati na tamburín to play the tambourine
  • ténis šport tennis; lawn tennis

    ténis na trdih tleh hardcourt tennis
    namizni ténis table tennis
    igralec ténisa tennis player
    izvrsten igralec ténisa first-rate (ali pogovorno crack) tennis player
    igrišče za ténis tennis court
    žoga za ténis tennis ball
    lopar za ténis (tennis) racket, racquet
    sodnik pri ténisu umpire
    igrati ténis to play tennis
    čevlji za ténis tennis shoes pl
  • tie1 [tái] samostalnik
    pentlja, petija, kravata; vezalka; vozel; ženski krznen ovratnik; spona, spojka, skoba
    ameriško železniški prag
    ameriško čevelj na vezalke
    glasba ligatura
    figurativno vez; obveznost
    pogovorno dolžnost, breme
    šport neodločena igra ali tekma, izenačenje
    parlament izenačitev, enakost glasov

    ties of blood krvne vezi
    the tie of friendship vez prijateljstva
    cup ties šport izločilno tekmovanje za pokal
    neck-tie kravata
    to end in a tie končati se z enakim številom točk
    he finds the children a great tie (on him) on občuti otroke kot veliko breme
    to play (to shoot) off a tie (od)igrati (povratno) tekmo za prvenstvo
  • top2 [tɔp]

    1. prehodni glagol
    opremiti s konico, z vrhom; pokriti, (o)kronati
    agronomija odrezati vršičke; doseči vrh; zadeti, pogoditi, udariti (vrh, teme); biti višji, zavze(ma)ti prvo mesto, prekositi, nadkriliti
    trgovina preseči, priti čez (ceno)
    sleng obglaviti, obesiti

    to top a hill priti na vrh griča
    he tops me by 3 inches 3 cole je višji od mene
    to be topped biti premagan
    that tops all I ever saw to prekaša vse, kar sem (le) kdaj videl
    he tops 5 feet nekaj čez 5 čevljev je visok
    the dog topped the fence pes je preskočil plot
    to top one's part gledališče odlično igrati svojo vlogo
    to top the class biti najboljši v razredu

    2. neprehodni glagol
    dvigati se, vzpenjati se nad; izkazati se, odlikovati se; vladati nad, prevladovati
  • try2 [trái] prehodni glagol
    poskusiti, lotiti se, začeti; preizkusiti, raziskati; pokusiti (jed); ugotoviti (kaj) s poskusom, eksperimentirati z
    pravno (sodno) preiskovati (primer), zasliševati, izpraševati pred sodiščem; soditi, voditi sodni postopek, postaviti pred sodišče (for zaradi)
    odločiti, rešiti (spor, vprašanje); (po)skušati (kaj izvesti, doseči) (večinoma try up)
    (pre)čistiti, rafinirati (kovine, olje itd.), rektificirati (špirit), stopiti (mast, loj itd.); prenapenjati, utrujati (oči), mučiti, preveč zahtevati od, staviti na hudo preizkušnjo (večinoma try up)
    tesati, strugati, stružiti, rezljati
    neprehodni glagol
    poskusiti, napraviti poskus; truditi se (for za)
    prizadevati si, mučiti se (at z)

    a tried friend zvest, zanesljiv prijatelj
    go and try! poskusi!
    try again! poskusi še enkrat!
    try and repeat! pogovorno poskusi ponoviti!
    he is a tried hand at it on je izkušen v tem
    I'll try my best (ali my hardest) skušal bom napraviti vse, kar bo v moji moči
    to try one's hand at preizkusiti svojo spretnost v, poskusiti sev
    to try a criminal for murder soditi zločincu zaradi umora
    to be tried for one's life biti sojen (biti pred sodiščem) zaradi zločina, ki se lahko kaznuje s smrtjo
    to try a new remedy preiskusiti novo zdravilo
    to try it on s.o. sleng skušati koga prelisičiti
    to try it on the dog figurativno koga uporabiti za poskusnega kunca; igrati gledališko igro za poskušnjo najprej na deželi
    to try the door skušati odpreti vrata
    I was afraid he was going to try s.th. wild bal sem se, da bo napravil kako neumnost
    you are trying my patience na hudo preskušnjo stavljaš mojo potrpežljivost
    the poor light tries my eyes slaba luč mi utruja oči
    to try one's luck with s.o. poskusiti svojo srečo pri kom
    the widow was sorely tried vdova je mnogo prestala
    he tried hard for a job zelo si je prizadeval, da bi dobil (kako) delo (službo)
    I tried for a scholarship potegoval sem se za štipendijo
    try the ice before you skate figurativno premisli, preden kaj storiš!
  • tune1 [tju:n] samostalnik
    napev, melodija, arija; pesem; himna, koral, cerkvena pesem; (redko) ton
    figurativno harmonija, skladnost, sklad, soglasnost
    figurativno razpoloženje (for za)
    fonetika intonacija

    in tune uglašeno; pravilno, kot treba; aeronavtika pripravljen za vzlet
    in tune with v skladnosti z
    not in tune nerazpoložen
    out of tune neuglašen; slabe volje
    to the tune of po melodiji (od); pogovorno v znesku od
    folk tune narodna pesem
    to be in tune with harmonirati z
    to call the tune dajati ton
    to change one's tune, to sing another tune pogovorno, figurativno ubrati drug ton
    give us a tune! zapojte nam kaj!
    I had to pay to the tune of 20 moral sem plačati kar (nič manj kot) 20 funtov
    to play out of tune glasba napačno igrati
    to put in tune uglasbiti
  • véčji greater; larger, bigger; major

    véčje poškodbe major injuries pl
    igrati véčjo vlogo to play a major role (ali part)
    bila bi véčja tragedija, če... it would be a major tragedy if...
  • violin [vaiəlín] samostalnik
    glasba violina, gosli
    figurativno violinist

    first violin prva violina (violinist)
    violin bow lok za violino
    violin clef glasba violinski ključ
    violin case etui za violino
    violin maker izdelovalec violin
    violin string violinska struna
    violin piano harmonikord
    to play the violin igrati (na) violino
  • violína glasba violin

    prva violína first violin
    lok za violíno violin bow, bow, pogovorno fiddle bow
    Stradivarjeva violína Stradivarius, pogovorno Strad
    etui za violíno violin case
    izdelovalec violín violin maker
    igrati na violíno to play the violin
    igrati prvo (drugo) violíno to play first (second) violin, first (tudi figurativno second) fiddle
  • visóko prislov high; highly

    biti visóko cenjen to be highly esteemed
    visóko leteti (figurativno, biti častihlepen) to fly high, to aim high, to have high aspirations
    visóko nositi glavo (figurativno) to hold (ali to carry) one's head high
    sonce je visóko nad obzorjem the sun is high above the horizon
    visóko igrati to play high
    visóko meriti, ciljati to aim high
    visóko péti to sing high
  • vlóga gledališče part, role, rôle; (v banko) deposit; (prošnja) application; petition; (v igri, vložek) stake

    nehvaležna vlóga an ungrateful part
    zasedba vlóg gledališče cast
    néma vlóga gledališče nonspeaking role, walk-on part
    hranilna vlóga savings-bank deposit
    film X. v glavni vlógi Y. a film featuring Y.
    igrati negativno vlógo gledališče, lopov, kriminalec to play a baddy (ali a heavy)
    igrati vlógo v... gledališče to act a part in...
    igrati glavno vlógo v igri ipd. to star in a play, to feature in a play, to play the main role, (figurativno) to play the key role, to be the kingpin
    igrati važno vlógo v... to play an important part in...
    igrati žalostno, klavrno vlógo to cut a poor figure
    igral je klavrno vlógo v tej zadevi he cut a poor figure in that affair
    igrati stransko vlógo (figurativno) to play second fiddle, to be of second-rate importance
    to ne igra nobene vlóge (figurativno) that does not matter, that makes no difference
    denar ne igra vlóge money is no object
    napraviti pismeno vlógo to put in a written application
    napraviti vlógo na... to make an application to...
    péti vodilno vlógo v operi to sing the lead in an opera
  • voják soldier, serviceman, pl -men

    navaden voják (prostak, borec) private (soldier), common soldier
    odsluženi voják ex-serviceman, pl -men
    odpuščeni voják demobilized (pogovorno demobbed) soldier, ZDA veteran
    star voják veteran
    najemniški voják mercenary
    prostovoljni voják volunteer
    Neznani voják (junak) the Unknown Soldier
    voják od glave do pete every inch a soldier
    voják pešak infantryman, foot soldier, VB (nekdanji vzdevek) Tommy, Tommy Atkins
    voják iz cina (igrača) tin soldier
    človek, ki mu vest ne dopušča, da bi služil vojáke conscientious objector (to service in the armed forces)
    iti k vojákom to join up, to join the army
    biti voják to soldier
    igrati se vojáke to play at soldiers
    služiti vojáke VB to wear the Queen's (oziroma the King's) uniform; to bear arms
  • walk2 [wɔ:k]

    1. neprehodni glagol
    hoditi, iti, korakati, peš iti, pešačiti, počasi hoditi, sprehajati se; (konj) iti v koraku; (duhovi) strašiti
    zastarelo majati se, premikati se (sem in tja)
    figurativno, zastarelo živeti (po nekih načelih)
    zastarelo klatiti se okoli

    to walk along (ali up) the street iti po ulici
    to walk home vrniti se peš domov
    to walk on air figurativno biti v devetih nebesih
    to walk in one's sleep hoditi v spanju
    to walk in peace figurativno mirno živeti
    to walk in procession hoditi v procesiji
    he walked into the pie figurativno planil je po pašteti
    to walk in golden (ali silver) slippers figurativno plavati v denarju, živeti v bogastvu
    to walk over (the course) z lahkoto dobiti dirko, figurativno z lahkoto zmagati
    to walk round s.o. ameriško, pogovorno opehariti, oslepariti koga
    to walk through one's part gledališče brezizrazno (od)igrati (svojo) vlogo
    to walk into s.o. pogovorno napasti koga; ozmerjati, pretepsti koga

    2. prehodni glagol
    prehoditi, prepotovati (peš); hoditi sem in tja po; pustiti (konja), da gre v koraku; voditi, peljati, spremljati na sprehod; odpeljati (kaj); (košarka) obdržati žogo več kot dva koraka (brez dribljanja); izučiti (mladega psa); tekmovati v hoji (s.o. s kom)

    to walk one's beat vojska biti na straži
    to walk the boards biti gledališki igralec
    to walk the chalk (ali chalk mark, chalk line) figurativno dokazati svojo treznost (npr. na policiji) z ravno hojo med črtami, narisanimi s kredo
    to walk one's chalks sleng pobrati jo, po francosko se posloviti
    to walk the floor hoditi po sobi sem in tja
    to walk a horse voditi, prepeljavati konja
    to walk the hospital prakticirati na kliniki, hoditi po bolniških sobah (o študentu medicine)
    to walk a puppy trenirati psička
    to walk s.o. off his legs utruditi koga s hojo, s pešačenjem
    I'll walk you 5 miles tekmoval bom s teboj v hoji na 5 milj
    to walk the plank kot gusarski ujetnik iti z zavezanimi očmi po deski z ladje v morje
    they walked me into the room peljali so me v sobo
    to walk the streets hoditi po ulicah; figurativno baviti se s prostitucijo
    to walk the tracks iti po sledovih
  • zaplóskatí to clap one's hands

    takó so mu zaploskali, da je moral še enkrat igrati they clapped him so enthusiastically that he had to play an encore