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láž lie; untruth, falsehood; (manjša) fib

debela láž a big lie, a gross untruth, a whacking lie, pogovorno a thumper, a tough one, ZDA pogovorno a whopper, a thumping lie, an outrageous lie
grda láž a foul lie
nedolžna láž a white lie
kosmata láž blatant lie
dokazana láž a lie unmasked (ali laid bare, exposed, arhaično nailed to the counter); (izmišljotina) pogovorno flam
pogostna láž widespread lie
same láži! a pack of lies!
to je debela láž this is a gross untruth
to je čista, gola láž this is a downright lie
izmisliti si láž to invent (ali to forge) a lie
z lážmi se izvleči iz... to lie oneself out of...
povedati láž to tell a lie
na láž postaviti koga to refute (ali to rebut, to belie) someone
bil je postavljen na láž he has been refuted (ali proved a liar); he has been flatly contradicted
ujeti koga na láži to catch someone out in a lie
láž ima kratke noge lies are short-lived (ali have short wings), a liar is soon exposed
aparat za odkrivanje láži lie detector
on ne okleva pred lážjo he does not scruple to lie

leg¹ [leg] samostalnik
noga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize
navtika ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila
šport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)

to be all legs nogat, dolgonog
to be off one's legs biti slab v nogah
to be on one's last legs biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih moči
the boot is on the other leg resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenile
to fall on one's legs postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečo
to feel (ali find) one's legs shoditi (otrok)
to get a leg in pridobiti zaupanje
to get upon one's legs razjeziti se, planiti kvišku
to get on one's hind legs postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambi
to give s.o. a leg up pomagati komu naprej
not to have a leg to stand on ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičila
to have a bone in one's leg dati šaljiv odklonilen odgovor
to have the legs of biti hitrejši od koga
to have legs biti zelo hiter (zlasti ladja)
to have good sea legs ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornar
to keep one's legs obdržati se na nogah
leg and leg enako stanje v igri, enako število točk
on one's (hind) legs na nogah, pri dobrem zdravju
to pull s.o.'s leg imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s kom
to put one's best leg foremost pohiten
to run s.o. off his legs nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delom
to set s.o. on his legs pomagati komu na noge
arhaično to make a leg prikloniti se
to shake a leg britanska angleščina, pogovorno plesati, ameriško, sleng pohiteti, podvizati se
to shake a loose leg razuzdano živeti
to show a leg vstati
to show a clean pair of legs zbežati
to stand on one's own legs biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne noge
to stretch one's legs iti na sprehod
to take to one's legs popihati jo
to walk s.o. off his legs utruditi koga s hojo
black-leg slepar, stavkokaz

lie¹ [lai] samostalnik
laž, neresnica, izmišljotina

black lie kosmata laž
a lie nailed to the counter dokazana laž
a lie laid on with a trowel debela in očitna laž
white lie nedolžna laž, laž v sili
to act a lie slepiti koga
to tell a lie zlagati se
to give s.o. the lie postaviti koga na laž
to give the lie to s.th. postaviti kaj na laž
lies have short wings laž ima kratke noge

life [laif] samostalnik
življenje; človeško življenje (lives življenja)
figurativno življenjskost, živahnost; življenjepis; živ model
ekonomija trajanje, rok uporabe, življenjska doba (tudi stroja); življenjski zavarovanec

to amend one's life poboljšati se
to be in danger of one's life biti v življenjski nevarnosti
to be the life and soul of a party biti duša družbe
to bring to life spraviti k zavesti
change of life klimakterij
to come to life osvestiti se, roditi se
my early life moja mladost
early in life v mladih letih
to escape with life and limb odnesti celo kožo
expectation of life predvidena življenjska doba
he was given a life dobil je še eno priliko
for the life of me pri svoji najboljši volji
for life dosmrten, za celo življenje
to have the time of one's life odlično se zabavati
high life življenje visoke družbe
in life za časa življenja
as large as life v naravni velikosti; osebno
to lay down one's life žrtvovati življenje
to lead a dog's life pasje živeti
a new lease on life novo življenje, nova življenjska sila
low life življenje nižjih slojev
it was a matter of life and death šlo je za življenje ali smrt
not for the life of me za nič na svetu
not on your life za živ svet ne
nothing in life sploh ne
with all the pleasure in life z največjim veseljem
to risk one's life tvegati življenje
to run for dear (ali for one's) life bežati na žive in mrtve
to see life spoznati (ali uživati) življenje
to sell one's life dear (lifely) drago prodati svoje življenje
to show (signs of) life kazati znake življenja
to take s.o.'s life ubiti koga
to take one's own life življenje si vzeti
to seek s.o.'s life streči komu po življenju
to take one's life in one's hands igrati se z življenjem, postaviti svoje življenje na kocko
to the life zvesto, natančno (upodobiti)
walk of life družben položaj, poklic
umetnost still life tihožitje
upon my life! pri moji duši!
pool-player has three lives igralec biljarda lahko še trikrat poskusi
to stake one's life on s.th. glavo staviti za kaj

light⁴ [lait] samostalnik
svetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba
navtika svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči)
poetično vid, nebesno telo
figurativno luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha
množina spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti
množina, sleng oči

according to one's lights po svojih sposobnostih
he appears in the light of (a scoundrel ) videti je (lopov)
by the light of a candle pri svetlobi sveče
by the light of nature po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjo
between the lights v mraku
to bring to light odkriti, odkopati
to come to light priti na svetlo, biti odkrit
poetično light of one's eyes vid
figurativno the light of my eyes punčica mojega očesa
in the light of these facts vpričo teh dejstev
to give light to razložiti, razjasniti
to give s.o. a light prižgati komu cigareto
to hide one's light under a bushel biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnosti
high lights najsvetlejši deli slike
the light of s.o.'s countenance naklonjenost koga (uživati)
to place s.th. in a good light postaviti kaj v lepo luč
to put a light to s.th. prižgati, zažgati kaj
I see the light posvetilo se mi je
to see the light roditi se; ameriško spremeniti svoje stališče; religija biti prosvetljen, sprevideti
to see the light of day biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjen
to stand in s.o.'s light jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figurativno motiti koga
to stand in one's own light škodovati samemu sebi
to strike a light prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)
he is a shining light genij je
to throw (ali shed) light on s.th. razložiti, razjasniti kaj
get out of the light! ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!
tail-light rdeča lučka na avtomobilu
light and shade svetloba in senca, nasprotja
Ancient Lights opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi okna

line¹ [lain] samostalnik
črta, linija, poteza; guba, brazda (na obrazu, roki)
matematika črta (zlasti premica)
geografija ekvator, poldnevnik, vzporednik; smer, pot (avtobusna, železniška) proga, tir
množina obris, kontura, oblika
množina načrt (ladje), osnutek, plan
množina načela, smernice, navodila; način, metoda, postopek; meja, mejna črta (tudi figurativno)
vrsta, niz, rep (ljudi); soglasje; rod, veja, koleno, pokolenje
tisk vrstica; kratko sporočilo, kratko pismo; stih, pesmica (upon s.th. to s.o.)
množina, britanska angleščina latinski stihi, ki jih mora dijak prepisati za kazen, kazenska pismena naloga
množina, gledališče tekst vloge, vloga
množina, pogovorno poročni list
pogovorno poročilo, pojasnilo
množina usoda; stroka, področje, panoga; telefonska, telegrafska linija
tehnično vod
ekonomija sortiment, blago, predmet
množina serijsko blago
vojska (bojna) linija, vrsta, fronta, frontne čete, šotori ali barake v taboru; vrv, konopec; žica, kabel

the Line ekvator
line of sight kamor seže pogled
line of vision horizont, obzorje; vojska vizirna črta
hung on the line (slika) obešena v višini oči
figurativno all along the line; ali down the line na celi črti
the line of least resistance linija najmanjšega odpora
on the dotted line v vrsti, ki je namenjena za podpis
on the line na meji, politika na liniji
line of fate (fortune, heart, life) črta usode (sreče, srca, življenja) na roki
to stand in line stati v repu (vrsti)
britanska angleščina up (down) line (vlak) v (iz) London(a)
the Southern line južna železnica
bus line avtobusna proga
double line dvotirna proga
single line enotirna proga
main (ali trunk) glavna proga
branch line stranska proga
on the lines laid down by the chairman po smernicah, ki jih je postavil predsedujoči
along these lines po teh navodilih, smernicah
along general lines po splošnih smernicah
line of argument dokazni postopek
to take (ali keep to) one's own line ukrepati po svoje, držati se svoje poti
to take a strong line (with s.o.) biti čvrst, neomajen (do koga), vztrajati
to take the line that zavzeti stališče, da; biti mišljenja, da
dont' take that line with me z menoj ne ravnaj tako
lines of responsibility pristojnosti
to take the line postaviti se na stališče
in line of duty pri opravljanju dolžnosti
out of line iz črte, ne na črti; figurativno nesoglasen, nezdružljiv; iz ravnotežja
that's s.th. out of (ali not in) my line to mi ne leži, ne spada v mojo stroko
to come (ali get, fall) into line (with) prilagoditi se (komu, čemu), ravnati se po
to overstep the line of good taste prekoračiti mejo dobrega okusa
to draw the line (at) povleči mejo (pri)
I draw the line at that to se pri meni neha
to toe the line spoštovati predpise; politika biti na liniji
to give s.o. line enough popustiti uzde, pustiti komu proste roke
to go over the line prekoračiti mejo, mero
in line with skladno z
ameriško, figurativno to be in line for pričakovati (službo), upati na
to be in line with soglašati s, z
to bring s.o. into line (with) spraviti v sklad s, z; politika pridobiti koga k sodelovanju
ameriško, pogovorno to go down the line for zavezati se za kaj (na celi črti)
the male line moški potomci
in the direct line neposredni potomci
to read between the lines brati med vrsticami
to drop s.o. a line napisati komu par vrstic
to get a line on dobiti poročilo o čem
gledališče to study one's lines učiti se vloge
marriage lines poročni list
pogovorno hard lines težka usoda, "smola", nesreča
the line is engaged (ali busy) telefonska linija je zasedena
to hold the line ostati pri telefonu
ameriško party line dvojček (telefon)
on strictly commercial lines na čisto komercialni bazi
ekonomija line of goods vrsta blaga, naročilo zanj
vojska line of fire strelska bojna vrsta
vojska behind the enemy's lines za sovražnikovimi vrstami
vojska line of battle frontna linija
vojska line of defence obrambna linija
vojska to go up the line iti v frontno linijo
vojska to draw up in line; ali to form (wheel into) line stopiti v vrsto
vojska the line regularne čete
navtika line abreast bojna linija vzporedno postavljenih ladij
navtika ship of the line linijska ladja
fizika line of force magnetna silnica
in the line of glede na
somewhere along the line ob neki priliki, v gotovem trenutku
figurativno to keep to one's line iti premočrtno
figurativno by (rule and) line natančno, precizno
to get off the line iztiriti
hook, line, and sinker popoln(oma)
to have s.o. on a line pustiti koga v negotovosti

lúč light; (svetilka) lamp

električna lúč electric light(ing)
prometna lúč traffic light, stop-go sign
plinska lúč gaslight
pri lúči by (artificial) light
v pravi lúči in its true aspect
pokazati kaj v pravi lúči to show something in its true colours
rudarska lúč miner's lamp
lúč gori the light is on
lúč ne gori the light is out
lúč je ugasnjena the light is off
držati proti, k lúči to hold up to the light
iti komu z lúči to stand out of someone's light
on ni nobena lúč (figurativno) he is no great light
prižgati lúč to put (ali to switch, to turn) the light on
ugasniti lúč to put the light out, to turn (ali to switch) the light off
postaviti kaj v pravo lúč to put something in the true light
postaviti kaj v nepravi, v napačni lúči to present something in the wrong light, to misrepresent
to prikazuje stvar v drugi, v novi lúči that puts the matter in a new light
ne stoj mi na lúči! don't stand in my light!
to meče novo lúč na to vprašanje this throws a new light on the question
metati slabo lúč na... to reflect (unfavourably) on...
njegovo vedenje meče slabo luč na njegovo vzgojo his behaviour reflects (unfavourably) upon his upbringing
zagledati lúč sveta to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to see the light
če to gledamo v lúči najnovejših odkritij if we view it in the light of the most recent discoveries
tisoči luči na ulicah thousands of lights in the streets

market¹ [má:kit] samostalnik
trg, tržnica, tržišče; trgovina, trgovanje; povpraševanje (for)
denarni trg; tržna cena
ameriško trgovina z živili

the market borzni posredniki
at the market po tržni ceni
at the top of the market po najvišji tržni ceni
black market črna borza
the corn market žitni trg
money market denarni trg
covered market pokrita tržnica
in the market na trgu
active (ali lively) market živahen trg
dull market mrtev trg
the market is low (rising) tržne cene so nizke (se dvigajo)
to be in the market for potrebovati kaj, iskati, želeti kupiti ali imeti
to be on (ali in) the market biti naprodaj
to come into the market priti na trg, biti naprodaj
to boom (ali rig) the market dvigniti kurz
to find a market iti v prodajo
the market fell cene so padle
the market is all givers na trgu so samo prodajalci
to hold the market obvladati trg, obdržati cene
a market for leather povpraševanje po usnju
to make a market špekulativno dvigniti povpraševanje (po delnicah)
to make a good market of okoristiti se s čim
to meet with a ready market hitro prodati
to place (ali put) on the market postaviti na trg, dati naprodaj
to play the market špekulirati (na borzi)
figurativno to bring one's eggs (ali hogs) to a bad (ali the wrong) market ušteti se

mêgla (gosta) fog; mist; (redka) haze; astronomija nebula

gosta mêgla thick mist
pas goste mêgle (nad morjem) fog-bank
zelo gosta mêgla pea-souper
zadržan zaradi mêgle (o ladji) fogbound
z dimom mešana mêgla smog
signal v gosti mêgli (železnica) fogger, fog signal, (zvočni) foghorn
umetna mêgla smoke screen
bila je gosta mêgla it was foggy
mêgla se dviga fog is rising
mêgla se spušča, pada fog is coming down
opoldne se je mêgla dvignila at noon the mist lifted
postaviti signale (petarde) zaradi goste mêgle to set fog warning signals (detonators)
videti stvari v mêgli to see things in a mist
zaviti v mêglo to mist

mêja (državna, deželna) frontier, border; (ločnica) boundary (-line); (mejno področje) borders pl, confines pl; figurativno limit, (skrajni konec) extreme point; (rob) edge, verge, skirt

na mêji on the frontier
onkraj mêje beyond the frontier, (v tujini) abroad
v mêjah (česa) within the borders (ali limits) (of something)
do (neke) gotove mêje to a certain extent, to some extent, up to a point
mestne mêje city boundaries pl
starostna mêja age limit
živa mêja hedge, hedgerow, quickset hedge
določitev mêje demarcation; delimitation
kršitev mêje violation of the frontier
prestopitev mêje frontier-crossing
mêja, ki se ne sme prestopiti figurativno pogovorno deadline
prekoračiti, prestopiti mêjo to cross the frontier, (figurativno) to exceed the limit (ali permission)
postaviti mêjo, mêje to put (ali to set) bounds to, to limit
začrtati mêjo to draw a boundary
določiti mêjo to determine (ali to set, to fix) a boundary
vse ima svoje mêje there is a limit to everything, we must draw the line somewhere
ne poznati mêje (figurativno) to know no bounds
njegova hvaležnost (njegovo začudenje) ni poznala mêjá his gratitude (his surprise) knew no bounds
to presega vse mêje that passes all bounds
moje potrpljenje je skoraj doseglo svojo mêjo I have almost reached the limit of my patience
držati v mêjah to keep within bounds, to check, to restrain
tvoriti mêjo čemu to form the boundary of something

mésto¹ town; (veliko, VB) city, ZDA (že od 8.000 prebivalcev naprej) city; (kraj) locality, place; (v knjigi) passage; (služba) place, employment, post, (služabniško) situation; spot; stand, point

na méstu (takoj) on the spot, straight (ali right) away
v méstu in town
iz mésta from town
na samem méstu (kraju) pravo on the premises
na mojem méstu in my place
prav na tem méstu in this very place
na prvem méstu in the first place, first and foremost
častno mésto place of honour
glavno mésto capital, metropolis
podeželsko mésto country town
večno mésto the Holy City, Rome
industrijsko mésto manufacturing town
prazno mésto (služba) vacancy
dolnje mésto lower town (ali ZDA downtown)
gornje mésto upper (ali high) town
komandant mésta town major
zrasel v méstu townbred
sva iz istega mésta we are from the same place
ni na méstu (govoriti)... it is inappropriate (to speak)...
tu ni mést, da (bi govoril)... this is not the proper place (to speak)...
opazka ni bila na méstu (umestna) the remark was uncalled for
biti v méstu to be in town
ko bi jaz bil na tvojem méstu if I were in your place (ali position, figurativno shoes), if I were you
ne bi hotel biti na tvojem méstu I wouldn't like to he in your skin
vse mésto govori o tem it is the talk of the town, the whole town's talking about it
iti v mésto to go to (oziroma into) town
ne se ganiti z mésta not to stir
stopati na méstu to mark time
pojdite vsak na svoje mésto! go to your respective places!
potegovati se za kako mésto to apply for a post
postaviti koga na odgovorno mésto to place someone in a responsible position
vlak, ki vozi iz mésta (v mesto, v London) down train (up train)
vznemiriti mésto z velikim hrupom, razgrajanjem to paint the town red

mláj (polni mesec) new moon, full moon; (drevo) Maypole

postaviti mláj to set up a maypole

nagróbnik tombstone; headstone

postaviti nagróbnik to erect a tombstone

nativity [nətlviti] samostalnik
rojstvo (tudi figurativno)
astronomija horoskop

the Nativity božič; Kristusovo rojstvo (tudi v slikarstvu); Marijino rojstvo (8. sept.)
to cast s.o.'s nativity postaviti komu horoskop

nôga foot, pl feet; (krak) leg; (klavnih živali) hoof, pl -s, hooves, (za jed) trotter; (čaše) stem, foot; (mize, stola) leg

prednja nôga foreleg
zadnja nôga hind leg
od glave do nôg from head to foot, from top to toe
prekrižanih nôg cross-legged
zaspale nôge (mravljinci v nogah) pins and needles
lahkih nôg light-footed, light-foot
umivanje nôg footwashing
ki ima nôge na O bandy-legged, bandy, bowlegged
nôge na X knock-knees
ki ima nôga na X knock-kneed
že biti na nôgah to be on one's feet
ves dan sem že na nôgah I have been on the go (ali run off my feet) all day
biti z eno nôgo v grobu to have one foot (ali one's feet) in the grave, to be on one's last legs
biti šibak v nôgah to be unsteady (ali groggy) on one's feet (ali pogovorno on one's pins)
on je slab v nôgah (slab hodec, pešec) he is a poor walker
pomagati komu na nôge to help someone up on his feet
sam si pomagati na nôge (figurativno) to lift oneself up by one's own bootstraps
obdržati se na nôgah to keep one's legs
metati komu polena pod nôge to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to thwart someone
nôge me bolijo my legs hurt, I have a pain in my legs
on ima umetno nôgo he has an artificial leg
podstaviti komu nôgo to trip someone (up)
postaviti koga na nôge to set someone on his feet
spraviti, postaviti koga zopet na nôge to put someone back on his feet
postaviti se na lastne nôge (figurativno) to stand on one's own two feet
postaviti se spet na nôge to recover one's footing
prestopati se z nôge na nôgo to shift one's weight from one foot to the other
pretegniti si nôge, iztegniti nôge to stretch one's legs
skočiti na nôge to spring (ali to start, to leap) to one's feet
skakati po eni nôgi to hop
stati na šibkih nôgah (figurativno) to stand on a weak foundation
stopiti komu na nôgo to tread upon someone's foot
teptati z nôgami to trample (ali to tread) underfoot
udariti z nôgo ob tla to tap (ali to stamp) one's foot
vidim sledove njegovih nôg v snegu I can see his footprints in the snow
vstati z levo nôgo (figurativno) to get out of bed on the wrong side
nôge so me začele boleti I became footsore
nôga mi je zaspala my leg (ali foot) has gone to sleep
izviniti si nôgo to sprain one's ankle
braniti se z rokami in nôgami proti čemu to fight against something tooth and nail
pasti komu k nôgam to fall at someone's feet
živeti na veliki nôgi (razkošno) to live in grand style
stati na lastnih nôgah to stand on one's own feet, to be on one's own, to be independent

óder (gradbeni, zidarski) scaffolding, scaffold; (gledališki) stage, pogovorno, humoristično the boards pl; (šolski) platform; (govorniški) platform, rostrum, hustings, tribune

mali (gledališki) óder little theatre
sramotni óder pillory
krvavi óder (morišče) scaffold
viseči óder (npr. za pleskanje hiše ipd.) cradle
mrtvaški óder catafalque
ležati na svečanem mrtvaškem odru to lie in state
postaviti na sramotni óder to pillory
postaviti na gledališki óder (uprizoriti) to stage, to present, to produce
držati se na odru (o gledališčki igri) to continue a successful run

osnóva (baza) base, basis; groundwork; (temelj) foundation; (začetki) elements pl, rudiments pl; (pri tkanju) warp

brez osnóve baseless, groundless, without foundation
obtožbe so brez osnóve the charges are baseless
postaviti na trdno osnóvo to place on a firm basis; jezikoslovje stem
ajevska, ijevska osnóva a-stem, i-stem
nadomestna osnóva suppletive stem
nedoločniška, sedanjiška osnóva infinitive stem, present stem

osprédje foreground, forefront; fore; front

biti v osprédju politične dejavnosti to be prominently active in politics, to be in the forefront of political activity
on je rad v osprédju (figurativno) he is fond of the limelight
v osprédje se postaviti (siliti, riniti) to put oneself forward
stopiti v osprédje to come to the fore (ali to the front), to stand out
ne siliti v osprédje (figurativno) to take a back seat, to stay (ali keep) in the background, to keep a low profile

ozádje background; back; rear

držati se v ozádju to stay (ali keep) in the background, (figurativno) to take a back seat
postaviti v ozádje to put (ali to place) in the rear
umakniti se v ozádje to recede into the background

period¹ [píəriəd] samostalnik
perioda, doba, obdobje, razdobje (v katerem se kaj redno ponavlja); rok, doba, čas
geologija geološka doba (glacial period ledena doba)
astronomija čas poti planeta (okoli sonca)
pedagoško šolska ura, ura predavanja
matematika ponavljajoča se skupina številk v decimalnem ulomku, interval
glasba osemtaktna perioda
množina, medicina čišča
slovnica pika, veliki stavek; konec
množina retoričen jezik

period of validity rok veljavnosti
pravno period of appeal prizivni rok
fotografija period of exposure čas osvetlitve
medicina period of incubation inkubacijska doba
period of office službena doba
for a period za nekaj časa
for a period of za dobo...
a girl of the period sodobno, moderno dekle
to put a period to postaviti piko na i, dokončati
the period epoha
a long period of time dolgo šasa