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smell^*2 [smel] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
(za)duhati, poduhati (at kaj)
zavohati; vonjati, imeti duh, dišati (of po)
figurativno smrdeti; (o psu) zaslediti (divjačino)
figurativno dati slutiti
figurativno natančneje (p)ogledati

to smell of beer dišati po pivu
to smell one's oats figurativno zaduhati hlev, pripraviti se za končni spurt (o konju)
to smell of a shop figurativno biti prevcč strokoven
to smell a rat figurativno zavohati nekaj sumljivega, zaslutiti nevarnost
to smell a rose poduhati vrtnico
his dog smells njegov pes smrdi
his breath smells iz ust ima slab duh
his remark smells of envy njegova opazka diši po zavisti
roses smell sweet vrtnice lepo dišé
his writings smell of the lamp njegova dela so bolj rezultat marljivosti kot navdiha (inspiracije)
to smell about figurativno zavohati, odkriti
to smell about a plot odkriti zaroto

sombre, somber [sɔ́mbə] pridevnik (sombrely prislov)
temačen, temen, mračen, mrk; temne barve
figurativno žalosten, otožen

a sombre sky mračno nebo
sombre prospect slab(i) obet(i), izgled(i)

spomín memory; remembrance (of), recollection; reminiscence (of); mind; (spominek) souvenir, keepsake, (s sejma) fairing

dober spomín retentive (ali tenacious) memory
po spomínu by (ali from) memory
v spomín na in memory of, in remembrance of
v spomínu sedaj živečih within living memory
spomenik njemu v spomín a monument to his memory
spomína vreden memorable
prijetni spomíni pleasant recollections pl
spomíni na prvo svetovno vojno recollections of the Great War (ali the first World War)
imeti dober spomín to have a good memory
imeti slab spomín za (biti pozabljiv) to have a weak memory for
imeti kaj v medlem spomínu to have a dim recollection of something
imam še (vedno) v spomínu it is still within my recollection
imeti kaj v spomínu to have something in remembrance, to bear (ali to have, to keep) something in mind
obdržati v lepem spomínu koga to hold someone in fond remembrance
obujati spomíne to recall memories
objaviti svoje spomíne to publish one's reminiscences
poklicati komu kaj v spomín to recall something to mind
ohraniti v dobrem spomínu kaj to retain a good memory of something
moj spomín sega le deset let nazaj my memory spans only the last ten years
to mi je ušlo iz spomína it has escaped my memory
če me spomín ne vara if my memory serves me (right)
vtisniti komu kaj v spomín to stamp something on someone's mind
vtisniti si v spomín to commit to memory
živeti od spomínov to live on one's reminiscences

stagnant [stǽgnənt] pridevnik (stagnantly prislov)
mirno stoječ, mirujoč, ki ne teče (voda brez odtoka)
figurativno zastajajoč, mrtev, v mrtvilu, v zastoju

stagnant air slab, pokvarjen, izrabljen zrak
a stagnant market zastajajoče tržišče
a stagnant pond mirujoč ribnik

strélec shooter, (lovec, šport) shot; vojska rifleman

strélec z lokom archer, bowman
dober (slab) strélec marksman (poor marksman)
mojstrski, izvrsten strélec crack (ali dead) shot
on je zelo slab strélec he couldn't hit a barn door (at five paces)
ni noben strélec he is no shot
je odličen (siguren) strélec he is an excellent (a sure) shot

succeed [səksí:d]

1. prehodni glagol
slediti (komu, čemu), priti za (kom, čem); biti naslednik, naslediti; podedovati

2. neprehodni glagol
slediti, priti (to za kom, čem)
uspeti, posrečiti se, imeti uspeh, doseči svoj cilj (in pri čem, with pri)

succeeding ages bodoči časi (pokolenja)
autumn succeeds summer za poletjem pride jesen
a calm succeeded (to) the tempest po nevihti je sledila (nastopila) tišina
he succeeded as a doctor kot zdravnik je imel uspeh
he succeeded in doing s.th. posrečilo se mu je, nekaj napraviti
Edward VII succeeded Victoria Edvard VII je sledil Viktoriji
they succeeded with him dosegli so svoj cilj pri njem
he succeeded to his father's estate podedoval je očetovo posestvo
he succeeded his uncle as heir podedoval je po stricu
the plan did not succeed načrt se ni posrečil
we did not succeed in seeing him ni se nam posrečilo, da bi ga videli
we succeeded (very badly) imeli smo (zelo slab) uspeh
to succeed to the throne slediti na prestolu
to succeed to a title (a fortune) podedovati pravni naslov (premoženje)
nothing succeeds like success za enim uspehom pride drugi, uspeh rodi uspeh

tailor [téilə]

1. samostalnik
krojač

lady's tailor damski krojač
tailor's bird hudomušno likalnik (krojaški)
tailor's cramp, tailor's spasm krč v prstih
tailor's twist vrsta dolge svilene niti
the tailor makes the man obleka dela človeka
to ride like a tailor figurativno biti slab jezdec; slabo, nespretno jahati

2. prehodni glagol
krojiti, delati ali narediti obleko (for za)
obláčiti (koga)

well tailored dobro oblečen, (o obleki) dobro narejen, krojen
who tailors you? kdo vam dela obleke?
a play tailored to the audience za publiko prirejena igra
neprehodni glagol
biti krojač, opravljati krojaški poklic

taste¹ [téist] samostalnik
okus (čut, lastnost); pokušanje (jedi); pokušnja; košček (of česa)
zalogaj; požirek, kapljica; priokus; umetniški okus; takt; smer okusa, moda; nagnjenje, posebna ljubezen (for za)
zastarelo užitek

a taste malce, nekoliko
out of taste, in bad taste neokusen
not to my taste ne po mojem okusu
bad taste netaktnost
a remark in bad taste netaktna opazka
a taste of garlic okus po česnu
a man of taste človek dobrega okusa
tastes differ okusi so različni
it is the taste now to je zdaj moda
there is no accounting for tastes vsakdo ima svoj okus
it is a matter of taste (to) je stvar okusa
there was a taste of sadness in his remark v njegovi opazki je bil priokus (sled) žalosti
to leave a bad taste in the mouth (zlasti figurativno) pustiti slab okus
to take a taste of s.th. poskusiti grižljaj česa

ték¹ (apetit) appetite; desire for food; (za kaj) zest, relish, gusto

imam, čutim ték I have an appetite
imam dober, zdrav (slab) ték I have a good, a keen (a poor) appetite
jesti z dobrim tékom to eat with gusto
izgubiti ték to lose one's appetite
narediti, povzročiti ték to sharpen (ali to whet) the appetite
dražiti, spodbujati si ték to stimulate one's appetite
delati, dobiti ték to give, to get an appetite
ték pride z jedjo the appetite grows with what it feeds on, start eating and you work up an appetite, figurativno the more you get, the more you want
biti brez téka, ne imeti téka (žargon) to be off one's food, to be a poor eater

tók¹ current; (vodni) stream, current; drift; (dogodkov) swim

električni tók electric current
istosmerni tók direct (ali continuous) current
izmenični tók alternating current
poraba (električnega) tóka consumption of electricity
Zalivski tók Gulf Stream
sredi, v sredini tóka in midstream
močan tók (elektrika) power current
slab, šibak tók (elektrika) low-tension current
inducirani tók induced current
močan vodni tók powerful current
jakost tóka current intensity, strength
proizvodnja tóka generation of current
potreba po tóku demand for electricity
plavati s tókom figurativno (proti tóku) to swim with (against) the stream (ali tide)
prepustiti se tóku (razmer) to resign oneself (ali to be resigned) to the course of events, to let things drift
tók jih žene they are carried along by the current, they drift

tolažník; tolažníca comforter; consoler

slab tolažník; -ica Job's comforter

treacherous [tréčərəs] pridevnik (treacherously prislov)
izdajalski, verolomen, zahrbten, nezvest; varljiv, lažen, perfiden; potuhnjen; nezanesljiv, nesiguren

treacherous ice varljiv, nesiguren led
a treacherous memory nezanesljiv, slab spomin

trencherman [trénčəmən] samostalnik (množina trenchermen)
jedec; prisklednik

a good (a poor) trencherman dober (slab) jedec

unnerve [ʌnnə́:v] prehodni glagol
(živčno) oslabiti, (z)nervirati; napraviti preobčutljivega; odvzeti moč

unnerved znerviran; slab, brez moči, medel

uspèh success (v in); film, gledališče hit, great hit, smash hit; good (ali favourable) result

brez uspèha without success
z uspèhom with success
kronan z uspèhom successful; crowned with success
beležiti uspèh to score a success
čestitem vam k uspèhu I congratulate you on your success
doseči uspèh to achieve success
vojaški uspèhi military successes
pesem je doživela velik uspèh the song was a hit
imeti uspèh to succeed; to prove successful, to be a success, to achieve (a) success, ZDA to make good
imeti uspèh pri čem to make a success of something, to make something a success
izkazati se kot uspèh to turn out a success
imeti malo uspèha to meet with little success
imeli smo zelo slab uspèh we didn't do at all well
gledališka igra, predstava je imela velik uspèh the play was a (great) hit, (pogovorno) the play went over big
film je imel velik uspèh the film was a great success
želim vam mnogo uspèha pri vašem prizadevanju I wish you much success in your efforts
skušali so zavzeti mesto, a brez uspèha they tried without any success to take the town
uspèh rodi uspèh, za enim uspèhom pride drugi nothing succeeds like success

ústa mouth

od úst do úst from mouth to mouth
skozi úst medicina per os, by the oral route
z odprtimi ústi with open mouth
polna ústa a mouthful
sama ústa so ga (figurativno) he is a boaster (ali a braggart)
nima kaj v ústa dati he hasn't a crust of bread to eat
(slab) duh ima iz úst his breath smells
ni odprl úst (figurativno) he didn't open his mouth, he didn't speak a word
komu od úst odtrgovati (hrano) to stint someone
otrokom odtrguje mleko od úst he is stingy with his children's milk, he keeps his children short of milk
pritrgovati si od úst to stint oneself
njegovo ime je šlo od úst do úst his name was freely bandied about
položiti komu besede v ústa to put (ali to place) words into someone's mouth
besedo ste mi vzeli iz úst you have taken the words out of my mouth
zamašiti, zapreti komu ústa to shut (ali to stop) someone's mouth, to silence someone
živeti iz rok v ústa (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth

V v (kje?) in, at; (kam?) into, to

v šoli (= v zgradbi) in the school, (pri pouku) at school
v šolo to school
v gledališču at the theatre
v 3. nadstopju on the third (3rd) floor, ZDA on the fourth (4th) floor
v Londonu (veliko mesto) in London
v Kamniku (malo mesto) at Kamnik
v London, v Francijo to London, to France
v mestu in town
v inozemstvu, v inozemstvo abroad
izgubljen v temi lost in the dark (ali darkness)
slab v angleščini weak in English
v torek on Tuesday
dvakrat v letu twice a year
v tistem času at that time
v starih časih in ancient times
v novejšem času in recent times
v mojih letih at my age
v pradobi in prehistoric times
v tem trenutku at this moment
v pravem času at the right moment, just in time
pozno v noč late into the night
v roku 10 dni within 10 days
v vojni in miru at war and at peace
v ta namen for this purpose
v imenu... in the name of...
v redu in order
biti v dobrih odnosih s kom to be on good terms with someone
hiša je bila v plamenih the house was on fire
biti v skrajni bedi to be in utter poverty
ste kdaj bili v Londonu? have you ever been to London?
biti v vojni to be at war
dospeti, prispeti v London to arrive in London
hoditi v šolo to go to school
pasti v vodo to fall into the water
ne morem mu tega vbiti v glavo I can't drive it into his head
vreči v koš za odpadke to throw into the wastepaper basket
vreči v zrak to throw into the air
zdrobiti v prah to pulverize, to reduce to dust
živeti v Sloveniji to live in Slovenia
to delo bom končal v roku treh mesecev (v treh mescih) I shall finish this job (ali work, task) within three months

víd eyesight; sight; sense of sight; visual faculty (ali power)

iz vída out of sight
v vídu within sight
oster víd keen sight
medel, moten víd dim sight, dull sight
slab (dober) víd bad (good) sight
izguba vída loss of sight
imeti v vídu to have in view
izgubiti víd (oslepiti) to lose one's sight
izgubiti iz vída koga to lose sight of someone, to lose track of someone
izginiti iz vída to vanish from sight

wear^*2 [wɛ́ə]

1. prehodni glagol
nositi (na sebi), imeti na sebi
figurativno nositi neko čast; ponositi, oguliti; utruditi, izčrpati
figurativno glodati

2. neprehodni glagol
nositi se, držati se, biti trajen (trpežen), vzdržati; obrabiti se, oguliti se, trošiti se; vleči se, počasi iti mimo, bližati se koncu, miniti
figurativno postati

worn cloths obrabljena, ponošena, oguljena obleka
a worn joke stara, obrabljena šala
to wear black nositi črno obleko, biti črno oblečen
to wear the breeches (trousers, pants) pogovorno nositi hlače, biti gospodar (o ženi v zakonu)
her courage wore thin pogum ji je polagoma upadel
to wear the crown nositi krono, figurativno biti kralj; religija postati mučenik
to wear one's coat to rags oguliti svoj suknjič
their friendship has worn well njihovo prijateljstvo se je dobro držalo
to wear the gown figurativno biti pravnik
to wear one's hair curled nositi (imeti) nakodrane lase
to wear one's heart on the sleeve figurativno reči vse, kar nam je na srcu, biti preveč iskren
to wear s.o. in one's heart biti komu vdan, nositi koga v svojem srcu
to wear horns figurativno biti rogonosec (varan soprog)
to wear a hole in dobiti luknjo (v obleki) od obrabe
to wear a pair of shoes comfortable iznositi, uhoditi (svoje) čevlje
to wear well dobro se nositi; biti mladega videza; vzdržati, prenesti kritiko
he wears well ne bi mu prisodili njegove starosti, videti je mlajši
she wears her years well dobro nosi svoja leta, videti je mlajša (kot je v resnici)
to wear the petticoat pogovorno biti copatar, biti pod copato
to wear thin postati oguljen; figurativno postati slab (medel, mlahav); zbledeti, izgubiti se, izginiti
to wear white oblačiti se v belo, biti belo oblečen
he is worn by care skrb ga gloda, grize
the day wears to an end dan se bliža kraju, polagoma mineva
she wears on me ona mi gre na živce

wedge¹ [wedž] samostalnik
klin, predmet v obliki klina; klinasta podloga, zagozda
vojska klinasta formacija, klin; klinasta pismenka (klinopisa)

wedge writing klinopis
wedge character, inscription klinopisni znak, napis
the thin (ali small) end of the wedge figurativno slab začetek, prvi korak
to drive a wedge zabiti klin
to get in the thin end of the wedge figurativno začeti, napraviti prvi korak