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hard¹ [ha:d] pridevnik
trd; trden; težak, težaven, naporen; žilav, zdržljiv, odporen; močan, silen; priden, delaven, zmožen; strog, nepopustljiv, neusmiljen; trd, mrzel, oster (podnebje)
ekonomija pod težkimi pogoji, oster, visok (cena); težko razumljiv, težko izvedljiv; preudaren, trd (gospodarstvenik); rezek, močen (pijača)
slovnica trd (glas, soglasnik)

to be hard on s.o. biti prestrog s kom
to be hard upon s.o. biti komu za petami
to be a hard case biti zakrknjen
hard of belief nejeveren
hard to believe težko verjeten
hard to imagine kar si kdo težko predstavlja
hard to please ki se mu težko ugodi
a hard blow težak udarec, silen udarec
as hard as brick trd kakor kamen
šport in hard condition v dobri formi
hard drinking pijančevanje
hard of digestion težko prebavljiv
to drive a hard bargain ne popustiti pri kupčiji
hard facts neomajna dejstva
hard fare slaba in nezadostna hrana
hard of hearing naglušen
hard of heart trdosrčen
to have a hard head preudarno razsojati
to have a hard row to hoe imeti težko nalogo
hard life težko življenje
hard lines težko življenje, težko delo, zla usoda
hard liquor močne (žgane) pijače
hard lot trda usoda
hard luck nesreča, "smola"
a hard luck story jadikovanje
a hard master strog gospodar
figurativno a hard nut to crack trd oreh
as hard as nails žilav, trd kakor drenov les, trd kakor kamen
hard rain močan dež
hard swearing kriva prisega
a hard saying težko razumljive besede; predpis, ki ga je težko izpolnjevati
hard times težki časi
hard task težka naloga
to try one's hardest pošteno se potruditi
hard up na tesnem z denarjem
hard work trdo, naporno delo
hard worker priden delavec

home² [hóum] prislov
doma, domov; na cilj, na cilju; v srce, točno

to bring home the bacon zmagati
to bring a crime home to s.o. dokazati komu zločin
to bring s.th. home to s.o. prepričati koga o čem, predočiti, dokazati komu
figurativno to come home to ganiti, občutiti, priti do srca
curses come home to roost kdor drugemu jemlje čast, jo sam izgubi
till the cows come home celo večnost
to drive a nail home zadeti
to drive s.th. home to s.o. prigovarjati, prepričevati koga
to get home uspeti zmagati
to hit (ali strike) home v živo zadeti, pravo zadeti
to see s.o. home spremiti koga domov
the thrust went home udarec je zadel v črno
nothing to write home about nič posebnega

howler [háulə] samostalnik
zoologija vriskač (opica)
sleng groba napaka (zlasti pri izpitu)
sleng električni brnič

sleng to come a howler doživeti hud udarec

humming [hʌ́miŋ] pridevnik
brenčeč, brneč
pogovorno zelo delaven, živahen, močan
pogovorno opojen

without humming and hawing brez ovinkov
a humming blow močan udarec
a humming knock on the head močan udarec po glavi
humming trade živahna trgovina

in² [in] prislov
notri, noter, v

to be in biti doma, biti v hiši; politika biti na vladi (stranka); biti v modi; šport biti na vrsti za udarec; sezona za kaj (oysters are in)
to be in for a thing pričakovati kaj, nameravati kaj, nadejati se česa
he is in for a shock to bo zanj močan pretres
she is in for an examination čaka jo izpit
the boy is in for a beating fant bo tepen
to be in for it iztakniti jo, biti v kaši, ne imeti drugega izhoda
in for a penny, in for a pound kdor reče a, mora reči tudi b
to be (ali keep) in with s.o. dobro se s kom razumeti
in between medtem
in and in vedno isto, vedno znova
the train is in vlak je prišel
spring is in pomlad je prišla
the ship is on the way in ladja pluje v pristanišče
to throw in pridati
ameriško to be all in biti čisto izčrpan
in with it! prinesi, odnesi to noter
to be in on s.th. sodelovati pri čem, biti poučen o čem
to let s.o. in on s.th. pritegniti koga k čemu, poučiti koga o čem
to be in up to the neck biti v veliki stiski

in³ [in] pridevnik

politika in party vladajoča stranka
in patient hospitaliziran bolnik
šport in side stran, ki je na vrsti za udarec

knock² [nɔk]

1. prehodni glagol
udariti, suniti; tolči, trkati, potrkati (at, on na, po)
pogovorno osupniti, zaprepastiti, sapo vzeti
ameriško, sleng ostro kritizirati, zmesti

2. neprehodni glagol
tolči, razbijati, trkati; trčiti, udariti (against, into ob, v)
ropotati (motor)
ameriško, pogovorno godrnjati

to knock the bottom out of dokazati neresničnost, izpodbiti kaj
to knock cold udariti do nezavesti
to knock at an open door po nepotrebnem se truditi
to knock on the head ubiti, udariti do nezavesti; figurativno zadati udarec, onemogočiti kaj
to knock one's head against (a brick wall) udariti z glavo ob zid; figurativno riniti z glavo skozi zid
to knock s.th. into s.o.; ali to knock s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to knock all of a heap presenetiti, osupniti
to knock into a cocked hat uničiti, izmaličiti; zaprepastiti, potolči (nasprotnika)
to knock home dobro zabiti; figurativno vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to knock to pieces razbiti na koščke
to knock into shape navaditi na red
to knock s.o. into the middle of next week udariti koga, da odleti; ven vreči, nagnati
to knock sideways vreči iz tira
sleng what knocks me kar mi ne gre v glavo

lip¹ [lip] samostalnik
ustna, ustnica
množina usta, šoba
sleng predrznost, nesramnost, jezikanje; rob (jame, rane); kljun (posode)

to bite one's lip gristi si ustnico (v jezi), zadrževati smeh
to carry (ali keep) a stiff upper lip pogumno prenašati udarec usode
to curl one's lip porogljivo se našobiti
sleng to give lip jezikati, predrzno odgovarjati
to hang one's lip pobesiti nos
to hang on s.o.'s lips napeto koga poslušati
to keep a thing within, one's lips obdržati kaj zase
it never passed my lips tega nisem nikoli rekel (povedal)
we heard it from his own lips slišali smo ga to reči
to lick (ali smack) one's lips oblizovati se
sleng none of your lip! ne bodi predrzen!, ne jezikaj!
to part with dry lips ločiti se brez poljuba
there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip do cilja je daleč
the word escaped my lips beseda mi je ušla

méč sword

dvorezen méč double-edged sword
méč dvoročnik two-handed sword
méču podoben sword-like
ročaj méča (sword) hilt
pas za méč sword belt
nosilec méča sword-bearer
nožnica méča scabbard, sheath
rana od méča sword cut
udarec z méčem stroke of the sword
z ognjem in méčem by fire and sword
na konici méča (figurativno) at the point of the sword
z golim méčem with drawn sword
ples (plesalec) z méči sword dance (dancer)
z méčem v roki sword in hand
brez udarca z méčem without striking a blow
izvleči, potegniti méč (iz nožnice) to draw the sword
nasaditi se, vreči se na méč to hurl oneself on one's sword
spopasti se z méči to cross swords
uničiti z ognjem in méčem to annihilate (ali to destroy) with fire and sword
vtakniti méč v nožnico to sheathe the sword (tudi figurativno)

mílosten merciful; benevolent; gracious; condescending

mílostni udarec francosko coup de grâce, mercystroke, finishing stroke

nasty [ná:sti] pridevnik (nastiliy prislov)
umazan, gnusen, oduren; opolzek, nespodoben, grd (značaj); zloben (to do)
grozeč, nevaren (morje), viharen (vreme), težek, hud (nesreča); neprijeten

a nasty customer neljub gost
in a nasty fix v hudih škripcih, v kaši
a nasty jar zavrnitev
a nasty one zelo neprijeten (udarec, graja, zavrnitev itd.)

odbíti (odkloniti) to refuse, to decline; pravo (predlog) to reject, (v parlamentu) to throw out; (napad) to repel, to beat (ali to ward) off, to repulse; (parirati) to parry; (prošnjo) to reject; (pri izpitu) to reject; (od plače) to deduct; (žarke) to reflect

odbíti napadalca (napad, ponudbo, snubca) to repulse an assailant (an attack, an offer, a suitor)
odbíti sovražnika to drive back (ali off) the enemy
odbíti tožbo (na sodišču) to nonsuit, to dismiss a case
odbíti udarec to ward off a blow
odbíti uro (o stolpni uri itd.) to strike the hour
odbíti zahtevo to deny a claim
odbíti vrh drevesa to cut off the top of a tree
odbíti se to rebound; to bounce; to recoil; to be reflected; (odskočiti, kamen, krogla) to ricochet

one² [wʌn] zaimek

1.
nekdo, kdo, kdorkoli

2.
eden, en (namesto zaimka ali samostalnika: the little one malček, the picture is a realistic one slika je realistična)

3.
nedoločni zaimek (one knows ve se)

4.

Razno:

one who nekdo, ki
the one who tisti, ki
that one tisti
like one dead kot mrtvec
one so clever nekdo, ki je tako pameten
a sly one prebrisanec
a nasty one hud udarec
many a one veliko ljudi
that's a good one! dobro je!, ni slabo!
figurativno one in the eye nekaj, kar boš pomnil; polten udarec (ki ga boš pomnil), spominek
to land s.o. one pritisniti koga, udariti
the Holy One, One above bog
the evil one hudič, satan

parírati¹ (odbiti udarec) to parry, to fend off; to stave off; to ward off (udarce blows)

parírati sunek, udarec to parry a thrust

perút perutníca wing

pristriči komu perút, perutnícai (figurativno) to clip someone's wlngs
udarjati s perút, perutnícami to flap (ali to beat) one's wings
opeči si perút, perutnícai to singe one's feathers
piščančeva perút, perutníca (jed) the wing of a chicken
razpetina perút, perutnícai wingspread
udarec s perút, perutnícajo wing-beat

pést fist

polna pést a handful, a fistful
stisnjena pést clenched (ali closed) fist
na lastno pést (figurativno) on one's own account, on one's own
udarec s pestjo punch, žargon fourpenny one
pravica, pravo pésti club law, fist law
boriti, tepsti se s péstjó to brawl, to have a punch-up (ali fistfight)
groziti s péstjó to shake one's fist at someone
imeti koga v pésti (figurativno) to have someone in the hollow of one's hand
udariti po mizi s péstjó to bring one's fist down heavily on the table
v pést se smejati to laugh inwardly, to laugh up one's sleeve
dobil sem ga v pést (figurativno) I have got him into my clutches
iti (naprej) na lastno pést to go (ahead) on one's own
bíti, udariti s péstjó to punch, to strike with one's fist, to fist
udariti koga s péstjo to give someone a punch
borba, pretep s péstmi punch-up, fistfight, humoristično bout of fisticuffs
stisniti pésti to clench one's fists

prestréči

prestréči udarec to parry a blow
prestréči sporočilo to intercept a message

propàd ruin; decay, decline; destruction; downfall; wreck

biti na robu propàda to be on the brink (ali verge) of ruin
drveti v propàd to be on the road to ruin, to be heading straight for destruction, pogovorno to be riding for a fall
še en takšen udarec bo moj propàd another blow like that will finish me off (ali will do for me), one more like that, and I'm done for (ali and it's all up with me)
povzročiti lasten propàd ta bring about one's own ruin
rešiti svoje premoženje pred propàdom to save one's estate (ali possessions) from ruin
dežela je na robu propàda the country is on the verge of ruin

rabbit¹ [rǽbit] samostalnik
zoologija kunec (domači ali divji); kunčje krzno
sleng, šport amaterski, začetniški, slab igralec (tenisa, kriketa, golfa)
figurativno začetnik, diletant, šušmar

rabbit's punch sleng hud udarec na tilnik
Welsh rabbit topljen sir na praženih rezinah kruha
to breed like rabbits ploditi se, kotiti se, množiti se kot kunci (zajci)

receive [risí:v]

1. prehodni glagol
prejeti, sprejeti, dobiti kaj (from od koga)
dobiti svoj delež
cerkev prejeti (zakrament, obhajilo); sprejeti kot resnično, dopustiti, priznati; vzeti, čuvati, skriti, prikrivati (ukradene stvari); sprejeti vase, ujeti, dobiti (vtis itd.), doživeti, izkusiti; upreti se, ustaviti se čemu; prenesti, pretrpeti (udarec); smatrati, imeti za, priznati za primerno, za táko, kot treba; dočakati, sprejeti koga; nastaniti koga, vzeti pod streho; dopustiti pristop (to k, into v)

to receive an affront doživeti žalitev
to receive a blow (an offer, an order, a compliment) dobiti udarec (ponudbo, ukaz, kompliment)
he was coldly received bil je hladno sprejet
to receive s.o.'s confession izpovedati koga
to receive s.o. among one's friends sprejeti koga med svoje prijatelje
he receives stolen goods on prikriva (skriva) ukradeno blago
to receive a refusal biti odklonjen
to receive a present sprejeti, dobiti darilo
they were received with shouts sprejeli so jih z veselimi vzkliki
to receive a wound biti ranjen
the arches have to receive the weight of the roof oboki morajo nositi težo strehe
proposal received attention predlog je bil uvaževan, vzet v obzir

2. neprehodni glagol
sprejemati (goste, obiske), prirediti sprejem; radio sprejemati, loviti (valove); biti prejemnik
cerkev prejeti obhajilo, pristopiti k obhajilu

she receives once a week ona sprejema (obiske, goste) enkrat na teden
it is more blessed to give than to receive dajati je slajše kot sprejemati