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herd² [hə:d]

1. neprehodni glagol
biti v čredi; živeti, stanovati (together skupaj)
družiti se (with s, z)

2. prehodni glagol
združiti; pasti čredo

high³ [hái] samostalnik
višina; anticiklonsko področje; najvišja karta
tehnično najvišja prestava (v vozilu)
ameriško, pogovorno gimnazija
ameriško, sleng omama (od mamila)

on high zgoraj, visoko gor; v nebesih, v nebesa
from on high od zgoraj, z nebes
to shift into the high dati v najvišjo prestavo

high-level [háilevəl] pridevnik
visok, na visoki ravni

high-level bombing bombardiranje z velike višine
high-level officials visoki uradniki
high-level railway višinska železnica
politika high-level talks pogovori na visoki ravni

hit^*2 [hit]

1. prehodni glagol
udariti, poriniti, zadeti
figurativno prizadeti; zaleteti se v
figurativno naleteti na, najti; zadeti, uganiti
figurativno ostro kritizirati, bičati (napake); doseči, uspeti

2. neprehodni glagol
tolči (at po)
slučajno naleteti (on, upon na)
zadeti (against na)
ameriško, pogovorno vžgati, teči (motor)

to be hard (ali badly) hit by biti močno prizadet od, izgubiti veliko denarja
ameriško to hit the books guliti se
pogovorno to hit the bottle pijančevati
to hit s.o. a blow koga močno udariti
to hit s.o. below the belt udariti pod pasom (boks), nepošteno se boriti, nečastno ravnati
to hit a bull's eye with a vengeance imeti predoren uspeh
to hit the ceiling (ali roof) poskočiti od jeze
ameriško, pogovorno to hit on all four cylinders dobro teči, figurativno dobro potekati
to hit s.o.'s fancy (ali taste) zadeti, uganiti okus nekoga
to hit home zadeti v živec, priti do živca
to hit s.o. home zavrniti koga, zasoliti jo komu
hit hard! močno udari!
to hit one's head against (ali upon) s.th. z glavo se zaleteti v kaj
sleng to hit the hay (ali sack) spraviti se spat
to hit the jackpot terno zadeti, priti nenadoma do denarja
figurativno to hit a man when he is down zadati udarce človeku v nesreči
navtika to hit a mine zadeti na mino
to hit the nail on the head (ali nub); ali to hit it v črno zadeti
to hit oil najti nafto
prices hit an all-time high cene so dosegle rekordno višino
ameriško to hit the numbers pool zadeti pti lotu
to hit the right road najti pravo cesto
to hit the road odpraviti se na dolgo pot
šport to hit one's stride priti v dobro kondicijo
to hit the spot pravo zadeti, zadovoljiti
ameriško, pogovorno to hit the town prispeti v mesto
pogovorno to hit it up pošteno se česa lotiti

hit off prehodni glagol
pravo zadeti, uganiti, točno prikazati

to hit off with skladati, ujemati se s, z

hitróst (vlaka itd.) speed; velocity; (knjižno) celerity; (tekača) swiftness, fleetness; (naglost) hastiness; (hitrica) hurry, haste; (okretnost) agility, adroitness, briskness, nimbleness; rapidity; promptness

z vso hitróstjo, v polni hitrósti at full speed
največja hitróst top speed
največja dovoljena hitróst speed limit
ekonomska (komercialna) hitróst economic (commercial) speed
(enakomerno) pospešena hitróst (steadily) increasing velocity
poprečna hitróst average speed
začetna hitróst (izstrelka) initial (ali muzzle) velocity
strelna hitróst (orožja) rate of firing
omejitev hitrósti speed limit
iti z vso hitróstjo to go (at) full speed (ali top speed), (tekač, avto) pogovorno to go all out
on vozi z noro hitróstjo he drives at a reckless (ali breakneck) speed
vlak je vozil s hitróstjo 60 km na uro the train was doing 60 km per (ali an) hour
čas teče z vrtoglavo hitróstjo time flies like lightning
povečati hitróst (avtu, ladji) to increase speed

hobnob [hɔ́bnɔb] neprehodni glagol
prijateljiti se (with s, z)
skupaj popivati, pijančevati

hole² [hóul]

1. prehodni glagol
preluknjati, izkopati jamo, dolbsti, izdolbsti; nagnati žival v luknjo; (golf) zadeti v luknjo
ameriško, pogovorno zapreti (up)

2. neprehodni glagol
skriti se v jamo (zlasti z up)

honeycombed [hʌ́nikoumd] pridevnik
luknjičast, satast
figurativno preprežen (with s, z)

hono(u)r² [ɔ́nə] prehodni glagol
spoštovati, izkazati čast, počastiti (with, by s, z)
figurativno izpolniti obljubo
ekonomija plačati v roku, plačati dolg, spoštovati pogodbo, priznati menico

hook¹ [huk] samostalnik
kavelj, kljuka; trnek; zapenec, pripenjec; oster ovinek, rečni zavoj, ovinkast rt
šport ločnik (udarec pri boksu)
figurativno past, zanka
množina, sleng kremplji, prsti

a bill hook zaokrožen nož
crochet-hook kvačka
fish-hook trnek
reaping-hook srp
hook and eye zapenec in ušesce
Hook of Holland polotok in pomožno pristanišče v Rotterdamu
by hook or by crook z lepa ali z grda
sleng off the hooks vznemirjen, prismojen
sleng to drop off the hooks umreti
hook, line, and sinker popolnoma
sleng on one's own hook na svojo pest
sleng to take (ali sling) one's hook zbežati, pete si brusiti
to have s.o. on one's hook imeti koga v oblasti

horror [hɔ́rə] samostalnik
groza, stud
medicina drhtenje, trepet (znak bolezni); delirij; depresija
množina prividi v delirium tremensu

Chamber of Horrors muzej zločinov
to my horror na svojo grozo
seized with horror z grozo navdan
to have a horror of bati se, izogibati se
it gave me the horrors navdalo me je z grozo

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

horseback [hɔ́:sbæk] samostalnik
konjski hrbet

on horseback na konju
to go (ali ride) horseback jahati
devils on horseback ocvrta slanina z ostrigami

hostility [hɔstíliti] samostalnik
sovražnost (to, against do)
množina vojna, borba, sovražnosti

to open hostilities začeti borbo
to suspend hostilities prenehati z borbo
hostilities only le za primer vojne

hotéti to be willing; to want; (marati) to like; (želeti) to wish, to want, to desire; (nameravati) to intend, to purpose, to mean, to have in view

rajši hotéti to prefer
ne hotéti to be unwilling
hočeš cigareto? will you have a cigarette?
kaj hočete? what do you want?
kaj hočeš od mene? what do you want of me?
on ve, kaj hoče he knows what he wants, he knows his mind
kakor hočete as you like, as you please, as you wish, suit yourself
naj to hoče ali ne whether he likes it or not
hočeš-nočeš whether you like it or not, willy-nilly, willing or unwilling
noče sprejeti denarja he won't accept the money
naj stane, kar hoče whatever the cost, whatever it may cost
kaj hočete reči s tem? what do you mean by it?
ona dela, kar hoče she has her own way
sam ne ve, kaj hoče he does not know his own mind
hočem, da greš domov I want you to go home
s silo hoče, da grem domov he insists on my going home, he insists I go home
imamo vse, kar hočemo we have all we want, we want for nothing
hočemo mu dobro we wish him well
kaj mi hoče (čemu mi bo) ta knjiga? I have no use for this book
hoče mi se (piti) I feel like a drink, I feel thirsty, I'd like a drink
dobro vem, kaj on hoče I fully appreciate (ali I realise full well) what he has in mind
kakorkoli hočete as you like (ali choose ali please), at your discretion
hoče biti (dela se, da je) znanstvenik he pretends to be a scientist
hočeš, da te peljem z avtom (na postajo)? would you like me to drive you (to the station)?, shall I drive you (to the station)?
hočete še malo mesa? will you have (ali take) a little more meat?
kaj sem hotel reči? what was I going to say
hotel sem samo reči, da... I only meant to say that...
hotel je telelefonirati, pa je pozabil he meant to call, but he forgot
(sam) si to hotel you asked for it (yourself)
hotela me je udariti she felt like hitting me
usoda je hotela, da... it was fated that...
srce mi je hotelo počiti my heart was ready to burst (ali to break)
on je tako hotel he wanted it that way
hotel se je poročiti he wanted to get married, he was about to be married
nesreča je hotela (as) ill luck (ali misfortune) would have it
na vsak način je hotel imeti nov avto he insisted on having a new car
jaz bi hotel (iti) I should like (I'd like) to (go)
kaj bi hoteli še več? what more could you wish for?
hotéti in želeti je dvoje willing and wishing are not the same

hraníti to nourish; to feed; to supply with food; (imeti na hrani, dajati hrano) to board, to keep; (vzdrževati) to support, to sustain, to maintain; (varčevati) to save, to spare, to economize on, to lay aside

preveč, predobro hraníti to overfeed
premalo, preslabo hraníti to underfeed
hraníti se to feed (z on), to eat, to live on, to partake of; (skupaj jesti) to mess (together)
kje se hranite? where do you take your meals?, where do you board?
hraníti se z delom svojih rok to have to work for his living
hraníti se s kruhom in vodo to feed on bread and water

húd bad; evil; (čas, doba) hard; (rana) bad, (občutljiva) sore; (jezen) angry; ZDA sore, mad

húda bolezen serious illness
húda bolečina great pain
húdi časi hard times pl
húd kašelj a bad cough
húd mraz a very severe frost
húd veter sharp wind
húda vročica (mrzlica) a virulent fever
húda vročina intense heat
húda ura thunderstorm
nič húdega sluteč unsuspecting
ta je pa že prehuda! this is outrageous!
delati húdo kri figurativno to create ill-feeling
nič húdega ti ne delam I do you no harm
nič húdega ne mislim (nočem) I don't mean any harm
nič húdega ni v tem there is no harm in it
ne bom ti naredil nič húdega I shall not hurt you
ona ima húd jezik she has a wicked (ali spiteful, malevolent) tongue
nič húdega ne nameravati (misliti) to mean no harm
nič húdega ne vidim v tem I don't see anything bad in it
biti húd na koga to be angry with someone, to be cross with someone, to be furious (ali mad) with someone
húd je name ZDA he is mad with me, VB he is angry with me
v najhujšem primeru at the worst; in the worst case
če pride do najhujšega if the worst comes to the worst
če bi se zgodilo najhujše if it comes to the worst
najhujše še pride the worst is yet to come
húdo (prislov) badly
toliko hujše! all the worse!; so much the worse
vedno hujše worse and worse
bodi pripravljen na najhujše! be prepared for the worst!
húdo se motiš there you are greatly mistaken
húdo mi je, da (ker) ne morem priti I feel sorry that I cannot come
ni tako húdo, kot je videti (figurativno) his bark is worse than his bite
húdo je z njim he is badly off, he is in a bad way, he is unwell
húdo (trda) je za denar money is scarce
saj ni tako húdo! it is not so bad (as you think)
mnogo húdega prestati (figurativno) to go through hell, to have a rough time

hue² [hju:] samostalnik
vpitje, gonja

hue and cry preganjalsko vpitje; tiralica; arhaično policijski vestnik z opisi zločincev
to make hue and cry after s.o. zagnati krik za kom, izdati tiralico za kom
to raise a hue and cry against s.o. zagnati krik in vik proti komu

human¹ [hjú:mən] pridevnik (humanly prislov)
človeški

to err is human motiti se je človeško
human rights človekove pravice
human engineering uporabnost strojev z upoštevanjem človekove zmogljivosti
human-interest story ganljiva zgodba