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loose³ [lu:s] samostalnik
dušek, neprisiljenost

to give a loose to one's feelings dati si duška
on the loose na svobodi, spuščen z vajeti, sleng divji
to live on the loose nemoralno živeti
sleng to go on the loose iti krokat, pijančevat

loss [lɔs] samostalnik
izguba, izgubljanje; škoda, neuspeh, potrata

ekonomija at a loss z izgubo (delati, prodajati)
to be at a loss biti v zadregi, ne vedeti kako
to be at a loss for words ne najti besed
to cut a loss zmanjšati izgubo
dead loss popolna izguba
to stand the loss plačati izgubo (zavarovalnica)
ameriško to throw s.o. for a loss potlačiti, pobiti koga

lot¹ [lɔt] samostalnik
žreb, usoda; del, delež
ameriško parcela, zemljišče, gradbišče
ekonomija del, partija, gotova količina blaga; (posamičen) predmet na dražbi
pogovorno velika množina, kup; skupina, družba, vsi skupaj
pogovorno človek, stvar

a lot; ali lots and lots; ali lots veliko, mnogo
a lot you care! v mar ti je!
ekonomija in lots vsa partija, vse blago skupaj
a bad lot neznačajnež, razvpit človek
a building lot gradbena parcela
by lot z žrebom
to cast (ali draw) lots for vreči žreb, žrebati za
to cast (ali throw) in one's lot with deliti s kom usodo
the lot came to (ali fell upon) him žreb ga je določil
to fall to s.o.'s lot pripasti komu kot delež
to have no part nor lot in ne biti udeležen pri čem
my lot moja usoda
pogovorno the lot vsi; vse
that's the lot to je vse
scot and lot do zadnje pare

lotíti se lotévati se (začeti) to begin, to start, to commence; (posla) to undertake, to tackle, to take up, to commence

resno, z vnemo lotíti se, lotévati se česa to get to grips with something, to grapple with something
lotíti se, lotévati se česa to proceed with something, to set about something
nihče se ne bo lotil tega dela nobody will tackle this job
lotíti se, lotévati se dela to set to work
lotíti se, lotévati se problema (opravila) to tackle a problem (a job)
lotíti se, lotévati se težavne naloge to tackle a diificult task
lotil se je mesa he tackled the meat
lotíti se, lotévati se stvari z napačnega konca to go the wrong way about something
gripa se me loteva I am in for the flu

lóvor botanika laurel; bay; (drevo) bay-tree

ovenčan z lóvorom crowned with laurel

lúbje bark; inner bark of a tree

strojenje z lúbjem bark tanning

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

lúknja hole; (odprtina) opening, aperture; (votlina) hollow, cave; perforation, gap; (v siru) eye; (biljardna) pocket; (slabo stanovanje) dirty hole

strelna lúknja loophole
lúknja v cesti pothole; (zapor, ječa) prison, jail
on je v "lúknji" (v zaporu) pogovorno he's in the nick (ali ZDA pogovorno in the can)
vtakniti v lúknjo (ječo) to clap (someone) in gaol, to put (someone) behind bars (ali away)
izbezati (z dimom) iz luknje koga to smoke someone out into the open
zamašiti lúknjo to stop (up) a hole
napraviti eno lúknjo, da bi zamašili drugo (figurativno) to rob Peter to pay Paul

lump² [lʌmp]

1. prehodni glagol
narediti kepo, nakopičiti, dati na kup, zmetati v en koš (together)
staviti ves denar (on na)
figurativno premetati, pomešati, zmešati (with s, z)
zbrati (in(to) v, under pod)

2. neprehodni glagol
kepiti, nakopičiti se; okorno se premikati, štorkljati (along); sesesti se (down)

if you don't like it you can (ali may) lump it če nečeš, pa pusti
sleng to lump it sprijazniti se s čim, iti k vragu, pogoltniti kaj

lúna moon

polna lúna full moon
nova lúna new moon
pojemajoča (rastoča) lúna decreasing, decrescent, waning ali old (waxing ali crescent) moon
obraz kot polna lúna a face like the full moon
lúna je sijala the moon was shining, there was a moon
pasti z lúne (figurativno) to fall from the clouds
mi tudi nismo z lúne padli we weren't born yesterday
lúna ga trka (figurativno) he is crazy (ali žargon loony, touched), pogovorno he's off his rocker

lúska luskína scale

pokrit z lúska, luskínami scaly, covered with scales

mackerel [mǽkrəl] samostalnik
zoologija makrela, skuša, lokarda

mackerel sky nebo prekrito z ovčicami

magneto [mægní:tou] samostalnik
magnetnik (stroj); magnetnoelektrična naprava za vžig (motorja z notranjim izgorevanjem)

elektrika magneto alternator generator (zlasti za izmenični tok)
elektrika magneto dynamo magnetnoelektričen dinamo
elektrika magneto-electric magnetnoelektričen
fizika magneto motive z magnetnim pogonom

máh¹ botanika moss

obrasel, pokrit z máhom moss-grown, mossy
preproga iz máha a mossy carpet

máhati

máhati z roko (z rokami) to wave one's hand (one's arms), to gesticulate
máhati z robcem to wave a handkerchief
máhati z mečem to brandish (ali to wave, to flourish) a sword
máhati z repom to wag one's tail; (s pahljačo) to fan; (klicati) to call by waving, to signal, to beckon
máhati komu za dobrodošlico to wave welcome to someone
máhati jo (iti) to walk with a swing

mahljáj (zamah) stroke; wave

mahljáj z roko wave of the hand

mahljáti to flap; to fan

mahljáti z roko to wave one's hand

main¹ [méin] pridevnik (mainly prislov)
glaven, najvažnejši, bistven, največji

by main (ali sheer) force z golo močjo
the main thing glavna stvar
to have an eye to the main chance delati v svojo korist, dobro poskrbeti zase

majáti to shake; to sway; (močno) to rock

potres maje tla an earthquake rocks the ground
veter maje drevesa the wind sways the trees
majáti z glavo to shake one's head
majáti se to shake, to sway, to vacillate, to waver, to totter; (zob) to be loose; (v hoji) to stagger, to totter
drevesa se majejo v vetru the trees sway in the wind
hiša se je majala od eskplozij the house was rocked by (ali with) explosions

make away neprehodni glagol
pobegniti

to make away with pobegniti (z denarjem); uničiti, ubiti koga; zapraviti (denar); znebiti se
to make away with o.s. napraviti samomor