Franja

Zadetki iskanja

  • have*2 [hæv] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
    imeti; vsebovati, imeti v sebi; imeti mlade, otroka (to have a baby)
    imeti, preživljati (to have a fine time dobro se imeti)
    obdržati, imeti (may I have it?)
    gojiti čustva, imeti (misli itd.); dobiti (I've had no news)
    zvedeti od, slišati od (I have it from my friend)
    znati, razumeti (she has no German)
    jesti, piti, kaditi (I had a sandwich, some coffee, a cigarette)
    trditi (as Plato has it)
    sleng potegniti, prevarati koga
    z nedoločnikom: morati (I have to do it)
    z objektom in preteklim deležnikom: dati si kaj narediti (I had a suit made)
    z nedoločnikom brez "to": dovoliti, trpeti (I won't have it, I won't have you say it)

    Z nedoločnikom brez "to":

    I had as good; ali as well prav tako bi lahko
    I had as lief; ali as soon prav tako bi rad
    I had better; ali best bolje bi storil, če, bilo bi pametno, če
    I had sooner; ali rather raje bi
    I had soonest; ali liefest najraje bi

    Druge fraze in rabe:

    sleng you have been had prevarali so te
    parlament the Ayes have it večina je za
    figurativno he had me in the argument potolkel me je
    have them come here poskrbi, da pridejo
    (not) to be had se (ne) dobi
    you have it coming dobiš, kar zaslužiš
    what would you have me do? kaj naj po tvojem storim?
    I won't have you do it ne dovolim, da bi to naredil
    have done! nehaj!
    I have done with it s tem sem opravil
    I have your idea sedaj te razumem
    he had a leg broken zlomil si je nogo
    he had a son born to him rodil se mu je sin
    I won't have it tega ne trpim, ne dovolim
    you have me, have you not? ti me razumeš, kajne?
    rumour has it govorica gre
    he will have it that on trdi, da
    have it your own way naj bo po tvojem
    I have it že imam, spomnil sem se
    I would have you know rad bi, da zveš
    I had him there na tem sem ga ujel, premagal sem ga, bil sem močnejši od njega
    you have it right prav imaš, uganil si
    to have breakfast, lunch, dinner (supper) zajtrkovati, kositi, večerjati
    to have an affair imeti ljubezensko razmerje
    to have the best of zmagati
    to have s.th. by heart znati kaj na pamet
    to have a chat pokramljati
    to have a cold biti prehlajen
    to have the cheek to predrzniti se
    to have a day off imeti prost dan
    to have to do with imeti kaj opraviti z
    to have an edge on imeti majhno prednost, biti malo opit
    to have one's fill of imeti dovolj česa
    to have one's fling izdivjati se
    ameriško, pravno to have and to hold imeti v posesti, ne spustiti iz rok
    to have it in for s.o. zameriti komu, komu kaj slabega želeti
    to have it in one to imeti dovolj poguma za
    to have a heart biti usmiljen, imeti srce
    to have kittens biti razburjen
    to have the laugh on zadnji se smejati
    to have a look at pogledati
    to have a mind to kaj nameravati
    to have s.th. in mind imeti kaj v mislih
    to have it (all) over s.o. biti na boljšem od koga
    to have it out with s.o. razčistiti stvar s kom
    to let s.o. have it kaznovati koga, odkrito komu povedati, kar mu gre
    to have ready pripraviti
    to have a short (long) run obdržati se malo (dolgo) časa
    to have the run of imeti pravico uporabljati
    to have a say in imeti pravico kaj reči k
    to have a good time dobro se imeti
    to have a way with znati s kom ali čim ravnati
    to have a shot at poskusiti kaj narediti
    to have s.th. on s.o. imeti koga v šahu
    to have s.o. on toast imeti koga v rokah, prekaniti koga
    to have a try poskusiti
  • heart [ha:t] samostalnik
    srce, srčni prekat; čud, duša; ljubezen, naklonjenost; usmiljenje, sočutje; hrabrost, srčnost; razum; jedro, središče, osrčje; srčevina, srčika (debla, rastline), srce (solate); bistvo, bit; srček, dragec, dragica; srčen, pogumen človek; predmet oblike srca; rodovitnost (zemlje)
    množina srčne karte

    after one's own heart po želji, kot srce poželi
    at heart v duši, v srcu, po srcu
    an affair of the heart ljubezenska zadeva
    bless my heart! za boga!
    by heart na pamet
    at the bottom of one's heart na dnu srca
    heart's desire srčna želja
    from one's heart iskreno, iz srca
    for one's heart srčno rad
    heart and head navdušeno
    heart of oak srčika hrasta, figurativno srčen človek; leseno ladjevje
    heart and soul z dušo in telesom
    a heart-to-heart talk odkrit pogovor
    in good heart v dobrem stanju
    the land is in good heart zemlja je rodovitna, ni izčrpana
    in the heart of v osrčju
    in one's heart skrivoma
    in one's heart of hearts v dnu duše, zares
    in heart dobre volje
    light of heart vesel, brezbrižen
    left heart levi srčni prekat
    king (queen) of hearts srčni kralj (dama)
    navtika my hearts! tovariši!, pogumni fantje!
    near one's heart všeč, pri srcu
    the very heart of the matter bistvo zadeve
    out of heart malodušen; nerodoviten, izčrpan (zemlja)
    sick at heart potrt, žalosten
    smoker's heart kadilčevo (bolno) srce
    searchings of heart tesnoba, sum
    to one's heart's content do mile volje, kot srce poželi
    with all one's heart iz vsega srca, srčno rad
    with a heavy heart s težkim srcem
    medicina disordered heart srčna nevroza

    Z glagoli:

    to break s.o.'s heart streti komu srce
    to clasp s.o. to one's heart prižeti koga na srce
    to cry one's heart out oči si izjokati
    to cut s.o. to the heart zadeti koga v srce, užaliti
    to do one's heart good dobro deti, osrečiti
    to eat one's heart out giniti od žalosti
    my heart fails pogum mi upada
    I cannot find it in my heart to; ali I don't have the heart to srce mi ne da, da bi
    to get (go) to the heart of priti (iti) stvari do dna
    to give heart opogumiti
    to give one's heart to s.o. dati komu srce
    to go near (ali to) one's heart ganiti
    my heart goes out to him sočustvujem z njim
    to grow out of heart postajati malodušen; izčrpavati se (zemlja)
    to have a heart imeti (dobro) srce
    have a heart! usmili se!
    to have no heart biti brez srca, neusmiljen
    to have s.th. at heart srčno kaj želeti
    to have one's heart in one's mouth v grlu stiskati, biti zelo prestrašen
    to have one's heart in one's boots biti zelo malodušen
    to have one's heart in the right place imeti srce na pravem mestu
    to have s.o.'s good at heart brigati se za dobro nekoga
    to have one's heart in one's work biti z vsem srcem pri delu
    his heart leaps up srce mu zaigra
    to lay s.th. to heart na srce položiti
    to lose heart izgubiti pogum
    to lose one's heart to zaljubiti se
    to make one's heart bleed čutiti veliko usmiljenje in žalost (srce krvavi)
    to open one's heart to s.o. razkriti komu srce, biti velikodušen
    to pluck up heart opogumiti se
    to pour out one's heart srce izliti
    to put s.o. in good heart razveseliti, razvedriti koga
    to put one's heart into s.th. biti pri stvari z dušo in telesom
    my heart sank srce mi je padlo v hlače
    to set one's heart on s.th. iz vsega srca kaj želeti
    to set one's heart at rest umiriti se, pomiriti se
    to take s.th. to heart k srcu si kaj gnati, v srce si vtisniti
    to take heart (of grace) zbrati pogum, opogumiti se
    to wear one's heart on one's sleeve imeti srce na jeziku
    to win s.o.'s heart srce osvojiti
    what the heart thinketh, the mouth speaketh povedati, kar ti leži na srcu
  • heel-tap [hí:ltæp] samostalnik
    podpetnik; ostanek pijače v kozarcu

    no heel-tap! izpij do dna!
  • help1 [help] samostalnik
    pomoč, pomočnik
    ameriško služkinja, hišna pomočnica, sluga, hlapec
    domačno porcija (jedi)
    figurativno pripomoček

    by (ali with) the help of s pomočjo
    he is a great help zelo pomaga, je v veliko pomoč
    there is no help for it ni pomoči
  • híp moment; instant

    v hípu in a moment, in a trice, in no time, in less than no time, in no time, (kot bi trenil) before you could say knife (ali Jack Robinson); in the twinkling of an eye
    niti za híp not for a single second
    v hípu je bilo vse končano everything was over in a flash
    vsak híp at any moment
    prav ta híp at this very moment
    v hípu bom pripravljen I'll be ready in a minute (ali in a jiffy ali in a trice ali in a twinkling)
    imate híp časa zame? can you give me a minute?
    počakajte híp! wait a moment!, wait an instant, wait half a minute, hold on a second!
  • híša house; (stavba) building

    stanovanjska híša tenement (house); dwelling, arhaično habitation; (gosposka hiša) mansion; (graščina) manor
    mestna híša (magistrat) town hall, city hall; (vladarska, knežja) dynasty
    trgovska híša house, (business) firm, concern; store, department store; establishment
    vogelna híša corner house
    samostojno stoječa híša detached house
    Spodnja híša angleškega parlamenta the lower house, the House of Commons
    Zgornja híša the upper house, the House of Lords; ZDA (ljudsko zastopništvo) the House of Representatives
    blok híš block (of buildings)
    vrata híš a row of houses
    lesena híša wooden house, frame house
    javna híša brothel, house of ill fame, house of ill repute, bawdy house; vulgarno knocking shop; ZDA žargon cathouse
    polna híša (gledališče) full house
    gostov polna híša houseful of guests
    híša ni sklepčna! (parlament) no house!
    zabava ob vselitvi v híšo housewarming
    dohod, pot k híši path, drive, driveway
    boj od híše do híše vojska house-to-house fighting
    velik kot híša as high as a house; huge, enormous
    zunaj híše out of doors; outdoors
    mati je nekje v híši Mother is somewhere around (ali about) the house
    vsa híša je bila na nogah the whole household was stirring
    naša híša Vam je vedno odprta you are always welcome here
    pognati, vreči iz híše koga to turn (ali to throw) someone out (of the house)
    postaviti híšo na glavo figurativno to turn the house upside down
    stopiti v híšo to enter the house
    stopiti iz híše to go out
    prepovedati komu vstop v híšo to forbid someone to enter one's house
    vseliti se v híšo to move into a house, to move in
  • hold2 [hóuld] samostalnik
    prijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of)
    ameriško ustavitev, zadrževanje
    arhaično utrdba

    to afford no hold ne nuditi opore
    to catch (ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. prijeti kaj, dobiti
    to get hold of s.o. ujeti koga, zalotiti koga
    to get hold of o.s. dobiti se v oblast, obvladati se
    to get a hold on s.o. dobiti koga v oblast
    to have a (firm) hold on s.o. imeti koga v oblasti
    to keep hold of čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rok
    to miss one's hold zgrešiti, napak prijeti
    in politics no holds are barred v politiki je vse dovoljeno
    to quit (ali let go) one's hold of izpustiti kaj iz rok
    ameriško to put a hold on s.th. zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kaj
    to take hold of one's fancy zbuditi domišljijo
  • hold*3 [hóuld]

    1. prehodni glagol
    držati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati
    šport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to)
    imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol)
    vojska & figurativno odbraniti, obdržati (položaj)
    pravno odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost)
    ameriško zadostovati (hrana)
    ameriško rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu)
    ameriško prijeti, obdržati v zaporu

    2. neprehodni glagol
    držati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem)
    veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, biti

    hold! počakaj, ustavi se!
    to hold the baby proti svoji želji imeti odgovornost
    to hold to bail proti jamstvu izpustiti na svobodo
    to hold the bag ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornost
    to hold a brief for odobravati, strinjati se
    to hold one's breath zadržati dih
    to hold the boards obdržati se na odru (igra)
    to hold cheap ne ceniti
    to hold in check imeti koga v šahu, krotiti
    to hold in chase zasledovati
    to hold a candle to the devil dajati potuho
    to hold in contempt prezirati koga
    to hold dear ceniti, čislati, ljubiti
    to hold fast čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti
    to hold the fort obraniti se
    to hold a good hand imeti dobre karte
    to hold good veljati, obveljati, izkazati se
    to hold one's ground (ali one's own) vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kos
    to hold one's horses potrpeti
    to hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand imeti koga (kaj) v pesti
    hold hard! počakaj!, stoj!
    to hold one's hand vzdržati se česa
    to hold one's head high biti zelo ponosen
    hold everything! takoj prenehaj!
    to hold at nought omalovaževati, ne ceniti
    to hold s.o. to his promise (ali word) držati koga za besedo
    to hold pace with iti v koraku s kom ali čim
    to hold one's peace (ali tongue) molčati, držati jezik za zobmi
    to hold still ostati miren
    to hold a stock imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogi
    to hold the stage biti v središču zanimanja (igralec na odru)
    to hold tight čvrsto (se) držati
    to hold true veljati, biti res
    to hold water prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesen
    to hold a wager staviti
    to hold watch stražiti
    there is no holding him ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen je
    neither to hold nor to bind ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen
    the rule holds of (ali in) all cases pravilo velja v vsakem primeru
    the place holds many memories kraj je poln spominov
    to eat as much as one can hold jesti kolikor kdo zmore
  • home3 [hóum] samostalnik
    dom, domačija, stanovanje; domovina; zavetišče
    figurativno domača streha
    šport, figurativno cilj

    at home doma, v domovini
    an at-home sprejemni dan
    at home in (ali on, with) vajen česa, doma (v računstvu)
    home for the aged dom za upokojence
    away from home odsoten, odpotoval, v tujini
    charity begins at home vsakdo je samemu sebi najbližji, bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
    not at home to ne biti doma za goste, ne sprejemati gostov
    long (ali last) home zadnji dom, grob
    to draw to one's long home bližati se koncu, umirati
    to eat s.o. out of the house and home spraviti koga ob vse, živeti na tuj račun
    to feel at home počutiti se kot doma
    to make o.s. at home biti kakor doma, vgnezditi se pri kom
    to make s.o. feel at home potruditi se, da se kdo počuti kot doma
    there is no place like home doma je najlepše
  • hope1 [hóup] samostalnik
    upanje (of na)
    nada, zaupanje

    past (ali beyond) all hope brezupen
    forlorn hope brezupen poskus
    in hopes v pričakovanju
    no hopes of success nič ne kaže na uspeh
    ameriško, sleng white hope bel boksar, ki ima upanje, da postane svetovni prvak
  • 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
  • house1 [háus] samostalnik
    hiša, dom, stanovanje; bivališče (živali); hišni stanovalci; gospodinjstvo; družina, rod, dinastija
    ekonomija trgovska hiša, trgovsko podjetje
    gledališče gledališče, občinstvo v gledališču, gledališka predstava; koledž, študentovski dom, internat
    pogovorno ubožnica
    pogovorno gostilna
    astronomija dvanajsti del neba
    vojska, sleng loto igra za denar; zbor

    House parlament, skupščina, narodni poslanci
    the House londonska borza; angleški parlament; koledž (zlasti Christ Church v Oxfordu)
    the House of Windsor angleška kraljevska dinastija Windsor
    britanska angleščina House of Commons angleški spodnji dom
    britanska angleščina House of Lords angleški zgornji dom
    britanska angleščina Houses of Parliament angleški parlament
    ameriško House of Representatives spodnji dom ameriškega kongresa
    to enter the House postati član parlamenta
    there is a House parlament zaseda
    the House rose at 10 o'clock parlamentarno zasedanje se je končalo ob 10ih
    to make a House dobiti potrebno večino v parlamentu
    no House parlament ni sklepčen
    the House of Bishops zbor škofov anglikanske cerkve
    a full (scant) house polno (slabo) zasedeno gledališče
    to bring down the house navdušiti občinstvo
    the second house druga predstava dneva
    house and home dom
    houses and lands domačija
    the whole house knew it vsi hišni stanovalci so to vedeli
    to keep the house držati se doma
    to keep house for gospodinjiti komu
    to keep house with živeti v istem gospodinjstvu
    to keep open house biti zelo gostoljuben
    to keep a good house dobro pogostiti
    like a house on fire kot blisk, zelo hitro, kot bi gorelo
    to turn the house out of window postaviti vse na glavo
    as safe as a house popolnoma zanesljiv
    to bow down in the house of Rimmon žrtvovati svoja načela za enotnost v dogmi
    on the house račun plača gostilničar
    for the good of the house v korist lastnika
    figurativno to put (ali set) one's house in order urediti svoje zadeve
    an ancient house stara družina
    coach house remiza
    house of call prenočišče, gostišče
    house of correction poboljševalnica
    house of cards na trhlih nogah
    pravno house of detention preiskovalni zapor; poboljševalnica za mladoletnike
    in the dog house v nemilosti
    house of ill fame javna hiša, bordel
    house of refuge zavetišče za brezdomce
    a house of mourning hiša žalosti za umrlim
    house of God cerkev
  • how1 [háu] prislov
    kako (vprašanje in vzklik)

    how about...? kako pa kaj...?
    how are you? kako se počutiš?
    how do you do dober dan (pozdrav)
    how much?, how many? koliko?
    how many times? kolikokrat?
    how ever do you do it? kako le to narediš?
    how so?; ali how come? kako?, kako to misliš?
    how the deuce (ali devil, dickens) ? kako za vraga?
    how goes it? kako kaj gre?
    how in the world? kako vendar?
    how is that? odloči se že (pri kriketu); kako pa to?
    how now? kako to?, kaj naj to pomeni?
    and how! in še kako!
    here's how! pogovorno na zdravje (pri pitju)
    that's how tako, na tak način
    pogovorno a nice how-do-you-do (ali how-do-'ye-do, how-d'ye-do) no, lepa reč!, kakšna godlja!
  • hrbteníca anatomija spinal column; spine; backbone; (živalska) chine

    ne imeti hrbteníce, brez hrbteníce figurativno spineless, having no backbone
    on nima hrbteníce figurativno he has no backbone, he is wanting in backbone
    človek brez hrbteníce (slabič) pogovorno yes-man
  • 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
  • hudíč devil; the devil, Satan; the Evil One; pogovorno old Harry, old Nick

    hudíča oh, bother!
    kaj, hudíča, si delal tam? what the mischief were you doing there?
    kam, hudíča, je pa šel? where on earth has he got to?
    kdo, hudíča, ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens ali on earth) told you that?
    hudíč ga je obsedel he has the devil in him
    risati hudíča bolj črnega, kot je to paint the devil blacker than he is
    hudíča klicati to talk of the devil
    v sili hudíč muhe žre figurativno beggars can't be choosers; drowning men clutch at straws; half a loaf is better than no bread
  • hurry1 [hʌ́ri] samostalnik
    naglica, prenagljenost

    I am in a hurry mudi se mi
    there is no hurry nič se ne mudi
    pogovorno not in a hurry ne tako kmalu
    in a hurry v naglici, hitro
  • hvála thanks pl; (pohvala) praise, laud, commendation; (govor, pismena hvala) eulogy, panegyric, encomium

    hvála! thank you!
    hvála lepa! thanks very much!, many thanks!
    hvála lepa za Vašo prijaznost! many thanks for your kindness!
    hvála bogu! thank God!
    hvála bodi bogu! thanks be to God!
    hvála za Vaše vprašanje (po mojem zdravju)! thank you for asking after me
    srčna Vam hvála za... my heartfelt thanks to you for..., I am deeply grateful to you
    biti skop s hválo to be sparing with one's praise
    hválo peti komu to sing someone's praises
    sam sebi hválo peti to blow one's own trumpet, humoristično to toot one's own horn
    še hvála mi ni nihče rekel! much (ali small) thanks I got for it!
    lastna hvála se po blatu, pod mizo valja self-praise is no recommendation
    še malo čaja? - prosim! (da); hvála, ne! some more tea? - yes, please!; no, thank you!
  • hvalíti to praise; to laud; to commend

    čez mero hvalíti (slaviti) to extol
    sam sebe hvalíti pogovorno to blow one's own trumpet, humoristično to toot one's own horn
    hvalíti se s čim to pride oneself on something, to boast of something
    hvali se, da je dober šahist he prides himself on being a good chess player
    hvali se s svojim znanjem kemije he prides himself on his knowledge of chemistry
    dobro blago se samo hvali good wine needs no bush
    ne hvali dneva pred nočjo! there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
    on se rad samo hvali he loves to brag (ali pogovorno to swank)
    pretirano hvalíti (figurativno) to gild the lily
  • ice1 [áis] samostalnik
    led; sladoled; sladkorni obliv
    figurativno hlad (obnašanje)
    ameriško, sleng diamant, podkupnina

    artificial ice umetni led
    floating (ali drift, loose) ice plavajoči led
    figurativno to break the ice prebiti led, začeti
    it cuts no ice with me ne vpliva, ne učinkuje, ne deluje name
    to have one's brains on ice obvladati se
    figurativno on thin ice na tenkem ledu, v nevarnosti
    to skate on thin ice načeti kočljivo vprašanje
    ameriško, sleng to put on ice figurativno postaviti na hladno
    straight off the ice popolnoma sveže