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prikríti prikrívati to hide, to cover, to keep secret; to hold back; (skriti) to conceal; (potlačiti) to hush up, to stifle

ni mogel prikríti, prikrívati svojega presenečenja he could not conceal his surprise
prikríti, prikrívati svojo bistroumnost to hide one's light under a bushel
prikríti, prikrívati zehanje to stifle a yawn
prikríti, prikrívati resnico pred kom to disguise the truth from someone
prikríti, prikrívati svoja čustva to disguise one's feelings
nekaj mi prikrivaš you are keeping something from me

prilizovánje flattery, adulation, fawning; blandishment, coaxing

s prilizovánjem koga pripraviti, da nekaj naredi to coax someone into doing something

primér example; instance; case; illustration; (vzorec) model, pattern

kot na primér... such as...
za primér, kot primér as an example, as an illustration; by way of example
na primér for instance, for example, e.g.
v tem priméru in that case, in this instance
v vsakem priméru in any case, at any rate
v priméru, da... in case...
za vsak primér at all events
v najslabšem priméru at the worst, if the worst comes to the worst
v skrajnem priméru at a stretch, (največ, maksimalno) at the outside
brez priméra matchless, unparalleled, unprecedented
jaz, na primér... I, for one,...
po priméru... following the example of, in imitation of
v najboljšem priméru at the best
v devetih primérih od desetih nine times out of ten
precedenčen primér precedent
slab primér a poor example
svarilen, strašilen primér a deterrent example, an awful warning
kričeč primér a blatant case (ali example)
šolski primér a copybook case, a test case
tipičen, šolski primér test case
smrtni priméri fatal cases pl
moramo biti pripravljeni za vsak primér we must be ready for any contingency
krutost, ki nima (ji ni) priméra an act of unexampled (ali unprecedented) cruelty
dati primér to set an example
dajati dober primér komu to set a good example to someone
vzemi brata za primér! follow your brother's example, model yourself on your brother
kaznovati koga za primér (zgled) to make an example of someone
postaviti kot primér to set an example
navesti kot primér to exemplify, to instance, to cite as an example
naj vam navedem le nekaj primérov let me cite a few instances only
slediti priméru kake osebe to follow someone's example
služiti za primér to exemplify, to serve as an example
primere nudi... examples are afforded by...
ti priméri naj zadoščajo these instances may suffice

pripráviti priprávljati to prepare, to make (ali to get) ready, to keep (ali to have) ready; to arrange; (hrano) to cook, to dress, to season

pripráviti, priprávljati koga do česa to induce someone to do something, to prevail upon someone
pripravite vozovnice! have your tickets ready, please!
pripravili so me ob ves moj denar pogovorno they did me out of all my money
pripravil sem ga do tega, da se je pomiril I got him to be quiet
pripráviti, priprávljati se to make oneself ready, to get ready, to prepare (za for)
pripráviti, priprávljati se do tega, da kaj storimo to bring oneself to do something
pripráviti, priprávljati se za izpit to prepare for an examination
pripravlja se nova izdaja te knjige a new edition of this book is in preparation
nisem se mogel pripráviti, priprávljati do tega, da bi šel na operacijo I could not decide whether to have the operation, I could not make up my mind to undergo the operation
nekaj se pripravlja (figurativno) something is afoot

račún account; bill; reckoning; score; trgovina invoice; (za inozemstvo) indent; note, credit note, debit note; (fingiran) pro forma invoice; (izračunanje) calculation, calculus, computation; (proračun) estimate

diferencialni (integralni) račún differential (integral) calculus
poravnani račúni bills paid (ali settled)
depozitni račún deposit account
tekoči račún current account
zaključni račún final account
na račún on account
čisti račúni, dobri prijatelji short reckonings make long friends, even reckoning makes long friends
sklepni račún matematika the rule of three
polaganje račúnov rendering of accounts
pomota v račúnu miscalculation
natakar, (moj) račun, prosim! my bill please, waiter!
neporavnan, odprt račún unsettled, open account
skupni račún joint account
dal mi je nekaj na račún he has advanced me some money
ne delaj račúna brez krčmarja! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!, don't reckon without your host!, ZDA sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear!
imeti še račún s kom (figurativno) to have a rod in pickle for someone, to have a bone to pick with someone
imeti račún pri... to have an account with...
izravnati račún to balance (ali to square, to settle) an account
to mi ne gre v račún (figurativno) that isn't what I want, it doesn't suit me, that does not answer my purpose
ta runda (pijače) gre na moj račún this round is on me, this is my round (ali my treat), pogovorno I'm in the chair
kupiti na račún to buy on credit
pokvariti komu račúne (figurativno) to spike someone's guns
prenesti na nov račún to transfer to a new account
priti na svoj račún (figurativno) to come into one's own, to find one's costs repaid
odpreti račún to open an account
izstaviti, napraviti račún to make out a bill, to draw up an account
pregledati račúne to audit
poravnati, plačati račún to settle an account
plačati komu stare račúne to pay off old scores, to get even with someone
polagati račún o to account for, to give (ali to render) account of
krojač mi je poslal račún the tailor has sent me his bill
voditi račún o to kep an account of
vpisati, zabeležiti komu v račún to enter in someone's account
trgovati na svoj račún to trade on one's own account
vzeti v račún to take into account, to make allowance for
prekrižati komu račúne (figurativno) to upset someone's apple-cart
račúni se ne ujemajo the accounts don't balance
zahtevati račún za to demand an account of
zahtevati svoj račún to ask for one's account
koliko znaša moj račún? what does my bill amount to?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
živeti na račún svojih prijateljev to sponge on one's fiends
živeti na tuj račún biblija to eat the bread of idleness

ram² [ræm] prehodni glagol
nabijati, zabi(ja)ti; zagraditi, zabasati kaj (down, in, into v)
natrpati, natlačiti, nagnesti (into v)
povezniti, potisniti (klobuk) (on na, over čez)
zadelati, začepiti, zamašiti kaj (up)
figurativno s silo vbiti kaj v glavo (into s.o. komu)
navtika naskočiti, napasti z ladijskim kljunom

to ram s.th. down s.o.'s throat, to ram s.th. into s.o.'s head vbi(ja)ti komu v glavo nekaj, s čimer se ne strinja
to ram up natlačiti; zamašiti

rat¹ [ræt] samostalnik
zoologija podgana
figurativno, parlament & politika prebežnik, odpadnik, uskok, izdajalec, kdor zapusti svoje politične prijatelje in se pridruži opoziciji; stavkokaz; tat

rats! množina, sleng neumnost!, nesmisel!, neverjetno!
as wet like a drowned rat moker ko miš, do kože premočen
to have (to see) rats sleng videti "bele miši"
to smell a rat figurativno sumiti, da se pripravlja nekaj slabega ali nevarnega, vohati nevarnost, (za)čutiti prevaro

rather¹ [rá:ðə] prislov
prej, rajši, raje; precéj

rather good precéj dober, kar dober
rather good than bad prej dober kot slab
rather a long way precéj dolga pot, precéj daleč
rather before nekaj prej
the rather that... toliko bolj (prej, rajši), ker...
grey rather than white prej siv kot bel
I rather think that... jaz bi prej (skoraj) mislil, da...
I had rather that... jaz bi rajši...
I had rather stay jaz bi rajši ostal
he left rather than join me rajši je odpotoval, kot da bi se mi pridružil
I would rather die than betray him jaz bi rajši umrl, kot ga izdal (se mu izneveril)
he would rather have died than revealed it on bi bil rajši umrl, kot to razkril
I would (had) much rather (not) go jaz bi precéj rajši (ne) šel
thank you, I had rather not hvala, (rajši) ne
his remark was rather foolish njegova opazka je bila precéj bedasta
the play was rather a success (gledališka) igra je imela precejšen uspeh

razor [réizə]

1. samostalnik
britev; oster rob
ameriško čekan divje svinje

as sharp as a razor oster kot britev
razor blade klina britve
electric razor električni brivnik
safety razor brivski aparat; žilet(ka)
to be on the razor's edge figurativno biti v nesigurnem nevarnem, kritičnem položaju
to cut blocks with a razor nekaj delati z nezadostnim, neustreznim orodjem (sredstvi)
to grind, to set a razor nabrusiti britev

2. pridevnik
ostrorob, ki ima oster greben

3. prehodni glagol
briti z britvijo

to razor down odbriti, odrezati; figurativno zmanjšati

read^*2 [ri:d]

1. prehodni glagol
brati, čitati, razbrati; prebrati, prečitati (off, through)
(raz)rešiti, reševati (uganke); preučiti (up)
razlagati, tolmačiti, pojasnjevati; predavati, učiti (s čitanjem), seznaniti koga s pisateljevimi mislimi; napoved(ov)ati, prerokovati; zvedeti, doznati (iz časopisa); študirati; uspavati koga z branjem (into, to sleep)
(o toplomeru) (po)kazati, (za)beležiti

to read s.th. to s.o. čitati komu kaj
to read to oneself čitati zase (skrivaj)
to read s.o. like a book figurativno točno koga spregledati (spoznati, razumeti)
to read a dream razlagati sanje
to read s.o.'s face brati komu na obrazu
to read s.o.'s fortune prerokovati komu prihodnost
to read law študirati pravo
with whom do you read Greek? pri kom študirate grščino?
read the letter to yourself preberite si pismo
he had read himself asleep zaspal je bil pri branju
to read music brati note, igrati po notah
to read a manuscript oceniti, recenzirati rokopis
to read s.o. a lesson ošteti koga, brati komu levite
do you read me? me razumeš?
how do you read this passage? kako razumete ta odstavek?
to read oneself blind (to sleep) oslepeti (zaspati) od branja
to read the riot act dati zadnje svarilo o posledicah slabega vedenja (npr. pri izgredih, demonstracijah pred vojaškim posegom)
to read s.th. into a text hoteti brati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni
parlament the bill will be read tomorrow for the second time zakonski osnutek bo jutri drugič v razpravi
she likes being read to ona ima rada, da ji kaj berejo
the thermometer reads 30° C in the shade termometer kaže 30° C v senci

2. neprehodni glagol
brati, čitati; dati se brati; glasiti se; zvedeti z branjem, brati (about, of o)
študirati, učiti se, pripravljati se, pripraviti se za izpit (for za)

he is reading for the bar študira za advokaturo
to read between the lines brati med vrsticami
to read for an examination študirati za izpit
to read for a degree pripravljati se za diplomski izpit
to read for honours pripravljati se za rigoroz
the book reads well knjiga se dobro bere
his silence is to read as consent njegov molk je treba razumeti kot privolitev
this ticket reads for Leeds ta vozovnica velja za Leeds
it reads like a novel to se bere kot roman
it reads as follows (to) se glasi takole

rebound¹ [ribáund] samostalnik
odboj, odbijanje, odskok; povratno delovanje, povratni udarec, ponoven udarec, vračanje, delovanje proti, reakcija
figurativno preobrat; odmev, razleganje
figurativno razočaranje

on the rebound po udarcu
to take (to catch) s.o. on (at) the rebound ujeti koga pri odskoku, figurativno pregovoriti koga, da nekaj naredi na drugačen način, in to v trenutku, ko mu je spodletelo pri prvem poskusu; figurativno izkoristiti razočaranje kake osebe

rebuttal, rebutment [ribʌ́tl, -bʌ́tmənt] samostalnik
ovržba, zavrnitev, odbitje, spodbitje

in rebuttal of kot dokaz, da je (nekaj) napačno, lažno

red¹ [red] pridevnik (redly prislov)
rdeč; rus; pordečen (with od)
okrvavljen, krvav; rdeče razžarjen ali razbeljen
politika rdeč, komunističen, sovjetski; anarhističen, revolucionaren; marksističen

as red as a rose rdeč kot vrtnica
red admiral (metulj) admiral
Red Army Rdeča armija
a red battle krvava bitka
red cap britanska angleščina vojaški policist, ameriško postrešček, nosač na postaji
red cent bakren novčič
red chalk krvavec (kamen)
red coats sleng vojaki
red deer jelen
red eye ameriško, sleng cenen viski
red eyes with tears od jokanja rdeče oči
red flag rdeča zastava
red flannel sleng jezik
red hat kardinalski klobuk, kardinal(ska čast); britanska angleščina, sleng štabni častnik
red herring prekajen slanik, figurativno nekaj, kar odvrača pozornost od neprijetnega, nevarnega predmeta
red handed krvavih rok, hudodelski, ki je pri hudodelskem dejanju
red light rdeča luč
red light district mestni predel s številnimi javnimi hišami
red meat govedina, bravina
a red radical politika hud, zagrizen radikal
red rag (to a bull) rdeča krpa (ki razdraži bika), figurativno nekaj, kar človeka razdraži
red vengeance krvavo maščevanje
red weed mak
red, white and blue sleng mrzla soljena govedina
neither fish, flesh nor good red herring ne ptič ne miš, nekaj nedoločljivega
to be red with anger biti rdeč od jeze
it is a red rag to him to ga razdraži kot rdeča krpa bika
to draw a red herring across the track (the path) s kako stransko stvarjo odvrniti pozornost od glavne stvari; z veščim manevrom odvrniti pozornost, zabrisati sled
to have red hands imeti krvave roke, zakriviti smrt kake osebe
to make red pordečiti
to paint the town red hrupno veseljačiti, razgrajati, delati kraval po mestu
to see red figurativno pobesneti
to see the red light figurativno videti, spoznati pretečo nevarnost
to turn red postati rdeč, zardeti

réd¹ -a order; (odlikovanje) decoration; (ocena) mark; (urejenost) tidiness

brez réda in disorder
v rédu (kot treba) in due order
v vzornem rédu in apple-pie order, shipshape, all shipshape and Bristol fashion
po abecednem rédu in alphabetical order, alphabetically
po vrstnem rédu by turns, one after the other
zaradi réda (pravilnosti) for regularity's sake
v gosjem rédu in single (ali Indian) file
v rédu! all right!, O.K.!; okay!
besedni réd word order
bojni réd battle array, order of battle
cestni prometni réd traffic regulations pl
dnevni réd order of the day, agenda
vozni réd (railway, bus) timetable
vrstni réd order of precedence
Red hlačne podveze Order of the Garter
frančiškanski réd religija Order of St. Francis of Assisi
kapucinski réd Order of Capuchins
meniški réd monastic order
nemški viteški réd Teutonic Knights
viteški réd order of knighthood
templarski réd Knights Templars
družbeni réd social order
smisel za réd sense (ali love) of order
mir in réd law and order
nekaj ni v rédu v njegovi glavi (figurativno) he has a screw loose (in his head)
to ni v rédu (prav) this is not right (ali proper), this is not as it should be
račun je v rédu the bill (ali account) is correct
z njo ni nekaj v rédu there is something amiss (ali wrong) with her
soba je v najlepšem rédu the room is in apple-pie order
vse je v rédu all is in order, all is right
biti na dnevnem rédu to be on the agenda
dobil je dober (slab) réd (v šoli) he got good (bad) marks
sedaj je stvar v rédu the matter is settled now
dati, spraviti v réd to put in order, to tidy, to make tidy
imam rad réd I like things tidy (ali shipshape)
manjka mu réda he lacks order, he is unmethodical
vse iz réda spraviti to throw everything out of gear
držati, vzdrževati réd to keep order
obdržati na dnevnem rédu to keep on the agenda
pozvati k rédu (npr. demonstrante) to call to order
priti iz réda to come out of order
(v)stopiti v (cerkveni) réd to take holy orders, to go into the Church
zopet vzpostaviti réd to restore order

rédek (neobičajen) rare, scarce, out of the ordinary; (nepogosten) infrequent; (izjemen) exceptional, unusual, curious; (izreden) extraordinary; (po vrednosti) precious, exquisite; (dogodek) ocurring (ali happening) seldom; (vodén) watery, diluted; (kri) serous

rédka juha thin soup, thin broth
rédko obljuden thinly populated, sparsely populated
to je nekaj rédkega pri nas it is a rare thing with us

refer [rifə́:]

1. prehodni glagol
napotiti (to k, na)
opozoriti (to na)
predložiti, pripisovati kaj (to s.o. komu)
predati, prepustiti, dodeliti (to komu)

2. neprehodni glagol
nanašati se (to na)
tikati se (to česa)
sklicevati se (to na)
obrniti se na, zateči se k; kazati na, posredno misliti na, namigovati (to na)
omeniti

to refer oneself to prepustiti se, predati se, zaupati se, zaupno se obrniti na, zanesti se na
referred to ki se nanaša na; o komer (čemer) je govor
the point referred to omenjena, tista točka
to refer to a dictionary poiskati v slovarju
to refer to drawer (kratica R.D.) obrazec, ki ga banka napiše na ček, ki nima denarnega kritja
I refer myself to my experience zanesem se na svojo izkušenost
I referred him to the manager for information napotil sem ga k direktorju za informacije
I must refer to the manager moram se obrniti na direktorja
to refer a matter to arbitration prepustiti zadevo arbitraži, razsodišču
we shall refer this matter to them to zadevo bomo prepustili njim
he referred to his journey several times večkrat je omenil svoje potovanje
this mark refers the reader to a footnote ta znak opozarja čitalca na opombo pod črto
she referred to my past namigovala je na mojo preteklost
to refer a thing to a cause nekaj pripisovati kakemu vzroku
to refer superstition to ignorance pripisovati praznoverstvo nevednosti

religion [rilídžən] samostalnik
vera, veroizpoved, verstvo, religija; častna, sveta dolžnost, stvar časti; (redko) opravljanje verskih obredov; religioznost, pobožnost; meništvo, redovništvo, redovniški red, redovniško življenje

established religion priznana veroizpoved, državna vera
to be in religion biti redovnik, -ica
to enter into religion postati redovnik ali redovnica (nuna)
to get religion postati pobožen, spreobrniti se
to make a religion to do (of doing) s.th. smatrati za svojo sveto dolžnost (da nekaj naredimo)

reluctance, reluctancy [rilʌ́ktəns(i)] samostalnik
odpor, upiranje (to čemu)
nasprotovanje, nenaklonjenost, nevolja, mržnja
fizika magnetski upor

with reluctance nerad
to show reluctance (to do s.th.) upirati se, biti malo voljan (nekaj napraviti)

remain² [riméin] neprehodni glagol
(pre)ostati; preosta(ja)ti

to remain on hand trgovina ostati neprodan (o blagu)
I remain yours truly N.N. (na koncu pisma) ostajam Vaš vdani N. N.
it remains to be seen, it remains to be proved to bomo (še) videli, to je treba še dokazati
is there any oil remaining in the cruet? je ostalo še kaj olja v steklenički?
no choice remains to me nimam druge izbire
one thing remains certain nekaj je gotovo
the only pleasure that remains to an old man edino veselje, ki (še) preostane staremu človeku

remedial [rimí:diəl] pridevnik (remedially prislov)
zdravilen, lečilen, popraven

remedial measure mere, ukrepi, da se nekaj popravi; remedure
remedial gymnastics medicinska (zdravstvena) telovadba