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keep^*2 [ki:p]

1. prehodni glagol
držati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.)

2. neprehodni glagol
ostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se (he keeps well)
držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati (she keeps smiling)
pogovorno stanovati (where do you keep?)

to keep an appointment držati se zmenka
trgovina we don't keep this article tega artikla nimamo v zalogi
to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu do sebe
to keep in bread and water komaj se preživljati
to keep one's balance obdržati ravnotežje
to keep the ball rolling ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep body and soul together životariti
trgovina to keep books voditi knjige
to keep cool ostati miren
to keep one's counsel obdržati kaj zase
to keep s.o.'s counsel varovati tujo skrivnost
to keep a close check on skrbno nadzirati
to keep in countenance bodriti koga
to keep one's countenance ostati resen, zadrževati smeh
to keep clear of izogniti se česa, čuvati se česa
to keep s.o. company delati komu družbo
to keep company with skupaj hoditi, družiti se z
to keep s.th. dark obdržati zase, ne izdati
to keep a diary voditi dnevnik
to keep one's distance držati se ob strani
to keep one's end up braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje delo
to keep an eye on (ali out for); ali to keep one's eyes open (ali skinned); ali to keep one's weather eye lifted imeti odprte oči, budno paziti
to keep the field vztrajati, ne se umakniti
to keep one's feet obdržati se na nogah
to keep a straight face zadrževati smeh
to keep friends ostati v prijateljstvu
to keep guard stražiti
to keep (a) guard over s.o. čuvati koga
šport to keep (the) goal biti vratar, čuvati gol
God keep you! bog te varuj!
to keep s.th. going ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep s.o. going komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenju
to keep the game alive ohraniti v teku
to keep one's ground ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrst
to keep early (ali good) hours prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spat
to keep bad (ali late) hours prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spat
to keep one's hand in ne priti iz vaje
to keep one's head ne izgubiti glave, ostati miren
to keep one's head above water ne zaiti v dolgove
to keep house vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti
to keep open house biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem času
to keep hold of ne puščati iz rok
to keep in good health ostati pri dobrem zdravju
to keep a good look-out budno opazovati, paziti
to keep s.o. for lunch zadržati koga pri kosilu
to keep a stiff upper lip ne izgubiti poguma
to keep the law držati se zakona
to keep in mind zapomniti si
to keep one's nose to the grindstone neprestano garati
to keep pace (ali step) with iti v korak, ne zaostajati
to keep peace between obdržati mir med
to keep the peace držati se reda
ameriško to keep plugging along kar naprej garati
to keep s.o. posted (ali advised, informed, up to date) stalno koga obveščati
to keep the pot boiling životariti, komaj se prebijati
to keep one's pecker up ne izgubiti poguma in odločnosti
to keep good relations with s.o. ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih
to keep a record of s.th. voditi zapise o čem
to keep in good repair ohraniti v dobrem stanju
to keep sight of imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti na
to keep the stage obdržati se na odru
to keep straight on iti naravnost naprej
to keep in suspense pustiti koga v negotovosti; trgovina imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)
to keep time držati se takta
to keep good time biti točen (ura)
to keep track of zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočem
to keep one's temper zadržati se, ne razburjati se
ameriško to keep tabs on nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti si
to keep in touch with ostati s kom v stikih
to keep together biti složen, držati skupaj
to keep one's word držati besedo
to keep watch (over, on) stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom
to keep the wolf from the door komaj se preživljati

kill³ [kil]

1. prehodni glagol
ubiti, ubijati; klati, zaklati (živino); ubiti, ustreliti (divjad)
vojska uničiti, potopiti (ladjo); pokončati, ugonobiti, udušiti, zatreti
figurativno preklicati, stornirati, razveljaviti, črtati
figurativno potlačiti, zadušiti (čustva), obsipati (s pretirano dobroto); olajšati, ublažiti (bolečino), nevtralizirati (barvo, hrup); odbiti, preprečiti (zakonski osnutek), prekrižati (načrt)
šport zaustaviti (žogo); zabiti čas
ameriško, pogovorno popiti celo steklenico

2. neprehodni glagol
povzročiti smrt
pogovorno biti neudržljiv, biti očarljiv

to kill two birds with one stone ubiti dve muhi na en mah
to kill the fatted calf for s.o. z veseljem sprejeti, sprejeti kot izgubljenega sina
the sight nearly killed me ob pogledu na to sem skoraj počil od smeha
to kill s.o. with kindness škoditi komu s preveliko dobroto
to kill time zabijati čas
dressed up to kill zapeljivo oblečen, gizdavo oblečen
to kill by inches počasi ubijati
to kill the goose that lays golden eggs s svojo grabežljivostjo uničiti vir dohodkov
a kill or cure remedy drastično zdravilo
to dance to kill plesati do iznemoglosti
pigs do not kill well at that age v tej starosti svinje niso godne za klanje

kipénje (vrenje) boiling, boil, seething, seethe; (valovanje) surge

kipénje morja ob obalo surf

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

kòl pale; pole; stake; post

oporni kòl (ob drevesu) prop
mučilni kòl stake
stavbe na kòléh lake-dwellings pl, (mostišče) fascine dwelling
nasaditev, nataknitev na kòl zgodovina impalement
nasaditi, natakniti na kòl to impale
ograditi s kòli to stockade, to palisade
podreti s kòli to stake
privezati na kòl (žival) to tether to a stake
prebosti s kòlom to stake

konvenírati to suit; to fit; to be suitable (for); to be appropriate (for)

ta klima mi ne konvenira this climate does not suit me
kar enemu konvenira, drugemu ne (figurativno) one man's meat is another man's poison
pridi jutri, če ti konvenira come tomorrow if that suits you
bi ti konveniralo, da bi se sešla ob...? would it be convenient for you to meet me at...?

kót¹ angle; corner; nook; recess, retired spot

pravi (ostri, topi) kót right (acute, obtuse) angle
lomni kót angle of refraction
odbojni kót angle of reflection
vidni, zorni kót angle of sight, optic angle, visual angle, figurativno point of view
deklinacíjski kót angle of declination
sokot adjacent angle
kót ob peči (zapeček) inglenook
strel iz kóta šport corner kick, corner
iskati kaj po vseh kótih to search high and low for something, to search every nook and cranny
postaviti otroka v kót (kazen) to make a child stand in the corner
mrtvi kót (avta) blind spot, vojska spot sheltered from enemy fire
vrh kóta point of an angle

kozláti (bruhati) to vomit, to puke, to be sick; žargon vulgarno to spew one's guts up

človek bi (kar) kozlal ob tem that's enough to make you sick

kóža skin; (odrta z živali, za izdelovanje usnja) hide; (polt) complexion

brez kóže skinless
debela kóža thick skin
kóža z dlako fell
kóža z glave scalp
surova kóža rawhide
strojena kóža dressed skin, tanned hide, (z lasmi) coat; (kačji lev) slough
občutljiva kóža sensitive skin
zunanja kóža epidermis
le kost in kóža nothing but skin and bone
do kóže moker, premočen wet to the skin, soaked (ali drenched) to the skin, dripping wet, sopping wet, wringing wet
barva kóže colour (of the skin), (obraza) complexion, (temna) tanned (ali bronzed) complexion, (svetla) fair complexion
krema za kóžo skin cream, cold cream, face cream
mazilo za kóžo skin ointment
presaditev kóže medicina skin-grafting
vnetje kóže medicina skin inflammation, dermatitis
srbenje kóže itching, medicina prurigo; pruritus
ne bi hotel biti v njegovi kóži I wouldn't like to be in his shoes (ali in his skin)
braniti svojo kóžo to defend oneself
sama kost in kóža ga je he is nothing but (ali he is only) skin and bone, he is as thin as a lath, he is a bag of bones
iz kóže dati to skin, to flay; to strip the skin off
za kóžo mi gre my life is at stake
on ima debelo kóžo (figurativno) he is not thin-skinned, he is thick-skinned
kóža se mi je ob tem naježila it made my flesh creep
na lastni kóži občutiti to learn something to one's cost
nositi svojo kóžo na prodaj (figurativno) to do something at one's personal risk
odnesti celo (zdravo) kóžo to escape safely, to escape without a scratch; to save one's bacon, to escape unscathed; to get away scotfree; to escape with life and limb; to get off with a whole skin; to come out of something with a whole skin
gre za mojo kóžo my safety (ali my life) is at stake (ali is in danger)
iz kóže skočiti (figurativno) to jump out of one's skin
kóžo odreti to flay
strojiti kóže to dress (ali to tan, to curry) skins (ali hides)
ustrojiti komu kóžo (figurativno) to tan (ali to curry, to warm) someone's hide

krùh bread

brez krùha breadless, (brez posla) unemployed
črn krùh brown (ali black) bread
domač krùh home-made (ali household) bread
bel krùh white bread
ječmenov krùh barley bread
koruzen krùh ZDA corn pone
ržen rye bread
svež krùh fresh (ali new) bread
star, suh krùh stale bread
(ne)kvašen krùh (un)leavened bread
vojaški krùh ration bread
pražen krùh toast
naš vsakdanji krùh our daily bread
hlebec, štruca krùha loaf of bread
kos, reženj krùha a piece, a slice of bread
ob krùhu in vodi on bread and water
krùh z maslom bread and butter
ostanki krùha left-over bread
pražilec za krùh toaster
košarica za krùh breadbasket
rezilni stroj za krùh bread slicer
skorja krùha a crust of bread
krùha in iger! bread and circuses!
boj za vsakdanji krùh the struggle for life
pomanjkanje krùha shortage (ali scarcity) of bread
deliti s kom krùh to break bread with someone
on ni vreden krùha, ki ga jé he is not worth his salt
ni imel skorje krùha he had not a crust of bread to eat
ostati brez krùha (figurativno) to be thrown out of work
pritrgovati si krùh od ust to stint oneself
odjesti komu krùh to take the bread out of someone's mouth
jesti tuj krùh (figurativno) to serve other people, to be dependent on other people
prišel je do krùha pogovorno he's got it made
peči krùh to bake bread
služiti si svoj krùh z... to get one's living by...
sam si mora služiti krùh he has to earn his own living
težko si služiti krùh to work hard for a living
kako si služi svoj krùh? (figurativno) how does he earn (ali make, win) his bread (ali his living)?
skregati se s svojim krùhom (figurativno) to quarrel with one's bread and butter, not to know which side one's bread is buttered on
stati v vrsti za krùh to stand in a bread-line
krùh je vzhajal the bread has risen
živeti ob krùhu in vodi to be put on bread and water

krvavéti to bleed

krvavéti iz nosa to have a nosebleed, to bleed from the nose
krvavéti iz rane to bleed from a wound
krvavéti kot zaboden vol to bleed like a stuck pig
krvavéti za domovino to shed one's blood for one's country
srcé mi krvavi my heart bleeds (zate for you)
srce mi krvavi ob tem it makes my heart bleed
močnó, hudó krvavéti to lose much blood
često krvavéti iz nosa to have frequent nosebleeds (ali attacks of bleeding from the nose)

lap⁵ [læp] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
pljuskati, udarjati (at, against na, ob)
(po)lokati (up, down)
pohlepno pogoltniti

to lap the gutter opijaniti se do nezavesti

lean^*4 [li:n]

1. neprehodni glagol
nagniti se, nagibati se; opirati se, nasloniti se (on na)
figurativno zanašati se (on na)
figurativno nagibati se k čemu, dajati prednost čemu (to, towards)
biti prislonjen, sloneti (against)

2. prehodni glagol
nagniti, nasloniti (against ob, na)
opreti, podpreti (on, upon)

pogovorno to lean over backward(s) zelo se potruditi

leave¹ [li:v] samostalnik
dovoljenje, privoljenje; dopust; slovo

leave of absence dopust
to ask s.o. for leave; ali to ask leave of s.o. prositi koga za dovoljenje
by your leave z vašim dovoljenjem
leave off dovoljenje za odsotnost
to get leave off dobiti dovoljenje za odsotnost
on leave na dopustu
to go on leave iti na dopust
leave on pay plačan dopust
to take leave to say dovoliti si reči
to take leave of posloviti se od
to take one's leave oditi
to take French leave oditi brez pozdrava
to take leave of one's senses priti ob pamet
ticket of leave pogojni dopust (kaznjenca)

léto year; arhaično, pesniško twelvemonth

koledarsko léto calendar (ali civil) year
šolsko léto school year
akademsko léto academic year
navadno léto common (365-day) year
prestopno léto leap year, bissextile year
tekoče léto the current year
cerkveno léto church year
preteklo léto last year
prihodnje léto next year
sončno léto solar (ali astronomical) year
staro léto old year
Novo léto New Year, New Year's Day
srečno novo léto! Happy New Year!
nora, nerodna léta (figurativno) years pl of indiscretion, the awkward age
v létu Gospodovem religija in the year of Our Lord (A.D.), in the year of grace
enkrat na léto once a year
v létu 1950 in nineteen (hundred and) fifty
na starega léta dan on New Year's Eve
v cvetju (svojih) lét in the prime of life
skozi vse léto odprto open all the year round
v poznejših létih in after years
v 70ih létih in the '70s
v teku léta in the course of the year
vsako léto every year
iz léta v léto, léto za létom year by year, year after year, year in year out, from year's end to year's end
pol léta six months
tri četrtine léta nine months
četrt léta three months
ob létu within a year
(skozi) vse léto all the year round, from one year's end to another
v létu 1910 in (the year) 1910
v enem létu in a year's time, arhaično this day twelvemonth
v zadnjih létih of late (ali recent) years
léto dni trajajoč year-long
pred mnogimi léti many years ago (ali since, back)
že mnogo, precéj lét for many years past
z léti with the years
v starosti 50 lét at the age of fifty
po mnogih létih after many years
že nekaj lét (sém) for some years past
pred létom dni a year ago
30 funtov na léto 30 pounds a year (ali per annum)
za prihodnja léta for years to come
danes léto (dni) (bodočnost) twelve months from now, twelve months today, a year hence, (za preteklost) a year ago (ali since, back)
konec léta year-end, close of the year
biti že v létih to be advanced in years, to be well on in years
biti iz svojih najboljših lét to be past one's best
on je že čez 50 (let star) he is on the wrong (ali humoristično shady) side of 50
on še ni 50 (let star) he is on the right (ali sunny) side of 50
10 lét star deček a ten-year-old boy
mlad za svoja léta young for his years
v najlepših létih in the prime of life
ona ne kaže svojih lét she does not look her age
iti v léta to be getting on in years
priti v léta to come to a good age, to get old, to begin to grow old
ona je mojih lét she is my age
priti iz norih lét to sow one's wild oats
dobro nositi svoja léta to bear one's age well
stopiti v novo léto to usher in the New Year
léta bežijo the years race by
umrla je v starosti 20 lét she died at the age of twenty
bistra je za svoja léta she is clever for her age
ta revija izhaja dvakrat na léto this magazine comes out twice a year, this magazine is a biannual (ali semiannual)
čez 7 lét vse prav pride every little helps

line¹ [lain] samostalnik
črta, linija, poteza; guba, brazda (na obrazu, roki)
matematika črta (zlasti premica)
geografija ekvator, poldnevnik, vzporednik; smer, pot (avtobusna, železniška) proga, tir
množina obris, kontura, oblika
množina načrt (ladje), osnutek, plan
množina načela, smernice, navodila; način, metoda, postopek; meja, mejna črta (tudi figurativno)
vrsta, niz, rep (ljudi); soglasje; rod, veja, koleno, pokolenje
tisk vrstica; kratko sporočilo, kratko pismo; stih, pesmica (upon s.th. to s.o.)
množina, britanska angleščina latinski stihi, ki jih mora dijak prepisati za kazen, kazenska pismena naloga
množina, gledališče tekst vloge, vloga
množina, pogovorno poročni list
pogovorno poročilo, pojasnilo
množina usoda; stroka, področje, panoga; telefonska, telegrafska linija
tehnično vod
ekonomija sortiment, blago, predmet
množina serijsko blago
vojska (bojna) linija, vrsta, fronta, frontne čete, šotori ali barake v taboru; vrv, konopec; žica, kabel

the Line ekvator
line of sight kamor seže pogled
line of vision horizont, obzorje; vojska vizirna črta
hung on the line (slika) obešena v višini oči
figurativno all along the line; ali down the line na celi črti
the line of least resistance linija najmanjšega odpora
on the dotted line v vrsti, ki je namenjena za podpis
on the line na meji, politika na liniji
line of fate (fortune, heart, life) črta usode (sreče, srca, življenja) na roki
to stand in line stati v repu (vrsti)
britanska angleščina up (down) line (vlak) v (iz) London(a)
the Southern line južna železnica
bus line avtobusna proga
double line dvotirna proga
single line enotirna proga
main (ali trunk) glavna proga
branch line stranska proga
on the lines laid down by the chairman po smernicah, ki jih je postavil predsedujoči
along these lines po teh navodilih, smernicah
along general lines po splošnih smernicah
line of argument dokazni postopek
to take (ali keep to) one's own line ukrepati po svoje, držati se svoje poti
to take a strong line (with s.o.) biti čvrst, neomajen (do koga), vztrajati
to take the line that zavzeti stališče, da; biti mišljenja, da
dont' take that line with me z menoj ne ravnaj tako
lines of responsibility pristojnosti
to take the line postaviti se na stališče
in line of duty pri opravljanju dolžnosti
out of line iz črte, ne na črti; figurativno nesoglasen, nezdružljiv; iz ravnotežja
that's s.th. out of (ali not in) my line to mi ne leži, ne spada v mojo stroko
to come (ali get, fall) into line (with) prilagoditi se (komu, čemu), ravnati se po
to overstep the line of good taste prekoračiti mejo dobrega okusa
to draw the line (at) povleči mejo (pri)
I draw the line at that to se pri meni neha
to toe the line spoštovati predpise; politika biti na liniji
to give s.o. line enough popustiti uzde, pustiti komu proste roke
to go over the line prekoračiti mejo, mero
in line with skladno z
ameriško, figurativno to be in line for pričakovati (službo), upati na
to be in line with soglašati s, z
to bring s.o. into line (with) spraviti v sklad s, z; politika pridobiti koga k sodelovanju
ameriško, pogovorno to go down the line for zavezati se za kaj (na celi črti)
the male line moški potomci
in the direct line neposredni potomci
to read between the lines brati med vrsticami
to drop s.o. a line napisati komu par vrstic
to get a line on dobiti poročilo o čem
gledališče to study one's lines učiti se vloge
marriage lines poročni list
pogovorno hard lines težka usoda, "smola", nesreča
the line is engaged (ali busy) telefonska linija je zasedena
to hold the line ostati pri telefonu
ameriško party line dvojček (telefon)
on strictly commercial lines na čisto komercialni bazi
ekonomija line of goods vrsta blaga, naročilo zanj
vojska line of fire strelska bojna vrsta
vojska behind the enemy's lines za sovražnikovimi vrstami
vojska line of battle frontna linija
vojska line of defence obrambna linija
vojska to go up the line iti v frontno linijo
vojska to draw up in line; ali to form (wheel into) line stopiti v vrsto
vojska the line regularne čete
navtika line abreast bojna linija vzporedno postavljenih ladij
navtika ship of the line linijska ladja
fizika line of force magnetna silnica
in the line of glede na
somewhere along the line ob neki priliki, v gotovem trenutku
figurativno to keep to one's line iti premočrtno
figurativno by (rule and) line natančno, precizno
to get off the line iztiriti
hook, line, and sinker popoln(oma)
to have s.o. on a line pustiti koga v negotovosti

live (up) on prehodni glagol
živeti od česa; prehraniti se s čim; biti odvisen od koga

to live (up) on the fat of the land živeti v izobilju
he lives on his wife žena ga preživlja
to live on fruit (one's salary) živeti ob sadju (svoji plači)
to live on air živeti od zraka

mad¹ [mæd] pridevnik (madly prislov)
nor, blazen; nor na kaj (after, about, for, on)
pogovorno jezen, besen, hud (at na, with zaradi)
stekel (žival)

mad as a hatter (ali as a March hare) popolnoma prismuknjen, popolnoma nor
they are having a mad time divje se zabavajo
to drive s.o. mad spraviti koga ob pamet, v bes
it is enough to drive one mad to te lahko spravi ob pamet
to run mad after ponoreti za čem (kom)
like mad noro, kot nor, divje
to run like mad teči na vso sapo
to go (ali run) mad znoreti, ponoreti

make^*2 [méik]

1. prehodni glagol
delati, napraviti; izdelati, izdelovati (from, of, out, of iz)
predelati, predelovati, tvoriti, oblikovati (to, into v)
pripraviti (kavo, čaj); uvesti (pravila, zakone), sestaviti, spisati (pesem); zbrati (glasove); ustvariti
figurativno napraviti kaj iz koga (to make a doctor of s.o.)
povzročiti, prinašati (zadovoljstvo); pokazati se, postaviti, biti (she makes him a good wife)
znesti, znašati; imenovati za (he was made a general)
(z nedoločnikom brez "to" v aktivu, s "to" v pasivu) pripraviti koga do česa (they made him talk, he was made to talk)
meniti, misliti, predstavljati si (what do you make of it)
pogovorno imeti koga za kaj (I make him an honest man)
zaslužiti, ustvariti dobiček; doseči (hitrost), premeriti (pot)
sleng zapeljati, posiliti; prispeti (ladja v pristanišče), doseči
navtika zagledati (kopno)
britanska angleščina jesti; imeti (govor); mešati karte
elektrika spojiti
ameriško, sleng identificirati koga

2. neprehodni glagol
nameniti se, poskusiti, napotiti se, peljati (pot) razprostirati se, teči (reka) (to)
nastopiti (plima), naraščati (voda)
figurativno povzročiti, pripeljati do

to make advances truditi se koga pridobiti
to make no account of ne ozirati se na kaj
to make allowance for upoštevati, biti uvideven
to make amends for odškodovati, oddolžiti se za kaj
to make angry zjeziti
to make an appointment dogovoriti se za sestanek
to make as if (ali as though) pretvarjati se, hliniti
as you make your bed so you must lie upon it kakor boš postlal, tako bož ležal
to make a bag imeti dober lov
to make the bed postlati
to make believe pretvarjati se, hliniti
to make a bid for truditi se za, potegovati se za kaj
to make bold drzniti si, upati si
to make no bones about povedati odkrito brez strahu, požvižgati se na kaj
to make one's bread vzdrževati se sam
sleng to make book ilegalno sklepati stave na konjskih dirkah
this book makes good reading ta knjiga se dobro bere
to make or break s.o. pripeljati koga do uspeha ali poloma
to make a clean breast of priznati, olajšati si srce
to make bricks without straw delati nekaj neizvedljivega
to make the best of izkoristiti kar najbolje, napraviti kar se le da, sprijazniti se s čim
to make cards mešati karte
to make certain prepričati se
to make clear objasniti, razložiti
to make the door upon s.o. zapreti komu vrata
to make a difference to biti važno, spremeniti stvar
to make s.th. do; ali to make do with a.th. zadovoljiti se s čim
to make no doubt ne dvomiti
to make both ends meet shajati s svojimi sredstvi, prilagoditi izdatke dohodkom
to make eyes at spogledovati se, zaljubljeno koga gledati
to make an effort potruditi se
to make excuses opravičevati se, izgovarjati se, izvijati se
to make an example of eksemplarično kaznovati
to make an exhibition of o.s. spozabiti se
to make faces at pačiti se komu
to make a face nakremžiti se
to make a figure zgledati smešen
to make a fire zakuriti
you are made for this job si kot ustvarjen za to delo
to make one's fortune obogateti
to make a fool of o.s. biti za norca
to make a fool of s.o. imeti koga za norca
to make free with brez zadrege uporabljati, razpolagati s čim
to make friends with sprijateljiti se s kom
to make fun (ali game) of zasmehovati koga, zafrkavati
to make a go of uspeti v čem
to make good uspeti
to make s.th. good povrniti, kriti, nadoknaditi
to make a hash of pokvariti, zavozlati (zgodbo)
to make a habit of it priti v navado
to make haste pohiteti
to make hay pospraviti seno
to make hay of napraviti zmešnjavo
to make hay while the sun shines kovati železo dokler je vroče
to make head(way) napredovati
to make headway against premagati (težave)
not to make head or tail of ne razumeti
ameriško to make a hit postati popularen
to make o.s. at home biti kakor doma
ameriško to make it uspeti
navtika to make it so izvršiti nalog
to make it hot for s.o. naščuvati javnost proti komu, preganjati koga
to make things šaljivo gladko izpeljati (da teče kot po maslu)
ameriško to make a killing nenadoma zaslužiti ali priti do denarja
to make known sporočiti, objaviti
to make land zagledati kopno, pripluti v pristanišče
to make light (ali little) of podcenjevati, nalahko jemati
sleng to make like posnemati
to make a living preživljati se
to make one's own life živeti svoje življenje, hoditi svojo pot
to make love to ljubimkati, spolno občevati s kom
to make one's mark napraviti karijero, izkazati se
to make one's mark on vtisniti svoj pečat
to make or mar pripeljati do uspeha ali poloma
to make a match dobro se omožiti (oženiti)
to make a good meal dobro jesti
to make merry hrupno proslavljati, bučno se veseliti
to make minoemeat of izpodbiti, popolnoma premagati
to make a monkey out of osmešiti koga
to make money dobro zaslužiti, obogateti
to make the most of čim bolj izrabiti
to make a mountain out of a molehill napraviti iz muhe slona
to make mouths at pačiti se komu
to make s.o.'s mouth water vzbuditi zavist ali željo
to make move lotiti se česa, odpraviti se, kreniti
to make much of ceniti, pripisovati važnost čemu, imeti od česa veliko koristi
to make a name for o.s. napraviti si ime
to make a night of it prekrokati vso noč
to make a noise in the world postati slaven, zasloveti
to make nothing of ne razumeti, biti zmeden
to make of tolmačiti, razlagati si
to make one of priključiti se
to make the pace voditi, diktirati tempo
to make passes at objemati, ljubkovati, dvoriti
to make peace skleniti mir
to make one's pile obogateti, spraviti denar na kup
to make a play for poskužati pridobiti
to make a plunge lotiti se brez pomisleka, visoko staviti
navtika to make port pripluti v pristanišče
to make a point of vztrajati pri čem, predvsem se potruditi
to make a price nastaviti ceno
to make a practice of imeti navado, navaditi se
to make a racket biti zelo hrupen, razgrajati
to make ready pripraviti
to make the rounds obhoditi (stražar)
to make sail odpluti, odjadrati
to make o.s. scarce izginiti
to make a scene napraviti komu neprijetno sceno
to make no secret of ne prikrivati, odkrito pokazati ali povedati
to make shift with pomagati si, nekako urediti
to make s.o. sit up koga zelo presenetiti
to make a good (poor) showing dobro (slabo) se izkazati
to make it snappy podvizati se
to make s.o. sore razjeziti koga
to make a splash napraviti senzacijo
to make a speech imeti govor
to make great strides hitro napredovati
to make a stab at poskusiti kaj narediti
navtika to make sternway ritensko pluti, zaostajati, nazadovati
to make a stand zaustaviti se, postaviti se v bran (vojska)
to make sure prepričati se
to make a clean sweep of dobro pomesti, vse odstraniti
to make tick pripraviti do dela
to make good time hitro napredovati
this makes the 10th time to je že desetič
to make a good thing of obrniti v svojo korist
to make a touch sposoditi si, poskušati si sposoditi
to make hacks for odpraviti se kam, napotiti se
ameriško to make the team biti sprejet v moštvo
to make a train ujeti vlak
to make a trial of poskusiti, preizkusiti kaj
to make o.s. understood jasno se izraziti
to make use of uporabiti kaj
to make way utreti si pot, napredovati
to make one's way in the world uspeti v življenju
to make one's way out oditi
to make way for umakniti se komu
to make s.o. out of his wits spraviti koga ob pamet
to make war upon vojskovati se s kom
navtika to make heavy weather prebijati se po razburkanem morju
to make short work of hitro kaj končati
to make water scati

malénkost a small quantity, a trifle; small (ali trifling, minor, insignificant) matter; a matter of secondary importance; a mere trifle, a bit, a scrap

to je malénkost that's a small matter
zapravljati čas z malénkostmi to waste one's time on trifles
za malénkost predolg a trifle too long
to je le malénkost zame that is a mere trifle to me
moja malénkost my own little self, my humble self, my poor self
ustavljati se ob malénkostih, a iti preko velikih stvari (figurativno) to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel