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hrbét back

za mojim hrbétom behind my back
za hrbétom (figurativno) in the rear
hrbét roke (stola) back of a hand (of a chair)
hrbét knjige spine of a book
cestni hrbét camber
gorski hrbét ridge, spine, arête
imeti koga na hrbétu (figurativno) to have someone on one's back
imeti sovražnika za hrbétom to have the enemy in the rear
volkovi so mu bili za hrbétom the wolves were at his back
ležati na hrbétu to lie on one's back, to lie supine
naložiti komu breme na hrbét to lay a burden on someone's back
obrniti se na hrbét to turn over on one's back
obrniti komu hrbét (figurativno) to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cut someone
pasti na hrbét to fall on one's back
pisati na hrbét lista, dopisnice to write on the back (ali on the other side) of a leaf, of a postcard
obrekovati, opravljati koga za hrbétom to backbite
pokazati hrbét (zbežati) to turn tail; to run away (sovražniku from the enemy)
storil je to za mojim hrbétom he did it behind my back
(u)kriviti, upogniti hrbét (od starosti) to stoop (from old age), figurativno (klečeplaziti) to cringe, to fawn
zasaditi komu meč v hrbét to stab someone in the back
zavarovati si hrbét vojska to secure one's rear
bogu za hrbétom figurativno (daleč od sveta) at the back of beyond

hrèn botanika horse radish

nastrgati hrèn to scrape (ali to shred) horse radish

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

huddle² [hʌdl]

1. prehodni glagol
zmetati vkup (together)
izvleči (out ali of iz)
zmašiti, skrpati, površno narediti (up ali through)
na hitro si obleči (on)
figurativno prikriti, utajiti kaj

2. neprehodni glagol
zgrbiti se (o.s. up)
stisniti se (to h komu)
šport obstopiti trenerja (posvet)

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

hudík hudír deuce

kaj, hudík, hudírja, si naredil? what the devil (ali the hell) have you done?

hudobíja mischief; wickedness; malice

iz čiste, gole hudobíje out of pure mischief
on je pripravljen za vse hudobíje he is up to all sorts (ali all kinds) of mischief

hudováti se

hudováti se na koga to be angry (ali cross) with someone, to be mad at someone

hug² [hʌg] prehodni glagol
objeti, priviti k sebi, držati se česa; laskati komu

to hug a belief sveto verjeti
to hug o.s. on (ali for) čestitati si za kaj, k čemu; biti zadovoljen s seboj zaradi
to hug the shore (bank, wall) držati se ob obali (pri bregu, ob zidu)
figurativno to hug one's chains dobro se počutiti v hlapčevstvu
the car hugs the road well avto se dobro drži ceste

hújskati instigate (k to), to incite (to), to agitate; (ščuvati) to bait

hújskati psa na koga to set the dog on someone
hújskati drugega proti drugemu to set (people) at loggerheads (ali at each other's throats)

húkati

húkati si v prste to blow (ali to breathe) on one's fingers

humane [hju:méin] pridevnik (humanely prislov)
human, plemenit, človečen, priljuden

humane studies (ali learning) humanistična izobrazba
britanska angleščina Humane Society dobrodelno društvo

humo(u)r¹ [hjú:mə] samostalnik
humor, razpoloženje, temperament, šegavost
množina norčije, šale
zgodovina telesni sok

in the humo(u)r for s.th. razpoložen za kaj, pri volji za kaj
good (ill) humo(u)r dobra (slaba) volja
out of humo(u)r slabe volje, ozlovoljen
sense of humo(u)r smisel za humor
when the humo(u)r takes him kadar je pri volji
zgodovina cardinal humo(u)rs glavni telesni sokovi (kri, sluz, žolč itd.)
aqueous (ali vitreous) humo(u)r steklovina v zrklu

hump² [hʌmp] prehodni glagol
zgrbiti (često z up)
potreti, spraviti v slabo voljo
ameriško, sleng potruditi se
avstralsko nositi na hrbtu, na ramah

to hump one's back ujeziti se
ameriško, sleng to hump it; ali to hump o.s. pošteno se lotiti

hundred² [hʌ́ndrəd] samostalnik
stotica
zgodovina okraj z lastnim sodiščem; množica, veliko število

hundreds and hundreds na stotine
hundreds of na stotine
hundreds and thousands čokoladni ali sladkorni okraski za torte
long (ali great) hundred stodvajset

hungry [hʌ́ŋgri] pridevnik (hungrily prislov)
lačen; ki povzroča lakoto; nerodoviten (zemlja)
figurativno željen, hrepeneč po (for)

as hungry as a hunter (ali bear) lačen ko volk
to go hungry stradati
the hungry forties lakota od 1840.-1846.

hunt² [hʌnt]

1. prehodni glagol
loviti, goniti, hajkati, zasledovati, pregnati; iskati divjad

2. neprehodni glagol
iti na lov, loviti
figurativno prizadevati si za kaj
tehnično nihati, oscilirati (stroj)

to hunt s.o. to death pognati koga v smrt
to hunt the hare (ali slipper, squirrel) igra "iskanje"
to hunt high and low iskati po vseh kotih, vse preiskati

hunt away (ali off) prehodni glagol
pregnati

hurry² [hʌ́ri]

1. prehodni glagol
hitro prinesti, hitro odposlati (away)
pospešiti (up)
gnati, siliti, naganjati (into v)

2. neprehodni glagol
pohiteti (često z up)
odhiteti (away, off)
hiteti (along)

to hurry over s.th. nekaj na hitro ali površno napraviti
to hurry on with s.th. pohiteti s čim

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!