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famózen famous, famed, celebrated; extraordinary

kot pevec ni famózen he is not much of a singer, as a singer he's not up to much; (zloglasen) notorious, infamous, disreputable

fícek penny; rap

brez fícka penniless
ne dam fícka zanj I don't give a rap for him
ni fícka vredno it isn't worth a brass farthing

fight¹ [fait] samostalnik
boj, borba, bitka, spopad, dvoboj, mečevanje; prepir, pretep; tekma; bojevitost

pogovorno a dog fight borba v zraku
to give (ali make) a fight boriti se
to put up a good fight hrabro se boriti
running fight borba pred umikom
single fight dvoboj
to show fight pokazati pripravljenost za boj, pokazati zobe
sham fight manever, navidezna bitka
to make a fight of it pogumno se boriti
a tea fight velika čajanka
hand-to-hand fight pretep, boj na nož
there is no fight left in him je že od boja utrujen
there is fight in him yet še ni premagan
stand-up fight borba po vseh pravilih

fight² [fait] prehodni glagol & prehodni glagol (against, about, for, with, on behalf of)
boriti, vojskovati se; odbijati; braniti (se); priboriti si; premagati; pestiti se, boksati; prepirati se

to fight one's battles over again obnavljati spomine na razburljive dogodke v svoji preteklosti
that cock won't fight to ne bo držalo; tukaj nekaj ni v redu
to fight with one's gloves off ne izbirati sredstev za boj, ne prijemati koga z rokavicami
to fight a lone hand boriti se sam, brez pomoči
to fight for one's own hand boriti se za lastno korist
to fight shy of s.o. izogibati se koga
to fight for dear life boriti se na življenje in smrt
to fight in the last ditch do kraja se boriti
to fight a good fight hrabro se boriti
to fight one's way prebiti se
to fight a question prepirati se za kaj

fire¹ [fáiə] samostalnik
ogenj, plamen, požar; streljanje
figurativno gorečnost, navdušenje, vnema, razburjenje; vročica; pekel; smrt na grmadi

to add fuel to the fire prilivati olje v ogenj; poslabšati; razpihovati strasti
medicina St. Anthony's fire šen
between two fires med dvema ognjema
a burnt child dreads the fire kdor se opeče, je drugič previden
to catch (ali take) fire vneti se
fire control stolp, s katerega vodijo streljanje; boj proti gozdnim požarom
fire department požarni oddelek
to go through fire and water mnogo pretrpeti
to lay a fire pripraviti za zakurjenje
to open fire začeti obstreljevati
out of the frying-pan into the fire z dežja pod kap
to pour oil on fire prilivati olje na ogenj, razdražiti, podpihovati
to set on fire, to set fire to zažgati, prižgati
vojska blind fire streljanje brez cilja, na slepo
to keep up a fire vzdrževati ogenj; nenehno obstreljevati
to be on fire goreti
there's no smoke without fire kjer je dim, je tudi ogenj; iz nič ni nič
to set the Thames on fire narediti nekaj izrednega, iznajti smodnik
to strike fire izkresati ogenj
withering fire uničevalen ogenj
running fire salva strelov; zapovrstni napadi kritike

fist¹ [fist] samostalnik
pest
pogovorno roka, šapa
hudomušno pisava

a bad fist grda pisava
a good fist lepa pisava
close-fisted, tight-fisted skopuški, skop
clenched fist stisnjena pest
fist law pravica močnejšega
to grease s.o.'s fist podkupovati koga
he made a better fist of it delo mu je šlo bolje od rok
he made a poor fist of it delo se mu ni posrečilo
the mailed fist moč, oblast
to make money hand over fist zaslužiti veliko denarja
to shake one's fist at s.o. groziti komu s pestjo

fool¹ [fu:l] samostalnik
norec, bedak, butec, zmedenec; dvorni norec, pavliha
figurativno igračka

All Fools' Day 1. april
April Fool aprilska šala; žrtev aprilske šale
to be no fool biti bister
as the fool thinks so the bell clinks norec veruje v to, kar si želi
everyone has a fool in his sleeve vsakdo se včasih obnaša kakor norec
a fool's bolt is soon shot norec je kmalu pri kraju s svojo pametjo
a fool's errand brezplodno delo
to make a fool of s.o. imeti koga za norca
to be a fool for one's pains zaman si prizadevati
fool's paradise deveta dežela
to play the fool neumno se obnašati
to be but a fool to, to be a fool to ne biti nič v primeri s
mineralogija fool's gold železov kršec
he is a fool to... on nič ne pomeni proti...
there's no fool like an old fool nič ni hujšega kakor ponoreli starec
botanika fool's parsley mala trobelika

for¹ [fɔ:, fə] predlog
za; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede na

for all navzlic, kljub
as for me kar se mene tiče, zastran mene
pogovorno to be in for, to be for it pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)
pogovorno to be out for nameravati
for the better na bolje
but for ko bi ne bilo, brez
for fear iz strahu
for love iz ljubezni
for the present za zdaj
for the first time prvič
not for love or money za nič na svetu
to know for certain (ali sure, a certainty, a fact) z gotovostjo vedeti
now for them! na juriš!
for good za vedno
there's nothing for it nič drugega ne preostaja
to go for a walk iti na sprehod
sleng to go for a soldier postati vojak
to give a Roland for an Oliver poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za drago
I am in for flu gripa se me loteva
he wants for nothing nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovolj
to take for granted smatrati kot dejstvo
it's for you do decide ti se moraš odločiti
it is not nice for him ni lepo od njega
once for all enkrat za vselej
for as much v koliko
for all (ali aught) I know... kolikor je meni znano...
for instance, for example na primer
for the nonce tokrat
I for one jaz na primer
for God's sake za božjo voljo
to look for s.th. iskati kaj
not for the life of me za nič na svetu
for shame! sram te (vas) bodi!
to be out for trouble (ali row) iskati prepir
she could not speak for weeping tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoriti
the train for London vlak proti Londonu
word for word beseda za besedo
Mary for ever! naj živi Marija!
for the time being za zdaj
he's been here for an hour je tukaj že eno uro

forbear^*1 [fɔ:bɛ́ə] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (from)
opustiti; vzdržati se; ogniti, ogibati se
arhaično (with) potrpeti

she could not forbear laughing ni si mogla kaj, da se ne bi smejala

forbearance [fɔ:bɛ́ərəns] samostalnik
opustitev; popuščanje, prizanašanje, obzirnost, potrpljenje

forbearance is no acquittance s tem, da delo odložiš, še ni opravljeno

formulírati to formulate; to dress up; to set forth, to express (in a formula); to form; to define

formulírati pismo to draw up a letter
formulírati odgovor to frame an answer
ni formuliral svojega mnenja o vprašanju he did not express (ali state) his opinion on the question
zopet, znova formulírati to restate

free¹ [fri:] pridevnik (freely prislov) (from, of)
prost; svoboden brezplačen; prostovoljen; neomejen, neodvisen; nezaposlen, brezdelen; nezaseden, prazen; neprisiljen, neoviran; radodaren; ljubek; surov, neprijazen
kemija nevezan

to be free to... smeti
free booze pijača zastonj
I am free to confess rad priznavam
free and easy neformalen, nekonvencionalen, naraven
Free Church cerkev, ki je ločena od države; britanska angleščina neanglikanska cerkev
to make free of the city podeliti častno meščanstvo
free delivered dostava zastonj
free of duty prost carine
free fight pretep, ravs in kavs
free from (ali of) brez, prost česa; izven, zunaj
free hand proste roke, posebna svoboda dejanja
free living uživanje
free and unencumbered brez hipoteke
to make s.o. free of one's house dati komu na razpolago svojo hišo, povabiti koga za poljubno dobo
to make free with preveč si dovoliti
free pass brezplačna vstopnica
free in one's speech nepreviden v govoru
free wind ugoden veter
to set (ali make) free osvoboditi
free labour delavstvo, ki ni včlanjeno v sindikatih
free thought svobodomiselnost
free trade prosta trgovina; tihotapstvo
free on board franko ladja
free on rail franko vagon
free alongside ship trgovina prost prevoz do ladje
to make free use of brez oklevanja uporabljati
post free poštnina plačana vnaprej
free station franko postaja

funkcionírati to function; to act; to run; to operate; (stroj) to work, to go

ne funkcionírati to be out of order
dvigalo ne funkcionira the lift is out of order
stroj dobro funkcionira the machine is working (ali running) perfectly
zavora ni funkcionirala the brake refused to act
ledvice ne funkcionirajo več the kidneys are no longer functioning (properly)
odlično funkcionírati to be in excellent working order
nekaj ne funkcionira (ni v redu, šepa) there's something wrong somewhere

gain² [gein] samostalnik
dobiček, korist, dobitek, pridobitev, prirastek, izboljšanje; zmaga
množina dohodki, zaslužek

love of gain koristoljubje
no gains without pains brez dela ni jela

game² [geim] samostalnik
igra, zabava, šala; načrt, nakana, spletka
množina športne igre, tekma

the game is afoot začelo se je
double (ali deep) game dvolična igra
drawn game nedoločena igra
one's little game ukana, zvijača
to make game of norčevati se, osmešiti
none of your game ne boš me ukanil
to play the game pošteno ravnati
two can play at the game to je dvorezna stvar
round game družabna igra
the game is up po njem je, načrt je propadel
the game is not worth the candle ni bilo vredno tolikšnega truda
game of chance hazardna igra
to make game of s.o. norčevati se iz koga
to play a good (poor) game dobro (slabo) igrati
to be on one's game biti v dobri kondiciji
to give the game away izdati skrivnost

ganiti

1. to move; to touch; to affect; to impress; to strike; (zbuditi pomilovanje) to arouse pity

to me ne gane that makes no impression on me
Vaša obzirnost me gane I am highly appreciative of your tactfulness
zelo me je (to) ganilo it has touched me deeply
njene besede so me ganile do solz her words moved me to tears
njegova žalost me je do srca ganila his grief touched me to the heart

2. (premakniti) to move, to stir

s prstom ni ganil zame he did not lift (ali raise) a finger for me
ganiti se (z mesta) to move, to stir, to budge

garantírati to guarantee; (dolg, posojilo) to guarantee, to secure; (predmet, proizvod) to guarantee, to warrant; (jamčiti za) to guarantee, to answer for, to vouch for

lahko ti jamčim, da ni ničesar povedal I can guarantee (ali I can vouch for it) that he said nothing

gate² [geit] prehodni glagol
sleng ne dovoliti izhoda po določeni uri (študentom v Oxfordu in Cambridgeu)

he was gated ni smel zapustiti collegea

glás (zvok) voice, sound, noise; (novica, vest) news, tidings pl, message; (sloves) fame, reputation, repute, renown; (pri volitvah) vote; (volilna pravica) franchise, suffrage, right to vote

na ves glás at the top of one's voice
s preroškim glásom with the voice of a prophet, in a prophetic voice
glás ljudstva public opinion, vox populi
glás vesti the voice of conscience, pesniško the still (ali small) voice
glás vpijočega v puščavi the voice of one crying in the wilderness
glásovi za in proti the ayes and the noes
s 400 glásovi proti 0 by 400 votes to nil
dober glás (sloves) reputation, good fame, repute, renown
na dobrem glásu well reputed, reputable
slab glás (sloves) ill repute, bad name, bad reputation, notoriety
na slabem glásu in bad odour, regarded unfavourably, notorious
nabiranje glásov pred volitvami canvassing
odločilni glás casting vote
srebrni glás zvona the silver voice of the bell
svetovnega glásu world-famous
socialistični glási (pri volitvah) the Socialist vote
večina 50 glásov a majority of 50 votes
višina glásu pitch
biti na dobrem glásu to be well regarded, to have a good reputation
dati svoj (volilni) glás za to vote for
dal vam bom svoj glás I will give you my vote
predlog je dobil malo glásov the proposal was poorly supported
dobiti večino glásov to win a majority, to top the poll
govoriti na glás to speak in a loud voice
ni na najboljšem glásu he has a rather poor reputation
dobil, dosegel je večino 30 glásov he gained a majority of 30 votes
ona ima lep glás she has a fine voice
nimam glásu (vesti) od njega I have not heard from him
imeti posvetovalen glás to have a consultative voice; to have a merely advisory capacity
poslušati glás prijatelja to listen to the voice of a friend
prešteti (volilne) glásove to count the votes
povzdigniti svoj glás to raise one's voice; to make oneself heard
pridobiti si dober glás to earn (ali to win) a good reputation
spoznal sem jo po glásu I knew her by her voice
slišijo se glásovi, da..., glás gre, da... it is rumoured that...
biti poražen z 10 glásovi proti 8 (z 10 proti 0) to be defeated by 10 votes to 8 (by 10 votes to nil)
ubogati glás svojega vodje to obey the orders of one's leader
njegov glás je utonil v hrušču his voice was drowned by the noise
uživati dober glás to enjoy a first-rate (ali a good) reputation
zakričati, zavpiti na ves glás to shout at the top of one's voice

gláva head; (redko) poll; humoristično (zlasti plešava) pate; (lobanja, mrtvaška) skull; žargon bonce; (naslov) title, heading, ZDA caption; (vodja) chief, leader; ekonomija principal, ZDA boss; (vrhnji del) top; (pamet, razum) brains pl, wit (s pl), intelligence, understanding, judgment, sense; (bister človek) man of talent, pogovorno brainy fellow; (oseba) person; (kovanca) obverse, face, pogovorno heads

brez gláve headless, acephalous, figurativno reckless, hare-brained, confused, out of one's wits, silly
gláva ob glávi closely packed
na glavo, za glávo (figurativno) each; per head; per capita
iz gláve (na pamet) (znati) (to know) by heart
gláva ali napis? (pri metanju kovanca v zrak) heads or tails?
od gláve do nog from top to toe
od nog do gláve from head to foot
glávo pokonci! keep smiling!, vojska chin up!
z glávo navzdol with downcast head
na glávo postavljen (narobe) topsy-turvy
brez gláve in repa without rhyme or reason
delo z glávo brain work
delavec z glávo white-collar worker
beljenje gláve (figurativno) cudgelling (ali racking) one's brain, cogitation, rumination
kimanje z glávo nodding, nod
lasje na glávi hair (of the head)
poraba na glávo consumption per capita
gláva postelje head of the bed
rana na glávi wound in the head
skok na glávo header
stoja na glávi šport headstand, aeronavtika landing on the nose
strel v glávo shot in the head
tele z dvema glávama a twoheaded calf
umivanje gláve shampooing
več kot 100 gláv živine more than a hundred head of cattle
zmajevanje z glávo shaking of one's head
belíti si glávo to beat one's brains out, to cudgel (ali to rack) one's brains (z over)
biti čez glávo zadolžen to be up to one's ears (ali one's eyes, the neck) in debt
za glávo je večji od očeta he is taller than his father by a head
za glávo je večji od mene he stands a head taller than I
oče je gláva družine the father is the head of the family
ne biti pravi v glávi (figurativno) to be crazy, to be out of one's mind, to be off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker)
on je bistra gláva he is a bright chap
trde gláve je he is thickheaded, pogovorno he is thick (between the ears)
puhle, prazne gláve je he is empty-headed, he is brainless
delati po svoji glávi to have one's own way
gláve delati (solata, zelje) to head, to heart
ne vem, kje se me gláva drži I do not know which way to turn, I am quite perplexed
gláva me boli I have a headache, my head aches, I feel headachy
gláva me je od tega bolela that gave me a headache
čez glávo imam dela I am swamped with work
kje vendar sem imel glávo? what on earth was I thinking of?
nimam gláve za matematiko I have no head for mathematics
tega imam že čez glávo dovolj I am sick (ali žargon I've had a bellyful) of it
to nima ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of this
kar pripovedujete, nima ne gláve ne repa I cannot make head or tail of what you say
za glávo mu gre for him it is a matter of life and death
po glávi mi gre (roji, hodi) neka misel an idea keeps (on) running through my mind
to vino gre v glávo this wine is heady, this wine goes to my head
on ima glávo na pravem mestu he has his head well screwed on
stvar mi ne gre v glávo it's beyond me, I cannot understand it
iti, stopiti v glávo to go to one's head
ne ve, kje se ga gláva drži he doesn't know whether he's coming or going
to mi ne gre iz gláve I can't get it out of my head
ni čisto pravi v glávi he is not quite right in the head, žargon he has a screw loose
uspeh mu je šel (stopil) v glávo, mu je zmešal glávo success has turned his head
nekaj mu gre po glávi (figurativno) he is turning something over in his mind
samo letala mu gredo, rojijo po glávi (figurativno) he thinks, talks and breathes aeroplanes
ta misel mi ne gre iz gláve this idea keeps running through my head
izgubiti glávo to lose one's head (ali one's wits ali one's presence of mind)
ne izgubiti gláve to keep one's head
izbiti si kaj iz gláve to dismiss something from one's mind
iz gláve izračunati vsoto to work out a sum in one's head
izbiti komu kaj iz gláve to argue someone out of something
s svojo glávo jamčiš za to you will answer with your life for this
ne morem mu tega izbiti iz gláve I cannot drive it out of his head
napraviti po svoji glávi to do as one likes
obdržati v glávi to remember
tu ne najdem ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of it
glávo odsekati (obglaviti) komu to behead someone
pognati si kroglo v glávo to blow one's brains out
v glávo mi pade it occurs to me, an idea comes to mind
kaj ti vendar pade v glávo? the very idea!
nisem na glávo padel I am no fool
nikdar mi ni v glávo padlo it never entered (into) my mind
pogledati koga od gláve do nog to eye someone up and down, to look someone over from head to foot
nositi glávo v vreči (figurativno) to carry one's life in one's hands
oditi s povešeno glávo to go off with downcast head (ali fig with one's tail between one's legs)
pognati se z glávo naprej v vodo to throw oneself headfirst into the water
prikimati z glávo to nod assent
postaviti vse na glávo to turn everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
postaviti vse mesto na glávo (figurativno) to paint the town red
z glávo je plačal svoje izdajstvo he paid for his treason with his life
riniti z glávo v zid (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall
riniti z glávo v nevarnost to rush headlong (ali to plunge) into danger
ne rini z glávo v zid! don't batter your head against a brick wall!
riskirati glávo to risk one's neck
povesiti glávo to hang one's head
razpisati nagrado na glávo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head
glávo stavim, da to ni res I'd stake my life it is not true
skloniti svojo glávo pod jarem to bow one's head under the yoke
ubijati si glávo z, nad to rack one's brains over
vbiti si kaj v glávo to take something into one's head
prati komu glávo (figurativno) to give someone a dressing-down
v glávi se mi vrti I am (ali I feel) dizzy, I feel giddy, my head is reeling (ali spinning)
računati iz gláve to do mental arithmetic
zmajati z glávo to shake one's head
več glav, več vé two heads are better than one
za glávo zmagati (na dirki) to win by a head
čez glávo komu zrasti to outgrow (one's respect for) someone
zmešati komu glávo to turn someone's head
ne moreš z glávo skozi zid you can't butt your way through a brick wall
kolikor gláv, toliko misli two heads are better than one