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wrecker [rékə] samostalnik
povzročitelj nezgode (zlasti brodoloma); obalni plenilec, tat, ki si prisvaja na obalo naplavljene stvari
(tudi ameriško) delavec, ki nabira in rešuje na obalo naplavljene stvari; ladja, ki rešuje brodolomce
železnica pomožni vlak; odvlečni avto; uničevalec, razdiralec, rušitelj

adjustírati to adjust

adjustírati spor to settle a quarrel
adjustírati si kravato to fix ali to adjust one's tie

adrésa address; direction; superscription

pomanjkljiva adrésa insufficient address
napisati adréso na pismo to address (ali to direct ali to superscribe) a letter, (na kovček ipd.) to label
zmotil si se v adrési (figurativno, nisi prišel na pravi naslov) pogovorno you've come to the wrong shop

age¹ [eidž] samostalnik
starost; vek, era, čas; polnoletnost

sleng to act (ali be) one's age obnašati se svoji starosti primerno
at the age of v starosti
at this age dandanes
to bear one's age well biti videti mlajši kot je v resnici
to come of age postati polnoleten
age of discretion doba duševne zrelosti
down the ages cela stoletja
age of fishes geologija devon
age group starostna skupina
geologija the Ice Age ledena doba
Middle (ali Dark) Ages srednji vek
he is my age je moje starosti
of age polnoleten
old age starost
old age pension starostna pokojnina
over age prestar
tender age nežna starost, zgodnja mladost
under age mladoleten
what age are you? koliko si star?

aim² [eim] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol (at)
meriti kam; naklepati; namigovati

to take aim at s.th. meriti na kaj
to aim too high preveč si prizadevati

air¹ [ɛə] samostalnik
zrak, atmosfera; vetrič, prepih; videz, vedenje, obnašanje; arija, napev, melodija

to be in the air biti v nejasnem položaju
to be (ali go) on the air govoriti, oddajati se po radiu
by air po zraku, z letalom
to beat the air zaman si prizadevati, prazno slamo mlatiti
air bed pnevmatična žimnica
castles in the air gradovi v oblakih
air cleaner zračni filter
air express ekspresna avionska pošiljka
Air Force zračno brodovje
to give o.s. airs šopiriti se
ameriško, sleng to give s.o. the air odpustiti koga
to go up in the air razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesneti
in the open air na prostem
to keep s.o. in the air pustiti koga v negotovosti
on the air po radiu
to put on airs šopiriti se
quite in the air čisto negotovo
to take the air iti na sprehod
the matter takes air zadeva prihaja na dan
to vanish (ali melt) into thin air izginiti kot kafra
to walk (ali tread) on air biti ves srečen; zibati se v sreči
air waybill avionski tovorni list

alibi² [ǽlibai] samostalnik
alibi

to establish (ali prove) one's alibi dokazati svoj alibi
to set up an alibi preskrbeti si alibi

álibi alibi

nesporen álibi watertight alibi
dokazati svoj álibi to prove (ali to establish) one's alibi
priskrbeti si álibi to set up an alibi

along¹ [əlɔ́ŋ] prislov
vzdolž, poleg, naprej, dalje; s seboj

all along nenehno, ves čas, vedno; povsod
as we go along spotoma
come along pojdi(te) z menoj
to get along well znajti se; razumeti se
get along with you! izgini(te) odtod!
to go along with s.o. spremljati koga, iti s kom
move along! naprej!
take this along with you! zapomni(te) si!; izgini(te)!
ameriško right along vselej, nenehno
along with skupaj s

ankle (ancle) [ǽŋkl] samostalnik
gleženj

to sprain one's ankle (ancle) izpahniti si gleženj

apply [əplái]

1. prehodni glagol (to)
položiti, priložiti; prilepiti; uporabiti; usmeriti

2. neprehodni glagol
posvetiti se, sklicevati se (to)
obrniti se (na koga) (for)
pogajati se, zaprositi za kaj (to)
prilagoditi se; tikati se; veljati

to apply brakes zavirati
to apply o.s. to prizadevati si; lotiti se
to apply one's mind to study pridno se učiti
that rule applies to all to pravilo velja za vse
this applies to you to se tiče tebe (vas)
apply to Mr. X javite se pri g. X
to apply a match to a candle prižgati svečo

as¹ [æz] prislov
kot, tako kot, prav tako

as big again še enkrat tako velik
as clear as crystal kristalno čist
as good as dead kakor če bi bil mrtev
as long as dokler
as soon as bržko
as quiet as a mouse tih ko miška
I thought as much to sem si mislil
as well tudi, prav tako
just as well prav tako
as well as prav tako kakor, nič manj od
as yet doslej
not as yet še ne
he might just as well leave lahko bi že odšel

ask [a:sk ameriško æsk]

1. prehodni glagol
vprašati, spraševati; povabiti (from, of)
zahtevati, zaprositi; objaviti (oklice)

2. neprehodni glagol
popraševati, poizvedovati; prositi

to ask the banns oklicati poroko
to ask in marriage zaprositi za roko
to ask to dinner povabiti na večerjo
to ask the time vprašati, koliko je ura
to ask a question vprašati
to be asked in church biti oklican
ask me another! ne vem, ne sprašuj(te) me!
that's asking preveč si (ste) radoveden

ávto VB car, motor car; ZDA automobile, auto

vlečni ávto breakdown lorry
dvosedežni ávto two-seater
športni dvosedežni ávto sports car, ZDA tudi sport car, zastarelo roadster
star ávto pogovorno VB banger, ZDA jalopy
reševalni ávto ambulance
tovorni ávto lorry, ZDA truck, (zaprt, zlasti spediterski) van
zaprt ávto limousine, sedan, coupé
izlet z ávtom car trip, drive
voziti ávto to drive (a car), to motor, ZDA tudi to auto
ávto je odpovedal, je imel defekt the car broke down
nabaviti si že rabljen ávto to purchase a car (an automobile) secondhand, to buy a secondhand car
peljati se z ávtom to motor
peljal sem se z ávtom na Reko I motored down to Rijeka
vožnja v ávtou je prijetna v lepem vremenu motoring is pleasant in fine weather
vzeti koga v (na) ávto to give someone a lift in one's car

baby¹ [béibi] samostalnik
otročiček, dojenček; otročnik, otročji človek

ameriško baby carriage (ali cart, coach) otroški voziček
baby in arms otročiček, ki še ni shodil
baby cot otroška posteljica
baby elephant slonov mladič
to hold (ali carry) the baby prevzeti nezaželeno odgovornost
baby piano pianino
baby pin bucika
to plead the baby act izogibati se odgovornosti, izgovarjati se na neizkušenost
to throw out the baby with the bath prevneto si prizadevati

bacon [béikən] samostalnik
slanina

pogovorno to baste s.o's bacon našeškati koga
to bring home the bacon priboriti si zmago
a rasher of bacon tenka rezina slanine
to save one's bacon odnesti zdravo kožo

bag¹ [bæg] samostalnik
vreča, torba, kovček; vrečka; lovska torba; lovska trofeja; balon; vime
množina, pogovorno hlače
figurativno odpust

bag and baggage z vsem, kar ima
a bag of bones kost in koža
to let the cat out of the bag izdati skrivnost
to empty the bag povedati vso resnico
to bear (ali carry) the bag razpolagati z denarjem, obvladati položaj
to give the bag odpustiti iz službe
to have s.th. in the bag imeti kaj v dosegu
pogovorno it is in the bag je skoraj gotovo
the whole bag of tricks vsi do zadnjega
to make a good bag imeti lovsko srečo; prisvojiti si kaj

ball¹ [bɔ:l] samostalnik
žoga, klobčič, kepa
anatomija plesno, blazina
anatomija peščaj; gruda

šport a good ball dober udarec
to catch the ball at (ali on) the bound spoznati priložnost, izrabiti položaj
ball of contention vzrok prepira
ball of the eye zrklo
ball of the knee anatomija pogačica
ball of the foot plesno, blazina
to have the ball at one's feet obvladati položaj
to keep the ball rolling (ali up) ohraniti stvar ali pogovor v teku
to make balls of s.th. narediti zmedo iz česa
to toss about the ball posplošiti pogovor
to take the ball before the bound prenagliti se
to play at the ball žogati se
on the ball spreten, uren
ameriško to have a lot on the ball biti zelo sposoben
vojska to load with ball ostro nabiti
ball and socket joint kroglasti zgib
šport ball out stranski avt
uncle three balls lastnik zastavljalnice
three (golden) balls znak zastavijalnice
to strike the ball under the line imeti smolo
to take up the ball lotiti se česa
the ball is with you vi ste (ti si) na vrsti (pri igri)

banish [bǽniš] prehodni glagol
spoditi, pregnati; znebiti se
figurativno pozabiti

to banish the thought of s.th. izbiti si kaj iz glave
to banish s.o. from the country pregnati koga iz dežele

bathe¹ [beið] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
(na prostem) se kopati, umiti, oblivati (se)

to bathe one's hands in blood oskruniti si roke s krvjo