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going¹ [góuiŋ] pridevnik
idoč, gredoč, tekoč; uspešen

going, going, gone prvič, drugič, tretjič! (na dražbi)
to be going to nameravati, hoteti
I am going to come nameravam priti, (gotovo) bom prišel
a going concern uspešni posel
the greatest scoundrel going največji lopov na svetu
to keep going ohraniti v teku
to set going spraviti v tek

gròb grave; tomb; burial place; (zidan) sepulchre; figurativno death, destruction

gròb neznanega junaka grave of the Unknown Soldier
masovni, množični gròb mass grave
sveti gròb religija the Holy Sepulchre
do gròba (figurativno) till death
onstran gròba beyond the grave
skupni gròb a pauper's grave
z eno nogo v gròbu (figurativno) at death's door, with one foot in the grave
od zibelke do gròba from the cradle to the grave
zanemarjen, negovan gròb neglected (ali unkept) grave
položitev v gròb burial, interment; (redko) inhumation, sepulture
biti v gròbu to be dead
biti z eno nogo v gròbu to have one foot in the grave
kopati gròb to dig a grave
odkopati, vzeti iz gròba to exhume
molčati kot gròb to be silent (ali secret) as the grave
on bi se obrnil v gròbu... he would turn in his grave
dovolj hudó, da bi se človek še v gròbu obrnil enough to make someone turn in his grave
položiti v gròb to bury, to inter, (redko) to inhume
spraviti koga v gròb to cause someone's death
v gròb me boš spravil! (figurativno) you will be the death of me!
spremiti do gròba to attend someone's funeral
govor na, ob gròbu funeral oration

heel¹ [hi:l] samostalnik
peta, podpetnik; zadnje kopito; zadnja živalska noga; peta, ven moleč del predmeta (npr. držaj godala); spodnji del (jambora, gredi itd.)
ameriško, sleng baraba

heel of Achilles Ahilova peta
at (ali on, upon) s.o.'s heels komu za petami
down at (the) heel; ali out at heels ponošenih pet, figurativno oguljen, strgan, v slabih razmerah
to heel pri nogi (pes), figurativno ubogljivo, voljno
figurativno under the heel of pod peto, pod oblastjo
heels over head; ali head over heels na pete na glavo, na vrat na nos
the iron heel figurativno trda oblast, železna peta
by the heel and toe od vseh strani
from head to heels od glave do pete
neck and heels od nog do glave
ameriško heel of the hand peščaj

Z glagoli:

to be carried with the heels foremost biti odnesen s petami naprej, mrtev
to bring to heel upogniti koga
to come to heel priti k nogi (pes), figurativno zvesto slediti, ubogati
to have s.o. by the heels imeti koga v oblasti
to have the heels of prehiteti koga
to kick (ali cool) one's heels dolgo čakati, ameriško, sleng plesati
to kick (ali tip, turn) up one's heels umreti, pete iztegniti
not to know if one is on one's head or heels ne vedeti, kje se koga glava drži
to lay (ali clap) by the heels ujeti, zvezati, spraviti v zapor
my heart sank into my heels srce mi je padlo v hlače
to show a clean pair of heels pete pokazati, bežati
to take to one's heels pete odnesti, pobegniti
to tread on s.o.'s heels obesiti se komu na pete
to turn on one's heel zasukati se na peti

hit^*2 [hit]

1. prehodni glagol
udariti, poriniti, zadeti
figurativno prizadeti; zaleteti se v
figurativno naleteti na, najti; zadeti, uganiti
figurativno ostro kritizirati, bičati (napake); doseči, uspeti

2. neprehodni glagol
tolči (at po)
slučajno naleteti (on, upon na)
zadeti (against na)
ameriško, pogovorno vžgati, teči (motor)

to be hard (ali badly) hit by biti močno prizadet od, izgubiti veliko denarja
ameriško to hit the books guliti se
pogovorno to hit the bottle pijančevati
to hit s.o. a blow koga močno udariti
to hit s.o. below the belt udariti pod pasom (boks), nepošteno se boriti, nečastno ravnati
to hit a bull's eye with a vengeance imeti predoren uspeh
to hit the ceiling (ali roof) poskočiti od jeze
ameriško, pogovorno to hit on all four cylinders dobro teči, figurativno dobro potekati
to hit s.o.'s fancy (ali taste) zadeti, uganiti okus nekoga
to hit home zadeti v živec, priti do živca
to hit s.o. home zavrniti koga, zasoliti jo komu
hit hard! močno udari!
to hit one's head against (ali upon) s.th. z glavo se zaleteti v kaj
sleng to hit the hay (ali sack) spraviti se spat
to hit the jackpot terno zadeti, priti nenadoma do denarja
figurativno to hit a man when he is down zadati udarce človeku v nesreči
navtika to hit a mine zadeti na mino
to hit the nail on the head (ali nub); ali to hit it v črno zadeti
to hit oil najti nafto
prices hit an all-time high cene so dosegle rekordno višino
ameriško to hit the numbers pool zadeti pti lotu
to hit the right road najti pravo cesto
to hit the road odpraviti se na dolgo pot
šport to hit one's stride priti v dobro kondicijo
to hit the spot pravo zadeti, zadovoljiti
ameriško, pogovorno to hit the town prispeti v mesto
pogovorno to hit it up pošteno se česa lotiti

hlév stable; stabling; stall

Avgijev hlév the Augean stables (ali stable)
konjski hlév stables (ali stable)
kozji hlév goat house
kravji hlév cowshed
ovčji hlév sheep pen
hlév za svinje, prašiče pigsty
hlév za 20 konj stabling for 20 horses
namestitev v hlévu stabling (konja of a horse)
namestiti, spraviti v hlév to stable

hole¹ [hóul] samostalnik
luknja, jama; ječa
figurativno bedno stanovanje, luknja; skrivališče; (golf) luknjica, zadetek
sleng zadrega, škripec

full of holes preluknjan, figurativno pomanjkljiv, majav; ekonomija zadolžen, bankrotiran
to be in a (devil of a) hole biti v hudih škripcih
like a rat in a hole brez izhoda
to live in a rotten hole stanovati v bedni luknji
to make a hole in izprazniti žepe, imeti velike stroške
to make a hole in the water skočiti v vodo (samomorilec)
money burns a hole in his pocket denar mu ne vzdrži v žepu, hitro zapravi ves denar
to pick holes in kritizirati
to put s.o. in a hole spraviti koga v škripce
a square peg in a round hole; ali a round peg in a square hole človek, ki ni na pravem mestu

home³ [hóum] samostalnik
dom, domačija, stanovanje; domovina; zavetišče
figurativno domača streha
šport, figurativno cilj

at home doma, v domovini
an at-home sprejemni dan
at home in (ali on, with) vajen česa, doma (v računstvu)
home for the aged dom za upokojence
away from home odsoten, odpotoval, v tujini
charity begins at home vsakdo je samemu sebi najbližji, bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
not at home to ne biti doma za goste, ne sprejemati gostov
long (ali last) home zadnji dom, grob
to draw to one's long home bližati se koncu, umirati
to eat s.o. out of the house and home spraviti koga ob vse, živeti na tuj račun
to feel at home počutiti se kot doma
to make o.s. at home biti kakor doma, vgnezditi se pri kom
to make s.o. feel at home potruditi se, da se kdo počuti kot doma
there is no place like home doma je najlepše

inconvenience¹ [inkənví:njəns] samostalnik
neudobnost, nadležnost, sitnost, neprijetnost, težava

to put s.o. to inconvenience spraviti koga v neprijeten položaj

into [íntu] predlog
v (na vprašanje kam?, v kaj?)

to come into fortune podedovati
he came into his inheritance podedoval je
to collect into heap zbrati na kup
to divide into parts razdeliti na dele
to flatter s.o. into s.th. s prilizovanjem koga spraviti do česa
to get into debt zaiti v dolgove
to grow into a man postati mož
the house looks into the garden hiša gleda na vrt
to marry into a rich family priženiti (primožiti) se v bogato hišo
to pitch into s.o. obregati se na koga
to translate into English prevesti v angleščino
to turn into cash vnovčiti
to turn into gold v zlato spremeniti
far into the night pozno v noč

jók crying; weep, weeping; wailing; shedding of tears

pol v jóku, pol v smehu half crying, half laughing
na jók mi gre I feel like crying (ali weeping), I feel I could cry (ali weep)
planiti, spustiti se v jók to burst into tears, pogovorno to turn on the waterworks
bruhniti v jók to burst into tears
spraviti koga v jók to reduce someone to tears, to make someone cry
na jók ji je šlo she felt close to tears

kášča granary, pesniško garner; (silos) silo; ZDA grain elevator

spraviti v káščo to gather in, to store, pesniško to garner

klét cellar; basement

vinska klét wine cellar, wine vault
spraviti v klét to cellar
klét za premog coal cellar
spravilo v klét cellarage

knee¹ [ni:] samostalnik
koleno
botanika kolence, grča
tehnično lesen ali železen del kolenaste oblike, kolenast okov

on one's (bended) knees kleče
on the knees of the gods negotovo, v božjih rokah
to bend (ali bow) the knees to poklekniti pred kom
to bring s.o. to his knees spraviti koga na kolena
to give a knee to s.o. podpreti koga
to go on one's knees to na kolena pasti pred kom, na kolenih koga prositi

koléno anatomija knee; (reke, ceste, poti) bend; tehnika angle; vojska salient; (rod, poreklo) descent, origin, generation, stock, lineage, family, race, birth, house

do kolen knee-deep, knee-high
do kolen globoko v knee-deep in
klečé na kolénih on bended knees
bratranec v prvem (drugem) kolénu cousin once (twice) removed
hlače do kolén kneebreeches pl
nogavice do kolén knee-length stockings pl
pregibanje koléna genuflection
vnetje koléna gonitis
zaščitni ovoj za koléno kneecap, kneepad, knee-guard
šibak v kolénih weak-kneed
biti na kolénih to be on one's knees
odrgniti si koléna to graze (ali to skin) one's knees
na kolénih prositi za kaj to beg for something on one's bended knees
prositi koga na kolénih to implore (ali to supplicate) someone on bended knee
iti, spustiti se, pasti na koléna to go down (ali to fall) on one's knees (pred kom before someone)
ne pride mu niti do kolén (figurativno) he can't hold a candle to him, pogovorno he's not a patch on him
spraviti koga na koléna to force someone to his knees; to bring someone (down) to his knees
po kolénih se udariti to slap one's knees
upogniti koléno to bend the knee
koléna se mu tresejo (figurativno) he shakes in his shoes
zlomiti kaj na (svojih) kolénih to break something on one's knees
suniti s kolénom to knee

koncépt filozofija concept; figurativno (zasnutek ipd.) rough copy, first (ali rough) draft

priti iz koncépta (figurativno) to lose the thread, to grow confused
spraviti iz koncépta koga to put someone off (ali out), to disconcert someone
vržen iz koncépta (iztirjen, zmeden) (figurativno) off the rails

kopíca stack; heap; a lot

kopíca sena a stack of hay, haystack, hayrick
kopíca snopov (navadno 12) a shock
kopíca slame stack of straw
zložiti, spraviti v kopíce to stack
moram odgovoriti na kopíco pisem I have stacks of letters to answer

krohotánje roar (ali burst) of laughter; guffaw

sredi krohotánja amidst roars of laughter
spraviti v krohotánje to set someone off roaring with laughter, to have someone in fits

laugh¹ [la:f ameriško læf] samostalnik
smeh

horse-laugh porogljiv krohot
for laughs (samo) za šalo
to break into a laugh prasniti v smeh
to have (ali get) the laugh of nekomu se kot zadnji smejati, triumfirati nad kom
to have the laugh on s.o rogati se komu
to have a good laugh at s.th. prisrčno se čemu smejati
to have the laugh on one's side skupno se komu smejati
the laugh is against him smejejo se mu
to raise a laugh v smeh spraviti, povzročiti splošno veselost
to join in the laugh pridružiti se splošnemu smehu, razumeti šalo
ameriško he is a laugh smešen je

laugh² [la:f]

1. neprehodni glagol
smejati se

2. prehodni glagol
s smehom povedati

to laugh one's head off umirati od smeha, zvijati se od smeha
to make s.o. laugh spraviti koga v smeh
he laughs best who laughs last kdor se zadnji smeje, se najslajše smeje
to laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth (ali face) kislo se smejati
to laugh in one's sleeve v pest se smejati
he laughed his thanks s smehom se je zahvaljeval
to laugh a bittter laugh grenko se smejati
to laugh in s.o.'s face smejati se komu v obraz
to laugh to scorn rogati se

lick² [lik]

1. prehodni glagol
lizati, polizati, oblizati
figurativno lizati kaj (plamen)
pogovorno pretepsti, tepsti, premagati, obvladati (problem), presegati, prekašati

2. neprehodni glagol
božati, lizati (valovi)
sleng hiteti, drveti

to lick s.o.'s boots (ali shoes) plaziti se pred kom
to lick into shape urediti, spraviti v red, dati čemu pravo obliko
figurativno to lick one's wounds lizati si rane, oddahniti se
figurativno to lick the dust biti poražen, pasti v borbi
sleng that licks creation (ali everything) to presega vse meje
this licks me temu nisem dorastel, tega ne morem razumeti
figurativno to lick one's lips (ali chops) oblizovati se
sleng as hard as he could lick kakor hitro je lahko tekel
to lick up (ali off) polizati