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léten yearly, annual

létna bilanca annual balance sheet
létni čas season
létnemu času ustrezen seasonable
njegov létni dohodek se ceni na 20.000 funtov his annual income is estimated at 20,000 pounds
létni dopust annual vacation
létna inventura annual stocktaking
létni izpit (v šoli) final examination
létna konferenca, létno zasedanje annual conference, ZDA convention
létna najemnina rent per annum
létna plača yearly salary
létni obrok yearly instal(l)ment
létna poraba annual (ali yearly) consumption
létni obrat turn of the year, New Year
létni promet (prodaja, iztržek) annual turnover, annual sale
létna proizvodnja yearly output, annual production
létno poročilo annual report
létni prispevek annual contribution
létna skupščina annual meeting
létni zaslužek annual earnings pl
srednja létna temperatura mean annual temperature

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

letter¹ [létə] samostalnik
črka; pismo
množina uradno pismo, listina
množina književnosf, znanost

by letter pismeno
to the letter dobesedno, podrobno
to keep to the letter vzeti dobesedno
the letter of the law črka zakona, strogo po zakonu
capital letter velika črka
small letter mala črka
black letters gotske črke
block letters velike tiskane črke
dead letter že pozabljena navada (ali zakon)
ameriško bread-and-butter letter zahvalno pismo (po obisku)
figurativno red-letter day praznik
in letter and spirit po obliki in vsebini
registered letter priporočeno pismo
prepaid letter frankirano pismo
unpaid letter nefrankirano pismo
returned letter office urad za nedostavljiva pisma
open letter odprto pismo (v časopisu)
letter to be called for poštno ležeče pismo
to get one's letter postati član univerzitetnega moštva
letters of business kraljevo polnomočje skupščini za razpravo o nekem vprašanju
man of letters književnik, znanstvenik
the profession of letters literarni ali znanstveni poklic
commonwealth (ali republic) of letters pisci, literati
ekonomija letter of acceptance prejeta menica, akcept
pravno letter of administration sodni nalog o upravi zapuščine
ekonomija letter of advice spremno pismo, avizo
pravno letter of allotment sodni nalog o dodelitvi
letter of application pismena prošnja
letter of attorney pooblastilo, polnomočje
letter of bottomry hipoteka na ladjo
letter of confirmation pismeno potrdilo
ekonomija letter of conveyance tovorni spremni list
letter of credence pismeno priporočilo, akreditivno pismo
ekonomija letter of credit kreditno pismo
ekonomija letter of grace (ali respite) pismena odobritev za odlog plačila
letter of indemnity garantno pismo
letter of introduction priporočilno pismo
letter of lien zastavno pismo
letter of marque dovoljenje privatniku, da zaseže tujo trgovsko ladjo
letters patent ekonomija patentni list; pravno dekret, pooblastilo
pravno letters testamentary pooblastilo izvrševalcu oporoke

lettuce [létis] samostalnik
botanika ličika, zelena solata

cultivated (ali garden) lettuce zelena solata
cabbage lettuce glavnata solata

lever¹ [lf:və] samostalnik
tehnično vzvod, navor
figurativno gibalna sila, gibalo

lever of the first order (ali kind) dvoramen vzvod
lever of the second order (ali kind) enoramen vzvod
brake lever zaviralni navor
elektrika lever key pregibno stikalo
elektrika lever switch vzvodno stikalo

levíti se to slough; to shed one's skin; to cast off one's skin

kača se leví the snake sloughs (ali sheds, casts off) its skin

lêvji leonine; resembling a lion

lêvji delež lion's share
lêvja koža lion's skin
lêvji pogum the spirit of a lion
lêvje žrelo lion's mouth
dobiti, zagotoviti si lêvji delež to grab the biggest slice of the cake (ali the lion's share)

ležáti to lie, to be lying; to rest; to be situated, to be placed, to be located

ležáti bolan to lie sick
ležáti bolan v postelji to be ill in bed
ležáti mrtev to lie dead
ležáti v porodni postelji to lie in
ležáti na hrbtu to be lying on one's back
ležáti komu pred nogami to lie at someone's feet
ležáti na mrtvaškem odru to lie in state
ležáti v zadnjih zdihljajih to be breathing one's last
ležáti v zasedi to lie in ambush
ležáti v ruševinah to lie in ruins, in dust
negibno ležáti (pritajiti se) žargon to lie doggo
ležáti zasidran to lie at anchor
(on) leži zaradi škrlatinke he is down with scarlet fever
to leži na dlani (figurativno) it is obvious, it is plain, it's as plain as a pikestaff (ali as the nose on your face)
to mi leži (figurativno) that is in my line
to mi bolj leži that is more in my line
ležáti komu težko na vesti to lie heavy on someone's conscience
kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal as you make your bed, so will you lie

liberty [líbəti] samostalnik
svoboda, prostost, neodvisnost, samostojnost, svobodna izbira
navtika dovoljenje za odhod na kopno
množina posebne pravice, svoboščine, privilegiji

civil liberty državljanska svoboda
religious liberty verska svoboda
liberty of the press svoboda tiska
at liberty svoboden, prost, nezaposlen
to be at liberty to do s.th. smeti kaj narediti
you are at liberty to go smete oditi
to set at liberty osvoboditi, pustiti na svobodo
to take the liberty of doing (ali to do) s.th. dovoliti si kaj narediti
to take liberties with dovoliti si, predrzniti si
to take liberties with s.o.'s property pregrešiti se zoper tujo imovino
to grant liberties podeliti posebne pravice

licence, license [láisəns] samostalnik
licenca, dovoljenje, pravica, pooblastilo, koncesija (za obrt); univerzitetno spričevalo; svoboda (govora, tiska); svoboščina; samopašnost, razuzdanost

dog licence dovoljenje imeti psa
licence disk pasja znamka
driving licence vozniško dovoljenje
huating; ali shooting licence lovsko dovoljenje
off licence dovoljenje za točenje alkohola čez cesto
on licence dovoljenje za točenje alkohola v lokalu
licence plate registrska tablica (avto)
poetic licence pesniška svoboščina
to take out a licence dobiti licenco

licensed [láisənst] pridevnik
dovoljen, odobren; ki ima licenco, koncesijo; priviligiran

licensed quarters mestni predel, kjer je dovoljena prostitucija
licensed house (ali premises) lokal, ki ima dovoljenje za točenje alkohola

lick¹ [lik] samostalnik
lizanje; lizalica, solnica za divjad
pogovorno udarec, poraz
sleng hitrost, tempo

a lick nekaj malega, trohica
not a lick niti trohice
he can't read a lick sploh ne zna brati
sleng at full (ali great) lick zelo hitro
pogovorno a lick and a promise površno delo, na pol narejeno

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

lickety [líkəti] prislov

ameriško, pogovorno lickety-brindle (ali -cut, -split) kot blisk

líčkati

líčkati koruzo to husk (ali to hull) corn; arhaično to unhusk, ZDA to shuck

lid [lid] samostalnik
pokrov (očesna) veka
botanika poklopec trosnika
zoologija škržni poklopec
ameriško, sleng klobuk
ameriško, sleng omejitev, zapora, ustavitev

britanska angleščina, sleng this puts the lid on to presega vse meje
with the lid off razkrinkan v vsej svoji strahoti
sleng to blow the lid off razkrinkati (škandal)
ameriško, sleng to clamp a lid on prepovedati (širjenje vesti)
the lid is on (ali down) ostro se bo ukrepalo

lie² [lai]

1. prehodni glagol
lagati (to komu)
nalagati

2. prehodni glagol
z lažmi zmamiti (into v, k)

he lies like a book laže, da sam sebi verjame
he lies like a gasmeter laže, kakor pes teče
to lie o.s. out of z lažmi se izvleči iz česa
šaljivo to lie in one's throat (ali teeth) lagati komu v obraz, predrzno lagati

lie^*4 [lai] neprehodni glagol
ležati, počivati; nahajati se, biti v; težiti, ležati (on na duši, v želodcu)
peljati (pot)
pravno biti dopusten, biti dovoljen, priti v poštev
arhaično prenočiti, prespati
lov ne vzleteti (ptice)
vojska & navtika stati, ležati (čete, ladje)

to lie around (ali about) valjati se naokoli (stvari)
to lie asleep spati
to lie in ambush (ali wait) ležati v zasedi
to lie close skrivati se
to lie hid pritajiti se, skriti se
to lie dead ležati mrtev
to lie dying umirati
sleng to lie doggo negibno ležati, pritajiti se
to lie in ruins biti v ruševinah
to lie sick ležati bolan
it lies at his door za to je on odgovoren
the responsibility lies on you odgovornost nosiš ti
the mistake lies here napaka je tukaj
to find out how the land lies videti od kod veter piha
as far as in me lies po svojih najboljših močeh, kolikor le morem
to lie on s.o.'s hands ležati pri kom brez koristi (nerabljeno, neprodano)
to lie idle biti neizkoriščen, mirovati (zemlja, stroj), lenuhariti
to lie in prison biti zaprt
to lie in the lap of the God biti v božjih rokah
it lies in a nutshell to je na dlani
to lie open to biti čemu izpostavljen
to lie heavy (up)on težiti (krivda)
to lie out of one's money biti ogoljufan za plačilo
vojska to lie perdu ležati v skriti izvidniški točki
to lie at the root of imeti korenine v
to let sleeping dogs lie ne dregati v sršenje gnezdo
to lie in state ležati na javnem mrtvaškem odru
to lie through peljati skozi (pot)
to lie under a charge biti obdolžen
to lie under a mistake motiti se
to lie under the necessity biti prisiljen
to lie under an obligation imeti dolžnost
to lie under a sentence of death biti na smrt obsojen
to lie under suspicion biti osumljen
it lies with you to do it na tebi je, da to storiš
his talents do not lie that way za to nima sposobnosti
to lie waste biti neobdelan (zemlja)
here lies tukaj počiva
pravno the appeal lies to the Supreme Court dopusten je priziv na vrhovno sodišče
pravno to lie on s.o. biti komu obvezan
his greatness lies in his courage njegova veličina je v njegovem pogumu
he knows where his interest lies on ve kje bo imel korist
to lie in s.o.'s way biti komu pri roki; biti komu na poti
to lie to the oars pošteno veslati
you will lie on the bed you have made kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal

lief [li:f] prislov
rad, z veseljem

I had (ali would) as lief go there as anywhere else prav tako rad bi šel tja kot kam drugam
I would (ali had) a lief die as betray him rajši bi umrl kot da bi ga izdal
I'd liefer (than ) rajši (kot)

life [laif] samostalnik
življenje; človeško življenje (lives življenja)
figurativno življenjskost, živahnost; življenjepis; živ model
ekonomija trajanje, rok uporabe, življenjska doba (tudi stroja); življenjski zavarovanec

to amend one's life poboljšati se
to be in danger of one's life biti v življenjski nevarnosti
to be the life and soul of a party biti duša družbe
to bring to life spraviti k zavesti
change of life klimakterij
to come to life osvestiti se, roditi se
my early life moja mladost
early in life v mladih letih
to escape with life and limb odnesti celo kožo
expectation of life predvidena življenjska doba
he was given a life dobil je še eno priliko
for the life of me pri svoji najboljši volji
for life dosmrten, za celo življenje
to have the time of one's life odlično se zabavati
high life življenje visoke družbe
in life za časa življenja
as large as life v naravni velikosti; osebno
to lay down one's life žrtvovati življenje
to lead a dog's life pasje živeti
a new lease on life novo življenje, nova življenjska sila
low life življenje nižjih slojev
it was a matter of life and death šlo je za življenje ali smrt
not for the life of me za nič na svetu
not on your life za živ svet ne
nothing in life sploh ne
with all the pleasure in life z največjim veseljem
to risk one's life tvegati življenje
to run for dear (ali for one's) life bežati na žive in mrtve
to see life spoznati (ali uživati) življenje
to sell one's life dear (lifely) drago prodati svoje življenje
to show (signs of) life kazati znake življenja
to take s.o.'s life ubiti koga
to take one's own life življenje si vzeti
to seek s.o.'s life streči komu po življenju
to take one's life in one's hands igrati se z življenjem, postaviti svoje življenje na kocko
to the life zvesto, natančno (upodobiti)
walk of life družben položaj, poklic
umetnost still life tihožitje
upon my life! pri moji duši!
pool-player has three lives igralec biljarda lahko še trikrat poskusi
to stake one's life on s.th. glavo staviti za kaj