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leaf¹ [li:f] samostalnik
botanika list, tobačni listi, čajni listi; list v knjigi; kovinski list, tanka kovinska ploščica, listič, folija, lamela; preklopna mizna plošča; vzdižno krilo vzdižnega mostu; krilo vrat, okna; tech zob zobatnika; ledvično salo

leaf blade listna ploskev
leaf bud listni popek
to burst (ali come) into leaf ozeleneti
in leaf ozelenel, v listju
fall of the leaf jesen
leaves without figs prazne besede
to take a leaf out of (ali from) s.o.'s book vzeti si koga za vzgled
to turn over a leaf obrniti list, prelistavati
figurativno to turn over a new leaf poboljšati se, začeti novo življenje

leak¹ [li:k] samostalnik
razpoka, luknja; voda (para), ki uhaja skozi razpoko
figurativno kar se razve, predre v javnost (novica)
elektrika izguba električnega toka zaradi slabe izolacije; odpor, ki omogoča odtekanje pozitivnega toka v cevi (radio)

to spring (ali start) a leak predreti se
ameriško, vulgarno to take a leak scati

leap¹ [li:p] samostalnik
skok (tudi figurativno)
preskok

a great leap forward velik skok naprej
a leap in the dark tvegan poskus, pot v neznano
by leaps and bounds skokovito, zelo hitro
with a leap hitro, nenadoma

leap^*2 [li:p]

1. neprehodni glagol
skočiti, skakati; poskočiti, poskakovati; odskočiti (from)
preskočiti, preskakovati (over)
izskočiti (out)
vzplamteti (plamen), iti v glavo (kri)

2. prehodni glagol
preskočiti, preskakovati; pognati konja v skok

to leap aside skočiti vstran
look before you leap dobro premisli preden kaj storiš
to leap to the eye biti v oči
ready to leap and strike pripravljen na skok
my heart leaps for joy srce mi poskakuje od veselja
to leap into fame postati slaven na en mah
to leap to a conclusion napraviti prenagljen sklep
to leap from one topic to another skakati od ene teme na drugo

lease¹ [li:s] samostalnik
najem, zakup, dajanje v zakup (to komu), zakupna doba, zakupna pogodba; rok, trajanje (zakupa)

by (ali on) lease v zakupu, v najemu
to hold by (ali on) lease imeti v najemu
to put out to lease; ali to let out on lease dati v najem
to take on lease; ali to take a lease of vzeti v najem
the lease of (ali on) life življenjska doba
a new lease of (ali on) life novo življenje, nova življenska sila

leave^*2 [li:v]

1. prehodni glagol
pustiti, zapustiti, prepustiti; opustiti, prenehati; pustiti, na cedilu, iti preko česa
ameriško dovoliti, dopustiti

2. neprehodni glagol
oditi, odpotovati (for kam)

to be left ostati
pogovorno to get left ostati na cedilu
to leave in the lurch pustiti na cedilu
pogovorno it leaves me cold (ali cool) ne zanima me, ne vznemirja me
pogovorno leave it at that naj ostane pri tem
to leave things as they are pustiti stvari kot so, pustiti stvari pri miru
6 from 8 leaves 2 8-6 je 2
there is nothing left to us but to go ne preostane nam drugega kot da gremo
to be left till called for poštno ležeče
I have nothing left nič mi ni ostalo
left on hand preostalo (v zalogi)
it leaves much to be desired še zdaleč ni dovolj
to leave no stone unturned obrniti vsak kamen, vsestransko se truditi
to leave s.o. wondering whether pustiti koga v dvomu o
I leave it to you to prepuščam tebi
to leave to accident (ali chance) prepustiti naključju
to leave s.o. to himself (ali to his own devices) prepustiti koga samemu sebi
to be well left dobro dedovati
to leave s.o. in the dark zamolčati komu kaj, ne povedati komu česa
to leave a place for another oditi kam od kod
to leave hold of spustiti kaj
vulgarno to leave go of spustiti kaj iz rok
to leave one's mark (up)on zapustiti neizbrisen vtis
to leave open pustiti (vprašanje) odprto
to leave up to prepustiti
to leave word sporočiti, pustiti sporočilo
to leave card on s.o. pustiti vizitko pri kom

leave over prehodni glagol
pustiti (kot ostanek, višek)

to leave a matter over preložiti kaj, odložiti na pozneje

lecture¹ [lékčə] samostalnik
predavanje (on)
graja

to give a lecture (on o, to komu) predavati
to read s.o. a lecture narediti komu pridigo, grajati
curtain lecture domača pridiga

léča

1. optika lens

2. botanika lentil; (jed) lentils pl dish of lentils

prodati za skledo léče (figurativno) to sell for a mess of pottage

léčiti to cure; to heal

bolje je preprečiti kot léčiti prevention is better than cure, (figurativno) a stitch in time saves nine
kar se ne da léčiti, je treba pretrpeti what can't be cured must be endured

léd ice

umeten léd artificial ice
plavajoči léd floating (ali drift, loose) ice
topeči se léd melting ice
hokej na lédu ice hockey
drobilec lédú ice-crusher
jadranje na lédu ice-yachting, ice-boating
jadrnica na lédu iceboat, ice yacht
plast lédú na ribniku a sheet of ice on the pond
mrzel kot léd ice-cold, frigid
v léd ujeta ladja icebound ship
dati na léd, pokriti z lédom to ice
iti komu na léd to allow oneself to be taken in
ne moreš me speljati na léd you can't take me in
léd prebiti to break the ice
léd se udre the ice gives way
sekati stopinje v léd to cut steps in the ice
spremeniti se v léd (o vodi) to turn into ice
léd se lomi, poka the ice breaks, cracks (ali is breaking, cracking)
léd se topi the ice melts (ali is melting)
léd ne drži the ice won't hold you, the ice is giving way
upati si na tanek léd (figurativno) to skate on thin ice

ledén ice; icy

ledén, ledeno mrzel ice-cold
ledéna doba ice age, glacial period
ledéna kocka (za pijače) ice cube
ledéna gora iceberg
ledéna kava iced coffee
ledéna odeja ice cap, ice sheet
ledéni pas frigid zone
ledén obkladek medicina ice pack
ledén greben ice ridge
ledéna poljana ice field
ledéna plošča ice floe
Severno Ledeno morje the Arctic (Ocean)
Južno Ledeno morje the Antarctic (Ocean)
ledéno morje polar sea
ledéni možje (svetniki) the feasts of Sts. Pancras, Servatius and Boniface, the 12th, 13th and 14th of May, the last cold spring days
ledéne rože (na oknu) figures made by freezing moisture on a windowpane, frostwork; ice-ferns pl, the tracery on a frosted window
ledéna sveča icicle
ledéna stena ice-slope
ledéna voda iced water, ZDA ice water
ledéna vrečica medicina ice bag

leech¹ [li:č] samostalnik
zoologija pijavka
figurativno oderuh, krvoses
arhaično zdravnik, ranar

to stick like a leech to s.o. držati se koga kakor klop
to apply leeches to staviti pijavke

leek [li:k] samostalnik
botanika por; emblem Walesa

to eat the leek požreti žalitev
not worth a leek niti počenega groša vreden

lees [li:z] samostalnik
množina usedlina, usedek
figurativno dno

to drink (ali drain) a cup to the lees izpiti do dna, figurativno izpiti kupo do dna

lee-shore [lí:šɔ:] samostalnik
zavetrna stran obale

figurativno on a lee-shore v stiski

leg¹ [leg] samostalnik
noga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize
navtika ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila
šport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)

to be all legs nogat, dolgonog
to be off one's legs biti slab v nogah
to be on one's last legs biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih moči
the boot is on the other leg resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenile
to fall on one's legs postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečo
to feel (ali find) one's legs shoditi (otrok)
to get a leg in pridobiti zaupanje
to get upon one's legs razjeziti se, planiti kvišku
to get on one's hind legs postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambi
to give s.o. a leg up pomagati komu naprej
not to have a leg to stand on ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičila
to have a bone in one's leg dati šaljiv odklonilen odgovor
to have the legs of biti hitrejši od koga
to have legs biti zelo hiter (zlasti ladja)
to have good sea legs ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornar
to keep one's legs obdržati se na nogah
leg and leg enako stanje v igri, enako število točk
on one's (hind) legs na nogah, pri dobrem zdravju
to pull s.o.'s leg imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s kom
to put one's best leg foremost pohiten
to run s.o. off his legs nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delom
to set s.o. on his legs pomagati komu na noge
arhaično to make a leg prikloniti se
to shake a leg britanska angleščina, pogovorno plesati, ameriško, sleng pohiteti, podvizati se
to shake a loose leg razuzdano živeti
to show a leg vstati
to show a clean pair of legs zbežati
to stand on one's own legs biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne noge
to stretch one's legs iti na sprehod
to take to one's legs popihati jo
to walk s.o. off his legs utruditi koga s hojo
black-leg slepar, stavkokaz

legacy [légəsi] samostalnik
volilo, zapuščina

legacy duty davek na zapuščino
legacy hunter lovec na zapuščino
a legacy of hatred podedovano sovraštvo

lêglo litter; brood; breed; (zla) hotbed, breedingplace, nest; figurativno haunt

lêglo kač brood of snakes
lêglo zločina a hotbed of crime
lêglo bolezni the main or primary site (ali nidus) of a disease

lékcija lesson

dajati (jemati) učne lékcije to give (to take) lessons
jemati francoske lékcije pri X-u to take lessons in French from X
dati komu lékcijo (figurativno) to teach someone a lesson
začeti z lékcijami to start lessons
dobil sem svojo lékcijo (figurativno) I've learnt (ali had) my lesson
to je bila dobra lékcija zame this was a good lesson for me
dobil je lékcijo, ki jo bo dobro pomnil he's had a lesson he won't forget in a hurry