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level¹ [levl] pridevnik (levelly prislov)
raven, vodoraven; enak, izenačen; trezen, pameten; prediren, hladen (pogled)
fizika enake potence
ameriško, sleng pošten, fair
ameriško, ekonomija obročen

level with v isti višini z
to make level with the ground zravnati z zemljo
to draw level with s.o. dohiteti koga
a level race izenačena dirka
to do one's level best potruditi se na vso moč
to give s.o. a level glance predirno (hladno) koga pogledati

level² [levl] samostalnik
tehnično libela, vodna tehtnica; nivelacijski instrument; ravnina, gladina; nivo, raven, stopnja; višina (vode, glasu)
mineralogija (raven) rov

see level morska gladina
level of sound glasovna višina
ameriško, pogovorno on the level pošten(o), odkrit(o)
on a level with na isti višini s, z
low production level nizka stopnja produkcije
to put o.s. on the level of others izenačiti se z drugimi
to sink to the level of pasti na raven koga
to find one's level najti svoje pravo mesto
on the same level na isti ravni
politika a conference on the highest level konferenca na najvišji ravni
to rise to higher levels napredovati

lévi -a, -o left, left-hand, (v grbu) sinister

skrajni lévi, -a, -o leftmost
na lévi, -a, -o on the left
na lévo to the left
z léve from the left
lévo od to the left of
na lévo! vojska left turn!
pogled na lévo! vojska eyes left!
druga ulica lévo the second turn to the left
lévi branilec, krilec šport left back, left half
léva stran ladje port
lévi napadalec, krilo šport outside left, left winger, left outside
na lévo, proti lévi leftward(s)
lévo kolo avta (v Angliji in drugih deželah, kjer vozijo po levi strani) near wheel of a car
hoditi po lévi strani to keep to the left
kreniti na lévo to turn left, to take the left-hand turning
obrniti se na lévo to turn left
z lévo nogo vstati (figurativno) to get up on the wrong side of the bed, to get out of bed (on) the wrong side

levíčar politika leftist, left wing supporter, left-winger

on je levíčar politika he is a leftist, pogovorno slabšalno he's a leftie

levíti pl

brati levítve komu (ošteti koga) to preach a sermon to someone, to reprove someone at length, to sermonize; to lecture someone; to send someone away with a flea in his ear; (ošteti moža) to deliver a curtain lecture

levy² [lévi] prehodni glagol
vpoklicati v vojsko
ekonomija odmeriti davek (globo) (on)
pravno zaseči

to levy a distraint zarubiti
to levy blackmail on s.o. izsiljevati koga, izsiliti odkupnino
to levy war on (upon) stopiti v vojno
to levy on land obvdavčiti zemijo

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

ležêren leisurely

ležêren sprehod (brez cilja) a leisurely stroll

libel [leibəl]

1. samostalnik
klevetniški spis, paskvil, kleveta, objava takega spisa ali slike, sramotenje
pravno obtožnica

2. prehodni glagol
javno klevetati, objaviti klevetniški spis, obrekovati, žaliti, sramotiti
pravno vložiti tožbo zoper koga

it is a libel on niti malo ni podobno (komu, čemu)

liberal¹ [líbərəl] pridevnik (liberally prislov)
darežtjiv, velikodušen (of z)
nepristranski, brez predsodkov, svobodomiseln
politika liberalen; obilen (obrok), izdaten, bogat; nebrzdan, prenagljen

liberal arts matematična, naravoslovna, sociološka stroka; zgodovina svobodna umetnost
liberal education (temeljita) vsestranska izobrazba
a liberal gift bogato darilo
liberal profession svoboden poklic
the Liberal Party liberalna stranka
to be of liberal proportions biti precej debel

licénca licence; permission; leave

po licénci under licence
lastnik licénce licensee
uvozna licénca licence to import
dobiti licénco to take out a licence

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

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

licking [líkiə] samostalnik
lizanje
pogovorno batinanje
šport poraz

to take a licking biti poražen, pretrpeti poraz

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

lie¹ [lai] samostalnik
laž, neresnica, izmišljotina

black lie kosmata laž
a lie nailed to the counter dokazana laž
a lie laid on with a trowel debela in očitna laž
white lie nedolžna laž, laž v sili
to act a lie slepiti koga
to tell a lie zlagati se
to give s.o. the lie postaviti koga na laž
to give the lie to s.th. postaviti kaj na laž
lies have short wings laž ima kratke noge

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)

lien¹ [lí:ən] samostalnik
pravno pravica do zaplembe premoženja (za plačilo dolga)

to have a lien on imeti pravico do zaplembe
to lay a lien on sodno zapleniti