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vróč hot, (kot krop) boiling hot; fervid; tropical; figurativno ardent, passionate; burning

vróča diskusija animated discussion
vróči pas torrid zone
vróč zrak hot air
vróča voda hot water
vróče mi je I am hot
vróče je kot v peklu it's as hot as hell
tam bo še vróče (figurativno) there will be hot work
vróče podnebje hot climate
vróče sonce hot sun
postajalo mi je vróče I was getting hot
imeti vróčo kri (figurativno) to be hot-tempered
napraviti komu tla vróča pod nogami to make it hot (ali warm) for someone, to make the place too hot for someone

vročíca medicina fever

imam vročíco I am in a fever, I am feverish

všéč

biti všéč to please
to mi je všéč I am pleased with it
všéč mi je... I like, I relish, I am pleased with, I am partial to, I am fond of, I love; it suits me, it is agreeable to (ali convenient for) me
kakor ti je všéč as you please, as you like
to mi ni všéč I don't like it, it displeases me, I am loath to..., I abhor..., I detest
kako ti je všéč ta barva? how do you like this colour?

want¹ [wɔnt] samostalnik
pomanjkanje; stiska, revščina, siromaštvo; potreba, nujna potreba, nujno potrebna (željena) stvar
(tudi množina) želja, zahteva
ameriško, pogovorno iskanje, ponudba službe

for (ali from) want of zaradi pomanjkanja
a longfelt want dolgo (časa) občutena potreba
for want of s.th. better ker ni boljšega
want of care nebrižnost, nepazljivost
want of sense nespametnost
want of thought nepremišljenost
to be in want of (nujno) potrebovati; biti brez, ne imeti (česa)
I am in want of a dress (nujno) potrebujem obleko
he is a man of few wants on je človek, ki se zadovolji z malim
to be in want živeti v pomanjkanju, v revščini
to fall in want pasti v pomanjkanje, v revščino, obubožati

warm¹ [wɔ:m] pridevnik (warmly prislov)
topel, ogret, vroč, razgret; strasten, goreč, zanesen, navdušen; živahen, prisrčen, prijazen, iskren
figurativno vroč, neprijeten, težaven, nevaren; nespodoben; (barva) topel, temen
pogovorno, sleng bogat, premožen, imovit
lov svež (scent sled)
blizek (cilju pri lovu)

warm with wine razgret od vina
a warm existence zagotovljena eksistenca
warm friends intimni prijatelji
warm thanks topla, prisrčna zahvala
a warm welcome topel sprejem (dobrodošlica)
warm work težko delo
I am warm toplo (vroče) mi je
to get, (to grow) warm ogreti se
to make warm ogreti, segreti
to make it warm for s.o. napraviti komu tla vroča pod nogami
this place is too warm for me figurativno tu mi gori pod nogami

what [wɔt]

1. zaimek
(vprašalni zaimek) kaj; koliko!

what for? čemu?, zakaj?
what ever for? toda zakaj?
what next? in (kaj) potem?, in kaj še?, kaj sedaj?
and what all pogovorno in kaj še vse
what not kar si bodi, karkoli
my hat, my gloves, and what not moj klobuk, moje rokavice, in ne vem, kaj še vse
what if kaj če, (in) kaj se zgodi, če...
what of that? kaj za to?, nič za to
what though (I am poor) kaj zato, pa četudi (sem reven)
what about, what of kaj gledé, kaj praviš (misliš) o
what about a cup of tea? ali bi skodelico čaja?
what's it all about? za kaj (pa) gre?
so what?, what of it? prava reč!; nesmisel!
but what pogovorno ki ne (bi)
not a day comes but what makes a change ni ga dneva, ki ne bi prinesel kake spremembe (kaj novega)
what is the matter? kaj (pa) je?
what is he like? kakšen je on?
what he has suffered! kaj (koliko) je pretrpel!
well, what of it? no, in kaj za to?
what's up? kaj je?, kaj se dogaja?
to know what's what vedeti, za kaj gre, biti informiran, spoznati se
what is the news? kaj je novega?
you want a what? kaj (ponovi, kaj) hočeš?
he claims to a what? kaj hoče on biti?
what is he the better for it? kaj ima on od tega?
I'll tell you what nekaj ti povem
Mr. what-do-you-call-him, Mr. what's-his-name gospod Oné (kako mu je ime?)

2. zaimek
(relativni zaimek) kar

do what I may naj storim, kar hočem (karkoli)
happen what may naj se zgodi, kar hoče!
we know what he is busy with vemo, s čim se ukvarja
this is what we hoped for to je tisto, kar (prav to) smo upali
and what have you ameriško, sleng in kar imate podobnega, takega
but what razen (tega, teh)
he never had any money but what he absolutely needed imel je le najpotrebnejši denar
there was no one but what was excited nikogar ni bilo, ki ne bi bil razburjen

3. pridevnik
kakšen, kateri, kolikšen

what luck! kakšna sreča!
what a queer idea! kakšna čudna ideja!
what a fool I am! kako sem neumen!
he got what books he wanted dobil je vse knjige, ki jih je želel
take what books you need! vzemi toliko knjig, kot jih potrebuješ
what use is this dictionary to you? čemu ti rabi ta slovar?

4. prislov
kako

what happy boys they are kako srečni dečki so (oni)!; deloma
what with storms my return was delayed deloma zaradi viharjev se je moja vrnitev zakasnila
but what (pri nikalnici); pogovorno da ne
not a day but what it rains ni dneva, da ne bi deževalo
never fear but what we shall go! ne boj se, da ne bi šli (= že gremo)!

5. medmet
kaj!, kako!
britanska angleščina kaj ne?

what, do you really mean it? kaj, ti to resno misliš?
a good fellow, what? dober dečko, kaj ne?

6. veznik
pogovorno kolikor

he helped us what he could pomagal nam je, kolikor je mogel

wit¹ [wit] samostalnik
pamet, razumnost, bistrost, inteligenca, razsodnost; duševna sposobnost; zdrav razum; duhovitost, domiselnost; duhovitež, duhovit, odrezav človek, inteligentna oseba, duhovna veličina

flash of wit duhovit domislek
the five wits zastarelo petero čutov
a conversation sparkling with wit od duhovitosti se iskreč razgovor
to be at one's wit's end ne vedeti kako in kaj, ne se znajti
I am at my wit's end sem pri kraju s svojo pametjo, ne znam si več pomagati
to be out of one's wits izgubiti pamet (glavo), ne biti pameten
he has his wits about him on si zna vedno pomagati, prisotnost duha ga nikoli ne zapusti, on je vedno buden (oprezen)
bought wit is best izguba izmodri človeka
to have wit to imeti dovolj pameti za (da...)
he has not the wit to see... nima toliko pameti, da bi uvidel...
it taught me wit to me je spametovalo
he sets up for a wit dela se duhovitega
to live by one's wits živeti od svoje prebrisanosti (prevar, goljufij), več ali manj pošteno se prebijati skozi živijenje

wizard [wízəd]

1. samostalnik
čarodej, čarovnik, coprnik
pogovorno človek, ki dela čudovite stvari
zastarelo modrijan

W wizard of the North čarovnik s severa (= Sir Walter Scott)
the Welsh Wizard valizijski čarovnik (= Lloyd George)
I am no wizard pogovorno jaz nisem noben čarovnik, ne znam čarati

2. pridevnik
čarovniški; očarljiv
sleng prvovrsten, izvrsten, "prima"

world [wə́:ld] samostalnik
svet, Zemlja; vsemirje, vesolje, univerzum; vse, kar je na Zemlji; življenje (na Zemlji), obstanek, eksistenca; ljudje, človeška družba; skupnost ljudi; javno življenje, javnost; miljé, okolje; posvetno življenje; velika množina, masa, množica, veliko število; prostranstvo

all over the world po vsem svetu
in the world na svetu
for all the world za vse na svetu, v vsakem pogledu, popolnoma, natanko
not for all the world za nobeno ceno
for all the world like natanko, kot
not for worlds, not for anything in the world za nič na svetu ne
out of the world odmaknjen od sveta
out of this world pogovorno fantastičen, osupljiv, izreden
worlds away from zelo oddaljen od
to the world sleng popolnoma
tired to the world sleng na smrt utrujen
on top of the world na vrhuncu sreče, v sedmih nebesih
a world of zelo mnogo, množica (of difficulties težav)
a world too big mnogo prevelik
the world of letters učeni svet
world without end od veka do veka
to the world's end do konca sveta
the beginning of the world začetek sveta
animal (vegetable) world živalski (rastlinski) svet
citizen of the world svetovljanski človek, kozmopolit
man of the world izkušen človek
the lower world podzemlje; pekel
the New World Novi svet, Amerika
the wise old world dobri stari običaji, dobre stare izkušnje
Prince of this world figurativno vrag
all the world and his wife were there vse, kar leze in gre, je bilo tam
to begin the world (v)stopiti v (začeti) življenje, začeti kariero; od kraja začeti, biti (stati) na začetku
she is all the world to me ona mi je (pomeni) vse na svetu
who in the world is that man? kdo vendar je oni človek?
to be brought into the world zagledati luč sveta
to carry the world before one imeti hiter in popoln uspeh; imeti srečo, uspeh v življenju
to come into the world priti na svet, roditi se
what in the world am I to do? kaj na svetu (vendar, za vraga) naj naredim?
it did me a world of good zelo dobro mi je délo (storilo)
to be drunk to the world pošteno pijan (nadelan) biti
I would not do it for all the world za vse na svetu ne bi tega naredil (hotel narediti)
to forsake the world odreči se svetu, opustiti posvetno rabo, posvetno življenje
as the world goes v našem, sedanjem času
to go out of the world umreti
I would give the world to learn it vse na svetu (ne vem kaj) bi dal, da bi to zvedel
how goes the world with you? kako je kaj z vami?
to have the world before one figurativno imeti življenje pred seboj
to let the world slide figurativno pustiti vse teči (potekati, iti), kot pride
to live out of the world živeti sam zase, odmaknjen od sveta, samotariti
to make a noise in the world figurativno postati slaven
what will the world say? kaj bodo rekli ljudje?

worm¹ [wə:m] samostalnik
zoologija črv, črv deževnik, glista
tehnično orodje spiralne oblike, vzvoj na vijaku, cevasta naprava za kondenziranje, za hlajenje, kita (vez) pod pasjim jezikom
figurativno podel, potuhnjen človek (kreatura)
figurativno notranja muka, trpljenje, glodajoča žalost, skrb
množina, medicina gliste, glistavost

worm of conscience grizenje vesti; pekoča vest
book-worm knjižni molj (hrošček ali oseba)
earth worm deževnik
glow worm kresnica
silk worm sviloprejka
tapeworm trakulja
food for worms hrana za črve, mrlič, mrtvec
I am a worm today slabo se počutim danes
a worm will turn figurativno še taka potrpežljivost ima svoje meje

za for; for the purpose of; in favour of; after; behind; (= za časa) during

dan za dnem day by day
eden za drugim one after another, one behind the other
korak za korakom step by step
enkrat za vselej once and for all
za ves svet ne not for (all) the world
za gorami beyond the mountains
jaz za svojo osebo as far as I am concerned
za mojim hrbtom behind my back
za primer (v primeru) potrebe in case of need
za glavo večji taller by a head
za sedaj for the present
za šalo by way of a joke
argumenti za in proti the pros and the cons
razlogi za in proti the reasons for and against
za menoj! follow me!
(kar) za menoj, prosim! this way, please!
starejši za pet let five years older
jaz, za sebe (zase) as for me
beseda za besedo word for word
mož za možem man by man
zanimanje za... interest in...
za mladino neprimeren film a film unsuitable (ali not suitable) for young people
vstopnica za gledališče a theatre ticket
za vlade (vladanja) kralja Karla II during the reign of Charles II
za (= po pooblastilu) (acting) for, per pro., latinsko per procurationem (krajšava: p.p.)
biti za kaj to be in favour of something
kdo je za (to)? who is in favour?
sem za to, da mu odpustimo I'm in favour of (ali I'm for) pardoning him
večina je za nadaljevanje stavke there is a majority in favour of continuing the strike
to je važno zame (za mene) this is important to me
nekaj je za tem (figurativno) there's something behind it
za hišo je vrt there is a garden behind the house
to je hud udarec za nas it is a hard blow for us
brali smo eden za drugim we took it in turns to read
za koga me (pa) imate (smatrate)? who (arhaično whom) do you take me for?
nimam ga za genija I do not regard him as a genius
za to ceno lahko dobiš to blago povsod you can get these goods anywhere at that price
on jé za tri he eats as much as three
povleči koga za lase to pull someone by the hair
on porabi preveč za sebe (zase) he spends too much on himself
smatrati za dobro to think it advisable
odšel je za vedno he left for good
voditi koga za roko to lead someone by the hand
vzel jo je za ženo he has married her, arhaično he has taken her to wife (ali as his wife)
on zaostaja za časom he is behind the times
zapri vrata za seboj! shut the door after (ali behind) you!
zgrešil je za pol metra he missed by half a metre
zmotil sem se za 10.000 SIT I made a mistake of 10,000 tolars
sedeti za mizo to sit at the table
pustiti za seboj to leave behind

zabít nailed, riveted, rammed; figurativno (neumen) silly, crass, stupid, thick; slow-witted

zabít kraj a solitary (ali out-of-the-way) place
nisem tako zabít (figurativno) I am not such a fool

zadovóljen satisfied (z with); pleased (with), contented (with), content (with)

malo zadovóljen z dissatisfied with
zelo sem zadovóljen I am highly satisfied
zadovóljen s svojo usodo contented with one's lot
nisem zadovóljen z njim I am not satisfied with him
biti z malim zadovóljen to be thankful for small mercies
mama ne bo zadovóljna Mother won't be pleased
upamo, da boste zadovóljni s poslanim blagom we hope the goods sent will give you full satisfaction

zadréga embarrassment; difficulty; quandary; perplexity; predicament

denarne zadrége financial difficulties pl, evfemizem humoristično pecuniary embarrassment
biti v zadrégi to be in difficulties, to be in a quandary, to be ill at ease, to be at a loss, to be in a fix, to be in embarrassed circumstances
v lepi zadrégi smo we are in a nice (pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj storim I am completely at a loss what to do
biti v denarni zadrégi to be short of money
bili smo v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj odgovorimo we were hard put to it to find an answer, we were completely at a loss (ali we were stumped) for an answer
moja edina zadréga je, kaj naj izberem my only trouble is which one to choose
spretno se izvleči iz zadrége (iz stiske) to extricate oneself neatly from a predicament, to find a neat way out of a difficult situation
pomagati komu iz zadrége to save someone from embarrassment
spraviti koga v zadrégo to put (ali pogovorno to land) someone in an embarrassing situation, to embarrass someone, to put someone in a predicament (ali in a quandary)
njega hitro spraviš v zadrégo he is easily embarrassed
biti v zadrégi za odgovor to be stumped for an answer

zagábiti se to disgust, to sicken

mastna hrana se mi je zagabila rich food sickens me
ta prizor se mi je zagabil this sight sickened me
zagabilo se mi je delati vedno eno in isto I am sick of doing the same thing
življenje se mu je zagabilo he is sick (ali weary) of life
kruh se nam nikoli ne zagabi bread never turns the stomach
zagabi se mi it makes me sick

zagáta (slepa ulica) blind alley; figurativno quandary

prometna zagáta traffic jam; (zastoj) deadlock
biti v zagáti to be in a quandary
v lepi zagáti smo we are in a nice (ali pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v zagáti (v škripcih) (figurativno) I am on the horns of a dilemma, I am in an awkward situation
spraviti koga v zagáto (težavo, zadrego) to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone

zahvalíti se to thank (komu za kaj someone for something); to give thanks (to someone); to render thanks (for something); to return thanks (for something); (odklonilno) to refuse, to decline

najlepše se zahvaljujem! (ironično) thank you for nothing!
vnaprej zahvalíti se to thank beforehand
zahvaljujoč se vam vnaprej... thanking you in anticipation (ali beforehand, in advance)
zahvaljujem se vam za... I am much obliged to you for..., many thanks to you for...
zahvalíti se se morate gospodu X., ne meni you must give your thanks to Mr. X., not to me
njej se moram zahvalíti se, da... I owe it to her that...
vam se moramo zahvalíti se, da je sedaj najhujše za nami thanks to you we are through the worst of it now
zahvalíti se za službo (figurativno dati ostavko) to send in one's papers

zamúda lateness; delay; coming behind one's time

imeti zamúdo to be behind time
imeli smo pet minut zamúde we were five minutes late
vlak je imel precéj zamúde the train was very late (ali was well behind time)
ladja ima veliko zamúdo the boat is long overdue
vlak ima zamúdo the train is late (ali behind time, not up to time)
vlak ima 10 minut zamúde the train is 10 minutes overdue
to je povzročilo našo zamúdo that is what delayed us (ali threw us late)
biti v zamúdi za plačilo davkov to be in arrears (ali behind) with one's taxes
sem v zamúdi s svojo korespondenco I am behindhand (ali in arrears) with my correspondence

zanímati to interest (koga someone), to be of interest (to someone), to be interesting (to someone)

to me ne zanima I am not interested in it, it has no interest for me, this is of no interest to me
zanimalo te bo zvedeti, da... if will be interesting for you to know that...
zanímati se za... to be interested in, to take an interest in, to have an interest in, to interest oneself in
zelo se zanimam za glasbo I take a great interest in music
njega zanima vse (zanima se za vse), kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees

zaostánek arrears pl

davčni zaostánek tax arrears pl
plačilni zaostánek payment in arrears
v zaostánku z behindhand with
biti v zaostánku to be in arrears, to be behindhand (z with), to be behind in (ali with)
sem v zaostánku s svojim delom I am behindhand with my work
smo v zaostánku z najemnino we are behind with the rent