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lap⁵ [læp] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
pljuskati, udarjati (at, against na, ob)
(po)lokati (up, down)
pohlepno pogoltniti

to lap the gutter opijaniti se do nezavesti

large¹ [la:dž] pridevnik (largely prislov)
velik; prostoren, obširen, razsežen, velik (posel, družina, dohodek, vsota itd.)
arhaično velikodušen, velikopotezen; svoboden (umetnost)

by and large na splošno
as large as life v naravni velikosti
larger than life nadnaravno velik
large discretion velika obzirnost
large order težka naloga
on a large scale na veliko, velikopotezno
on the large side nekoliko prevelik ali preobširen
large of limb velik, velikih udov

large² [la:dž] samostalnik
svoboda

at large na svobodi; nadrobno, obširno; na splošno; na slepo; v celoti, ves
to set at large spustiti na svobodo
to discuss s.th. at large nadrobno kaj pretresti
the nation at large ves narod
the world at large ves svet, vsi ljudje
to talk at large govoriti tja v tri dni
gentleman at large dvorjan brez posebnih dolžnosti; svoj gospodar, človek brez poklica
in (the) large na veliko, v celoti

lás lasjé hair; (ščetina) bristle

brez las hairless, (plešast) bald
kratki (dolgi) lás, lasjéje short (long) hair
gosti (redki) lás, lasjéje thick (thin) hair
kodrasti (gladki) lás, lasjéje curly (straight) hair
tanek kot lás, lasjé hair-thin; as fine as a hair
za las natančno to a hair, to a T
niti za las boljši not a bit (ali whit) better
beljeni lasje bleached hair
valoviti lasje wavy hair
rdeči lasje red hair, žargon carrots pl
na balin ostriženi lasje hair cut close to the skull
negovani lasje well-groomed hair
plavi (blond) lasje fair hair
umetni lasje false hair
za lasé privlečen (figurativno) far-fetched, strained
za lás, lasjé within (ali by) a hair's breadth; narrowly, nearly
beljenje las bleaching of hair
barva las colo(u)r of hair
barva za lase hair dye
sredstvo za krepitev lás, lasjé hair restorer
čop las tress, braid, pigtail
kita las braid of hair
čop las tuft of hair
izpadanje las hair loss, loss of hair, fall of the hair
pranje las shampoo, shampooing
losjon za lás, lasjéé hair lotion, hair tonic
pomada za lás, lasjéé pomade
puder za lás, lasjéé hair powder
navijač za lás, lasjéé wave clip, curler, curl clip, (iz papirja) curlpaper
klešče za kodranje lás, lasjé curling tongs pl, curling iron
rast las growth of hair
striženje las haircut, haircutting
sušílec za lás, lasjéé (fen) electric hairdryer, dryer
mrežica za lás, lasjéé hairnet
nakit za lás, lasjéé ornament for the hair
ščetka za lás, lasjéé hairbrush
trak za lás, lasjéé ribbon, bow for the hair
koder las curl, ringlet, lock
sredstvo za odstranjevanje las depilatory
biti si v lás, lasjééh z to be at loggerheads with, to be at daggers drawn with, (gledé, zaradi) over
lasje mi izpadajo my hair is thinning
delati sive lás, lasjéé komu (figurativno) to prove a headache for someone, to turn someone's hair grey
ne si delati sivih las glede, zaradi not to distress oneself about something
lás, lasjéé si puliti to tear one's hair
izgubiti lás, lasjéé to lose one's hair
(po)česati si lás, lasjéé to comb one's hair
urediti si lás, lasjéé, sfrizirati si lás, lasjéé to do (ali to dress) one's hair, ZDA to fix one's hair, to set one's hair
pristriči lás, lasjéé to trim the hair
razpustiti (si) lás, lasjéé to let one's hair down
(po)vleči koga za lás, lasjéé to pull someone's hair
imeti plave, blond lás, lasjéé to have fair hair
dati si ostriči lás, lasjéé to have (ali to get) one's hair cut
skočiti si v lás, lasjéé (figurativno) to come to blows; VB žargon to get stuck in
to je nekoliko za lás, lasjéé privlečeno that's a little far-fetched
lasje se mi ježé I feel my hair standing on end
lasje so se mi ježili my hair stood on end
pepelnato pobarvati lás, lasjéé to dye the hair grey
za lás, lasjé je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was within a hair's breadth, it was a near thing
za las je šlo! that was a touch too near (for comfort)!
niti lás, lasjéú ji niso skrivili they didn't harm a hair of her head, not a hair on her head has been touched
on ne bi nikomur skrivil lasá he would not hurt (ali harm) a fly
za lás, lasjéé privleči to drag in by the head and shoulders, to force in
oprati si lás, lasjéé to wash one's hair
za las uiti to have a narrow (ali a hairbreadth) escape, to have a narrow (ali close, tight) squeeze
za las smo ušli smrti we were within a hair's breadth of being killed, we just escaped death by the skin of our teeth
za lás, lasjé zgrešiti to miss by a hair
ni vredno, da si delate sive lás, lasjéé glede tega it is not worth while worrying yourself to death over it
to visi (je) na lás, lasjéu zdaj it is touch and go now
ta otrok mi dela sive lás, lasjée (figurativno) this child is a great worry (ali trial) to me

last¹ [la:st] pridevnik
zadnji, poslednji; minuli, prejšnji; najnovejši, zadnji

last but one predzadnji
last but not least zadnji, vendar ne najmanj važen
at one's last gasp v zadnjih izdihljajih
last night sinoči
the night before last predsinoči
last year lani
on one's last legs na koncu svojih moči, pred polomom
the last lap zadnja etapa
the last straw višek, zvrhana mera
of the last importance izredno važen
last day sodni dan
the last thing in jazz najnovejše v jazzu
this is the last thing to happen kaj takega se ne more zgoditi

last³ [la:st] samostalnik
zadnji (pismo, beseda, otrok); zadnji omenjeni, najnovejši (izjava); poslednje ure, konec, smrt

never to hear the last of it morati vedno znova poslušati
to breathe one's last izdihniti, umreti
at (long) last končno, na koncu
to the last do konca, do smrti
to look one's last on zadnjič pogledati
we shall never see the last of that man tega moža se ne bomo znebili

last-ditch [lá:stdič] pridevnik
obupen, neomajen

last-ditch fight borba na življenje in smrt

lásten own; proper; of one's own

lástno ime proper noun
imate lástno hišo? have you a house of your own?
na lástno pest on one's own (account)
na (svoj) lásten rizik at one's own risk
na lásten račun on one's own account
na moje lástne stroške at my own expense
rad bi imel lástno sobo I should like to have a room of my own
iz lástnega nagiba on one's own impulse (ali inclination)
to so njene lástne besede those are her very (ali own, very own) words
njegovi lástni otroci ga sovražijo his own (ali his very own) children hate him
s svojimi lástni očmi with one's own eyes
z lástnimi rokami sem to naredil I did it with my own hand

late¹ [léit] pridevnik
pozen, kasen, zakasnel; nedaven, prejšnji; pokojni

to be late (for) zamuditi (kaj)
at a late hour pozno
late hours pozne nočne (ali jutranje) ure
at the latest najkasneje
the latest thing najnovejša stvar, zadnji krik mode
of late nedavno, pred kratkim
of late years v zadnjih letih
late fee doplačilo k poštnini za kasno predano pošto
late dinner večerja
see you later na svidenje
pogovorno that's the latest! to je višek!

lath¹ [la:ɵ] samostalnik
letva

lath and plaster predalčje (na hiši)
as thin as lath sama kost in koža

latitude [lǽtitju:d] samostalnik
astronomija, geografija (zemljepisna) širina
figurativno širina, svoboda (mišljenja)
astronomija kotna oddaljenost nebesnega telesa od sončeve orbite

high latitudes pokrajine, oddaljene od ekvatorja
low latitudes pokrajine blizu ekvatorja
degree of latitude širinska stopinja
in latitude 40 N. na 40. stopinji severne širine
to allow s.o. great latitude pustiti komu veliko svobode

laurel [lɔ́:rəl] samostalnik
botanika lovor
figurativno, množina lovorike, slava

to look to one's laurels čuvati svojo slavo
to rest on one's laurels počivati na lovorikah
to win (ali reap) laurels pobrati lovorike, postati slaven
ameriško, botanika great laurel rododendrom, sleč

lay^*1 [lei]

1. prehodni glagol
položiti, polagati, odložiti, odlagati, postaviti; (z)nesti jajca, pripraviti (kurjavo, mizo) prekriti podložiti obložiti (with , tla itd. s čim)
nanesti (barvo); predložiti, vložiti (npr. zahtevo, before pri)
pripisati, pripisovati (to komu)
zasnovati (načrt); poleči (žito); pomiriti, umiriti, ublažiti (veter, valove)
vojska nameriti (top); splesti (vrv); naložiti (kazen), na.ložiti jih komu; zastaviti (čast, glavo)
vulgarno spolno občevati

2. neprehodni glagol
valiti (jajca); staviti

to lay one's accounts with računati s kom ali čim
to lay an accusation against obtožiti, vložiti tožbo
to lay an ambush (ali snare, trap) pripraviti zasedo
to lay bare razgaliti, odkriti
to lay bricks polagati opeko
to lay blame on zvaliti krivdo na koga
to lay blows (ali stick, it) on naložiti jih komu
to lay one's bones položiti svoje kosti, pokopati
to lay claim to postaviti svojo zahtevo; zahtevati kaj zase
to lay a coat of paint premazati z barvo
to lay the cloth (ali the table) pogrniti, pripraviti mizo
to lay s.th. to s.o.'s charge (ali at s.o.'s door) zvaliti krivdo na koga
to lay the damages at zahtevati od koga povračilo za škodo
to lay the dust poškropiti, da se poleže prah
to lay eyes on zagledati, opaziti
to lay field to field povečati posest z nakupom mejnih njiv
to lay fault to s.o. pripisati komu krivdo
to lay the fire podkuriti peč
to lay one's finger on s prstom kaj pokazati, najti
to lay a finger on položiti roko na koga, tepsti
to lay for zalezovati, čakati v zasedi
to lay hands on dobiti v roke, polastiti se, dvigniti roko na koga
to lay hands on o.s. napraviti samomor
to lay (fast) by the heels zapreti v ječo
to lay hold on (ali of) zgrabiti, prijeti; figurativno ujeti se za kaj
to lay one's hopes on veliko pričakovati od, staviti upe na
to lay heads together stikati glave, posvetovati se
to lay s.th. to heart gnati si kaj k srau, položiti na srce
to lay a ghost pregnati duha
to lay an information against prijaviti koga
to lay low (ali in the dust) podreti, pobiti na tla; figurativno ponižati
to lay lunch pripraviti mizo za kosilo
to lay open odkriti, razodeti
to lay o.s. open izpostaviti se
to lay s.th. on the shelf odložiti kakšno delo
to lay to sleep (ali rest) položiti k počitku; figurativno pokopati
to lay (great, little) store upon pripisovati (veliko, majhno) važnost čemu
to lay siege to oblegati
to lay stress (ali weight, emphasis) on dati poseben povdarek čemu
to lay one's shirt on vse zastaviti
the scene is laid in Paris odigrava se v Parizu
to lay troops (on) nastaniti čete (pri)
to lay s.o. under an obligation naložiti komu nalogo
to lay s.o. under necessity prisiliti koga
to lay s.o. under contribution pripraviti koga, da kaj prispeva
to lay a wager staviti
to lay waste opustošiti
to lay wait for čakati koga v zasedi
to lay the whip to s.o.'s back (pre)bičati koga
the wind is laid veter se je umiril

lay up prehodni glagol
nakupiti zalogo, shraniti, prihraniti, štediti
navtika vzeti ladjo iz prometa

to be laid up with ti priklenjen na postelje zaradi

láž lie; untruth, falsehood; (manjša) fib

debela láž a big lie, a gross untruth, a whacking lie, pogovorno a thumper, a tough one, ZDA pogovorno a whopper, a thumping lie, an outrageous lie
grda láž a foul lie
nedolžna láž a white lie
kosmata láž blatant lie
dokazana láž a lie unmasked (ali laid bare, exposed, arhaično nailed to the counter); (izmišljotina) pogovorno flam
pogostna láž widespread lie
same láži! a pack of lies!
to je debela láž this is a gross untruth
to je čista, gola láž this is a downright lie
izmisliti si láž to invent (ali to forge) a lie
z lážmi se izvleči iz... to lie oneself out of...
povedati láž to tell a lie
na láž postaviti koga to refute (ali to rebut, to belie) someone
bil je postavljen na láž he has been refuted (ali proved a liar); he has been flatly contradicted
ujeti koga na láži to catch someone out in a lie
láž ima kratke noge lies are short-lived (ali have short wings), a liar is soon exposed
aparat za odkrivanje láži lie detector
on ne okleva pred lážjo he does not scruple to lie

lead³ [li:d] samostalnik
vodenje, vodstvo
šport & figurativno prednost, naskok; začetni udarec (boks); zgled, primer, nasvet, napotek
gledališče glavna vloga, glavni igralec, -lka
karte prednost, prva karta; kratek izvleček iz vsebine članka, uvod k članku
elektrika vod, dovod, prevodnik, prevodna žica; mlinščica, korito za mlin; kanal skozi ledeno polje; pasji konopec; naplavina zlata v rečni strugi

under s.o.'s lead pod vodstvom koga
to be in the lead of biti na čelu, voditi
to take the lead prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kaj
to give a lead iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)
šport to have the lead of voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) pred
figurativno to have the lead over imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)
to follow s.o.'s lead ravnati se po nasvetu koga
to give s.o. a lead dati komu dober zgled, svetovati
one minute's lead ena minuta naskoka
karte it is your lead ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)
karte to return lead vreči karto iste barve

leading-string [li:diŋstriŋ] samostalnik
množina jermen za otroke, ki se učijo hoditi
figurativno povodec

to be in leading-strings biti na povodcu, dati se voditi, biti nesamostojen

lean^*4 [li:n]

1. neprehodni glagol
nagniti se, nagibati se; opirati se, nasloniti se (on na)
figurativno zanašati se (on na)
figurativno nagibati se k čemu, dajati prednost čemu (to, towards)
biti prislonjen, sloneti (against)

2. prehodni glagol
nagniti, nasloniti (against ob, na)
opreti, podpreti (on, upon)

pogovorno to lean over backward(s) zelo se potruditi

léan¹ [li:n] pridevnik (léanly prislov)
suh, vitek (človek), suh (slog); pust (meso)
figurativno neploden, slab (letina, plin, premog itd.); nezadosten

léan in (ali on) s.th na tesnem s čim

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