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learn^* [lə:n]

1. prehodni glagol
(na)učiti se; zvedeti, slišati (of o, from od)

2. neprehodni glagol
(iz)učiti se, navaditi se; zvedeti, slišati (of o)

to learn by heart (na)učiti se na pamet
to learn by rote naučiti se z vajo, učiti se na pamet
I am (ali have) yet to learn that ni mi še znano, da
it was learned yesterday včeraj se je razvedelo
I've learned my lesson izučilo me

leash¹ [li:š] samostalnik
pasji konopec; povezka (psov)
lov trije lovski psi (lisice itd.)

figurativno to hold in leash imeti koga na vajetih, voditi
to strain at the leash nestrpno čakati na dovoljenje

leather¹ [léðə]

1. pridevnik
usnjen

2. samostalnik
usnje, usnjen predmet, jermen
množina irhovice
sleng koža
šport, sleng (nogometna) žoga

sleng to lose one's leather ožuliti se z ježo ali hojo
nothing like leather bodi zadovoljen s tem, kar imaš
leather and prunella razlika je samo na zunaj

leave¹ [li:v] samostalnik
dovoljenje, privoljenje; dopust; slovo

leave of absence dopust
to ask s.o. for leave; ali to ask leave of s.o. prositi koga za dovoljenje
by your leave z vašim dovoljenjem
leave off dovoljenje za odsotnost
to get leave off dobiti dovoljenje za odsotnost
on leave na dopustu
to go on leave iti na dopust
leave on pay plačan dopust
to take leave to say dovoliti si reči
to take leave of posloviti se od
to take one's leave oditi
to take French leave oditi brez pozdrava
to take leave of one's senses priti ob pamet
ticket of leave pogojni dopust (kaznjenca)

leave over prehodni glagol
pustiti (kot ostanek, višek)

to leave a matter over preložiti kaj, odložiti na pozneje

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

left² [left] samostalnik
levica (tudi politična), leva stran

to the left na levo
to the left of levo od
to keep to the left držati se leve strani, voziti po levi strani
the second turn to the left druga (prečna) ulica levo

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

legged [legd] pridevnik

bow-legged krivonog (na o)
thick legged debelonog, itd.

lemon [lémən] samostalnik
botanika limona, limonovec; citronasta barva
sleng neprivlačno dekle; popoln polom; kvarilec zabave

pogovorno the answer is a lemon bedast odgovor na bedasto vprašanje
sleng to hand s.o. a lemon prevarati koga, povzročiti komu neprijetnost

lend^* [lend] prehodni glagol
posoditi (to komu)
dati (npr. poudarek čemu); prispevati

to lend one's aid to s.th. nuditi čemu podporo, podpreti kaj
to lend a blow udariti
to lend s.o. a box on the ear prisoliti komu zaučnico
to lend (an) ear; ali one's ears poslušati
to lend s.o. a (helping) hand (with) pomagati komu (pri)
to lend o.s. to s.th. spustiti se v kaj, odobravati, pristati na kaj
it lends itself to to je primerno za

length [leŋɵ] samostalnik
dolžina; oddaljenost (časovna), trajanje; odmerjen kos (blaga, žice, vrvi itd.)

at length nadrobno; končno
at arm's length na doseg roke; čim delj od sebe
to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu blizu, ne biti preveč prijateljski
to know the length of s.o.'s foot koga dobro poznati
at full length v naravni velikosti
at great (ali some, full) length na drobno, na dolgo in široko
to go to great length daleč iti; zelo se potruditi
to go all lengths; ali to go to any length iti do skrajnosti
to go to the length of mnogo si dovoliti; iti tako daleč, da
to win by a length zmagati za eno dolžino (konj, čoln)
when will you come our length? kdaj vas bo pot zanesla k nam?

lepák bill, poster; placard

reklamni lepák (advertising) poster
volilni lepák election poster
papir za lepáke poster paper
lepilec lepákov billposter, billsticker
nalepiti lepák to post a bill (ali a placard), to placard, (brez dovoljenja) to flypost
objaviti na lepáku to placard
deska za lepáke billboard, hoarding

lésen¹ (of) wood

lésna celičnina wood pulp, lignocellulose
lésni cement wood cement
lésni črv woodworm, deathwatch beetle
lésna gniloba dry rot
lésni cvet wood spirit, methanol, methyl alcohol
lésna industrija timber industry, ZDA lumbering industry
lésni ocet wood vinegar, pyroligneous acid
lésno oglje charcoal
lésna moka wood powder, wood flour, wood dust
lésni odpadki wood waste, wood chips
lésni plin wood gas
motor na lésni plin wood-gas engine
lésno vlakno wood fibre, ZDA wood fiber
lésna volna woodwool, wood shavings pl, wood fibre; ZDA excelsior (za embalažo)
lésna trgovina timber (ZDA lumber) trade
lésni trgovec dealer in wood, timber (ZDA lumber) merchant, lumberman, pl -men

lesténec chandelier; electrolier

obesek na lesténcu pendant

lésti (lezem) to creep; to trail; to crawl; to move slowly, to walk slowly

lésti na drevo to climb a tree
lésti iz jajca (izvaliti se) to hatch
to vino leze v glavo this wine turns one's head
lésti v dolgove to incur debts
vse, kar leze in gre, je bilo tam all the world and his wife were there

léstva ladder

léstva iz vrvi rope ladder, Jacob's ladder
raztezna léstva extending (ali extension) ladder
kljukasta požarna léstva pompier ladder, fireman's ladder
požarna vrtljiva léstva turntable ladder (used in firefighting)
telovadna léstva wall ladder
napadalna léstva zgodovina scaling-ladder
léstva na vozu rack
klin, prečka léstve rung (of a ladder)
léstva k uspehu ladder to success
iti, lesti po léstvi to climb a ladder

let^*1 [let]

1. prehodni glagol
pustiti, dovoliti; dati v najem (to komu, for za čas)
dati (delo, to komu)
pomožni glagol za tvorbo velelnika v 1. in 3. osebi

2. neprehodni glagol
biti najet (at, for za)
iti (dobro, slabo) v najem

to let be pustiti pri miru
to let by pustiti mimo
to let bygones be bygones odpustiti in pozabiti
to let blood kri puščati
to let the cat out of the bag izklepetati skrivnost
to let drive at (puško)nameriti na koga, zamahniti, udariti
to let daylight into s.o. koga ustreliti ali zabosti
to let drop mimogrede omeniti, nehati o čem govoriti
to let fall spustiti, mimogrede omeniti, namigniti; matematika povleči navpičnico na premico
to let fly vreči, sprožiti (puško)
to let go spustiti, nehati na kaj misliti, (z besedami) napasti
to let go of s.th. spustiti kaj iz rok
to let o.s. go ne obvladati se, sprostiti se, dati si duška
let it go at that naj ostane kakor je
ameriško to let George do it pustiti, da kdo drug opravi tvoje delo
to let the grass grow under one's feet odlašati, obotavljati se
to let s.o. hear sporočiti komu
to let loose spustiti na svobodo
to let pass spregledati
to let ride pustiti po starem, spregledati
to let rip razuzdano živeti
to let her rip pustiti avto teči s polno hitrostjo
to let slide biti malomaren
to let slip izbrbljati, zamuditi dobro priliko, spustiti iz vajeti
rooms to let sobe v najem
let me see! da vidim!, pokaži!; pogovorno počakaj, da pomislim
he let himself be deceived dal se je ogoijufati
to let s.o. know obvestiti koga, sporočiti komu
to let into pustiti koga noter, seznaniti koga s čim, vstaviti (kos blaga itd.), vložiti
to let into s.o. napasti koga