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look² [luk]

1. neprehodni glagol
gledati, pogledati, motriti, ogledovati (at)
pogovorno strmeti, čuditi se; biti videti, zdeti se; kazati (to, towards na kaj)
figurativno obrniti, nameriti, usmeriti (pogled, pozornost; at)
paziti (to na)
skrbeti (that da)
gledati (that da how kako)
upati, pričakovati; gledati na, biti obrnjen proti (to, towards)

2. prehodni glagol
gledati, pogledati, (s pogledom) izraziti

look here! poglej, poslušaj!
don't look like that ne glej tako, ne delaj takega obraza
look before you glej pred sebe
look and see sam poglej, sam se prepričaj
look you! pomisli!, pazi!, glej!
it looks promising videti je obetajoče
things look bad for him slabo mu kaže
he looks it videti je tak
it looks as if (ali as though) videti je, ko da bi
to look alive podvizati se
to look askance po strani gledati
to look o.s. again popraviti se (po bolezni itd.)
she does not look her age ne kaže svojih let
to look one's best pokazati se v najboljši luči
to look black (at s.o.) biti videti jezen (mrko koga gledati)
to look blue biti videti otožen, nesrečen
to look back nazaj pogledati, pomisliti na
he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth videti je, ko da ne bi znal do pet šteti
to look compassion at s.o. sočutno koga gledati
a cat may look at a king še mačka lahko pogleda kralja
to look daggers at s.o. z očmi koga prebadati
to look s.o. in the eyes gledati komu v oči
to look in the face pogledati čemu v obraz, videti kaj v pravi luči
to look death in the face gledati smrti v oči
to look a gift horse in the mouth; ali to look a horse trade in the tushes gledati podarjenemu konju na zobe
let him look at home naj pometa pred svojim pragom
to look like biti videti kot, biti podoben
he looks like my brother podoben je mojemu bratu
it looks like snow kaže na sneg
he looks like winning kaže, da bo zmagal
I look to live many years here pričakujem, da bom dolgo živel tukaj
to look one's last at s.o. zadnjič koga pogledati
look before you leap ne prenagli se, dobro premisli preden kaj storiš
to look round ogledati si
to look on the dark side of things biti črnogled
to look on the sunny side of things biti optimističen
to look sharp (with) pohiteti, podvizati se (s čim)
to look small pokazati se v slabi luči, napraviti slab vtis
to stop to look at a fence obotavljati se (kadar te čaka kaj neprijetnega)
to look one's thanks zahvaljevati se z očmi

melt² [melt]

1. neprehodni glagol
topiti se, raztopiti se, taliti se; stapljati se (into)
figurativno otajati se, omehčati se (srce); prelivati se(barve, robovi)

2. prehodni glagol
topiti taliti
figurativno omehčati, otajati, ganiti

to melt in one's mouth topiti se v ustih (jed)
he looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth videti je, kakor da ne bi znal do pet šteti
to melt into tears topiti se v solzah, točiti solze
in the melting mood raznežen

merit¹ [mérit] samostalnik
zasluga, vrednost, odlika, prednost, dobra stran

pravno the merits bistvo, glavne točke (zadeve)
pravno to decide a case on its merits upoštevati vse argumente za in proti
the merits and demerits of a case dobre in slabe stvari zadeve
pravno to inquire into the merits of a case temeljito zadevo preučiti, iti stvari do dna
on its own merits samo na sebi, v bistvu
without merit brez vrednosti, prazen, brez vsebine, neveljaven
to make a merit of šteti si v zaslugo
a man of merit zaslužen človek
to reward s.o. according to his merits nagraditi koga po njegovih zaslugah, dati komu kar mu gre
ekonomija merit pay plačilo po učinku
ekonomija, politika merit system sistem nastavitve in napredovanja na temelju sposobnosti

nose¹ [nóuz] samostalnik
nos, smrček
figurativno voh; konica, osina, kljun (ladijski); odprtina (cevi)
sleng vohljač
britanska angleščina duh po čaju (senu)

with one's nose in the air prevzetno
to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s nose off ostro napasti, obregniti se ob koga
to blow one's nose usekniti se
to cut off one's nose to spite one's face samemu sebi škoditi, obrisati se pod nosom
to count (ali tell) noses šteti prisotne, šteti privržence
to follow one's nose hoditi za nosom, delati po nagonu
to have a good nose for s.th. imeti dober nos za kaj, vse izvohati
to keep one's nose to the grindstone kar naprej garati
to lead s.o. by the nose imeti koga na vajetih
to look down one's nose čemerno gledati
to make long nose; ali to thumb one's nose at kazati komu osle
ameriško, pogovorno on the nose točen
to pay through the nose preplačati, mastno plačati
as plain as the nose in one's face jasno ko beli dan
to poke (ali push, thrust) one's nose into vtakniti nos v vsako reč, vmešavati se
not to see beyond one's nose ne videti delj od svojega nosu, imeti ozko obzorje
to speak through one's nose govoriti skozi nos, nosljati
to put s.o.'s nose out of joint izpodriniti koga
right under one's (very) nose pred nosom, pred očmi
to turn up one's nose at vihati nos
nose of wax mehak ko vosek, slabič
parson's kurja škofija

number¹ [nʌ́mbə] samostalnik
število, številka; zvezek, številka (revije, časopisa)
slovnica število (in the singular number)
točka programa
glasba, sleng popevka, ritem
poetično, množina stihi
sleng tip, patron

figurativno back number pozabljen (zastarel) človek (stvar)
science of numbers aritmetika
number one ego, jaz; navtika prvi častnik
golden number število, po katerem se izračuna datum Velike noči
ekonomija to raise to the full number kompletirati, popolniti
to appear in numbers izhajati v zvezkih
issued in numbers izdano v nadaljevankah, izdano v zvezkih
in round numbers okroglo
in number številčno, po številu
times without number neštetokrat
numbers of times često; vedno znova
without number neštevilno
pogovorno to have (got) s.o.'s number koga dobro poznati, koga do dna spregledati
to look after (ali take care of) number one misliti le na lastno korist
to lose the number of one's mess umreti
his number is (ali goes) up dnevi so mu šteti
one of their number nekdo iz njihove sredine
he is not of our number ne spada k nam
he is my opposite number in London on ima v Londonu isti položaj kot jaz tukaj

pass³ [pa:s]

1. prehodni glagol
iti mimo (naprej, čez, skozi, preko); peljati mimo, prehiteti (npr. avto)
figurativno izpustiti, preskočiti, ne zmeniti se za kaj; narediti izpit; prekoračiti, preseči, presegati (it passes my comprehension tega ne razumem, presega moj razum)
ekonomija ne plačati (dividend); speljati skozi (žico), pogladiti (z roko); pasirati, pretlačiti (skozi sito); prebiti (čas), preživljati; podati (npr. sladkor), razpečavati (ponarejen denar)
šport podati (žogo)
pravno prenesti (premoženje na koga), izreči sodbo (on komu)
naložiti kazen; sprejeti (predlog), izglasovati (zakon); predati (npr. predsedstvo to komu)
priznati veljavnost, privoliti, potrditi, dopustiti; povedati (svoje mnenje on, upon o)
pripomniti, narediti (komu kompliment)
medicina izrezati (ledvične kamne), izprazniti (črevesa, mehur)

2. neprehodni glagol
iti, hoditi (along naprej, by mimo, over čez)
iti ven (out)
voziti se, potovati, prepotovati, priti, jahati; miniti, minevati (čas, bolečina); preminiti, umreti; priti v druge roke, pripasti (to komu)
preiti (iz trdega v tekoče stanje; from ... to)
zgoditi se, pripetiti se; krožiti, iti iz rok v roke; sloveti (for, as za, kot)
veljati za (material that passed for silk)
priti skozi, izdelati (izpit); preiti, izginiti, končati se
parlament biti sprejet (zakon), biti izglasovan, biti potrjen
pravno biti izrečen (sodba); preskočiti igro pri kvartanju, ne igrati

ekonomija to pass an account sprejeti obračun
to pass to s.o.'s account pripisati komu kaj
ameriško, sleng to pass the buck (ali baby) izogniti se odgovornosti; naprtiti odgovornost (to komu), zvaliti krivdo na koga
to bring to pass povzročiti
to come to pass pripetiti se
to pass the customs priti skozi carino, ocariniti
to pass s.th. to s.o.'s credit šteti komu kaj v dobro
to pass one's eye over preleteti kaj z očmi
figurativno to pass the hat pobirati prispevke
to pass hence umreti
to pass judgment obsojati koga
let that pass ne bomo več govorili o tem
to pass muster zadovoljiti, biti zadovoljiv
to pass a remark napraviti neumestno pripombo
it just passed through my mind pravkar mi je šinilo v glavo
it has passed into a proverb prišlo je v pregovor
to pass out of sight izginiti izpred oči, izgubiti kaj izpred oči
to pass s.o. over poslati koga komu
to pass the time prebiti čas
to pass the time of the day izmenjati pozdrave s kom
to pass water izprazniti mehur, urinirati
to pass one's word dati besedo
it will pass dobro je, šlo bo

precedent¹ [présidənt] samostalnik
pravno prejšnji primer (ki se nanj sklicujemo), precedens

without precedent brez precedenčnega primera
to take s.th. as a precedent šteti kaj za precidenčen primer

prisóten present

povsod prisóten ubiquitous
vsi prisótni all persons present
med prisótnimi so bili... among those present were...
vsi prisótni so to videli all those present saw it
ugotoviti število prisótnih, šteti prisótne (pogovorno) to count the house, to calculate the attendance
človek ne more biti istočasno povsod prisóten one can't be everywhere at the same time

pŕst¹ -a finger; (živali) toe, digit

mali pŕst little finger
nožni pŕst toe
srednji pŕst middle finger
blazinica pŕsta fingertip
po, na pŕstih on tiptoe
od kajenja rjavi pŕsti nicotine-stained fingers pl
umazani pŕsti dirty fingers
pŕst rokavice finger of a glove
dati jih komu po pŕstih to rap someone's fingers
imeti dolge pŕste (figurativno, krasti) to steal, to be one of the light-fingered gentry
imeti svoje pŕste zraven (pri kaki zadevi) to have a finger in the pie, to have a hand in something
za dva pŕsta je imela rdečila na licih she had a layer of rouge two fingers deep on her cheeks
on ima več pameti v malem pŕstu kot ti v glavi he has more wit in his little finger than you in your whole body
imeti v malem pŕstu (figurativno) to have at one's finger's end
daj, pomôli mu pŕst, pa bo zgrabil vso roko (figurativno) give him an inch, and he will take an ell!
daj pŕste proč od teh stvari! don't tamper with these things!
gledati komu na pŕste to keep a close eye upon someone, to watch someone closely
krcniti koga po pŕstih to tap someone's fingers
dati komu znak s pŕstom to beckon to someone
hoditi po pŕstih to tiptoe
s pŕstom ne migniti (komu v pomoč) not to stir a finger (to help someone), not to lift a finger, not to turn a hand (to help someone)
pŕste si oblizniti (figurativno) to lick one's fingers
opeči si pŕste (figurativno) to burn one's fingers, to singe one's feathers
pokazati s pŕstom na to point one's finger at
požugati s pŕstom to wag one's finger
okoli pŕstov oviti (figurativno) to twist (ali to wind, to wrap) someone round one's little finger
komu na pŕste stopiti to tread on someone's toes
iti po pŕstih po stopnicah navzgor to tiptoe upstairs
pogledati skozi pŕste ob... (figurativno) to connive at, to turn a blind eye to
pogledati komu skozi pŕste (figurativno) to condone someone's shortcomings
na pŕste šteti to count on one's fingers' ends (ali on the fingers)
urezati se v pŕst to cut one's finger
pŕsti me srbijo (da bi to storil) my fingers are itching (to do it)
temno je, da ne vidiš pŕsta pred nosom it is pitch-dark
znati svojo lekcijo iz malega pŕsta to have one's lesson at one's fingertips

score¹ [skɔ:] samostalnik
zgodovina zareza, rovaš, palica z zarezami; brazda, brazgotina, praska, sled biča; račun, dolg; vzrok, razlog; dvajseterica, dvajset kosov (jardov, funtov)
množina množica, veliko število, obilica
pogovorno sreča, lahek uspeh
glasba partitura, nota, glasba, glasbeni del (operete)
šport startna črta, mesto, kjer stoje tekmovalci pri streljanju
ameriško dejanski položaj (situacija); neugodna resnica
navtika žleb v škripcu

on the score of (friendship) zaradi (prijateljstva)
scores of people množica ijudi
scores of times neštetokrat
what a score! kakšna sreča!
three score and ten 70 (let; normalna dolgost človeškega življenja)
what is the score? kakšen je rezultat? (pri igri, športu)
I buy eggs by the score kupujem jajca po 20 naenkrat
be easy on that score bodi brez skrbi v tem pogledu!
he is too fond of making score rad dosega lahke, cenene uspehe
console yourself on that score pomiri se glede tega!
they died by scores umirali so v trumah
to go off at score figurativno razgreti se, zlasti pri razpravljanju o priljubljenem predmetu
to keep score šteti točke pri igri
to make a good score doseči visoko število točk
to pay one's score plačati svoj dolg (račun)
to pay off old scores (od)plačati, poravnati stare račune (dolgove)
death pays all scores smrt poravna vse dolgove
to put down to s.o.'s score komu v dolg beležiti (zapisati)
to quit scores with figurativno poravnati stare dolgove (račune), povrniti (komu)
to run up (a) score zadolžiti se
to settle one's score poravnati svoj račun

trí three

po trí in trí by threes, three by three
on ne zna do trí šteti (figurativno) he cannot say boo to a goose; he looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth

zaslúga merit; (zasluženje) deserts; worth; credit

po tvoji zaslúgi thanks to you
po zaslúgah deservedly
lastiti si zaslúge za to take credit for
šteti, pripisovati komu v zaslúgo to credit someone with
šteti si v zaslúgo to make a merit of
imeti, pridobiti si zaslúge to deserve well (za of)
ima zaslúge za domovino he has deserved well of his country, he has served his country well
nagraditi koga po njegovih zaslúgah to reward someone according to his merits
pripisovati si, lastiti si zaslúgo za iznajdbo to claim for oneself the credit for a discovery
v glavnem je njegova zaslúga, da... it's largely owing to him that...