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cable¹ [kéibl] samostalnik
vrv, kabel; sidrenjak, vrv za sidro; globinska mera 231 m; kablogram

cable binding kandaharska vez
cable crane žičnati tir
cable entry (električni) dovod
cable's length dolžinska mera (ameriško 720 feet, britanska angleščina 606 feet [1/4 milje])
his cables parted umrl je
to slip (ali cut) one's cable umreti
cable way (ali car) žičnica, vzpenjača

dopís letter

trgovski dopís arhaično favour
Vaš dopís (od 10. t.m.) yours (of the 10th inst.)
Vaš cenjeni dopís od 3. t.m. your favour of the 3rd inst.
prejeli smo Vaš dopís od 4. t.m. yours of the 4th inst. is to hand

fourth² [fɔ:ɵ] samostalnik
četrtina; četrti dan v mesecu
množina blago četrte vrste

ameriško the Fourth (of July) 4. julij, praznik neodvisnosti

independence [indipéndəns] samostalnik
neodvisnost (on, of od)
samostojnost; dohodek od premoženja

ameriško Independence Day 4. julij, dan neodvisnosti

íti to go; (peš) to walk, to go on foot; (stopati) to tread, to stride; (s težavo) to trudge; to stump; (ura) to go; (ladja) to be bound for; (vlak) to leave, to start

íti dalje to go on, to advance, to proceed
íti gor (dol) to go up (to go down)
íti mimo to go (ali to pass) by
íti nazaj to go back
íti po kaj to go for (ali to fetch ali to go and fetch) something
íti preko to cross
íti proč to go away, to go off
íti ven to go out
íti stran to go off
íti čez cesto to cross the street
íti na lov to go hunting
íti h komu to go up to someone, (obiskati ga) to call on someone
íti komu naproti to go to meet someone
pustiti koga íti to let someone go
íti dobro v prodajo to be selling well
íti hitreje to go faster, to push on
íti skupaj to go together
íti s kom to accompany someone
íti s kolesom to cycle
íti korakoma to go at footpace
íti kot namazano, kot po maslu to go swimmingly, to go like clockwork
íti na deželo, na kmete to go off to the country
íti med ljudi, med družbo to go into society
íti na sprehod to go for a walk
íti na kose, na koščke to go to pieces
íti na potovanje to go on a journey
íti h koncu, h kraju to be approaching the (ali its) end, (o stvari) to be coming to an end
íti komu k srcu to go to one's heart
íti kaki stvari do dna (figurativno) to get to the bottom of something
íti spat to go to bed
íti preko vseh ugovorov to override (ali to disregard ali to waive) all objections
íti na bolje to improve
íti na lim, na limanice to fall into a trap
íti vase (figurativno) to retire within oneself
iti komu s pota to make room for someone
Kako ti gre? how are you getting on?, how are you?
izvrstno mi gre I am A1, I'm fine
kako ti gre v šoli? how are you getting on at school?
za kaj (pa) gre? what's it all about?
za to gre (v tem je stvar) that's the point
kadar gre za... when it comes to...
dobro mu gre he is doing well
gre za moje življenje, za mojo čast my life, my honour is at stake
gre za veliko vsoto a large sum is at stake
gre za življenje ali smrt it's a matter of life and death
gre v milijone that runs into millions
posli gredo slabo business is slack (ali dull)
tako ne bo šlo this won't do
to ne bo šlo brez težav it won't be an easy job, it'll cost some trouble
grem k frizerju I am going to the barber's (ali hairdresser's)
če bi šlo po mojem if I had my way
to gre malo predaleč that's going a bit too far
drugače ne gre, ne bo šlo it won't work any other way, figurativno that can't be helped
vse gre narobe everything is topsy-turvy
z njim gre navzdol (h koncu) he is in a bad way
ne morem iti preko tega I can't get over it
naj gre, kot hoče! come what may!
kam gre ta pot? where does this road (ali path) lead?
to mi ne gre v glavo I cannot understand it, it's beyond me, I don't see any reason for it
mati je šla nakupovat Mother has gone shopping
proti šesti uri gre it's nearly six
gre proti poldnevu it's getting on for noon
zaloge gredo h kraju stocks are running short
delo mu gre hitro izpod rok he is quick at his work
4 v 15 gre 3-krat, in ostane 3 4 into 15 goes 3 times, and 3 over
pojdi. pojdi, pretiravaš! come, come, you are exaggerating!
lahko greste! (služabniku ipd.) that is all for the present
če je šlo vse, naj gre še to! (figurativno) in for a penny, in for a pound!
íti se to play

kvárt quart

kvárt format quarto; (1/4 galone = 1,136 l) quart

measure¹ [méžə] samostalnik
mera, merilo (tudi figurativno)
stopnja, obseg; del, delež; razmerje, meja
poetično metrum, pesniška mera
glasba takt, ritem
arhaično ples
kemija menzura, stopnja
geologija, množina sloji, ležišča
pravno ukrep

cubic measure prostorninska mera
lineal (ali long) measure dolžinska mera
square (ali superficial) measure ploskovna mera
measure of capacity votla mera
unit of measure merska enota
matematika greatest common measure (G.C.M.) največja skupna mera
beyond (ali out of all) measure prekomeren, čez mero
in a great measure v veliki meri
to have s.o.'s measure oceniti značaj koga
to take s.o.'s measure vzeti komu mero, umeriti; figurativno oceniti značaj koga
to have hard measures biti vtežkih okoliščinah
he is our measure takega človeka potrebujemo
man is the measure of all things človek je merilo za vse
(made) to measure po meri (narejen)
in some (ali in a certain) measure vneki meri
to set measures to omejiti
short (full) measure slaba (dobra) mera
for good measure povrh
to take measures podvzeti korake, ukreniti kaj
without measure neizmeren
the measure of my days trajanje mojega življenja
2 is a measure of 4 2 je deljenec od 4
arhaično to tread a measure plesati

mériti to measure; (zemljišče) to survey; (ciljati) to point (na, v to)

mériti na to aim at, to tend to; (namigovati) to allude (na to), to refer to
pòd meri 10x8 čevljev the floor measures 10 feet by 8 feet
mériti koga z očmi to eye someone up and down, to run one's eye over someone
on meri 6 čevljev he stands 6 feet (6 ft.)
soba meri 5 m v dolžino, 4 m v širino in 3 m v višino the room is 5 metres long, 4 metres broad, and 3 metres high
na kaj merite (namigujete, cikate)? what are you driving at (ali getting at)?
ne vem, kam meriš s tem I don't know what you are getting at (ali what you have in mind)
mériti se z to compete with, to try one's strength against, to cope with
ne morem se mériti s teboj I am no match for you
ne bi se hotel mériti z njim I should not like to tackle him (ali to take him on ali pit myself against him)
on se more mériti s komerkoli he is a match for any one
to meri (= leti name) that is a hit (ali pogovorno a crack) at me
oboje moramo mériti z isto mero (figurativno) you must not make fish of the one and flesh of the other

mérnik bushel (VB 36,3 l, ZDA 35,3 l)

1/4 mérnika (= 9 l) a peck (krompirja of potatoes)
mérnik težav (figurativno) a peck of troubles

moderate¹ [mɔ́dərit] pridevnik (moderately prislov)
zmeren, umerjen vzdržen, skromen; enostaven, preprost (življenje); srednji, majhen, nizek

moderate in drinking zmeren v pijači
vremenoslovje moderate breeze zmeren veter (jakosti 4)
moderate gale zmeren vihar (jakosti 7)

neodvísnost independence (od of)

Dan Neodvisnosti (ZDA 4. julij) Independence Day

nóta note

nóte pl glasba music
diplomatska nóta diplomatic note
protestna nóta note of protest
izmenjava diplomatskih nót politika exchange of notes
nóte za klavir piano music, music for piano
(tiskane) glasbene nóte (printed) music, (nevezane) sheet music
papir za nóte music paper
stojalo za nóte music desk; music stand
cela (1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 nóte) glasba semibreve (minim, crotchet, quaver ali ZDA eighth note, semiquaver ali ZDA sixteenth note, demisemiquaver)
peti po nótah to read music, to sight-read, to be a sight reader, to sing at sight
prinesite nóte s seboj! bring your music along!

pritiklína accessory; appurtenance; fixture, fittings pl, ZDA fixings pl

4 sobno stanovanje z vsemi pritiklínami four-roomed flat with all conveniences

pull² [pul]

1. prehodni glagol
vleči, povleči, potegniti; puliti, izpuliti (zob, rastlino), izvleči, privleči; trgati (jabolka cvetice); skubsti, skubiti, oskubsti (perjad, lan), populiti (dlako iz usnja); zagotoviti si, privleči (stranke, podporo); (golf, kriket) udariti žogo postrani na levo; namerno zadržati dirkalnega konja; veslati, imeti vesla
tisk napraviti odtis, odtisniti
ameriško, sleng potegniti (revolver, nož)
sleng izpeljati (delo)
ameriško, sleng proglasiti stavko, pozvati (podjetje) k stavki
sleng zapreti, napraviti racijo (v igralnici)

2. neprehodni glagol
vleči, puliti (at)
vleči (pipo; at)
povleči, piti (at iz)
vleči se, riniti se naprej
sleng privlačiti (reklama)

to pull apart raztrgati
to pull a boner napraviti veliko napako
to pull (ali draw) the long bow širokoustiti se
a case of pull devil, pull baker povleci, potegni; kdo je močnejši
to pull caps (ali wigs) pretepati se
to pull faces (ali a face) pačiti se, kremžiti se
to pull a long face nakremžiti obraz, narediti kisel obraz
to pull a fast one preslepiti, ukaniti
to pull a good heart zbrati pogum
to pull s.o.'s leg potegniti koga, norčevati se iz koga
to pull a thing on s.o. ogoljufati, prevariti
to pull a good oar dobro veslati
the boat pulls 4 oars čoln ima štiri vesla
to pull it odnesti pete, pobegniti
to pull to pieces raztrgati, figurativno ostro kritizirati
to pull one's punches figurativno krotiti se; (boks) zadržano udariti
to pull one's rank on s.o. pokazati, da si višji po činu
to pull by the sleeve pocukati za rokav
to pull into the station pripeljati na postajo (vlak)
to pull the strings (ali wires) neopazno voditi, vplivati na koga
to pull one's weight potruditi se pri delu, krepko veslati
to pull the wool over s.o.'s eyes preslepiti koga

rain¹ [réin] samostalnik
dež
(figurativno) naliv
množina deževje, nalivi

the rains deževna doba (v tropih)
the Rains navtika deževna cona (Atlantika, 4°-10° sev. širine)
a rain of ashes dež pepela
a rain of compliments (congratulations) dež, ploha komplimentov (čestitk)
rain or shine ob vsakem vremenu, figurativno v vseh okoliščinah, naj se zgodi, kar hoče
a heavy rain naliv, ploha
we shall go rain or shine šli bomo, pa naj dežuje ali sije sonce, ob vsakem vremenu
it was pouring with rain lilo je v potokih
to stand in the rain stati v dežju

razgóvor talk, conversation; discussion, discourse; (neprisiljen) chat; (v dvoje) dialogue; (pri mizi) table talk

razgóvor med 4 očmi tête-à-tête, private conversation; (samo o strokovnih zadevah) shop, ZDA shoptalk
predmet razgóvora talking point, subject under discussion
to je predmet razgóvora celega mesta this is the talk of the town
razgóvori so propadli the talks collapsed

ségati to extend; to stretch (od... do from... to); to range (od 50 do 60 from 50 to 60)

ségati nazaj v 4. stoletje to go back to the 4th century

sklón gramatika case

4. sklon accusative case
odvisen sklón oblique case

square² [skwɛ́ə]

1. prehodni glagol
dati (čemu) kvadratasto ali četverokotno (četverooglato) obliko, napraviti (kaj), otesati četverooglato; dati (čemu) pravokotne robove; položiti (kaj) pravokotno
matematika kvadrirati (število); karirati (papir); urediti, razporediti (kaj) (by po, v skladu z)
prilagoditi, prirediti (kaj) (to čemu)
izravnati; uskladiti (with z)
saldirati; izplačati, zadovoljiti (koga)
šport končati (tekmo) neodločeno
sleng utišati, podkupiti (koga), "mazati" (komu)
navtika namestiti križe jambora pravokotno na ladijski trup

2. neprehodni glagol
napraviti, delati pravi kot; imeti četverooglato obliko; poševno sedeti (na sedlu); skladati se, ujemati se (o računu); biti v skladu (with z)
spraviti se v sklad; urediti svoje zadeve

5 squareed 5 na kvadrat (5²)
to square (up) accounts with s.o. poravnati račune s kom; (tudi figurativno), obračunati s kom
to square the circle kvadrirati krog, figurativno lotiti se nečesa nemogočega
to square one's conduct with one's principles uskladiti svoje obnašanje s svojimi načeli
to square one's conscience pomiriti si vest
to square one's elbows razširiti komolce, s komolci si napraviti (dobiti) prostor
to square a number kvadrirati število
to square o.s. with s.o. pogoditi se s kom, (zopet) se zlágati s kom
he tried to square the police sleng skušal je podkupiti policijo
to square one's shoulders figurativno ostati trdovraten, hoteti doseči svoje
to square a stone oklesati kamen na 4 ogle
to square a theory to fit the facts prilagoditi teorijo, da ustrera dejstvom (praksi)
the facts do not square with the theory dejstva se ne skladajo s teorijo
to square timber oklesati hlod (deblo)
to square one's way of living to (ali with) one's square means svoje življenje prilagoditi ali urediti ustrezno svojim dohodkom

stanovánje apartments pl, ZDA apartment, lodgings pl

etažno stanovánje flat; quarters pl pogovorno digs pl, arhaično diggings pl; residence, dwelling, domicile
hrana in stanovánje board and lodging, bed and board
opremljeno stanovánje furnished apartments pl
enosobno stanovánje bed-sitting-room, bed-sitter, bed-sit
stanovánje v hiši brez dvigala ZDA walk-up apartment
prosto stanovánje in hrana all found
službeno stanovánje official residence
pomanjkanje stanovánj housing shortage, scarcity of lodgings
najem stanovánja lease
ara za stanovánje deposit, earnest (money)
izselitev iz stanovánja removal
sprememba stanovánja change of residence, removal
zamenjava stanovánja exchange of dwellings
najemnina za stanovánje rent, rental
dati odpoved stanovánja komu to give someone notice to quit
imeti prosto stanovánje to live rent free (v in), to have unpaid accommodation
iskati stanovánje to go in search of lodgings, to be house-hunting
izprazniti svoje 4 sobno stanovánje to vacate one's four-room flat
odda(ja)ti stanovánja to let apartments (ali lodgings)
vreči iz stanovánja to eject, (zakonsko) to evict
vseliti se v stanovánje to occupy one's apartment (ali rooms, accommodation), to move in
zaarati stanovánje to give earnest money (ali a deposit) as part of the rent
z gostijo proslaviti nastanitev v novem stanovánju to have a housewarming