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drain¹ [drein]

1. prehodni glagol (off, away)
(iz)sušiti, izčrpati, odvajati vodo, drenirati, kanalizirati
figurativno izmozgati, izčrpati

2. neprehodni glagol (off, away)
odtekati (into)
kapljati; izlivati se
figurativno krvaveti

to drain dry, to drain to the dregs popiti do dna
his life drained away izkrvavel je

dreg [dreg] samostalnik
zadnji ostanek
množina usedlina, gošča, kalež; tropine
figurativno sodrga

to the dregs do dna (izpiti)
not a dreg prav nič

dúša soul; (duh) spirit; ghost; figurativno mind

600 dúš (prebivalcev) 600 souls
dobra dúša a good soul, a good fellow
pokojna dúša departed soul
sorodna dúša congenial soul, kindred spirit
neumrljivost dúše religija immortality of the soul
rešitev dúše religija salvation of the soul
preseljevanje dúš transmigration of souls, metempsychosis
z dúšo in telesom with all one's heart and soul, wholeheartedly
iz vse dúše, z vso dúšo with all one's heart
(vseh) vernih dúš dan religija All Souls' Day
iz globine moje dúše from the depths of my soul
pri moji dúši! (up)on my soul!, by my soul
iz (do) dna svoje dúše from (to) the bottom of one's heart
v globini moje dúše in my heart of hearts
dúša in srcé česa the life and soul of something
v dnu svoje dúše in one's innermost soul
biti eno srce in ena dúša to be of one heart and mind
on je plemenita dúša he is a generous soul, he is a noble-minded person
biti komu vdan z dúšo in telesom to be devoted body and soul to someone
on je prava dúša podjetja he is the very soul of the enterprise
žive dúše ni bilo tam not a living soul was there
žive dúše ni na ulici there is not a soul in the street
on je dobra dúša he is a good old soul
dúša me boli it grieves me to the very heart
nekaj imam, nekaj mi leži na dúši something preys upon my mind
izdihniti dúšo to give up, to yield up the ghost, to draw one's last breath
sramovati se v dno svoje dúše to be deeply ashamed (of)
to mi teži dúšo that weighs heavily upon me
vso svojo dúšo vložiti v delo to put one's whole heart into one's work
žive dúše ne vidim I do not see a single soul
žive dúše ni bilo videti there wasn't a soul to be seen
povedati, kar nam leži na dúši pogovorno to say one's piece

earth¹ [ə:ɵ] samostalnik
zemlja; zemljišče; tla; prst, glina, ilovica; kopno; lisičina; ozemljitev

to come back to earth opustiti sanjarjenje; začeti resno misliti
to move heaven and earth prizadevati si na vse pretege
to take earth, to run (ali go) to earth skriti se v lisičino
to run s.o. to earth ugnati koga v kozji rog; zasledovati do dna
why on earth? zakaj zaboga?
down to earth trezno misleč
to sink into the earth v tla se pogrezniti (od sramu)
in the face of the earth na zemeljski površini
no use on earth popolnoma neuporaben, zanič
while he was on earth za njegovega življenja

fountain-head [fáuntinhed] samostalnik
studenec, izvir; praizvor

to go to the fountain-head iti do dna, vprašati najvišjo avtoriteto

ground² [graund] samostalnik
dno, globina; zemlja, tla; zemljišče, igrišče, lovišče, gradbišče (for)
osnova (for, of)
vzrok, povod; osnovna barva; ozadje
množina park, vrt
množina naselbina
množina gošča, usedlina; uzemljitev

above ground živ
below ground mrtev, pokopan
to break new (ali fresh) ground orati ledino
to cover ground potovati, opraviti določeno delo
ground clearance razdalja med šasijo in zemljo
common ground stična točka
to cut the ground under s.o.'s feet spodnesti komu tla, vzeti mu oporo
to be dashed to the ground propasti
pogovorno down to the ground popolnoma
to fall to the ground propasti
on firm ground na trdnem položaju
figurativno forbidden ground nedovoljeno področje, prepovedana tema
to gain ground napredovati, širiti se
to give ground popustiti
to hold one's ground vztrajati na svojem mestu, ne popustiti; ostati pri močeh
to meet s.o. on his own ground razpravljati o predmetu, ki ga nasprotnik sam določi
on the ground of zaradi
pogovorno to run into the ground pretiravati
ground staff letališko tehniško osebje
to stand one's ground vztrajati
to strike to the ground vreči na tla
to suit one down to the ground popolnoma se strinjati
to take ground nasesti
to touch ground dotakniti se dna; figurativno preiti na predmet pogovora
on the ground that češ da

heart [ha:t] samostalnik
srce, srčni prekat; čud, duša; ljubezen, naklonjenost; usmiljenje, sočutje; hrabrost, srčnost; razum; jedro, središče, osrčje; srčevina, srčika (debla, rastline), srce (solate); bistvo, bit; srček, dragec, dragica; srčen, pogumen človek; predmet oblike srca; rodovitnost (zemlje)
množina srčne karte

after one's own heart po želji, kot srce poželi
at heart v duši, v srcu, po srcu
an affair of the heart ljubezenska zadeva
bless my heart! za boga!
by heart na pamet
at the bottom of one's heart na dnu srca
heart's desire srčna želja
from one's heart iskreno, iz srca
for one's heart srčno rad
heart and head navdušeno
heart of oak srčika hrasta, figurativno srčen človek; leseno ladjevje
heart and soul z dušo in telesom
a heart-to-heart talk odkrit pogovor
in good heart v dobrem stanju
the land is in good heart zemlja je rodovitna, ni izčrpana
in the heart of v osrčju
in one's heart skrivoma
in one's heart of hearts v dnu duše, zares
in heart dobre volje
light of heart vesel, brezbrižen
left heart levi srčni prekat
king (queen) of hearts srčni kralj (dama)
navtika my hearts! tovariši!, pogumni fantje!
near one's heart všeč, pri srcu
the very heart of the matter bistvo zadeve
out of heart malodušen; nerodoviten, izčrpan (zemlja)
sick at heart potrt, žalosten
smoker's heart kadilčevo (bolno) srce
searchings of heart tesnoba, sum
to one's heart's content do mile volje, kot srce poželi
with all one's heart iz vsega srca, srčno rad
with a heavy heart s težkim srcem
medicina disordered heart srčna nevroza

Z glagoli:

to break s.o.'s heart streti komu srce
to clasp s.o. to one's heart prižeti koga na srce
to cry one's heart out oči si izjokati
to cut s.o. to the heart zadeti koga v srce, užaliti
to do one's heart good dobro deti, osrečiti
to eat one's heart out giniti od žalosti
my heart fails pogum mi upada
I cannot find it in my heart to; ali I don't have the heart to srce mi ne da, da bi
to get (go) to the heart of priti (iti) stvari do dna
to give heart opogumiti
to give one's heart to s.o. dati komu srce
to go near (ali to) one's heart ganiti
my heart goes out to him sočustvujem z njim
to grow out of heart postajati malodušen; izčrpavati se (zemlja)
to have a heart imeti (dobro) srce
have a heart! usmili se!
to have no heart biti brez srca, neusmiljen
to have s.th. at heart srčno kaj želeti
to have one's heart in one's mouth v grlu stiskati, biti zelo prestrašen
to have one's heart in one's boots biti zelo malodušen
to have one's heart in the right place imeti srce na pravem mestu
to have s.o.'s good at heart brigati se za dobro nekoga
to have one's heart in one's work biti z vsem srcem pri delu
his heart leaps up srce mu zaigra
to lay s.th. to heart na srce položiti
to lose heart izgubiti pogum
to lose one's heart to zaljubiti se
to make one's heart bleed čutiti veliko usmiljenje in žalost (srce krvavi)
to open one's heart to s.o. razkriti komu srce, biti velikodušen
to pluck up heart opogumiti se
to pour out one's heart srce izliti
to put s.o. in good heart razveseliti, razvedriti koga
to put one's heart into s.th. biti pri stvari z dušo in telesom
my heart sank srce mi je padlo v hlače
to set one's heart on s.th. iz vsega srca kaj želeti
to set one's heart at rest umiriti se, pomiriti se
to take s.th. to heart k srcu si kaj gnati, v srce si vtisniti
to take heart (of grace) zbrati pogum, opogumiti se
to wear one's heart on one's sleeve imeti srce na jeziku
to win s.o.'s heart srce osvojiti
what the heart thinketh, the mouth speaketh povedati, kar ti leži na srcu

heel-tap [hí:ltæp] samostalnik
podpetnik; ostanek pijače v kozarcu

no heel-tap! izpij do dna!

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

izpíti (izpijem) to drink out (off, up); to finish one's glass

izpíti do dna to drain a glass, to empty to the dregs, to leave no heeltaps; to empty a glass at one gulp
izpíti na dušek to drain at one gulp, to drink off at a draught
izpíti do zadnje kaplje to drink to the last drop

kozárec glass; cup; (velik) rummer, bumper, beaker; (za vodo) tumbler; (kupica) goblet, drinkingcup; (poln) brimmer

kozárec vode a glass of water
ostanek v kozárcu heeltap
žvenket kozárcev clink of glasses
en kozárec čez mero (figurativno) one over the top
izpiti, izprazniti kozárec do dna to drink (ali to drain) to the last drop
izpiti kozárec na dušek to drain at one gulp, to gulp down, to knock back
rad pogleda v kozárec (figurativno), rad ga ima kozárec he is fond of his glass
piti šampanjec s polnimi kozárci to drink champagne by the glassful
pregloboko pogledati v kozárec (figurativno) to have a glass too much, to take a sip too much, to be in one's cups
trčiti kozárec to touch glasses, to clink glasses (s kom with someone)

kúpa (drinking) cup; goblet; (kelih) chalice

grenka kúpa (figurativno) bitter cup
izpiti kúpo do dna (figurativno arhaično) to drink (ali to drain) a cup to the lees

lees [li:z] samostalnik
množina usedlina, usedek
figurativno dno

to drink (ali drain) a cup to the lees izpiti do dna, figurativno izpiti kupo do dna

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

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

on² [ɔn] prislov

1.
(tudi v zvezi z glagoli) na (to have a coat on biti oblečen v plašč, imeti plašč na sebi; to screw on priviti na kaj)

2.
(tudi v zvezi z glagoli) naprej, dalje (to talk on naprej govoriti; and so on in tako dalje)

3.

Razno:

on and on kar naprej
on and off tu in tam, včasih
from today on od danes naprej
the brakes are on zavore so pritegnjene
on with the show! naprej s programom!
to be on biti prižgan (luč, radio), odprt (voda), na programu (igra), v teku (borba)
ameriško, sleng to be on to spoznati koga ali kaj do dna, dobro poznati
to go on nadaljevati
sleng a bit on okajen
to get on in years starati se
to put on one's clothes (shoes, hat) obleči se (obuti se, pokriti se)

show¹ [šóu]

1. samostalnik
kazanje; razkazovanje, bahanje, demonstracija
pogovorno (gledališka, kino) predstava, revija; izvedba; prizor, pogled; razstava, sejemski prostor; (prazen) sijaj, (svečan) sprevod, parada, svečanost; gledališka ali cirkuška družina
pogovorno šansa, prilika; dviganje rok (pri glasovanju); zunanjost, podoba, nekaj dozdevnega; hlinjenje, pretveza, izgovor; sled
sleng pretep
sleng podjetje, botega, krama
sleng tretje ali boljše mesto pri konjskih dirkah

for show da bi (za vsako ceno) napravili vtis
in show na videz, navidezno
in outward show na zunaj
on show razstavljen, na ogled, ki se more videti
oh, bad show! oh, slabó!
show of teeth režanje
no show of gold niti sledu ne o zlatu
dumb show pantomima
dog-show razstava psov
good show! bravo! sijajno! dobro storjeno!
a grand show veličasten prizor
a show of force demonstracija moči
Lord Mayor's Show svečan sprevod londonskega župana (9. XI.)
she is fond of show ona se rada razkazuje (baha)
there is some show of truth in what you say je nekaj (videza) resnice v tem, kar pravite
under show of helping he was really hindering pod pretvezo da pomaga, je dejansko metal polena pod noge
to make a show of (rage) hliniti, delati se (besnega)
to make a fine show nuditi krasen prizor
our team made (put up) a good show naše moštvo se je dobro izkazalo
to make a sorry show nuditi žalosten pogled
to give away the show, to give the (whole) show away izdati tajnost (slabosti, napake)
to make o.s. understood by dumb show sporazumeti se s kretnjami
give him a fair show! dajte mu pravo priliko!
to put on a show hoteti napraviti vtis, postavljati se
he runs (bosses) the show on vodi vse, on je glava (podjetja itd.)
to pierce beneath the shows of s.th. priti neki stvari do dna
do you think we have got much of a show now? mislite, da se sedaj lahko s čim posebno pohvalimo?
to vote by show of hands glasovati (voliti) z dviganjem rok

2. pridevnik
navidezen, dozdeven; razstaven; igralski, hlinjen

show folk igralci, umetniki
show goodness navidezna dobrota
show house vzorna hiša

sounding² [sáundiŋ] samostalnik
sondiranje; merjenje globine s svinčnico
(često množina), navtika mesto dovolj blizu obale za izmerjenje globine; sidrišče

out of soundings, off soundings na neizmerljivi vodni globini, figurativno brez trdnih tal pod nogami
to be in sounding biti blizu obale
to come into soundings, to strike soundings priti do dna
to get on soundings figurativno priti na znano področje (v pogovoru)
to take a sounding (z)meriti globino, figurativno raziskovati

sovražíti to hate (koga someone), to abhor, to detest, to dislike, to loathe

sovražíti se to be at daggers drawn
iz dna duše sovražíti to be a good hater
celó svojci, njegova lastna družina ga sovraži he has incurred the hatred even of his own family
smrtno koga sovražíti to have a deadly hatred for someone

srcé heart; figurativno (jedro) pith, core, marrow

od srca from one's heart
brez srca heartless, cruel, hardhearted, unfeeling
v srcu at heart
na dnu mojega srca in my heart of hearts
z grenkobo v srcu with bitterness in one's heart
s težkim (lahkim) srcem (figurativno) with a heavy (light) heart
iz vsega srca with all my heart and soul
dobrega srca kindhearted
drag mojemu srcu dear to my heart
bolan na srcu (figurativno) heartsick
srcé trgajoč heartbreaking, heartrending
srcé Jezusovo religija Sacred Heart
rdeče srcé (lesna bolezen) false heartwood
napaka na srcu heart disease
razširjenje srca dilatation of the heart
sredstvo za krepitev srca cordial, heart stimulant, ZDA cardiac
zlato srcé (figurativno) a generous (ali a kind) heart
bítje srcá heartbeat
trdega srca hardhearted
bolan na srcu ill with a heart condition
srcé bije, močno tolče the heart pulsates, throbs
srcé me boli I am heartsick (ali heartsore), I am sick at heart, my heart aches, it grieves my heart
srcé mi močno bíje my heart is pounding (ali is thumping)
lahkó mi je pri srcu I am light at heart
biti bolan na srcu to be heartsick
to mi je na srcu this is close to my heart
to mi ni pri srcu (figurativno) it does not appeal to me
imeti nekaj na srcu (figurativno) to have something on one's mind
nimam srca, da bi to napravil I haven't got the heart to do it
ne jemlji si tega preveč k srcu! don't take it too hard!, don't worry about it!
to gre človeku do srca (figurativno)
to človeku trga srcé this is heartrending
srcé mi krvavi (mi je krvavelo) my heart is bleeding (bled)
kar ima na srcu, ima na jeziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
srcé mi ne da, da bi to storil I do it with a bad grace, I cannot bring myself to do it
to mi je zelo pri srcu I have set my heart upon it
odvaliti komu kamen od srca (figurativno) to take a load off someone's mind
kamen se mi je odvalil od srca I feel a weight off my mind, a weight has been lifted from my mind
on osvaja ženska srca he is a ladykiller
omehčati najtrše srcé to touch the stoniest of hearts
srcé mi je padlo v hlače (figurativno) my heart sank into my shoes, I got cold feet, my heart failed me
položiti komu kaj na srcé to lay something to someone's heart
pomilujem vas iz dna srca I pity you from the bottom of my heart
olajšati si srcé to unbosom oneself
srcé bi mi póčilo I would die of a broken heart
srcé mi poskakuje od veselja ob tem it makes my heart thrill
to prija mojemu srcu it does my heart good
pridobiti si srca vseh to win the hearts of all
k srcu mu je prirasla (figurativno) he became very fond of her
razveseliti komu srcé to warm the cockles of someone's heart
od srca se smejati to laugh heartily
kolikor ti (le) srcé poželi! to your heart's content!
srcé se mi stiska I feel pangs (anguish)
iti komu k srcu to go to someone's heart, to make someone's heart thrill
srcé se mi trga it breaks my heart, I find it heartrending
človeku se srcé trga (ob tem) it's heartbreaking (ali heartrending)
vzeti si kaj k srcu to take something to heart
preveč si je to vzel k srcu he took it too much to heart
zelo sem si k srcu vzel njegovo smrt I was deeply affected by his death, I found his death a terrible blow
to mi teži srcé it presses (ali weighs heavily) upon my mind
strl ji je srcé (figurativno) he broke her heart
srcé mu je poskočilo (figurativno) his heart leapt
srcé me je zabolelo I was heartstricken
od vsega srca želeti kaj to set one's heart on something