Franja

timorous [tímərəs] pridevnik (timorously prislov)
plašljiv, plašen, plah, boječ; malodušen; strahopeten

tremulous [trémjuləs] pridevnik (tremulously prislov)
drhteč, trepetajoč, tresoč se; nervozen; boječ, plah, plašljiv; kolebajoč

a tremulous handwriting tresoča se pisava

upstage [ʌ́pstéidž]

1. prislov
v ozadju (v ozadje) gledališkega odra

2. pridevnik
k ozadju gledališkega odra spadajoč
figurativno zaostal; plah, boječ, vase zaprt, zadržan; nadut, ki se dela važnega

verecund [vérikʌnd] pridevnik
(redko) skromen; plah, boječ

white-livered [wáitlivəd] pridevnik
bled(ičen), slaboten
figurativno strahopeten, plašljiv, strašljiv, boječ

worried [wʌ́rid] pridevnik
mučen; zaskrbljen, plah, boječ

frightened [fráitnd] pridevnik (at, of)
prestrašen, boječ se

govoríti to speak (o of, about, z to, with); to tell; (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with, to, o about, of, over); to converse; (kramljati) to chat

glasno govoríti to talk loud, to speak in a loud voice
tiho govoríti to speak softly (ali in a soft voice)
govoríti angleški to speak English
slabo govoríti angleški to speak poor (ali broken) English
slabo govoríti o kom to speak ill of someone
kar naprej govoríti to keep (on) talking
odkrito, brez ovinkov govoríti to speak freely
govoríti o tem in onem, o raznem to talk nineteen to the dozen
uglajeno govoríti to be well-spoken
govoríti stenam (figurativno) to talk (ali to be talking) to a brick wall
govoríti o politiki to talk politics
tekoče govoríti to speak fluently
govoríti o čem drugem to change the subject
govoríti resnico to speak the truth, to tell the truth
govoríti brez priprave to speak extempore
govoríti v veter (figurativno) to waste one's breath
govoríti v imenu koga to be the spokesman of, to be the mouthpiece of
govoríti v korist koga to speak on (ali ZDA in) someone's behalf
govoríti polomljeno angleščino to speak broken English, to murder the English language
govoríti neumnosti to talk nonsense
šepetaje govoríti to speak in an undertone, to speak in a whisper
govoríti skozi nos to speak with a nasal twang
govoríti laži to tell lies (ali untruths)
govoríti sam s seboj to soliloquize
govoríti med štirimi očmi s kom to talk with someone in private
govoríti na pamet to speak from memory, to say something by heart (ali by rote)
obširno govoríti o to speak at length about (ali on), to descant, to expatiate on (ali upon)
otročje govoríti to drivel
govoríti kot papiga to parrot
govoríti preučeno za koga to speak above someone's head
govoríti tja v tri dni pogovorno to waffle, žargon to rabbit on
tu se govori angleški (napis) English spoken here
ko (ker) ravno govorimo o... since we are on the subject, since we happen to be talking about...
da niti ne govorimo o... to say nothing of...
ne govorimo več o tem!, nehajmo govoríti o tem! let us change (ali drop) the subject!
mi ne »govorimo« (smo sprti ipd.) we are not on speaking terms
o tem ni vredno govoríti it isn't worth speaking of
ona ne govorita več med seboj (sta sprta) they are no longer on speaking terms
govori! speak up!, speak out, out with it!
on ne more (ne zna) nehati govoríti he can never stop talking, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
(on) govori, kot da bi ga navil he has the gift of the gab, he talks nineteen to the dozen
on malo govori he is a man of few words, (je boječ) he is tongue-tied
z njim se da govoríti he is someone you can talk to
z njim se ne da govoríti (figurativno) he will not listen to reason
po vsem mestu se govori o njih they are the talk of the town
govorilo se je o njegovi demisiji there have been rumours of his resignation
vse mesto govori o tem it is the talk of the town
govori se, da je zelo bogata she is said to be very rich
o njem se mnogo govori he is much talked about
to dejstvo govori zanj this fact tells in his favour
dejstva govoré sama the facts speak for themselves
to govori za in proti that cuts both ways
dejanja govore glasneje kot besede actions speak louder than words
vse govori za to, da... there is every reason to believe that...
to govori proti that tells against it
ne govorite z nikomer o tem! not a word to anyone about this!, keep this to yourself!
začeti govoríti o nekem predmetu to broach a subject
bi lahko govoril z Vami? could I have a word with you?
bi lahko govoril z g. X? could I see Mr. X
govorimo odkrito! let's speak frankly, let's lay (ali put) our cards on the table
kjer se veliko govori, se malo naredi least said, soonest mended
govoríti je srebro, molčati pa zlato the less said, the better
prav tako bi lahko govoril stenam figurativno I might as well speak to a brick wall
ti to meni govoriš! (= kot da jaz tega ne vem) you're telling me!

spirited [spíritid] pridevnik (spiritedly prislov)
duhovit; živahen, ognjevit, hiter, smel, drzen, srčen, pogumen, energičen

a spirited horse isker konj
high-spirited ponosen; ognjevit, smel, drzen
low-spirited potrt, malodušen, pobit, deprimiran
poor-spirited, tame-spirited plašen, boječ

woman¹ množina women [wúmən, wímin]

1. samostalnik
ženska, žena; ženski spol (ženske); ljubica; metresa; soproga, žena; sobarica, postrežnica; ženska čud (narava), ženska čustva; moški z ženskimi lastnostmi, "baba"

the woman figurativno ženska, tipično žensko
woman's man ženskar
woman's reason ženska logika
woman of the world svetska, svetovnjaška ženska; izkušena ženska
woman of all works ženska (deklè) za vsa dela
born of woman od ženske rojen (umrljiv)
woman's wit ženska intuicija
the scarlet woman figurativno poganski Rim, papeški Rim; posvetni duh
single woman samostojna ženska; (stara) devica
an old woman starka
it's the woman in her to je žensko(st) v njej (kar je ženskega v njej)
there's a woman in it za tem tiči (kaka) ženska, tu ima ženska prste vmes
to make an honest woman of vzeti (zapeljano dekle) za ženo
to play the woman biti rahločuten ali plah (boječ), pokazati strah (bojazen), jokati, cmeriti se
there is too much of the woman in him preveč je ženskega v njem

2. pridevnik
ženski

woman artist umetnica
woman friend prijateljica
woman doctor zdravnica
woman student študentka
woman suffrage ženska volilna pravica
woman hater sovražnik žensk
woman servant služkinja

zájec zoologija hare; ZDA (kunec) rabbit; figurativno (bojazljivec) coward

zájec samec male hare, ZDA buck rabbit
zájec za sezuvanje bootjack
boječ, plah kot zájec chickenhearted
lov na zájce hare hunt, hare hunting
teči, bežati kot zájec to run like a hare
ploditi se, množiti se kot zájci (kunci) to breed like rabbits
v tem grmu tiči zájec (figurativno, tu je težava ipd.) there's the rub, that is the crux of the matter, there lies the difficulty, that's where the shoe pinches