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kónjski horse(-), horse's, horses'; horsy, horse-like; equine

kónjski bič horsewhip
udariti s kónjskim bičem to horsewhip
kónjska dirka horse race
kónjsko dirkališče racecourse, hippodrome
kónjski dreser horsebreaker
kónjski gnoj horse dung, horse manure
kónjski hlev stables pl, for horses
kónjski hrbet horseback
kónjska koža horsehide
kónjska muha horsefly, gadfly
kónjska odeja horse blanket, horsecloth
kónjsko meso horsemeat
kónjski okras trappings pl caparison
kónjska oprava harness, gear
kónjska podkev horseshoe
kónjska pijavka zoologija horse-leech
kónjska moč horsepower (krajšava: HP)
kónjski tat horse thief
kónjski trgovec horse dealer, horse coper, coper
kónjska železnica horse-railway, tramway
kónjska žima horsehair

máčji cat's, (of a) cat, catlike, catty; feline; figurativno (zahrbten) treacherous

máčji hrbet cat's back
máčji skok cat's leap
máčja šapa cat's paw, cat's foot
máčja narava (neodkritost) felinity
máčji brki cat's whiskers pl
máčje predenje cat's purring
máčja muzika cat's concert, charivari, infernal din, caterwaul (ing)
máčje oko (na vozilih) (rear) reflector, (v cestni površini) cat's-eye

medálja medal

medálja za zasluge ZDA Medal for Merit
ves pokrit z medáljami bemedalled
lice (hrbet) medálje obverse (reverse) of a medal
medálja za hrabrost ZDA vojska Medal of Honour
imetnik medálje medallist, (vojak) holder of a medal
odlikovan z medáljo awarded a medal (ali decoration), decorated, holding a medal
nositi medáljo to wear a medal
druga plat medálje the reverse of the medal, the other side of the medal
vsaka medálja ima (tudi) drugo (temno) plat there are two sides to every coin, every rose has its thorn
podeliti (vojaku) medáljo to decorate (ali to award a medal to) (a soldier)

nòž knife, pl knives

oster kot nòž knife-edged
kuhinjski nòž kitchen knife, cook's knife
mesarski nòž butcher's knife, arhaično whittle
nòž sekač cleaver
nòž za razrezovanje carving knife
žepni nòž pocketknife, penknife, clasp knife
nòž pri plugu (lemež) plougshare, coulter
nòž v hrbet (figurativno) stab in the back
boj na nòž a fight to the finish, bayonet fighting
vbod z nòžem stab
brusač nòžev knife-grinder
nastaviti komu nòž na vrat (grlo) to put the knife to someone's throat
zabosti z nòžem to knife

obrníti to turn upside down, to turn inside out; to invert; (okoli osi) to wheel (round), (ladjo) to veer, to bring about

obrníti glavo to turn one's head
obrníti v stran to swerve
obrnil mu je hrbet he turned his back on him
obrníti list figurativno to turn the record over, to change the subject
obrnite (list), prosimo! let's change the subject, please!
obrníti se to turn round
obrníti se k, proti to turn towards
obrníti se na levo to turn (to the) left
obrníti se na koga to apply to someone, to address someone, to appeal to someone, to turn to someone, to call upon someone
obrníti se za informacije pri, na to inquire at
zadeva se je obrnila na boljše the matter has taken a turn for the better
dovolite, da se obrnem na vas v zelo važni zadevi allow me to consult (ali approach) you on a very important matter
obrníti se zelo na slabše to take a drastic turn for the worse
moram se obrníti na direktorja I must refer to the manager

pásti¹ (padem) to fall; to drop; to slump; to tumble; to decrease, to decline; (vpliv) to wane; to ebb; (cene) to go down, to depreciate; to sink

pásti s konja to fall off (ali from) a horse, to be spilled, to come a cropper; (z višine) to topple down
pásti v boju to fall in action; (strel) to be heard; (v šoli) to do badly, to come down; (pri izpitu) to fail, to be ploughed
padel je na bojnem polju, na bojišču he was killed on the battlefield
pásti komu v besedo to interrupt someone
pásti po dolgem in širokem na tla to fall spread-eagled on the floor
pásti komu na hrbet to attack someone from behind, to stab someone in the back
pásti v oči to catch the eye
padel je z drevesa he fell from a tree
pásti v nezavest to faint, to swoon
pásti na nos to fall on one's face
padel sem v nemilost pri njem I lost his favour
padel je na izpitu he failed his examination
kocka je padla (figurativno) the die is cast
pásti na noge (tudi figurativno) to land on one's feet
pásti na zemljo to fall on the ground
novoletni dan pade na četrtek New Year's Day falls on a Thursday
otrok je padel the baby has fallen over (ali has had a tumble)
nizko pásti, globoko pásti (figurativno) to come down in the world, to sink low
to mi je padlo v naročje (figurativno) I got it without effort (ali without exertion)
padlo mi je na pamet, na um it suddenly struck me, it mashed through my mind, the thought struck me
pásti v pozabo to fall into oblivion, to fall into disuse
padla mu je okoli vratu she embraced him, she threw her arms round his neck
pásti na kolena to kneel down
pásti na kolena pred... to fall on one's knees before..., to prostrate oneself before...
padel je sovražniku v roke he fell into the hands of the enemy
to mi je kot z neba padlo (figurativno) it came as a windfall to me, it came like a godsend to me
sekira mi je padla iz rok the axe dropped from my hand
sekira mu je padla v med (figurativno) he sees his most fervent desires fulfilled, he is favoured by luck
pásti v nemilost to fall into disfavour
pásti v zmoto to fall into error
pásti pod zakon to come under a law, to fall within the scope of a law
zastor je padel the curtain has dropped
vlada je padla the government has been overthrown
nisem na glavo padel (figurativno) I am no fool
jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa (figurativno) like father, like son
pazi, da ne padeš! mind you don't fall!

poríniti porívati to push, to shove; to thrust; (v gneči) to hustle; to jostle

poríniti, porívati v stran to push (ali to shove) aside
poríniti, porívati avto to push a car
poríniti, porívati komu meč v hrbet to thrust a sword into someone's back

prašíčji

prašíčja glava hog's head, boar's head
prašíčji hrbet pig's back
prašíčji kotlet pork chop
prašíčje korito pig's trough
prašíčja mast lard, pork fat, ZDA hog fat
prašíčje meso pork
prašíčja pečenka roast pork
prašíčja koža pigskin, hogskin
prašíčja kuga swine plague, swine fever
prašíčji parklji pig's trotters pl
prašíčji rilec pig's snout
prašíčja rdečica swine erysipelas
prašíčje usnje pigskin, hogskin
prašíčje ščetine hog's bristles pl
prašíčja zabela hog's lard

reverse¹ [rivə́:s] samostalnik
nasprotje, nasprotna stran; ovira; zadnja stran (kovanca); zla usoda, nesreča, nezgoda
vojska poraz (tudi figurativno)
avtomobilizem povratna vožnja, vožnja nazaj

the reverse of nasprotno od
its reverse nasprotno (od tega)
much the reverse popolnoma nasprotno
quite the reverse prav nasprotno
written in reverse (pisan) v zrcalni pisavi
reverse of fortune udarec usode
a face the reverse of attractive vse prej kot prikupen obraz
to have reverses imeti denarne izgube
to take in reverse vojska napasti v hrbet
your words are the reverse of encouraging vaše besede so vse prej kot ohrabrujoče
to meet with a reverse doživeti, pretrpeti poraz

round on prehodni glagol
zmerjati, oštevati, psovati
sleng prijaviti, ovaditi, denuncirati (a complice sokrivca)

to round on s.o. planiti na koga, nenadoma napasti koga, pasti komu v hrbet

srbéti to itch; to tickle

prsti me srbijo, da bi to storil my fingers itch to do it
ne praskaj se, kjer te ne srbi! (figurativno) shut your mouth, and you'll catch no flies!
hrbet (nos) me srbi my back (my nose) itches

stab² [stæb] prehodni glagol
zabosti, prebosti, (smrtno) raniti, usmrtiti (z nožem, bodalom); poriniti, zariniti (nož, bodalo) (into v)
figurativno poškodovati; raniti čustva kake osebe, prizadeti bol(ečino) (komu); obrekovati; utrditi z žico (knjigo)
neprehodni glagol
bosti, zabosti, raniti z nožem, bodalom (at koga)
zamahniti z bodalom (at proti komu)
figurativno škodovati ugledu, obrekovati (at koga)

to stab s.o. in the back figurativno zabosti komu nož v hrbet
a stabbing pain zbadajoča bolečina
his conscience stabbed him figurativno vest ga je zapekla

stick^*3 [stik]

1. prehodni glagol
prebosti, zabosti, zabadati; zaklati; nabosti, nasaditi, zadreti; zatakniti; iztegniti, pomoliti (out of iz)
natakniti (čepico) (on, to na)
naježiti; nalepiti, prilepiti (on, to na)
zamazati, pomazati; podpreti (rastlino) s kolcem
pogovorno vreči pri izpitu
figurativno spraviti (koga) v zadrego; zmesti; zaustaviti; podtakniti (s.th. on s.o. kaj komu)
sleng prevarati, oslepariti
sleng prenesti, vzdržati

2. neprehodni glagol
tičati; biti poln (česa); sršati, štrleti, moleti (out of iz)
(pri)lepiti se (on, to na, za)
zalepiti se, oprijeti se, prijemati se (to česa)
obtičati, ne se premikati, zatakniti se (tudi figurativno)
zagaziti; čvrsto sedeti (na konju)
pogovorno osta(ja)ti, vztrajati (at to pri)
držati se (to česa)
ostati zvest (by komu, čemu)
ne se pustiti odvrniti; biti zmeden, oklevati ustrašiti se (at ob, pred)

stuck to ameriško, sleng zaljubljen, zateleban v
stuck up sleng zmeden, zbegan
to stick at ustaviti se ob, oklevati, ustrašiti se ob
he sticks at nothing on se ničesar ne ustraši, njega nobena stvar ne zadrži
to stick bills lepiti lepake, plakate, plakatirati
stick no bills! plakatiranje prepovedano!
the boat stuck on a shoal čoln je nasedel na plitvino
she sticks to me like a bur ona se me drži (prime) kot klòp
to stick butterflies nabadati (nabosti) metulje
the door has stuck vrata so se zaskočila
to stick a flower in one's buttonhole zatakniti si cvetlico v gumbnico
to stick to a friend ostati zvest prijatelju
to stick to one's guns figurativno ostati zvest čemu, ne prelomiti besede
to stick one's head out of the window pomoliti glavo iz okna
they stuck to his heels prilepili (obesili) so se mu na pete
to stick one's hands in one's pockets vtakniti roke v žep
he sticks indoors on vedno tiči doma
to stick it sleng vzdržati, vztrajati
to stick to it oprijeti se, ne popustiti
to stick a knife into s.o.'s back zasaditi komu nož v hrbet
a man who will stick at nothing figurativno človek brez pomislekov, ki se pred ničemer ne ustavi
some money stuck to his fingers figurativno poneveril je nekaj denarja
to stick in the mud obtičati v blatu
stick my name down on the list zapišite moje ime v seznam!
the nickname stuck to him vzdevek se ga je prijel
he is always sticking his nose into my business vedno vtika svoj nos v moje posle (zadeve)
to stick a pig zaklati prašiča
to stick to the point ostati pri stvari, ne se oddaljiti od predmeta
he stuck me with a puzzle spravil me je v zadrego z (neko) uganko
I stuck him with that question s tem vprašanjem sem ga vrgel na izpitu
to stick to one's promise držati svojo obljubo
to stick a stamp on a letter nalepiti znamko na pismo
it sticks in my throat obtičalo mi je v grlu, ne morem pogoltniti; figurativno ne morem zaupati
if you throw mud enough, some of it will stick če zelo obrekuješ koga, bodo ljudje nekaterim teh klevet verjeli; tudi nedolžnost ni varna pred obrekovanjem
to stick to his word držati (svojo) besedo

straight¹ [stréit] pridevnik
raven, prem, premočrten; gladek (lasje); resen (obraz); pokončen; urejen, v redu, reden, na pravem mestu, v pravi višini; simetričen; direkten, neposreden
figurativno odkrit, pošten, iskren, preprost, nekompliciran
pogovorno zanesljiv, resničen (poročilo); dosleden
ameriško, sleng brezkompromisen; pravi, neponarejen, nepopačen, neizkrivljen, dobljen iz prvega vira; popoln; nerazredčen, čist brez vode (whisky itd.)

as straight as an arrow raven kot sveča
in a straight line v premi, ravni črti
straight angle iztegnjeni kot (180°)
straight arch lok v obliki obrnjene črke V
a straight back raven, neukrivljen (negrbast) hrbet
straight eye (dobra) mera na oko
straight face negiben, resen obraz
a straight fight poštena (nedogovorjena) borba
straight hair gladki lasje
a straight hit direkten zadetek
a straight knee ravno, neupognjeno koleno
straight legs ravne noge
a straight novel navaden (nekriminalen) roman
straight line matematika premica
straight speaking odkrito govorjenje
a straight tip sleng zanesljiv namig (nasvet), informacija iz prvega (zanesljivega) vira
a straight path ravna, prema steza
a straight race dirka, v kateri se udeleženci na vse pretege trudijo za zmago
a straight Republican ameriško, sleng brezkompromisen republikanec, republikanec skoz in skoz
the straight ticket ameriško pravi, uradni program stranke
accounts are straight računi so v redu
is everything straight? je vse v redu?
to keep a straight face resno se držati, zadržati smeh
to keep s.o. straight držati koga na uzdi
to put things straight spraviti stvari v red
to set one's papers straight spraviti v red svoje papirje
to set a room straight urediti, pospraviti sobo
to vote a straight ticket ameriško glasovati za nespremenjeno kandidatno listo

straw¹ [strɔ:]

1. samostalnik
slamnata bilka, slama, pletena slama; slamica (za pitje)
figurativno bilka, malenkost, mrvica; slamnik

in the straw zastarelo v porodni postelji
a straw in the wind slamica v vetru, figurativno majhna stvar, ki je znak prihodnjih velikih dogodkov
the last straw figurativno tisto, kar preseže mero
the last straw that breaks the camel's back majhen dodatek bremenu, ki zlomi kameli hrbet, figurativno tisto, kar sodu izbije dno
a man of straw slamnati mož, lutka, slabič; ptičje strašilo
to be (to lie) in the straw zastarelo biti otročnica
I don't care a straw še malo mi ni mar, požvižgam se
to catch at (to cling to) a straw oprije(ma)ti se bilke (da bi se rešili)
to draw straws vleči (žrebati) slamice
my eyes draw straws oči se mi zapirajo (od zaspanosti)
a straw shows which way the wind blows tudi majhna stvar pokaže (da slutiti) važne stvari (dogodke)
it is not worth a straw ni vredno prebite pare, počenega groša
to be quite out of one's straw figurativno biti ves zmešan, zmeden
I have a straw to break with you s teboj imam majhen obračun
to split straws cepiti slamice, figurativno ukvarjati se z nekoristnimi stvarmi, prepirati se zaradi malenkosti
to throw straws against the wind figurativno zaman se truditi

2. pridevnik
slamnat

straw cutter slamoreznica
straw mattress slamnjača
straw worker slamopletec

tail¹ [téil]

1. samostalnik
rep; trtica; spodnji del; konec (sprevoda itd.); zadnji del pluga; stran kovanca z napisom; spremstvo; najslabši igralci kakega moštva, odpadki; stranka, privrženci; žaket, frak, škric, vlečka (obleke)
množina, pogovorno družabna obleka

tail of a letter konec pisma
tail of the trenches vojska najbolj sprednji jarki
tail of gale konec nevihte
tail of a stream tih, miren tok reke
tail margin spodnji beli rob strani (knjige)
tails up figurativno dobre volje, vesel
tail of a musical note del note pod črto
close on s.o. 's tail komu tik za petami
cow's tail figurativno razcefran konec vrvi
the dirty end of the cow's tail figurativno spolzko govorjenje (pogovor)
heads or tail? glava ali napis? (vprašamo, če mečemo kovanec v zrak za odločitev v kaki stvari)
with his tail between his legs figurativno ves preplašen, kot polit cucek
to be unable to make head or tail of s.th. ne se spoznati, ne se moči znajti v čem
to drop a pinch of salt on the tail of a bird (a hare) šaljivo natresti ptiču (zajcu) soli na rep (da bi ga ujeli)
to go into tails figurativno hitro rasti
my son has gone into tails moj sin je oblekel svoj prvi žaket
to follow the tail of a plough držati plug za ročaj, biti kmetovalec
he had the enemy on his tail sovražnik mu je bil tik za petami
she looked at me out of the tail of her eye skrivaj, s koncem očesa me je pogledala
to put one's tail between one's legs stisniti rep med noge, zbežati
to turn tail obrniti hrbet, planiti v beg, pete pokazati, popihati jo
to twist s.o.'s tail figurativno nadlegovati ali dolgočasiti koga
to twist the lion's tail mučiti, izzivati leva (aluzija na tuje časnikarje ali govornike, ki izzivalno žalijo Anglijo)
to walk at the tail of a cart hoditi za vozom
the tail wags the dog rep miga s psom, figurativno najneumnejši (najmanj pomembni) komandira, vlada

2. pridevnik
najbolj zadajšnji, zadnji, končni, repni

thrust^*2 [ɵrʌst] prehodni glagol
suniti, (po)riniti, porivati, potiskati; vtakniti (in, through v, skozi)
(pre)bosti; vsiliti; priganjati, naganjati
neprehodni glagol
prerivati se, gnesti se, riniti se, riniti (through skozi)
navaliti (on na); naleteti (at na)
udarjati (at ob, v)

to thrust a dagger into s.o.'s back zasaditi komu nož v hrbet
I thrust my fist into his face s pestjo sem ga udaril po obrazu
to thrust one's hand into one's pocket vtakniti, zariti roko v žep
to thrust one's nose into vtikati svoj nos v, vmešavati se v
to thrust o.s. into vmešati se v, vriniti se v
to thrust s.th. upon s.o. vsiliti komu kaj
to thrust s.o. through prebosti koga
to thrust one's way (through) utreti, prebiti si pot
he thrust himself upon us vsilil nam je svojo družbo
to thrust past preriniti se mimo

tickle [tikl]

1. samostalnik
ščeget(anje), žgečkanje, draženje, draž; srbenje
(kriket) rahel dotik žoge s kijem
britanska angleščina, sleng tatinski plen

2. pridevnik
zastarelo negotov, nezanesljiv, majav, spremenljiv

3. prehodni glagol
ščegetati, žgečkati, dražiti; prijetno vzburiti
figurativno prijati, biti všeč, goditi; zabavati, razvedriti; laskati; loviti (postrvi) z rokami
zastarelo jeziti, izzivati
neprehodni glagol
ščegetati, srbeti, biti ščegetljiv

tickled pink sleng ves iz sebe od veselja
my back (my nose) tickles hrbet (nos) me srbi
I was tickled at the proposal bil sem polaskan ob predlogu
it tickled my curiosity to je dražilo, zbudilo mojo radovednost
it tickled his vanity to je godilo njegovi ničemrnosti
that will tickle him to mu bo všeč
to tickle the palate dražiti nebo v ustih, zbujati tek
to be tickled (nadvse) se zabavati
to tickle s.o.'s palm, to tickle s.o. in the palm pogovorno, figurativno podkupiti koga; dati komu napitnino
to tickle the soles of s.o.'s fect ščegetati koga po podplatih

turn² [tə:n]

1. prehodni glagol
(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti
vojska obkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi (into v)
šport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati (against proti)
zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti
ekonomija v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati
figurativno lepo formulirati (stavek)
zastarelo speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti

2. neprehodni glagol
vrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se
figurativno postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k)
obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož)
zastarelo prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)

to turn an attack vojska odbiti napad
to turn the (ali one's) back (up)on hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč od
to turn bankrupt priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na boben
he turned many books in his life figurativno mnogo je prebral v svojem življenju
to turn s.o.'s brain znoriti koga
his brain has turned with overwork zmešalo se mu je zaradi čezmernega dela
to turn bridle obrniti se, začeti se umikati
to turn bear (bull) ekonomija špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzi
to turn into cash spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčiti
to turn the cat in the pan figurativno stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spraviti
to turn Catholic postati katoličan
to turn the cheek figurativno obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miru
to turn one's coat figurativno obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)
he turned his coat izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnik
to have an old overcoat turned dati si obrniti star površnik
turned commas narekovaj
to turn colour spremeniti barvo (postati bled ali rdeč)
to turn a compliment napraviti lep poklon (kompliment)
to turn a street corner zaviti okoli uličnega vogala
to turn the corner figurativno srečno prebroditi krizo
to turn a difficulty izogniti se težavi, obiti težavo
to turn a deaf ear narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišati
to turn to a dictionary zateči se k slovarju
to turn to the doctor obrniti se na (konsultirati) zdravnika
to turn the edge of a knife skrhati nož
to turn the edge of a remark napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazko
to turn English into Slovene prevesti iz angleščine v slovenščino
to turn king's (ameriško state's) evidence pravno postati glavna obremenilna priča
he is just turning 50 pravkar je prekoračil 50. leto
to turn a film snemati film
to turn one's face to the wall obrniti obraz proti steni, figurativno biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umreti
to turn the enemy's flank obiti sovražnikov bok
to turn s.o.'s tiank figurativno prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debati
to turn one's flght northwards usmeriti svoj polet proti severu
to turn ground prekopati zemljo
his hair has turned grey osivel je
to turn one's hand to s.th. lotiti se, oprijeti se česa
she can turn her hand to anything ona je zelo spretna, praktična
not to turn a hand to help s.o. s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagali
my head turns vse se mi vrti v glavi
his head turned with the success uspeh mu je stopil v glavo
to turn one's head obrniti glavo, pogledati nazaj
to turn s.o.'s head zmešati komu glavo
to turn headsprings šport delati (vrteti) kolesa
to turn head over heels prekucniti se, prekopicniti se
to turn s.o.'s heart figurativno pregovoriti koga
to turn s.th. inside out obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kaj
the joke was turned against me šala je letela name
the key won't turn ključ se ne mara zavrteti
the leaves are beginning to turn listje začenja spreminjati barve
to turn to the left obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levo
to turn loose odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; ameriško streljati, ustreliti
to turn s.o. mad napraviti koga blaznega
you will turn me mad zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vas
the milk has turned (sour) mleko se je skisalo
the warm weather has turned the milk (sour) toplo vreme je skisalo mleko
to turn s.th. in one's mind premišljevati kaj
to turn pale postati bled
it turned her pale prebledela je ob tem
to turn an honest penny živeti od poštenega dela (zaslužka)
to turn s.th. to one's profit obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kaj
to turn rancid postati žaltav
to turn s.o. to religion spreobrniti koga (k veri)
to turn and rend napasti s sramotenjem
to turn the scale nagniti tehtnico, figurativno odločifi (kaj)
to turn s.o. sick povzročiti komu slabost
she turned sick slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela je
to turn a somersault napraviti prekuc, salto
to turn one's steps home kreniti domov
my stomach turns (at) želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mi
it turns my stomach ob tem se mi obrača želodec
to turn a table leg stružiti nogo za mizo
to turn the tables (up)on s.o. figurativno obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položaj
to turn tail obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežati
the tide has turned nastopila je oseka, figurativno sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)
to turn one's thumb down figurativno odkloniti, ne hoteti
to turn traitor postati izdajalec
to turn turtle navtika, sleng prevrniti se
to turn upon s.th. biti odvisen od česa
to turn everything upside down postaviti vse na glavo
the boat turned upside down čoln se je prevrnil
my umbrella turned inside out dežnik se mi je obrnil (sprevrgel)
to turn a Latin verse skovati latinski stih
to turn water into wine spremeniti vodo v vino
my coat won't turn water moj plašč ni nepremočljiv
I don't know which way to turn ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figurativno ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredim
to turn a wheel (za)vrteti kolo
the wheel turns kolo se vrti
the wind has turned zapihal je drug veter (tudi figurativno)
the whole world has turned topsy-turvy cel svet je postavljen na glavo
this wood turns well ta les se dobro struži
even a worm will turn figurativno tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden

udáriti to beat; (ura) to strike; to hit; to knock; (dati klofuto) to slap, to smack, ZDA pogovorno to slug; to smite; (s pestjo) to punch

udáriti ob to strike against, to bump against
nazaj udáriti (puška) to recoil, to kick
rahlo udáriti to tap, to dab
udáriti po obrazu to slap, to box, to cuff
udaril me je v obraz he struck me in the face
udaril sem z nogo ob kamen I hurt my foot by knocking it against a stone
udáriti po prstih to rap
udáriti po mizi to pound the table; (žogo s palico) to bat
on je prvi udaril he was the first to strike
strela je udarila v drevo lightning has struck a tree
ura je ravno udarila dve it has just struck two
kri (voda) je udarila iz... blood (water) gushed out of...
reka je udarila čez bregove the river overflowed its banks
vino mu je udarilo v glavo the wine went to his head, the wine made his head swim
udáriti takt to beat (the) time
udáriti koga s slepoto to smite someone with blindness
toča je udarjala na okenske šipe the hail was rattling on the windowpanes
udáriti komu v hrbet (figurativno) to attack someone in the rear, to stab someone in the back
udáriti z nogo ob tla to stamp one's foot (on the ground)
isti zvok mu je znova udaril v uho the same sound struck his ear again
s pestjo je udaril po mizi he pounded the table