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čítati to read

čítati dalje to read on
čítati do konca to read through
zopet čítati to reread
čítati med vrsticami figurativno to read between the lines
čítati glasno to read aloud
čítati tiho, potihem to read to oneself
čítati zase (skrivaj) to read to oneself
čítati pazljivo to peruse
čítati površno, bežno to skim
čítati komu kaj to read something to someone
čítati dolgočasno knjigo to wade through a dull book
čítati komu na obrazu to read someone's face
on mnogo čita he is a great reader, he is a bookworm
on je mnogo čital (je načitan) he is well-read, he is a man of wide reading
to se čita kot roman it reads like a novel
ona ne čita mnogo she is not much of a reader
knjiga se lepo čita the book reads well
ta knjiga se zanimivo čita this book makes good reading ali pogovorno a good read
ona ima rada, da ji kaj čitajo she likes being read to
na očeh se mu čita pohlep his greed can be read in his eyes
hoteti čítati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni to read something into a text
najbolj čitana knjiga the most widely read book

dáti dajáti to give; (podariti) to present with, to give away; (podati) to hand on, to present, to turn over; (dodeliti) to allot, to assign, to apportion; (vročiti) to hand (over), to deliver; (karte) to deal

dáti, dajáti nazaj to give back, to restore; (podeliti) to grant, to accord, to award, ZDA to donate (to); gledališče to stage, to perform; (ponuditi) to offer; (dobaviti) to deliver, to furnish, to supply; (donašati) to yield, (sadove) to bear, to produce; (naslov) to bestow on, to confer something upon someone
dáti, dajáti naprej to pass on
ne (hoteti) dáti, dajáti to refuse, to withhold
dana veličina a given magnitude
če sta A in B dana, sledi, daje C... given A and B, C follows...
v danem primeru (če je tako) in that case; should the need arise; if need be; if so
dáti, dajáti duška (svoji jezi) to give vent (to one's anger)
dáti, dajáti prav komu to agree with someone, to concede the point
dáti, dajáti vsakemu svoje to give everyone his due
daj mu, kar je njegovega! give him his due!
ti bom že dal! I'll give it you!
daj to na mizo! put it on the table!
daj bog! God grant!
ne daj bog! God forbid!
kaj dajejo nocoj v gledališču? what's on at the theatre this evening?
to (gledališko) igro so dajali tri mesece the play ran for three months
dal sem mu roko I shook hands with him
moram da(ja)ti dober zgled I must set a good example
po čem dajete (koliko stane)...? what is your price for, what do you charge for...?
nič se ne da napraviti there is nothing to be done
dáti, dajáti na znanje komu to let someone know
dáti, dajáti na svetlo to publish, to edit
dáti, dajáti mnogo na to make much of, to think the world of
mnogo da na svojo zunanjost he pays great attention to his personal appearance
malo, nič ne dáti, dajáti na kaj to regard as worthless, not to give a brass farthing for
on ne da nič na moj nasvet he sets no value upon my advice
dal se je oslepariti, ogoljufati he let (ali allowed ali suffered) himself to be cheated
dam si striči lase I have (ali I get) my hair cut
kje si dajete delat obleke? where do you have your clothes made?
dáti, dajáti svojo besedo to pledge one's word
to mi daje misliti! that makes me wonder!
na to ne dam pečenega groša (nič) I don't give a hoot about that
dal sem si mnogo truda I took great pains
dáti, dajáti od sebe (ton) to utter
ne da se mi... I don't feel like, I am unwilling (ali loath ali disinclined) to...
ne da se mi brati I don't feel like reading, I am loath (ali unwilling) to read
(to) se ne da zanikati there's no denying (it)
dáti, dajáti se spoznati, prepoznati to make oneself known
dajati je lepše kot jemati it is better to give than to receive
dáti, dajáti življenje za to sacrifice one's life for
dvakrat da, kdor hitro da he gives twice who gives in a trice; arhaično while the grass grows the steed starves

going¹ [góuiŋ] pridevnik
idoč, gredoč, tekoč; uspešen

going, going, gone prvič, drugič, tretjič! (na dražbi)
to be going to nameravati, hoteti
I am going to come nameravam priti, (gotovo) bom prišel
a going concern uspešni posel
the greatest scoundrel going največji lopov na svetu
to keep going ohraniti v teku
to set going spraviti v tek

gospá (splošno) lady; (v nagovoru) madam; (pred priimkom) arhaično Mistress; (na pismu) Mrs. (izgovorjava misiz); (ako je zakonski stan neznan) Ms. (izgovorjava mèz, miz)

gospá Brown Mrs. Brown; (poročena) married lady
Spoštovana gospá! Dear Madam!
je gosp Brown doma? is Mrs. Brown at home?
gospe in gospodje! Ladies and Gentlemen!
igrati gospo, hoteti biti gospa (figurativno) to act the lady, to put on airs, pogovorno to act posh

iméti to have; pogovorno to have got; to possess, to be in possession of; to keep, to hold, to own

ne iméti not to have, to be in want of, to be short of, to lack, to be destitute of, to be devoid of
iméti dar za to have a gift for, to have a talent for
iméti glavno besedo to be the spokesman
iméti čas za to have time for
iméti govor to make a speech, to deliver an oration
iméti zadnjo besedo to have the last word (ali the final say)
iméti ime to bear a name
iméti nahod to have a cold
iméti nekaj denarja to have some money
iméti izbiro to have a choice
iméti napako to have a fault
iméti prav to be right
ne iméti prav to be wrong
iméti posla z to have dealings with
iméti prijatelja v kom to have a friend in someone
iméti koga za norca to regard someone as a fool
iméti potrpljenje to have patience, to be patient
iméti težave to have difficulties
iméti srečo to be lucky, to be in luck, (stalno) to have a run of good luck
ne iméti sreče to be unlucky, to be ill-fated, to be out of luck, to be down on one's luck, to strike a bad patch
iméti pri roki to have on hand, to have near at hand, to have handy
iméti usmiljenje z to take pity on, to pity, to commiserate with
iméti pravico do to be entitled to
iméti referendum to hold a referendum
iméti volitve to hold elections
iméti za posledico to entail
iméti v vidu to have in view
rad iméti to like, to be fond of
najrajši iméti to prefer above all
rajši iméti to prefer, to like better
sedaj imamo zimo it is winter now
imam nekaj denarja pri sebi I have some money on me
to nima nič na sebi it is of no consequence
kako se imaš? how are you getting on?, how are you?
dobro se imejte! have a good time!
ima me, da bi (šel) I have a good mind to (go)
imel je priti včeraj he was to come yesterday
hoteti kaj iméti (želeti) to desire, to wish, to want something
imam ga za poštenjaka I believe him to be an honest man
za koga me (pa) imate? whom (pogovorno who) do you take me for?
iméti koga na hrani in stanovanju to board and lodge someone
iméti obzir to be considerate
iméti na zalogi, v skladišču to have in store, in stock

lord² [lɔ:d] prehodni glagol
povišati v lorda; zapovedovati, vladati

to lord it igrati velikega gospoda
to lord it over vesti se gospodovalno, hoteti komu zapovedovati

pig¹ [pig] samostalnik
prašič, svinja; svinjina.
tehnično šibika, kos surovega železa, kalup za vlivanje; pomarančni krhelj
pogovorno umazanec, požeruh, svinja

in pig breja (svinja)
sucking pig odojek
guinea pig morski prešiček
ameriško, sleng blind pig skrivna točilnica
figurativno to carry pigs to market hoteti kupčevati
to bring one's pigs to a pretty (ali wrong) market narediti slabo kupčijo
figurativno to buy a pig in a poke kupiti mačka v žaklju
pigs in clover ljudje, ki so hitro obogateli, pa ne vedo kam z denarjem; vrsta družabne igre
to go to pigs and whistles iti rakom žvižgat, propasti
in less than a pig's whistle na mah
ameriško, sleng in a (ali the) pig's eye! traparija!
when the pigs fly nikoli
to make a pig of o.s. požrešno jesti, žreti
please the pigs če bo šlo vse po sreči, če bodo okoliščine dopuščale
pigs might fly čudeži se utegnejo zgoditi
to stare like a stuck pig gledati ko zaboden vol

poznáti to know (koga someone), to be acquainted (with someone), to be familiar (with someone)

samo po videzu ga poznam I know him only by sight
poznáti po imenu to know by name
že več let ga poznam I have known him for years
poznamo jih že pet let we have known them for five years
ne hoteti poznáti koga to cut someone, to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cold-shoulder someone
ne poznáti (ne vedeti za) to be ignorant of, to be a stranger to
ne poznam strahu I am devoid of fear
on ne pozna težav he is ignorant of the difficulties, he does not know the difficulties
pozna se mu na obrazu, da je utrujen one can see by his face that he is tired
ne poznajo se mu leta he does not look his age
žal vas (jaz) ne poznam you have the advantage of me

priznáti priznávati (dolg) to acknowledge, to recognize; (krivdo, napako, itd.) to confess, to concede, to own up; (dopuščati) to admit, to make admission; (odobriti) to ratify, arhaično to avouch; (pravico, pravo) to concede a claim, to give someone his (ali her) due; to do justice to

priznáti, priznávati koga za... to own someone for...
ne priznáti, priznávati za svojega, za svoje to disown someone, something
priznal mi je, da... he admitted to me that...
odkrito priznáti, priznávati to admit frankly
priznáti, priznávati otroka to recognize a child as one's own, to admit paternity
priznáti, priznávati za (kot) svoje to acknowledge as one's own
priznaj vendar! own up!
priznam svojo zmoto I admit I was wrong
vse priznáti, priznávati to confess everything, (žargon) to come clean, to own up, to cough it up
priznáti, priznávati zločin to confess to a crime
priznam, da nisem imel prav I acknowledge that I was wrong
priznavajo, da so to vedeli že prej they admit that they knew it before
priznáti, priznávati se za krivega to admit one's guilt
priznáti, priznávati se za premaganega to concede victory
ne hoteti priznáti, priznávati to disclaim, to disavow, to deny
to mu je treba priznáti, priznávati you have to grant him that
treba je, mora se priznáti, priznávati, da... it must be admitted (ali conceded) that...
priznáti, priznávati krivdo, priznáti, priznávati se za krivega to plead guilty
priznam, da bo treba premagati še mnogo težav I admit that we shall have to overcome many difficulties
rade volje priznamo usluge, ki nam jih je izkazal we readily acknowledge the services he has rendered us
priznáti, priznávati svoj poraz to admit defeat

read^*2 [ri:d]

1. prehodni glagol
brati, čitati, razbrati; prebrati, prečitati (off, through)
(raz)rešiti, reševati (uganke); preučiti (up)
razlagati, tolmačiti, pojasnjevati; predavati, učiti (s čitanjem), seznaniti koga s pisateljevimi mislimi; napoved(ov)ati, prerokovati; zvedeti, doznati (iz časopisa); študirati; uspavati koga z branjem (into, to sleep)
(o toplomeru) (po)kazati, (za)beležiti

to read s.th. to s.o. čitati komu kaj
to read to oneself čitati zase (skrivaj)
to read s.o. like a book figurativno točno koga spregledati (spoznati, razumeti)
to read a dream razlagati sanje
to read s.o.'s face brati komu na obrazu
to read s.o.'s fortune prerokovati komu prihodnost
to read law študirati pravo
with whom do you read Greek? pri kom študirate grščino?
read the letter to yourself preberite si pismo
he had read himself asleep zaspal je bil pri branju
to read music brati note, igrati po notah
to read a manuscript oceniti, recenzirati rokopis
to read s.o. a lesson ošteti koga, brati komu levite
do you read me? me razumeš?
how do you read this passage? kako razumete ta odstavek?
to read oneself blind (to sleep) oslepeti (zaspati) od branja
to read the riot act dati zadnje svarilo o posledicah slabega vedenja (npr. pri izgredih, demonstracijah pred vojaškim posegom)
to read s.th. into a text hoteti brati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni
parlament the bill will be read tomorrow for the second time zakonski osnutek bo jutri drugič v razpravi
she likes being read to ona ima rada, da ji kaj berejo
the thermometer reads 30° C in the shade termometer kaže 30° C v senci

2. neprehodni glagol
brati, čitati; dati se brati; glasiti se; zvedeti z branjem, brati (about, of o)
študirati, učiti se, pripravljati se, pripraviti se za izpit (for za)

he is reading for the bar študira za advokaturo
to read between the lines brati med vrsticami
to read for an examination študirati za izpit
to read for a degree pripravljati se za diplomski izpit
to read for honours pripravljati se za rigoroz
the book reads well knjiga se dobro bere
his silence is to read as consent njegov molk je treba razumeti kot privolitev
this ticket reads for Leeds ta vozovnica velja za Leeds
it reads like a novel to se bere kot roman
it reads as follows (to) se glasi takole

rue² [ru:]

1. samostalnik
obžalovanje, kesanje; skrušenost, pobitost, žalost; razočaranje, zagrenjenost; sočutje, usmiljenje

2. prehodni glagol
(bridko) obžalovati (dejanje); prekleti (dogodek); objokovati (dan)

to rue a bargain hoteti preklicati, razdreti kupčijo
you shall rue it! bridko boš to obžaloval!
neprehodni glagol
kesati se, obžalovati svojo obljubo itd.

send^*2 [send]

1. prehodni glagol
poslati, odposlati (to kam)
odpraviti; spraviti v gibanje; izstreliti (naboj); usmeriti, nameriti (pogled) (at k, proti)
udariti, vreči (žogo); (o bogu) dati, nakloniti

2. neprehodni glagol
poslati (for po)
poslati sporočilo

our attack sent the enemy flying naš napad je pognal sovražnika v beg
to send s.o. about his business na kratko odpraviti koga, spoditi koga
to send s.o. crazy znoriti koga
to send coals to Newcastle napraviti nekaj nepotrebnega, odvečnega; v Savo vodó nositi
to send s.o. to Coventry figurativno ne se hoteti družiti s kom
to send for s.th. poslati po kaj, dati si prinesti kaj, naročiti kaj
to send for the doctor poslati po zdravnika
God send it may not be so! daj bog, da ne bi bilo tako!
to send to invite s.o. poslati komu (po)vabilo
to send one's love poslati prisrčen pozdrav, pozdraviti po kom
to send s.o. mad (out of his mind) razdražiti, razbesneti koga, spraviti koga v blaznost, znoriti koga
to send a message poslati sporočilo
I sent him packing figurativno odpustil sem ga (iz službe), spodil sem ga
to send by post poslati po pošti
his playing really sends me njegovo igranje me zares prevzame (navduši)
to send one's kind regards lepo pozdravljati
to send to the right-about, send packing sleng na kratko koga odpraviti, odpustiti koga, poslati k vragu koga
the news sent her into hysterics ob tej novici je postala histerična
to send to school poslati v šolo
to send to the skies sleng ubiti
to send a shell izstreliti granato
send him victorious! da bi (le) zmagal!
send me a word! sporoči (piši, javi se) mi!

set up prehodni glagol
(pokonci) postaviti, zgraditi, ustanoviti; dvigniti (hrup); povzročiti, izzvati, ustvariti; odpreti (trgovino)
figurativno postaviti (koga) na noge; ozdraviti, spraviti na noge (bolnika); postaviti na vidno mesto, poudariti; uvesti (modo); imenovati (kandidate); oskrbeti, založiti (with z)
montirati (stroj), postaviti (šotor); naščuvati (against proti)
tisk postaviti; predložiti, postaviti (teorijo)

to set up a new society ustanoviti novo družbo
to set up a claim pravno postaviti zahtevo
to set up a cry (a shout) zavpiti, zakričati
he set up as a grocer odprl je špecerijsko trgovino
to set up a MS tisk (po)staviti rokopis
I am well set up with books dobro sem oskrbljen (založen) s knjigami
to set up a statue postaviti kip
his help set me up again figurativno njegova pomoč me je zopet spravila na noge
to set up for o.s. osamosvojiti se
to set up for hoteti veljati za, hoteti biti
I don't set up for a purist (a moralist) ne maram biti purist (moralist)

severe [sivíə] pridevnik (severely prislov)
strog, neprizanesljiv, brezobziren (on, upon do, v)
natančen, strikten; zelo hladen, trd, oster, težak; nevihten (vreme); preprost, zmeren, brez (odvečnega) okrasja (slog); piker, ujedljiv, sarkastičen; naporen, mučen, težaven; bolesten; resen (bolezen)

a severe blow hud (močan, trd) udarec
severe criticism ostra kritika
a severe examination strog, težak izpit
severe judge strog sodnik
severe illness težka bolezen
a severe inquiry natančna preiskava
a severe remark pikra, zbadljiva opazka
severe requirements težki pogoji
a severe winter huda, ostra zima
severely ill težko bolan
to leave severely alone načelno ne hoteti nobenega opravka z; striktno se izogibati, (ironično) napraviti velik ovinek okoli

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

shut^*2 [šʌt]

1. prehodni glagol
zapreti (knjigo, oči, nož itd.), zaklopiti; priščipniti (prst), stisniti (into med)
blokirati (cesto itd.)

2. neprehodni glagol
zapirati se, zapreti se, zaklopiti se

to shut the door in s.o.'s face komu pred nosom zapreti vrata
to shut the door on (upon) s.o. zapreti vrata pred kom, ne hoteti govoriti z njim
the door shut with a bang vrata so se zaloputnila
the door shuts automatically vrata se avtomatično zapirajo
the prisoner was shut into his cell jetnika so zaprli v (njegovo) celico
he shut the dog's tail into the door priščipnil je psu rep med vrata
to shut one's ears to the truth biti gluh za resnico, ne hoteti slišati resnice, zapirati si ušesa pred resnico
the window shuts well okno se dobro zapira
shut your mouth! molči! drži jezik (za zobmi)!
shut your face vulgarno jezik za zobe!
to shut o.s. away from (out of) society izključiti se iz družbe

slíšati to hear

dobro slíšati to hear well
napačno slíšati to hear amiss
slučajno slíšati to overhear
slíšati govoriti to hear say
slišim, da... I understand (ali I am informed) that...
on ne sliši dobro he is hard of hearing
moj pes sliši na ime Bob my dog answers to the name of Bob
vem (povem), kar sem slišal I know it by (I speak from) hearsay
slišal sem jo peti I heard her sing
ste že kdaj slišali kaj takega? have you ever heard the like of it?
o tem noče on nič slíšati he will not hear of it
slišal sem to od nekoga I have heard some one say so
to (takó) sem slišal so I (have) heard
slišal sem to praviti I have heard it said
slíšati obe strani to hear both sides
od tedaj o njem ni več (kaj) slíšati he hasn't been heard of since
ona rada sliši sebe govoriti she likes to hear herself talk
to se dobro, lepo sliši that sounds well (ali fine, pogovorno nice)
ne hoteti slíšati to shut one's ears (to), to refuse to listen to
s svojim radijskim aparatom morem slíšati Pariz I can get Paris on (ali with) my radio
komaj se je slišalo, kar je rekel what he said was scarcely audible
bil je tak hrup, da niso mogli slíšati lastnih glasov there was such a noise that they could not hear their own voices
hujšega gluhca ni od tistega, ki noče slíšati there are none so deaf as those who will not hear

soldier¹ [sóuldžə] samostalnik
vojak, borec
figurativno odličen vojaški poveljnik
navtika, sleng mornar, ki se izogiblje delu, zmuznè, zabušant
sleng posušen slanik

soldier of fortune vojak najemnik; pustolovec, ki služi vsakomur, ki mu plača
soldier's heart medicina nervozno srce, srčna nevroza
soldier's medal ameriško, vojska medalja za hrabrost
soldier's privilege godrnjanje
both officers and soldiers častniki in vojaki (moštvo)
common soldier, private soldier navaden vojak, prostak, borec
every inch a soldier vojak od glave do pete
fellow-soldier vojaški tovariš
foot-soldier vojak pešak
old soldier figurativno oseba ali stvar, ki je svoje odslužila; izkušen človek
tin soldiers vojaki iz cina
the Unknown Soldier Neznani junak
to go for a soldier iti v vojake
to play the old soldier, to come the old soldier over s.o. sleng hoteti (skušati) komu kaj natvesti