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  • rise*2 [ráiz] neprehodni glagol
    vsta(ja)ti; vzhajati, vziti; dvigniti se; dvigati se, vzpenjati se; (na)rasti; upreti se, spuntati se, nasprotovati (against, on čemu)
    (o ceni) rasti, skakati; (o glasu) rasti; postati močnejši, povečati se; (o laseh) ježiti se; (o ribi) priplavati iz globine, da bi ugriznila v vabo
    gledališče dvigniti se (zastor); (o zgradbah) dvigati se, moleti, štrleti v višino; postati viden, pokazati se, pojaviti se, nastopiti, nastati; porajati se; izvirati
    parlament odložiti se, odgoditi se, zaključiti se (o seji, zasedanju)

    a rising barrister mnogo obetajoč odvetnik
    rising ground vzpetina, strmina
    the rising sun vzhajajoče sonce
    to rise above mediocrity dvigniti se nad poprečje
    to rise in arms upreti se z orožjem, zgrabiti za orožje, dvigniti se
    to rise early zgodaj vsta(ja)ti
    to rise from one's bed vstati iz postelje
    to rise from the dead religija vstati od mrtvih
    to rise on the hind legs (o konju) vzpenjati se na zadnje noge
    to rise to a higher rank napredovatt (v službi)
    to rise with the lark zgodaj vsta(ja)ti
    to rise to the occasion (to a difficulty) biti kos, biti dorasel položaju (težavi)
    to rise in rebellion upreti se, pobuniti se, spuntati se
    to rise to a high pitch visoko se povzpeti
    to rise to the requirements biti kos (dorasel) zahtevam
    to rise in the world družbeno napredovati, napraviti kariero; uspeti v življenju
    the barometer has risen barometer se je dvignil
    her colour rose zardela je
    blisters rise on my skin mehurji se mi delajo na koži
    the fish rose to the bait riba je ugriznila v vabo, je prijela
    she rose above envy obvladala je svojo zavist
    where does the Danube rise? kje izvira Donava?
    he rose to be a colonel povzdignil se je do polkovnika
    he rose from the ranks povzpel se je iz navadnega vojaka
    on what day does Parliament rise? kdaj se zaključi zasedanje parlamenta?
    my gorge rises to this sight vzdiguje se mi (za bruhanje) ob tem pogledu, pogled na to mi zbuja gnus
    the hair will rise on your head lasje na glavi se vam bodo naježili
    it rises in my mind na misel mi prihaja
    the mare is rising five kobila je v petem letu starosti
    our quarrel rose from a misunderstanding naš prepir je nastal iz nesporazuma
    the river rises from a spring in the mountains reka izvira v (nekem) gorskem studencu
    prehodni glagol
    pustiti (koga, kaj) vstati; dvigniti, prinesti na površino; zagledati

    not to rise a partridge (a fish) nobene jerebice (ribe) ne dvigniti (videti)
  • rub in prehodni glagol
    vtreti
    figurativno vriniti, vsiliti (komu kaj), prisiliti koga, da se nauči ali spozna, kar mu ni všeč ali ugodno
    sleng (nekaj neprijetnega) (stalno) omenjati

    to rub it in preveč poudarjati, razdražljivo ponavljati, pod nos da(ja)ti
    the lesson needs to be well rubbed in lekcijo se je treba pošteno naguliti
    don't rub it in! figurativno ne poudarjaj vedno tega!, ne jahaj vedno na tem!
  • s (pred zvenečimi glasovi z) with; by, from

    s pošto by post
    s 50 leti at the age of 50 years
    s časom with time, in the course of time
    s svinčnikom in pencil
    s tega stališča, vidika from this point of view, standpoint
    z zgodovinskega stališča from the historical standpoint
    s pismom (pismeno) by letter
    s silo by force
    s pomočjo... by means of...
    kaj (pa) je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
    govoriti s kom to speak with (ali to) someone
    jesti s krožnika to eat off a plate
    pasti s konja to fall off one's horse
    hoditi s palico to walk with a stick
    potovati s parnikom (z letalom, z vlakom) to travel by steamer (by air plane, by train)
    kaj misliš reči s temi besedami? what do you mean by these words?
    prepirati se s kom to quarrel with someone
    primerjati koga s kom drugim to compare someone with someone else
    boriti se s smrtjo to be in one's last agony, to be at one's last gasp
    vsta(ja)ti s soncem to rise with the sun
    tekmovati s kom to rival someone, to vie with someone
    udariti s palico to strike with a stick
    vzemite me s seboj! take me along with you!
    s solzami v očeh... with tears in one's eyes
  • sacrifice [sǽkrifais]

    1. samostalnik
    žrtev, žrtvovanje; žrtvovana stvar
    religija darovanje; odreka
    ekonomija izguba
    teologija Kristusova žrtev na križu

    at great sacrifice z veliko izgubo
    Sacrifice of the Mass religija mašna daritev
    the great (last, supreme) sacrifice smrt za domovino
    to fall a sacrifice postati žrtev
    to make a sacrifice of s.th. žrtvovati kaj
    to sell at sacrifice ekonomija proda(ja)ti z izgubo

    2. prehodni glagol
    žrtvovati
    religija darovati; odreči se, opustiti
    ekonomija proda(ja)ti z izgubo

    to sacrifice one's comfort odreči se svojemu udobju
    to sacrifice one's life žrtvovati svoje življenje
    neprehodni glagol
    žrtvovati
    religija darovati; prispevati žrtev

    to sacrifice oneself žrtvovati se
  • scope [skóup] samostalnik
    področje (delovanja), območje, delokrog; duševno obzorje; obseg, prostor, okvir; doseg, domet, streljaj
    navtika dolžina verige ali vrvi; (redko) cilj, (glavni) namen

    a man of wide scope daljnoviden človek
    an undertaking of wide scope široko zasnovano podjetje
    that is beyond (within) my scope to je zunaj (znotraj) mojega področja
    to give scope to s.o. da(ja)ti, nuditi široko polje delovanja komu
    to give one's fancy full scope dati prosto pot (polet) svoji fantaziji
  • screw1 [skru:] samostalnik
    vijak; ladijski, letalski vijak, propeler; en vrtljaj vijaka, privijanje, pritegovanje vijaka; pritisk, odčepnik; svitek (papirja); zavitek (of tobacco tobaka)
    parabolično gibanje žoge; star, neporaben konj; skopuh, krvoses; priganjaški učitelj, strog izpraševalec; hud, težak izpit
    vulgarno jetničar
    sleng plača, mezda, dohodek

    Archimedian screw, endless screw neskončni vijak
    differential screw diferencial
    female screw, internal screw vijak z matico
    interrupted screw dvojni vijak
    left-handed screw vijak, ki se giblje v levo stran
    right-and-left screw vijak z zavoji različne smeri na dveh nasprotnih koncih
    wing screw vijak s krilcem
    a weekly screw of 50 shillings sleng borna mezda 50 šilingov na teden
    there is a screw loose (somewhere) nekaj ni v redu (nekje), nekaj šepa, (nekje) nekaj ne funkcionira
    he has a screw loose figurativno manjka mu eno kolesce v glavi
    to give another screw še malo priviti
    to put the screw on s.o. figurativno privi(ja)ti koga, (pri)siliti, izvajati pritisk na koga
  • screw up prehodni glagol
    priviti (tudi figurativno)
    pričvrstiti

    to screw up the door zapreti vrata (zlasti za šalo)
    to screw up one's courage opogumiti se
    to screw (up) one's eyes zavijati oči, mežikati
    to screw up one's mouth namrdniti se
    to screw up prices navi(ja)ti cene (navzgor)
    to screw up a string naviti, napeti struno
    the management wants screw uping up upravljanje je treba poostriti
    to screw o.s. up (to) prisiliti se (k)
  • sell*2 [sel]

    1. prehodni glagol
    prodati, prodajati (at po, to s.o. komu)
    trgovati s čim; izdati koga (za denar ali za kaj drugega)
    sleng speljati koga na led, prevarati, opehariti, ukaniti, prelisičiti, ogoljufati koga
    ameriško zvabiti koga k nakupu

    sold again! sleng spet prevaran (ogoljufan, opeharjen)!
    sold on pogovorno navdušen za
    to sell, to be sold na prodaj
    to sell by auction prodati na dražbi
    to sell at a low price poceni prodati
    to sell one's country izdati svojo domovino
    to sell dear (one's life) dragó prodati (svoje življenje)
    to sell goods retail (wholesale, for cash, on credit) proda(ja)ti blago na drobno (na debelo, za gotovino, na kredit)
    to sell the grass figurativno izneveriti se zavezniku ali ideji
    to sell s.o. a gold brick figurativno prevarati, ogoljufati, opehariti koga
    to sell the public on s.th. ameriško, sleng javnosti nekaj (največkrat nevrednega) hvalisati
    to sell short; sleng, to sell down the river izdati in prodati
    to be sold sleng, figurativno nasesti, biti opeharjen, prevaran
    to sell against a purchaser ameriško prodajati delnice pri manjših kolebanjih tečaja

    2. neprehodni glagol
    proda(ja)ti se, iti v prodajo

    his book is selling like hot cakes (like a wildfire) njegova knjiga gre za med, trgajo se za njegovo knjigo
    goods that do not sell blago, ki ne gre v prodajo, nekurantno blago
  • serve2 [sə:v]

    1. prehodni glagol
    služiti, delati za koga; (od)služiti (kazen); opravljati učno dobo; postreči, oskrbeti (with z)
    servirati (jed)
    šport servirati (žogo); zadostovati (komu), zadovoljiti (potrebe); ustrezati (namenu); prav priti
    pogovorno ravnati s kom; privesti samca k samici

    to serve one's apprenticeship služiti svojo učno dobo
    he has served us very badly zelo slabo je ravnal z nami
    to serve one's country služiti domovini
    to serve the devil služiti satanu
    dinner is served večerja je na mizi
    there is enough to serve five people tega je dovolj za pet ljudi
    that excuse will serve you to opravičilo ti bo prav prišlo (ti bo koristilo)
    I am glad to serve you (in this occurrence) veseli me, da sem vam lahko na uslugo (da vam lahko pomagam) (ob tej priliki)
    to serve a gun vojska streči topu
    if my memory serves me right če se prav spominjam
    serves you right! prav ti je!, zaslužil si to!
    they served him right ravnali so z njim, kot je zaslužil
    it does not serve my needs to ne ustreza mojim potrebam
    a man cannot serve two masters človek ne more služiti dvema gospodarjema
    this priest serves two parishes ta duhovnik upravlja dve župniji
    one pound serves us for three days en funt nam zadostuje za tri dni
    that will serve the purpose to bo ustrezalo (namenu)
    to serve a rope zvezati konec (spletene) vrvi z vrvico, da se prepreči odmotavanje
    to serve s.o. with the same sauce, to serve s.o. in his kind (in his coin) plačati, vrniti komu milo za drago
    to serve one's sentence presta(ja)ti svojo kazen
    to serve the time prilagoditi se času
    to serve one's time služiti leta do upokojitve; služiti svoj rok v vojski; prestajati svojo kazen v zaporu
    to serve the town with electric light oskrbovati mesto z električno razsvetljavo
    to serve s.o. a (nasty) trick (grdó) zagosti jo komu
    to serve s.o. a turn napraviti komu uslugo
    that will serve his turn to bo nekaj zanj, ta mu bo ustrezalo
    first come, first served kdor prej pride, prej melje

    2. neprehodni glagol
    služiti, biti v službi
    vojska služiti v vojski; streči, servirati; ustrezati, zadostovati; koristiti, biti koristen (primeren); napraviti uslugo, pomagati; opravljati funkcijo, fungirati (kot)
    cerkev ministrirati, biti ministrant

    as occasion serves ob primerni priložnosti, če se bo ponudila (ugodna) priložnost
    to serve in the army služiti v vojski
    to serve at table streči pri mizi
    to serve as an example služiti za zgled
    he serves rather badly (tenis) on zelo slabo servira
    to serve on a jury fungirati kot porotnik
    to serve as a mayor biti župan; opravljati funkcijo župana
    to serve with cold meat postreči s hladnim narezkom
    this string may serve later on ta vrvica utegne pozneje prav priti
    it will serve bo ustrezalo (prav prišlo, zadostovalo)
    while the time serves dokler je še čas (prilika)
  • slash1 [slæš] samostalnik
    vrez, urez, zareza, usek; razporek (v obleki); udarec s sabljo, z bičem; udarec (tudi figurativno)
    podiranje dreves; sečnja
    trgovina odbitek, popust (pri ceni)
    množina, ameriško z grmičjem porasel močviren svet

    10 percent price slash in new cars 10% popust pri cenah za nove avtomobile
    to sell at slash prices proda(ja)ti po znižanih cenah
  • sónce sun; sunshine

    na sóncu in the sun
    brez sónca sunless
    pod sóncem under the sun, in the world
    ožgan od sónca sunburnt, suntanned
    posušen na sóncu sun-dried
    polnočno sónce (na severu) the midnight sun
    višinsko sónce alpine sun, (umetno) sunlamp; sun rays pl
    čaščenje sónca sun worship
    mit sónca solar myth
    vzhod sónca sunrise, sunup
    zahod sónca sunset, sundown
    kult sónca sun cult
    na sóncu posušeno meso sun-dried meat
    zaslepljen od sónca sun-blind
    sónce sije the sun shines (ali is shining)
    sónce vzhaja (zahaja) na vzhodu (na zahodu) the sun rises (sets) in the east (in the west)
    sónce žge it is boiling (ali scorching) hot
    greti se na sóncu, sprehajati se po sóncu to take the sun
    sedeti na sóncu to sit in the sun
    ležati na sóncu (sončiti se) to sunbathe, to bask in the sun
    sónce je vzšlo (zašlo) the sun is up (is down)
    imeti svoj prostor na sóncu to have one's place in the sun
    meriti višino sónca nad obzorjem pomorstvo to shoot the sun, to take a sun sight
    pod sóncem ni nič novega there is nothing new under the sun
    vsta(ja)ti s sóncem (= zgodaj) to rise with the sun
    za dežjem pride sónce sunshine follows rain, after the storm comes the calm
  • 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
  • stay1 [stéi] samostalnik
    (začasno) bivanje, trajanje bivanja; zadrževanje, brzdanje, zaviranje, preprečevanje
    pravno odgoditev, odložitev, ustavitev
    figurativno vztrajnost, vzdržljivost

    to make a long stay zadržati se dalj časa, muditi se, bivati dalj časa
    I'll make a short stay in London za krajši čas se bom zadržal (ustavil) v Londonu
    his lack of education is a great stay upon him njegova pomanjkljiva izobrazba je zanj velika ovira
    to order a stay of execution pravno odrediti odgoditev prisilne izvršbe (rubežni)
    to put a stay on zavirati, brzdati, zadrževati
    to stand at a stay zastarelo mirovati, zasta(ja)ti, zatikati se
  • struggle2 [strʌgl] neprehodni glagol
    boriti se (with z, for za, against proti)
    truditi se, napenjati se, mučiti se (with s.th. s čim)
    trgati se (za kaj); upirati se (against čemu)
    braniti se (česa), otepati se; s težavo si utirati pot, se prebijati; (redko) prepirati se
    prehodni glagol
    izbojevati, priboriti si

    a struggling artist umetnik, ki se še ni uveljavil in se s težavo prebija (skozi življenje)
    to struggle along prebi(ja)ti se
    to struggle for breath s težavo loviti sapo
    I struggled in my coat z muko sem oblekel plašč
    to struggle up a cliff s težavo se vzpenjati po pečini
    to struggle with death boriti se s smrtjo
    to struggle to one's feet z muko se dvigniti, vstati na noge
    he struggled to save his life boril se je za svoje življenje
    to struggle against overwhelming forces boriti se proti veliki premoči
    he has to struggle to earn his living z velikim trudom si služi svoj kruh
    to struggle for power boriti se za oblast
    to struggle through the crowd s težavo si utirati pot skozi množico
  • sure2 [šúə] prislov
    (prav) gotovo, seveda; zares

    it sure was hot ameriško, pogovorno zares je bilo vroče
    as sure as (I live) tako gotovo kot (živim)
    as sure as a gun pogovorno popolnoma zanesljivo
    Will you come? -- Sure! Boš prišel? -- Seveda! Pa ja!
    sure enough čisto gotovo (zanesljivo); zares, v resnici, dejansko, nedvomno
    I said it would happen, and sure enough it did rekel sem, da se bo to zgodilo, in zares (dejansko) se je
  • swallow2 [swɔ́lou]

    1. samostalnik
    žrelo, grlo; požiranje, požirek
    geologija (kraški) požiralnik
    figurativno apetit, požrešnost, pohlep, poželenje

    a swallow of water požirek vode
    to drink s.th. at one swallow izpiti kaj na dušek

    2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
    požirati, požreti, goltati, pogoltniti (tudi figurativno)
    zadušiti, potlačiti (jezo); preklicati; verjeti (kaj), biti lahkoveren; pohlepno čitati; mirno trpeti, prenesti (žalitev); priključiti si (tuje ozemlje)

    to swallow the anchor navtika, sleng obesiti mornarski poklic na klin
    to swallow the bait pogoltniti vabo (trnek), figurativno vgrizniti v vabo, dati se speljati, iti na limanice
    to swallow a camel figurativno verjeti nekaj neverjetnega; mirno trpeti, prenesti (kaj)
    to swallow an insult pogoltniti žalitev
    to swallow a story verjeti neresnično zgodbo
    to swallow a tavern token figurativno opi(ja)niti se
    to swallow one's words figurativno preklicati, nazaj vzeti svoje besede
    he swallowed the wrong way zaletelo se mu je
  • šóla school; educational establishment; (stavba) schoolhouse, school; (poučevanje) schooling, teaching; (tečaj) course

    v šóli at school
    v šólo to school
    osnovna šóla elementary (ali primary) school
    srednja šóla secondary school, (zasebna) public school, (z internatom) boarding school
    klasična srednja šóla grammar school
    srednja šóla klasične smeri classical side (of a secondary school)
    srednja šóla realne smeri modern side (of a secondary school)
    deška (dekliška) šóla boys' (girls') school
    mešana šóla mixed school; coeducational school
    višja srednja šóla (5.-8. razred) ZDA high school
    glasbena šóla music school
    gospodinjska šóla school of domestic science
    jahalna šóla riding school, manege, manège
    konfesionalna šóla denominational school
    kmetijska šóla school of agriculture
    nadaljevalna šóla continuation school, extension college
    strokovna šóla vocational (ali professional) school
    šoferska šóla driving school, school of motoring
    tehniška šóla technical school
    trgovska šóla commercial school
    učiteljska šóla teachers' training college, ZDA normal college
    vojaška šóla military school, military academy
    večerna šóla evening (ali night) school, evening classes pl
    mala šóla nursery school, kindergarten, preschool
    dan brez šóle (pouka) day off (school), school holiday
    dorasel za šólo of school age
    danes ni šóle (pouka) there is no school today, there are no lessons today
    šóle (pouka) je konec school is over
    naša šóla se bo končala 30. junija in zopet začela 15. septembra our school breaks up (ali closes) on June 30th and will reopen (ali reassemble) on September 15th
    ti ne boš za šólo school is not for you
    hoditi v šólo to go to school, to be at school
    iti skozi trdo šólo (figurativno) to go through the mill
    končati, zapustiti šólo to leave school
    izključiti iz šóle to expel from school
    obiskovati šólo to attend (a) school
    zamuditi šólo (pouk) to be late for school
    neupravičeno izosta(ja)ti iz šóle (»špricati«) to play truant, to cut school, ZDA žargon to play hooky
    biti med najboljšimi v šóli to be near the top in school
    vsaka šóla nekaj stane (figurativno) we learn by experience
  • take*1 [téik] prehodni glagol

    1.
    vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti
    vojska ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

    to take advice vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se
    he does not take alcohol on ne pije (alkohola)
    to take one's bearings mornarica izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figurativno ugotoviti, pri čem smo
    take her through this book predelaj z njo to knjigo
    to take the bull by the horns zgrabiti bika za rogove, figurativno spoprijeti se s kom (čim)
    to take breakfast zajtrkovati
    the car cannot take more than five v avto ne more več kot pet oseb
    to take a cup of tea popiti skodelico čaja
    shall we take our coffee in the garden? bi pili kavo na vrtu?
    to take the chair figurativno prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)
    to take s.o.'s eye pritegniti pozornost kake osebe
    to take a flat vzeti (v najem) stanovanje
    to take in one's hands vzeti v roke
    to be taken ill zboleti
    to take the lead prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej
    I took her in a lie ujel sem jo na laži
    to take s.o.'s measurements vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)
    I take the opportunity to tell you... izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...
    to take (holy) orders cerkev biti posvečen, ordiniran
    to take a part prevzeti, igrati vlogo
    to take in bad part zameriti, za zlo vzeti
    to take poison vzeti strup, zastrupiti se
    to take precedence over imeti prednost pred
    to take s.o. prisoner (ali captive) vojska ujeti koga
    to take 3000 prisoners vojska ujeti 3000 sovražnikov
    to take a seat sesti (na stol)
    to take s.o. for s.tiv. ameriško, sleng izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga
    to take s.o. stealing zasačiti koga pri tatvini
    I take his statement with a grain of salt njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)
    to take by storm (ali assault) zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem
    to take a bit between teeth figurativno odpovedati poslušnost
    to take s.o.'s temperature (iz)meriti komu temperaturo
    to take by the throat zgrabiti za vrat
    to take a ticket vzeti, kupiti vozovnico
    to take the train (a taxi, a tram) peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)
    to take a thief in the act zasačiti tatu pri dejanju
    to be taken in a trap ujeti se v past
    the town was taken after a short siege mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju
    to take s.o. unawares presenetiti koga
    to take the waters piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)
    to take the trouble of doing s.th. vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj
    to take the veil religija iti v samostan, postati nuna
    to take a wife oženiti se
    to take the right way with s.o. lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način
    we must have taken the wrong way morali smo se zmotiti v poti
    to take a poor view (ali a dim view) of ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o

    2.
    odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

    children were taken from their mothers materam so odvzeli otroke
    take three from ten odštej tri od deset
    he tried to take her handbag from her skušal ji je iztrgati torbico
    take this letter to the post-office odnesi to pismo na pošto
    take your umbrella vzemi dežnik s seboj
    the bus will take you there avtobus vas bo peljal tja
    to take s.o. home odvesti koga domov
    where will this road take us? kam nas pelje ta pot?
    he was taken in the prime of life umrl je v najboljših letih
    he was taken hence umrl je

    3.
    dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

    to take cold dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad
    to take a cold prehladiti se
    to take a fever dobiti mrzlico
    to take an infection okužiti se, inficirati se
    to take a game dobiti igro
    to take s.th. as a reward dobiti kaj kot nagrado
    to take the first prize in dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)
    to take a monthly salary prejemati mesečno plačo
    to take a degree at the university diplomirati na univerzi
    to take a newspaper biti naročen na časopis
    to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. (grdo) izkoristiti kaj
    to take s.th. under a will dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu

    4.
    vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

    it takes a good actor to play this role le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo
    it takes time and courage za to je potreben čas in pogum
    it took me (ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station potreboval sem 5 minut, da sem prišel do postaje
    it did not take more than 3 minutes to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute
    it would take a strong man to move it potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil
    which size in hats do you take? katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?
    it takes two to make a quarrel za prepir sta potrebna dva

    5.
    občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

    to take the consequences nositi, prevzeti posledice
    to take an examination napraviti izpit
    to take a fall ameriško, sleng nositi posledice
    to take a loss (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo
    to take offense biti užaljen, zameriti
    to take pains (po)truditi se
    to take pity on s.o. občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga
    to take umbrage sumničiti, posumiti
    to take great pleasure in s.th. imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem
    are we going to take it lying down? bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?
    these troops had taken the brunt of the attack te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada

    6.
    očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

    to be taken with (by) biti očaran od
    he takes readers with him on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce
    to take s.o.'s fancy ugajati, prikupiti se komu
    his play did not take njegova drama ni imela uspeha
    they soon took to each other kmalu sta se vzljubila
    what took him most was the sweetness of her voice kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu

    7.
    razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

    I take it that... to razumem tako, da...
    shall I take it that... naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?
    then, I take it, you object to his coming torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel
    as I take it kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)
    do not take it ill if I do not go ne zamerite mi, če ne grem
    to take a hint (ali cue) razumeti namig
    to take a joke well (ill) (ne) razumeti šalo
    to take seriously resno vzeti
    you may take it from me lahko mi to verjamete
    whom do you take me for? za koga me (pa) imate?
    to take s.o. for a fool imeti koga za norca
    to take s.th. for granted vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno
    I take this to be fun to smatram za šalo
    I take him to be (ali for) an honest man imam ga za poštenjaka
    to take as read politika, pravno smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)
    may I take the minutes as read? smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?

    8.
    zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

    to take earth lov zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figurativno umakniti se, skriti se
    to take a header skočiti (na glavo) v vodo
    to take (to) the water iti v vodo
    he took the bush zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto
    they took to the woods zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove
    to take refuge (ali shelter) zateči se (with k)
    to take to the stage iti h gledališču
    take the corner slowly počasi zavijte okoli vogala
    the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto

    9.
    fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

    he took me while I was not looking fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam
    he insisted on being taken with his hat on na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi
    to take views delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati
    to have one's photograph taken dati se fotografirati
    to take a photo fotografirati
    she took her mother in her old age skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti

    10. neprehodni glagol
    uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv
    botanika prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se
    tehnično prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi)
    medicina učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti
    fotografija fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se
    pogovorno biti prizadet

    the book did not take knjiga ni imela uspeha
    the dye takes well on this cloth barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu
    some people take better than others nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi
    he did not take well this time to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji
    to take well biti fotogeničen
    he takes well (badly) on je (ni) dober na fotografiji
    to take sick zboleti
    to take as heir prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

    Posebne zveze:

    to take into account (ali consideration), to take account for vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati
    to take aim at vojska meriti, ciljati na
    to take the air iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronavtika dvigniti se
    to take alarm vznemiriti se
    to take breath zajeti sapo, oddahniti si
    to take the bun (ali cake; ali biscuit) sleng, figurativno vse prekositi
    this takes the cake! sleng to je pa že višek!
    to take care biti oprezen, paziti
    to take charge of prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo
    to take one's chance tvegati, upati se
    to take s.o. into one's confidence zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj
    to take under consideration vzeti v pretres, v presojo
    to take comfort potolažiti se
    to take a dare pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti
    deuce take it! vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!
    to take effect učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; pravno stopiti v veljavo
    to take exception to (ali at, against) grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke
    to take evasive action sleng izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)
    to take one's ease udobno se namestiti
    to take s.o.'s evidence pravno zaslišati koga
    to take one's farewell vzeti slovo, posloviti se
    to take to heart vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se
    to take holiday vzeti si dopust
    to take hold of prijeti, zgrabiti
    to take it into one's head vbiti si (to) v glavo
    to take an interest in zanimati se za
    to take issue with ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti
    to take it (on the chin) sleng požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)
    take it or leave it! vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!
    to take a journey potovati, iti na potovanje
    to take kindly to s.o. čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga
    to take a leap poskočiti
    to take leave of vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od
    to take liberties preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen
    to take lessons jemati učne ure (lekcije)
    to take one's life in one's hand tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko
    to take the measure of s.o.'s foot vzeti mero za obutev, figurativno premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe
    to take the minutes pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)
    to take no dobiti odklonitev
    to take possession of vzeti v posest
    to take notice pogovorno opaziti
    to take notice of vzeti na znanje, upoštevati
    to take no notice of ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati
    to take in (ali to) pieces narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)
    to take part in udeležiti se, sodelovati v
    to take a ride pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)
    to take a river iti čez reko
    to take rise izvirati, nasta(ja)ti
    to take root ukoreniniti se
    to take shape dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se
    to take the rough with the smooth figurativno vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je
    the son took after his father sin se je vrgel po očetu
    to take by surprise presenetiti
    to take short presenetiti, zalotiti
    to take to singing a tune začeti peti melodijo
    to take to bad habits vdati se slabim navadam
    to take to s.th. like ducks to water takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj
    to take to task poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti
    to take the time from s.o. figurativno točno se ravnati po kom
    to take one's turn priti na vrsto
    to take turns menjavati se (za)
    to take a turn for the worse obrniti se na slabše
    to take things easy lagodno delati
    take it easy! ne razburjaj se!
    I am not taking any pogovorno hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram
    to take the water mornarica izpluti
    to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte
    to take wine with s.o. nazdraviti komu
    to take upon o.s. an office prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)
    that walk did take it out of us! ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal
    to take one's time vzeti si čas
    to take s.o. at his word koga za besedo prijeti
  • téža weight; gravity; ZDA pogovorno heft

    brutto, kosmata téža gross weight
    netto, čista téža net weight
    živa téža live weight
    téža embalaže tare
    mušja téža (boks) flyweight
    specifična téža relative density, specific gravity
    prekomerna téža overweight
    pod téžo (= prelahek) underweight
    lastna téža (nekega telesa) dead weight
    téža dokaznega materiala (figurativno) the weight of evidence
    izguba téže loss of weight
    porast téže increase in weight
    razlika v téži difference in weight
    dati dobro (preslabo) téžo to give good (short) weight
    imeti pravilno téžo to make one's weight (ali the weight)
    izgubiti na téži to lose weight
    pridobiti na téži to put on weight, to gain in weight
    proda(ja)ti po téži to sell by weight
    prodan po téži sold by weight
    peresna téža (boks) featherweight
  • torch1 [tɔ:č] samostalnik
    (smolnata) bakla, plamenica
    figurativno luč, plamen, svetloba
    kemija, tehnično gorilnik

    torch of Hymen ljubezenska strast
    torch lamp tehnično spajkalka, spajkalnik
    torch race tek (štafeta) z baklo v stari Grčiji
    torch singer ameriško pevec, pevka sentimentalnih popevk
    torch song ameriško sentimentalna ljubezenska pesem
    torch welding plinsko varjenje
    electric torch električna žepna svetilka
    to hand on the torch figurativno naprej, drugim poda(ja)ti znanje ita.