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nicety [náisiti] samostalnik
preciznost, točnost, natančnost, pedantnost; ostrina, strogost, (sodbe)
množina majhne razlike, nadrobnosti, odtenki

not to stand upon niceties ne biti prenatančen, ne jemati preresno
the niceties of life prijetnosti v življenju

Pickwickian [pikwíkiən] pridevnik
pikvikovski (po Dickensu)

a word used in a Pickwickian sense beseda, ki je ni jemati dobesedno

pin¹ [pin]
bucika, igla, zaponka
tehnično količ, klinček, moznik, žebljiček, zatič, zagozda; šilo, osnik, lunek; strelica, kazalec (kompasa), krak (šestila); vijak pri violini
figurativno malenkost, mrvica; kuhinjski valjar
množina, pogovorno noge
šport kegelj

to be weak on one's pins imeti šibke noge
not to care a pin ne jemati v mar, ne upoštevati
there's no pin to choose between them nobene razlike ni med njima, podobna sta si kot jajce jajcu
to knock s.o. off his pins podreti koga na tla
in a merry pin vesel, razpoložen
on a merry pin okajen, opit
you might have heard a pin fall lahko bi bil slišal iglo pasti na tla
as neat as a new pin kakor iz škatlice
pins and needles mravljinci
on pins and needles kakor na trnih
pogovorno on one's pins na nogah, čil in zdrav
clothes-pin kljukica za perilo
drawing-pin risalni žebljiček
hair-pin lasna igla
nine pin kegelj
rolling pin kuhinjski valjar
safety-pin varnostna zaponka
tie-pin kravatna igla

poštèv consideration; regard

ne v poštèv jemati not to take into account, to take no account of
vzeti okoliščine v poštèv to take the circumstances into consideration
priti v poštèv to be relevant ali germane
ne priti v poštèv to be irrelevant ali beside the point
vzeti v poštèv to take into consideration

poživílo stimulant; stimulus, pl -li

jemati poživíla to take stimulants

sápa (dih) breath; exhalation; (veter) wind

brez sápe breathless
iz sápe out of breath
sápo jemajoč breathcatching, breathtaking
v isti sápi (hkrati) in the same breath
izgubiti sápo, biti ob sápo, priti ob sápo to lose one's wind, to have lost one's wind, to get short of breath
priti spet do sápe to recover one's breath, to recover one's wind, to get one's second wind
vzelo mu je sápo (figurativno) he had the wind knocked out of him
sápo vzeti, jemati to take someone's breath away, to stop someone's breath
sápo loviti to catch one's breath, to gasp (ali to pant) for breath
pusti me, da pridem do sápe! will you give me time to breathe?
ne pridem do sápe (figurativno, do oddiha) I have not a moment's leisure
zadrž(ev)ati sápo to hold (ali to bate, to catch) one's breath
ob tem mi zastane sápa (figurativno) that knocks the breath out of me
zapreti komu sápo (figurativno, osupiti) to dumbfound someone

trágičen tragic, tragical; calamitous

trágično prislov tragically
trágičen dogodek a tragic event
trágična ironija tragic irony
trágičen konec dreadful (ali shocking) end
trágična narava (čud) tragic nature, tragedy
ne jemlji tega tako trágično don't make such a tragedy of it
teh stvari ni treba trágično jemati these matters must not be taken too seriously, we must not make a mountain out of a molehill

trespass [tréspəs]

1. samostalnik
prestopek, prekršek, pregrešek, delikt; nepooblaščeno, brezpravno stopanje v prostore ali hoja po zemljišču
figurativno žalitev; protizakonito prisvajanje tuje lastnine, jemanje; zloraba

trespass board prepovedna tabla (plošča)

2. neprehodni glagol
napraviti prestopek (prekršek), pregrešiti se (against proti)
pravno nezakonito si prisvojiti tujo lastnino; okrnjevati, motiti tujo posest; zlorabljati

no trespassing! prehod (vstop) prepovedan!
to trespass on s.o.'s good nature zlorabljati dobroto, potrpežljivost kake osebe
to trespass on s.o.'s preserves figurativno komu v zelnik hoditi, škodo delati
to trespass on s.o.'s hospitality zlorabljati gostoljubje kake osebe
to trespass on s.o.'s time jemati komu čas

visitor [vízitə] samostalnik
obiskovalec, -lka; gost; turist; nadzornik, vizitator, inšpektor
množina obiski

visitor to Yugoslavia obiskovalec, turist v Jugoslaviji
visitors' book knjiga hotelskih gostov
visitor's visa turistični vizum
summer visitor letoviščar
to take in visitors jemati goste (abonente) v penzion

vzéti to take

vzéti si čas to take one's time
vzéti si dopust to take a holiday; to get leave of absence
vzéti (jemati) čas to take up time
vzéti koga v avto to give someone a lift
vzéti eno z drugim to take one thing with another
vzéti v posest to take possession of
vzéti si k srcu to take (something) to heart
vzéti v presojo, v pretres to discuss, to examine
vzéti slovo od to take leave of
vzéti v poštev, v račun to take into account (ali into consideration)
vzéti (smatrati) kaj za samoumevno to take something for granted
vzéti na poskušnjo to take on trial; (ali trgovina on approval)
vzéti (v najem) stanovanje to take a flat
vzéti komu mere za obleko to measure someone for a suit, to take someone's measurements, za obutev to take someone's foot measurements
vzéti (kupiti) vozovnico to take a ticket
vzéti taksi to take a taxi
vzéti na znanje to take notice of
vzéti v najem, v zakup to rent
vzéti koga v službo to engage someone, to take someone into one's service
vzéti strup (zastrupiti se) to take poison
vzéti na kredit to take on credit
vzéti posojilo to raise a loan
vzéti koga za svojega (posvojiti) to adopt someone
vzéti v roke to take in one's hands
vzéti za zlo to take amiss, to take in bad part
vzéti pod streho (koga) to lodge, to take in, to shelter, to give shelter
vzéti nazaj to take back
vzéti življenje takšno, kot je to take the rough with the smooth
narazen vzéti to take apart, to take asunder
vzéti kaj za sveto resnico to take something for gospel truth
vzéti si življenje to take one's (own) life, to commit suicide
vzemi ali pa pusti! take it or leave it!
vzemi dežnik s seboj! take your umbrella!
vzemi to resno! take it seriously!
kakor se vzame (figurativno) that depends
vrag vzemi to! deuce take it!
vzela sta se they got married
tega si ne pustim vzéti I insist on it
vzemi se skupaj! (pridi spet k sebi!) be yourself!
vzemite se skupaj! (figurativno) pull yourself together!
vzemite me s seboj! take me along!
vse so mu vzeli they took everything from him

vzòr pattern (za for); (čednosti ipd.) paragon; model; ideal

po vzòru on (ali following) the model of
vzòr marljivosti model of industry
vzòr žene a model wife, the model of a wife
ona je vzòr lepote she is a paragon of beauty
on je vzòr očeta he is a model father, he is the model of a father
vzeti, jemati si koga za vzòr to model oneself on (ali upon, after) someone, to mould oneself on someone