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workpeople [wə́:kpi:pl] samostalnik
delavci, delovni ljudje, delovno ljudstvo

workpeople's train delavski vlak

áli or; (= če) whether, if; (toda) but, however

on áli njegov brat he or his brother
bil sem v dvomu, áli naj grem I was in doubt whether to go
povej mi, áli je to res ali ne tell me whether it is true or not
ni vedela, áli naj joče áli se smeje she did not know whether to laugh or cry
vsi ljudje, áli bogati áli revni all men, whether rich or poor
áli... áli either... or
eno áli drugo, ne moreš imeti obojega you can't have it both ways

best² [best] samostalnik
najboljše, najprimernejše

the best najodličnejši, najboljši ljudje
at the best v najboljšem primeru
the very best najboljše od vsega
to be at one's best biti na višku
bad is the best nič dobrega ne moremo pričakovati
to do one's best do skrajnosti se potruditi
to get (ali have) the best of the bargain napraviti dobro kupčijo
make the best of your way home glej, da boš čimprej doma
to make the best of a bad bargain (ali job, business, of it) pogumno prenašati udarce usode, ne biti malodušen, ne obupati, ne zgubiti glave
to try one's best na vso moč se truditi
to the best of my power kolikor zmorem
the best is the enemy of good prevelike zahteve ovirajo napredek
with the best med najboljšimi
to have the best of both worlds izkoristiti obe možnosti
my best, my Sunday best moja najboljša, praznična obleka

better² [bétə] pridevnik
boljši; primernejši; ki se bolje počuti

no better than pravzaprav
he is no better than he should be nič boljšega ne moremo od njega pričakovati
she is no better than she should be razuzdanka je
my better half moja boljša polovica
better part večji del
better than več kakor
pogovorno the better the day the better the deed čim večji praznik tem več dela opravimo
upon better acquaintance če se človek bliže seznani
one's better angel angel varuh
he has seen better days nekoč se mu je bolje godilo
he is better than his word naredi še več, kot je obljubil
the better hand prednost, premoč
the better sort pomembni ljudje
his better self njegova boljša stran
I am better as I am raje sem tak kakor sem
he is none the better for it nič mu ne koristi

body¹ [bɔ́di] samostalnik
telo, truplo; trup; karoserija; oseba, človek, nekdo; bistvo, jedro, glavni del
figurativno snov, tekst; steznik, životec; skupina, zbor, društvo, organ, korporacija; telesna straža, spremstvo; celota, večina
astronomija astralno telo; gostota, konsistenca, trdnost; retorta, prekapnica

body corporate korporacija; pravna oseba
in the body of the hall v sredini dvorane
the body of people velika množica
in a body vsi skupaj
to keep body and soul together preživljati se
one body is like another vsi ljudje smo enaki
main body glavnina vojske
diplomatic body diplomatski zbor
a poor body revež
kemija compound body spojina
body politic država
body of a letter tekst, vsebina pisma

bread¹ [bred] samostalnik
kruh; hrana; zaslužek

brown bread črni kruh
bread buttered on both sides velika sreča, dobičkonosen opravek
to know on which side one's bread is buttered vedeti, kaj je ugodno
bread and butter kruh z maslom; figurativno hrana, zaslužek
bread and butter letter pismena zahvala za gostoljubnost
to have one's bread buttered for life biti do smrti preskrbljen
to quarrel with one's bread and butter pritoževati se nad delom
to eat the bread of idleness živeti na tuji račun
to take the bread out of s.o.'s mouth odjesti komu kruh
to break bread with s.o. deliti s kom hrano
to cast one's bread upon the waters biti radodaren
bread and cheese preprosta hrana
bread and scrape tenko namazan kruh
britanska angleščina, sleng bread and cow to cover kruh z maslom
all bread is not baked in one oven ljudje so različni
to eat s.o.'s bread and salt biti pri kom v gosteh
half a loaf is better than no bread v sili hudič muhe žre
to be put on bread and water živeti ob kruhu in vodi

buckram¹ [bʌ́krəm] pridevnik
platnen
figurativno tog, prisiljen, spakljiv

buckram men ljudje, ki jih ni

buckram² [bʌ́krəm] samostalnik
škrobljeno platno
figurativno prisiljena drža

men in buckram ljudje, ki jih ni

captive¹ [kǽptiv] pridevnik
ujet; prevzet, očaran

captive audience ljudje, ki so prisiljem poslušati npr. radio
captive balloon privezani balon
to lead captive (od)peljati v ujetništvo
to take captive ujeti

cast² [ka:st] samostalnik
met, metanje; litje, odlitek; vrsta, oblika; zasedba (vlog); tveganje; štetje; vzorec; izraz (obraza); prelivanje barv, odtenek; trnek z vabo

men of our cast ljudje naše vrste
to have a cast in one's eye škiliti
cast of fortune slučaj, naključje
it has a green cast vleče na zeleno

caviar(e) [kǽvia:] samostalnik
kaviar

it's caviar(e) to the general tega preprosti ljudje ne razumejo, to je samo za izbrance, to metanje biserov svinjam

condition¹ [kəndíšən] samostalnik
pogoj; okoliščina; položaj, stanje, stan
ameriško popravni izpit

to change one's condition poročiti se
of humble condition nizkega rodu
in prime condition v odličnem stanju
to be in condition moči, biti zmožen
on condition that s pogojem, da
out of condition v slabem stanju
under condition s pogojem
under present conditions glede na današnje prilike
to be in an interesting condition biti v drugem stanu
all sorts and conditions of men vsakovrstni ljudje
working conditions delovni pogoji

day [dei] samostalnik
dan; obletnica

all day, all the day, all day long ves dan
the day after the fair prepozno
the day before the fair prezgodaj
the day after tomorrow pojutrišnjem
the day before yesterday predvčerajšnjim
ameriško between two days ponoči
broad day beli dan
by day podnevi
by the day na dan (natanko)
day by day dan za dnevom
sleng call it a day smatraj za opravljeno
to carry (ali gain, get, win) the day zmagati
to end one's days umreti
every dog has its day vsakomur je kdaj sreča naklonjena
to give s.o. the time of the day povedati komu, koliko je ura; pozdraviti ga
far in the day proti večeru
first day nedelja
to have one's day imeti srečo
to have a day of it, to take a merry day of it dobro se zabavati, uživati
if a day natanko, nič več in nič manj od
day in day out dan za dnevom
in the days of old nekoč, prej
to lose the day zgubiti bitko
men of the day znameniti ljudje
to name on (ali in) the same day with dati se primerjati s čim
one's off day slab dan (v športu)
every other (third etc.) day vsak drugi (tretji itd.) dan
one day or other pred kratkim, nedavno, oni dan
one's out day uspešen dan (v športu)
the day of judgement sodni dan
in the face of day pri belem dnevu
to pass the time of the day pogovarjati se, klepetati
the present day danes
to save up (ali put by) for a rainy day prihraniti za hude čase
this day danes
he has seen better days nekoč se mu je bolje godilo
one of these days kmalu
without day za nedoločen čas
in the days of yore nekoč
to know the time of day biti buden, paziti, biti izkušen
the Lord's day nedelja

déloven working; labouring; labour

délovni čas working hours pl
délovni dan workday
délovna enota work unit
délovno dovoljenje work permit
délovna izmena, posad shift
délovna halja overall
délovni konflikt labour conflict
délovna metoda working method, operating method
délovna obleka (pajac, žaba) overalls pl
délovno orodje tools pl
délovno področje sphere of action, field of activity
délovno ljudstvo working people
délovni program schedule of work, work plan
délovni razred working class
délovna sila manpower, labour resources, workers pl, labour
pomanjkanje délovne sile labour shortage
délovna služba labour service
délovni načrt work plan
délovni odbor working (ali advisory) committee
délovni pogoji working conditions pl
délovni stroški labour costs pl
délovna storilnost efficiency of labour
délovni teden working week
délovno taborišče labour camp
délovni tovariš workmate, workfellow, fellow workman
délovna vnema enthusiasm for the job, keenness to get the job done
délovna zaščita safety provisions pl for workers
bedno plačana délovna sila sweated labour
délovna celota a working whole
délovni človek (ljudje) working man (people)
délovna skupnost (organizacija) working community (organization)
délovna sredstva labour resources
délovni odnosi labour relations pl
délovne obveznosti working obligations pl
število délovnih ur work load

feeling² [fí:liŋ] samostalnik
otip; občutek; tipanje; sočutje; vtis; mnenje
množina čustva; občutljivost; slutnja; razpoloženje

good feeling prijaznost
ill feeling sovražnost
to hurt s.o.'s feelings prizadeti koga
feeling(s) ran high ljudje so bili razburjeni

féj medmet faugh!, pooh!, arhaično fie!; disgustiug!, shame on you!, for shame!

féj, taki ljudje! what disgusting people!, žargon what a shower!, what an absolute shower!
féj, kako smrdi! pooh, what a stench!
to je vreme, féj what (absolutely) foul weather!
féj te bodi! you ought to be ashamed of yourself; aren't you ashamed!; why, it's (absolutely) disgraceful!

file⁵ [fail] samostalnik
vojska vrsta, kolona; četa

rank and file podčastniki in prostaki; povprečni ljudje
in single (ali Indian) file v gosjem redu

fry³ [frai] samostalnik
ribja zalega, roj, gruča; malenkost; potomstvo

small fry otroci; nepomembni ljudje; malenkost

generácija generation

ljudje moje generácije the men of my generation
vojna generácija those born during the war

Grundy [grʌ́ndi] samostalnik
poosebljena ozkosrčnost

Mrs. Grundy ljudje, svet
what will Mrs. Grundy say? kaj porečejo ljudje