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  • Triton [tráitən] samostalnik
    mitologija Triton, bog morskih globin
    figurativno povodni mož

    a Triton among the minnows figurativno velikan med pritlikavci
    triton zoologija (veliki) pupek; troblja
  • water sprite [wɔ́:təsprait] samostalnik
    povodni mož; povodna deklica, rusalka
  • wittol [witl] samostalnik
    zastarelo varan zakonski mož, rogonosec
  • yeti [jéti] samostalnik
    jeti, snežni mož (v Himalaji)
  • action1 [ǽkšən] samostalnik
    dejanje, delovanje; učinek; borba, boj
    pravno proces, sodni postopek; hoja (npr. konja); mehanizem

    to be in action delovati
    action of the bowels izpraznitev črevesa
    to bring (ali enter, lay) an action against s.o. (ob)tožiti koga
    full of action delaven, prizadeven
    in full action v polnem obratu
    to go into action iti v boj
    a man of action mož dejanj
    mode (ali line) of action postopek
    overt action against odkrit nastop proti
    to put out of action izločiti iz borbe
    to take prompt action takoj ukrepati
    to be killed (ali to fall) in action pasti v boju
    actions speak louder than words po delu, ne po besedah cenimo človeka
    sphere of action delokrog
    radius of action akcijski polmer
  • beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

    z besédami in writing
    z drugimi besédami in other words
    z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
    beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
    in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
    in konec besédi! and that's that!
    na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
    prav s temi besédami in so many words
    častna beséda word of honour
    častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
    nobene beséde več! not another word!
    beséda za besédo word for word, literally
    ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
    božja beséda gospel
    grde beséde foul language
    lepe beséde fair words
    prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
    sladke beséde flattering words
    izvedena beséda derivative
    novo skovana beséda newly coined word
    zložena beséda compound word
    same beséde! mere words!
    enozložna beséda monosyllable
    težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
    strokovna beséda technical term
    zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
    zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
    človek redkih besédi a man of few words
    spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
    izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
    tvorba besed word-formation
    števec besed telefonija word counter
    beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
    ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
    on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
    vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
    pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
    beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
    dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
    dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
    biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
    njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
    držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
    držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
    ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
    imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
    ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
    ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
    imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
    imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
    jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
    imeti véliko besédo to talk big
    on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
    v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
    od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
    čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
    izbirati beséde to pick one's words
    ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
    naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
    zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
    izraziti z besédo to word
    niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
    odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
    pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
    prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
    prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
    oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
    prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
    sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
    priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
    ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
    nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
    prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
    ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
    tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
    prevračati beséde to quibble over words
    lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
    snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
    reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
    premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
    skovati besédo to coin a word
    ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
    pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
    vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
    zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
    zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
    umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
    verjeti na besédo to take on trust
    ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
    lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
    vleči beséde to drawl
    tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
    reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
    človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
    izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
    dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
    (takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
    beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
    iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
    beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones
  • bívši former; late; past; ex-

    bívša žena ex-wife
    bívši mož ex-husband, pogovorno ex
    bívši minister former minister
    bívši ministrski predsednik former (ali late) prime minister
    bívši guverner former (ali late ali ex-) governor
  • bodóč future; coming; next

    v bodóče in the future, in times to come, for the future; henceforth; from this time on; hereafter, henceforward
    moj bodóči mož, moja bodóča žena my intended
    njen bodóči mož her future husband, her intended, her husband to-be
    njegova bodóča žena his wife-to-be
    bodóči župan the mayor elect
  • bodóčnost the future; futurity; time to come

    v bližnji bodóčnosti in the near future
    v dogledni bodóčnosti in the foreseeable future
    mož bodóčnosti an up-and-coming man, a man with a future
    imeti veliko bodóčnost to have a great future
    napovedati, prerokovati bodóčnost to predict, to foretell, to prophesy the future
    sanje bodóčnosti (figurativno) dreams pl of the future, castles pl in the air
    načrti za bodóčnost plans pl for the future
    bodóčnost bo pokazala it remains to be seen
    videti v bodóčnost to look into the future
    kaj nam bo prinesla bodóčnost? what does the future hold in store for us?
  • bond1 [bɔnd] samostalnik
    vez; okovi; dolžnost, obveznost; zadolžnica; zastavnica; prvovrsten pisemski papir; državno varstvo nad še neocarinjenim blagom

    out of bond ocarinjen
    in bond še neocarinjen
    his word is as good as his bond mož beseda je
  • consort2 [kɔ́nsɔ:t] samostalnik
    soprog(a); spremljevalna ladja

    queen consort kraljeva žena
    king consort kraljičin mož
  • čokát thickset, stocky; stout; heavily built; dumpy; stubby; pogovorno podgy

    čokát mož burly man
  • dêbel (oseba) fat, stout, thickset, corpulent, obese, portly, big; bulky; (zid ipd.) thick; (platno) coarse; (papir) stout, heavy; (glas) thick, deep; (laž) big

    dêbelo črevo large gut, rectum, pl -cta
    dêbela knjiga a big (voluminous) book
    dêbela laž a big (ali gross) lie; pogovorno a thumping great lie, ZDA pogovorno a whopper
    dêbel glas a deep voice
    dêbel mož(akar) a fat (ali stout) man
    dêbele ustnice blubber lips pl
    to je dêbela zgodba that's a tall story
    na dêbelo trgovina wholesale
    trgovec na dêbelo wholesale dealer, wholesale trader, merchant; wholesaler
    trgovina na dêbelo wholesale trade
    dêbelo gledati figurativno to stare, to stare in amazement, to goggle
    imeti dêbelo kožo figurativno to have a thick skin
    kupovati na dêbelo to buy wholesale
    kupec na dêbelo wholesale buyer
    prodajati na dêbelo to wholesale
    nakup, nabava na dêbelo wholesale purchase
  • en ena, eno one; (neki -a -o) a, a certain, some

    ene škarje a pair or scissors
    ob eni(h) at one o'clock
    vlak ob enih the one o'clock train
    eno leto stara žival yearling
    soba z eno posteljo a single room
    vsi do enega one and all, (složno) unanimously, as (ali like) one man
    en kos za drugim (trganje) (by) piecemeal
    to je eno in isto it amounts to the same thing
    eni pravijo... some say...
    z eno besedo in a (ali one) word, briefly, to sum up
    on je z eno nogo že v grobu he has one foot in the grave, he is near death
    vstali so kot en mož they rose as (ali like) one man
    eno leto ali dve one or two years
    stran ena page one, first page
    številka ena number one
    Tisoč in ena noč the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, pogovorno the Arabian Nights, the Thousand and One Nights
    eni ga imajo radi, drugi ga sovražijo some like him, others hate him
    to moramo napraviti, eni ali drugi some of us have got to do it
    to mi je vseeno it is all the same to me, it makes no difference, I don't care, I don't mind
    vsi so bili enega (= istega) mnenja all were of one mind
    en (sam) človek tega ne bi zmogel no one man could do it
  • faith [feiɵ] samostalnik (in)
    zaupanje; zvestoba; vera, veroizpoved; dana beseda, obljuba

    bad faith neodkritost, nepoštenost, verolomnost
    by my faith pri moji veri
    to have (ali put) faith in s.th. zaupati v kaj
    in faith, upon my faith častna beseda, zares
    to break faith with prelomiti obljubo komu, besedo snesti
    in good faith v dobri veri, pošteno, častno
    to keep faith biti mož beseda
    to pin one's faith (to; ali on) popolnoma se zanesti
    Punic faith izdajstvo
    to plight (ali pledge) one's faith dati besedo, obljubiti
    pravno in faith whereof v potrdilo česar
  • fíga botanika fig; (pričeska) bun; contemptuous gesture made with thumb between index and middle fingers

    posušena fíga dried fig
    venec fíg a string of figs
    konjske fíge horse droppings, horse manure, horse dung, vulgarno horse turds
    fíga mož (figurativno) one who reneges, reneger, unreliable fellow; bastard
    biti fíga mož to go back on one's word; to break one's promise
    fígo držati figurativno to keep one's fingers crossed, to cross fingers (za srečo for luck)
    moramo fígo držati! touch wood!
    fígo pokazati komu to make a contemptuous gesture at someone, to cock a snook at someone
    to mi je fígo mar I don't care a damn about it, I don't give a hang (ali hoot) about it
    za vsako fígo jokati to whimper (ali to cry) at the slightest provocation (ali žargon for damn all)
    Figo, pa ne njegov obraz! His face my foot!
    fígo (= nič) ji bo to koristilo! (ironično) a lot of good that'll do her!
    fígo ti je mar! a lot you care!
  • good1 [gud] (primernik better, presežnik best) pridevnik
    dober; ljubezniv; koristen, zadovoljiv, precejšen, znaten, obilen; zdrav, kreposten; zapeljiv; pravi, veljaven; svež, nepokvarjen; cel

    all in good time vse o pravem času
    as good as skoraj, tako rekoč
    pogovorno good and popolnoma
    to be as good as one's word biti mož beseda
    good at, a good hand at spreten, mojster v čem
    good cheer veseljačenje, požreševanje, krokanje, popivanje; pogum
    a good deal precej
    in good earnest čisto resno
    be good enough to... bodi tako dober in...
    so far so good doslej je še vse v redu
    to feel good biti dobre volje
    good for veljaven za
    good for nothing zanič, neraben
    good for you odlično
    good form lepo vedenje
    Good Friday veliki petek
    from (ali on) good authority iz dobrega vira
    with a good grace z dobro voljo
    good gracious (ali heavens) za božjo voljo!
    to hold good dobro se obnesti, obveljati
    good humour dobra volja
    his good lady njegova žena
    good looks lepa zunanjost
    to make good uspešno izvršiti
    the good man of the house hišni gospodar
    to have a good mind to do it imeti najboljši namen kaj storiti
    good people škrati
    as good as a play zabaven (prizor)
    trgovina your good self vaša cenjena firma (v pismih)
    good speed! mnogo sreče!
    that's a good'un! ta je dobra!
    to throw good money after bad razmetavati denar, zapravljati
    to do a good turn izkazati ljubeznivost
    good night! lahko noč!
    good Lord! zaboga!
    good for you! prav imaš
    a good turn usluga
    pogovorno good and ready popolnoma pripravljen
  • in1 [in] predlog

    1.
    v, na (na vprašanje kje?)

    in England v Angliji
    in the country na deželi
    in here (there) tu (tam) notri
    in town v mestu (o katerem govorimo)
    in the sky na nebu
    in the street na ulici
    in the territory na ozemlju

    2. figurativno
    v, pri, na

    in the army v vojski
    in the university na univerzi
    in Shakespeare pri Shakespearju
    blind in one eye na eno oko slep

    3.
    v (v posameznih primerih namesto into na vprašanje kam?)

    put it in your pocket daj to v žep

    4.
    (stanje, način, okoliščina)

    in arms oborožen
    a cow in calf breja krava
    in any case v vsakem primeru
    in cash v gotovini; pri denarju (biti)
    in despair obupano, v obupu
    in doubt v dvomu
    in dozens na ducate
    in English v angleščini
    in good health pri dobrem zdravju, zelo zdrav
    in groups v skupinah
    in E major v E duru
    in liquor pijan
    in this manner na ta način
    in ruins v razvalinah
    in short na kratko (povedano)
    in tears v solzah
    in a word z eno besedo
    in other words z drugimi besedami
    in writing pismeno

    5.
    v, pri, na (udeležba)

    to be in it biti udeležen, udeležiti se
    he isn't in it on ne spada zraven
    there is nothing in it ničesar (resničnega, dobrega) ni v tem, ne splača se, je čisto enostavno; je še neodločeno (dirka)

    6.
    (dejavnost, opravilo) pri, v

    in an accident pri nesreči, v nesreči
    in crossing the river pri prehodu čez reko
    in search of pri iskanju česa

    7.
    (moč, sposobnost)

    it is not in her to tega ona ne zmore
    he has (not) got it in him to je (ni) pravi mož za to

    8.
    (časovno)

    in the beginning v začetku
    in the day, in daytime podnevi
    in the evening zvečer
    in his flight na begu
    in two hours v dveh urah, čez dve uri
    in March marca
    in one istočasno
    in the reign of za vlade, za časa vladanja
    in my sleep v spanju, ko sem spal
    in time pravočasno, sčasoma, kdaj
    in winter pozimi
    in (the year) 1940 leta 1940

    9.
    (namen, smoter)

    in answer to kot odgovor na
    in my defence v mojo obrambo

    10.
    (vzrok, nagib)

    in contempt s prezirom
    in his honour njemu na čast
    in sport za šalo
    in remembrance v spomin

    11.
    (razmerje, odnos, zveza)

    in as (ali so) far as do take mere
    in that ker, kolikor
    well in body, but ill in mind telesno zdrav, a duševno bolan
    in itself samo po sebi
    in number številčno
    in size po velikosti
    equal in strength enak po moči
    the latest thing in s.th. najnovejše na nekem področju
    ten feet in width 10 čevljev širok (po širini)

    12.
    po

    in my opinion po mojem mnenju
    in all probability po vsej verjetnosti

    13.
    (sredstvo, material)

    in boots v škornjih
    a statue in bronze bronast kip
    written in pencil napisano s svinčnikom
    a picture in oils oljnata slika
    dressed in white oblečen v belo

    14.
    (število, znesek)

    seven in all v celem sedem
    five in the hundred pet od sto, 5%
    one in ten eden od desetih
    in twos po dva, paroma
    not one in a hundred niti eden od stotih
    a place in a million najbolj primeren kraj
  • inch1 [inč] samostalnik
    palec, cola (2,54 cm); malenkost
    množina rast, postava

    at an inch zelo natančno
    by inches; ali inch by inch ped za pedjo, po malem, polagoma
    an inch of cold iron vbod z bodalom
    every inch a popoln, od glave do pete
    give him an inch and he will take an ell če mu ponudiš prst, zagrabi celo roko
    a man of your inches mož tvoje rasti
    not to yield an inch ne umakniti se niti za ped
    to flog s.o. within an inch of his life prebičati koga skoraj do smrti
    within an inch za las, skoraj
  • into [íntu] predlog
    v (na vprašanje kam?, v kaj?)

    to come into fortune podedovati
    he came into his inheritance podedoval je
    to collect into heap zbrati na kup
    to divide into parts razdeliti na dele
    to flatter s.o. into s.th. s prilizovanjem koga spraviti do česa
    to get into debt zaiti v dolgove
    to grow into a man postati mož
    the house looks into the garden hiša gleda na vrt
    to marry into a rich family priženiti (primožiti) se v bogato hišo
    to pitch into s.o. obregati se na koga
    to translate into English prevesti v angleščino
    to turn into cash vnovčiti
    to turn into gold v zlato spremeniti
    far into the night pozno v noč