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bíti (sem) to be; to exist; to live; to take place

je (= se nahaja) there is
so (= se nahajajo) there are; (bivati) to stay
bíti lačen, žejen to be hungry, thirsty
bíti ves iz sebe to be beside oneself, to be overwrought
3 x 5 = 15 three times five equals fifteen
kaj je, kakó je (kaj) z njim? how is he?, how is he getting on?; how are things with him?
kaj je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
toplo (mraz) mi je I am warm (cold)
ne morem bíti brez (cigaret) I cannot do without (cigarettes)
bíti brez denarja to be short of money
bíti brez premoga to be short of coal
po čem je kruh? how much is (the) bread?
koliko je do postaje? how long does it take to the station?
bodi previden! be careful!
on je iz Londona he is (ali comes) from London
kdo je? who is there?
kdo je tam? (vojak na straži) who goes there?
po meni je, z menoj je konec I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
kaj Vam je? what is the matter with you?
nič mi ni there is nothing the matter with me
slabó mi je I feel sick
jaz sem (to) it is I, pogovorno it's me
če bi jaz bil Vi (bil na Vašem mestu), bi ostal doma if I were you, I would stay at home
če je (to) takó if it is so, if that be so, if that be the case
naj bo takó! arhaično let it be so!
naj bo (to), kot hoče! be that as it may
naj bo tako ali tako in either case
to bo dovolj this will do
kar je bilo, je bilo let bygones be bygones
bíti v napoto to be in the way, to inconvenience, to hinder
ni mi za... I don't care for...
za to mu ni he does not care about it
nič mi ni zanj pogovorno I couldn't care less about him, I don't care a fig for him
ni mi do šal I am in no mood for joking
to ni (nič) zame that is not in my line
nič ni bilo iz tega nothing came of it
ni mi do poezije I have no time for poetry
mnogo mi je do tega, da... I am very anxious to...
vem, pri čem sem I know where I stand
on je proti meni he has set his face against me
hiša je v gradnji the house is being built
bilo mi je, da bi jokal I felt like crying
on bi bil dober učitelj he would make a good teacher
tu gre za bíti ali ne bíti this is a matter of life or death
šlo je za bíti ali ne bíti it was touch and go
pri tem sem ob 50.000 SIT I am fifty thousand tolars out of pocket over it

blame¹ [bleim] prehodni glagol (for)
grajati, oštevati; za odgovornega smatrati

no one can blame you for it nihče vam tega ne more zameriti
who is to blame? čigava krivda je?
pogovorno they blamed it on us smatrali so nas za krive
sleng blame me if naj me vrag vzame, če

blast² [bla:st] prehodni glagol
razstreliti; požgati; uničiti; prekleti

blast it! presneto!
blast me (him)! naj me (ga) vrag vzame
to blast off sprožiti se, odleteti (raketa)

blessed [blést, blésid] pridevnik (blessedly prislov)
blagoslovljen, blažen
vulgarno presnet, preklet

blessed Virgin devica Marija
of blessed memory rajnki, pokojni
I'm blessed if naj me vrag vzame, če, srečen bi bil, če bi
I am blessed if I know res ne vem
I am blessed if I do it še v glavo mi ne pade, da bi to storil
the whole blessed day ves božji dan
blessed with poln česa

blížji nearer

naj blížja pot the quickest way
vsak je sebi naj blížje charity begins at home

boot² [bu:t] samostalnik
škorenj, čevelj; prtljažnik; zaščitno usnje za konjsko nogo
šport dober udarec (pri nogometu); španski škorenj (mučilno orodje)

l'll bet my boots glavo stavim
to give a good boot močno brcniti
sleng to give the boot odpustiti
sleng to get the boot zgubiti službo, biti odpuščen
in boots (v škornje) obut
Puss in boots obuti maček
to die in one's boots, to die with one's boots on umreti nasilne smrti
to have one's heart in one's boots biti v velikem strahu
lazy boots lenuh
sleng like old boots energično, prizadevno
the boot is on the other leg razmere so se spremenile
to lick the boots prilizovati se
to move (ali start) one's boots odpraviti se
over shoes over boots na vrat na nos, kdor reče A, naj reče tudi B
the order of the boots odpust
vojska boot and saddle! zajahajte konje!, na konje!
top boots zavihani škornji, vihale

call¹ [kɔ:l]

1. prehodni glagol
klicati, poklicati; zbuditi, imenovati; smatrati; sklicati
ameriško telefonirati
trgovina terjati
ameriško, domačno grajati
Biblija zadeti, doleteti

2. neprehodni glagol
klicati, vpiti; telefonirati (on, upon)
obiskati, priti
mornarica (at) pristati (at)
oglasiti se pri, zaviti kam

to call attention to s.th. opozoriti na kaj
to call to account poklicati na odgovor
what age do you call him? koliko mislite, da je star?
ameriško, pogovorno let it call a day naj bo za danes dovolj
to call to mind spomniti, priklicati v spomin
to call s.o. names (o)zmerjati koga
to have nothing to call one's own biti brez sredstev
to call in question (po)dvomiti
to call a spade a spade, to call things by their names reči bobu bob
to call it square (ali quits) smatrati za urejeno
to call into being ustvariti
to call a halt ustaviti se
to call a meeting sklicati sestanek
not to have a moment to call one's own ne imeti niti trenutka zase
to call to order posvariti, opomniti
to call the banns oklicati
to call cousins with s.o. sklicevati se na sorodstvo s kom
to call into play spraviti v tek
to call to witness poklicati za pričo
to be called imenovati se
to be called to the bar postati odvetnik
to call the roll vojska poklicati zbor, klicati po imenih

cess [ses] samostalnik
irsko, škotsko davek, davščina

out of all cess čez mero
bad cess to you! naj te vzame vrag!, solit se pojdi!.

cobbler² [kɔ́blə] samostalnik
krpač, čevljar, ki samo popravlja; šušmar

the cobbler must not go beyond his last, the cobbler must stick to his last le čevlje sodi naj kopitar
cobbler's wax čevljarska smola

come^*1 [kʌm] neprehodni glagol (to, into; out of, from; within)
priti, prihajati, dospeti; prikazati, približati se; izvirati; postati; zgoditi, pripetiti se; znašati; delati se

to come and go sem in tja hoditi; prikazovati se in izginjati
to come the artful over oslepariti
to come to be postati
to come to blows stepsti se
sleng to come a cropper pasti; utrpeti škodo
to come down a peg biti ponižan
sleng to come the fine gentleman igrati odličnega gospoda
to come to grief doživeti polom
to come to a head doseči višek
sleng how comes? kako to, čemu?
let it come to the worst v najslabšem primeru
to come to harm utrpeti škodo
to come to know zvedeti
to come to light prikazati se
to come to nothing izjaloviti se
don't come the old soldier over me nikar se ne širokousti pred menoj
to come to pass zgoditi se
to come it over predrzno se vesti
to come to the point jasno se izraziti; skušati pridobiti
to come to see obiskati
to come short zamuditi; ne imeti uspeha, pogoreti
to come to stay ustaliti se
to come to terms dogovoriti, zediniti se; sprijazniti se, popustiti
to come bodoč, naslednji
in years to come v poznejših letih
come what may naj se zgodi, kar hoče
to come to the wrong shop obrniti se na napačen naslov
to come to o.s. zavedeti se
first come, first served kdor prej pride, prej melje
pogovorno he's as stupid as they come neumen je, kar se da
come now! daj že!
come! no!

confound [kənfáund] prehodni glagol
(z)mešati, osupiti, zbegati, presenetiti (with)
zamenjati; osramotiti

confound him! naj ga vrag vzame!
confound it! hudiča!

craft [kra:ft ameriško kræft] samostalnik
spretnost, ročnost; zvijača; obrt, rokodelstvo, umetna obrt; ceh; orodje za ribolov; ladja, ladjevje, letalo, splav

the gentle craft ribolov
the Craft prostozidarji
small craft drobne ladje
landing craft izkrcevalna ladja
every man to his craft le čevlje sodi naj kopitar

curse¹ [kə:s] samostalnik
kletev, psovka; prekletstvo, šiba božja, nesreča
domačno menstruacija

not to care a curse niti malo se ne meniti
curses come home to roost kdor drugemu jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade
curse of Scotland karo devetica
not worth a tinker's curse niti piškavega oreha vreden
curse on youl naj te vrag vzame!

curse² [kə:s]

1. prehodni glagol
preklinjati, psovati, obrekovati, sramotiti, izobčiti

2. neprehodni glagol
kleti

to curse by bell, book and candle vse po vrsti prekleti
curse him! naj ga vrag vzame!
to curse with s.th. kaznovati, mučiti s čim

čévelj (nizek) shoe; (visok, ženski) boot; (stara dolžinska mera) foot (0,3048m)

gorski čévlji climbing boots
lakast čévelj patent leather shoe
platnen čévelj canvas shoe
plesni čévlji dancing shoes
čévlji z gumastimi podplati (gumarice) rubber-soled shoes
podkovani čévlji hob-nailed boots
štrapacni čévlji walking shoes
teniški čévlji tennis shoes
visokopetni čévlji high-heeled shoes
težki čévlji heavy shoes, (za golf) brogues
čiščenje čévljev a shoe shine
krpač čévljev cobbler
čistilo, krema za čévlje shoe-cream, (shoe-) polish
kopito za čévelj last
mast za čévlje grease, dubbin
natezalec za čévlje shoetree
omara za čévlje shoe cabinet
pribor za čiščenje čévljev shoe-shine kit
obuvalo za čévlje shoehorn, shoe-lift
ščetka za čévlje shoe-brush, blacking-brush
trgovina s čévlji shoe shop, ZDA shoe store, shoe saloon
snažilec čévljev bootblack, shoeblack, (hotelski) boots, ZDA shoe-shiner, shoe boy
vezalka za čévelj bootlace, shoelace, ZDA shoe string
usnje za čévlje shoe leather
zaponka za čévelj shoe buckle
žlica za čévelj shoehorn
žebelj, cvek za čévelj shoe nail, tack, (lesen) shoe-peg
tovarna čévljev shoe factory
velikost čévljev size
oglaviti čévelj to vamp
(o)snažiti, (o)čistiti čévlje to clean (ali to black) boots, ZDA to shine shoes
pomeriti čévelj to try on a shoe
podplatiti čévelj to sole, to resole a shoe
čévlji škripljejo the shoes squeak
čévelj tišči, žuli the shoe pinches
kje žuli čévelj? figurativno where does the shoe pinch?
vsakdo ve, kje ga čévelj žuli everybody knows where the shoe pinches
le čévlje sodi naj kopitar let the cobbler stick to his last; every man to his craft!

člôvek man, pl men; human being; fellow, individual, person

člôvek (božji)! (vzklik nestrpnosti) man (alive)!
čuden člôvek a queer (ali an odd) fellow
nepomemben člôvek nonentity
odrasel člôvek grown-up person, adult
noben člôvek nobody, not a soul
navaden, poprečen člôvek the man in the street, the average person
vsak člôvek everybody, everyone
poslovni člôvek man of business
on je prijeten člôvek he is a pleasant fellow
on je najboljši člôvek na svetu he is the best man alive; there is no better man alive (than he)
člôvek za vsak posel, za vse jack-of-all-trades, pl jacks-of-all-trades
člôvek u podoben man-like; anthropoid
kakšen člôvek pa je on? what kind of person is he?, what sort of fellow is he?
on je tudi samó člôvek he is only human
Vi ste člôvek, ki ga hočem, potrebujem you are the man I want
kaj naj si člôvek misli o njem? what should one think of him?
kaj drugega bi člôvek mogel reči v tem primeru? what else could a man say in this case?
člôvek obrača, bog pa obrne man proposes, God disposes
člôvek na slabem glasu a bad egg (ali hat, lot)

damn¹ [dæm]

1. prehodni glagol
prekleti, preklinjati; grajati, karati, zmerjati; obsoditi, obsojati; pogubiti

2. neprehodni glagol
kleti

to damn a play izžvižgati igro
to damn s.th. with a faint praise previdno kaj hvaliti
I'll be damned if naj me vrag vzame, če

damnation [dæmnéišən]

1. samostalnik
prekletstvo poguba; izžvižganje, preklinjanje; stroga kritika, obsodba

may damnation take him! naj bo preklet

2. medmet
presneto

délati to work, to be at work; to do; to make; to manufacture; (biti zaposlen) to be employed (funkcionirati) to function

težko délati to toil, to labour
délati za koga to work for someone
kaj delaš (sedajle)? what are you doing (now)?
délati v akordu to be a pieceworker, to do piecework
nimam kaj délati I have no work to do
délati kot črna živina to work like a nigger (ali like a slave)
delati na čem to work on something, to be busy with something, to be engaged on something
délati po navodilih to act (ali to proceed) according to instructions (ali as instructed), to follow the instructions
on dela le za svojo korist he looks only after his own interests
prekomerno délati to overwork someone
délati napake to make mistakes
délati krivico komu to do wrong to someone
délati za vsakdanji kruh to work for one's daily bread
on dela na svojo roko figurativno he is not authorized to act; pogovorno he's acting off his own bat
dela po svoji mili volji he has his own way, he pleases himself
površno délati to botch, to bungle
délati kot mravlja a to be busy as a bee
délati sitnosti to cause trouble
délati težave to make difficulties
stroj dela the machine is working (ali running)
stroj ne dela (je brez dela) the machine is idle, (je pokvarjen) the machine is out of order
trdo délati to work hard, to labour, to toil, to drudge
pri kom si dajete délati obleke? who is your tailor?
dan se dela it is dawn, it is daybreak, day is dawning
délati se (pretvarjati se) to pretend, to make pretence, to feign
dela se bolnega he pretends to be ill
dela se neumnega he plays the fool
dela se gluhega he pretends he is deaf
délati se norca iz koga to make fun of someone, to make a fool of someone
dela se bogatega he pretends to be rich, he makes believe he is rich
delal sem se jeznega I pretended to be angry
delal se je, kot da ničesar ne vidi he pretended to see nothing
kdor ne dela, naj ne jé arhaično no mill, no meal

deprecate [déprikeit] prehodni glagol
moliti za odvrnitev (nesreče, zla); ne odobravati, grajati, obsojati; odvračati; milo prositi

to deprecate s.o.'s anger prositi koga, naj se ne jezi
to deprecate war ne odobravati vojne