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wrap² [ræp] prehodni glagol (večinoma wrap up)
zaviti, omotati, oviti; skriti (in v)
ogrniti
figurativno zaplesti
neprehodni glagol
zaviti se, ogrniti se, zamotati se, ovi(ja)ti se (round okrog)
pasti, leči (over čez)
(o obleki)

to wrap s.th. in paper zaviti kaj v papir
to wrap o.s. up toplo se obleči
the affair is wrapped up in mystery afera je skrivnostna, zagonetna
to wrap s.th. round one's finger oviti si kaj okoli prsta
to be wrapped up in biti zavzet (okupiran, zatopljen, odvisen) (od dolžnosti, dela itd.)
to wrap up sleng izpeljati do srečnega konca
to be wrapped in an intrigue biti zapleten v spletkarjenje

wreathe [ri:ð] prehodni glagol
viti, oviti, vrteti (round, about okrog)
splesti, povezati (v venec); plesti (vence); ovenčati, okrasiti; zviti, obračati, skriviti; kodrati, (na)gubati

to wreathe one's arms prekrižati roke
the snake wreathed itself round a branch kača se je ovila okrog veje
wreatheed column zavit, polžast steber
neprehodni glagol
obračati se, viti se; kodrati se, krožiti (v kolobarjih); zaplesti se
škotsko vrtinčiti se (sneg, pesek), narediti zamete

wring^*2 [riŋ]

1. prehodni glagol
iztisniti, izžeti (sadje itd.), stiskati, izžemati, ožeti; zviti, zaviti (vrat), oviti, lomiti, viti (roke); skriviti, skremžiti (obraz); izkriviti, popačiti (pomen); iztisniti, izsiliti (davek, denar); stisniti (komu roko)
figurativno stiskati (srce), mučiti

to wring s.o.'s hand stisniti komu roko
to wring the neck of an animal zaviti vrat živali
I'll wring your neck vrat ti bom zavil
to wring one's hands in pain roke viti od bolečine
to wring a confession from s.o. izsiliti priznanje iz koga
to wring money from (ali of) s.o. izsiliti, izžeti denar iz koga
my shoe wrings me čevelj me tišči (žuli)
his face was wrung with pain obraz mu je bil skremžen od bolečine
it wrings my heart zelo sem potrt zaradi tega
he wrings my words from their true meaning on pači pravi pomen mojih besed

2. neprehodni glagol
zviti se, kriviti se; povzročati bolečino, mučiti

expend [ikspénd] prehodni glagol (on)
porabiti, potrošiti, zapraviti
mornarica oviti (pomožno) vrv okrog jambora

rewind^* [ri:wáind] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
previti (film); nanovo oviti, naviti

tape¹ [téip]

1. samostalnik
ozek trak (iz tkanine, kovine, papirja); trak brzojavnega aparata; magnetofonski trak; trak na cilju (teka ali dirke)
sleng žganje
krajšava za tape measure, tape worm, red tape

insulating tape izolirni trak
red tape rdeča vrvica za povezovanje službenih spisov, figurativno birokracija
to breast the tape (kot prvi) priteči na cilj

2. prehodni glagol
opremiti s trakom, zvezati s trakom; oviti (knjigo) s trakom; meriti z merilnim trakom; snemati, posneti, govoriti na magnetofonski trak
vojska, sleng utišati (top)

taped music na zvočni trak posneta glasba
to have s.th. taped ameriško, sleng spoznati se na kaj

tissue [tísju:, tíšu(:)]

1. samostalnik
tanka, fina tkanina, koprenasta tkanina, flor; zlata, srebrna tkanina
anatomija tkivo
figurativno splet, niz, vrsta, mreža (laži, zločinov itd.); phot ogleni papir

a tissue of lies kup, niz laži
connective tissue medicina vezno tkivo
tissue paper svilen papir

2. prehodni glagol
(pre)tkati, preplesti; oviti s tankim blagom

wimple [wimpl]

1. samostalnik
naprsna ruta (pri ženskah, danes pri redovnicah); tančica; guba; zavoj, vijuga

2. prehodni glagol
oviti s tančico; (redko) (na)gubati; kodrati (vodno površino)

the wind wimples the lake veter kodra jezero
neprehodni glagol
gubati se, kodrati se (vodna gladina)

finger¹ [fíŋgə] samostalnik
prst; mera za globino ali debelost; kazalec (na uri)

to burn one's fingers opeči si prste
his fingers are all thumbs zelo je nespreten
by a finger's breadth komaj, za las
to be finger and glove with s.o. biti s kom zelo zaupen
to have a finger in (the pie) imeti svoje prste vmes
to have s.th. at one's finger tips (ali ends) imeti kaj v malem prstu
my fingers itch komaj čakam
to the finger nails popolnoma
one can number them on one's fingers človek bi jih lahko seštel na prstih
to keep one's fingers crossed držati figo
to lift one's little finger preveč piti
to look through one's fingers spregledati kaj, skozi prste gledati
to lay (ali put) a finger on s.th. imeti svoje prste vmes
not to raise (ali lift) a finger on behalf of niti s prstom ne migniti zaradi
to snap one's fingers biti ravnodušen do česa
to twist round one's (little) finger oviti si okoli prsta
one can do with a wet finger to je lahko narediti
within a finger's breadth of one's ruin na robu propada
index (ali first) finger kazalec
middle finger sredinec
ring finger prstanec
little finger mezinec

mezínec little finger

to imam v mezíncu (figurativno) I have it at my fingertips
z mezíncem ne migniti (figurativno) not to lift a finger
oviti si koga okoli mezínca (figurativno) to twist (ali to wind, to wrap) someone round one's little finger

pŕst¹ -a finger; (živali) toe, digit

mali pŕst little finger
nožni pŕst toe
srednji pŕst middle finger
blazinica pŕsta fingertip
po, na pŕstih on tiptoe
od kajenja rjavi pŕsti nicotine-stained fingers pl
umazani pŕsti dirty fingers
pŕst rokavice finger of a glove
dati jih komu po pŕstih to rap someone's fingers
imeti dolge pŕste (figurativno, krasti) to steal, to be one of the light-fingered gentry
imeti svoje pŕste zraven (pri kaki zadevi) to have a finger in the pie, to have a hand in something
za dva pŕsta je imela rdečila na licih she had a layer of rouge two fingers deep on her cheeks
on ima več pameti v malem pŕstu kot ti v glavi he has more wit in his little finger than you in your whole body
imeti v malem pŕstu (figurativno) to have at one's finger's end
daj, pomôli mu pŕst, pa bo zgrabil vso roko (figurativno) give him an inch, and he will take an ell!
daj pŕste proč od teh stvari! don't tamper with these things!
gledati komu na pŕste to keep a close eye upon someone, to watch someone closely
krcniti koga po pŕstih to tap someone's fingers
dati komu znak s pŕstom to beckon to someone
hoditi po pŕstih to tiptoe
s pŕstom ne migniti (komu v pomoč) not to stir a finger (to help someone), not to lift a finger, not to turn a hand (to help someone)
pŕste si oblizniti (figurativno) to lick one's fingers
opeči si pŕste (figurativno) to burn one's fingers, to singe one's feathers
pokazati s pŕstom na to point one's finger at
požugati s pŕstom to wag one's finger
okoli pŕstov oviti (figurativno) to twist (ali to wind, to wrap) someone round one's little finger
komu na pŕste stopiti to tread on someone's toes
iti po pŕstih po stopnicah navzgor to tiptoe upstairs
pogledati skozi pŕste ob... (figurativno) to connive at, to turn a blind eye to
pogledati komu skozi pŕste (figurativno) to condone someone's shortcomings
na pŕste šteti to count on one's fingers' ends (ali on the fingers)
urezati se v pŕst to cut one's finger
pŕsti me srbijo (da bi to storil) my fingers are itching (to do it)
temno je, da ne vidiš pŕsta pred nosom it is pitch-dark
znati svojo lekcijo iz malega pŕsta to have one's lesson at one's fingertips