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pásti¹ (padem) to fall; to drop; to slump; to tumble; to decrease, to decline; (vpliv) to wane; to ebb; (cene) to go down, to depreciate; to sink

pásti s konja to fall off (ali from) a horse, to be spilled, to come a cropper; (z višine) to topple down
pásti v boju to fall in action; (strel) to be heard; (v šoli) to do badly, to come down; (pri izpitu) to fail, to be ploughed
padel je na bojnem polju, na bojišču he was killed on the battlefield
pásti komu v besedo to interrupt someone
pásti po dolgem in širokem na tla to fall spread-eagled on the floor
pásti komu na hrbet to attack someone from behind, to stab someone in the back
pásti v oči to catch the eye
padel je z drevesa he fell from a tree
pásti v nezavest to faint, to swoon
pásti na nos to fall on one's face
padel sem v nemilost pri njem I lost his favour
padel je na izpitu he failed his examination
kocka je padla (figurativno) the die is cast
pásti na noge (tudi figurativno) to land on one's feet
pásti na zemljo to fall on the ground
novoletni dan pade na četrtek New Year's Day falls on a Thursday
otrok je padel the baby has fallen over (ali has had a tumble)
nizko pásti, globoko pásti (figurativno) to come down in the world, to sink low
to mi je padlo v naročje (figurativno) I got it without effort (ali without exertion)
padlo mi je na pamet, na um it suddenly struck me, it mashed through my mind, the thought struck me
pásti v pozabo to fall into oblivion, to fall into disuse
padla mu je okoli vratu she embraced him, she threw her arms round his neck
pásti na kolena to kneel down
pásti na kolena pred... to fall on one's knees before..., to prostrate oneself before...
padel je sovražniku v roke he fell into the hands of the enemy
to mi je kot z neba padlo (figurativno) it came as a windfall to me, it came like a godsend to me
sekira mi je padla iz rok the axe dropped from my hand
sekira mu je padla v med (figurativno) he sees his most fervent desires fulfilled, he is favoured by luck
pásti v nemilost to fall into disfavour
pásti v zmoto to fall into error
pásti pod zakon to come under a law, to fall within the scope of a law
zastor je padel the curtain has dropped
vlada je padla the government has been overthrown
nisem na glavo padel (figurativno) I am no fool
jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa (figurativno) like father, like son
pazi, da ne padeš! mind you don't fall!

pozába oblivion; silence

priti, pasti v pozábo to fall (ali to sink, to slip) into oblivion
rešiti pozábe kaj to save (ali to rescue) something from oblivion
iskati pozábo v pijači to drown one's sorows
ki je prišel, padel v pozábo lost ali sunk in oblivion

rush² [rʌš]

1. neprehodni glagol
navaliti (na), naskočiti, napasti, pognati se, vreči se, zagnati se, planiti, zakaditi se, (slepo) (z)drveti; (o vetru) besneti, šumeti; (o vodi) valiti se
figurativno leteti, hiteti
ekonomija živahno se razvijati
šport spurtati

to rush into certain death drveti v gotovo smrt
to rush into extremes pasti v skrajnost
to rush on (upon) s.o. planiti na koga
to rush at the enemy planiti na sovražnika
the blood rushed to her face kri ji je planila v obraz
to rush into an affair prenagljeno, brez premisleka se lotiti neke zadeve
to rush to the station drveti na postajo
fools rush in where angels fear to tread figurativno norci si več upajo kot junaki

2. prehodni glagol
pehati, goniti, hitro gnati (voditi, peljati, poslati, transportirati), priganjati, pritiskati (na), siliti
avtomobilizem hitro voziti, drveti z; prenagliti, prenaglo (brez premisleka) izvesti ali izvršiti (posel)
vojska navaliti na (barikade), zavzeti, osvojiti v jurišu, jurišati na
pogovorno preveč zaračunati, opehariti (out of za)
izmamiti, izvabiti, izžicati (iz koga) (for s.th. kaj)

to rush an examination ameriško z veliko lahkoto napraviti izpit
do not rush me ne priganjaj me preveč, pusti me, da pridem do sape (da premislim)
to be rushed for time pogovorno imeti zelo malo časa
to rush one's car to Maribor drveti z avtom v Maribor
to rush s.o. into danger spraviti koga v nevarnost
to rush one's fences figurativno biti nestrpen, neučakan
the guide rushed us through the Tower vodnik nas je hitro vodil (gnal) skozi Tower
to rush s.o. sleng preveč komu zaračunati
to rush s.o. to the hospital hitro koga prepeljati v bolnico
to rush an obstacle z vso hitrostjo, v skoku premagati zapreko
to rush an order (through) in a few days naglo izvršiti naročilo v nekaj dneh
to refuse to be rushed ne se pustiti siliti (k naglici)
to rush a task hiteti s poslom, naganjati k hitri izvršitvi naloge ali posla
to rush a train navaliti na vlak

sag [sæg]

1. samostalnik
povešenje (vrvi), uleknitev, ukrivljenost, udrtost, depresija; popuščanje, upad(anje)
ekonomija začasen padec cen
navtika odvračanje ladje od prave smeri

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
ulekniti (se), povesiti (se), ukriviti (se), upogniti (se), pogrezniti (se); (o cenah) pasti
navtika kreniti s prave smeri; nagniti se na stran (most, vrata); znižati (cene)

sagging market ekonomija popuščajoče tržišče
sagging shoulders viseča ramena
to sag in price pasti v ceni
the bridge sags most se (v sredini) poveša, useda

silence¹ [sáiləns] samostalnik
tišina, mir; molk, molčečnost; pozaba, pozabljenje; brezšumno delovanje motorja

silence! tišina! mir!
in silence v tišini; molče
to break silence prekiniti tišino (molk), spregovoriti
silence gives consent kdor molči, odobrava (soglaša)
to keep (to observe) silence molčati; ne izdati
to pass into silence priti, pasti v pozabo
to pass over in silence figurativno iti molčé preko, preiti molče
to put to silence pripraviti, prisiliti k molku, utišati (koga) (zlasti z argumenti v diskusiji)
to wrap o.s. in silence zaviti se v molk
speech is silver, but silence is golden govoriti je srebro, molčati pa zlato

snare [snɛ́ə]

1. samostalnik
zanka, zadrga
figurativno past
množina strune iz sukanih črev ali kože na spodnjem delu bobna, ki dajejo ropotajoč zvok

to be caught in a snare ujeti se v zanko, v past
to fall into a snare pasti v zanko, v past
to lay (to set) a snare for s.o. nastaviti zanko (past) za koga, komu

2. prehodni glagol
loviti, ujeti (ptice) v zanko; zvabiti koga v past

spánje sleep; (mirno) slumber

v spánju in one's sleep
kratko spánje brief sleep, nap, snooze, pogovorno forty winks
nemirno spánje restless sleep, broken (ali troubled) sleep
moteno, prekinjeno spánje broken sleep
rahlo (trdno, globoko, zdravo) spánje light (sound) sleep
globoko spánje deep sleep
prvo, osvežujoče spánje (pred polnočjo) beauty sleep
peturno spánje five hours' sleep
večno spánje the last sleep, the sleep that knows no waking
zimsko spánje winter sleep, hibernation
pomanjkanje spánja lack (ali want) of sleep
noč brez spánja sleepless night
spánje pravičnega the sleep of the just
govoriti v spánju to talk in one's sleep
hoditi v spánju to walk in one's sleep, to sleepwalk
imeti rahlo spánje to be a light sleeper
imeti trdno, dobro, zdravo spánje to be a good, a sound sleeper
hliniti spánje to pretend to be asleep
pasti v globoko spánje to fall into a profound sleep
pogrezniti se v mirno spánje to fall into a peaceful slumber
planiti iz spánja to start out of one's sleep, to wake up with a start
prebiti noč brez spánja to have a sleepless (ali a wakeful) night
spati v globokem spánju to be fast asleep, (pogovorno) to sleep like a log
spati svoje poslednje spánje to sleep one's last sleep

steep² [sti:p]

1. samostalnik
namakanje; potapljanje; tekočina za namakanje; močilo; močenje (konoplje, lanu); kar se namaka; posoda za namakanje

in steep v namakanju, namočen

2. prehodni glagol
namakati, močiti, omehčati z namakanjem; prepojiti, prežeti (in z)
potopiti, pogrezniti

steeped in crime ki je zabredel v zločin
steeped with Latin natrpan z latinščino
to be steeped in biti zatopljen v; globoko pasti v
to steep one's hands in blood figurativno močiti si, omadeževati si roke s krvjo
to steep o.s. figurativno zatopiti se (in v)
to steep in sleep pogrezniti se v spanje

súženjstvo slavery, slavishness; servitude; bondage; arhaično thraldom

pasti v súženjstvo to fall into slavery

súžnost slavery; servitude

pasti v súžnost to fall into slavery

tráns trance

pasti v tráns to fall into a trance
spraviti koga v tráns pesniško to trance someone

trap¹ [træp] samostalnik
zanka (za živali), past (za ptice, miši, lisice)
figurativno past; vrša, sak
tehnično zaklopec, zaklopka, loputa
glasba tolkalo
britanska angleščina lahek voz na dve kolesi, odprt dvosedežen avto
figurativno, sleng zvijača, prevara, zvijačnost
sleng vohljač, detektiv, policijski agent
sleng usta

mouse-trap mišelovka
rat trap past za podgane; množina vrsta lestev, ki se lahko sklopijo
to be up to trap, to understand trap ne se dati speljati, ne iti v past
to lay (to set) a trap for s.o. nastaviti komu past
to walk (to fall) into a trap iti, pasti v past
shut your trap! sleng drži jezik (za zobmi)!

V v (kje?) in, at; (kam?) into, to

v šoli (= v zgradbi) in the school, (pri pouku) at school
v šolo to school
v gledališču at the theatre
v 3. nadstopju on the third (3rd) floor, ZDA on the fourth (4th) floor
v Londonu (veliko mesto) in London
v Kamniku (malo mesto) at Kamnik
v London, v Francijo to London, to France
v mestu in town
v inozemstvu, v inozemstvo abroad
izgubljen v temi lost in the dark (ali darkness)
slab v angleščini weak in English
v torek on Tuesday
dvakrat v letu twice a year
v tistem času at that time
v starih časih in ancient times
v novejšem času in recent times
v mojih letih at my age
v pradobi in prehistoric times
v tem trenutku at this moment
v pravem času at the right moment, just in time
pozno v noč late into the night
v roku 10 dni within 10 days
v vojni in miru at war and at peace
v ta namen for this purpose
v imenu... in the name of...
v redu in order
biti v dobrih odnosih s kom to be on good terms with someone
hiša je bila v plamenih the house was on fire
biti v skrajni bedi to be in utter poverty
ste kdaj bili v Londonu? have you ever been to London?
biti v vojni to be at war
dospeti, prispeti v London to arrive in London
hoditi v šolo to go to school
pasti v vodo to fall into the water
ne morem mu tega vbiti v glavo I can't drive it into his head
vreči v koš za odpadke to throw into the wastepaper basket
vreči v zrak to throw into the air
zdrobiti v prah to pulverize, to reduce to dust
živeti v Sloveniji to live in Slovenia
to delo bom končal v roku treh mesecev (v treh mescih) I shall finish this job (ali work, task) within three months

vôda water; humoristično Adam's ale

po kopnem in po vôdi by land and by water
po vôdi navzdol downriver, downstream
po vôdi navzgor, proti vôdi upriver, upstream
bistra vôda limpid (ali clear) water
mehka (trda) vôda soft (hard) water
sladka (morska, tekoča, mineralna, pitna) vôda fresh (salt, running ali flowing, mineral ali table, drinking) water
termalna vôda thermal water
talna vôda underground water
mirujoča, stoječa vôda stagnant water, sluggish water
slana vôda brackish water
soda vôda soda water, aerated water
težka vôda kemija heavy water
kalna vôda troubled water
filtrirana vôda filtered water
mrzla in topla tekoča vôda cold and hot running water
neprepusten za vôdo watertight
curek vôde jet of water
pomanjkanje vôde water shortage
preskrba z vôdo water supply
vrč za vôdo water jug, pitcher
zdravljenje z vôdo hydropathy
v kitajskih vôdah in Chinese waters
to je vôda na njegov mlin (figurativno) this is grist to his mill
saj ne gori vôda! (figurativno) there's no tearing hurry!
polja so pod vôdo the fields are under water (ali flooded, inundated, submerged)
daj mi malo vôde, da si umijem roke! give me some water to wash my hands with!
iti po vôdo to fetch water
piti mineralno vôdo (v toplicah) to take the waters
nositi vôdo v Savo (figurativno) to carry coals to Newcastle
plavati na vôdi to float
naši načrti so šli po vôdi our plans went wrong
piti viski brez vôde to drink whisky neat
pasti v vôdo (figurativno) to come to naught, to fall through, (pogovorno) to fizzle out
s tem pade to v vôdo (VB pogovorno) this means it's a washout, this makes it a washout
moji načrti so padli v vôdo my plans have come to nothing
v kalni vôdi ribariti to fish in troubled waters
puščati vôdo (o ladji) to leak
zadrževati vôdo (= ne urinirati) to hold one's water
zaiti v pregloboko vôdo to go out of one's depth
tiha vôda globoko dere (bregove podira) still waters run deep
spustiti vôdo (urinirati) to make water

vrédnost value; worth; price

brez vrédnosti valueless, worthless, of no worth
vrédnost dela value of labour
v vrédnosti od... to the value of..., worth...
nekaj brez vrédnosti (figurativno) a dead loss
kalorična vrédnost calorific value
komercialna vrédnost commercial value
maksimalna vrédnost maximum value
stalna vrédnost fixed value
zamenjalna vrédnost exchange value
vrédnost po računu value according to the account
nominalna vrédnost face value
vrédnost 1.000.000 SIT a million tolars' worth
prijava vrédnosti declaration of value
diamant zelo velike vrédnosti a very valuable diamond
ocenjevalec vrédnosti valuer
vzorec brez vrédnosti sample of no value
znamke v vrédnosti 50.000 SIT fifty thousand tolars' worth of stamps
to nima nobene vrédnosti there is no price for it
izvleči polno vrédnost iz... to get full value out of...
pasti v vrédnosti to depreciate
podcenjevati (precenjevati) vrédnost česa to undervalue (to overvalue) something
prekositi v vrédnosti to outvalue
pripisovati preveliko vrédnost čemu to set too much value upon something
polagati veliko vrédnost na... to make much of..., to care much about..., to set great store by...

want¹ [wɔnt] samostalnik
pomanjkanje; stiska, revščina, siromaštvo; potreba, nujna potreba, nujno potrebna (željena) stvar
(tudi množina) želja, zahteva
ameriško, pogovorno iskanje, ponudba službe

for (ali from) want of zaradi pomanjkanja
a longfelt want dolgo (časa) občutena potreba
for want of s.th. better ker ni boljšega
want of care nebrižnost, nepazljivost
want of sense nespametnost
want of thought nepremišljenost
to be in want of (nujno) potrebovati; biti brez, ne imeti (česa)
I am in want of a dress (nujno) potrebujem obleko
he is a man of few wants on je človek, ki se zadovolji z malim
to be in want živeti v pomanjkanju, v revščini
to fall in want pasti v pomanjkanje, v revščino, obubožati

waylay^* [weiléi] prehodni glagol
postaviti zasedo, prežati; nagovoriti, ogovoriti

to be waylaid pasti v zasedo

zánka snare, noose, sling; mesh; loop

nastaviti komu zánko to lay (ali to set) a snare for someone
pasti v zánko to fall into a snare
ujeti (ptice) v zánko to snare
ujeti se v zánko to be caught in a snare, (figurativno) to put one's head in a noose; to ensnare, to noose
zadrgniti zánko to noose

zaséda ambush; vojska ambuscade; (preža) wait

biti v zasédi to ambush, to lie in ambush (ali in wait)
čakati v zasédi to lie in wait
napasti iz zaséde to waylay, to attack from an ambush, to ambuscade, to ambush
pasti v zasédo to fall into an ambush, to be waylaid
pripraviti zasédo to lay (ali to make) an ambush
postaviti zasédo to lay an ambush, to lie in wait (komu for someone), (prežati) to waylay
postavljač zaséd waylayer