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swallow² [swɔ́lou]

1. samostalnik
žrelo, grlo; požiranje, požirek
geologija (kraški) požiralnik
figurativno apetit, požrešnost, pohlep, poželenje

a swallow of water požirek vode
to drink s.th. at one swallow izpiti kaj na dušek

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
požirati, požreti, goltati, pogoltniti (tudi figurativno)
zadušiti, potlačiti (jezo); preklicati; verjeti (kaj), biti lahkoveren; pohlepno čitati; mirno trpeti, prenesti (žalitev); priključiti si (tuje ozemlje)

to swallow the anchor navtika, sleng obesiti mornarski poklic na klin
to swallow the bait pogoltniti vabo (trnek), figurativno vgrizniti v vabo, dati se speljati, iti na limanice
to swallow a camel figurativno verjeti nekaj neverjetnega; mirno trpeti, prenesti (kaj)
to swallow an insult pogoltniti žalitev
to swallow a story verjeti neresnično zgodbo
to swallow a tavern token figurativno opi(ja)niti se
to swallow one's words figurativno preklicati, nazaj vzeti svoje besede
he swallowed the wrong way zaletelo se mu je

thirst¹ [ɵə:st] samostalnik
žeja
figurativno poželenje, pohlep (for, of, after po)

thirst for blood krvoločnost
thirst for glory slavohlepnost
thirst for knowledge žeja po znanju
thirst for money pohlep po denarju
to die of thirst umreti od žeje
to quench one's thirst ugasiti si žejo, odžejati se
to suffer from thirst trpeti žejo
to have a thirst pogovorno biti žejen, žejati

voracity [vərǽsiti] samostalnik
požrešnost; pohlepnost, pohlep, lakomnost (of na kaj)
nenasitnost

dross [drɔs] samostalnik
žlindra; usedlina, nesnaga, odpadek, izmeček
pogovorno pohlep po denarju

lucre [l(j)ú:kə] samostalnik
pohlep po denarju, grabežljivost, lakomnost; zaslužek, korist, profit

for lucre iz čistega pohlepa
filthy lucre umazan profit

mammonism [mǽmənizəm] samostalnik
pohlep po bogastvu

possessiveness [pəzésivnis] samostalnik
posesivnost, svojilnost; tiranska, sebična ljubezen, pohlep po posesti

ravening [rǽvniŋ] (tudi poetično)

1. samostalnik
ropaželjnost, pohlep po plenu

2. pridevnik
ropa željen, pohlepen plena

ravenousness [rǽvənəsnis] samostalnik
ropaželjnost, pohlep po plenu; požrešnost; volčja lakota

čítati to read

čítati dalje to read on
čítati do konca to read through
zopet čítati to reread
čítati med vrsticami figurativno to read between the lines
čítati glasno to read aloud
čítati tiho, potihem to read to oneself
čítati zase (skrivaj) to read to oneself
čítati pazljivo to peruse
čítati površno, bežno to skim
čítati komu kaj to read something to someone
čítati dolgočasno knjigo to wade through a dull book
čítati komu na obrazu to read someone's face
on mnogo čita he is a great reader, he is a bookworm
on je mnogo čital (je načitan) he is well-read, he is a man of wide reading
to se čita kot roman it reads like a novel
ona ne čita mnogo she is not much of a reader
knjiga se lepo čita the book reads well
ta knjiga se zanimivo čita this book makes good reading ali pogovorno a good read
ona ima rada, da ji kaj čitajo she likes being read to
na očeh se mu čita pohlep his greed can be read in his eyes
hoteti čítati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni to read something into a text
najbolj čitana knjiga the most widely read book

glád hnuger; (lakota) famine, starvation

glád (pohlep) po thirst for, greed for, craving for (ali after)
volčji glád ravenous hunger
imam volčji glád I am famished
umirati od gládu to starve, to be famished
umreti, poginiti od gládu to die (ali to perish) of hunger (ali of starvation), to starve to death
umiram od gládu (figurativno) I'm simply starving
pustili so jih, da so umrli od gládu they left them to die of hunger
z gládom prisiliti k predaji, k pokorščini to starve into surrender, into submission
trpeti glád to starve, to famish
utešiti, pomiriti (si) glád to appease one's hunger, to satisfy one's hunger, arhaično to stay one's stomach
glád je najboljši kuhar hunger is the best sauce

lákota famine, starvation, hunger; dearth

lákota (pohlep) (po) greediness, craving (after, for)
volčja lákota ravenous hunger
smrt od lákote starvation
potešiti komu lákoto to appease (ali assuage, allay) someone's hunger
utešiti si lákoto to appease (ali assuage, allay, satisfy) one's hunger
trpeti lákoto to be starved, to go hungry, to be famished
umirati, umreti od lákote to die of hunger (ali of starvation), to starve (to death)
umiram od lákote I'm dying of hunger
lákota požene volka iz gozda hunger is a hard taskmaster
protestni pohod proti lákoti hunger march
z lákoto prisiliti koga k... to starve someone into...

oblást (uradna) authority, (sodna) jurisdiction; (moč) power, might; the powers that be; (absolutna) absolutism, despotism; (najvišja) sovereignty; (gospostvo) dominion, rule, sway

na oblásti in power
ki ima oblást put in charge (of), set in authority
civilna in vojaška oblást civil and military authorities
državna oblást state authority
neomejena oblást absolute power
posvetna oblást secular arm
tuja oblást alien rule
zakonodajna oblást legislative power
borba za oblást struggle for power
oblást nad samim seboj self-possession
prevzem oblásti assumption (ali seizure) of power
prisvojitev oblásti usurpation of power
pohlep po oblásti greed for power
biti na oblásti to be in power
biti v oblásti koga to be in someone's power
vsa oblást je v rokah ljudstva all power is vested in the people (izvira iz oblásti all power derives from the people)
imeti oblást to be in authority, to carry authority
imeti v oblásti to have command of, to be master of
ne imeti oblásti to be without authority
imeti se v oblásti to have self-control, to be master of oneself, to be in control (ali command) of one's feelings
to ni v moji oblásti that's beyond my power
ni v moji oblásti, da... it is not in my power to...
imeti koga v oblásti to have someone in one's power
izgubil je oblást nad seboj he lost his self-control
ivajati oblást nad to exercise (ali to wield) power (ali authority) over
polastiti se oblásti to seize power
prevzeti oblást to assume (ali to take over) power
priti na oblást to come to power
priti pod pristojnost sodne oblásti to come under the jurisdiction (of)

žéja thirst

žéja (pohlep) po denarju thirst for money
ugasniti si žéjo to quench one's thirst
umirati od žéje to be parched with thirst
umreti od žéje to die of thirst
trpeti žéjo to suffer from thirst
žéja po znanju thirst for knowledge