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contract² [kəntrǽkt]

1. prehodni glagol
skrčiti, zožiti, stisniti, zgostiti; nagubati, namrščiti, grbančiti; skup potegniti, vleči, (z)manjšati; pridobiti, nalesti

2. neprehodni glagol
zmanjšati, skrčiti se; sporazumeti se; obvezati se
tehnično sprijemati se

to contract the brow gubati čelo
to contract a disease nakopati si bolezen
to contract a habit navaditi se
to contract a friendship sprijateljiti se
to contract debts zadolžiti se
to contract marriage poročiti se
to contract expenses zmanjšati stroške
to contract out znebiti se obveznosti

cradle¹ [kréidl] samostalnik
zibelka
figurativno rojstni kraj, otroštvo; korito za izpiranje zlata
medicina opornica
tehnično opora, ležaj; vilice za telefonske slušalke; prehodna vlagalna deska (tisk); zidarski oder

to rock the cradle zibati
from the cradle od mladih nog
to rob the cradle poročiti ali zaročiti se s premladim partnerjem
the cradle of the deep morje

dà (pritrdilnica) yes; zastarelo yea, zastarelo pogovorno aye, ay; all right

mislim dà I think so
odgovoriti z dà ali ne to answer yea or nay
ne rečem ne dà ne ne I say neither yes nor no
reči véliki dà (poročiti se) to say I will; to get married

dédinja heiress; inheritress; inheritrix

poročiti dédinjo to marry an heiress

dish-clout [díšklaut] samostalnik
arhaično krpa za pranje posode

to make a napkin of one's dish-clout poročiti se z lastno kuharico

dispose [dispóuz] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
razpolagati, ukazati, urediti, razpostaviti, razmestiti; odrediti; znebiti se, odstraniti; (z)likvidirati; ovreči; proda(ja)ti; opraviti

man proposes, God disposes človek obrača, Bog obrne
to dispose of s.th. razpolagati s čim; urejati kaj; uničiti; ubiti; (raz)prodati; porabiti
to dispose of by will zapustiti v oporoki
to dispose of in marriage poročiti
to dispose of by auction prodati na dražbi
to dispose of once and for all za vselej urediti
to dispose of one's child to school poslati otroka v šolo
more than can be disposed of več kot je treba
a thing to be disposed of stvar, ki se da dobiti ali prodati
to dispose of a claim urediti reklamacijo
to dispose of goods prodati blago

fortune² [fɔ́:čən] samostalnik
usoda, sreča; premoženje, imetje, bogastvo, dota; ugodna ženitev (možitev)

ill (ali bad) fortune nesreča, smola
to make one's (ali a) fortune obogateti
to marry a fortune bogato se poročiti
every man is the architect of his fortune vsak je svoje sreče kovač
to tell fortunes vedeževati
to come into a fortune dedovati
pogovorno a small fortune celo premoženje, velik znesek
soldier of fortune vojak najemnik
to have one's fortune told dati si vedeževati
with good fortune če ima človek srečo

get^*1 [get]

1. prehodni glagol
dobiti; pridobiti zaslužiti; vzeti, jemati; preskrbeti, nabaviti, omisliti si, kupiti; spraviti, spravljati (pridelke); doseči; ujeti; razumeti, naučiti se, doumeti; zvedeti; dati si narediti
ameriško, sleng razjeziti, razdražiti

2. neprehodni glagol
postati; priti, dospeti; napotiti se; navaditi se
ameriško, sleng popihati jo

to get acquainted seznaniti se
to get to be postati
to get better okrevati
to get the better of s.o. premagati koga
to get the best of s.th. najbolje opraviti
to get one's back up razjeziti se
to get the bullet (ali boot, sack, mitten) biti odpuščen
to get clear of znebiti, otresti se
sleng get cracking! loti se posla!
to get dressed obleči se
to get done dati si narediti
there's no getting around nič ne pomaga
to get drunk opijaniti se
to get a glimpse of bežno zagledati
to get even with s.o. obračunati s kom
to get one's eye in navaditi se, prilagoditi se
to get on a fair treat zelo dobro napredovati
sleng to get s.o.'s goat razjeziti, razdražiti koga
get you gone! proč od tod, izgini(te)!
to get the goods on s.o. dobiti dokaze proti komu
to get a grip of obvladati, premagati
sleng to get a big hand zelo ugajati, doživeti velik uspeh
to get the hang of s.th. razumeti, doumeti kaj
to have got to (z nedoločnikom) morati, biti prisiljen
to get by heart naučiti se na pamet
ameriško, sleng to get in Dutch with zameriti se komu
to get hold of polastiti se
pogovorno to get the kick out of s.th. uživati nad čim
to get to know spoznati
sleng to get left razočarati se, podleči
to get lost zgubiti se
to get to like vzljubiti
to get it (in the neck) biti grajan, kaznova
to get a move on pohiteti
to get married poročiti se
to get on s.o.'s nerves dražiti koga
to get nowhere nič ne doseči
to get possession of s.th. polastiti se česa
to get a sight of zagledati
to get the sow (ali pig) by the tail (ali ear), to get the wrong sow by the ear zmotiti se
to get over (ali round) s.o. pregovoriti koga
to get s.o. razumeti koga; imeti koga za norca
sleng to get the raspberry biti zasmehovan
sleng to get rattled zmesti se, postati živčen
to get ready pripraviti se
to get rid (ali quit) znebiti se
to get a rise out of s.o. razdražiti koga
to get one's second wind oddahniti si
to get one's shoes soled dati si podplatiti čevlje
to get to sleep zaspati
to get a slip pelin dobiti, biti zavrnjen
to get the start of s.o. prehiteti koga
to get there doseči uspeh
to get well ozdraveti
to get the wind of s.th. zvedeti, zavohati, zaslutiti kaj
figurativno to get the wind up prestrašiti se
to get to work lotiti se dela
to get the worst of the bargain zgubiti, biti premagan
to get s.o. wrong napačno koga razumeti
to get used to doing s.th. navaditi se česa
to get the upper hand of s.o. premagati koga

go to neprehodni glagol
iti k, kam; pripasti

arhaično go to! beži!, izgini!
go to the country obrniti se na ljudstvo; razpustiti parlament; razpisati nove volitve
go to it tvegati, lotiti se, poskusiti
go to the world poročiti se
go to the dogs propasti, v revščino zabresti
go to expense nakopati si stroške
go to law začeti pravdo
go to a lot of trouble močno si prizadevati
go to war začeti vojno, vojskovati se
go to waste propasti
go to wrack and ruin propasti, konec vzeti, na nič priti
go to stool iti na stran
go to the wall biti ugnan v kozji rog

hand¹ [hænd] samostalnik
roka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar
množina mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov)
gledališče, sleng ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smer

all hands vsa posadka, vsi delavci
on all hands povsod, na vseh straneh
at hand blizu, pri roki
at the hands of s strani nekoga
bloody hands grb grofije Ulster
a bird in the hand nekaj gotovega (imeti v roki)
a bold hand energična pisava
with a bold hand pogumno
by hand ročno, na roko (narejeno)
by the hands of s posredovanjem
hand cash gotovina pri roki
a cool hand hladnokrvnež
figurativno clean hands čiste roke, čista vest
on every hand povsod okoli
even hands izenačeno
for one's own hand sebi v prid
from hand to hand iz rok v roke
from first hand iz prve roke
from second hand iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričen
from good hand iz dobrega vira
the hand of God božja roka
hand on heart roko na srce
heart and hands iz vsega srca
heavy on hand dolgočasen, mučen
with a heavy hand s trdo roko
with a high hand drzno, predrzno, naduto
his hand is out iz vaje je
hand to hand (struggle) človek proti človeku (borba)
hand over hand (ali fist) preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figurativno na vrat na nos, hitro, igraje
in hand v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v roki
a legible hand čitljiva pisava
on the mending hand na poti k okrevanju
near hand leva stran
near at hand pri roki, blizu
a niggling hand nečitljiva pisava, čačka
an old hand strokovnjak, star lisjak
off hand nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stran
hands off! roke proč!
hands off policy politika nevmešavanja
on hand v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; ameriško pri roki, pri sebi
on the one (other) hand po eni (drugi) strani
out of hand nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divji
hands up! roke kvišku!
a slack hand brezdelje, brezbrižnost
to (one's) hand pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolago
under the hand pod roko, skrivaj
under the hand of podpisani...
contract under hand preprosta pogodba brez pečata
the upper hand premoč, nadvlada
with one's own hand lastnoročno

Z glagoli:

to ask for a girl's hand prositi dekle za roko, zasnubiti
to be a good (poor) hand at biti spreten (neroden) v čem
to be bound hand and foot imeti vezane roke
to be in good hands biti v dobrih rokah
to be on s.o.'s hands biti komu na vratu, skrbi
to bear a heavy hand zatirati
to bite the hand that feeds one biti zelo nehvaležen
to bring a baby up by hands hraniti dojenčka s stekleničko
to come to hand priti v roke, dospeti
to change hands menjati lastnika, priti v druge roke
to do a hand's turn samo s prstom migniti
not to do a hand's turn; ali not to lift (ali raise) a hand niti s prstom migniti
to fall into s.o.'s hands priti komu v roke
figurativno to feed out of s.o.'s hand komu iz rok jesti
to get a big hand dobiti velik aplavz
to get s.o. in hand dobiti koga v roke
to get one's hands in dela se zares lotiti
to get the upper hand dobiti premoč
to get off one's hands otresti se česa, znebiti se
to get out of hand iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nad
to give one's hand to poročiti se s kom, roko komu dati
to give one's hand on a bargain v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubiti
to give s.o. a free hand dati komu proste roke
to give s.o. a hand iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komu
to go hand in hand with figurativno & dobesedno v korak s kom stopati
to have a hand for biti spreten, nadarjen za kaj
to have o.s. well in hand dobro se obvladati
to have a hand in a matter imeti svoje prste vmes
to have (ali keep) one's hand in ostati v vaji
to have one's hands full imeti polne roke dela
to have time on one's hands ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časa
to hold hands držati se za roke
to hold one's hand zadržati se
to hold a good hand imeti dobre karte
to join hands združiti se
to keep a tight hand over imeti koga na vajetih
to keep one's hands on imeti čvrsto v rokah
to let one's temper get out of hand ne obvladati se, podivjati
to live from hand to mouth iz rok v usta živeti
to lay hands on vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položiti
to lay hands on o.s. roko nase položiti, napraviti samomor
to lend a hand pomagati
to make a hand napraviti dobiček
many hands make light work v slogi je moč
to pass through many hands iti skozi mnogo rok
to play into the hands of nevede komu delati v prid
to play a good hand dobro igrati karte
to play for one's own hand delati sebi v prid
to put one's hand in one's pocket seči v žep, prispevati v denarju
figurativno to put one's hands on najti, spomniti se
to put (ali set, turn) one's hands to v roke vzeti, poprijeti se
to serve (ali wait on) s.o. hand and foot komu vdano služiti
to shake s.o. by the hand stisniti komu roko
to shake hands with rokovati se s kom
to show one's hand; ali to have a show of hands figurativno odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namen
it shows a master's hand mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstra
to strengthen the hands of podpreti koga
to take s.o. by the hand koga za roko prijeti, figurativno vzeti koga pod svoje okrilje
to take in hand vzeti v roke, lotiti se
to take a hand at a game sodelovati v igri
to take s.th. off one's hands kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebi
to take a hand in a matter vmešati se v kaj
to take one's courage in both hands zbrati ves svoj pogum
time hangs heavy on my hands dolgčas mi je
to try one's hand at poskusiti se v čem
to throw up one's hands obupati nad čim
to vote by show of hands glasovati z dviganjem rok
figurativno to wash one's hands of umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornost
to win a girl's hand dobiti dekletovo privoljenje za poroko
to win hands down z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagati
to witness the hand of overiti podpis
to write a good hand imeti lepo pisavo

harness¹ [há:nis] samostalnik
konjska zaprega; listno brdo pri statvah; nosilno ogrodje pri nahrbtniku; jermenje pri padalu
zgodovina oklep

double harness dvovprega, šaljivo zakonski jarem
figurativno in harness vprežen v delo
to die in harness umreti sredi dela
to get back into harness povrniti se na delo po dopustu
to work (ali run, mark) in double harness delati s partnerjem, imeti partnerja pri delu; figurativno poročiti se, biti poročen

hitch² [hič]

1. prehodni glagol
sunkoma potegniti, povleči; pritrditi, privezati

2. neprehodni glagol
premakniti se, nazaj se pomikati; šepati; spodrsniti, zaplesti se, zatakniti se
ameriško, pogovorno ujemati se

ameriško, sleng to get hitched poročiti se
to hitch a waggon to a star imeti visokoleteče načrte

honest [ɔ́nist] pridevnik (honestly prislov)
pošten, odkrit, odkritosrčen; nepokvarjen, pravi, pristen; pošteno zaslužen
šaljivo vrl, pošten
arhaično neomadeževan, nedolžen (ženska)

to be quite honest about it po pravici povedati; da povem po pravici
to turn (ali earn) an honest penny zaslužiti s poštenim delom
to make an honest woman of poročiti zapeljano dekle
honest goods pristna roba
ameriško, sleng & šaljivo honest Injun častna beseda
pogovorno honestly! kaj res! (začudenje); zares!, častna beseda!

hotéti to be willing; to want; (marati) to like; (želeti) to wish, to want, to desire; (nameravati) to intend, to purpose, to mean, to have in view

rajši hotéti to prefer
ne hotéti to be unwilling
hočeš cigareto? will you have a cigarette?
kaj hočete? what do you want?
kaj hočeš od mene? what do you want of me?
on ve, kaj hoče he knows what he wants, he knows his mind
kakor hočete as you like, as you please, as you wish, suit yourself
naj to hoče ali ne whether he likes it or not
hočeš-nočeš whether you like it or not, willy-nilly, willing or unwilling
noče sprejeti denarja he won't accept the money
naj stane, kar hoče whatever the cost, whatever it may cost
kaj hočete reči s tem? what do you mean by it?
ona dela, kar hoče she has her own way
sam ne ve, kaj hoče he does not know his own mind
hočem, da greš domov I want you to go home
s silo hoče, da grem domov he insists on my going home, he insists I go home
imamo vse, kar hočemo we have all we want, we want for nothing
hočemo mu dobro we wish him well
kaj mi hoče (čemu mi bo) ta knjiga? I have no use for this book
hoče mi se (piti) I feel like a drink, I feel thirsty, I'd like a drink
dobro vem, kaj on hoče I fully appreciate (ali I realise full well) what he has in mind
kakorkoli hočete as you like (ali choose ali please), at your discretion
hoče biti (dela se, da je) znanstvenik he pretends to be a scientist
hočeš, da te peljem z avtom (na postajo)? would you like me to drive you (to the station)?, shall I drive you (to the station)?
hočete še malo mesa? will you have (ali take) a little more meat?
kaj sem hotel reči? what was I going to say
hotel sem samo reči, da... I only meant to say that...
hotel je telelefonirati, pa je pozabil he meant to call, but he forgot
(sam) si to hotel you asked for it (yourself)
hotela me je udariti she felt like hitting me
usoda je hotela, da... it was fated that...
srce mi je hotelo počiti my heart was ready to burst (ali to break)
on je tako hotel he wanted it that way
hotel se je poročiti he wanted to get married, he was about to be married
nesreča je hotela (as) ill luck (ali misfortune) would have it
na vsak način je hotel imeti nov avto he insisted on having a new car
jaz bi hotel (iti) I should like (I'd like) to (go)
kaj bi hoteli še več? what more could you wish for?
hotéti in želeti je dvoje willing and wishing are not the same

join² [džɔ́in]

1. prehodni glagol
spojiti, spajati, združiti, sestaviti, povezati, priključiti, pridružiti, srečati, dotikati

2. neprehodni glagol
priključiti se, pridružiti se, združiti se; včlaniti se; spojiti se; strinjati se (with s, z; in v, glede)
mejiti, dotikati se
vojska & navtika nastopiti službo
navtika vkrcati se
geometrija spojiti dve točki (s krivuljo ali premico)

vojska to join the army iti v vojsko
to join up iti k vojakom
to join battle spoprijeti se
to join forces with delati s skupnimi močmi
to join hands (with) skleniti roke, rokovati se, združiti se s kom
to join issue with ne strinjati se, pobijati (z argumenti)
sleng to join the majority umreti
to join in marriage poročiti
to join in friendship skleniti prijateljstvo
to join prayers skupaj moliti
to join s.o. in doing s.th. skupaj kaj delati

knot¹ [nɔt] samostalnik
vozel, pentlja; naramnik, epoleta, kokarda; vez, zveza; gruča, skupina
botanika kolence; grča
navtika morski vozel, morska milja (1853,20 m)
figurativno težava, zapletenost, zamotanost
britanska angleščina svitek na ramenu nosača

to cut the knot preseči vozel, na kratko rešiti problem
to cut the Gordian knot presekati gordijski vozel, odločno rešiti problem
marriage-knot zakonska zveza
to tie o.s. up in knots zaplesti se v težave
to make (ali tie) a knot napraviti vozel
to tie the knot oženiti se, omožiti se, poročiti se

marriage [mǽridž] samostalnik
poroka, zakon (to s, z)
figurativno tesna zveza
karte marjaš

to give s.o. in marriage omožiti hčer, oženiti sina
to take s.o. in marriage poročiti koga
by marriage priženjen, primožen
related by marriage v svaštvu
pravno marriage articles ženitna pogodba
figurativno marriage bed spolno občevanje (med zakoncema), zakonska postelja
marriage broker ženitni posrednik
marriage certificate poročni list
marriage contract ženitna pogodba
ameriško, pravno marriage licence poročno dovoljenje
britanska angleščina marriage lines poročni list
marriage of convenience razumska možitev (ženitev)
pravno marriage portion dota
pravno marriage settlement ženitna pogodba, prenos premoženja na zakonca

match² [mæč] samostalnik
enak ali enakovreden človek (stvar)
ekonomija ista kvaliteta; ženitev, možitev, zakon, (dobra) partija
šport igra, tekma

to be (more than) a match for s.o. biti komu kos
to be a bad (good) match slabo (dobro) se ujemati
his match njemu enakovreden, njegova žena
to make a match of it poročiti se
a love match zakon iz ljubezni
to meet (ali find) one's match najti sebi enakovrednega

mátičen

mátično društvo central society, central (ali main) branch (of an association)
mátični navoj nut thread, internal thread, female thread
sveder za mátične navoje nut tap
mátična knjiga register, record
vpisati v mátično knjigo to register, to matriculate, to enter someone's name in a register
mátični urad registry office, registry
poročiti se na mátičnem uradu to get married in a registry office
mátična banka (podjetje, ladja, rastlina) parent bank (enterprise, craft, plant)

money [mʌ́ni] samostalnik
denar, plačilno sredstvo; bogastvo, premoženje
množina, arhaično ali
pravno vsote denarja

money of account denar kot merilo vrednosti, a ne v obtoku (angleška guinea)
money on account denar v dobrem
money on (ali at) call dnevno plačljiv denar
money on hand denar pri roki
money due neplačan (zapadel) denar
ready money gotovina pri roki
pogovorno in the money pri denarju, bogat
out of money brez denarja
short of money na tesnem z denarjem
to get one's money's worth imeti stroške povrnjene, dobro kupiti
to make money (by) obogateti, dobro zaslužiti (s, z)
to coin money hitro obogateti
sleng money for jam lahek zaslužek
to marry money bogato se poročiti
ekonomija money in cash (ali hand) stanje blagajne
money makes the mare go denar odpira vsa vrata
not for love or money na noben način
for one's money kolikor se koga tiče
made of money bogat
to pay money down plačati v gotovini
pin money postranski zaslužek
to put one's money on staviti denar na
to raise money izprositi denar, dobiti denar v gotove svrhe, sposoditi si denar
time is money čas je zlato
conscience money denar, vplačan v državno blagajno (zaradi davčne utaje)
to call in money zahtevati denar nazaj, zahtevati izplačilo
to recall money odpoklicati kapital
it is not every man's money ni za vsakega enako vredno
to come into money priti do denarja, podedovati denar