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precede [pri:sí:d] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
iti pred kom (čim), biti pred kom (čim), zgoditi se pred čim; imeti prednost

to be preceded by (ali with) slediti komu (čemu), iti za kom (čim)
repentance must precede pardon najprej kes, potem odpuščanje

premísliti to think, to think over, to reflect, to consider; to deliberate; to take thought; to ponder upon; to reconsider; to weigh the pros and cons; (figurativno) to chew the cud

naj malo premislim! let me see!
premislil bom o tem I'll think it (ali the matter) over
dajte, da premislim! give me time to think!
dobro kaj premísliti to think twice about something
še enkrat stvar premísliti to give the matter second thoughts
premisli preko noči! sleep on it!
premislil je, preden je odgovoril he took thought before replying
potem ko sem dobro premislil... on second thoughts...
ko sem znova premislil, sem uvidel, da nimam prav after further thought I saw I was wrong
premísliti si (se) to change one's mind, to alter one's mind, to think better of (it)

rêči to say; to tell; to utter; (izraziti se) to express in words; (izjaviti) to declare; (kot priča) to depose

rêči "da" to say yes, to agree
rêči "ne" to say no (ali nay), to refuse
zopet, ponovno rêči to repeat
rêči bobu bob to call a spade a spade
rêči zbogom to say (ali to bid) goodbye (ali farewell)
na uho komu rêči to whisper in someone's ear
rêči komu svoje mnenje to give someone a piece of one's mind
rêči enkrat "da", enkrat "ne" to say and unsay
tako rekoč so to speak; as it were; as one might say; so to say
recimo, da... granted that...
recimo, da bi to bilo res... supposing (that) it were true...
kot se reče (ljudje rečejo) as the saying goes
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done, quick as thought
kratko rečeno... the long and the short of it is...
mimogrede rečeno... by the way, by the by (ali bye)
kot že rečeno as I have said already, as I said before
med nama rečeno between you and me
laže rečeno kot storjeno easier said than done
recimo let us say, say, suppose
reci odkrito! speak up (ali out)!
reci brez okolišenja! don't beat about the bush!
recimo, da je tako admitting that it is so (ali it to be so)
recimo, da je to res, kaj potem? say it were true, what then?
če lahko tako rečemo if one might put it this way
to je lepo rečeno that is nicely put
kaj naj rečem k temu? it is incredible!
ni kaj rêči o njegovi poštenosti his honesty cannot be called in question
nimam več kaj rêči I have nothing more to say
proti temu se ne da nič rêči there is nothing to be said against that
to se samó tako reče that's merely a way of putting it
on si ne da nič rêči he is deaf to all advice, he will not listen to reason
kar on reče, mora biti what he says goes
kako bi se to reklo v angleščini? how would you put that in English?
težko je rêči... it is hard to say...
ne more se rêči kdaj there is no saying when
rekli so mi, da je doma I was told that he was at home
kolikokrat sem to rekel? how often have I said (ali told you) that?
rekel sem svoje I had (ali I've had) my say, (kaj mislim) I spoke my mind
kar sem rekel, nisem oporekel I kept my word, I did not go back on my word
upravičeno lahko to rečem I could well say so
kaj bodo pa ljudje rekli (figurativno) what will people (ali they) say?
to je težavno, ali bolje rečeno, to je nemogoče it is difficult, or rather (ali knjižno nay), it is impossible
to je težavno, da ne rečem nemogoče! it is difficult, not to say impossible!
Je to res? Če ti pa rečem! Is it true? You can take my word for it!
ne vem, kaj hočeš rêči I don't follow you
kaj hočeš rêči s tem? what do you mean by that?
ravno sem hotel to rêči you have taken the words out of my mouth, it was on the tip of my tongue, I was going to say
preden sem sploh mogel kaj reči... before I could get a word out
vse še ni bilo rečeno o tem we haven't yet heard the last of it, we haven't yet got to the bottom of it

reprise [ripráiz] samostalnik
obnovitev (of an attack napada)
ponovitev
glasba ponavljanje téme; repriza

reprises množina letni odbitki od dohodka zemljišča, letni davki
at reprises, in reprises večkrat zaporedno, vedno zopet, ne naenkrat
besides (above) all reprises potem ko so plačani vsi davki in dajatve

residuary [rizíduəri] prislov (residuarily prislov)
prestal, ostal(i)

residuary legatee pravno glavni, univerzalni dedič (vsega premoženja, potem ko se plačajo vsi dolgovi, pristojbine itd.)
residuary substances ostanki
some residuary odds and ends nekaj (pre)ostankov

sequel [sí:kwəl] samostalnik
nadaljevanje; posledica
arhaično zaključek, sklep

in the sequel v nadaljevanju, potem, kot se je pozneje izkazalo

soon [su:n] prislov
kmalu, v kratkem; (zelo) hitro; zgodaj; rad

soon afterward malo potem; malo pozneje
as soon as brž ko, čim, kakor hitro; prav tako rad ... kot
as soon as 6 a.m. že ob šestih zjutraj
I would as soon walk as ride prav tako rad bi šel peš, kot se peljal
I would just as soon stay at home jaz bi prav tako rad ostal doma
thank you, I'd just as soon stand hvala, bi kar (rad) stal
what makes you come so soon? zakaj prihajate tako zgodaj?

struck [strʌk]

1. množina & pretekli deležnik od to strike

2. pridevnik
ekonomija zaprt zaradi stavke (o tovarni)

struck in years zelo star
struck with prizadet od
struck jury pravno porotniki, izbrani, potem ko sta obe stranki izločili neželene osebe
to be struck on zelo rad imeti

upset² [ʌ́pset] samostalnik
prevrnitev, prekuc; preprečenje (načrtov); nered, zmeda, vznemirjenje, razburjenje, jeza; prepir
pogovorno poraz favorita

after the upset of the car potem ko se je avto prevrnil
the carriage had an upset voz se je prevrnil
it gave me quite an upset to me je popolnoma zmedlo
stomach upset, gastric upset želodčne motnje, pokvarjen želodec

well² [wel]

1. prislov
dobro, ugodno, primerno, pravilno; v redu; popolnoma, čisto, temeljito, pozorno, skrbno; zadostno, prilično, dosti; iskreno, prijateljsko, prisrčno; pametno, s premislekom, utemeljeno, upravičeno; verjetno, lahko mogoče, morda

as well enako, prav tako; tudi; poleg tega, razen tega, kot tudi
well and good dobro; sem zadovoljen
well away daleč, na daleč
as well as prav tako kot, tako ... kot
well into the evening zelo pozno v noč
not very well pač komaj
quite well čisto dobro
well done! dobro storjeno!, odlično!, bravo!
well met! prihajaš kot naročen!
well spoken dobro rečeno
to be well off biti dobro situiran
to be well on in years biti že v letih
to be well out of s.th. imeti kaj srečno za seboj
it is very well possible je popolnoma mogoče
to come off well dobro se odrezati, imeti srečo
to end well dobro se končati
to do well uspevati, prosperirati
to stand well with s.o. biti v dobrih odnosih s kom

2. pridevnik
dober, v dobrem stanju; ugoden
medicina zdrav, pri dobrem zdravju

that's all very well but... vse to je prav in lepo, toda...
things are well with you dobro gre za vas, stvari vam uspevajo
it will be as well for you to know it nič vam ne bo škodilo, če boste to vedeli

3. samostalnik
dobro, blagor, blaginja

I wish him well hočem mu (le) dobro
let well alone! figurativno ne vmešavaj se po nepotrebnem!; pusti pri miru!, ne vrtaj naprej!

4. medmet
no!, torej!, prav dobro!, neverjetno!; res?

well! I never! no, kaj takega pa še ne!
well! don't cry! no, no, nikar ne jokaj!
well then? no, in kaj (potem)?

what [wɔt]

1. zaimek
(vprašalni zaimek) kaj; koliko!

what for? čemu?, zakaj?
what ever for? toda zakaj?
what next? in (kaj) potem?, in kaj še?, kaj sedaj?
and what all pogovorno in kaj še vse
what not kar si bodi, karkoli
my hat, my gloves, and what not moj klobuk, moje rokavice, in ne vem, kaj še vse
what if kaj če, (in) kaj se zgodi, če...
what of that? kaj za to?, nič za to
what though (I am poor) kaj zato, pa četudi (sem reven)
what about, what of kaj gledé, kaj praviš (misliš) o
what about a cup of tea? ali bi skodelico čaja?
what's it all about? za kaj (pa) gre?
so what?, what of it? prava reč!; nesmisel!
but what pogovorno ki ne (bi)
not a day comes but what makes a change ni ga dneva, ki ne bi prinesel kake spremembe (kaj novega)
what is the matter? kaj (pa) je?
what is he like? kakšen je on?
what he has suffered! kaj (koliko) je pretrpel!
well, what of it? no, in kaj za to?
what's up? kaj je?, kaj se dogaja?
to know what's what vedeti, za kaj gre, biti informiran, spoznati se
what is the news? kaj je novega?
you want a what? kaj (ponovi, kaj) hočeš?
he claims to a what? kaj hoče on biti?
what is he the better for it? kaj ima on od tega?
I'll tell you what nekaj ti povem
Mr. what-do-you-call-him, Mr. what's-his-name gospod Oné (kako mu je ime?)

2. zaimek
(relativni zaimek) kar

do what I may naj storim, kar hočem (karkoli)
happen what may naj se zgodi, kar hoče!
we know what he is busy with vemo, s čim se ukvarja
this is what we hoped for to je tisto, kar (prav to) smo upali
and what have you ameriško, sleng in kar imate podobnega, takega
but what razen (tega, teh)
he never had any money but what he absolutely needed imel je le najpotrebnejši denar
there was no one but what was excited nikogar ni bilo, ki ne bi bil razburjen

3. pridevnik
kakšen, kateri, kolikšen

what luck! kakšna sreča!
what a queer idea! kakšna čudna ideja!
what a fool I am! kako sem neumen!
he got what books he wanted dobil je vse knjige, ki jih je želel
take what books you need! vzemi toliko knjig, kot jih potrebuješ
what use is this dictionary to you? čemu ti rabi ta slovar?

4. prislov
kako

what happy boys they are kako srečni dečki so (oni)!; deloma
what with storms my return was delayed deloma zaradi viharjev se je moja vrnitev zakasnila
but what (pri nikalnici); pogovorno da ne
not a day but what it rains ni dneva, da ne bi deževalo
never fear but what we shall go! ne boj se, da ne bi šli (= že gremo)!

5. medmet
kaj!, kako!
britanska angleščina kaj ne?

what, do you really mean it? kaj, ti to resno misliš?
a good fellow, what? dober dečko, kaj ne?

6. veznik
pogovorno kolikor

he helped us what he could pomagal nam je, kolikor je mogel