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squabble [skwɔbl]

1. samostalnik
pričkanje, glasen prepir (za kako malenkost)

2. neprehodni glagol
pričkati se, prepirati se (with s.o. about s.th. s kom glede česa)
neprehodni glagol
tisk premakniti, prestaviti (črke, stavek)

strive^* [stráiv] neprehodni glagol
prizadevati si, truditi se, težiti (after k)
tekmovati (with z)
boriti se (for za)
ogorčeno se biti, upirati (against čemu)
prepirati se, pričkati se

to strive against fate boriti se proti usodi
to strive against the stream plavati proti toku (tudi figurativno)
to strive for success truditi se za uspeh
he strove to get there first trudil se je, da bi prvi prispel tja

struggle² [strʌgl] neprehodni glagol
boriti se (with z, for za, against proti)
truditi se, napenjati se, mučiti se (with s.th. s čim)
trgati se (za kaj); upirati se (against čemu)
braniti se (česa), otepati se; s težavo si utirati pot, se prebijati; (redko) prepirati se
prehodni glagol
izbojevati, priboriti si

a struggling artist umetnik, ki se še ni uveljavil in se s težavo prebija (skozi življenje)
to struggle along prebi(ja)ti se
to struggle for breath s težavo loviti sapo
I struggled in my coat z muko sem oblekel plašč
to struggle up a cliff s težavo se vzpenjati po pečini
to struggle with death boriti se s smrtjo
to struggle to one's feet z muko se dvigniti, vstati na noge
he struggled to save his life boril se je za svoje življenje
to struggle against overwhelming forces boriti se proti veliki premoči
he has to struggle to earn his living z velikim trudom si služi svoj kruh
to struggle for power boriti se za oblast
to struggle through the crowd s težavo si utirati pot skozi množico

tussle [təsl]

1. samostalnik
boj, pretep, ravs, prepir, zdražba, razprtija
figurativno ogorčen spopad, trenje

2. neprehodni glagol
boriti se, tepsti se, spopasti se, prepirati se (with z, for za)
figurativno boriti se, spoprijeti se
prehodni glagol
tepsti se, prepirati se (s kom)

wrangle [ræŋgl]

1. samostalnik
pričkanje, kreg, prepir; debata, diskusija

2. neprehodni glagol
prepirati se (over glede)
kregati se; debatirati, diskutirati
prehodni glagol
diskutirati o, pretresati, obravnavati

yap [jæp]

1. samostalnik
bevsk, lajež
narečno cucek, bevskač
sleng brbljanje, klepet(anje)
ameriško lump, bedak, tepec

2. neprehodni glagol
bevskati, lajati
sleng lajati na koga, zmerjati, psovati; prepirati se

differ [dífə] prehodni glagol (from)
razlikovati se; pričkati prepirati se, ne se strinjati, ne privoliti

tastes differ okusi so različni
I beg to differ oprostite, ne strinjam se
let's agree to differ naj ostane vsak pri svojem mnenju

cap¹ [kæp] samostalnik
čepica, kapica, klobuk, avba, pokrivalo; vrh; pokrov; vžigalna kapica; lesena čaša

cap acquaintance površno poznanstvo
to assume the black cap na smrt obsoditi
a feather in one's cap nekaj, na kar smo lahko ponosni
the cap fits prilega se (npr. pripomba)
to get one's cap postati član kluba
cap in hand proseče
his cap is on one side slabe volje je
cap lamp rudarska svetilka (ki je na čelu)
night cap napitek pred spanjem
to pull caps prepirati se
to put on one's considering (ali thinking) cap stvar dobro premisliti
to send round the cap poslati nabiralno polo, nabirati prispevke
she sets (up) her cap at (ali for) him trudi se, da bi ga pridobila
cap of maintenance pokrivalo kot simbol položaja
fool's cap čepica dvornega norca; format pisarniškega papirja
steel cap čelada
cap and gown akademska noša

dajáti to give; (sadove) to yield, to produce, to bear; (doprinesti) to contribute

kaj se daje v gledališču? what is on (at the theatre)?
dajáti duška svoji jezi to give vent to one's anger
dajáti račun o to render account of, to answer for
dajáti takt to beat time
dajáti vsakemu, kar mu gre to give everybody his due
dajáti si truda to take pains
dajáti se (prepirati se) to quarrel, to dispute, (biti se) to fight

fall^*1 [fɔ:l]

1. neprehodni glagol (in, to, from)
pasti, padati; pripasti, pripadati; podreti, prevrniti, zgruditi se; popustiti, popuščati; upadati; spustiti se
zoologija roditi se; spuščati se; izlivati se; viseti; (z)manjšati, poleči se; poginiti; podleči; z vnemo se lotiti; propadati; zgoditi se; morati

2. prehodni glagol
ameriško, narečno sekati drevesa

o fall adoing začeti kaj (npr. alaughing zasmejati se)
to fall asleep zaspati
to fall to blows stepsti, spopasti se
to fall due zapasti (menica)
to fall dumb onemeti
to fall from favour pasti v nemilost
to fall flat doživeti neuspeh
to fall foul of spopasti se, napasti; prepirati se
to fall from grace grešiti
to fall in love zaljubiti se
to fall in two razpoloviti se
to fall into habit navaditi se
to fall into conversation with s.o. začeti pogovor s kom
to fall a prey (ali victim, sacrifice) postati žrtev
to fall into a rage pobesneti
to fall heir to podedovati po
to fall to pieces razpasti
to fall on a sword figurativno narediti samomor
to fall on one's feet imeti srečo, izvleči se
his face fell kislo je pogledal
to fall to one's lot biti komu usojeno
to fall between two stools usesti se med dva stola
to fall into oblivion biti pozabljen

mat¹ [mæ t] samostalnik
rogoznica, predpražnik, namizni podstavek; (zmešana) štrena; groba vreča za kavo, trgovska teža za kavo

to go to the mat with s.o. prepirati se s kom
to leave s.o. on the mat pustiti koga pred vrati, ne sprejeti ga
vojska, sleng on the mat v stiski, na raportu

neslóžen discordant, dissenting, dissentient; disagreeing, divided, at odds, at loggerheads, at variance

biti neslóžen s kom glede česa to be at variance with someone over something; to dissent (ali to disagree, to differ) with someone about something; (prepirati se) to quarrel, to be at odds with someone, to squabble with someone about something, to wrangle over something

odds [ɔdz] samostalnik
množina (često edninska konstrukcija) neenakost, različnost, razlika; premoč; nesloga, spor; verjetnost, sreča
šport prednost (slabšemu tekmecu); neenaka stava, razlika med stavo in dobičkom pri stavi

to be at odds with prepirati se s kom
odds and ends drobnarije, ostanki
to give s.o. odds dati tekmecu prednost
to lay (the) odds of 3 to 1 staviti 3 proti 1
to lay (the) long odds veliko staviti
by long odds veliko bolj
against long odds proti veliki premoči, z malo upanja na uspeh
by long (ali all) odds v vsakem pogledu
the odds are in our favour; ali the odds lie on our side mi imamo prednost
to make odds even odpraviti neenakosti
it makes (ali is) no odds nič ne de, ni važno
odds are against us izgubljamo; verjetnost, da dobimo je zelo majhna
the odds are that verjetno je, da
to receive odds dobiti prednost (pri tekmovanju)
to set at odds nahujskati
what's the odds? kaj je na tem?, to pa res ni važno!
what odds is it to him? kaj pa je to njemu mar?, kaj ga pa to briga?

podájati to hand; to tender; to present

podájati se v... to enter into...
podájati se s kom (prepirati se) to quarrel with

rag³ [ræg] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
ozmerjati, ošteti, brati levite komu; drážiti, nagajati, zafrkavati, zbadati; mučiti, trpinčiti, prizadeti komu kaj hudega, narediti kaj komu navkljub; objestno, škodoželjno se šaliti s kom, za norca imeti, norce briti iz, delati objestne šale; potolči se, pobiti se, zlasati se
pogovorno delati izgrede, razgrajati

to rag (over) biti si v laseh (gledé), prepirati se (zaradi)

s (pred zvenečimi glasovi z) with; by, from

s pošto by post
s 50 leti at the age of 50 years
s časom with time, in the course of time
s svinčnikom in pencil
s tega stališča, vidika from this point of view, standpoint
z zgodovinskega stališča from the historical standpoint
s pismom (pismeno) by letter
s silo by force
s pomočjo... by means of...
kaj (pa) je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
govoriti s kom to speak with (ali to) someone
jesti s krožnika to eat off a plate
pasti s konja to fall off one's horse
hoditi s palico to walk with a stick
potovati s parnikom (z letalom, z vlakom) to travel by steamer (by air plane, by train)
kaj misliš reči s temi besedami? what do you mean by these words?
prepirati se s kom to quarrel with someone
primerjati koga s kom drugim to compare someone with someone else
boriti se s smrtjo to be in one's last agony, to be at one's last gasp
vsta(ja)ti s soncem to rise with the sun
tekmovati s kom to rival someone, to vie with someone
udariti s palico to strike with a stick
vzemite me s seboj! take me along with you!
s solzami v očeh... with tears in one's eyes

straw¹ [strɔ:]

1. samostalnik
slamnata bilka, slama, pletena slama; slamica (za pitje)
figurativno bilka, malenkost, mrvica; slamnik

in the straw zastarelo v porodni postelji
a straw in the wind slamica v vetru, figurativno majhna stvar, ki je znak prihodnjih velikih dogodkov
the last straw figurativno tisto, kar preseže mero
the last straw that breaks the camel's back majhen dodatek bremenu, ki zlomi kameli hrbet, figurativno tisto, kar sodu izbije dno
a man of straw slamnati mož, lutka, slabič; ptičje strašilo
to be (to lie) in the straw zastarelo biti otročnica
I don't care a straw še malo mi ni mar, požvižgam se
to catch at (to cling to) a straw oprije(ma)ti se bilke (da bi se rešili)
to draw straws vleči (žrebati) slamice
my eyes draw straws oči se mi zapirajo (od zaspanosti)
a straw shows which way the wind blows tudi majhna stvar pokaže (da slutiti) važne stvari (dogodke)
it is not worth a straw ni vredno prebite pare, počenega groša
to be quite out of one's straw figurativno biti ves zmešan, zmeden
I have a straw to break with you s teboj imam majhen obračun
to split straws cepiti slamice, figurativno ukvarjati se z nekoristnimi stvarmi, prepirati se zaradi malenkosti
to throw straws against the wind figurativno zaman se truditi

2. pridevnik
slamnat

straw cutter slamoreznica
straw mattress slamnjača
straw worker slamopletec

tilt² [tilt]

1. samostalnik
prekucnjenje, nagnjenje, nagib; poševna lega; breg, pobočje
šport turnir
zgodovina viteški turnir; besedni boj, prepi:; sunek (s sulico); silovitost (napada)

at full tilt z vso silo
to come full tilt against napasti, navaliti, naskočiti, planiti (na koga)
to give s.th. a tilt prekucniti, prevrniti kaj; nagnati kaj
to have a tilt with s.o. prepirati se s kom
to run full tilt against a wall z vso silo se zaleteti v zid

2. neprehodni glagol
nagniti se, prevrniti se, prekucniti se; navliti (against na, proti)
igrati, boriti se na turnirju; z:omiti kopje (v boju z)
figurativno boriti se (at proti)
prehodni glagol
nagniti, prevrniti, prekucniti
tehnično kovati s težkim kovaškim kladivom
zgodovina napasti

to tilt over prevrniti se, prekucniti se