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scavenger [skǽvindžə]

1. samostalnik
ulični (cestni) pometač, smetar; žival, ki živi od mrhovine
tehnično stroj za čiščenje ulic
figurativno avtor ali prijatelj šunda

2. neprehodni glagol
pometati, čistiti ulice; odnesti smeti
figurativno pomesti s korupcijo

scout¹ [skáut]

1. samostalnik
vojska izvidnik, oglednik, ogleduh; izvidniško letalo, izvidniška ladja; ogledovanje
vojska rekognosciranje, poizvedovanje
pogovorno star prijatelj
sleng dečko
Oxford, univerza sluga, strežnik (študentov)

scout car vojska izvidniško (oklopno) vozilo
boy scout, girl scout skavt, skavtinja
on the scout na poizvedovanju, na preži

2. neprehodni glagol
ogledovati, razgledovati
vojska rekognoscirati; iskati; (budno) opazovati

I spent the day scouting for work ves dan sem iskal delo

second self [sékəndself] samostalnik
drugi jaz; zaupen prijatelj

Angléž Englishman, pl -men, ZDA tudi Britisher, Briton; pogovorno Brit

pet Angléžev five Englishmen
Angléži (ves narod) the English
sovražen do Angléžev anti-British
sovražnik Angléžev anglophobe
sovraštvo do Angléžev anglophobia
prijatelj Angléžev anglophile

beséden verbal; word

besédni boj battle of words
besédna družina family of words
besédna igra pun; play (up)on words
besédni pomen meaning (ali sense) of a word
besédni red word order
besédni prepir dispute
besédna vojna war of words
besédna vrsta part of speech
besédna uganka logogriph
besédni zaklad word-stock, vocabulary
prijatelj besédnih iger punner, punster
napraviti besédno igro to pun (na, ob, za on, upon)

bosom¹ [búzəm] samostalnik
prsi, nedra; naročje
ameriško naprsnik
figurativno srce, duša, notranjost; varstvo; čustvo, ljubezen, misli

bosom friend najljubši prijatelj
in the bosom of one's family v družinskem krogu
the bosom of the sea morska globina
to take s.o. to one's bosom zbližati se, poročiti se s kom

boy [bɔi] samostalnik
deček, fant; sluga

boy friend (njen) fant
from a boy od otroških let
domačno old boy dragi prijatelj; bivši učenec šole
the old boy "stari"
domačno my boy ljubi moj
pogovorno there's a good boy bodi tako dober
sleng pansy boy homoseksualec
sleng flying boy letalec
sleng the boy šampanjec
boy scout stezosledec, skavt

close¹ [klous] pridevnik (closely prislov)
zaprt, zaklenjen; stisnjen, tesen, gost
figurativno jedrnat; soparen, zadušljiv, zatohel; molčeč, vase zaprt; blizek; pazljiv, natančen; skoraj enak; vztrajen, marljiv; zaupen; skop, varčen; skrit; logičen; neodločen (boj)

close argument nepobiten dokaz
close combat bitka iz bližine, boj moža proti možu
close confinement strogi zapor
in close conversation v živahnem pogovoru
pogovorno close customer molčeč človek
close fight neodločen boj
close friend zaupen prijatelj
close proximity (ali quarters) neposredna bližina
to come to close quarters spoprijeti se
close season (ali time) varstvena doba prepovedi lova
close study temeljit študij
pogovorno close thing pičla zmaga
close weather soparno vreme
it was a close call (ali shave) za las smo ušli
close translation natančen prevod
to keep s.th. close zase kaj obdržati, ne izdati

čígar whose

moj prijatelj, o čigar smrti ste morali zvedeti my friend of whose death you must have heard

drág dear; (necenén) expensive; dear; costly

drág kamen a precious stone
drága večerja an expensive dinner
dráge volje willingly, readily; with a good grace
knjiga je drága the book is expensive (ali dear)
moj drági! my dear!
drági moj prijatelj! my dear friend!
vino je tu zelo drágo wine is very dear here
drágo mi je I am glad (ali pleased)
napravite, kot Vam je drágo do as you like, do just as you please
če ti je življenje drágo if you value your life
karkoli ti je drágo anything you like
to mi je predrago this is too expensive for me
to je eden najdražjih hotelov v Parizu it is one of the most expensive hotels in paris
vrnil sem mu milo za drágo I paid him in his own coin, I gave him tit for tat; I got even with him
to je tisto, kar mi je najdražje na svetu that is what I hold dearest on earth
drágó prodajati to sell dear
to te bo drágó stalo it will cost you dear
drágó je to plačal he paid dear for it
to mi bo drágo plačal I'll take it out of him, I'll make him pay dearly (ali dear) for it

fast¹ [fa:st] pridevnik
hiter; lahkomiseln; trden; stanoviten, zvest, stalen (barva); pritrjen, zapet
ameriško, sleng sleparski

ameriško, sleng fast buck hitro zaslužen denar
fast colour (ali dye) obstojna barva
fast life lahkomiselno življenje
a fast friend zvest prijatelj
a fast girl lahkoživka
fast train brzovlak
fast town utrjeno mesto
a fast man (woman) razuzdanec, (-nka)
fast watch ura, ki prehiteva
to take fast hold of trdno kaj prijeti
fast with illness na posteljo priklenjen zaradi bolezni
a fast set vesela družba
to make door fast zakleniti, zapahniti vrata

fellow¹ [félou] samostalnik
družabnik, tovariš; član; deček, fant, človek; štipendist; sodelavec, sošolec, sotrpin; par; član znanstvenega društva; visokošolski profesor
arhaično surovež

jolly good fellow veseljak
a hail fellow well met dober prijatelj
poor fellow revež
to play the good fellow razkošno živeti
stone dead hath no fellow mrtvi molčijo
the fellow of a glove (shoe) druga rokavica (drugi čevelj) iz para
he has not his fellows nima sebi enakega
pogovorno let alone a fellow! daj mi mir!

híšen (of the) house; home; household

híšni bogovi zgodovina household gods, pl, the Lares and Penates pl
híšno delo housework, household chores, ZDA (home) chores pl
híšni duh, prikazen ghost haunting a house
híšni gospodar landlord, householder
híšni dohod path
híšni dovoz drive, driveway
híšna instalacija elektrika wiring, (plin, voda) plumbing
híšni ključ front-door key, latchkey
híšna lekarna (domača) family medicine chest, first-aid kit
híšna najemnina (house) rent
híšni prag threshold
híšni ples (zabava) carpet-dance
híšni pes house-dog
híšna preiskava (policijska) domiciliary visit (by police); raid, house search, ZDA house check
nalog za híšno preiskavo search warrant
híšni prijatelj family friend
híšni red house regulations pl; rules of the house
híšna služinčad (domestic) servants pl
híšni stanovalec resident, (najemnik) lodger, tenant
híšna streha roof, housetop
híšna številka house number, street number
híšni telefon house (ali domestic) telephone (line)
híšni telefonski priključek (stanovanjski) (domestic) telephone connection
híšni upravitelj caretaker, ZDA janitor
híšna veža (entrance-)hall, corridor, vestibule, ZDA hallway
híšni zapor house arrest
dati, vtakniti v híšni zapor koga to put someone under house arrest
híšni zdravnik family doctor
híšni zmaj (figurativno, zlobna ženska) vixen, shrew, scold, termagant, ZDA žargon battleaxe
híšni posestnik house owner

intímen intimate; inward; internal; close; near

intímen prijatelj an intimate (ali a close) friend, a bosom friend; intimate
najbolj intímni kotički duše the inmost recesses of the soul
to so preveč intímne stvari, da bi o njih govorili those things are too near one's heart to be spoken of
biti intímen s kom to be familiar (ali intimate) with someone
to so preintimne zadeve, da bi o njih tu razpravljali these are matters too intimate to be discussed here
moj (najbolj) intímni prijatelj my second self

iskrén sincere; frank; open, honest (čustvo, mnenje) sincere, genuine

iskrén prijatelj a true friend
sem iskrén z Vami I am (being) frank with you
prejmite moje iskréne pozdrave believe me, yours sincerely

kákor like, as; (za primernikom) than

kákor da as if, as though
tako... kákor as... as
ne tako... kákor not so... as
ni tako star kákor jaz he is not so old as I
kákor hitro as soon as
kákor običajno as usual
kákor po maslu (figurativno) without a hitch, like clockwork, swimmingly
človek kákor on... a man like him
moj brat, kákor jaz sam... my brother like myself...
kákor ti drago as you like
stori, kákor ti drago! do as you please!
kákor se vzame! that (ali it) depends!
kákor lahkó vidite as you can see
govorim ti kákor prijatelj I speak to you as a friend
tekel je kákor veter he was running like the wind
umrl je, kákor je živel he died as he had lived
ni bogat, kákor ljudje mislijo he is not as rich as people think
vstal je, kákor da bi hotel oditi he got up as if (he wanted) to go
kákor ga imam (zelo) rada, ljubiti ga ne bi mogla nikoli much as I like him, I could never be in love with him
kákor oče, tako sin like father, like son
kákor si boš postiljal tako boš spal you have made your own bed, so lie in it
kákor boste sejali, tako boste želi as you sow, so will you reap ➞ kòt!

ljúdje people (s konstr. v sg ali pl); folk(s); (svet) the public, the world, mankind

stari ljúdje old people
(zelo) mnogo ljudi (a great) many people
preprosti ljúdje simple people, ordinary folks
ljúdje z dežele country people, country folk
mali ljúdje (figurativno) people of small means and no standing
prijatelj ljudi philanthropist
izkorišcevalec ljudi slave driver, hard taskmaster
iti med ljudi to mix with society, to go into society
on ne hodi med ljudi he keeps himself to himself, he shuns company, he avoids society, he lives out of the world
on sovraži ljudi he is a misanthrope
oni so pošteni ljúdje they are honest people
Angleži so čudni ljúdje the English are a strange lot
ljúdje govorijo, da... it is rumoured that... there's a story going the rounds that...
vsi ljúdje to vedó it is generally known, all the world knows it
kaj bodo rekli ljúdje? (figurativno) what will Mrs. Grundy say?, what will the world say?
kar ljúdje pomnijo within the memory of men, within living memory
ljudi morate vzeti kakršni (pač) so you must take the world as it is

mine¹ [máin] svojilni zaimek
moj

me and mine jaz in moji domači
a friend of mine moj prijatelj
this son of mine ta moj sin

mój -a, -e (pridevniško) my, (zaimek; pridevnik samo v predikativni rabi) mine

mój, -a, -ei pl my people
mój, -a, -ei dragi my dear ones, my family
mój, -a, -ea knjiga my book
ta, mój, -a, -ea knjiga this book of mine
ta knjiga je mój, -a, -ea this book is mine
tvoj in mój, -a, -e oče your father and mine
mój, -a, -e bog! dear me!, oh dear!
neki (eden) mojih bratrancev a cousin of mine, one of my cousins
neki prijatelj mojega očeta a friend of my father's
jaz in mój, -a, -ei smo na deželi my family (ali pogovorno my folks) and I are in the country
mój, -a, -e lasten my own, of my own
če bi šlo po mojem if I had my (own) way

náš -a, -e our; (zaimek; pridevnik samo v predikativni rabi) ours; of us

naši pl ours, our people, our family
to je náš, -a, -ee that is ours, that belongs to us
neki náš, -a, -e prijatelj a fiend of ours
ta náš, -a, -e svét this world of ours
ljudje náš, -a, -ee vrste (pogovorno) the likes of us