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polétje summer; summer season

babje polétje Indian summer
v polnem polétju, sredi polétja in the height of summer

pót¹ -í way, (steza) path, footpath, trail; (cesta) road, street; (utrta) track, walk; (planeta) orbit, course; (smer) route, course; (potovanje) (splošno) travel, (peš) march, (po kopnem) journey, trip, (po morju) voyage, crossing, passage

prepovedana pót! no thoroughfare!, (čez tuje zemljišče) trespassers will be prosecuted!, no trespassing!, keep out, private!
srečno pót! a pleasant journey!, arhaično God speed you!, (ironično, neprijetnemu gostu) good riddance
to pót (tokrat) this time
vsaki pót each time
božja pót (romanje) pilgrimage
pót nazaj return journey, pogovorno the way back
pót domov homeward journey, journey home, pogovorno the way home
pót po morju voyage
javna pót public road
jahalna, jezdna pót bridle path
gozdna pót forest road
križev pót religija Way of the Cross, figurativno via dolorosa
prečna pót crossroad
neravna pót bumpy road
neutrjena pót gravel road
shojena pót beaten track
trnova pót thorny path
vodna pót waterway
vozna pót carttrack, cart-road
uporabna pót serviceable road, thoroughfare
zaprta pót closed path (ali way)
ob póti by the roadside
preko póti over the way, across the road
na pol póta halfway, midway
po mirni, prijateljski póti in a friendly manner, amicably
na vsej póti od... all the way from...
biti na napačni póti to be on the wrong road ali track, to lose one's way
biti na slabi póti (figurativno) to lead a wicked life
biti na póti (potovanju) to travel, to journey, (poslovno) to be on te road
biti na dobri póti (do uspeha) to be well on the road (to success), (o stvari) to be working out well
ta pót je neprehodna, nemogoča this road is impassable, there is no through road
biti sredi póti to be halfway on one's journey
biti na najlepši póti, da... to be well on the way to...
utreti pót za... to pave the way for...
otrok je na póti (figurativno) there is a baby on the way
njen je na póti (= noseča je) she is expecting (a child), she is with child, pogovorno she is in the family way
biti komu na póti to be in someone's way, to stand in someone's light
on mi je na póti he is in my way
pót je prosta the way is clear (za koga for someone)
on je na póti v X. he is on his way to X.
biti na pravi póti to be on the right track, pogovorno to be on the ball
iti po (isti) póti nazaj to turn back
iti komu s póti to get out of someone's way (ali to shun someone, avoid someone)
iti rakovo pót to go backward
iti svojo pót to go one's own way
iti na pót to set out (ali forth, off) (on one's way), to embark upon a journey, to start out, (v tujino) to go abroad; to be bound for
iti po najkrajši póti v... to make a bee-line...
šli so vsak svojo pót they went their respective ways
krčiti si, utirati si pót to cut (ali to carve) one's way, to plough one's way through, to remove obstacles
napraviti pót komu to make way for someone
narediti, utreti pót (figurativno) to pave the way, to blaze a trail, to be a pioneer ali trailblazer
s silo si napraviti pót to force (ali to fight) one's way
kazati, voditi pót to lead the way
polena komu na pót metati (figurativno) to place difficulties in someone's way
našel bom sredstva in póti I shall find ways and means
izgubiti (najti) pót to lose (to find) one's way
pót si prihraniti (figurativno) to save shoe leather
napravite prosto pót! make way!
moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo pót we must let matters take their course
dobro poznati pót to know every bump (ali twist and turn) in the road
priti pol póti komu naproti to meet someone halfway
spraviti koga s póti (figurativno, na oni svet) to kill, (žargon) to bump someone off
utreti si pót skozi... to force one's way through (robidje the brambles)
ustaviti se na pol póta to stop halfway
vprašati za pót to ask one's way
vrniti se po isti póti nazaj (obrniti se) to retrace one's steps
pošteno (krepko) vzeti pót pod noge to put one's best foot forward
zaiti na krivo pót to take the wrong road ali path ali turning

presenétiti to surprise; to take (someone) by surprise; to astonish; to astound, to confound

prijetno koga presenétiti to give someone a pleasant surprise
čisto me je presenetil he took me by surprise, he came upon me unawares
novica me je presenetila the news amazed me
dež nas je presenetil na pol pota the rain caught us when we were halfway there
noč me je presenetila na poti nightfall caught me on my way
smrt ga je presenetila sredi dela death came upon him in the middle of his work
presenétiti (zasačiti) tata (vlomilca) pri samem dejanju to surprise (ali to catch) a thief (a burglar) in the act (ali red-handed)
presenétiti se to be surprised, to be taken by surprise, to be taken unawares

right³ [ráit] prislov
prav, pravilno; premo, naravnost, direktno; desno; dobro, kot treba, zadovoljivo; popolnoma, čisto, zelo, temeljito; takoj

right off, right away ameriško takoj, na mestu
right after dinner takoj po večerji
right ahead, right on ravno, premo, naravnost (naprej)
right in the middle prav v sredi(ni)
(rotten) right through (gnil) skoz in skoz (popolnoma)
right turn! vojska na desno!
right eyes! vojska pogled na desno!
right up strmo navzgor (kvišku)
right well zelo (dobro), celó
Right Honourable britanska angleščina ekscelenca (plemiški naslov za plemiče nižje od markiza)
I am right glad zelo sem vesel
to come right in ameriško iti naravnost noter
to get s.th. right pravilno, popolnoma razumeti
nothing goes right with me vse mi gre narobe, nič mi ne uspe
to guess right prav(ilno) uganiti
he hit right and left udrihal je desno in levo, na vse strani
to know right well prav dobro vedeti
if I remember right če se prav spomnim
to put (to set) right spraviti v red, urediti
it serves him right prav mu je
to turn right obrniti se, zasukati se

shaft² [ša:ft] samostalnik
(rudniški) jašek; jašek za dvigalo (za kletko); jašek kamina; jašek za zračenje, za svetlobo

elevator shaft ameriško jašek za dvigalo
ventilating shaft, air shaft jašek za zračenje
to die in the shafts figurativno umreti sredi aktivnega dela
to sink a shaft kopati jašek

sméh laughter; laugh

salve sméha fits pl of laughter
prisiljen sméh strained laugh, forced laugh
homerski sméh Homeric laughter
hrupen sméh horselaugh, guffaw
sredi sméha amid laughter
ni mi do sméha I don't feel like laughing
sméh ga bo (že) minil he will laugh on the wrong side of his mouth
bušiti, bruhniti v sméh to burst out laughing
prasniti v sméh to break into a laugh
sméh me je posilil I was overcome by (a fit of) laughter
spraviti koga v sméh to make someone laugh
s sméhom izraziti prezir to laugh one's contempt
s sméhom se zahvaliti to laugh one's thanks
pokati od sméha to split one's sides laughing (ali with laughter), to be convulsed with laughter
skoraj počiti od sméha to laugh fit to burst, to be in stitches
spraviti družbo v sméh to set the company laughing
tuliti od sméha to roar with laughter
umirati, zvijati se od sméha to laugh one's head off
to ni za sméh this is no laughing matter
povzročiti (splošen) sméh to raise a laugh
v sméh me spravljaš you amuse me

still¹ [stil]

1. samostalnik
miren, nepremičen, negiben; tih, nem, molčeč; nemoten; nepeneč se (pijača)

still champagne naravni (nešampanizirani) šampanjec
still as the grave molčeč kot grob
a still lake mirno jezero
still life tihožitje
the still small voice figurativno glas vesti
still water mirujoča voda
be still! molči!
keep still! bodi miren
to keep still about s.th. molčati o čcm
to lie (to sit) still nepremično ležati (sedeti)
to stand still mirno, nepremično stati, ustaviti se, ne se več premakniti
still waters run deep tiha voda bregove podira

2. samostalnik
poetično mir, tišina, molk
fotografija posamična fotografija, kamera za posamične posnetke
film fotografija, reklamna fotografija (nepremična) za film
pogovorno tihožitje
ameriško tih alarm ob požaru

in the still of night v nočni tišini, sredi noči

3. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
umiriti, pripraviti k molku, utišati; utihniti, umiriti se

to still one's fears pomiriti svoj strah
when the storm stills ko se bo vihar polegel

summon [sʌ́mən] prehodni glagol
pozvati; pozvati (mesto) k predaji; poslati po (koga), poklicati k sebi, citirati (koga); sklicevati (konferenco)
pravno pozvati pred sodišče
figurativno zbrati (moči)

to summon Parliament sklicati parlament
he summoned all his strength zbral je vse svoje moči
in the midst of his work he was summoned figurativno sredi svojega dela je umrl
this sight summoned the blood to my face ta pogled mi je pognal kri v obraz

thick [ɵik]

1. pridevnik
debel; grob, neotesan, robat
britanska angleščina, sleng otekel; gost (gozd, lasje, tekočina); poln, bogat (with z)
pogosten; blaten, umazan; na debelo pokrit (z); meglen, temačen, oblačen (vreme); hripav (glas); moten, kalen (tekočina); neumen, omejen

thick with dust čez in čez pokrit s prahom
the air is thick with snow zrak je poln snega
a thick ear britanska angleščina, sleng klofuta
a thick head debeloglavec, topoglavec
a bit thick sleng nekoliko pretiran
as thick as peas kot peska ob morju (obilo)
they are as thick as thieves figurativno trdno držijo skupaj

2. samostalnik
najdebelejši, najgostejši del (česa)
figurativno najbolj nevaren, najtežji del; najgostejše mesto, gneča, metež
sleng tepec, bebec, bedak

the thick of the crowd najhujša gneča (ljudi)
in the thick of the crisis v polni krizi, sredi krize
in the thick of the fight(ing) sredi, v žarišču boja, sredi največjega bojnega vrveža
in the thick of the fray tam, kjer je najbolj vroče (v pretepu)
to go through thick and thin figurativno preiti vse zapreke (vse nevarnosti), iti skozi dobro in slabo

3. prislov
debelo; gosto; često; hitro; nerodno; nejasno

fast and thick pogosto, kot toča
the blows came fast and thick udarci so padali kot toča
that is a bit thick to je malo preveč
he lays it on thick on pretirava (v laskanju, s komplimenti)
the snow fell thick močnó je snežilo
to sow thick gosto sejati
to speak thick nejasno, nerazločno govoriti
the shots fell thick around him krogle so gosto (kot toča) padale okrog njega

4. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
zgostiti (se) (o tekočini)

tide¹ [táid] samostalnik
plima in oseka, plimovanje; valovje; tok, struja; čas, doba; sprememba, preobrat; (redko) ugoden trenutek, priložnost

ebb tide low tide oseka
even tide večerni čas, večer
flood, high tide plima
at Christmastide o božiču
the tide of battle bojna sreča
in the full tide of battle sredi bitke
a tide of blood potok krvi
winter tide zimski čas
the turn of the tide sprememba sreče; preobrat
the tide is rising voda narašča
to go with the tide plavati s tokom, figurativno delati, kar drugi delajo
the tide turns sreča se obrača, je opoteča
to work double tide delati noč in dan; naporno delati
time and tide wait for no man prilika zamujena ne vrne se nobena
to swim against the tide plavati proti toku
take the tide at the tide izkoristi priliko, kuj železo, dokler je vroče

tók¹ current; (vodni) stream, current; drift; (dogodkov) swim

električni tók electric current
istosmerni tók direct (ali continuous) current
izmenični tók alternating current
poraba (električnega) tóka consumption of electricity
Zalivski tók Gulf Stream
sredi, v sredini tóka in midstream
močan tók (elektrika) power current
slab, šibak tók (elektrika) low-tension current
inducirani tók induced current
močan vodni tók powerful current
jakost tóka current intensity, strength
proizvodnja tóka generation of current
potreba po tóku demand for electricity
plavati s tókom figurativno (proti tóku) to swim with (against) the stream (ali tide)
prepustiti se tóku (razmer) to resign oneself (ali to be resigned) to the course of events, to let things drift
tók jih žene they are carried along by the current, they drift

umréti to die, to pass away; to expire; to decease; to depart this life; to give up the ghost; to yield up one's breath, to breathe one's last; to close one's eyes; žargon to bite the dust; žargon to pop off, to kick the bucket, to push up the daisies; (evfemistično) to go West, to go the way of all flesh, to go to one's long rest

umréti naravne smrti to die a natural death, to die in one's bed
nasilne smrti umréti to die a violent death, to die with one's boots on, to die by violence
umréti na grmadi zgodovina to die at the stake
umréti na morišču to die on the scaffold
umréti za jetiko to die of consumption
umréti od lakote to die of hunger
umréti od mraza to die of cold
umréti za rakom to die of cancer
umréti bedne smrti to die like a dog (ali the death of a dog)
umréti v bedi to die destitute (ali a pauper)
umréti od žalosti to die of grief
umréti od lastne roke to die by one's own hand
umréti sredi (aktivnega) dela to die in harness, to die in the shafts
umréti junaške smrti to die a hero (ali a hero's death)
hrabro umréti to die game (to the end)
umréti od strahu to die of fright
umrl je v najboljših letih he was taken in the prime of life
mislil sem, da bom umrl od smeha I thought I would die laughing
naj umrem, če je to res! I'll stake my life it isn't true (ali there isn't a word of truth in it)!
umrl je kot berač he died a beggar
naj na mestu umrem, če... I'll be damned if...

upon¹ [əpɔ́n] predlog
(= on) na; na osnovi, na temelju; za; pri

line upon line vrsta za vrsto
loss upon loss izguba za izgubo, stalne izgube
once upon a time nekoč (začetek angleških pravljic)
upon this nato, nakar
upon the wide sea na širnem morju
upon the heavy middle of the night prav sredi noči
upon inquiry na osnovi preiskave
upon inspection na temelju inšpekcije, takoj po inšpekciji
he is not to be relied upon nanj se ni moč zanesti
to draw one's sword upon s.o. izvleči (potegniti) svoj meč proti komu
he has nothing to live upon nima od česa živeti
to live upon s.o. živeti na račun kake osebe
to be thrown upon one's own resources biti sam nase navezan
upon my word (of honour)! častna (moja) beseda!

ustáviti to stop, to put a stop to; to bring to a standstill, to stay; to arrest, to cease; to bring to a halt; to suspend; to check; to hold up

ustáviti se to stop, to halt; to come to a standstill (ali hold-up)
ustáviti delo to stop (ali to suspend, to cease) work, to strike; (pogovorno) to knock off work
ustáviti kri to staunch blood
ustáviti krvavitev rane to stop a wound
ustáviti plačo to withold someone's salary, to stop someone's pay
ustáviti plačila to stop payments
ustáviti (štopati) avto to stop a car
ustáviti sovražnosti to suspend hostilities
ustavil me je na ulici he stopped me in the street
ustavili so mu pokojnino his pension (ali allowance) has been stopped
ustáviti napredovanje sovražnika to halt an enemy advance
ustavili so ga sredi njegovega govora he was interrupted right in the middle of his speech
ustáviti vlak, stroj to stop a train, a machine
zdravnik je ustavil krvavenje the doctor staunched the flow of blood
ves promet je bil ustavljen all traffic was stopped, (začasno was suspended)
biti ustavljen (ne moči naprej) to be at a stop
nenadoma se ustáviti to stop short, to stop dead
popolnoma se ustáviti to come to a full (ali dead) stop
on se ne bo pred ničemer ustavil he'll stop at nothing
ura se mi je ustavila my watch has stopped
se ta vlak ustavi v Kranju? does this train stop at Kranj?
za nekaj dni se bom ustavil v Parizu I am going to stay a few days in paris

zíma winter, wintertime

blaga, mila zíma mild winter
huda, ostra zíma hard (ali severe) winter
sredi zíme, v najhujši zími in the depth of winter
zíma brez snega green winter
starka Zima Old Man Winter
zíma je pred vrati winter is upon us
krmiti živino čez zímo s senom to winter one's stock on hay
prespati zímo to hibernate
preživeti zímo to winter
pripraviti za porabo v zími ZDA to winterize