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mephitis [mefáitis] samostalnik
škodljiva (zemeljska) izparina, zatohlina, strupen smrad

nip¹ [nip] samostalnik
uščip, ugriz, ščipanje
tehnično nalom (v žici itd.)
figurativno zbadljmka (beseda); strupen mraz; ozeblina, poškodba (rastline od mraza)

ameriško nip and tuck ostra borba (pri tekmovanju)

phosgene [fɔ́zdži:n] samostalnik
kemija fosgen, zelo strupen plin

poison-gas [pɔ́izngæs] samostalnik
vojska strupen plin

puff-adder [pʌ́fædə] samostalnik
zoologija zelo strupen afriški gad

unpleasant [ʌnplézənt] pridevnik (unpleasantly prislov)
neprijeten, zoprn, "strupen", odvraten; neugoden

envenomed [invénəmd] pridevnik
zastrupljen
figurativno sovražen, ogorčen

envenomed tongue strupen jezik

jézik anatomija tongue; (govor) tongue, speech, language; idiom; (pri pihalu) mouthpiece; humoristično clapper

materinski jézik native language, mother tongue
mrtev (živ, tuj) jézik dead (living, foreign) language
občevalni jézik colloquial language, vernacular
knjižni jézik literary language
diplomatski jézik diplomatic language
Cankarjev jézik Cankar's language
lahek, težak jézik easy, difficult language
goveji, volovski jézik neat's tongue, ox-tongue
obložen jézik medicina a coated (ali dirty, furred) tongue
prekajen jézik smoked tongue
zemeljski jézik neck, spit, tongue (of land)
učitelj jézikov (foreign) language teacher
dar za jézike gift of tongues
morski jézik (riba) sole
dolg, nebrzdan jézik unbridled tongue
zloben jézik wicked (ali malicious) tongue
moderni (stari) jézik modern (ancient) language
strokoven jézik technical language
uradni, službeni jézik official style
zastarel jézik obsolete (ali archaic) language
duh jézika genius of a language
jézik posrednik interlingua
na jéziku mi je, na jéziku imam (a se ne morem spomniti) it's on the tip of my tongue
to je proti duhu jézika this is against the spirit of the language
on je junak z jézikom (figurativno) he is a braggart (ali blusterer, swaggerer)
ona ima oster (strupen) jézik she has a sharp (a venomous) tongue
imeti dobro namazan jézik to have a glib (ali a well-oiled) tongue, to have the gift of the gab
brzdati svoj jézik to keep one's tongue in check; to bridle, to curb one's tongue
kar ima na srcu, ima tudi na jéziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
imeti dolg jézik to have a long tongue
ona je vsem ljudem na jéziku everyone is (ali pogovorno they're all) talking about her
držati jézik to hold one's tongue
drži jézik!, jézik za zobe! hold your tongue!, shut your mouth!, shut up!, keep your mouth shut!
jézik si izbrusiti z govorjenjem to talk one's head off
imeti besedo na jéziku to have the word on the tip of one's tongue
jézik mu je odpovedal his tongue failed him
pokazati komu jézik to put one's tongue out at someone
pokaži jézik! put out your tongue!
sneti komu besedo z jézika to take the words out of someone's mouth
pazi na svoj jézik! mind your tongue!
lomiti jézik to murder a language
jézik se mu je razvezal he is no longer tongue-tied, he has found his tongue, he has become talkative
zlobni jéziki trdijo malicious tongues assert
jézik ji dobro teče, ji je dobro namazan her tongue is well-oiled, pogovorno her tongue's no cripple
jézik mu teče kot mlin he's a nonstop chatterbox, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
zavezati komu jézik to silence someone, pogovorno to make someone pipe down
(on) ima zavezan jézik he is tongue-tied
ušlo mi je z jézika I let it slip out
on zna mnogo jézikov he is a polyglot
tolči (kak) jézik (figurativno) to mangle a language

sharp [ša:p]

1. pridevnik
oster, koničast, šiljast, špičast; strm; rezek, kričav, prediren; buden, pazljiv; dober (nos); silovit (spopad); strog, zbadljiv, jedek, hud, bičajoč, sarkastičen; živahen, hiter, brz; bister, bistroumen, iznajdijiv, prebrisan, rafiniran, zvit, lokav, pretkan, premeten, prekanjen; močan, izrazit; spreten, okreten
glasba povišan ali previsok za pol tona
ameriško, sleng pozornost zbujajoč in privlačen (npr. obleka)

a sharp ascent strm vzpon
a sharp boy bister deček
a sharp contrast oster kontrast
as sharp as a needle figurativno zelo bister, bistroumen
as sharp as a razor oster kot britev
a sharp curve oster ovinek (zavoj)
sharp features ostre, izrazite poteze
sharp practices figurativno sleparija, nepošteni triki
sharp set sleng lačen
sharp on time absolutno točen
a sharp tongue oster, nabrušen, strupen jezik
sharp wine kislo vino, cviček
sharp work hitro delo
sharp's the word pogovorno hitro!
he has been too sharp for me figurativno prelisičil me je
to keep a sharp out-look budno paziti, biti budno na straži
this wine is sharp to vino je rezko, kislo
poverty is a sharp weapon figurativno sila kola lomi

2. prislov
vneto, močnó; nenadoma; točno, natančno, pazljivo; naglo, hitro, živahno
glasba povišano za pol tona

at 10 o'clock sharp točno ob desetih
to look sharp ne izgubljati časa
look sharp! hitro!
to stop sharp nenadoma (se) ustaviti
to turn sharp ostro zaviti, napraviti oster ovinek

3. samostalnik
dolga šivalna igla
domačno slepar
pogovorno strokovnjak, poznavalec
glasba za pol tona povišana nota, višaj

4. prehodni glagol
pogovorno prevarati (out of za)
ukaniti, oslepariti, prelisičiti; prislepariti kaj, ukrasti
glasba povišati zapol tona
ameriško previsoko zapeti
neprehodni glagol
slepariti, varati
glasba previsoko peti ali igrati

stinging [stíŋiŋ] pridevnik (stingingly prislov)
bodeč, bodikav, ki ima bodico ali zob strupnik
figurativno oster, boleč, jedek, pekoč

stinging cold strupen mraz
a stinging rebuke ostra graja

venom [vénəm]

1. samostalnik
živalski strup (kač, čebel itd.)
figurativno strupenost, zlobnost, sovražnost, mržnja; (redko splošno) strup

venom-teeth zob strupnik

2. prehodni glagol
zastarelo zastrupiti

venomed zastrupljen; strupen; poln zlobe in sovraštva

vicious [víšəs] pridevnik (viciously prislov)
pokvarjen, izprijen, pregrešen, nemoralen, hudoben, zloben, slab, zavržen, nespodoben; pogrešen, napačen; muhast, trmast; pomanjkljiv; škodljiv, nečist (zrak); prostaški, malopriden, ničvreden

vicious circle circulus vitiosus, začarani krog; figurativno položaj brez izhoda
a vicious horse uporen konj
vicious air slab, pokvarjen zrak
vicious attack zloben, strupen, zahrbten napad
a vicious headache hud, strašanski glavobol
a vicious look sovražen, preteč pogled
a vicious man izprijenec, pokvarjenec
vicious habit razvada, grda navada
vicious life nemoralno življenje
vicious manuscript (text) pomanjkljiv rokopis (tekst)
vicious mule trmasta mula
vicious remark nespodobna opazka
vicious style slab slog
vicious spiral nepretrgano dviganje (česa) (npr. cen), ki ga povzroča nepretrgano dviganje nečesa drugega (npr. plač)
a vicious temper hudoben značaj
vicious union medicina slaba zrast zlomljenih kosti