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pinpoint² [pínpɔint]

1. pridevnik
vojska & figurativno precizen, natančen

2. prehodni glagol
vojska določiti točen položaj, zadeti cilj

beam¹ [bi:m] samostalnik
bruno, tram, prečnik; gred; prečka; gredelnica; rogovila; rožiček; stropnik; tkalski navoj; največja širina ladje; žarek; smehljaj; radijski signal (za letala); radij delovanja

to kick (ali strike) the beam biti nepomemben
to be on one's beam ends biti pred polomom, v stiski, v slabem položaju; navtika ležati na boku (ladja)
beam headlight žaromet
a beam in one's eye velika napaka
on the beam na pravi poti; sleng točen, natančen
to be off the beam zaiti, zgrešiti pot
ameriško, vulgarno to be off one's beam znoreti
beam sea bočni val
beam wind bočni veter

clockwork [klɔ́kwə:k] samostalnik
kolesje ure

like clockwork kakor ura točen, avtomatičen, mehaničen
clockwork toy igrača za navijanje

ênkrat once; some time

ênkrat na dan once a day
ênkrat ali dvakrat once or twice
ênkrat slučajno once by chance
ênkrat za vselej once for all
ênkrat pač (prej ali slej, kadarkoli) at some time or other
niti ênkrat not once
končno ênkrat at last
še ênkrat once more, once again, the same again
še ênkrat toliko as much (oziroma many) again; twice as much (oziroma many)
pozneje ênkrat by and by
to pot ênkrat this once
drugo leto ênkrat some time next year
za ênkrat for once, for the time being
niti ênkrat ni deževalo it never rained once
bil je ênkrat (slučajno) točen he was in time for once in a way
to je kar lahkó, ko ênkrat vidite, kako se tega lotiti it is easy enough once you see how to tackle it
kar je ênkrat narejeno, je narejeno once it is done, it is done

keep^*2 [ki:p]

1. prehodni glagol
držati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.)

2. neprehodni glagol
ostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se (he keeps well)
držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati (she keeps smiling)
pogovorno stanovati (where do you keep?)

to keep an appointment držati se zmenka
trgovina we don't keep this article tega artikla nimamo v zalogi
to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu do sebe
to keep in bread and water komaj se preživljati
to keep one's balance obdržati ravnotežje
to keep the ball rolling ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep body and soul together životariti
trgovina to keep books voditi knjige
to keep cool ostati miren
to keep one's counsel obdržati kaj zase
to keep s.o.'s counsel varovati tujo skrivnost
to keep a close check on skrbno nadzirati
to keep in countenance bodriti koga
to keep one's countenance ostati resen, zadrževati smeh
to keep clear of izogniti se česa, čuvati se česa
to keep s.o. company delati komu družbo
to keep company with skupaj hoditi, družiti se z
to keep s.th. dark obdržati zase, ne izdati
to keep a diary voditi dnevnik
to keep one's distance držati se ob strani
to keep one's end up braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje delo
to keep an eye on (ali out for); ali to keep one's eyes open (ali skinned); ali to keep one's weather eye lifted imeti odprte oči, budno paziti
to keep the field vztrajati, ne se umakniti
to keep one's feet obdržati se na nogah
to keep a straight face zadrževati smeh
to keep friends ostati v prijateljstvu
to keep guard stražiti
to keep (a) guard over s.o. čuvati koga
šport to keep (the) goal biti vratar, čuvati gol
God keep you! bog te varuj!
to keep s.th. going ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep s.o. going komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenju
to keep the game alive ohraniti v teku
to keep one's ground ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrst
to keep early (ali good) hours prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spat
to keep bad (ali late) hours prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spat
to keep one's hand in ne priti iz vaje
to keep one's head ne izgubiti glave, ostati miren
to keep one's head above water ne zaiti v dolgove
to keep house vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti
to keep open house biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem času
to keep hold of ne puščati iz rok
to keep in good health ostati pri dobrem zdravju
to keep a good look-out budno opazovati, paziti
to keep s.o. for lunch zadržati koga pri kosilu
to keep a stiff upper lip ne izgubiti poguma
to keep the law držati se zakona
to keep in mind zapomniti si
to keep one's nose to the grindstone neprestano garati
to keep pace (ali step) with iti v korak, ne zaostajati
to keep peace between obdržati mir med
to keep the peace držati se reda
ameriško to keep plugging along kar naprej garati
to keep s.o. posted (ali advised, informed, up to date) stalno koga obveščati
to keep the pot boiling životariti, komaj se prebijati
to keep one's pecker up ne izgubiti poguma in odločnosti
to keep good relations with s.o. ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih
to keep a record of s.th. voditi zapise o čem
to keep in good repair ohraniti v dobrem stanju
to keep sight of imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti na
to keep the stage obdržati se na odru
to keep straight on iti naravnost naprej
to keep in suspense pustiti koga v negotovosti; trgovina imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)
to keep time držati se takta
to keep good time biti točen (ura)
to keep track of zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočem
to keep one's temper zadržati se, ne razburjati se
ameriško to keep tabs on nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti si
to keep in touch with ostati s kom v stikih
to keep together biti složen, držati skupaj
to keep one's word držati besedo
to keep watch (over, on) stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom
to keep the wolf from the door komaj se preživljati

map² [mæp] prehodni glagol
narisati zemljevid, kartografirati, včrtati v karto

to map out planirati, napraviti točen načrt
to map out one's time porazdeliti si čas

minúta minute

v (eni) minúti in a minute
počakaj minúto! wait a minute!
v minúti sem pripravljen I'll be ready in a minute
on je vedno do minúte točen he is always punctual to the minute
znak za minúto ('npr. 10') minute sign

nail¹ [néil] samostalnik
tehnično žebelj; noht
zoologija krempelj, trd izrastek na kljunu nekih ptic; stara dolžinska mera (0,057 m)

a nail in one's coffin vse, kar pospeši smrt; padec vlade, režima
to drive a nail in zabiti žebelj
to drive the nail home iti (dognati) do kraja
one nail drives out another klin se s klinom izbija
to fight tooth and nail boriti se z zobmi in nohti, boriti se na vso moč
as hard as nails trdnega zdravja, žilav, neusmiljen, trd
to hit the nail (right) on the head zadeti v črno
on the nail takoj
to pay on the nail takoj plačati v gotovini
to the nail do konca, dokončan, dovršen
right as nails točen, v redu
nails in mourning umazani nohti

nose¹ [nóuz] samostalnik
nos, smrček
figurativno voh; konica, osina, kljun (ladijski); odprtina (cevi)
sleng vohljač
britanska angleščina duh po čaju (senu)

with one's nose in the air prevzetno
to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s nose off ostro napasti, obregniti se ob koga
to blow one's nose usekniti se
to cut off one's nose to spite one's face samemu sebi škoditi, obrisati se pod nosom
to count (ali tell) noses šteti prisotne, šteti privržence
to follow one's nose hoditi za nosom, delati po nagonu
to have a good nose for s.th. imeti dober nos za kaj, vse izvohati
to keep one's nose to the grindstone kar naprej garati
to lead s.o. by the nose imeti koga na vajetih
to look down one's nose čemerno gledati
to make long nose; ali to thumb one's nose at kazati komu osle
ameriško, pogovorno on the nose točen
to pay through the nose preplačati, mastno plačati
as plain as the nose in one's face jasno ko beli dan
to poke (ali push, thrust) one's nose into vtakniti nos v vsako reč, vmešavati se
not to see beyond one's nose ne videti delj od svojega nosu, imeti ozko obzorje
to speak through one's nose govoriti skozi nos, nosljati
to put s.o.'s nose out of joint izpodriniti koga
right under one's (very) nose pred nosom, pred očmi
to turn up one's nose at vihati nos
nose of wax mehak ko vosek, slabič
parson's kurja škofija

observe [əbzə́:v]

1. prehodni glagol
opazovati, opaziti, motriti, zapažati
navtika meriti globino vode
figurativno držati se (postav), slaviti (praznik); pripomniti, reči, izjaviti

2. neprehodni glagol
komentirati (on, upon)

to observe time biti točen

plačník payer

on je točen plačník he is punctual (ali prompt) in his payments, he pays on the nail

prepís copy, (z indigo papirjem) carbon copy; transcript; (čistopis) clean (ali fair) copy

netočen prepís an inaccurate copy
overovljen prepís certified (ali attested) copy
prepís premoženja, posestva conveyance (ali transfer) of property, of real estate
točen, dobeseden prepís exact, true copy
za točnost prepísa certified true copy
jamčim za točnost prepísa I certify this a true copy
napraviti prepís česa to make a copy of something

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

time¹ [táim]

1. samostalnik
čas; delovni čas; ura, trenutek
šport najkrajši čas
glasba akt, tempo
vojska tempo, korak, hitrost marša
množina časovna tabela, vozni red; službena doba; doba, epoha, era, vek; časi; prilika, priložnost; krat (pri množenju); nosečnost, porod; določeno razdobje; prosti čas, brezdelje
množina, pogovorno v zaporu preživeta leta; računanje časa (po soncu, Greenwitchu itd.); plačilo po času (od ure, od dni itd.)

the Times (ednina konstrukcija) časopis Times
time out of mind davni čas(i)
time past, present and to come preteklost, sedanjost in prihodnost
civil time navadni čas
the correct (right) time točen čas
a work of time zamudno delo!
time! šport zdaj!
time, gentlemen, please! time! closing time! zapiramo! (opozorilo obiskovalcem v muzeju, knjižnici ipd.)
hard times težki časi
the ravages of time zob časa
the good old time dobri stari časi
against time proti uri, z največjo hitrostjo, zelo naglo
ahead of (before) one's time prezgodaj, preuranjeno, prerano
all the time ves čas, nepretrgano, neprekinjeno
a long time since zdavnaj
at any time ob vsakem (kateremkoli) času
at a time naenkrat, skupaj, skupno, hkrati
one at a time po eden, posamično
at all times vsak čas, vedno
as times go v današnjih časih
at times od časa do časa, občasno
at no time nikoli, nikdar
at one time nekoč, nekdaj
at some time kadarkoli, enkrat
at some other time, at other times (enkrat) drugič, drugikrat
at the present time sedaj, zdaj, táčas
at the same time istočasno, ob istem času; hkrati; vseeno, pri vsem tem, vendarle
at this time of day figurativno v tako kasnem času dneva, ob tako pozni uri
at that time tisti čas, tačás
before one's time prezgodaj, prerano
behind time prepozno
to be behind time imeti zamudo
by that time do takrat, dotlej; medtem
close time lov lovopust
each time that... vsakikrat, ko
every time vsakikrat, vsaki pot
for all time za vse čase
for the time trenutno, ta trenutek
for the time being za sedaj, trenutno, v sedanjih okolnostih
for the last time zadnjikrat
from time immemorial (od)kar ljudje pomnijo
from time to time od časa do časa
for a long time past že dolgo
in the course of time v teku časa
in day time v dnevnem času, podnevi, pri dnevu
in due (proper) time o pravem času
in good time pravočasno
all in good time vse ob svojem času
in no time v hipu, kot bi trenil (hitro)
in the mean time medtem, med (v) tem času
in the length of time trajno
in the nick of time v pravem času, v kritičnem času
in time pravočasno; v ritmu, po taktu
in times of old v starih časih
in one's own good time kadar je človeku po volji
in time to come v bodoče, v prihodnje
many a time včasih; marsikaterikrat
many times mogokrat, često
mean time srednji, standardni čas
near one's time (o ženskah) pred porodom
not for a long time še dolgo ne, še dolgo bo trajalo
off time iz (zunaj) takta, ritma
on time točno, o pravem času
once upon a time (there was a king) nekdaj, nekoč (je bil kralj...)
out of time iz takta, ne po taktu, iz ritma; ob nepravem času, predčasno, prepozno
some time longer še nekaj časa
some time about noon nekako opoldne
time after time ponovno, češče
time and again ponovno, češče, večkrat
this long time zdavnaj
this time a year (twelve months) danes leto (dni), ob letu
this time tomorrow jutri ob tem času
till next time do prihodnjič
times without (out of) number neštetokrat
to time pravočasno, točno; zelo hitro; zastarelo za vedno
up to time točno
up to the present time, up to this time dozdaj, doslej, do danes
up to that time do takrat, dotlej
what time? ob katerem času? kdaj?
what time? poetično (v času) ko
with times časom, sčasoma
time is money čas je zlato
what is the time? what time is it? koliko je ura?
it is high time to go skrajni čas je, da gremo
time is up! čas je potekel!
there is time for everything vse ob svojem času
he is out of his time končal je učenje (vajenstvo); odslužil je svoj (vojaški) rok
now is your time zdaj je prilika zate
she is far on in her time ona je v visoki nosečnosti
she was near her time bližal se je njen čas (poroda)
it was the first time that bilo je prvikrat, da...
to ask time ekonomija prositi za podaljšanje roka
to beat the time udarjati, dajati takt
to bid (to give, to pass) s.o. the time of (the) day želeti komu dober dan, pozdraviti koga
to call time šport dati znak za začetek ali za konec
to comply with the times vdati se v čase
my time has come moj čas (smrti) je prišel
my time is drawing near bliža se mi konec
to do time sleng odsedeti svoj čas v zaporu
to get better in times časom si opomoči
my watch gains (loses) time moja ura prehiteva (zaostaja)
he has time on his hands ima mnogo (prostega) časa, ne ve kam s časom
to have a time with pogovorno imeti težave z
to have a time of it izvrstno se zabavati
to have a good (fine) time dobro se zabavati
to have a hard time preživljati težke čase
I have had my time najboljši del svojega življenja imam za seboj
what a time he has been gone! kako dolgo ga ni!
to keep time držati takt (korak), plesati (hoditi, peti) po taktu
to keep good time iti dobro, točno (o uri)
I know the time of day pogovorno jaz vem, koliko je ura
to kill time čas ubijati
this will last our time to bo trajalo, dokler bomo živeli
what time do you make? koliko je na tvoji (vaši) uri?
to lose time izgubljati čas; (ura) zaostajati
to mark time na mestu stopati (korakati), ne se premikati se z mesta
to move with the times, to be abreast of the times iti, korakati s časom
time will show čas bo pokazal
I am pressed for time mudi se mi
to serve one's time vojska služiti svoj rok
to speak against time zelo hitro govoriti
to stand the test of time obnesti se; upirati se zobu časa
to take one's time vzeti si čas, pustiti si čas
take your time! ne hiti!
to take time by the forelock pograbiti priliko, izkoristiti (ugoden) trenutek
take time while time serves izkoristiti čas, dokler ga imaš
tell me the time povej mi, koliko je ura
time and tide wait for no man čas beži; ne zamudi prilike; izkoristi priložnost
to watch the time pogledovati (često pogledati) na uro
to watch one's time prežati na ugodno priložnost
to waste time čas zapravljati
to work against time delati z največjo hitrostjo (tempom)

2. pridevnik
časoven
ekonomija z določenim plačilnim rokom; (ki je) na obroke

toss¹ [tɔs] samostalnik
metanje (v zrak); met, lučaj; premetavanje (sem in tja); stresanje; metanje žreba, žreb(anje)
zastarelo nemir, razburjenje; padec (zlasti s konja)

full toss šport točen met
pitch and toss metanje novca v zrak (igra)
to be in a toss biti razburjen
to take a toss biti vržen, pasti iz sedla, s konja
to win the toss dobiti pri žrebanju, pri metanju novca v zrak

úra (čas) hour; (žepna) watch; (stoječa, stenska, stolpna) clock; (namizna) timepiece

úra budilka alarm clock
peščena úra sand glass
sončna úra sundial
cerkvena úra church clock
úra z nihalom pendulum clock
zapestna úra wristwatch
ladijska úra chronometer
úra štoparica stopwatch
policijska úra curfew
konične úre rush hour
huda úra thunderstorm
učna úra lesson
proste úre free (ali spare) hours pl
smrtna úra the hour of death, dying hour, last hour
v zgodnjih úrah in the small hours
úra X vojska zero hour
v teku ene úre, v manj kot eni úri in less than an hour, within an hour
o úre do úre from hour to hour
prav ob tej úri at this very hour
po moji úri by my watch
pol úre half an hour, a half hour
pred pol úre half an hour ago
5 milj na úro 5 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour
vsake tri úre every three hours
več kot eno úro over one hour
ob tej úri at the present time, ZDA presently
polni, celi 2 úri for two hours at a stretch (ali pogovorno on the trot)
dobro úro a good hour
ob 12. úri at 12 o'clock, at noon
v smeri kazalca úre clockwise, (v nasprotni) anticlockwise
jermenček za zapestno úro watch strap, strap for wristwatch; (wrist) watch band; strap (ali cord, link, expansion) band
verižica za úro watch chain, (pri telovniku) watch guard
kolesje úre movement of a watch
ohišje úre clock case
vzmet úre watch spring
utež pri úri clock weight
kazalec úre hand
kazalec sončne úre gnomon
številčnica úre dial
tovarna úr clock factory, watch factory
trgovina z úrami clock trade, watch trade, trade in clocks and watches
koliko je úra? what time is it?, what's the time?, (redko) what o'clock is it
úra je 5 it is five o'clock
četrt na šest je it is a quarter past five
pol šestih je it is half past five
tri četrt na šest je it is a quarter to six
na moji úri je tri it is three by my watch
ob kateri úra? at what time?
je ta úra prav? is that clock (tvoja zapestna úra your wristwatch oziroma pogovorno watch) right?
on je točen kot úra he is as regular as clockwork
moja úra je točna my watch keeps perfect time
dobrih 5 úr je do mesta it's a good five hours to the town
moja úra gre dobro my watch is a good timekeeper
moja úra ne gre (se je ustavila, se je iztekla) my watch is not going (has stopped, isn't working)
moja úra je pokvarjena there is something wrong with my watch
navijte svojo úro! wind up your watch!
moja úra je navita my watch is wound up
úra bíje the clock strikes (oziroma is striking)
úra bo zdajci (od)bila 11 the clock is just about to strike eleven
úra je odbila 7 the clock has struck seven
odbila mu je zadnja úra his last hour is come
moja úra prehiteva my watch is fast (ali gains, is gaining)
moja úra zaostaja my watch is slow (ali loses, is losing)
vprašati koliko je úra to ask the time
naravnati (regulirati) úro po... to regulate (ali to set) one's watch by...
držati se rednih úr to keep regular hours
letalo je doseglo poprečno 450 milj na úro the plane averaged 450 miles an hour
dajati angleške úre (= lekcije) to give English lessons
to úro je treba naviti this clock needs winding up (ali rewinding)
moja úra je potrebna popravila my watch needs repairing
razmakniti konične úre (da ni navala na avtobuse itd.) to stagger office hours
rana úra zlata úra early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
delati 24 úr brez prekinitve (noč in dan) to work around the clock

very¹ [véri] pridevnik (verily prislov)
pravi

a very knave pravi lopov
he is the veriest vagabund on je pravi pravcati vagabund; lasten, sam, celó
my very son moj lastni sin, sam moj sin
his very brother did not know him njegov lastni brat ga ni spoznal; (izza the, this, that ali svojilnega zaimka) ta (oni itd.) isti, prav
the very day I arrived prav na dan, ko sem prispel
the very thing baš tisto pravo
that very day prav (še) istega dne
in this very room prav v tej sobi
at this very place prav na tem mestu
at the very end prav na koncu
from very egoism iz samega (čistega) egoizma
in the very heart of Europe prav v srcu Evrope
this is the very thing I want prav to potrebujem
it is the very last thing to do to je prav zadnja stvar, ki jo je treba narediti; čisti, pravi, točen
the very opposite čisto(pravo) nasprotje
on the very same day točno istega dne; (redko) legitimen, zakonit