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stationary [stéišənəri]

1. pridevnik (stationarily prislov)
nepremičen, mirujoč, nespremenljiv, stalen; ki ne napreduje, ne raste; stacionaren, ki stagnira; ki se javlja le tu pa tam (ponekod)

stationary AA vojska nepremičen letalski top
stationary diseases lokalne bolezni (ki so posledica atmosferskih razmer)
stationary run šport tek na mestu
to remain stationary ostati (biti) nespremenjen

2. samostalnik
oseba, ki ostane na nekem mestu
figurativno konservativec
množina stalna vojaška posadka, garnizija

stray¹ [stréi]

1. samostalnik
(domača) žival, ki je zašla, zablodila, se izgubila; brezdomec, klatež
množina radio atmosferske motnje
pravno premoženje umrlega, ki pride v last države, ker ni dediča; blago brez lastnika

waifs and strays otroci brez doma, ptički brez gnezda

2. pridevnik
zablodel, ki je zašel, se izgubil, brezdomen; osamljen, posamezen, poedin, tu pa tam kateri; raztresen, razmetan, razkropljen, ki se najde tu pa tam, ki se javlja od časa do časa; slučajen

a stray dog zatečen pes
a stray remark slučajna opazka
one or two stray customers eden ali dva slučajna (osamljena) odjemalca

širokoústiti se to brag, to boast, tu swagger; to talk big, to talk tall

therein [ðɛərín] prislov
v tem, v tem pogledu (oziru); tu (tam) notri

thereunder [ðɛərʌ́ndə] prislov
zastarelo pod tem, tu spodaj

about¹ [əbáut] prislov
naokoli, naokrog, nekje v bližini; približno

all about povsod
about and about sem ter tja, tu pa tam; ameriško zelo podobno, enako
to be about biti razširjen, prisostvovati; biti v teku; biti pokonci; biti zdrav
to be about to do s.th. pravkar nameravati kaj storiti
to bring about povzročiti, uresničiti, dokazati
to come about pripetiti, zgoditi se
vojska, ameriško about face poln obrat, na desno!
to hang about potepati se v bližini
vojska left about! na levo!
a long way about velik ovinek
much about več ali manj
vojska right about! na desno!
pogovorno about right še kar prav
rumours are about govori se, širijo se govorice
to send to the right about zapoditi, ošteti koga
to set about to do s.th. lotiti se česa, začeti kaj
vojska about turn poln obrat; na levo; ameriško na desno
what are you about? kaj počneš?, kaj nameravaš?
mind what you are about pazi se

absolútno prislov absolutely; positively; strictly; really

absolútno moraš biti tu ob petih you must be here at five o'clock without fail

again [əgéin, əgén] prislov
zopet, znova, ponovno, še enkrat, poleg tega, prav tako

again and again ponovno, zopet in zopet, nenehno
to be o.s. again okrevati
as much (ali many) again dvakrat toliko
now and again tu in tam, včasih
as long again and better več ko dvakrat tako dolg
once again še enkrat
time and again večkrat, pogosto
half again his size veliko večji od njega
over again znova, še enkrat

against² [əgéinst] veznik
arhaično preden; dokler ne

stay here against he comes ostani tu, preden pride

ámok amok, ZDA amuck

pobesneti v ámoku tu run amok (amuck)

anon [ənɔ́n] prislov
zastarelo kmalu, takoj; zopet

ever and anon tu in tam, včasih
of this more anon odslej kmalu bolj

be [bi:] neprehodni glagol & pomožni
biti, obstati, obstajati; eksistirati; nahajati se; veljati, stati; počutiti se; obiskati; morati; bodi

I am better bolje se počutim
I am cold (warm, hot) zebe me (toplo, vroče mi je)
to be hard up biti v stiski
here you are izvoli(te), na(te), tu imaš (imate)
to be from the purpose biti neprimeren, zgrešiti namen
to be right prav imeti
to be wrong ne imeti prav, motiti se
how are you? kako se imaš (imate)?; kako se ti (vam) godi?
how much is this? koliko stane?
if it were not for him če bi njega ne bilo
it is going to rain gotovo bo deževalo, na dež kaže
what is that to you? kaj vam to mar?
it is not in me to ni v mojem značaju, nisem tak
he lived to be 80 doživel je 80 let

between² [bitwí:n] predlog
med

between the devil and the deep sea, between two fires med Scilo in Karibdo, med dvema ognjema
between you and me and the bed (ali gate) post strogo zaupno
between you and me (pogovorno I), between ourselves med nama povedano
between two stools med dvema stoloma
there's many a slip between the cup and the lip, between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip ne hvali dneva pred večerom
hit between wind and water zadet na občutljivem mestu
between whiles (ali times) tu pa tam
between hay and grass ne tič ne miš, niti eno niti drugo
they had no penny between (the two of) them niti eden niti drugi nista imela prebite pare
between stations na odprti progi
we have bought it between us kupila sva to skupaj

bíti (sem) to be; to exist; to live; to take place

je (= se nahaja) there is
so (= se nahajajo) there are; (bivati) to stay
bíti lačen, žejen to be hungry, thirsty
bíti ves iz sebe to be beside oneself, to be overwrought
3 x 5 = 15 three times five equals fifteen
kaj je, kakó je (kaj) z njim? how is he?, how is he getting on?; how are things with him?
kaj je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
toplo (mraz) mi je I am warm (cold)
ne morem bíti brez (cigaret) I cannot do without (cigarettes)
bíti brez denarja to be short of money
bíti brez premoga to be short of coal
po čem je kruh? how much is (the) bread?
koliko je do postaje? how long does it take to the station?
bodi previden! be careful!
on je iz Londona he is (ali comes) from London
kdo je? who is there?
kdo je tam? (vojak na straži) who goes there?
po meni je, z menoj je konec I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
kaj Vam je? what is the matter with you?
nič mi ni there is nothing the matter with me
slabó mi je I feel sick
jaz sem (to) it is I, pogovorno it's me
če bi jaz bil Vi (bil na Vašem mestu), bi ostal doma if I were you, I would stay at home
če je (to) takó if it is so, if that be so, if that be the case
naj bo takó! arhaično let it be so!
naj bo (to), kot hoče! be that as it may
naj bo tako ali tako in either case
to bo dovolj this will do
kar je bilo, je bilo let bygones be bygones
bíti v napoto to be in the way, to inconvenience, to hinder
ni mi za... I don't care for...
za to mu ni he does not care about it
nič mi ni zanj pogovorno I couldn't care less about him, I don't care a fig for him
ni mi do šal I am in no mood for joking
to ni (nič) zame that is not in my line
nič ni bilo iz tega nothing came of it
ni mi do poezije I have no time for poetry
mnogo mi je do tega, da... I am very anxious to...
vem, pri čem sem I know where I stand
on je proti meni he has set his face against me
hiša je v gradnji the house is being built
bilo mi je, da bi jokal I felt like crying
on bi bil dober učitelj he would make a good teacher
tu gre za bíti ali ne bíti this is a matter of life or death
šlo je za bíti ali ne bíti it was touch and go
pri tem sem ob 50.000 SIT I am fifty thousand tolars out of pocket over it

da (veznik) that (v predmetnih in osebkovih stavkih se često izpušča)

z namenom, da bi (in order) that
da ne bi lest, but
da le, samó da (če le) provided (that)
takó da so that, so as to + nedoločnik
kakor da, kot da as though
slišal sem, da je bolan I heard (that) he was ill
mislim, da bo prišel I believe (that) he will come
gotovo je, da je kriv it is certain (that) he is guilty
res je, da ni bil tam it is true (that) he was not there
recimo, da pride danes suppose (ali supposing) he comes today
jémo, da bi mogli živeti we eat that we may live
preberite to dvakrat, da ne pozabite! read it twice lest you forget it!
; ni še tako pozno, da naši sorodniki ne bi mogli še priti it is not too late for our relatives to come
bila je tako prijazna, da mi je pisala pismo she was so kind as to write me a letter
tu ni človeka, da ga jaz ne bi poznal po imenu there is no one here (whom) I could not name, there is no one here whose name I do not know
nikoli ne pride, da si ne bi izposodil denarja od mene he never comes without borrowing money from me
da on ni bil tako priseben, bi nas bilo razneslo vse na kosce but for his presence of mind, we might all have been blown to pieces
nikoli ne dežuje, da ne bi lilo (= nesreča ne pride nikoli sama) it never rains but it pours

dáleč far (away, off); a long way off; widely, remotely, distantly

dáleč od tu far from here
dáleč naokoli far and wide
dáleč narazen wide apart
od dáleč from the distance, from afar
kako dáleč how far, to what extent
tako dáleč in ne dlje! thus far and no further ali farther
bil sem dáleč od doma I was far from home
kako dáleč je (to)? how far is it?
stanuje dáleč od tu he lives far away from here
dáleč boljši, dáleč najboljši better by far, by far the best
dáleč proč (še dolgo ne) far from it, not by a long way (ali chalk)
dáleč od tega far from it
še dáleč ne tako zanimiv not nearly so interesting
dáleč najboljša splošna zgodovina far and away the best general history
kakor dáleč seže oko as far as the eye can reach
lahkó tečeš tako dáleč? can you run as far as that?
držati se dáleč (stran) od to keep (ali to stand) clear of
kako dáleč si z angleščino? how far have you got with your English?
počasi se dáleč pride he that goes softly, goes safely

dnó bottom; ground

brez dna bottomless
iz dna mojega srca moje duše from the bottom of my heart
dnó ladje bilge, bilges pl
škatla z dvojnim dnom a box with a false bottom
izpij do dnna! bottoms up!, no heeltaps!
iti na dnó (potopiti se, o ladji ipd.) to go to the bottom
iti (stvari) do dna to get down to rock bottom
priti na dnó zadeve, stvari to get to the root of the matter
dotakniti se dna, priti do dna to touch the bottom
priti čemu do dna (figurativno) to get to the bottom of something
izbiti dnó to knock the bottom out of
to izbije sodu dnó (figurativno) that tops everything
kakšno dnó je tu, pesek ali blato? what is the bottom here, sand or mud?

dólgo

za dólgo for long
že dólgo long, long ago, for a long time
kako dólgo? how long?
dólgo poprej long before
že dólgo (nazaj) for a long time since
kako dólgo že? how long since?
še dólgo ne (daleč proč) far from it, not for a long time, not by a long way
dólgo (je že) tega (that was) long ago
dólgo ga že poznam I have known him a long time
ne dólgo tega not so very long ago
dólgo je že, kar... it is a good while since...
kje si bil tako dólgo? where have you been all this time?
že dólgo ga nisem videl I haven't seen him for a long time, it's a long time since I saw him last
dólgo je že, kar je umrl it is a long time since he died, he died long ago
je že dólgo (od) tega? was this long ago?
kako dólgo te ni bilo! how long you were!
dólgo ga ni bilo he was a long time coming
ne bom dólgo (počakajte hipec) I shan't be long
dólgo me ni bilo tu I have not been here long
to že dólgo vem I have known that (for) a long time
je za dólgo odšel? has he gone for long?
ne morem dólgo (časa) teči I cannot run (ali keep on running) for long
predólgo ste čakali you have waited too long
ne bo več dólgo (pri življenju) he hasn't long to go, he isn't long for this world

dôli below; beneath; underneath; (v hiši) downstairs

tu dôli here below

dovolíti to allow; to permit; to concede

dovolíti si to take the liberty (of)
če bo vreme dovoljevalo weather permitting
dovolite mi dostaviti, da... permit me to add that...
to besedilo dovoljuje več razlag this text admits of (ali is open to) several interpretations
dovolite mi, da Vam pomagam allow me to help you
ne moremo vam dovolíti kajenja tu we cannot allow you to smoke here
dovoljujem si Vam pisati I take the liberty of writing to you
ne morem si dovolíti, da bi imel dva avtomobila I can't afford to run two cars
dovoljujem si vam spročiti... I beg to inform you...