Franja

play² [pléi]

1. neprehodni glagol
igrati (for za)
šaliti se, zabavati se, igračkati se; začeti igrati (karte), napraviti potezo, biti na potezi (šah); poigravati se (barve, valovi, žarki itd.); streljati (top), brizgati (vodomet), sijati
tehnično imeti prostor za gibanje, imeti toleranco, premikati se (bat), biti v pogonu; biti primeren za igro (igrišče)

2. prehodni glagol
gledališče igrati, uprizoriti
šport nastopiti, igrati proti, sprejeti igralca v moštvo; uperiti (žaromet, luč, vodni curek) na koga; ustreliti (iz topa)
tehnično spraviti v pogon, upravljati (stroj), obvladati

to play along with sodelovati, v en rog trobiti s kom
to play it cagey biti previden, omahovati
figurativno to play both ends against the middle previdno, rafinirano ravnati
to play ball with s.o. pošteno postopati s kom
to play booty prevarati
figurativno to play one's cards well (badly) (ne)spretno manevrirati
to play s.o. dirt izigrati koga
to play the devil (ali deuce) with prekrižati komu račune
to play by ear igrati po posluhu
to play fair (foul) pošteno (nepošteno) ravnati
to play s.o. false izdati koga
to play the fool zganjati neumnosti
to play a fish utruditi ribo na trnku
to play fast and loose with zlorabljati koga
to play the game držati se pravil, pošteno ravnati
to play to the gallery šopiriti se pred javnostjo
to play guns on obstreljevati
to play into s.o.'s hands koristiti drugemu, pomagati komu
to play one's hand for all it is worth izrabiti vsako priliko, uveljaviti vse svoje zmožnosti
to play the knave varati
to play a good knife and fork jesti z apetitom
to play the horses staviti na konjskih dirkah
to play for love igrati za zabavo ne za denar
sleng to play it (low) on izigrati koga, zlorabiti
to play a joke (ali prank, trick) on potegniti koga za nos
to play the races staviti na konjskih dirkah
to play a part igrati vlogo, pretvarjati se
to play possum hliniti spanje
to play upon the square pošteno ravnati
to play safe previdno ravnati, ne tvegati
to play second fiddle imeti podrejen položaj
to play a good stick dobro sabljati
to play for time zavlačevati, poskušati pridobiti na času
to play truant (ali hooky) neopravičeno izostati od pouka
to play s.o. a mean trick prevarati koga
to play tricks with nagajati
to play (up)on igrati na, figurativno izrabljati koga
to play (up)on words zbijati šale, igrati se z besedami
to play with igrati se s, z; lahkomiselno ravnati s

risk¹ [risk] samostalnik
smelost, drznost; tveganost, nevarnost; riziko

at all risks stavljajoč vse na kocko, tvegajoč vse, ne oziraje se na izgube, na slepo srečo, tjavdan
at the risk of one's life tvegajoč svoje življenje
at one's own risk na svojo lastno odgovornost, na lasten riziko
at owner's risk na lastnikov riziko
to run (to take) a risk prevzeti (nase vzeti) riziko
to run risks, to take risks tvegati, riskirati, izpostaviti se ali biti v nevarnosti

run^*2 [rʌn] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol

I. neprehodni glagol

1.
teči, tekati, drveti, dirkati, udeležiti se dirke; voziti, hiteti, podvizati se; bežati, pobegniti, umakniti se (from od)
popihati jo, pobrisati jo; navaliti, jurišati (at, on na)
hitro potovati, voziti se, pluti, redno voziti, vzdrževati promet; potegovati se (for za)
biti kandidat, kandidirati; hitro, naglo se širiti (novica, ogenj); (o času) poteči, preteči, miniti, bežati; trajati, teči, vršiti se (šola, pouk)

to run amok (amuck) pobesneti, letati kot nor, izgubiti popolnoma oblast nad seboj
to run for it, to cut and run pogovorno popihati jo, zbežati
to run foul of trčiti z
to run to help hiteti na pomoč
to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds figurativno skušati biti v dobrih odnosih z dvema nasprotnima si strankama
this idea keeps running through my head ta ideja mi ne gre iz glave
run for your lives! reši se, kdor se more!
to run for luck ameriško poskusiti kaj na slepo srečo
to run mad zblazneti, znoreti
to run to meet s.o. teči komu naproti
to run to meet one's troubles figurativno vnaprej si delati skrbi
the news ran like wildfire novica se je širila kot blisk
to run for an office potegovati se, konkurirati, biti kandidat, kandidirati za neko službeno mesto (službo)
he who runs may read it figurativno na prvi pogled se to vidi, to se da brez težave razumeti
school runs from 8 to 12 šola (pouk) traja od 8 do 12
a thought ran through my head misel mi je šinila v glavo
to run from one topic to another skakati z ene téme na drugo
time runs fast čas beži, hitro teče
this train is running every hour ta vlak vozi vsako uro
to run on the wheels figurativno gladko iti

2.
vrteti se, obračati se (on okoli)
premikati se, kretati se, gibati se, kotaliti se, jadrati; (o stroju) delovati, biti v pogonu, obratovati, funkcionirati; (o tovarni itd.) biti odprt, delati; (o denarju) biti v obtoku, v prometu; (o vodi) teči, razliti se, izlivati se; (o morju) valovati; segati, raztezati se, razprostirati se; (o rastlinah) bujno rasti, pognati, iti v cvet, hitro se razmnoževati; (o menici) imeti rok veljave, teči, veljati; (o cenah) držati se
pravno ostati v veljavi
gledališče biti na sporedu, uprizarjati se, predstavljati se, predvajati se, igrati se, dajati se; (o barvah) razlivati se, puščati barvo; (o očeh, nosu, rani) solziti se, cureti, kapati, gnojiti se; (o kovinah) taliti se; (o ledu) (raz)topiti se, kopneti; (o besedilu) glasiti se; (s pridevnikom) postati, nastati, biti

running ice topeči se led
three days running tri dni zaporedoma
the bill has three months to run menica ima rok treh mesecev
my blood ran cold figurativno kri mi je poledenela v žilah
it runs in his blood to mu je v krvi
he is running with blood kri ga je oblila
the colour runs in the washing barva pušča pri pranju
the course runs at par tečaj (kurz) je (stoji) al pari
to run dry posušiti se; biti prazen; figurativno onemoči, biti izčrpan
eyes run oči se solzijo
my face runs with sweat pot mi teče po obrazu
it runs in the family to je v družini
to run to fat (z)rediti se, postati debel
the feelings are running high duhovi so razburjeni
the garden runs east vrt sega, se razteza proti vzhodu
to run high dvigati se, rasti
to run hot postati vroč, segreti se
the lease runs for ten years zakupna pogodba teče, velja deset let
that makes my mouth run sline se mi pocede ob tem
my nose runs iz nosa mi teče
oats run 40 pounds the bushel cena za oves je 40 funtov bušel
to run riot (s)puntati se, upreti se; podivjati, pobesneti, (o rastlinah) bujno se razrasti
to run round in cercles figurativno kazati veliko aktivnost, a malo uspeha
the salade runs to seed solata gre v cvetje
sea runs high morje je razburkano
that runs to sentiment to sega, gre človeku do srca
we ran short of coal premog nam je pošel, zmanjkalo nam je premoga
my supplies are running low moje zaloge se manjšajo, gredo h kraju
my talent does not run that way za to nimam nobenega daru
my tastes do not run that way za to nimam smisla
to run true to form (type) ustrezati pričakovanjem
still waters run deep tiha voda globoko dere
to run wild podivjati; izroditi se, spriditi se, biti neukrotljiv
words ran high padle so ostre besede; prišlo je do ostrih besed, do hudega prerekanja
the words of this passage run thus besede tega odstavka se glasé (takole)
the works have ceased running tovarna je ustavila delo

II. prehodni glagol

1.
preteči, preiti, teči skozi (čez), drveti (čez), voziti (skozi), preleteti, prepluti, prejadrati; teči (s kom) za stavo
figurativno meriti se (s kom); dirkati
lov poditi, goniti, zasledovati; zbežati (iz), ubežati, zapustiti (deželo); opraviti (pot, naročilo)

the disease runs its course bolezen gre svojo pot
to run a blockade vojska prebiti blokado
to run s.o. close (hard) teči za kom, biti komu za petami
to run the country zbežati iz dežele
to run errands opravljati nakupe (naročila), tekati po poslih, opravkih
to run the guard neopazno iti mimo (skozi) straže
to run 30 knots navtika pluti s hitrostjo 30 vozlov
to run a red light (stop sign) voziti skozi rdečo luč (znak stop)
to run messages prinašati, prinesti sporočila
to run a parallel too far predaleč iti v primerjavi
to run a race tekmovati v teku (dirki), dirkati
to run races prirediti dirke
to run the rapids prevoziti brzice
to run a rumour back to its source zasledovati govorico do njenega izvira
to run a scent iti za sledjo, slediti sledi
we must let the things run its course moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo pot
I'll run you to the tree over there tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa

2.
upravijati, voditi; predelati (into v)
spraviti v tek, v gibanje, v delovanje, pustiti, da nekaj teče, točiti; zakotaliti; gnati, goniti, poditi (konja); vpisati (konja) za dirko; pasti (živino); odpraviti, odpremiti, premestiti, transportirati; tihotapiti; zabiti (into v)
zasaditi, zariti, zadreti, zabosti (nož); spustiti, dati v promet, držati v pogonu (stroj); postaviti kot kandidata (for za)
izpostaviti se, biti izpostavljen; zabresti, pustiti zabresti (v); zaleteti se (v); (kovino) taliti; (o reki) nanositi (zlato)
ameriško potegniti (črto, mejo)

to run an account with kupovati na račun (pri kaki tvrdki)
to run brandy tihotapiti žganje
to run one's car into a wall zaleteti se z avtom v zid
to run the danger biti v nevarnosti
to run debts biti v dolgovih, zabresti v dolgove
I ran myself into difficulties zašel sem v težave
to run one's fingers through one's hair (hitro) iti si s prsti skozi lase
to run a firm into debt spraviti tvrdko v dolgove
to run one's fortune poskusiti svojo srečo
to run the gauntlet figurativno biti izpostavljen ostri kritiki
to run one's head against the wall zaleteti se z glavo v zid, riniti z glavo skozi zid (tudi figurativno)
to run a horse goniti, priganjati konja; vpisati (prijaviti) konja za dirko
to run lead into bullets liti krogle iz svinca
to run logs sploviti hlode, les
I ran a nail into my foot zadrl sem si žebelj v nogo
to run a newspaper izdajati časopis
to run oneself to a standstill ustaviti se
to run risks tvegati, riskirati
to run a ship aground zapeljati ladjo na sipino
to run the show sleng, figurativno biti šef, voditi (neko) podjetje
he runs the whole show on vodi vse
to run a high temperature medicina imeti visoko vročino
to run a town upravljati mesto
to run a special train dati v promet poseben vlak

safe¹ [séif] pridevnik
varen, siguren, zanesljiv; dobro čuvan; nenevaren; zdrav, cel, nepoškodovan, ki je v dobrem stanju, srečen; previden, ničesar ne tvegajoč

as safe as houses pogovorno popolnoma, absolutno varen
safe from varen pred
safe and sound čil in zdrav
from a safe quarter iz zanesljivega vira
safe arrival trgovina srečno dospetje (o blagu)
safe back (zopet) srečno doma (domov)
a safe catch (kriket) dobra žoga
a safe estimate previdna ocenitev
a safe guide zanesljiv vodnik
a safe man zanesljiv, zvest človek
a safe place varen kraj
safe receipt trgovina v redu prejem
a safe winner zanesljiv zmagovalec
to be safe from (the wolves) biti varen pred (volkovi)
is it safe to go there? je varno iti tja?
the bridge is not safe most ni varen, zanesljiv
this dog is not safe to touch nevarno je, dotakniti se tega psa
it is safe to say z gotovostjo (mirno) lahko rečemo
he is safe to come first gotovo bo prišel prvi
to be on the safe side biti na varnem, iti brez nevarnosti
I want to be on the safe side ne maram se po nepotrebnem spuščati v nevarnosti, ne maram ničesar tvegati
to err on the safe side napraviti napako, a brez škode
they feel safe now zdaj se čutijo varne
to keep s.th. safe (s)hraniti kaj na varnem
to play safe varno iti; zaradi varnosti
I saw him safe home srečno sem ga spremil (spravil) domov

safety¹ [séifti] samostalnik
varnost, sigurnost, netveganost; zanesljivost (postopka, mehanizma), dobro stanje
arhaično varna (s)hranitev; varovalo (pri puški); puška z varovalom

with safety varno, brez nevarnosti, brez rizika ali tveganja; figurativno zaščita proti nezgodi
safety first! varnost predvsem!
factor (coefficient) of safety varnostni faktor (koeficient)
to be in safety biti na varnem
we cannot do it with safety brez nevarnosti tega ne moremo napraviti
there is safety in numbers če nas je več, je varneje; številke ne lažejo
to play for safety igrati oprezno, figurativno ničesar ne tvegati, biti previden

skrájnost extreme; extremity; extreme degree; the limit

do skrájnosti to the utmost, to the last degree, (do konca) to the very end, to an extreme, to extremes
nagnjenje k skrájnosti extremism
iti do skrájnosti to go to extremes
(pre)iti v skrájnost to run to an extreme
biti pripravljen na skrájnost (na najhujše) to be prepared for the worst
tirati stvari v skrájnost to push matters to extremes, to carry (ali to go) to extremes
tvegati skrájnost to stake one's all
zapasti v drugo skrájnost to go to the other extreme
skrájnosti se privlačijo extremes meet

stand^*2 [stænd]

1. neprehodni glagol
stati (na nogah itd.); dosegati stalno višino v stoječem položaju; postaviti se pokonci; biti nameščen, ležati, biti, nahajati se; stati na mestu, nehati se premikati, (za)ustaviti se; ostati brez sprememb, veljati tudi vnaprej, ne izgubiti moči (veljave); zadržati, obdržati svoj dosedanji položaj; zavzemati se (for za)
zagovarjati (for kaj)
zavzemati stanoviten odnos do česa; nasprotovati (against čemu)
upirati se; vztrajati, vzdržati, ostajati; oklevati, bati se (at česa)
ustrašiti se; sestajati (in iz)
skladati se, biti v skladu (with z)
kandidirati, biti kandidat (for za)
nabrati se, zbrati se; (za)pihati, pri(haja)ti (o vetru)
pogovorno stati, veljati; biti v prid (komu), koristiti
navtika pluti, držati se določene smeri (for, to proti)
stopiti (back nazaj)

stand! stoj!
stand at ease! vojska voljno!
stand fast! vojska, britanska angleščina mirno!, vojska, ameriško vod, stoj!
to stand aghast zgroziti se, osupniti
to stand alone (on an opinion) (o)stati sam (s svojim mnenjem)
to stand against s.o. postaviti se proti, uveljaviti se proti komu
to stand accused biti obtožen
to stand at attention vojska stati v pozoru
we stand by each other drživa skupaj
to stand by one's promise držati svojo obljubo
we will stand by whatever he says z vsem, kar bo rekel, bomo soglašali
to stand corrected uvideti, priznati svojo krivdo
to stand firm as a rock stati trdno kot skala
he stands six feet in his stockings sezut meri v višino (je visok) šest čevljev
to stand for an office potegovati se za (neko) službo
to stand for a constituency kandidirati za poslanca nekega volilnega okrožja
to stand for birth control zavzemati se za kontrolo rojstev (za načrtovanje družine)
I won't stand for this ameriško tega ne bom trpel (prenašal)
to stand for s.o. (with s.o.) potegniti se za koga, potegniti s kom
to stand gaping stati in zijati, zijala prodajati
to stand gasping stati in sopsti
to stand good ostati veljaven, obdržati svojo veljavo (vrednost)
my hair stood on end lasje so se mi naježili
to stand in line ameriško stati in čakati v vrsti
to stand in need of help potrebovati pomoč
to stand in terror of s.o. bati se koga
to stand model stati (biti) za modél
it stands me in 8 shillings a bottle pogovorno steklenica me stane 8 šilingov
to stand neutral biti, ostati nevtralen
the same objection still stands ta ugovor še vedno obstaja
he will not stand at murder on se ne bo ustavil pred umorom
to stand on one's head držati stojo na glavi
to stand on guard paziti se
don't stand on ceremony ne delaj ceremonij
to stand on ceremony paziti (gledati) na etiketo, ceremonialno se obnašati
to stand on one's own feet stati na lastnih nogah, figurativno opravljati svoje zadeve brez tuje pomoči
to stand on one's rights mnogo dati na svoje pravice
stand on me for that sleng zanesi se name glede tega!
she stands over the girl while she does her homework ona pazi na (nadzira) deklico, ko dela domačo nalogo
to stand pat sleng ostati trden
to stand the racket sleng plačati ceno, globo
to stand security (surety, sponsor) for s.o. biti porok, jamčiti za koga
to stand (as) sponsor (godfather) biti za botra
to stand still mirovati, ostati miren, ustaviti se
the thermometer stands at 30 barometer kaže 30
to stand to one's duty (vestno) opravljati svojo dolžnost
to stand to one's guns (one's colours) figurativno trdno vztrajati pri svojem (prepričanju, mnenju), vojska držati postojanko
to stand to one's oars pošteno, krepko zaveslati
to stand to reason biti čisto razumljiv (logičen)
with this horse we certainly stand to win (to lose) s tem konjem moremo le zmagati (izgubiti)
to stand to it that... vztrajati na tem, da...
to stand upon one's trial pravno stati, biti pred sodiščem
to stand (a) watch; navtika, to stand guard vojska biti na straži
to stand well with s.o. dobro se razumeti (shajati) s kom
the wind stands in the east veter piha z vzhoda
if it stands with honour če se sklada s častjo

2. prehodni glagol
postaviti; ustaviti; zoperstaviti se, upirati se (čemu); prenašati, prenesti, trpeti (koga, kaj); podvreči se, prestati
pogovorno dati (plačati) za; stati (biti) pred (čem)

to stand an assault vzdržati, upreti se napadu
I shall stand you in the corner (za kazen) te bom postavil v kot
I don't stand pain ne prenesem bolečine
I can't stand him ne morem ga trpeti
she cannot stand the sun ona ne prenese sonca
to stand a drink pogovorno dati za pijačo
to stand a chance imeti možnost (priliko, priložnost, upanje, šanso)
to stand one's chance tvegati
to stand all hazards vse tvegati
to stand the test prestati preizkušnjo, izkazati se, obnesti se
to stand trial biti obtožen
to stand one's trial biti zaslišan pred sodiščcm

stick out prehodni glagol
pokazati, pomoliti ven, poriniti naprej (prsi)
neprehodni glagol
štrleti, moleti ven (from iz)
ameriško, sleng izkazati se, odlikovati se
pogovorno vzdržati, vztrajati, ne popustiti, ne odnehati; zahtevati (for kaj)

to stick out one's chest izprsiti se
to stick out one's tongue pokazati jezik
to stick out for higher pay vztrajati za višje plačilo
to stick one's neck out sleng riskirati, tvegati
don't stick your neck out too far ne tvegaj preveč!
I couldn't stick it out any longer tega nisem mogel več prenašati

take^*1 [téik] prehodni glagol

1.
vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti
vojska ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

to take advice vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se
he does not take alcohol on ne pije (alkohola)
to take one's bearings mornarica izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figurativno ugotoviti, pri čem smo
take her through this book predelaj z njo to knjigo
to take the bull by the horns zgrabiti bika za rogove, figurativno spoprijeti se s kom (čim)
to take breakfast zajtrkovati
the car cannot take more than five v avto ne more več kot pet oseb
to take a cup of tea popiti skodelico čaja
shall we take our coffee in the garden? bi pili kavo na vrtu?
to take the chair figurativno prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)
to take s.o.'s eye pritegniti pozornost kake osebe
to take a flat vzeti (v najem) stanovanje
to take in one's hands vzeti v roke
to be taken ill zboleti
to take the lead prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej
I took her in a lie ujel sem jo na laži
to take s.o.'s measurements vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)
I take the opportunity to tell you... izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...
to take (holy) orders cerkev biti posvečen, ordiniran
to take a part prevzeti, igrati vlogo
to take in bad part zameriti, za zlo vzeti
to take poison vzeti strup, zastrupiti se
to take precedence over imeti prednost pred
to take s.o. prisoner (ali captive) vojska ujeti koga
to take 3000 prisoners vojska ujeti 3000 sovražnikov
to take a seat sesti (na stol)
to take s.o. for s.tiv. ameriško, sleng izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga
to take s.o. stealing zasačiti koga pri tatvini
I take his statement with a grain of salt njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)
to take by storm (ali assault) zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem
to take a bit between teeth figurativno odpovedati poslušnost
to take s.o.'s temperature (iz)meriti komu temperaturo
to take by the throat zgrabiti za vrat
to take a ticket vzeti, kupiti vozovnico
to take the train (a taxi, a tram) peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)
to take a thief in the act zasačiti tatu pri dejanju
to be taken in a trap ujeti se v past
the town was taken after a short siege mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju
to take s.o. unawares presenetiti koga
to take the waters piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)
to take the trouble of doing s.th. vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj
to take the veil religija iti v samostan, postati nuna
to take a wife oženiti se
to take the right way with s.o. lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način
we must have taken the wrong way morali smo se zmotiti v poti
to take a poor view (ali a dim view) of ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o

2.
odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

children were taken from their mothers materam so odvzeli otroke
take three from ten odštej tri od deset
he tried to take her handbag from her skušal ji je iztrgati torbico
take this letter to the post-office odnesi to pismo na pošto
take your umbrella vzemi dežnik s seboj
the bus will take you there avtobus vas bo peljal tja
to take s.o. home odvesti koga domov
where will this road take us? kam nas pelje ta pot?
he was taken in the prime of life umrl je v najboljših letih
he was taken hence umrl je

3.
dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

to take cold dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad
to take a cold prehladiti se
to take a fever dobiti mrzlico
to take an infection okužiti se, inficirati se
to take a game dobiti igro
to take s.th. as a reward dobiti kaj kot nagrado
to take the first prize in dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)
to take a monthly salary prejemati mesečno plačo
to take a degree at the university diplomirati na univerzi
to take a newspaper biti naročen na časopis
to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. (grdo) izkoristiti kaj
to take s.th. under a will dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu

4.
vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

it takes a good actor to play this role le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo
it takes time and courage za to je potreben čas in pogum
it took me (ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station potreboval sem 5 minut, da sem prišel do postaje
it did not take more than 3 minutes to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute
it would take a strong man to move it potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil
which size in hats do you take? katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?
it takes two to make a quarrel za prepir sta potrebna dva

5.
občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

to take the consequences nositi, prevzeti posledice
to take an examination napraviti izpit
to take a fall ameriško, sleng nositi posledice
to take a loss (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo
to take offense biti užaljen, zameriti
to take pains (po)truditi se
to take pity on s.o. občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga
to take umbrage sumničiti, posumiti
to take great pleasure in s.th. imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem
are we going to take it lying down? bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?
these troops had taken the brunt of the attack te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada

6.
očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

to be taken with (by) biti očaran od
he takes readers with him on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce
to take s.o.'s fancy ugajati, prikupiti se komu
his play did not take njegova drama ni imela uspeha
they soon took to each other kmalu sta se vzljubila
what took him most was the sweetness of her voice kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu

7.
razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

I take it that... to razumem tako, da...
shall I take it that... naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?
then, I take it, you object to his coming torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel
as I take it kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)
do not take it ill if I do not go ne zamerite mi, če ne grem
to take a hint (ali cue) razumeti namig
to take a joke well (ill) (ne) razumeti šalo
to take seriously resno vzeti
you may take it from me lahko mi to verjamete
whom do you take me for? za koga me (pa) imate?
to take s.o. for a fool imeti koga za norca
to take s.th. for granted vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno
I take this to be fun to smatram za šalo
I take him to be (ali for) an honest man imam ga za poštenjaka
to take as read politika, pravno smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)
may I take the minutes as read? smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?

8.
zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

to take earth lov zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figurativno umakniti se, skriti se
to take a header skočiti (na glavo) v vodo
to take (to) the water iti v vodo
he took the bush zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto
they took to the woods zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove
to take refuge (ali shelter) zateči se (with k)
to take to the stage iti h gledališču
take the corner slowly počasi zavijte okoli vogala
the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto

9.
fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

he took me while I was not looking fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam
he insisted on being taken with his hat on na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi
to take views delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati
to have one's photograph taken dati se fotografirati
to take a photo fotografirati
she took her mother in her old age skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti

10. neprehodni glagol
uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv
botanika prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se
tehnično prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi)
medicina učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti
fotografija fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se
pogovorno biti prizadet

the book did not take knjiga ni imela uspeha
the dye takes well on this cloth barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu
some people take better than others nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi
he did not take well this time to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji
to take well biti fotogeničen
he takes well (badly) on je (ni) dober na fotografiji
to take sick zboleti
to take as heir prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

Posebne zveze:

to take into account (ali consideration), to take account for vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati
to take aim at vojska meriti, ciljati na
to take the air iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronavtika dvigniti se
to take alarm vznemiriti se
to take breath zajeti sapo, oddahniti si
to take the bun (ali cake; ali biscuit) sleng, figurativno vse prekositi
this takes the cake! sleng to je pa že višek!
to take care biti oprezen, paziti
to take charge of prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo
to take one's chance tvegati, upati se
to take s.o. into one's confidence zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj
to take under consideration vzeti v pretres, v presojo
to take comfort potolažiti se
to take a dare pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti
deuce take it! vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!
to take effect učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; pravno stopiti v veljavo
to take exception to (ali at, against) grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke
to take evasive action sleng izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)
to take one's ease udobno se namestiti
to take s.o.'s evidence pravno zaslišati koga
to take one's farewell vzeti slovo, posloviti se
to take to heart vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se
to take holiday vzeti si dopust
to take hold of prijeti, zgrabiti
to take it into one's head vbiti si (to) v glavo
to take an interest in zanimati se za
to take issue with ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti
to take it (on the chin) sleng požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)
take it or leave it! vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!
to take a journey potovati, iti na potovanje
to take kindly to s.o. čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga
to take a leap poskočiti
to take leave of vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od
to take liberties preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen
to take lessons jemati učne ure (lekcije)
to take one's life in one's hand tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to take the measure of s.o.'s foot vzeti mero za obutev, figurativno premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe
to take the minutes pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)
to take no dobiti odklonitev
to take possession of vzeti v posest
to take notice pogovorno opaziti
to take notice of vzeti na znanje, upoštevati
to take no notice of ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati
to take in (ali to) pieces narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)
to take part in udeležiti se, sodelovati v
to take a ride pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)
to take a river iti čez reko
to take rise izvirati, nasta(ja)ti
to take root ukoreniniti se
to take shape dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se
to take the rough with the smooth figurativno vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je
the son took after his father sin se je vrgel po očetu
to take by surprise presenetiti
to take short presenetiti, zalotiti
to take to singing a tune začeti peti melodijo
to take to bad habits vdati se slabim navadam
to take to s.th. like ducks to water takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj
to take to task poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti
to take the time from s.o. figurativno točno se ravnati po kom
to take one's turn priti na vrsto
to take turns menjavati se (za)
to take a turn for the worse obrniti se na slabše
to take things easy lagodno delati
take it easy! ne razburjaj se!
I am not taking any pogovorno hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram
to take the water mornarica izpluti
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte
to take wine with s.o. nazdraviti komu
to take upon o.s. an office prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)
that walk did take it out of us! ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal
to take one's time vzeti si čas
to take s.o. at his word koga za besedo prijeti

top¹ [tɔp]

1. samostalnik
vrh, vrhunec (gore); najvišja točka (česa); krona, vrh (drevesa); teme, glava; zgornji konec; začetek; pena (pri pivu); pokrov
navtika krov, paluba; šop, pramen (las, volne); površje; izbor, izbira
figurativno smetana; najvišja stopnja, prvo mesto, najvišji rang; cilj
figurativno višek, vrhunec; višina (glasu); nebo (pri postelji)
množina, sleng visoke osebnosti, visoke "živine"

at the top na vrhu
from top to toe od glave do pet
on (the) top nad, vrh, vrh tega
the top of the school najboljši učenec šole
the top of all creation krona ustvaritve
top of the milk figurativno najboljša točka programa
at the top of one's voice na ves glas
at the top of one's speed, on top z največjo hitrostjo
off one's top sleng prismojen
to the top of one's bent kolikor je le mogoče, do skrajnosti; v popolno zadovoljstvo
from top to bottom od zgoraj navzdol
the top of the water površje vode
the top of the morning to you! (irsko) lepo jutro vam (želim)!
to be (to become) top biti (postati) prvak; biti na čelu
to be on top biti močnejši, biti na površju
to be at the top of the tree figurativno biti na najvišjem položaju, pri krmilu
he is top of his class on je prvi v razredu
he is tops on je sijajen dečko
to blow one's top sleng razjeziti se, razburiti se
to come out on top iziti kot zmagovalec ali kot najboljši (npr. pri izpitu itd.)
to come to the top priti na površje (na čelo); uspeti, imeti uspeh
to go over the top vojska jurišati iz rova; figurativno, sleng tvegati skok, poročiti se
the car ran at the top of its speed avto je drvel z največjo hitrostjo
to shout at the top of one's voice na ves glas (na vse grlo) zakričati, zavpiti
to take the top of the table zavzeti mesto na gornjem koncu mize; figurativno predsedovati
to take the top off odpiti peno (piva)

2. pridevnik
najvišji, zgornji; glavni, prvi
pogovorno prvorazreden, izvrsten

top boy najboljši učenec
top dog figurativno prvak, zmagovalec
top line naslovna vrsta
top prices najvišje cene
top speed največja hitrost
to be in top form (shape) biti v najboljši formi

undertake^* [ʌndətéik]

1. prehodni glagol
lotiti se, poprijeti se, podvzeti, prevzeti; poskusiti (kaj); baviti se, ukvarjati se; upati se; obvezati se, jamčiti (that da)
zavzeti se za (koga); oskrbovati (koga)

2. neprehodni glagol
obvezati se, prevzeti obvezo
zastarelo jamčiti (for za)
pogovorno opravljati poklic pogrebnika

nobody will undertake this job nihče se ne bo lotil tega dela
to undertake a journey podati se na potovanje
to undertake a heavy responsibility prevzeti težko odgovornost
to undertake a risk tvegati, riskirati
to undertake a task prevzeti nalogo
I undertake for his good behaviour jamčim za njegovo dobro vedenje
I undertake to restore the child to his mother obvezujem se, da bom otroka vrnil materi
I undertake that she was really there jamčim, da je ona res bila tam

življênje life; living; existence; being; subsistence

brez življênja lifeless; inanimate, inactive
v cvetu življênja in the prime of life
za vse življênje for life, for one's lifetime
v vsakdanjem življênju in everyday life
v vsem mojem življênju in all my born days
(skozi) vse moje življênje all my life (ali lifetime)
pasje življênje dog's life
vojaško življênje army (ali military) life
enolično življênje humdrum existence
sit življênja sick of life, pogovorno fed up, žargon browned off
posmrtno življênje afterlife
golo življênje bare existence
bedno življênje wretched life
dolgo življênje longevity
družbeno življênje social life
razvratno življênje dissolute (ali depraved) life, dissipation
udobno življênje easy life
borba za življênje struggle for life
način življênja way (ali manner) of life, ways pl, conduct
aktivno življênje active (ali busy) life
brezdelno življênje idle life
denar ali življênje! stand and deliver!
boj na življênje in smrt life-and-death struggle, mortal combat
le enkrat v življênju only once in a lifetime
takšno je (pač) življênje! such is life!
dokler je življênje, je upanje while there is life, there is hope
življênje ni samo zabava, ni praznik life is not all beer and skittles
dati (svoje) življênje za domovino to lay down one's life for one's country
imeti žilavo življênje to have nine lives
imeti komaj dovolj za življênje to have barely enough to live on
gre za življênje ali smrt it is a matter of life and death
gre za moje življênje my life is at stake
izgubiti življênje to lose one's life
deset oseb je izgubilo življênje ten persons lost their lives
ostati pri življênju to remain alive, to survive, to keep body and soul together
nihati, viseti med življênjem in smrtjo to be hovering between life and death
njeno življênje visi na nitki her life is hanging on a thread
rešiti si življênje to save one's life
ne poznaš še dosti življênja you haven't yet seen much of life
podariti sovražniku življênje to spare an enemy, to spare an enemy's life
prositi za (svoje) življênje to beg for one's life
obuditi koga k življênju to revive someone
staviti na kocko svoje življênje to take one's life in one's hands
enako vzeti dobro in slabo v življênju to take the rough with the smooth
spremeniti svoje življênje to change one's way of living
poklicati kaj v življênje (figurativno) to start something, to initiate something, to call something into being
stopiti v življênje to come into being, to enter the world
streči komu po življênju to make an attempt on someone's life, to seek someone's life
tvegati svoje življênje to risk one's life, to dice with death
umakniti se izjavnega življênja to withdraw from (ali to give up) public life
uspeti v življênju to make one's way in the world, to rise in the world
vzeti si življênje (napraviti samomor) to take one's own life
življênje si je vzel he made away with himself, he committed suicide, he took his own life
zaslužiti ravno za (golo) življênje to earn just enough to live on, to earn a bare living, to make just enough to get by (ali to rub along)
imam dovolj do konca (svojega) življênja I have enough to last me for life
ne zasluži dovolj za življênje he doesn't make enough to keep body and soul together
začeti novo življênje to start a new life, (figurativno) to turn over a new leaf
živeti dvojno življênje to lead a double life
živeti enolično življênje to lead a humdrum existence
zagreniti komu življênje to embitter someone's life
živeti žalostno življênje to live a miserable life
živeti veseljaško, uživaško, razburljivo življênje (žargon, figurativno) to burn the candle at both ends
žrtvovati svoje življênje to sacrifice one's life