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day [dei] samostalnik
dan; obletnica

all day, all the day, all day long ves dan
the day after the fair prepozno
the day before the fair prezgodaj
the day after tomorrow pojutrišnjem
the day before yesterday predvčerajšnjim
ameriško between two days ponoči
broad day beli dan
by day podnevi
by the day na dan (natanko)
day by day dan za dnevom
sleng call it a day smatraj za opravljeno
to carry (ali gain, get, win) the day zmagati
to end one's days umreti
every dog has its day vsakomur je kdaj sreča naklonjena
to give s.o. the time of the day povedati komu, koliko je ura; pozdraviti ga
far in the day proti večeru
first day nedelja
to have one's day imeti srečo
to have a day of it, to take a merry day of it dobro se zabavati, uživati
if a day natanko, nič več in nič manj od
day in day out dan za dnevom
in the days of old nekoč, prej
to lose the day zgubiti bitko
men of the day znameniti ljudje
to name on (ali in) the same day with dati se primerjati s čim
one's off day slab dan (v športu)
every other (third etc.) day vsak drugi (tretji itd.) dan
one day or other pred kratkim, nedavno, oni dan
one's out day uspešen dan (v športu)
the day of judgement sodni dan
in the face of day pri belem dnevu
to pass the time of the day pogovarjati se, klepetati
the present day danes
to save up (ali put by) for a rainy day prihraniti za hude čase
this day danes
he has seen better days nekoč se mu je bolje godilo
one of these days kmalu
without day za nedoločen čas
in the days of yore nekoč
to know the time of day biti buden, paziti, biti izkušen
the Lord's day nedelja

derive [diráiv]

1. prehodni glagol (from)
izpeljati; dobiti; zasledovati izvor česa

2. neprehodni glagol
izhajati, biti po rodu, izvirati

to derive pleasure from s.th. uživati nad čim
to derive profit from s.th. okoristiti se s čim
to be derived from izhajati, biti po rodu iz

fruit¹ [fru:t] samostalnik
sad, sadje, sadež, plod
figurativno donos, učinek, uspeh, korist

to reap the fruits of one's endeavours uživati plodove svojih prizadevanj
small fruit jagode
to bear fruit obroditi
stewed fruit kompot

get^*1 [get]

1. prehodni glagol
dobiti; pridobiti zaslužiti; vzeti, jemati; preskrbeti, nabaviti, omisliti si, kupiti; spraviti, spravljati (pridelke); doseči; ujeti; razumeti, naučiti se, doumeti; zvedeti; dati si narediti
ameriško, sleng razjeziti, razdražiti

2. neprehodni glagol
postati; priti, dospeti; napotiti se; navaditi se
ameriško, sleng popihati jo

to get acquainted seznaniti se
to get to be postati
to get better okrevati
to get the better of s.o. premagati koga
to get the best of s.th. najbolje opraviti
to get one's back up razjeziti se
to get the bullet (ali boot, sack, mitten) biti odpuščen
to get clear of znebiti, otresti se
sleng get cracking! loti se posla!
to get dressed obleči se
to get done dati si narediti
there's no getting around nič ne pomaga
to get drunk opijaniti se
to get a glimpse of bežno zagledati
to get even with s.o. obračunati s kom
to get one's eye in navaditi se, prilagoditi se
to get on a fair treat zelo dobro napredovati
sleng to get s.o.'s goat razjeziti, razdražiti koga
get you gone! proč od tod, izgini(te)!
to get the goods on s.o. dobiti dokaze proti komu
to get a grip of obvladati, premagati
sleng to get a big hand zelo ugajati, doživeti velik uspeh
to get the hang of s.th. razumeti, doumeti kaj
to have got to (z nedoločnikom) morati, biti prisiljen
to get by heart naučiti se na pamet
ameriško, sleng to get in Dutch with zameriti se komu
to get hold of polastiti se
pogovorno to get the kick out of s.th. uživati nad čim
to get to know spoznati
sleng to get left razočarati se, podleči
to get lost zgubiti se
to get to like vzljubiti
to get it (in the neck) biti grajan, kaznova
to get a move on pohiteti
to get married poročiti se
to get on s.o.'s nerves dražiti koga
to get nowhere nič ne doseči
to get possession of s.th. polastiti se česa
to get a sight of zagledati
to get the sow (ali pig) by the tail (ali ear), to get the wrong sow by the ear zmotiti se
to get over (ali round) s.o. pregovoriti koga
to get s.o. razumeti koga; imeti koga za norca
sleng to get the raspberry biti zasmehovan
sleng to get rattled zmesti se, postati živčen
to get ready pripraviti se
to get rid (ali quit) znebiti se
to get a rise out of s.o. razdražiti koga
to get one's second wind oddahniti si
to get one's shoes soled dati si podplatiti čevlje
to get to sleep zaspati
to get a slip pelin dobiti, biti zavrnjen
to get the start of s.o. prehiteti koga
to get there doseči uspeh
to get well ozdraveti
to get the wind of s.th. zvedeti, zavohati, zaslutiti kaj
figurativno to get the wind up prestrašiti se
to get to work lotiti se dela
to get the worst of the bargain zgubiti, biti premagan
to get s.o. wrong napačno koga razumeti
to get used to doing s.th. navaditi se česa
to get the upper hand of s.o. premagati koga

glás (zvok) voice, sound, noise; (novica, vest) news, tidings pl, message; (sloves) fame, reputation, repute, renown; (pri volitvah) vote; (volilna pravica) franchise, suffrage, right to vote

na ves glás at the top of one's voice
s preroškim glásom with the voice of a prophet, in a prophetic voice
glás ljudstva public opinion, vox populi
glás vesti the voice of conscience, pesniško the still (ali small) voice
glás vpijočega v puščavi the voice of one crying in the wilderness
glásovi za in proti the ayes and the noes
s 400 glásovi proti 0 by 400 votes to nil
dober glás (sloves) reputation, good fame, repute, renown
na dobrem glásu well reputed, reputable
slab glás (sloves) ill repute, bad name, bad reputation, notoriety
na slabem glásu in bad odour, regarded unfavourably, notorious
nabiranje glásov pred volitvami canvassing
odločilni glás casting vote
srebrni glás zvona the silver voice of the bell
svetovnega glásu world-famous
socialistični glási (pri volitvah) the Socialist vote
večina 50 glásov a majority of 50 votes
višina glásu pitch
biti na dobrem glásu to be well regarded, to have a good reputation
dati svoj (volilni) glás za to vote for
dal vam bom svoj glás I will give you my vote
predlog je dobil malo glásov the proposal was poorly supported
dobiti večino glásov to win a majority, to top the poll
govoriti na glás to speak in a loud voice
ni na najboljšem glásu he has a rather poor reputation
dobil, dosegel je večino 30 glásov he gained a majority of 30 votes
ona ima lep glás she has a fine voice
nimam glásu (vesti) od njega I have not heard from him
imeti posvetovalen glás to have a consultative voice; to have a merely advisory capacity
poslušati glás prijatelja to listen to the voice of a friend
prešteti (volilne) glásove to count the votes
povzdigniti svoj glás to raise one's voice; to make oneself heard
pridobiti si dober glás to earn (ali to win) a good reputation
spoznal sem jo po glásu I knew her by her voice
slišijo se glásovi, da..., glás gre, da... it is rumoured that...
biti poražen z 10 glásovi proti 8 (z 10 proti 0) to be defeated by 10 votes to 8 (by 10 votes to nil)
ubogati glás svojega vodje to obey the orders of one's leader
njegov glás je utonil v hrušču his voice was drowned by the noise
uživati dober glás to enjoy a first-rate (ali a good) reputation
zakričati, zavpiti na ves glás to shout at the top of one's voice

hlád hládnost cool, coolness; fresh, freshness; cool air; coldness; shade

v jutranjem hlád, hládnostu in the cool (ali arhaično pesniško the fresh) of the morning
uživati večerni hlád, hládnost to enjoy the cool of the evening
biti v hlád, hládnostu to be in the cool

kick¹ [kik] samostalnik
brca
šport strel (nogomet)
ameriško spurt; udarec, sunek, sunkovita vožnja; sunek, udarec nazaj (strelno orožje); udarna moč, odporna sila, elan, energija
ameriško, sleng opojnost alkoholne pijače; dražljaj, mik
ameriško ugovor, očitek, pritožba
britanska angleščina, sleng kovanec za 6 penijev
britanska angleščina najnovejša moda

ameriško to get a kick out of uživati v čem
sleng to get the kick biti vržen iz službe
for kicks le za šalo
that cocktail has got a kick ta koktajl ima nekaj v sebi
he's got a kick pijan je
to give a kick to pognati kaj v tek
to have no kick left biti na koncu svojih moči
to have the kick on one's side imeti srečo
let's have one more kick! poskusimo še enkrat!
more kicks than halfpence več graje kot hvale
šport free kick prosti strel (nogomet)

life [laif] samostalnik
življenje; človeško življenje (lives življenja)
figurativno življenjskost, živahnost; življenjepis; živ model
ekonomija trajanje, rok uporabe, življenjska doba (tudi stroja); življenjski zavarovanec

to amend one's life poboljšati se
to be in danger of one's life biti v življenjski nevarnosti
to be the life and soul of a party biti duša družbe
to bring to life spraviti k zavesti
change of life klimakterij
to come to life osvestiti se, roditi se
my early life moja mladost
early in life v mladih letih
to escape with life and limb odnesti celo kožo
expectation of life predvidena življenjska doba
he was given a life dobil je še eno priliko
for the life of me pri svoji najboljši volji
for life dosmrten, za celo življenje
to have the time of one's life odlično se zabavati
high life življenje visoke družbe
in life za časa življenja
as large as life v naravni velikosti; osebno
to lay down one's life žrtvovati življenje
to lead a dog's life pasje živeti
a new lease on life novo življenje, nova življenjska sila
low life življenje nižjih slojev
it was a matter of life and death šlo je za življenje ali smrt
not for the life of me za nič na svetu
not on your life za živ svet ne
nothing in life sploh ne
with all the pleasure in life z največjim veseljem
to risk one's life tvegati življenje
to run for dear (ali for one's) life bežati na žive in mrtve
to see life spoznati (ali uživati) življenje
to sell one's life dear (lifely) drago prodati svoje življenje
to show (signs of) life kazati znake življenja
to take s.o.'s life ubiti koga
to take one's own life življenje si vzeti
to seek s.o.'s life streči komu po življenju
to take one's life in one's hands igrati se z življenjem, postaviti svoje življenje na kocko
to the life zvesto, natančno (upodobiti)
walk of life družben položaj, poklic
umetnost still life tihožitje
upon my life! pri moji duši!
pool-player has three lives igralec biljarda lahko še trikrat poskusi
to stake one's life on s.th. glavo staviti za kaj

light⁴ [lait] samostalnik
svetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba
navtika svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči)
poetično vid, nebesno telo
figurativno luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha
množina spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti
množina, sleng oči

according to one's lights po svojih sposobnostih
he appears in the light of (a scoundrel ) videti je (lopov)
by the light of a candle pri svetlobi sveče
by the light of nature po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjo
between the lights v mraku
to bring to light odkriti, odkopati
to come to light priti na svetlo, biti odkrit
poetično light of one's eyes vid
figurativno the light of my eyes punčica mojega očesa
in the light of these facts vpričo teh dejstev
to give light to razložiti, razjasniti
to give s.o. a light prižgati komu cigareto
to hide one's light under a bushel biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnosti
high lights najsvetlejši deli slike
the light of s.o.'s countenance naklonjenost koga (uživati)
to place s.th. in a good light postaviti kaj v lepo luč
to put a light to s.th. prižgati, zažgati kaj
I see the light posvetilo se mi je
to see the light roditi se; ameriško spremeniti svoje stališče; religija biti prosvetljen, sprevideti
to see the light of day biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjen
to stand in s.o.'s light jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figurativno motiti koga
to stand in one's own light škodovati samemu sebi
to strike a light prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)
he is a shining light genij je
to throw (ali shed) light on s.th. razložiti, razjasniti kaj
get out of the light! ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!
tail-light rdeča lučka na avtomobilu
light and shade svetloba in senca, nasprotja
Ancient Lights opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi okna

pleasure¹ [pléžə] samostalnik
veselje, radost, zadovoljstvo, užitek, slast, čutna naslada; volja, želja; ugajanje, všečnost; razvedrilo, oddih, odmor

at pleasure po mili volji
at the court's pleasure po volji sodišča
man of pleasure nasladnik
it's a pleasure v veselje mi je
to do s.o. a pleasure ustreči komu
to give s.o. pleasure razveseliti, zadovoljiti koga
to submit to s.o.'s will and pleasure izročiti se komu na milost in nemilost
to take one's pleasure zabavati se
to take pleasure in uživati
with pleasure z veseljem
what is your pleasure? kaj želiš?, s čim ti lahko ustrežem?
they will not consult his pleasure ne bodo ga vprašali za njegovo željo

plód fruit; (v telesu) foetus, embryo; (poljski plodovi) crops pl; (dela) product, yield

dajati, prinašati bogate plódove to bear (ali to bring, to produce, to yield) rich fruit
uživati plódove svojih prizadevanj to reap the fruits of one's endeavours

pot¹ [pɔt] samostalnik
lonec, lonček, ročka; kangla, vrč (za pivo)
tehnično talilni lonec, topilnik
pogovorno pehar denarja
šport, pogovorno pokal, nagrada
pogovorno polog (pri kvartanju); past (košara) za lov na rake
sleng marihuana; okrogel klobuk; mera za sadje; z vodo napolnjena luknja
pogovorno "visoka živina"

ink pot črnilnik
tea pot čajnik
chamber pot nočna posoda
sleng big pot visoka živina, pomembna oseba
sleng a pot of money na kupe denarja
the pot calls the kettle black sova sinici glavana pravi
to enjoy one's pot uživati ob vrčku piva
sleng to go to pot propasti, iti k vragu
to keep the pot boiling; ali to make the pot boil životariti, ohraniti stvar v teku
sleng to put on the pot visoko staviti (na dirki)
to put the pot on preveč zahtevati, pretirati
to pot a quart into a pint pot poskusiti kaj nemogočega
sleng to take a pot at streljati na koga
a watched pot never boils kdor nestrpno čaka, nikoli ne dočaka
pots and pans kuhinjska posoda

protékcija (prednost) favouritism, discrimination in favour (of), partiality (for, to); backstairs influence, pull

ne želim (ne potrebujem) protékcije I want no favours
on mora uživati veliko protékcijo he must have a friend at court

repute¹ [ripjú:t] samostalnik
ugled, sloves, glas, slava

by repute po (slabem ali dobrem) glasu
in high repute zelo ugleden
of repute ugleden, na glasu, renomiran
of good (bad) repute na dobrem (slabem) glasu
a man held in good (bad) repute človek na dobrem (slabem) glasu
a scientist of repute ugleden znanstvenik
of ill repute na slabem glasu, razvpit
he is a good doctor by repute on velja za dobrega zdravnika
to be held in high repute uživati velik ugled
I know him by repute poznam ga po njegovem slovesu

repute² [ripjú:t] prehodni glagol
imeti za, smatrati; ceniti

ill-reputed, well-reputed na slabem, na dobrem glasu
to be reputeed smatrati se za, uživati glas kot, biti poznan kot
he is reputed (to be, as) a good shot (a millionaire) poznan je kot dober strelec (velja za milijonarja)

respékt respect; reverence

uživati velik respékt to be held in high respect
imeti največji respékt do, za to have the greatest respect for

rose¹ [róuz]

1. samostalnik
roža, vrtnica, rožni grm
figurativno lepa ženska, krasotica, lepotica; rožnata barva
množina rožnat videz
medicina šen; simbol, emblem rože, ornament rože
arhitektura okno kot roža, rozeta; štrcalka (glavica) vrtnarske škropilnice
geografija, navtika vetrovnica (na kompasu)

the rose of najlepša od
rose of may narcisa
no bed of roses figurativno nobeno veselje (zabava)
path strewn with roses z rožami posuta pot, figurativno lagodno življenje
under the rose figurativno zaupno, na tihem, tajno, sub rosa
to be reposed on a bed of roses figurativno imeti zelo ugodne življenjske razmere, imeti z rožicami postlano življenje
it is not all roses ni vse tako rožnato, kot je videti
to gather roses of life uživati življenje, iskati življenjske užitke
to look at things through rose-coloured spectacles gledati (videti) stvari skozi rožnata očala, videti stvari v najboljši luči
no rose without thorns ni rože brez trna, figurativno vsaka prijetna stvar ima tudi kaj neprijetnega, popolne sreče ni

2. pridevnik
rožnat; rožni, rožnate barve

3. prehodni glagol
rožnato rdeče (po)barvati, pordečiti, rdeti (lica)

sád fruit; figurativno result; (posledica) consequence

prinesti, roditi sádove to bear fruit
poljski sádovi fruits of the field
žeti sádove svojih prizadevanj to reap the fruits of one's endeavours
uživati sádove svojega dela to enjoy the fruits of one's labours

salt¹ [sɔ:lt] samostalnik
(kuhinjska) sol
kemija sol (često množina)
medicina (odvajalna) sol
figurativno začimba, sol, ostroumnost, dovtipnost, duhovitost
domačno mornar; sodček za sol

in salt namočen v raztopini soli, nasoljen
above (below) the salt figurativno na gornjem (spodnjem) koncu mize
with a grain of salt figurativno razsodno, s pametnim premislekom, ne dobesedno
the salt of the earth figurativno sol zemlje, elita
an old salt star mornar, figurativno morski volk
salt of lemon oksalna kislina za odstranitev madežev črnila
attic salt figurativno duhovitost
common salt kuhinjska sol
Glauber's salt Glauberjeva grenka sol, natrijev sulfat
Epsom salt grenka sol, magnezijev sulfat, purgativ
rock-salt kamena sol
sea-salt morska sol
smelling-salts dišeča sol (proti omedlevici)
a speech full of salt začinjen, zabeljen govor
table salt namizna, fina sol
to be the salt of earth figurativno biti sol (elita, smetana) zemlje
to be true to one's salt biti zvest svojemu gospodarju
you are not made of salt figurativno nisi iz sladkorja (lahkó greš na dež)
he is not worth his salt figurativno ni za nobeno rabo, je popolnoma nesposoben
to eat salt with s.o. biti gost koga
to eat s.o.'s salt figurativno uživati gostoljubnost koga, jesti njegov kruh; biti odvisen od koga
to drop (a pinch of) salt on the tail of a bird natresti soli ptiču na rep (da bi ga ujeli)
to be seated above (below) the salt zgodovina zavzemati mesto uglednega (nepomembnega) gosta pri mizi
to sit below the salt sedeti poleg neuglednih gostov ali služinčadi pri obedu
to take with a grain of salt vzeti (kaj) z vso opreznostjo, zadržanostjo, rezervo

slóves reputation; renown; repute

znanstvenik velikega slóvesa a scientist of high repute
pridobiti si slóves to achieve a reputation
on uživa slóves učenjaka he is a renowned (ali well-known) scholar (ali man of learning), (dvomeče) he has the reputation of being a learned man
uživati velik slóves to be held in high repute
ohraniti svoj slóves to maintain (ali to keep) one's reputation
poznam ga po njegovem slóvesu I know him by repute