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outlook [áutluk] samostalnik
razgled; pogled (na življenje)
figurativno, politika upanje na kaj, cilj; opazovalnica, straža

figurativno to be on the outlook for iskati kaj

promise² [prɔ́mis]

1. prehodni glagol
obljubiti, dati besedo (to komu)

2. neprehodni glagol
vzbujati upanje, obetati

pogovorno I promise you to ti zagotavljam
to promise o.s. s.th. nadejati se česa, obetati si kaj
he promises well mnogo obeta
the weather promises fine videti je, da bo lepo vreme
I was promised a job obljubili so mi službo
Promised Land obljubljena dežela (tudi figurativno)

sheet-anchor [ší:tæŋkə] samostalnik
veliko rezervno sidro (za hudo silo)
figurativno zadnje upanje, zadnja rešitev

trust¹ [trʌst] samostalnik
zaupanje (in v)
trdno upanje; zaupna oseba; kredit; depó, depozit; varstvo, skrbništvo, kuratorstvo; odgovornost, dolžnost skrbnika, kuratorja; obveznost, dolžnost; varovanec; dobrodelna ustanova, fundacija
ekonomija trust, kartel, koncern

in trust v shrambi, deponiran
on trust na kredit; na pošteno besedo
trust money pupilarni denar
breach of trust zloraba zaupanja, verolomstvo
the steel trust jeklarski trust
he is our sole trust on je naše edino upanje
to be in a position of trust biti na zaupnem (odgovornem) položaju
to commit to s.o.'s trust zaupati komu v varstvo
to give trust odobriti kredit, dati na kredit
to hold in trust for hraniti, upravljati za (koga)
to leave s.th. in trust with s.o. zaupati komu kaj, dati v varstvo
to place (to put) one's trust in zaupati (komu), zanesti se na (koga)
there is no trust to be placed in him nanj se ni moč zanesti
to put (to repose) trust in zaupati (se) komu
to take on trust vzeti na kredit
you must take what I say on trust morate mi to verjeti na besedo
to watch over one's trust paziti na osebo ali stvar, ki nam je zaupana

wanhope [wɔ́nhoup] samostalnik
ameriško, narečno brezupen položaj (primer); nepridiprav, malopridnež; otrok, ki dela velike skrbi, "pokora"
zastarelo brezupnost, obup; bedasto upanje, zabloda

anchor² [ǽŋkə] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
zasidrati (se)

to anchor a tent to the ground pritrditi šotor
to anchor one's hope in (ali on) staviti upanje v koga ali kaj

balk² [bɔ:k]

1. prehodni glagol
obiti, iti preko česa; preprečevati, ovirati; razočarati, opehariti

2. neprehodni glagol
zastati, ustaviti se (at)
zgroziti, plašiti, prestrašiti, zdrzniti se

he was balked of his desires njegovo upanje se je izjalovilo
to balk duty izogibati se dolžnosti

blasted [blá:stid] pridevnik
vulgarno preklet

blasted hopes razočaranje, pokopano upanje
blasted corn snetivo žito

blighted [bláitid] pridevnik
snetljiv, ovenel, uničen; razočaran

blighted hopes v kali zatrto upanje

dog¹ [dɔg] samostalnik
zoologija pes, volk, lisjak
množina kovinski podstavek za polena v kaminu
domačno ničvrednež
sleng zagovednež, cepec, tepec
množina, sleng noge; rudniški voziček

dog's age cela večnost
dirty dog nravno slab človek
every dog has its day vsakomur je kdaj sreča naklonjena
to give a dog a bad (ali an ill) name and hang him zvaliti vso krivdo na človeka na slabem glasu
barking dogs never bite pes, ki laja, ne grize
to have a dog in one's belly biti čemeren
between dog and wolf v mraku
dog in a blanket vrsta sadnega kolača
to blush like a dog ne poznati sramu
a dog's chance nobeno upanje
a dead dog neuporaben človek ali reč
to die a dog's death, to die like a dog bedno poginiti
dog eat dog brezobzirno tekmovanje
like a dog's dinner po zadnji modi (oblečen)
dogs don't eat dogs vrana vrani oči ne izkljuje
ameriško, vojska, sleng dog's face navadni vojak, infanterist
a gay (ali jolly) dog veseljak
to go to the dogs propasti, priti na psa, obubožati, priti k nič
to help a lame dog over a stile pomagati komu v stiski
ameriško, sleng hot dog vroča hrenovka v žemlji
to lead a cat and dog life vedno se prepirati, živeti ko pes in mačka
a dog in the manger nevoščljivec
need to see a dog potreba po izpraznitvi črevesa
dog on it! prekleto!
sleng to put on dog šopiriti se
it rains cats and dogs lije ko iz škafa
to send s.th. to the dogs potratiti, zapraviti, pognati
let sleeping dogs lie kar je bilo, naj bo pozabljeno
dog tag pasja znamka
to take a hair of the dog that bit one "mačka" z vinom preganjati
to throw to the dogs zavreči, na klin obesiti; figurativno žrtvovati
top dog najvišja oseba, visoka živina
under dog podrejeni
whose dog is dead? kaj se dogaja?, kdo je umrl?

even² [í:vən] pridevnik (evenly prislov)
ploščat, raven, gladek; enak, paren; pravičen; pravilen; ritmičen; enoličen, monoton; paralelen

to come (ali be, get) even with vrniti komu milo za drago, obračunati s kom
to part even hands enako si razdeliti, poravnati se
of even date istega datuma
to meet on even ground imeti enako upanje na uspeh
to make even with the ground zravnati z zemljo
on even terms sporazumno
even number sodo število
to go even with ravnati se po
navtika on an even keel enakomerno obtežen

flatter [flǽtə] prehodni glagol
laskati, dobrikati se, prilizovati se; zadovoljiti, ugajati, dobro deti, goditi

to flatter o.s. that domišljati si, da
to flatter s.o.'s hopes zbujati komu neosnovano upanje
to flatter o.s. on čestitati si k

gojíti to cultivate; (cvetlice, zelenjavo, brado itd.) to grow; (živali) to breed; (čustvo, figurativno) to entertain, to nurse, to foster, to cherish, to harbour

gojíti gosi to keep geese
gojíti pse konje to breed dogs, horses
gojíti solato to grow lettuce
gojíti misel to entertain an idea
gojíti zle naklepe to harbour ill designs
gojíti prijateljstvo s kom to cultivate someone's friendship
gojíti upanje to cherish a hope
gojíti željo to foster a desire
ali gojiš kako vrsto športa? do you go in for any kind of sport?

izgubíti to lose; to be a loser, to come off a loser, to meet with a loss, to incur (ali to experience) a loss; (s smrtjo) to suffer a bereavement (ali the loss of a dear one), to be bereaved, to lose someone; (založiti kam) to mislay

izgubíti se to be lost, to become lost, to lose one's way, to go astray
izgubi se! be off with you!, begone!, get along with you!, žargon get lost!
izgubíti se v gozdu to be lost in the woods
izgubíti bitko to lose a battle
izgubíti glavo to lose one's head, to become confused
izgubíti v igri to lose at gambling
izgubíti naklonjenost kake osebe to lose someone's good grace (ali someone's favour), to incur displeasure
nismo nič izgubili! (figurativno) not much of a loss!
izgubíti nedolžnost to lose one's innocence (ali chastity)
nimam česa izgubíti I have nothing at stake, I stand to lose nothing
izgubil sem X SIT pri tem poslu I am X tolars out of pocket by this transaction
izgubíti očeta to lose (ali to suffer the loss of) one's father
izgubíti svoje pravice to lose (ali to forfeit) one's rights
izgubíti svoj čas in trud to waste one's time and trouble (ali pains)
izgubíti čut sramežljivosti, sramú to lose one's sense of shame, to be dead to shame
izgubíti potrpljenje to lose (one's) patience, to lose one's temper
izgubíti pot to lose one's way. to go astray
izgubíti pravdo to lose a lawsuit, to be debated in a lawsuit
izgubíti nit svojega govora to lose the thread of one's discourse
izgubíti igro, partijo to lose a game
tudi hipa ne smemo izgubíti there is not one moment to lose
zaradi tega bi (on) utegnil izgubíti svoje mesto that might lose him his place
izgubíti pogum to lose courage, to lose heart, to be discouraged
izgubíti na teži to lose weight, to lose flesh, to slim
izgubíti tla pod nogami to lose one's footing
izgubíti sled to lose the scent, to lose the trail
izgubíti ugled to lose face, (pri kom) to sink in someone's estimation, to lose credit with someone
izgubíti voljo za to lose one's zest for
izgubíti vrednost to depreciate
izgubíti upanje to lose (ali to give up) all hope, to despair (of)
izgubil je pogum his heart (ali spirits) sank
izgubíti iz vida, iz oči to lose sight of
izgubíti zanimanje za to lose interest in
izgubíti zaupanje to lose one's confidence
izgubíti zavest to swoon, to faint away, to have a fainting fit
izgubíti življenje (v bitki) to lose one's life (in battle)
ne bomo izgubljali besed o tem we shall waste no words on that
kakor (pri)dobljeno, tako izgubljeno easy come, easy go

izključeváti to preclude (from), to bar; to debar; to be exclusive of

izključeváti vse ugovore to preclude all objections
izključeváti vsako upanje na... to preclude all hope of...
to izkučnje vsako možnost pobega this excludes all possibility of escape
ti dve stvari se nikakor ne izključujeta these two things are not necessarily alternatives

izpolníti izpolnjeváti to fulfil; to fill; to implement; to carry out

izpolníti, izpolnjeváti formular to fill in a form, to complete a form
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti svoje dolžnosti to perform (ali to discharge) one's duties
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti pogoj to fulfil (ali to comply with) a condition
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti obljubo to fulfil (ali to keep ali to carry out) one's promise
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti pričakovanja to fulfil expectations, to come up to expectations
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti se to be fulfilled (ali realized), to come true
ne se izpolníti, izpolnjeváti (izjaloviti se) to fail, to come to nought, to fall through
upam, da se mi bodo želje izpolnile I hope to see my wishes fulfilled
ne izpolníti, izpolnjeváti svojih obveznosti not to carry out (ali perform) one's duties (ali engagements)
naše upanje se ni izpolnilo our hopes have not been realized

izvršíti to execute; to perform, to carry out (ali through), to carry into effect; to accomplish, to fulfil; to achieve; to make up; to effect, to effectuate, to bring about, to consummate; to contrive; to complete

dobesedno izvršíti to fulfil to the letter
izvršíti plačilo to effect payment
izvršíti ukaz koga to comply with someone's order
izvršíti se to occur; to take place; to take effect; (želja, upanje, namera) to come true; to be fulfilled

lively [láivli] pridevnik (lively prislov)
živahen, živ (razprava, barva, duh itd.); močen, vitalen (čustvo); razburljiv (čas); peneč (pijača); hiter, vesel; gibčen, prožen (žoga itd.)

to make things lively for s.o. podkuriti komu
lively hope trdno upanje

nod¹ [nɔd] samostalnik
prikimanje, migljaj, kinkanje, dremanje

to give s.o. a nod prikimati komu
the land of nod kraljestvo sanj, spanje
a nod is as good as a wink že migljaj zadostuje
ameriško, sleng on the nod na kredit, na upanje

off³ [ɔ(:)f] pridevnik
bolj oddaljen; stranski (ulica)
figurativno postranski; desni (konj, stran česa, stran pri kriketu); prost (dan); slabši od običajnega
(tudi ekonomija) manjvreden, slabše kakovosti, ki ne ustreza (off size)
neverjeten; nesvež (sadje)

an off chance slabo upanje, majhna verjetnost
on the off chance na slepo srečo
off colour slabše barve (dragulj), bled, nezdrav (človek)
off day prost dan, figurativno slab dan
off guard nepazljiv, nečuječ, nepripravljen
in one's off o prostem času
off season slaba sezona
britanska angleščina the off side of the road desna stran ceste, bolj oddaljena stran