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heel¹ [hi:l] samostalnik
peta, podpetnik; zadnje kopito; zadnja živalska noga; peta, ven moleč del predmeta (npr. držaj godala); spodnji del (jambora, gredi itd.)
ameriško, sleng baraba

heel of Achilles Ahilova peta
at (ali on, upon) s.o.'s heels komu za petami
down at (the) heel; ali out at heels ponošenih pet, figurativno oguljen, strgan, v slabih razmerah
to heel pri nogi (pes), figurativno ubogljivo, voljno
figurativno under the heel of pod peto, pod oblastjo
heels over head; ali head over heels na pete na glavo, na vrat na nos
the iron heel figurativno trda oblast, železna peta
by the heel and toe od vseh strani
from head to heels od glave do pete
neck and heels od nog do glave
ameriško heel of the hand peščaj

Z glagoli:

to be carried with the heels foremost biti odnesen s petami naprej, mrtev
to bring to heel upogniti koga
to come to heel priti k nogi (pes), figurativno zvesto slediti, ubogati
to have s.o. by the heels imeti koga v oblasti
to have the heels of prehiteti koga
to kick (ali cool) one's heels dolgo čakati, ameriško, sleng plesati
to kick (ali tip, turn) up one's heels umreti, pete iztegniti
not to know if one is on one's head or heels ne vedeti, kje se koga glava drži
to lay (ali clap) by the heels ujeti, zvezati, spraviti v zapor
my heart sank into my heels srce mi je padlo v hlače
to show a clean pair of heels pete pokazati, bežati
to take to one's heels pete odnesti, pobegniti
to tread on s.o.'s heels obesiti se komu na pete
to turn on one's heel zasukati se na peti

hrbét back

za mojim hrbétom behind my back
za hrbétom (figurativno) in the rear
hrbét roke (stola) back of a hand (of a chair)
hrbét knjige spine of a book
cestni hrbét camber
gorski hrbét ridge, spine, arête
imeti koga na hrbétu (figurativno) to have someone on one's back
imeti sovražnika za hrbétom to have the enemy in the rear
volkovi so mu bili za hrbétom the wolves were at his back
ležati na hrbétu to lie on one's back, to lie supine
naložiti komu breme na hrbét to lay a burden on someone's back
obrniti se na hrbét to turn over on one's back
obrniti komu hrbét (figurativno) to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cut someone
pasti na hrbét to fall on one's back
pisati na hrbét lista, dopisnice to write on the back (ali on the other side) of a leaf, of a postcard
obrekovati, opravljati koga za hrbétom to backbite
pokazati hrbét (zbežati) to turn tail; to run away (sovražniku from the enemy)
storil je to za mojim hrbétom he did it behind my back
(u)kriviti, upogniti hrbét (od starosti) to stoop (from old age), figurativno (klečeplaziti) to cringe, to fawn
zasaditi komu meč v hrbét to stab someone in the back
zavarovati si hrbét vojska to secure one's rear
bogu za hrbétom figurativno (daleč od sveta) at the back of beyond

koléno anatomija knee; (reke, ceste, poti) bend; tehnika angle; vojska salient; (rod, poreklo) descent, origin, generation, stock, lineage, family, race, birth, house

do kolen knee-deep, knee-high
do kolen globoko v knee-deep in
klečé na kolénih on bended knees
bratranec v prvem (drugem) kolénu cousin once (twice) removed
hlače do kolén kneebreeches pl
nogavice do kolén knee-length stockings pl
pregibanje koléna genuflection
vnetje koléna gonitis
zaščitni ovoj za koléno kneecap, kneepad, knee-guard
šibak v kolénih weak-kneed
biti na kolénih to be on one's knees
odrgniti si koléna to graze (ali to skin) one's knees
na kolénih prositi za kaj to beg for something on one's bended knees
prositi koga na kolénih to implore (ali to supplicate) someone on bended knee
iti, spustiti se, pasti na koléna to go down (ali to fall) on one's knees (pred kom before someone)
ne pride mu niti do kolén (figurativno) he can't hold a candle to him, pogovorno he's not a patch on him
spraviti koga na koléna to force someone to his knees; to bring someone (down) to his knees
po kolénih se udariti to slap one's knees
upogniti koléno to bend the knee
koléna se mu tresejo (figurativno) he shakes in his shoes
zlomiti kaj na (svojih) kolénih to break something on one's knees
suniti s kolénom to knee

marrowbone [mǽrouboun] samostalnik
mozgova kost
množina, šaljivo kolena

to fall down on one's marrowbones pasti na kolena
to get down on one's marrowbones upogniti kolena, poklekniti
to go by marrowbone stage; ali to ride in the marrowbone coach iti peš