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  • counsel2 [káunsəl] samostalnik
    posvetovanje; svet, nasvet; namera, načrt; odvetnik; svetovalec

    counsel is never out of date za dober nasvet ni nikoli prepozno
    counsel of perfection nasvet, ki se po njem ni mogoče ravnati
    to take counsel with s.o. posvetovati se s kom
    to take counsel with one's pillow dobro si stvar premisliti, prespati jo
    counsel for the defence obtoženčev zagovornik
    counsel for the prosecution tožiteljev zagovornik
    to keep one's own counsel prikrivati svoje namene, obdržati stvar zase, tajiti
  • čítati to read

    čítati dalje to read on
    čítati do konca to read through
    zopet čítati to reread
    čítati med vrsticami figurativno to read between the lines
    čítati glasno to read aloud
    čítati tiho, potihem to read to oneself
    čítati zase (skrivaj) to read to oneself
    čítati pazljivo to peruse
    čítati površno, bežno to skim
    čítati komu kaj to read something to someone
    čítati dolgočasno knjigo to wade through a dull book
    čítati komu na obrazu to read someone's face
    on mnogo čita he is a great reader, he is a bookworm
    on je mnogo čital (je načitan) he is well-read, he is a man of wide reading
    to se čita kot roman it reads like a novel
    ona ne čita mnogo she is not much of a reader
    knjiga se lepo čita the book reads well
    ta knjiga se zanimivo čita this book makes good reading ali pogovorno a good read
    ona ima rada, da ji kaj čitajo she likes being read to
    na očeh se mu čita pohlep his greed can be read in his eyes
    hoteti čítati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni to read something into a text
    najbolj čitana knjiga the most widely read book
  • dark1 [da:k] pridevnik (darkly prislov)
    temen, temnolas, temačen, mračen, mrk; žalosten, obupan; skrit, skrivnosten, nerazumljiv, nejasen; neznan; negotov; neprosvetljen; zloben, zločinski

    the dark ages srednji vek
    dark house umobolnica
    a dark horse nepričakovan zmagovalec (v dirki); ameriško malo znan kandidat za prezidenta
    the Dark Blues študenti iz Oxforda; srednješolci iz Harrowa
    the Dark Continent Afrika
    to keep s.th. dark skrivati nekaj; obdržati skrivnost zase
    dark room temnica
    to look on the dark side of things biti črnogled
    dark slide kaseta
    dark lantern slepica
    ameriško dark and bloody ground Kentucky
  • gostíja treat; feast; banquet; pogovorno junket, junketing

    gostíja, kjer vsak plača zase Dutch treat
    vselitvena gostíja housewarming
  • hat1 [hæt] samostalnik
    klobuk; kardinalski klobuk
    figurativno kardinalstvo

    sleng my hat! za vraga!
    top hat cilinder
    britanska angleščina, sleng a bad hat pokvarjenec
    as black as my hat čisto črn
    figurativno red hat kardinalstvo
    hat in hand hlapčevsko, servilno
    high hat domišljav
    hats off to him! klobuk dol pred njim!
    under one's hat v tajnosti, skrivoma
    ameriško at the drop of a hat takoj, zaradi najmanjšega povoda
    I'll eat my hat if naj me vrag vzame, če
    his hat covers his family čisto sam je, nikogar nima
    to hang up one's hat in s.o.'s house obnašati se v tuji hiši po domače, ugnezditi se pri kom
    to keep it under one's hat obdržati kaj zase
    to pass (ali send) round the hat for pobirati denarne prispevke za
    to raise one's hat odkriti se v pozdrav
    to receive the hat postati kardinal
    to take one's hat off to s.o. klobuk pred kom sneti
    to throw one's hat in the ring izzvati koga na boj
    to talk through one's hat širokoustiti se, pretiravati
    to touch one's hat dotakniti se klobuka v pozdrav
  • incontinent [inkɔ́ntinənt] pridevnik (incontinently prislov)
    neobrzdan, nezadržen, razuzdan, pohoten
    medicina ki ne more zadržati blata ali vode

    to be incontinent of a secret ne moči zadržati skrivnosti zase
  • kapítel (poglavje) chapter

    to je kapítel zase (figurativno) that's another story
  • keep*2 [ki:p]

    1. prehodni glagol
    držati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.)

    2. neprehodni glagol
    ostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se (he keeps well)
    držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati (she keeps smiling)
    pogovorno stanovati (where do you keep?)

    to keep an appointment držati se zmenka
    trgovina we don't keep this article tega artikla nimamo v zalogi
    to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu do sebe
    to keep in bread and water komaj se preživljati
    to keep one's balance obdržati ravnotežje
    to keep the ball rolling ohraniti kaj v teku
    to keep body and soul together životariti
    trgovina to keep books voditi knjige
    to keep cool ostati miren
    to keep one's counsel obdržati kaj zase
    to keep s.o.'s counsel varovati tujo skrivnost
    to keep a close check on skrbno nadzirati
    to keep in countenance bodriti koga
    to keep one's countenance ostati resen, zadrževati smeh
    to keep clear of izogniti se česa, čuvati se česa
    to keep s.o. company delati komu družbo
    to keep company with skupaj hoditi, družiti se z
    to keep s.th. dark obdržati zase, ne izdati
    to keep a diary voditi dnevnik
    to keep one's distance držati se ob strani
    to keep one's end up braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje delo
    to keep an eye on (ali out for); ali to keep one's eyes open (ali skinned); ali to keep one's weather eye lifted imeti odprte oči, budno paziti
    to keep the field vztrajati, ne se umakniti
    to keep one's feet obdržati se na nogah
    to keep a straight face zadrževati smeh
    to keep friends ostati v prijateljstvu
    to keep guard stražiti
    to keep (a) guard over s.o. čuvati koga
    šport to keep (the) goal biti vratar, čuvati gol
    God keep you! bog te varuj!
    to keep s.th. going ohraniti kaj v teku
    to keep s.o. going komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenju
    to keep the game alive ohraniti v teku
    to keep one's ground ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrst
    to keep early (ali good) hours prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spat
    to keep bad (ali late) hours prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spat
    to keep one's hand in ne priti iz vaje
    to keep one's head ne izgubiti glave, ostati miren
    to keep one's head above water ne zaiti v dolgove
    to keep house vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti
    to keep open house biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem času
    to keep hold of ne puščati iz rok
    to keep in good health ostati pri dobrem zdravju
    to keep a good look-out budno opazovati, paziti
    to keep s.o. for lunch zadržati koga pri kosilu
    to keep a stiff upper lip ne izgubiti poguma
    to keep the law držati se zakona
    to keep in mind zapomniti si
    to keep one's nose to the grindstone neprestano garati
    to keep pace (ali step) with iti v korak, ne zaostajati
    to keep peace between obdržati mir med
    to keep the peace držati se reda
    ameriško to keep plugging along kar naprej garati
    to keep s.o. posted (ali advised, informed, up to date) stalno koga obveščati
    to keep the pot boiling životariti, komaj se prebijati
    to keep one's pecker up ne izgubiti poguma in odločnosti
    to keep good relations with s.o. ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih
    to keep a record of s.th. voditi zapise o čem
    to keep in good repair ohraniti v dobrem stanju
    to keep sight of imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti na
    to keep the stage obdržati se na odru
    to keep straight on iti naravnost naprej
    to keep in suspense pustiti koga v negotovosti; trgovina imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)
    to keep time držati se takta
    to keep good time biti točen (ura)
    to keep track of zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočem
    to keep one's temper zadržati se, ne razburjati se
    ameriško to keep tabs on nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti si
    to keep in touch with ostati s kom v stikih
    to keep together biti složen, držati skupaj
    to keep one's word držati besedo
    to keep watch (over, on) stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom
    to keep the wolf from the door komaj se preživljati
  • keep to

    1. neprehodni glagol
    ostati v; držati se (smeri, obljube); vztrajati pri

    2. prehodni glagol
    pripraviti koga, da se drži stvari

    to keep to the house ostati doma
    to keep to bed ostati v postelji
    to keep to the right voziti (hoditi) po desni strani
    to keep to o.s. držati se zase, ne hoditi v družbo
    to keep s.th. to o.s. obdržati zase, ne praviti naprej
    I kept him to his promise držal sem ga za besedo
  • lay*1 [lei]

    1. prehodni glagol
    položiti, polagati, odložiti, odlagati, postaviti; (z)nesti jajca, pripraviti (kurjavo, mizo) prekriti podložiti obložiti (with , tla itd. s čim)
    nanesti (barvo); predložiti, vložiti (npr. zahtevo, before pri)
    pripisati, pripisovati (to komu)
    zasnovati (načrt); poleči (žito); pomiriti, umiriti, ublažiti (veter, valove)
    vojska nameriti (top); splesti (vrv); naložiti (kazen), na.ložiti jih komu; zastaviti (čast, glavo)
    vulgarno spolno občevati

    2. neprehodni glagol
    valiti (jajca); staviti

    to lay one's accounts with računati s kom ali čim
    to lay an accusation against obtožiti, vložiti tožbo
    to lay an ambush (ali snare, trap) pripraviti zasedo
    to lay bare razgaliti, odkriti
    to lay bricks polagati opeko
    to lay blame on zvaliti krivdo na koga
    to lay blows (ali stick, it) on naložiti jih komu
    to lay one's bones položiti svoje kosti, pokopati
    to lay claim to postaviti svojo zahtevo; zahtevati kaj zase
    to lay a coat of paint premazati z barvo
    to lay the cloth (ali the table) pogrniti, pripraviti mizo
    to lay s.th. to s.o.'s charge (ali at s.o.'s door) zvaliti krivdo na koga
    to lay the damages at zahtevati od koga povračilo za škodo
    to lay the dust poškropiti, da se poleže prah
    to lay eyes on zagledati, opaziti
    to lay field to field povečati posest z nakupom mejnih njiv
    to lay fault to s.o. pripisati komu krivdo
    to lay the fire podkuriti peč
    to lay one's finger on s prstom kaj pokazati, najti
    to lay a finger on položiti roko na koga, tepsti
    to lay for zalezovati, čakati v zasedi
    to lay hands on dobiti v roke, polastiti se, dvigniti roko na koga
    to lay hands on o.s. napraviti samomor
    to lay (fast) by the heels zapreti v ječo
    to lay hold on (ali of) zgrabiti, prijeti; figurativno ujeti se za kaj
    to lay one's hopes on veliko pričakovati od, staviti upe na
    to lay heads together stikati glave, posvetovati se
    to lay s.th. to heart gnati si kaj k srau, položiti na srce
    to lay a ghost pregnati duha
    to lay an information against prijaviti koga
    to lay low (ali in the dust) podreti, pobiti na tla; figurativno ponižati
    to lay lunch pripraviti mizo za kosilo
    to lay open odkriti, razodeti
    to lay o.s. open izpostaviti se
    to lay s.th. on the shelf odložiti kakšno delo
    to lay to sleep (ali rest) položiti k počitku; figurativno pokopati
    to lay (great, little) store upon pripisovati (veliko, majhno) važnost čemu
    to lay siege to oblegati
    to lay stress (ali weight, emphasis) on dati poseben povdarek čemu
    to lay one's shirt on vse zastaviti
    the scene is laid in Paris odigrava se v Parizu
    to lay troops (on) nastaniti čete (pri)
    to lay s.o. under an obligation naložiti komu nalogo
    to lay s.o. under necessity prisiliti koga
    to lay s.o. under contribution pripraviti koga, da kaj prispeva
    to lay a wager staviti
    to lay waste opustošiti
    to lay wait for čakati koga v zasedi
    to lay the whip to s.o.'s back (pre)bičati koga
    the wind is laid veter se je umiril
  • lip1 [lip] samostalnik
    ustna, ustnica
    množina usta, šoba
    sleng predrznost, nesramnost, jezikanje; rob (jame, rane); kljun (posode)

    to bite one's lip gristi si ustnico (v jezi), zadrževati smeh
    to carry (ali keep) a stiff upper lip pogumno prenašati udarec usode
    to curl one's lip porogljivo se našobiti
    sleng to give lip jezikati, predrzno odgovarjati
    to hang one's lip pobesiti nos
    to hang on s.o.'s lips napeto koga poslušati
    to keep a thing within, one's lips obdržati kaj zase
    it never passed my lips tega nisem nikoli rekel (povedal)
    we heard it from his own lips slišali smo ga to reči
    to lick (ali smack) one's lips oblizovati se
    sleng none of your lip! ne bodi predrzen!, ne jezikaj!
    to part with dry lips ločiti se brez poljuba
    there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip do cilja je daleč
    the word escaped my lips beseda mi je ušla
  • live2 [liv]

    1. neprehodni glagol
    živeti, trajati, zdržati; preživeti; stanovati, živeti

    2. prehodni glagol
    preživljati

    to live to be old; ali to live to a great age dočakati visoko starost, dolgo živeti
    to live close živeti pretirano skromno
    to live in a small way skromno živeti
    to live in clover živeti v obilju, živeti brezskrbno
    to live fast razuzdano živeti
    to live a lie živeti čez svoje razmere
    to live from hand to mouth živeti iz rok v usta
    live and learn! učiš se vse življenje
    to live by painting živeti od slikanja
    to live to o.s. sam zase živeti
    to live within o.s. povleči se vase, živeti po svoje
    live and let live daj še drugim živeti, živi in pusti še druge živeti
    to live a double life živeti dvojno življenje
    the dead live on in our hearts mrtvi živijo dalje v naših srcih
    to live to see doživeti
    to live off one's capital živeti od svojega kapitala
    to live by one's wits znajti se v življenju, živeti od sleparstva
    live wage mezda, ki komaj zaleže za življenje
  • main1 [méin] pridevnik (mainly prislov)
    glaven, najvažnejši, bistven, največji

    by main (ali sheer) force z golo močjo
    the main thing glavna stvar
    to have an eye to the main chance delati v svojo korist, dobro poskrbeti zase
  • mind2 [máind]

    1. prehodni glagol
    paziti na kaj, meniti se za kaj, skrbeti, brigati, ozirati se na kaj; nasprotovati, ugovarjati
    arhaično spomniti (of na)
    spomniti se na kaj

    2. neprehodni glagol
    paziti; biti proti

    to mind one's book pridno se učiti
    to mind one's own business pometati pred svojim pragom, brigati se zase
    if you don't mind če nimaš nič proti
    don't mind me ne oziraj se name, ne pusti se motiti
    would you mind coming! bi prišel, prosim!
    do you mind my smoking? imaš kaj proti, če kadim?
    pogovorno mind you write glej, da boš pisal
    pogovorno I don't mind if I do prav rad to storim
    mind and do that pazi, da boš to res storil
    sleng to mind one's eye biti previden
    mind (yon)! zapomni si!
    never mind! nič ne de, ni važno, ne vznemirjaj se, ne oziraj se na to!
    never mind him! ne brigaj se zanj!
    sleng mind out! pazi, umakni se!
    he minds a great deal je proti, zelo ga moti
    to mind one's P's and Q's biti previden v besedah in vedenju
    I shouldn't mind (a drink) rad bi (kaj popil), nimam nič proti
    mind the step! pazi na stopnico!
  • one3 [wʌn] samostalnik
    poedinec, eden, ena

    one and all vsi skupaj in vsak zase
    the all and the one celotnost in edinost, vsi in vsak zase
    all in one skupaj, istočasno
    one by one posamič, drug za drugim
    never a one nihče
    one ... the other eden ... drugi
    you are a one! ti si res čudak!
    to be at one with s.o. strinjati se s kom
    I for one jaz na primer
    in the year one davno
    to come by ones and twos prihajati posamič in po dva
    to be one up on s.o. biti za malenkost pred kom
    number one kar je odlično, prvovrstno; ego, jaz, osebna korist
  • pláčati to pay

    pláčati v gotovini to pay cash (down), to pay ready money, (takoj) (žargon) to pay on the nail
    vnaprej pláčati to prepay, to pay in advance
    pláčati račun to settle (ali to balance, to square) an account, to pay one's score, to pay one's reckoning
    pláčati menico to honour a bill
    ne pláčati to leave unpaid
    pláčati v obrokih to pay by instalments, (v majhnih obrokih) to pay by driblets
    pláčati v naturalijah to pay in kind
    preveč (premalo) pláčati za delo to overpay (to underpay)
    predragó, mastno pláčati to pay through the nose
    pláčati previsoko ceno to pay a fancy (ali an exorbitant, an extortionate) price, to pay through the nose
    preveč pláčati za blago to be overcharged
    ogromno, debelo pláčati to pay a fantastic price
    plačati račun, stroške za druge (figurativno) to pay the piper
    takoj pláčati to pay cash on the spot, to pay spot cash, to pay cash on the nail
    pláčati ob prejemu to pay cash on delivery
    preveč sem plačal I was out of pocket, I was overcharged
    pláčati za nazaj to repay, to refund, to reimburse
    pláčati do zadnjega tolarja (pare) to pay to the last farthing
    pláčati stroške to pay (ali to defray) expenses
    pláčati pred rokom to anticipate payment
    pláčati globo to pay a fine
    pláčati upnikom to settle with one's creditors
    pláčati komu njegove usluge to reward someone for his services
    toliko ne morem pláčati I cannot afford it
    za to je treba pláčati carino (ni treba pláčati carine) this is dutiable (dutyfree)
    ne morem pláčati I am unable to pay, I am insolvent
    vedno sem ti točno plačeval I have always paid you on the nail
    plačal sem mu buteljko vina I treated him to a bottle of wine
    kdo bo plačal zapitek? who will stand treat?
    vsak od naju bo plačal zase we'll each pay his own share, we'll go dutch
    za uro sem plačal urarju 50 funtov I paid (ali I gave) the watchmaker fifty pounds for my watch
    zmago je plačal s svojim življenjem he paid with his own life for the victory
    dragó sem jim plačal za to they made me pay through the nose for it
    to mi boš plačal! (figurativno) I'll see you pay for this!, you shall smart for this!
    pláčati milo za drago to pay in kind, to repay tit for tat, to get one's own back, to have one's revenge (on), to get even (with)
    kdor muziko plačuje, tudi ukazuje (figurativno) who pays the piper calls the tune
    natakar, plačati, prosim! waiter, the bill, please!
  • pobráti to pick up; to collect, to gather; to take up

    poberi se! be off!, clear off!, be off with you!, get out!, clear out!, go away!, begone!, arhaično get you gone!
    pobráti jo (figurativno) to get away, to decamp, to take to one's heels, to steal away, to go away, to slope off
    vse (zase) pobráti to sweep everything into one's net
    epidemija je pobrala polovico prebivalcev the epidemic carried off half of the population
    pobráti davek to raise tax, to levy (tax)
    pobráti šila in kopita to pack up bag and baggage, to pack up one's goods and chattels
    pobráti se (oditi) humoristično to toddle
    poberi se odtod! take yourself off; pogovorno scram!, beat it!
  • porridge [pɔ́ridž] samostalnik
    britanska angleščina ovsena kaša, ovseni kosmiči

    to keep one's breath to cool one's porridge držati jezik za zobmi, obdržati dobre nasvete zase
  • pridržáti to retain; to hold; to hold back; to keep back; to reserve (kaj something, za for, to); not to part with

    pridržáti kaj zase (ne izdati) to keep something to oneself
    pridržáti koga v zaporu (pripreti koga) pravo to detain someone
    pridržáti si pravico to reserve a right
    pridržáti si pravico odločitve to reserve the right to decide
  • pròst free, (na prostosti) free, at liberty, at large; (vstop) free; (brezplačen) gratuitous, free of expense; (dovoljen) permitted, allowed; (neodvisen) independent; (brez zaprek) unhindered, unobstructed, unimpeded; (brez nadzora) uncontrolled; (neprisiljen) unforced, uncompelled, unconstrained, unfettered, unconfined, unshackled; (nezasužnjen) unenslaved; (neujet) uncaught; (spuščen) released, freed, liberated; (nezaposlen) unengaged, unoccupied, disengaged, idle, at leisure, off duty

    pròst vseh davkov exempt from all taxes (ali duties)
    carine pròsto duty-free, free of duty
    pròsta sobota Saturday off, free Saturday
    pròst dan an off day, a day off
    pròst službe off duty, off work
    pròsti čas spare time, leisure hours pl, leisure
    pròsta luka free port
    pròst prehod free pass
    pròsto službeno mesto vacancy
    pròst predmet (v šoli) optional subject
    pròst vseh skrbi free from all cares
    poštnine pròsto prepaid, postpaid, (paket) carriage-paid
    pròst prevod free (ali not literal) translation
    pròsti pad fizika free fall
    pròsti stil (plavanja) free-style (swimming)
    pròsti strel šport, nogomet free kick
    pròsta rokoborba catch-as-catch-can, all-in wrestling
    pròsta trgovina free trade
    pròste vaje gymnastic exercises pl, callisthenics pl
    pròsta vstopnica free (ali complimentary) ticket
    pròst izvod (za avtorja) author's (free) copy, gratis copy, (reklamni) free copy, free specimen, (za knjigarnarja) odd copy
    prosto! (= naprej!, vstopite!) come in!, step in!
    na prostem in the open air, outdoor, out of doors
    plavalni bazen na pròstem open-air swimming pool
    s pròstim očesom with the naked eye
    v pròsti prodaji off rations, unrationed
    vstop pròst! admission free!
    prosto za pristanek! aeronavtika cleared for approach!
    ob sobotah sem pròst I am free on Saturdays
    ste pròsti jutri? are you free tomorrow?
    ste pròsti? (taksistu) are you free?, you're not engaged, are you?
    nobenega pròstega sedeža ni več bilo there wasn't a single seat left
    brž ko bom pròst, vas obiščem as soon as I am free (ali through), I shall call on you
    dati prost dan to give someone a day off
    na pròsto vam je dano, da se lahko pritožite you are free (ali at liberty) to complain, it's up to you whether or not you complain
    vsak teden imam en pròst dan I have a day off every week
    dobiti pròst dan to get a day off
    jutri bomo imeli pròsto we shall have a day off (ali a free day) tomorrow
    imeti pròst dostop do koga to have free access to someone
    imate kaj pròstih sob? have you any rooms unoccupied (ali free, available)?
    imeti pròsto hrano in stanovanje to have free board and lodging
    nimam nič pròstega časa I haven't any time to spare
    imeti mnogo pròstega časa to have much time to spare
    imeti pròste roke to have a free hand, to have full power
    ne imeti pròste minute zase not to have a spare moment for oneself
    prenočiti na pròstem to camp out
    voziti kolo po klancu navzdol v pròstem teku to freewheel (ali to coast) down a hill
    dati pròst polet svoji fantaziji to give one's fancy full scope