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air¹ [ɛə] samostalnik
zrak, atmosfera; vetrič, prepih; videz, vedenje, obnašanje; arija, napev, melodija

to be in the air biti v nejasnem položaju
to be (ali go) on the air govoriti, oddajati se po radiu
by air po zraku, z letalom
to beat the air zaman si prizadevati, prazno slamo mlatiti
air bed pnevmatična žimnica
castles in the air gradovi v oblakih
air cleaner zračni filter
air express ekspresna avionska pošiljka
Air Force zračno brodovje
to give o.s. airs šopiriti se
ameriško, sleng to give s.o. the air odpustiti koga
to go up in the air razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesneti
in the open air na prostem
to keep s.o. in the air pustiti koga v negotovosti
on the air po radiu
to put on airs šopiriti se
quite in the air čisto negotovo
to take the air iti na sprehod
the matter takes air zadeva prihaja na dan
to vanish (ali melt) into thin air izginiti kot kafra
to walk (ali tread) on air biti ves srečen; zibati se v sreči
air waybill avionski tovorni list

cradle¹ [kréidl] samostalnik
zibelka
figurativno rojstni kraj, otroštvo; korito za izpiranje zlata
medicina opornica
tehnično opora, ležaj; vilice za telefonske slušalke; prehodna vlagalna deska (tisk); zidarski oder

to rock the cradle zibati
from the cradle od mladih nog
to rob the cradle poročiti ali zaročiti se s premladim partnerjem
the cradle of the deep morje

sréča (notranja) happiness, felicity; (muhasta) fortune; (slučajna) (good) luck, good fortune, lucky chance

veliko sréče! good luck!
na sréčo, k sréči fortunately, luckily, by a lucky chance
na slepo sréčo at random, at haphazard, at a venture, in a happygo-lucky way
vso sréčo! may good luck go with you!
najboljšo sréčo! the best of luck (to you)!
kolo sréče Fortune's wheel, the ups and downs of life
v sréči ali nesreči in weal or woe, for good or ill, come weal or woe
opoteča sréča chequered fortune
sprememba sréče (na slabše) change for the worse, reversal of fortune
(še) sréča, da... it's a piece of luck that...
prava sréča, da ste slučajno bili tam it's a blessing you happened to be there
vojna sréča contingencies pl of war
to (pa) je sréča! that's what I call good luck!
bila bi velika sréča, če... it would be a great slice of luck if...
to je pač moja sréča! (imam pač tako sréčo!) that's just my luck!
lahko govorimo o sréči we can consider ourselves lucky
sréča je hotela, da... as luck would have it...
imam sréčo I am in luck, I am lucky
nimam sréče I have no luck, I am out of luck
to se pravi imeti sréčo! that's what I call good luck!
imeti veliko sréčo to have much good luck
imeti več sréče kot pameti to be more lucky than wise
marsikdo ima več sréče kot pameti fortune favours fools
imeti nepričakovano sréčo (pogovorno) to strike oil
imeti vražjo sréčo to be dead lucky
imeti vedno sréčo pri kartanju to be always lucky at cards
imel sem sréčo I had a stroke of luck
iskati sréčo to seek fortune
če bo šlo vse po sréči if everything goes well
poskusiti sréčo to try one's luck, to take one's chance, to chance one's luck, (žargon) to chance it
to ti bo prineslo sréčo it will bring you good luck
poskusiti kaj na slepo sréča to have a go
napraviti kaj na slepo sréčo (pogovorno) to chance one's arm
dal sem si prerokovati sréčo I had my fortune told
vedeževati komu sréčo to tell someone his fortune
vsakemu se sréča enkrat nasmeje every dog has his (ali its) day
skaliti sréčo to mar someone's happiness
voščiti, želeti komu sréčo pri... to wish someone joy of...
pot do sréče je trnova arhaično no joy without annoy
kadar sem imel največ sréče, sem zaslužil X SIT in my heyday I earned X tolars
sréča me zapušča my fortunes are at a low ebb
zibati se v sréči to walk (ali to tread) on air
bogastvo samo nam še ne more nuditi sréče wealth alone cannot procure us happiness
vse mu gre po sréči (se mu obrne v sréčo) everything in the garden's lovely, arhaično all things conspire to make him happy
vsak je svoje sréče kovač every man is the architect of his fortune