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length [leŋɵ] samostalnik
dolžina; oddaljenost (časovna), trajanje; odmerjen kos (blaga, žice, vrvi itd.)

at length nadrobno; končno
at arm's length na doseg roke; čim delj od sebe
to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu blizu, ne biti preveč prijateljski
to know the length of s.o.'s foot koga dobro poznati
at full length v naravni velikosti
at great (ali some, full) length na drobno, na dolgo in široko
to go to great length daleč iti; zelo se potruditi
to go all lengths; ali to go to any length iti do skrajnosti
to go to the length of mnogo si dovoliti; iti tako daleč, da
to win by a length zmagati za eno dolžino (konj, čoln)
when will you come our length? kdaj vas bo pot zanesla k nam?

očí eyes pl; (vid) eyesight

med štirimi očmi in private, face to face
pred mojimi očmi before my eyes, in my sight, in my presence
zaradi vaših lepih očí for your blue eyes
boleče očí sore eyes, (od prenapenjana) eye strain
barva očí colour of the eyes
velike in okrogle očí saucer eyes
plamteče (krmežljave, izbuljene) očí flashing (bleary, blear, goggle) eyes
suhe (solzne) očí dry (tearfilled) eyes
na lastne očí, z lastnimi očmi with one's own eyes
prav pred njenimi očmi before her very eyes
slabe očí weak eyes
z odprtimi očmi with open eyes
ki ima dobre (risje) očí keen-eyed (lynx-eyed)
kot bi z očmi trenil (kot bi mignil) in the twinkling of an eye, in a flash
paša za očí a sight for sore eyes, a delightful sight
očí so mu bolj lačne kot želodec his eyes are bigger than his belly
same očí in ušesa so ga he is all eyes and ears, he is all attention
z očí brati komu to guess by someone's look, to anticipate someone's wishes
to bíje v očí it offends the eye
to bôde v očí that strikes (ali catches) the eye
gledati smrti v očí to look death in the face
gledati na kaj z drugimi (drugačnimi) očmi to take a different view of something
imeti dobre (slabe) očí (vid) to have good (bad) eyesight
imeti pred očmi to have (ali to bear, to keep) in mind (ali in sight, in view)
vse solzne očí je imela her eyes brimmed with tears
imeti stalno kaj pred očmi not to lose sight of something
imeti očí za lepo(to) to have an eye for the beautiful
imej odprte očí! (pazi se!) keep your weather eye open!
očí si izjokati to cry one's eyes out
očí si drug drugemu izpraskati to scratch each other's eyes out
ne hodi mi pred očí! keep out of my way!, arhaično begone!
izgubiti iz očí to lose sight of, to lose track of
ne izpustiti iz očí to keep one's eye on
ne izpustim ga iz očí I keep an eye on him, I don't trust him out of my sight
povsod imeti svoje očí (figurativno) to have eyes at the back of one's head
mencati, meti si očí to rub one's eyes
napenjati očí to strain one's eyes
izgini mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!
nasuti komu peska v očí (figurativno) to throw sand (ali dust) in someone's eyes, to bamboozle someone, to hoodwink someone
odpreti komu očí to open someone's eyes, to undeceive someone
to mi je odprlo očí that was an eye-opener for me
očí se mi odpirajo (figurativno) I begin to see now
očí sem mu odprl (figurativno) I opened his eyes for him
široko odpreti očí to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
očí so se mu odprle (figurativno) the scales fell from is eyes
pojdi mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!, arhaično begone!
premeriti koga z očmi to eye from head to foot
to pada v očí that leaps to the eye, that hits you in the eye
pasti očí na čem to feast one's eyes on something
pokvariti si očí to spoil one's eyes
povesiti očí to look down
v očí mi je padlo it struck me
ne pridi mi spet pred očí! don't show yourself here again!
to ti povem med štirimi očmi this is for your private ear
z očmi je preletel vrt he cast a glance over the garden
streljati z očmi (figurativno) to shoot glances (na at)
očí si treti to rub one's eyes
upreti očí v to fix one's eye upon, to look fixedly at
škiliti z očmi to squint, to be squint-eyed
očí se mi solzé my eyes are running
kot bi z očmi trenil in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in a flash
svojim očem ne verjamem I don't believe my eyes
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly believe my own eyes
stopiti komu pred očí (figurativno) to face someone
vreči očí na to have an eye for
z lastnimi očmi videti to be an eyewitness
na očeh se mu vidi, da je lopov his eyes show him up for the rogue he is, arhaično bespeak him a rogue
od teme se ne vidi prsta pred očmi it is pitch-dark
videl sem mu na očeh, da laže I could see (ali I saw) from his face that he was lying
na lastne očí sem to videl I saw it with my own eyes
zapreti očí to close one's eyes
preteklo noč nisem mogel zatisniti očí last night I couldn't sleep a wink
zavezati komu očí to hoodwink someone, to blindfold someone
zatisniti očí ob, nad (spregledati) to shut one's eyes to, to turn a blind eye to, to condone, to connive at, to wink at
zapirati očí pred čem to close one's eyes to something
vrana vrani ne izkljuje očí one crow does not peck out another crow's eyes
daleč od očí, daleč od srca out of sight, out of mind

razlágati to explain; to explicate; to interpret; to comment; (s primeri) to illustrate; to expound (biblijo the Bible)

ne morem si tega razlágati I am at a loss to understand it
na široko razlágati to expatiate

sword [sɔ:d]

1. samostalnik
meč; sablja
sleng bajonet; orožje
figurativno (vojaška) oblast, moč; uničenje z mečem; vojna, smrt

at the point of the sword na konici meča, figurativno z grožnjo vojne (smrti)
by fire and sword z ognjem in mečem
with drawn sword z golim mečem
sword and cloak (novel) viteški (roman)
the sword vojaška oblast; vojna, klanje
the sword of justice sodna oblast
the sword of the spirit religija božja beseda
broad sword meč s široko ostrino za sekanje
cavalry sword sablja
double-edged sword dvorezen meč
court sword meč, ki se nosi z dvorjansko obleko
to appeal to the sword zateči se k orožju
to cross swords, to measure swords prekrižati meče, spopasti se z meči, pomeriti se z meči
to draw the sword potegniti (izvleči) meč, začeti vojno
to be at sword's points biti si sovražen
to put to the sword obglaviti, usmrtiti (z mečem, s sabljo)
to sheathe the sword vtakniti meč v nožnico, nehati se vojskovati, nehati (končati) vojno
to throw one's sword into the scale figurativno podpreti svoje zahteve z mečem (orožjem), s silo

2. prehodni glagol
(redko) posabljati, pobiti

širòk wide, broad; (obsežen) extensive, comprehensive, ample, extended

na dolgo in na široko far and wide
reka je 2 milji široka the river is two miles wide

throw^*2 [ɵróu] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
vreči, metati, zagnati, zalučati; treščiti
železnica vreči s tračnic; podreti, zrušiti, premagati; zvreči (jezdeca); odvreči (kožo, o kači); izgubljati (perje, dlako); nasuti (nasip); nametati; skotiti (mlade); izstreliti (naboj); izigrati (karto), odvreči; sukati, oblikovati, modelirati (v lončarstvu); hitro položiti, zgraditi (most); predati, izročiti (oblast); prestaviti (čete); izraziti, prevesti (into v)
nagnati, napoditi, pognati; razpisati (natečaj)
ameriško, pogovorno z goljufivim, sleparskim namenom izgubiti (the race dirko)

to throw a banquet (a dance) dati, prirediti banket (ples)
to throw the bull ameriško, sleng širokoustiti se, lagati (da se kar kadi)
to throw a chest sleng prsiti se, postavljati se
he was thrown with bad companions zašel je v slabo družbo
to throw dust in s.o.'s eyes figurativno metati komu pesek v oči
he threw his eyes to the ground figurativno povesil je oči
to throw a fit sleng razkačiti se
to throw a gun on s.o. ameriško nameriti revolver na koga
to throw one's heart (soul, life, spirit) into s.th. popolnoma se predati neki stvari
to throw light on s.th. osvetliti, pojasniti kaj
to throw the javelin šport metati kopje
to throw good money after bad figurativno zopet izgubiti denar, ko skušamo popraviti neko drugo izgubo
to throw open naglo (na široko, na stežaj) odpreti
to throw overboard figurativno rešiti se (česa), vreči s sebe
to throw o.s. zaupati se, izročiti se (upon s.o. komu)
to be thrown upon o.s. biti sam nase navezan
to throw a rope to s.o. vreči komu vrv; figurativno pomagati komu
to throw a sop to s.o. figurativno stisniti komu (napitnino, podkupnino), z drobtinico koga utišali
to throw a scare into s.o. pognati komu strah v kosti
to throw stones at s.o. vreči kamenje na koga, figurativno obdolžiti koga
to throw s.th. in s.o.'s teeth vreči komu kaj, v obraz očitati komu kaj
to throw cold water on z mrzlo vodo politi, figurativno odvzeti pogum; spodbijati vrednost, zasluge (kake osebe)
to throw o.s. into work vreči se na delo
to throw one's daughter at the head of a young man vsiljevati svojo hčer mlademu moškemu

wide² [wáid] prislov
široko, širom, prostrano; oddaljeno, daleč od; v polni meri

wide apart daleč narazen
wide open na stežaj odprt
far and wide daleč naokoli; na dolgo in na široko
the blow went wide udarec je šel mimo
to go wide zgrešiti cilj
the ball fell wide of the target žoga je padla daleč od cilja
to open one's mouth wide (na) široko odpreti usta (zazijati)
to have one's eyes wide open imeti široko odprte oči, biti buden (pazijiv, oprezen)
to open one's mouth too wide figurativno biti preveč pohlepen (lakomen, častihlepen)
an answer wide of the mark zelo zmoten odgovor

zazijáti to gape; to yawn; (osupniti) to gape (ob at), to be struck dumb; (od začudenja) to stand and stare, to gawk, VB žargon to gawp

na široko zazijáti to open one's mouth (wide)