straw1 [strɔ:]
1. samostalnik
slamnata bilka, slama, pletena slama; slamica (za pitje)
figurativno bilka, malenkost, mrvica; slamnik
in the straw zastarelo v porodni postelji
a straw in the wind slamica v vetru, figurativno majhna stvar, ki je znak prihodnjih velikih dogodkov
the last straw figurativno tisto, kar preseže mero
the last straw that breaks the camel's back majhen dodatek bremenu, ki zlomi kameli hrbet, figurativno tisto, kar sodu izbije dno
a man of straw slamnati mož, lutka, slabič; ptičje strašilo
to be (to lie) in the straw zastarelo biti otročnica
I don't care a straw še malo mi ni mar, požvižgam se
to catch at (to cling to) a straw oprije(ma)ti se bilke (da bi se rešili)
to draw straws vleči (žrebati) slamice
my eyes draw straws oči se mi zapirajo (od zaspanosti)
a straw shows which way the wind blows tudi majhna stvar pokaže (da slutiti) važne stvari (dogodke)
it is not worth a straw ni vredno prebite pare, počenega groša
to be quite out of one's straw figurativno biti ves zmešan, zmeden
I have a straw to break with you s teboj imam majhen obračun
to split straws cepiti slamice, figurativno ukvarjati se z nekoristnimi stvarmi, prepirati se zaradi malenkosti
to throw straws against the wind figurativno zaman se truditi
2. pridevnik
slamnat
straw cutter slamoreznica
straw mattress slamnjača
straw worker slamopletec
Zadetki iskanja
- stréha roof
brez stréhe roofless
stréha nad glavo roof over one's head
mansardna stréha mansard, mansard roof
slamnata stréha thatched roof
opečna stréha tiled roof
stréha iz skrila slated roof
skodlasta stréha shingled roof
steklena stréha glass roof
stréha iz listja pesniško a leafy vault
platnena stréha awning, sunshade
stréha je potrebna popravila the roof wants repairing
žetev je pod strého the harvest is gathered in
spraviti pod strého (žetev) to gather (ali bring) in
stanovati pod strého to live in a garret
biti pod strého to have a roof over one's head
pri njem je takoj ogenj v stréhi (figurativno) he is a real hothead
imeti strého nad glavo to have a roof over one's head
ploščata stréha flat roof
ravna stréha flat roof, terrace
drseča stréha (pri avtu) sliding roof
stréha enokapnica lean-to roof
dvokapna stréha ridged roof
pokriti s strého to roof
vzeti pod strého to house, to lodge, to accommodate, to shelter
(pozor,) delo na stréhi! men at work (ali working) overhead!
hiša še ni pod strého the house is not roofed yet
zaščititi s strého, dati pod strého to roof - struggle2 [strʌgl] neprehodni glagol
boriti se (with z, for za, against proti)
truditi se, napenjati se, mučiti se (with s.th. s čim)
trgati se (za kaj); upirati se (against čemu)
braniti se (česa), otepati se; s težavo si utirati pot, se prebijati; (redko) prepirati se
prehodni glagol
izbojevati, priboriti si
a struggling artist umetnik, ki se še ni uveljavil in se s težavo prebija (skozi življenje)
to struggle along prebi(ja)ti se
to struggle for breath s težavo loviti sapo
I struggled in my coat z muko sem oblekel plašč
to struggle up a cliff s težavo se vzpenjati po pečini
to struggle with death boriti se s smrtjo
to struggle to one's feet z muko se dvigniti, vstati na noge
he struggled to save his life boril se je za svoje življenje
to struggle against overwhelming forces boriti se proti veliki premoči
he has to struggle to earn his living z velikim trudom si služi svoj kruh
to struggle for power boriti se za oblast
to struggle through the crowd s težavo si utirati pot skozi množico - sub1 [sʌb] predlog
pod, izpod
sub judice (latinsko) neodločen, ki še teče (pravni primer)
sub silentio (latinsko) tajno, zaupno
sub voce (latinsko) glej pod (geslom) (v slovarjih itd.) - such [sʌč]
1. pridevnik
takšen, tak; (pred pridevnikom) takó; podoben; (za samostalnikom v množini) kot (as na primer)
tako velik, zelo velik, izreden
pravno zgoraj navedeni, omenjeni
such a takšen
such as takšen kot, tak kot
such a(n) one zastarelo tak in tak, nekdo, neki
Mr. such and such g. Ta in Ta
such being the case ker je stvar tako, ker je takó
such a day! kakšen dan!
such another disaster še ena takšna nesreča
in such or such a place na tem ali onem mestu
no such thing nič takega, ni govora o tem
such was not my idea tega nisem mislil
there are such things take stvari se dogajajo
they gave us such a fright tako so nas prestrašili
we had such sport imenitno smo se zabavali
he said he had lost his way, or some such thing rekel je, da je bil zašel, ali nekaj takega
no such thing as a room was to be had in the whole town v celem mestu ni bilo mogoče najti eno samo sobo
do you think she will believe you? no such thing! mislite, da vam bo verjela? Kje pa! (Kaj še! Ni govora o tem!)
such master, such servant kakršen gospodar, takšen sluga
2. prislov
takó
such a nice day tako lep dan
3. zaimek
takšen, neki takšen
pogovorno isti
trgovina & vulgarno zgoraj omenjeni
arhaično & poetično such as tisti, ki; kdor; vsi
as such kot tak(šen)
all such vsi takšni
and such (like) in takšni, podobni
such or such of ta ali oni od
such as believe that are mistaken tisti, ki to verjamejo, se varajo (motijo)
he is a fool, but I am not such on je bedak, jaz pa nisem
I have a car I can lend you, such as it is imam avto, ki vam ga lahko posodim, kaj prida pa ni - suffer [sʌ́fə]
1. prehodni glagol
(pre)trpeti, prenašati; dopuščati dovoliti
zastarelo pustiti, dati (o.s. se)
the criminal suffered death hudodelec je bil usmrčen
how can you suffer him? kako ga morete prenašati?
to suffer a default pravno izgubiti pravdo zaradi neprihoda na sodišče
he suffered them to come dovolil jim je, da so prišli
I cannot suffer such impudence ne morem trpeti take nesramnosti
to suffer heavy losses imeti težke izgube
to suffer fools gladly biti potrpežljiv z norci (bedaki)
to suffer great pain trpeti, prenašati velike bolečine
to suffer thirst trpeti žejo
he suffered himself to be cheated pustil se je oslepariti
2. neprehodni glagol
trpeti (from od, zaradi)
imeti škodo (in v)
trpeti, biti kaznovan, morati plačati (for za kaj)
izgubiti (in v, pri, na; from od, zaradi)
biti usmrčen, pretrpeti (mučeniško) smrt, najti smrt
zastarelo vzdržati, prenašati, trpeti
to suffer acutely hudó trpeti
he is suffering from a bad headache trpi za hudimi glavoboli
you will suffer for it! pogovorno to mi boš plačal! še žal ti bo za to!
the engine suffered severely motor je močno trpel
no one suffered in the accident nihče ni bil poškodovan v nesreči
to suffer on scaffold umreti na morišču
to suffer from stage-fright imeti tremo (pred nastopom na odru)
trade suffers from (under) war trgovina trpi zaradi vojne - sunny [sʌ́ni] pridevnik (sunnily prislov)
sončen; jasen kot sonce, svetel, sijoč
figurativno zlat
figurativno veder, vesel, srečen
sunny exposure sončna lega
a sunny disposition vedra narava (značaj)
sunny locks zlati kodri
a sunny room sončna soba
a sunny smile veder, vesel nasmeh
the sunny side (of life) sončna, lepa stran (življenja)
to be on the sunny side of 50 ne še biti 50 let star
to look on the sunny side of things videti (le) lepo stran življenja, vedro gledati na življenje - superaddition [sju:pərədíšən] samostalnik
dodatek, nadaljnje dodajanje
in superaddition to še dodatno k - suspense [səspéns] samostalnik
odgoditev, odložitev, odlog
pravno začasna ustavitev pravic itd.; suspenzija; dvom, negotovost, neodločenost, zaskrbljenost, boječe pričakovanje
in suspense v negotovosti, v napetem pričakovanju
suspense entry ekonomija provizorično knjiženje
suspense account ekonomija sospeso račun
suspense item ekonomija odprta postavka
matters hung in suspense stvari še niso odločene - sustenance [sʌ́stinəns] samostalnik
vzdrževanje, preživljanje, oskrbovanje; sredstva za življenje, hrana; hranilna vrednost, hranilnost
figurativno podpora, opora, zaslomba, pomoč
sustenance for body (mind) telesna (dušna) hrana
to be in want even of sustenance (celó) še jesti dovolj ne imeti
there is more sustenance in peas than in potatoes grah je bolj hranilen kot krompir
to live a week without sustenance živeti teden dni brez hrane - svetník1 saint; holy man, pl men
svetník zaščitnik patron saint
Vseh svetníkov dan religija, 1. november All Saints' Day, All Hallows' Day, Allhallows, Hallowmass
proglasiti za svetníka to canonize
živeti kot svetník to lead a saintly (ali pious) life
dovolj, da bi se še svetník razjezil (bi zaklel) enough to make a saint swear
dovolj, da bi še svetník izgubil potrpljenje enough to try the patience of a saint - swaddling clothes, swaddling clouts [swɔ́dliŋklouðz, -klauts] samostalnik
množina povoji, plenice
figurativno začetki
to be still in one's swaddling clothes biti še v povojih - swallow1 [swɔ́lou] samostalnik
zoologija lastovka
one swallow does not make a summer ena lastovka še ne naredi pomladi - šést six
ni še šést let star he is not six yet
6:1 (= zanesljivo) six to one
pomnožiti s šést to sextuple, to multiply by six - šéstdeset sixty; arhaično three score
biti nad šéstdeset let star to be over sixty, to be on the shady (ali wrong) side of sixty
ne še biti šéstdeset let star to be on the sunny side of sixty - štíri four
po štíri in štíri four by four
po vseh štírih on hands and knees
med štírimi očmi in private, confidentially, (med nama) between ourselves, between you and me, this is for your private ear
ura še ni štíri it isn't four (o'clock) yet
biti štíri leta star to be four (years old)
jesti za štíri to eat like a wolf
piti za štíri to drink like a fish
delati za štíri to work like a nigger
lesti po vseh štíriih to creep (ali to go) on all fours
upirati se z vsemi štírimi to oppose with might and main - ták tákšen such (a); of such kind (ali sort, shape, manner, size, habits, characteritd.); suchlike; such as this; that sort of
ták, tákšen, kakršen such as
ták, tákšen in ták, tákšen such and such
v ták, tákšenih primerih in such cases, in cases like these
kot ták, tákšen as such
nekaj ták, tákšenega something like this
nič ták, tákšenega nothing of the sort, no such thing, nothing like it
na ták, tákšen način in such a way
kaj ták, tákšenega še nisem videl I have not seen the like before
nimam časa za ták, tákšene, kot si ti I have no time for the likes of you
ták, tákšene stvari se dogajajo such things do happen
rekel je, da se je bil izgubil ali nekaj ták, tákšenega he said he had lost his way, or some such thing
dejstva je treba videti taka, kot so one must (be prepared to) face the facts
povej to le ták, tákšenim ljudem, ki jim lahko zaupaš tell it only to such people as you can trust
prizor je bil ták, tákšen, da bi kogarkoli prestrašil the sight was such as to frighten any one
kakršen oče, takšen sin like father, like son
kakršen gospodar, takšen sluga like master, like man - tákšen ➞ tak; suchlike
tákšen kot such as
še ena tákšna nesreča another such disaster
nič tákšnega no such thing
tákšna predrznost, nesramnost! such impudence!
kakršen gospodar, tákšen sluga like master, Iike man - têči to run; to flow, to stream; (čas) to go by (ali on), to pass by, to roll by; (stroj) to go, to work, to play; (promet) to circulate; (posoda) to leak, to run out
beseda mu teče gladko he speaks fluently (ali volubly, glibly)
stvar teče gladko things are running smoothly (ali like clockwork), things are going swimmingly (ali without a hitch), it's all plain sailing, VB žargon it's a doddle
kri teče blood is (being) shed (ali spilt)
kri je tekla there has been bloodshed
kri mu teče iz nosa he has a nose bleed, his nose is bleeding
têči v prazno (motor) to idle
zadeva še teče the affair is still continuing (ali is not over yet)
pusti stvari, da tečejo, kot hočejo! let things take their course!
voda teče iz pipe the tap is running
kri, ki mi teče po žilah the blood coursing through my veins
obresti tečejo od 1. maja the interest runs (ali accrues) from May 1st
teči, kot da bi šlo za življenje to run for dear life - teetotal [ti:tóutl] (teetotally prislov)
abstinentski
he has gone teetotal on pije samo še vodo; protialkoholen, treznosten
teetotal society treznostno društvo; britanska angleščina, narečno, ameriško, pogovorno popoln, totalen