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fish¹ [fiš] samostalnik
riba; ribe
vulgarno ženski spolni organ

all is fish that comes to our net vse nam lahko koristi
a cool fish hladnokrvnež
to cry stinking fish poniževati se
to drink like a fish piti ko žolna
drunk as a fish pijan ko čep
dull as a fish neumen ko noč
he eats no fish je poštenjak
to feed the fishes imeti morsko bolezen; utoniti
to land the fish doseči svoj cilj
neither fish, flesh or fowl ne tič ne miš
pogovorno to have other fish to fry imeti druge opravke
one must not make fish of the one and flesh of the other ne smemo biti pristranski
a pretty kettle of fish neprijetno presenečenje, zmešnjava, kolobocija
a loose fish razuzdanec
there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it glavo pokonci, vse se še lahko uredi; za vsakega človeka se lahko najde nadomestilo
a fish story zlagana povest; bahavo pripovedovanje
a strange (ali odd, queer) fish čudak
to feel like a fish out of water počutiti se ko riba na suhem
mute as a fish molčeč ko riba
salt-water fish morska riba

floor¹ [flɔ:] samostalnik
tla, pod, dno; nadstropje; sejna dvorana; prizorišče v filmskem ateljeju; proizvodnja filma; najnižja meja (plače, dnevnice)

to ask for the floor oglasiti se k besedi
the film goes on the floor začenja se snemanje filma
the film is on the floor film se snema
floor show zabavni program, ki se predvaja med gledalci
floor price najnižja dopustna cena
to get (ali have, ameriško take) the floor imeti besedo (v parlamentu)
to give the floor dati besedo
ground floor, ameriško first floor pritličje
on the first (ameriško second) floor v prvem nadstropju
French floor parket
inlaid floor okrasni parket
to take the floor plesati
sleng to wipe the floor with s.o. uničiti, popolnoma premagati koga

fond [fɔnd] pridevnik (fondly prislov)
arhaično neumen, nespameten; domišljav; ljubeč, zateleban; prizanesljiv

to be fond of rad imeti

fool¹ [fu:l] samostalnik
norec, bedak, butec, zmedenec; dvorni norec, pavliha
figurativno igračka

All Fools' Day 1. april
April Fool aprilska šala; žrtev aprilske šale
to be no fool biti bister
as the fool thinks so the bell clinks norec veruje v to, kar si želi
everyone has a fool in his sleeve vsakdo se včasih obnaša kakor norec
a fool's bolt is soon shot norec je kmalu pri kraju s svojo pametjo
a fool's errand brezplodno delo
to make a fool of s.o. imeti koga za norca
to be a fool for one's pains zaman si prizadevati
fool's paradise deveta dežela
to play the fool neumno se obnašati
to be but a fool to, to be a fool to ne biti nič v primeri s
mineralogija fool's gold železov kršec
he is a fool to... on nič ne pomeni proti...
there's no fool like an old fool nič ni hujšega kakor ponoreli starec
botanika fool's parsley mala trobelika

foot¹ [fut] množina feet samostalnik
noga, stopalo, čevelj (mera); stopica
pogovorno pehota (množina foots)
gošča, usedlina; spodnja obrobnica jadra; podstavek

at foot na dnu
by (ali on) foot peš
to carry s.o. off his feet spodnesti koga; navdušiti koga
figurativno to find one's feet izkazati se
from head to foot od nog do glave
ameriško, sleng to get cold feet prestrašiti se
to fall on one's feet imeti srečo
to keep one's feet ne zdrsniti, ne pasti
to have one's feet in the grave biti z eno nogo v grobu
my foot! nesmisel!
to put one's foot down odločno se lotiti; ugovarjati
to put one's foot in a thing popolnoma kaj pokvariti, polomiti ga
to set (ali put) one's best foot forward (ali foremost) pohiteti, kar se da; čim bolj se potruditi
to set on foot ustanoviti
to trample under foot pohoditi, zatreti
sleng to take the length of s.o.'s foot spoznati slabosti koga, spregledati ga
to measure another's foot by one's own last sam po sebi soditi
something is on foot nekaj se pripravlja
to show the cloven foot odkriti slabe namene
under foot na zemlji
to tread from one foot to the other prestopati se z noge na nogo
to run s.o. off his feet utruditi koga s hojo
to get on (ali to) one's feet dvigniti se, vstati

footing [fútiŋ] samostalnik
podlaga; hoja, ples; prostor za noge
figurativno opora, trden položaj; razmerje; celotna vsota

to be on good (ali friendly) footing biti v prijateljskem razmerju; imeti dobre stike
mind your footing! pazi, kam stopiš!
footing of columns seštevanje stolpcev; dobljena vsota
to lose (ali miss) one's footing spodrsniti
to pay one's footing plačati vstopnino ali članarino
on equal (ali the same) footing enakopraven
on business footing v poslovnih odnosih
škotsko first footing novoletni obisk
war footing vojno stanje
to get (ali gain) a footing ustaliti se
to gain (ali obtain) a footing uveljaviti se

forgetful [fəgétful] pridevnik (forgetfully prislov)
pozabljiv, površen

to be forgetful of imeti slab spomin za

foundation [faundéišən] samostalnik
osnovanje, ustanovitev; temelj, osnova; ustanova; samostan

to be on the foundation imeti štipendijo
foundation school samostanska šola
Old Foundation predreformacijske katedrale
New Foundation poreformacijske katedrale
foundation stone temeljni kamen
foundation garment pas za nogavice, steznik
foundation material škrobljeno platno

freedom [frí:dəm] samostalnik (from, of)
svoboda, neodvisnost, prostost; iskrenost; drznost; lahkota
figurativno prost dostop, prosta raba

freedom of the city častno meščanstvo
to have the freedom of s.th. imeti prost dostop do česa
freedom of house prosta uporaba hiše
freedom from passion brezstrastnost
to take out one's freedom dobiti državljanske pravice
to take freedoms with dovoliti si kaj, biti predomač s
freedom of a company mojstrska pravica

friendly¹ [fréndli] pridevnik
prijateljski, prijazen, naklonjen, blagohoten

to be on friendly terms with s.o. imeti s kom prijateljske stike
Friendly Society bratovska skladnica, delavsko socialno zavarovanje

fry¹ [frai] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
cvreti (se)
arhaično, figurativno vznemiriti

to have other fish to fry imeti druge opravke
ameriško to fry the fat out of s.o. s političnimi obljubami izsiljevati denar od koga
fried egg pečeno jajce, "na oko"

fund¹ [fʌnd] samostalnik
osnova; sklad, fond, zaloga, glavnica, kapital, denar
množina državni papirji, obveznice

consolidated funds državni fondi na borzi
sinking fund amortizacijski fond
to be in funds imeti denar
to raise funds nabirati denar, ustvarjati zaloge
low in funds reven, brez denarja

gage⁵ [geidž] samostalnik
navtika lega glede na veter

to have the weather gage of biti v privetrju; figurativno imeti prednost pred

gallows¹ [gǽlouz] samostalnik
množina vislice

hudomušno gallowses naramnice
to cheat the gallows umreti naravne smrti (o zločincu)
to come to the gallows biti obešen
a gallows look obešenjaški pogled
to have the gallows in one's face imeti obraz zločinca

game⁴ [geim] samostalnik
divjačina; lov; plen

big game velika divjačina; sleng težko dosegljiv cilj
to fly at a higher game imeti višje cilje

garden¹ [gá:dən] samostalnik
vrt
množina park, nasadi; vrsta hiš s pogledom proti nasadom

pogovorno to lead s.o. up the garden path imeti koga za norca
kitchen garden zelenjavni vrt
hanging garden terasast vrt
nursery garden drevesnica
the Garden Epikurova šola ali filozofija
garden city vrtno mesto
rock garden skalnjak

gauge¹ [geidž] samostalnik
zakonita mera; širina koloseka, razdalja med tračnicama; kaliber, kapaciteta, obseg; debelina pločevine; merilo; cenitev; dežemer
mornarica vetrna stran

to have the weather gauge of biti v privetrju, imeti ugodnost pred (kom)
to take the gauge of s.th. meriti, ocenjevati kaj
broad gauge širokotiren
narrow gauge ozkotiren
pressure gauge manometer

get^*1 [get]

1. prehodni glagol
dobiti; pridobiti zaslužiti; vzeti, jemati; preskrbeti, nabaviti, omisliti si, kupiti; spraviti, spravljati (pridelke); doseči; ujeti; razumeti, naučiti se, doumeti; zvedeti; dati si narediti
ameriško, sleng razjeziti, razdražiti

2. neprehodni glagol
postati; priti, dospeti; napotiti se; navaditi se
ameriško, sleng popihati jo

to get acquainted seznaniti se
to get to be postati
to get better okrevati
to get the better of s.o. premagati koga
to get the best of s.th. najbolje opraviti
to get one's back up razjeziti se
to get the bullet (ali boot, sack, mitten) biti odpuščen
to get clear of znebiti, otresti se
sleng get cracking! loti se posla!
to get dressed obleči se
to get done dati si narediti
there's no getting around nič ne pomaga
to get drunk opijaniti se
to get a glimpse of bežno zagledati
to get even with s.o. obračunati s kom
to get one's eye in navaditi se, prilagoditi se
to get on a fair treat zelo dobro napredovati
sleng to get s.o.'s goat razjeziti, razdražiti koga
get you gone! proč od tod, izgini(te)!
to get the goods on s.o. dobiti dokaze proti komu
to get a grip of obvladati, premagati
sleng to get a big hand zelo ugajati, doživeti velik uspeh
to get the hang of s.th. razumeti, doumeti kaj
to have got to (z nedoločnikom) morati, biti prisiljen
to get by heart naučiti se na pamet
ameriško, sleng to get in Dutch with zameriti se komu
to get hold of polastiti se
pogovorno to get the kick out of s.th. uživati nad čim
to get to know spoznati
sleng to get left razočarati se, podleči
to get lost zgubiti se
to get to like vzljubiti
to get it (in the neck) biti grajan, kaznova
to get a move on pohiteti
to get married poročiti se
to get on s.o.'s nerves dražiti koga
to get nowhere nič ne doseči
to get possession of s.th. polastiti se česa
to get a sight of zagledati
to get the sow (ali pig) by the tail (ali ear), to get the wrong sow by the ear zmotiti se
to get over (ali round) s.o. pregovoriti koga
to get s.o. razumeti koga; imeti koga za norca
sleng to get the raspberry biti zasmehovan
sleng to get rattled zmesti se, postati živčen
to get ready pripraviti se
to get rid (ali quit) znebiti se
to get a rise out of s.o. razdražiti koga
to get one's second wind oddahniti si
to get one's shoes soled dati si podplatiti čevlje
to get to sleep zaspati
to get a slip pelin dobiti, biti zavrnjen
to get the start of s.o. prehiteti koga
to get there doseči uspeh
to get well ozdraveti
to get the wind of s.th. zvedeti, zavohati, zaslutiti kaj
figurativno to get the wind up prestrašiti se
to get to work lotiti se dela
to get the worst of the bargain zgubiti, biti premagan
to get s.o. wrong napačno koga razumeti
to get used to doing s.th. navaditi se česa
to get the upper hand of s.o. premagati koga

gill¹ [gil] samostalnik
zoologija škrga; mesnati izrastki na glavi nekaterih ptičev
botanika listič (gobe)
pogovorno gube pod brado

to look green about the gills imeti nezdrav videz, biti videti potrt
rosy about the gills zdravega videza
stewed about the gills pijan ko žolna

glás (zvok) voice, sound, noise; (novica, vest) news, tidings pl, message; (sloves) fame, reputation, repute, renown; (pri volitvah) vote; (volilna pravica) franchise, suffrage, right to vote

na ves glás at the top of one's voice
s preroškim glásom with the voice of a prophet, in a prophetic voice
glás ljudstva public opinion, vox populi
glás vesti the voice of conscience, pesniško the still (ali small) voice
glás vpijočega v puščavi the voice of one crying in the wilderness
glásovi za in proti the ayes and the noes
s 400 glásovi proti 0 by 400 votes to nil
dober glás (sloves) reputation, good fame, repute, renown
na dobrem glásu well reputed, reputable
slab glás (sloves) ill repute, bad name, bad reputation, notoriety
na slabem glásu in bad odour, regarded unfavourably, notorious
nabiranje glásov pred volitvami canvassing
odločilni glás casting vote
srebrni glás zvona the silver voice of the bell
svetovnega glásu world-famous
socialistični glási (pri volitvah) the Socialist vote
večina 50 glásov a majority of 50 votes
višina glásu pitch
biti na dobrem glásu to be well regarded, to have a good reputation
dati svoj (volilni) glás za to vote for
dal vam bom svoj glás I will give you my vote
predlog je dobil malo glásov the proposal was poorly supported
dobiti večino glásov to win a majority, to top the poll
govoriti na glás to speak in a loud voice
ni na najboljšem glásu he has a rather poor reputation
dobil, dosegel je večino 30 glásov he gained a majority of 30 votes
ona ima lep glás she has a fine voice
nimam glásu (vesti) od njega I have not heard from him
imeti posvetovalen glás to have a consultative voice; to have a merely advisory capacity
poslušati glás prijatelja to listen to the voice of a friend
prešteti (volilne) glásove to count the votes
povzdigniti svoj glás to raise one's voice; to make oneself heard
pridobiti si dober glás to earn (ali to win) a good reputation
spoznal sem jo po glásu I knew her by her voice
slišijo se glásovi, da..., glás gre, da... it is rumoured that...
biti poražen z 10 glásovi proti 8 (z 10 proti 0) to be defeated by 10 votes to 8 (by 10 votes to nil)
ubogati glás svojega vodje to obey the orders of one's leader
njegov glás je utonil v hrušču his voice was drowned by the noise
uživati dober glás to enjoy a first-rate (ali a good) reputation
zakričati, zavpiti na ves glás to shout at the top of one's voice