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rešíti to save, to rescue; (osvoboditi) to deliver; to redeem; (na morju) to salvage; (nalogo itd.) to solve

rešíti svojo čast to save (oziroma to vindicate) one's honour
rešíti si kožo (figurativno) to save one's skin
rešíti se (znebiti se) koga to get rid of someone
rešíti skrivnost, problem to solve a mystery, a problem
rešíti situacijo to retrieve the situation
rešíti uganko to solve (ali to work out, to puzzle out) a riddle
rešíti komu življenje to save someone's life
rešíti svoj ugled to save one's reputation
rešil sem ga bede I saved him from utter poverty
zdravnik upa, da ga bo rešil the doctor hopes to pull him through
rešili so ga, da ni utonil he was saved from drowning
rešíti si glavo (figurativno) to save one's bacon
rešíti se to save someone, to be saved (ali rescued, delivered), to come off unscathed, to get away with a whole skin
komaj, za las se rešíti to have a narrow escape, to escape by the skin of one's teeth
reši se, kdor se more! every man for himself!, run for your lives!

return² [ritə́:n]

1. neprehodni glagol
vrniti se; ponovno se pripetiti (zgoditi, nastopiti); ponovno priti; spremeniti se

a returned emigrant (izseljenec) povratnik
return to our muttons! vrnimo se -- po digresiji -- k (pravemu) predmetu diskusije!
to return to health ozdraveti
to return to a position vrniti se na (službeno) mesto
to return to dust spremeniti se v prah
to return with one's shield or upon it figurativno vrniti se ali mrtev ali kot zmagovalec

2. prehodni glagol
vrniti, nazaj dati, poslati nazaj; odražati, odbijati; odbiti nazaj, vrniti (žogo); vrniti (pozdrav, obisk itd.), ponovno plačati, vrniti (milo za drago); dajati, prinašati (dobiček); (uradno) proglasiti, prijaviti, (uradno) javiti, objaviti
pravno izreči sodbo; glasovati, dati glas; voliti (poslanca); (večinoma v pasivu) oceniti, obvestiti

the assets were returned at l00 pounds aktiva so bila ocenjena na 100 funtov
to be returned guilty biti proglašen za krivega
to be returned unfit for work biti proglašen za nesposobnega za delo
he was returned by his former constituency izvolilo ga je njegovo prejšnje volilno okrožje
to return account dati (ob)račun
to return good for evil vrniti dobro za slabo
he returned his income at 3000 pounds prijavil je svoj dohodek v znesku 3000 funtov
to return interest, a profit dajati, prinašati obresti, dobiček
to return one's lead (kartanje) vrniti barvo, odgovoriti na barvo
to return like for like vrniti milo za drago, šilo za ognjilo
to return a list of jurors objaviti seznam porotnikov
to return the results of an election uradno objaviti (ugotoviti) rezultate volitev
to return a salute vrniti pozdrav, odzdraviti
to return a visit vrniti obisk
to return a verdict proglasiti sodbo
to return thanks zahvaliti se (nazaj)
to return a warrant (to the judge) (sodniku) vrniti zaporno povelje (s protokolom)

rid^*1 [rid] prehodni glagol
osvoboditi, oprostiti, rešiti (of česa)
očistiti, otrebiti (of od)
arhaično ukiniti, odstraniti, osvoboditi se; (redko) komu pomagati (from, out of iz)

rid me of that man rešite me tega človeka
to rid oneself of a debt osvoboditi (znebiti, rešiti) se dolga
to rid a tree of caterpillars očistiti drevo gosenic
to get, to be rid of znebiti se, otresti se koga ali česa
we are rid of him at last končno smo se ga otresli (znebili, rešili)

riddance [rídəns] samostalnik
znebitev, osvoboditev, rešitev (from pred čem)
odstranitev

(a) good riddance! hvala bogu, prava sreča, da sem se ga rešil!

ride¹ [ráid] samostalnik
jahanje, ježa; vožnja na biciklu, na javnih prometnih sredstvih (avto itd.); jezdna, jahalna pot
vojska skupina jezdecev rekrutov

it is a penny ride to X. vožnja do X. stane en peni
she was just back from a ride on her bicycle ravno se je vrnila s sprehoda na kolesu
to go for a ride iti na jezdenje (jahanje)
to take a ride (od)peljati se z avtom
to take s.o. for a ride peljati koga z avtom, vzeti ga na vožnjo z avtom; ameriško, sleng (od)peljati koga z avtom z namero, da ga ubijemo; speljati na led koga, potegniti koga

ride^*2 [ráid]

1. neprehodni glagol
jahati, jezditi; okobal sedeti; biti primeren za ježo; voziti se, peljati se; (o ladji) plavati na, gibati se, usidrati se, biti zasidran; drveti, hitro voziti; plavati (on nad)
ležati, mirovati, počivati (on na)
obračati se (on na)
tehtati v jahalni obleki
ameriško, sleng pustiti (stvari) teči

he rides well on dobro jaha, je dober jezdec
to ride on s.o.'s knees jahati komu na kolenih
he rides just under 11 stone v jahalni obleki (na konju) tehta malo manj kot 70 kg
do you mind riding with your back to the engine? vam je vseeno, če se peljete s hrbtom obrnjeni proti lokomotivi?
to ride at an anchor biti zasidran
to ride for a fall vratolomno jezditi (jahati), figurativno nesmotrno delati (ravnati, postopati), drveti v pogubo, biti pred padcem (o vladi itd.)
to ride to hounds goniti (divjad) s psi, iti na lov (na lisico), loviti
some boys ride to school nekaj dečkov se vozi (s kolesom) v šolo
turf rides soft rušnat (travnat) teren nudi prijetno jahanje
distress was riding among the people revščina je vladala med ljudmi
let it ride! ameriško, sleng pusti(te), naj stvar gre, kot hoče!
to ride and tie izmenoma jahati in pešačiti (ob konju), figurativno menjavati se pri delu

2. prehodni glagol
jahati (a horse konja)
jezditi, okobal sesti na; pustiti (koga) jahati; sedeti na; voziti (bicikel); prejezditi (deželo); dohiteti, prehiteti; (često pasivno) obvladati, tlačiti, mučiti, tiranizirati; (o živalih) naskočiti
ameriško prevoziti z avtom, prejahati (razdaljo, zemljišče itd.)

to ride an unbroken horse jahati neukročenega konja
to ride a bicycle voziti kolo, peljati se na kolesu
to ride a child on one's knees ujcati otroka na kolenih
father rides his child on his back otrok jaha na očetovem hrbtu
to ride one's horse at an obstacle pognati konja čez zapreko
to ride the high horse figurativno oblastno, gospodovalno se vesti, prevzetovati
to ride a hobby figurativno (za)jahati svojega konjička
to ride a joke to death ponavljati šalo (dovtip) tako dolgo, da izgubi vrednost (postane dolgočasna)
the nomads rode the desert nomadi so prejezdili puščavo
they rode him on their shoulders nesli so ga na ramenih
to ride a race udeležiti se konjske dirke
to ride shank's mare sleng pešačiti
to ride the waves jahati ali plavati na valovih

rip² [rip] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
(raz)parati (se), (raz)trgati (se); odkriti (se), razkriti (se), odpreti (se)
pogovorno teči z vso hitrostjo, drveti

to rip open razparati, raztrgati; zopet odpreti (staro rano), pogrevati (staro stvar)
to rip s.th. to pieces raztrgati kaj na kose
let her rip (o čolnu, stroju itd.) pustite ga, da gre; ne ustavljajte ga!
they let the car rip pustili so, da je avto drvel z vso brzino
to let the engines rip pustiti stroje teči
to let things rip izgubiti nadzorstvo (oblast) nad stvarmi, prepustiti stvari usodi

ròj (čebel, muh) swarm; (os) flight

v ròjih in swarms
ròj čebel a swarm of bees, a bee swarm
ròj žuželk a flight of insects
otroci so ga v ròju obkrožili the children swarmed round him
obsul ga je ròj nosačev he was surrounded by a swarm of porters

rojêna born

ga. Jones, roj(ena) Smith Mrs. Jones, née Smith

rôka hand, (do rame) arm

brez rôke handless, armless
v rôki in one's hand
pri rôki at hand, near at hand; available
od rôke do rôke from hand to hand
pod rôko (se držati) arm in arm, (kupiti) underhandedly
rôke kvišku! hands up!, stick them up!, reach!
rôke proč! hands off!
z rôko v rôki hand in hand, jointly
s sklenjenimi rôkami with clasped hands (as in prayer)
z zvezanimi rôkami in nogami bound hand and foot
rôko na srcé! hand on heart!
močna rôka strong hand
žuljava rôka a callous palm
moja desna rôka (figurativno) my second self
on je moja desna rôka he is my right-hand man
polna rôka a handful
narejen z rôko (ročno) made by hand, handmade; (posel) handiwork, manual work
od rôk (oddaljen) out of the way
praznih rôk empty-handed
na svojo rôko (figurativno) in one's own name, of one's own accord, unauthorized
risanje s prosto rôko freehand drawing
držeč se za rôke hand in hand
prekrižanih rôk with one's hands (oziroma arms) folded
z dvignjeno rôko (with) hand upraised
z rôkami uprtimi v boke akimbo
držati, imeti rôke uprte v boke to hold one's arms akimbo
iz prve rôke at first hand
ne da bi rôko premaknil hands down
boriti se z rôkami in nogami to struggle with might and main
braniti se proti čemu z rôkami in nogami to fight against something tooth and nail (ali with might and main)
dati v rôko, rôke to hand
dati komu proste rôke (da kaj naredi) to give someone a free hand (to do something)
dobiti informacije iz prve rôke to get information at first hand
dvigniti rôke to lift up one's hands
dvigniti rôke nad glavo v začudenju to throw up one's arms in astonishment
dobiti kaj v rôke (figurativno) to get hold of something
rôke križem držati to fold one's arms and do nothing, to be idle
imeti pri rôki to have at hand
imeti polne rôke dela to have one's hands full
imamo ga v rôki (figurativno) he is in our power
imeti proste rôke (figurativno) to have free play
imeti mrzle, hladne rôke to have cold hands
dati rôko komu to give one's hand to someone, (v pozdrav) to shake hands with someone
imeti položaj trdno v rôki to have the situation well in hand
iti skozi mnogo rôk to pass through many hands
iti komu na rôko to help someone; to support someone, to patronize someone, to aid someone
lomiti rôke (figurativno) to wring one's hands
to mu gre od rôk (figurativno) he is skilled (ali clever) at it
izpustiti iz rôke, iz rok to let go
posel mu ne gre od rôk he is unskilled, he is a poor worker
delo mu gre dobro izpod rôk he is a quick worker
kupiti iz prve (druge) rôke to buy new (secondhand)
mahati z rôkami to gesticulate
ne izpustiti iz rôk not to let go, (da pade) not to let go (ali to let slip)
méti si rôke to rub one's hands
nositi na rôkah koga (figurativno) to treat someone with great care, to make much of someone, to treasure someone
nosijo ga na rôkah (figurativno) he is treated with the utmost consideration, he enjoys all kinds of favours
pasti komu v rôke to fall into someone's hands
prijeti za rôko to take by the hand
ponuditi, prožiti komu rôko to give (ali to hold out) one's hand to someone, (figurativno) to lend someone a helping hand
pljuniti v rôke (figurativno) to spit on one's hands
podaj mu rôko! shake hands with him!
prodati pod rôko to sell by private bargain (ali contract, treaty)
preiti v druge rôke to change hands
prosíti za rôko to propose (to), to ask in marriage, (nenadoma, pogovorno) to pop the question
pričakati koga z odprtimi rôkami to meet someone with outstretched hands, to meet someone enthusiastically
položiti rôke na kaj to lay hands on something, to put one's hands to
položiti rôko nase (figurativno) to commit suicide
položiti rôko na srce to lay one's hand on one's heart
podati si rôke to shake hands
sprejeti ponudbo z obema rôkama to jump at an offer
prekrižati rôke to cross one's arms
stisniti komu rôko to squeeze someone's hand, (pri pozdravu) to shake hands with someone
stiskati rôko v pest to clench one's fist
stati s sklenjenimi (prekrižanimi) rôkami to stand with folded (crossed) arms
vzeti v rôke to take in hand, to undertake
zadevo bom sam vzel v rôke I will take the matter into my own hands
fanta je treba vzeti v rôke (figurativno) the boy wants taking in hand
zlomiti si rôko to break one's arm
rôko si je zlomil he broke his arm, he had his arm broken
umijem si rôke nad tem I wash my hands of it, I will not be responsible
rôka rôko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, fair exchange is no robbery
z obema rôkama zgrabiti priliko to jump at an opportunity
živeti iz rôk v usta (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth
bolje je vrabec v rôki kot golob na strehi (figurativno) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

roll² [róul]

1. prehodni glagol
valiti, valjati, kotaliti; zviti, (za)motati, zvijati, svaljkati; prevažati, transportirati, voziti; tanjšati, valjati (železo); gugati, pozibavati, valoviti
fonetika izgovarjati soglasnik r z vibriranjem; (o reki) valiti, gnati; vrteti (okoli osi); razmišljati, prevračati misli, tuhtati

to roll a barrel valiti sod
to roll a blanket, a carpet zviti odejo, preprogo
to roll a cigarette zviti (si) cigareto
to roll one's eyes zavijati oči
to roll a lawn, a road zvaljati trato, cesto
to roll metals valjati kovino
to roll 10 miles on one's bicycle prevoziti 10 milj na biciklu
to roll one's r's drdrati, pogrkavati svoje r
to roll onesslf into one's blanket zaviti se v odejo
to roll paste razvaljati testo
to roll a problem round in one's mind premišljati sem in tja o problemu
to roll a snowball narediti sneženo kepo
roll my log and I'll yours figurativno roka roko umiva
he rolled himself from side to side pozibaval, majal se je z ene strani na drugo
the hedgehog rolled itself into a ball jež se je zvil v klobčič
they rolled him along the corridor peljali so ga (na vozičku) po hodniku
the waves rolled the ship valovi so pozibavali ladjo
to set the ball rolling figurativno spraviti (stvar) v tek, sprožiti, začeti

2. neprehodni glagol
valiti se, valjati se, kotaliti se; voziti se, potovati; obračati se, vrteti se; potekati, minevati, teči (o času, letnih časih); odteči, odtekati (o vodi); valovati, biti valovit (o morju); valovito se raztezati (o kopnem, zemlji); odjekniti, odmevati, razlegati se (o zvoku); bobneti; šumeti; gostoleti (o kanarčku); (o osebah) majati se, zibati se, racati; vrteti se, obračati se (okoli svoje osi)

a rolling country valovita pokrajina
a rolling stone valeč se kamen, figurativno nestanoviten človek, ki stalno menjava službo
to roll in money, in riches valjati se v denarju, biti zelo bogat
to roll into one stekati se v eno, združiti se
a rolling stone gathers no moss figurativno goste službe, redke suknje
to start the ball rolling figurativno spraviti kaj v tek, začeti, sprožiti
to start rolling začeti se
we had been rolling for hours without stopping once at a station vozili smo se ure in ure, ne da bi se bili ustavili enkrat na kaki postaji

root² [ru:t]

1. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
globoko posaditi, vsaditi, ukoreniniti; vcepiti, vliti; ukopati, pribiti, prikovati koga (kot s korenino)

2. neprehodni glagol
ukoreniniti se

obedience rooted in fear pokorščina, ki je osnovana na strahu
terror rooted him to the ground strah ga je ukopal (prikoval) v tla
to stand rooted to the spot biti, stati kot v zemljo ukopan
to root out (up) izruvati, izpuliti, izkoreniniti, uničiti, iztrebiti

3. pridevnik
sestavljen iz korenin; korenski
figurativno osnoven

root extraction matematika korenjenje
root idea osnovna misel (ideja)

rotíti to beseech; to implore; arhaično to conjure; to entreat

rotil sem ga, naj tega ne stori I implored him not to do it

rováš piece of short split wood for scoring; score; tally

na moj rováš upon my account
imam ga na rovášu I have a bone to pick with him

rúbiti to seize; to distrain (on, upon)

dal sem ga rúbiti I had his goods seized

run^*2 [rʌn] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol

I. neprehodni glagol

1.
teči, tekati, drveti, dirkati, udeležiti se dirke; voziti, hiteti, podvizati se; bežati, pobegniti, umakniti se (from od)
popihati jo, pobrisati jo; navaliti, jurišati (at, on na)
hitro potovati, voziti se, pluti, redno voziti, vzdrževati promet; potegovati se (for za)
biti kandidat, kandidirati; hitro, naglo se širiti (novica, ogenj); (o času) poteči, preteči, miniti, bežati; trajati, teči, vršiti se (šola, pouk)

to run amok (amuck) pobesneti, letati kot nor, izgubiti popolnoma oblast nad seboj
to run for it, to cut and run pogovorno popihati jo, zbežati
to run foul of trčiti z
to run to help hiteti na pomoč
to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds figurativno skušati biti v dobrih odnosih z dvema nasprotnima si strankama
this idea keeps running through my head ta ideja mi ne gre iz glave
run for your lives! reši se, kdor se more!
to run for luck ameriško poskusiti kaj na slepo srečo
to run mad zblazneti, znoreti
to run to meet s.o. teči komu naproti
to run to meet one's troubles figurativno vnaprej si delati skrbi
the news ran like wildfire novica se je širila kot blisk
to run for an office potegovati se, konkurirati, biti kandidat, kandidirati za neko službeno mesto (službo)
he who runs may read it figurativno na prvi pogled se to vidi, to se da brez težave razumeti
school runs from 8 to 12 šola (pouk) traja od 8 do 12
a thought ran through my head misel mi je šinila v glavo
to run from one topic to another skakati z ene téme na drugo
time runs fast čas beži, hitro teče
this train is running every hour ta vlak vozi vsako uro
to run on the wheels figurativno gladko iti

2.
vrteti se, obračati se (on okoli)
premikati se, kretati se, gibati se, kotaliti se, jadrati; (o stroju) delovati, biti v pogonu, obratovati, funkcionirati; (o tovarni itd.) biti odprt, delati; (o denarju) biti v obtoku, v prometu; (o vodi) teči, razliti se, izlivati se; (o morju) valovati; segati, raztezati se, razprostirati se; (o rastlinah) bujno rasti, pognati, iti v cvet, hitro se razmnoževati; (o menici) imeti rok veljave, teči, veljati; (o cenah) držati se
pravno ostati v veljavi
gledališče biti na sporedu, uprizarjati se, predstavljati se, predvajati se, igrati se, dajati se; (o barvah) razlivati se, puščati barvo; (o očeh, nosu, rani) solziti se, cureti, kapati, gnojiti se; (o kovinah) taliti se; (o ledu) (raz)topiti se, kopneti; (o besedilu) glasiti se; (s pridevnikom) postati, nastati, biti

running ice topeči se led
three days running tri dni zaporedoma
the bill has three months to run menica ima rok treh mesecev
my blood ran cold figurativno kri mi je poledenela v žilah
it runs in his blood to mu je v krvi
he is running with blood kri ga je oblila
the colour runs in the washing barva pušča pri pranju
the course runs at par tečaj (kurz) je (stoji) al pari
to run dry posušiti se; biti prazen; figurativno onemoči, biti izčrpan
eyes run oči se solzijo
my face runs with sweat pot mi teče po obrazu
it runs in the family to je v družini
to run to fat (z)rediti se, postati debel
the feelings are running high duhovi so razburjeni
the garden runs east vrt sega, se razteza proti vzhodu
to run high dvigati se, rasti
to run hot postati vroč, segreti se
the lease runs for ten years zakupna pogodba teče, velja deset let
that makes my mouth run sline se mi pocede ob tem
my nose runs iz nosa mi teče
oats run 40 pounds the bushel cena za oves je 40 funtov bušel
to run riot (s)puntati se, upreti se; podivjati, pobesneti, (o rastlinah) bujno se razrasti
to run round in cercles figurativno kazati veliko aktivnost, a malo uspeha
the salade runs to seed solata gre v cvetje
sea runs high morje je razburkano
that runs to sentiment to sega, gre človeku do srca
we ran short of coal premog nam je pošel, zmanjkalo nam je premoga
my supplies are running low moje zaloge se manjšajo, gredo h kraju
my talent does not run that way za to nimam nobenega daru
my tastes do not run that way za to nimam smisla
to run true to form (type) ustrezati pričakovanjem
still waters run deep tiha voda globoko dere
to run wild podivjati; izroditi se, spriditi se, biti neukrotljiv
words ran high padle so ostre besede; prišlo je do ostrih besed, do hudega prerekanja
the words of this passage run thus besede tega odstavka se glasé (takole)
the works have ceased running tovarna je ustavila delo

II. prehodni glagol

1.
preteči, preiti, teči skozi (čez), drveti (čez), voziti (skozi), preleteti, prepluti, prejadrati; teči (s kom) za stavo
figurativno meriti se (s kom); dirkati
lov poditi, goniti, zasledovati; zbežati (iz), ubežati, zapustiti (deželo); opraviti (pot, naročilo)

the disease runs its course bolezen gre svojo pot
to run a blockade vojska prebiti blokado
to run s.o. close (hard) teči za kom, biti komu za petami
to run the country zbežati iz dežele
to run errands opravljati nakupe (naročila), tekati po poslih, opravkih
to run the guard neopazno iti mimo (skozi) straže
to run 30 knots navtika pluti s hitrostjo 30 vozlov
to run a red light (stop sign) voziti skozi rdečo luč (znak stop)
to run messages prinašati, prinesti sporočila
to run a parallel too far predaleč iti v primerjavi
to run a race tekmovati v teku (dirki), dirkati
to run races prirediti dirke
to run the rapids prevoziti brzice
to run a rumour back to its source zasledovati govorico do njenega izvira
to run a scent iti za sledjo, slediti sledi
we must let the things run its course moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo pot
I'll run you to the tree over there tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa

2.
upravijati, voditi; predelati (into v)
spraviti v tek, v gibanje, v delovanje, pustiti, da nekaj teče, točiti; zakotaliti; gnati, goniti, poditi (konja); vpisati (konja) za dirko; pasti (živino); odpraviti, odpremiti, premestiti, transportirati; tihotapiti; zabiti (into v)
zasaditi, zariti, zadreti, zabosti (nož); spustiti, dati v promet, držati v pogonu (stroj); postaviti kot kandidata (for za)
izpostaviti se, biti izpostavljen; zabresti, pustiti zabresti (v); zaleteti se (v); (kovino) taliti; (o reki) nanositi (zlato)
ameriško potegniti (črto, mejo)

to run an account with kupovati na račun (pri kaki tvrdki)
to run brandy tihotapiti žganje
to run one's car into a wall zaleteti se z avtom v zid
to run the danger biti v nevarnosti
to run debts biti v dolgovih, zabresti v dolgove
I ran myself into difficulties zašel sem v težave
to run one's fingers through one's hair (hitro) iti si s prsti skozi lase
to run a firm into debt spraviti tvrdko v dolgove
to run one's fortune poskusiti svojo srečo
to run the gauntlet figurativno biti izpostavljen ostri kritiki
to run one's head against the wall zaleteti se z glavo v zid, riniti z glavo skozi zid (tudi figurativno)
to run a horse goniti, priganjati konja; vpisati (prijaviti) konja za dirko
to run lead into bullets liti krogle iz svinca
to run logs sploviti hlode, les
I ran a nail into my foot zadrl sem si žebelj v nogo
to run a newspaper izdajati časopis
to run oneself to a standstill ustaviti se
to run risks tvegati, riskirati
to run a ship aground zapeljati ladjo na sipino
to run the show sleng, figurativno biti šef, voditi (neko) podjetje
he runs the whole show on vodi vse
to run a high temperature medicina imeti visoko vročino
to run a town upravljati mesto
to run a special train dati v promet poseben vlak

safe¹ [séif] pridevnik
varen, siguren, zanesljiv; dobro čuvan; nenevaren; zdrav, cel, nepoškodovan, ki je v dobrem stanju, srečen; previden, ničesar ne tvegajoč

as safe as houses pogovorno popolnoma, absolutno varen
safe from varen pred
safe and sound čil in zdrav
from a safe quarter iz zanesljivega vira
safe arrival trgovina srečno dospetje (o blagu)
safe back (zopet) srečno doma (domov)
a safe catch (kriket) dobra žoga
a safe estimate previdna ocenitev
a safe guide zanesljiv vodnik
a safe man zanesljiv, zvest človek
a safe place varen kraj
safe receipt trgovina v redu prejem
a safe winner zanesljiv zmagovalec
to be safe from (the wolves) biti varen pred (volkovi)
is it safe to go there? je varno iti tja?
the bridge is not safe most ni varen, zanesljiv
this dog is not safe to touch nevarno je, dotakniti se tega psa
it is safe to say z gotovostjo (mirno) lahko rečemo
he is safe to come first gotovo bo prišel prvi
to be on the safe side biti na varnem, iti brez nevarnosti
I want to be on the safe side ne maram se po nepotrebnem spuščati v nevarnosti, ne maram ničesar tvegati
to err on the safe side napraviti napako, a brez škode
they feel safe now zdaj se čutijo varne
to keep s.th. safe (s)hraniti kaj na varnem
to play safe varno iti; zaradi varnosti
I saw him safe home srečno sem ga spremil (spravil) domov

sàj but

sàj sem mu rekel to but I told him so, I did tell him so
sàj vidim (to) I do see (it)
sàj ga poznaš you know him, don't you?
sàj lahko še pride he may yet come
sàj mi boste dovolili I trust you will allow me

salt¹ [sɔ:lt] samostalnik
(kuhinjska) sol
kemija sol (često množina)
medicina (odvajalna) sol
figurativno začimba, sol, ostroumnost, dovtipnost, duhovitost
domačno mornar; sodček za sol

in salt namočen v raztopini soli, nasoljen
above (below) the salt figurativno na gornjem (spodnjem) koncu mize
with a grain of salt figurativno razsodno, s pametnim premislekom, ne dobesedno
the salt of the earth figurativno sol zemlje, elita
an old salt star mornar, figurativno morski volk
salt of lemon oksalna kislina za odstranitev madežev črnila
attic salt figurativno duhovitost
common salt kuhinjska sol
Glauber's salt Glauberjeva grenka sol, natrijev sulfat
Epsom salt grenka sol, magnezijev sulfat, purgativ
rock-salt kamena sol
sea-salt morska sol
smelling-salts dišeča sol (proti omedlevici)
a speech full of salt začinjen, zabeljen govor
table salt namizna, fina sol
to be the salt of earth figurativno biti sol (elita, smetana) zemlje
to be true to one's salt biti zvest svojemu gospodarju
you are not made of salt figurativno nisi iz sladkorja (lahkó greš na dež)
he is not worth his salt figurativno ni za nobeno rabo, je popolnoma nesposoben
to eat salt with s.o. biti gost koga
to eat s.o.'s salt figurativno uživati gostoljubnost koga, jesti njegov kruh; biti odvisen od koga
to drop (a pinch of) salt on the tail of a bird natresti soli ptiču na rep (da bi ga ujeli)
to be seated above (below) the salt zgodovina zavzemati mesto uglednega (nepomembnega) gosta pri mizi
to sit below the salt sedeti poleg neuglednih gostov ali služinčadi pri obedu
to take with a grain of salt vzeti (kaj) z vso opreznostjo, zadržanostjo, rezervo

sám alone; sole; only; solo; (brez pomoči) by oneself, unaided, single-handed

čisto sám, sám samcat quite alone, all alone
sám od sebe spontaneously; of one's own accord
jaz sám I myself
on sám he himself
stvar sáma na sebi the thing in itself
sám Cezar Caesar's self
na sám novoletni dan just (ali precisely) on New Year's Day
žrtvovanje sámega sebe self-sacrifice
zaupanje v sámega sebe self-reliance
sáma dobrota ga je he is kindness itself
sáma ljubeznivost ga je do mene he is a perfect angel to me
sám je na svetu he stands alone in the world
on je sám svoj gospodar he is his own master
sáma kost in koža ga je he's nothing but skin and bone, he's just a bag of bones
že sáma ideja je smešna the very (ali the mere) idea is funny
to ni nihče drug kot sám knez he is no less a man than the prince
imeti sám svojo hišo to have a house of one's own
javiti se sám od sebe (prostovoljno) to volunteer
sami so se izdali they betrayed themselves, they gave themselves away
sáma si delam obleke I make my own dresses
sáma si plete nogavice she knits her own stockings
sáma opravlja vse gospodinjske posle she herself does all the housework
sám si strižem lase I cut my own hair
sám si delam večerjo I get my own supper
sám si služi kruh he earns his own bread
vrata se sáma zapirajo the door shuts by itself
to sem sám naredil (brez tuje pomoči) I did it single-handed
to lahko sám vidiš you can see for yourself
leteti sám (brez spremstva, aeronavtika) to fly solo, to solo
presodite sámi! judge for yourselves!
jaz sám sem šel tja I myself went there
ne pustite ga sámega! don't leave him by himself!
to se samo po sebi razume that is a matter of course
lahko to sám napraviš? can you do it alone?
govoriti s kom na samem to speak to someone in private
vi sami to pravite you yourself say so
prepustil sem ga sámemu sebi I left him to himself
sám si kuham I prepare my own dinner
sami njegovi prijatelji ga sovražijo even his fiends hate him
sám vrag te je prinesel the devil himself has brought you
iz sámega egoizma for pure selfishness (ali egoism)