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lief [li:f] prislov
rad, z veseljem

I had (ali would) as lief go there as anywhere else prav tako rad bi šel tja kot kam drugam
I would (ali had) a lief die as betray him rajši bi umrl kot da bi ga izdal
I'd liefer (than ) rajši (kot)

light⁴ [lait] samostalnik
svetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba
navtika svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči)
poetično vid, nebesno telo
figurativno luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha
množina spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti
množina, sleng oči

according to one's lights po svojih sposobnostih
he appears in the light of (a scoundrel ) videti je (lopov)
by the light of a candle pri svetlobi sveče
by the light of nature po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjo
between the lights v mraku
to bring to light odkriti, odkopati
to come to light priti na svetlo, biti odkrit
poetično light of one's eyes vid
figurativno the light of my eyes punčica mojega očesa
in the light of these facts vpričo teh dejstev
to give light to razložiti, razjasniti
to give s.o. a light prižgati komu cigareto
to hide one's light under a bushel biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnosti
high lights najsvetlejši deli slike
the light of s.o.'s countenance naklonjenost koga (uživati)
to place s.th. in a good light postaviti kaj v lepo luč
to put a light to s.th. prižgati, zažgati kaj
I see the light posvetilo se mi je
to see the light roditi se; ameriško spremeniti svoje stališče; religija biti prosvetljen, sprevideti
to see the light of day biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjen
to stand in s.o.'s light jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figurativno motiti koga
to stand in one's own light škodovati samemu sebi
to strike a light prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)
he is a shining light genij je
to throw (ali shed) light on s.th. razložiti, razjasniti kaj
get out of the light! ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!
tail-light rdeča lučka na avtomobilu
light and shade svetloba in senca, nasprotja
Ancient Lights opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi okna

like³ [laik] predlog
kakor (a house like yours)
približno, blizu (something like 100)

to look like biti podoben komu, čemu
what does he look like? kako izgleda?
it looks like rain kaže na dež
to feel like s.th. biti pri volji za kaj, biti razpoložen za kaj
I feel like sleeping rad bi spal, želim si spati
like that tak, tako, na tak način
nothing like as bad as that še zdaleč ne tako slab
there is nothing like that nič ni boljšega od tega
something like a day res krasen dan
pogovorno this is something like! to se lepo sliši, to je že boljše
pogovorno that is more like it! to se že boljše sliši
like father, like son jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa
like master, like man kakršen gospodar, tak sluga
like a shot kot bi izstrelil, brez pomisleka
pogovorno like anything besno, noro, kot nor

like⁶ [laik]

1. prehodni glagol
rad imeti, marati, ugajati, všeč biti; rad (jesti, piti itd.)
pogovorno prijati, dobro deti

2. neprehodni glagol
hoteti, želeti

how do you like it? kako ti to ugaja, kako se to zdi?
I'd like to rad bi
as you like it kakor želiš
I like that! kaj takega!
what do you like better? kaj imaš rajši?
I like coffee, but it does not like me rad imam kavo, a ne dene mi dobro
much liked zelo priljubljen
(just)as you like (čisto) po želji
do as you like delaj, kar hočeš
if you like če hočeš, če želiš
I am stupid if you like but mogoče sem neumen, vendar

likvíden (denar, dolg) liquid

nimam likvídnega denarja I have no ready money

line¹ [lain] samostalnik
črta, linija, poteza; guba, brazda (na obrazu, roki)
matematika črta (zlasti premica)
geografija ekvator, poldnevnik, vzporednik; smer, pot (avtobusna, železniška) proga, tir
množina obris, kontura, oblika
množina načrt (ladje), osnutek, plan
množina načela, smernice, navodila; način, metoda, postopek; meja, mejna črta (tudi figurativno)
vrsta, niz, rep (ljudi); soglasje; rod, veja, koleno, pokolenje
tisk vrstica; kratko sporočilo, kratko pismo; stih, pesmica (upon s.th. to s.o.)
množina, britanska angleščina latinski stihi, ki jih mora dijak prepisati za kazen, kazenska pismena naloga
množina, gledališče tekst vloge, vloga
množina, pogovorno poročni list
pogovorno poročilo, pojasnilo
množina usoda; stroka, področje, panoga; telefonska, telegrafska linija
tehnično vod
ekonomija sortiment, blago, predmet
množina serijsko blago
vojska (bojna) linija, vrsta, fronta, frontne čete, šotori ali barake v taboru; vrv, konopec; žica, kabel

the Line ekvator
line of sight kamor seže pogled
line of vision horizont, obzorje; vojska vizirna črta
hung on the line (slika) obešena v višini oči
figurativno all along the line; ali down the line na celi črti
the line of least resistance linija najmanjšega odpora
on the dotted line v vrsti, ki je namenjena za podpis
on the line na meji, politika na liniji
line of fate (fortune, heart, life) črta usode (sreče, srca, življenja) na roki
to stand in line stati v repu (vrsti)
britanska angleščina up (down) line (vlak) v (iz) London(a)
the Southern line južna železnica
bus line avtobusna proga
double line dvotirna proga
single line enotirna proga
main (ali trunk) glavna proga
branch line stranska proga
on the lines laid down by the chairman po smernicah, ki jih je postavil predsedujoči
along these lines po teh navodilih, smernicah
along general lines po splošnih smernicah
line of argument dokazni postopek
to take (ali keep to) one's own line ukrepati po svoje, držati se svoje poti
to take a strong line (with s.o.) biti čvrst, neomajen (do koga), vztrajati
to take the line that zavzeti stališče, da; biti mišljenja, da
dont' take that line with me z menoj ne ravnaj tako
lines of responsibility pristojnosti
to take the line postaviti se na stališče
in line of duty pri opravljanju dolžnosti
out of line iz črte, ne na črti; figurativno nesoglasen, nezdružljiv; iz ravnotežja
that's s.th. out of (ali not in) my line to mi ne leži, ne spada v mojo stroko
to come (ali get, fall) into line (with) prilagoditi se (komu, čemu), ravnati se po
to overstep the line of good taste prekoračiti mejo dobrega okusa
to draw the line (at) povleči mejo (pri)
I draw the line at that to se pri meni neha
to toe the line spoštovati predpise; politika biti na liniji
to give s.o. line enough popustiti uzde, pustiti komu proste roke
to go over the line prekoračiti mejo, mero
in line with skladno z
ameriško, figurativno to be in line for pričakovati (službo), upati na
to be in line with soglašati s, z
to bring s.o. into line (with) spraviti v sklad s, z; politika pridobiti koga k sodelovanju
ameriško, pogovorno to go down the line for zavezati se za kaj (na celi črti)
the male line moški potomci
in the direct line neposredni potomci
to read between the lines brati med vrsticami
to drop s.o. a line napisati komu par vrstic
to get a line on dobiti poročilo o čem
gledališče to study one's lines učiti se vloge
marriage lines poročni list
pogovorno hard lines težka usoda, "smola", nesreča
the line is engaged (ali busy) telefonska linija je zasedena
to hold the line ostati pri telefonu
ameriško party line dvojček (telefon)
on strictly commercial lines na čisto komercialni bazi
ekonomija line of goods vrsta blaga, naročilo zanj
vojska line of fire strelska bojna vrsta
vojska behind the enemy's lines za sovražnikovimi vrstami
vojska line of battle frontna linija
vojska line of defence obrambna linija
vojska to go up the line iti v frontno linijo
vojska to draw up in line; ali to form (wheel into) line stopiti v vrsto
vojska the line regularne čete
navtika line abreast bojna linija vzporedno postavljenih ladij
navtika ship of the line linijska ladja
fizika line of force magnetna silnica
in the line of glede na
somewhere along the line ob neki priliki, v gotovem trenutku
figurativno to keep to one's line iti premočrtno
figurativno by (rule and) line natančno, precizno
to get off the line iztiriti
hook, line, and sinker popoln(oma)
to have s.o. on a line pustiti koga v negotovosti

little¹ [litl] pridevnik
majhen, neznaten; kratek; malo; slaboten (glas); malenkosten, nepomemben; omejen
ironično reven, beden

little one malček
the little ones otročički, malčki
the little Browns Brownovi otroci
the little majhni, nepomembni ljudje
big (ali great) and little pomembni in nepomembni ljudje
a little man mali mož, figurativno ničé
the little people palčki
the little finger mezinec
a little way kratka pot
a little while kratek čas, trenutek
little hope malo upanja
little minds omejenci, malenkostni ljudje
his little intrigues njegovo bedne spletke
pogovorno little Mary želodec, prebava
the Little Masters skupina nemških risarjev in bakrorezcev v 16. in 17. stoletju
I know his little ways poznarn njegove zvijače
astronomija Little Bear Mali medved
astronomija Little Dipper Mali voz
politika, zgodovina Little Entente mala antanta
Little Red Ridinghood Rdeča Kapica
Little Russian Malorus, Ukrajinec
little theater mali oder, eksperimentalno gledališče

little² [litl] prislov
malo, komaj kaj, slabo, sploh ne, redko

little known malo znan
he little knows sploh ne ve
little does he know nima pojma, še sanja se mu ne
I see him very little redko (malo) ga vidim

ljúb dear; (v pridigah) dearly beloved

zaradi ljúbega miru for peace and quiet, for a quiet life
karkoli ti je ljúbo anything you like (ali please)
stori to meni na ljúbo do if for my sake, do it to please me
napravi, kar ti je ljúbo! do as you like
tebi na ljúbo bom to naredil I shall do it to please you
ljúbo bi mi bilo, če... I should like (ali appreciate) it if...
kava mi je ljubša kot čaj I prefer coffee to tea
ta roman je moja najljubša knjiga this novel is my favourite book
najljubše opravilo (»konjiček«) hobby

ljubíti to love; to be fond of; to like, to be attached (to)

če se ti ljubi if you feel like (it), if you've a mind to!
ljubi se mi I feel like..., I have a mind (ali a wish) to
ne ljubi se mi I don't feel like..., I have no wish to...
ne ljubi se mi iti v kino I don't feel like going to the cinema, I have no wish (ali I have no mind, I am not disposed) to go to the cinema
ljubíti se to love each other (one another)
kdor ljubi, ta kaznuje spare the rod and spoil the child

ljubó ➞ ljub

komu na ljubó for someone's sake, to please someone
meni na ljubó for my sake
vam na ljubó hočem... to please you I will...
tebi na ljubó? for the likes of you?
meni na ljubó počakaj vendar tu! to please me, do wait here!
resnici na ljubó to be quite honest, as a matter of fact

loan¹ [loun] samostalnik
posojilo, posojanje, sposojanja; sposojenka (beseda)

on loan sposojeno, na posojo
may I have the loan of? si lahko sposodim?
to take up a loan on s.th. vzeti posojilo na kaj
government loan državno posojilo
ekonomija loan on securities lombardno posojilo

loath [louɵ] pridevnik
(samo predikativen): nerad, nenaklonjen

I am loath to trouble you nerad te vznemirjam
nothing loath kar rad, kar pripravljen
loath-to-depart odhodnica (glasba)
to be loath for s.o. to do s.th. biti proti temu, da kdo kaj naredi

long² [lɔŋ] prislov
dolgo

as (ali so) long as dokler, samo če
long after dolgo potem
long ago zdavnaj
not long ago pred kratkim
as long ago as 1900 že l. 1900.
long before že zdavnaj prej
long since že davno
all day long ves dan
so long! na svidenje!
don't be long ne pomudi se
to be long in doing s.th. potrebovati mnogo časa za kaj napraviti
I won't be long ne bom dolgo odsoten
he won't be long for this world ne bo več dolgo živel
no (ali not any) longer nič več, ne delj
to hold out longer dlje zdržati

look¹ [luk] samostalnik
pogled (at)
(ednina ali množina) izraz (obraza), videz, podoba

good looks lepota
to have (ali take) a look at s.th. pogledati kaj
to cast (ali throw) a look at s.o. ošiniti koga s pogledom
to give s.th. a second look še enkrat ali natančneje kaj pogledati
let's have a look round razglejmo se
to take on a severe look strogo pogledati
there was an ugly look on his face preteče je gledal
I do not like the look of it zadeva se mi ne dopade
to wear the look of izgledati kot

look² [luk]

1. neprehodni glagol
gledati, pogledati, motriti, ogledovati (at)
pogovorno strmeti, čuditi se; biti videti, zdeti se; kazati (to, towards na kaj)
figurativno obrniti, nameriti, usmeriti (pogled, pozornost; at)
paziti (to na)
skrbeti (that da)
gledati (that da how kako)
upati, pričakovati; gledati na, biti obrnjen proti (to, towards)

2. prehodni glagol
gledati, pogledati, (s pogledom) izraziti

look here! poglej, poslušaj!
don't look like that ne glej tako, ne delaj takega obraza
look before you glej pred sebe
look and see sam poglej, sam se prepričaj
look you! pomisli!, pazi!, glej!
it looks promising videti je obetajoče
things look bad for him slabo mu kaže
he looks it videti je tak
it looks as if (ali as though) videti je, ko da bi
to look alive podvizati se
to look askance po strani gledati
to look o.s. again popraviti se (po bolezni itd.)
she does not look her age ne kaže svojih let
to look one's best pokazati se v najboljši luči
to look black (at s.o.) biti videti jezen (mrko koga gledati)
to look blue biti videti otožen, nesrečen
to look back nazaj pogledati, pomisliti na
he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth videti je, ko da ne bi znal do pet šteti
to look compassion at s.o. sočutno koga gledati
a cat may look at a king še mačka lahko pogleda kralja
to look daggers at s.o. z očmi koga prebadati
to look s.o. in the eyes gledati komu v oči
to look in the face pogledati čemu v obraz, videti kaj v pravi luči
to look death in the face gledati smrti v oči
to look a gift horse in the mouth; ali to look a horse trade in the tushes gledati podarjenemu konju na zobe
let him look at home naj pometa pred svojim pragom
to look like biti videti kot, biti podoben
he looks like my brother podoben je mojemu bratu
it looks like snow kaže na sneg
he looks like winning kaže, da bo zmagal
I look to live many years here pričakujem, da bom dolgo živel tukaj
to look one's last at s.o. zadnjič koga pogledati
look before you leap ne prenagli se, dobro premisli preden kaj storiš
to look round ogledati si
to look on the dark side of things biti črnogled
to look on the sunny side of things biti optimističen
to look sharp (with) pohiteti, podvizati se (s čim)
to look small pokazati se v slabi luči, napraviti slab vtis
to stop to look at a fence obotavljati se (kadar te čaka kaj neprijetnega)
to look one's thanks zahvaljevati se z očmi

look at neprehodni glagol
gledati, motriti, ogledovati

just look at it? le poglej to!
pretty to look at lepo za videti
to look at him če ga pogledaš, bi mislil da
I wouldn't look at it nečem niti slišati o tem

lotíti se lotévati se (začeti) to begin, to start, to commence; (posla) to undertake, to tackle, to take up, to commence

resno, z vnemo lotíti se, lotévati se česa to get to grips with something, to grapple with something
lotíti se, lotévati se česa to proceed with something, to set about something
nihče se ne bo lotil tega dela nobody will tackle this job
lotíti se, lotévati se dela to set to work
lotíti se, lotévati se problema (opravila) to tackle a problem (a job)
lotíti se, lotévati se težavne naloge to tackle a diificult task
lotil se je mesa he tackled the meat
lotíti se, lotévati se stvari z napačnega konca to go the wrong way about something
gripa se me loteva I am in for the flu

ložírati to lodge; (vojake) to quarter, to billet

moral bom ložírati v hotelu I shall have to put up at the hotel

lúksus luxury; sumptuousness

živeti v lúksusu to live in luxury
privoščiti si lúksus v... to permit oneself the luxury of...
zakoni proti lúksusu zgodovina sumptuary laws pl
to je lúksus that's a luxury
nimam denarja za tak lúksus I have no money for such luxuries