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correction [kərékšən] samostalnik
poboljšanje; popravilo, poprava; grajanje, ukor, opomin; kazen

house of correction poboljševalnica, kaznilnica
correction (of the press) korektura
to speak under correction govoriti z zavestjo, da nimamo čisto prav
subject to correction brez jamstva
under correction nemerodajno, s pomisleki

cover¹ [kʌ́və] prehodni glagol (with)
pokri(va)ti, zavarovati; obseči, obsegati; razprostreti, razprostirati (se)
figurativno mrgoleti; skriti, skrivati
figurativno tajiti (from)
braniti, (za)ščititi; izplačati, kriti stroške; obdelati; prepotovati, prehoditi; premagati; zadostovati; (z orožjem) meriti; oploditi (žrebec)
ameriško, pogovorno poročati za tisk; predvidevati; valiti

to be covered with biti poln česa
under covered friendship s hlinjeno prijaznostjo
pray be covered pustite, prosim, klobuk na glavi
to cover (up) one's tracks zabrisati sledove
your letter covers po vašem pismu sodim, da
to cover with a rifle nameriti strelno orožje

cow² [kau] prehodni glagol
(o)plašiti, terorizirati

to cow into s.th. z ustrahovanjem prisiliti (da kaj stori)

credence [krí:dəns] samostalnik
vera, zaupanje
cerkev mizica za hostije ob oltarju
zastarelo poverilnica

to give credence to a story verjeti, da je zgodba resnična
letter of credence pismeno priporočilo, poverilnica

crowd² [kraud]

1. prehodni glagol
stiskati se; nakopičiti se; gnesti, prerivati se; mrgoleti; hiteti

2. prehodni glagol (with)
napolniti, natlačiti; prenapolniti

to crowd my misfortune... da bo moja smola še večja...
to crowd sail razpeti vsa jadra

curl² [kə:l]

1. prehodni glagol
kodrati, gubati; šobiti; valoviti; grbančiti

2. neprehodni glagol
gubati, kodrati, grbančiti se; valovati

to make one's hair curl povzročiti, da se človeku lasje ježijo
curl your hair with it! solit se pojdi!
to curl one's lip šobiti se
to curl up skodrati; zviti se; sleng, šport prevrniti se, pasti

čákati to wait (for); to await; to expect

čákati v vrsti (»repu«) to queue (up)
čákati na odločitev to await the decision
čákati na (svojo) priložnost to watch one's opportunity
čakal sem te do šestih I waited for you till six
čakali so nanj they were waiting for him ali someone was waiting for him ali pogovorno he was waited for
na to lahko še dolgo čakaš figurativno you may whistle for it
pustiti koga čákati to keep someone waiting
to lahkó (po)čaka that can wait
ne čakajte me z večerjo! start supper without me!
dolgo, potrpežljivo čákati figurativno to kick one's heels, to cool one's heels
nismo čakali, da bi on odgovoril we did not wait for him to reply
nima smisla čákati there's no use waiting, it's no use waiting
čákati v zasedi to lie in ambush
čákati (oklevati) to linger, to hesitate, to tarry
čákati (biti usojeno) to be in store for
kdor čaka, dočaka everything comes to those who wait
človek nikoli ne ve, kaj ga čaka you never know what to expect

čás time; (doba) epoch; tide, (razdobje) period; space of time; (letni čas) season; (ura) hour; gramatika tense; (vmesni) interval, interim, meantime

božični čás Christmastime, Christmastide, arhaično yuletide
poletni (delovni) čás daylight saving time
konični čás (ure) rush hour, peak hours pl
prometno šibki čás offpeak (ali slack) hours pl
slabi, težki čási hard times pl
skrajni čás! high time!
prosti čás leisure; spare time
ves moj čás the whole of my time
s časom in the course of time, gradually
o pravem čásu in time; in the nick of time; in due course of time, ZDA on time
od čása do čása every now and then, from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while
čez nekaj čása some time afterwards
od tega čása since that time
v kratkem čásu in a short time
za kratek čás for a short time
pred čásom, predčasno prematurely
pred nekaj čása some time ago
že nekaj čása prej for some time past
že dolgo čása for a long time
že pred dolgo čása long ago, a long time ago; ZDA pogovorno way back
med tem čásom in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile
od tega čása naprej from this time onward, henceforth
od tistega čása dalje from that time forward
v istem čásu at the same time
nekaj čása (prislov) awhile, (samostalnik) a while
ob nepravem čásu at the wrong time, out of season
ob kateremkoli čásu, ob vsakem čásu at any time
ves čás all along, all the time
pred davnim čásom long ago
v teku čása in the course of time
vsak čás zdaj any time now
v starih čásih in olden times
v dobrih starih čásih in the good old days
v tistem čásu at that time
ob katerem čásu? at what time?
v sedanjem čásu at present, now
v določenem čásu within a fixed period, in due course
zadnje čáse lately
za vse čáse for all time
prav v zadnjem čásu quite recently
od davnih čásov from time immemorial, from time out of mind
ob določenem čásu at the appointed time
v prostem čásu at one's leisure
šala o nepravem čásu ill-timed jest
škoda čása za to it's a mere waste of time
vsaka stvar ob svojem čásu everything in its season
vse ob svojem čásu there is a time for everything, all in good time
v čásu, v čásih poplav in times of flood
čás beži time flies
skrajni čás je it is high time
to je samo vprašanje čása it's only a question of time
je že tudi čás! (it's) about time, too!
to je samo izguba čása it's a sheer waste of time
za to je še čás there is plenty of time for that
za to je še do jutri čás it can wait till tomorrow
bil je čás, ko... time was when...
za to je treba čása this takes time
določiti čás to fix a date
dati komu čás to give someone time
imate malo čása zame? can you spare me a moment?
čás se mu vleče time hangs heavy on his hands
ne imeti čása za... to have no time for
krajšati si čás to while away the time
izkoristiti čás to take time by the forelock
imam nekaj prostega čása I have some time to spare
iti (vštric) s čásom to be abreast of the times
nimam dosti čása, ne smem izgubljati čása I have no time to spare
kje so lepi stari čási? pesniško where are the snows of yester year?
kako dolgo čása ga ni! what a long time he has been gone!
korakati s čásom to move with the times
čási so minuli, ko... time was, when...
čás je potekel time is up
preganjati čás (figurativno) to while away the time
prihraniti čás to save time
prebiti svoj čás to pass one's time
njegov čás je prišel his hour has struck
čakati svoj čás to bide one's time
držati korak s čásom to keep pace with the times
priti ravno o pravem čásu to come in the nick of time
čás bo pokazal time will show, time will tell
čás presti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
je škoda čása (ne izplača se) it is not worth while
ob nepriličnem čásu priti h komu to intrude upon someone's time
štopati čás to time with a stopwatch
on je videl boljše čáse he had known better times
vzeti mnogo čása to take long
precéj čása mi bo vzelo, da... it will take me ages to...
to mi vzame skoraj ves moj čás it takes up nearly all my time
vzemite si čás! take your time!
ubi(ja)ti čás to kill time
ves čás sem to vedel I have known it all the time (ali all along)
precéj čása te že nisem videl I haven't seen you for ages
precéj čása bo trajalo, da... it will take some time to...
zapravljati tratiti (svoj) čás to waste one's time, to fritter away one's time, ZDA žargon to boondoggle
med tem čásom se je marsikaj zgodilo many things have happened in between
čás je denar time is money
preživljati težke čáse to have a hard time
čás hitro teče time passes quickly (ali races by, flies)

če if; in case

če ne unless, if not
razen če except when, except if, unless
tudi če even if
celó če even if, even supposing that; though
če že as long as
če slučajno if by chance
če ne bi bilo but for
on bi bil umrl, če ne bi bilo mene he would have died but for me
če le (samó da) provided that
če le pride provided that he comes
če le ni drugače predpisano po zakonu unless otherwise provided by the law
če ne bi bilo... were it not for...
vstani, če ne ne (= sicer) boš zamudil vlak get up, or else you'll miss the train
stori to takoj, če ne ti bo žal do it at once, or else you'll be sorry

čestítati

čestítati komu to congratulate someone (za on, upon); to compliment someone (on); arhaično to felicitate someone (on)
čestitam! congratulations!
čestital sem mu že za zmago I have already complimented him on his victory
čestitam si, da sem to naredil I congratulate myself on having done it
lahko si čestitaš! you may congratulate yourself! ali pogovorno you can give yourself a pat on the back
čestitali so si drug drugemu they congratulated one another
iskreno vam čestitamo k vašemu uspehu we heartily congratulate you on your success

čítati to read

čítati dalje to read on
čítati do konca to read through
zopet čítati to reread
čítati med vrsticami figurativno to read between the lines
čítati glasno to read aloud
čítati tiho, potihem to read to oneself
čítati zase (skrivaj) to read to oneself
čítati pazljivo to peruse
čítati površno, bežno to skim
čítati komu kaj to read something to someone
čítati dolgočasno knjigo to wade through a dull book
čítati komu na obrazu to read someone's face
on mnogo čita he is a great reader, he is a bookworm
on je mnogo čital (je načitan) he is well-read, he is a man of wide reading
to se čita kot roman it reads like a novel
ona ne čita mnogo she is not much of a reader
knjiga se lepo čita the book reads well
ta knjiga se zanimivo čita this book makes good reading ali pogovorno a good read
ona ima rada, da ji kaj čitajo she likes being read to
na očeh se mu čita pohlep his greed can be read in his eyes
hoteti čítati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni to read something into a text
najbolj čitana knjiga the most widely read book

čŕn black

čŕno na belem (= pismeno) dati, napisati to put in writing
čŕn kot smola as black as soot (ali as ink)
čŕno na belem in black and white
to imam čŕno na belem I have it in writing
čŕna barva black (colour ali dye ali paint)
čŕna borza black market
čŕn kruh brown bread
čŕna kroglica (pri volitvah) blackball
čŕna lista (seznam), knjiga black list, black book
čŕna magija the black art
čŕna metalurgija iron metallurgy
čŕna nehvaležnost black ingratitude
čŕna (garjava) ovca black sheep
čŕna (žalna) obleka mourning, (widow's) weeds pl
črn, nesrečen dan unlucky day, black day
čŕno oblečen black-clad
čŕn kot vran as black as ebony
čŕno vino red wine
čŕno nebo a black sky
čŕno obrobljen black-edged
čŕno obrobljen pisemski papir black-bordered notepaper
delo na čŕno žargon scab work
delati kot čŕna živina to work like a nigger
čŕno se mi dela pred očmi my head begins to swim
dati, vnesti v čŕn seznam to blacklist
v čŕno (žalno) se obleči to wear (ali arhaično to don) mourning
udarec je zadel v čŕno the thrust went home
prisegati, da je čŕno belo to swear that black is white
vrag ni tako čŕn, kot ga slikajo the devil is not so black as he is painted
zadeti v čŕno to hit the mark

čúden queer, uncommon, unusual; eccentric; strange; singular; odd; original; curious; VB žargon rum

kako čúdno! what a curious thing!
čúdna opazka a strange remark
to je čúdno that is strange
on je čúden patron he is a strange fellow
nič čúdnega, če... no wonder if...
na tem ni nič čúdnega there is nothing strange in (ali about) it
čudno (presenetljivo, za čuda) curiously enough, strange to say
čúdno se počutiti to feel strange
čúdno, da tega niste (ne bi bili) slišali strange that you should not have heard it
čúdno se sliši žargon it sounds rum
kakor se utegne zdeti čúdno... strange as it may appear...
zaklel je in nič čúdnega (če je) he swore and no wonder

čúdež miracle, wonder; prodigy

gospodarski čúdež economic miracle
delati čúdeže to work wonders (ali miracles); figurativno to produce rabbits out of a hat, to move mountains
razen če se zgodi čúdež, bi se zdaj zdelo, da se ne da nič napraviti barring a miracle it would now seem as if nothing can be done
čúdeži se utegnejo zgoditi (dogajati) (figurativno) pigs pl might fly

čúditi se to wonder (ob, nad about, at, da that); to be astonished (at, that); to be amazed (ali surprised) (at, that); to marvel (at, that)

čudim se ti you amaze me
temu se čudim that surprises me, I am astonished at that
stvar, ki sem se ji čudil a thing that made me wonder
ne bi se čudil, če bi on prišel I should not be surprised if he came
čudim se, da nisi nikoli slišal o tem I'm amazed you've never heard of it

čúdo wonder; miracle; marvel; portent, prodigy

za čúda for a wonder
kratkotrajno čúdo nine days' wonder
ni čúda, da... no wonder that...
on je čúdo spretnosti he is a paragon of efficiency
za čúda, držal je svojo besedo he kept his word, for a wonder
delati čúda to work (ali to perform) miracles, to work wonders, figurativno to move mountains
glej čúd! lo and behold!

čutíti to feel; to sense; to have the sensation; to be aware of

čutíti se to feel
čutíti bolečino to feel a pain
čutíti mraz to feel cold
ničesar ne čutíti to be insensible (ali unfeeling ali insusceptible ali apathetic)
čutíti se užaljenega to feel hurt
sonce se čuti the sun makes itself felt
čutim, da to ni res, a ne morem tega dokazati I feel that it is not true but cannot prove it

dare^*1 [dɛə]

1. neprehodni glagol
upati si, drzniti, osmeliti se; smeti

2. prehodni glagol
pozvati, izzivati, kljubovati; lotiti se

I dare say kakor kaže, verjetno mislim, da, rekel bi
I dare swear prepričan sem
he dare not (ali does not dare to) do it ne upa si tega storiti

dáti dajáti to give; (podariti) to present with, to give away; (podati) to hand on, to present, to turn over; (dodeliti) to allot, to assign, to apportion; (vročiti) to hand (over), to deliver; (karte) to deal

dáti, dajáti nazaj to give back, to restore; (podeliti) to grant, to accord, to award, ZDA to donate (to); gledališče to stage, to perform; (ponuditi) to offer; (dobaviti) to deliver, to furnish, to supply; (donašati) to yield, (sadove) to bear, to produce; (naslov) to bestow on, to confer something upon someone
dáti, dajáti naprej to pass on
ne (hoteti) dáti, dajáti to refuse, to withhold
dana veličina a given magnitude
če sta A in B dana, sledi, daje C... given A and B, C follows...
v danem primeru (če je tako) in that case; should the need arise; if need be; if so
dáti, dajáti duška (svoji jezi) to give vent (to one's anger)
dáti, dajáti prav komu to agree with someone, to concede the point
dáti, dajáti vsakemu svoje to give everyone his due
daj mu, kar je njegovega! give him his due!
ti bom že dal! I'll give it you!
daj to na mizo! put it on the table!
daj bog! God grant!
ne daj bog! God forbid!
kaj dajejo nocoj v gledališču? what's on at the theatre this evening?
to (gledališko) igro so dajali tri mesece the play ran for three months
dal sem mu roko I shook hands with him
moram da(ja)ti dober zgled I must set a good example
po čem dajete (koliko stane)...? what is your price for, what do you charge for...?
nič se ne da napraviti there is nothing to be done
dáti, dajáti na znanje komu to let someone know
dáti, dajáti na svetlo to publish, to edit
dáti, dajáti mnogo na to make much of, to think the world of
mnogo da na svojo zunanjost he pays great attention to his personal appearance
malo, nič ne dáti, dajáti na kaj to regard as worthless, not to give a brass farthing for
on ne da nič na moj nasvet he sets no value upon my advice
dal se je oslepariti, ogoljufati he let (ali allowed ali suffered) himself to be cheated
dam si striči lase I have (ali I get) my hair cut
kje si dajete delat obleke? where do you have your clothes made?
dáti, dajáti svojo besedo to pledge one's word
to mi daje misliti! that makes me wonder!
na to ne dam pečenega groša (nič) I don't give a hoot about that
dal sem si mnogo truda I took great pains
dáti, dajáti od sebe (ton) to utter
ne da se mi... I don't feel like, I am unwilling (ali loath ali disinclined) to...
ne da se mi brati I don't feel like reading, I am loath (ali unwilling) to read
(to) se ne da zanikati there's no denying (it)
dáti, dajáti se spoznati, prepoznati to make oneself known
dajati je lepše kot jemati it is better to give than to receive
dáti, dajáti življenje za to sacrifice one's life for
dvakrat da, kdor hitro da he gives twice who gives in a trice; arhaično while the grass grows the steed starves

dead¹ [ded] pridevnik
mrtev, brez življenja, crknjen; nedostavljiv (pošiljka); popoln; izumrl, neveljaven; otopel, otrpel; zamolkel, moten; slep (okno); jalov (sloj); temen (noč); ugašajoč; globok (spanje); ovenel; neraben, slab, izločen; neodločen (tekma)

ameriško, pogovorno dead above the ears neumen, topoglav
dead end slepa ulica; figurativno zagata
dead and gone že davno mrtev
dead colour osnovna barva
dead failure popoln polom
dead forms same formalnosti
to flog a dead horse zaman si prizadevati
ameriško dead freight nepokvarljiv tovor
ameriško, sleng dead from the neck up trapast, butast
a dead frost popoln polom
vojska dead ground ozemlje, ki je zunaj streljaja
a dead halt nenadna ustavitev
dead heat tekma brez zmagovalca
dead hand neprodajen
dead letter nedostavljivo pismo; izumrl običaj; zakon, ki ga ne spoštujejo
dead level figurativno enoličnost, neučinkovitost
to make a dead set on napasti z vso odločnostjo; truditi se, da se komu približamo
dead march žalna koračnica
pogovorno dead men (ali marines) izpite, prazne steklenice
as dead as a doornail (ali mutton, nit) mrtev ko hlod
dead nuts on popolnoma zaverovan, navdušen za kaj
dead office pogrebni obredi, zadušnica
perfectly dead neznosen
dead reckoning mornarica približna ocena (dolžine poti)
dead secret največja skrivnost
dead stock mrtvi kapital; neprodajno blago
dead set oster napad
waiting for dead man's shoes čakanje na dediščino
dead wall stena brez vrat in oken
dead weight lastna teža; figurativno huda ovira napredka
dead wind nasprotni veter
dead wood posušen les; izvržek, izbirek
dead silence popolna, mrtva tišina