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right² [ráit] pridevnik
pravi, pravilen; desni; točen, korekten, avtentičen, resničen; pravičen, pošten; primeren, umesten; zakonit; zdrav; normalen
matematika pravi
politika ki pripada desnici, simpatizira s konservativno stranko
arhaično prem, raven (le v: right line premica, ravna črta)

at right angles pod pravimi koti, pravokotno
on the right hand side na desni (strani)
on the right side of 50 še ne 50 let star
on the right bank of the Sava na desnem bregu Save
in one's right mind pri pravi (zdravi) pameti
out of one's right mind, not right in one's head ne čisto pri pravi (pameti)
right back šport desni branilec
right angle pravi kot
right arm, right hand desna roka (tudi figurativno)
the right heir zakoniti dedič
the right man on the right place pravi človek na pravem mestu
right side prava stran, lice (blaga)
a right turn obrat na desno (za 90°)
the right way prava pot, pravi način
I feel all right again počutim se zopet čisto dobro
right oh! pogovorno v redu! prav! dobro! prav tako! točno! seveda! se strinjam!
right you are! tako je! prav imate!
all right! (vse) v redu! prav! nimam nič proti!
that's right! tako je! pravilno!
are you all right up there? ste dobro nameščeni tam gori?
are we on the right way? ali smo na pravi poti?
see if the brakes are all right poglej, če so zavore v redu
to be right imeti prav
I was quite right in supposing... čisto prav sem imel, ko sem domneval...
is he quite right in his head (mind, senses)? je on čisto pri pravi (pameti)?
he is his father's right hand on je očetova desna roka
he is one of the right sort pogovorno on je dečko na mestu
to be as right as rain (as ninepence, as a trivet, as nails) dobro se počutiti, biti zdrav ko riba; biti v najlepšem redu
all came right vse se je izvršilo, kot je bilo treba
have you got the right time? imate točen čas? veste, koliko je točna ura?
to get on the right side of s.o. pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebe
to get it right spraviti v red; pojasniti
I'll do him to rights dal mu bom, kar mu gre
to know the right people poznati prave ljudi, imeti (dobre) zveze
to put oneself right with s.o. opravičiti se pri kom
to put one's right hand to the work krepko se lotiti dela
to say the right thing najti pravo besedo
the solution is right rešitev je pravilna
I think it right that you should share the profits smatram za pravilno (pravično), da ste deležni dobička

rinse [rins]

1. samostalnik
splaknjenje, izpiranje
(večinoma množina) pomije; (pre)ostanek (tudi figurativno)

2. prehodni glagol
splakniti, izpirati (usta, posodo), izprati (perilo)

give it a good rinse dobro to splaknite!
to rinse down one's food zaliti jedačo s pijačo
to rinse (out) one's mouth splakniti si usta

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

rope¹ [róup] samostalnik
vrv, konopec, motvoz; niz
figurativno smrt z obešenjem; (v cirkusu) akrobatska vrv; laso; plezalna vrv, naveza
množina, sleng prijem, zvijača; (o vinu, pivu) židkost

on the high rope zviška, ošabno; besno
the rope vrv za obešanje, kazen obešanja
the ropes šport vrvi okoli ringa; boks(anje)
a rope of sand figurativno podpora brez prave pomoši, nezanesljiva pomoč, varljiva sigurnost
a rope of pearls niz biserov
bell-rope vrvica za zvonec
plenty of (enough) rope to hang oneself figurativno možnost, da sami sebi škodimo, drvimo v pogubo
to be on the rope (alpinizem) biti v navezi
to be on the ropes (v ringu) viseti na vrveh, figurativno, sleng biti v brezupnem položaju
to be on the high ropes figurativno prevzetovati, napihovati se, šopiriti se, biti ohol
to be at the end of one's rope biti na koncu svojih sredstev, svojega življenja
to give s.o. rope (plenty of rope) dati komu (popolno) svobodo delovanja (zlasti, da se kompromitira)
to give s.o. rope enough to hang himself dati komu dovolj prilike, da se uniči, ugonobi
to know the ropes biti na tekočem; dobro se spoznati na, biti dobro uveden (v stvari, ki jih drugi poznajo), poznati vse prijeme (zvijače); dobro vedeti, kaj je treba narediti
to learn the ropes uvesti se v delo
name not a rope where one has hanged himself ne omenjaj vrvi v hiši, v kateri se je nekdo obesil
to put s.o. up to the ropes uvesti koga v, dati komu vse potrebne podatke
to show s.o. the ropes uvesti koga v (neko) delo

rough¹ [rʌf] samostalnik
hrapavost, neravnost; surovo stanje; surovost, grobost; neprijetne stvari, težki trenutki, surova stran življenja; težaven teren; surov, neotesan človek, neotesanec, prostak

in the rough v surovem, neobdelanem stanju
the rough(s) of life neugodnosti življenja
over rough and smooth v slabem in v dobrem
it is true in the rough v glavnem je to res
to take s.o. in the rough vzeti koga, kakršen je
to take the rough with the smooth enako spreje(ma)ti dobro in slabo, vzeti stvari, kot pač pridejo
to work in the rough grobo izdelati

rub¹ [rʌb] samostalnik
drgnjenje; odrgnina; otiranje; trenje, težava, zapreka, motnja, neprilika
figurativno udarec, napad, neprijetno srečanje
figurativno očitek, zbadanje
figurativno pomanjkljivost, nepopolnost
(= rub-stone) brus, osla

the rubs and worries of life nadloge in skrbi v življenju
there's the rub tu je težava, v tem grmu tiči zajec
there's a rub in it pogovorno (ta) stvar ima eno težavo
to give s.th. a good rub dobro kaj otreti (žlice, mizo itd.)
the horse was given a good rub konja so dobro otrli (s šopom slame)
to have a rub with the towel (o)sušiti se, otreti se z brisačo

rub off prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
otreti, sfrotirati; izbrisati; znebiti se (plahosti); iti v prodajo
ameriško, pogovorno pobrati jo

the book has rubbed off in great style knjiga je šla zelo dobro v prodajo

rub on neprehodni glagol
pot si utirati; razumeti se (z), živeti v kar dobri slogi (z)

I manage to rub on grem lepo počasi svojo pot naprej
I think they rub on mislim, da se dobro razumejo

safe-keeping [séifkí:piŋ] samostalnik
zanesljivo varstvo, (s)hranitev

it's safe-keeping with him pri njem je to dobro shranjeno

sail¹ [séil] samostalnik
jadro; (vsa) jadra (ladje); (pri številu) ladje množina
krilo mlina na veter; dimnik za zračenje na ladji ali v rudniku; vožnja zjadrnico, z ladjo, potovanje z ladjo
poetično krilo, perut

in full sail s polnimi jadri, figurativno s polno paro
under sail pod jadri, na vožnji, na poti
under full sail, with all sails set s polnimi jadri
a fleet of 100 sail brodovje, flota 100 ladij
a few days' sail (le) nekaj dni trajajoče potovanje po morju
to clap on sail hitro zviti jadra
to crowd sail jadrati z vsemi jadri
to go for a sail iti na jadranje, na vožnjo z ladjo
to have a sail napraviti sprehodno vožnjo z jadrnico
to hoist (to set) sail dvigniti (razpeti) jadro
to loosen, to unfurl the sails odvezati, razviti jadra
to lower, to strike sail spustiti jadro
to make sail odpluti, iti na morje
to set sail for England odjadrati, odpluti v Anglijo
to set up one's sail to every wind figurativno obračati plašč po vetru
to shorten, to take in sail skrajšati jadro
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno prekrižati komu načrte, pokvariti komu dobro priložnost
to take in sail sneti jadro, figurativno staviti manjše zahteve

sailor [séilə] samostalnik
mornar, pomorščak

a good (bad) sailor oseba, ki dobro (slabo) prenaša vožnjo po morju, ni (je) podvržena morski bolezni
sailor's blessing sleng kletvica
sailor's friend sleng luna
sailor's home dom mornarjev
sailor hat mornarski klobuk, pokrivalo (v otroški in ženski modi)
what kind of a sailor are you? kako prenašate vožnjo po morju?

save² [séiv]

1. predlog
poetično & arhaično razen, izvzemši

save and except razen, izvzemši
all save one (him) vsi razen enega (njega)
save only he razen njega, samó on ne
the last save one predzadnji

2. veznik
razen če, če ne, razen (that da)

I felt well save that I had a headache počutil sem se dobro, razen da me je bolela glava

3. prislov

save for izvzemši
save for two broken windows the house was intact razen dveh oken je hiša bila nepoškodovana

say^*1 [séi]

1. prehodni glagol
reči, izjaviti, govoriti (kaj); izreči, izgovoriti, povedati, izraziti; navesti, omeniti, trditi; obljubiti; deklamirati
pogovorno domnevati, vzeti (da...)

2. neprehodni glagol
govoriti, praviti; pomeniti; odločiti se; biti napisano

so said so done, no sooner said than done rečeno--storjeno
sad to say obžalovanja vredno, žal
I say! slišiš! čuj!, hej!
I dare say zelo verjetno; (često slabšalno), (kakor) mislim
it is hard to say težko je reči
it is said, they say govori se, pravijo
he is said to be ill baje (pravijo, da) je bolan
let us say recimo
(let us) say this happens vzemimo (recimo), da se to zgodi
said I?, pogovorno says I? sleng kajne?, ali ni res?
say it with flowers sleng povejte to obzirno, vljudno!
I'll give you say five days to do it dal vam bom recimo pet dni, da to napravite
period of say 10 years doba recimo 10 let
a country, say India dežela kot (npr.) Indija
that is to say to se pravi, to je, to pomeni, z drugimi besedami
a sum of 50 pounds (say fifty pounds) vsota 50 funtov (z besedami: fifty pounds)
this is saying a great deal to se že nekaj pravi, to že nekaj pove
you don't say so! česa ne poveste!, je to mogoče?
what do you say to that? kaj pravite k temu?
to say a good word for reči dobro besedo za
to say Mass cerkev brati mašo
to say no more da ne rečem(o) nič več
to say no reči ne, odkloniti, odbiti, zanikati
to say nothing of... da molčimo o..., kaj šele
to say one's prayers opraviti svoje molitve
to say yes reči da, odobriti
to have s.th. to say to (with) imeti nekaj reči, povedati k (pri)
he has nothing to say for himself on je redkobeseden (skromen, nepomemben) človek
to hear say slišati govoriti
what I say is... po mojem mišljenju
when all is said and done skratka, konec koncev
to say the word povedati (reči) geslo
so to say tako rekoč

scan [skæn] prehodni glagol
skandirati; pozorno, ostro, kritično motriti, gledati; skrbno raziskati; premisliti; preleteti, bežno pregledati; (televizija) snemati (slike) za prenos
neprehodni glagol
skandirati se

to scan the headlines preleteti naslovne vrste (v časopisu)
this line scans well ta stih se dobro skandira

scheme [ski:m]

1. samostalnik
shema, seznam; sistem; diagram; načrt, projekt; program; kombinacija; obrazec; pregled; naklep, spletka, intriga, mahinacija, komplot

a deep-laid scheme dobro zasnovana spletka
a scheme of philosophy filozofski sistem
irrigation scheme namakalni projekt
to lay a scheme napraviti načrt

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
snovati, delati načrte, načrtovati, planirati, sistematično urediti; snovati (intrige itd.), spletkariti, intrigirati, kovati (zaroto)

school² [sku:l] prehodni glagol
poslati, dati v šolo; šolati; poučevati, vaditi, uriti, vežbati, naučiti, priučiti
figurativno (po)učiti, dajati nauke; dresirati; vzgajati, vzgojiti; (po)karati, brzdati, obvladati, disciplinirati, navaditi na disciplino, na red

to be well schooled in biti dobro šolan v, izučen v (za)
to school o.s. krotiti se, obvlad(ov)ati se
to school o.s. to s.th. (to patience) navaditi se na kaj (na potrpljenje)
to school one's temper obvladati se (svojo jezo)

screw² [skru:] prehodni glagol
pritrditi z vijakom (on na)
priviti; ojačiti, okrepiti; pritiskati, tlačiti, izkoriščati
figurativno strogo izpraševati; obračati (one's head glavo)
vrteti; zviti; nakremžiti, deformirati (obraz)
neprehodni glagol
dati se priviti
figurativno vrteti se, viti se; izvajati pritisk
figurativno biti skopuh, krvoses
šport zavrteti se v stran

to screw o.s. into s.th. figurativno vmešati (vsiliti) se v kaj
to screw a lock on the door z vijaki pritrditi ključavnico na vrata
he screws his tenants on privija, izkorišča svoje najemnike
he screwed his face into a sort of smile skremžil je obraz v nekak nasmešek
to screw one's face into wrinkles nakremžiti se
this nut screws well ta matica se dobro privija
his head is screwed (on) the right way figurativno ima glavo na pravem koncu, je bister
he screwed (a)round uneasily in his chair nemirno se je obračal na svojem stolu

season² [si:zn]

1. prehodni glagol
začiniti, zabeliti, napraviti okusno, prijetno; dozoriti (plodove, vino); osušiti (les); aklimatizirati, privaditi, priučiti (to s.th. na kaj)
arhaično ublažiti, omiliti

seasoned soldiers fronte navajeni vojaki
seasoned wine dozorelo vino
seasoned wood suh les
highly seasoned dish močnó začinjena jed
to be seasoned to climate biti navajen na klimo
to season a cask namočiti sod
my pipe is not yet seasoned moja pipa še ni ukajena
to season one's remarks with jokes zabeliti svoje opazke s šalami, z dovtipi
to season sailors privaditi mornarje na morje
let mercy season justice! naj usmiljenje omili (ublaži) pravičnost!

2. neprehodni glagol
dozore(va)ti; (p)osušiti se; privaditi se, aklimatizirati se, navaditi se (to na)

timber seasons well in the open air les se dobro osuši na prostem

seat¹ [si:t] samostalnik
sedež, stol, stol brez naslonjala, klop, sedišče; prestol; zadajšnji del hlač; sedalo, zadnjica; bivališče, sedež, posestvo (dvorec); način vedenja

the seat of the disease žarišče bolezni
reserved seat rezerviran sedež
I have booked three seats for Hamlet vzel (rezerviral) sem tri sedeže za Hamleta
he has a good seat dobro sedi na konju
he has a seat on the board on je član odbora
keep your seat! (nikar) ne vstajajte!
to lose one's seat pasti iz sedla; ne biti ponovno izvoljen v parlament
he lost his seat in Parliament izgubil je svoj sedež v parlamentu, ni bil zopet izvoljen v parlament
to resume one's seat zopet sesti
to take a seat sesti
to take one's seat sesti na svoj (stalni) sedež
take your seat please! sedite, prosim!
I spent the weekend at his seat in Sussex preživel sem konec tedna na njegovem podeželskem dvorcu v Sussexu

sedéti to sit, to be sitting, to be seated; (ptice) to perch; (na jajcih) to hatch

sedéti s spodvitimi nogami to sit cross-legged
sedéti ob kom to sit beside someone, to sit by someone's side
sedéti pri mizi to sit at table
dobro sedi na konju he has a good seat
sedéti slikarju to sit for a painter
vedno sedi pri knjigah he is always bent over his books
vedno doma sedi he is a stayat-home, he leads a sedentary life
sedéti in lenariti to sit idle
sedéti v zaporu to be in prison, to be imprisoned, to be confined, to undergo one's term of punishment, to serve one's sentence; pogovorno to do time; žargon to do bird
sedéti na trnih, kot na šivankah to be on tenterhooks
sedéti na ušesih (figurativno) to be deaf to, not to listen to, to be inattentive