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lap³ [læp]

1. prehodni glagol
zaviti, oviti, ogrniti (about, round, in)
figurativno obsipati, obdati (in s, z)
figurativno gojiti; prekriti, zgibati (over)
brusiti, polirati (drago kamenje, kovino)
šport prehiteti za en ali več krogov, preteči krog

2. neprehodni glagol
čez viseti (over)
prekrivati se

lap ped in luxury obdan z razkošjem
to lap tiles položiti strešno opeko (drugo preko druge)
šport to lap the course in 6 minutes preteči krog v šestih minutah

lapse¹ [læps] samostalnik
lapsus, spodrsljaj spozaba, pogrešek, pomota; prestopek, oddaljevanje (od česa), spotikljaj; propad, propadanje (moralno); tok, minevanje (časa)
pravno zastaranost, zapadlost (dedne pravice); len tok (vode)

lapse of the pen spodrsljaj v pisanju, zapisan
lapse of justice juridičen spodrsljaj
moral lapse moralno propadanje
meteor lapse rate vertikalni temperaturni gradient

lapse² [læps] neprehodni glagol
potekati, minevati (čas)
pravno zastarati, zapasti
pravno preiti na drugega, pripasti komu (to)
pogrezniti se, pogrezati se (into)
spodrsniti, zdrsniti, pasti (into v)
odpasti, oddaljevati se (from od)

to lapse into silence pogrezniti se v molk

large¹ [la:dž] pridevnik (largely prislov)
velik; prostoren, obširen, razsežen, velik (posel, družina, dohodek, vsota itd.)
arhaično velikodušen, velikopotezen; svoboden (umetnost)

by and large na splošno
as large as life v naravni velikosti
larger than life nadnaravno velik
large discretion velika obzirnost
large order težka naloga
on a large scale na veliko, velikopotezno
on the large side nekoliko prevelik ali preobširen
large of limb velik, velikih udov

large² [la:dž] samostalnik
svoboda

at large na svobodi; nadrobno, obširno; na splošno; na slepo; v celoti, ves
to set at large spustiti na svobodo
to discuss s.th. at large nadrobno kaj pretresti
the nation at large ves narod
the world at large ves svet, vsi ljudje
to talk at large govoriti tja v tri dni
gentleman at large dvorjan brez posebnih dolžnosti; svoj gospodar, človek brez poklica
in (the) large na veliko, v celoti

lás lasjé hair; (ščetina) bristle

brez las hairless, (plešast) bald
kratki (dolgi) lás, lasjéje short (long) hair
gosti (redki) lás, lasjéje thick (thin) hair
kodrasti (gladki) lás, lasjéje curly (straight) hair
tanek kot lás, lasjé hair-thin; as fine as a hair
za las natančno to a hair, to a T
niti za las boljši not a bit (ali whit) better
beljeni lasje bleached hair
valoviti lasje wavy hair
rdeči lasje red hair, žargon carrots pl
na balin ostriženi lasje hair cut close to the skull
negovani lasje well-groomed hair
plavi (blond) lasje fair hair
umetni lasje false hair
za lasé privlečen (figurativno) far-fetched, strained
za lás, lasjé within (ali by) a hair's breadth; narrowly, nearly
beljenje las bleaching of hair
barva las colo(u)r of hair
barva za lase hair dye
sredstvo za krepitev lás, lasjé hair restorer
čop las tress, braid, pigtail
kita las braid of hair
čop las tuft of hair
izpadanje las hair loss, loss of hair, fall of the hair
pranje las shampoo, shampooing
losjon za lás, lasjéé hair lotion, hair tonic
pomada za lás, lasjéé pomade
puder za lás, lasjéé hair powder
navijač za lás, lasjéé wave clip, curler, curl clip, (iz papirja) curlpaper
klešče za kodranje lás, lasjé curling tongs pl, curling iron
rast las growth of hair
striženje las haircut, haircutting
sušílec za lás, lasjéé (fen) electric hairdryer, dryer
mrežica za lás, lasjéé hairnet
nakit za lás, lasjéé ornament for the hair
ščetka za lás, lasjéé hairbrush
trak za lás, lasjéé ribbon, bow for the hair
koder las curl, ringlet, lock
sredstvo za odstranjevanje las depilatory
biti si v lás, lasjééh z to be at loggerheads with, to be at daggers drawn with, (gledé, zaradi) over
lasje mi izpadajo my hair is thinning
delati sive lás, lasjéé komu (figurativno) to prove a headache for someone, to turn someone's hair grey
ne si delati sivih las glede, zaradi not to distress oneself about something
lás, lasjéé si puliti to tear one's hair
izgubiti lás, lasjéé to lose one's hair
(po)česati si lás, lasjéé to comb one's hair
urediti si lás, lasjéé, sfrizirati si lás, lasjéé to do (ali to dress) one's hair, ZDA to fix one's hair, to set one's hair
pristriči lás, lasjéé to trim the hair
razpustiti (si) lás, lasjéé to let one's hair down
(po)vleči koga za lás, lasjéé to pull someone's hair
imeti plave, blond lás, lasjéé to have fair hair
dati si ostriči lás, lasjéé to have (ali to get) one's hair cut
skočiti si v lás, lasjéé (figurativno) to come to blows; VB žargon to get stuck in
to je nekoliko za lás, lasjéé privlečeno that's a little far-fetched
lasje se mi ježé I feel my hair standing on end
lasje so se mi ježili my hair stood on end
pepelnato pobarvati lás, lasjéé to dye the hair grey
za lás, lasjé je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was within a hair's breadth, it was a near thing
za las je šlo! that was a touch too near (for comfort)!
niti lás, lasjéú ji niso skrivili they didn't harm a hair of her head, not a hair on her head has been touched
on ne bi nikomur skrivil lasá he would not hurt (ali harm) a fly
za lás, lasjéé privleči to drag in by the head and shoulders, to force in
oprati si lás, lasjéé to wash one's hair
za las uiti to have a narrow (ali a hairbreadth) escape, to have a narrow (ali close, tight) squeeze
za las smo ušli smrti we were within a hair's breadth of being killed, we just escaped death by the skin of our teeth
za lás, lasjé zgrešiti to miss by a hair
ni vredno, da si delate sive lás, lasjéé glede tega it is not worth while worrying yourself to death over it
to visi (je) na lás, lasjéu zdaj it is touch and go now
ta otrok mi dela sive lás, lasjée (figurativno) this child is a great worry (ali trial) to me

last¹ [la:st] pridevnik
zadnji, poslednji; minuli, prejšnji; najnovejši, zadnji

last but one predzadnji
last but not least zadnji, vendar ne najmanj važen
at one's last gasp v zadnjih izdihljajih
last night sinoči
the night before last predsinoči
last year lani
on one's last legs na koncu svojih moči, pred polomom
the last lap zadnja etapa
the last straw višek, zvrhana mera
of the last importance izredno važen
last day sodni dan
the last thing in jazz najnovejše v jazzu
this is the last thing to happen kaj takega se ne more zgoditi

lastník proprietor; owner; possessor

menjati lastníka (iti iz ene roke v drugo) žargon to change hands

lástovica lástovka zoologija swallow

podoben lástovici swallow-like
močvirna lástovica, lástovka swallow-plover; šport (skok v vodo) swallow dive, ZDA swan dive
morska lástovica, lástovka flying fish
ena lástovica, lástovka ne prinese pomladi one swallow does not make a summer

late¹ [léit] pridevnik
pozen, kasen, zakasnel; nedaven, prejšnji; pokojni

to be late (for) zamuditi (kaj)
at a late hour pozno
late hours pozne nočne (ali jutranje) ure
at the latest najkasneje
the latest thing najnovejša stvar, zadnji krik mode
of late nedavno, pred kratkim
of late years v zadnjih letih
late fee doplačilo k poštnini za kasno predano pošto
late dinner večerja
see you later na svidenje
pogovorno that's the latest! to je višek!

late² [léit] prislov
kasno, pozno; prej
poetično nedavno

as late as vse do
as late as last year šele (ali še) lansko leto
better late than never boljše kasno, kakor nikoli
pogovorno late in the day zelo pozno, prekasno
to sit up late ostati dolgo pokonci, bedeti
early or late; ali sooner or later prej ali slej
late of prej stanujoč v, prej zaposlen pri
later on potem, kasneje

lateral¹ [lǽtərəl] pridevnik (laterally prislov)
stranski, obstranski; lateralen (glas)
anatomija bočen

lateral angle obstranski kot
lateral axis prečna os
lateral branch stranska veja (v rodovniku)

laterálen lateral; side

laterálni glas gramatika lateral
laterálna kapela side chapel
laterálna veja (v rodovniku) lateral branch
laterálna vrata side door

laugh¹ [la:f ameriško læf] samostalnik
smeh

horse-laugh porogljiv krohot
for laughs (samo) za šalo
to break into a laugh prasniti v smeh
to have (ali get) the laugh of nekomu se kot zadnji smejati, triumfirati nad kom
to have the laugh on s.o rogati se komu
to have a good laugh at s.th. prisrčno se čemu smejati
to have the laugh on one's side skupno se komu smejati
the laugh is against him smejejo se mu
to raise a laugh v smeh spraviti, povzročiti splošno veselost
to join in the laugh pridružiti se splošnemu smehu, razumeti šalo
ameriško he is a laugh smešen je

laugh² [la:f]

1. neprehodni glagol
smejati se

2. prehodni glagol
s smehom povedati

to laugh one's head off umirati od smeha, zvijati se od smeha
to make s.o. laugh spraviti koga v smeh
he laughs best who laughs last kdor se zadnji smeje, se najslajše smeje
to laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth (ali face) kislo se smejati
to laugh in one's sleeve v pest se smejati
he laughed his thanks s smehom se je zahvaljeval
to laugh a bittter laugh grenko se smejati
to laugh in s.o.'s face smejati se komu v obraz
to laugh to scorn rogati se

laughter [lá:ftə] samostalnik
smeh

to burst into laughter bruhniti v smeh
to roar with laughter krohotati se
Homeric laughter krohot

launch out neprehodni glagol
zagnati se (into v kaj)
lotiti se; trošiti denar; kreniti (na potovanje, za novimi odkritji)

lavish¹ [lǽviš] pridevnik (lavishly prislov)
radodaren; zapravljiv, potraten, razsipen (of z in v)
preteran, ekstravaganten, obilen, bogat

he is lavish of money razsipa z denarjem
he is lavish in his expenditure potraten je, mnogo troši
lavishly illustrated bogato ilustriran

law¹ [lɔ:] samostalnik
zakon, postava; pravo, pravoznanstvo (the)
pravniki, pravniški poklic
ameriško, sleng policija; sodni postopek, sodišče; načelo, pravilo; zakonitost
šport prednost (dana slabšemu tekmecu)
figurativno milostni rok, odlog

canon law kanonsko pravo
civil law civilno pravo
criminal (penal) law kazensko pravo
international law; ali law of nations mednarodno pravo
martial law vojno pravo
naval law pomorsko pravo
commercial law trgovinsko pravo
the law of Moses Mojzesova postava
the law of the Medes and Persians nepreklicen zakon, stara navada
according to law; ali by law, in law, under the law po zakonu
at law sodnijsko
to be at law pravdati se
to be a law unto o.s. biti sam sebi zakon, ravnati po lastni volji
to break the law prekršiti zakon
to enact a law uzakoniti
to follow (ali go in for) the law biti pravnik, študirati pravo
to give the law to vsiliti svojo voljo
to go to law with s.o.; ali to have the law of s.o.; ali to take the law on s.o. tožiti koga
to lay down the law odločati, imeti glavno besedo, samovoljno ravnati, vsiliti svojo vouo
letter of the law dosledno, dobesedno
to pass a law izglasovati zakon
to pass into law postati zakon
to study (ali read) law študirati pravo
to take the law in one's own hands vzeti pravico v svoje roke
necessity knows no law sila kola lomi
law and order mir in red, spoštovanje zakonov
Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) doktor prava
he has but little law ne ve mnogo o pravu
ameriško to call in the law poklicati policijo
the laws of the game pravila igre

lay^*1 [lei]

1. prehodni glagol
položiti, polagati, odložiti, odlagati, postaviti; (z)nesti jajca, pripraviti (kurjavo, mizo) prekriti podložiti obložiti (with , tla itd. s čim)
nanesti (barvo); predložiti, vložiti (npr. zahtevo, before pri)
pripisati, pripisovati (to komu)
zasnovati (načrt); poleči (žito); pomiriti, umiriti, ublažiti (veter, valove)
vojska nameriti (top); splesti (vrv); naložiti (kazen), na.ložiti jih komu; zastaviti (čast, glavo)
vulgarno spolno občevati

2. neprehodni glagol
valiti (jajca); staviti

to lay one's accounts with računati s kom ali čim
to lay an accusation against obtožiti, vložiti tožbo
to lay an ambush (ali snare, trap) pripraviti zasedo
to lay bare razgaliti, odkriti
to lay bricks polagati opeko
to lay blame on zvaliti krivdo na koga
to lay blows (ali stick, it) on naložiti jih komu
to lay one's bones položiti svoje kosti, pokopati
to lay claim to postaviti svojo zahtevo; zahtevati kaj zase
to lay a coat of paint premazati z barvo
to lay the cloth (ali the table) pogrniti, pripraviti mizo
to lay s.th. to s.o.'s charge (ali at s.o.'s door) zvaliti krivdo na koga
to lay the damages at zahtevati od koga povračilo za škodo
to lay the dust poškropiti, da se poleže prah
to lay eyes on zagledati, opaziti
to lay field to field povečati posest z nakupom mejnih njiv
to lay fault to s.o. pripisati komu krivdo
to lay the fire podkuriti peč
to lay one's finger on s prstom kaj pokazati, najti
to lay a finger on položiti roko na koga, tepsti
to lay for zalezovati, čakati v zasedi
to lay hands on dobiti v roke, polastiti se, dvigniti roko na koga
to lay hands on o.s. napraviti samomor
to lay (fast) by the heels zapreti v ječo
to lay hold on (ali of) zgrabiti, prijeti; figurativno ujeti se za kaj
to lay one's hopes on veliko pričakovati od, staviti upe na
to lay heads together stikati glave, posvetovati se
to lay s.th. to heart gnati si kaj k srau, položiti na srce
to lay a ghost pregnati duha
to lay an information against prijaviti koga
to lay low (ali in the dust) podreti, pobiti na tla; figurativno ponižati
to lay lunch pripraviti mizo za kosilo
to lay open odkriti, razodeti
to lay o.s. open izpostaviti se
to lay s.th. on the shelf odložiti kakšno delo
to lay to sleep (ali rest) položiti k počitku; figurativno pokopati
to lay (great, little) store upon pripisovati (veliko, majhno) važnost čemu
to lay siege to oblegati
to lay stress (ali weight, emphasis) on dati poseben povdarek čemu
to lay one's shirt on vse zastaviti
the scene is laid in Paris odigrava se v Parizu
to lay troops (on) nastaniti čete (pri)
to lay s.o. under an obligation naložiti komu nalogo
to lay s.o. under necessity prisiliti koga
to lay s.o. under contribution pripraviti koga, da kaj prispeva
to lay a wager staviti
to lay waste opustošiti
to lay wait for čakati koga v zasedi
to lay the whip to s.o.'s back (pre)bičati koga
the wind is laid veter se je umiril