way1 [wéi] samostalnik
pot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer
navtika kurz
way in vhod
way out izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figurativno priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; pogovorno okolica, stran; figurativno pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; navtika, množina grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sanke
a long (ali a great) way off (ali from here) daleč stran od tu
any way vsekakor, v vsakem primeru
by way of na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradi
by the way mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajno
by way of compliment kot kompliment
in a way nekako, na neki način, ne popolnoma
in every way v vsakem pogledu (oziru)
in many ways v mnogih ozirih (pogledih)
in more ways than one v več kot enem oziru (pogledu)
in a polite (friendly) way vljudno (prijazno)
in a small way skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižno
not by a long way še dolgo ne
in some (ali several) ways v marsikakem pogledu (oziru)
one way or another tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekako
over the way na drugi strani (poti), čez cesto
on one's way to na poti k
no way nikakor ne
some way or other na ta ali na oni način
the other way round v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratno
under way navtika na poti, na vožnji
well on one's way v polnem teku
ways and means pot in način (zlasti kako priti do denarja)
Ways and Means parlamentarna budžetna komisija
the way of the world tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običaj
the way of the cross religija križev pot
no way inferior nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejši
the good old ways dobri, stari običaji
high way glavna cesta, državna cesta; figurativno običajni način delovanja
Milky Way rimska cesta (na nebu)
lion in the way zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)
permanent way železnica tir, tračnice
permanent-way man železnica progovni delavec
nothing out of the way nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)
somewhere London way nekje v okolici Londona
right of way pravica prehoda (čez tuje zemljišče)
this way please! semkaj, za menoj, prosim!
this is not in my way to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavim
to ask the (ali one's) way vprašati za pot
to be in a bad way biti v slabem položaju
to be in the family way biti noseča, pričakovati otroka
to be by way of being angry skoraj pobesneti
to be in s.o.'s way biti komu napoti, motiti koga
to be under way biti na poti
the conference was already under way konferenca je bila že v teku
to be on the way biti na poti, približevati se
to be in a way pogovorno biti vznemirjen, razburjen
it is not his way to ni njegova navada
the furthest way about is the nearest way home najkrajša pot ni vedno najhitrejša
to clear the way umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehod
to come by way of Paris priti prek Pariza
to come (ali to fall) in s.o.'s way srečati koga, naleteti na koga
to gather way povečati hitrost
to find one's way znajti se
to get in the way biti napoti, zapreti pot, ovirati
to get in the way of s.th. razumeti kaj
to get out of the way iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)
to give way umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustiti
to force one's way izsiliti, utreti si pot
to go a long way iti daleč
to go one's way oditi, iti po svoji poti
to go (ali to take) one's own way iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugih
to go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figurativno umreti
to have it both ways po potrebi si izbrati
you can't have it both ways ne moreš imeti obojega; figurativno ne more biti volk sit in koza cela
to have one's own way delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimo
if I had my (own) way če bi šlo po mojem
to live in a great (small) way razkošno (skromno) živeti
to look the other way stran gledati
to look s.o.'s way gledati proti komu
to lose way izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrost
to lose one's way zaiti, izgubiti se
to make way napredovati; figurativno prodreti, uspeti
to make one's own way iti po svoji poti, oditi
to make the best of one's way iti čim hitreje, pohiteti
to pave the way for utreti pot za
to put o.s. out of the way truditi se, da(ja)ti si truda
to put s.o. out of the way spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti koga
to see a way out videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)
to stand in the way of s.o. ovirati koga, zastaviti komu pot
to twist one's way through zvijati se (kot kača) skozi
to work one's way študirati, preživljati se z delom
where there's a will there's a way hoteti je moči
Zadetki iskanja
- wear*2 [wɛ́ə]
1. prehodni glagol
nositi (na sebi), imeti na sebi
figurativno nositi neko čast; ponositi, oguliti; utruditi, izčrpati
figurativno glodati
2. neprehodni glagol
nositi se, držati se, biti trajen (trpežen), vzdržati; obrabiti se, oguliti se, trošiti se; vleči se, počasi iti mimo, bližati se koncu, miniti
figurativno postati
worn cloths obrabljena, ponošena, oguljena obleka
a worn joke stara, obrabljena šala
to wear black nositi črno obleko, biti črno oblečen
to wear the breeches (trousers, pants) pogovorno nositi hlače, biti gospodar (o ženi v zakonu)
her courage wore thin pogum ji je polagoma upadel
to wear the crown nositi krono, figurativno biti kralj; religija postati mučenik
to wear one's coat to rags oguliti svoj suknjič
their friendship has worn well njihovo prijateljstvo se je dobro držalo
to wear the gown figurativno biti pravnik
to wear one's hair curled nositi (imeti) nakodrane lase
to wear one's heart on the sleeve figurativno reči vse, kar nam je na srcu, biti preveč iskren
to wear s.o. in one's heart biti komu vdan, nositi koga v svojem srcu
to wear horns figurativno biti rogonosec (varan soprog)
to wear a hole in dobiti luknjo (v obleki) od obrabe
to wear a pair of shoes comfortable iznositi, uhoditi (svoje) čevlje
to wear well dobro se nositi; biti mladega videza; vzdržati, prenesti kritiko
he wears well ne bi mu prisodili njegove starosti, videti je mlajši
she wears her years well dobro nosi svoja leta, videti je mlajša (kot je v resnici)
to wear the petticoat pogovorno biti copatar, biti pod copato
to wear thin postati oguljen; figurativno postati slab (medel, mlahav); zbledeti, izgubiti se, izginiti
to wear white oblačiti se v belo, biti belo oblečen
he is worn by care skrb ga gloda, grize
the day wears to an end dan se bliža kraju, polagoma mineva
she wears on me ona mi gre na živce - weep*2 [wi:p] neprehodni glagol
jokati, plakati, ihteti (at, over ob, nad)
kapljati, cureti, biti vlažen; izparevati, potiti se
botanika imeti viseče veje (willow vrba)
prehodni glagol
točiti, pretakati, prelivati (solze); objokovati, žalovati (za kom); izparevati vlago
to weep for joy, with pain jokati od veselja, od bolečine
to weep irsko, pogovorno, figurativno točiti krokodilove solze
to weep one's heart (ali eyes) out izjokati si oči, ugonabljati se od žalosti
to weep tears of joy jokati solze veselja
to weep o.s. out izjokati se
to weep away the time ves čas prejokati, kar naprej jokati - welcome1 [wélkəm]
1. samostalnik
dobrodošlica; prisrčen sprejem, pozdrav za dobrodošlico
to bid s.o. welcome želeti komu dobrodošlico
to find a ready welcome biti prijazno sprejet
to give s.o. warm welcome želeti prisrčno dobrodošlico
to wear out one's welcome pogovorno biti predolgo na obisku, utruditi svoje gostitelje
2. pridevnik
dobrodošel; iskreno vabljen; ugoden, prijeten; pooblaščen (to za)
a welcome guest dobrodošel gost
to make s.o. welcome lepo koga sprejeti
welcome as snow in harvest zelo nezaželen
you are welcome to my car moj avto vam je na voljo
to be most welcome priti kot nalašč, ravno prav
you are welcome to do it prosim (izvolite) napraviti to, samo izvolite!
Thank you. -- (You are) welcome! Hvala. -- prosim!, ni razloga za zahvalo!, ni za kaj!
and welcome (ironično) če že hočete!, zaradi mene!
May I take this book? -- Take it and welcome! Smem vzeti to knjigo? -- Kar (Le) vzemite jo!
3. medmet
dobrodošel!
pogovorno rad!, z veseljem!
welcome home to London! dobrodošel spet v Londonu! - wide1 [wáid] pridevnik (widely prislov)
širok, prostran; obsežen; dalekosežen; velik, znaten, bogat (izkušnje, znanje itd.); liberalen, ki je brez predsodkov, širokogruden; splošen, obči; raztezajoč se v določenih mejah; široko odprt; ki presega meje, čezmeren; daleč oddaljen
britanska angleščina, sleng bister, prebrisan
three feet wide tri čevlje širok
a wide domain obsežno, obširno področje
a wide margin širok rob
wide plain prostrana ravnina
wide prices različne cene (ponudbe in povpraševanja)
wide reading velika načitanost
wide roads široke ceste
the wide world širni svet
to give a wide margin dati široko polje, dati prost prostor
to stare with wide eyes strmeti s široko odprtimi
to take wide views biti velikodušen, velikopotezen
his answer was quite wide of the mark njegov odgovor ni prav nič spadal k stvari
by the widest computation kar najbolj široko računano - wind1 [wind] samostalnik
veter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba
aeronavtika smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh
medicina vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona
množina strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak
glasba, ednina, konstrukcija pihala
figurativno prazne besede, čenče
between wind and water figurativno na občutljivem mestu
from the four winds z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsod
in(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind proti vetru
by the wind navtika s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)
off the wind s polovičnim vetrom (med bočnim in krmilnim)
to the four winds na vse (štiri) vetrove
like the wind kot veter, kot strelica, hitro
capful of wind vetrič, sapica od časa do časa
a fair (contrary) wind ugoden (neugoden) veter
puffed up with wind figurativno napihnjen, nadut, domišljav
slant of wind navtika sunek ugodnega vetra
sound in wind and limb v odlični telesni kondiciji
to be in the wind figurativno biti v zraku
there is s.th. in the wind figurativno nekaj je v zraku
all his promises are but wind vse njegove obijube so le prazne besede
it is an ill wind that blows nobody good v vsaki nesreči je tudi kaj dobrega
to break wind medicina spuščati vetrove
to catch wind of s.th. zavohati kaj
to cast (ali to fling; ali to throw) to the wind na vse vetrove vreči, figurativno zapravljati, ne se zmeniti za
to come from the four winds priti z vseh strani sveta
to find out how the wind blows (ali lies) ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figurativno)
to get (the) wind of s.th. zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kaj
the affair got (ali took) wind stvar se je razvedela
to get the wind up prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesneti
to have lost one's wind biti ob sapo
to have one's wind taken biti paraliziran zaradi udarca v trebušno prepono (pri boksanju)
to hit in the wind figurativno zadati udarec v želodec
to put the wind up s.o. prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kosti
to raise the wind sleng, figurativno dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prah
the wind rises veter nastane, se dvigne
to lose one's wind priti ob sapo
to recover one's wind zopet k sapi priti
to go to the winds figurativno propasti
he preaches to the winds govori v veter (zaman, stenam)
to sail before the wind pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtu
to sail close to the wind figurativno delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figurativno skrajno varčno gospodariti
to pump wind into the tire napolniti pnevmatiko z zrakom
to sail with every shift of wind jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figurativno obračati svoj plašč po vetru
to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind sejati veter in žeti vihar
to speak to the winds govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoriti
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjem
to be troubled with wind medicina imeti vetrove
to whistle down the wind figurativno zaman kaj želeti - wish1 [wiš] samostalnik
želja; voščilo; volja, težnja, hrepenenje, koprnenje, sla (for po, za)
predmet želja, želeni predmet
wishes množina (dobre) želje, pozdravi
good, best wishes dobre, najboljše želje (voščila)
according to my wishes po mojih željah
to have one's wish videti svojo željo uresničeno
he has had his wish dobil je, kar je želel
if wishes were horses beggars might ride figurativno od dobrih želja še nihče ni bil sit
the wish is father to the thought človek hitro verjame, kar želi; kar človek želi, to mu hitro na pamet pride - woman1 množina women [wúmən, wímin]
1. samostalnik
ženska, žena; ženski spol (ženske); ljubica; metresa; soproga, žena; sobarica, postrežnica; ženska čud (narava), ženska čustva; moški z ženskimi lastnostmi, "baba"
the woman figurativno ženska, tipično žensko
woman's man ženskar
woman's reason ženska logika
woman of the world svetska, svetovnjaška ženska; izkušena ženska
woman of all works ženska (deklè) za vsa dela
born of woman od ženske rojen (umrljiv)
woman's wit ženska intuicija
the scarlet woman figurativno poganski Rim, papeški Rim; posvetni duh
single woman samostojna ženska; (stara) devica
an old woman starka
it's the woman in her to je žensko(st) v njej (kar je ženskega v njej)
there's a woman in it za tem tiči (kaka) ženska, tu ima ženska prste vmes
to make an honest woman of vzeti (zapeljano dekle) za ženo
to play the woman biti rahločuten ali plah (boječ), pokazati strah (bojazen), jokati, cmeriti se
there is too much of the woman in him preveč je ženskega v njem
2. pridevnik
ženski
woman artist umetnica
woman friend prijateljica
woman doctor zdravnica
woman student študentka
woman suffrage ženska volilna pravica
woman hater sovražnik žensk
woman servant služkinja - wonder2 [wʌ́ndə] neprehodni glagol
(za)čuditi se (at, about s.th. čemu)
razmišljati (o čem), hoteti vedeti, biti radoveden, spraševati se
I wondered about this to mi je padlo v oči
I wonder what time it is koliko utegne biti ura? bogve koliko je ura?
I don't wonder at it to me ne preseneča
that's not to be wondered at ni se čemu čuditi
I wonder why rad bi vedel zakaj
Oh! I just wondered! O, nič! kar takó, samo vpraševal sem se
I wonder who said it rad bi vedel (sprašujem se, bogve), kdo je to rekel
Is that true? -- I wonder. Je to res? -- Bogve.
I wonder at you čudim se ti (vam)
I wondered about his knowledge čudil sem se njegovemu znanju
well, I wonder no, ne vem (prav)
I have often wondered what would happen if... često sem se spraševal, kaj bi se zgodilo, če... - worst1 [wə:st]
1. pridevnik
najslabši, najhujši
the two worst pupils oba najslabša učenca
and, which is worst in kar je najhujše
the worst way ameriško, pogovorno kar najhujše, kar najbolj, strašno
I want it the worst way nujno to potrebujem
2. prislov
najslabše, najhujše
the worst-paid najslabše plačani, -na - worth1 [wə:ɵ] pridevnik
vreden; veljaven
for all one is worth pogovorno kolikor kdo (z)more, po najboljših močeh
worth doing vreden, da se naredi
not worth reading nevreden branja
what is he worth? kolikšno premoženje ima?
he is worth a million on je milijonar
he is worth £ 1000 a year on ima 1000 funtov dohodkov na leto
worth the money (price) vreden denarja (cene), ne predrag
not worth a curse (ali a damn; ali a penny) piškavega groša (prebite pare) ne vreden
worth the trouble vreden truda
worth mentioning omembe vreden
to be worth it; pogovorno, to be worth while biti vreden truda, izplačati se
the game is not worth the candle ta stvar se ne izplača
it is not worth much to ni drago
to be not worth one's salt nič ne biti vreden, biti popolnoma brez vrednosti
take it for what it is worth vzemi to táko, kot je
I tell you the news for what it is worth povem vam novico brez vsakega jamstva (kot sem jo pač slišal)
he pulled for all he was worth vlekel je, kar je le mogel (na vso moč)
we worked hard but it was worth it trdo smo delali, a se je izplačalo - wreck1 [rek] samostalnik
na obalo vrženi predmeti, naplavine (z morja); razbitine ladje; zapuščena, razbita, nasedla ladja; brodolom
figurativno propadel človek
figurativno razvalina
figurativno propad, uničenje, razrušenje
množina bedni ostanki, razbitki, podrtine
the wreck of the carriage razbitine vagona
he is (the) mere wreck of his former self on je le še senca tega, kar je bil prej
the wreck of my hopes propad mojih upov
to go to wreck (and ruin) propasti
to save one's fortune from wreck rešiti svoje premoženje pred propadom
the beach was strewn with wrecks obala je bila posuta z naplavljenimi razbitinami ladij
he perished in the wreck of "Titanic" izgubil je življenje v brodolomu Titanica - yak2 [j æk]
1. samostalnik
čvekanje, blebetanje, brbljanje; (neprestano) govorjenje
ameriško smeh, smejanje; dovtip
2. neprehodni glagol
neprestano govoriti, brbljati
she yakked on endlessly about her operation kar naprej, brez konca in kraja je govorila o svoji operaciji - yours [jɔ:z, júəz, jəz] zaimek
1.
vaš, Vaš; tvoj
2.
tvoji, vaši, Vaši (ljudje, svojci)
3. trgovina
Vaš(cenjeni) dopis
this is yours to je tvoje (vaše, Vaše)
my brother and yours moj in vaš brat
a friend of yours neki tvoj (vaš, Vaš) prijatelj
that hat of yours tisti tvoj klobuk
what is mine is yours kar je moje, je tvoje
what's yours? pogovorno kaj boš (boste) pil(i)?
ever yours vedno tvoj(a), Vaš(a)
yours respectfully, yours faithfully, yours sincerely, yours truly z odličnim spoštovanjem, Vaš vdani (konec pisma)
you and yours ti in tvoji
yours of the 10th inst. Vaš dopis od 10. t. m.
yours of the 3rd is in hand prejeli smo Vaš dopis (Vaše pismo) z dne 3. t. m. - za for; for the purpose of; in favour of; after; behind; (= za časa) during
dan za dnem day by day
eden za drugim one after another, one behind the other
korak za korakom step by step
enkrat za vselej once and for all
za ves svet ne not for (all) the world
za gorami beyond the mountains
jaz za svojo osebo as far as I am concerned
za mojim hrbtom behind my back
za primer (v primeru) potrebe in case of need
za glavo večji taller by a head
za sedaj for the present
za šalo by way of a joke
argumenti za in proti the pros and the cons
razlogi za in proti the reasons for and against
za menoj! follow me!
(kar) za menoj, prosim! this way, please!
starejši za pet let five years older
jaz, za sebe (zase) as for me
beseda za besedo word for word
mož za možem man by man
zanimanje za... interest in...
za mladino neprimeren film a film unsuitable (ali not suitable) for young people
vstopnica za gledališče a theatre ticket
za vlade (vladanja) kralja Karla II during the reign of Charles II
za (= po pooblastilu) (acting) for, per pro., latinsko per procurationem (krajšava: p.p.)
biti za kaj to be in favour of something
kdo je za (to)? who is in favour?
sem za to, da mu odpustimo I'm in favour of (ali I'm for) pardoning him
večina je za nadaljevanje stavke there is a majority in favour of continuing the strike
to je važno zame (za mene) this is important to me
nekaj je za tem (figurativno) there's something behind it
za hišo je vrt there is a garden behind the house
to je hud udarec za nas it is a hard blow for us
brali smo eden za drugim we took it in turns to read
za koga me (pa) imate (smatrate)? who (arhaično whom) do you take me for?
nimam ga za genija I do not regard him as a genius
za to ceno lahko dobiš to blago povsod you can get these goods anywhere at that price
on jé za tri he eats as much as three
povleči koga za lase to pull someone by the hair
on porabi preveč za sebe (zase) he spends too much on himself
smatrati za dobro to think it advisable
odšel je za vedno he left for good
voditi koga za roko to lead someone by the hand
vzel jo je za ženo he has married her, arhaično he has taken her to wife (ali as his wife)
on zaostaja za časom he is behind the times
zapri vrata za seboj! shut the door after (ali behind) you!
zgrešil je za pol metra he missed by half a metre
zmotil sem se za 10.000 SIT I made a mistake of 10,000 tolars
sedeti za mizo to sit at the table
pustiti za seboj to leave behind - zádnji last; final; ultimate; rear; posterior, back; latter, lattermost
zádnji del the hindpart, the backside, (ladje) stern
zádnji del hiše the back of the house
moj zádnji (najvišji) cilj my ultimate goal
zádnja četa rearguard
zádnji del telesa posterior
zádnja (zadajšnja) luč (pri vozilu) rear light
zádnje tri ure the last three hours
te zádnje tri dni (for) these three days
v zádnjem času latterly
zádnje čase recently
v zádnjih dneh julija in the latter days of July
zádnja leta življenja the latter days of one's life
v zádnjih izdihljajih at one's last gasp
na vse zádnje after all, finally, at last
(ta) zádnja leta, v (teh) zádnjih letih in recent years, arhaično of late years
prav do zádnjega to the very last
do zádnjega moža to the last man
zádnje noge hind legs pl
zádnji, a ne najmanj važen last but not least
to je zádnje, kar se lahko zgodi this is the last thing one would expect to happen
zádnja leta sem jo zelo redko videla I have seen very little of her these last (ali in recent) years
prišel je (kot) zádnji he was the last to come
upati do zádnjega to hope to the last
to so zádnja poročila this is the latest news (ali stop-press news)
ležati v zádnjih izdihljajih to be at the last gasp
zabaviščni lokali so bili zasedeni do zádnjega prostora the places of entertainment were crowded to the doors
izkazati komu zádnjo čast to attend someone's funeral - zakléti (zakolnem) to curse, to swear (at), to spit out an oath
zakléti se to swear (by), to vow
zaklel se je, da se bo maščeval za žalitev he vowed to avenge the insult
zaklel sem se, da ne bom več kadil, pil I've sworn off tobacco, drink
zakléti se pri vsem, kar je svetega to swear by all that's holy (ali sacred) - zamujèn lost; missed
kar je odloženo, še ni zamujèno all is not lost that is deferred - zanímanje interest (za in); (za zabavo) hobby
živo zanímanje lively interest
ima zanímanje za vse, kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees
izgubiti vse zanímanje za... to lose all interest in...
pokazati zanímanje za to take an interest in
zbuditi pri kom zanímanje za... to excite someone's interest in..., to interest someone in...
zbujati splošno zanímanje to arouse public interest - zanímati to interest (koga someone), to be of interest (to someone), to be interesting (to someone)
to me ne zanima I am not interested in it, it has no interest for me, this is of no interest to me
zanimalo te bo zvedeti, da... if will be interesting for you to know that...
zanímati se za... to be interested in, to take an interest in, to have an interest in, to interest oneself in
zelo se zanimam za glasbo I take a great interest in music
njega zanima vse (zanima se za vse), kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees