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rôčka jug

čajna rôčka tea jug, teapot; (telovadno orodje) dumbbell
rôčka za bencin petrol can, jerry can, jerrican
težka (telovadna) rôčka barbell

róg horn

jelenov róg antler
lovski róg hunting horn, bugle
róg obilja the horn of plenty, cornucopia
trobiti na róg to blow the horn
tema je kot v rógu it is pitch-dark
róge pokazati (figurativno) to show one's horns, to resist, to show resistance
trobiti v isti róg (figurativno) to sing the same song (ali tune); to act in concert
róge nastaviti (možu) to cuckold
nositi rógove (mož) to be cuckolded
ugnati koga v kozji róg (figurativno) to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone, to stalemate someone, to stymie (ali to stimy) someone, to intimidate someone
njega ne uženeš lahkó v kozji róg he does not scare easily
zgrabiti bika za róge (figurativno) to take the bull by the horns

rôjen born (v in)

mrtvo rôjen stillborn
predčasno rôjen prematurely born, abortive
rôjen Ljubljančan a native of Ljubljana
on je rôjen vojak (slikar) he is a born soldier (painter)
pod srečno zvezdo rôjen born under a lucky star, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, (pod nesrečno zvezdo with a wooden spoon in one's mouth)
za sužnje rôjeno ljudstvo a people born to be slaves

rôjsten (of) birth; natal

rôjstni dan birthday
za, na moj rôjstni dan for my birthday
rôjstni kraj birthplace, native parts
rôjstno leto year of birth
moje rôjstno mesto my native (ali) home town
rôjstna hiša the house in which someone was born
rôjstni list birth certificate
darila za rôjstni dan birthday presents (ali gifts)
kolač za rôjstni dan birthday cake
slavje rôjstnega dne birthday party
vse najboljše k vašemu rôjstnemu dnevu! many happy returns of the day!

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

rokàv sleeve; (rečni) branch of a river, backwater; (morski) channel

brez rokavov sleeveless
ki ima (dolge) rokàve (long-) sleeved
deska za likanje rokàvov sleeveboard
ščitnik za rokàve sleeve protector, oversleeve
obesiti se komu za rokàv to cling to someone's sleeve (tudi figurativno)
prišiti rokàve, opremiti z rokàvi to sleeve
iz rokàva stresti (figurativno) to throw off, to toss off, to do something offhand, to write, to speak extempore
zavihati rokàve to tuck up (to roll up) one's sleeves, (figurativno) to gird up one's loins, to pull up one's socks, to take off one's coat (and get down to work)
zavihaj rokàve! (figurativno) pull up your socks!

rokavíca glove

boksarske rokavíce boxing gloves pl, mittens pl
rokavíca za mečevanje fencing glove
glacé rokavíce kid gloves pl; (palčnik) mitten, mitt
viteška, železna rokavíca gauntlet
pletene rokavíce knitted gloves
podložene rokavíce lined gloves
toaletna rokavíca washingglove, glove-sponge
usnjene rokavíce leather gloves
katero velikost rokavíc imate? what size do you take in gloves?
izgubil sem par k tej rokavíci I have lost the companion to this glove
natakniti rokavíce to pull on (ali to put on) one's gloves
odložiti, sleči rokavíce to pull off (ali to take off) one's gloves
z rokavícami ravnati s kom to handle someone with kid gloves
obravnavati stvar brez rokavíc (figurativno) to handle a matter with the gloves off
ta obleka se ti prilega kot rokavíca that dress fits you like a glove
vreči komu rokavíco (figurativno, izzvati) to throw down (ali to cast down) the gauntlet, to challenge

Roland [róulənd] samostalnik
Roland

to give a Roland for an Oliver figurativno vrniti udarec za udarec, vrniti milo za drago

room¹ [rum, ru:m] samostalnik
prostor, mesto; soba, sobana
množina stanovanje, stanovanjski prostori; družba, stanovalci, ki so navzoči v sobi
figurativno možnost, prilika, ugoden trenutek; povod, vzrok (for za)

in one's room, in the room of namesto koga, v zameno za koga
in my room namesto mene
in your room da sem jaz na vašem mestu
room and to spare prostora še preveč
room for complaint povod za pritožbo
bachelor's rooms garsonjera, samsko stanovanje
bed-room spalnica
combination room družabni prostor za učitelje (v Cambridgeu)
dining-room obednica, jedilnica
drawing-room salon
junior common room družabni prostor za študente
living-room dnevna soba
school-room šolska soba, učilnica, razred
senior common room družabni prostor za učitelje
standing-room stojišče
standing-room only! samo stojišča (so še na voljo!)
state-room sprejemna dvorana
there is room for improvement lahko bi bilo bolje, ni ravno najbolje
there is no room to swing a cat figurativno ni niti toliko prostora, da bi se človek obrnil
to be confined to one's room ne zapustiti svoje sobe (zaradi bolezni)
to do a room pospraviti sobo
we'd rather have his room than his company rajši bi videli, da on ne bi bil tu
to make room for s.o. napraviti komu prostor, mesto
he set the room in a roar vso sobo je spravil v smeh
to take up too much room preveč prostora (za)vzeti

root⁴ [ru:t] neprehodni glagol
ameriško, sleng, šport navijati (for za)
želeti uspeh; podpirati, zagovarjati, odobravati

the crowd rooted for the home team množica je navijala za domače moštvo

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

ropotíja lumber; trashery, trash; junk

soba za ropotíjo lumber room; limbo
vsa moja ropotíja (= imetje) all my worldly chattels

rough² [rʌf]

1. pridevnik
hrapav, raskav, neraven; neobdelan, neizbrušen; surov, grob; neotesan, osoren, brutalen; (okus) trpek, oster; težaven, neprijeten, naporen (o življenju); razburjen (with od)
(o morju) razburkan; divji, nebrzdan; nepravilen, nepopoln; približen; slab; (o tkanini) z dolgo dlako; trdega srca, trdosrčen (on do)
neizprosen; nedokončan, v glavnih črtah

rough and ready grobo obdelan, nedovršen, zasilen, začasen; še kar dober za praktične namene; primitiven, a uspešen; ekspeditiven; (o osebah) realen, stvaren, neizbirčen; nepretiran
a rough customer nasilnež
rough coat, rough cast omet, ometavanje
rough copy, rough draft osnutek, skica, prvi načrt, koncept
a rough day vetroven dan
rough diamond nebrušen diamant, figurativno nekultiviran, neuglajen, a pošten človek
at a rough estimate približno
rough house ameriško, sleng burno in hrupno zborovanje, bučna in surova zabava; glasen prepir in pretep
rough leaf prvi list na rastlini
rough luck slaba sreča, smola
rough music neubrana glasba, kričanje
rough passage potovanje po razburkanem morju
rough rice neoluščen riž
a rough road slaba cesta
the rough sex moški spol; moški
rough timber neobeljen posekan les
in a rough state v surovem stanju
a rough sketch prvi osnutek
rough tongue surov, oster jezik
in a rough voice grobo, osorno
rough work surovo, neizdelano, nedovršeno delo
rough weather slabo vreme
it is rough on me ni pravično do mene; nimam sreče
to give s.o. (a lick with) the rough side of one's tongue figurativno pošteno koga ošteti, pošteno mu jih povedati
to have a rough time mnogo pretrpeti, imeti hude težave
she had a rough time mnogo je prestala, zelo slabo ji je šlo
he had it rough mnogo je prestal, pretrpel
this is rough luck for me to je hud udarec zame, tega nisem zaslužil

2. prislov
grobó, surovo, robato, brezobzirno, brez prizanašanja, nasilno; na naglo

to lie, to sleep rough ležati, spati oblečen (zlasti na prostem)
to play rough šport grobo igrati
to ride rough divje, ne po pravilih jezditi

round¹ [ráund] pridevnik
okrogel, obel, zaokrožen, zaobljen, valjast; krožeč, ki se giblje v krogu, vijugast; (o obrazu) okrogel, poln; (o vsoti) zaokrožen, okrogel, približen; celoten, znaten, ves; (o slogu) gladek, tekoč; (o korakih) hiter, krepak; iskren, jasen, odkrit, preprost, prostodušen

as round as a ball okrogel kot krogla
at a round pace (rate) s krepkim korakom, hitro, naglo
at a round trot v hitrem diru
in round figures (numbers) v celih številih; v okroglih, približnih številkah
with a round oath s krepko kletvico
in a round voice s krepkim, polnim glasom
a round answer odkrit odgovor
a round robin figurativno protestno pismo ali peticija s podpisi v krogu (da se ne odkrije pobudnik)
round statement nedvoumna izjava
a round sum okrogla, znatna, precejšnja vsota
a round-table conference posvetovanje zastopnikov (raznih strank) za okroglo mizo
round towel neskončna brisača (na valju)
a round-trip ticket ameriško vozovnica za krožno potovanje; ameriško povratna vozovnica
a round, unvarnished tale popolna, neolepšana resnica
a round vowel zaokrožen samoglasnik (o, u)
to be round with s.o. biti odkrit, pošten do koga

round² [ráund] samostalnik
oblina, okroglina, okroglost, okrogel ali obel predmet, okrogla stavba; krog, venec; gibanje kroga, kroženje; obhod, runda; patrulja; runda (pri tekmah, igrah)
vojska naboj, granata, salva
figurativno salva smeha, odobravanja
lov strel; debela rezina (mesa); niz, vrsta dni
glasba pesem, ki se izmenoma poje, pesem pri kolu

round after round of applause aplavz brez konca in kraja
round of beef debel odrezek govedine
a round of beer runda piva (ki jo plača eden za vse omizje)
a round of cheers salve odobravanja
round of pleasures potovanje za zabavo; vrsta zabav
the daily round običajno vsakdanje delo (posel, opravilo), rutina
the Earth's yearly round letna krožna pot Zemlje
a fight of 10 rounds borba v 10 rundah
to dance in a round plesati v krogu, plesati kolo
the soldier got ten rounds of ball cartridges vojak je dobil deset nabojev
she had gone on a round of calls šla je (bila) na vrsto obiskov
to go for a good round iti na daljši (krožni) sprehod
the officer goes the rounds of sentries častnik obhodi straže
the policeman goes his round stražnik obhodi svoj revir
the story goes the round of the clubs zgodba kroži po klubih
to make the round of the barracks obhoditi vojašnico
to make (to go) one's rounds obhoditi, inšpicirati, pregledati, opraviti svoj običajni obhod
to serve a round of drinks plačati (dati za) rundo pijače

round³ [ráund] prislov
(na)okoli, (na)okrog; v krogu, v obsegu; kolikor daleč seže pogled naokoli

round and round nepretrgoma, neprestano, velikokrat
round about! na levo krog!
all round vse obsegajoč (o ceni)
all-round naokoli, brez razlike, vsi po vrsti
all round us vse okoli nas
all the country round po vsej deželi, zemlji
all the year round (skozi) vse leto
for miles round milje naokrog
a long way round velik ovinek
to ask s.o. round povabiti koga k sebi
to bring s.o. round spraviti koga k sebi, k zavesti; prepričati koga
he is coming round (on) prihaja spet k zavesti
to come (to be) round kmalu, skoraj priti (biti)
New Year's Day will soon come round Novo leto bo kmalu tu
to go round vrteti se v krogu, krožiti
to go a long way round napraviti velik ovinek
to gather round zbrati se okoli
to get s.o. round prelisičiti, omrežiti, premamiti koga
to hand round podajati, porazdeliti okoli
what are you hanging round for? kaj čakaš tu? kaj delaš tu?
to order glasses round naročiti pijačo za vso družbo, pogostiti vso družbo
to send round the hat (s klobukom) nabirati darove v družbi, prositi za prostovoljne prispevke
to show s.o. round okoli koga voditi, biti komu za vodnika, razkazovati komu kaj
to sleep the clock round spati polnih 12 (ali 24) ur
taking it all round upoštevajoč stvar z vseh vidikov
to turn round vrteti se, obrniti se, obračati se
wheels turn round kolesa se vrté

round table [ráundteibl] samostalnik
okrogla miza; omizje

round-table conference konferenca za okroglo mizo

round-up [ráundʌp] samostalnik
zbiranje, zganjanje (živine); ljudje, ki zganjajo, zbirajo; čreda goveda, zbrana na enem mestu s kavboji in njihovimi konji; racija

a round-up of criminals racija za kriminalci

route [ru:t]

1. samostalnik
cesta, pot; (določena) smer hoje, kurs
vojska maršruta
medicina pot, dostava (zdravila telesu)

by the oral route medicina skozi usta, per os
column of route pohodna kolona
to get the route dobiti ukaz za pohod
to go the route figurativno zdržati do konca, do cilja

2. prehodni glagol
železnica označiti pot(ovanje) na vozni karti; naprej poslati (dokumente) po uradni poti

routine [ru:tí:n]

1. samostalnik
rutina, spretnost, uvežbanost, veščina, izvedenost; običajni, redni potek (dela), običajen postopek; čista formalnost; stalna kolotečina, šablona
vojska urnik

the day's routine običajni, vsakodnevni, redni posli
to make a routine of s.th. napraviti kaj za pravilo
to be routine biti pravilo

2. pridevnik
vsakdanji, tekoči, vedno enak, rutinski; mehaničen, normalen, šablonski, predpisen, standarden, birokratski

routine duties vsakodnevne dolžnosti