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cheap [či:p] pridevnik (cheaply prislov)
cenen, poceni; slab; jalov, prazen (izgovor)

as cheap as dirt, dirt cheap za smešno ceno
pogovorno to feel cheap ne se dobro počutiti
to get (ali come off) cheap(ly) poceni jo odnesti
to hold cheap podcenjevati, zaničevati
Cheap Jack (ali John) krošnjar
to make o.s. cheap podcenjevati samega sebe
cheap and nasty samo na zunaj lep
cheap trip izlet ob znižanih vozovnicah

cheat² [či:t]

1. neprehodni glagol
goljufati, varati

2. prehodni glagol
ogoljufati; prevarati; preživljati

to cheat (out) of s.th. z goljufijo kaj pridobiti
to cheat the time preživljati čas
pogovorno to cheat the worms ozdraveti po hudi bolezni, zlizati se
to cheat the gallows rešiti se vislic

check up prehodni glagol
pregledati, preveriti (račun)

check up on strinjati se s čim

cheer² [číə] samostalnik
razpoloženje, vedrost, veselost; odobravanje; navijanje (na tekmi); pogostitev, jed

to be of good (bad) cheer biti dobre (slabe) volje
to give s.o. a cheer nazdraviti komu
to make good cheer pirovati, gostiti se
what cheer? kako se imaš?
three cheers for trikrat hura za
to raise a cheer vzklikati

cherish [čériš] prehodni glagol
varovati, negovati; skrbeti, gojiti; ceniti; ljubkovati

to cherish a hope upati, nadejati se

cherry¹ [čéri] samostalnik
češnja (plod)

to take (ali make) two bites at a cherry obirati se, mečkati

chest¹ [čest] samostalnik
skrinja, omara, zaboj; blagajna
anatomija prsi, prsni koš

chest of drawers predalnik
to get off one's chest povedati, napresti jih komu, izkašljati se
military chest vojaška blagajna
(a) cold on the chest kašelj
to have a weak chest sapo loviti

chew¹ [čú:] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
žvečiti, prežvekovati
figurativno (on, upon, over o) razmišljati, premišljevati, razglabljati

to chew the cud prežvekovati
ameriško, sleng to chew the rag (ali fat) čvekati, gobezdati, česnati
to chew up nahruliti
to bite off more than one can chew lotiti se naloge, ki je ne zmoremo

child [čaild] samostalnik
otrok, dete; potomec; privrženec
figurativno plod

from a child od otroških let
with child noseča
to get with child zanositi
the burnt child dreads the flre kdor se enkrat opeče, je drugič previden
figurativno child's play igrača
child murder detomor
sleng this child jaz, mene

chill¹ [čil] samostalnik
mraz, hlad, ohladitev
tehnično kaljenje
tehnično kalup za kovinske odlitke
medicina mrzlica, prehlad
figurativno hladnost, neprijaznost; potrtost

to take the chill off s.th. pogreti kaj
to catch a chill prehladiti se
to cast a chill over (ali on) one's humour spraviti koga v slabo voljo, potreti ga
it gives me a chill zona me spreletava
chills and fever malarija
water with the chill off mlačna voda

chin¹ [čin] samostalnik
brada, obradek

to thrust the chin into the neck bahati, postavljati se
up to the chin do ušes
a chin wag prijateljski pomenek
keep your chin up! glavo pokonci

chin² [čin] neprehodni glagol
ameriško, sleng (about) klepetati

to chin o.s. up potegniti se kvišku (z rokami)

chip¹ [čip] samostalnik
drobec, odkrušek, iver, trska; oškrbek; odpadek; igralna znamka; odkrušeno mesto
pogovorno otrok

a chip of the old block čisto tak kakor njegov oče
I don't care a chip for it ni mi do tega
to carry a chip on one's shoulder rad se prepirati
potato chips tenke ocvrte krompirjeve rezine
to buy chips hraniti denar
ameriško, sleng to hand (ali pass in) one's chips umreti
dry as a chip nezanimiv, dolgočasen, suhoparen
such carpenters such chips po delu spoznamo človeka

chipper² [čípə]
cvrčati, cvrkutati

to chipper up oživiti; ohrabriti se

chisel² [čízl] prehodni glagol
izsekati, (iz)klesati, izdelati
figurativno (out of za) opehariti

pogovorno to chisel in vmešavati se
to chisel off z dletom odsekati

choice¹ [čɔis] samostalnik
izbira, izbor; alternativa (of)
najboljše, cvet, elita

Hobson's choice, choice of evils nobena izbira
choice of everything najboljše, kar se dobi
ameriško, sleng I am choice of it mnogo mi je do tega
for choice, by choice prvenstveno, najraje
a wide (poor) choice velika (majhna) izbira
to take (ali make) one's choice izb(i)rati si
I have no choice but to moram, prisiljen sem
at your choice kakor želite
the choice is (ali lies) with you ti se moraš odločiti
a good choice bogata izbira

choky¹ [čóuki] pridevnik (chokily prislov)
dušljiv; ki lovi sapo

to feel choky dušiti se (od čustva)

chorus¹ [kɔ́:rəs] samostalnik
zbor; pripev, refren

to swell the chorus priključiti se večini
to sing in chorus v zboru peti

chuck⁵ [čʌk] prehodni glagol
po vratu božati, (po)trepljati
domačno ven vreči, na cedilu pustiti

to chuck one's weight about domišljavo se vesti
sleng chuck it! nehaj, dovolj je tega!

chuck up prehodni glagol
opustiti

chuck up one's hand (ali the sponge) vdati se, priznati poraz