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whip² [wip]

1. prehodni glagol
ošvrkniti z bičem (a horse konja)
bičati, šibati; biti, tepsti; goniti, gnati z bičem; segnati, zgnati
pogovorno prekositi, potolči, premagati; oviti (z motvozom, s sukancem) (about okoli)
dvigati (breme, premog itd.) (s škripcem)

to whip a carpet iztepavati preprogo
to whip the pavement figurativno udarjati ob pločnik (o dežju)
to whip creation vse prekositi
to whip into line poenotiti; politika spraviti k disciplini (člane stranke)
to whip a top poditi vrtavko
to whip s.th. into s.o. vtepati komu kaj
to whip out iztrgati
whiped cream tolčena smetana
to whip eggs stepati beljak
to whip the cat figurativno skopariti; ne delati v ponedeljek
to whip a knife out of one's pocket hitro potegniti nož iz žepa
to whip stream ribe loviti z neprestanim metanjem trnka v vodo

2. neprehodni glagol
drveti, divjati; hiteti; plapolati (v vetru)

to whip down the stairs zdrveti po stopnicah (navzdol)

white heat [wáithi:t] samostalnik
(bela) razbeljenost
figurativno skrajna razburjenost, huda jeza, srd, besnost; mrzlična naglica ali delo

to work at a white heat delati z mrzlično naglico

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

wonder¹ [wʌ́ndə] samostalnik
čudo; nekaj čudovitega, osupljivega; čudežen dogodek, čudežno delo, čudež; (za)čudenje, začudenost

in wonder začuden
for a wonder čudežno; presenetljivo; čudno
a nine-days'wonder kratkotrajna senzacija
(it is) no wonder that... nič čudnega (ni), da...
to be filled with wonder biti ves začuden
he is a wonder of skill on je čudo spretnosti
to work (ali to do) wonders delati čuda (čudeže)
he kept his word, for a wonder za čuda je držal svojo besedo
to look all wonder ves začuden (debelo) gledati
he swore and no wonder zaklel je, in nič čudnega (če je)

wont [wóunt, wʌnt]

1. pridevnik
vajen, navajen

to be wont to do s.th. imeti navado, običajno kaj delati

2. samostalnik
navada, običaj

use and wont ustaljena navada
according to one's wont po svoji navadi

3. prehodni glagol (preteklik & pretekli deležnik wont, pretekli deležnik tudi wonted)
navaditi (to, with na)
neprehodni glagol
poetično biti navajen, imeti navado

work¹ [wə:k] samostalnik
(telesno ali duševno) delo; ukvarjanje, ustvarjanje, dejavnost; posel, zaposlitev; naloga; (žensko) ročno delo; delovni proces, rezultat dela, proizvod, izdelek; izdelava, obdelava, način izdelave; delovna sposobnost; težak posel, trud, muka; pogon (stroja)
množina stavbna dela, stavbišče; javna dela
vojska utrdbe, utrdbena dela
(edninska konstrukcija) tovarna, fabrika, obrat, delavnica; talilnica, livarna
tehnično mehanizem, gonilo, kolesje, zobčasti prenos
množina, religija dobra dela

in work zaposlen; (ki je) v pogonu (obratu)
out of work brez dela, brezposeln, nezaposlen
a work of art umetniško delo, umetnina
a work of genius genialno delo
works of a clock mehanizem ure
the works of Bach Bachova dela
works of mercy dobrodelna dela
earth works arhitektura zemeljska dela
good works dobra dela
iron works talilnica železa, železarna
Minister of Works minister za javna dela
glass works steklarna
gas works plinarna
Public Works javna dela
out works arhitektura zunanja dela
stone works zidarska dela
upper works navtika nadvodni del ladje; vrhnja gradba, deli ladje nad zgornjo palubo
wood works lesena konstrukcija, leseni deli hiše, leseni predmeti
shock-work udarniško delo
to be out of work biti brez dela, biti brezposeln
to be at work delati, delovati, funkcionirati
it's all in the day's work to ni (prav) nič nenavadnega, to je normalno, to je del (vsako)-dnevnega dela
to cease (ali to stop) work nehati z delom
I did a good day's work veliko sem naredil danes
to give s.o. the works ameriško, pogovorno ozmerjati, premlatiti koga
to get (ali to set) to work lotiti se dela, začeti delati
to go (ali to set) about one's work lotiti se svojega dela
to have plenty of work to do imeti mnogo dela
I have my work cut out for me imam polne roke dela
to make sad work of it figurativno vse uničiti
to make short (ali quick) work of hitro opraviti z, hitro obvladati
that is your work to je tvoja naloga
to look for work iskati delo

wrong¹ [rɔŋ] samostalnik
krivica; zmota, zabloda, napačnost, greh; (redko) škoda, žalitev
pravno prestopek, prekršek, pregrešek, delikt, nedovoljeno dejanje

public wrong javen delikt, kaznivo dejanje
private wrong kršenje zasebnega prava
to commit a wrong zagrešiti (zakriviti, narediti) krivico
to be in the wrong biti v zmoti, ne imeti prav
to do wrong napak, ne prav delati, grešiti
to do s.o. wrong, to do wrong to s.o. delati (narediti) komu krivico
to know the right from the wrong razlikovati pravico od krivice
to make wrong right popraviti krivico, spremeniti slabo v dobro
to put s.o. in the wrong dokazati komu, da nima prav
to right a wrong popraviti krivico
to suffer wrong trpeti krivico

wrong³ [rɔŋ] prislov
neprav, nápak, narobe, pogrešno, lažno

to act wrong ne delati prav, napačno delati
to get it wrong (z)motiti se, napačno razumeti
to get in wrong with s.o. ameriško, pogovorno lahkomiselno izgubiti (zaigrati) naklonjenost kake osebe
to go wrong iti s prave poti, zaiti na kriva pota (o ženski); pogrešiti, zmotiti se; trgovina slabo iti; tehnično slabo funkcionirati, biti pokvarjen
to get s.o. in wrong with spraviti koga ob dobro ime pri, diskreditirati koga pri
our plans went wrong naši načrti so šli po vodi
your watch is wrong vaša ura ne gre prav (točno)
to guess wrong napak uganiti, krivo zadeti

wry¹ [rái] pridevnik
kriv, skrivljen; nakremžen; poševen, na stran nagnjen
figurativno čudaški; krivogled (pogled)

a wry face skremžen obraz
to make (ali to draw, to pull) a wry face nakremžiti se, napraviti kisel obraz, grimaso
to make wry faces spakovati se, pačiti se, delati grimase
wry nose kriv nos
wry-mouthed krivoust; figurativno ironično laskav (priliznjen)

začéti to begin, to start; to commence; to set about; to make a start; (ples) to open, to lead off; (razgovor) to launch, to broach, to moot (a subject)

zopet, znova začéti to begin (ali to start) again; (biti prvi) to be a pioneer, to pave the way (for), to break (new) ground
začéti diskusijo to start a discussion
začéti delikaten pogovor (figurativno) to break the ice
začéti na napačnem koncu to begin at the wrong end
začéti pogajanja z to enter into negotiations with
začéti s proizvedbami to set enquiries on foot
začéti pravni postopek proti to institute (ali to take) legal proceedings against
začéti pogovor z to engage in a conversation with
začéti govor to begin a speech
začéti kampanjo to open a campaign
začéti prepir to begin to quarrel
začéti z učenjem latinščine to start learning Latin, pogovorno to start Latin
začéti neko stvar (lotiti se) to start on a thing
začéti trgovino to set up (ali to start in) a business
začéti pri sebi (figurativno) to begin at home
začéti peti to burst into song
začel je pisati he began writing (ali to write)
začel je z malega he began on a small scale
zopet je začelo deževati the rain has set in again
šole (pouk) se začno 1. oktobra school starts on October 1st
začéti delati to start work, to commence working (ali to work)
začni(te) od začetka! begin at the beginning!
slabo je začel he has had a bad start
začel je piti (figurativno) he has taken to drink
predstava se začne ob devetih the performance begins at nine
najslabši del poti se začne v X. the worst stretch of road begins at X.
letos se je zima zgodaj začela winter has set in early this year

zagábiti se to disgust, to sicken

mastna hrana se mi je zagabila rich food sickens me
ta prizor se mi je zagabil this sight sickened me
zagabilo se mi je delati vedno eno in isto I am sick of doing the same thing
življenje se mu je zagabilo he is sick (ali weary) of life
kruh se nam nikoli ne zagabi bread never turns the stomach
zagabi se mi it makes me sick

zalóga stock; store

v, na zalógi in stock, in store
ne (več) na zalógi out of stock
vsa zalóga the whole stock; (rezerva za silo) stockpile
zalóga živil provisions pl
zalóge za zimo stores pl for the winter
delati si zalóge to stockpile
držati v zalógi (v rezervi) to hold (ali to keep) in store
imeti v zalógi to have in stock, to stock
napraviti si zalógo česa to lay in (ali to take in) a stock (of)
obnoviti svojo zalógo to renew one's stock
moje zalóge gredo h kraju my stores are getting low

zapréka obstacle, hindrance (komu to someone), impediment; hitch; obstruction; barrier; (nenadna) check; bar, hurdle

brez zaprék without obstacles, without a hitch
tek čez zapréke šport hurdles pl; obstacle race
naleteti na zapréke to meet with obstacles, to run into obstacles
naleteti na nepričakovano zapréko to run into a snag
premagati zapréke to overcome obstacles
on je rekorden tekač čez zapréke he is a record hurdler
odstraniti zapréke to remove obstacles
delati komu zapréke to put (ali to throw) obstacles in someone's way
visoke gore so velika zapréka za promet the high mountains are a great obstacle to communication
konj je padel pri prvi zapréki the horse fell at the first jump
biti zapréka za to be an obstacle to
to je bila zapréka za njegovo napredovanje it was a bar (ali a barrier) to his advancement
nekje je bila kaka zapréka (figurativno) there was a hitch somewhere
ni poti brez zaprék no road is without obstacles

zdráha discord, dissension; warfare; variance

delati, povzročiti zdráho to cause dissension
to je naredilo zdráho med njima that set them at variance
biti v zdráhi z to be in conflict (ali at loggerheads) with someone, to be constantly warring (ali feuding) with someone

zgága² (motnja, nevšečnost) trouble; annoyance; nuisance

zgágo delati to make (ali to cause) trouble, to annoy

zljubíti se

zljubi se mi I like; it pleases me
delati, kar se komu zljubi to do what one pleases; to please oneself

zlò evil; ill; harm; mischief

delati zlò to do evil
izogibati se zlu to keep out of mischief
vzeti za zlò to take amiss, to take offence at, to take in bad part, to be offended at
ne jemljite mi tega za zlò! don't take it amiss!
iti po zlu to go to rack and ruin, to go to the dogs, to go to ruin
od dveh izberi manjše zlò! choose the lesser of two evils!
snovati zlò to mean mischief
moji posli gredo po zlu my business is going downhill
želeti komu zlò to bear malice to someone, to wish someone ill
to je potrebno zlò that is a necessary evil

žábica zoologija small (ali little) frog; froggy; botanika snapdragon, antirrhinum; (viseča ključavnica) padlock; (alarmna patrona) (železniška) detonator, fog signal, ZDA torpedo

delati, metati žábice (na vodni gladini) to play ducks and drakes

živína cattle, livestock; figurativno brute

klavna živína fat stock, beef cattle
plemenska živína breeding cattle
rogata živína horned cattle
tovorna živína beast of burden, pack animal
vprežna živína draught animals
reja živíne stockbreeding, cattle breeding, cattle rearing, cattle raising
rejec živíne stockbreeder, stock farmer, cattleman, stockman
gonjač živíne drover, cattleman
tat živíne cattle thief, rustler
hrana, krma za živíno feed, fodder, cattle food
hlev za živíno cowshed, cattle shed, VB (redko) byre
trgovec z živíno cattle dealer, stockdealer
staja za živíno cattle pen
delati kot črna živína to work like a Trojan, to work one's fingers to the bone
on je »visoka živín« (figurativno) žargon he is a big shot (ali big noise, big wheel, big gun, big chief, big cheese, bigwig); he is somebody (ali a personage, a personality, a VIP); (v vojski) he is a brass hat