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buckle¹ [bʌ́kl] samostalnik
zaponka; upogib
tehnično spojnica

to cut the buckle poskakovati, udariti s petami pri plesu

burn^*1 [bə:n]

1. prehodni glagol
zažgati, sežgati; pražiti; vžgati, ožigosati; spaliti

2. neprehodni glagol
goreti, smoditi se, žareti, skeleti, peči; plamteti, razplameniti, razvneti se

to burn to ashes upepeliti; v prah zgoreti
to burn the candle at both ends naporno delati, preveč se truditi
to burn daylight zapravljati čas
to burn one's fingers opeči si prste
to burn to the ground do tal pogoreti
to have money to burn imeti preveč denarja
it burned itself into my mind vtisnilo se mi je v spomin
to burn out of house and home pregnati
to burn one's boats onemogočiti si povratek
his money burns a hole in his pocket zapravi ves denar
money to burn več ko dovolj denarja
to burn the midnight oil delati ponoči
ameriško to burn powder zapravljati strelivo
the sun burns away the mist sonce razprši meglo
to burn the water loviti ribe pri svetilkah
to burn the wind (ali earth), ameriško to burn up the road brzeti v največjem diru

button¹ [bʌ́tn] samostalnik
gumb
botanika popek; glavič; mlada gobica

covered button prevlečen gumb
not to care a (brass) button prav nič se ne meniti
pogovorno not to have all one's buttons ne biti čisto pri pameti
the buttons have come off the foils nasprotniki v borbi pozabljajo na osnovna pravila vljudnosti
to do up a button zapeti gumb
to undo a button odpeti gumb
a button has come undone gumb se je odpel
to press the button pozvoniti
(a boy in) buttons livrirani sluga; sprevodnik dvigala
not worth a button niti piškavega oreha vreden, zanič

canny [kǽni] pridevnik (cannily prislov)
škotsko previden, varčen, oprezen; zvit; zanesljiv; počasen, udoben; dober; miren

canny wife babica, pomočnica pri porodu
canny moment trenutek poroda

card¹ [ka:d] samostalnik
karta, vizitka, izkaznica; lepenka; program
ameriško časopisna objava
domačno človek, dečko; čudak

compass card vetrovnica (na kompasu)
to fling (ali throw up) one's cards opustiti igro
to have all one's cards in one's hand imeti vse prednosti
figurativno a house of cards negotov položaj ali načrt
it is (ali that's) the card tako kaže, to je pravo, to je treba
it is on the card to je mogoče
a lively card veseljak
pack of cards igra kart
to play at cards kvartati
to tell fortunes upon cards vedeževati iz kart
to play one's best cards uporabiti svoje najboljše možnosti
to play one's cards well (badly) biti spreten (nespreten)
to speak by the card jasno se izražati
to throw one's cards (on the table) vse odkrito povedati, priznati
a queer card čudak
trump card adut
to have a card up one's sleeve imeti nekaj za bregom
a knowing card navihanec
to lay one's cards on the table igrati z odprtimi kartami
a loose card razuzdanec
a sure card zanesljiv človek
to speak by the card jasno se izražati
to leave cards on s.o. obiskati koga
to make a card vzeti (pri kartah)
visiting card vizitka
ration card živilska nakaznica

care¹ [kɛə] samostalnik
skrb, nega; zaskrbljenost, previdnost, pazljivost; marljivost, prizadevnost

to take (ali have) care (of) biti previden
to take (ali have) the care of poskrbeti za koga ali kaj
care of (kratica c/o) pri (v naslovih)
Care Sunday peta postna nedelja
that shall be my care za to bom že jaz poskrbel
care killed (ali will kill) the cat pretirana skrb škoduje
with care! pazi! previdno!

catch^*1 [kæč]

1. prehodni glagol
ujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati (at, in pri)
presenetiti; zamrzniti

2. neprehodni glagol
prijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)

to catch s.o. bending zasačiti koga
to catch s.o. a blow udariti koga
to catch one's breath zadrževati dih
to catch one's foot spotakniti se
to catch (a) cold prehladiti se
to catch a crab pregloboko z vesli udariti
to catch fire vžgati se
to catch a glimpse of s.o. bežno koga zagledati
to catch the idea (ali point) razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti misel
to catch hold of s.th. polastiti se česa, prijeti kaj
to catch it biti kaznovan
catch me! nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne pride
to catch s.o. napping zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega dela
to catch the Speaker's eye dobiti besedo (v parlamentu)
to catch a Tartar izkupiti jo
sleng you will catch it! ti bom že pokazal!

céna price; cost; (vrednost) value; (kura) rate

za céno od at the price of
za nobeno céno (figurativno) not at any price, not for all the world, not for anything, not on any account, not for worlds
za vsako céno at any price (ali cost)
za smešno céno (figurativno) for a (mere) song
po lastni céni at cost price
po znižani céni at a reduced price
za polovično céno (at) half-price
po najnižjih cénh (žargon) at cutthroat prices
enotna (nizka, stalna, visoka, zadnja, maksimirana) céna single (low, firm ali stable, high, reserve, controlled) price
nabavna (prodajna, tovarniška, uradna) céna purchase (selling, factory ali ex works, official) price
polovična céna half (the) price
pretirana céna exorbitant (ali extravagant ali unreasonable ali fancy) price
zmerna céna moderate (reasonable, fair) price
brezobvezna céna provisional price
slepa céna cut price, ZDA cutrate price
tržna céna market (ali current) price
trdne céne (brez popusta) fixed prices (no discount allowed)
naraščajoče céne soaring prices
nedostopne, previsoke céne prohibitive prices
rastoče (padajoče) céne rising (falling) prices
najnižja céna the lowest price, floor price, bottom price, ZDA rock-bottom price
realne céne fair prices
dnevna céna current price
porast, dvig cen rise in prices; price increase (s), price rise (s)
padec cen fall in prices, (nenaden) price slump
znižanje cen reduction (ali cutting) of prices, price cuts
zvišanje cen rise in prices, price rise, increase in prices, price increase
kontrola cen price control
listek z označeno céno price mark, price-tag
céne se dvigajo prices are on the rise
zvišati, dvigniti céne to raise prices
pognati céne kvišku to push up prices, to inflate prices
določiti céne to fix prices
prodajati pod céno to sell for less than the market value, to undersell
céne padajo prices are falling ali dropping, (naglo) there is a price slump
pogajati se za céno to bargain
céne se gibljejo od... do... prices range from... to...
zahtevati previsoko céno od koga to overcharge someone
potisniti céne navzdol to force prices down
znižati céne to lower (ali to cut down ali to reduce) the prices
znižati céno za 20 penijev pri funtu to cut the price by 20 pence (20 p.) a lb.
sprostiti (odmrzniti) céne to unfreeze prices
navi(jati) céne to force up prices
znižati céne z intervencijo države to force down prices

chapel [čǽpəl] samostalnik
kapelica, cerkev; mrliška soba; tiskarna

to hold a chapel zborovati (združenje tiskarniških delavcev)
chapel of ease kapelica, postavljena med dvema občinama, podružnična cerkev
to keep a chapel biti pri maši

cmokáti cmókniti to smack (one's lips); (poljubiti) to kiss, to buss

cmokáti, cmókniti pri jedi to munch

cog² [kɔg] prehodni glagol
(o)slepariti

to cog the dice slepariti pri kockanju

colour¹ ameriško color [kʌ́lə] samostalnik
barva, odtenek; barva kože, pigment; kolorit; rdečica; videz
figurativno pretveza, maska
množina zastava; ton, prizvok

to be in colours imeti na sebi pisano obleko
colour bar rasna segregacija; diskriminacija
to change colour prebledeti, zardeti
to come off with flying colours zmagati na vsej črti
to come out of one's true colour pokazati svoj pravi značaj
to desert the colours dezertirati
to feel (ali be) off colour slabo se počutiti
to fly false colours varati pod krinko poštenosti
fast colour obstojna barva
fugitive colour nestalna barva
to give colour to s.th. poživiti, opravičiti kaj; dati videz resničnosti
to join the colours iti služit vojake
high colour rdeča polt
to hoist the colours izobesiti zastavo
to lay on the colours too thickly pretiravati
to lend colour to s.th. poživiti kaj
colour line črta, ki strogo deli belce od črncev
to lose colour prebledeti
to nail one's colours to the mast neomajno vztrajati pri svoji odločitvi
to paint in bright colours biti optimist
to put a false colour on napačno razložiti
to see the colour of s.o.'s money dobiti od koga denar
to see things in their true colour videti stvari v pravi luči
to stick to one's colours držati se svojih načel, ravnati po svojih načelih
to strike (ali lower) one's colours vdati, ukloniti se
to take one's colour from s.o. posnemati koga
to serve with the colours služiti v vojski
under colour of s.th. pod krinko česa
to wear s.o.'s colours biti privrženec koga
to sail under false colours pretvarjati se, biti licemerec
man (woman) of colour človek, ki ni belec

complicity [kɔmplísiti] samostalnik (in pri)
sokrivda

composition [kɔmpəzíšən] samostalnik
sestavek, spis; esej; pesem, skladba; delo; odškodnina, poravnava; značaj; zmes, zlitina; sestavljanje, sestavina; umetna snov; dogovor; tiskarski stavek
vojska sporazum o premirju; kompromis

composition book vadnica; ameriško zvezek
to have a touch of madness in one's composition ne biti čisto pri pameti

concern² [kənsə́:n] samostalnik
zadeva, posel (about, for)
skrb (at, over zaradi)
zaskrbljenost; žalost, užaloščenje, bol (in za)
zanimanje; delež
trgovina tvrdka, podjetje, koncern; pomembnost, važnost
pogovorno stavba

it is of no concern of mine to mi ni nič mar
a matter of no concern nepomembna stvar
to take no concern in s.th. ne se zanimati za kaj
to have a concern in imeti delež pri čem; zanimati se za kaj
public concerns javne zadeve
thriving concern uspešen posel
pogovorno to give up the whole concern opustiti zadevo
a paying concern rentabilno podjetje
a going concern aktivno podjetje
of the utmost concern skrajno pomemben
to have no concern with s.th. ne imeti s čim opravka

condone [kəndóun] prehodni glagol
oprostiti, opravičiti

to condone s.th. in s.o. opravičiti kaj pri kom

contest [kəntést] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (with, for)
prepirati se, spodbijati; boriti se, tekmovati, kosati se; kandidirati

to contest every inch of ground boriti se za vsako ped zemlje
to contest a seat kandidirati v volilnem okrožju
contested election volitve, pri katerih nastopa več kandidatov; ameriško volitve, katerih pravilnost spodbijajo

cop² [kɔp] prehodni glagol
sleng dobiti, ujeti

sleng to cop s.o. at it zasačiti koga pri samem dejanju

copartnership [kóupá:tnəšip] samostalnik
družabništvo

labour copartnership sistem sodelovanja delavcev pri delitvi dobička

count² [kaunt] samostalnik
račun; število; računanje, cenitev; glasovanje; rezultat; točka obtožnice; odlašanje; upoštevanje; ozir

to keep count of s.th. računati s čim
to lose count ušteti, zmotiti se pri računanju
out of all count nevšteven, neprešteven
to take count of s.th. prešteti, upoštevati kaj
on other counts v drugih pogledih
count of yarn številka prejice