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coat¹ [kóut] samostalnik
suknja, površnik, plašč, jopič; pokrov; prevleka, obloga, omet, opaž, plast, premaz; koža, dlaka, perje
medicina mrena, opna, kožica

coat of arms grb
to baste s.o.'s coat nabunkati, pretepsti koga
to cut one's coat according to one's cloth ➞ cloth
to dust a coat for s.o. pretepsti koga
it is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman obleka sama še ne naredi človeka
great coat zimski plašč
to wear the King's (ali Queen's) coat služiti vojake
coat of mail železna srajca, oklep
near is my coat but nearer is my skin vsak je sebi najbližji, bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
to turn one's coat izneveriti se, postati odpadnik, po vetru se obračati
to take off one's coat pripraviti se na boj
to take off one's coat to (the) work zavihati rokave, lotiti se dela

cock¹ [kɔ́k] samostalnik
petelin, (tudi na puški); petelinje petje
figurativno vodja; pipa, vetrnica; poševna lega klobuka na glavi; jeziček (na tehtnici); kazalec (na sončni uri)
navtika medkrov; pilotov sedež; bahač, kolovodja
vulgarno spolni ud

as the old cock crows so does the young learn jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa
the red cock crows hiša je v plamenih
dunghill cock domači petelin
every cock crows on his dunghill doma se vsakdo čuti junaka
to be cast at the cocks zgubiti se
that cock won't fight tukaj nekaj ni v redu, to ne bo držalo
to live like a fighting cock živeti ko ptička na veji
the cock of the walk (ali roost) glavna oseba, samozavestnež
to go off at half cock prezgodaj se sprožiti
domačno old cock ljubi moj, človek božji

cock-horse¹ [kɔ́khɔ:s] samostalnik
gugalni konjiček

to ride a cock-horse na kolenih se pestovati (otrok)

cognizance [kɔ́gnizəns] samostalnik
spozna(va)nje, doznava; znak; pristojnost, kompetenca

to take special cognizance natančno preiskati
to have cognizance of s.th. vedeti o čem
within one's cognizance v območju koga
to take cognizance of s.th. seznaniti se s čim, vzeti na znanje

coil¹ [kɔil] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
ovi(ja)ti, na(vi)jati, za(vi)jati

to coil up zviti (se)

cold² [kould] samostalnik
mraz
medicina prehlad, nahod

to catch (ali get, take) (a) cold prehladiti se
to have a cold imeti nahod
to leave s.o. out in the cold ne posvetiti komu pozornosti, pustiti ga na cedilu
cold in the head nahod
to be in the cold biti osamljen
figurativno out in the cold zapuščen, zanemarjen

collar¹ [kɔ́lə] samostalnik
ovratnik; komat; ogrlica; (pasji) navratnik
tehnično čep, mašilnik, obroč(ek), kolut, prirobnica; ustje rova; pena (na pivu)

against the collar težaven (opravek)
collar work težko delo
out of a collar brezposeln
in collar zaposlen
to slip the collar izmuzniti se, uiti
up to the collar do vratu, do grla
to get hot under the collar razsrditi se, pobesneti

collision [kəlížən] samostalnik
trčenje, karambol
figurativno nasprotje, navzkrižje, spor

to come into collision with s.o. spreti se s kom

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

colt¹ [koult] samostalnik
žrebe
figurativno divjak, razposajenec; začetnik, novinec, zelenec
mornarica kos vrvi

colt's tooth mlečni zob
to cast one's colt's teeth zresniti, spametovati se

comb¹ [koum] samostalnik
glavnik; greben; satovje
tehnično brdo, gradaše

to cut s.o.'s comb pristriči komu peruti
to set up one's comb napihovati, šopiriti se, domišljati si

come home neprehodni glagol
priti domov

it came home to me at last končno se mi je posvetilo

come into neprehodni glagol
vstopiti; podedovati, dobiti

come into being nastati
come into one's own dobiti, kar nam gre
come into force začeti veljati, obveljati
come into notice zbuditi pozornost
come into play priti v veljavo, obveljati
come into sight prikazati se
come into a fortune podedovati imetje

comfort² [kʌ́mfət] samostalnik
udobnost; tolažba; okrepilo, poživilo; oddih; lagodnost

cold comfort slaba tolažba
pogovorno comfort room, public comfort, ameriško comfort station javno stranišče
to take comfort potolažiti se
creature comfort(s) razkošje, naslada
to derive comfort from tolažiti se s čim

command¹ [kəmá:nd]

1. prehodni glagol
ukazovati, zapovedovati; poveljevati, odrediti, odrejati; zahtevati, naročiti; izsiljevati; obvladati, znati (of)
razpolagati, na voljo imeti; donašati, nuditi, dajati

2. neprehodni glagol
biti poveljnik, ukazovati, vladati

to command o.s. obvladati se
to command in chief biti glavni poveljnik
to command love zbujati ljubezen
to command a ready sale dobro se prodajati
to command one's passions obvladati svoje strasti
to command a fine view nuditi lep razgled

communion [kəmjú:njən] samostalnik
stik; skupnost; promet, zveza
cerkev obhajilo

to hold communion with s.o. družiti se s kom

company¹ [kʌ́mpəni] samostalnik
društvo, družba, druženje; spremstvo; tovarištvo
vojska četa, kompanija; ceh
gledališče ansambel; posadka

to bear (ali keep) company with s.o. družiti se s kom
to part company with s.o. ločiti, razstati se s kom
to see no company samotariti
joint-stock company delniška družba
britanska angleščina limited liability company družba z omejeno zavezo
company officer častnik pod činom majorja
present company excepted navzoči so izključeni
a man is known by the company povej mi s kom se družiš, in jaz ti bom rekel, kdo si
company checkers vohuni, ogleduhi, ovaduhi
company spotter ovaduh
to be a good (poor) company biti prijeten (dolgočasen) družabnik
mornarica ship's company moštvo, posadka ladje
I err in a good company tudi boljši od mene so naredili napako, so se zmotili

comparison [kəmpǽrisn] samostalnik
primerjava, prispodoba
slovnica stopnjevanje

beyond (ali past, out of) (all) comparison neprimerljiv, brezprimeren
to bear (ali stand) comparison dati se primerjati, prenesti primerjavo
to draw comparisons with primerjati s
in comparison with v primeri s
by comparison, by way of comparison primerjaje, primeroma

compass² [kʌ́mpəs] samostalnik
krog, obseg, obod
figurativno torišče, območje
glasba obseg glasu; ovinek, stranska pot

a pair of compasses šestilo
to be within compass biti v območju
compass card plošča kompasa
to keep within compass krotiti se
to set (ali cast, go, fetch) a compass narediti ovinek
bearing compass azimutni kompas
compass variation odklon magnetne igle

competition [kɔmpitíšən] samostalnik (for; with)
tekmovanje, tekma; konkurenca; natečaj

to enter a competition udeležiti se tekmovanja
cut-throat competition surova, huda tekma, tekma na življenje in smrt
to be in competition with s.o. tekmovati s kom
unfair competition nelojalna, nepoštena tekma, konkurenca
to put up for competition razpisati natečaj
competition in armaments tekma v oboroževanju