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ever [évə] prislov
vedno, nenehno, vselej; večno; nekdaj, včasih, (sploh) kdaj

as ever kakor hitro, bržko
ever afterwards, ever since odtlej
arhaično ever and anon tu in tam
ever before od nekdaj
hardly (ali scarcely) ever skoraj nikoli
ever so long celo večnost
pogovorno ever so še kako, zelo
if ever so tired najsi še tako truden
for ever (and a day) večno
ever yours vaš (ali tvoj) vdani (kot zaključek pisma)
who (what, how, where, when) ever kdo (kaj, kako, kje, kam, kdaj) le, že

evidénten evident; obvious; manifest

zločin je evidénten the crime is self-evident (ali manifest)
to je več kot evidéntno it's as plain as a pikestaff
evidéntno je, da... it is obvious (ali plain) that...

excess¹ [iksés] samostalnik
prekoračenje, preobilnost, presežek
množina izgredi, nasilna dejanja
matematika ostanek

to carry to excess pretiravati
in excess of več kot, prek česa
excess fare doplačilo na vozovnico
excess luggage prtljaga, ki presega dopustno težo
to carry to excess pretiravati
excess postage doplačilo poštnine
to eat to excess preobjesti se

excuse² [ikskjú:s] samostalnik
opravičilo, oproščenje, spregled

in excuse of kot opravičilo
to make (ali offer) an excuse opravičiti, opravičevati se
it admits of no excuse je neopravičljivo
a lame (ali poor) excuse slabo opravičilo
there's no excuse for it neopravičljivo je

eye¹ [ai] samostalnik
oko; vid; pogled; vidik; popek; ušesce (npr. šivanke); zankica; luknja (v kruhu, siru)
figurativno namera; blesk diamanta; središče
ameriško, sleng vohun

it's all my eye vse to je neumnost
the apple of one's eye nad vse drag
black eye modrica, ameriško poraz
by the eye na oko, po videzu
to cast sheep's eyes at s.o. zaljubljeno koga gledati
to clap an eye at s.o. zagledati koga
to catch the eyes of s.o. s pogledom koga opozoriti
to close one's eyes to s.th. zapirati oči pred čim
to come to the eye of s.o. pojaviti se pred kom
to cry one's eyes out izjokati si oči
pogovorno to do in the eye oslepariti, ukaniti
easy on the eye čeden, prijeten
to feast one's eyes z užitkom gtedati
to give an eye to pogledati, popaziti
if you had half an eye ko bi ne bil čisto slep in gluh
to have eyes at the back of one's head imeti povsod oči, biti bister
to have in one's eye opazovati
to have an eye to s.th. paziti na kaj
to have an eye to the main chance urediti sebi v prid
in the eyes of vpričo
to keep an eye on, to keep a close (ali steady, strict) eye on budno opazovati
to keep one's eyes skinned (ali open) budno paziti
to keep one's weather eye open oprezovati, budno paziti
to make eyes at s.o. spogledovati se s kom
to make s.o. open his eyes hudo koga presenetiti
mind your eye bodi previden
my eye! presneto!
in the eye of the law po zakonu
with the naked eyes prostim očesom
quick eye oster vid, dar opazovanja
vojska eyes right! (left!, front!) desno (levo, naravnost) glej!
sleng in a pig's eye nikdar
right in the eye of naravnost proti
do you see any green in my eye? mar res misliš, da sem tako neumen, da bi ti verjel?
to see with half an eye takoj opaziti
to see eye to eye with s.o. popolnoma se strinjati
to set (ali lay) eyes on s.th. zagledati kaj
a sight for sore eyes nepričakovano veselje
to turn a blind eye prizanašati
up to one's eyes prek ušes
it strikes the eye pade v oči
to throw dust in the eyes of s.o. vreči komu pesek v oči, slepiti ga
with an eye to zaradi
in the eyes of the world po javnem mnenju
in the twinkling of an eye kot bi trenil

facial¹ [féišəl] pridevnik
obrazen, ličen

facial expression izraz obraza
facial angle obrazni kot

faithfully [féiɵfuli] prislov
zvesto, verno

yours faithfully, faithfully yours z odličnim spoštovanjem (kot zaključek zlasti trgovskih pisem)

famózen famous, famed, celebrated; extraordinary

kot pevec ni famózen he is not much of a singer, as a singer he's not up to much; (zloglasen) notorious, infamous, disreputable

fashion¹ [fǽšən] samostalnik
oblika, kroj, moda; način, navada; obnašanje, vedenje

after (ali in) a fashion kolikor toliko, ne posebno zadovoljivo
to bring into fashion, to launch a fashion vpeljati v modo
after the fashion of po, kot
in (the) fashion moderen, moden
out of fashion zastarel, nemoderen
to come into fashion postati moden
to go out of fashion priti iz mode
to set a fashion vpeljati modo
to follow the fashion po modi se ravnati
in one's own fashion po svoje
to walk crab fashion iti rakovo pot
to set the fashion voditi v modi
the latest fashion zadnja moda
rank and fashion imenitniki
at the height of fashion po najnovejši modi

fižólovka beanpole; figurativno (dolgin) beanpole, (dolgonožec) spindle-shanks

velik, visok kot fižólovka as tall as a lamppost

flat² [flæt] prislov
ravno, plosko; na dolgo in široko; povsem, naravnost; prenizko (peti)

to fall flat pasti kot dolg in širok; figurativno ne se posrečiti, spodleteti
to go flat out na vso moč se truditi

flatten [flǽtn]

1. prehodni glagol
sploščiti, zravnati; pogum vzeti, oplašiti; oslabiti; potreti
glasba znižati noto

2. neprehodni glagol
sploščiti se; umiriti se, oslabeti; postati neokusen (pivo)
glasba znižati se (nota)

to flatten out izravnati se; zravnati z zemljo (naselje); razvaljati, sploščiti
to flatten s.o. out popolnoma koga premagati
aeronavtika to flatten out the glide zmanjšati kot spuščanja

for¹ [fɔ:, fə] predlog
za; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede na

for all navzlic, kljub
as for me kar se mene tiče, zastran mene
pogovorno to be in for, to be for it pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)
pogovorno to be out for nameravati
for the better na bolje
but for ko bi ne bilo, brez
for fear iz strahu
for love iz ljubezni
for the present za zdaj
for the first time prvič
not for love or money za nič na svetu
to know for certain (ali sure, a certainty, a fact) z gotovostjo vedeti
now for them! na juriš!
for good za vedno
there's nothing for it nič drugega ne preostaja
to go for a walk iti na sprehod
sleng to go for a soldier postati vojak
to give a Roland for an Oliver poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za drago
I am in for flu gripa se me loteva
he wants for nothing nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovolj
to take for granted smatrati kot dejstvo
it's for you do decide ti se moraš odločiti
it is not nice for him ni lepo od njega
once for all enkrat za vselej
for as much v koliko
for all (ali aught) I know... kolikor je meni znano...
for instance, for example na primer
for the nonce tokrat
I for one jaz na primer
for God's sake za božjo voljo
to look for s.th. iskati kaj
not for the life of me za nič na svetu
for shame! sram te (vas) bodi!
to be out for trouble (ali row) iskati prepir
she could not speak for weeping tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoriti
the train for London vlak proti Londonu
word for word beseda za besedo
Mary for ever! naj živi Marija!
for the time being za zdaj
he's been here for an hour je tukaj že eno uro

Fráncija France

v Fránciji in France
živeti kot bog v Fránciji to be living in clover, pogovorno to have it made

friend¹ [frend] samostalnik
prijatelj(ica), tovariš(ica), kolega, -gica; znanec, -nka; pomočnik, podpornik, -nica

a friend at court vplivna oseba
bosom friend pravi prijatelj
to make friends skleniti prijateljstvo; spraviti, pobotati se
a good friend is my nearest relation dober sosed je boljši kot deset stricev
a friend in need is a friend indeed v sili spoznamo pravega prijatelja
Society of friends kvekersko društvo

fright¹ [frait] samostalnik
strah, groza
domačno strašilo

in a fright ves iz sebe, prestrašen
to take fright prestrašiti, splašiti se
to give s.o. fright prestrašiti koga
to look a perfect fright biti kot strašilo

fungírati to function; to act as, to officiate

fungírati kot porotnik to serve on a jury

gage¹ [geidž] samostalnik
zastava, zastavek, jamstvo, poroštvo; poziv na boj

to give on gage zastaviti
to hold in gage obdržati kot jamstvo
to throw down a gage izzvati, pozivati na boj

garancija guarantee; warranty

z garancijo prodajno blago warranted (ali guaranteed goods) pl
patentiran brez državne garancije patent without government guarantee
kot garancija za to pogodbo as guarantee for (ali as security for) this agreement
garancija proti security against, insurance against, safeguard against
ne potrebujem (ne želim) nobene druge garancije kot Vašo besedo I want no other guarantee than your word, pogovorno your word will do for me
ne moremo prevzeti nobene garancije we cannot assume any responsibility
pustiti svoje dragulje kot garancijo to pawn (ali to pledge) one's jewels, to leave one's jewels in pawn
zahteval bom dobre garancije I shall want good security
naša moč je naša najboljša garancija proti novi invaziji our strength is our best safeguard against a new invasion
ki ima tovarniško garancijo factory warranted

garáti to toil; to plod; to drudge; to fag; to grind away (at)

garáti kot konj to work oneself to death, žargon to sweat one's guts out
brez prestanka garáti to keep one's nose to the grindstone