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hoof¹ [hu:f] samostalnik
kopito, parkelj
šaljivo noga

on the hoof živ, nezaklan (govedo)
under the hoof zatiran
to beat (ali pad) the hoof iti peš, pešačiti
cloven hoof vrag
to show the cloven hoof pokazati se v slabi luči

hooky [húki]

1. pridevnik
kljukast, zakrivljen

2. samostalnik

ameriško, sleng to play hooky potepati se, ne priti v šolo

hoot¹ [hu:t] samostalnik
skovikanje; zavijanje, tuljenje (sirene); hupanje

not to care a hoot (ali two hoots) ne meniti se za kaj
I don't give a hoot nič mi ni mar, briga me
not worth a hoot niti piškavega oreha vreden

horn¹ [hɔ:n] samostalnik
rog, rogovina, roževina
glasba rog; hupa, trobilo (avto); simbol moči; zvočni lijak (pri gramofonu); tipalka (polž, insekt), polipova lovka; krak luninega krajca; rečni rokav, zaliv
množina, figurativno rogovi (prevaranega moža)
ameriško, pogovorno požirek pijače
vulgarno trd penis

the Horn Rt Horn
glasba English horn vrsta oboe
glasba French horn vrsta trobente
hunting horn lovski rog
shoe horn žlica za obuvanje
to come out at the little end of the horn slabo opraviti
to draw (ali pull) in one's horns brzdati se, postati skromnejši
to lift (ali raise) the horns pokazati roge, biti prevzeten
on the horns of a dilemma v veliki dilemi, med dvema ognjema
škotsko, zgodovina to put to the horn izgnati, izobčiti
horn of plenty rog izobilja, blaga na pretek
to show one's horns pokazati roge, postati predrzen
to take the bull by the horns smelo se spoprijeti s težavami, kljubovati

horn² [hɔ:n] prehodni glagol
nabosti na rogove, udariti z rogovi

ameriško to horn in vsiliti se, vriniti se

horror [hɔ́rə] samostalnik
groza, stud
medicina drhtenje, trepet (znak bolezni); delirij; depresija
množina prividi v delirium tremensu

Chamber of Horrors muzej zločinov
to my horror na svojo grozo
seized with horror z grozo navdan
to have a horror of bati se, izogibati se
it gave me the horrors navdalo me je z grozo

horse¹ [hɔ:s] samostalnik
konj, žrebec
vojska jezdeci, konjenica; lesen trinožnik
tisk vlagalna deska
šport konj
sleng prepovedan pripomoček v šoli
pogovorno bankovec za 5 funtov
ameriško burka, vragolija

to breathe like a horse sopsti kot konj
šport buck-horse koza
a horse of another colour nekaj čisto drugega
clothes-horse stojalo za sušenje obleke
to back the wrong horse slabo presoditi
figurativno a dark horse nepričakovan zmagovalec
to eat like a horse jesti kot volk
to flog a dead horse mlatiti prazno slamo; zaman se truditi
horse and foot konjenica in pešadija; figurativno z vsemi sredstvi
it is a good horse that never stumbles tudi najpametnejšemu včasih spodleti
ameriško hold your horses! le mirno!
light horse lahko oborožena konjenica
to look a gift horse in the mouth gledati podarjenemu konju na zobe
to mount (ali ride, be on) the high horse prevzetno se vesti
you may take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink s silo se ne da vsega doseči
to play horse with s.o. grobo s kom ravnati
to put the cart before the horse delati kaj narobe
to ride the wooden horse za kazen jahati na lesenem konju
to roll up horse, foot, and guns popolnoma premagati
horse of state paradni konj
straight from the horse's mouth iz zanesljivega vira
one-horse show neuspela stvar
figurativno do not spur a willing horse ne priganjaj ubogljivega konja
sea-horse morski konj, triton; zoologija morski konjiček; zoologija mrož
vojska to horse! na konje!
wild horses will not drag me there za nobeno ceno ne grem tja
to work like a horse delati kakor konj
wheel horse zanesljiv delavec, garač

horse-collar [hɔ́:skɔlə] samostalnik
komat

to grin through a horse-collar neslano se šaliti

hostage [hɔ́stidž] samostalnik
talec, -lka; zastavek, zalog

hostages to fortune žena in otrok
to give hostages to fortune obvezati se za kaj, izpostavljati se nevarnosti ali izgubiti
to hold s.o. hostage imeti koga za talca

hot² [hɔt] prislov
vroče, silno, močno

to blow hot and cold obračati se po vetru
to get it hot pošteno jo izkupiti
to give it s.o. hot strogo koga kaznovati ali ozmerjati
hot on the heels tesno za petami
the sun shines hot sonce pripeka

hotél hotel; inn, hostelry

hotél za avtomobiliste motel
hotél za zasebne letalce ZDA skytel
hôtel garni block of service flats, ZDA apartment hotel; hotel providing accommodation without food, (slabši) lodging-house
nastaniti se v hotélu to put up at a hotel, to stop at a hotel

hotéti to be willing; to want; (marati) to like; (želeti) to wish, to want, to desire; (nameravati) to intend, to purpose, to mean, to have in view

rajši hotéti to prefer
ne hotéti to be unwilling
hočeš cigareto? will you have a cigarette?
kaj hočete? what do you want?
kaj hočeš od mene? what do you want of me?
on ve, kaj hoče he knows what he wants, he knows his mind
kakor hočete as you like, as you please, as you wish, suit yourself
naj to hoče ali ne whether he likes it or not
hočeš-nočeš whether you like it or not, willy-nilly, willing or unwilling
noče sprejeti denarja he won't accept the money
naj stane, kar hoče whatever the cost, whatever it may cost
kaj hočete reči s tem? what do you mean by it?
ona dela, kar hoče she has her own way
sam ne ve, kaj hoče he does not know his own mind
hočem, da greš domov I want you to go home
s silo hoče, da grem domov he insists on my going home, he insists I go home
imamo vse, kar hočemo we have all we want, we want for nothing
hočemo mu dobro we wish him well
kaj mi hoče (čemu mi bo) ta knjiga? I have no use for this book
hoče mi se (piti) I feel like a drink, I feel thirsty, I'd like a drink
dobro vem, kaj on hoče I fully appreciate (ali I realise full well) what he has in mind
kakorkoli hočete as you like (ali choose ali please), at your discretion
hoče biti (dela se, da je) znanstvenik he pretends to be a scientist
hočeš, da te peljem z avtom (na postajo)? would you like me to drive you (to the station)?, shall I drive you (to the station)?
hočete še malo mesa? will you have (ali take) a little more meat?
kaj sem hotel reči? what was I going to say
hotel sem samo reči, da... I only meant to say that...
hotel je telelefonirati, pa je pozabil he meant to call, but he forgot
(sam) si to hotel you asked for it (yourself)
hotela me je udariti she felt like hitting me
usoda je hotela, da... it was fated that...
srce mi je hotelo počiti my heart was ready to burst (ali to break)
on je tako hotel he wanted it that way
hotel se je poročiti he wanted to get married, he was about to be married
nesreča je hotela (as) ill luck (ali misfortune) would have it
na vsak način je hotel imeti nov avto he insisted on having a new car
jaz bi hotel (iti) I should like (I'd like) to (go)
kaj bi hoteli še več? what more could you wish for?
hotéti in želeti je dvoje willing and wishing are not the same

hour [áuə] samostalnik
ura, čas, časovna enota
množina delovni čas
astronomija & navtika ura (15 dolžinskih stopinj)

to ask the hour vprašati, koliko je ura
after hours po uradnih urah, po daljšem času
at all hours ob vsakem času
by the hour na uro
bad hours pozno, pozne ure
his hour has come (ali struck) njegova ura je prišla
the hour of death smrtna ura
at an early hour zgodaj
at the eleventh hour zadnji čas, ob dvanajsti uri
in an evil hour v nesrečnem trenutku
for hours (and hours) ure in ure, po cele ure
good hours zgodnje ure, zgodaj
in a good hour o pravem trenutku
to keep early (ali good) hours iti zgodaj spat in zgodaj vstajati
to keep late hours hoditi pozno spat
to keep regular hours držati se rednih ur
the hero of the hour junak dneva
hour and the man človek, ki je o pravem trenutku na mestu
office hours uradne ure
on the hour ob polni uri
a bad quarter of an hour hudi trenutki, neprijeten kratek doživljaj
the question of the hour trenutno najvažnejše vprašanje
the small hours zgodnje jutranje ure
it strikes the hour (the half hour) bije polna ura (pol ure)
vojska at 20 hours ob dvanajstih

house¹ [háus] samostalnik
hiša, dom, stanovanje; bivališče (živali); hišni stanovalci; gospodinjstvo; družina, rod, dinastija
ekonomija trgovska hiša, trgovsko podjetje
gledališče gledališče, občinstvo v gledališču, gledališka predstava; koledž, študentovski dom, internat
pogovorno ubožnica
pogovorno gostilna
astronomija dvanajsti del neba
vojska, sleng loto igra za denar; zbor

House parlament, skupščina, narodni poslanci
the House londonska borza; angleški parlament; koledž (zlasti Christ Church v Oxfordu)
the House of Windsor angleška kraljevska dinastija Windsor
britanska angleščina House of Commons angleški spodnji dom
britanska angleščina House of Lords angleški zgornji dom
britanska angleščina Houses of Parliament angleški parlament
ameriško House of Representatives spodnji dom ameriškega kongresa
to enter the House postati član parlamenta
there is a House parlament zaseda
the House rose at 10 o'clock parlamentarno zasedanje se je končalo ob 10ih
to make a House dobiti potrebno večino v parlamentu
no House parlament ni sklepčen
the House of Bishops zbor škofov anglikanske cerkve
a full (scant) house polno (slabo) zasedeno gledališče
to bring down the house navdušiti občinstvo
the second house druga predstava dneva
house and home dom
houses and lands domačija
the whole house knew it vsi hišni stanovalci so to vedeli
to keep the house držati se doma
to keep house for gospodinjiti komu
to keep house with živeti v istem gospodinjstvu
to keep open house biti zelo gostoljuben
to keep a good house dobro pogostiti
like a house on fire kot blisk, zelo hitro, kot bi gorelo
to turn the house out of window postaviti vse na glavo
as safe as a house popolnoma zanesljiv
to bow down in the house of Rimmon žrtvovati svoja načela za enotnost v dogmi
on the house račun plača gostilničar
for the good of the house v korist lastnika
figurativno to put (ali set) one's house in order urediti svoje zadeve
an ancient house stara družina
coach house remiza
house of call prenočišče, gostišče
house of correction poboljševalnica
house of cards na trhlih nogah
pravno house of detention preiskovalni zapor; poboljševalnica za mladoletnike
in the dog house v nemilosti
house of ill fame javna hiša, bordel
house of refuge zavetišče za brezdomce
a house of mourning hiša žalosti za umrlim
house of God cerkev

how¹ [háu] prislov
kako (vprašanje in vzklik)

how about...? kako pa kaj...?
how are you? kako se počutiš?
how do you do dober dan (pozdrav)
how much?, how many? koliko?
how many times? kolikokrat?
how ever do you do it? kako le to narediš?
how so?; ali how come? kako?, kako to misliš?
how the deuce (ali devil, dickens) ? kako za vraga?
how goes it? kako kaj gre?
how in the world? kako vendar?
how is that? odloči se že (pri kriketu); kako pa to?
how now? kako to?, kaj naj to pomeni?
and how! in še kako!
here's how! pogovorno na zdravje (pri pitju)
that's how tako, na tak način
pogovorno a nice how-do-you-do (ali how-do-'ye-do, how-d'ye-do) no, lepa reč!, kakšna godlja!

how² [háu] samostalnik
način postopka

the how of it način, kako se kaj naredi
the hows and whys kako in zakaj

hrána food; fare; nourishment, nutriment, article (s pl) of food; pabulum (često figurativno); (živež, živila) victuals pl, provisions pl, eatables pl, (knjižno) viand (s pl), žargon grub, ZDA žargon chow; (jed) dish, course, go; (obrok) meal; (v menzi, skupna) mess, commons pl; (predpisana) diet, dietary, regimen

brez hráne short of food, without food
redilna hrána nourishing food
obilna, mastna hrána rich food
domača hrána household fare
dobra hrána good fare
slaba hrána bad (ali poor) fare
lahka hrána light food
preprosta hrána plain food
koncentrirana (vitamizirana) hrána concentrated (vitaminized) food
osnovna, glavna hrána staple food
duševna hrána mental pabulum, intellectual sustenance, food for the mind
hrána za topove cannon fodder
hrána in obleka food and clothing
hrána in vsa oskrba all found
hrána in stanovanje board and lodging
brezplačna hrána in stanovanje free board and lodging
oskrba s hráno food supply
dodatek v hráni supplement in kind
pomanjkanje hráne food shortage, scarcity of provisions
uvoz hráne import(s) of food
oseba, ki si dela zaloge hráne (food) hoarder
prikrajšanje, zmanjšanje hráne food cuts pl
nezadostna hrána short commons
biti na hráni pri to board with
dobiti nekaj hráne za pod zob žargon to get some grub
angleška hrána mi ne diši I do not relish English cooking
hrána se kvari the food is going rotten (ali going bad, going off)
loviti, iskati hráno to forage for food
on mi daje hráno he supplies me with food, he provides my food
odtrgavati si hráno od ust to deny oneself food
vzeti koga na hráno to give someone board, to take someone as a boarder, to board someone
odtegovati si hráno to put oneself on short commons, to cut down on one's food

hraníti to nourish; to feed; to supply with food; (imeti na hrani, dajati hrano) to board, to keep; (vzdrževati) to support, to sustain, to maintain; (varčevati) to save, to spare, to economize on, to lay aside

preveč, predobro hraníti to overfeed
premalo, preslabo hraníti to underfeed
hraníti se to feed (z on), to eat, to live on, to partake of; (skupaj jesti) to mess (together)
kje se hranite? where do you take your meals?, where do you board?
hraníti se z delom svojih rok to have to work for his living
hraníti se s kruhom in vodo to feed on bread and water

hrbét back

za mojim hrbétom behind my back
za hrbétom (figurativno) in the rear
hrbét roke (stola) back of a hand (of a chair)
hrbét knjige spine of a book
cestni hrbét camber
gorski hrbét ridge, spine, arête
imeti koga na hrbétu (figurativno) to have someone on one's back
imeti sovražnika za hrbétom to have the enemy in the rear
volkovi so mu bili za hrbétom the wolves were at his back
ležati na hrbétu to lie on one's back, to lie supine
naložiti komu breme na hrbét to lay a burden on someone's back
obrniti se na hrbét to turn over on one's back
obrniti komu hrbét (figurativno) to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cut someone
pasti na hrbét to fall on one's back
pisati na hrbét lista, dopisnice to write on the back (ali on the other side) of a leaf, of a postcard
obrekovati, opravljati koga za hrbétom to backbite
pokazati hrbét (zbežati) to turn tail; to run away (sovražniku from the enemy)
storil je to za mojim hrbétom he did it behind my back
(u)kriviti, upogniti hrbét (od starosti) to stoop (from old age), figurativno (klečeplaziti) to cringe, to fawn
zasaditi komu meč v hrbét to stab someone in the back
zavarovati si hrbét vojska to secure one's rear
bogu za hrbétom figurativno (daleč od sveta) at the back of beyond

húd bad; evil; (čas, doba) hard; (rana) bad, (občutljiva) sore; (jezen) angry; ZDA sore, mad

húda bolezen serious illness
húda bolečina great pain
húdi časi hard times pl
húd kašelj a bad cough
húd mraz a very severe frost
húd veter sharp wind
húda vročica (mrzlica) a virulent fever
húda vročina intense heat
húda ura thunderstorm
nič húdega sluteč unsuspecting
ta je pa že prehuda! this is outrageous!
delati húdo kri figurativno to create ill-feeling
nič húdega ti ne delam I do you no harm
nič húdega ne mislim (nočem) I don't mean any harm
nič húdega ni v tem there is no harm in it
ne bom ti naredil nič húdega I shall not hurt you
ona ima húd jezik she has a wicked (ali spiteful, malevolent) tongue
nič húdega ne nameravati (misliti) to mean no harm
nič húdega ne vidim v tem I don't see anything bad in it
biti húd na koga to be angry with someone, to be cross with someone, to be furious (ali mad) with someone
húd je name ZDA he is mad with me, VB he is angry with me
v najhujšem primeru at the worst; in the worst case
če pride do najhujšega if the worst comes to the worst
če bi se zgodilo najhujše if it comes to the worst
najhujše še pride the worst is yet to come
húdo (prislov) badly
toliko hujše! all the worse!; so much the worse
vedno hujše worse and worse
bodi pripravljen na najhujše! be prepared for the worst!
húdo se motiš there you are greatly mistaken
húdo mi je, da (ker) ne morem priti I feel sorry that I cannot come
ni tako húdo, kot je videti (figurativno) his bark is worse than his bite
húdo je z njim he is badly off, he is in a bad way, he is unwell
húdo (trda) je za denar money is scarce
saj ni tako húdo! it is not so bad (as you think)
mnogo húdega prestati (figurativno) to go through hell, to have a rough time