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anxious [ǽŋkšəs] pridevnik (anxiously prislov) (about zaradi)
zaskrbljen, nestrpen (for za)
prizadeven
pogovorno željan
zastarelo mučen

I am anxious to know prav rad bi (z)vedel
to be anxious about bati se za
to be on the anxious seat (ali bench) biti v hudih škripcih, sedeti kot na šivankah

anything [éniɵiŋ] zaimek
nekaj, karkoli, vse

anything but vse prej kot
for anything I know kolikor je meni znano
he is a little better if anything godi se mu malo bolje, če se sploh da govoriti o zboljšanju
not for anything za nič na svetu
hardly (ali scarcely) anything skoraj nič
like anything na vso moč, kar se da

anywhere [éniwɛə] prislov
nekje; povsod, kjerkoli, kamorkoli

I cannot find him anywhere nikjer ga ne morem najti
he meets friends anywhere povsod srečuje prijatelje
scarcely (ali hardly) anywhere skoraj nikjer
ameriško anywhere from ... to nekako od ... do

apelírati to appeal (na to), to make an appeal

apeliram na Vašo plemenitost I make an appeal to your generosity

appreciate [əprí:šieit]

1. prehodni glagol
oceniti; upoštevati, uvaževati; spoštovati, ceniti; razločiti; dvigati vrednost

2. neprehodni glagol
pridobivati na vrednosti, dražiti se

I appreciate your difficulty vem, da vam je težko
to appreciate the necessity zavedati se nujnosti
the dollar has appreciated just slightly tečaj dolarja se je le neznatno dvignil

apt [æpt] pridevnik (aptly prislov) (for)
zmožen, sposoben; primeren, prikladen (at)
vešč, spreten

I am apt to forget verjetno bom pozabil
he is very apt to learn hitro se uči
we are all apt to make mistakes vsakdo se lahko zmoti
apt to take fire vnetljiv
he is apt to succeed verjetno bo doživel uspeh
apt to quarrel prepirijiv
apt to get angry jeznorit

arrange [əréindž]

1. prehodni glagol
razvrstiti razmestiti; urediti; prilagoditi; predelati; prirediti, poravnati; določiti; pripraviti

2. neprehodni glagol (for za)
pripraviti se, poskrbeti; sporazumeti se, domeniti se

to arrange with s.o. about s.th. dogovoriti se s kom o čem
to arrange a quarrel poravnati spor
I will arrange for it za to bom poskrbel

as¹ [æz] prislov
kot, tako kot, prav tako

as big again še enkrat tako velik
as clear as crystal kristalno čist
as good as dead kakor če bi bil mrtev
as long as dokler
as soon as bržko
as quiet as a mouse tih ko miška
I thought as much to sem si mislil
as well tudi, prav tako
just as well prav tako
as well as prav tako kakor, nič manj od
as yet doslej
not as yet še ne
he might just as well leave lahko bi že odšel

as² [æz] veznik
kot; kolikor; ker; ko, medtem ko; čeprav, četudi, dasi

as compared with v primeri s
as far as prav do
as far as I am concerned kar se mene tiče
as far as I know kolikor je meni znano
as few as (samo množina)
as follows kot sledi, sledeče
as large as life v naravni velikosti
as like as two peas (in a pod) ko jajce jajcu podobna
as little as (samo ednina)
as much as you like po mili volji, kolikor želiš
as a rule navadno, praviloma
as though, as if kakor če bi
be so kind as to... bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...
try as I might če sem se še tako potrudil
old as I am čeprav sem že star
as usual kot ponavadi
as I went by mimogrede
as it were nekako, tako rekoč
as luck would have it k sreči

as³ [æz] oziralni zaimek
tisti, ki, ki; takšen, da

I am not such a fool as to believe you nisem tako neumen, da bi ti verjel
the same as isti kot
such as kot na primer

aught² [ɔ́:t] prislov
arhaično kakorkoli, sploh

for aught I care zavoljo mene
for aught (that) I know kolikor je meni znano

ávto VB car, motor car; ZDA automobile, auto

vlečni ávto breakdown lorry
dvosedežni ávto two-seater
športni dvosedežni ávto sports car, ZDA tudi sport car, zastarelo roadster
star ávto pogovorno VB banger, ZDA jalopy
reševalni ávto ambulance
tovorni ávto lorry, ZDA truck, (zaprt, zlasti spediterski) van
zaprt ávto limousine, sedan, coupé
izlet z ávtom car trip, drive
voziti ávto to drive (a car), to motor, ZDA tudi to auto
ávto je odpovedal, je imel defekt the car broke down
nabaviti si že rabljen ávto to purchase a car (an automobile) secondhand, to buy a secondhand car
peljati se z ávtom to motor
peljal sem se z ávtom na Reko I motored down to Rijeka
vožnja v ávtou je prijetna v lepem vremenu motoring is pleasant in fine weather
vzeti koga v (na) ávto to give someone a lift in one's car

away [əwéi] prislov (from)
proč, stran; nenehno

away back pred davnim časom
to be away odpotovati
far away daleč proč
far and away the best daleč najboljši
fire away! prični!
to give away s.o. izdati koga
to make (ali do) away with s.th. odpraviti nekaj
to make away with o.s. narediti samomor
an away match tekma na tujem igrišču
to pine (ali waste) away hirati, hujšati
right away takoj
to pass away umreti
to throw away odvreči
to trifle away zapravljati
away for shame! sram te bodi!
I cannot away with ne prenesem
to work away nenehno delati
away with you! poberi se!
whither away? kam greš?

back¹ [bæk] samostalnik
hrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod
šport branilec, zaščitnik

at the back za
behind the back of s.o. figurativno za hrbtom komu
the back of beyond zelo daleč od tod
to break the back of s.th. opraviti glavni del naloge
to be cast on one's back doživeti poraz
back and belly obleka in hrana
the Backs parki za študentskimi domovi v Cambridgeu
to get to the back izslediti vzroke
to have s.o. on one's back imeti koga na vratu
to give (ali make) a back pripogniti se
I can make neither back nor edge of him ne spoznam se v njem
at the back of one's mind podzavestno
to be on one's back ležati bolan
to be thoroughly on one's back biti popolnoma na koncu
to put one's back into z vso vnemo se lotiti
to put up one's back razhuditi se
to see the back of s.o. znebiti se koga
to bave a strong back veliko prenesti
to turn one's back upon s.o. obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti koga
to get one's back up trdovratno se upirati
with one's back to the wall v hudi stiski

badly [bǽdli] prislov (primernik worse, presežnik worst)
hudo slabo, nezadostno; zelo, nujno

to be badly off slabo se imeti, trpeti pomanjkanje, živeti v bedi
I want it badly nujno potrebujem

bargain¹ [bá:gin] neprehodni glagol (about o; with s; for za)
barantati, trgovati; prodajati, kupovati; računati na kaj, pričakovati

I didn't bargain for that tega nisem pričakoval, s tem nisem računal
it was more than I bargained for tega nisem pričakoval
to bargain away poceni prodati

bargain² [bá:gin] samostalnik
(dobra) kupčija, ugodna priložnost; pogodba; razprodaja

a bad bargain nesreča, huda zadeva
by bargain po dogovoru
a chance bargain priložnostni nakup
bargain counter oddelek z blagom po znižani ceni
I got it a dead bargain skoraj zastonj sem dobil
to drive a hard bargain mnogo zahtevati
it's a bargain! velja!
Dutch bargain kupčija ali ugovor v enostransko korist
to make the best of a bad bargain ne obupavati
a good bargain is a pickpocket poceni blago je slabo
a bargain is a bargain kar je, je
into the bargain povrhu
bargain hunter tisti, ki išče dobro kupčijo
a losing (ali hard, bad) bargain slaba kupčija
to strike (ali make, close) a bargain napraviti kupčijo, pogoditi se, dogovoriti se
to be off one's bargain rešiti se obveznosti
switch bargain ovinkarska kupčija
wet bargain kupčija, ki se konča s popivanjem

bat³ [bæt] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
udariti, zadeti
ameriško, narečno mežikati

I never batted an eyelid niti mežiknil nisem

báti se to fear, to dread, to apprehend, to be afraid of, to be in fear of, to be apprehensive of; to have cold feet; to stand in fear (ali awe) of; to shy away from, žargon to funk; (biti zaskrbljen) to be anxious (ali uneasy) about

zelo báti se to be frightened
bati se je it is to be feared
ničesar se ni bati there is nothing to be afraid of
ničesar se ne bati to be game for anything
ne bojte se! (ni nevarnosti) never fear!
báti se boga to fear God
ne bati se ne boga ne zlodeja to fear no foe
bolj se boji matere kot očeta he is more scared of his mother than of his father
bojim se, da je prepozno I fear that it is too late
bojim se za Vas I'm (really) worried about you
bojim se za njegovo zdravje I am worried sick about his health

báviti se to occupy oneself, to be occupied (z with); to deal (z with); to busy oneself (z with); (s športom ipd.) to go in for; (zanimati se za) to be interested in

báviti se s trgovino to do business, to trade (in), to deal (in)
nekoliko se bavim z glasbo I'm quite interested in music
bavi se s premnogimi stvarmi (figurativno) he has too many irons in the fire
s to stvarjo sem se mnogo bavil it is a matter I have given a lot of thought to