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springy [spríŋi] pridevnik (springily prislov)
prožen, elastičen; bogat s studenci, z vodo, vlažen

a springy step prožen korak (hoja)

streamy [strí:mi] pridevnik
ki teče, struja; tekoč, curljajoč; valujoč; bogat z vodotoki

tinny [tíni] pridevnik
kositren, ki vsebuje kositer; pločevinast; dišeč po pločevini
figurativno nesoliden
figurativno nališpan, načičkan
britanska angleščina, sleng zelo bogat, premožen

trouty [tráuti]

1. pridevnik
postrvi podoben; bogat s postrvmi (potok)

2.
postrvica

turfy [tə́:fi] pridevnik
rušnat, pokrit ali porascl s travo; bogat s šoto; šotast
figurativno ki se tiče konjskega športa

tussocky [tʌ́səki] pridevnik
bogat s travo; travnat

viny [váini] pridevnik
ki se nanaša na trto, podoben vinski trti; vinski, vinoroden, bogat z vinom, porasel z vinsko trto

vocalic [voukǽlik] pridevnik
vokaličen, samoglasniški, z lastnostmi samoglasnika; bogat s samoglasniki

wasty [wéisti] pridevnik
bogat z odpadom; lahkó pokvarljiv
zastarelo prazen, zapuščen

wet¹ [wet]

1. samostalnik
mokrota, vlaga; voda, dež, deževno vreme
sleng pijača; požirek
ameriško nasprotnik prohibicije

2. pridevnik
moker, premočen, še ne suh, (na)vlažen, namočen; deževen; bogat s padavinami; konserviran (v steklenicah)
ameriško ki ni pod prohibicijo; ki glasuje, je proti prohibiciji
sleng obrnjen, napačen; nor, prismojen

wet as a drowned rat moker kot miš
wet behind the ears figurativno moker za ušesi, neizkušen
wet blanket figurativno hladna prha, kvarilec dobrega razpoloženja
wet bargain kupčija, potrjena s kozarcem vina
wet bob študent iz Etona, ki se bavi z vodnim športom
a wet idea nora ideja
wet paint! sveže (pre)pleskano!
wet goods ameriško, trgovina blago (roba) v tekočem stanju, pogovorno alkoholne pijače
wet through do kosti premočen
wringing wet za ožeti moker
to be wet to the skin biti do kože moker (premočen)
you are all wet sleng si popolnoma na krivi, napačni poti

alkohól alcohol; liquor

denaturirani alkohól methylated alcohol
absolutni alkohól absolute alcohol
bogat z alkohólom rich in alcohol
suženj alkohóla a slave to drink
tihotapec alkohóla bootlegger
tihotapljenje alkohóla bootlegging
zastrupljanje z alkohólom alcoholic poisoning
vzdržati se alkohóla to abstain from alcohol
ne pijem alkohóla I don't touch alcohol; I don't drink; I'm a teetotaller

bajè allegedly; supposedly; reputedly; (as) they say

bajè, da... it is said that...
on je bajè bogat he is said (ali supposed) to be rich
bajè je on to naredil he is said to have done it
on je bajè rekel... he has reportedly said

born² [bɔ:n] pridevnik
rojen; po rodu

in all my born days odkar sem na svetu, svoj živi dan
born in the purple kraljevskega rodu
born with a silver (wooden) spoon in one's mouth rojen pod srečno (nesrečno) zvezdo
I wasn't born yesterday nisem tako naiven
born to a large fortune bogat dedič
born of po rodu iz
born again prerojen
born fool popolnoma neumen, nor
born under lucky star pod srečno zvezdo rojen

do^*1 [du:]

1. prehodni glagol
napraviti, storiti, početi, delati, (iz)vršiti, narediti; končati, urediti, prirediti; pospraviti; uspe(va)ti; zadostovati; (s)kuhati, (s)peči; popiti; povzročiti; trgovati
sleng varati
gledališče igrati; prehoditi; ogled(ov)ati si; prevesti
domačno pogostiti; odsedeti (kazen)

2. neprehodni glagol
delati, ravnati; postopati; ukvarjati se; počutiti se; zadovoljiti; uspevati, napredovati

to do battle bojevati se
to do better poboljšati se
to do one's best na vso moč se truditi
to do s.o.'s bidding izpolniti ukaz koga
to do one's bit storiti svojo dolžnost
to do brown oslepariti
to do business trgovati
to do credit biti v čast
to do one's damnedest na vso moč se truditi
I have done my best potrudil sem se, kar se da
to do a drink piti
to do a favour izkazati ljubeznivost
to do good prijati, dobro (komu) storiti
to do a guy popihati jo, zbežati
to do one's hair počesati se
to do harm škodovati
to do one's heart good prijati komu
to do the heavy ošabno se vesti
to do the honours poskrbeti za goste
to do s.o. an ill turn zagosti jo komu
to do s.o. injustice storiti komu krivico
to do justice odkrito priznati; pogovorno s slastjo pojesti
how do you do dober dan, pozdravljeni
to do like for like vrniti milo za drago
to do the messages iti po opravkih
to do a mean thing podlo ravnati
to make do prebijati se, shajati s svojimi sredstvi
pogovorno nothing doing s tem ne bo nič
to do a part imeti vlogo
to do pictures iti v kino
to do a place ogledati si kak kraj
to do s.th. on the Q. T. delati kaj na skrivaj
to do sums reševati (računske) naloge, delati račune
pogovorno to do the talking imeti glavno besedo
to do things by halves delati stvari na pol
sleng to do time sedeti v ječi
to do s.o. a good turn narediti komu uslugo
to do the trick doseči namen
to do o.s. well privoščiti si
to do well dobro igrati; imeti uspeh, dobro se počutiti
well-to-do premožen, bogat
to do a room pospraviti sobo
do well and have well kdor si dobro postelje, dobro spi
that will do to zadostuje
that won't do to ne gre, to ni dovolj
one must do at Rome as the Romans do kdor se z volkovi druži, mora z njimi tuliti
it was do or die with him šlo mu je za življenje ali smrt
what can I do for you? s čim vam lahko postrežem?

domíšljati si to imagine, to fancy; (biti domišljav) to overween, to flatter oneself (da... that...), to pique oneself (na on)

domíšljati si, da... to have the conceit to...
domišlja si, da je bogat he imagines himself to be rich

if¹ [if] veznik
ako, če; čeprav, dasi, četudi; če, ali (v odvisnem vprašanju); v vzklikih:

if that is not a shame! če to ni sramota!
as if kakor da
even if čeravno, čeprav
if any če sploh kateri
if so če je tako, v tem primeru
if not drugače, v nasprotnem primeru
he is 50 if he is a day (ali an hour) star je najmanj 50 let
it is interesting, if a little long je zanimivo, čeprav malo dolgo
if he be ever so rich naj bo še tako bogat

kákor like, as; (za primernikom) than

kákor da as if, as though
tako... kákor as... as
ne tako... kákor not so... as
ni tako star kákor jaz he is not so old as I
kákor hitro as soon as
kákor običajno as usual
kákor po maslu (figurativno) without a hitch, like clockwork, swimmingly
človek kákor on... a man like him
moj brat, kákor jaz sam... my brother like myself...
kákor ti drago as you like
stori, kákor ti drago! do as you please!
kákor se vzame! that (ali it) depends!
kákor lahkó vidite as you can see
govorim ti kákor prijatelj I speak to you as a friend
tekel je kákor veter he was running like the wind
umrl je, kákor je živel he died as he had lived
ni bogat, kákor ljudje mislijo he is not as rich as people think
vstal je, kákor da bi hotel oditi he got up as if (he wanted) to go
kákor ga imam (zelo) rada, ljubiti ga ne bi mogla nikoli much as I like him, I could never be in love with him
kákor oče, tako sin like father, like son
kákor si boš postiljal tako boš spal you have made your own bed, so lie in it
kákor boste sejali, tako boste želi as you sow, so will you reap ➞ kòt!

kólikorkóli no matter how much (oziroma how many); any quantity (number, amount)

kólikorkóli je bogat, vendar... rich as he is, still...

komparácija comparison; parallel; retorika simile

njegov slog je bogat s komparácijami his style is rich in simile and metaphor

long¹ [lɔŋ] pridevnik
dolg; dolgotrajen, dolgovezen
pravno časovno odmaknjen
(tudi ekonomija) dolgoročen
ekonomija čakajoč na zvišanje cen

long arm dolga roka, oblast
to make a long arm iztegniti roko po čem
at long bowls borba na daljavo
ameriško long bit kovanec za 15 centov
as broad as it is long vseeno
a long chair ležalnik
by a long chalk in že kako
not by a long chalk kje neki
long clay dolga pipa
ekonomija a long date dolg rok
long dozen 13 kosov
a long drink pijača iz visokega kozarca
long ears neumnost
little pitchers have long ears otroci vse slišijo
a long family mnogoštevilna družina
the long finger sredinec
long in the finger tatinski, dolgoprst
a long face kisel, žalosten obraz
a long figure (ali price) visoka cena
a long guess negotova domneva
long hundred 120 kosov
long hundredweight angleški cent (50,8 kg)
to have a long head biti preudaren, bister, daljnoviden
long home grob
long haul prevoz ali promet na veliko daljavo
šport long jump skok v daljino
it is a long lane that has no turning nobena stvar ne traja večno, vsaki nesreči je enkrat kraj
long measure dolžinska mera
two long miles dve dobri milji
ekonomija to be on the long side of the market; ali to be long of the market špekulirati na višje cene
to make a long nose pokazati osle
long odds neenaka stava
long in oil bogat z oljem, z mnogo olja
it is long odds that stavim l proti 100
a long purse globok žep, mnogo denarja
navtika, sleng longpig človeško meso (hrana ljudožrcev)
gentlemen of the long robe pravniki, odvetniki
in the long run končno, konec koncev
long sight daljnovidnost (tudi figurativno)
of long standing dolgoleten, star
to be (ali take) a long time in dolgo potrebovati za
Long Tom daljnosežen top
to have a long tongue imeti dolg jezik
long in the tooth starejša, kakor hoče priznati
long vacation letni oddih, poletne počitnice
to have a long wind imeti dobra pljuča, dobro teči, figurativno dolgovezno govoriti
to take long views misliti na posledice
a long way round velik ovinek