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courage [kʌ́ridž] samostalnik
pogum, hrabrost, srčnost

Dutch courage pogum pod vplivom alkohola
to damp s.o.'s courage pogum komu vzeti, oplašiti ga
my courage fails me ne upam si
the courage of one's conviction pogum, braniti svoja načela
to lose courage prestrašiti se
to take one's courage (in both hands), to pluck up (ali muster, summon, screw up) one's courage opogumiti se

defence [diféns] samostalnik
obramba, odboj napada
množina, vojska utrdba

pravno lawyer (ali counsel) for the defence branilec, zagovornik
art (ali science) of defence boks, mečevanje
to come to the defence of s.o. braniti koga
to conduct one's own defence sam se braniti
medicina defence mechanism obrambni mehanizem
witness for the defence razbremenilna priča
to make a good defence dobro (se) braniti

defensive² [difénsiv] samostalnik
obramba, defenziva

to be (ali act, stand) on the defensive braniti se, biti v defenzivi

enérgičen energetic; strenuous; (ukrep, mera, sredstvo) forcible, drastic; powerful; active, vigorous

enérgično (prislov) energetically
enérgično protestirati to protest energetically
enérgično zatreti nemire to suppress disturbances forcibly (ali drastically)
enérgično se braniti to defend oneself stubbornly

fort [fɔ:t] samostalnik
utrdba, trdnjava
ameriško trgovska postaja

to hold the fort braniti se

from [frɔm, frəm] predlog
od, iz, z, zaradi, po

apart from neglede na
from the beginning od začetka
from a child od otroških let
different from različen od
from day to day z dneva v dan
to defend from braniti pred
to descend from biti po izvoru, izvirati iz
to draw from nature risati po naravi
to die from umreti zaradi
from my own experience iz lastne izkušnje
far be it from me še na misel mi ne pride
from first to last od začetka do konca, od A do Z
to hide s.th. from s.o. skrivati kaj pred kom
to judge from soditi po
to keep s.o. from doing s.th. braniti komu, da česa ne stori
to live from hand to mouth živeti iz rok v usta
to suffer from trpeti zaradi
from time to time tu pa tam
where are you from? od kod si (ste)?
to tell from razlikovati od
from of old zdavnaj, davno
from on high od zgoraj
from memory na pamet
from post to pillar od Poncija do Pilata
six from nine leavas three devet manj šest je tri
trgovina from date od danes
from title to colophone od prve do zadnje strani
from above od zgoraj
from affar od daleč
from amidst iz sredine
from among izmed
from before od prej
from behind od zadaj, izza
from below (ali beneath) od spodaj
from between izmed (dveh)
from beyond z one strani
from out ven iz
from under izpod
from without od zunaj
from within od znotraj

keep^*2 [ki:p]

1. prehodni glagol
držati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.)

2. neprehodni glagol
ostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se (he keeps well)
držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati (she keeps smiling)
pogovorno stanovati (where do you keep?)

to keep an appointment držati se zmenka
trgovina we don't keep this article tega artikla nimamo v zalogi
to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu do sebe
to keep in bread and water komaj se preživljati
to keep one's balance obdržati ravnotežje
to keep the ball rolling ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep body and soul together životariti
trgovina to keep books voditi knjige
to keep cool ostati miren
to keep one's counsel obdržati kaj zase
to keep s.o.'s counsel varovati tujo skrivnost
to keep a close check on skrbno nadzirati
to keep in countenance bodriti koga
to keep one's countenance ostati resen, zadrževati smeh
to keep clear of izogniti se česa, čuvati se česa
to keep s.o. company delati komu družbo
to keep company with skupaj hoditi, družiti se z
to keep s.th. dark obdržati zase, ne izdati
to keep a diary voditi dnevnik
to keep one's distance držati se ob strani
to keep one's end up braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje delo
to keep an eye on (ali out for); ali to keep one's eyes open (ali skinned); ali to keep one's weather eye lifted imeti odprte oči, budno paziti
to keep the field vztrajati, ne se umakniti
to keep one's feet obdržati se na nogah
to keep a straight face zadrževati smeh
to keep friends ostati v prijateljstvu
to keep guard stražiti
to keep (a) guard over s.o. čuvati koga
šport to keep (the) goal biti vratar, čuvati gol
God keep you! bog te varuj!
to keep s.th. going ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep s.o. going komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenju
to keep the game alive ohraniti v teku
to keep one's ground ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrst
to keep early (ali good) hours prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spat
to keep bad (ali late) hours prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spat
to keep one's hand in ne priti iz vaje
to keep one's head ne izgubiti glave, ostati miren
to keep one's head above water ne zaiti v dolgove
to keep house vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti
to keep open house biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem času
to keep hold of ne puščati iz rok
to keep in good health ostati pri dobrem zdravju
to keep a good look-out budno opazovati, paziti
to keep s.o. for lunch zadržati koga pri kosilu
to keep a stiff upper lip ne izgubiti poguma
to keep the law držati se zakona
to keep in mind zapomniti si
to keep one's nose to the grindstone neprestano garati
to keep pace (ali step) with iti v korak, ne zaostajati
to keep peace between obdržati mir med
to keep the peace držati se reda
ameriško to keep plugging along kar naprej garati
to keep s.o. posted (ali advised, informed, up to date) stalno koga obveščati
to keep the pot boiling životariti, komaj se prebijati
to keep one's pecker up ne izgubiti poguma in odločnosti
to keep good relations with s.o. ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih
to keep a record of s.th. voditi zapise o čem
to keep in good repair ohraniti v dobrem stanju
to keep sight of imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti na
to keep the stage obdržati se na odru
to keep straight on iti naravnost naprej
to keep in suspense pustiti koga v negotovosti; trgovina imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)
to keep time držati se takta
to keep good time biti točen (ura)
to keep track of zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočem
to keep one's temper zadržati se, ne razburjati se
ameriško to keep tabs on nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti si
to keep in touch with ostati s kom v stikih
to keep together biti složen, držati skupaj
to keep one's word držati besedo
to keep watch (over, on) stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom
to keep the wolf from the door komaj se preživljati

kóža skin; (odrta z živali, za izdelovanje usnja) hide; (polt) complexion

brez kóže skinless
debela kóža thick skin
kóža z dlako fell
kóža z glave scalp
surova kóža rawhide
strojena kóža dressed skin, tanned hide, (z lasmi) coat; (kačji lev) slough
občutljiva kóža sensitive skin
zunanja kóža epidermis
le kost in kóža nothing but skin and bone
do kóže moker, premočen wet to the skin, soaked (ali drenched) to the skin, dripping wet, sopping wet, wringing wet
barva kóže colour (of the skin), (obraza) complexion, (temna) tanned (ali bronzed) complexion, (svetla) fair complexion
krema za kóžo skin cream, cold cream, face cream
mazilo za kóžo skin ointment
presaditev kóže medicina skin-grafting
vnetje kóže medicina skin inflammation, dermatitis
srbenje kóže itching, medicina prurigo; pruritus
ne bi hotel biti v njegovi kóži I wouldn't like to be in his shoes (ali in his skin)
braniti svojo kóžo to defend oneself
sama kost in kóža ga je he is nothing but (ali he is only) skin and bone, he is as thin as a lath, he is a bag of bones
iz kóže dati to skin, to flay; to strip the skin off
za kóžo mi gre my life is at stake
on ima debelo kóžo (figurativno) he is not thin-skinned, he is thick-skinned
kóža se mi je ob tem naježila it made my flesh creep
na lastni kóži občutiti to learn something to one's cost
nositi svojo kóžo na prodaj (figurativno) to do something at one's personal risk
odnesti celo (zdravo) kóžo to escape safely, to escape without a scratch; to save one's bacon, to escape unscathed; to get away scotfree; to escape with life and limb; to get off with a whole skin; to come out of something with a whole skin
gre za mojo kóžo my safety (ali my life) is at stake (ali is in danger)
iz kóže skočiti (figurativno) to jump out of one's skin
kóžo odreti to flay
strojiti kóže to dress (ali to tan, to curry) skins (ali hides)
ustrojiti komu kóžo (figurativno) to tan (ali to curry, to warm) someone's hide

lance¹ [la:ns] samostalnik
kopje, sulica, harpuna; kopjanik, kopjenosec

to break a lance with s.o. znanstveno se prepirati s kom; figurativno zlomiti sulico
to break a lance for (ali on behalf of) s.o. potegniti se za koga, braniti koga
free lance svoboden politik, svoboden novinar; plačan vojak

nôga foot, pl feet; (krak) leg; (klavnih živali) hoof, pl -s, hooves, (za jed) trotter; (čaše) stem, foot; (mize, stola) leg

prednja nôga foreleg
zadnja nôga hind leg
od glave do nôg from head to foot, from top to toe
prekrižanih nôg cross-legged
zaspale nôge (mravljinci v nogah) pins and needles
lahkih nôg light-footed, light-foot
umivanje nôg footwashing
ki ima nôge na O bandy-legged, bandy, bowlegged
nôge na X knock-knees
ki ima nôga na X knock-kneed
že biti na nôgah to be on one's feet
ves dan sem že na nôgah I have been on the go (ali run off my feet) all day
biti z eno nôgo v grobu to have one foot (ali one's feet) in the grave, to be on one's last legs
biti šibak v nôgah to be unsteady (ali groggy) on one's feet (ali pogovorno on one's pins)
on je slab v nôgah (slab hodec, pešec) he is a poor walker
pomagati komu na nôge to help someone up on his feet
sam si pomagati na nôge (figurativno) to lift oneself up by one's own bootstraps
obdržati se na nôgah to keep one's legs
metati komu polena pod nôge to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to thwart someone
nôge me bolijo my legs hurt, I have a pain in my legs
on ima umetno nôgo he has an artificial leg
podstaviti komu nôgo to trip someone (up)
postaviti koga na nôge to set someone on his feet
spraviti, postaviti koga zopet na nôge to put someone back on his feet
postaviti se na lastne nôge (figurativno) to stand on one's own two feet
postaviti se spet na nôge to recover one's footing
prestopati se z nôge na nôgo to shift one's weight from one foot to the other
pretegniti si nôge, iztegniti nôge to stretch one's legs
skočiti na nôge to spring (ali to start, to leap) to one's feet
skakati po eni nôgi to hop
stati na šibkih nôgah (figurativno) to stand on a weak foundation
stopiti komu na nôgo to tread upon someone's foot
teptati z nôgami to trample (ali to tread) underfoot
udariti z nôgo ob tla to tap (ali to stamp) one's foot
vidim sledove njegovih nôg v snegu I can see his footprints in the snow
vstati z levo nôgo (figurativno) to get out of bed on the wrong side
nôge so me začele boleti I became footsore
nôga mi je zaspala my leg (ali foot) has gone to sleep
izviniti si nôgo to sprain one's ankle
braniti se z rokami in nôgami proti čemu to fight against something tooth and nail
pasti komu k nôgam to fall at someone's feet
živeti na veliki nôgi (razkošno) to live in grand style
stati na lastnih nôgah to stand on one's own feet, to be on one's own, to be independent

pass² [pa:s] samostalnik
prehod, prelaz, ozka pot; ploven kanal, plovni del reke
vojska ključni položaj

to hold the pass braniti neko stvar
to sell the pass izdati neko stvar

rôka hand, (do rame) arm

brez rôke handless, armless
v rôki in one's hand
pri rôki at hand, near at hand; available
od rôke do rôke from hand to hand
pod rôko (se držati) arm in arm, (kupiti) underhandedly
rôke kvišku! hands up!, stick them up!, reach!
rôke proč! hands off!
z rôko v rôki hand in hand, jointly
s sklenjenimi rôkami with clasped hands (as in prayer)
z zvezanimi rôkami in nogami bound hand and foot
rôko na srcé! hand on heart!
močna rôka strong hand
žuljava rôka a callous palm
moja desna rôka (figurativno) my second self
on je moja desna rôka he is my right-hand man
polna rôka a handful
narejen z rôko (ročno) made by hand, handmade; (posel) handiwork, manual work
od rôk (oddaljen) out of the way
praznih rôk empty-handed
na svojo rôko (figurativno) in one's own name, of one's own accord, unauthorized
risanje s prosto rôko freehand drawing
držeč se za rôke hand in hand
prekrižanih rôk with one's hands (oziroma arms) folded
z dvignjeno rôko (with) hand upraised
z rôkami uprtimi v boke akimbo
držati, imeti rôke uprte v boke to hold one's arms akimbo
iz prve rôke at first hand
ne da bi rôko premaknil hands down
boriti se z rôkami in nogami to struggle with might and main
braniti se proti čemu z rôkami in nogami to fight against something tooth and nail (ali with might and main)
dati v rôko, rôke to hand
dati komu proste rôke (da kaj naredi) to give someone a free hand (to do something)
dobiti informacije iz prve rôke to get information at first hand
dvigniti rôke to lift up one's hands
dvigniti rôke nad glavo v začudenju to throw up one's arms in astonishment
dobiti kaj v rôke (figurativno) to get hold of something
rôke križem držati to fold one's arms and do nothing, to be idle
imeti pri rôki to have at hand
imeti polne rôke dela to have one's hands full
imamo ga v rôki (figurativno) he is in our power
imeti proste rôke (figurativno) to have free play
imeti mrzle, hladne rôke to have cold hands
dati rôko komu to give one's hand to someone, (v pozdrav) to shake hands with someone
imeti položaj trdno v rôki to have the situation well in hand
iti skozi mnogo rôk to pass through many hands
iti komu na rôko to help someone; to support someone, to patronize someone, to aid someone
lomiti rôke (figurativno) to wring one's hands
to mu gre od rôk (figurativno) he is skilled (ali clever) at it
izpustiti iz rôke, iz rok to let go
posel mu ne gre od rôk he is unskilled, he is a poor worker
delo mu gre dobro izpod rôk he is a quick worker
kupiti iz prve (druge) rôke to buy new (secondhand)
mahati z rôkami to gesticulate
ne izpustiti iz rôk not to let go, (da pade) not to let go (ali to let slip)
méti si rôke to rub one's hands
nositi na rôkah koga (figurativno) to treat someone with great care, to make much of someone, to treasure someone
nosijo ga na rôkah (figurativno) he is treated with the utmost consideration, he enjoys all kinds of favours
pasti komu v rôke to fall into someone's hands
prijeti za rôko to take by the hand
ponuditi, prožiti komu rôko to give (ali to hold out) one's hand to someone, (figurativno) to lend someone a helping hand
pljuniti v rôke (figurativno) to spit on one's hands
podaj mu rôko! shake hands with him!
prodati pod rôko to sell by private bargain (ali contract, treaty)
preiti v druge rôke to change hands
prosíti za rôko to propose (to), to ask in marriage, (nenadoma, pogovorno) to pop the question
pričakati koga z odprtimi rôkami to meet someone with outstretched hands, to meet someone enthusiastically
položiti rôke na kaj to lay hands on something, to put one's hands to
položiti rôko nase (figurativno) to commit suicide
položiti rôko na srce to lay one's hand on one's heart
podati si rôke to shake hands
sprejeti ponudbo z obema rôkama to jump at an offer
prekrižati rôke to cross one's arms
stisniti komu rôko to squeeze someone's hand, (pri pozdravu) to shake hands with someone
stiskati rôko v pest to clench one's fist
stati s sklenjenimi (prekrižanimi) rôkami to stand with folded (crossed) arms
vzeti v rôke to take in hand, to undertake
zadevo bom sam vzel v rôke I will take the matter into my own hands
fanta je treba vzeti v rôke (figurativno) the boy wants taking in hand
zlomiti si rôko to break one's arm
rôko si je zlomil he broke his arm, he had his arm broken
umijem si rôke nad tem I wash my hands of it, I will not be responsible
rôka rôko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, fair exchange is no robbery
z obema rôkama zgrabiti priliko to jump at an opportunity
živeti iz rôk v usta (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth
bolje je vrabec v rôki kot golob na strehi (figurativno) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

sign¹ [sáin] samostalnik
znak, znamenje; pismeni znak; signal; pomig, kretnja, mahanje z roko
astronomija živalski krog; čudežno znamenje na nebu
glasba & matematika predznak, interpunkcija; simbol, tajna oznaka, značilna poteza; podpis; izvesek, napis (krčme, brivnice itd.)
medicina simptom

in sign of v znak (česa)
sign and countersign tajni znak(i) za sporazumevanje (zaveznikov), geslo
a sign of decay znak, znamenje propadanja
the signs of the time znaki časa
deaf and-dumb signs jezik gluhonemih
manual sign (lastnoročni) podpis
minus sign, negative sign znak minus (-)
no sign of life nobenega znaka življenja
plus sign znak plus (+)
there were signs in heaven bila so (čudežna) znamenja na nebu
to give s.o. a sign dati komu znak
to make the sign of the cross pokrižati se
to make no sign ne se premakniti, nobenega znaka (življenja) ne dati od sebe, ne se braniti
to speak by signs govoriti z znaki, s kretnjami

stick up prehodni glagol
nalepiti (plakat); namestiti, postaviti; dvigniti (glavo)
sleng napasti in izropati
ameriško, sleng izprositi denar (od koga); spraviti (koga) v težave, v nepriliko
neprehodni glagol
sršati, nasršiti se, naježiti se; izkazati se, odlikovati se
pogovorno zavzeti se (for s.o. za koga)

stick them ('em) up! sleng roke kvišku!
to stick up a bank napasti in izropati banko
that will stick him up to ga bo osupilo, mu zaprlo sapo
to stick up to upreti se, ne se ukloniti (komu, čemu)
to stick up for s.o. braniti koga (zlasti odsotnega), podpreti koga; zavzeti se za koga
to be stuck up biti zbegan, zmeden

take up prehodni glagol
dvigniti, pobrati; gor odnesti, vzeti s seboj gor; vpi(ja)ti, absorbirati (tekočino, vlago); zavzemati, jemati (čas, prostor); vzeti (na ladjo, na vlak itd.) (potnike); ujeti, prijeti, aretirati; prekinitit, pasti v besedo, ugovarjati, motiti, popraviti (govornika); vzeti (koga) za varovanca; začeti (študij, branje itd.), lotiti se (posla, poklica, dela), vzeti v roke; baviti se (s čim); nadaljevati (govor, preiskavo, izpraševanje, zasliševanje itd.)
medicina podvezati (žilo); povzeti (refren); pobrati (zanko); prevzeti (delnice); zategniti (jermen); pokupiti (knjige); sprejeti (službo); stanovati v
tehnično zatesniti; grajati
neprehodni glagol
zadovoljiti se, strinjati se (with z)
vdati se v
tehnično zapreti se sam od sebe (spah, stik, vrzel)
pogovorno začeti ljubezensko razmerje
ameriško začeti se (šola)

to take up the cudgels for figurativno krepko, goreče braniti, se zavzemati za
to take up current opinions privzeti trenutna naziranja (mnenja)
to take up the gauntlet (ali glove) pobrati rokavico, figurativno sprejeti izzivanje
to take up a thief prijeti, ujeti tatu
to take up time vzeti, jemati čas
to take up under debate ekonomija diskontirati (menico)
to take up with plain food zadovoljiti se s preprosto hrano
to be taken up with biti zaposlen z, biti poglobljen v
sponges take up water gobe vpijajo vodo
the train stopped to take up passengers vlak se je ustavil, da bi vzel (nove) potnike
he takes up with a bad lot druži se s tolpo malopridnežev

uphold^* [ʌphóuld] prehodni glagol
držati pokonci (kvišku), dvigniti kvišku; vzdrževati (običaj); zadržati (vrednost); potrditi, odobriti (sklep, sodbo); podpirati

uphold a cause podpirati, braniti (neko) stvar
to uphold opposition nadaljevati odpor
the higher court upheld the verdict of the lower višje sodišče je potrdilo sodbo nižjega sodišča

utter¹ [ʌ́tə] pridevnik
skrajni, najvišji; popoln, dokončen, končno veljaven
pravno zunanji

an utter rogue popoln lopov, lopov in pol
he is an utter stranger to me on mi je popolnoma tuj (neznan)
to meet with an utter refusal naleteti na kategorično odklonitev
utter barrister pravno mlad odvetnik, ki sme na sodišču braniti samo zunaj ograje

wicket [wíkit] samostalnik
vratca; polvrata; vrtljiva vrata; vrata pri zatvornici; (zamreženo) poslovno okence (v banki, uradu)
šport vratca (pri kriketu)

on a good wicket šport pri dobrem stanju igre; figurativno v ugodnem položaju
to keep one's wicket up (kriket) dobro braniti vratca