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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

hull² [hʌl] samostalnik
navtika ladijski trup

hull down daleč (ladja); skrit (tank)

indiskréten indiscreet; inconsiderate; prying; imprudent; inquisitive, pogovorno nosy; (oseba) talkative, loose-tongued, (jezik) loose

daleč od indiskrétnih pogledov far from prying eyes
nekoliko indiskrétna opazka a somewhat impertinent (ali tactless) remark
ne bi hotel biti indiskréten, koliko ste plačali za to? if I'm not too curious, how much did you pay for it?

jábolko apple

Adamovo jábolko anatomija Adam's apple
zimska jábolka pl winter apples pl
gnilo jábolko rotten apple
jábolko spora apple of discord
granatno jábolko pomegranate
rajsko jábolko tomato
ugrizniti v kislo jábolko (figurativno) to swallow a bitter pill, to grasp the nettle
jábolko ne pade daleč od drevesa like father, like son; he is a chip off the old block

kakó how; in what way

kakó to? how so?
kakó lepó! how beautiful!
kakó daleč? how far?
kakó to, da... how comes it that..., how come that...
kakó vraga... how the deuce..., how the devil..., how the dickens...?
kakó, prosim? I beg your pardon, pogovorno pardon?; what was that?, what did you say?
kakó se počutiš? how do you feel?
kakó stara je? how old is she?
kakó dolgo ste že v Ljubljani? how long have you been in Ljubljana?
kakó je z vstopnicami? what about the tickets?
kakó lepo jutro! what a lovely morning!
kakó sem vesel, da te vidim! how pleased I am to see you!
kakó je nesrečna! how unhappy she is!
kakó mu je ime? what is his name?
kakó imenujete to (rečete temu) po angleško (v angleščini)? what do you call this in English?
kakó to, da si še vedno tu? how is it you're still here?
ne razumem, kakó je to možno I do not understand how this can be
nihče ne ve kakó mu je uspelo no one knows how he has done
kakó vendar... how on earth...
pa še kakó! and how
Se lahko poslužim vašega telefona? - Kako, da ne! May I use your telephone? - Why, yes! of course!

length [leŋɵ] samostalnik
dolžina; oddaljenost (časovna), trajanje; odmerjen kos (blaga, žice, vrvi itd.)

at length nadrobno; končno
at arm's length na doseg roke; čim delj od sebe
to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu blizu, ne biti preveč prijateljski
to know the length of s.o.'s foot koga dobro poznati
at full length v naravni velikosti
at great (ali some, full) length na drobno, na dolgo in široko
to go to great length daleč iti; zelo se potruditi
to go all lengths; ali to go to any length iti do skrajnosti
to go to the length of mnogo si dovoliti; iti tako daleč, da
to win by a length zmagati za eno dolžino (konj, čoln)
when will you come our length? kdaj vas bo pot zanesla k nam?

like³ [laik] predlog
kakor (a house like yours)
približno, blizu (something like 100)

to look like biti podoben komu, čemu
what does he look like? kako izgleda?
it looks like rain kaže na dež
to feel like s.th. biti pri volji za kaj, biti razpoložen za kaj
I feel like sleeping rad bi spal, želim si spati
like that tak, tako, na tak način
nothing like as bad as that še zdaleč ne tako slab
there is nothing like that nič ni boljšega od tega
something like a day res krasen dan
pogovorno this is something like! to se lepo sliši, to je že boljše
pogovorno that is more like it! to se že boljše sliši
like father, like son jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa
like master, like man kakršen gospodar, tak sluga
like a shot kot bi izstrelil, brez pomisleka
pogovorno like anything besno, noro, kot nor

lip¹ [lip] samostalnik
ustna, ustnica
množina usta, šoba
sleng predrznost, nesramnost, jezikanje; rob (jame, rane); kljun (posode)

to bite one's lip gristi si ustnico (v jezi), zadrževati smeh
to carry (ali keep) a stiff upper lip pogumno prenašati udarec usode
to curl one's lip porogljivo se našobiti
sleng to give lip jezikati, predrzno odgovarjati
to hang one's lip pobesiti nos
to hang on s.o.'s lips napeto koga poslušati
to keep a thing within, one's lips obdržati kaj zase
it never passed my lips tega nisem nikoli rekel (povedal)
we heard it from his own lips slišali smo ga to reči
to lick (ali smack) one's lips oblizovati se
sleng none of your lip! ne bodi predrzen!, ne jezikaj!
to part with dry lips ločiti se brez poljuba
there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip do cilja je daleč
the word escaped my lips beseda mi je ušla

long-fleld [lɔ́ŋfi:ld] samostalnik
šport igrišče za metalcem (kriket)

long-fleld off položaj daleč desno od metalca
long-fleld on položaj daleč levo od metalca

mark¹ [ma:k] samostalnik
znak, znamenje; madež, brazgotina, praska, zareza; odtis, žig
britanska angleščina red, ocena (šolska)
ekonomija varstvena (tovarniška) znamka; cilj, tarča
figurativno standard, raven, norma, ugled; znak, križ (nepismenega človeka)
vojska tip, model
šport startno mesto (tek), mesto za kazenski strel (nogomet), sredina želodca (boks)
zgodovina marka, mejno ozemlje

ear mark razpoznavni znak na ušesu, figurativno razpoznavni znak
distinctive mark razpoznavni znak
a mark V tank tank tipa V
mark moot občinski zbor, shod
below the mark pod običajno ravnijo, nezadovoljiv, bolan
beside the mark mimo tarče, figurativno netočen, nepravilen, zgrešen, irelevanten
ameriško, sleng easy mark lahkovernež
šport to get off the mark startati
to hit the mark zadeti, uspeti
to leave one's mark pustiti sled
a man of mark ugleden človek
to make one's mark upon (ali with) uspeti, uveljaviti se pri
to make a mark in the calender zaznamovati dan v koledarju
sleng not my mark ni po mojem okusu, mi ne odgovarja
to miss the mark zgrešiti, ne uspeti
bad marks slabo spričevalo (v šoli)
to obtain full marks dobiti dobre ocene
off the mark čisto napačen, zgrešen
you are quite off the mark zelo se motite
to overshoot the mark ustreliti preko tarče; iti predaleč, gnati predaleč
straight off the mark takoj
(god) save the mark bog pomagaj če povem (opravičilo preden se pove kaj neprijetnega)
ekonomija trade mark varstvena (tovarniška) znamka
to toe the mark storiti svojo dolžnost
up to the mark na običajni ravni, zadovoljiv, dobrega zdravja
wide of the mark daleč mimo, figurativno zelo zgrešen
within the mark v dovoljenih mejah, upravičen
mark of mouth znak starosti (po konjevih zobeh)
marks of punctuation ločila
question mark vprašaj

mile [máil] samostalnik
milja (1609 m)

nautical (ali sea) mile morska milja (1863 m)
miles easier (better, worse) mnogo lažje (boljše, slabše)
miles apart na milje oddaljen, figurativno neizmerno daleč
figurativno not to come within a mile of ne približati se niti za korak
give him an inch and he will take a mile če mu ponudiš prst, zagrabi celo roko
pogovorno that sticks out a mile to še slepec vidi
figurativno to miss s.th. by a mile popolnoma zgrešiti
navtika to make short miles hitro jadrati, pluti

mílja mile (1609 m)

morska mílja nautical mile (1853m)
na mílje daleč extending for miles
mílje oddaljen miles distant, miles away
število prevoženih mílj avtomobilizem (car) mileage

narázen asunder; apart; separately

močnó, daleč narázen wide apart
iti narázen to part; to sever; to split up; (poti) to branch off, to diverge
biti narázen to be apart
dati narázen to separate; to take to pieces; to take apart; to disassemble
pasti narázen to fall to pieces

near¹ [níə] prislov
blizu, v bližini, bližje
pogovorno skoraj, málodane
figurativno varčno; (z negacijo) niti približno

near by blizu
to draw near približevati se
far and near od blizu in daleč, povsod
to go (ali come) near to doing s.th. skoraj kaj narediti
near at hand pri roki, blizu
not near so bad še zdaleč ne tako slabo
it is nowhere near enough še zdaleč ni dovolj
near upon kmalu nato
to live near varčno ali borno živeti
near to blizu (do česa)

nésti to carry; to bear; (o krogli) to reach

nésti jajca to lay eggs
top nese... the gun has a range of...
daleč nésti (o orožju) to have a long range
nesi to pismo na pošto! take this letter to the post office!
to dobro nese (se izplača) this pays, this is lucrative

nowhere¹ [nóu(h)wɛə] prislov
nikjer, nikamor

nowhere near še zdaleč ne, daleč od
sleng to be (ali get) nowhere daleč zaostajati, biti med najslabšimi na tekmi
sleng to come in nowhere ne priti v poštev

očí eyes pl; (vid) eyesight

med štirimi očmi in private, face to face
pred mojimi očmi before my eyes, in my sight, in my presence
zaradi vaših lepih očí for your blue eyes
boleče očí sore eyes, (od prenapenjana) eye strain
barva očí colour of the eyes
velike in okrogle očí saucer eyes
plamteče (krmežljave, izbuljene) očí flashing (bleary, blear, goggle) eyes
suhe (solzne) očí dry (tearfilled) eyes
na lastne očí, z lastnimi očmi with one's own eyes
prav pred njenimi očmi before her very eyes
slabe očí weak eyes
z odprtimi očmi with open eyes
ki ima dobre (risje) očí keen-eyed (lynx-eyed)
kot bi z očmi trenil (kot bi mignil) in the twinkling of an eye, in a flash
paša za očí a sight for sore eyes, a delightful sight
očí so mu bolj lačne kot želodec his eyes are bigger than his belly
same očí in ušesa so ga he is all eyes and ears, he is all attention
z očí brati komu to guess by someone's look, to anticipate someone's wishes
to bíje v očí it offends the eye
to bôde v očí that strikes (ali catches) the eye
gledati smrti v očí to look death in the face
gledati na kaj z drugimi (drugačnimi) očmi to take a different view of something
imeti dobre (slabe) očí (vid) to have good (bad) eyesight
imeti pred očmi to have (ali to bear, to keep) in mind (ali in sight, in view)
vse solzne očí je imela her eyes brimmed with tears
imeti stalno kaj pred očmi not to lose sight of something
imeti očí za lepo(to) to have an eye for the beautiful
imej odprte očí! (pazi se!) keep your weather eye open!
očí si izjokati to cry one's eyes out
očí si drug drugemu izpraskati to scratch each other's eyes out
ne hodi mi pred očí! keep out of my way!, arhaično begone!
izgubiti iz očí to lose sight of, to lose track of
ne izpustiti iz očí to keep one's eye on
ne izpustim ga iz očí I keep an eye on him, I don't trust him out of my sight
povsod imeti svoje očí (figurativno) to have eyes at the back of one's head
mencati, meti si očí to rub one's eyes
napenjati očí to strain one's eyes
izgini mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!
nasuti komu peska v očí (figurativno) to throw sand (ali dust) in someone's eyes, to bamboozle someone, to hoodwink someone
odpreti komu očí to open someone's eyes, to undeceive someone
to mi je odprlo očí that was an eye-opener for me
očí se mi odpirajo (figurativno) I begin to see now
očí sem mu odprl (figurativno) I opened his eyes for him
široko odpreti očí to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
očí so se mu odprle (figurativno) the scales fell from is eyes
pojdi mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!, arhaično begone!
premeriti koga z očmi to eye from head to foot
to pada v očí that leaps to the eye, that hits you in the eye
pasti očí na čem to feast one's eyes on something
pokvariti si očí to spoil one's eyes
povesiti očí to look down
v očí mi je padlo it struck me
ne pridi mi spet pred očí! don't show yourself here again!
to ti povem med štirimi očmi this is for your private ear
z očmi je preletel vrt he cast a glance over the garden
streljati z očmi (figurativno) to shoot glances (na at)
očí si treti to rub one's eyes
upreti očí v to fix one's eye upon, to look fixedly at
škiliti z očmi to squint, to be squint-eyed
očí se mi solzé my eyes are running
kot bi z očmi trenil in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in a flash
svojim očem ne verjamem I don't believe my eyes
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly believe my own eyes
stopiti komu pred očí (figurativno) to face someone
vreči očí na to have an eye for
z lastnimi očmi videti to be an eyewitness
na očeh se mu vidi, da je lopov his eyes show him up for the rogue he is, arhaično bespeak him a rogue
od teme se ne vidi prsta pred očmi it is pitch-dark
videl sem mu na očeh, da laže I could see (ali I saw) from his face that he was lying
na lastne očí sem to videl I saw it with my own eyes
zapreti očí to close one's eyes
preteklo noč nisem mogel zatisniti očí last night I couldn't sleep a wink
zavezati komu očí to hoodwink someone, to blindfold someone
zatisniti očí ob, nad (spregledati) to shut one's eyes to, to turn a blind eye to, to condone, to connive at, to wink at
zapirati očí pred čem to close one's eyes to something
vrana vrani ne izkljuje očí one crow does not peck out another crow's eyes
daleč od očí, daleč od srca out of sight, out of mind

očítati

očítati komu kaj to reproach someone with something
očítati komu njegovo neodkritosrčnost to reproach someone with duplicity
nimam si kaj očítati glede tega I have nothing to reproach myself with on that score
daleč sem od tega, da bi ti zavoljo tega kaj očital I am far from reproaching you for it
medsebojno si očítati to recriminate
očital mi je nemarnost he taxed me with negligence

od from; of; since; on, upon

od 1 do 10 from one to ten
10 od 20ih ten out of twenty
od 100 niti 1 not one in a hundred
od daleč from far away, from afar
od Ljubljane do Zagreba from Lj. to Z.
od časa do časa from time to time
od danes dalje (naprej) from this day (forward)
od jutri naprej from tomorrow
od sedaj naprej from now on, henceforth
od 9ih do 10ih from nine till (ali to) ten
od nedelje do petka from Sunday to (ZDA through) Friday
od jeseni since autumn
(že) od nekdaj for some time
od malega (mladih let) from childhood (on)
od prvega do zadnjega from first to last
od povsod from everywhere, from all sides
od včeraj since yesterday
od takrat, od tedaj from that time, from then on; thence, since then, thenceforth
(že) od (vsega, prvega) začetka from the (very) beginning (ali start)
od jutra do večera from morning till (ali to) night, all day long, all the livelong day
od zadaj from behind
sam od sebe by myself (yourself, etc.), spontaneously, of one's own accord
od spodaj from beneath
nobeden od nas none of us
od besede do besede (dobesedno) word for word, literally, verbatim
od mnogih primerov among many examples
nem od presenečenja (struck) dumb with astonishment
otrpel od mraza stiff with cold
zapuščen od vseh abandoned (ali deserted, forsaken) by everyone
od srca rad most willingly
od utrujenosti from fatigue
lepo od vas nice of you
ni lepo od tebe it isn't nice of you
drhteti od strahu to tremble with fear
moj brat je večji od mene my brother is taller than I (am) (ali pogovorno than me)
od kdaj si že v bolnici? how long have you been in hospital?
od razburjenja ni mogel govoriti he could not speak for excitement
to odvisi od vremena that depends on the weather
pozdravi ga od mene (v mojem imenu) give him my best regards
(od) kar ljudje pomnijo from time immemorial, from time out of mind
umreti od lakote, jetike to die of hunger, of consumption
on živi od peresa (figurativno) he lives by his pen

oddáljen far (off); faraway; distant; remote; (odročen) out-of-the-way

daleč oddáljen far distant