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hold up prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
dvigniti, visoko držati, obdržati (se), trajati; podpreti; ovirati, zadržati, ustaviti; držati se pokonci; držati se (cene, vreme)
ameriško ustaviti in oropati

to hold up as an example pokazati kot primer
to hold up to view pokazati, dati na ogled
to hold up to ridicule osmešiti
to hold up one's head glavo dvigniti, ne dati se

inskribírati to inscribe

dati se inskribírati to enter one's name

leading-string [li:diŋstriŋ] samostalnik
množina jermen za otroke, ki se učijo hoditi
figurativno povodec

to be in leading-strings biti na povodcu, dati se voditi, biti nesamostojen

likeness [láiknis] samostalnik
podobnost, sličnost, enakost (between med, to s, z)
podoba, videz; slika, portret

to have one's likeness taken dati se fotografirati
an enemy in the likeness of a friend sovražnik v podobi prijatelja
he is the exact likeness of his father je prav tak kot oče

listen [lisn]

1. neprehodni glagol
poslušati, prisluhniti, prisluškovati (to)

2. prehodni glagol
arhaično poslušati, prisluškovati

to listen to reason dati se pre.pričati, poslušati pameten nasvet
to listen in to (a concert) poslušati (koncert) po radiu
to listen in on prisluškovati telefonskemu pogovoru (s pomočjo prisluškovalne naprave)

ločíti to separate; to sever; (razlikovati) to distinguish, to differentiate; (razporočiti) to divorce, to separate by divorce

ločíti se kot prijatelji to part as friends
ločíti se (razporočiti se) to divorce
ločíti se od moža (žene) to divorce one's husband (one's wife)
ločíti se (odcepiti se) to secede (od from)
dati se ločíti od moža to obtain a divorce from one's husband
ločíti se (raziti se) to part company
ločíti se (razlikovati se) to be distinguished by, to differ from, to vary (from)
zakon je bil ločen (razvezan) the marriage has been dissolved
preden se ločimo (razidemo) before parting

nós nose; figurativno, pogovorno snout, žargon nozzle, ZDA schnozzle; humoristično proboscis; (ladje) head; (voh) scent; (vrča) beak, spout; figurativno (graja) rebuke; (vonj) scent, smell

prav pred nósom, izpred nósa under the very nose (of)
na vrat na nós head over heels, in a great hurry, precipitately, helter-skelter
orlovski nós aquiline nose, Roman nose
ploščat nós flat nose
potlačen nós pug nose
velik nós big nose
zakrivljen nós hawk nose, beak, hook nose, hooked nose
zavihan nós turned-up nose
pijančev nós grog-nose
govorjenje skozi nós nasal twang
dobiti jo po nósu (figurativno) to be reproved (ali rebuked, reprimanded, snubbed)
dobil jo je po nósu he went away with a flea in his ear
govoriti skozi nós to speak through one's nose, to speak with a nasal twang
imeti kaj (prav) pred nósom to have something under one's (very) nose (ali in plain view)
imeti dober nós to be keen-scented, (za kaj) to have a good (ali sharp) nose (for something), to have a keen scent (for something)
povsod ima svoj nós (figurativno) he is a busybody
imeti zamašen nós (od nahoda) to have a stuffy (ali stuffed up) nose
iti, hoditi za nósom (delati po nagonu) to follow one's nose
oditi z dolgim nósom to go away with a long face, to go off with a flea in one's ear
obrisati se pod nósom (figurativno) to go away empty-handed, to have one's trouble for nothing, to be left out in the cold
lahko se pod nósom obrišeš za to! (figurativno) you may whistle for it!, pogovorno you'll be lucky!
čistiti si nós (usekniti se) to blow one's nose
krvaveti iz nósa to have a nose bleed
iz nósa mi teče my nose is running
komu kaj pod nós dati to bring something home to someone, to rub it in
visoko nós nositi (figurativno) to turn up one's nose; to be self-conceited
kri mi teče iz nósa my nose is bleeding
premagati koga za dolžino nósú šport to win (ali to beat someone) by a nose
potegniti koga za nós to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone
vlak mi je pred nósom ušel (odpeljal) I missed the train by a hair
ne videti dalj od nósa to see no farther than the end of one's nose
nikoli ne vildiš niti ped pred nósom! you never see an inch before your nose!
ne vidiš ped pred nósom! you can't see beyond the end of your nose!
vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose at, to look down one's nose at, to look disdainfully at (someone)
zaničljivo vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose in disdain at; to sneer at
voditi, vleči koga za nós (figurativno) to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone, to make a fool of someone, to hoax someone
vtikati svoj nós v to pry (ali to nose) into, to poke one's nose into
vtikati svoj nós v tuje zadeve to stick one's nose into other people's business
v vse vtika svoj nós he pokes his nose into everything
zapreti komu vrata pred nósom to shut the door in someone's face, (zaloputniti) to slam the door in someone's face
on ima dober nós za ceneno blago he has a nose for bargains
dati se voditi za nós to be a dupe (of someone)

omehčáti to soften (up); to mollify; to make tender; figurativno to move, to touch

omehčáti se to soften, to become tender (ali soft, mellow)
omehčáti se do koga to relent towards someone
dati se omehčáti to be moved, to relent
ne se dati omehčáti (figurativno) to harden one's heart, to remain implacable
nobena prošnja ga ni mogla omehčáti no entreaties could soften him

opeháriti to cheat (koga someone), to take someone in; to diddle (ali to dupe) someone; pogovorno to take someone to the cleaners

opeháriti koga za kaj to trick someone out of something
dati se komu opeháriti pogovorno to be taken for a ride

operation [ɔpəréišən] samostalnik
delovanje, učinkovanje (on na)
pravno veljavnost
tehnično postopek, pogon, delo (pri stroju), ravnanje, potek
medicina, vojska, matematika operacija
ekonomija špekulacija, finančna transakcija

pravno by operation of law po zakonu
chemical operation kemični proces
medicina the operation on (ali for) operacija (česa)
to perform an operation operirati
to undergo an operation dati se operirati
to come into operation dobiti veljavo, začeti delati
to be in operation biti v pogonu, veljati
to put (ali set) in (out of) operation spraviti v pogon (iz pogona)
ready for operation pripravljen za pogon, v redu

picture¹ [píkčə] samostalnik
slika, podoba, risba, portret; predstava, duševna slika
pogovorno utelešenje, videz, slika; natančna podoba koga
figurativno grafičen prikaz, oris, nazoren opis
pogovorno lepa oseba, lep predmet
fotografija fotografija; film
množina kino
medicina klinična slika (blood picture krvna slika)

to be in the picture biti poznan, slaven
to come into the picture postati slaven, postati zanimiv
out of the picture nepomemben, pozabljen
to have one's picture taken fotografirati se
to sit for one's picture dati se slikati, pozirati za portret
to form a picture of s.th. ustvariti si sliko o čem, predstavljati si kaj
to keep s.o. in the picture stalno koga obveščati, gledati, da je na tekočem
to go to the pictures iti v kino
to be the picture of misery biti utelešena beda
the child is the very picture of his father otrok je izrezan oče
he looks the very picture of health videti je kot utelešeno zdravje
she is a perfect picture lepa je kot slika
TV picture frequency slikovna frekvenca
TV picture tube slikovna elektronka

poučiti

poučiti koga o to inform someone of; to enlighten someone; (svetovati) to advise someone
dati se poučiti (poslušati nasvet) to listen to reason

preglédati to examine; to review; to inspect; to survey; to muster; to check; to look over; (preleteti z očmi) to run one's eyes over

preglédati račune to audit accounts; (zdravniško) to examine, to check up; (odpraviti napake) to revise; (avto, stroj) to overhaul
preglédati čete vojska to review troops
preglédati časopis to review a paper
preglédati položaj to review the situation
preglejte ta prevod! look this translation over!
dati se morate zdravniško preglédati you will have to pass a medical examination
na hitro, bežno preglédati to glance over
preglédati svoj natipkani rokopis (tiposkript) to look through one's typescript

prevárati to cheat, to deceive, to mystify, to dupe, to swindle; to impose upon (someone), to take (someone) in; to overreach (someone); to hoodwink (someone)

dati se komu prevárati to let someone cheat you
njega je lahko prevárati he is easily imposed upon, he is easily duped, he is gullible
prevárati se to be deceived, to deceive oneself

primérjati to compare; (z izvirnikom) to check, to collate (with)

primérjati kaj z to compare something with, to liken something to
ne da se primérjati z it cannot be compared with
primerjal sem natančno prepis z izvirnikom I have closely checked the original with the copy
brata se ne dasta (ne moreta) primérjati med seboj the two brothers are not to be compared with each other
dati se primérjati z to bear comparison with

pump¹ [pʌmp] samostalnik
črpalka, sesalka
pogovorno izpraševalec, poizvedovalec

bicycle pump tlačilka za kolo
to work the pump črpati, polniti
pogovorno to stand under the pumps dati se izprašati

raztegníti to extend; (čevlje, vrv) to stretch, to distend, to expand, to draw out, to dilate; (podaljšati) to lengthen, to elongate

raztegníti se to stretch, to lengthen
dati se raztegníti to stretch

razvézati to loose, to untie, to undo, to unbind; to dissolve; (ločiti) to divorce; (vozel) to unknot, (vrv) to unravel

vino mu je razvezalo jezik arhaično his tongue was loosed (ali became loosened) by wine, pogovorno he talked freely under the influence
razvézati vrv to undo a rope
razvézati vozel to untie a knot
razvézati se to come undone
razvézati se (ločiti se v zakonu) to get a divorce
dati se razvézati od to obtain a divorce from
razvézati se od moža (od žene) to divorce one's husband (one's wife)

reason¹ [ri:zn] samostalnik
razlog, vzrok, povod, motiv; argument, utemeljitev; um, razum, razumnost, razsodnost, uvidevnost, razumevanje, logika
pravno pravica (za kaj); glavni razlog; kar je prav in pošteno, upravičenost, usmerjenost
logika premisa nekega dokaza; sposobnost ustvarjanja zaključkov, sklepov na podlagi premis

by reason of zaradi
bereft of reason blazen, nor
for the reason that zaradi tega (iz razloga), ker
for the same reason iz istega razloga
for that very reason prav iz tega razloga
in (all) reason z (vso) pravico, kot je pravično, upravičeno, v mejah
with (good) reason upravičeno
without rhyme or reason figurativno brez glave in repa, nesmiseln, bedast
woman's reason ženska logika
to bring s.o. to reason spraviti koga k pameti, spametovati koga
to complain with reason upravičeno se pritoževati
I will do anything in reason napravil bom vse, kar se mi bo zdelo pametno
to give, (to show) reason dati povod
to have reason arhaično prav imeti
you have good reason to complain čisto upravičeno se pritožujete
to listen to reason, to hear reason dati se poučiti, prepričati, poslušati nasvet, priti k pameti
to lose one's reason izgubiti pamet
he lost his reason zmešalo se mu je
I saw reason to interfere zdelo se mi je prav, da se vmešam
it stands to reason that... jasno je, da...
there is reason in what you say pametno (premišljeno) je, kar govoriš

scarce [skɛ́əs]

1. pridevnik
redek, nezadosten, pičel

I am scarce of money imam malo denarja
food was scarce hrane je bilo malo
to make o.s. scarce odkuriti jo, pobrisati jo; dati se malo videti, ne se kazati, izginiti

2. prislov
komaj, z muko, s težavo, težkó, komaj in komaj