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hearing [híəriŋ] samostalnik
sluh, slišaj, poslušanje; avdienca, zaslišanje

day (ali date) of hearing rok obravnave
to fix (a day for) a hearing določiti rok za obravnavo
to gain a hearing dobiti poslušalce
to give s.o. a hearing poslušati koga
to grant a hearing sprejeti v avdienco
hard of hearing naglušen
that's good hearing to je dobra vest
within (out of) hearing se sliši, v slišaju (predaleč, da bi se slišalo)

hrána food; fare; nourishment, nutriment, article (s pl) of food; pabulum (često figurativno); (živež, živila) victuals pl, provisions pl, eatables pl, (knjižno) viand (s pl), žargon grub, ZDA žargon chow; (jed) dish, course, go; (obrok) meal; (v menzi, skupna) mess, commons pl; (predpisana) diet, dietary, regimen

brez hráne short of food, without food
redilna hrána nourishing food
obilna, mastna hrána rich food
domača hrána household fare
dobra hrána good fare
slaba hrána bad (ali poor) fare
lahka hrána light food
preprosta hrána plain food
koncentrirana (vitamizirana) hrána concentrated (vitaminized) food
osnovna, glavna hrána staple food
duševna hrána mental pabulum, intellectual sustenance, food for the mind
hrána za topove cannon fodder
hrána in obleka food and clothing
hrána in vsa oskrba all found
hrána in stanovanje board and lodging
brezplačna hrána in stanovanje free board and lodging
oskrba s hráno food supply
dodatek v hráni supplement in kind
pomanjkanje hráne food shortage, scarcity of provisions
uvoz hráne import(s) of food
oseba, ki si dela zaloge hráne (food) hoarder
prikrajšanje, zmanjšanje hráne food cuts pl
nezadostna hrána short commons
biti na hráni pri to board with
dobiti nekaj hráne za pod zob žargon to get some grub
angleška hrána mi ne diši I do not relish English cooking
hrána se kvari the food is going rotten (ali going bad, going off)
loviti, iskati hráno to forage for food
on mi daje hráno he supplies me with food, he provides my food
odtrgavati si hráno od ust to deny oneself food
vzeti koga na hráno to give someone board, to take someone as a boarder, to board someone
odtegovati si hráno to put oneself on short commons, to cut down on one's food

humo(u)r¹ [hjú:mə] samostalnik
humor, razpoloženje, temperament, šegavost
množina norčije, šale
zgodovina telesni sok

in the humo(u)r for s.th. razpoložen za kaj, pri volji za kaj
good (ill) humo(u)r dobra (slaba) volja
out of humo(u)r slabe volje, ozlovoljen
sense of humo(u)r smisel za humor
when the humo(u)r takes him kadar je pri volji
zgodovina cardinal humo(u)rs glavni telesni sokovi (kri, sluz, žolč itd.)
aqueous (ali vitreous) humo(u)r steklovina v zrklu

jedáča food; pogovorno grub, eats pl; eating, foodstuff

jedáča in pijača eating and drinking; meat and drink
to je dobra jedáča this is very good eating

kápljica droplet

dobra kápljica (figurativno) good wine
le kápljica v morju a mere drop in the bucket (ali in the ocean)
Hoffmannove kápljice spirit of ether
izpiti do zadnje kápljice to drink off at a draught, to toss off, to drain to the dregs, to leave no heeltaps
po kápljicah (po malem) in dribs and drabs

lady¹ [léidi] samostalnik
gospa, dama; plemkinja; naslov za žene angl. plemičev (nižjih od vojvod) in hčerke vojvod, markizov in grofov; gospodarica
poetično ženska
vulgarno & arhaično žena, soproga, zaročenka, draga, ljubljenka; za označevanje poklicev ženskega spola (lady-doctor zdravnica, lady-president predsednica)

pogovorno his young lady njegovo dekle
lady of the house hišna gospodarica
lady of the manor graščakinja
our sovereign lady naša kraljica
your good lady tvoja žena
šaljivo the old lady moja "stara"
Our Lady Naša Gospa, mati božja
lady of bedchamber dvorna dama
Lady Mayoress gospa županja
lady of easy virtue (ali of pleasure) vlačuga
my dear (ali good) lady draga gospa
a lady's (ali ladies') man ljubljenec žensk
ameriško ladies' room javno stranišče za ženske
the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street angleška narodna banka
Lady Bountiful dobra vila

lékcija lesson

dajati (jemati) učne lékcije to give (to take) lessons
jemati francoske lékcije pri X-u to take lessons in French from X
dati komu lékcijo (figurativno) to teach someone a lesson
začeti z lékcijami to start lessons
dobil sem svojo lékcijo (figurativno) I've learnt (ali had) my lesson
to je bila dobra lékcija zame this was a good lesson for me
dobil je lékcijo, ki jo bo dobro pomnil he's had a lesson he won't forget in a hurry

létina crop (s pl); (žita itd.) yield, harvest

sadna létina fruit crop
dobra sadna létina a good yield of fruit
letos létina slabo kaže prospects for the harvest are poor this year
obeta se bogata létina the crop promises to be very abundant, a rich crop is expected
ne obeta se dobra létina the crops look rather poor
pospraviti létino to get in the crop, to gather in the crops
slaba létina bad harvest
letos je bila slaba létina the harvest failed this year

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

lóvka lóvica (ženska) huntress; (organ) tentacle; arm

ki ima lóvke tentacled
mačka je dobra lóvka, lóvica the cat is a good mouser

measure¹ [méžə] samostalnik
mera, merilo (tudi figurativno)
stopnja, obseg; del, delež; razmerje, meja
poetično metrum, pesniška mera
glasba takt, ritem
arhaično ples
kemija menzura, stopnja
geologija, množina sloji, ležišča
pravno ukrep

cubic measure prostorninska mera
lineal (ali long) measure dolžinska mera
square (ali superficial) measure ploskovna mera
measure of capacity votla mera
unit of measure merska enota
matematika greatest common measure (G.C.M.) največja skupna mera
beyond (ali out of all) measure prekomeren, čez mero
in a great measure v veliki meri
to have s.o.'s measure oceniti značaj koga
to take s.o.'s measure vzeti komu mero, umeriti; figurativno oceniti značaj koga
to have hard measures biti vtežkih okoliščinah
he is our measure takega človeka potrebujemo
man is the measure of all things človek je merilo za vse
(made) to measure po meri (narejen)
in some (ali in a certain) measure vneki meri
to set measures to omejiti
short (full) measure slaba (dobra) mera
for good measure povrh
to take measures podvzeti korake, ukreniti kaj
without measure neizmeren
the measure of my days trajanje mojega življenja
2 is a measure of 4 2 je deljenec od 4
arhaično to tread a measure plesati

méra measure; (velikost) size; (obsežnost) extent, dimension

normalna méra standard; gauge; (stopnja) degree; (merjenje) measurement; (razmerje) rate, scale, index; (zmernost) moderation, temperance; (verz) metre, measure; glasba bar, time; (ukrep) measure, step
mére in uteži measures and weights pl
dobra (slaba) méra full (short) measure
dolžinska méra linear (ali long) measure
ploščinska méra square (ali superficial) measure
prostorninska méra cubic measure
votla méra measure of capacity
največja skupna méra matematika greatest common measure
obrestna méra rate of interest
zvrhana méra heaped up (ali strike, struck-) measure
do neke mére to a certain degree, in some measure; to a certain extent, to some extent
v obilni méri amply, richly
v veliki méri to a high degree, to a great (ali large) extent; largely, higly
prek mére beyond measure, beyond all bounds
v neki méri in a measure
čez vse mére exceedingly, excessively, immoderately, out of all measure
v isti méri kot... in the same measure as...
v enaki méri alike
napravljen po méri made to measure
obleka po méri bespoke suit, ZDA custom suit
po méri narejena oblačila clothes pl made to measure, ZDA custom clothes pl
enota mére unit of measure
krojač, ki dela po méri bespoke tailor
dati dobro méro to give good measure
držati se mére to be moderate, to observe due moderation
napraviti vse potrebne mére (ukrepe) to take all the necessary steps
podvzeti (lotiti se) primerne mére (ukrepe) to take appropriate action
podvzeti temeljite, dalekosežne mére to take sweeping measures
podvzeti vse potrebne previdnostne mére to take all due precautions
on ne pozna mére he knows no bounds
to presega vse mére that goes beyond all bounds
prekoračiti méro (figurativno) to overstep the mark, to go too far
napraviti méro polno (figurativno) to fill the cup to the brim
do kolikšne mére mu moremo zaupati? how far can he be trusted?
vzeti komu méro za kaj to take someone's measurements for something
vzeli so mi méro za plašč (za obleko) I have been measured for a coat (for a suit)

mlékarica milkmaid; dairymaid; milk-woman, pl milk-women; (krava) milker

ta krava je dobra (slaba) mlékarica this cow is a good (bad) milker

morish [mə́:riš] pridevnik

pogovorno it tastes morish jed je dobra, le da bi je bilo več

move¹ [mu:v] samostalnik
poteza (šah); preselitev, gibanje
figurativno korak, ukrep, akcija, dejanje

on the move na pohodu, aktiven
sleng to get a move on podvizati se
it is your move ti si na potezi
to make a move iti drugam, premakniti se, ukreniti kaj
a clever move pameten ukrep; dobra poteza (šah)

nap⁴ [næp] samostalnik
vrsta kvartaške igre, napoleon

to go nap on staviti vse na eno karto
figurativno a nap hand dobra priložnost, mnogo obetajoča stvar

office [ɔ́fis] samostalnik
služba, zaposlitev, opravilo, dolžnost, urad, pisarna, poslovalnica; ministrstvo
ekonomija filiala, podružnica
ekonomija zavarovalno društvo; usluga
cerkev oficij, verski obred
britanska angleščina, množina gospodarska poslopja
britanska angleščina, sleng namig

britanska angleščina Home Office notranje ministrstvo
britanska angleščina Foreign Office ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve
to be in office biti na vladi
to come into office priti na vlado, nastopiti službo v ministrstvu
Holy Office inkvizicija
britanska angleščina booking office blagajna za vozovnice
box office blagajna za vstopnice
sleng to give s.o. the office namigniti komu
sleng to take the office razumeti namig
good office ljubeznivost
good offices dobra dela, pomoč
to hold office službovati
to resign (ali leave) one's office odpovedati službo
to take (ali enter upon) office nastopiti službo, sprejeti ministrstvo
to do s.o. a good (bad) office storiti komu (slabo) uslugo
ill office grdo ravnanje
the last offices pogrebni obred
to perform the last offices to izkazati komu zadnjo čast
Office for the Dead črna maša
divine office brevir

partíja² (igra) game; (pri ženitvi) match

partíja šaha a game of chess
dobra partíja (za zakon) a good match, a splendid match
igrati partíjo (s kartami) to have a game (of cards), to play a game (šaha of chess)
ona je dobra partíja zanj she is (ali will make) a good match for him

podlága grounding, groundwork; foundation; figurativno basis, base

brez podlágae groundless
na podlága... on the basis of...
na novi podlágai on a fresh basis
dobra podlága v angleški slovnici a good grounding in English grammar
postaviti na trdno podlágao to place on a firm basis

porodíti to bear, to give birth to, to bring forth, to be delivered of a child; (prezgodaj) to miscarry; figurativno (povzročiti) to cause, to give rise to, to lead to

porodíti se to be born, to come into being, to rise
porodila se mi je dobra misel a good idea struck me, pogovorno I've had a brain wave