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corn³ [kɔ:n] samostalnik
kurje oko; žulj

to tread on s.o.'s corns dražiti, žaliti koga

feather¹ [féðə] samostalnik
pero, perje; čopek; pena na morskem valu; vrsta; razpoloženje

birds of a feather flock together enak se druži z enakim, ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo
to be in full feather imeti dosti denarja
a feather in one's cap hvalevredna odlika
to crop s.o.'s feathers pristriči komu krila, ponižati ga
in grand feather v svečani obleki, našemljen; odličnega zdravja
in high feather dobre volje; dobrega zdravja
to knock down with a feather močno presenetiti
ameriško, sleng feather merchant zmuzne; vojska, sleng civilist
fur and feather zveri in ptice
to ruffle s.o.'s feathers dražiti koga
to show the white feather popihati jo; biti strahopeten
to smooth s.o.'s ruffled feathers pomiriti koga
a broken feather in one's wing napaka v značaju
the vessel cuts a feather ladja pluje s polno paro

get^*1 [get]

1. prehodni glagol
dobiti; pridobiti zaslužiti; vzeti, jemati; preskrbeti, nabaviti, omisliti si, kupiti; spraviti, spravljati (pridelke); doseči; ujeti; razumeti, naučiti se, doumeti; zvedeti; dati si narediti
ameriško, sleng razjeziti, razdražiti

2. neprehodni glagol
postati; priti, dospeti; napotiti se; navaditi se
ameriško, sleng popihati jo

to get acquainted seznaniti se
to get to be postati
to get better okrevati
to get the better of s.o. premagati koga
to get the best of s.th. najbolje opraviti
to get one's back up razjeziti se
to get the bullet (ali boot, sack, mitten) biti odpuščen
to get clear of znebiti, otresti se
sleng get cracking! loti se posla!
to get dressed obleči se
to get done dati si narediti
there's no getting around nič ne pomaga
to get drunk opijaniti se
to get a glimpse of bežno zagledati
to get even with s.o. obračunati s kom
to get one's eye in navaditi se, prilagoditi se
to get on a fair treat zelo dobro napredovati
sleng to get s.o.'s goat razjeziti, razdražiti koga
get you gone! proč od tod, izgini(te)!
to get the goods on s.o. dobiti dokaze proti komu
to get a grip of obvladati, premagati
sleng to get a big hand zelo ugajati, doživeti velik uspeh
to get the hang of s.th. razumeti, doumeti kaj
to have got to (z nedoločnikom) morati, biti prisiljen
to get by heart naučiti se na pamet
ameriško, sleng to get in Dutch with zameriti se komu
to get hold of polastiti se
pogovorno to get the kick out of s.th. uživati nad čim
to get to know spoznati
sleng to get left razočarati se, podleči
to get lost zgubiti se
to get to like vzljubiti
to get it (in the neck) biti grajan, kaznova
to get a move on pohiteti
to get married poročiti se
to get on s.o.'s nerves dražiti koga
to get nowhere nič ne doseči
to get possession of s.th. polastiti se česa
to get a sight of zagledati
to get the sow (ali pig) by the tail (ali ear), to get the wrong sow by the ear zmotiti se
to get over (ali round) s.o. pregovoriti koga
to get s.o. razumeti koga; imeti koga za norca
sleng to get the raspberry biti zasmehovan
sleng to get rattled zmesti se, postati živčen
to get ready pripraviti se
to get rid (ali quit) znebiti se
to get a rise out of s.o. razdražiti koga
to get one's second wind oddahniti si
to get one's shoes soled dati si podplatiti čevlje
to get to sleep zaspati
to get a slip pelin dobiti, biti zavrnjen
to get the start of s.o. prehiteti koga
to get there doseči uspeh
to get well ozdraveti
to get the wind of s.th. zvedeti, zavohati, zaslutiti kaj
figurativno to get the wind up prestrašiti se
to get to work lotiti se dela
to get the worst of the bargain zgubiti, biti premagan
to get s.o. wrong napačno koga razumeti
to get used to doing s.th. navaditi se česa
to get the upper hand of s.o. premagati koga

hair [hɛə] samostalnik
las, lasje, dlaka

figurativno against the hair ne pogodu, kar ti ne gre v račun
by (ali within) a hair za las
to a hair točno, natančno
to comb s.o.'s hair for him ozmerjati koga
to do one's hair frizirati se
to get s.o. by the short hairs dobiti koga v oblast
to get in s.o.'s hair (raz)dražiti koga, razjeziti
ameriško to have s.o. in one's hair imeti koga na vratu
to keep one's hair on obrzdati se, ostati miren
to let down one's hair olajšati si srce, postati zaupljiv; prirodno se vesti
to lose one's hair izgubiti lase, postati plešast; pogovorno razburiti se
to make s.o.'s hair curl (ali stand on end) prestrašiti koga, da se mu lasje ježijo; prestrašiti koga, da mu gredo lasje pokonci
to put (ali turn) up one's hair po žensko se počesati (dekle, ko odraste)
to split hairs dlako cepiti
to take hair of the dog that bit you klin s klinom izbijati (pijača)
figurativno to tear one's hair lase si puliti
not to touch a hair of s.o.'s head tudi lasu komu ne skriviti
not to turn a hair niti z očesom ne treniti, obvladati se
without turning a hair ne da bi trenil

lèv zoologija lion

britanski lèv (= Britanci) the British Lion
morski lèv sea lion
krotilec, dreser lèvov lion tamer
lovec na lève lion hunter
lov na lève lion hunting
salonski lèv (figurativno, ženski idol) ladies' man, pl men; lady-killer; arhaično squire of dames, carpet knight; (plačan) gigolo; humoristično lounge lizard
dražiti britanskega lèva (figurativno) to twist the (British) Lion's tail

lion [láiən] samostalnik
zoologija lev
figurativno junak, ugleden človek
britanska angleščina, množina mestne znamenitosti; znameniti ali zloglasni ljudje

Lion Lev (v zodiaku)
the lion's mouth levje žrelo, figurativno tveganje, nevarnost
to put one's head into the lion's mouth; ali to go into the lion's den podajati se v nevarnost, tvegati
the British Lio britanski lev, Britanci
like a lion hrabro, kot lev
lion's share levji delež
lion's skin levja koža, figurativno junačenje
to twist the lion's tall izzivati, žaljivo pisati o Angliji, dražiti angleškega leva
lion in the way (ali path) nevarnost, ovira (zlasti namišljena)

nerve¹ [nə:v] samostalnik
anatomija živec, živčni končič
figurativno hladnokrvnost, pogum, odločnest, moč
botanika žila lista
zoologija žilica v krilu insekta
pogovorno predrznost
množina živčnost, živčevje
poetično kita

he is a bag of nerves prenapet je, ima zrahljane živce
a fit of nerves živčnost, živčni napad
to get on s.o.'s nerves iti komu na živce, dražiti
to have the nerve to do s.th. imeti pogum kaj narediti, drzniti si kaj narediti
to have steady nerves imeti močne živce
nerves of iron (ali steel) jekleni živci
to lose one's nerve zgubiti pogum, zbati se
a man of nerve pogumen človek
figurativno to strain every nerve napeti vse sile
to suffer from nerves biti prenapetih živcev

pinprick [pínprik] samostalnik
ubod, luknjica
figurativno majhna težava, zbadanje

to pursue a policy of pinpricks dražiti, zbadati koga

rough up prehodni glagol
grobo ravnati (s kom), nahruliti, nadreti (koga)

to rough up s.o. up the wrong way figurativno drážiti, ozlovoljiti koga

set^*3 [set]

1. prehodni glagol
postaviti, položiti, posaditi, namestiti, instalirati, montirati, dati v določen položaj; naravnati (ud, uro); razvrstiti, sestaviti v zbirko (žuželke itd.); nasaditi (kokoš, jajca); pogrniti (mizo), razviti (jadro); razporediti, zlágati (tiskarske črke); urediti, (s)frizirati (lase); vstaviti, vdelati (dragulj v zlato); zabiti (v zemljo); spraviti (v gibanje), privesti, spraviti v določeno stanje; spustiti (na prostost); nagnati koga k delu, zapovedati mu, da se loti kakega dela; postaviti, dati (komu kaj) za zgled (vzor, primer); postaviti (pravilo); dati (komu ali sebi) nalogo; komponirati, uglasbiti (to za)
naščuvati (at s.o. proti komu)
razpisati (nagrado) (on na)
stisniti (zobe)
gledališče uprizoriti, postaviti na oder; obsuti, posuti kaj (with z)
sesiriti (mleko); usmeriti, gnati (čoln); zasaditi zemijo, tla (with z)

2. neprehodni glagol
zaiti, zahajati (sonce, mesec, tudi figurativno)
ustaliti se (vreme); pihati (o vetru), prihajati (from od, iz)
gibati se, premikati se v neki smeri (o vodnem toku itd.); kreniti (na pot); kazati nagnjenost (to za)
lotiti se, začeti; pridobiti na moči; (o lovskem psu) nepremično obstati in tako opozoriti na bližnjo divjačino; (o obleki) pristajati; spremeniti se v trdno stanje, otrdeti (cement, malta), strditi se; (o plesalcih) stati nasproti partnerju; (o cvetu) narediti plod; dobiti določeno obliko

to set afoot (on foot) začeti, pripraviti (kaj)
to set s.o. against nahujskati koga proti, ustvariti pri kom nerazpoloženje za
to be set on (upon) s.th. trdovratno vztrajati pri čem, biti ves mrtev na kaj
to set alar(u)m naravnati budilko na potrebni čas
to set the axe to s.th. začeti kaj sekati, nastaviti sekiro na kaj, uničiti kaj
to set the broken bones (a fracture) naravnati zlomljene kosti (zlom)
to set books to be read določiti knjige, ki jih je treba prebrati
this hat set me back a pound sleng ta klobuk me je stal en funt
to set bounds to s.th. omejiti kaj
to set one's cap at pogovorno prizadevati si pritegniti (snubca)
this cement sets quickly ta cement hitro otrdi
to set chairs for everybody namestiti stole za vse
his character has set njegov značaj je dozorel
to set the clock (the watch) naravnati uro
to set close tisk staviti, zlágati z majhnimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami
to set at defiance izzvati, kljubovati
to set a dog on s.o. spustiti, naščuvati psa na koga
to set persons by the ears (at variance, at loggerheads) izzvati prepir (razdor) med dvema osebama, spraviti v spor, spreti dve osebi
to set s.o. at ease pomiriti koga, osvoboditi koga zadrege (tesnobe, ženiranja, stiske)
to set an end to s.th. napraviti konec čemu
to set an engine going spraviti stroj v pogon
to set an example dati zgled
to set eyes on s.th. upreti oči (pogled) v kaj, opaziti kaj
to set one's face against pogovorno odločno se upreti, zoperstaviti
how far did I set you? (v šoli) do kam smo prišli (vzeli) (zadnjič)?
to set the fashion dajati, uvesti, diktirati modo (ton)
to set s.o. on his feet postaviti koga na noge (tudi figurativno)
to set fire to (at) s.th. podnetiti, zažgati kaj
to set s.th. on fire požgati, zažgati kaj
to set the Thames on fire figurativno napraviti nekaj osupljivega
to set foot in a house prestopiti prag hiše, vstopiti v hišo
to set on foot postaviti na noge, začeti, uvesti, spraviti v gibanje, v tek
to set foot on s.th. stopiti na kaj
to set free (at liberty) izpustiti na prostost
to set a glass in a sash vstaviti šipo v (okenski) okvir
to set one's hand to s.th. podpisati kaj, zapečatiti kaj
to set a hen posaditi kokoš na jajca
to set one's house in order spraviti (svojo) hišo v red, urediti hišo; figurativno spraviti svoje stvari v red, urediti svoje stvari; napraviti red, pomesti z nepravilnostmi, izvesti reforme
to set a lady's hair urediti, naviti, sfrizirati, narediti pričesko dami
to set one's hand to a task lotiti se naloge
I set my hand and seal to this document s tem podpisujem to listino
to set one's heart (one's mind) to s.th. poželeti, zelo si (za)želeti, zahtevati zase, izbrati zase, odločno skušati dobiti kaj, navdušiti se za kaj
to set s.o.'s heart at rest napraviti konec dvomu, zaskrbljenosti, pomiriti koga
the jelly has (is) set želé se je strdil
to set at large dati prostost, izpustiti, osvoboditi
to set a company laughing spraviti družbo v smeh
to set ono's life on a chance figurativno staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to set s.th. in a proper light postaviti kaj v pravo luč
to set little (much) by s.th. malo (visoko) kaj ceniti
to set one's mind on obrniti svoje misli na
to set to music uglasbiti
my muscle sets mišica se mi napne
to set s.o. at naught rogati se, posmehovati se komu, podcenjevati, omalovaževati, poniževati, v nič devati koga, ne se ozirati na koga
to set o.s. against s.th. upreti se, zoperstaviti se čemu
public opinion sets strongly against them javno mnenje jim je sovražno
to set o.s. lotiti se; šport zavzeti mesto na startu, pripraviti se za start
to set the pace regulirati korak, hojo; dajati takt
to set paper pogovorno napisati vprašanja, ki jih bodo vlekli študenti na izpitu
to set pen to paper lotiti se pisanja, začeti pisati
to set the police after s.o. poslati policijo za kom
to set a price on s.th. določiti čemu ceno, naložiti ceno za kaj
to set a price on s.o.'s life (head) razpisati nagrado na glavo kake osebe
to set s.th. before the public prinesti kaj pred javnost
to set a razor nabrusiti britev; izgladiti ostrino britve po brušenju
to set s.o. at rest pomiriti, umiriti koga
to set a question at rest urediti (rešiti) vprašanje
to set s.o. right popraviti, korigirati koga
to set right (to rights, in order) spraviti v red, popraviti
to set roaring (in a roar) spraviti v krohot
to set a handle with rubies vdelati rubine v ročaj
to set sail dvigniti jadro, odjadrati, odpluti, kreniti na potovanje po morju
to set a saw izviti zobe žage v nasprotnih si smereh
to set seal to s.th. staviti pečat na kaj
to set seed posejati seme
to set shoulder to the wheel figurativno pomagati, podpreti, zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti
to set spies on s.o. vohuniti za kom
to set spurs to the horse z ostrogami spodbosti konja, spodbujati
to set a stake into the ground zabiti kol v tla, v zemljo
his star sets figurativno njegova zvezda zahaja
to set store by s.th. sleng visoko (zelo) ceniti, preceniti kaj; pripisovati veliko važnost čemu
to set the table pogrniti mizo
to set a task dati, naložiti nalogo
to set one's teeth stisniti zobe (tudi figurativno)
to set s.o.'s teeth on edge izzvati razburjenost (vznemirjenost) pri kom, (raz)dražiti živce komu, iti komu na živce
to set s.o. thinking dati komu misliti
to set a trap nastaviti past (zanko)
to set at variance spreti, razdvojiti
to set veils razpeti jadra
to set s.o. in the way pokazati komu pot, spraviti koga na pravo pot
to set s.o. on his way arhaično spremiti koga del (kos) poti
to set wide tisk staviti razprto, z velikimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami
to set one's wits to another's meriti se s kom v diskusiji
to set one's wits to a question iskati rešitev problerna, prizadevati si rešiti problem
to set one's wits to work predati se resnemu razmišljanju
to set the watch navtika postaviti straže na njihova mesta
it sets him well dobro mu pristaja
the weather has set fair vreme je postalo lepo
to set s.o. to work spraviti koga k delu
to set o.s. to work lotiti se dela

stroke² [stróuk] prehodni glagol
šport dajati takt (pri veslanju); označiti s črto, prečrtati; biti (o uri); (po)molsti (kravo); (po)gladiti (z roko), (po)božati (lase, žival, gube); ljubkovati
neprehodni glagol
veslati, dajati tempo veslačem

to stroke a boat (a race, a crew) veslati in dajati takt veslanja v čolnu (pri tekmovanju, moštvu)
the crew was stroking at 32 moštvo je veslalo z 32 udarci (vesljaji) na minuto
to stroke a cat's back pogladiti mačko po hrbtu
he stroked his hair pogladil se je po laseh
to stroke s.o. (s.o.'s hair) the wrong way (raz)dražiti, (raz)jeziti koga
to stroke s.o. down pomiriti koga, omehčati, pridobiti koga z laskanjem

ték¹ (apetit) appetite; desire for food; (za kaj) zest, relish, gusto

imam, čutim ték I have an appetite
imam dober, zdrav (slab) ték I have a good, a keen (a poor) appetite
jesti z dobrim tékom to eat with gusto
izgubiti ték to lose one's appetite
narediti, povzročiti ték to sharpen (ali to whet) the appetite
dražiti, spodbujati si ték to stimulate one's appetite
delati, dobiti ték to give, to get an appetite
ték pride z jedjo the appetite grows with what it feeds on, start eating and you work up an appetite, figurativno the more you get, the more you want
biti brez téka, ne imeti téka (žargon) to be off one's food, to be a poor eater