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lésti (lezem) to creep; to trail; to crawl; to move slowly, to walk slowly

lésti na drevo to climb a tree
lésti iz jajca (izvaliti se) to hatch
to vino leze v glavo this wine turns one's head
lésti v dolgove to incur debts
vse, kar leze in gre, je bilo tam all the world and his wife were there

na on, upon; at; in; up, upward; to; over

na cesti on the road
na ulici in the street, ZDA on the street
na deželi in the country
na dvorišču in the courtyard
na desni, na levi on the right, on the left
na desno, na levo to the right, to the left
na kredit, na up on credit
na mojo čast on my honour, honestly
na primer for instance, for example
na morju at sea
na nebu in the sky
na sliki in the picture
na soncu in the sun
na polju in the field
na travniku in the meadow
na (živilskem) trgu at the market-place
na postaji at the station
na mizi on (ali upon) the table
na svetu in the world
na razstavi at the exposition
na minuto a minute, to the minute
na mestu (takoj) on the spot, at once
na moji strani on my side
na obeh straneh on both sides
na ta način in this manner
na najlepši način in the finest manner
na povelje to order
na zemljevidu on the map
na moje priporočilo on (ali upon) my recommendation
na moje presenečenje to my surprise (ali astonishment)
na moj račun at my expense
na moje veliko obžalovanje to my deep regret
na svojo škodo to one's detriment (ali cost ali disadvantage)
na mojo škodo to my cost
na temelju on the grounds of, by virtue of
na mojo sramoto to my disgrace
na srečo fortunately
na slepo blindly, at random, gropingly
na vsak način at any rate, by all means
na noben način on no account
na vrat na nos head over heels, headlong
na svidenje! goodbye!, ZDA goodby!, au revoir!, so long!, see you again!
na prvi pogled at first sight, at first glance
na mojo prošnjo at my request
na vaše priporočilo on the strength of your recommendation
na potovanju in travelling
na stotine by hundreds
dvakrat na dan twice a day
X tolarjev na dan X tolars a day
en četrt na pet a quarter past four
tri četrt na pet a quarter to five
na moje stroške at my expense
vpliv na... influence over (ali on)...
X SIT na uro X tolars per hour
biti na lovu to be out hunting
na tebi je, da rečeš... it is up to you (to say)...
biti na obisku pri kom to stay with someone
biti hud na koga to have a grudge against someone
biti gluh na obe ušesi to be deaf in both ears
na luči mi je (stoji) he is (stands) in my light
kdo je zdaj na vrsti? whose turn is it now?
jaz sem na vrsti it is my turn
ljubosumen je na svojo ženo he is jealous of his wife
slep je na eno oko he is blind in one eye
hrom je na eno nogo he is lame in one leg
moje okno gleda na dvorišče my window looks out on to the backyard
igrati na flavto to play the flute
imeti kaj črno na belem to have something in black and white
imaš velik vpliv nanj you have a great influence over (ali on) him
biti ves dan na nogah to be busy (ali pogovorno on the go) all day long
iti na pošto to go to the post office
iti komu na roko (figurativno) to oblige someone, to help someone, to lend someone a helping hand
osvojiti na juriš trdnjavo to take a fortress by storm
(s)plezati na drevo to climb (up) a tree
motiti se na vsej črti to be mistaken all along the line
verjeti komu na besedo to take someone's word for it
zidati na pesek to build on sand
želim sobo na ulico I want a room overlooking the street
iti na lov to go out hunting
iti na potovanje to go abroad

naked [néikid] pridevnik (nakedly prislov)
nag, gol; nezastrt, nepokrit, nezavarovan, izpostavljen (to)
očiten, čist, odkrit, razgaljen; enostaven, preprost; prazen (soba)
pravno nepotrjen, brez pravne zahteve

stark naked popolnoma gol
the naked truth čista resnica
to strip naked sleči do golega
naked sword goli meč
with the naked eye s prostim očesom
a tree naked of leaves drevo brez listja
pravno naked confession nepotrjeno priznanje
pravno naked possession dejanska posest

obrodíti to bear fruit

bogato obrodíti to crop heavily
letina, žetev je dobro obrodila letos the crop has been plentiful this year, the harvest has turned out well this year
to drevo dobro (slabo) obrodi this tree is a good (a poor) fruiter

ôreh (drevo) nut tree; (sadež) nut

ameriški beli ôreh botanika hickory
laški ôreh (sadež in drevo) walnut
to ni piškavega ôreha vredno I don't give a fig for it, it's not worth a brass farthing
ôrehe tolči, treti to crack nuts, to shell nuts
iti nabirat ôrehe to go nutting
on je trd ôreh (figurativno) he is a tough (ali hard) nut
to bo trd ôreh (figurativno) that will be a hard nut to crack
to se je izkazalo za trd ôreh (figurativno) this proved a tough not to crack
kleščice za ôrehe nutcracker, -s pl
nožek za čiščenje ôrehov nutpick
majhen ôreh nutlet
puhel ôreh blind nut
muškatov ôreh nutmeg
najtrši ôreh the toughest nut

pagoda [pəgóudə] samostalnik
pagoda; star indijski zlatnik

botanika pagoda tree sofora, kitajsko in indijsko drevo
figurativno to shake the pagoda tree hitro obogateti (v Indiji)

plézati to climb; to scale up; to clamber up; to scramble up; (o rastlini) to climb, to creep

plézati na drog, po vrvi (z rokami in nogami) to swarm up a pole, a rope
plézati na drevo to climb up a tree
plézati po lestvi to climb a ladder
plézati triglavsko steno to scale the Triglav wall

rid^*1 [rid] prehodni glagol
osvoboditi, oprostiti, rešiti (of česa)
očistiti, otrebiti (of od)
arhaično ukiniti, odstraniti, osvoboditi se; (redko) komu pomagati (from, out of iz)

rid me of that man rešite me tega človeka
to rid oneself of a debt osvoboditi (znebiti, rešiti) se dolga
to rid a tree of caterpillars očistiti drevo gosenic
to get, to be rid of znebiti se, otresti se koga ali česa
we are rid of him at last končno smo se ga otresli (znebili, rešili)

rôden -a, -o of birth; native

rôdni brat full brother
rôdna sestra full sister
rôdno mesto native town
rôdna tla native soil
rôdna zemlja native country
rôdno drevo botanika tree of bearing age
on je moj rôdni brat he is my own brother

rodíti to bear; to give birth (sina to a son); to be delivered of a child; to bring forth; figurativno to generate, to bear fruit

prezgodaj rodíti (splaviti) to miscarry
rodíti se to be born
rodil se mu je sin he had a son born to him
nisem se včeraj rodil (figurativno, nisem tako neumen) I was not born yesterday
to drevo slabó rodi this tree is a poor fruiter

rowan [róuən] samostalnik
botanika jerebika (drevo)

rowan-tree jerebika (drevo)

sacred [séikrid] pridevnik (sacredly prislov)
cerkev svet, posvečen, bogu prijeten; nedotakljiv; časten; cerkven, biblijski, verski, duhoven; namenjen, izključno primeren kaki osebi ali namenu
figurativno vreden spoštovanja, kot se izkazuje svetim stvarem; (redko) preklet

sacred duty sveta dolžnost
sacred to the memory... posvečeno spominu...
sacred concert cerkven koncert
a sacred memory svet spomin
this room is sacred to the master of the house ta soba je svetišče za gospodarja hiše
a sacred desire for wealth prekleta sla po bogastvu
to hold s.th. sacred imeti kaj za sveto
Sacred College kardinalski kolegij (v Rimu)
sacred cow sveta krava, figurativno nekaj svetega, nedotakljivega, sakrosanktnega
sacred music cerkvena, dúhovna glasba
sacred number sveto število
sacred weed sleng, botanika sporiš; tobak
Sacred Writ religija sveto pismo, biblija
sacred place pravno grob
a tree sacred to Jupiter Jupitru posvečeno drevo

sáden fruit(-)

sádno drevo fruit tree, fruiter
sádni kolač fruit pie, fruit cake
sádna koščica stone, kernel, (majhna, peška) pip
sádni sladkor fruit sugar, fructose, laevulose
sádni sok fruit juice, (oslajen) syrup
sádna solata fruit salad
sádni olupek peel (ali skin, rind) of a fruit
škodljivci sádnega drevja fruittree pests pl
sádna torta tart, ZDA fruit pie
sádni trg fruit market
sádni vrt orchard; fruit garden

sénčen sénčnat shady; shadowy

sénčno drevo a shady tree
sénčna pot avenue, tree-lined walk, path shaded by trees
sénčna igra shadow play
sénčna stran shady (ali dark) side, (figurativno) drawback, seamy side
le ena sénčna stran je pri tem (figurativno) there's only one fly in the ointment

shin [šin]

1. samostalnik
golenica (kost)

shin of beef podkolenica goveda
to break shins sleng izvleči, izvabiti denar

2. neprehodni glagol
plezati, vzpenjati se (up po)
plaziti se (down dol, po)
ameriško peš iti, teči

to shin up a tree plezati na drevo, po drevesu
prehodni glagol
udariti (koga) po golenici; splezati na (kaj)

to shin o.s. z golenico udariti ob (kaj)
to shin round ameriško tekati, dirjati, krevsati okoli

shy¹ [šái]

1. pridevnik (shyly prislov)
plah, plašen, plašljiv, boječ; zadržan, rezerviran, sumničav, oprezen; (žival, rastlina) kržljav, zaostal; skrit, ki ga je težko najti (kraj)
pogovorno dvoumen, sumljiv, na slabem glasu
ameriško, sleng ki je izgubil, brez
ameriško reven (of z)

shy of money ameriško, sleng na trdem z denarjem
I am shy a dollar ameriško, sleng sem ob dolar
a shy place zloglasen kraj
this tree is a shy bearer to drevo slabó rodi
to be shy of s.o. iti komu s pota, izogibati se koga
to be (to look) shy on (at) z nezaupanjem gledati na
to be shy of s.th. bati se česa, izmikati se čemu, izogibati se česa
to be shy of doing s.th. oprezno, z oklevanjem kaj narediti
once bit twice shy kdor se enkrat opari, še se mrzle vode boji

2. samostalnik
plašljivost (konja)

3. neprehodni glagol
plašiti se, odskočiti (o konju)
figurativno umakniti se nazaj, ustrašiti se

to shy at s.th. bati se česa, oplašiti se, ustrašiti se česa
to shy off preplašiti

simulírati to simulate; to feign; to sham

on le simulira he is only shamming
simulírati omedlevico to pretend to faint
simulírati bolezen to sham illness, to pretend to be ill, to malinger
simulirano drevo imitation tree

stréla thunderbolt, flash of lightning, lightning; (udarec) a stroke of lightning

stréla z jasnega neba a bolt from the blue
kot od stréle zadet thunderstruck, dumbfounded
biti zadet od stréle to be struck by lightning
kot stréla zadeti to strike like a thunderbolt
zadeti kot stréla z jasnega to hit (someone) like a bolt from the blue
novica je bila zame kot stréla z jasnega the news came to me like a bolt from the blue
stréla je udarila v drevo a tree was struck by lightning
kot stréla hiter quick as lightning
kot stréla je šinil proč he was off like a shot
kot stréla hitro (figurativno) like (greased) lightning
priti kot stréla z jasnega to appear suddenly out of the blue, to come all of a sudden
gromska strél! well I'll be blowed!

strike^*2 [stráik]

1. prehodni glagol
udariti, dati udarec (komu), zadeti; prizadeti, napasti (o bolezni); biti (uro); odbiti z udarcem, udarjati (na boben); kovati (denar, medalje); igrati (harfo itd.); začeti (pesem, muziko); prekiniti (delo)
navtika spustiti (jadro, zastavo); podreti (tabor, šotor); potegniti (črto), prečrtati; izravnati, razati; izgladiti; izkresati (ogenj), prižgati (vžigalico, luč); napolniti; zapičiti zob strupnik v (o kači); zabosti (nož itd.), harpunirati (kita); oddajati (toploto); naleteti na, zadeti ob; udariti v (o streli); napraviti vtis, pretresti, prizadcti (koga), pasti (komu) v oči, spraviti v začudenje, osupiti; pasti (komu) na parnet, (za)zdeti se (komu); menjati, odnesti (kulise)
ekonomija zaključiti (račun); nenadoma ali dramatično (kaj) izzvati
ameriško doseči, najti, odkriti
sleng prositi (for za)
zastarelo božati, (po)gladiti z roko

2. neprehodni glagol
udariti (against ob, on na, po)
udarjati, tolči, nameriti udarec (at proti)
razbijati; stavkati; biti se, boriti se (for za)
biti, tolči (srce), udariti (strela)
navtika, vojska spustiti belo zastavo
figurativno predati se; kreniti, iti, oditi (to proti)
nenadoma začeti prodirati, prebijati se (through skozi)
(svetloba, toplota); padati (on na)
širiti roke, plavati; vžgati se (vžigalica); držati se za podlago (školjka); pihati (veter); nasesti (ladja)
medicina izbruhniti (epidemija); ugrizniti, prijeti (o ribi)
figurativno pasti v oči, biti opozorljiv (nenavaden, čuden)
ameriško, vojska biti častniški sluga

struck by a stone zadet od kamna
to strike across the fields udariti jo čez polja
to strike an average izračunati povprečje
to strike all of a heap figurativno zbegati, presenetiti, osupiti
to strike a balance napraviti bilanco
to strike a ball out of court šport suniti žogo v out
to strike a bargain skleniti kupčijo; doseči sporazum
to strike s.o. blind (deaf, dumb) z udarcem koga oslepiti (oglušiti, onemiti)
to strike a blow zadati udarec
the blow struck me silly udarec me je omamil
without striking a blow brez boja
the cold struck into my marrow mraz mi je prodrl v mozeg
to strike s.o. dead figurativno pošteno osupiti koga
to strike s.o.'s eye pasti komu v oči
to strike s.o. in the face udariti koga po obrazu
to strike into fame postati slaven
to strike s.o.'s fancy ugajati, biti všeč komu
to strike fire out of a flint izkresati ogenj iz kresilnega kamna
to strike fish s potegom zatakniti trnek v ribji gobec
he struck his fist on the table udaril je s pestjo po mizi
to strike for freedom boriti se za svobodo
to strike one's flag spustiti zastavo, figurativno predati se
to strike (into) a gallop spustiti se v dir
to be struck in a girl sleng biti zatreskan v (neko) dekle
to strike ground (bottom) zadeti ob dno
to strike one's hand on the table udariti z roko po mizi
to strike hands zastarelo udariti v roko (v znak sporazuma)
the hour has struck ura je odbila
his hour has struck njegov čas je prišel
to strike for home udariti jo proti domu
it has just struck five pravkar je ura bila pet
how does it strike you? kako se vam zdi?
an idea struck him prišel je na (neko) misel
to strike upon a good idea priti na dobro idejo
to strike a light (a match) prižgati luč (vžigalico)
lightning struck the tree strela je udarila v drevo
to strike s.o.'s name in the newspaper naleteti na ime neke osebe v časopisu
to strike oil naleteti na nafto, figurativno imeti srečo, uspeti; obogateti
they were struck with panic polastila se jih je panika
it struck me as ridiculous zdelo se mi je smešno
to strike a plan skovati načrt
to strike to the right kreniti (po poti) na desno
to strike the right note zadeti pravilen ton
to strike root pognati korenino
to strike into a run spustiti se v tek
to strike the sands nasesti, obtičati na sipini
to strike sail spustiti, zviti jadro; priznati poraz
the ship struck to the pirates ladja se je predala gusarjem
to strike a snag sleng naleteti na nepričakovano težavo
to strike tents podreti šotore, tabor
to strike terror into s.o. navdati koga z grozo (s strahom)
to strike the track iti po sledi
to strike a track nenadoma naleteti na stezo
to strike with terror napolniti z grozo
town strikes mesto se preda
to strike a vein naleteti, odkriti žilo (rude)
what struck me was... kar me je osupilo, je bilo...
to strike at the root posekati korenino, figurativno udariti na najbolj občutljivo mesto
to strike work ustaviti delo, stavkati
the wind strikes cold veter ostro brije
strike while the iron is hot kuj železo, dokler je vročc

swing up prehodni glagol
obesiti

he was swung up to the nearest tree obesili so ga na najbližje drevo