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out³ [áut] predlog
iz, ven, izven, zaradi

from out iz, izven
out of doubt nedvomno
to be out of one's depth ne znati dovolj; prevzeti se
to be out of a thing ne imeti več česa, zmanjkati
to bo out of it ne imeti pojma, ne biti vključen
out of breath zadihan
out of fashion (ali date) zastarel
out of doors zunaj
out of keeping with neharmoničen, neprimeren
out of order pokvarjen
out of patience pri kraju s potrpljenjem
out of place ne na pravem mestu, neumesten
out of the ordinary nič posebnega
out of pocket na izgubi
out of print razprodan (knjiga)
out of the question nemogoče, ne pride v poštev
out of shape izmaličen, v slabi kondiciji
out of sorts razdražljiv, siten
out of step ne v koraku s kom ali čim
times out of number neštetokrat
two out of three dva od treh
out of the way odročen, nenavaden
out of wedlock nezakonski, ne v zakonu (otrok)
out of the woods izven nevarnosti
out of work brezposeln
out of one's own head sam od sebe, na svojo pobudo
ekonomija out of stock razprodan, ne več na zalogi
ekonomija to take out of bond vzeti blago iz carinskega skladišča

paltry [pɔ́:ltri] pridevnik (paltrily prislov)
reven, beden, pičel, oguljen, nepomemben; ničvreden, zaničevanja vreden

a paltry sum pičla vsota
a paltry excuse bedno opravičilo
a paltry two shillings dva borna šilinga

par (dvojica) pair, couple, two; (psov, divjadi) brace; set of two; (volov) a yoke (ali ZDA span) of oxen; (nekoliko) one or two, some, a few, several

po parih by twos, by pairs, two by two
par dni a couple of days, a day or two, (več kot dva dni) a day or so
v par dneh in a couple of (ali in a few) days, in a matter of days
par vrstic a line or two
par rokavic a pair of gloves
izgubil sem par te rokavice I have lost the companion to this glove
poročen par married couple, wedded couple
par zaročencev an engaged couple
vrsta šolark, ki hodijo v parih (pogovorno) a crocodile
ni mu ga para (ni mu enakega) there is no one to equal him, he has no equal; he is matchless; he is unrivalled

písati to write; (beležiti) to take down, to make a note (of), to make notes, to note down, to set down; (črkovati) to spell

písati po nareku to write from dictation
napačno písati besedo to misspell a word
písati čistopis to make a fair (ali clean, final) copy
písati koncept to write out a rough draft (ali copy)
písati čitljivo (nečitljivo) to write legibly (illegibly)
písati knjige to write books, to be an author
ona lepo piše she writes a nice (ali good, bold) hand
on grdo, nečitljivo piše he writes a cramped (ali niggling) hand
písati note to copy out music
písati na stroj to typewrite, to type
še enkrat, ponovno písati to rewrite
pravilno písati besedo to spell a word correctly
kako se piše ta beseda? how do you spell this word?
ta beseda se piše z -i- this word is spelt with an -i-
slabó písati to write badly, to scrawl
on ne piše, ampak čečka he writes an awful scrawl
písati pismo s črnilom to pen a letter
písati beležko s svinčnikom to jot down a note in pencil, to pencil a note
kako se pišete? what is your name?
kako pišete svoje ime? how do you spell your name?
pisal se je Brown kot ti he was surnamed Brown like you
obsežno, podrobno písati to write extensively, in detail
písati o slovstvu to write on literature
písati v običajni pisavi to write longhand
písati stenografsko to write shorthand
ne zna ne písati ne brati he is illiterate (ali analphabetic)
piši mi par vrstic (ob priložnosti)! drop me a line (occasionally)!
že dva tedna mi ni pisal I haven't heard from him for a fortnight (že pet tednov these five weeks)
písati komu v dobro to put down to someone's credit
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
piši me v uho! (žargon) go and fly a kite!, let me alone!, leave me in peace!

pláčan paid; salaried

preveč pláčan overpaid
vnaprej pláčan paid in advance
pláčan od (= podkupljen) bribed, in the pay of
slabo pláčan underpaid, poorly paid
pláčan v gotovini paid in cash
dva tedna plačanega dopusta two weeks' holiday with pay
je kruh pláčan? has the bread been paid for?
dobro pláčano delo well paying job
pláčano (mezdno) delo paid work
dolg še ni pláčan the debt is not cleared off yet
biti pláčan (najet) od koga to be in the pay of someone
pláčano! (na račun) settled, paid, discharged in full

plávž smelting furnace, blast furnace; tall iron blastfurnace

dva plávža sta v obratu two furnaces are in blast

po after; on, upon; at, by; over; through; according to

po abecednem redu in alphabetical order
po božiču after Christmas
po tej ceni at this price
po 10 tolarjev kos at ten tolars each
po dolžini lengthwise
po dva by twos, two by two, two at a time
po vsej Evropi all over Europe
(samó) po imenu (only) in name
po kopnem in po morju by land and sea
po mestu about (ali through) the town
po vsem mestu all over the town
kot po maslu (figurativno) like clockwork
po kakovosti by quality
po malem little by little, by degrees
po mojem mnenju in my opinion, to my mind
po meri by measure
po modi after the fashion
po naravi from nature
po naročilu by order
narejen po naročilu made to order
po naključju by accident, by chance
po nesreči unfortunately, as ill luck would have it
po možnosti if possible
odvetnik po poklicu lawyer by profession
po navodilu as instructed
po pravilu by rule
po petkrat five times running
po pravici by rights, of right
po mojem računu by my reckoning
po poslu, po poslih on business, on an errand
po rojstvu by birth
imenovan po stricu named after his uncle
po sobi about the room
po vsem svetu all over the world, all the world over
po njegovi smrti after his death
po ulici along the street
po uvidevnosti at discretion
po vodi by water
po tem vzorcu following (ali on, after) this pattern
po vrednosti in value
enak po velikosti equal in size
po deset ur nepretrgoma ten hours at a stretch
po vsem after all
po angleškem zakonu under (the) English law
po zraku by air
po spominu from memory
po planu according to the plan (ali scheme)
po vrsti in order, one after another, every one in his turn
po vaši želji according to your wish
takoj po moji vrnitvi immediately upon my return
po prejemu tega pisma on receipt of this letter
po meni je I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
če bi bilo po tebi, bi se svet podrl if you had your way, the world would go to ruin
če vam je po volji if you choose, if you care
to ni po mojem okusu that is not to my taste
dobivati časopis po pošti to receive one's newspaper by post
igrati po posluhu to play by ear
po starosti sta enaka they are the same age
iti po vodo to fetch water, to go for water
šel je ponj (po njega) he went to fetch him
peti po notah to read music, to sight-read
poslati po zdravnika to send for the doctor
poslali so po zdravnika the doctor has been (oziroma was) sent for
pridi pome (po mene)! come and fetch me!
potoval sem po vsej Afriki I travelled all over Africa
priseči po krivem to perjure oneself, to commit perjury
prišel sem k tebi po nasvet I have come to you for advice
risati po naravi to draw from nature (ali life)
sklepati po čem to infer from
soditi po zunanjosti to judge by appearances
po vsem, kar sem slišal... from all I heard...
sprehajati se po palubi to walk (ali to pace) the deck
sprehajati se, hoditi po soncu (dežju) to walk in the sun (in the rain)
udaril me je po glavi (ustih) he hit me on the head (he struck me in the mouth)
voditi koga po mestu to show someone round the town

pobótati to reconcile, to bring together

pobótati dva sovražnika to reconcile two enemies
pobótati ljudi med seboj to bring people together
pobótati se to become friends again, to come to an agreement
pobótati se s kom to make it up with someone, to come to a compromise with someone

pomíriti to appease, to tranquillize, to calm, to quiet; to placate; to reassure; to pacify; to soothe, to assuage; to allay

pomíriti koga s kom to reconcile someone with someone
pomíriti se to calm oneself, to calm down
pomíriti se s kom to become reconciled with someone
pomíriti se (z usodo itd.) to resign oneself to, to acquiesce (z in), to submit (z to), to give in; (nevihta) to subside, to settle, to abate, (veter) to drop
pomiri se! calm yourself!
ta vest me je popolnoma pomirila this news has completely set my mind at rest
pomíriti (spraviti) dva sovražnika to reconcile two enemies
pomíriti se s svojo usodo to resign oneself to one's fate
jeza se mu bo kmalu pomirila his anger will soon subside
pomíriti deželo to pacify a country

pŕst¹ -a finger; (živali) toe, digit

mali pŕst little finger
nožni pŕst toe
srednji pŕst middle finger
blazinica pŕsta fingertip
po, na pŕstih on tiptoe
od kajenja rjavi pŕsti nicotine-stained fingers pl
umazani pŕsti dirty fingers
pŕst rokavice finger of a glove
dati jih komu po pŕstih to rap someone's fingers
imeti dolge pŕste (figurativno, krasti) to steal, to be one of the light-fingered gentry
imeti svoje pŕste zraven (pri kaki zadevi) to have a finger in the pie, to have a hand in something
za dva pŕsta je imela rdečila na licih she had a layer of rouge two fingers deep on her cheeks
on ima več pameti v malem pŕstu kot ti v glavi he has more wit in his little finger than you in your whole body
imeti v malem pŕstu (figurativno) to have at one's finger's end
daj, pomôli mu pŕst, pa bo zgrabil vso roko (figurativno) give him an inch, and he will take an ell!
daj pŕste proč od teh stvari! don't tamper with these things!
gledati komu na pŕste to keep a close eye upon someone, to watch someone closely
krcniti koga po pŕstih to tap someone's fingers
dati komu znak s pŕstom to beckon to someone
hoditi po pŕstih to tiptoe
s pŕstom ne migniti (komu v pomoč) not to stir a finger (to help someone), not to lift a finger, not to turn a hand (to help someone)
pŕste si oblizniti (figurativno) to lick one's fingers
opeči si pŕste (figurativno) to burn one's fingers, to singe one's feathers
pokazati s pŕstom na to point one's finger at
požugati s pŕstom to wag one's finger
okoli pŕstov oviti (figurativno) to twist (ali to wind, to wrap) someone round one's little finger
komu na pŕste stopiti to tread on someone's toes
iti po pŕstih po stopnicah navzgor to tiptoe upstairs
pogledati skozi pŕste ob... (figurativno) to connive at, to turn a blind eye to
pogledati komu skozi pŕste (figurativno) to condone someone's shortcomings
na pŕste šteti to count on one's fingers' ends (ali on the fingers)
urezati se v pŕst to cut one's finger
pŕsti me srbijo (da bi to storil) my fingers are itching (to do it)
temno je, da ne vidiš pŕsta pred nosom it is pitch-dark
znati svojo lekcijo iz malega pŕsta to have one's lesson at one's fingertips

pustíti (dopustiti) to allow, to permit, to suffer, to yield, not to mind, not to hinder; to let; (opustiti) to give up (ali over), to leave off; to desist from, to abstain from, to refrain from, to forbear; (zapustiti) to leave, to quit, to relinquish, to abandon, to forsake; (izpustiti, spustiti) to let go, to let fly, to let loose; (prenehati, nehati) to drop, to cease, to omit

pustíti delo (o delavcu) to strike, to go on strike, to come out (on strike)
ne pustíti not to allow, not to permit, not to suffer (ali tolerate), to prevent, to hinder
pustíti koga na cedilu to leave someone in the lurch, to forsake someone, to abandon someone
pusti to! leave it alone!, let it be!
pusti to meni! leave it to me!
pusti me pri miru! leave (ali let) me alone!
pusti, naj gre stvar svojo pot! let it take its course!
pusti to tu! leave that here!
pustite ga noter! let him come in!; let him in!
pustite mi, da premislim! let me think it over!
pusti vrata odprta! leave the door open!
pustimo to za prihodnjič! we will leave that for the next time!
pustite me samega! leave me alone!
pustimo to in govorimo o čem drugem! let's drop it and talk of something else!
mi lahko pustite te dokumente dan ali dva? can you let me have those documents for a day or two?
pustil se je oslepariti he let himself be taken in
pusti si časa za premislek! leave yourself time to think!
to me pusti hladnega it leaves me cold
pustil je, da so ga pretepli he let them beat him
pustíti za seboj to leave behind
moral sem pustíti denarnico doma I must have left my purse at home
pustil je vse druge tekmovalce daleč za seboj he has outdistanced (ali has outstripped) all the other competitors
pustíti si rasti brado to grow a beard
pustíti koga v negotovosti to keep (ali to hold) someone in suspense
pustíti iz vida to lose sight of
pustíti koga čakati (pol ure) to keep someone waiting (for half an hour)
pustíti komu proste roke glede... to let someone have a free hand as regards...
ne more pustíti pijače he cannot break himself of the habit of drinking
pustíti si svetovati to listen to advice
pustíti pri starem to stick to the old ways
to se mu mora pustíti you have to grant him that
pusti, da luč gorí leave the light on!
ne se pustíti videti to keep out of sight
živeti in pustíti živeti! live and let live!
ali pusti ali vzemi! take it or leave it!
pustite dve prazni vrsti! leave two lines blank (ali blank lines)!
je oče pustil kako sporočilo? has Father left a message?
računam nate, zato me ne puščaj na cedilu! I count on you, so don't let me down!
pusti, da kdo drug opravi to! (figurativno) ZDA let George do it!
pustíti stroje teči to let the engines rip
pusti te stvari, kakor so! leave these things as they are!
pustil sem, da je avto drvel s polno hitrostjo (pogovorno) I let her rip
pustíti vprašanje odprto to leave the question open

rage² [réidž] neprehodni glagol & povratni
besneti (against proti)
razbesneti se, biti besen, jeziti se (at na)
divjati, (o morju) besneti; razsajati (o epidemiji ipd.)

to rage about besneti, divjati, razsajati
to rage at (against) s.o. besneti, znašati se nad kom
the battle was raging for two days bitka je besnela dva dni
the plague raged in Europe kuga je razsajala v Evropi
to rage oneself out izbesneti se, iztresti svojo jezo, znesti se nad; izgrmeti se
the storm raged itself out vihar (nevihta) se je izbesnel (polegel)

reconcile [rékənsail] prehodni glagol
pomiriti, sprijazniti, pobotati; izgladiti (prepir, spor), poravnati; urediti uskladiti, v sklad spraviti

to reconcile oneself sprijazniti se, vdati se, pomiriti se
I reconciled myself to paying my debt sprijaznil sem se z mislijo, da plačam svoj dolg
to reconcile oneself to one's fate (lot), to become reconciled with one's fate (lot) sprijazniti se s (vdati se v) svojo usodo
to reconcile two enemies spraviti, pobotati dva sovražnika
to reconcile one's principles with one's actions uskladiti svoja načela s svojimi dejanji

rumenják yolk

stepsti dva rumenjáka to beat the yolks of two eggs

silver¹ [sílvə]

1. samostalnik
srebro; srebrni denar; srebrni jedilni pribor, srebrna posoda; srebrn sijaj (barva)
fotografija srebrni nitrat

German silver, nickel silver zlitina nikla za jedilni pribor, nepravo srebro
loose silver posamezni srebrni kovanci, srebrn drobiž
he gave me two pounds in silver dal mi je dva funta v srebrnem denarju
her uncle gave her most of his silver stric ji je dal večino svoje srebrnine

2. pridevnik
srebrn, srebrnkast; (glas) zvonek
figurativno srebrn (25-letni jubilej; plasiran na drugem mestu)

silver alloy srebrna zlitina
the silver age srebrna doba; doba rimske književnosti po Avgustu
silver basis ekonomija srebrna valuta
silver ore srebrna ruda
silver studded s srebrom okovan ali obšit
a silver tone srebrn, zvonek glas
silver standard srebrna vrednota
Silver State vzdevek za državo Nevado ali Colorado v ZDA
a silver-tongue pogovorno oseba, ki zna dobro govoriti
to have a silver tongue biti dober, vešč govornik
to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth figurativno biti rojen pod srečno zvezdo
every cloud has its silver lining figurativno vsaka nesreča ima nekaj tolažilnega, ni nesreče brez sreče

six [siks]

1. pridevnik
šest
(= six years) šest let (starosti)
(= six o'clock) šesta ura
(= six pence) šest penijev

he is not six yet ni še šest let star
it is six (o'clock) šest je ura
this cost two and six (2/6) to je stalo dva šilinga in šest penijev
six and eight (pence) (nekoč običajni odvetnikov honorar), figurativno honorar, pristojbina
six to one 6 proti 1, stoodstotno zanesljivo (gotovo)
six feet of earth figurativno grob
it is six of one and half the dozen of the other to je eno in isto, to je popolnoma isto

2. samostalnik
šestica, številka 6; šestorica, šestero, šest kosov, pol ducata

coach and six šesterovprežna kočija
double sixes dvojna šestica (pri metu v kockanju)
to be at sixes and sevens figurativno biti v popolnem neredu (zmedi, zmešnjavi)
he turned up the six of spades (kartanje) potegnil je pikovo šestico

správiti² (pomiriti) to reconcile (koga s kom someone with someone), to conciliate

správiti dva sovražnika to reconcile two enemies
správiti se to make it up (s kom with someone); (sprijazniti se) to reconcile oneself (z to)

square¹ [skwɛ́ə]

1. samostalnik
matematika kvadrat; četverokotnik; četverokoten trg z drevjem ali obkrožen s stanovanjskimi poslopji
ameriško četverokoten blok hiš, obkrožen od štirih ulic; polje na šahovnici; kotnik, oglomer, naprava v obliki črke L ali T za dobivanje ali preverjanje pravih kotov
matematika kvadratno število; površinska mera (100 kvadratnih čevljev)
vojska četverokotna razporeditev vojakov, karé; črke, razporejene v četverokotniku tako, da navpično in vodoravno dajejo iste besede
sleng malomeščan, buržuj, filister

by the square točno, natančno
on the square pravokotno; figurativno odkrito, pošteno, lojalno, fair
out of square ne pod pravim kotom, figurativno ne takó kot običajno, ne v redu
magic square magični kvadrat
T-square, L-square ravnalo v obliki črke T, L
two squares up ameriško dva bloka hiš naprej (dlje, dalje)
to act on the square figurativno pošteno (lojalno) ravnati
to be on the square biti prostozidar; vojska defilirati za pregled
to raise to a square matematika kvadrirati

2. pridevnik (squarely prislov)
kvadraten, četverokoten, četveroogeln, štirioglat, ki je pod pravim kotom (to k, do)
pravokoten; oglat; četveren
matematika kvadraten
figurativno odkrit, jasen, brez ovinkov ali namigovanj; reden, urejen, pošten, pravičen, vrl, iskren; popoln, temeljit, izdaten (obrok), obilen; močan, plečat, širok(ih pleč); pomemben; ki je plačal dolg, uredil račune, se je poravnal (with z)
poravnan, bot
sleng staromoden, filistrski

all square neodločen rezultat (tekme)
square all around pravičen do vsakogar
square bracket oglati oklepaj
square dance kvadrilja, četvorka (ples)
square corner pravi kot (ogel)
a square deal pošten postopek
a square foot kvadratni čevelj (površinska mera)
square iron četverokotno železo
a man of square frame čokat možakar
the square man in the square hole figurativno pravi mož na pravem mestu
a square meal izdaten, obilen jedilni obrok, obed
square measure ploščinska, površinska mera
a square number kvadratno število
a square peg in a round hole oglat klin v okrogli luknji, figurativno oseba, ki po svoji sposobnosti ne ustreza svojemu (službenemu) položaju, svojemu poslu
square root matematika kvadratni koren
a square refusal jasna, gladka odklonitev
square timber četverooglato otesan les
to be square with all the world biti v složnosti z vsemi ljudmi; nikomur ne biti nič dolžan
I expect a square deal pričakujem pošten, pravičen postopek
to get square with s.o. poravnati račune s kom, poplačati koga, biti bot s kom
to get things square urediti svoje stvari
to make accounts square poravnati račune
that makes us squares tem sva bot
he met me with a square refusal gladko mi je odklonil
I put everything square before I left preden sem odpotoval, sem vse spravil v red

3. prislov
pravokotno, pod pravim kotom
figurativno spodobno, odkrito, pošteno
ameriško naravnost, direktno, gladko

fair and square odkrito in pošteno
he hit him square on the nose naravnost po nosu ga je udaril
to play square pošteno igrati (ravnati)

srebŕn (made of) silver; silvery

srebŕna doba silver age
srebŕn (zvonek) glas silvery tone
srebŕn novec silver coin, silver money
srebŕna jelka silver fir
srebŕna lisica zoologija silver fox
srebŕna folija (staniol) silver foil
srebŕna kopel fotografija silver bath
srebŕna poroka silver wedding
srebŕn papir silver paper
srebŕna posoda silver, silver plate
srebŕna (okrasna) ribica silver fish, silversides
srebŕna ruda silver ore
srebŕn sijaj silveriness
srebŕna ura silver watch
srebŕna valuta silver currency, silver standard
srebŕna zlitina silver alloy
srebŕn zven silvery sound
srebŕna žica silver wire
srebŕnih las silverhaired
dal mi je dva funta v srebŕnem denarju he gave me two pounds in silver

stool [stu:l]

1. samostalnik
stol brez naslonila, stolček; pručica, trinožniček, klečalnik
medicina stolica; stranišče; panj (štor) s poganjki; kos lesa, na katerega se pritrdi vaba v obliki ptice
arhitektura prag pri oknu

camp stool prenosen, zložljiv stol
folding stool zložljiv stol
music stool stolček pri klavirju
night stool medicina sobno stranišče
office stool visok pisarniški stol
to fall between two stools usesti se, priti med dva stola, figurativno ne uspeti, spodleteti
to go to stool medicina iti na stolico (na stran)

2. neprehodni glagol
botanika poganjati mladike
zastarelo iti na stolico
ameriško pustiti se privabiti (o ptičih)