Franja

čítati to read

čítati dalje to read on
čítati do konca to read through
zopet čítati to reread
čítati med vrsticami figurativno to read between the lines
čítati glasno to read aloud
čítati tiho, potihem to read to oneself
čítati zase (skrivaj) to read to oneself
čítati pazljivo to peruse
čítati površno, bežno to skim
čítati komu kaj to read something to someone
čítati dolgočasno knjigo to wade through a dull book
čítati komu na obrazu to read someone's face
on mnogo čita he is a great reader, he is a bookworm
on je mnogo čital (je načitan) he is well-read, he is a man of wide reading
to se čita kot roman it reads like a novel
ona ne čita mnogo she is not much of a reader
knjiga se lepo čita the book reads well
ta knjiga se zanimivo čita this book makes good reading ali pogovorno a good read
ona ima rada, da ji kaj čitajo she likes being read to
na očeh se mu čita pohlep his greed can be read in his eyes
hoteti čítati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni to read something into a text
najbolj čitana knjiga the most widely read book

drive^*1 [draiv]

1. prehodni glagol
gnati, goniti, pognati; zabiti; vreči, zagnati (žogo); vbiti; voditi, upravljati, šofirati; pregnati, spoditi; siliti; peljati; preutruditi; graditi (cesto); vrtati (predor)

2. neprehodni glagol
peljati se; hiteti; voziti se; meriti, ciljati

to drive a bargain dobro voditi kupčijo
to drive a good (hard) bargain dobro (slabo) opraviti
to drive a coach and four through spregledati lažnivost pripovedovanja
to drive a nail home popolnoma zabiti žebelj
to drive home a point neizpodbitno dokazati
to drive a roaring trade narediti sijajno kupčijo
to let drive at zamahniti proti
to drive to the wall (ali into the corner) pritisniti ob zid, ugnati v kozji rog
to drive one's pigs to the market glasno hrkati
to drive a quill (ali pen) biti pisatelj(ica)
to drive to one's wit's end popolnoma koga zbegati
to drive s.o. mad razbesniti koga
to drive s.th. into s.o. vbiti komu kaj v glavo
to drive s.o. hard zatirati koga
to drive s.o. to despair spraviti koga v obup

drum¹ [drʌm] samostalnik
boben
anatomija bobnič; bobnanje; bobnar; valj; del stebra
zastarelo popoldanska ali večerna družba

to beat a big drum delati bučno reklamo, obesiti na véliki zvon
beat of drum bobnanje
roll of drums glasno bobnanje
drum major glavni polkovni bobnar
drums and fifes vojaška godba

exclaim [ikskléim] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
vzklikniti, zakričati

to exclaim at biti ves iz sebe nad
to exclaim against glasno protestirati, robantiti

fur¹ [fə:] samostalnik
kožuhovina, krzno
medicina obloga na jeziku; kotlovec; vinski kamen, bersa

ameriško fo make the fur fly glasno se prepirati
fur and feather kožuharji in ptiči
to hunt fur loviti kožuharje

glásen loud; loud-voiced; noisy; (kričav, kričaški) vociferous; (slišen) audible

glásno prislov in a loud voice; loudly; loud, aloud
glásneje! louder!, (govorniku) speak up!
glásen smeh roars pl of laugh ter
glásno brati to read aloud
glásno govoriti to speak loud, to speak aloud, to speak up
glásno potestirati to raise a loud protest
postati glásen to become audible

govoríti to speak (o of, about, z to, with); to tell; (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with, to, o about, of, over); to converse; (kramljati) to chat

glasno govoríti to talk loud, to speak in a loud voice
tiho govoríti to speak softly (ali in a soft voice)
govoríti angleški to speak English
slabo govoríti angleški to speak poor (ali broken) English
slabo govoríti o kom to speak ill of someone
kar naprej govoríti to keep (on) talking
odkrito, brez ovinkov govoríti to speak freely
govoríti o tem in onem, o raznem to talk nineteen to the dozen
uglajeno govoríti to be well-spoken
govoríti stenam (figurativno) to talk (ali to be talking) to a brick wall
govoríti o politiki to talk politics
tekoče govoríti to speak fluently
govoríti o čem drugem to change the subject
govoríti resnico to speak the truth, to tell the truth
govoríti brez priprave to speak extempore
govoríti v veter (figurativno) to waste one's breath
govoríti v imenu koga to be the spokesman of, to be the mouthpiece of
govoríti v korist koga to speak on (ali ZDA in) someone's behalf
govoríti polomljeno angleščino to speak broken English, to murder the English language
govoríti neumnosti to talk nonsense
šepetaje govoríti to speak in an undertone, to speak in a whisper
govoríti skozi nos to speak with a nasal twang
govoríti laži to tell lies (ali untruths)
govoríti sam s seboj to soliloquize
govoríti med štirimi očmi s kom to talk with someone in private
govoríti na pamet to speak from memory, to say something by heart (ali by rote)
obširno govoríti o to speak at length about (ali on), to descant, to expatiate on (ali upon)
otročje govoríti to drivel
govoríti kot papiga to parrot
govoríti preučeno za koga to speak above someone's head
govoríti tja v tri dni pogovorno to waffle, žargon to rabbit on
tu se govori angleški (napis) English spoken here
ko (ker) ravno govorimo o... since we are on the subject, since we happen to be talking about...
da niti ne govorimo o... to say nothing of...
ne govorimo več o tem!, nehajmo govoríti o tem! let us change (ali drop) the subject!
mi ne »govorimo« (smo sprti ipd.) we are not on speaking terms
o tem ni vredno govoríti it isn't worth speaking of
ona ne govorita več med seboj (sta sprta) they are no longer on speaking terms
govori! speak up!, speak out, out with it!
on ne more (ne zna) nehati govoríti he can never stop talking, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
(on) govori, kot da bi ga navil he has the gift of the gab, he talks nineteen to the dozen
on malo govori he is a man of few words, (je boječ) he is tongue-tied
z njim se da govoríti he is someone you can talk to
z njim se ne da govoríti (figurativno) he will not listen to reason
po vsem mestu se govori o njih they are the talk of the town
govorilo se je o njegovi demisiji there have been rumours of his resignation
vse mesto govori o tem it is the talk of the town
govori se, da je zelo bogata she is said to be very rich
o njem se mnogo govori he is much talked about
to dejstvo govori zanj this fact tells in his favour
dejstva govoré sama the facts speak for themselves
to govori za in proti that cuts both ways
dejanja govore glasneje kot besede actions speak louder than words
vse govori za to, da... there is every reason to believe that...
to govori proti that tells against it
ne govorite z nikomer o tem! not a word to anyone about this!, keep this to yourself!
začeti govoríti o nekem predmetu to broach a subject
bi lahko govoril z Vami? could I have a word with you?
bi lahko govoril z g. X? could I see Mr. X
govorimo odkrito! let's speak frankly, let's lay (ali put) our cards on the table
kjer se veliko govori, se malo naredi least said, soonest mended
govoríti je srebro, molčati pa zlato the less said, the better
prav tako bi lahko govoril stenam figurativno I might as well speak to a brick wall
ti to meni govoriš! (= kot da jaz tega ne vem) you're telling me!

jésti to eat; to take food; to take one's meal(s); to have one's dinner (oziroma lunch oziroma supper oziroma breakfast); (hraniti se) to feed

dietično jésti to keep to a diet
dobro jésti (gostiti se) to enjoy sumptuous fare, to be regaled
glasno jésti to munch
jésti pri kom (biti na hrani) to board with someone
jésti s krožnika to eat from a plate
pohlepno, požrešno jésti to eat greedily, to eat like a wolf, to wolf one's food, to be a gourmandizer
naglo jésti to bolt down, to devour, to gulp down
rad jésti (svinino) to be partial to (pork)
rad jém sladice I have a sweet tooth, I like sweets
jésti na tuj račun to sponge, to be a sponger
jésti skupaj z (npr. v menzi) to mess with
jésti s tekom to relish one's food
jésti brez teka to eat without appetite
dati komu kaj jésti to give someone something to eat, to feed someone, (živalim) to feed (animals)
on ima komaj kaj jésti he lives from hand to mouth
ona malo (veliko) jé she is a poor (a hearty ali a great) eater
on obilno jé he is a great trencherman, he plies a good knife and fork
preveč jém I overeat
on jé samo ribe he eats nothing but fish
pri njih se dobro jé they keep a good table
jaz vse jém I eat anything
rajši jém teletino I prefer veal
mi jémo v restavraciji we take our meals in a restaurant
ves dan nisem ne jedel ne pil I've had nothing to eat or drink all day long
on mi jé iz roke (figurativno) he eats out of my hand, I've got him eating out of my hand
jedel sem do sitega I have eaten (ali I have had) my fill, pogovorno I'm full up
kdor ne dela, naj ne jé no work, no food
jésti kolikor kdo zmore to eat as much as one can

Kentish [kéntiš] pridevnik
kentski

Kentish fire burno odobravanje, glasno negodovanje
geologija Kentish rag temnosiv kremenov grušč

mísliti to think (na of, o about); to believe; (premišljevati) to cogitate (o upon) to reflect (o upon), to meditate

logično mísliti to reason (o about, on); (natančno, skrbno pretehtati) to deliberate; (meniti, domnevati) to mean, to suppose; ZDA to guess, to reckon; (biti mnenja) to be of the opinion; (predstavljati si) to imagine, to fancy, to conceive, to envisage, to realize; (upoštevati) to consider, to contemplate; (nameravati) to intend, ZDA to figure
mislim da I think so, I suppose so, I should think so
mislim da ne I don't think so
mislim, da imate prav I dare say you are right
ne morem si mísliti, da... I cannot imagine that...
na to ni mísliti it's not to be thought of; that is out of the question
to mi da mísliti this sets me thinking, this gives me food for thought, this makes me ponder
kaj misliš o tem? what is your opinion about it?, what's your idea?
povem, kar mislim I speak my mind
mislim si svoje I have my own idea (ali ideas)
mislili bomo na to we shall think of it, we shall not forget it
na kaj (na koga) misliš? what (whom) are you thinking of?
ni mísliti, da... it is not to be supposed that...
ona dobro misli (hoče, namerava) she means well, her intentions are good
ne misli več na to! don't give it another thought!, forget about it!
oni dobro mislijo o tebi they think well of you, they have a good opinion of you
nemogoče si je mísliti, da... it is unthinkable that...
kaj misliš storiti? what do you intend to do?
kaj pa misliš! what are you thinking of?
misli name! remember me!
to sem si mislil I thought so, I thought as much
tega si ne bi mislil od tebe I wouldn't have expected that from you, I am surprised at you
mísliti pri sebi to think to oneself
to si lahko mislim I can well imagine (that)
on misli le nase he only thinks of himself (ali pogovorno number one)
človek bi mislil, da... anyone (ali one) would think that...
mislim, da ne bo prišel I do not think he will come
jaz mislim drugače I don't agree, I beg to differ
kdo pa mislite, da sem jaz? who (ali arhaično whom) do you take me for?
mislite si, kar hočete! you may think what you like!
kdo bi si bil to mislil! who would have thought it!
o njem mislijo, da je bogat he is thought (ali supposed) to be rich
takó se splošno misli that is the current opinion
mislim, da je stara 30 let I imagine (ali I guess) she is (ali must be) thirty
mísliti s svojo glavo to do some indepenedent thinking
še v sanjah ne mislim nothing is further from my mind
javnost misli the public feeling is...
ne mislim nič hudega I mean no harm
menda ne misliš, da... you don't suppose that...?
ne bi si bil mislil, da so tako pošteni I would not have credited them with so much honesty
tega ne misliš zares (resno)? you don't mean it?, surely you can't be serious?
mislimo vse najbolje o tvojem prijatelju we hold your friend in the highest esteem
ona misli le na svojo zabavo she thinks of nothing but her own pleasure
takó jaz ne mislim that's not my way of thinking
glasno mísliti to think aloud, to think out loud

navíjati to wind (up), to coil (up), to roll up

navíjati uro to wind (up) a watch
navíjati cene to force (ali to bump) up prices, to put prices up
za tujce vedno navijejo cene they always put prices up for foreigners
navíjati za zmago kakega moštva šport to shout for a team
navíjati za domače moštvo šport to support the home team, to cheer one's team on; ZDA žargon to root for the home team
glasno navíjati za šport ZDA Kanada to yell for

noise¹ [nɔ́iz] samostalnik
hrup, trušč, vpitje, kričanje; šum, šumenje
arhaično govorica, glas

ameriško a big noise pomemben človek, velik dogodek
to make a noise zagnati hrup, figurativno glasno zabavljati (about), postati razvpit
to make a great noise in the world zbuditi veliko pozornost
pogovorno hold your noise! utihni!

odobrávati to approve; to applaud

ne odobrávati vojne to deprecate war
glasno odobrávati to acclaim

oporékati to abnegate; to contradict; to oppose (čemu something, predlogu a motion); to be opposed to; to express (ali voice) opposition to; to object (to), to repudiate, to dispute (čemu something)

glasno oporékati (ugovarjati) to raise an outcry (ali to clamour) against
temu ni kaj oporékati there is no objection to it

outright² [autráit] prislov
popolnoma; odkrito, enkrat za vselej, takoj

to sell outright prodati pod pogojem takojšnje dostave
to laugh outright glasno se zasmejati
to kill outright na mestu ubiti

peal¹ [pi:l] samostalnik
zvonjenje, potrkavanje, zven, don

peal of laughter krohot
peal of thunder glasno grmenje

plóskati to applaud; to clap one's hands; to cheer; to acclaim

igralcu so glasno ploskali the actor was loudly applauded
igri so močno ploskali the play brought the house down
plóskati komu to clap someone, to applaud someone, pogovorno to give someone a big hand

protestírati to make a protest, to protest (pri kom proti... to someone against...); to object (proti čemu to something)

glasno protestírati proti to clamour against
energično moramo protestírati proti... we must vigorously protest against...
javno protestírati to make a public protest

raise² [réiz] prehodni glagol
dvigniti, pokonci postaviti; povišati, zvišati, povečati, izboljšati (plačo, slavo itd.); zgraditi; osnovati, ustanoviti; povzročiti (prepir ipd.), začeti; rediti, gojiti, vzgajati, vzrediti; sejati (žito), saditi, obdelovati (povrtnine); novačiti, zbrati vojsko; zbudit, razvneti za, podpihovati, dvigniti (against proti)
podreti (tabor), kreniti; opustiti, ukiniti blokado, obleganje; klicati (duhove); širiti (vonj); vzeti (posojilo); inkasirati, izterjati (denar, davek)
navtika zagledati, opaziti (kopno, zemljo)

with a raised voice glasno, z jeznim glasom
to raise an army zbrati vojsko
to raise a building by a storey dvigniti poslopje za eno nadstropje
this bread is not raised enough ta kruh ni dovolj vzhajan
to raise Cain (the devil, hell, the mischief) strašanski hrup (trušč, kraval) dvigniti
to raise cattle rediti živino
he raised claims to the inheritance vložil je zahtevo po dediščini
to raise coal from the mine kopati premog iz rudnika
to raise from the dead obuditi od mrtvih
to raise dough pustiti testo vzhajati
to raise a dust (hell) figurativno dvigniti prah
to raise one's eyebrows predrzno (domišljavo, užaljeno) pogledati, namrščiti obrvi
to raise one's eyes dvigniti oči (pogled)
to raise s.o.'s fame povečati slavo kake osebe
to raise funds zbirati denar, prispevke
to raise one's glass to a guest napiti, nazdraviti gostu
to raise one's hand dvigniti roko (na koga), udariti (koga)
to raise one's hat to s.o. odkriti se komu
his joke raised a laugh njegova šala je povzročila smeh
to raise a ladder postaviti lestev
to raise a loan razpisati, vzeti posojilo
to raise a mine navtika dvigniti mino
to raise money pobirati, zbirati denar
to raise a monument postaviti spomenik
to raise to the second power matematika dvigniti na drugo potenco
to raise prices dvigniti cene
to raise the roof sleng dvigniti do neba segajoč hrup, strašansko razsajati
this remark raised my smile ta opazka mi je izvabila nasmešek
to raise ship (land) navtika priti na vidik ladje (zemlje)
to raise a spirit klicati duha
to raise a siege opustiti obleganje
to raise s.o. out of his sleep zbuditi koga iz spanja
to raise a stink napraviti škandal
to raise to the throne postaviti na prestol
to raise one's voice against dvigniti svoj glas, protestirati proti
to raise the wind figurativno priskrbeti si nujno potrebni denar (sredstva)
wine raised his spirits vino ga je ojunačilo
to raise up prehodni glagol ustvariti, napraviti, poklicati v živijenje, zbuditi

scream² [skri:m] neprehodni glagol
vpiti, krikniti, (za)kričati; vriskati, vrisniti; vreščati; do solz se smejati, zvijati se od (smeha); (o vetru itd.) zavijati, besneti, hrumeti, tuliti; histerično govoriti ali pisati
prehodni glagol
krikniti (kaj) (večinoma scream out)
zakričati, s krikom (koga) poklicati

to scream an alarm dvigniti, trobiti alarm
to scream o.s. hoarse ohripeti od vpitja (kričanja)
to scream out a curse zakričati kletev, glasno zakleti
to scream with laughter tuliti od smeha
he made us scream with laughter do solz smo se mu smejali (nas je spravil v smeh)
we simply screamed with laughter dobesedno zvijali smo se od smeha