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snort¹ [snɔ:t]

1. samostalnik
(konjsko) prhanje; puhanje, sopihanje; prezirljivo puhanje

2. neprehodni glagol
prhati; puhati (o živali); sikati (parni stroj)
figurativno godrnjati, puhati (prezirljivo, negodujoče, dvomeče) (o osebah); brneti (motor)
prehodni glagol
izraziti (prezir, negodovanje, dvom) s puhanjem; izgovarjati (besede) s prezirljivim puhanjem (često out)
puhniti (vodo, zrak) z močnim šumom (o kitu ipd.)

speak^* [spi:k]

1. neprehodni glagol
govoriti, besediti; imeti govor; pogovarjati se (with, to z; about, of o)
izraziti se
glasba (o glasbilih) dati glas od sebe, slišati se, zadoneti; dati se čutiti; (o portretu) biti kot živ
navtika signalizirati, dati znak
britanska angleščina dati glas, oglasiti se (o psu)

2. prehodni glagol
(iz)reči, izgovoriti, povedati, govoriti (kaj); izražati, izjaviti, najaviti; dokazovati, pričati, potrditi, pokazati
navtika poklicati (ladjo)

generally (strictly) speaking splošno (točno, strogo) povedano (vzeto)
plainly speaking odkrito povedano
roughly speaking v grobem (približno, grosso modo) povedano
so to speak tako rekoč
not to speak of... da (niti) ne govorimo o...
nothing to speak of nič važnega, ni vredno niti omembe
to speak back (nazaj) odgovarjati (na očitke ipd.)
to speak by the book govoriti z rokopisa, čitati (govor), govoriti s točnim poznavanjem
to speak like a book govoriti kot knjiga
to speak without book navesti dejstva po spominu
to speak bluntly naravnost, brez ovinkov govoriti
to speak by the card z veliko natančnostjo govoriti, biti precizen
to speak in s.o.'s cast prekiniti koga
to speak comfort to... imeti tolažilne besede za...
his conduct speaks him generous njegovo vedenje (ravnanje) priča o njegovi plemenitosti
my dog speaks only when I order him moj pes zalaja le, če mu ukažem
to speak in s.o.'s ear komu (kaj) prišepniti na uho, skrivaj govoriti s kom
fame speaks him honest on je na dobrem glasu
to speak fair dostojno govoriti
to speak for s.o. govoriti komu v korist, reči dobro besedo za koga
that speaks for itself to govori samo za sebe, tega ni treba (še) pojasnjevati (priporočati)
to speak French govoriti francoski
I found nobody to speak to nikogar nisem našel, da bi z njim govoril
to speak by hearsay govoriti, kar smo od drugih slišali
this speaks a man of honour to kaže (izdaja) človeka, ki ni brez časti
this speaks a small mind to izdaja (dokazuje) duševno majhnost
to speak one's mind povedati svoje mnenje
I will speak to your objections in a minute takoj bom odgovoril na vaše ugovore
to speak to oneself sam s seboj (sebi) govoriti
this portrait speaks ta portret je kot živ
to your praise be it spoken... v vašo pohvalo bodi povedano...
to speak plain and to the purpose jasno govoriti
to speak sense pametno govoriti
you might as well speak to a stone figurativno prav tako bi lahko govoril steni
to speak to govoriti komu, potrditi kaj
these trumpets speak his presence trobente javljajo njegovo prisotnost
things speak for themselves dejstva govore sama (po sebi)
that speaks of self-will to govori (priča) o samovolji (trmi)
to speak the truth govoriti resnico
I cannot speak to the truth of that ne morem z gotovostjo reči (jamčiti), da je to res
to speak volumes for jasno (prepričljivo) govoriti za, pričati o, dokazovati (kaj)
this speaks volumes for his faith in you to jasno govori za njegovo zaupanje v vas
to speak well for govoriti (iti) (komu ali čemu) v korist
to speak well (badly) of dobro (slabo) govoriti o
that does not speak well for his intelligence to ne priča (govori) o njegovi inteligenci
to speak with tongues (redko) biti nadarjen za jezike
to speak words of praise izreči pohvalne besede
who is speaking? (pri telefonu) kdo je pri aparatu?, kdo govori (tam)?

squeak [skwi:k]

1. samostalnik
cviljenje, cvilež, vpitje, vreščanje; škripanje
pogovorno uitje, izognitev

bubble-and-squeak meso z nasekljano zelenjavo
to have a narrow (close, near) squeak komaj uiti, se izogniti

2. neprehodni glagol
škripati (o čevljih, vratih), cviliti (miš)
sleng izdati, zatožiti, priznati
prehodni glagol
(iz)reči, izraziti (kaj) z vreščcčim, kričavim glasom

state⁴ [stéit] prehodni glagol
določiti; potrditi; dognati, ugotoviti; trditi, navesti, izjaviti; pojasniti, jasno razložiti, specificirati; omeniti, pripomniti
matematika izraziti (problem) z matematičnimi simboli

at the stated time ob določenem času
to state an account specificirati račun
he did not state his opinion on the matter ni dal svojega mnenja o tej stvari
it was officially stated that... uradno je bilo potrjeno, da...
to state a rule postaviti pravilo
to state the reason why navesti razlog, zakaj

sympathize [símpəɵaiz] neprehodni glagol
biti sorodne narave (temperamenta) (with z)
sočustvovati, izraziti svoje sočutje ali solidarnost, simpatizirati, solidarizirati se; ujemati se, strinjati se v mišljenju (with z)

to sympathize with s.o. izraziti komu svoje sožalje
I sympathize with you in your grief sočustvujem z vami v vaši žalosti
to sympathize with s.o.'s aims soglašati z nameni (s cilji) kake osebe
I sympathize with your joy pridružujem se vašemu veselju
a good eye often sympathizes with a diseased eye zdravo oko je često prizadeto od bolnega očesa

tush² [tʌš]

1. medmet
fej!; pah!

2. neprehodni glagol
zastarelo omalovaževalno, posmehljivo se izraziti

understate [ʌndəstéit]

1. prehodni glagol
premalo navesti; (zavestno) zmerno prikazati, ublažiti; zmanjšati, oslabiti

2. neprehodni glagol
zadržano ali zmerno se izraziti; premalo povedati

verbalize [və́:bəlaiz] prehodni glagol
spremeniti v glagol; spretno izraziti z besedami
neprehodni glagol
biti gostobeseden

vernacularize [vənǽkjuləraiz] prehodni glagol
prenesti v domači, ljudski jezik; udomačiti (besede); izraziti v domačem, ljudskem jeziku

verse² [və:s] prehodni glagol
spremeniti v stihe, verzificirati; opevati ali izraziti s stihi
neprehodni glagol
kovati, pisati ali peti stihe; pesniti

voice² [vɔis] prehodni glagol
izgovoriti, izreči, izraziti z besedami, formulirati
glasba uglasiti, regulirati (orgle)
jezikoslovje zveneče izgovarjati

he voiced his gratitude izrazil je svojo hvaležnost
to voice the general opinion izraziti splošno mnenje

wink² [wiŋk] prehodni glagol
izraziti (privolitev) s pomežikanjem; hitro zapreti in odpreti (oči); zadrževati
neprehodni glagol
treniti z očmi, (za)mežikati, zamižati, zatisniti oči, eno oko (at ob)
ne hoteti videti, namenoma biti slep, ignorirati; migljati, migotati

to wink at s.o. pomežikniti komu
to wink at an insult ignorirati (preiti) žalitev
to wink away one's tears zadrževati solze

wish² [wiš]

1. prehodni glagol
želeti (si), hoteti, zahtevati; srčno (goreče, vneto, iskreno) prositi, hrepeneti po, koprneti po

I wish I had... hotel bi imeti...
I wish I were a hundred miles away hotel bi biti (škoda, da nisem) 100 milj proč
I wish (that) it would rain želel bi (si), da bi deževalo
I wish you to go now prosim te, da zdaj greš
to wish s.o. well dobro želeti komu, dobro misliti s kom
he wished them to the devil poslal jih je k vragu
he wished himself dead želel si je, da bi bil mrtev
it is to be wished that... želeti je, da...
you have only to wish samo izrazite željo
he is not the man to wish ill to anybody on ni človek, ki bi komurkoli želel kaj slabega
I wish you a merry Xmas voščim vam vesele božične praznike
he wished me success želel mi je uspeha
to wish s.th. on s.o. želeti komu kaj (slabega)

2. neprehodni glagol
želeti, izraziti željo

to wish for s.th. imeti željo (poželenje) po, želeti kaj
to wish not for anything better nič boljšega si ne želeti
I have nothing left to wish for nimam nobenih želja več
this leaves nothing to be wished for to je brez pomanjkljivosti, je dovršeno, brez hibe

word² [wə:d] prehodni glagol
izraziti (kaj) z besedami, formulirati, stilizirati, izreči (z besedami)
zastarelo laskati se, dobrikati se (komu)

to be worded dobesedno se glasiti
strongly worded resolution ostro sestavljena (formulirana) resolucija
well worded letter lepo sestavljeno pismo
neprehodni glagol
zastarelo, narečno govoriti, besedovati, uporabljati besede

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

bow⁴ [bau] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
pripogniti, pripogibati se (to, before)
pokloniti, klanjati se, spokoriti, ukloniti se; v sobo (ali iz sobe) koga peljati, vljudno odsloviti

a bowing acquaintance površno poznanstvo
to bow and scrape ponižati se, biti pretirano vljuden
to bow one's assent s priklonom izraziti svoje dovoljenje
to bow one's thanks s priklonom se zahvaliti
to be on bowing terms le površno poznati

brass² [bra:s] pridevnik
medeninast, bronast
figurativno predrzen, izzivalen, trmast

brass band godba na pihala
to get down to brass tacks (ali nails) jasno se izraziti
not worth a brass farthing niti počenega groša vreden
not to care a brass farthing toliko se meniti kakor za lanski sneg
to part brass rags spreti se
brass works livarna bakra

come^*1 [kʌm] neprehodni glagol (to, into; out of, from; within)
priti, prihajati, dospeti; prikazati, približati se; izvirati; postati; zgoditi, pripetiti se; znašati; delati se

to come and go sem in tja hoditi; prikazovati se in izginjati
to come the artful over oslepariti
to come to be postati
to come to blows stepsti se
sleng to come a cropper pasti; utrpeti škodo
to come down a peg biti ponižan
sleng to come the fine gentleman igrati odličnega gospoda
to come to grief doživeti polom
to come to a head doseči višek
sleng how comes? kako to, čemu?
let it come to the worst v najslabšem primeru
to come to harm utrpeti škodo
to come to know zvedeti
to come to light prikazati se
to come to nothing izjaloviti se
don't come the old soldier over me nikar se ne širokousti pred menoj
to come to pass zgoditi se
to come it over predrzno se vesti
to come to the point jasno se izraziti; skušati pridobiti
to come to see obiskati
to come short zamuditi; ne imeti uspeha, pogoreti
to come to stay ustaliti se
to come to terms dogovoriti, zediniti se; sprijazniti se, popustiti
to come bodoč, naslednji
in years to come v poznejših letih
come what may naj se zgodi, kar hoče
to come to the wrong shop obrniti se na napačen naslov
to come to o.s. zavedeti se
first come, first served kdor prej pride, prej melje
pogovorno he's as stupid as they come neumen je, kar se da
come now! daj že!
come! no!

condolence [kəndóuləns] samostalnik
sožalje, sočutje

to express one's condolence with s.o. in s.th izraziti komu sožalje zaradi česa
to present one's condolences to s.o. izreči komu sožalje
letter of condolence sožalno pismo

duty [djú:ti] samostalnik
dolžnost, obveznost; služba, funkcija (on, upon)
dajatev, davek, taksa, carina; spoštovanje
britanska angleščina, tehnično delo, proizvodnost, storilnost, produktivnost; količina vode za zalivanje jutra zemlje

customs duty uvozna carina
in duty bound po dolžnosti
to do duty for služiti kot, biti enako dober kot
off duty prost službe
on duty v službi, na straži
to go on duty stopiti v službo
to lay duty on zacariniti
liable to duty carinski (blago)
in duty bound dolžnosten
to send one's duty to s.o. izraziti komu spoštovanje
to take up one's duties prevzeti dolžnosti
to do one's duty by s.o. opraviti svojo dolžnost do koga
to pay duty on goods plačati carino za blago
duty off brez carine
duty paid ocarinjen