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face¹ [feis] samostalnik
obraz, lice; izraz obraza, spaka, zmrda; videz; sprednja (zgornja, prava) stran; zunanji del, pogled od spredaj; fasada, površina; številčnica
figurativno predrznost, nesramnost; brušena ploskev

before the face of v navzočnosti, pred (kom)
to draw (ali pull, wear) a long face biti videti potrt, kislo se držati
in the face of day ob belem dnevu; odkrito
his face fell nos se mu je povesil
to fly in (to) the face of s.o. upreti se komu, razjeziti, razžaliti ga
to fly in the face of Providence izzivati usodo
you have a good face zdravi ste videti
navtika guide face drsa zapore
full face obraz od spredaj
half face profil
to have the face to (do s.th.) upati, drzniti si (kaj storiti)
in (the) face of vpričo, neglede na, vkljub
I could hardly keep a straight face komaj sem zadrževal smeh
to look in the face of s.o. drzno koga gledati
to lose the face zgubiti ugled
to make (ali pull) faces at spakovati se nad
to make a wry face at s.th. kislo kaj gledati
face to face with naravnost, osebno, pred, vpričo
on the face of it očitno, na prvi pogled
to put a bold (ali good) face on s.th. ne si gnati kaj preveč k srcu
to put a new face on s.th. postaviti kaj v drugo luč
a right about face popoln obrat
to run one's face dobiti kredit s predrznim nastopom
to save one's face za las uiti sramoti
to set one's face against s.th. upirati se čemu
to set one's face like a flint biti neuklonljiv
to shut the door in one's face preprečiti nadaljnje razgovore, uresničenje načrta
to show one's face priti, prikazati se
to show a face izzivalno se vesti
to s.o.'s face odkrito, v navzočnosti koga
to tell straight to s.o.'s face naravnost komu povedati
to throw s.th. in s.o.'s face očitati, oponašati komu kaj
face value imenska vrednost

fánt boy, lad, youth; youngster; stripling; young fellow; (ljubček) lover, boy friend, sweetheart; (neporočen) bachelor; (pri kartah) jack, knave

fánt od fare pogovorno brick, great guy, one of the lads (ali boys), the broth of a boy; (izvoljenec, stalen kavalir) steady
komaj 17 let star fánt a lad who's hardly seventeen
to dekle je pravi pravcati fánt that girl is a regular tomboy (ali hoyden)

finger¹ [fíŋgə] samostalnik
prst; mera za globino ali debelost; kazalec (na uri)

to burn one's fingers opeči si prste
his fingers are all thumbs zelo je nespreten
by a finger's breadth komaj, za las
to be finger and glove with s.o. biti s kom zelo zaupen
to have a finger in (the pie) imeti svoje prste vmes
to have s.th. at one's finger tips (ali ends) imeti kaj v malem prstu
my fingers itch komaj čakam
to the finger nails popolnoma
one can number them on one's fingers človek bi jih lahko seštel na prstih
to keep one's fingers crossed držati figo
to lift one's little finger preveč piti
to look through one's fingers spregledati kaj, skozi prste gledati
to lay (ali put) a finger on s.th. imeti svoje prste vmes
not to raise (ali lift) a finger on behalf of niti s prstom ne migniti zaradi
to snap one's fingers biti ravnodušen do česa
to twist round one's (little) finger oviti si okoli prsta
one can do with a wet finger to je lahko narediti
within a finger's breadth of one's ruin na robu propada
index (ali first) finger kazalec
middle finger sredinec
ring finger prstanec
little finger mezinec

glide¹ [glaid] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (along)
drseti, polzeti; jadrati po zraku

to glide into vtihotapiti se; komaj opazno prehajati v kaj
to glide into debts lesti v dolgove

glow² [glou] samostalnik
žar; gorečnost, vnema; rdečica

to be all of a glow, to be in a glow biti ves iz sebe, komaj čakati

hang on prehodni glagol
oklepati se, čvrsto se držati; ostati pri telefonu

to hang on by one's eyelids komaj se držati, figurativno viseti na nitki
to hang on like green death biti vztrajen, ne popustiti
to hang on by the skin of one's teeth vztrajati

inarticulate [ina:tíkjulit] pridevnik (inarticulately prislov)
nerazločen, nejasen (govor); skop z besedo, vase zaprt
zoologija nečlenast

he is inarticulate on se nejasno izraža; komaj usta odpre
inarticulate with rage onemel od jeze

izpláčati to pay out (off, down)

izpláčati v gotovini to pay cash, to pay cash down; (dolg) to pay off, to settle; to square up with one's creditors; (stroške) to defray; (razliko) to balance; (menico v polnem) to honour a bill; to take up a bill; (povrniti) to refund, to repay, to compensate
izpláčati se (biti vreden truda) to pay (well); to prove (ali to be) profitable (ali remunerative); to be worth the trouble (ali one's while)
ki se izplača (rentabilen) rewarding
izplača se it pays, it is worth the money
komaj se izplača (iti) it's hardly worth while (going)
kmetu se izplača, da... it pays a farmer to (nedoločnik)
izplača se vedeti it is worth knowing
ne izplača se it doesn't pay, it is not worth while (ali the trouble)
to potovanje se izplača this journey is worth the money
ni se izplačalo (ni bilo vredno tolikšnega truda) the game wasn't worth the candle

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

keep^*2 [ki:p]

1. prehodni glagol
držati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.)

2. neprehodni glagol
ostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se (he keeps well)
držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati (she keeps smiling)
pogovorno stanovati (where do you keep?)

to keep an appointment držati se zmenka
trgovina we don't keep this article tega artikla nimamo v zalogi
to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu do sebe
to keep in bread and water komaj se preživljati
to keep one's balance obdržati ravnotežje
to keep the ball rolling ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep body and soul together životariti
trgovina to keep books voditi knjige
to keep cool ostati miren
to keep one's counsel obdržati kaj zase
to keep s.o.'s counsel varovati tujo skrivnost
to keep a close check on skrbno nadzirati
to keep in countenance bodriti koga
to keep one's countenance ostati resen, zadrževati smeh
to keep clear of izogniti se česa, čuvati se česa
to keep s.o. company delati komu družbo
to keep company with skupaj hoditi, družiti se z
to keep s.th. dark obdržati zase, ne izdati
to keep a diary voditi dnevnik
to keep one's distance držati se ob strani
to keep one's end up braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje delo
to keep an eye on (ali out for); ali to keep one's eyes open (ali skinned); ali to keep one's weather eye lifted imeti odprte oči, budno paziti
to keep the field vztrajati, ne se umakniti
to keep one's feet obdržati se na nogah
to keep a straight face zadrževati smeh
to keep friends ostati v prijateljstvu
to keep guard stražiti
to keep (a) guard over s.o. čuvati koga
šport to keep (the) goal biti vratar, čuvati gol
God keep you! bog te varuj!
to keep s.th. going ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep s.o. going komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenju
to keep the game alive ohraniti v teku
to keep one's ground ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrst
to keep early (ali good) hours prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spat
to keep bad (ali late) hours prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spat
to keep one's hand in ne priti iz vaje
to keep one's head ne izgubiti glave, ostati miren
to keep one's head above water ne zaiti v dolgove
to keep house vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti
to keep open house biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem času
to keep hold of ne puščati iz rok
to keep in good health ostati pri dobrem zdravju
to keep a good look-out budno opazovati, paziti
to keep s.o. for lunch zadržati koga pri kosilu
to keep a stiff upper lip ne izgubiti poguma
to keep the law držati se zakona
to keep in mind zapomniti si
to keep one's nose to the grindstone neprestano garati
to keep pace (ali step) with iti v korak, ne zaostajati
to keep peace between obdržati mir med
to keep the peace držati se reda
ameriško to keep plugging along kar naprej garati
to keep s.o. posted (ali advised, informed, up to date) stalno koga obveščati
to keep the pot boiling životariti, komaj se prebijati
to keep one's pecker up ne izgubiti poguma in odločnosti
to keep good relations with s.o. ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih
to keep a record of s.th. voditi zapise o čem
to keep in good repair ohraniti v dobrem stanju
to keep sight of imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti na
to keep the stage obdržati se na odru
to keep straight on iti naravnost naprej
to keep in suspense pustiti koga v negotovosti; trgovina imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)
to keep time držati se takta
to keep good time biti točen (ura)
to keep track of zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočem
to keep one's temper zadržati se, ne razburjati se
ameriško to keep tabs on nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti si
to keep in touch with ostati s kom v stikih
to keep together biti složen, držati skupaj
to keep one's word držati besedo
to keep watch (over, on) stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom
to keep the wolf from the door komaj se preživljati

likely¹ [láikli] pridevnik
verjeten, možen, mogoč; mnogo obetajoč (tudi likely-looking)

not likely komaj, težko
he is likely to come verjetno bo prišcl
which is his most likely route? katero pot bo najverjetneje ubral?
a likely lad mnogo obetajoč fant
a likely candidate možen kandidat
ironično a likely story! kaj malo verjetno

live² [liv]

1. neprehodni glagol
živeti, trajati, zdržati; preživeti; stanovati, živeti

2. prehodni glagol
preživljati

to live to be old; ali to live to a great age dočakati visoko starost, dolgo živeti
to live close živeti pretirano skromno
to live in a small way skromno živeti
to live in clover živeti v obilju, živeti brezskrbno
to live fast razuzdano živeti
to live a lie živeti čez svoje razmere
to live from hand to mouth živeti iz rok v usta
live and learn! učiš se vse življenje
to live by painting živeti od slikanja
to live to o.s. sam zase živeti
to live within o.s. povleči se vase, živeti po svoje
live and let live daj še drugim živeti, živi in pusti še druge živeti
to live a double life živeti dvojno življenje
the dead live on in our hearts mrtvi živijo dalje v naših srcih
to live to see doživeti
to live off one's capital živeti od svojega kapitala
to live by one's wits znajti se v življenju, živeti od sleparstva
live wage mezda, ki komaj zaleže za življenje

map¹ [mæp] samostalnik
zemljevid, zemljepisna karta

pogovorno on the map važen
not on the map nemogoč, komaj verjeten
pogovorno off the map pozabljen, zastarel
to wipe off the map zravnati (mesto) z zemljo
figurativno to put on the map dati veljavo, uveljaviti
map grid koordinatna mreža

margin¹ [má:džin] samostalnik
rob, meja (tudi figurativno)
presežek
ekonomija marža, razlika med kupno in prodajno ceno, dobiček; vplačana vsota za kritje borzne transakcije
ekonomija meja rentabilnosti

on the margin of good taste na meji dobrega okusa
as by (ali per) margin kot je ob robu (zapisano)
in the margin na robu, ob strani (zabeleženo)
bled margin do besedila odstrižen rob
cropped margin preveč odstrižen rob
by a narrow margin komaj, za las
to have a narrow margin of profit imeti zelo majhen dobiček
margin of safety varnostni faktor
margin release key čezrobnik (pri pisalnem stroju)
margin stop robnik (pri pisalnem stroju)

matter² [mǽtə] neprehodni glagol
biti važen, pomeniti (to komu, za)
medgnojiti se

does it matter? ali je važno?
it doesn't matter nič ne de, ni važno
it little matters je komaj važno

much² [məč] prislov
mnogo; zelo (v sestavljenkah: much-admired)
zelo, veliko (pred komparativi: much stronger)
daleč (pred superlativi: much the oldest)
skoraj

much to my regret na mojo veliko žalost
we much regret zelo nam je žal
much to my surprise na moje veliko presenečenje
he did it in much the same way napravil je to na skoraj isti način
it is much the same thing je skoraj isto
as much as toliko kakor
(as) much as I would like kakor rad bi že
as much more (ali again) še enkrat toliko
as much as to say kakor če bi hotel reči
he said as much nekaj takega je rekel
I thought as much tako sem tudi mislil
he, as much as any on, prav tako kot kdo drug
so much the better tem bolje
so much for today toliko za danes
not so much as komaj
without so much as to move ne da bi se premaknil
so much so tako veliko
much less mnogo manj, kaj šele, da ne rečem
pogovorno not much komaj da (v odgovoru)
much of a size skoraj enako velik
much the most likely najbolj verjetno
much too much veliko preveč
how much? koliko?

mutírati to break one's vice

ko je bil komaj 14 let star, je začel mutírati when he was hardly fourteen, his voice began to break

narrow¹ [nǽrou] pridevnik (narrowly prislov)
ozek, tesen; omejen, pičel, suh, mršav; stisnjen (oči); ozkosrčen; natančen, temeljit (preiskava)
britanska angleščina skop (with)

by a narrow margin z majhno prednostjo
to have a narrow squeak za las uiti, komaj uiti
a narrow inspection natančen pregled
to live in narrow circumstances živeti v bedi
narrow majority majhna večina
to make a narrow escape komaj (za las) uiti
in the narrower sense of the word v ožjem pomenu besede
geografija the Narrow Seas Rokavski preliv in Irsko morje
figurativno the narrow way trnova pot
narrow vowels ozki samoglasniki
within narrow bounds zelo omejen

near² [níə] pridevnik
bližnji; pereč (problem); skop, varčen; levi (del živali, ceste); zvest (prevod)

a near friend zaupen prijatelj
near miss le malo zgrešen zadetek
it was a near thing komaj je šlo, za las je manjkalo
near work za oči naporno delo
the near distance del slike med ozadjem in sprednjim delom
near akin v bližnjem sorodstvu
ameriško near true skoraj gotovo
the nearest way najkrajša pot
the Near East Bližnji Vzhod

no² [nou] prislov (za or)
ne; (s komparativom) nič, sploh ne

vojska, sleng no compree ne razumem
whether or no da ali ne
no sooner ... than komaj ... že
no sooner said than done rečeno - storjeno
let no sooner said than done rečeno storjeno
let us have no more of it dovolj besedi
no more nič več, ne več, niti
no little nemalo
no less than vsaj, najmanj, nič manj od
no less for vkljub
no longer ne več
no longer (ago) than yesterday šele včeraj