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self-profit [selfprɔ́fit] samostalnik
lastna korist

sustain [səstéin] prehodni glagol
vzdrževati, oskrbovati, hraniti, preživljati; podpirati; podkrepiti; braniti; prenašati, nositi, prenesti, vzdržati, vztrajati, ne popuščati, ne prenehati; (pre)trpeti, utrpeti, prenesti (izgubo)
glasba obdržati (noto)
pravno odločiti v korist

to sustain an army oskrbovati vojsko
to sustain an attack vzdržati napad
to sustain conversation vzdrževati pogovor
to sustain comparison with dati se primerjati z
sustained efforts vztrajni napori
to sustain a family vzdrževati družino
sustaining food močna hrana
to sustain heavy losses imeti težke izgube
to sustain an injury biti ranjen
to sustain a theory podkrepiti, podpirati neko teorijo

undertaker [ʌ́ndəteikə]

1. samostalnik
lastnik pogrebnega zavoda; pogrebni zavod

2. samostalnik [ʌndətéikə]
(redko) podjetnik
zgodovina politik, ki je vplival na člane parlamenta v korist krone (v 17. stol.)

utilitarian [ju:tilitɛ́əriən]

1. samostalnik
utilitarist; koristolovec; oseba, ki misli le na svojo korist; privrženec utilitarizma

2. pridevnik
ki gleda le na (svojo) korist, koristolovski; utilitarističen
slabšalno nizkoten

whipsaw [wípsɔ:]

1. samostalnik
(eno)ročna žaga

2. prehodni glagol
(raz)žagati z enoročno žago
ameriško, figurativno imeti dvojno korist (prednost)
neprehodni glagol
politika, ameriško pustiti se podkupiti z dveh strani

agreement [əgrí:mənt] samostalnik (to, with s)
soglasnost, sloga, skladnost; sporazum; dogovor, pogodba

to be in agreement ujemati, skladati, razumeti se
by agreement po dogovoru
to come to (ali make) an agreement sporazumeti se
by general (mutual) agreement po splošnem (medsebojnem) dogovoru
as per agreement po dogovoru, sporazumno
pooling agreements skupna korist

alive² [əláiv] pridevnik
živ, živahen
elektrika pod napetostjo; veljaven; dovzeten; zavesten; produktiven

are you alive to what is going on? veste, kaj se dogaja?
to be fully alive to s.th. jasno se česa zavedati
to be alive with mrgoleti česa
alive and kicking živahen
man alive! človek božji!
there's no man alive who can... nihče na svetu ne more...
he was alive to the advantage spoznal je korist

bargain² [bá:gin] samostalnik
(dobra) kupčija, ugodna priložnost; pogodba; razprodaja

a bad bargain nesreča, huda zadeva
by bargain po dogovoru
a chance bargain priložnostni nakup
bargain counter oddelek z blagom po znižani ceni
I got it a dead bargain skoraj zastonj sem dobil
to drive a hard bargain mnogo zahtevati
it's a bargain! velja!
Dutch bargain kupčija ali ugovor v enostransko korist
to make the best of a bad bargain ne obupavati
a good bargain is a pickpocket poceni blago je slabo
a bargain is a bargain kar je, je
into the bargain povrhu
bargain hunter tisti, ki išče dobro kupčijo
a losing (ali hard, bad) bargain slaba kupčija
to strike (ali make, close) a bargain napraviti kupčijo, pogoditi se, dogovoriti se
to be off one's bargain rešiti se obveznosti
switch bargain ovinkarska kupčija
wet bargain kupčija, ki se konča s popivanjem

consult [kənsʌ́lt]

1. prehodni glagol
vprašati za nasvet, za navodila
medicina konzultirati; upoštevati

2. neprehodni glagol (with s; about o)
poizvedovati, posvetovati se

to consult a book poiskati v knjigi
to consult one's pillow prespati, dobro si premisliti
to consult one's interest (ali advantage) gledati na svojo korist
to consult a dictionary poiskati besedo v slovarju
to consult one's watch pogledati, koliko je ura

délati to work, to be at work; to do; to make; to manufacture; (biti zaposlen) to be employed (funkcionirati) to function

težko délati to toil, to labour
délati za koga to work for someone
kaj delaš (sedajle)? what are you doing (now)?
délati v akordu to be a pieceworker, to do piecework
nimam kaj délati I have no work to do
délati kot črna živina to work like a nigger (ali like a slave)
delati na čem to work on something, to be busy with something, to be engaged on something
délati po navodilih to act (ali to proceed) according to instructions (ali as instructed), to follow the instructions
on dela le za svojo korist he looks only after his own interests
prekomerno délati to overwork someone
délati napake to make mistakes
délati krivico komu to do wrong to someone
délati za vsakdanji kruh to work for one's daily bread
on dela na svojo roko figurativno he is not authorized to act; pogovorno he's acting off his own bat
dela po svoji mili volji he has his own way, he pleases himself
površno délati to botch, to bungle
délati kot mravlja a to be busy as a bee
délati sitnosti to cause trouble
délati težave to make difficulties
stroj dela the machine is working (ali running)
stroj ne dela (je brez dela) the machine is idle, (je pokvarjen) the machine is out of order
trdo délati to work hard, to labour, to toil, to drudge
pri kom si dajete délati obleke? who is your tailor?
dan se dela it is dawn, it is daybreak, day is dawning
délati se (pretvarjati se) to pretend, to make pretence, to feign
dela se bolnega he pretends to be ill
dela se neumnega he plays the fool
dela se gluhega he pretends he is deaf
délati se norca iz koga to make fun of someone, to make a fool of someone
dela se bogatega he pretends to be rich, he makes believe he is rich
delal sem se jeznega I pretended to be angry
delal se je, kot da ničesar ne vidi he pretended to see nothing
kdor ne dela, naj ne jé arhaično no mill, no meal

Dutch¹ [dʌč] pridevnik
holandski, nizozemski
zgodovina nemški

Dutch auction dražba, pri kateri ceno znižujejo, dokler predmeta ne prodajo
Dutch clover botanika bela detelja
Dutch courage pogum pijanca
Dutch bargain kupčija le v enostransko korist
Dutch comfort slaba tolažba
Dutch cheese skuta
Dutch treat skupen obed, pri katerem plača vsak svoje

entry [éntri] samostalnik
prihod, vstop, vhod; ustje; vpis, vknjižba, protokol, prijava; začetek; carinska deklaracija

bill of entry carinska deklaracija
credit entry knjiženje v korist
debit entry knjiženje v breme
duty of entry uvozna carina
double entry dvojno knjigovodstvo
port of entry uvozno pristanišče
supplementary entry dvojno knjiženje
upon entry po sprejemu
to make an entry (v)knjižiti, (za)beležiti
no entry! zaprto!

fight² [fait] prehodni glagol & prehodni glagol (against, about, for, with, on behalf of)
boriti, vojskovati se; odbijati; braniti (se); priboriti si; premagati; pestiti se, boksati; prepirati se

to fight one's battles over again obnavljati spomine na razburljive dogodke v svoji preteklosti
that cock won't fight to ne bo držalo; tukaj nekaj ni v redu
to fight with one's gloves off ne izbirati sredstev za boj, ne prijemati koga z rokavicami
to fight a lone hand boriti se sam, brez pomoči
to fight for one's own hand boriti se za lastno korist
to fight shy of s.o. izogibati se koga
to fight for dear life boriti se na življenje in smrt
to fight in the last ditch do kraja se boriti
to fight a good fight hrabro se boriti
to fight one's way prebiti se
to fight a question prepirati se za kaj

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!

house¹ [háus] samostalnik
hiša, dom, stanovanje; bivališče (živali); hišni stanovalci; gospodinjstvo; družina, rod, dinastija
ekonomija trgovska hiša, trgovsko podjetje
gledališče gledališče, občinstvo v gledališču, gledališka predstava; koledž, študentovski dom, internat
pogovorno ubožnica
pogovorno gostilna
astronomija dvanajsti del neba
vojska, sleng loto igra za denar; zbor

House parlament, skupščina, narodni poslanci
the House londonska borza; angleški parlament; koledž (zlasti Christ Church v Oxfordu)
the House of Windsor angleška kraljevska dinastija Windsor
britanska angleščina House of Commons angleški spodnji dom
britanska angleščina House of Lords angleški zgornji dom
britanska angleščina Houses of Parliament angleški parlament
ameriško House of Representatives spodnji dom ameriškega kongresa
to enter the House postati član parlamenta
there is a House parlament zaseda
the House rose at 10 o'clock parlamentarno zasedanje se je končalo ob 10ih
to make a House dobiti potrebno večino v parlamentu
no House parlament ni sklepčen
the House of Bishops zbor škofov anglikanske cerkve
a full (scant) house polno (slabo) zasedeno gledališče
to bring down the house navdušiti občinstvo
the second house druga predstava dneva
house and home dom
houses and lands domačija
the whole house knew it vsi hišni stanovalci so to vedeli
to keep the house držati se doma
to keep house for gospodinjiti komu
to keep house with živeti v istem gospodinjstvu
to keep open house biti zelo gostoljuben
to keep a good house dobro pogostiti
like a house on fire kot blisk, zelo hitro, kot bi gorelo
to turn the house out of window postaviti vse na glavo
as safe as a house popolnoma zanesljiv
to bow down in the house of Rimmon žrtvovati svoja načela za enotnost v dogmi
on the house račun plača gostilničar
for the good of the house v korist lastnika
figurativno to put (ali set) one's house in order urediti svoje zadeve
an ancient house stara družina
coach house remiza
house of call prenočišče, gostišče
house of correction poboljševalnica
house of cards na trhlih nogah
pravno house of detention preiskovalni zapor; poboljševalnica za mladoletnike
in the dog house v nemilosti
house of ill fame javna hiša, bordel
house of refuge zavetišče za brezdomce
a house of mourning hiša žalosti za umrlim
house of God cerkev

izpovédati izpovedovati to declare, (priča) to testify (da... that...), to give evidence, to depose; to speak out; (priznati) to confess, to make a clear breast of

izpovédati, izpovedovati v korist to testify on behalf of
izpovédati, izpovedovati svojo ljubezen to declare one's love
končno je izpovedal svojo ljubezen he has at last declared his love
izpovedal je, da je (bil) slišal krik he testified that he had heard a shout
izpovédati, izpovedovati vero religija to profess a religion

judg(e)ment [džʌ́džmənt] samostalnik
pravno sodba, obsodba, razsodba; obrazložitev sodbe; razsodnost, preudarnost, razumevanje, uvidevnost; mnenje, ocena (on o)

to sit in judg(e)ment on s.o. soditi komu
to deliver (ali give, pronounce, pass, render) judg(e)ment on s.o. izreči nad kom obsodbo
judg(e)ment reserved sodnikova sodba pridržana do konca procesa
judg(e)ment respited odlog izvršenja obsodbe
judg(e)ment by default obsodba v odsotnosti
in my judg(e)ment po moji sodbi
to give one's judg(e)ment upon povedati svoje mnenje o čem
to form a judg(e)ment (up)on s.th. ustvariti si sodbo o čem
to give judg(e)ment for (against) razsoditi v korist (proti)
error of judg(e)ment napačen sklep, napačna sodba
a man of sound judg(e)ment zelo razsoden človek
use your best judg(e)ment ravnaj preudarno
the Day of Judgement sodni dan
the Last Judgement poslednja sodba
judg(e)ment of God božja sodba

lie^*4 [lai] neprehodni glagol
ležati, počivati; nahajati se, biti v; težiti, ležati (on na duši, v želodcu)
peljati (pot)
pravno biti dopusten, biti dovoljen, priti v poštev
arhaično prenočiti, prespati
lov ne vzleteti (ptice)
vojska & navtika stati, ležati (čete, ladje)

to lie around (ali about) valjati se naokoli (stvari)
to lie asleep spati
to lie in ambush (ali wait) ležati v zasedi
to lie close skrivati se
to lie hid pritajiti se, skriti se
to lie dead ležati mrtev
to lie dying umirati
sleng to lie doggo negibno ležati, pritajiti se
to lie in ruins biti v ruševinah
to lie sick ležati bolan
it lies at his door za to je on odgovoren
the responsibility lies on you odgovornost nosiš ti
the mistake lies here napaka je tukaj
to find out how the land lies videti od kod veter piha
as far as in me lies po svojih najboljših močeh, kolikor le morem
to lie on s.o.'s hands ležati pri kom brez koristi (nerabljeno, neprodano)
to lie idle biti neizkoriščen, mirovati (zemlja, stroj), lenuhariti
to lie in prison biti zaprt
to lie in the lap of the God biti v božjih rokah
it lies in a nutshell to je na dlani
to lie open to biti čemu izpostavljen
to lie heavy (up)on težiti (krivda)
to lie out of one's money biti ogoljufan za plačilo
vojska to lie perdu ležati v skriti izvidniški točki
to lie at the root of imeti korenine v
to let sleeping dogs lie ne dregati v sršenje gnezdo
to lie in state ležati na javnem mrtvaškem odru
to lie through peljati skozi (pot)
to lie under a charge biti obdolžen
to lie under a mistake motiti se
to lie under the necessity biti prisiljen
to lie under an obligation imeti dolžnost
to lie under a sentence of death biti na smrt obsojen
to lie under suspicion biti osumljen
it lies with you to do it na tebi je, da to storiš
his talents do not lie that way za to nima sposobnosti
to lie waste biti neobdelan (zemlja)
here lies tukaj počiva
pravno the appeal lies to the Supreme Court dopusten je priziv na vrhovno sodišče
pravno to lie on s.o. biti komu obvezan
his greatness lies in his courage njegova veličina je v njegovem pogumu
he knows where his interest lies on ve kje bo imel korist
to lie in s.o.'s way biti komu pri roki; biti komu na poti
to lie to the oars pošteno veslati
you will lie on the bed you have made kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal

loaf¹ [louf] samostalnik
hlebec, štruca; čok sladkorja
britanska angleščina glava (zeljnata, salate)
sleng buča (glava)

half a loaf is better than no bread bolje malo ko nič
figurativno loaves and fishes osebni dobiček, korist (kot razlog za opravljanje javne službe ali izpoved vere)

lose^* [lu:z]

1. prehodni glagol
izgubiti, založiti (kam), zapraviti (čas), zatratiti; rešiti se česa; zgrešiti, izgubiti spred oči; zamuditi (vlak, priliko); zaostajati (ura); izgube stati

2. neprehodni glagol
imeti izgubo (by s, on pri)
izgubiti (in; npr. in weight shujšati)
izgubiti, biti premagan, podleči (to; npr. to another team)

to lose one's balance izgubiti ravnotežje
to lose caste izgubiti družabni položaj
to lose face izgubiti ugled
to lose ground umikati se, nazadovati, propadati
figurativno to lose one's head izgubiti glavo
to lose heart izgubiti pogum
to lose one's heart to zaljubiti se
to lose o.s.; ali to lose one's way zaiti, izgubiti se
to lose o.s. in zatopiti se v kaj, izgubiti se v čem
ameriško lose out to izgubiti v korist drugega
to lose one's reason (ali mind) znoreti, pobesneti
ameriško to lose one's shirt vse izgubiti
to lose sight of izgubiti spred oči, pozabiti
to lose patience (ali one's temper) izgubiti živce, razjeziti se
to lose the thread izgubiti nit (predavanja itd.)
to lose track of izgubiti sled za kom ali čim
this will lose you your position to te bo stalo položaja, zaradi tega boš izgubil svoj položaj