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wretch [reč] samostalnik
ubožec, revež, revček, nesrečnik, bednik; lopov, malopridnež

poor wretch revček, ubožec
poor little wretch! revica! (posmehljivo)

desperado [despərá:dou] samostalnik
obupanec; brezvesten lopov; vročekrvnež, vratolomnež

brezvésten unscrupulous; unconscionable

brezvésten lopov an unconscionable rascal

description [diskrípšən] samostalnik
popis, opis, oris; vrsta; stroka

to answer to the description biti, kot so ga opisali
a scoundrel of the worst description lopov, da mu ni para
to defy (ali baffle, beggar) description biti nepopisem
past all description nepopisen
there was no room of any description prav nobenega prostora ni bilo
of every description vsakovrsten

going¹ [góuiŋ] pridevnik
idoč, gredoč, tekoč; uspešen

going, going, gone prvič, drugič, tretjič! (na dražbi)
to be going to nameravati, hoteti
I am going to come nameravam priti, (gotovo) bom prišel
a going concern uspešni posel
the greatest scoundrel going največji lopov na svetu
to keep going ohraniti v teku
to set going spraviti v tek

izdájati ➞ izdati

moči me izdajajo (figurativno) my strength is failing (ali letting me down), (zaradi bolezni) I am getting weaker, I am near exhaustion (ali breakdown)
oči ga izdajajo, da je lopov arhaično his eyes argue him to be a knave
izdájati se za to pose as (umetnika an artist); to pretend to be
izdaja se za zdravnika he purports to be a doctor

light⁴ [lait] samostalnik
svetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba
navtika svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči)
poetično vid, nebesno telo
figurativno luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha
množina spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti
množina, sleng oči

according to one's lights po svojih sposobnostih
he appears in the light of (a scoundrel ) videti je (lopov)
by the light of a candle pri svetlobi sveče
by the light of nature po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjo
between the lights v mraku
to bring to light odkriti, odkopati
to come to light priti na svetlo, biti odkrit
poetično light of one's eyes vid
figurativno the light of my eyes punčica mojega očesa
in the light of these facts vpričo teh dejstev
to give light to razložiti, razjasniti
to give s.o. a light prižgati komu cigareto
to hide one's light under a bushel biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnosti
high lights najsvetlejši deli slike
the light of s.o.'s countenance naklonjenost koga (uživati)
to place s.th. in a good light postaviti kaj v lepo luč
to put a light to s.th. prižgati, zažgati kaj
I see the light posvetilo se mi je
to see the light roditi se; ameriško spremeniti svoje stališče; religija biti prosvetljen, sprevideti
to see the light of day biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjen
to stand in s.o.'s light jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figurativno motiti koga
to stand in one's own light škodovati samemu sebi
to strike a light prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)
he is a shining light genij je
to throw (ali shed) light on s.th. razložiti, razjasniti kaj
get out of the light! ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!
tail-light rdeča lučka na avtomobilu
light and shade svetloba in senca, nasprotja
Ancient Lights opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi okna

očí eyes pl; (vid) eyesight

med štirimi očmi in private, face to face
pred mojimi očmi before my eyes, in my sight, in my presence
zaradi vaših lepih očí for your blue eyes
boleče očí sore eyes, (od prenapenjana) eye strain
barva očí colour of the eyes
velike in okrogle očí saucer eyes
plamteče (krmežljave, izbuljene) očí flashing (bleary, blear, goggle) eyes
suhe (solzne) očí dry (tearfilled) eyes
na lastne očí, z lastnimi očmi with one's own eyes
prav pred njenimi očmi before her very eyes
slabe očí weak eyes
z odprtimi očmi with open eyes
ki ima dobre (risje) očí keen-eyed (lynx-eyed)
kot bi z očmi trenil (kot bi mignil) in the twinkling of an eye, in a flash
paša za očí a sight for sore eyes, a delightful sight
očí so mu bolj lačne kot želodec his eyes are bigger than his belly
same očí in ušesa so ga he is all eyes and ears, he is all attention
z očí brati komu to guess by someone's look, to anticipate someone's wishes
to bíje v očí it offends the eye
to bôde v očí that strikes (ali catches) the eye
gledati smrti v očí to look death in the face
gledati na kaj z drugimi (drugačnimi) očmi to take a different view of something
imeti dobre (slabe) očí (vid) to have good (bad) eyesight
imeti pred očmi to have (ali to bear, to keep) in mind (ali in sight, in view)
vse solzne očí je imela her eyes brimmed with tears
imeti stalno kaj pred očmi not to lose sight of something
imeti očí za lepo(to) to have an eye for the beautiful
imej odprte očí! (pazi se!) keep your weather eye open!
očí si izjokati to cry one's eyes out
očí si drug drugemu izpraskati to scratch each other's eyes out
ne hodi mi pred očí! keep out of my way!, arhaično begone!
izgubiti iz očí to lose sight of, to lose track of
ne izpustiti iz očí to keep one's eye on
ne izpustim ga iz očí I keep an eye on him, I don't trust him out of my sight
povsod imeti svoje očí (figurativno) to have eyes at the back of one's head
mencati, meti si očí to rub one's eyes
napenjati očí to strain one's eyes
izgini mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!
nasuti komu peska v očí (figurativno) to throw sand (ali dust) in someone's eyes, to bamboozle someone, to hoodwink someone
odpreti komu očí to open someone's eyes, to undeceive someone
to mi je odprlo očí that was an eye-opener for me
očí se mi odpirajo (figurativno) I begin to see now
očí sem mu odprl (figurativno) I opened his eyes for him
široko odpreti očí to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
očí so se mu odprle (figurativno) the scales fell from is eyes
pojdi mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!, arhaično begone!
premeriti koga z očmi to eye from head to foot
to pada v očí that leaps to the eye, that hits you in the eye
pasti očí na čem to feast one's eyes on something
pokvariti si očí to spoil one's eyes
povesiti očí to look down
v očí mi je padlo it struck me
ne pridi mi spet pred očí! don't show yourself here again!
to ti povem med štirimi očmi this is for your private ear
z očmi je preletel vrt he cast a glance over the garden
streljati z očmi (figurativno) to shoot glances (na at)
očí si treti to rub one's eyes
upreti očí v to fix one's eye upon, to look fixedly at
škiliti z očmi to squint, to be squint-eyed
očí se mi solzé my eyes are running
kot bi z očmi trenil in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in a flash
svojim očem ne verjamem I don't believe my eyes
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly believe my own eyes
stopiti komu pred očí (figurativno) to face someone
vreči očí na to have an eye for
z lastnimi očmi videti to be an eyewitness
na očeh se mu vidi, da je lopov his eyes show him up for the rogue he is, arhaično bespeak him a rogue
od teme se ne vidi prsta pred očmi it is pitch-dark
videl sem mu na očeh, da laže I could see (ali I saw) from his face that he was lying
na lastne očí sem to videl I saw it with my own eyes
zapreti očí to close one's eyes
preteklo noč nisem mogel zatisniti očí last night I couldn't sleep a wink
zavezati komu očí to hoodwink someone, to blindfold someone
zatisniti očí ob, nad (spregledati) to shut one's eyes to, to turn a blind eye to, to condone, to connive at, to wink at
zapirati očí pred čem to close one's eyes to something
vrana vrani ne izkljuje očí one crow does not peck out another crow's eyes
daleč od očí, daleč od srca out of sight, out of mind

paced [péist] pridevnik
določenega koraka; enakomeren; prebrisan, premeten

even-paced enakomernega koraka
slow-paced počasnega koraka
thorough-paced rascal zelo pretkan lopov

pól² (polovica) half

ob pól sedmih at half past six
ob sedmih ali pól osmih at seven or half past (seven)
na pól fifty-fifty
pól na pól on a fifty-fifty basis
razdeliti si na pól s kom to go fifty-fifty with someone
pól funta half a pound
pól ure half an hour
pól deleža a half share
za pól cene at half price
za pól več half as much (oziroma many) again
lopov in pól an utter scoundrel (ali rogue)
to (pa) je klobuk in pól! that's some hat!
biti na pól pota v Ameriko to be halfway to America
na pól kaj napraviti to do something by halves
na pól se odločiti za to have half a mind to...
le na pól narejen only half finished
srečal sem jih na pól pota I met them halfway

popóln complete, full, whole, entire, total; (temeljit) thorough; (dovršèn) perfect; accomplished; consummate; (pravcat, pravi, skrajen) utter, absolute, downright; (število prisotnih) plenary

popóln lopov a thorough scoundrel
popóln mrk total eclipse
popóln norec a consummate fool
popóln tujec a perfect stranger
popólno znanje thorough knowledge

právi -a, -o right, the right one; proper; (neponarejen) natural, pure, genuine, unadulterated; perfect, quite a; (resnlčen) real, true, veritable, authentic, actual; (točen) accurate, correct; (zvest) true, true-blue; (iskren) sincere, felt

právi, -a, -o brat full brother
práva sestra full sister
právi, -a, -o denar good money
právo zlato pure gold, genuine (ali real) gold
právi, -a, -o kot geometrija rectangle
práva pot the right way
právi, -a, -o mož (človek) the right man
právi, -a, -o mož na pravem mestu (figurativno) a square peg in a square hole
o právem času in due course, at the right time, in the nick of time
na právem mestu in the proper place
právi, -a, -o Francoz, ta možakar! a true Frenchman, that man!
právi, -a, -o pravcati bedak a regular fool, a prize idiot
právi, -a, -o pravcati lopov an arrant knave, a confirmed rascal
právi, -a, -o pravcati detektiv a real, live detective
to je právi, -a, -o mož this is a real man
on je právi, -a, -o avtor te knjige he is the true author of this book
on ni čisto pri právi, -a, -o (pameti) he is not quite in his senses
on je práva ničla (figurativno) he is a mere cipher
to je práva sreča it is a piece of real good luck
to ne gre čisto po právem (figurativno) there is some skulduggery in it, I suspect foul play
ni nobene práve razlike med njima there is no real difference between the two
imeli smo právo poplavo doma we have had a real inundation at home
naleteti na právega to meet one's match
priti na právo mesto to come to the proper place
urezal si se v prst, práva reč! you have cut your finger, what's that? (ali it's nothing to make a fuss about)

precious¹ [préšəs] pridevnik (preciously prislov)
dragocen, drag (kamen); plemenit, žlahten (kovina); ljub, drag
figurativno nenaraven, afektiran
pogovorno lep, popoln

a precious rascal popoln lopov
a precious lot better than daleč boljši od
a precious sight more veliko več
my precious! ljubezen moja!
a precious mess lepa godlja
precious style nenaraven stil

razbójnik brigand, robber; bandit; (na konju) highwayman; (Avstralija) bushranger

cestni razbójnik highway robber
morski razbójnik pirate, freebooter, buccaneer; figurativno (lopov) scoundrel, scamp
ti mali razbójnik! (figurativno) you young scamp!
igrati se razbójnike to play at (cops and) robbers

sea-cook [sí:kuk] samostalnik
ladijski kuhar

son of a sea-cook navtika, sleng pasji sin, lopov, pridanič

séme seed; (kal) germ; (moško sperma) semen; (potomstvo) progeny, offspring

brez semena seedless
prodajalec semen seedsman
trgovina s sémeni seed trade
izprijeno séme seeds of vice
vražje séme (figurativno lopov) spawn of the devil
iti v séme to go (ali to run) to seed, to seed
sejati séme to sow (seed)
sejati séme razdora to sow the seed of discord (ali of dissension)

son [sʌn] samostalnik
sin
figurativno sin, potomec

son and heir naslednik, najstarejši sin (in dedič)
son-of-a-bitch vulgarno pesjan, lopov
son-in-law zet
Son of God cerkev Jezus, sin božji
the Son cerkev Sin (drugi v sv. trojici)
son of a gun sleng pridanič, ničvrednež; fant(alin)
son of Mars vojščak
sons of men človeški rod
son of the soil poljedelec, kmet; domorodec
son of toil delavec
the sons of Apollo Apolonovi sinovi, pesniki
every mother's son (of us) vsakdo (od nas)
grand son vnuk
step son pastorek

spawn [spɔ:n]

1. samostalnik
ikre, drst
figurativno, slabšalno leglo, zalega, izrodek
botanika končiči pri gobah

spawn of the devil vražje seme, lopov

2. prehodni glagol
odložiti (ikre), nositi (jajca)
figurativno ustvarjati, proizvajati
slabšalno izleči (kaj), skotiti; v množicah spraviti na svet (potomstvo)
neprehodni glagol
drstiti se, kotiti se; izhajati (from iz)
množiti se kot zajci, v množicah se roditi (nastajati), množiti se

thorough [ɵʌ́rə]

1. pridevnik
temeljit; natančen; korenit; radikalen; skrben, pedanten; ves, popoln, perfekten; absoluten

a thorough conservative zakrknjen konservativec
thorough knowledge temeljito znanje; poznavanje
a thorough reformation radikalna reforma
a thorough scoundrel lopov skoz in skoz, pravi pravcati lopov
you must take a thorough rest morate si vzeti temeljiti počitek

2. prislov
zastarelo, poetično popolnoma, temeljito, skoz in skoz, čisto

3. samostalnik

Thorough zgodovina Straffordova nasilna politika za časa Karla 1.; nasilna politika, nasilen ukrep

thoroughpaced [ɵʌ́rəpeist] pridevnik
popolnomn izvežban v (vsaki) hoji (o konju)
figurativno popoln, izkušen; prebrisan, premeten

a thoroughpaced egoist popoln egoist, egoist skoz in skoz
a thoroughpaced politician izkušen politik
a thoroughpaced rascal lopov nad lopovi