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vegetarian [vedžitɛ́əriən]

1. samostalnik
kdor uživa le rastlinsko hrano, vegetarijanec, privrženec vegetarijanstva

2. pridevnik
vegetarijanski; rastlinski, zelenjavni

vegetarian diet vegetarijanska dieta (hrana)

victoria [viktɔ́:riə] samostalnik
lahka dvosedežna kočija na 4 kolesa; avto s sklopno streho le nad zadnjimi sedeži
botanika vrsta lokvanja

victoria lawn vrsta batista
Victoria Viktorija (rimska boginja zmage)
Victoria Cross (kratica V. C.) Viktorijin križ (angleško odlikovanje za hrabrost, ki ga je uvedla kraljica Viktorija l. 1856)
Victoria Day (= Empire Day) 24. maj, rojstni dan kraljice Viktorije

winterbourne [wíntəbuən] samostalnik
le pozimi tekoč studenec

appearance [əpíərəns] samostalnik
videz, zunanjost; pojava; prikazen; izdaja (knjige); (javen) nastop

as far as appearances go, to all appearance po vsem videzu
at first appearance na prvi pogled
to make one's appearance pojaviti se (pred sodiščem)
there's every appearance of vse kaže, da
to put in the appearance of courage delati se pogumnega
the actor made his first appearance igralec je prvič nastopil
appearances are deceptive videz vara, ni vse zlato, kar se sveti
to save (ali keep up) appearances ohraniti videz (npr. blagostanja)
to make a fine appearance biti lepega videza
for appearance's sake, for the sake of appearances (le) na videz

appreciate [əprí:šieit]

1. prehodni glagol
oceniti; upoštevati, uvaževati; spoštovati, ceniti; razločiti; dvigati vrednost

2. neprehodni glagol
pridobivati na vrednosti, dražiti se

I appreciate your difficulty vem, da vam je težko
to appreciate the necessity zavedati se nujnosti
the dollar has appreciated just slightly tečaj dolarja se je le neznatno dvignil

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

can^*1 [kæn, kən] pomanjkljiv, pomožni

I can morem, znam
I can't, cannot [kænt, ka:nt] ne morem, ne znam
you can go lahko greš
I can see (hear) you vidim (slišim) te
can you translate it? znaš to prevesti?
I cannot but wish ne morem si kaj, da si ne bi želel, želim si le

cheer up prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
opogumiti, potolažiti, razveseliti (se)

cheer up! le pogum!

cobbler² [kɔ́blə] samostalnik
krpač, čevljar, ki samo popravlja; šušmar

the cobbler must not go beyond his last, the cobbler must stick to his last le čevlje sodi naj kopitar
cobbler's wax čevljarska smola

craft [kra:ft ameriško kræft] samostalnik
spretnost, ročnost; zvijača; obrt, rokodelstvo, umetna obrt; ceh; orodje za ribolov; ladja, ladjevje, letalo, splav

the gentle craft ribolov
the Craft prostozidarji
small craft drobne ladje
landing craft izkrcevalna ladja
every man to his craft le čevlje sodi naj kopitar

če if; in case

če ne unless, if not
razen če except when, except if, unless
tudi če even if
celó če even if, even supposing that; though
če že as long as
če slučajno if by chance
če ne bi bilo but for
on bi bil umrl, če ne bi bilo mene he would have died but for me
če le (samó da) provided that
če le pride provided that he comes
če le ni drugače predpisano po zakonu unless otherwise provided by the law
če ne bi bilo... were it not for...
vstani, če ne ne (= sicer) boš zamudil vlak get up, or else you'll miss the train
stori to takoj, če ne ti bo žal do it at once, or else you'll be sorry

čévelj (nizek) shoe; (visok, ženski) boot; (stara dolžinska mera) foot (0,3048m)

gorski čévlji climbing boots
lakast čévelj patent leather shoe
platnen čévelj canvas shoe
plesni čévlji dancing shoes
čévlji z gumastimi podplati (gumarice) rubber-soled shoes
podkovani čévlji hob-nailed boots
štrapacni čévlji walking shoes
teniški čévlji tennis shoes
visokopetni čévlji high-heeled shoes
težki čévlji heavy shoes, (za golf) brogues
čiščenje čévljev a shoe shine
krpač čévljev cobbler
čistilo, krema za čévlje shoe-cream, (shoe-) polish
kopito za čévelj last
mast za čévlje grease, dubbin
natezalec za čévlje shoetree
omara za čévlje shoe cabinet
pribor za čiščenje čévljev shoe-shine kit
obuvalo za čévlje shoehorn, shoe-lift
ščetka za čévlje shoe-brush, blacking-brush
trgovina s čévlji shoe shop, ZDA shoe store, shoe saloon
snažilec čévljev bootblack, shoeblack, (hotelski) boots, ZDA shoe-shiner, shoe boy
vezalka za čévelj bootlace, shoelace, ZDA shoe string
usnje za čévlje shoe leather
zaponka za čévelj shoe buckle
žlica za čévelj shoehorn
žebelj, cvek za čévelj shoe nail, tack, (lesen) shoe-peg
tovarna čévljev shoe factory
velikost čévljev size
oglaviti čévelj to vamp
(o)snažiti, (o)čistiti čévlje to clean (ali to black) boots, ZDA to shine shoes
pomeriti čévelj to try on a shoe
podplatiti čévelj to sole, to resole a shoe
čévlji škripljejo the shoes squeak
čévelj tišči, žuli the shoe pinches
kje žuli čévelj? figurativno where does the shoe pinch?
vsakdo ve, kje ga čévelj žuli everybody knows where the shoe pinches
le čévlje sodi naj kopitar let the cobbler stick to his last; every man to his craft!

da (veznik) that (v predmetnih in osebkovih stavkih se često izpušča)

z namenom, da bi (in order) that
da ne bi lest, but
da le, samó da (če le) provided (that)
takó da so that, so as to + nedoločnik
kakor da, kot da as though
slišal sem, da je bolan I heard (that) he was ill
mislim, da bo prišel I believe (that) he will come
gotovo je, da je kriv it is certain (that) he is guilty
res je, da ni bil tam it is true (that) he was not there
recimo, da pride danes suppose (ali supposing) he comes today
jémo, da bi mogli živeti we eat that we may live
preberite to dvakrat, da ne pozabite! read it twice lest you forget it!
; ni še tako pozno, da naši sorodniki ne bi mogli še priti it is not too late for our relatives to come
bila je tako prijazna, da mi je pisala pismo she was so kind as to write me a letter
tu ni človeka, da ga jaz ne bi poznal po imenu there is no one here (whom) I could not name, there is no one here whose name I do not know
nikoli ne pride, da si ne bi izposodil denarja od mene he never comes without borrowing money from me
da on ni bil tako priseben, bi nas bilo razneslo vse na kosce but for his presence of mind, we might all have been blown to pieces
nikoli ne dežuje, da ne bi lilo (= nesreča ne pride nikoli sama) it never rains but it pours

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

delíti to divide (tudi matematika); to part, to form a barrier between; to share (s kom with someone); (ločiti) to separate; (razdeliti) to distribute

delíti v to divide in, into
delíti med to divide between, among
delíti od to divide from
Sena deli Pariz na dva dela the Seine cuts Paris into two parts
delíti delo to share out the work
Ren deli Francijo od Nemčije the Rhine divides France from Germany
delíti si stroške to share the costs
oni bi morali z nami delíti stroške they ought to share with us in the expenses
delil sem z vami nevarnosti I have shared your dangers
on bi delil zadnjo skorjico svojega kruha he would share his last crust
enako (si) delíti (dobiti enake deleže) to share alike, to share and share alike
zdaj nas le še ta točka deli there is now but that one point that keeps us apart
»deli in vladaj!« "divide and rule"
delíti s kom stanovanje, kabino ipd. to double up

disguise² [disgáiz] samostalnik
preobleka; pretvara; pretveza, hlimba, krinka

a blessing in disguise le navidezno zlo, sreča v nesreči
in disguise pod krinko
to throw off all disguise priti z barvo na dan
under the disguise of pod pretvezo
to travel in disguise potovati pod tujim imenom, inkognito

domišljíja imagination; fancy; fantasy

v domišljíji in imagination
bujna domišljíj rich imagination
čista domišljíj pure imagination
vaša bolzen je le domišljíj your illness is only imaginary
treba je imeti precej domišljíje, da to verjameš it takes a stretch of imagination to believe that

dostôp access; entrance; approach; admission; entry; admittance

prost dostôp open access
dostôp samó poslovno admittance only on business
dostôp dovoljen le članom only members are admitted
dostôp prepovedan! no admittance!; out of bounds!
dostôp pod kaznijo prepovedan trespassers will be prosecuted
imeti dostôp do to have access to
imeti prost dostôp v hišo kake osebe to have the run of someone's house

dovršên perfect; excellent; pogovorno capital; faultless, unblemished; (končan) accomplished; finished; perfected

njena dovršêna lepota her faultless (ali exquisite) beauty
le bog je dovršêno bitje only God is a perfect being
dovršên (popoln) norec a consummate fool
dovršêna (perféktna) podobnost a perfect likeness

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