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rush³ [rʌš]

1. samostalnik
botanika biček, loč, ločje
figurativno stvar brez vrednosti

it is not worth a rush (to) ni vredno počenega groša (prebite pare)
I don't care a rush mi ni prav nič mar, se požvižgam na to

2. pridevnik
bičnat, ločnat

rush bottomed chair stol iz ločja

sixpence [síkspens] samostalnik
kovanec za 6 penijev (pol šilinga); vrednost 6 penijev

I don't care a sixpence about it se požvižgam na to, mar mi je to
it doesn't matter (a) sixpence nič za to, to je vseeno

skváriti to spoil

skváriti komu tek (apetit) to spoil someone's appetite
skváriti veselje komu to spoil (ali to mar) someone's joy
skváriti si vid to ruin one's sight

sréča (notranja) happiness, felicity; (muhasta) fortune; (slučajna) (good) luck, good fortune, lucky chance

veliko sréče! good luck!
na sréčo, k sréči fortunately, luckily, by a lucky chance
na slepo sréčo at random, at haphazard, at a venture, in a happygo-lucky way
vso sréčo! may good luck go with you!
najboljšo sréčo! the best of luck (to you)!
kolo sréče Fortune's wheel, the ups and downs of life
v sréči ali nesreči in weal or woe, for good or ill, come weal or woe
opoteča sréča chequered fortune
sprememba sréče (na slabše) change for the worse, reversal of fortune
(še) sréča, da... it's a piece of luck that...
prava sréča, da ste slučajno bili tam it's a blessing you happened to be there
vojna sréča contingencies pl of war
to (pa) je sréča! that's what I call good luck!
bila bi velika sréča, če... it would be a great slice of luck if...
to je pač moja sréča! (imam pač tako sréčo!) that's just my luck!
lahko govorimo o sréči we can consider ourselves lucky
sréča je hotela, da... as luck would have it...
imam sréčo I am in luck, I am lucky
nimam sréče I have no luck, I am out of luck
to se pravi imeti sréčo! that's what I call good luck!
imeti veliko sréčo to have much good luck
imeti več sréče kot pameti to be more lucky than wise
marsikdo ima več sréče kot pameti fortune favours fools
imeti nepričakovano sréčo (pogovorno) to strike oil
imeti vražjo sréčo to be dead lucky
imeti vedno sréčo pri kartanju to be always lucky at cards
imel sem sréčo I had a stroke of luck
iskati sréčo to seek fortune
če bo šlo vse po sréči if everything goes well
poskusiti sréčo to try one's luck, to take one's chance, to chance one's luck, (žargon) to chance it
to ti bo prineslo sréčo it will bring you good luck
poskusiti kaj na slepo sréča to have a go
napraviti kaj na slepo sréčo (pogovorno) to chance one's arm
dal sem si prerokovati sréčo I had my fortune told
vedeževati komu sréčo to tell someone his fortune
vsakemu se sréča enkrat nasmeje every dog has his (ali its) day
skaliti sréčo to mar someone's happiness
voščiti, želeti komu sréčo pri... to wish someone joy of...
pot do sréče je trnova arhaično no joy without annoy
kadar sem imel največ sréče, sem zaslužil X SIT in my heyday I earned X tolars
sréča me zapušča my fortunes are at a low ebb
zibati se v sréči to walk (ali to tread) on air
bogastvo samo nam še ne more nuditi sréče wealth alone cannot procure us happiness
vse mu gre po sréči (se mu obrne v sréčo) everything in the garden's lovely, arhaično all things conspire to make him happy
vsak je svoje sréče kovač every man is the architect of his fortune

straw¹ [strɔ:]

1. samostalnik
slamnata bilka, slama, pletena slama; slamica (za pitje)
figurativno bilka, malenkost, mrvica; slamnik

in the straw zastarelo v porodni postelji
a straw in the wind slamica v vetru, figurativno majhna stvar, ki je znak prihodnjih velikih dogodkov
the last straw figurativno tisto, kar preseže mero
the last straw that breaks the camel's back majhen dodatek bremenu, ki zlomi kameli hrbet, figurativno tisto, kar sodu izbije dno
a man of straw slamnati mož, lutka, slabič; ptičje strašilo
to be (to lie) in the straw zastarelo biti otročnica
I don't care a straw še malo mi ni mar, požvižgam se
to catch at (to cling to) a straw oprije(ma)ti se bilke (da bi se rešili)
to draw straws vleči (žrebati) slamice
my eyes draw straws oči se mi zapirajo (od zaspanosti)
a straw shows which way the wind blows tudi majhna stvar pokaže (da slutiti) važne stvari (dogodke)
it is not worth a straw ni vredno prebite pare, počenega groša
to be quite out of one's straw figurativno biti ves zmešan, zmeden
I have a straw to break with you s teboj imam majhen obračun
to split straws cepiti slamice, figurativno ukvarjati se z nekoristnimi stvarmi, prepirati se zaradi malenkosti
to throw straws against the wind figurativno zaman se truditi

2. pridevnik
slamnat

straw cutter slamoreznica
straw mattress slamnjača
straw worker slamopletec

tinker [tíŋkə]

1. samostalnik
potujoč popravljač kotličkov, cinar
figurativno šušmar; šušmarstvo
figurativno gostilniški politik

not worth a tinker's damn prebite pare ne vreden
I don't care a tinker's curse (cuss, damn) mi ni prav nič mar, se požvižgam na to

2. prehodni glagol
krpati, popravljati (kotle); pociniti, grobo popraviti, zmašiti
neprehodni glagol
šušmariti, slabo opraviti delo

to tinker up zakrpati, skrpati, zmašiti

two-pence [tʌ́pens] samostalnik
vrednost kovanca za dva penija (2 d.)
figurativno bor, novčič; trohica, malenkost

I don't care a two-pence for prav nič mi ni mar za
two-pence coloured ceneno oblečen, našemljen

waste² [wéist]

1. prehodni glagol
razsipavati, zapravljati (denar, moč), tratiti (čas) zaman; trošiti, ne izkoristiti (prilike); slabiti, poslabšati; pustiti, da (kaj) propade; zapustiti (posestvo, zemljo itd.) zaradi nemarnosti
ameriško zamuditi (an opportunity priliko)
(o)pustošiti, razorati

to waste breath zaman govoriti
to waste one's property zafrčkati svoje premoženje
to waste one's time (svoj) čas zapravljati
wasted with grief uničen od žalosti
a wasted talent neizkoriščen talent
to be wasted biti brezkoristen, neuporaben; ostati brez učinka (on na)
this is wasted on me iz tega si nič ne storim, tega mi ni mar

2. neprehodni glagol
slabeti, upadati, propadati, pojemati, izgubiti na teži (s treningom); trošiti se, razsipavati se, tratiti se, zapravljati se; biti zapravljiv, trošiti denar; izgubljati se, izginjati; giniti
zastarelo minevati (čas)

he wastes in routine work on se troši v rutinskem delu
the candle is wasting sveča se manjša
the day wastes zastarelo dan se nagiblje h kraju
to waste away hirati; figurativno pojemati, upadati
his power is wasting njegova moč upada (pojema)
waste not, want not varčuj, kadar imaš, da ne boš brez v potrebi

whit¹ [wit] samostalnik
mrvica, trohica, košček, malenkost

no whit, not a whit, never a whit niti mrvice (ne); niti malo ne
we cared not a whit še mar nam ni bilo za to, požvižgali smo se na to
he is no whit the better for it zaradi tega mu ni prav nič bolje

worry² [wʌ́ri]

1. prehodni glagol
povzročiti (komu) skrbi, mučiti, ne pustiti pri miru, nadlegovati, motiti, vznemirjati, drážiti, jeziti, plašiti; dolgočasiti; (o živali) zgrabiti za vrat, daviti, gristi, (raz)trgati

to worry o.s. (po nepotrebnem) se skrbeti, si delati skrbi
to worry s.o.'s life (za)greniti komu življenje
does my singing worry you? vas moje petje moti (je neprijetno)?
to worry s.o. out of s.th. s težavo odvrniti koga od česa
her health worries me njeno zdravje mi dela skrbi
to be worried jeziti se, razburjati se, plašiti se
to worry the sword figurativno (mečevanje) z majhnimi, hitrimi gibi zbegati nasprotnika

2. neprehodni glagol
vznemirjati se, razburjati se; delati si skrbi, biti v skrbeh, biti zaskrbljen, plašiti se; mučiti se, truditi se, s težavo se prebijati (through skozi)
trgati, vleči (at s.th. kaj)
lov zgrabiti in raztrgati, prijeti z zobmi in stresti (divjačino) (o psu)

I should worry! pogovorno kaj me to briga!, to mi je vseeno!; to mi ni nič mar!
to worry along s težavo se preriniti skozi
don't worry! ne delaj si skrbi!
you worry too much preveč skrbi si delate!
to worry out (a problem) ponovno se lotiti problema in ga rešiti