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bit¹ [bit] samostalnik
košček, grižljaj; brada ključa; stružilo, rezilo; žvale; novčič, malenkost; konjsko zobovje; nadzorstvo, kontrola

by bits, bit by bit polagoma, malo po malem
to bite on the bit siromašno živeti
the biter bit osleparjeni slepar; kdor drugemu jamo koplje
not to care a bit niti malo ne biti mar
centre bit sredilnik (sveder)
dainty bit poslastica
to do one's bit opravljati svojo dolžnost
to draw bit (konja) zadržati, zmanjšati hitrost
every bit polagoma; docela
to give s.o. a bit of one's mind povedati komu svoje mnenje
not a bit niti malo ne, sploh ne
a bit on okajen, v rožicah
bits and pieces drobnarije, drobni ostanki
a short (long) bit kovanec deset (petnajst) centov
to take the bit between one's teeth upreti se
a tiny (ali little) bit čisto malo
wait a bit čakaj malo

current² [kʌ́rənt] pridevnik
tekoč, veljaven, običajen, sedanji

current coin veljaven denar; figurativno splošno priznano mnenje
current account tekoči račun
current issue zadnja, najnovejša številka (časopisa)
to pass current splošno veljati
at the current exchange po dnevnem tečaju
for current payment za gotovino
current price dnevna cena

declare [diklɛ́ə]

1. prehodni glagol
navesti, napovedati, razglasiti, izjaviti, objaviti, razodeti; ocariniti

2. neprehodni glagol
izjaviti se; odločiti se; pred koncem igre odstopiti (kriket)

I declare! zares!
to declare war on s.o. napovedati komu vojno
well I declare! kaj takega!
to declare o.s. povedati svoje mnenje
to declare in debt tožiti zaradi dolga
have you anything to declare? imate kaj za cariniti?
to declare innings closed (ali off) objaviti konec igre (kriket)

deliver [dilívə] prehodni glagol (from, of)
rešiti, osvoboditi, razbremeniti; roditi; izročiti, dostaviti, poslati; (udarec) zadati; opustiti; izvreči; (govor) imeti; (pri porodu) pomagati

to deliver a blow udariti
to be delivered of a child roditi
to deliver o.s. of a duty opraviti dolžnost
to deliver o.s. of an opinion (ali a subject) povedati svoje mnenje
to deliver o.s. up vdati se
stand and deliver! denar ali življenje!
figurativno to deliver the goods izpolniti obveznost
to deliver over izročiti

doubt² [daut] samostalnik
dvom, negotovost, pomislek, sum

no doubt, beyond doubt, out of doubt, without doubt brez dvoma, gotovo
to give s.o. the benefit of the doubt imeti o kom najboljše mnenje, dokler se ne prepričamo o nasprotnem; oprostiti zaradi pomanjkljivih dokazov
not a shadow of doubt niti najmanjši sum
to make no doubt ne dvomiti, biti prepričan
to be in doubt dvomiti; sumiti

fair¹ [fɛə] pridevnik
lep; nežen; jasen, svetel; čist; svež; ugoden; svetlolas, blond; precejšen; znaten (with do)
pošten, pravičen; spodoben, vljuden; primeren, zadovoljiv; čitljiv

the fair (sex) ženske
a fair amount precejšnja količina, precej denarja
to be a fair game biti po pravici predmet zasmehovanja
to be in a fair way biti na najboljši poti
a fair chance dobra priložnost
a fair copy čistopis
for fair dejansko, zares
to give s.o. a fair warning pravočasno koga posvariti
pogovorno fair to middling še kar dobro
fair play poštena igra, nepristranost
fair and soft goes far in the day s poštenjem in dobroto veliko dosežeš
fair field and no favour ista priložnost za vsakogar
fair and square pošten in odkrit; naravnost
to be in a fair way dobro kazati
what is fair for one is fair for all kar je dobro za enega, je dobro tudi za druge
fair wind ugoden veter
to write a fair hand imeti lepo pisavo
fair view lep razgled; odkrito mnenje
a fair proposal sprejemljiv predlog
to be in a fair way dobro komu kazati

fly^*2 [flai]

1. neprehodni glagol
leteti, kriliti; hiteti; bežati; planiti, zagnati se; napasti; razpočiti, razleteti se; vihrati; plapolati

2. prehodni glagol
streljati; izobesiti; voditi, pilotirati; spuščati; s sokolom loviti; splašiti (ptiča); preleteti

to fly in the face of s.o. rogati, ustavljati se komu
not a feather to fly with brez beliča
to fly off the deep end (ali handle) razjeziti se, planiti
to fly hawks iti na lov s sokoli
to fly high (ali at high game) visoko letati, biti častihlepen
to fly a kite spuščati zmaja; sleng preizkušati javno mnenje; sposoditi na menico brez kritja
to let fly at figurativno napasti; streljati, sprožiti
to let fly with one's fists s pestmi napasti
to let money fly pognati, zapraviti denar
to fly low biti skromen
to fly the country zbežati iz dežele
to fly in pieces razleteti se
to fly into a passion (ali rage, temper) pobesneti
to fly open na stežaj odpreti
to fly out at s.o. napasti koga
to fly the river loviti močvirnike

highly [háili] prislov
visoko, zelo, pohvalno; drago

highly gifted zelo nadarjen
highly inflammable zelo vnetljivo
highly paid drago plačano
to speak highly of s.o. hvaliti koga
to think highly of s.o. imeti najboljše mnenje o kom, spoštovati

izráziti to express; to utter; to convey (the meaning); to be expressive (of); to phrase; to voice; (čustva) to express, to betoken, to reveal, to manifest; (formulirati) to put into words, to word

izráziti mnenje to express an opinion
izráziti svoja čustva to give voice to one's feelings
izráziti svojo misel to speak one's thought
izráziti sočutje z to express sympathy with
izráziti željo to voice one's desire
izráziti svoje začudenje to express one's surprise
izráziti stališče, da... to express the view that...
izráziti se to express oneself (v tem smislu to that effect)
jasno se izráziti to be explicit
jasno se izráziti, da... to make it clear that...
ne znam se izráziti I cannot find the appropriate words (ali terms)
ne vem, kako bi se ízrazil I don't know how to put it
ne najdem besed, da bi izrazil svojo misel I can't find words to convey my meaning
to se ne da izráziti that cannot be conveyed in words
lepota, ki je ni moč izráziti pesniško a beauty that beggars description
izráziti se energično o čem to express oneself strongly on something
dolgovezno, na široko se izráziti to expatiate (o on, upon)

izréči to utter, to say, (do konca) to speak out, to have one's say; to finish (a word, a sentence); (izgovoriti) to pronounce, to articulate, to express, to word, to sound; (izjaviti) to state, to declare, to profess

izréči besedo to utter a word
izréči napitnico, zdravico to propose a toast, to toast
izréči laž to utter a lie
izréči mnenje to advance an opinion
izréči obsodbo to pass (ali to pronounce) sentence (ali judgment) on, to find guilty
ne da se izréči it is unutterable
izréči prekletstvo nad to pronounce a curse upon
ne se izréči (figurativno biti pol ptič pol miš) to sit on the hedge

jáven public; (vsem dostopen) open to all; accessible, common, known to all; used by all; not secret, not underhand

jávna dela public works pl
program jávnih del public works programme
minister jávnih del minister of public works
jávna dela za zaposlitev brezposelnih relief works pl
jávna dražba public auction
jávni blagor common (ali public) weal, general (ali public) welfare
jávni delavec someone active in public life
jávna hiša (licensed) brothel, arhaično bawdy house
jávna knjižnica public library
jávna kuhinja za brezposelne public kitchen
jávno mnenje public opinion
jáven park public gardens pl
jávna pot, cesta open road
jávno poslopje public building
jávna (raz)prodaja public sale
jávno obveščanje public information
jávno pooblastilo public authority
jávno pravo public law
jávni razglas public notice
jávni red public order
jáven protest public protest
jávna predavanja lectures pl open to the public
jávna (državna) služba public service
jáven škandal scandal
jávno stranišče public convenience, toilet
jávni telovadni nastop gymnastic display
jávni tožilec public prosecutor
jávno tožilstvo office of the public prosecutor
jávna zdravstvena služba public health service
jávno življenje public life
to je jávna tajnost that is an open secret
biti v središču jávnega življenja to be in the public eye

kite¹ [káit] samostalnik
papirnat zmaj
zoologija škarjar (vrsta sokola)
figurativno grabežljivec, slepar
množina, navtika najvišja jadra
ekonomija, sleng menica brez kritja
sleng avion

to fly a kite spuščati zmaja; sleng sposoditi si denar na menico brez kritja; figurativno ocenjevati javno mnenje (s širjenjem tendencioznih novic)
sleng go and fly a kite! v uho me piši!

lép -a, -o beautiful, fine; pretty, nice, handsome; sweet; (obraz) good-looking; pesniško beauteous; (vreme) fair, fine, favourable; (rast, stas) wellmade, well-proportioned, well-formed, wellshaped, shapely; (ljubek) lovely, graceful, charming

lép, -a, -o kot slika as pretty as a picture
lép, -a, -oo darilo (premoženje, kompliment) a handsome present (fortune, compliment)
lép, -a, -oa godlja, zmeda a nice mess
lép, -a, -oa pot good road
lép, -a, -oi spol the fair sex
lép, -a, -oa priložnost (znesek) a fair chance (amount)
lép, -a, -oa vsota a round (ali respectable) sum
lép, -a, -oe goré beautiful mountains pl
lép, -a, -oo vreme fine weather
lép, -a, -oe umetnosti fine (ali liberal) arts pl
lép, -a, -o začetek a nice beginning
lép, -a, -oe pozdrave tvoji sestri! best regards to your sister!
lép, -a, -oega dne one fine day
lép, -a, -oa pisava a fair hand
imeti lép, -a, -oo pisavo to write a fair hand
od lép, -a, -oih besed se ne da živeti fine words butter no parsnips
lép, -a, -oo mnenje boste imeli o meni you will have a fine opinion of me, what are you going to think of me?
barometer kaže "lepo" the barometer stands at fair
to ni lepó od tebe that's not nice of you
ta je pa lép, -a, -oa! a fine (ali story), this is!
to je vse lép, -a, -oo, toda... that's all very well (ali fine), but...
kar praviš, je vse prav lép, -a, -oo, toda... what you say is all very fine, but...
to bi bilo še lepše! that would beat everything!, that would cap it all!

militate [míliteit] neprehodni glagol
boriti se, vojskovati se, nasprotovati, govoriti (against proti, in favour of za)

the facts militate this opinion dejstva nasprotujejo temu mnenju, pobijajo to mnenje

nagíbati to incline (k to); to decline, to slope, to slant, to sway, to bend

nagíbati se to lean; to incline, to bend over, to bow, to tilt, to dip; figurativno to lean (k to, towards), to be inclined (ali disposed, prone) to
javno mnenje se nagiblje njemu v prid public opinion is veering his way
zid se nagiblje na desno the wall is tilting to the right
nagíbati se k prehladom to be subject to colds

narávnost¹ straight; directly

narávnost kvišku straight up
narávnost naprej straight on, straight forward
narávnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje (figurativno) to give it (someone) straight from the shoulder
narávnost povedati to tell (someone) straight out
pojdite narávnost! go straight on!
narávnost vprašati koga to ask someone point-blank
povejmo narávnost (bolj odkrito)! let us put it in plain language!
povej mi narávnost, kaj misliš! tell me straight what you think!
povedal sem mu narávnost v obraz I told him straight out
narávnost po nosu me je udaril he hit me square on the nose

naslédnji (the) next; (the) following; subsequent, consecutive, ensuing; succesive

naslédnji hip (the) next moment
za naslédnje leto for the ensuing year
naslédnji dan, naslédnjega dne on the following day
v mojem naslédnjem pismu in my next letter
v naši naslédnji številki in our next issue (ali number)
naslédnji drugi dan the next day but one
naslédnj, ki je prišel, je bil... the next to come was...
moje mnenje je naslédnje: my opinion is as follows:

óbči (splošen) general, common to all; universal

óbči interes common interest
óbče mnenje universal opinion
naleteti na óbče odobravanje to meet with universal applause

pass³ [pa:s]

1. prehodni glagol
iti mimo (naprej, čez, skozi, preko); peljati mimo, prehiteti (npr. avto)
figurativno izpustiti, preskočiti, ne zmeniti se za kaj; narediti izpit; prekoračiti, preseči, presegati (it passes my comprehension tega ne razumem, presega moj razum)
ekonomija ne plačati (dividend); speljati skozi (žico), pogladiti (z roko); pasirati, pretlačiti (skozi sito); prebiti (čas), preživljati; podati (npr. sladkor), razpečavati (ponarejen denar)
šport podati (žogo)
pravno prenesti (premoženje na koga), izreči sodbo (on komu)
naložiti kazen; sprejeti (predlog), izglasovati (zakon); predati (npr. predsedstvo to komu)
priznati veljavnost, privoliti, potrditi, dopustiti; povedati (svoje mnenje on, upon o)
pripomniti, narediti (komu kompliment)
medicina izrezati (ledvične kamne), izprazniti (črevesa, mehur)

2. neprehodni glagol
iti, hoditi (along naprej, by mimo, over čez)
iti ven (out)
voziti se, potovati, prepotovati, priti, jahati; miniti, minevati (čas, bolečina); preminiti, umreti; priti v druge roke, pripasti (to komu)
preiti (iz trdega v tekoče stanje; from ... to)
zgoditi se, pripetiti se; krožiti, iti iz rok v roke; sloveti (for, as za, kot)
veljati za (material that passed for silk)
priti skozi, izdelati (izpit); preiti, izginiti, končati se
parlament biti sprejet (zakon), biti izglasovan, biti potrjen
pravno biti izrečen (sodba); preskočiti igro pri kvartanju, ne igrati

ekonomija to pass an account sprejeti obračun
to pass to s.o.'s account pripisati komu kaj
ameriško, sleng to pass the buck (ali baby) izogniti se odgovornosti; naprtiti odgovornost (to komu), zvaliti krivdo na koga
to bring to pass povzročiti
to come to pass pripetiti se
to pass the customs priti skozi carino, ocariniti
to pass s.th. to s.o.'s credit šteti komu kaj v dobro
to pass one's eye over preleteti kaj z očmi
figurativno to pass the hat pobirati prispevke
to pass hence umreti
to pass judgment obsojati koga
let that pass ne bomo več govorili o tem
to pass muster zadovoljiti, biti zadovoljiv
to pass a remark napraviti neumestno pripombo
it just passed through my mind pravkar mi je šinilo v glavo
it has passed into a proverb prišlo je v pregovor
to pass out of sight izginiti izpred oči, izgubiti kaj izpred oči
to pass s.o. over poslati koga komu
to pass the time prebiti čas
to pass the time of the day izmenjati pozdrave s kom
to pass water izprazniti mehur, urinirati
to pass one's word dati besedo
it will pass dobro je, šlo bo

piece¹ [pi:s] samostalnik
kos, komad; del (stroja itd.); primerek (npr. a piece of advice nasvet)
določena trgovska količina (npr. bala papirja, blaga; sod vina itd.)
vojska revolver, puška, top; kovanec; (umetniško) delo, manjše literarno delo, gledališki komad, odlomek; šahovska figura
sleng ženska, deklina
pogovorno kos poti, hipec, kratek čas

all of a piece izcela, iste vrste, skladen
by the piece po kosu (prodajati)
piece by piece kos za kosom, po kosih
to break to pieces razbiti na koščke
vojska, sleng it's a piece of cake to je lahko
a bad piece of business grda stvar
a piece of news novica, vest
a piece of poetry pesem
a piece of flesh ženska
a piece of beauty lepa ženska
a piece of virtue vzor kreposti
a piece of water jezero
a piece of work delo
šaljivo a piece of goods človek
a piece of luck sreča, srečen slučaj
a dramatic piece gledališka igra
test piece vzorec
a piece of eight figura (šah, dama)
to fall to pieces razpasti
field piece top
fowling piece lovska puška (za ptiče)
to give s.o. a piece of one's mind povedati komu svoje mnenje
pogovorno to say one's piece povedati, kar ti leži na duši
to go to pieces zrušiti se (človek), izgubljati živce
in pieces razbit, v kosih
of a piece with prav tak kakor, v zvezi s čim
to pay by the piece plačati po kosu, plačati na akord
to pick (ali pull) to pieces raztrgati, skritizirati
šaljivo pick up the pieces! vstani!, poberi se!
to take to pieces razstaviti (stroj)