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dotty [dɔ́ti] pridevnik (dottily prislov)
pikast
pogovorno opotekajoč se, negotov
sleng prismuknjen (on)
ves nor na

dotty on his legs opotekajoč se
to drive dotty spraviti ob pamet

far-gone [fá:gɔ́n] pridevnik
ki je šel daleč; ki je zelo napredoval (bolezen)
domačno vinjen; na pol nor; na pol mrtev; zelo zadolžen

happy [hǽpi] pridevnik (happily prislov)
srečen; zadovoljen, vesel (at, about česa)
razveseljiv; ugoden; posrečen (izraz)
pogovorno "v rožicah"
sleng omamljen (od udarcev, bombe)
sleng navdušen, nor na kaj

as happy as the day is long; ali as a king presrečen
a happy idea posrečena misel
the happy dispatch harakiri
sleng happy cabbage za zabavo porabljen denar
the happy medium (ali mean) zlata sredina
sleng happy dust kokain
sleng happy juice alkohol
ski-happy nor na smučanje
trigger-happy kdor rad strelja
many happy returns of the day na mnoga leta!

rave² [réiv]

1. samostalnik
besnenje, divjanje, razsajanje, bes; bučanje, hrumenje, tuljenje
figurativno vihar, nevihta, tuljenje vetra, burja
sleng zagledanost (v), zanesenost, zatelebanost; pretirana hvala, hvalisanje

2. pridevnik
zanesenjaški

3. neprehodni glagol
blesti, fantazirati, sanjariti; (o viharju, morju) besneti, divjati; razsajati, rohneti; biti nor (about na)
biti, postati zavzet nad; (ves) zamaknjen govoriti (about o)
prehodni glagol
v deliriju, v blaznosti izreči, iztresti (iz sebe)

raving mad čisto nor, pobesnel
to rave oneself hoarse nakričati se do hripavosti
to rave oneself out (o vetru) izdivjati, izbesneti se
to rave s.o. out of the house s kričanjem izgnati koga iz hiše

risker [rískə] samostalnik
nor predrznež, tvegalec

stage-struck [stéidžstrʌk] pridevnik
nor na gledališki (igralski) poklic, zaljubljen v gledališki oder

xenomaniac [zenəméiniək]

1. pridevnik
nor na vse, kar je tuje

2. samostalnik
ksenoman

attic [ǽtik] samostalnik
podstrešnica, mansarda
množina podstrešje

to have rats in the attic biti nekoliko nor, ne biti pri pravi, imeti eno kolesce preveč

back¹ [bæk] samostalnik
hrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod
šport branilec, zaščitnik

at the back za
behind the back of s.o. figurativno za hrbtom komu
the back of beyond zelo daleč od tod
to break the back of s.th. opraviti glavni del naloge
to be cast on one's back doživeti poraz
back and belly obleka in hrana
the Backs parki za študentskimi domovi v Cambridgeu
to get to the back izslediti vzroke
to have s.o. on one's back imeti koga na vratu
to give (ali make) a back pripogniti se
I can make neither back nor edge of him ne spoznam se v njem
at the back of one's mind podzavestno
to be on one's back ležati bolan
to be thoroughly on one's back biti popolnoma na koncu
to put one's back into z vso vnemo se lotiti
to put up one's back razhuditi se
to see the back of s.o. znebiti se koga
to bave a strong back veliko prenesti
to turn one's back upon s.o. obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti koga
to get one's back up trdovratno se upirati
with one's back to the wall v hudi stiski

bee [bi:] samostalnik
zoologija čebela
ameriško delovni krožek

bumble bee čmrlj
as busy as a bee priden ko mravlja
bee accommodation panj
to swarm like bees rojiti kot čebele
to have bees in one's bonnet imeti čudne domisleke, biti ves nor na kaj
spelling bee krožek tekmovalcev v pravopisu
queen bee čebelja matica

bitten [bítn] pretekli deležnik od bite

to be bitten biti osleparjen
once bitten twice shy kdor se opeče, je drugič previden
bitten with navdušen za, ves nor na, zaljubljen v

born² [bɔ:n] pridevnik
rojen; po rodu

in all my born days odkar sem na svetu, svoj živi dan
born in the purple kraljevskega rodu
born with a silver (wooden) spoon in one's mouth rojen pod srečno (nesrečno) zvezdo
I wasn't born yesterday nisem tako naiven
born to a large fortune bogat dedič
born of po rodu iz
born again prerojen
born fool popolnoma neumen, nor
born under lucky star pod srečno zvezdo rojen

bráti (čitati) to read

skrbno bráti to peruse; (nabirati ipd.) to collect, to gather (in), to pick; (trgati) to pluck; to cull
bráti grozdje to gather grapes, to vintage
bráti hmelj to pick hops
bráti mašo to say mass
napačno bráti to misread
do konca bráti to read through
bráti zase (skrivaj) to read to oneself
bráti med vrsticami to read between the lines
to sem bral v časopisu I read it in the paper
ne zna ne bráti ne pisati he can neither read nor write
to se bere kot roman it reads like a novel
tvoja knjiga se mnogo bere your book is much read
bráti komu na obrazu to read someone's face
nedolžnost se mu bere na obrazu innocence is written all over his face, butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
hoteti bráti v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni to read something into a text
vsak večer berem očetu časopis every evening I read the paper to my father
rada ima, da ji kaj berejo she likes being read to

buff¹ [bʌf] samostalnik
bivolska koža; mehko volovsko usnje; rjavo rumena barva
pogovorno gola koža
zastarelo udarec

blind man's buff slepe miši (otroška igra)
in one's buff nag, gol
to strip to the buff do golega sleči
to say neither buff nor stye ne reči ne bev ne mev

bug¹ [bʌg] samostalnik
zoologija stenica
ameriško hrošč, žuželka
sleng norec
pogovorno, množina bakterije
ameriško, sleng, tehnično defekt, okvara
sleng nespametna misel, norost
arhaično strašilo

big bug visoka "živina"
to go bugs znoreti
ameriško, sleng to be bugs on s.th. biti ves nor na kaj

crumpet [krʌ́mpit] samostalnik
čajno pecivo
sleng glava, buča
vulgarno ženska, dekle

off one's crumpet, barmy on the crumpet trapast, nor, prismuknjen
a crumpet face kozav obraz

crush² [krʌš] samostalnik
drobljenje, mlinčenje; trčenje; gneča
domačno dobro obiskan družabni sestanek
ameriško, sleng ljubimkanje; sadni sok

sleng to have (got) a crush on s.th. biti ves nor na kaj

dà (pritrdilnica) yes; zastarelo yea, zastarelo pogovorno aye, ay; all right

mislim dà I think so
odgovoriti z dà ali ne to answer yea or nay
ne rečem ne dà ne ne I say neither yes nor no
reči véliki dà (poročiti se) to say I will; to get married

death [deɵ] samostalnik
smrt; smrtni primer; uboj, umor; konec, uničenje; kuga

to be the death of s.o. ubiti koga, povzročiti smrt koga
to be in at the death vzdržati do konca
to bleed to death izkrvaveti
to catch one's death of umreti zaradi
to be bored to death strašno se dolgočasiti
arhaično to do to death pogubiti, ubiti, uničiti
it's a case of life and death gre za biti ali ne biti
ameriško, sleng sudden death slab whisky
worse than death zelo slab
sleng death on ves nor na; odličen
to put to death usmrtiti
to lie at the death's door umirati, biti na pragu smrti
pravno civil death zguba državljanskih pravic
as sure as death popolnoma prepričan, čisto gotov
Black Death kuga
field of death bojno polje
I am sick to death of it do grla sem tega sit
certificate of death mrliški list
tired to death na smrt utrujen

fowl¹ [faul] samostalnik
zoologija, arhaično ptič; kokoš, petelin, perutnina

neither fish nor flesh or fowl ne tič ne miš