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call¹ [kɔ:l]

1. prehodni glagol
klicati, poklicati; zbuditi, imenovati; smatrati; sklicati
ameriško telefonirati
trgovina terjati
ameriško, domačno grajati
Biblija zadeti, doleteti

2. neprehodni glagol
klicati, vpiti; telefonirati (on, upon)
obiskati, priti
mornarica (at) pristati (at)
oglasiti se pri, zaviti kam

to call attention to s.th. opozoriti na kaj
to call to account poklicati na odgovor
what age do you call him? koliko mislite, da je star?
ameriško, pogovorno let it call a day naj bo za danes dovolj
to call to mind spomniti, priklicati v spomin
to call s.o. names (o)zmerjati koga
to have nothing to call one's own biti brez sredstev
to call in question (po)dvomiti
to call a spade a spade, to call things by their names reči bobu bob
to call it square (ali quits) smatrati za urejeno
to call into being ustvariti
to call a halt ustaviti se
to call a meeting sklicati sestanek
not to have a moment to call one's own ne imeti niti trenutka zase
to call to order posvariti, opomniti
to call the banns oklicati
to call cousins with s.o. sklicevati se na sorodstvo s kom
to call into play spraviti v tek
to call to witness poklicati za pričo
to be called imenovati se
to be called to the bar postati odvetnik
to call the roll vojska poklicati zbor, klicati po imenih

candle [kǽndl] samostalnik
sveča; svetloba sveče

to burn the candle on both ends preveč delati
not fit to hold a candle to s.o. nevreden koga, ki mu ne sega niti do kolen
the game is not worth the candle ni vredno truda in stroškov
to hold a candle to the devil dajati potuho
with bell, book and candle kot se spodobi
not to hide candle under bushel rad poudarjati svoje zasluge
to sell by inch of candle prodajati na dražbi

chalk¹ [čɔ:k] samostalnik
kreda; pastel
pogovorno račun, dolg, kredit
sleng praska

as like as chalk and cheese, as different as chalk from cheese kot noč in dan (različna)
not by a long chalk nikakor ne
by a long chalk the best veliko boljši od vseh
pogovorno to walk a chalk line biti trezen, vesti se skrajno spodobno
chalk talk predavanje ob risbah na tabli
not to know chalk from cheese ne imeti niti pojma, prav nič ne razumeti
sleng to walk (ali stump) one's chalks ucvreti jo

chance¹ [ča:ns] samostalnik
prilika; usoda, sreča; slučaj, naključje; priložnost, možnost, verjetnost; tveganje, upanje

by chance slučajno, po naključju
on the chance that v primeru, da
on the chance of v upanju česa
to take one's chance tvegati
pogovorno to have the eye (ali to look) to the main chance biti koristoljuben
to stand a chance imeti upanje
pogovorno not a dog's (ali an earthly) chance, not a ghost of a chance niti trohica upanja
on the chance of na slepo srečo
a mere chance golo naključje
chance of arms bojna sreča
the chances are that vse kaže, da

curse¹ [kə:s] samostalnik
kletev, psovka; prekletstvo, šiba božja, nesreča
domačno menstruacija

not to care a curse niti malo se ne meniti
curses come home to roost kdor drugemu jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade
curse of Scotland karo devetica
not worth a tinker's curse niti piškavega oreha vreden
curse on youl naj te vrag vzame!

damn² [dæm] samostalnik
preklinjanje, kletev; malenkost

not to care a damn niti malo se ne zanimati, prav nič ne marati
I don't give a damn prav nič mi ni mar
not worth a damn niti piškavega oreha vreden

degree [digrí:] samostalnik
stopnja; stopinja; stan, razred, položaj; diploma; kakovost, vrsta

by degrees postopoma, polagoma
to a (certain) degree tako rekoč, precej
of low (high) degree nizkega (visokega) položaja
in some degree nekako
to take one's degree diplomirati, promovirati
ameriško, sleng third degree zasliševanje z mučenjem
pravno principal in the first degree glavni krivec
doctor's degree doktorat
to a high degree v veliki meri
to the last degree veliko, skrajno
in no degree niti malo ne

déjstvo fact; matter of fact

déjstvo je, da... the fact is that...
to je déjstvo, ki ga vsi poznamo it is a fact known to us all
to nič ne spremeni na déjstvu that does not alter the fact (da... that...)
postaviti koga pred gotovo déjstvo to confront someone with an accomplished fact
biti postavljen pred gotovo déjstvo to be faced with an accomplished fact
temelječ na déjstvih based on facts
ujemati se z déjstvi to fit the facts
to ni najmanj važno (= je precej, zelo važno) déjstvo this is not the least important fact
to déjstvo ni niti malo važno this fact is not in the least important

deuce² [dju:s] samostalnik
olepševalno, pogovorno vrag

deuce ace smola
a deuce of a mess lepa godlja, huda zmeda
deuce a bit niti malo ne
to play the deuce with uničiti, pokvariti
it will be the deuce to pay to bo vrag
the deuce! vraga!
deuce take it naj vrag vzame
where (what) the deuce kje (kaj) za vraga
the deuce of a fellow vražji dečko
go to the deuce solit se pojdi

devil¹ [dévl] samostalnik
vrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jed

between the devil and the deep sea med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdo
devil's advocate zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugo
barrister's devil advokatov pomočnik
the devil a bit niti malo ne
blue devil otožnost
devil's bones igralne kocke
devil's books karte, hudičeve podobice
what comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima teka
to hold a candle to the devil pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinu
the devil may dance in his pocket nima niti počenega groša
zoologija, pogovorno devil's darning needle kačji pastir
devil's delight pretep, prepir
to give the devil his due biti komu pravičen (čeprav nam ne ugaja)
to kick up the devil's delight povzročiti veliko zmedo
as the devil likes Holy Water sploh ne, prav nič
the devil's own luck vražja sreča ali smola
lucky devil srečnik, -nica
needs must when the devil drives sila kola lomi
a devil of a go vražja stvar
the devil of a velikanski; ogromno, neznansko
to paint the devil blacker than he is smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na steno
the devil to pay velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenje
vojska, sleng devil's piano strojnica
to play the devil with nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnati
poor devil revež
printer's devil tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurir
pull devil, pull baker ➞ baker
to raise the devil razgrajati
the devil rebuking sin sova sinici glavana pravi
devil's smiles sončni žarki iz oblakov
devil on two sticks diabolo (otroška igrača)
the devil take the hindmost bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
talk of the devil and he is sure to appear ne kliči vraga
devil's tatoo bobnanje s prsti po mizi

díhniti to breathe

(niti) besede ne díhniti not to breathe a word

doit [dɔit] samostalnik
malenkost; božjak

not to care a doit prav nič se ne meniti
not worth a doit niti počenega groša vreden

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

dram [dræm] samostalnik
utež 1/16 unče (avoirdupois); 1/8 tekočinske unče
figurativno malenkost; požirek žganja

to be fond of a dram rad ga srkati
not a dram niti trohice

dróbec bit, fragment, scrap; splinter

niti dróbca ne not a scrap
sestoječ se iz dróbcev fragmetal
kostni dróbec splinter of bone
bombni dróbec bomb splinter
varen pred dróbci granat, bomb splinter proof
dróbci pl smithereens pl, streti v dróbce to smash to smithereens
razbiti (se) na dróbce to splinter
razbiti se na tisoč dróbcev to be smashed to smithereens

dump¹ [dʌmp] samostalnik
smetišče
vojska začasno skladišče, odlagališče; udarec; debeluh; majhen čokat človek; droben novec
množina denar

not worth a dump niti počenega groša vreden

êden one

êden od njih one of them
êden za drugim one by one, one after another, (v gosjem redu) in Indian file
êden od obeh either
niti êden not a single (one)
še êden one more, another, an additional
po êden one by one, singly, one at a time
êden drugega each other, one another, mutually
êden poleg (zraven) drugega side by side
êden za drugim (izmenoma) one after another, by turns, in succession, successively

ênkrat once; some time

ênkrat na dan once a day
ênkrat ali dvakrat once or twice
ênkrat slučajno once by chance
ênkrat za vselej once for all
ênkrat pač (prej ali slej, kadarkoli) at some time or other
niti ênkrat not once
končno ênkrat at last
še ênkrat once more, once again, the same again
še ênkrat toliko as much (oziroma many) again; twice as much (oziroma many)
pozneje ênkrat by and by
to pot ênkrat this once
drugo leto ênkrat some time next year
za ênkrat for once, for the time being
niti ênkrat ni deževalo it never rained once
bil je ênkrat (slučajno) točen he was in time for once in a way
to je kar lahkó, ko ênkrat vidite, kako se tega lotiti it is easy enough once you see how to tackle it
kar je ênkrat narejeno, je narejeno once it is done, it is done

even³ [í:vən] prislov
celo, nasprotno; sploh; pravkar

even as v tistem trenutku, ko
even if, even though četudi, čeprav, dasi
even that vzemimo, da
not even niti ne
even more še (veliko) več
even so vendar, če že

faint² [feint] pridevnik (faintly prislov)
slaboten, šibek; boječ, plašen; izčrpan, oslabel, vrtoglav; nejasen, moten, meglen; nedoločen

faint heart never won fair lady brez poguma nič ne dosežeš
not the faintest idea niti pojma ne
faint recollection nejasen spomin