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nalikováti to resemble something, to bear a resemblance to something; to be like; to look like; to sound like

v tej obleki je nalikovala vaški učiteljici in that outfit she looked like a village schoolmistress
njegov eh je nalikoval vzdihu his »aye« sounded like a sigh

nastòp (službe) taking up office, entering service, assumption of duties; (umetnika) appearance (ali start) on the stage (ali in public); (kralja ipd.) accession

njegov prvi javni nastòp na odru his first public appearance on the stage, his stage début; (vedenje) behaviour, conduct; (začetek bolezni) onset, attack, fit, seizure; (posesti) taking possession of
odkrit nastòp proti overt action against
javen telovaden nastòp gymnastic demonstration, gymnastic display

nil [nil] samostalnik
nič

šport the score was 3 to nil rezultat je bil 3:0
his influence is nil njegov vpliv je enak ničli
nil report (ali return) sporočilo, da česa ni

páznik keeper; attendant; warder; watcher; (nadzornik) overseer; foreman, pl -men

páznik v muzeju museum attendant
páznik nezasedene hiše caretaker of an unoccupied house
blaznež in njegov páznik a lunatic and his keeper
páznik v parku park-keeper
páznik v živalskem vrtu keeper at a Zoo

pin² [pin]

1. prehodni glagol
pripeti (to, on na)
zapeti, speti (up)
pribiti, prebiti (s klinom, žebljičkom itd.); pritisniti, pritiskati (against ob, to na)
pritisniti koga ob zid (down)
obvezati koga k čemu (down to)
vezati, ukleščiti (sovražne sile, šahovske figure; down)
natančno določiti, definirati (down)
tehnično zakliniti, pričvrstiti (down)

2. neprehodni glagol
biti pričvrščen; prilepiti se

to pin the blame on s.o. pripisati komu krivdo
to pin one's hopes on graditi na čem, verovati v kaj
to pin one's faith on neomajno komu zaupati
to pin back s.o.'s ears nahruliti koga, pretepsti, prekositi, premagati
to pin o.s. to s.o. prilepiti se komu, živeti na njegov račun

pitch⁴ [pič]

1. prehodni glagol
postaviti (tabor, šotor, stojnico); zabiti, zasaditi (kole itd.); metati, vreči, zalučati (žogo, kovance itd.); naložiti (seno z vilami); postaviti v bojni red; določiti (po višini, vrednosti); (govor itd.) uglasiti, prilagoditi (on čemu)
izraziti na poseben način, s posebnim stilom
glasba uglasiti (glasbilo), intonirati (pesem)
šport meriti na cilj, zamahniti
figurativno usmeriti (misli toward k)
nasuti (cesto), tlakovati, asfaltirati; določiti adut (pri začetku igre); ponuditi, razstaviti, hvaliti blago
sleng pripovedovati, izblebetati

2. neprehodni glagol
pasti kakor dolg in širok
navtika zibati se (ladja)
šport podati žogo metalcu, metati; nagniti se (streha); utaboriti se

pitched battle naprej pripravljena in brezobzirna borba
to pitch the fork pripovedovati ganljive zgodbe
to go a pitching prevračati kozolce
to pitch too high previsoko meriti
to pitch the voice high visoko zapeti
his voice was well pitched njegov glas je bil dobro uglašen
to pitch it strong močno pretiravati
to pitch a story pripovedovati laži, debele tvesti, izmisliti si zgodbo
to pitch a tent postaviti šotor
figurativno to pitch one's tent naseliti se
to pitch a yarn debele tvesti, pripovedovati neverjetno zgodbo

poglèd look; gaze; (hiter, bežen) glance, glimpse; (prizor) view, sight, spectacle, prospect; (v dal javo) vista

poglèd na view of
v tem poglèdu in this respect
v vsakem poglèdu in every respect, in every way
v poglèdu (gledé)... in view (of), with regard (to), in consideration (of), in respect (of), as regards
na prvi poglèd at first sight
bežen poglèd a hasty glance
skriven poglèd furtive glance
zli poglèd the evil eye
poglèd v prihodnost looking ahead
poglèd v stran, poševen poglèd sidelong look, look out of the corner of one's eye
skrit poglèdom out of sight, hidden from view
vsem poglèdom izpostavljen kraj a very conspicuous place
imeti mil poglèd to have soft eyes
on ima oster poglèd he has a sharp eye
imeti zdrav poglèd na kaj to take a sane view of something
dvigniti poglèd proti nebu to look up, to cast one's eyes up to heaven
iskati koga s poglèdom to look round for someone
njegov poglèd je izražal prezir his look was full of scorn, he did not conceal his scorn
nuditi žalosten poglèd to offer a sorry spectacle
odvrniti svoj poglèd to look away, (od česa) to take one's eyes off something
ošinila ga je z grdim poglèdom (pogovorno) she gave him a dirty look
lepota, ki privlači vse poglède riveting beauty, arhaično beauty which is the cynosure of every eye
ustaviti, zadržati svoj poglèd na čem to let one's eyes dwell on something
videti na prvi poglèd to see at a glance
umakniti se poglèdom ljudi to keep out of people's sight
vreči poglèd na to glance at, to take a look at, to cast a look at, pogovorno to take a gander (ali a shufti) at
zapičiti poglèd v to rivet one's eyes on, to rivet one's gaze on

pogrèb (sprevod) funeral; (svečan) obsequies pl; (pokop) interment, burial, arhaično sepulture

državni pogrèb state funeral
imel je lep pogrèb his funeral was well attended
šel sem na njegov pogrèb I went to his funeral

poklíc calling, vocation; occupation; profession; (obrt, rokodelstvo) trade

akademski poklíci the learned professions
rokodelski poklíci pl manual trades pl
kaj je njegov poklíc (po poklícu)? what is his profession?
po poklícu je učitelj he is a teacher by profession
avtomehanik je po poklícu he is a motor mechanic by trade
kakšen poklíc si bo izbral? what profession will he choose?
redni (postranski) poklíc full-time, regular (secondary) occupation
izbrati poklíc to choose a vocation
ne čutim poklíca za študij prava I have no vocation for legal studies, I feel no urge to take up the law
lotiti se poklíca to enter a profession, to take up (ali to go in for) a profession
opravljati svoj poklíc to attend to one's business
zgrešiti svoj poklíc to mistake one's vocation

pokójen (the) late; (the) late departed; deceased; defunct; dead

njegov pokójni oče his late father
vaša pokójna teta your deceased aunt
pokójna kraljica the late queen
naš pokójni prijatelj our late lamented friend

polomíja failure, fiasco; žargon washout, flop

njegov govor je bil polomíja his speech was a flop

ponesréčiti se to meet with (ali to have) an accident

smrtno ponesréčiti se to be killed; to perish; (ne uspeti) to fail, to miscarry
ponesrečilo se mi je I failed
njegov načrt se je ponesrečil his plan miscarried

pôsel² (delo) work, (fizičen) manual labour; (izučèn) skilled work, (neizučen) unskilled labour; (priložnosten) job; (neprijeten, dolgočasen) drudgery; (površen) bungling, dabbling; (težak, mučen) toil, toiling and moiling, pains pl; (zaposlitev) employment, employ; (trgovina) business; (bančni, denarni) transaction, deal

donosen pôsel remunerative business, paying proposition
nedonosen pôsel losing proposition
brez pôsla out of work, unemployed
po pôslih on business
postranski pôsli minor occupation, sparetime work, moonlighting
tekoči pôsli current business
nujen pôsel urgent work
nadurni pôsel overtime work
nečisti pôsli foul dealing
pôsli so slabi business is slack
to je njegov pôsel, ne moj that's his job (ali lookout), not mine
to ni tvoj pôsel it's no business of yours
brigaj se za svoj pôsel! mind your own business!
pôsli mu cvetijo he is doing (ali carrying on) a roaring trade
dajati mnogo pôsla to give much trouble
da(ja)ti komu pôsla (dela) to keep someone busy, to employ someone
to mi je dalo mnogo pôsla it was a hard task
pôsel je pôsel business is business
imam drugega pôsla dovolj (figurativno) I have other fish to fry
imam pôsla čez glavo I am being overworked
imeti mnogo pôsla to be up to the eyes in work, to be fully occupied (ali engaged)
z njim ne maram imeti nobenega pôsla več I'll have no further dealings with him
večkrat sem imel pôsla z njim I have had several dealings with him
imaš pôsla z lopovom you are up against a scoundrel
če boš še enkrat to napravil, boš imel pôsla z menoj! if you do it again, you'll hear from me!
krepko se lotiti pôsla to tackle a job, to fall to, pogovorno to get stuck in
pôsli gredo slabo business is slack (ali depressed), there is a lull in business
pôsli gredo zelo dobro, so v polnem razmahu business is in full swing, (ali is doing fine)
iti za pôslom to follow a trade (ali profession)
ne moči obvladati pôslov, biti preobremenjen s pôsli to be overwhelmed with work, to be unable to cope (ali manage), pogovorno to be rushed off one's feet
ostati brez pôsla (dela) to be thrown out of work
sumiti nečist pôsel (figurativno) to smell a rat
ubijati se s pôsli (z delom) to overwork, to overdo it
on se vtika v tuje pôsle he meddles in other people's affairs, he is a meddler, he is a busybody (ali pogovorno a nosy parker)

pozabíti to forget

pozabíti (ne več misliti) na kaj to forget about something; (spregledati, izpustiti) to omit, to leave out
da ne pozabimo! lest we forget!
pozabi na to! forget it!
ne pozabi, da je to treba narediti! don't forget that it must be done!
pozabil sem (ne morem se spomniti) I forget
ne smemo pozabíti, da... it must be borne in mind that...
pozabil sem, kaj sem hotel reči I forget what I was going to say
da ne pozabim (= mimogrede povedano) by the way
pozabil sem njegov naslov I've forgotten his address
pozabíti na svoje interese to neglect one's own interests

príd behalf, advantage, benefit, good, interest, profit, favour

komu v príd VB on (ZDA in) behalf of someone, in favour of, for someone's good, for someone's benefit
v moj príd on my behalf
to mi bo v príd it will be to my advantage
to je tebi v príd it is for your good (ali benefit), it is in your own interest
v njegov príd to his profit
njegovo vedenje govori v njegov príd his conduct speaks in his favour
on obrne vse sebi v príd all is fish that comes to his net, all is grist that comes to his mill
obrniti sebi v príd to turn something to one's profit
vaša intervencija meni v príd your intervention on my behalf
on ni kaj prída plesalec he is not much of a dancer
to ni nič prída that is no use
to ni mnogo prída that is of little use, that is not worth much
ta knjiga ni kaj prída that book is not worth reading

prijátelj friend; (tovariš) pal; (ljubitelj) amateur; (dvorilec) admirer, lover

velik, intimen prijátelj great, intimate (ali bosom, close) friend
zvest prijátelj true (ali fast, staunch) friend
prijátelji na življenje in smrt sworn friends pl
dopisni prijátelj pen-friend, pogovorno pen pal
star prijátelj old friend, pogovorno crony, chum, (v nagovoru) old man, old chap, old boy
brez prijátelja friendless
dekletov prijátelj boyfriend
kot prijátelj as a friend
prijátelj ljudstva the people's friend
on je moj prijátelj he is a friend of mine, I am on friendly terms with him
sem njegov dober prijátelj I am a good (ali close) friend of his
smo veliki prijátelji pogovorno we're great pals (ali chums)
sta intimna, velika prijátelja (figurativno) they are as thick as thieves
sem prijátelj glasbe I am fond of music, I am a lover of music
on je prijátelj vina he likes wine, he is rather too fond of the bottle
vsak je najprej sebi prijátelj figurativno arhaično near is my shirt but nearer is my skin
govoriti kot prijátelj to speak as a friend
postala sta velika prijátelja they have become great friends
pridobiti si mnogo prijáteljev to make many friends
pes je človekov prijátelj the dog is the friend of man
prijátelja spoznaš v nesreči a friend in need is a friend indeed

read^*2 [ri:d]

1. prehodni glagol
brati, čitati, razbrati; prebrati, prečitati (off, through)
(raz)rešiti, reševati (uganke); preučiti (up)
razlagati, tolmačiti, pojasnjevati; predavati, učiti (s čitanjem), seznaniti koga s pisateljevimi mislimi; napoved(ov)ati, prerokovati; zvedeti, doznati (iz časopisa); študirati; uspavati koga z branjem (into, to sleep)
(o toplomeru) (po)kazati, (za)beležiti

to read s.th. to s.o. čitati komu kaj
to read to oneself čitati zase (skrivaj)
to read s.o. like a book figurativno točno koga spregledati (spoznati, razumeti)
to read a dream razlagati sanje
to read s.o.'s face brati komu na obrazu
to read s.o.'s fortune prerokovati komu prihodnost
to read law študirati pravo
with whom do you read Greek? pri kom študirate grščino?
read the letter to yourself preberite si pismo
he had read himself asleep zaspal je bil pri branju
to read music brati note, igrati po notah
to read a manuscript oceniti, recenzirati rokopis
to read s.o. a lesson ošteti koga, brati komu levite
do you read me? me razumeš?
how do you read this passage? kako razumete ta odstavek?
to read oneself blind (to sleep) oslepeti (zaspati) od branja
to read the riot act dati zadnje svarilo o posledicah slabega vedenja (npr. pri izgredih, demonstracijah pred vojaškim posegom)
to read s.th. into a text hoteti brati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni
parlament the bill will be read tomorrow for the second time zakonski osnutek bo jutri drugič v razpravi
she likes being read to ona ima rada, da ji kaj berejo
the thermometer reads 30° C in the shade termometer kaže 30° C v senci

2. neprehodni glagol
brati, čitati; dati se brati; glasiti se; zvedeti z branjem, brati (about, of o)
študirati, učiti se, pripravljati se, pripraviti se za izpit (for za)

he is reading for the bar študira za advokaturo
to read between the lines brati med vrsticami
to read for an examination študirati za izpit
to read for a degree pripravljati se za diplomski izpit
to read for honours pripravljati se za rigoroz
the book reads well knjiga se dobro bere
his silence is to read as consent njegov molk je treba razumeti kot privolitev
this ticket reads for Leeds ta vozovnica velja za Leeds
it reads like a novel to se bere kot roman
it reads as follows (to) se glasi takole

reckon up prehodni glagol
izračunati, preceniti

I reckon uped up his character precenil sem njegov značaj

redound [ridáund]

1. neprehodni glagol
biti obilen (čezmeren, odvečen), obilovati, biti na pretek, narasti; teči nazaj, priti nazaj (upon na)
vračati se, vrniti se, pasti nazaj (upon na)
izvirati, izhajati (from, out of iz)
biti posledica (česa), priti do, rezultirati, prispevati (to k)
povečati, pospeševati napredek
arhaično valovati, preplavljati, kipeti (o vodi, valovih)
arhaično odmevati, odzvanjati

2. prehodni glagol
odbijati, odražati; dati, dodati

it redounds to his credit v čast mu služi
it will redound to our advantage to nam bo v korist
a benefit redounds upon the benefactor dobro delo konec koncev koristi dobrotniku
his success will redound to the fame of the university njegov uspeh bo prispevek k slovesu univerze

reference¹ [réfrəns] samostalnik
napotitev, napotek (to k, v, na)
odnos, zveza (to z)
sklicevanje; ozir (to do, na)
figurativno namigovanje, aluzija, merjenje na, spominjanje na; pristojnost; prepustitev (višji instanci); referenca, priporočilo, spričevalo; priporočitelj, porok; oseba, ki jo lahko vprašamo o sposobnostih kake osebe; povpraševanje, konzultiranje; zapisek, vir; sporočilo (as to gledé, o, kar se tiče)
tiskarski znak, ki napoti na opombo, na stran itd.

in (with) reference to (him) kar se tiče (njega)
in reference to this gledé na to, v tem pogledu
outside my reference zunaj moje pristojnosti
without reference to (age) ne gledé na (starost)
to ask for a reference prositi za referenco
to have reference to nanašati se na, biti v zvezi z, tikati se (koga, česa)
to have no reference to ne se tikati, ne se nanašati na
to give many references dati mnoge napotke
to make reference to dotakniti se (česa), mimogredé omeniti
to make reference to a dictionary zateči se k slovarju, pogledati, poiskati v slovarju, sklicevati se na slovar
the minister is his reference za podatke o sebi se sklicuje na ministra
he spends his money without reference to the future on trati svoj denar, ne da bi mislil na prihodnost
success has little reference to merit uspeh ima malo posla z zaslugo
his sudden departure has no reference to our quarrel njegov nenadni odhod nima nobene zveze z najinim prepirom
try to find my references skušaj najti moje zapiske (o tem)