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smash³ [smæš] prislov
s treskom, tresk! štrbunk!

the stone went smash through the window s treskom je kamen priletel skozi okno
to go smash ekonomija priti pod stečaj, na boben; figurativno propasti

through [ɵru:]

1. predlog
skozi, preko, čez; v teku, za časa, v času; s pomočjo, po, z (s); zaradi, od

all through his life (skozi) vse svoje življenje
through the night preko noči
the bullet went through my leg krogla je šla skozi mojo nogo
I could never read through that book nikoli nisem mogel prebrati te knjige do kraja
I had to study the whole summer through vse poletje sem moral študirati
I saw through his hipocrisy spregledal sem njegovo hinavščino
it was through you that we missed the train zaradi tebe smo zamudili vlak
to get through one's work opraviti, končati svoje delo
to get through an examination napraviti izpit
to have been through s.th. doživeti kaj
to look through the window gledati skozi okno
they marched through the town korakali so skozi mesto
to roam (all) through the country obresti vso deželo
to run away through fear od strahu zbežati
to see through s.o. spregledati koga, spoznati njegove namene
to send a letter through the post poslati pismo po pošti

2. prislov
skoz(i), do kraja, do konca; povsem, popolnoma; od začetka do konca

through and through skoz in skoz, popolnoma
to be through dokončati, biti gotov; pogovorno imeti telefonično zvezo
is he through? je on gotov z delom?; je naredil izpit?
to be through with a job imeti neko delo za seboj
he is not yet through on še ni gotov
I am through with my work gotov sem s svojim delom
I am through with him figurativno z njim sem opravil, z njim sem čisto prekinil
to be wet through biti skoz in skoz premočen
this train goes through to Vienna ta vlak vozi (skoz) do Dunaja
to carry a matter through izvesti neko stvar
to fall through, to drop through ne uspeti, propasti
to run s.o. through prebosti koga
the bad weather lasted all through ves čas je bilo slabo vreme
to put s.o. through koga telefonsko zvezati
I read the book through prebral sem knjigo do kraja

3. pridevnik
prehoden, tranziten; direkten

through carriage (coach) direkten vagon
through passage prost prehod
through ticket vozovnica, ki velja za proge različnih železniških družb
through traffic prehoden, tranziten promet

under [ʌ́ndə]

1. predlog
pod; pod vodstvom, pod zaščito; pod vplivom (pritiskom); za časa, za vladanja, med; na osnovi, na temelju, v smislu, po

from under izpod
under age mladoleten
under arms pod orožjem
under one's belt figurativno v želodcu
no one under a bishop nobeden manj kot škof
under darkness v temi, v zaščiti teme
under construction v gradnji
under 20 years of age pod 20 leti starosti
the children under her charge otroci v njenem varstvu
under these circumstances v teh okoliščinah
a criminal under sentence of death na smrt obsojeni zločinec
under consideration v proučevanju, v pretresanju
under that edict na osnovi one odredbe
under favour če se sme reči
employee under notice nameščenec z odpovedjo
the matter under discussion zadeva, ki je v diskusiji
under my hand and seal z mojim podpisom in pečatom
under (ali by) one's own hand lastnoročno
under hatches v zaporu; propadel, mrtev; navtika pod palubo
under the king John za časa vlade kralja Ivana
under the novelty pod vtisom te novosti
patient under misfortunes potrpežljiv v nesreči
under pretence that... pod pretvezo, da...
under pain of death pod smrtno kaznijo
under penalty of fine pod kaznijo globe
ship under the sea navtika brez pomoči morju izpostavljena ladja
under the treaty po pogodbi
the under thirties osebe pod 30 leti
under the rose figurativno zaupno
the car is under repair avto je v popravilu
she is under treatment ona je na zdravljenju
I cannot do it under an hour potrebujem najmanj eno uro za to
to be under a cloud figurativno biti v nemilosti; biti v denarni stiski
the ship is under sail ladja pluje z razpetimi jadri
the ship is under way ladja je na poti
he spoke under his breath govoril je zelo tiho
to study under a professor študirati pod vodstvom profesorja
the total falls under what was expected celotna vsota je ostala pod pričakovanjem

2. prislov
spodaj; niže; manj

as under kot (je) niže navedeno
boys of 15 and under 15 let in manj stari dečki
to go under ameriško podleči, propasti
the firm is sure to go under tvrdka bo gotovo propadla
the sun is under sonce je zašlo

3. pridevnik
spodnji; nižji; podrejen

the under classes nižji razredi
the under dog pogovorno pes (; figurativno oseba), ki podleže v boju
the under jaw spodnja čeljust
the under side spodnja stran
an under dose premajhna doza

wall¹ [wɔ:l]

1. samostalnik
stena, zid (tudi figurativno)
(trdnjavsko) obzidje
množina, vojska utrdbe, nasip, okop; ločilna stena, pregraja, bariera; del pločnika ob zidu

within the walls znotraj zidov, v notranjosti mesta, figurativno znotraj (nekega področja)
within four walls figurativno strogo zaupno
with one's back to the wall figurativno v težavnem položaju, v škripcih
walls have ears stene (zidovi) imajo ušesa
to be up against a brick wall figurativno ne moči (iti) naprej
to give s.o. the wall odstopiti komu prostor, da lahko gre ob zidu (kot počastitev), figurativno pustiti komu prednost
to go to the wall figurativno biti pritisnjen ob zid, biti premagan, podleči, propasti; pasti pod stečaj
to meet a dead wall figurativno ne naleteti na razumevanje
to paint the devil on the wall figurativno slikati vraga na zid
to run one's head against a wall figurativno hoteti z glavo skoz zid, skušati napraviti nekaj nemogočega
to see through brick wall figurativno biti zelo bister
to send s.o. to the wall pritisniti koga ob zid, pognati koga v škripce
to take the wall of s.o. ne odstopiti komu mesta ob zidu; imeti prednost pred kom

2. pridevnik
stenski; zidni

wall clock stenska ura
wall crane tehnično konzolno dvigalo
wall creeper skalni plezavček (ptič)
wall fruit agronomija špalirsko sadje
wall game šport vrsta nogometa (v Etonu)
wall knot vozel na koncu vrvi
wall lizard zoologija sivi kuščar
wall map stenski zemljevid
wall newspaper stenski časopis, stenčas
wall painting stensko slikarstvo, slika na zidu, freska
Wall Street (W.S.) ameriško finančna četrt v New Yorku; figurativno moč ameriškega kapitala (denarja, financ)
wall tower stolp v obzidju
wall tree agronomija špalirno drevo
wall walk pokrit hodnik na grajskem, mestnem zidu za obrambo

wind¹ [wind] samostalnik
veter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba
aeronavtika smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh
medicina vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona
množina strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak
glasba, ednina, konstrukcija pihala
figurativno prazne besede, čenče

between wind and water figurativno na občutljivem mestu
from the four winds z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsod
in(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind proti vetru
by the wind navtika s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)
off the wind s polovičnim vetrom (med bočnim in krmilnim)
to the four winds na vse (štiri) vetrove
like the wind kot veter, kot strelica, hitro
capful of wind vetrič, sapica od časa do časa
a fair (contrary) wind ugoden (neugoden) veter
puffed up with wind figurativno napihnjen, nadut, domišljav
slant of wind navtika sunek ugodnega vetra
sound in wind and limb v odlični telesni kondiciji
to be in the wind figurativno biti v zraku
there is s.th. in the wind figurativno nekaj je v zraku
all his promises are but wind vse njegove obijube so le prazne besede
it is an ill wind that blows nobody good v vsaki nesreči je tudi kaj dobrega
to break wind medicina spuščati vetrove
to catch wind of s.th. zavohati kaj
to cast (ali to fling; ali to throw) to the wind na vse vetrove vreči, figurativno zapravljati, ne se zmeniti za
to come from the four winds priti z vseh strani sveta
to find out how the wind blows (ali lies) ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figurativno)
to get (the) wind of s.th. zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kaj
the affair got (ali took) wind stvar se je razvedela
to get the wind up prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesneti
to have lost one's wind biti ob sapo
to have one's wind taken biti paraliziran zaradi udarca v trebušno prepono (pri boksanju)
to hit in the wind figurativno zadati udarec v želodec
to put the wind up s.o. prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kosti
to raise the wind sleng, figurativno dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prah
the wind rises veter nastane, se dvigne
to lose one's wind priti ob sapo
to recover one's wind zopet k sapi priti
to go to the winds figurativno propasti
he preaches to the winds govori v veter (zaman, stenam)
to sail before the wind pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtu
to sail close to the wind figurativno delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figurativno skrajno varčno gospodariti
to pump wind into the tire napolniti pnevmatiko z zrakom
to sail with every shift of wind jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figurativno obračati svoj plašč po vetru
to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind sejati veter in žeti vihar
to speak to the winds govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoriti
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjem
to be troubled with wind medicina imeti vetrove
to whistle down the wind figurativno zaman kaj želeti

wreck¹ [rek] samostalnik
na obalo vrženi predmeti, naplavine (z morja); razbitine ladje; zapuščena, razbita, nasedla ladja; brodolom
figurativno propadel človek
figurativno razvalina
figurativno propad, uničenje, razrušenje
množina bedni ostanki, razbitki, podrtine

the wreck of the carriage razbitine vagona
he is (the) mere wreck of his former self on je le še senca tega, kar je bil prej
the wreck of my hopes propad mojih upov
to go to wreck (and ruin) propasti
to save one's fortune from wreck rešiti svoje premoženje pred propadom
the beach was strewn with wrecks obala je bila posuta z naplavljenimi razbitinami ladij
he perished in the wreck of "Titanic" izgubil je življenje v brodolomu Titanica