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bail³ [beil] prehodni glagol
jamčiti; črpati vodo iz čolna, izplati

to bail out jamčiti za koga; osvoboditi; skočiti s padalom

bale² [beil]
zavijati

pogovorno to bale out skočiti s padalom

dive² [daiv] samostalnik
skok na glavo (v vodo); strmoglaven let, pikiranje
ameriško beznica; restavracijska klet

to make a dive at (ali for) s.th. zagrabiti kaj
to take a dive skočiti na glavo (v vodo)
figurativno to take a dive into s.th. poglobiti se v kaj
a nose dive strmoglaven let

ear⁴ [iə] samostalnik
uho; posluh; ušesce, luknjica
figurativno pozornost

to be all ears napeto poslušati
to be by the ears skočiti si v lase
to bring the house (ali hornet's nest) about one's ears razdražiti množico proti sebi
my ears are burning v ušesih mi zveni
to fall (ali go) together by the ears skočiti si v lase
with a flea in the ears strogo grajo
to give ear pazljivo poslušati
to have (ali earn, win) the ear of s.o. biti od koga uslišan
to have itching ears rad opravljati
to have long ears biti radoveden
to have no ears ne imeti posluha
in at one ear and out at the other skozi eno uho noter in skozi drugo ven
to lend (ali turn) a deaf ear ne poslušati
little pitchers have long ears stene imajo ušesa
to play by ear igrati po posluhu
to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear iz slabe snovi narediti dobro stvar
an ear for music dober posluh za glasbo
over (head and) ears preko ušes
to prick up one's ears napenjati ušesa
quick ear dober sluh
to reach the ear of s.o. priti komu na uho
to set by the ears povzročiti prepir, nahujskati, spreti
to stop one's ears zamašiti si ušesa
up to the ears preko ušes
to tickle the ears laskati
walls have ears stene imajo ušesa
to win s.o.'s ear biti od koga uslišan
a word in your ears strogo zaupno, med nama povedano
I would give my ears glavo stavim

erect¹ [irékt] pridevnik (erectly prislov)
zravnan, pokončen
figurativno neomajen

with head erect z dvignjeno glavo
to stand erect zravnano stati
to spring erect skočiti v višino

fetch¹ [feč]

1. prehodni glagol
iti po kaj, poslati koga po kaj; prinesti; puščati (kri); izpeljati (zaključke); dobiti, doseči; veljati (from)
izvleči

2. neprehodni glagol
prinašati (pes ustreljeno divjačino); obračati se; menjati se (veter); dospeti na cilj

to fetch and carry opravljati drobna nepomembna dela; prinašati ustreljeno divjačino
to fetch a blow udariti, prisoliti udarec
to fetch a breath vdihniti
to fetch a scream vzklikniti, krikniti
to fetch one in the face udariti koga po licu
to fetch a compass iti po ovinkih
to fetch a leap skočiti
to fetch port pripluti v pristanišče
to fetch a sigh vzdihniti
to fetch tears spraviti v jok
to fetch a high price doseči visoko ceno

go off neprehodni glagol
oditi, zbežati, odpeljati se; prodajati se (blago); sprožiti se, razpočiti se; prenehati; umreti; omedleti; zaspati
pogovorno popuščati; potekati; slabšati se

go off the deep end razburiti, razjeziti se
go off one's head ponoreti
go off a tangent skočiti od enega predmeta pogovora na drugega
go off the hooks ponoreti
go off the rails iztiriti

hole¹ [hóul] samostalnik
luknja, jama; ječa
figurativno bedno stanovanje, luknja; skrivališče; (golf) luknjica, zadetek
sleng zadrega, škripec

full of holes preluknjan, figurativno pomanjkljiv, majav; ekonomija zadolžen, bankrotiran
to be in a (devil of a) hole biti v hudih škripcih
like a rat in a hole brez izhoda
to live in a rotten hole stanovati v bedni luknji
to make a hole in izprazniti žepe, imeti velike stroške
to make a hole in the water skočiti v vodo (samomorilec)
money burns a hole in his pocket denar mu ne vzdrži v žepu, hitro zapravi ves denar
to pick holes in kritizirati
to put s.o. in a hole spraviti koga v škripce
a square peg in a round hole; ali a round peg in a square hole človek, ki ni na pravem mestu

jump¹ [džʌmp] samostalnik
skok, preskok, skok s padalom; skok (cen itd.); nagel prehod na daljinsko snemanje (film); zdrzljaj; udarec nazaj (strelno orožje)
ameriško, pogovorno prednost, uspešen začetek

sleng the jumps delirium tremens
jump area padalčev doskočni cilj
šport high jump skok v višino
šport broad (ali long) jump skok v daljino
šport obstacle jump terenski skok (pri smučanju)
šport oblique jump prečni skok (pri smučanju)
šport pole jump skok s palico
šport jump ball met žoge med dva igralca (sodnik pri košarki)
ameriško, sleng (always) on the jump (vedno) v naglici, v razburjenju
to keep s.o. on the jump imeti koga na vajetih
to give s.o. a jump prestrašiti koga (da se zdrzne, poskoči)
to make (ali take) a jump skočiti
figurativno by jumps skokovito
to take the jump preskočiti oviro
jump in production hiter porast produkcije
to get the jump on s.o. imeti prednost pred kom, prehiteti koga
not by a long jump še zdaleč ne
ameriško from the jump od začetka

káp¹ -a watershoot; drip; (odtočni strešni žleb) eaves pl

z dežja pod káp, -a iti (pasti, skočiti) to jump (to leap, to fall) out of the frying-pan into the fire

kóža skin; (odrta z živali, za izdelovanje usnja) hide; (polt) complexion

brez kóže skinless
debela kóža thick skin
kóža z dlako fell
kóža z glave scalp
surova kóža rawhide
strojena kóža dressed skin, tanned hide, (z lasmi) coat; (kačji lev) slough
občutljiva kóža sensitive skin
zunanja kóža epidermis
le kost in kóža nothing but skin and bone
do kóže moker, premočen wet to the skin, soaked (ali drenched) to the skin, dripping wet, sopping wet, wringing wet
barva kóže colour (of the skin), (obraza) complexion, (temna) tanned (ali bronzed) complexion, (svetla) fair complexion
krema za kóžo skin cream, cold cream, face cream
mazilo za kóžo skin ointment
presaditev kóže medicina skin-grafting
vnetje kóže medicina skin inflammation, dermatitis
srbenje kóže itching, medicina prurigo; pruritus
ne bi hotel biti v njegovi kóži I wouldn't like to be in his shoes (ali in his skin)
braniti svojo kóžo to defend oneself
sama kost in kóža ga je he is nothing but (ali he is only) skin and bone, he is as thin as a lath, he is a bag of bones
iz kóže dati to skin, to flay; to strip the skin off
za kóžo mi gre my life is at stake
on ima debelo kóžo (figurativno) he is not thin-skinned, he is thick-skinned
kóža se mi je ob tem naježila it made my flesh creep
na lastni kóži občutiti to learn something to one's cost
nositi svojo kóžo na prodaj (figurativno) to do something at one's personal risk
odnesti celo (zdravo) kóžo to escape safely, to escape without a scratch; to save one's bacon, to escape unscathed; to get away scotfree; to escape with life and limb; to get off with a whole skin; to come out of something with a whole skin
gre za mojo kóžo my safety (ali my life) is at stake (ali is in danger)
iz kóže skočiti (figurativno) to jump out of one's skin
kóžo odreti to flay
strojiti kóže to dress (ali to tan, to curry) skins (ali hides)
ustrojiti komu kóžo (figurativno) to tan (ali to curry, to warm) someone's hide

lás lasjé hair; (ščetina) bristle

brez las hairless, (plešast) bald
kratki (dolgi) lás, lasjéje short (long) hair
gosti (redki) lás, lasjéje thick (thin) hair
kodrasti (gladki) lás, lasjéje curly (straight) hair
tanek kot lás, lasjé hair-thin; as fine as a hair
za las natančno to a hair, to a T
niti za las boljši not a bit (ali whit) better
beljeni lasje bleached hair
valoviti lasje wavy hair
rdeči lasje red hair, žargon carrots pl
na balin ostriženi lasje hair cut close to the skull
negovani lasje well-groomed hair
plavi (blond) lasje fair hair
umetni lasje false hair
za lasé privlečen (figurativno) far-fetched, strained
za lás, lasjé within (ali by) a hair's breadth; narrowly, nearly
beljenje las bleaching of hair
barva las colo(u)r of hair
barva za lase hair dye
sredstvo za krepitev lás, lasjé hair restorer
čop las tress, braid, pigtail
kita las braid of hair
čop las tuft of hair
izpadanje las hair loss, loss of hair, fall of the hair
pranje las shampoo, shampooing
losjon za lás, lasjéé hair lotion, hair tonic
pomada za lás, lasjéé pomade
puder za lás, lasjéé hair powder
navijač za lás, lasjéé wave clip, curler, curl clip, (iz papirja) curlpaper
klešče za kodranje lás, lasjé curling tongs pl, curling iron
rast las growth of hair
striženje las haircut, haircutting
sušílec za lás, lasjéé (fen) electric hairdryer, dryer
mrežica za lás, lasjéé hairnet
nakit za lás, lasjéé ornament for the hair
ščetka za lás, lasjéé hairbrush
trak za lás, lasjéé ribbon, bow for the hair
koder las curl, ringlet, lock
sredstvo za odstranjevanje las depilatory
biti si v lás, lasjééh z to be at loggerheads with, to be at daggers drawn with, (gledé, zaradi) over
lasje mi izpadajo my hair is thinning
delati sive lás, lasjéé komu (figurativno) to prove a headache for someone, to turn someone's hair grey
ne si delati sivih las glede, zaradi not to distress oneself about something
lás, lasjéé si puliti to tear one's hair
izgubiti lás, lasjéé to lose one's hair
(po)česati si lás, lasjéé to comb one's hair
urediti si lás, lasjéé, sfrizirati si lás, lasjéé to do (ali to dress) one's hair, ZDA to fix one's hair, to set one's hair
pristriči lás, lasjéé to trim the hair
razpustiti (si) lás, lasjéé to let one's hair down
(po)vleči koga za lás, lasjéé to pull someone's hair
imeti plave, blond lás, lasjéé to have fair hair
dati si ostriči lás, lasjéé to have (ali to get) one's hair cut
skočiti si v lás, lasjéé (figurativno) to come to blows; VB žargon to get stuck in
to je nekoliko za lás, lasjéé privlečeno that's a little far-fetched
lasje se mi ježé I feel my hair standing on end
lasje so se mi ježili my hair stood on end
pepelnato pobarvati lás, lasjéé to dye the hair grey
za lás, lasjé je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was within a hair's breadth, it was a near thing
za las je šlo! that was a touch too near (for comfort)!
niti lás, lasjéú ji niso skrivili they didn't harm a hair of her head, not a hair on her head has been touched
on ne bi nikomur skrivil lasá he would not hurt (ali harm) a fly
za lás, lasjéé privleči to drag in by the head and shoulders, to force in
oprati si lás, lasjéé to wash one's hair
za las uiti to have a narrow (ali a hairbreadth) escape, to have a narrow (ali close, tight) squeeze
za las smo ušli smrti we were within a hair's breadth of being killed, we just escaped death by the skin of our teeth
za lás, lasjé zgrešiti to miss by a hair
ni vredno, da si delate sive lás, lasjéé glede tega it is not worth while worrying yourself to death over it
to visi (je) na lás, lasjéu zdaj it is touch and go now
ta otrok mi dela sive lás, lasjée (figurativno) this child is a great worry (ali trial) to me

mix² [miks]

1. prehodni glagol
metati, pomešati, zmešati (with s, z)
biologija križati; melirati (blago)
figurativno združiti

2. neprehodni glagol
(po)mešati se; zlagati se s kom

to mix into primešati
to mix in baviti se s čim
to mix in society zahajati v družbo
to mix up premešati, zamešati; zamenjati (with s, z)
to be mixed up biti vpleten (in, with), biti zmeden
to get mixed up zmesti se; vmešati se, zaplesti se (in, with)
to mix work and pleasure združiti delo in zadovoljstvo
ameriško, sleng to mix it (up) skočiti si v lase
not to mix well ne zlagati se s kom, ne spadati skupaj

nôga foot, pl feet; (krak) leg; (klavnih živali) hoof, pl -s, hooves, (za jed) trotter; (čaše) stem, foot; (mize, stola) leg

prednja nôga foreleg
zadnja nôga hind leg
od glave do nôg from head to foot, from top to toe
prekrižanih nôg cross-legged
zaspale nôge (mravljinci v nogah) pins and needles
lahkih nôg light-footed, light-foot
umivanje nôg footwashing
ki ima nôge na O bandy-legged, bandy, bowlegged
nôge na X knock-knees
ki ima nôga na X knock-kneed
že biti na nôgah to be on one's feet
ves dan sem že na nôgah I have been on the go (ali run off my feet) all day
biti z eno nôgo v grobu to have one foot (ali one's feet) in the grave, to be on one's last legs
biti šibak v nôgah to be unsteady (ali groggy) on one's feet (ali pogovorno on one's pins)
on je slab v nôgah (slab hodec, pešec) he is a poor walker
pomagati komu na nôge to help someone up on his feet
sam si pomagati na nôge (figurativno) to lift oneself up by one's own bootstraps
obdržati se na nôgah to keep one's legs
metati komu polena pod nôge to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to thwart someone
nôge me bolijo my legs hurt, I have a pain in my legs
on ima umetno nôgo he has an artificial leg
podstaviti komu nôgo to trip someone (up)
postaviti koga na nôge to set someone on his feet
spraviti, postaviti koga zopet na nôge to put someone back on his feet
postaviti se na lastne nôge (figurativno) to stand on one's own two feet
postaviti se spet na nôge to recover one's footing
prestopati se z nôge na nôgo to shift one's weight from one foot to the other
pretegniti si nôge, iztegniti nôge to stretch one's legs
skočiti na nôge to spring (ali to start, to leap) to one's feet
skakati po eni nôgi to hop
stati na šibkih nôgah (figurativno) to stand on a weak foundation
stopiti komu na nôgo to tread upon someone's foot
teptati z nôgami to trample (ali to tread) underfoot
udariti z nôgo ob tla to tap (ali to stamp) one's foot
vidim sledove njegovih nôg v snegu I can see his footprints in the snow
vstati z levo nôgo (figurativno) to get out of bed on the wrong side
nôge so me začele boleti I became footsore
nôga mi je zaspala my leg (ali foot) has gone to sleep
izviniti si nôgo to sprain one's ankle
braniti se z rokami in nôgami proti čemu to fight against something tooth and nail
pasti komu k nôgam to fall at someone's feet
živeti na veliki nôgi (razkošno) to live in grand style
stati na lastnih nôgah to stand on one's own feet, to be on one's own, to be independent

padálo parachute; pogovorno chute; žargon brolly

avtomatsko padálo automatic parachute
pomožno padálo auxiliary (ali lift off) parachute, ZDA pull off parachute
zložitev padála parachute folding
(od)skok s padálom parachute jump
svila za padálo parachute silk
(od)skočiti s padálom to parachute, to jump (with a parachute), (v nevarnosti) to bail out with a parachute
odvreči s padálom to parachute, to drop
spustiti se s padálom na ozemlje Slovenije to parachute into Slovenia
vrvica za odpiranje padála rip cord

pigskin [pígskin] samostalnik
svinjska koža, svinjsko usnje
sleng sedlo
ameriško, pogovorno nogometna žoga

to jump into the pigskin skočiti v sedlo, zajahati (konja)

rail¹ [réil] samostalnik
tračnica, tir, železniška proga, železnica; zapah (na vratih); prečni drog, prečna deska, prečka, naslonilo (pri klopi)
(često množina) ograja, pregrada; rešetka, križi; balustrada; naslon iz stebričev pri balkonih, stopniščih ali odprtih hodnikih
množina, ekonomija železniške delnice

by rail z železnico, po železnici
off the rails iztirjen; dezorganiziran, zmeden, zbegan, vržen iz koncepta, iz reda, v neredu
rails Exchanges delnice za družbe za gradnjo železnic, železniške delnice
trgovina free on rail (kratica f.o.r.) franko vagon
towel-rail obešalnik, sušilnik za brisačo
to get (to run off) the rails iztiriti se, skočiti s tira

run in neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
priteči v
pogovorno oglasiti se, priti na kratek obisk (to s.o. h komu)
pogovorno prijeti, aretirati, zapreti koga; iti v brzino; uteči (nov stroj, avto); zagotoviti izvolitev (kandidata); biti podedovan (talent itd.)

to run in to (on) napasti, naskočiti, skočiti na
to run in with trčiti v, z

run off neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
uiti, zbežati, pobegniti; odteči, odtekati se; naglo zaviti, odmakniti se od (téme); brez zatikanja, v eni sapi oddrdrati (pesem itd.)
ekonomija poteči, zapasti (menica)
ekonomija pasti v ceni; izprazniti, izpiti, razliti (tekočino)
šport odločiti dirko
ameriško, sleng ukrasti (with s.th. kaj)

to run off at the head (mouth) ameriško, sleng govoriti neumnosti
to run off the rails (lines) skočiti s tira, iztiriti se
to run off a speech oddrdrati, imeti govor

short² [šɔ:t] prislov
na kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno
ekonomija brez kritja

short of razen, z izjemo; skoraj
short of killing he will do anything razen ubijanja je zmožen vsega
it was little short of a miracle to je bil skoraj čudež
to cut s.o. short prekiniti koga (v govoru)
cut it short! povej na kratko!
to jump short prekratko skočiti
to pull up short naglo ustaviti
to sell short pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisse
to stop short nenadoma se ustaviti
to be taken short znajti se v stiski
to take s.o. up short prekiniti koga