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skimp [skimp] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
varčno, skopo (kaj) dajati ali deliti; skopo oskrbovati (in z)
skopariti stiskati, biti skop(uški); zanikrno, površno (iz)delati, zmašiti, skrpucati (kaj); šušmariti, nemarno delati; priskutovati se (pri jedi)

speechless [spí:člis] pridevnik (speechlessly prislov)
skop z besedami, redkobeseden; nem, onemel (with od)
neizrekljiv, nem (o bolečini)

speechless grief neizrekljiva žalost
speechless with horror onemel od groze

fist¹ [fist] samostalnik
pest
pogovorno roka, šapa
hudomušno pisava

a bad fist grda pisava
a good fist lepa pisava
close-fisted, tight-fisted skopuški, skop
clenched fist stisnjena pest
fist law pravica močnejšega
to grease s.o.'s fist podkupovati koga
he made a better fist of it delo mu je šlo bolje od rok
he made a poor fist of it delo se mu ni posrečilo
the mailed fist moč, oblast
to make money hand over fist zaslužiti veliko denarja
to shake one's fist at s.o. groziti komu s pestjo

hvála thanks pl; (pohvala) praise, laud, commendation; (govor, pismena hvala) eulogy, panegyric, encomium

hvála! thank you!
hvála lepa! thanks very much!, many thanks!
hvála lepa za Vašo prijaznost! many thanks for your kindness!
hvála bogu! thank God!
hvála bodi bogu! thanks be to God!
hvála za Vaše vprašanje (po mojem zdravju)! thank you for asking after me
srčna Vam hvála za... my heartfelt thanks to you for..., I am deeply grateful to you
biti skop s hválo to be sparing with one's praise
hválo peti komu to sing someone's praises
sam sebi hválo peti to blow one's own trumpet, humoristično to toot one's own horn
še hvála mi ni nihče rekel! much (ali small) thanks I got for it!
lastna hvála se po blatu, pod mizo valja self-praise is no recommendation
še malo čaja? - prosim! (da); hvála, ne! some more tea? - yes, please!; no, thank you!

pohvála praise; commendation; laud, eulogy, encomium, approbation

vreden pohvále worthy of praise
poln pohvále full of praise
javna pohvála honourable mention
biti skop s pohválo to be sparing of praise

praise¹ [préiz] samostalnik
hvala, poveličevanje

to damn with faint praise strgati koga na nežen način
to be sparing of praise biti skop s hvalo
to be loud in one's praises; ali to sing one's praises kovati koga v zvezde
praise be to God! hvala bogu!