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dime [daim] samostalnik
ameriško kovanec 10 centov

to have dollars and dimes biti premožen
dime novel cenen, malovreden roman
not to care a dime nič ne marati
pogovorno a dime a dozen skoraj zastonj

dirt [də:t] samostalnik
nesnaga, umazanija, blato, prah; zemlja; ničvredna stvar; umazanost, nesnažnost; nespodobne besede

as cheap as dirt skoraj zastonj
to eat dirt požreti žalitev, biti ponižan
to fling (ali throw) dirt at s.o. poniževati, blatiti koga
to fling dirt about obrekovati, opravljati
ameriško dirt farmer poljedelec
dirt floor netlakovana tla
ameriško dirt road netlakovana cesta
ameriško, mineralogija pay dirt zemlja bogata zlata
dirt roof rušnata streha
dirt track mehka dirkalna steza
yellow dirt zlato
to treat s.o. like dirt slabo s kom ravnati
a spot of dirt madež

door [dɔ:] samostalnik
vrata, vhod, dohod
tehnično zaklopnica, vratca

to answer the door iti odpret vrata
figurativno to close the door onemogočiti
next door v sosednji hiši
figurativno next door to blizu, skoraj
front door glavna, hišna vrata
to darken s.o.'s door priti komu v hišo
to show s.o. the door, to turn out of doors spoditi koga, pokazati mu vrata
door to door canvassing predvolilna agitacija od hiše do hiše
to force an open door skušati komu dopovedati že tako jasno stvar
to bang (ali slam) the door on s.th. onemogočiti kaj
at death's door na pragu smrti
to make door zapreti in zapahniti vrata
a creaking door bangs long bolehni in šibki dolgo živijo
in (ali within) doors doma
to lay a charge at the door of s.o. obdolžiti koga
it lies at his door on je kriv
out of (ali without) doors na prostem
to shut (ali slam) the door in s.o.'s face zapreti komu vrata pred nosom
packed to the doors nabito poln

ever [évə] prislov
vedno, nenehno, vselej; večno; nekdaj, včasih, (sploh) kdaj

as ever kakor hitro, bržko
ever afterwards, ever since odtlej
arhaično ever and anon tu in tam
ever before od nekdaj
hardly (ali scarcely) ever skoraj nikoli
ever so long celo večnost
pogovorno ever so še kako, zelo
if ever so tired najsi še tako truden
for ever (and a day) večno
ever yours vaš (ali tvoj) vdani (kot zaključek pisma)
who (what, how, where, when) ever kdo (kaj, kako, kje, kam, kdaj) le, že

good¹ [gud] (primernik better, presežnik best) pridevnik
dober; ljubezniv; koristen, zadovoljiv, precejšen, znaten, obilen; zdrav, kreposten; zapeljiv; pravi, veljaven; svež, nepokvarjen; cel

all in good time vse o pravem času
as good as skoraj, tako rekoč
pogovorno good and popolnoma
to be as good as one's word biti mož beseda
good at, a good hand at spreten, mojster v čem
good cheer veseljačenje, požreševanje, krokanje, popivanje; pogum
a good deal precej
in good earnest čisto resno
be good enough to... bodi tako dober in...
so far so good doslej je še vse v redu
to feel good biti dobre volje
good for veljaven za
good for nothing zanič, neraben
good for you odlično
good form lepo vedenje
Good Friday veliki petek
from (ali on) good authority iz dobrega vira
with a good grace z dobro voljo
good gracious (ali heavens) za božjo voljo!
to hold good dobro se obnesti, obveljati
good humour dobra volja
his good lady njegova žena
good looks lepa zunanjost
to make good uspešno izvršiti
the good man of the house hišni gospodar
to have a good mind to do it imeti najboljši namen kaj storiti
good people škrati
as good as a play zabaven (prizor)
trgovina your good self vaša cenjena firma (v pismih)
good speed! mnogo sreče!
that's a good'un! ta je dobra!
to throw good money after bad razmetavati denar, zapravljati
to do a good turn izkazati ljubeznivost
good night! lahko noč!
good Lord! zaboga!
good for you! prav imaš
a good turn usluga
pogovorno good and ready popolnoma pripravljen

hardly [há:dli] prislov
komaj, le malo, s težavo, trdo, težko

hardly ever skoraj nikoli
hardly anyone skoraj nihče
I need hardly say ni mi treba reči

inch¹ [inč] samostalnik
palec, cola (2,54 cm); malenkost
množina rast, postava

at an inch zelo natančno
by inches; ali inch by inch ped za pedjo, po malem, polagoma
an inch of cold iron vbod z bodalom
every inch a popoln, od glave do pete
give him an inch and he will take an ell če mu ponudiš prst, zagrabi celo roko
a man of your inches mož tvoje rasti
not to yield an inch ne umakniti se niti za ped
to flog s.o. within an inch of his life prebičati koga skoraj do smrti
within an inch za las, skoraj

kill³ [kil]

1. prehodni glagol
ubiti, ubijati; klati, zaklati (živino); ubiti, ustreliti (divjad)
vojska uničiti, potopiti (ladjo); pokončati, ugonobiti, udušiti, zatreti
figurativno preklicati, stornirati, razveljaviti, črtati
figurativno potlačiti, zadušiti (čustva), obsipati (s pretirano dobroto); olajšati, ublažiti (bolečino), nevtralizirati (barvo, hrup); odbiti, preprečiti (zakonski osnutek), prekrižati (načrt)
šport zaustaviti (žogo); zabiti čas
ameriško, pogovorno popiti celo steklenico

2. neprehodni glagol
povzročiti smrt
pogovorno biti neudržljiv, biti očarljiv

to kill two birds with one stone ubiti dve muhi na en mah
to kill the fatted calf for s.o. z veseljem sprejeti, sprejeti kot izgubljenega sina
the sight nearly killed me ob pogledu na to sem skoraj počil od smeha
to kill s.o. with kindness škoditi komu s preveliko dobroto
to kill time zabijati čas
dressed up to kill zapeljivo oblečen, gizdavo oblečen
to kill by inches počasi ubijati
to kill the goose that lays golden eggs s svojo grabežljivostjo uničiti vir dohodkov
a kill or cure remedy drastično zdravilo
to dance to kill plesati do iznemoglosti
pigs do not kill well at that age v tej starosti svinje niso godne za klanje

kómaj scarcely; hardly

kómaj..., že... (ko...) no sooner... than
kómaj kaj scarcely anything
kómaj kdaj hardly ever
kómaj kdo hardly anyone
kómaj 20 let je star he is only just (ali scarcely) twenty
kómaj ga poznam I scarcely know him
kómaj (da) si upam I hardly dare
kómaj je ušel (za las je ušel) he had a narrow escape, he had a narrow squeak
to moreš kómaj (skoraj ne moreš) pričakovati you can hardly expect that
kómaj je mogel govoriti he was hardly able to speak
kómaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes
kómaj še, da je bil vljuden he was barely polite
kómaj smo (še) ujeli vlak we only just caught the train
imam kómaj še dovolj volne, da spletem par nogavic I have only just enough wool left to knit a pair of socks
kómaj je spregovoril, ko... he had scarcely spoken when...
kómaj sem začel brati, že je stopil oče v sobo no sooner had I begun to read than my father entered the room

kúpiti kupováti to buy, to purchase, to make a purchase (od from)

kúpiti, kupováti za gotovino to buy for cash
kúpiti, kupováti na kredit to buy on credit
kúpiti, kupováti na obroke to buy on the instalment plan
kúpiti, kupováti na račun to buy on account
kúpiti, kupováti na dražbi to buy at an auction
kúpiti, kupováti na debelo to buy wholesale, to buy in bulk, to bulk-buy
iti kupovat v trgovino to go shopping, to do the shopping
iti kupovat na trg to go shopping in the market
poceni kúpiti, kupováti to buy cheap, to buy a bargain
kúpiti, kupováti skoraj za nič, zastonj, zelo poceni to buy for a song, to buy dirt cheap
dobro kúpiti, kupováti to strike a good bargain
kúpiti, kupováti iz druge roke to buy secondhand
kúpiti, kupováti mačka v vreči to buy a pig in a poke
(pod)kúpiti, kupováti koga to bribe someone, to corrupt, to suborn someone; pogovorno to grease someone's palm

less³ [les] samostalnik
kar je manjše, manj pomembno; manjši del (število, količina itd.)

in less than no time takoj, v trenutku
to do with less shajati z manj (denarja itd.)
for less ceneje
little less than robbery že skoraj rop
nothing less than najmanj, vsaj

likely² [láikli] prislov
verjetno

most (ali very) likely zelo verjetno
as likely as not skoraj gotovo, zelo verjetno

little³ [litl] samostalnik
malenkost

a little malo, nekaj
little or nothing skoraj nič
not a little precej
for a little za kratek čas
little by little; ali by little and little po malem, počasi
by littles v majhnih količinah, po malem
in little po malem
to make little of podcenjevati
after a little čez kakšen trenutek

low² [lou] prislov
nizko, globoko, tiho
ekonomija poceni; borno, ubožno, ponižno; prostaško

to bring s.o. low ponižati, oslabiti, potlačiti koga
to burn low dogorevati
to feel low biti potrt
to lay low podreti, ubiti
to lie low biti ponižan, sleng skrivati se, pritajiti se
to live low borno živeti
to play low igrati za malo denarja
to play it low ravnati nizkotno s kom
to run low zmanjkovati
to sell low poceni prodati
figurativno the sands are running low čas je skoraj potekel, konec se bliža

matter¹ [mǽtə] samostalnik
materija, snov, stvar; medgnoj
pravno zadeva, predmet
množina (brez člena) stvari, reči; povod, vzrok (for za)
predmet, tema, vsebina (knjige)
tisk rokopis, stavek; važnost (of)

organic matter organska snov
gaseous matter plinasto telo
pravno the matter in (ali at) hand pričujoča zadeva
pravno matter in controversy sporna zadeva
pravno matter in issue sporna zadeva; stvar, ki jo je treba še dokazati
a matter of taste stvar okusa
a matter of time vprašanje časa
printed matter tiskovina, tiskovine
postal matter vse stvari, ki se lahko pošiljajo po pošti
no matter ni važno
as near as no matter skoraj, za las
as a matter of course samo po sebi umevno
as a matter of fact v resnici, pravzaprav
for that matter; ali for the matter of kar se tega tiče
a hanging matter zločin, ki se kaznuje s smrtjo
in the matter of glede na kaj
no laughing matter ni šala, resna zadeva
in matter and manner formalno in resnično
to leave the matter open pustiti vprašanje odprto
to make much matter of pripisovati čemu veliko važnost
not to mince matters ne slepomišiti, povedati odkrito
to make matters worse poslabšati stvari
to carry matters too far iti predaleč
as matters stand kakor sedaj kaže
to take matters easy nalahko jemati, ne delati si skrbi
what matter? in kaj potem?
what's the matter? kaj pa je?
what's the matter with this? je kaj narobe s tem?

mêja (državna, deželna) frontier, border; (ločnica) boundary (-line); (mejno področje) borders pl, confines pl; figurativno limit, (skrajni konec) extreme point; (rob) edge, verge, skirt

na mêji on the frontier
onkraj mêje beyond the frontier, (v tujini) abroad
v mêjah (česa) within the borders (ali limits) (of something)
do (neke) gotove mêje to a certain extent, to some extent, up to a point
mestne mêje city boundaries pl
starostna mêja age limit
živa mêja hedge, hedgerow, quickset hedge
določitev mêje demarcation; delimitation
kršitev mêje violation of the frontier
prestopitev mêje frontier-crossing
mêja, ki se ne sme prestopiti figurativno pogovorno deadline
prekoračiti, prestopiti mêjo to cross the frontier, (figurativno) to exceed the limit (ali permission)
postaviti mêjo, mêje to put (ali to set) bounds to, to limit
začrtati mêjo to draw a boundary
določiti mêjo to determine (ali to set, to fix) a boundary
vse ima svoje mêje there is a limit to everything, we must draw the line somewhere
ne poznati mêje (figurativno) to know no bounds
njegova hvaležnost (njegovo začudenje) ni poznala mêjá his gratitude (his surprise) knew no bounds
to presega vse mêje that passes all bounds
moje potrpljenje je skoraj doseglo svojo mêjo I have almost reached the limit of my patience
držati v mêjah to keep within bounds, to check, to restrain
tvoriti mêjo čemu to form the boundary of something

mind¹ [máind] samostalnik
spomin; mišljenje, mnenje, nazor; misel; namen, volja, želja; pamet, razum; duh, duša; razpoloženje, čud; srce

the human mind človekov duh
history of the mind idejna zgodovina
things of the mind duhovne stvari
his is a fine mind je pametna glava
one of the greatest minds of his time eden največjih mislecev svojega časa
absence of mind raztresenost
presence of mind prisotnost duha
to be in two minds about s.th. kolebati, omahovati
to be of s.o.'s mind strinjati se s kom, biti istega mnenja
to be of the same mind biti istega mnenja
to bear (ali have, keep) s.th. in mind spomniti se zapomniti si
to bring (ali call) to mind spomniti (se)
to cast one's mind back v duhu se vrniti nazaj
to change one's mind premisliti se
the mind's eye vizija
in one's mind's eye v duhu, v domišljiji
to close one's mind to zapreti se vase, zapreti srce čemu
to come to mind priti na misel
to enter s.o.'s mind priti komu na misel
a frame (ali state) of mind duševno stanje, trenutno razpoloženje
to give one's mind to s.th. lotiti se česa zanimati se za kaj
to give s.o. a piece (ali bit) of one's mind učiti koga kozjih molitvic, odkrito povedati svoje mnenje o kom
to have a good (ali great) mind to nameniti se, biti trdno odločen za kaj
to have half a mind to biti skoraj odločen za kaj
to have s.th. on one's mind biti zaskrbljen zastran česa stalno misliti na kaj
to have an open mind biti brez predsodkov, nepristranski
to bave it in mind to do s.th. nameravati kaj storiti
to have s.th. in mind nameravati, imeti načrt, izbrati
to have no mind for ne imeti volje za kaj
to keep one's mind on kar naprej misliti na kaj
to keep an open mind počakati z odločitvijo
to know one's own mind biti odločen, vedeti kaj hočeš
not to know one's own mind biti poln dvomov, obotavljati se
to lose one's mind znoreti
to make up one's mind odločiti se
to make up one's mind to s.th. sprijazniti se s čim
to (ali in) my mind po mojem mnenju, meni pri srcu
many men, many minds kolikor glav, toliko misli
month's mind porodničina želja po jedi
my mind misgives me ne slutim nič dobrega
to open one's mind to zaupati komu svoje misli (čustva)
to pass (ali go) out of mind iti v pozabo, pozabiti kaj
to prey on one's mind ležati na duši
to put s.o. in mind of s.th. spomniti koga na kaj
to put s.tb. out of one's mind izbiti si kaj iz glave
in one's right mind pri zdravi pameti
out of one's (right) mind nor
to read s.o.'s mind brati komu misli, uganiti komu misli
pravno of sound mind and memory priseben
to set one's mind on ubiti si kaj v glavo, odločiti se za kaj
out of sight, out of mind kar ne vidiš, hitro pozabiš
to slip one's mind pozabiti
to speak one's mind odkrito govoriti
to take one's mind off prenehati misliti na kaj
to tell s.o. one's mind komu odkrito povedati svoje mnenje
time out of mind davno, pozabljeni časi
to turn one's mind to obrniti pozornost na kaj
to turn over in one's mind skrbno pretehtati, premisliti
it was a weight off my mind kamen se mi je odvalil od srca

miníti (poteči) to be over, to run out; to expire, to elapse, to lapse; (leta) roll by, to roll on; (iti mimo) to pass by, to go by

učna ura je minila the lesson is over
rok je minil the deadline has passed
skoraj ne mine teden, da ne bi deževalo hardly a week goes by without it raining
kako hitro mine čas! how (quickly) time flies (ali slips by)!
minilo me je to (= naveličal sem se tega) I got tired of it
ni ga še minila njegova norost he hasn't got over his folly yet

moon¹ [mu:n] samostalnik
luna, mesec
poetično mesečina:
astronomija mesec, trabant, satelit

moon's men tatovi, lopovi
there is a moon luna sije
ages of the moon lunine mene
the man in the moon izmišljena oseba
to know no more about s.th. than the man in the moon ne imeti pojma o čem
to aim at the moon biti preveč častihlepen
to cry for the moon želeti nemogoče
once in a blue moon skoraj nikoli
old moon in new moon's arms čas med prvim krajcem
new moon mlaj
crescent moon polmesec
full moon polna luna, ščip
half moon krajec (first quarter, last quarter)
waning (ali old) moon pojemajoč mesec
waxing moon rastoč mesec
sleng to shoot the moon skrivaj ponoči oditi

muchness [mʌ́čnis] samostalnik
množina, veličina, obilje

pogovorno much of a muchness skoraj enak