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kljúb in spite of; despite; notwithstanding

kljúb temu vsemu in spite of all that, for all that, notwithstanding; just the same, all the same, none the less
kljúb temu se mi je zahvalil he thanked me all the same
kljúb vsemu svojemu bogastvu ni srečen with all his wealth he is not happy
kljúb dejstvu, da... in spite of the fact that...

lap¹ [læp] samostalnik
krilo, naročje; privihnjeno krilo, volan pri obleki, guba
anatomija (ušesna) mečica

in Fortune's lap srečen, v naročju sreče
in the lap of luxury v razkošju
to sit on s.o.'s lap sedeti komu v naročju

luck [lʌk] samostalnik
srečno naključje, sreča, usoda

good luck! srečno!
bad (ali ill, hard) luck smola, nesreča
bad luck to him! bes ga plentaj!
to be down on one's luck imeti smolo
to be in luck's way; ali to be in luck imeti srečo
the devil's own luck vražja sreča ali smola
for luck za srečo
he has a run of luck sreča mu je naklonjena
in luck srečen, ki ima srečo
just my luck! kakšna smola!
out of luck nesrečen, ki nima sreče
pure luck slepa sreča, golo naključje
luck in sieve kratkotrajna sreča
streak of luck žarek sreče
to take pot luck sprejeti karkoli je pripravljeno za obed
to try one's luck at poskusiti srečo pri
as luck would have it k sreči, po nesreči (po vsebini)
worse luck na žalost, k nesreči
worst luck velika smola

may³ [méi] glagol
pomanjkljiv moči, smeti; utegniti

come what may naj se zgodi kar hoče
you may well say so ti lahko govoriš, lahko tebi
be that as it may kar bo, pa bo
may he live long naj dolgo živi!
may you be happy! da bi bil srečen!
it may happen utegne se zgoditi

miss² [mis] samostalnik
udarec v prazno, napačen sklep zakasnitev, zgrešitev, neuspeh, pogrešek
ameriško, pogovorno splav (otroka); slepi vžig

to give s.th. a miss izogniti se čemu; pobegniti pred čem
a lucky miss uspel, srečen pobeg
a miss is as good as a mile zgrešeno je zgrešeno
every shot a miss vsak strel je zgrešil

navzlíc in spite of; in defiance of; notwithstanding

navzlíc temu in spite of that
navzlíc dejstvu, da... in spite of the fact that...
navzlíc vsemu svojemu denarju ni bil srečen for (ali with) all his money he was not happy
navzlíc zdravi pameti against common sense, in open defiance of common sense

nesréčen (duševno) unhappy, grievous, wretched; (slučajno) unlucky, unfortunate, luckless; (nenaklonjen) fatal, sinister, ill-fated, ill-starred, inauspicious

nesréčen slučaj unfortunate accident
nesréčen v igri, srečen v ljubezni unlucky in cards, lucky in love
to je bilo nesréčno leto it was an ill-starred year
imeti nesréčno roko (figurativno) to be a butterfingers, to be constantly breaking things

piece¹ [pi:s] samostalnik
kos, komad; del (stroja itd.); primerek (npr. a piece of advice nasvet)
določena trgovska količina (npr. bala papirja, blaga; sod vina itd.)
vojska revolver, puška, top; kovanec; (umetniško) delo, manjše literarno delo, gledališki komad, odlomek; šahovska figura
sleng ženska, deklina
pogovorno kos poti, hipec, kratek čas

all of a piece izcela, iste vrste, skladen
by the piece po kosu (prodajati)
piece by piece kos za kosom, po kosih
to break to pieces razbiti na koščke
vojska, sleng it's a piece of cake to je lahko
a bad piece of business grda stvar
a piece of news novica, vest
a piece of poetry pesem
a piece of flesh ženska
a piece of beauty lepa ženska
a piece of virtue vzor kreposti
a piece of water jezero
a piece of work delo
šaljivo a piece of goods človek
a piece of luck sreča, srečen slučaj
a dramatic piece gledališka igra
test piece vzorec
a piece of eight figura (šah, dama)
to fall to pieces razpasti
field piece top
fowling piece lovska puška (za ptiče)
to give s.o. a piece of one's mind povedati komu svoje mnenje
pogovorno to say one's piece povedati, kar ti leži na duši
to go to pieces zrušiti se (človek), izgubljati živce
in pieces razbit, v kosih
of a piece with prav tak kakor, v zvezi s čim
to pay by the piece plačati po kosu, plačati na akord
to pick (ali pull) to pieces raztrgati, skritizirati
šaljivo pick up the pieces! vstani!, poberi se!
to take to pieces razstaviti (stroj)

pri at, by, beside; in; with

tik pri close to (by), (blizu) near, at hand, about
pri nas in our house, at our place
pri meni (v žepu) on me, about me
pri bogu! by the Lord!
pri kozarcu vina over a glass of wine
pri prvi priložnosti at the first oportunity
pri dobrem zdravju in good health
pri tem vremenu in this weather
pri mojem stricu (doma) at my uncle's
pri peku at the baker's
pri roki at hand; (na pismu)
pri Brown c/o Brown
pri sveči by candle-light
pri moji časti upon my honour
pri večerji at dinner
pri delu at work
pri kom? with whom?, in whose house?
pri moji duši upon my soul
pri oknu at (ali near) the window
pri tej priložnosti on this occasion
pri kaminu by the fireplace
pri mojem prihodu (moji vrnitvi) on my arrival (return)
pri ugodnem vremenu if the weather permits
pri vsem tem... for all that, notwithstanding
zelo priljubljen pri very popular with
bitka pri Verdunu the battle of Verdun
to je navada pri Italijanih it is a habit with (ali among) the Italians
pri vsem svojem bogastvu ni srečen despite all his riches he is not happy
mati je pri dobrem zdravju Mother is in good health
ne vem, pri čem sem I don't know what the matter is
on ni pri pravi pameti he is not in his right senses
imaš kaj denarja pri sebi? have you any money on you?
nimam drobiža pri sebi I have no change on me
naročiti pri to order from
ostal bo pet dni pri nas he will stay five days with us
deset dni smo preživeli pri njih we spent ten days with them
pri kom služiš? in whose service are you?
pri kom stanujete? where (ali with whom) are you staying?
spati pri odprtem oknu to sleep with the window open
pri kom se učite nemščine? with whom do you take German lessons?
utonil je pri kopanju he was drowned while bathing
vztrajati pri... to stick to...

razméroma relatively, comparatively, proportionally; in proportion; (latinsko) pro rata

on je razméroma srečen he is comparatively happy
meso je razméroma drago meat is comparatively dear
to je razméroma drago this is dear comparatively speaking
razméroma majhen comparatively small

red-letter [rédlétə]

1. pridevnik
tiskan z rdečimi črkami v koledarju

red-letter day praznik; srečen, nepozaben dan

2. prehodni glagol
(redko) rdeče zaznamovati (dan v koledarju kot srečen dan)

slučáj chance; accident; (srečen) luck; (slep) hazard; contingency; (nesrečen) accident, mishap

čisti, gol slučáj the purest accident, pure chance, mere chance, quite an accident, pure luck
srečen slučáj happy chance, a piece of good luck
slučáj je ravno hotel as good (ali bad) luck would have it

strike¹ [stráik] samostalnik
udarec (at proti)
zamah, zadetek; udarec, bitje (ure, zvona)
ekonomija stavka, štrajk
šport prazen udarec; srečno naključje, sreča (v špekulaciji)
vojska (zračni) napad
ameriško najdba (rud, nafte); ugriz (ribe)
geologija smer (plasti, slojev), vodoraven sloj
ameriško prevara, bluf; kvaliteta

ale of the first strike prvovrstno pivo
on strike stavkajoč
a lucky strike srečen zadetek (najdba)
strike notice napoved stavke
general strike splošna stavka
sit-down strike stavka, v kateri delavci nočejo zapustiti prostore, kjer delajo
sympathetic strike solidarnostna stavka
to be on strike stavkati
to go on strike stopiti v stavko
to come out on strike začeti stavkati
to call off a strike preklicati (odložiti) stavko
to make a strike imeti (zlasti finančno) srečo

stroke¹ [stróuk] samostalnik
udarec (s šibo, z bičem), sunek; močan zamah (pri plavanju, z veslom, s krilom); bitje (ure); utrip (žile); poteza (s peresom, čopičem itd.)
figurativno poteza
medicina napad, šok, kap, poškodba; veslač, ki daje takt za veslanje; takt
matematika vektor
elektrika razelektritev; stil, manira; (redko) značilna poteza, znak; božanje, ljubkovanje, glajenje (z roko)

at a stroke, at one stroke z enim udarcem, zamahom
on the stroke točno
a stroke of business dobra kupčija, dober posel
a stroke of apoplexy (paralysis) medicina kap
stroke of fate udarec usode
a stroke of genius genialna poteza, izvirna idejaa
stroke of lightning tresk
a stroke of luck srečen slučaj, (nepričakovana) sreča
a stroke of piston mehanika pot bata od začetnega položaja do konca valja in spet nazaj
stroke of state (redko) državni prevrat
a stroke of wings zamah s krili
stroke of wit duhovita opazka, duhovitost
the breast stroke prsno plavanje
a clever stroke spretna, vešča poteza
crawl stroke stil kravl (plavanja)
down-stroke poteza (s peresom) navzdol
a few strokes of brush nekaj (par) potez s čopičem
finishing stroke milostni, smrtonosni udarec
finishing strokes zadnje poteze, dovrševanje
a four-stroke motor štiritakten motor
hair-stroke tanka črtica navzgor (pri pisanju)
a stroke of liglttning udar strele, strela
a master-stroke of diplomacy mojstrska diplomatska poteza
masterly stroke mojstrska poteza
sun-stroke medicina sončarica
up-stroke poteza (s peresom) navzgor
it is on the stroke of ten vsak čas bo ura bila deset
she came on the stroke prišla je (kot ura) točno
he never does a stroke of work on se nikoli ne dotakne dela
to have a stroke medicina biti zadet od kapi
to keep stroke držati takt (pri veslanju)
to pull a strong (a quick) stroke hitro plavati
to put (to add) the finishing stroke (s) to s.th. dokončati kaj
to row stroke z veslanjem dajati takt ostalim veslačem
to row a long stroke veslati z dolgimi vesljaji
to set the stroke dajati takt pri veslanju

thrice [ɵráis] prislov
trikrat
figurativno zelo, čez vse

thrice-happy nadvse srečen

union [jú:njən] samostalnik
zveza; združenje; unija; povezanost
politika priključitev, zedinjenje; zakonska zveza, zakon; delavsko združenje, društvo, sindikat; sloga, harmonija
trgovina iz različnega materiala stkana tkanina; levi gornji del nacionalne zastave (ki predstavlja politično zvezo ozemelj); naprava za spajanje cevi, spoj dveh ali več predmetov (cevi, vrvi); plitva kad za čiščenje piva
(= union workhouse) zgodovina ubožnica

union card sindikalna izkaznica
union catalogue ameriško skupen katalog (več knjižnic)
the Union flag, the Union Jack državna zastava Velike Britanije
the Union Združene države Amerike; (tudi) Združena kraljevina (britanska); zgodovina severne države (v secesijski vojni)
Universal Postal union svetovna poštna unija
trade union strokovna zveza, delavska zveza, sindikat (v Angliji in v ZDA)
to bring about a union izvesti, izvršiti unijo
their union is not a happy one njun zakon ni srečen
to live together in perfect union živeti skupaj v popolni harmoniji
to hoist (ali to fly) a union flag down dati znak za nevarnost (z narobe dvignjeno angleško mornariško zastavo)

with [wið; wiɵ] predlog
s, z; proti; od; v družbi, pri, poleg; s pomočjo; skupaj z, istočasno; zaradi; od; v zvezi z, z ozirom na, pri; kljub, navzlic

I have no money with me nimam denarja pri sebi
away with you! poberi se! izgubi se!
with all my heart od srca rad
pale with fear bled od strahu
stiff with cold otrpel, trd od mraza
with all his money he is not happy kljub vsemu svojemu denarju on ni srečen
sick with bolan od
he is furious with me on je besen name
with God figurativno mrtev, v nebesih
with that nato, tedaj
she is with child ona je noseča
with young breja
with all his brains pri (kljub) vsej njegovi pameti
he is lying down with fever leži bolan zaradi mrzlice
to die with cancer umreti za rakom
to fight with courage pogumno se boriti
to tremble with fear tresti se od strahu
we parted with them ločili smo se od njih
to rise with sun vstati (skupaj, istočasno) s soncem
he lives with us on stanuje pri nas
she took her with her vzela jo je s seboj
leave it with me! prepustite to meni!
to be with s.o. on a point strinjati se s kom o neki točki
it is a habit with him to je pri njem navada
to be with it ameriško, pogovorno biti na tekočem (o čem)
vote with the Conservatives! glasujte (volite) za konservativce!
to walk with a stick hoditi s palico
what does he want with me? kaj hoče od mene?
it rests with you to decide odločitev je pri vas
it is not so with the drama v drami to ni tako
I can't leave with my mother so ill ne morem odpotovati, če mi je mati tako bolna
to weep with joy jokati od veselja

zákon

1. (postava, zaveza) law; act (of parliament); tehnika principle

pisani zákon statute
božji zákon divine law
Grimmov zákon gramatika Grimm's law
duh zákona the spirit of the law
po angleškem zákonu under English law
na temelju zákona by virtue of a law, under a law
zbirka zákonov digest (of laws)
zákon ponudbe in povpraševanja the law of supply and demand
zákoni perspektive the laws pl of perspective
kršilec zákona lawbreaker, transgressor, offender
kršitev zákona transgression (ali violation) of a law, offence, ZDA offense
oseba zunaj zákona outlaw
oseba, ki se pokorava zákonu law-abiding person
tolmačenje zákona interpretation of the law, law interpretation
luknja v zákonu loophole in the law
zaščiten z zákonom protected by law
novi (stari) zákon religija New (Old) Testament
z zákonom pooblaščen organ statutorily empowered authority
izdati zákon to pass (ali to promulgate) a law
izvrševati zákone to administer the law
odobriti zákon to ratify (ali to approve) a law
obiti zákon to circumvent (ali to evade) to get round the law
kršiti zákon to infringe (ali to violate, to transgress, to contravene) a law
pasti, priti pod zákon to come under a law
postati zákon to become law, to pass into law
postaviti koga izven zákona to outlaw someone
zákon je prevladal the law prevailed
sprejeti zákon parlament to pass a bill
izboljšati, spremeniti zákon to amend a law
razveljaviti, ukiniti zákon to abrogate (ali to repeal) a law
zákon velja the law is in force, the law is valid (ali binding)
zákon bo stopil v veljavo dne 1. januarja the law will come into force (ali will come into effect) on the 1st of January
temeljiti na zákonu to be based on statutory authority
urejati z zákonom to regulate by statute and constitution
uvajati z zákonom to introduce by statute
uveljaviti zákon to enforce a law, to put a law into force

2. (zakonska zveza) marriage, matrimony, wedlock

civilni zákon civil marriage
divji zákon cohabitation, concubinage
ločitev zákona divorce
nesrečen zákon an ill-assorted couple
poskusni zákon ZDA companionate marriage
njun zákon je bil srečen their marriage was a happy one
zákon je bil ločen the marriage was dissolved
ima sina iz prvega zákona she has a son by her first marriage
živela sta v srečnem zákonu they lived in connubial bliss
živeti v divjem zákonu (figurativno) to cohabit, to live together (as man and wife)