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weedy¹ [wí:di] pridevnik (-dily prislov)
poln plevela, plevelast, porasel s plevelom
pogovorno zelo mršav, suh, slaboten

wizen [wizn]

1. pridevnik
osušen, izsušen, usahel, suh; naguban, zgrbančen; izčrpan; pergamenten (obraz)

2. prehodni glagol
izsušiti, posušiti

xeric [zí(ə)rik] pridevnik
botanika suh, kseričen

xerotic [zirɔ́tik] pridevnik
medicina suh, kserotičen

chinook [činú:k] samostalnik
topel in suh veter v območju Skalnatih gor

dryish [dráiiš] pridevnik
precej suh, zasušen

husk [hʌsk]

1. samostalnik
botanika strok, lupina, luščina, mekina, ličje
figurativno prazna lupina
množina, (tudi figurativno) pleve
tehnično okvir, obod; suh kašelj (pri govedu)
ameriško, sleng fant, možakar

2. prehodni glagol
luščiti, ličkati

scrag [skræg]

1. samostalnik
suhec, suh (mršav) človek (žival, rastlina); okostnjak; skrivljeno (oguljeno) drevo; koščen vrat koštruna (klavni kos)
pogovorno vrat, tilnik

2. prehodni glagol
sleng obesiti, zaviti (komu) vrat, zadaviti
sleng zgrabiti za, zaviti vrat, brutalno ravnati s (kom)

seasoned [sí:zənd] pridevnik
dozorel; čisto suh (les); začinjen

siroc(c)o [sirɔ́k(ou)] samostalnik
(veter) široko; topel in vlažen južni veter v Italiji in na Jadranu; suh puščavski veter, ki nosi pesek iz Sahare

stone-broke [stóunbrouk] pridevnik
sleng brez prebite pare, "suh kot poper"

weazeny [wí:zni] pridevnik
nekoliko suh, uvel, naguban

wet¹ [wet]

1. samostalnik
mokrota, vlaga; voda, dež, deževno vreme
sleng pijača; požirek
ameriško nasprotnik prohibicije

2. pridevnik
moker, premočen, še ne suh, (na)vlažen, namočen; deževen; bogat s padavinami; konserviran (v steklenicah)
ameriško ki ni pod prohibicijo; ki glasuje, je proti prohibiciji
sleng obrnjen, napačen; nor, prismojen

wet as a drowned rat moker kot miš
wet behind the ears figurativno moker za ušesi, neizkušen
wet blanket figurativno hladna prha, kvarilec dobrega razpoloženja
wet bargain kupčija, potrjena s kozarcem vina
wet bob študent iz Etona, ki se bavi z vodnim športom
a wet idea nora ideja
wet paint! sveže (pre)pleskano!
wet goods ameriško, trgovina blago (roba) v tekočem stanju, pogovorno alkoholne pijače
wet through do kosti premočen
wringing wet za ožeti moker
to be wet to the skin biti do kože moker (premočen)
you are all wet sleng si popolnoma na krivi, napačni poti

black¹ [blæk] pridevnik
črn; temen, mračen; jezen, srdit; obupan, žalosten

black art magija
black ball črna kroglica (volitve)
to beat black and blue pošteno naklestiti
to be in s.o.'s black books biti pri kom slabo zapisan, v nemilosti
black death kuga
the devil is not so black as he is painted stvar ni tako huda, kakor je videti
to have a black dog on one's head biti zelo potrt
black drops opijeve kapljice
to get off with a black eye poceni jo odnesti
to be black in the face biti besen
as black as ink (ali soot, your hat) črn ko smola
black friar dominikanec
black frost suh mraz
black heart hudobno srce
the kettle calls the saucepan black sova sinici glavana pravi
a black letter day nesrečni dan; delavnik
black look čemeren, preteči pogled
to get a black mark priti na slab glas
Black Mary (ali Maria) zeleni Henrik
Black Monday nesrečen, kritični dan; prvi dan pouka v šoli
the black ox has trodden on his foot potrt, zaskrbljen je
black peper poper
the pot calls the kettle black sova sinici glavana pravi
black pudding krvavica
Black Rod najvišji uradnik Gornjega doma
black rust botanika pšenična snet
a black sheep in the family črna ovca v družini
Black & Tans vzdevek britanskih čet na Irskem
to swear the black is white prisegati, da je črno belo
as black as thunder skrajno razdražen, besen
Black Watch 42. škotski polk

bone¹ [boun] samostalnik
kost, srt, koščica
množina okostje
pogovorno, množina kocke, kockanje; kastanjete
sleng študent, ki počasi študira
ameriško, sleng dolar

a bag of bones kost in koža, suh ko trlica
bred in the bone prirojen, v krvi
to cast (in) a bone between povzročati nesoglasje, ščuvati
chilled to the bone popolnoma premražen
bone of contention kamen spotike
to cut to the bone do skrajnosti omejiti
devil's bones kocke
to feel in one's bones slutiti, biti prepričan
funny (ali crazy) bone za udarec občutljivo mesto na komolcu
to go down on one's bones na kolenih prositi za odpuščanje
to make no bones about (ali of) ne delati težav zaradi, odkrito priznati
to make old bones doseči visoko starost
to have a bone to pick with s.o. imeti s kom račune; ošteti koga
to have no bones about ne se pomišljati
hard words break no bones strogost ne škoduje, beseda ni konj
to have a bone in one's arm (ali leg) biti na smrt utrujen
to have a bone in one's throat ne moči spregovoriti
to keep the bones green biti dobrega zdravja
the nearer the bone the sweeter the flesh (ali meat) na koncu je jed najslajša
to the bone maksimalno (zreducirati)

churchyard [čə́:čja:d] samostalnik
pokopališče

churchyard cough suh kašelj jetičnikov
pogovorno fat churchyard mnogo smrtnih primerov

cough¹ [kɔf] samostalnik
kašelj, kašljanje

pogovorno churchyard cough suh, jetičen kašelj
whooping cough oslovski kašelj
to catch a cough dobiti kašelj
to give a slight cough rahlo zakašljati

denár money; žargon brass, lolly, dough; (kovan) coin, coinage, hard money, hard cash, specie; (papirnati) soft money, paper money, bank notes pl, currency, token money; (drobiž) change; (gotovina) ready money; (v prometu) currency; (ženi za drobnarije) pin-money; (sredstva) pecuniary resources, capital

ponarejen denár counterfeit money
razpoložljiv denár disposable funds pl
presežni denár surplus money
tuj, inozemski denár foreign money
lahko zaslužen denár ZDA žargon fast buck
pri denárju in cash
brez denárja penniless
denárja kot smeti loads of money
lovec na denár (na doto) fortune hunter
v škripcih za denár short or money, out of cash, in money difficulties, hard up for money
kovnica denárja mint
obtok denárja circulation of money
pomanjkanje denárja lack (ali shortage) of money, financial stringency
predal za denár money-box, till
tečaj denárja rate of exchange, value
posojevalec denárja moneylender
kopičenje denárja accumulation of money, slabšalno money-grubbing
denár v obtoku money in circulation
za denár je trda money is tight
biti pri denárju to be in the money, to be flush, pogovorno to be quids in
ne biti pri denárju to be short of money (ali of cash, pogovorno of the ready), to be broke, to be out of cash, to have no money
biti čisto brez denárja (suh kot poper) to be dead broke
dobiti denár povrnjen to get (ali to have) one's money refunded
za noben denár ne morem tega dobiti I can't get it for love or money
dolgovati denár to owe money
dvigniti denár to draw money, to withdraw money (iz from)
denár ne igra vloge money (is) no object
imeti mnogo denárja to have plenty of money
ima denárja kot pečká he is rolling in money
nimam nič denárja pri sebi I have no money on me
ima denárja kot smeti he has tons of money
izdati (potrošiti) denár to spend money
izgubiti denár to lose one's money
investirati denár to invest money
hraniti (varčevati) denár to save money
to gre v denár that's making (real) money
kovati denár to coin, to mint money
najeti denár pri banki to raise money at the bank
z denárjem se da vse napraviti money talks
denár proč metati to let money go down the drain
bil je ogoljufan za svoj denár he was cheated (ali swindled) out of his money
narediti si denar (figurativno) to feather one's nest
podpirati z denárjem to subsidize (koga someone)
lahko se pod nosom obrišeš za svoj denár you may whistle for your money
kopičiti si denár to hoard money
pobirati denár to raise (ali to collect) money
posoditi denár to lend out money
naložíti denár to invest money
potrošiti denár to spend money
razsipavati z denárjem to spend money right and left
prihraniti mnogo denárja to have a nest egg put by
priti na dan z denárjem to come out with one's money
spremeniti v denár (vnovčiti) to turn (ali to convert) into cash
spraviti kaj v denár (vnovčiti) to make money of something, to realize, to convert into money
lahko in hitro služiti denár (figurativno) to coin money
prispevati denár to contribute money
on me stane mnogo denárja he is a heavy burden on my purse
ta posel me je spravil ob denár this business (ali transaction) has left me out of pocket
ta posel mi je prinesel denárja this deal has paid off
zasluži mnogo (kup) denárja he is earning a lot of money
(po)vrniti denár to refund (ali to reimburse) money
vložiti denár v to put (ali to deposit) money in
vnaprej dati, plačati denár to advance money
valjati se v denárju to be rolling in money, to be as rich as Croesus
zbirati, zbrati denár to collect money
to znese mnogo denárja that amounts to a lot of money
denár je sveta vladar money rules the world
denár ali življenje! your money or your life!, stand and deliver!
priti do denárja, podedovati denár to come into money

dolgín a very tall person, a six-footer

suh, mršav dolgín (žargon) lanky person, pogovorno beanpole, lamppost

frost¹ [frɔst] samostalnik
mraz, slana, zmrzal, ivje
sleng veliko razočaranje, mrzla prha, popoln neuspeh, polomija

Jack Frost zima
black frost mraz brez slane
white (ali hoar) frost slana
ground frost mrazica, suh mraz
hard (ali sharp) frost hud mraz
to turn out a frost biti polomija