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dead-lift [dédlíft] samostalnik
težko breme
figurativno težaven opravek

emergency¹ [imə́:džənsi] samostalnik
sila, potreba; težaven ali nepričakovan položaj, nevarnost

in an emergency, in case of emergency v sili
state of emergency stiska, beda; izredno stanje

predicament [pridíkəmənt] samostalnik
filozofija predikament, trditev, kategorija logične trditve, vrsta, red, kategorija; težaven položaj, zadrega

to be in a pretty predicament biti v lepi kaši

rough¹ [rʌf] samostalnik
hrapavost, neravnost; surovo stanje; surovost, grobost; neprijetne stvari, težki trenutki, surova stran življenja; težaven teren; surov, neotesan človek, neotesanec, prostak

in the rough v surovem, neobdelanem stanju
the rough(s) of life neugodnosti življenja
over rough and smooth v slabem in v dobrem
it is true in the rough v glavnem je to res
to take s.o. in the rough vzeti koga, kakršen je
to take the rough with the smooth enako spreje(ma)ti dobro in slabo, vzeti stvari, kot pač pridejo
to work in the rough grobo izdelati

stickler [stíklə] samostalnik
oseba, ki vztraja (zahteva, veliko da) na čem; malenkostnež, nergač, pedant; težaven problem

a great stickler for etiquette oseba, ki ji je mnogo do etikete
stickler over trifles dlakocepec; pedant
that officer is a stickler for obedience ta častnik zahteva brezpogojno pokorščino

tickler [tíklə] samostalnik
ščegetalec, žgečkač
pogovorno delikatno vprašanje, kočljiv, težaven problem
ameriško, ekonomija skadenčna knjiga, knjiga terminov, rokov
pogovorno steklenička, požirček
vojska, sleng ročna granata

collar¹ [kɔ́lə] samostalnik
ovratnik; komat; ogrlica; (pasji) navratnik
tehnično čep, mašilnik, obroč(ek), kolut, prirobnica; ustje rova; pena (na pivu)

against the collar težaven (opravek)
collar work težko delo
out of a collar brezposeln
in collar zaposlen
to slip the collar izmuzniti se, uiti
up to the collar do vratu, do grla
to get hot under the collar razsrditi se, pobesneti

mnógo (pred ednino) much; a great (ali a good) deal (of), a lot (of), pogovorno lots (of), bags (of); (pred množino) many, a great (ali a good) many; (pred ednino in množino) plenty of; a considerable amount

mnógo manj much less
v mnogem in many respects
mnógo boljši (bolje) much better
mnógo sreče! good luck!, lots of luck!
mnógo zabave! have a good time!
mnógo več ljudi many more people
mnógo bolj težaven much (ali far) more difficult
imajo mnógo denarja they have a lot of money, pogovorno they've got loads (ali pots, bags) of money
imam mnógo časa I have plenty of time
imajo mnógo dela they have much (ali a great many things) to do
ni mnógo takih, kot je on there are few men like him, there aren't many like him
nisem ga mnógo videl I haven't seen much of him
on mnógo bere he is a great reader
on mnógo dela (pije) he works (drinks) hard, he is a hardworking (hard-drinking) man
jaz mnógo dam manj I have a high opinion of him
mnógo vpitja za nič much ado about nothing
ne si mnógo storiti iz... not to make much of...
preli(va)ti mnógo krvi (solzá) to shed much blood (many tears)
jaz bi mnógo rajši (šel) I had much rather (go)
imamo mnógo časa, da ujamemo vlak (žargon) we've bags of time to catch the train
mnógo hoče več (pregovor) much wants more

položáj situation; position; state of affairs; condition; circumstances pl; (lega) site; lay, standing; bearings pl; (služba) rank, status; (drža telesa) attitude, posture, (pri mečevanju) guard; vojska post

resnost položája the gravity of the situation
socialni položáj social standing
položáj poslanika the post of ambassador
položáj tržišča, trga market position
težaven položáj (figurativno) a close call
materialni in družbeni položáj economic and social status
biti gospodar položája to be master of the situation
biti v neprijetnem položáju (v žalostnem položáju) to be in an unpleasant position (in a sorry plight)
določiti čemu položáj to locate something
ne biti kos (dorasel) položáju not to be equal to the situation (ali occasion)
on nima (ne zavzema) položája svojega brata he has not his brother's standing
nismo v položáju, da bi mogli narediti drugače we are not in a position to be able to do otherwise
izbrati dober položáj za svojo hišo to choose a fine position (ali site) for one's house
to je komaj izboljšalo naš položáj that has scarcely made us any better off
položáj se je poslabšal the situation has deteriorated
pojasni mu svoj položáj! show him where (ali how) you stand!
razumem tvoj položáj I see how you stand
biti v nejasnem položáju (figurativno) to be up in the air
sedeti v zelo nerodnem položáju to be seated in a very uncomfortable position
položáj je videti brezupen things look desperate
vem, kakšen je položáj (figurativno) I know how the land lies
vreči iz položája to eject, to dislodge, to supplant, to oust
vztrajati na položáju vojska to stick to one's post
on je rešil položáj he saved the situation
umakniti se na vnaprej pripravljene položáje vojska to withdraw to positions prepared beforehand
izrabiti, izkoristiti položáj to make hay while the sun shines, to strike while the iron's hot

stiffish [stífiš] pridevnik
precéj tog

a stiffish examination precéj težaven izpit

trouble² [trəbl] prehodni glagol
zbegati, vznemiriti, razburiti, preplašiti; zaskrbeti, mučiti, (pri)zadeti; nadlegovati, sitnariti (komu), motiti, privesti (koga) v neprijeten položaj, v težave; prositi (koga) (for za); (redko) (s)kaliti, zburkati (vodo)
neprehodni glagol
vznemiriti se, razburiti se (about zaradi)
mučiti se, trpeti (about zaradi)
(po)truditi se, da(ja)ti si truda

troubled waters figurativno zapleten, težaven položaj
to be troubled about delati si skrbi gledé
to be troubled in mind biti zelo vznemirjen (zmeden, prizadet)
to trouble s.o. at work motiti koga pri delu
to trouble o.s. brigati se za kaj, (po)truditi se za kaj
don't trouble (yourself) ne trudite se; že dobro
to fish in troubled waters v kalnem ribariti
history does not trouble me at all zgodovina mi ne povzroča nobenih težav
may I trouble you for the salt? vas smem nadlegovati, prositi za sol?
don't let it trouble you ne delajte si skrbi zaradi tega!
to trouble one's head about s.th. beliti si glavo zaradi česa
to pour oil on troubled waters figurativno pomiriti razburjenje, narediti mir
my teeth trouble me very much imam hud zobobol