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amnestíja amnestíranje amnesty; general pardon

zakon o amnestíji act of grace
prositi za amnestíjo to ask for an amnesty

assort [əsɔ́:t]

1. prehodni glagol
razporediti, razporejati, razvrstiti, razvrščati (with)
urediti, urejati; opremiti; sortirati

2. neprehodni glagol (with)
občevati; ujemati se

an ill-assorted couple nesrečen zakon

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

break^*1 [breik]

1. prehodni glagol
lomiti, prelomiti, zlomiti, odlomiti; skrhati; raztrgati, pretrgati, odtrgati; poškodovati, (po)kvariti; odpreti, odpečatiti; prestreči, prekiniti; odvaditi; (pre)kršiti; oslabiti, ublažiti; (iz)uriti (konja v ježi); uničiti; obzirno sporočiti; izčrpati; orati, kopati; (iz službe) odpustiti, degradirati

2. neprehodni glagol
zlomiti, skrhati, razbiti, raztrgati se; razpasti, razpadati; počiti, razpočiti se; poslabšati se (vreme); svitati; ločiti se, spremeniti smer; propasti, zbankrotirati; vlomiti

to break asunder pretrgati, prelomiti
to break an army razpustiti vojsko
to break s.o.'s back zlomiti komu vrat, uničiti ga
pogovorno to break the back of s.th. opraviti najtežji del česa
to break the bank izčrpati banko
to break the blow prestreči udarec
to break the bounds prekoračiti mejo
to break bread jesti
navtika to break bulk začeti raztovarjati
to break a butterfly on the wheel zapravljati svojo moč, uporabiti drastična sredstva
to break cover zapustiti skrivališče, izkobacati se
to break a custom odvaditi se
the day is breaking svita se, dani se
to break a drunkard of drinking odvaditi pijanca piti
to break the engagement razdreti zaroko
to break even pokriti stroške, poravnati se
to break faith prelomiti prisego, izneveriti se
to break a fall zadržati padec
to break one's fast nekaj pojesti
to break the flax treti lan
to break (new) ground ledino orati, začeti nov obrat
to break hold iztrgati se
to break the ice prebiti led
to break lance with začeti s kom pismeno diskusijo
to break the law kršiti zakon
to break loose odtrgati se, zbežati; prekršiti
to break a match razdreti zaroko
to break the neck of s.th. izvržiti najtežji del naloge, končati kaj
to break o.s. of a habit odvaditi se česa
to break the news povedati novico
to break open nasilno odpreti
to break a promise ne izpolniti obljube
to break s.o.'s pride ponižati koga
to break to pieces zdrobiti (se); razpasti
to break small zdrobiti
to break the thread prekiniti, pretrgati
to break water priti na površino
who breaks pays sam pojej, kar si si skuhal
to break wind prdniti
to break short dokončati
break your neck! veliko sreče!

catch² [kæč] samostalnik
plen, lov, ulov; prijem; ukana, trik, past; ugodna ženitev; zavora, kljuka, zaponka
glasba skladba za tri ali več glasov, kanon; zastoj
figurativno težava

the catch of a door kljuka
catch crop vmesni pridelek
no catch slaba kupčija
that's the catch za to gre
sleng a great catch dober lov
a splendid catch dobra partija (zakon)

coach¹ [kouč] samostalnik
kočija, avtobus
ameriško potniški vagon drugega razreda; poštna kočija; soba na krmi bojne ladje
pogovorno inštruktor, trener

coach and four kočija z dvema paroma konj
to drive a coach and four through dokončno se prepričati, spregledati kaj; izmuzniti se; izigravati zakon
a slow coach počasnež
hackney coach fijakar
through coach direktni vlak
stage coach avtobus za dolge proge
motor coach avtobus
to drive a coach and six through an Act of Parliament onemogočiti parlamentarni zakon

commercial¹ [kəmə́:šəl] pridevnik (commercially prislov)
trgovski, trgovinski; reklamen

commercial college trgovska akademija
commercial law trgovinski zakon
commercial school trgovska šola
commercial traveller trgovski potnik

companionate [kəmpǽnjənit] pridevnik
tovariški

ameriško companionate marriage poskusni zakon

convenience [kənví:njəns] samostalnik
udobnost, prijetnost, prikladnost, pripravnost; korist, prid, dobiček; komfort; angleško stranišče
arhaično prevozno sredstvo

at your convenience kakor vam je prav
at your earliest convenience čimprej
to make a convenience of s.o. zlorabljati koga
marriage of convenience zakon iz preračunljivosti

criminal¹ [kríminəl] pridevnik
kazenski, zločinski

criminal code kazenski zakonik
criminal law kazenski zakon
criminal conversation prešuštvo

dead¹ [ded] pridevnik
mrtev, brez življenja, crknjen; nedostavljiv (pošiljka); popoln; izumrl, neveljaven; otopel, otrpel; zamolkel, moten; slep (okno); jalov (sloj); temen (noč); ugašajoč; globok (spanje); ovenel; neraben, slab, izločen; neodločen (tekma)

ameriško, pogovorno dead above the ears neumen, topoglav
dead end slepa ulica; figurativno zagata
dead and gone že davno mrtev
dead colour osnovna barva
dead failure popoln polom
dead forms same formalnosti
to flog a dead horse zaman si prizadevati
ameriško dead freight nepokvarljiv tovor
ameriško, sleng dead from the neck up trapast, butast
a dead frost popoln polom
vojska dead ground ozemlje, ki je zunaj streljaja
a dead halt nenadna ustavitev
dead heat tekma brez zmagovalca
dead hand neprodajen
dead letter nedostavljivo pismo; izumrl običaj; zakon, ki ga ne spoštujejo
dead level figurativno enoličnost, neučinkovitost
to make a dead set on napasti z vso odločnostjo; truditi se, da se komu približamo
dead march žalna koračnica
pogovorno dead men (ali marines) izpite, prazne steklenice
as dead as a doornail (ali mutton, nit) mrtev ko hlod
dead nuts on popolnoma zaverovan, navdušen za kaj
dead office pogrebni obredi, zadušnica
perfectly dead neznosen
dead reckoning mornarica približna ocena (dolžine poti)
dead secret največja skrivnost
dead stock mrtvi kapital; neprodajno blago
dead set oster napad
waiting for dead man's shoes čakanje na dediščino
dead wall stena brez vrat in oken
dead weight lastna teža; figurativno huda ovira napredka
dead wind nasprotni veter
dead wood posušen les; izvržek, izbirek
dead silence popolna, mrtva tišina

decree¹ [dikrí:] samostalnik
odlok, odredba, dekret, naredba, predpis, sklep

decree of nature zakon narave
decree of God božja volja
pravno decree nisi začasna ločitev zakona

diriment [dírimənt] pridevnik
razveljavitven, anulacijski

diriment impediment ovira, ki razveljavlja zakon od samega začetka

dívji wild; rageful; ferocious; savage; (razposajen) boisterous

dívji lovec poacher
dívje pleme savage tribe
dívja pokrajina savage scenery
dívji zakon concubinage
dívje živali wild beasts, (neukročene) savage beasts
živeti v dívjem zakonu to live in sin, to live together (as man and wife) without benefit of clergy

drakóničen drakónski draconian, draconic

drakóničen, drakónski zakon draconian law

dry¹ [drai] pridevnik (drily prislov)
suh, izsušen; žejen; suhoparen, dolgočasen; ki povzroča žejo; trpek (vino); prohibicijski; sarkastičen

dry battery suha baterija
dry bob igralec kriketa (Eton)
as dry as a bone čisto suh, suh ko poper
to feel dry biti žejen
a dry fish dolgočasnež
to go dry vpeljati prohibicijo
dry land kopno
dry law zakon o prohibiciji
dry season mrtva sezona
dry wine nesladkano vino
dry cow jalova krava
dry facts gola dejstva
dry shot slep strel
dry spell sušna doba
he's not even dry behind the ears mleko se ga še drži
to run dry posušiti se
dry death smrt na kopnem ali brez prelivanja krvi
as dry as dust skrajno dolgočasen

enclosure [inklóužə] samostalnik
ograja, plot; ograjen prostor; priloga

to send as enclosure poslati kot prilogo, kot vzorec brez vrednosti
Enclosure Act zakon, po katerem postane občinsko zemljišče zasebno

fetial¹ [fí:šl] pridevnik

fetial law zakon o napovedi vojne ali mirovnih pogajanjih

grace¹ [greis] samostalnik
milina, dražest, privlačnost, ljubkost; okras; milost, naklonjenost, usluga; usmiljenje; molitev pred jedjo in po njej
britanska angleščina dovoljenje, odločba; vljudnost; igra z obročem; naslov vojvode ali nadškofa (Your, His Grace)

act of grace zakon o amnestiji
airs and graces šopirjenje
with a bad grace nevljudno, neprijazno
to be in s.o.'s grace biti v milosti pri kom
grace to boot! bog se nas usmili!
with a good grace v milosti pri kom
in s.o.'s good graces v milosti pri kom
to say grace moliti pred jedjo ali po njej
days of grace dnevi odloga plačila
the Three Graces tri gracije
to fall from grace grešiti
time of grace doba prepovedi lova
in the year of grace v letu gospodovem

izdáti (koga) to betray, žargon to sell someone, to split on someone; (sokrivce) žargon to shop, to grass on; (pustiti na cedilu) to leave in the lurch, to desert, to forsake; (denar) to spend, to expend, to disburse, to defray; (knjigo itd.) to edit, to publish, to issue, to bring out; (delnice, bankovce) to issue; (proglas) to promulgate, to issue (a proclamation ali manifesto); (nalog) to decree, to ordain, to give orders; (zakon) to enact, to decree; (skrivnost) to let out, to disclose, to divulge, to reveal

izdáti diplomo to grant (ali to award) a diploma
izdáti proglas to issue a proclamation
izdáti ukaz to give an order
izdáti predpise to enact rules, to pass regulations
izdáti priporočila to issue recommendations
izdáti zakon to pass a law
zopet izdáti knjigo to republish (ali to reprint) a book
izdáti se to betray oneself, to give oneself away, to let the cat out of the bag
izdal se je, ko mi je rekel nekaj, česar ni hotel reči he gave himself away by blurting out something he had not intended to tell me
izdáti se za to pretend (ali to claim) to be, to pose as, to pass oneself off as (zdravnika a doctor)