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smodník blasting powder, gunpowder, powder

brezdimni smodník smokeless powder
razstrelilni smodník blasting powder
sodček smodníka powder keg, (figurativno) tinder
sedeti na sodčku smodníka (figurativno) to be sitting on a powder keg
zanetiti sodček smodníka to set a match to a powder keg
ni iznašel smodníka (figurativno) he won't set the Thames on fire
tratiti (zaman) smodník to waste one's powder

straw¹ [strɔ:]

1. samostalnik
slamnata bilka, slama, pletena slama; slamica (za pitje)
figurativno bilka, malenkost, mrvica; slamnik

in the straw zastarelo v porodni postelji
a straw in the wind slamica v vetru, figurativno majhna stvar, ki je znak prihodnjih velikih dogodkov
the last straw figurativno tisto, kar preseže mero
the last straw that breaks the camel's back majhen dodatek bremenu, ki zlomi kameli hrbet, figurativno tisto, kar sodu izbije dno
a man of straw slamnati mož, lutka, slabič; ptičje strašilo
to be (to lie) in the straw zastarelo biti otročnica
I don't care a straw še malo mi ni mar, požvižgam se
to catch at (to cling to) a straw oprije(ma)ti se bilke (da bi se rešili)
to draw straws vleči (žrebati) slamice
my eyes draw straws oči se mi zapirajo (od zaspanosti)
a straw shows which way the wind blows tudi majhna stvar pokaže (da slutiti) važne stvari (dogodke)
it is not worth a straw ni vredno prebite pare, počenega groša
to be quite out of one's straw figurativno biti ves zmešan, zmeden
I have a straw to break with you s teboj imam majhen obračun
to split straws cepiti slamice, figurativno ukvarjati se z nekoristnimi stvarmi, prepirati se zaradi malenkosti
to throw straws against the wind figurativno zaman se truditi

2. pridevnik
slamnat

straw cutter slamoreznica
straw mattress slamnjača
straw worker slamopletec

trúd trouble, effort; exertion; pains pl; hard work, labour, toil; endeavour

trúda poln painful, troublesome
s trúdom with an effort
brez trúda without trouble, easily, effortlessly
z velikim trúdom with great difficulty
z lahkim trúdom easily
izgubljen trúd a waste of effort
trúd brez haska wasted effort
ves trúd je zaman pogovorno it's all a waste of time, pesniško it is labour lost
ni mi žal trúda I don't mind hard work, I don't shrink from hard work
hvala za vaš trúd I thank you for the trouble you have taken
z malo trúda with a little trouble, by taking a little trouble
po velikem trúdu sem uspel I succeeded after a great deal of trouble
ni vredno trúda it isn't worth while, it is not worth the trouble
veliko trúda si da(ja)ti to take great trouble
dal si je mnogo trúda, da (bi naredil izpit) he was at great pains to (pass the examination)
nobenega trúda se ne bati, se ne ustrašiti to spare no effort, to grudge no pains
povzročil, dal ti bom veliko trúda I'm going to cause you a lot of trouble
prav nobenega trúda si ne vzeti, dajati to take no trouble at all
ne varčevati s trúdom to spare no effort (ali no pains)
naredil sem to, da bi ti prihranil trúd I did it to save you trouble
biti tepen v zahvalo za svoj trúd to get a thrashing for one's pains
tratiti, zapravljati (svoj) trúd (figurativno) to plough the sand
ni si vzel niti trúda, da bi odgovril he didn't even take the trouble to answer

trúditi se to take pains, to exert oneself, to endeavour, to take trouble; to strive; to labour

zelo se trúditi se to spare no pains, to go to great pains, to go out of one's way
ne trudite se! don't trouble (yourself)!
zaman se trúditi se to labour in vain, to strive to no effect, to sweat for nothing, to draw (ali to fetch, to carry) water in a sieve
po nepotrebnem se trúditi se (figurativno) to knock at an open door
trúditi se se za uspeh to strive for success
trúditi se se z vsemi močmi, na vse kriplje to strain every nerve (ali sinew), to do one's level best, to pull out all the stops

try on prehodni glagol
poskusiti, pomeriti (a new dress novo obleko)

to try it on with s.o. sleng preskušati koga (da bi videli, kaj moremo doseči pri njem, zlasti pri ženski)
no use trying it on with me pri meni je vse zaman (ne boš nič opravil, dosegel)

use¹ [ju:s] samostalnik
raba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa)
pravno užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček
cerkev obredi kake Cerkve, liturgija

beyond all use čisto nenavaden
in use v rabi
of use uporaben, koristen
of no use neuporaben, brezkoristen
in common use v splošni rabi
out of use ne v rabi, ne več uporaben
fit for use uporaben
with use s trajno rabo
the Anglican use anglikanski obred
value in use dejanska vrednost
use and wont šege in navade
according to his use and wont po njegovi (svoji) stari navadi
directions (ali instructions) for use navodila za uporabo
use makes perfect vaja naredi mojstra
use is second nature stara navada je železna srajca
once a use and ever a custum česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez zna
can I be of use? lahko (kaj) pomagam?
is this of use to you? lahko to kaj porabite?
crying is no use nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokati
it is (of) no use (running) brez koristi, zaman je (teči)
what's the use (of it)? kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?
to be in daily use biti vsak dan v rabi
to bring into use uporabiti
to be out of use ne biti v rabi (v navadi)
to come into use priti v splošno rabo
to fall (ali to pass) out of use postati neuporaben, zastareti
you will find these shoes of use in the mountains videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorah
everything has its use vsaka stvar je za kaj uporabna
I have no use for it nimam kaj početi s tem
I have no use for such people nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudi
have you lost the use of your tongue? si izgubil dar govora?
he lost the use of his right eye ne vidi več na desno oko
to make use of s.th. uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česa
to make use of s.o.'s name sklicevati se na koga
to put out of use vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)
to put to (good) use (dobro) uporabiti

vain [véin] pridevnik (vainly prislov)
brezuspešen, jalov, brez koristi, zastonjski; nadut, domišljav, nečimrn, bahaški; prazen, plitev, puhel, ničev; nepomemben, nebistven (razlika); (redko) bedast, trivialen

in vain, zastarelo for vain zaman, zastonj
a vain attempt jalov poskus
vain promises prazne obljube
vain discussions brezplodno razpravljanje
he is as vain as a peacock domišljav (prevzeten) je kot pav
she is vain of her beauty domišljava je na svojo lepoto
it was vain to protest protesti so bili zaman, niso nič zalegli
to take God's name (ali the name of the Lord) in vain religija po nemarnem izgovarjati božje ime (imenovati boga)

ves vsa, vse all; whole; entire; total; complete

mi vsi all of us
vse, razen... all but...
vsa Slovenija all Slovenia
vsa dežela the whole country
po vsej Angliji all over England
vsa Evropa all Europe, the whole of Europe
po vsem svetu all over the world
na vseh straneh on all sides
vsa družba the whole (ali all the) company
vsa moja družina je tu all my family are here
(skozi) ves dan all day long, the whole day long
vsi in vsak all and sundry
vse moje življenje all my life
v vseh ozirih in all respects
po vseh štirih on all fours
vse mogoče all sorts, all kinds (of)
za ves svet ne not for all the world
z vso (možno) hitrostjo with all speed
vse mesto je bilo tam the whole town was there
vse je zaman it is all in vain, it is all to no avail
to je vse, kar lahko storim zate that's all I can do for you
vsi trije so krivi they are all three guilty
delati vso noč to work all night
preživeli smo skoraj ves julij na deželi we spent nearly the whole of July in the country
biti ves iz sebe od jeze to be beside oneself with fury
on je vse prej kot pošten he is anything but honest
hiša je vsa iz kamna the house is entirely of stone
to je vse, kar lahko rečem that is all I can say
prebral sem vso knjigo I have read the book from cover to cover
pripravljeni smo storiti vse zanj we are ready to do anything for him
razpravljati o vsem mogočem, samo ne o politiki to discuss anything but politics
tresti se po vsem telesu to tremble all over
ne delaj si skrbi, vse se bo uredilo! don't worry, it'll be all right!

véter wind, (hud) storm, gale, (šibak) breeze

véter od zadaj following wind, tail wind
brez vétra windless
kot véter hitro like the wind
proti vétru in the wind's eye, in the teeth of the wind
na vse štiri vétrove to the four winds
z vseh vétrov (figurativno) from the four corners of the earth
nasproten véter contrary wind
ugoden véter favourable (ali fair) wind
močan véter strong (ali high) wind
nestanoviten véter shifting (ali squally) wind
véter od zadaj aeronavtika tail wind
ladja brez vétra becalmed ship
sunek vétra blast
udarec vétra squall, blast, gust
proti vétru, proti smeri vétra pristati aeronavtika to land upwind
severni (vzhodni) véter north wind (east wind)
vétru izpostavljeno mesto windy place
razpršeni na vse (štiri) vetrove scattered to the four winds
vetrovi medicina wind, flatulence, flatulency
biti zaščiten pred vét om to be sheltered from the wind
vét brije, ostro, mrzlo the wind blows cold
vét brije čez planjavo the wind sweeps over the plain
govoriti v vét (figurativno = zaman) to speak (ali to preach) to the winds, to talk in vain, to waste one's breath
od kod piha vét? where (ali what direction) is the wind from?
vét piha s severa the wind is in the north
vét močno piha the wind is blowing hard
pihal je močan vét there was a high wind
vét mi je odpihnil klobuk the wind blew my hat off
vidim, od kod vét piha (figurativno) I see how the land lies
vem, od kod vét piha (figurativno) I know how (ali which way) the wind blows
zapihal je drug vét (figurativno) the wind has turned
kakor vét piha (figurativno) as the wind blows
priti z vseh vétrov (vseh strani sveta) to come from the four corners of the earth
ostati brez vétra (ladja) to be becalmed
jadrati, pluti z vétrom v hrbtu to sail before the wind
jadrati, pluti, kakor véter potegne (figurativno, obračati svoj plašč po vetru) to shift (ali to veer) with the wind
véter potegne (nastane, se dvigne) the wind rises
véter se je polegel the wind has fallen (ali has abated, has dropped, has died down)
obračati plašč po vétru (figurativno) to be a turncoat, to switch sides
ugotoviti, kako véter piha to find out how the wind blows (ali lies)
spuščati vétrove medicina to break wind
imeti vétrove medicina to be troubled with wind
otroka napenjajo vétrovi medicina the baby has (ali pogovorno baby's got) wind
vzeti komu véter iz jader (figurativno) to take the wind out of someone's sails
kdor véter seje, vihar žanje who sows the wind, reaps the whirlwind

vsè all; everything; all included; without exception

vsè, kar... all that...
vsè ali nič all or nothing, (figurativno) neck or nothing
vsè to all this
vsè zaman all in vain, all to no purpose
vsè do zadnjega to the last
vsè skupaj all together
vsè v vsem all in all
vsè več in več more and more
vsè manj in manj less and less
nad vsè above all, first of all
ona mu je vsè she is all to him
njemu vsè prav pride nothing comes amiss to him
vsè je izgubljeno all is lost
vsè mi je povedal he told me everything
vsè sem tvegal I have risked my all
vsè se mi zdi, da ti ni zanj I half suspect you don't care for him
jaz bi vsè prej kot (šel) I would rather have anything than (go)
vsè je dobro, kar se konča dobro all's well that ends well
vsè, kar se sveti, ni zlato all that glitters is not gold
storil bom vsè, kar želiš I shall do whatever you desire

wind¹ [wind] samostalnik
veter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba
aeronavtika smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh
medicina vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona
množina strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak
glasba, ednina, konstrukcija pihala
figurativno prazne besede, čenče

between wind and water figurativno na občutljivem mestu
from the four winds z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsod
in(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind proti vetru
by the wind navtika s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)
off the wind s polovičnim vetrom (med bočnim in krmilnim)
to the four winds na vse (štiri) vetrove
like the wind kot veter, kot strelica, hitro
capful of wind vetrič, sapica od časa do časa
a fair (contrary) wind ugoden (neugoden) veter
puffed up with wind figurativno napihnjen, nadut, domišljav
slant of wind navtika sunek ugodnega vetra
sound in wind and limb v odlični telesni kondiciji
to be in the wind figurativno biti v zraku
there is s.th. in the wind figurativno nekaj je v zraku
all his promises are but wind vse njegove obijube so le prazne besede
it is an ill wind that blows nobody good v vsaki nesreči je tudi kaj dobrega
to break wind medicina spuščati vetrove
to catch wind of s.th. zavohati kaj
to cast (ali to fling; ali to throw) to the wind na vse vetrove vreči, figurativno zapravljati, ne se zmeniti za
to come from the four winds priti z vseh strani sveta
to find out how the wind blows (ali lies) ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figurativno)
to get (the) wind of s.th. zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kaj
the affair got (ali took) wind stvar se je razvedela
to get the wind up prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesneti
to have lost one's wind biti ob sapo
to have one's wind taken biti paraliziran zaradi udarca v trebušno prepono (pri boksanju)
to hit in the wind figurativno zadati udarec v želodec
to put the wind up s.o. prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kosti
to raise the wind sleng, figurativno dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prah
the wind rises veter nastane, se dvigne
to lose one's wind priti ob sapo
to recover one's wind zopet k sapi priti
to go to the winds figurativno propasti
he preaches to the winds govori v veter (zaman, stenam)
to sail before the wind pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtu
to sail close to the wind figurativno delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figurativno skrajno varčno gospodariti
to pump wind into the tire napolniti pnevmatiko z zrakom
to sail with every shift of wind jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figurativno obračati svoj plašč po vetru
to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind sejati veter in žeti vihar
to speak to the winds govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoriti
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjem
to be troubled with wind medicina imeti vetrove
to whistle down the wind figurativno zaman kaj želeti

word¹ [wə:d] samostalnik
beseda; kar je (iz)rečeno; govor; besedilo, tekst (pesmi itd.); častna beseda, obljuba; pritrditev, zagotovitev, zagotovilo; nalog, ukaz, navodilo; geslo, parola; sporočilo, obvestilo, odgovor
religija božja beseda, sveto pismo, biblija
zastarelo pregovor, (iz)rek, moto
množina pričkanje, prerekanje

the words tekst, libreto
at a word na besedo, takoj
by word of mouth ustno
in so many words dobesedno, (na) kratko
word for word od besede do besede, dobesedno
beyond words neizrazljiv
on the word, with the word na to besedo, po tej besedi, s to besedo
in a word z eno besedo, skratka
in other words z drugimi besedami
upon my word (of honour)! pri moji časti! (častna beseda!); saj (toda) to ni mogoče!
my word upon it! pri moji časti! častna beseda!
a word to the wise pametnemu človeku zadostuje ena sama beseda
a word and a blow po besedah takoj pretep (ravs)
a word in (out of) season (ne)primeren nasvet
a word or two beseda ali dve, nekaj besed
big words hvalisanje, širokoustenje
words and deeds besede in dejanja
burning words ognjevite, plamteče besede
fair, good words lepe, laskave besede
high (hard, hot, sharp, warm) words ostre, hude, trde, jezne besede
wild and whirling words divje, nepremišljene besede
my word! prav zares! bogme!
a play upon words besedna igra
too beautiful for words neizrekljive lepote
too silly for words preneumno, nedopovedljivo neumno
to be a man of few words biti redkobeseden, varčevati z besedami
to be as good as one's word biti popolnoma zanesljiv
to be better than one's word napraviti več, kot smo obljubili
to be worse than one's word ne biti mož beseda, snesti besedo
to break one's word prelomiti svojo besedo, ne držati (svoje) besede
hard words break no bones oštevanje ne boli toliko kot palica; hude besede ne ubijajo
fine words butter no parsnips lepe besede (še) niso dovolj
word came that... zvedelo se je, da...
to eat one's word snesti (svojo) besedo, preklicati svoje besede
to give one's word dati (svojo) besedo, obljubiti
to hang on s.o.'s words viseti na besedah kake osebe, pazljivo koga poslušati
to have a word with imeti kratek razgovor z
to have words with pričkati se, skregati se z; spreti se z
to have the last word imeti zadnjo besedo
he has not a word to throw at a dog figurativno on je prefin, da bi govoril z drugimi
to have no words for ne imeti besed za, ne moči izraziti
to keep one's word držati (svojo) besedo, biti mož beseda
to leave word that... sporočiti, da...
to make no word about ne izgubljati besed o
to proceed from words to blows od besed priti do pretepa
to put in (ali to say) a good word for zastaviti (reči) dobro besedo za
to suit the action to the word od besed takoj preiti na delo
to take s.o. at his word prijeti koga za besedo
I took his word for it nisem dvomil o (verjel sem) njegovi besedi
to retract one's word umakniti (nazaj vzeti, preklicati) svojo besedo
send me word! javi mi, sporoči mi!
to send word of one's arrival obvestiti o svojem prihodu
to waste words tratiti besede, zaman govoriti