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unveil [ʌnvéil] prehodni glagol
sneti (odstraniti) kopreno (pajčolan); odkriti (spomenik); razkriti, izdati
neprehodni glagol
sneti kopreno; odkriti se
figurativno zaupati se (komu); pokazati se

unveiled nezastrt, nezakrit

unwind^* [ʌnwáind] prehodni glagol
odviti; odmotati; razviti; sneti ali odstraniti (ovoj, obvezo)
figurativno razplesti, razrešiti
neprehodni glagol
odviti se, odmotati se, razvezati se (vozel); popustiti, zrahljati se (vijak)

unyoke [ʌnjóuk] prehodni glagol
sneti jarem, izpreči (vole, konje)
neprehodni glagol
odvreči jarem (tudi figurativno)
izpreči, nehati delati

hat¹ [hæt] samostalnik
klobuk; kardinalski klobuk
figurativno kardinalstvo

sleng my hat! za vraga!
top hat cilinder
britanska angleščina, sleng a bad hat pokvarjenec
as black as my hat čisto črn
figurativno red hat kardinalstvo
hat in hand hlapčevsko, servilno
high hat domišljav
hats off to him! klobuk dol pred njim!
under one's hat v tajnosti, skrivoma
ameriško at the drop of a hat takoj, zaradi najmanjšega povoda
I'll eat my hat if naj me vrag vzame, če
his hat covers his family čisto sam je, nikogar nima
to hang up one's hat in s.o.'s house obnašati se v tuji hiši po domače, ugnezditi se pri kom
to keep it under one's hat obdržati kaj zase
to pass (ali send) round the hat for pobirati denarne prispevke za
to raise one's hat odkriti se v pozdrav
to receive the hat postati kardinal
to take one's hat off to s.o. klobuk pred kom sneti
to throw one's hat in the ring izzvati koga na boj
to talk through one's hat širokoustiti se, pretiravati
to touch one's hat dotakniti se klobuka v pozdrav

jézik anatomija tongue; (govor) tongue, speech, language; idiom; (pri pihalu) mouthpiece; humoristično clapper

materinski jézik native language, mother tongue
mrtev (živ, tuj) jézik dead (living, foreign) language
občevalni jézik colloquial language, vernacular
knjižni jézik literary language
diplomatski jézik diplomatic language
Cankarjev jézik Cankar's language
lahek, težak jézik easy, difficult language
goveji, volovski jézik neat's tongue, ox-tongue
obložen jézik medicina a coated (ali dirty, furred) tongue
prekajen jézik smoked tongue
zemeljski jézik neck, spit, tongue (of land)
učitelj jézikov (foreign) language teacher
dar za jézike gift of tongues
morski jézik (riba) sole
dolg, nebrzdan jézik unbridled tongue
zloben jézik wicked (ali malicious) tongue
moderni (stari) jézik modern (ancient) language
strokoven jézik technical language
uradni, službeni jézik official style
zastarel jézik obsolete (ali archaic) language
duh jézika genius of a language
jézik posrednik interlingua
na jéziku mi je, na jéziku imam (a se ne morem spomniti) it's on the tip of my tongue
to je proti duhu jézika this is against the spirit of the language
on je junak z jézikom (figurativno) he is a braggart (ali blusterer, swaggerer)
ona ima oster (strupen) jézik she has a sharp (a venomous) tongue
imeti dobro namazan jézik to have a glib (ali a well-oiled) tongue, to have the gift of the gab
brzdati svoj jézik to keep one's tongue in check; to bridle, to curb one's tongue
kar ima na srcu, ima tudi na jéziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
imeti dolg jézik to have a long tongue
ona je vsem ljudem na jéziku everyone is (ali pogovorno they're all) talking about her
držati jézik to hold one's tongue
drži jézik!, jézik za zobe! hold your tongue!, shut your mouth!, shut up!, keep your mouth shut!
jézik si izbrusiti z govorjenjem to talk one's head off
imeti besedo na jéziku to have the word on the tip of one's tongue
jézik mu je odpovedal his tongue failed him
pokazati komu jézik to put one's tongue out at someone
pokaži jézik! put out your tongue!
sneti komu besedo z jézika to take the words out of someone's mouth
pazi na svoj jézik! mind your tongue!
lomiti jézik to murder a language
jézik se mu je razvezal he is no longer tongue-tied, he has found his tongue, he has become talkative
zlobni jéziki trdijo malicious tongues assert
jézik ji dobro teče, ji je dobro namazan her tongue is well-oiled, pogovorno her tongue's no cripple
jézik mu teče kot mlin he's a nonstop chatterbox, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
zavezati komu jézik to silence someone, pogovorno to make someone pipe down
(on) ima zavezan jézik he is tongue-tied
ušlo mi je z jézika I let it slip out
on zna mnogo jézikov he is a polyglot
tolči (kak) jézik (figurativno) to mangle a language

klobúk hat

damski klobúk bonnet
mehak klobúk soft (felt) hat
trd klobúk hard hat
sklopni klobúk opera hat
žameten klobúk velour hat
morski klobúk zoologija jellyfish
s klobúkom na glavi with one's hat on
klobúk dol pred X, pred njim! hats off to X, to him!
dotakniti se klobúka v pozdrav to touch one's hat
nadeti si klobúk to put on one's hat
sneti klobúk pred kom to take one's hat off to someone

kopréna veil

brez kopréne veilless, unveiled
sneti kopréno to unveil
potegnimo kopréno čez to, kar je sledilo! let us draw a veil over what followed!

krínka mask; figurativno pretence, disguise, pretext, semblance, veil, cloak, guise

posmrtna krínka death mask
ples v krínkah masked ball
pod krínko under the veil of, in the guise of; under the mask (ali guise) of
sneti komu krínko to unmask someone, to expose someone
sneti, odvreči svojo krínko to throw off one's mask, to throw'off all disguise, to drop the mask, (figurativno) to abandon the pretence

máska mask; (v gledališču) make-up; (oseba) masker, masquer, masquerader, domino, arhaično mask, masque; figurativno mask, cloak ➞ krinka

máska pri mečevanju visor, face-guard
plinska máska gas mask, respirator
posmrtna máska death mask
kisikova máska oxygen mask
zaščitna máska protective mask
dimna máska pomorstvo smoke-sail
máska topniške baterije vojska shield
tragična máska zgodovina tragic mask
ples v máskah masked ball, fancy-dress ball
sneti másko to throw off the mask (ali one's disguise)

obráz face; pesniško visage; (figurativno lice, zunanjost) countenance

obráz od spredaj full face
obráz od strani (profil) half face
bled obráz pale (ali livid) face
kozàv obráz pockmarked (ali pitted) face
naguban obráz wrinkled face
odbijajoč obráz forbidding face
smehljajoč se obráz smiling face (ali countenance)
mračnega, jeznega obráza gloomy-visaged
lep obráz good looks pl
upadel, udrt obráz hollow (ali sunken) cheeks pl
v potu svojega obráza in the sweat of one's brow
tu je mnogo novih obrázov here are a lot of new faces
brisati si obráz to mop one's face (with a handkerchief)
delati obráze to pull (ali to make) faces, to grimace
gledati koga v obráz to look someone in the face
napraviti kisel obráz to pull (ali to make) a wry face (ob čem at something)
napraviti prijazen obráz to look pleasant
napravil je dolg obráz (figurativno) his countenance fell, he made (ali pulled) a long face
napraviti jezen obráz to have an angry look
pačiti obráz to grimace, to pull (ali to make) faces, to make grimaces, to distort one's face, to scowl
ne upa se mi pogledati v obráz he dare not look me in the face
pokazati svoj pravi obráz (sneti krinko) (figurativno) to throw off one's disguise
v obráz (naravnost) komu povedati to tell someone straight to his face
komu v obráz reči to say to someone's face
v obráz sem mu to rekel I said it to his face
v obráz se smejati to laugh in someone's face
udariti koga po obrázu to smack someone's face
zagrniti, zastreti si obráz to veil one's face
v obráz zijati koga to stare someone full in the face

pôdkev pôdkva horseshoe

v obliki pôdkve horseshoeshaped
sneti konju pôdkvo tu unshoe a horse

pretence [priténs] samostalnik
britanska angleščina izgovor, pretveza; pravica, zahteva
figurativno videz, pretvara, krinka, laž

to make a pretence of hliniti, trditi
to make no pretence to ne postaviti nobene zahteve po
a mere pretence samo izgovor
under the pretence of pod pretvezo
under false pretences z lažnimi pretvezami
figurativno to abandon the pretence sneti krinko

ráma rame shoulder; anatomija humerus

(stati) z rámo ob rámi (to stand) shoulder to shoulder
izpah ráme dislocation of the shoulder
širokih rámen broadshouldered, square-built
vatirana rámena padded shoulders pl
dvigniti koga na rámena to lift someone shoulder-high
imeti široka rámena to have a broad back
dati puško (poševno) na ráme vojska to slope arms
nositi puško na rámi to carry one's rifle at the slope
nositi otroka na rámah to carry a child piggyback (ali pickaback)
nositi koga na rámenih to carry someone shoulder-high
naprtiti si na rámena (dolg, skrb) to take upon one's shoulders, to shoulder
potrepljati po rámi to tap on the shoulder
sneti komu breme z rámen to disburden someone
skomigniti z rámeni to shrug one's shoulders
teči z rámo ob rami to run neck and neck
vzeti na rámo to shoulder
puško na rámo! vojska shoulder arms!

sail¹ [séil] samostalnik
jadro; (vsa) jadra (ladje); (pri številu) ladje množina
krilo mlina na veter; dimnik za zračenje na ladji ali v rudniku; vožnja zjadrnico, z ladjo, potovanje z ladjo
poetično krilo, perut

in full sail s polnimi jadri, figurativno s polno paro
under sail pod jadri, na vožnji, na poti
under full sail, with all sails set s polnimi jadri
a fleet of 100 sail brodovje, flota 100 ladij
a few days' sail (le) nekaj dni trajajoče potovanje po morju
to clap on sail hitro zviti jadra
to crowd sail jadrati z vsemi jadri
to go for a sail iti na jadranje, na vožnjo z ladjo
to have a sail napraviti sprehodno vožnjo z jadrnico
to hoist (to set) sail dvigniti (razpeti) jadro
to loosen, to unfurl the sails odvezati, razviti jadra
to lower, to strike sail spustiti jadro
to make sail odpluti, iti na morje
to set sail for England odjadrati, odpluti v Anglijo
to set up one's sail to every wind figurativno obračati plašč po vetru
to shorten, to take in sail skrajšati jadro
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno prekrižati komu načrte, pokvariti komu dobro priložnost
to take in sail sneti jadro, figurativno staviti manjše zahteve

strip off prehodni glagol
odstraniti; sleči (obleko)

to strip off one's clothes sleči obleko, sleči se
to strip off the wall-paper odstraniti (sneti) stenske tapete

tapéta (stenska, papirnata) wallpaper; (preproga) tapestry

odstraniti, sneti stenske tapéte to strip a wall of paper, to strip the paper off

throw off prehodni glagol
odvreči (breme); odložiti, otresti se; opustiti
lov spustiti (pse, sokole), začeti lov; ustvariti, iz rokava stresti (pesem ipd.)
tisk napraviti odtis
lov speljati s sledi
tehnično prevrniti, prekucniti; izklopiti, ustaviti

to throw off an acquaintance prekiniti poznanstvo
to throw off a hundred copies napraviti 100 primerkov (izvodov)
to be thrown off the line biti vržen s tira, iztiriti se
to throw off a yoke otresti se jarma
to throw off one's disguise sneti masko, pokazati svoj pravi obraz
to throw off all sense of shame izgubiti vsak čut sramežljivosti
to throw off a habit opustiti navado
to throw off an epigram hitro in z lahkoto narediti (recitirati) epigram
the news nearly threw me off my legs ob (tej) novici sem se skoraj sesedel
the snake throws off its skin kača se levi

zràk air; atmosphere

tekoči zràk liquid air
neprepusten za zràk airtight
dvigniti se v zràk to rise in the air
iti na zràk to take an airing, to take the air
izpostaviti zràku to air
zràk je čist figurativno (nikogar ni) (žargon) the coast is clear
ta plin je lažji kot zràk this gas is lighter than air
nekaj leži v zràku (figurativno) there's something in the air
pognati v zràk to blow up
zleteti v zràk (figurativno) to be blown up
ne pridem do zràka (figurativno) I can't breathe
prinesti na zràk to air
postaviti, vreči na zràk (figurativno) to throw out, to turn out
iz zràka sneti (figurativno) to invent
dve lovski letali sta trčili v zràku two fighter planes collided in mid-air
viseti v zràku (figurativno) to be undecided yet
sušiti na zràku to dry outdoors, ZDA to air-dry