Franja

accident [ǽksidənt] samostalnik
nezgoda, nesreča; naključje, slučaj; dodatna lastnost; postranska stvar

by accident slučajno
mere accident golo naključje
a chapter of accidents vrsta nezgod
fatal accident smrtna nesreča
accident insurance zavarovanje proti nezgodam
to meet with an accident ponesrečiti se
quite an accident golo naključje
barring accidents če ne nastane nepričakovana ovira
accident squad raziskovalci nesreče

account¹ [əkáunt] samostalnik
trgovina račun, konto; poročilo, pripovedovanje; mnenje, sodba; važnost, korist; vzrok; ocena; likvidacijski rok

balance of account saldo
by all accounts povsem
to bring (ali call) to account poklicati na odgovor
to cast accounts delati proračun, kalkulirati
account of charges režijski stroški
account of costs proizvodni stroški
current account tekoči račun
to carry to a new account prenesti na nov račun
drawing account žiro račun
to give an account poročati
to give a good account of o.s. imeti uspeh, dobro se izkazati
the great account sodni dan
ameriško to hand in one's account umreti
to leave out of account ne upoštevati
to make an account ceniti
to make out an account napisati račun
of no account nepomemben
on no account nikakor ne
on my account zaradi mene
on one's own account na lastno odgovornost
on account of zaradi
to overdraw one's account prekoračiti svoj račun
to settle an account poravnati račun
to settle accounts with figurativno obračunati s
of small account nepomemben
to take into account upoštevati
to turn into account izkoristiti, uporabiti
square accounts poravnani računi
on what account? čemu?

ace² [eis] samostalnik
as; enica (na kocki); malenkost, drobec; uspešen letalec, as

not an ace niti malo ne
ace of spades pikov as; hudomušno vdova v globoki žalosti
within an ace of za las, skoraj

ache³ [eič] samostalnik
črka H

to drop one's aches ne izgovarjati začetnega H

action¹ [ǽkšən] samostalnik
dejanje, delovanje; učinek; borba, boj
pravno proces, sodni postopek; hoja (npr. konja); mehanizem

to be in action delovati
action of the bowels izpraznitev črevesa
to bring (ali enter, lay) an action against s.o. (ob)tožiti koga
full of action delaven, prizadeven
in full action v polnem obratu
to go into action iti v boj
a man of action mož dejanj
mode (ali line) of action postopek
overt action against odkrit nastop proti
to put out of action izločiti iz borbe
to take prompt action takoj ukrepati
to be killed (ali to fall) in action pasti v boju
actions speak louder than words po delu, ne po besedah cenimo človeka
sphere of action delokrog
radius of action akcijski polmer

Adam [ǽdəm] samostalnik
Adam, prvi človek

Adam's ale (ali wine) voda
Adam's apple anatomija Adamovo jabolko
not to know s.o. from Adam sploh koga ne poznati

adamant² [ǽdəmənt] pridevnik (adamantly prislov)
figurativno ko kamen trd
figurativno nepopustijiv

to be adamant (to) ne popustiti

adhere [ədhíə] neprehodni glagol (to)
trdno se držati; prilepiti se; vdan, zvest biti

to adhere to an opinion ne spreminjati svojega mnenja
to adhere to orders izpolnjevati ukaze
to adhere to a party biti vdan stranki
to adhere together biti v zvezi

advantage¹ [ədvá:ntidž] samostalnik (of, over)
prednost, ugodnost; korist

to gain an advantage over, to have the advantage of s.o. imeti prednost pred kom, biti močnejši od koga
you have the advantage of me žal vas ne poznam
to take advantage of s.th. izkoristiti kaj
to advantage ugoden; ugodno, koristno
to the best advantage kar se da ugodno
to take (ali make) s.o. at advantage izrabiti svojo premoč v škodo drugega
to turn to advantage izplačati se; izkoristiti

affair [əfɛ́ə] samostalnik
stvar, zadeva, afera; posel; skrb
vojska boj

family affair družinska zadeva
at the head of affairs na čelu podjetja
affair of honour častna zadeva, dvoboj
affair of love ljubezenska zadeva, ljubimkanje
a man of affairs poslovni človek
mind your own affairs ne vmešavaj se v zadeve drugih
minister for foreign affairs minister za zunanje zadeve
as affairs stand kakor kaže
state of affairs dejanski položaj
that's not your affair to ti (vam) nič mar

afford [əfɔ́:d] prehodni glagol
dati, nuditi; premoči, privoščiti si

I cannot afford ne morem si privoščiti, ne premorem
I cannot afford the time ne utegnem
to afford a basis dati osnovo, biti osnova
to afford cover skriti
to afford satisfaction zadovoljiti
to afford a good view nuditi lep razgled

afloat [əflóut] prislov & povedkovnik pridevnik
plavajoč, poplavljen; vkrcan; nezadolžen

to bring (ali set) afloat sprožiti, uvesti
to keep afloat ne se potopiti; ne lesti v dolgove
there's a rumour afloat širijo se govorice

afraid [əfréid] povedkovnik pridevnik (of)
prestrašen, boječ; zaskrbljen

to be afraid of s.th. bati se česa
to make afraid prestrašiti
pogovorno I am afraid žal, na žalost, oprostite
I am afraid not žal ne

against¹ [əgéinst] predlog
proti, zoper; ob; za

against a rainy day, against a day of want za hude čase
domačno to be up against it biti v stiski
it goes against the grain (ali collar) ni pogodu
against payment proti plačilu
against his return dokler se ne vrne
to run against naleteti na koga ali kaj
against time s polno paro
to stumble (ali knock) against a stone spotakniti se ob kamen
to struggle against boriti se proti

agree [əgrí:]

1. neprehodni glagol (to v)
privoliti (with s)
strinjati se, skladati se, soglašati (on, upon, about o)
dogovoriti, sporazumeti se
slovnica (with) skladati se

2. prehodni glagol (to, with s)
izravnati, pomiriti, v sklad spraviti, uskladiti

as agreed kot smo se dogovorili
to be agreed sporazumeti se
agreed! velja!
it doesn't agree with me tega ne prenesem
to agree like dog and cat razumeti se kakor pes in mačka
to agree to differ ne se več truditi, da bi prepričal drug drugega, poravnati spor

aitch [eič] samostalnik
črka h

to drop one's aitches ne izgovarjati začetne črke h

akceptírati (referat ipd.) to accept, to approve; (menico) to honour, to agree to pay

ne akceptírati to refuse acceptance

áko if; in case; provided (that)

tudi áko even if
celó áko even if, even supposing that, though
razen áko unless, except if, (redko, knjižno) save that
áko ne unless, except if
áko slučajno, ako morda if by chance
áko samó if only
áko sploh if... at all
áko treba in case of need, if necessary
áko je takó in that case
áko ne bi bilo (tebe) but for (you)

aktuálen present, current; topical; up-to-date

biti aktuál to be topical
aktuálna tema topical subject (ali theme)
biti zelo aktuálen pogovorno to be in the news
ne biti več aktuálen to be yesterday's news

áli or; (= če) whether, if; (toda) but, however

on áli njegov brat he or his brother
bil sem v dvomu, áli naj grem I was in doubt whether to go
povej mi, áli je to res ali ne tell me whether it is true or not
ni vedela, áli naj joče áli se smeje she did not know whether to laugh or cry
vsi ljudje, áli bogati áli revni all men, whether rich or poor
áli... áli either... or
eno áli drugo, ne moreš imeti obojega you can't have it both ways