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alphabetic [ælfəbétik] pridevnik (alphabetically prislov)
abeceden, alfabetski

alphabetic index abecedni seznam
alphabetically v abecednem redu, po abecedi

ambitious [æmbíšəs] pridevnik (ambitiously prislov) (of po)
častihlepen; hrepeneč, stremljiv, željan; prizadeven

I am ambitious to serve you v čast mi je ustreči vam
to be ambitious of hlepeti, hrepeneti po čem
ambitious of power vladohlepen, gospodovalen

analogíja analogy (z with)

po analogíji z by analogy with, on the analogy of

analogy [ənǽlədži] samostalnik
analogija, podobnost

by analogy with po analogiji s
to bear analogy to biti podoben čemu
on the analogy of analogno, po analogiji s

angléški English, (uradno) British, (v sestavljenkah) Anglo-

angléška bolezen rickets pl (s konstr. v sg), rachitis
angléški obliž sticking plaster
angléške ekspedicijske čete zgodovina the British Expeditionary Force (krajšava: B.E.F.)
angléška izdelava, angléšk proizvod British made
angléški ključ adjustable spanner, monkey wrench
angléška jezikovna posebnost anglicism, ZDA briticism
angléški valček English waltz, slow waltz, valeta
govoriti angléško to speak English
po angléško in the English way; anglice

answer² [á:nsə ameriško ǽnsə]

1. prehodni glagol (to)
odgovoriti, odgovarjati; ustrezati, uslišati, izpolniti (prošnjo); rešiti (vprašanje)

2. neprehodni glagol
odgovoriti; posrečiti se; jamčiti, biti odgovoren; biti pokoren

to answer the bell (ali door, door bell) iti odpret vrata
to answer a bill of exchange izplačati menico
to answer a call odgovoriti po telefonu, odzvati se klicu
to answer a debt poravnati dolg
it doesn't answer ni vredno
to answer s.o.'s expectations izpolniti pričakovanja koga
to answer in law odzvati se vabilu sodišča
money answers all things denar vse zmore
to answer to the name slišati na ime
to answer a prayer uslišati molitev
to answer the purpose ustrezati namenu
to answer a question odgovoriti na vprašanje
to answer a riddle rešiti uganko
to answer a summons odzvati se vabilu
to answer back ostro zavrniti
to answer up hitro odgovoriti

anxiety [æŋzáieti] samostalnik (to da)
strah, bojazen, zaskrbljenost (for po)
hrepenenje, vroča želja

in great anxiety v velikih skrbeh

appearance [əpíərəns] samostalnik
videz, zunanjost; pojava; prikazen; izdaja (knjige); (javen) nastop

as far as appearances go, to all appearance po vsem videzu
at first appearance na prvi pogled
to make one's appearance pojaviti se (pred sodiščem)
there's every appearance of vse kaže, da
to put in the appearance of courage delati se pogumnega
the actor made his first appearance igralec je prvič nastopil
appearances are deceptive videz vara, ni vse zlato, kar se sveti
to save (ali keep up) appearances ohraniti videz (npr. blagostanja)
to make a fine appearance biti lepega videza
for appearance's sake, for the sake of appearances (le) na videz

appointment [əpɔ́intmənt] samostalnik
imenovanje, določitev; dogovor, domenek; služba, službeno mesto
vojska, množina oprema
ameriško pohištvo; sestanek; plača

by appointment po dogovoru
to break an appointment ne priti na sestanek
to keep an appointment priti točno na sestanek
purveyor by appointment dvorni dobavitelj
to make an appointment domeniti se

approach² [əpróuč] samostalnik
bližanje, dostop, pot, vhod; zbliževanje; poskus; ukrep; stališče; način obdelave
(golf) igra okoli jamice

it was his nearest approach to crying malo je manjkalo, pa bi se bil zjokal
at the approach of day ob jutranji zarji
easy of approach lahko dostopen
to make the first approach narediti prvi korak
the castle is approached by this road do gradu se pride po tejle cesti

apríl April

1. april (figurativno) April Fools' Day, All Fools' Day
potegniti koga za 1. april to make someone an April fool
poslati koga po aprila to send someone upon a fool's errand

arm¹ [a:m] samostalnik
zgornja okončina, laket, roka; krak, ročica; rokav; naročje
figurativno oblast; opora; močna veja

to fly into s.o.'s s vreči se komu v naročje
to fold one's arm prekrižati roke
infant in arms dojenček, čisto majhen otrok, otročiček
to keep (ali hold) s.o. at arm's length varovati se koga, ne pustiti ga blizu
to make a long arm seči po čem
secular arm posvetna oblast
arm of the sea morski rokav
within arm's reach dosegljiv
with open arms prisrčno

arterial [a:tíəriəl] pridevnik
arterijski, arterialen, utripalničen

arterial road glavna prometna žila
arterial navigation plovba po rekah in kanalih
arterial traffic promet po glavnih prometnih žilah

as² [æz] veznik
kot; kolikor; ker; ko, medtem ko; čeprav, četudi, dasi

as compared with v primeri s
as far as prav do
as far as I am concerned kar se mene tiče
as far as I know kolikor je meni znano
as few as (samo množina)
as follows kot sledi, sledeče
as large as life v naravni velikosti
as like as two peas (in a pod) ko jajce jajcu podobna
as little as (samo ednina)
as much as you like po mili volji, kolikor želiš
as a rule navadno, praviloma
as though, as if kakor če bi
be so kind as to... bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...
try as I might če sem se še tako potrudil
old as I am čeprav sem že star
as usual kot ponavadi
as I went by mimogrede
as it were nekako, tako rekoč
as luck would have it k sreči

at [æt, ət] predlog
ob, pri, zraven; proti, k, v, na; za

at the age of v starosti
at all sploh
to aim at s.th. meriti na kaj
all at once nenadoma, nepričakovano, ko strela z jasnega neba
at attention v pozoru
angry at jezen zaradi
at best v najboljšem primeru
to be at s.th. ukvarjati se s čim
at the bottom na dnu, spodaj
at all costs za vsako ceno
at close quarters čisto blizu
at court na dvoru
at one's disposal na razpolago komu
to drive at meriti na kaj
at first najprej
to receive s.th. at s.o.'s hands dobiti kaj od koga
to be hard at s.th. naporno delati, truditi se s čim
at the head of na čelu česa
at home doma
at one fell swoop na mah
at large na prostosti
to laugh at s.o. posmehovati se komu
at last končno
at least vsaj
at long last na koncu koncev
at loggerheads v sporu, sprt
at length končno
at the minute na minuto
to be at hand biti na voljo
at any moment vsak trenutek
at most največ, kvečjemu
near at hand čisto blizu
not at all sploh ne; prosim (kot odgovor na thank you)
at night ponoči
at noon opoldne
at one složno, sporazumno
at peace v miru
at a pinch v stiski
to play at chess igrati šah
at any price za vsako ceno
at rest v miru
at school v šoli, pri pouku
to scoff at posmehovati se
at sight na pogled, po videzu
at stake v nevarnosti, na kocki
two at a time dva hkrati
at that vrh tega, poleg tega; kljub temu
to be at a standstill zastajati
to value at ceniti na
what are you at? kaj počneš?
at war v vojni
at work pri delu

athirst [əɵə́:st] povedkovnik pridevnik
poetično žejen

figurativno athirst for željan česa, hrepeneč po čem

attorney [ətɔ́:ni] samostalnik
pravno pravni zastopnik; odvetnik; pooblaščenec; imenovanje pravnega zastopnika, zastopanje

Attorney General državni tožilec
attorney at law odvetnik
by attorney po nalogu, po pooblastilu
letter of attorney pooblastilo
power (ali warrant) of attorney pooblastitev
circuit (ali district) attorney javni tožilec

avtostòp

potovati z avtostòpom to hitch-hike
dvigniti palec za avtostòp to thumb a lift
vzeti koga po avtostòpu to give someone a lift
vožnja z avtostòpom hitching a lift (ali a ride)

awry¹ [ərái] prislov
postrani, poševno, narobe

to look awry škiliti; po strani, z nezaupanjem gledati
to go awry zgrešiti pot; figurativno izjaloviti se

bang¹ [bæŋ]

1. prehodni glagol
glasno udariti; loputati, zaloputniti; tolči; bobnati; znižati cene
sleng prekašati, presegati

2. neprehodni glagol
razpočiti se, eksplodirati; zaloputniti se

to bang something into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu v glavo
to bang s.o. on the head lopniti koga po glavi
banged up to the eyes ko žolna pijan
to bang against s.th. butniti ob kaj