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worse² [wə:s] samostalnik
slabše stanje, nekaj slabšega, nekaj hujšega

I have been through worse še hujše stvari sem doživel
to change for the worse spremeniti (obrniti) se na slabše
there was worse to come hujše je še moralo priti
I got (ali had) the worse slabo sem se odrezal
to put to worse potolči, premagati
worse followed hujše je sledilo
if worse comes to worse v najslabšem primeru
he has taken a turn for the worse stanje se mu je poslabšalo
a change for the worse sprememba na slabše
from bad to worse z dežja pod kap
for better, for worse, for better or (for) worse v škodo ali korist, dobro ali slabo; kakor se (pač) vzame

worth¹ [wə:ɵ] pridevnik
vreden; veljaven

for all one is worth pogovorno kolikor kdo (z)more, po najboljših močeh
worth doing vreden, da se naredi
not worth reading nevreden branja
what is he worth? kolikšno premoženje ima?
he is worth a million on je milijonar
he is worth £ 1000 a year on ima 1000 funtov dohodkov na leto
worth the money (price) vreden denarja (cene), ne predrag
not worth a curse (ali a damn; ali a penny) piškavega groša (prebite pare) ne vreden
worth the trouble vreden truda
worth mentioning omembe vreden
to be worth it; pogovorno, to be worth while biti vreden truda, izplačati se
the game is not worth the candle ta stvar se ne izplača
it is not worth much to ni drago
to be not worth one's salt nič ne biti vreden, biti popolnoma brez vrednosti
take it for what it is worth vzemi to táko, kot je
I tell you the news for what it is worth povem vam novico brez vsakega jamstva (kot sem jo pač slišal)
he pulled for all he was worth vlekel je, kar je le mogel (na vso moč)
we worked hard but it was worth it trdo smo delali, a se je izplačalo

worth² [wə:ɵ] samostalnik
(denarna) vrednost, cena; pomembnost, važnost; notranja vrednost, dobrota, krepost, zaslužnost; ugled, čast, dostojanstvo; (redko) posest, bogastvo

of great worth drag, zelo dragocen
of no worth brez vrednosti
men of worth zaslužni ljudje
penny worth vrednost enega penija
in good worth zastarelo zlepa, brez jeze
three shillings' worth of stamps znamke v vrednosti 3 šilingov
to get the worth of one's money za svoj denar dobiti nekaj enakovrednega
I did not get my money's worth preplačal sem
to have one's money's worth ne preplačati

wrench² [renč] prehodni glagol
(iz)trgati, (iz)vleči
medicina izpahniti, izviniti; izkriviti (tudi figurativno)
popačiti (besedilo, dejstvo)
neprehodni glagol
(nenadoma) se zasukati

to wrench s.th. (away) from s.o. iztrgati komu kaj
to wrench s.th. out of iztrgati iz
to wrench open s silo odpreti (the lid pokrov)
to wrench off odtrgati
to wrench one's ankle gleženj si izviniti
I wrenched the knife from him s silo sem mu iztrgal nož

wring^*2 [riŋ]

1. prehodni glagol
iztisniti, izžeti (sadje itd.), stiskati, izžemati, ožeti; zviti, zaviti (vrat), oviti, lomiti, viti (roke); skriviti, skremžiti (obraz); izkriviti, popačiti (pomen); iztisniti, izsiliti (davek, denar); stisniti (komu roko)
figurativno stiskati (srce), mučiti

to wring s.o.'s hand stisniti komu roko
to wring the neck of an animal zaviti vrat živali
I'll wring your neck vrat ti bom zavil
to wring one's hands in pain roke viti od bolečine
to wring a confession from s.o. izsiliti priznanje iz koga
to wring money from (ali of) s.o. izsiliti, izžeti denar iz koga
my shoe wrings me čevelj me tišči (žuli)
his face was wrung with pain obraz mu je bil skremžen od bolečine
it wrings my heart zelo sem potrt zaradi tega
he wrings my words from their true meaning on pači pravi pomen mojih besed

2. neprehodni glagol
zviti se, kriviti se; povzročati bolečino, mučiti

write^* [ráit] prehodni glagol
(na)pisati (a letter pismo)
zapisati, opis(ov)ati, prikaz(ov)ati; naznaniti, sporočiti; sestaviti, skleniti (pogodbo)
neprehodni glagol
pisati, pismeno sporočiti; baviti se s pisanjem, s pisateljevanjem, pisateljevati

to write o.s. pisati se, imenovati se, označiti se (a duke za vojvodo)
I wrote a letter to him, pogovorno I wrote him a letter pisal sem mu pismo
to write a letter in ink (na)pisati pismo s črnilom
to write a good hand lepo pisati
to write to ask pismeno vprašati
to write shorthand stenografirati
innocence is written in his face nedolžnost se mu bere na obrazu
to write insurance upon s.o.'s life skleniti življenjsko zavarovanje za koga
to write poetry pisati pesmi, pesnikovati
to write a check (britanska angleščina cheque) napisati (izpolniti) ček
to write (o.s.) a man biti polnoleten
to write for s.th. pisati za kaj, pismeno naročiti
written all over popolnoma popisan (papir)
written in (ali on) water figurativno nezapisan (kot važen), minljiv

wrong² [rɔŋ] pridevnik
zmoten, nepravi, pogrešen, napačen, naroben; ki ni v redu, ki je v neredu; neprimeren, nepripraven; nekoristen, neugoden

wrong act prekršek
a wrong answer napačen, nepravi odgovor
the wrong side narobna stran (of material blaga)
wrong one, sleng wrong'un (kriket) žoga, ki leti čisto drugače, kot je igralec pričakoval
(the) wrong side out na ven (narobe) obrnjena notranja stran (oblačila)
the wrong side of the blanket figurativno nezakonit
to be wrong ne imeti prav
the clock is wrong ura ne gre prav
you are wrong in believing that nimaš prav (motiš se), če to verjameš
not to be far wrong ne se zelo (z)motiti
I was not far wrong in guessing skoraj sem uganil
something is wrong with him nekaj je narobe z njim
what's wrong with you? kaj pa je (narobe) s teboj?
to be in the wrong box figurativno biti v škripcih (v nerodnem položaju, v zagati); ne biti na mestu; biti na zgubi
it is the wrong side out to je narobe, obrnjeno
to be on the wrong side of 50 biti nad 50 let star
what's wrong with a cup of tea? pogovorno kako bi bilo s skodelico čaja?
to do the wrong thing in the wrong place ravno narobe (napačno) kaj napraviti
what do you find wrong with it? kaj se ti zdi pri tem narobe (ti ni pri tem všeč)?
to get (to have) hold of the wrong end of the stick figurativno (popolnoma) napačno razumeti (imeti čisto napačno mnenje, vtis)
to get out of the bed (on) the wrong side figurativno, pogovorno z levo nogo vstati; biti slabe volje
he will laugh on the wrong side of his mouth figurativno smeh ga bo že minil
to prove s.o. wrong dokazati komu, da nima prav
to go wrong zaiti; spodleteti, ne iti (biti) v redu
he holds the book the wrong way narobe drži knjigo
he found himself in the wrong shop figurativno, pogovorno ni na pravega naletel
it is very wrong of you to support him zelo napak je od vas, da ga podpirate
to take the wrong train peljati se z napačnim vlakom
to take the wrong turning (ali path) figurativno zaiti na kriva pota

yon [jɔn]

1. pridevnik
zastarelo & narečno oni (tam)

2. zaimek
oni, ono (tam)

3. prislov
tam; tja

as far as yon hill do onega griča
hither and yon sem in tja

you [ju:, ju, jə] zaimek
vi, vas, vam; ti, te(be), t(eb)i

you blockhead! ti (vi) tepec!
you fool! ti norec!
you three vi trije
the rest of you ostali od vas
you're another! hvala, enako! (odgovor na psovko)
you bet (your life) sleng na to se lahko zaneseš, (glavo) stavim za to
get you gone! poberi(te) se!
you don't say česa ne poveste (poveš) (to me preseneča)
you never can tell človek nikoli ne more vedeti
you never know človek nikoli ne ve
you soon get used to it človek se kmalu navadi na to
come here all of you! pridite sem vsi!
if I were you ko bi jaz bil na tvojem (vašem) mestu

za for; for the purpose of; in favour of; after; behind; (= za časa) during

dan za dnem day by day
eden za drugim one after another, one behind the other
korak za korakom step by step
enkrat za vselej once and for all
za ves svet ne not for (all) the world
za gorami beyond the mountains
jaz za svojo osebo as far as I am concerned
za mojim hrbtom behind my back
za primer (v primeru) potrebe in case of need
za glavo večji taller by a head
za sedaj for the present
za šalo by way of a joke
argumenti za in proti the pros and the cons
razlogi za in proti the reasons for and against
za menoj! follow me!
(kar) za menoj, prosim! this way, please!
starejši za pet let five years older
jaz, za sebe (zase) as for me
beseda za besedo word for word
mož za možem man by man
zanimanje za... interest in...
za mladino neprimeren film a film unsuitable (ali not suitable) for young people
vstopnica za gledališče a theatre ticket
za vlade (vladanja) kralja Karla II during the reign of Charles II
za (= po pooblastilu) (acting) for, per pro., latinsko per procurationem (krajšava: p.p.)
biti za kaj to be in favour of something
kdo je za (to)? who is in favour?
sem za to, da mu odpustimo I'm in favour of (ali I'm for) pardoning him
večina je za nadaljevanje stavke there is a majority in favour of continuing the strike
to je važno zame (za mene) this is important to me
nekaj je za tem (figurativno) there's something behind it
za hišo je vrt there is a garden behind the house
to je hud udarec za nas it is a hard blow for us
brali smo eden za drugim we took it in turns to read
za koga me (pa) imate (smatrate)? who (arhaično whom) do you take me for?
nimam ga za genija I do not regard him as a genius
za to ceno lahko dobiš to blago povsod you can get these goods anywhere at that price
on jé za tri he eats as much as three
povleči koga za lase to pull someone by the hair
on porabi preveč za sebe (zase) he spends too much on himself
smatrati za dobro to think it advisable
odšel je za vedno he left for good
voditi koga za roko to lead someone by the hand
vzel jo je za ženo he has married her, arhaično he has taken her to wife (ali as his wife)
on zaostaja za časom he is behind the times
zapri vrata za seboj! shut the door after (ali behind) you!
zgrešil je za pol metra he missed by half a metre
zmotil sem se za 10.000 SIT I made a mistake of 10,000 tolars
sedeti za mizo to sit at the table
pustiti za seboj to leave behind

zabávati to amuse; divert; to entertain (koga someone), to provide entertainment (for someone)

zabávati se to be amused (at, by, with); to have a good time; to enjoy oneself; arhaično to take one's pleasure, to make merry; zastarelo to disport oneself
ste se dobro zabavali? did you enjoy yourself (oziroma yourselves)?
sijajno sem se zabaval I enjoyed myself no end, I had a great time

začúden astonished; amazed; surprised

bolj začúden kot prestrašen more surprised than frightened
biti začúden to be astonished (at), to be amazed (at), to be surprised, to wonder (at, about)
bil sem začúden, da me ne pozna I was surprised he did not know me
bil sem močnó začúden I was struck with wonder, I was lost in astonishment, I was amazed
bil je zelo začúden, ko me je videl he was astonished to see me
ne bodi tako začúden! don't put on that look of surprise!

zadéva matter; affair; business; thing; subject; (osebna) concern; pravo case

o tej zadévi on this subject
v zadévi with reference to, on the subject of
državna zadéva affair of state
družbena zadéva social matter (ali problem)
notranje zadéve internal affairs pl
zadéva javnega pomena matters pl of public concern
zadéve skupnega pomena matters pl of common interest
tekoče zadéve current affairs pl
zunanje zadéve foreign affairs pl
dogovorjena, domenjena zadéva a put-up job
ministrstvo za zunanje zadéve VB Foreign Office (krajšava: F.O.); ZDA State Department
lepa zadéva! (ironično) that's a nice mess!
v zadévi X. proti Y. pravo in the case of X. versus Y.
brigaj(te) se za svoje zadéve! mind your own business!
to je zadéva zase it is a separate question (ali problem, matter)
to je čisto druga zadéva that's an entirely different thing
to ni moja zadéva that's no business of mine
to je tvoja zadéva that's your affair, that's your lookout, it's up to you
kot je zadéva sedaj... as matters now stand
zadéva prihaja na dan the affair is coming out, the matter is being aired
pusti zadévo pri miru! let the matter rest!
zadéva se vleče the affair is dragging on
vmešavati se v tuje zadéve to meddle in other people's afairs
vzeti zadévo v roke to take the matter in hand
voditi zadéve to conduct (ali to direct) affairs
opustiti zadévo (pogovorno) to drop the whole business
govoril sem z njim o vaši zadévi I talked to him regarding your business

zádnji last; final; ultimate; rear; posterior, back; latter, lattermost

zádnji del the hindpart, the backside, (ladje) stern
zádnji del hiše the back of the house
moj zádnji (najvišji) cilj my ultimate goal
zádnja četa rearguard
zádnji del telesa posterior
zádnja (zadajšnja) luč (pri vozilu) rear light
zádnje tri ure the last three hours
te zádnje tri dni (for) these three days
v zádnjem času latterly
zádnje čase recently
v zádnjih dneh julija in the latter days of July
zádnja leta življenja the latter days of one's life
v zádnjih izdihljajih at one's last gasp
na vse zádnje after all, finally, at last
(ta) zádnja leta, v (teh) zádnjih letih in recent years, arhaično of late years
prav do zádnjega to the very last
do zádnjega moža to the last man
zádnje noge hind legs pl
zádnji, a ne najmanj važen last but not least
to je zádnje, kar se lahko zgodi this is the last thing one would expect to happen
zádnja leta sem jo zelo redko videla I have seen very little of her these last (ali in recent) years
prišel je (kot) zádnji he was the last to come
upati do zádnjega to hope to the last
to so zádnja poročila this is the latest news (ali stop-press news)
ležati v zádnjih izdihljajih to be at the last gasp
zabaviščni lokali so bili zasedeni do zádnjega prostora the places of entertainment were crowded to the doors
izkazati komu zádnjo čast to attend someone's funeral

zadôsti enough; sufficiently

zadôsti sem ga videl I've seen enough of him
zadôsti je bogat, da živi brez dela he is rich enough to live without taking a job
ni zadôsti močan za svoje delo he is not strong enough for his job (ali for that job of his)

zadovóljen satisfied (z with); pleased (with), contented (with), content (with)

malo zadovóljen z dissatisfied with
zelo sem zadovóljen I am highly satisfied
zadovóljen s svojo usodo contented with one's lot
nisem zadovóljen z njim I am not satisfied with him
biti z malim zadovóljen to be thankful for small mercies
mama ne bo zadovóljna Mother won't be pleased
upamo, da boste zadovóljni s poslanim blagom we hope the goods sent will give you full satisfaction

zadréga embarrassment; difficulty; quandary; perplexity; predicament

denarne zadrége financial difficulties pl, evfemizem humoristično pecuniary embarrassment
biti v zadrégi to be in difficulties, to be in a quandary, to be ill at ease, to be at a loss, to be in a fix, to be in embarrassed circumstances
v lepi zadrégi smo we are in a nice (pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj storim I am completely at a loss what to do
biti v denarni zadrégi to be short of money
bili smo v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj odgovorimo we were hard put to it to find an answer, we were completely at a loss (ali we were stumped) for an answer
moja edina zadréga je, kaj naj izberem my only trouble is which one to choose
spretno se izvleči iz zadrége (iz stiske) to extricate oneself neatly from a predicament, to find a neat way out of a difficult situation
pomagati komu iz zadrége to save someone from embarrassment
spraviti koga v zadrégo to put (ali pogovorno to land) someone in an embarrassing situation, to embarrass someone, to put someone in a predicament (ali in a quandary)
njega hitro spraviš v zadrégo he is easily embarrassed
biti v zadrégi za odgovor to be stumped for an answer

zadržán kept back, retained; (ustavljen) stopped, held up, detained, withheld; (zakasnel) delayed

bil sem zadržán I was prevented from coming; figurativno (rezerviran) reserved
zadržáno (rezervirano) se držati to exercise restraint

zagáta (slepa ulica) blind alley; figurativno quandary

prometna zagáta traffic jam; (zastoj) deadlock
biti v zagáti to be in a quandary
v lepi zagáti smo we are in a nice (ali pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v zagáti (v škripcih) (figurativno) I am on the horns of a dilemma, I am in an awkward situation
spraviti koga v zagáto (težavo, zadrego) to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone

zahvála thanks pl; giving thanks; acknowledgment

v zahválo za in (grateful) thanks for
izraziti svojo zahválo to express one's thanks
veliko zahválo sem dobil za to! (ironično) small (pogovorno much) thanks I got for it!
dolžan sem vam globoko zahválo I owe you a great debt of thanks
blagovolite sprejeti mojo najtoplejšo (iskreno) zahválo please accept my warmest (heartfelt) thanks
prisrčna zahvála cordial thanks
vreden zahvále thankworthy, worthy of thanks, deserving thanks
izražamo vam najtoplejšo zahválo za vašo naklonjenost we express to (ali we tender) you our warmest thanks for your favour
odkloniti z zahválo to decline with thanks
tolikšna plemenitost (radodarnost) je zaslužila vsaj nekaj zahvále such generosity deserved at least some acknowledgment