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wormwood [wə́:mwud] samostalnik
botanika pelin
figurativno grenkoba

it is wormwood to him to ga grize (žre)

worry² [wʌ́ri]

1. prehodni glagol
povzročiti (komu) skrbi, mučiti, ne pustiti pri miru, nadlegovati, motiti, vznemirjati, drážiti, jeziti, plašiti; dolgočasiti; (o živali) zgrabiti za vrat, daviti, gristi, (raz)trgati

to worry o.s. (po nepotrebnem) se skrbeti, si delati skrbi
to worry s.o.'s life (za)greniti komu življenje
does my singing worry you? vas moje petje moti (je neprijetno)?
to worry s.o. out of s.th. s težavo odvrniti koga od česa
her health worries me njeno zdravje mi dela skrbi
to be worried jeziti se, razburjati se, plašiti se
to worry the sword figurativno (mečevanje) z majhnimi, hitrimi gibi zbegati nasprotnika

2. neprehodni glagol
vznemirjati se, razburjati se; delati si skrbi, biti v skrbeh, biti zaskrbljen, plašiti se; mučiti se, truditi se, s težavo se prebijati (through skozi)
trgati, vleči (at s.th. kaj)
lov zgrabiti in raztrgati, prijeti z zobmi in stresti (divjačino) (o psu)

I should worry! pogovorno kaj me to briga!, to mi je vseeno!; to mi ni nič mar!
to worry along s težavo se preriniti skozi
don't worry! ne delaj si skrbi!
you worry too much preveč skrbi si delate!
to worry out (a problem) ponovno se lotiti problema in ga rešiti

worse¹ [wə:s]

1. samostalnik
slabši, hujši; bolj bolan, slabšega zdravja
trgovina slabši, nižji

worse and worse vedno slabši (hujši)
the worse tem stabši
so much the worse toliko slabši
he went worse every day vsak dan je bilo slabše z njim
that only made matters worse to je stvari le poslabšalo
(not) to be the worse for (ne) biti na slabšem (na škodi, trpeti) zaradi
you would be none the worse for a walk sprehod ti ne bi škodil
to be (none) the worse for drink (ne) biti pijan
I like him none the worse for his gruffness zaradi njegove grobosti ga nimam nič manj rad
the worse for wear obrabljen, ponošen

2. prislov
slabše, hujše

he has lost his job and is worse off than ever izgubil je službo in je na slabšem kot kdajkoli prej
they do it worse than before hujše (slabše) počenjajo kot prej
none the worse nič slabše (hujše), nič manj
to grow worse and worse vse bolj se slabšati

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

yet¹ [jet] prislov
še vedno, še; doslej, že (v vprašanjih); vendarle

yet again spet in spet
yet a moment (samo) še trenutek
yet once (more) še enkrat
as yet doslej
but yet toda vendarle
never yet še nikoli
not yet še ne
nothing yet še nič
(pri primerniku) yet better še boljši (bolje)
yet richer še (celó) bogatejši
there is yet time še je čas
some are yet to come nekateri morajo še priti
he may come yet on utegne še priti
have you finished yet? ste že končali?
need you go yet? morate že iti?
I have not yet finished nisem še končal
the largest yet found specimen doslej največji najdeni primerek
he will win yet vendarle bo še zmagal
he'll be hanged yet še obesili ga bodo, končal bo na vislicah
while he was yet alive ko je še živel
it is strange and yet true čudno (neverjetno) je, a vendarle resnično

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

zaboléti to hurt, to pain; to sting; to cause (ali to give) pain; to grieve; to smart

zabolelo me je it gave me a pain, it hurt me, it grieved me, I felt a pain
prst me je zabolel my finger smarted
do srca me je zabolelo it stung me to the heart
srce me je zabolelo I was heartstricken
udarec me je zabolel the blow stung me
žalitev ga je globoko zabolela the insult stung him

zádnjica buttocks pl; bottom, rump; evfemizem posterior; pogovorno backside, behind, rear; VB žargon bum; ZDA žargon butt, fanny; vulgarno arse

v zádnjico ga bom brcnil, sunil I'll kick his backside, vulgarno I'll give him a kick up the arse
namahati koga po zádnjici to smack someone's bottom

zádnjič (oni dan) the other day, of late, lately, newly; (poslednjikrat, zadnjikrat) (for) the last time, last

kdaj si ga zádnjič videl? when did you see him last?

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)

zamíkati to tempt; to entice; to charm; to allure

zamikalo me je (reči) I was tempted (to say)
denar ga je zamikal money tempted him
zamikalo nas je zelo, da bi se uprli we were strongly tempted to resist

zamísliti zamíšljati to conceive, to imagine, to picture to oneself, to fancy; (izumiti) to invent, to contrive

zamísliti, zamíšljati se to be absorbed in thought, to be lost in (deep) thought
ne morem si zamísliti, zamíšljati, kako je to storil I cannot conceive how he did it
si ga lahko zamisliš kot vojaka? can you imagine him as a soldier?
skušaj si zamísliti, zamíšljati, v kakšnem stanju sem bil! try to picture to yourself the state I was in!

zanášati to carry away

zanášati se na koga to rely on (ali upon) someone, to trust someone; to place one's trust in, to have confidence in
na mojo uro se ni zanášati there is no relying upon my watch
popolnoma se zanašam nanj I have every confidence in him
zanášati se na srečo to trust to luck
zanaša ga (opoteka se) he is staggering

zanemáriti zanemárjati to neglect; (delo) to leave undone; to be remiss, to be negligent (ali neglectful) of, to be careless in (ali of, about); (ne upoštevati) to disregard, to ignore

zanemáriti, zanemárjati svojo dolžnost to fail in one's duty, to be remiss in one's duties, ZDA to be derelict in one's duty
dejstvo, ki ga ne smemo zanemáriti, zanemárjati a fact that must not be overlooked
zanemáriti, zanemárjati svoje zdravje to be (oziroma to become) careless about one's health
zanemáriti, zanemárjati se to neglect oneself, to be (ozir. to become) slovenly

zapustíti zapúščati to leave; (v oporoki) to will, to bequeath; (pustiti na cedilu) to abandon, to forsake, to desert

zapustíti, zapúščati neizbrisen vtis to leave one's mark (na upon, on)
sluh in vid sta ga zapustila he lost both sight and hearing
zapustila mi je ves svoj denar she bequeathed all her money to me
svoj denar je zapustil neki bolnišnici he left his money to a hospital
delavci so zapustili delo (the) workmen have struck work, (ali are on strike)
zapustíti, zapúščati ljubimca (ljubico) to jilt (ali to reject, to throw over, pogovorno to drop, to ditch) one's lover (one's girl, one's sweetheart)
stražar ne sme zapustíti, zapúščati svojega mesta a sentinel must not desert his post
moči ga zapuščajo he is sinking, his health is failing
moči so ga zapustile his strength failed him
zapustíti, zapúščati se (figurativno) to neglect oneself, to grow careless and slovenly

zasáčiti to catch; to seize; to take

tata so zasačili pri dejanju the thief was caught red-handed (ali was caught in the very act)
zasačil sem ga na laži I caught him out in a lie
zasáčiti koga pri tatvini to catch someone stealing
zasačil sem ga, ko je kradel cigarete iz moje pisalne mize I caught (ali I found) him stealing cigarettes out of my desk
večkrat smo jih zasačili na laži we have caught them lying (ali caught them out in a lie) more than once

zaslíšati zasliševáti pravo (priče) to interrogate, to examine, to question; to hear; to try

zaslíšati, zasliševáti koga pravo to take someone's evidence
ostro zaslíšati, zasliševáti ZDA pogovorno to grill
zaslišujejo ga he is being interrogated

zatêči

1. (oteči: noga, roka itd.) to swell (up)

zatekle noge swollen legs pl
lice mi zateka my cheek is swelling

2.

zatêči koga to catch, to surprise, to overtake someone
tema ga je zatekla he was overtaken by darkness
zatêči vlomilca pri dejanju to surprise a burglar in the act

3.

zatêči se k čemu to have recourse to something, to fall back on something, to resort to something
zatêči se k orožju to have recourse to arms
zatêči se k sili to have resort to force

4.

zatêči se (izgubiti se) to go astray
zatêči k slovarju to refer to a dictionary
zatêči se v gozdove to take to the woods

zatéti to surprise; to overtake

tema ga je zatela he was overtaken by darkness

zavídati to envy (koga someone); to grudge (someone), to begrudge (someone); to be envious

zavidam mu njegov uspeh I envy him his success
zavidamo jim njihovo srečo we envy them their luck
vsi mu zavidajo he is the envy of all
nimaš ga za kaj zavídati you have no reason to envy him