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teapot [tí:pɔt] samostalnik
čajnik

a storm in a teapot figurativno vihar v čaši vode

tear¹ [tíə] samostalnik
solza; (solzi podobna) kaplja
množina skrb, žalost, bolest; (redko) tožba, tarnanjc

in tears (ves) v solzah, ihteč, jokajoč
tear of resin kaplja smole
tears of strong wine kaplje, ki se naredijo v čaši vina, ki ni čisto polna
crocodile tears krokodilove solze
tears gushed into her eyes solze so ji stopile (privrele) v oči
until the tears run do solz
to burst into tears planiti v jok
to draw tears from s.o., to reduce s.o. to tears spraviti koga vjok
to laugh to tears do solz se (na)smejati
to shed bitter tears grenke solze točiti

tear² [tɛ́ə] samostalnik
raztrg, razporek, raztrgano mesto; razcep; drvenje, hitra, divja naglica, hitenje; razburjenje, pobesnelost
ameriško, sleng popivanje, veseljačenje

at full tear z vso brzino, v polnem zamahu (zagonu)
to go on a tear iti na pohajkovanje

teáter theatre, ZDA theater

teáter na prostem open-air theatre
repertoarni teáter repertory theatre
hoditi v teáter to go to the theatre
obiskovalec, -lka teátra theatregoer

têči to run; to flow, to stream; (čas) to go by (ali on), to pass by, to roll by; (stroj) to go, to work, to play; (promet) to circulate; (posoda) to leak, to run out

beseda mu teče gladko he speaks fluently (ali volubly, glibly)
stvar teče gladko things are running smoothly (ali like clockwork), things are going swimmingly (ali without a hitch), it's all plain sailing, VB žargon it's a doddle
kri teče blood is (being) shed (ali spilt)
kri je tekla there has been bloodshed
kri mu teče iz nosa he has a nose bleed, his nose is bleeding
têči v prazno (motor) to idle
zadeva še teče the affair is still continuing (ali is not over yet)
pusti stvari, da tečejo, kot hočejo! let things take their course!
voda teče iz pipe the tap is running
kri, ki mi teče po žilah the blood coursing through my veins
obresti tečejo od 1. maja the interest runs (ali accrues) from May 1st
teči, kot da bi šlo za življenje to run for dear life

tedáj then; at that time; at that period

do tedáj till then
od tedáj dalje, naprej from then on
šele od tedáj naprej not till then
tedáj sem bil v Italiji I was in Italy then

téden week, seven days pl

dva tédna a fortnight
nekaj tédnov a week or two
na téden (tedensko) a week, per week
téden za tédnom week by week, week in week out
enkrat na téden once a week
med tédnom in the week
dvakrat na téden twice a week
danes téden today week, this day week
včeraj téden yesterday week
pred enim tédnom a week ago
vsak téden weekly
v enem tédnu within a week
prihodnji téden next week
pretekli téden last week
jutri téden tomorrow week
v ponedeljek téden Monday week
konec tédna weekend
čez tri tédne three weeks hence
beli téden trgovina white sale
delovni téden working week
40 urni delovni téden 40-hour week
medeni tédni honeymoon
ves téden delati to work all week
med tédnom spim v mestu I sleep in town during the week
téden po beli nedelji religija Low Week

teem¹ [ti:m]

1. neprehodni glagol
mrgoleti, biti prepoln (česa), obilovati; biti preobilen
zastarelo skotiti (o živali); nositi sadeže; zanositi, biti breja

to teem with mrgoleti od, biti poln, bogat s
fish teem in this lake rib mrgoli v tem jezeru
this lake is teeming with fish v tem jezeru je polno rib
this page teems with mistakes na tej strani mrgoli napak
the roads are teeming with people na cestah se tare ljudi

2. prehodni glagol
poleči, skotiti, storiti, povreči (o živini)

teens [ti:nz] samostalnik
množina mlada leta (od 13. do 19. leta starosti)

to be in one's teens biti v starosti pod 20 let (od 13. do 19. leta starosti)
she is out of her teens starejša je kot 19 let

tegôba (težava) difficulty, sorrow, trouble, burden, distress, care

v dvoje se tegôbe laže prenašajo arhaično two in distress make sorrow less

téhtati to weigh; to balance; to scale

ki se more téhtati weighable
téhtati v roki to weigh in one's hand
téhtati na tehtnici to weigh in the scales
téhtati svoje besede (figurativno) to weigh one's words
to tehta dva funta it weighs two pounds, it scales two pounds
slečen tehtam 80 kg I weigh eighty kilograms (kgs.) stripped

téhtnica balance, a pair of scales, scales pl; weighing machine

skledica pri téhtnici scale
Tehtnica astronomija Libra, the Scales
rimska téhtnica steelyard
javna téhtnica public scales pl
držati téhtnico v ravnotežju to hold the scales even
to je nagnilo téhtnico v njegovo korist it tipped the scales in his favour
njegova usoda je bila na téhtnici his fate was in the balance
vodna téhtnica (libela) spirit level

ték² course; (tekmovalen) race; heat; (motorja) run, running

v téku in progress, under way, going on
v téku časa in the course of time
v polnem téku (figurativno) in full swing, in full activity
mrtev, prazen ték avtomobilizem neutral (gear)
hitri ték šport sprint
ték na pol milje half-mile race
maratonski ték marathon
štafetni ték relay race
ték čez zapreke obstacle race, hurdle race, pogovorno hurdles pl
ték čez drn in strn cross-country race
ték na dolge (kratke) proge long-distance (short-distance) race
tekmovanje v téku čez zapreke steeplechase
biti v téku to be going on, to be in progress
stvar je v téku the matter is being dealt with
žetev je v polnem téku harvesting is in full swing
spraviti v ték to set in motion
spustiti se v ték to break into a run
tekmovati v téku to run a race
tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa I'll race you to the tree over there
mrtev, neodločen ték šport dead heat
prazen ték (stroja) backlash

tékma šport match, contest, competition; (tekmovanje) emulation, rivalry, contention

tékma v boksanju boxing contest
nogometna tékma football match
odločilna tékma decider
prvenstvena tékma championship match
smučarska tékma skiing contest
telovadna tékma gymnastics meeting
veslaška tékma boat race, rowing race
tékma v oboroževanju arms race
neodločen rezultat tékme all square
udeležiti se tékme to take part in (ali to enter) a competition
surova tékma, tékma na življenje in smrt cutthroat competition

tékmec rival; emulator; competitor, contestant

brez tékmeca without a rival
tékmeca v ljubezni, (v snubljenju) rival lovers (rival suitors)
on nima tékmeca there is no one to match (ali to rival) him

tekmováti to compete (z with); to enter a competition; to contest (z, za with, for), to rival, to emulate (s kom someone); to vie (z, v with, in)

nihče ne more tekmováti z njim he is without a rival, he is unrivalled
dekleti sta tekmovali med seboj za prvo mesto the two girls vied with one another for the first place
tekmováti v vljudnosti to vie in civilities

tekóč running; flowing; fluent; streaming; current; liquid

tekóča (rutinska) dela routine work
tekóče leto current year
tekóči mesec current month
tekóča pravda pending suit
tekóči izdatki current expenses pl, ZDA operating costs pl
tekóči račun current account
tekóči posli, tekóče zadeve current business, pending affairs pl
tekóča številka serial number, consecutive number
tekóči trak conveyor belt
tekóča voda running water
v tekóčem letu during the current year
biti na tekóčem to be up-to-date
nisem na tekóčem (pogovorno) I am not in the swim
biti stalno na tekóčem to be constantly well-informed, to be well up (with things)
držati koga na tekóčem to keep someone posted (o on), to keep someone up-to-date (with the news)
ostati na tekóčem to keep up with, to keep oneself well-informed
tekóče govoriti angleško to speak English fluently
ne biti več na tekóčem o, gledé to be out of touch, to be out of the swim regarding

televizíja television, (krajšava: TV) pogovorno telly, the box, slabšalno goggle-box

na televizíji on television
(stalen) gledalec televizíje television viewer, televiewer
primeren za televizíjo telegenic
gledati televizíjo to teleview
nastopiti na televizíji to telecast
oddajati po televizíji to telecast, to televise
prenašati v televizíji, videti na televizíji to televise, to see something on television
barvna televizíja colour (ZDA color) television
ljubitelj televizíje television fan, TV fan, telly addict

tell^* [tel]

1. prehodni glagol
povedati, pripovedovati, reči; izreči, izraziti, izpovedati; izdati; (po)kazati (o uri); obvestiti, sporočiti, navesti, (ob)javiti, označiti; prikazati, razlagati, razjasniti, prepričevati, trditi; zapovedati, ukazati, naročiti; izmisliti; poznati, prepoznati, razlikovati, (raz)ločiti
parlament šteti (glasove)

all told (vzeto) v celem, v celoti, vse skupaj
tell me another! sleng tega mi ne boš natvezel!
I was told (so) rekli so mi (tako)
I'll tell you what nekaj ti bom povedal (izdal)
I'll tell you the world ameriško o tem sem prepričan
I can tell you zagotavljam vam
I cannot tell him from his brother ne razlikujem ga od njegovega brata
to tell s.th. abroad pripovedovati kaj okoli, raznašati kaj
to tell fortunes from cards vedeževati iz kart
to tell one's money ameriško šteti svoj denar
to tell one's beads religija moliti rožni venec
to tell one's name povedati svoje ime
to tell the news naznaniti, povedati, objaviti novico
to tell a lie (ali lies) lagati
to tell the reason navesti razlog
to tell the tale pogovorno pripovedovati (povedati) žalostno zgodbo (ne da bi zbudili usmiljenje)
to tell tales zbrbljati, izklepetati; opravljati, obirati; spletkariti
to tell the truth povedati resnico
to tell the votes politika šteti glasove
he told him to go rekel (ukazal) mu je, naj gre
he can be told by his hat lahko ga prepoznate po njegovem klobuku
never tell me! ne čvekaj mi! ne kvasi mi jih!
the clock tells the time ura kaže čas
this tells its own tale to se razume samo po sebi, to je jasno
we were told to get up rekli so nam, naj vstanemo
you're telling me! sleng tega mi ni treba praviti!; komu pripovedujeto to?; kot, da jaz tega ne vem!

2. neprehodni glagol
pripovedovati, govoriti, praviti; obvestiti, informirati (about o)
spoznati, vedeti (by po)
imeti posledice, postati očiten, očitno se pokazati
pogovorno izdati, ovaditi, zatožiti

for all we can tell kolikor mi vemo
who can tell kdo ve
how can you tell? kako morete to vedeti?
you never can tell človek nikoli ne ve
every shot tells vsak strel pogodi
her tears tell of her grief njene solze izdajajo njeno bolečino
to tell on (ali of) s.o. izdati, zatožiti koga
don't tell on me ne izdaj(te) me!
the hard work began to tell on her težko delo je začelo puščati sledove na njej
that tells against you to govori proti tebi

telovádba gymnastics pl; athletics pl

jutranja telovádba morning exercise
medicinska, zdravstvena telovádba remedial gymnastics
orodna telovádba gymnastics (performed with apparatus)
pouk telovádbe physical education (krajšava: PE), physical training (krajšava: PT)
učitelj telovádba (v šoli) PE teacher, PT teacher
učenje latinščine je dobra telovádba (figurativno) the study of Latin is good mental training (ali good exercise for the mind)