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lájati to bark (na at), (bevskati) to yelp; to bay

on bolj laja kot grize his bark is worse than his bite
pes, ki laja, ne grize great barkers are no biters

lákota famine, starvation, hunger; dearth

lákota (pohlep) (po) greediness, craving (after, for)
volčja lákota ravenous hunger
smrt od lákote starvation
potešiti komu lákoto to appease (ali assuage, allay) someone's hunger
utešiti si lákoto to appease (ali assuage, allay, satisfy) one's hunger
trpeti lákoto to be starved, to go hungry, to be famished
umirati, umreti od lákote to die of hunger (ali of starvation), to starve (to death)
umiram od lákote I'm dying of hunger
lákota požene volka iz gozda hunger is a hard taskmaster
protestni pohod proti lákoti hunger march
z lákoto prisiliti koga k... to starve someone into...

lane [léin] samostalnik
podeželska cesta, kolovoz, ozka ulica; špalir; redna pomorska (zračna) linija
šport proga za tek

it is a long lane that has no turning nobena nesreča ne traja večno, enkrat se vse obrne
to make (ali form) a lane napraviti špalir
sleng red lane grlo
Drury Lane; ali the Lane znano gledališče v Londonu

lás lasjé hair; (ščetina) bristle

brez las hairless, (plešast) bald
kratki (dolgi) lás, lasjéje short (long) hair
gosti (redki) lás, lasjéje thick (thin) hair
kodrasti (gladki) lás, lasjéje curly (straight) hair
tanek kot lás, lasjé hair-thin; as fine as a hair
za las natančno to a hair, to a T
niti za las boljši not a bit (ali whit) better
beljeni lasje bleached hair
valoviti lasje wavy hair
rdeči lasje red hair, žargon carrots pl
na balin ostriženi lasje hair cut close to the skull
negovani lasje well-groomed hair
plavi (blond) lasje fair hair
umetni lasje false hair
za lasé privlečen (figurativno) far-fetched, strained
za lás, lasjé within (ali by) a hair's breadth; narrowly, nearly
beljenje las bleaching of hair
barva las colo(u)r of hair
barva za lase hair dye
sredstvo za krepitev lás, lasjé hair restorer
čop las tress, braid, pigtail
kita las braid of hair
čop las tuft of hair
izpadanje las hair loss, loss of hair, fall of the hair
pranje las shampoo, shampooing
losjon za lás, lasjéé hair lotion, hair tonic
pomada za lás, lasjéé pomade
puder za lás, lasjéé hair powder
navijač za lás, lasjéé wave clip, curler, curl clip, (iz papirja) curlpaper
klešče za kodranje lás, lasjé curling tongs pl, curling iron
rast las growth of hair
striženje las haircut, haircutting
sušílec za lás, lasjéé (fen) electric hairdryer, dryer
mrežica za lás, lasjéé hairnet
nakit za lás, lasjéé ornament for the hair
ščetka za lás, lasjéé hairbrush
trak za lás, lasjéé ribbon, bow for the hair
koder las curl, ringlet, lock
sredstvo za odstranjevanje las depilatory
biti si v lás, lasjééh z to be at loggerheads with, to be at daggers drawn with, (gledé, zaradi) over
lasje mi izpadajo my hair is thinning
delati sive lás, lasjéé komu (figurativno) to prove a headache for someone, to turn someone's hair grey
ne si delati sivih las glede, zaradi not to distress oneself about something
lás, lasjéé si puliti to tear one's hair
izgubiti lás, lasjéé to lose one's hair
(po)česati si lás, lasjéé to comb one's hair
urediti si lás, lasjéé, sfrizirati si lás, lasjéé to do (ali to dress) one's hair, ZDA to fix one's hair, to set one's hair
pristriči lás, lasjéé to trim the hair
razpustiti (si) lás, lasjéé to let one's hair down
(po)vleči koga za lás, lasjéé to pull someone's hair
imeti plave, blond lás, lasjéé to have fair hair
dati si ostriči lás, lasjéé to have (ali to get) one's hair cut
skočiti si v lás, lasjéé (figurativno) to come to blows; VB žargon to get stuck in
to je nekoliko za lás, lasjéé privlečeno that's a little far-fetched
lasje se mi ježé I feel my hair standing on end
lasje so se mi ježili my hair stood on end
pepelnato pobarvati lás, lasjéé to dye the hair grey
za lás, lasjé je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was within a hair's breadth, it was a near thing
za las je šlo! that was a touch too near (for comfort)!
niti lás, lasjéú ji niso skrivili they didn't harm a hair of her head, not a hair on her head has been touched
on ne bi nikomur skrivil lasá he would not hurt (ali harm) a fly
za lás, lasjéé privleči to drag in by the head and shoulders, to force in
oprati si lás, lasjéé to wash one's hair
za las uiti to have a narrow (ali a hairbreadth) escape, to have a narrow (ali close, tight) squeeze
za las smo ušli smrti we were within a hair's breadth of being killed, we just escaped death by the skin of our teeth
za lás, lasjé zgrešiti to miss by a hair
ni vredno, da si delate sive lás, lasjéé glede tega it is not worth while worrying yourself to death over it
to visi (je) na lás, lasjéu zdaj it is touch and go now
ta otrok mi dela sive lás, lasjée (figurativno) this child is a great worry (ali trial) to me

láskati se to flatter (komu someone) to adulate, to cajole, to coax, to compliment, to fawn upon

neumen je, kdor posluša tiste, ki se mu laskajo he is a fool who listens to those who flatter him
nikar se mi ne laskaj(te)! (pogovorno) spare my blushes!

last¹ [la:st] pridevnik
zadnji, poslednji; minuli, prejšnji; najnovejši, zadnji

last but one predzadnji
last but not least zadnji, vendar ne najmanj važen
at one's last gasp v zadnjih izdihljajih
last night sinoči
the night before last predsinoči
last year lani
on one's last legs na koncu svojih moči, pred polomom
the last lap zadnja etapa
the last straw višek, zvrhana mera
of the last importance izredno važen
last day sodni dan
the last thing in jazz najnovejše v jazzu
this is the last thing to happen kaj takega se ne more zgoditi

latchstring [lǽčstriŋ] samostalnik
vrvica za dviganje zapaha (speljana skozi vrata)

the latchstring is always out vrata so vedno odprta, dobrodošli ste

laugh¹ [la:f ameriško læf] samostalnik
smeh

horse-laugh porogljiv krohot
for laughs (samo) za šalo
to break into a laugh prasniti v smeh
to have (ali get) the laugh of nekomu se kot zadnji smejati, triumfirati nad kom
to have the laugh on s.o rogati se komu
to have a good laugh at s.th. prisrčno se čemu smejati
to have the laugh on one's side skupno se komu smejati
the laugh is against him smejejo se mu
to raise a laugh v smeh spraviti, povzročiti splošno veselost
to join in the laugh pridružiti se splošnemu smehu, razumeti šalo
ameriško he is a laugh smešen je

laughing [lá:fiŋ]

1. pridevnik (laughingly prislov)
smejoč, nasmejan, smešen

2. samostalnik
smeh

it is no laughing matter to ni za smeh

lavish¹ [lǽviš] pridevnik (lavishly prislov)
radodaren; zapravljiv, potraten, razsipen (of z in v)
preteran, ekstravaganten, obilen, bogat

he is lavish of money razsipa z denarjem
he is lavish in his expenditure potraten je, mnogo troši
lavishly illustrated bogato ilustriran

lay^*1 [lei]

1. prehodni glagol
položiti, polagati, odložiti, odlagati, postaviti; (z)nesti jajca, pripraviti (kurjavo, mizo) prekriti podložiti obložiti (with , tla itd. s čim)
nanesti (barvo); predložiti, vložiti (npr. zahtevo, before pri)
pripisati, pripisovati (to komu)
zasnovati (načrt); poleči (žito); pomiriti, umiriti, ublažiti (veter, valove)
vojska nameriti (top); splesti (vrv); naložiti (kazen), na.ložiti jih komu; zastaviti (čast, glavo)
vulgarno spolno občevati

2. neprehodni glagol
valiti (jajca); staviti

to lay one's accounts with računati s kom ali čim
to lay an accusation against obtožiti, vložiti tožbo
to lay an ambush (ali snare, trap) pripraviti zasedo
to lay bare razgaliti, odkriti
to lay bricks polagati opeko
to lay blame on zvaliti krivdo na koga
to lay blows (ali stick, it) on naložiti jih komu
to lay one's bones položiti svoje kosti, pokopati
to lay claim to postaviti svojo zahtevo; zahtevati kaj zase
to lay a coat of paint premazati z barvo
to lay the cloth (ali the table) pogrniti, pripraviti mizo
to lay s.th. to s.o.'s charge (ali at s.o.'s door) zvaliti krivdo na koga
to lay the damages at zahtevati od koga povračilo za škodo
to lay the dust poškropiti, da se poleže prah
to lay eyes on zagledati, opaziti
to lay field to field povečati posest z nakupom mejnih njiv
to lay fault to s.o. pripisati komu krivdo
to lay the fire podkuriti peč
to lay one's finger on s prstom kaj pokazati, najti
to lay a finger on položiti roko na koga, tepsti
to lay for zalezovati, čakati v zasedi
to lay hands on dobiti v roke, polastiti se, dvigniti roko na koga
to lay hands on o.s. napraviti samomor
to lay (fast) by the heels zapreti v ječo
to lay hold on (ali of) zgrabiti, prijeti; figurativno ujeti se za kaj
to lay one's hopes on veliko pričakovati od, staviti upe na
to lay heads together stikati glave, posvetovati se
to lay s.th. to heart gnati si kaj k srau, položiti na srce
to lay a ghost pregnati duha
to lay an information against prijaviti koga
to lay low (ali in the dust) podreti, pobiti na tla; figurativno ponižati
to lay lunch pripraviti mizo za kosilo
to lay open odkriti, razodeti
to lay o.s. open izpostaviti se
to lay s.th. on the shelf odložiti kakšno delo
to lay to sleep (ali rest) položiti k počitku; figurativno pokopati
to lay (great, little) store upon pripisovati (veliko, majhno) važnost čemu
to lay siege to oblegati
to lay stress (ali weight, emphasis) on dati poseben povdarek čemu
to lay one's shirt on vse zastaviti
the scene is laid in Paris odigrava se v Parizu
to lay troops (on) nastaniti čete (pri)
to lay s.o. under an obligation naložiti komu nalogo
to lay s.o. under necessity prisiliti koga
to lay s.o. under contribution pripraviti koga, da kaj prispeva
to lay a wager staviti
to lay waste opustošiti
to lay wait for čakati koga v zasedi
to lay the whip to s.o.'s back (pre)bičati koga
the wind is laid veter se je umiril

láž lie; untruth, falsehood; (manjša) fib

debela láž a big lie, a gross untruth, a whacking lie, pogovorno a thumper, a tough one, ZDA pogovorno a whopper, a thumping lie, an outrageous lie
grda láž a foul lie
nedolžna láž a white lie
kosmata láž blatant lie
dokazana láž a lie unmasked (ali laid bare, exposed, arhaično nailed to the counter); (izmišljotina) pogovorno flam
pogostna láž widespread lie
same láži! a pack of lies!
to je debela láž this is a gross untruth
to je čista, gola láž this is a downright lie
izmisliti si láž to invent (ali to forge) a lie
z lážmi se izvleči iz... to lie oneself out of...
povedati láž to tell a lie
na láž postaviti koga to refute (ali to rebut, to belie) someone
bil je postavljen na láž he has been refuted (ali proved a liar); he has been flatly contradicted
ujeti koga na láži to catch someone out in a lie
láž ima kratke noge lies are short-lived (ali have short wings), a liar is soon exposed
aparat za odkrivanje láži lie detector
on ne okleva pred lážjo he does not scruple to lie

lažník lažnívec, -vka liar; pogovorno fibber

notoričen lažník, lažnívec, -vka notorious (ali habitual) liar
ona je velika lažník, lažnívec, -vka she is a bare-faced liar

lè (samó) only; (edino) merely, solely

lè on only he, nobody but he
lè da... only that...
lè tega ne! anything but this!
lè tokrat, to pot (for) this once
lè nekaj minut just a few minutes
lè zaradi solely because of
lè malo only a little, not much
lè počasi, dečki! easy, lads (ali boys)!
vse, lè denarja ne everything except (ali but) money
ne lè..., temveč tudi... not only... but also...
ne lè on, tudi ti not only he, but you also
pa je lè res! it is true all the same!
kdo (kje) lè...? who (where) on earth...?
če lè provided (that)..., only if...
lè kdo je to naredil? whoever could have done it?
prišel sem ti lè povedat, da... I have come solely to tell you that...
kolikor lè moremo just as much as we can
prosim te lè, da mi obljubiš... I merely ask you to promise me...
če lè ne bi toliko govorila! if only she did not talk so much!

lead³ [li:d] samostalnik
vodenje, vodstvo
šport & figurativno prednost, naskok; začetni udarec (boks); zgled, primer, nasvet, napotek
gledališče glavna vloga, glavni igralec, -lka
karte prednost, prva karta; kratek izvleček iz vsebine članka, uvod k članku
elektrika vod, dovod, prevodnik, prevodna žica; mlinščica, korito za mlin; kanal skozi ledeno polje; pasji konopec; naplavina zlata v rečni strugi

under s.o.'s lead pod vodstvom koga
to be in the lead of biti na čelu, voditi
to take the lead prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kaj
to give a lead iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)
šport to have the lead of voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) pred
figurativno to have the lead over imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)
to follow s.o.'s lead ravnati se po nasvetu koga
to give s.o. a lead dati komu dober zgled, svetovati
one minute's lead ena minuta naskoka
karte it is your lead ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)
karte to return lead vreči karto iste barve

lead^*4 [li:d]

1. prehodni glagol
voditi, peljati, pripeljati (to)
odpeljati (away)
figurativno napeljati, napeljevati, nagniti koga (to k)
voditi dirigirati (orkester); preživljati (življenje); speljati (koga, vodo kam); začeti igro (kartanje)

2. neprehodni glagol
biti prvi, biti v vodstvu, na čelu; voditi, peljati (cesta, prehod itd); zadati prvi udarec (boks)

to lead the way pokazati pot, peljati, iti pred kom
this leads nowhere to nikamor ne vodi
this road will lead you to town ta cesta te bo pripeljala v mesto
all roads lead to Rome vse poti vodijo v Rim
to lead the dance začeti, otvoriti ples
to lead s.o. up the garden (path) povleči koga za nos
to lead s.o. by the nose imeti koga na vajetih, imeti popolno oblast nad kom; povleči koga za nos
to lead into temptation spravljati koga v skušnjavo
this led me to believe to me je nagnilo k temu, da sem verjel
to lead s.o. a (dog's) life greniti komu življenje
to lead a dog's life po pasje živeti
to lead s.o. a nice (ali fine, pretty, merry) life delati komu težave, pošiljati koga od Poncija do Pilata, imeti koga za norca
to lead a double life živeti dvojno življenje
to lead a miserable existence životariti
figurativno to lead with the chin izzivati usodo
to lead (a girl) to altar peljati (dekle) pred oltar, oženiti
šport to lead by points voditi po točkah
šport to lead with the left zadati prvi udarec z levico (boks)
ameriško to lead captive peljati v ujetništvo
škotsko, pravno to lead evidence pričati
parlament to lead the House voditi parlamentarne zadeve
figurativno the blind leading the blind slepec slepca vodi
led horse rezervni konj
led captain prisklednik
he is easier led than driven lažje ga je prepričati, kakor prisiliti

least² [li:st] prislov (presežnik od little)
najmanj

least of all najmanj
he worked least on je najmanj delal
last not least končno, vendar ne manj važno
this fact is not the least important to dejstvo je precej važno
this fact is not in the least important to dejstvo sploh ni važno

leave^*2 [li:v]

1. prehodni glagol
pustiti, zapustiti, prepustiti; opustiti, prenehati; pustiti, na cedilu, iti preko česa
ameriško dovoliti, dopustiti

2. neprehodni glagol
oditi, odpotovati (for kam)

to be left ostati
pogovorno to get left ostati na cedilu
to leave in the lurch pustiti na cedilu
pogovorno it leaves me cold (ali cool) ne zanima me, ne vznemirja me
pogovorno leave it at that naj ostane pri tem
to leave things as they are pustiti stvari kot so, pustiti stvari pri miru
6 from 8 leaves 2 8-6 je 2
there is nothing left to us but to go ne preostane nam drugega kot da gremo
to be left till called for poštno ležeče
I have nothing left nič mi ni ostalo
left on hand preostalo (v zalogi)
it leaves much to be desired še zdaleč ni dovolj
to leave no stone unturned obrniti vsak kamen, vsestransko se truditi
to leave s.o. wondering whether pustiti koga v dvomu o
I leave it to you to prepuščam tebi
to leave to accident (ali chance) prepustiti naključju
to leave s.o. to himself (ali to his own devices) prepustiti koga samemu sebi
to be well left dobro dedovati
to leave s.o. in the dark zamolčati komu kaj, ne povedati komu česa
to leave a place for another oditi kam od kod
to leave hold of spustiti kaj
vulgarno to leave go of spustiti kaj iz rok
to leave one's mark (up)on zapustiti neizbrisen vtis
to leave open pustiti (vprašanje) odprto
to leave up to prepustiti
to leave word sporočiti, pustiti sporočilo
to leave card on s.o. pustiti vizitko pri kom

léčiti to cure; to heal

bolje je preprečiti kot léčiti prevention is better than cure, (figurativno) a stitch in time saves nine
kar se ne da léčiti, je treba pretrpeti what can't be cured must be endured

léd ice

umeten léd artificial ice
plavajoči léd floating (ali drift, loose) ice
topeči se léd melting ice
hokej na lédu ice hockey
drobilec lédú ice-crusher
jadranje na lédu ice-yachting, ice-boating
jadrnica na lédu iceboat, ice yacht
plast lédú na ribniku a sheet of ice on the pond
mrzel kot léd ice-cold, frigid
v léd ujeta ladja icebound ship
dati na léd, pokriti z lédom to ice
iti komu na léd to allow oneself to be taken in
ne moreš me speljati na léd you can't take me in
léd prebiti to break the ice
léd se udre the ice gives way
sekati stopinje v léd to cut steps in the ice
spremeniti se v léd (o vodi) to turn into ice
léd se lomi, poka the ice breaks, cracks (ali is breaking, cracking)
léd se topi the ice melts (ali is melting)
léd ne drži the ice won't hold you, the ice is giving way
upati si na tanek léd (figurativno) to skate on thin ice