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copy¹ [kɔ́pi] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (from)
prepis(ov)ati, odtisniti; posne(ma)ti

to copy from life slikati po naravi
to copy out na čisto prepisati

counsel² [káunsəl] samostalnik
posvetovanje; svet, nasvet; namera, načrt; odvetnik; svetovalec

counsel is never out of date za dober nasvet ni nikoli prepozno
counsel of perfection nasvet, ki se po njem ni mogoče ravnati
to take counsel with s.o. posvetovati se s kom
to take counsel with one's pillow dobro si stvar premisliti, prespati jo
counsel for the defence obtoženčev zagovornik
counsel for the prosecution tožiteljev zagovornik
to keep one's own counsel prikrivati svoje namene, obdržati stvar zase, tajiti

counter⁵ [káuntə] prislov
nasproti, nasprotno, proti

to run (ali go) counter upirati se; iti v nasprotni smeri, po nasprotni sledi

course¹ [kɔ:s] samostalnik
tek, potek, postopek; proga, pot, smer; krožek, študij, tečaj; plast; dirkališče; golfišče; korito; kariera
množina menstruacija

main course glavno jadro
fore course sprednje jadro
in the course of med, v teku
in course of time sčasoma
in due course v določenem času, pravočasno
it is a matter of course to se samo ob sebi razume
of course seveda, vsekakor, naravno
course of law sodni postopek
in the course of nature po naravnem zakonu
course of action postopek
to follow (ali pursue) a course of action iti za določenim ciljem
to steer a course pluti v določeni smeri
to stay the course vztrajati do konca, ne popustiti
to take (ali run) one's own course iti svojo pot
to take a course for s.th. ukreniti kaj
words of course navadna fraza
course of treatment zdravljenje

cover¹ [kʌ́və] prehodni glagol (with)
pokri(va)ti, zavarovati; obseči, obsegati; razprostreti, razprostirati (se)
figurativno mrgoleti; skriti, skrivati
figurativno tajiti (from)
braniti, (za)ščititi; izplačati, kriti stroške; obdelati; prepotovati, prehoditi; premagati; zadostovati; (z orožjem) meriti; oploditi (žrebec)
ameriško, pogovorno poročati za tisk; predvidevati; valiti

to be covered with biti poln česa
under covered friendship s hlinjeno prijaznostjo
pray be covered pustite, prosim, klobuk na glavi
to cover (up) one's tracks zabrisati sledove
your letter covers po vašem pismu sodim, da
to cover with a rifle nameriti strelno orožje

cranny [krǽni] samostalnik
raza, praska, špranja

to search every nook and cranny stikati po vseh kotih

cue¹ [kju:] samostalnik
značnica, geslo; namig, migljaj

to take the cue from another ravnati se po kom
to take up the cue ravnati se po namigu, po navodilu
to give the cue namigniti

cup¹ [kʌp] samostalnik
skodelica, čaša, kupa, pokal
množina popivanje

to be a cup too low prenesti malo pijače; biti potrt
in one's cups vinjen
to be too fond of the cup pijančevati
to join cups trčiti (na zdravje)
there's many a slip between (the) cup and (the) lip ne hvali dneva pred večerom
this isn't my cup of tea to ni po mojem okusu

current² [kʌ́rənt] pridevnik
tekoč, veljaven, običajen, sedanji

current coin veljaven denar; figurativno splošno priznano mnenje
current account tekoči račun
current issue zadnja, najnovejša številka (časopisa)
to pass current splošno veljati
at the current exchange po dnevnem tečaju
for current payment za gotovino
current price dnevna cena

curse² [kə:s]

1. prehodni glagol
preklinjati, psovati, obrekovati, sramotiti, izobčiti

2. neprehodni glagol
kleti

to curse by bell, book and candle vse po vrsti prekleti
curse him! naj ga vrag vzame!
to curse with s.th. kaznovati, mučiti s čim

curtain¹ [kə́:tn] samostalnik
zavesa, zastor, zagrinjalo
figurativno bariera, pregraja; konec (v gledališču)

behind the curtain na skrivnem
to draw a curtain over s.th. potegniti zastor preko česa; figurativno zaključiti pogovor o čem
to draw the curtains skup potegniti zastore
to draw back the curtains narazen potegniti zastore
to take the curtain priti pred zastor (po ploskanju)
to drop (ali ring down) the curtain končati kaj
to raise the curtain otvoriti, začeti, odpreti
iron curtain železna zavesa
to call before the curtain poklicati pred zastor
to take one's last curtain zadnjič nastopiti

custom [kʌ́stəm] samostalnik
navada, običaj
pravno običajno pravo; odjemalstvo; redno nabavljanje (nakupovanje)
množina carina

ameriško custom clothes po meri narejena obleka
customs officer (ali official) carinik
custom is a second nature navada je železna srajca
customs entry carinska deklaracija
custom(s) duty carina
customs examination carinski pregled

čakánje waiting, wait; expectation

čakánje v vrsti (»repu«) queueing (up)
po 20 minutah čakánja after twenty minutes' wait
nimam rad čakánja I don't like waiting
v čakánju je čas dolg (figurativno) a watched pot never boils
politika čakánja the policy of drift

čákati to wait (for); to await; to expect

čákati v vrsti (»repu«) to queue (up)
čákati na odločitev to await the decision
čákati na (svojo) priložnost to watch one's opportunity
čakal sem te do šestih I waited for you till six
čakali so nanj they were waiting for him ali someone was waiting for him ali pogovorno he was waited for
na to lahko še dolgo čakaš figurativno you may whistle for it
pustiti koga čákati to keep someone waiting
to lahkó (po)čaka that can wait
ne čakajte me z večerjo! start supper without me!
dolgo, potrpežljivo čákati figurativno to kick one's heels, to cool one's heels
nismo čakali, da bi on odgovoril we did not wait for him to reply
nima smisla čákati there's no use waiting, it's no use waiting
čákati v zasedi to lie in ambush
čákati (oklevati) to linger, to hesitate, to tarry
čákati (biti usojeno) to be in store for
kdor čaka, dočaka everything comes to those who wait
človek nikoli ne ve, kaj ga čaka you never know what to expect

če if; in case

če ne unless, if not
razen če except when, except if, unless
tudi če even if
celó če even if, even supposing that; though
če že as long as
če slučajno if by chance
če ne bi bilo but for
on bi bil umrl, če ne bi bilo mene he would have died but for me
če le (samó da) provided that
če le pride provided that he comes
če le ni drugače predpisano po zakonu unless otherwise provided by the law
če ne bi bilo... were it not for...
vstani, če ne ne (= sicer) boš zamudil vlak get up, or else you'll miss the train
stori to takoj, če ne ti bo žal do it at once, or else you'll be sorry

čebúla botanika onion; figurativno, pogovorno (velika, slaba ura) turnip (watch); (tulipanova itd.) bulb

venec čebúle a string of onions
greda čebúle onion bed
vonj, duh po čebúli smell of onions

čék cheque, ZDA check

s čékom by cheque
bianko čék blank cheque
čék po odredbi cheque to order
čék na prinašalca cheque to bearer, bearer cheque
čék za X SIT a cheque for X tolars
imetnik čéka holder of a cheque
naslovnik čéka payee
prinašalec čéka bearer of a cheque
plačilo, plačevanje s čékom payment by cheque
turističen čék traveller's cheque
čék brez kritja, nepokrit čék uncovered cheque, pogovorno rubber cheque, bouncer
ponarejen čék forged cheque, žargon stumer
ponarejevalec čékov cheque forger
ponareditev čék forgery of a cheque
izdati, napisati čék to draw a cheque; to make out a cheque
indosirati čék to endorse a cheque
vnovčiti čék to cash a cheque
prekrižani čék crossed cheque

čepéti to squat; to cower; to crouch

po turško čepéti to squat tailor-fashion
vedno čepí doma he is a stay-at-home, he never stirs out of the house

čêsen garlic

strok čêsna a clove of garlic
venec čêsna string of garlic
dišeč po čêsnu, čêsnu podoben garlicky

číst clean; pure; neat; clear; (brez madeža) unstained, spotless; (opran) washed, cleansed; (tudi figurativno) unsullied, unblemished; (nepopisan) blank; (spolno) chaste, pure; (nemešan) unmixed; sheer; (neponarejen) genuine; (nedolžen) innocent, guileless

iz číste potrebe by sheer necessity
číst in čeden neat and dapper
čísti dobiček net (ali clear) profit
číst kot kristal as clear as crystal
po čístem, golem naključju by pure accident
čísta potrata sheer waste
čísta (sama, gola) skala sheer rock
číst prepis fair copy
číste (nedolžne) roke white hands
čísta resnica plain (ali naked) truth
to je čísti nesmisel it is sheer nonsense
čísta srajca a clean shirt
čísta voda pure water
čísta vest clear conscience
iz číste volne all-wool
čísto zlato pure gold
číst zrak pure air
povedati čísto resnico to tell the plain truth
prepisati kaj na čísto to copy out something, to make a fair copy of something