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rôka hand, (do rame) arm

brez rôke handless, armless
v rôki in one's hand
pri rôki at hand, near at hand; available
od rôke do rôke from hand to hand
pod rôko (se držati) arm in arm, (kupiti) underhandedly
rôke kvišku! hands up!, stick them up!, reach!
rôke proč! hands off!
z rôko v rôki hand in hand, jointly
s sklenjenimi rôkami with clasped hands (as in prayer)
z zvezanimi rôkami in nogami bound hand and foot
rôko na srcé! hand on heart!
močna rôka strong hand
žuljava rôka a callous palm
moja desna rôka (figurativno) my second self
on je moja desna rôka he is my right-hand man
polna rôka a handful
narejen z rôko (ročno) made by hand, handmade; (posel) handiwork, manual work
od rôk (oddaljen) out of the way
praznih rôk empty-handed
na svojo rôko (figurativno) in one's own name, of one's own accord, unauthorized
risanje s prosto rôko freehand drawing
držeč se za rôke hand in hand
prekrižanih rôk with one's hands (oziroma arms) folded
z dvignjeno rôko (with) hand upraised
z rôkami uprtimi v boke akimbo
držati, imeti rôke uprte v boke to hold one's arms akimbo
iz prve rôke at first hand
ne da bi rôko premaknil hands down
boriti se z rôkami in nogami to struggle with might and main
braniti se proti čemu z rôkami in nogami to fight against something tooth and nail (ali with might and main)
dati v rôko, rôke to hand
dati komu proste rôke (da kaj naredi) to give someone a free hand (to do something)
dobiti informacije iz prve rôke to get information at first hand
dvigniti rôke to lift up one's hands
dvigniti rôke nad glavo v začudenju to throw up one's arms in astonishment
dobiti kaj v rôke (figurativno) to get hold of something
rôke križem držati to fold one's arms and do nothing, to be idle
imeti pri rôki to have at hand
imeti polne rôke dela to have one's hands full
imamo ga v rôki (figurativno) he is in our power
imeti proste rôke (figurativno) to have free play
imeti mrzle, hladne rôke to have cold hands
dati rôko komu to give one's hand to someone, (v pozdrav) to shake hands with someone
imeti položaj trdno v rôki to have the situation well in hand
iti skozi mnogo rôk to pass through many hands
iti komu na rôko to help someone; to support someone, to patronize someone, to aid someone
lomiti rôke (figurativno) to wring one's hands
to mu gre od rôk (figurativno) he is skilled (ali clever) at it
izpustiti iz rôke, iz rok to let go
posel mu ne gre od rôk he is unskilled, he is a poor worker
delo mu gre dobro izpod rôk he is a quick worker
kupiti iz prve (druge) rôke to buy new (secondhand)
mahati z rôkami to gesticulate
ne izpustiti iz rôk not to let go, (da pade) not to let go (ali to let slip)
méti si rôke to rub one's hands
nositi na rôkah koga (figurativno) to treat someone with great care, to make much of someone, to treasure someone
nosijo ga na rôkah (figurativno) he is treated with the utmost consideration, he enjoys all kinds of favours
pasti komu v rôke to fall into someone's hands
prijeti za rôko to take by the hand
ponuditi, prožiti komu rôko to give (ali to hold out) one's hand to someone, (figurativno) to lend someone a helping hand
pljuniti v rôke (figurativno) to spit on one's hands
podaj mu rôko! shake hands with him!
prodati pod rôko to sell by private bargain (ali contract, treaty)
preiti v druge rôke to change hands
prosíti za rôko to propose (to), to ask in marriage, (nenadoma, pogovorno) to pop the question
pričakati koga z odprtimi rôkami to meet someone with outstretched hands, to meet someone enthusiastically
položiti rôke na kaj to lay hands on something, to put one's hands to
položiti rôko nase (figurativno) to commit suicide
položiti rôko na srce to lay one's hand on one's heart
podati si rôke to shake hands
sprejeti ponudbo z obema rôkama to jump at an offer
prekrižati rôke to cross one's arms
stisniti komu rôko to squeeze someone's hand, (pri pozdravu) to shake hands with someone
stiskati rôko v pest to clench one's fist
stati s sklenjenimi (prekrižanimi) rôkami to stand with folded (crossed) arms
vzeti v rôke to take in hand, to undertake
zadevo bom sam vzel v rôke I will take the matter into my own hands
fanta je treba vzeti v rôke (figurativno) the boy wants taking in hand
zlomiti si rôko to break one's arm
rôko si je zlomil he broke his arm, he had his arm broken
umijem si rôke nad tem I wash my hands of it, I will not be responsible
rôka rôko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, fair exchange is no robbery
z obema rôkama zgrabiti priliko to jump at an opportunity
živeti iz rôk v usta (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth
bolje je vrabec v rôki kot golob na strehi (figurativno) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

rokàv sleeve; (rečni) branch of a river, backwater; (morski) channel

brez rokavov sleeveless
ki ima (dolge) rokàve (long-) sleeved
deska za likanje rokàvov sleeveboard
ščitnik za rokàve sleeve protector, oversleeve
obesiti se komu za rokàv to cling to someone's sleeve (tudi figurativno)
prišiti rokàve, opremiti z rokàvi to sleeve
iz rokàva stresti (figurativno) to throw off, to toss off, to do something offhand, to write, to speak extempore
zavihati rokàve to tuck up (to roll up) one's sleeves, (figurativno) to gird up one's loins, to pull up one's socks, to take off one's coat (and get down to work)
zavihaj rokàve! (figurativno) pull up your socks!

rokavíca glove

boksarske rokavíce boxing gloves pl, mittens pl
rokavíca za mečevanje fencing glove
glacé rokavíce kid gloves pl; (palčnik) mitten, mitt
viteška, železna rokavíca gauntlet
pletene rokavíce knitted gloves
podložene rokavíce lined gloves
toaletna rokavíca washingglove, glove-sponge
usnjene rokavíce leather gloves
katero velikost rokavíc imate? what size do you take in gloves?
izgubil sem par k tej rokavíci I have lost the companion to this glove
natakniti rokavíce to pull on (ali to put on) one's gloves
odložiti, sleči rokavíce to pull off (ali to take off) one's gloves
z rokavícami ravnati s kom to handle someone with kid gloves
obravnavati stvar brez rokavíc (figurativno) to handle a matter with the gloves off
ta obleka se ti prilega kot rokavíca that dress fits you like a glove
vreči komu rokavíco (figurativno, izzvati) to throw down (ali to cast down) the gauntlet, to challenge

rokobórba wrestling

prosta rokobórba all-in wrestling
tekma v rokobórbi wrestling match
pomeriti se v rokobórbi to wrestle

rokodélstvo trade; handicraft; craft

učiti se rokodélstva to learn a trade (ali craft)

rokováti (ravnati s, z) to handle, (upravljati) to manage, to manipulate

rokováti se to shake hands (s kom with someone)

roll away prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
odvaliti (se); odpeljati (se)

the mist roll aways away megla se vleče proč

roll up prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
zviti (se), zmotati (se), zaviti (se), zavihati (se); (na)kopičiti (se), nabrati (se); priti

the debts roll up dolgovi se kopičijo
to roll up a fortune nabrati si premoženje

Rome [róum] samostalnik
Rim

Rome penny Petrov novčič
Rome was not built in a day Rima niso zgradili v enem dnevu
to do in Rome as Romans do figurativno tuliti z volkovi, prilagoditi se okolici

room¹ [rum, ru:m] samostalnik
prostor, mesto; soba, sobana
množina stanovanje, stanovanjski prostori; družba, stanovalci, ki so navzoči v sobi
figurativno možnost, prilika, ugoden trenutek; povod, vzrok (for za)

in one's room, in the room of namesto koga, v zameno za koga
in my room namesto mene
in your room da sem jaz na vašem mestu
room and to spare prostora še preveč
room for complaint povod za pritožbo
bachelor's rooms garsonjera, samsko stanovanje
bed-room spalnica
combination room družabni prostor za učitelje (v Cambridgeu)
dining-room obednica, jedilnica
drawing-room salon
junior common room družabni prostor za študente
living-room dnevna soba
school-room šolska soba, učilnica, razred
senior common room družabni prostor za učitelje
standing-room stojišče
standing-room only! samo stojišča (so še na voljo!)
state-room sprejemna dvorana
there is room for improvement lahko bi bilo bolje, ni ravno najbolje
there is no room to swing a cat figurativno ni niti toliko prostora, da bi se človek obrnil
to be confined to one's room ne zapustiti svoje sobe (zaradi bolezni)
to do a room pospraviti sobo
we'd rather have his room than his company rajši bi videli, da on ne bi bil tu
to make room for s.o. napraviti komu prostor, mesto
he set the room in a roar vso sobo je spravil v smeh
to take up too much room preveč prostora (za)vzeti

roost¹ [ru:st] samostalnik
gred, greda; gred za kokoši; kokošnjak; kurnik
pogovorno ležišče, počivališče, prenočišče

at roost na gredi, figurativno v postelji
to be at roost spati (o perutnini); figurativno spati (o ljudeh)
to go to roost iti spat, iti na počivanje
to rule the roost figurativno biti gospodar, gospodariti, vladati, voditi
curses come home to roost kletve se maščujejo tistemu, ki jih uporablja; kdor drugim jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade

root¹ [ru:t] samostalnik
korenika, korenina, koren
figurativno koren, izvor, poreklo, izvirna oblika; vzrok; temelj, osnova, jedro, srž, bit
matematika & slovnica koren
množina vznožje (gore)

root and branch figurativno korenito, temeljito, popolnoma, radikalno
root of the matter jedro, bistvo stvari
roots; množina of a mountain vznožje gore
cube root, third root matematika kubični koren
Dutch roots množina cvetlične čebulice
second root, square root matematika kvadratni koren
to destroy root and branch popolnoma uničiti (iztrebiti, izkoreniniti)
to get at (ali to) the roots of evil priti do korena (vzroka) zla
to lay axe at the root of posekati korenine (zla itd.)
war lies at the root of it korenine (izvor) tega je vojna
to pull out by the roots izruvati s koreninami (vred)
to strike at the root (of) udariti po korenini, odrezati korenino (česa)
to take (to strike) root pognati korenine, ukoreniniti se
to take root from imeti svoj izvor v, bazirati na
to tear up the roots izkoreniniti; iztrebiti

rooted [rú:tid] pridevnik (rootedly prislov)
ukoreninjen, globoko vsajen
navtika usidran (in v)

he is rootedly against it on se temu globoko (nepopustljivo, nepomirljivo) upira

rópar robber; plunderer, (plenilec) raider, spoiler; pogovorno holdup (ali stickup) man

cestni rópar zgodovina highwayman, highway robber
morski rópar pirate, sea rover, buccaneer
iti se róparje in žandarje (otroška igra) to play cops and robbers

rope¹ [róup] samostalnik
vrv, konopec, motvoz; niz
figurativno smrt z obešenjem; (v cirkusu) akrobatska vrv; laso; plezalna vrv, naveza
množina, sleng prijem, zvijača; (o vinu, pivu) židkost

on the high rope zviška, ošabno; besno
the rope vrv za obešanje, kazen obešanja
the ropes šport vrvi okoli ringa; boks(anje)
a rope of sand figurativno podpora brez prave pomoši, nezanesljiva pomoč, varljiva sigurnost
a rope of pearls niz biserov
bell-rope vrvica za zvonec
plenty of (enough) rope to hang oneself figurativno možnost, da sami sebi škodimo, drvimo v pogubo
to be on the rope (alpinizem) biti v navezi
to be on the ropes (v ringu) viseti na vrveh, figurativno, sleng biti v brezupnem položaju
to be on the high ropes figurativno prevzetovati, napihovati se, šopiriti se, biti ohol
to be at the end of one's rope biti na koncu svojih sredstev, svojega življenja
to give s.o. rope (plenty of rope) dati komu (popolno) svobodo delovanja (zlasti, da se kompromitira)
to give s.o. rope enough to hang himself dati komu dovolj prilike, da se uniči, ugonobi
to know the ropes biti na tekočem; dobro se spoznati na, biti dobro uveden (v stvari, ki jih drugi poznajo), poznati vse prijeme (zvijače); dobro vedeti, kaj je treba narediti
to learn the ropes uvesti se v delo
name not a rope where one has hanged himself ne omenjaj vrvi v hiši, v kateri se je nekdo obesil
to put s.o. up to the ropes uvesti koga v, dati komu vse potrebne podatke
to show s.o. the ropes uvesti koga v (neko) delo

rotation [routéišən]

1. samostalnik
vrtenje, obračanje, kroženje, rotacija, rotiranje, (iz)menjavanje

by rotation, in rotation izmenoma, v turnusu, menjaje se
rotation of crops agronomija kolobarjenje
rotation of the earth (dnevno) vrtenje zemlje
moment of rotation vrtilni moment
rotation of the seasons menjavanje, redno vračanje letnih časov
rotation in office menjavanje (v turnusu) v službi

2. pridevnik
rotacijski; v turnusu

rote¹ [róut] samostalnik
gola navada, mehanična spretnost, rutina

by rote mehanično, rutinsko; na pamet
to learn (to do) (only) by rote (le) mehanično, iz navade, se kaj učiti (delati)

rotten [rɔtn] pridevnik (rottenly prislov)
gnil, črviv, trohnel, razpadel; onemogel, izčrpan (od starosti ali uporabe)
pogovorno grd (o vremenu)
figurativno pokvarjen, ničvreden, podel, hudoben
sleng beden, odvraten, gnusen

a rotten business umazan posel (zadeva)
rotten egg gnilo jajce
rotten luck grda (vražja) smola
a rotten play strašansko slaba gledališka igra
Rotten Row jahalna pot v Hydeparku
rotten to the core do stržena gnil, figurativno skoz in skoz pokvarjen
a rotten trick surovo, objestno dejanje
rotten weather zelo grdo vreme
to get rotten zgniti; pokvariti se
something is rotten in the state of Denmark nekaj je gnilega v državi Danski

rough³ [rʌf] prehodni glagol
grobo obdelati, napraviti grobo (hrapavo); grobo ravnati, postopati (s kom); na hitro narediti; zabiti ostre žeblje v podkev; krotiti konja
neprehodni glagol
šport grobo igrati

to rough it imeti trdo življenje, z muko se prebijati skozi življenje; grobo, surovo se obnašati
I had to rough it moral sem se prebijati (živeti, potovati) brez udobnosti

rough-rider [rʌfráidə] samostalnik
konjski dresêr, krotilec divjih konj; drzen jezdec; pripadnik neredne konjeniške enote

Rough Riders ameriški prostovoljski polk, ki se je odlikoval v špansko-ameriški vojni leta 1898