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cramp¹ [kræmp] samostalnik
medicina krč

to be taken with a cramp dobiti krč

craze¹ [kreiz] samostalnik
norost; manija, prismojenost (for)
pretirano navdušenje; konjiček; velika moda
zastarelo razpoka

the latest craze zadnja modna norost
to be all the craze biti največja moda

credible [krédibl] pridevnik (credibly prislov)
verodostojen, verjeten

to be credibly informed imeti obvestila iz zanesljivega vira

cross² [krɔs] pridevnik
počezen, prečen; nasproten (veter); neugoden
pogovorno siten, čemeren, slabe volje (with na)
jezen, hud
sleng nepošten; nepošteno pridobljen

as cross as two sticks (ali a bear, a Devil) skrajno slabe volje
to be (ali play) at cross purposes napak razumeti
cross questions and crooked answers namenoma nejasni odgovori
cross reference sklicevanje na drugo mesto v isti knjigi

cross⁴ [krɔs]

1. prehodni glagol
križati; prekrižati, narediti znak križa; prečrtati
figurativno preprečiti; onemogočiti, pokvariti komu račune; prečkati; prepeljati; zajahati (konja)

2. neprehodni glagol
poprek ležati; križati se; preiti; prepeljati se; srečati se

to be crossed in love biti nesrečno zaljubljen
to cross the cudgels vdati se
it crossed my mind domislil sem se
to cross the palm podkupiti, dati napitnino
figurativno to dot the i's and cross the t's jasno se izražati; nadrobnosti navesti; loviti pičice na i
to cross s.o.'s hand with a piece of money stisniti komu denar v roko
to cross the Styx umreti
to cross the floor prestopiti k drugi stranki
to cross the path of s.o. srečati koga; figurativno zastaviti komu pot

cross-purpose [krɔ́spə:pəs] samostalnik
nesporazum

to be (ali play) at cross-purposes ne se razumeti, zaradi nesporazuma delati nezavestno nasprotno

crowded [kráudid] pridevnik (for, of, with)
nabito poln, natlačen; prenatrpan

to be crowded for time komaj utegniti
to be crowded with mrgoleti česa

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

cure¹ [kjuə] samostalnik
zdravljenje (for)
zdravilo; prekajevanje, sušenje
tehnično vulkanizacija

prevention is better than cure bolje preprečiti kot zdraviti
past (all) cure neozdravljiv
to be under cure zdraviti se
cure for every sore zdravilo za vse bolezni
without a cure neozdravljiv, v obupnem stanju

cure² [kjuə]

1. prehodni glagol (of)
zdraviti, lečiti; prekajevati sušiti, nasoliti; vulkanizirati

2. neprehodni glagol
ozdraveti, izlečiti se

what can't be cured must be endured če ni zdravila, je treba potrpeti

cut^*2 [kʌt]

1. prehodni glagol
(od)rezati, (od)sekati, (pri)striči, rezbariti, (po)kositi, (po)žeti; (na)brusiti; gravirati, vrezovati; (pri)krojiti; skopiti, kastrirati; zbosti, zbadati; prizadeti; tepsti, bičati
figurativno izogniti, izogibati se, ne pozdraviti; zmanjšati, znižati; odložiti; izpustiti, opustiti

2. neprehodni glagol
rezati, sekati; zbadati; žeti, kositi
sleng zbežati, ucvreti, pobrisati jo; privzdigniti (karte)

to cut after s.o. letati za kom
to cut at s.o. udariti koga (z mečem); figurativno prizadeti koga
that cuts both ways to govori za in proti
figurativno to cut one's cable umreti
to cut capers (ali didoes) prevračati kozolce; smešne uganjati, norce briti
to cut cards privzdigniti karte
to cut s.o.'s claws pristriči komu kremplje
to cut and come again dvakrat si odrezati
to cut and contrive varčno gospodariti
to cut (dead) ne pozdraviti, ignorirati
to cut dirt, to cut it, to cut one's lucky (ali stick, sticks) popihati jo
to cut a dash zbujati pozornost
to cut a figure (ali splash, show, flash) imeti vlogo, postavljati se na vidno mesto
to cut it fine premalo časa si vzeti; natanko preračunati
figurativno to cut one's fingers opeči se
to cut the ground under s.o.'s feet pokvariti komu načrte
to cut free osvoboditi
to cut to the heart globoko prizadeti
sleng to cut no ice ne imeti vpliva
to cut it (ali the matter) short na kratko, skratka
cut it! molči(te)!
figurativno to cut the knot odločno rešiti vprašanje
to cut a loss odreči se, sprijazniti se z izgubo
to cut one's profits žrtvovati svoj dobiček
to cut the painter pretrgati stike
to cut the record potolči rekord
to be cutting one's teeth dobivati zobe
to cut one's own throat samemu sebi škodovati
to cut to usmeriti kam
to cut one's wisdom teeth (ali eyeteeth) spametovati, izučiti se
to cut the price znižati ceno

cut off prehodni glagol
odrezati, odsekati; pretrgati, prekiniti; uničiti, iztrebiti, usmrtiti

cut off one's nose to spite one's face zaradi malenkostne koristi utrpeti škodo
cut off with a shilling razdediniti
sleng to be cut off umreti

cvènk žargon dough; žargon bread; žargon (v severni Angliji) brass; (zaničljivo) pelf (denar), filthy lucre; money; (kovanec) coin

brez cvènka short of cash, short of the ready, broke, penniless
biti čisto brez cvènka to be dead broke

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

čás time; (doba) epoch; tide, (razdobje) period; space of time; (letni čas) season; (ura) hour; gramatika tense; (vmesni) interval, interim, meantime

božični čás Christmastime, Christmastide, arhaično yuletide
poletni (delovni) čás daylight saving time
konični čás (ure) rush hour, peak hours pl
prometno šibki čás offpeak (ali slack) hours pl
slabi, težki čási hard times pl
skrajni čás! high time!
prosti čás leisure; spare time
ves moj čás the whole of my time
s časom in the course of time, gradually
o pravem čásu in time; in the nick of time; in due course of time, ZDA on time
od čása do čása every now and then, from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while
čez nekaj čása some time afterwards
od tega čása since that time
v kratkem čásu in a short time
za kratek čás for a short time
pred čásom, predčasno prematurely
pred nekaj čása some time ago
že nekaj čása prej for some time past
že dolgo čása for a long time
že pred dolgo čása long ago, a long time ago; ZDA pogovorno way back
med tem čásom in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile
od tega čása naprej from this time onward, henceforth
od tistega čása dalje from that time forward
v istem čásu at the same time
nekaj čása (prislov) awhile, (samostalnik) a while
ob nepravem čásu at the wrong time, out of season
ob kateremkoli čásu, ob vsakem čásu at any time
ves čás all along, all the time
pred davnim čásom long ago
v teku čása in the course of time
vsak čás zdaj any time now
v starih čásih in olden times
v dobrih starih čásih in the good old days
v tistem čásu at that time
ob katerem čásu? at what time?
v sedanjem čásu at present, now
v določenem čásu within a fixed period, in due course
zadnje čáse lately
za vse čáse for all time
prav v zadnjem čásu quite recently
od davnih čásov from time immemorial, from time out of mind
ob določenem čásu at the appointed time
v prostem čásu at one's leisure
šala o nepravem čásu ill-timed jest
škoda čása za to it's a mere waste of time
vsaka stvar ob svojem čásu everything in its season
vse ob svojem čásu there is a time for everything, all in good time
v čásu, v čásih poplav in times of flood
čás beži time flies
skrajni čás je it is high time
to je samo vprašanje čása it's only a question of time
je že tudi čás! (it's) about time, too!
to je samo izguba čása it's a sheer waste of time
za to je še čás there is plenty of time for that
za to je še do jutri čás it can wait till tomorrow
bil je čás, ko... time was when...
za to je treba čása this takes time
določiti čás to fix a date
dati komu čás to give someone time
imate malo čása zame? can you spare me a moment?
čás se mu vleče time hangs heavy on his hands
ne imeti čása za... to have no time for
krajšati si čás to while away the time
izkoristiti čás to take time by the forelock
imam nekaj prostega čása I have some time to spare
iti (vštric) s čásom to be abreast of the times
nimam dosti čása, ne smem izgubljati čása I have no time to spare
kje so lepi stari čási? pesniško where are the snows of yester year?
kako dolgo čása ga ni! what a long time he has been gone!
korakati s čásom to move with the times
čási so minuli, ko... time was, when...
čás je potekel time is up
preganjati čás (figurativno) to while away the time
prihraniti čás to save time
prebiti svoj čás to pass one's time
njegov čás je prišel his hour has struck
čakati svoj čás to bide one's time
držati korak s čásom to keep pace with the times
priti ravno o pravem čásu to come in the nick of time
čás bo pokazal time will show, time will tell
čás presti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
je škoda čása (ne izplača se) it is not worth while
ob nepriličnem čásu priti h komu to intrude upon someone's time
štopati čás to time with a stopwatch
on je videl boljše čáse he had known better times
vzeti mnogo čása to take long
precéj čása mi bo vzelo, da... it will take me ages to...
to mi vzame skoraj ves moj čás it takes up nearly all my time
vzemite si čás! take your time!
ubi(ja)ti čás to kill time
ves čás sem to vedel I have known it all the time (ali all along)
precéj čása te že nisem videl I haven't seen you for ages
precéj čása bo trajalo, da... it will take some time to...
zapravljati tratiti (svoj) čás to waste one's time, to fritter away one's time, ZDA žargon to boondoggle
med tem čásom se je marsikaj zgodilo many things have happened in between
čás je denar time is money
preživljati težke čáse to have a hard time
čás hitro teče time passes quickly (ali races by, flies)

část honour, ZDA honor; (sloves) reputation, prestige, (slava) fame, renown, praise; (spoštovanje) esteem, respect

pri moji části! upon my honour!, on my word of honour!, pogovorno honour bright!
madež na části stain on one's honour
njemu v (na) část in his honour
izkazovati část to pay homage, to pay one's respects
žalitev části affront, defamation, (pismena) libel, (ustna) slander, insult; injury to reputation
část mi je... I have the honour (to)
část mi je sporočiti Vam... I beg to inform you...
to Vam dela část this does you honour
je pod mojo částjo that is beneath (ali below) my dignity
to mu ne dela části this does not do honour to him
smatram pod svojo částjo I think it below me
on je v veliki části he is in great esteem
biti ljubosumen za svojo část to be jealous of one's honour
gre za našo část our honour is involved (ali concerned), our honour is at stake
izkazati část to honour, to do (ali to pay honour ali respect ali homage)
izkazati komu poslednjo část to pay one's last respects to someone
kratiti komu část to slander someone
smatrati za část to consider it an honour
část komur část honour to whom honour is due
pod částjo mi je to storiti I am above doing it

částnik (commissioned) officer

dežurni částnik orderly officer, duty officer, officer of the day
nižji částnik subaltern, junior officer
visok částnik officer of high rank, high-ranking officer
aktivni částnik officer on the active list, officer on active service
rezervni částnik reserve officer, officer on half-pay
štabni částnik staff officer
zvezni částnik liaison officer
višji částnik (major, polkovnik) field officer
biti imenovan za částnika to be commissioned
višji částnik žargon brass hat
višji částniki pl žargon top brass

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

čêlo² anatomija forehead; front; (čelna stran) front; figurativno head

hišno čêlo gable
na čêlu at the head
na čêlu vojske at the head of the army
biti na čêlu to be in the front; to head
biti na čêlu seznama to head (ali to top) the list
gubančiti, mršiti čêlo to frown, to knit (ali to bend) one's brows
vedrega čêla with a serene look, not worried by cares

čéz over; across; past, after; beyond

čéz in čéz all over
čéz dan during the day
čéz noč during the night
čéz teden dni a week today, this day week
čéz 14 dni a fortnight today, this day fortnight
čéz 3 tedne three weeks today
čéz zimo during the winter
star čéz 50 let on the wrong (ali shady) side of fifty
biti čéz 50 let star to be over fifty
čéz 1.000 over (ali above) a thousand, a thousand odd
čéz mero excessively, inordinately
čéz vse mere beyond measure
čéz polovico a good half
čéz vse more than anything
nekaj minut čéz osmo uro a few minutes past eight
čéz hribe in doline through the length and breadth of the country
iti čéz to pass
iti čéz reko to cross the river
nič ni čéz naravo there is nothing like nature
potovati čéz Pariz to go by way of Paris, to go via Paris
prodajati vino čéz cesto to sell wine off licence