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lovíti to hunt; to chase; (zasledovati) to pursue; to race

divje, brez dovoljenja lovíti to poach
lovíti ribe to fish
lovíti miši to catch mice
lovíti postrvi to fish for trout
bolje je drži ga kot lovi ga a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
lovíti se (igra) to play at cat and mouse, to play at catching, to have a game of tag

lóvka lóvica (ženska) huntress; (organ) tentacle; arm

ki ima lóvke tentacled
mačka je dobra lóvka, lóvica the cat is a good mouser

low¹ [lou] pridevnik
nizek; globok (poklon, izrez obleke); tih, globok (glas); plitev (voda); majhen (hitrost); nizko ležeč; skoraj prazen (posoda); komaj zadosten (zaloga), neizdaten (hrana); podhranjen; slab, slaboten (pulz); razmeroma nov ali mlad; potrt; prezirljiv (mnenje); manj vreden; preprost, primitiven; vulgaren, prostaški (značaj)

in low spirits potrt
at the lowest najmanj, minimalno, po najnižji ceni
figurativno at a low ebb izčrpan (sredstva)
of low birth nizkega rodu
low in cash skoraj brez denarja
low diet proprosta ali neizdatna hrana
to belong to a lower date biti novejšega datuma
low dress globoko izrezana obleka
low forms of life nižje oblike življenja
the glass is low nizek tlak
low gear prva prestava (avto)
high and low vsakdo
low latitudes blizu ekvatorja
low life življenje nižjih slojev
Low Mass tiha maša
low pulse slab pulz
low race primitivna rasa
low relief basrelief
low voice nizek glas, globok glas
figurativno in low water brez denarja, v škripcu
low shoe polčevelj
Low Sunday bela nedelja
Low Week teden po beli nedelji

lúč light; (svetilka) lamp

električna lúč electric light(ing)
prometna lúč traffic light, stop-go sign
plinska lúč gaslight
pri lúči by (artificial) light
v pravi lúči in its true aspect
pokazati kaj v pravi lúči to show something in its true colours
rudarska lúč miner's lamp
lúč gori the light is on
lúč ne gori the light is out
lúč je ugasnjena the light is off
držati proti, k lúči to hold up to the light
iti komu z lúči to stand out of someone's light
on ni nobena lúč (figurativno) he is no great light
prižgati lúč to put (ali to switch, to turn) the light on
ugasniti lúč to put the light out, to turn (ali to switch) the light off
postaviti kaj v pravo lúč to put something in the true light
postaviti kaj v nepravi, v napačni lúči to present something in the wrong light, to misrepresent
to prikazuje stvar v drugi, v novi lúči that puts the matter in a new light
ne stoj mi na lúči! don't stand in my light!
to meče novo lúč na to vprašanje this throws a new light on the question
metati slabo lúč na... to reflect (unfavourably) on...
njegovo vedenje meče slabo luč na njegovo vzgojo his behaviour reflects (unfavourably) upon his upbringing
zagledati lúč sveta to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to see the light
če to gledamo v lúči najnovejših odkritij if we view it in the light of the most recent discoveries
tisoči luči na ulicah thousands of lights in the streets

lump¹ [lʌmp] samostalnik
gruda, kepa, kos; kup, gmota; bula, oteklina; kocka (sladkorja); plošča (ledena)
pogovorno neroda, butec, štor

all of (ali in) a lump vse naenkrat, vse skupaj
in the lump v celoti, na debelo, en gros
lump coal kosovec (premog)
lump sugar sladkor v kockah
lump sum okrogla vsota, pavšal
to have a lump in one's throat stiskati v grlu, iti na jok
he is a lump of selfishness je popoln sebičnež

lúna moon

polna lúna full moon
nova lúna new moon
pojemajoča (rastoča) lúna decreasing, decrescent, waning ali old (waxing ali crescent) moon
obraz kot polna lúna a face like the full moon
lúna je sijala the moon was shining, there was a moon
pasti z lúne (figurativno) to fall from the clouds
mi tudi nismo z lúne padli we weren't born yesterday
lúna ga trka (figurativno) he is crazy (ali žargon loony, touched), pogovorno he's off his rocker

lútka puppet (tudi figurativno), hand puppet, marionette; (igrača) doll

krojaška lútka (tailor's) dummy
on je lútka v njihovih rokah he is a mere puppet in their hands

máčka zoologija (female) cat, she-cat

divja máčka wild cat
máčka je trdoživa a cat has nine lives
máčka prede the cat purrs
razumeti se kot pes in máčka to get on (together) like cat and dog
živeti kot pes in máčka to live a cat-and-dog life
hoditi kot máčka okoli vrele kaše to beat about the bush
kadar máčkae ni doma, miši plešejo when the cat is away, the mice do play
poparjena máčka se še mrzle vode boji once bitten, twice shy
máčka pade vedno na noge a cat always lands on its feet

máčkin of the cat, cat's

to niso máčkine solze (figurativno, to ni za odmet) this is not to be sneezed at

mad¹ [mæd] pridevnik (madly prislov)
nor, blazen; nor na kaj (after, about, for, on)
pogovorno jezen, besen, hud (at na, with zaradi)
stekel (žival)

mad as a hatter (ali as a March hare) popolnoma prismuknjen, popolnoma nor
they are having a mad time divje se zabavajo
to drive s.o. mad spraviti koga ob pamet, v bes
it is enough to drive one mad to te lahko spravi ob pamet
to run mad after ponoreti za čem (kom)
like mad noro, kot nor, divje
to run like mad teči na vso sapo
to go (ali run) mad znoreti, ponoreti

made [méid]

1. preteklik & pretekli deležnik od to make 2

2. pridevnik
(umetno) narejen; izmišljen; gotov, ki je uspel; izučen (vojak); (dobro) grajen (človek)
pogovorno določen, mišljen

made dish iz več pridatkov narejena jed
made gravy umetno narejena mesna omaka
made road utrjena cesta
English-made narejeno v Angliji
made of wood lesen
made from narejen iz česa
a made story izmišljena zgodba
a made man človek, ki je uspel
a well-made man dobro grajen človek
it is made for this purpose mišljeno je za ta namen

make¹ [méik] samostalnik
delo, izdelovanje
ekonomija izdelek, fabrikat, proizvod, (tovarniška) znamka; kroj, fasona
tehnično vrsta, oblika, tip, proizvodnja; postava, stas; zgradba (zgodbe)
elektrika spoj, kontakt; napoved aduta (bridge), mešanje kart

our own make naš izdelek
of best English make najboljše angl. kvalitete
is this your own make si to sam naredil?
elektrika to be at make biti spojen
sleng to be on the make biti na lovu za denarjem, za dobičkom; vzpenjati se (družbeno)
britanska angleščina, navtika make and mend prost čas za mornarje

make up

1. prehodni glagol
sestaviti (spis, seznam); pripraviti, prirediti; naličiti, našminkati; opremiti (sobo); izmisliti si (zgodbo); zamotati, napraviti (paket); izdelati, sešiti (obleko); izpopolniti; nadoknaditi; izravnati, poravnati (račun)
tisk prelomiti (stavek); nazaj dobiti (izgubljeno ozemlje)

2. neprehodni glagol
naličiti se, našminkati se; nadomestiti (for)
nadoknaditi (for)
ameriško bližati se (to)
pogovorno dvoriti (to)
spraviti se (with)

to be made up of sestavljen iz
to make up one's mind odločiti se
to make it up with spraviti se s kom
to make up a face namrdniti se
to make up one's face naličiti se
to make up a lip našobiti se
to make up for lost time nadoknaditi izgubljen čas
the story is made up zgodba je izmišljena
to make up to s.o. for s.th. poravnati komu škodo za kaj

málce a little, a bit, a little (ali tiny) bit; a trifle, a small quantity

počutiti se málce bolje to feel slightly better
on je málce staromoden he is a little bit oldfashioned

malénkost a small quantity, a trifle; small (ali trifling, minor, insignificant) matter; a matter of secondary importance; a mere trifle, a bit, a scrap

to je malénkost that's a small matter
zapravljati čas z malénkostmi to waste one's time on trifles
za malénkost predolg a trifle too long
to je le malénkost zame that is a mere trifle to me
moja malénkost my own little self, my humble self, my poor self
ustavljati se ob malénkostih, a iti preko velikih stvari (figurativno) to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel

málo little; a little; few (pl)

po malem gradually; little by little
čisto málo a tiny bit
prav tako málo kot... no more than...
v málo dneh in a few days
počakaj málo! wait a moment!
jaz málo spim I don't sleep (ali I'm not sleeping) very much, I sleep little
še málo ne not a bit
on je málo znan he is little known
še málo ne slutiš, kaj te čaka you've no idea (ali arhaično you little dream) what is in store for you
málo vas je there aren't many of you, there are (only) a few of you, you are few
málo bolje mi je I am a little (a triffle) better
imam le málo prijateljev I've only a few friends, I have but few friends
málo je takih kot on there aren't many like him, there are few like him
málo ljudi misli tako few people think so
tistih málo ljudi, ki so bili navzoči the few people who were present
niti málo nisem zadovoljen I am far from being satisfied
málo, da tega nisem pozabil I had almost forgotten it
málo, da ni umrl he was likely to die
zelo málo next to nothing
málo za tem soon (ali shortly) after
málo prej a few moments ago, a short while ago; shortly before
za málo se mi zdi prositi za uslugo I scorn to ask a favour
málo (za las) je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was a near miss
málo je manjkalo, pa bi ga povozilo he was within an ace of being run over
málo je manjkalo, da se ni ubil he had a narrow escape (ali a close shave), he was within an ace of getting killed
bolje málo kot nič half a loaf is better than no bread

maníra

1. (olika) manners pl

brez maníre ill-mannered
lepih manír well-mannered
imeti slabe maníre to have bad manners
nimaš nobenih manír? have you no manners?
on ima zelo lepe maníre he has very gentlemanly manners, he is quite a gentleman
ne maram njegovih manír I don't like his behaviour

2. (način, ponavljana oblika) manner

mánjkati to lack, to be lacking, to be wanting (in); to want; to fail; to be missing

manjka nam 5 knjig we have 5 books missing, we are missing 5 books, we are 5 books short
nekaj manjka something is missing (ali wanting)
dosti mi manjka do cilja I am far from the mark
mánjkati v šoli (zaradi bolezni) to stay away from school (ali off school)
on je manjkal he was absent, he was not present
manjka samo še 5 minut do 10ih it's still five to ten, it won't be ten o'clock for five minutes
nihče ne manjka nobody is missing
manjka mi denarja I am short of money
manjka ti zaupanja váse you are wanting in self-confidence
nič ne manjka tu there's nothing missing here
en list manjka v knjigi there's a leaf missing in that book
nič mi ne manjka I want for nothing
manjka ji eno leto do polnoletnosti she is one year short of her majority
manjka nam delovne sile we are short of staff, we are undermanned, we are shorthanded
manjka mu prave vneme he is wanting in zeal
vode vam tu ne bo nikoli manjkalo water will never fail you here, you will never lack water (ali be short of water) here
naročil ne manjka there is no lack of orders
podrobnosti še manjkajo details are lacking
prav to nam je še manjkalo! that's all we needed!, that beats everything!
malo je manjkalo, pa bi bil počil od smeha pogovorno I laughed fit to burst

manner [mǽnə] samostalnik
način; nastop, stil
množina običaji, šege
množina obnašanje, olika, vedenje, manire, način življenja
arhaično vrsta

adverb of manner prislov načina
all manner of vsake vrste
after (ali in) this manner na tak način, tako
it is bad manners neolikano je
to the manner born kakor rojen za kaj, kakor da bi bil od rojstva tak
the grand manner staromodna dostojanstvenost
good manners lepo vedenje; olika
he has quite a manner ima dober nastop
to have no manners ne imeti manir
to have no manner of right ne imeti nikakšne pravice
to make one's manners prikloniti se
in a manner v neki meri
in a singular manner čudno, nenavadno
by all manner of means na vsak način
by no manner of means na noben način
in a manner of speaking tako rekoč
other times, other manners drugi časi; drugi običaji

mare¹ [meə] samostalnik
kobila

the grey mare is the better horse žena je gospodar v hiši
shank's mare lastne noge
to go on shank's mare iti peš