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bórba fight; fighting; struggle; strife; contest; (tekmovanje) competition

po ostri bórbi after sharp fighting
bórba moža proti možu hand-to-hand fighting
bórba na življenje in smrt life-and-death struggle
bórba na nož skin-game, fight to the finish
bórba za obstanek, za življenje struggle for life (ali for existence)
surova bórba a rough-and-tumble
volilna bórba election campaign
vroča bórba a ding-dong fight
izločiti iz bórbe to put someone out of action; to knock someone out
pasti v bórbi to be killed in action
začeti bórbo to start a fight

born² [bɔ:n] pridevnik
rojen; po rodu

in all my born days odkar sem na svetu, svoj živi dan
born in the purple kraljevskega rodu
born with a silver (wooden) spoon in one's mouth rojen pod srečno (nesrečno) zvezdo
I wasn't born yesterday nisem tako naiven
born to a large fortune bogat dedič
born of po rodu iz
born again prerojen
born fool popolnoma neumen, nor
born under lucky star pod srečno zvezdo rojen

bound⁶ [baund] pridevnik
pripravljen na odhod (for)
namenjen kam

the ship is bound for London ladja potuje v London, njen cilj je London
where are you bound for? kam greš (greste)?
homeward bound ki se vrača domov
outward bound ki potuje iz matične luke

brick¹ [brik] samostalnik
opeka, zidak; kos (npr. mila), kocka
sleng fant od fare; domino

like a cat on hot bricks kakor na žerjavici
to come (ali be) down like a thousand bricks hudo ošteti
to drop a brick narediti nerodnost
to have a brick in one's head biti v rožicah, pijan
pogovorno like a hundred (ali thousand) of bricks na vso moč
like a ton of bricks z velikim treskom
to swim like a brick plavati kot kamen
to make bricks without straw delati nekaj iz nič, lotiti se jalovega posla

bríti

1. (o vetru) to blow

veter brije there is a keen (ali bitter) wind blowing
veter ostro, mrzlo brije the wind blows hard, cold
veter brije čez planjavo the wind sweeps over the plain

2. (z britvijo) to shave

gladko bríti to give a clean (ali close) shave
bríti se to shave (oneself)
dati se briti to have a shave, to get shaved, to get a shave
želim se bríti I want a shave
bríti, prosim (pri brivcu) a shave, please
bríti norce iz koga to make fun of someone, to play a trick on someone, to make a fool of someone, to pull someone's leg, ZDA žargon to kid someone

brlóg den; hole; figurativno kennel; (divje živali) lair; (vidrin) holt; (jazbečji, lisičji) earth; (razbojniški itp) den, haunt

pregnati iz brlóga to unearth

capital¹ [kǽpitl] pridevnik (capitally prislov)
glaven; smrten (kazen); odličen, velik, izvrsten, nenavaden; osnoven; tehten

capital city glavno mesto
capital fellow fant od fare
capital goods proizvodna sredstva
capital offence (ali crime) hudodelstvo
capital letter velika črka, velika začetnica
capital punishment smrtna kazen
capital ship bojna ladja, križarka
capital levy davek iz imovine
capital and labour delodajalci in delojemalci

card¹ [ka:d] samostalnik
karta, vizitka, izkaznica; lepenka; program
ameriško časopisna objava
domačno človek, dečko; čudak

compass card vetrovnica (na kompasu)
to fling (ali throw up) one's cards opustiti igro
to have all one's cards in one's hand imeti vse prednosti
figurativno a house of cards negotov položaj ali načrt
it is (ali that's) the card tako kaže, to je pravo, to je treba
it is on the card to je mogoče
a lively card veseljak
pack of cards igra kart
to play at cards kvartati
to tell fortunes upon cards vedeževati iz kart
to play one's best cards uporabiti svoje najboljše možnosti
to play one's cards well (badly) biti spreten (nespreten)
to speak by the card jasno se izražati
to throw one's cards (on the table) vse odkrito povedati, priznati
a queer card čudak
trump card adut
to have a card up one's sleeve imeti nekaj za bregom
a knowing card navihanec
to lay one's cards on the table igrati z odprtimi kartami
a loose card razuzdanec
a sure card zanesljiv človek
to speak by the card jasno se izražati
to leave cards on s.o. obiskati koga
to make a card vzeti (pri kartah)
visiting card vizitka
ration card živilska nakaznica

cat¹ [kæt] samostalnik
mačka, maček; bič, korobač
pogovorno prepirljivka; dvojni trinožnik

when the cat's away the mice will play kadar mačke ni doma, miši plešejo
to bell the cat izpostavljati se nevarnosti
ameriško, vojska, sleng cat beer mleko
to wait for the cat to jump, to see how the cat jumps čakati na ugodno priložnost
to fight like Kilkenny cats boriti se na življenje in smrt
before the cat can lick the ear nikoli
when candles are out all the cats are grey ponoči je vsaka krava črna
he lives under the cat's foot žena hlače nosi
to grin like a Cheshire cat režati se, kazati zobe
to lead cat and dog life živeti kot pes in mačka
to let the cat out of the bag izblebetati skrivnost
like a cat on hot bricks kakor na šivankah
a cat has nine lives mačka je trdoživa
enough to make a cat laugh smešen, da bi se se krave smejale
it rains cats and dogs dežuje ko iz škafa
to shoot the cat bljuvati, urha klicati
as sick as a cat hudo bolan; slabe volje
not room to swing a cat premalo prostora
tom-cat maček
to turn a cat in the pan postati izdajalec, po vetru se obračati; izneveriti se
sleng cat's whiskers nekaj imenitnega
sleng not a cat's chance, not a cat in hell's chance prav nič upanja
a cat may look at a king še škofa lahko mačka gleda

census [sénsəs] samostalnik
popis prebivalstva ali imovine

to take a census (iz)vršiti popis prebivalstva

cérkev church; (cerkvena organizacija) the Church; anglikanska

cérkev the Church of England
državna cérkev established church
farna cérkev parochial church
župna cérkev parish church
rimsko-katoliška cérkev Roman Catholic Church
stolna cérkev cathedral
naročje cérkve (figurativno zastarelo) the pale of the church
redno hoditi v cérkev to go to church, to be a churchgoer, to attend church
izstopiti iz cérkve to leave the church
izobčiti, izobčenje iz cérkve to excommunicate, excommunication

césta (public) road, (v mestu, vasi) street; way; ZDA (široka v velemestu) avenue

deželna césta highway, main road, VB highroad, trunk road, arterial road
glavna césta highway, highroad (between towns); high street, ZDA main street
državna césta, avtomobilska cést motorway, ZDA expressway, superhighway; (široka prehodna) thoroughfare, ZDA artery
césta v Oxford the Oxford road, the road to Oxford
stranska césta side road, (v mestu) side street
makadamizírana césta macadamized road
prometna, živahna césta busy (ali crowded) street
javna césta public road
asfaltirana césta asphalted road
z gramozom nasuta césta metalled road
tlakovana césta paved road
vijugasta césta winding road
hitra césta ZDA speedway
dobra (slaba) césta road in good (bad) repair
césta s prepovedjo parkiranja no-parking street, street closed to parking
rimska, mlečna césta astronomija galaxy, Milky Way
na césti in the street, on the street
delo na césti roadworks
gostilna ob césti roadside inn, VB žargon roadside caff
uporabnik céste road user
za promet zaprta césta! road closed to traffic!
ta césta je zaprta za promet z vozili this road is closed to vehicular traffic
césta je zagačena the road is jammed
iti po césti to go by the road
ta cesta gre (pelje, vodi) iz Londona v Southampton this road goes from London to Southampton
stanujem čez césto I live just across the street
vreči koga na césto to turn someone out, to put someone out (in the street); to send someone packing

cév tube; pipe; (pri puški) barrel; (gumasta) hose; (za zračenje) funnel, shaft; (pipe) stem; (dimnika) flue

brezšivna cév seamless tube
brezšivna vlečena cév seamless drawn tube
elektronska cév electronic tube (ali valve)
Evstahijeva cév anatomija eustachian tube
gasilska cév fireman's hosepipe
izpušna cév exhaust pipe
katodna cév cathode-ray tube
neonska cév neon tube
plinska cév gas pipe
parna cév steam pipe
radijska cév wireless valve, radio valve
vodovodna cév water pipe
most iz (jeklenih) cévi tubular bridge
šivana cév welded pipe

change² [čeindž]

1. prehodni glagol (from iz, into v)
spremeniti, prenarediti; preurediti; zamenjati
železnica prestopiti; oddojiti, odstaviti (dojenčka)

2. neprehodni glagol
spremeniti se; preobleči se; skisati se

to change for the better (worse) poboljšati (poslabšati) (se)
to change colour prebledeti, zardeti
to change one's condition poročiti se
to change one's name omožiti se
avtomobilizem to change gears menjati prestavo
to change hands spremeniti gospodarje
to change horses in midstream spremeniti načrt sredi dela
to change into preobleči se v
to change one's lodging (ali address) preseliti se
to change one's mind premisliti se
to change out of recognition tako se spremeniti, da ga ni moči spoznati
to change one's tune spremeniti svoje vedenje
all change! vsi potniki prestopite!
pogovorno to change one's feet preobuti se
to change one's clothes preobleči se

cibétovka (mačka) civet cat, zibet

dišava iz žlez cibétovke civet

circulation [sə:kjuléišən] samostalnik
kroženje; širjenje; zračenje, ventilacija; obtok; naklada; promet

circulation system krvna obtočila, ožilje
to put into circulation dati v obtok
to withdraw from circulation vzeti iz obtoka

circumstantial¹ [sə:kəmstǽnšəl] pridevnik (circumstantially prislov)
obširen; podroben, natančen; nevažen; slučajen; posreden, indirekten

pravno circumstantial evidence posreden dokaz po sklepanju iz okoliščin

clear³ [kliə]

1. prehodni glagol
jasniti, vedriti; čistiti (of)
razbremeniti; razprodati; izkrčiti; pospraviti; plačati, poravnati; urediti; ocariniti; preskočiti; odstraniti; zapustiti, miniti; opravičiti
navtika odpluti

2. neprehodni glagol
(z)jasniti, zvedriti se; razsvetliti se; izprazniti se
mornarica rešiti se; odpluti, odjadrati

to clear an account poravnati račun
to clear the air pojasniti nesporazum
to clear the decks pripraviti ladjo za boj; sleng pojesti vso jed na mizi
to clear the gate preskočiti vrata
to clear the examination paper rešiti vse naloge
navtika to clear the land odpluti
to clear o.s. opravičiti se
to clear the room zapustiti sobo
navtika to clear the rope zravnati, razviti vrv
to clear the table pospraviti z mize
to clear one's throat odkašljati se
to clear s.o.'s skirts vrniti komu dober glas
clear the way! umakni(te) se!
to clear the way pripraviti pot (za nadaljnje delovanje)
to clear out of the way odstraniti
to clear a ship izkrcati tovor iz ladje

close¹ [klous] pridevnik (closely prislov)
zaprt, zaklenjen; stisnjen, tesen, gost
figurativno jedrnat; soparen, zadušljiv, zatohel; molčeč, vase zaprt; blizek; pazljiv, natančen; skoraj enak; vztrajen, marljiv; zaupen; skop, varčen; skrit; logičen; neodločen (boj)

close argument nepobiten dokaz
close combat bitka iz bližine, boj moža proti možu
close confinement strogi zapor
in close conversation v živahnem pogovoru
pogovorno close customer molčeč človek
close fight neodločen boj
close friend zaupen prijatelj
close proximity (ali quarters) neposredna bližina
to come to close quarters spoprijeti se
close season (ali time) varstvena doba prepovedi lova
close study temeljit študij
pogovorno close thing pičla zmaga
close weather soparno vreme
it was a close call (ali shave) za las smo ušli
close translation natančen prevod
to keep s.th. close zase kaj obdržati, ne izdati

commission¹ [kəmíšən] samostalnik
komisija, nalog, določba, naloga; pooblastilo; častniški čin; provizija; zagrešitev

in commission pooblaščen; uporaben; za službo (plovbo) sposoben
out of commission neraben, za službo nesposoben
to sell on commission prodajati v komisiji
to get a commission postati častnik
vojska to resign one's commission podati ostavko
to put in commission dati (ladjo) v promet
to put out of commission vzeti (ladjo) iz prometa
to discharge a commission izvršiti nalog
to give a commission for s.th. naročiti kaj