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penny [péni] samostalnik (množina pennies, pence)
peni (angleški drobiž, 1/100 funta)
ameriško cent (kovanec)
figurativno majhna vsota, denar

in for a penny, in for a pound kdor reče A, mora reči tudi B; začeto delo je treba končati
to make a penny zaslužiti denar
to spend a penny iti na stranišče
he hasn't a penny to bless himself with nima niti beliča
a pretty penny čedna vsota denarja
take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves kamen na kamen palača
to turn an honest penny zaslužiti denar s priložnostnim delom
in pennies s posameznimi kovanci po 1 peni
a penny for your thoughts če bi le vedel, kaj misliš
a penny plain and twopence coloured posmeh cenenemu blišču
a penny soul never came to twopence malenkosten človek nikoli ne uspe
penny number zvezek romana v nadaljevanjih
in penny numbers po malem
zgodovina Peter's penny letni davek za papeža; prispevek za dobrodelne in cerkvene namene

pogójno prislov conditionally

pogójno obsoditi to bind over (za 1 leto for a year)
bil je pogójno obsojen za 2 leti he was bound over for two years
pogójno izpuščen pravo released on parole
pogójno izpuščeni kaznjenec prisoner released on parole

post⁵ [póust] samostalnik
(tudi britanska angleščina) pošta (pisma itd.)
zgodovina poštna kočija, poštna postaja, poštni sel, kurir; pisemski papir (format 16 x 20)

by post po pošti
by return of post z obratno pošto
general post jutranja pošta; figurativno slepe miši (igra)
penny post poštnina (1 penny) za gotove pošiljke
parcel post paketna pošta

poúk lesson (s pl); school; instruction

imeti poúk to have lessons
prisostvovati poúku to attend classes
to naj ti bo v poúk let this be a lesson to you
imam poúk do enajstih I have lessons till eleven o'clock
poúk se bo začel 1. septembra the school meets on September 1st
neopravičeno izostati od poúka to play truant, to stay away from school, ZDA to play hooky; to cut school
danes ni poúka there is no school today
poúka je konec school is over

práznik holiday; festival; gala day, feast day; (redko) fete; (v koledarju) red-letter day; cerkveno feast

práznik Dela (1. maj) Labour Day, May Day
državni práznik National Day
občinski práznik municipal festival
bančni práznik (ko so zaprte vse banke) bank holiday
premičen práznik movable feast
cerkveni práznik church festival
verski práznik religious feast
velik práznik high festival
življenje ni práznik (figurativno) life is not all beer and skittles

premedical [pri:médikəl] pridevnik
predmedicinski

premedical student študent medicine v 1. semestru

próti against

próti (prefiks) anti-, counter-; (smer) towards, to, in the direction of, on, for; contrary to; (čas) about, by, ZDA around; pravo, šport versus (krajšava: v. ali vs.); (v primeri z) compared with
za in próti for and against, pro and con
sredstvo próti remedy for
próti vetru against the wind
próti koncu meseca towards the end of the month
próti šesti uri about six o'clock
Avstralija próti Angliji Australia versus England
próti nam against us
próti mojemu prepričanju (volji) against my conviction (will)
próti pričakovanju unexpectedly, suddenly
próti potrdilu o prejemu on receipt
próti toku against the tide
próti vodi up the river
próti zakonu against the law, illegally, unlawfully
próti zdravemu razumu preposterously, absurdly
próti mojim ukazom contrary to my orders
to je dobro próti glavobolom it's good for headaches
to je próti mojim navadam it is against (ali contrary to) my usual practice
jaz sem próti I am opposed to it
bilo je 30 glasov za predlog, 40 pa próti there were 30 votes for and 40 against
próti meni je bil zelo prijazen he was very kind to me
sem 100% próti I am dead against it
to je próti mojemu prepričanju this runs counter to my convictions
boriti se próti toku to struggle against the tide
delovati próti to counteract, to neutralize, (preprečiti) to thwart, to frustrate, to balk (ali baulk), to baffle
boriti se próti premoči to fight against odds
dvigniti oči próti nebu to look up to heaven
držati pismo próti luči to hold a letter up to the light
glasovati próti to vote »no«
enotno, složno glasovati próti to vote down
glasovati próti predlogu to vote against a motion
nimam nič próti temu I don't mind it, I have no objection to it
nimam nič próti kajenju I don't object to people smoking
ne morem nič reči próti I can say nothing to the contrary
govoriti za in próti to speak pro and con
iti próti domu to head for home (ali homewards)
iti próti severu to go towards the north (ali northwards)
vojska gre próti mestu the army is marching on the town
izpustiti próti kavciji to release on bail
marširati próti sovražniku to march against the enemy
ležati z obrazom próti zemlji to lie face downwards (ali on one's face)
nahujskati brata próti bratu to set brother against brother
napravil sem to próti svoji volji I did that against my own inclination
pluti próti vetru to sail against the wind
porini klavir próti zidu! push the piano up against the wall!
stavim 10 próti 1, da... I bet you ten to one that...
vzdržati próti sovražniku to hold out against the enemy

rate² [réit] prehodni glagol
oceniti, določiti vrednost, preceniti; regulirati (kovanje denarja); smatrati (koga), šteti, prištevati, računati (among med, kot)
britanska angleščina oceniti davek, obdavčiti
navtika uvrstiti (ladjo) v razred ali kategorijo
sleng zaslužiti (kaj) po svojem položaju
neprehodni glagol
biti upoštevan, upoštevati se, šteti se, prištevati se, računati se (as kot, med)
biti ocenjen

I rate him among my friends štejem ga za svojega prijatelja
he is rated a rich man on velja za bogataša
I rate rice lower than wheat riž cenim manj (smatram za slabšo hrano) kot žito
houses are highly rated hiše so zelo obdavčene
this ship rates A 1 ta ladja ima najvišjo oceno (za zavarovanje)
to rate up a property oceniti lastnino višje, kot je vredna

razmérje proportion; relation; ratio; rate; measure

v razmérju 1:5 at a ratio of 1 to 5
v istem razmérju in the same proportion
v obratnem razmérju in inverse ratio
v kvadratnem razmérju do, z in proportion to the square of
v razmérju do (starosti, spola) in relation to (age, sex), in proportion to
ljubezensko razmérje affair, affaire, love affair
ni nobenega razmérja med njegovimi izdatki in njegovimi dohodki his income does not match (ali tally with) his expenditure
plače niso v nobenem razmérju z delom wages bear no relation to work done
ki ni v nobenem razmérju do, z bearing no relation to
lastninska razmérja property relations
medsebojno razmérje pri delu mutual labour relations pl

relation [riléišən] samostalnik
poročilo; pripoved(ovanje)
pravno prijava, prijavno gradivo, referat; zveza, (logični, vzročni) odnos, odnošaj (between med)
razmerje, relacija; sorodnost, sorodstvo; sorodnik, -ica

in relation to gledé, kar se tiče, v zvezi z
relations of production proizvodni odnosi
a faithful relation of all that happened verno poročilo o vsem, kar se je zgodilo
a near (distant) relation bližnji (daljni) sorodnik
public relation officer oseba, ki vzdržuje stik med svojo ustanovo in javnostjo in si prizadeva ustvariti ugodno mnenje o svoji ustanovi
what relation is he to you? v kakšnem sorodstvu je on z vami?
he is no relation of mine on ni v sorodu z menoj
to be out of (all) relation, to bear no relation to nobene zveze ne imeti z
to enter into relations with stopiti v zveze z
to entertain (to maintain) commercial (friendly) relations with vzdrževati trgovinske (prijateljske) zveze z
to have relation to biti v zvezi z
pravno to have relation to June 1st nanašati se na 1. junij, biti veljaven od (preteklega) 1. junija

saint [séint]

1. samostalnik
religija svetnik, -ica; bogomolec (pravi ali lažni)
religija božji izvoljenec, blaženec

All Saints' Day religija vsi sveti (1. november)
departed saint pokojnik
enough to make a saint swear dovolj, da bi se še svetnik razjezil (zaklel)
enough to provoke; ali to try the patience of a saint dovolj, da bi še svetnik izgubil potrpljenje
young saints old sinners (devils) zgodnja pobožnost ni dober znak; svetnik v mladosti, grešnik v starosti; mladost se mora iznoreti
to lead the life of a saint živeti kot svetnik

2. prehodni glagol
proglasiti za svetnika, kanonizirati; imeti koga za svetega
neprehodni glagol (večinoma saint it)
živeti kot svetnik; igrati svetnika

3. pridevnik
svet (krajšava St.)
češčen kot svetnik, -ica

scale¹ [skéil]

1. samostalnik
glasba lestvica, skala
figurativno lestvica (družbena itd.); stopnja; merilo, mera; razmerje; obseg; številčni sestav

at a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile v merilu (razmerju) 1 cola: 1 milja
in (to) scale po merilu
on a large (small) scale v velikem (majhnem) obsegu
on a scale ekonomija ob različnih tečajnih vrednostih
scale of duties carinska tabela
scale of salaries plačilna lestvica
a scale to success lestev k uspehu
large-scale map zemljevid v velikem merilu
reduced(enlarged) scale zmanjšano (povečano) merilo
social scale družbena stopnja
to live on a large scale razkošno živeti
to play (to sing, to run over) one's scale glasba vaditi skale, vaditi prste za instrument ali glas za petje
to sink in the scale zdrkniti navzdol na lestvi, v nivoju

2. prehodni glagol
(s)plezati, povzpeti se (z lestvijo figurativno)
vzpenjati se (na); določiti (merilo); dvigniti (cene)
vojska napasti, jurišati z lestvami (na trdnjavsko obzidje); risati merilo

to scale down znižati (mezde, plače)
to scale up povišati (cene)
neprehodni glagol
plezati, vzpenjati se

to scale down upasti, pasti
to scale up kvišku plezati, dvigati se

sextillion [sekstíljən] samostalnik
sekstilijon (1 s 36 ničlami, ameriško 1 z 21 ničlami)

show up prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
gor peljati ali voditi (koga); odkriti, razkriti, razkrinkati; pokazati se, pojaviti se, priti; izkazati se; odražati se (against the sky proti nebu)

to show up a fraud odkriti sleparijo, goljufijo
to show a guest up peljati gosta gor (v 1. nadstropje) v sobo
he didn't show up until ten prikazal se je (prišel, pojavil se je) šele ob desetih
the picture does not show up well in this light slika ni dobro poudarjena v tej svetlobi

simple¹ [simpl] pridevnik (simply prislov)
enostaven, preprost, nekompliciran; jasen, čist, nepotvorjen (resnica); brez okraskov; nesestavljen, nespojen, brez primesi; nepokvarjen, neafektiran, naraven, preprost; naiven, neveden, bedast, neumen, lahkoveren, bebast

of simple birth preprostega rodu
simple dress preprosta obleka
in simple beauty neokrašen, v naravni lepoti
simple eye eno od očes, ki tvorijo oko žuželke
simple diet preprosta hrana
simple equation enačba 1. stopnje
a simple explanation preprosta razlaga
simple interest navadne obresti (samo na glavnico)
simple leaf list s samo enim peresom
the simple life preprosto življenje (brez razkošja)
gentle and simple plemenit in preprost
simple madness čista, prava norost
pure and simple čist, popoln
simple sentence prosti stavek
I am not so simple as to believe that... nisem tako naiven, da bi verjel, da...
that is simple madness to je prava norost
your simple word is enough vaša beseda sama zadostuje

six [siks]

1. pridevnik
šest
(= six years) šest let (starosti)
(= six o'clock) šesta ura
(= six pence) šest penijev

he is not six yet ni še šest let star
it is six (o'clock) šest je ura
this cost two and six (2/6) to je stalo dva šilinga in šest penijev
six and eight (pence) (nekoč običajni odvetnikov honorar), figurativno honorar, pristojbina
six to one 6 proti 1, stoodstotno zanesljivo (gotovo)
six feet of earth figurativno grob
it is six of one and half the dozen of the other to je eno in isto, to je popolnoma isto

2. samostalnik
šestica, številka 6; šestorica, šestero, šest kosov, pol ducata

coach and six šesterovprežna kočija
double sixes dvojna šestica (pri metu v kockanju)
to be at sixes and sevens figurativno biti v popolnem neredu (zmedi, zmešnjavi)
he turned up the six of spades (kartanje) potegnil je pikovo šestico

skrájen utmost, uttermost, outermost, pesniško outmost, extreme; (zadnji) last, the very last

skrájna (najvišja) cena best, highest possible price
skrájna (najnižja) cena the lowest, the rock bottom price
skrájni čas je it's high time
v skrájnem primeru in case of necessity
skrájno prislov extremely, exceedingly, in the highest degree
skrájna meja, sila extremity
v skrájni potrebi (sili) in greatest need
skrájni konec the uttermost end
skrájna nevednost abysmal ignorance
skrájna nevarnost utmost peril
skrájna ponudba the lowest offer
skrájne važnosti of utmost importance
skrájni rok za dobavo je 1. december the latest term for delivery is the 1st of December
seči po skrájnih ukrepih to have recourse to extreme measures
živeti, biti v skrájni bedi to be in the greatest misery (ali in extreme need)

stáviti¹ (napraviti stavo) to bet, to lay a bet, to wager; to stake; to take bets on

stáviti (denar) na to put money on, to bet (ali arhaično to stake) on
stáviti funt to bet a pound
stáviti na kocko to bet on (a throw of) the dice
stáviti svoje premoženje na eno karto to stake one's fortune on the turn of a card
stavim z vami 100 : 1 I bet you 100 to 1
stavim en funt z vami I bet you a pound
stavim z vami, da... I lay you a wager that..., pogovorno I bet you (that)...
stáviti s kom, da... to bet someone (that)...
stavim, da tega ne veš I bet you don't know this
stáviti na konja to back a horse
vse stáviti na kaj to put one's shirt on something
stavim ne vem kaj I'll bet good money
glavo stavim I'll bet my life (ali my boots, my bottom dollar)
stáviti vse na eno karto to have (ali to put) all one's eggs in one basket
stavim! I'll wager!

stekleníca (glass) bottle; (ploska) flask

v steklenícah bottled
brušena stekleníca decanter
manjša stekleníca (1/4 l) half-pint bottle
leydenska stekleníca Leyden jar
polnjenje stekleníc bottling
pralec stekleníc bottle washer
zeleno steklo za stekleníce bottle glass
ščetka za stekleníce bottle brush
vrat stekleníce bottleneck
stroj za polnjenje stekleníc bottling machine
stojalo za sušenje stekleníc, odcejalnik bottle rack
pivo v steklenícah bottled beer
vino v steklenícah (buteljkah) bottled wine
dati v stekleníco, spraviti v stekleníco, polniti stekleníce to bottle
odpreti stekleníco vina to crack a bottle

stó a (ali one) hundred

štiri stó four hundred
120 dni one hundred and twenty days
nekaj čez stó a hundred odd
okrog stó about a hundred
5 od stó five per cent
stó let star človek a centenarian
tek na stó metrov hundred metres, hundred metres' sprint (ali race)
stodvajset (120) a great hundred, a long hundred
staviti 1:100 to bet one to hundred