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but³ [bʌt] prislov
samo, le, šele

all but skoraj, domala
I all but fell skoraj bi bil padel
anything but vse prej kot
but yesterday šele včeraj
we bought nothing but that (pogovorno what) is needed kupili smo samo potrebno
but just pravkar

butter¹ [bʌ́tə] samostalnik
maslo
figurativno dobrikanje, laskanje, prilizovanje

he looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth videti je, kakor da ne bi znal do pet šteti
to quarrel with one's bread and butter godrnjati čez svoje opravke, sam sebi škodovati
melted butter topljeno maslo
rank butter žarko, pokvarjeno maslo
bread and butter kruh z maslom

can^*1 [kæn, kən] pomanjkljiv, pomožni

I can morem, znam
I can't, cannot [kænt, ka:nt] ne morem, ne znam
you can go lahko greš
I can see (hear) you vidim (slišim) te
can you translate it? znaš to prevesti?
I cannot but wish ne morem si kaj, da si ne bi želel, želim si le

cap¹ [kæp] samostalnik
čepica, kapica, klobuk, avba, pokrivalo; vrh; pokrov; vžigalna kapica; lesena čaša

cap acquaintance površno poznanstvo
to assume the black cap na smrt obsoditi
a feather in one's cap nekaj, na kar smo lahko ponosni
the cap fits prilega se (npr. pripomba)
to get one's cap postati član kluba
cap in hand proseče
his cap is on one side slabe volje je
cap lamp rudarska svetilka (ki je na čelu)
night cap napitek pred spanjem
to pull caps prepirati se
to put on one's considering (ali thinking) cap stvar dobro premisliti
to send round the cap poslati nabiralno polo, nabirati prispevke
she sets (up) her cap at (ali for) him trudi se, da bi ga pridobila
cap of maintenance pokrivalo kot simbol položaja
fool's cap čepica dvornega norca; format pisarniškega papirja
steel cap čelada
cap and gown akademska noša

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

chance² [ča:ns]

1. prehodni glagol
pogovorno tvegati, upati si, predrzniti si

2. neprehodni glagol
zgoditi se, pripetiti se, primeriti se

to chance upon s.o. naleteti na koga
he chanced to be at home slučajno je bil doma
if my letter should chance to get lost če bi se moje pismo zgubilo

choose^* [ču:z]

1. prehodni glagol (between)
izbrati, izbirati, izvoliti si; hoteti; raje imeti

2. neprehodni glagol (between)
imeti na izbiro; blagovoliti

there is not much to choose between them oba sta enaka
I cannot choose but nujno moram, prisiljen sem, ne morem si kaj, da ne bi
to pick and choose skrbno izbirati

close² [klous] prislov
blizu, pičlo

close at hand, close by čisto blizu
close on skoraj, domala; kmalu nato
he ran me very close kmalu bi me bil dohitel
to follow close upon s.o. biti komu za petami
to live close varčno živeti
to sail close to the wind jadrati tesno ob vetru; figurativno biti komaj še v mejah zakona
I felt close to tears na jok mi je šlo

come near neprehodni glagol
(pri)bližati se; biti podoben; skoraj doseči

he came near dying malo je manjkalo, pa bi bil umrl

concerned [kənsə́:nd] pridevnik (concernedly [kənsé:nidli] prislov) (in za)
ki se zanima, zavzet (about, for)
zaskrbljen, nemiren; prizadet

he is not concerned to go ni mu do tega, da bi šel
to be concerned with ukvarjati se s čim
my honour is concerned gre za mojo čast

conscientious [kɔnšiénšəs] pridevnik (conscientiously prislov)
natančen, skrben, vesten

conscientious objector član sekte, ki mu vest ne dopušča, da bi služil vojake

crack¹ [kræk] samostalnik
razpoka, špranja, reža; pok, tresk, močan udarec; mutiranje
arhaično, sleng bahanje; laž
škotsko, narečno klepetanje, pomenek
množina novice
sleng vlom, vlomilec
pogovorno trenutek; dober igralec; dober konj
sleng duhovita pripomba

the crack of doom sodni dan
pogovorno in a crack v trenutku, ko bi mignil

curious [kjúəriəs] pridevnik (curiously prislov)
radoveden; znamenit, redek; čuden, nenavaden; ličen, izbran, prefinjen
olepševalno erotičen, pornografski

I am curious to know rad bi vedel
curiously enough čudno, presenetljivo

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

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

člôvek man, pl men; human being; fellow, individual, person

člôvek (božji)! (vzklik nestrpnosti) man (alive)!
čuden člôvek a queer (ali an odd) fellow
nepomemben člôvek nonentity
odrasel člôvek grown-up person, adult
noben člôvek nobody, not a soul
navaden, poprečen člôvek the man in the street, the average person
vsak člôvek everybody, everyone
poslovni člôvek man of business
on je prijeten člôvek he is a pleasant fellow
on je najboljši člôvek na svetu he is the best man alive; there is no better man alive (than he)
člôvek za vsak posel, za vse jack-of-all-trades, pl jacks-of-all-trades
člôvek u podoben man-like; anthropoid
kakšen člôvek pa je on? what kind of person is he?, what sort of fellow is he?
on je tudi samó člôvek he is only human
Vi ste člôvek, ki ga hočem, potrebujem you are the man I want
kaj naj si člôvek misli o njem? what should one think of him?
kaj drugega bi člôvek mogel reči v tem primeru? what else could a man say in this case?
člôvek obrača, bog pa obrne man proposes, God disposes
člôvek na slabem glasu a bad egg (ali hat, lot)

čúden queer, uncommon, unusual; eccentric; strange; singular; odd; original; curious; VB žargon rum

kako čúdno! what a curious thing!
čúdna opazka a strange remark
to je čúdno that is strange
on je čúden patron he is a strange fellow
nič čúdnega, če... no wonder if...
na tem ni nič čúdnega there is nothing strange in (ali about) it
čudno (presenetljivo, za čuda) curiously enough, strange to say
čúdno se počutiti to feel strange
čúdno, da tega niste (ne bi bili) slišali strange that you should not have heard it
čúdno se sliši žargon it sounds rum
kakor se utegne zdeti čúdno... strange as it may appear...
zaklel je in nič čúdnega (če je) he swore and no wonder

čúdež miracle, wonder; prodigy

gospodarski čúdež economic miracle
delati čúdeže to work wonders (ali miracles); figurativno to produce rabbits out of a hat, to move mountains
razen če se zgodi čúdež, bi se zdaj zdelo, da se ne da nič napraviti barring a miracle it would now seem as if nothing can be done
čúdeži se utegnejo zgoditi (dogajati) (figurativno) pigs pl might fly

čúditi se to wonder (ob, nad about, at, da that); to be astonished (at, that); to be amazed (ali surprised) (at, that); to marvel (at, that)

čudim se ti you amaze me
temu se čudim that surprises me, I am astonished at that
stvar, ki sem se ji čudil a thing that made me wonder
ne bi se čudil, če bi on prišel I should not be surprised if he came
čudim se, da nisi nikoli slišal o tem I'm amazed you've never heard of it

da (veznik) that (v predmetnih in osebkovih stavkih se često izpušča)

z namenom, da bi (in order) that
da ne bi lest, but
da le, samó da (če le) provided (that)
takó da so that, so as to + nedoločnik
kakor da, kot da as though
slišal sem, da je bolan I heard (that) he was ill
mislim, da bo prišel I believe (that) he will come
gotovo je, da je kriv it is certain (that) he is guilty
res je, da ni bil tam it is true (that) he was not there
recimo, da pride danes suppose (ali supposing) he comes today
jémo, da bi mogli živeti we eat that we may live
preberite to dvakrat, da ne pozabite! read it twice lest you forget it!
; ni še tako pozno, da naši sorodniki ne bi mogli še priti it is not too late for our relatives to come
bila je tako prijazna, da mi je pisala pismo she was so kind as to write me a letter
tu ni človeka, da ga jaz ne bi poznal po imenu there is no one here (whom) I could not name, there is no one here whose name I do not know
nikoli ne pride, da si ne bi izposodil denarja od mene he never comes without borrowing money from me
da on ni bil tako priseben, bi nas bilo razneslo vse na kosce but for his presence of mind, we might all have been blown to pieces
nikoli ne dežuje, da ne bi lilo (= nesreča ne pride nikoli sama) it never rains but it pours