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prespáti

prespáti kaj to sleep something off; to sleep through
fant je dogodek prespal the boy slept through the incident
prespáti glavobol to sleep off one's headache
prespáti noč to spend the night sleeping
prespáti pijanost to sleep oneself sober, pogovorno to sleep it off
prespáti problem to sleep on a problem
prespáti zimo (živali) to hibernate
to bomo prespali (figurativno) we'll sleep on it

prijátelj friend; (tovariš) pal; (ljubitelj) amateur; (dvorilec) admirer, lover

velik, intimen prijátelj great, intimate (ali bosom, close) friend
zvest prijátelj true (ali fast, staunch) friend
prijátelji na življenje in smrt sworn friends pl
dopisni prijátelj pen-friend, pogovorno pen pal
star prijátelj old friend, pogovorno crony, chum, (v nagovoru) old man, old chap, old boy
brez prijátelja friendless
dekletov prijátelj boyfriend
kot prijátelj as a friend
prijátelj ljudstva the people's friend
on je moj prijátelj he is a friend of mine, I am on friendly terms with him
sem njegov dober prijátelj I am a good (ali close) friend of his
smo veliki prijátelji pogovorno we're great pals (ali chums)
sta intimna, velika prijátelja (figurativno) they are as thick as thieves
sem prijátelj glasbe I am fond of music, I am a lover of music
on je prijátelj vina he likes wine, he is rather too fond of the bottle
vsak je najprej sebi prijátelj figurativno arhaično near is my shirt but nearer is my skin
govoriti kot prijátelj to speak as a friend
postala sta velika prijátelja they have become great friends
pridobiti si mnogo prijáteljev to make many friends
pes je človekov prijátelj the dog is the friend of man
prijátelja spoznaš v nesreči a friend in need is a friend indeed

principal¹ [prínsipəl] pridevnik (principally prislov)
prvi, glaven, osnoven, vodilen
slovnica glavni

tehnično principal axis glavna os
gledališče principal boy igralka glavne moške vloge v pantomimi
slovnica principal clause glavni stavek
ekonomija principal creditor (debtor) glavni upnik (dolžnik)
ekonomija principal office, principal place of business sedež podjetja

pŕvi (the) first; (vodilni) leading; foremost; (glavni) head, front; (najboljši) prime, top, topmost; (pri, sosednji) nearest, adjoining, next-door; (odličen) eminent

pŕvega marca on the first of March
pŕve dni v mesecu early in the month
pŕvi dan v mesecu the first of the month
na pŕvem mestu in the first place, first and foremost; at first
na pŕvi pogled at first sight
pŕva izvedba, predstava gledališče first night, première
pŕvi učenec (v šoli) top pupil, top boy
pŕvi govor poslanca v parlamentu an M.P.'s maiden speech
pŕva pomoč first aid
pŕvi prišlek the first comer
pŕvo potovanje ladje maiden voyage (ali trip)
pŕvi polet maiden flight
pŕvi (sadni) plodovi first fruits pl, firstlings pl
pŕva izdaja (knjige ipd.) first edition
pŕvi poskus first attempt
pŕvi človek the first man
pŕvi razred (v šoli) first form
pŕvi vzpon (na goro) first ascent, first climbing
Karl I Charles the First
pŕvih šest strani the first six pages
ob pŕvi priliki, priložnosti at the first opportunity
s pŕvo (obratno) pošto (odgovor) by return of post
v pŕvem nadstropju on the first floor
biti pŕvi (voditi) to have the lead
iti (kot) pŕvi to lead the way, to take the lead
kupiti iz pŕve roke to buy firsthand
potovati v pŕvem razredu to travel first
priti med pŕvimi to arrive among the first
kdor pŕvi pride, pŕvi melje (figurativno) first come, first served
imeti pŕvi govor (v parlamentu) to make one's maiden speech
nuditi pŕvo pomoč to render first aid

rat³ [ræt] medmet ➞ drat
vrag vzemi!, k vragu (z)...!

rat the boy! presneti fant!

rázred (učilnica) classroom, schoolroom, form room; (stopnja osnovne šole) standard, ZDA grade, (srednje šole) form; (učenci, dijaki) class; (rang) rank; (v vlaku)

prvi (drugi) rázred first (second) class; (službeni) rating
prvi v rázredu top boy, the top of his class
delovni rázredi working classes pl
razdelitev v rázrede classification
razdeliti v rázrede to classify, to class

remove¹ [rimú:v]

1. prehodni glagol
odstraniti, odmakniti, potegniti nazaj (roko), stran dati, pospraviti, drugam dati, premestiti; oddaljiti, preseliti; dati odstaviti, zamenjati, odpustiti (iz službe); izgnati, deložirati
figurativno spraviti s sveta, ubiti

2. neprehodni glagol
preseliti se (to v)
oddaljiti se, oditi

to remove a boy from school vzeti dečka iz šole
to be removed from earth figurativno umreti
to remove the cloth odstraniti prt, pospraviti mizo
the doctor had him removed to the hospital zdravnik ga je dal prepeljati v bolnico
to remove the fractions of an equation odpraviti ulomke v enačbi
to remove furniture prepeljati, preseliti, premestiti pohištvo
to remove one's hat odkriti se
they have removed to the house next door preselili so se v sosedno hišo
to remove s.o.'s load odvzeti komu breme
to remove make-up odstraniti šminko
to remove mountains figurativno delati čudeže
to remove s.o.'s name from a list črtati, izbrisati ime kake osebe s seznama
to remove from office odpustiti iz službe
to remove s.o. by poison zastrupiti koga
to remove a stain odstraniti madež
to remove all traces odstraniti, zabrisati vse sledove
to remove s.o. out of the way figurativno spraviti koga s poti
to remove oneself oditi

roaring [rɔ́:riŋ]

1. samostalnik
vpitje, kričanje, krohotanje, tuljenje; grmenje, bučanje, hrup
veterina nadušljivost

2. pridevnik
tuleč, rjoveč; bučen, hrupen, zelo glasen; buren
pogovorno ogromen, neizmeren, kolosalen, strašanski, strahovit; procvitajoč, napreden (trgovina); zelo uspešen
pogovorno odličen (zdravje), izvrsten, sijajen

roaring boy (lad) kričav deček, kričač
roaring business sijajna kupčija
the roaring forties del Atlantika med 40° in 50° severne širine, ki je često viharen
to be in roaring health prekipevati od zdravja
to do a roaring trade delati sijajne kupčije, zelo uspešno trgovati
to set a company roaring spraviti družbo v krohot

rôka hand, (do rame) arm

brez rôke handless, armless
v rôki in one's hand
pri rôki at hand, near at hand; available
od rôke do rôke from hand to hand
pod rôko (se držati) arm in arm, (kupiti) underhandedly
rôke kvišku! hands up!, stick them up!, reach!
rôke proč! hands off!
z rôko v rôki hand in hand, jointly
s sklenjenimi rôkami with clasped hands (as in prayer)
z zvezanimi rôkami in nogami bound hand and foot
rôko na srcé! hand on heart!
močna rôka strong hand
žuljava rôka a callous palm
moja desna rôka (figurativno) my second self
on je moja desna rôka he is my right-hand man
polna rôka a handful
narejen z rôko (ročno) made by hand, handmade; (posel) handiwork, manual work
od rôk (oddaljen) out of the way
praznih rôk empty-handed
na svojo rôko (figurativno) in one's own name, of one's own accord, unauthorized
risanje s prosto rôko freehand drawing
držeč se za rôke hand in hand
prekrižanih rôk with one's hands (oziroma arms) folded
z dvignjeno rôko (with) hand upraised
z rôkami uprtimi v boke akimbo
držati, imeti rôke uprte v boke to hold one's arms akimbo
iz prve rôke at first hand
ne da bi rôko premaknil hands down
boriti se z rôkami in nogami to struggle with might and main
braniti se proti čemu z rôkami in nogami to fight against something tooth and nail (ali with might and main)
dati v rôko, rôke to hand
dati komu proste rôke (da kaj naredi) to give someone a free hand (to do something)
dobiti informacije iz prve rôke to get information at first hand
dvigniti rôke to lift up one's hands
dvigniti rôke nad glavo v začudenju to throw up one's arms in astonishment
dobiti kaj v rôke (figurativno) to get hold of something
rôke križem držati to fold one's arms and do nothing, to be idle
imeti pri rôki to have at hand
imeti polne rôke dela to have one's hands full
imamo ga v rôki (figurativno) he is in our power
imeti proste rôke (figurativno) to have free play
imeti mrzle, hladne rôke to have cold hands
dati rôko komu to give one's hand to someone, (v pozdrav) to shake hands with someone
imeti položaj trdno v rôki to have the situation well in hand
iti skozi mnogo rôk to pass through many hands
iti komu na rôko to help someone; to support someone, to patronize someone, to aid someone
lomiti rôke (figurativno) to wring one's hands
to mu gre od rôk (figurativno) he is skilled (ali clever) at it
izpustiti iz rôke, iz rok to let go
posel mu ne gre od rôk he is unskilled, he is a poor worker
delo mu gre dobro izpod rôk he is a quick worker
kupiti iz prve (druge) rôke to buy new (secondhand)
mahati z rôkami to gesticulate
ne izpustiti iz rôk not to let go, (da pade) not to let go (ali to let slip)
méti si rôke to rub one's hands
nositi na rôkah koga (figurativno) to treat someone with great care, to make much of someone, to treasure someone
nosijo ga na rôkah (figurativno) he is treated with the utmost consideration, he enjoys all kinds of favours
pasti komu v rôke to fall into someone's hands
prijeti za rôko to take by the hand
ponuditi, prožiti komu rôko to give (ali to hold out) one's hand to someone, (figurativno) to lend someone a helping hand
pljuniti v rôke (figurativno) to spit on one's hands
podaj mu rôko! shake hands with him!
prodati pod rôko to sell by private bargain (ali contract, treaty)
preiti v druge rôke to change hands
prosíti za rôko to propose (to), to ask in marriage, (nenadoma, pogovorno) to pop the question
pričakati koga z odprtimi rôkami to meet someone with outstretched hands, to meet someone enthusiastically
položiti rôke na kaj to lay hands on something, to put one's hands to
položiti rôko nase (figurativno) to commit suicide
položiti rôko na srce to lay one's hand on one's heart
podati si rôke to shake hands
sprejeti ponudbo z obema rôkama to jump at an offer
prekrižati rôke to cross one's arms
stisniti komu rôko to squeeze someone's hand, (pri pozdravu) to shake hands with someone
stiskati rôko v pest to clench one's fist
stati s sklenjenimi (prekrižanimi) rôkami to stand with folded (crossed) arms
vzeti v rôke to take in hand, to undertake
zadevo bom sam vzel v rôke I will take the matter into my own hands
fanta je treba vzeti v rôke (figurativno) the boy wants taking in hand
zlomiti si rôko to break one's arm
rôko si je zlomil he broke his arm, he had his arm broken
umijem si rôke nad tem I wash my hands of it, I will not be responsible
rôka rôko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, fair exchange is no robbery
z obema rôkama zgrabiti priliko to jump at an opportunity
živeti iz rôk v usta (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth
bolje je vrabec v rôki kot golob na strehi (figurativno) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

school¹ [sku:l]

1. samostalnik
šola (tudi figurativno)
pouk, čas pouka; kurz, tečaj, šolanje; vzgoja; učenci; šolsko poslopje, učilnica, predavalnica; študijska skupina na fakulteti; dvorana za izpraševanje na univerzi
množina univerze v kolektivnem smislu; sholastiki, sholastika; privrženci, učenci, šola (slikarska itd.)
sleng tolpa, banda; osebe, ki sodelujejo v kaki hazardni igri

board school javna osnovna šola, ki jo upravlja krajevni šolski odbor
boarding school šola z internatom
a boy just from school deček, ki je pravkar končal šolanje
boys' school, girls' school deška, dekliška šola
continuation school nadaljevalna šola, šola za odrasle
elementary school, primary school osnovna šola
free school šola, v kateri se ne plača šolnina
grammar school klasična gimnazija, srednja šola
the medical school medicinska fakulteta
piano school klavirska šola (metoda)
public school zasebna šola, ki pripravlja učence za univerzo
ragged school brezplačna šola za revne otroke
secondary school srednja šola
a severe school stroga, trda šola
technical school strokovna šola
to attend a school obiskovati (neko) šolo
to be at school biti v šoli (pri pouku)
there is no school on Thursday afternoon v četrtkih popoldne ni šole (pouka)
school is over at five pouk se konča ob petih
to go to school iti, hoditi v šolo; šolati se
to go to school to s.o. iti v šolo h komu
to be in for one's schools iti na zaključni izpit
to be sitting for one's schools lotiti se izpitov
to leave school zapustiti šolo, končati šolanje
to keep a school voditi zasebno šolo
to tell tales out of school figurativno izblekniti, izdati tajnost

2. pridevnik
šolski
zgodovina sholastičen

school theology sholastična teologija

scout¹ [skáut]

1. samostalnik
vojska izvidnik, oglednik, ogleduh; izvidniško letalo, izvidniška ladja; ogledovanje
vojska rekognosciranje, poizvedovanje
pogovorno star prijatelj
sleng dečko
Oxford, univerza sluga, strežnik (študentov)

scout car vojska izvidniško (oklopno) vozilo
boy scout, girl scout skavt, skavtinja
on the scout na poizvedovanju, na preži

2. neprehodni glagol
ogledovati, razgledovati
vojska rekognoscirati; iskati; (budno) opazovati

I spent the day scouting for work ves dan sem iskal delo

sharp [ša:p]

1. pridevnik
oster, koničast, šiljast, špičast; strm; rezek, kričav, prediren; buden, pazljiv; dober (nos); silovit (spopad); strog, zbadljiv, jedek, hud, bičajoč, sarkastičen; živahen, hiter, brz; bister, bistroumen, iznajdijiv, prebrisan, rafiniran, zvit, lokav, pretkan, premeten, prekanjen; močan, izrazit; spreten, okreten
glasba povišan ali previsok za pol tona
ameriško, sleng pozornost zbujajoč in privlačen (npr. obleka)

a sharp ascent strm vzpon
a sharp boy bister deček
a sharp contrast oster kontrast
as sharp as a needle figurativno zelo bister, bistroumen
as sharp as a razor oster kot britev
a sharp curve oster ovinek (zavoj)
sharp features ostre, izrazite poteze
sharp practices figurativno sleparija, nepošteni triki
sharp set sleng lačen
sharp on time absolutno točen
a sharp tongue oster, nabrušen, strupen jezik
sharp wine kislo vino, cviček
sharp work hitro delo
sharp's the word pogovorno hitro!
he has been too sharp for me figurativno prelisičil me je
to keep a sharp out-look budno paziti, biti budno na straži
this wine is sharp to vino je rezko, kislo
poverty is a sharp weapon figurativno sila kola lomi

2. prislov
vneto, močnó; nenadoma; točno, natančno, pazljivo; naglo, hitro, živahno
glasba povišano za pol tona

at 10 o'clock sharp točno ob desetih
to look sharp ne izgubljati časa
look sharp! hitro!
to stop sharp nenadoma (se) ustaviti
to turn sharp ostro zaviti, napraviti oster ovinek

3. samostalnik
dolga šivalna igla
domačno slepar
pogovorno strokovnjak, poznavalec
glasba za pol tona povišana nota, višaj

4. prehodni glagol
pogovorno prevarati (out of za)
ukaniti, oslepariti, prelisičiti; prislepariti kaj, ukrasti
glasba povišati zapol tona
ameriško previsoko zapeti
neprehodni glagol
slepariti, varati
glasba previsoko peti ali igrati

shepherd [šépəd]

1. samostalnik
pastir (tudi figurativno)
ovčar

shepherd boy pastirček
shepherd girl, shepherd lass mlada pastirica
shepherd dog pastirski pes
shepherd's crook pastirjeva palica
shepherd's pie mesna pasteta, pokrita s plastjo krompirja
shepherd plaid črnobelo karirano volneno ogrinjalo

2. prehodni glagol
pasti (ovce)
figurativno voditi, peljati, čuvati, paziti na

shoe-shine [šú:šain] samostalnik
leščenje čevljev
(= shoe-shine boy) čistilec čevljev

slip¹ [slip] samostalnik
zdrsljaj; spodrsljaj, padec; nezgoda, napaka; zareka(nje); uitje, izmuznjenje; prevleka za blazino; obleka, ki se hitro obleče ali sleče; otroški predpasniček, prtiček
množina, britanska angleščina kopalne hlačke
množina, gledališče premične kulise; stranski vhod, prostor, kjer stoje igralci, preden nastopijo na odru
lov konopec, vrv (za pse); izpustitev (psov); majhen brus
navtika poševna ravnina za splavitev ladij
geologija zemeljski udor, usad

a slip of a boy vitek, stasit deček
a fine slip of a girl vitko, stasito, brhko dekle
a slip of pen (tongue) spodrsljaj (lapsus) v pisanju (v govoru)
a slip on a piece of orange peel spodrsljaj na koščku oranžne lupine
to get the slip biti odklonjen, pasti (npr. pri izpitu)
he gave me the slip pobegnil (ušel, izmuznil se) mi je
to make a slip napraviti spodrsljaj, napako
there's many a slip'twixt the cup and the lip figurativno ne hvali dneva pred nočjo

snažílec cleaner

snažílec čevljev bootblack, shoeblack; shoeshine boy

stick¹ [stik]

1. samostalnik
palica, gorjača, sprehajalna palica; prot, šiba; bat, kij; držalo, držaj, toporišče, nasadilo; steblo, kocen
glasba dirigentska paličica, taktirka; tablica (čokolade)
navtika, hudomušno jambor
tisk vrstičnik
sleng revolver
množina protje, šibje, polena (kot kurivo)
figurativno, pogovorno dolgočasnež, sitnež
britanska angleščina, sleng lomilno orodje, lomilka

in a cleft stick v precepu, v škripcih
a few sticks of furniture nekaj kosov pohištva
any stick to beat a dog figurativno pretveza se hitro najde, sovraštvo ne izbira sredstev
the big stick ameriško, sleng politika grožnje z vojno drugi državi
as cross as two sticks figurativno pasje slabe volje
drum stick paličica za bobnanje
broom stick držaj metle
fiddle stick lok
gold stick zlata palica (ali njen nosilec), ki jo nosi polkovnik garde ob svečanih prilikah
riding on a stick broom jahanje (čarovnic) na metli
single stick lesena palica s ščitkom za roko (pri mečevanju)
sword stick votla palica, v kateri je bodalo
walking stick sprehajalna palica
the wrong end of the stick figurativno neugoden položaj; popačeno poročilo
to be beaten with one's own stick biti tepen z lastno palico, sam sebi jamo izkopati
to be in a cleft stick biti v precepu, v škripcih, v brezizhodnem položaju
it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog figurativno lahko je najti pretvezo
to cut one's stick sleng popihati jo, oditi
to get hold of the wrong end of the stick figurativno napačno (kaj) razumeti
to give a boy a stick šibati dečka
to pick up sticks pobirati vejevje (za kurjavo)
he wants the stick figurativno on potrebuje palico (batine)

2. prehodni glagol
podpreti (rastlino) s palico
tisk (po)staviti črke

taborjênje camping (out), (v šotorih) camping under canvas, (brez šotorov) bivouac, bivouacking

tabornik, -ica boy scout, girl guide, ZDA girl scout

tail on prehodni glagol
dodati, nanizati, pripojiti, priključiti (zadaj), privezati

the boy tail oned his sister's doll's pram on to his scooter deček je privezal sestrin voziček s punčko (lutko) na svoj skiro

three [ɵri:]

1. pridevnik
tri, trije

three times trikrat
three times three trije klici (živel!), trikrat ponovljeni
matematika the rule of three sklepni račun
the three R's (reading, writing, (a)rithmetic) branje, pisanje, računanje
a boy of three (years) trileten deček
the three F's (free sale, fixity of tenure, fair rent) prosta prodaja, stalnost posesti, spodobna renta (zahteve Irske Zemeljske Lige)

2. samostalnik
trojica, trojka; (drsanje) trojka
množina, ekonomija, pogovorno triodstotni papirji

Three in One religija sv. trojica