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boast¹ [boust] samostalnik
bahanje, ponašanje, ponos

to make a boast of s.th. biti domišljav (ponosen) na kaj
great boast small roast veliko hrupa za prazen nič

fancy³ [fǽnsi] neprehodni glagol
predstavljati si, domnevati, domišljati si; rad imeti; poželeti si

(just) fancy!, fancy that! pomisli(te)!, kaj takega!
to fancy o.s. biti domišljav

flown¹ [floun] pretekli deležnik od fly

high flown nadut, domišljav

gooseberry [gú:zbəri] samostalnik
botanika kosmulja

big gooseberry season doba kislih kumar
gooseberry fool vrsta sladke jedi iz kosmulj in smetane; figurativno domišljav gizdalin
to play gooseberry predstavljati "slona", biti varuh zaljubljencev
to play old gooseberry with s.o. uničiti koga

hat¹ [hæt] samostalnik
klobuk; kardinalski klobuk
figurativno kardinalstvo

sleng my hat! za vraga!
top hat cilinder
britanska angleščina, sleng a bad hat pokvarjenec
as black as my hat čisto črn
figurativno red hat kardinalstvo
hat in hand hlapčevsko, servilno
high hat domišljav
hats off to him! klobuk dol pred njim!
under one's hat v tajnosti, skrivoma
ameriško at the drop of a hat takoj, zaradi najmanjšega povoda
I'll eat my hat if naj me vrag vzame, če
his hat covers his family čisto sam je, nikogar nima
to hang up one's hat in s.o.'s house obnašati se v tuji hiši po domače, ugnezditi se pri kom
to keep it under one's hat obdržati kaj zase
to pass (ali send) round the hat for pobirati denarne prispevke za
to raise one's hat odkriti se v pozdrav
to receive the hat postati kardinal
to take one's hat off to s.o. klobuk pred kom sneti
to throw one's hat in the ring izzvati koga na boj
to talk through one's hat širokoustiti se, pretiravati
to touch one's hat dotakniti se klobuka v pozdrav

head² [hed] samostalnik
glava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt
domačno plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu)
ekonomija postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija
sleng latrina

above one's head težko razumljivo, prepametno za koga
at the head of na čelu
by head and shoulders; ali by the head and ears s silo, na silo
(by) head and shoulders above mnogo boljši od
by a short head za dolžino nosu, figurativno z majhno prednostjo
crowned heads kronane glave
a deer of the first head petleten jelen ali srnjak
navtika down by the head s prednjim delom ladje globoko v vodi
head of the family družinski poglavar
heads of state državni voditelji
the head and front bistvo, politika glava zarote, vodja upora
from head to foot od nog do glave, popolnoma
head first (ali foremost) z glavo naprej, figurativno nepremišljeno
a large head of game velik trop živali
hot head vročekrvnež
a beautiful head of hair gosti lasje
head over heels narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nos
old head on young shoulders pameten mlad človek
off one's head; ali out of one's head nor
over one's head viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivo
over head and ears; ali head over ears preko glave, do ušes, popolnoma
on this head o tem predmetu
out of one's own head sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljniku
two heads are better than one kolikor glav, toliko misli
head of water vodni steber
heads or tails obe strani kovanca (pri metanju)
twopence a head 2 penija na osebo
sleng King's (Queen's) head poštna znamka
weak in the head slaboumen
head, cook and bottle washer kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavo
figurativno on your head be it! naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovoren
ten head of cattle deset glav živine

Z glagoli:

to beat s.o.'s head off prekositi koga
pogovorno to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s head off uničiti koga
to bring to a head pripeljati do krize
figurativno to break one's head glavo si razbijati
to carry one's head high nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosen
to come to a head priti do krize, zaostriti se; medicina zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir)
sleng to do a thing on one's head igraje kaj napraviti
to drag in by the head and ears s silo privleči, za ušesa privleči
to eat (ali cry, scream, run) one's head off pretirano se razburjati
it entered my head v glavo mi je padlo
to give s.o. his head figurativno popustiti uzde
to get s.th. through one's head doumeti, razumeti kaj
to go over s.o.'s head biti pretežko za koga
to go to s.o.'s head v glavo stopiti
this horse eats his head off ta konj več pojé, kot je vreden
to have a good head for biti nadarjen za
to have a head imeti "mačka"
to have a good head on one's shoulders biti dobre glave
to have one's head in the clouds figurativno živeti v oblakih, sanjariti
to have one's head screwed in the right way imeti glavo na pravem koncu
to have a head like a sieve imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljiv
to hit the nail on the head točno zadeti
to keep one's head ostati miren
figurativno to keep one's head above water obdržati se nad vodo, životariti
to knock s.th. on the head onemogočiti kaj
to lay (ali put) heads together glave stikati, posvetovati se
to let s.o. have his head pustiti komu delati po svoji glavi
to lie on s.o.'s head biti komu v breme
to lose one's head izgubiti glavo
I cannot make head or tail of ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glave
to make head izbiti na čelo, napredovati
to make head against uspešno se upirati
to be put over the heads of other persons pri napredovanju preskočiti druge
to put s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to put s.th. into one's head vtepsti si kaj v glavo
to put s.th. out of s.o.'s head izbiti komu kaj iz glave
to put s.th. out of one's head izbiti si kaj iz glave
to put one's head in the lion's mouth izpostavljati se nevarnosti
to rear one's head glavo dvigniti
to run in s.o.'s head vrteti se komu po glavi
to run one's head against a brick wall riniti z glavo skozi zid
to shake one's head odkimati
to shake one's head at z glavo zmajati
to suffer from swelled (ali swollen) head biti zelo domišljav
to take the head prevzeti vodstvo
to take s.th. into one's head v glavo si kaj vtepsti
to talk over s.o.'s head za koga preučeno govoriti
to talk s.o.'s head off utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjem
to talk through the back of s.o.'s head neprestano v koga govoriti
to throw o.s. at the head of obesiti se komu za vrat
to talk one's head off nenehno govoriti
to turn one's head v glavo stopiti
to turn s.o.'s head glavo komu zmešati
to win by a head zmagati za dolžino glave (konj)
to work one's head off pretegniti se od dela, garati
heads I win, tails you lose izgubiš v vsakem primeru

high¹ [hái] pridevnik
visok, dvignjen; velik, važen; močan, silen; plemenit, odličen, imeniten; obilen (hrana); začinjen, pikanten (meso, divjačina); daljen, star (čas); visok, prediren, rezek (glas); velike vrednosti, visoke cene, drag; skrajen, goreč, vnet (a high Tory)
napet, razburljiv (doživljaj); veder, jasen, vesel (razpoloženje)
pogovorno natrkan
sleng omamljen (od mamila)

ameriško, sleng high on nor na kaj
of high birth plemenitega rodu, visokega rodu
high complexion zardel obraz
britanska angleščina higher school certificate abiturientsko spričevalo
high day beli dan, prazničen dan
high and dry figurativno osamljen, zapuščen; navtika nasedel, na suhem
to leave s.o. high and dry pustiti koga na cedilu
in high feather dobre volje, opit
to fly a high game visoko letati
in high health pri odličnem zdravju
with a high hand samovoljno, ošabno
to carry things off with a high hand samovoljno, predrzno ravnati
a high kicker lahkoživka
high latitudes pokrajine blizu zemeljskih tečajev
high and low gospoda in raja
land is high zemlja je draga
pogovorno to mount (ali ride) the high horse biti ponosen, biti domišljav
high merit velika zasluga
high and mighty nadut, ošaben
high noon točno opoldne
high praise velika hvala
high politics visoka politika
high period obdobje največje slave (umetnika itd.)
on the high ropes ohol, poln prezira; besen
high speed največja hitrost
high society visoka družba
of high standing visokega stanu, ugleden
high summer visoko poletje
high spirit razigranost, vedrost
in high spirits razigran, pogovorno natrkan, "v rožicah"
high seas razburkano morje
the high seas odprto morje
high time skrajni čas
high wind močan veter
high words ostre besede, prepir
a high old time; ali high jinks imenitna zabava
the Most High bog
sleng how is that for high? to je pa že malo preveč

importance [impɔ́:təns] samostalnik
važnost, tehtnost, pomembnost, vplivnost; pompoznost, domišljavost

a person of importance pomembna osebnost
conscious of one's importance samozavesten, domišljav
to attach importance to s.th. pripisovati čemu važnost

mighty¹ [máiti] pridevnik
močen, silen, mogočen
pogovorno velikanski, čudovit

bigh and mighty domišljav
a mighty swell velika živina
mighty works čudeži

pique² [pi:k] prehodni glagol
užaliti, razdražiti, zbadati; spodbadati, izzivati, zbuditi (radovednost)

to be piqued at biti jezen na
to pique o.s. on bahati se s čim, biti domišljav na kaj

small beer [smɔ́:lbiə] samostalnik
vodéno (slabo) pivo
figurativno nepomembna oseba ali stvar

to chronicle small beer pogovorno kramljati o nepomembnih stvareh, kot da bi bile zelo važne, figurativno iz muhe slona delati
to think no small beer of o.s. imeti visoko mnenje o sebi, biti nadut (domišljav)

swell^*2 [swel]

1. neprehodni glagol (tudi swell up, swell out)
oteči, otekati, nabrekniti; napihniti se, napeti se, nabuhniti, napenjati se; (voda) narasti; (jadro) napeti se, napihniti se; rasti, prerasti (into v)
narasti, povečati se; izbruhniti (izvirek, solze)
arhitektura izbočiti se
figurativno kipeti (čustva); (srce) napenjati se, (hoteti) počiti (with od)
biti poln (with česa)
figurativno napihovati se, hvalisati se, bahati se

2. prehodni glagol (tudi swell up, swell out)
napihniti, napeti; razširiti, povečati (into do)
zvišati, pomnožiti

swelled head sleng nadutost, domišljavost
swollen legs otekle noge
swelled with success domišljav na svoj uspeh
to be swelled with pride napihovati se od ošabnosti
my cheek is swelling lice mi oteka
to swell out one's chest (iz)prsiti se
the cost of war has swollen our debt stroški za vojno so povečali naš dolg
my heart is swelling with happiness srce mi je prepolno sreče
to swell like a turkey cock šopiriti se kot pav
to swell note glasba peti (igrati) noto izmenoma crescendo in diminuendo
rains have swollen the river zaradi deževja je reka narasla
the rivers are swelling reke naraščajo
the sails swelled in the wind jadra so se napela v vetru
to suffer from swelled head figurativno biti nadut, domišljav

wind¹ [wind] samostalnik
veter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba
aeronavtika smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh
medicina vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona
množina strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak
glasba, ednina, konstrukcija pihala
figurativno prazne besede, čenče

between wind and water figurativno na občutljivem mestu
from the four winds z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsod
in(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind proti vetru
by the wind navtika s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)
off the wind s polovičnim vetrom (med bočnim in krmilnim)
to the four winds na vse (štiri) vetrove
like the wind kot veter, kot strelica, hitro
capful of wind vetrič, sapica od časa do časa
a fair (contrary) wind ugoden (neugoden) veter
puffed up with wind figurativno napihnjen, nadut, domišljav
slant of wind navtika sunek ugodnega vetra
sound in wind and limb v odlični telesni kondiciji
to be in the wind figurativno biti v zraku
there is s.th. in the wind figurativno nekaj je v zraku
all his promises are but wind vse njegove obijube so le prazne besede
it is an ill wind that blows nobody good v vsaki nesreči je tudi kaj dobrega
to break wind medicina spuščati vetrove
to catch wind of s.th. zavohati kaj
to cast (ali to fling; ali to throw) to the wind na vse vetrove vreči, figurativno zapravljati, ne se zmeniti za
to come from the four winds priti z vseh strani sveta
to find out how the wind blows (ali lies) ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figurativno)
to get (the) wind of s.th. zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kaj
the affair got (ali took) wind stvar se je razvedela
to get the wind up prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesneti
to have lost one's wind biti ob sapo
to have one's wind taken biti paraliziran zaradi udarca v trebušno prepono (pri boksanju)
to hit in the wind figurativno zadati udarec v želodec
to put the wind up s.o. prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kosti
to raise the wind sleng, figurativno dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prah
the wind rises veter nastane, se dvigne
to lose one's wind priti ob sapo
to recover one's wind zopet k sapi priti
to go to the winds figurativno propasti
he preaches to the winds govori v veter (zaman, stenam)
to sail before the wind pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtu
to sail close to the wind figurativno delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figurativno skrajno varčno gospodariti
to pump wind into the tire napolniti pnevmatiko z zrakom
to sail with every shift of wind jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figurativno obračati svoj plašč po vetru
to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind sejati veter in žeti vihar
to speak to the winds govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoriti
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjem
to be troubled with wind medicina imeti vetrove
to whistle down the wind figurativno zaman kaj želeti