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play² [pléi]

1. neprehodni glagol
igrati (for za)
šaliti se, zabavati se, igračkati se; začeti igrati (karte), napraviti potezo, biti na potezi (šah); poigravati se (barve, valovi, žarki itd.); streljati (top), brizgati (vodomet), sijati
tehnično imeti prostor za gibanje, imeti toleranco, premikati se (bat), biti v pogonu; biti primeren za igro (igrišče)

2. prehodni glagol
gledališče igrati, uprizoriti
šport nastopiti, igrati proti, sprejeti igralca v moštvo; uperiti (žaromet, luč, vodni curek) na koga; ustreliti (iz topa)
tehnično spraviti v pogon, upravljati (stroj), obvladati

to play along with sodelovati, v en rog trobiti s kom
to play it cagey biti previden, omahovati
figurativno to play both ends against the middle previdno, rafinirano ravnati
to play ball with s.o. pošteno postopati s kom
to play booty prevarati
figurativno to play one's cards well (badly) (ne)spretno manevrirati
to play s.o. dirt izigrati koga
to play the devil (ali deuce) with prekrižati komu račune
to play by ear igrati po posluhu
to play fair (foul) pošteno (nepošteno) ravnati
to play s.o. false izdati koga
to play the fool zganjati neumnosti
to play a fish utruditi ribo na trnku
to play fast and loose with zlorabljati koga
to play the game držati se pravil, pošteno ravnati
to play to the gallery šopiriti se pred javnostjo
to play guns on obstreljevati
to play into s.o.'s hands koristiti drugemu, pomagati komu
to play one's hand for all it is worth izrabiti vsako priliko, uveljaviti vse svoje zmožnosti
to play the knave varati
to play a good knife and fork jesti z apetitom
to play the horses staviti na konjskih dirkah
to play for love igrati za zabavo ne za denar
sleng to play it (low) on izigrati koga, zlorabiti
to play a joke (ali prank, trick) on potegniti koga za nos
to play the races staviti na konjskih dirkah
to play a part igrati vlogo, pretvarjati se
to play possum hliniti spanje
to play upon the square pošteno ravnati
to play safe previdno ravnati, ne tvegati
to play second fiddle imeti podrejen položaj
to play a good stick dobro sabljati
to play for time zavlačevati, poskušati pridobiti na času
to play truant (ali hooky) neopravičeno izostati od pouka
to play s.o. a mean trick prevarati koga
to play tricks with nagajati
to play (up)on igrati na, figurativno izrabljati koga
to play (up)on words zbijati šale, igrati se z besedami
to play with igrati se s, z; lahkomiselno ravnati s

pravílo rule; principle; standard; regulation, axiom, maxim, law; precept

po pravílu as a rule, according to the regulations
brez pravíla irregular, anomalous
pravíla pl rules pl, statutes, pl, regulations pl, standing orders pl, standing rule, bylaws pl, ordinances pl
društvena pravíla the regulations of a society
izjema k pravílu an exception to the rule
trojno pravílo rule of three
zlato pravílo golden rule
stalno pravílo hard and fast rule
pravílo drži the rule holds good
držati se pravíl to observe the rules
držati se (nekega) pravíla to go by a rule
pravílo je, da... it is the rule that...
to je proti pravílom it is against the rules
moje pravílo je zgodaj vstajati I make it a rule to get up early
postati pravílo to become the rule
prelomiti pravílo to break a rule
postaviti pravílo to lay down a rule
izjema potrjuje pravílo the exception proves the rule

pròč away; off; aloof

pròč od away from
daleč pròč far away
daleč pròč od tega! far from it!
roke pròč! hands off!
pròč z njim! away with him!
pròč od tod! clear off!, be off!, be off with you!
držati se pròč to keep clear
držal se je pròč od družbe he kept himself to himself
pròč pogledati (ne marati videti) to look the other way
šiniti pròč (kot strelica) to shoot off

respectability [rispektəbíliti] samostalnik
čast, ugled, dostojna zunanja podoba; videz; konvencionalnost, ozir do konvencionalnosti, etiketa
množina ugledne osebe, veljaki, odličniki

to observe the respectabilities držati se etikete

right¹ [ráit] samostalnik
pravica, pravo, pravičnost; veljavna (upravičena) zahteva; izključna pravica (to do, na)
desna stran; desnica; prava stran, sprednja stran
množina pravo (normalno, dejansko, resnično) stanje stvari, resnica; red

by right, of right po zakonu, zakonito, pravzaprav
by right of zaradi; na temelju
in right of (her husband) v imenu (svojega soproga); s strani (svojega soproga)
on the right na desni
to the right na desno
by right(s) po pravici, z vso pravico
right and wrong prav in neprav, pravica in krivica
right of disposal pravica razpolaganja
right of inheritance dedno pravo (pravica)
right of notice pravica odpovedi
right of redemption (repurchase) pravica, prodano zopet nazaj kupiti
right of search pravica do preiskave
right of succession nasledstvena pravica
rights and duties pravice in dolžnosti
right of way prednost v cestnem prometu; pravica do prehoda (čez zasebno posest)
the Right parlament desnica, konservativna stranka
the rights and wrongs of a case pravilna (resnična, dejanska) in napačna dejstva (stanje) primera
countess in her own right grofica po lastnem (dednem) pravu (ne po možitvi)
mineral right rudosledna pravica
women's rights pravica žena, ženska enakopravnost
all rights reserved vse pravice pridržane
to be in the right imeti prav, imeti pravico na svoji strani, biti upravičen
to bring s.th. to rights spraviti nekaj v red, urediti
it is my right to know imam pravico, da vem
he claimed the crown in right of his father zahteval je krono kot dedič svojega očeta
he has a little fortune in right of his wife ima nekaj premoženja po ženini upravičenosti
to do the right pravo narediti
to do s.o. right ravnati s kom pravično (pravilno, korektno, dostojno)
to give s.o. his right dati komu njegovo pravico
to have a right (no rights) imeti pravico (ne imeti pravic)
to keep to the right držati se desne, iti (voziti) po desni strani
to put (to set) to rights urediti, spraviti v red
he sat on my right sedel je na moji desni strani
to stand on (to assert) one's rights ne odstopiti od svojih pravic, vztrajati pri svojih pravicah
to turn to the right kreniti, zaviti na desno
I want to know the rights of the affair hočem vedeti dejansko (resnično) stanje zadeve

rók term; time limit; appointed time; date; given time; (menice) usance

v roku (10 dni) within (10 days)
odgoditev róka respite
rók usmrtitve reprieve
po preteku róka after the expiration of a term
skrajni rók (figurativno, pogovorno) deadline
menica z dvojnim plačilnim rókom bill drawn at double usance
rók je minil (the) term has expired
podaljšati rók to extend the term
na kratek rók for a short term
določitev róka fixing of a term (ali date)
prekoračenje róka exceeding the time limit
podaljšanje róka prolongation of a term, extension of time
ob določenem róku at the stated time
brez róka (latinsko) sine die
zamuditev, zamuda róka failure to meet a term
pred rókom plačana menica anticipated bill of exchange
menica ima rók 3 mesecev the bill is payable (ali falls due) in three months' time
rók poteče danes the term expires (ali is up) today
določiti rók to fix (ali to state) a term (ali a time limit, time)
držati se dogovorjenega róka to keep (ali to observe) the term agreed upon, to meet the deadline
pustiti, da rók zapade to let a term expire

stage¹ [stéidž] samostalnik
gradbeni (stavbni) oder; tribuna, podij
gledališče oder, prizorišče, gledališče
figurativno dramska književnost (umetnost), igralski poklic
figurativno mesto dejavnosti (delovanja, bivanja), polje udejstvovanja, torišče; stadij, stopnja, faza, razdobje razvoja; stopnja (večstopne rakete); stojalo, mizica za mikroskop
ameriško višina vodne gladine
zgodovina (poštna) etapna postaja, odsek ali del poti med dvema postajama, etapa

by easy stages v etapah, s pogostnimi presledki
off stage za gledališkim odrom ali zunaj njega
stages of appeal pravno instančna pot
the last stage of consumption zadnji stadij jetike
stage manager gledališki režiser
stage whisper igratčev šepet (na odru, da ga sliši občinstvo), figurativno šepet, ki se daleč sliši
stage loader mehanika platformni nakladalec
critical stage kritičen stadij
hanging stage viseč gradbeni oder (npr. za pleskanje)
matriarchal stage matriarhat
landing stage pristajališče
the English stage angleško gledališče
to be on the stage biti gledališki igralec
to change horses at every stage zgodovina menjati konje na vsaki (poštni) etapni postaji
to go on the stage iti h gledališču, postati igralec
to hold the stage držati se na odru (o gledališki igri)
to learn in easy stages postopoma se učiti
to put on the stage postaviti na oder, uprizoriti
to quit the stage figurativno umakniti se s področja svoje dejavnosti
things should never have reached this stage stvari ne bi bile smele nikoli priti tako daleč
to travel by easy stages potovati v kratkih etapah

steer² [stíə]

1. prehodni glagol
krmariti, držati krmilo; upravljati, voditi (ladjo, vozilo); šofirati; usmeriti (premikanje, gibanje) (v določeno smer)
figurativno voditi, upravljati (kaj); peljati

2. neprehodni glagol
(dati se) upravljati ali voditi; premikati se, gibati se v določeni smeri; voziti; pluti
figurativno izogniti se, čuvati se (česa)

to steer an automobile šofirati avto
to steer clear of pogovorno izogniti se, držati se proč od
the boat steers easily čoln se da z lahkoto krmariti (voditi)
I steered him into the room peljal sem ga v sobo
to steer a middle course figurativno ne pretiravati
to steer a ship krmariti ladjo
to steer one's way iti svojo pot

strán¹ side; (knjige ipd.) page; (bók) flank; (smer) direction

na levi (desni) stráni on the left (right) side
na obeh stráneh on either side
na tej (oni) stráni on this (that) side
na to (ono) strán to this (that) side, hither (thither), here (there)
od vseh stráni from everywhere, from all sides, from all quarters
od stráni (z boka) laterally
z moje stráni for my part, as for me
na eni stráni (figurativno) on the one hand
na drugi stráni on the other hand
na vse stráni in every direction
z vseh stráni on all sides, from all parts
s te (z one) stráni from this (that) side
naslovna strán title page
sprednja strán front, frontispiece
notranja (zunanja) strán inner (outer) side (ali face), the inside (the outside)
prava (neprava, narobe) strán right (wrong) side
prava (neprava) strán kovanca obverse (reverse), pogovorno heads (tails)
dobra (slaba) strán (figurativno) good (bad) point
močna strán (figurativno) strong point, forte
šibka strán (figurativno) weak point, foible, (senčna) drawback
strán neba point of the compass, cardinal point
svetla, sončna the bright, the sunny side (of something)
senčna strán the dark side, (figurativno) drawback, the seamy side
prva (oziroma zadnja) prazna strán flyleaf
južna strán south (ali sunny) side
prisojna strán sunny side
vetrna strán weather side
udarec od stráni side blow
držati se ob stráni (figurativno) to remain neutral, not to take sides, (figurativno) to sit on the fence
stati ob stráni (proč) to stand aloof from
dajati na strán (varčevati) to put by (ali on one side), to save
hodil je ob moji stráni he walked beside me
šel je v to strán he went in that direction
pet stráni manjka v knjigi there are five pages of the book missing
gledati koga po stráni to look at someone askance
napasti s stráni to attack on the flank
stvar ima svoje dobre in svoje slabe stráni the thing has its good as well as its bad aspects
pridobiti koga na svojo strán to win someone over, to bring someone to one's side
pustiti ob stráni to lay aside
preiti na drugo strán to change sides, (k drugi stranki) to go over to the other side
premotriti vprašanje z vseh stráni to view a question from all sides
preskočiti strán (pri branju) to skip a page
prinesti kaj (v časopisu) na prvi stráni ZDA to front-page something
postaviti se na strán koga (opredeliti se za koga) to take someone's side, to side with someone
videti le lepo strán stvari to look on the sunny side of things
na drugi stráni (lista)! (= obrni list!) (see) overleaf!

termín¹ (fixed) day, last day, limit; closing date; (rok) term; (datum) date; ZDA deadline; pravo term, date of trial

plačilni termín date of payment
določiti termín to fix a time, to set a date (ali a day)
držati se termína to observe a fixed date
terminski terminal

tread^*2 [tred]

1. neprehodni glagol
stopati, korakati, iti, hoditi; neposredno slediti

2. prehodni glagol
iti po, stopiti (na), gaziti, tlačiti; krčiti, utreti (pot); plesati (ples); pohoditi, pogaziti, zmečkati; naskočiti

to tread on s.th. stopiti na, pohoditi kaj
to tread on s.o's corns (toes) stopiti komu na kurje oko (na prste)
(to seem) to tread on air figurativno plavati na oblakih, biti ves iz sebe od veselja
to tread the stage (the boards) iti med gledališke igralce, nastopiti na odru
do not tread on the grass! ne hodite po travi!
to tread (as) on eggs iti kot po jajcih, figurativno ravnati, postopati oprezno
to tread on s.o.'s he heels biti komu za petami
to tread a hen naskočiti kokoš (o petelinu)
to tread grapes tlačiti grozdje
he will tread in his father's footsteps šel bo po očetovih stopinjah
to tread lightiy nastopati oprezno
to tread on s.o.'s neck figurativno imeti koga v popolni oblasti
to tread a measure plesati
to tread a path utreti si pot
to tread the room stopati po sobi
to tread under foot pogaziti
to tread warily oprezno postopati
to tread water držati se pokonci hodeč v vodi

úra (čas) hour; (žepna) watch; (stoječa, stenska, stolpna) clock; (namizna) timepiece

úra budilka alarm clock
peščena úra sand glass
sončna úra sundial
cerkvena úra church clock
úra z nihalom pendulum clock
zapestna úra wristwatch
ladijska úra chronometer
úra štoparica stopwatch
policijska úra curfew
konične úre rush hour
huda úra thunderstorm
učna úra lesson
proste úre free (ali spare) hours pl
smrtna úra the hour of death, dying hour, last hour
v zgodnjih úrah in the small hours
úra X vojska zero hour
v teku ene úre, v manj kot eni úri in less than an hour, within an hour
o úre do úre from hour to hour
prav ob tej úri at this very hour
po moji úri by my watch
pol úre half an hour, a half hour
pred pol úre half an hour ago
5 milj na úro 5 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour
vsake tri úre every three hours
več kot eno úro over one hour
ob tej úri at the present time, ZDA presently
polni, celi 2 úri for two hours at a stretch (ali pogovorno on the trot)
dobro úro a good hour
ob 12. úri at 12 o'clock, at noon
v smeri kazalca úre clockwise, (v nasprotni) anticlockwise
jermenček za zapestno úro watch strap, strap for wristwatch; (wrist) watch band; strap (ali cord, link, expansion) band
verižica za úro watch chain, (pri telovniku) watch guard
kolesje úre movement of a watch
ohišje úre clock case
vzmet úre watch spring
utež pri úri clock weight
kazalec úre hand
kazalec sončne úre gnomon
številčnica úre dial
tovarna úr clock factory, watch factory
trgovina z úrami clock trade, watch trade, trade in clocks and watches
koliko je úra? what time is it?, what's the time?, (redko) what o'clock is it
úra je 5 it is five o'clock
četrt na šest je it is a quarter past five
pol šestih je it is half past five
tri četrt na šest je it is a quarter to six
na moji úri je tri it is three by my watch
ob kateri úra? at what time?
je ta úra prav? is that clock (tvoja zapestna úra your wristwatch oziroma pogovorno watch) right?
on je točen kot úra he is as regular as clockwork
moja úra je točna my watch keeps perfect time
dobrih 5 úr je do mesta it's a good five hours to the town
moja úra gre dobro my watch is a good timekeeper
moja úra ne gre (se je ustavila, se je iztekla) my watch is not going (has stopped, isn't working)
moja úra je pokvarjena there is something wrong with my watch
navijte svojo úro! wind up your watch!
moja úra je navita my watch is wound up
úra bíje the clock strikes (oziroma is striking)
úra bo zdajci (od)bila 11 the clock is just about to strike eleven
úra je odbila 7 the clock has struck seven
odbila mu je zadnja úra his last hour is come
moja úra prehiteva my watch is fast (ali gains, is gaining)
moja úra zaostaja my watch is slow (ali loses, is losing)
vprašati koliko je úra to ask the time
naravnati (regulirati) úro po... to regulate (ali to set) one's watch by...
držati se rednih úr to keep regular hours
letalo je doseglo poprečno 450 milj na úro the plane averaged 450 miles an hour
dajati angleške úre (= lekcije) to give English lessons
to úro je treba naviti this clock needs winding up (ali rewinding)
moja úra je potrebna popravila my watch needs repairing
razmakniti konične úre (da ni navala na avtobuse itd.) to stagger office hours
rana úra zlata úra early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
delati 24 úr brez prekinitve (noč in dan) to work around the clock

vzórec sample; pattern; specimen; sampler

po vzórcu on the pattern of, up to sample, as per sample
vzórec brez vrednosti samples only
poslati kot vzórec brez vrednosti to send by pattern (ali sample) post
knjiga vzórcev specimen (ali pattern) book
karta vzórcev sample card
kupiti na podlagi vzórca to buy by sample
poslan (po pošti) kot vzórec brez vrednosti sent by sample post
izbrati za vzórec, vzeti vzórec (česa), rabiti kot vzórec za to sample
po kakovosti ne ustrezati vzórcu not to match the sample(s) in quality
kakovost poslanega blaga ne ustreza vzórcu the goods sent are not up to the sample (ali are inferior to sample)
vzórec brez vrednosti! (napis na pošiljki) samples only!
držati se vzórca, slediti vzórcu to follow the pattern

wax¹ [wæks]

1. samostalnik
(čebelji) vosek; vosku podobna snov; predmet iz voska
kemija vosek (parafin)
ameriško gost sirup; gramofonska plošča
figurativno "vosek", oseba, ki si da hitro vplivati

ear-wax medicina ušesno maslo, cerumen; (= cobbler's wax) čevljarska smola
sealing-wax pečatni vosek

2. pridevnik
voščen

3. prehodni glagol
namazati, prevleči z voskom; navoščiti, polirati; zatesniti z voskom; namazati, prevleči s smolo; posneti na gramofonsko ploščo

waxed paper voščeni papir
he is wax in her hands on je "vosek" v njenih rokah
to be as close (ali tight) as wax figurativno biti molčeč
to stick like wax to s.o. držati se kot klòp (klošč) koga

withhold [wiðhóuld] prehodni glagol
zadržati; odbiti, odreči, prikriti, ne objaviti, ne hoteti dati (a document, one's help listino, svojo pomoč)
pravno pridržati

to withhold one's consent odreči svojo privolitev
to withhold o.s. from s.th. držati se proč od česa
to withhold payment odkloniti plačilo
to withhold information from s.o. komu ne dati informacij