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ôsel ass; (sivec) donkey; he-ass, jackass, jack; VB žargon moke, narečno cuddy; ZDA burro; figurativno (bedak) ass, jackass; duffer, dunce, ZDA mutt

ôsle komu pokazati (figurativno) to put one's fingers to one's nose at someone, to thumb one's nose at someone, to make a long nose at someone
ne bodi tak ôsel! don't be an ass!
ôsel gre samo enkrat na led even a fool learns by bitter experience
priti s konja na ôsla (figurativno) to come down in the world

over² [óuvə] prislov

1.
preko, pre- (z glagoli: to paint s.th. over preslikati kaj, he jumped over preskočil je)

2. figurativno
na drugo stran, k drugi stranki (they went over to the enemy prešli so k sovražniku)

3.
sem, semkaj (come over! pridi sem!)

4.
tam (preko), na drugi strani (over there tamle, ameriško pogovorno v Evropi)

5.
(prav) nad (the bird is directly over us ptič je prav nad nami)

6.
znova (ten times over desetkrat zapovrstjo)

7.
pretirano, čezmerno (over polite pretirano vljuden)

8.
mimo, gotovo, končano (the lesson is over šolska ura je končana)

9.

Razno:

over again še enkrat, znova
over and over again vedno znova
over against nasprotno (temu)
over and above vrhu tega, skrajno, preveč
all over povsod, popolnoma, končan
to be all over with biti na koncu s čim
it is all over with him z njim je konec
that is him all over to je čisto njemu podobno
sleng to be all over s.o. (s.th.) biti vzhičen nad kom (čim)
pogovorno to get s.th. over with končati kaj
the world over po vsem svetu
not over well precej slabo
that can stand over to lahko počaka
see over poglej naslednjo stran
ekonomija carried over prenos

pillow¹ [pílou] samostalnik
blazina
tehnično ležaj; blazinica za kleklanje

to take counsel of one's pillow prespati kaj, še enkrat premisliti

písati to write; (beležiti) to take down, to make a note (of), to make notes, to note down, to set down; (črkovati) to spell

písati po nareku to write from dictation
napačno písati besedo to misspell a word
písati čistopis to make a fair (ali clean, final) copy
písati koncept to write out a rough draft (ali copy)
písati čitljivo (nečitljivo) to write legibly (illegibly)
písati knjige to write books, to be an author
ona lepo piše she writes a nice (ali good, bold) hand
on grdo, nečitljivo piše he writes a cramped (ali niggling) hand
písati note to copy out music
písati na stroj to typewrite, to type
še enkrat, ponovno písati to rewrite
pravilno písati besedo to spell a word correctly
kako se piše ta beseda? how do you spell this word?
ta beseda se piše z -i- this word is spelt with an -i-
slabó písati to write badly, to scrawl
on ne piše, ampak čečka he writes an awful scrawl
písati pismo s črnilom to pen a letter
písati beležko s svinčnikom to jot down a note in pencil, to pencil a note
kako se pišete? what is your name?
kako pišete svoje ime? how do you spell your name?
pisal se je Brown kot ti he was surnamed Brown like you
obsežno, podrobno písati to write extensively, in detail
písati o slovstvu to write on literature
písati v običajni pisavi to write longhand
písati stenografsko to write shorthand
ne zna ne písati ne brati he is illiterate (ali analphabetic)
piši mi par vrstic (ob priložnosti)! drop me a line (occasionally)!
že dva tedna mi ni pisal I haven't heard from him for a fortnight (že pet tednov these five weeks)
písati komu v dobro to put down to someone's credit
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
piši me v uho! (žargon) go and fly a kite!, let me alone!, leave me in peace!

pogréti to warm up; to hot (up)

pogréti jed to warm up a meal
pogréti kavo to reheat (ali to warm up) coffee
pogréti krožnike to warm the plates
pogréti se pri ognju to have a warm at the fire
malo se pogréti to have a little warm (ali warm-up)
še enkrat pogréti mleko to warm the milk up again

pôsel² (delo) work, (fizičen) manual labour; (izučèn) skilled work, (neizučen) unskilled labour; (priložnosten) job; (neprijeten, dolgočasen) drudgery; (površen) bungling, dabbling; (težak, mučen) toil, toiling and moiling, pains pl; (zaposlitev) employment, employ; (trgovina) business; (bančni, denarni) transaction, deal

donosen pôsel remunerative business, paying proposition
nedonosen pôsel losing proposition
brez pôsla out of work, unemployed
po pôslih on business
postranski pôsli minor occupation, sparetime work, moonlighting
tekoči pôsli current business
nujen pôsel urgent work
nadurni pôsel overtime work
nečisti pôsli foul dealing
pôsli so slabi business is slack
to je njegov pôsel, ne moj that's his job (ali lookout), not mine
to ni tvoj pôsel it's no business of yours
brigaj se za svoj pôsel! mind your own business!
pôsli mu cvetijo he is doing (ali carrying on) a roaring trade
dajati mnogo pôsla to give much trouble
da(ja)ti komu pôsla (dela) to keep someone busy, to employ someone
to mi je dalo mnogo pôsla it was a hard task
pôsel je pôsel business is business
imam drugega pôsla dovolj (figurativno) I have other fish to fry
imam pôsla čez glavo I am being overworked
imeti mnogo pôsla to be up to the eyes in work, to be fully occupied (ali engaged)
z njim ne maram imeti nobenega pôsla več I'll have no further dealings with him
večkrat sem imel pôsla z njim I have had several dealings with him
imaš pôsla z lopovom you are up against a scoundrel
če boš še enkrat to napravil, boš imel pôsla z menoj! if you do it again, you'll hear from me!
krepko se lotiti pôsla to tackle a job, to fall to, pogovorno to get stuck in
pôsli gredo slabo business is slack (ali depressed), there is a lull in business
pôsli gredo zelo dobro, so v polnem razmahu business is in full swing, (ali is doing fine)
iti za pôslom to follow a trade (ali profession)
ne moči obvladati pôslov, biti preobremenjen s pôsli to be overwhelmed with work, to be unable to cope (ali manage), pogovorno to be rushed off one's feet
ostati brez pôsla (dela) to be thrown out of work
sumiti nečist pôsel (figurativno) to smell a rat
ubijati se s pôsli (z delom) to overwork, to overdo it
on se vtika v tuje pôsle he meddles in other people's affairs, he is a meddler, he is a busybody (ali pogovorno a nosy parker)

poskúsiti to try, to attempt; to make an attempt; to essay; to test; to experience

poskusi srečo! try your luck!, take your chance!
poskusi to napraviti, če moreš! try and do it if you can!
poskúsiti koga udariti to try to strike someone
še enkrat bom poskusil I will make another attempt, pogovorno I'll have another try (ali go)
vse poskúsiti to make every effort, to leave no stone unturned, to do one's utmost, to leave nothing undone
vse se je poskusilo no stone was left unturned
poskúsiti se v čem to try one's hand at something

premísliti to think, to think over, to reflect, to consider; to deliberate; to take thought; to ponder upon; to reconsider; to weigh the pros and cons; (figurativno) to chew the cud

naj malo premislim! let me see!
premislil bom o tem I'll think it (ali the matter) over
dajte, da premislim! give me time to think!
dobro kaj premísliti to think twice about something
še enkrat stvar premísliti to give the matter second thoughts
premisli preko noči! sleep on it!
premislil je, preden je odgovoril he took thought before replying
potem ko sem dobro premislil... on second thoughts...
ko sem znova premislil, sem uvidel, da nimam prav after further thought I saw I was wrong
premísliti si (se) to change one's mind, to alter one's mind, to think better of (it)

prepísati to copy (in writing), to make a copy; to transcribe; (v šoli nalogo) to copy, to crib

prepísati na čisto to make a fair copy, to copy out; (literarna kraja) to plagiarize
točno, dobesedno prepísati to copy out exactly, to copy to the letter; (v lepopisu, dokumente ipd.) to engross; (lastništvo) to convey, to transfer, to make over (property)
še enkrat prepísati to write out once again
prepisal je nalogo, vajo od mene he copied (ali cribbed) his exercise from me

push¹ [puš] samostalnik
poriv, porivanje; sunek, udarec, zbodljaj
arhitektura, geologija, tehnično horizontalen pritisk
figurativno pobuda, pogon, podjetnost, energija; trud, napor; sila, nuja, kritičen moment
vojska prodor, prodiranje, napredovanje, ofenziva; reklamna kampanja; protekcija
ameriško množica ljudi
sleng družba, druščina (tatinska, zločinska)

at a push v sili, v kritičnem momentu
at the first push na prvi mah
at one push naenkrat
to bring to the last push gnati do skrajnosti, pognati v skrajnost
when it comes to the push ko pride do skrajnosti
sleng to get the push dobiti brco, biti odpuščen iz službe
to get a job by push dobiti službo po protekciji
to give s.o. a push poriniti koga
sleng to give s.o. the push odpustiti koga iz službe
to have a push together pretepati se
to make a push potruditi se, vojska z vso silo napasti
to have another push for it še enkrat poskusiti

receive [risí:v]

1. prehodni glagol
prejeti, sprejeti, dobiti kaj (from od koga)
dobiti svoj delež
cerkev prejeti (zakrament, obhajilo); sprejeti kot resnično, dopustiti, priznati; vzeti, čuvati, skriti, prikrivati (ukradene stvari); sprejeti vase, ujeti, dobiti (vtis itd.), doživeti, izkusiti; upreti se, ustaviti se čemu; prenesti, pretrpeti (udarec); smatrati, imeti za, priznati za primerno, za táko, kot treba; dočakati, sprejeti koga; nastaniti koga, vzeti pod streho; dopustiti pristop (to k, into v)

to receive an affront doživeti žalitev
to receive a blow (an offer, an order, a compliment) dobiti udarec (ponudbo, ukaz, kompliment)
he was coldly received bil je hladno sprejet
to receive s.o.'s confession izpovedati koga
to receive s.o. among one's friends sprejeti koga med svoje prijatelje
he receives stolen goods on prikriva (skriva) ukradeno blago
to receive a refusal biti odklonjen
to receive a present sprejeti, dobiti darilo
they were received with shouts sprejeli so jih z veselimi vzkliki
to receive a wound biti ranjen
the arches have to receive the weight of the roof oboki morajo nositi težo strehe
proposal received attention predlog je bil uvaževan, vzet v obzir

2. neprehodni glagol
sprejemati (goste, obiske), prirediti sprejem; radio sprejemati, loviti (valove); biti prejemnik
cerkev prejeti obhajilo, pristopiti k obhajilu

she receives once a week ona sprejema (obiske, goste) enkrat na teden
it is more blessed to give than to receive dajati je slajše kot sprejemati

rêči to say; to tell; to utter; (izraziti se) to express in words; (izjaviti) to declare; (kot priča) to depose

rêči "da" to say yes, to agree
rêči "ne" to say no (ali nay), to refuse
zopet, ponovno rêči to repeat
rêči bobu bob to call a spade a spade
rêči zbogom to say (ali to bid) goodbye (ali farewell)
na uho komu rêči to whisper in someone's ear
rêči komu svoje mnenje to give someone a piece of one's mind
rêči enkrat "da", enkrat "ne" to say and unsay
tako rekoč so to speak; as it were; as one might say; so to say
recimo, da... granted that...
recimo, da bi to bilo res... supposing (that) it were true...
kot se reče (ljudje rečejo) as the saying goes
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done, quick as thought
kratko rečeno... the long and the short of it is...
mimogrede rečeno... by the way, by the by (ali bye)
kot že rečeno as I have said already, as I said before
med nama rečeno between you and me
laže rečeno kot storjeno easier said than done
recimo let us say, say, suppose
reci odkrito! speak up (ali out)!
reci brez okolišenja! don't beat about the bush!
recimo, da je tako admitting that it is so (ali it to be so)
recimo, da je to res, kaj potem? say it were true, what then?
če lahko tako rečemo if one might put it this way
to je lepo rečeno that is nicely put
kaj naj rečem k temu? it is incredible!
ni kaj rêči o njegovi poštenosti his honesty cannot be called in question
nimam več kaj rêči I have nothing more to say
proti temu se ne da nič rêči there is nothing to be said against that
to se samó tako reče that's merely a way of putting it
on si ne da nič rêči he is deaf to all advice, he will not listen to reason
kar on reče, mora biti what he says goes
kako bi se to reklo v angleščini? how would you put that in English?
težko je rêči... it is hard to say...
ne more se rêči kdaj there is no saying when
rekli so mi, da je doma I was told that he was at home
kolikokrat sem to rekel? how often have I said (ali told you) that?
rekel sem svoje I had (ali I've had) my say, (kaj mislim) I spoke my mind
kar sem rekel, nisem oporekel I kept my word, I did not go back on my word
upravičeno lahko to rečem I could well say so
kaj bodo pa ljudje rekli (figurativno) what will people (ali they) say?
to je težavno, ali bolje rečeno, to je nemogoče it is difficult, or rather (ali knjižno nay), it is impossible
to je težavno, da ne rečem nemogoče! it is difficult, not to say impossible!
Je to res? Če ti pa rečem! Is it true? You can take my word for it!
ne vem, kaj hočeš rêči I don't follow you
kaj hočeš rêči s tem? what do you mean by that?
ravno sem hotel to rêči you have taken the words out of my mouth, it was on the tip of my tongue, I was going to say
preden sem sploh mogel kaj reči... before I could get a word out
vse še ni bilo rečeno o tem we haven't yet heard the last of it, we haven't yet got to the bottom of it

re-do^* [rí:dú:] prehodni glagol
zopet(ponovno, nanovo) napraviti; obnoviti, renovirati

to re-do one's hair še enkrat se počesati (sfrizirati)

removal [rimú:vəl] samostalnik
odstranitev; odstavitev, oddaljitev, (pre)selitev; odpust (iz službe), premestitev, zamenjava; reforma, ozdravljenje, odprava (zlorab itd.)

after our removal to this house po naši selitvi v to hišo
allowance for removal doklada (dodatek) za selitev
three removals are as bad as a fire trikrat se seliti je isto kot (enkrat) pogoreti

repeat¹ [ripí:t] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
ponoviti (se), ponavljati (se); recitirati, deklamirati, reproducirati; imeti skušnjo (za); šteti naprej (dalje), oddati več strelov; povzročiti spahovanje; spahovati se (po jedi), rigati se
ameriško (protipravno) pri volitvah oddati več kot en glas

repeating decimal periodična decimalka
repeating rifle, fire-arm puška repetirka, repetirno strelno orožje
repeating watch ura repetirka
to repeat a poem recitirati pesem
to repeat an order ponoviti naročilo, ponovno naročiti
to repeat an experience še enkrat nekaj doživeti
to repeat s.th. heard nekaj naprej povedati
to repeat oneself ponavljati se
history does not repeat itself zgodovina se ne ponavlja
life repeats itself življenje se ponavlja

roll² [róul]

1. prehodni glagol
valiti, valjati, kotaliti; zviti, (za)motati, zvijati, svaljkati; prevažati, transportirati, voziti; tanjšati, valjati (železo); gugati, pozibavati, valoviti
fonetika izgovarjati soglasnik r z vibriranjem; (o reki) valiti, gnati; vrteti (okoli osi); razmišljati, prevračati misli, tuhtati

to roll a barrel valiti sod
to roll a blanket, a carpet zviti odejo, preprogo
to roll a cigarette zviti (si) cigareto
to roll one's eyes zavijati oči
to roll a lawn, a road zvaljati trato, cesto
to roll metals valjati kovino
to roll 10 miles on one's bicycle prevoziti 10 milj na biciklu
to roll one's r's drdrati, pogrkavati svoje r
to roll onesslf into one's blanket zaviti se v odejo
to roll paste razvaljati testo
to roll a problem round in one's mind premišljati sem in tja o problemu
to roll a snowball narediti sneženo kepo
roll my log and I'll yours figurativno roka roko umiva
he rolled himself from side to side pozibaval, majal se je z ene strani na drugo
the hedgehog rolled itself into a ball jež se je zvil v klobčič
they rolled him along the corridor peljali so ga (na vozičku) po hodniku
the waves rolled the ship valovi so pozibavali ladjo
to set the ball rolling figurativno spraviti (stvar) v tek, sprožiti, začeti

2. neprehodni glagol
valiti se, valjati se, kotaliti se; voziti se, potovati; obračati se, vrteti se; potekati, minevati, teči (o času, letnih časih); odteči, odtekati (o vodi); valovati, biti valovit (o morju); valovito se raztezati (o kopnem, zemlji); odjekniti, odmevati, razlegati se (o zvoku); bobneti; šumeti; gostoleti (o kanarčku); (o osebah) majati se, zibati se, racati; vrteti se, obračati se (okoli svoje osi)

a rolling country valovita pokrajina
a rolling stone valeč se kamen, figurativno nestanoviten človek, ki stalno menjava službo
to roll in money, in riches valjati se v denarju, biti zelo bogat
to roll into one stekati se v eno, združiti se
a rolling stone gathers no moss figurativno goste službe, redke suknje
to start the ball rolling figurativno spraviti kaj v tek, začeti, sprožiti
to start rolling začeti se
we had been rolling for hours without stopping once at a station vozili smo se ure in ure, ne da bi se bili ustavili enkrat na kaki postaji

samó only, solely, merely; but, nothing but

ne samó..., temveč tudi... not only... but also...
samó in edino simply and solely
samó trenutek, prosim! just a moment, please!
samó on he alone, no one but he, only he
samó počasi, fantje! easy, boys!
samó da... provided (that)...
samó tega ne anything but that
vse, samó ne... everything but, everything except
samó ob torkih only on Tuesdays
samó nekaj minut but a few minutes
samó to pot (tokrat) (for) this once
ne samó on, tudi ti not only he, but you too (ali also)
samó pomislite! just imagine!
samó enkrat sem ga videl I've seen him only once (ali pogovorno only the once)
samó to mislim reči I just want to say this
prijaham, samó da ti povem... I've come here simply to tell you...
gre samó še za tvoj pristanek your consent is all that is wanted
samó sreča nas lahko reši only a stroke of luck can save us
ne samó da je bedast, je tudi prevzeten he is not only stupid, but also proud
rad bi ti pomagal, samó ne vem kako I should like to help you, only I don't see how I can
samó če on ne bi toliko govoril! if only he did not talk so much
samó tole knjigo bom dal na mizo I'll just put this book on the table
samó za minuto se je ustavila, da bi govorila z Janezom she just stopped for a minute to speak to John
povej, kar imaš povedati, samó hitro! say what you have to say, only look sharp about it!
morem ga samó pohvaliti I have nothing but praise for him
samó da ne bi deževalo! let's hope it doesn't rain!
pusti me, da se samó malo odpočijem! just let me rest an instant!, pogovorno just let me get my breath back!

second² [sékənd]

1. pridevnik
drugi (po vrsti); sledeči; drugoten, drugorazreden, drugovrsten, slabši, podrejen, postranski; že rabljen; neizviren, posnet, imitiran; izveden, izpeljan

at second hand iz druge roke, antikvarično; po slišanju, iz nezanesljivih virov
every second day vsak drugi dan
in the second place na drugem mestu, drugič
upon second day vsak drugi dan
in the second place na drugem mestu, drugič
upon second thoughts po ponovnem premisleku
a second time še enkrat, ponovno
second to none za nikomer ne zaostajajoč, neprekosljiv, nedosegljiv, nedosežen
the second (eliptično) drugi (dan) (v mesecu)
second cabin kabina 2. razreda
second Chamber Zgornji dom (parlamenta)
second lieutenant podporočnik
second mate navtika drugi častnik (na ladji)
a second Napoleon figurativno drugi Napoleon
second papers ameriško končna prošnja doseljencev za ameriško državljanstvo
a second self drugi jaz
second storey ameriško prvo nadstropje (v Angliji the first floor)
second volin druga violina
second wind sleng, figurativno vrnitev moči
to be second to none za nikomer ne zaostajati
to be in one's second childhood zopet se pootročiti (v starosti)
to come off second best biti premagan, kratko potegniti
to get one's second wind pogovorno priti zopet k sebi
to have information at second hand imeti informacije iz druge (posredne) roke
to play second fiddle figurativno biti v podrejenem položaju
to take second place biti drugi, zavzeti drugo mesto

2. prislov
na drugem mestu

to come second priti kot drugi skozi cilj, biti drugi

shy¹ [šái]

1. pridevnik (shyly prislov)
plah, plašen, plašljiv, boječ; zadržan, rezerviran, sumničav, oprezen; (žival, rastlina) kržljav, zaostal; skrit, ki ga je težko najti (kraj)
pogovorno dvoumen, sumljiv, na slabem glasu
ameriško, sleng ki je izgubil, brez
ameriško reven (of z)

shy of money ameriško, sleng na trdem z denarjem
I am shy a dollar ameriško, sleng sem ob dolar
a shy place zloglasen kraj
this tree is a shy bearer to drevo slabó rodi
to be shy of s.o. iti komu s pota, izogibati se koga
to be (to look) shy on (at) z nezaupanjem gledati na
to be shy of s.th. bati se česa, izmikati se čemu, izogibati se česa
to be shy of doing s.th. oprezno, z oklevanjem kaj narediti
once bit twice shy kdor se enkrat opari, še se mrzle vode boji

2. samostalnik
plašljivost (konja)

3. neprehodni glagol
plašiti se, odskočiti (o konju)
figurativno umakniti se nazaj, ustrašiti se

to shy at s.th. bati se česa, oplašiti se, ustrašiti se česa
to shy off preplašiti

shy² [šái]

1. samostalnik
met, lučaj, metanje
figurativno zbodljaj, porogljiva opazka
pogovorno poskus

to have a shy at s.o. zagnati za kom, figurativno zasramovati, zasmehovati koga
to have a shy at doing s.th. poskusiti nekaj napraviti
to have a shy at roulette poskusiti enkrat z ruleto

2. prehodni glagol
pogovorno vreči, zagnati (kamen, žogo) (at na, v)
neprehodni glagol
napasti (s kamnom)