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očí eyes pl; (vid) eyesight

med štirimi očmi in private, face to face
pred mojimi očmi before my eyes, in my sight, in my presence
zaradi vaših lepih očí for your blue eyes
boleče očí sore eyes, (od prenapenjana) eye strain
barva očí colour of the eyes
velike in okrogle očí saucer eyes
plamteče (krmežljave, izbuljene) očí flashing (bleary, blear, goggle) eyes
suhe (solzne) očí dry (tearfilled) eyes
na lastne očí, z lastnimi očmi with one's own eyes
prav pred njenimi očmi before her very eyes
slabe očí weak eyes
z odprtimi očmi with open eyes
ki ima dobre (risje) očí keen-eyed (lynx-eyed)
kot bi z očmi trenil (kot bi mignil) in the twinkling of an eye, in a flash
paša za očí a sight for sore eyes, a delightful sight
očí so mu bolj lačne kot želodec his eyes are bigger than his belly
same očí in ušesa so ga he is all eyes and ears, he is all attention
z očí brati komu to guess by someone's look, to anticipate someone's wishes
to bíje v očí it offends the eye
to bôde v očí that strikes (ali catches) the eye
gledati smrti v očí to look death in the face
gledati na kaj z drugimi (drugačnimi) očmi to take a different view of something
imeti dobre (slabe) očí (vid) to have good (bad) eyesight
imeti pred očmi to have (ali to bear, to keep) in mind (ali in sight, in view)
vse solzne očí je imela her eyes brimmed with tears
imeti stalno kaj pred očmi not to lose sight of something
imeti očí za lepo(to) to have an eye for the beautiful
imej odprte očí! (pazi se!) keep your weather eye open!
očí si izjokati to cry one's eyes out
očí si drug drugemu izpraskati to scratch each other's eyes out
ne hodi mi pred očí! keep out of my way!, arhaično begone!
izgubiti iz očí to lose sight of, to lose track of
ne izpustiti iz očí to keep one's eye on
ne izpustim ga iz očí I keep an eye on him, I don't trust him out of my sight
povsod imeti svoje očí (figurativno) to have eyes at the back of one's head
mencati, meti si očí to rub one's eyes
napenjati očí to strain one's eyes
izgini mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!
nasuti komu peska v očí (figurativno) to throw sand (ali dust) in someone's eyes, to bamboozle someone, to hoodwink someone
odpreti komu očí to open someone's eyes, to undeceive someone
to mi je odprlo očí that was an eye-opener for me
očí se mi odpirajo (figurativno) I begin to see now
očí sem mu odprl (figurativno) I opened his eyes for him
široko odpreti očí to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
očí so se mu odprle (figurativno) the scales fell from is eyes
pojdi mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!, arhaično begone!
premeriti koga z očmi to eye from head to foot
to pada v očí that leaps to the eye, that hits you in the eye
pasti očí na čem to feast one's eyes on something
pokvariti si očí to spoil one's eyes
povesiti očí to look down
v očí mi je padlo it struck me
ne pridi mi spet pred očí! don't show yourself here again!
to ti povem med štirimi očmi this is for your private ear
z očmi je preletel vrt he cast a glance over the garden
streljati z očmi (figurativno) to shoot glances (na at)
očí si treti to rub one's eyes
upreti očí v to fix one's eye upon, to look fixedly at
škiliti z očmi to squint, to be squint-eyed
očí se mi solzé my eyes are running
kot bi z očmi trenil in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in a flash
svojim očem ne verjamem I don't believe my eyes
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly believe my own eyes
stopiti komu pred očí (figurativno) to face someone
vreči očí na to have an eye for
z lastnimi očmi videti to be an eyewitness
na očeh se mu vidi, da je lopov his eyes show him up for the rogue he is, arhaično bespeak him a rogue
od teme se ne vidi prsta pred očmi it is pitch-dark
videl sem mu na očeh, da laže I could see (ali I saw) from his face that he was lying
na lastne očí sem to videl I saw it with my own eyes
zapreti očí to close one's eyes
preteklo noč nisem mogel zatisniti očí last night I couldn't sleep a wink
zavezati komu očí to hoodwink someone, to blindfold someone
zatisniti očí ob, nad (spregledati) to shut one's eyes to, to turn a blind eye to, to condone, to connive at, to wink at
zapirati očí pred čem to close one's eyes to something
vrana vrani ne izkljuje očí one crow does not peck out another crow's eyes
daleč od očí, daleč od srca out of sight, out of mind

pêta heel (tudi pri čevlju, nogavici)

nizka (visoka) pêta low (high) heel
čevlji z visokimi pêtmi highheeled shoes pl
Ahilova pêta Achilles' heel, (občutljivo mesto) (figurativno) tender (ali weak) spot, vulnerable point, weak point
od glave do pête from head to toe
na pêtah raztrgane nogavice socks pl worn out at the heel
on je džentlemen od glave do pête he is every inch a gentleman
biti (slediti) komu za pêtami to shadow (ali to dog) someone, to dog someone's steps, to be upon someone's heels
tik za pêtami to come close upon someone's heels, to pursue someone closely
vedno mi je za pêtami he is always on my heels, he is always following me about (ali dogging my footsteps)
lizati pête komu (figurativno) to fawn on someone
napraviti čevlju novo pêto to heel, to reheel a shoe
pokazati pête (pobrisati jo) to show a clean pair of heels, to take to one's heels, to run (ali to get) away
pête odnesti (figurativno) to escape
komaj je odnesel pête he narrowly escaped, he had a narrow escape
sedeti na pêtah to sit on one's heels
zavrteti se na pêtah to spin round on one's heels

pinch² [pinč]

1. prehodni glagol
ščipati, uščipniti; stisniti, stiskati
figurativno utesniti, tlačiti, omejiti
figurativno ščipati (mraz), osmoditi (slana), mučiti (žeja, lakota); iztisniti denar od koga
sleng ukrasti
sleng zapreti, aretirati
britanska angleščina priganjati konja

2. neprehodni glagol
tiščati (čevelj, dolg itd.)
figurativno biti v stiski, mučiti, boleti; skopariti
sleng krasti

to pinch off odščipniti (vršičke)
to be pinched for time (money) biti v časovni (denarni) stiski
to be pinched biti v stiski, biti na tesnem (for, in, of)
pinched circumstances omejene razmere
to be pinched with cold biti premražen, pomodreti od mraza
to be pinched with hunger biti izstradan
to be pinched with poverty biti zelo siromašen
a pinched face shiran obraz
to pinch and scrape komaj izhajati, stiskati, trpeti pomanjkanje, ničesar si ne privoščiti
to pinch s.o. in (on, for) držati koga na kratko
that is where the shoe pinches tam čevelj žuli

pogíbel (poguba) danger; ruin; peril

biti v pogíbli to be in danger
komaj uiti pogíbli to escape by the skin of one's teeth

pokónci upright; erect; straight

biti pokónci to stand (erect), to be up
biti vso noč pokónci to be up all night
dolgo v noč biti pokónci to keep late hours, to be up till all hours
pokónci hoditi to walk upright
pokónci sedeti to sit up (ali straight, up straight)
komaj se držim pokónci I can hardly keep upright, I feel like dropping (ali keeling over)
kar me drži pokónci (figurativno) what keeps me going
upanje me je držalo pokónci hope sustained me
postaviti, dvigniti pokónci to erect, to raise (se to rise)
glavo pokónci! head up!, ZDA chin up!

položáj situation; position; state of affairs; condition; circumstances pl; (lega) site; lay, standing; bearings pl; (služba) rank, status; (drža telesa) attitude, posture, (pri mečevanju) guard; vojska post

resnost položája the gravity of the situation
socialni položáj social standing
položáj poslanika the post of ambassador
položáj tržišča, trga market position
težaven položáj (figurativno) a close call
materialni in družbeni položáj economic and social status
biti gospodar položája to be master of the situation
biti v neprijetnem položáju (v žalostnem položáju) to be in an unpleasant position (in a sorry plight)
določiti čemu položáj to locate something
ne biti kos (dorasel) položáju not to be equal to the situation (ali occasion)
on nima (ne zavzema) položája svojega brata he has not his brother's standing
nismo v položáju, da bi mogli narediti drugače we are not in a position to be able to do otherwise
izbrati dober položáj za svojo hišo to choose a fine position (ali site) for one's house
to je komaj izboljšalo naš položáj that has scarcely made us any better off
položáj se je poslabšal the situation has deteriorated
pojasni mu svoj položáj! show him where (ali how) you stand!
razumem tvoj položáj I see how you stand
biti v nejasnem položáju (figurativno) to be up in the air
sedeti v zelo nerodnem položáju to be seated in a very uncomfortable position
položáj je videti brezupen things look desperate
vem, kakšen je položáj (figurativno) I know how the land lies
vreči iz položája to eject, to dislodge, to supplant, to oust
vztrajati na položáju vojska to stick to one's post
on je rešil položáj he saved the situation
umakniti se na vnaprej pripravljene položáje vojska to withdraw to positions prepared beforehand
izrabiti, izkoristiti položáj to make hay while the sun shines, to strike while the iron's hot

požírati to swallow; to gulp; to devour; to consume

požírati kilometre (figurativno) to eat up the miles
naglo, krepko požírati to swig
požírati roman to devour a novel
z očmi požírati to feast one's eyes (kaj on something)
požrla ga je neka zver a wild beast devoured him
tako me grlo boli, da komaj požiram my throat is so sore that I can hardly swallow

prebíjati to punch; to pierce

prebíjati se skozi to work one's way through
prebíjati se (skozi življenje) to rub along, to struggle along
tesnó se prebíjati z denarjem to make both ends meet
s težavo se prebíjati skozi življenje to have great difficulty in making both ends meet
komaj se prebíjati to eke out a poor (ali miserable) existence, to go through a lot of hardship

preživljati to live; to survive

preživljati veliko družino to maintain a large family
preživljati starše to support one's parents
preživljati težke čase to have a hard time
preživljati se to make a living (kot as, z out of)
on se preživlja s prodajo knjig he makes a living by selling books
komaj se preživljati to make a bare living

razlikováti to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to discriminate (proti against)

razlikováti med to draw a distinction between
komaj ga razlikujem od njegovega brata I can hardly tell him from his brother
razlikováti se to differ, to vary (od from); (biti nasproten) to contrast (with); (ne se skladati) to dissent (from), to be at variance (with)
razlikujemo se glede tega we disagree (ali we are divided) on it

ready¹ [rédi] pridevnik
pripravljen, gotov; hiter, brz; spreten, vešč, okreten, sposoben (at, in v, pri)
voljan, rad; nagnjen (k); neposreden, bližnji, ki je na dosegu, pri roki, primeren; udoben, lahek, preprost; kratek, direkten (način, pot)
trgovina uporaben; otipljiv, prijemljiv, čist
arhaično takojšen (o plačilu)

ready capital obratni kapital
a ready consent hitra, takojšnja privolitev
ready for death pripravljen na smrt
ready for sea pripravljen za odhod na morje, za izplutje
ready for take-off pripravljen za vzlet
a ready pen figurativno spreten pisec
a ready reply hiter, odrezav odgovor
ready source pripravljene (izdatne) zaloge
a ready speaker spreten govornik
ready to suspect nagnjen k sumničenju
a ready workman spreten, okreten delavec
a ready writer pisatelj, ki hitro ustvarja
dinner is ready večerja je pripravljena (servirana)
the readiest way najpreprostejši, najlažji način (to pay one's debts plačevanja dolgov)
tickets ready! pripravite vozovnice, prosim!
I am ready to go pripravljen sern za odhod, da grem
you are too ready to criticize others ti kar prehitro kritiziraš druge
he is not clever, but he is ready on ni bister, a kaže dobro voljo
he is ready with excuses on ima hitro izgovore pri roki
he is ready to get angry on hitro vzkipi, se razjezi
he was ready to faint skoraj onesvestil se je
I was ready to drop with fatigue komaj sem se držal na nogah od utrujenosti
to find a ready market (sale) naleteti na dober odjem, dobro iti v prodajo
English money finds ready acceptance everywhere angleški denar povsod radi sprejemajo
to give a ready consent rad privoliti
to have a ready report biti odrezav
to get (to make) ready pripraviti (se)
he seized the readiest weapon pograbil je prvo orožje, ki mu je prišlo v roke
ready, steady, go! šport pripravljeni, pozor, zdaj!

rešíti to save, to rescue; (osvoboditi) to deliver; to redeem; (na morju) to salvage; (nalogo itd.) to solve

rešíti svojo čast to save (oziroma to vindicate) one's honour
rešíti si kožo (figurativno) to save one's skin
rešíti se (znebiti se) koga to get rid of someone
rešíti skrivnost, problem to solve a mystery, a problem
rešíti situacijo to retrieve the situation
rešíti uganko to solve (ali to work out, to puzzle out) a riddle
rešíti komu življenje to save someone's life
rešíti svoj ugled to save one's reputation
rešil sem ga bede I saved him from utter poverty
zdravnik upa, da ga bo rešil the doctor hopes to pull him through
rešili so ga, da ni utonil he was saved from drowning
rešíti si glavo (figurativno) to save one's bacon
rešíti se to save someone, to be saved (ali rescued, delivered), to come off unscathed, to get away with a whole skin
komaj, za las se rešíti to have a narrow escape, to escape by the skin of one's teeth
reši se, kdor se more! every man for himself!, run for your lives!

ripple¹ [ripl]

1. samostalnik
lahno valovanje, kodranje, grbančenje (vodne površine); val(ovanje); kodravost (las); žuborenje
ameriško majbna brzica

a ripple of laughter figurativno tih, komaj slišen smeh

2. prehodni glagol
rahlo valoviti, kodrati, vzburkati (vodno površino)
neprehodni glagol
kodrati se, delati majhne valove, rahlo valovati (o žitu); žuboreti, šumeti
figurativno (o vodi) teči delajoč drobne valove, žuboreti
pogovorno ščebetati, mrmrati

sail² [séil] neprehodni glagol
jadrati, odjadrati, odpluti, pluti, potovati z ladjo; drseti, plavati po zraku, leteti (ptice, oblaki, letalo); odplavati (o ribah)
figurativno dostojanstveno hoditi (zlasti o ženskah)

to sail along the coast pluti vzdolž obale
to sail under convoy pluti v konvoju
she sailed into the room sleng "priplavala", dostojanstveno je prišla v sobo
prehodni glagol
prejadrati, prepluti; preleteti; krmariti, upravljati (z ladjo); manevrirati (zjadrnico)

to sail near the wind sleng, figurativno povedati "tvegano" zgodbo; biti komaj še na robu poštenega ravnanja
to sail the Seven Seas prepluti vsa morja
to sail into s.o. sleng začeti zmerjati koga, napasti koga

short¹ [šc:t] pridevnik
kratek, majhen; nizek
prozodija nenaglašen
figurativno nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen
figurativno nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hud

at short range od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)
for short zaradi kratkosti
on short commons slabo hranjen
little short of 5 dollars ne polnih 5 dolarjev, skoraj 5 dolarjev
nothing short of nič manj kot, skoraj
a short 10 miles komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 milj
a short way off ne daleč proč
short bill (paper) loan kratkoročna menica, posojilo
short of breath zasopel, nadušljiv
short of cash brez gotovine
short circuit elektrika kratek stik
short cut bližnjica
short date kratek rok
short drinks nerazredčene (nemešane) močne alkoholne pijače
short of hands brez zadostne delovne sile
short rations pičli obroki
a short sea kratki (morski) valovi
short sight kratkovidnost
a short memory kratek spomin
short and sweet kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)
short story novela
short temper razvnemljivost, nagla jeza
short ton mera za težo (907,20 kg)
short weight slaba vaga
a short time ago pred kratkim
to be short with s.o. biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s kom
to cut (to make) a long story short na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratka
to come (to fall) short of ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočarati
the copy falls of the original kopija zaostaja za originalom
I am short of money zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denar
we are short of goods nimamo robe
the bag is 3 pounds short vreča tehta 3 funte premalo
the gate-money fell short of the expenses vstopnina ni krila izdatkov
it is nothing short of treason to je nič več in nič manj kot (čisto enostavna) izdaja
it would be little short of madness to bi bila skoraj norost
to come short of one's duty ne izpolniti svoje dolžnosti
his joy had but a short time njegovo veselje je bilo (le) kratko
to make short work of hitro opraviti z
to make short shrift of figurativno napraviti kratek proces z
I ran short of bread zmanjkalo mi je kruha
to give short weight dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri teži
to grow shorter zmanjšati se
to take short views videti le sedanjost, ne videti daleč
to be of short breath biti ob sapo, biti nadušljiv

slight² [sláit] pridevnik (slightly prislov)
tanek, vitek; slaboten, šibek; lahen, rahel, malo važen; nepomemben, neznaten, nezadosten; površen, bežen

a slight cold lahen prehlad (nahod)
a slight examination bežen, površen pregled
the slightest hesitation komaj opazno oklevanje
a slight improvement rahlo izboljšanje
a slight meal lahen obed
there si not the slightest doubt najmanjšega dvoma ni
I feel slightly better počutim se malce bolje
I have not the slightest idea (najmanjšega) pojma nimam
we were slightly acquainted malo smo se poznali

slíšati to hear

dobro slíšati to hear well
napačno slíšati to hear amiss
slučajno slíšati to overhear
slíšati govoriti to hear say
slišim, da... I understand (ali I am informed) that...
on ne sliši dobro he is hard of hearing
moj pes sliši na ime Bob my dog answers to the name of Bob
vem (povem), kar sem slišal I know it by (I speak from) hearsay
slišal sem jo peti I heard her sing
ste že kdaj slišali kaj takega? have you ever heard the like of it?
o tem noče on nič slíšati he will not hear of it
slišal sem to od nekoga I have heard some one say so
to (takó) sem slišal so I (have) heard
slišal sem to praviti I have heard it said
slíšati obe strani to hear both sides
od tedaj o njem ni več (kaj) slíšati he hasn't been heard of since
ona rada sliši sebe govoriti she likes to hear herself talk
to se dobro, lepo sliši that sounds well (ali fine, pogovorno nice)
ne hoteti slíšati to shut one's ears (to), to refuse to listen to
s svojim radijskim aparatom morem slíšati Pariz I can get Paris on (ali with) my radio
komaj se je slišalo, kar je rekel what he said was scarcely audible
bil je tak hrup, da niso mogli slíšati lastnih glasov there was such a noise that they could not hear their own voices
hujšega gluhca ni od tistega, ki noče slíšati there are none so deaf as those who will not hear

small¹ [smɔ:l] pridevnik
majhen (po velikosti, obsegu, številu, starosti, količini, pomembnosti); maloštevilen; kratek, kratkotrajen; redek, lahek, vodén (o pijači)
narečno ozek
figurativno nepomemben, malo važen, neznaten, brez večje vrednosti; ozkosrčen, ozkogruden, malenkosten; šibek, skromen, reven; nizek; majhne moralne vrednosti, podel; osramočen

at a small rate poceni
in a small way, on a small scale v majhnem razmerju, v malem, skromno, malo
on the small side nezadostno velik, ne prevelik
small and early party družba maloštevilnih gostov, ki se kmalu razide; intimna večerna zabava
a small beginning majhen, skromen začetek
small blame to them ni se jim treba sramovati, to jim ne dela sramote; ni jim treba zameriti
and no blame to him! in kdo ga ne bi (po)karal!
small cattle drobnica
small drinker slab pivec
small farmer mali kmet, mali posestnik
small gross 10 ducatov
small hand navadne pisane črke
small hours ure po polnoči, male ure
small letters male črke
small means nezadostna sredstva
a small place majhen kraj
a small poetično nepomemben pesnik
small rain dežek, droben dež
small talk kramljanje, klepet(anje)
the small voice, the still small voice figurativno glas vesti
small wonder temu se je komaj čuditi
it is small of him to remind me of it malenkostno je od njega, da me spomni na to
that is only a small matter to je le malenkost
I call it small of him smatram, da je to nizkotno od njega
to feel small sramovati se
I found the way at last, and small thanks to you for your directions končno sem našel pot, in za to se mi ni treba zahvaliti vašim navodilom
he has small Latin and less Greek latinski zna malo, grški pa še manj
I have had small experience of such matters doslej imam malo izkušenj v teh stvareh
he has too small a mind not to be jealous of your success preozkosrčen je, da ne bi bil ljubosumen na vaš uspeh
to make s.o. feel small figurativno osramotiti koga
to make o.s. small napraviti se majhnega
to live in a very small way zelo skromno živeti
he was surprised, and no small wonder bil je presenečen, in nič čudnega (če je bil)
it will take only a small time to bo vzelo le malo časa
everybody thought it small of him to refuse to help vsakdo je smatral, da je grdó od njega, da je odklonil pomoč

sooner¹ [sú:nə] prislov
prej, rajši; hitreje

sooner or later prej ali slej
the sooner the better čim prej, tem boije
no sooner than... čim, šele ko...
no sooner said than done rečeno -- storjeno
I would sooner die than... rajši umrem, kot pa da...
he was no sooner seated than the crowd cheered komaj je bil sedel, že je množica začela vzklikati

spláčati se to pay; to be worth the money

splača se it pays
splača se vedeti it is worth knowing
kmetu se splača, da... it pays a farmer to...
komaj se splača (kupiti) it is hardly worth while (buying)
ne splača se it doesn't pay, it is not worth while (ali worth the trouble)
zločin se ne splača crime doesn't pay