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picket² [píkit]

1. prehodni glagol
ograditi s koli; privezati h kolu (konja); postaviti stražo, preprečiti stavkokazom delo

2. neprehodni glagol
stražiti

ratten [rǽtən] prehodni glagol
ovirati (delavce) v delu, preprečiti (delavcem) delo; ustaviti delo
britanska angleščina uničiti ali odstraniti orodje, stroje ipd., da se delodajalec prisili k ugoditvi zahtev delavskega sindikata
neprehodni glagol
sabotirati delo, delati sabotažo

save¹ [séiv]

1. prehodni glagol
rešiti (from pred)
zaščititi; shraniti, čuvati, spraviti (žito itd.); (ob)varovati (pred), ohraniti, prihraniti, (pri)varčevati, dobro gospodariti (z), varčno porabljati ali trošiti; prizanesti, prizanašati
šport obvarovati poraza, preprečiti zadetek (gol)
teologija zveličati, odrešiti; dospeti, še ujeti, ne zamuditi (vlaka itd.); zadovoljiti

2. neprehodni glagol
varčevati, biti varčen; ohraniti se

to save appearances ohraniti videz normalnosti, uglednosti
to save one's bacon figurativno rešiti si glavo
to be saved teologija biti odrešen, zveličan
save your breath! prihrani si svoje besede! molči!
he was saved from drowning rešili so ga, da se ni utopil (utonil)
to save one's eyes varovati svoje oči
to save one's face ohraniti, čuvati svoj obraz, svoj prestiž (ugled, dostojanstvo)
to save s.o.'s life rešiti komu življenje
to save money (pri)varčevati denar
a penny saved is a penny gained privarčevan peni je pridobljen peni
save the mark! sleng oprostite besedi (izrazu)!
you may save your pains lahko si prihranite svoj trud
to save the post pravočasno oddati pošto
save (ali saving) your presence oprostite besedi (opravičilo za nespodobno besedo)
to save the train (še) ujeti (priti na) vlak
a stitch in time saves nine figurativno bolje je preprečiti kot lečiti

stum [stʌm]

1. samostalnik
sladek (grozdni) mošt

2. prehodni glagol
pustiti zopet vreti (vino)
britanska angleščina preprečiti vrenje (sadnega mošta)

talk out prehodni glagol
utruditi z neprestanim govorjenjem
parlament, britanska angleščina preprečiti sprejem (zakonskega predloga itd.) s podaljševanjem debate v nedogled; zavlačevati razpravljanje

to talk o.s. out nagovoriti se do mile volje, napripovedovati se
to talk out s.o. out of a purpose pregovoriti koga, da opusti svoj načrt
to talk it out figurativno odkriti svoje srce

tile² [táil] prehodni glagol
pokriti, obložiti z opeko; čuvati in preprečiti vstop (v ložo, na sestanek prostozidarjev)
figurativno obvezati za čuvanje tajnosti (lože)

to tile in obdati, obložiti s ploščicami

cure¹ [kjuə] samostalnik
zdravljenje (for)
zdravilo; prekajevanje, sušenje
tehnično vulkanizacija

prevention is better than cure bolje preprečiti kot zdraviti
past (all) cure neozdravljiv
to be under cure zdraviti se
cure for every sore zdravilo za vse bolezni
without a cure neozdravljiv, v obupnem stanju

disappoint [disəpɔ́int] prehodni glagol (in, with, at)
razočarati; pustiti na cedilu; besedo snesti

to disappoint of s.th. preprečiti kaj, onemogočiti, prekrižati (načrt); vzeti komu kaj

face¹ [feis] samostalnik
obraz, lice; izraz obraza, spaka, zmrda; videz; sprednja (zgornja, prava) stran; zunanji del, pogled od spredaj; fasada, površina; številčnica
figurativno predrznost, nesramnost; brušena ploskev

before the face of v navzočnosti, pred (kom)
to draw (ali pull, wear) a long face biti videti potrt, kislo se držati
in the face of day ob belem dnevu; odkrito
his face fell nos se mu je povesil
to fly in (to) the face of s.o. upreti se komu, razjeziti, razžaliti ga
to fly in the face of Providence izzivati usodo
you have a good face zdravi ste videti
navtika guide face drsa zapore
full face obraz od spredaj
half face profil
to have the face to (do s.th.) upati, drzniti si (kaj storiti)
in (the) face of vpričo, neglede na, vkljub
I could hardly keep a straight face komaj sem zadrževal smeh
to look in the face of s.o. drzno koga gledati
to lose the face zgubiti ugled
to make (ali pull) faces at spakovati se nad
to make a wry face at s.th. kislo kaj gledati
face to face with naravnost, osebno, pred, vpričo
on the face of it očitno, na prvi pogled
to put a bold (ali good) face on s.th. ne si gnati kaj preveč k srcu
to put a new face on s.th. postaviti kaj v drugo luč
a right about face popoln obrat
to run one's face dobiti kredit s predrznim nastopom
to save one's face za las uiti sramoti
to set one's face against s.th. upirati se čemu
to set one's face like a flint biti neuklonljiv
to shut the door in one's face preprečiti nadaljnje razgovore, uresničenje načrta
to show one's face priti, prikazati se
to show a face izzivalno se vesti
to s.o.'s face odkrito, v navzočnosti koga
to tell straight to s.o.'s face naravnost komu povedati
to throw s.th. in s.o.'s face očitati, oponašati komu kaj
face value imenska vrednost

inflácija ekonomija inflation

čas inflácije period of inflation
nezadržna inflácija runaway inflation
višek, vrh inflácije inflation peak
gnati v inflácijo to drive into inflation
preprečiti inflácijo to ward off inflation
držati inflácijo v šahu, zadrževati inflácijo ta hold inflation in check

izgúba loss; waste; (v boju) casualties pl; (finančna) loss

izgúba energije a loss of energy
izgúba električnega toka a leakage of current
nadomestljiva izgúba reparable loss
popolna izgúba dead loss
izgúbe na mrtvih in ranjenih vojska the losses in killed and wounded
seznam izgúb vojska casualty list
sem na izgúbi pri tem this leaves me out of pocket (ali with a loss)
to je čista izgúba časa it's a sheer waste of time
smo 5.000 SIT na izgúbi we are 5,000 tolars worse off
delati z izgúbo to operate at a loss
nadomestiti izgúbo to repair, to make up a loss
kompenzirati izgúbo to make up a loss
imeti težke izgúbe vojska to sustain, to suffer heavy casualties (ali losses)
plačati (nositi) izgúbo to stand a loss
prizadejati komu izgúbo to inflict a loss on someone
ne more preboleti svoje izgúbe he cannot get over his loss
preprečiti izgúbo pare to prevent a waste of steam
biti zavezan za povrnitev (plačilo) izgúbe to be liable for a loss
zmanjšati izgúbo to cut a loss
prodati z izgúbo to sell at a loss (ali at a sacrifice)
izgúba izmodrí človeka we learn by (bitter) experience

komplót conspiracy; plot; figurativno machination

komplót zoper varnost države treason-felony
preprečiti komplót to foil (ali to frustrate) a plot

léčiti to cure; to heal

bolje je preprečiti kot léčiti prevention is better than cure, (figurativno) a stitch in time saves nine
kar se ne da léčiti, je treba pretrpeti what can't be cured must be endured

mahinácija machination

preprečiti mahinácije to thwart (someone's) machinations

nevárnost danger, peril; risk; jeopardy; dangerousness, perilousness, critical state

smrtna nevárnost danger of death
svarilo za nevárnost warning of danger
žarišče nevárnosti danger spot
brez vsake nevárnosti without any risk
ni nevárnosti there is no danger
biti v nevárnosti to be in jeopardy, to run a (oziroma the) risk
biti v smrtni nevárnosti to go in danger of one's life
biti iz (zunaj) nevárnosti to be out of danger; to be safe
izogibati se nevárnosti to keep out of danger
podati se v nevárnost, izpostaviti se nevárnosti to expose oneself to danger, to run a risk, to run into danger, to take risks
odvrniti, preprečiti nevárnost to avert, to obviate a danger
spraviti, izpostaviti koga v nevárnost to imperil someone, to expose someone to danger (ali risk), to endanger someone, to jeopardize someone, to imperil something, someone
ustrašiti se nevárnosti, umakniti se nevárnosti to shrink from risks
zavedati se nevárnosti to awake to one's danger

paid [péid] preteklik & pretekli deležnik od to pay 2

fully paid plačan v celoti
paid for plačan, povrnjen (škoda)
paid up odplačan
pogovorno to put paid to končati s, z; preprečiti, odvrniti

pipe¹ [páip] samostalnik
(dovodna) cev; piščalka, frula; brlizganje, žvižganje (ptičje)
glasba, množina dude
anatomija sapnik, prebavni kanal; glas (pri petju); pipa za tobak
geologija dimnik
mineralogija cev za zračenje v rudniku, rudna žila cilindraste oblike
botanika votlo steblo, votel pecelj
ekonomija vinski sod ali sod za olje (105 galonov, ca 477 litrov)
britanska angleščina, zgodovina obračun državne blagajne (Pipe Roll, Great Roll of the Pipes)
sleng lahka naloga

pipe of piece pipa miru
pogovorno put that in your pipe and smoke it! dobro si zapomni!, figurativno pomiri se s tem
to put s.o.'s pipe out preprečiti komu kaj
organ pipe orgelska piščalka
to clear one's pipe odkašljati se, odhrkati se

preclusive [priklú:sív] pridevnik (preclusively prislov)
izključevalen; preprečevalen, ki zadržuje

to be preclusive of preprečiti kaj

prevention [privénšən] samostalnik
preprečitev, odvrnitev

prevention is better than cure boljše je preprečiti, ko zdraviti

próti against

próti (prefiks) anti-, counter-; (smer) towards, to, in the direction of, on, for; contrary to; (čas) about, by, ZDA around; pravo, šport versus (krajšava: v. ali vs.); (v primeri z) compared with
za in próti for and against, pro and con
sredstvo próti remedy for
próti vetru against the wind
próti koncu meseca towards the end of the month
próti šesti uri about six o'clock
Avstralija próti Angliji Australia versus England
próti nam against us
próti mojemu prepričanju (volji) against my conviction (will)
próti pričakovanju unexpectedly, suddenly
próti potrdilu o prejemu on receipt
próti toku against the tide
próti vodi up the river
próti zakonu against the law, illegally, unlawfully
próti zdravemu razumu preposterously, absurdly
próti mojim ukazom contrary to my orders
to je dobro próti glavobolom it's good for headaches
to je próti mojim navadam it is against (ali contrary to) my usual practice
jaz sem próti I am opposed to it
bilo je 30 glasov za predlog, 40 pa próti there were 30 votes for and 40 against
próti meni je bil zelo prijazen he was very kind to me
sem 100% próti I am dead against it
to je próti mojemu prepričanju this runs counter to my convictions
boriti se próti toku to struggle against the tide
delovati próti to counteract, to neutralize, (preprečiti) to thwart, to frustrate, to balk (ali baulk), to baffle
boriti se próti premoči to fight against odds
dvigniti oči próti nebu to look up to heaven
držati pismo próti luči to hold a letter up to the light
glasovati próti to vote »no«
enotno, složno glasovati próti to vote down
glasovati próti predlogu to vote against a motion
nimam nič próti temu I don't mind it, I have no objection to it
nimam nič próti kajenju I don't object to people smoking
ne morem nič reči próti I can say nothing to the contrary
govoriti za in próti to speak pro and con
iti próti domu to head for home (ali homewards)
iti próti severu to go towards the north (ali northwards)
vojska gre próti mestu the army is marching on the town
izpustiti próti kavciji to release on bail
marširati próti sovražniku to march against the enemy
ležati z obrazom próti zemlji to lie face downwards (ali on one's face)
nahujskati brata próti bratu to set brother against brother
napravil sem to próti svoji volji I did that against my own inclination
pluti próti vetru to sail against the wind
porini klavir próti zidu! push the piano up against the wall!
stavim 10 próti 1, da... I bet you ten to one that...
vzdržati próti sovražniku to hold out against the enemy