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rive [ráiv] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
preklati (se), razklati (se), (raz)cepiti (se), (raz)trgati (se), póčiti (o srcu)
figurativno streti (srce)

it rives the heart človeku se trga srcé

rocky¹ [rɔ́ki]

1. pridevnik (rockily prislov)
kamnit, skalnat; poln (skalnatih) grebenov ali sten
figurativno trden kot skala, soliden, trpežen; trd, nepopustljiv
sleng nesiguren, nezadovoljiv

a rocky heart srce iz kamna

2. samostalnik množina

the Rockies; pogovorno (= Rocky Mountains) Skalne gore (v zapadni Ameriki)

rôka hand, (do rame) arm

brez rôke handless, armless
v rôki in one's hand
pri rôki at hand, near at hand; available
od rôke do rôke from hand to hand
pod rôko (se držati) arm in arm, (kupiti) underhandedly
rôke kvišku! hands up!, stick them up!, reach!
rôke proč! hands off!
z rôko v rôki hand in hand, jointly
s sklenjenimi rôkami with clasped hands (as in prayer)
z zvezanimi rôkami in nogami bound hand and foot
rôko na srcé! hand on heart!
močna rôka strong hand
žuljava rôka a callous palm
moja desna rôka (figurativno) my second self
on je moja desna rôka he is my right-hand man
polna rôka a handful
narejen z rôko (ročno) made by hand, handmade; (posel) handiwork, manual work
od rôk (oddaljen) out of the way
praznih rôk empty-handed
na svojo rôko (figurativno) in one's own name, of one's own accord, unauthorized
risanje s prosto rôko freehand drawing
držeč se za rôke hand in hand
prekrižanih rôk with one's hands (oziroma arms) folded
z dvignjeno rôko (with) hand upraised
z rôkami uprtimi v boke akimbo
držati, imeti rôke uprte v boke to hold one's arms akimbo
iz prve rôke at first hand
ne da bi rôko premaknil hands down
boriti se z rôkami in nogami to struggle with might and main
braniti se proti čemu z rôkami in nogami to fight against something tooth and nail (ali with might and main)
dati v rôko, rôke to hand
dati komu proste rôke (da kaj naredi) to give someone a free hand (to do something)
dobiti informacije iz prve rôke to get information at first hand
dvigniti rôke to lift up one's hands
dvigniti rôke nad glavo v začudenju to throw up one's arms in astonishment
dobiti kaj v rôke (figurativno) to get hold of something
rôke križem držati to fold one's arms and do nothing, to be idle
imeti pri rôki to have at hand
imeti polne rôke dela to have one's hands full
imamo ga v rôki (figurativno) he is in our power
imeti proste rôke (figurativno) to have free play
imeti mrzle, hladne rôke to have cold hands
dati rôko komu to give one's hand to someone, (v pozdrav) to shake hands with someone
imeti položaj trdno v rôki to have the situation well in hand
iti skozi mnogo rôk to pass through many hands
iti komu na rôko to help someone; to support someone, to patronize someone, to aid someone
lomiti rôke (figurativno) to wring one's hands
to mu gre od rôk (figurativno) he is skilled (ali clever) at it
izpustiti iz rôke, iz rok to let go
posel mu ne gre od rôk he is unskilled, he is a poor worker
delo mu gre dobro izpod rôk he is a quick worker
kupiti iz prve (druge) rôke to buy new (secondhand)
mahati z rôkami to gesticulate
ne izpustiti iz rôk not to let go, (da pade) not to let go (ali to let slip)
méti si rôke to rub one's hands
nositi na rôkah koga (figurativno) to treat someone with great care, to make much of someone, to treasure someone
nosijo ga na rôkah (figurativno) he is treated with the utmost consideration, he enjoys all kinds of favours
pasti komu v rôke to fall into someone's hands
prijeti za rôko to take by the hand
ponuditi, prožiti komu rôko to give (ali to hold out) one's hand to someone, (figurativno) to lend someone a helping hand
pljuniti v rôke (figurativno) to spit on one's hands
podaj mu rôko! shake hands with him!
prodati pod rôko to sell by private bargain (ali contract, treaty)
preiti v druge rôke to change hands
prosíti za rôko to propose (to), to ask in marriage, (nenadoma, pogovorno) to pop the question
pričakati koga z odprtimi rôkami to meet someone with outstretched hands, to meet someone enthusiastically
položiti rôke na kaj to lay hands on something, to put one's hands to
položiti rôko nase (figurativno) to commit suicide
položiti rôko na srce to lay one's hand on one's heart
podati si rôke to shake hands
sprejeti ponudbo z obema rôkama to jump at an offer
prekrižati rôke to cross one's arms
stisniti komu rôko to squeeze someone's hand, (pri pozdravu) to shake hands with someone
stiskati rôko v pest to clench one's fist
stati s sklenjenimi (prekrižanimi) rôkami to stand with folded (crossed) arms
vzeti v rôke to take in hand, to undertake
zadevo bom sam vzel v rôke I will take the matter into my own hands
fanta je treba vzeti v rôke (figurativno) the boy wants taking in hand
zlomiti si rôko to break one's arm
rôko si je zlomil he broke his arm, he had his arm broken
umijem si rôke nad tem I wash my hands of it, I will not be responsible
rôka rôko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, fair exchange is no robbery
z obema rôkama zgrabiti priliko to jump at an opportunity
živeti iz rôk v usta (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth
bolje je vrabec v rôki kot golob na strehi (figurativno) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

sheathe [ši:ð] prehodni glagol
vtakniti, dati v nožnico, v futeral; obdati z nožnico; zamotati, zaviti; obložiti, armirati (ladjo)

to sheathe a cable armirati kabel; figurativno zasaditi (in v)
to sheathe one's dagger in s.o.'s heart zasaditi komu meč v srce
to sheathe the sword vtakniti meč v nožnico, figurativno prenehati z bojem, z vojskovanjem

smite^*2 [smáit]

1. prehodni glagol
napasti; udariti; udarjati (na harfo); kaznovati
zastarelo zadati težak udarec (komu)
zastarelo pobiti, ubiti, usmrtiti; uničiti
figurativno zadeti, pasti na, obsijati, posijati na; gristi, mučiti; (pasivno) biti očaran (prevzet, zanesen, fasciniran)

2. neprehodni glagol
udarjati, deliti udarce (često smite out)
boleti

to smite s.o. dead ubiti koga
to smite s.o.'s head off odbiti komu glavo
to smite s.o. hip and thigh figurativno popolnoma potolči koga
her conscience smote her for her ingratitude vest ji je očitala njeno nehvaležnost
his conscience smote him vest ga je zapekla
he was smitten with her beauty njena lepota ga je popolnoma prevzela (očarala, fascinirala, osvojila)
God shall smite thee bog te kaznuj
my heart smote me srce me je zabolelo
an idea smote him v glavo mu je šinila (neka) misel
the light smote her hair svetloba ji je obsijala lase
a noise smote his ear hrup mu je udaril na uho
he was smitten with a desire popadla ga je želja
to be smitten with biti udarjen, biti zaljubljen v
the town was smitten with plague kuga je udarila na mesto

soldier¹ [sóuldžə] samostalnik
vojak, borec
figurativno odličen vojaški poveljnik
navtika, sleng mornar, ki se izogiblje delu, zmuznè, zabušant
sleng posušen slanik

soldier of fortune vojak najemnik; pustolovec, ki služi vsakomur, ki mu plača
soldier's heart medicina nervozno srce, srčna nevroza
soldier's medal ameriško, vojska medalja za hrabrost
soldier's privilege godrnjanje
both officers and soldiers častniki in vojaki (moštvo)
common soldier, private soldier navaden vojak, prostak, borec
every inch a soldier vojak od glave do pete
fellow-soldier vojaški tovariš
foot-soldier vojak pešak
old soldier figurativno oseba ali stvar, ki je svoje odslužila; izkušen človek
tin soldiers vojaki iz cina
the Unknown Soldier Neznani junak
to go for a soldier iti v vojake
to play the old soldier, to come the old soldier over s.o. sleng hoteti (skušati) komu kaj natvesti

sore² [so:]

1. pridevnik (sorely prislov)
ranjen, poln ran, ves v ranah, vnet (with od)
boleč; občutljiv
ameriško razdražljiv, jezen, užaljen, hud (about zaradi)
velik, skrajen (stiska, sila); otožen, žalosten, vznemirjen

in sore distress v veliki stiski
a bear with a sore head figurativno godrnjač, nergač
sore conscience nečista vest
a sore subject neprijetna (kočljiva, boleča) téma (predmet pogovora)
a sore throat vneto grlo, vnetje grla
a sight for sore eyes lep, prijeten pogled
to be sore figurativno kuhati jezo
he is sore on the subject občutljiv je za to stvar
she is in sore need of help skrajno je potrebna pomoči
to be foot sore imeti noge v ranah (ožuljene, zlasti od hoje)
to have a sore arm imeti bolno roko
to have a sore throat imeti bolečine v grlu
he was sore at heart srce ga je bolelo, pretreslo ga je
to feel sore about s.th. biti užaljen zaradi česa
I touched him in a sore spot figurativno dotaknil sem se ga na ranjenem (občutljivem) mestu

2. prislov
boleče, kruto, muke polno; zelo

sore afflicted globoko užaloščen

steel¹ [sti:l]

1. samostalnik
jeklo; predmet (orodje, orožje) iz jekla
poetično bodalo, meč; jeklena palica
figurativno moč, vztrajnost; neusmiljenost

cold steel hladno, jekleno orožje
high steel, hard steel trdo jeklo
low, mild steel mehko jeklo
an enemy worthy of one's steel močan, dostojen, nevaren nasprotnik ali sovražnik
a foe worthy of my steel mene vreden sovražnik
a grip of steel železen prijem
a heart of steel trdo, neusmiljeno srce, srce iz kamna
muscles of steel jeklene mišice
to temper steel kaliti jeklo

2. pridevnik
jeklen, iz jekla
figurativno trd kot jeklo, železen

steel pen jekleno pero

stir³ [stə:]

1. prehodni glagol
(pre)mešati (tekočino); (po)drezati; (pre)tresti, premakniti, razgibati; spodbuditi, izzvati (to, into k)
razvneti, razburiti, razburkati

2. neprehodni glagol
(dati) se mešati; premakniti se, premikati se, gibati se, razgibati se; zbuditi se, vstati; razburiti se; reagirati (to na)
krožiti (novica), prenašati se; zgoditi se, dogajati se

anything stirring? se kaj dogaja? kaj novega?
not a breath (of wind) is stirring najmanjše sapice ni
to stir s.o.'s blood razburkati, razvneti, navdušiti koga
to stir one's coffee premešati si kavo
don't stir! ne premikajte se!
not to stir an eyelid niti z očesom ne treniti
not to stir a fingor (to help) s prstom (niti z mezincem) ne migniti (v pomoč)
to stir the fire podrezati ogenj
he never stirs out of house on se nikoli ne premakne iz hiše, vedno čepi doma
nobody is stirring yet nihče še ni vstal (iz postelje)
to stir heaven and earth figurativno napeti vse sile
to stir the heart ganiti srce
there is no news stirring nobena novica ne kroži
to stir one's stumps pogovorno hitreje stopiti, pohiteti, podvizati se
to stir s.o.'s wrath razjariti, razbesniti koga, spraviti koga v besnost

stony [stóuni]

1. pridevnik (stonily prislov)
kamnit, okamenel, iz kamna, poln kamenja; poln koščic (o sadju)
figurativno trd, negiben, trdosrčen, krut

a stony heart srce iz kamna
a stony stare mrzel pogled

2. prislov

stony broke ➞ stone-broke

stout² [stáut] pridevnik (stoutly prislov)
debel, močan, rejen, krepak, korpulenten; pogumen, srčen, neustrašen; vztrajen, stanoviten, odločen; vzdržljiv (konj); trajen (o stvareh)

a stout heart junaško srce; srčnost, hrabrost
stout paper debel (močan) papir
stout resistance močan odpor
he is getting stout postaja debel, redi se

stricken [stríkən]

1. pretekli deležnik od to strike

2. pridevnik
udarjen, zadet; prizadet; ranjen (zlasti žival)
figurativno potrt, žalosten; utrujen; zvrhan, zvrhano poln

a stricken field figurativno bojišče
a stricken heart ranjeno srce
stricken with fever vročičen
a stricken measure of corn zvrhana mera žita
poverty stricken osiromašel, osiromašen
terror-stricken prestrašen
town stricken with pestilence mesto, v katerem razsaja kuga
well stricken in years sključen od starosti

string¹ [striŋ]

1. samostalnik
vrvica, vezalka, trak, nit, žica
glasba struna, žica; tetiva (pri loku)
botanika vlakno, nit (stroka); niz (biserov itd.) (tudi figurativno)
garnitura; serija; dolga vrsta; truma (živali)
(večinoma množina), ameriško, pogovorno pogoj, težava, tajna klavzula
ameriško, sleng bahanje, (pretirana) lažna zgodba

in a long string v dolgi vrsti
with a string tied to it s pogojem
no strings attached brez klavzul ali pogojev
the strings množina, glasba godala
a string of beads (pearls) niz biserov
a string of lies vrsta, niz laži
a string of onions venec čebule
a string of carriages povorka kočij
heart-strings množina, figurativno najgloblja, najnežnejša čustva, srcé
third-string tretjevrsten
to be a second string spadati k drugi garnituri, biti drugovrsten, figurativno igrati drugo violino
to harp on one (on the same) string figurativno neprestano govoriti o isti stvari, vedno isto gósti
to have s.o. on a string imeti koga na vrvici
he has all the world in a string figurativno vse mu gre po želji
to have s.o. on the string figurativno pustiti koga v negotovosti
to have (to lead) s.th. in (by) a string brzdati, obvladati, biti gospodar (česa)
to have two strings to one's bow imeti dvoje železij v ognju
to keep s.o. on a string figurativno držati koga dolgo časa v negotovosti
to hold all the strings držati vse niti v rokah, upravljati, voditi (kaj)
to have a string (attached) to it biti oviran, ne iti gladko
to pull (the) strings premikati lutke (v lutkovnem gledališču); figurativno biti neviden, a glavni vodja
to touch a string udariti na struno, figurativno zadeti v živec, na občutljivo mesto (čustva itd.)
to touch the strings gosti (na godalo)

2. pridevnik
godalen

string playing igranje na godalu
string wire žična struna

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

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

težíti to weigh heavily on, to be heavy; to press down, to press hard

težíti k čemu to tend to (ali towards), to veer (ali to trend) towards; to aim at
težíti za čim to long for something, to crave for something, to strive for something, after something
to breme mi teži ramena this burden weighs heavily on my shoulders
ta odgovornost me začenja težíti this responsibility is beginning to get me down (ali to be too much for me)
ta dolg me teží this debt weighs heavily on me
to mu teži srcé that rankles in his mind
njegov zločin mu teži vest his crime weighs heavily (ali lies heavy) on his conscience
teži jo skrb za bodočnost worry about her future is getting her down
vsi naši napori težijo k istemu cilju all our efforts are directed to the same goal
on teží za bogastvom he craves wealth

tobacco [təbǽkou] samostalnik (množina tobaccos, tobaccoes)
tobak; tobačni izdelki; kajenje

chewing tobacco žvečilni tobak
tobacco box škatla, doza za tobak
tobacco cutter stroj (ali nož) za rezanje tobaka
tobacco heart medicina od tobaka obolelo, nikotinsko srcé
tobacco tax davek na tobak
tobacco pipe pipa (za kajenje), čedra
tobacco pouch mehur (mošnja) za tobak
tobacco shop ameriško prodajalna tobaka, tobakarna

unlock [ʌnlɔ́k] prehodni glagol
odkleniti; odpreti (vrata); odpeti (puško)
figurativno odkriti, razkriti

to unlock one's heart razkriti svoje srce
neprehodni glagol
odpreti se; razkriti se; sprostiti se

zaboléti to hurt, to pain; to sting; to cause (ali to give) pain; to grieve; to smart

zabolelo me je it gave me a pain, it hurt me, it grieved me, I felt a pain
prst me je zabolel my finger smarted
do srca me je zabolelo it stung me to the heart
srce me je zabolelo I was heartstricken
udarec me je zabolel the blow stung me
žalitev ga je globoko zabolela the insult stung him

zaigráti to begin to play, to play; (izgubiti v igri) to gamble away, to lose by gambling (ali by gaming); (zapraviti) figurativno to forfeit

zaigráti v hazardni igri to lose in a game of chance
zaigráti svoje premoženje to fritter away (ali to squander, to dissipate) one's wealth in gambling
zaigráti simpatije to forfeit sympathy
srcé mi je zaigralo od veselja my heart leapt with joy, my heart swelled, it did my heart good, it warmed the cockles of my heart