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načêlen based on principles; principled; fundamental

načêlen človek a man of principle
načêlno vprašanje a question of principle
načêlno prislov on principle; fundamentally

načéti to begin; to start on, to cut the first piece

načéti predmet to broach a subject
načéti sod to tap (ali to broach) a cask, to pierce a cask
načéti vprašanje to broach (ali to raise) a question

namèn intention; purpose; end

v ta namèn for this purpose
v kakšen namèn? with what purpose, arhaično to what end?
z namènom, da... with the intention of (ali with a view to) (bi šli going)
namèn je jasen the intention is obvious
imeti namèn to plan, to intend
imeti skrite namène (žargon) to have something up one's sleeve
ustrezati namènu to answer the purpose
že nekaj dni imam namèn dati uro v popravilo I've been meaning to get my watch repaired for days
namèn posvečuje sredstva the end justifies (ali arhaično sanctifies) the means
nimam namèna, da bi vas žalil I have no wish to offend you
nimamo namèna, da bi odgovorili na to vprašanje we do not intend to answer (ali we have not the slightest intention of answering) this question
prišel sem z namènom, da bi govoril s teboj I came to have a word with you
rekel je to brez kakršnegakoli namèna he said that with no ulterior motive
ima najboljše namène he has the best intentions
ustrezati (služiti rabiti) namènu to answer (to serve) the purpose

neréšen not saved; figurativno unsettled, outstanding; (odložen) in abeyance, pending; (uganka) unsolved, enigmatic; problematic, puzzling; mysterious

neréšeno vprašanje an outstanding (ali unsolved) question
biti neréšen to await solution
svojci neréšenih rudarjev so čakali pred vhodom v jamo relatives of the trapped miners waited at the pithead

odgovoríti to answer; to reply; (na kaj to something, v imenu koga for someone); to say in reply; to respond; pravo to rejoin

ostro odgovoríti to retort
pritrdilno (odklonilno) odgovoríti to answer (ali to reply) in the affirmative (in the negative)
odgovoríti z obratno pošto to reply by return (of post)
hitro odgovoríti to give a speedy reply
odgovoríti na znak, signal to reply to a signal
odgovoríti na vprašanje to answer a question
na tako vprašanje se ne da odgovoríti such a question is not answerable
v pričakovanju, da boste kmalu odgovorili anticipating your early answer

odlóčanje deciding, decision-making

neomejeno odlóčanje arbitrary decision-making
to vprašanje se daje v odlóčanje ljudstvu it's up to the people to decide that question

odpŕt open, opened; uncovered; patent; (javen) public; figurativno (iskren) frank, sincere, candid; outspoken

odpŕto mesto vojska undefended town, open city
odpŕto morje open sea, (vidno od obale) offing, pesniško main
odpŕt račun open account
odpŕto vprašanje open (undecided, debatable) question, moot point
pri na stežaj odpŕtem oknu with the window thrown open
pustiti vprašanje odpŕto to leave a question in suspense

open¹ [óupən] pridevnik (openly prislov)
odprt (tudi medicina npr. rana)
svoboden, javen, dostopen (to komu; npr. park)
odprt (morje); nezavarovan, izpostavljen (motor); nezložen, odprt (časopis); prost, nezaseden (službeno mesto)
figurativno dovzeten (to za)
figurativno izpostavljen (to čemu)
odkrit, neprikrit, očiten (zaničevanje, skrivnost itd.); odkrit, odkritosrčen (značaj, pismo itd.); radodaren, darežljiv; odprt, neodločen, nerešen (vprašanje, borba itd.)
figurativno prost, dovoljen (lov, ribolov itd.); prost (čas); vrzelast, škrbast (zobovje); ne gosto naseljen; luknjičav (tkanina, ročno delo)
ekonomija odprt, tekoč (račun)
slovnica odprt (vokal, zlog)
navtika ploven, nezaledenel, brez megle

in the open air na prostem
with open arms z razprostrtimi rokami, z ljubeznijo
open book odprta knjiga, figurativno odkrit človek
to be open with biti s kom odkritosrčen
to be open to biti za kaj dovzeten
open and above board odkritosrčen
pravno in open court v javni razpravi
pravno open and shut case nezapleten primer
open day jasen dan
ekonomija, politika the open door politika svobodne trgovine
to force an open door izrabljati darežljivega človeka
with open ears pazljivo (poslušati)
with open eyes zavestno, z odprtimi očmi
figurativno to keep one's eyes (ears) open imeti kaj pred očmi, budno paziti na kaj
with open hands z odprtimi rokami, darežljivo
to keep a day open pridržati si prost dan
to keep open house (ali door) biti gostoljuben
to lay open razodeti, odkriti, pokazati
to lay o.s. open to izpostavljati se čemu
open ice led, skozi katerega je še možna plovba
open letter odprto pismo (v časopisu)
to leave open pustiti(vprašanje) odprto
to leave o.s. wide open to s.o. pokazati komu svojo slabo stran
to lie open to biti izpostavljen
ekonomija open market svoboden trg
an open mind bistra glava
with open mouth z odprtimi usti
vojska open order razmaknjena vojaška formacija
open port odprta luka
open question odprto vprašanje
open secret javna tajna
open sesame lahek dostop
ameriško open shop podjetje, ki ne dela razlik med sindikalisti in nesindikalisti
open spaces javni parki (zemljišča)
open season za lov in ribolov dovoljena sezona
open town vojska odprto mesto, ameriško mesto kjer je vse dovoljeno (hazardiranje prostitucija itd.)
open time čas, dovoljen za lov
to throw open for urediti, pripraviti, odpreti komu
pravno open verdict uraden odlok o smrti brez navedbe vzroka
open water plovna, nezaledenela voda
open weather milo vreme
open winter mila zima

peréč burning, (nujen) urgent

peréče (politično) vprašanje a burning (political) question
peréč problem urgent problem

perhaps [pəhǽps, præps]

1. prislov
morda, nemara

2. samostalnik
domneva

the Great Perhaps veliko vprašanje (življenje po smrti?)

point¹ [pɔ́int] samostalnik
konica, bodica, ost (igle, noža, svinčnika, jezika itd.)
arhaično bodalo, meč
tehnično koničasta priprava, dleto, šilo, črtalnik, graverska igla
lov cilj, postojanka (psov)
množina udje, okončine (zlasti konjeve), parožki (jelen)
slovnica pika (tudi full point)
tisk enota za velikost tiskarskih črk (0,376 mm), izbočena točka v Braillovi pisavi
matematika točka (point of intersection sečišče)
decimalna pika; točka na zemljevidu, cesti itd.
fizika stopinja (temperature na lestvici), stopnja
geografija rtič
geografija stran neba (cardinal points glavne strani neba)
točka, kraj, mesto, cilj, namen (point of destination namembni kraj; ekonomija point of entry vstopno pristanišče)
trenutek, moment (odločilni, kritični at the point of death umirajoč)
točka dnevnega reda (to differ on several points ne strinjati se v več točkah)
poanta, bistvo, odlika, svojstvo; cilj, namen, smisel (there is no point in doing it nima smisla to narediti)
poudarek (to give point to one's words dati poudarek svojim besedam)
(karakteristična) poteza, lastnost, odlika (his strong, weak point njegova močna, šibka točka; it has its points ima svoje dobre strani)
ekonomija točka pri racioniranju ali ocenjevanju blaga
šport točka (to lose on points izgubiti po točkah, points win zmaga po točkah)
šivana čipka
glasba znak za ponovitev, karakteristični motiv, tematičen vstavek
vojska predstraža, izvidnica
britanska angleščina kretnica

ekonomija to be on points biti racioniran (blago)
to be off points biti v svobodni prodaji
ekonomija to put on points racionirati
at all points temeljito, popolnoma, v vseh ozirih
at the point of na robu, blizu
at the point of the pistol z namerjeno pištolo
at the point of the sword z grožnjo, nasilno
at this point v tem hipu, na tem mestu (v govoru itd.)
to be on the point of pravkar nameravati
beside (ali off, away from) the point neprimeren, ne na mestu
to bursting point (sit) da bi počil
boiling-point vrelišče
freezing-point ledišče
melting-point tališče
to bring to a point dovršiti, končati
a case in point ustrezen primer
to carry (ali gain) one's point doseči svoj smoter
to come (ali get) to the point priti k stvari, priti do odločilnega trenutka
to give point to s.th. poudariti kaj
šport to give points to s.o. dati komu prednost v igri, figurativno biti močnejši
figurativno nine points skoraj vse, 90 procentov
possession is nine points of the law če kaj imaš, imaš vedno prav
to dine on potatoes and points jesti samo krompir
in point ustrezen, umesten
in point of glede na
in point of fact pravzaprav, resnično
point at issue sporna točka
a point of interest zanimiva podrobnost
the point of the jaw brada
a knotty point zamotana stvar
to keep to the point ostati pri stvari
to lack point ne biti prepričljiv
to make a point of vztrajati na čem, poudarjati
šport to make (ali score) a point doseči točko; dokazati resničnost trditve
to make s.th. a point of honour smatrati kaj za častno zadevo
a moot point dvomljiv dokaz
ameriško point of origin kraj porekla
not to put too fine a point on it brez ovinkov povedati, ne prikrivati
to press a point vztrajati pri čem, pritiskati na kaj
point of no return aeronavtika nevarna cona, figurativno od kjer ni vrnitve
to see the point razumeti poanto
to stand upon points paziti na vsako malenkost, biti prenatančen
to stick to the point ostati pri stvari
to stretch (ali strain) a point narediti izjemo, pogledati skozi prste
one's sore point boleča točka
there is no point in it nima smisla
to the point stvarno
up to a point do neke mere
turning-point preokret
point of view stališče, mnenje
that is the point to je vprašanje, to je poglavitna stvar
parlament point of order dnevni red

pomén meaning; sense; (važnost) importance, significance, import

brez poména meaningless, insignificant, of no account, void of importance
v najširšem (najožjem) poménu besede giving the word its broadest (its strictest) meaning
v dobesednem (prenesenem) poménu in the literal (in the figurative ali in the metaphorical) meaning
v običajnem poménu besede in the usual sense of the word
dejavnosti posebnega družbenega poména activities pl of special social interest
biti največjega poména to be of the greatest significance
stvar je brez poména the matter is of no importance
nima poména it's of no account
nima poména govoriti z njim, iti tja there's no point in speaking to him, going there
to vprašanje je vitalnega poména this question is of vital importance (ali concern)
ne razumeš poména teh besed you misunderstand the meaning of these words
temu pripisujete prevelik pomén you make too much of it
razširiti (zožiti) pomén to broaden (to narrow) the meaning
ti obračaš, sprevračaš pomén mojih besed you are distorting the sense of my words

ponávljati to repeat; (večkrat, neprestano) to reiterate; (naučeno) to revise; to reproduce

ponávljati se to repeat oneself; to occur (ali to happen) repeatedly, to recur; (vračati se) to recur
ponavljajoča se bolezen recurrent complaint
stalno se ponavljajoče vprašanje (problem) an ever recurring question
ponávljati razred to take the same year again
zgodovina se ponavlja history repeats itself

pound¹ [páund] samostalnik
funt (angleški denar); funt (453,59 g)

pound sterling funt šterling
troy pound; ali pound troy 373,2418 g
to pay 5 s in pound plačati 25 procentov
figurativno to pay 20 shillings in the pound polno plačati, vse plačati
to exact one's pound of flesh zahtevati točno izpolnitev obljube
in for a penny, in for a pound ➞ penny
penny wise and pound foolish ➞ penny
it is a matter of pounds, shillings and pence to je čisto denarno vprašanje

predložíti to propose, (dokaze) to produce, (ček, račun) to present, (v odobritev, presojo) to submit

predložíti vprašanje sodišču to submit a question to the court
predložíti komu v odobritev pogodbo to submit a contract (ali an agreement) for someone's approval
predložíti potrdilo o prejemu to produce a receipt

pretrésti ➞ pretresati; (ganiti) to shock, to affect (ali to move) deeply; to stir; to thrill

prizor, ki bi te pretresel a sight that would shock you
bila je pretresena, ko ga je videla tako bledega in shujšanega she was socked to see him so pale and thin
pretrésti vprašanje to discuss (ali to debate, to examine) a question

pustíti (dopustiti) to allow, to permit, to suffer, to yield, not to mind, not to hinder; to let; (opustiti) to give up (ali over), to leave off; to desist from, to abstain from, to refrain from, to forbear; (zapustiti) to leave, to quit, to relinquish, to abandon, to forsake; (izpustiti, spustiti) to let go, to let fly, to let loose; (prenehati, nehati) to drop, to cease, to omit

pustíti delo (o delavcu) to strike, to go on strike, to come out (on strike)
ne pustíti not to allow, not to permit, not to suffer (ali tolerate), to prevent, to hinder
pustíti koga na cedilu to leave someone in the lurch, to forsake someone, to abandon someone
pusti to! leave it alone!, let it be!
pusti to meni! leave it to me!
pusti me pri miru! leave (ali let) me alone!
pusti, naj gre stvar svojo pot! let it take its course!
pusti to tu! leave that here!
pustite ga noter! let him come in!; let him in!
pustite mi, da premislim! let me think it over!
pusti vrata odprta! leave the door open!
pustimo to za prihodnjič! we will leave that for the next time!
pustite me samega! leave me alone!
pustimo to in govorimo o čem drugem! let's drop it and talk of something else!
mi lahko pustite te dokumente dan ali dva? can you let me have those documents for a day or two?
pustil se je oslepariti he let himself be taken in
pusti si časa za premislek! leave yourself time to think!
to me pusti hladnega it leaves me cold
pustil je, da so ga pretepli he let them beat him
pustíti za seboj to leave behind
moral sem pustíti denarnico doma I must have left my purse at home
pustil je vse druge tekmovalce daleč za seboj he has outdistanced (ali has outstripped) all the other competitors
pustíti si rasti brado to grow a beard
pustíti koga v negotovosti to keep (ali to hold) someone in suspense
pustíti iz vida to lose sight of
pustíti koga čakati (pol ure) to keep someone waiting (for half an hour)
pustíti komu proste roke glede... to let someone have a free hand as regards...
ne more pustíti pijače he cannot break himself of the habit of drinking
pustíti si svetovati to listen to advice
pustíti pri starem to stick to the old ways
to se mu mora pustíti you have to grant him that
pusti, da luč gorí leave the light on!
ne se pustíti videti to keep out of sight
živeti in pustíti živeti! live and let live!
ali pusti ali vzemi! take it or leave it!
pustite dve prazni vrsti! leave two lines blank (ali blank lines)!
je oče pustil kako sporočilo? has Father left a message?
računam nate, zato me ne puščaj na cedilu! I count on you, so don't let me down!
pusti, da kdo drug opravi to! (figurativno) ZDA let George do it!
pustíti stroje teči to let the engines rip
pusti te stvari, kakor so! leave these things as they are!
pustil sem, da je avto drvel s polno hitrostjo (pogovorno) I let her rip
pustíti vprašanje odprto to leave the question open

put^*2 [put]

1. prehodni glagol
položiti, postaviti, dati kam, vtakniti (in one's pocket v žep; in prison v ječo)
spraviti (koga v posteljo, v neprijeten položaj, v red, v tek); izpostaviti, podvreči čemu (to put to death usmrtiti koga)
posaditi (into, under s čim; the land was put under potatoes)
poslati, dati, siliti, naganjati (to v, k; to put to school poslati v šolo, to put to trade dati koga v uk, to put the horse to the fence nagnati konja v skok čez ograjo)
napeljati, zvabiti (on, to k)
napisati (to put one's signature to a document)
prestaviti, prevesti (into French v francoščino)
izraziti, formulirati (I cannot put it into words ne znam tega z besedami izraziti; how shall I put it kako naj to formuliram?)
oceniti, preceniti (at; I put his income at £ 1000 a year po mojem zasluži 1000 funtov na leto)
uporabiti (to; to put s.th. to a good use dobro kaj uporabiti)
zastaviti, postaviti (vprašanje, predlog I put it to you apeliram na vas, obračam se na vas)
staviti (on denar na kaj)
vložiti, investirati (into v)
naložiti (npr. davek, to put a tax on obdavčiti kaj)
naprtiti, pripisati komu kaj (on; they put the blame on him krivdo valijo na njega)
šport metati, vreči (kroglo); poriniti (bodalo), streljati (in, into)

2. neprehodni glagol
podati se, napotiti se, iti, hiteti (for kam; to put to land podati se na kopno; to put to sea odpluti; to put for home napotiti se domov)
navtika jadrati, krmariti, pluti
ameriško izlivati se (into v)

to put s.o. above s.o. else postaviti koga pred drugega
to put one's brain to it koncentrirati se na kaj, lotiti se česa
to put a bullet through ustreliti, preluknjati koga
to put in black and white, to put in writing napisati
to be put to it biti prisiljen
to be hard put to it biti v zagati, v škripcih, biti prisiljen k čemu
to put the cow to the bull pripeljati kravo k biku
put the case that recimo, da
to put the cart before the horse nesmiselno ravnati
to put o.s. in (under) the care of s.o. postaviti se pod zaščito koga
to put out of action onesposobiti
to put s.o. out of countenance spraviti koga iz ravnotežja
to put down the drain vreči v vodo, neumno zapraviti
to put all one's eggs in one basket staviti vse na eno karto
to put an end (ali stop, period) to napraviti konec s čim, končati
to put the good face on it mirno kaj prenesti
to put one's foot in it narediti napako, osramotiti se, blamirati se
to put in force uveljaviti
to put s.o. on his feet spraviti koga na noge
to put the finger on pokazati s prstom na, identificirati koga (kaj)
to put s.o. on guard opozoriti koga na previdnost
to put one's hands to lotiti se; pomagati
to put into the hands of s.o. prepustiti komu, dati komu v roke
to put out of one's head izbiti si iz glave, pozabiti
to put a horse to vpreči konja
to put s.o. in a hole spraviti koga v neugodon položaj
to put the hand to the plough prijeti za delo
to put one's hands in one's pocket globoko seči v žep
to put it to s.o. apelirati na koga, dati komu na voljo
to put a knife into zabosti
sleng to put the lid on presegati vse meje, biti višek česa
to put money on staviti na kaj
to put the money to a good use pametno porabiti denar
to put a matter right izgladiti (zadevo)
to put it mildly milo rečeno
to put in mind spomniti koga
to put s.o.'s nose out of joint spodriniti koga
to put in order urediti
to put s.o. on his oath zapriseči koga
to put in practice izvajati
to put o.s. in s.o.'s place vživeti se v položaj koga drugega
to put on paper napisati
not to put it past one pripisati komu kaj slabega
to put to ransom zahtevati odkupnino za
to put s.o. right popraviti koga
to put in shape spraviti v dobro kondicijo, oblikovati
to put one's shoulder to the wheel potruditi se
to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel metati komu polena pod noge
to put to the sword prebosti z mečem
to stay put ostati na mestu
figurativno to put teeth into zagristi se v kaj
to put s.o. through it dajati koga na sito in rešeto
to put in use uporabiti
to put a veto on it uporabiti veto
to put into words izraziti z besedami, točno opisati
to put s.o. in the wrong postaviti koga na laž, dokazati, da nima prav
to put s.o. out of the way spraviti koga s poti
sleng to put s.o. wise odpreti komu oči
sleng to put the wind up s.o. prestrašiti koga, dati mu vetra
well put dobro povedano
to put the weight metati kroglo
to put everything wrong narediti vse narobe

recur [rikə́:] neprehodni glagol
vrniti se, vračati se, vračati se v mislih ali besedah (to na)
zopet nastopiti (dogodek), ponoviti se, obnoviti se; zateči se (to k)
pasti na pamet, priti na um, spomniti se

an ever recurring question vedno nastopajoče, stalno se ponavljajoče vprašanje (problem)
recurring decimal matematika periodična decimalka
recurring disease ponavljajoča se bolezen
it recurred to me spomnil sem se
to recur in (on, to) the mind priti nazaj na um, na pamet

rest¹ [rest] samostalnik
(nočni) počitek, počivanje, mirovanje, mir; spanje, odmor, oddih; večni počitek (mir); počivališče; dom, zavetišče, prebivališče
tehnično opora, opornik, podpornik
glasba pavza; (metrika) cezura; (redko) obnovljena moč

without rest brez miru, brez odloga, nemudoma
at rest miren, nepremičen, mrtev
a good night's rest dobro spanje
rest room soba za počivanje, dnevna soba; ameriško toaleta
rest period šport odmor v igri
day of rest dan počitka, praznik
sailors' rest dom za pomorščake
travellers' rest turistični dom (prenočišče)
vulcano at rest mirujoč vulkan
to be at rest mirovati, v miru počivati (o mrtvem); biti pomirjen
to allow an hour for rest privoščiti si uro počitka
to come to rest priti do miru, pomiriti se
to go (to retire) to rest iti k počitku, iti spat
to lay to rest položiti k (večnemu) počitku, zagrebsti, pokopati
to set s.o.'s mind at rest pomiriti, umiriti, utešiti, potolažiti koga
to set a question at rest odločiti, rešiti vprašanje
to take a rest odpočiti se
to take one's rest počivati, iti k počitku
I want rest potreben sem počitka