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lop² [lɔp]

1. prehodni glagol
oklestiti, obrezati, obsekati (drevo); odsekati (off, away ;glavo)

2. neprehodni glagol
sekati, obrezati (at kaj)

lose^* [lu:z]

1. prehodni glagol
izgubiti, založiti (kam), zapraviti (čas), zatratiti; rešiti se česa; zgrešiti, izgubiti spred oči; zamuditi (vlak, priliko); zaostajati (ura); izgube stati

2. neprehodni glagol
imeti izgubo (by s, on pri)
izgubiti (in; npr. in weight shujšati)
izgubiti, biti premagan, podleči (to; npr. to another team)

to lose one's balance izgubiti ravnotežje
to lose caste izgubiti družabni položaj
to lose face izgubiti ugled
to lose ground umikati se, nazadovati, propadati
figurativno to lose one's head izgubiti glavo
to lose heart izgubiti pogum
to lose one's heart to zaljubiti se
to lose o.s.; ali to lose one's way zaiti, izgubiti se
to lose o.s. in zatopiti se v kaj, izgubiti se v čem
ameriško lose out to izgubiti v korist drugega
to lose one's reason (ali mind) znoreti, pobesneti
ameriško to lose one's shirt vse izgubiti
to lose sight of izgubiti spred oči, pozabiti
to lose patience (ali one's temper) izgubiti živce, razjeziti se
to lose the thread izgubiti nit (predavanja itd.)
to lose track of izgubiti sled za kom ali čim
this will lose you your position to te bo stalo položaja, zaradi tega boš izgubil svoj položaj

lost [lɔst] preteklik & pretekli deležnik od to lose
izgubljen

lost property office urad za izgubljene in najdene predmete
lost souls izgubljene duše
tehnično lost motion mrtvi tek
to be lost in biti zatopljen v kaj
to be lost to biti izgubljen za, ne imeti čuta za, biti brez česa
to be lost upon biti brez pomena, biti stran vrženo
to give up for lost imeti za izgubljeno

love² [ləv]

1. prehodni glagol
ljubiti, rad imeti

2. neprehodni glagol
ljubiti, biti zaljubljen

love me, love my dog če ljubiš mene, ljubi tudi moje prijatelje
Lord love you! za božjo voljo! (presenečenje)
to love to do s.th. zelo rad kaj delati

lúč light; (svetilka) lamp

električna lúč electric light(ing)
prometna lúč traffic light, stop-go sign
plinska lúč gaslight
pri lúči by (artificial) light
v pravi lúči in its true aspect
pokazati kaj v pravi lúči to show something in its true colours
rudarska lúč miner's lamp
lúč gori the light is on
lúč ne gori the light is out
lúč je ugasnjena the light is off
držati proti, k lúči to hold up to the light
iti komu z lúči to stand out of someone's light
on ni nobena lúč (figurativno) he is no great light
prižgati lúč to put (ali to switch, to turn) the light on
ugasniti lúč to put the light out, to turn (ali to switch) the light off
postaviti kaj v pravo lúč to put something in the true light
postaviti kaj v nepravi, v napačni lúči to present something in the wrong light, to misrepresent
to prikazuje stvar v drugi, v novi lúči that puts the matter in a new light
ne stoj mi na lúči! don't stand in my light!
to meče novo lúč na to vprašanje this throws a new light on the question
metati slabo lúč na... to reflect (unfavourably) on...
njegovo vedenje meče slabo luč na njegovo vzgojo his behaviour reflects (unfavourably) upon his upbringing
zagledati lúč sveta to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to see the light
če to gledamo v lúči najnovejših odkritij if we view it in the light of the most recent discoveries
tisoči luči na ulicah thousands of lights in the streets

lug² [lʌg]

1. prehodni glagol
vleči, vlačiti (along za seboj, about okoli)

2. neprehodni glagol
potegniti (at za kaj)

to lug at one's oars naporno veslati
figurativno to lug in(to) za lase privleči, neumestno kaj uvesti v razgovor

lump² [lʌmp]

1. prehodni glagol
narediti kepo, nakopičiti, dati na kup, zmetati v en koš (together)
staviti ves denar (on na)
figurativno premetati, pomešati, zmešati (with s, z)
zbrati (in(to) v, under pod)

2. neprehodni glagol
kepiti, nakopičiti se; okorno se premikati, štorkljati (along); sesesti se (down)

if you don't like it you can (ali may) lump it če nečeš, pa pusti
sleng to lump it sprijazniti se s čim, iti k vragu, pogoltniti kaj

lurid [l(j)úərid] pridevnik (luridly prislov)
prsten, bled; pošasten, grozljiv, mračen, temen, strašen; krvavo rdeč (nebo); križeč, živ (barva)
botanika umazano rumeno rjav

to cast (ali throw) a lurid light on prikazati kaj v mračni luči

make up

1. prehodni glagol
sestaviti (spis, seznam); pripraviti, prirediti; naličiti, našminkati; opremiti (sobo); izmisliti si (zgodbo); zamotati, napraviti (paket); izdelati, sešiti (obleko); izpopolniti; nadoknaditi; izravnati, poravnati (račun)
tisk prelomiti (stavek); nazaj dobiti (izgubljeno ozemlje)

2. neprehodni glagol
naličiti se, našminkati se; nadomestiti (for)
nadoknaditi (for)
ameriško bližati se (to)
pogovorno dvoriti (to)
spraviti se (with)

to be made up of sestavljen iz
to make up one's mind odločiti se
to make it up with spraviti se s kom
to make up a face namrdniti se
to make up one's face naličiti se
to make up a lip našobiti se
to make up for lost time nadoknaditi izgubljen čas
the story is made up zgodba je izmišljena
to make up to s.o. for s.th. poravnati komu škodo za kaj

málo little; a little; few (pl)

po malem gradually; little by little
čisto málo a tiny bit
prav tako málo kot... no more than...
v málo dneh in a few days
počakaj málo! wait a moment!
jaz málo spim I don't sleep (ali I'm not sleeping) very much, I sleep little
še málo ne not a bit
on je málo znan he is little known
še málo ne slutiš, kaj te čaka you've no idea (ali arhaično you little dream) what is in store for you
málo vas je there aren't many of you, there are (only) a few of you, you are few
málo bolje mi je I am a little (a triffle) better
imam le málo prijateljev I've only a few friends, I have but few friends
málo je takih kot on there aren't many like him, there are few like him
málo ljudi misli tako few people think so
tistih málo ljudi, ki so bili navzoči the few people who were present
niti málo nisem zadovoljen I am far from being satisfied
málo, da tega nisem pozabil I had almost forgotten it
málo, da ni umrl he was likely to die
zelo málo next to nothing
málo za tem soon (ali shortly) after
málo prej a few moments ago, a short while ago; shortly before
za málo se mi zdi prositi za uslugo I scorn to ask a favour
málo (za las) je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was a near miss
málo je manjkalo, pa bi ga povozilo he was within an ace of being run over
málo je manjkalo, da se ni ubil he had a narrow escape (ali a close shave), he was within an ace of getting killed
bolje málo kot nič half a loaf is better than no bread

mandatory [mǽndətəri]

1. pridevnik
ukazovalen, pooblaščevalen
ameriško obvezen

2. samostalnik
pooblaščenec, -nka

to make s.th. mandatory upon s.o. predpisati komu kaj

manner [mǽnə] samostalnik
način; nastop, stil
množina običaji, šege
množina obnašanje, olika, vedenje, manire, način življenja
arhaično vrsta

adverb of manner prislov načina
all manner of vsake vrste
after (ali in) this manner na tak način, tako
it is bad manners neolikano je
to the manner born kakor rojen za kaj, kakor da bi bil od rojstva tak
the grand manner staromodna dostojanstvenost
good manners lepo vedenje; olika
he has quite a manner ima dober nastop
to have no manners ne imeti manir
to have no manner of right ne imeti nikakšne pravice
to make one's manners prikloniti se
in a manner v neki meri
in a singular manner čudno, nenavadno
by all manner of means na vsak način
by no manner of means na noben način
in a manner of speaking tako rekoč
other times, other manners drugi časi; drugi običaji

már

biti már za to care for, to like
már mi je! a lot I care!
ni mi már I don't care
kaj ti je to már? what's that to you?
to ti ni nič már! (te nič ne briga) that's no business of yours (ali none of your business)!
prav nič (figo) mi je már! I don't care a pin (ali rap, damn, straw, cent, brass farthing, feather, whoop)!, žargon I don't give a damn (ali VB tinker's cuss, ZDA tinker's damn)!
már ti je! a lot you care!

mark¹ [ma:k] samostalnik
znak, znamenje; madež, brazgotina, praska, zareza; odtis, žig
britanska angleščina red, ocena (šolska)
ekonomija varstvena (tovarniška) znamka; cilj, tarča
figurativno standard, raven, norma, ugled; znak, križ (nepismenega človeka)
vojska tip, model
šport startno mesto (tek), mesto za kazenski strel (nogomet), sredina želodca (boks)
zgodovina marka, mejno ozemlje

ear mark razpoznavni znak na ušesu, figurativno razpoznavni znak
distinctive mark razpoznavni znak
a mark V tank tank tipa V
mark moot občinski zbor, shod
below the mark pod običajno ravnijo, nezadovoljiv, bolan
beside the mark mimo tarče, figurativno netočen, nepravilen, zgrešen, irelevanten
ameriško, sleng easy mark lahkovernež
šport to get off the mark startati
to hit the mark zadeti, uspeti
to leave one's mark pustiti sled
a man of mark ugleden človek
to make one's mark upon (ali with) uspeti, uveljaviti se pri
to make a mark in the calender zaznamovati dan v koledarju
sleng not my mark ni po mojem okusu, mi ne odgovarja
to miss the mark zgrešiti, ne uspeti
bad marks slabo spričevalo (v šoli)
to obtain full marks dobiti dobre ocene
off the mark čisto napačen, zgrešen
you are quite off the mark zelo se motite
to overshoot the mark ustreliti preko tarče; iti predaleč, gnati predaleč
straight off the mark takoj
(god) save the mark bog pomagaj če povem (opravičilo preden se pove kaj neprijetnega)
ekonomija trade mark varstvena (tovarniška) znamka
to toe the mark storiti svojo dolžnost
up to the mark na običajni ravni, zadovoljiv, dobrega zdravja
wide of the mark daleč mimo, figurativno zelo zgrešen
within the mark v dovoljenih mejah, upravičen
mark of mouth znak starosti (po konjevih zobeh)
marks of punctuation ločila
question mark vprašaj

market¹ [má:kit] samostalnik
trg, tržnica, tržišče; trgovina, trgovanje; povpraševanje (for)
denarni trg; tržna cena
ameriško trgovina z živili

the market borzni posredniki
at the market po tržni ceni
at the top of the market po najvišji tržni ceni
black market črna borza
the corn market žitni trg
money market denarni trg
covered market pokrita tržnica
in the market na trgu
active (ali lively) market živahen trg
dull market mrtev trg
the market is low (rising) tržne cene so nizke (se dvigajo)
to be in the market for potrebovati kaj, iskati, želeti kupiti ali imeti
to be on (ali in) the market biti naprodaj
to come into the market priti na trg, biti naprodaj
to boom (ali rig) the market dvigniti kurz
to find a market iti v prodajo
the market fell cene so padle
the market is all givers na trgu so samo prodajalci
to hold the market obvladati trg, obdržati cene
a market for leather povpraševanje po usnju
to make a market špekulativno dvigniti povpraševanje (po delnicah)
to make a good market of okoristiti se s čim
to meet with a ready market hitro prodati
to place (ali put) on the market postaviti na trg, dati naprodaj
to play the market špekulirati (na borzi)
figurativno to bring one's eggs (ali hogs) to a bad (ali the wrong) market ušteti se

martyr¹ [má:tə] samostalnik
mučenik, -nica
figurativno trpin, žrtev

to make a martyr of o.s. delati se mučenika; žrtvovati se (for za)
to be a martyr to s.th. trpeti za čem
to die a martyr to (ali in the cause of) žrtvovati življenje za kaj

marvel¹ [mé:vəl] samostalnik
čudo, čudovitost

an engineering marvel čudo tehnike
to be a marvel at s.th. znati kaj čudovito
it is a marvel to me how čudim se kako
pogovorno he is a perfect marvel je pravo čudo, je fantastičen

master¹ [má:stə] samostalnik
gospodar; predstojnik, delodajalec; lastnik (hiše, psa itd.); mojster (obrtnik in umetnik); kapitan trgovske ladje
(tudi britanska angleščina) učitelj, profesor
britanska angleščina rektor, ravnatelj (v nekih kolegijih)
umetnost mojster, umetnina (starejšega mojstra)
univerza magister; gospodič (nagovor za fante višjih slojev do 16. leta)
britanska angleščina vodja, čuvar (v naslovih na angleškem dvoru)
pravno glavni sodni zapisnikar, glavni arhivar na soditču; matrica gramofonske plošče

the Master Kristus
to be master of s.th. obvladati kaj
to be one's own master biti svoj gospodar, biti neodvisen
to be master of one's time razpolagati s svojim časom
to be master of o.s. obvladati se
like master like man kakršen gospodar, tak sluga
master and man gospodar in delavec (sluga)
to make o.s. master of s.th. polastiti se česa, obvladati kaj
Master of Arts magister filozofije
Master of Science magister naravoznanstva
Master of Ceremonies šef ceremoniala
Master of (the) Hounds vodja lova
Master of the Horse dvorni konjar
zgodovina Master of the Revels vodja dvorne svečanosti
master mariner kapitan trgovske ladje
ameriško, ekonomija master agreement okvirna tarifa
glasba master chord prevladujoč trozvok
master copy originalni izvod (dokumenta, filma, plošče), avtorski izvod (literarnega dela)
tehnično master pattern vzorčni model
zgodovina master singer mojster pevec (nemški pesniki 14: 16. stol.)
master tooth podočnik (zob)
master touch mojstrstvo; uglajenost, zadnja ugladitev, izpiljenje (npr. teksta)
tehnično master wheel glavno pogonsko kolo

maščeváti to avenge, to revenge

maščeváti koga to avenge someone
maščeváti se nad to avenge oneself on (someone), to be revenged on (someone), to wreak vengeance upon (someone), to get one's own back
maščeváti se za to take vengeance for (kaj something), to avenge (something)
maščeváti se komu za kaj to avenge oneself on someone for something, to be avenged on someone for something, to wreak revenge on someone for something, to retaliate against someone for something
maščeval se bom I'll be revenged, pogovorno I'll get my own back

matter¹ [mǽtə] samostalnik
materija, snov, stvar; medgnoj
pravno zadeva, predmet
množina (brez člena) stvari, reči; povod, vzrok (for za)
predmet, tema, vsebina (knjige)
tisk rokopis, stavek; važnost (of)

organic matter organska snov
gaseous matter plinasto telo
pravno the matter in (ali at) hand pričujoča zadeva
pravno matter in controversy sporna zadeva
pravno matter in issue sporna zadeva; stvar, ki jo je treba še dokazati
a matter of taste stvar okusa
a matter of time vprašanje časa
printed matter tiskovina, tiskovine
postal matter vse stvari, ki se lahko pošiljajo po pošti
no matter ni važno
as near as no matter skoraj, za las
as a matter of course samo po sebi umevno
as a matter of fact v resnici, pravzaprav
for that matter; ali for the matter of kar se tega tiče
a hanging matter zločin, ki se kaznuje s smrtjo
in the matter of glede na kaj
no laughing matter ni šala, resna zadeva
in matter and manner formalno in resnično
to leave the matter open pustiti vprašanje odprto
to make much matter of pripisovati čemu veliko važnost
not to mince matters ne slepomišiti, povedati odkrito
to make matters worse poslabšati stvari
to carry matters too far iti predaleč
as matters stand kakor sedaj kaže
to take matters easy nalahko jemati, ne delati si skrbi
what matter? in kaj potem?
what's the matter? kaj pa je?
what's the matter with this? je kaj narobe s tem?