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certainty [sə́:tnti] samostalnik
gotovost, varnost; stalnost; določenost

to (ali of, for) a certainty gotovo, zanesljivo
with certainty brez dvoma, zanesljivo

certify [sə́:tifai] prehodni glagol ➞ certificate²

certified check (od banke) potrjen ček
this is to certify that s tem potrjujemo, da
to certify under one's hand z lastnoročnim podpisom potrditi
I do hereby certify that s tem potrjujem, da

césar emperor

volitev césarja election of an emperor
dati césarju, kar je cesarjevo to render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's

cess [ses] samostalnik
irsko, škotsko davek, davščina

out of all cess čez mero
bad cess to you! naj te vzame vrag!, solit se pojdi!.

cession [séšən] samostalnik (to)
odstop, izročitev, prepustitev (of)
odpoved

césta (public) road, (v mestu, vasi) street; way; ZDA (široka v velemestu) avenue

deželna césta highway, main road, VB highroad, trunk road, arterial road
glavna césta highway, highroad (between towns); high street, ZDA main street
državna césta, avtomobilska cést motorway, ZDA expressway, superhighway; (široka prehodna) thoroughfare, ZDA artery
césta v Oxford the Oxford road, the road to Oxford
stranska césta side road, (v mestu) side street
makadamizírana césta macadamized road
prometna, živahna césta busy (ali crowded) street
javna césta public road
asfaltirana césta asphalted road
z gramozom nasuta césta metalled road
tlakovana césta paved road
vijugasta césta winding road
hitra césta ZDA speedway
dobra (slaba) césta road in good (bad) repair
césta s prepovedjo parkiranja no-parking street, street closed to parking
rimska, mlečna césta astronomija galaxy, Milky Way
na césti in the street, on the street
delo na césti roadworks
gostilna ob césti roadside inn, VB žargon roadside caff
uporabnik céste road user
za promet zaprta césta! road closed to traffic!
ta césta je zaprta za promet z vozili this road is closed to vehicular traffic
césta je zagačena the road is jammed
iti po césti to go by the road
ta cesta gre (pelje, vodi) iz Londona v Southampton this road goes from London to Southampton
stanujem čez césto I live just across the street
vreči koga na césto to turn someone out, to put someone out (in the street); to send someone packing

chaff¹ [ča:f] samostalnik
pleva, rezanica
figurativno malenkost, ničvredna stvar; draženje, nagajanje

a grain of wheat in a bushel of chaff kapljica v morju
I am too old a bird to be caught with chaff nisem tako neumen, ne grem na limanice
to sort the wheat from the chaff ločiti zrnje od plev

chaffer¹ [čǽfə] prehodni glagol (about, for)
barantati, pogajati se

to chaffer away razprodati

chagrin² [šǽgrin] prehodni glagol
žaliti, ponižati, jeziti, vznevoljiti

to feel chagrined at (ali by) biti ogorčen zaradi

chain¹ [čein] samostalnik
veriga, vrsta
množina okovi, suženjstvo; dolžinska mera (okrog 20 m)

chain broadcasting hkratna oddaja istega programa več radijskim postajam
chain gang vrsta priklenjenih ujetnikov
chain of mountains gorska veriga
chain reaction verižna reakcija
chain smoker kadilec, ki prižiga eno cigareto za drugo
ameriško chain store podružnica velike trgovske hiše
to put s.o. in chains vkleniti koga
surveyor's chain merilna veriga

chair¹ [čɛə] samostalnik
stol, sedež
ameriško električni stol; stolica, katedra; profesura; predsedstvo
ameriško predsednik

bath chair invalidski voziček
to be (ali sit) in the chair predsedovati
to address the chair obrniti se na predsedstvo (zborovanja)
to take a chair sesti
to take the chair prevzeti predsedstvo
ameriško chair car najboljši razred na železnicah
easy chair naslonjač
chair days starost
ameriško to go to the chair biti kaznovan s smrtjo na električnem stolu
ameriško chair warmer lenuh
deck chair ležalnik
to leave the chair zaključiti sejo
chair! chair! mir!
folding chair sklopni stol
to hold the chair for English biti profesor za angleščino (na univerzi)

chalk¹ [čɔ:k] samostalnik
kreda; pastel
pogovorno račun, dolg, kredit
sleng praska

as like as chalk and cheese, as different as chalk from cheese kot noč in dan (različna)
not by a long chalk nikakor ne
by a long chalk the best veliko boljši od vseh
pogovorno to walk a chalk line biti trezen, vesti se skrajno spodobno
chalk talk predavanje ob risbah na tabli
not to know chalk from cheese ne imeti niti pojma, prav nič ne razumeti
sleng to walk (ali stump) one's chalks ucvreti jo

chance¹ [ča:ns] samostalnik
prilika; usoda, sreča; slučaj, naključje; priložnost, možnost, verjetnost; tveganje, upanje

by chance slučajno, po naključju
on the chance that v primeru, da
on the chance of v upanju česa
to take one's chance tvegati
pogovorno to have the eye (ali to look) to the main chance biti koristoljuben
to stand a chance imeti upanje
pogovorno not a dog's (ali an earthly) chance, not a ghost of a chance niti trohica upanja
on the chance of na slepo srečo
a mere chance golo naključje
chance of arms bojna sreča
the chances are that vse kaže, da

chance² [ča:ns]

1. prehodni glagol
pogovorno tvegati, upati si, predrzniti si

2. neprehodni glagol
zgoditi se, pripetiti se, primeriti se

to chance upon s.o. naleteti na koga
he chanced to be at home slučajno je bil doma
if my letter should chance to get lost če bi se moje pismo zgubilo

change¹ [čeindž] samostalnik
sprememba; menjava; borza; drobiž, prestop, prehod
astronomija mlaj
množina potrkavanje (z zvonovi)

for a change za spremembo
change of air sprememba razmer
medicina change of life klimakterij
to get the change out of s.o. ugnati koga
to ring the changes pogosto menjati službo, ponavljati isto z drugimi besedami
to take a change out of s.o. maščevati se nad kom; kaznovati koga
small change drobiž
to take the change on s.o. (pre)varati koga
a change for the better poboljšanje
a change for the worse poslabšanje

change² [čeindž]

1. prehodni glagol (from iz, into v)
spremeniti, prenarediti; preurediti; zamenjati
železnica prestopiti; oddojiti, odstaviti (dojenčka)

2. neprehodni glagol
spremeniti se; preobleči se; skisati se

to change for the better (worse) poboljšati (poslabšati) (se)
to change colour prebledeti, zardeti
to change one's condition poročiti se
to change one's name omožiti se
avtomobilizem to change gears menjati prestavo
to change hands spremeniti gospodarje
to change horses in midstream spremeniti načrt sredi dela
to change into preobleči se v
to change one's lodging (ali address) preseliti se
to change one's mind premisliti se
to change out of recognition tako se spremeniti, da ga ni moči spoznati
to change one's tune spremeniti svoje vedenje
all change! vsi potniki prestopite!
pogovorno to change one's feet preobuti se
to change one's clothes preobleči se

change-over [čéindžóuvə] samostalnik
tehnično preusmeritev, predrugačenje, reorganizacija
figurativno prehod (from ... to od ... k)

elektrika change-over switch komutator, menjalnik smeri električnega toka

channel² [čǽnl] prehodni glagol
izžlebiti, (iz)kopati kanal; razorati

to channel off raztekati, razhajati se (v razne smeri); sleng voditi, dobavljati po posebni poti

chant² [ča:nt]

1. prehodni glagol
opevati, intonirati, skandirati; odlajnati

2. neprehodni glagol
peti (enolično)

sleng to chant horses sleparsko mešetariti s konji
to chant the praises of s.o. hvalnice komu peti

chap² [čæp] samostalnik
čeljust, lice, gobec

to lick one's chaps uživati, veseliti se česa