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write off prehodni glagol
hitro (na)pisati, sestaviti in odposlati (a letter pismo)
odpisati (a debt dolg)

to write o.s. off sleng, aeronavtika (smrtno) se zrušiti
written off figurativno mrtev (oseba), zrušen (letalo)

write out prehodni glagol
v celem izpisati, napisati v neskrajšani obliki; prepisati, kopirati

to write out fair prepisati na čisto, napraviti čistopis
to write out over again še enkrat prepisati
to write o.s. out izčrpati svojo pisateljsko žilo, izpisati se

wrong² [rɔŋ] pridevnik
zmoten, nepravi, pogrešen, napačen, naroben; ki ni v redu, ki je v neredu; neprimeren, nepripraven; nekoristen, neugoden

wrong act prekršek
a wrong answer napačen, nepravi odgovor
the wrong side narobna stran (of material blaga)
wrong one, sleng wrong'un (kriket) žoga, ki leti čisto drugače, kot je igralec pričakoval
(the) wrong side out na ven (narobe) obrnjena notranja stran (oblačila)
the wrong side of the blanket figurativno nezakonit
to be wrong ne imeti prav
the clock is wrong ura ne gre prav
you are wrong in believing that nimaš prav (motiš se), če to verjameš
not to be far wrong ne se zelo (z)motiti
I was not far wrong in guessing skoraj sem uganil
something is wrong with him nekaj je narobe z njim
what's wrong with you? kaj pa je (narobe) s teboj?
to be in the wrong box figurativno biti v škripcih (v nerodnem položaju, v zagati); ne biti na mestu; biti na zgubi
it is the wrong side out to je narobe, obrnjeno
to be on the wrong side of 50 biti nad 50 let star
what's wrong with a cup of tea? pogovorno kako bi bilo s skodelico čaja?
to do the wrong thing in the wrong place ravno narobe (napačno) kaj napraviti
what do you find wrong with it? kaj se ti zdi pri tem narobe (ti ni pri tem všeč)?
to get (to have) hold of the wrong end of the stick figurativno (popolnoma) napačno razumeti (imeti čisto napačno mnenje, vtis)
to get out of the bed (on) the wrong side figurativno, pogovorno z levo nogo vstati; biti slabe volje
he will laugh on the wrong side of his mouth figurativno smeh ga bo že minil
to prove s.o. wrong dokazati komu, da nima prav
to go wrong zaiti; spodleteti, ne iti (biti) v redu
he holds the book the wrong way narobe drži knjigo
he found himself in the wrong shop figurativno, pogovorno ni na pravega naletel
it is very wrong of you to support him zelo napak je od vas, da ga podpirate
to take the wrong train peljati se z napačnim vlakom
to take the wrong turning (ali path) figurativno zaiti na kriva pota

wrong³ [rɔŋ] prislov
neprav, nápak, narobe, pogrešno, lažno

to act wrong ne delati prav, napačno delati
to get it wrong (z)motiti se, napačno razumeti
to get in wrong with s.o. ameriško, pogovorno lahkomiselno izgubiti (zaigrati) naklonjenost kake osebe
to go wrong iti s prave poti, zaiti na kriva pota (o ženski); pogrešiti, zmotiti se; trgovina slabo iti; tehnično slabo funkcionirati, biti pokvarjen
to get s.o. in wrong with spraviti koga ob dobro ime pri, diskreditirati koga pri
our plans went wrong naši načrti so šli po vodi
your watch is wrong vaša ura ne gre prav (točno)
to guess wrong napak uganiti, krivo zadeti

wrong⁴ [rɔŋ] prehodni glagol
biti krivičen (s.o. do koga)
krivično ravnati (z), delati krivico (komu), škoditi, prizadeti škodo (komu), prevarati (s.o. of s.th. koga za kaj)
zapeljati (žensko)
navtika odvzeti veter (ladji)

I was deeply wronged storjena (prizadejana) mi je bila velika krivica
he is wronged dela se mu krivica

wry¹ [rái] pridevnik
kriv, skrivljen; nakremžen; poševen, na stran nagnjen
figurativno čudaški; krivogled (pogled)

a wry face skremžen obraz
to make (ali to draw, to pull) a wry face nakremžiti se, napraviti kisel obraz, grimaso
to make wry faces spakovati se, pačiti se, delati grimase
wry nose kriv nos
wry-mouthed krivoust; figurativno ironično laskav (priliznjen)

yellow dog [jéloudɔg] samostalnik
ameriško, pogovorno manjvredna oseba ali stvar

yellow-dog contract ameriško, sleng pogodba med delodajalcem in delojemalcem, v kateri se slednji obveže, da ne bo pristopil k nobenemu sindikatu

yes [jes]

1. prislov
da; pač

yes, indeed da, resnično, v resnici
oh, yes o, pač; (vprašalno) res?
Can't you hear me? -- Yes, I can. Me ne morete slišati? -- Pač, morem.
to say yes to s.th. potrditi kaj

2. samostalnik (množina yeses)
(beseda) da

Yes and No vrsta uganke
with a loud yes z glasnim da
to confine oneself to yes and no omejiti se na da in ne
to say yes privoliti, dati svoj da

yoke¹ [jóuk] samostalnik
jarem; volovska vprega
arhaično jutro (zemlje)
figurativno hlapčevstvo, sužnost, podvrženost; obveznost

yoke of oxen jarem volov, par volov
two yoke of oxen dva para volov
yoke of matrimony zakonski jarem
to bring under the yoke, to submit to a yoke podjarmiti, zasužnjiti
to come under the yoke priti pod jarem
to endure the yoke prenašati, nositi jarem
to pass under the yoke zgodovina iti, skloniti se pod jarmom (o premagancu)
to send under the yoke podjarmiti
to shake off the yoke otresti se jarma

Yorkshire [jɔ́:kšiə]

1. samostalnik
ime severnoangleške grofije

2. pridevnik
(ki je) iz grofije Yorkshire
figurativno prebrisan; robat, osoren (v občevanju)

Yorkshire flannel fina flanela iz nebarvane volne
Yorkshire grit kamen za poliranje marmorja
Yorkshire pudding pečeno jajčno testo, ki se jé z govejo pečenko

you [ju:, ju, jə] zaimek
vi, vas, vam; ti, te(be), t(eb)i

you blockhead! ti (vi) tepec!
you fool! ti norec!
you three vi trije
the rest of you ostali od vas
you're another! hvala, enako! (odgovor na psovko)
you bet (your life) sleng na to se lahko zaneseš, (glavo) stavim za to
get you gone! poberi(te) se!
you don't say česa ne poveste (poveš) (to me preseneča)
you never can tell človek nikoli ne more vedeti
you never know človek nikoli ne ve
you soon get used to it človek se kmalu navadi na to
come here all of you! pridite sem vsi!
if I were you ko bi jaz bil na tvojem (vašem) mestu

young¹ [jʌŋ] pridevnik
mlad; mladeniški; svež; nov; nezrel, neizkušen, nevešč (in v)

young America ameriška mladina
young blood figurativno mladi član družine; gizdalinček
the young day zgodnje, rano jutro
young days mladost
young lady gospodična
a young man mladenič
young love mlada, mladostna ljubezen
her young man njen izvoljenec
her young ones njeni otroci
the young one of an animal mladič živali
young Mr. Smith g. Smith junior
a young person mladenka
young people mladina
the young Turks mladoturki
Black the younger Black mlajši
the day is still young dan se šele začenja
to grow young again pomladiti se
she looks young for her years videti je mlada za svoja leta
the young ones cackle as the old cock crows (pregovor) jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa

youth [ju:ɵ]

1. samostalnik
mladost; mladina, mladi svet; mladenič

in my youth v moji mladosti, v mojih mladih letih
the youth of the world mlada doba sveta, rani, zgodnji časi
all the youth of the village vsa vaška mladina
the dreams of youth mladostna sanje
in the prime of youth v cvetu mladosti
promising youth obetaven mladenič
youth will have its fling mladost se mora iznoreti; mladost norost

2. pridevnik
mladinski

youth hostel mladinski (počitniški) dom
youth movement mladinsko gibanje
youth organizer mladinski organizator, mladinski vodja

za for; for the purpose of; in favour of; after; behind; (= za časa) during

dan za dnem day by day
eden za drugim one after another, one behind the other
korak za korakom step by step
enkrat za vselej once and for all
za ves svet ne not for (all) the world
za gorami beyond the mountains
jaz za svojo osebo as far as I am concerned
za mojim hrbtom behind my back
za primer (v primeru) potrebe in case of need
za glavo večji taller by a head
za sedaj for the present
za šalo by way of a joke
argumenti za in proti the pros and the cons
razlogi za in proti the reasons for and against
za menoj! follow me!
(kar) za menoj, prosim! this way, please!
starejši za pet let five years older
jaz, za sebe (zase) as for me
beseda za besedo word for word
mož za možem man by man
zanimanje za... interest in...
za mladino neprimeren film a film unsuitable (ali not suitable) for young people
vstopnica za gledališče a theatre ticket
za vlade (vladanja) kralja Karla II during the reign of Charles II
za (= po pooblastilu) (acting) for, per pro., latinsko per procurationem (krajšava: p.p.)
biti za kaj to be in favour of something
kdo je za (to)? who is in favour?
sem za to, da mu odpustimo I'm in favour of (ali I'm for) pardoning him
večina je za nadaljevanje stavke there is a majority in favour of continuing the strike
to je važno zame (za mene) this is important to me
nekaj je za tem (figurativno) there's something behind it
za hišo je vrt there is a garden behind the house
to je hud udarec za nas it is a hard blow for us
brali smo eden za drugim we took it in turns to read
za koga me (pa) imate (smatrate)? who (arhaično whom) do you take me for?
nimam ga za genija I do not regard him as a genius
za to ceno lahko dobiš to blago povsod you can get these goods anywhere at that price
on jé za tri he eats as much as three
povleči koga za lase to pull someone by the hair
on porabi preveč za sebe (zase) he spends too much on himself
smatrati za dobro to think it advisable
odšel je za vedno he left for good
voditi koga za roko to lead someone by the hand
vzel jo je za ženo he has married her, arhaično he has taken her to wife (ali as his wife)
on zaostaja za časom he is behind the times
zapri vrata za seboj! shut the door after (ali behind) you!
zgrešil je za pol metra he missed by half a metre
zmotil sem se za 10.000 SIT I made a mistake of 10,000 tolars
sedeti za mizo to sit at the table
pustiti za seboj to leave behind

zabávati to amuse; divert; to entertain (koga someone), to provide entertainment (for someone)

zabávati se to be amused (at, by, with); to have a good time; to enjoy oneself; arhaično to take one's pleasure, to make merry; zastarelo to disport oneself
ste se dobro zabavali? did you enjoy yourself (oziroma yourselves)?
sijajno sem se zabaval I enjoyed myself no end, I had a great time

zabrísati to blur; figurativno to obliterate; to efface

zabrísati se to become effaced, figurativno to vanish
zabrísati vse sledove to remove all traces
podpis je bil zabrisan the signature was blurred
zabrísati (vreči) komu resnico v obraz to fling the truth in someone's teeth

začéti to begin, to start; to commence; to set about; to make a start; (ples) to open, to lead off; (razgovor) to launch, to broach, to moot (a subject)

zopet, znova začéti to begin (ali to start) again; (biti prvi) to be a pioneer, to pave the way (for), to break (new) ground
začéti diskusijo to start a discussion
začéti delikaten pogovor (figurativno) to break the ice
začéti na napačnem koncu to begin at the wrong end
začéti pogajanja z to enter into negotiations with
začéti s proizvedbami to set enquiries on foot
začéti pravni postopek proti to institute (ali to take) legal proceedings against
začéti pogovor z to engage in a conversation with
začéti govor to begin a speech
začéti kampanjo to open a campaign
začéti prepir to begin to quarrel
začéti z učenjem latinščine to start learning Latin, pogovorno to start Latin
začéti neko stvar (lotiti se) to start on a thing
začéti trgovino to set up (ali to start in) a business
začéti pri sebi (figurativno) to begin at home
začéti peti to burst into song
začel je pisati he began writing (ali to write)
začel je z malega he began on a small scale
zopet je začelo deževati the rain has set in again
šole (pouk) se začno 1. oktobra school starts on October 1st
začéti delati to start work, to commence working (ali to work)
začni(te) od začetka! begin at the beginning!
slabo je začel he has had a bad start
začel je piti (figurativno) he has taken to drink
predstava se začne ob devetih the performance begins at nine
najslabši del poti se začne v X. the worst stretch of road begins at X.
letos se je zima zgodaj začela winter has set in early this year

zadáviti to strangle; to throttle; žargon to scrag; (kazen) to garrotte

zadáviti se to strangle oneself, medicina to become constricted (ali strangulated)

zadéva matter; affair; business; thing; subject; (osebna) concern; pravo case

o tej zadévi on this subject
v zadévi with reference to, on the subject of
državna zadéva affair of state
družbena zadéva social matter (ali problem)
notranje zadéve internal affairs pl
zadéva javnega pomena matters pl of public concern
zadéve skupnega pomena matters pl of common interest
tekoče zadéve current affairs pl
zunanje zadéve foreign affairs pl
dogovorjena, domenjena zadéva a put-up job
ministrstvo za zunanje zadéve VB Foreign Office (krajšava: F.O.); ZDA State Department
lepa zadéva! (ironično) that's a nice mess!
v zadévi X. proti Y. pravo in the case of X. versus Y.
brigaj(te) se za svoje zadéve! mind your own business!
to je zadéva zase it is a separate question (ali problem, matter)
to je čisto druga zadéva that's an entirely different thing
to ni moja zadéva that's no business of mine
to je tvoja zadéva that's your affair, that's your lookout, it's up to you
kot je zadéva sedaj... as matters now stand
zadéva prihaja na dan the affair is coming out, the matter is being aired
pusti zadévo pri miru! let the matter rest!
zadéva se vleče the affair is dragging on
vmešavati se v tuje zadéve to meddle in other people's afairs
vzeti zadévo v roke to take the matter in hand
voditi zadéve to conduct (ali to direct) affairs
opustiti zadévo (pogovorno) to drop the whole business
govoril sem z njim o vaši zadévi I talked to him regarding your business

zadíhati to breathe (again); figurativno to feel at ease (again); to respire

zadíhati se to gasp for breath (ali for air); to become winded
bil je precéj zadihan, ko je dosegel vrh he was fairly winded on reaching the top