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weight¹ [wéit] samostalnik
teža; tehtanje, merjenje; odtehtana količina; telesna teža; mera za težo; utež; težina, breme, pritisk
figurativno breme, odgovornost; pomen, pomembnost, važnost, vrednost; vpliv, ugled

by weight po teži
weights and measures uteži in mere
under weight trgovina pod težo, prelahek
weight of metal teža granat, ki jih ladijski topovi lahko izstrelijo naenkrat
dead weight lastna teža (nekega telesa)
gross, net weight bruto, neto teža
man of weight vpliven, pomemben človek
the weight of evidence teža dokaznega materiala
live weight živa teža
putting the weight šport met krogle
sold by the weight prodajan (na prodaj) po teži
to carry weight with imeti velik vpliv na
to give good (short) weight dati dobro (preslabo) težo
to have a weight of 10 pounds tehtati 10 funtov
to lose weight izgubiti na teži, shujšati
to lose in weight figurativno izgubiti na važnosti
to make one's (ali the) weight imeti pravilno težo (džokej)
what is your weight? koliko tehtate?
to pull one's weight figurativno pošteno se lotiti
to put the weight šport metati kroglo, kladivo
to put on (ali to gain) weight pridobiti na (telesni) teži, zrediti se
to try the weight of s.th. potežkati, v roki tehtati kaj

wide¹ [wáid] pridevnik (widely prislov)
širok, prostran; obsežen; dalekosežen; velik, znaten, bogat (izkušnje, znanje itd.); liberalen, ki je brez predsodkov, širokogruden; splošen, obči; raztezajoč se v določenih mejah; široko odprt; ki presega meje, čezmeren; daleč oddaljen
britanska angleščina, sleng bister, prebrisan

three feet wide tri čevlje širok
a wide domain obsežno, obširno področje
a wide margin širok rob
wide plain prostrana ravnina
wide prices različne cene (ponudbe in povpraševanja)
wide reading velika načitanost
wide roads široke ceste
the wide world širni svet
to give a wide margin dati široko polje, dati prost prostor
to stare with wide eyes strmeti s široko odprtimi
to take wide views biti velikodušen, velikopotezen
his answer was quite wide of the mark njegov odgovor ni prav nič spadal k stvari
by the widest computation kar najbolj široko računano

wife množina wives [wáif, wáivz] samostalnik
žena, soproga; ženska; stara (kmečka, klepetava) ženska
zoologija samica

lawful wife zakonita žena
old wives' tale babja čenča
all the world and his wife ves modni, elegantni svet
to give (to take) to wife dati (vzeti) za ženo
to make a good wife biti dobra žena (to komu)

wink¹ [wiŋk] samostalnik
mežikanje
pogovorno mižanje; migljanje; trenutek, hip

forty winks pogovorno kratko spanje
to have forty winks malo zadremati
in a wink v hipu, kot bi trenil
to give the wink to s.o. pomežikniti komu
he was gone in a wink v hipu je izginil
I did not sleep a wink last night nocoj nisem zatisnil očesa
he could not get a wink of sleep all night niti za hip ni zatisnil očesa celo noč
to tip s.o. a wink namigniti komu, dati komu (svarilen) znak

word¹ [wə:d] samostalnik
beseda; kar je (iz)rečeno; govor; besedilo, tekst (pesmi itd.); častna beseda, obljuba; pritrditev, zagotovitev, zagotovilo; nalog, ukaz, navodilo; geslo, parola; sporočilo, obvestilo, odgovor
religija božja beseda, sveto pismo, biblija
zastarelo pregovor, (iz)rek, moto
množina pričkanje, prerekanje

the words tekst, libreto
at a word na besedo, takoj
by word of mouth ustno
in so many words dobesedno, (na) kratko
word for word od besede do besede, dobesedno
beyond words neizrazljiv
on the word, with the word na to besedo, po tej besedi, s to besedo
in a word z eno besedo, skratka
in other words z drugimi besedami
upon my word (of honour)! pri moji časti! (častna beseda!); saj (toda) to ni mogoče!
my word upon it! pri moji časti! častna beseda!
a word to the wise pametnemu človeku zadostuje ena sama beseda
a word and a blow po besedah takoj pretep (ravs)
a word in (out of) season (ne)primeren nasvet
a word or two beseda ali dve, nekaj besed
big words hvalisanje, širokoustenje
words and deeds besede in dejanja
burning words ognjevite, plamteče besede
fair, good words lepe, laskave besede
high (hard, hot, sharp, warm) words ostre, hude, trde, jezne besede
wild and whirling words divje, nepremišljene besede
my word! prav zares! bogme!
a play upon words besedna igra
too beautiful for words neizrekljive lepote
too silly for words preneumno, nedopovedljivo neumno
to be a man of few words biti redkobeseden, varčevati z besedami
to be as good as one's word biti popolnoma zanesljiv
to be better than one's word napraviti več, kot smo obljubili
to be worse than one's word ne biti mož beseda, snesti besedo
to break one's word prelomiti svojo besedo, ne držati (svoje) besede
hard words break no bones oštevanje ne boli toliko kot palica; hude besede ne ubijajo
fine words butter no parsnips lepe besede (še) niso dovolj
word came that... zvedelo se je, da...
to eat one's word snesti (svojo) besedo, preklicati svoje besede
to give one's word dati (svojo) besedo, obljubiti
to hang on s.o.'s words viseti na besedah kake osebe, pazljivo koga poslušati
to have a word with imeti kratek razgovor z
to have words with pričkati se, skregati se z; spreti se z
to have the last word imeti zadnjo besedo
he has not a word to throw at a dog figurativno on je prefin, da bi govoril z drugimi
to have no words for ne imeti besed za, ne moči izraziti
to keep one's word držati (svojo) besedo, biti mož beseda
to leave word that... sporočiti, da...
to make no word about ne izgubljati besed o
to proceed from words to blows od besed priti do pretepa
to put in (ali to say) a good word for zastaviti (reči) dobro besedo za
to suit the action to the word od besed takoj preiti na delo
to take s.o. at his word prijeti koga za besedo
I took his word for it nisem dvomil o (verjel sem) njegovi besedi
to retract one's word umakniti (nazaj vzeti, preklicati) svojo besedo
send me word! javi mi, sporoči mi!
to send word of one's arrival obvestiti o svojem prihodu
to waste words tratiti besede, zaman govoriti

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

yield² [ji:ld] prehodni glagol
donašati, prinašati, dajati; proizvajati; dopustiti, dovoliti; odstopiti (s.th. to s.o. komu kaj)
(redko) uvideti, priznati

to yield 10% donašati 10%
to yield assistance da(ja)ti, nuditi pomoč
to yield a city, a fortress predati mesto, trdnjavo
to yield good crops dajati dobre letine (žetve) (o zemlji)
to yield consent privoliti
to yield due honours izkazati dolžne časti
to yield the point priznati poraz (v debati)
to yield a profit trgovina prinesti dobiček
to yield s.th. to be done dopustiti, da se nekaj naredi (zgodi)
to yield s.o. thanks biti komu hvaležen
to yield precedence to s.o. dati komu prednost
to yield submission podvreči se
to yield the palm (to s.o.) priznati se poraženega (od koga)
yield right of way! dajte prednost (v cestnem prometu)
to yield a place to s.o. odstopiti, narediti prostor komu
to yield one's rights odreči se svojim pravicam
to yield oneself prisoner predati se v ujetništvo
to yield up the breath (ghost, life) izdihniti (dušo), umreti
neprehodni glagol
donašati, (ob)roditi, dajati; vdati se, popustiti; podleči, podvreči se; privoliti (to v)
zaostajati (to za)

to yield well, poorly dobro, slabo obroditi
this apple-tree yields well ta jablana dobro rodi
to yield to conditions privoliti v pogoje
to yield to despair vda(ja)ti se obupu
the ground yielded under him tla so se mu vdala pod nogami
to yield to superior forces vdati se, ukloniti se premoči
to yield to temptation podleči skušnjavi
to yield under pressure popustiti pod pritiskom
to yield to the times prilagoditi se časom (času)
they yield to our soldiers in courage oni zaostajajo za našimi vojaki glede hrabrosti

zadoščênje satisfaction

dati komu zadoščênje to give satisfaction to someone
dobiti zadoščênje to obtain satisfaction
zahtevati zadoščênje od koga to demand satisfaction from someone

zagòn impetus; élan; impulsion, vim; momentum, pl momenta, -ums; push, dash

dati nov zagòn to give a fresh impetus (to)

zahvalíti se to thank (komu za kaj someone for something); to give thanks (to someone); to render thanks (for something); to return thanks (for something); (odklonilno) to refuse, to decline

najlepše se zahvaljujem! (ironično) thank you for nothing!
vnaprej zahvalíti se to thank beforehand
zahvaljujoč se vam vnaprej... thanking you in anticipation (ali beforehand, in advance)
zahvaljujem se vam za... I am much obliged to you for..., many thanks to you for...
zahvalíti se se morate gospodu X., ne meni you must give your thanks to Mr. X., not to me
njej se moram zahvalíti se, da... I owe it to her that...
vam se moramo zahvalíti se, da je sedaj najhujše za nami thanks to you we are through the worst of it now
zahvalíti se za službo (figurativno dati ostavko) to send in one's papers

zakúp lease; rent; pravo tenancy

v zakúpu on lease, rented, tenanted
dosmrten zakúp tenancy for life
(vedno možen) odpovedljiv zakúp tenancy at will
povraten zakúp leaseback
dati v zakúp to let out on lease, to put out to lease, to lease
(daje se) v zakúp (oglas) to let
imeti v zakúpu to hold on (ali by) lease, to tenant
vzeti v zakúp to take on lease, to rent

zámož

dati v zámož to marry off

zapísnik minutes pl; protocol; record

zapísnik o 1. seji skupščine minutes of the 1st session of the assembly
sejni zapísnik minutes of a meeting
iz zapísnika 10. seje izvršilnega odbora RSS from the minutes of the 10th session of the executive committee of the RSS
pisati, voditi zapísnik to take (ali to keep) the minutes
dati na zapísnik to make a deposition (ali a statement)
napisati zapísnik to draw up the minutes
smem smatrati, da je zapísnik odobren? may I take the minutes as read?
ne določen za zapísnik not minuted, off the record

zapréči (konje) to harness; (vole) to yoke

zapréči konje v voz to harness horses to a carriage
zapreženo je the horses are harnessed
dati zapréči voz to have a horse harnessed to a carriage

zastáva² (zalog) pawn; pledge; pravo mortgage

dati v zastávo to give in pawn, to put in pledge, to mortgage
imeti v zastávi to hold in pledge
vzeti kot zastávo, v zastávo to take in pledge
rešiti iz zastáve to redeem a pledge

zaščíta protection (pred from); shelter, sheltering; screening; safeguard; guarding against

brez zaščíte unprotected
pod zaščíto koga under the aegis of
pod zaščíto noči under shelter (ali under cover) of night
protiletalska zaščíta antiaircraft protection
zdravstvena zaščíta health service, medical service, ZDA medicare
dati, nuditi zaščíto to give protection
iskati zaščíto to seek protection
vzeti koga v zaščíto to take someone under one's protection (pogovorno under one's wing)

zatočíšče (place of) refuge; resort, shelter; asylum; sanctuary; retreat; (zavetišče čez noč) house of refuge

zatočíšče tatov resort of thieves
dati zatočíšče to grant sanctuary
iskati zatočíšče to seek sanctuary
nuditi zatočíšče to offer shelter
to je moje zadnje zatočíšče this is my last resort
ti si moje edino zatočíšče you are my only recourse (ali the only one I can turn to)
njegova hiša je zatočíšče nesrečnikov his home is a sanctuary (ali asylum) for the wretched
laž je njegovo običajno zatočíšče lying is his usual expedient (ali his usual way out)
v dolgočasju najti zatočíšče v branju to take refuge from boredom in reading
pravica do zatočíšča right of sanctuary

zaúpnica

glasovanje o zaúpnici vote of confidence
predlog zaúpnice (nezaupnice) staviti to propose a vote of confidence (of no confidence)
dati predlog zaúpnice to table (ali to introduce) a motion of confidence
vlada je dobila zaúpnico the Government won a vote of confidence

zavétje shelter (pred from), refuge (from)

dati komu zavétje to shelter someone
dobiti zavétje to get (ali to take) shelter (pred from, pri kom with someone)
iskati zavétje to seek shelter
najti zavétje pri to take shelter with
nuditi zavétje to offer shelter

zdravílo medicine; medicament; remedy; (redko) physic; figurativno (odpomoček) remedy; (za okrepitev) tonic, cordial; (za odvajanje) laxative, purgative, aperient; (za draženje) stimulant; (za ublažitev, pomirilo) sedative

zdravílo za zunanjo uporabo remedy for external use
domače zdravílo household remedy, nostrum
specialno zdravílo specific; patent medicine
zdravílo za bljuvanje emetic
zdravílo za vse panacea, cure-all
pripravljanje zdravil pharmaceutics pl (s konstr. v sg), pharmacy
prodajalec zdravil pharmacist, (pharmaceutical) chemist, dispensing chemist, druggist
dati zdravílo to administer a medicine, to give someone his medicine
napraviti zdravílo to make up a medicine
predpisati zdravílo to prescribe a medicine
vzeti zdravílo to take one's medicine