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ravnáti (kar je ukrivljeno) to straighten, to make even, to even; (sploščiti) to flatten; (tla) to level

ravnáti se po kom to follow someone's example; figurativno to proceed, to act
ravnáti s kom to have dealings with someone, to deal with someone, (kot as)
slabo ravnáti s kom to treat someone badly, to ill-treat someone, to ill-use someone, (v zaporu) to manhandle someone
ravnáti se po pravilu to conform to the rules
ravnáti se po navodilih to act according to instructions
morate se ravnáti po drugih you must (try to) fit in with the others
moda se ravna po njej she is in the forefront of fashion
slabo ravnajo z njim they maltreat him
ravnáti s čim to handle, to manage something
ravnali se bomo po vaših željah we shall be guided by your wishes, we shall conform entirely to your wishes
pošteno ravnáti s kom to treat someone decently, (figurativno) to play ball with someone
ravnáti se po zakonu to abide by the law

razlíčen different; dissimilar; diversified; heterogeneous; incongruous; (mnogovrsten) various, varied, diverse, arhaično divers, manifold, distinct

razlíčnih barv (pester) variegated, parti-coloured; (raznovrstni) several, sundry
biti razlíčen to be different, to differ
biti razlíčen kot noč in dan to be as different a chalk and cheese
okusi so razlíčni tastes differ
iz razlíčnih razlogov for various reasons
razlíčna mnenja various opinions pl

rázlog reason; cause; grounds pl, ground, motive

iz rázloga, da... on the grounds that
iz rázloga, ker... because...
iz kateregakoli rázloga for whatever reason
iz tega rázloga for this reason
iz tega ali onega rázloga for some reason or other
prav iz tega rázloga for that very reason
tehten rázlog cogent reason
ni nobenega rázloga za kako spremembo there is no reason (ali motive) for a change
nimaš rázloga za pritoževanje you have no ground(s) for complaint
dati rázlog to give one's reason
navajati kot rázlog to allege as a reason
navesti rázlog to supply a reason
navesti rázloge to show cause (ali ground) (za for)
razjezil se je iz praznega rázloga he got angry without any real reason
ne bomo ga več videli tu, in to iz jasnega rázloga (= vé se zakaj) we shan't see him here again, and for a good reason
to ni zadosten rázlog, da tako ravnaš that is insufficient reason for your behaviour

razor [réizə]

1. samostalnik
britev; oster rob
ameriško čekan divje svinje

as sharp as a razor oster kot britev
razor blade klina britve
electric razor električni brivnik
safety razor brivski aparat; žilet(ka)
to be on the razor's edge figurativno biti v nesigurnem nevarnem, kritičnem položaju
to cut blocks with a razor nekaj delati z nezadostnim, neustreznim orodjem (sredstvi)
to grind, to set a razor nabrusiti britev

2. pridevnik
ostrorob, ki ima oster greben

3. prehodni glagol
briti z britvijo

to razor down odbriti, odrezati; figurativno zmanjšati

raztŕgati to tear up, to rip open, (z zobmi) to tear, to rip (apart)

raztŕgati v kose to tear to pieces, to rip to pieces; to tear to tatters; to tatter, to rend, to rend in pieces (ali apart, asunder)
raztŕgati na dvoje to tear in two
raztŕgati si obleko na žeblju to tear one's clothes on a nail
raztŕgati dopisnico na koščke to tear up a postcard in small pieces; (čevlje, obleko) to wear out
raztŕgati se to rip, to rend, to tear
rajši bi se pustil raztŕgati na kose, kot da bi priznal he would rather let himself be cut to pieces than admit it

razuméti to understand; to comprehend, to get, to make out; to grasp, to apprehend, to take in

napačno razuméti to misunderstand, to mistake
ne razumem vas čisto I don't quite follow you
dobro se razumem z njim I get on well with him
tega ne razumem this is beyond me, this is beyond my comprehension, I cannot make head or tail of it
ali naj razumem, da...? am I to take it that...?
me razumeš? do you get me?
(že) razumem I see, I understand
razuméti! radio roger!
ne razumem se na konje I have no experience with horses
nisem mogel prav razuméti njegovega imena I could not catch his name
me razumeš?, si me razumel? do you understand me?, pogovorno got the idea?, pogovorno O.K.?
to se razume that's understood, of course!, I quite see!
slabo ste razumeli you have got hold of the wrong end of the stick
ne razumite me napačno don't get me wrong
to se samo po sebi razume that is a matter of course, that stands to reason, that goes without saying
on se razume na to he is clever at it, he is well versed in it, he is at home in it, he is well experienced (ali skilled) in it
naj me vrag vzame, če razumem! I'll eat my hat if I understand that!
z njim se ni možno razuméti there is no dealing with him
napačno me razumete you mistake me
ona hitro razumeva she is quick-witted
on počasi razumeva he is dull-witted
on ne razume šale he can't take a joke
dobro se razuméti na posle to know one's business
brez nadaljnjega se razume, da... it is an understood thing that...
dobro se razuméti s kom to stand well with someone
dobro se razumejo they get on well together, they get on (ali along) with one another, they are on good terms
ne razumejo se med seboj they are at odds (ali at variance)
ne razumejo se preveč they don't take to one another much
razuméti se kot pes in mačka (figurativno) to get on like cat and dog
dali smo jim razuméti we gave them to understand
dali so mi razuméti, da... I was given to understand that...
tega nisem prav nič razumel (figurativno) I could not make head or tail of it
da, razumel sem! aeronavtika roger!

razvpíti to defame, to decry; to bring into disrepute

razvpíti koga to bring disrepute upon someone
razvpíti koga kot ženskarja to decry someone as a womanizer

rdèč red; (lica) ruddy

rdèč nos (pijančka) coppernose, grog-nose
Rdeči križ Red Cross
Rdeča armija Red Army
Rdeča Kapica Little Red Riding Hood
Rdeče morje Red Sea
rdèčih lic redcheeked
rdèča detelja red clover
rdèča barva red colour
rdèče krvno telesce red corpuscle, red blood cell
rdèč kot kri blood-red
rdèč kot vrtnica (as) red as a rose
rdèč kot puran (as) red as a turkey cock
rdèč kot pesa (as) red as a beetroot
rdèče oblečen dressed in red
slep za rdèčo barvo red-blind
od joka rdèče oči eyes red with tears
rdèč kot rak (as) red as a boiled lobster, (as) red as a peony
temno rdèč dark red
biti rdèč od jeze to be red with anger
postati rdèč to turn red
ves rdèč je od sramú he is blushing to the very roots of his hair
postati rdèč kot kuhan rak to turn (ali to flush) scarlet
to ga razdraži kot rdèča krpa bika it is a red rag to him

read^*2 [ri:d]

1. prehodni glagol
brati, čitati, razbrati; prebrati, prečitati (off, through)
(raz)rešiti, reševati (uganke); preučiti (up)
razlagati, tolmačiti, pojasnjevati; predavati, učiti (s čitanjem), seznaniti koga s pisateljevimi mislimi; napoved(ov)ati, prerokovati; zvedeti, doznati (iz časopisa); študirati; uspavati koga z branjem (into, to sleep)
(o toplomeru) (po)kazati, (za)beležiti

to read s.th. to s.o. čitati komu kaj
to read to oneself čitati zase (skrivaj)
to read s.o. like a book figurativno točno koga spregledati (spoznati, razumeti)
to read a dream razlagati sanje
to read s.o.'s face brati komu na obrazu
to read s.o.'s fortune prerokovati komu prihodnost
to read law študirati pravo
with whom do you read Greek? pri kom študirate grščino?
read the letter to yourself preberite si pismo
he had read himself asleep zaspal je bil pri branju
to read music brati note, igrati po notah
to read a manuscript oceniti, recenzirati rokopis
to read s.o. a lesson ošteti koga, brati komu levite
do you read me? me razumeš?
how do you read this passage? kako razumete ta odstavek?
to read oneself blind (to sleep) oslepeti (zaspati) od branja
to read the riot act dati zadnje svarilo o posledicah slabega vedenja (npr. pri izgredih, demonstracijah pred vojaškim posegom)
to read s.th. into a text hoteti brati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni
parlament the bill will be read tomorrow for the second time zakonski osnutek bo jutri drugič v razpravi
she likes being read to ona ima rada, da ji kaj berejo
the thermometer reads 30° C in the shade termometer kaže 30° C v senci

2. neprehodni glagol
brati, čitati; dati se brati; glasiti se; zvedeti z branjem, brati (about, of o)
študirati, učiti se, pripravljati se, pripraviti se za izpit (for za)

he is reading for the bar študira za advokaturo
to read between the lines brati med vrsticami
to read for an examination študirati za izpit
to read for a degree pripravljati se za diplomski izpit
to read for honours pripravljati se za rigoroz
the book reads well knjiga se dobro bere
his silence is to read as consent njegov molk je treba razumeti kot privolitev
this ticket reads for Leeds ta vozovnica velja za Leeds
it reads like a novel to se bere kot roman
it reads as follows (to) se glasi takole

reason¹ [ri:zn] samostalnik
razlog, vzrok, povod, motiv; argument, utemeljitev; um, razum, razumnost, razsodnost, uvidevnost, razumevanje, logika
pravno pravica (za kaj); glavni razlog; kar je prav in pošteno, upravičenost, usmerjenost
logika premisa nekega dokaza; sposobnost ustvarjanja zaključkov, sklepov na podlagi premis

by reason of zaradi
bereft of reason blazen, nor
for the reason that zaradi tega (iz razloga), ker
for the same reason iz istega razloga
for that very reason prav iz tega razloga
in (all) reason z (vso) pravico, kot je pravično, upravičeno, v mejah
with (good) reason upravičeno
without rhyme or reason figurativno brez glave in repa, nesmiseln, bedast
woman's reason ženska logika
to bring s.o. to reason spraviti koga k pameti, spametovati koga
to complain with reason upravičeno se pritoževati
I will do anything in reason napravil bom vse, kar se mi bo zdelo pametno
to give, (to show) reason dati povod
to have reason arhaično prav imeti
you have good reason to complain čisto upravičeno se pritožujete
to listen to reason, to hear reason dati se poučiti, prepričati, poslušati nasvet, priti k pameti
to lose one's reason izgubiti pamet
he lost his reason zmešalo se mu je
I saw reason to interfere zdelo se mi je prav, da se vmešam
it stands to reason that... jasno je, da...
there is reason in what you say pametno (premišljeno) je, kar govoriš

rebuttal, rebutment [ribʌ́tl, -bʌ́tmənt] samostalnik
ovržba, zavrnitev, odbitje, spodbitje

in rebuttal of kot dokaz, da je (nekaj) napačno, lažno

receipt¹ [risí:t] samostalnik
prejem; prejemnica, potrdilo o prejemu, priznanica; pobotnica; prihod, prihajanje blaga
(tudi množina) dohodki, prejemki, iztržki (kuhinjski) recept (tudi figurativno)
napotek, navodilo, predpis; sredstvo

receipt in full pavšalna pobotnica
gross receipts bruto dohodki
on receipt of your letter ob (po) prejemu vašega pisma (dopisa)
to acknowledge receipt of sth. potrditi prejem česa
to be in receipt of imeti, držati, prejeti (pismo)
he is in receipt of poor relief on dobiva podporo kot siromak
to give a receipt, to make out a receipt for dati, izstaviti priznanico, pobotnico za (kaj)
to pay on (upon) receipt plačati ob prejemu

recently [rí:səntli] prislov
nedavno, pred kratkim, zadnje čase

as recently as nič pozneje kot
quite recently prav pred kratkim

receptive [riséptiv] pridevnik (receptively prislov)
sposoben za sprejemanje, sprejemljiv, dovzeten, receptiven, občutljiv (of, to za, na)

a mind more receptive than creative bolj receptiven kot kreativen duh

receptíven receptive

bolj receptíven kot kreativen duh a mind more receptive than creative

recognition [rekəgníšən] samostalnik
(ponovno) spoznanje, prepoznanje, razpoznanje, identificiranje, rekognicija; priznanje, priznanje samostojnosti

in recognition of v znak priznanja za
as a sign of recognition kot spoznavni znak
past all recognition neprepoznavljiv, nerazpoznavljiv
de jure recognition priznanje de iure
his recognition of me was immediate takoj me je prepoznal
to receive no recognition ostati neopažen
to win recognition (pri)dobiti si priznanje, uveljaviti se

recognize [rékəgnaiz]

1. prehodni glagol
spoznati, prepoznati, identificirati; ceniti (koga); priznati kaj (as kot, that da)
zavedati se, (jasno) spoznati, uvideti; biti hvaležen, nagraditi; dopuščati; vzeti (kaj) na znanje; pozdraviti, s pozdravom izraziti prepoznanje
ameriško dati besedo govorniku

2. neprehodni glagol
pred sodiščem se pismeno obvezati (in za)

to recognize an old acquaintance prepoznati (pozdraviti) starega znanca
to recognize a claim priznati zahtevo (pravico)
to recognize s.o. to be first priznati koga za prvega (among med)
to recognize defeat priznati (svoj) poraz
to recognize s.o. as the lawful heir priznati koga za zakonitega dediča
I did not recognize I was lost till... nisem se zavedel, da sem izgubljen, dokler ne...
I recognized that I was wrong priznal sem, da nimam prav
the Browns no longer recognize the Smiths Brownovi niso več prijatelji s Smithovimi

rečèn² said

kot rečèno as I said
med nama rečèno between you and me ➞ rêči!

rêči to say; to tell; to utter; (izraziti se) to express in words; (izjaviti) to declare; (kot priča) to depose

rêči "da" to say yes, to agree
rêči "ne" to say no (ali nay), to refuse
zopet, ponovno rêči to repeat
rêči bobu bob to call a spade a spade
rêči zbogom to say (ali to bid) goodbye (ali farewell)
na uho komu rêči to whisper in someone's ear
rêči komu svoje mnenje to give someone a piece of one's mind
rêči enkrat "da", enkrat "ne" to say and unsay
tako rekoč so to speak; as it were; as one might say; so to say
recimo, da... granted that...
recimo, da bi to bilo res... supposing (that) it were true...
kot se reče (ljudje rečejo) as the saying goes
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done, quick as thought
kratko rečeno... the long and the short of it is...
mimogrede rečeno... by the way, by the by (ali bye)
kot že rečeno as I have said already, as I said before
med nama rečeno between you and me
laže rečeno kot storjeno easier said than done
recimo let us say, say, suppose
reci odkrito! speak up (ali out)!
reci brez okolišenja! don't beat about the bush!
recimo, da je tako admitting that it is so (ali it to be so)
recimo, da je to res, kaj potem? say it were true, what then?
če lahko tako rečemo if one might put it this way
to je lepo rečeno that is nicely put
kaj naj rečem k temu? it is incredible!
ni kaj rêči o njegovi poštenosti his honesty cannot be called in question
nimam več kaj rêči I have nothing more to say
proti temu se ne da nič rêči there is nothing to be said against that
to se samó tako reče that's merely a way of putting it
on si ne da nič rêči he is deaf to all advice, he will not listen to reason
kar on reče, mora biti what he says goes
kako bi se to reklo v angleščini? how would you put that in English?
težko je rêči... it is hard to say...
ne more se rêči kdaj there is no saying when
rekli so mi, da je doma I was told that he was at home
kolikokrat sem to rekel? how often have I said (ali told you) that?
rekel sem svoje I had (ali I've had) my say, (kaj mislim) I spoke my mind
kar sem rekel, nisem oporekel I kept my word, I did not go back on my word
upravičeno lahko to rečem I could well say so
kaj bodo pa ljudje rekli (figurativno) what will people (ali they) say?
to je težavno, ali bolje rečeno, to je nemogoče it is difficult, or rather (ali knjižno nay), it is impossible
to je težavno, da ne rečem nemogoče! it is difficult, not to say impossible!
Je to res? Če ti pa rečem! Is it true? You can take my word for it!
ne vem, kaj hočeš rêči I don't follow you
kaj hočeš rêči s tem? what do you mean by that?
ravno sem hotel to rêči you have taken the words out of my mouth, it was on the tip of my tongue, I was going to say
preden sem sploh mogel kaj reči... before I could get a word out
vse še ni bilo rečeno o tem we haven't yet heard the last of it, we haven't yet got to the bottom of it

red¹ [red] pridevnik (redly prislov)
rdeč; rus; pordečen (with od)
okrvavljen, krvav; rdeče razžarjen ali razbeljen
politika rdeč, komunističen, sovjetski; anarhističen, revolucionaren; marksističen

as red as a rose rdeč kot vrtnica
red admiral (metulj) admiral
Red Army Rdeča armija
a red battle krvava bitka
red cap britanska angleščina vojaški policist, ameriško postrešček, nosač na postaji
red cent bakren novčič
red chalk krvavec (kamen)
red coats sleng vojaki
red deer jelen
red eye ameriško, sleng cenen viski
red eyes with tears od jokanja rdeče oči
red flag rdeča zastava
red flannel sleng jezik
red hat kardinalski klobuk, kardinal(ska čast); britanska angleščina, sleng štabni častnik
red herring prekajen slanik, figurativno nekaj, kar odvrača pozornost od neprijetnega, nevarnega predmeta
red handed krvavih rok, hudodelski, ki je pri hudodelskem dejanju
red light rdeča luč
red light district mestni predel s številnimi javnimi hišami
red meat govedina, bravina
a red radical politika hud, zagrizen radikal
red rag (to a bull) rdeča krpa (ki razdraži bika), figurativno nekaj, kar človeka razdraži
red vengeance krvavo maščevanje
red weed mak
red, white and blue sleng mrzla soljena govedina
neither fish, flesh nor good red herring ne ptič ne miš, nekaj nedoločljivega
to be red with anger biti rdeč od jeze
it is a red rag to him to ga razdraži kot rdeča krpa bika
to draw a red herring across the track (the path) s kako stransko stvarjo odvrniti pozornost od glavne stvari; z veščim manevrom odvrniti pozornost, zabrisati sled
to have red hands imeti krvave roke, zakriviti smrt kake osebe
to make red pordečiti
to paint the town red hrupno veseljačiti, razgrajati, delati kraval po mestu
to see red figurativno pobesneti
to see the red light figurativno videti, spoznati pretečo nevarnost
to turn red postati rdeč, zardeti