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penal [pí:nəl] pridevnik (penally prislov)
kazenski, kazniv, kazensko praven

penal act kaznivo dejanje
penal code kazenski zakonik
penal colony naselbina. kaznjencev
penal institution kazenska ustanova
penal law kazenski zakon
penal servitude zaporna kazen s prisilnim delom
penal sum globa

penitentiary¹ [peniténšəri] pridevnik
kazenski, poboljševalen; spokorniški

ameriško penitentiary crime zločin, za katerega je predvidena zaporna kazen

plank¹ [plæŋk] samostalnik
deska, platica, ograjnica, mostnica, ploh
figurativno opora
ameriško, politika program politične stranke

to walk the plank iti z zavezanimi očmi čez palubo, dokler ne zmanjka tal pod nogami (stara mornarska kazen), figurativno iti v gotovo smrt

povíšati to raise; to heighten; to elevate; to exalt; to enhance; to increase; (cene) to raise (to put up)

povíšati glas to raise the voice
povíšati kazen pravo to increase a sentence
povíšati cene to raise prices; glasba (noto) to sharpen
povíšati stavbo za eno nadstropje to raise a building by a storey
biti povišan to be upgraded
bil je povišan na položaj... he was promoted to the rank of...

povračílo return

kot, v, za povračílo za in return for; repayment; (kot kazen) retribution, (represalija) reprisal, retaliation; (denarja) refund, restitution
dan povračíla je prišel (napočil) the day of retribution has arrived
ostati dolžan povračílo komu to owe someone a favour
kaj sem dobil kot povračílo za svojo prijaznost? what did I get in return for my kindness?
izvajati povračílo (represalije) nad to carry out reprisals against

presedéti to spend time sitting, to sit for some time; (hlače ipd.) to wear out by sitting

presedéti kazen to serve a sentence, to serve time, to do one's time

rope¹ [róup] samostalnik
vrv, konopec, motvoz; niz
figurativno smrt z obešenjem; (v cirkusu) akrobatska vrv; laso; plezalna vrv, naveza
množina, sleng prijem, zvijača; (o vinu, pivu) židkost

on the high rope zviška, ošabno; besno
the rope vrv za obešanje, kazen obešanja
the ropes šport vrvi okoli ringa; boks(anje)
a rope of sand figurativno podpora brez prave pomoši, nezanesljiva pomoč, varljiva sigurnost
a rope of pearls niz biserov
bell-rope vrvica za zvonec
plenty of (enough) rope to hang oneself figurativno možnost, da sami sebi škodimo, drvimo v pogubo
to be on the rope (alpinizem) biti v navezi
to be on the ropes (v ringu) viseti na vrveh, figurativno, sleng biti v brezupnem položaju
to be on the high ropes figurativno prevzetovati, napihovati se, šopiriti se, biti ohol
to be at the end of one's rope biti na koncu svojih sredstev, svojega življenja
to give s.o. rope (plenty of rope) dati komu (popolno) svobodo delovanja (zlasti, da se kompromitira)
to give s.o. rope enough to hang himself dati komu dovolj prilike, da se uniči, ugonobi
to know the ropes biti na tekočem; dobro se spoznati na, biti dobro uveden (v stvari, ki jih drugi poznajo), poznati vse prijeme (zvijače); dobro vedeti, kaj je treba narediti
to learn the ropes uvesti se v delo
name not a rope where one has hanged himself ne omenjaj vrvi v hiši, v kateri se je nekdo obesil
to put s.o. up to the ropes uvesti koga v, dati komu vse potrebne podatke
to show s.o. the ropes uvesti koga v (neko) delo

sack¹ [sæk]

1. samostalnik
vreča, mošnja, pismonoševa torba, vrečka, mošnja za denar; široko ogrinjalo, kratka suknja, suknjič; vreča kot mera (3-6 bušlov)
sleng odpust iz službe

sack of coals navtika, sleng temni oblaki
the sack zgodovina utopitev v vreči (kazen)
to get the sack sleng biti odpuščen (vržen) iz službe
to give s.o. the sack sleng odpustiti (vreči) koga iz službe; dati košarico komu
to hold the sack figurativno ostati na cedilu

2. prehodni glagol
vtakniti, dati v vrečo
domačno odpustiti iz službe
domačno, figurativno dati košarico
pogovorno vtakniti v žep
sleng premagati koga v tekmi

serve² [sə:v]

1. prehodni glagol
služiti, delati za koga; (od)služiti (kazen); opravljati učno dobo; postreči, oskrbeti (with z)
servirati (jed)
šport servirati (žogo); zadostovati (komu), zadovoljiti (potrebe); ustrezati (namenu); prav priti
pogovorno ravnati s kom; privesti samca k samici

to serve one's apprenticeship služiti svojo učno dobo
he has served us very badly zelo slabo je ravnal z nami
to serve one's country služiti domovini
to serve the devil služiti satanu
dinner is served večerja je na mizi
there is enough to serve five people tega je dovolj za pet ljudi
that excuse will serve you to opravičilo ti bo prav prišlo (ti bo koristilo)
I am glad to serve you (in this occurrence) veseli me, da sem vam lahko na uslugo (da vam lahko pomagam) (ob tej priliki)
to serve a gun vojska streči topu
if my memory serves me right če se prav spominjam
serves you right! prav ti je!, zaslužil si to!
they served him right ravnali so z njim, kot je zaslužil
it does not serve my needs to ne ustreza mojim potrebam
a man cannot serve two masters človek ne more služiti dvema gospodarjema
this priest serves two parishes ta duhovnik upravlja dve župniji
one pound serves us for three days en funt nam zadostuje za tri dni
that will serve the purpose to bo ustrezalo (namenu)
to serve a rope zvezati konec (spletene) vrvi z vrvico, da se prepreči odmotavanje
to serve s.o. with the same sauce, to serve s.o. in his kind (in his coin) plačati, vrniti komu milo za drago
to serve one's sentence presta(ja)ti svojo kazen
to serve the time prilagoditi se času
to serve one's time služiti leta do upokojitve; služiti svoj rok v vojski; prestajati svojo kazen v zaporu
to serve the town with electric light oskrbovati mesto z električno razsvetljavo
to serve s.o. a (nasty) trick (grdó) zagosti jo komu
to serve s.o. a turn napraviti komu uslugo
that will serve his turn to bo nekaj zanj, ta mu bo ustrezalo
first come, first served kdor prej pride, prej melje

2. neprehodni glagol
služiti, biti v službi
vojska služiti v vojski; streči, servirati; ustrezati, zadostovati; koristiti, biti koristen (primeren); napraviti uslugo, pomagati; opravljati funkcijo, fungirati (kot)
cerkev ministrirati, biti ministrant

as occasion serves ob primerni priložnosti, če se bo ponudila (ugodna) priložnost
to serve in the army služiti v vojski
to serve at table streči pri mizi
to serve as an example služiti za zgled
he serves rather badly (tenis) on zelo slabo servira
to serve on a jury fungirati kot porotnik
to serve as a mayor biti župan; opravljati funkcijo župana
to serve with cold meat postreči s hladnim narezkom
this string may serve later on ta vrvica utegne pozneje prav priti
it will serve bo ustrezalo (prav prišlo, zadostovalo)
while the time serves dokler je še čas (prilika)

smŕten (of) death, concerning death; (usoden) deadly, fatal; (kazen) capital, mortal, lethal; (smrti podoben) deathlike, deathly

smŕtni boj agony, last throes pl, death agony
smŕtni greh mortal (ali deadly) sin
sedem smŕtnih grehov the seven deadly sins
smŕtna groza horrors pl of death
smŕtno hropenje death rattle
smŕtna kazen capital sentence, death penalty
smŕtne muke pangs pl of death
smŕtna nesreča fatal accident, accidental death
smŕtna nevarnost mortal danger, deadly peril
smŕtno oznanilo notice of death, obituary
smŕtna obsodba capital sentence, condemnation to death, death warrant
smŕtna postelja deathbed
smŕtni primer death, casualty
smŕtna rana mortal wound
smŕtna slutnja premonition (ali presentiment) of death
smŕten strah mortal fear
smŕtni sovražnik deadly enemy
smŕtno sovraštvo deadly hatred
smŕtni udarec death-blow
smŕtna ura hour of death
smŕtni (mrtvaški) zvon death knell
biti v smŕtni nevarnosti to be in mortal danger

stand^*2 [stænd]

1. neprehodni glagol
stati (na nogah itd.); dosegati stalno višino v stoječem položaju; postaviti se pokonci; biti nameščen, ležati, biti, nahajati se; stati na mestu, nehati se premikati, (za)ustaviti se; ostati brez sprememb, veljati tudi vnaprej, ne izgubiti moči (veljave); zadržati, obdržati svoj dosedanji položaj; zavzemati se (for za)
zagovarjati (for kaj)
zavzemati stanoviten odnos do česa; nasprotovati (against čemu)
upirati se; vztrajati, vzdržati, ostajati; oklevati, bati se (at česa)
ustrašiti se; sestajati (in iz)
skladati se, biti v skladu (with z)
kandidirati, biti kandidat (for za)
nabrati se, zbrati se; (za)pihati, pri(haja)ti (o vetru)
pogovorno stati, veljati; biti v prid (komu), koristiti
navtika pluti, držati se določene smeri (for, to proti)
stopiti (back nazaj)

stand! stoj!
stand at ease! vojska voljno!
stand fast! vojska, britanska angleščina mirno!, vojska, ameriško vod, stoj!
to stand aghast zgroziti se, osupniti
to stand alone (on an opinion) (o)stati sam (s svojim mnenjem)
to stand against s.o. postaviti se proti, uveljaviti se proti komu
to stand accused biti obtožen
to stand at attention vojska stati v pozoru
we stand by each other drživa skupaj
to stand by one's promise držati svojo obljubo
we will stand by whatever he says z vsem, kar bo rekel, bomo soglašali
to stand corrected uvideti, priznati svojo krivdo
to stand firm as a rock stati trdno kot skala
he stands six feet in his stockings sezut meri v višino (je visok) šest čevljev
to stand for an office potegovati se za (neko) službo
to stand for a constituency kandidirati za poslanca nekega volilnega okrožja
to stand for birth control zavzemati se za kontrolo rojstev (za načrtovanje družine)
I won't stand for this ameriško tega ne bom trpel (prenašal)
to stand for s.o. (with s.o.) potegniti se za koga, potegniti s kom
to stand gaping stati in zijati, zijala prodajati
to stand gasping stati in sopsti
to stand good ostati veljaven, obdržati svojo veljavo (vrednost)
my hair stood on end lasje so se mi naježili
to stand in line ameriško stati in čakati v vrsti
to stand in need of help potrebovati pomoč
to stand in terror of s.o. bati se koga
to stand model stati (biti) za modél
it stands me in 8 shillings a bottle pogovorno steklenica me stane 8 šilingov
to stand neutral biti, ostati nevtralen
the same objection still stands ta ugovor še vedno obstaja
he will not stand at murder on se ne bo ustavil pred umorom
to stand on one's head držati stojo na glavi
to stand on guard paziti se
don't stand on ceremony ne delaj ceremonij
to stand on ceremony paziti (gledati) na etiketo, ceremonialno se obnašati
to stand on one's own feet stati na lastnih nogah, figurativno opravljati svoje zadeve brez tuje pomoči
to stand on one's rights mnogo dati na svoje pravice
stand on me for that sleng zanesi se name glede tega!
she stands over the girl while she does her homework ona pazi na (nadzira) deklico, ko dela domačo nalogo
to stand pat sleng ostati trden
to stand the racket sleng plačati ceno, globo
to stand security (surety, sponsor) for s.o. biti porok, jamčiti za koga
to stand (as) sponsor (godfather) biti za botra
to stand still mirovati, ostati miren, ustaviti se
the thermometer stands at 30 barometer kaže 30
to stand to one's duty (vestno) opravljati svojo dolžnost
to stand to one's guns (one's colours) figurativno trdno vztrajati pri svojem (prepričanju, mnenju), vojska držati postojanko
to stand to one's oars pošteno, krepko zaveslati
to stand to reason biti čisto razumljiv (logičen)
with this horse we certainly stand to win (to lose) s tem konjem moremo le zmagati (izgubiti)
to stand to it that... vztrajati na tem, da...
to stand upon one's trial pravno stati, biti pred sodiščem
to stand (a) watch; navtika, to stand guard vojska biti na straži
to stand well with s.o. dobro se razumeti (shajati) s kom
the wind stands in the east veter piha z vzhoda
if it stands with honour če se sklada s častjo

2. prehodni glagol
postaviti; ustaviti; zoperstaviti se, upirati se (čemu); prenašati, prenesti, trpeti (koga, kaj); podvreči se, prestati
pogovorno dati (plačati) za; stati (biti) pred (čem)

to stand an assault vzdržati, upreti se napadu
I shall stand you in the corner (za kazen) te bom postavil v kot
I don't stand pain ne prenesem bolečine
I can't stand him ne morem ga trpeti
she cannot stand the sun ona ne prenese sonca
to stand a drink pogovorno dati za pijačo
to stand a chance imeti možnost (priliko, priložnost, upanje, šanso)
to stand one's chance tvegati
to stand all hazards vse tvegati
to stand the test prestati preizkušnjo, izkazati se, obnesti se
to stand trial biti obtožen
to stand one's trial biti zaslišan pred sodiščcm

stern¹ [stə:n] pridevnik (sternly prislov)
strog, oster, tog; krut, nepopustljiv, neizprosen, strikten; trden; mrk, neprijazen (pogled); neprijeten, odbijajoč (kraj)

stern discipline stroga disciplina
stern necessity neizprosna potreba (sila, stiska)
a stern resolve trden sklep
a stern penalty stroga, ostra kazen
stern times trdi, hudi časi

strap¹ [stræp] samostalnik
(usnjen) jermen, pas, pašček; jermen za brušenje britve; usnjen ročaj ali zanka za držanje (v avtobusu itd.); naramnica (pri obleki)
tehnično prenosnik; trakasto (ploščato) železo
navtika vrv (veriga) za zavarovanje
botanika jeziček (pri listu)

the strap, strap oil tepež, pretepanje z jermenom (kazen), "leskovo olje"
boot strap stremen pri škornju

take^*1 [téik] prehodni glagol

1.
vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti
vojska ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

to take advice vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se
he does not take alcohol on ne pije (alkohola)
to take one's bearings mornarica izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figurativno ugotoviti, pri čem smo
take her through this book predelaj z njo to knjigo
to take the bull by the horns zgrabiti bika za rogove, figurativno spoprijeti se s kom (čim)
to take breakfast zajtrkovati
the car cannot take more than five v avto ne more več kot pet oseb
to take a cup of tea popiti skodelico čaja
shall we take our coffee in the garden? bi pili kavo na vrtu?
to take the chair figurativno prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)
to take s.o.'s eye pritegniti pozornost kake osebe
to take a flat vzeti (v najem) stanovanje
to take in one's hands vzeti v roke
to be taken ill zboleti
to take the lead prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej
I took her in a lie ujel sem jo na laži
to take s.o.'s measurements vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)
I take the opportunity to tell you... izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...
to take (holy) orders cerkev biti posvečen, ordiniran
to take a part prevzeti, igrati vlogo
to take in bad part zameriti, za zlo vzeti
to take poison vzeti strup, zastrupiti se
to take precedence over imeti prednost pred
to take s.o. prisoner (ali captive) vojska ujeti koga
to take 3000 prisoners vojska ujeti 3000 sovražnikov
to take a seat sesti (na stol)
to take s.o. for s.tiv. ameriško, sleng izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga
to take s.o. stealing zasačiti koga pri tatvini
I take his statement with a grain of salt njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)
to take by storm (ali assault) zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem
to take a bit between teeth figurativno odpovedati poslušnost
to take s.o.'s temperature (iz)meriti komu temperaturo
to take by the throat zgrabiti za vrat
to take a ticket vzeti, kupiti vozovnico
to take the train (a taxi, a tram) peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)
to take a thief in the act zasačiti tatu pri dejanju
to be taken in a trap ujeti se v past
the town was taken after a short siege mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju
to take s.o. unawares presenetiti koga
to take the waters piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)
to take the trouble of doing s.th. vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj
to take the veil religija iti v samostan, postati nuna
to take a wife oženiti se
to take the right way with s.o. lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način
we must have taken the wrong way morali smo se zmotiti v poti
to take a poor view (ali a dim view) of ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o

2.
odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

children were taken from their mothers materam so odvzeli otroke
take three from ten odštej tri od deset
he tried to take her handbag from her skušal ji je iztrgati torbico
take this letter to the post-office odnesi to pismo na pošto
take your umbrella vzemi dežnik s seboj
the bus will take you there avtobus vas bo peljal tja
to take s.o. home odvesti koga domov
where will this road take us? kam nas pelje ta pot?
he was taken in the prime of life umrl je v najboljših letih
he was taken hence umrl je

3.
dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

to take cold dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad
to take a cold prehladiti se
to take a fever dobiti mrzlico
to take an infection okužiti se, inficirati se
to take a game dobiti igro
to take s.th. as a reward dobiti kaj kot nagrado
to take the first prize in dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)
to take a monthly salary prejemati mesečno plačo
to take a degree at the university diplomirati na univerzi
to take a newspaper biti naročen na časopis
to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. (grdo) izkoristiti kaj
to take s.th. under a will dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu

4.
vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

it takes a good actor to play this role le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo
it takes time and courage za to je potreben čas in pogum
it took me (ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station potreboval sem 5 minut, da sem prišel do postaje
it did not take more than 3 minutes to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute
it would take a strong man to move it potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil
which size in hats do you take? katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?
it takes two to make a quarrel za prepir sta potrebna dva

5.
občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

to take the consequences nositi, prevzeti posledice
to take an examination napraviti izpit
to take a fall ameriško, sleng nositi posledice
to take a loss (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo
to take offense biti užaljen, zameriti
to take pains (po)truditi se
to take pity on s.o. občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga
to take umbrage sumničiti, posumiti
to take great pleasure in s.th. imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem
are we going to take it lying down? bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?
these troops had taken the brunt of the attack te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada

6.
očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

to be taken with (by) biti očaran od
he takes readers with him on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce
to take s.o.'s fancy ugajati, prikupiti se komu
his play did not take njegova drama ni imela uspeha
they soon took to each other kmalu sta se vzljubila
what took him most was the sweetness of her voice kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu

7.
razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

I take it that... to razumem tako, da...
shall I take it that... naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?
then, I take it, you object to his coming torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel
as I take it kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)
do not take it ill if I do not go ne zamerite mi, če ne grem
to take a hint (ali cue) razumeti namig
to take a joke well (ill) (ne) razumeti šalo
to take seriously resno vzeti
you may take it from me lahko mi to verjamete
whom do you take me for? za koga me (pa) imate?
to take s.o. for a fool imeti koga za norca
to take s.th. for granted vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno
I take this to be fun to smatram za šalo
I take him to be (ali for) an honest man imam ga za poštenjaka
to take as read politika, pravno smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)
may I take the minutes as read? smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?

8.
zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

to take earth lov zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figurativno umakniti se, skriti se
to take a header skočiti (na glavo) v vodo
to take (to) the water iti v vodo
he took the bush zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto
they took to the woods zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove
to take refuge (ali shelter) zateči se (with k)
to take to the stage iti h gledališču
take the corner slowly počasi zavijte okoli vogala
the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto

9.
fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

he took me while I was not looking fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam
he insisted on being taken with his hat on na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi
to take views delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati
to have one's photograph taken dati se fotografirati
to take a photo fotografirati
she took her mother in her old age skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti

10. neprehodni glagol
uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv
botanika prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se
tehnično prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi)
medicina učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti
fotografija fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se
pogovorno biti prizadet

the book did not take knjiga ni imela uspeha
the dye takes well on this cloth barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu
some people take better than others nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi
he did not take well this time to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji
to take well biti fotogeničen
he takes well (badly) on je (ni) dober na fotografiji
to take sick zboleti
to take as heir prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

Posebne zveze:

to take into account (ali consideration), to take account for vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati
to take aim at vojska meriti, ciljati na
to take the air iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronavtika dvigniti se
to take alarm vznemiriti se
to take breath zajeti sapo, oddahniti si
to take the bun (ali cake; ali biscuit) sleng, figurativno vse prekositi
this takes the cake! sleng to je pa že višek!
to take care biti oprezen, paziti
to take charge of prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo
to take one's chance tvegati, upati se
to take s.o. into one's confidence zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj
to take under consideration vzeti v pretres, v presojo
to take comfort potolažiti se
to take a dare pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti
deuce take it! vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!
to take effect učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; pravno stopiti v veljavo
to take exception to (ali at, against) grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke
to take evasive action sleng izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)
to take one's ease udobno se namestiti
to take s.o.'s evidence pravno zaslišati koga
to take one's farewell vzeti slovo, posloviti se
to take to heart vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se
to take holiday vzeti si dopust
to take hold of prijeti, zgrabiti
to take it into one's head vbiti si (to) v glavo
to take an interest in zanimati se za
to take issue with ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti
to take it (on the chin) sleng požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)
take it or leave it! vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!
to take a journey potovati, iti na potovanje
to take kindly to s.o. čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga
to take a leap poskočiti
to take leave of vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od
to take liberties preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen
to take lessons jemati učne ure (lekcije)
to take one's life in one's hand tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to take the measure of s.o.'s foot vzeti mero za obutev, figurativno premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe
to take the minutes pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)
to take no dobiti odklonitev
to take possession of vzeti v posest
to take notice pogovorno opaziti
to take notice of vzeti na znanje, upoštevati
to take no notice of ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati
to take in (ali to) pieces narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)
to take part in udeležiti se, sodelovati v
to take a ride pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)
to take a river iti čez reko
to take rise izvirati, nasta(ja)ti
to take root ukoreniniti se
to take shape dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se
to take the rough with the smooth figurativno vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je
the son took after his father sin se je vrgel po očetu
to take by surprise presenetiti
to take short presenetiti, zalotiti
to take to singing a tune začeti peti melodijo
to take to bad habits vdati se slabim navadam
to take to s.th. like ducks to water takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj
to take to task poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti
to take the time from s.o. figurativno točno se ravnati po kom
to take one's turn priti na vrsto
to take turns menjavati se (za)
to take a turn for the worse obrniti se na slabše
to take things easy lagodno delati
take it easy! ne razburjaj se!
I am not taking any pogovorno hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram
to take the water mornarica izpluti
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte
to take wine with s.o. nazdraviti komu
to take upon o.s. an office prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)
that walk did take it out of us! ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal
to take one's time vzeti si čas
to take s.o. at his word koga za besedo prijeti

tar [ta:]

1. samostalnik
katran, smola
figurativno mornar

a jolly (jack) tar mornar
an old weather-beaten tar star morski volk (mornar)

2. prehodni glagol
premazati, namazati s katranom

they are tarred with the same brush figurativno imata (imajo) iste napake, našla sta se dva enaka
to tar and feather namazati (koga) s katranom in posuti (ga) s perjem (kot kazen)
neprehodni glagol
postati katran; dajati katran

3. pridevnik
katranski

telésen bodily; corporal; corporeal; physical, material; fleshly

telésna kazen corporal punishment
telésna lepota physical beauty
telésna vaja physical exercise
telésno gibanje physical exercise
telésna straža bodyguard
telésni užitki (jedi itd.) creature comforts pl
kraljevi telésni zdravnik physician in ordinary of the king
telésna moč physical strength
telésna poškodba bodily harm (ali injury)
telésna preiskava body search
telésna nega hygiene, beauty culture

vicarious [vaikɛ́əriəs] pridevnik
namestniški, zastopniški, delegatski; ki (koga) nadomešča ali zamenjuje; deljen s kom (pleasure veselje)

vicarious work, vicarious punishment namesto koga drugega opravljeno delo, prestana kazen

visitation [vizitéišən] samostalnik
obiskovanje (zlasti uradno); obhod (za inšpiciranje), vizitacija
cerkev službeni obisk

Visitation religija obisk Device Marije; preiskava, pregled (tuje ladje, ladijskih dokumentov); pogovorno dolg nadležen obisk; masovna priselitev (ptic itd.); religija božja milost, blagoslov; kazen, šiba božja
visitation of locusts naval, vdor kobilic
the famine was a visitation of God for their sins religija lakota je bila božja kazen za njihove grehe
right of visitation navtika pravica preiskave, inšpekcije

visòk -ôka, -o high; (postava, rast) tall; (cena) high, dear; steep, stiff; (dvignjen) raised, elevated; (vzvišen) lofty

visòk, -ôka, -oa cena stiff price
visòk, -ôka, -oa družba high society
visòk, -ôka, -o čin high rank
visòk, -ôka, -oa globa heavy fine
visòk, -ôka, -oa igra playing for high stakes
visòk, -ôka, -oa kazen heavy penalty, severe punishment
prepovedano pod visòk, -ôka, -oo kaznijo prohibited under a heavy (ali a severe) penalty
visòk, -ôka, -oa politika high politics
visòk, -ôka, -oo poletje high summer
visòk, -ôka, -oa sezona high season
visòk, -ôka, -oega rodu high-born, of high birth
visòk, -ôka, -oa starost ripe old age
doživeti visòk, -ôka, -oo starost to live to a ripe old age
na visòk, -ôka, -oem severu in the far North
visòk, -ôka, -o krvni pritisk high blood pressure
področje visòk, -ôka, -oega pritiska high-pressure area
visòk, -ôka, -oa šola college
visòk, -ôka, -oa »živina« pogovorno big shot, big noise, big gun
visòk, -ôka, -oega stanú of high standing
imeti visòk, -ôka, -oo mnenje o to have a high opinion of, to think highly of (someone)
dobivati visòk, -ôka, -oe mezde, plače to get high wages
zavzemati visòk, -ôka, -oo mesto (položaj) to occupy a high position
on je visòk, -ôka, -oa »živina« (figurativno) he's a big noise

vŕv rope; cord

vŕv za perilo clothesline
vŕv za obešanje (kazen) halter; the rope
vŕvi pl okoli ringa šport the ropes
izdelovalec vŕvi ropemaker
lestev iz vŕvi rope ladder
plesalec, -lka na vŕvi rope dancer
tovarna vŕvi rope factory
vlečenje vŕvi (igra) tug-of-war, pl tugs-of-war
vŕv za preskakovanje (otroška igra) skipping-rope
oddeliti, izpreti gledalce z vŕvjo to rope off spectators
hoditi po napeti vŕv nad globokim prepadom to walk (oziroma to be walking) the (oziroma a) tightrope over a very deep precipice
ne omenjaj vrvi v hiši, v kateri se je nekdo obesil speak not of rope where a man has hanged himself
peljati, voditi na vŕvi to lead by a halter
pritrditi, zvezati z vŕvjo to cord, to rope (up)
preskakovati vŕv, skakati čez vŕv (otroška igra) to skip (a skipping-rope)