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bygone² [báigɔn] samostalnik
preteklost

let bygones be bygones pozabimo, kar je bilo, odpustimo

call¹ [kɔ:l]

1. prehodni glagol
klicati, poklicati; zbuditi, imenovati; smatrati; sklicati
ameriško telefonirati
trgovina terjati
ameriško, domačno grajati
Biblija zadeti, doleteti

2. neprehodni glagol
klicati, vpiti; telefonirati (on, upon)
obiskati, priti
mornarica (at) pristati (at)
oglasiti se pri, zaviti kam

to call attention to s.th. opozoriti na kaj
to call to account poklicati na odgovor
what age do you call him? koliko mislite, da je star?
ameriško, pogovorno let it call a day naj bo za danes dovolj
to call to mind spomniti, priklicati v spomin
to call s.o. names (o)zmerjati koga
to have nothing to call one's own biti brez sredstev
to call in question (po)dvomiti
to call a spade a spade, to call things by their names reči bobu bob
to call it square (ali quits) smatrati za urejeno
to call into being ustvariti
to call a halt ustaviti se
to call a meeting sklicati sestanek
not to have a moment to call one's own ne imeti niti trenutka zase
to call to order posvariti, opomniti
to call the banns oklicati
to call cousins with s.o. sklicevati se na sorodstvo s kom
to call into play spraviti v tek
to call to witness poklicati za pričo
to be called imenovati se
to be called to the bar postati odvetnik
to call the roll vojska poklicati zbor, klicati po imenih

cat¹ [kæt] samostalnik
mačka, maček; bič, korobač
pogovorno prepirljivka; dvojni trinožnik

when the cat's away the mice will play kadar mačke ni doma, miši plešejo
to bell the cat izpostavljati se nevarnosti
ameriško, vojska, sleng cat beer mleko
to wait for the cat to jump, to see how the cat jumps čakati na ugodno priložnost
to fight like Kilkenny cats boriti se na življenje in smrt
before the cat can lick the ear nikoli
when candles are out all the cats are grey ponoči je vsaka krava črna
he lives under the cat's foot žena hlače nosi
to grin like a Cheshire cat režati se, kazati zobe
to lead cat and dog life živeti kot pes in mačka
to let the cat out of the bag izblebetati skrivnost
like a cat on hot bricks kakor na šivankah
a cat has nine lives mačka je trdoživa
enough to make a cat laugh smešen, da bi se se krave smejale
it rains cats and dogs dežuje ko iz škafa
to shoot the cat bljuvati, urha klicati
as sick as a cat hudo bolan; slabe volje
not room to swing a cat premalo prostora
tom-cat maček
to turn a cat in the pan postati izdajalec, po vetru se obračati; izneveriti se
sleng cat's whiskers nekaj imenitnega
sleng not a cat's chance, not a cat in hell's chance prav nič upanja
a cat may look at a king še škofa lahko mačka gleda

cedílo colander; strainer; percolator; filter

na cedílu ostati (figurativno) to get left in the lurch
pustiti koga na cedílu to let someone down, to desert someone, to leave someone in the lurch, to forsake someone, to fail someone, to leave someone in a jam ali in a mess; to abandon someone, ZDA to go back on someone, (razočarati) to disappoint someone
ne pusti me na cedílu v sili! don't fail me now I need you!
pustiti dekle na cedílu to leave a girl in the lurch

child [čaild] samostalnik
otrok, dete; potomec; privrženec
figurativno plod

from a child od otroških let
with child noseča
to get with child zanositi
the burnt child dreads the flre kdor se enkrat opeče, je drugič previden
figurativno child's play igrača
child murder detomor
sleng this child jaz, mene

come^*1 [kʌm] neprehodni glagol (to, into; out of, from; within)
priti, prihajati, dospeti; prikazati, približati se; izvirati; postati; zgoditi, pripetiti se; znašati; delati se

to come and go sem in tja hoditi; prikazovati se in izginjati
to come the artful over oslepariti
to come to be postati
to come to blows stepsti se
sleng to come a cropper pasti; utrpeti škodo
to come down a peg biti ponižan
sleng to come the fine gentleman igrati odličnega gospoda
to come to grief doživeti polom
to come to a head doseči višek
sleng how comes? kako to, čemu?
let it come to the worst v najslabšem primeru
to come to harm utrpeti škodo
to come to know zvedeti
to come to light prikazati se
to come to nothing izjaloviti se
don't come the old soldier over me nikar se ne širokousti pred menoj
to come to pass zgoditi se
to come it over predrzno se vesti
to come to the point jasno se izraziti; skušati pridobiti
to come to see obiskati
to come short zamuditi; ne imeti uspeha, pogoreti
to come to stay ustaliti se
to come to terms dogovoriti, zediniti se; sprijazniti se, popustiti
to come bodoč, naslednji
in years to come v poznejših letih
come what may naj se zgodi, kar hoče
to come to the wrong shop obrniti se na napačen naslov
to come to o.s. zavedeti se
first come, first served kdor prej pride, prej melje
pogovorno he's as stupid as they come neumen je, kar se da
come now! daj že!
come! no!

čévelj (nizek) shoe; (visok, ženski) boot; (stara dolžinska mera) foot (0,3048m)

gorski čévlji climbing boots
lakast čévelj patent leather shoe
platnen čévelj canvas shoe
plesni čévlji dancing shoes
čévlji z gumastimi podplati (gumarice) rubber-soled shoes
podkovani čévlji hob-nailed boots
štrapacni čévlji walking shoes
teniški čévlji tennis shoes
visokopetni čévlji high-heeled shoes
težki čévlji heavy shoes, (za golf) brogues
čiščenje čévljev a shoe shine
krpač čévljev cobbler
čistilo, krema za čévlje shoe-cream, (shoe-) polish
kopito za čévelj last
mast za čévlje grease, dubbin
natezalec za čévlje shoetree
omara za čévlje shoe cabinet
pribor za čiščenje čévljev shoe-shine kit
obuvalo za čévlje shoehorn, shoe-lift
ščetka za čévlje shoe-brush, blacking-brush
trgovina s čévlji shoe shop, ZDA shoe store, shoe saloon
snažilec čévljev bootblack, shoeblack, (hotelski) boots, ZDA shoe-shiner, shoe boy
vezalka za čévelj bootlace, shoelace, ZDA shoe string
usnje za čévlje shoe leather
zaponka za čévelj shoe buckle
žlica za čévelj shoehorn
žebelj, cvek za čévelj shoe nail, tack, (lesen) shoe-peg
tovarna čévljev shoe factory
velikost čévljev size
oglaviti čévelj to vamp
(o)snažiti, (o)čistiti čévlje to clean (ali to black) boots, ZDA to shine shoes
pomeriti čévelj to try on a shoe
podplatiti čévelj to sole, to resole a shoe
čévlji škripljejo the shoes squeak
čévelj tišči, žuli the shoe pinches
kje žuli čévelj? figurativno where does the shoe pinch?
vsakdo ve, kje ga čévelj žuli everybody knows where the shoe pinches
le čévlje sodi naj kopitar let the cobbler stick to his last; every man to his craft!

čéz over; across; past, after; beyond

čéz in čéz all over
čéz dan during the day
čéz noč during the night
čéz teden dni a week today, this day week
čéz 14 dni a fortnight today, this day fortnight
čéz 3 tedne three weeks today
čéz zimo during the winter
star čéz 50 let on the wrong (ali shady) side of fifty
biti čéz 50 let star to be over fifty
čéz 1.000 over (ali above) a thousand, a thousand odd
čéz mero excessively, inordinately
čéz vse mere beyond measure
čéz polovico a good half
čéz vse more than anything
nekaj minut čéz osmo uro a few minutes past eight
čéz hribe in doline through the length and breadth of the country
iti čéz to pass
iti čéz reko to cross the river
nič ni čéz naravo there is nothing like nature
potovati čéz Pariz to go by way of Paris, to go via Paris
prodajati vino čéz cesto to sell wine off licence

dáti dajáti to give; (podariti) to present with, to give away; (podati) to hand on, to present, to turn over; (dodeliti) to allot, to assign, to apportion; (vročiti) to hand (over), to deliver; (karte) to deal

dáti, dajáti nazaj to give back, to restore; (podeliti) to grant, to accord, to award, ZDA to donate (to); gledališče to stage, to perform; (ponuditi) to offer; (dobaviti) to deliver, to furnish, to supply; (donašati) to yield, (sadove) to bear, to produce; (naslov) to bestow on, to confer something upon someone
dáti, dajáti naprej to pass on
ne (hoteti) dáti, dajáti to refuse, to withhold
dana veličina a given magnitude
če sta A in B dana, sledi, daje C... given A and B, C follows...
v danem primeru (če je tako) in that case; should the need arise; if need be; if so
dáti, dajáti duška (svoji jezi) to give vent (to one's anger)
dáti, dajáti prav komu to agree with someone, to concede the point
dáti, dajáti vsakemu svoje to give everyone his due
daj mu, kar je njegovega! give him his due!
ti bom že dal! I'll give it you!
daj to na mizo! put it on the table!
daj bog! God grant!
ne daj bog! God forbid!
kaj dajejo nocoj v gledališču? what's on at the theatre this evening?
to (gledališko) igro so dajali tri mesece the play ran for three months
dal sem mu roko I shook hands with him
moram da(ja)ti dober zgled I must set a good example
po čem dajete (koliko stane)...? what is your price for, what do you charge for...?
nič se ne da napraviti there is nothing to be done
dáti, dajáti na znanje komu to let someone know
dáti, dajáti na svetlo to publish, to edit
dáti, dajáti mnogo na to make much of, to think the world of
mnogo da na svojo zunanjost he pays great attention to his personal appearance
malo, nič ne dáti, dajáti na kaj to regard as worthless, not to give a brass farthing for
on ne da nič na moj nasvet he sets no value upon my advice
dal se je oslepariti, ogoljufati he let (ali allowed ali suffered) himself to be cheated
dam si striči lase I have (ali I get) my hair cut
kje si dajete delat obleke? where do you have your clothes made?
dáti, dajáti svojo besedo to pledge one's word
to mi daje misliti! that makes me wonder!
na to ne dam pečenega groša (nič) I don't give a hoot about that
dal sem si mnogo truda I took great pains
dáti, dajáti od sebe (ton) to utter
ne da se mi... I don't feel like, I am unwilling (ali loath ali disinclined) to...
ne da se mi brati I don't feel like reading, I am loath (ali unwilling) to read
(to) se ne da zanikati there's no denying (it)
dáti, dajáti se spoznati, prepoznati to make oneself known
dajati je lepše kot jemati it is better to give than to receive
dáti, dajáti življenje za to sacrifice one's life for
dvakrat da, kdor hitro da he gives twice who gives in a trice; arhaično while the grass grows the steed starves

daylight [déilait] samostalnik
dnevna svetloba, razsvit, svitanje

to burn daylight zapravljati čas
sleng to let (ali admit) daylight into s.o. ustreliti ali zabosti koga
ameriško daylight saving time poletni čas
to see daylight doumeti, razumeti; rešiti vprašanje
as clear as daylight jasno ko beli dan
in broad daylight pri belem dnevu

default² [difɔ́:lt] samostalnik
napaka, pomota, pogrešek; izostanek, odsotnost na sodišču; pomanjkanje; neplačanje dolga, insolvenca
šport izostanek pri tekmi

in default, by default zaradi izostanka
in default of ker ni
in default whereof (ali of which) sicer; če ne; v nasprotnem primeru
default in payment neplačanje
to let go by default ne storiti česa, opustiti kaj
to make default ne priti na sodišče, izostati
judgement by default obsodba v odsotnosti
to go by default biti obsojen zaradi odsotnosti
to be in default biti v zamudi
to be at a default zgubiti sled

denár money; žargon brass, lolly, dough; (kovan) coin, coinage, hard money, hard cash, specie; (papirnati) soft money, paper money, bank notes pl, currency, token money; (drobiž) change; (gotovina) ready money; (v prometu) currency; (ženi za drobnarije) pin-money; (sredstva) pecuniary resources, capital

ponarejen denár counterfeit money
razpoložljiv denár disposable funds pl
presežni denár surplus money
tuj, inozemski denár foreign money
lahko zaslužen denár ZDA žargon fast buck
pri denárju in cash
brez denárja penniless
denárja kot smeti loads of money
lovec na denár (na doto) fortune hunter
v škripcih za denár short or money, out of cash, in money difficulties, hard up for money
kovnica denárja mint
obtok denárja circulation of money
pomanjkanje denárja lack (ali shortage) of money, financial stringency
predal za denár money-box, till
tečaj denárja rate of exchange, value
posojevalec denárja moneylender
kopičenje denárja accumulation of money, slabšalno money-grubbing
denár v obtoku money in circulation
za denár je trda money is tight
biti pri denárju to be in the money, to be flush, pogovorno to be quids in
ne biti pri denárju to be short of money (ali of cash, pogovorno of the ready), to be broke, to be out of cash, to have no money
biti čisto brez denárja (suh kot poper) to be dead broke
dobiti denár povrnjen to get (ali to have) one's money refunded
za noben denár ne morem tega dobiti I can't get it for love or money
dolgovati denár to owe money
dvigniti denár to draw money, to withdraw money (iz from)
denár ne igra vloge money (is) no object
imeti mnogo denárja to have plenty of money
ima denárja kot pečká he is rolling in money
nimam nič denárja pri sebi I have no money on me
ima denárja kot smeti he has tons of money
izdati (potrošiti) denár to spend money
izgubiti denár to lose one's money
investirati denár to invest money
hraniti (varčevati) denár to save money
to gre v denár that's making (real) money
kovati denár to coin, to mint money
najeti denár pri banki to raise money at the bank
z denárjem se da vse napraviti money talks
denár proč metati to let money go down the drain
bil je ogoljufan za svoj denár he was cheated (ali swindled) out of his money
narediti si denar (figurativno) to feather one's nest
podpirati z denárjem to subsidize (koga someone)
lahko se pod nosom obrišeš za svoj denár you may whistle for your money
kopičiti si denár to hoard money
pobirati denár to raise (ali to collect) money
posoditi denár to lend out money
naložíti denár to invest money
potrošiti denár to spend money
razsipavati z denárjem to spend money right and left
prihraniti mnogo denárja to have a nest egg put by
priti na dan z denárjem to come out with one's money
spremeniti v denár (vnovčiti) to turn (ali to convert) into cash
spraviti kaj v denár (vnovčiti) to make money of something, to realize, to convert into money
lahko in hitro služiti denár (figurativno) to coin money
prispevati denár to contribute money
on me stane mnogo denárja he is a heavy burden on my purse
ta posel me je spravil ob denár this business (ali transaction) has left me out of pocket
ta posel mi je prinesel denárja this deal has paid off
zasluži mnogo (kup) denárja he is earning a lot of money
(po)vrniti denár to refund (ali to reimburse) money
vložiti denár v to put (ali to deposit) money in
vnaprej dati, plačati denár to advance money
valjati se v denárju to be rolling in money, to be as rich as Croesus
zbirati, zbrati denár to collect money
to znese mnogo denárja that amounts to a lot of money
denár je sveta vladar money rules the world
denár ali življenje! your money or your life!, stand and deliver!
priti do denárja, podedovati denár to come into money

desét ten

stran 10 page 10 (ten)
kakih desét about ten
kakih desét oseb some ten persons
v kakih desétih dnevih in ten days or so
ura je četrt čez desét it is a quarter past ten
desét zapovedi biblija decalogue, the ten commandments pl
desét let je star he is ten
stavim 10 proti 1, da... I lay ten to one that

diskréten discreet; figurativno quiet

diskrétna barva a sober colour
diskrétne manire quiet manners pl
diskréten nasmešek a quiet smile
diskretno (prislov) discreetly
ona se zelo diskrétno oblači she dresses very quietly
lahko mi poveš, bom diskréten you can tell me, I won't let it out

dôba epoch; era; age; period; season

za nedoločeno dôbo for an undetermined period
deževna dôba rainy season
kamena dôba the Stone Age
karenčna dôba waiting time
ledena dôba the Ice Age; glacial period
junaška dôba heroic age
otroška dôba childhood
prehodna dôba transitional period, time of transition
zlata dôba the golden age
on je v najlepši dôbi he is in the prime of life
starostna dôba od 13 do 19 let teens pl

dog¹ [dɔg] samostalnik
zoologija pes, volk, lisjak
množina kovinski podstavek za polena v kaminu
domačno ničvrednež
sleng zagovednež, cepec, tepec
množina, sleng noge; rudniški voziček

dog's age cela večnost
dirty dog nravno slab človek
every dog has its day vsakomur je kdaj sreča naklonjena
to give a dog a bad (ali an ill) name and hang him zvaliti vso krivdo na človeka na slabem glasu
barking dogs never bite pes, ki laja, ne grize
to have a dog in one's belly biti čemeren
between dog and wolf v mraku
dog in a blanket vrsta sadnega kolača
to blush like a dog ne poznati sramu
a dog's chance nobeno upanje
a dead dog neuporaben človek ali reč
to die a dog's death, to die like a dog bedno poginiti
dog eat dog brezobzirno tekmovanje
like a dog's dinner po zadnji modi (oblečen)
dogs don't eat dogs vrana vrani oči ne izkljuje
ameriško, vojska, sleng dog's face navadni vojak, infanterist
a gay (ali jolly) dog veseljak
to go to the dogs propasti, priti na psa, obubožati, priti k nič
to help a lame dog over a stile pomagati komu v stiski
ameriško, sleng hot dog vroča hrenovka v žemlji
to lead a cat and dog life vedno se prepirati, živeti ko pes in mačka
a dog in the manger nevoščljivec
need to see a dog potreba po izpraznitvi črevesa
dog on it! prekleto!
sleng to put on dog šopiriti se
it rains cats and dogs lije ko iz škafa
to send s.th. to the dogs potratiti, zapraviti, pognati
let sleeping dogs lie kar je bilo, naj bo pozabljeno
dog tag pasja znamka
to take a hair of the dog that bit one "mačka" z vinom preganjati
to throw to the dogs zavreči, na klin obesiti; figurativno žrtvovati
top dog najvišja oseba, visoka živina
under dog podrejeni
whose dog is dead? kaj se dogaja?, kdo je umrl?

doséči to reach; to attain (cilj an end); to win; to achieve (svoj cilj, namen one's purpose)

ne doséči to fall short of
doséči obalo to reach shore
doséči visoko starost, starost 30 let to reach a great age, to attain the age of 30 years
ta knjiga je dosegla 10 izdaj this book reached its 10th edition
doséči popolnost to reach perfection
doséči sporazum to reach an understanding
doséči strop to reach the ceiling
niso mogli doséči vrha griča they could not reach the top of the hill
doséči slavo, zmago to win fame, a victory

down³ [daun] prislov & predlog
dol, doli; spodaj, navzdol; na tleh; na tla; v postelji; do kraja; tik do

to be down oslabeti
to bear down pluti v zavetje
to burn down pogoreti
to die down poleči se
to climb (ali come) down spuščati se
to drop down on s.o. strogo koga grajati
to get down spustiti se; pogoltniti
to get down the bedrock priti stvari do dna
down to the ground popolnoma, temeljito
all down history skozi vso zgodovino
down at heels (and out at elbows) zanemarjene zunanjosti
from king down to cobbler od najvišjega do najnižjega
to let go down the wind opustiti
to look down upon s.o. zaničevati, omalovaževati koga
money (ali pay) down takojšnje plačilo
down on the nail takoj
down in the mouth potrt
down and out popolnoma brez sredstev, gladujoč, sestradan; uničen; za borbo nesposoben
one down the other drug za drugim
to put down zapisati
to run s.o. down slabo o kom govoriti
run down od dela izčrpan
to take s.o. down the peg ponižati koga
to talk down to s.o. razumljivo komu govoriti
down town v mesto, v središče mesta
down under pri antipodih, v Avstraliji
to write down zapisati
worn down ponošen
down the wind z vetrom
down on one's luck potrt

doživéti

doživéti kaj to have been through something, to live through; to experience; to live to see
bo doživel 100 let? will he live to be 100 years old?
on tega ni doživel he did not live to see it
knjiga je doživela 6 izdaj the book has reached its sixth edition
doživéti nezgodo to meet with an accident
marsikaj doživéti to go through many experiences
še hujše stvari sem doživel I have been through worse

drift² [drift]

1. neprehodni glagol
biti gnan; kopičiti se (into)
biti potegnjen; razvijati se

2. prehodni glagol
gnati, nositi, nabirati, kopičiti

to let drift pustiti iti svojo pot