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battle¹ [bǽtl] samostalnik
bitka, boj

to do battle bojevati, vojskovati se
the battle of the books znanstvena diskusija
drawn battle neodločena bitka
to give battle napasti
above the battle nepristranski
to have the battle zmagati
that's half the battle to je že polovica uspeha, to je ugodno
to come unscathed out of the battle izmazati se iz neprijetnosti
to fight one's battles over again znova doživljati preteklost
to fight s.o.'s battles for him spuščati se v prepir za drugega
battle royal hud prepir, boj na življenje in smrt

beard¹ [biəd] samostalnik
brada; osina, resa; zobec; škrbina (na nožu); škrge (ostrige)

to laugh in one's beard v pest se smejati
to speak in one's beard zase mrmrati
to laugh at s.o.'s beard smejati se komu v brk, skušati koga naplahtati
to pluck (ali take) by the beard odločno napasti

bók flank; side; (kolk) hip; zastarelo huckle; (pri živalih) haunch

levi (desni) bók ladje port (starboard)
bók ob bóku side by side
z rokami v bókih akimbo
napad z bóka a flank attack
kritje z bóka vojska flank guard
izpostaviti, odkriti bók vojska to expose the flank
napasti z bóka sovražnika to attack the enemy flank, to attack the flank of the enemy
obiti bók to turn the enemy flank
imeti bolečine v bóku to have a pain in one's side
ladja je zelo nagnjena na bók the ship is listing
leži na bóku the ship is over on her side

claw¹ [klɔ:] samostalnik
krempelj; šapa; klešče, škarje, ščipalke
slabšalno roka

to put out a claw pokazati kremplje, postaviti se v bran
to draw in one's claws umiriti se
to cut (ali clip, pare) s.o.'s claws razorožiti koga, pristriči komu peruti
to get one's claws into s.o. hudo koga napasti

dead¹ [ded] pridevnik
mrtev, brez življenja, crknjen; nedostavljiv (pošiljka); popoln; izumrl, neveljaven; otopel, otrpel; zamolkel, moten; slep (okno); jalov (sloj); temen (noč); ugašajoč; globok (spanje); ovenel; neraben, slab, izločen; neodločen (tekma)

ameriško, pogovorno dead above the ears neumen, topoglav
dead end slepa ulica; figurativno zagata
dead and gone že davno mrtev
dead colour osnovna barva
dead failure popoln polom
dead forms same formalnosti
to flog a dead horse zaman si prizadevati
ameriško dead freight nepokvarljiv tovor
ameriško, sleng dead from the neck up trapast, butast
a dead frost popoln polom
vojska dead ground ozemlje, ki je zunaj streljaja
a dead halt nenadna ustavitev
dead heat tekma brez zmagovalca
dead hand neprodajen
dead letter nedostavljivo pismo; izumrl običaj; zakon, ki ga ne spoštujejo
dead level figurativno enoličnost, neučinkovitost
to make a dead set on napasti z vso odločnostjo; truditi se, da se komu približamo
dead march žalna koračnica
pogovorno dead men (ali marines) izpite, prazne steklenice
as dead as a doornail (ali mutton, nit) mrtev ko hlod
dead nuts on popolnoma zaverovan, navdušen za kaj
dead office pogrebni obredi, zadušnica
perfectly dead neznosen
dead reckoning mornarica približna ocena (dolžine poti)
dead secret največja skrivnost
dead stock mrtvi kapital; neprodajno blago
dead set oster napad
waiting for dead man's shoes čakanje na dediščino
dead wall stena brez vrat in oken
dead weight lastna teža; figurativno huda ovira napredka
dead wind nasprotni veter
dead wood posušen les; izvržek, izbirek
dead silence popolna, mrtva tišina

descend [disénd]

1. neprehodni glagol
spustiti, spuščati se, navzdol iti, sestopiti, padati; izhajati, biti po rodu; biti nagnjen (upon)
planiti, navaliti; podedovati; ponižati se
figurativno nepričakovano obiskati
astronomija proti jugu se pomikati (zvezde)

2. prehodni glagol
spuščati se

to be descended from izvirati, izhajati, biti po rodu iz
to descend to s.o. dobiti kot dediščino
to descend (up)on s.o. nepričakovano koga napasti

descent [disént] samostalnik
sestop, spust; izkrcanje sovražnika; pobočje, strmina; podedovanje; izvor, rod, pokolenje

to make a descent izkrcati se, nepričakovano napasti
to acquire by descent podedovati
descent from the cross snemanje s križa
descent into Hell pot v pekel

draw^*1 [drɔ:]

1. prehodni glagol
vleči, vlačiti, potegniti; pritegniti, nategniti, napeti, nategovati; dvigniti; raztegniti; privlačiti; izvabiti; populiti, izdreti; (na)risati, upodobiti, opisati, prikazati; zasnovati, načrtati; točiti, črpati, sesati; dobiti, dobivati; (s)pačiti
trgovina izdati, trasirati (menico); preiskati (lovci grmovje) (from)
sklepati; vdihniti (to, into)
pregovoriti (from)
odvrniti, odvračati (od česa)
šport neodločeno igrati
mornarica gaziti

2. neprehodni glagol
vleči (se); bližati se, prihajati; žrebati; dihati; ugrezniti, ugrezati, pogrezati se; skrčiti, krajšati se
šport neodločeno igrati

to draw attention opozoriti
to draw a bead on s.o. nameriti na koga puško ali samokres
to draw cloth pospraviti mizo (po jedi)
to draw first blood prvi napasti
to draw blood preliti kri, raniti
to draw blank ne zaslediti plena; figurativno razočarati se
to draw the long bow pretiravati, izmišljati si
to draw breath vdihniti, zajeti sapo
to draw a chicken otrebiti piščanca
to draw the curtain potegniti zastor; figurativno zaključiti pogovor, narediti konec
draw to a close (ali an end) bližati se koncu
to draw it fine natanko odmeriti
to draw a deep breath globoko vdihniti
to draw battle neodločeno končati bitko
to draw game neodločeno končati (igro)
to draw the line at zarisati ostro mejo
to draw lots žrebati
draw it mild! ne izmišljaj si, ne pretiravaj!
to draw one's sword against s.o. napasti koga
to draw a veil over s.th. prikriti, zastreti kaj
to draw stumps končati igro (cricket)
to draw rein ukrotiti
figurativno to draw the teeth of onesposobiti
to draw interest obrestovati se
to draw a conclusion from s.th. sklepati iz česa
to draw a sigh vzdihniti

drop down neprehodni glagol
pasti; zrušiti se
mornarica pluti po vetru

drop down on s.o. napasti koga

fall^*1 [fɔ:l]

1. neprehodni glagol (in, to, from)
pasti, padati; pripasti, pripadati; podreti, prevrniti, zgruditi se; popustiti, popuščati; upadati; spustiti se
zoologija roditi se; spuščati se; izlivati se; viseti; (z)manjšati, poleči se; poginiti; podleči; z vnemo se lotiti; propadati; zgoditi se; morati

2. prehodni glagol
ameriško, narečno sekati drevesa

o fall adoing začeti kaj (npr. alaughing zasmejati se)
to fall asleep zaspati
to fall to blows stepsti, spopasti se
to fall due zapasti (menica)
to fall dumb onemeti
to fall from favour pasti v nemilost
to fall flat doživeti neuspeh
to fall foul of spopasti se, napasti; prepirati se
to fall from grace grešiti
to fall in love zaljubiti se
to fall in two razpoloviti se
to fall into habit navaditi se
to fall into conversation with s.o. začeti pogovor s kom
to fall a prey (ali victim, sacrifice) postati žrtev
to fall into a rage pobesneti
to fall heir to podedovati po
to fall to pieces razpasti
to fall on a sword figurativno narediti samomor
to fall on one's feet imeti srečo, izvleči se
his face fell kislo je pogledal
to fall to one's lot biti komu usojeno
to fall between two stools usesti se med dva stola
to fall into oblivion biti pozabljen

flank¹ [flæŋk] samostalnik
bok, bočna stran

vojska to take the enemy in the flank napasti sovražnika z boka
vojska flank attack napad z boka
flank guard kritje z boka
to turn the flank obiti bok

get home neprehodni glagol
figurativno zbuditi pozornost; zadeti v črno

get home on s.o. uspešno koga napasti, občutno ga prizadeti

knife¹ [náif] samostalnik
nož, bodalo, rezilo

before you can say knife nenadoma, zelo hitro
to get a knife into s.o. napasti brez milosti, ostro kritizirati
a good (poor) knife and fork dober (slab) jedec
to play a good knife and fork z apetitom jesti
war to the knife boj na nož, boj brez milosti
under the knife pod kirurškim nožem
to go under the knife biti operiran

let^*1 [let]

1. prehodni glagol
pustiti, dovoliti; dati v najem (to komu, for za čas)
dati (delo, to komu)
pomožni glagol za tvorbo velelnika v 1. in 3. osebi

2. neprehodni glagol
biti najet (at, for za)
iti (dobro, slabo) v najem

to let be pustiti pri miru
to let by pustiti mimo
to let bygones be bygones odpustiti in pozabiti
to let blood kri puščati
to let the cat out of the bag izklepetati skrivnost
to let drive at (puško)nameriti na koga, zamahniti, udariti
to let daylight into s.o. koga ustreliti ali zabosti
to let drop mimogrede omeniti, nehati o čem govoriti
to let fall spustiti, mimogrede omeniti, namigniti; matematika povleči navpičnico na premico
to let fly vreči, sprožiti (puško)
to let go spustiti, nehati na kaj misliti, (z besedami) napasti
to let go of s.th. spustiti kaj iz rok
to let o.s. go ne obvladati se, sprostiti se, dati si duška
let it go at that naj ostane kakor je
ameriško to let George do it pustiti, da kdo drug opravi tvoje delo
to let the grass grow under one's feet odlašati, obotavljati se
to let s.o. hear sporočiti komu
to let loose spustiti na svobodo
to let pass spregledati
to let ride pustiti po starem, spregledati
to let rip razuzdano živeti
to let her rip pustiti avto teči s polno hitrostjo
to let slide biti malomaren
to let slip izbrbljati, zamuditi dobro priliko, spustiti iz vajeti
rooms to let sobe v najem
let me see! da vidim!, pokaži!; pogovorno počakaj, da pomislim
he let himself be deceived dal se je ogoijufati
to let s.o. know obvestiti koga, sporočiti komu
to let into pustiti koga noter, seznaniti koga s čim, vstaviti (kos blaga itd.), vložiti
to let into s.o. napasti koga

nose¹ [nóuz] samostalnik
nos, smrček
figurativno voh; konica, osina, kljun (ladijski); odprtina (cevi)
sleng vohljač
britanska angleščina duh po čaju (senu)

with one's nose in the air prevzetno
to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s nose off ostro napasti, obregniti se ob koga
to blow one's nose usekniti se
to cut off one's nose to spite one's face samemu sebi škoditi, obrisati se pod nosom
to count (ali tell) noses šteti prisotne, šteti privržence
to follow one's nose hoditi za nosom, delati po nagonu
to have a good nose for s.th. imeti dober nos za kaj, vse izvohati
to keep one's nose to the grindstone kar naprej garati
to lead s.o. by the nose imeti koga na vajetih
to look down one's nose čemerno gledati
to make long nose; ali to thumb one's nose at kazati komu osle
ameriško, pogovorno on the nose točen
to pay through the nose preplačati, mastno plačati
as plain as the nose in one's face jasno ko beli dan
to poke (ali push, thrust) one's nose into vtakniti nos v vsako reč, vmešavati se
not to see beyond one's nose ne videti delj od svojega nosu, imeti ozko obzorje
to speak through one's nose govoriti skozi nos, nosljati
to put s.o.'s nose out of joint izpodriniti koga
right under one's (very) nose pred nosom, pred očmi
to turn up one's nose at vihati nos
nose of wax mehak ko vosek, slabič
parson's kurja škofija

plín gas

izpušni plín exhaust gas, burnt gas
eksplozivni plín explosive gas
gorilni plín combustible gas, fuel gas, heating gas
pogonski plín power gas
bojni plín chemical weapon, poison gas
solzivi plín tear gas
močvirski plín marsh gas
pokalni plín explosive gas
premogovniški, jamski plín blackdamp
smejalni plín laughing gas
svetilni plín lighting gas, illuminating gas
strupeni plín poison gas
jamski eksplozivni plín firedamp
razredčen plín rarefied (ali rarified) gas
neprepusten za plín gastight
s polnim plínom at full throttle
rezervoar za plín gasholder, gasometer, gas tank
motor na plín gas engine, gas motor
pedal, vzvod za plín avtomobilizem accelerator, ZDA gas pedal, aeronavtika throttle lever
izbruh plína gas explosion
uhajanje plína gas leak
napeljava plína gas fittings pl
oskrba s plínom, dovod plína gas supply
pridobivanje plína gas production
neprepusten za plín gas-proof, gastight
zaščita pred strupenim plínom precautions against poison gas, gas-warfare defences, chemical-warfare defences
metalec plína vojska poison-gas mortar
zastrupljen s plínom gassed
zastrupitev s plínom gas poisoning
vonj, duh po plínu smell of gas
vojna, vojskovanje s plínom gas warfare, chemical war (ali warfare)
dati plín to step on the gas, to put one's foot down, to open the throttle
odvzeti plín to cut off the gas
spremeniti v plín to gasify
razvijati plín to evolve gas
prižgati plín to light (ali to turn on) the gas
kuhati na plínu to cook by gas
napasti s plínom to gas
ugasiti plín to turn the gas off, (priviti, da manj gori) to turn the gas down

push¹ [puš] samostalnik
poriv, porivanje; sunek, udarec, zbodljaj
arhitektura, geologija, tehnično horizontalen pritisk
figurativno pobuda, pogon, podjetnost, energija; trud, napor; sila, nuja, kritičen moment
vojska prodor, prodiranje, napredovanje, ofenziva; reklamna kampanja; protekcija
ameriško množica ljudi
sleng družba, druščina (tatinska, zločinska)

at a push v sili, v kritičnem momentu
at the first push na prvi mah
at one push naenkrat
to bring to the last push gnati do skrajnosti, pognati v skrajnost
when it comes to the push ko pride do skrajnosti
sleng to get the push dobiti brco, biti odpuščen iz službe
to get a job by push dobiti službo po protekciji
to give s.o. a push poriniti koga
sleng to give s.o. the push odpustiti koga iz službe
to have a push together pretepati se
to make a push potruditi se, vojska z vso silo napasti
to have another push for it še enkrat poskusiti

rear¹ [ríə]

1. samostalnik
zadnji del, zadnja stran, ozadje
pogovorno stranišče
vojska zadnja straža, zadnja četa, zaščitnica; rep (kolone)

at (in) (the) rear of zadaj, izza
at the rear of the house (zadaj) za hišo
to attack the enemy in the rear napasti sovražnika od zadaj
to bring (to close) up the rear vojska biti za zaščitnico, biti na repu kolone
to hang on s.o.'s rear pritiskati od zadaj na koga, biti komu za petami
to place (to put) in the rear postaviti v ozadje

2. pridevnik
zadajšnji, zadnji

rekórd šport record; best performance

lovec na rekórde record seeker
imetnik rekórda record holder
poskus rušenja rekórda attempt to beat the (ali a) record
imeti (držati) rekórd to hold the record
izboljšati to improve a record
napasti rekórd to attack a record
postaviti rekórd to set (up) a record
potolči rekórd to beat (ali to break), to cut a record
priznati to recognise (ali to acknowledge) a record
zrušiti rekórd to smash a record

rend^* [rend]

1. prehodni glagol
trgati, odtrgati, strgati, raztrgati; (raz)cepiti, (raz)klati (les)
figurativno (raz)cepiti, pretresti, omajati, predreti, prelomiti, razklati, preklati

2. neprehodni glagol
raztrgati se, strgati se, (raz)cepiti se, razpóčiti se, póčiti

to rend apart (asunder, in pieces) raztrgati na kose
to rend from s.o. iztrgati komu
his heart was rent with grief srce se mu je trgalo od žalosti
my mind was rent by doubts mučili so me dvomi
to rend one's hair lase si puliti
they rent the air with their cheers njihovi klici so trgali, pretresali zrak
to turn and rend s.o. nepričakovano koga napasti s psovkami, z zmerjanjem