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sink^*2 [siŋk]

1. neprehodni glagol
(po)toniti, potopiti se, utoniti; upasti (o reki), znižati se, zmanjšati se; padati (cene); pasti (ugled); zaiti (sonce); spustiti se na zemljo (mrak); usesti se; ponehati (vihar); vpiti se (barva); pogrezniti se, udirati se, sesesti se; pasti (into v)
slabeti, giniti, onemoči, bližati se koncu; podirati se, rušiti se; podleči, kloniti; veniti, hirati, propadati

2. prehodni glagol
potopiti (ladjo), pogrezniti, uničiti, pokvariti, povesiti (glavo); znižati, spustiti dol (cene); vrtati, dolbsti (vodnjak, luknjo); vrezati (žig itd.); pustiti ob strani, ne posvečati pozornosti (čemu); pozabiti (prepir); neugodno naložiti (kapital), izgubiti (denar); skrivati, prikriti, zamolčati

sink or swim! ali plavaš (se rešiš, prideš na zeleno vejo), ali pa utoneš!
here goes, sink or swim zdaj gre za biti ali ne biti
to sink beneath the burden kloniti, zrušiti se pod bremenom
her cheeks have sunk lica so ji upadla
to sink all considerations na nič se ne ozirati, iti prek vsega
the dagger sank in to the hilt bodalo se je zadrlo do držaja
to sink a die izrezati žig
to sink one's differences odložiti ali poravnati svoje spore
the dye sinks barva se vpija
he sank in my estimation padel je v mojih očeh (moji cenitvi)
this event sank into my mind (memory) ta dogodek se mi je globoko vtisnil v spomin
to sink an important fact zamolčati (izpustiti, ne omeniti) važno dejstvo
to sink into the grave zgruditi se v grob, umreti
this ground sinks little by little ta tla se polagoma ugrezajo
she sank her head in her hands povesila je glavo v roke
to sink one's individuality ne poudarjati svoje osebnosti
to sink into insignifcance postati nepomemben
to sink one's own interests pozabiti na (žrtvovati) svoje lastne interese, biti nesebičen
to sink on one's knees spustiti se (pasti) na kolena
the light is sinking svetloba pojema
the old man is sinking rapidly starček rapidno slabi, hira
to sink money vložiti svoj denar v nekaj, iz česar ga ni lahko dobiti; izgubiti svoj denar pri takem poslu
to sink one's money in a life annuity naložiti svoj denar v dosmrtno rento
to sink into oblivion (poverty) pasti (priti) v pozabo (v revščino)
to sink an oil-well izvrtati petrolejski vrelec
to sink a post zabiti drog v zemljo
to sink the prices znižati cene
to sink a ship potopiti ladjo
to sink the shop ne govoriti o strokovnih stvareh; tajiti, skrivati svoj poklic
to sink into a deep sleep pogrezniti se v globoko spanje
his spirits sank pogum mu je upadel
the stain has sunk in madež je globoko prodrl
the storm is sinking vihar ponehuje
the sun sank below the horizon sonce je utonilo (zašlo) pod obzorje
to sink one's title prikriti, zamolčati svoj naslov (naziv)
to sink one's voice znižati svoj glas

sinking [síŋkiŋ]

1. samostalnik
potopitev, potapljanje, pogrezanje, udiranje; izdolbljenje, vrtanje; slabost, šibkost, hiranje, upadanje
ekonomija izbris ali plačilo (dolga)

sinking of the heart občutek tesnobe
in the stomach občutek lakote, prazen želodec

2. pridevnik
pogrezajoč se, upadajoč; popuščajoč, slabeč

a sinking feeling občutek slabosti
sinking spirits upadajoč pogum
sinking paper zastarelo pivnik

superb [sju:pə́:b] pridevnik (superbly prislov)
krasen, prelep, sijajen, veličasten, izreden

superb courage izreden pogum
superb impudence nezaslišana nesramnost
superb jewels prekrasni dragulji
superb view krasen razgled

support² [səpɔ́:t] prehodni glagol
podpirati, podpreti; prenašati, trpeti (kaj); dajati (komu) moč, bodriti, pomagati (komu); braniti, zagovarjati, pospeševati, zavzeti se za, potegniti se za; vzdrževati, hraniti (koga); plačati, financirati
arhitektura nositi, podpirati, držati (kaj)
gledališče igrati (vlogo), nastopiti kot soigralec

to support o.s. vzdrževati se
to support the conversation vzdrževati pogovor
to support the courage of the troops vzdrževati pogum (moralo) čet
supporting troops rezervne čete
to support fatigue prenašati utrujenost
to support one's family vzdrževati svojo družino
hope supported me upanje me držalo pokonci
I could not support his impudence nisem mogel prenašati njegove nesramnosti
to support a motion podpreti predlog
a project supported by taxes z davki financiran projekt
to support a theory trditi neko teorijo
to support a trial prenašati, prestajati preskušnjo

supreme [sju:prí:m]

1. pridevnik (supremely prislov)
najvišji, vrhovni, glavni, največji; zadnji, poslednji, smrtni; neomejen, skrajen; (o kakovosti) prvovrsten, odličen, dovršen, izvrsten; (čas) odločilen, kritičen

supreme authority najvišja oblast
supreme baseness skrajna nizkotnost, podlost
supreme courage največji pogum
Supreme Being religija Bog
Supreme Court Vrhovno zvezno sodišče (v ZDA)
Supreme Court of Judicature Vrhovno sodišče za Anglijo in Valizijo
the supreme command vojska vrhovno poveljstvo
supreme end najvišje dobro
supreme hour poslednja (smrtna) ura
supreme master of painting dovršèn slikar
the Supreme Pontiff papež
supreme sacrifice najvišja žrtev, žrtvovanje življenja
Supreme Soviet Vrhovni sovjet
to reign supreme neomejeno vladati

2. samostalnik
kdor je najvišji
figurativno vrhunec, višek

the supreme of folly višek norosti

symbol [símbəl]

1. samostalnik
simbol (of za)
(grafični) znak, znamenje

the symbol of courage simbol za pogum

2. prehodni glagol
biti simbol za, simbolizirati, predstaviti s pomočjo simbolov

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

throw^*2 [ɵróu] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
vreči, metati, zagnati, zalučati; treščiti
železnica vreči s tračnic; podreti, zrušiti, premagati; zvreči (jezdeca); odvreči (kožo, o kači); izgubljati (perje, dlako); nasuti (nasip); nametati; skotiti (mlade); izstreliti (naboj); izigrati (karto), odvreči; sukati, oblikovati, modelirati (v lončarstvu); hitro položiti, zgraditi (most); predati, izročiti (oblast); prestaviti (čete); izraziti, prevesti (into v)
nagnati, napoditi, pognati; razpisati (natečaj)
ameriško, pogovorno z goljufivim, sleparskim namenom izgubiti (the race dirko)

to throw a banquet (a dance) dati, prirediti banket (ples)
to throw the bull ameriško, sleng širokoustiti se, lagati (da se kar kadi)
to throw a chest sleng prsiti se, postavljati se
he was thrown with bad companions zašel je v slabo družbo
to throw dust in s.o.'s eyes figurativno metati komu pesek v oči
he threw his eyes to the ground figurativno povesil je oči
to throw a fit sleng razkačiti se
to throw a gun on s.o. ameriško nameriti revolver na koga
to throw one's heart (soul, life, spirit) into s.th. popolnoma se predati neki stvari
to throw light on s.th. osvetliti, pojasniti kaj
to throw the javelin šport metati kopje
to throw good money after bad figurativno zopet izgubiti denar, ko skušamo popraviti neko drugo izgubo
to throw open naglo (na široko, na stežaj) odpreti
to throw overboard figurativno rešiti se (česa), vreči s sebe
to throw o.s. zaupati se, izročiti se (upon s.o. komu)
to be thrown upon o.s. biti sam nase navezan
to throw a rope to s.o. vreči komu vrv; figurativno pomagati komu
to throw a sop to s.o. figurativno stisniti komu (napitnino, podkupnino), z drobtinico koga utišali
to throw a scare into s.o. pognati komu strah v kosti
to throw stones at s.o. vreči kamenje na koga, figurativno obdolžiti koga
to throw s.th. in s.o.'s teeth vreči komu kaj, v obraz očitati komu kaj
to throw cold water on z mrzlo vodo politi, figurativno odvzeti pogum; spodbijati vrednost, zasluge (kake osebe)
to throw o.s. into work vreči se na delo
to throw one's daughter at the head of a young man vsiljevati svojo hčer mlademu moškemu

upádati upasti to decline; to lessen; to decrease; to diminish; to sink; to fail

pogum mu je upadel his courage failed, his heart failed him

vzdrževáti to keep (up), to maintain; to support, to sustain, to provide sustenance (for)

vzdrževáti veliko družino to keep (ali to maintain) a large family
vzdrževáti prijateljske stike, zveze to maintain friendly relations
vzdrževáti se česa to abstain from something
sam se vzdrževáti to keep oneself in food and clothing, to be selfsupporting; to support oneself
njegov stric ga vzdržuje his uncle pays for his upkeep
vzdrževáti se s čim to subsist by something
vzdrževáti pogovor to keep a conversation going
vzdrževáti pogum (moralo) čet to support the courage (to maintain the morale) of the troops
vzdrževáti svojo družino to support one's family
vzdrževan kept, supported; provided for (od koga by someone)

wear^*2 [wɛ́ə]

1. prehodni glagol
nositi (na sebi), imeti na sebi
figurativno nositi neko čast; ponositi, oguliti; utruditi, izčrpati
figurativno glodati

2. neprehodni glagol
nositi se, držati se, biti trajen (trpežen), vzdržati; obrabiti se, oguliti se, trošiti se; vleči se, počasi iti mimo, bližati se koncu, miniti
figurativno postati

worn cloths obrabljena, ponošena, oguljena obleka
a worn joke stara, obrabljena šala
to wear black nositi črno obleko, biti črno oblečen
to wear the breeches (trousers, pants) pogovorno nositi hlače, biti gospodar (o ženi v zakonu)
her courage wore thin pogum ji je polagoma upadel
to wear the crown nositi krono, figurativno biti kralj; religija postati mučenik
to wear one's coat to rags oguliti svoj suknjič
their friendship has worn well njihovo prijateljstvo se je dobro držalo
to wear the gown figurativno biti pravnik
to wear one's hair curled nositi (imeti) nakodrane lase
to wear one's heart on the sleeve figurativno reči vse, kar nam je na srcu, biti preveč iskren
to wear s.o. in one's heart biti komu vdan, nositi koga v svojem srcu
to wear horns figurativno biti rogonosec (varan soprog)
to wear a hole in dobiti luknjo (v obleki) od obrabe
to wear a pair of shoes comfortable iznositi, uhoditi (svoje) čevlje
to wear well dobro se nositi; biti mladega videza; vzdržati, prenesti kritiko
he wears well ne bi mu prisodili njegove starosti, videti je mlajši
she wears her years well dobro nosi svoja leta, videti je mlajša (kot je v resnici)
to wear the petticoat pogovorno biti copatar, biti pod copato
to wear thin postati oguljen; figurativno postati slab (medel, mlahav); zbledeti, izgubiti se, izginiti
to wear white oblačiti se v belo, biti belo oblečen
he is worn by care skrb ga gloda, grize
the day wears to an end dan se bliža kraju, polagoma mineva
she wears on me ona mi gre na živce

zbráti to collect; to gather; to rally; to assemble; to accumulate

zberi se! (pogovorno) pull yourself together!
zbráti misli to concentrate one's thoughts
zbráti se (na določenem mestu) to assemble, to gather, to rally
zbráti se (duševno) to concentrate
zbráti denar za izlet to raise the money for an outing
zbráti pogum za... to summon up (the) courage to..., to pluck up courage