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korén root; matematika root; gramatika root, radical, (osnova) stem

kvadratni korén square root
kubični korén cube root
potegniti kvadratni (kubični) korén to extract the square (cube) root (of)
priti do koréna problema to get at (ali to) the root of the problem
imeti korén v to stem from

kráj¹ place; locality, locus, pl loci ali locuses; site; spot; (vas) village; (konec) end, finish

od krája do krája from place to place
iz krája v kráj from one place to another
od krája (od začetka) from the beginning
na kráju samem on the spot
od konca do krája from one end to the other, thoroughly
iz vseh krájev from all parts, from all quarters
na istem kráju at the same place
rojstni kráj birthplace, place of birth, one's native place
kráj in datum place and date
kráj dejanja scene of action
odmaknjen kráj a remote spot, ZDA pogovorno a one-horse town
na vseh koncih in krájih all over the place
moja potrpežljivost je pri kráju my patience is exhausted
moja zaloga gre h kráju my stock is running low (ali is running short)
z njim je pri kráju his end is near (ali nigh)
to mi ni bilo niti na kráju pameti I never dreamt of it, far be it from me
sem pri kráju s svojo pametjo I am at my wits' end
temu ni ne konca ne krája there is no end to it
kako ti ugaja ta kráj? how do you like this place?
nisi me poslušal do krája you haven't heard me out
potegniti krajši kráj (figurativno) (biti premagan, izgubiti) to come off a loser
drugi kráji druge šege every country has its customs
brez konca in krája endless, prislov endlessly
vsi do krája all without exception, nobody excepted
iti do krája (do konca) (figurativno) to go the whole hog

krátek short; brief; (kratko povzet) summary; (čas) of short duration

na krátko in short, shortly, briefly
v krátkem within a short time, soon, shortly, before long
pred krátkim recently, the other day, lately, newly, of late, a short time ago, a short while ago, not long ago, not long since
do pred krátkim until lately, until quite recently
krátko in jedrnato short and to the point
na krátko povedano je stvar, da... the long and the short of it is that...
na krátko mu rečejo Joe he is called Joe for short
krátek čas pastime, amusement
krátka biografija profile
krátek film (film) short, (2.000 čevljev dolg) two-reeler
krátek opis précis
krátek rok short term
krátek spomin short memory
krátek val shortwave
na krátkih valovih in the shortwave (frequency) band
krátka vsebina summary, abstract
krátek stik (elektrika) short circuit
koga na krátko držati to keep someone on a short lead
krátko se izraziti to put it briefly
biti krátek s kom to be short with someone
ona ima krátek spomin she has a short memory, she is forgetful
delati komu krátek čas to amuse someone, to entertain someone
knjiga bo v krátkem izšla the book will be out soon
oddajati na krátkih valovih iz... to transmit (ali to broadcast) on shortwaves from...
posta(ja)ti krátek to become short, to shorten
krátko povedano in short
povej na krátko! cut it short!
da na krátko povem to be brief, to cut (ali to make) a long story short, to put it in a nutshell, to sum up
krátko potegniti (figurativno) to come off badly, to draw a blank, to come off second best
krajši konec potegniti (figurativno) to get the worst of it, to be the loser

lance¹ [la:ns] samostalnik
kopje, sulica, harpuna; kopjanik, kopjenosec

to break a lance with s.o. znanstveno se prepirati s kom; figurativno zlomiti sulico
to break a lance for (ali on behalf of) s.o. potegniti se za koga, braniti koga
free lance svoboden politik, svoboden novinar; plačan vojak

limit¹ [límit] samostalnik
meja, višek, skrajnost
matematika limita
ekonomija končna cena

ekonomija lowest limit skrajna zadnja cena
superior limit zgornja meja, skrajni rok
inferior limit spodnja meja, prvi možni rok
there is a limit to everything vse ima svoje meje
to the limit do skrajnosti, do konca
within limits do gotove meje, v mejah
without limit neomejeno
to set limit to potegniti mejo
ameriško, pogovorno to go to the limit iti do skrajnosti
sleng that's the limit! to je pa višek!; tu se vse neha!
pogovorno he is the limit nemogoč je
ameriško in (off) limits dostop dovoljen (prepovedan)

méč sword

dvorezen méč double-edged sword
méč dvoročnik two-handed sword
méču podoben sword-like
ročaj méča (sword) hilt
pas za méč sword belt
nosilec méča sword-bearer
nožnica méča scabbard, sheath
rana od méča sword cut
udarec z méčem stroke of the sword
z ognjem in méčem by fire and sword
na konici méča (figurativno) at the point of the sword
z golim méčem with drawn sword
ples (plesalec) z méči sword dance (dancer)
z méčem v roki sword in hand
brez udarca z méčem without striking a blow
izvleči, potegniti méč (iz nožnice) to draw the sword
nasaditi se, vreči se na méč to hurl oneself on one's sword
spopasti se z méči to cross swords
uničiti z ognjem in méčem to annihilate (ali to destroy) with fire and sword
vtakniti méč v nožnico to sheathe the sword (tudi figurativno)

nós nose; figurativno, pogovorno snout, žargon nozzle, ZDA schnozzle; humoristično proboscis; (ladje) head; (voh) scent; (vrča) beak, spout; figurativno (graja) rebuke; (vonj) scent, smell

prav pred nósom, izpred nósa under the very nose (of)
na vrat na nós head over heels, in a great hurry, precipitately, helter-skelter
orlovski nós aquiline nose, Roman nose
ploščat nós flat nose
potlačen nós pug nose
velik nós big nose
zakrivljen nós hawk nose, beak, hook nose, hooked nose
zavihan nós turned-up nose
pijančev nós grog-nose
govorjenje skozi nós nasal twang
dobiti jo po nósu (figurativno) to be reproved (ali rebuked, reprimanded, snubbed)
dobil jo je po nósu he went away with a flea in his ear
govoriti skozi nós to speak through one's nose, to speak with a nasal twang
imeti kaj (prav) pred nósom to have something under one's (very) nose (ali in plain view)
imeti dober nós to be keen-scented, (za kaj) to have a good (ali sharp) nose (for something), to have a keen scent (for something)
povsod ima svoj nós (figurativno) he is a busybody
imeti zamašen nós (od nahoda) to have a stuffy (ali stuffed up) nose
iti, hoditi za nósom (delati po nagonu) to follow one's nose
oditi z dolgim nósom to go away with a long face, to go off with a flea in one's ear
obrisati se pod nósom (figurativno) to go away empty-handed, to have one's trouble for nothing, to be left out in the cold
lahko se pod nósom obrišeš za to! (figurativno) you may whistle for it!, pogovorno you'll be lucky!
čistiti si nós (usekniti se) to blow one's nose
krvaveti iz nósa to have a nose bleed
iz nósa mi teče my nose is running
komu kaj pod nós dati to bring something home to someone, to rub it in
visoko nós nositi (figurativno) to turn up one's nose; to be self-conceited
kri mi teče iz nósa my nose is bleeding
premagati koga za dolžino nósú šport to win (ali to beat someone) by a nose
potegniti koga za nós to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone
vlak mi je pred nósom ušel (odpeljal) I missed the train by a hair
ne videti dalj od nósa to see no farther than the end of one's nose
nikoli ne vildiš niti ped pred nósom! you never see an inch before your nose!
ne vidiš ped pred nósom! you can't see beyond the end of your nose!
vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose at, to look down one's nose at, to look disdainfully at (someone)
zaničljivo vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose in disdain at; to sneer at
voditi, vleči koga za nós (figurativno) to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone, to make a fool of someone, to hoax someone
vtikati svoj nós v to pry (ali to nose) into, to poke one's nose into
vtikati svoj nós v tuje zadeve to stick one's nose into other people's business
v vse vtika svoj nós he pokes his nose into everything
zapreti komu vrata pred nósom to shut the door in someone's face, (zaloputniti) to slam the door in someone's face
on ima dober nós za ceneno blago he has a nose for bargains
dati se voditi za nós to be a dupe (of someone)

nóžnica sheath; anatomija vagina, pl -s, -nae

potegniti iz nóžnice to unsheathe
vtakniti meč v nóžnico to sheathe the sword

play² [pléi]

1. neprehodni glagol
igrati (for za)
šaliti se, zabavati se, igračkati se; začeti igrati (karte), napraviti potezo, biti na potezi (šah); poigravati se (barve, valovi, žarki itd.); streljati (top), brizgati (vodomet), sijati
tehnično imeti prostor za gibanje, imeti toleranco, premikati se (bat), biti v pogonu; biti primeren za igro (igrišče)

2. prehodni glagol
gledališče igrati, uprizoriti
šport nastopiti, igrati proti, sprejeti igralca v moštvo; uperiti (žaromet, luč, vodni curek) na koga; ustreliti (iz topa)
tehnično spraviti v pogon, upravljati (stroj), obvladati

to play along with sodelovati, v en rog trobiti s kom
to play it cagey biti previden, omahovati
figurativno to play both ends against the middle previdno, rafinirano ravnati
to play ball with s.o. pošteno postopati s kom
to play booty prevarati
figurativno to play one's cards well (badly) (ne)spretno manevrirati
to play s.o. dirt izigrati koga
to play the devil (ali deuce) with prekrižati komu račune
to play by ear igrati po posluhu
to play fair (foul) pošteno (nepošteno) ravnati
to play s.o. false izdati koga
to play the fool zganjati neumnosti
to play a fish utruditi ribo na trnku
to play fast and loose with zlorabljati koga
to play the game držati se pravil, pošteno ravnati
to play to the gallery šopiriti se pred javnostjo
to play guns on obstreljevati
to play into s.o.'s hands koristiti drugemu, pomagati komu
to play one's hand for all it is worth izrabiti vsako priliko, uveljaviti vse svoje zmožnosti
to play the knave varati
to play a good knife and fork jesti z apetitom
to play the horses staviti na konjskih dirkah
to play for love igrati za zabavo ne za denar
sleng to play it (low) on izigrati koga, zlorabiti
to play a joke (ali prank, trick) on potegniti koga za nos
to play the races staviti na konjskih dirkah
to play a part igrati vlogo, pretvarjati se
to play possum hliniti spanje
to play upon the square pošteno ravnati
to play safe previdno ravnati, ne tvegati
to play second fiddle imeti podrejen položaj
to play a good stick dobro sabljati
to play for time zavlačevati, poskušati pridobiti na času
to play truant (ali hooky) neopravičeno izostati od pouka
to play s.o. a mean trick prevarati koga
to play tricks with nagajati
to play (up)on igrati na, figurativno izrabljati koga
to play (up)on words zbijati šale, igrati se z besedami
to play with igrati se s, z; lahkomiselno ravnati s

potegováti se

potegováti se za kaj to make an application for something
potegováti se za (delovno) mesto to apply for a situation ali job
potegováti se za štipendijo to apply ali pogovorno to put in for a scholarship ➞ potegniti

pull¹ [pul] samostalnik
potegljaj, poteg, vlečenje, vlek
tehnično vlečna sila; privlačnost, sila privlačnosti; požirek, dušek; ročaj, držaj (zvonca); veslanje, zavesljaj
šport (golf, kriket) udarec, zamah (poševno, zlasti na levo); zadrževanje (konja z vajetmi); utrjujajoč vzpon, velik napor (long pull)
prednost (of, on, over pred)
sleng vpliv, zveze, protekcija (with)
tisk (poskusni) odtis

a long pull uphill težek vzpon
the long pull presežek, dodatek k plači
a heavy pull on s.o.'s purse draga stvar
to go for a pull iti veslat
it is a hard pull to je naporna stvar
to have the pull of s.o. imeti prednost pred kom
to have a pull with s.o. imeti vpliv na koga, imeti protekcijo pri kom
tisk to take a pull napraviti odtis
to take a pull at the bottle cukniti ga iz steklenice
to give a pull at povleči, potegniti kaj

reel¹ [ri:l]

1. samostalnik
tuljava, motek, vretence; motovilo; zvitek, zmotek, rola filma

news reel filmski tednik
off the reel figurativno hitro eden za drugim, brez prekinitve
to recite right off the reel oddrdrati, od začetka do konca hitro in gladko (od)govoriti, recitirati

2. prehodni glagol
namotati, naviti na tuljavo, na vretence, na motek; (iz)vleči z namotavanjem
neprehodni glagol
(o kobilicah) oddajati drdrav zvok (kot vrteča se tuljava)

to reel a fish in izvleči, potegniti ribo (iz vode) z namotavanjem vrvice (na ribiški pripravi)

ride¹ [ráid] samostalnik
jahanje, ježa; vožnja na biciklu, na javnih prometnih sredstvih (avto itd.); jezdna, jahalna pot
vojska skupina jezdecev rekrutov

it is a penny ride to X. vožnja do X. stane en peni
she was just back from a ride on her bicycle ravno se je vrnila s sprehoda na kolesu
to go for a ride iti na jezdenje (jahanje)
to take a ride (od)peljati se z avtom
to take s.o. for a ride peljati koga z avtom, vzeti ga na vožnjo z avtom; ameriško, sleng (od)peljati koga z avtom z namero, da ga ubijemo; speljati na led koga, potegniti koga

rummage [rʌ́midž]

1. samostalnik
premetavanje, iskanje; (carinska) preiskava, preiskovanje
arhaično zmešnjava, zmeda
trgovina odvrženo blago, izvržek, ostanki

rummage sale prodaja ostankov, obležanega blaga; dobrodelni bazar

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
premeta(va)ti, iskati, preiskovati, riti

to rummage about, to rummage up izvleči, potegniti (iz)

run away neprehodni glagol
pobegniti, (s)teči proč, uiti, izmuzniti se; (o konju) splašiti se, zbezljati, uiti

to run away from s.o. iti komu s poti
to run away from a subject odmakniti se od predmeta
to run away with zaleteti se, prenagliti se (z); potegniti za seboj

run up neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
teči gor, iti kvišku
botanika poganjati, rasti, izroditi se; dvigniti, izobesiti (zastavo); hitro sešteti (števila), znašati; preseči, navijati ceno (na dražbi)

to run up an account sešteti račun
to run up a large bill zelo se zadolžiti
to run up a dress hitro sešiti obleko
to run up against s.o. priti v prepir s kom
to run up the fox to earth najti lisičjo sled do njenega brloga
to run up a sail potegniti kvišku, razviti jadro
to run up a shed na hitro zgraditi lopo
to run up to town hitro oditi, odpotovati v mesto (London)
these beans have run up too quickly ta fižol prehitro raste
expenses have run up stroški so narasli

second² [sékənd]

1. pridevnik
drugi (po vrsti); sledeči; drugoten, drugorazreden, drugovrsten, slabši, podrejen, postranski; že rabljen; neizviren, posnet, imitiran; izveden, izpeljan

at second hand iz druge roke, antikvarično; po slišanju, iz nezanesljivih virov
every second day vsak drugi dan
in the second place na drugem mestu, drugič
upon second day vsak drugi dan
in the second place na drugem mestu, drugič
upon second thoughts po ponovnem premisleku
a second time še enkrat, ponovno
second to none za nikomer ne zaostajajoč, neprekosljiv, nedosegljiv, nedosežen
the second (eliptično) drugi (dan) (v mesecu)
second cabin kabina 2. razreda
second Chamber Zgornji dom (parlamenta)
second lieutenant podporočnik
second mate navtika drugi častnik (na ladji)
a second Napoleon figurativno drugi Napoleon
second papers ameriško končna prošnja doseljencev za ameriško državljanstvo
a second self drugi jaz
second storey ameriško prvo nadstropje (v Angliji the first floor)
second volin druga violina
second wind sleng, figurativno vrnitev moči
to be second to none za nikomer ne zaostajati
to be in one's second childhood zopet se pootročiti (v starosti)
to come off second best biti premagan, kratko potegniti
to get one's second wind pogovorno priti zopet k sebi
to have information at second hand imeti informacije iz druge (posredne) roke
to play second fiddle figurativno biti v podrejenem položaju
to take second place biti drugi, zavzeti drugo mesto

2. prislov
na drugem mestu

to come second priti kot drugi skozi cilj, biti drugi

second-best [sékəndbest]

1. pridevnik
skoraj najboljši, prvi za najboljšim

2. samostalnik
coll

to come off second-best biti premagan, krajši konec potegniti, podleči

ship² [šip] prehodni glagol
vkrcati (natovoriti, naložiti) na ladjo
trgovina poslati (blago) po vodni (ali kopni) poti; postaviti, namestiti jambor, krmilo itd. na določeno mesto; najeti mornarje; zajemati (vodo); vzeti nase (tovor), namestiti nase (obleko)
pogovorno poslati proč, odpustiti, znebiti se
neprehodni glagol
vkrcati se na ladjo (kot mornar)

to ship the oars potegniti vesla iz vode in jih namestiti v ladji (čolnu)
to ship a rudder namestiti krmilo
to ship a sea zajeti vodo (v nevihti)
the ship shipped a sea velik val je pljusknil čez krov ladje

side¹ [sáid]

1. samostalnik
stran; bok; rob (poti, mize itd.); stran (pisma); ploskev, prostrana površina
figurativno stališče, vidik; obronek; obala; področje, kraj; smer; oddelek (šole)
šport moštvo
sleng prevzetnost, ošabnost, širokoustenje; (biljard) obračanje, vrtenje krogle zaradi udarca od strani

side by side z ramo ob rami, vštric, vzporedno
by the side of vzdolž, ob
off side oddaljenejša stran, desna stran; šport (nogomet) ofsajd
on the side povrhu
on all sides, on every side na vseh straneh, vsepovsod
on father's side po očetovi strani
on this side of the grave pred smrtjo
back side zadnjica
blind side slaba stran
dark side senčna stran
(šola) classical (modern) side klasična ali humanistična (moderna) smer (oddelek)
God is on our side bog je z nami
the east side of the city vzhodni del mesta
north side severna stran
the other side of the question druga stran (plat) vprašanja (problema)
sunny side, bright side sončna stran, svetla stran (tudi figurativno)
on the wrong side of the door figurativno izključen iz (česa)
on the wrong side of the blanket figurativno nezakonski (otrok)
the wrong side up narobe
the right (the wrong) side of a piece of cloth prava (neprava) stran kosa blaga
the road-side cestni rob (kraj)
to balance on both sides figurativno nihati (kolebati) med dvema stvarema
he is on our side on je na naši strani, z nami
he is on the sunny (bright, right) side of 50 on še ni 50 let star
he is on the shady (wrong) side of 50 on je preko 50 let star
this is a side issue to je postransko vprašanje
to change sides preiti na drugo stran
people come from every side ljudje prihajajo semkaj z vseh strani
to go over to the other side preiti k drugi stranki, uskočiti v drug tabor
to have a pain in one's side imeti bolečine v boku
to have side sleng domišljevati si; delati se važnega
to keep on the right side of s.o. figurativno na prijateljski način s kom urediti stvari
to put a th. on one side postaviti kaj na stran, ne obračati
he puts on too much side on preveč pozira
to shake (to split) one's sides with laughing pokati od smeha
to take sides opredeliti se (za), odločiti se za neko stran; biti pristranski
to take side with s.o., to take s.o.'s side potegniti s kom, potegniti se za koga
to view a question from all sides premotriti vprašanje z vseh strani
to win s.o. over to one's side pridobiti koga na svojo stran

2. pridevnik
stranski; prihajajoč od strani

side blow udarec od strani
side door stranska vrata (vhod)
side brake ročna zavora (avto)