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whipper-in množina whippers-in [wípərin] samostalnik
lov vodja psov pri pogonu
parlament član parlamenta, ki skrbi za disciplino pripadnikov stranke, članov parlamenta
sleng konj, ki gre kot zadnji skozi cilj na dirki

wing² [wiŋ] neprehodni glagol
leteti; hiteti kot na krilih
prehodni glagol
opremiti, oskrbeti s krili, s perjem (npr. strelico); dati krila (čemu); pospešiti; nositi na krilih; preleteti, leteti skozi; izstreliti (odpeti) (strelico); odposlati (ekspresno pismo); zadeti ptico v krilo
pogovorno raniti v ramo, v roko (zlasti v dvoboju); sestreliti (letalo)
gledališče popolnoma se zanesti na suflerja (pri vlogi)

to wing an arrow izstreliti puščico v zrak
to wing one's way (od)leteti
fear winged his steps strah je dal krila njegovim korakom

blockade¹ [blɔkéid] samostalnik
blokada, zapora
ameriško zaprtost, obstipacija

to raise the blockade ukiniti blokado
to run the blockade izmuzniti se skozi blokado
blockade runner ladja ali človek, ki se izmuzne skozi blokado
paper blockade navidezna blokada

brick² [brik] pridevnik
opéčen, opečnat

wooden brick lesena kocka
to run one's head against a brick wall iti z glavo skozi zid

burst^*1 [bə:st]

1. neprehodni glagol (with zaradi)
počiti, razpočiti se (with s)
biti prenapolnjen (into v)
vlomiti, vlamljati; izbruhniti; nenadoma se prikazati
sleng bankrotirati, propasti

2. prehodni glagol
nasilno odpreti; (z)lomiti, zadreti, predreti; prenapolniti; uničiti
sleng denar zapravljati

to burst into blossom razcvesti se
to burst into flame vzplamteti
to burst into laughter zakrohotati se
to burst into tears razjokati se
to burst into view prikazati se
to burst into the room planiti v sobo
to burst one's way through the crowd preriniti se skozi gnečo
to burst open razpočiti se, naglo se odpreti
to burst one's sides with laughter počiti od smeha
to be bursting komaj čakati
to burst upon s.th. naleteti na kaj
it burst upon my ear nenadoma sem zaslišal
it burst upon my eye nenadoma sem zagledal
ready to burst skrajno razburjen
to burst with s.th. razpočiti se od česa
to burst one's buttons with food preobjesti se
the river burst its banks voda je stopila čez bregove

carína (urad) customs pl; (dajatev) duty, pl duties; tariff

brez caríne, prost caríne duty-free, custom-free; non dutiable
carína plačana duty-paid
podvržen caríni liable to duty; liable to customs, dutiable
neplačana carína unpaid duty
izvozna carína export duty
uvozna carína import duty, duties on entry
zaščitna carína protective tariff
trgovina brez caríne free trade
iti skozi caríno to go (ali to pass) through the customs
plačati caríno to pay duty (za, na on)
pobirati caríno to collect duty

cedíti to strain; to filter; to filtrate; to percolate

cedíti se to drip, to trickle, to filtrate
cedíti se skozi to percolate
cedíti se mleka to flow with milk
sline se mi cedé po... my mouth's watering for...

cenzúra; cénzorstvo censorship

iti skozi cenzúro to pass the censor, to be passed by the censor
uvesti cenzúro za to impose censorship on

cílj aim, end; object, vojska objective; scope; view; purpose; goal, mark; (tarča) target, butt, mark; (dirkalni, šport) winning post; (življenjski, željá) goal; (potovanja) destination; (stremljenje) aspiration

brez cílja aimless, purposeless, without aim or end
za ta cílj to this end
mimo cílja beside (ali wide of) the mark
doseči svoj cílj to attain (ali to secure) one's end, to achieve one's purpose, to attain one's objectives, to gain one's end(s), to reach one's goal, ZDA to get there; to carry one's point
imeti za cílj to aim at
ima visok cílj he is aiming high
doseči cílj svojih želja to attain the object of one's desires
iti za svojim cíljem, zasledovati svoj cílj to pursue one's end (ali one's aim)
iti, priti skozi cílj šport to breast the tape
postaviti cílj to set an aim
postaviti si za cílj to aim at
vzeti si za cílj to make it one's business (to)
zadeti cílj to hit the mark
zasledovati preveč cíljev to have too many irons in the fire
pogoditi cílj to pinpoint
zgrešiti cílj to miss the mark
vojaški cílji so bili bombardirani military targets (ali objectives) have been (letalsko) bombed, (artilerijsko) shelled
priti na cílj svojega potovanja to reach the end (ali the destination) of one's journey, to reach one's journey's end

corkscrew¹ [kɔ́:kskru:]

1. samostalnik
zatičnik, odčepnik, maček

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
domačno pomikati (se) v obliki spirale; prerivati se

to corkscrew one's way through previti se skozi

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

drvíti to rush (koga someone)

naš vodnik nas je drvil skozi Tower our guide rushed us through the Tower

ear⁴ [iə] samostalnik
uho; posluh; ušesce, luknjica
figurativno pozornost

to be all ears napeto poslušati
to be by the ears skočiti si v lase
to bring the house (ali hornet's nest) about one's ears razdražiti množico proti sebi
my ears are burning v ušesih mi zveni
to fall (ali go) together by the ears skočiti si v lase
with a flea in the ears strogo grajo
to give ear pazljivo poslušati
to have (ali earn, win) the ear of s.o. biti od koga uslišan
to have itching ears rad opravljati
to have long ears biti radoveden
to have no ears ne imeti posluha
in at one ear and out at the other skozi eno uho noter in skozi drugo ven
to lend (ali turn) a deaf ear ne poslušati
little pitchers have long ears stene imajo ušesa
to play by ear igrati po posluhu
to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear iz slabe snovi narediti dobro stvar
an ear for music dober posluh za glasbo
over (head and) ears preko ušes
to prick up one's ears napenjati ušesa
quick ear dober sluh
to reach the ear of s.o. priti komu na uho
to set by the ears povzročiti prepir, nahujskati, spreti
to stop one's ears zamašiti si ušesa
up to the ears preko ušes
to tickle the ears laskati
walls have ears stene imajo ušesa
to win s.o.'s ear biti od koga uslišan
a word in your ears strogo zaupno, med nama povedano
I would give my ears glavo stavim

elbow² [élbou] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
odriniti, odrivati; preriniti, prerivati se; utreti, utirati si

to elbow one's way through the crowd preriniti se skozi gnečo
to elbow o.s. preriniti se

finger¹ [fíŋgə] samostalnik
prst; mera za globino ali debelost; kazalec (na uri)

to burn one's fingers opeči si prste
his fingers are all thumbs zelo je nespreten
by a finger's breadth komaj, za las
to be finger and glove with s.o. biti s kom zelo zaupen
to have a finger in (the pie) imeti svoje prste vmes
to have s.th. at one's finger tips (ali ends) imeti kaj v malem prstu
my fingers itch komaj čakam
to the finger nails popolnoma
one can number them on one's fingers človek bi jih lahko seštel na prstih
to keep one's fingers crossed držati figo
to lift one's little finger preveč piti
to look through one's fingers spregledati kaj, skozi prste gledati
to lay (ali put) a finger on s.th. imeti svoje prste vmes
not to raise (ali lift) a finger on behalf of niti s prstom ne migniti zaradi
to snap one's fingers biti ravnodušen do česa
to twist round one's (little) finger oviti si okoli prsta
one can do with a wet finger to je lahko narediti
within a finger's breadth of one's ruin na robu propada
index (ali first) finger kazalec
middle finger sredinec
ring finger prstanec
little finger mezinec

flag³ [flæg] samostalnik
zastava; košat pasji rep

black flag piratsko znamenje; piratstvo
flag of distress srajca, ki visi skozi raztrgano obleko; figurativno slab znak
to get one's flag postati admiral
to hang out the white flag vdati se
to hang out the red flag pozvati na boj
to hoist the flag izobesiti zastavo; prevzeti poveljništvo
house flag zastava ladijske družbe
merchant flag zastava trgovske mornarice
to strike (ali lower) the flag spustiti zastavo, priznati poraz
flag station postajališče (samo na znamenje)
yellow flag znamenje, da je na ladji kužna bolezen; karantena
to dip the flag pozdravljati s spuščanjem in dviganjem zastave

gláva head; (redko) poll; humoristično (zlasti plešava) pate; (lobanja, mrtvaška) skull; žargon bonce; (naslov) title, heading, ZDA caption; (vodja) chief, leader; ekonomija principal, ZDA boss; (vrhnji del) top; (pamet, razum) brains pl, wit (s pl), intelligence, understanding, judgment, sense; (bister človek) man of talent, pogovorno brainy fellow; (oseba) person; (kovanca) obverse, face, pogovorno heads

brez gláve headless, acephalous, figurativno reckless, hare-brained, confused, out of one's wits, silly
gláva ob glávi closely packed
na glavo, za glávo (figurativno) each; per head; per capita
iz gláve (na pamet) (znati) (to know) by heart
gláva ali napis? (pri metanju kovanca v zrak) heads or tails?
od gláve do nog from top to toe
od nog do gláve from head to foot
glávo pokonci! keep smiling!, vojska chin up!
z glávo navzdol with downcast head
na glávo postavljen (narobe) topsy-turvy
brez gláve in repa without rhyme or reason
delo z glávo brain work
delavec z glávo white-collar worker
beljenje gláve (figurativno) cudgelling (ali racking) one's brain, cogitation, rumination
kimanje z glávo nodding, nod
lasje na glávi hair (of the head)
poraba na glávo consumption per capita
gláva postelje head of the bed
rana na glávi wound in the head
skok na glávo header
stoja na glávi šport headstand, aeronavtika landing on the nose
strel v glávo shot in the head
tele z dvema glávama a twoheaded calf
umivanje gláve shampooing
več kot 100 gláv živine more than a hundred head of cattle
zmajevanje z glávo shaking of one's head
belíti si glávo to beat one's brains out, to cudgel (ali to rack) one's brains (z over)
biti čez glávo zadolžen to be up to one's ears (ali one's eyes, the neck) in debt
za glávo je večji od očeta he is taller than his father by a head
za glávo je večji od mene he stands a head taller than I
oče je gláva družine the father is the head of the family
ne biti pravi v glávi (figurativno) to be crazy, to be out of one's mind, to be off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker)
on je bistra gláva he is a bright chap
trde gláve je he is thickheaded, pogovorno he is thick (between the ears)
puhle, prazne gláve je he is empty-headed, he is brainless
delati po svoji glávi to have one's own way
gláve delati (solata, zelje) to head, to heart
ne vem, kje se me gláva drži I do not know which way to turn, I am quite perplexed
gláva me boli I have a headache, my head aches, I feel headachy
gláva me je od tega bolela that gave me a headache
čez glávo imam dela I am swamped with work
kje vendar sem imel glávo? what on earth was I thinking of?
nimam gláve za matematiko I have no head for mathematics
tega imam že čez glávo dovolj I am sick (ali žargon I've had a bellyful) of it
to nima ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of this
kar pripovedujete, nima ne gláve ne repa I cannot make head or tail of what you say
za glávo mu gre for him it is a matter of life and death
po glávi mi gre (roji, hodi) neka misel an idea keeps (on) running through my mind
to vino gre v glávo this wine is heady, this wine goes to my head
on ima glávo na pravem mestu he has his head well screwed on
stvar mi ne gre v glávo it's beyond me, I cannot understand it
iti, stopiti v glávo to go to one's head
ne ve, kje se ga gláva drži he doesn't know whether he's coming or going
to mi ne gre iz gláve I can't get it out of my head
ni čisto pravi v glávi he is not quite right in the head, žargon he has a screw loose
uspeh mu je šel (stopil) v glávo, mu je zmešal glávo success has turned his head
nekaj mu gre po glávi (figurativno) he is turning something over in his mind
samo letala mu gredo, rojijo po glávi (figurativno) he thinks, talks and breathes aeroplanes
ta misel mi ne gre iz gláve this idea keeps running through my head
izgubiti glávo to lose one's head (ali one's wits ali one's presence of mind)
ne izgubiti gláve to keep one's head
izbiti si kaj iz gláve to dismiss something from one's mind
iz gláve izračunati vsoto to work out a sum in one's head
izbiti komu kaj iz gláve to argue someone out of something
s svojo glávo jamčiš za to you will answer with your life for this
ne morem mu tega izbiti iz gláve I cannot drive it out of his head
napraviti po svoji glávi to do as one likes
obdržati v glávi to remember
tu ne najdem ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of it
glávo odsekati (obglaviti) komu to behead someone
pognati si kroglo v glávo to blow one's brains out
v glávo mi pade it occurs to me, an idea comes to mind
kaj ti vendar pade v glávo? the very idea!
nisem na glávo padel I am no fool
nikdar mi ni v glávo padlo it never entered (into) my mind
pogledati koga od gláve do nog to eye someone up and down, to look someone over from head to foot
nositi glávo v vreči (figurativno) to carry one's life in one's hands
oditi s povešeno glávo to go off with downcast head (ali fig with one's tail between one's legs)
pognati se z glávo naprej v vodo to throw oneself headfirst into the water
prikimati z glávo to nod assent
postaviti vse na glávo to turn everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
postaviti vse mesto na glávo (figurativno) to paint the town red
z glávo je plačal svoje izdajstvo he paid for his treason with his life
riniti z glávo v zid (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall
riniti z glávo v nevarnost to rush headlong (ali to plunge) into danger
ne rini z glávo v zid! don't batter your head against a brick wall!
riskirati glávo to risk one's neck
povesiti glávo to hang one's head
razpisati nagrado na glávo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head
glávo stavim, da to ni res I'd stake my life it is not true
skloniti svojo glávo pod jarem to bow one's head under the yoke
ubijati si glávo z, nad to rack one's brains over
vbiti si kaj v glávo to take something into one's head
prati komu glávo (figurativno) to give someone a dressing-down
v glávi se mi vrti I am (ali I feel) dizzy, I feel giddy, my head is reeling (ali spinning)
računati iz gláve to do mental arithmetic
zmajati z glávo to shake one's head
več glav, več vé two heads are better than one
za glávo zmagati (na dirki) to win by a head
čez glávo komu zrasti to outgrow (one's respect for) someone
zmešati komu glávo to turn someone's head
ne moreš z glávo skozi zid you can't butt your way through a brick wall
kolikor gláv, toliko misli two heads are better than one

glédati to look (at, on); to see; (opazovati) to watch, to observe, to eye, to view, to regard; figurativno to consider; (paziti na) to attend to, to look after, to see that something is done; to look to it that...; (prizadevati si) to endeavour, to try, to make efforts

glej! look!, see!, look here!, arhaično lo; lo and behold!, (začudeno) well, well!, well I never!, just imagine!
glej, glej! well, well!, arhaično lo and behold!
glej no!, glej si no glej! well, well, well!; žargon well get a load of that!
toda glej! but just imagine!, but lo and behold!
glej, da prideš pravočasno! see that you come in time!
dobro glej! look sharp!
jaz samo gledam I am all eyes
debelo glédati to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
debelo glédati od značudenja to stare with surprise
grdo, jezno, temno glédati to scowl, to frown
glédati komu v obraz to look someone in the face
glédati okoli to look around
glédati skozi okno to look out of the window
pozorno glédati to look intently
škilavo glédati to squint
glédati s strahom v prihodnost to look forward with dread to the future
glédati za kom to look (ali to gaze) after someone
postrani glédati to look askance (koga at someone)
pogumno glédati nevarnosti v obraz to face danger bravely, to look danger in the face
on ne gleda na stroške he takes no account of the expense, with him expense is no object
zaljubljeno glédati koga to make (ali to cast) sheep's eyes at someone
kam gleda to okno? where does this window face?
zelo glédati na svojo obleko (figurativno) to be very particular about one's dress
zelo gleda na svoje interese he keeps an eye on his interests
zviška glédati na koga to look down on someone
glédati se to look at one another (at each other)
glédati se (v zrcalu) to look at oneself
glédati se postrani to look askance at one another (at each other)
grdó se gledata they are at daggers drawn

gnéča crush; throng; press

strašna gnéča a terrible crush
nastala je gnéča ko so odprli vrata there was a crush when the door opened
utirati si pot skozi gnéčo to force one's way through the crowd
bila je gosta (strašna) gnéča it was tightly packed (terribly crowded)

govoríti to speak (o of, about, z to, with); to tell; (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with, to, o about, of, over); to converse; (kramljati) to chat

glasno govoríti to talk loud, to speak in a loud voice
tiho govoríti to speak softly (ali in a soft voice)
govoríti angleški to speak English
slabo govoríti angleški to speak poor (ali broken) English
slabo govoríti o kom to speak ill of someone
kar naprej govoríti to keep (on) talking
odkrito, brez ovinkov govoríti to speak freely
govoríti o tem in onem, o raznem to talk nineteen to the dozen
uglajeno govoríti to be well-spoken
govoríti stenam (figurativno) to talk (ali to be talking) to a brick wall
govoríti o politiki to talk politics
tekoče govoríti to speak fluently
govoríti o čem drugem to change the subject
govoríti resnico to speak the truth, to tell the truth
govoríti brez priprave to speak extempore
govoríti v veter (figurativno) to waste one's breath
govoríti v imenu koga to be the spokesman of, to be the mouthpiece of
govoríti v korist koga to speak on (ali ZDA in) someone's behalf
govoríti polomljeno angleščino to speak broken English, to murder the English language
govoríti neumnosti to talk nonsense
šepetaje govoríti to speak in an undertone, to speak in a whisper
govoríti skozi nos to speak with a nasal twang
govoríti laži to tell lies (ali untruths)
govoríti sam s seboj to soliloquize
govoríti med štirimi očmi s kom to talk with someone in private
govoríti na pamet to speak from memory, to say something by heart (ali by rote)
obširno govoríti o to speak at length about (ali on), to descant, to expatiate on (ali upon)
otročje govoríti to drivel
govoríti kot papiga to parrot
govoríti preučeno za koga to speak above someone's head
govoríti tja v tri dni pogovorno to waffle, žargon to rabbit on
tu se govori angleški (napis) English spoken here
ko (ker) ravno govorimo o... since we are on the subject, since we happen to be talking about...
da niti ne govorimo o... to say nothing of...
ne govorimo več o tem!, nehajmo govoríti o tem! let us change (ali drop) the subject!
mi ne »govorimo« (smo sprti ipd.) we are not on speaking terms
o tem ni vredno govoríti it isn't worth speaking of
ona ne govorita več med seboj (sta sprta) they are no longer on speaking terms
govori! speak up!, speak out, out with it!
on ne more (ne zna) nehati govoríti he can never stop talking, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
(on) govori, kot da bi ga navil he has the gift of the gab, he talks nineteen to the dozen
on malo govori he is a man of few words, (je boječ) he is tongue-tied
z njim se da govoríti he is someone you can talk to
z njim se ne da govoríti (figurativno) he will not listen to reason
po vsem mestu se govori o njih they are the talk of the town
govorilo se je o njegovi demisiji there have been rumours of his resignation
vse mesto govori o tem it is the talk of the town
govori se, da je zelo bogata she is said to be very rich
o njem se mnogo govori he is much talked about
to dejstvo govori zanj this fact tells in his favour
dejstva govoré sama the facts speak for themselves
to govori za in proti that cuts both ways
dejanja govore glasneje kot besede actions speak louder than words
vse govori za to, da... there is every reason to believe that...
to govori proti that tells against it
ne govorite z nikomer o tem! not a word to anyone about this!, keep this to yourself!
začeti govoríti o nekem predmetu to broach a subject
bi lahko govoril z Vami? could I have a word with you?
bi lahko govoril z g. X? could I see Mr. X
govorimo odkrito! let's speak frankly, let's lay (ali put) our cards on the table
kjer se veliko govori, se malo naredi least said, soonest mended
govoríti je srebro, molčati pa zlato the less said, the better
prav tako bi lahko govoril stenam figurativno I might as well speak to a brick wall
ti to meni govoriš! (= kot da jaz tega ne vem) you're telling me!