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pláčati to pay

pláčati v gotovini to pay cash (down), to pay ready money, (takoj) (žargon) to pay on the nail
vnaprej pláčati to prepay, to pay in advance
pláčati račun to settle (ali to balance, to square) an account, to pay one's score, to pay one's reckoning
pláčati menico to honour a bill
ne pláčati to leave unpaid
pláčati v obrokih to pay by instalments, (v majhnih obrokih) to pay by driblets
pláčati v naturalijah to pay in kind
preveč (premalo) pláčati za delo to overpay (to underpay)
predragó, mastno pláčati to pay through the nose
pláčati previsoko ceno to pay a fancy (ali an exorbitant, an extortionate) price, to pay through the nose
preveč pláčati za blago to be overcharged
ogromno, debelo pláčati to pay a fantastic price
plačati račun, stroške za druge (figurativno) to pay the piper
takoj pláčati to pay cash on the spot, to pay spot cash, to pay cash on the nail
pláčati ob prejemu to pay cash on delivery
preveč sem plačal I was out of pocket, I was overcharged
pláčati za nazaj to repay, to refund, to reimburse
pláčati do zadnjega tolarja (pare) to pay to the last farthing
pláčati stroške to pay (ali to defray) expenses
pláčati pred rokom to anticipate payment
pláčati globo to pay a fine
pláčati upnikom to settle with one's creditors
pláčati komu njegove usluge to reward someone for his services
toliko ne morem pláčati I cannot afford it
za to je treba pláčati carino (ni treba pláčati carine) this is dutiable (dutyfree)
ne morem pláčati I am unable to pay, I am insolvent
vedno sem ti točno plačeval I have always paid you on the nail
plačal sem mu buteljko vina I treated him to a bottle of wine
kdo bo plačal zapitek? who will stand treat?
vsak od naju bo plačal zase we'll each pay his own share, we'll go dutch
za uro sem plačal urarju 50 funtov I paid (ali I gave) the watchmaker fifty pounds for my watch
zmago je plačal s svojim življenjem he paid with his own life for the victory
dragó sem jim plačal za to they made me pay through the nose for it
to mi boš plačal! (figurativno) I'll see you pay for this!, you shall smart for this!
pláčati milo za drago to pay in kind, to repay tit for tat, to get one's own back, to have one's revenge (on), to get even (with)
kdor muziko plačuje, tudi ukazuje (figurativno) who pays the piper calls the tune
natakar, plačati, prosim! waiter, the bill, please!

plank² [plæŋk] prehodni glagol
polagati deske, obijati, pažiti
ameriško postreči z jedjo na deski

to plank it ležati na trdem
sleng to plank down trdo položiti, takoj plačati

po after; on, upon; at, by; over; through; according to

po abecednem redu in alphabetical order
po božiču after Christmas
po tej ceni at this price
po 10 tolarjev kos at ten tolars each
po dolžini lengthwise
po dva by twos, two by two, two at a time
po vsej Evropi all over Europe
(samó) po imenu (only) in name
po kopnem in po morju by land and sea
po mestu about (ali through) the town
po vsem mestu all over the town
kot po maslu (figurativno) like clockwork
po kakovosti by quality
po malem little by little, by degrees
po mojem mnenju in my opinion, to my mind
po meri by measure
po modi after the fashion
po naravi from nature
po naročilu by order
narejen po naročilu made to order
po naključju by accident, by chance
po nesreči unfortunately, as ill luck would have it
po možnosti if possible
odvetnik po poklicu lawyer by profession
po navodilu as instructed
po pravilu by rule
po petkrat five times running
po pravici by rights, of right
po mojem računu by my reckoning
po poslu, po poslih on business, on an errand
po rojstvu by birth
imenovan po stricu named after his uncle
po sobi about the room
po vsem svetu all over the world, all the world over
po njegovi smrti after his death
po ulici along the street
po uvidevnosti at discretion
po vodi by water
po tem vzorcu following (ali on, after) this pattern
po vrednosti in value
enak po velikosti equal in size
po deset ur nepretrgoma ten hours at a stretch
po vsem after all
po angleškem zakonu under (the) English law
po zraku by air
po spominu from memory
po planu according to the plan (ali scheme)
po vrsti in order, one after another, every one in his turn
po vaši želji according to your wish
takoj po moji vrnitvi immediately upon my return
po prejemu tega pisma on receipt of this letter
po meni je I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
če bi bilo po tebi, bi se svet podrl if you had your way, the world would go to ruin
če vam je po volji if you choose, if you care
to ni po mojem okusu that is not to my taste
dobivati časopis po pošti to receive one's newspaper by post
igrati po posluhu to play by ear
po starosti sta enaka they are the same age
iti po vodo to fetch water, to go for water
šel je ponj (po njega) he went to fetch him
peti po notah to read music, to sight-read
poslati po zdravnika to send for the doctor
poslali so po zdravnika the doctor has been (oziroma was) sent for
pridi pome (po mene)! come and fetch me!
potoval sem po vsej Afriki I travelled all over Africa
priseči po krivem to perjure oneself, to commit perjury
prišel sem k tebi po nasvet I have come to you for advice
risati po naravi to draw from nature (ali life)
sklepati po čem to infer from
soditi po zunanjosti to judge by appearances
po vsem, kar sem slišal... from all I heard...
sprehajati se po palubi to walk (ali to pace) the deck
sprehajati se, hoditi po soncu (dežju) to walk in the sun (in the rain)
udaril me je po glavi (ustih) he hit me on the head (he struck me in the mouth)
voditi koga po mestu to show someone round the town

pograbíti to seize; to grasp; to take (ali to get, to catch, to lay) hold of

pograbíti priliko, priložnost to seize upon a chance, to seize an opportunity
hlastno pograbíti ponudbo to snap up an offer
(službeno) mesto je bilo takoj pograbljeno the job was snapped up at once
pograbíti koga za vrat to seize someone by the neck

possible¹ [pɔ́səbl] pridevnik
možen, mogoč (with pri; to komu; for za)
morebiten
pogovorno primeren, sprejemljiv, znosen

as soon as possible čim prej; takoj, ko bo mogoče
as much as possible kolikor je le mogoče

prepoznáti to recognize; to identify

prepoznáti po... to recognise (ali know) (someone) by...
lahko ga prepoznate po njegovem klobuku you can recognise him by his hat
prepoznáti starega znanca to recognize an old acquaintance
danes te ni moč prepoznáti you are not yourself to-day
takoj me je prepoznal he recognised me immediately

príča witness; (očividec) eyewitness

pri tej príči (takoj) at once, immediately, on the spot, pogovorno straight off
bremenilna (razbremenilna) príča witness for the prosecution (witness for the defence)
zaprisežena príča sworn witness; deponent, ZDA affiant
kriva príča perjured witness
poročna príča witness to a marriage
pred príčami in the presence of eyewitnesses
(križno) zasliševanje príče (cross-)examination (ali hearing) of a witness
izpoved príče deposition, evidence, testimony
biti príča to witness
poklicati za príčo call to witness, to call someone in evidence
izjaviti, izpovedati kot príča to witness, to bear witness, to testify, to give evidence
biti zaslišan kot príča to be put into the witness-box
bil sem pozvan kot príča v tej razpravi I was summoned as witness in this trial
príča je bila podkupljena the witness was bribed
pripeljati príče to produce witnesses
zaslišati príče pravo to hear evidence
ne morem ti povedati pri tej príči (kar takoj) pogovorno I can't tell you straight off

prihòd arrival; coming; advent

takoj ob prihòdu immediately upon arrival

rank² [ræŋk] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
postaviti (se) v vrsto, uvrstiti (se); razvrstiti (se), razporediti (se), urediti (se); pripadati, spadati med; zavzeti mesto (položaj, čin, čast)
ameriško imeti prednost pred kom v činu, rangu, položaju; biti nad kom po položaju, priti (next to takoj za)
ekonomija & pravno imeti prednost ali posebne pravice

the ranking major po rangu najstarejši major
he is ranked among the great painters imajo ga za velikega slikarja
I rank Dante above Shakespeare Danteju dajem višje mesto kot Shakespeareu
to rank first zavze(ma)ti prvo mesto
France ranks among the Great Powers Francija se uvršča med velesile
to rank off odkorakati
to rank past korakati mimo

razmíšljanje deliberation, reflection; meditation; consideration

brez razmíšljanja (takoj) without hesitation
po zrelem razmíšljanju on second thoughts
rok za razmíšljanje time for consideration (ali reflection)

recognition [rekəgníšən] samostalnik
(ponovno) spoznanje, prepoznanje, razpoznanje, identificiranje, rekognicija; priznanje, priznanje samostojnosti

in recognition of v znak priznanja za
as a sign of recognition kot spoznavni znak
past all recognition neprepoznavljiv, nerazpoznavljiv
de jure recognition priznanje de iure
his recognition of me was immediate takoj me je prepoznal
to receive no recognition ostati neopažen
to win recognition (pri)dobiti si priznanje, uveljaviti se

revólver revolver; gun

ki ima takoj revólver v roki (figurativno) trigger-happy

second¹ [sékənd] samostalnik
sekunda; trenutek, kratek čas
glasba sekunda, drugi glas ali instrument; drugi razred; sekundant (pri dvoboju); kdor je drugi v čem; ocena, ki je prva za najboljšo
množina, trgovina blago druge, slabše vrste (zlasti moka in kruh)

George the Second Jurij II
the second(-in-command) namestnik poveljnika; drugi častnik na ladji
the second of May 2. maj
the second of exchange trgovina duplikat menice, ki se izdaja zaradi večje varnosti
a good second tekač, ki pride na cilj takoj za zmagovalcem
to get a second univerza na izpitu dobiti oceno, ki je prva za najboljšo
wait a second počakaj(te) trenutek!

sedáj now; at present; actually; this moment; at the moment of speaking (oziroma writing)

sedáj ne not at present
do sedáj until now, up to now, up to this time
ravno sedáj just now, this moment
za sedáj for the present, for the time being, for this once, for the nonce
takoj sedáj immediately, instantly, at once
sedáj ali nikoli now or never
od sedáj naprej from now on, from this time on, henceforth, in the future
sedáj...sedáj now... now, sometimes... sometimes, at one time... at another
sedáj to, sedáj ono now this... now that
kaj sedáj? what now?, well then?
sedáj, ko... now that...
sedáj te pa imam! now I have caught you!, pogovorno now I've got you!

shot¹ [šɔt]

1. samostalnik
strel; izstrelek, projektil, krogla, šibra (šibre), sekanci
šport met, udarec, strel
šport krogla; strelec
pogovorno fotografija; filmski posnetek, snemanje; doseg, domet, streljaj
figurativno poskus; poteza v igri
pogovorno ugibanje
tehnično razstrelitev
sleng vbrizg, injekcija, doza (mamila)
pogovorno kozarček, požirek (of gin brinovca)

at a shot s prvim strelom (udarcem), s prvim strelom
a shot at the goal strel (met) na gól
a shot in the locker še ena krogla za izstrelitev, figurativno, pogovorno denar v žepu, zadnja rezerva
like a shot pogovorno kot iz puške, kot strela, bliskovito, hitro, takoj
by a long shot sleng daleč; zelo
not by a long shot še zdaleč ne, nikakor ne
at the third shot pri tretjem poskusu
out of shot zunaj streljaja ali dometa
within shot v dometu
within ear-shot dovolj blizu, da se more slišati; v slišaju
a shot of cocaine vbrizg kokaina
shot of distress alarmni strel v sili
bow shot strel iz loka
a crack shot, a dead shot mojstrski strelec, ki nikoli ne zgreši
flying shot strel na premičen cilj
hail of shots toča strelov (krogel)
random shot na slepo dan strel (; figurativno opazka); figurativno ugibanje
he is an excellent shot on je odličen strelec
he is no shot on ne zna streljati
he is a poor shot at solving problems on slabo rešuje probleme
he was (he went) off like a shot kot strela je šinil proč
to be nearer the bull's eye at each shot figurativno pri(haja)ti vedno bliže svoji sreči
I would do it like a shot jaz bi to storil brez pomišljanja
he got several shot(s) in the leg dobil je več šiber v nogo
they did not fire a single shot niti enega strela niso dali
to have a shot at streljati na, figurativno poskusiti
not to have a shot in the locker biti brez streliva, figurativno biti "suh", brez cvenka (denarja)
you have made a bad shot zgrešili ste, niste zadeli (pogodili); zmotili ste se
to put the shot šport suniti kroglo

2. prehodni glagol
nabiti (puško); obtežiti s svinčenimi šibrami; oskrbeti z municijo

simpátičen (oseba) likable, likeable, agreeable, pleasant, nice; prepossessing; winning, attractive, engaging, congenial

simpátično vedenje winning ways pl
takoj mi je bil (postal) simpátičen I took to him at once, I found him an attractive person from the word go
ona mi ni simpátična I don't care much for her, I don't feel interested in her
simpátični živec (simpatikus) sympathetic nerve

snap up prehodni glagol
hlastno pograbiti, zagrabiti, zagotoviti si; prekiniti sobesednika

to snap s.o. up nadreti, nahruliti koga
to snap up the offer planiti po ponudbi
the post was snapped up at once (službeno) mesto je bilo takoj pograbljeno (oddano)

speak^* [spi:k]

1. neprehodni glagol
govoriti, besediti; imeti govor; pogovarjati se (with, to z; about, of o)
izraziti se
glasba (o glasbilih) dati glas od sebe, slišati se, zadoneti; dati se čutiti; (o portretu) biti kot živ
navtika signalizirati, dati znak
britanska angleščina dati glas, oglasiti se (o psu)

2. prehodni glagol
(iz)reči, izgovoriti, povedati, govoriti (kaj); izražati, izjaviti, najaviti; dokazovati, pričati, potrditi, pokazati
navtika poklicati (ladjo)

generally (strictly) speaking splošno (točno, strogo) povedano (vzeto)
plainly speaking odkrito povedano
roughly speaking v grobem (približno, grosso modo) povedano
so to speak tako rekoč
not to speak of... da (niti) ne govorimo o...
nothing to speak of nič važnega, ni vredno niti omembe
to speak back (nazaj) odgovarjati (na očitke ipd.)
to speak by the book govoriti z rokopisa, čitati (govor), govoriti s točnim poznavanjem
to speak like a book govoriti kot knjiga
to speak without book navesti dejstva po spominu
to speak bluntly naravnost, brez ovinkov govoriti
to speak by the card z veliko natančnostjo govoriti, biti precizen
to speak in s.o.'s cast prekiniti koga
to speak comfort to... imeti tolažilne besede za...
his conduct speaks him generous njegovo vedenje (ravnanje) priča o njegovi plemenitosti
my dog speaks only when I order him moj pes zalaja le, če mu ukažem
to speak in s.o.'s ear komu (kaj) prišepniti na uho, skrivaj govoriti s kom
fame speaks him honest on je na dobrem glasu
to speak fair dostojno govoriti
to speak for s.o. govoriti komu v korist, reči dobro besedo za koga
that speaks for itself to govori samo za sebe, tega ni treba (še) pojasnjevati (priporočati)
to speak French govoriti francoski
I found nobody to speak to nikogar nisem našel, da bi z njim govoril
to speak by hearsay govoriti, kar smo od drugih slišali
this speaks a man of honour to kaže (izdaja) človeka, ki ni brez časti
this speaks a small mind to izdaja (dokazuje) duševno majhnost
to speak one's mind povedati svoje mnenje
I will speak to your objections in a minute takoj bom odgovoril na vaše ugovore
to speak to oneself sam s seboj (sebi) govoriti
this portrait speaks ta portret je kot živ
to your praise be it spoken... v vašo pohvalo bodi povedano...
to speak plain and to the purpose jasno govoriti
to speak sense pametno govoriti
you might as well speak to a stone figurativno prav tako bi lahko govoril steni
to speak to govoriti komu, potrditi kaj
these trumpets speak his presence trobente javljajo njegovo prisotnost
things speak for themselves dejstva govore sama (po sebi)
that speaks of self-will to govori (priča) o samovolji (trmi)
to speak the truth govoriti resnico
I cannot speak to the truth of that ne morem z gotovostjo reči (jamčiti), da je to res
to speak volumes for jasno (prepričljivo) govoriti za, pričati o, dokazovati (kaj)
this speaks volumes for his faith in you to jasno govori za njegovo zaupanje v vas
to speak well for govoriti (iti) (komu ali čemu) v korist
to speak well (badly) of dobro (slabo) govoriti o
that does not speak well for his intelligence to ne priča (govori) o njegovi inteligenci
to speak with tongues (redko) biti nadarjen za jezike
to speak words of praise izreči pohvalne besede
who is speaking? (pri telefonu) kdo je pri aparatu?, kdo govori (tam)?

spočétka in the beginning

že takoj spočétka from the very first, from the very beginning

spot² [spɔt] prehodni glagol
napraviti pisano z lisami, s pikami; zamazati
figurativno omadeževati; očistiti (kaj) od madežev (često out)
pogovorno zapaziti, prepoznati, odkriti narodnost kake osebe
pogovorno napovedati (zmagovalca konjske dirke); postaviti na določeno mesto, plasirati; zadeti (tarčo)
vojska točno lokalizirati

to spot a criminal odkriti, izslediti hudodelca
he spotted him at once as an American takoj ga je prepoznal kot Amerikanca
neprehodni glagol
zamazati se, dobiti madeže

that material will spot in the rain to blago bo dobilo madeže v dežju
white linen spots easily belo platno se hitro zamaže