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réven poor; indigent, destitute; (brez denarja) penniless; needy; beggarly

réven z poor in, destitute of, void of
réven belec na jugu ZDA poor white
biti réven to be poor
réven kot cerkvena miš as poor as a church mouse

revenge¹ [rivéndž] samostalnik
maščevanje; revanša; maščevalnost

in revenge of kot maščevanje za
to give s.o. his revenge dati komu priliko za revanšo
to have one's revenge revanširati se
to take revenge for s.th. of s.o. maščevati se komu za kaj
to thirst for revenge hlepeti po maščevanju

reverse¹ [rivə́:s] samostalnik
nasprotje, nasprotna stran; ovira; zadnja stran (kovanca); zla usoda, nesreča, nezgoda
vojska poraz (tudi figurativno)
avtomobilizem povratna vožnja, vožnja nazaj

the reverse of nasprotno od
its reverse nasprotno (od tega)
much the reverse popolnoma nasprotno
quite the reverse prav nasprotno
written in reverse (pisan) v zrcalni pisavi
reverse of fortune udarec usode
a face the reverse of attractive vse prej kot prikupen obraz
to have reverses imeti denarne izgube
to take in reverse vojska napasti v hrbet
your words are the reverse of encouraging vaše besede so vse prej kot ohrabrujoče
to meet with a reverse doživeti, pretrpeti poraz

reward [riwɔ́:d]

1. samostalnik
nagrada, plačilo
figurativno povračilo, kazen (of za)

as a reward for... kot nagrada (plačilo) za...
for reward proti plačilu
to announce a reward razpisati nagrado

2. prehodni glagol
nagraditi (po)plačati (for za)
povrniti škodo, odškodovati; kaznovati (slabo dejanje)

ríba fish

Ribe astronomija Pisces pl (s konstr. v sg), the Fishes
ríbi podoben fishlike
ríba pilot pilot fish
ríba roparica predatory fish
leteča ríba flying fish
morska ríba sea fish, salt-water fish
sladkovodna ríba freshwater fish
koš(ara) za ríbe fish basket, creel
prodajalec, -lka ríb fishmonger
trgovec z ríbami fish merchant
nož za rezanje ríbe fish slice
gojitev ríb fish farming, pisciculture
nasoljena ríba salt fish
jata ríb shoal, school
zdrav kot ríba sound as a bell, fit as a fiddle, in the pink, in fine fettle
zdrav je kot ríba he is as fit as a fiddle
loviti ríbe to fish, s trnkom to angle, s podvodno puško to spearfish
poloviti vse ríbe v ribniku to fish out a pond
počutiti se kot ríba na suhem (kopnem) to feel like a fish out of water
molčati kot ríba to be as mute as a fish
počutil sem se kot ríba v vodi I was fit as a fiddle
bogat z ríbami abounding in fish
male ríbe (figurativno) small fry, ZDA pogovorno small potatoes pl

ride^*2 [ráid]

1. neprehodni glagol
jahati, jezditi; okobal sedeti; biti primeren za ježo; voziti se, peljati se; (o ladji) plavati na, gibati se, usidrati se, biti zasidran; drveti, hitro voziti; plavati (on nad)
ležati, mirovati, počivati (on na)
obračati se (on na)
tehtati v jahalni obleki
ameriško, sleng pustiti (stvari) teči

he rides well on dobro jaha, je dober jezdec
to ride on s.o.'s knees jahati komu na kolenih
he rides just under 11 stone v jahalni obleki (na konju) tehta malo manj kot 70 kg
do you mind riding with your back to the engine? vam je vseeno, če se peljete s hrbtom obrnjeni proti lokomotivi?
to ride at an anchor biti zasidran
to ride for a fall vratolomno jezditi (jahati), figurativno nesmotrno delati (ravnati, postopati), drveti v pogubo, biti pred padcem (o vladi itd.)
to ride to hounds goniti (divjad) s psi, iti na lov (na lisico), loviti
some boys ride to school nekaj dečkov se vozi (s kolesom) v šolo
turf rides soft rušnat (travnat) teren nudi prijetno jahanje
distress was riding among the people revščina je vladala med ljudmi
let it ride! ameriško, sleng pusti(te), naj stvar gre, kot hoče!
to ride and tie izmenoma jahati in pešačiti (ob konju), figurativno menjavati se pri delu

2. prehodni glagol
jahati (a horse konja)
jezditi, okobal sesti na; pustiti (koga) jahati; sedeti na; voziti (bicikel); prejezditi (deželo); dohiteti, prehiteti; (često pasivno) obvladati, tlačiti, mučiti, tiranizirati; (o živalih) naskočiti
ameriško prevoziti z avtom, prejahati (razdaljo, zemljišče itd.)

to ride an unbroken horse jahati neukročenega konja
to ride a bicycle voziti kolo, peljati se na kolesu
to ride a child on one's knees ujcati otroka na kolenih
father rides his child on his back otrok jaha na očetovem hrbtu
to ride one's horse at an obstacle pognati konja čez zapreko
to ride the high horse figurativno oblastno, gospodovalno se vesti, prevzetovati
to ride a hobby figurativno (za)jahati svojega konjička
to ride a joke to death ponavljati šalo (dovtip) tako dolgo, da izgubi vrednost (postane dolgočasna)
the nomads rode the desert nomadi so prejezdili puščavo
they rode him on their shoulders nesli so ga na ramenih
to ride a race udeležiti se konjske dirke
to ride shank's mare sleng pešačiti
to ride the waves jahati ali plavati na valovih

right¹ [ráit] samostalnik
pravica, pravo, pravičnost; veljavna (upravičena) zahteva; izključna pravica (to do, na)
desna stran; desnica; prava stran, sprednja stran
množina pravo (normalno, dejansko, resnično) stanje stvari, resnica; red

by right, of right po zakonu, zakonito, pravzaprav
by right of zaradi; na temelju
in right of (her husband) v imenu (svojega soproga); s strani (svojega soproga)
on the right na desni
to the right na desno
by right(s) po pravici, z vso pravico
right and wrong prav in neprav, pravica in krivica
right of disposal pravica razpolaganja
right of inheritance dedno pravo (pravica)
right of notice pravica odpovedi
right of redemption (repurchase) pravica, prodano zopet nazaj kupiti
right of search pravica do preiskave
right of succession nasledstvena pravica
rights and duties pravice in dolžnosti
right of way prednost v cestnem prometu; pravica do prehoda (čez zasebno posest)
the Right parlament desnica, konservativna stranka
the rights and wrongs of a case pravilna (resnična, dejanska) in napačna dejstva (stanje) primera
countess in her own right grofica po lastnem (dednem) pravu (ne po možitvi)
mineral right rudosledna pravica
women's rights pravica žena, ženska enakopravnost
all rights reserved vse pravice pridržane
to be in the right imeti prav, imeti pravico na svoji strani, biti upravičen
to bring s.th. to rights spraviti nekaj v red, urediti
it is my right to know imam pravico, da vem
he claimed the crown in right of his father zahteval je krono kot dedič svojega očeta
he has a little fortune in right of his wife ima nekaj premoženja po ženini upravičenosti
to do the right pravo narediti
to do s.o. right ravnati s kom pravično (pravilno, korektno, dostojno)
to give s.o. his right dati komu njegovo pravico
to have a right (no rights) imeti pravico (ne imeti pravic)
to keep to the right držati se desne, iti (voziti) po desni strani
to put (to set) to rights urediti, spraviti v red
he sat on my right sedel je na moji desni strani
to stand on (to assert) one's rights ne odstopiti od svojih pravic, vztrajati pri svojih pravicah
to turn to the right kreniti, zaviti na desno
I want to know the rights of the affair hočem vedeti dejansko (resnično) stanje zadeve

right² [ráit] pridevnik
pravi, pravilen; desni; točen, korekten, avtentičen, resničen; pravičen, pošten; primeren, umesten; zakonit; zdrav; normalen
matematika pravi
politika ki pripada desnici, simpatizira s konservativno stranko
arhaično prem, raven (le v: right line premica, ravna črta)

at right angles pod pravimi koti, pravokotno
on the right hand side na desni (strani)
on the right side of 50 še ne 50 let star
on the right bank of the Sava na desnem bregu Save
in one's right mind pri pravi (zdravi) pameti
out of one's right mind, not right in one's head ne čisto pri pravi (pameti)
right back šport desni branilec
right angle pravi kot
right arm, right hand desna roka (tudi figurativno)
the right heir zakoniti dedič
the right man on the right place pravi človek na pravem mestu
right side prava stran, lice (blaga)
a right turn obrat na desno (za 90°)
the right way prava pot, pravi način
I feel all right again počutim se zopet čisto dobro
right oh! pogovorno v redu! prav! dobro! prav tako! točno! seveda! se strinjam!
right you are! tako je! prav imate!
all right! (vse) v redu! prav! nimam nič proti!
that's right! tako je! pravilno!
are you all right up there? ste dobro nameščeni tam gori?
are we on the right way? ali smo na pravi poti?
see if the brakes are all right poglej, če so zavore v redu
to be right imeti prav
I was quite right in supposing... čisto prav sem imel, ko sem domneval...
is he quite right in his head (mind, senses)? je on čisto pri pravi (pameti)?
he is his father's right hand on je očetova desna roka
he is one of the right sort pogovorno on je dečko na mestu
to be as right as rain (as ninepence, as a trivet, as nails) dobro se počutiti, biti zdrav ko riba; biti v najlepšem redu
all came right vse se je izvršilo, kot je bilo treba
have you got the right time? imate točen čas? veste, koliko je točna ura?
to get on the right side of s.o. pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebe
to get it right spraviti v red; pojasniti
I'll do him to rights dal mu bom, kar mu gre
to know the right people poznati prave ljudi, imeti (dobre) zveze
to put oneself right with s.o. opravičiti se pri kom
to put one's right hand to the work krepko se lotiti dela
to say the right thing najti pravo besedo
the solution is right rešitev je pravilna
I think it right that you should share the profits smatram za pravilno (pravično), da ste deležni dobička

rís¹ zoologija lynx

ima oči kot rís he has the eyes of a lynx, he is lynx-eyed

rísati to draw; to sketch; (vzorce, modele) to design

rísati po naravi (po spominu, po modelu, po kopiji) to draw from nature (from memory, from a model, from a copy)
rísati s prosto roko to draw freehand
on bolje riše kot slika he draws better than he paints

rising [ráiziŋ]

1. pridevnik
dvigajoč se, vzpenjajoč se, vstajajoč, vzhajajoč; napredujoč; rastoč, doraščajoč

rising of ameriško, pogovorno nad, nekaj več kot
rising of a hundred (nekaj) čez 100 mož
rising 100 men točno 100 mož
a rising barrister (politician) mnogo obetajoč odvetnik (politik, ki ima veliko bodočnost)
rising diphthong rastoč dvoglasnik
the rising generation prihajajoča, doraščajoča generacija
rising pitch rastoč lon
she is rising sixteen v 16. letu je
to be rising fifty bližati se 50. letu

2. samostalnik
dviganje, dvig, vstajanje
religija vstajanje; upor, vstaja; povišanje, napredovanje, rast(enje), zvišanje (cene), naraščanje (vode); vzpon, strmina, klanec, vzpetina; grič, višina; nabreklost, majhna oteklina; gnojen mozoljček (na koži), fistula, čir, prišč; zaključek (konec) seje

rising of temperature dvig, porast temperature

rival² [ráivl] prehodni glagol
tekmovati, kosati se, rivalizirati, biti tekmec, skušati prekositi (koga); konkurirati; biti enak

he was rival(l)ed by nobody nihče mu ni bil kos, mu ni bil enak
water rivals steam as a source of energy voda konkurira pari kot vir energije
neprehodni glagol
(redko) tekmovati, biti v rivaliteti, rivalizirati (with z)

rivet [rívit]

1. samostalnik
tehnično zakovica, zakovnik
množina, sleng denar

rivet gun tehnično pnevmatično kladivce (za zakovanje)

2. prehodni glagol
zakovati, pritrditi z zakovicami; pričvrstiti (to na, za)
utrditi, zapečatiti (prijateljstvo); zasaditi (in v)
upreti oči v, zagledati se v; pritegniti pozornost, prikovati (pogled) (on na, v)
držati v napeti pozornosti

to rivet eyes, to rivet one's gaze on zapičiti pogled v
to rivet on to the ground (koga) v zemljo pribiti (ukopati), ne mu dati, da se premakne
to stand riveted to the spot stati kot ukopan

rjúha sheet

bel kot rjúha as white as a sheet

roach² [róuč] samostalnik
črnooka (riba), vrsta krapa

sound as a roach zdrav kot riba (kot dren), odličnega zdravja
roach-bellied debelušen

rób² (mize) edge; (prepada, groba itd.) brink; (ceste) roadside, verge; (strani) margin; (mesta itd.) outskirts pl, confines pl; (gozda) border, margin, pesniško marge; figurativno verge; (kozarca, klobuka) brim

čisto na róbu on the verge of
na róbu propada (vojne) on the verge of ruin (of war)
do róba poln brimful
čez rób poln full to the brim, brimful
napisan na róbu (obroben) marginal
kot (je) ob róbu (zapisano) as per margin
na róbu dobrega okusa on the margin of good taste
biti na róbu histerije to be on the verge of hysterics
na (skalnem) róbu griča on the brow of the hill
napolniti do róba to fill to the brim
napraviti rób (zarobiti) to hem
privesti na rób to lead to the brink (of)
postaviti se po róbu to make a stand against, to get up on one's hind legs

rock¹ [rɔk]

1. samostalnik
skala, čer, kleč; kamnit blok; kamenina
množina, kolektivno prepad, strma pečina, stena
figurativno čvrsta tla; nevarna zapreka; vrsta paličastega bonbona; bonbon
množina sadni bonboni
ameriško, pogovorno kamen
ameriško, sleng kovanec

the Rock Gibraltar
rock bottom absolutno najnižji
Rock English gibraltarsko angleško narečje
Rock of Ages figurativno, religija Kristus
on the rocks nasedel, figurativno, sleng v denarni stiski
as firm as a rock trden kot skala
built on a rock zgrajen na skali, figurativno osnovan na trdni podlagi, trden, siguren
bed-rock, living rock živa skala
there are rocks ahead figurativno nevarnost je pred nami, nevarnost grozi
to be on the rocks nasesti na čer, figurativno biti v denarnih težavah
to be wrecked on the rocks razbiti se na čereh
that's the rock you'll split on figurativno to je za vas posebno nevarno, tu si boste lahkó polomili zobe
to run against a rock figurativno drveti v nevarnost
to run upon a rock nasesti, zadeti na čer, figurativno razbiti se
to see rocks ahead figurativno morati računati s težavami
to throw rocks at s.o. ameriško obmetavati koga s kamenjem

2. pridevnik
skalnat

rock-bottom [rɔ́kbɔ́tɔm] pridevnik
najnižji

rock-bottom prices trgovina najnižje cene
to get down to rock-bottom iti na dno (neki stvari)
my supplies touched rock-bottom moje zaloge so bile toliko kot izčrpane

róg horn

jelenov róg antler
lovski róg hunting horn, bugle
róg obilja the horn of plenty, cornucopia
trobiti na róg to blow the horn
tema je kot v rógu it is pitch-dark
róge pokazati (figurativno) to show one's horns, to resist, to show resistance
trobiti v isti róg (figurativno) to sing the same song (ali tune); to act in concert
róge nastaviti (možu) to cuckold
nositi rógove (mož) to be cuckolded
ugnati koga v kozji róg (figurativno) to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone, to stalemate someone, to stymie (ali to stimy) someone, to intimidate someone
njega ne uženeš lahkó v kozji róg he does not scare easily
zgrabiti bika za róge (figurativno) to take the bull by the horns

rôka hand, (do rame) arm

brez rôke handless, armless
v rôki in one's hand
pri rôki at hand, near at hand; available
od rôke do rôke from hand to hand
pod rôko (se držati) arm in arm, (kupiti) underhandedly
rôke kvišku! hands up!, stick them up!, reach!
rôke proč! hands off!
z rôko v rôki hand in hand, jointly
s sklenjenimi rôkami with clasped hands (as in prayer)
z zvezanimi rôkami in nogami bound hand and foot
rôko na srcé! hand on heart!
močna rôka strong hand
žuljava rôka a callous palm
moja desna rôka (figurativno) my second self
on je moja desna rôka he is my right-hand man
polna rôka a handful
narejen z rôko (ročno) made by hand, handmade; (posel) handiwork, manual work
od rôk (oddaljen) out of the way
praznih rôk empty-handed
na svojo rôko (figurativno) in one's own name, of one's own accord, unauthorized
risanje s prosto rôko freehand drawing
držeč se za rôke hand in hand
prekrižanih rôk with one's hands (oziroma arms) folded
z dvignjeno rôko (with) hand upraised
z rôkami uprtimi v boke akimbo
držati, imeti rôke uprte v boke to hold one's arms akimbo
iz prve rôke at first hand
ne da bi rôko premaknil hands down
boriti se z rôkami in nogami to struggle with might and main
braniti se proti čemu z rôkami in nogami to fight against something tooth and nail (ali with might and main)
dati v rôko, rôke to hand
dati komu proste rôke (da kaj naredi) to give someone a free hand (to do something)
dobiti informacije iz prve rôke to get information at first hand
dvigniti rôke to lift up one's hands
dvigniti rôke nad glavo v začudenju to throw up one's arms in astonishment
dobiti kaj v rôke (figurativno) to get hold of something
rôke križem držati to fold one's arms and do nothing, to be idle
imeti pri rôki to have at hand
imeti polne rôke dela to have one's hands full
imamo ga v rôki (figurativno) he is in our power
imeti proste rôke (figurativno) to have free play
imeti mrzle, hladne rôke to have cold hands
dati rôko komu to give one's hand to someone, (v pozdrav) to shake hands with someone
imeti položaj trdno v rôki to have the situation well in hand
iti skozi mnogo rôk to pass through many hands
iti komu na rôko to help someone; to support someone, to patronize someone, to aid someone
lomiti rôke (figurativno) to wring one's hands
to mu gre od rôk (figurativno) he is skilled (ali clever) at it
izpustiti iz rôke, iz rok to let go
posel mu ne gre od rôk he is unskilled, he is a poor worker
delo mu gre dobro izpod rôk he is a quick worker
kupiti iz prve (druge) rôke to buy new (secondhand)
mahati z rôkami to gesticulate
ne izpustiti iz rôk not to let go, (da pade) not to let go (ali to let slip)
méti si rôke to rub one's hands
nositi na rôkah koga (figurativno) to treat someone with great care, to make much of someone, to treasure someone
nosijo ga na rôkah (figurativno) he is treated with the utmost consideration, he enjoys all kinds of favours
pasti komu v rôke to fall into someone's hands
prijeti za rôko to take by the hand
ponuditi, prožiti komu rôko to give (ali to hold out) one's hand to someone, (figurativno) to lend someone a helping hand
pljuniti v rôke (figurativno) to spit on one's hands
podaj mu rôko! shake hands with him!
prodati pod rôko to sell by private bargain (ali contract, treaty)
preiti v druge rôke to change hands
prosíti za rôko to propose (to), to ask in marriage, (nenadoma, pogovorno) to pop the question
pričakati koga z odprtimi rôkami to meet someone with outstretched hands, to meet someone enthusiastically
položiti rôke na kaj to lay hands on something, to put one's hands to
položiti rôko nase (figurativno) to commit suicide
položiti rôko na srce to lay one's hand on one's heart
podati si rôke to shake hands
sprejeti ponudbo z obema rôkama to jump at an offer
prekrižati rôke to cross one's arms
stisniti komu rôko to squeeze someone's hand, (pri pozdravu) to shake hands with someone
stiskati rôko v pest to clench one's fist
stati s sklenjenimi (prekrižanimi) rôkami to stand with folded (crossed) arms
vzeti v rôke to take in hand, to undertake
zadevo bom sam vzel v rôke I will take the matter into my own hands
fanta je treba vzeti v rôke (figurativno) the boy wants taking in hand
zlomiti si rôko to break one's arm
rôko si je zlomil he broke his arm, he had his arm broken
umijem si rôke nad tem I wash my hands of it, I will not be responsible
rôka rôko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, fair exchange is no robbery
z obema rôkama zgrabiti priliko to jump at an opportunity
živeti iz rôk v usta (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth
bolje je vrabec v rôki kot golob na strehi (figurativno) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush