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fíga botanika fig; (pričeska) bun; contemptuous gesture made with thumb between index and middle fingers

posušena fíga dried fig
venec fíg a string of figs
konjske fíge horse droppings, horse manure, horse dung, vulgarno horse turds
fíga mož (figurativno) one who reneges, reneger, unreliable fellow; bastard
biti fíga mož to go back on one's word; to break one's promise
fígo držati figurativno to keep one's fingers crossed, to cross fingers (za srečo for luck)
moramo fígo držati! touch wood!
fígo pokazati komu to make a contemptuous gesture at someone, to cock a snook at someone
to mi je fígo mar I don't care a damn about it, I don't give a hang (ali hoot) about it
za vsako fígo jokati to whimper (ali to cry) at the slightest provocation (ali žargon for damn all)
Figo, pa ne njegov obraz! His face my foot!
fígo (= nič) ji bo to koristilo! (ironično) a lot of good that'll do her!
fígo ti je mar! a lot you care!

figure¹ [fígə] samostalnik
postava; slika, risba; podoba, lik, kip; videz; vzorec, diagram; številka; znesek, cena; vloga; ugled; simbol; pesniška figura; plesna figura; sijaj; osebnost

to cut (ali make) a figure imeti vlogo, predstavljati, biti videti
figure of fun smešna oseba
double figures dvomestno število
at a low figure poceni
he is a figure above me je veliko boljši od mene
at a high figure drago
to keep one's figure ne se rediti
to cut no figure nič ne veljati
a man of figures, clever at figures dober računar
a poor hand at figures slab računar
what's the figure? koliko stane?, kakšen je račun?
person of figure ugledna oseba
a well developed figure lepa postava

fill¹ [fil]

1. prehodni glagol (with)
(na)polniti, nasititi; prenapolniti, natrpati; napihniti; zamašiti; plombirati (zob); zasesti, zadovoljiti, izvršiti, izpolniti; izrabiti

2. neprehodni glagol
polniti se; nabrekniti; zamašiti se; napolniti se

to fill the bill biti primeren
to fill one's glass natočiti si kozarec
to fill an order izvršiti naročilo
to fill s.o. with a story narediti na koga vtis
ameriško to fill a prescription narediti zdravilo po predpisu
gledališče to fill a role igrati vlogo
to fill s.o.'s place nadomeščati koga
to fill a tooth plombirati zob
filling at the price dober in poceni

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

firm² [fə:m] prislov
trdno, zanesljivo, neomajno

to stand firm biti neomajen

first¹ [fə:st] pridevnik (firstly prislov)
prvi, najzgodnejši, prvovrsten

at first hand iz prve roke
ameriško first board začetni tečaj
first cause pravzrok
First Commoner predsednik spodnjega doma parlamenta
to come first biti najboljši
first day nedelja
first cost proizvodna cena
first finger kazalec
first floor britanska angleščina prvo nadstropje, ameriško pritličje
ameriško first, last and all the time nenehno, neomajno
First Lord of the Admiralty minister za mornarico
First Sea Lord komandant mornarice
First Lord of Treasury minister za državno zakladnico
to go first peljati se v prvem razredu
ameriško first lady prezidentova žena
first name krstno, dano ime
first night premiera
ameriško I could not get to the first base nobenega uspeha nisem imel
First International prva internacionala
first lieutenant nadporočnik
in the first place predvsem
at first sight na prvi pogled
first thing na prvem mestu; pogovorno navsezgodaj
first refusal predkupna pravica

fish¹ [fiš] samostalnik
riba; ribe
vulgarno ženski spolni organ

all is fish that comes to our net vse nam lahko koristi
a cool fish hladnokrvnež
to cry stinking fish poniževati se
to drink like a fish piti ko žolna
drunk as a fish pijan ko čep
dull as a fish neumen ko noč
he eats no fish je poštenjak
to feed the fishes imeti morsko bolezen; utoniti
to land the fish doseči svoj cilj
neither fish, flesh or fowl ne tič ne miš
pogovorno to have other fish to fry imeti druge opravke
one must not make fish of the one and flesh of the other ne smemo biti pristranski
a pretty kettle of fish neprijetno presenečenje, zmešnjava, kolobocija
a loose fish razuzdanec
there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it glavo pokonci, vse se še lahko uredi; za vsakega človeka se lahko najde nadomestilo
a fish story zlagana povest; bahavo pripovedovanje
a strange (ali odd, queer) fish čudak
to feel like a fish out of water počutiti se ko riba na suhem
mute as a fish molčeč ko riba
salt-water fish morska riba

flagpole [flǽgpoul] samostalnik
zastavni drog

vojska to guard the flagpole biti za kazen zaprt v kasarni

flat¹ [flæt] pridevnik
raven, plosek, sploščen; medel, plehek, nezanimiv, pust, enoličen; prazen; razdišan; potrt; slab (prodaja); zveneč
glasba molovski; za pol tona znižan; napačen (petje); razglašen; onemogel, izčrpan; brezobresten; odkrit

sleng flat broke brez pare
flat calm mrtva tišina
to give a flat denial gladko odkloniti, zanikati
a flat lie debela laž
to meet with a flat refusal biti odločno zavrnjen
figurativno he fell as flat as a pancake popolnoma mu je spodletelo
to lay flat zravnati z zemljo
flat prices nizke enotne cene
flat race dirka brez ovir
his singing is flat poje za pol tona prenizko
to go into a flat spin zmesti se
that's flat to je moja zadnja beseda
flat nonsense popoln nesmisel
hudomušno B flat stenica
to tell flat naravnost povedati
ameriško flat silver srebrn pribor

fling^*1 [fliŋ]

1. neprehodni glagol
vreči, zagnati se; švigniti; lotiti se; ritniti (konj); skočiti, odbrzeti; hiteti

2. prehodni glagol
vreči, zalučati (round)
oviti; na tla vreči
figurativno uničiti, pogubiti

to fling dirt opravljati
to fling the door open naglo odpreti vrata
to fling the door to s.o. zaloputniti komu vrata pred nosom
to fling o.s. at s.o.'s head siliti v koga
to fling s.th. into s.o.'s teeth očitati komu kaj
to fling caution to the winds biti brezskrben, lahkomiseln
to fling o.s. into s.o's arms vreči se komu v naročje

flood¹ [flʌd] samostalnik
poplava, potop, plima, valovi, ploha
figurativno obilje
poetično morje, reka

the Flood vesoljski potop
the tide is at the flood plima je na višku, voda narašča
flood and field morje in kopno
to come in a flood biti zelo številen
flood of tears potok solza
to be in floods of tears topiti se v solzah
flood of words ploha besed, puhlo besedovanje

floor² [flɔ:] prehodni glagol
deske položiti
pogovorno premagati, vreči, ugnati; zbegati

to floor the examiner odgovoriti na vsa izpitna vprašanja
to be floored pasti pri izpitu; biti presenečen
sleng to floor the paper odlično narediti pismeni izpit
to floor a question zadovoljivo odgovoriti na vprašanje

fly^*2 [flai]

1. neprehodni glagol
leteti, kriliti; hiteti; bežati; planiti, zagnati se; napasti; razpočiti, razleteti se; vihrati; plapolati

2. prehodni glagol
streljati; izobesiti; voditi, pilotirati; spuščati; s sokolom loviti; splašiti (ptiča); preleteti

to fly in the face of s.o. rogati, ustavljati se komu
not a feather to fly with brez beliča
to fly off the deep end (ali handle) razjeziti se, planiti
to fly hawks iti na lov s sokoli
to fly high (ali at high game) visoko letati, biti častihlepen
to fly a kite spuščati zmaja; sleng preizkušati javno mnenje; sposoditi na menico brez kritja
to let fly at figurativno napasti; streljati, sprožiti
to let fly with one's fists s pestmi napasti
to let money fly pognati, zapraviti denar
to fly low biti skromen
to fly the country zbežati iz dežele
to fly in pieces razleteti se
to fly into a passion (ali rage, temper) pobesneti
to fly open na stežaj odpreti
to fly out at s.o. napasti koga
to fly the river loviti močvirnike

fool¹ [fu:l] samostalnik
norec, bedak, butec, zmedenec; dvorni norec, pavliha
figurativno igračka

All Fools' Day 1. april
April Fool aprilska šala; žrtev aprilske šale
to be no fool biti bister
as the fool thinks so the bell clinks norec veruje v to, kar si želi
everyone has a fool in his sleeve vsakdo se včasih obnaša kakor norec
a fool's bolt is soon shot norec je kmalu pri kraju s svojo pametjo
a fool's errand brezplodno delo
to make a fool of s.o. imeti koga za norca
to be a fool for one's pains zaman si prizadevati
fool's paradise deveta dežela
to play the fool neumno se obnašati
to be but a fool to, to be a fool to ne biti nič v primeri s
mineralogija fool's gold železov kršec
he is a fool to... on nič ne pomeni proti...
there's no fool like an old fool nič ni hujšega kakor ponoreli starec
botanika fool's parsley mala trobelika

foot¹ [fut] množina feet samostalnik
noga, stopalo, čevelj (mera); stopica
pogovorno pehota (množina foots)
gošča, usedlina; spodnja obrobnica jadra; podstavek

at foot na dnu
by (ali on) foot peš
to carry s.o. off his feet spodnesti koga; navdušiti koga
figurativno to find one's feet izkazati se
from head to foot od nog do glave
ameriško, sleng to get cold feet prestrašiti se
to fall on one's feet imeti srečo
to keep one's feet ne zdrsniti, ne pasti
to have one's feet in the grave biti z eno nogo v grobu
my foot! nesmisel!
to put one's foot down odločno se lotiti; ugovarjati
to put one's foot in a thing popolnoma kaj pokvariti, polomiti ga
to set (ali put) one's best foot forward (ali foremost) pohiteti, kar se da; čim bolj se potruditi
to set on foot ustanoviti
to trample under foot pohoditi, zatreti
sleng to take the length of s.o.'s foot spoznati slabosti koga, spregledati ga
to measure another's foot by one's own last sam po sebi soditi
something is on foot nekaj se pripravlja
to show the cloven foot odkriti slabe namene
under foot na zemlji
to tread from one foot to the other prestopati se z noge na nogo
to run s.o. off his feet utruditi koga s hojo
to get on (ali to) one's feet dvigniti se, vstati

footing [fútiŋ] samostalnik
podlaga; hoja, ples; prostor za noge
figurativno opora, trden položaj; razmerje; celotna vsota

to be on good (ali friendly) footing biti v prijateljskem razmerju; imeti dobre stike
mind your footing! pazi, kam stopiš!
footing of columns seštevanje stolpcev; dobljena vsota
to lose (ali miss) one's footing spodrsniti
to pay one's footing plačati vstopnino ali članarino
on equal (ali the same) footing enakopraven
on business footing v poslovnih odnosih
škotsko first footing novoletni obisk
war footing vojno stanje
to get (ali gain) a footing ustaliti se
to gain (ali obtain) a footing uveljaviti se

forge³ [fɔ:dž] neprehodni glagol
utirati si pot, z muko napredovati

to forge ahead prevzeti vodstvo (pri dirki), biti na čelu

fórma form; shape

biti v dobri fórmi šport to be in good form, to be in fine fettle
biti pod fórmo to be (far) below one's best
ne čutim se v fórmi I don't feel in form, I don't feel fit, I don't feel up to par
on je v fórmi he is as fit as a fiddle
ne biti v fórmi to be off (one's) form
so v najboljši fórmi they are at their (very) best (ali on top form), they are at their peak, they have hit their peak
načrt dobiva fórmo the scheme is taking shape
predmet bez fórme a shapeless object

fotogeníčen photogenic

biti fotogeníčen to be like a film star; to come out well on a photograph, to be photogenic

four¹ [f:ɔ] štetje pridevnik
štiri

to be four biti štiri leta star
botanika four o'clock Mirabilis jalapa
within the four seas v Veliki Britaniji
arhaično to the four winds v vse smeri
four corners of (the) earth najoddaljenejša točka sveta