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hítro quickly, swiftly, rapidly, fast

na hítro in haste
hitro! make haste! quick, be quick!
čas hítro mine pri delu time flies when one is busy
hítro govoriti to speak fast
hítro teči to run fast, to be a fast runner
bodimo nared, pripravimo se čim hitreje let's get ready as soon as we can
to je hítro storjeno that doesn't take long
prehítro greste, hodite za mene you are going (ali walking) too fast for me
človek hítro naredi neumnost you can soon (ali easily) make a silly mistake
kar najhitreje with all possible speed

hláče (dolge) trousers pl

par hlač a pair of trousers, ZDA pants pl; (dolge, široke, ženske in moške) slacks pl; (kratke) shorts pl; (športne) shorts pl; (dokolenke) knee-breeches pl, breeches pl; (flanelaste) flannels pl; (za golf) plus-fours pl; (modre, delovne) dungarees pl
spodnje hláče drawers pl, pants pl; (ženske spodnje) drawers pl, panties pl, briefs pl, knickers pl, ZDA step-ins pl
triko hláče (flesh) tights pl
kopalne hláče bathing trunks, swimming trunks, trunks pl
jahalne hláče breeches pl
imeti polne hláče (bati se) (figurativno) pogovorno to be in a blue funk
nositi hláče to wear the trousers (ZDA the pants), to rule the household, to rule the roost
ona nosi hláče figurativno she wears the breeches
kdo nosi hláče? (figurativno) who is the boss?
srce mu je padlo v hláče figurativno he lost courage, his heart sank (into his boots)
hláče na pas (jermen) trousers pl kept up with a belt (a strap)
žen(sk)a hláče nosi (figurativno) arhaično the grey mare is the better horse

hlád hládnost cool, coolness; fresh, freshness; cool air; coldness; shade

v jutranjem hlád, hládnostu in the cool (ali arhaično pesniško the fresh) of the morning
uživati večerni hlád, hládnost to enjoy the cool of the evening
biti v hlád, hládnostu to be in the cool

hlíniti to simulate; (čustvo itd.) to feign; to dissimulate; to make pretence (of); (jezo itd.) to pretend (to be angry), to make a show of (anger); (spanje) to pretend (to be asleep), to feign (sleep)

hlíniti bolezen to pretend to be ill, to feign (ali to sham) illness, vojska to malinger
hlíniti krepost to put on a pretence (ali to make a show) of virtue
hlíniti nevednost to pretend ignorance
hlíniti omedlevico to pretend to faint
hlíniti bolezen, nevednost ZDA pogovorno to play possum

hodíti to walk; to go (on foot); to march

peš hodíti to go on foot, arhaično to pedestrianize
hodíti v črnem to wear black, to be in black
hodíti sem in tja to walk up and down
hodíti naokrog to circulate, to move round
hodíti po rokah to walk on one's hands
hodíti korakoma to go step by step
hodíti hitreje kot (kdo) to outmarch (someone)
tiho hodíti to tread (ali to walk) softly, to walk noiselessly
s težavo, s trudom hodíti to plod on, to plod along
hodite desno! keep to the right!
hodíti pred kom to walk before someone, to precede someone, (kazati pot) to show the way, to lead the way
hodíti za kom to walk behind someone, to follow someone
hodíti (gaziti) po snegu to wade through the snow
hodíti po vseh štirih to go on all fours
hodíti po prstih to walk on tiptoe, to tiptoe
otrok že hodi the child can already walk
prepovedano je hodíti po trati! keep off the grass!
hodi k vragu! go to hell!
hodíti na sprehod to go for a walk
hodíti na delo to go to work

hole¹ [hóul] samostalnik
luknja, jama; ječa
figurativno bedno stanovanje, luknja; skrivališče; (golf) luknjica, zadetek
sleng zadrega, škripec

full of holes preluknjan, figurativno pomanjkljiv, majav; ekonomija zadolžen, bankrotiran
to be in a (devil of a) hole biti v hudih škripcih
like a rat in a hole brez izhoda
to live in a rotten hole stanovati v bedni luknji
to make a hole in izprazniti žepe, imeti velike stroške
to make a hole in the water skočiti v vodo (samomorilec)
money burns a hole in his pocket denar mu ne vzdrži v žepu, hitro zapravi ves denar
to pick holes in kritizirati
to put s.o. in a hole spraviti koga v škripce
a square peg in a round hole; ali a round peg in a square hole človek, ki ni na pravem mestu

homely [hóumli] pridevnik (homelily prislov)
preprost, domač, udoben, nezahteven
ameriško nemikaven, grd (obraz)

home is home, be it ever so homely dober je domek, čeprav ga je le za bobek

honest [ɔ́nist] pridevnik (honestly prislov)
pošten, odkrit, odkritosrčen; nepokvarjen, pravi, pristen; pošteno zaslužen
šaljivo vrl, pošten
arhaično neomadeževan, nedolžen (ženska)

to be quite honest about it po pravici povedati; da povem po pravici
to turn (ali earn) an honest penny zaslužiti s poštenim delom
to make an honest woman of poročiti zapeljano dekle
honest goods pristna roba
ameriško, sleng & šaljivo honest Injun častna beseda
pogovorno honestly! kaj res! (začudenje); zares!, častna beseda!

hono(u)r¹ [ɔ́nə] samostalnik
čast, spoštovanje; dober glas, poštenost, častitost, devištvo; izkazovanje časti
karte najmočnejša karta, slika; (golf) pravica do prvega udarca
množina častni naslovi
množina odlika pri univerzitetnem izpitu; sprejem gostov

an affair of hono(u)r častna zadeva, dvoboj
to be an hono(u)r to biti v čast
to be on one's hono(u)r to; ali to be bound in hono(u)r biti moralno obvezan za kaj
pogovorno hono(u)r bright! častna beseda!, pri moji časti!
court of hono(u)r častno sodišče
a debt of hono(u)r častni dolg
to do (ali give, pay) hono(u)r to izkazati komu čast
to do s.o. the hono(u)r of počastiti koga s čim
to do the hono(u)rs of nastopati kot gostitelj
hono(u)r to whom hono(u)r is due čast tistemu, ki mu gre
an hono(u)rs degree posebno odlična diploma
hono(u)rs are easy obe strani dobita enako
with hono(u)rs even istega položaja
guard of hono(u)r častna straža
to give one's word of hono(u)r dati častno besedo
to have the hono(u)r of (ali to) šteti si v čast, da
in hono(u)r of s.o.; ali to s.o.'s hono(u)r komu na čast
(to render) the last (ali funeral) hono(u)rs (izkazati) poslednje časti
man of hono(u)r poštenjak
maid of hono(u)r dvorna dama
military hono(u)rs vojaške časti
on (ali upon) my hono(u)r pri moji časti
point of hono(u)r častna zadeva
to pledge one's hono(u)r dati častno besedo
to put s.o. on his hono(u)r sklicevati se na čast nekoga
the hono(u)rs of war vojaške časti (pri kapitulaciji)
Your Honour vaša milost (naslavljanje sodnikov)
hono(u)r is satisfied časti je zadoščeno
to be held in hono(u)r biti spoštovan
ekonomija to pay (ali do) hono(u)r to plačati v roku
ekonomija to meet due hono(u)r izplačati (menico)
ekonomija acceptance of a bill for the hono(u)r of častno priznanje menice

horse¹ [hɔ:s] samostalnik
konj, žrebec
vojska jezdeci, konjenica; lesen trinožnik
tisk vlagalna deska
šport konj
sleng prepovedan pripomoček v šoli
pogovorno bankovec za 5 funtov
ameriško burka, vragolija

to breathe like a horse sopsti kot konj
šport buck-horse koza
a horse of another colour nekaj čisto drugega
clothes-horse stojalo za sušenje obleke
to back the wrong horse slabo presoditi
figurativno a dark horse nepričakovan zmagovalec
to eat like a horse jesti kot volk
to flog a dead horse mlatiti prazno slamo; zaman se truditi
horse and foot konjenica in pešadija; figurativno z vsemi sredstvi
it is a good horse that never stumbles tudi najpametnejšemu včasih spodleti
ameriško hold your horses! le mirno!
light horse lahko oborožena konjenica
to look a gift horse in the mouth gledati podarjenemu konju na zobe
to mount (ali ride, be on) the high horse prevzetno se vesti
you may take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink s silo se ne da vsega doseči
to play horse with s.o. grobo s kom ravnati
to put the cart before the horse delati kaj narobe
to ride the wooden horse za kazen jahati na lesenem konju
to roll up horse, foot, and guns popolnoma premagati
horse of state paradni konj
straight from the horse's mouth iz zanesljivega vira
one-horse show neuspela stvar
figurativno do not spur a willing horse ne priganjaj ubogljivega konja
sea-horse morski konj, triton; zoologija morski konjiček; zoologija mrož
vojska to horse! na konje!
wild horses will not drag me there za nobeno ceno ne grem tja
to work like a horse delati kakor konj
wheel horse zanesljiv delavec, garač

host² [hóust] samostalnik
množica, roj
arhaično & poetično vojska

to be a host in o.s. napraviti sam, kar drugače delajo mnogi
the hosts of heaven sonce, mesec in zvezde; angeli
Lord of hosts gospodar nebeške vojske

hot¹ [hɔt] pridevnik (hotly prislov)
vroč; oster, pekoč, začinjen (jed); razgret, razvnet, strasten
figurativno oster, živ, kričeč (barva); razburjen, jezen; pohoten, vročekrven, ki se goni (žival); najnovejši (novica), svež (sled)
sleng odličen, izvrsten; opolzek (npr. gledališka igra)
pogovorno nevaren, neprijeten
ameriško, sleng ukraden ali pretihotapljen; zasledovan (policijsko); radioaktiven
elektrika pod električno napetostjo (žica)
glasba ognjevit, hiter

I am hot vroče mi je
hot and hot zelo vroč, naravnost s štedilnika
like a cat on hot bricks nestrpen, kakor na trnju
in hot blood v afektu, v hudem razburjenju
to be hot for (ali on) biti zagledan v kaj, goreče kaj želeti
to be hot in (ali on) biti odličen (v stroki)
he is not so hot ni tako odličen
pogovorno hot under the collar besen, razjarjen
to drop s.th. like a hot potato naglo kaj izpustiti
a hot favourite velik favorit, verjeten zmagovalec
to be in hot water biti v škripcih
to get into hot water for zaiti v težave zaradi
to get into hot water with s.o. imeti s kom opravka
figurativno hot water nesreča, težava, škripec
to get hot over s.th. razburiti se, razvneti se
to get too hot prevroče (neprijetno) postati
it goes like hot cakes gre dobro v prodajo
you are getting hot si blizu cilja, "vroče" (v igri)
in hot haste v veliki naglici
to make it hot for s.o. podkuriti komu
hot news senzacionalne novice
news hot from the press pravkar objavljena novica
the place was getting too hot for him tla so mu postajala prevroča
in hot pursuit of tesno za petami
a hot patriot goreč rodoljub
hot spices pekoče začimbe
to strike while the iron is hot kovati železo, dokler je vroče
hot and strong silovit(o)
sleng hot stuff odličen, izvrsten, prima
a hot scent (ali trail) sveža sled
hot on the track of na sveži sledi, za petami
hot temper ognjevit temperament, vročekrvnost
I went hot and cold srh me je spreletel
hot words ostre besede
hot work težko delo

hound² [háund] prehodni glagol
loviti s psi, zasledovati, goniti; ščuvati, hujskati pse (at na)
ščuvati koga (on k)

to hound s.o. preganjati koga
to hound out nagnati
to be hounded to the workhouse priti na beraško palico
to hound s.o. to death pognati koga v smrt

hrípav raucous; hoarse; husky

biti hrípav to be hoarse
postati hrípav od govorjenja to talk oneself hoarse

húd bad; evil; (čas, doba) hard; (rana) bad, (občutljiva) sore; (jezen) angry; ZDA sore, mad

húda bolezen serious illness
húda bolečina great pain
húdi časi hard times pl
húd kašelj a bad cough
húd mraz a very severe frost
húd veter sharp wind
húda vročica (mrzlica) a virulent fever
húda vročina intense heat
húda ura thunderstorm
nič húdega sluteč unsuspecting
ta je pa že prehuda! this is outrageous!
delati húdo kri figurativno to create ill-feeling
nič húdega ti ne delam I do you no harm
nič húdega ne mislim (nočem) I don't mean any harm
nič húdega ni v tem there is no harm in it
ne bom ti naredil nič húdega I shall not hurt you
ona ima húd jezik she has a wicked (ali spiteful, malevolent) tongue
nič húdega ne nameravati (misliti) to mean no harm
nič húdega ne vidim v tem I don't see anything bad in it
biti húd na koga to be angry with someone, to be cross with someone, to be furious (ali mad) with someone
húd je name ZDA he is mad with me, VB he is angry with me
v najhujšem primeru at the worst; in the worst case
če pride do najhujšega if the worst comes to the worst
če bi se zgodilo najhujše if it comes to the worst
najhujše še pride the worst is yet to come
húdo (prislov) badly
toliko hujše! all the worse!; so much the worse
vedno hujše worse and worse
bodi pripravljen na najhujše! be prepared for the worst!
húdo se motiš there you are greatly mistaken
húdo mi je, da (ker) ne morem priti I feel sorry that I cannot come
ni tako húdo, kot je videti (figurativno) his bark is worse than his bite
húdo je z njim he is badly off, he is in a bad way, he is unwell
húdo (trda) je za denar money is scarce
saj ni tako húdo! it is not so bad (as you think)
mnogo húdega prestati (figurativno) to go through hell, to have a rough time

hudíč devil; the devil, Satan; the Evil One; pogovorno old Harry, old Nick

hudíča oh, bother!
kaj, hudíča, si delal tam? what the mischief were you doing there?
kam, hudíča, je pa šel? where on earth has he got to?
kdo, hudíča, ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens ali on earth) told you that?
hudíč ga je obsedel he has the devil in him
risati hudíča bolj črnega, kot je to paint the devil blacker than he is
hudíča klicati to talk of the devil
v sili hudíč muhe žre figurativno beggars can't be choosers; drowning men clutch at straws; half a loaf is better than no bread

hudováti se

hudováti se na koga to be angry (ali cross) with someone, to be mad at someone

huff² [hʌf]

1. prehodni glagol
razjeziti, grobo postopati s kom, žaliti, užaliti, zameriti; odvzeti nasprotniku kamenček (igra "dama")

2. neprehodni glagol
razjeziti se, biti užaljen, kujati se

to be huffed with biti jezen na
easily huffed zelo zamerljiv
to huff s.o. into s.th. prisiliti koga k čemu
to huff s.o. out of s.th. prisiliti koga, da popusti
ameriško to huff and puff puhati, od jeze pihati, napihovati se

hump¹ [hʌmp] samostalnik
grba, grbina, griček, izboklina, holmec
britanska angleščina, sleng slaba volja, pobitost
ameriško, sleng tempo

šaljivo the Hump Himalaja, Alpe
to be over the hump prestati najhujše
it gives me the hump to me spravlja v slabo voljo

hvála thanks pl; (pohvala) praise, laud, commendation; (govor, pismena hvala) eulogy, panegyric, encomium

hvála! thank you!
hvála lepa! thanks very much!, many thanks!
hvála lepa za Vašo prijaznost! many thanks for your kindness!
hvála bogu! thank God!
hvála bodi bogu! thanks be to God!
hvála za Vaše vprašanje (po mojem zdravju)! thank you for asking after me
srčna Vam hvála za... my heartfelt thanks to you for..., I am deeply grateful to you
biti skop s hválo to be sparing with one's praise
hválo peti komu to sing someone's praises
sam sebi hválo peti to blow one's own trumpet, humoristično to toot one's own horn
še hvála mi ni nihče rekel! much (ali small) thanks I got for it!
lastna hvála se po blatu, pod mizo valja self-praise is no recommendation
še malo čaja? - prosim! (da); hvála, ne! some more tea? - yes, please!; no, thank you!