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lés wood

stavbni, tesarski lés timber
gradbeni lés (building) timber, ZDA lumber
gnil lés rotten wood
suh lés seasoned timber
rezani lés sawn timber
vezan lés plywood
mehek lés softwood
trd lés hardwood
jamski lés pitwood, pitprop
beli lés white wood
obdelava lésa wood working
obdelovalec lésa woodworker, wood carver
sečnja lésa wood felling
impregnacija lésa wood impregnation
vrste lésa species pl of wood
lésu podoben ligniform, ligneous, woody, woodlike
sladki lés botanika liquorice
žagan lés sawn wood
mlad, nov lés green wood
umeten lés artificial wood
sečni lés mature wood
hrastov lés oak, oak wood, oak timber
trgovati z lésom to deal in wood, to trade as a timber merchant
on je malo čez lés (figurativno, žargon) he is up the pole (ali round the bend)

léto year; arhaično, pesniško twelvemonth

koledarsko léto calendar (ali civil) year
šolsko léto school year
akademsko léto academic year
navadno léto common (365-day) year
prestopno léto leap year, bissextile year
tekoče léto the current year
cerkveno léto church year
preteklo léto last year
prihodnje léto next year
sončno léto solar (ali astronomical) year
staro léto old year
Novo léto New Year, New Year's Day
srečno novo léto! Happy New Year!
nora, nerodna léta (figurativno) years pl of indiscretion, the awkward age
v létu Gospodovem religija in the year of Our Lord (A.D.), in the year of grace
enkrat na léto once a year
v létu 1950 in nineteen (hundred and) fifty
na starega léta dan on New Year's Eve
v cvetju (svojih) lét in the prime of life
skozi vse léto odprto open all the year round
v poznejših létih in after years
v 70ih létih in the '70s
v teku léta in the course of the year
vsako léto every year
iz léta v léto, léto za létom year by year, year after year, year in year out, from year's end to year's end
pol léta six months
tri četrtine léta nine months
četrt léta three months
ob létu within a year
(skozi) vse léto all the year round, from one year's end to another
v létu 1910 in (the year) 1910
v enem létu in a year's time, arhaično this day twelvemonth
v zadnjih létih of late (ali recent) years
léto dni trajajoč year-long
pred mnogimi léti many years ago (ali since, back)
že mnogo, precéj lét for many years past
z léti with the years
v starosti 50 lét at the age of fifty
po mnogih létih after many years
že nekaj lét (sém) for some years past
pred létom dni a year ago
30 funtov na léto 30 pounds a year (ali per annum)
za prihodnja léta for years to come
danes léto (dni) (bodočnost) twelve months from now, twelve months today, a year hence, (za preteklost) a year ago (ali since, back)
konec léta year-end, close of the year
biti že v létih to be advanced in years, to be well on in years
biti iz svojih najboljših lét to be past one's best
on je že čez 50 (let star) he is on the wrong (ali humoristično shady) side of 50
on še ni 50 (let star) he is on the right (ali sunny) side of 50
10 lét star deček a ten-year-old boy
mlad za svoja léta young for his years
v najlepših létih in the prime of life
ona ne kaže svojih lét she does not look her age
iti v léta to be getting on in years
priti v léta to come to a good age, to get old, to begin to grow old
ona je mojih lét she is my age
priti iz norih lét to sow one's wild oats
dobro nositi svoja léta to bear one's age well
stopiti v novo léto to usher in the New Year
léta bežijo the years race by
umrla je v starosti 20 lét she died at the age of twenty
bistra je za svoja léta she is clever for her age
ta revija izhaja dvakrat na léto this magazine comes out twice a year, this magazine is a biannual (ali semiannual)
čez 7 lét vse prav pride every little helps

licence, license [láisəns] samostalnik
licenca, dovoljenje, pravica, pooblastilo, koncesija (za obrt); univerzitetno spričevalo; svoboda (govora, tiska); svoboščina; samopašnost, razuzdanost

dog licence dovoljenje imeti psa
licence disk pasja znamka
driving licence vozniško dovoljenje
huating; ali shooting licence lovsko dovoljenje
off licence dovoljenje za točenje alkohola čez cesto
on licence dovoljenje za točenje alkohola v lokalu
licence plate registrska tablica (avto)
poetic licence pesniška svoboščina
to take out a licence dobiti licenco

little³ [litl] samostalnik
malenkost

a little malo, nekaj
little or nothing skoraj nič
not a little precej
for a little za kratek čas
little by little; ali by little and little po malem, počasi
by littles v majhnih količinah, po malem
in little po malem
to make little of podcenjevati
after a little čez kakšen trenutek

live² [liv]

1. neprehodni glagol
živeti, trajati, zdržati; preživeti; stanovati, živeti

2. prehodni glagol
preživljati

to live to be old; ali to live to a great age dočakati visoko starost, dolgo živeti
to live close živeti pretirano skromno
to live in a small way skromno živeti
to live in clover živeti v obilju, živeti brezskrbno
to live fast razuzdano živeti
to live a lie živeti čez svoje razmere
to live from hand to mouth živeti iz rok v usta
live and learn! učiš se vse življenje
to live by painting živeti od slikanja
to live to o.s. sam zase živeti
to live within o.s. povleči se vase, živeti po svoje
live and let live daj še drugim živeti, živi in pusti še druge živeti
to live a double life živeti dvojno življenje
the dead live on in our hearts mrtvi živijo dalje v naših srcih
to live to see doživeti
to live off one's capital živeti od svojega kapitala
to live by one's wits znajti se v življenju, živeti od sleparstva
live wage mezda, ki komaj zaleže za življenje

máhniti to strike, to give a blow

máhniti koga po obrazu to strike someone in the face
mimo máhniti to miss, figurativno to fail, to come to nothing
máhniti jo (v) to go, to set out (for)
máhniti jo čez polja to strike out across the fields
máhniti jo na desno to strike to the right

measure¹ [méžə] samostalnik
mera, merilo (tudi figurativno)
stopnja, obseg; del, delež; razmerje, meja
poetično metrum, pesniška mera
glasba takt, ritem
arhaično ples
kemija menzura, stopnja
geologija, množina sloji, ležišča
pravno ukrep

cubic measure prostorninska mera
lineal (ali long) measure dolžinska mera
square (ali superficial) measure ploskovna mera
measure of capacity votla mera
unit of measure merska enota
matematika greatest common measure (G.C.M.) največja skupna mera
beyond (ali out of all) measure prekomeren, čez mero
in a great measure v veliki meri
to have s.o.'s measure oceniti značaj koga
to take s.o.'s measure vzeti komu mero, umeriti; figurativno oceniti značaj koga
to have hard measures biti vtežkih okoliščinah
he is our measure takega človeka potrebujemo
man is the measure of all things človek je merilo za vse
(made) to measure po meri (narejen)
in some (ali in a certain) measure vneki meri
to set measures to omejiti
short (full) measure slaba (dobra) mera
for good measure povrh
to take measures podvzeti korake, ukreniti kaj
without measure neizmeren
the measure of my days trajanje mojega življenja
2 is a measure of 4 2 je deljenec od 4
arhaično to tread a measure plesati

méra measure; (velikost) size; (obsežnost) extent, dimension

normalna méra standard; gauge; (stopnja) degree; (merjenje) measurement; (razmerje) rate, scale, index; (zmernost) moderation, temperance; (verz) metre, measure; glasba bar, time; (ukrep) measure, step
mére in uteži measures and weights pl
dobra (slaba) méra full (short) measure
dolžinska méra linear (ali long) measure
ploščinska méra square (ali superficial) measure
prostorninska méra cubic measure
votla méra measure of capacity
največja skupna méra matematika greatest common measure
obrestna méra rate of interest
zvrhana méra heaped up (ali strike, struck-) measure
do neke mére to a certain degree, in some measure; to a certain extent, to some extent
v obilni méri amply, richly
v veliki méri to a high degree, to a great (ali large) extent; largely, higly
prek mére beyond measure, beyond all bounds
v neki méri in a measure
čez vse mére exceedingly, excessively, immoderately, out of all measure
v isti méri kot... in the same measure as...
v enaki méri alike
napravljen po méri made to measure
obleka po méri bespoke suit, ZDA custom suit
po méri narejena oblačila clothes pl made to measure, ZDA custom clothes pl
enota mére unit of measure
krojač, ki dela po méri bespoke tailor
dati dobro méro to give good measure
držati se mére to be moderate, to observe due moderation
napraviti vse potrebne mére (ukrepe) to take all the necessary steps
podvzeti (lotiti se) primerne mére (ukrepe) to take appropriate action
podvzeti temeljite, dalekosežne mére to take sweeping measures
podvzeti vse potrebne previdnostne mére to take all due precautions
on ne pozna mére he knows no bounds
to presega vse mére that goes beyond all bounds
prekoračiti méro (figurativno) to overstep the mark, to go too far
napraviti méro polno (figurativno) to fill the cup to the brim
do kolikšne mére mu moremo zaupati? how far can he be trusted?
vzeti komu méro za kaj to take someone's measurements for something
vzeli so mi méro za plašč (za obleko) I have been measured for a coat (for a suit)

míren (nevznemirjen) peaceful, self-possessed, undisturbed, unruffled, unperturbed; (mirujoč) tranquil, at ease, at rest; dormant; (tih) still, quiet, mum; (nepremičen) motionless; (miroljuben) peaceable; (hladnokrven) cool, composed, cold-blooded; (morje) calm; (značaj) placid, even, even-tempered

biti míren to keep quiet
ostati míren to keep one's temper
mírno jezero still lake
mírna, mirujoča voda still water
mírna poravnava pacific settlement
mírna vožnja (čez Rokavski preliv) a smooth (ali quiet, calm) crossing (of the Channel)
míren tek tehnika smooth running
mírna soba a quiet room
míren značaj an even temper
bolnik je prebil mírno noč the patient has had a quiet night

moléti to project (čez over, v into); to be prominent

moléti iz to jut out (od drevesa from a tree)
moléti čez to overhang
moléti ven to stick out (iz from)
moléti v višino to tower (nad above)

mórati to have to, to be obliged (ali forced, compelled) to; to be bound

vlak mora priti ob petih the train is due at five
moram I must
to mora še priti that is still (ali yet) to come
tu mora biti kaka napaka there must be some mistake
to bi ti moral vedeti you ought to know that
to bi mi ti moral poprej povedati you ought to have told me that before
to bi moralo biti (do) sedaj že pripravljeno it ought to be ready by now
zdravniki so mu morali odrezati nogo the doctors had (ali have had) to amputate his leg
moral je oditi (= najbrž je odšel) he must have left, I suppose he is gone
on mora vedno prepozno priti he always has to be late
moram se smejati, ko (če) (vidim) I cannot help laughing when (I see)...
žal mi je, da moram reči... I am sorry to say...
mora biti bolan he must be ill, most likely he is ill, he is presumably ill
to mora biti it is unavoidable
on mora vedno imeti zadnjo besedo he always will have the last word
moral je umreti he was doomed to die
tudi če bi moral umreti, bi še vedno rekel... even though I were to die for it, I would still say...
to knjigo morate (nujno) brati this book is a must for you
mora biti (= gotovo je čez) 70 let star he must be over seventy

mórje sea, (svetovno) ocean; pesniško billow

ob mórju by the sea
na mórju at sea; at the seaside, on the seashore
na odprtem mórju on the open sea, on the high seas
onstran mórja beyond the sea
prek mórja overseas, oversea
odprto mórje high sea, open sea, pesniško main
Črno (Rdeče, Mrtvo) mórje the Black (the Red, the Dead) Sea
Kaspijsko mórje the Caspian Sea, the Caspian
Jadransko mórje the Adriatic Sea, the Adriatic
Severno mórje the North Sea
Sredozemsko mórje the Mediterranean, pogovorno the Med
Tiho mórje the pacific, the Pacific Ocean
kipenje mórja surf (of the sea)
mirovanje mórja calm (ali calmness) of the sea
bitka na mórju naval battle
nagrbančeno, nagubano mórje choppy sea
razburkano mórje a heavy sea, a rough sea, an angry sea
mórje krví (figurativno) seas pl of blood
mórje oblakov a sea of clouds
mórje težav a sea of troubles
vožnja po mórju naviagation, seafaring, voyage
iti na mórje to go to the seaside, to go to the sea
peljati se čez mórje to cross the sea
biti na mórju to be at the seaside, to be by the sea
potovati po mórju to voyage
potovati po mórju in po kopnem to travel by land and sea
mórje je razburkano the sea is running high, there is a heavy swell
pasti v mórje (s krova) to fall overboard
vreči v mórje (z ladje) to throw overboard
to je kaplja v mórje (figurativno) it's a drop in the bucket
mórje obliva obalo the sea washes the coast
navadil sem se na mórje I have got used to the sea
posvetiti se mórju (postati mornar) to go to sea, to follow the sea, to decide on a sailor's life (ali humoristično a life on the ocean wave)
vsa družina je na mórju all the family are at the seaside
kapljica v mórje (figurativno) a drop in the ocean

móst bridge; (viadukt) viaduct; (zobni) (dental) bridge, bridgework; (telovadni) backbend

móst za pešce footbridge
móst iz jeklenih cevi tubular bridge
kamnit móst stone bridge
komandni móst ship's bridge
naravni móst natural bridge, natural arch
plavajoči móst floating bridge, pontoon bridge
oslovski móst (figurativno) crib
pontonski móst pontoon bridge
viseči móst suspension bridge
vzdižni móst drawbridge, bascule bridge, bascule
zračni móst airlift, skylift
železen móst iron bridge
vrtljiv móst swingbridge, swivel bridge
móst prenosnik transporter bridge
začasen, zasilen móst temporary bridge
zgraditi móst to build (ali to make, to construct) a bridge
zgraditi móst čez reko to bridge a river, to throw a bridge over a river, to span a river with a bridge
pognati móst v zrak to blow up a bridge
požgati (vse) móstove za seboj (figurativno) to burn one's boats (ali bridges)

must² [məst]
v defect

I must moram
I must not ne smem
he must be over eighty gotovo jih ima čez 80 (let)
you must have heard it gotovo si to slišal

nápak wrong, wrongly, bad, badly; amiss

ni nápak! not bad!
nápak delati to do something wrong
nápak priti (biti nezaželen) to come amiss
nápak razumeti to misunderstand, to mistake
nápak uganiti, ugibati to guess wrong
ne bi bilo nápak zate (ne bi ti škodovalo) it would not be a bad thing for you
nekaj je nápak z njim there's something amiss with him
nápak stópiti (spotakniti se) to trip (čez, nad over)

nebó (vidno) sky; firmament; pesniško welkin; (v ustih) palate

na nebu in the sky
nebó nad prestolom, nebó pri procesiji baldachin, canopy
visok do neba skyhigh, very high
iz vedrega neba out of the blue, out of a clear sky
pod milim nebom under the open sky, in the open air
med nebom in zemljo between heaven and earth
kot strela z jasnega neba like a bolt from the blue, all of a sudden
proti nebu skyward(s)
do neba segajoč reaching up to the sky, touching the sky
bitka pod nebom air battle
modro nebó blue sky
oblačno nebó cloudy sky, overcast sky
do neba vpijoč crying to heaven
štiri strani neba the four points of the compass
(dimna) pisava (reklama) na nebu aeronavtika skywriting; ZDA smoke-writing (sky advertising)
pisec (reklame) na nebu skywriter
košček modrega neba a patch of blue sky
nebó je modro (oblačno) the sky is blue (cloudy, overcast)
dvigati se v nebó to rise to the skies
koga v nebó povzdigovati to praise someone to the skies, to laud to the skies, to extol
(kot) z neba pasti (figurativno) to come out of the blue, to drop from the skies
noben mojster ni z neba padel (figurativno) no one is born a master
v nebó vpijoča krivica a crime crying to heaven for vengeance
moder kot nebó sky blue, skylike
do neba (= čez vse mere) sky-high, to the sky (ali to the skies)

nóč night; night-time, nightfall; (tema) darkness, dark

do nóči till dark
pozno v nóč far into the night, till late at night
pred nóčjo before nightfall
vsako nóč every night, nightly
nóč za nóčjo night after night
sredi trde nóči in the dead of the night, at dead of night
preko nóči, čez nóč overnight
pod nóč in the dusk
vso, celo nóč all night (long)
neke nóči one (certain) night
preteklo nóč last night
cele nóči for whole nights
neke temne nóči on a dark night
lahko nóč! good night!
trajajoč vso nóč nightlong, all-night
nóč na dan (24 ur brez prekinitve) around the clock
mesečna nóč moonlit (ali moonlight) night
kresna nóč Midsummer Night
božična, sveta nóč religija Christmas Eve
novoletna nóč New Year's Eve
velika nóč religija Easter
poročna nóč wedding night, nuptial night
šentjernejska nóč zgodovina the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve
polarna nóč the polar night
viharna nóč a dirty night
nóč brez spanja a sleepless night, a restless night
1001 noč Arabian Nights' Entertainments pl, the Arabian Nights pl
nóč se dela it is getting dark; it is growing dark
biti različen kot nóč pa dan to be as different as chalk and cheese
prebiti dobro (slabo) nóč to have (ali to pass) a good (a bad) night
nóč in dan mislim na to I keep thinking of it night and day
vso nóč sem spal I slept the whole night (through)
prebil sem nóč brez spanja I had (ali passed) a sleepless night, I did not sleep a wink all night
vso nóč nisem niti za hip zatisnil očesa I could not get a wink of sleep all night
prekrokati nóč to make a night of it
prebdeti, prečuti nóč to sit up all night
on bdí dolgo v nóč he sits up late, he keeps late hours
delati nóč in dan to work night and day
ostati čez nóč (prenočiti) to stay the night
nóč ga je vzela he slipped away under cover of night

noose² [nu:s] prehodni glagol
zadrgniti zanko (over, round čez, okoli)
napraviti zanko (in v)
ujeti se v zanko

obstacle [ɔ́bstəkl] samostalnik
ovira, zapreka (to za, komu)

šport obstacle jump terenski skok (smučarski)
šport obstacle race tek čez zapreke
to put obstacles in s.o's way ovirati koga

occupation [ɔkjupéišən] samostalnik
vojska, politika okupacija, zasedba; posest; najem (stanovanja); posel, poklic, zaposlitev, obrt

employed in an occupation zaposlen
occupation bridge privatni mostiček čez cesto, ki deli posestvo