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win back prehodni glagol
nazaj (si pri)dobiti; nadoknaditi izgubo, regresirati se

woo [wu:] prehodni glagol
(za)snubiti, prositi za roko, dvoriti (ženski); vabiti, mamiti (to k)
skušati (pri)dobiti (glory slavo)
potegovati se za, težiti za
figurativno želeti si, hrepeneti, koprneti po
neprehodni glagol
dvoriti, snubiti
poetično (milo) prositi

wrest [rest]

1. samostalnik
povlek, poteg, sunek, hiter obrat; iztrganje, izvitje
glasba kladivce za uglaševanje (harfe)
tehnično razperilo, razvodka

2. prehodni glagol
(s silo) trgati, vleči, z naporom dobiti ali izsiliti
figurativno odvrniti, speljati v stran; skriviti, popačiti (besedilo itd.)

to wrest a living from barren land iz neplodne zemlje z velikim trudom izsiliti svoj vsakdanji kruh (življenjski obstanek)

apetít appetite (za for)

velikanski apetít a ravenous appetite
dobiti apetít to get an appetite
narediti, delati apetít to give an appetite
biti brez apetíta to be off one's food
nimam veliko apetíta pogovorno I'm off my feed
dražiti apetít to whet (ali to stimulate) the appetite, to sharpen the appetite, to give an edge to the appetite
izgubiti apetít to lose one's appetite
z apetítom jesti to eat with gusto
pokvariti komu apetít to spoil someone's appetite
apetít pride z jedjo start eating, and you work up an appetite; much must have more; the appetite grows with what it feeds on; appetite comes with eating

aplávz applause; clapping; round(s) of applause; (tudi figurativno) plaudits

aplávz brez konca in kraja round after round of applause
igralec je dobil velik aplávz the actor was loudly applauded
dobiti glasen in splošen aplávz pogovorno to bring the house down
požeti, dobiti aplávz to win applause

approval [aprú:vəl] samostalnik
odobritev; pritrditev; presoja

on approval na poskušnjo, na ogled
to give one's approval to odobriti nekaj
to meet with approval dobiti odobritev
to submit for approval dati v presojo, v oceno
with the approval of z odobritvijo

at [æt, ət] predlog
ob, pri, zraven; proti, k, v, na; za

at the age of v starosti
at all sploh
to aim at s.th. meriti na kaj
all at once nenadoma, nepričakovano, ko strela z jasnega neba
at attention v pozoru
angry at jezen zaradi
at best v najboljšem primeru
to be at s.th. ukvarjati se s čim
at the bottom na dnu, spodaj
at all costs za vsako ceno
at close quarters čisto blizu
at court na dvoru
at one's disposal na razpolago komu
to drive at meriti na kaj
at first najprej
to receive s.th. at s.o.'s hands dobiti kaj od koga
to be hard at s.th. naporno delati, truditi se s čim
at the head of na čelu česa
at home doma
at one fell swoop na mah
at large na prostosti
to laugh at s.o. posmehovati se komu
at last končno
at least vsaj
at long last na koncu koncev
at loggerheads v sporu, sprt
at length končno
at the minute na minuto
to be at hand biti na voljo
at any moment vsak trenutek
at most največ, kvečjemu
near at hand čisto blizu
not at all sploh ne; prosim (kot odgovor na thank you)
at night ponoči
at noon opoldne
at one složno, sporazumno
at peace v miru
at a pinch v stiski
to play at chess igrati šah
at any price za vsako ceno
at rest v miru
at school v šoli, pri pouku
to scoff at posmehovati se
at sight na pogled, po videzu
at stake v nevarnosti, na kocki
two at a time dva hkrati
at that vrh tega, poleg tega; kljub temu
to be at a standstill zastajati
to value at ceniti na
what are you at? kaj počneš?
at war v vojni
at work pri delu

available [əvéiləbl] pridevnik (availably prislov)
uporaben, koristen; primeren; veljaven; razpoložljiv

it is not available ni ga dobiti; ni veljavno

avanzmá (napredovanje v službi) promotion; (naplačilo) advance

dobiti avanzmá to be promoted, to get promotion

bell¹ [bel] samostalnik
zvon, zvonec; udarec na zvon, zvonjenje; potapljaški zvon
botanika popek; zvočni lijak; mehurček

to answer the bell iti odpret vrata
to bear the bell nositi zvonec, voditi
to carry off the bell dobiti prvo nagrado
passing bell navček
all went merrily as a marriage bell vse je šlo kakor po maslu
diving bell potapljaški zvon
to curse by bell, book and candle prekleti do desetega kolena
it is ringing a bell with me to me na nekaj spominja
as sound as a bell zdrav ko riba
with bells on v slovesni obleki; z navdušenjem
to ring the bell pozvoniti; sleng uspešno opraviti
peal (ali chime) of bells zvončkljanje
bell push gumb (zvonca)
to ring one's own bell sam sebe hvaliti
within the sound of Bow bells v Londonu
ring of bells zvonjenje
mornarica one to eight bells štiriurna straža

be out neprehodni glagol
biti zunaj doma; motiti se, biti na napačni poti; biti na koncu; biti brezposeln

be out of ne imeti
be out for skušati dobiti; nameravati; pripravljati se na kaj

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

bítka battle; fight; (spopad, praska) skirmish, action, brush, engagement, encounter, combat

bítka do uničenja fight to a finish (ali to the bitter end, to the last man)
obkoljevalna bítka battle of encirclement
prava pravcata bítka a pitched battle
dobiti bítko to win a battle
bítka je na višku the battle is at its height
pripravljati se za bítko to prepare for battle
spustiti se v bítko to give battle, to join battle, to wage a battle, to fight a battle
prišlo je do bítke it came to a fight; a battle was fought
sprejeti bítko to accept battle
neodločena bítka indecisive battle

bitter³ [bítə] samostalnik
grenkoba, grenkost
množina grenko zdravilo, grenke opojne pijače; svetlo pivo

ameriško, hudomušno to get one's bitters dobiti, kar smo zaslužili

bŕca kick

bŕca v rit (vulgarno) a kick up the arse
dobiti bŕco v zadnjico to get a kick in the pants, (biti odpuščen) to get the sack

bun [bʌn] samostalnik
žemlja, kruhek, pogača; figa (frizura); šop; začasna pastirska koča

sleng to take the bun dobiti prvo mesto, zmagati
a bun worry čajanka
sleng to get a bun on zvrniti kozarček
bun fight čajanka za otroke

cake¹ [keik] samostalnik
pecivo, pogača, kolač; kos (mila), tablica (čokolade); tropine

my cake is dough zelo sem razočaran, ni se mi posrečilo
cake and ale veselje, zabava
to have one's cake baked živeti v obilju
you cannot eat your cake and have it ne rnoreš imeti eno in drugo
I wish my cake were dough again škoda, da ni več tako kakor je bilo
it goes like hot cakes hitro gre v denar
domačno to take the cake dobiti prvo nagrado, biti sijajen
that takes the cake to presega vse

catch^*1 [kæč]

1. prehodni glagol
ujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati (at, in pri)
presenetiti; zamrzniti

2. neprehodni glagol
prijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)

to catch s.o. bending zasačiti koga
to catch s.o. a blow udariti koga
to catch one's breath zadrževati dih
to catch one's foot spotakniti se
to catch (a) cold prehladiti se
to catch a crab pregloboko z vesli udariti
to catch fire vžgati se
to catch a glimpse of s.o. bežno koga zagledati
to catch the idea (ali point) razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti misel
to catch hold of s.th. polastiti se česa, prijeti kaj
to catch it biti kaznovan
catch me! nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne pride
to catch s.o. napping zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega dela
to catch the Speaker's eye dobiti besedo (v parlamentu)
to catch a Tartar izkupiti jo
sleng you will catch it! ti bom že pokazal!

cheque² [ček] prehodni glagol

to cheque out dobiti s čekom

colour¹ ameriško color [kʌ́lə] samostalnik
barva, odtenek; barva kože, pigment; kolorit; rdečica; videz
figurativno pretveza, maska
množina zastava; ton, prizvok

to be in colours imeti na sebi pisano obleko
colour bar rasna segregacija; diskriminacija
to change colour prebledeti, zardeti
to come off with flying colours zmagati na vsej črti
to come out of one's true colour pokazati svoj pravi značaj
to desert the colours dezertirati
to feel (ali be) off colour slabo se počutiti
to fly false colours varati pod krinko poštenosti
fast colour obstojna barva
fugitive colour nestalna barva
to give colour to s.th. poživiti, opravičiti kaj; dati videz resničnosti
to join the colours iti služit vojake
high colour rdeča polt
to hoist the colours izobesiti zastavo
to lay on the colours too thickly pretiravati
to lend colour to s.th. poživiti kaj
colour line črta, ki strogo deli belce od črncev
to lose colour prebledeti
to nail one's colours to the mast neomajno vztrajati pri svoji odločitvi
to paint in bright colours biti optimist
to put a false colour on napačno razložiti
to see the colour of s.o.'s money dobiti od koga denar
to see things in their true colour videti stvari v pravi luči
to stick to one's colours držati se svojih načel, ravnati po svojih načelih
to strike (ali lower) one's colours vdati, ukloniti se
to take one's colour from s.o. posnemati koga
to serve with the colours služiti v vojski
under colour of s.th. pod krinko česa
to wear s.o.'s colours biti privrženec koga
to sail under false colours pretvarjati se, biti licemerec
man (woman) of colour človek, ki ni belec