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concerned [kənsə́:nd] pridevnik (concernedly [kənsé:nidli] prislov) (in za)
ki se zanima, zavzet (about, for)
zaskrbljen, nemiren; prizadet

he is not concerned to go ni mu do tega, da bi šel
to be concerned with ukvarjati se s čim
my honour is concerned gre za mojo čast

confine² [kənfáin]

1. prehodni glagol (to na)
omejiti; zapreti, konfinirati
arhaično mejiti na kaj

2. neprehodni glagol (with)
biti na meji

to confine o.s. to omejiti se na kaj, držati se česa
to be confined (of a child) roditi
he was confined to his bed moral je ostati v postelji

conjurer, conjuror [kʌ́ndžərə]
čarovnik, žongler, slepar

he is no conjurer ne bo izumil smodnika

conscience [kɔ́nšəns] samostalnik
vest

in conscience v resnici
in all conscience gotovo
upon my conscience! častna beseda!
to have the conscience to biti tako predrzen, da
conscience money denar, plačan, ker nas peče vest (npr. zaradi utaje davkov)
freedom of conscience svoboda verskega prepričanja
to get off one's conscience olajšati si vest
with a safe conscience mirne duše
his conscience smote him, he had qualms of conscience, he was conscience-stricken vest ga je pekla
out of all conscience nesramno
clear (ali good) conscience čista vest
guilty (ali bad) conscience slaba vest
to steel one's conscience to s.th. zatisniti oči pred čim

consider [kənsídə]

1. prehodni glagol
smatrati, imeti koga za kaj; ceniti, pretehtati, premisliti, preučiti; upoštevati; veljati, imeti se za kaj

2. neprehodni glagol
premišljevati, premišljati se

he is considered a clever man imajo ga za pametnega človeka
to consider s.th. on its merits ocenjevati vrednost česa
consider yourself at home počutite se kakor doma
all things considered če vse upoštevamo
a considered action dobro premišljeno dejanje

copáta slipper; (odprta) mule

biti v copátah to be in slippers
biti pod ženino copáto figurativno to be henpecked
on je pod (ženino) copáto figurativno he is henpecked, he is tied to his wife's apron-strings, he is under his wife's thumb
imeti moža pod copáto to henpeck one's husband, to wear the trousers (ZDA pants)

crack up prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
skrhati se; ostareti; hvaliti; strmoglaviti; sestreliti letalo

crack up to the nines čez mero hvaliti
pogovorno he cracked up to be baje je bil

credit¹ [krédit] samostalnik
dobro ime, zaupanje; kredit, up; ugled, čast; zasluga; vpliv; pomembnost, spoštovanje; spričevalo opravljenem izpitu
ameriško reklama (v oddajah)

to give credit to verjeti čemu, zaupati komu
he is credit to his family je v čast svoji družini
it does you credit čast vam dela
to give credit for pripisovati (komu) kaj
to add to s.o.'s credit povečati komu ugled
to take credit for lastiti si zasluge za
letter of credit kreditno pismo
ameriško credit line navedba, od kod je vzet citat
to place (ali enter, put, pass, carry) credit to v dobro zapisati
with credit častno, odlično

crowd¹ [kraud] samostalnik
množica, gneča; drhal, tolpa
pogovorno klika; velika množina
pogovorno družba

he might pass in the crowd ni slabši od drugih
crowd of sail nenavadno veliko razpetih jader
in crowds v velikem številu

cvét flower; (sadnega drevja) blossom; figurativno (najboljše) the best (ali cream ali choicest)

brez cvétov flowerless
vinski cvét spirit of wine
žveplov cvét flowers pl of sulphur
v cvétu starosti in a hale and hearty old age
v cvétu življenja in the prime of life
cvét armade the flower of the army
padel je v boju v cvétu mladosti he fell in battle in the prime of his youth
pognati v cvét (seme) to run to seed

čákati to wait (for); to await; to expect

čákati v vrsti (»repu«) to queue (up)
čákati na odločitev to await the decision
čákati na (svojo) priložnost to watch one's opportunity
čakal sem te do šestih I waited for you till six
čakali so nanj they were waiting for him ali someone was waiting for him ali pogovorno he was waited for
na to lahko še dolgo čakaš figurativno you may whistle for it
pustiti koga čákati to keep someone waiting
to lahkó (po)čaka that can wait
ne čakajte me z večerjo! start supper without me!
dolgo, potrpežljivo čákati figurativno to kick one's heels, to cool one's heels
nismo čakali, da bi on odgovoril we did not wait for him to reply
nima smisla čákati there's no use waiting, it's no use waiting
čákati v zasedi to lie in ambush
čákati (oklevati) to linger, to hesitate, to tarry
čákati (biti usojeno) to be in store for
kdor čaka, dočaka everything comes to those who wait
človek nikoli ne ve, kaj ga čaka you never know what to expect

čás time; (doba) epoch; tide, (razdobje) period; space of time; (letni čas) season; (ura) hour; gramatika tense; (vmesni) interval, interim, meantime

božični čás Christmastime, Christmastide, arhaično yuletide
poletni (delovni) čás daylight saving time
konični čás (ure) rush hour, peak hours pl
prometno šibki čás offpeak (ali slack) hours pl
slabi, težki čási hard times pl
skrajni čás! high time!
prosti čás leisure; spare time
ves moj čás the whole of my time
s časom in the course of time, gradually
o pravem čásu in time; in the nick of time; in due course of time, ZDA on time
od čása do čása every now and then, from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while
čez nekaj čása some time afterwards
od tega čása since that time
v kratkem čásu in a short time
za kratek čás for a short time
pred čásom, predčasno prematurely
pred nekaj čása some time ago
že nekaj čása prej for some time past
že dolgo čása for a long time
že pred dolgo čása long ago, a long time ago; ZDA pogovorno way back
med tem čásom in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile
od tega čása naprej from this time onward, henceforth
od tistega čása dalje from that time forward
v istem čásu at the same time
nekaj čása (prislov) awhile, (samostalnik) a while
ob nepravem čásu at the wrong time, out of season
ob kateremkoli čásu, ob vsakem čásu at any time
ves čás all along, all the time
pred davnim čásom long ago
v teku čása in the course of time
vsak čás zdaj any time now
v starih čásih in olden times
v dobrih starih čásih in the good old days
v tistem čásu at that time
ob katerem čásu? at what time?
v sedanjem čásu at present, now
v določenem čásu within a fixed period, in due course
zadnje čáse lately
za vse čáse for all time
prav v zadnjem čásu quite recently
od davnih čásov from time immemorial, from time out of mind
ob določenem čásu at the appointed time
v prostem čásu at one's leisure
šala o nepravem čásu ill-timed jest
škoda čása za to it's a mere waste of time
vsaka stvar ob svojem čásu everything in its season
vse ob svojem čásu there is a time for everything, all in good time
v čásu, v čásih poplav in times of flood
čás beži time flies
skrajni čás je it is high time
to je samo vprašanje čása it's only a question of time
je že tudi čás! (it's) about time, too!
to je samo izguba čása it's a sheer waste of time
za to je še čás there is plenty of time for that
za to je še do jutri čás it can wait till tomorrow
bil je čás, ko... time was when...
za to je treba čása this takes time
določiti čás to fix a date
dati komu čás to give someone time
imate malo čása zame? can you spare me a moment?
čás se mu vleče time hangs heavy on his hands
ne imeti čása za... to have no time for
krajšati si čás to while away the time
izkoristiti čás to take time by the forelock
imam nekaj prostega čása I have some time to spare
iti (vštric) s čásom to be abreast of the times
nimam dosti čása, ne smem izgubljati čása I have no time to spare
kje so lepi stari čási? pesniško where are the snows of yester year?
kako dolgo čása ga ni! what a long time he has been gone!
korakati s čásom to move with the times
čási so minuli, ko... time was, when...
čás je potekel time is up
preganjati čás (figurativno) to while away the time
prihraniti čás to save time
prebiti svoj čás to pass one's time
njegov čás je prišel his hour has struck
čakati svoj čás to bide one's time
držati korak s čásom to keep pace with the times
priti ravno o pravem čásu to come in the nick of time
čás bo pokazal time will show, time will tell
čás presti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
je škoda čása (ne izplača se) it is not worth while
ob nepriličnem čásu priti h komu to intrude upon someone's time
štopati čás to time with a stopwatch
on je videl boljše čáse he had known better times
vzeti mnogo čása to take long
precéj čása mi bo vzelo, da... it will take me ages to...
to mi vzame skoraj ves moj čás it takes up nearly all my time
vzemite si čás! take your time!
ubi(ja)ti čás to kill time
ves čás sem to vedel I have known it all the time (ali all along)
precéj čása te že nisem videl I haven't seen you for ages
precéj čása bo trajalo, da... it will take some time to...
zapravljati tratiti (svoj) čás to waste one's time, to fritter away one's time, ZDA žargon to boondoggle
med tem čásom se je marsikaj zgodilo many things have happened in between
čás je denar time is money
preživljati težke čáse to have a hard time
čás hitro teče time passes quickly (ali races by, flies)

část honour, ZDA honor; (sloves) reputation, prestige, (slava) fame, renown, praise; (spoštovanje) esteem, respect

pri moji části! upon my honour!, on my word of honour!, pogovorno honour bright!
madež na části stain on one's honour
njemu v (na) část in his honour
izkazovati část to pay homage, to pay one's respects
žalitev části affront, defamation, (pismena) libel, (ustna) slander, insult; injury to reputation
část mi je... I have the honour (to)
část mi je sporočiti Vam... I beg to inform you...
to Vam dela část this does you honour
je pod mojo částjo that is beneath (ali below) my dignity
to mu ne dela části this does not do honour to him
smatram pod svojo částjo I think it below me
on je v veliki části he is in great esteem
biti ljubosumen za svojo část to be jealous of one's honour
gre za našo část our honour is involved (ali concerned), our honour is at stake
izkazati část to honour, to do (ali to pay honour ali respect ali homage)
izkazati komu poslednjo část to pay one's last respects to someone
kratiti komu část to slander someone
smatrati za část to consider it an honour
část komur část honour to whom honour is due
pod částjo mi je to storiti I am above doing it

če if; in case

če ne unless, if not
razen če except when, except if, unless
tudi če even if
celó če even if, even supposing that; though
če že as long as
če slučajno if by chance
če ne bi bilo but for
on bi bil umrl, če ne bi bilo mene he would have died but for me
če le (samó da) provided that
če le pride provided that he comes
če le ni drugače predpisano po zakonu unless otherwise provided by the law
če ne bi bilo... were it not for...
vstani, če ne ne (= sicer) boš zamudil vlak get up, or else you'll miss the train
stori to takoj, če ne ti bo žal do it at once, or else you'll be sorry

čép (pri sodu) bung, (spodnji) spigot, tap; (zamašek) cork, (steklen) stopper, stopple; (cevi, posode) plug

kovinski čép cap; (za v usta) gag
bil je pijan kot čép žargon he was completely plastered

čepéti to squat; to cower; to crouch

po turško čepéti to squat tailor-fashion
vedno čepí doma he is a stay-at-home, he never stirs out of the house

čéšnja botanika (sadež) cherry, (drevo) cherry tree

volčja čéšnja deadly nightshade; belladonna
z njim ni dobro čéšnje zobati he is a difficult customer (ali a strange fellow), he is a tough proposition (ali pogovorno a tough egg)

četŕt četrtína quarter; fourth (part)

četŕt, četrtína na osem je it is a quarter past seven
tri četŕt, četrtína na osem je it is a quarter to eight
četŕt, četrtína ure a quarter of an hour
četŕt, četrtína funta a quarter of a pound (čaja of tea)
mestna četŕt, četrtína quarter; ward; district
stanovanjska (mestna) četŕt, četrtína residential quarter (ali district, area)
centralno ogrevanje za celo mestno četŕt, četrtína district heating
zmagal je v teku na četŕt, četrtína milje he won the quarter-mile
tekač na četŕt, četrtína milje šport quarter-miler

čím as soon as; the moment...; no sooner... than...

čímprej as soon as possible
čím prej tem bolje the sooner the better
čím več tem bolje the more the better
čím... tem... the... the...
čím večji tem važnejši the bigger the more important
čím več imaš, tem več hočeš imeti the more you have, the more you want
čím je stopil v sobo, že je videl... as soon as he entered the room, he saw..., no sooner did he enter the room than he saw...

čísto prislov cleanly, purely, clearly; (popolnoma) wholly, entirely, quite

čísto na začetku at the very beginning
on je čísto zadovoljen he is quite satisfied
čísto vse pojesti to eat all up
čísto nič nothng at all
prepisati na čísto to make a fair copy