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against¹ [əgéinst] predlog
proti, zoper; ob; za

against a rainy day, against a day of want za hude čase
domačno to be up against it biti v stiski
it goes against the grain (ali collar) ni pogodu
against payment proti plačilu
against his return dokler se ne vrne
to run against naleteti na koga ali kaj
against time s polno paro
to stumble (ali knock) against a stone spotakniti se ob kamen
to struggle against boriti se proti

baptismal [bǽptizməl] pridevnik (baptismally prislov)
krsten

baptismal certificate krstni list
baptismal font krstni kamen
baptismal service krstitev
baptismal name krstno ime

block¹ [blɔk] samostalnik
klada, tnalo; kocka za tlakovanje; blokiranje; kliše; škripec; blok, skupina hiš; kepa; kalup za klobuke; beležnica; zastoj (v prometu), ovira; obstrukcija; tepec, topoglavec; taborišče

block bill tesača
a chip of the old block kakor njegov oče
block calendar listni koledar
to cut a block with a razor uporabljati prefina sredstva
stumbling block kamen spotike
block of flats stanovanjski blok
block grant enkratna dotacija
block letters tiskane velike črke
block station čuvajnica
to be sent (ali go) to the block iti na morišče
the block obglavljenje
pulley block, block and tackle škripčevje
road block zapora ceste

bone¹ [boun] samostalnik
kost, srt, koščica
množina okostje
pogovorno, množina kocke, kockanje; kastanjete
sleng študent, ki počasi študira
ameriško, sleng dolar

a bag of bones kost in koža, suh ko trlica
bred in the bone prirojen, v krvi
to cast (in) a bone between povzročati nesoglasje, ščuvati
chilled to the bone popolnoma premražen
bone of contention kamen spotike
to cut to the bone do skrajnosti omejiti
devil's bones kocke
to feel in one's bones slutiti, biti prepričan
funny (ali crazy) bone za udarec občutljivo mesto na komolcu
to go down on one's bones na kolenih prositi za odpuščanje
to make no bones about (ali of) ne delati težav zaradi, odkrito priznati
to make old bones doseči visoko starost
to have a bone to pick with s.o. imeti s kom račune; ošteti koga
to have no bones about ne se pomišljati
hard words break no bones strogost ne škoduje, beseda ni konj
to have a bone in one's arm (ali leg) biti na smrt utrujen
to have a bone in one's throat ne moči spregovoriti
to keep the bones green biti dobrega zdravja
the nearer the bone the sweeter the flesh (ali meat) na koncu je jed najslajša
to the bone maksimalno (zreducirati)

brick¹ [brik] samostalnik
opeka, zidak; kos (npr. mila), kocka
sleng fant od fare; domino

like a cat on hot bricks kakor na žerjavici
to come (ali be) down like a thousand bricks hudo ošteti
to drop a brick narediti nerodnost
to have a brick in one's head biti v rožicah, pijan
pogovorno like a hundred (ali thousand) of bricks na vso moč
like a ton of bricks z velikim treskom
to swim like a brick plavati kot kamen
to make bricks without straw delati nekaj iz nič, lotiti se jalovega posla

caustic¹ [kɔ́:stik] pridevnik (caustically prislov)
kemija pekoč, jedek
figurativno oster, sarkastičen, satiričen

caustic soda kavstična soda, lužni kamen

contention [kənténšən] samostalnik
prepir, pričkanje, spor; sporna točka; trditev (that)
tekmovanje, tekma

bone of contention vzrok prepira, kamen spotike

cream¹ [kri:m] samostalnik
smetana; krema; motno rumena barva
figurativno cvet (česa), najboljše; jedro

cream of tartar vinski kamen
ice cream sladoled
whipped cream stepena smetana
clotted cream "koža", smetana na kuhanem mleku
cream of the joke poanta
cold cream mastna, nočna krema
vanishing cream suha, dnevna krema

diamond¹ [dáiəmənd] samostalnik
mineralogija diamant, demant
matematika romb; karo (karte)
tisk vrsta črk
ameriško baseballsko igrišče
množina poševno sečišče dveh prog

diamond cut diamond, diamond against diamond zvijača proti zvijači, kosa na kamen
diamond cut into angles briljant
cutting diamond, glazier's diamond steklarski demant
English diamonds, black diamonds črni premog
figurativno rough diamond neolikan, a pošten človek
a small diamond karta nizke vrednosti
diamond of the first water najboljše vrste

drág dear; (necenén) expensive; dear; costly

drág kamen a precious stone
drága večerja an expensive dinner
dráge volje willingly, readily; with a good grace
knjiga je drága the book is expensive (ali dear)
moj drági! my dear!
drági moj prijatelj! my dear friend!
vino je tu zelo drágo wine is very dear here
drágo mi je I am glad (ali pleased)
napravite, kot Vam je drágo do as you like, do just as you please
če ti je življenje drágo if you value your life
karkoli ti je drágo anything you like
to mi je predrago this is too expensive for me
to je eden najdražjih hotelov v Parizu it is one of the most expensive hotels in paris
vrnil sem mu milo za drágo I paid him in his own coin, I gave him tit for tat; I got even with him
to je tisto, kar mi je najdražje na svetu that is what I hold dearest on earth
drágó prodajati to sell dear
to te bo drágó stalo it will cost you dear
drágó je to plačal he paid dear for it
to mi bo drágo plačal I'll take it out of him, I'll make him pay dearly (ali dear) for it

dragocén precious; costly; valuable; expensive

dragocén kamen precious stone, gem
dragocéne informacije valuable information
dragocéno odkritje a valuable discovery
dragocéne slike valuable pictures
moj čas je dragocén my time is of value
nuditi dragocéno pomoč to give valuable assistance

ekstrahírati to extract (iz from), to get out (of)

ekstrahírati sok iz citrone to squeeze a lemon, to squeeze the juice out of a lemon
ekstrahírati olje iz oliv to extract oil from olives, to press oil out of olives; (premog, rudo itd.) to mine, to extract; (marmor, kamen) to quarry; (nafto) to extract, to pump; (zob) to extract, to pull, to draw; (žebelj) to draw out

filozófski philosophical

filozófsko (prislov) philosophically
filozófska fakulteta faculty o arts
filozófski kamen philosopher's stone

foundation [faundéišən] samostalnik
osnovanje, ustanovitev; temelj, osnova; ustanova; samostan

to be on the foundation imeti štipendijo
foundation school samostanska šola
Old Foundation predreformacijske katedrale
New Foundation poreformacijske katedrale
foundation stone temeljni kamen
foundation garment pas za nogavice, steznik
foundation material škrobljeno platno

glúh deaf; figurativno having no ear for, dead to, having turned a deaf ear to

glúh kot kamen stone-deaf, (as) deaf as a post
glúh od rojstva deaf from birth, congenitally deaf; deaf; hard (ali dull) of hearing
glúh na eno uho deaf in one ear
glúh na levo uho deaf in the left ear
glúh na obe ušesi deaf in both ears
v glúhi noči in the (ali at) dead of night
glúh za vse prošnje deaf to all entreaties (ali to all pleas)
ali si glúh? are you deaf?, can't you hear?, have you gone deaf?
bila je glúha za moje besede she turned a deaf ear to all my words
on je glúh za mene he has turned a deaf ear to me
to ni padlo na glúha ušesa it didn't fall on deaf ears
pridigati glúhim ušesom to preach to deaf ears
on bo glúh za vaše opomine he will turn a deaf ear to your admonitions
najbolj glúhi so tisti, ki nočejo slišati (there are) none so deaf as those that will not hear

granite [grǽnit] samostalnik
geologija granit

as hard as granite trd ko kamen; figurativno trmast
figurativno to bite on granite zaman si prizadevati

hard¹ [ha:d] pridevnik
trd; trden; težak, težaven, naporen; žilav, zdržljiv, odporen; močan, silen; priden, delaven, zmožen; strog, nepopustljiv, neusmiljen; trd, mrzel, oster (podnebje)
ekonomija pod težkimi pogoji, oster, visok (cena); težko razumljiv, težko izvedljiv; preudaren, trd (gospodarstvenik); rezek, močen (pijača)
slovnica trd (glas, soglasnik)

to be hard on s.o. biti prestrog s kom
to be hard upon s.o. biti komu za petami
to be a hard case biti zakrknjen
hard of belief nejeveren
hard to believe težko verjeten
hard to imagine kar si kdo težko predstavlja
hard to please ki se mu težko ugodi
a hard blow težak udarec, silen udarec
as hard as brick trd kakor kamen
šport in hard condition v dobri formi
hard drinking pijančevanje
hard of digestion težko prebavljiv
to drive a hard bargain ne popustiti pri kupčiji
hard facts neomajna dejstva
hard fare slaba in nezadostna hrana
hard of hearing naglušen
hard of heart trdosrčen
to have a hard head preudarno razsojati
to have a hard row to hoe imeti težko nalogo
hard life težko življenje
hard lines težko življenje, težko delo, zla usoda
hard liquor močne (žgane) pijače
hard lot trda usoda
hard luck nesreča, "smola"
a hard luck story jadikovanje
a hard master strog gospodar
figurativno a hard nut to crack trd oreh
as hard as nails žilav, trd kakor drenov les, trd kakor kamen
hard rain močan dež
hard swearing kriva prisega
a hard saying težko razumljive besede; predpis, ki ga je težko izpolnjevati
hard times težki časi
hard task težka naloga
to try one's hardest pošteno se potruditi
hard up na tesnem z denarjem
hard work trdo, naporno delo
hard worker priden delavec

heaven [hevn] samostalnik
nebesa
množina nebesni svod, nebo, nébes; cona; podnebje
figurativno raj, blaženstvo

Heaven bog
by heaven; ali good heavens! sveta nebesa!
the Heaven of heavens deveta nebesa
heaven and earth v nebesih in na zemlji
to move heaven and earth vse napraviti, vsak kamen obrniti
in the seventh heaven v devetih nebesih, blažen
for heaven's sake za božjo voljo
figurativno, pogovorno to heaven, to high nezaslišano, smrdi do neba
heaven forbid bog ne zadeni
it is Heaven's will božja volja je
thank heaven hvala bogu
would to heaven da bog da
what in heaven? kaj za boga?
it was heaven bilo je božansko

káčji

káčji kamen serpentine
káčja koža snake skin
káčji pastir zoologija dragonfly
káčji pik snakebite
káčji strup snake venom
káčje usnje snake leather
káčja zalega brood of snakes, figurativno biblija generation of vipers
káčji ples serpentine dance, snake dance
káčje ride serpentine windings pl

kilometer (-metre) [kiləmí:tə, kilɔ́mitə] samostalnik
kilometer

kilometer (-metre) board kilometerska tablica
kilometer (-metre) stone kilometerski kamen