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  • adút trump, trump card

    brez adúta no trumps
    adút v rezervi (figurativno) an ace up one's sleeve
    kaj je adút? what are trumps?
    srce je adút hearts are trumps
    izigrati adúta to lead trumps ali a trump
    igrati adút (tudi figurativno) to play a trump card, to trump
    imeti vse adúte v rokah to hold all the trumps (ali all the winning cards)
    vzeti z adútom to trump, to take with a trump
    (pre)vzeti vzetek z adútom to take a trick with a trump
    to je eden naših najboljših adútov (figurativno) it is one of our best assets
    uporabiti svoj zadnji adút to play one's last card
  • after3 [á:ftə ameriško ǽftə] predlog
    po, za

    after all končno, navsezadnje, sicer, kljub temu
    to be after s.th. nameravati nekaj, hrepeneti po čem, imeti nekaj za bregom
    the day after tomorrow pojutrišnjem
    after one's own heart pogodu
    after hours čas po policijski uri, ko so zaprte trgovine
    one after another drug za drugim
    to look after čuvati, paziti
    after this fashion takole
    the girl takes after her mother deklica je podobna materi
    to inquire (ali ask) after s.o. spraševati o kom
    after you izvolite naprej
    what are you after? kaj želiš?
  • all3 [ɔ:l] samostalnik
    vsi, vse, celota

    above all predvsem, v prvi vrsti
    after all končno, navsezadnje
    all along of zaradi, spričo
    at all sploh
    before all predvsem, v prvi vrsti
    all but skoraj, domala
    each and all vsak posamezen
    first of all v prvi vrsti, predvsem
    all found prosto stanovanje in hrana
    all the go trenutno zelo priljubljen, moden
    for good and all končnoveljavno, za vselej
    for all I know kolikor je meni znano
    all in ves izmučen, utrujen
    not at all sploh ne; prosim (kot odgovor na "thank you")
    it's all my eye to je neumnost
    ameriško all of prav do
    once for all enkrat za vselej
    all one vseeno, enako; isto
    all over povsod
    all over o.s. domišljav; ves srečen
    all over the shop v neredu, razmetano
    all the same vseeno
    all at sea ves iz sebe
    all spruced up zelo eleganten
    to be struck (ali knocked) all on a heap biti zelo presenečen, prepaden
    all talk and no cider prazne marnje, besedičenje, čenče
    she is all there zelo je bistra
    all told vse skupaj
    all to nothing popolnoma
    all's well that ends well konec dober, vse dobro
    when all is done končno, na koncu koncev
  • angel [éindžəl] samostalnik
    angel
    pogovorno mecen; stari britanski kovanec

    angel cake vrsta belega kolača
    to entertain angels unawares premalo ceniti družbo koga
    to join the angels priti v nebesa
    speaking of angels one often sees their wings ne kliči vraga!
    don't rush in where angels fear to tread ne vtikaj se v tuje zadeve
  • another [ənʌ́ðə] zaimek & pridevnik
    drug, drugačen; še eden

    one after another drug za drugim
    another and another vedno več
    he's a fool, you're another on je norec in ti tudi
    I'll wait another day or two počakal bom še nekaj dni
    just such another prav takšen
    many another marsikateri drugi
    one another drug drugega, vzajemno
    that's another pair of shoes, that's another thing altogether (ali entirely) to je nekaj čisto novega (drugega)
    will you take another piece izvoli(te) še en košček
    another place drugje
    one from another, from one another drug od drugega
    it's one thing to promise, another to perform lahko je obljubiti, težje izpolniti
    to take for one another zamenjati drugega z drugim
    another time drugič
    wait for another hour počakaj še eno uro
    not another word! niti besede več!
    one thing with another drugo z drugim
    yet another? še eden?
  • any1 [éni] pridevnik & zaimek

    1.
    v vprašalnih in nikalnih stavkih in po "if": neki, nekaj, nekdo; nič, nihče

    2.
    v trdilnih stavkih: vsak, kdorkoli, karkoli; kakršenkoli

    have you any money? imaš kaj denarja?
    there are not any matches in the box v škatlici ni nobenih vžigalic
    is there any hope? je sploh kaj upanja?
    no more than one if any ne več kot eden, če sploh kaj
    we have little time if any nimamo skoraj nič časa
    any and every prav vsak
    at any rate, in any case v vsakem primeru
  • armed [á:md] pridevnik

    1.
    oborožen, opremljen

    armed forces oborožene sile
    armed to teeth do zob oborožen
    armed at all points pripravljen za vsak primer

    2.
    ki ima roke

    short armed kratkih rok; kratkih rokavov
    long armed dolgorok
    one armed enorok
  • assent1 [əsént] samostalnik (to)
    privolitev, odobritev, sprejetje (predloga)

    to give one's assent privoliti, soglašati, strinjati se, odobriti
    with one assent soglasno
    to nod assent prikimati
  • 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
  • bandbox [bǽndbɔks] samostalnik
    škatla za trakove, klobuke ipd.

    to look as if one had stepped out of a bandbox biti kakor iz škatlice
  • basket1 [bá:skit ameriško bǽskit] samostalnik
    koš, košara; posoda

    as blind as a basket čisto slep
    to put (ali have) all one's eggs in one basket staviti vse na eno karto
    to be left in the basket ne biti izbran
    the pick of the basket najboljši
    to give the basket zavrniti
    ameriško, hudomušno like a basket of chips zelo ljubko, zelo prijetno
  • bed1 [bed] samostalnik
    postelja, ležišče; divan; žimnica; podstavek; podzidje; (jezersko, morsko) dno; rečno korito, struga
    geologija plast, ležišče; gredica; brlog

    bed of boards pograd
    to be brought (ali put) to bed roditi
    to be confined to one's bed biti priklenjen na posteljo
    early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise rana ura zlata ura
    to get out of the bed on the wrong side vstati z levo nogo
    to go to bed iti spat
    sleng go to bed molči!
    hot bed topla greda, gnojak
    to make the bed postlati posteljo
    to die in one's bed umreti naravne smrti
    figurativno narrow bed zadnje počivališče
    bed of sickness bolniška postelja
    as one makes one's bed, so one must lie kakor si postelješ, tako boš spal
    pravno from bed and board od mize in postelje
    bed of roses (ali down, flowers) udobno življenje, dober položaj
    to take to bed bolan leči
    bed of thorns težko življenje, neprijeten položaj
    to turn down the bed pripraviti posteljo za spanje
    weary bed bolniška postelja
    to lie in the bed one has made nositi posledice svojega ravnanja
  • 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
  • beneath2 [biní:ɵ] predlog
    poetično, arhaično pod

    beneath s.o.'s dignity pod častjo koga
    beneath our eyes pred našimi očmi
    beneath criticism pod kritiko
    to marry beneath one poročiti se z osebo nižjega stanu
    beneath notice nevreden pozornosti
    beneath contempt pod častjo
  • 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
  • best3 [best] prislov
    najbolje, najugodneje

    to give it best odreči se
    you had best najbolje bi bilo, če bi
    as best one could na vso moč
  • bird [bə:d] samostalnik
    ptič, ptičica
    sleng deklica, dečko, oseba
    ameriško, sleng navdušenec; čudak

    figurativno old bird lisjak, zvitorepec, tič
    to do s.th. like a bird zelo rad, z lahkoto kaj narediti
    bird of calm vodomec
    the early bird catches the worm rana ura zlata ura
    cock bird ptičji samec
    birds of a feather flock together ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo, Šimen Šimnu gode
    fine feathers make fine birds obleka dela človeka
    to give the bird zavrniti, odkloniti, izžvižgati
    a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush boljši danes vrabec kakor jutri zajec, bolje drži ga kot lovi ga
    hen bird ptičja samica
    to hit the bird in the eye v črno zadeti
    bird of Jove orel
    bird of Juno pav
    to kill two birds with one stone dve stvari hkrati opraviti, dve muhi naenkrat ubiti
    a little bird told me so nekdo (ne smem ali nočem povedati, kdo) mi je povedal
    bird of paradise rajska ptica, rajčica
    an old bird is not caught with chaff star lisjak ne gre na limanice
    bird of passage ptica selivka
    bird of prey ptica roparica
    a queer (gay) bird čudak (veseljak)
    a wise old bird zvitorepec
  • bite*1 [bait]

    1. prehodni glagol
    gristi, odgristi; pičiti, pikati; jedkati, razjedati
    pogovorno oslepariti; okužiti

    2. neprehodni glagol
    gristi; peči, skeleti
    figurativno pustiti se oslepariti; prijeti

    the brake will not bite brzda noče prijeti
    to bite the dust pasti na tla, valjati se po tleh, umreti
    to bite the hand that feeds one pokazati se nehvaležnega
    to bite one's lips krotiti, premagovati se
  • bite off prehodni glagol
    odgristi

    to bite off more than one can chew lotiti se dela, ki ga ne zmoremo
    to bite off s.o.'s nose (ali head) odrezati se, nahruliti koga
  • blame1 [bleim] prehodni glagol (for)
    grajati, oštevati; za odgovornega smatrati

    no one can blame you for it nihče vam tega ne more zameriti
    who is to blame? čigava krivda je?
    pogovorno they blamed it on us smatrali so nas za krive
    sleng blame me if naj me vrag vzame, če