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reel off prehodni glagol
odviti, odmotati, razmotati, odsukati; našteti

to reel off off a story oddrdrati, gladko povedati zgodbo

repeat¹ [ripí:t] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
ponoviti (se), ponavljati (se); recitirati, deklamirati, reproducirati; imeti skušnjo (za); šteti naprej (dalje), oddati več strelov; povzročiti spahovanje; spahovati se (po jedi), rigati se
ameriško (protipravno) pri volitvah oddati več kot en glas

repeating decimal periodična decimalka
repeating rifle, fire-arm puška repetirka, repetirno strelno orožje
repeating watch ura repetirka
to repeat a poem recitirati pesem
to repeat an order ponoviti naročilo, ponovno naročiti
to repeat an experience še enkrat nekaj doživeti
to repeat s.th. heard nekaj naprej povedati
to repeat oneself ponavljati se
history does not repeat itself zgodovina se ne ponavlja
life repeats itself življenje se ponavlja

resníca truth; arhaično sooth

v resníci in truth, in fact; in (good) sooth
gola resníca naked truth
čista resníca the very truth
neolepšana resníca unvarnished truth
sveta (božja) resníca gospel truth, God's truth
nepotvorjena resníca unadulterated truth
resníci na ljubo out of regard for the truth
vsa, polna resníca the whole (ali full, plain) truth
povedati vso resníco (figurativno) to spill the beans
grenka, neugodna resníca home truth
dokaz resníce proof of truth
brez trohice resníce without a shred of truth
zaradi resníce for the sake of truth
resníca ni prijetna truth is unpalatable
to je sveta resníc! it's God's truth!
v tem ni niti besedice resníce there is not a word of truth about it
dokazati resníco to prove (ali to establish) the truth
imeti, vzeti kaj za sveto resníco to take something for gospel
ne lepšam resníce I call a spade a spade; I don't mince words, I speak frankly
postati resníca to become reality, to be realised; to come true
izkriviti, popačiti resníco to colour (ali to stretch, to heighten) the truth, to distort (ali to mispresent, to garble) the truth
potlačiti resníco to hush something up; to suppress the truth, to keep things (ali something) dark
povedati čisto resníco to tell the plain, unvarnished truth
povedal sem mu nekaj gorkih resníc I told him some home truths
da povem resníco... to tell the truth, truth to tell...
v obraz sem mu povedal resníco I told him bluntly (ali plainly)
v brk sem mu povedal resníco I told him point-blank
prikrojiti resníco po svoje to strain the truth
zabrusiti komu resníco v obraz to fling the truth in someone's teeth
to je pačenje resníce it is a distortion of the truth
resníca je počasi prišla na dan the truth has leaked out

rough² [rʌf]

1. pridevnik
hrapav, raskav, neraven; neobdelan, neizbrušen; surov, grob; neotesan, osoren, brutalen; (okus) trpek, oster; težaven, neprijeten, naporen (o življenju); razburjen (with od)
(o morju) razburkan; divji, nebrzdan; nepravilen, nepopoln; približen; slab; (o tkanini) z dolgo dlako; trdega srca, trdosrčen (on do)
neizprosen; nedokončan, v glavnih črtah

rough and ready grobo obdelan, nedovršen, zasilen, začasen; še kar dober za praktične namene; primitiven, a uspešen; ekspeditiven; (o osebah) realen, stvaren, neizbirčen; nepretiran
a rough customer nasilnež
rough coat, rough cast omet, ometavanje
rough copy, rough draft osnutek, skica, prvi načrt, koncept
a rough day vetroven dan
rough diamond nebrušen diamant, figurativno nekultiviran, neuglajen, a pošten človek
at a rough estimate približno
rough house ameriško, sleng burno in hrupno zborovanje, bučna in surova zabava; glasen prepir in pretep
rough leaf prvi list na rastlini
rough luck slaba sreča, smola
rough music neubrana glasba, kričanje
rough passage potovanje po razburkanem morju
rough rice neoluščen riž
a rough road slaba cesta
the rough sex moški spol; moški
rough timber neobeljen posekan les
in a rough state v surovem stanju
a rough sketch prvi osnutek
rough tongue surov, oster jezik
in a rough voice grobo, osorno
rough work surovo, neizdelano, nedovršeno delo
rough weather slabo vreme
it is rough on me ni pravično do mene; nimam sreče
to give s.o. (a lick with) the rough side of one's tongue figurativno pošteno koga ošteti, pošteno mu jih povedati
to have a rough time mnogo pretrpeti, imeti hude težave
she had a rough time mnogo je prestala, zelo slabo ji je šlo
he had it rough mnogo je prestal, pretrpel
this is rough luck for me to je hud udarec zame, tega nisem zaslužil

2. prislov
grobó, surovo, robato, brezobzirno, brez prizanašanja, nasilno; na naglo

to lie, to sleep rough ležati, spati oblečen (zlasti na prostem)
to play rough šport grobo igrati
to ride rough divje, ne po pravilih jezditi

roundabout [ráundəbaut]

1. samostalnik
(dolg) ovinek; krožni promet; vrtiljak
ameriško kratek jopič
množina, figurativno ovinkarjenje, dolgovezno govorjenje, hoja okrog (česa); oklevanje, cincanje

to make up on the swings what you lose on the roundabouts figurativno izravnati izgubo
to lose on the swings what you make on the roundabouts figurativno po mnogem sem in tja biti natančno tam kot na začetku, ničesar ne doseči

2. pridevnik
ovinkast, po ovinkih; indirekten, posreden; obširen
ameriško tesno se prilegajoč; (redko) okroglast, čokat, tršat, zastaven

roundabout explanations obširne razlage
to tell in a roundabout way povedati (reči) z namigovanjem

sail² [séil] neprehodni glagol
jadrati, odjadrati, odpluti, pluti, potovati z ladjo; drseti, plavati po zraku, leteti (ptice, oblaki, letalo); odplavati (o ribah)
figurativno dostojanstveno hoditi (zlasti o ženskah)

to sail along the coast pluti vzdolž obale
to sail under convoy pluti v konvoju
she sailed into the room sleng "priplavala", dostojanstveno je prišla v sobo
prehodni glagol
prejadrati, prepluti; preleteti; krmariti, upravljati (z ladjo); manevrirati (zjadrnico)

to sail near the wind sleng, figurativno povedati "tvegano" zgodbo; biti komaj še na robu poštenega ravnanja
to sail the Seven Seas prepluti vsa morja
to sail into s.o. sleng začeti zmerjati koga, napasti koga

samó only, solely, merely; but, nothing but

ne samó..., temveč tudi... not only... but also...
samó in edino simply and solely
samó trenutek, prosim! just a moment, please!
samó on he alone, no one but he, only he
samó počasi, fantje! easy, boys!
samó da... provided (that)...
samó tega ne anything but that
vse, samó ne... everything but, everything except
samó ob torkih only on Tuesdays
samó nekaj minut but a few minutes
samó to pot (tokrat) (for) this once
ne samó on, tudi ti not only he, but you too (ali also)
samó pomislite! just imagine!
samó enkrat sem ga videl I've seen him only once (ali pogovorno only the once)
samó to mislim reči I just want to say this
prijaham, samó da ti povem... I've come here simply to tell you...
gre samó še za tvoj pristanek your consent is all that is wanted
samó sreča nas lahko reši only a stroke of luck can save us
ne samó da je bedast, je tudi prevzeten he is not only stupid, but also proud
rad bi ti pomagal, samó ne vem kako I should like to help you, only I don't see how I can
samó če on ne bi toliko govoril! if only he did not talk so much
samó tole knjigo bom dal na mizo I'll just put this book on the table
samó za minuto se je ustavila, da bi govorila z Janezom she just stopped for a minute to speak to John
povej, kar imaš povedati, samó hitro! say what you have to say, only look sharp about it!
morem ga samó pohvaliti I have nothing but praise for him
samó da ne bi deževalo! let's hope it doesn't rain!
pusti me, da se samó malo odpočijem! just let me rest an instant!, pogovorno just let me get my breath back!

say² [séi] samostalnik
kar je rečeno; izrek, govor, beseda; mnenje, trditev; pravica ali prilika za govorjenje
ameriško zadnja beseda, dokončna odločitev

it is my say! sedaj govorim jaz!, pusti(te) me, da govorim!
who has the say in this matter? kdo ima zadnjo besedo (kdo odloča) v tej zadevi?
to have one's say (to, on) izraziti svoje mnenje (o)
I will have my say povedal bom, kar moram povedati
let him have his say naj pove, kaj misli o tem
to say one's say povedati svoje (mnenje)

shame² [šéim] prehodni glagol
spraviti v sramoto, osramotiti; nakopati, napraviti sramoto (komu)
figurativno zasenčiti, prekositi

to shame the devil povedati resnico
neprehodni glagol
arhaično, narečno sramovati se

he shamed not to say ni ga bilo sram reči

short¹ [šc:t] pridevnik
kratek, majhen; nizek
prozodija nenaglašen
figurativno nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen
figurativno nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hud

at short range od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)
for short zaradi kratkosti
on short commons slabo hranjen
little short of 5 dollars ne polnih 5 dolarjev, skoraj 5 dolarjev
nothing short of nič manj kot, skoraj
a short 10 miles komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 milj
a short way off ne daleč proč
short bill (paper) loan kratkoročna menica, posojilo
short of breath zasopel, nadušljiv
short of cash brez gotovine
short circuit elektrika kratek stik
short cut bližnjica
short date kratek rok
short drinks nerazredčene (nemešane) močne alkoholne pijače
short of hands brez zadostne delovne sile
short rations pičli obroki
a short sea kratki (morski) valovi
short sight kratkovidnost
a short memory kratek spomin
short and sweet kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)
short story novela
short temper razvnemljivost, nagla jeza
short ton mera za težo (907,20 kg)
short weight slaba vaga
a short time ago pred kratkim
to be short with s.o. biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s kom
to cut (to make) a long story short na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratka
to come (to fall) short of ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočarati
the copy falls of the original kopija zaostaja za originalom
I am short of money zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denar
we are short of goods nimamo robe
the bag is 3 pounds short vreča tehta 3 funte premalo
the gate-money fell short of the expenses vstopnina ni krila izdatkov
it is nothing short of treason to je nič več in nič manj kot (čisto enostavna) izdaja
it would be little short of madness to bi bila skoraj norost
to come short of one's duty ne izpolniti svoje dolžnosti
his joy had but a short time njegovo veselje je bilo (le) kratko
to make short work of hitro opraviti z
to make short shrift of figurativno napraviti kratek proces z
I ran short of bread zmanjkalo mi je kruha
to give short weight dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri teži
to grow shorter zmanjšati se
to take short views videti le sedanjost, ne videti daleč
to be of short breath biti ob sapo, biti nadušljiv

sling^*3 [sliŋ] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
streljati (vreči, zagnati) s fračo; vreči (at na)
izvreči (out of)
mahati (s čim)

to sling ink sleng udejstvovati se kot časnikar (pisatelj), pisati
to sling mud at s.o. obmetavati koga z blatom, figurativno blatiti koga
to sling a story povedati zgodbo

slip² [slip] neprehodni glagol
spodrsniti, zdrsniti (off z)
zdrkniti, drčati, polzeti, smukniti, izmuzniti se, uiti (čemu); odmikati se (o času); skrivaj se vriniti
prehodni glagol
hitro obleči ali sleči; po nemarnosti narediti napako, pogrešiti; prezgodaj povreči ali skotiti; odvezati, spustiti (psa) z vrvice; (neopazno) spustiti (v), izpustiti

to slip an anchor odvezati vrv sidra
the bolt has not slipped home zapah se ni čisto zaprl
to slip one's breath (wind) izdihniti, umreti
to slip a cog napraviti napako
to slip the collar figurativno osvoboditi se
the cow has slipped its calf krava se je prezgodaj otelila
to let slip zagovoriti se, (nehote) povedati resnico
to let slip the dogs of war poetično sprožiti sovražnosti, začeti vojno
he often slips in his English on često dela napake v svoji angleščini
this fact has quite slipped my memory to dejstvo mi je popolnoma ušlo iz spomina
his foot slipped spodrsnilo mu je
to slip one's guard uiti svojemu stražarju
even good men slip celó dobri ljudje delajo napake (pogrešijo, se zmotijo)
to slip from one's hand izmuzniti se komu iz rok
the horse slipped its collar konj se je znebil komata
I slipped on a piece of orange peel spodrsnilo mi je na koščku oranžne lupine
to let an opportunity slip izpustiti, zamuditi priložnost
the prices have slipped cene so padle
to slip a ring on one's finger natakniti si prstan na prst
she slipped a shilling into the beggar's hand spustila je šiling v beračevo roko

straight² [stréit] prislov
premo, ravno, naravnost, v pravi smeri; točno, pravilno; neposredno, direktno
figurativno odkrito, iskreno, jasno, pošteno
zastarelo takoj, precej, na mestu, nemudoma; brez ovinkov, brez ovinkarjenja

straight away takoj, na mestu, precej
straight off takoj, prècej, brez pomišljanja
straight on naravnost (naprej)
straight through naravnost skozi
straight from the horse's mouth sleng iz prvega vira
to come straight to the point jasno in brez oklevanja, naravnost pojasniti
to go straight on iti naravnost naprej
to hit straight from the shoulder naravnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje
to keep straight iti kar (naravnost) naprej
to live straight pošteno živeti
to ride straight on jahati naravnost naprej, čez vse ovire
to run straight moralno, pošteno živeti
to sit up straight pokonci sedeti
to speak straight out odkrito, brez ovinkov govoriti
to think straight logično misliti
I told him straight out povedal sem mu naravnost v obraz
I cannot tell you straight off ne morem vam povedati kar takoj (pri priči, prècej)

take^*1 [téik] prehodni glagol

1.
vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti
vojska ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

to take advice vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se
he does not take alcohol on ne pije (alkohola)
to take one's bearings mornarica izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figurativno ugotoviti, pri čem smo
take her through this book predelaj z njo to knjigo
to take the bull by the horns zgrabiti bika za rogove, figurativno spoprijeti se s kom (čim)
to take breakfast zajtrkovati
the car cannot take more than five v avto ne more več kot pet oseb
to take a cup of tea popiti skodelico čaja
shall we take our coffee in the garden? bi pili kavo na vrtu?
to take the chair figurativno prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)
to take s.o.'s eye pritegniti pozornost kake osebe
to take a flat vzeti (v najem) stanovanje
to take in one's hands vzeti v roke
to be taken ill zboleti
to take the lead prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej
I took her in a lie ujel sem jo na laži
to take s.o.'s measurements vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)
I take the opportunity to tell you... izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...
to take (holy) orders cerkev biti posvečen, ordiniran
to take a part prevzeti, igrati vlogo
to take in bad part zameriti, za zlo vzeti
to take poison vzeti strup, zastrupiti se
to take precedence over imeti prednost pred
to take s.o. prisoner (ali captive) vojska ujeti koga
to take 3000 prisoners vojska ujeti 3000 sovražnikov
to take a seat sesti (na stol)
to take s.o. for s.tiv. ameriško, sleng izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga
to take s.o. stealing zasačiti koga pri tatvini
I take his statement with a grain of salt njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)
to take by storm (ali assault) zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem
to take a bit between teeth figurativno odpovedati poslušnost
to take s.o.'s temperature (iz)meriti komu temperaturo
to take by the throat zgrabiti za vrat
to take a ticket vzeti, kupiti vozovnico
to take the train (a taxi, a tram) peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)
to take a thief in the act zasačiti tatu pri dejanju
to be taken in a trap ujeti se v past
the town was taken after a short siege mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju
to take s.o. unawares presenetiti koga
to take the waters piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)
to take the trouble of doing s.th. vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj
to take the veil religija iti v samostan, postati nuna
to take a wife oženiti se
to take the right way with s.o. lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način
we must have taken the wrong way morali smo se zmotiti v poti
to take a poor view (ali a dim view) of ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o

2.
odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

children were taken from their mothers materam so odvzeli otroke
take three from ten odštej tri od deset
he tried to take her handbag from her skušal ji je iztrgati torbico
take this letter to the post-office odnesi to pismo na pošto
take your umbrella vzemi dežnik s seboj
the bus will take you there avtobus vas bo peljal tja
to take s.o. home odvesti koga domov
where will this road take us? kam nas pelje ta pot?
he was taken in the prime of life umrl je v najboljših letih
he was taken hence umrl je

3.
dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

to take cold dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad
to take a cold prehladiti se
to take a fever dobiti mrzlico
to take an infection okužiti se, inficirati se
to take a game dobiti igro
to take s.th. as a reward dobiti kaj kot nagrado
to take the first prize in dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)
to take a monthly salary prejemati mesečno plačo
to take a degree at the university diplomirati na univerzi
to take a newspaper biti naročen na časopis
to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. (grdo) izkoristiti kaj
to take s.th. under a will dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu

4.
vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

it takes a good actor to play this role le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo
it takes time and courage za to je potreben čas in pogum
it took me (ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station potreboval sem 5 minut, da sem prišel do postaje
it did not take more than 3 minutes to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute
it would take a strong man to move it potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil
which size in hats do you take? katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?
it takes two to make a quarrel za prepir sta potrebna dva

5.
občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

to take the consequences nositi, prevzeti posledice
to take an examination napraviti izpit
to take a fall ameriško, sleng nositi posledice
to take a loss (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo
to take offense biti užaljen, zameriti
to take pains (po)truditi se
to take pity on s.o. občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga
to take umbrage sumničiti, posumiti
to take great pleasure in s.th. imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem
are we going to take it lying down? bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?
these troops had taken the brunt of the attack te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada

6.
očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

to be taken with (by) biti očaran od
he takes readers with him on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce
to take s.o.'s fancy ugajati, prikupiti se komu
his play did not take njegova drama ni imela uspeha
they soon took to each other kmalu sta se vzljubila
what took him most was the sweetness of her voice kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu

7.
razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

I take it that... to razumem tako, da...
shall I take it that... naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?
then, I take it, you object to his coming torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel
as I take it kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)
do not take it ill if I do not go ne zamerite mi, če ne grem
to take a hint (ali cue) razumeti namig
to take a joke well (ill) (ne) razumeti šalo
to take seriously resno vzeti
you may take it from me lahko mi to verjamete
whom do you take me for? za koga me (pa) imate?
to take s.o. for a fool imeti koga za norca
to take s.th. for granted vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno
I take this to be fun to smatram za šalo
I take him to be (ali for) an honest man imam ga za poštenjaka
to take as read politika, pravno smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)
may I take the minutes as read? smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?

8.
zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

to take earth lov zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figurativno umakniti se, skriti se
to take a header skočiti (na glavo) v vodo
to take (to) the water iti v vodo
he took the bush zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto
they took to the woods zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove
to take refuge (ali shelter) zateči se (with k)
to take to the stage iti h gledališču
take the corner slowly počasi zavijte okoli vogala
the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto

9.
fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

he took me while I was not looking fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam
he insisted on being taken with his hat on na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi
to take views delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati
to have one's photograph taken dati se fotografirati
to take a photo fotografirati
she took her mother in her old age skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti

10. neprehodni glagol
uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv
botanika prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se
tehnično prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi)
medicina učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti
fotografija fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se
pogovorno biti prizadet

the book did not take knjiga ni imela uspeha
the dye takes well on this cloth barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu
some people take better than others nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi
he did not take well this time to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji
to take well biti fotogeničen
he takes well (badly) on je (ni) dober na fotografiji
to take sick zboleti
to take as heir prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

Posebne zveze:

to take into account (ali consideration), to take account for vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati
to take aim at vojska meriti, ciljati na
to take the air iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronavtika dvigniti se
to take alarm vznemiriti se
to take breath zajeti sapo, oddahniti si
to take the bun (ali cake; ali biscuit) sleng, figurativno vse prekositi
this takes the cake! sleng to je pa že višek!
to take care biti oprezen, paziti
to take charge of prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo
to take one's chance tvegati, upati se
to take s.o. into one's confidence zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj
to take under consideration vzeti v pretres, v presojo
to take comfort potolažiti se
to take a dare pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti
deuce take it! vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!
to take effect učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; pravno stopiti v veljavo
to take exception to (ali at, against) grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke
to take evasive action sleng izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)
to take one's ease udobno se namestiti
to take s.o.'s evidence pravno zaslišati koga
to take one's farewell vzeti slovo, posloviti se
to take to heart vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se
to take holiday vzeti si dopust
to take hold of prijeti, zgrabiti
to take it into one's head vbiti si (to) v glavo
to take an interest in zanimati se za
to take issue with ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti
to take it (on the chin) sleng požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)
take it or leave it! vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!
to take a journey potovati, iti na potovanje
to take kindly to s.o. čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga
to take a leap poskočiti
to take leave of vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od
to take liberties preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen
to take lessons jemati učne ure (lekcije)
to take one's life in one's hand tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to take the measure of s.o.'s foot vzeti mero za obutev, figurativno premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe
to take the minutes pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)
to take no dobiti odklonitev
to take possession of vzeti v posest
to take notice pogovorno opaziti
to take notice of vzeti na znanje, upoštevati
to take no notice of ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati
to take in (ali to) pieces narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)
to take part in udeležiti se, sodelovati v
to take a ride pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)
to take a river iti čez reko
to take rise izvirati, nasta(ja)ti
to take root ukoreniniti se
to take shape dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se
to take the rough with the smooth figurativno vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je
the son took after his father sin se je vrgel po očetu
to take by surprise presenetiti
to take short presenetiti, zalotiti
to take to singing a tune začeti peti melodijo
to take to bad habits vdati se slabim navadam
to take to s.th. like ducks to water takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj
to take to task poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti
to take the time from s.o. figurativno točno se ravnati po kom
to take one's turn priti na vrsto
to take turns menjavati se (za)
to take a turn for the worse obrniti se na slabše
to take things easy lagodno delati
take it easy! ne razburjaj se!
I am not taking any pogovorno hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram
to take the water mornarica izpluti
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte
to take wine with s.o. nazdraviti komu
to take upon o.s. an office prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)
that walk did take it out of us! ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal
to take one's time vzeti si čas
to take s.o. at his word koga za besedo prijeti

takój at once, immediately, presently, instantly, instantaneously, on the instant; directly; on the spot; right away; then and there; straight away, straight off; forthwith; ZDA right off, right away

takój po večerji right after dinner
takój po prejemu naročila immediately (ali at once) upon receipt of the order
takój plačljiva anuiteta immediate annuity
ki stopi takoj v veljavo effective immediately
takój plačati to pay ready money, to pay cash, to pay on the nail
ne morem vam povedati (kar) takój I cannot tell you straight away (ali straight off)
takój bom govoril z njim I shall speak to him right away
smrt je nastopila takój death was instantaneous

tale [téil] samostalnik
zgodba, povest, pripoved, pripovedka; bajka, pravljica; poročilo, vest, novica; izmislek, izmišljotina, lažna zgodba, laž
zastarelo pogovor, pogovarjanje; opravljanje, obiranje
zastarelo naštevanje; obračun; (skupno) število

out of tale neštevilen
fairy tale pravljica
legendary tale legenda
old wives' tales babje čenče
his tale is out figurativno z njim je konec
if all tales be true če je vse res, kar se pripoveduje
to sell by tale prodajati po kosih
that tells its own tale to že samo vse pove, stvar je jasna, vsak komentar k temu je odveč
I want to tell my own tale jaz hočem zgodbo sam povedati
to tell (to carry, to bear, to bring) tales brbljati, klepetati, čenčati; opravljati, obrekovati, ovajati
to tell tales out of school figurativno pripovedovati zaupane skrivnosti, izklepetati; tožariti, ovajati

thought¹ [ɵɔ:t] samostalnik
misel, ideja, mišljenje, umovanje, premišljanje; (skrbno) razmišljanje; premislek; pazljivost; namera, nakana, načrt
množina mnenje; umsko delo; svet misli, miselni svet; spominjanje; sposobnost predstavljanja; skrb, nemir; obzir
figurativno minimalna količina, nekoliko, malce, kanček

a beauty beyond thought lepota, ki si je ni moč predstavljati
engaged in thought zamišljen, zatopljen v misli
the leading thought vodilna misel
a penny for your thoughts! figurativno rad bi vedel, kaj (sedaj) mislite! kaj bi dal, da bi vedel za vaše misli!; na kaj mislite?
(up)on second thought(s) po (zrelem) premisleku
quick as thought bliskovit
after further thought I saw I was wrong ko sem znova premislil, sem uvidel, da nimam prav
you are often in my thoughts često mislim na vas
I had (some) thoughts of coming nekako sem nameraval priti
he had no thought of paying his debt prav nobenega namena ni imel, da bi plačal svoj dolg
he did not give a thought to his doings niti hip ni pomislil, kaj dela
he is a thought smaller than you on je nekoliko manjši kot vi
his sole thought is to make money njegova edina misel je, kako priti do denarja
it never entered my thoughts nikoli mi ni (to) prišlo na misel
to read s.o.'s thoughts brati misli kake osebe
a thought struck me v glavo mi je šinila misel
second thoughts are best figurativno ni se treba prenagliti
to speak one's thoughts povedati svoje mnenje
she takes no thought for her appearance ona ne pazi na svojo zunanjost
to take no thought for the morrow ne misliti na jutrišnji dan
to take thought zamisliti se, premisliti
he took thought before replying premislil je, preden je odgovoril
thank you for your kind thought of me hvala vam za vašo ljubeznivo pažnjo do mene
the wish is father to the thought (ta) misel izhaja iz želje (je težko uresničljiva)

turkey [tə́:ki] samostalnik
zoologija puran, purica
ameriško, sleng polomija, neuspeh (filma, gledališke igre)
ameriško, pogovorno resnica, dejstva

turkey cock purman
turkey hen purica
turkey poult puranček
turkey trot vrsta plesa (v času 1. svetovne vojne)
red as a turkey rdeč kot puran (kot rak) (od jeze)
to talk (cold) turkey ameriško, pogovorno, figurativno naliti čistega vina, odkrito govoriti, brez ovinkov povedati
talk turkey! na dan z besedo!

unburden [ʌnbə́:dən] prehodni glagol
razbremeniti; olajšati
figurativno zaupati; priznati, izpovedati

to unburden o.s. to s.o. zaupati se komu, razkriti se (svoje težave) komu
to unburden one's troubles to s.o. zaupati komu svoje skrbi
to unburden a secret povedati (odkrižati se) tajnost(i)

untold [ʌntóuld] pridevnik
nepovedan, nerečèn; nepreštet; neštet, neštevilen, brezštevilen; neizmeren; neizrekljiv, neizrečen

untold wealth neizmerno bogastvo
to leave a story untold ne povedati zgodbe
to leave nothing untold vse povedati
you can trust him with untold gold lahko mu zaupate zlato, ne da bi ga prešteli