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mop² [mɔp] prehodni glagol
pobrisati, obrisati s krpo za pod

sleng to mop the floor with s.o. pometati s kom, popolnoma premagati
to mop one's face otreti si obraz
to mop up (with, from) pobrisati (s čim, s česa); sleng pograbiti (dobiček); vojska razpršiti ali pobiti osamljene sovražnikove skupine; britanska angleščina, sleng lokati, polokati

nós nose; figurativno, pogovorno snout, žargon nozzle, ZDA schnozzle; humoristično proboscis; (ladje) head; (voh) scent; (vrča) beak, spout; figurativno (graja) rebuke; (vonj) scent, smell

prav pred nósom, izpred nósa under the very nose (of)
na vrat na nós head over heels, in a great hurry, precipitately, helter-skelter
orlovski nós aquiline nose, Roman nose
ploščat nós flat nose
potlačen nós pug nose
velik nós big nose
zakrivljen nós hawk nose, beak, hook nose, hooked nose
zavihan nós turned-up nose
pijančev nós grog-nose
govorjenje skozi nós nasal twang
dobiti jo po nósu (figurativno) to be reproved (ali rebuked, reprimanded, snubbed)
dobil jo je po nósu he went away with a flea in his ear
govoriti skozi nós to speak through one's nose, to speak with a nasal twang
imeti kaj (prav) pred nósom to have something under one's (very) nose (ali in plain view)
imeti dober nós to be keen-scented, (za kaj) to have a good (ali sharp) nose (for something), to have a keen scent (for something)
povsod ima svoj nós (figurativno) he is a busybody
imeti zamašen nós (od nahoda) to have a stuffy (ali stuffed up) nose
iti, hoditi za nósom (delati po nagonu) to follow one's nose
oditi z dolgim nósom to go away with a long face, to go off with a flea in one's ear
obrisati se pod nósom (figurativno) to go away empty-handed, to have one's trouble for nothing, to be left out in the cold
lahko se pod nósom obrišeš za to! (figurativno) you may whistle for it!, pogovorno you'll be lucky!
čistiti si nós (usekniti se) to blow one's nose
krvaveti iz nósa to have a nose bleed
iz nósa mi teče my nose is running
komu kaj pod nós dati to bring something home to someone, to rub it in
visoko nós nositi (figurativno) to turn up one's nose; to be self-conceited
kri mi teče iz nósa my nose is bleeding
premagati koga za dolžino nósú šport to win (ali to beat someone) by a nose
potegniti koga za nós to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone
vlak mi je pred nósom ušel (odpeljal) I missed the train by a hair
ne videti dalj od nósa to see no farther than the end of one's nose
nikoli ne vildiš niti ped pred nósom! you never see an inch before your nose!
ne vidiš ped pred nósom! you can't see beyond the end of your nose!
vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose at, to look down one's nose at, to look disdainfully at (someone)
zaničljivo vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose in disdain at; to sneer at
voditi, vleči koga za nós (figurativno) to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone, to make a fool of someone, to hoax someone
vtikati svoj nós v to pry (ali to nose) into, to poke one's nose into
vtikati svoj nós v tuje zadeve to stick one's nose into other people's business
v vse vtika svoj nós he pokes his nose into everything
zapreti komu vrata pred nósom to shut the door in someone's face, (zaloputniti) to slam the door in someone's face
on ima dober nós za ceneno blago he has a nose for bargains
dati se voditi za nós to be a dupe (of someone)

odpór resistance; opposition; dislike; disinclination

iz odpóra do in opposition to
gnezdo odpóra pocket of resistance
pasivni odpór passive resistance
splošni ljudski odpór total national defence
čutiti odpór do česa to dislike something
takoj začutiti odpór do koga to take an instant dislike to someone
nuditi komu odpór to offer resistance to someone, to withstand someone
iti po liniji manjšega odpóra to take the line of least resistance
nisem naletel na nikak odpór I met no resistance
naleteti na odpór to meet with (ali to encounter) opposition
naleteli smo na močan odpór we met with vigorous resistance
premagati odpór to overcome resistance
ki ne nudi (nobenega) odpóra resistless
načelo najmanjšega odpóra principle of least resistance

oróžje weapon; arm (s pl)

k oróžju! to arms!
brez oróžja armless, weaponless, bare-handed
hladno oróžje, bočno oróžje cold steel, side arms
strelno oróžje firearms pl
noseč oróžje bearing arms
nositelj oróžja arms bearer
izdelovalec oróžja armaments (ali arms) manufacturer
dovoljenje za nošenje oróžja licence to carry fire-arms, ZDA gun-license
položitev oróžja (udaja) surrender, capitulation
premoč v oróžju superiority in arms and equipment
olje za oróžje gun oil
tovarna oróžja armaments factory, ZDA armory
uporaba oróžja use of arms
trgovina z oróžjem (prodajalna) gunmaker's (ali arms dealer's) shop
tihotapljenje oróžja gun-running
učinkovitost oróžja effectiveness of a weapon
tovariš v oróžju brother in arms, comrade
ognjeno oróžje (zlasti revolver) firearm, handgun
biti pod oróžjem to be under arms
položiti oróžje to lay down one's arms
poklicati pod oróžje to call to arms, to call to the colours
nositi oróžje to bear arms
zgrabiti za oróžje to take up arms (proti sovražniku against the enemy); to seize a weapon
zateči se k oróžju to have recourse to the sword (ali to arms)
pograbil je prvo oróžje, ki mu je prišlo pod roke he seized the handiest weapon
premagati sovražnika z njemu lastnim oróžjem to hoist someone with his own petard

perch² [pə:č] samostalnik
gred (za kure), drog, visok sedež
figurativno varen položaj; sora (pri vozu); merilna palica (5,5 yarda, 5.029 m)
navtika plovno znamenje v morju, palica v morju

come off your perch ne bodi tako vzvišen
sleng to hop the perch umreti
to knock s.o. off his perch premagati koga

petard [petá:d] samostalnik
petarda, strelni naboj

to hoist with his own petard premagati koga z njegovim orožjem, ujeti se v lastno zanko

pin² [pin]

1. prehodni glagol
pripeti (to, on na)
zapeti, speti (up)
pribiti, prebiti (s klinom, žebljičkom itd.); pritisniti, pritiskati (against ob, to na)
pritisniti koga ob zid (down)
obvezati koga k čemu (down to)
vezati, ukleščiti (sovražne sile, šahovske figure; down)
natančno določiti, definirati (down)
tehnično zakliniti, pričvrstiti (down)

2. neprehodni glagol
biti pričvrščen; prilepiti se

to pin the blame on s.o. pripisati komu krivdo
to pin one's hopes on graditi na čem, verovati v kaj
to pin one's faith on neomajno komu zaupati
to pin back s.o.'s ears nahruliti koga, pretepsti, prekositi, premagati
to pin o.s. to s.o. prilepiti se komu, živeti na njegov račun

pole² [póul] samostalnik
kol; (telegrafski) drog; prekla (za fižol)
šport palica (za skoke); ojnica (voza)
navtika jadrnik; drog za potiskanje čolnov; dolžinska mera (5,029 m); površinska mera (25,293 m²)

figurativno to climb up the greasy poles premagati velike težave, lotiti se težke stvari
navtika under bare poles s spuščenimi jadri
sleng up the pole čez les, prismojen; v škripcih
šport to have the pole biti v notranji progi

polish² [pɔ́liš]

1. prehodni glagol
loščiti, (z)gladiti, poleščiti, polirati
figurativno ugladiti, izpiliti, olikati, olepšati

2. neprehodni glagol
svetiti se, zgladiti se

pogovorno to polish off hitro končati delo; odstraniti, premagati, ubiti nasprotnika
to polish up popraviti, zboljšati, osvežiti (znanje)

premagováti ➞ premagati

premagováti se to restrain oneself
premagováti svojo radovednost to restrain one's curiosity

priznáti priznávati (dolg) to acknowledge, to recognize; (krivdo, napako, itd.) to confess, to concede, to own up; (dopuščati) to admit, to make admission; (odobriti) to ratify, arhaično to avouch; (pravico, pravo) to concede a claim, to give someone his (ali her) due; to do justice to

priznáti, priznávati koga za... to own someone for...
ne priznáti, priznávati za svojega, za svoje to disown someone, something
priznal mi je, da... he admitted to me that...
odkrito priznáti, priznávati to admit frankly
priznáti, priznávati otroka to recognize a child as one's own, to admit paternity
priznáti, priznávati za (kot) svoje to acknowledge as one's own
priznaj vendar! own up!
priznam svojo zmoto I admit I was wrong
vse priznáti, priznávati to confess everything, (žargon) to come clean, to own up, to cough it up
priznáti, priznávati zločin to confess to a crime
priznam, da nisem imel prav I acknowledge that I was wrong
priznavajo, da so to vedeli že prej they admit that they knew it before
priznáti, priznávati se za krivega to admit one's guilt
priznáti, priznávati se za premaganega to concede victory
ne hoteti priznáti, priznávati to disclaim, to disavow, to deny
to mu je treba priznáti, priznávati you have to grant him that
treba je, mora se priznáti, priznávati, da... it must be admitted (ali conceded) that...
priznáti, priznávati krivdo, priznáti, priznávati se za krivega to plead guilty
priznam, da bo treba premagati še mnogo težav I admit that we shall have to overcome many difficulties
rade volje priznamo usluge, ki nam jih je izkazal we readily acknowledge the services he has rendered us
priznáti, priznávati svoj poraz to admit defeat

prostrate¹ [prɔ́streit] pridevnik
na tleh ležeč; onemogel, premagan, nemožen, na kolenih, skrušen (with od)
figurativno ponižen, hlapčevski
botanika, zoologija plazeč

to lay prostrate premagati, vreči na tla
to lie prostrate ležati na trebuhu; figurativno plaziti se pred kom

resistance [rizístəns] samostalnik
odpor, odpornost (to do)
upor, upiranje
fizika odpornost, upor (to proti)
rezistenca

the resistance politika odporniško gibanje
in resistance to iz odpora do
resistance (movement) odporniško gibanje
passive resistance pasivna rezistenca
to meet with vigorous resistance naleteti na močan odpor
to offer resistance nuditi, dajati odpor
to overcome the resistance of the air premagati zračni upor
to take the line of least resistance iti po poti najmanjšega odpora

rush² [rʌš]

1. neprehodni glagol
navaliti (na), naskočiti, napasti, pognati se, vreči se, zagnati se, planiti, zakaditi se, (slepo) (z)drveti; (o vetru) besneti, šumeti; (o vodi) valiti se
figurativno leteti, hiteti
ekonomija živahno se razvijati
šport spurtati

to rush into certain death drveti v gotovo smrt
to rush into extremes pasti v skrajnost
to rush on (upon) s.o. planiti na koga
to rush at the enemy planiti na sovražnika
the blood rushed to her face kri ji je planila v obraz
to rush into an affair prenagljeno, brez premisleka se lotiti neke zadeve
to rush to the station drveti na postajo
fools rush in where angels fear to tread figurativno norci si več upajo kot junaki

2. prehodni glagol
pehati, goniti, hitro gnati (voditi, peljati, poslati, transportirati), priganjati, pritiskati (na), siliti
avtomobilizem hitro voziti, drveti z; prenagliti, prenaglo (brez premisleka) izvesti ali izvršiti (posel)
vojska navaliti na (barikade), zavzeti, osvojiti v jurišu, jurišati na
pogovorno preveč zaračunati, opehariti (out of za)
izmamiti, izvabiti, izžicati (iz koga) (for s.th. kaj)

to rush an examination ameriško z veliko lahkoto napraviti izpit
do not rush me ne priganjaj me preveč, pusti me, da pridem do sape (da premislim)
to be rushed for time pogovorno imeti zelo malo časa
to rush one's car to Maribor drveti z avtom v Maribor
to rush s.o. into danger spraviti koga v nevarnost
to rush one's fences figurativno biti nestrpen, neučakan
the guide rushed us through the Tower vodnik nas je hitro vodil (gnal) skozi Tower
to rush s.o. sleng preveč komu zaračunati
to rush s.o. to the hospital hitro koga prepeljati v bolnico
to rush an obstacle z vso hitrostjo, v skoku premagati zapreko
to rush an order (through) in a few days naglo izvršiti naročilo v nekaj dneh
to refuse to be rushed ne se pustiti siliti (k naglici)
to rush a task hiteti s poslom, naganjati k hitri izvršitvi naloge ali posla
to rush a train navaliti na vlak

scalp [skælp]

1. samostalnik
skalp, koža lobanje z lasmi; téme; lasulja; gola, okrogla glava griča; kitova glava brez spodnje čeljusti
figurativno zmagovalska trofeja
ameriško, pogovorno majhen zaslužek pri preprodaji (vrednostnih papirjev, vstopnic, vozovnic)

to be out for scalps biti na lovu na skalpe, figurativno iskati koga, ki bi nad njim stresli svojo jezo ali slabo voljo, biti napadalen, popadljiv
to have the scalp of figurativno premagati koga v debati
to take s.o.'s scalp skalpirati koga
to take scalps figurativno premagati, poraziti, obvladati, ošvrkniti koga s kritiko

2. prehodni glagol
skalpirati; odreti kožo z glave
figurativno neusmiljeno kritizirati
politika, ameriško, sleng (nasprotnika) izpodriniti, odžagati
ekonomija, ameriško, pogovorno z malo zaslužka preprodati (vstopnice, vozovnice, vrednostne papirje, na črno)

skin² [skin] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
dati iz kože, odreti; odrgniti, oguliti si kožo; olupiti
sleng odreti, prevarati, oslepariti, izropati
ameriško, pogovorno prekositi
pogovorno sleči tesno obleko; prekriti s kožo (over)

to skin alive živega iz kože dati, figurativno popolnoma potolči, premagati
to skin a flint figurativno zelo skopariti, biti zelo skopuški (stiskaški) v vsem
to skin a rabbit odreti kunca
keep your eyes skinned dobro pazite! odprite oči!
to skin over zaceliti se (o rani)

spell¹ [spel]

1. samostalnik
čarovna beseda ali formula; urok, začaranost
figurativno čar, draž, mik, privlačnost, fasciniranje

to be under a spell biti uročèn; biti očaran
to break the spell premagati začaranost ali urok
to cast a spell upon s.o. uročiti, začarati koga

2. prehodni glagol
očarati, fascinirati

stone¹ [stóun]

1. samostalnik
kamen; drag kamen; koščica (sadja), peška; zrno toče
medicina (ledvični, žolčni, v mehurju) kamen; utežna mera (14 funtov, 6,35 kg); (spominski, mejni, nagrobni) kamen; brus, osla; mlinski kamen
množina, vulgarno modo

a stone of cheese 7,26 kg sira
a stone of meat (fish) 3,63 kg mesa (rib)
stone's throw (cast) daljava, do katere se lahko vrže kamen; lučaj, domet kamna; majhna oddaljenost
artificial stone cement
Cornish stone kaolin
gall stone medicina žolčni kamen
grave stone nagrobni kamen
grind stone mlinski kamen
hearth stone kamnito podnožje ognjišča
holy stone mehak peščenec za čiščenje palube
meteoric stone meteorit
mile stone miljnik; mejnik
paving stone tlakovalna kocka
philosophers' stone kamen modrih
precious stone dragulj
rocking stone majav kamen
rolling stone valeč se kamen, figurativno nestanoviten človek
the Stone Age kamena doba
shower of stones ploha, dež kamenja
stocks and stones nežive stvari
to break stones tolči, drobiti, razbijati kamenje
to cast (to throw) stones at s.o. obmetavati koga s kamenjem, figurativno zmerjati, sramotiti, grajati, obrekovati koga
stones will cry out figurativno krivica, ki vpije v nebo
to be cut for the stone biti operiran zaradi (žolčnega, ledvičnega itd.) kamna
some of the stones were the size of a pigeon's egg nekaj zrn toče je bilo velikosti golobjega jajca
to give a stone and a beating šport, pogovorno z lahkoto premagati
a rolling stone gathers no moss figurativno goste službe, redke suknje
to give a stone for bread figurativno posmehovati se, namesto da bi pomagali; nuditi nesprejemljivo pomoč
to harden into stone okamneti (tudi figurativno)
to kill two birds with one stone ubiti dve muhi z enim udarcem
not to leave a stone standing ne pustiti kamna na kamnu
to leave no stone unturned figurativno vse poskušati, vse možno napraviti
those who live in glass-houses should not throw stones naj ne grajajo tisti, ki sami niso brez graje; kdor druge kritizira, se sam izpostavlja kritiziranju
to mark with a white stone z belo kredo (v dimniku) zapisati, obeležiti (dan) kot važen (slavnosten, prazničen)

2. pridevnik
kamnit; lončen

stone mug lončen vrček

stride¹ [stráid] samostalnik
dolg korak, korak(anje), hoja; korak kot dolžinska mera
šport raznožka
figurativno zamah, polet, napredek

with giant's (ali rapid) strides z velikanskimi koraki
to make great strides figurativno hitro napredovati
to take an obstacle in one's stride z lahkoto (mimogrede) iti preko zapreke
to get into one's stride dobiti zamah
to take long strides delati dolge korake
to take in one's stride brez truda premagati težavo, (o konju) z lahkoto preskočiti zapreko

surmount [sə:máunt] prehodni glagol
dvigati se nad, nadvladovati; obvladati, prebroditi (težave itd.), preplezati; povzpeti se na (goro); pokrivati, venčati
zastarelo prekositi, prekašati

peaks surmounted with snow s snegom pokriti (ovenčani) vrhovi
to surmount a difficulty (an obstacle) premagati težavo (zapreko)
a spire surmounted the building koničast stolp se je dvigal nad zgradbo