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  • hand1 [hænd] samostalnik
    roka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar
    množina mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov)
    gledališče, sleng ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smer

    all hands vsa posadka, vsi delavci
    on all hands povsod, na vseh straneh
    at hand blizu, pri roki
    at the hands of s strani nekoga
    bloody hands grb grofije Ulster
    a bird in the hand nekaj gotovega (imeti v roki)
    a bold hand energična pisava
    with a bold hand pogumno
    by hand ročno, na roko (narejeno)
    by the hands of s posredovanjem
    hand cash gotovina pri roki
    a cool hand hladnokrvnež
    figurativno clean hands čiste roke, čista vest
    on every hand povsod okoli
    even hands izenačeno
    for one's own hand sebi v prid
    from hand to hand iz rok v roke
    from first hand iz prve roke
    from second hand iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričen
    from good hand iz dobrega vira
    the hand of God božja roka
    hand on heart roko na srce
    heart and hands iz vsega srca
    heavy on hand dolgočasen, mučen
    with a heavy hand s trdo roko
    with a high hand drzno, predrzno, naduto
    his hand is out iz vaje je
    hand to hand (struggle) človek proti človeku (borba)
    hand over hand (ali fist) preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figurativno na vrat na nos, hitro, igraje
    in hand v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v roki
    a legible hand čitljiva pisava
    on the mending hand na poti k okrevanju
    near hand leva stran
    near at hand pri roki, blizu
    a niggling hand nečitljiva pisava, čačka
    an old hand strokovnjak, star lisjak
    off hand nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stran
    hands off! roke proč!
    hands off policy politika nevmešavanja
    on hand v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; ameriško pri roki, pri sebi
    on the one (other) hand po eni (drugi) strani
    out of hand nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divji
    hands up! roke kvišku!
    a slack hand brezdelje, brezbrižnost
    to (one's) hand pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolago
    under the hand pod roko, skrivaj
    under the hand of podpisani...
    contract under hand preprosta pogodba brez pečata
    the upper hand premoč, nadvlada
    with one's own hand lastnoročno

    Z glagoli:

    to ask for a girl's hand prositi dekle za roko, zasnubiti
    to be a good (poor) hand at biti spreten (neroden) v čem
    to be bound hand and foot imeti vezane roke
    to be in good hands biti v dobrih rokah
    to be on s.o.'s hands biti komu na vratu, skrbi
    to bear a heavy hand zatirati
    to bite the hand that feeds one biti zelo nehvaležen
    to bring a baby up by hands hraniti dojenčka s stekleničko
    to come to hand priti v roke, dospeti
    to change hands menjati lastnika, priti v druge roke
    to do a hand's turn samo s prstom migniti
    not to do a hand's turn; ali not to lift (ali raise) a hand niti s prstom migniti
    to fall into s.o.'s hands priti komu v roke
    figurativno to feed out of s.o.'s hand komu iz rok jesti
    to get a big hand dobiti velik aplavz
    to get s.o. in hand dobiti koga v roke
    to get one's hands in dela se zares lotiti
    to get the upper hand dobiti premoč
    to get off one's hands otresti se česa, znebiti se
    to get out of hand iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nad
    to give one's hand to poročiti se s kom, roko komu dati
    to give one's hand on a bargain v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubiti
    to give s.o. a free hand dati komu proste roke
    to give s.o. a hand iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komu
    to go hand in hand with figurativno & dobesedno v korak s kom stopati
    to have a hand for biti spreten, nadarjen za kaj
    to have o.s. well in hand dobro se obvladati
    to have a hand in a matter imeti svoje prste vmes
    to have (ali keep) one's hand in ostati v vaji
    to have one's hands full imeti polne roke dela
    to have time on one's hands ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časa
    to hold hands držati se za roke
    to hold one's hand zadržati se
    to hold a good hand imeti dobre karte
    to join hands združiti se
    to keep a tight hand over imeti koga na vajetih
    to keep one's hands on imeti čvrsto v rokah
    to let one's temper get out of hand ne obvladati se, podivjati
    to live from hand to mouth iz rok v usta živeti
    to lay hands on vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položiti
    to lay hands on o.s. roko nase položiti, napraviti samomor
    to lend a hand pomagati
    to make a hand napraviti dobiček
    many hands make light work v slogi je moč
    to pass through many hands iti skozi mnogo rok
    to play into the hands of nevede komu delati v prid
    to play a good hand dobro igrati karte
    to play for one's own hand delati sebi v prid
    to put one's hand in one's pocket seči v žep, prispevati v denarju
    figurativno to put one's hands on najti, spomniti se
    to put (ali set, turn) one's hands to v roke vzeti, poprijeti se
    to serve (ali wait on) s.o. hand and foot komu vdano služiti
    to shake s.o. by the hand stisniti komu roko
    to shake hands with rokovati se s kom
    to show one's hand; ali to have a show of hands figurativno odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namen
    it shows a master's hand mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstra
    to strengthen the hands of podpreti koga
    to take s.o. by the hand koga za roko prijeti, figurativno vzeti koga pod svoje okrilje
    to take in hand vzeti v roke, lotiti se
    to take a hand at a game sodelovati v igri
    to take s.th. off one's hands kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebi
    to take a hand in a matter vmešati se v kaj
    to take one's courage in both hands zbrati ves svoj pogum
    time hangs heavy on my hands dolgčas mi je
    to try one's hand at poskusiti se v čem
    to throw up one's hands obupati nad čim
    to vote by show of hands glasovati z dviganjem rok
    figurativno to wash one's hands of umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornost
    to win a girl's hand dobiti dekletovo privoljenje za poroko
    to win hands down z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagati
    to witness the hand of overiti podpis
    to write a good hand imeti lepo pisavo
  • head2 [hed] samostalnik
    glava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt
    domačno plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu)
    ekonomija postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija
    sleng latrina

    above one's head težko razumljivo, prepametno za koga
    at the head of na čelu
    by head and shoulders; ali by the head and ears s silo, na silo
    (by) head and shoulders above mnogo boljši od
    by a short head za dolžino nosu, figurativno z majhno prednostjo
    crowned heads kronane glave
    a deer of the first head petleten jelen ali srnjak
    navtika down by the head s prednjim delom ladje globoko v vodi
    head of the family družinski poglavar
    heads of state državni voditelji
    the head and front bistvo, politika glava zarote, vodja upora
    from head to foot od nog do glave, popolnoma
    head first (ali foremost) z glavo naprej, figurativno nepremišljeno
    a large head of game velik trop živali
    hot head vročekrvnež
    a beautiful head of hair gosti lasje
    head over heels narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nos
    old head on young shoulders pameten mlad človek
    off one's head; ali out of one's head nor
    over one's head viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivo
    over head and ears; ali head over ears preko glave, do ušes, popolnoma
    on this head o tem predmetu
    out of one's own head sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljniku
    two heads are better than one kolikor glav, toliko misli
    head of water vodni steber
    heads or tails obe strani kovanca (pri metanju)
    twopence a head 2 penija na osebo
    sleng King's (Queen's) head poštna znamka
    weak in the head slaboumen
    head, cook and bottle washer kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavo
    figurativno on your head be it! naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovoren
    ten head of cattle deset glav živine

    Z glagoli:

    to beat s.o.'s head off prekositi koga
    pogovorno to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s head off uničiti koga
    to bring to a head pripeljati do krize
    figurativno to break one's head glavo si razbijati
    to carry one's head high nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosen
    to come to a head priti do krize, zaostriti se; medicina zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir)
    sleng to do a thing on one's head igraje kaj napraviti
    to drag in by the head and ears s silo privleči, za ušesa privleči
    to eat (ali cry, scream, run) one's head off pretirano se razburjati
    it entered my head v glavo mi je padlo
    to give s.o. his head figurativno popustiti uzde
    to get s.th. through one's head doumeti, razumeti kaj
    to go over s.o.'s head biti pretežko za koga
    to go to s.o.'s head v glavo stopiti
    this horse eats his head off ta konj več pojé, kot je vreden
    to have a good head for biti nadarjen za
    to have a head imeti "mačka"
    to have a good head on one's shoulders biti dobre glave
    to have one's head in the clouds figurativno živeti v oblakih, sanjariti
    to have one's head screwed in the right way imeti glavo na pravem koncu
    to have a head like a sieve imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljiv
    to hit the nail on the head točno zadeti
    to keep one's head ostati miren
    figurativno to keep one's head above water obdržati se nad vodo, životariti
    to knock s.th. on the head onemogočiti kaj
    to lay (ali put) heads together glave stikati, posvetovati se
    to let s.o. have his head pustiti komu delati po svoji glavi
    to lie on s.o.'s head biti komu v breme
    to lose one's head izgubiti glavo
    I cannot make head or tail of ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glave
    to make head izbiti na čelo, napredovati
    to make head against uspešno se upirati
    to be put over the heads of other persons pri napredovanju preskočiti druge
    to put s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
    to put s.th. into one's head vtepsti si kaj v glavo
    to put s.th. out of s.o.'s head izbiti komu kaj iz glave
    to put s.th. out of one's head izbiti si kaj iz glave
    to put one's head in the lion's mouth izpostavljati se nevarnosti
    to rear one's head glavo dvigniti
    to run in s.o.'s head vrteti se komu po glavi
    to run one's head against a brick wall riniti z glavo skozi zid
    to shake one's head odkimati
    to shake one's head at z glavo zmajati
    to suffer from swelled (ali swollen) head biti zelo domišljav
    to take the head prevzeti vodstvo
    to take s.th. into one's head v glavo si kaj vtepsti
    to talk over s.o.'s head za koga preučeno govoriti
    to talk s.o.'s head off utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjem
    to talk through the back of s.o.'s head neprestano v koga govoriti
    to throw o.s. at the head of obesiti se komu za vrat
    to talk one's head off nenehno govoriti
    to turn one's head v glavo stopiti
    to turn s.o.'s head glavo komu zmešati
    to win by a head zmagati za dolžino glave (konj)
    to work one's head off pretegniti se od dela, garati
    heads I win, tails you lose izgubiš v vsakem primeru
  • hew* [hju:] prehodni glagol
    sekati, tolči, tesati, klesati; posekati (down)
    odsekati, obtesati (away, off)
    razsekati (asunder, up)
    krčiti, utreti (pot)

    to hew to pieces razsekati na koščke
    to hew one's way through; ali to hew a path for o.s. prekrčiti si pot skozi, utreti si pot
    to hew out a career for o.s. utreti si pot do poklica, pretolči se do poklica
  • hrabríti to encourage; to hearten, to cheer up, to animate; to embolden

    hrabrili so ga s klici skozi vso dirko they cheered him on all through the race
  • hustle2 [hʌsl]

    1. prehodni glagol
    suniti, suvati, dregniti
    figurativno siliti, ščuvati koga (into k)
    odvrniti koga (out of od)

    2. neprehodni glagol
    prerivati se, preriniti se (through skozi)
    hiteti
    ameriško, pogovorno prizadevno delati
    ameriško, sleng goljufati, prosjačiti, pehati se za denarjem

    ome on now! hustle! ne zapravljaj časa! pohiti!
    to hustle s.th. through izvesti kaj
  • infiltrate [infíltreit]

    1. prehodni glagol
    prebiti se, prebijati se, vtihotapiti se (into v)
    prepojiti, prepajati (with s, z)
    prenicati (through skozi)

    2. neprehodni glagol
    kapljati, curljati, vdirati
  • infiltrírati (se) to percolate; figurativno to infiltrate, to trickle in, to creep in

    špijoni so se infiltrirali (vtihotapili) skozi naše linije spies infiltrated our lines
  • iztêči to run out (ali away); to flow out (ali away); to leak out; to be discharged; to stop running

    iztêči se to elapse, to glide away; to come to an end; to turn out; (zapasti) to become (ali to fall) due, to reach its term; (ura) to run down; (rok) to run out, to expire; (končati se) to terminate, to go by, to pass away
    čas se je iztekel time is up
    drugače se iztêči to prove otherwise
    polici se je rok veljavnosti iztekel the policy has lapsed
    vino je izteklo iz soda skozi razpoko the wine has leaked out of the cask through a crack
    ura se je iztekla the watch had run down
    vse se bo dobro izteklo it will all turn (ali come) out right (in the end)
    zadeva se je dobro, v redu iztekla the affair turned out all right
  • jézden riding

    jézdni bič riding whip
    jézdna pot (zlasti skozi gozd) ride
  • knock2 [nɔk]

    1. prehodni glagol
    udariti, suniti; tolči, trkati, potrkati (at, on na, po)
    pogovorno osupniti, zaprepastiti, sapo vzeti
    ameriško, sleng ostro kritizirati, zmesti

    2. neprehodni glagol
    tolči, razbijati, trkati; trčiti, udariti (against, into ob, v)
    ropotati (motor)
    ameriško, pogovorno godrnjati

    to knock the bottom out of dokazati neresničnost, izpodbiti kaj
    to knock cold udariti do nezavesti
    to knock at an open door po nepotrebnem se truditi
    to knock on the head ubiti, udariti do nezavesti; figurativno zadati udarec, onemogočiti kaj
    to knock one's head against (a brick wall) udariti z glavo ob zid; figurativno riniti z glavo skozi zid
    to knock s.th. into s.o.; ali to knock s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
    to knock all of a heap presenetiti, osupniti
    to knock into a cocked hat uničiti, izmaličiti; zaprepastiti, potolči (nasprotnika)
    to knock home dobro zabiti; figurativno vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
    to knock to pieces razbiti na koščke
    to knock into shape navaditi na red
    to knock s.o. into the middle of next week udariti koga, da odleti; ven vreči, nagnati
    to knock sideways vreči iz tira
    sleng what knocks me kar mi ne gre v glavo
  • kočijážiti to drive (a carriage)

    kočijážiti koga skozi park to take someone for a drive through the park
  • komólec elbow

    rabiti komólce, suvati s komólci to elbow
    dregniti s komólcem koga to nudge someone
    sloneti na komólcih to lean on one's elbows
    s komólci se je prerinil v sobo he elbowed himself (ali jostled his way) into the room
    utirati si pot skozi množico s komólci to elbow one's way through the crowd
    dregljaj s komólcem nudge
  • kríza crisis, pl crises; critical situation; turning point

    prizadet od kríze crisis-ridden
    finančna kríza financial crisis
    gospodarska kríza trade depression, slump
    ministrska kríza a cabinet crisis
    politična kríza political crisis
    bliža se kríza a crisis is approaching
    svet je v gospodarski krízi the world economy is in a slump
    prestati (prebresti) krízo to overcome (to weather) a crisis
    iti skozi krízo to pass through a crisis
    privesti do kríze to bring things to a head, to lead to a crisis
    priti do kríze to come to a crisis
    rešiti krízo to solve a crisis
  • labo(u)r2 [léibə]

    1. neprehodni glagol
    (težko) delati (at pri, za)
    truditi se, mučiti se, boriti se (for za)
    prebijati se, z muko napredovati (along)
    težko se prebijati (through skozi)
    močno se zibati (ladja)
    medicina imeti porodne popadke
    arhaično & poetično obdelovati (zemljo)

    2. prehodni glagol
    podrobno obdelati, dolgovezno razgljabljati

    labo(u)ring man delavec
    to labo(u)r a point dolgovezno razpredati
    to labo(u)r under a delusion napačno domnevati
    to labo(u)r under difficulties boriti se s težavami
    to pull (ali ply, tug) the labo(u)ring oar opravljati glavno delo
  • léto year; arhaično, pesniško twelvemonth

    koledarsko léto calendar (ali civil) year
    šolsko léto school year
    akademsko léto academic year
    navadno léto common (365-day) year
    prestopno léto leap year, bissextile year
    tekoče léto the current year
    cerkveno léto church year
    preteklo léto last year
    prihodnje léto next year
    sončno léto solar (ali astronomical) year
    staro léto old year
    Novo léto New Year, New Year's Day
    srečno novo léto! Happy New Year!
    nora, nerodna léta (figurativno) years pl of indiscretion, the awkward age
    v létu Gospodovem religija in the year of Our Lord (A.D.), in the year of grace
    enkrat na léto once a year
    v létu 1950 in nineteen (hundred and) fifty
    na starega léta dan on New Year's Eve
    v cvetju (svojih) lét in the prime of life
    skozi vse léto odprto open all the year round
    v poznejših létih in after years
    v 70ih létih in the '70s
    v teku léta in the course of the year
    vsako léto every year
    iz léta v léto, léto za létom year by year, year after year, year in year out, from year's end to year's end
    pol léta six months
    tri četrtine léta nine months
    četrt léta three months
    ob létu within a year
    (skozi) vse léto all the year round, from one year's end to another
    v létu 1910 in (the year) 1910
    v enem létu in a year's time, arhaično this day twelvemonth
    v zadnjih létih of late (ali recent) years
    léto dni trajajoč year-long
    pred mnogimi léti many years ago (ali since, back)
    že mnogo, precéj lét for many years past
    z léti with the years
    v starosti 50 lét at the age of fifty
    po mnogih létih after many years
    že nekaj lét (sém) for some years past
    pred létom dni a year ago
    30 funtov na léto 30 pounds a year (ali per annum)
    za prihodnja léta for years to come
    danes léto (dni) (bodočnost) twelve months from now, twelve months today, a year hence, (za preteklost) a year ago (ali since, back)
    konec léta year-end, close of the year
    biti že v létih to be advanced in years, to be well on in years
    biti iz svojih najboljših lét to be past one's best
    on je že čez 50 (let star) he is on the wrong (ali humoristično shady) side of 50
    on še ni 50 (let star) he is on the right (ali sunny) side of 50
    10 lét star deček a ten-year-old boy
    mlad za svoja léta young for his years
    v najlepših létih in the prime of life
    ona ne kaže svojih lét she does not look her age
    iti v léta to be getting on in years
    priti v léta to come to a good age, to get old, to begin to grow old
    ona je mojih lét she is my age
    priti iz norih lét to sow one's wild oats
    dobro nositi svoja léta to bear one's age well
    stopiti v novo léto to usher in the New Year
    léta bežijo the years race by
    umrla je v starosti 20 lét she died at the age of twenty
    bistra je za svoja léta she is clever for her age
    ta revija izhaja dvakrat na léto this magazine comes out twice a year, this magazine is a biannual (ali semiannual)
    čez 7 lét vse prav pride every little helps
  • lie*4 [lai] neprehodni glagol
    ležati, počivati; nahajati se, biti v; težiti, ležati (on na duši, v želodcu)
    peljati (pot)
    pravno biti dopusten, biti dovoljen, priti v poštev
    arhaično prenočiti, prespati
    lov ne vzleteti (ptice)
    vojska & navtika stati, ležati (čete, ladje)

    to lie around (ali about) valjati se naokoli (stvari)
    to lie asleep spati
    to lie in ambush (ali wait) ležati v zasedi
    to lie close skrivati se
    to lie hid pritajiti se, skriti se
    to lie dead ležati mrtev
    to lie dying umirati
    sleng to lie doggo negibno ležati, pritajiti se
    to lie in ruins biti v ruševinah
    to lie sick ležati bolan
    it lies at his door za to je on odgovoren
    the responsibility lies on you odgovornost nosiš ti
    the mistake lies here napaka je tukaj
    to find out how the land lies videti od kod veter piha
    as far as in me lies po svojih najboljših močeh, kolikor le morem
    to lie on s.o.'s hands ležati pri kom brez koristi (nerabljeno, neprodano)
    to lie idle biti neizkoriščen, mirovati (zemlja, stroj), lenuhariti
    to lie in prison biti zaprt
    to lie in the lap of the God biti v božjih rokah
    it lies in a nutshell to je na dlani
    to lie open to biti čemu izpostavljen
    to lie heavy (up)on težiti (krivda)
    to lie out of one's money biti ogoljufan za plačilo
    vojska to lie perdu ležati v skriti izvidniški točki
    to lie at the root of imeti korenine v
    to let sleeping dogs lie ne dregati v sršenje gnezdo
    to lie in state ležati na javnem mrtvaškem odru
    to lie through peljati skozi (pot)
    to lie under a charge biti obdolžen
    to lie under a mistake motiti se
    to lie under the necessity biti prisiljen
    to lie under an obligation imeti dolžnost
    to lie under a sentence of death biti na smrt obsojen
    to lie under suspicion biti osumljen
    it lies with you to do it na tebi je, da to storiš
    his talents do not lie that way za to nima sposobnosti
    to lie waste biti neobdelan (zemlja)
    here lies tukaj počiva
    pravno the appeal lies to the Supreme Court dopusten je priziv na vrhovno sodišče
    pravno to lie on s.o. biti komu obvezan
    his greatness lies in his courage njegova veličina je v njegovem pogumu
    he knows where his interest lies on ve kje bo imel korist
    to lie in s.o.'s way biti komu pri roki; biti komu na poti
    to lie to the oars pošteno veslati
    you will lie on the bed you have made kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal
  • light4 [lait] samostalnik
    svetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba
    navtika svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči)
    poetično vid, nebesno telo
    figurativno luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha
    množina spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti
    množina, sleng oči

    according to one's lights po svojih sposobnostih
    he appears in the light of (a scoundrel ) videti je (lopov)
    by the light of a candle pri svetlobi sveče
    by the light of nature po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjo
    between the lights v mraku
    to bring to light odkriti, odkopati
    to come to light priti na svetlo, biti odkrit
    poetično light of one's eyes vid
    figurativno the light of my eyes punčica mojega očesa
    in the light of these facts vpričo teh dejstev
    to give light to razložiti, razjasniti
    to give s.o. a light prižgati komu cigareto
    to hide one's light under a bushel biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnosti
    high lights najsvetlejši deli slike
    the light of s.o.'s countenance naklonjenost koga (uživati)
    to place s.th. in a good light postaviti kaj v lepo luč
    to put a light to s.th. prižgati, zažgati kaj
    I see the light posvetilo se mi je
    to see the light roditi se; ameriško spremeniti svoje stališče; religija biti prosvetljen, sprevideti
    to see the light of day biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjen
    to stand in s.o.'s light jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figurativno motiti koga
    to stand in one's own light škodovati samemu sebi
    to strike a light prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)
    he is a shining light genij je
    to throw (ali shed) light on s.th. razložiti, razjasniti kaj
    get out of the light! ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!
    tail-light rdeča lučka na avtomobilu
    light and shade svetloba in senca, nasprotja
    Ancient Lights opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi okna
  • mill1 [mil] samostalnik
    mlin; tovarna, predilnica
    zaničevalno "fabriciranje" (diplom)
    sleng pretep

    coffee mill kavni mlinček
    cotton mill bombažna predilnica
    paper mill papirnica (tovarna)
    saw mill žaga (podjetje)
    sugar mill sladkorna tovarna
    wind-mill mlin na veter
    spinning mill predilnica
    the mills of God grind slowly božji mlini meljejo počasi
    to draw water to one's mill napeljati vodo na svoj mlin
    figurativno that is grist to his mill to je voda na njegov mlin
    figurativno to go through the mill iti skozi trdo šolo, mnogo preživeti
    figurativno to put s.o. through the mill komu kri puščati, preizkusiti koga
    to have been through the mill mnogo pretrpeti
  • nágniti2 to incline, to slope, to lean, to dip, to bend, to tilt; to bow

    nágniti se to incline
    nágniti se k to lean forward (ali over) towards; to dip; to list; to bend; (oseba) to bend, to incline, to lean
    dan se je nagnil the day was drawing to a close
    nágniti se skozi okno to lean out of the window
  • naslánjati se to lean (na against), to recline (against)

    se ne naslánjati se skozi okno! don't lean out of the window! figurativno to rely on, to be dependent on