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hole¹ [hóul] samostalnik
luknja, jama; ječa
figurativno bedno stanovanje, luknja; skrivališče; (golf) luknjica, zadetek
sleng zadrega, škripec

full of holes preluknjan, figurativno pomanjkljiv, majav; ekonomija zadolžen, bankrotiran
to be in a (devil of a) hole biti v hudih škripcih
like a rat in a hole brez izhoda
to live in a rotten hole stanovati v bedni luknji
to make a hole in izprazniti žepe, imeti velike stroške
to make a hole in the water skočiti v vodo (samomorilec)
money burns a hole in his pocket denar mu ne vzdrži v žepu, hitro zapravi ves denar
to pick holes in kritizirati
to put s.o. in a hole spraviti koga v škripce
a square peg in a round hole; ali a round peg in a square hole človek, ki ni na pravem mestu

invade [invéid] prehodni glagol
vdreti, napasti, navaliti; prevzeti, zavzeti; prisvojiti si
figurativno kratiti; prekršiti; samovoljno posegati v kaj

fear invaded him ves je bil v strahu
the village was invaded by tourists turisti so napolnili vas
to invade s.o.'s rights kratiti komu njegove pravice

íz from, out of; of, by, through, for, because of

iz angleščine from (the) English
iz ambicije for (ali because of) ambition
iz dneva v dan from day to day
iz glave (na pamet) by heart, from memory, extempore, off-hand
iz ljubezni for love
iz ljubezni do for love of
iz mode out of fashion
narejen iz made of (ali from)
iz (notranjosti) hiše from within the house
iz leta v leto year by year
iz prepričanja by conviction
iz izkustva from experience
iz radovednosti out of curiosity
iz tega razloga for this reason
iz skoposti through (ali because of) avarice
iz sovraštva through hatred
iz strahu for fear (pred... of...)
iz usmiljenja out of pity
iz vljudnosti through politeness
iz dobrega vira from a good source
biti ves iz sebe od jeze to be beside oneself with anger
je tvoja ura iz zlatá? is yours a gold watch?
ima hčer iz prvega zakona he has a daughter by his first marriage
piti iz kozarca to drink out of a glass
priti iz Zagreba to come from Zagreb
prevesti iz slovenščine v angleščino to translate from Slovene (ZDA Slovenian) into English
razvideti iz to see by
ni si upal iz hiše he did not dare venture out of the house

jésti to eat; to take food; to take one's meal(s); to have one's dinner (oziroma lunch oziroma supper oziroma breakfast); (hraniti se) to feed

dietično jésti to keep to a diet
dobro jésti (gostiti se) to enjoy sumptuous fare, to be regaled
glasno jésti to munch
jésti pri kom (biti na hrani) to board with someone
jésti s krožnika to eat from a plate
pohlepno, požrešno jésti to eat greedily, to eat like a wolf, to wolf one's food, to be a gourmandizer
naglo jésti to bolt down, to devour, to gulp down
rad jésti (svinino) to be partial to (pork)
rad jém sladice I have a sweet tooth, I like sweets
jésti na tuj račun to sponge, to be a sponger
jésti skupaj z (npr. v menzi) to mess with
jésti s tekom to relish one's food
jésti brez teka to eat without appetite
dati komu kaj jésti to give someone something to eat, to feed someone, (živalim) to feed (animals)
on ima komaj kaj jésti he lives from hand to mouth
ona malo (veliko) jé she is a poor (a hearty ali a great) eater
on obilno jé he is a great trencherman, he plies a good knife and fork
preveč jém I overeat
on jé samo ribe he eats nothing but fish
pri njih se dobro jé they keep a good table
jaz vse jém I eat anything
rajši jém teletino I prefer veal
mi jémo v restavraciji we take our meals in a restaurant
ves dan nisem ne jedel ne pil I've had nothing to eat or drink all day long
on mi jé iz roke (figurativno) he eats out of my hand, I've got him eating out of my hand
jedel sem do sitega I have eaten (ali I have had) my fill, pogovorno I'm full up
kdor ne dela, naj ne jé no work, no food
jésti kolikor kdo zmore to eat as much as one can

jéza anger; (divja) rage, wrath; (tiha) sulks pl, sulk, pique; temper, indignation, passion; pesniško choler; wrathfulness

nagla jéza irascibility, hot temper
ves iz sebe od jéze biti to be ablaze with anger, to be beside oneself with rage
nagle jéze swift to anger
izbruh jéze a fit of anger (ali of passion, of temper)
zaripel od jéze flushed with anger
v hipni jézi, v navalu jéze in a fit of anger (ali of pique)
biti nagle jéze to be irascible, to be hot-tempered, to have an evil temper
biti v jézi s kom to have a grudge against someone, pogovorno to have it in for someone
kuhati jézo na koga to bear a grudge against someone
jézo kuha name he bears me a grudge
staro jézo kuhajo name they have an old grudge against me
dati duška svoji jézi to give vent to one's anger
kipeti, pihati od jéze to simmer (ali to fume) with anger
stresti svojo jézo nad koga to wreak one's anger on someone, to take it out on someone, to vent one's anger on someone
izliti svojo jézo na koga arhaično to pour out the vials of one's wrath upon someone
jéza se mu bo kmalu ohladila, polegla his anger will soon subside

kàr³ (odkar) since

kako dolgo je, kar si ga videl? how long is it since you saw him?
kàr sem prišel, ves čas dežuje it has been raining ever since I came

komfórt comfort

imeti ves komfórt to have all the comforts
on je vajen velikega komfórta he is used to great comfort

large² [la:dž] samostalnik
svoboda

at large na svobodi; nadrobno, obširno; na splošno; na slepo; v celoti, ves
to set at large spustiti na svobodo
to discuss s.th. at large nadrobno kaj pretresti
the nation at large ves narod
the world at large ves svet, vsi ljudje
to talk at large govoriti tja v tri dni
gentleman at large dvorjan brez posebnih dolžnosti; svoj gospodar, človek brez poklica
in (the) large na veliko, v celoti

lather¹ [lá:ðə, lǽðə] samostalnik
milna pena, milnica; pena (konjeva)

ameriško in a lather about ves iz sebe zaradi česa

long² [lɔŋ] prislov
dolgo

as (ali so) long as dokler, samo če
long after dolgo potem
long ago zdavnaj
not long ago pred kratkim
as long ago as 1900 že l. 1900.
long before že zdavnaj prej
long since že davno
all day long ves dan
so long! na svidenje!
don't be long ne pomudi se
to be long in doing s.th. potrebovati mnogo časa za kaj napraviti
I won't be long ne bom dolgo odsoten
he won't be long for this world ne bo več dolgo živel
no (ali not any) longer nič več, ne delj
to hold out longer dlje zdržati

medálja medal

medálja za zasluge ZDA Medal for Merit
ves pokrit z medáljami bemedalled
lice (hrbet) medálje obverse (reverse) of a medal
medálja za hrabrost ZDA vojska Medal of Honour
imetnik medálje medallist, (vojak) holder of a medal
odlikovan z medáljo awarded a medal (ali decoration), decorated, holding a medal
nositi medáljo to wear a medal
druga plat medálje the reverse of the medal, the other side of the medal
vsaka medálja ima (tudi) drugo (temno) plat there are two sides to every coin, every rose has its thorn
podeliti (vojaku) medáljo to decorate (ali to award a medal to) (a soldier)

mŕtev dead; (umrli, rajni) deceased, late

mŕtvi pl the dead; (brez življenja) lifeless, inanimate, inert; (brezčuten) insensible, benumbed, hardened (za against); (ugasel) extinct; past; (neproduktiven) idle
na pol mŕtev half-dead
mŕtev kot hlod stone dead, as dead as a doornail, dead as mutton
bolj mŕtev kot živ more dead than alive; more than half-dead
ves mŕtev na kaj dead keen on something, crazy about something, pogovorno into something
že davno mŕtev dead and gone
stoj, ali pa si mŕtev! stop, or you're a dead man!
mŕtev jezik dead language
mŕtva barva dull (ali lifeless) colour
mŕtev kapital unemployed (ali frozen) capital
mŕtva kopriva dead nettle
Mrtvo morje the Dead Sea
mŕtva sezona dead (ali off) season
mŕtva tišina dead silence
mŕtva oseba the deceased, dead person; vojska casualty
mŕtev tir dead-end siding
mŕtev kót dead ground, shielded angle, blind spot
mŕtva veja dead branch
mŕtva teža dead weight
mŕtva straža vojska forlorn hope
mŕtev prostor dead area
mŕtva točka tehnika dead centre, dead point, (figurativno) deadlock, standstill
mŕtev tek tehnika lost motion, šport dead heat
kraljestvo mrtvih kingdom (ali realm) of the dead
sežig(anje) mrtvih cremation, incineration
smo na mŕtvi točki (figurativno) we are at a standstill
stvar je prišla na mŕtvo točko it came to a deadlock
pogajanja so prišla na mŕtvo točko the negotiations have come to a deadlock (ali to a dead end, to a standstill)
denar mu leži mŕtev v blagajni his money lies dead in a safe
biti ves mŕtev na kaj to be mad (ali crazy) about something, to be dead (ali mad) keen on something
delati se mrtvega to feign death, to sham dead
pretepsti do mŕtvega to beat black and blue
proglasiti za mŕtvega to declare someone dead, to officially pronounce someone dead
zbuditi (vstati) od mrtvih to raise (to rise) from the dead
zgruditi se mŕtev to drop dead, to die in one's boots, ZDA to die in one's tracks

muster² [mʌ́stə]

1. prehodni glagol
pregledati, sklicati v zbor, zbrati
figurativno (up) zbrati (pogum)

2. neprehodni glagol
zbrati se

to muster up one's courage zbrati ves svoj pogum
to muster up sympathy izkazati komu usmiljenje
ameriško to muster in vpoklicati v vojsko
ameriško to muster out odpustiti iz vojske

na on, upon; at; in; up, upward; to; over

na cesti on the road
na ulici in the street, ZDA on the street
na deželi in the country
na dvorišču in the courtyard
na desni, na levi on the right, on the left
na desno, na levo to the right, to the left
na kredit, na up on credit
na mojo čast on my honour, honestly
na primer for instance, for example
na morju at sea
na nebu in the sky
na sliki in the picture
na soncu in the sun
na polju in the field
na travniku in the meadow
na (živilskem) trgu at the market-place
na postaji at the station
na mizi on (ali upon) the table
na svetu in the world
na razstavi at the exposition
na minuto a minute, to the minute
na mestu (takoj) on the spot, at once
na moji strani on my side
na obeh straneh on both sides
na ta način in this manner
na najlepši način in the finest manner
na povelje to order
na zemljevidu on the map
na moje priporočilo on (ali upon) my recommendation
na moje presenečenje to my surprise (ali astonishment)
na moj račun at my expense
na moje veliko obžalovanje to my deep regret
na svojo škodo to one's detriment (ali cost ali disadvantage)
na mojo škodo to my cost
na temelju on the grounds of, by virtue of
na mojo sramoto to my disgrace
na srečo fortunately
na slepo blindly, at random, gropingly
na vsak način at any rate, by all means
na noben način on no account
na vrat na nos head over heels, headlong
na svidenje! goodbye!, ZDA goodby!, au revoir!, so long!, see you again!
na prvi pogled at first sight, at first glance
na mojo prošnjo at my request
na vaše priporočilo on the strength of your recommendation
na potovanju in travelling
na stotine by hundreds
dvakrat na dan twice a day
X tolarjev na dan X tolars a day
en četrt na pet a quarter past four
tri četrt na pet a quarter to five
na moje stroške at my expense
vpliv na... influence over (ali on)...
X SIT na uro X tolars per hour
biti na lovu to be out hunting
na tebi je, da rečeš... it is up to you (to say)...
biti na obisku pri kom to stay with someone
biti hud na koga to have a grudge against someone
biti gluh na obe ušesi to be deaf in both ears
na luči mi je (stoji) he is (stands) in my light
kdo je zdaj na vrsti? whose turn is it now?
jaz sem na vrsti it is my turn
ljubosumen je na svojo ženo he is jealous of his wife
slep je na eno oko he is blind in one eye
hrom je na eno nogo he is lame in one leg
moje okno gleda na dvorišče my window looks out on to the backyard
igrati na flavto to play the flute
imeti kaj črno na belem to have something in black and white
imaš velik vpliv nanj you have a great influence over (ali on) him
biti ves dan na nogah to be busy (ali pogovorno on the go) all day long
iti na pošto to go to the post office
iti komu na roko (figurativno) to oblige someone, to help someone, to lend someone a helping hand
osvojiti na juriš trdnjavo to take a fortress by storm
(s)plezati na drevo to climb (up) a tree
motiti se na vsej črti to be mistaken all along the line
verjeti komu na besedo to take someone's word for it
zidati na pesek to build on sand
želim sobo na ulico I want a room overlooking the street
iti na lov to go out hunting
iti na potovanje to go abroad

nahodíti se to take a long walk; to get enough walking done

ob sobotah in nedeljah se nahodim za ves teden we get a whole week's walking done at the weekend; (utruditi se od hoje) to walk one's legs off, to tire oneself out by walking
za danes smo se dovolj nahodili pogovorno we've done enough traipsing around for today

navdúšen enthusiastic

biti navdúšen nad to be enraptured with
ves navdúšen sem za glasbo I'm a great music lover
niso navdúšeni za to they're not keen on that

nôga foot, pl feet; (krak) leg; (klavnih živali) hoof, pl -s, hooves, (za jed) trotter; (čaše) stem, foot; (mize, stola) leg

prednja nôga foreleg
zadnja nôga hind leg
od glave do nôg from head to foot, from top to toe
prekrižanih nôg cross-legged
zaspale nôge (mravljinci v nogah) pins and needles
lahkih nôg light-footed, light-foot
umivanje nôg footwashing
ki ima nôge na O bandy-legged, bandy, bowlegged
nôge na X knock-knees
ki ima nôga na X knock-kneed
že biti na nôgah to be on one's feet
ves dan sem že na nôgah I have been on the go (ali run off my feet) all day
biti z eno nôgo v grobu to have one foot (ali one's feet) in the grave, to be on one's last legs
biti šibak v nôgah to be unsteady (ali groggy) on one's feet (ali pogovorno on one's pins)
on je slab v nôgah (slab hodec, pešec) he is a poor walker
pomagati komu na nôge to help someone up on his feet
sam si pomagati na nôge (figurativno) to lift oneself up by one's own bootstraps
obdržati se na nôgah to keep one's legs
metati komu polena pod nôge to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to thwart someone
nôge me bolijo my legs hurt, I have a pain in my legs
on ima umetno nôgo he has an artificial leg
podstaviti komu nôgo to trip someone (up)
postaviti koga na nôge to set someone on his feet
spraviti, postaviti koga zopet na nôge to put someone back on his feet
postaviti se na lastne nôge (figurativno) to stand on one's own two feet
postaviti se spet na nôge to recover one's footing
prestopati se z nôge na nôgo to shift one's weight from one foot to the other
pretegniti si nôge, iztegniti nôge to stretch one's legs
skočiti na nôge to spring (ali to start, to leap) to one's feet
skakati po eni nôgi to hop
stati na šibkih nôgah (figurativno) to stand on a weak foundation
stopiti komu na nôgo to tread upon someone's foot
teptati z nôgami to trample (ali to tread) underfoot
udariti z nôgo ob tla to tap (ali to stamp) one's foot
vidim sledove njegovih nôg v snegu I can see his footprints in the snow
vstati z levo nôgo (figurativno) to get out of bed on the wrong side
nôge so me začele boleti I became footsore
nôga mi je zaspala my leg (ali foot) has gone to sleep
izviniti si nôgo to sprain one's ankle
braniti se z rokami in nôgami proti čemu to fight against something tooth and nail
pasti komu k nôgam to fall at someone's feet
živeti na veliki nôgi (razkošno) to live in grand style
stati na lastnih nôgah to stand on one's own feet, to be on one's own, to be independent

nôr (bolezen) mad, insane, deranged; (neumen) foolish, crazy, silly, out of one's mind, crackbrained; (ves iz sebe) wild, frantic, raving, delirious; (absurden) absurd, nonsensical, unreasonable, unwise, preposterous; (vratolomen) reckless, foolhardy

biti nôr (žargon) to be nuts (ali VB bonkers)
ne bodi nôr! don't be silly!
nôra leta years of indiscretion
kot nôr like mad
biti nôr na to be mad about (ali on), to be crazy about, to be nuts on, to be dead nuts on, to be infatuated with
nôr na glasbo mad on music
je ves nôr na ženske he is girl crazy (ali woman crazy)
vse ženske so nôre nanj all the women are wild about him
biti popolnoma, čisto nôr to be raving mad, to be (as) mad as a March hare (ali as a hatter)

ob at; by, along, on

ob treh at 3 o'clock
sestati se ob šestih to meet at six (o'clock)
ob sobotah on Saturdays
ob prvi priliki at the first opportunity
ob letu in a year, in a year's time, a year from today, a year today
ob takih okoliščinah under such circumstances
ob ves (svoj) denar sem I have lost all my money
ob vse so ga spravili he has lost everything (ali his all)
pri tem sem ob mojih 10 funtov I am ten pounds out of pocket over it
on je ob pamet he is out of his mind, he is not in his senses
si ob pamet? are you out of your senses?
hoditi gor in dol ob hiši to walk up and down by (ali outside) the house
to se samo ob sebi razume this is a matter of course
živeti ob kruhu in vodi to live on bread and water

oblésti (oblezem)

oblésti ves svet to roam (ali to rove) all over the vrorld, to be a globe-trotter