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tolerable [tɔ́lərəbl] pridevnik (-bly prislov)
znosen; priličen; povprečen

a tolerable speech še kar dober govor
barely tolerable komaj znosen
I am in tolerable health sem kar dobrega zdravja

tón glasba tone; sound; note; voice; manner of speaking; (barvni) tint, shade of colour

obseg tonov diapason
višina tóna glasba pitch
s posmehljivim tónom (glasom) jeeringly
z jeznim tónom (glasom) in an angry tone
dati tón glasba to give the note
dajati tón za (figurativno) to set the tone of, to set the style
prepovedujem si ta tón (od vas)! I won't have you talk to me in that tone of voice!
spremeniti tón to change one's tone (ali one's tune)
znižati (zvišati) svoj tón to drop (to raise) one's voice

tongs [tɔŋz] samostalnik
množina klešče; prijemalka za žerjavico

a pair of tongs klešče
hammer and tongs z vso močjo, z vso silo, na vse pretege
the tongs and the bones (Shakespeare) mačja godba, neskladna glasha
I would not touch it with a pair of tongs ne bi se tega dotaknil z nobeno stvarjo, še s kleščami ne
to go at it hammer and tongs z vso močjo se lotiti česa

tongue [tʌŋ]

1. samostalnik
jezik
figurativno človeški govor, jezik, veščina govora; način, spretnost izražanja
figurativno (zemeljski) rt; jezik plamena; jeziček (pri tehtnici); jezik pri čevlju; kembelj (zvona); ustnik (pihala)
tehnično tračnica, kretnica

furred (coated) tongue medicina obložen jezik
a fluent tongue, a sharp tongue dobro namazan, odrezav jezik
a long tongue, a sharp tongue dolg, oster jezik
tongue in cheek figurativno ironično
much tongue veliko govorjenja
slanderous tongue zlobni jeziki, obrekovalci
one's mother tongue materinski jezik
smoked tongue prekajen jezik
gift of tongues dar, talent za jezike
on the tip of one's tongue na konici jezika, na jeziku
he is all tongue on samo govoriči, njega je samo govorjenje, brbljanje
his tongue is too long for his teeth on je preveč jezikav, on preveč jezika
she is on the tongues of all men vsi jo vlačijo po zobeh
his tongue failed him jezik mu je odpovedal
to find one's tongue spregovoriti
he found his tongue jezik se mu je (spet) odvezal
to give tongue glasno govoriti, vpiti
to have a long tongue imeti dolg jezik, biti čenčav
to have a fluent (ready) tongue biti zgovoren
he has too much tongue kar ima na srcu, ima na jeziku
I have the word on the tip of my tongue besedo imam na jeziku
to hold one's tongue molčati
hold your tongue! drži jezik za zobmi! jezik za zobe!
to give (to lay) one's tongue to izraziti (izjaviti) se gledé
to keep a civil tongue in one's head ostati vljuden
I made a slip of the tongue zareklo se mi je
to put out one's tongue jezik pokazati
to speak with one's tongue in one's cheek govoriti ironično (posmehljivo, neiskreno, hinavsko)
to wag one's tongue neprestano brbljati, žlabudrati

2. prehodni glagol
dotakniti se, polizati z jezikom
pogovorno ozmerjati, ošteti
neprehodni glagol
klepetati, jezik vrteti

too [tu:] prislov
preveč, odveč, pre-
pogovorno zelo, skrajno; tudi, prav tako, poleg tega

too difficult pretežaven
too hot prevroč
too much preveč
he, too, is away tudi on je odsoten
quite too skrajno
none too pleasant še malo ne (nikakor ne) zabaven
too good to be true prelepo, da bi bilo resnično
too much (of a good thing) preveč (dobrega)
I am only too glad meni je le zelo drágo
it's not too easy to ni tako lahkó
this goes too far to gre predaleč
I mean to do it too to nameravam tudi napraviti

top² [tɔp]

1. prehodni glagol
opremiti s konico, z vrhom; pokriti, (o)kronati
agronomija odrezati vršičke; doseči vrh; zadeti, pogoditi, udariti (vrh, teme); biti višji, zavze(ma)ti prvo mesto, prekositi, nadkriliti
trgovina preseči, priti čez (ceno)
sleng obglaviti, obesiti

to top a hill priti na vrh griča
he tops me by 3 inches 3 cole je višji od mene
to be topped biti premagan
that tops all I ever saw to prekaša vse, kar sem (le) kdaj videl
he tops 5 feet nekaj čez 5 čevljev je visok
the dog topped the fence pes je preskočil plot
to top one's part gledališče odlično igrati svojo vlogo
to top the class biti najboljši v razredu

2. neprehodni glagol
dvigati se, vzpenjati se nad; izkazati se, odlikovati se; vladati nad, prevladovati

tópel warm; (mlačen) lukewarm, tepid; figurativno (prisrčen, srčen) hearty

tópel vrelec, izvir thermal (ali hot) springs pl
tópla zahvala warm thanks pl
tópel sprejem, tópla dobrodošlica a warm welcome
tóplo mi je I am warm
postati, postajati tópel to get, to grow warm

touch² [təč] prehodni glagol
dotakniti se, dotikati se; (o)tipati, potipati; spraviti v dotik (stik); udarjati, igrati (na klavir, na strune), ubirati (strune); lahno se dotakniti (kakega predmeta); ukvarjati se s čim, imeti opravka z; pokusiti; vzeti, dvigniti, prejeti (plačo)
sleng izvabiti (denar) od koga, prevarati, ukaniti, ogoljufati, oslepariti; priti v stik (s čim), mejiti na, naslanjati se na, segati do, raztezati se do; ganiti, užalostiti; užaliti, vznemiriti, pretresti, razburiti; (pri)zadeti, pustiti sledove na; vplivati na
pogovorno biti enak (komu), doseči (koga), meriti se (s kom); pogoditi, uganiti; skicirati; šatirati; modificirati; žigosati (žlahtno kovino)
neprehodni glagol
dotikati se, dotakniti se, priti v stik, mejiti; vplivati na, imeti posledice za
navtika pristati za kratek čas

the apples are touched with frost jabolka so pozebla
clouds are touched with red oblaki so rdeče obarvani
I was touched by his story njegova zgodba me je ganila
it touches none but him to zadeva (se tiče) le njega
to touch bottom dotikati se dna; figurativno doseči najnižjo ceno
his brain (ali he) is touched v njegovi glavi ni vse v redu
to touch the bell pozvoniti
it touched me to the heart to mi je šlo k srcu
I was touched to tears bil sem do solz ganjen
I do not touch cocktails koktajlov se ne dotaknem
no one can touch her for (ali in) beauty nihče se ne more meriti z njo po lepoti
he touches 5 feet visok je 5 čevljev
to touch glasses trčiti s čašami
to touch one's hat dotakniti se klobuka (v pozdrav)
how does this touch him? kakšno zvezo ima to z njim? kaj se to njega tiče?
to touch lucky imeti srečo
nobody can touch him nihče mu ni enak, se ne more meriti z njim
to touch s.o. for two pounds izvabiti iz (upiliti, navrtati) koga za 2 funta
to touch to the quick zadeti v živo, prizadeti (koga), užaliti
to touch on the raw razžaliti, razjeziti, razkačiti
the soap won't touch these spots milo ne doseže ničesar pri teh madežih
to touch the spot pravo pogoditi
to touch wood potrkati po lesu (da se ubranimo zlih sil usode)
touch wood! ne kličimo nesreče!
this touches on treason to meji na izdajo, to je že kot izdaja

toucher [tʌ́čə] samostalnik
kdor se dotakne, dotika; zadetek (pri streljanju)

to a toucher za las natančno, do pičice na i
as near as a toucher sleng za las (npr. uiti nevarnosti)

tóžiti (se)² to complain (o of, about); to lament (za, nad for, over)

toži se mi po domu I am homesick, I am longing for home

trájati to last, to continue; to take time; to be; to go on

to mi traja predolgo I can wait no longer
to ne more dolgo trájati that cannot last (ali go on for, continue for) long
to traja že nekaj let this has been going on for a few years
to bo dolgo trajalo it will take along time
to mi bo dolgo trajalo this will last me for a long time
to bo trajalo vsaj do jutri it will last out the night
prelepo, da bi trajalo too good to last
dokler bo trajalo lepo vreme, ostanemo na deželi as long as the fine weather continues we shall remain in the country
kratko, malo časa trájati to be of short duration
vihar je trajal vso noč the storm lasted all night long
potovanje bo trajalo 5 dni the journey will last 5 days
ta igra nam traja predolgo we find this play too long
trájati dalj (časa) kot (kaj) to outlast (something)
naše življenje traja le kratek čas our life is but a short span

tramp [træmp]

1. samostalnik
topot, štorkljanje, čvrsti koraki; težka, glasna hoja; potovanje peš
navtika tramper, tovorna ladja (brez voznega reda); potepuh, klatež, tramp, vagabund
pogovorno zanikrna, razuzdana ženska, cip(ic)a

to be on the tramp biti na potu in iskati delo; klatiti se, potepati se
to go on a tramp iti na potovanje

2. prehodni glagol
(po)teptati; prepešačiti, peš prehoditi, prepotovati

to tramp it prepešačiti, peš prehoditi
he tramped the island prepotoval je otok
to tramp grapes teptati, mastiti grozdje
neprehodni glagol
štorkljati, imeti težko hojo; stopiti (on, upon na); vleči se; iti peš, potovati peš, pešačiti; potepati se, klatiti se, potikati se

to tramp on s.o.'s toe stopiti komu na prste
to tramp 10 miles pešačiti 10 milj
I missed the train and had to tramp it zamudil sem vlak in sem moral iti peš

trample [træmpl]

1. prehodni glagol
(po)teptati, (po)gaziti; pohoditi, hoditi po

2. neprehodni glagol
gaziti, teptati

to trample underfoot vreči pod noge in poteptati
to trample on the flowers pohoditi cvetlice
to trample to death do smrti poteptati, pogaziti
he trampleed (up) on my feelings poteptal (užalil) je moja čustva
I don't like to be trampled on ne maram, da mi kdo stopa po nogah, da prezirljivo ravna z menoj
trample down prehodni glagol poteptati, pogaziti, pohoditi; figurativno zmrviti, (po)tlačiti, zlomiti, neusmiijeno ravnati s kom

transfix [trænsfiks] prehodni glagol
prebosti (with z)
figurativno zbadati (o bolečini); presuniti
figurativno ohromiti, paralizirati

to be transfixed with ves odreveneti (otrpniti, biti trd) od, zaradi (česa)
I was transfixed to the spot with surprise bil sem kot ukopan od začudenja

tŕd hard; flinty, adamantine; solid; rigid, stiff; (odporen) resistant, resistent; (krut) hardhearted; (nepopustljiv) unyielding, inflexible, unbending

tŕd boj fierce fight
tŕdi časi hard times pl
tŕdo delo hard work
tŕde besede harsh words pl
tŕda glava thick (ali stupid, dense) head
tŕd les hardwood, firm wood
tŕd (neusmiljen) kot kamen as hard as the nether millstone
tŕd oreh (figurativno) a hard nut to crack
tŕde poteze (v obrazu) stern features pl
tŕd prepečenec, dvopek hard tack
tŕdega srca hard of heart
tŕd (hud) udarec a hard blow
tŕda usoda hard lot, cruel fate
tŕda voda hard water
tŕdo življenje hard life
biti tŕd od strahu to be scared stiff
za denar je trda (figurativno) money is tight
zanj je potrebna tŕd roka he needs a firm hand
trda mi prede za denar (figurativno) I am short of money
trda mu prede (figurativno) it will go hard with him
postati tŕd to harden, to grow hard

tŕdno prislov firmly, fast; firm

tŕdno se držati česa to keep a firm hold of something
tŕdno sem prepričan (odločen) I am firmly (ali fully) convinced (resolved)
tŕdno priviti (vijak) to tighten (a screw)
tŕdno spati to be fast asleep, to sleep like a log
tŕdno verovati v kaj to be a firm believer in something

treadmill [trédmil] samostalnik
samotežni mlin
figurativno enolično, rutinsko delo

I am on the treadmill dan za dnem opravljam isto enoličnc (dolgočasno) delo

tréba

tréba je it is necessary
kot tréba as it should be, properly, suitably
napravi to kot tréba! do it properly!
ni tréba! no need!
kaj ti tréba več? what more do you want?
če bi bilo tréba (= v potrebi) if need be
ne izostani dljè kot tréba! don't stay away longer than you need!
ni mi tréba tvojega denarja I don't need your money
tréba mi je I need, I want
to je tréba storiti this must be done
tréba je samo reči in... you have only to say the word and...
še marsikaj bo tréba napraviti there is still much to be done
ni se ti tréba bati you needn't fear (za for)
tréba bi ga bilo kaznovati he ought to be punished
ni se tréba čuditi, da... it is not to be wondered at that...
ni ti tréba skrbeti you need not trouble
tréba je delati, če hočeš uspeti you must work if you want to succeed
če je tréba, bom to jutri naredil I'll do it tomorrow, if it is necessary (ali if need be)
tréba bo še tri tedne, da končamo to delo it will take us three weeks to finish this job
pol ure nam je bilo tréba hoditi do postaje it took us half an hour to walk to the station

tréma (strah) funk; (gledališka, govorniška) stage fright; (pred izpitom) examination nerves pl

imeti trémo to be in a funk, to have the wind up, to get the wind up
imeti trémo pred nastopom na odru to suffer from stage fright
nimam tréme I'm not nervous (ali pogovorno nervy), I don't suffer from nerves

tremble² [trembl] neprehodni glagol
tresti se, drgetati, drhteti, trzati (at, from, with od)
figurativno trepetati; prhotati, frfotati
figurativno plašiti se, biti (nekoliko) v skrbeh, v strahu, v negotovosti; vznemiriti se

to tremble with anger tresti se od jeze
to tremble all over, to tremble in every limb tresti se po vseh udih
to tremble in the balance figurativno kolebati, biti v negotovosti
his life trembles in the balance njegovo življenje visi na nitki, je v skrajni nevarnosti
to tremble for s.o., for one's safety trepetati za koga, za svojo varnost
I tremble to think what might have happened groza me je pomisliti, kaj bi se bilo lahko zgodilo
prehodni glagol
stres(a)ti