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focus¹ [fóukəs] samostalnik
žarišče, gorišče, kotišče; leglo

to bring into focus spraviti v žarišče
in focus v žarišču; oster, jasen (slika)
out of focus zunaj žarišča; nejasen (slika)

hairpin [hɛ́əpin] samostalnik
lasnica, lasna igla
figurativno suhec, trlica, trska

hairpin bend oster ovinek, dvojni cestni ovinek

jézik anatomija tongue; (govor) tongue, speech, language; idiom; (pri pihalu) mouthpiece; humoristično clapper

materinski jézik native language, mother tongue
mrtev (živ, tuj) jézik dead (living, foreign) language
občevalni jézik colloquial language, vernacular
knjižni jézik literary language
diplomatski jézik diplomatic language
Cankarjev jézik Cankar's language
lahek, težak jézik easy, difficult language
goveji, volovski jézik neat's tongue, ox-tongue
obložen jézik medicina a coated (ali dirty, furred) tongue
prekajen jézik smoked tongue
zemeljski jézik neck, spit, tongue (of land)
učitelj jézikov (foreign) language teacher
dar za jézike gift of tongues
morski jézik (riba) sole
dolg, nebrzdan jézik unbridled tongue
zloben jézik wicked (ali malicious) tongue
moderni (stari) jézik modern (ancient) language
strokoven jézik technical language
uradni, službeni jézik official style
zastarel jézik obsolete (ali archaic) language
duh jézika genius of a language
jézik posrednik interlingua
na jéziku mi je, na jéziku imam (a se ne morem spomniti) it's on the tip of my tongue
to je proti duhu jézika this is against the spirit of the language
on je junak z jézikom (figurativno) he is a braggart (ali blusterer, swaggerer)
ona ima oster (strupen) jézik she has a sharp (a venomous) tongue
imeti dobro namazan jézik to have a glib (ali a well-oiled) tongue, to have the gift of the gab
brzdati svoj jézik to keep one's tongue in check; to bridle, to curb one's tongue
kar ima na srcu, ima tudi na jéziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
imeti dolg jézik to have a long tongue
ona je vsem ljudem na jéziku everyone is (ali pogovorno they're all) talking about her
držati jézik to hold one's tongue
drži jézik!, jézik za zobe! hold your tongue!, shut your mouth!, shut up!, keep your mouth shut!
jézik si izbrusiti z govorjenjem to talk one's head off
imeti besedo na jéziku to have the word on the tip of one's tongue
jézik mu je odpovedal his tongue failed him
pokazati komu jézik to put one's tongue out at someone
pokaži jézik! put out your tongue!
sneti komu besedo z jézika to take the words out of someone's mouth
pazi na svoj jézik! mind your tongue!
lomiti jézik to murder a language
jézik se mu je razvezal he is no longer tongue-tied, he has found his tongue, he has become talkative
zlobni jéziki trdijo malicious tongues assert
jézik ji dobro teče, ji je dobro namazan her tongue is well-oiled, pogovorno her tongue's no cripple
jézik mu teče kot mlin he's a nonstop chatterbox, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
zavezati komu jézik to silence someone, pogovorno to make someone pipe down
(on) ima zavezan jézik he is tongue-tied
ušlo mi je z jézika I let it slip out
on zna mnogo jézikov he is a polyglot
tolči (kak) jézik (figurativno) to mangle a language

mràz cold; chill; frost

mràz brez slane black frost
oster mràz biting (ali severe) frost; hard (ali sharp) frost
suh mràz ground frost
leden mràz frostiness
trd od mràza numb with cold
Dedek Mraz Jack Frost
občutljiv za mràz sensitive to cold
odporen proti mràzu resistant to cold, cold-resistant
občutek mràza sensation of cold
nenaden nastop mràza sudden inroad of cold weather, ZDA cold snap
val mràza cold wave
10° mràza 10 degrees of frost
mràz mi je I am (ali I feel) cold
mràz mi je v noge my feet are cold
mràz je danes it is cold today
mràz me je rezal do kosti the cold pierced me to the bone
drgetati, tresti se od mràza to shiver with cold
mràz grize, ščiplje there is a nip in the air
mràz je kar grizel it was a biting cold
mràz popušča the cold is abating
mràz me spreletava I feel cold all over
mràz me spreleti ob tem that gives me the shivers; it gives me the creeps
težko prenašati mràz, trpeti od mràza to suffer from the cold

nabòj charge, load; cartridge

slep nabòj blank cartridge
oster nabòj ball cartridge
pas za nabòje cartridge belt, (čezramenski) bandolier

nice [náis] pridevnik (nicely prislov)
fin, nežen
pogovorno okusen, slasten (hrana)
pogovorno prijeten, prijazen (to s.o.)
pogovorno čeden, lep, privlačen, simpatičen
ironično krasen; izbirčen (about, in)
točen, tankovesten, skrben, pedanten, precizen (in doing s.th.)
figurativno kočljiv, občutljiv, rahel (običajno z not)
spodoben

a nice mess lepa kaša
nice and fat lepo debelo
nice and warm prijetno toplo
to have a nice ear imeti oster sluh
a nice point kočljiva zadeva
nice and nice precej
not a nice song nespodobna pesem

nòž knife, pl knives

oster kot nòž knife-edged
kuhinjski nòž kitchen knife, cook's knife
mesarski nòž butcher's knife, arhaično whittle
nòž sekač cleaver
nòž za razrezovanje carving knife
žepni nòž pocketknife, penknife, clasp knife
nòž pri plugu (lemež) plougshare, coulter
nòž v hrbet (figurativno) stab in the back
boj na nòž a fight to the finish, bayonet fighting
vbod z nòžem stab
brusač nòžev knife-grinder
nastaviti komu nòž na vrat (grlo) to put the knife to someone's throat
zabosti z nòžem to knife

oblique¹ [əblí:k] pridevnik (obliquely prislov)
poševen, nagnjen; posreden, indirekten; neodkrit, sprijen
botanika nesomeren (list)
slovnica odvisen

matematika oblique angle poševen (oster, top) kot
oblique oration (ali speech) indirektni govor
slovnica oblique case odvisen sklon (vsak sklon razen nominativa in vokativa)

odgóvor answer; reply; response; (redko) return

kot odgóvor na in reply to, in answer to, in response to
duhovit, odrezav odgóvor repartee
oster odgóvor retort, rejoinder
skorajšen odgóvor an early answer
odgóvor z obratno pošto an answer by return (of post)
izmikajoč se odgóvor evasive answer
pritrdilen (nikalen) odgóvor answer in the affirmative (in the negative)
dvoumen odgóvor an equivocal reply
jasen odgóvor a definite answer
odklonilen odgóvor refusal
plačan odgóvor (pri brzojavki) reply-paid (telegram)
dopisnica s plačanim odgóvorom (postal) reply card
brez odgóvora unanswered
plačan odgóvor reply paid
pričakujoč hiter odgóvor awaiting a speedy reply
prosimo za skorajšen odgóvor an early reply will oblige
prosimo za odgóvor the favour of an answer is requested
biti v zadregi za odgóvor to be stumped for an answer
na moj ugovor ni našel odgóvora he could find no answer to my objection
potreben je takojšen odgóvor an immediate reply is necessary
na vse imeti odgóvor to have an answer for everything, never to be at a loss for (ali to be short of) an answer
prosimo čimprejšnji odgóvor please answer by return
nobenega odgóvora ne dobiti, ostati brez odgóvora to get no reply (ali acknowledgment)
ne ostati dolžan odgóvora never to be at a loss for an answer
dajati odgóvor to render an account
(po)klicati koga na odgóvor to call someone to account
na to ne vem odgóvora this I cannot explain

ovínek turn, turning; detour; corner; (dolg) roundabout way; (cestni) bend, twist, wind; (rečni) meander

brez ovínkov (figurativno) bluntly, straight
po ovínkih (figurativno) indirectly, in a devious way
oster ovínek a hairpin bend
nepregleden ovínek blind corner
velik ovínek a long way round, a roundabout way (ali route)
napraviti ovínek to make a detour
napraviti velik ovínek to go a long way round
morali smo napraviti ovínek we had to take a roundabout way
je le majhen ovínek it's only a short way round
povem brez ovínkov I don't mince my words
po ovínkih sem zvedel, da... I have learned by devious ways that...
izjaviti brez ovínkov to declare bluntly
govoriti brez ovínkov to speak straight out
rezati ovínek to cut a corner
zaviti na desno po ovínku to take a right turn round the bend, to take the right turn

poglèd look; gaze; (hiter, bežen) glance, glimpse; (prizor) view, sight, spectacle, prospect; (v dal javo) vista

poglèd na view of
v tem poglèdu in this respect
v vsakem poglèdu in every respect, in every way
v poglèdu (gledé)... in view (of), with regard (to), in consideration (of), in respect (of), as regards
na prvi poglèd at first sight
bežen poglèd a hasty glance
skriven poglèd furtive glance
zli poglèd the evil eye
poglèd v prihodnost looking ahead
poglèd v stran, poševen poglèd sidelong look, look out of the corner of one's eye
skrit poglèdom out of sight, hidden from view
vsem poglèdom izpostavljen kraj a very conspicuous place
imeti mil poglèd to have soft eyes
on ima oster poglèd he has a sharp eye
imeti zdrav poglèd na kaj to take a sane view of something
dvigniti poglèd proti nebu to look up, to cast one's eyes up to heaven
iskati koga s poglèdom to look round for someone
njegov poglèd je izražal prezir his look was full of scorn, he did not conceal his scorn
nuditi žalosten poglèd to offer a sorry spectacle
odvrniti svoj poglèd to look away, (od česa) to take one's eyes off something
ošinila ga je z grdim poglèdom (pogovorno) she gave him a dirty look
lepota, ki privlači vse poglède riveting beauty, arhaično beauty which is the cynosure of every eye
ustaviti, zadržati svoj poglèd na čem to let one's eyes dwell on something
videti na prvi poglèd to see at a glance
umakniti se poglèdom ljudi to keep out of people's sight
vreči poglèd na to glance at, to take a look at, to cast a look at, pogovorno to take a gander (ali a shufti) at
zapičiti poglèd v to rivet one's eyes on, to rivet one's gaze on

protést protest; remonstration; (redko) protestation

kot v protést proti as a (ali in) protest against
protésti niso nič zalegli protests were in vain
vložiti oster protést to file a strong protest
vložiti protést proti... to lodge (to make, to enter) a protest against...
vložiti protést pri Združenih Narodih to file a protest with the United Nations

púškin rifle-

púškino kopito butt of a rifle, rifle-butt
púškina granata rifle grenade
púškina cev (gun-) barrel
púškin lesni del, ogrodje gun stock
púškin zaklep gunlock
slep (oster) púškin naboj blank (ball) cartridge

rampageous [ræmpéidžəs] pridevnik (rampageously prislov)
ves besen, ves iz sebe (od jeze); razuzdan, nebrzdan; bučen, glasen

rampageous style oster slog

slúh hearing; sense of hearing

ki ima oster slúh quick of hearing, keen-eared, sharp-eared
o njem ni ne duha ne sluha there's no news of him

strong [strɔŋ]

1. pridevnik
močan, krepak, čvrst, zdrav; žilav, odporen; energičen, odločen, neomajen; živ, živahen, prizadeven, vnet, podjeten; bister, pameten, prenikav, nadarjen. (za); izrazit; prepričljiv, tehten; vpliven; alkoholen, močan (pijača); ki ima šanse za uspeh (kandidat); hud (veter), smrdljiv, žaltav
slovnica krepak (glagol)
trgovina trajen, soliden, trpežen, stalen
vojska številen, močan po številu
agronomija rodoviten
zastarelo sramoten, škandalozen; ogorčen (boj)

the strong mogočne, vplivne osebe, na katerih strani je moč (oblast)
strong argument tehten, prepričljiv argument
strong as a horse močan kot konj
by the strong arm (hand) s silo
strong breath neprijeten duh iz ust
strong butter žarko, žaltavo maslo
strong cheese oster, močno dišeč sir
strong face energičen obraz
strong flavour oster, neprijeten okus
strong language robato govorjenje, psovke, kletvice
a strong market trgovina ustaljen trg (tržišče)
strong meat težka hrana; figurativno tisto, kar morejo razumeti le zelo pametni ljudje
strong memory dober spomin
strong measures ostre, drastične mere (ukrepi)
strong mind pametna glava, bister um
a strong nose markanten, izrazit nos
the stronger sex močnejši (moški) spol
a strong proof prepričljiv dokaz
to be strong on imeti (kaj) za važno, živahno sodelovati pri (čem)
he is as strong as a horse močan je kot konj (bik)
to be strong in the purse imeti mnogo denarja
he is strong in mathematics on je dober matematik
to have a strong hold upon (over) imeti veliko moč (oblast, vpliv) na
how strong were they? koliko jih je bilo (po številu)?
to take strong measures privzeti energične ukrepe
that is too strong! ta je pa prehuda!
to use strong language robato, grobo se izražati, preklinjati, psovati

2. prislov
močno, zelo energično; izrecno, silno

I am strong against further concessions sem odločno proti nadaljnjim koncesijam
to come (to go) it rather strong sleng iti v skrajnost, pretiravati
to be going strong sleng dobro uspevati (iti), biti v dobri formi
to come out strong figurativno pošteno se lotiti (česa)
he feels strong about it to mu je pri srcu; vznemirja se zaradi tega

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

víd eyesight; sight; sense of sight; visual faculty (ali power)

iz vída out of sight
v vídu within sight
oster víd keen sight
medel, moten víd dim sight, dull sight
slab (dober) víd bad (good) sight
izguba vída loss of sight
imeti v vídu to have in view
izgubiti víd (oslepiti) to lose one's sight
izgubiti iz vída koga to lose sight of someone, to lose track of someone
izginiti iz vída to vanish from sight