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whistle¹ [wisl] samostalnik
žvižg, pisk, žvižganje, signal z žvižgom; piščalka
pogovorno grlo, goltanec

whistle stop ameriško majhna postaja; volilna turneja (za predsedništvo)
penny whistle otroška piščalka (iz pločevine)
to blow a whistle zapiskati, zažvižgati
to pay (dear) for one's whistle figurativno drago plačati (svojo) šalo
to wet one's whistle zmočiti si grlo, napiti se

work¹ [wə:k] samostalnik
(telesno ali duševno) delo; ukvarjanje, ustvarjanje, dejavnost; posel, zaposlitev; naloga; (žensko) ročno delo; delovni proces, rezultat dela, proizvod, izdelek; izdelava, obdelava, način izdelave; delovna sposobnost; težak posel, trud, muka; pogon (stroja)
množina stavbna dela, stavbišče; javna dela
vojska utrdbe, utrdbena dela
(edninska konstrukcija) tovarna, fabrika, obrat, delavnica; talilnica, livarna
tehnično mehanizem, gonilo, kolesje, zobčasti prenos
množina, religija dobra dela

in work zaposlen; (ki je) v pogonu (obratu)
out of work brez dela, brezposeln, nezaposlen
a work of art umetniško delo, umetnina
a work of genius genialno delo
works of a clock mehanizem ure
the works of Bach Bachova dela
works of mercy dobrodelna dela
earth works arhitektura zemeljska dela
good works dobra dela
iron works talilnica železa, železarna
Minister of Works minister za javna dela
glass works steklarna
gas works plinarna
Public Works javna dela
out works arhitektura zunanja dela
stone works zidarska dela
upper works navtika nadvodni del ladje; vrhnja gradba, deli ladje nad zgornjo palubo
wood works lesena konstrukcija, leseni deli hiše, leseni predmeti
shock-work udarniško delo
to be out of work biti brez dela, biti brezposeln
to be at work delati, delovati, funkcionirati
it's all in the day's work to ni (prav) nič nenavadnega, to je normalno, to je del (vsako)-dnevnega dela
to cease (ali to stop) work nehati z delom
I did a good day's work veliko sem naredil danes
to give s.o. the works ameriško, pogovorno ozmerjati, premlatiti koga
to get (ali to set) to work lotiti se dela, začeti delati
to go (ali to set) about one's work lotiti se svojega dela
to have plenty of work to do imeti mnogo dela
I have my work cut out for me imam polne roke dela
to make sad work of it figurativno vse uničiti
to make short (ali quick) work of hitro opraviti z, hitro obvladati
that is your work to je tvoja naloga
to look for work iskati delo

zalíti zalívati to water (rastline plants); to add water to; to pour water on; (namakati zemljo) to irrigate

zalíti, zalívati kupčijo (figurativno) to wet a bargain
zalíti, zalívati zob medicina to fill (ali to stop) a tooth
zalít watered, (namakan) irrigated
zalíta kupčija wet bargain
zalítih lic chubby-cheeked

zób¹ -a tooth, pl teeth; (glavnika) tooth; (čipk) jag; (skale) jag; (žage) tooth, jag

zób kočnik molar, grinder, molar (ali grinding) tooth
zób mlečnik milk tooth
zób podočnik canine, dogtooth, (gornje čeljusti) eyetooth
zób sekalec incisor
zób strupnik poison fang
zób čekan fang, (veprov, slonov) tusk
zób kolesa cog, tooth
modrostni zób wisdom tooth
gnil zób rotten (ali decayed) tooth
majav zób loose tooth
mlečni zóbje milk teeth, baby teeth, first teeth
drugi, stalni zóbje second, permanent teeth
spodnji (zgornji) zóbje lower (upper) teeth
sprednji zóbje front teeth
umeten zób false tooth, artificial tooth
zdrav zób sound tooth
vrsta umetnih zob denture
brez zób toothless
škrbina zóba stump of a tooth
zób za zób, oko za oko an eye for an eye, measure for measure, retaliation, (latinsko) lex talionis
zób časa (figurativno) the ravages of time
do zob oborožen armed to the teeth
dobivanje zob cutting teeth, dentition, teething
izdrtje zoba extraction
jezik za zobé! (= molči!) shut up!, hold your tongue!
boriti se z zóbmi in nohti (= na vso moč) to fight tooth and nail
dobiti kaj za pod zób to have a snack, pogovorno to get some grub
dobivati (prve) zóbe to be cutting one's teeth, to be teething
dobiti zóbe to cut one's teeth, to teethe
zób me (zelo) boli I have (a bad) toothache, my tooth aches
(o)čistiti si zóbe to clean (ali to brush) one's teeth
ničesar ne imeti za pod zób to have nothing to eat, to have neither bite nor sup
izdreti zób to pull a tooth
dati si izdreti zób to have a tooth out, to have a tooth pulled
plombirati zób to stop (ali to fill) a tooth
pokazati zóbe to show one's teeth
človek bi si pri tem polomil zóbe (figurativno) it's a hard nut to crack
tu si boste polomili zóbe (figurativno, to je za vas posebno nevarno) that's where you'll come to grief
priti ljudem v zóbe (figurativno) to become the talk of the town
stisniti zóbe to clench one's teeth, to set one's teeth, (figurativno) to keep a stiff upper lip
škripati, škrtati z zóbmi to gnash (ali to grind, to grit) one's teeth
trebiti si zóbe to pick one's teeth
upirati se zóbu časa to stand the test of time
vsi jo vlačijo po zóbeh everyone's talking (ali gossiping) about her
vreči komu kaj v zóbe (figurativno, v obraz) to cast something in someone's teeth