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ill² [il] prislov
slabo, hudo; težko, komaj

it ill becomes you ne spodobi se zate
to bear s.th. ill težko kaj prenašati
I can ill afford it težko si to privoščim
to do s.o. ill škoditi komu
ill at ease neprijeten, slab počutek
to fall out ill spodleteti
to fare ill ne imeti sreče
ill got, ill spent kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljeno
he is ill off slabo mu gre
to speak (think) ill of s.o. o nekom slabo govoriti (misliti)
to take ill zameriti, šteti v zlo
to turn out ill ponesrečiti se, ne uspeti
it went ill with him zanj se je slabo izteklo, izkupil jo je

in² [in] prislov
notri, noter, v

to be in biti doma, biti v hiši; politika biti na vladi (stranka); biti v modi; šport biti na vrsti za udarec; sezona za kaj (oysters are in)
to be in for a thing pričakovati kaj, nameravati kaj, nadejati se česa
he is in for a shock to bo zanj močan pretres
she is in for an examination čaka jo izpit
the boy is in for a beating fant bo tepen
to be in for it iztakniti jo, biti v kaši, ne imeti drugega izhoda
in for a penny, in for a pound kdor reče a, mora reči tudi b
to be (ali keep) in with s.o. dobro se s kom razumeti
in between medtem
in and in vedno isto, vedno znova
the train is in vlak je prišel
spring is in pomlad je prišla
the ship is on the way in ladja pluje v pristanišče
to throw in pridati
ameriško to be all in biti čisto izčrpan
in with it! prinesi, odnesi to noter
to be in on s.th. sodelovati pri čem, biti poučen o čem
to let s.o. in on s.th. pritegniti koga k čemu, poučiti koga o čem
to be in up to the neck biti v veliki stiski

instant² [ínstənt] samostalnik
trenutek

on the instant takoj
the instant I saw her takoj, ko sem jo videl
in an instant v trenutku, kot bi mignil

izbráti to choose; to select; to pick out; to elect; to make one's choice

izbráti med, izmed... to choose between...
izbral je (iz kupa) vrtnico in ji jo ponudil he picked out a rose and offered it to her
sam si izbráti to make one's own selection

izkúpiti to take in; to get money for goods sold; to realize

izkúpiti jo (figurativno) to come off badly, to catch it

iztakníti (oko) to put out; (najti) to find out; (divjačino) to rouse, to hunt

iztakníti jo (figurativno) to meet with failure; to catch it

izvozíti to export

dobro jo izvozíti (figurativno) to get through all right

joke¹ [džouk] samostalnik
šala, dovtip

the best of the joke ost dovtipa
to take (ali bear) a joke razumeti šalo
he can't see a joke ne razume šale
to carry the joke too far pretirati s šalo
to crack (ali cut) jokes zbijati šale
he is a joke smešen je
in joke v šali
it is no joke to pa ni šala
the joke of the town tarča posmeha
to pass (ali put) a joke upon s.o. vleči koga za nos
to play practical jokes on s.o. zagosti jo komu, neslane šale zbijati s kom
to turn a matter into joke obrniti kaj v šalo

káša groats pl; pap; gruel; grits pl; mash

prosena káša porridge made from boiled millet
ovsena káša VB porridge; (papirna) pulp
celulozna káša cellulose pulp
naj si sami pojejo kášo, ki so si jo skuhali let them stew in their own juice (ali grease)
biti v lepi káši (figurativno) to be in a pretty predicament
hoditi kot mačka okoli vrele káše to beat about the bush
lepo kášo (si) si skuhal a fine mess you've made of it
lepa káša! (figurativno) a pretty kettle of fish!

leg¹ [leg] samostalnik
noga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize
navtika ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila
šport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)

to be all legs nogat, dolgonog
to be off one's legs biti slab v nogah
to be on one's last legs biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih moči
the boot is on the other leg resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenile
to fall on one's legs postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečo
to feel (ali find) one's legs shoditi (otrok)
to get a leg in pridobiti zaupanje
to get upon one's legs razjeziti se, planiti kvišku
to get on one's hind legs postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambi
to give s.o. a leg up pomagati komu naprej
not to have a leg to stand on ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičila
to have a bone in one's leg dati šaljiv odklonilen odgovor
to have the legs of biti hitrejši od koga
to have legs biti zelo hiter (zlasti ladja)
to have good sea legs ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornar
to keep one's legs obdržati se na nogah
leg and leg enako stanje v igri, enako število točk
on one's (hind) legs na nogah, pri dobrem zdravju
to pull s.o.'s leg imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s kom
to put one's best leg foremost pohiten
to run s.o. off his legs nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delom
to set s.o. on his legs pomagati komu na noge
arhaično to make a leg prikloniti se
to shake a leg britanska angleščina, pogovorno plesati, ameriško, sleng pohiteti, podvizati se
to shake a loose leg razuzdano živeti
to show a leg vstati
to show a clean pair of legs zbežati
to stand on one's own legs biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne noge
to stretch one's legs iti na sprehod
to take to one's legs popihati jo
to walk s.o. off his legs utruditi koga s hojo
black-leg slepar, stavkokaz

leg-bail [légbéil] samostalnik

sleng to give leg-bail pobrisati jo

lékcija lesson

dajati (jemati) učne lékcije to give (to take) lessons
jemati francoske lékcije pri X-u to take lessons in French from X
dati komu lékcijo (figurativno) to teach someone a lesson
začeti z lékcijami to start lessons
dobil sem svojo lékcijo (figurativno) I've learnt (ali had) my lesson
to je bila dobra lékcija zame this was a good lesson for me
dobil je lékcijo, ki jo bo dobro pomnil he's had a lesson he won't forget in a hurry

light² [lait] prislov
nalahko, rahlo, lahko

light come, light go kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljeno
to get off light srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovan
to travel light potovati z malo prtljage

máhati

máhati z roko (z rokami) to wave one's hand (one's arms), to gesticulate
máhati z robcem to wave a handkerchief
máhati z mečem to brandish (ali to wave, to flourish) a sword
máhati z repom to wag one's tail; (s pahljačo) to fan; (klicati) to call by waving, to signal, to beckon
máhati komu za dobrodošlico to wave welcome to someone
máhati jo (iti) to walk with a swing

máhniti to strike, to give a blow

máhniti koga po obrazu to strike someone in the face
mimo máhniti to miss, figurativno to fail, to come to nothing
máhniti jo (v) to go, to set out (for)
máhniti jo čez polja to strike out across the fields
máhniti jo na desno to strike to the right

marginal [má:džinəl] pridevnik (marginally prislov)
obroben, napisan na robu marginalen; postranski najmanjši (tudi figurativno)
ekonomija po lastni ceni, še komaj rentabilen, po nizki ceni
medicina marginalen

marginal inscriptions okolni napis (na kovancih)
marginal note obrobna opomba, obrobni pripis
marginal notes marginalije
marginal sensations zaznave na robu zavesti
marginal cost najnižja cena
ameriško marginal disutility meja delovne pripravljenosti (pri nizkih plačah)
marginal laud zemlja, ki se jo komaj splača obdelovati
marginal profit najmanjši dobiček

matter¹ [mǽtə] samostalnik
materija, snov, stvar; medgnoj
pravno zadeva, predmet
množina (brez člena) stvari, reči; povod, vzrok (for za)
predmet, tema, vsebina (knjige)
tisk rokopis, stavek; važnost (of)

organic matter organska snov
gaseous matter plinasto telo
pravno the matter in (ali at) hand pričujoča zadeva
pravno matter in controversy sporna zadeva
pravno matter in issue sporna zadeva; stvar, ki jo je treba še dokazati
a matter of taste stvar okusa
a matter of time vprašanje časa
printed matter tiskovina, tiskovine
postal matter vse stvari, ki se lahko pošiljajo po pošti
no matter ni važno
as near as no matter skoraj, za las
as a matter of course samo po sebi umevno
as a matter of fact v resnici, pravzaprav
for that matter; ali for the matter of kar se tega tiče
a hanging matter zločin, ki se kaznuje s smrtjo
in the matter of glede na kaj
no laughing matter ni šala, resna zadeva
in matter and manner formalno in resnično
to leave the matter open pustiti vprašanje odprto
to make much matter of pripisovati čemu veliko važnost
not to mince matters ne slepomišiti, povedati odkrito
to make matters worse poslabšati stvari
to carry matters too far iti predaleč
as matters stand kakor sedaj kaže
to take matters easy nalahko jemati, ne delati si skrbi
what matter? in kaj potem?
what's the matter? kaj pa je?
what's the matter with this? je kaj narobe s tem?

mint² [mint] samostalnik
kovnica; velika vsota denarja
figurativno zakladnica

mint of money na kupe denarja
mint stamp znamka, ki jo izda poštna uprava
ekonomija mint par of exchange pariteta kovancev

mladíti to restore to youth, to rejuvenate, to make young

mladíti se to make oneself young, to become young
to nas ne mladí! that makes us no younger!
njena nova pričeska jo mladi za 10 let her new hairdo has taken (ali knocked) 10 years off her age

move off neprehodni glagol
oddaljiti se, oditi

to move off at full speed pobrisati jo