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take^*1 [téik] prehodni glagol

1.
vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti
vojska ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

to take advice vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se
he does not take alcohol on ne pije (alkohola)
to take one's bearings mornarica izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figurativno ugotoviti, pri čem smo
take her through this book predelaj z njo to knjigo
to take the bull by the horns zgrabiti bika za rogove, figurativno spoprijeti se s kom (čim)
to take breakfast zajtrkovati
the car cannot take more than five v avto ne more več kot pet oseb
to take a cup of tea popiti skodelico čaja
shall we take our coffee in the garden? bi pili kavo na vrtu?
to take the chair figurativno prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)
to take s.o.'s eye pritegniti pozornost kake osebe
to take a flat vzeti (v najem) stanovanje
to take in one's hands vzeti v roke
to be taken ill zboleti
to take the lead prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej
I took her in a lie ujel sem jo na laži
to take s.o.'s measurements vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)
I take the opportunity to tell you... izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...
to take (holy) orders cerkev biti posvečen, ordiniran
to take a part prevzeti, igrati vlogo
to take in bad part zameriti, za zlo vzeti
to take poison vzeti strup, zastrupiti se
to take precedence over imeti prednost pred
to take s.o. prisoner (ali captive) vojska ujeti koga
to take 3000 prisoners vojska ujeti 3000 sovražnikov
to take a seat sesti (na stol)
to take s.o. for s.tiv. ameriško, sleng izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga
to take s.o. stealing zasačiti koga pri tatvini
I take his statement with a grain of salt njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)
to take by storm (ali assault) zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem
to take a bit between teeth figurativno odpovedati poslušnost
to take s.o.'s temperature (iz)meriti komu temperaturo
to take by the throat zgrabiti za vrat
to take a ticket vzeti, kupiti vozovnico
to take the train (a taxi, a tram) peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)
to take a thief in the act zasačiti tatu pri dejanju
to be taken in a trap ujeti se v past
the town was taken after a short siege mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju
to take s.o. unawares presenetiti koga
to take the waters piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)
to take the trouble of doing s.th. vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj
to take the veil religija iti v samostan, postati nuna
to take a wife oženiti se
to take the right way with s.o. lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način
we must have taken the wrong way morali smo se zmotiti v poti
to take a poor view (ali a dim view) of ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o

2.
odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

children were taken from their mothers materam so odvzeli otroke
take three from ten odštej tri od deset
he tried to take her handbag from her skušal ji je iztrgati torbico
take this letter to the post-office odnesi to pismo na pošto
take your umbrella vzemi dežnik s seboj
the bus will take you there avtobus vas bo peljal tja
to take s.o. home odvesti koga domov
where will this road take us? kam nas pelje ta pot?
he was taken in the prime of life umrl je v najboljših letih
he was taken hence umrl je

3.
dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

to take cold dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad
to take a cold prehladiti se
to take a fever dobiti mrzlico
to take an infection okužiti se, inficirati se
to take a game dobiti igro
to take s.th. as a reward dobiti kaj kot nagrado
to take the first prize in dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)
to take a monthly salary prejemati mesečno plačo
to take a degree at the university diplomirati na univerzi
to take a newspaper biti naročen na časopis
to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. (grdo) izkoristiti kaj
to take s.th. under a will dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu

4.
vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

it takes a good actor to play this role le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo
it takes time and courage za to je potreben čas in pogum
it took me (ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station potreboval sem 5 minut, da sem prišel do postaje
it did not take more than 3 minutes to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute
it would take a strong man to move it potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil
which size in hats do you take? katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?
it takes two to make a quarrel za prepir sta potrebna dva

5.
občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

to take the consequences nositi, prevzeti posledice
to take an examination napraviti izpit
to take a fall ameriško, sleng nositi posledice
to take a loss (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo
to take offense biti užaljen, zameriti
to take pains (po)truditi se
to take pity on s.o. občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga
to take umbrage sumničiti, posumiti
to take great pleasure in s.th. imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem
are we going to take it lying down? bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?
these troops had taken the brunt of the attack te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada

6.
očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

to be taken with (by) biti očaran od
he takes readers with him on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce
to take s.o.'s fancy ugajati, prikupiti se komu
his play did not take njegova drama ni imela uspeha
they soon took to each other kmalu sta se vzljubila
what took him most was the sweetness of her voice kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu

7.
razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

I take it that... to razumem tako, da...
shall I take it that... naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?
then, I take it, you object to his coming torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel
as I take it kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)
do not take it ill if I do not go ne zamerite mi, če ne grem
to take a hint (ali cue) razumeti namig
to take a joke well (ill) (ne) razumeti šalo
to take seriously resno vzeti
you may take it from me lahko mi to verjamete
whom do you take me for? za koga me (pa) imate?
to take s.o. for a fool imeti koga za norca
to take s.th. for granted vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno
I take this to be fun to smatram za šalo
I take him to be (ali for) an honest man imam ga za poštenjaka
to take as read politika, pravno smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)
may I take the minutes as read? smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?

8.
zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

to take earth lov zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figurativno umakniti se, skriti se
to take a header skočiti (na glavo) v vodo
to take (to) the water iti v vodo
he took the bush zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto
they took to the woods zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove
to take refuge (ali shelter) zateči se (with k)
to take to the stage iti h gledališču
take the corner slowly počasi zavijte okoli vogala
the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto

9.
fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

he took me while I was not looking fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam
he insisted on being taken with his hat on na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi
to take views delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati
to have one's photograph taken dati se fotografirati
to take a photo fotografirati
she took her mother in her old age skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti

10. neprehodni glagol
uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv
botanika prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se
tehnično prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi)
medicina učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti
fotografija fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se
pogovorno biti prizadet

the book did not take knjiga ni imela uspeha
the dye takes well on this cloth barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu
some people take better than others nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi
he did not take well this time to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji
to take well biti fotogeničen
he takes well (badly) on je (ni) dober na fotografiji
to take sick zboleti
to take as heir prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

Posebne zveze:

to take into account (ali consideration), to take account for vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati
to take aim at vojska meriti, ciljati na
to take the air iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronavtika dvigniti se
to take alarm vznemiriti se
to take breath zajeti sapo, oddahniti si
to take the bun (ali cake; ali biscuit) sleng, figurativno vse prekositi
this takes the cake! sleng to je pa že višek!
to take care biti oprezen, paziti
to take charge of prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo
to take one's chance tvegati, upati se
to take s.o. into one's confidence zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj
to take under consideration vzeti v pretres, v presojo
to take comfort potolažiti se
to take a dare pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti
deuce take it! vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!
to take effect učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; pravno stopiti v veljavo
to take exception to (ali at, against) grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke
to take evasive action sleng izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)
to take one's ease udobno se namestiti
to take s.o.'s evidence pravno zaslišati koga
to take one's farewell vzeti slovo, posloviti se
to take to heart vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se
to take holiday vzeti si dopust
to take hold of prijeti, zgrabiti
to take it into one's head vbiti si (to) v glavo
to take an interest in zanimati se za
to take issue with ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti
to take it (on the chin) sleng požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)
take it or leave it! vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!
to take a journey potovati, iti na potovanje
to take kindly to s.o. čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga
to take a leap poskočiti
to take leave of vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od
to take liberties preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen
to take lessons jemati učne ure (lekcije)
to take one's life in one's hand tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to take the measure of s.o.'s foot vzeti mero za obutev, figurativno premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe
to take the minutes pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)
to take no dobiti odklonitev
to take possession of vzeti v posest
to take notice pogovorno opaziti
to take notice of vzeti na znanje, upoštevati
to take no notice of ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati
to take in (ali to) pieces narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)
to take part in udeležiti se, sodelovati v
to take a ride pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)
to take a river iti čez reko
to take rise izvirati, nasta(ja)ti
to take root ukoreniniti se
to take shape dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se
to take the rough with the smooth figurativno vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je
the son took after his father sin se je vrgel po očetu
to take by surprise presenetiti
to take short presenetiti, zalotiti
to take to singing a tune začeti peti melodijo
to take to bad habits vdati se slabim navadam
to take to s.th. like ducks to water takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj
to take to task poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti
to take the time from s.o. figurativno točno se ravnati po kom
to take one's turn priti na vrsto
to take turns menjavati se (za)
to take a turn for the worse obrniti se na slabše
to take things easy lagodno delati
take it easy! ne razburjaj se!
I am not taking any pogovorno hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram
to take the water mornarica izpluti
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte
to take wine with s.o. nazdraviti komu
to take upon o.s. an office prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)
that walk did take it out of us! ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal
to take one's time vzeti si čas
to take s.o. at his word koga za besedo prijeti

tolerant [tɔ́lərənt] pridevnik (tolerantly prislov)
strpen, strpljiv; obziren, toleranten
medicina odporen (of proti)

to be tolerant of a drug (moči) prenesti drogo

try² [trái] prehodni glagol
poskusiti, lotiti se, začeti; preizkusiti, raziskati; pokusiti (jed); ugotoviti (kaj) s poskusom, eksperimentirati z
pravno (sodno) preiskovati (primer), zasliševati, izpraševati pred sodiščem; soditi, voditi sodni postopek, postaviti pred sodišče (for zaradi)
odločiti, rešiti (spor, vprašanje); (po)skušati (kaj izvesti, doseči) (večinoma try up)
(pre)čistiti, rafinirati (kovine, olje itd.), rektificirati (špirit), stopiti (mast, loj itd.); prenapenjati, utrujati (oči), mučiti, preveč zahtevati od, staviti na hudo preizkušnjo (večinoma try up)
tesati, strugati, stružiti, rezljati
neprehodni glagol
poskusiti, napraviti poskus; truditi se (for za)
prizadevati si, mučiti se (at z)

a tried friend zvest, zanesljiv prijatelj
go and try! poskusi!
try again! poskusi še enkrat!
try and repeat! pogovorno poskusi ponoviti!
he is a tried hand at it on je izkušen v tem
I'll try my best (ali my hardest) skušal bom napraviti vse, kar bo v moji moči
to try one's hand at preizkusiti svojo spretnost v, poskusiti sev
to try a criminal for murder soditi zločincu zaradi umora
to be tried for one's life biti sojen (biti pred sodiščem) zaradi zločina, ki se lahko kaznuje s smrtjo
to try a new remedy preiskusiti novo zdravilo
to try it on s.o. sleng skušati koga prelisičiti
to try it on the dog figurativno koga uporabiti za poskusnega kunca; igrati gledališko igro za poskušnjo najprej na deželi
to try the door skušati odpreti vrata
I was afraid he was going to try s.th. wild bal sem se, da bo napravil kako neumnost
you are trying my patience na hudo preskušnjo stavljaš mojo potrpežljivost
the poor light tries my eyes slaba luč mi utruja oči
to try one's luck with s.o. poskusiti svojo srečo pri kom
the widow was sorely tried vdova je mnogo prestala
he tried hard for a job zelo si je prizadeval, da bi dobil (kako) delo (službo)
I tried for a scholarship potegoval sem se za štipendijo
try the ice before you skate figurativno premisli, preden kaj storiš!

two-cents' worth [tú:sents wəə] samostalnik
ameriško, pogovorno zelo majhna količina, trohica

I put in my two-cents' worth tudi jaz prispevam svoj skromni del (po svoji moči)

unnerve [ʌnnə́:v] prehodni glagol
(živčno) oslabiti, (z)nervirati; napraviti preobčutljivega; odvzeti moč

unnerved znerviran; slab, brez moči, medel

ustáviti to stop, to put a stop to; to bring to a standstill, to stay; to arrest, to cease; to bring to a halt; to suspend; to check; to hold up

ustáviti se to stop, to halt; to come to a standstill (ali hold-up)
ustáviti delo to stop (ali to suspend, to cease) work, to strike; (pogovorno) to knock off work
ustáviti kri to staunch blood
ustáviti krvavitev rane to stop a wound
ustáviti plačo to withold someone's salary, to stop someone's pay
ustáviti plačila to stop payments
ustáviti (štopati) avto to stop a car
ustáviti sovražnosti to suspend hostilities
ustavil me je na ulici he stopped me in the street
ustavili so mu pokojnino his pension (ali allowance) has been stopped
ustáviti napredovanje sovražnika to halt an enemy advance
ustavili so ga sredi njegovega govora he was interrupted right in the middle of his speech
ustáviti vlak, stroj to stop a train, a machine
zdravnik je ustavil krvavenje the doctor staunched the flow of blood
ves promet je bil ustavljen all traffic was stopped, (začasno was suspended)
biti ustavljen (ne moči naprej) to be at a stop
nenadoma se ustáviti to stop short, to stop dead
popolnoma se ustáviti to come to a full (ali dead) stop
on se ne bo pred ničemer ustavil he'll stop at nothing
ura se mi je ustavila my watch has stopped
se ta vlak ustavi v Kranju? does this train stop at Kranj?
za nekaj dni se bom ustavil v Parizu I am going to stay a few days in paris

very² [véri] prislov
zelo; prav, zares; v polnem pomenu; baš

very good prav, v redu, se strinjam
very well prav dobro, v redu
very much zelo, izredno
my very own zares moj, osebno moj
the very best quality res najboljša kakovost
at the very latest res najkasneje
it is the very last thing to do to je res (prav) zadnja stvar, ki jo je treba narediti
you may keep it for your very own lahko si to obdržiš kot svojo (pravo) last
I'll do my very utmost napravil bom prav vse, kar bo v moji moči
I bought it with my very own money to sem kupil z res svojim denarjem

víšek

1. height, the highest (ali culminating) point, climax; heyday

víšek življenja prime of life; zenith; acme; summit; (figurativno) maximum, culmination, critical point, crisis
na víšku moje kariere at the zenith of my career
biti na (svojem) víšku to be at one's zenith (ali height)
doseči víš to reach the zenith, to culminate
biti na víšku svoje moči to be at the peak of one's power
na víšku sezone at the height of the season
to je víšek blaznosti, norosti it is the height of madness
to je pa (že) víš! that's the limit!, that caps everything!, that beats the band!, that takes the cake!, there is nothing to beat it!, can you beat it!,

2. (presežek) surplus, overplus

víši pl surpluses pl
víšek vrednosti surplus value

vrhúnec summit, the highest point; pinnacle; culmination

na vrhúncu moči at the summit of power
vrhúnec veličine the summit of greatness
to je vrhúnec (višek) vsega that tops (ali beats) everything (ali all)
doseči vrhúnec to culminate
vrhúnec sezone the height of the season
na vrhúncu sreče at the peak of happiness

wall¹ [wɔ:l]

1. samostalnik
stena, zid (tudi figurativno)
(trdnjavsko) obzidje
množina, vojska utrdbe, nasip, okop; ločilna stena, pregraja, bariera; del pločnika ob zidu

within the walls znotraj zidov, v notranjosti mesta, figurativno znotraj (nekega področja)
within four walls figurativno strogo zaupno
with one's back to the wall figurativno v težavnem položaju, v škripcih
walls have ears stene (zidovi) imajo ušesa
to be up against a brick wall figurativno ne moči (iti) naprej
to give s.o. the wall odstopiti komu prostor, da lahko gre ob zidu (kot počastitev), figurativno pustiti komu prednost
to go to the wall figurativno biti pritisnjen ob zid, biti premagan, podleči, propasti; pasti pod stečaj
to meet a dead wall figurativno ne naleteti na razumevanje
to paint the devil on the wall figurativno slikati vraga na zid
to run one's head against a wall figurativno hoteti z glavo skoz zid, skušati napraviti nekaj nemogočega
to see through brick wall figurativno biti zelo bister
to send s.o. to the wall pritisniti koga ob zid, pognati koga v škripce
to take the wall of s.o. ne odstopiti komu mesta ob zidu; imeti prednost pred kom

2. pridevnik
stenski; zidni

wall clock stenska ura
wall crane tehnično konzolno dvigalo
wall creeper skalni plezavček (ptič)
wall fruit agronomija špalirsko sadje
wall game šport vrsta nogometa (v Etonu)
wall knot vozel na koncu vrvi
wall lizard zoologija sivi kuščar
wall map stenski zemljevid
wall newspaper stenski časopis, stenčas
wall painting stensko slikarstvo, slika na zidu, freska
Wall Street (W.S.) ameriško finančna četrt v New Yorku; figurativno moč ameriškega kapitala (denarja, financ)
wall tower stolp v obzidju
wall tree agronomija špalirno drevo
wall walk pokrit hodnik na grajskem, mestnem zidu za obrambo

wane² [wéin] neprehodni glagol
pojemati (luna), upadati, pešati, popuščati, manjšati se; bledeti (svetloba); bližati se koncu, izginjati, izgubljati se, propadati; zmanjkovati

his popularity has waned rapidly njegova priljubljenost je hitro upadla
the summer is waning poletje gre h kraju
my strength is waning moči mi pojemajo

way¹ [wéi] samostalnik
pot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer
navtika kurz

way in vhod
way out izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figurativno priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; pogovorno okolica, stran; figurativno pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; navtika, množina grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sanke
a long (ali a great) way off (ali from here) daleč stran od tu
any way vsekakor, v vsakem primeru
by way of na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradi
by the way mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajno
by way of compliment kot kompliment
in a way nekako, na neki način, ne popolnoma
in every way v vsakem pogledu (oziru)
in many ways v mnogih ozirih (pogledih)
in more ways than one v več kot enem oziru (pogledu)
in a polite (friendly) way vljudno (prijazno)
in a small way skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižno
not by a long way še dolgo ne
in some (ali several) ways v marsikakem pogledu (oziru)
one way or another tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekako
over the way na drugi strani (poti), čez cesto
on one's way to na poti k
no way nikakor ne
some way or other na ta ali na oni način
the other way round v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratno
under way navtika na poti, na vožnji
well on one's way v polnem teku
ways and means pot in način (zlasti kako priti do denarja)
Ways and Means parlamentarna budžetna komisija
the way of the world tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običaj
the way of the cross religija križev pot
no way inferior nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejši
the good old ways dobri, stari običaji
high way glavna cesta, državna cesta; figurativno običajni način delovanja
Milky Way rimska cesta (na nebu)
lion in the way zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)
permanent way železnica tir, tračnice
permanent-way man železnica progovni delavec
nothing out of the way nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)
somewhere London way nekje v okolici Londona
right of way pravica prehoda (čez tuje zemljišče)
this way please! semkaj, za menoj, prosim!
this is not in my way to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavim
to ask the (ali one's) way vprašati za pot
to be in a bad way biti v slabem položaju
to be in the family way biti noseča, pričakovati otroka
to be by way of being angry skoraj pobesneti
to be in s.o.'s way biti komu napoti, motiti koga
to be under way biti na poti
the conference was already under way konferenca je bila že v teku
to be on the way biti na poti, približevati se
to be in a way pogovorno biti vznemirjen, razburjen
it is not his way to ni njegova navada
the furthest way about is the nearest way home najkrajša pot ni vedno najhitrejša
to clear the way umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehod
to come by way of Paris priti prek Pariza
to come (ali to fall) in s.o.'s way srečati koga, naleteti na koga
to gather way povečati hitrost
to find one's way znajti se
to get in the way biti napoti, zapreti pot, ovirati
to get in the way of s.th. razumeti kaj
to get out of the way iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)
to give way umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustiti
to force one's way izsiliti, utreti si pot
to go a long way iti daleč
to go one's way oditi, iti po svoji poti
to go (ali to take) one's own way iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugih
to go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figurativno umreti
to have it both ways po potrebi si izbrati
you can't have it both ways ne moreš imeti obojega; figurativno ne more biti volk sit in koza cela
to have one's own way delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimo
if I had my (own) way če bi šlo po mojem
to live in a great (small) way razkošno (skromno) živeti
to look the other way stran gledati
to look s.o.'s way gledati proti komu
to lose way izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrost
to lose one's way zaiti, izgubiti se
to make way napredovati; figurativno prodreti, uspeti
to make one's own way iti po svoji poti, oditi
to make the best of one's way iti čim hitreje, pohiteti
to pave the way for utreti pot za
to put o.s. out of the way truditi se, da(ja)ti si truda
to put s.o. out of the way spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti koga
to see a way out videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)
to stand in the way of s.o. ovirati koga, zastaviti komu pot
to twist one's way through zvijati se (kot kača) skozi
to work one's way študirati, preživljati se z delom
where there's a will there's a way hoteti je moči

will² [wil] samostalnik
volja, hotenje, stremljenje; izraz volje, želja, ukaz; strast
(= last will) pravno oporoka, poslednja volja, testament

at will po volji
of one's own will po lastni, svobodni volji, prostovoljno
with a will rad, vneto
against one's own will proti lastni volji
free will svobodna volja
an iron will železna volja
good will dobra volja, naklonjenost, blagohotnost
will to peace stremljenje po miru
tenant at will zakupnik, ki mu lahko po svoji volji odpovemo
ill will mržnja, sovraštvo
wicked will zloba
to bear s.o. ill will imeti slabe namene s kom
to have one's will, to exercise one's will izsiliti, uveljaviti svojo voljo
to make one's will napraviti (svojo) oporoko
to work one's will uveljaviti svojo voljo, doseči svoj cilj
this is my last will and testament to je moja poslednja volja (napis na oporoki)
where there's a will there's a way hoteti je moči

within² [wiðín] predlog
(krajevno) v, znotraj; znotraj meje, v obsegu, ne nad; v dosegu, ne predaleč, ne dljè od

within the Church v naročju Cerkve
within the house v hiši, doma
within the law ne nezakonito
he is within the reach on ni daleč, do njega je lahko priti
he is within call je v bližini (da ga lahko pokličemo)
within sight v vidu, viden
it is not within my power ni v moji moči
within my memory kolikor pomnim
within a bit, within a little skoraj
within an ace skoraj, malodane
to be within an ace of s.th. za las čemu uiti
within the walls med štirimi stenami
within doors doma
within my activities v okviru mojih dejavnosti
within the meaning of the Act znotraj zakona, po zakonu, predvideno po zakonu
to agree within 20 dinars sporazumeti se z razliko (razen za) 20 dinarjev
to live within one's income živeti ustrezno svojim dohodkom, ne iznad svojih sredstev
wheels within wheels komplicirana mašinerija
within a stone's throw za lučaj, nedaleč, blizu
he was within a hair's breadth of losing his life za las je manjkalo, da ni prišel ob življenje; (časovno) znotraj, v, v manj kot
he is within a month as old as I on ni več kot en mesec starejši ali mlajši kot jaz
within a week of his arrival teden pred ali po njegovem prihodu
you will have it within two months v roku dveh mescev boste to imeli (dobili)
within an hour v manj kot eni uri

word¹ [wə:d] samostalnik
beseda; kar je (iz)rečeno; govor; besedilo, tekst (pesmi itd.); častna beseda, obljuba; pritrditev, zagotovitev, zagotovilo; nalog, ukaz, navodilo; geslo, parola; sporočilo, obvestilo, odgovor
religija božja beseda, sveto pismo, biblija
zastarelo pregovor, (iz)rek, moto
množina pričkanje, prerekanje

the words tekst, libreto
at a word na besedo, takoj
by word of mouth ustno
in so many words dobesedno, (na) kratko
word for word od besede do besede, dobesedno
beyond words neizrazljiv
on the word, with the word na to besedo, po tej besedi, s to besedo
in a word z eno besedo, skratka
in other words z drugimi besedami
upon my word (of honour)! pri moji časti! (častna beseda!); saj (toda) to ni mogoče!
my word upon it! pri moji časti! častna beseda!
a word to the wise pametnemu človeku zadostuje ena sama beseda
a word and a blow po besedah takoj pretep (ravs)
a word in (out of) season (ne)primeren nasvet
a word or two beseda ali dve, nekaj besed
big words hvalisanje, širokoustenje
words and deeds besede in dejanja
burning words ognjevite, plamteče besede
fair, good words lepe, laskave besede
high (hard, hot, sharp, warm) words ostre, hude, trde, jezne besede
wild and whirling words divje, nepremišljene besede
my word! prav zares! bogme!
a play upon words besedna igra
too beautiful for words neizrekljive lepote
too silly for words preneumno, nedopovedljivo neumno
to be a man of few words biti redkobeseden, varčevati z besedami
to be as good as one's word biti popolnoma zanesljiv
to be better than one's word napraviti več, kot smo obljubili
to be worse than one's word ne biti mož beseda, snesti besedo
to break one's word prelomiti svojo besedo, ne držati (svoje) besede
hard words break no bones oštevanje ne boli toliko kot palica; hude besede ne ubijajo
fine words butter no parsnips lepe besede (še) niso dovolj
word came that... zvedelo se je, da...
to eat one's word snesti (svojo) besedo, preklicati svoje besede
to give one's word dati (svojo) besedo, obljubiti
to hang on s.o.'s words viseti na besedah kake osebe, pazljivo koga poslušati
to have a word with imeti kratek razgovor z
to have words with pričkati se, skregati se z; spreti se z
to have the last word imeti zadnjo besedo
he has not a word to throw at a dog figurativno on je prefin, da bi govoril z drugimi
to have no words for ne imeti besed za, ne moči izraziti
to keep one's word držati (svojo) besedo, biti mož beseda
to leave word that... sporočiti, da...
to make no word about ne izgubljati besed o
to proceed from words to blows od besed priti do pretepa
to put in (ali to say) a good word for zastaviti (reči) dobro besedo za
to suit the action to the word od besed takoj preiti na delo
to take s.o. at his word prijeti koga za besedo
I took his word for it nisem dvomil o (verjel sem) njegovi besedi
to retract one's word umakniti (nazaj vzeti, preklicati) svojo besedo
send me word! javi mi, sporoči mi!
to send word of one's arrival obvestiti o svojem prihodu
to waste words tratiti besede, zaman govoriti

zapustíti zapúščati to leave; (v oporoki) to will, to bequeath; (pustiti na cedilu) to abandon, to forsake, to desert

zapustíti, zapúščati neizbrisen vtis to leave one's mark (na upon, on)
sluh in vid sta ga zapustila he lost both sight and hearing
zapustila mi je ves svoj denar she bequeathed all her money to me
svoj denar je zapustil neki bolnišnici he left his money to a hospital
delavci so zapustili delo (the) workmen have struck work, (ali are on strike)
zapustíti, zapúščati ljubimca (ljubico) to jilt (ali to reject, to throw over, pogovorno to drop, to ditch) one's lover (one's girl, one's sweetheart)
stražar ne sme zapustíti, zapúščati svojega mesta a sentinel must not desert his post
moči ga zapuščajo he is sinking, his health is failing
moči so ga zapustile his strength failed him
zapustíti, zapúščati se (figurativno) to neglect oneself, to grow careless and slovenly

zip² [zip] neprehodni glagol
sikniti, sikati, žvižgati; šiniti, švigniti, naglo steči
pogovorno pokazati ali imeti polet, pogum

ameriško, sleng zip across the horizon figurativno naglo se proslaviti
prehodni glagol
dati polet (čemu); s poletom (kaj) storiti; odpreti ali zapreti s patentno zadrgo

she zipped her bag open odprla je torbo s patentno zadrgo
to zip up sleng oživiti, vnesti živost, živahnost; vnesti moči ali polet, ojačiti, okrepiti

zmánjkati to run short, to give out, to disappear

zmanjkalo mi je denarja I have run out of money, I am short of money
kruha je zmanjkalo there is no bread to be had
zmanjkalo nam je zalog our provisions were running short
zmanjkalo nam je premoga we have run short of coal
živil je zmanjkalo supplies began to give out
sape mi je zmanjkalo I am out of breath
moči mu je zmanjkalo his strength (has) failed him
zmanjkalo ga je he is missing, he has not been heard of again
zmanjkalo ji je potrpljenja she is out of patience