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leaden [ledn] pridevnik (leadenly prislov)
svinčen, svinčeno siv
figurativno svinčen, težek, počasen, okoren

sleep's leaden sceptre omamna sila
leaden slumber globoko spanje
leaden sword top meč, nerabno orožje

long¹ [lɔŋ] pridevnik
dolg; dolgotrajen, dolgovezen
pravno časovno odmaknjen
(tudi ekonomija) dolgoročen
ekonomija čakajoč na zvišanje cen

long arm dolga roka, oblast
to make a long arm iztegniti roko po čem
at long bowls borba na daljavo
ameriško long bit kovanec za 15 centov
as broad as it is long vseeno
a long chair ležalnik
by a long chalk in že kako
not by a long chalk kje neki
long clay dolga pipa
ekonomija a long date dolg rok
long dozen 13 kosov
a long drink pijača iz visokega kozarca
long ears neumnost
little pitchers have long ears otroci vse slišijo
a long family mnogoštevilna družina
the long finger sredinec
long in the finger tatinski, dolgoprst
a long face kisel, žalosten obraz
a long figure (ali price) visoka cena
a long guess negotova domneva
long hundred 120 kosov
long hundredweight angleški cent (50,8 kg)
to have a long head biti preudaren, bister, daljnoviden
long home grob
long haul prevoz ali promet na veliko daljavo
šport long jump skok v daljino
it is a long lane that has no turning nobena stvar ne traja večno, vsaki nesreči je enkrat kraj
long measure dolžinska mera
two long miles dve dobri milji
ekonomija to be on the long side of the market; ali to be long of the market špekulirati na višje cene
to make a long nose pokazati osle
long odds neenaka stava
long in oil bogat z oljem, z mnogo olja
it is long odds that stavim l proti 100
a long purse globok žep, mnogo denarja
navtika, sleng longpig človeško meso (hrana ljudožrcev)
gentlemen of the long robe pravniki, odvetniki
in the long run končno, konec koncev
long sight daljnovidnost (tudi figurativno)
of long standing dolgoleten, star
to be (ali take) a long time in dolgo potrebovati za
Long Tom daljnosežen top
to have a long tongue imeti dolg jezik
long in the tooth starejša, kakor hoče priznati
long vacation letni oddih, poletne počitnice
to have a long wind imeti dobra pljuča, dobro teči, figurativno dolgovezno govoriti
to take long views misliti na posledice
a long way round velik ovinek

loose⁴ [lu:s]

1. prehodni glagol
odvezati, razvezati, zrahljati, odpeti, odrešiti, osvoboditi
navtika dvigniti (sidro); izstreliti (puščico), sprožiti (off , top)

2. neprehodni glagol
navtika dvigniti sidro, odpluti; streljati (at, on na, po)

to loose hold of s.th. popustiti
his tongue was loosed by drink alkohol mu je razvezal jezik

lop¹ [lɔp] samostalnik
oklestki, vejevje, dračje; obrezovanje

lop and top (ali and crop) okleščeno vejevje

lung [lʌŋ] samostalnik
anatomija pljučno krilo
množina pljuča
figurativno mestni nasadi in parki

medicina lung fever pljučnica
lung power jakost glasu
to shout at the top of one's lungs kričati na vse grlo

mansárden

mansárdna streha mansard roof
mansárdno nadstropje top floor, attic floor

market¹ [má:kit] samostalnik
trg, tržnica, tržišče; trgovina, trgovanje; povpraševanje (for)
denarni trg; tržna cena
ameriško trgovina z živili

the market borzni posredniki
at the market po tržni ceni
at the top of the market po najvišji tržni ceni
black market črna borza
the corn market žitni trg
money market denarni trg
covered market pokrita tržnica
in the market na trgu
active (ali lively) market živahen trg
dull market mrtev trg
the market is low (rising) tržne cene so nizke (se dvigajo)
to be in the market for potrebovati kaj, iskati, želeti kupiti ali imeti
to be on (ali in) the market biti naprodaj
to come into the market priti na trg, biti naprodaj
to boom (ali rig) the market dvigniti kurz
to find a market iti v prodajo
the market fell cene so padle
the market is all givers na trgu so samo prodajalci
to hold the market obvladati trg, obdržati cene
a market for leather povpraševanje po usnju
to make a market špekulativno dvigniti povpraševanje (po delnicah)
to make a good market of okoristiti se s čim
to meet with a ready market hitro prodati
to place (ali put) on the market postaviti na trg, dati naprodaj
to play the market špekulirati (na borzi)
figurativno to bring one's eggs (ali hogs) to a bad (ali the wrong) market ušteti se

measure² [méžə]

1. prehodni glagol
meriti, izmeriti, odmeriti; umeriti (obleko); oceniti, soditi, presoditi (by po)
primerjati, meriti (with s, z)
prehoditi

2. neprehodni glagol
meriti

it measures 8 inches meri 8 inčev
to measure s.o. for (a suit of clothes) vzeti komu mero (za obleko)
to be (ali get) measured for (a suit) dati si vzeti mero (za obleko)
to measure one's length pasti ko dolg in širok
to measure swords with preizkusiti svojo moč
to measure one's strength with s.o. meriti se s kom
to measure other people's corn by one's own bushel soditi druge po sebi
to measure s.o. with one's eye premeriti koga z očmi
to measure s.o. from top to toe premeriti koga od glave do pete

mount³ [máunt]

1. neprehodni glagol
vzpenjati se, povzpeti se, dvigniti se; zajahati
figurativno dvigniti se, rasti, naraščati (up)
kopičiti se (dolg, težave itd.)

2. prehodni glagol
popeti se (na goro, konja, kolo); postaviti, posaditi (on na)
peljati po reki navzgor; opremiti s konji; namestiti, sestaviti, montirati (stroj); vgraditi, vdelati (kamen v prstan); nalepiti, uokviriti (sliko)
vojska postaviti stražo, stražiti
gledališče & figurativno inscenirati; preparirati (žival, insekta); dati pod mikroskop

mounted troops konjenica
mounted police policija na konjih
to mount guard (over) postaviti stražo, nastopiti stražo
to mount the throne sesti na prestol
vojska to mount a gun postaviti, montirati top
to mount a specimen dati primerek pod mikroskop
to mount the high horse prevzetovati
to mount on posoditi komu konja

nadstrópje floor; storey, ZDA story

najvišje nadstrópj top door
v prvem nadstrópju on the first floor, ZDA on the second floor
v katerem nadstrópju? on which floor?

najbóljši the best; first-rate, superior, prime

v najbóljšem primeru at (the) best
on je najbóljši učenec v razredu he is top of his form
v najbóljših letih in the prime of life
najbóljši učenec the top pupil
najbóljše od vsega the very best
moja najbóljša (praznična) obleka my best, my Sunday best
vse najbóljše! all the best!, I wish you all the best of luck!

namériti

namériti na to aim at; to take aim at
namériti se (zgoditi se) to happen, arhaično to come to pass
namériti se na koga to meet someone, to happen to meet someone
namériti (top) (na) to zero in (on)

nésti to carry; to bear; (o krogli) to reach

nésti jajca to lay eggs
top nese... the gun has a range of...
daleč nésti (o orožju) to have a long range
nesi to pismo na pošto! take this letter to the post office!
to dobro nese (se izplača) this pays, this is lucrative

nôga foot, pl feet; (krak) leg; (klavnih živali) hoof, pl -s, hooves, (za jed) trotter; (čaše) stem, foot; (mize, stola) leg

prednja nôga foreleg
zadnja nôga hind leg
od glave do nôg from head to foot, from top to toe
prekrižanih nôg cross-legged
zaspale nôge (mravljinci v nogah) pins and needles
lahkih nôg light-footed, light-foot
umivanje nôg footwashing
ki ima nôge na O bandy-legged, bandy, bowlegged
nôge na X knock-knees
ki ima nôga na X knock-kneed
že biti na nôgah to be on one's feet
ves dan sem že na nôgah I have been on the go (ali run off my feet) all day
biti z eno nôgo v grobu to have one foot (ali one's feet) in the grave, to be on one's last legs
biti šibak v nôgah to be unsteady (ali groggy) on one's feet (ali pogovorno on one's pins)
on je slab v nôgah (slab hodec, pešec) he is a poor walker
pomagati komu na nôge to help someone up on his feet
sam si pomagati na nôge (figurativno) to lift oneself up by one's own bootstraps
obdržati se na nôgah to keep one's legs
metati komu polena pod nôge to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to thwart someone
nôge me bolijo my legs hurt, I have a pain in my legs
on ima umetno nôgo he has an artificial leg
podstaviti komu nôgo to trip someone (up)
postaviti koga na nôge to set someone on his feet
spraviti, postaviti koga zopet na nôge to put someone back on his feet
postaviti se na lastne nôge (figurativno) to stand on one's own two feet
postaviti se spet na nôge to recover one's footing
prestopati se z nôge na nôgo to shift one's weight from one foot to the other
pretegniti si nôge, iztegniti nôge to stretch one's legs
skočiti na nôge to spring (ali to start, to leap) to one's feet
skakati po eni nôgi to hop
stati na šibkih nôgah (figurativno) to stand on a weak foundation
stopiti komu na nôgo to tread upon someone's foot
teptati z nôgami to trample (ali to tread) underfoot
udariti z nôgo ob tla to tap (ali to stamp) one's foot
vidim sledove njegovih nôg v snegu I can see his footprints in the snow
vstati z levo nôgo (figurativno) to get out of bed on the wrong side
nôge so me začele boleti I became footsore
nôga mi je zaspala my leg (ali foot) has gone to sleep
izviniti si nôgo to sprain one's ankle
braniti se z rokami in nôgami proti čemu to fight against something tooth and nail
pasti komu k nôgam to fall at someone's feet
živeti na veliki nôgi (razkošno) to live in grand style
stati na lastnih nôgah to stand on one's own feet, to be on one's own, to be independent

oblák cloud

brez obláka, oblákov cloudless, serene
nizko ležeči obláki aeronavtika low cloud level
gradovi v oblákih (figurativno) castles in Spain
tvorba oblákov cloud formation
utrganje oblákov a cloudburst
zidanje gradov v obláke (figurativno) building castles in the air, wishful thinking
dvigati se visoko pod obláke to rise high into the sky
kriki so se dvignili do oblákov the shouts made the welkin ring
leteti nad obláki aeronavtika žargon to fly over the top
(po)let nad obláki over-the-top flight
obláki se kopičijo the clouds are baking up
iz oblákov pasti (figurativno) to drop from the clouds
oblák se je utrgal there was a violent downpour
zidati gradove v obláke to build castles in the air
živeti v oblákih (figurativno) to be (ali to have one's head) in the clouds

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)

odbíti (odkloniti) to refuse, to decline; pravo (predlog) to reject, (v parlamentu) to throw out; (napad) to repel, to beat (ali to ward) off, to repulse; (parirati) to parry; (prošnjo) to reject; (pri izpitu) to reject; (od plače) to deduct; (žarke) to reflect

odbíti napadalca (napad, ponudbo, snubca) to repulse an assailant (an attack, an offer, a suitor)
odbíti sovražnika to drive back (ali off) the enemy
odbíti tožbo (na sodišču) to nonsuit, to dismiss a case
odbíti udarec to ward off a blow
odbíti uro (o stolpni uri itd.) to strike the hour
odbíti zahtevo to deny a claim
odbíti vrh drevesa to cut off the top of a tree
odbíti se to rebound; to bounce; to recoil; to be reflected; (odskočiti, kamen, krogla) to ricochet

old¹ [óuld] pridevnik
star, postaran, starikav; zastarel, oguljen, ponošen; izkušen
sleng sijajen, odličen; obledel (barva), moten (barva)

the old stari ljudje
young aud old staro in mlado, vsi
as old as Adam (ali the hills) prastar
old bachelor zakrknjen samec
old boy stari prijatelj (zlasti v velelniku)
britanska angleščina, sleng old bean (ali egg, fellow, fruit, thing, top) "stari"
old bird star lisjak, premetenec
old man "stari" (mož, oče, predstojnik, kapitan ladje itd.)
old man of the sea vsiljivec, podrepnež
pogovorno my old man moj stari, moj mož
to put off the old man spremeniti način življenja
old woman "stara" (žena, mati, predstojnica itd.), bojazljivec, nergač
old hand (ali stager) izkušen človek ali delavec
to be an old hand at biti izkušen v čem
old hat zastarel
to grow old starati se
the same old excuse ista stara pesem
to have a good (ali fine, high) old time odlično se zabavati
an old head on young shoulders zrela pamet pri mladem človeku
the old country (ali home) stara domovina
old salt, old whale star, izkušen mornar
of old standing že dolgo v navadi, že zdavnaj uveden
sleng any old thing karkoli
britanska angleščina Old Lady of Threadneedle Street angleška narodna banka
ameriško Old Glory ameriška zastava
ameriško Old Man River vzdevek za reko Mississippi
old moon pojemajoč mesec

over³ [óuvə] predlog

1.
čez (a bridge over the river)

2.
pri (over the fire pri ognju, pri kaminu)

3.
po (all over the world po vsem svetu, over the radio po radiu)

4.
onkraj, na drugi strani (over the sea onkraj morja)

5.
pri (he fell asleep over his work zaspal je pri delu, over a cup of tea pri skodelici čaja)

6.
nad (to reign over a kingdom vladati kraljestvu, to be over s.o. biti nad kom)

7.
več kakor, čez (over a mile čez miljo, over a week več kot teden)

8.
(časovno) prek, v času (over night prek noči, over the long vacation v času velikih počitnic)

9.

Razno:

hand over hand s preprijemanjem (pri plezanju), figurativno vztrajno, hitro napredujoč
over head and ears (in love) do ušes (zaljubljen)
over shoes over boots na vrat na nos
over the top ne glede na kaj, brez ozira na kaj
over the way nasproti, na drugi strani
over one's head nerazumljiv, pretežek

péti (pôjem) to sing, (v cerkvi) to chant; (o zvonu) to ring; (ptice) to warble, to twitter, to chirp; (petelin) to crow; (pesnikovati) to be a poet, to compose poetry

péti v zboru to sing in a choir
péti z not brez vaje to sight-read
péti po notah to read music, to sing from a score (ali from music)
prenizko péti to sing too low, to sing flat
previsoko péti to sing too high, to sing sharp
péti (vesele) božične pesmi to sing (Christmas) carols, to go carol-singing
večglasno péti to sing in parts
enoglasno péti to sing in unison
učiti se péti to learn singing
začeti péti to intone, to begin to sing
napačno péti to sing out of tune
prav(ilno) péti to sing in tune
péti na vse grlo to sing at the top of one's voice
péti komu hvalo to sing someone's praises
péti vedno isto pesem (figurativno) to be always harping on the same theme
korakali so in peli na vse grlo they marched on, singing at the top of their voices