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cook¹ [kuk]

1. neprehodni glagol
kuhati, pripravljati jedila, peči, cvreti, pražiti
figurativno (po)pačiti, ponarediti; izumiti, izmisliti, skuhati

2. neprehodni glagol
kuhati, peči, cvreti se

to cook s.o.'s goose uničiti koga; pokvariti komu načrte, obračunati s kom
to cook up pogreti; figurativno izmisliti si; sleng ponarediti
to cook with gas (ali electricity, radar) imeti uspeh
pogovorno to cook accounts ponarediti obračun
to cook one's own cook uničiti samega sebe

death [deɵ] samostalnik
smrt; smrtni primer; uboj, umor; konec, uničenje; kuga

to be the death of s.o. ubiti koga, povzročiti smrt koga
to be in at the death vzdržati do konca
to bleed to death izkrvaveti
to catch one's death of umreti zaradi
to be bored to death strašno se dolgočasiti
arhaično to do to death pogubiti, ubiti, uničiti
it's a case of life and death gre za biti ali ne biti
ameriško, sleng sudden death slab whisky
worse than death zelo slab
sleng death on ves nor na; odličen
to put to death usmrtiti
to lie at the death's door umirati, biti na pragu smrti
pravno civil death zguba državljanskih pravic
as sure as death popolnoma prepričan, čisto gotov
Black Death kuga
field of death bojno polje
I am sick to death of it do grla sem tega sit
certificate of death mrliški list
tired to death na smrt utrujen

destructive¹ [distrʌ́ktiv] pridevnik (destructively prislov) (of, to)
uničevalen, razdiralen, poguben, škodljiv

to be destructive of s.th. uničiti, opustošiti kaj
kemija destructive distillation suha destilacija

deuce² [dju:s] samostalnik
olepševalno, pogovorno vrag

deuce ace smola
a deuce of a mess lepa godlja, huda zmeda
deuce a bit niti malo ne
to play the deuce with uničiti, pokvariti
it will be the deuce to pay to bo vrag
the deuce! vraga!
deuce take it naj vrag vzame
where (what) the deuce kje (kaj) za vraga
the deuce of a fellow vražji dečko
go to the deuce solit se pojdi

devil¹ [dévl] samostalnik
vrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jed

between the devil and the deep sea med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdo
devil's advocate zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugo
barrister's devil advokatov pomočnik
the devil a bit niti malo ne
blue devil otožnost
devil's bones igralne kocke
devil's books karte, hudičeve podobice
what comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima teka
to hold a candle to the devil pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinu
the devil may dance in his pocket nima niti počenega groša
zoologija, pogovorno devil's darning needle kačji pastir
devil's delight pretep, prepir
to give the devil his due biti komu pravičen (čeprav nam ne ugaja)
to kick up the devil's delight povzročiti veliko zmedo
as the devil likes Holy Water sploh ne, prav nič
the devil's own luck vražja sreča ali smola
lucky devil srečnik, -nica
needs must when the devil drives sila kola lomi
a devil of a go vražja stvar
the devil of a velikanski; ogromno, neznansko
to paint the devil blacker than he is smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na steno
the devil to pay velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenje
vojska, sleng devil's piano strojnica
to play the devil with nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnati
poor devil revež
printer's devil tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurir
pull devil, pull baker ➞ baker
to raise the devil razgrajati
the devil rebuking sin sova sinici glavana pravi
devil's smiles sončni žarki iz oblakov
devil on two sticks diabolo (otroška igrača)
the devil take the hindmost bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
talk of the devil and he is sure to appear ne kliči vraga
devil's tatoo bobnanje s prsti po mizi

dìm smoke; fume; reek

maska proti dìmu smokehelmet
oblak (steber) dìma a cloud (a column) of smoke
ta riž diši po dìmu this rice tastes (ali smells) of smoke
soba je bila polna dìma od tobaka the room reeked of tobacco smoke
uničiti listno uš z dìmom to fumigate greenfly
kjer je dìm, je tudi ogenj there is no smoke without fire

dispose [dispóuz] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
razpolagati, ukazati, urediti, razpostaviti, razmestiti; odrediti; znebiti se, odstraniti; (z)likvidirati; ovreči; proda(ja)ti; opraviti

man proposes, God disposes človek obrača, Bog obrne
to dispose of s.th. razpolagati s čim; urejati kaj; uničiti; ubiti; (raz)prodati; porabiti
to dispose of by will zapustiti v oporoki
to dispose of in marriage poročiti
to dispose of by auction prodati na dražbi
to dispose of once and for all za vselej urediti
to dispose of one's child to school poslati otroka v šolo
more than can be disposed of več kot je treba
a thing to be disposed of stvar, ki se da dobiti ali prodati
to dispose of a claim urediti reklamacijo
to dispose of goods prodati blago

floor¹ [flɔ:] samostalnik
tla, pod, dno; nadstropje; sejna dvorana; prizorišče v filmskem ateljeju; proizvodnja filma; najnižja meja (plače, dnevnice)

to ask for the floor oglasiti se k besedi
the film goes on the floor začenja se snemanje filma
the film is on the floor film se snema
floor show zabavni program, ki se predvaja med gledalci
floor price najnižja dopustna cena
to get (ali have, ameriško take) the floor imeti besedo (v parlamentu)
to give the floor dati besedo
ground floor, ameriško first floor pritličje
on the first (ameriško second) floor v prvem nadstropju
French floor parket
inlaid floor okrasni parket
to take the floor plesati
sleng to wipe the floor with s.o. uničiti, popolnoma premagati koga

goose¹ množina geese [gu:s, gi:s] samostalnik
gos, goska; gosje meso
figurativno neumnež, -nica

to cook s.o.'s goose uničiti, odstraniti koga
to get the goose biti izžvižgan
green goose mlada goska
it's gone goose with him zgubljen je
to kill the goose that lays golden eggs s pohlepom in skopostjo si uničiti vir dohodkov, zaklati kravo, ki jo molzemo
he would not say "bo" to a goose nikomur ne bi skrivil lasu
what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander kar je dobro za enega, je dobro tudi za drugega
fox and geese vrsta družabne igre
all his geese are swans vedno pretirava

gooseberry [gú:zbəri] samostalnik
botanika kosmulja

big gooseberry season doba kislih kumar
gooseberry fool vrsta sladke jedi iz kosmulj in smetane; figurativno domišljav gizdalin
to play gooseberry predstavljati "slona", biti varuh zaljubljencev
to play old gooseberry with s.o. uničiti koga

grief [gri:f] samostalnik (at, for, of, over)
žalost, gorje, bridkost, tuga, jad, potrtost; skrb; bolečina

to bring to grief uničiti koga
to come to grief imeti nesrečo, odpovedati, propasti, pogoreti

hash¹ [hæš] samostalnik
kulinarika hašé, jed iz sesekljanega mesa
figurativno pogrevanje stare zgodbe

to make a hash of zavoziti
to settle s.o.'s hash zapreti komu usta, uničiti koga

havoc¹ [hǽvək] samostalnik
pustošenje, opustošenje, uničevanje; pokol

to cause havoc napraviti zmešnjavo
to cry havoc dati vojski znak za pustošenje
to make havoc; ali to play havoc among (ali with) pustošiti, uničiti, zrušiti

head² [hed] samostalnik
glava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt
domačno plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu)
ekonomija postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija
sleng latrina

above one's head težko razumljivo, prepametno za koga
at the head of na čelu
by head and shoulders; ali by the head and ears s silo, na silo
(by) head and shoulders above mnogo boljši od
by a short head za dolžino nosu, figurativno z majhno prednostjo
crowned heads kronane glave
a deer of the first head petleten jelen ali srnjak
navtika down by the head s prednjim delom ladje globoko v vodi
head of the family družinski poglavar
heads of state državni voditelji
the head and front bistvo, politika glava zarote, vodja upora
from head to foot od nog do glave, popolnoma
head first (ali foremost) z glavo naprej, figurativno nepremišljeno
a large head of game velik trop živali
hot head vročekrvnež
a beautiful head of hair gosti lasje
head over heels narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nos
old head on young shoulders pameten mlad človek
off one's head; ali out of one's head nor
over one's head viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivo
over head and ears; ali head over ears preko glave, do ušes, popolnoma
on this head o tem predmetu
out of one's own head sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljniku
two heads are better than one kolikor glav, toliko misli
head of water vodni steber
heads or tails obe strani kovanca (pri metanju)
twopence a head 2 penija na osebo
sleng King's (Queen's) head poštna znamka
weak in the head slaboumen
head, cook and bottle washer kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavo
figurativno on your head be it! naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovoren
ten head of cattle deset glav živine

Z glagoli:

to beat s.o.'s head off prekositi koga
pogovorno to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s head off uničiti koga
to bring to a head pripeljati do krize
figurativno to break one's head glavo si razbijati
to carry one's head high nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosen
to come to a head priti do krize, zaostriti se; medicina zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir)
sleng to do a thing on one's head igraje kaj napraviti
to drag in by the head and ears s silo privleči, za ušesa privleči
to eat (ali cry, scream, run) one's head off pretirano se razburjati
it entered my head v glavo mi je padlo
to give s.o. his head figurativno popustiti uzde
to get s.th. through one's head doumeti, razumeti kaj
to go over s.o.'s head biti pretežko za koga
to go to s.o.'s head v glavo stopiti
this horse eats his head off ta konj več pojé, kot je vreden
to have a good head for biti nadarjen za
to have a head imeti "mačka"
to have a good head on one's shoulders biti dobre glave
to have one's head in the clouds figurativno živeti v oblakih, sanjariti
to have one's head screwed in the right way imeti glavo na pravem koncu
to have a head like a sieve imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljiv
to hit the nail on the head točno zadeti
to keep one's head ostati miren
figurativno to keep one's head above water obdržati se nad vodo, životariti
to knock s.th. on the head onemogočiti kaj
to lay (ali put) heads together glave stikati, posvetovati se
to let s.o. have his head pustiti komu delati po svoji glavi
to lie on s.o.'s head biti komu v breme
to lose one's head izgubiti glavo
I cannot make head or tail of ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glave
to make head izbiti na čelo, napredovati
to make head against uspešno se upirati
to be put over the heads of other persons pri napredovanju preskočiti druge
to put s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to put s.th. into one's head vtepsti si kaj v glavo
to put s.th. out of s.o.'s head izbiti komu kaj iz glave
to put s.th. out of one's head izbiti si kaj iz glave
to put one's head in the lion's mouth izpostavljati se nevarnosti
to rear one's head glavo dvigniti
to run in s.o.'s head vrteti se komu po glavi
to run one's head against a brick wall riniti z glavo skozi zid
to shake one's head odkimati
to shake one's head at z glavo zmajati
to suffer from swelled (ali swollen) head biti zelo domišljav
to take the head prevzeti vodstvo
to take s.th. into one's head v glavo si kaj vtepsti
to talk over s.o.'s head za koga preučeno govoriti
to talk s.o.'s head off utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjem
to talk through the back of s.o.'s head neprestano v koga govoriti
to throw o.s. at the head of obesiti se komu za vrat
to talk one's head off nenehno govoriti
to turn one's head v glavo stopiti
to turn s.o.'s head glavo komu zmešati
to win by a head zmagati za dolžino glave (konj)
to work one's head off pretegniti se od dela, garati
heads I win, tails you lose izgubiš v vsakem primeru

hell [hel] samostalnik
pekel; igralnica, beznica
ameriško, sleng krok(anje)

hell! hudiča!
hell's bells! presneto!
a hell of a vražji, hudičev
to be in a hell of a temper biti hudičevo besen
oh hell! prekleto!
hell broken loose peklenski ropot, nered
pogovorno to catch (ali get) hell dobiti po betici
a hell on earth pekel na zemlji
as much chance (ali hope) as a snow-flake in hell niti trohice upanja
a gambling hell igralnica
to give s.o. hell preganjati koga
go to hell! pojdi k vragu!
to go (ride) hell for leather teči (jahati) kakor za stavo
gone to hell uničen, propadel
to hope (ali wish) to hell vroče želeti
like hell vroče, zelo, hudičevo
to move hell truditi se na vso moč
a hell of a noise peklenski trušč
there is hell to pay pa imamo hudiča
to play hell with uničiti
to raise hell (ali hell' delight) napraviti veliko zmešnjavo
what (ali why) the hell kaj za vraga, kako za vraga
ameriško hell on wheels razuzdano pijančevanje

hip¹ [hip] samostalnik
anatomija kolk
arhitektura poševen zatrep

to have s.o. on the hip imeti koga v oblasti
to get s.o. on the hip dobiti koga v oblast, premagati
to smite s.o. hip and thigh neusmiljeno koga uničiti
to take (ali catch) s.o. on the hip izrabiti šibko točko koga

job¹ [džɔb] samostalnik
delo, opravilo, posel; delo na akord; naloga, dolžnost; služba, položaj
pogovorno zadeva
pogovorno težka naloga; špekulacija, izrabljanje službe za privaten zaslužek
ameriško, sleng nečeden posel, kraja, rop, zločin
tisk akcidenčni tisk

ekonomija job card (ali ticket) seznam delavčevih delovnih ur
job order naročilo za delo
job production izgotovitev posamičnega dela
job specification opis dela
job analysis analiza dela, analiza zaposlenosti
job classification poklicna razvrstitev
job control sindikalni vpliv na kadrovsko politiko v podjetju
job evaluation (ali rating) ocenitev dela
job rotation rotacija delovnih mest
on the job training izobrazba na delovnem mestu
odd jobs priložnostna dela
bad job slaba stvar, težek položaj, neuspeh
a good job (too) (res) sreča
by the job na akord, od kosa plačano delo
job time čas za delo na akord
job wage plačilo za delo na akord
out of a job brezposeln
job for the boys služba za pristaše (politične stranke)
bank job bančni rop
what a job! to je obupno!
it was quite a job bila je res težka stvar
to make a good job of it delo res dobro opraviti
to make a thorough job of it delo temeljito opraviti
to make the best of a bad job popraviti, kar se še da; molče požreti, ne kazati nevolje
to give it up as a bad job opustiti kaj, kar je brezupno
to know one's job razumeti stvar
it is your job to do it tvoja naloga je, da to narediš
to be on the job pridno delati, paziti
this is not everybody's job to delo ni za vsakega
to pull a job zagrešiti zločin
to do s.o.'s job for him; ali to do a job on s.o. uničiti koga, likvidirati koga
a put-up job naprej dogovorjen zločin, prevara
ameriško to lie down on the job zanemarjati delo, zabušavati
ameriško, pogovorno she is a tough job ona je žilava

kariêra career; figurativno success in life, advancement in service

napraviti dobro, lepo kariêro to have a good career, to work one's way up
škodovati kariêri to prejudice the career (koga of someone)
uničiti si kariêro to ruin one's career, to mar one's career
začeti kariêro to enter upon a career
začeti kariêro čisto od spodaj, od kraja to start on the lowest rung (of the ladder)

knock² [nɔk]

1. prehodni glagol
udariti, suniti; tolči, trkati, potrkati (at, on na, po)
pogovorno osupniti, zaprepastiti, sapo vzeti
ameriško, sleng ostro kritizirati, zmesti

2. neprehodni glagol
tolči, razbijati, trkati; trčiti, udariti (against, into ob, v)
ropotati (motor)
ameriško, pogovorno godrnjati

to knock the bottom out of dokazati neresničnost, izpodbiti kaj
to knock cold udariti do nezavesti
to knock at an open door po nepotrebnem se truditi
to knock on the head ubiti, udariti do nezavesti; figurativno zadati udarec, onemogočiti kaj
to knock one's head against (a brick wall) udariti z glavo ob zid; figurativno riniti z glavo skozi zid
to knock s.th. into s.o.; ali to knock s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to knock all of a heap presenetiti, osupniti
to knock into a cocked hat uničiti, izmaličiti; zaprepastiti, potolči (nasprotnika)
to knock home dobro zabiti; figurativno vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to knock to pieces razbiti na koščke
to knock into shape navaditi na red
to knock s.o. into the middle of next week udariti koga, da odleti; ven vreči, nagnati
to knock sideways vreči iz tira
sleng what knocks me kar mi ne gre v glavo

make away neprehodni glagol
pobegniti

to make away with pobegniti (z denarjem); uničiti, ubiti koga; zapraviti (denar); znebiti se
to make away with o.s. napraviti samomor