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motion¹ [móušən] samostalnik
gibanje; kretnja; hoja (težka, lahka); premik; zamah, pogon
figurativno spodbuda, nagib
pravno, parlament predlog
medicina stolica
množina koraki, ravnanje, dejanja

on the motion of na predlog koga
to go through the motions of pretvarjati se, navidezno kaj delati
to have a motion iti na potrebo
in motion gibajoč, v pogonu
to make a motion; ali to bring forward a motion predlagati kaj v skupščini
to move a motion nagovarjati ljudi k glasovanju za kak predlog
of one's own motion iz lastnega nagiba, prostovoljno
to put (ali set) in motion sprožiti (postopek), začeti, razgibati
to watch s.o.'s motions budno spremljati dejanja koga
tehnično idle motion prazni tek
tehnično lost motion mrtvi tek

napàd attack; aggression; raid; impetus; assault; (roparski) holdup; (juriš) charge, onset, onslaught

zračni napàd air raid; (vpad v deželo) invasion, inroad, incursion, raid, arhaično irruption; (izpad iz obleganega mesta) sally; (roparski pohod) foray; (sunek) thrust
nenaden napàd medicina seizure, fit, (srčni) heart attack
silovit napàd attack in force
napàd mraza onset of cold
izvesti napàd to carry out an attack
odbiti napàd to repel (ali to repulse) an attack
začeti napàd to open an attack, to strike the first blow
zatrobiti k napàdu, za napàd to sound the charge
hud zračni napàd blitz

negotiation [nigoušiéišən] samostalnik
pogajanje, posredovanje
ekonomija unovčenje (čeka), plasma (izdelkov); premagovanje (ovir)

to enter into negotiations with začeti pogajanja s kom
to carry on negotiations pogajati se

new¹ [nju:] pridevnik
nov; svež (kruh, mleko), mlad (krompir, vino); neizkušen, nevajen; neznan (to komu)
jezikoslovje moderen

avstralsko new chum nov naseljenec
New England Nova Anglija, šest vzhodnih držav v ZDA (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine)
New Egyptian koptovščina (jezik)
New Deal Rooseveltov progresivni program za ekonomsko in socialno obnovo ZDA po veliki krizi l.1929.
the New World novi svet, Amerika
New Testament nova zaveza
figurativno new blood sveža kri, življenjska sila
new departure popolna sprememba starih navad
as good as new skoraj nov
to lead a new life živeti drugačno življenje
astronomija new moon mladi mesec
figurativno new man prerojen človek
to put on the new man; ali to turn over a new leaf začeti novo življenje, poboljšati se
new woman moderna žena
an old dog can't learn new tricks star človek ne spremeni svojih navad

nóv new; (nedaven) fresh, recent, late; (nenošen, nerabljen) not worn, not used; (neraziskan) unexplored; figurativno (novopečen) freshly baked, fresh; (dodaten) additional, more

skoraj nóv, kot nóv nearly new, as good as new
čisto nóv quite new, spanking new, brand new
Novo leto New Year, New Year's Day
nóva luna new moon
najnovejše novice the latest news
nóva obleka a new dress
Novi svet (Amerika) the New World
nóva moda new look, new fashion
dobiti nóve moči to recover
zame to ni nič nóvega that is no news to me
kaj je nóvega? what's the news?, ZDA what's new?
to mi je nóvo it's news to me
pod soncem ni nič nóvega there is nothing new under the sun
to je bil nóv dokaz njegove nesposobnosti it was a further (ali additional) proof of his incompetence
začeti nóvo življenje (figurativno, poboljšati se) to turn over a new leaf
živeti nóvo življenje to lead a new life
želim vam srečno nóvo leto! I wish you a happy New Year!
nóva metla dobro pometa a new broom sweeps clean
to je nóvo zame (tega še nisem slišal) that's a new one on me

obsédanje siege; investment, (z morja) blockade

opustiti obsédanje to raise a siege
vzdržati obsédanje to hold out, to withstand a siege
začeti obsédanje to lay siege to

ógenj fire; (plamen) flame, blaze; (požar) conflagration; (na prostem, kres) bonfire; vojska fire, firing; (za cigareto) light; figurativno (navdušenje) enthusiasm; (vnema) ardour, zeal, passion, heat

pri ógnju at the fire
óg! vojska fire!
z ógnjem in mečem with fire and sword
bengalični ógenj Bengal lights pl
med dvema ógnjema (figurativno) between the devil and the deep blue sea, between the hammer and the anvil
v ógnju (v plamenih) ablaze
pri počasnem, slabem ógnju on a slow fire
božja sodba z ógnjem zgodovina ordeal by fire
odporen proti ógnju fireproof, fire-resistant
križni ógenj vojska cross fire
umetni ógenj (display of) fireworks pl
varen pred ógnjem fire-resistant, fire-resisting, fireproof
nepretrgan ógenj vojska sustained fire
uničevalen ógenj withering fire
metalec ógnja vojska flamethrower
osvetljen od ógnja firelit
ustavitev ógnja vojska cessation of fire
oboževalec ógnja fire worshipper
bil je ves v ógnju (figurativno) he was glowing with enthusiasm
biti pod težkim ógnjem vojska to be under (ali exposed to) heavy fire
biti ves v ógnju za (figurativno) to be fired (ali to be ablaze) with enthusiasm for; to be enthusiastic about
kjer je dim, je tudi ógenj there is no smoke without fire
opečen otrok se boji ógnja a burnt child dreads the fire
dajte mi malo ógnja, prosim may (ali can) I have a light, please?
imate ógenj? have you got a light?, do you have a light?
vas smem prositi za ógenj? may I ask you for a light?, (pogovorno) got a match, please?
óg slabo gori the fire is going out
koncentrirati óg vojska to concentrate one's fire
iti skozi óg za koga (figurativno) to go through fire and water for someone, to go through a great deal for someone
iti po kostanje v óg za koga to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
igrati se z ógnjem to play with fire, (figurativno) to play with sharp (ali edged) tools
ógenj je izbruhnil a fire broke out
kuhati na ógnju to cook on a (ali on an open) fire
naložiti premog na ógenj to put coal on the fire
biti izpostavljen težkemu ógnju vojska to be exposed to heavy fire
odpreti (začeti) ógenj vojska to open fire
podpihati ógenj to fan the flame
ógenj poide (je pošel) the fire goes out (has gone out, is out)
izkresati ógenj to strike fire
pogasiti ógenj to put out (ali to extinguish) a fire
napraviti (prižgati) ógenj to make (to light, to kindle) a fire, ZDA to fix a fire
podrezati ógenj to make up the fire, to poke (ali to stir) the fire, to stoke up the fire
prili(va)ti olje na ógenj (figurativno) to add fuel to the fire, to pour oil on the fire
še naložiti na ógenj to replenish the fire
kot ógenj (hitro) se razširiti to spread like wildfire
ógenj je uničil tovarno the factory has been destroyed by fire
ustaviti ógenj vojska to cease fire
ustavi ógenj! (vojaško povelje) hold your fire!, cease firing!
vzdrževati ógenj to keep the fire going
vzeti pod ógenj vojska to fire at
zajeziti ógenj to bank up the fire
zavarovati proti ógnju to insure against fire

operation [ɔpəréišən] samostalnik
delovanje, učinkovanje (on na)
pravno veljavnost
tehnično postopek, pogon, delo (pri stroju), ravnanje, potek
medicina, vojska, matematika operacija
ekonomija špekulacija, finančna transakcija

pravno by operation of law po zakonu
chemical operation kemični proces
medicina the operation on (ali for) operacija (česa)
to perform an operation operirati
to undergo an operation dati se operirati
to come into operation dobiti veljavo, začeti delati
to be in operation biti v pogonu, veljati
to put (ali set) in (out of) operation spraviti v pogon (iz pogona)
ready for operation pripravljen za pogon, v redu

operative¹ [ɔ́pəreitiv, -rə-] pridevnik (operatively prislov)
delujoč, učinkovit; praktičen
medicina operativen
tehnično pogonski, obraten, uporaben

to become operative dobiti veljavo, začeti veljati
the operative part of the work praktični del dela

oráti to plough; to till

ledino oráti to plough up fallow land; figurativno to do the spadework
začeti oráti ledino (figurativno) to break fresh (ali new) ground

paper¹ [péipə] samostalnik
papir; listina, spis; pismena naloga, referat, dizertacija, znanstvena razprava (on)
množina (osebni) dokumenti, akti
ekonomija bankovec, menica
množina vrednostni papirji
sleng prosta vstopnica; časopis

examination paper pismena izpitna naloga
wall paper stenske tapete
printed papers pisane tapete
paper does not blush papir vse prenese
to commit to paper zapisati
to put pen to paper začeti pisati
figurativno on paper na papirju, teoretično
to send in one's papers odpovedati službo
to read a paper on predavati o čem, referirati
paper contract pogodba samo na papirju

parable [pǽrəbl] samostalnik
poetično parabola, prilika, prispodoba

to take up one's parable začeti govoriti

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

play¹ [pléi] samostalnik
igra (na srečo, za stavo, za zabavo, športna), zabava, šala; igranje, kvartanje, poteza (pri šahu)
figurativno igra (besed, barv, valov, žarkov itd.)
gledališče gledališka igra, predstava
glasba igranje, predvajanje, glasbeno delo; spretno ravnanje s čim (običajno v sestavljenkah npr. swordplay)
delovanje, dejavnost, torišče
tehnično toleranca
figurativno svoboda gibanja
ameriško, sleng manever, (zvijačen) poskus za dosego česa
ameriško, sleng publiciteta, poznanost, propaganda

at the play v gledališču
to be at play igrati se
to bring (ali call, put) into play spraviti v pogon, izkoristiti
to come into play začeti delati, stopiti v akcijo
child's play otročarija, igračkanje
fair play pošteno ravnanje
foul play nepošteno ravnanje
in full play v polnem teku, v polnem pogonu
to give free play to one's fancy dati domišljiji prosto pot
to give the rope more play zrahljati vrv
as good as a play zelo zabavno in zanimivo
grandstand play razkazovanje
figurativno to hold in play zaposliti (koga s čim)
high play kvartanje za debel denar
in play še v igri (kvartanje), za šalo
it is your play ti imaš potezo (šah), ti igraš (karte)
out of play ne več v igri (kvartanje)
lively play of fantasy živahna domišljija
to make play imeti uspeh; utruditi preganjalce (pri lovu)
to make a play for potegovati se za naklonjenost
to make play with postavljati se, bahati se
that was pretty play to je bilo dobro (zaigrano)
a play on words besedna igra

plés dance, dancing; ball; (zabava) dancing party; pogovorno hop; figurativno (prepir ipd.) row, quarrel

domač, hišni carpet dance, pogovorno humoristično knees-up
odpreti, začeti plés to open a ball
plés v maskah fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade, (ki se konča opolnoči) Cinderella dance, Cinderella
mrtvaški plés danse macabre, dance of death
Vidov plés St. Vitus's (ali Vitus') dance
sedaj se plés začne! (figurativno) now the fun begins!
Vas smem prositi za prihodnji plés? may I have the next dance?

pogájanje negotiation; parley

mirovna pogájanja peace negotiations pl; vojska parley
izid, rezultat pogájanj the outcome of negotiations
prekiniti (začeti) pogájanja to break off (to open) negotiations
biti v pogájanjih z to carry on negotiations with
začeti, stopiti v pogájanja z to enter into negotiations with
pogájanja so v nevarnosti the negotiations are jeopardized
pripravljen za pogájanja ready to negotiate
s pogájanji by means of negotiation
pogájanja so se zavlekla the negotiations dragged on
dati znak za prenehanje boja in začetek pogájanj vojska arhaično to sound a parley

pogájati se to negotiate (z with, za for, about); to carry on negotiations; to treat, to discuss; to confer (z with, o about)

pogájati se za ceno to bargain (za for), to haggle (o about)
začeti pogájati se to enter into negotiations (z with)

pogóvor conversation; talk, talking; discourse; discussion; (kramljanje) chat, chatting; (v dvoje) dialogue; (s samim seboj) soliloquy, monologue; colloquy; (pri mizi) table talk; (o nepomembnih stvareh) small talk, everyday talk; (le o svoji stroki) shop, ZDA shoptalk; (med štirimi očmi) a talk in private

telefonski pogóvor call
nujen (telefonski) pogóvor emergency (ali priority) call
predmet pogóvora subject of conversation, subject under discussion
ona je predmet pogóvora vsega mesta she is the talk of the whole town
biti v pogóvoru s kom to be in conversation with someone
napeljati pogóvor na kak predmet to introduce a subject
menjati predmet pogóvora to change the subject, to turn the conversation round (to another topic)
opustiti pogóvor o kakem predmetu to let the subject drop
pustimo pogóvor o tem! let's drop the subject!
pridružiti se pogóvoru to join in a (ali the) conversation
prekiniti svoj pogóvor to stop talking, to break off
stopiti v pogóvor, začeti pogóvor s kom to get, to enter into conversation with someone
podaljšati telefonski pogóvor (čez tri minute) to extend a call (beyond three minutes)
prijaviti telefonski pogóvor to book a call
spustiti se v pogóvor s kom, zaplesti koga v pogóvor to engage someone in conversation
udeležiti se pogóvora to take part in a conversation, to follow a conversation
vzdrževati pogóvor (figurativno) to keep the ball rolling

poizvedovánje inquiry, (ali enquiry); investigation (o of, into something); information

začeti poizvedovánja to initiate inquiries (ali enquiries)

prepír quarrel, altercation, conflict, wrangle, row, squabble; (pričkanje) bickering, dispute

za prepír je treba dveh it takes two to make a quarrel
imeti glasen prepír s kom to have a row with someone
biti, živeti v prepíru s kom ta be at loggerheads with someone
priti v prepír s kom to get into a quarrel, to come to words with someone
končati prepír to put an end to a dispute
iskati, izzvati prepír to seek, to pick a quarrel (s kom with someone)
začeti prepír to kick up a row, to pick a quarrel, pogovorno to tread on someone's toes (ali on someone's corns)
on vedno išče prepíra (pogovorno) he is always out for trouble (ali for a row)