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wink² [wiŋk] prehodni glagol
izraziti (privolitev) s pomežikanjem; hitro zapreti in odpreti (oči); zadrževati
neprehodni glagol
treniti z očmi, (za)mežikati, zamižati, zatisniti oči, eno oko (at ob)
ne hoteti videti, namenoma biti slep, ignorirati; migljati, migotati

to wink at s.o. pomežikniti komu
to wink at an insult ignorirati (preiti) žalitev
to wink away one's tears zadrževati solze

wipe [wáip]

1. samostalnik
brisanje, sušenje
figurativno (nepričakovan) udarec s strani
figurativno porogljiva opazka
sleng žepni robec

to give s.th. a wipe obrisati kaj
to give s.o. a wipe zagosti jo komu

2. prehodni glagol
(o)brisati, otreti, (o)čistiti
tehnično mehko spajkati
sleng udariti, pretepsti, namahati

to wipe s.o.'s eye sleng zasenčiti, izpodriniti koga
to wipe the floor with s.o. sleng brezobzirno ravnati, "pometati" s kom
to be wiped (down) with an oaken towel figurativno hudo tepen biti

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

woman¹ množina women [wúmən, wímin]

1. samostalnik
ženska, žena; ženski spol (ženske); ljubica; metresa; soproga, žena; sobarica, postrežnica; ženska čud (narava), ženska čustva; moški z ženskimi lastnostmi, "baba"

the woman figurativno ženska, tipično žensko
woman's man ženskar
woman's reason ženska logika
woman of the world svetska, svetovnjaška ženska; izkušena ženska
woman of all works ženska (deklè) za vsa dela
born of woman od ženske rojen (umrljiv)
woman's wit ženska intuicija
the scarlet woman figurativno poganski Rim, papeški Rim; posvetni duh
single woman samostojna ženska; (stara) devica
an old woman starka
it's the woman in her to je žensko(st) v njej (kar je ženskega v njej)
there's a woman in it za tem tiči (kaka) ženska, tu ima ženska prste vmes
to make an honest woman of vzeti (zapeljano dekle) za ženo
to play the woman biti rahločuten ali plah (boječ), pokazati strah (bojazen), jokati, cmeriti se
there is too much of the woman in him preveč je ženskega v njem

2. pridevnik
ženski

woman artist umetnica
woman friend prijateljica
woman doctor zdravnica
woman student študentka
woman suffrage ženska volilna pravica
woman hater sovražnik žensk
woman servant služkinja

wrap² [ræp] prehodni glagol (večinoma wrap up)
zaviti, omotati, oviti; skriti (in v)
ogrniti
figurativno zaplesti
neprehodni glagol
zaviti se, ogrniti se, zamotati se, ovi(ja)ti se (round okrog)
pasti, leči (over čez)
(o obleki)

to wrap s.th. in paper zaviti kaj v papir
to wrap o.s. up toplo se obleči
the affair is wrapped up in mystery afera je skrivnostna, zagonetna
to wrap s.th. round one's finger oviti si kaj okoli prsta
to be wrapped up in biti zavzet (okupiran, zatopljen, odvisen) (od dolžnosti, dela itd.)
to wrap up sleng izpeljati do srečnega konca
to be wrapped in an intrigue biti zapleten v spletkarjenje

wring^*2 [riŋ]

1. prehodni glagol
iztisniti, izžeti (sadje itd.), stiskati, izžemati, ožeti; zviti, zaviti (vrat), oviti, lomiti, viti (roke); skriviti, skremžiti (obraz); izkriviti, popačiti (pomen); iztisniti, izsiliti (davek, denar); stisniti (komu roko)
figurativno stiskati (srce), mučiti

to wring s.o.'s hand stisniti komu roko
to wring the neck of an animal zaviti vrat živali
I'll wring your neck vrat ti bom zavil
to wring one's hands in pain roke viti od bolečine
to wring a confession from s.o. izsiliti priznanje iz koga
to wring money from (ali of) s.o. izsiliti, izžeti denar iz koga
my shoe wrings me čevelj me tišči (žuli)
his face was wrung with pain obraz mu je bil skremžen od bolečine
it wrings my heart zelo sem potrt zaradi tega
he wrings my words from their true meaning on pači pravi pomen mojih besed

2. neprehodni glagol
zviti se, kriviti se; povzročati bolečino, mučiti

write down prehodni glagol
zapisati, napisati; zabeležiti; pismeno (o)klevetati (opravljati, obrekovati, v nič devati)
ekonomija odpisati (od vrednosti), izknjižiti

write down me down an ass! imenuj me osla!
his novel is written down a failure njegov roman označujejo za neuspeh

writhe [ráið]

1. samostalnik
zvijanje; trzanje; pačenje

2. neprehodni glagol
zvijati se; (krčevito) se kriviti

to writhe under an insult figurativno trpeti (gristi se) zaradi žalitve
to writhe with pain zvijati se od bolečin
to writhe through a thicket zvijati se skozi goščavo
prehodni glagol
zvijati (telo), ovijati, sukati, (na)kremžiti (obraz), izkriviti, popačiti (besede itd.)

X-ray¹ [eks réi]

1. samostalnik
medicina, fizika žarek X, rentgenski žarek; rentgenska slika

2. pridevnik
rentgenski

X-ray apparatus rentgenski aparat
X-ray cancer medicina (zlasti kožni) rak, nastal zaradi čezmernega obsevanja z rentgenskimi žarki
X-ray department rentgenski oddelek
X-ray examination rentgenska preiskava, pregled
X-ray film rentgenski film
X-ray (photograph) rentgenska slika
X-ray therapy zdravljenje z rentgenskimi žarki
X-ray tube rentgenska cev
to take an X-ray (photograph) napraviti rentgensko sliko

yell¹ [jel]

1. samostalnik
krik, vrisk; bojni krik ali klic
ameriško, šport vzklik bodrenja, navijanje (za)

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
vpiti, kričati, vreščati, dreti se, tuliti; krohotati se

she yelled with fear zavpila je od strahu
to yell for ameriško, kanadsko, šport glasno navijati za
to yell out krikniti, zavpiti
prehodni glagol
krikniti, zavpiti

to yell out an order, an oath zavpiti ukaz, krikniti kletvico
to yell a team to victory navijati za zmago kakega moštva

young¹ [jʌŋ] pridevnik
mlad; mladeniški; svež; nov; nezrel, neizkušen, nevešč (in v)

young America ameriška mladina
young blood figurativno mladi član družine; gizdalinček
the young day zgodnje, rano jutro
young days mladost
young lady gospodična
a young man mladenič
young love mlada, mladostna ljubezen
her young man njen izvoljenec
her young ones njeni otroci
the young one of an animal mladič živali
young Mr. Smith g. Smith junior
a young person mladenka
young people mladina
the young Turks mladoturki
Black the younger Black mlajši
the day is still young dan se šele začenja
to grow young again pomladiti se
she looks young for her years videti je mlada za svoja leta
the young ones cackle as the old cock crows (pregovor) jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa

zadéva matter; affair; business; thing; subject; (osebna) concern; pravo case

o tej zadévi on this subject
v zadévi with reference to, on the subject of
državna zadéva affair of state
družbena zadéva social matter (ali problem)
notranje zadéve internal affairs pl
zadéva javnega pomena matters pl of public concern
zadéve skupnega pomena matters pl of common interest
tekoče zadéve current affairs pl
zunanje zadéve foreign affairs pl
dogovorjena, domenjena zadéva a put-up job
ministrstvo za zunanje zadéve VB Foreign Office (krajšava: F.O.); ZDA State Department
lepa zadéva! (ironično) that's a nice mess!
v zadévi X. proti Y. pravo in the case of X. versus Y.
brigaj(te) se za svoje zadéve! mind your own business!
to je zadéva zase it is a separate question (ali problem, matter)
to je čisto druga zadéva that's an entirely different thing
to ni moja zadéva that's no business of mine
to je tvoja zadéva that's your affair, that's your lookout, it's up to you
kot je zadéva sedaj... as matters now stand
zadéva prihaja na dan the affair is coming out, the matter is being aired
pusti zadévo pri miru! let the matter rest!
zadéva se vleče the affair is dragging on
vmešavati se v tuje zadéve to meddle in other people's afairs
vzeti zadévo v roke to take the matter in hand
voditi zadéve to conduct (ali to direct) affairs
opustiti zadévo (pogovorno) to drop the whole business
govoril sem z njim o vaši zadévi I talked to him regarding your business

zadréga embarrassment; difficulty; quandary; perplexity; predicament

denarne zadrége financial difficulties pl, evfemizem humoristično pecuniary embarrassment
biti v zadrégi to be in difficulties, to be in a quandary, to be ill at ease, to be at a loss, to be in a fix, to be in embarrassed circumstances
v lepi zadrégi smo we are in a nice (pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj storim I am completely at a loss what to do
biti v denarni zadrégi to be short of money
bili smo v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj odgovorimo we were hard put to it to find an answer, we were completely at a loss (ali we were stumped) for an answer
moja edina zadréga je, kaj naj izberem my only trouble is which one to choose
spretno se izvleči iz zadrége (iz stiske) to extricate oneself neatly from a predicament, to find a neat way out of a difficult situation
pomagati komu iz zadrége to save someone from embarrassment
spraviti koga v zadrégo to put (ali pogovorno to land) someone in an embarrassing situation, to embarrass someone, to put someone in a predicament (ali in a quandary)
njega hitro spraviš v zadrégo he is easily embarrassed
biti v zadrégi za odgovor to be stumped for an answer

zagáta (slepa ulica) blind alley; figurativno quandary

prometna zagáta traffic jam; (zastoj) deadlock
biti v zagáti to be in a quandary
v lepi zagáti smo we are in a nice (ali pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v zagáti (v škripcih) (figurativno) I am on the horns of a dilemma, I am in an awkward situation
spraviti koga v zagáto (težavo, zadrego) to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone

zagnáti to throw; to fling, to hurl

zagnáti krik to set up (ali to raise) a cry, to cry out, to shriek
zagnáti na tla to hurl down
zagnáti hrup to make a noise, to cause an uproar
zagnáti se na to fall upon, on; pounce upon, at; to leap at
zagnáti se za čim to make a dash for
zagnáti se na sovražnika to make a dash at the enemy

zagôsti

zagôsti jo komu to play a trick (ali a joke) on someone, to trick someone; to take someone for a ride; pogovorno to bamboozle
grdó jo komu zagôsti to play someone a dirty (ali nasty, shabby, mean) trick, to put one over on someone, to do someone an ill turn

zagotovílo assurance; promise

imamo zagotovílo od njega, da... he gave us an assurance that...
sprejmite zagotovílo, da... be assured that..., I beg to assure you that...

zagrabíti to grasp; to seize

zagrabíti priliko, priložnost to seize an opportunity
zagrabíti koga za vrat to seize someone by the neck
zagrabíti (zasačiti) koga pri dejanju to catch someone in the act, to catch someone red-handed

zagrízen fanatical, fanatic; overzealous; (narodno) chauvinistic, jingoistic

zagrízen ribič an enthusiastic angler
zagrízeno boriti proti čemu to fight something tooth and nail, to struggle against something tooth and nail
zagrízen demokrat a rabid democrat

zainteresírati

zainteresírati koga za kaj to interest someone in something
zainteresírati se za kaj to interest oneself in something, to take an interest in something