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porridge [pɔ́ridž] samostalnik
britanska angleščina ovsena kaša, ovseni kosmiči

to keep one's breath to cool one's porridge držati jezik za zobmi, obdržati dobre nasvete zase

pravílo rule; principle; standard; regulation, axiom, maxim, law; precept

po pravílu as a rule, according to the regulations
brez pravíla irregular, anomalous
pravíla pl rules pl, statutes, pl, regulations pl, standing orders pl, standing rule, bylaws pl, ordinances pl
društvena pravíla the regulations of a society
izjema k pravílu an exception to the rule
trojno pravílo rule of three
zlato pravílo golden rule
stalno pravílo hard and fast rule
pravílo drži the rule holds good
držati se pravíl to observe the rules
držati se (nekega) pravíla to go by a rule
pravílo je, da... it is the rule that...
to je proti pravílom it is against the rules
moje pravílo je zgodaj vstajati I make it a rule to get up early
postati pravílo to become the rule
prelomiti pravílo to break a rule
postaviti pravílo to lay down a rule
izjema potrjuje pravílo the exception proves the rule

prevzéten haughty, proud, conceited, presumptuous; overbearing; assuming, arrogant, insolent, supercilious

prevzétno se držati to assume a haughty air

priprávljenost preparedness, readiness; state of preparation; alert; willingness, obligingness

v priprávljenosti in readiness
priprávljenost za pomoč drugim readiness to help other
biti v priprávljenosti za vojno to be in readiness for war
čete so v priprávljenosti troops are on the alert
držati v priprávljenosti to keep in readiness

pròč away; off; aloof

pròč od away from
daleč pròč far away
daleč pròč od tega! far from it!
roke pròč! hands off!
pròč z njim! away with him!
pròč od tod! clear off!, be off!, be off with you!
držati se pròč to keep clear
držal se je pròč od družbe he kept himself to himself
pròč pogledati (ne marati videti) to look the other way
šiniti pròč (kot strelica) to shoot off

promise¹ [prɔ́mis] samostalnik
obljuba (to komu)
figurativno obet, obetanje (of)

to break one's promise prelomiti svojo obljubo (besedo)
to claim a promise sklicevati se na obljubo
to keep one's promise držati obljubo (besedo)
to make a promise obljubiti
to show promise mnogo obetati
a youth of great promise mnogo obetajoč mladenič

próti against

próti (prefiks) anti-, counter-; (smer) towards, to, in the direction of, on, for; contrary to; (čas) about, by, ZDA around; pravo, šport versus (krajšava: v. ali vs.); (v primeri z) compared with
za in próti for and against, pro and con
sredstvo próti remedy for
próti vetru against the wind
próti koncu meseca towards the end of the month
próti šesti uri about six o'clock
Avstralija próti Angliji Australia versus England
próti nam against us
próti mojemu prepričanju (volji) against my conviction (will)
próti pričakovanju unexpectedly, suddenly
próti potrdilu o prejemu on receipt
próti toku against the tide
próti vodi up the river
próti zakonu against the law, illegally, unlawfully
próti zdravemu razumu preposterously, absurdly
próti mojim ukazom contrary to my orders
to je dobro próti glavobolom it's good for headaches
to je próti mojim navadam it is against (ali contrary to) my usual practice
jaz sem próti I am opposed to it
bilo je 30 glasov za predlog, 40 pa próti there were 30 votes for and 40 against
próti meni je bil zelo prijazen he was very kind to me
sem 100% próti I am dead against it
to je próti mojemu prepričanju this runs counter to my convictions
boriti se próti toku to struggle against the tide
delovati próti to counteract, to neutralize, (preprečiti) to thwart, to frustrate, to balk (ali baulk), to baffle
boriti se próti premoči to fight against odds
dvigniti oči próti nebu to look up to heaven
držati pismo próti luči to hold a letter up to the light
glasovati próti to vote »no«
enotno, složno glasovati próti to vote down
glasovati próti predlogu to vote against a motion
nimam nič próti temu I don't mind it, I have no objection to it
nimam nič próti kajenju I don't object to people smoking
ne morem nič reči próti I can say nothing to the contrary
govoriti za in próti to speak pro and con
iti próti domu to head for home (ali homewards)
iti próti severu to go towards the north (ali northwards)
vojska gre próti mestu the army is marching on the town
izpustiti próti kavciji to release on bail
marširati próti sovražniku to march against the enemy
ležati z obrazom próti zemlji to lie face downwards (ali on one's face)
nahujskati brata próti bratu to set brother against brother
napravil sem to próti svoji volji I did that against my own inclination
pluti próti vetru to sail against the wind
porini klavir próti zidu! push the piano up against the wall!
stavim 10 próti 1, da... I bet you ten to one that...
vzdržati próti sovražniku to hold out against the enemy

púška gun, (risanka) rifle, breechloader

púška za lov na ptice fowling piece; (starinska) musket, muzzle-loader
lovska púška hunting gun
púška kremenjača flintlock, firelock
púška karabinka carbine
strojna púška machine gun, Lewis gun
malokalibrska púška small-bore rifle
zračna púška air gun
avtomatska púška tommy gun, submachine gun, automatic firearm, automatic
protitankovska púška bazooka
púška repetirka repeater
dvocevna púška double-barrelled gun
s púško oborožen vojak rifleman, pl -men
cev púške (gun-)barrel
kopito púške butt of a rifle, rifle-butt
krogla iz púške bullet
v dosegu púške (zunaj dosega púške) within (out of) gunshot
stojalo za púške gun rack
municija za púško small-arms (ali rifle) ammunition
ogenj iz púšk rifle fire
strel iz púške gunshot, rifle shot
strelec s púško rifleman, pl -men
vizir púške backsight, (muha) sight
naboj za púško cartridge
jermen pri púški rifle sling
piramida púšk pile of arms
pritikline za púško rifle accessories pl
púške k nogi! ground arms!
púška je počila the gun went off
púška nese 2.000 m the gun has a range of 2,000 metres
držati púško vzporedno z zemljo to trail arms
dati púško na rame (z jermenom) to shoulder arms, (brez jermena) to slope arms
nabiti púško to load a gun
postaviti púške v piramido to pile (ali to stack) arms
slišati strel iz púške to hear a gunshot
ustreliti s púško to fire a shot
zgrabiti za púške to take up arms
vreči púško v koruzo (figurativno) to hang up one's axe, to throw up the sponge, to give in
púška je odpovedala the gun misfired (ali failed to go off)

racket² [rǽkit]

1. samostalnik
(peklenski) hrup, hrušč, ropot, direndaj, spektakel; vik, krik, kričanje, vpitje; razburjanje, razburjenost
domačno razgrajanje, trušč, kraval; veselost, hrupna gostija, razuzdano veseljačenje, uživanje, lahko življenje; težka preizkušnja, slaba izkušnja, preizkušanje, test(iranje), izpraševanje
ameriško, sleng goljufija, prevara, nepošten trik ali posel, zvijača
ameriško izsiljevanje, izsiljenje, ugrabitev, nepričakovan gangsterski napad
sleng poklic, stroka

a man in my racket sleng človek mojega poklica
it's a racket to je čista goljufija (prevara)
to go, to be on the racket veseljačiti, zapravljivo in nemoralno živeti
to be in on the racket skrivaj držati s kom
to kick up a racket dvigniti hrup, delati kraval, razgrajati
to stand the racket prestati preizkušnjo, dobro opraviti; znati nositi posledice

2. neprehodni glagol
delati hrup, razgrajati, hrumeti, bučati (večinoma racket about)
živeti razuzdano, popivati, veseljačiti, krokati

range² [réindž]

1. neprehodni glagol
stati, ležati (v vrsti, v redi), tvoriti vrsto, vrstiti se; biti v isti vrsti; razprostirati se, raztezati se, širiti se, potekati, segati (do); stati, postaviti se, namestiti se; spadati (with k)
šteti se (with k)
bloditi, tavati, begati, pohajkovati, križariti; patruljirati; variirati, kolebati (between med)
rasti, dvigati se in padati; imeti domet, nesti (o strelnem orožju); določiti razdaljo do
botanika & zoologija nahajati se, javljati se, najti se; gibati se (from ... to od ... do)

2. prehodni glagol
postaviti v vrste, uvrstiti, razvrstiti, razporediti, urediti; izravnati; prehoditi; pluti ob, vzdolž

to range the coast pluti ob obali, vzdolž obale
to range the fields prehoditi polja
to range oneself on the side of the enemy postaviti se na sovražnikovo stran
to range oneself with s.o. držati s kom
he cannot range with poets ne more se uvrščati med pesnike
he ranges with the greatest writers štejejo ga med največje pisatelje
to range plants in families razvrstiti rastline v družine
to range the woods tavati, pohajkovati po gozdovih
to range up the guard of honour postrojiti, postaviti častno stražo
as far as the eye can range kakor daleč lahko seže oko
the boundary ranges east and west meja poteka proti vzhodu in zahodu (vzhodno in zahodno)
the gun ranges four miles top ima domet štirih milj
the prices range between 100 and 200 dinars cene se gibljejo med 100 in 200 dinarji

ravnotéžje balance; poise; counterbalance, equilibrium

politično ravnotéžje balance of power
ravnotéžje sil balance of power
držati v ravnotéžju to balance, to poise
spraviti iz ravnotéžja koga to knock someone off his balance, to throw someone off his balance, to put someone out of countenance, to upset someone
ohraniti ravnotéžje to keep one's poise (ali balance)
biti v ravnotéžju to be poised
izgubiti ravnotéžje to lose one's poise (ali one's balance), to overbalance
najti ravnotéžje to strike a balance

razdálja distance (od from)

razdálja med 2 hišama the distance between two houses
zavorna razdálja stopping distance
žariščna razdálja focal length
držati razdáljo (tudi figurativno) to keep one's distance
na 15 m razdálje ne vidim nič at 15 metres' distance I can see nothing
držati koga v razdálji (= proč od sebe) to keep someone at a distance

readiness [rédinis] samostalnik
pripravljenost, voljnost, prizadevnost; okretnost, spretnost, veščina; lahkota; hitrost, točnost, promptnost

in readiness v pripravljenosti
readiness of mind, of wit prisebnost, dar dojemanja
readiness of speech dar govora, zgovornost
readiness in paying točnost v plačevanju
readiness to help others pripravljenost za pomoč drugim
readiness for war pripravljenost za vojno
to keep in readiness držati v pripravljenosti

receipt¹ [risí:t] samostalnik
prejem; prejemnica, potrdilo o prejemu, priznanica; pobotnica; prihod, prihajanje blaga
(tudi množina) dohodki, prejemki, iztržki (kuhinjski) recept (tudi figurativno)
napotek, navodilo, predpis; sredstvo

receipt in full pavšalna pobotnica
gross receipts bruto dohodki
on receipt of your letter ob (po) prejemu vašega pisma (dopisa)
to acknowledge receipt of sth. potrditi prejem česa
to be in receipt of imeti, držati, prejeti (pismo)
he is in receipt of poor relief on dobiva podporo kot siromak
to give a receipt, to make out a receipt for dati, izstaviti priznanico, pobotnico za (kaj)
to pay on (upon) receipt plačati ob prejemu

record¹ [rékɔ:d]

1. samostalnik
zapis, zabeležba; pismeno poročilo; dokument, listina, spričevalo
figurativno priča; spomin, spominska plošča, spomenik; register, seznam, tabela; protokol, zapisnik; registracija; gramofonska plošča
šport rekord
množina spisi, akti, arhiv; osebna preteklost, karakteristika

at a record speed z rekordno brzino
on record pismeno zabeleženo, dokazano
off the record ameriško neslužbeno, zaupno, ne za objavo
a bad record slab sloves, slaba karakteristika
court of record redno sodišče
police record, criminal record kazenski register
a matter of record zgodovinsko dejstvo
Record Office državni arhiv v Londonu
to bear record to pričati, dokazovati
to beat (to break, to cut) a record potolči, zrušiti rekord
it is on record zapisano je (v zgodovini itd.)
to go on record javno izreči svoje mnenje
to have a good (bad) record imeti dober (slab) sloves (karakteristiko)
to hold the record imeti, držati rekord
to keep record of zapisovati, beležiti (dohodke in izdatke); voditi protokol
to leave, to place on record dati službeno protokolirati
to set up a record postaviti rekord

2. pridevnik
rekorden

record prices rekordne cene
record run rekorden tek

réd¹ -a order; (odlikovanje) decoration; (ocena) mark; (urejenost) tidiness

brez réda in disorder
v rédu (kot treba) in due order
v vzornem rédu in apple-pie order, shipshape, all shipshape and Bristol fashion
po abecednem rédu in alphabetical order, alphabetically
po vrstnem rédu by turns, one after the other
zaradi réda (pravilnosti) for regularity's sake
v gosjem rédu in single (ali Indian) file
v rédu! all right!, O.K.!; okay!
besedni réd word order
bojni réd battle array, order of battle
cestni prometni réd traffic regulations pl
dnevni réd order of the day, agenda
vozni réd (railway, bus) timetable
vrstni réd order of precedence
Red hlačne podveze Order of the Garter
frančiškanski réd religija Order of St. Francis of Assisi
kapucinski réd Order of Capuchins
meniški réd monastic order
nemški viteški réd Teutonic Knights
viteški réd order of knighthood
templarski réd Knights Templars
družbeni réd social order
smisel za réd sense (ali love) of order
mir in réd law and order
nekaj ni v rédu v njegovi glavi (figurativno) he has a screw loose (in his head)
to ni v rédu (prav) this is not right (ali proper), this is not as it should be
račun je v rédu the bill (ali account) is correct
z njo ni nekaj v rédu there is something amiss (ali wrong) with her
soba je v najlepšem rédu the room is in apple-pie order
vse je v rédu all is in order, all is right
biti na dnevnem rédu to be on the agenda
dobil je dober (slab) réd (v šoli) he got good (bad) marks
sedaj je stvar v rédu the matter is settled now
dati, spraviti v réd to put in order, to tidy, to make tidy
imam rad réd I like things tidy (ali shipshape)
manjka mu réda he lacks order, he is unmethodical
vse iz réda spraviti to throw everything out of gear
držati, vzdrževati réd to keep order
obdržati na dnevnem rédu to keep on the agenda
pozvati k rédu (npr. demonstrante) to call to order
priti iz réda to come out of order
(v)stopiti v (cerkveni) réd to take holy orders, to go into the Church
zopet vzpostaviti réd to restore order

regular¹ [régjulə]

1. pridevnik
pravilen, regularen, reden; urejen, običajen, normalen, vsakdanji; predpisan, točen; zakonit; izučen; simetričen
ameriško, pogovorno popoln, pravi pravcati, skoz in skoz

as regular as clockwork točen kot ura
at regular intervals v rednih presledkih
a regular cook pravi pravcati kuhar
the regular army redna vojska
the regular course of events normalni potek dogodkov
a regular customer stalni odjemalec
a regular hero pravi (pravcati) junak
regular people ljudje z urejenim življenjem
regular pulse normalen pulz
regular session redno zasedanje
regular soldier reden, poklicni vojak
regular troops redne čete
regular year (judovsko) navadno leto (354 dni)
he is a regular swell on je pravi elegan
it was a regular siege bilo je (to) pravo obleganje
he is a regular bear figurativno on je pravi (pravcati) medved
to be regular in one's diet strogo se držati diete
he has no regular profession nima nobenega pravega poklica
to keep regular hours točno se držati ure v svojem delu
to lead a regular life živeti redno, urejeno življenje

2. prislov
redno; zares

he is regular angry on je zares (pošteno) jezen

rein¹ [réin] samostalnik
vajet, uzda, brzda, oglavnik, povodec; brzdanje, krotenje; nadzor(stvo)

to allow rein to one's joy ne brzdati (zadrževati) svojega veselja
to assume (to take) the reins of government prevzeti vlado
to draw (to pull up) rein pritegniti vajeti, zadržati (ustaviti) konja; ustaviti se; opustiti poskus
to drop the reins izpustiti vajeti iz rok
to give a horse the rein(s) popustiti konju vajeti
to give rein to one's whim popustiti, dati prosto pot svoji kaprici (muhavosti)
to hold the reins imeti, držati (trdno) vajeti, figurativno držati položaj v rokah
to keep a tight rein on (s.o.) imeti (koga) krepko na vajetih, brzdati, dajati malo svobode

rekórd šport record; best performance

lovec na rekórde record seeker
imetnik rekórda record holder
poskus rušenja rekórda attempt to beat the (ali a) record
imeti (držati) rekórd to hold the record
izboljšati to improve a record
napasti rekórd to attack a record
postaviti rekórd to set (up) a record
potolči rekórd to beat (ali to break), to cut a record
priznati to recognise (ali to acknowledge) a record
zrušiti rekórd to smash a record

résno prislov in earnest; seriously

zelo, smrtno résno in sad earnest
(jaz to) résno mislim I really do think so
tega ne misliš résno? you can't be in earnest?
misliš résno? are you really in earnest (ali in real earnest)?
čisto résno (brez šale) in sober earnest
mislim popolnoma résno I am quite serious
misliš (to) résno? are you serious?
résno govorim I am speaking in earnest
résno se držati (zadrževati smeh) to keep a straight face
résno se lotiti dela to really get down to work
premalo résno kaj vzeti to take matters not too seriously