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thing¹ [ɵiŋ] samostalnik
stvar, reč, predmet, stvor; bitje, oseba; posel, delo
pogovorno oné, onegá
množina stvari, predmeti, obleka, pribor, potrebščine, hrana, lastnina
pogovorno pohištvo; orodje; posodje; književna dela; stanje stvari, dejstvo; okolnosti, razmere, odnosi; svojstva; ureditev; misli, izjave

the thing bistveno, prava stvar
above all things predvsem
and the things pogovorno in podobne stvari (podobno)
for one thing v prvi vrsti, prvo
the one thing or the other eno ali drugo
the first thing after prva stvar nato, takoj nato
every living thing vsako živo bitje
a dear old thing dobra stara duša
the latest thing (in hats) zadnja novost (v klobukih)
oh, poor thing! o, revče!
before all thing predvsem
in all things v vsakem oziru (pogledu)
out of things zunaj dogajanj
a pretty thing (ironično) lepa stvar
things person: pravno osebne, premične stvari
things real nepremičnine, realitete
things political stvari politike, politične zadeve
swimming things kopalne stvari potrebščine
things are improving stvari (stanje) se boljšajo
things have changed stvari (razmere) so se spremenile
things begin to look brighter položaj se polagoma popravlja
the thing was to get home najvažnejše je bilo priti domov
of all the things to do! in ravno to moraš napraviti
as things stand kot stvari stojé
to do the handsome thing by vesti se spodobno do
to have a thing about pogovorno biti ves mrtev na (kaj); imeti strah pred; imeti (kaj) proti
I am not the thing today ne počutim se dobro danes
I know a thing or two about it nekoliko se spoznam (razumem) na to
it is not the thing to do to se ne spodobi
it's one of those things tu se ne da nič napraviti
it comes to the same thing to pride na isto
to make a (good) thing of pogovorno dobiti (izvleči) dobiček iz
to put things into s.o.'s head vznemiriti koga (s kako novico)
to put one's things on obleči se
to take off one's things sleči se
to take the things off the table pospraviti mizo (stvari z mize)
that's no small thing to ni majhna stvar (malenkost)
that's the thing to je (tisto) pravo
this is not the thing to ni (tisto) pravo (pravšno)
there's no such thing ni govora o tem
there was not a thing left nič ni ostalo

throw in prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
vreči v; vstaviti, vložiti; dodati, dostaviti, vriniti
tehnično vključiti; zastonj (povrhu) dati

the baker threw in one roll more pek je navrgel še eno žemljo
to throw in one's hands figurativno opustiti boj, prenehati z borbo
to throw in the towel (boks) vreči brisačo v ring, figurativno priznati poraz, opustiti borbo
to throw in one's lot with s.o. deliti s kom usodo, združiti se s kom, sporazumeti se s kom
to throw in one's teeth očitati, grajati, opominjati; oštevati

tick⁴ [tik]

1. samostalnik
tiktakanje, bitje (ure)
pogovorno trenutek; kljukica (zaznamovalni znak v seznamu)

to the tick, on the tick na sekundo točno; točno (ob uri)

2. prehodni glagol
(od)tiktakati (the hours ure; na brzojavnem aparatu ipd.)
(= tick off) označiti s kljukico (da je nekaj preverjeno, predelano, pregledano); markirati
neprehodni glagol
tiktakati, delati tiktak; poteči, miniti, funkcionirati; eksistirati

persons who are ticking along on one kidney osebe, ki žive le z eno ledvico
what makes me tick figurativno kar me drži pokonci

turn¹ [tə:n] samostalnik
vrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja
figurativno izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza
ekonomija prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba
figurativno sposobnost, talent, dar (for za)
nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz
pogovorno živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka)
tisk obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk
šport trojka (pri drsanju)
množina, medicina menstruacija, mesečna čišča

turn (and turn) about izmenoma, menjaje se
at every turn pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem času
before one's turn preden smo na vrsti
by turns, in turns izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugim
every one in his turn! vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!
in turn po vrsti
in the turn of a hand v hipu, kot bi trenil
out of one's turn zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestu
to a turn izvrstno
a turn of anger napad jeze
turn of the century konec stoletja
a turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) preobrat, preokret sreče, usode
a turn to the left zavoj na levo
turn of life medicina klimakterij
the turn of the tide oseka, figurativno sprememba položaja, preobrat
done to a turn (s)pečen kot treba
hand's turn ročno delo
to be of humorous turn imeti smisel za humor
to be on the turn biti na preokretnici, prelomnici
he is fond of old turns of expression on se rad starinsko izraža
whose turn is it? kdo je na vrsti?
now it is my turn sedaj sem jaz na vrsti
the milk is on the turn mleko se bo vsak hip skisalo
the cake is done to a turn kolač je ravno prav pečen
to do s.o. a good (bad) turn napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugo
he did me an ill turn škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodel
one good turn deserves another roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugo
to (a)wait one's turn čakati, da pridemo na vrsto
to give s.o. a turn prestrašiti koga
to have a turn for languages ima dar za jezike
he has a curious turn of mind čudnega značaja je
I heard short turns in the music-hall slišal sem kratke točke programa v varieteju
left (right) turn! britanska angleščina, vojska na levo (desno)!
we read turn and turn about menjavali smo se pri čitanju
don't speak out of your turn! ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!
it serves my turn to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)
to take a turn at s.th. kratek čas se s čim ukvarjati
to take a turn to the right zaviti na desno
to take turns medsebojno se menjavati (at rowing pri veslanju)
to take a turn in the park napraviti kratek sprehod (rundo) v parku
to take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) obrniti se na boljše (slabše)
disease took a favourable turn bolezen se je obrnila na bolje

under [ʌ́ndə]

1. predlog
pod; pod vodstvom, pod zaščito; pod vplivom (pritiskom); za časa, za vladanja, med; na osnovi, na temelju, v smislu, po

from under izpod
under age mladoleten
under arms pod orožjem
under one's belt figurativno v želodcu
no one under a bishop nobeden manj kot škof
under darkness v temi, v zaščiti teme
under construction v gradnji
under 20 years of age pod 20 leti starosti
the children under her charge otroci v njenem varstvu
under these circumstances v teh okoliščinah
a criminal under sentence of death na smrt obsojeni zločinec
under consideration v proučevanju, v pretresanju
under that edict na osnovi one odredbe
under favour če se sme reči
employee under notice nameščenec z odpovedjo
the matter under discussion zadeva, ki je v diskusiji
under my hand and seal z mojim podpisom in pečatom
under (ali by) one's own hand lastnoročno
under hatches v zaporu; propadel, mrtev; navtika pod palubo
under the king John za časa vlade kralja Ivana
under the novelty pod vtisom te novosti
patient under misfortunes potrpežljiv v nesreči
under pretence that... pod pretvezo, da...
under pain of death pod smrtno kaznijo
under penalty of fine pod kaznijo globe
ship under the sea navtika brez pomoči morju izpostavljena ladja
under the treaty po pogodbi
the under thirties osebe pod 30 leti
under the rose figurativno zaupno
the car is under repair avto je v popravilu
she is under treatment ona je na zdravljenju
I cannot do it under an hour potrebujem najmanj eno uro za to
to be under a cloud figurativno biti v nemilosti; biti v denarni stiski
the ship is under sail ladja pluje z razpetimi jadri
the ship is under way ladja je na poti
he spoke under his breath govoril je zelo tiho
to study under a professor študirati pod vodstvom profesorja
the total falls under what was expected celotna vsota je ostala pod pričakovanjem

2. prislov
spodaj; niže; manj

as under kot (je) niže navedeno
boys of 15 and under 15 let in manj stari dečki
to go under ameriško podleči, propasti
the firm is sure to go under tvrdka bo gotovo propadla
the sun is under sonce je zašlo

3. pridevnik
spodnji; nižji; podrejen

the under classes nižji razredi
the under dog pogovorno pes (; figurativno oseba), ki podleže v boju
the under jaw spodnja čeljust
the under side spodnja stran
an under dose premajhna doza

úra (čas) hour; (žepna) watch; (stoječa, stenska, stolpna) clock; (namizna) timepiece

úra budilka alarm clock
peščena úra sand glass
sončna úra sundial
cerkvena úra church clock
úra z nihalom pendulum clock
zapestna úra wristwatch
ladijska úra chronometer
úra štoparica stopwatch
policijska úra curfew
konične úre rush hour
huda úra thunderstorm
učna úra lesson
proste úre free (ali spare) hours pl
smrtna úra the hour of death, dying hour, last hour
v zgodnjih úrah in the small hours
úra X vojska zero hour
v teku ene úre, v manj kot eni úri in less than an hour, within an hour
o úre do úre from hour to hour
prav ob tej úri at this very hour
po moji úri by my watch
pol úre half an hour, a half hour
pred pol úre half an hour ago
5 milj na úro 5 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour
vsake tri úre every three hours
več kot eno úro over one hour
ob tej úri at the present time, ZDA presently
polni, celi 2 úri for two hours at a stretch (ali pogovorno on the trot)
dobro úro a good hour
ob 12. úri at 12 o'clock, at noon
v smeri kazalca úre clockwise, (v nasprotni) anticlockwise
jermenček za zapestno úro watch strap, strap for wristwatch; (wrist) watch band; strap (ali cord, link, expansion) band
verižica za úro watch chain, (pri telovniku) watch guard
kolesje úre movement of a watch
ohišje úre clock case
vzmet úre watch spring
utež pri úri clock weight
kazalec úre hand
kazalec sončne úre gnomon
številčnica úre dial
tovarna úr clock factory, watch factory
trgovina z úrami clock trade, watch trade, trade in clocks and watches
koliko je úra? what time is it?, what's the time?, (redko) what o'clock is it
úra je 5 it is five o'clock
četrt na šest je it is a quarter past five
pol šestih je it is half past five
tri četrt na šest je it is a quarter to six
na moji úri je tri it is three by my watch
ob kateri úra? at what time?
je ta úra prav? is that clock (tvoja zapestna úra your wristwatch oziroma pogovorno watch) right?
on je točen kot úra he is as regular as clockwork
moja úra je točna my watch keeps perfect time
dobrih 5 úr je do mesta it's a good five hours to the town
moja úra gre dobro my watch is a good timekeeper
moja úra ne gre (se je ustavila, se je iztekla) my watch is not going (has stopped, isn't working)
moja úra je pokvarjena there is something wrong with my watch
navijte svojo úro! wind up your watch!
moja úra je navita my watch is wound up
úra bíje the clock strikes (oziroma is striking)
úra bo zdajci (od)bila 11 the clock is just about to strike eleven
úra je odbila 7 the clock has struck seven
odbila mu je zadnja úra his last hour is come
moja úra prehiteva my watch is fast (ali gains, is gaining)
moja úra zaostaja my watch is slow (ali loses, is losing)
vprašati koliko je úra to ask the time
naravnati (regulirati) úro po... to regulate (ali to set) one's watch by...
držati se rednih úr to keep regular hours
letalo je doseglo poprečno 450 milj na úro the plane averaged 450 miles an hour
dajati angleške úre (= lekcije) to give English lessons
to úro je treba naviti this clock needs winding up (ali rewinding)
moja úra je potrebna popravila my watch needs repairing
razmakniti konične úre (da ni navala na avtobuse itd.) to stagger office hours
rana úra zlata úra early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
delati 24 úr brez prekinitve (noč in dan) to work around the clock

vice¹ [váis] samostalnik
pregreha, pregrešnost, pokvarjenost, sprijenost, razvratnost, nemoralno življenje; napaka, grda navada, razvada, slabost; (telesna) hiba; izroditev, spačenost (stila)

my horse has one vice, he can't stand blinkers moj konj ima eno hibo, ne more prenašati plašnic
to inveigh against the vices bičati razvratnost, pregrehe

void¹ [vɔ́id] pridevnik (voidly prislov)
prazen, izpraznjen; nezaseden, vakanten, prost (mesto, služba)
poetično jalov, neuspešen, ničev, brezkoristen, neučinkovit; neveljaven

a book void of interest nezanimiva knjiga
a void space prazen prostor
void of ki nima, (ki je) brez (česa)
she is void of affectation ona ni afektirana, je naravna
void of common sense brez zdrave pameti
she was wholly void of fear prav nič se ni bala
null and void pravno neveljaven, brez zakonske veljave; ničev
to fall void izprazniti se
the office has been void for a year službeno mesto je nezasedeno že eno leto

vzéti to take

vzéti si čas to take one's time
vzéti si dopust to take a holiday; to get leave of absence
vzéti (jemati) čas to take up time
vzéti koga v avto to give someone a lift
vzéti eno z drugim to take one thing with another
vzéti v posest to take possession of
vzéti si k srcu to take (something) to heart
vzéti v presojo, v pretres to discuss, to examine
vzéti slovo od to take leave of
vzéti v poštev, v račun to take into account (ali into consideration)
vzéti (smatrati) kaj za samoumevno to take something for granted
vzéti na poskušnjo to take on trial; (ali trgovina on approval)
vzéti (v najem) stanovanje to take a flat
vzéti komu mere za obleko to measure someone for a suit, to take someone's measurements, za obutev to take someone's foot measurements
vzéti (kupiti) vozovnico to take a ticket
vzéti taksi to take a taxi
vzéti na znanje to take notice of
vzéti v najem, v zakup to rent
vzéti koga v službo to engage someone, to take someone into one's service
vzéti strup (zastrupiti se) to take poison
vzéti na kredit to take on credit
vzéti posojilo to raise a loan
vzéti koga za svojega (posvojiti) to adopt someone
vzéti v roke to take in one's hands
vzéti za zlo to take amiss, to take in bad part
vzéti pod streho (koga) to lodge, to take in, to shelter, to give shelter
vzéti nazaj to take back
vzéti življenje takšno, kot je to take the rough with the smooth
narazen vzéti to take apart, to take asunder
vzéti kaj za sveto resnico to take something for gospel truth
vzéti si življenje to take one's (own) life, to commit suicide
vzemi ali pa pusti! take it or leave it!
vzemi dežnik s seboj! take your umbrella!
vzemi to resno! take it seriously!
kakor se vzame (figurativno) that depends
vrag vzemi to! deuce take it!
vzela sta se they got married
tega si ne pustim vzéti I insist on it
vzemi se skupaj! (pridi spet k sebi!) be yourself!
vzemite se skupaj! (figurativno) pull yourself together!
vzemite me s seboj! take me along!
vse so mu vzeli they took everything from him

wise² [wáiz] pridevnik (wisely prislov)
pameten, moder, razumen, uvideven, izkušen; oprezen, preračunljiv, zvit; obveščen, seznanjen, poučen, vedoč
zastarelo učen
ameriško, sleng zavesten, vedoč, na tekočem

wise woman vedeževalka, vražarica
wise saying moder izrek
wiser after the event za eno izkušnjo bogatejši
the wise men of the East modrijani z Jutrovega
to be wise after the event biti naknadno (po dogodku) pameten
to be wise to biti si na jasnem o
a word to the wise is enough kdor ima kaj soli v glavi, že razume
to be (ali to get) wise spametovati se, zavedati se
to be none the wiser (for it) ne biti nič pametnejši kot prej
he came away from the lecture none the wiser odšel je od predavanja prav nič pametnejši (ne da bi bil kaj razumel)
without anyone being the wiser for it ne da bi kdo o tem kaj zvedel
to put s.o. wise to seznaniti koga z, opozoriti koga na, uvesti koga v

word¹ [wə:d] samostalnik
beseda; kar je (iz)rečeno; govor; besedilo, tekst (pesmi itd.); častna beseda, obljuba; pritrditev, zagotovitev, zagotovilo; nalog, ukaz, navodilo; geslo, parola; sporočilo, obvestilo, odgovor
religija božja beseda, sveto pismo, biblija
zastarelo pregovor, (iz)rek, moto
množina pričkanje, prerekanje

the words tekst, libreto
at a word na besedo, takoj
by word of mouth ustno
in so many words dobesedno, (na) kratko
word for word od besede do besede, dobesedno
beyond words neizrazljiv
on the word, with the word na to besedo, po tej besedi, s to besedo
in a word z eno besedo, skratka
in other words z drugimi besedami
upon my word (of honour)! pri moji časti! (častna beseda!); saj (toda) to ni mogoče!
my word upon it! pri moji časti! častna beseda!
a word to the wise pametnemu človeku zadostuje ena sama beseda
a word and a blow po besedah takoj pretep (ravs)
a word in (out of) season (ne)primeren nasvet
a word or two beseda ali dve, nekaj besed
big words hvalisanje, širokoustenje
words and deeds besede in dejanja
burning words ognjevite, plamteče besede
fair, good words lepe, laskave besede
high (hard, hot, sharp, warm) words ostre, hude, trde, jezne besede
wild and whirling words divje, nepremišljene besede
my word! prav zares! bogme!
a play upon words besedna igra
too beautiful for words neizrekljive lepote
too silly for words preneumno, nedopovedljivo neumno
to be a man of few words biti redkobeseden, varčevati z besedami
to be as good as one's word biti popolnoma zanesljiv
to be better than one's word napraviti več, kot smo obljubili
to be worse than one's word ne biti mož beseda, snesti besedo
to break one's word prelomiti svojo besedo, ne držati (svoje) besede
hard words break no bones oštevanje ne boli toliko kot palica; hude besede ne ubijajo
fine words butter no parsnips lepe besede (še) niso dovolj
word came that... zvedelo se je, da...
to eat one's word snesti (svojo) besedo, preklicati svoje besede
to give one's word dati (svojo) besedo, obljubiti
to hang on s.o.'s words viseti na besedah kake osebe, pazljivo koga poslušati
to have a word with imeti kratek razgovor z
to have words with pričkati se, skregati se z; spreti se z
to have the last word imeti zadnjo besedo
he has not a word to throw at a dog figurativno on je prefin, da bi govoril z drugimi
to have no words for ne imeti besed za, ne moči izraziti
to keep one's word držati (svojo) besedo, biti mož beseda
to leave word that... sporočiti, da...
to make no word about ne izgubljati besed o
to proceed from words to blows od besed priti do pretepa
to put in (ali to say) a good word for zastaviti (reči) dobro besedo za
to suit the action to the word od besed takoj preiti na delo
to take s.o. at his word prijeti koga za besedo
I took his word for it nisem dvomil o (verjel sem) njegovi besedi
to retract one's word umakniti (nazaj vzeti, preklicati) svojo besedo
send me word! javi mi, sporoči mi!
to send word of one's arrival obvestiti o svojem prihodu
to waste words tratiti besede, zaman govoriti

z with; by

z odprtimi rokami with open arms
z vso močjo with all one's might
udariti z gorjačo to strike with a cudgel
z vašim dovoljenjem with (ali by) your leave
vstopil je z menoj he went in with me
pojdi z menoj! come along with me!
kaj (pa) je z vami? what is the matter with you?
z današnjim dnem (naprej) from this day (forth)
z eno besedo in a word
z enim udarcem at a blow
z avtom by car
potovati z vlakom, z ladjo to travel by train, by boat
smo v sorodu z njimi we are relations of theirs
zmagati z mnogimi glasovi to win by many votes

zagábiti se to disgust, to sicken

mastna hrana se mi je zagabila rich food sickens me
ta prizor se mi je zagabil this sight sickened me
zagabilo se mi je delati vedno eno in isto I am sick of doing the same thing
življenje se mu je zagabilo he is sick (ali weary) of life
kruh se nam nikoli ne zagabi bread never turns the stomach
zagabi se mi it makes me sick

zatísniti to close, to shut

zatísniti oči pred (nekim) dejstvom to close (ali to shut) one's eyes to a fact
vso noč nisem zatisnil očesa I did not sleep a wink all night
niti za hip ni zatisnil očesa vso noč he could not get a wink of sleep all night
zatísniti eno oko nad čem to overlook something

zvíšati to raise, to increase; (hišo, zid) to raise, to heighten

zvíšati poslopje za eno nadstropje to raise a building by a storey (ZDA story)
zvíšati cene to raise prices
zvíšati (svoj) glas to raise one's voice
zvíšati kazen pravo to increase a sentence
zvíšati temperaturo to raise the temperature
zvíšati (svojo) hitrost to increase one's speed
desetkrat zvíšati to increase tenfold