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believing [bilí:viŋ]

1. pridevnik (believingly prislov)
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2. samostalnik
verovanje

seeing is believing verjamemo samo, če se lahko na lastne oči prepričamo

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

better³ [bétə] prislov
bolje, primerneje

to be better bolje se počutiti
to be better off biti v boljšem položaju, biti premožnejši
I had better start bolje bi bilo, če bi že začel
you had better not bolje ne!, tega vam ne svetujem
I know better ne boste me ukanili, ne dam se potegniti za nos
ameriško, pogovorno you'd better believe it lahko mi verjameš
so much the better, all the better tem bolje
to get better okrevati
I like it none the better for it zato mi ni nič ljubši
he always knows better nič si ne da dopovedati
I thought better of it bolje sem si premislil

but¹ [bʌt] veznik
ampak, toda, temveč, marveč, pač pa

not only ... but also ne samo..., ampak tudi
there is no doubt but (that) she is ill ni dvoma, da je bolna
one cannot but hope človek lahko samo upa
but then z druge strani pa
it is not so late but they may come ni še tako pozno, da ne bi mogli še priti
who knows but he may be angry? kdo ve, če ni morda hud?
but that če že ne

can^*1 [kæn, kən] pomanjkljiv, pomožni

I can morem, znam
I can't, cannot [kænt, ka:nt] ne morem, ne znam
you can go lahko greš
I can see (hear) you vidim (slišim) te
can you translate it? znaš to prevesti?
I cannot but wish ne morem si kaj, da si ne bi želel, želim si le

cap¹ [kæp] samostalnik
čepica, kapica, klobuk, avba, pokrivalo; vrh; pokrov; vžigalna kapica; lesena čaša

cap acquaintance površno poznanstvo
to assume the black cap na smrt obsoditi
a feather in one's cap nekaj, na kar smo lahko ponosni
the cap fits prilega se (npr. pripomba)
to get one's cap postati član kluba
cap in hand proseče
his cap is on one side slabe volje je
cap lamp rudarska svetilka (ki je na čelu)
night cap napitek pred spanjem
to pull caps prepirati se
to put on one's considering (ali thinking) cap stvar dobro premisliti
to send round the cap poslati nabiralno polo, nabirati prispevke
she sets (up) her cap at (ali for) him trudi se, da bi ga pridobila
cap of maintenance pokrivalo kot simbol položaja
fool's cap čepica dvornega norca; format pisarniškega papirja
steel cap čelada
cap and gown akademska noša

cat¹ [kæt] samostalnik
mačka, maček; bič, korobač
pogovorno prepirljivka; dvojni trinožnik

when the cat's away the mice will play kadar mačke ni doma, miši plešejo
to bell the cat izpostavljati se nevarnosti
ameriško, vojska, sleng cat beer mleko
to wait for the cat to jump, to see how the cat jumps čakati na ugodno priložnost
to fight like Kilkenny cats boriti se na življenje in smrt
before the cat can lick the ear nikoli
when candles are out all the cats are grey ponoči je vsaka krava črna
he lives under the cat's foot žena hlače nosi
to grin like a Cheshire cat režati se, kazati zobe
to lead cat and dog life živeti kot pes in mačka
to let the cat out of the bag izblebetati skrivnost
like a cat on hot bricks kakor na šivankah
a cat has nine lives mačka je trdoživa
enough to make a cat laugh smešen, da bi se se krave smejale
it rains cats and dogs dežuje ko iz škafa
to shoot the cat bljuvati, urha klicati
as sick as a cat hudo bolan; slabe volje
not room to swing a cat premalo prostora
tom-cat maček
to turn a cat in the pan postati izdajalec, po vetru se obračati; izneveriti se
sleng cat's whiskers nekaj imenitnega
sleng not a cat's chance, not a cat in hell's chance prav nič upanja
a cat may look at a king še škofa lahko mačka gleda

catchy [kǽči] pridevnik (catchily prislov)
privlačen, zapeljiv; varljiv, zvit

a catchy tune melodija, ki si jo lahko zapomnimo

čákati to wait (for); to await; to expect

čákati v vrsti (»repu«) to queue (up)
čákati na odločitev to await the decision
čákati na (svojo) priložnost to watch one's opportunity
čakal sem te do šestih I waited for you till six
čakali so nanj they were waiting for him ali someone was waiting for him ali pogovorno he was waited for
na to lahko še dolgo čakaš figurativno you may whistle for it
pustiti koga čákati to keep someone waiting
to lahkó (po)čaka that can wait
ne čakajte me z večerjo! start supper without me!
dolgo, potrpežljivo čákati figurativno to kick one's heels, to cool one's heels
nismo čakali, da bi on odgovoril we did not wait for him to reply
nima smisla čákati there's no use waiting, it's no use waiting
čákati v zasedi to lie in ambush
čákati (oklevati) to linger, to hesitate, to tarry
čákati (biti usojeno) to be in store for
kdor čaka, dočaka everything comes to those who wait
človek nikoli ne ve, kaj ga čaka you never know what to expect

čestítati

čestítati komu to congratulate someone (za on, upon); to compliment someone (on); arhaično to felicitate someone (on)
čestitam! congratulations!
čestital sem mu že za zmago I have already complimented him on his victory
čestitam si, da sem to naredil I congratulate myself on having done it
lahko si čestitaš! you may congratulate yourself! ali pogovorno you can give yourself a pat on the back
čestitali so si drug drugemu they congratulated one another
iskreno vam čestitamo k vašemu uspehu we heartily congratulate you on your success

čtívo reading matter; reading; books pl; literature

lahko čtívo light reading

dáleč far (away, off); a long way off; widely, remotely, distantly

dáleč od tu far from here
dáleč naokoli far and wide
dáleč narazen wide apart
od dáleč from the distance, from afar
kako dáleč how far, to what extent
tako dáleč in ne dlje! thus far and no further ali farther
bil sem dáleč od doma I was far from home
kako dáleč je (to)? how far is it?
stanuje dáleč od tu he lives far away from here
dáleč boljši, dáleč najboljši better by far, by far the best
dáleč proč (še dolgo ne) far from it, not by a long way (ali chalk)
dáleč od tega far from it
še dáleč ne tako zanimiv not nearly so interesting
dáleč najboljša splošna zgodovina far and away the best general history
kakor dáleč seže oko as far as the eye can reach
lahkó tečeš tako dáleč? can you run as far as that?
držati se dáleč (stran) od to keep (ali to stand) clear of
kako dáleč si z angleščino? how far have you got with your English?
počasi se dáleč pride he that goes softly, goes safely

denár money; žargon brass, lolly, dough; (kovan) coin, coinage, hard money, hard cash, specie; (papirnati) soft money, paper money, bank notes pl, currency, token money; (drobiž) change; (gotovina) ready money; (v prometu) currency; (ženi za drobnarije) pin-money; (sredstva) pecuniary resources, capital

ponarejen denár counterfeit money
razpoložljiv denár disposable funds pl
presežni denár surplus money
tuj, inozemski denár foreign money
lahko zaslužen denár ZDA žargon fast buck
pri denárju in cash
brez denárja penniless
denárja kot smeti loads of money
lovec na denár (na doto) fortune hunter
v škripcih za denár short or money, out of cash, in money difficulties, hard up for money
kovnica denárja mint
obtok denárja circulation of money
pomanjkanje denárja lack (ali shortage) of money, financial stringency
predal za denár money-box, till
tečaj denárja rate of exchange, value
posojevalec denárja moneylender
kopičenje denárja accumulation of money, slabšalno money-grubbing
denár v obtoku money in circulation
za denár je trda money is tight
biti pri denárju to be in the money, to be flush, pogovorno to be quids in
ne biti pri denárju to be short of money (ali of cash, pogovorno of the ready), to be broke, to be out of cash, to have no money
biti čisto brez denárja (suh kot poper) to be dead broke
dobiti denár povrnjen to get (ali to have) one's money refunded
za noben denár ne morem tega dobiti I can't get it for love or money
dolgovati denár to owe money
dvigniti denár to draw money, to withdraw money (iz from)
denár ne igra vloge money (is) no object
imeti mnogo denárja to have plenty of money
ima denárja kot pečká he is rolling in money
nimam nič denárja pri sebi I have no money on me
ima denárja kot smeti he has tons of money
izdati (potrošiti) denár to spend money
izgubiti denár to lose one's money
investirati denár to invest money
hraniti (varčevati) denár to save money
to gre v denár that's making (real) money
kovati denár to coin, to mint money
najeti denár pri banki to raise money at the bank
z denárjem se da vse napraviti money talks
denár proč metati to let money go down the drain
bil je ogoljufan za svoj denár he was cheated (ali swindled) out of his money
narediti si denar (figurativno) to feather one's nest
podpirati z denárjem to subsidize (koga someone)
lahko se pod nosom obrišeš za svoj denár you may whistle for your money
kopičiti si denár to hoard money
pobirati denár to raise (ali to collect) money
posoditi denár to lend out money
naložíti denár to invest money
potrošiti denár to spend money
razsipavati z denárjem to spend money right and left
prihraniti mnogo denárja to have a nest egg put by
priti na dan z denárjem to come out with one's money
spremeniti v denár (vnovčiti) to turn (ali to convert) into cash
spraviti kaj v denár (vnovčiti) to make money of something, to realize, to convert into money
lahko in hitro služiti denár (figurativno) to coin money
prispevati denár to contribute money
on me stane mnogo denárja he is a heavy burden on my purse
ta posel me je spravil ob denár this business (ali transaction) has left me out of pocket
ta posel mi je prinesel denárja this deal has paid off
zasluži mnogo (kup) denárja he is earning a lot of money
(po)vrniti denár to refund (ali to reimburse) money
vložiti denár v to put (ali to deposit) money in
vnaprej dati, plačati denár to advance money
valjati se v denárju to be rolling in money, to be as rich as Croesus
zbirati, zbrati denár to collect money
to znese mnogo denárja that amounts to a lot of money
denár je sveta vladar money rules the world
denár ali življenje! your money or your life!, stand and deliver!
priti do denárja, podedovati denár to come into money

depend [dipénd] neprehodni glagol
poetično (from) viseti (on, upon)
zaviseti, biti odvisen; zanesti, zanašati se, računati s čim

a person to be depended (up)on zanesljiva oseba
to have nothing to depend (up)on ničesar ne imeti
that (ali it) depends kakor se vzame
it all depends vse je odvisno od okoliščin, vse je retativno
depend upon it! na to se lahko zaneseš

digestive¹ [didžéstiv] pridevnik (digestively prislov)
prebaven

digestive organs prebavila
digestive biscuits lahko prebavljivi keksi

discount¹ [dískaunt] samostalnik
popust, odbitek; rabat; skonto

at a discount malo cenjen, lahko dosegljiv
discount for cash popust pri plačilu v gotovini
to be at a discount figurativno ne biti priljubljen
to sell at a discount prodajati z izgubo

diskrecíja discretion

lahko računate z mojo diskrecíjo you may count on me to keep it to myself

diskréten discreet; figurativno quiet

diskrétna barva a sober colour
diskrétne manire quiet manners pl
diskréten nasmešek a quiet smile
diskretno (prislov) discreetly
ona se zelo diskrétno oblači she dresses very quietly
lahko mi poveš, bom diskréten you can tell me, I won't let it out

diskrétnost discretion

mene je sama diskrétnost I'm the soul of discretion, I'm discretion itself
lahko računate na mojo diskrétnost you may count on me to keep it a secret

do^*1 [du:]

1. prehodni glagol
napraviti, storiti, početi, delati, (iz)vršiti, narediti; končati, urediti, prirediti; pospraviti; uspe(va)ti; zadostovati; (s)kuhati, (s)peči; popiti; povzročiti; trgovati
sleng varati
gledališče igrati; prehoditi; ogled(ov)ati si; prevesti
domačno pogostiti; odsedeti (kazen)

2. neprehodni glagol
delati, ravnati; postopati; ukvarjati se; počutiti se; zadovoljiti; uspevati, napredovati

to do battle bojevati se
to do better poboljšati se
to do one's best na vso moč se truditi
to do s.o.'s bidding izpolniti ukaz koga
to do one's bit storiti svojo dolžnost
to do brown oslepariti
to do business trgovati
to do credit biti v čast
to do one's damnedest na vso moč se truditi
I have done my best potrudil sem se, kar se da
to do a drink piti
to do a favour izkazati ljubeznivost
to do good prijati, dobro (komu) storiti
to do a guy popihati jo, zbežati
to do one's hair počesati se
to do harm škodovati
to do one's heart good prijati komu
to do the heavy ošabno se vesti
to do the honours poskrbeti za goste
to do s.o. an ill turn zagosti jo komu
to do s.o. injustice storiti komu krivico
to do justice odkrito priznati; pogovorno s slastjo pojesti
how do you do dober dan, pozdravljeni
to do like for like vrniti milo za drago
to do the messages iti po opravkih
to do a mean thing podlo ravnati
to make do prebijati se, shajati s svojimi sredstvi
pogovorno nothing doing s tem ne bo nič
to do a part imeti vlogo
to do pictures iti v kino
to do a place ogledati si kak kraj
to do s.th. on the Q. T. delati kaj na skrivaj
to do sums reševati (računske) naloge, delati račune
pogovorno to do the talking imeti glavno besedo
to do things by halves delati stvari na pol
sleng to do time sedeti v ječi
to do s.o. a good turn narediti komu uslugo
to do the trick doseči namen
to do o.s. well privoščiti si
to do well dobro igrati; imeti uspeh, dobro se počutiti
well-to-do premožen, bogat
to do a room pospraviti sobo
do well and have well kdor si dobro postelje, dobro spi
that will do to zadostuje
that won't do to ne gre, to ni dovolj
one must do at Rome as the Romans do kdor se z volkovi druži, mora z njimi tuliti
it was do or die with him šlo mu je za življenje ali smrt
what can I do for you? s čim vam lahko postrežem?