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kiss¹ [kis] samostalnik
poljub; rahel dotik (vetra); piškot iz beljakov, poljubček; mehurček na mleku ali čaju (otroška beseda)

treacherous kiss judežev poljub
to blow (ali throw) a kiss to vreči komu poljub

knock² [nɔk]

1. prehodni glagol
udariti, suniti; tolči, trkati, potrkati (at, on na, po)
pogovorno osupniti, zaprepastiti, sapo vzeti
ameriško, sleng ostro kritizirati, zmesti

2. neprehodni glagol
tolči, razbijati, trkati; trčiti, udariti (against, into ob, v)
ropotati (motor)
ameriško, pogovorno godrnjati

to knock the bottom out of dokazati neresničnost, izpodbiti kaj
to knock cold udariti do nezavesti
to knock at an open door po nepotrebnem se truditi
to knock on the head ubiti, udariti do nezavesti; figurativno zadati udarec, onemogočiti kaj
to knock one's head against (a brick wall) udariti z glavo ob zid; figurativno riniti z glavo skozi zid
to knock s.th. into s.o.; ali to knock s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to knock all of a heap presenetiti, osupniti
to knock into a cocked hat uničiti, izmaličiti; zaprepastiti, potolči (nasprotnika)
to knock home dobro zabiti; figurativno vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to knock to pieces razbiti na koščke
to knock into shape navaditi na red
to knock s.o. into the middle of next week udariti koga, da odleti; ven vreči, nagnati
to knock sideways vreči iz tira
sleng what knocks me kar mi ne gre v glavo

korúza maize, ZDA corn; Indian corn

pečena korúza parched corn
ličkati korúzo to husk (ali to hull) corn
vreči puško v korúzo (figurativno) to throw in the sponge (ali towel)
živeti na korúzi (figurativno) to cohabit, to live in sin, arhaično to be married over the broomstick

kòš basket

kòš za odpadni papir wastepaper basket, wastebasket
poln kòš basketful
čebelji kòš beehive, hive
prsni kòš chest, thorax, pl -races
jarbolni kòš crow's nest, masthead
dati, vreči v kòš to throw away (ali to dump) in the wastepaper basket
metati vse v en kòš to lump evevrything together
romati v kòš (figurativno) to end up (ali to finish up, to land up) in the wastepaper basket

krížem(a) crosswise; crossways; across, cross

vse krížem(a) crisscross
krížem(a) kražem (razmetano) higgledypiggledy, in all directions
vse krížem(a) vreči to throw all over the place (ali in all directions)
biti vse krížem(a) (v popolnem neredu) to he at sixes and sevens
držati krížem(a) roke to fold one's arms

krógla ball; matematika sphere; šport shot; (iz puške) bullet; (topovska) cannonball, ball; projectile, shot

zemeljska krógla globe, orb
kegljaška krógla bowl
naboj s króglo ball cartridge
varen pred króglami ball-proof
toča krogel hail of shots
met krógle šport shot put, shot putting, putting the shot (ali weight)
suniti, vreči króglo šport to put the shot
pognati si króglo v glavo to blow one's brains out
metalec krógle shot putter
ubežna krógla stray bullet

kúpiti kupováti to buy, to purchase, to make a purchase (od from)

kúpiti, kupováti za gotovino to buy for cash
kúpiti, kupováti na kredit to buy on credit
kúpiti, kupováti na obroke to buy on the instalment plan
kúpiti, kupováti na račun to buy on account
kúpiti, kupováti na dražbi to buy at an auction
kúpiti, kupováti na debelo to buy wholesale, to buy in bulk, to bulk-buy
iti kupovat v trgovino to go shopping, to do the shopping
iti kupovat na trg to go shopping in the market
poceni kúpiti, kupováti to buy cheap, to buy a bargain
kúpiti, kupováti skoraj za nič, zastonj, zelo poceni to buy for a song, to buy dirt cheap
dobro kúpiti, kupováti to strike a good bargain
kúpiti, kupováti iz druge roke to buy secondhand
kúpiti, kupováti mačka v vreči to buy a pig in a poke
(pod)kúpiti, kupováti koga to bribe someone, to corrupt, to suborn someone; pogovorno to grease someone's palm

lead³ [li:d] samostalnik
vodenje, vodstvo
šport & figurativno prednost, naskok; začetni udarec (boks); zgled, primer, nasvet, napotek
gledališče glavna vloga, glavni igralec, -lka
karte prednost, prva karta; kratek izvleček iz vsebine članka, uvod k članku
elektrika vod, dovod, prevodnik, prevodna žica; mlinščica, korito za mlin; kanal skozi ledeno polje; pasji konopec; naplavina zlata v rečni strugi

under s.o.'s lead pod vodstvom koga
to be in the lead of biti na čelu, voditi
to take the lead prevzeti vodstvo, prevzeti pobudo, sprožiti kaj
to give a lead iti pred kom, jahati na čelu (lov)
šport to have the lead of voditi pred, imeti prednost (naskok) pred
figurativno to have the lead over imeti naskok pred (konkurenco)
to follow s.o.'s lead ravnati se po nasvetu koga
to give s.o. a lead dati komu dober zgled, svetovati
one minute's lead ena minuta naskoka
karte it is your lead ti začneš, ti si na vrsti (pri kartanju)
karte to return lead vreči karto iste barve

let^*1 [let]

1. prehodni glagol
pustiti, dovoliti; dati v najem (to komu, for za čas)
dati (delo, to komu)
pomožni glagol za tvorbo velelnika v 1. in 3. osebi

2. neprehodni glagol
biti najet (at, for za)
iti (dobro, slabo) v najem

to let be pustiti pri miru
to let by pustiti mimo
to let bygones be bygones odpustiti in pozabiti
to let blood kri puščati
to let the cat out of the bag izklepetati skrivnost
to let drive at (puško)nameriti na koga, zamahniti, udariti
to let daylight into s.o. koga ustreliti ali zabosti
to let drop mimogrede omeniti, nehati o čem govoriti
to let fall spustiti, mimogrede omeniti, namigniti; matematika povleči navpičnico na premico
to let fly vreči, sprožiti (puško)
to let go spustiti, nehati na kaj misliti, (z besedami) napasti
to let go of s.th. spustiti kaj iz rok
to let o.s. go ne obvladati se, sprostiti se, dati si duška
let it go at that naj ostane kakor je
ameriško to let George do it pustiti, da kdo drug opravi tvoje delo
to let the grass grow under one's feet odlašati, obotavljati se
to let s.o. hear sporočiti komu
to let loose spustiti na svobodo
to let pass spregledati
to let ride pustiti po starem, spregledati
to let rip razuzdano živeti
to let her rip pustiti avto teči s polno hitrostjo
to let slide biti malomaren
to let slip izbrbljati, zamuditi dobro priliko, spustiti iz vajeti
rooms to let sobe v najem
let me see! da vidim!, pokaži!; pogovorno počakaj, da pomislim
he let himself be deceived dal se je ogoijufati
to let s.o. know obvestiti koga, sporočiti komu
to let into pustiti koga noter, seznaniti koga s čim, vstaviti (kos blaga itd.), vložiti
to let into s.o. napasti koga

lot¹ [lɔt] samostalnik
žreb, usoda; del, delež
ameriško parcela, zemljišče, gradbišče
ekonomija del, partija, gotova količina blaga; (posamičen) predmet na dražbi
pogovorno velika množina, kup; skupina, družba, vsi skupaj
pogovorno človek, stvar

a lot; ali lots and lots; ali lots veliko, mnogo
a lot you care! v mar ti je!
ekonomija in lots vsa partija, vse blago skupaj
a bad lot neznačajnež, razvpit človek
a building lot gradbena parcela
by lot z žrebom
to cast (ali draw) lots for vreči žreb, žrebati za
to cast (ali throw) in one's lot with deliti s kom usodo
the lot came to (ali fell upon) him žreb ga je določil
to fall to s.o.'s lot pripasti komu kot delež
to have no part nor lot in ne biti udeležen pri čem
my lot moja usoda
pogovorno the lot vsi; vse
that's the lot to je vse
scot and lot do zadnje pare

mádež stain, spot; soil (tudi figurativno), (moralni) blemish, (majhen) speck; (sramotni) slur; mineralogija macula, macle

mádež od čaja a tea stain
brez mádeža stainless, spotless, taintless
poln tintnih mádežev ink-stained
sramotni mádež stigma, pl -s, -mata; taint
očistiti od mádežev to clean stains
odstraniti mádež to remove a stain
to blago bo v dežju dobilo mádeže that material will spot in rain
belo platno dobi hitro mádeže white linen spots easily
izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez mádeža na svojem ugledu he has come out without a stain on his reputation
vreči mádež na... to cast a slur on...
se ta mádež vidi? does this spot show?

méč sword

dvorezen méč double-edged sword
méč dvoročnik two-handed sword
méču podoben sword-like
ročaj méča (sword) hilt
pas za méč sword belt
nosilec méča sword-bearer
nožnica méča scabbard, sheath
rana od méča sword cut
udarec z méčem stroke of the sword
z ognjem in méčem by fire and sword
na konici méča (figurativno) at the point of the sword
z golim méčem with drawn sword
ples (plesalec) z méči sword dance (dancer)
z méčem v roki sword in hand
brez udarca z méčem without striking a blow
izvleči, potegniti méč (iz nožnice) to draw the sword
nasaditi se, vreči se na méč to hurl oneself on one's sword
spopasti se z méči to cross swords
uničiti z ognjem in méčem to annihilate (ali to destroy) with fire and sword
vtakniti méč v nožnico to sheathe the sword (tudi figurativno)

mórje sea, (svetovno) ocean; pesniško billow

ob mórju by the sea
na mórju at sea; at the seaside, on the seashore
na odprtem mórju on the open sea, on the high seas
onstran mórja beyond the sea
prek mórja overseas, oversea
odprto mórje high sea, open sea, pesniško main
Črno (Rdeče, Mrtvo) mórje the Black (the Red, the Dead) Sea
Kaspijsko mórje the Caspian Sea, the Caspian
Jadransko mórje the Adriatic Sea, the Adriatic
Severno mórje the North Sea
Sredozemsko mórje the Mediterranean, pogovorno the Med
Tiho mórje the pacific, the Pacific Ocean
kipenje mórja surf (of the sea)
mirovanje mórja calm (ali calmness) of the sea
bitka na mórju naval battle
nagrbančeno, nagubano mórje choppy sea
razburkano mórje a heavy sea, a rough sea, an angry sea
mórje krví (figurativno) seas pl of blood
mórje oblakov a sea of clouds
mórje težav a sea of troubles
vožnja po mórju naviagation, seafaring, voyage
iti na mórje to go to the seaside, to go to the sea
peljati se čez mórje to cross the sea
biti na mórju to be at the seaside, to be by the sea
potovati po mórju to voyage
potovati po mórju in po kopnem to travel by land and sea
mórje je razburkano the sea is running high, there is a heavy swell
pasti v mórje (s krova) to fall overboard
vreči v mórje (z ladje) to throw overboard
to je kaplja v mórje (figurativno) it's a drop in the bucket
mórje obliva obalo the sea washes the coast
navadil sem se na mórje I have got used to the sea
posvetiti se mórju (postati mornar) to go to sea, to follow the sea, to decide on a sailor's life (ali humoristično a life on the ocean wave)
vsa družina je na mórju all the family are at the seaside
kapljica v mórje (figurativno) a drop in the ocean

neck¹ [nek] samostalnik
vrat, tilnik; izrez (obleke); vratina (meso)
anatomija vrat (maternice itd.); vrat pri violini, vrat steklenice
geografija ožina (morska, kopenska) soteska
tisk konus tiskarske črke

to break one's neck zlomiti si vrat; ameriško nečloveško se namučiti, ugonobiti se
to break the neck of a task izvršiti najtežji del naloge
to crane one's neck (at, for) stegovati vrat
Derbyshire neck golša
neck and neck division glasovanje, pri katerem dobita obe strani enako število glasov
sleng to get (ali catch) it in the neck biti hudo kaznovan, trpeti
he's got a neck predrzen je
to have a lot of neck biti zelo predrzen
neck and heel docela, trdno (vezati)
neck and neck bok ob boku (dirkalni konji), enako število glasov, enak
neck or nothing vse ali nič
on (ali in) the neck of neposredno po
to put one's neck in a noose izpostavljati se nevarnosti
to risk one's neck staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to save one's neck rešiti se, rešiti si glavo
to stick one's neck out for mnogo tvegati za
a stiff neck trdoglavost
stiff-necked trdoglav
to take s.o. by the neck zgrabiti koga za vrat
neck and crop popolnoma, kot dolg in širok
to throw s.o. out neck and crop na pete na glavo koga ven vreči
to tread on s.o.'s neck zaviti komu vrat
up to one's neck do grla
to win by a neck zmagati za dolžino vratu (konjske dirke), za las zmagati (glasovanje)
ameriško, pogovorno neck of the woods soseščina

nóvec (kovanec) coin, coinage; hard money, hard cash

bakren nóvec copper
ponarejen nóvec bad (ali counterfeit) coin
glavna, sprednja stran nóvca head (of a coin), (pri žrebanju) heads
zadnja stran nóvca reverse (of a coin), (pri žrebanju) tails
kovnica nóvcev mint
metati nóvec (v zrak) za kaj to toss up for something, to toss for it
metanje nóva v zrak toss-up
vreči nóvec v zrak (pri stavi, žrebanju) to toss (ali spin) a coin

ôče father; pogovorno papa, pa, governor, pater

cerkveni ôčetje Fathers pl of the Church
brez ôčeta fatherless
krušni ôče foster father, fosterer
stari ôče grandfather
očetje (predniki) fathers pl, pesniško sires pl
on je čisto kot ôče he is a chip off the old block
vreči se po ôčetu to take after one's father
on je izrezan ôče (figurativno) he is the very spit and image (ali spitting image, exact likeness) of his father
kakor ôče, tako sin like father, like son

očí eyes pl; (vid) eyesight

med štirimi očmi in private, face to face
pred mojimi očmi before my eyes, in my sight, in my presence
zaradi vaših lepih očí for your blue eyes
boleče očí sore eyes, (od prenapenjana) eye strain
barva očí colour of the eyes
velike in okrogle očí saucer eyes
plamteče (krmežljave, izbuljene) očí flashing (bleary, blear, goggle) eyes
suhe (solzne) očí dry (tearfilled) eyes
na lastne očí, z lastnimi očmi with one's own eyes
prav pred njenimi očmi before her very eyes
slabe očí weak eyes
z odprtimi očmi with open eyes
ki ima dobre (risje) očí keen-eyed (lynx-eyed)
kot bi z očmi trenil (kot bi mignil) in the twinkling of an eye, in a flash
paša za očí a sight for sore eyes, a delightful sight
očí so mu bolj lačne kot želodec his eyes are bigger than his belly
same očí in ušesa so ga he is all eyes and ears, he is all attention
z očí brati komu to guess by someone's look, to anticipate someone's wishes
to bíje v očí it offends the eye
to bôde v očí that strikes (ali catches) the eye
gledati smrti v očí to look death in the face
gledati na kaj z drugimi (drugačnimi) očmi to take a different view of something
imeti dobre (slabe) očí (vid) to have good (bad) eyesight
imeti pred očmi to have (ali to bear, to keep) in mind (ali in sight, in view)
vse solzne očí je imela her eyes brimmed with tears
imeti stalno kaj pred očmi not to lose sight of something
imeti očí za lepo(to) to have an eye for the beautiful
imej odprte očí! (pazi se!) keep your weather eye open!
očí si izjokati to cry one's eyes out
očí si drug drugemu izpraskati to scratch each other's eyes out
ne hodi mi pred očí! keep out of my way!, arhaično begone!
izgubiti iz očí to lose sight of, to lose track of
ne izpustiti iz očí to keep one's eye on
ne izpustim ga iz očí I keep an eye on him, I don't trust him out of my sight
povsod imeti svoje očí (figurativno) to have eyes at the back of one's head
mencati, meti si očí to rub one's eyes
napenjati očí to strain one's eyes
izgini mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!
nasuti komu peska v očí (figurativno) to throw sand (ali dust) in someone's eyes, to bamboozle someone, to hoodwink someone
odpreti komu očí to open someone's eyes, to undeceive someone
to mi je odprlo očí that was an eye-opener for me
očí se mi odpirajo (figurativno) I begin to see now
očí sem mu odprl (figurativno) I opened his eyes for him
široko odpreti očí to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
očí so se mu odprle (figurativno) the scales fell from is eyes
pojdi mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!, arhaično begone!
premeriti koga z očmi to eye from head to foot
to pada v očí that leaps to the eye, that hits you in the eye
pasti očí na čem to feast one's eyes on something
pokvariti si očí to spoil one's eyes
povesiti očí to look down
v očí mi je padlo it struck me
ne pridi mi spet pred očí! don't show yourself here again!
to ti povem med štirimi očmi this is for your private ear
z očmi je preletel vrt he cast a glance over the garden
streljati z očmi (figurativno) to shoot glances (na at)
očí si treti to rub one's eyes
upreti očí v to fix one's eye upon, to look fixedly at
škiliti z očmi to squint, to be squint-eyed
očí se mi solzé my eyes are running
kot bi z očmi trenil in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in a flash
svojim očem ne verjamem I don't believe my eyes
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly believe my own eyes
stopiti komu pred očí (figurativno) to face someone
vreči očí na to have an eye for
z lastnimi očmi videti to be an eyewitness
na očeh se mu vidi, da je lopov his eyes show him up for the rogue he is, arhaično bespeak him a rogue
od teme se ne vidi prsta pred očmi it is pitch-dark
videl sem mu na očeh, da laže I could see (ali I saw) from his face that he was lying
na lastne očí sem to videl I saw it with my own eyes
zapreti očí to close one's eyes
preteklo noč nisem mogel zatisniti očí last night I couldn't sleep a wink
zavezati komu očí to hoodwink someone, to blindfold someone
zatisniti očí ob, nad (spregledati) to shut one's eyes to, to turn a blind eye to, to condone, to connive at, to wink at
zapirati očí pred čem to close one's eyes to something
vrana vrani ne izkljuje očí one crow does not peck out another crow's eyes
daleč od očí, daleč od srca out of sight, out of mind

písmo letter; missive; (kratko) note

trgovsko písmo commercial letter, arhaično favour
odprto písmo (v časopisu) open letter
nefrankirano písmo unpaid letter
avionsko písmo air letter, airmail letter
izgubljeno písmo missing letter
priporočeno písmo registered letter
denarno písmo money letter
kreditno písmo letter of credit
poslovno písmo business letter
ljubezensko písmo love letter
sožalno písmo letter of condolence
vrednostno písmo letter with value declared
zahvalno písmo letter of thanks
uradno písmo official letter
grozilno písmo threatening letter
ženitovanjsko písmo marriage contract
poštnoležeče písmo letter to be called for
na napačen naslov oddano písmo letter delivered to the wrong address
nedostavljivo písmo undeliverable letter, dead letter
písmo s čestitkami letter of congratulation
priporočilno písmo letter of recommendation (ali of introduction)
sveto písmo religija the Bible, the Scriptures, the Book, Holy Writ
pastirsko písmo (cerkveno) pastoral
zahvalno písmo (po obisku) bread-and-butter letter
dodatek písmu postscript
dostava, izročitev pisem delivery of mail
razdeljevanje pisem distribution of letters
ovojnica za písmo envelope, wrapper
naslov písma address
glava písma letterhead, letter heading
začetek písma opening of a letter
obtežilnik za písma paperweight, letter-weight
tehtnica za písma letter scales pl, letter balance
predal za písma pigeonhole
(poštni) nabiralnik za písma VB letter box, pillar box, ZDA mailbox
predaja písma posting (ZDA mailing) of a letter
sprejem pisem reception of letters
urad za neizročena písma returned (ali dead) letter office
Vaše cenjeno písmo trgovina arhaično your favour
pisanje pisem letter-writing
oddati písmo na pošti to post (ZDA to mail) a letter
nalepiti znamko na písmo to stamp a letter
oddati písmo priporočeno to register a letter
naša písma so se križala our letters have crossed
tvoje písmo se je izgubilo your letter has gone astray (ali got lost)
vreči písmo v nabiralnik to drop a letter in the letter box (ZDA mailbox)
če bi se (slučajno) moje písmo izgubilo if my letter should happen to get lost
izprazniti nabiralnik za písma to clear a letter box (ZDA mailbox, box), (v stebru) pillar box
tu je písmo na vaš naslov there is a letter here addressed to you
písma se pobirajo zjutraj letters are collected in the morning
písma iz tega nabiralnika se pobirajo petkrat na dan this box is cleared five times daily
prejeli smo vaše písmo od 6. t.m. your letter of the 6th (instant) has been received

poglèd look; gaze; (hiter, bežen) glance, glimpse; (prizor) view, sight, spectacle, prospect; (v dal javo) vista

poglèd na view of
v tem poglèdu in this respect
v vsakem poglèdu in every respect, in every way
v poglèdu (gledé)... in view (of), with regard (to), in consideration (of), in respect (of), as regards
na prvi poglèd at first sight
bežen poglèd a hasty glance
skriven poglèd furtive glance
zli poglèd the evil eye
poglèd v prihodnost looking ahead
poglèd v stran, poševen poglèd sidelong look, look out of the corner of one's eye
skrit poglèdom out of sight, hidden from view
vsem poglèdom izpostavljen kraj a very conspicuous place
imeti mil poglèd to have soft eyes
on ima oster poglèd he has a sharp eye
imeti zdrav poglèd na kaj to take a sane view of something
dvigniti poglèd proti nebu to look up, to cast one's eyes up to heaven
iskati koga s poglèdom to look round for someone
njegov poglèd je izražal prezir his look was full of scorn, he did not conceal his scorn
nuditi žalosten poglèd to offer a sorry spectacle
odvrniti svoj poglèd to look away, (od česa) to take one's eyes off something
ošinila ga je z grdim poglèdom (pogovorno) she gave him a dirty look
lepota, ki privlači vse poglède riveting beauty, arhaično beauty which is the cynosure of every eye
ustaviti, zadržati svoj poglèd na čem to let one's eyes dwell on something
videti na prvi poglèd to see at a glance
umakniti se poglèdom ljudi to keep out of people's sight
vreči poglèd na to glance at, to take a look at, to cast a look at, pogovorno to take a gander (ali a shufti) at
zapičiti poglèd v to rivet one's eyes on, to rivet one's gaze on

poljúb kiss; humoristično osculation

glasen poljúb smack
sočen poljúb a smack on the lips
Judežev poljúb a Judas kiss, a traitor's kiss
dati poljúb to give someone a kiss, to kiss
dati si poljúb sprave to kiss and be friends, to kiss and make up
z roko poslati, vreči komu poljúb to blow someone a kiss, to kiss one's hand to someone, to throw someone a kiss
z roko ji je poslal poljúb he kissed his hand to her
s poljúbi komu solze obrisati to kiss away someone's tears
poljúb na roko kissing someone's hand, kissing hands
vreden poljúba kissable