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improve [imprú:v]

1. prehodni glagol
izboljšati, popraviti, izpopolniti
(tudi ameriško) obdelati (zemljo), meliorirati; povečati vrednost, koristno uporabiti, izkoristiti; pomnožiti, povečati, zvišati; oplemenititi (into)
spremeniti (in v)

2. neprehodni glagol
izboljšati se, popraviti se, izpopolniti se; povečati se, napredovati
ekonomija rasti (cene)

to improve an occasion (ali opportunity) izkoristiti priložnost
to improve away (ali off, out) s poskusi za izboljšanje pokvariti, poslabšati; pokvariti še tisto, kar je bilo dobrega
to improve in strength postati močnejši
to improve (up)on izpopolniti kaj
not to be improved upon neprekosljiv
to improve the shining hour dobro izkoristiti čas

in¹ [in] predlog

1.
v, na (na vprašanje kje?)

in England v Angliji
in the country na deželi
in here (there) tu (tam) notri
in town v mestu (o katerem govorimo)
in the sky na nebu
in the street na ulici
in the territory na ozemlju

2. figurativno
v, pri, na

in the army v vojski
in the university na univerzi
in Shakespeare pri Shakespearju
blind in one eye na eno oko slep

3.
v (v posameznih primerih namesto into na vprašanje kam?)

put it in your pocket daj to v žep

4.
(stanje, način, okoliščina)

in arms oborožen
a cow in calf breja krava
in any case v vsakem primeru
in cash v gotovini; pri denarju (biti)
in despair obupano, v obupu
in doubt v dvomu
in dozens na ducate
in English v angleščini
in good health pri dobrem zdravju, zelo zdrav
in groups v skupinah
in E major v E duru
in liquor pijan
in this manner na ta način
in ruins v razvalinah
in short na kratko (povedano)
in tears v solzah
in a word z eno besedo
in other words z drugimi besedami
in writing pismeno

5.
v, pri, na (udeležba)

to be in it biti udeležen, udeležiti se
he isn't in it on ne spada zraven
there is nothing in it ničesar (resničnega, dobrega) ni v tem, ne splača se, je čisto enostavno; je še neodločeno (dirka)

6.
(dejavnost, opravilo) pri, v

in an accident pri nesreči, v nesreči
in crossing the river pri prehodu čez reko
in search of pri iskanju česa

7.
(moč, sposobnost)

it is not in her to tega ona ne zmore
he has (not) got it in him to je (ni) pravi mož za to

8.
(časovno)

in the beginning v začetku
in the day, in daytime podnevi
in the evening zvečer
in his flight na begu
in two hours v dveh urah, čez dve uri
in March marca
in one istočasno
in the reign of za vlade, za časa vladanja
in my sleep v spanju, ko sem spal
in time pravočasno, sčasoma, kdaj
in winter pozimi
in (the year) 1940 leta 1940

9.
(namen, smoter)

in answer to kot odgovor na
in my defence v mojo obrambo

10.
(vzrok, nagib)

in contempt s prezirom
in his honour njemu na čast
in sport za šalo
in remembrance v spomin

11.
(razmerje, odnos, zveza)

in as (ali so) far as do take mere
in that ker, kolikor
well in body, but ill in mind telesno zdrav, a duševno bolan
in itself samo po sebi
in number številčno
in size po velikosti
equal in strength enak po moči
the latest thing in s.th. najnovejše na nekem področju
ten feet in width 10 čevljev širok (po širini)

12.
po

in my opinion po mojem mnenju
in all probability po vsej verjetnosti

13.
(sredstvo, material)

in boots v škornjih
a statue in bronze bronast kip
written in pencil napisano s svinčnikom
a picture in oils oljnata slika
dressed in white oblečen v belo

14.
(število, znesek)

seven in all v celem sedem
five in the hundred pet od sto, 5%
one in ten eden od desetih
in twos po dva, paroma
not one in a hundred niti eden od stotih
a place in a million najbolj primeren kraj

indeed¹ [indí:d] prislov
zares, resnično; vsekakor, seveda, kajpada

yes, indeed! vsekakor!, da, res!
thank you very much indeed! prisrčna hvala!
who is he, indeed! še vprašaš, kdo je
there are indeed some difficulties seveda je nekaj težav
if indeed če sploh

innocent¹ [ínəsnt] pridevnik (innocently prislov)
nedolžen, neomadeževan, čist; neškodljiv, preprost, neizumetničen
pravno nedolžen (of)
dopusten, legalen, nesumljiv
pogovorno bedast, naiven

innocent air nedolžen obraz, nedolžen videz
an innocent deception nedolžna prevara
an innocent sport neškodljiv šport
innocent trade legalna trgovina
innocent goods nesumljiva roba, nepretihotapljena roba
pogovorno innocent of brez
innocent of self respect brez samospoštovanja
he is innocent of such things še nikoli ni o teh stvareh slišal
he is innocent of Latin ne zna niti besedice latinščine

ískra spark; figurativno flash; flame

brez ískre flashless
električna ískra electric spark
metati ískre to spark, (o očeh, pogledu itd.) to sparkle, to flash
kresati ískre iz kresilnega kamna to strike sparks out of a flint
še je bila ískrica življenja v njem there was still a spark of life left in him
niti ískrice pameti ni v njem he hasn't a glimmer of common sense in him

ísti the same

prav ísti the very same, the selfsame
na ísti način in the same way, arhaično in like manner
v ístem trenutku at the same moment
íste vrednosti at par
vedno ísta pesem it is always the same old story
sva íste starosti we are the same age
ísti, ki... the same one who (ali that)...
včeraj ob prav ísti uri yesterday at this selfsame hour
na ísti ravni z on a level with, flush with
konec koncev pride to na ísto that comes (down) to the same thing in the end
vedno ísti opravijo vse delo it's always the same ones who do all the work
napraviti ísto to do the same, to do likewise
to je popolnoma ísto it's as long as it's broad, it is six of one and half-a-dozen of another
delati dve stvari v ístem času to do two things at once
to je ena in ísta stvar that is one and the same thing
odpotoval sem še ísti dan I left that very (same) day
stanujejo v ísti hiši kot mi they live in the same house as we do
vsi tečejo v ísto smer they are all running in the same direction
ísto, prosim! (v kavarni) same again, please!

íti to go; (peš) to walk, to go on foot; (stopati) to tread, to stride; (s težavo) to trudge; to stump; (ura) to go; (ladja) to be bound for; (vlak) to leave, to start

íti dalje to go on, to advance, to proceed
íti gor (dol) to go up (to go down)
íti mimo to go (ali to pass) by
íti nazaj to go back
íti po kaj to go for (ali to fetch ali to go and fetch) something
íti preko to cross
íti proč to go away, to go off
íti ven to go out
íti stran to go off
íti čez cesto to cross the street
íti na lov to go hunting
íti h komu to go up to someone, (obiskati ga) to call on someone
íti komu naproti to go to meet someone
pustiti koga íti to let someone go
íti dobro v prodajo to be selling well
íti hitreje to go faster, to push on
íti skupaj to go together
íti s kom to accompany someone
íti s kolesom to cycle
íti korakoma to go at footpace
íti kot namazano, kot po maslu to go swimmingly, to go like clockwork
íti na deželo, na kmete to go off to the country
íti med ljudi, med družbo to go into society
íti na sprehod to go for a walk
íti na kose, na koščke to go to pieces
íti na potovanje to go on a journey
íti h koncu, h kraju to be approaching the (ali its) end, (o stvari) to be coming to an end
íti komu k srcu to go to one's heart
íti kaki stvari do dna (figurativno) to get to the bottom of something
íti spat to go to bed
íti preko vseh ugovorov to override (ali to disregard ali to waive) all objections
íti na bolje to improve
íti na lim, na limanice to fall into a trap
íti vase (figurativno) to retire within oneself
iti komu s pota to make room for someone
Kako ti gre? how are you getting on?, how are you?
izvrstno mi gre I am A1, I'm fine
kako ti gre v šoli? how are you getting on at school?
za kaj (pa) gre? what's it all about?
za to gre (v tem je stvar) that's the point
kadar gre za... when it comes to...
dobro mu gre he is doing well
gre za moje življenje, za mojo čast my life, my honour is at stake
gre za veliko vsoto a large sum is at stake
gre za življenje ali smrt it's a matter of life and death
gre v milijone that runs into millions
posli gredo slabo business is slack (ali dull)
tako ne bo šlo this won't do
to ne bo šlo brez težav it won't be an easy job, it'll cost some trouble
grem k frizerju I am going to the barber's (ali hairdresser's)
če bi šlo po mojem if I had my way
to gre malo predaleč that's going a bit too far
drugače ne gre, ne bo šlo it won't work any other way, figurativno that can't be helped
vse gre narobe everything is topsy-turvy
z njim gre navzdol (h koncu) he is in a bad way
ne morem iti preko tega I can't get over it
naj gre, kot hoče! come what may!
kam gre ta pot? where does this road (ali path) lead?
to mi ne gre v glavo I cannot understand it, it's beyond me, I don't see any reason for it
mati je šla nakupovat Mother has gone shopping
proti šesti uri gre it's nearly six
gre proti poldnevu it's getting on for noon
zaloge gredo h kraju stocks are running short
delo mu gre hitro izpod rok he is quick at his work
4 v 15 gre 3-krat, in ostane 3 4 into 15 goes 3 times, and 3 over
pojdi. pojdi, pretiravaš! come, come, you are exaggerating!
lahko greste! (služabniku ipd.) that is all for the present
če je šlo vse, naj gre še to! (figurativno) in for a penny, in for a pound!
íti se to play

izgubljèn lost; (zapuščen) forlorn; (zašel) astray

urad za izgubljène predmete lost property office
biti izgubljèn to be lost
izgubljèn je (umrl bo) he is lost, he is done for
izgubljèn si, če boš to naredil you are lost if you do that, pogovorno if you do that you've had it
če on izve o tem, sem izgubljèn if he hears of it, I've had it
to je izgubljèn čas it's a waste of time
to je izgubljèn trud it's wasted effort (ali a waste of time)
še ena izgubljèna iluzija another lost illusion
kakor dobljeno, tako izgubljèno easy come, easy go

job¹ [džɔb] samostalnik
delo, opravilo, posel; delo na akord; naloga, dolžnost; služba, položaj
pogovorno zadeva
pogovorno težka naloga; špekulacija, izrabljanje službe za privaten zaslužek
ameriško, sleng nečeden posel, kraja, rop, zločin
tisk akcidenčni tisk

ekonomija job card (ali ticket) seznam delavčevih delovnih ur
job order naročilo za delo
job production izgotovitev posamičnega dela
job specification opis dela
job analysis analiza dela, analiza zaposlenosti
job classification poklicna razvrstitev
job control sindikalni vpliv na kadrovsko politiko v podjetju
job evaluation (ali rating) ocenitev dela
job rotation rotacija delovnih mest
on the job training izobrazba na delovnem mestu
odd jobs priložnostna dela
bad job slaba stvar, težek položaj, neuspeh
a good job (too) (res) sreča
by the job na akord, od kosa plačano delo
job time čas za delo na akord
job wage plačilo za delo na akord
out of a job brezposeln
job for the boys služba za pristaše (politične stranke)
bank job bančni rop
what a job! to je obupno!
it was quite a job bila je res težka stvar
to make a good job of it delo res dobro opraviti
to make a thorough job of it delo temeljito opraviti
to make the best of a bad job popraviti, kar se še da; molče požreti, ne kazati nevolje
to give it up as a bad job opustiti kaj, kar je brezupno
to know one's job razumeti stvar
it is your job to do it tvoja naloga je, da to narediš
to be on the job pridno delati, paziti
this is not everybody's job to delo ni za vsakega
to pull a job zagrešiti zločin
to do s.o.'s job for him; ali to do a job on s.o. uničiti koga, likvidirati koga
a put-up job naprej dogovorjen zločin, prevara
ameriško to lie down on the job zanemarjati delo, zabušavati
ameriško, pogovorno she is a tough job ona je žilava

jot¹ [džɔt] samostalnik
pičica, malenkost

not a jot še za joto ne, niti najmanj
not to care a jot požvižgati se na kaj

jump¹ [džʌmp] samostalnik
skok, preskok, skok s padalom; skok (cen itd.); nagel prehod na daljinsko snemanje (film); zdrzljaj; udarec nazaj (strelno orožje)
ameriško, pogovorno prednost, uspešen začetek

sleng the jumps delirium tremens
jump area padalčev doskočni cilj
šport high jump skok v višino
šport broad (ali long) jump skok v daljino
šport obstacle jump terenski skok (pri smučanju)
šport oblique jump prečni skok (pri smučanju)
šport pole jump skok s palico
šport jump ball met žoge med dva igralca (sodnik pri košarki)
ameriško, sleng (always) on the jump (vedno) v naglici, v razburjenju
to keep s.o. on the jump imeti koga na vajetih
to give s.o. a jump prestrašiti koga (da se zdrzne, poskoči)
to make (ali take) a jump skočiti
figurativno by jumps skokovito
to take the jump preskočiti oviro
jump in production hiter porast produkcije
to get the jump on s.o. imeti prednost pred kom, prehiteti koga
not by a long jump še zdaleč ne
ameriško from the jump od začetka

jútri tomorrow, arhaično on the morrow

do jútri till tomorrow
jútri zjutraj, jútri dopoldne tomorrow morning
jútri popoldne tomorrow afternoon
jútri zvečer (ponoči) tomorrow evening (night)
jútri teden (dva tedna, 14 dni) tomorrow week (fortnight)
jútri je nedelja tomorrow is Sunday
jútri je tudi še en dan (figurativno) tomorrow will be time enough
na svidenje jútri! goodbye till tomorrow!

káj what

káj še? what else?
káj zdaj? what now?, how now?, well?
káj ti je? káj je s teboj? what's the matter with you?
káj mi mar! what do I care!
káj šele let alone
ah, káj! go on!, stuff and nonsense!
káj ne poveš! you don't say!
ne, káj takega! well, I never!
torej káj? so what?
je káj upanja? is there any hope?
káj še, on (pa) že ne! not he!
káj storiti? what can we do?, what's to be done?
káj pomaga, káj koristi jokati? what is the use of crying?, it is no use crying
káj se je tedaj, potem zgodilo? what happened then?
imate káj novic? have you any news?
na káj misliš? what are you thinking about, what's on your mind?
povej mi, káj si slišal! tell me what you heard!
káj ko bi tudi ti prišel? what if you came too?
meso, kruh, vino in ne vem káj še vse meat, bread, wine, and what not
ne morem si káj, da se ne bi smejal I can't help laughing

kakó how; in what way

kakó to? how so?
kakó lepó! how beautiful!
kakó daleč? how far?
kakó to, da... how comes it that..., how come that...
kakó vraga... how the deuce..., how the devil..., how the dickens...?
kakó, prosim? I beg your pardon, pogovorno pardon?; what was that?, what did you say?
kakó se počutiš? how do you feel?
kakó stara je? how old is she?
kakó dolgo ste že v Ljubljani? how long have you been in Ljubljana?
kakó je z vstopnicami? what about the tickets?
kakó lepo jutro! what a lovely morning!
kakó sem vesel, da te vidim! how pleased I am to see you!
kakó je nesrečna! how unhappy she is!
kakó mu je ime? what is his name?
kakó imenujete to (rečete temu) po angleško (v angleščini)? what do you call this in English?
kakó to, da si še vedno tu? how is it you're still here?
ne razumem, kakó je to možno I do not understand how this can be
nihče ne ve kakó mu je uspelo no one knows how he has done
kakó vendar... how on earth...
pa še kakó! and how
Se lahko poslužim vašega telefona? - Kako, da ne! May I use your telephone? - Why, yes! of course!

kámen stone; ZDA (vsake oblike) rock; medicina calculus, stone, gravel, concretion; (prodnik) pebble

brusni kámen whetstone, grindstone
drag kámen precious stone, gem
drobilec kámna (oseba) quarryman, quarrier, (stroj) crushing machine, jaw (ZDA rock) crusher
gradbeni kámen building stone
kisli kámen (galun) alum
kresilni kámen mint, flintstone, (za vžigalnik) (lighter) flint
kámen kaldrme cobble, cobblestone
ledvični kámen kidney stone
loščilni kámen (za kovine) Bath-brick
miljni kámen milestone
mlinski kámen millstone
peklenski kámen lunar caustic, silver nitrate
preskusni kámen touchstone; test
nagrobni kámen tombstone, gravestone
otesan kámen hewn stone, dressed stone, ashlar
sklepni kámen keystone
kámen spotike stumbling block
kámen modrih philosophers' stone
vinski kámen tartar
temeljni kámen foundation stone
vogelni kámen cornerstone
kámen v mehurju medicina urinary calculus
žolčni kámen gallstone
zobni kámen tartar
umeten drag kámen imitation gem
tvorba kámnov medicina lithogenesis
mrzel kot kámen stone-cold
gluh kot kámen stone-deaf
trd kot kámen (as) hard as stone, stone-hard
domet, lučaj kámna a stone's throw
kup kámnov a heap of stones
obdelovanje kámna stonework
srcé iz kámna a stony heart
trd kot kámen (figurativno) hard as stone, biblija arhaično hard as the nether millstone
lomiti kámen to quarry
metati kámne v koga to throw stones at someone
to bi še kámen omečilo it is enough to melt a heart of stone
odvaliti komu težak kámen od srca to take a load (ali a weight) off someone's mind
kámen se mi je odvalil od srca a great weight has been taken off my mind, that's a great weight off my mind
ne pustiti kámna na kámnu not to leave a single stone standing
zmrzuje, da kámen poka it freezes hard
porušiti, razdejati kámen za kámnom to pull down stone by stone
od zgradbe ni ostal kámen na kámnu not a single stone of the building was left standing
rajši bi kámne tolkel na cesti! I'd rather do hard labour, I'd rather join a chain gang
zagnati, zalučati kámen v koga to cast a stone at someone
ubiti dve muhi z enim kámnom to kill two birds with one stone
kámen do kámna palača (figurativno) look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves

kàr²

kàr najhitreje as soon as possible
kàr vprašaj ga! just ask him!
kàr smej se (naprej)! laugh away
kàr išči! search away!
kàr najemite nosača! just engage a porter!
kàr pridi! come without ceremony!
on še kàr dobro dela he works tolerably well

kdó who; anybody, anyone

kdó drugi? who else?
kdó še? who else?
je kdó v hiši? is there anyone (ali anybody) in the house?
ne vem več, kdó vse je bil tam I don't remember everybody who was there
kdó bi si bil to mislil! who would have thought it!
malokdó hardly anyone, very few
vedeti, kdó je kdó to know who's who

kick¹ [kik] samostalnik
brca
šport strel (nogomet)
ameriško spurt; udarec, sunek, sunkovita vožnja; sunek, udarec nazaj (strelno orožje); udarna moč, odporna sila, elan, energija
ameriško, sleng opojnost alkoholne pijače; dražljaj, mik
ameriško ugovor, očitek, pritožba
britanska angleščina, sleng kovanec za 6 penijev
britanska angleščina najnovejša moda

ameriško to get a kick out of uživati v čem
sleng to get the kick biti vržen iz službe
for kicks le za šalo
that cocktail has got a kick ta koktajl ima nekaj v sebi
he's got a kick pijan je
to give a kick to pognati kaj v tek
to have no kick left biti na koncu svojih moči
to have the kick on one's side imeti srečo
let's have one more kick! poskusimo še enkrat!
more kicks than halfpence več graje kot hvale
šport free kick prosti strel (nogomet)

kjé where; in what place; on which side

kjé drugje somewhere else, elsewhere
kjé si dobil te informacije? where did you get the information?
ne vem kjé (= kjerkoli) somewhere or other
kjé pa!; kjé neki! (kaj še, ni govora o tem!) no such thing!

kléšče tongs pl, a pair of tongs, (manjše) pincers pl; pliers pl; medicina forceps (s konstr. v sg ali pl); (za orehe) nutcracker (večinoma pl) nutcrackers; (mučilno orodje) barnacle; zoologija, pri rakih claws pl, pincers pl

še s kléščami se ne bi tega dotaknil I would not touch it with a pair of tongs (oziroma with a bargepole)
dobiti koga v kléšče (figurativno) to get someone in one's grip
mučiti, ščipati s kléščami to pincer