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weak-headed [wí:khédid] pridevnik
slaboumen; neumen; nagnjen k omoticam

westering [wéstəriŋ] pridevnik
ki se nagiblje k zahodu; ki zahaja (zvezde)

whip¹ [wip]

1. samostalnik
bič, udarec z bičem; tlesk, tleskanje, pokanje
figurativno bič, nadloga, udarec, kazen
figurativno kočijaž
figurativno, parlament član stranke, ki skliče pripadnike stranke za glasovanje itd.; okrožnica, poziv (k volitvam, zborovanju itd.); (odvečna) veja
navtika ladjica, veslača; tolčena krema (iz tolčene smetane)
britanska angleščina prispevek k skupno popitemu vinu

whip and spur v diru, skokoma, hitro
to ride whip and spur v diru jahati
he is a good whip on je dober kočijaž, dobro vozi
to send a whip round zbobnati skupaj člane stranke

2. prislov
v hipu, na mah

whip up prehodni glagol
gnati, goniti z bičem; hitro prijeti, potegniti k sebi; ostro odbiti žogo (pri tenisu); razburkati, razvneti (strast)
neprehodni glagol
skakati, skočiti, skakljati

withal [wiðɔ́:l]

1. prislov
zastarelo tudi, poleg tega, razen tega, k temu, istočasno

he is strong and brave withal on je močan in zraven tega še pogumen

2. predlog
zastarelo s, z (stoji za samostalnikom ali na koncu stavka)

we have no friends to play withal nimamo prijateljev, da bi se igrali z njimi

wood engraver [wúdingréivə] samostalnik
k lesorezec, ksilograf

yes man množina yes men [jésmən] samostalnik
pogovorno kdor k vsemu reče da; kimavec, oseba brez hrbtenice, brez iniciative, slabič

Abraham Abraham

oditi k Abrahamu (umreti) to die, (evfemizem) to depart this life, to pass away, to go the way of all flesh, to go to one's long rest, to go to a better world
srečati se z Abrahamom (doživeti 50 let) to reach the age of fifty

accession¹ [ækséšən] samostalnik (to k)
dostop; pristop; prirastek, povečanje; nastop vlade ali službe

accession to knowledge pridobitev znanja; množina nove pridobitve
accession to the throne zasedba prestola
accession catalogue katalog novih knjig

adírati matematika to add (up), to count up, to sum up

adírati stolpec števil(k) to add up (to tot up) a column of figures

ámen amen

in ámen, pa ámen amen that's that
reči ámen k (odobriti) to say amen to

as² [æz] veznik
kot; kolikor; ker; ko, medtem ko; čeprav, četudi, dasi

as compared with v primeri s
as far as prav do
as far as I am concerned kar se mene tiče
as far as I know kolikor je meni znano
as few as (samo množina)
as follows kot sledi, sledeče
as large as life v naravni velikosti
as like as two peas (in a pod) ko jajce jajcu podobna
as little as (samo ednina)
as much as you like po mili volji, kolikor želiš
as a rule navadno, praviloma
as though, as if kakor če bi
be so kind as to... bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...
try as I might če sem se še tako potrudil
old as I am čeprav sem že star
as usual kot ponavadi
as I went by mimogrede
as it were nekako, tako rekoč
as luck would have it k sreči

awe³ [ɔ:] prehodni glagol
zbuditi spoštovanje; oplašiti koga

to awe s.o. into silence z ustrahovanjem prisiliti koga k molku

bayonet² [béiənit] prehodni glagol
zabosti z bodalom; nasilno se polastiti

to bayonet s.o. into s.th. prisiliti koga k čemu

bent¹ [bent]

1. preteklik & pretekli deležnik od bend

2. pridevnik
upognjen, skrivljen

as the twing is bent the tree is inclined kar se Janezek nauči, to Janezek zna
to be bent on imeti nagnjenje k čemu, nameravati kaj

blaze¹ [bleiz] samostalnik
plamen, požar; sij, svit, blišč, blesk; izbruh, vzbuh
množina pekel

in a blaze v plamenu, goreč
to blow to blazes zdrobiti v prah
in the blazes of the day pri belem dnevu
go to blazes! pojdi k vragu!
like blazes kar se da, silovito, na vso moč
what the blazes kaj za vraga

blížnji(k) fellow-man, pl fellow-men; fellow-creature, neighbour

tvoj blížnji(k) biblija thy neighbour
ljubiti svojega blížnji(k)a to love one's neighbour

bontón (good) fashion

spadati k bontónu to be the fashion
bontón pri mizi table manners pl

bother³ [bɔ́ðə] medmet
presneto!, preneumno!

bother him! k vragu z njim!
bother the children! presneti otroci!
pogovorno bother it! presneto!, vraga

break into neprehodni glagol
vlomiti

break into laughter zakrohotati se
break into obedience prisiliti k ubogljivosti, ukrotiti
break into tears razjokati se