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still¹ [stil]

1. samostalnik
miren, nepremičen, negiben; tih, nem, molčeč; nemoten; nepeneč se (pijača)

still champagne naravni (nešampanizirani) šampanjec
still as the grave molčeč kot grob
a still lake mirno jezero
still life tihožitje
the still small voice figurativno glas vesti
still water mirujoča voda
be still! molči!
keep still! bodi miren
to keep still about s.th. molčati o čcm
to lie (to sit) still nepremično ležati (sedeti)
to stand still mirno, nepremično stati, ustaviti se, ne se več premakniti
still waters run deep tiha voda bregove podira

2. samostalnik
poetično mir, tišina, molk
fotografija posamična fotografija, kamera za posamične posnetke
film fotografija, reklamna fotografija (nepremična) za film
pogovorno tihožitje
ameriško tih alarm ob požaru

in the still of night v nočni tišini, sredi noči

3. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
umiriti, pripraviti k molku, utišati; utihniti, umiriti se

to still one's fears pomiriti svoj strah
when the storm stills ko se bo vihar polegel

svetóst holiness; sacredness; sanctity; saintliness

Njegova svetóst (papež) His Holiness
Vaša svetóst Your Holiness
glas (sloves) svetósti odour of sanctity

šíriti to spread; (ideje) to propagate; (novice) to divulge; to circulate, to diffuse; to disseminate; to put into circulation; (razširiti) to extend, to broaden, to widen

šíriti govorico to circulate (ali to spread, to divulge) a rumour
njegovo ime širi strah his name spreads fear
šíriti se to spread, to gain ground, to propagate, to be propagated
novica se širi po mestu the news is spreading through the town
govorica se je širila od ust do ust the rumour spread from mouth to mouth
širi se glas, govorica, da... there is a widespread rumour, rumour is rife, (the) rumour has it that...
njegova slava se širi daleč naokrog his fame spreads far and wide

tense² [tens]

1. pridevnik (tensely prislov)
napet
(tudi figurativno) nategnjen, zategnjen; tog, trd

a tense moment napet trenutek; jezikoslovje zaprt (glas)

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
napeti (se), nategniti (se)

thrill² [ɵril] prehodni glagol
peti s tresočim se glasom, tremolirati (melodijo); pretresti, prevzeti, popasti (groza, žalost, skrb), vznemiriti; navdušiti, razburiti

an earthquake thrilled the land potres je pretresel deželo
her voice thrilled the listeners njen glas je elektriziral poslušalce
the sight thrilled him with horror pogled ga je navdal z grozo
neprehodni glagol
zgroziti se (with ob)
vznemiriti se, razburiti se, (za)drhteti, tresti se, vibrirati; biti preplašen, prestrašen (at, with ob, zaradi)

he thrills with delight drhti od veselja
the earth thrills zemlja se trese
fear thrilled through my veins strah me je spreletel

top¹ [tɔp]

1. samostalnik
vrh, vrhunec (gore); najvišja točka (česa); krona, vrh (drevesa); teme, glava; zgornji konec; začetek; pena (pri pivu); pokrov
navtika krov, paluba; šop, pramen (las, volne); površje; izbor, izbira
figurativno smetana; najvišja stopnja, prvo mesto, najvišji rang; cilj
figurativno višek, vrhunec; višina (glasu); nebo (pri postelji)
množina, sleng visoke osebnosti, visoke "živine"

at the top na vrhu
from top to toe od glave do pet
on (the) top nad, vrh, vrh tega
the top of the school najboljši učenec šole
the top of all creation krona ustvaritve
top of the milk figurativno najboljša točka programa
at the top of one's voice na ves glas
at the top of one's speed, on top z največjo hitrostjo
off one's top sleng prismojen
to the top of one's bent kolikor je le mogoče, do skrajnosti; v popolno zadovoljstvo
from top to bottom od zgoraj navzdol
the top of the water površje vode
the top of the morning to you! (irsko) lepo jutro vam (želim)!
to be (to become) top biti (postati) prvak; biti na čelu
to be on top biti močnejši, biti na površju
to be at the top of the tree figurativno biti na najvišjem položaju, pri krmilu
he is top of his class on je prvi v razredu
he is tops on je sijajen dečko
to blow one's top sleng razjeziti se, razburiti se
to come out on top iziti kot zmagovalec ali kot najboljši (npr. pri izpitu itd.)
to come to the top priti na površje (na čelo); uspeti, imeti uspeh
to go over the top vojska jurišati iz rova; figurativno, sleng tvegati skok, poročiti se
the car ran at the top of its speed avto je drvel z največjo hitrostjo
to shout at the top of one's voice na ves glas (na vse grlo) zakričati, zavpiti
to take the top of the table zavzeti mesto na gornjem koncu mize; figurativno predsedovati
to take the top off odpiti peno (piva)

2. pridevnik
najvišji, zgornji; glavni, prvi
pogovorno prvorazreden, izvrsten

top boy najboljši učenec
top dog figurativno prvak, zmagovalec
top line naslovna vrsta
top prices najvišje cene
top speed največja hitrost
to be in top form (shape) biti v najboljši formi

unpolled [ʌnpóuld] pridevnik
politika neizvoljen; nevpisan v volilni imenik
zastarelo neostrižen

unpolled elector nevolivec
unpolled vote neštet glas

uproarious [ʌprɔ́:riəs] pridevnik (uproariously prislov)
bučen (smeh), hrupen, buren, viharen (pozdrav, aplavz); povzročajoč nemir

uproarious merriment hrupno, prekipevajoče veselje
to laugh uproariously krohotati se, smejati se na ves glas

ústničen labial

ústničen glas labial sound

utíšati to silence (koga someone)

utíšati koga s kričanjem, vpitjem to shout someone down
utíšati glas vesti to silence the voice of conscience
utíšati sovražnikove baterije to silence the enemy's batteries
z največjim trudom smo jih utišali we had enormous trouble in silencing them (ali in putting them to silence)

užívati užíti to enjoy, to delight (v in); to find (ali to take) pleasure in, to take delight in; to relish; to rejoice in; to revel in; to experience pleasure; (hrano) to partake (of food), to consume; to be the beneficiary (ali usufructuary), to have the benefit (ali use) of

užívati, užíti glas, sloves kot... to have a reputation as..., to enjoy the reputation of...
užívati, užíti dober kredit to enjoy good credit
užívati, užíti splošno spoštovanje to be held in high esteem by everybody
uživam v sprehodih I enjoy my walks (ali promenades)
užívati, užíti zaupanje kake osebe to enjoy someone's confidence
užívati, užíti v čem to get a kick out of something

vést² conscience

brez vésti conscienceless
čista vést clear (ali good) conscience
slaba vést guilty (ali bad) conscience
z mirno vestjo with an easy conscience
proti moji vésti contrary to my conscience
kosmata vést elastic conscience
glas vésti the voice of conscience
izpraševanje vésti examination of one's conscience
grizenje vésti twinges pl of conscience, pangs pl of remorse, qualms pl of conscience, scruples pl
oseba, človek brez vésti conscienceless (ali unscrupulous, unconscionable, unprincipled) person
za pomirjenje vésti for conscience(') sake
izprašati si vést to examine one's conscience
imeti koga na vésti to have someone on one's conscience
imeti kosmato vést to have an easy-going conscience
vest ga grize his conscience is bothering him
ima dva umora na vésti he has two murders on his conscience
ne maram imeti tega na vésti I don't want to have that on my conscience
vést me peče I am conscience-stricken; my conscience is tormenting me (ali is giving me no peace), I am stung with remorse
vést ga je pekla his conscience troubled him, he had qualms of conscience, he was conscience-stricken
olajšati si vést to get something off one's conscience
pomiriti si vést to appease (ali to soothe, to salve, to quieten) one's conscience
z mirno véstjo lahko to storite you may do it with an easy conscience

virile [vírail ameriško -ril] pridevnik
moški, možat, virilen
figurativno močan, krepak, zrel

virile member moški spolni ud, penis
virile power (moška) spolna zmožnost
virile voice moški glas

voiceless [vɔ́islis] pridevnik (voicelessly prislov)
brez glasu; neizgovorjen; nem, onemel, brez besede; molčeč, tih, neubran
parlament ki nima pravice glasovanja
fonetika nezveneč

the sound [t] is voiceless glas [t] je nezveneč

volílen electoral, election(-); elective

volílni boj election contest, election campaign
volílni govor election speech, ZDA campaign speech
volílna kampanja election campaign, canvassing, electioneering
volílni glas vote
volílni imenik register of voters, electoral roll, electoral register
volílni izidi election returns pl, poll
volílna glasovnica ballot paper
volílna kroglica (voting) ballot
volílni fond (electoral) campaign fund
volílni listek voting paper, ballot
volílni odbor electoral board, electoral committee
volílni letak election pamphlet
volílni komisar returning officer
volílna celica, kabina polling booth, voting booth
volílni program platform, ZDA ticket
volílno okrožje constituency, ZDA district
volílna pravica right to vote, franchise
splošna volílna pravica universal suffrage
moška, ženska volílna pravica male, female suffrage (ali right to vote)
volílna reforma electoral reform
volílni seznam kandidatov list of candidates, ZDA ticket, slate
volílna skrinjica ballot box
števec (štetje) volílnih glasov scrutineer (scrutiny)
velika (slaba) volílna udeležba a heavy (a light) poll
volílni zakon electoral law
nemški volílni knez zgodovina Elector
volílna enota voting unit
volílna konferenca election conference
imeti volílni govor to electioneer, ZDA to stump
(od)dati svoj volílni glas to give one's vote (za for)
prešteti volílne glasove to count the poll (ali the votes)

volume [vɔ́ljum] samostalnik
(posamezna) knjiga, zvezek (knjige)
zgodovina zvitek (pergamenta); vsebina, volumen, prostornina; obseg, volumen; (velika) množina ali količina, masa
figurativno morje, veliko število
glasba obseg, polnost, volumen (glasu)
radio jakost zvoka

the volume of a cask prostornina soda
a work in four volumes delo v 4 zvezkih (delih, knjigah)
a voice of great volume glas velikega obsega (volumna)
a three-volume novel roman v 3 zvezkih
an odd volume knjiga (zvezek) brez para
to speak volumes for zelo govoriti za (v korist), jasno dokazovati
her donations to charity speak volumes for her generosity njeni darilni prispevki v dobrodelne namene jasno govore o njeni plemenitosti

wilderness [wíldənis] samostalnik
divjina; pustinja, puščava
figurativno masa, množica; niz (npr. gozdov); divji, labirintski vrt

a wilderness of things figurativno kup stvari
voice in the wilderness Biblija glas vpijočega v puščavi
wandering in the wilderness politika izločitev kake stranke iz vlade
wilderness of sea vodna (morska) pustinja

woody [wúdi] pridevnik (woodily prislov)
gozdnat, pogozden, gozden; lesen, lesnat; v gozdu živeč (plant rastlina)
figurativno votel, zamolkel (sound zvok, glas)

woody nymph gozdna vila

zazdéti se to seem

zazdelo se mi je, da slišim nekak glas I thought I heard a voice

zlogotvóren

zlogotvóren glas, sonant syllaic sound, sonant