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throw¹ [ɵróu] samostalnik
metanje, met; lučaj; (pri rokoborbi) met, zrušenje; domet
figurativno poteza, riziko; lahek šal; boa; ženski šal; lahka odeja
tehnično (ročna) stružnica; lončarski kolovrat

a stone's throw (za) lučaj kamna
a record throw with the discus rekordni met diska
the theatre is a stone's throw from here gledališče je tu blizu, ni niti 50 korakov od tu

tího prislov in silence; quietly; softly; gently

tího o tem! keep that to yourself!, (niti besedice o tem!) keep mum!, mum's the word!
na tihem secretly, in secret
biti tího to keep quiet
tího govoriti to speak in a low voice
zapirajte vrata tího! close the door gently, please!
tího! silence!, be quiet!; hush!, shush!, sh! (beri: ššš)

tithe [táið]

1. samostalnik
(cerkvena) desetina; (splošno) desetina; deseti del

tithe commissioner (gatherer) izterjevalec (pobiralec) desetine
tithe pig deseti prašič (kot cerkvena bera)
not a tithe of it niti desetina tega, niti najmanj
to levy tithes pobirati desetino
tithe-free oproščen desetine

2. prehodni glagol
naložiti, določiti desetino (na kaj); podvreči desetini; plačati desetino

tittle [titl] samostalnik
pičica (na i), tilda
figurativno jota, malenkost

every tittle vsaka malenkost (mrvica)
not a tittle of it niti mrvice ne
to a tittle na las točno (natančno), do pičice

trace¹ [tréis] samostalnik
sled; stopinja; kolesnica, kolovoz, tirnica
figurativno sled, znak, (pre)ostanek
ameriško steza markirana pot; osnovni načrt, skica, tloris; malenkost, majhna količina

to be hot on the trace of s.o. biti komu za petami, preganjati koga
he has no trace of humour niti malo humorja ni v njem
his face bore traces of his grief njegov obraz je nosil (kazal) sledove žalosti

tréniti (z očmi) to wink, to twinkle (with the eye)

kot bi (z očesom) trenil in the twinkling (of an eye)
kot bi trenil (= v hipu) in a trice, in a wink, in an instant; at one swoop; in a jiffy; before you could say Jack Robinson
niti z očesom ne tréniti not to bat an eyelid

trenútek moment; instant

trenút, prosim! just a moment, please!
v trenútku (takoj) in a moment, on the instant, this instant
v trenútku (= kot bi mignil) in an instant, in a trice, in a jiffy, in no time
v istem trenútku at the same moment
v tem trenútku at this instant
vsak trenútek every moment, at any moment
v pravem trenútku in the nick of time
v nekaj trenútkih (hitro) in a matter of moments
primeren trenútek fitting moment
niti za trenútek not for a moment
to je pravi trenútek now is the time, it's the right time
v trenútku je bilo vse končano everything was over in a flash
počakajte trenútek, prosim! please wait a moment!
priti v pravem trenútku to come in the nick of time

trouble¹ [trəbl] samostalnik
težava, trud, napor, motnja, motenje, nadloga; nevšečnost, neprijetnost; skrb, žalost, trpljenje, bol, muka; breme (to komu), nesreča, zlo, stiska; tegoba; napaka, pogreška, pomanjkljivost, slaba stran; komplikacija, problem, sitnost(i); kočljiv položaj
narečno porod; bolezen
politika nemir, konflikt; kraval, škandal, afera
tehnično okvara, motnja, defekt

in trouble v stiski (težavi, nepriliki)
digestive troubles prebavne motnje, težave
heart trouble srčna bolezen
labour troubles delavski nemiri
troubles in the Near East nemiri na Bližnjem Vzhodu
to ask for trouble, to look for trouble sam si iskati (delati) težave, izzivati usodo
the trouble is that... težava je v tem, da...
(it is) no trouble! (to ni) nobena težava!; že dobro!; prosim!
(I am) sorry to give you such trouble žal mi je, da vam delam take sitnosti
she is a great trouble to her family ona je (v) veliko breme svoji družini
to be in trouble with the police imeti težave (nevšečnosti) s policijo
to be out of one's troubles osvoboditi se skrbi (težav), priti iz neprilik
I have been through much trouble veliko sem prestal (pretrpel)
to get into trouble zaiti v težave
to get a girl into trouble zapeljati dekle
to go to much trouble da(ja)ti si mnogo truda
to give s.o. the trouble, to put s.o. to much trouble povzročiti komu težave (skrb), spraviti koga v hude nevšečnosti
to make trouble delati težave
we did it to spare you trouble naredili smo to, da bi vam prihranili trud
to stir up trouble povzročati zmedo, nemir
I don't want to be a trouble to you ne bi vas hotel vznemirjati
he won't even take the trouble to answer ne vzame si niti truda, da bi odgovoril
to take great trouble (to take no trouble at all) veliko (nobenega) truda si ne da(ja)ti
troubles never come singly nesreča nikoli ne pride sama

trúd trouble, effort; exertion; pains pl; hard work, labour, toil; endeavour

trúda poln painful, troublesome
s trúdom with an effort
brez trúda without trouble, easily, effortlessly
z velikim trúdom with great difficulty
z lahkim trúdom easily
izgubljen trúd a waste of effort
trúd brez haska wasted effort
ves trúd je zaman pogovorno it's all a waste of time, pesniško it is labour lost
ni mi žal trúda I don't mind hard work, I don't shrink from hard work
hvala za vaš trúd I thank you for the trouble you have taken
z malo trúda with a little trouble, by taking a little trouble
po velikem trúdu sem uspel I succeeded after a great deal of trouble
ni vredno trúda it isn't worth while, it is not worth the trouble
veliko trúda si da(ja)ti to take great trouble
dal si je mnogo trúda, da (bi naredil izpit) he was at great pains to (pass the examination)
nobenega trúda se ne bati, se ne ustrašiti to spare no effort, to grudge no pains
povzročil, dal ti bom veliko trúda I'm going to cause you a lot of trouble
prav nobenega trúda si ne vzeti, dajati to take no trouble at all
ne varčevati s trúdom to spare no effort (ali no pains)
naredil sem to, da bi ti prihranil trúd I did it to save you trouble
biti tepen v zahvalo za svoj trúd to get a thrashing for one's pains
tratiti, zapravljati (svoj) trúd (figurativno) to plough the sand
ni si vzel niti trúda, da bi odgovril he didn't even take the trouble to answer

trust² [trʌst] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
verjeti (komu, čemu), zanesti se (in na); zaupati (komu), imeti zaupanje v; dati komu kredit; zaupati, poveriti (komu) (with s.th. kaj)
trdno upati, pričakovati, verjeti (that da)
biti prepričan; upati si, tvegati

do not trust him with your watch! ne zaupaj mu svoje ure!
trust him to say that! to je tipično zanj!
trust to luck zaupaj sreči!
a man not to be trusted človek, ki se nanj ne moreš zanesti
I trust he is not hurt upam, da se ni poškodoval
to trust o.s. to s.o. zaupati se komu, zaupno se obrniti na koga
can his word be trusted? ali lahko zaupamo njegovi besedi?
I can trust my children with her lahko ji zaupam svoje otroke
you cannot trust a child in the streets after dark ne morete brez skrbi pustiti otroka na ulici, ko se začne nočiti
she was trusted with child dali so ji otroka v skrbstvo (varstvo)
I cannot trust you out of my sight niti za hip vas ne morem izgubiti iz vida (iz bojazni, da ne napravite kake neumnosti)
you can trust him for any amount lahko mu kreditirate katerokoli vsoto
to trust to luck zaupati v (zanašati se na) srečo

ujéti to catch; to capture; to take (someone) prisoner; to seize

ujéti koga pri dejanju to catch someone red-handed (ali in the act)
ujéti v past to trap, arhaično to entrap
ujéti koga na laži to catch someone out in a lie
nevihta nas je ujela we were caught in a storm
noč me je ujela I was overtaken by night (ali darkness)
ujel sem ga za rokav I caught him by the sleeve
niti ene ribe ni ujel he did not catch a single fish
naša mačka je ujela dve miši our cat has caught two mice
biti ujet, ujeti se to be caught, to get caught
bil je ujet vojska he was taken prisoner
bil sem ujet med umikom I was taken prisoner during the retreat
tatu so ujeli the thief has been caught

úpanje hope; hopefulness; expectation; expectancy; anticipation; (bright) prospect

goljufivo, varljivo úpanje false hope(s)
prazno úpanje vain hope
zadnje (skoraj neuresničljivo) úpanje forlorn hope, figurativno (zanesljivo) sheet anchor
brez úpanja hopeless, past (all) hope
poln úpanja full of hope, hopeful
niti trohice úpanja not a glimmer of hope, (pogovorno) not the ghost of a chance, not a dog's (ali an earthly) chance
Rt Dobrega Upanja the Cape of Good Hope
žarek úpanja a ray (ali a gleam) of hope
úpanje, da bo prišel there is (some) hope that he will come, it is hoped he will come, hopefully he will come
zanj ni več úpanja he is past hope
nobenega úpanja ni bilo, da bi on prišel there was no prospect of his coming
on je moje zadnje úpanje he is my last hope, he is my only remaining hope
dajati komu úpanje to hold out hope to someone
dajati mnogo úpanja to promise well, to be very promising
gojiti úpanje to cherish (ali to entertain) a (ali the) hope
imeti malo úpanja, da... to hope against hope that...
imam le slabo, šibko úpanje I have only a faint hope
nobenega úpanja več ne imeti to be out of hope, to have no hope left
imeti úpanje to stand a chance
nikoli ne izgubljaj úpanja! (= ne obupaj!) never say die!
opustiti vsako úpanje to abandon hope, to give up every hope
oklepati se úpanja to cling to hope (ali one's hopes)
preseči úpanja to exceed hopes
prevarati koga v úpanju to frustrate someone's hopes
razočarati koga v úpanju to disappoint someone, to frustrate someone
moje úpanje se ni uresničilo my hopes have not been realized
upati brez úpanja zmage to hope against hope
vdajati se úpanju, da... to allow oneself the hope of..., to hope for..., to be in hopes that...
komu vsako úpanje vzeti to deprive someone of all hope
vzeti komu úpanje to dampen someone's hopes
zbujati úpanje to give (ali to inspire) hope, to raise expectations, to provide grounds for hope
zbujati komu úpanje to raise hopes in someone
zbujati prazno úpanje to raise false hopes
živeti v úpanju za, za... to live in hopes of (kaj something)
malo úpanja je ostalo (ostaja) there is little hope left

vacancy [véikənsi] samostalnik
praznina, praznota; prazen, nazaseden ali prost prostor; prazno, izpraznjeno, nezasedeno, vakantno službeno mesto
figurativno praznina, vakuum, vrzel, luknja; pustina, neobdelan svet; (redko) nezaposlenost, brezdelnost, brezdelica, prost čas

a vacancy in an office prosto (delovno) mesto v pisarni (uradu)
to fill a vacancy zapolniti, zamašiti vrzel
to gaze, to look into vacancy strmeti, gledati v prazno
my work does not leave me a moment's vacancy moje delo mi ne pušča niti trenutka prostega časa

vestige [véstidž] samostalnik
sled; odtis noge; (pre)ostanek; znak
figurativno slaba sled; mrvica, trohica
biologija rudiment, okrnek, okrnel ud ali organ

vestiges of old customs sledovi, ostanki starih šeg
not a vestige of truth niti sledu resnice
he hasn't a vestige of common sense niti trohice zdrave pameti nima
a human being has the vestige of a tail človeško bitje ima okrnek repa

vínar (denar, para) farthing; penny

niti vínarja (prebite pare) nimam I have not a penny; I haven't a penny, pogovorno I haven't got a brass farthing
plačati do zadnjega vínarja to pay to the last farthing

viséti to hang (down); to be suspended; (viséti in nihati) to dangle; (biti obešen) (stvar) to be hung, (oseba) to be hanged, to swing

za to bo visel (= bo obešen)! he shall swing for it!
viséti komu kaj nad glavo to hang over someone's head
na lasu, na niti viséti to hang by a hair (by a single thread)
viséti na vrvi to hang by a rope
na stenah visé slike the walls are hung with pictures
Damoklejev meč visi nad njegovo glavo the sword of Damocles hangs over his head
on visi z otroško ljubeznijo na svoji materi he clings to his mother with filial love
viséti med življenjem in smrtjo to hang between life and death

whit¹ [wit] samostalnik
mrvica, trohica, košček, malenkost

no whit, not a whit, never a whit niti mrvice (ne); niti malo ne
we cared not a whit še mar nam ni bilo za to, požvižgali smo se na to
he is no whit the better for it zaradi tega mu ni prav nič bolje

winding [wáindiŋ]

1. samostalnik
navijanje, namotanje; ovoj, omot; zavoj, okljuk
elektrika namot

out of winding naravnost
winding of thread on a spool navijanje niti (sukanca) na tuljavo

2. pridevnik
vijugast; ki se ovije, vijugav

winding staircase polžaste stopnice

wink¹ [wiŋk] samostalnik
mežikanje
pogovorno mižanje; migljanje; trenutek, hip

forty winks pogovorno kratko spanje
to have forty winks malo zadremati
in a wink v hipu, kot bi trenil
to give the wink to s.o. pomežikniti komu
he was gone in a wink v hipu je izginil
I did not sleep a wink last night nocoj nisem zatisnil očesa
he could not get a wink of sleep all night niti za hip ni zatisnil očesa celo noč
to tip s.o. a wink namigniti komu, dati komu (svarilen) znak

without¹ [wiðáut] predlog
brez; zunaj, izven, pred, z druge strani

without doors zunaj hiše, pred vratmi
without doubt brez dvoma, nedvomno
without change železnica brez prestopanja
without number brezštevilen
times without number neštetokrat
without end brez konca, brezkončen
without fail zanesljivo, sigurno
things without us stvari zunaj nas
he met me without the gate dočakal me je pred glavnimi vrati
to do (to be, to go) without shajati (biti) brez, lahko pogrešati
without his seeing me ne da bi me on videl
it goes without saying to se samo po sebi razume, tega ni treba (niti) reči
he passed me without taking off his hat šel je mimo mene, ne da bi se odkril