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jump off neprehodni glagol
odskočiti, skočiti s česa
ameriško, pogovorno začeti

ameriško to jump off the deep end navdušiti se, pustiti se navdušiti

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

keep^*2 [ki:p]

1. prehodni glagol
držati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.)

2. neprehodni glagol
ostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se (he keeps well)
držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati (she keeps smiling)
pogovorno stanovati (where do you keep?)

to keep an appointment držati se zmenka
trgovina we don't keep this article tega artikla nimamo v zalogi
to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu do sebe
to keep in bread and water komaj se preživljati
to keep one's balance obdržati ravnotežje
to keep the ball rolling ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep body and soul together životariti
trgovina to keep books voditi knjige
to keep cool ostati miren
to keep one's counsel obdržati kaj zase
to keep s.o.'s counsel varovati tujo skrivnost
to keep a close check on skrbno nadzirati
to keep in countenance bodriti koga
to keep one's countenance ostati resen, zadrževati smeh
to keep clear of izogniti se česa, čuvati se česa
to keep s.o. company delati komu družbo
to keep company with skupaj hoditi, družiti se z
to keep s.th. dark obdržati zase, ne izdati
to keep a diary voditi dnevnik
to keep one's distance držati se ob strani
to keep one's end up braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje delo
to keep an eye on (ali out for); ali to keep one's eyes open (ali skinned); ali to keep one's weather eye lifted imeti odprte oči, budno paziti
to keep the field vztrajati, ne se umakniti
to keep one's feet obdržati se na nogah
to keep a straight face zadrževati smeh
to keep friends ostati v prijateljstvu
to keep guard stražiti
to keep (a) guard over s.o. čuvati koga
šport to keep (the) goal biti vratar, čuvati gol
God keep you! bog te varuj!
to keep s.th. going ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep s.o. going komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenju
to keep the game alive ohraniti v teku
to keep one's ground ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrst
to keep early (ali good) hours prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spat
to keep bad (ali late) hours prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spat
to keep one's hand in ne priti iz vaje
to keep one's head ne izgubiti glave, ostati miren
to keep one's head above water ne zaiti v dolgove
to keep house vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti
to keep open house biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem času
to keep hold of ne puščati iz rok
to keep in good health ostati pri dobrem zdravju
to keep a good look-out budno opazovati, paziti
to keep s.o. for lunch zadržati koga pri kosilu
to keep a stiff upper lip ne izgubiti poguma
to keep the law držati se zakona
to keep in mind zapomniti si
to keep one's nose to the grindstone neprestano garati
to keep pace (ali step) with iti v korak, ne zaostajati
to keep peace between obdržati mir med
to keep the peace držati se reda
ameriško to keep plugging along kar naprej garati
to keep s.o. posted (ali advised, informed, up to date) stalno koga obveščati
to keep the pot boiling životariti, komaj se prebijati
to keep one's pecker up ne izgubiti poguma in odločnosti
to keep good relations with s.o. ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih
to keep a record of s.th. voditi zapise o čem
to keep in good repair ohraniti v dobrem stanju
to keep sight of imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti na
to keep the stage obdržati se na odru
to keep straight on iti naravnost naprej
to keep in suspense pustiti koga v negotovosti; trgovina imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)
to keep time držati se takta
to keep good time biti točen (ura)
to keep track of zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočem
to keep one's temper zadržati se, ne razburjati se
ameriško to keep tabs on nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti si
to keep in touch with ostati s kom v stikih
to keep together biti složen, držati skupaj
to keep one's word držati besedo
to keep watch (over, on) stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom
to keep the wolf from the door komaj se preživljati

latitude [lǽtitju:d] samostalnik
astronomija, geografija (zemljepisna) širina
figurativno širina, svoboda (mišljenja)
astronomija kotna oddaljenost nebesnega telesa od sončeve orbite

high latitudes pokrajine, oddaljene od ekvatorja
low latitudes pokrajine blizu ekvatorja
degree of latitude širinska stopinja
in latitude 40 N. na 40. stopinji severne širine
to allow s.o. great latitude pustiti komu veliko svobode

lay down prehodni glagol
položiti, odložiti (orožje, položaj itd); opustiti (upanje); žrtvovati (življenje); položiti, zastaviti (denar); planirati, napraviti načrt; predpisati, določiti (pravila) postaviti (pogoje); ukletiti (vino), vložiti (jajca); posejati, zasaditi (in, to, with, under zemljo s, z)

to lay down one's arms položiti orožje, vdati se
to lay down the law samovoljno ukazovati, odločati, imeti glavno besedo
to lay down an office odreči se službi, pustiti službo
to lay down a stock pripraviti zalogo
to lay down one's tools stavkati

lead away prehodni glagol
odpeljati, speljati

to be led away pustiti se speljati; navdušiti se

liberty [líbəti] samostalnik
svoboda, prostost, neodvisnost, samostojnost, svobodna izbira
navtika dovoljenje za odhod na kopno
množina posebne pravice, svoboščine, privilegiji

civil liberty državljanska svoboda
religious liberty verska svoboda
liberty of the press svoboda tiska
at liberty svoboden, prost, nezaposlen
to be at liberty to do s.th. smeti kaj narediti
you are at liberty to go smete oditi
to set at liberty osvoboditi, pustiti na svobodo
to take the liberty of doing (ali to do) s.th. dovoliti si kaj narediti
to take liberties with dovoliti si, predrzniti si
to take liberties with s.o.'s property pregrešiti se zoper tujo imovino
to grant liberties podeliti posebne pravice

line¹ [lain] samostalnik
črta, linija, poteza; guba, brazda (na obrazu, roki)
matematika črta (zlasti premica)
geografija ekvator, poldnevnik, vzporednik; smer, pot (avtobusna, železniška) proga, tir
množina obris, kontura, oblika
množina načrt (ladje), osnutek, plan
množina načela, smernice, navodila; način, metoda, postopek; meja, mejna črta (tudi figurativno)
vrsta, niz, rep (ljudi); soglasje; rod, veja, koleno, pokolenje
tisk vrstica; kratko sporočilo, kratko pismo; stih, pesmica (upon s.th. to s.o.)
množina, britanska angleščina latinski stihi, ki jih mora dijak prepisati za kazen, kazenska pismena naloga
množina, gledališče tekst vloge, vloga
množina, pogovorno poročni list
pogovorno poročilo, pojasnilo
množina usoda; stroka, področje, panoga; telefonska, telegrafska linija
tehnično vod
ekonomija sortiment, blago, predmet
množina serijsko blago
vojska (bojna) linija, vrsta, fronta, frontne čete, šotori ali barake v taboru; vrv, konopec; žica, kabel

the Line ekvator
line of sight kamor seže pogled
line of vision horizont, obzorje; vojska vizirna črta
hung on the line (slika) obešena v višini oči
figurativno all along the line; ali down the line na celi črti
the line of least resistance linija najmanjšega odpora
on the dotted line v vrsti, ki je namenjena za podpis
on the line na meji, politika na liniji
line of fate (fortune, heart, life) črta usode (sreče, srca, življenja) na roki
to stand in line stati v repu (vrsti)
britanska angleščina up (down) line (vlak) v (iz) London(a)
the Southern line južna železnica
bus line avtobusna proga
double line dvotirna proga
single line enotirna proga
main (ali trunk) glavna proga
branch line stranska proga
on the lines laid down by the chairman po smernicah, ki jih je postavil predsedujoči
along these lines po teh navodilih, smernicah
along general lines po splošnih smernicah
line of argument dokazni postopek
to take (ali keep to) one's own line ukrepati po svoje, držati se svoje poti
to take a strong line (with s.o.) biti čvrst, neomajen (do koga), vztrajati
to take the line that zavzeti stališče, da; biti mišljenja, da
dont' take that line with me z menoj ne ravnaj tako
lines of responsibility pristojnosti
to take the line postaviti se na stališče
in line of duty pri opravljanju dolžnosti
out of line iz črte, ne na črti; figurativno nesoglasen, nezdružljiv; iz ravnotežja
that's s.th. out of (ali not in) my line to mi ne leži, ne spada v mojo stroko
to come (ali get, fall) into line (with) prilagoditi se (komu, čemu), ravnati se po
to overstep the line of good taste prekoračiti mejo dobrega okusa
to draw the line (at) povleči mejo (pri)
I draw the line at that to se pri meni neha
to toe the line spoštovati predpise; politika biti na liniji
to give s.o. line enough popustiti uzde, pustiti komu proste roke
to go over the line prekoračiti mejo, mero
in line with skladno z
ameriško, figurativno to be in line for pričakovati (službo), upati na
to be in line with soglašati s, z
to bring s.o. into line (with) spraviti v sklad s, z; politika pridobiti koga k sodelovanju
ameriško, pogovorno to go down the line for zavezati se za kaj (na celi črti)
the male line moški potomci
in the direct line neposredni potomci
to read between the lines brati med vrsticami
to drop s.o. a line napisati komu par vrstic
to get a line on dobiti poročilo o čem
gledališče to study one's lines učiti se vloge
marriage lines poročni list
pogovorno hard lines težka usoda, "smola", nesreča
the line is engaged (ali busy) telefonska linija je zasedena
to hold the line ostati pri telefonu
ameriško party line dvojček (telefon)
on strictly commercial lines na čisto komercialni bazi
ekonomija line of goods vrsta blaga, naročilo zanj
vojska line of fire strelska bojna vrsta
vojska behind the enemy's lines za sovražnikovimi vrstami
vojska line of battle frontna linija
vojska line of defence obrambna linija
vojska to go up the line iti v frontno linijo
vojska to draw up in line; ali to form (wheel into) line stopiti v vrsto
vojska the line regularne čete
navtika line abreast bojna linija vzporedno postavljenih ladij
navtika ship of the line linijska ladja
fizika line of force magnetna silnica
in the line of glede na
somewhere along the line ob neki priliki, v gotovem trenutku
figurativno to keep to one's line iti premočrtno
figurativno by (rule and) line natančno, precizno
to get off the line iztiriti
hook, line, and sinker popoln(oma)
to have s.o. on a line pustiti koga v negotovosti

lurch² [lə:č] samostalnik
arhaično kritična stopnja igre

to leave s.o. in the lurch pustiti koga na cedilu

mark¹ [ma:k] samostalnik
znak, znamenje; madež, brazgotina, praska, zareza; odtis, žig
britanska angleščina red, ocena (šolska)
ekonomija varstvena (tovarniška) znamka; cilj, tarča
figurativno standard, raven, norma, ugled; znak, križ (nepismenega človeka)
vojska tip, model
šport startno mesto (tek), mesto za kazenski strel (nogomet), sredina želodca (boks)
zgodovina marka, mejno ozemlje

ear mark razpoznavni znak na ušesu, figurativno razpoznavni znak
distinctive mark razpoznavni znak
a mark V tank tank tipa V
mark moot občinski zbor, shod
below the mark pod običajno ravnijo, nezadovoljiv, bolan
beside the mark mimo tarče, figurativno netočen, nepravilen, zgrešen, irelevanten
ameriško, sleng easy mark lahkovernež
šport to get off the mark startati
to hit the mark zadeti, uspeti
to leave one's mark pustiti sled
a man of mark ugleden človek
to make one's mark upon (ali with) uspeti, uveljaviti se pri
to make a mark in the calender zaznamovati dan v koledarju
sleng not my mark ni po mojem okusu, mi ne odgovarja
to miss the mark zgrešiti, ne uspeti
bad marks slabo spričevalo (v šoli)
to obtain full marks dobiti dobre ocene
off the mark čisto napačen, zgrešen
you are quite off the mark zelo se motite
to overshoot the mark ustreliti preko tarče; iti predaleč, gnati predaleč
straight off the mark takoj
(god) save the mark bog pomagaj če povem (opravičilo preden se pove kaj neprijetnega)
ekonomija trade mark varstvena (tovarniška) znamka
to toe the mark storiti svojo dolžnost
up to the mark na običajni ravni, zadovoljiv, dobrega zdravja
wide of the mark daleč mimo, figurativno zelo zgrešen
within the mark v dovoljenih mejah, upravičen
mark of mouth znak starosti (po konjevih zobeh)
marks of punctuation ločila
question mark vprašaj

mást (rendered) fat; grease

svinjska mást lard, pig fat
gosja mást goose grease
mást pri pečenki dripping
cvreti se v svoji (lastni) másti to stew in one's own juice, to stew in the juice of one's own making
pustiti koga, da se cvre v svoji másti (figurativno) to leave someone to stew in his own juice
naj se cvrejo v lastni másti let them stew in their own juice
potrpljenje je božja mást (figurativno) what cannot be cured must be endured

mat¹ [mæ t] samostalnik
rogoznica, predpražnik, namizni podstavek; (zmešana) štrena; groba vreča za kavo, trgovska teža za kavo

to go to the mat with s.o. prepirati se s kom
to leave s.o. on the mat pustiti koga pred vrati, ne sprejeti ga
vojska, sleng on the mat v stiski, na raportu

matter¹ [mǽtə] samostalnik
materija, snov, stvar; medgnoj
pravno zadeva, predmet
množina (brez člena) stvari, reči; povod, vzrok (for za)
predmet, tema, vsebina (knjige)
tisk rokopis, stavek; važnost (of)

organic matter organska snov
gaseous matter plinasto telo
pravno the matter in (ali at) hand pričujoča zadeva
pravno matter in controversy sporna zadeva
pravno matter in issue sporna zadeva; stvar, ki jo je treba še dokazati
a matter of taste stvar okusa
a matter of time vprašanje časa
printed matter tiskovina, tiskovine
postal matter vse stvari, ki se lahko pošiljajo po pošti
no matter ni važno
as near as no matter skoraj, za las
as a matter of course samo po sebi umevno
as a matter of fact v resnici, pravzaprav
for that matter; ali for the matter of kar se tega tiče
a hanging matter zločin, ki se kaznuje s smrtjo
in the matter of glede na kaj
no laughing matter ni šala, resna zadeva
in matter and manner formalno in resnično
to leave the matter open pustiti vprašanje odprto
to make much matter of pripisovati čemu veliko važnost
not to mince matters ne slepomišiti, povedati odkrito
to make matters worse poslabšati stvari
to carry matters too far iti predaleč
as matters stand kakor sedaj kaže
to take matters easy nalahko jemati, ne delati si skrbi
what matter? in kaj potem?
what's the matter? kaj pa je?
what's the matter with this? je kaj narobe s tem?

nasésti (ladja) to run aground; to strand, to get stranded

pustiti ladjo, da nasede to beach the ship; figurativno (biti opeharjen) to be taken in, to be imposed upon
on hitro nasede (figurativno) he is easily imposed upon
nisem mu nasedel (figurativno) I was up to his tricks
čoln je nasedel na plitvino the boat was stranded on a shoal

nedotáknjen untouched; intact

pustiti večerjo nedotáknjeno to leave one's dinner untouched

need¹ [ni:d] samostalnik
potreba, sila nuja (of, for po)
pomanjkanje (of, for česa)

to be (ali stand) in need of s.th.; ali to have need of s.th. nujno kaj potrebovati
to be in need biti v stiski
if need be; ali if need arise; ali in case of need če je potrebno, v sili
to do one's needs opraviti potrebo
I had need remember moral bi si zapomniti
to have no need to do s.th. ne čutiti potrebe kaj narediti
there is no need for you to come ni ti treba priti
a friend in need is a friend indeed v sili spoznaš pravega prijatelja
to fail s.o. in his need pustiti koga na cedilu
to feel the need of (ali for) s.th. pogrešati kaj

neodlóčen undecided, (igra) drawn, (omahljiv) indecisive, irresolute, hesitating, vacillating, wavering

neodlóča dirka, neodlóčen izid teka a dead heat
neodlóča igra draw, tie, (brez zadetkov) goalless (ali no-score) draw
še neodlóčen not yet decided, undecided, pending, put off, postponed
vojna je (še) neodlóča the war is (still) undecided
pustiti neodlóčo to leave (a matter) undecided
biti neodlóčen (cincati) to dither, hesitate, to vacillate, to waver, not to know one's own mind
dirka, tek je bil(a) neodlóč(a) the race was a tie

neréd disorder; derangement, untidiness, confusion; disturbance, tumult, riot; disarrangement; litter; (zmešnjava) chaos, jumble, mess, mishmash, shambles

v nerédu out of order, disordered, in a mess, out of gear, topsy-turvy
v velikem nerédu in a state of great confusion
biti v nerédu to be in a muddle
priti v neréd to fall into disorder
spraviti v neréd to derange, to throw into confusion, to mess up
poulični nerédi riots pl, disturbances pl
povzročitelj nereda, -ov troublemaker
poročajo o nerédih na jugu disturbances are reported in the South
biti v popolnem nerédu to be at sixes and sevens
kakšen neréd je v tvoji sobi! what a mess your room is in!, your room's a real shambles!
; ne morem živeti v takem nerédu I can't live in a pigsty like this
pustiti svoje knjige v nerédu to leave one's books in a jumble (ali in a muddle)
ob svoji smrti je pustil vse svoje zadeve v nerédu at his death he left all his affairs in a mess (ali in a muddle)
zasejati neréd v vrste to throw the ranks into confusion
njegovo poslovanje je v največjem nerédu his business is in a (rare) muddle (ali a terrible state)

odpŕt open, opened; uncovered; patent; (javen) public; figurativno (iskren) frank, sincere, candid; outspoken

odpŕto mesto vojska undefended town, open city
odpŕto morje open sea, (vidno od obale) offing, pesniško main
odpŕt račun open account
odpŕto vprašanje open (undecided, debatable) question, moot point
pri na stežaj odpŕtem oknu with the window thrown open
pustiti vprašanje odpŕto to leave a question in suspense

okús taste; flavour; savour

po mojem okúsu to my taste
prijeten okús a pleasing taste
slasten okús relish, flavour
brez okúsa tasteless, insipid, flat, unsavoury, figurativno without taste
človek dobrega okúsa a man of taste
to je stvar okúsa it is a matter of taste
vsak po svojem okúsu everyone to his fancy
okúsi so različni there is no accounting for tastes, tastes differ
imeti okús po to taste of
imeti sladek okús to taste sweet
to vino ima okús po sodu this wine tastes of the cask (ali has a tang of the cask)
pustiti slab okús v ustih (tudi figurativno) to leave a bad taste in the mouth
ta film kvari okús občinstva that film corrupts public taste