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céna price; cost; (vrednost) value; (kura) rate

za céno od at the price of
za nobeno céno (figurativno) not at any price, not for all the world, not for anything, not on any account, not for worlds
za vsako céno at any price (ali cost)
za smešno céno (figurativno) for a (mere) song
po lastni céni at cost price
po znižani céni at a reduced price
za polovično céno (at) half-price
po najnižjih cénh (žargon) at cutthroat prices
enotna (nizka, stalna, visoka, zadnja, maksimirana) céna single (low, firm ali stable, high, reserve, controlled) price
nabavna (prodajna, tovarniška, uradna) céna purchase (selling, factory ali ex works, official) price
polovična céna half (the) price
pretirana céna exorbitant (ali extravagant ali unreasonable ali fancy) price
zmerna céna moderate (reasonable, fair) price
brezobvezna céna provisional price
slepa céna cut price, ZDA cutrate price
tržna céna market (ali current) price
trdne céne (brez popusta) fixed prices (no discount allowed)
naraščajoče céne soaring prices
nedostopne, previsoke céne prohibitive prices
rastoče (padajoče) céne rising (falling) prices
najnižja céna the lowest price, floor price, bottom price, ZDA rock-bottom price
realne céne fair prices
dnevna céna current price
porast, dvig cen rise in prices; price increase (s), price rise (s)
padec cen fall in prices, (nenaden) price slump
znižanje cen reduction (ali cutting) of prices, price cuts
zvišanje cen rise in prices, price rise, increase in prices, price increase
kontrola cen price control
listek z označeno céno price mark, price-tag
céne se dvigajo prices are on the rise
zvišati, dvigniti céne to raise prices
pognati céne kvišku to push up prices, to inflate prices
določiti céne to fix prices
prodajati pod céno to sell for less than the market value, to undersell
céne padajo prices are falling ali dropping, (naglo) there is a price slump
pogajati se za céno to bargain
céne se gibljejo od... do... prices range from... to...
zahtevati previsoko céno od koga to overcharge someone
potisniti céne navzdol to force prices down
znižati céne to lower (ali to cut down ali to reduce) the prices
znižati céno za 20 penijev pri funtu to cut the price by 20 pence (20 p.) a lb.
sprostiti (odmrzniti) céne to unfreeze prices
navi(jati) céne to force up prices
znižati céne z intervencijo države to force down prices

cénjen (stvari) appreciated; (osebe) esteemed, respected, dear

cénjni bralec dear reader
cénjni gostje dear guests
zelo cénjen highly thought-of
cénjni gospod! (nadpis v pismu) Dear Sir, (naslov na pismu)
cénjen g. Henry Brown Mr. Henry Brown ali Henry Brown Esq.
vaše cénjno pismo your kind letter, trgovina zastarelo your favour, your esteemed letter

ceremoniózen ceremonious

ne biti ceremoniózen do to treat someone in an informal (ali slabšalno off-hand) manner
ne bodite tako ceremoniózni don't stand on ceremony!

certain [sə́:tn] pridevnik
neki, določen; nedvomen; zanesljiv

to make certain of s.th. prepričati se o čem
to be (ali feel) certain biti prepričan
for certain zanesljivo, gotovo

certainty [sə́:tnti] samostalnik
gotovost, varnost; stalnost; določenost

to (ali of, for) a certainty gotovo, zanesljivo
with certainty brez dvoma, zanesljivo

cesárski imperial; (starorimski) imperatorial; of an emperor, belonging to an emperor

cesárska krona imperial crown
Njeg. cesársko Veličanstvo His Imperial Majesty
cesársk rez medicina caesarean (ZDA cesarean) section (ali operation)

cessation [seséišən] samostalnik
ustavitev, prenehanje, zastanek

without cessation nenehno
cessation of hostilities (ali of arms, from arms) premirje

césta (public) road, (v mestu, vasi) street; way; ZDA (široka v velemestu) avenue

deželna césta highway, main road, VB highroad, trunk road, arterial road
glavna césta highway, highroad (between towns); high street, ZDA main street
državna césta, avtomobilska cést motorway, ZDA expressway, superhighway; (široka prehodna) thoroughfare, ZDA artery
césta v Oxford the Oxford road, the road to Oxford
stranska césta side road, (v mestu) side street
makadamizírana césta macadamized road
prometna, živahna césta busy (ali crowded) street
javna césta public road
asfaltirana césta asphalted road
z gramozom nasuta césta metalled road
tlakovana césta paved road
vijugasta césta winding road
hitra césta ZDA speedway
dobra (slaba) césta road in good (bad) repair
césta s prepovedjo parkiranja no-parking street, street closed to parking
rimska, mlečna césta astronomija galaxy, Milky Way
na césti in the street, on the street
delo na césti roadworks
gostilna ob césti roadside inn, VB žargon roadside caff
uporabnik céste road user
za promet zaprta césta! road closed to traffic!
ta césta je zaprta za promet z vozili this road is closed to vehicular traffic
césta je zagačena the road is jammed
iti po césti to go by the road
ta cesta gre (pelje, vodi) iz Londona v Southampton this road goes from London to Southampton
stanujem čez césto I live just across the street
vreči koga na césto to turn someone out, to put someone out (in the street); to send someone packing

césten road; street

céstni delavec roadman, pl -men, navvy, ZDA road laborer
céstni govornik street orator, ZDA pogovorno soapbox orator, soapboxer
céstni gramoz road metal, ballast, macadam
céstno ozko grlo road bottleneck
césten jarek road ditch, road drain
céstno križišče crossing; crossroads pl (s konstr. v sg)
céstni hrup street noise
céstni most viaduct; highway (ali road) bridge
céstni obvoz (namenoma zgrajen) bypass; (začasen) diversion, detour
céstni nadvoz road overpass, viaduct
céstni odcep branch road, side road, place where side road branches off; branching off
céstna mreža road system, road network
céstni muzikant itinerant musician, busker
céstni ovinek road turn, road curve, road bend, sharp turn
céstni nadzornik road surveyor
céstni pometač scavenger; street (ali road) sweeper, ZDA street cleaner
céstni prehod street crossing
céstni podvoz underpass, subway, tunnel
céstna pregrada street barricade
céstni promet road (ali highway) traffic, (v mestu) street traffic
céstni red traffic regulations pl
céstni rob roadside, road border, verge of the road
céstna razsvetljava lighting of the streets, street lighting
céstni red rule of the road
céstni rop highway robbery
céstni ropar highway man, pl -men, bandit, robber, ZDA road agent, humoristično knight of the road
céstna svetilka street lamp
céstni valjar road roller, (parni) steamroller
céstni prometni zastoj traffic jam
céstno vozilo road vehicle
voz céstne železnice tramcar, tram, ZDA trolley, streetcar
céstna železnica tramway, tramline, ZDA trolley line
céstna zapora blocking of streets

cév tube; pipe; (pri puški) barrel; (gumasta) hose; (za zračenje) funnel, shaft; (pipe) stem; (dimnika) flue

brezšivna cév seamless tube
brezšivna vlečena cév seamless drawn tube
elektronska cév electronic tube (ali valve)
Evstahijeva cév anatomija eustachian tube
gasilska cév fireman's hosepipe
izpušna cév exhaust pipe
katodna cév cathode-ray tube
neonska cév neon tube
plinska cév gas pipe
parna cév steam pipe
radijska cév wireless valve, radio valve
vodovodna cév water pipe
most iz (jeklenih) cévi tubular bridge
šivana cév welded pipe

chagrin² [šǽgrin] prehodni glagol
žaliti, ponižati, jeziti, vznevoljiti

to feel chagrined at (ali by) biti ogorčen zaradi

chair¹ [čɛə] samostalnik
stol, sedež
ameriško električni stol; stolica, katedra; profesura; predsedstvo
ameriško predsednik

bath chair invalidski voziček
to be (ali sit) in the chair predsedovati
to address the chair obrniti se na predsedstvo (zborovanja)
to take a chair sesti
to take the chair prevzeti predsedstvo
ameriško chair car najboljši razred na železnicah
easy chair naslonjač
chair days starost
ameriško to go to the chair biti kaznovan s smrtjo na električnem stolu
ameriško chair warmer lenuh
deck chair ležalnik
to leave the chair zaključiti sejo
chair! chair! mir!
folding chair sklopni stol
to hold the chair for English biti profesor za angleščino (na univerzi)

chalk¹ [čɔ:k] samostalnik
kreda; pastel
pogovorno račun, dolg, kredit
sleng praska

as like as chalk and cheese, as different as chalk from cheese kot noč in dan (različna)
not by a long chalk nikakor ne
by a long chalk the best veliko boljši od vseh
pogovorno to walk a chalk line biti trezen, vesti se skrajno spodobno
chalk talk predavanje ob risbah na tabli
not to know chalk from cheese ne imeti niti pojma, prav nič ne razumeti
sleng to walk (ali stump) one's chalks ucvreti jo

chance¹ [ča:ns] samostalnik
prilika; usoda, sreča; slučaj, naključje; priložnost, možnost, verjetnost; tveganje, upanje

by chance slučajno, po naključju
on the chance that v primeru, da
on the chance of v upanju česa
to take one's chance tvegati
pogovorno to have the eye (ali to look) to the main chance biti koristoljuben
to stand a chance imeti upanje
pogovorno not a dog's (ali an earthly) chance, not a ghost of a chance niti trohica upanja
on the chance of na slepo srečo
a mere chance golo naključje
chance of arms bojna sreča
the chances are that vse kaže, da

change² [čeindž]

1. prehodni glagol (from iz, into v)
spremeniti, prenarediti; preurediti; zamenjati
železnica prestopiti; oddojiti, odstaviti (dojenčka)

2. neprehodni glagol
spremeniti se; preobleči se; skisati se

to change for the better (worse) poboljšati (poslabšati) (se)
to change colour prebledeti, zardeti
to change one's condition poročiti se
to change one's name omožiti se
avtomobilizem to change gears menjati prestavo
to change hands spremeniti gospodarje
to change horses in midstream spremeniti načrt sredi dela
to change into preobleči se v
to change one's lodging (ali address) preseliti se
to change one's mind premisliti se
to change out of recognition tako se spremeniti, da ga ni moči spoznati
to change one's tune spremeniti svoje vedenje
all change! vsi potniki prestopite!
pogovorno to change one's feet preobuti se
to change one's clothes preobleči se

charm¹ [ča:m] prehodni glagol (with)
očarati, navdušiti; začarati, uročiti, (pre)mamiti; zvabiti; ukrotiti (gada)

to bear (ali have) a charmed life čudežno premagati težave
pogovorno I shall be charmed zelo me bo veselilo
to charm away čudežno pregnati, zagovoriti (bolezen)

chase¹ [čeis] samostalnik
lov, zasledovanje, preganjanje; lovišče, revir; lovski plen; preganjana ladja

to be (ali have) in chase, to give chase zasledovati koga, gnati se za kom
a wild-goose chase jalovo početje
steeple chase dirka z zaprekami

cheap [či:p] pridevnik (cheaply prislov)
cenen, poceni; slab; jalov, prazen (izgovor)

as cheap as dirt, dirt cheap za smešno ceno
pogovorno to feel cheap ne se dobro počutiti
to get (ali come off) cheap(ly) poceni jo odnesti
to hold cheap podcenjevati, zaničevati
Cheap Jack (ali John) krošnjar
to make o.s. cheap podcenjevati samega sebe
cheap and nasty samo na zunaj lep
cheap trip izlet ob znižanih vozovnicah

check³ [ček] samostalnik
ustavitev, ovira, prekinitev
ameriško ček; račun; vstopnica; nalepni listek, etiketa; kupon; žeton; kontrola
množina kockasto blago; špranja

ameriško certified check od banke overjen ček
check please! plačati, prosim
to hand (ali pass) in one's checks umreti
to have a check upon s.o. krotiti koga
to hold (ali keep) in check zadrževati koga
to keep a check on s.th. imeti kaj pod kontrolo

cherry¹ [čéri] samostalnik
češnja (plod)

to take (ali make) two bites at a cherry obirati se, mečkati