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be about prehodni glagol
nameravati; iti za kaj; ukvarjati se s čim

follow¹ [fɔ́lou]

1. prehodni glagol
slediti, iti po sledi, spremljati koga; priključiti se; ubogati, pokoriti se; prizadevati si za kaj; iti za čim (from)
izhajati, izvirati; biti posledica; ukvarjati se, posvetiti se; preganjati; dojeti, razumeti; strinjati se

2. neprehodni glagol
slediti, kasneje se zgoditi

to follow up an advantage izkoristiti ugodnost
to follow s.o.'s advice ravnati se po nasvetu koga
to follow home (ali up) vztrajati
to follow the hounds iti na lov
to follow one's nose iti naravnost
to follow a lead ravnati se po navodilu
to follow the law biti pravnik
to follow the plough orati
to follow in his steps (ali wake) iti za njegovimi sledovi
to follow the sea biti mornar
to follow suit priznati barvo
as follows kakor sledi, sledeče
letter to follow pismo sledi
to follow the fashion ravnati se po modi
I cannot follow you ne razumem vas

scent² [sent] prehodni glagol
(za)vohati (tudi figurativno)
zaduhati; priti na sled; prepojiti z dišavo (vonjem), nadišaviti

to scent game (treachery) zavohati divjačino (izdajstvo)
to scent a job zaslediti, najti službo
the rose scents the air vrtnica širi prijeten vonj v zraku
neprehodni glagol
dišati, imeti vonj (duh)
lov iti za sledjo

trail² [tréil] prehodni glagol
vleči, potegniti za seboj (koga, kaj); utreti, shoditi pot; zasledovati koga, iti po njegovi sledi, biti komu za petami; zavohati, goniti, preganjati (divjad); zavlačevati (pogovor)
figurativno potegniti v blato
neprehodni glagol
vleči se; počasi iti, plaziti se
botanika plaziti se, rasti brez reda; iti za sledjo, zaslediti (divjad); ribariti

trail arms! vojska (puško) na desno rame!
to trail grass poteptati, pogaziti travo
to trail for trout loviti postrvi
her skirt trails on the ground krilo se ji vleče po tleh

cílj aim, end; object, vojska objective; scope; view; purpose; goal, mark; (tarča) target, butt, mark; (dirkalni, šport) winning post; (življenjski, željá) goal; (potovanja) destination; (stremljenje) aspiration

brez cílja aimless, purposeless, without aim or end
za ta cílj to this end
mimo cílja beside (ali wide of) the mark
doseči svoj cílj to attain (ali to secure) one's end, to achieve one's purpose, to attain one's objectives, to gain one's end(s), to reach one's goal, ZDA to get there; to carry one's point
imeti za cílj to aim at
ima visok cílj he is aiming high
doseči cílj svojih želja to attain the object of one's desires
iti za svojim cíljem, zasledovati svoj cílj to pursue one's end (ali one's aim)
iti, priti skozi cílj šport to breast the tape
postaviti cílj to set an aim
postaviti si za cílj to aim at
vzeti si za cílj to make it one's business (to)
zadeti cílj to hit the mark
zasledovati preveč cíljev to have too many irons in the fire
pogoditi cílj to pinpoint
zgrešiti cílj to miss the mark
vojaški cílji so bili bombardirani military targets (ali objectives) have been (letalsko) bombed, (artilerijsko) shelled
priti na cílj svojega potovanja to reach the end (ali the destination) of one's journey, to reach one's journey's end

course¹ [kɔ:s] samostalnik
tek, potek, postopek; proga, pot, smer; krožek, študij, tečaj; plast; dirkališče; golfišče; korito; kariera
množina menstruacija

main course glavno jadro
fore course sprednje jadro
in the course of med, v teku
in course of time sčasoma
in due course v določenem času, pravočasno
it is a matter of course to se samo ob sebi razume
of course seveda, vsekakor, naravno
course of law sodni postopek
in the course of nature po naravnem zakonu
course of action postopek
to follow (ali pursue) a course of action iti za določenim ciljem
to steer a course pluti v določeni smeri
to stay the course vztrajati do konca, ne popustiti
to take (ali run) one's own course iti svojo pot
to take a course for s.th. ukreniti kaj
words of course navadna fraza
course of treatment zdravljenje

duhóvnik churchman, pl -men; ecclesiastic; clergyman, pl -men; cleric; (katoliški) priest; (anglikanski) parson; (župnik) rector, vicar; (sekte) minister

vojaški duhóvnik (army) chaplain
iti za duhóvnika to take holy orders

involved [invɔ́lvd] pridevnik
zapleten, vpleten, vključen (in s.th. v kaj, with s.o. s kom)
vštet, prizadet, ki se tiče koga ali česa; udeležen, zavzet pri

involved in debt do vratu v dolgovih
the persons involved ljudje, ki so vpleteni v
to be involved iti za kaj, biti prizadet
his prestige is involved gre za njegov ugled

kôstanj botanika chestnut; (drevo) chestnut tree

divji kôstanj horse chestnut
užitni kôstanj (sweet, Spanish) chestnut
iti za koga po kôstanj v žerjavico to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire, to be someone's cat's-paw
poslati koga po kôstanj v žerjavico to make someone pull one's chestnuts out of the fire

paw¹ [pɔ:] samostalnik
šapa, taca
pogovorno roka, "taca"
pogovorno pisava

paws off roke proč!
to be s.o.'s cat's paw iti za koga po kostanj v žerjavico

pôsel² (delo) work, (fizičen) manual labour; (izučèn) skilled work, (neizučen) unskilled labour; (priložnosten) job; (neprijeten, dolgočasen) drudgery; (površen) bungling, dabbling; (težak, mučen) toil, toiling and moiling, pains pl; (zaposlitev) employment, employ; (trgovina) business; (bančni, denarni) transaction, deal

donosen pôsel remunerative business, paying proposition
nedonosen pôsel losing proposition
brez pôsla out of work, unemployed
po pôslih on business
postranski pôsli minor occupation, sparetime work, moonlighting
tekoči pôsli current business
nujen pôsel urgent work
nadurni pôsel overtime work
nečisti pôsli foul dealing
pôsli so slabi business is slack
to je njegov pôsel, ne moj that's his job (ali lookout), not mine
to ni tvoj pôsel it's no business of yours
brigaj se za svoj pôsel! mind your own business!
pôsli mu cvetijo he is doing (ali carrying on) a roaring trade
dajati mnogo pôsla to give much trouble
da(ja)ti komu pôsla (dela) to keep someone busy, to employ someone
to mi je dalo mnogo pôsla it was a hard task
pôsel je pôsel business is business
imam drugega pôsla dovolj (figurativno) I have other fish to fry
imam pôsla čez glavo I am being overworked
imeti mnogo pôsla to be up to the eyes in work, to be fully occupied (ali engaged)
z njim ne maram imeti nobenega pôsla več I'll have no further dealings with him
večkrat sem imel pôsla z njim I have had several dealings with him
imaš pôsla z lopovom you are up against a scoundrel
če boš še enkrat to napravil, boš imel pôsla z menoj! if you do it again, you'll hear from me!
krepko se lotiti pôsla to tackle a job, to fall to, pogovorno to get stuck in
pôsli gredo slabo business is slack (ali depressed), there is a lull in business
pôsli gredo zelo dobro, so v polnem razmahu business is in full swing, (ali is doing fine)
iti za pôslom to follow a trade (ali profession)
ne moči obvladati pôslov, biti preobremenjen s pôsli to be overwhelmed with work, to be unable to cope (ali manage), pogovorno to be rushed off one's feet
ostati brez pôsla (dela) to be thrown out of work
sumiti nečist pôsel (figurativno) to smell a rat
ubijati se s pôsli (z delom) to overwork, to overdo it
on se vtika v tuje pôsle he meddles in other people's affairs, he is a meddler, he is a busybody (ali pogovorno a nosy parker)

precede [pri:sí:d] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
iti pred kom (čim), biti pred kom (čim), zgoditi se pred čim; imeti prednost

to be preceded by (ali with) slediti komu (čemu), iti za kom (čim)
repentance must precede pardon najprej kes, potem odpuščanje

pull out

1. prehodni glagol
izvleči; raztegniti, podaljšati (pripoved, pogovor)

2. neprehodni glagol
odpeljati (vlak), odveslati
ameriško umakniti se, oditi

to pull out of the fire rešiti že izgubljeno igro
to pull s.o.'s chestnuts out of the fire iti za koga po kostanj v žerjavico

run^*2 [rʌn] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol

I. neprehodni glagol

1.
teči, tekati, drveti, dirkati, udeležiti se dirke; voziti, hiteti, podvizati se; bežati, pobegniti, umakniti se (from od)
popihati jo, pobrisati jo; navaliti, jurišati (at, on na)
hitro potovati, voziti se, pluti, redno voziti, vzdrževati promet; potegovati se (for za)
biti kandidat, kandidirati; hitro, naglo se širiti (novica, ogenj); (o času) poteči, preteči, miniti, bežati; trajati, teči, vršiti se (šola, pouk)

to run amok (amuck) pobesneti, letati kot nor, izgubiti popolnoma oblast nad seboj
to run for it, to cut and run pogovorno popihati jo, zbežati
to run foul of trčiti z
to run to help hiteti na pomoč
to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds figurativno skušati biti v dobrih odnosih z dvema nasprotnima si strankama
this idea keeps running through my head ta ideja mi ne gre iz glave
run for your lives! reši se, kdor se more!
to run for luck ameriško poskusiti kaj na slepo srečo
to run mad zblazneti, znoreti
to run to meet s.o. teči komu naproti
to run to meet one's troubles figurativno vnaprej si delati skrbi
the news ran like wildfire novica se je širila kot blisk
to run for an office potegovati se, konkurirati, biti kandidat, kandidirati za neko službeno mesto (službo)
he who runs may read it figurativno na prvi pogled se to vidi, to se da brez težave razumeti
school runs from 8 to 12 šola (pouk) traja od 8 do 12
a thought ran through my head misel mi je šinila v glavo
to run from one topic to another skakati z ene téme na drugo
time runs fast čas beži, hitro teče
this train is running every hour ta vlak vozi vsako uro
to run on the wheels figurativno gladko iti

2.
vrteti se, obračati se (on okoli)
premikati se, kretati se, gibati se, kotaliti se, jadrati; (o stroju) delovati, biti v pogonu, obratovati, funkcionirati; (o tovarni itd.) biti odprt, delati; (o denarju) biti v obtoku, v prometu; (o vodi) teči, razliti se, izlivati se; (o morju) valovati; segati, raztezati se, razprostirati se; (o rastlinah) bujno rasti, pognati, iti v cvet, hitro se razmnoževati; (o menici) imeti rok veljave, teči, veljati; (o cenah) držati se
pravno ostati v veljavi
gledališče biti na sporedu, uprizarjati se, predstavljati se, predvajati se, igrati se, dajati se; (o barvah) razlivati se, puščati barvo; (o očeh, nosu, rani) solziti se, cureti, kapati, gnojiti se; (o kovinah) taliti se; (o ledu) (raz)topiti se, kopneti; (o besedilu) glasiti se; (s pridevnikom) postati, nastati, biti

running ice topeči se led
three days running tri dni zaporedoma
the bill has three months to run menica ima rok treh mesecev
my blood ran cold figurativno kri mi je poledenela v žilah
it runs in his blood to mu je v krvi
he is running with blood kri ga je oblila
the colour runs in the washing barva pušča pri pranju
the course runs at par tečaj (kurz) je (stoji) al pari
to run dry posušiti se; biti prazen; figurativno onemoči, biti izčrpan
eyes run oči se solzijo
my face runs with sweat pot mi teče po obrazu
it runs in the family to je v družini
to run to fat (z)rediti se, postati debel
the feelings are running high duhovi so razburjeni
the garden runs east vrt sega, se razteza proti vzhodu
to run high dvigati se, rasti
to run hot postati vroč, segreti se
the lease runs for ten years zakupna pogodba teče, velja deset let
that makes my mouth run sline se mi pocede ob tem
my nose runs iz nosa mi teče
oats run 40 pounds the bushel cena za oves je 40 funtov bušel
to run riot (s)puntati se, upreti se; podivjati, pobesneti, (o rastlinah) bujno se razrasti
to run round in cercles figurativno kazati veliko aktivnost, a malo uspeha
the salade runs to seed solata gre v cvetje
sea runs high morje je razburkano
that runs to sentiment to sega, gre človeku do srca
we ran short of coal premog nam je pošel, zmanjkalo nam je premoga
my supplies are running low moje zaloge se manjšajo, gredo h kraju
my talent does not run that way za to nimam nobenega daru
my tastes do not run that way za to nimam smisla
to run true to form (type) ustrezati pričakovanjem
still waters run deep tiha voda globoko dere
to run wild podivjati; izroditi se, spriditi se, biti neukrotljiv
words ran high padle so ostre besede; prišlo je do ostrih besed, do hudega prerekanja
the words of this passage run thus besede tega odstavka se glasé (takole)
the works have ceased running tovarna je ustavila delo

II. prehodni glagol

1.
preteči, preiti, teči skozi (čez), drveti (čez), voziti (skozi), preleteti, prepluti, prejadrati; teči (s kom) za stavo
figurativno meriti se (s kom); dirkati
lov poditi, goniti, zasledovati; zbežati (iz), ubežati, zapustiti (deželo); opraviti (pot, naročilo)

the disease runs its course bolezen gre svojo pot
to run a blockade vojska prebiti blokado
to run s.o. close (hard) teči za kom, biti komu za petami
to run the country zbežati iz dežele
to run errands opravljati nakupe (naročila), tekati po poslih, opravkih
to run the guard neopazno iti mimo (skozi) straže
to run 30 knots navtika pluti s hitrostjo 30 vozlov
to run a red light (stop sign) voziti skozi rdečo luč (znak stop)
to run messages prinašati, prinesti sporočila
to run a parallel too far predaleč iti v primerjavi
to run a race tekmovati v teku (dirki), dirkati
to run races prirediti dirke
to run the rapids prevoziti brzice
to run a rumour back to its source zasledovati govorico do njenega izvira
to run a scent iti za sledjo, slediti sledi
we must let the things run its course moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo pot
I'll run you to the tree over there tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa

2.
upravijati, voditi; predelati (into v)
spraviti v tek, v gibanje, v delovanje, pustiti, da nekaj teče, točiti; zakotaliti; gnati, goniti, poditi (konja); vpisati (konja) za dirko; pasti (živino); odpraviti, odpremiti, premestiti, transportirati; tihotapiti; zabiti (into v)
zasaditi, zariti, zadreti, zabosti (nož); spustiti, dati v promet, držati v pogonu (stroj); postaviti kot kandidata (for za)
izpostaviti se, biti izpostavljen; zabresti, pustiti zabresti (v); zaleteti se (v); (kovino) taliti; (o reki) nanositi (zlato)
ameriško potegniti (črto, mejo)

to run an account with kupovati na račun (pri kaki tvrdki)
to run brandy tihotapiti žganje
to run one's car into a wall zaleteti se z avtom v zid
to run the danger biti v nevarnosti
to run debts biti v dolgovih, zabresti v dolgove
I ran myself into difficulties zašel sem v težave
to run one's fingers through one's hair (hitro) iti si s prsti skozi lase
to run a firm into debt spraviti tvrdko v dolgove
to run one's fortune poskusiti svojo srečo
to run the gauntlet figurativno biti izpostavljen ostri kritiki
to run one's head against the wall zaleteti se z glavo v zid, riniti z glavo skozi zid (tudi figurativno)
to run a horse goniti, priganjati konja; vpisati (prijaviti) konja za dirko
to run lead into bullets liti krogle iz svinca
to run logs sploviti hlode, les
I ran a nail into my foot zadrl sem si žebelj v nogo
to run a newspaper izdajati časopis
to run oneself to a standstill ustaviti se
to run risks tvegati, riskirati
to run a ship aground zapeljati ladjo na sipino
to run the show sleng, figurativno biti šef, voditi (neko) podjetje
he runs the whole show on vodi vse
to run a high temperature medicina imeti visoko vročino
to run a town upravljati mesto
to run a special train dati v promet poseben vlak

scent¹ [sent] samostalnik
duh, vonj, parfum, dišava; zadah
lov voh, vohanje
figurativno nos, sled

scent of hay vonj po senu
false scent napačna sled (tudi figurativno)
hound of keen scent pes ostrega duha
to be on the right (wrong) scent biti na pravi (napačni) sledi
to follow up the scent iti za sledjo, iti po sledi
he has a scent for bargains ima dober nos za ceneno blago
to lose (to recover) the scent izgubiti (zopet najti) sled
to put (to throw) off the scent speljati s (prave) sledi
to put on the scent spraviti na sled

sheep množina sheep [ši:p]
ovca
množina ovce, čreda
figurativno duhovna čreda, verniki, "ovčice", župljani; ovčja koža
figurativno boječ, plah, malce omejen človek

black sheep črna, garjava ovca
sheep and goats dobri in hudobni
sheep's head bedak
wolf in sheep's clothing volk v ovčji koži
a lost sheep figurativno izgubljena ovca
sheep that have no shepherd figurativno nemočna množica (brez vodje)
bound in sheep vezan v ovčje usnje (knjiga)
to cast (to make) sheep's eyes at s.o. koprneče, zaljubljeno gledati koga
to follow like sheep slepo slediti, iti za kom, ne imeti lastne podjetnosti
you might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb če že moraš biti obešen, naj bi se vsaj bilo izplačalo; če se greši, naj se (zares, pošteno) greši; kamor je šla sekira, naj gre še toporišče
to return to one's sheep figurativno vrniti se k prvotnemu predmetu pogovora

sléd trace; trail; vestige; scent; track, (ladje) wake; (stopinje) footprints, footmarks pl; (zveri) scent; (kolotečina) rut

na slédi on the track
brez slédú without a trace
sveža sléd a hot (ali burning) scent
stara sléd cold scent
slédovi starih šeg vestiges pl of ancient customs
ni niti slédu o kakem dokazu there is not a trace (ali a vestige) of evidence
biti komu na slédi to be hot on someone's trail
biti na napačni slédi to be on a false scent
iti po slédi prednikov to follow in the footsteps of one's ancestors
iti s slédjo to run a scent
izgubiti sléd to lose the (ali a) scent, to be off the track, (na lovu) to be at fault
izbrisati vse slédove to efface all traces
njegov obraz je kazal (nosil) slédove njegove žalosti his face bore traces of his grief
priti komu na sléd to get on someone's track
priti na novo sléd (figurativno) to start a new hare
zopet odkriti sléd to recover the scent
speljati na napačno sléd to put off the scent, to put on the wrong track
zabrisati svojo sléd to cover up one's tracks
izginiti brez slédu to disappear without leaving any traces
policija je prišla na sléd the police have picked up the scent, pogovorno the police have smelt a rat
iti za pravo (napačno) slédjo to be on (ali to follow) the right (the wrong) scent

sound² [sáund] neprehodni glagol
zveneti, doneti, razlegati se
figurativno zdeti se, delati vtis, slišati se
prehodni glagol
glasba trobiti, pihati (v trobento); igrati (na glasbilo); napraviti, da nekaj zveni, se sliši; izgovoriti (glas); naznaniti z zvonom, s trobento (umik, alarm); naglasiti kaj; pregledati pravilnost (kolesa železniškega vagona) s trkanjem kladiva; preiskati, prcgledati (npr. pljuča) z osluškovanjem; objaviti, razglasiti

to sound the alarm dati znak s trobento za alarm
to sound s.o.'s lungs osluškovati komu pljuča
to sound in damages tožiti za nadomestilo nepreverjene škode
to sound s.o.'s praises peti komu hvalo
to sound a trompet (za)trobiti na trobento
to sound a retreat trobiti k umiku
to sound a wheel pregledati stanje kolesa (pri vagonu)
the bell sounds noon zvon bije poldan
the clarion sounded rog je zadonel
it sounds as if he was keeping something back to zveni, kot da nekaj prikriva (da ne pove vsega)
his report sounds all right njegovo poročilo daje ugoden vtis
the n in column is not sounded v besedi column se končni n ne izgovarja
it did not sound like his voice ni bilo slišati, kot da bi to bil njegov glas
to sound off ameriško, sleng odkrito govoriti, pritožiti se; klicati imena
to sound in iti za; glasiti se na

trail¹ [tréil] samostalnik
utrta pot, steza; vlečka (obleka); rep; sled; proga (dima ipd.)
vojska rep lafete; sled
botanika plazilka

at the trail vojska s puško vodoravno v roki (v pripravljenosti)
off the trail na napačni sledi
trail of blood krvava sled
to be on s.o.'s trail biti komu na sledi
to get on the trail priti na sled
to get off the trail izgubiti sled
to keep a trail slediti sledi, iti za sledjo

žerjávica live (ali hot) coal (s pl); embers pl

kot na žerjávici (figurativno) like a cat on hot bricks
biti (kot) na žerjávici (figurativno) to be on edge, to be on tenterhooks
iti za koga po kostanj v žerjávico (figurativno) to pull someone else's chestnuts out of the fire