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žéti to reap, to cut with a scythe, to harvest; to gather in

žéti lovorike (figurativno) to reap laurels
žéti, kar smo sejali to reap what one has sown
žéti, česar nismo sejali to reap where one has not sown

cut^*2 [kʌt]

1. prehodni glagol
(od)rezati, (od)sekati, (pri)striči, rezbariti, (po)kositi, (po)žeti; (na)brusiti; gravirati, vrezovati; (pri)krojiti; skopiti, kastrirati; zbosti, zbadati; prizadeti; tepsti, bičati
figurativno izogniti, izogibati se, ne pozdraviti; zmanjšati, znižati; odložiti; izpustiti, opustiti

2. neprehodni glagol
rezati, sekati; zbadati; žeti, kositi
sleng zbežati, ucvreti, pobrisati jo; privzdigniti (karte)

to cut after s.o. letati za kom
to cut at s.o. udariti koga (z mečem); figurativno prizadeti koga
that cuts both ways to govori za in proti
figurativno to cut one's cable umreti
to cut capers (ali didoes) prevračati kozolce; smešne uganjati, norce briti
to cut cards privzdigniti karte
to cut s.o.'s claws pristriči komu kremplje
to cut and come again dvakrat si odrezati
to cut and contrive varčno gospodariti
to cut (dead) ne pozdraviti, ignorirati
to cut dirt, to cut it, to cut one's lucky (ali stick, sticks) popihati jo
to cut a dash zbujati pozornost
to cut a figure (ali splash, show, flash) imeti vlogo, postavljati se na vidno mesto
to cut it fine premalo časa si vzeti; natanko preračunati
figurativno to cut one's fingers opeči se
to cut the ground under s.o.'s feet pokvariti komu načrte
to cut free osvoboditi
to cut to the heart globoko prizadeti
sleng to cut no ice ne imeti vpliva
to cut it (ali the matter) short na kratko, skratka
cut it! molči(te)!
figurativno to cut the knot odločno rešiti vprašanje
to cut a loss odreči se, sprijazniti se z izgubo
to cut one's profits žrtvovati svoj dobiček
to cut the painter pretrgati stike
to cut the record potolči rekord
to be cutting one's teeth dobivati zobe
to cut one's own throat samemu sebi škodovati
to cut to usmeriti kam
to cut one's wisdom teeth (ali eyeteeth) spametovati, izučiti se
to cut the price znižati ceno

harvest² [há:vist]

1. prehodni glagol
žeti, požeti

2. neprehodni glagol
spraviti žetev pod streho, pospraviti pridelek

mow^*2 [mou] prehodni glagol
kositi, žeti

figurativno to mow down pokositi

reap [ri:p] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
(po)žeti, dobiti ali pobrati sadove, pospraviti žetev; imeti koristi
figurativno (po)žeti (slavo, hvalo itd.)

to reap large profits požeti, pobrati, dobiti velike dobičke
to reap the fruits of one's work žeti sadove svojega dela
to reap experience nabirati si skušenj
to reap one's reward pobrati nagrado
to reap where one has not sown figurativno imeti korist (dobiček) od tujega dela
to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind sejati veter in žeti vihar, figurativno trpeti posledice svojega nespametnega početja
one reaps as one sows človek žanje, kar je sejal

shear² [šíə]

1. prehodni glagol
striči, ostriči (sheep ovce)
figurativno oskubsti, ogoliti, odreti; oropati

2. neprehodni glagol
žeti; udariti, odrezati, odsekati (z mečem)

a coat shorn of its buttons plašč brez gumbov
to shear s.o. of his possessions odvzeti komu imetje
shorn of his power oropan svoje moči

swathe [swéið]

1. samostalnik
povoj, ovoj
medicina obveza, obkladek
figurativno vez

2. prehodni glagol
oviti, omotati (with z)
(tesno) zaviti, poviti (in v)
žeti, požeti (žito) in pustiti ležati v redeh (vrstah)

odobrávanje approval, approbation; applause; cheer

viharno odobrávanje shouts pl of applause
(po)žeti javno odobrávanje to win public applause
z odobrávanjem pozdraviti kaj to cheer something

sád fruit; figurativno result; (posledica) consequence

prinesti, roditi sádove to bear fruit
poljski sádovi fruits of the field
žeti sádove svojih prizadevanj to reap the fruits of one's endeavours
uživati sádove svojega dela to enjoy the fruits of one's labours

sejáti to sow; to seed; (presejati) to sieve, to riddle

sejáti žito to sow corn
sejáti razdor to sow discord, to sow (the seeds of) dissension
sejáti teror to sow terror
sejáti seme sovraštva (upora) to sow the seeds of hatred (of revolt)
sejáti veter in žeti vihar to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
treba je sejáti, če hočeš žeti one must sow if one wishes to reap
kakor boš sejal, tako boš žel as you sow so you shall reap

sow^*2 [sóu] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
sejati, opraviti setev; posejati (seme), zasejati
figurativno raztresti, razširiti; gosto (kaj) posuti (with z)

as you sow so you shall reap kakor si sejal, tako boš žel
you must reap what you have sown kot si si postlal, tako boš spal; kar si skuhal, moraš tudi pojesti
to sow the seeds of hatred (revolt) figurativno (za)sejati seme sovraštva (upora)
to sow one's wild oats izdivjati se (v mladosti)
to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind sejati veter in žeti vihar

whirlwind [wə́:lwind] samostalnik
vihar, vihra, zračni vrtinec, vetrna troba

to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind sejati veter in žeti vihar

wind¹ [wind] samostalnik
veter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba
aeronavtika smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh
medicina vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona
množina strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak
glasba, ednina, konstrukcija pihala
figurativno prazne besede, čenče

between wind and water figurativno na občutljivem mestu
from the four winds z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsod
in(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind proti vetru
by the wind navtika s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)
off the wind s polovičnim vetrom (med bočnim in krmilnim)
to the four winds na vse (štiri) vetrove
like the wind kot veter, kot strelica, hitro
capful of wind vetrič, sapica od časa do časa
a fair (contrary) wind ugoden (neugoden) veter
puffed up with wind figurativno napihnjen, nadut, domišljav
slant of wind navtika sunek ugodnega vetra
sound in wind and limb v odlični telesni kondiciji
to be in the wind figurativno biti v zraku
there is s.th. in the wind figurativno nekaj je v zraku
all his promises are but wind vse njegove obijube so le prazne besede
it is an ill wind that blows nobody good v vsaki nesreči je tudi kaj dobrega
to break wind medicina spuščati vetrove
to catch wind of s.th. zavohati kaj
to cast (ali to fling; ali to throw) to the wind na vse vetrove vreči, figurativno zapravljati, ne se zmeniti za
to come from the four winds priti z vseh strani sveta
to find out how the wind blows (ali lies) ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figurativno)
to get (the) wind of s.th. zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kaj
the affair got (ali took) wind stvar se je razvedela
to get the wind up prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesneti
to have lost one's wind biti ob sapo
to have one's wind taken biti paraliziran zaradi udarca v trebušno prepono (pri boksanju)
to hit in the wind figurativno zadati udarec v želodec
to put the wind up s.o. prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kosti
to raise the wind sleng, figurativno dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prah
the wind rises veter nastane, se dvigne
to lose one's wind priti ob sapo
to recover one's wind zopet k sapi priti
to go to the winds figurativno propasti
he preaches to the winds govori v veter (zaman, stenam)
to sail before the wind pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtu
to sail close to the wind figurativno delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figurativno skrajno varčno gospodariti
to pump wind into the tire napolniti pnevmatiko z zrakom
to sail with every shift of wind jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figurativno obračati svoj plašč po vetru
to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind sejati veter in žeti vihar
to speak to the winds govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoriti
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjem
to be troubled with wind medicina imeti vetrove
to whistle down the wind figurativno zaman kaj želeti