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hudíč devil; the devil, Satan; the Evil One; pogovorno old Harry, old Nick

hudíča oh, bother!
kaj, hudíča, si delal tam? what the mischief were you doing there?
kam, hudíča, je pa šel? where on earth has he got to?
kdo, hudíča, ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens ali on earth) told you that?
hudíč ga je obsedel he has the devil in him
risati hudíča bolj črnega, kot je to paint the devil blacker than he is
hudíča klicati to talk of the devil
v sili hudíč muhe žre figurativno beggars can't be choosers; drowning men clutch at straws; half a loaf is better than no bread

Nick¹ [nik] samostalnik
hudič (navadno Old Nick)

Satan [séitən] samostalnik
satan, vrag, hudič

adversary [ǽdvəsəri] samostalnik
nasprotnik, tekmec, sovražnik

The Adversary vrag, hudič, satan

bread¹ [bred] samostalnik
kruh; hrana; zaslužek

brown bread črni kruh
bread buttered on both sides velika sreča, dobičkonosen opravek
to know on which side one's bread is buttered vedeti, kaj je ugodno
bread and butter kruh z maslom; figurativno hrana, zaslužek
bread and butter letter pismena zahvala za gostoljubnost
to have one's bread buttered for life biti do smrti preskrbljen
to quarrel with one's bread and butter pritoževati se nad delom
to eat the bread of idleness živeti na tuji račun
to take the bread out of s.o.'s mouth odjesti komu kruh
to break bread with s.o. deliti s kom hrano
to cast one's bread upon the waters biti radodaren
bread and cheese preprosta hrana
bread and scrape tenko namazan kruh
britanska angleščina, sleng bread and cow to cover kruh z maslom
all bread is not baked in one oven ljudje so različni
to eat s.o.'s bread and salt biti pri kom v gosteh
half a loaf is better than no bread v sili hudič muhe žre
to be put on bread and water živeti ob kruhu in vodi

chooser [čú:zə] samostalnik
prebiralec, -lka

beggars can't be choosers reveži ne smejo biti izbirčni, v sili hudič mušice žre

cloot [klu:t] samostalnik
kopito

Cloots vrag, hudič
to take to one's cloots zbezljati

cloven [klóuvən] pridevnik
razcepljen
poetično, pretekli deležnik od cleave 1

figurativno the cloven hoof vrag, hudič
to show the cloven hoof pokazati se v pravi luči

devil¹ [dévl] samostalnik
vrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jed

between the devil and the deep sea med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdo
devil's advocate zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugo
barrister's devil advokatov pomočnik
the devil a bit niti malo ne
blue devil otožnost
devil's bones igralne kocke
devil's books karte, hudičeve podobice
what comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima teka
to hold a candle to the devil pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinu
the devil may dance in his pocket nima niti počenega groša
zoologija, pogovorno devil's darning needle kačji pastir
devil's delight pretep, prepir
to give the devil his due biti komu pravičen (čeprav nam ne ugaja)
to kick up the devil's delight povzročiti veliko zmedo
as the devil likes Holy Water sploh ne, prav nič
the devil's own luck vražja sreča ali smola
lucky devil srečnik, -nica
needs must when the devil drives sila kola lomi
a devil of a go vražja stvar
the devil of a velikanski; ogromno, neznansko
to paint the devil blacker than he is smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na steno
the devil to pay velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenje
vojska, sleng devil's piano strojnica
to play the devil with nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnati
poor devil revež
printer's devil tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurir
pull devil, pull baker ➞ baker
to raise the devil razgrajati
the devil rebuking sin sova sinici glavana pravi
devil's smiles sončni žarki iz oblakov
devil on two sticks diabolo (otroška igrača)
the devil take the hindmost bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
talk of the devil and he is sure to appear ne kliči vraga
devil's tatoo bobnanje s prsti po mizi

drown [draun]

1. neprehodni glagol
utoniti, utopiti, potopiti, udušiti se

2. prehodni glagol
potopiti, poplaviti, preplaviti; udušiti; zatreti, uničiti

to be (ali get) drowned utoniti
drowning men catch at straws v sili hudič mušice žre
to drown the miller preveč krstiti pijačo
to drown one's sorrows iskati pozabe v pijači
as wet as a drowning rat moker ko miš
to drown s.o.'s wine priliti komu vode v vino
drowned in tears ves solzen
drowned in sleep v globokem spanju
to drown out (s poplavo) izgnati

easily [í:zili] prislov
lahko, brez težav, udobno

easily won, easily run kar hudič prikveka, nima teka

father¹ [fá:ðə] samostalnik
oče; prednik; pater, duhovnik; starešina; utemeljitelj; senator

fathers predniki, mestni očetje
adoptive father očim, krušni oče
to be gathered to one's fathers zapustiti ta svet, umreti
Father of lies vrag, hudič
like father like son jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa
the wish is father to the thought kar želimo, da bi bilo res, najraje verjamemo
from father to son iz roda v rod
Father Christmas dedek Mraz
Father of Waters reka Mississippi

got [gɔt] preteklik & pretekli deležnik od get

I have got to moram
pogovorno to have got'em all biti zelo elegantno oblečen
ill got ill spent krivično pridobljeno imetje nam ne prinese sreče, kar hudič priveka, nima teka

incarnate¹ [inká:nit] pridevnik
utelešen; barve živega mesa
figurativno poosebljen

incarnate devil hudič v človeški podobi
innocence incarnate poosebljena nedolžnost

múha zoologija fly; figurativno (muhavost) caprice, whim, freak, fancy, vagary, crotchet, bee in one's bonnet

cece múha tseste, tsetse fly
domača múha common housefly
konjska múha horsefly
mesarska múha flesh fly, blowfly, bluebottle
španska múha Spanish fly, cantharis, pl cantharides
umetna múha (kot vaba) fly, (za ribolov) dry fly, hackle fly, hackle, grey-drake, ZDA tail fly
múha na strelnem orožju sight, bead
opikan od múh fly-bitten
onesnažen od múh flyblown
biti od múh (biti nič vreden) to be of no use, to be good for nothing, to be a dead loss
na múho vzeti (figurativno) to take aim (kaj at something)
iz múhe slona narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill, to make mountains out of molehills
s kolom múhe pobijati (figurativno) to break a fly on the wheel
čudne múhe mu rojijo po glavi he's got bats in the belfry
lahkó bi bili slišali múho leteti (taka tišina je bila) you could have heard a pin drop
ubiti dve múhi z enim udarcem to kill two birds with one stone
v sili hudič múhe žre (figurativno) beggars can't be choosers, half a loaf is better than no bread

one² [wʌn] zaimek

1.
nekdo, kdo, kdorkoli

2.
eden, en (namesto zaimka ali samostalnika: the little one malček, the picture is a realistic one slika je realistična)

3.
nedoločni zaimek (one knows ve se)

4.

Razno:

one who nekdo, ki
the one who tisti, ki
that one tisti
like one dead kot mrtvec
one so clever nekdo, ki je tako pameten
a sly one prebrisanec
a nasty one hud udarec
many a one veliko ljudi
that's a good one! dobro je!, ni slabo!
figurativno one in the eye nekaj, kar boš pomnil; polten udarec (ki ga boš pomnil), spominek
to land s.o. one pritisniti koga, udariti
the Holy One, One above bog
the evil one hudič, satan

síla (moč) power, might; (krepkost) vigour; (potreba) necessity; (jakost) strength; (silovitost) vehemence; (nasilje) violence, force; (težava) difficulty, trouble; (prisila) compulsion, constraint, coercion; (beda) want, need, pinch; (stiska) emergency, neediness; (pritisk) pressure; (nevarnost) danger, emergency; (nuja) urgency, necessity

v síli in case of emergency (ali of need, of necessity)
s sílo by force, forcibly, with violence, by strong-arm methods
z vsemi sílami with might and main
pod sílo okoliščin, razmer under the stress of circumstances
po síli (nerad) forced, under compulsion, unwillingly, reluctantly, perforce
če je síla if need be, if need arise
to je višja síla it is a case of needs must (ali of overwhelming odds, of vis maior)
groba síla violence
konjska síla horsepower (krajšava: HP)
gonilna síla motive power
višja síla force majeure, Act of God
naravne síle natural forces, forces of nature
kopne síle vojska land forces pl
pomorske síle vojska naval forces pl, navy
pomorska síla naval power
síla (ogromno) ljudi a great number of people
enota síle unit of force
moment síle moment of a force
delovna síla manpower
politika síle power politics pl
vodna síla water (ali hydraulic) power
oborožene (vojaške) síle armed (military) forces pl
Kraljeva Zračna Sila Royal Air Force
klic v síli emergency call
izhod v síli emergency exit
biti v veliki síli (stiski) to be in great distress (ali need)
ni mu síle he is not in bad circumstances, he is doing well
ni síle (= ne mudi se) there's no hurry, it is not urgent
ni nobene síle there is no hurry
to je za sílo (= začasno) this is a makeshift, this is a stopgap, this is a temporary substitute
síla (strašno) vroče je it is extremely hot
síla ima večjo moč kot pravica might before right
napeti vse (svoje) síle to do one's utmost, to make every effort, to do one's best, to do all one can; to tax one's powers to the utmost; to use every exertion; to stir heaven and earth; to leave no stone unturned
síla kola lomi needs must when the devil drives, necessity knows no law
v síli hudič muhe žre (figurativno) drowning men catch at straws, beggars can't be choosers
(tudi) s sílo se ne da vsega doseči (figurativno) you can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
ukloniti se síli to give way to compulsion, to act under compulsion (ali duress)
v síli spoznaš pravega prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed

sin¹ [sin] samostalnik
greh, pregrešek; prekršek, prestopek (against zoper, proti)
žalitev

for my sins! šaljivo prav mi je!
like sin pogovorno hudó, močno, peklensko
man of sin zastarelo grešnik, šaljivo malopridnež, falot; antikrist, hudič
deadly (mortal) sin smrtni greh
original sin izvirni greh
the seven deadly sins sedem smrtnih grehov
it is a sin (and a shame) pogovorno greh je (in sramota)
to commit a sin napraviti greh, grešiti
to live in (open) sin živeti v divjem zakonu
to sin a sin napraviti greh, pregrešiti se

učlovéčen incarnate

učlovéčen vrag, hudič a devil incarnate