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tour de force [túədafɔ́:s] samostalnik
(francosko) podvig moči ali spretnosti; izredno, spretno, sijajno dejanje

unhandily [ʌnhǽndili] prislov
nerodno, nespretno, brez spretnosti

čúdo wonder; miracle; marvel; portent, prodigy

za čúda for a wonder
kratkotrajno čúdo nine days' wonder
ni čúda, da... no wonder that...
on je čúdo spretnosti he is a paragon of efficiency
za čúda, držal je svojo besedo he kept his word, for a wonder
delati čúda to work (ali to perform) miracles, to work wonders, figurativno to move mountains
glej čúd! lo and behold!

ígra play; (biljard, karte, šport) game; šport (tekma) match

odločilna ígra šport key game, decider; (radio, slušna) play; (predstava) performance; (lutkovna) puppetry; (teniška partija) set; (zabava) amusement, pastime; (igralcev v gledališču) acting, playing; glasba (manner of) playing
olimpijske ígre the Olympic Games pl, the Olympics pl
družabne ígre parlour games, party games pl
hazardna ígra gamble, gambling
ígre na prostem outdoor games pl
besedna ígra a play on words, pun
neodločena ígra draw
poštena, odkrita ígra fair play
nepoštena, zahrbtna ígra foul play
tvegana ígra a risky (ali a bold) game
nema ígra (pantomima) dumb-show
otročja ígra child's play, kid's play
(čudna) ígra narave (npr. tele z dvema glavama) beak (of nature)
ígre v spretnosti games pl of skill
tovariš pri ígri partner, playfellow, playmate
dolgovi pri ígri gambling debts, gaming debts
čas za ígro playtime
izguba pri ígri loss at play
podaljšanje ígre extra time
prekinitev ígre (odmor) ZDA time-out
prepoved ígre playing ban
pravilo (kake) ígre rule (of a game)
trajanje ígre length (ali time) of play
izid, rezultat ígre (nogomet itd.) score(s pl)
kakšen je izid ígre? what's the score?
kvarilec ígre killjoy, spoilsport, wet blanket
ígra mačke in miši cat-and-mouse game
igrati dvojno ígro (figurativno) to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
njegovo življenje je v ígri (na kocki) his life is at stake
imeti srečo v ígri to have a lucky break (ali streak), to strike lucky
izgubiti ígro to lose the game
predati ígro (kot izgubljeno) to give up the game as lost, (figurativno) to throw in the sponge (ali the towel)
to je otročja ígra v primeri z... it's child's play compared with...
dobiti ígro to win the game
goljufati pri ígri to cheat (at gambling), not to play fair, arhaično to sharp
pokvariti komu ígro (figurativno) to put a spoke in someone's wheel
poskusiti (svojo) srečo v ígri to try one's luck at gambling
igrati nevarno ígro to play a dangerous game
igrati visoko ígro to play for high stakes
spregledal, spoznal sem njegovo ígro (figurativno) I understood his little game, I saw through his tricks
to je otročja ígra (figurativno) this is an easy task
to je bila otročja ígra šport, lahka zmaga this was a walkover (ali child's play)
zapraviti svoje premoženje pri ígri to gamble away one's fortune

miracle [mírəkl] samostalnik
čudež, čudo

miracle play mirakel
to a miracle čudovito dobro
economic miracle gospodarski čudež
to work miracles delati čudeže
medicina miracle drug čudežno zdravilo
figurativno a miracle of skill čudo spretnosti

nadkríliti to surpass; to transcend

on nadkriljuje vse v spretnosti he outstrips everybody in skill
nadkríliti koga to stand head and shoulders above someone

naučíti to teach; to instruct

naučíti se to learn
naučíti se na pamet to learn by heart (ali by rote), to memorize, to commit to memory; to acquire knowledge; (veščine, spretnosti) to get the knack, to learn the trick
naučíti koga brati to teach someone to read
naučil ga bom, kako se je treba obnašati I'll teach him good manners, I'll teach him how to behave
naučíti se pisati to learn to write

prekášati to surpass; to outdo, to outmatch; to beat; to excel (koga v someone at); to outrank, to rank above someone

on prekaša vse v spretnosti he surpasses everybody in skill
nihče ga ne prekaša v hitrosti no one can outstrip (ali outrun, outride) him
prekášati svoje tekmece, konkurente to transcend one's competitors
daleč je prekosil svoje brate pogovorno he beat his brothers hollow

prekosíti to surpass, to beat, to outdo, to outmatch (koga v someone in, at); to transcend; to excel

prekosíti svoje tekmece to transcend one's competitors
vse je prekosil v spretnosti he surpassed everybody in skill
prekosíti samega sebe to excel oneself
daleč je prekosil svoje brate pogovorno he beat his brothers hollow

surpass [sə:pá:s] prehodni glagol
prekašati, prekositi, nadkriliti, presegati, biti nad (kom, čem)

he surpasses everybody in skill on prekaša vse v spretnosti (pripravnosti)
misery that surpasses description beda, ki se ne da popisati
this task surpassed his power ta naloga je presegala njegove moči

wonder¹ [wʌ́ndə] samostalnik
čudo; nekaj čudovitega, osupljivega; čudežen dogodek, čudežno delo, čudež; (za)čudenje, začudenost

in wonder začuden
for a wonder čudežno; presenetljivo; čudno
a nine-days'wonder kratkotrajna senzacija
(it is) no wonder that... nič čudnega (ni), da...
to be filled with wonder biti ves začuden
he is a wonder of skill on je čudo spretnosti
to work (ali to do) wonders delati čuda (čudeže)
he kept his word, for a wonder za čuda je držal svojo besedo
to look all wonder ves začuden (debelo) gledati
he swore and no wonder zaklel je, in nič čudnega (če je)