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bet¹ [bet] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol (on, against)
staviti
ameriško misliti

sleng you bet! to se razume!
to bet away stavo zgubiti
to bet one's shirt vse tvegati
I bet you! seveda!; bodite prepričan(i)
I'll bet my life (a cookie, my boots, my hat, my bottom dollar) glavo stavim

bet² [bet] samostalnik
stava

to make (ali lay) a bet staviti
to take a bet stavo sprejeti
heavy bet visoka stava

bèt (gobe) stipe, stem

stáva (za denar itd.) bet; (stavljen denar) bet, wager, stake; tiskarstvo (stavek) composition

kot za stávo (tekmovanje) briskly, energetically, speedily
visoka stáva heavy bet
dobiti stávo to win a bet
sprejeti stávo to take a bet
izgubiti stávo to lose one's bet (ali stake)
skleniti stávo to wager
stáve so prepovedane v klubu betting is forbidden at the club
delati kot za stávo to work full out
lokal za športne stáve betting shop
kdor sklepa stáve punter, gambler, wagerer

stipe [stáip] samostalnik
botanika bet (gobe); steblo (praproti)

stáviti¹ (napraviti stavo) to bet, to lay a bet, to wager; to stake; to take bets on

stáviti (denar) na to put money on, to bet (ali arhaično to stake) on
stáviti funt to bet a pound
stáviti na kocko to bet on (a throw of) the dice
stáviti svoje premoženje na eno karto to stake one's fortune on the turn of a card
stavim z vami 100 : 1 I bet you 100 to 1
stavim en funt z vami I bet you a pound
stavim z vami, da... I lay you a wager that..., pogovorno I bet you (that)...
stáviti s kom, da... to bet someone (that)...
stavim, da tega ne veš I bet you don't know this
stáviti na konja to back a horse
vse stáviti na kaj to put one's shirt on something
stavim ne vem kaj I'll bet good money
glavo stavim I'll bet my life (ali my boots, my bottom dollar)
stáviti vse na eno karto to have (ali to put) all one's eggs in one basket
stavim! I'll wager!

boot² [bu:t] samostalnik
škorenj, čevelj; prtljažnik; zaščitno usnje za konjsko nogo
šport dober udarec (pri nogometu); španski škorenj (mučilno orodje)

l'll bet my boots glavo stavim
to give a good boot močno brcniti
sleng to give the boot odpustiti
sleng to get the boot zgubiti službo, biti odpuščen
in boots (v škornje) obut
Puss in boots obuti maček
to die in one's boots, to die with one's boots on umreti nasilne smrti
to have one's heart in one's boots biti v velikem strahu
lazy boots lenuh
sleng like old boots energično, prizadevno
the boot is on the other leg razmere so se spremenile
to lick the boots prilizovati se
to move (ali start) one's boots odpraviti se
over shoes over boots na vrat na nos, kdor reče A, naj reče tudi B
the order of the boots odpust
vojska boot and saddle! zajahajte konje!, na konje!
top boots zavihani škornji, vihale

bottom² [bɔ́təm] pridevnik
najnižji; zadnji; osnoven

bottom price najnižja cena
ameriško to bet one's bottom dollar glavo staviti
bottom gear prva hitrost (motor)

field¹ [fi:ld] samostalnik
polje, njiva; igrišče; bojišče; tekmovalci, moštvo; igralec kriketa (ki odbija napad); vojskovanje, bitka; področje, torišče, poprišče, teren

battle field bojišče
coal field sloj premoga
to leave the rival in possession of the field zgubiti bitko
fair field and no favour enaki pogoji tekmovanja
open field system kmetijstvo
to fight a field boriti se
ice field drsališče
field editor dopisnik iz dežele
ameriško field study (ali survey) neposredno dognanje dejanskega stanja
ameriško field strawberry gozdna jagoda
a field day dan važnih dogodkov
to lose the field biti premagan, zgubiti
to lay (ali bet) against the field staviti na konja
to hold the field ne se vdati, vztrajati
to win the field zmagati proti vsem drugim
to play the field imeti široko področje
to take the field začeti bojni pohod
to keep the field ne se vdati, ne popustiti
to be in the field tekmovati
in the field aktiven
field of vision, field of sight vidno polje

hedge³ [hedž]

1. prehodni glagol
ograditi z živo mejo, zagraditi (in, off; about)
zapreti, obdati (off)
utesniti, ovirati (in, up)
spraviti v zadrego (in)
ekonomija zavarovati, kriti, zavarovati se pred izgubo

2. neprehodni glagol
izmikati se, izvijati se, previdno se izražati
ekonomija zavarovati se, kriti se, skleniti zavarovalno kupčijo; napraviti živo mejo

ekonomija hedgeed in by clauses klavzuliran
to hedge a bet zavarovati se pred izgubo pri stavi
to hedge on a question izmikati se odkritemu odgovoru

nesréča misfortune, bad luck, ill-fortune; calamity, adversity, reverse; (nezgoda) accident, disaster, misadventure, mischief

na nesréčo, k nesréči unfortunately, unluckily, by an unhappy accident
po nesréči by accident, accidentally
smrt po nesréči death by misadventure
smrtna nesréča accidental death, fatal accident
na mojo nesréčo unfortunately for me
prometna nesréča traffic accident
v sreči ali v nesréči in weal and woe
on je prava nesréča za svojo družino he is the bane of his family's life
nesréča je hotela, da je izgubil stavo as ill luck would have it, he lost his bet
pripetila se mu je nesréča he has had a misfortune
da bi bila nesréča še večja... to make matters worse..., to cap it all...
to ti bo prineslo nesréčo that will bring you bad luck
pripetila se nam je prometna nesréča we (have) met with an accident
sam riniti v nesréčo to make a rod for one's own back
nesréča me povsod zasleduje I'm always dogged by ill luck
nesréča redko sama pride misfortunes rarely come singly
nesréča nikoli sama ne pride misfortunes never come singly, troubles never come singly, it never rains but it pours
vsaka nesréča je za koga sreča it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
nobena nesréča ne traja večno every cloud has a silver lining
ne kličimo nesréče! (figurativno) touch wood!

off¹ [ɔ(:)f] prislov

1.
(smer, večinoma v zvezi z glagoli) stran, proč (he rode off odjahal je)

2.
oddaljenost (krajevno in časovno) od tu, od tod; od sedaj (far off daleč, a month off čez en mesec)

3.
od, proč, dol, raz (off with your hat odkrij se)

4.
ugasnjen, izklopljen, zaprt (radio, luč, plin itd.)

5.
prekinjen, končan, razprodan (the bet is off stava ne velja več, the whole thing is off vse je padlo v vodo, oranges are off pomaranč ni več)

6.
(dela) prost (to take a day off vzeti si prost dan)

7.
čisto, do kraja (to drink off vse izpiti, to sell off razprodati)

8. ekonomija
(trg) medel, slab (the market is off)

9.
ne sveže, pokvarjeno (hrana)

10. šport
ne v formi

11. ameriško
v zmoti (you are off on that point motiš se v tem)

12.

Razno:

be off!, off you go!, off with you! odidi, proč s teboj!
to be off oditi, motiti se, biti prismojen (navadno a little off), biti odpovedan
to be well (badly) off biti dobro (slabo) situiran
to break off negotiations prekiniti pogajanja
to call off odpovedati (sestanek)
to cast off zavreči
to kill off vermin pokončati mrčes
on and off tu in tam
10 per cent off 10 procentov popusta
right off, straight off takoj
to see s.o. off spremiti koga, ki odpotuje
to take off vzleteti(letalo)
how are you off for? kako si kaj z (denarjem)?

próti against

próti (prefiks) anti-, counter-; (smer) towards, to, in the direction of, on, for; contrary to; (čas) about, by, ZDA around; pravo, šport versus (krajšava: v. ali vs.); (v primeri z) compared with
za in próti for and against, pro and con
sredstvo próti remedy for
próti vetru against the wind
próti koncu meseca towards the end of the month
próti šesti uri about six o'clock
Avstralija próti Angliji Australia versus England
próti nam against us
próti mojemu prepričanju (volji) against my conviction (will)
próti pričakovanju unexpectedly, suddenly
próti potrdilu o prejemu on receipt
próti toku against the tide
próti vodi up the river
próti zakonu against the law, illegally, unlawfully
próti zdravemu razumu preposterously, absurdly
próti mojim ukazom contrary to my orders
to je dobro próti glavobolom it's good for headaches
to je próti mojim navadam it is against (ali contrary to) my usual practice
jaz sem próti I am opposed to it
bilo je 30 glasov za predlog, 40 pa próti there were 30 votes for and 40 against
próti meni je bil zelo prijazen he was very kind to me
sem 100% próti I am dead against it
to je próti mojemu prepričanju this runs counter to my convictions
boriti se próti toku to struggle against the tide
delovati próti to counteract, to neutralize, (preprečiti) to thwart, to frustrate, to balk (ali baulk), to baffle
boriti se próti premoči to fight against odds
dvigniti oči próti nebu to look up to heaven
držati pismo próti luči to hold a letter up to the light
glasovati próti to vote »no«
enotno, složno glasovati próti to vote down
glasovati próti predlogu to vote against a motion
nimam nič próti temu I don't mind it, I have no objection to it
nimam nič próti kajenju I don't object to people smoking
ne morem nič reči próti I can say nothing to the contrary
govoriti za in próti to speak pro and con
iti próti domu to head for home (ali homewards)
iti próti severu to go towards the north (ali northwards)
vojska gre próti mestu the army is marching on the town
izpustiti próti kavciji to release on bail
marširati próti sovražniku to march against the enemy
ležati z obrazom próti zemlji to lie face downwards (ali on one's face)
nahujskati brata próti bratu to set brother against brother
napravil sem to próti svoji volji I did that against my own inclination
pluti próti vetru to sail against the wind
porini klavir próti zidu! push the piano up against the wall!
stavim 10 próti 1, da... I bet you ten to one that...
vzdržati próti sovražniku to hold out against the enemy

stó a (ali one) hundred

štiri stó four hundred
120 dni one hundred and twenty days
nekaj čez stó a hundred odd
okrog stó about a hundred
5 od stó five per cent
stó let star človek a centenarian
tek na stó metrov hundred metres, hundred metres' sprint (ali race)
stodvajset (120) a great hundred, a long hundred
staviti 1:100 to bet one to hundred

you [ju:, ju, jə] zaimek
vi, vas, vam; ti, te(be), t(eb)i

you blockhead! ti (vi) tepec!
you fool! ti norec!
you three vi trije
the rest of you ostali od vas
you're another! hvala, enako! (odgovor na psovko)
you bet (your life) sleng na to se lahko zaneseš, (glavo) stavim za to
get you gone! poberi(te) se!
you don't say česa ne poveste (poveš) (to me preseneča)
you never can tell človek nikoli ne more vedeti
you never know človek nikoli ne ve
you soon get used to it človek se kmalu navadi na to
come here all of you! pridite sem vsi!
if I were you ko bi jaz bil na tvojem (vašem) mestu