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go without neprehodni glagol
ne imeti, biti brez

it goes without saying to je samo ob sebi umevno

miss³ [mis]

1. prehodni glagol
zamuditi (priložnost, vlak); zgrešiti, izpustiti; ne imeti, biti brez, ne dobiti; preslišati, spregledati, ne opaziti; pogrešati izogniti se

2. neprehodni glagol
ne zadeti, zgrešiti (strel); spodleteti

pogovorno to miss the bus (ali boat) zapraviti šanse
to miss fire ne sprožiti se; figurativno ne uspeti, ne zbuditi zanimanja
to miss one's footing spodrsniti
to miss one's hold zgrešiti, napak prijeti
to miss one's mark zgrešiti cilj, ne uspeti
he didn't miss much nič mu ni ušlo, ni mnogo zamudil
I just missed running him over za las sem se ga izognil (da ga nisem povozil)
to miss the point of ne razumeti poante česa
to miss a trick preslišati, ne uspeti videti
to miss out zamuditi (priliko); izpustiti, preskočiti (besedo)
aeronavtika missed approach zgrešen dolet

spare¹ [spɛ́ə] prehodni glagol
varčevati, varčno uporabljati; prihraniti, dati na stran, imeti v rezervi; odstopiti, lahkó pogrešati, biti brez (česa), imeti odveč; prizanesti (komu), oprostiti (kazen), prihraniti (komu ali sebi) (trud itd.); ne povzročiti (sramu, rdečice)
neprehodni glagol
varčevati, skopariti; opustiti (kaj); prizanesti, pustiti (komu) življenje

enough and to spare na pretek, še preveč, več kot preveč, obilo
to spare a defeated adversary prizanesti poraženemu nasprotniku
spare my blushes! ne spravljajte me v sramoto, prihranite mi sramoto, ne blamirajte me!
I can spare his advice lahko pogrešam njegove nasvete
I was spared attending the lectures bil sem oproščen obiskovanja predavanj
can you spare the car today? lahko pogrešate svoj avto danes?
to spare the captives prizanesti ujetnikom
can you spare me a cigarette? imaš cigareto odveč zame?
spare us these explanations! prizanesite nam s temi razlagami!
to spare no expense ne varčevati s stroški
I can spare no money for it za to nimam denarja
I can spare a fiver lahko ti dam petak (5 funtov)
spare your money for another occasion prihrani si denar za kako drugo priložnost
spare my feelings! imej obzir do mojih čustev!
I was spared the insult prizanesli so mi z žalitvijo
spare me! prizanesite mi!, milost!
I can ill spare any hands now zdaj ne morem pogrešati nobenega delavca
spare me your objections! prizanesite mi s svojimi ugovori!
to spare o.s. prihraniti si trud
not to spare o.s. ne varčevati s svojimi močmi
to spare the rod and spoil the child varčuj s šibo in pokvaril boš otroka, šiba novo mašo poje
I cannot spare the time ne morem najti potrebnega časa
I have no time to spare ne smem izgubljati časa, nimam dosti časa
to spare no trouble ne varčevati s trudom

starve [sta:v]

1. neprehodni glagol
stradati, gladovati, trpeti lakoto, zelo bedno živeti
domačno biti lačen kot volk, umirati od gladu, od lakote; postiti se; zakrneti zaradi slabe prehrane (živali, rastline)
figurativno zelo hrepeneti po, koprneti, mreti (for za čem)
narečno trpeti, umreti od mraza
pogovorno biti brez, zelo pogrešati, biti lačen (česa), čutiti potrebo (for po)

2. prehodni glagol
izstradati (koga), izgladovati, nezadostno hraniti, pustiti (koga) umreti od gladu (od mraza); prisiliti (koga) z gladom (into k)
pregnati (bolezen) z gladovanjem (često out)

to starve to death umreti, poginiti od lakote, od gladu
to starve into submission, into surrender z gladom prisiliti k pokorščini, k predaji
he is starving for sympathy (knowledge) koprni po sočutju (znanju)
I am simply starving figurativno umiram od gladu, lačen sem kot volk
he was starved to death pustili so ga umreti od lakote
to be starved trpeti glad, morati stradati

want² [wɔnt]

1. neprehodni glagol
biti brez, ne imeti, trpeti pomanjkanje, revno živeti
zastarelo manjkati; (le v sed. deležniku) pustiti na cedilu (to s.o. koga)
ne ustrezati pričakovanju, ne upravičiti pričakovanj

he does not want for talent on ni brez daru
he wants for nothing nič mu ne manjka
he is never found wanting nanj se lahko vedno zaneseš
he will never let me want nikoli ne bo dopustil, da bi jaz trpel pomanjkanje
there never want discontented persons nezadovoljneži se vedno najdejo

2. prehodni glagol
ne imeti, čutiti pomanjkanje (for česa)
potrebovati, čutiti nujno potrebo; zahtevati, hoteti, želeti, hrepeneti po

to want for potrebovati, biti brez; ameriško, pogovorno želeti, hoteti
wanted a waitress (v oglasih) išče se natakarica
I have all I want imam vse, kar potrebujem
I want it done želim, da se to napravi
he is wanted by the police za njim je izdana tiralica
she wants 2 years for her majority manjkata ji 2 leti do polnoletnosti
it wants 5 minutes to nine manjka 5 minut do devetih
we want him to leave to-morrow želimo, da (on) odpotuje jutri
this clock wants a repair (repairing, to be repaired) ta ura je potrebna popravila
what else do you want? kaj še hočete?
you are wanted iščejo vas, sprašujejo po vas, potrebujejo vas, želijo govoriti z vami
you want to see a doctor morate iti k zdravniku
you don't want to be rude ni vam treba biti grob
you want to have your hair cut moraš si dati ostriči lase

mope [moup]

1. samostalnik
potrt človek, puščoba, sitnež
množina potrtost

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
biti brez zanimanja, otopeti, dolgočasiti se; potreti

to be moped to death na smrt se dolgočasiti
to mope about dolgočasiti se, sanjariti

apetít appetite (za for)

velikanski apetít a ravenous appetite
dobiti apetít to get an appetite
narediti, delati apetít to give an appetite
biti brez apetíta to be off one's food
nimam veliko apetíta pogovorno I'm off my feed
dražiti apetít to whet (ali to stimulate) the appetite, to sharpen the appetite, to give an edge to the appetite
izgubiti apetít to lose one's appetite
z apetítom jesti to eat with gusto
pokvariti komu apetít to spoil someone's appetite
apetít pride z jedjo start eating, and you work up an appetite; much must have more; the appetite grows with what it feeds on; appetite comes with eating

belíč farthing

biti brez belíča to be (dead) broke; (knjižno humoristično) to be impecunious
to ni vredno belíča it's not worth a (brass) farthing
plačal vam bom do zadnjega belíča I'll pay you to the last farthing

bíti (sem) to be; to exist; to live; to take place

je (= se nahaja) there is
so (= se nahajajo) there are; (bivati) to stay
bíti lačen, žejen to be hungry, thirsty
bíti ves iz sebe to be beside oneself, to be overwrought
3 x 5 = 15 three times five equals fifteen
kaj je, kakó je (kaj) z njim? how is he?, how is he getting on?; how are things with him?
kaj je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
toplo (mraz) mi je I am warm (cold)
ne morem bíti brez (cigaret) I cannot do without (cigarettes)
bíti brez denarja to be short of money
bíti brez premoga to be short of coal
po čem je kruh? how much is (the) bread?
koliko je do postaje? how long does it take to the station?
bodi previden! be careful!
on je iz Londona he is (ali comes) from London
kdo je? who is there?
kdo je tam? (vojak na straži) who goes there?
po meni je, z menoj je konec I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
kaj Vam je? what is the matter with you?
nič mi ni there is nothing the matter with me
slabó mi je I feel sick
jaz sem (to) it is I, pogovorno it's me
če bi jaz bil Vi (bil na Vašem mestu), bi ostal doma if I were you, I would stay at home
če je (to) takó if it is so, if that be so, if that be the case
naj bo takó! arhaično let it be so!
naj bo (to), kot hoče! be that as it may
naj bo tako ali tako in either case
to bo dovolj this will do
kar je bilo, je bilo let bygones be bygones
bíti v napoto to be in the way, to inconvenience, to hinder
ni mi za... I don't care for...
za to mu ni he does not care about it
nič mi ni zanj pogovorno I couldn't care less about him, I don't care a fig for him
ni mi do šal I am in no mood for joking
to ni (nič) zame that is not in my line
nič ni bilo iz tega nothing came of it
ni mi do poezije I have no time for poetry
mnogo mi je do tega, da... I am very anxious to...
vem, pri čem sem I know where I stand
on je proti meni he has set his face against me
hiša je v gradnji the house is being built
bilo mi je, da bi jokal I felt like crying
on bi bil dober učitelj he would make a good teacher
tu gre za bíti ali ne bíti this is a matter of life or death
šlo je za bíti ali ne bíti it was touch and go
pri tem sem ob 50.000 SIT I am fifty thousand tolars out of pocket over it

breathe [bri:ð]

1. neprehodni glagol
dihati, vdihavati; živeti, biti; dišati; zastati; pihljati

2. prehodni glagol
vdihniti, izdihniti; izhlapevati, oddajati (vonj); šepetati, blebetati, izustiti; utruditi; do sape pustiti (konja)

a better fellow does not breathe je najboljši človek na svetu
to breathe one's last (breath) izdihniti, umreti
not to breathe a word (ali syllable) ne izdati niti besede
to breathe vengeance snovati maščevanje
to breathe vein puščati kri
to breathe freely biti brez skrbi, pomirjen

breathed [breɵt, bri:d] pridevnik
fonetika brezzvočen, nezveneč, pridihnjen, aspiriran

to be breathed biti brez sape, zasopel

brêz without

brez- un-, -less; devoid of; destitute of
brêz mene without me
brêz njegove vednosti without his knowing it
brêz odlašanja without delay
brêz škode za without prejudice to
brêz nadaljnjega without hesitation, without more ado
brêz dvoma doubtless, no doubt, without doubt, undoubtedly
brêz dela, brêz zaposlitve out of work, unemployed
brêz doma homeless
brêz prijateljev friendless
brêz denarja, brez pare penniless
brêz upanja hopeless
brêz vrednosti worthless
brêz zdrave pameti devoid of common sense
brêz razumevanja devoid of understanding
brêz sape out of breath, breathless
brêz prestanka ceaseless, unending
brêz otrok childless
brêz šale joking apart
kava brêz sladkorja coffee without sugar
biti brêz česa to be lacking (ali wanting ali deficient) in something
moral bom (biti) brêz tega I shall have to go without it (ali to do without it)
bili smo brêz denarja we were penniless ali pogovorno hard up
brêz njega bi jaz bil izgubljen but for him I should have been lost
ni rože brêz trna there is no rose without a thorn

call¹ [kɔ:l]

1. prehodni glagol
klicati, poklicati; zbuditi, imenovati; smatrati; sklicati
ameriško telefonirati
trgovina terjati
ameriško, domačno grajati
Biblija zadeti, doleteti

2. neprehodni glagol
klicati, vpiti; telefonirati (on, upon)
obiskati, priti
mornarica (at) pristati (at)
oglasiti se pri, zaviti kam

to call attention to s.th. opozoriti na kaj
to call to account poklicati na odgovor
what age do you call him? koliko mislite, da je star?
ameriško, pogovorno let it call a day naj bo za danes dovolj
to call to mind spomniti, priklicati v spomin
to call s.o. names (o)zmerjati koga
to have nothing to call one's own biti brez sredstev
to call in question (po)dvomiti
to call a spade a spade, to call things by their names reči bobu bob
to call it square (ali quits) smatrati za urejeno
to call into being ustvariti
to call a halt ustaviti se
to call a meeting sklicati sestanek
not to have a moment to call one's own ne imeti niti trenutka zase
to call to order posvariti, opomniti
to call the banns oklicati
to call cousins with s.o. sklicevati se na sorodstvo s kom
to call into play spraviti v tek
to call to witness poklicati za pričo
to be called imenovati se
to be called to the bar postati odvetnik
to call the roll vojska poklicati zbor, klicati po imenih

délo work; labour; (zaposlitev) employment, job; (enolično, naporno) grind; (snažilkino) charring, cleaning, ZDA chore; (garanje) drudgery; (težko) toil

duševno délo brainwork, headwork
délo ročno manual work, manual labour
javna déla public works pl
délo od kosa piecework
naloženo délo task
délo zunaj hiše outdoor work
nočno délo night work, pogovorno nights pl
običajno délo ordinary labour
priložnostno délo odd job
obvezno délo compulsory work
kvalificirano délo skilled work
pisarniško délo clerical work
poljsko délo farm work, agricultural labour
prisilno délo forced labour, penal servitude
prostovoljno délo voluntary work
pogodbeno délo contract work
nestrokovno délo unskilled work
ročno, fino délo fancywork
žensko ročno délo needlework
rutinsko, tekoče délo routine work
mučno, dolgočasno délo drudgery, toiling and moiling
površno délo bungled (ali botched) work
brez déla (brezposeln) unemployed, jobless
zmožen za délo able to work
s trdim, težkim délom by working hard
borza déla employment agency, labour exchange
pravica do déla the right to work (ali to a job)
program déla work programme
ustavitev déla cessation of work
področje déla sphere of activity (ali of action)
nesposoben za délo unfit for work, not fit for work, incapacitated
temeljna organizacija združenega déla basic organization of associated labour
pri délu at work
na délo! get to work!
délo na črno žargon scab labour
družbeno (fizično, minulo, proizvodno) délo social (physical, past, productive) work
presežno (skupno) délo surplus labour (joint work)
svobodna menjava déla free change of employment
združeno (živo) délo associated (current) labour
plačilo po délu payment linked to performance, payment by results
pogoji za délo labour conditions
biti pri délu to be at work
vaša obleka je v délu your suit (ali dress, costume) is in hand, is being made (ali attended to)
dati komu délo to give someone work, to give someone employment
to je težko délo it is uphill work
iti na délo to go to work
iskati délo to look for a job
vedno samó délo in nič oddiha all work and no play
izogibati se déla to dodge work
biti s srcem pri délu to put one's heart into one's work
lotiti se déla to set to work, to get on with it, to get down to it, to start work, ZDA to get busy
zopet se lotiti déla to resume work
biti brez déla to be out of work
imeti mnogo déla to have plenty to do, to have a lot of work on hand, to have a great deal of work to do
imam drugega déla dovolj (figurativno) I've enough on my plate already, I have other fish to fry
nastopiti délo to start work
izvesti délo to get one's job (ali work) done, to carry out one's work
je kar precéj déla, veste! it's quite a job, you know!
odkazati komu neko délo to set someone a task
posvetiti se svojemu délu to devote (ali to apply) oneself to one's work
povzročiti komu mnogo déla to put someone to great inconvenience
opravljati délo to do a job
délo stoji, počiva work is at a standstill
končati s svojim délom to get one's work done
imel sem neko délo I had a job to do
čisto se predati délu pogovorno to keep one's nose to the grindstone
ustaviti délo to stop work, to strike (work), to go on strike, to walk out, to down tools
vreči se na délo to put one's back into a job, to get down to it
obsoditi na težko délo to sentence to hard labour
ukvarjati se z literarnim délom to be engaged in literary pursuits
rudarji so zapustili délo the miners have come out (on strike)
dušiti se v délu to be swamped (ali overwhelmed) with work
čez glavo imam déla I'm up to my ears (ali eyes, neck) in work
pridnega k délu priganjati (figurativno) to spur a willing horse
on se nikoli ne dotakne déla he never does a stroke of work
tovarna je ustavila délo the factory has stopped work
živeti od déla svojih rok to live by the sweat of one's palms
brez déla ni jela you get nothing for nothing
dober začetek je pol déla a good start is half the battle
po délu, ne po besedah cenimo človeka actions speak louder than words
po délu spoznaš človeka by their works you will know them

dólg debt; sum due; (zadolženost) indebtedness; (obveze) liabilities pl

brez dólga debtless, free from debt, (posestvo) unencumbered
časten dólg debt of honour
hipotekarni dólg mortgage
neizterljiv dólg, dólg, katerega plačilo je malo verjetno (žargon) bad debt
izterljiv dólg recoverable debt
viseč dólg floating debt
državni, narodni dólg national debt
biti brez dólgov, ne imeti dólgov to be out of debt
biti, izvleči se iz dólgov (figurativno) to be out of the red
delati dólgove to contract (ali to incur) debts; to get into debt
čez glavo, do vratu tičati v dólgovih to be up to one's ears (ali eyes, neck) in debt
dobiti dólg povrnjen to recover a debt
plačati dólg to honour a debt, to discharge a debt
poravnati svoje dólgove to settle one's debts
odplačati dólg to pay off a debt, to sink a debt
do zadnje pare plačati svoj dólg to pay one's debt to the last farthing
tičati (globoko) v dólgovih to be (deep) in debt
vpisati komu v dólg trgovina to debit someone, to enter a sum on the debit side
zabresti, zaiti v dólgove to run into debt, to fall into debt
kup dólgov a mountain of debts
rešiti se enega dólga, a pri tem napraviti drugega (figurativno) to rob Peter to pay Paul

heart [ha:t] samostalnik
srce, srčni prekat; čud, duša; ljubezen, naklonjenost; usmiljenje, sočutje; hrabrost, srčnost; razum; jedro, središče, osrčje; srčevina, srčika (debla, rastline), srce (solate); bistvo, bit; srček, dragec, dragica; srčen, pogumen človek; predmet oblike srca; rodovitnost (zemlje)
množina srčne karte

after one's own heart po želji, kot srce poželi
at heart v duši, v srcu, po srcu
an affair of the heart ljubezenska zadeva
bless my heart! za boga!
by heart na pamet
at the bottom of one's heart na dnu srca
heart's desire srčna želja
from one's heart iskreno, iz srca
for one's heart srčno rad
heart and head navdušeno
heart of oak srčika hrasta, figurativno srčen človek; leseno ladjevje
heart and soul z dušo in telesom
a heart-to-heart talk odkrit pogovor
in good heart v dobrem stanju
the land is in good heart zemlja je rodovitna, ni izčrpana
in the heart of v osrčju
in one's heart skrivoma
in one's heart of hearts v dnu duše, zares
in heart dobre volje
light of heart vesel, brezbrižen
left heart levi srčni prekat
king (queen) of hearts srčni kralj (dama)
navtika my hearts! tovariši!, pogumni fantje!
near one's heart všeč, pri srcu
the very heart of the matter bistvo zadeve
out of heart malodušen; nerodoviten, izčrpan (zemlja)
sick at heart potrt, žalosten
smoker's heart kadilčevo (bolno) srce
searchings of heart tesnoba, sum
to one's heart's content do mile volje, kot srce poželi
with all one's heart iz vsega srca, srčno rad
with a heavy heart s težkim srcem
medicina disordered heart srčna nevroza

Z glagoli:

to break s.o.'s heart streti komu srce
to clasp s.o. to one's heart prižeti koga na srce
to cry one's heart out oči si izjokati
to cut s.o. to the heart zadeti koga v srce, užaliti
to do one's heart good dobro deti, osrečiti
to eat one's heart out giniti od žalosti
my heart fails pogum mi upada
I cannot find it in my heart to; ali I don't have the heart to srce mi ne da, da bi
to get (go) to the heart of priti (iti) stvari do dna
to give heart opogumiti
to give one's heart to s.o. dati komu srce
to go near (ali to) one's heart ganiti
my heart goes out to him sočustvujem z njim
to grow out of heart postajati malodušen; izčrpavati se (zemlja)
to have a heart imeti (dobro) srce
have a heart! usmili se!
to have no heart biti brez srca, neusmiljen
to have s.th. at heart srčno kaj želeti
to have one's heart in one's mouth v grlu stiskati, biti zelo prestrašen
to have one's heart in one's boots biti zelo malodušen
to have one's heart in the right place imeti srce na pravem mestu
to have s.o.'s good at heart brigati se za dobro nekoga
to have one's heart in one's work biti z vsem srcem pri delu
his heart leaps up srce mu zaigra
to lay s.th. to heart na srce položiti
to lose heart izgubiti pogum
to lose one's heart to zaljubiti se
to make one's heart bleed čutiti veliko usmiljenje in žalost (srce krvavi)
to open one's heart to s.o. razkriti komu srce, biti velikodušen
to pluck up heart opogumiti se
to pour out one's heart srce izliti
to put s.o. in good heart razveseliti, razvedriti koga
to put one's heart into s.th. biti pri stvari z dušo in telesom
my heart sank srce mi je padlo v hlače
to set one's heart on s.th. iz vsega srca kaj želeti
to set one's heart at rest umiriti se, pomiriti se
to take s.th. to heart k srcu si kaj gnati, v srce si vtisniti
to take heart (of grace) zbrati pogum, opogumiti se
to wear one's heart on one's sleeve imeti srce na jeziku
to win s.o.'s heart srce osvojiti
what the heart thinketh, the mouth speaketh povedati, kar ti leži na srcu

humór humour; sense of humour; comicality; humorousness, facetiousness

brez humórja humourless; devoid of humour
oseba, človek brez humórja disgruntled person; ZDA pogovorno sorehead
obešenjaški humór gallows humour
črn humór black humour
suh humór dry humour
surov humór robust humour
biti brez humórja, nobenega smisla za humór ne imeti to lack any sense of humour

imovína property; fortune; possession; belongings pl

vsa moja imovína all my goods and chattels pl
izgubil je vso svojo imovíno he has lost all he had
biti brez imovíne to have no property, to be poorly off, to live from hand to mouth
izgubiti imovíno to lose one's fortune, to be ruined, to be reduced to poverty, ekonomija to fail, to go bankrupt
pognati, zapraviti imovíno to run through one's fortune, to play ducks and drakes with one's money
investirati svojo imovíno to invest one's fortune
zastaviti imovíno (posestvo) to mortgage (one's estate)

loose¹ [lu:s] pridevnik (loosely prislov)
svoboden, prost, rešen (of, from česa)
odvezan, spuščen (lasje); ohlapen (obleka), rahel (zemlja), razmajan (vrata), majav (zob), mlahav (človek), redek (tkanina), mehek (ovratnik)
kemija prost, nevezan
pogovorno prost, na razpolago
figurativno nejasen, nenatančen, nestalen, netočen, zanikrn (prevod), neslovničen; lahkomiseln, površen, nesramen, nemoralen

loose ends malenkosti, ki jih je treba še urediti
at loose ends v neredu, zanemarjen; v negotovosti
to be at loose ends biti brez stalne zaposlitve, ne vedeti kaj storiti
loose bowels driska
a loose criminal zločinec na svobodi
to break loose pobegniti, osvoboditi se
to come (ali get) loose rešiti se, osvoboditi se; odvezati se, odpeti se, zrahljati se, odluščiti se (barva)
to cut loose from osvoboditi se (vpliva, vezi)
a loose fish pokvarjenec
a loose hour prosta ura
to have a loose tongue preveč govoriti, vse izblebetati
to have a screw loose ne imeti vseh kolesc v glavi, biti malo prismojen
there's a screw loose somewhere nekaj je narobe, nekaj je sumljivo, nekaj smrdi
vojska in loose order v razmaknjeni vrsti (vojaki)
to let loose izbruhniti, dati si duška, ne obvladati se
loose make (ali build) nerodna postava
to play fast and loose biti lahkomišljen, neuvideven
to ride with a loose rein popustiti vajeti, biti prizanesljiv
to set loose spustiti, osvoboditi
to work loose zrahljati se, razmajati se (vijak)
loose handwriting neizpisana pisava
ekonomija loose cash gotovina
a loose novel opolzek roman

lost [lɔst] preteklik & pretekli deležnik od to lose
izgubljen

lost property office urad za izgubljene in najdene predmete
lost souls izgubljene duše
tehnično lost motion mrtvi tek
to be lost in biti zatopljen v kaj
to be lost to biti izgubljen za, ne imeti čuta za, biti brez česa
to be lost upon biti brez pomena, biti stran vrženo
to give up for lost imeti za izgubljeno