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about² [əbáut] predlog
okoli, okrog, o, pri

to beat about the bush ne priti z besedo na dan
go about your business! skrbi za svoje stvari!
to go the wrong way about s.th. lotiti se stvari z napačnega konca
she is about the house je nekje v hiši
to have no money about one ne imeti pri sebi denarja
I looked round about me pogledal sem naokrog
I'll see about it poskrbel bom za to
it's about time čas je že
be quick about it! podvizaj se!, pohiti!
what about it? kaj bi bilo s tem?
to have one's wits about one jasno misliti

another [ənʌ́ðə] zaimek & pridevnik
drug, drugačen; še eden

one after another drug za drugim
another and another vedno več
he's a fool, you're another on je norec in ti tudi
I'll wait another day or two počakal bom še nekaj dni
just such another prav takšen
many another marsikateri drugi
one another drug drugega, vzajemno
that's another pair of shoes, that's another thing altogether (ali entirely) to je nekaj čisto novega (drugega)
will you take another piece izvoli(te) še en košček
another place drugje
one from another, from one another drug od drugega
it's one thing to promise, another to perform lahko je obljubiti, težje izpolniti
to take for one another zamenjati drugega z drugim
another time drugič
wait for another hour počakaj še eno uro
not another word! niti besede več!
one thing with another drugo z drugim
yet another? še eden?

apt [æpt] pridevnik (aptly prislov) (for)
zmožen, sposoben; primeren, prikladen (at)
vešč, spreten

I am apt to forget verjetno bom pozabil
he is very apt to learn hitro se uči
we are all apt to make mistakes vsakdo se lahko zmoti
apt to take fire vnetljiv
he is apt to succeed verjetno bo doživel uspeh
apt to quarrel prepirijiv
apt to get angry jeznorit

arrange [əréindž]

1. prehodni glagol
razvrstiti razmestiti; urediti; prilagoditi; predelati; prirediti, poravnati; določiti; pripraviti

2. neprehodni glagol (for za)
pripraviti se, poskrbeti; sporazumeti se, domeniti se

to arrange with s.o. about s.th. dogovoriti se s kom o čem
to arrange a quarrel poravnati spor
I will arrange for it za to bom poskrbel

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

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

bound⁵ [baund] preteklik & pretekli deležnik od bind

bound up with s.o. navezan na koga
I'm (ali I will be) bound gotovo bom, jamčim za to
bound to s.o. for s.th. hvaležen komu za kaj

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

care¹ [kɛə] samostalnik
skrb, nega; zaskrbljenost, previdnost, pazljivost; marljivost, prizadevnost

to take (ali have) care (of) biti previden
to take (ali have) the care of poskrbeti za koga ali kaj
care of (kratica c/o) pri (v naslovih)
Care Sunday peta postna nedelja
that shall be my care za to bom že jaz poskrbel
care killed (ali will kill) the cat pretirana skrb škoduje
with care! pazi! previdno!

catch^*1 [kæč]

1. prehodni glagol
ujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati (at, in pri)
presenetiti; zamrzniti

2. neprehodni glagol
prijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)

to catch s.o. bending zasačiti koga
to catch s.o. a blow udariti koga
to catch one's breath zadrževati dih
to catch one's foot spotakniti se
to catch (a) cold prehladiti se
to catch a crab pregloboko z vesli udariti
to catch fire vžgati se
to catch a glimpse of s.o. bežno koga zagledati
to catch the idea (ali point) razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti misel
to catch hold of s.th. polastiti se česa, prijeti kaj
to catch it biti kaznovan
catch me! nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne pride
to catch s.o. napping zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega dela
to catch the Speaker's eye dobiti besedo (v parlamentu)
to catch a Tartar izkupiti jo
sleng you will catch it! ti bom že pokazal!

company¹ [kʌ́mpəni] samostalnik
društvo, družba, druženje; spremstvo; tovarištvo
vojska četa, kompanija; ceh
gledališče ansambel; posadka

to bear (ali keep) company with s.o. družiti se s kom
to part company with s.o. ločiti, razstati se s kom
to see no company samotariti
joint-stock company delniška družba
britanska angleščina limited liability company družba z omejeno zavezo
company officer častnik pod činom majorja
present company excepted navzoči so izključeni
a man is known by the company povej mi s kom se družiš, in jaz ti bom rekel, kdo si
company checkers vohuni, ogleduhi, ovaduhi
company spotter ovaduh
to be a good (poor) company biti prijeten (dolgočasen) družabnik
mornarica ship's company moštvo, posadka ladje
I err in a good company tudi boljši od mene so naredili napako, so se zmotili

dáti dajáti to give; (podariti) to present with, to give away; (podati) to hand on, to present, to turn over; (dodeliti) to allot, to assign, to apportion; (vročiti) to hand (over), to deliver; (karte) to deal

dáti, dajáti nazaj to give back, to restore; (podeliti) to grant, to accord, to award, ZDA to donate (to); gledališče to stage, to perform; (ponuditi) to offer; (dobaviti) to deliver, to furnish, to supply; (donašati) to yield, (sadove) to bear, to produce; (naslov) to bestow on, to confer something upon someone
dáti, dajáti naprej to pass on
ne (hoteti) dáti, dajáti to refuse, to withhold
dana veličina a given magnitude
če sta A in B dana, sledi, daje C... given A and B, C follows...
v danem primeru (če je tako) in that case; should the need arise; if need be; if so
dáti, dajáti duška (svoji jezi) to give vent (to one's anger)
dáti, dajáti prav komu to agree with someone, to concede the point
dáti, dajáti vsakemu svoje to give everyone his due
daj mu, kar je njegovega! give him his due!
ti bom že dal! I'll give it you!
daj to na mizo! put it on the table!
daj bog! God grant!
ne daj bog! God forbid!
kaj dajejo nocoj v gledališču? what's on at the theatre this evening?
to (gledališko) igro so dajali tri mesece the play ran for three months
dal sem mu roko I shook hands with him
moram da(ja)ti dober zgled I must set a good example
po čem dajete (koliko stane)...? what is your price for, what do you charge for...?
nič se ne da napraviti there is nothing to be done
dáti, dajáti na znanje komu to let someone know
dáti, dajáti na svetlo to publish, to edit
dáti, dajáti mnogo na to make much of, to think the world of
mnogo da na svojo zunanjost he pays great attention to his personal appearance
malo, nič ne dáti, dajáti na kaj to regard as worthless, not to give a brass farthing for
on ne da nič na moj nasvet he sets no value upon my advice
dal se je oslepariti, ogoljufati he let (ali allowed ali suffered) himself to be cheated
dam si striči lase I have (ali I get) my hair cut
kje si dajete delat obleke? where do you have your clothes made?
dáti, dajáti svojo besedo to pledge one's word
to mi daje misliti! that makes me wonder!
na to ne dam pečenega groša (nič) I don't give a hoot about that
dal sem si mnogo truda I took great pains
dáti, dajáti od sebe (ton) to utter
ne da se mi... I don't feel like, I am unwilling (ali loath ali disinclined) to...
ne da se mi brati I don't feel like reading, I am loath (ali unwilling) to read
(to) se ne da zanikati there's no denying (it)
dáti, dajáti se spoznati, prepoznati to make oneself known
dajati je lepše kot jemati it is better to give than to receive
dáti, dajáti življenje za to sacrifice one's life for
dvakrat da, kdor hitro da he gives twice who gives in a trice; arhaično while the grass grows the steed starves

diskréten discreet; figurativno quiet

diskrétna barva a sober colour
diskrétne manire quiet manners pl
diskréten nasmešek a quiet smile
diskretno (prislov) discreetly
ona se zelo diskrétno oblači she dresses very quietly
lahko mi poveš, bom diskréten you can tell me, I won't let it out

do (nekako, okoli, skoraj) about, somehow, somewhat, in some way

do sedem ur about seven hours; (časovno) till, until; (krajevno) as far as; up to
od... do... from... till...; from... to...
od treh do štirih from three to four
do kdaj? when?, how long?
do danes up to this day
do sedaj so far, thus far
do tedaj, do takrat till then, by that time
do 5. aprila up to 5th April (beri: the fifth of April)
do zdaj till (ali until) now, up to now, as yet, hitherto, so far
do sedaj (zdaj) še ne not as yet
do današnjega dne up to this day, to date, thus far
do nedavnega until recently
do nadaljnjega until further notice, for the present, pending further instructions, until further instructions
(prav) do danes, do današnjega dne to this very day
(prav) do zadnjega to the very last
od petka do vključno nedelje from Friday to Sunday inclusive, ZDA from Friday through Sunday
do treh (ne pozneje) by 3 o'clock
(najpozneje) do by
do konca tega tedna by the end of this week
do božiča by Christmas
od danes do jutri (kratkotrajten) short-lived, ephemeral, transient, provisional
od leta do leta year in, year out
živeti od danes do jutri to live from hand to mouth
do roka dospelosti till due
do vratu up to the neck
do kolen up to the knees
do temelja to the ground
spremil te bom do pošte I'll see you as far as the post office
ni mi do... I do not care for...
ni mi do šal I am not in a joking mood
plačal sem najemnino do 1. avgusta I have paid the rent up to 1st August (beri: the first of August)
do zadnjega moža to the last man

dočákati to live to see

tega ne bom dočakal I shan't live to see it
dočakal je visoko starost he has lived to a great age
končno smo te dočakali finally you have come
kdor nestrpno čaka, nikoli ne dočaka (figurativno) a watched pot never boils

dókler as long as

dókler ne until, till
to mi bo v spominu, dokler bom živel I shall remember it as long as I live
nisem šel, dókler ni (on) prišel I did not go until he came
kuj železo, dókler je vroče! strike while the iron's hot; make hay while the sun shines

dólgo

za dólgo for long
že dólgo long, long ago, for a long time
kako dólgo? how long?
dólgo poprej long before
že dólgo (nazaj) for a long time since
kako dólgo že? how long since?
še dólgo ne (daleč proč) far from it, not for a long time, not by a long way
dólgo (je že) tega (that was) long ago
dólgo ga že poznam I have known him a long time
ne dólgo tega not so very long ago
dólgo je že, kar... it is a good while since...
kje si bil tako dólgo? where have you been all this time?
že dólgo ga nisem videl I haven't seen him for a long time, it's a long time since I saw him last
dólgo je že, kar je umrl it is a long time since he died, he died long ago
je že dólgo (od) tega? was this long ago?
kako dólgo te ni bilo! how long you were!
dólgo ga ni bilo he was a long time coming
ne bom dólgo (počakajte hipec) I shan't be long
dólgo me ni bilo tu I have not been here long
to že dólgo vem I have known that (for) a long time
je za dólgo odšel? has he gone for long?
ne morem dólgo (časa) teči I cannot run (ali keep on running) for long
predólgo ste čakali you have waited too long
ne bo več dólgo (pri življenju) he hasn't long to go, he isn't long for this world

dolžník -íca debtor

sem Vaš dolžník, -íca za... I am indebted to you for...
biti velik dolžník, -íca to owe a great debt (to)
za vedno bom Vaš dolžník, -íca I shall be for ever in your debt, I am eternally grateful

doživljáj experience (in life); (dogodivščina) adventure

ljubzenski doživljáj love affair
zelo neprijeten doživljáj a very unpleasant experience
povedal ti bom svoje doživljáje I will tell you my experiences

dŕzniti se to dare; to be bold; to venture; to presume; to make bold; to take liberties (with); (v pismu ipd.) to take the liberty

drznem se reči I make bold to say; I venture to say (da that...)
dŕzniti se kaj napraviti to make so bold as to do something
drznil se bom dati Vam nasvet I will venture to give you a piece of advice
ne drzne se to napraviti he dare not (ali does not dare to) do it
kako se drznete tako govoriti? how dare you speak like this?
kdo se drzne na tako viharno morje? who dare venture out on such a stormy sea?