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astrand [əstrǽnd] povedkovnik pridevnik & prislov
nasedel; v bedi

waker [wéikə] samostalnik
budilec; povzročitelj; oseba, ki bedi (pri mrliču)

badly [bǽdli] prislov (primernik worse, presežnik worst)
hudo slabo, nezadostno; zelo, nujno

to be badly off slabo se imeti, trpeti pomanjkanje, živeti v bedi
I want it badly nujno potrebujem

bêda misery; poverty; distress; (pomanjkanje) want, need, indigence; penury

huda bêda squalor
bêda, ki se ne da popisati misery that surpasses description
pasti v bêdo to fall into poverty
živeti v bêdi to live in dire want (ali in abject poverty), to suffer want, to be badly off, to be in dire straits (ali in straitened circumstances)

knuckle¹ [nʌkl] samostalnik
anatomija členek, sklep (prsta); bočnik, krača
množina kovinski boksar

down on the knuckle v skrajni bedi
a rap on (ali over) the knuckles ukor, opomin
pogovorno near the knuckle na meji nespodobnosti, tvegan

narrow¹ [nǽrou] pridevnik (narrowly prislov)
ozek, tesen; omejen, pičel, suh, mršav; stisnjen (oči); ozkosrčen; natančen, temeljit (preiskava)
britanska angleščina skop (with)

by a narrow margin z majhno prednostjo
to have a narrow squeak za las uiti, komaj uiti
a narrow inspection natančen pregled
to live in narrow circumstances živeti v bedi
narrow majority majhna večina
to make a narrow escape komaj (za las) uiti
in the narrower sense of the word v ožjem pomenu besede
geografija the Narrow Seas Rokavski preliv in Irsko morje
figurativno the narrow way trnova pot
narrow vowels ozki samoglasniki
within narrow bounds zelo omejen

nôčen nightly; night(-); nocturnal

nôčni bombni napad vojska aeronavtika night air raid
nôčni bombnik aeronavtika night bomber
nôčni čas night time
v nôčnem času at night
nôčna čepica nightcap
nôčni čuvaj night watchman
nôčno delo night work, pogovorno nights
nôčni klub (lokal, bar) nightclub, ZDA night spot, žargon honkytonk
nôčni lovec vojska aeronavtika night fighter (airplane)
nôčno pristajanje aeronavtika night landing
nôčni napad vojska night attack, night raid
nôčni obhod vojska nightly round
nôčni mir the peace of the night
nôčna izmena, nôčni posad night shift
nôčna mizica bedside table, night table
nôčna omarica nightstand
nôčna posoda chamber pot, pogovorno po, (za podkladanje) bedpan, arhaično night vase
nôčni polet aeronavtika night flight
nôčni zračni promet night air traffic
nôčna letalska poštna služba night airmail service
nôčna priatojbina night rate
nôčna ptica (ki dolgo bedi, dela) night owl, (ki ponočuje) night bird
nôčna predstava night performance
nôčni obisk a nightly (ali nocturnal) visit
nôčna služba night duty, pogovorno nights
nôčna straža night watch, vigil
nôčna (kurja) slepota night blindness, nyctalopia
nôčna srajca (ženska) nightdress, nightgown, pogovorno nightie, ZDA night robe, (moška) nightshirt
nôčna svetilka night-light, nightlamp
nôčna tarifa night tariff, night rates
nôčna vaja vojska night exercise
nôčni vlak night train
nôčna ura night hour
pozne nôčne ure small hours pl
nôčni vzlet aeronavtika night takeoff
nôčni vratar night porter
nôčni zrak night air
nôčno zavetišče night shelter
nôčno življenje night life

reduce [ridjú:s]

1. prehodni glagol
zmanjšati, znižati, skrčiti
matematika & kemija (z)reducirati, spremeniti (v); privesti (nazaj na), vrniti v prejšnje stanje; prignati, pritirati (k), zlomiti odpor; prisilno koga premestiti, prisiliti, privesti (to k)
podvreči, podjarmiti; izreči sodbo; rešiti; sneti; pomanjšati, napraviti v manjšem merilu, v manjši obliki; omejiti (to na)
stisniti, zategniti; oslabiti, izčrpati; razredčiti (barve)
medicina uravnati; znižati, spustiti (cene)
arhaično spraviti na pravo pot
arhaično zopet poklicati v spomin
vojska (redko) degradirati, znižati (odvzeti) službeno stopnjo
vojska (redko) odpustiti, razpustiti

reduced from 3 shillings prej(šnja cena) 3 šilinge
in reduce circumstances obubožan, v bedi, v stiski (po obilju)
in a reduced state v slabem stanju, oslabljen
at reduced prices po znižanih cenah
at reduced fare po znižani vozni ceni
on a reduced scale v zmanjšanem merilu, v malem
to reduce to absurdity privesti do absurda
to reduce to ashes spremeniti v pepel, sežgati
to reduce to beggary privesti, spraviti na beraško palico
to reduce to classes razvrstiti v razrede
to reduce clerks zmanjšati število uslužbencev, odpustiti uslužbence
to reduce to a common denominator spraviti na skupni imenovalec
to reduce to despair pritirati, spraviti v obup
she was reduced to despair zapadla je v obup
to reduce a dislocation naravnati izpahnjen ud
to reduce to distress onesrečiti (s.o. koga)
to reduce a fraction reducirati, skrčiti ulomek
to reduce ore to metal staliti kovino iz rude
to reduce money preračunati šilinge v penije ipd.
to reduce a non-commissioned officer to the ranks degradirati podčastnika v navadnega vojaka
to reduce to nothing uničiti
to reduce to obedience prisiliti k pokorščini
to reduce to order spraviti v red, urediti
to reduce a request to writing napisati prošnjo
to reduce to poverty osiromašiti (koga)
to reduce the speed zmanjšati hitrost
to reduce to a system spraviti v sistem
he was reduced to sell his house bil je prisiljen prodati svojo hišo
to reduce to tears ganiti do solz
to reduce theories to practice uporabiti teorijo v praksi
to reduce a town vojska streti odpor mesta
to reduce to writing spraviti v pismeno obliko

2. neprehodni glagol
shujšati; zmanjšati se, reducirati se

reduced to a skeleton do kosti shujšan

skrájen utmost, uttermost, outermost, pesniško outmost, extreme; (zadnji) last, the very last

skrájna (najvišja) cena best, highest possible price
skrájna (najnižja) cena the lowest, the rock bottom price
skrájni čas je it's high time
v skrájnem primeru in case of necessity
skrájno prislov extremely, exceedingly, in the highest degree
skrájna meja, sila extremity
v skrájni potrebi (sili) in greatest need
skrájni konec the uttermost end
skrájna nevednost abysmal ignorance
skrájna nevarnost utmost peril
skrájna ponudba the lowest offer
skrájne važnosti of utmost importance
skrájni rok za dobavo je 1. december the latest term for delivery is the 1st of December
seči po skrájnih ukrepih to have recourse to extreme measures
živeti, biti v skrájni bedi to be in the greatest misery (ali in extreme need)

umréti to die, to pass away; to expire; to decease; to depart this life; to give up the ghost; to yield up one's breath, to breathe one's last; to close one's eyes; žargon to bite the dust; žargon to pop off, to kick the bucket, to push up the daisies; (evfemistično) to go West, to go the way of all flesh, to go to one's long rest

umréti naravne smrti to die a natural death, to die in one's bed
nasilne smrti umréti to die a violent death, to die with one's boots on, to die by violence
umréti na grmadi zgodovina to die at the stake
umréti na morišču to die on the scaffold
umréti za jetiko to die of consumption
umréti od lakote to die of hunger
umréti od mraza to die of cold
umréti za rakom to die of cancer
umréti bedne smrti to die like a dog (ali the death of a dog)
umréti v bedi to die destitute (ali a pauper)
umréti od žalosti to die of grief
umréti od lastne roke to die by one's own hand
umréti sredi (aktivnega) dela to die in harness, to die in the shafts
umréti junaške smrti to die a hero (ali a hero's death)
hrabro umréti to die game (to the end)
umréti od strahu to die of fright
umrl je v najboljših letih he was taken in the prime of life
mislil sem, da bom umrl od smeha I thought I would die laughing
naj umrem, če je to res! I'll stake my life it isn't true (ali there isn't a word of truth in it)!
umrl je kot berač he died a beggar
naj na mestu umrem, če... I'll be damned if...

V v (kje?) in, at; (kam?) into, to

v šoli (= v zgradbi) in the school, (pri pouku) at school
v šolo to school
v gledališču at the theatre
v 3. nadstopju on the third (3rd) floor, ZDA on the fourth (4th) floor
v Londonu (veliko mesto) in London
v Kamniku (malo mesto) at Kamnik
v London, v Francijo to London, to France
v mestu in town
v inozemstvu, v inozemstvo abroad
izgubljen v temi lost in the dark (ali darkness)
slab v angleščini weak in English
v torek on Tuesday
dvakrat v letu twice a year
v tistem času at that time
v starih časih in ancient times
v novejšem času in recent times
v mojih letih at my age
v pradobi in prehistoric times
v tem trenutku at this moment
v pravem času at the right moment, just in time
pozno v noč late into the night
v roku 10 dni within 10 days
v vojni in miru at war and at peace
v ta namen for this purpose
v imenu... in the name of...
v redu in order
biti v dobrih odnosih s kom to be on good terms with someone
hiša je bila v plamenih the house was on fire
biti v skrajni bedi to be in utter poverty
ste kdaj bili v Londonu? have you ever been to London?
biti v vojni to be at war
dospeti, prispeti v London to arrive in London
hoditi v šolo to go to school
pasti v vodo to fall into the water
ne morem mu tega vbiti v glavo I can't drive it into his head
vreči v koš za odpadke to throw into the wastepaper basket
vreči v zrak to throw into the air
zdrobiti v prah to pulverize, to reduce to dust
živeti v Sloveniji to live in Slovenia
to delo bom končal v roku treh mesecev (v treh mescih) I shall finish this job (ali work, task) within three months