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dušíti to suffocate; to choke; to stifle; to smother; (meso) to stew, to braise; (z dimom) to smoke; (zvok) to muffle; (s plinom) to asphyxiate

dušíti se to choke; to suffocate, to be suffocated
dušili smo se we were suffocated
dušíti se od slabega zraka to be suffocated with foul air
dušíti se od dima to be stifled with the smoke
dušíti se od smeha (jeze) to choke with laughter (with anger)
dušíti se v delu to be overwhelmed with work
dušili smo se v vlaku we were sweltering in the train
duši me I'm choking

asphyxiate [əsfíksieit] prehodni glagol
dušiti, zadušiti

braise [breiz]

1. prehodni glagol
dušiti (kuha)

2. samostalnik
dušeno meso

choke¹ [čouk]

1. prehodni glagol
dušiti, daviti, mašiti
tehnično zapreti dovod zraka
figurativno ovirati, motiti

2. neprehodni glagol
(za)dušiti se zadaviti se

jug² [džʌg] prehodni glagol
dušiti (meso), pražiti
sleng zapreti v ječo

jugged hare zajčja obara

pot² [pɔt]

1. prehodni glagol
vložiti (sadje), dati v lonec, kuhati v sopari, dušiti; posaditi lončnice; ustreliti z bližine (samo za hrano); pograbiti
pogovorno doseči kaj; opehariti koga

2. neprehodni glagol
streljati z bližine (at na)

smother [smʌ́ðə]

1. samostalnik
gost dim, oblak dima; zadušljiv dim, gosta para, megla, dušeče ozračje; tlenje, kadeč se pepel; snežni oblak
figurativno zmeda, zmešnjava

from the smoke into the smother iz hudega v hujše, z dežja pod kap

2. prehodni glagol
(za)dušiti, potlačiti; obsuti (with z)
pokriti s pepelom (žerjavico); prekriti, utajiti, pridušiti (često up)
pražiti, dušiti
šport čvrsto objeti (nasprotnika)

smothered chicken dušèn piščanec
with smothered curses s pridušenimi kletvicami
to be smothered with work dušiti se v delu
to smother s.o. with kisses zadušiti, obsuti koga s poljubi
to smother a rebellion zadušiti upor

stifle¹ [stáifl] prehodni glagol
(za)dušiti, potlačiti; ugasiti (ogenj)
figurativno zadušiti, uničiti (upanje)
neprehodni glagol
zadušiti se; ugasniti se; ugasniti

to stifle one's grief potlačiti svojo žalost
to stifle a revolt zadušiti upor
to be stifled with the smoke (za)dušiti se od dima
to stifle a yawn zadušiti zehanje

strangle [stræŋgl] prehodni glagol
(za)daviti, (za)dušiti
figurativno potlačiti, zadušiti (polet, upor itd.); zadrgniti (ovratnik)
neprehodni glagol
(za)dušiti se

suffocate [sʌ́fəkeit]

1. prehodni glagol
(za)dušiti, ne dati dihati; (za)daviti
figurativno potlačiti, zadušiti, uničiti

we were suffocated dušili smo se

2. neprehodni glagol
(za)dušiti se; težko dihati, loviti sapo (zrak)
figurativno umreti (with od)

throttle² [ɵrɔtl] prehodni glagol
(za)daviti, dušiti
figurativno potlačiti, zadušiti
tehnično oslabiti delo stroja, pridušiti, zmanjšati hitrost
neprehodni glagol
zadušiti se

to throttle free speech zadušiti svobodo govora
to throttle down upočasniti
I throttleed down the car to 30 miles an hour zmanjšal sem hitrost avtomobila na 30 milj na uro

boil³ [bɔil]

1. prehodni glagol
kuhati v vreli vodi, prevreti, zavreti

2. neprehodni glagol
vreti, kipeti
figurativno vzkipeti, razburiti se; dušiti se; šumeti (morje)

to make one's blood boil spraviti v besnost
pogovorno it boils down to this iz tega sledi
hard boiled v trdo kuhano
soft boiled v mehko kuhano
boiled shirt škrobljena srajca
to feel like a boiled rag biti zbit

mute³ [mju:t] prehodni glagol
dušiti zvok

stew² [stju:] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
dušiti (se) v pari (o mesu itd.), počasi (se) kuhati, pariti se, cvreti se od vročine
sleng zelo se učiti, "guliti se"

stewed apples jabolčna marmelada
stewed pears hruškov kompot
the tea is stewed čaj je pretemen in grenak
let us go, we are stewing here pojdimo, tu se dušimo (od vročine)
to stew in one's own juice (grease) cvreti se v lastni masti, figurativno biti prepuščen svoji usodi
let them stew in their own juice naj sami pojedo kašo, ki so si jo skuhali

swelter [swéltə]

1. samostalnik
soparno ozračje, soparica, dušeča vročina; spotenje

2. neprehodni glagol
kopati se v znoju, močno se potiti; dušiti se, umirati, giniti od vročine, biti vroč in dušeč
prehodni glagol
izsušiti, posušiti, požgati; spotiti

choky¹ [čóuki] pridevnik (chokily prislov)
dušljiv; ki lovi sapo

to feel choky dušiti se (od čustva)

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