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dvóje ➞ dvoj -a -e

na dvóje asunder; in two
v dvóje jahati na konju to ride double
reči in storiti je dvóje saying and doing are different things

two [tu:]

1. pridevnik
dva, dve; oba, obe

one or two books ena ali dve knjigi, nekaj knjig
in a day or two v nekaj dneh
he is not two yet on še ni dve leti star

2. samostalnik
dvojka (številka 2); dvojica, dvoje, par

the two oba(dva); obe(dve); oboje
the two of us midva (oba)
by twos, in twos (po) dva in dva, v parih
two and two po dva, v parih
in twos and threes po dva in tri
in two na dvoje, na pol
in twos v zelo kratkem času, v hipu
two of a trade dva konkurenta
the two of spades pikova dvojka
to cut s.th. in two prerezati kaj na dvoje
this cost me two and two to me je stalo dva šilinga in dva penija
to go two and two iti po dva in dva, v parih
to walk by twos and threes hoditi v gručah po dva in tri
to put two and two together zbližati dejstva in potegniti zaključek, zaključiti; napraviti pravi, logični zaključek po presoji dejstev
two can play at that game figurativno to znam tudi jaz ali kdo drug; bomo videli, kdo bo potegnil boljši konec (kraj); palica ima dva kraja

pound-lock [páundlɔk] samostalnik
staja, ki ima dvoje vrat

sunder [sʌ́ndə]

1. prehodni glagol
poetično ločiti (from od)
odtrgati, raztrgati, razdvojiti, prelomiti, oddeliti
neprehodni glagol
ločiti se, raztrgati se, iti na dvoje, prelomiti se

2. samostalnik
ločitev, razdvojitev

in sunder na dvoje, narazen

twosome [túsəm]

1. pridevnik
ki je za dve osebi; ki ga izvajata dve osebi; v dvoje

twosome dance ples v dvoje
twosome game igra z dvema igralcema

2. samostalnik
ples ali igra za dve osebi
škotsko dvojica, parček
pogovorno pogovor med štirimi očmi

hotéti to be willing; to want; (marati) to like; (želeti) to wish, to want, to desire; (nameravati) to intend, to purpose, to mean, to have in view

rajši hotéti to prefer
ne hotéti to be unwilling
hočeš cigareto? will you have a cigarette?
kaj hočete? what do you want?
kaj hočeš od mene? what do you want of me?
on ve, kaj hoče he knows what he wants, he knows his mind
kakor hočete as you like, as you please, as you wish, suit yourself
naj to hoče ali ne whether he likes it or not
hočeš-nočeš whether you like it or not, willy-nilly, willing or unwilling
noče sprejeti denarja he won't accept the money
naj stane, kar hoče whatever the cost, whatever it may cost
kaj hočete reči s tem? what do you mean by it?
ona dela, kar hoče she has her own way
sam ne ve, kaj hoče he does not know his own mind
hočem, da greš domov I want you to go home
s silo hoče, da grem domov he insists on my going home, he insists I go home
imamo vse, kar hočemo we have all we want, we want for nothing
hočemo mu dobro we wish him well
kaj mi hoče (čemu mi bo) ta knjiga? I have no use for this book
hoče mi se (piti) I feel like a drink, I feel thirsty, I'd like a drink
dobro vem, kaj on hoče I fully appreciate (ali I realise full well) what he has in mind
kakorkoli hočete as you like (ali choose ali please), at your discretion
hoče biti (dela se, da je) znanstvenik he pretends to be a scientist
hočeš, da te peljem z avtom (na postajo)? would you like me to drive you (to the station)?, shall I drive you (to the station)?
hočete še malo mesa? will you have (ali take) a little more meat?
kaj sem hotel reči? what was I going to say
hotel sem samo reči, da... I only meant to say that...
hotel je telelefonirati, pa je pozabil he meant to call, but he forgot
(sam) si to hotel you asked for it (yourself)
hotela me je udariti she felt like hitting me
usoda je hotela, da... it was fated that...
srce mi je hotelo počiti my heart was ready to burst (ali to break)
on je tako hotel he wanted it that way
hotel se je poročiti he wanted to get married, he was about to be married
nesreča je hotela (as) ill luck (ali misfortune) would have it
na vsak način je hotel imeti nov avto he insisted on having a new car
jaz bi hotel (iti) I should like (I'd like) to (go)
kaj bi hoteli še več? what more could you wish for?
hotéti in želeti je dvoje willing and wishing are not the same

obljúba promise; word; parole; pledge, arhaično plight

držati (svojo) obljúbo to keep (ali to honour) one's promise, to keep one's word, to be a man of one's word
držal je obljúbo he was good as his word
izpolniti obljúbo to fulfil (ali to carry out) a promise
to so prazne obljúbe these are empty promises
preklicati svojo obljúbo to go back on one's promise; to break one's promise
sklicevati se na obljúbo to hold (someone) to a promise, to claim something promised
on je zelo radodaren z obljúbami he is lavish with his promises
obljubiti in obljúbo držati je dvoje it is one thing to promise and another to perform
izpolnila je obljúbo she carried out (ali fulfilled) her promise

obljúbiti to promise; to give one's word; to give a promise; to pledge; to make a promise

obljúbiti nekaj nemogočega to promise the moon
obljúbiti zlate gradove to promise the earth
obljubili so mi nagrado I was promised a reward
on stori, kar obljubi he is a man of his word
on stori več, kot obljubi he is better than his word
obljúbiti in obljubo držati je dvoje it is one thing to promise and another to deliver, fine words butter no parsnips

oil¹ [ɔ́il] samostalnik
olje, nafta
množina oljnate barve
(tudi množina), pogovorno oljnata slika

oil of turpentine terpentinovo olje
to paint in oils slikati z oljem
to burn the midnight oil delati pozno v noč
crude (ali mineral, rock) oil nafta
essential (ali volatile) oil eterično olje
oil of palm podkupnina
to pour oil on the waters miriti, izgladiti
to pour (ali throw) oil on the flames (ali fire) podpihovati, prilivati ognju olja
to smell of oil kazati znake napornega študija
to strike oil naleteti na nafto, figurativno uspeti, obogateti
table oil namizno olje
oil and vinegar dvoje nasprotij

pretŕgati to tear, to tear apart (ali asunder)

pretŕgati na dvoje to tear in two
pretŕgati čez pol to tear in half; to break; to rend
pretŕgati molk to break (the) silence
pretŕgati diplomatske stike to break off diplomatic relations
blisk pretrga temo lightning rends the darkness
pretŕgati študij to break off ali to interrupt one's studies
pretŕgati se (izčrpati se) to break down, to collapse; to tear
ta nit se ne bo pretrgala this thread will not break (ali snap)

razkláti to split; to cleave; to slit; to rip up, to rip open

razkláti (se) na dvoje to split in two

raztŕgati to tear up, to rip open, (z zobmi) to tear, to rip (apart)

raztŕgati v kose to tear to pieces, to rip to pieces; to tear to tatters; to tatter, to rend, to rend in pieces (ali apart, asunder)
raztŕgati na dvoje to tear in two
raztŕgati si obleko na žeblju to tear one's clothes on a nail
raztŕgati dopisnico na koščke to tear up a postcard in small pieces; (čevlje, obleko) to wear out
raztŕgati se to rip, to rend, to tear
rajši bi se pustil raztŕgati na kose, kot da bi priznal he would rather let himself be cut to pieces than admit it

saying [séiiŋ] samostalnik
govorjenje, govor; izjava; izrek, pregovor; življenjsko pravilo

as the saying is (goes) kot pravijo, kot pravi pregovor
saying and doing are different things reči in storiti je dvoje (različnih stvari)
that goes without saying to se samo po sebi razume
there is no saying when (why) ne da se (nič) reči kdaj (zakaj)

snap² [snæp] prehodni glagol
hlastniti (po), havsniti, odgrizniti; iztrgati, zgrabiti, uloviti (kaj); zlomiti, prelomiti, pretrgati; zapreti s pokom (treskom), tleskniti; zašklepetati (z zobmi); povzročiti pok(anje), tleskati ali pokati (z bičem, s prsti); sprožiti (pištolo); ostro (rezko, osorno) prekiniti; (na kratko) odpraviti (koga)
fotografija napraviti trenuten posnetek, neopazno fotografirati
ameriško, šport naglo vrniti (žogo) v polje
neprehodni glagol
hlastniti (at po)
naglo poseči (at po)
havsniti z zobmi (at po)
(o psu); skušati ugrizniti (at koga)
póčiti, tleskniti (bič); zlomiti se s pokom; zaklopiti se; zaskočiti se; zabliskati se (oči); nenadoma prisluhniti
ameriško, sleng planiti (into v)
ameriško, pogovorno (out of) nehati (z), rešiti se (česa)

to snap at s.o. nahruliti koga, zadreti se nad kom
to snap a beggar short na kratko odpraviti berača
to snap at s.th. (at an offer) hlastno pograbiti, hlastniti po čem (po ponudbi)
to snap (at) the bait hlastniti po vabi, figurativno hlastno sprejeti ponudbo
to snap at the chance zgrabiti za priložnost
to snap a piece of chalk in two zlomiti košček krede na dvoje
to snap s.o.'s bag iztrgati komu torbo (torbico)
the dog snapped at me pes je havsnil po meni
his eyes snapped oči so se mu zabliskale (v jezi)
to snap to attention nenadoma postati pozoren
to snap one's fingers tleskniti s prsti, figurativno prezirljivo ravnati (at s.o. s kom)
he snaps his fingers at the danger on se požvižga na nevarnost
the fish snapped (at) the bait riba je hlastnila po vabi
his nerves snapped živci so mu odpovedali
I snapped them as they were going in fotografiral sem jih, ko so vstopali
the string snapped struna je počila
to snap shut zapreti se s tleskom (pokom)
to snap one's teeth together zašklepetati z zobmi
to snap a whip tleskniti (počiti) z bičem
the whip snapped bič je tlesknil (počil)

sorrow¹ [sɔ́rou] samostalnik
skrb, bol, žalost (at ob, nad, for zaradi)
kes; gorjé, bridkost, bolest, tarnanje, tožba

much sorrow, many sorrows mnogo gorja (smole, nesreče, trpljenja, žalosti)
to my sorrow na mojo žalost
to be in sorrow žalostiti se, žalovati
two in distress make sorrow less v dvoje se žalost laže prenaša

stŕgati to scrape; to grate; (raztrgati) to tear, to rend

stŕgati na dvoje to tear in two
stŕgati na kose to tear to pieces; to tear apart (ali in pieces, arhaično asunder)
stŕgati si obleko na žeblju to tear one's dress on a nail
stŕgati si srajco to tear one's shirt
ta nit se ne bo strgala this thread will not break
stŕgati dol objavo (z deske ipd.) to tear down a notice
stŕgati komu krinko z obraza to unmask someone

string¹ [striŋ]

1. samostalnik
vrvica, vezalka, trak, nit, žica
glasba struna, žica; tetiva (pri loku)
botanika vlakno, nit (stroka); niz (biserov itd.) (tudi figurativno)
garnitura; serija; dolga vrsta; truma (živali)
(večinoma množina), ameriško, pogovorno pogoj, težava, tajna klavzula
ameriško, sleng bahanje, (pretirana) lažna zgodba

in a long string v dolgi vrsti
with a string tied to it s pogojem
no strings attached brez klavzul ali pogojev
the strings množina, glasba godala
a string of beads (pearls) niz biserov
a string of lies vrsta, niz laži
a string of onions venec čebule
a string of carriages povorka kočij
heart-strings množina, figurativno najgloblja, najnežnejša čustva, srcé
third-string tretjevrsten
to be a second string spadati k drugi garnituri, biti drugovrsten, figurativno igrati drugo violino
to harp on one (on the same) string figurativno neprestano govoriti o isti stvari, vedno isto gósti
to have s.o. on a string imeti koga na vrvici
he has all the world in a string figurativno vse mu gre po želji
to have s.o. on the string figurativno pustiti koga v negotovosti
to have (to lead) s.th. in (by) a string brzdati, obvladati, biti gospodar (česa)
to have two strings to one's bow imeti dvoje železij v ognju
to keep s.o. on a string figurativno držati koga dolgo časa v negotovosti
to hold all the strings držati vse niti v rokah, upravljati, voditi (kaj)
to have a string (attached) to it biti oviran, ne iti gladko
to pull (the) strings premikati lutke (v lutkovnem gledališču); figurativno biti neviden, a glavni vodja
to touch a string udariti na struno, figurativno zadeti v živec, na občutljivo mesto (čustva itd.)
to touch the strings gosti (na godalo)

2. pridevnik
godalen

string playing igranje na godalu
string wire žična struna

tear^*3 [tɛ́ə] prehodni glagol
(raz)trgati; razkosati; pretrgati, prekiniti; iztrgati, izpuliti; vleči, natezati; odtrgati (from od)

to tear one's finger raniti si prst
to tear one's dress on a nail strgati si obleko na žeblju
to tear in two raztrgati na dvoje
to tear a page out of the book iztrgati list iz knjige
to tear open odpreti z raztrganjem, raztrgati
to tear s.th. from s.o. iztrgati komu kaj
to tear one's hair (iz)puliti si lase
to tear to pieces raztrgati na kose, razkosati
to tear one's shirt raztrgati si srajco
to be torn between hope and despair biti razdvojen (kolebati) med upanjem in obupom
neprehodni glagol
(po)vleči (at za)
močno potegniti (at za)
(raz)trgati se; pretrgati se; prekiniti se, pokati
pogovorno drveti, dirjati, divje hiteti, leteti (through skozi)
pogovorno divjati, besneti

this thread will not tear ta nit se ne bo strgala
the children were tearing about the road otroci so se podili sem in tja po cesti
he tore down the hill zdrvel je po hribu navzdol

tegôba (težava) difficulty, sorrow, trouble, burden, distress, care

v dvoje se tegôbe laže prenašajo arhaično two in distress make sorrow less

twain [twéin]

1. pridevnik
poetično dva

in twain na dvoje, na dva dela, v dveh delih
to cut in twain prerezati na dvoje

2. samostalnik
par, dvojica