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nicely [náisli] prislov
lepo, čedno, fino, dobro, izvrstno; ljubeznivo; skrbno, natančno, točno

she is doing nicely dobro napreduje, dobro ji je
sleng I was done nicely dobro so me potegnili
that will do nicely odlično pristoji, povsem ustreza
to put it nicely lepo se izraziti

small² [smɔ:l] prislov
majhno, fino; (redko) malo, malce; ne glasno, slabotno; prezirljivo

to cut small razrezati, zrezati
to sing small figurativno odnehati, znižati zahteve, postati manj glasen, postati majhen
she swept but small le malo je jokala
to think small of s.o. prezirljivo gledati na koga

fancy-cakes [fǽnsikeiks] samostalnik
množina fino pecivo

hairline [hɛ́əlain] samostalnik
kakor las tenka črta; tenka žična vrv; fino tkano grebenano blago, predivno lásje
fotografija križ (pri iskalu)

law-calf [lɔ́:ka:f] samostalnik
fino telečje usnje (za vezavo juridičnih knjig)

lingerie [lǽnžəri:] samostalnik
fino damsko perilo

pastry [péistri] samostalnik
fino pccivo, tortno pecivo; listnasto, krhko testo

pencil(l)ed [pénsld] pridevnik
fino narisan, načrtan; snopast (tudi fizika)

say³ [séi] samostalnik
fino volneno blago

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

kúhati to cook; to boil; to prepare food; (v pari) to stew

kúhati čaj, kavo to make (ali to prepare) tea, coffe
ta fižol se težko kuha this bean is a bad boiler
dobro, fino kúhati to do fancy cooking
preprosto kúhati to do plain cooking
kaj se kuha v tem kotlu? what's brewing in this cauldron?
nekaj se kuha (figurativno) fresh trouble is brewing, something is brewing
jaz si sam kuham I cook my own food
ta krompir se dobro kuha these potatoes are good boilers
ona dobro kuha she cooks well, she is a good cook
kúhati na malem ognju to simmer
kúhati jezo na koga to bear someone a grudge
kúhati žganje to distil spirits (iz from)
vročina me kuha I am feverish
nekaj slabega se je kuhalo there was mischief brewing

mléti to grind; to mill; to crush

fino mléti to pulverize
kdor prej pride, prej melje first come, first served

navy [néivi] samostalnik
vojska (vojna) mornarica
poetično ladjevje

Navy Board admiraliteta
ameriško Navy Department ministrstvo mornarice
britanska angleščina navy cut fino narezan tobak
navy plug temen, močan tobak v listih
navy yard ladjedelnica (vojna), mornariško skladišče

róčen manual; hand(-); (spreten) handy, skilful

róčno delo handiwork, manual work, (žensko) needlework, (fino) fancywork; (v šoli) manual training; (obrt) handicraft
narodno, ljudsko róčno delo handicrafts pl
ti čevlji so róčno delo these shoes are handmade
róčen je pri delu he is a good hand at

soláta botanika salad; (zelena, ločika) lettuce

glava soláte head of lettuce
krompirjeva (paradižnikova) soláta potato (tomato) salad
glavnata soláta cabbage lettuce
zelena soláta garden (ali cultivated) lettuce
ruska soláta Russian salad
kumarična soláta cucumber salad
sadna soláta fruit salad
jastog v soláti lobster salad
fino olivno olje za soláto salad oil
skleda za soláto salad bowl
pripraviti, začiniti soláto to dress (ali to season) the salad
soláta gre v seme the lettuce is running to seed

spinning [spíniŋ]

1. samostalnik
predenje; preja; predivo; vrtenje (letala) okoli osi

2. pridevnik
ki prede; ki rotira, se vrti, kroži

spinning jenny tehnično stroj za fino predenje
spinning frame tehnično predilna statva (stroj)
spinning factory predilnica
spinning machine predilni stroj
spinning mill predilnica
spinning top vrtavka, volk
spinning wheel zgodovina kolovrat

tree [tri:]

1. samostalnik
drevo; steblo, deblo
zastarelo križ, vislice
tehnično gred, vreteno

tree of bearing age rodovitno drevo
tree of knowledge of good and evil Biblija drevo spoznanja
tree calf fino telečje usnje za vezavo knjig z liki, podobnimi steblom
boot tree kopito za škornje
cross trees navtika lesen križ na vrhu jambora
family tree, genealogical tree rodovnik
rose tree rožni grm
at the top of the tree figurativno na največjem položaju v svojem poklicu
to be up a tree pogovorno, figurativno biti v stiski, v škripcih, v brezizhodnem položaju
he cannot see the wood for the trees figurativno zaradi dreves (od samih dreves) ne more razpoznati gozda
as the tree is, so is the fruit jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa

2. prehodni glagol
pognati, spoditi (žival) na drevo; dati na kopito
figurativno, pogovorno spraviti v škripce, v stisko, v težave (koga)

the dog treed the squirrel pes je prepodil veverico na drevo

U, u [ju:] množina U's, u's, Us, us [ju:z]

1. samostalnik
črka U, u

capital (ali large) U veliki U
little (ali small) u mali u; predmet, ki ima obliko velikega U; ameriško, sleng (= university) univerza

2. pridevnik

U enaindvajseti
U, U- ki ima obliko velikega U
U britanska angleščina značilen za višje sloje, fin, imeniten, "nobel"
U usage in language fino izražanje
non-U nefin, neimeniten
U magnet magnet v obliki podkve (črke U)
U turn obrat za 180°
U turns not allowed obrati za 180° prepovedani (prometno opozorilo v mestih)