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grad [græd] samostalnik
ameriško, sleng diplomirani študent

grád (fevdalen, utrjen) castle; (kraljev, knežji) palace; castle; (graščina) manor; (podeželski) country seat

grádovi na reki Loire Loire-valley chateaus (ali chateaux), chateaus on the Loire
Versajski grád the palace of Versailles
zidanje grádov v oblake (figurativno) wishful thinking; building (of) castles in the air
obljubljati komu zlate grádove to promise someone the earth
sesuti se kot grád iz kart to collapse like a house of cards
zidati grádove v oblake to build castles in the air (ali in Spain)
ne zidaj grádov v oblake! don't count your chickens before they're hatched!, arhaično sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear

castle¹ [ká:sl ameriško kǽsl] samostalnik
grad; trdnjava (šah)
poetično velika ladja

castles in the air (ali in the skies, in Spain) gradovi v oblakih

sandcastle [sǽndka:sl] samostalnik
grad iz peska (na plaži)
figurativno hiša iz igralnih kart

dohód access; avenue; entry

dohódi k... approaches pl to...
dohód v grad access to the castle
dohód do gradu je po tej cesti the castle is approached by this road

járek ditch; dike, dyke

obdan z járkom (grad, trdnjava) moated
grajski, trdnjavski járek moat
obcestni járek gutter, zastarelo kennel
strelski járek trench
namakalni járek irrigation ditch
prvi, sprednji strelski járek firetrench
kopati járke to dig ditches, trenches
vkopati se v strelske járke to dig oneself in, to trench
vkopan v strelskih járkih entrenched
zateči se v (zasesti) strelske járke to man the trenches
obdati trdnjavo z járkom to moat

mlád young; youthful; adolescent, juvenile

od mládega, od mládih nog since one was a child, from childhood
v mojih mládih letih in my early years, in my youth
še mlád youngish
mládi in stari young and old
mláda kri youthful blood
mláda luna new moon
mlád krompir new potatoes pl
mládo vino new wine
Mladi Turki, mladoturki the young Turks
moj mlajši brat my younger brother
Grad mlajši Grad Junior (krajšava: Jr.)
ona ni več tako mláda she is no chicken
samó enkrat si mlád! you're only young once!
postati zopet mlád to grow young again
ko sem bil mlád in my early life, in my youth
mláda ljubezen young love, first love, early loveaffair
ona je bila njegova mláda ljubezen she was his old sweetheart
ostal je mlád od zadnjega he retained the spirit of youth to the last
videti je mlajša, kot je v resnici she does not look her age
tri leta je mlajši kot jaz he is three years younger than I, (ali pogovorno than me), he is my junior by three years
povreči, imeti, dobiti mláde (o živalih) to bring forth young, to litter, (o psici) to have pups, to whelp, (o medvedki) to cub

mlájši younger; junior; minor

mlájši družabnik junior partner
Grad mlájši Grad Junior (krajšava: Jr.)
moj mlájši brat my younger brother
leto je mlájši od mene he is my junior by a year, he is one year younger than I
videti si mlájši, kot v resnici you do not look your age

pések sand

fin pések fine sand
kup péska a heap of sand
plast péska a layer of sand
zaboj za pések sandbox
grad iz péska (na plaži) sandcastle
trosilec péska (pri lokomotivi) sander
zrno péska grain of sand
vreča péska sandbag
živ pések quicksand, shifting sands pl, (sipina) syrtis
zgrajen na pésku built on sand
graditi na pésku (figurativno) to build on sand, to plough the sands, to rely on a broken reed
to je samo pések v oči (figurativno) that's pure eyewash
nasuti komu pések v oči (figurativno) to throw dust in someone's eyes, to hoodwink someone, to bamboozle someone
posuti s péskom to sand, to strew with sand
zasuti s péskom, zakopati v to sand

redolent [rédələnt] pridevnik
(redko) prijeten, sladek (o vonju); močno dišeč, vonjav, ki diši (of, with po)
figurativno ki spominja na

a coat redolent of tobacco po tobaku dišeč suknjič
a castle redolent with mystery s skrivnostnostjo ovit grad
a scene redolent of the Middle Ages na srednji vek spominjajoč prizor
a tone redolent with contempt zaničevanja poln ton
to be redolent of sth. figurativno dišati po; namigovati, cikati na, spominjati na, imeti duh (vonj) po