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  • back1 [bæk] samostalnik
    hrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod
    šport branilec, zaščitnik

    at the back za
    behind the back of s.o. figurativno za hrbtom komu
    the back of beyond zelo daleč od tod
    to break the back of s.th. opraviti glavni del naloge
    to be cast on one's back doživeti poraz
    back and belly obleka in hrana
    the Backs parki za študentskimi domovi v Cambridgeu
    to get to the back izslediti vzroke
    to have s.o. on one's back imeti koga na vratu
    to give (ali make) a back pripogniti se
    I can make neither back nor edge of him ne spoznam se v njem
    at the back of one's mind podzavestno
    to be on one's back ležati bolan
    to be thoroughly on one's back biti popolnoma na koncu
    to put one's back into z vso vnemo se lotiti
    to put up one's back razhuditi se
    to see the back of s.o. znebiti se koga
    to bave a strong back veliko prenesti
    to turn one's back upon s.o. obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti koga
    to get one's back up trdovratno se upirati
    with one's back to the wall v hudi stiski
  • beset* [bisét] prehodni glagol
    oblegati; obdajati, obdati, obkrožiti
    figurativno naskakovati, napadati; zasesti; posejati

    hard beset v hudi stiski
  • beware [biwɛ́ə] (samo nedoločnik in neosebno) prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (of)
    paziti, čuvati se

    beware of trespassing prepovedana pot
    beware of dogs pozor, hudi psi!
    beware lest you fall pazi, kam stopiš
    beware how you step out pazi pri izstopanju
    beware of pickpockets! pazi se pred žeparji!
  • cheat2 [či:t]

    1. neprehodni glagol
    goljufati, varati

    2. prehodni glagol
    ogoljufati; prevarati; preživljati

    to cheat (out) of s.th. z goljufijo kaj pridobiti
    to cheat the time preživljati čas
    pogovorno to cheat the worms ozdraveti po hudi bolezni, zlizati se
    to cheat the gallows rešiti se vislic
  • dilemma [dilémə] samostalnik
    zadrega, precep, dilema

    on the horns of dilemma v precepu, v škripcih, v hudi zadregi
  • gum-tree [gʌ́mtri:] samostalnik
    botanika kavčukovec

    sleng up a gum-tree v hudi stiski
  • hard2 [ha:d] prislov
    trdo, trdno; težko, hudo, naporno; pridno, hitro; čisto zraven, tik

    hard at hand; ali hard by čisto zraven
    hard on; ali hard after tik za
    to be hard hit biti hudo udarjen, prizadet
    to be hard pressed; ali to be hard put to it biti v hudi stiski, biti na tesnem
    to be hard up biti v denarni stiski
    to die hard težko umreti
    to drink hard močno piti
    hard earned težko zaslužen
    to follow hard upon tesno slediti
    hard got težko pridobljen
    to look hard at nepremično koga gledati, z očmi meriti
    hard set v stiski; trmast; negiben
    it will go hard with him slabo mu kaže, trda mu prede
    to run one hard biti komu za petami
    hard upon takoj nato
    to try hard zelo se potruditi
  • hour [áuə] samostalnik
    ura, čas, časovna enota
    množina delovni čas
    astronomija & navtika ura (15 dolžinskih stopinj)

    to ask the hour vprašati, koliko je ura
    after hours po uradnih urah, po daljšem času
    at all hours ob vsakem času
    by the hour na uro
    bad hours pozno, pozne ure
    his hour has come (ali struck) njegova ura je prišla
    the hour of death smrtna ura
    at an early hour zgodaj
    at the eleventh hour zadnji čas, ob dvanajsti uri
    in an evil hour v nesrečnem trenutku
    for hours (and hours) ure in ure, po cele ure
    good hours zgodnje ure, zgodaj
    in a good hour o pravem trenutku
    to keep early (ali good) hours iti zgodaj spat in zgodaj vstajati
    to keep late hours hoditi pozno spat
    to keep regular hours držati se rednih ur
    the hero of the hour junak dneva
    hour and the man človek, ki je o pravem trenutku na mestu
    office hours uradne ure
    on the hour ob polni uri
    a bad quarter of an hour hudi trenutki, neprijeten kratek doživljaj
    the question of the hour trenutno najvažnejše vprašanje
    the small hours zgodnje jutranje ure
    it strikes the hour (the half hour) bije polna ura (pol ure)
    vojska at 20 hours ob dvanajstih
  • húd bad; evil; (čas, doba) hard; (rana) bad, (občutljiva) sore; (jezen) angry; ZDA sore, mad

    húda bolezen serious illness
    húda bolečina great pain
    húdi časi hard times pl
    húd kašelj a bad cough
    húd mraz a very severe frost
    húd veter sharp wind
    húda vročica (mrzlica) a virulent fever
    húda vročina intense heat
    húda ura thunderstorm
    nič húdega sluteč unsuspecting
    ta je pa že prehuda! this is outrageous!
    delati húdo kri figurativno to create ill-feeling
    nič húdega ti ne delam I do you no harm
    nič húdega ne mislim (nočem) I don't mean any harm
    nič húdega ni v tem there is no harm in it
    ne bom ti naredil nič húdega I shall not hurt you
    ona ima húd jezik she has a wicked (ali spiteful, malevolent) tongue
    nič húdega ne nameravati (misliti) to mean no harm
    nič húdega ne vidim v tem I don't see anything bad in it
    biti húd na koga to be angry with someone, to be cross with someone, to be furious (ali mad) with someone
    húd je name ZDA he is mad with me, VB he is angry with me
    v najhujšem primeru at the worst; in the worst case
    če pride do najhujšega if the worst comes to the worst
    če bi se zgodilo najhujše if it comes to the worst
    najhujše še pride the worst is yet to come
    húdo (prislov) badly
    toliko hujše! all the worse!; so much the worse
    vedno hujše worse and worse
    bodi pripravljen na najhujše! be prepared for the worst!
    húdo se motiš there you are greatly mistaken
    húdo mi je, da (ker) ne morem priti I feel sorry that I cannot come
    ni tako húdo, kot je videti (figurativno) his bark is worse than his bite
    húdo je z njim he is badly off, he is in a bad way, he is unwell
    húdo (trda) je za denar money is scarce
    saj ni tako húdo! it is not so bad (as you think)
    mnogo húdega prestati (figurativno) to go through hell, to have a rough time
  • neprílika (neprijetnost, težava) difficulty, trouble, distress, vexation, disagreeableness, predicament; (škripci) scrape, mess, pickle, dilemma, straits pl

    biti v hudi nepríliki to be in an awkward predicament
    izvleči se iz neprílike to go scot-free, to escape from a predicamert
    delati komu neprílike (figurativno) to put a spoke in someone's wheel
    spraviti v nepríliko koga to put someone in an awkward situation, žargon to land someone in the cart
    biti v nepríliki to be abashed, to be embarrassed, to be disconcerted
  • pickle1 [pikl] samostalnik
    razsol, salamura, marinada
    množina kisle kumarice ali druga zelenjava v razsolu, nasoljeno meso
    figurativno škripec, zadrega
    metalurgija lužilo
    pogovorno paglavec

    to have a rod in pickle for imeti še račune s kom
    in a sad (ali pretty mixed, sorry, nice) pickle v škripcu, v hudi zadregi
  • rainy [réini] pridevnik (rainily prislov)
    deževen

    rainy day deževen dan, figurativno stiska, sila, hudi časi
    rainy streets od dežja mokre ulice
    a rainy weather deževno vreme
    to provide against a rainy day, to lay by (to put by) money for a rainy day hraniti denar za težke, hude čase
  • stern1 [stə:n] pridevnik (sternly prislov)
    strog, oster, tog; krut, nepopustljiv, neizprosen, strikten; trden; mrk, neprijazen (pogled); neprijeten, odbijajoč (kraj)

    stern discipline stroga disciplina
    stern necessity neizprosna potreba (sila, stiska)
    a stern resolve trden sklep
    a stern penalty stroga, ostra kazen
    stern times trdi, hudi časi
  • stíska distress; need; pinch, scrape; straits pl; emergency; figurativno hot water

    v stíski za denar pogovorno strapped for cash, short of the ready, broke, stony-broke
    denarna stíska straitened circumstances pl
    v hudi stíski with one's back to the wall
    v stíski in an emergency, in a scrape
    biti v stíski to be in need, to be in a tough spot
    ona je v hudi stíski she is in great distress
    je v hudi stíski za denar he is hard pressed for money
    v stíski smo s časom we are pressed for time
    izvleči se iz stíske to get out of a scrape
    spraviti koga v stísko to put someone in a tight spot
    v hudi stíski so (pogovorno) they are hard up (ali in a tight spot); they are in hot water
    čutiti stísko to feel the pinch
    priti v stísko to get into a scrape
    pomagati prijatelju iz stíske (figurativno) to help a lame dog over a stile
    v stíski spoznaš prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed
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