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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