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  • hudíč devil; the devil, Satan; the Evil One; pogovorno old Harry, old Nick

    hudíča oh, bother!
    kaj, hudíča, si delal tam? what the mischief were you doing there?
    kam, hudíča, je pa šel? where on earth has he got to?
    kdo, hudíča, ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens ali on earth) told you that?
    hudíč ga je obsedel he has the devil in him
    risati hudíča bolj črnega, kot je to paint the devil blacker than he is
    hudíča klicati to talk of the devil
    v sili hudíč muhe žre figurativno beggars can't be choosers; drowning men clutch at straws; half a loaf is better than no bread
  • Nick1 [nik] samostalnik
    hudič (navadno Old Nick)
  • Satan [séitən] samostalnik
    satan, vrag, hudič
  • adversary [ǽdvəsəri] samostalnik
    nasprotnik, tekmec, sovražnik

    The Adversary vrag, hudič, satan
  • bread1 [bred] samostalnik
    kruh; hrana; zaslužek

    brown bread črni kruh
    bread buttered on both sides velika sreča, dobičkonosen opravek
    to know on which side one's bread is buttered vedeti, kaj je ugodno
    bread and butter kruh z maslom; figurativno hrana, zaslužek
    bread and butter letter pismena zahvala za gostoljubnost
    to have one's bread buttered for life biti do smrti preskrbljen
    to quarrel with one's bread and butter pritoževati se nad delom
    to eat the bread of idleness živeti na tuji račun
    to take the bread out of s.o.'s mouth odjesti komu kruh
    to break bread with s.o. deliti s kom hrano
    to cast one's bread upon the waters biti radodaren
    bread and cheese preprosta hrana
    bread and scrape tenko namazan kruh
    britanska angleščina, sleng bread and cow to cover kruh z maslom
    all bread is not baked in one oven ljudje so različni
    to eat s.o.'s bread and salt biti pri kom v gosteh
    half a loaf is better than no bread v sili hudič muhe žre
    to be put on bread and water živeti ob kruhu in vodi
  • chooser [čú:zə] samostalnik
    prebiralec, -lka

    beggars can't be choosers reveži ne smejo biti izbirčni, v sili hudič mušice žre
  • cloot [klu:t] samostalnik
    kopito

    Cloots vrag, hudič
    to take to one's cloots zbezljati
  • cloven [klóuvən] pridevnik
    razcepljen
    poetično, pretekli deležnik od cleave 1

    figurativno the cloven hoof vrag, hudič
    to show the cloven hoof pokazati se v pravi luči
  • devil1 [dévl] samostalnik
    vrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jed

    between the devil and the deep sea med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdo
    devil's advocate zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugo
    barrister's devil advokatov pomočnik
    the devil a bit niti malo ne
    blue devil otožnost
    devil's bones igralne kocke
    devil's books karte, hudičeve podobice
    what comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima teka
    to hold a candle to the devil pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinu
    the devil may dance in his pocket nima niti počenega groša
    zoologija, pogovorno devil's darning needle kačji pastir
    devil's delight pretep, prepir
    to give the devil his due biti komu pravičen (čeprav nam ne ugaja)
    to kick up the devil's delight povzročiti veliko zmedo
    as the devil likes Holy Water sploh ne, prav nič
    the devil's own luck vražja sreča ali smola
    lucky devil srečnik, -nica
    needs must when the devil drives sila kola lomi
    a devil of a go vražja stvar
    the devil of a velikanski; ogromno, neznansko
    to paint the devil blacker than he is smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na steno
    the devil to pay velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenje
    vojska, sleng devil's piano strojnica
    to play the devil with nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnati
    poor devil revež
    printer's devil tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurir
    pull devil, pull baker ➞ baker
    to raise the devil razgrajati
    the devil rebuking sin sova sinici glavana pravi
    devil's smiles sončni žarki iz oblakov
    devil on two sticks diabolo (otroška igrača)
    the devil take the hindmost bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
    talk of the devil and he is sure to appear ne kliči vraga
    devil's tatoo bobnanje s prsti po mizi
  • drown [draun]

    1. neprehodni glagol
    utoniti, utopiti, potopiti, udušiti se

    2. prehodni glagol
    potopiti, poplaviti, preplaviti; udušiti; zatreti, uničiti

    to be (ali get) drowned utoniti
    drowning men catch at straws v sili hudič mušice žre
    to drown the miller preveč krstiti pijačo
    to drown one's sorrows iskati pozabe v pijači
    as wet as a drowning rat moker ko miš
    to drown s.o.'s wine priliti komu vode v vino
    drowned in tears ves solzen
    drowned in sleep v globokem spanju
    to drown out (s poplavo) izgnati
  • easily [í:zili] prislov
    lahko, brez težav, udobno

    easily won, easily run kar hudič prikveka, nima teka
  • father1 [fá:ðə] samostalnik
    oče; prednik; pater, duhovnik; starešina; utemeljitelj; senator

    fathers predniki, mestni očetje
    adoptive father očim, krušni oče
    to be gathered to one's fathers zapustiti ta svet, umreti
    Father of lies vrag, hudič
    like father like son jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa
    the wish is father to the thought kar želimo, da bi bilo res, najraje verjamemo
    from father to son iz roda v rod
    Father Christmas dedek Mraz
    Father of Waters reka Mississippi
  • got [gɔt] preteklik & pretekli deležnik od get

    I have got to moram
    pogovorno to have got'em all biti zelo elegantno oblečen
    ill got ill spent krivično pridobljeno imetje nam ne prinese sreče, kar hudič priveka, nima teka
  • incarnate1 [inká:nit] pridevnik
    utelešen; barve živega mesa
    figurativno poosebljen

    incarnate devil hudič v človeški podobi
    innocence incarnate poosebljena nedolžnost
  • múha zoologija fly; figurativno (muhavost) caprice, whim, freak, fancy, vagary, crotchet, bee in one's bonnet

    cece múha tseste, tsetse fly
    domača múha common housefly
    konjska múha horsefly
    mesarska múha flesh fly, blowfly, bluebottle
    španska múha Spanish fly, cantharis, pl cantharides
    umetna múha (kot vaba) fly, (za ribolov) dry fly, hackle fly, hackle, grey-drake, ZDA tail fly
    múha na strelnem orožju sight, bead
    opikan od múh fly-bitten
    onesnažen od múh flyblown
    biti od múh (biti nič vreden) to be of no use, to be good for nothing, to be a dead loss
    na múho vzeti (figurativno) to take aim (kaj at something)
    iz múhe slona narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill, to make mountains out of molehills
    s kolom múhe pobijati (figurativno) to break a fly on the wheel
    čudne múhe mu rojijo po glavi he's got bats in the belfry
    lahkó bi bili slišali múho leteti (taka tišina je bila) you could have heard a pin drop
    ubiti dve múhi z enim udarcem to kill two birds with one stone
    v sili hudič múhe žre (figurativno) beggars can't be choosers, half a loaf is better than no bread
  • one2 [wʌn] zaimek

    1.
    nekdo, kdo, kdorkoli

    2.
    eden, en (namesto zaimka ali samostalnika: the little one malček, the picture is a realistic one slika je realistična)

    3.
    nedoločni zaimek (one knows ve se)

    4.

    Razno:

    one who nekdo, ki
    the one who tisti, ki
    that one tisti
    like one dead kot mrtvec
    one so clever nekdo, ki je tako pameten
    a sly one prebrisanec
    a nasty one hud udarec
    many a one veliko ljudi
    that's a good one! dobro je!, ni slabo!
    figurativno one in the eye nekaj, kar boš pomnil; polten udarec (ki ga boš pomnil), spominek
    to land s.o. one pritisniti koga, udariti
    the Holy One, One above bog
    the evil one hudič, satan
  • síla (moč) power, might; (krepkost) vigour; (potreba) necessity; (jakost) strength; (silovitost) vehemence; (nasilje) violence, force; (težava) difficulty, trouble; (prisila) compulsion, constraint, coercion; (beda) want, need, pinch; (stiska) emergency, neediness; (pritisk) pressure; (nevarnost) danger, emergency; (nuja) urgency, necessity

    v síli in case of emergency (ali of need, of necessity)
    s sílo by force, forcibly, with violence, by strong-arm methods
    z vsemi sílami with might and main
    pod sílo okoliščin, razmer under the stress of circumstances
    po síli (nerad) forced, under compulsion, unwillingly, reluctantly, perforce
    če je síla if need be, if need arise
    to je višja síla it is a case of needs must (ali of overwhelming odds, of vis maior)
    groba síla violence
    konjska síla horsepower (krajšava: HP)
    gonilna síla motive power
    višja síla force majeure, Act of God
    naravne síle natural forces, forces of nature
    kopne síle vojska land forces pl
    pomorske síle vojska naval forces pl, navy
    pomorska síla naval power
    síla (ogromno) ljudi a great number of people
    enota síle unit of force
    moment síle moment of a force
    delovna síla manpower
    politika síle power politics pl
    vodna síla water (ali hydraulic) power
    oborožene (vojaške) síle armed (military) forces pl
    Kraljeva Zračna Sila Royal Air Force
    klic v síli emergency call
    izhod v síli emergency exit
    biti v veliki síli (stiski) to be in great distress (ali need)
    ni mu síle he is not in bad circumstances, he is doing well
    ni síle (= ne mudi se) there's no hurry, it is not urgent
    ni nobene síle there is no hurry
    to je za sílo (= začasno) this is a makeshift, this is a stopgap, this is a temporary substitute
    síla (strašno) vroče je it is extremely hot
    síla ima večjo moč kot pravica might before right
    napeti vse (svoje) síle to do one's utmost, to make every effort, to do one's best, to do all one can; to tax one's powers to the utmost; to use every exertion; to stir heaven and earth; to leave no stone unturned
    síla kola lomi needs must when the devil drives, necessity knows no law
    v síli hudič muhe žre (figurativno) drowning men catch at straws, beggars can't be choosers
    (tudi) s sílo se ne da vsega doseči (figurativno) you can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
    ukloniti se síli to give way to compulsion, to act under compulsion (ali duress)
    v síli spoznaš pravega prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed
  • sin1 [sin] samostalnik
    greh, pregrešek; prekršek, prestopek (against zoper, proti)
    žalitev

    for my sins! šaljivo prav mi je!
    like sin pogovorno hudó, močno, peklensko
    man of sin zastarelo grešnik, šaljivo malopridnež, falot; antikrist, hudič
    deadly (mortal) sin smrtni greh
    original sin izvirni greh
    the seven deadly sins sedem smrtnih grehov
    it is a sin (and a shame) pogovorno greh je (in sramota)
    to commit a sin napraviti greh, grešiti
    to live in (open) sin živeti v divjem zakonu
    to sin a sin napraviti greh, pregrešiti se
  • učlovéčen incarnate

    učlovéčen vrag, hudič a devil incarnate
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