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kócka matematika cube; hexahedron; (igralna) dice sg in pl; arhaično die, pl dice

igralne kócke (pogovorno) bones, ivories
posodica za metanje kóck dice-box
sleparska kócka cogged dice, (obtežena) loaded dice
igranje s kócko, kockanje game of dice
briket v kóckah cubeshaped briquet(te)
premog v kóckah cobbles pl
sladkor v kóckah sugar cubes (ali lump sugar)
tlakovalna kócka paving stone
kócka je padla the die is cast
biti na kócki (figurativno) to be at stake
njegovo življenje je na kócki his life is at stake
staviti na kócko to stake
staviti (svoje) življenje na kócko to take one's life in one's hands, to stake (ali to risk) one's life on a throw of the dice, to dice with death
vse na kócko staviti to risk all; to go neck or nothing
igrati s kóckami, kockati to play dice
rezati v kócke to dice, to cut into small cubes

brick¹ [brik] samostalnik
opeka, zidak; kos (npr. mila), kocka
sleng fant od fare; domino

like a cat on hot bricks kakor na žerjavici
to come (ali be) down like a thousand bricks hudo ošteti
to drop a brick narediti nerodnost
to have a brick in one's head biti v rožicah, pijan
pogovorno like a hundred (ali thousand) of bricks na vso moč
like a ton of bricks z velikim treskom
to swim like a brick plavati kot kamen
to make bricks without straw delati nekaj iz nič, lotiti se jalovega posla

cube¹ [kju:b] samostalnik
kocka; kubično število

cube root kubični koren
cube number kubično število
ice cube ledena kocka

hexahedron [héksəhedrən] samostalnik
matematika heksaeder, kocka

lump¹ [lʌmp] samostalnik
gruda, kepa, kos; kup, gmota; bula, oteklina; kocka (sladkorja); plošča (ledena)
pogovorno neroda, butec, štor

all of (ali in) a lump vse naenkrat, vse skupaj
in the lump v celoti, na debelo, en gros
lump coal kosovec (premog)
lump sugar sladkor v kockah
lump sum okrogla vsota, pavšal
to have a lump in one's throat stiskati v grlu, iti na jok
he is a lump of selfishness je popoln sebičnež

block¹ [blɔk] samostalnik
klada, tnalo; kocka za tlakovanje; blokiranje; kliše; škripec; blok, skupina hiš; kepa; kalup za klobuke; beležnica; zastoj (v prometu), ovira; obstrukcija; tepec, topoglavec; taborišče

block bill tesača
a chip of the old block kakor njegov oče
block calendar listni koledar
to cut a block with a razor uporabljati prefina sredstva
stumbling block kamen spotike
block of flats stanovanjski blok
block grant enkratna dotacija
block letters tiskane velike črke
block station čuvajnica
to be sent (ali go) to the block iti na morišče
the block obglavljenje
pulley block, block and tackle škripčevje
road block zapora ceste

blot³ [blɔt] samostalnik
kocka na izpostavljeni točki pri igri triktrak
figurativno šibka točka v strategiji

die³ množina dice [dai, dais] samostalnik
igralna kocka

the die is cast kocka je padla, nazaj ni poti
as straight as a die čisto raven; velik poštenjak
upon the die na kocki, v nevarnosti
to risk all on a turn (ali the throw) of a die vse staviti, vse prepustiti naključju
the dice are loaded against him nima sreče, usoda mu ni naklonjena

tessera [tésərə; -ri:] samostalnik (množina tesserae)
mozaičen kamenček (kockica); kvadratna ploščica
zgodovina igralna kocka; spoznavna tablica ipd.

wood block [wúdblɔk] samostalnik
tlakovalna lesena kocka; klišé; lesorez

brick² [brik] pridevnik
opéčen, opečnat

wooden brick lesena kocka
to run one's head against a brick wall iti z glavo skozi zid

júha soup; (gosta, mesna) broth; (čista mesna) clear soup, consommé, bouillon

fižolova júha bean soup
gobova júha mushroom soup
gosta júha thick soup
goveja júha beef broth, (ekstrakt) beef tea
grahova júha pea soup
krompirjeva júha potato soup
kruhova júha bread soup
paradižnikova júha tomato soup
riževa júha rice soup
júha z rezanci noodle soup
močnata júha flour soup
lečnata júha lentil soup
zdrobovna júha semolina soup
zelenjavna júha vegetable soup
kocka za júho soup cube
meso za júho meat for a broth (ali a soup)
zelenjava, zelišče za júho potherb

ledén ice; icy

ledén, ledeno mrzel ice-cold
ledéna doba ice age, glacial period
ledéna kocka (za pijače) ice cube
ledéna gora iceberg
ledéna kava iced coffee
ledéna odeja ice cap, ice sheet
ledéni pas frigid zone
ledén obkladek medicina ice pack
ledén greben ice ridge
ledéna poljana ice field
ledéna plošča ice floe
Severno Ledeno morje the Arctic (Ocean)
Južno Ledeno morje the Antarctic (Ocean)
ledéno morje polar sea
ledéni možje (svetniki) the feasts of Sts. Pancras, Servatius and Boniface, the 12th, 13th and 14th of May, the last cold spring days
ledéne rože (na oknu) figures made by freezing moisture on a windowpane, frostwork; ice-ferns pl, the tracery on a frosted window
ledéna sveča icicle
ledéna stena ice-slope
ledéna voda iced water, ZDA ice water
ledéna vrečica medicina ice bag

mêsen (of) meat; meaty; fleshy

mêsni cmok meatball
mêsni ekstrakt meat extract
mêsni izrastek fleshy growth
mêsna jed meat dish
mêsna hrana, dieta meat diet
mêsna konserva (v pločevinki) tinned (ZDA canned) meat, (doma narejena, v lončku itd.) potted meat
mêsna juha broth, beef tea, consommé, clear soup
kocka za mêsno juho beef stock tablet, bouillon cube
mêsna pašteta meat pie
mêsni sok gravy

pásti¹ (padem) to fall; to drop; to slump; to tumble; to decrease, to decline; (vpliv) to wane; to ebb; (cene) to go down, to depreciate; to sink

pásti s konja to fall off (ali from) a horse, to be spilled, to come a cropper; (z višine) to topple down
pásti v boju to fall in action; (strel) to be heard; (v šoli) to do badly, to come down; (pri izpitu) to fail, to be ploughed
padel je na bojnem polju, na bojišču he was killed on the battlefield
pásti komu v besedo to interrupt someone
pásti po dolgem in širokem na tla to fall spread-eagled on the floor
pásti komu na hrbet to attack someone from behind, to stab someone in the back
pásti v oči to catch the eye
padel je z drevesa he fell from a tree
pásti v nezavest to faint, to swoon
pásti na nos to fall on one's face
padel sem v nemilost pri njem I lost his favour
padel je na izpitu he failed his examination
kocka je padla (figurativno) the die is cast
pásti na noge (tudi figurativno) to land on one's feet
pásti na zemljo to fall on the ground
novoletni dan pade na četrtek New Year's Day falls on a Thursday
otrok je padel the baby has fallen over (ali has had a tumble)
nizko pásti, globoko pásti (figurativno) to come down in the world, to sink low
to mi je padlo v naročje (figurativno) I got it without effort (ali without exertion)
padlo mi je na pamet, na um it suddenly struck me, it mashed through my mind, the thought struck me
pásti v pozabo to fall into oblivion, to fall into disuse
padla mu je okoli vratu she embraced him, she threw her arms round his neck
pásti na kolena to kneel down
pásti na kolena pred... to fall on one's knees before..., to prostrate oneself before...
padel je sovražniku v roke he fell into the hands of the enemy
to mi je kot z neba padlo (figurativno) it came as a windfall to me, it came like a godsend to me
sekira mi je padla iz rok the axe dropped from my hand
sekira mu je padla v med (figurativno) he sees his most fervent desires fulfilled, he is favoured by luck
pásti v nemilost to fall into disfavour
pásti v zmoto to fall into error
pásti pod zakon to come under a law, to fall within the scope of a law
zastor je padel the curtain has dropped
vlada je padla the government has been overthrown
nisem na glavo padel (figurativno) I am no fool
jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa (figurativno) like father, like son
pazi, da ne padeš! mind you don't fall!

stone¹ [stóun]

1. samostalnik
kamen; drag kamen; koščica (sadja), peška; zrno toče
medicina (ledvični, žolčni, v mehurju) kamen; utežna mera (14 funtov, 6,35 kg); (spominski, mejni, nagrobni) kamen; brus, osla; mlinski kamen
množina, vulgarno modo

a stone of cheese 7,26 kg sira
a stone of meat (fish) 3,63 kg mesa (rib)
stone's throw (cast) daljava, do katere se lahko vrže kamen; lučaj, domet kamna; majhna oddaljenost
artificial stone cement
Cornish stone kaolin
gall stone medicina žolčni kamen
grave stone nagrobni kamen
grind stone mlinski kamen
hearth stone kamnito podnožje ognjišča
holy stone mehak peščenec za čiščenje palube
meteoric stone meteorit
mile stone miljnik; mejnik
paving stone tlakovalna kocka
philosophers' stone kamen modrih
precious stone dragulj
rocking stone majav kamen
rolling stone valeč se kamen, figurativno nestanoviten človek
the Stone Age kamena doba
shower of stones ploha, dež kamenja
stocks and stones nežive stvari
to break stones tolči, drobiti, razbijati kamenje
to cast (to throw) stones at s.o. obmetavati koga s kamenjem, figurativno zmerjati, sramotiti, grajati, obrekovati koga
stones will cry out figurativno krivica, ki vpije v nebo
to be cut for the stone biti operiran zaradi (žolčnega, ledvičnega itd.) kamna
some of the stones were the size of a pigeon's egg nekaj zrn toče je bilo velikosti golobjega jajca
to give a stone and a beating šport, pogovorno z lahkoto premagati
a rolling stone gathers no moss figurativno goste službe, redke suknje
to give a stone for bread figurativno posmehovati se, namesto da bi pomagali; nuditi nesprejemljivo pomoč
to harden into stone okamneti (tudi figurativno)
to kill two birds with one stone ubiti dve muhi z enim udarcem
not to leave a stone standing ne pustiti kamna na kamnu
to leave no stone unturned figurativno vse poskušati, vse možno napraviti
those who live in glass-houses should not throw stones naj ne grajajo tisti, ki sami niso brez graje; kdor druge kritizira, se sam izpostavlja kritiziranju
to mark with a white stone z belo kredo (v dimniku) zapisati, obeležiti (dan) kot važen (slavnosten, prazničen)

2. pridevnik
kamnit; lončen

stone mug lončen vrček