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kdó who; anybody, anyone

kdó drugi? who else?
kdó še? who else?
je kdó v hiši? is there anyone (ali anybody) in the house?
ne vem več, kdó vse je bil tam I don't remember everybody who was there
kdó bi si bil to mislil! who would have thought it!
malokdó hardly anyone, very few
vedeti, kdó je kdó to know who's who

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

who [hu:] zaimek
kdo
pogovorno koga; kateri, -a, -o; ki; tisti, -a, ki; kdor

I who... jaz, ki...
who is so deaf as he who will not hear ni večjega gluhca od tistega, ki noče slišati
to know who's who vedeti, kdo je kdo
Who is Who? Kdo je kdo? (seznam vidnejših osebnosti)
who could I ask? pogovorno koga bi lahko vprašal?
I forget who all was there ne vem več, kdo vse je bil tam

hot cockles [hɔ́tkɔklz] samostalnik
množina kdo je udaril? (igra z zavezanimi očmi)

lifemanship [láifmənšip] samostalnik
šaljivo samozavesten nastop; sposobnost, da se kdo pokaže močnejšega od drugih

Naboth's vineyard [néibɔɵvínjəd] samostalnik
posest, ki jo kdo hoče za vsako ceno imeti

reversion [rivə́:šən] samostalnik
vrnitev v prvotno stanje, v staro navado (zlasti biologija vračanje k prvotnemu tipu, atavizem)
ponovna spreobrnitev; vsota, ki se mora izplačati po smrti kake osebe (zlasti življenjsko zavarovanje); nekaj, do česar ima kdo pravico ali kar pričakuje, da bo podedoval

salivate [sǽliveit] prehodni glagol
medicina napraviti, da kdo proizvede večjo množino sline
neprehodni glagol
proizvajati mnogo sline, zelo se sliniti; morati izpljuvati slino

set-up [sétʌp]

1. pridevnik
nastanjen; uveden (v posel, v delo); raven (o drži telesa)

2. samostalnik
sestav, struktura, organizacija, sistem; način
ameriško načrt, ureditev, plan, program; razmestitev, razpored, stanje, situacija
ameriško drža telesa; soda (led itd.) za mešanje z alkoholnimi pijačami
ameriško, sleng lahek posel
ameriško, sleng pogostitev
ameriško, sleng tekma, za katero se vnaprej ve, kdo bo zmagovalec; na poraz obsojeni tekmovalec

shibboleth [šíbəleɵ] samostalnik
beseda, po katere izgovoru se more presoditi, kateri narodnosti kdo pripada
figurativno geslo, znak za prepoznavanje

stomachful [stʌ́məkful] samostalnik
poln želodec; zadostna količina
figurativno kolikor si kdo poželi

unteach^* [ʌntí:č] prehodni glagol
napraviti, da kdo nekaj (naučenega) pozabi; odvaditi; učiti nekaj nasprotnega (od); prešolati

whoever [huévə] zaimek
kdorkoli; kdo vendar; vsakdo, ki
pogovorno kogarkoli ➞ whomever

whoever (who ever) is it? pogovorno kdo bi to mogel biti?
whoever told you that? kdo vendar vam je to rekel?
to everybody whoever he may be komurkoli; vsakomur brez izjeme

aparát apparatus; contrivance; (naprava) appliance, pogovorno gadget, contraption; (orodje) tool, implement, instrument; contrivance; (mehanična naprava) device; (mehanizem) mechanism

foto aparát camera
radijski aparát radio, wireless set, receiver
telefonski aparát telephone, phone
kdo je pri aparátu? who is speaking?
pri aparátu! speaking!
ostanite pri aparátu! hold the line, please!
brivski aparát safety razor, (električni) shaver
kopirni aparát copier, copying machine
gasilni aparát fire extinguisher
strankin aparát politika party machine
varilni aparát welding apparatus, welding machine
ves vojni aparát all the machinery of war

bird [bə:d] samostalnik
ptič, ptičica
sleng deklica, dečko, oseba
ameriško, sleng navdušenec; čudak

figurativno old bird lisjak, zvitorepec, tič
to do s.th. like a bird zelo rad, z lahkoto kaj narediti
bird of calm vodomec
the early bird catches the worm rana ura zlata ura
cock bird ptičji samec
birds of a feather flock together ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo, Šimen Šimnu gode
fine feathers make fine birds obleka dela človeka
to give the bird zavrniti, odkloniti, izžvižgati
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush boljši danes vrabec kakor jutri zajec, bolje drži ga kot lovi ga
hen bird ptičja samica
to hit the bird in the eye v črno zadeti
bird of Jove orel
bird of Juno pav
to kill two birds with one stone dve stvari hkrati opraviti, dve muhi naenkrat ubiti
a little bird told me so nekdo (ne smem ali nočem povedati, kdo) mi je povedal
bird of paradise rajska ptica, rajčica
an old bird is not caught with chaff star lisjak ne gre na limanice
bird of passage ptica selivka
bird of prey ptica roparica
a queer (gay) bird čudak (veseljak)
a wise old bird zvitorepec

bíti (sem) to be; to exist; to live; to take place

je (= se nahaja) there is
so (= se nahajajo) there are; (bivati) to stay
bíti lačen, žejen to be hungry, thirsty
bíti ves iz sebe to be beside oneself, to be overwrought
3 x 5 = 15 three times five equals fifteen
kaj je, kakó je (kaj) z njim? how is he?, how is he getting on?; how are things with him?
kaj je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
toplo (mraz) mi je I am warm (cold)
ne morem bíti brez (cigaret) I cannot do without (cigarettes)
bíti brez denarja to be short of money
bíti brez premoga to be short of coal
po čem je kruh? how much is (the) bread?
koliko je do postaje? how long does it take to the station?
bodi previden! be careful!
on je iz Londona he is (ali comes) from London
kdo je? who is there?
kdo je tam? (vojak na straži) who goes there?
po meni je, z menoj je konec I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
kaj Vam je? what is the matter with you?
nič mi ni there is nothing the matter with me
slabó mi je I feel sick
jaz sem (to) it is I, pogovorno it's me
če bi jaz bil Vi (bil na Vašem mestu), bi ostal doma if I were you, I would stay at home
če je (to) takó if it is so, if that be so, if that be the case
naj bo takó! arhaično let it be so!
naj bo (to), kot hoče! be that as it may
naj bo tako ali tako in either case
to bo dovolj this will do
kar je bilo, je bilo let bygones be bygones
bíti v napoto to be in the way, to inconvenience, to hinder
ni mi za... I don't care for...
za to mu ni he does not care about it
nič mi ni zanj pogovorno I couldn't care less about him, I don't care a fig for him
ni mi do šal I am in no mood for joking
to ni (nič) zame that is not in my line
nič ni bilo iz tega nothing came of it
ni mi do poezije I have no time for poetry
mnogo mi je do tega, da... I am very anxious to...
vem, pri čem sem I know where I stand
on je proti meni he has set his face against me
hiša je v gradnji the house is being built
bilo mi je, da bi jokal I felt like crying
on bi bil dober učitelj he would make a good teacher
tu gre za bíti ali ne bíti this is a matter of life or death
šlo je za bíti ali ne bíti it was touch and go
pri tem sem ob 50.000 SIT I am fifty thousand tolars out of pocket over it

bless [bles] prehodni glagol
blagosloviti; častiti, za blaženega proglasiti; osrečiti; hvaliti, poveličevati
olepševalno kleti, preklinjati
ironično pogubiti

bless me, bless my soul, bless my (ali your) heart glej glej!, ali je mogoče!, kdo bi si mislil!
not to have a penny to bless o.s. with ne imeti prebite pare
to bless o.s. srečnega se počutiti
to bless one's stars biti hvaležen svoji srečni zvezdi

bóg God; the Lord; deity

o bóg! dear me!
moj bóg! good Heavens!, good Lord!
daj bóg God grant!, would to God!; I wish to goodness!, I wish to God!
bóg ne daj!, bóg obvaruj! God forbid!, zastarelo God forfend!; touch wood!
bóg z Vami! God speed you!
zbogom! goodbye, farewell!
bógu podoben godlike
vsemogočni bóg God Almighty
bógu vdan devout, pious
tako mi bóg pomagaj! so help me God!
(bil je) prizor za bógove (it was) a sight for sore eyes
to je kot od bóga poslano it's a godsend
bóg (si ga) vedi God knows, I don't
bogve arhaično God wot
bogve zakaj goodness (ali God) knows why
bogve, kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
če bóg da please God, God willing
moj bóg, kaj pa delate? for God's sake, what are you doing?
stati kot lipov bóg (figurativno) to stand like a graven image; to stand stock-still
človek obrača, bóg pa obrne man proposes, God disposes; God commands, man obeys
bóg je najprej sebi brado ustvaril charity begins at home

bógve God knows; goodness knows; arhaično God wot

bógve kdaj bo prišel God knows when he will come
bógve kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
Je to res? - Bogve. Is that true? - I wonder.
ne bógve kako dobra kakovost second-rate quality
bógve zakaj goodness (ali God) knows why
do bógve kdaj (figurativno) till the cows come home

business¹ [biznis] samostalnik
posel, opravilo, poklic; kupčija; zadeva, delo; dolžnosti; podjetje, tvrdka
arhaično zaposlenost
gledališče igra, pantomima

to ask for s.o.'s business vprašati, kaj si kdo želi
to do one's business for s.o. uničiti koga
the business end konec (kakršnegakoli) orodja
to go to business iti na delo, v službo
everybody's business is nobody's business za vsako delo mora biti nekdo odgovoren
to mean business resno misliti
man of business poslovni človek, trgovec
one's man of business pravni svetovalec koga
to go into business postati trgovec
mind your own business ne vtikaj se v zadeve drugih
that's no business of yours to ti ni nič mar
a roaring business sijajna kupčija
to send s.o. about his (ali her) business na kratko koga odsloviti
to settle down (ali get) to business resno se lotiti dela
I am sick of the whole business sit sem tega
to speak to the business stvarno govoriti
a good stroke of business dobra kupčija
to attend to one's own business ne se vtikati v zadeve drugih
to have no business to do s.th. ne imeti pravice kaj storiti
to make business of doing s.th. veliko o čem govoriti
to retire from business opustiti posel