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kér because

kér (pač) as, since
ni mogel priti, kér je bil bolan he could not come because he was ill
kér je deževalo, nismo šli na pot as it was raining, we did not start
kér se ti ne ljubi iti, lahko ostaneš doma as you don't feel like coming, you can stay at home
kér mi (že, pač) ne verjameš... since you don't believe me...
kér ni nič boljšega for want of something better

as² [æz] veznik
kot; kolikor; ker; ko, medtem ko; čeprav, četudi, dasi

as compared with v primeri s
as far as prav do
as far as I am concerned kar se mene tiče
as far as I know kolikor je meni znano
as few as (samo množina)
as follows kot sledi, sledeče
as large as life v naravni velikosti
as like as two peas (in a pod) ko jajce jajcu podobna
as little as (samo ednina)
as much as you like po mili volji, kolikor želiš
as a rule navadno, praviloma
as though, as if kakor če bi
be so kind as to... bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...
try as I might če sem se še tako potrudil
old as I am čeprav sem že star
as usual kot ponavadi
as I went by mimogrede
as it were nekako, tako rekoč
as luck would have it k sreči

because [bikɔ́z]

1. veznik
ker, zato, ker

because of zaradi

2. prislov
arhaično zato

for² [fɔ:] veznik
kajti; ker; zato, ker; zaradi; za

forwhy [fɔ:wái] zastarelo

1. prislov
zakaj, čemu

2. veznik
ker

seeing² [sí:iŋ]

1. veznik (tudi seeing that)
ker (pa)

seeing you do not believe me ker (pa) mi ne verjamete

2. predlog
z ozirom na

seeing my difficulties z ozirom na (upoštevajoč) moje težave

since² [sins] veznik
odkar, kar; ker, ker že

how long is it since you saw him kako dolgo je, (od)kar ste ga videli?
it has been raining ever since I came (že ves čas) dežuje, odkar sem prišel
since you don't believe me ker mi (že) ne verjamete
since that is so ker je (že) to takó
a costly, since rare book dragocena, ker redka knjiga
a more dangerous, since unknown foe toliko nevarnejši, ker nepoznan sovražnik

that³ [ðæt] veznik
da; da bi; (zato) ker; ko

in order that, to the end that da bi
so that tako, da
now that sedaj, ko
I am sorry that you can't come žal mi je, da ne morete priti
we eat that we may live jémo, da bi mogli živeti
he lives that he may eat on živi, da bi mogel jesti
I was so tired that I fell asleep bil sem tako utrujen, da sem zaspal
now that we know the reason sedaj, ko vemo za razlog
it is 3 years that she went away tri leta je, da (odkar) je odšla
at the time that I was born v času, ko sem se rodil
it is rather that prej (je), ker
not that it mightn't be better ne, ker ne bi moglo biti bolje

whenas [wenǽz] veznik
medtem ko; ker

whereas [wɛərǽz]

1. veznik
medtem ko
pravno ker; z ozirom na to, da; jemajoč v obzir, da; medtem ko vendar, medtem ko (nasprotno)

he is lazy whereas she works hard on je len, medtem ko ona pridno dela

2. samostalnik
pravno odstavek v listini, ki se začne z whereas

renounce² [rináuns] prehodni glagol
odreči se, odpovedati se, opustiti (navado), prekiniti; zavrniti, odbiti, odkloniti, odstopiti (kaj); zatajiti, zanikati, preklicati, ne (več) prizna(va)ti; (kartanje) ne dati barve, ne odgovoriti na barvo, ker je nimamo
neprehodni glagol
odreči se; ne moči odgovoriti na barvo pri kartanju

to renounce s.o.'s authority ne več priznavati avtoritete neke osebe
to renounce a design opustiti namero (namen)
he renounced the idea of doing it odrekel se je misli (opustil je misel), da bi to naredil
to renounce a prodigal son zavreči zapravljivega sina
to renounce the world odreči se posvetnemu življenju

stray¹ [stréi]

1. samostalnik
(domača) žival, ki je zašla, zablodila, se izgubila; brezdomec, klatež
množina radio atmosferske motnje
pravno premoženje umrlega, ki pride v last države, ker ni dediča; blago brez lastnika

waifs and strays otroci brez doma, ptički brez gnezda

2. pridevnik
zablodel, ki je zašel, se izgubil, brezdomen; osamljen, posamezen, poedin, tu pa tam kateri; raztresen, razmetan, razkropljen, ki se najde tu pa tam, ki se javlja od časa do časa; slučajen

a stray dog zatečen pes
a stray remark slučajna opazka
one or two stray customers eden ali dva slučajna (osamljena) odjemalca

bólj more

bólj in bólj more and more; increasingly
čim bólj ..., tem bólj ... the more... the more
toliko bólj so much the more
toliko bólj (zaželen) ker... all the more (desirable) since...

bóljši better; superior

daleč bóljši better by far
njegova bóljša polovica polovica (= žena) humoristično his better half
sprememba na bóljše a change for the better
on je na bóljšem he is better off
on je videl bóljše dneve (figurativno) he has seen better days, ZDA pogovorno he is a has-been
bóljšega ni mogel storiti kot... he could not do better than...
ima se za nekaj bóljšega he thinks himself superior
ker ni nič bóljšega for want of something better
zdravje je bóljše kot bogastvo health is better than wealth

conscience [kɔ́nšəns] samostalnik
vest

in conscience v resnici
in all conscience gotovo
upon my conscience! častna beseda!
to have the conscience to biti tako predrzen, da
conscience money denar, plačan, ker nas peče vest (npr. zaradi utaje davkov)
freedom of conscience svoboda verskega prepričanja
to get off one's conscience olajšati si vest
with a safe conscience mirne duše
his conscience smote him, he had qualms of conscience, he was conscience-stricken vest ga je pekla
out of all conscience nesramno
clear (ali good) conscience čista vest
guilty (ali bad) conscience slaba vest
to steel one's conscience to s.th. zatisniti oči pred čim

default² [difɔ́:lt] samostalnik
napaka, pomota, pogrešek; izostanek, odsotnost na sodišču; pomanjkanje; neplačanje dolga, insolvenca
šport izostanek pri tekmi

in default, by default zaradi izostanka
in default of ker ni
in default whereof (ali of which) sicer; če ne; v nasprotnem primeru
default in payment neplačanje
to let go by default ne storiti česa, opustiti kaj
to make default ne priti na sodišče, izostati
judgement by default obsodba v odsotnosti
to go by default biti obsojen zaradi odsotnosti
to be in default biti v zamudi
to be at a default zgubiti sled

forasmuch [fərəzmʌ́č] veznik

forasmuch as ker; v koliko; glede na

govoríti to speak (o of, about, z to, with); to tell; (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with, to, o about, of, over); to converse; (kramljati) to chat

glasno govoríti to talk loud, to speak in a loud voice
tiho govoríti to speak softly (ali in a soft voice)
govoríti angleški to speak English
slabo govoríti angleški to speak poor (ali broken) English
slabo govoríti o kom to speak ill of someone
kar naprej govoríti to keep (on) talking
odkrito, brez ovinkov govoríti to speak freely
govoríti o tem in onem, o raznem to talk nineteen to the dozen
uglajeno govoríti to be well-spoken
govoríti stenam (figurativno) to talk (ali to be talking) to a brick wall
govoríti o politiki to talk politics
tekoče govoríti to speak fluently
govoríti o čem drugem to change the subject
govoríti resnico to speak the truth, to tell the truth
govoríti brez priprave to speak extempore
govoríti v veter (figurativno) to waste one's breath
govoríti v imenu koga to be the spokesman of, to be the mouthpiece of
govoríti v korist koga to speak on (ali ZDA in) someone's behalf
govoríti polomljeno angleščino to speak broken English, to murder the English language
govoríti neumnosti to talk nonsense
šepetaje govoríti to speak in an undertone, to speak in a whisper
govoríti skozi nos to speak with a nasal twang
govoríti laži to tell lies (ali untruths)
govoríti sam s seboj to soliloquize
govoríti med štirimi očmi s kom to talk with someone in private
govoríti na pamet to speak from memory, to say something by heart (ali by rote)
obširno govoríti o to speak at length about (ali on), to descant, to expatiate on (ali upon)
otročje govoríti to drivel
govoríti kot papiga to parrot
govoríti preučeno za koga to speak above someone's head
govoríti tja v tri dni pogovorno to waffle, žargon to rabbit on
tu se govori angleški (napis) English spoken here
ko (ker) ravno govorimo o... since we are on the subject, since we happen to be talking about...
da niti ne govorimo o... to say nothing of...
ne govorimo več o tem!, nehajmo govoríti o tem! let us change (ali drop) the subject!
mi ne »govorimo« (smo sprti ipd.) we are not on speaking terms
o tem ni vredno govoríti it isn't worth speaking of
ona ne govorita več med seboj (sta sprta) they are no longer on speaking terms
govori! speak up!, speak out, out with it!
on ne more (ne zna) nehati govoríti he can never stop talking, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
(on) govori, kot da bi ga navil he has the gift of the gab, he talks nineteen to the dozen
on malo govori he is a man of few words, (je boječ) he is tongue-tied
z njim se da govoríti he is someone you can talk to
z njim se ne da govoríti (figurativno) he will not listen to reason
po vsem mestu se govori o njih they are the talk of the town
govorilo se je o njegovi demisiji there have been rumours of his resignation
vse mesto govori o tem it is the talk of the town
govori se, da je zelo bogata she is said to be very rich
o njem se mnogo govori he is much talked about
to dejstvo govori zanj this fact tells in his favour
dejstva govoré sama the facts speak for themselves
to govori za in proti that cuts both ways
dejanja govore glasneje kot besede actions speak louder than words
vse govori za to, da... there is every reason to believe that...
to govori proti that tells against it
ne govorite z nikomer o tem! not a word to anyone about this!, keep this to yourself!
začeti govoríti o nekem predmetu to broach a subject
bi lahko govoril z Vami? could I have a word with you?
bi lahko govoril z g. X? could I see Mr. X
govorimo odkrito! let's speak frankly, let's lay (ali put) our cards on the table
kjer se veliko govori, se malo naredi least said, soonest mended
govoríti je srebro, molčati pa zlato the less said, the better
prav tako bi lahko govoril stenam figurativno I might as well speak to a brick wall
ti to meni govoriš! (= kot da jaz tega ne vem) you're telling me!

guinea-pig [gínipig] samostalnik
zoologija morski prašiček, budra
figurativno poskusna žival

guinea-pig (director) direktor, ki kot član upravnega sveta dobiva visok honorar zato, ker sme biti na seznamu direktorjev

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