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kóliko how much; how many

kóliko denarja? how much money?
kóliko otrok how many children?
kóliko ljudi! what a great many people
kóliko je ura? what time is it?

umpteen [ʌ́mptí:n] pridevnik
sleng številni, mnogi, ne vem koliko

umpteenth toliki in toliki

what [wɔt]

1. zaimek
(vprašalni zaimek) kaj; koliko!

what for? čemu?, zakaj?
what ever for? toda zakaj?
what next? in (kaj) potem?, in kaj še?, kaj sedaj?
and what all pogovorno in kaj še vse
what not kar si bodi, karkoli
my hat, my gloves, and what not moj klobuk, moje rokavice, in ne vem, kaj še vse
what if kaj če, (in) kaj se zgodi, če...
what of that? kaj za to?, nič za to
what though (I am poor) kaj zato, pa četudi (sem reven)
what about, what of kaj gledé, kaj praviš (misliš) o
what about a cup of tea? ali bi skodelico čaja?
what's it all about? za kaj (pa) gre?
so what?, what of it? prava reč!; nesmisel!
but what pogovorno ki ne (bi)
not a day comes but what makes a change ni ga dneva, ki ne bi prinesel kake spremembe (kaj novega)
what is the matter? kaj (pa) je?
what is he like? kakšen je on?
what he has suffered! kaj (koliko) je pretrpel!
well, what of it? no, in kaj za to?
what's up? kaj je?, kaj se dogaja?
to know what's what vedeti, za kaj gre, biti informiran, spoznati se
what is the news? kaj je novega?
you want a what? kaj (ponovi, kaj) hočeš?
he claims to a what? kaj hoče on biti?
what is he the better for it? kaj ima on od tega?
I'll tell you what nekaj ti povem
Mr. what-do-you-call-him, Mr. what's-his-name gospod Oné (kako mu je ime?)

2. zaimek
(relativni zaimek) kar

do what I may naj storim, kar hočem (karkoli)
happen what may naj se zgodi, kar hoče!
we know what he is busy with vemo, s čim se ukvarja
this is what we hoped for to je tisto, kar (prav to) smo upali
and what have you ameriško, sleng in kar imate podobnega, takega
but what razen (tega, teh)
he never had any money but what he absolutely needed imel je le najpotrebnejši denar
there was no one but what was excited nikogar ni bilo, ki ne bi bil razburjen

3. pridevnik
kakšen, kateri, kolikšen

what luck! kakšna sreča!
what a queer idea! kakšna čudna ideja!
what a fool I am! kako sem neumen!
he got what books he wanted dobil je vse knjige, ki jih je želel
take what books you need! vzemi toliko knjig, kot jih potrebuješ
what use is this dictionary to you? čemu ti rabi ta slovar?

4. prislov
kako

what happy boys they are kako srečni dečki so (oni)!; deloma
what with storms my return was delayed deloma zaradi viharjev se je moja vrnitev zakasnila
but what (pri nikalnici); pogovorno da ne
not a day but what it rains ni dneva, da ne bi deževalo
never fear but what we shall go! ne boj se, da ne bi šli (= že gremo)!

5. medmet
kaj!, kako!
britanska angleščina kaj ne?

what, do you really mean it? kaj, ti to resno misliš?
a good fellow, what? dober dečko, kaj ne?

6. veznik
pogovorno kolikor

he helped us what he could pomagal nam je, kolikor je mogel

age¹ [eidž] samostalnik
starost; vek, era, čas; polnoletnost

sleng to act (ali be) one's age obnašati se svoji starosti primerno
at the age of v starosti
at this age dandanes
to bear one's age well biti videti mlajši kot je v resnici
to come of age postati polnoleten
age of discretion doba duševne zrelosti
down the ages cela stoletja
age of fishes geologija devon
age group starostna skupina
geologija the Ice Age ledena doba
Middle (ali Dark) Ages srednji vek
he is my age je moje starosti
of age polnoleten
old age starost
old age pension starostna pokojnina
over age prestar
tender age nežna starost, zgodnja mladost
under age mladoleten
what age are you? koliko si star?

amount¹ [əmáunt] samostalnik
znesek, količina, vrednost; pomen
figurativno posledica

amount of balance saldo
a fair amount precejšen znesek precejšnja količina
any amount of nonsense same neumnosti
to the amount of do zneska
what is the amount of? koliko znaša?
with due amount of care zelo previdno, skrbno

amount² [əmáunt] neprehodni glagol (to)
znašati, veljati

what does the bill amount to? koliko znaša račun?
it amounts to the same thing to je isto
it does not amount to much ni veliko vredno
what does it amount to? kaj to pomeni?

ask [a:sk ameriško æsk]

1. prehodni glagol
vprašati, spraševati; povabiti (from, of)
zahtevati, zaprositi; objaviti (oklice)

2. neprehodni glagol
popraševati, poizvedovati; prositi

to ask the banns oklicati poroko
to ask in marriage zaprositi za roko
to ask to dinner povabiti na večerjo
to ask the time vprašati, koliko je ura
to ask a question vprašati
to be asked in church biti oklican
ask me another! ne vem, ne sprašuj(te) me!
that's asking preveč si (ste) radoveden

be [bi:] neprehodni glagol & pomožni
biti, obstati, obstajati; eksistirati; nahajati se; veljati, stati; počutiti se; obiskati; morati; bodi

I am better bolje se počutim
I am cold (warm, hot) zebe me (toplo, vroče mi je)
to be hard up biti v stiski
here you are izvoli(te), na(te), tu imaš (imate)
to be from the purpose biti neprimeren, zgrešiti namen
to be right prav imeti
to be wrong ne imeti prav, motiti se
how are you? kako se imaš (imate)?; kako se ti (vam) godi?
how much is this? koliko stane?
if it were not for him če bi njega ne bilo
it is going to rain gotovo bo deževalo, na dež kaže
what is that to you? kaj vam to mar?
it is not in me to ni v mojem značaju, nisem tak
he lived to be 80 doživel je 80 let

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

call¹ [kɔ:l]

1. prehodni glagol
klicati, poklicati; zbuditi, imenovati; smatrati; sklicati
ameriško telefonirati
trgovina terjati
ameriško, domačno grajati
Biblija zadeti, doleteti

2. neprehodni glagol
klicati, vpiti; telefonirati (on, upon)
obiskati, priti
mornarica (at) pristati (at)
oglasiti se pri, zaviti kam

to call attention to s.th. opozoriti na kaj
to call to account poklicati na odgovor
what age do you call him? koliko mislite, da je star?
ameriško, pogovorno let it call a day naj bo za danes dovolj
to call to mind spomniti, priklicati v spomin
to call s.o. names (o)zmerjati koga
to have nothing to call one's own biti brez sredstev
to call in question (po)dvomiti
to call a spade a spade, to call things by their names reči bobu bob
to call it square (ali quits) smatrati za urejeno
to call into being ustvariti
to call a halt ustaviti se
to call a meeting sklicati sestanek
not to have a moment to call one's own ne imeti niti trenutka zase
to call to order posvariti, opomniti
to call the banns oklicati
to call cousins with s.o. sklicevati se na sorodstvo s kom
to call into play spraviti v tek
to call to witness poklicati za pričo
to be called imenovati se
to be called to the bar postati odvetnik
to call the roll vojska poklicati zbor, klicati po imenih

charge² [ča:dž]

1. prehodni glagol (with)
nabiti, napolniti
kemija nasititi; obremeniti; natovoriti, naložiti; naprtiti, obdolžiti, obtožiti, opozoriti, napotiti, naročiti, predpisati; zaračunati, zahtevati; napasti, naskočiti

2. prehodni glagol
napadati, naskakovati, zakaditi se; računati

to charge to s.o's account zaračunati komu, v breme koga
to charge o.s. with prevzeti skrb za
what do you charge? koliko stane?
to charge with murder obtožiti umora

cipher¹ [sáifə] samostalnik
številka; šifra, tajna pisava; monogram
figurativno ničla

to be a mere cipher, to stand for a cipher biti ničla, nič ne pomeniti
pogovorno what's the cipher? koliko stane?
to learn ciphers učiti se računati

clock¹ [klɔk] samostalnik
(stenska, stolpna) ura; taksimeter

around the clock dan in noč, nenehno
what o'clock is it? koliko je ura
at five o'clock ob petih
the clock strikes for him prišel je njegov čas
to set (ali put) back the clock zadrževati razvoj

consult [kənsʌ́lt]

1. prehodni glagol
vprašati za nasvet, za navodila
medicina konzultirati; upoštevati

2. neprehodni glagol (with s; about o)
poizvedovati, posvetovati se

to consult a book poiskati v knjigi
to consult one's pillow prespati, dobro si premisliti
to consult one's interest (ali advantage) gledati na svojo korist
to consult a dictionary poiskati besedo v slovarju
to consult one's watch pogledati, koliko je ura

damage¹ [dǽmidž] samostalnik (to)
škoda, zguba
množina odškodnina, kompenzacija; vrednost, cena

pogovorno what's the damage? koliko stane?
to stand the damage plačati
damage by sea havarija, poškodba ladje
damage certificate (ali report) spričevalo o havariji
damage to property stvarna škoda
to lay the damages at oceniti škodo na
action for damages spor za odškodnino
damage survey zapisnik o ocenitvi škode
to recover damages dobiti odškodnino
to claim damages zahtevati odškodnino

dáti dajáti to give; (podariti) to present with, to give away; (podati) to hand on, to present, to turn over; (dodeliti) to allot, to assign, to apportion; (vročiti) to hand (over), to deliver; (karte) to deal

dáti, dajáti nazaj to give back, to restore; (podeliti) to grant, to accord, to award, ZDA to donate (to); gledališče to stage, to perform; (ponuditi) to offer; (dobaviti) to deliver, to furnish, to supply; (donašati) to yield, (sadove) to bear, to produce; (naslov) to bestow on, to confer something upon someone
dáti, dajáti naprej to pass on
ne (hoteti) dáti, dajáti to refuse, to withhold
dana veličina a given magnitude
če sta A in B dana, sledi, daje C... given A and B, C follows...
v danem primeru (če je tako) in that case; should the need arise; if need be; if so
dáti, dajáti duška (svoji jezi) to give vent (to one's anger)
dáti, dajáti prav komu to agree with someone, to concede the point
dáti, dajáti vsakemu svoje to give everyone his due
daj mu, kar je njegovega! give him his due!
ti bom že dal! I'll give it you!
daj to na mizo! put it on the table!
daj bog! God grant!
ne daj bog! God forbid!
kaj dajejo nocoj v gledališču? what's on at the theatre this evening?
to (gledališko) igro so dajali tri mesece the play ran for three months
dal sem mu roko I shook hands with him
moram da(ja)ti dober zgled I must set a good example
po čem dajete (koliko stane)...? what is your price for, what do you charge for...?
nič se ne da napraviti there is nothing to be done
dáti, dajáti na znanje komu to let someone know
dáti, dajáti na svetlo to publish, to edit
dáti, dajáti mnogo na to make much of, to think the world of
mnogo da na svojo zunanjost he pays great attention to his personal appearance
malo, nič ne dáti, dajáti na kaj to regard as worthless, not to give a brass farthing for
on ne da nič na moj nasvet he sets no value upon my advice
dal se je oslepariti, ogoljufati he let (ali allowed ali suffered) himself to be cheated
dam si striči lase I have (ali I get) my hair cut
kje si dajete delat obleke? where do you have your clothes made?
dáti, dajáti svojo besedo to pledge one's word
to mi daje misliti! that makes me wonder!
na to ne dam pečenega groša (nič) I don't give a hoot about that
dal sem si mnogo truda I took great pains
dáti, dajáti od sebe (ton) to utter
ne da se mi... I don't feel like, I am unwilling (ali loath ali disinclined) to...
ne da se mi brati I don't feel like reading, I am loath (ali unwilling) to read
(to) se ne da zanikati there's no denying (it)
dáti, dajáti se spoznati, prepoznati to make oneself known
dajati je lepše kot jemati it is better to give than to receive
dáti, dajáti življenje za to sacrifice one's life for
dvakrat da, kdor hitro da he gives twice who gives in a trice; arhaično while the grass grows the steed starves

day [dei] samostalnik
dan; obletnica

all day, all the day, all day long ves dan
the day after the fair prepozno
the day before the fair prezgodaj
the day after tomorrow pojutrišnjem
the day before yesterday predvčerajšnjim
ameriško between two days ponoči
broad day beli dan
by day podnevi
by the day na dan (natanko)
day by day dan za dnevom
sleng call it a day smatraj za opravljeno
to carry (ali gain, get, win) the day zmagati
to end one's days umreti
every dog has its day vsakomur je kdaj sreča naklonjena
to give s.o. the time of the day povedati komu, koliko je ura; pozdraviti ga
far in the day proti večeru
first day nedelja
to have one's day imeti srečo
to have a day of it, to take a merry day of it dobro se zabavati, uživati
if a day natanko, nič več in nič manj od
day in day out dan za dnevom
in the days of old nekoč, prej
to lose the day zgubiti bitko
men of the day znameniti ljudje
to name on (ali in) the same day with dati se primerjati s čim
one's off day slab dan (v športu)
every other (third etc.) day vsak drugi (tretji itd.) dan
one day or other pred kratkim, nedavno, oni dan
one's out day uspešen dan (v športu)
the day of judgement sodni dan
in the face of day pri belem dnevu
to pass the time of the day pogovarjati se, klepetati
the present day danes
to save up (ali put by) for a rainy day prihraniti za hude čase
this day danes
he has seen better days nekoč se mu je bolje godilo
one of these days kmalu
without day za nedoločen čas
in the days of yore nekoč
to know the time of day biti buden, paziti, biti izkušen
the Lord's day nedelja

distance¹ [dístəns] samostalnik
daljava, razdalja (from)
oddaljenost, razmik; interval, obdobje; nepodobnost
figurativno opreznost, zadržanost, hladnokrvnost

to keep one's distance ne se vsiljevati
to keep s.o. at a distance ne želeti si stikov s kom
I know my distance vem, koliko si smem dovoliti
from a distance od daleč
in the distance v ozadju
a good distance off precej daleč
within driving distance z avtom dosegljiv
within easy distance nedaleč

dolgovátí to owe; to be indebted to

koliko Vam dolgujem? how much do I owe you?
svojemu krojaču dolgujem 10 funtov I owe my tailor ten pounds, I owe ten pounds to my tailor
dolguje mi svoje življenje he owes me his life
mnogo dolgovátí to owe a great debt (komu to someone)

dolžán indebted (to); owing; obliged; bound

biti dolžán to owe
koliko sem Vam? dolžán how much do I owe you?
dolžán sem mu 10 funtov I owe him ten pounds
to sem dolžán storiti I am obliged to do it
nikomur nisem nič dolžán I don't owe anyone anything
vsem je dolžán he's in debt all round
on ne ostane ničesar dolžán he gives as good as he gets
dolžán sem Vam zahvalo I owe a great debt of thanks to you