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láčen hungry; (pohlepen) greedy, covetous; (česa of, for, something)

láčen sem kot volk I am as hungry as a wolf; (gladujoč) famished, starving; (izstradan) starved
láčnemu vse diši (gre vse v tek) nothing comes amiss to a hungry stomach
biti silno láčen to be starving, to be ravenously hungry, to have a wolf in one's stomach, to have a raging (ali ravenous) appetite

empty¹ [ém(p)ti] pridevnik (emptily prislov)
prazen; nezaseden; brezvsebinski, puhel
pogovorno lačen, trezen

to feel empty biti lačen
to be empty of s.th. ne imeti česa
empty weight lastna teža
on an empty stomach na prazen želodec, tešč

hollow¹ [hɔ́lou] pridevnik
votel, prazen, vdrt; lačen; votel (glas)
figurativno prazen, plitek, neiskren, nepristen

a hollow race slaba dirka

hungry [hʌ́ŋgri] pridevnik (hungrily prislov)
lačen; ki povzroča lakoto; nerodoviten (zemlja)
figurativno željen, hrepeneč po (for)

as hungry as a hunter (ali bear) lačen ko volk
to go hungry stradati
the hungry forties lakota od 1840.-1846.

keen-set [kí:nset] pridevnik
lačen, željan česa (for)

peckish [pékiš] pridevnik (peckishly prislov)
pogovorno lačen
ameriško siten, razdražljiv

sharp-set [šá:pset] pridevnik
ostrih robov
sleng, figurativno lačen (ko volk); željan, pohlepen (after, upon česa)

starveling [stá:vliŋ]

1. samostalnik
gladovalec, stradalec, sestradana oseba

2. pridevnik
lačen, gladen, gladujoč, sestradan; mršav, suh
figurativno beden, reven, nadložen

hunger² [hʌ́ŋgə]

1. neprehodni glagol
biti lačen, gladovati
figurativno hrepeneti (for, after po)

2. prehodni glagol
sestradati koga (out)
z lakoto prisiliti koga (into k)

raven² [rǽvən]

1. neprehodni glagol
ropati, pleniti, grabiti, iskati plen; požrešno jesti, požreševati, goltati; biti lačen ali žejen (for česa)
biti pohlepen; hlepeti, koprneti, hrepeneti po čem
prehodni glagol
pogoltniti, požreti (tudi figurativno)

to raven for blood žejati po krvi
to raven after prey iti na iskanje plena, za plenom

2. samostalnik
rop(anje), plenjenje; plen

ravenous [rǽvənəs] pridevnik
izstradan, sestradan, lačen kot volk; pohlepen (for česa)
požrešen

ravenous eagerness silna gorečnost, vnema
ravenous hunger volčja lakota
I am ravenous umiram od gladu, lačen sem kot volk

starve [sta:v]

1. neprehodni glagol
stradati, gladovati, trpeti lakoto, zelo bedno živeti
domačno biti lačen kot volk, umirati od gladu, od lakote; postiti se; zakrneti zaradi slabe prehrane (živali, rastline)
figurativno zelo hrepeneti po, koprneti, mreti (for za čem)
narečno trpeti, umreti od mraza
pogovorno biti brez, zelo pogrešati, biti lačen (česa), čutiti potrebo (for po)

2. prehodni glagol
izstradati (koga), izgladovati, nezadostno hraniti, pustiti (koga) umreti od gladu (od mraza); prisiliti (koga) z gladom (into k)
pregnati (bolezen) z gladovanjem (često out)

to starve to death umreti, poginiti od lakote, od gladu
to starve into submission, into surrender z gladom prisiliti k pokorščini, k predaji
he is starving for sympathy (knowledge) koprni po sočutju (znanju)
I am simply starving figurativno umiram od gladu, lačen sem kot volk
he was starved to death pustili so ga umreti od lakote
to be starved trpeti glad, morati stradati

voracious [vəréišəs] pridevnik (voraciously prislov)
požrešen, nenasiten; lačen kot volk
figurativno pohlepen, lakomen

voracious appetite nenavaden tek; volčja lakota; požrešnost
voracious reader knjižni molj (oseba)
to eat one's food voraciously požrešno jesti (svojo) hrano

wolflsh [wúlfiš] pridevnik (wolflshly prislov)
volčji
figurativno divji, razbojniški, krut; požrešen, grabežljiv
ameriško, pogovorno lačen kot volk

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

cavity [kǽviti] samostalnik
votlina, luknja

to feel a great cavity biti zelo lačen

concavity [kɔnkǽviti] samostalnik
vboklina, vboklost

pogovorno to feel a great concavity biti lačen ko volk

dine [dain] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
kositi, večerjati; gostiti s kosilom ali večerjo

to dine on imeti za kosilo ali večerjo
to dine with Duke Humphrey ne imeti nič jesti, stradati
to dine off (ali on) cold meat imeti za kosilo (večerjo) hladno meso
to dine with s.o. jesti pri kom
to dine out kositi zunaj doma; sleng iti lačen spat

pès dog; (v otroškem jeziku) bowwow; figurativno (psovka) scoundrel, rascal, cur, dog

mlad pès pup, puppy
pès čuvaj house-dog, watchdog
pès na verigi arhaično bandog
pès jazbečar terrier
lovski pès hound
trop, povezka lovskih psov a pack of hounds, dog couple
pès mešanec mongrel; ZDA žargon mutt
mesarski pès, doga mastiff
morski pès shark
ovčarski pès shepherd dog
pès prepeličar spaniel
pès ptičar pointer
stekel pès mad dog
ljubitelj psov dog lover, arhaično cynophile
oddelek za pse dog box
konopec, vrvica za psa lead, leash, slip
reja psov breeding of dogs
sledilni pès bloodhound
lačen kot pès as hungry as a wolf
utrujen kot pès dogtired
biti na psu (figurativno) to be on one's beam-ends
naščuvati psa na koga to set the dog on someone
priti na psa to go to the dogs, to go down in the world, (žargon) to go to pot
vem, kam pès taco moli (figurativno) I know which way the wind blows
razumeti se kot pès in mačka to agree like cat and dog
živita (gledata se) kot pès in mačka they live (ali lead) a cat-and-dog life
pès, ki laja, ne grize his bark is worse than his bite
psom vstop prepovedan! no dogs admitted
pozor, hud pès! beware of the dog!
vidim, kam pès taco moli pri tebi I get your drift, I see what you're getting at

postáti¹ (postanem) to become; to get; (sčasoma) to grow (up, out of); to rise; (nenadoma) to turn, to turn out, to prove

postáti bogat to become (ali to grow) rich
postáti hud, jezen to get angry
postáti lačen (reven, star) to get hungry (poor, old)
postáti mlajši to grow younger
postáti običajen to become common
postáti slabši to grow worse, to worsen
postáti zdravnik to become a doctor
mraz (pozno, temno) postaja it is getting cold (late, dark)
postal je bled he went (ali turned, grew) pale
Napoleon je postal cesar Napoleon became emperor
postal je katolik he has turned Catholic
kaj hoče on postáti? what is he going to be?
kaj je postal (on) (kaj je z njim)? what has become of him?, what ever became of him?