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molčáti to be (ali to keep) silent, to keep silence; to say nothing, to remain silent, to hold one's tongue

molči! keep silent!, keep your mouth shut!, hold your tongue!, pogovorno shut up!
molčite o tej stvari! not a word about this (to anyone)!, mum's the word!
molčáti kot grob to be silent as the grave, to be as silent as death, to be as close (ali dumb) as an oyster, pogovorno to clam up
so stvari, o katerih je bolje molčáti there are topics which are best avoided...
a da molčimo o... not to mention...
kdor molči, soglaša silence gives consent
o dobrih novicah ne smemo molčáti good news must not be kept back
govoriti je srebro, molčáti je zlato the less said, the better
molčáti o čem to keep quiet about something

belt² [belt] prehodni glagol
opasati; s pasom (jermenom) pretepsti

to belt along ucvreti jo
to belt up molčati

button² [bʌ́tn] prehodni glagol (up)
zapeti

figurativno to button up one's mouth molčati, ne ziniti besede
to button up one's purse (ali pockets) skopariti

dumb¹ [dʌm] pridevnik (dumbly prislov)
nem, onemel, molčeč
ameriško, domačno bedast, neumen

to strike s.o. dumb osupiti koga
to be dumb molčati ko riba
a dumb dog molčeč človek
deaf and dumb gluhonem
the dumb millions brezpravne mase

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!

gròb grave; tomb; burial place; (zidan) sepulchre; figurativno death, destruction

gròb neznanega junaka grave of the Unknown Soldier
masovni, množični gròb mass grave
sveti gròb religija the Holy Sepulchre
do gròba (figurativno) till death
onstran gròba beyond the grave
skupni gròb a pauper's grave
z eno nogo v gròbu (figurativno) at death's door, with one foot in the grave
od zibelke do gròba from the cradle to the grave
zanemarjen, negovan gròb neglected (ali unkept) grave
položitev v gròb burial, interment; (redko) inhumation, sepulture
biti v gròbu to be dead
biti z eno nogo v gròbu to have one foot in the grave
kopati gròb to dig a grave
odkopati, vzeti iz gròba to exhume
molčati kot gròb to be silent (ali secret) as the grave
on bi se obrnil v gròbu... he would turn in his grave
dovolj hudó, da bi se človek še v gròbu obrnil enough to make someone turn in his grave
položiti v gròb to bury, to inter, (redko) to inhume
spraviti koga v gròb to cause someone's death
v gròb me boš spravil! (figurativno) you will be the death of me!
spremiti do gròba to attend someone's funeral
govor na, ob gròbu funeral oration

hold^*3 [hóuld]

1. prehodni glagol
držati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati
šport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to)
imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol)
vojska & figurativno odbraniti, obdržati (položaj)
pravno odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost)
ameriško zadostovati (hrana)
ameriško rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu)
ameriško prijeti, obdržati v zaporu

2. neprehodni glagol
držati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem)
veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, biti

hold! počakaj, ustavi se!
to hold the baby proti svoji želji imeti odgovornost
to hold to bail proti jamstvu izpustiti na svobodo
to hold the bag ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornost
to hold a brief for odobravati, strinjati se
to hold one's breath zadržati dih
to hold the boards obdržati se na odru (igra)
to hold cheap ne ceniti
to hold in check imeti koga v šahu, krotiti
to hold in chase zasledovati
to hold a candle to the devil dajati potuho
to hold in contempt prezirati koga
to hold dear ceniti, čislati, ljubiti
to hold fast čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti
to hold the fort obraniti se
to hold a good hand imeti dobre karte
to hold good veljati, obveljati, izkazati se
to hold one's ground (ali one's own) vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kos
to hold one's horses potrpeti
to hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand imeti koga (kaj) v pesti
hold hard! počakaj!, stoj!
to hold one's hand vzdržati se česa
to hold one's head high biti zelo ponosen
hold everything! takoj prenehaj!
to hold at nought omalovaževati, ne ceniti
to hold s.o. to his promise (ali word) držati koga za besedo
to hold pace with iti v koraku s kom ali čim
to hold one's peace (ali tongue) molčati, držati jezik za zobmi
to hold still ostati miren
to hold a stock imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogi
to hold the stage biti v središču zanimanja (igralec na odru)
to hold tight čvrsto (se) držati
to hold true veljati, biti res
to hold water prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesen
to hold a wager staviti
to hold watch stražiti
there is no holding him ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen je
neither to hold nor to bind ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen
the rule holds of (ali in) all cases pravilo velja v vsakem primeru
the place holds many memories kraj je poln spominov
to eat as much as one can hold jesti kolikor kdo zmore

mum¹ [məm]

1. pridevnik
tih, nem

2. medmet
tiho! pst!

mum's the word! nikomur niti besede!
to be (ali keep) mum molčati
as mum as oysters molčeč ko riba

oyster [ɔ́istə] samostalnik
zoologija ostriga; kos mesa školjkaste oblike pri perutnini (na hrbtu)

to be as close (ali dumb) as an oyster molčati ko grob
oysters on the shell sveže ostrige
figurativno he thinks the world is his oyster misli, da je vse njegovo

peace [pi:s] samostalnik
mir; dušni mir, spokojnost

at peace with v miru s, miren
breach of the peace kaljenje miru, nemir
to break the peace kaliti mir, razsajati
to hold one's peace biti miren, molčati
to keep the peace zadržati se, ostati miren
pravno the king's (ali queen's) peace mir v deželi
to make peace skleniti mir
to make one's peace with spraviti se s kom
to leave s.o. in peace pustiti koga pri miru
peace of mind dušni mir
pipe of peace mirovna pipa
peace treaty mirovna pogodba
britanska angleščina, vojska peace establishment, peace footing vojska v mirnem času

quiet¹ [kwáiət] pridevnik (quietly prislov)
miren, tih; spokojen, zadržan (v vedenju), negiben
figurativno prikrit, skriven (zamera itd.); neupadljiv (obleka, barva)
ekonomija medel, slab, za katerim ni povpraševanja (coffee is quiet)

be quiet! tiho bodi!
tehnično quiet run miren tek
to keep quiet biti miren, molčati (about o)
to keep s.th. quiet prikrivati kaj
as quiet as a mouse tih ko miška

ríba fish

Ribe astronomija Pisces pl (s konstr. v sg), the Fishes
ríbi podoben fishlike
ríba pilot pilot fish
ríba roparica predatory fish
leteča ríba flying fish
morska ríba sea fish, salt-water fish
sladkovodna ríba freshwater fish
koš(ara) za ríbe fish basket, creel
prodajalec, -lka ríb fishmonger
trgovec z ríbami fish merchant
nož za rezanje ríbe fish slice
gojitev ríb fish farming, pisciculture
nasoljena ríba salt fish
jata ríb shoal, school
zdrav kot ríba sound as a bell, fit as a fiddle, in the pink, in fine fettle
zdrav je kot ríba he is as fit as a fiddle
loviti ríbe to fish, s trnkom to angle, s podvodno puško to spearfish
poloviti vse ríbe v ribniku to fish out a pond
počutiti se kot ríba na suhem (kopnem) to feel like a fish out of water
molčati kot ríba to be as mute as a fish
počutil sem se kot ríba v vodi I was fit as a fiddle
bogat z ríbami abounding in fish
male ríbe (figurativno) small fry, ZDA pogovorno small potatoes pl

silence¹ [sáiləns] samostalnik
tišina, mir; molk, molčečnost; pozaba, pozabljenje; brezšumno delovanje motorja

silence! tišina! mir!
in silence v tišini; molče
to break silence prekiniti tišino (molk), spregovoriti
silence gives consent kdor molči, odobrava (soglaša)
to keep (to observe) silence molčati; ne izdati
to pass into silence priti, pasti v pozabo
to pass over in silence figurativno iti molčé preko, preiti molče
to put to silence pripraviti, prisiliti k molku, utišati (koga) (zlasti z argumenti v diskusiji)
to wrap o.s. in silence zaviti se v molk
speech is silver, but silence is golden govoriti je srebro, molčati pa zlato

silent [sáilənt]

1. pridevnik (silently prislov)
molčeč, tih, nem; ki se ne izgovarja (o črki); brezšumen; miren; ki ne govori (about o)
(o vulkanu) nedelujoč
medicina latenten, brez simptomov

silent butler figurativno posoda za odpadke
silent consent tiho soglašanje, tiho privoljenje (pristanek)
silent film, ameriško silent movie nem film
silent grief nema bolečina
silent letter jezikoslovje nema črka
a silent man molčeč človek
the silent system kaznilniški red, po katerem zapornikom ni dovoljeno govoriti
silent partner ekonomija tihi družabnik
silent service pogovorno mornarica, ameriško služba na podmornici
silent voter ameriško, politika volilec, čigar odločitev ni znana
to be silent molčati (on, upon o)
be silent! molči!
history is silent upon it zgodovina molči o tem
to be as silent as death molčati kot grob

2. samostalnik
nem film

snug² [snʌg]

1. pridevnik (snugly prislov)
zaščiten, dobro zavarovan, skrit, udobno nameščen; udoben, komoden, topel, prijeten; ugoden; živeč v dobrih razmerah; zadosten, čeden (dohodek, obed itd.); ki se dobro prilega, pristaja (o obleki)
navtika dobro zgrajen (zaščiten, nameščen), neprepusten za vodo (o ladji)

(as) snug as a bug in a rug figurativno zelo udobno, v blagostanju
a snug fortune lepo, čedno premoženje
a snug little dinner dobra večerjica
a snug jacket lepo pristajajoč suknjič
a snug income čeden dohodek
to keep it nice and snug figurativno lepo molčati o tem, skrivati to
to lie snug lepo, udobno, na skritem ležati
to make a boat snug namestiti čoln v zavetje (pred slabim vremenom)

2. prislov
udobno, komodno; prijetno

still¹ [stil]

1. samostalnik
miren, nepremičen, negiben; tih, nem, molčeč; nemoten; nepeneč se (pijača)

still champagne naravni (nešampanizirani) šampanjec
still as the grave molčeč kot grob
a still lake mirno jezero
still life tihožitje
the still small voice figurativno glas vesti
still water mirujoča voda
be still! molči!
keep still! bodi miren
to keep still about s.th. molčati o čcm
to lie (to sit) still nepremično ležati (sedeti)
to stand still mirno, nepremično stati, ustaviti se, ne se več premakniti
still waters run deep tiha voda bregove podira

2. samostalnik
poetično mir, tišina, molk
fotografija posamična fotografija, kamera za posamične posnetke
film fotografija, reklamna fotografija (nepremična) za film
pogovorno tihožitje
ameriško tih alarm ob požaru

in the still of night v nočni tišini, sredi noči

3. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
umiriti, pripraviti k molku, utišati; utihniti, umiriti se

to still one's fears pomiriti svoj strah
when the storm stills ko se bo vihar polegel

tongue [tʌŋ]

1. samostalnik
jezik
figurativno človeški govor, jezik, veščina govora; način, spretnost izražanja
figurativno (zemeljski) rt; jezik plamena; jeziček (pri tehtnici); jezik pri čevlju; kembelj (zvona); ustnik (pihala)
tehnično tračnica, kretnica

furred (coated) tongue medicina obložen jezik
a fluent tongue, a sharp tongue dobro namazan, odrezav jezik
a long tongue, a sharp tongue dolg, oster jezik
tongue in cheek figurativno ironično
much tongue veliko govorjenja
slanderous tongue zlobni jeziki, obrekovalci
one's mother tongue materinski jezik
smoked tongue prekajen jezik
gift of tongues dar, talent za jezike
on the tip of one's tongue na konici jezika, na jeziku
he is all tongue on samo govoriči, njega je samo govorjenje, brbljanje
his tongue is too long for his teeth on je preveč jezikav, on preveč jezika
she is on the tongues of all men vsi jo vlačijo po zobeh
his tongue failed him jezik mu je odpovedal
to find one's tongue spregovoriti
he found his tongue jezik se mu je (spet) odvezal
to give tongue glasno govoriti, vpiti
to have a long tongue imeti dolg jezik, biti čenčav
to have a fluent (ready) tongue biti zgovoren
he has too much tongue kar ima na srcu, ima na jeziku
I have the word on the tip of my tongue besedo imam na jeziku
to hold one's tongue molčati
hold your tongue! drži jezik za zobmi! jezik za zobe!
to give (to lay) one's tongue to izraziti (izjaviti) se gledé
to keep a civil tongue in one's head ostati vljuden
I made a slip of the tongue zareklo se mi je
to put out one's tongue jezik pokazati
to speak with one's tongue in one's cheek govoriti ironično (posmehljivo, neiskreno, hinavsko)
to wag one's tongue neprestano brbljati, žlabudrati

2. prehodni glagol
dotakniti se, polizati z jezikom
pogovorno ozmerjati, ošteti
neprehodni glagol
klepetati, jezik vrteti

vèč more; plus

vèč kot... more than...
vèč (od njih) several
še vèč still more
vèč kot dovolj enough and to spare
vèč ljudi several people
ne vèč no more, no longer
vèč ali manj more or less
nič vèč no more
vèč dni several days, a day or two
vedno vèč in vèč more and more
nikoli vèč nevermore, never again
vèč kot enkrat more than once
vèč kot teden dni (kot en teden) for over a week
čim vèč, tem bolje the more the better
čim vèč dela, tem vèč potroši the more he works the more he spends
sem vèč kot zadovoljen I am more than satisfied
on ni vèč nesrečen he is no longer unhappy
ni ga vèč he is no more
bil si moj prijatelj, pa nisi vèč you used to be a fiend of mine but you aren't any longer
imam vèč denarja kot ti I have (ali pogovorno I've got) more money than you
vèč imaš, vèč hočeš imeti much will have more
vèč jih je kot nas there are more of them (than of us)
ne odlašaj vèč! delay no longer!, pogovorno don't put it off any longer!
nič vèč me ne zebe I don't feel cold any longer
vèč od njih poznam I know several of them
nimam vèč denarja I have no money left, I have no more money
spoznal, srečal sem se z vèč člani kluba I met several members of the club
ne misli vèč na to! don't think of it any more!, pogovorno forget it!
nisem mogel vèč molčati I could not remain silent any longer
ne bom vèč čakal I shall not wait any longer
ne maram vèč slišati nobene besede o tem I don't want to hear another word about it
od takrat ga nisem vèč videl I have not seen him since (then)

zlató gold

lov za zlatom gold rush
kopač (kopanje) zlata gold-digger (gold digging)
rudnik zlata gold mine
zlató v palicah bar gold, bullion, ingot gold
kepica, zrno zlata gold nugget
zlata žila medicina piles pl
žila zlata vein of gold
izpiralec (izpiranje) zlata gold-washer (gold-washing)
odtok zlata outflow (ali drain) of gold
zaloga zlata nahajališče zlata goldfield
plačila se morajo izvršiti v zlatu (the) payments are to be made in gold
on se valja v zlatu (figurativno) he is rolling in gold
biti plačan v zlatu to be paid in gold
biti zlata vreden (figurativno) to be worth one's weight in gold
to se ne da plačati z zlatom (figurativno) this is beyond price
govoriti je srebro, molčati pa zlató speech is silver (arhaično silvern), silence is golden
ni vse zlató, kar se sveti all that glitters is not gold, appearances are deceptive