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neprestáno prislov incessantly, ceaselessly, continually; without stopping

on se neprestáno smeje he keeps on laughing

hourly [áuəli]

1. pridevnik
vsakouren, pogost, neprestan

2. prislov
vsako uro, pogosto, neprestano

hourly performance (ali service) učinek na uro

reiteration [ri:itəréišən] samostalnik
neprestano ponavljanje
tisk tisk na drugi strani

repetitious [repitíšəs] pridevnik
ki (se) neprestano, stalno, nepretrgoma ponavlja; ki vsebuje ponavljanja; vedno isti, dolgočasen, pust, monoton, utrudljiv

rolling-stone [róuliŋstoun] samostalnik
figurativno nestanoviten, neumirjen človek; oseba, ki neprestano menjava službe

run on neprehodni glagol
kar naprej (dalje), neprestano govoriti; nadaljevati se; preteči; naleteti na; govoriti, razpravljati; teči o; nanašati se na

as the years run on v teku let
to run on a rock zadeti, trčiti v skalo
customs run only on these goods carina se nanaša le na to blago
the conversation ran on politics razgovor je tekel o politiki

talk away prehodni glagol
kar naprej, neprestano govoriti; prekramljati; eno in isto ponavljati

we talk awayed the afternoon away prekramljali smo vse popoldne
he will talk away for hours together ure in ure bo govoril (govori) brez prestanka

yak² [j æk]

1. samostalnik
čvekanje, blebetanje, brbljanje; (neprestano) govorjenje
ameriško smeh, smejanje; dovtip

2. neprehodni glagol
neprestano govoriti, brbljati

she yakked on endlessly about her operation kar naprej, brez konca in kraja je govorila o svoji operaciji

deževáti to rain

dežuje it rains, it is raining
močno dežuje it is raining very hard
deževáti kot (da bi) iz škafa (lilo) it's raining cats and dogs; it's coming down in bucketfuls; it's teeming with rain
dežuje v curkih it's streaming with rain, it's coming down in torrents
neprestano dežuje it keeps on raining
ves čas je deževalo it kept raining all the time, the weather has been rainy all the time
nehalo je deževáti it has stopped raining
prejkone bo deževalo we're probably in for some rain
udarci so deževali po njem blows rained upon him
prošnje kar dežujejo applications are pouring in
rahlo dežuje it is spitting (ali drizzling)
začenja deževáti it is coming on to rain
časti so deževale nanj honours were showered upon him

goníti (preganjati) to persecute; (poditi) to chase, to run after, to go in pursuit of, to pursue; (loviti) to give chase to, to chase, to hunt, (zlasti zajce s psi) to course, (figurativno, preganjati koga) to hound; (stroje) to work, to drive, to impel, to propel, to keep going (ali in motion), to turn; (divjad) to beat up; to drive together

goníti se to be in heat, (o jelenih) to rut
kar naprej goníti eno (neprestano ponavljati) to harp on

harp² [ha:p] neprehodni glagol
igrati na harfo

to harp at namigavati na kaj
to harp on neprestano ponavljati
to harp on one string eno goniti

head² [hed] samostalnik
glava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt
domačno plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu)
ekonomija postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija
sleng latrina

above one's head težko razumljivo, prepametno za koga
at the head of na čelu
by head and shoulders; ali by the head and ears s silo, na silo
(by) head and shoulders above mnogo boljši od
by a short head za dolžino nosu, figurativno z majhno prednostjo
crowned heads kronane glave
a deer of the first head petleten jelen ali srnjak
navtika down by the head s prednjim delom ladje globoko v vodi
head of the family družinski poglavar
heads of state državni voditelji
the head and front bistvo, politika glava zarote, vodja upora
from head to foot od nog do glave, popolnoma
head first (ali foremost) z glavo naprej, figurativno nepremišljeno
a large head of game velik trop živali
hot head vročekrvnež
a beautiful head of hair gosti lasje
head over heels narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nos
old head on young shoulders pameten mlad človek
off one's head; ali out of one's head nor
over one's head viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivo
over head and ears; ali head over ears preko glave, do ušes, popolnoma
on this head o tem predmetu
out of one's own head sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljniku
two heads are better than one kolikor glav, toliko misli
head of water vodni steber
heads or tails obe strani kovanca (pri metanju)
twopence a head 2 penija na osebo
sleng King's (Queen's) head poštna znamka
weak in the head slaboumen
head, cook and bottle washer kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavo
figurativno on your head be it! naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovoren
ten head of cattle deset glav živine

Z glagoli:

to beat s.o.'s head off prekositi koga
pogovorno to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s head off uničiti koga
to bring to a head pripeljati do krize
figurativno to break one's head glavo si razbijati
to carry one's head high nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosen
to come to a head priti do krize, zaostriti se; medicina zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir)
sleng to do a thing on one's head igraje kaj napraviti
to drag in by the head and ears s silo privleči, za ušesa privleči
to eat (ali cry, scream, run) one's head off pretirano se razburjati
it entered my head v glavo mi je padlo
to give s.o. his head figurativno popustiti uzde
to get s.th. through one's head doumeti, razumeti kaj
to go over s.o.'s head biti pretežko za koga
to go to s.o.'s head v glavo stopiti
this horse eats his head off ta konj več pojé, kot je vreden
to have a good head for biti nadarjen za
to have a head imeti "mačka"
to have a good head on one's shoulders biti dobre glave
to have one's head in the clouds figurativno živeti v oblakih, sanjariti
to have one's head screwed in the right way imeti glavo na pravem koncu
to have a head like a sieve imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljiv
to hit the nail on the head točno zadeti
to keep one's head ostati miren
figurativno to keep one's head above water obdržati se nad vodo, životariti
to knock s.th. on the head onemogočiti kaj
to lay (ali put) heads together glave stikati, posvetovati se
to let s.o. have his head pustiti komu delati po svoji glavi
to lie on s.o.'s head biti komu v breme
to lose one's head izgubiti glavo
I cannot make head or tail of ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glave
to make head izbiti na čelo, napredovati
to make head against uspešno se upirati
to be put over the heads of other persons pri napredovanju preskočiti druge
to put s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to put s.th. into one's head vtepsti si kaj v glavo
to put s.th. out of s.o.'s head izbiti komu kaj iz glave
to put s.th. out of one's head izbiti si kaj iz glave
to put one's head in the lion's mouth izpostavljati se nevarnosti
to rear one's head glavo dvigniti
to run in s.o.'s head vrteti se komu po glavi
to run one's head against a brick wall riniti z glavo skozi zid
to shake one's head odkimati
to shake one's head at z glavo zmajati
to suffer from swelled (ali swollen) head biti zelo domišljav
to take the head prevzeti vodstvo
to take s.th. into one's head v glavo si kaj vtepsti
to talk over s.o.'s head za koga preučeno govoriti
to talk s.o.'s head off utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjem
to talk through the back of s.o.'s head neprestano v koga govoriti
to throw o.s. at the head of obesiti se komu za vrat
to talk one's head off nenehno govoriti
to turn one's head v glavo stopiti
to turn s.o.'s head glavo komu zmešati
to win by a head zmagati za dolžino glave (konj)
to work one's head off pretegniti se od dela, garati
heads I win, tails you lose izgubiš v vsakem primeru

Iliad [íliəd] samostalnik
Iliada

an Iliad of woes neprestane nesreče, neprestano trpljenje

intermission [intəmíšən] samostalnik
prekinitev, odmor, presledek; meddobje

without intermission nenehno, neprestano, brez odmora

izstopítí izstópati to get out, to step out; to alight; to retire from, to withdraw from; to secede; (iz stranke) to quit, to leave, ZDA to bolt; (iz šole) to leave; (iz društva) to resign from

izstopítí, izstópati iz članstva to resign from membership
izstopítí, izstópati iz Cerkve to leave (ali to abandon) a Church
ljudje so neprestano vstopali in izstopali people kept going in and out
reka je izstopila the river broke its banks
izstopítí, izstópati iz vlaka to alight from a train
izstopítí, izstópati iz službe to give up (ali to quit) office, to leave a post, to send in one's resignation, to resign
vsi izstopítí, izstópati! all change!

keep^*2 [ki:p]

1. prehodni glagol
držati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.)

2. neprehodni glagol
ostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se (he keeps well)
držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati (she keeps smiling)
pogovorno stanovati (where do you keep?)

to keep an appointment držati se zmenka
trgovina we don't keep this article tega artikla nimamo v zalogi
to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu do sebe
to keep in bread and water komaj se preživljati
to keep one's balance obdržati ravnotežje
to keep the ball rolling ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep body and soul together životariti
trgovina to keep books voditi knjige
to keep cool ostati miren
to keep one's counsel obdržati kaj zase
to keep s.o.'s counsel varovati tujo skrivnost
to keep a close check on skrbno nadzirati
to keep in countenance bodriti koga
to keep one's countenance ostati resen, zadrževati smeh
to keep clear of izogniti se česa, čuvati se česa
to keep s.o. company delati komu družbo
to keep company with skupaj hoditi, družiti se z
to keep s.th. dark obdržati zase, ne izdati
to keep a diary voditi dnevnik
to keep one's distance držati se ob strani
to keep one's end up braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje delo
to keep an eye on (ali out for); ali to keep one's eyes open (ali skinned); ali to keep one's weather eye lifted imeti odprte oči, budno paziti
to keep the field vztrajati, ne se umakniti
to keep one's feet obdržati se na nogah
to keep a straight face zadrževati smeh
to keep friends ostati v prijateljstvu
to keep guard stražiti
to keep (a) guard over s.o. čuvati koga
šport to keep (the) goal biti vratar, čuvati gol
God keep you! bog te varuj!
to keep s.th. going ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep s.o. going komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenju
to keep the game alive ohraniti v teku
to keep one's ground ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrst
to keep early (ali good) hours prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spat
to keep bad (ali late) hours prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spat
to keep one's hand in ne priti iz vaje
to keep one's head ne izgubiti glave, ostati miren
to keep one's head above water ne zaiti v dolgove
to keep house vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti
to keep open house biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem času
to keep hold of ne puščati iz rok
to keep in good health ostati pri dobrem zdravju
to keep a good look-out budno opazovati, paziti
to keep s.o. for lunch zadržati koga pri kosilu
to keep a stiff upper lip ne izgubiti poguma
to keep the law držati se zakona
to keep in mind zapomniti si
to keep one's nose to the grindstone neprestano garati
to keep pace (ali step) with iti v korak, ne zaostajati
to keep peace between obdržati mir med
to keep the peace držati se reda
ameriško to keep plugging along kar naprej garati
to keep s.o. posted (ali advised, informed, up to date) stalno koga obveščati
to keep the pot boiling životariti, komaj se prebijati
to keep one's pecker up ne izgubiti poguma in odločnosti
to keep good relations with s.o. ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih
to keep a record of s.th. voditi zapise o čem
to keep in good repair ohraniti v dobrem stanju
to keep sight of imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti na
to keep the stage obdržati se na odru
to keep straight on iti naravnost naprej
to keep in suspense pustiti koga v negotovosti; trgovina imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)
to keep time držati se takta
to keep good time biti točen (ura)
to keep track of zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočem
to keep one's temper zadržati se, ne razburjati se
ameriško to keep tabs on nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti si
to keep in touch with ostati s kom v stikih
to keep together biti složen, držati skupaj
to keep one's word držati besedo
to keep watch (over, on) stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom
to keep the wolf from the door komaj se preživljati

keep at neprehodni glagol
ne odnehati, vztrajati; ne pustiti koga pri miru, nadlegovati

keep at it! ne odnehaj!
they keep at me with appeals neprestano me nadlegujejo s prošnjami

nineteen [náinti:n]

1. pridevnik
devetnajst

2. samostalnik
devetnajstica

to talk nineteen to the dozen neprestano govoriti, govoriti kakor bi iz rokava stresal

round³ [ráund] prislov
(na)okoli, (na)okrog; v krogu, v obsegu; kolikor daleč seže pogled naokoli

round and round nepretrgoma, neprestano, velikokrat
round about! na levo krog!
all round vse obsegajoč (o ceni)
all-round naokoli, brez razlike, vsi po vrsti
all round us vse okoli nas
all the country round po vsej deželi, zemlji
all the year round (skozi) vse leto
for miles round milje naokrog
a long way round velik ovinek
to ask s.o. round povabiti koga k sebi
to bring s.o. round spraviti koga k sebi, k zavesti; prepričati koga
he is coming round (on) prihaja spet k zavesti
to come (to be) round kmalu, skoraj priti (biti)
New Year's Day will soon come round Novo leto bo kmalu tu
to go round vrteti se v krogu, krožiti
to go a long way round napraviti velik ovinek
to gather round zbrati se okoli
to get s.o. round prelisičiti, omrežiti, premamiti koga
to hand round podajati, porazdeliti okoli
what are you hanging round for? kaj čakaš tu? kaj delaš tu?
to order glasses round naročiti pijačo za vso družbo, pogostiti vso družbo
to send round the hat (s klobukom) nabirati darove v družbi, prositi za prostovoljne prispevke
to show s.o. round okoli koga voditi, biti komu za vodnika, razkazovati komu kaj
to sleep the clock round spati polnih 12 (ali 24) ur
taking it all round upoštevajoč stvar z vseh vidikov
to turn round vrteti se, obrniti se, obračati se
wheels turn round kolesa se vrté

sing^*1 [siŋ]

1. neprehodni glagol
peti, prepevati; pesniti, pesnikovati; delati pesmi; vzklikati (for od)
figurativno kipeti, vršeti, (o krogli) žvižgati, (o potoku) šumeti, žuboreti; brneti, brenčati (čebela), zavijati (o vetru); žvrgoleti (ptice); (o ušesu) zveneti; dati se opevati

2. prehodni glagol
peti (kaj); opevati; spremljati (koga) s pesmijo; s petjem privesti (koga) v neko stanje

to sing a child to sleep uspavati otroka s petjem
to sing dumb figurativno niti besedice (več) ne reči
my ear is singing v ušesu mi zveni
to sing for joy peti od veselja
to sing the New Year in sprejeti novo leto s petjem
to sing s.o.'s praises (neprestano) komu hvalo peti, ga hvaliti
to sing to rest pomiriti s petjem
to sing small figurativno ponižno govoriti ali se vesti v navzočnosti "višjih" oseb, postati majhen (skromen, krotek, ubogljiv, pokoren)
to sing a song peti pesem
to sing another song (tune) figurativno drugo pesem peti, zapeti drugačno pesmico, ubrati druge, milejše strune, odnehati, popustiti, znižati svoje zahteve
this song sings to an air ta pesem se poje po napevu
to sing the same song (tune) figurativno trobiti v isti rog
to sing sorrow tóžiti, tarnati