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njegóv his, (pri neživih stvareh) its

njegóv klobuk (njegóva knjiga) his hat (his book)
neki njegóv prijatelj a friend of his
ta njegóva knjiga this book of his
njegóv pravi bratranec his own cousin
tu ni nič njegóvega there is nothing of his here

his [hiz, iz] svojilni pridevnik & zaimek
njegov

its [its] zaimek
njegov, njen (srednji spol)
svoj, -ja, -je

candleberry [kǽndlberi] samostalnik
botanika voskovnik; njegov plod

greenheart [grí:nha:t] samostalnik
neko zahodnoindijsko drevo, njegov les

henbane [hénbein] samostalnik
botanika črni zobnik, blen; njegov strup

marabout [mǽrəbu:t] samostalnik
mohamedanski menih ali puščavnik; njegov grob

papaw [pəpɔ́:] samostalnik
botanika melonovec, tropsko ameriško sadno drevo; njegov plod (tudi papaya)

áli or; (= če) whether, if; (toda) but, however

on áli njegov brat he or his brother
bil sem v dvomu, áli naj grem I was in doubt whether to go
povej mi, áli je to res ali ne tell me whether it is true or not
ni vedela, áli naj joče áli se smeje she did not know whether to laugh or cry
vsi ljudje, áli bogati áli revni all men, whether rich or poor
áli... áli either... or
eno áli drugo, ne moreš imeti obojega you can't have it both ways

alligator [ǽligeitə] samostalnik
zoologija aligator
tehnično amfibijsko oklopno vozilo

alligator apple neko zahodnoindijsko drevo in njegov plod (Anona palustris)
alligator pear zahodnoindijsko drevo Persea gratissima in njegov plod
alligator wood les zahodnoindijskega drevesa Guarea Swartzii

block¹ [blɔk] samostalnik
klada, tnalo; kocka za tlakovanje; blokiranje; kliše; škripec; blok, skupina hiš; kepa; kalup za klobuke; beležnica; zastoj (v prometu), ovira; obstrukcija; tepec, topoglavec; taborišče

block bill tesača
a chip of the old block kakor njegov oče
block calendar listni koledar
to cut a block with a razor uporabljati prefina sredstva
stumbling block kamen spotike
block of flats stanovanjski blok
block grant enkratna dotacija
block letters tiskane velike črke
block station čuvajnica
to be sent (ali go) to the block iti na morišče
the block obglavljenje
pulley block, block and tackle škripčevje
road block zapora ceste

chip¹ [čip] samostalnik
drobec, odkrušek, iver, trska; oškrbek; odpadek; igralna znamka; odkrušeno mesto
pogovorno otrok

a chip of the old block čisto tak kakor njegov oče
I don't care a chip for it ni mi do tega
to carry a chip on one's shoulder rad se prepirati
potato chips tenke ocvrte krompirjeve rezine
to buy chips hraniti denar
ameriško, sleng to hand (ali pass in) one's chips umreti
dry as a chip nezanimiv, dolgočasen, suhoparen
such carpenters such chips po delu spoznamo človeka

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

čás time; (doba) epoch; tide, (razdobje) period; space of time; (letni čas) season; (ura) hour; gramatika tense; (vmesni) interval, interim, meantime

božični čás Christmastime, Christmastide, arhaično yuletide
poletni (delovni) čás daylight saving time
konični čás (ure) rush hour, peak hours pl
prometno šibki čás offpeak (ali slack) hours pl
slabi, težki čási hard times pl
skrajni čás! high time!
prosti čás leisure; spare time
ves moj čás the whole of my time
s časom in the course of time, gradually
o pravem čásu in time; in the nick of time; in due course of time, ZDA on time
od čása do čása every now and then, from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while
čez nekaj čása some time afterwards
od tega čása since that time
v kratkem čásu in a short time
za kratek čás for a short time
pred čásom, predčasno prematurely
pred nekaj čása some time ago
že nekaj čása prej for some time past
že dolgo čása for a long time
že pred dolgo čása long ago, a long time ago; ZDA pogovorno way back
med tem čásom in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile
od tega čása naprej from this time onward, henceforth
od tistega čása dalje from that time forward
v istem čásu at the same time
nekaj čása (prislov) awhile, (samostalnik) a while
ob nepravem čásu at the wrong time, out of season
ob kateremkoli čásu, ob vsakem čásu at any time
ves čás all along, all the time
pred davnim čásom long ago
v teku čása in the course of time
vsak čás zdaj any time now
v starih čásih in olden times
v dobrih starih čásih in the good old days
v tistem čásu at that time
ob katerem čásu? at what time?
v sedanjem čásu at present, now
v določenem čásu within a fixed period, in due course
zadnje čáse lately
za vse čáse for all time
prav v zadnjem čásu quite recently
od davnih čásov from time immemorial, from time out of mind
ob določenem čásu at the appointed time
v prostem čásu at one's leisure
šala o nepravem čásu ill-timed jest
škoda čása za to it's a mere waste of time
vsaka stvar ob svojem čásu everything in its season
vse ob svojem čásu there is a time for everything, all in good time
v čásu, v čásih poplav in times of flood
čás beži time flies
skrajni čás je it is high time
to je samo vprašanje čása it's only a question of time
je že tudi čás! (it's) about time, too!
to je samo izguba čása it's a sheer waste of time
za to je še čás there is plenty of time for that
za to je še do jutri čás it can wait till tomorrow
bil je čás, ko... time was when...
za to je treba čása this takes time
določiti čás to fix a date
dati komu čás to give someone time
imate malo čása zame? can you spare me a moment?
čás se mu vleče time hangs heavy on his hands
ne imeti čása za... to have no time for
krajšati si čás to while away the time
izkoristiti čás to take time by the forelock
imam nekaj prostega čása I have some time to spare
iti (vštric) s čásom to be abreast of the times
nimam dosti čása, ne smem izgubljati čása I have no time to spare
kje so lepi stari čási? pesniško where are the snows of yester year?
kako dolgo čása ga ni! what a long time he has been gone!
korakati s čásom to move with the times
čási so minuli, ko... time was, when...
čás je potekel time is up
preganjati čás (figurativno) to while away the time
prihraniti čás to save time
prebiti svoj čás to pass one's time
njegov čás je prišel his hour has struck
čakati svoj čás to bide one's time
držati korak s čásom to keep pace with the times
priti ravno o pravem čásu to come in the nick of time
čás bo pokazal time will show, time will tell
čás presti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
je škoda čása (ne izplača se) it is not worth while
ob nepriličnem čásu priti h komu to intrude upon someone's time
štopati čás to time with a stopwatch
on je videl boljše čáse he had known better times
vzeti mnogo čása to take long
precéj čása mi bo vzelo, da... it will take me ages to...
to mi vzame skoraj ves moj čás it takes up nearly all my time
vzemite si čás! take your time!
ubi(ja)ti čás to kill time
ves čás sem to vedel I have known it all the time (ali all along)
precéj čása te že nisem videl I haven't seen you for ages
precéj čása bo trajalo, da... it will take some time to...
zapravljati tratiti (svoj) čás to waste one's time, to fritter away one's time, ZDA žargon to boondoggle
med tem čásom se je marsikaj zgodilo many things have happened in between
čás je denar time is money
preživljati težke čáse to have a hard time
čás hitro teče time passes quickly (ali races by, flies)

dán day; (dnevna svetloba, luč) daylight, daytime; (svetloba) light

dober dán! (zjutraj) good morning!, (popoldne) good afternoon!, (splošno) how do you do!, pogovorno hallo!, hullo!, ZDA hello, (pri poslovitvi) good day!, pogovorno see you!, be seeing you!; see you later!
deloven dán working day, weekday
črn dán figurativno a black day, a dark day, an unfortunate day
materinski dán Mother's Day
novoletni dán New Year's Day
beli dán broad daylight
plačilni dán payday
postni dán fast day
prazničen dán holiday
pasji dnevi dog days pl
prosti dán day off, (brez pouka) day off school
rojstni dán birthday
srečen dán a red-letter day
sodni dán the Last Day, Judgment Day, Day of Judgment, Doomsday
davni dnevi bygone days, arhaično day of yore
spominski dán Remembrance Day (11. november)
z dne 3. maja dated May 3rd
čez dán (podnevi) in the daytime; during the day, by daylight, by day
dán za dnem day by day
drugi (naslednji) dán next day, the day after
do današnjega dne to the preent day
od dneva do dneva from day to day
čez nekaj dni in a day or two
enega teh dni, te dni enkrat one of these days
dvakrat na dán twice a day
pri belem dnevu in broad daylight
lepega dne one fine day
oni dán (zadnjič) the other day
še oni dán only the other day
še isti dán that very day
od tega dne dalje from this day forth
par dni a couple of days
ta ali oni dán one day or another
svoj živi dán in all my born days, in my lifetime
nekega dne one day, (za prihodnost) some day
pred tremi dnevi three days ago
dán poprej the day before, the day beforehand
teden dni (7 dni) a week
danes teden dni this day week, (pred tednom dni) a week ago
14 dni (2 tedna) a fortnight, two weeks
čez 14 dni in a fortnight
vsak dán every day, daily
vsak drugi dán every other (ali second) day
vsakih pet dni every five days
ves dán all day long, for the whole of the day
ves ljubi božji dán the livelong day
za nekaj dni for a few days
prejšnji dán the previous (ali preceding) day
ki traja ves dán daylong
na dán z besedo! speak out!, out with it!
to je jasno kot beli dán it's as clear as daylight, it's as plain as a pikestaff
biti različen kot noč in dán to be as different as chalk and cheese
béli dán je it is broad daylight
dobiti prost dán to be allowed a day off
ni še vseh dni konec we have not seen the last of it yet
prinesti, spraviti na dán to bring to light
prinesti stvar na dán to broach a matter
sedaj prihaja na dán it now transpires
priti na dán to come to light, to transpire, to leak out, to become known, ZDA to develop
prinesti na dán svoje težave to air one's troubles
ko napoči dán at daybreak, at dawn
za vsakega pride njegov dán every dog has his day
sanja se ti pri belem dnevu you're day-dreaming
svoj živi dán nisem videl... I have never seen in all my born days (ali in my lifetime)...
dnevi so mu šteti his days are numbered
zagledati dán (luč sveta) to be born, to come to light, to come out
določiti dán to fix a day
voščiti dober dán to bid someone good day, zastarelo to give someone the time of day
bil je 2 dni prepozen he was two days late
delati noč in dán to work day and night
ne hvali dneva pred nočjo do not praise the day before it is over; laugh before breakfast and you'll cry before supper

debelíti to make fat (ali stout ali corpulent); (pitati) to fatten

debelíti se to grow fat (stout); to put on weight; to put on flesh
debelíti se ob kom (na njegov račun) to fatten upon someone

dolžína length

zemljepisna dolžína longitude
valovna dolžína wavelength
po vsej svoji dolžíni je ležal na podu he was lying at full length on the floor
njegov konj je zmagal za tri dolžíne his horse won by three lengths, his horse finished three lengths ahead of the field

domnévati to suppose; to presume; to assume; to surmise; to conjecture

njegov način življenja da domnévati veliko premoženje his style of living suggests great wealth
ne moremo domnévati, da... it is not to be supposed that...
o njem so domnevali, da je mrtev he was supposed to be dead
domnevam, da je umetnik I guess he is an artist
on je bil domnevni vodja upora he was the supposed leader of the revolt

domnéven supposed; suppositional; putative; reputed

njegov domnévni oče his putative father

falíranec failure; (born) loser; dud; wastrel; washout

njegov sin je falíranec his son is a failure