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bar¹ [ba:] samostalnik
palica, drog, bradeljnica
glasba črta taktnica; proga, kos npr. mila; tablica (čokolade); zapah; pregraja
figurativno ovira; posebni oddelek, pult; sipina
figurativno sodišče; odvetništvo, advokatura
pravno priziv, tožba; dvorana; točilnica, gostilna
zoologija grba

to be called to the bar postati odvetnik
to call to the bar poklicati na sodišče
behind bolt and bar za rešetkami
God's bar poslednja sodba
to practise at the bar ukvarjati se z odvetništvom, biti odvetnik
prisoner of the bar obtoženec
sand bar sipina
to study for the bar študirati pravo
bar sinister prečka v grbu kot znak nezakonskega rojstva plemiča
to play a few bars zaigrati nekaj taktov
horizontal bar drog (telovadno orodje)
parallel bars bradlja

nature-printing [néičəprintiŋ] samostalnik
umetnost način tiska, kjer se npr. list pritrdi na ploščo in napravi odtis

scumble [skʌmbl]

1. samostalnik
(slikarstvo) ublažitev barv

2. prehodni glagol
ublažiti npr. oljnate barve na sliki, s tem, da jih prekrijemo s plastjo neprozorne snovi

SOS [ésoués] samostalnik
radiotelegrafski klic za pomoč, ki ga pošljejo npr. ladje v nevarnosti
pogovorno klic na pomoč v stiski (v sili)

tank drama [tǽŋkdrá:mə] samostalnik
gledališče (senzacijska) igra, pri kateri se uporabi velika cisterna z vodo, npr. za predstavitev reševanja utapljajočih se

več- (predpona) multi-, npr.

večnadstrópen multistorey, multi-storied
večstrankarski politika multiparty

a³ [ə] predpona
na (npr. aboard, ashore)
ne, brez (npr. amorphous)

-able [əbl] pripona
zmožen česa, primeren za kaj (npr. drinkable piten)

appearance [əpíərəns] samostalnik
videz, zunanjost; pojava; prikazen; izdaja (knjige); (javen) nastop

as far as appearances go, to all appearance po vsem videzu
at first appearance na prvi pogled
to make one's appearance pojaviti se (pred sodiščem)
there's every appearance of vse kaže, da
to put in the appearance of courage delati se pogumnega
the actor made his first appearance igralec je prvič nastopil
appearances are deceptive videz vara, ni vse zlato, kar se sveti
to save (ali keep up) appearances ohraniti videz (npr. blagostanja)
to make a fine appearance biti lepega videza
for appearance's sake, for the sake of appearances (le) na videz

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

cap¹ [kæp] samostalnik
čepica, kapica, klobuk, avba, pokrivalo; vrh; pokrov; vžigalna kapica; lesena čaša

cap acquaintance površno poznanstvo
to assume the black cap na smrt obsoditi
a feather in one's cap nekaj, na kar smo lahko ponosni
the cap fits prilega se (npr. pripomba)
to get one's cap postati član kluba
cap in hand proseče
his cap is on one side slabe volje je
cap lamp rudarska svetilka (ki je na čelu)
night cap napitek pred spanjem
to pull caps prepirati se
to put on one's considering (ali thinking) cap stvar dobro premisliti
to send round the cap poslati nabiralno polo, nabirati prispevke
she sets (up) her cap at (ali for) him trudi se, da bi ga pridobila
cap of maintenance pokrivalo kot simbol položaja
fool's cap čepica dvornega norca; format pisarniškega papirja
steel cap čelada
cap and gown akademska noša

captive¹ [kǽptiv] pridevnik
ujet; prevzet, očaran

captive audience ljudje, ki so prisiljem poslušati npr. radio
captive balloon privezani balon
to lead captive (od)peljati v ujetništvo
to take captive ujeti

coffin¹ [kɔ́fin] samostalnik
krsta
navtika stara ladja; papirnata vrečka

hudomušno a coffin nail cigareta
to drive (ali put) a nail into s.o.'s coffin pospešiti smrt koga (npr. pijača, kajenje)

conscience [kɔ́nšəns] samostalnik
vest

in conscience v resnici
in all conscience gotovo
upon my conscience! častna beseda!
to have the conscience to biti tako predrzen, da
conscience money denar, plačan, ker nas peče vest (npr. zaradi utaje davkov)
freedom of conscience svoboda verskega prepričanja
to get off one's conscience olajšati si vest
with a safe conscience mirne duše
his conscience smote him, he had qualms of conscience, he was conscience-stricken vest ga je pekla
out of all conscience nesramno
clear (ali good) conscience čista vest
guilty (ali bad) conscience slaba vest
to steel one's conscience to s.th. zatisniti oči pred čim

descending [diséndiŋ] pridevnik
ki se spušča, ki pada

descending letter črka, ki se piše deloma pod črto (npr. g, j)

fall^*1 [fɔ:l]

1. neprehodni glagol (in, to, from)
pasti, padati; pripasti, pripadati; podreti, prevrniti, zgruditi se; popustiti, popuščati; upadati; spustiti se
zoologija roditi se; spuščati se; izlivati se; viseti; (z)manjšati, poleči se; poginiti; podleči; z vnemo se lotiti; propadati; zgoditi se; morati

2. prehodni glagol
ameriško, narečno sekati drevesa

o fall adoing začeti kaj (npr. alaughing zasmejati se)
to fall asleep zaspati
to fall to blows stepsti, spopasti se
to fall due zapasti (menica)
to fall dumb onemeti
to fall from favour pasti v nemilost
to fall flat doživeti neuspeh
to fall foul of spopasti se, napasti; prepirati se
to fall from grace grešiti
to fall in love zaljubiti se
to fall in two razpoloviti se
to fall into habit navaditi se
to fall into conversation with s.o. začeti pogovor s kom
to fall a prey (ali victim, sacrifice) postati žrtev
to fall into a rage pobesneti
to fall heir to podedovati po
to fall to pieces razpasti
to fall on a sword figurativno narediti samomor
to fall on one's feet imeti srečo, izvleči se
his face fell kislo je pogledal
to fall to one's lot biti komu usojeno
to fall between two stools usesti se med dva stola
to fall into oblivion biti pozabljen

hyphenate [háifəneit] prehodni glagol
vezati z vezajem

hyphenated American Amerikanec tujega porekla (npr. Irish-American)

ígra play; (biljard, karte, šport) game; šport (tekma) match

odločilna ígra šport key game, decider; (radio, slušna) play; (predstava) performance; (lutkovna) puppetry; (teniška partija) set; (zabava) amusement, pastime; (igralcev v gledališču) acting, playing; glasba (manner of) playing
olimpijske ígre the Olympic Games pl, the Olympics pl
družabne ígre parlour games, party games pl
hazardna ígra gamble, gambling
ígre na prostem outdoor games pl
besedna ígra a play on words, pun
neodločena ígra draw
poštena, odkrita ígra fair play
nepoštena, zahrbtna ígra foul play
tvegana ígra a risky (ali a bold) game
nema ígra (pantomima) dumb-show
otročja ígra child's play, kid's play
(čudna) ígra narave (npr. tele z dvema glavama) beak (of nature)
ígre v spretnosti games pl of skill
tovariš pri ígri partner, playfellow, playmate
dolgovi pri ígri gambling debts, gaming debts
čas za ígro playtime
izguba pri ígri loss at play
podaljšanje ígre extra time
prekinitev ígre (odmor) ZDA time-out
prepoved ígre playing ban
pravilo (kake) ígre rule (of a game)
trajanje ígre length (ali time) of play
izid, rezultat ígre (nogomet itd.) score(s pl)
kakšen je izid ígre? what's the score?
kvarilec ígre killjoy, spoilsport, wet blanket
ígra mačke in miši cat-and-mouse game
igrati dvojno ígro (figurativno) to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
njegovo življenje je v ígri (na kocki) his life is at stake
imeti srečo v ígri to have a lucky break (ali streak), to strike lucky
izgubiti ígro to lose the game
predati ígro (kot izgubljeno) to give up the game as lost, (figurativno) to throw in the sponge (ali the towel)
to je otročja ígra v primeri z... it's child's play compared with...
dobiti ígro to win the game
goljufati pri ígri to cheat (at gambling), not to play fair, arhaično to sharp
pokvariti komu ígro (figurativno) to put a spoke in someone's wheel
poskusiti (svojo) srečo v ígri to try one's luck at gambling
igrati nevarno ígro to play a dangerous game
igrati visoko ígro to play for high stakes
spregledal, spoznal sem njegovo ígro (figurativno) I understood his little game, I saw through his tricks
to je otročja ígra (figurativno) this is an easy task
to je bila otročja ígra šport, lahka zmaga this was a walkover (ali child's play)
zapraviti svoje premoženje pri ígri to gamble away one's fortune

immune¹ [imjú:n] pridevnik
medicina imun (from za)
zavarovan, varen (from pred)
odporen (against proti)
nesprejemljiv, neobčutljiv (to za)
izvzet, prost (from česa; npr. davka)

immunity [imjú:niti] samostalnik
medicina imunost, zavarovanost pred boleznijo (from)
pravno prostost, izvzetost (from ; npr. obvez)
pravno privilegij, posebna pravica; nedotakljivost