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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