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obá obé; obádva, obédve both; the two; either of two; the one and the other

za naju oba for the two of us
obe ti dekleti both these girls
v obeh primerih in either case
na obeh straneh ceste on either side (ali on both sides) of the road
kateri od obeh? which of the two?
obe moji roki both my hands
oba vidva bosta morala to drago plačati you'll both have to pay dearly for it

both¹ [bouɵ] pridevnik
oba, oboje, obadva

Jack of both sides kdor igra za obe stranki
to look at it both ways ogledati si stvar z obeh strani
to make both ends meet živeti po svojih razmerah, prebijati se s svojimi sredstvi

both² [bouɵ] zaimek
oba, oboje, obadva

both of us midva oba
both of you vidva oba
both of them onadva oba

either¹ [áiðə ameriško í:ðə] pridevnik
oba, eden in drugi, eden od obeh

on either side na obeh straneh

two [tu:]

1. pridevnik
dva, dve; oba, obe

one or two books ena ali dve knjigi, nekaj knjig
in a day or two v nekaj dneh
he is not two yet on še ni dve leti star

2. samostalnik
dvojka (številka 2); dvojica, dvoje, par

the two oba(dva); obe(dve); oboje
the two of us midva (oba)
by twos, in twos (po) dva in dva, v parih
two and two po dva, v parih
in twos and threes po dva in tri
in two na dvoje, na pol
in twos v zelo kratkem času, v hipu
two of a trade dva konkurenta
the two of spades pikova dvojka
to cut s.th. in two prerezati kaj na dvoje
this cost me two and two to me je stalo dva šilinga in dva penija
to go two and two iti po dva in dva, v parih
to walk by twos and threes hoditi v gručah po dva in tri
to put two and two together zbližati dejstva in potegniti zaključek, zaključiti; napraviti pravi, logični zaključek po presoji dejstev
two can play at that game figurativno to znam tudi jaz ali kdo drug; bomo videli, kdo bo potegnil boljši konec (kraj); palica ima dva kraja

span² [spæn] prehodni glagol
premostiti, spojiti z lokom, povezati oba brega (reke), obokati, zajeti, obseči; meriti na pedi
navtika zategniti, stisniti (kaj) z vrvmi; prepreči
neprehodni glagol
raztezati se, razpenjati se (prek reke itd.)

to span a river with a bridge premostiti (zgraditi most čez) reko
my memory spans only the last ten years moj spomin sega le 10 let nazaj

broad¹ [brɔ:d] pridevnik
širok, obsežen, (ob)širen, prostoren
figurativno brez predsodkov, širokogruden, svobodomiseln; glaven, osnoven; jasen; splošen; biten; surov, nespodoben

in broad daylight pri belem dnevu
it's as broad as it is long oba razloga sta enako tehtna, eno ni nič boljše od drugega
ameriško, pogovorno broad place in the road mestece
britanska angleščina, pogovorno broad mob goljufivi kvartopirci
broad hint migljaj s kolom
broad stare predrzen pogled
broad views strpni nazori

choose^* [ču:z]

1. prehodni glagol (between)
izbrati, izbirati, izvoliti si; hoteti; raje imeti

2. neprehodni glagol (between)
imeti na izbiro; blagovoliti

there is not much to choose between them oba sta enaka
I cannot choose but nujno moram, prisiljen sem, ne morem si kaj, da ne bi
to pick and choose skrbno izbirati

joint¹ [džɔ́int] pridevnik (jointly prislov)
skupen, združen; spojen, sestavljen; solidaren

ekonomija joint account skupen račun
joint commission mešana komisija
joint chiefs of staff skupna vrhovna komanda
joint heir sodedič
joint liability solidarno jamstvo
joint ownership solastništvo
joint rate skupna vozninska tarifa
joint stock delniški kapital
joint-stock company delniška družba
joint undertaking sodelništvo
joint venture združeno podjetje, priložnostna trgovska družba
pravno joint and several skupen dolg
pravno joint and several liability skupno poroštvo za plačilo dolga
pravno joint and several note skupna obveza za plačilo dolga
for their joint lives dokler oba (vsi) živita (živijo)
pravno joint offender sokrivec
pravno joint plaintiff sotožnik

mídva we; the two of us

za naju oba for the two of us

us [ʌs; əs] zaimek
nas; nam
narečno mi

all of us mi (me) vsi (vse)
both of us midva oba, midve obe
let us see, pogovorno let's see poglejmo!
us poor people mi reveži
give us a bite pogovorno daj mi grižljaj (kaj jesti)

vélik big, large; great; (visok) tall, high; (razsežen) vast, spacious

v vélikem obsegu on a large scale
vélika črka capital letter, upper-case letter, majuscule
véliki četrtek Maundy Thursday
vélik del a great deal
lov na véliko divjad big-game hunting
Aleksander Veliki Alexander the Great
véliki (glavni) dobitek first prize
vélika bitka great battle
véliki in mali (figurativno) great and small
véliki inkvizitor grand inquisitor
vélika gospoda (imenitniki) the great
Karel Veliki Charlemagne, Charles the Great
vélika laž a big lie
vélika luža (figurativno, Atlantik) the big pond, the big drink
vélik (slaven) mož great man, (visok) tall man
Veliki Medved astronomija Ursa Major, the Great Bear, the Plough
véliki mojstri the great masters pl
vélika noč religija Easter
véliki petek religija Good Friday
vélika sobota religija Holy Saturday
vélika obzirnost great discretion
véliko naročilo large order
vélik(i) nakup(i) bulk purchases pl
véliko podjetje largescale enterprise
vélik pesnik great poet
véliki stroški heavy expenses pl
z vélikim trudom with great pains
vélik umetnik great artist
véliki teden religija Holy Week
Veliki Voz astronomija the Great Bear, the Plough, Charles's Wain, the Wain, ZDA the Big Dipper
vélika soba large room
véliki vezir Grand Vizier
véliki vojvoda Grand Duke (ženski spol Duchess)
vélika žival large animal
vélika živina (figurativno, žargon) big shot, big noise, big wheel
oba sta enako vélika they are both the same size
pisati, tiskati z véliko črko to capitalize
oni živijo v vélikem slogu they live in great style

worst¹ [wə:st]

1. pridevnik
najslabši, najhujši

the two worst pupils oba najslabša učenca
and, which is worst in kar je najhujše
the worst way ameriško, pogovorno kar najhujše, kar najbolj, strašno
I want it the worst way nujno to potrebujem

2. prislov
najslabše, najhujše

the worst-paid najslabše plačani, -na