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  • obé ➞ oba
  • 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
  • ambidexter2 [ǽmbidékstə] samostalnik
    človek, ki ima obe roki enako spretni
    figurativno navihanec, neodkritosrčnež
  • binaural [bainɔ́:rəl] pridevnik (binaurally prislov)
    na obe ušesi, stereofonski
  • right-and-left [ráitəndléft]

    1. pridevnik
    ki pristoji na desni ali levi, ki se obrača na desno ali levo

    2. prislov
    desno in levo; v obe smeri, v vse smeri
  • turnabout [tə́:nəbaut] samostalnik
    obrat (za 180°)
    figurativno preobrat
    ameriško vrtiljak; plašč, ki se lahko nosi na obe strani
    zastarelo prevratnik, prekucuh
  • two-fisted [tú:fistid] pridevnik
    uporabljajoč obe pesti
    pogovorno neroden, štorast
    ameriško, pogovorno možat, močan, krepak
  • two-handed [tú:hǽndid] pridevnik
    dvoročen, ki je za obe roki; ki je za dve osebi; dvojen; vešč dela z levico in desnico

    two-handed sword dvoročnik (meč)
  • two-way [tú:wei]

    1. samostalnik
    elektrika dvojni prekinjevalec (stikalo), ki spušča ali prekinja tok v obe smeri; pipa z dvema kanaloma

    2. pridevnik
    dvojen; bilateralen

    two-way radio oddajni in sprejemni (radio) aparat
    two-way traffic dvosmeren promet
  • best2 [best] samostalnik
    najboljše, najprimernejše

    the best najodličnejši, najboljši ljudje
    at the best v najboljšem primeru
    the very best najboljše od vsega
    to be at one's best biti na višku
    bad is the best nič dobrega ne moremo pričakovati
    to do one's best do skrajnosti se potruditi
    to get (ali have) the best of the bargain napraviti dobro kupčijo
    make the best of your way home glej, da boš čimprej doma
    to make the best of a bad bargain (ali job, business, of it) pogumno prenašati udarce usode, ne biti malodušen, ne obupati, ne zgubiti glave
    to try one's best na vso moč se truditi
    to the best of my power kolikor zmorem
    the best is the enemy of good prevelike zahteve ovirajo napredek
    with the best med najboljšimi
    to have the best of both worlds izkoristiti obe možnosti
    my best, my Sunday best moja najboljša, praznična obleka
  • 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
  • glúh deaf; figurativno having no ear for, dead to, having turned a deaf ear to

    glúh kot kamen stone-deaf, (as) deaf as a post
    glúh od rojstva deaf from birth, congenitally deaf; deaf; hard (ali dull) of hearing
    glúh na eno uho deaf in one ear
    glúh na levo uho deaf in the left ear
    glúh na obe ušesi deaf in both ears
    v glúhi noči in the (ali at) dead of night
    glúh za vse prošnje deaf to all entreaties (ali to all pleas)
    ali si glúh? are you deaf?, can't you hear?, have you gone deaf?
    bila je glúha za moje besede she turned a deaf ear to all my words
    on je glúh za mene he has turned a deaf ear to me
    to ni padlo na glúha ušesa it didn't fall on deaf ears
    pridigati glúhim ušesom to preach to deaf ears
    on bo glúh za vaše opomine he will turn a deaf ear to your admonitions
    najbolj glúhi so tisti, ki nočejo slišati (there are) none so deaf as those that will not hear
  • 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
  • hono(u)r1 [ɔ́nə] samostalnik
    čast, spoštovanje; dober glas, poštenost, častitost, devištvo; izkazovanje časti
    karte najmočnejša karta, slika; (golf) pravica do prvega udarca
    množina častni naslovi
    množina odlika pri univerzitetnem izpitu; sprejem gostov

    an affair of hono(u)r častna zadeva, dvoboj
    to be an hono(u)r to biti v čast
    to be on one's hono(u)r to; ali to be bound in hono(u)r biti moralno obvezan za kaj
    pogovorno hono(u)r bright! častna beseda!, pri moji časti!
    court of hono(u)r častno sodišče
    a debt of hono(u)r častni dolg
    to do (ali give, pay) hono(u)r to izkazati komu čast
    to do s.o. the hono(u)r of počastiti koga s čim
    to do the hono(u)rs of nastopati kot gostitelj
    hono(u)r to whom hono(u)r is due čast tistemu, ki mu gre
    an hono(u)rs degree posebno odlična diploma
    hono(u)rs are easy obe strani dobita enako
    with hono(u)rs even istega položaja
    guard of hono(u)r častna straža
    to give one's word of hono(u)r dati častno besedo
    to have the hono(u)r of (ali to) šteti si v čast, da
    in hono(u)r of s.o.; ali to s.o.'s hono(u)r komu na čast
    (to render) the last (ali funeral) hono(u)rs (izkazati) poslednje časti
    man of hono(u)r poštenjak
    maid of hono(u)r dvorna dama
    military hono(u)rs vojaške časti
    on (ali upon) my hono(u)r pri moji časti
    point of hono(u)r častna zadeva
    to pledge one's hono(u)r dati častno besedo
    to put s.o. on his hono(u)r sklicevati se na čast nekoga
    the hono(u)rs of war vojaške časti (pri kapitulaciji)
    Your Honour vaša milost (naslavljanje sodnikov)
    hono(u)r is satisfied časti je zadoščeno
    to be held in hono(u)r biti spoštovan
    ekonomija to pay (ali do) hono(u)r to plačati v roku
    ekonomija to meet due hono(u)r izplačati (menico)
    ekonomija acceptance of a bill for the hono(u)r of častno priznanje menice
  • izbírati to choose; to select; to pick out; to sort out

    težko je izbírati med tema dvema knjigama there is not much to choose between these two books (= obe sta enaki)
  • kompromís compromise

    doseči kompromís, priti do kompromísa to arrive at a compromise
    dosegel je kompromís z upniki he reached a compromise with his creditors
    napraviti kompromís to compromise, to make a compromise
    obe strani sta sklenili kompromís the two sides compromised
    sporazumeti se za kompromís to settle for a compromise
  • móžnost possibility, chance; (izvedljivost) feasibility, practicability; (verjetnost) probability, likelihood

    meje móžnosti the bounds pl of possibility
    nimamo druge móžnosti, kot da... we have no alternative but to...
    izključevati móžnost to rule out the possibility
    v okviru móžnosti within the range of possibility
    nobene móžnosti ni, da bi ona prišla there is no possibility of her coming
    nobene druge móžnosti ni there is no other alternative
    izkoristiti obe móžnosti to have the best of both worlds
  • na on, upon; at; in; up, upward; to; over

    na cesti on the road
    na ulici in the street, ZDA on the street
    na deželi in the country
    na dvorišču in the courtyard
    na desni, na levi on the right, on the left
    na desno, na levo to the right, to the left
    na kredit, na up on credit
    na mojo čast on my honour, honestly
    na primer for instance, for example
    na morju at sea
    na nebu in the sky
    na sliki in the picture
    na soncu in the sun
    na polju in the field
    na travniku in the meadow
    na (živilskem) trgu at the market-place
    na postaji at the station
    na mizi on (ali upon) the table
    na svetu in the world
    na razstavi at the exposition
    na minuto a minute, to the minute
    na mestu (takoj) on the spot, at once
    na moji strani on my side
    na obeh straneh on both sides
    na ta način in this manner
    na najlepši način in the finest manner
    na povelje to order
    na zemljevidu on the map
    na moje priporočilo on (ali upon) my recommendation
    na moje presenečenje to my surprise (ali astonishment)
    na moj račun at my expense
    na moje veliko obžalovanje to my deep regret
    na svojo škodo to one's detriment (ali cost ali disadvantage)
    na mojo škodo to my cost
    na temelju on the grounds of, by virtue of
    na mojo sramoto to my disgrace
    na srečo fortunately
    na slepo blindly, at random, gropingly
    na vsak način at any rate, by all means
    na noben način on no account
    na vrat na nos head over heels, headlong
    na svidenje! goodbye!, ZDA goodby!, au revoir!, so long!, see you again!
    na prvi pogled at first sight, at first glance
    na mojo prošnjo at my request
    na vaše priporočilo on the strength of your recommendation
    na potovanju in travelling
    na stotine by hundreds
    dvakrat na dan twice a day
    X tolarjev na dan X tolars a day
    en četrt na pet a quarter past four
    tri četrt na pet a quarter to five
    na moje stroške at my expense
    vpliv na... influence over (ali on)...
    X SIT na uro X tolars per hour
    biti na lovu to be out hunting
    na tebi je, da rečeš... it is up to you (to say)...
    biti na obisku pri kom to stay with someone
    biti hud na koga to have a grudge against someone
    biti gluh na obe ušesi to be deaf in both ears
    na luči mi je (stoji) he is (stands) in my light
    kdo je zdaj na vrsti? whose turn is it now?
    jaz sem na vrsti it is my turn
    ljubosumen je na svojo ženo he is jealous of his wife
    slep je na eno oko he is blind in one eye
    hrom je na eno nogo he is lame in one leg
    moje okno gleda na dvorišče my window looks out on to the backyard
    igrati na flavto to play the flute
    imeti kaj črno na belem to have something in black and white
    imaš velik vpliv nanj you have a great influence over (ali on) him
    biti ves dan na nogah to be busy (ali pogovorno on the go) all day long
    iti na pošto to go to the post office
    iti komu na roko (figurativno) to oblige someone, to help someone, to lend someone a helping hand
    osvojiti na juriš trdnjavo to take a fortress by storm
    (s)plezati na drevo to climb (up) a tree
    motiti se na vsej črti to be mistaken all along the line
    verjeti komu na besedo to take someone's word for it
    zidati na pesek to build on sand
    želim sobo na ulico I want a room overlooking the street
    iti na lov to go out hunting
    iti na potovanje to go abroad
  • neck1 [nek] samostalnik
    vrat, tilnik; izrez (obleke); vratina (meso)
    anatomija vrat (maternice itd.); vrat pri violini, vrat steklenice
    geografija ožina (morska, kopenska) soteska
    tisk konus tiskarske črke

    to break one's neck zlomiti si vrat; ameriško nečloveško se namučiti, ugonobiti se
    to break the neck of a task izvršiti najtežji del naloge
    to crane one's neck (at, for) stegovati vrat
    Derbyshire neck golša
    neck and neck division glasovanje, pri katerem dobita obe strani enako število glasov
    sleng to get (ali catch) it in the neck biti hudo kaznovan, trpeti
    he's got a neck predrzen je
    to have a lot of neck biti zelo predrzen
    neck and heel docela, trdno (vezati)
    neck and neck bok ob boku (dirkalni konji), enako število glasov, enak
    neck or nothing vse ali nič
    on (ali in) the neck of neposredno po
    to put one's neck in a noose izpostavljati se nevarnosti
    to risk one's neck staviti svoje življenje na kocko
    to save one's neck rešiti se, rešiti si glavo
    to stick one's neck out for mnogo tvegati za
    a stiff neck trdoglavost
    stiff-necked trdoglav
    to take s.o. by the neck zgrabiti koga za vrat
    neck and crop popolnoma, kot dolg in širok
    to throw s.o. out neck and crop na pete na glavo koga ven vreči
    to tread on s.o.'s neck zaviti komu vrat
    up to one's neck do grla
    to win by a neck zmagati za dolžino vratu (konjske dirke), za las zmagati (glasovanje)
    ameriško, pogovorno neck of the woods soseščina
  • 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