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obrísati wipe (up), to rub off (ali away)

obrísati prah z mize to dust the table
obrísati si solze to wipe away one's tears
obrísati si nos (čelo, roke) to wipe one's nose (forehead, hands)
obrísati si znoj s čela to mop one's forehead
obrisati nadih z očal to mop the steam from one's spectacles
obrísati si blatne čevlje to wipe one's muddy boots

sponge away (off) prehodni glagol
(p)obrisati

sponge out prehodni glagol
zbrisati, obrisati, otreti z gobo
figurativno izbrisati iz spomina, pozabiti

swab [swɔb]

1. samostalnik
krpa (na palici) za brisanje poda po pranju z vodo
medicina krpica, blazinica za vpijanje vlage
navtika, sleng častniške epolete, častnik
sleng neroden, štorast človek, teslo

2. prehodni glagol
prati z vodo in brisati s krpo, čistiti
navtika ribati; počistiti
medicina obrisati (kri z rane itd.)

whisk² [wisk] prehodni glagol
pomesti, obrisati; mahati z, hitro premikati
kulinarika stepati (jajce); hitro odnesti
neprehodni glagol
naglo, hitro se premikati, gibati; drveti, leteti, smukniti, švigniti, šiniti

whisk away prehodni glagol
odgnati (a fly muho)
obrisati
neprehodni glagol
izginiti smukniti, šiniti proč (kot strelica)

wipe away prehodni glagol
obrisati, otreti, zbrisati

wipe off prehodni glagol
obrisati, otreti; poravnati račun, plačati dolg

to wipe off one's tears obrisati si solze
to wipe off the slate figurativno pozabiti, zbrisati, "pokopati" kaj
to wipe off scores poravnati stare račune, napraviti križ čez stare prepire

wipe out prehodni glagol
izbrisati, obrisati; izradirati

to wipe out a whole army uničiti celo armado

mop² [mɔp] prehodni glagol
pobrisati, obrisati s krpo za pod

sleng to mop the floor with s.o. pometati s kom, popolnoma premagati
to mop one's face otreti si obraz
to mop up (with, from) pobrisati (s čim, s česa); sleng pograbiti (dobiček); vojska razpršiti ali pobiti osamljene sovražnikove skupine; britanska angleščina, sleng lokati, polokati

sweat² [swet] neprehodni glagol
znojiti se, potiti se (with od)
figurativno, pogovorno mučiti se, garati, delati za bedno plačo
figurativno biti v strahu
pogovorno pokoriti se, trpeti kazen
pogovorno peniti se (od jeze)
prehodni glagol
izznojiti, izločati kapijice znoja (krvi, smole itd.); oznojiti, (koga); prepotiti (obleko), prisiliti k znojenju; prisiliti (koga), da dela za bedno plačo, izkoriščati koga; obrisati znoj (s konja itd.)
figurativno kesati se (for za)
podvreči vrenju (kože, tobak itd.); obrusiti (zlatnike) s tresenjem v vreči (da dobimo zlat prah); lotati, spajkati, stapljati (kovine) (in, on z)

sweated goods (clothes) blago, izdelki (obleka), ki jih izdelajo bedno plačani delavci
sweated labour bedno plačana delovna sila
he must sweat for it za to se mora pokoriti
he shall sweat for it obžaloval bo to
to sweat blood krvavi pot potiti, mučiti se, garati
to sweat the probationers in a hospital izkoriščati stažiste v bolnici
the walls sweat zidovi se poté

kiss² [kis] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
poljubiti (se)

to kiss the book poljubiti biblijo pri priseganju
to kiss the dust ponižati se; figurativno umreti
to kiss the ground poljubiti tla; figurativno ponižati se
to kiss one's hand to z roko poslati poljub
to kiss the rod (ali cross) pokorno sprejeti kazen
to kiss away s.o.'s tears s poljubi obrisati solze

nós nose; figurativno, pogovorno snout, žargon nozzle, ZDA schnozzle; humoristično proboscis; (ladje) head; (voh) scent; (vrča) beak, spout; figurativno (graja) rebuke; (vonj) scent, smell

prav pred nósom, izpred nósa under the very nose (of)
na vrat na nós head over heels, in a great hurry, precipitately, helter-skelter
orlovski nós aquiline nose, Roman nose
ploščat nós flat nose
potlačen nós pug nose
velik nós big nose
zakrivljen nós hawk nose, beak, hook nose, hooked nose
zavihan nós turned-up nose
pijančev nós grog-nose
govorjenje skozi nós nasal twang
dobiti jo po nósu (figurativno) to be reproved (ali rebuked, reprimanded, snubbed)
dobil jo je po nósu he went away with a flea in his ear
govoriti skozi nós to speak through one's nose, to speak with a nasal twang
imeti kaj (prav) pred nósom to have something under one's (very) nose (ali in plain view)
imeti dober nós to be keen-scented, (za kaj) to have a good (ali sharp) nose (for something), to have a keen scent (for something)
povsod ima svoj nós (figurativno) he is a busybody
imeti zamašen nós (od nahoda) to have a stuffy (ali stuffed up) nose
iti, hoditi za nósom (delati po nagonu) to follow one's nose
oditi z dolgim nósom to go away with a long face, to go off with a flea in one's ear
obrisati se pod nósom (figurativno) to go away empty-handed, to have one's trouble for nothing, to be left out in the cold
lahko se pod nósom obrišeš za to! (figurativno) you may whistle for it!, pogovorno you'll be lucky!
čistiti si nós (usekniti se) to blow one's nose
krvaveti iz nósa to have a nose bleed
iz nósa mi teče my nose is running
komu kaj pod nós dati to bring something home to someone, to rub it in
visoko nós nositi (figurativno) to turn up one's nose; to be self-conceited
kri mi teče iz nósa my nose is bleeding
premagati koga za dolžino nósú šport to win (ali to beat someone) by a nose
potegniti koga za nós to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone
vlak mi je pred nósom ušel (odpeljal) I missed the train by a hair
ne videti dalj od nósa to see no farther than the end of one's nose
nikoli ne vildiš niti ped pred nósom! you never see an inch before your nose!
ne vidiš ped pred nósom! you can't see beyond the end of your nose!
vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose at, to look down one's nose at, to look disdainfully at (someone)
zaničljivo vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose in disdain at; to sneer at
voditi, vleči koga za nós (figurativno) to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone, to make a fool of someone, to hoax someone
vtikati svoj nós v to pry (ali to nose) into, to poke one's nose into
vtikati svoj nós v tuje zadeve to stick one's nose into other people's business
v vse vtika svoj nós he pokes his nose into everything
zapreti komu vrata pred nósom to shut the door in someone's face, (zaloputniti) to slam the door in someone's face
on ima dober nós za ceneno blago he has a nose for bargains
dati se voditi za nós to be a dupe (of someone)

nose¹ [nóuz] samostalnik
nos, smrček
figurativno voh; konica, osina, kljun (ladijski); odprtina (cevi)
sleng vohljač
britanska angleščina duh po čaju (senu)

with one's nose in the air prevzetno
to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s nose off ostro napasti, obregniti se ob koga
to blow one's nose usekniti se
to cut off one's nose to spite one's face samemu sebi škoditi, obrisati se pod nosom
to count (ali tell) noses šteti prisotne, šteti privržence
to follow one's nose hoditi za nosom, delati po nagonu
to have a good nose for s.th. imeti dober nos za kaj, vse izvohati
to keep one's nose to the grindstone kar naprej garati
to lead s.o. by the nose imeti koga na vajetih
to look down one's nose čemerno gledati
to make long nose; ali to thumb one's nose at kazati komu osle
ameriško, pogovorno on the nose točen
to pay through the nose preplačati, mastno plačati
as plain as the nose in one's face jasno ko beli dan
to poke (ali push, thrust) one's nose into vtakniti nos v vsako reč, vmešavati se
not to see beyond one's nose ne videti delj od svojega nosu, imeti ozko obzorje
to speak through one's nose govoriti skozi nos, nosljati
to put s.o.'s nose out of joint izpodriniti koga
right under one's (very) nose pred nosom, pred očmi
to turn up one's nose at vihati nos
nose of wax mehak ko vosek, slabič
parson's kurja škofija

poljúb kiss; humoristično osculation

glasen poljúb smack
sočen poljúb a smack on the lips
Judežev poljúb a Judas kiss, a traitor's kiss
dati poljúb to give someone a kiss, to kiss
dati si poljúb sprave to kiss and be friends, to kiss and make up
z roko poslati, vreči komu poljúb to blow someone a kiss, to kiss one's hand to someone, to throw someone a kiss
z roko ji je poslal poljúb he kissed his hand to her
s poljúbi komu solze obrisati to kiss away someone's tears
poljúb na roko kissing someone's hand, kissing hands
vreden poljúba kissable

práh dust; pulverized matter; powder

cvetni práh (pelod) pollen
mleko, sladkor v práhu powdered milk, caster sugar
zlati práh gold dust
oblak práhu a cloud of dust
kakšen práh! what a dust!
(p)obrisati práh to dust
dvigniti práh figurativno to kick up (ali to make, to raise) a dust
dvignil je precéj práhu figurativno he made a great stir
to je dvignilo precéj práhu it made a great stir, it created a great sensation
otresti, stresti práh s čevljev to shake the dust off one's feet
zdrobiti, zmleti v práh to powder, to pulverize, to reduce to dust (ali to powder)
práh si in v práh se boš povrnil! religija arhaično dust thou art and unto dust thou shalt return
neprepusten za práh dustproof

urézati to cut; to incise; to notch; to make a cut, to make a nick; to score

urézati se to cut oneself, (figurativno, obrisati se pod nosom) to miss (ali to bungle, pogovorno to muff) an opportunity
v prst sem se urezal I cut my finger

wipe [wáip]

1. samostalnik
brisanje, sušenje
figurativno (nepričakovan) udarec s strani
figurativno porogljiva opazka
sleng žepni robec

to give s.th. a wipe obrisati kaj
to give s.o. a wipe zagosti jo komu

2. prehodni glagol
(o)brisati, otreti, (o)čistiti
tehnično mehko spajkati
sleng udariti, pretepsti, namahati

to wipe s.o.'s eye sleng zasenčiti, izpodriniti koga
to wipe the floor with s.o. sleng brezobzirno ravnati, "pometati" s kom
to be wiped (down) with an oaken towel figurativno hudo tepen biti