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okováti (s sponami) to fetter, to chain, to shackle; to manacle; pesniško to enchain; (ojačiti) to strengthen (ali to stud, to shoe) with metal (parts)

okováti čevlje to nail boots (shoes)
okováti konja to shoe a horse

bind^*1 [baind]

1. prehodni glagol
povezati, vezati; prisiliti; obrobiti, okovati; potrditi, ratificirati
medicina ustaviti (drisko); oviti, ovenčati; naložiti

2. neprehodni glagol
strditi se
medicina ustaviti se; obvezati se

to bind s.o. as apprentice dati koga v uk
to bind the bargain potrditi kupčijo

clout² [klaut] prehodni glagol
arhaično, narečno zakrpati, (čevlje) okovati
domačno udariti

to clout s.o.'s ears for him oklofutati koga

enchain [inčéin] prehodni glagol
prikleniti, priklepati; okovati; speti (z verigo)
figurativno prevzeti, očarati

nail² [néil] prehodni glagol
pribiti (on, to na)
zabiti, obiti z žeblji, okovati (z žeblji); zakovati (tudi up)
figurativno zgrabiti, prijeti (tatu), pograbiti (priliko); ukrasti
figurativno upreti pogled, obrniti pozornost (on, to na)
pogovorno ujeti na laži
sleng ujeti, zasačiti (v šoli)

figurativno to nail one's colours to the mast ostati zvest svojim načelom, javno jih izpovedati
figurativno to nail a lie to the counter (ali barndoor) dokazati ali razkrinkati (laž, prevaro)

shoe² [šu:] prehodni glagol
obuti; podkovati (konja), okovati (palico, sani itd.); nabiti obroč (kolesu)

to shoe the goose figurativno mlatiti prazno slamo, čas zapravljati; sleng biti ali postati (rahlo) pijan
to shoe the horse (the mule) sleng goljufati svojega delodajalca

tip¹ [tip]

1. samostalnik
konica, konec, kraj; vrh
tehnično okov (palice); ustnik (cigarete)

tip of ear ušesna mečica
from tip to toe od glave do pete
on the tips of one's toes po prstih
I have it at the tips of my fingers to imam v mezincu, to dobro znam
I had it on the tip of my tongue imel sem to na jeziku

2. prehodni glagol
okovati, opremiti s konico; priostriti, zašiliti; okrasiti konico; podrezati, podstriči vrhove (vršičke)

a black tipped feather pero s črno konico
to tip with steel okovati (konico) z jeklom

koníca (peresa, orodja) nib; (igle, noža, svinčnika itd.) point; (zvonika, stolpa, strehe) spire

noževa koníca point of a knife
ptičje pero s črno koníco a blacktipped feather
opremiti, okovati s koníco kaj to tip something
zožiti (se) v koníco to spire
prometne koníce (figurativno) peak (traffic) hours pl, rush hour

želézo iron

kovano želézo wrought iron
lito želézo cast iron
mehko želézo soft iron
staro želézo scrap iron
surovo želézo pig iron, crude cast iron
valjano želézo rolled iron
zarjavelo želézo rusty iron
ležišče želéza iron deposits pl
rudnik želéza iron mine
profilno želézo section iron
dati med staro želézo (figurativno) to consign to the scrap heap
okovati z želézom to iron
imeti dvoje želéz v ognju (figurativno) to have two strings to one's bow
imeti več želéz v ognju to have several strings to one's bow, to have several irons in the fire
ima preveč želéz v ognju (figurativno) he has too many irons in the fire
kuj želézo, dokler je vroče! strike while the iron is hot!, make hay while the sun shines!
kujmo želézo dokler je vroče! let us strike while the iron is hot!, let us make hay while the sun shines!
vreči med staro želézo to throw away as useless, to scrap