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raven² [rǽvən]

1. neprehodni glagol
ropati, pleniti, grabiti, iskati plen; požrešno jesti, požreševati, goltati; biti lačen ali žejen (for česa)
biti pohlepen; hlepeti, koprneti, hrepeneti po čem
prehodni glagol
pogoltniti, požreti (tudi figurativno)

to raven for blood žejati po krvi
to raven after prey iti na iskanje plena, za plenom

2. samostalnik
rop(anje), plenjenje; plen

shark [ša:k]

1. samostalnik
zoologija morski pes
figurativno grabežljivec, slepar
ameriško nadarjen študent (igralec)

shark oil olje morskega psa
shark skin koža (usnje) morskega psa; vrsta gladkega kamgarna

2. prehodni glagol
požrešno goltati ali jesti; ukrasti (out of iz)
neprehodni glagol
slepariti, živeti od sleparij

to shark up (skupaj) nagrabiti

jésti to eat; to take food; to take one's meal(s); to have one's dinner (oziroma lunch oziroma supper oziroma breakfast); (hraniti se) to feed

dietično jésti to keep to a diet
dobro jésti (gostiti se) to enjoy sumptuous fare, to be regaled
glasno jésti to munch
jésti pri kom (biti na hrani) to board with someone
jésti s krožnika to eat from a plate
pohlepno, požrešno jésti to eat greedily, to eat like a wolf, to wolf one's food, to be a gourmandizer
naglo jésti to bolt down, to devour, to gulp down
rad jésti (svinino) to be partial to (pork)
rad jém sladice I have a sweet tooth, I like sweets
jésti na tuj račun to sponge, to be a sponger
jésti skupaj z (npr. v menzi) to mess with
jésti s tekom to relish one's food
jésti brez teka to eat without appetite
dati komu kaj jésti to give someone something to eat, to feed someone, (živalim) to feed (animals)
on ima komaj kaj jésti he lives from hand to mouth
ona malo (veliko) jé she is a poor (a hearty ali a great) eater
on obilno jé he is a great trencherman, he plies a good knife and fork
preveč jém I overeat
on jé samo ribe he eats nothing but fish
pri njih se dobro jé they keep a good table
jaz vse jém I eat anything
rajši jém teletino I prefer veal
mi jémo v restavraciji we take our meals in a restaurant
ves dan nisem ne jedel ne pil I've had nothing to eat or drink all day long
on mi jé iz roke (figurativno) he eats out of my hand, I've got him eating out of my hand
jedel sem do sitega I have eaten (ali I have had) my fill, pogovorno I'm full up
kdor ne dela, naj ne jé no work, no food
jésti kolikor kdo zmore to eat as much as one can

peck³ [pek]

1. prehodni glagol
kljuvati, kavsniti, kavsati; glasno poljubiti, cmokniti koga; pojesti (hitro, malo), zobati

2. neprehodni glagol
kavsniti, kljuvati (at)

figurativno to peck at s.o. zbadati, gristi koga
to peck down porušiti (zid)
to peck out izkljuvati
to peck up zobati, požrešno jesti; prekopati zemljo

pig¹ [pig] samostalnik
prašič, svinja; svinjina.
tehnično šibika, kos surovega železa, kalup za vlivanje; pomarančni krhelj
pogovorno umazanec, požeruh, svinja

in pig breja (svinja)
sucking pig odojek
guinea pig morski prešiček
ameriško, sleng blind pig skrivna točilnica
figurativno to carry pigs to market hoteti kupčevati
to bring one's pigs to a pretty (ali wrong) market narediti slabo kupčijo
figurativno to buy a pig in a poke kupiti mačka v žaklju
pigs in clover ljudje, ki so hitro obogateli, pa ne vedo kam z denarjem; vrsta družabne igre
to go to pigs and whistles iti rakom žvižgat, propasti
in less than a pig's whistle na mah
ameriško, sleng in a (ali the) pig's eye! traparija!
when the pigs fly nikoli
to make a pig of o.s. požrešno jesti, žreti
please the pigs če bo šlo vse po sreči, če bodo okoliščine dopuščale
pigs might fly čudeži se utegnejo zgoditi
to stare like a stuck pig gledati ko zaboden vol

voracious [vəréišəs] pridevnik (voraciously prislov)
požrešen, nenasiten; lačen kot volk
figurativno pohlepen, lakomen

voracious appetite nenavaden tek; volčja lakota; požrešnost
voracious reader knjižni molj (oseba)
to eat one's food voraciously požrešno jesti (svojo) hrano