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presenétiti to surprise; to take (someone) by surprise; to astonish; to astound, to confound

prijetno koga presenétiti to give someone a pleasant surprise
čisto me je presenetil he took me by surprise, he came upon me unawares
novica me je presenetila the news amazed me
dež nas je presenetil na pol pota the rain caught us when we were halfway there
noč me je presenetila na poti nightfall caught me on my way
smrt ga je presenetila sredi dela death came upon him in the middle of his work
presenétiti (zasačiti) tata (vlomilca) pri samem dejanju to surprise (ali to catch) a thief (a burglar) in the act (ali red-handed)
presenétiti se to be surprised, to be taken by surprise, to be taken unawares

amaze [əméiz]

1. prehodni glagol
osupiti, presenetiti, presuniti

2. samostalnik
poetično osuplost, presenečenje

astonish [əstɔ́niš] prehodni glagol
osupiti, presenetiti, začuditi

astound [əstáund] prehodni glagol
osupiti, (z)begati, presenetiti, presenečati

catch^*1 [kæč]

1. prehodni glagol
ujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati (at, in pri)
presenetiti; zamrzniti

2. neprehodni glagol
prijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)

to catch s.o. bending zasačiti koga
to catch s.o. a blow udariti koga
to catch one's breath zadrževati dih
to catch one's foot spotakniti se
to catch (a) cold prehladiti se
to catch a crab pregloboko z vesli udariti
to catch fire vžgati se
to catch a glimpse of s.o. bežno koga zagledati
to catch the idea (ali point) razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti misel
to catch hold of s.th. polastiti se česa, prijeti kaj
to catch it biti kaznovan
catch me! nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne pride
to catch s.o. napping zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega dela
to catch the Speaker's eye dobiti besedo (v parlamentu)
to catch a Tartar izkupiti jo
sleng you will catch it! ti bom že pokazal!

come upon neprehodni glagol
naleteti na koga ali kaj, srečati; presenetiti

confound [kənfáund] prehodni glagol
(z)mešati, osupiti, zbegati, presenetiti (with)
zamenjati; osramotiti

confound him! naj ga vrag vzame!
confound it! hudiča!

consternate [kɔ́nstəneit] prehodni glagol
presenetiti, osupiti, potreti (at)
sapo komu zapreti

daze¹ [deiz]

1. prehodni glagol
oslepiti; zbegati, osupiti, presenetiti, omamiti

2. neprehodni glagol
bleščati se

flabbergast [flǽbga:st] prehodni glagol
osupiti, zbegati, presenetiti

overtake^* [ouvətéik] prehodni glagol
dohiteti, prehiteti; presenetiti, zalotiti, ujeti; nadoknaditi (zamujeno)

overtaken in drink pijan
do not overtake prehitevanje prepovedano
he was overtaken by darkness tema ga je presenetila

startle [sta:tl]

1. prehodni glagol
preplašiti, prestrašiti, alarmirati, vznemiriti; osupiti, sapo (komu) zapreti, (neprijetno) presenetiti
domačno ganiti; podnetiti, nagovoriti (into doing k čemu)
neprehodni glagol
zdrzniti se

startled začuden
to startle at zdrzniti se, zgroziti se ob
to be startled čuditi se

2. samostalnik
strah, groza; prepadlost, osuplost

stumble [stʌmbl]

1. samostalnik
spotikljaj, spodrsljaj, spodrkljaj, padec
figurativno pogreška, pomota

2. neprehodni glagol
spotakniti se, spodrsniti (against ob, over čez)
pojecljavati; pomišljati se, oklevati; pohujšati se; pogrešiti; (nepričakovano) pasti (into v)
nameriti se, slučajno (po naključju) naleteti (across, upon na)
prehodni glagol
zbegati, zmesti; iznenaditi, presenetiti
(tudi figurativno) spotakniti

to stumble at a straw, and leap over a block figurativno biti natančen v malenkostih in površen v važnih stvareh
to stumble over one's words zatikati se v besedah
he stumbled through an apology izjecljal je neko opravičilo

surprise² [səpráiz] prehodni glagol
presenetiti, osupiti, začuditi; ogorčiti
vojska napraviti nepričakovan napad na; zalotiti, zasačiti; neopazno napeljati, speljati, zapeljati (into na kaj)

I am surprised at your behaviour ogorčen sem nad vašim vedenjem
to surprise a burglar in the act zalotiti vlomilca pri samem dejanju

take aback prehodni glagol
nazaj zagnati, vreči; ovirati, ustavljati; presenetiti, iznenaditi, osupiti

astonishment [əstɔ́nišmənt] samostalnik
osuplost, presenečenost

to fill with astonishment at presenetiti, osupiti zaradi

breath [breɵ] samostalnik
dih, dihanje, sapa; sapica, pihljanje, pihljaj; vonj
figurativno življenje; odmor
figurativno sled; namig; šepet(anje); mrmranje

above one's breath polglasno, komaj slišno
to catch (ali bate, hold) one's breath zadržati dih
breath analysis alkotest
to gasp for breath sapo loviti
to draw breath dihati, živeti
to draw the first breath roditi se, priti na svet
to draw one's last breath izdihniti, umreti
to knock out s.o.'s breath presenetiti, osupiti koga
with bated breath napeto (poslušati)
out of breath brez sape, zasopel
pogovorno keep your breath to cool your porridge prihrani nasvete zase
that knocks the breath out of me (ali takes my breath away) nad tem mi zastane sapa
to spend one's breath in vain zaman se truditi
below (ali under) one's breath tiho, šepetaje
the breath of one's nostrils najljubši; nujno potreben
in the same breath v isti sapi, hkrati
to save one's breath ne zapravljati energije
shortness of breath težko dihanje, sopihanje

eye¹ [ai] samostalnik
oko; vid; pogled; vidik; popek; ušesce (npr. šivanke); zankica; luknja (v kruhu, siru)
figurativno namera; blesk diamanta; središče
ameriško, sleng vohun

it's all my eye vse to je neumnost
the apple of one's eye nad vse drag
black eye modrica, ameriško poraz
by the eye na oko, po videzu
to cast sheep's eyes at s.o. zaljubljeno koga gledati
to clap an eye at s.o. zagledati koga
to catch the eyes of s.o. s pogledom koga opozoriti
to close one's eyes to s.th. zapirati oči pred čim
to come to the eye of s.o. pojaviti se pred kom
to cry one's eyes out izjokati si oči
pogovorno to do in the eye oslepariti, ukaniti
easy on the eye čeden, prijeten
to feast one's eyes z užitkom gtedati
to give an eye to pogledati, popaziti
if you had half an eye ko bi ne bil čisto slep in gluh
to have eyes at the back of one's head imeti povsod oči, biti bister
to have in one's eye opazovati
to have an eye to s.th. paziti na kaj
to have an eye to the main chance urediti sebi v prid
in the eyes of vpričo
to keep an eye on, to keep a close (ali steady, strict) eye on budno opazovati
to keep one's eyes skinned (ali open) budno paziti
to keep one's weather eye open oprezovati, budno paziti
to make eyes at s.o. spogledovati se s kom
to make s.o. open his eyes hudo koga presenetiti
mind your eye bodi previden
my eye! presneto!
in the eye of the law po zakonu
with the naked eyes prostim očesom
quick eye oster vid, dar opazovanja
vojska eyes right! (left!, front!) desno (levo, naravnost) glej!
sleng in a pig's eye nikdar
right in the eye of naravnost proti
do you see any green in my eye? mar res misliš, da sem tako neumen, da bi ti verjel?
to see with half an eye takoj opaziti
to see eye to eye with s.o. popolnoma se strinjati
to set (ali lay) eyes on s.th. zagledati kaj
a sight for sore eyes nepričakovano veselje
to turn a blind eye prizanašati
up to one's eyes prek ušes
it strikes the eye pade v oči
to throw dust in the eyes of s.o. vreči komu pesek v oči, slepiti ga
with an eye to zaradi
in the eyes of the world po javnem mnenju
in the twinkling of an eye kot bi trenil

feather¹ [féðə] samostalnik
pero, perje; čopek; pena na morskem valu; vrsta; razpoloženje

birds of a feather flock together enak se druži z enakim, ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo
to be in full feather imeti dosti denarja
a feather in one's cap hvalevredna odlika
to crop s.o.'s feathers pristriči komu krila, ponižati ga
in grand feather v svečani obleki, našemljen; odličnega zdravja
in high feather dobre volje; dobrega zdravja
to knock down with a feather močno presenetiti
ameriško, sleng feather merchant zmuzne; vojska, sleng civilist
fur and feather zveri in ptice
to ruffle s.o.'s feathers dražiti koga
to show the white feather popihati jo; biti strahopeten
to smooth s.o.'s ruffled feathers pomiriti koga
a broken feather in one's wing napaka v značaju
the vessel cuts a feather ladja pluje s polno paro

fit¹ [fit] samostalnik
napad, izbruh, krč; kaprica, muhavost
pogovorno razpoloženje

pogovorno, figurativno to give one a fit presenetiti, razdražiti koga
cold fit mrzlica
by fits (and starts) sunkovito, tu in tam
for a fit nekaj časa
to go into fits dobiti napad; omedleti
to give s.o. fit(s) razkačiti koga
to knock (ali bang, beat, lick) into fits popolnoma premagati
to throw a fit pobesneti, razsrditi se
when the fit was on him kadar je bil dobre volje
if the fit takes me če se mi zahoče
drunken fit pijanost
fit of hysterics histerični napad