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swing^*2 [swiŋ]

1. neprehodni glagol
nihati, zibati se, gugati se, guncati se, pozibavati se
figurativno biti odvisen (from od)
viseti, bingljati; biti obešen na vislice; obračati se, vrteti se
navtika obračati se okoli sidra ali boje; gibati se v krivulji, zavijati; hoditi hitro, z dolgimi koraki in z elanom

2. prehodni glagol
zamahniti, mahati z, vihteti; zibati, gugati, pustiti nihati; obesiti; obračati na vse strani; meriti (čas) z nihaji; bingljati z; z zamahom dvigniti kvišku (on, to na)
ameriško vplivati na
ameriško uspešno izvesti
politika pridobiti si (volilce)

swing it! sleng prekleto!
to swing a bat (a sword, a lasso) vihteti gorjačo (meč, laso)
to swing one's arms mahati, otepati z rokami
to swing a child guncati otroka
the door swings on its hinges vrata se vrte na svojih tečajih
to swing a hammock obesiti visečo mrežo
to swing one's legs bingljati z nogami
to swing into line vojska formirati eno vrsto
to swing the lead navtika, sleng ogibati se dela, zabušavati, delati se bolnega
to swing into motion priti v tek, v zamah
to swing round the circle ameriško večkrat spremeniti svoje mnenje; politika, ameriško obiskati volilna okrožja
he shall swing for it za to bo visel, bo obešen
the shutter swung to and fro in the wind veter je oknico obračal sem in tja
he swung when I shouted obrnil se je, ko sem zavpil
he swung out of the room z dolgimi, brzimi, prožnimi koraki je odšel iz sobe
the trees were swinging in the wind drevesa so se pozibavala v vetru
there is not room enough to swing a cat figurativno niti toliko ni prostora, da bi se človek obrnil

propitiate [prəpíšieit] prehodni glagol
spraviti, pomiriti; pridobiti si naklonjenost, spraviti v dobro voljo

treat² [tri:t] prehodni glagol
ravnati (s kom), postopati; obravnavati; tretirati (koga); vesti se, obnašati se (proti komu); zdraviti (bolnika, bolezen)
kemija delovati na; smatrati (as za, kot)
(po)gostiti (to s čim), plač(ev)ati za koga; nuditi užitek (komu)
politika, zgodovina skušati pridobiti si (volilce) s plačevanjem pijače, z "volilnim golažem"
neprehodni glagol
dogovarjati se (about o, with z)
pogajati se; manipulirati, ravnati (of z)
razpravljati, govoriti, pisati (of o)
plačevati za zapitek, pijačo itd.

to treat s.o. brutally brutalno ravnati s kom
to treat o.s. to gostiti se z
he treated me to a good dinner pogostil me je, plačal mi je za dobro večerjo
to treat s.o. for caneer zdraviti koga zaradi raka
to treat s.o. like a lord kraljevsko koga pogostiti
to treat o.s. to a bottl of champagne privoščiti si buteljko šampanjca
this book treats of an interesting topic ta knjiga obravnava zanimivo témo
he treated my words as a joke smatral je moje besede za šalo
as we treat others, we must expect to be treated kakor mi z drugimi, tako oni z nami
it is my turn to treat jaz sem na vrsti, da plačam (za zapitek, za pijačo itd.)
he is being treated for nervous depression zdravijo ga zaradi živčne depresije

conquest [kɔ́ŋkwest] samostalnik (over)
zmaga, osvojitev, podjarmljenje; zavojevano ozemlje

the Conquest osvojitev Anglije l. 1066 po Viljemu Zavojevalcu
to make a conquest of s.o. pridobiti si naklonjenost koga

deep¹ [di:p] pridevnik (deeply prislov)
globok; temeljit; zatopljen
figurativno skrivnosten, skrit; nerazumljiv; temen; nizek (glas); skrajen, velik
sleng zvit

in deep water(s) v neprilikah, v težavah
deep reader navdušen bralec
deep drinker hud pijanec
pogovorno to go off the deep end razburiti se; figurativno zaleteti se
deep in thought zatopljen v misli, zamišljen
deep delight velik užitek
a deep man zviti lisjak
deep kneebend počep
deep disappointment hudo razočaranje
to play deeply igrati za velik denar
to drink deeply pogledati globoko v kozarec; figurativno pridobiti si mnogo izkušenj

deep³ [di:p] prislov
globoko; iskreno

still waters run deep tiha voda bregove podira
deep laid skrit
to drink deep globoko pogledati v kozarec; figurativno pridobiti si mnogo izkušenj
deep into the night pozno v noč

favour¹ ameriško favor [féivə] samostalnik
ljubeznivost, naklonjenost, priljubljenost; usluga, protekcija, milost; podpora, zaščita, okrilje; prednost, prid, korist; pristranost; koncesija
trgovina trgovsko pismo; videz, lepota, čar; odlikovanje; znamenje, kokarda, emblem

to be in favour biti za, odobravati
to find favour with (ali in the eyes of) s.o. biti priljubljen, v časteh pri kom
by favour of, under favour of zaradi, po
with s.o.'s favour z blagohotnim dovoljenjem koga
your favour vaše cenjeno pismo
I am not in favour of it nisem za to
to curry favour prilizovati se
to win s.o.'s favour pridobiti si naklonjenost koga
by your favour z vašim dovoljenjem
to be in great favour dobro iti v promet
to do (ali bestow, confer) a favour on s.o. izkazati komu ljubeznivost
to look with favour on s.th. odobravati kaj
to stand high in s.o.'s favour biti pri kom priljubljen
do me the favour to... bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...
trgovina balance in your favour saldo vam v prid
under favour of night pod okriljem noči

glás (zvok) voice, sound, noise; (novica, vest) news, tidings pl, message; (sloves) fame, reputation, repute, renown; (pri volitvah) vote; (volilna pravica) franchise, suffrage, right to vote

na ves glás at the top of one's voice
s preroškim glásom with the voice of a prophet, in a prophetic voice
glás ljudstva public opinion, vox populi
glás vesti the voice of conscience, pesniško the still (ali small) voice
glás vpijočega v puščavi the voice of one crying in the wilderness
glásovi za in proti the ayes and the noes
s 400 glásovi proti 0 by 400 votes to nil
dober glás (sloves) reputation, good fame, repute, renown
na dobrem glásu well reputed, reputable
slab glás (sloves) ill repute, bad name, bad reputation, notoriety
na slabem glásu in bad odour, regarded unfavourably, notorious
nabiranje glásov pred volitvami canvassing
odločilni glás casting vote
srebrni glás zvona the silver voice of the bell
svetovnega glásu world-famous
socialistični glási (pri volitvah) the Socialist vote
večina 50 glásov a majority of 50 votes
višina glásu pitch
biti na dobrem glásu to be well regarded, to have a good reputation
dati svoj (volilni) glás za to vote for
dal vam bom svoj glás I will give you my vote
predlog je dobil malo glásov the proposal was poorly supported
dobiti večino glásov to win a majority, to top the poll
govoriti na glás to speak in a loud voice
ni na najboljšem glásu he has a rather poor reputation
dobil, dosegel je večino 30 glásov he gained a majority of 30 votes
ona ima lep glás she has a fine voice
nimam glásu (vesti) od njega I have not heard from him
imeti posvetovalen glás to have a consultative voice; to have a merely advisory capacity
poslušati glás prijatelja to listen to the voice of a friend
prešteti (volilne) glásove to count the votes
povzdigniti svoj glás to raise one's voice; to make oneself heard
pridobiti si dober glás to earn (ali to win) a good reputation
spoznal sem jo po glásu I knew her by her voice
slišijo se glásovi, da..., glás gre, da... it is rumoured that...
biti poražen z 10 glásovi proti 8 (z 10 proti 0) to be defeated by 10 votes to 8 (by 10 votes to nil)
ubogati glás svojega vodje to obey the orders of one's leader
njegov glás je utonil v hrušču his voice was drowned by the noise
uživati dober glás to enjoy a first-rate (ali a good) reputation
zakričati, zavpiti na ves glás to shout at the top of one's voice

go through neprehodni glagol
pregledati; zapraviti; vzdržati; preboleti

go through with prodreti; vztrajati do konca; končati kaj
go through the mill pridobiti si izkušnje

izkústvo experience; knowledge

pridobiti si izkústva to gain experience
vem iz lastnega izkústva I know from my own experience

izkúšnja (izkustvo) experience; (izpit) examination, pogovorno exam

pismena izkúšnja written examination
ustna izkúšnja viva voce examination (ali pogovorno viva), (iz živega jezika) oral examination (ali pogovorno oral)
govorim iz izkúšnje I speak bom experience
pridobiti si izkúšnje to gain experience
vem to iz izkúšnje I know it from experience
tehnične izkúšnje technical know-how

knack [næk] samostalnik
spretnost, ročnost, veščina; trik; igračka, malenkost; pokanje s prsti

to have the knack for biti vešč česa
to have the knack of it razumeti stvar; vedeti kako se kaj naredi
to get into the knack of pridobiti si spretnost v čem, izpopolniti se
to know the knack of it vedeti, v katerem grmu tiči zajec

pravíca right; justice; equity; title (do, na, za to), claim (do to)

po pravíci rightly, justly, with (good) reason, in justice, in equity
po pravíci ali po krivici rightly or wrongly
vse pravíce pridržane all rights reserved
osnovne človeške pravíce basic human rights pl
domovinska pravíca right of domicile (ali of citizenship)
glasovalna pravíca right to vote
literarna pravíca copyright
lastninska pravíca right of possession, ownership, proprietorship
splošna volilna pravíca universal suffrage, franchise
aktivna volilna pravíca right to vote, the elective franchise
pasivna volilna pravíca eligibility
pravíca pesti, sile club law
pravíca preiskave right of search
pravíca odpovedi right of notice
pravíce in dolžnosti rights and duties
bežati pred roko pravíce to flee from justice
boriti se za pravíco to fight for justice
pravíci je bilo zadoščeno justice was done
sila je močnejša kot pravíca might makes right, might is (above) right
imeti pravíco do... to have a right to..., to be entitled to...
nimaš pravíce do tega you have no right (ali title) to it
imam pravíco zvedeti vso resnico I have a right to know the full truth
enake pravíce imeti to have equal rights
krojiti pravíco to administer justice
sam si krojiti pravíco to take the law into one's own hands
kratiti komu njegove pravíce to encroach upon someone's rights
da po pravíci povem, po pravíci rečeno to be quite frank; honestly speaing
odreči se svojim pravícam to waive one's rights
pridobiti si pravíco (do) to acquire the right (to)
priti do svoje pravíce to obtain justice
storil sem to z vso pravíco I had a perfect right to do it, I was entitled to do it
uveljaviti svoje pravíce to prove one's rights
s kakšno pravíco vstopate? what right have you to enter
vztrajati pri svojih pravícah, ne odstopiti od svojih pravic to stick up for (ali to hold out for) one's rights
imeti pravíco na svoji strani to be in the right; to have right on one's side

precéjšen (pretty) considerable; pretty large; (obsežen) large-scale; figurativno handsome

precéjšna doba considerable length of time
precéjšna količina a pretty considerable quantity
pridobiti si precéjšnje premoženje to acquire a handsome fortune

pridobíti to acquire; to gain; to earn; to win

zopet pridobíti to regain
kaj boš pridobil s tem? what good will it do you?
pridobíti si zasluge za kaj to deserve well for something
pridobíti si naklonjenost kake osebe to get into someone's good books, to earn someone's approbation
pridobíti si znanje to acquire knowledge
pridobíti si prijatelje to make friends
pridobíti si slavo to win (ali to earn) fame
pridobil si je moje spoštovanje he has earned my respect

prijátelj friend; (tovariš) pal; (ljubitelj) amateur; (dvorilec) admirer, lover

velik, intimen prijátelj great, intimate (ali bosom, close) friend
zvest prijátelj true (ali fast, staunch) friend
prijátelji na življenje in smrt sworn friends pl
dopisni prijátelj pen-friend, pogovorno pen pal
star prijátelj old friend, pogovorno crony, chum, (v nagovoru) old man, old chap, old boy
brez prijátelja friendless
dekletov prijátelj boyfriend
kot prijátelj as a friend
prijátelj ljudstva the people's friend
on je moj prijátelj he is a friend of mine, I am on friendly terms with him
sem njegov dober prijátelj I am a good (ali close) friend of his
smo veliki prijátelji pogovorno we're great pals (ali chums)
sta intimna, velika prijátelja (figurativno) they are as thick as thieves
sem prijátelj glasbe I am fond of music, I am a lover of music
on je prijátelj vina he likes wine, he is rather too fond of the bottle
vsak je najprej sebi prijátelj figurativno arhaično near is my shirt but nearer is my skin
govoriti kot prijátelj to speak as a friend
postala sta velika prijátelja they have become great friends
pridobiti si mnogo prijáteljev to make many friends
pes je človekov prijátelj the dog is the friend of man
prijátelja spoznaš v nesreči a friend in need is a friend indeed

priznánje acknowledgment; recognition; (dopustitev) admission, avowal, concession; (izpoved, spoved) confession; (cenjenje, spoštovanje) appreciation

priznánje inovatorju award to the innovator
v priznánje njegovih zaslug in recognition of his merits
priznánje de iure de jure recognition
de facto priznánje de facto recognition
v znak priznánja za... in recognition of...
v priznánje naših zaslug in recognition of our merits
dobiti, pridobiti si priznánje to win recognition
izsiliti priznánje iz koga to extort an admission from someone
priznánje napak je prvi korak k poboljšanju admission of error is the first step towards improvement
dati vse (ali polno) priznánje (figurativno) to do justice (komu to someone)

renomé renown

pridobiti si renomé to win renown

right² [ráit] pridevnik
pravi, pravilen; desni; točen, korekten, avtentičen, resničen; pravičen, pošten; primeren, umesten; zakonit; zdrav; normalen
matematika pravi
politika ki pripada desnici, simpatizira s konservativno stranko
arhaično prem, raven (le v: right line premica, ravna črta)

at right angles pod pravimi koti, pravokotno
on the right hand side na desni (strani)
on the right side of 50 še ne 50 let star
on the right bank of the Sava na desnem bregu Save
in one's right mind pri pravi (zdravi) pameti
out of one's right mind, not right in one's head ne čisto pri pravi (pameti)
right back šport desni branilec
right angle pravi kot
right arm, right hand desna roka (tudi figurativno)
the right heir zakoniti dedič
the right man on the right place pravi človek na pravem mestu
right side prava stran, lice (blaga)
a right turn obrat na desno (za 90°)
the right way prava pot, pravi način
I feel all right again počutim se zopet čisto dobro
right oh! pogovorno v redu! prav! dobro! prav tako! točno! seveda! se strinjam!
right you are! tako je! prav imate!
all right! (vse) v redu! prav! nimam nič proti!
that's right! tako je! pravilno!
are you all right up there? ste dobro nameščeni tam gori?
are we on the right way? ali smo na pravi poti?
see if the brakes are all right poglej, če so zavore v redu
to be right imeti prav
I was quite right in supposing... čisto prav sem imel, ko sem domneval...
is he quite right in his head (mind, senses)? je on čisto pri pravi (pameti)?
he is his father's right hand on je očetova desna roka
he is one of the right sort pogovorno on je dečko na mestu
to be as right as rain (as ninepence, as a trivet, as nails) dobro se počutiti, biti zdrav ko riba; biti v najlepšem redu
all came right vse se je izvršilo, kot je bilo treba
have you got the right time? imate točen čas? veste, koliko je točna ura?
to get on the right side of s.o. pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebe
to get it right spraviti v red; pojasniti
I'll do him to rights dal mu bom, kar mu gre
to know the right people poznati prave ljudi, imeti (dobre) zveze
to put oneself right with s.o. opravičiti se pri kom
to put one's right hand to the work krepko se lotiti dela
to say the right thing najti pravo besedo
the solution is right rešitev je pravilna
I think it right that you should share the profits smatram za pravilno (pravično), da ste deležni dobička

sight¹ [sáit] samostalnik
vid
figurativno oko, doseg oči; vidik, dogled, pogled, ogled; prizor, ogleda vredna znamenitost
množina znamenitosti (of a town kakega mesta)
pogovorno nenavaden ali žalosten pogled (prizor), grda zunanjost, strašilo; muha (na puški), merjenje, viziranje
fotografija iskalo
pogovorno masa, množina, kup
ameriško, sleng šansa

in sight v bližini, na dosegu, na dogledu
on sight na (prvi) pogied
at (first) sight na prvi pogled, brez priprave
out of sight iz vida, zunaj obzorja
within sight of v vidiku, v vidu
a (long) sight pogovorno (zelo) mnogo (of money denarja)
a sight for the gods prizor za bogove
a sight for sore eyes zelo prijeten prizor (pogled), privlačna oseba
sight unseen figurativno maček v žaklju; kupljen na slepo
bad (good) sight slab (dober) vid
the loss of sight izguba vida; oslepitev
long sight daljnovidnost
a long sight better daleč boljši
second sight figurativno preroški dar
payable at (on) sight plačljiv na pokaz
short (near) sight kratkovidnost
out of my sight! izgubi se mi izpred oči!
out of sight out of mind daleč od oči, daleč od srca
it is not right in my sight to ni prav po mojem mišljenju
it is a sight better than it was mnogo bolje je, kot je bilo
it was quite a sight! bil je to prizor za bogove!
to be in sight of videti
to catch sight of zagledati, ugledati (koga, kaj)
to come in sight pokazati se
it has cost him a sight of money to ga je veljalo kup denarja
to find favour in s.o.'s sight pridobiti si naklonjenost koga, prikupiti se, ugajati komu
to get sight of s.o. zagledati, opaziti koga
to get (to go) out of sight izginiti (iz vida)
to heave in sight pojavljati se, prikazovati se, postajati viden
to keep in sight imeti v vidu
to know by sight poznati po videzu
what a sight you look! kakšen pa si!, kot strašilo si videti!
to lose sight of izgubiti iz vida, ne več videti, figurativno pozabiti
to lose one's sight oslepeti
the letter was not meant for your sight pismo ni bilo namenjeno tebi
I should like it a jolly sight better stokrat rajši bi imel to
to make a sight of oneself smešno se obleči, osmešiti se
to play (to sing) at sight igrati na prvi pogled, brez priprave
to put out of sight skriti, ne posvečati pozornosti
to see the sights videti, ogledati si znamenitosti
I can't see (bear stand) the sight of him ne morem ga živega videti
to take a sight nameriti, ciljati; obrniti pogled
to take a sight at s.o. sleng osle pokazati komu