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próti against

próti (prefiks) anti-, counter-; (smer) towards, to, in the direction of, on, for; contrary to; (čas) about, by, ZDA around; pravo, šport versus (krajšava: v. ali vs.); (v primeri z) compared with
za in próti for and against, pro and con
sredstvo próti remedy for
próti vetru against the wind
próti koncu meseca towards the end of the month
próti šesti uri about six o'clock
Avstralija próti Angliji Australia versus England
próti nam against us
próti mojemu prepričanju (volji) against my conviction (will)
próti pričakovanju unexpectedly, suddenly
próti potrdilu o prejemu on receipt
próti toku against the tide
próti vodi up the river
próti zakonu against the law, illegally, unlawfully
próti zdravemu razumu preposterously, absurdly
próti mojim ukazom contrary to my orders
to je dobro próti glavobolom it's good for headaches
to je próti mojim navadam it is against (ali contrary to) my usual practice
jaz sem próti I am opposed to it
bilo je 30 glasov za predlog, 40 pa próti there were 30 votes for and 40 against
próti meni je bil zelo prijazen he was very kind to me
sem 100% próti I am dead against it
to je próti mojemu prepričanju this runs counter to my convictions
boriti se próti toku to struggle against the tide
delovati próti to counteract, to neutralize, (preprečiti) to thwart, to frustrate, to balk (ali baulk), to baffle
boriti se próti premoči to fight against odds
dvigniti oči próti nebu to look up to heaven
držati pismo próti luči to hold a letter up to the light
glasovati próti to vote »no«
enotno, složno glasovati próti to vote down
glasovati próti predlogu to vote against a motion
nimam nič próti temu I don't mind it, I have no objection to it
nimam nič próti kajenju I don't object to people smoking
ne morem nič reči próti I can say nothing to the contrary
govoriti za in próti to speak pro and con
iti próti domu to head for home (ali homewards)
iti próti severu to go towards the north (ali northwards)
vojska gre próti mestu the army is marching on the town
izpustiti próti kavciji to release on bail
marširati próti sovražniku to march against the enemy
ležati z obrazom próti zemlji to lie face downwards (ali on one's face)
nahujskati brata próti bratu to set brother against brother
napravil sem to próti svoji volji I did that against my own inclination
pluti próti vetru to sail against the wind
porini klavir próti zidu! push the piano up against the wall!
stavim 10 próti 1, da... I bet you ten to one that...
vzdržati próti sovražniku to hold out against the enemy

against¹ [əgéinst] predlog
proti, zoper; ob; za

against a rainy day, against a day of want za hude čase
domačno to be up against it biti v stiski
it goes against the grain (ali collar) ni pogodu
against payment proti plačilu
against his return dokler se ne vrne
to run against naleteti na koga ali kaj
against time s polno paro
to stumble (ali knock) against a stone spotakniti se ob kamen
to struggle against boriti se proti

at [æt, ət] predlog
ob, pri, zraven; proti, k, v, na; za

at the age of v starosti
at all sploh
to aim at s.th. meriti na kaj
all at once nenadoma, nepričakovano, ko strela z jasnega neba
at attention v pozoru
angry at jezen zaradi
at best v najboljšem primeru
to be at s.th. ukvarjati se s čim
at the bottom na dnu, spodaj
at all costs za vsako ceno
at close quarters čisto blizu
at court na dvoru
at one's disposal na razpolago komu
to drive at meriti na kaj
at first najprej
to receive s.th. at s.o.'s hands dobiti kaj od koga
to be hard at s.th. naporno delati, truditi se s čim
at the head of na čelu česa
at home doma
at one fell swoop na mah
at large na prostosti
to laugh at s.o. posmehovati se komu
at last končno
at least vsaj
at long last na koncu koncev
at loggerheads v sporu, sprt
at length končno
at the minute na minuto
to be at hand biti na voljo
at any moment vsak trenutek
at most največ, kvečjemu
near at hand čisto blizu
not at all sploh ne; prosim (kot odgovor na thank you)
at night ponoči
at noon opoldne
at one složno, sporazumno
at peace v miru
at a pinch v stiski
to play at chess igrati šah
at any price za vsako ceno
at rest v miru
at school v šoli, pri pouku
to scoff at posmehovati se
at sight na pogled, po videzu
at stake v nevarnosti, na kocki
two at a time dva hkrati
at that vrh tega, poleg tega; kljub temu
to be at a standstill zastajati
to value at ceniti na
what are you at? kaj počneš?
at war v vojni
at work pri delu

con² [kɔn] predlog
proti (skrajšano iz contra)

the pros and cons razlogi za in proti

contra [kɔ́ntrə]

1. predlog
proti

2. prislov
nasprotno

3. samostalnik
nasprotna stran

per contra kot vračilo

counter⁵ [káuntə] prislov
nasproti, nasprotno, proti

to run (ali go) counter upirati se; iti v nasprotni smeri, po nasprotni sledi

for¹ [fɔ:, fə] predlog
za; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede na

for all navzlic, kljub
as for me kar se mene tiče, zastran mene
pogovorno to be in for, to be for it pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)
pogovorno to be out for nameravati
for the better na bolje
but for ko bi ne bilo, brez
for fear iz strahu
for love iz ljubezni
for the present za zdaj
for the first time prvič
not for love or money za nič na svetu
to know for certain (ali sure, a certainty, a fact) z gotovostjo vedeti
now for them! na juriš!
for good za vedno
there's nothing for it nič drugega ne preostaja
to go for a walk iti na sprehod
sleng to go for a soldier postati vojak
to give a Roland for an Oliver poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za drago
I am in for flu gripa se me loteva
he wants for nothing nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovolj
to take for granted smatrati kot dejstvo
it's for you do decide ti se moraš odločiti
it is not nice for him ni lepo od njega
once for all enkrat za vselej
for as much v koliko
for all (ali aught) I know... kolikor je meni znano...
for instance, for example na primer
for the nonce tokrat
I for one jaz na primer
for God's sake za božjo voljo
to look for s.th. iskati kaj
not for the life of me za nič na svetu
for shame! sram te (vas) bodi!
to be out for trouble (ali row) iskati prepir
she could not speak for weeping tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoriti
the train for London vlak proti Londonu
word for word beseda za besedo
Mary for ever! naj živi Marija!
for the time being za zdaj
he's been here for an hour je tukaj že eno uro

on¹ [ɔn] predlog

1.
na (on earth, on the radio)

2. figurativno
na (based on facts ki temelji na dejstvih, on demand na zahtevo, to borrow on jewels izposoditi si denar na nakit, a duty on silk carina na svilo, interest on one's capital obresti na kapital)

3.
(ki si sledi) za (loss on loss izguba za izgubo)

4.
(zaposlen) pri, v (to be on a committee, jury, the general staff biti v komisiji, v poroti, pri generalštabu)

5.
(stanje) v, na (on duty v službi, dežuren, on fire v ognju, gori, on strike v stavki, on leave na dopustu, on sale na prodaj)

6.
(namerjen) na, proti (an attack on s.o. napad na koga, a joke on me šala na moj račun, the strain tells on him napor ga zdeluje)

7.
(predmet, tema) o (a lecture on s.th. predavanje o čem, to talk on a subject govoriti o nekem predmetu)

8.
(časovno za en dan) v, na; po, ob (on Sunday v nedeljo, on April 1 prvega aprila; on his arrival ob njegovem prihodu, on being asked ko so me vprašali)

9.

Razno:

that is a new one on me to je zame novo, za to še nisem slišal
she is all day on me ves dan me gnjavi
on an average povprečno
away on business službeno odsoten
on the contrary nasprotno
on edge ko na trnju, nervozen
on foot peš
on hand pri roki, na zalogi
on one's own samostojen, neodvisen
on the instant takoj
to live on air živeti od zraka
on pain of death pod smrtno kaznijo
on principle načelno
on purpose namenoma
on receipt po prejemu
on a sudden nenadoma
on time točno
on the whole v glavnem
on my word na mojo častno besedo
have you a match on you? imaš kakšno vžigalico pri sebi?
ameriško, pogovorno to have nothing on s.o. ne imeti nič proti komu

to¹ [tu:, tu, tə] predlog
(osnovni pomen k)

1.
(krajevno) k, proti, do, v, na, poleg, ob

to arms! k orožju!
to the right na desno
from Paris to London od Pariza do Londona
face to face iz obraza v obraz
to his eyes pred njegovimi očmi
next door to us sosedna vrata, tik poleg naših vrat (poleg nas)
shoulder to shoulder z ramo ob rami
come here to me pridi sem k meni
I have never been to Paris nikoli nisem bil v Parizu
to go to the post-office iti na pošto
I bought it to Baker's to sem kupil pri Bakerju
he jumped to his feet skočil je na noge
I told him to his face v obraz sem mu povedal
to take one's hat off to s.o. odkriti se komu

2.
(časovno) do

five minutes to two dve minuti do dveh
to time točno, pravočasno
to this day do danes
to the minute do minute (na minuto) točno
to the last do zadnjega
to live to a great age doživeti visoko starost

3.
(namera, cilj, posledica ipd.)

as to... kar se tiče...
to you pogovorno vam na uslugo
a friend to the poor prijatelj revežev
to what purpose? čemú?
to my delight (disappointment) na (veliko) moje veselje (razočaranje)
to this end v ta namen
to my grief sorrow na mojo veliko žalost
dead fallen to their hands mrtvi, ki so padli od njihove roke
to the rescue na pomoč
sentenced to death obsojen na smrt
that is nothing to me to se me ne tiče; to ni nič zame
what is that to you? kaj te to briga?
to come to hand priti v roke, v posest
here's to you! na tvoje (vaše) zdravje!
to drink to s.o.'s health piti na zdravje kake osebe, nazdraviti komu
to tear to pieces raztrgati na kose
would to God (Heaven)! daj bog!

4.
(stopnja, mera, meja)

to the full do sitega, do mile voije
to a high degree v veliki meri
to a great extent v veliki meri, zelo
to the life točno po življenju
to a man do poslednjega moža
to perfection dovršeno
to a nicety na las
to a T do zadnje pičice
to drink to excess čezmerno piti
they were to the number of 400 bilo jih je 400

5.
(pripadnost, posest)

to my cost na moje stroške
to my credit v mojo korist (moj plus)
to the point k stvari (spadajoč)
heir to his father očetov dedič
preface to a book predgovor h knjigi
a victim to influenza žrlev gripe
designer to a firm risar pri neki firmi
he has a doctor to his son-in-law ima zdravnika za zeta
he took her to wife vzel jo je za ženo
that is all there is to it to je vse in nič več

6.
(odnos, razmerje)

aversion to s.th. odpor do česa
in comparison to v primeri z
nothing to... nič v primeri z...
to all appearance po vsem videzu, po vsej priliki
to my feeling po mojem občutku
to my knowledge kolikor jaz vem
to my taste po mojem okusu
to my mind po mojem mnenju
to my (your etc) heart's desire po moji (tvoji itd.) mili volji
the score is 5 to 4; šport rezultat je 5:4
5 is to 10 as 10 to 20 5 proti 10 je kot 10 proti 20
ten to one deset proti ena
three to dozen tri na ducat

7.
(rabi za tvorbo dajalnika)

he explained it to me razložil mi je to
it seems to me zdi se mi
she was a good mother to him bila mu je dobra mati

8.
(za oznako nedoločnika, pred nedoločnikom)

much work to do mnogo dela (ki naj se opravi)
the time to learn čas za učenje
to be or not to be biti ali ne biti
I want to go želim (hočem) iti
she came to see me obiskala me je
there is no one to see us nikogar ni, ki bi nas videl
what am I to do? kaj naj naredim?
he was seen to fall videli so ga, kako je padel
we expect her to come pričakujemo, da bo prišla
to be honest, I should decline če hočem biti pošten, moram odkloniti

9.
(kot nadomestilo za predhodni nedoločnik)

I don't go because I don't want to ne grem, ker nočem (iti)
I meant to ring you up but had no time to nameraval sem vam telefonirati, pa nisem imel časa (telefonirati)

toward² [təwɔ́:d ameriško tɔ́:rd] predlog
(krajevno) k, proti, v smeri, v bližini

with his back toward me s hrbtom proti meni
he lives toward London stanuje v bližini Londona; (časovno) proti, okoli, približno okoli
toward noon proti poldnevu; nasproti, proti, k; kar se tiče, gledé
hostile toward communism sovražen do komunizma
a tendency toward co-operation tendenca h kooperaciji
to save money toward buying a house varčevati denar za nakup hiše
he gave me 5 pounds toward my expenses dal mi je 5 funtov za kritje mojih izdatkov

unto [ʌ́ntu] predlog
zastarelo, poetično, Biblija, retorika k, do; v; proti; pri

faithful unto death zvest do smrti (groba)

up³ [ʌp] prislov

1.
gor, navzgor, kvišku, v zrak; proti toku (reki, vodi); nazaj

up from the grounds figurativno od temeljev
up till now doslej
from my youth up od moje mladosti naprej
up with the Democrates! živeli demokrati!
hands up! roke kvišku!
you can sail up as far as Sisak lahko se peljete z ladjo do Siska po reki navzgor
he looked for it up and down po vseh kotih in oglih je iskal to
this tradition can be traced up to the Reformation ta tradicija sega nazaj (tja) do reformacije

2.
bliže k, bliže proti (mestu, kjer se nahajamo)
figurativno više, na višjo stopnjo

up and up više in više, vedno više
come up! pridi bliže!
speak up! govori(te) glasneje!
he came up and asked me the way približal se mi je in me vprašal
to move up in the world povzpeti se, napredovati v svetu (v družbi)
I think of running up North mislim napraviti majhno turo na sever

3.
v razvoju, v gibanju, v razburjenju, v uporu itd.

to grow up (od)rasti
hurry up! pohiti!, brž!
the nation is up in arms narod se je uprl z orožjem
my blood was up kri mi je zavrela
the cider is up very much jabolčnik se zelo peni
shares (prices) are up delnice (cene) se dvigajo

4.
popolnoma, čisto, do kraja; skupaj

to burn up zgoreti
to eat up all the cherries pojesti vse češnje
to drink up izpiti, popiti
to follow up a success do kraja izkoristiti uspeh
to bind up skupaj povezati
to lock up the house zakleniti vsa hišna vrata
to tear up a piece of paper raztrgati kos papirja na koščke
the street was up ulica je bila popolnoma razkopana

5.
zgoraj, visoko; pokonci, na nogah

high up in the air visoko v zraku
I live two storeys up stanujem v 2. nadstropju
to be early up biti zgodaj na nogah, zgodaj vstajati
the Prime Minister is up ministrski predsednik govori, ima besedo
to stand up stati pokonci
to sit up sedeti v postelji

6.
v mestu, na univerzi, v šoli

up in London v Londonu
up to town v London
up for a week teden dni v mestu (v Londonu)
the undergraduates come up next week študentje se vrnejo (na univerzo) prihodnji teden
to stay up for the vacation ostati v kraju študija (v kolidžu) za počitnice

7. up to
a) (vse) do; proti, prek

up to now doslej
I had mud up to the knees blato mi je segalo do kolen
he was all right up to yesterday bil je čisto zdrav do včeraj
to be up to date biti sodoben (moderen, v koraku s časom)
I'll give up to 1000 dinars for it plačal bom do 1000 din za to
b) na ravni, na nivoju, ustrezno

up to the door (ali knocker) sleng izvrstno, prima
up to par figurativno "na višini"
not up to expectations neustrezno pričakovanjem
not yet up to the ropes figurativno še neuveden, ki se še ne spozna
up to sample po (ustrezno) vzorcu
his book is not up to much njegova knjiga ni kaj prida vredna
to live up to one's income živeti ustrezno svojim dohodkom
your work is not up to your usual standard tvoje delo ni na nivoju tistega, ki ga navadno dosežeš
to be up to s.th. nameravati kaj, snovati kaj, biti dorasel čemu, ustrezati čemu, biti (komu) do česa; biti odvisen od česa; biti pripravljen na; spoznati se na kaj
what are you up to? kaj nameravaš?
it is up to you (to decide) vaša stvar je, da odločite; od vas je odvisna odločitev
to be up to a thing or two figurativno biti prebrisan
to feel up to s.th. čutiti se doraslega čemu; biti pripraven, razpoložen za, dobro znati kaj
to get up to s.o. držati korak s kom
to be up to the mark figurativno biti na višini
to be up to snuff sleng biti zvit (premeten, izkušen)
I am up to your little game dobro vem, kaj spletkariš
what has he been up to? kakšno neumnost je spet napravil?
you have been up to some trick again! si že spet naredil kakšno budalost!
I am not up to travelling nisem sposoben za potovanje
it is up to you to prove it vi morate to dokazati

8.
pod vodstvom (pri študiju na univerzi)

I was up to A. A. je vodil moje študije, je bil moj mentor (tutor)

9.

up with na isti višini z, v isti oddaljenosti z
to come up with s.o. dohiteti koga
to keep up with držati korak s
up with you! vstani!, pridi gor!
up against proti
up into gori v, gor
up on više (od, kot)
up till vse do

up⁴ [ʌp] predlog
(gori) na; gor, navzgor, navkreber kvišku; proti, k, do, ob, vzdolž; proti notranjosti

up the hill navkreber, po hribu navzgor
up hill and down dale čez hribe in doline
up the river po reki navzgor
up the street po ulici (cesti) navzgor
I saw a monkey up a tree videl sem opico na drevesu
up a tree figurativno v stiski, v škripcih
to climb up a precipice plezati po prepadu navzgor
he has gone up country šel je na deželo (na kmete)

up-country [ʌ́pkʌ́ntri]

1. samostalnik
notranjost dežele; zaledje

2. pridevnik
ki je v notranjosti dežele

3. prislov
proti, v notranjosti dežele

vanward [vǽnwəd]

1. pridevnik
sprednji; ki je (gre) na čelu

2. prislov
naprej, proti (čemu); na čelu (česa)

versus [və́:səs] predlog (krajšava: v.)
(latinsko), šport proti
pravno versus, proti

with [wið; wiɵ] predlog
s, z; proti; od; v družbi, pri, poleg; s pomočjo; skupaj z, istočasno; zaradi; od; v zvezi z, z ozirom na, pri; kljub, navzlic

I have no money with me nimam denarja pri sebi
away with you! poberi se! izgubi se!
with all my heart od srca rad
pale with fear bled od strahu
stiff with cold otrpel, trd od mraza
with all his money he is not happy kljub vsemu svojemu denarju on ni srečen
sick with bolan od
he is furious with me on je besen name
with God figurativno mrtev, v nebesih
with that nato, tedaj
she is with child ona je noseča
with young breja
with all his brains pri (kljub) vsej njegovi pameti
he is lying down with fever leži bolan zaradi mrzlice
to die with cancer umreti za rakom
to fight with courage pogumno se boriti
to tremble with fear tresti se od strahu
we parted with them ločili smo se od njih
to rise with sun vstati (skupaj, istočasno) s soncem
he lives with us on stanuje pri nas
she took her with her vzela jo je s seboj
leave it with me! prepustite to meni!
to be with s.o. on a point strinjati se s kom o neki točki
it is a habit with him to je pri njem navada
to be with it ameriško, pogovorno biti na tekočem (o čem)
vote with the Conservatives! glasujte (volite) za konservativce!
to walk with a stick hoditi s palico
what does he want with me? kaj hoče od mene?
it rests with you to decide odločitev je pri vas
it is not so with the drama v drami to ni tako
I can't leave with my mother so ill ne morem odpotovati, če mi je mati tako bolna
to weep with joy jokati od veselja

aback [əbǽk] prislov
nazaj, zadaj
navtika proti krmi

taken aback prepadel, osupel, presenečen
to stand aback from stati ob strani, izogibati se

abaft [əbá:ft]

1. prislov
navtika na krmi, proti krmi

2. predlog
navtika za, nazaj proti

abracadabra [ǽbrəkədǽbrə] samostalnik
zaklinjanje, rotenje; sredstvo proti bolečinam; nesmisel