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rešéto riddle; sieve

dati na rešéto (figurativno) to criticize severely, to cut up (koga someone)
vodo zajemati (nositi) z rešétom (figurativno) to draw (to fetch, to carry) water in a sieve

bolt⁴ [boult]

1. prehodni glagol
sejati, rešetati; zasledovati

to bolt the brain preučevati

2. samostalnik
sito, rešeto

bolter [bóultə]

1. samostalnik
sito, rešeto; plašljiv konj; ubežnik

2. prehodni glagol
arhaično zamotati, zaplesti

cribble [kríbl]

1. samostalnik
zastarelo sito, rešeto

2. prehodni glagol
sejati, rešetati

grate² [greit]

1. prehodni glagol
zamrežiti

2. samostalnik
mreža, rešetka; rešeto
figurativno kamin, ognjišče

riddle² [ridl]

1. samostalnik
rešeto, grobo sito (za žito itd.)
tehnično naprava za izravnavanje žice

2. prehodni glagol
(pre)rešetati, dati na (skozi) rešeto, presejati; natančno pregledati; preluknjati (with s, z)
figurativno prerešetati (z vprašanji itd.), zasuti z vprašanji, z dokazi; pobiti z dejstvi

riddled with bullets prerešetan od krogel
to riddle an argument popolnoma pobiti dokaz(ovanje)

screen¹ [skri:n] samostalnik
zaslon, ekran, platno v kinu; film; zaslon pri peči, španska stena; zavesa (dima, megle); maska; grobo sito, rešeto; vetrobran (tudi avtomobilizem)
mreža na vratih ali na oknu proti muham, komarjem ipd., rešetka
figurativno zaščita
arhaično pregrada
medicina rentgenski zaslon
navtika spremljevalno varstvo; magnetski ali električni izolator
vojska maskiranje, kamuflaža, zastrtje
sleng denarnica

under the screen of night pod okriljem noči
the screen kino
screen actor filmski igralec
fire-screen zaslon pri peči (kaminu)
folding screen zložljiv zaslon
optical screen fotografija zaslonka
screen play scenarij
screen writer pisec scenarija
sand-screen sito za pesek
to bring to the screen filmsko snemati
to put up (on) a screen of indifference figurativno skriti se pod brezbrižno masko

sieve [si:v]

1. samostalnik
sito, rešeto
figurativno oseba, ki ne zna varovati tajnosti, ki brblja; razsipnik, zapravljivec

to draw (to fetch, to carry) water in a sieve vodo zajemati (nositi) z rešetom, figurativno zaman se truditi
to have a memory like a sieve imeti spomin kot rešeto
to pour water into a sieve, to use a sieve for drawing water figurativno nositi vodo v morje, zaman se truditi

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
presejati, (pre)rešetati
figurativno prerešetati (kaj)

sifter [síftə] samostalnik
sleng rešetalec, presejalec; izpraševatelj, preiskovalec; sito, rešeto, rešetalo

winnowing-fan [wínouiŋ fæn] samostalnik
rešeto, vejalnica (za žito)

sift [sift] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
presejati (flour moko)
presevati, rešetati; posuti (sugar on the cake sladkor na kolač)
ločiti, odbirati (from od)
pazljivo izprašati, pregledati, raziskati (dokaze, dejstva); padati skozi rešeto ali sito, biti presejan, prerešetan
figurativno prodirati (into v)
izvleči (tajnost) (from iz)

to sift grain from husk, to sift the chaff from the wheat ločiti plevel od zrna
to sift out ločiti, odbrati z rešetanjem (from od); poiskati, zaslediti, najti

sifting [síftiŋ] samostalnik
rešetanje
množina presevki, kar je šlo skozi sito ali rešeto; ostanki na situ ali rešetu
figurativno (skrbno) preiskovanje, preiskava

winnow [wínou]

1. samostalnik
rešeto za presejanje žita; presejanje, čiščenje (žita)

2. prehodni glagol (tudi winnow away, winnow out)
vejati, presejati; prepihati; (pre)čistiti
figurativno ločiti (from od)
odbirati, prebrati; izločiti, izvreči nevredno
poetično razpihati; preleteti
neprehodni glagol
kriliti, prhutati

to winnow grain from chaff ločiti pleve od zrnja
to winnow truth from falsehood ločiti resnico od laži

head² [hed] samostalnik
glava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt
domačno plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu)
ekonomija postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija
sleng latrina

above one's head težko razumljivo, prepametno za koga
at the head of na čelu
by head and shoulders; ali by the head and ears s silo, na silo
(by) head and shoulders above mnogo boljši od
by a short head za dolžino nosu, figurativno z majhno prednostjo
crowned heads kronane glave
a deer of the first head petleten jelen ali srnjak
navtika down by the head s prednjim delom ladje globoko v vodi
head of the family družinski poglavar
heads of state državni voditelji
the head and front bistvo, politika glava zarote, vodja upora
from head to foot od nog do glave, popolnoma
head first (ali foremost) z glavo naprej, figurativno nepremišljeno
a large head of game velik trop živali
hot head vročekrvnež
a beautiful head of hair gosti lasje
head over heels narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nos
old head on young shoulders pameten mlad človek
off one's head; ali out of one's head nor
over one's head viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivo
over head and ears; ali head over ears preko glave, do ušes, popolnoma
on this head o tem predmetu
out of one's own head sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljniku
two heads are better than one kolikor glav, toliko misli
head of water vodni steber
heads or tails obe strani kovanca (pri metanju)
twopence a head 2 penija na osebo
sleng King's (Queen's) head poštna znamka
weak in the head slaboumen
head, cook and bottle washer kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavo
figurativno on your head be it! naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovoren
ten head of cattle deset glav živine

Z glagoli:

to beat s.o.'s head off prekositi koga
pogovorno to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s head off uničiti koga
to bring to a head pripeljati do krize
figurativno to break one's head glavo si razbijati
to carry one's head high nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosen
to come to a head priti do krize, zaostriti se; medicina zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir)
sleng to do a thing on one's head igraje kaj napraviti
to drag in by the head and ears s silo privleči, za ušesa privleči
to eat (ali cry, scream, run) one's head off pretirano se razburjati
it entered my head v glavo mi je padlo
to give s.o. his head figurativno popustiti uzde
to get s.th. through one's head doumeti, razumeti kaj
to go over s.o.'s head biti pretežko za koga
to go to s.o.'s head v glavo stopiti
this horse eats his head off ta konj več pojé, kot je vreden
to have a good head for biti nadarjen za
to have a head imeti "mačka"
to have a good head on one's shoulders biti dobre glave
to have one's head in the clouds figurativno živeti v oblakih, sanjariti
to have one's head screwed in the right way imeti glavo na pravem koncu
to have a head like a sieve imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljiv
to hit the nail on the head točno zadeti
to keep one's head ostati miren
figurativno to keep one's head above water obdržati se nad vodo, životariti
to knock s.th. on the head onemogočiti kaj
to lay (ali put) heads together glave stikati, posvetovati se
to let s.o. have his head pustiti komu delati po svoji glavi
to lie on s.o.'s head biti komu v breme
to lose one's head izgubiti glavo
I cannot make head or tail of ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glave
to make head izbiti na čelo, napredovati
to make head against uspešno se upirati
to be put over the heads of other persons pri napredovanju preskočiti druge
to put s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to put s.th. into one's head vtepsti si kaj v glavo
to put s.th. out of s.o.'s head izbiti komu kaj iz glave
to put s.th. out of one's head izbiti si kaj iz glave
to put one's head in the lion's mouth izpostavljati se nevarnosti
to rear one's head glavo dvigniti
to run in s.o.'s head vrteti se komu po glavi
to run one's head against a brick wall riniti z glavo skozi zid
to shake one's head odkimati
to shake one's head at z glavo zmajati
to suffer from swelled (ali swollen) head biti zelo domišljav
to take the head prevzeti vodstvo
to take s.th. into one's head v glavo si kaj vtepsti
to talk over s.o.'s head za koga preučeno govoriti
to talk s.o.'s head off utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjem
to talk through the back of s.o.'s head neprestano v koga govoriti
to throw o.s. at the head of obesiti se komu za vrat
to talk one's head off nenehno govoriti
to turn one's head v glavo stopiti
to turn s.o.'s head glavo komu zmešati
to win by a head zmagati za dolžino glave (konj)
to work one's head off pretegniti se od dela, garati
heads I win, tails you lose izgubiš v vsakem primeru

put^*2 [put]

1. prehodni glagol
položiti, postaviti, dati kam, vtakniti (in one's pocket v žep; in prison v ječo)
spraviti (koga v posteljo, v neprijeten položaj, v red, v tek); izpostaviti, podvreči čemu (to put to death usmrtiti koga)
posaditi (into, under s čim; the land was put under potatoes)
poslati, dati, siliti, naganjati (to v, k; to put to school poslati v šolo, to put to trade dati koga v uk, to put the horse to the fence nagnati konja v skok čez ograjo)
napeljati, zvabiti (on, to k)
napisati (to put one's signature to a document)
prestaviti, prevesti (into French v francoščino)
izraziti, formulirati (I cannot put it into words ne znam tega z besedami izraziti; how shall I put it kako naj to formuliram?)
oceniti, preceniti (at; I put his income at £ 1000 a year po mojem zasluži 1000 funtov na leto)
uporabiti (to; to put s.th. to a good use dobro kaj uporabiti)
zastaviti, postaviti (vprašanje, predlog I put it to you apeliram na vas, obračam se na vas)
staviti (on denar na kaj)
vložiti, investirati (into v)
naložiti (npr. davek, to put a tax on obdavčiti kaj)
naprtiti, pripisati komu kaj (on; they put the blame on him krivdo valijo na njega)
šport metati, vreči (kroglo); poriniti (bodalo), streljati (in, into)

2. neprehodni glagol
podati se, napotiti se, iti, hiteti (for kam; to put to land podati se na kopno; to put to sea odpluti; to put for home napotiti se domov)
navtika jadrati, krmariti, pluti
ameriško izlivati se (into v)

to put s.o. above s.o. else postaviti koga pred drugega
to put one's brain to it koncentrirati se na kaj, lotiti se česa
to put a bullet through ustreliti, preluknjati koga
to put in black and white, to put in writing napisati
to be put to it biti prisiljen
to be hard put to it biti v zagati, v škripcih, biti prisiljen k čemu
to put the cow to the bull pripeljati kravo k biku
put the case that recimo, da
to put the cart before the horse nesmiselno ravnati
to put o.s. in (under) the care of s.o. postaviti se pod zaščito koga
to put out of action onesposobiti
to put s.o. out of countenance spraviti koga iz ravnotežja
to put down the drain vreči v vodo, neumno zapraviti
to put all one's eggs in one basket staviti vse na eno karto
to put an end (ali stop, period) to napraviti konec s čim, končati
to put the good face on it mirno kaj prenesti
to put one's foot in it narediti napako, osramotiti se, blamirati se
to put in force uveljaviti
to put s.o. on his feet spraviti koga na noge
to put the finger on pokazati s prstom na, identificirati koga (kaj)
to put s.o. on guard opozoriti koga na previdnost
to put one's hands to lotiti se; pomagati
to put into the hands of s.o. prepustiti komu, dati komu v roke
to put out of one's head izbiti si iz glave, pozabiti
to put a horse to vpreči konja
to put s.o. in a hole spraviti koga v neugodon položaj
to put the hand to the plough prijeti za delo
to put one's hands in one's pocket globoko seči v žep
to put it to s.o. apelirati na koga, dati komu na voljo
to put a knife into zabosti
sleng to put the lid on presegati vse meje, biti višek česa
to put money on staviti na kaj
to put the money to a good use pametno porabiti denar
to put a matter right izgladiti (zadevo)
to put it mildly milo rečeno
to put in mind spomniti koga
to put s.o.'s nose out of joint spodriniti koga
to put in order urediti
to put s.o. on his oath zapriseči koga
to put in practice izvajati
to put o.s. in s.o.'s place vživeti se v položaj koga drugega
to put on paper napisati
not to put it past one pripisati komu kaj slabega
to put to ransom zahtevati odkupnino za
to put s.o. right popraviti koga
to put in shape spraviti v dobro kondicijo, oblikovati
to put one's shoulder to the wheel potruditi se
to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel metati komu polena pod noge
to put to the sword prebosti z mečem
to stay put ostati na mestu
figurativno to put teeth into zagristi se v kaj
to put s.o. through it dajati koga na sito in rešeto
to put in use uporabiti
to put a veto on it uporabiti veto
to put into words izraziti z besedami, točno opisati
to put s.o. in the wrong postaviti koga na laž, dokazati, da nima prav
to put s.o. out of the way spraviti koga s poti
sleng to put s.o. wise odpreti komu oči
sleng to put the wind up s.o. prestrašiti koga, dati mu vetra
well put dobro povedano
to put the weight metati kroglo
to put everything wrong narediti vse narobe

síto sieve; (rešeto) riddle, bolter; (cedilo) strainer

dati koga na síto in rešeto (figurativno) to criticize (criticise) someone severely and maliciously

žíca wire

bodeča žíca barbed wire
telefonska žíca telephone wire
z električnim tokom nabita žíca live wire
vrv iz žíce wire rope
izdelovanje, vlečenje žíce wiredrawing
spleten iz žíce wire-woven
škarje za rezanje žíce a wire shears pl, wirecutters pl
akrobat(ka) na žíci tightrope walker, wirewalker, wiredancer
opremiti, povezati z žíco, pričvrstiti z žíco to wire
klešče za žíco wire pliers pl
rešeto, sito iz žíce wire screen, wire sieve
izolirana električna žíca flex