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  • ríniti to push, to shove

    ríniti naprej to push forward
    ríniti v nevarnost to run one's head into danger
    ríniti z glavo skozi zid (figurativno) to bump (ali to batter) one's head against a (brick) wall
    ríniti se skozi to push one's way through, (prebijati se) to rub along
  • push2 [puš]

    1. prehodni glagol
    suniti, suvati, riniti, poriniti, porivati, potisniti, potiskati; priganjati, siliti (to k)
    gnati, nagnati, pognati, poganjati, pospešiti, forsirati
    figurativno pomagati, podpirati koga; delati reklamo za kaj
    sleng prodajati, preprodajati (mamila)

    2. neprehodni glagol
    poriniti se, porivati se, prerivati se, preriniti se; pošteno se lotiti; prizadevati si, težiti za čem

    to push open odpahniti, odpreti
    to push one's way ahead (through) preriniti se naprej (skozi)
    to be pushed for time (money) biti v časovni (denarni) stiski
    to push s.th. on s.o. vsiliti komu kaj
    to push s.th. too far gnati kaj predaleč
    to push one's fortune izzivati svojo srečo
    to push a friend s svojim vplivom pomagati prijatelju
  • shove2 [šʌv] prehodni glagol
    (po)riniti, porivati, vtakniti (into v)
    odriniti (off)
    potisniti proč
    pogovorno postaviti, položiti (on na)
    neprehodni glagol
    prerivati se, riniti se
    navtika odriniti (from the bank od brega)
    počasi napredovati (along, past vzdolž, mimo)
    prebijati se (through skozi)
  • thrust*2 [ɵrʌst] prehodni glagol
    suniti, (po)riniti, porivati, potiskati; vtakniti (in, through v, skozi)
    (pre)bosti; vsiliti; priganjati, naganjati
    neprehodni glagol
    prerivati se, gnesti se, riniti se, riniti (through skozi)
    navaliti (on na); naleteti (at na)
    udarjati (at ob, v)

    to thrust a dagger into s.o.'s back zasaditi komu nož v hrbet
    I thrust my fist into his face s pestjo sem ga udaril po obrazu
    to thrust one's hand into one's pocket vtakniti, zariti roko v žep
    to thrust one's nose into vtikati svoj nos v, vmešavati se v
    to thrust o.s. into vmešati se v, vriniti se v
    to thrust s.th. upon s.o. vsiliti komu kaj
    to thrust s.o. through prebosti koga
    to thrust one's way (through) utreti, prebiti si pot
    he thrust himself upon us vsilil nam je svojo družbo
    to thrust past preriniti se mimo
  • tuck3 [tʌk]

    1. samostalnik
    guba; zagib, zavihek, prišiv, podšiv, rob
    ameriško, pogovorno energija, polet, življenje
    množina, sleng poslastice, slaščice

    tuck-in, tuck-out sleng obilen jedilni obrok, gostija, "požrtija"
    we had a good tuck-in dobro smo se najedli vsega dobrega
    it took the tuck all out of me to mi je vzelo vso energijo

    2. prehodni glagol
    nagubati, spodviti, zavihati, zviti, obrobiti, zarobiti
    pogovorno (s)tlačiti, zbasati, (po)riniti, vtakniti, zariti (into v)
    zviti, prekrižati (noge)
    neprehodni glagol
    gubati, nabrati se, skrčiti se, uskočiti se (tkanina)

    to tuck a dress into a bag stlačiti obleko v torbo
    to tuck one's tail (between one's legs) stisniti rep med noge
  • pull2 [pul]

    1. prehodni glagol
    vleči, povleči, potegniti; puliti, izpuliti (zob, rastlino), izvleči, privleči; trgati (jabolka cvetice); skubsti, skubiti, oskubsti (perjad, lan), populiti (dlako iz usnja); zagotoviti si, privleči (stranke, podporo); (golf, kriket) udariti žogo postrani na levo; namerno zadržati dirkalnega konja; veslati, imeti vesla
    tisk napraviti odtis, odtisniti
    ameriško, sleng potegniti (revolver, nož)
    sleng izpeljati (delo)
    ameriško, sleng proglasiti stavko, pozvati (podjetje) k stavki
    sleng zapreti, napraviti racijo (v igralnici)

    2. neprehodni glagol
    vleči, puliti (at)
    vleči (pipo; at)
    povleči, piti (at iz)
    vleči se, riniti se naprej
    sleng privlačiti (reklama)

    to pull apart raztrgati
    to pull a boner napraviti veliko napako
    to pull (ali draw) the long bow širokoustiti se
    a case of pull devil, pull baker povleci, potegni; kdo je močnejši
    to pull caps (ali wigs) pretepati se
    to pull faces (ali a face) pačiti se, kremžiti se
    to pull a long face nakremžiti obraz, narediti kisel obraz
    to pull a fast one preslepiti, ukaniti
    to pull a good heart zbrati pogum
    to pull s.o.'s leg potegniti koga, norčevati se iz koga
    to pull a thing on s.o. ogoljufati, prevariti
    to pull a good oar dobro veslati
    the boat pulls 4 oars čoln ima štiri vesla
    to pull it odnesti pete, pobegniti
    to pull to pieces raztrgati, figurativno ostro kritizirati
    to pull one's punches figurativno krotiti se; (boks) zadržano udariti
    to pull one's rank on s.o. pokazati, da si višji po činu
    to pull by the sleeve pocukati za rokav
    to pull into the station pripeljati na postajo (vlak)
    to pull the strings (ali wires) neopazno voditi, vplivati na koga
    to pull one's weight potruditi se pri delu, krepko veslati
    to pull the wool over s.o.'s eyes preslepiti koga
  • shoulder2 [šóuldə] prehodni glagol
    dati (naprtiti, vzeti, naložiti si) na rame (hrbet)
    figurativno prevzeti (dolžnost, odgovornost itd.); suniti, porivati, riniti z rameni
    neprehodni glagol
    udariti z rameni (against ob)
    preriniti se (z rameni) (through skozi)

    shoulder arms! vojska puško na rame!
    to shoulder the responsibilily naložiti si, prevzeti odgovornost
    to shoulder one's way through the crowd (z rameni) si delati pot, se preriniti, se prebiti skozi množico
  • squeeze2 [skwi:z] prehodni glagol
    stisniti, stiskati
    pogovorno stisniti k sebi; stlačiti, (z)mečkati, ožemati, ožeti, iztisniti (out of, from iz)
    izcediti (sok), izžeti; vtisniti, vriniti, natlačiti (into v)
    napolniti; izriniti (out of iz)
    napraviti odtis (kovanca itd.) (v vosek itd.)
    figurativno mučiti, tlačiti; izsiljevati (kaj od koga), iztisniti, izvleči (denar itd.) (out of, from iz)
    neprehodni glagol
    stiskati, mečkati, tlačiti (into v, through skozi)
    gnesti se, prerivati se, vriniti se, riniti se (into v)
    pustiti se izsiljevati

    squeezeed lemon (orange) izžeta limona (oranža), figurativno oseba, od katere ne moremo ničesar več pričakovati
    to squeeze juice from an orange iztisniti sok iz oranže
    to squeeze the juice of s.o. figurativno izkoriščati, opehariti koga
    to squeeze s.o.'s hand stisniti komu roko v znak naklonjenosti, sožalja itd.
    to squeeze one's way riniti se, prerivati se, gnesti se (through skozi)
    we were terribly squeezed in the bus bili smo strašno natlačeni v avtobusu
    to squeeze o.s. into the bus zriniti, stlačiti se v avtobus
    to squeeze a tear figurativno iztisniti solzo, potočiti par krokodilovih solz
  • upheave* [ʌphí:v] prehodni glagol
    dvigniti; vreči kvišku
    neprehodni glagol
    dvigniti se, dvigati se, riniti kvišku
  • wriggle2 [rigl]

    1. neprehodni glagol
    vijugati se, viti se, zvijati se, prerivati se, riniti se; prilizovati se; po kačje se premikati naprej
    figurativno plaziti se, po krivih potih iti

    2. prehodni glagol
    premikati, viti, zvijati

    to wriggle into vsiliti se v, z zvijačo si pridobiti (naklonjenost)
    to wriggle out of spretno se umakniti iz, zmuzniti se od
    to wriggle one's way into zmuzniti se v
    to wriggle through preriniti se skozi, izmotati se
  • gláva head; (redko) poll; humoristično (zlasti plešava) pate; (lobanja, mrtvaška) skull; žargon bonce; (naslov) title, heading, ZDA caption; (vodja) chief, leader; ekonomija principal, ZDA boss; (vrhnji del) top; (pamet, razum) brains pl, wit (s pl), intelligence, understanding, judgment, sense; (bister človek) man of talent, pogovorno brainy fellow; (oseba) person; (kovanca) obverse, face, pogovorno heads

    brez gláve headless, acephalous, figurativno reckless, hare-brained, confused, out of one's wits, silly
    gláva ob glávi closely packed
    na glavo, za glávo (figurativno) each; per head; per capita
    iz gláve (na pamet) (znati) (to know) by heart
    gláva ali napis? (pri metanju kovanca v zrak) heads or tails?
    od gláve do nog from top to toe
    od nog do gláve from head to foot
    glávo pokonci! keep smiling!, vojska chin up!
    z glávo navzdol with downcast head
    na glávo postavljen (narobe) topsy-turvy
    brez gláve in repa without rhyme or reason
    delo z glávo brain work
    delavec z glávo white-collar worker
    beljenje gláve (figurativno) cudgelling (ali racking) one's brain, cogitation, rumination
    kimanje z glávo nodding, nod
    lasje na glávi hair (of the head)
    poraba na glávo consumption per capita
    gláva postelje head of the bed
    rana na glávi wound in the head
    skok na glávo header
    stoja na glávi šport headstand, aeronavtika landing on the nose
    strel v glávo shot in the head
    tele z dvema glávama a twoheaded calf
    umivanje gláve shampooing
    več kot 100 gláv živine more than a hundred head of cattle
    zmajevanje z glávo shaking of one's head
    belíti si glávo to beat one's brains out, to cudgel (ali to rack) one's brains (z over)
    biti čez glávo zadolžen to be up to one's ears (ali one's eyes, the neck) in debt
    za glávo je večji od očeta he is taller than his father by a head
    za glávo je večji od mene he stands a head taller than I
    oče je gláva družine the father is the head of the family
    ne biti pravi v glávi (figurativno) to be crazy, to be out of one's mind, to be off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker)
    on je bistra gláva he is a bright chap
    trde gláve je he is thickheaded, pogovorno he is thick (between the ears)
    puhle, prazne gláve je he is empty-headed, he is brainless
    delati po svoji glávi to have one's own way
    gláve delati (solata, zelje) to head, to heart
    ne vem, kje se me gláva drži I do not know which way to turn, I am quite perplexed
    gláva me boli I have a headache, my head aches, I feel headachy
    gláva me je od tega bolela that gave me a headache
    čez glávo imam dela I am swamped with work
    kje vendar sem imel glávo? what on earth was I thinking of?
    nimam gláve za matematiko I have no head for mathematics
    tega imam že čez glávo dovolj I am sick (ali žargon I've had a bellyful) of it
    to nima ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of this
    kar pripovedujete, nima ne gláve ne repa I cannot make head or tail of what you say
    za glávo mu gre for him it is a matter of life and death
    po glávi mi gre (roji, hodi) neka misel an idea keeps (on) running through my mind
    to vino gre v glávo this wine is heady, this wine goes to my head
    on ima glávo na pravem mestu he has his head well screwed on
    stvar mi ne gre v glávo it's beyond me, I cannot understand it
    iti, stopiti v glávo to go to one's head
    ne ve, kje se ga gláva drži he doesn't know whether he's coming or going
    to mi ne gre iz gláve I can't get it out of my head
    ni čisto pravi v glávi he is not quite right in the head, žargon he has a screw loose
    uspeh mu je šel (stopil) v glávo, mu je zmešal glávo success has turned his head
    nekaj mu gre po glávi (figurativno) he is turning something over in his mind
    samo letala mu gredo, rojijo po glávi (figurativno) he thinks, talks and breathes aeroplanes
    ta misel mi ne gre iz gláve this idea keeps running through my head
    izgubiti glávo to lose one's head (ali one's wits ali one's presence of mind)
    ne izgubiti gláve to keep one's head
    izbiti si kaj iz gláve to dismiss something from one's mind
    iz gláve izračunati vsoto to work out a sum in one's head
    izbiti komu kaj iz gláve to argue someone out of something
    s svojo glávo jamčiš za to you will answer with your life for this
    ne morem mu tega izbiti iz gláve I cannot drive it out of his head
    napraviti po svoji glávi to do as one likes
    obdržati v glávi to remember
    tu ne najdem ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of it
    glávo odsekati (obglaviti) komu to behead someone
    pognati si kroglo v glávo to blow one's brains out
    v glávo mi pade it occurs to me, an idea comes to mind
    kaj ti vendar pade v glávo? the very idea!
    nisem na glávo padel I am no fool
    nikdar mi ni v glávo padlo it never entered (into) my mind
    pogledati koga od gláve do nog to eye someone up and down, to look someone over from head to foot
    nositi glávo v vreči (figurativno) to carry one's life in one's hands
    oditi s povešeno glávo to go off with downcast head (ali fig with one's tail between one's legs)
    pognati se z glávo naprej v vodo to throw oneself headfirst into the water
    prikimati z glávo to nod assent
    postaviti vse na glávo to turn everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
    postaviti vse mesto na glávo (figurativno) to paint the town red
    z glávo je plačal svoje izdajstvo he paid for his treason with his life
    riniti z glávo v zid (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall
    riniti z glávo v nevarnost to rush headlong (ali to plunge) into danger
    ne rini z glávo v zid! don't batter your head against a brick wall!
    riskirati glávo to risk one's neck
    povesiti glávo to hang one's head
    razpisati nagrado na glávo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head
    glávo stavim, da to ni res I'd stake my life it is not true
    skloniti svojo glávo pod jarem to bow one's head under the yoke
    ubijati si glávo z, nad to rack one's brains over
    vbiti si kaj v glávo to take something into one's head
    prati komu glávo (figurativno) to give someone a dressing-down
    v glávi se mi vrti I am (ali I feel) dizzy, I feel giddy, my head is reeling (ali spinning)
    računati iz gláve to do mental arithmetic
    zmajati z glávo to shake one's head
    več glav, več vé two heads are better than one
    za glávo zmagati (na dirki) to win by a head
    čez glávo komu zrasti to outgrow (one's respect for) someone
    zmešati komu glávo to turn someone's head
    ne moreš z glávo skozi zid you can't butt your way through a brick wall
    kolikor gláv, toliko misli two heads are better than one
  • 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
  • knock2 [nɔk]

    1. prehodni glagol
    udariti, suniti; tolči, trkati, potrkati (at, on na, po)
    pogovorno osupniti, zaprepastiti, sapo vzeti
    ameriško, sleng ostro kritizirati, zmesti

    2. neprehodni glagol
    tolči, razbijati, trkati; trčiti, udariti (against, into ob, v)
    ropotati (motor)
    ameriško, pogovorno godrnjati

    to knock the bottom out of dokazati neresničnost, izpodbiti kaj
    to knock cold udariti do nezavesti
    to knock at an open door po nepotrebnem se truditi
    to knock on the head ubiti, udariti do nezavesti; figurativno zadati udarec, onemogočiti kaj
    to knock one's head against (a brick wall) udariti z glavo ob zid; figurativno riniti z glavo skozi zid
    to knock s.th. into s.o.; ali to knock s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
    to knock all of a heap presenetiti, osupniti
    to knock into a cocked hat uničiti, izmaličiti; zaprepastiti, potolči (nasprotnika)
    to knock home dobro zabiti; figurativno vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
    to knock to pieces razbiti na koščke
    to knock into shape navaditi na red
    to knock s.o. into the middle of next week udariti koga, da odleti; ven vreči, nagnati
    to knock sideways vreči iz tira
    sleng what knocks me kar mi ne gre v glavo
  • know*2 [nóu]

    1. prehodni glagol
    vedeti, poznati, znati prepoznati; razpoznati, ločiti (from)

    2. neprehodni glagol
    vedeti (of za, o)
    spoznati se (about na)

    to know one's bussiness; ali to know a thing or two about, to know all about it, to know what is what, to know the ropes dobro se na kaj spoznati, vedeti vse o čem, biti izkušen v čem
    to be known to biti komu znan
    to be known as biti znan po čem
    I know better than to nisem tako neumen, da bi
    to know by heart znati na pamet
    to know by sight poznati na videz
    to know one from the other razločiti med dvema, razpoznati
    to know a hawk from a handsaw biti dovolj bister
    don't know him from Adam nimam pojma, kdo je
    to get (ali come) to know spoznati, zvedeti
    to let s.o. know sporočiti komu
    to make known razglasiti, oznaniti
    to make o.s. known to predstaviti se komu, seznaniti se s kom
    to know one's own mind vedeti, kaj hočeš, ne omahovati
    not to know what to make of a thing ne razumeti česa, ne znati si česa razložiti
    not that I know ne da bi vedel, kolikor je meni znano ne
    to know one's place vedeti, kje je komu mesto, ne riniti se naprej
    to know one's way around znajti se, spoznati se
    to know which side one's bread is buttered vedeti kdo ti reže kruh, vedeti, kaj ti koristi
    to know from a bull's foot znati razlikovati, znati ločiti
    before you know where you are hipoma, preden se zaveš
    don't I know it! pa še kako to vem!
    he wouldn't know (that) težko, da bi vedel, ne more vedeti
    I would have you know that rad bi ti povedal, da; rad bi ti pojasnil
    I have never known him to lie kolikor jaz vem, ni nikoli lagal
    after I first knew him potem ko sem ga spoznal
    he has known better days doživel je že boljše čase
    I know of s.o. who vem za nekoga, ki
    pogovorno not that I know of ne da bi vedel
    pogovorno do (ali don't) you know? ali ni res?
  • nesréča misfortune, bad luck, ill-fortune; calamity, adversity, reverse; (nezgoda) accident, disaster, misadventure, mischief

    na nesréčo, k nesréči unfortunately, unluckily, by an unhappy accident
    po nesréči by accident, accidentally
    smrt po nesréči death by misadventure
    smrtna nesréča accidental death, fatal accident
    na mojo nesréčo unfortunately for me
    prometna nesréča traffic accident
    v sreči ali v nesréči in weal and woe
    on je prava nesréča za svojo družino he is the bane of his family's life
    nesréča je hotela, da je izgubil stavo as ill luck would have it, he lost his bet
    pripetila se mu je nesréča he has had a misfortune
    da bi bila nesréča še večja... to make matters worse..., to cap it all...
    to ti bo prineslo nesréčo that will bring you bad luck
    pripetila se nam je prometna nesréča we (have) met with an accident
    sam riniti v nesréčo to make a rod for one's own back
    nesréča me povsod zasleduje I'm always dogged by ill luck
    nesréča redko sama pride misfortunes rarely come singly
    nesréča nikoli sama ne pride misfortunes never come singly, troubles never come singly, it never rains but it pours
    vsaka nesréča je za koga sreča it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
    nobena nesréča ne traja večno every cloud has a silver lining
    ne kličimo nesréče! (figurativno) touch wood!
  • osprédje foreground, forefront; fore; front

    biti v osprédju politične dejavnosti to be prominently active in politics, to be in the forefront of political activity
    on je rad v osprédju (figurativno) he is fond of the limelight
    v osprédje se postaviti (siliti, riniti) to put oneself forward
    stopiti v osprédje to come to the fore (ali to the front), to stand out
    ne siliti v osprédje (figurativno) to take a back seat, to stay (ali keep) in the background, to keep a low profile
  • rod1 [rɔd] samostalnik
    šiba, prot, sveženj protja; bič; palica, prekla, drog; šiba strahovalka (leskovka)
    figurativno telesna kazen (šibanje)
    figurativno knuta, tiranija; žezlo, maršalska palica; drog za merjenje, dolgostna mera (okrog 5 m)
    ameriško, sleng pištola, revolver

    divining rod, rod of divination bajalica
    fishing rod ribiška palica, ribnica
    lightning-rod strelovod
    to fish with the rod and line loviti ribe (ribariti) z ribiško palico
    to give s.o. the rod kaznovati koga s šibo
    to have a rod in pickle for s.o. imeti pripravljeno leskovo šibo v olju za koga (za kaznovanje), imeti pripravljeno maščevanje
    to kiss the rod brez ugovora, ponižno sprejeti kazen
    to make a rod for one's own back figurativno sam sebi jamo (iz)kopati, sam riniti v nesrečo (si nakopati težave, nevšečnosti)
    spare the rod and spoil the child kdor ljubi, kaznuje; šiba novo mašo poje
  • run*2 [rʌn] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol

    I. neprehodni glagol

    1.
    teči, tekati, drveti, dirkati, udeležiti se dirke; voziti, hiteti, podvizati se; bežati, pobegniti, umakniti se (from od)
    popihati jo, pobrisati jo; navaliti, jurišati (at, on na)
    hitro potovati, voziti se, pluti, redno voziti, vzdrževati promet; potegovati se (for za)
    biti kandidat, kandidirati; hitro, naglo se širiti (novica, ogenj); (o času) poteči, preteči, miniti, bežati; trajati, teči, vršiti se (šola, pouk)

    to run amok (amuck) pobesneti, letati kot nor, izgubiti popolnoma oblast nad seboj
    to run for it, to cut and run pogovorno popihati jo, zbežati
    to run foul of trčiti z
    to run to help hiteti na pomoč
    to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds figurativno skušati biti v dobrih odnosih z dvema nasprotnima si strankama
    this idea keeps running through my head ta ideja mi ne gre iz glave
    run for your lives! reši se, kdor se more!
    to run for luck ameriško poskusiti kaj na slepo srečo
    to run mad zblazneti, znoreti
    to run to meet s.o. teči komu naproti
    to run to meet one's troubles figurativno vnaprej si delati skrbi
    the news ran like wildfire novica se je širila kot blisk
    to run for an office potegovati se, konkurirati, biti kandidat, kandidirati za neko službeno mesto (službo)
    he who runs may read it figurativno na prvi pogled se to vidi, to se da brez težave razumeti
    school runs from 8 to 12 šola (pouk) traja od 8 do 12
    a thought ran through my head misel mi je šinila v glavo
    to run from one topic to another skakati z ene téme na drugo
    time runs fast čas beži, hitro teče
    this train is running every hour ta vlak vozi vsako uro
    to run on the wheels figurativno gladko iti

    2.
    vrteti se, obračati se (on okoli)
    premikati se, kretati se, gibati se, kotaliti se, jadrati; (o stroju) delovati, biti v pogonu, obratovati, funkcionirati; (o tovarni itd.) biti odprt, delati; (o denarju) biti v obtoku, v prometu; (o vodi) teči, razliti se, izlivati se; (o morju) valovati; segati, raztezati se, razprostirati se; (o rastlinah) bujno rasti, pognati, iti v cvet, hitro se razmnoževati; (o menici) imeti rok veljave, teči, veljati; (o cenah) držati se
    pravno ostati v veljavi
    gledališče biti na sporedu, uprizarjati se, predstavljati se, predvajati se, igrati se, dajati se; (o barvah) razlivati se, puščati barvo; (o očeh, nosu, rani) solziti se, cureti, kapati, gnojiti se; (o kovinah) taliti se; (o ledu) (raz)topiti se, kopneti; (o besedilu) glasiti se; (s pridevnikom) postati, nastati, biti

    running ice topeči se led
    three days running tri dni zaporedoma
    the bill has three months to run menica ima rok treh mesecev
    my blood ran cold figurativno kri mi je poledenela v žilah
    it runs in his blood to mu je v krvi
    he is running with blood kri ga je oblila
    the colour runs in the washing barva pušča pri pranju
    the course runs at par tečaj (kurz) je (stoji) al pari
    to run dry posušiti se; biti prazen; figurativno onemoči, biti izčrpan
    eyes run oči se solzijo
    my face runs with sweat pot mi teče po obrazu
    it runs in the family to je v družini
    to run to fat (z)rediti se, postati debel
    the feelings are running high duhovi so razburjeni
    the garden runs east vrt sega, se razteza proti vzhodu
    to run high dvigati se, rasti
    to run hot postati vroč, segreti se
    the lease runs for ten years zakupna pogodba teče, velja deset let
    that makes my mouth run sline se mi pocede ob tem
    my nose runs iz nosa mi teče
    oats run 40 pounds the bushel cena za oves je 40 funtov bušel
    to run riot (s)puntati se, upreti se; podivjati, pobesneti, (o rastlinah) bujno se razrasti
    to run round in cercles figurativno kazati veliko aktivnost, a malo uspeha
    the salade runs to seed solata gre v cvetje
    sea runs high morje je razburkano
    that runs to sentiment to sega, gre človeku do srca
    we ran short of coal premog nam je pošel, zmanjkalo nam je premoga
    my supplies are running low moje zaloge se manjšajo, gredo h kraju
    my talent does not run that way za to nimam nobenega daru
    my tastes do not run that way za to nimam smisla
    to run true to form (type) ustrezati pričakovanjem
    still waters run deep tiha voda globoko dere
    to run wild podivjati; izroditi se, spriditi se, biti neukrotljiv
    words ran high padle so ostre besede; prišlo je do ostrih besed, do hudega prerekanja
    the words of this passage run thus besede tega odstavka se glasé (takole)
    the works have ceased running tovarna je ustavila delo

    II. prehodni glagol

    1.
    preteči, preiti, teči skozi (čez), drveti (čez), voziti (skozi), preleteti, prepluti, prejadrati; teči (s kom) za stavo
    figurativno meriti se (s kom); dirkati
    lov poditi, goniti, zasledovati; zbežati (iz), ubežati, zapustiti (deželo); opraviti (pot, naročilo)

    the disease runs its course bolezen gre svojo pot
    to run a blockade vojska prebiti blokado
    to run s.o. close (hard) teči za kom, biti komu za petami
    to run the country zbežati iz dežele
    to run errands opravljati nakupe (naročila), tekati po poslih, opravkih
    to run the guard neopazno iti mimo (skozi) straže
    to run 30 knots navtika pluti s hitrostjo 30 vozlov
    to run a red light (stop sign) voziti skozi rdečo luč (znak stop)
    to run messages prinašati, prinesti sporočila
    to run a parallel too far predaleč iti v primerjavi
    to run a race tekmovati v teku (dirki), dirkati
    to run races prirediti dirke
    to run the rapids prevoziti brzice
    to run a rumour back to its source zasledovati govorico do njenega izvira
    to run a scent iti za sledjo, slediti sledi
    we must let the things run its course moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo pot
    I'll run you to the tree over there tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa

    2.
    upravijati, voditi; predelati (into v)
    spraviti v tek, v gibanje, v delovanje, pustiti, da nekaj teče, točiti; zakotaliti; gnati, goniti, poditi (konja); vpisati (konja) za dirko; pasti (živino); odpraviti, odpremiti, premestiti, transportirati; tihotapiti; zabiti (into v)
    zasaditi, zariti, zadreti, zabosti (nož); spustiti, dati v promet, držati v pogonu (stroj); postaviti kot kandidata (for za)
    izpostaviti se, biti izpostavljen; zabresti, pustiti zabresti (v); zaleteti se (v); (kovino) taliti; (o reki) nanositi (zlato)
    ameriško potegniti (črto, mejo)

    to run an account with kupovati na račun (pri kaki tvrdki)
    to run brandy tihotapiti žganje
    to run one's car into a wall zaleteti se z avtom v zid
    to run the danger biti v nevarnosti
    to run debts biti v dolgovih, zabresti v dolgove
    I ran myself into difficulties zašel sem v težave
    to run one's fingers through one's hair (hitro) iti si s prsti skozi lase
    to run a firm into debt spraviti tvrdko v dolgove
    to run one's fortune poskusiti svojo srečo
    to run the gauntlet figurativno biti izpostavljen ostri kritiki
    to run one's head against the wall zaleteti se z glavo v zid, riniti z glavo skozi zid (tudi figurativno)
    to run a horse goniti, priganjati konja; vpisati (prijaviti) konja za dirko
    to run lead into bullets liti krogle iz svinca
    to run logs sploviti hlode, les
    I ran a nail into my foot zadrl sem si žebelj v nogo
    to run a newspaper izdajati časopis
    to run oneself to a standstill ustaviti se
    to run risks tvegati, riskirati
    to run a ship aground zapeljati ladjo na sipino
    to run the show sleng, figurativno biti šef, voditi (neko) podjetje
    he runs the whole show on vodi vse
    to run a high temperature medicina imeti visoko vročino
    to run a town upravljati mesto
    to run a special train dati v promet poseben vlak
  • thread2 [ɵred] prehodni glagol
    vdeti (nit, sukanec v šivanko)
    tehnično izrezati navoje (v vijake); (na)nizati (bisere); posuti (with z)
    napolniti, vložiti (film) (v filmsko kamero); viti se skozi

    to thread a crowd zvijati se, (pre)riniti se skozi množico
    neprehodni glagol
    preriniti se skozi

    he threaded (his way) through the undergrowth zvijal se je, delal si je pot skozi podrast (hosto)
  • zíd wall

    zíd hiše outer wall
    podporni zíd retaining wall
    slep zíd (brez oken) blind wall
    ločilni, vmesni zíd partition wall
    zvočni zíd sound (ali sonic) barrier
    pok pri prebitju zvočnega zídu sonic boom
    zíd žalovanja (Židov v Jeruzalemu) Wailing Wall
    ločiti z zídom od... to wall off from...
    ograditi vrt z zídom to wall in a garden
    porušiti zíd to raze a wall to (ali to level a wall with) the ground
    slikati vraga na zíd (figurativno) to paint the devil on the wall
    biti pritisnjen ob zíd (figurativno) to have one's back to the wall
    z glavo riniti, siliti skozi zíd (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall, to kick against the pricks
    hoteti z glavo zkozi zíd (figurativno) to be rash (ali reckless), to attempt impossibilities
    udarjati z glavo v zíd to butt (ali to batter) one's head against a brick wall
    postaviti ob zíd to place against the wall
    postaviti koga ob zíd in ga ustreliti to stand someone against a wall and shoot him
    pritisniti koga ob zíd (figurativno) to drive someone into a corner
    človek bi se z glavo zaletel v zíd it's enough to make you knock your brains out
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