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srédi in the middle of, in the midst of; pesniško midst; in the centre of

srédi maja in the middle of May
srédi leta 1953 halfway through 1953, in the middle of 1953
srédi mojih 30-ih let in my middle (ali mid) thirties
srédi oceana in mid ocean
srédi 40-ih let in the middle forties

amid [əmíd] predlog
sredi, med

mid² [mid] predlog
poetično med, sredi

midst³ [midst] predlog
poetično sredi, med

caesura [sizjúərə] samostalnik
cezura, odmor sredi stopice

midships [mfdšips] prislov
v (na) sredi ladje

between¹ [bitwí:n] prislov

betwixt and between niti eno niti drugo
in between sredi, v sredini
few and far between na redko, v velikih razdaljah
the space between vmesni prostor
betwixt and between na pol
to stand between posredovati
far between zelo redek
between servant pomožni služabnik

change² [čeindž]

1. prehodni glagol (from iz, into v)
spremeniti, prenarediti; preurediti; zamenjati
železnica prestopiti; oddojiti, odstaviti (dojenčka)

2. neprehodni glagol
spremeniti se; preobleči se; skisati se

to change for the better (worse) poboljšati (poslabšati) (se)
to change colour prebledeti, zardeti
to change one's condition poročiti se
to change one's name omožiti se
avtomobilizem to change gears menjati prestavo
to change hands spremeniti gospodarje
to change horses in midstream spremeniti načrt sredi dela
to change into preobleči se v
to change one's lodging (ali address) preseliti se
to change one's mind premisliti se
to change out of recognition tako se spremeniti, da ga ni moči spoznati
to change one's tune spremeniti svoje vedenje
all change! vsi potniki prestopite!
pogovorno to change one's feet preobuti se
to change one's clothes preobleči se

dead³ [ded] samostalnik
smrtna tišina, mrtvilo

the dead množina mrtvi, pokojniki, umrli
in the dead of the night v najtemnejši noči
in the dead of winter sredi zime
pogovorno on the dead odločno, resno; množina, mineralogija jalovina
the quick and the dead živi in mrtvi

depth [depɵ] samostalnik
globina, prepad; intenzivnost
poetično morje; sredina; skrajnost

in the depth of despair skrajno obupan
in the depth of winter sredi zime
depth charge (ali bomb) globinska bomba
to be out of one's depth ne doumeti česa
I am beyond (ali out of) my depth to presega moje moči, tega ne zmorem
moulded depth globina prostora
in depth v globino
to go (ali get) out of one's depth zgubiti tla pod nogami

die¹ [dai] neprehodni glagol (of od, zaradi)
umreti, izdihniti, poginiti; ugasniti, ugašati; umiriti se; (o)veneti
pogovorno hrepeneti

to die in one's boots, to die with the boots (ali shoes) on umreti nasilne smrti
to die in the last ditch vzdržati do konca
to die game hrabro umreti; ostati zvest
to die hard biti trdoživ
to die in harness umreti sredi dela
to die in one's bed umreti naravne smrti
never say die nikoli ne obupuj
to be dying for s.th. hrepeneti po čem
to die by one's hand narediti samomor
to die of laughing počiti od smeha
a die wish zadnja želja (pred smrtjo)
were I to die for it četudi bi moral z življenjem poplačati

harness¹ [há:nis] samostalnik
konjska zaprega; listno brdo pri statvah; nosilno ogrodje pri nahrbtniku; jermenje pri padalu
zgodovina oklep

double harness dvovprega, šaljivo zakonski jarem
figurativno in harness vprežen v delo
to die in harness umreti sredi dela
to get back into harness povrniti se na delo po dopustu
to work (ali run, mark) in double harness delati s partnerjem, imeti partnerja pri delu; figurativno poročiti se, biti poročen

heat¹ [hi:t] samostalnik
vročina, toplina, toplota; žar, gorečnost, strast; silovitost; jeza, razjarjenost; višek napetosti; spolni nagon, spolna razdraženost živalskih samic
šport posamezen tek, krog
množina tekmovanje v teku
ameriško, sleng pritisk, nasilje

pravno in the heat of passion v afektu
at one heat na en mah, v enem teku
in the heat of the battle sredi največje borbe
in (ali on, at) heat spolno razdražena (samica)
a bitch in heat psica, ki se goni
šport a dead heat neodločen izid teka
šport the trial (ali preliminary) heat izločilni tek
šport the final heat finalni tek
ameriško, sleng to turn on heat ostro poseči vmes
ameriško, sleng to turn the heat on s.o. pritisniti na koga
ameriško, sleng the heat is on ostro je, nevarno je
ameriško, sleng the heat is off pomirilo se je, ni več nevarnosti
prickly heat pršica

krohotánje roar (ali burst) of laughter; guffaw

sredi krohotánja amidst roars of laughter
spraviti v krohotánje to set someone off roaring with laughter, to have someone in fits

middle¹ [midl] pridevnik
srednji

figurativno middle coarse (ali way) srednja pot
middle ear srednje uho
middle finger sredinec
šport middle distance srednja razdalja (800 do 1500 m)
middle ground navtika plitvina, figurativno nevtralno stališče
middle life srednja starost
in the middle fifties sredi petdesetih let
middle name srednje (osebno) ime; figurativno izrazita lastnost
inertia is his middle name je rojen lenuh
ekonomija middle quality srednja kakovost
navtika middle watch straža od polnoči do štirih zjutraj
Middle East srednji vzhod; britanska angleščina bližnji vzhod
ameriško Middle Atlantic States države New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

middle² [midl] samostalnik
sredina; pas (život); posrednik
slovnica medialni način
množina, ekonomija srednja vrsta

up to the middle do pasu
in the middle of v sredini, v sredi
figurativno caught in the middle ujet na limanice
britanska angleščina middle (article) feljton

midst¹ [midst] samostalnik
sredina (samo s predlogi)

in the midst of v sredi, med
in our midst med nami

nóč night; night-time, nightfall; (tema) darkness, dark

do nóči till dark
pozno v nóč far into the night, till late at night
pred nóčjo before nightfall
vsako nóč every night, nightly
nóč za nóčjo night after night
sredi trde nóči in the dead of the night, at dead of night
preko nóči, čez nóč overnight
pod nóč in the dusk
vso, celo nóč all night (long)
neke nóči one (certain) night
preteklo nóč last night
cele nóči for whole nights
neke temne nóči on a dark night
lahko nóč! good night!
trajajoč vso nóč nightlong, all-night
nóč na dan (24 ur brez prekinitve) around the clock
mesečna nóč moonlit (ali moonlight) night
kresna nóč Midsummer Night
božična, sveta nóč religija Christmas Eve
novoletna nóč New Year's Eve
velika nóč religija Easter
poročna nóč wedding night, nuptial night
šentjernejska nóč zgodovina the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve
polarna nóč the polar night
viharna nóč a dirty night
nóč brez spanja a sleepless night, a restless night
1001 noč Arabian Nights' Entertainments pl, the Arabian Nights pl
nóč se dela it is getting dark; it is growing dark
biti različen kot nóč pa dan to be as different as chalk and cheese
prebiti dobro (slabo) nóč to have (ali to pass) a good (a bad) night
nóč in dan mislim na to I keep thinking of it night and day
vso nóč sem spal I slept the whole night (through)
prebil sem nóč brez spanja I had (ali passed) a sleepless night, I did not sleep a wink all night
vso nóč nisem niti za hip zatisnil očesa I could not get a wink of sleep all night
prekrokati nóč to make a night of it
prebdeti, prečuti nóč to sit up all night
on bdí dolgo v nóč he sits up late, he keeps late hours
delati nóč in dan to work night and day
ostati čez nóč (prenočiti) to stay the night
nóč ga je vzela he slipped away under cover of night

obtíčati to stick; to get stuck; to remain sticking, to stick fast

obtíčati v blatu to get stuck in the mud
obtíčati sredi poti to get stuck halfway (ali midway)
obtíčati v džungli to be stranded in the jungle
nekaj mi je obtičalo v grlu something is stuck in my throat
obtíčati sredi svojega govora to come to a halt (ali pogovorno to dry up, to get bogged down) in the middle of one's speech

oceàn ocean; sea

kot oceàn, oceànu podoben oceanlike
sredi oceàna in mid-ocean
Atlantski oceàn the Atlantic, the Atlantic Ocean
Tihi oceàn the Pacific (Ocean)