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ubíjati to kill, to murder; to slaughter, to slay; to massacre

ubíjati si glavo (figurativno) to worry oneself sick (z about)
ubíjati se (garati) to drudge, to toil, to work very hard
ubíjati se z delom to work oneself to death; žargon to work one's guts out

kill³ [kil]

1. prehodni glagol
ubiti, ubijati; klati, zaklati (živino); ubiti, ustreliti (divjad)
vojska uničiti, potopiti (ladjo); pokončati, ugonobiti, udušiti, zatreti
figurativno preklicati, stornirati, razveljaviti, črtati
figurativno potlačiti, zadušiti (čustva), obsipati (s pretirano dobroto); olajšati, ublažiti (bolečino), nevtralizirati (barvo, hrup); odbiti, preprečiti (zakonski osnutek), prekrižati (načrt)
šport zaustaviti (žogo); zabiti čas
ameriško, pogovorno popiti celo steklenico

2. neprehodni glagol
povzročiti smrt
pogovorno biti neudržljiv, biti očarljiv

to kill two birds with one stone ubiti dve muhi na en mah
to kill the fatted calf for s.o. z veseljem sprejeti, sprejeti kot izgubljenega sina
the sight nearly killed me ob pogledu na to sem skoraj počil od smeha
to kill s.o. with kindness škoditi komu s preveliko dobroto
to kill time zabijati čas
dressed up to kill zapeljivo oblečen, gizdavo oblečen
to kill by inches počasi ubijati
to kill the goose that lays golden eggs s svojo grabežljivostjo uničiti vir dohodkov
a kill or cure remedy drastično zdravilo
to dance to kill plesati do iznemoglosti
pigs do not kill well at that age v tej starosti svinje niso godne za klanje

slave [sléiv]

1. samostalnik
suženj, sužnja (tudi figurativno)
hlapec
zastarelo malopridnež, lopov

a slave to drink suženj alkohola
to make a slave of s.o. zasužnjiti koga
to work like a slave delati, garati kot suženj (kot črna živina)

2. neprehodni glagol
delati kot črna živina, garati, ubijati se z delom, biti za sužnja
prehodni glagol
(redko) zasužnjiti

to slave one's guts out sleng garati kot suženj (črna živina), pretegniti se pri delu
to slave o.s. to death ubijati se z delom

3. pridevnik
suženjski

slave ant suženjska mravlja
slave bangle suženjski obroček (okrasek)

toil¹ [tɔ́il]

1. samostalnik
težko (naporno, mučno) delo, garanje, muka, napor, trud, trpljenje
pogovorno tlaka
zastarelo boj

2. prehodni glagol
z muko doseči, s težkim delom si priboriti
neprehodni glagol
mučiti se, truditi se, garati, naporno delati, ubijati 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

moil [mɔ́il]

1. samostalnik
garanje, stiska

2. neprehodni glagol
garati

to toll and moil ubijati se, zelo garati

pôsel² (delo) work, (fizičen) manual labour; (izučèn) skilled work, (neizučen) unskilled labour; (priložnosten) job; (neprijeten, dolgočasen) drudgery; (površen) bungling, dabbling; (težak, mučen) toil, toiling and moiling, pains pl; (zaposlitev) employment, employ; (trgovina) business; (bančni, denarni) transaction, deal

donosen pôsel remunerative business, paying proposition
nedonosen pôsel losing proposition
brez pôsla out of work, unemployed
po pôslih on business
postranski pôsli minor occupation, sparetime work, moonlighting
tekoči pôsli current business
nujen pôsel urgent work
nadurni pôsel overtime work
nečisti pôsli foul dealing
pôsli so slabi business is slack
to je njegov pôsel, ne moj that's his job (ali lookout), not mine
to ni tvoj pôsel it's no business of yours
brigaj se za svoj pôsel! mind your own business!
pôsli mu cvetijo he is doing (ali carrying on) a roaring trade
dajati mnogo pôsla to give much trouble
da(ja)ti komu pôsla (dela) to keep someone busy, to employ someone
to mi je dalo mnogo pôsla it was a hard task
pôsel je pôsel business is business
imam drugega pôsla dovolj (figurativno) I have other fish to fry
imam pôsla čez glavo I am being overworked
imeti mnogo pôsla to be up to the eyes in work, to be fully occupied (ali engaged)
z njim ne maram imeti nobenega pôsla več I'll have no further dealings with him
večkrat sem imel pôsla z njim I have had several dealings with him
imaš pôsla z lopovom you are up against a scoundrel
če boš še enkrat to napravil, boš imel pôsla z menoj! if you do it again, you'll hear from me!
krepko se lotiti pôsla to tackle a job, to fall to, pogovorno to get stuck in
pôsli gredo slabo business is slack (ali depressed), there is a lull in business
pôsli gredo zelo dobro, so v polnem razmahu business is in full swing, (ali is doing fine)
iti za pôslom to follow a trade (ali profession)
ne moči obvladati pôslov, biti preobremenjen s pôsli to be overwhelmed with work, to be unable to cope (ali manage), pogovorno to be rushed off one's feet
ostati brez pôsla (dela) to be thrown out of work
sumiti nečist pôsel (figurativno) to smell a rat
ubijati se s pôsli (z delom) to overwork, to overdo it
on se vtika v tuje pôsle he meddles in other people's affairs, he is a meddler, he is a busybody (ali pogovorno a nosy parker)

time¹ [táim]

1. samostalnik
čas; delovni čas; ura, trenutek
šport najkrajši čas
glasba akt, tempo
vojska tempo, korak, hitrost marša
množina časovna tabela, vozni red; službena doba; doba, epoha, era, vek; časi; prilika, priložnost; krat (pri množenju); nosečnost, porod; določeno razdobje; prosti čas, brezdelje
množina, pogovorno v zaporu preživeta leta; računanje časa (po soncu, Greenwitchu itd.); plačilo po času (od ure, od dni itd.)

the Times (ednina konstrukcija) časopis Times
time out of mind davni čas(i)
time past, present and to come preteklost, sedanjost in prihodnost
civil time navadni čas
the correct (right) time točen čas
a work of time zamudno delo!
time! šport zdaj!
time, gentlemen, please! time! closing time! zapiramo! (opozorilo obiskovalcem v muzeju, knjižnici ipd.)
hard times težki časi
the ravages of time zob časa
the good old time dobri stari časi
against time proti uri, z največjo hitrostjo, zelo naglo
ahead of (before) one's time prezgodaj, preuranjeno, prerano
all the time ves čas, nepretrgano, neprekinjeno
a long time since zdavnaj
at any time ob vsakem (kateremkoli) času
at a time naenkrat, skupaj, skupno, hkrati
one at a time po eden, posamično
at all times vsak čas, vedno
as times go v današnjih časih
at times od časa do časa, občasno
at no time nikoli, nikdar
at one time nekoč, nekdaj
at some time kadarkoli, enkrat
at some other time, at other times (enkrat) drugič, drugikrat
at the present time sedaj, zdaj, táčas
at the same time istočasno, ob istem času; hkrati; vseeno, pri vsem tem, vendarle
at this time of day figurativno v tako kasnem času dneva, ob tako pozni uri
at that time tisti čas, tačás
before one's time prezgodaj, prerano
behind time prepozno
to be behind time imeti zamudo
by that time do takrat, dotlej; medtem
close time lov lovopust
each time that... vsakikrat, ko
every time vsakikrat, vsaki pot
for all time za vse čase
for the time trenutno, ta trenutek
for the time being za sedaj, trenutno, v sedanjih okolnostih
for the last time zadnjikrat
from time immemorial (od)kar ljudje pomnijo
from time to time od časa do časa
for a long time past že dolgo
in the course of time v teku časa
in day time v dnevnem času, podnevi, pri dnevu
in due (proper) time o pravem času
in good time pravočasno
all in good time vse ob svojem času
in no time v hipu, kot bi trenil (hitro)
in the mean time medtem, med (v) tem času
in the length of time trajno
in the nick of time v pravem času, v kritičnem času
in time pravočasno; v ritmu, po taktu
in times of old v starih časih
in one's own good time kadar je človeku po volji
in time to come v bodoče, v prihodnje
many a time včasih; marsikaterikrat
many times mogokrat, često
mean time srednji, standardni čas
near one's time (o ženskah) pred porodom
not for a long time še dolgo ne, še dolgo bo trajalo
off time iz (zunaj) takta, ritma
on time točno, o pravem času
once upon a time (there was a king) nekdaj, nekoč (je bil kralj...)
out of time iz takta, ne po taktu, iz ritma; ob nepravem času, predčasno, prepozno
some time longer še nekaj časa
some time about noon nekako opoldne
time after time ponovno, češče
time and again ponovno, češče, večkrat
this long time zdavnaj
this time a year (twelve months) danes leto (dni), ob letu
this time tomorrow jutri ob tem času
till next time do prihodnjič
times without (out of) number neštetokrat
to time pravočasno, točno; zelo hitro; zastarelo za vedno
up to time točno
up to the present time, up to this time dozdaj, doslej, do danes
up to that time do takrat, dotlej
what time? ob katerem času? kdaj?
what time? poetično (v času) ko
with times časom, sčasoma
time is money čas je zlato
what is the time? what time is it? koliko je ura?
it is high time to go skrajni čas je, da gremo
time is up! čas je potekel!
there is time for everything vse ob svojem času
he is out of his time končal je učenje (vajenstvo); odslužil je svoj (vojaški) rok
now is your time zdaj je prilika zate
she is far on in her time ona je v visoki nosečnosti
she was near her time bližal se je njen čas (poroda)
it was the first time that bilo je prvikrat, da...
to ask time ekonomija prositi za podaljšanje roka
to beat the time udarjati, dajati takt
to bid (to give, to pass) s.o. the time of (the) day želeti komu dober dan, pozdraviti koga
to call time šport dati znak za začetek ali za konec
to comply with the times vdati se v čase
my time has come moj čas (smrti) je prišel
my time is drawing near bliža se mi konec
to do time sleng odsedeti svoj čas v zaporu
to get better in times časom si opomoči
my watch gains (loses) time moja ura prehiteva (zaostaja)
he has time on his hands ima mnogo (prostega) časa, ne ve kam s časom
to have a time with pogovorno imeti težave z
to have a time of it izvrstno se zabavati
to have a good (fine) time dobro se zabavati
to have a hard time preživljati težke čase
I have had my time najboljši del svojega življenja imam za seboj
what a time he has been gone! kako dolgo ga ni!
to keep time držati takt (korak), plesati (hoditi, peti) po taktu
to keep good time iti dobro, točno (o uri)
I know the time of day pogovorno jaz vem, koliko je ura
to kill time čas ubijati
this will last our time to bo trajalo, dokler bomo živeli
what time do you make? koliko je na tvoji (vaši) uri?
to lose time izgubljati čas; (ura) zaostajati
to mark time na mestu stopati (korakati), ne se premikati se z mesta
to move with the times, to be abreast of the times iti, korakati s časom
time will show čas bo pokazal
I am pressed for time mudi se mi
to serve one's time vojska služiti svoj rok
to speak against time zelo hitro govoriti
to stand the test of time obnesti se; upirati se zobu časa
to take one's time vzeti si čas, pustiti si čas
take your time! ne hiti!
to take time by the forelock pograbiti priliko, izkoristiti (ugoden) trenutek
take time while time serves izkoristiti čas, dokler ga imaš
tell me the time povej mi, koliko je ura
time and tide wait for no man čas beži; ne zamudi prilike; izkoristi priložnost
to watch the time pogledovati (često pogledati) na uro
to watch one's time prežati na ugodno priložnost
to waste time čas zapravljati
to work against time delati z največjo hitrostjo (tempom)

2. pridevnik
časoven
ekonomija z določenim plačilnim rokom; (ki je) na obroke