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úpati to hope, to cherish (ali to entertain, to harbour) hopes; (pričakovati) to expect, to look for, to look forward to, to anticipate

úpati brez upa zmage to hope against hope
trdno úpati to trust
úpati na kaj to hope for
upam, da vas bom videl v nedeljo I hope (that) I shall see you on Sunday
upajmo na najboljše! let us hope for the best!
upajmo na boljše čase! let us hope for better times!
úpati je, da... it is to be hoped that...
upam, da se otrok ni poškodoval I trust the child is not hurt
upajmo to! let us hope so!
nič boljšega ni úpati od njega nothing better is to be expected from him
človek upa, dokler živi while there is life there is hope

úpati si to dare, to venture; to risk

upam si reči, da... I venture to say that...
ni si upal odpreti ust he dared not open his mouth, he dared not speak a word
ne upa si to napraviti he dare not (ali does not dare to) do it
upal si je predaleč ven na jezero he ventured too far out on the lake

expect [ikspékt] prehodni glagol
pričakovati, slutiti, upati, računati na kaj
pogovorno misliti, domnevati

hope² [hóup]

1. neprehodni glagol
nadejati se, upati

2. prehodni glagol
zaupati, imeti upanje

to hope against hope brez upa zmage upati
to hope for upati na kaj
the hoped-for results pričakovan izid

look² [luk]

1. neprehodni glagol
gledati, pogledati, motriti, ogledovati (at)
pogovorno strmeti, čuditi se; biti videti, zdeti se; kazati (to, towards na kaj)
figurativno obrniti, nameriti, usmeriti (pogled, pozornost; at)
paziti (to na)
skrbeti (that da)
gledati (that da how kako)
upati, pričakovati; gledati na, biti obrnjen proti (to, towards)

2. prehodni glagol
gledati, pogledati, (s pogledom) izraziti

look here! poglej, poslušaj!
don't look like that ne glej tako, ne delaj takega obraza
look before you glej pred sebe
look and see sam poglej, sam se prepričaj
look you! pomisli!, pazi!, glej!
it looks promising videti je obetajoče
things look bad for him slabo mu kaže
he looks it videti je tak
it looks as if (ali as though) videti je, ko da bi
to look alive podvizati se
to look askance po strani gledati
to look o.s. again popraviti se (po bolezni itd.)
she does not look her age ne kaže svojih let
to look one's best pokazati se v najboljši luči
to look black (at s.o.) biti videti jezen (mrko koga gledati)
to look blue biti videti otožen, nesrečen
to look back nazaj pogledati, pomisliti na
he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth videti je, ko da ne bi znal do pet šteti
to look compassion at s.o. sočutno koga gledati
a cat may look at a king še mačka lahko pogleda kralja
to look daggers at s.o. z očmi koga prebadati
to look s.o. in the eyes gledati komu v oči
to look in the face pogledati čemu v obraz, videti kaj v pravi luči
to look death in the face gledati smrti v oči
to look a gift horse in the mouth; ali to look a horse trade in the tushes gledati podarjenemu konju na zobe
let him look at home naj pometa pred svojim pragom
to look like biti videti kot, biti podoben
he looks like my brother podoben je mojemu bratu
it looks like snow kaže na sneg
he looks like winning kaže, da bo zmagal
I look to live many years here pričakujem, da bom dolgo živel tukaj
to look one's last at s.o. zadnjič koga pogledati
look before you leap ne prenagli se, dobro premisli preden kaj storiš
to look round ogledati si
to look on the dark side of things biti črnogled
to look on the sunny side of things biti optimističen
to look sharp (with) pohiteti, podvizati se (s čim)
to look small pokazati se v slabi luči, napraviti slab vtis
to stop to look at a fence obotavljati se (kadar te čaka kaj neprijetnega)
to look one's thanks zahvaljevati se z očmi

ween [wi:n] prehodni glagol
zastarelo, poetično misliti; predstavljati si; slutiti; nadejati se, upati, pričakovati

adventure² [ədvénčə]

1. prehodni glagol
izpostaviti (nevarnosti), na kocko postaviti

to adventure one's life postaviti življenje na kocko

2. neprehodni glagol (on, upon)
upati si, poskusiti (in, into)
tvegati, izpostaviti se nevarnosti

chance² [ča:ns]

1. prehodni glagol
pogovorno tvegati, upati si, predrzniti si

2. neprehodni glagol
zgoditi se, pripetiti se, primeriti se

to chance upon s.o. naleteti na koga
he chanced to be at home slučajno je bil doma
if my letter should chance to get lost če bi se moje pismo zgubilo

dare^*1 [dɛə]

1. neprehodni glagol
upati si, drzniti, osmeliti se; smeti

2. prehodni glagol
pozvati, izzivati, kljubovati; lotiti se

I dare say kakor kaže, verjetno mislim, da, rekel bi
I dare swear prepričan sem
he dare not (ali does not dare to) do it ne upa si tega storiti

hazard² [hǽzəd] prehodni glagol
tvegati, upati si, postaviti na kocko

look for neprehodni glagol
iskati, pričakovati, upati na kaj

to look for a needle in a haystack (ali in a bundle of hay) zaman iskati
not looked-for nepričakovano
to look high and low for vse preiskati, vse pretakniti

outdare [autdɛ́ə] prehodni glagol
več si upati, kljubovati

presume [prizjú:m]

1. prehodni glagol
domnevati, predpostavljati, sklepati (from iz)
dovoliti si kaj, predrzniti si, upati si (to do s.th. kaj narediti)

2. neprehodni glagol
biti predrzen; izkoristiti, zlorabiti (on, upon)

ignorance presumes where knowledge is timid nevednost je drzna, kjer se vednost obotavlja
to presume upon s.o. izkoristiti koga, preveč si dovoliti

pretend [priténd]

1. prehodni glagol
delati se, hliniti, varati, slepiti; predrzniti si, upati si

2. neprehodni glagol
pretvarjati se; drzniti si, domišljati si, zahtevati, lastiti si, pretendirati na kaj (to)

to pretend to be sick hliniti bolezen
to pretend to be robbers igrati se razbojnike
he pretends ignorance dela se, da ne ve
I don't pretend to learning ne domišljam si, da sem učen

risk² [risk] prehodni glagol
tvegati, riskirati, staviti na kocko (življenje, premoženje), izpostaviti nevarnosti ali nesreči; upati si

to risk the jump tvegati skok
to risk one's life tvegati svoje življenje

trust² [trʌst] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
verjeti (komu, čemu), zanesti se (in na); zaupati (komu), imeti zaupanje v; dati komu kredit; zaupati, poveriti (komu) (with s.th. kaj)
trdno upati, pričakovati, verjeti (that da)
biti prepričan; upati si, tvegati

do not trust him with your watch! ne zaupaj mu svoje ure!
trust him to say that! to je tipično zanj!
trust to luck zaupaj sreči!
a man not to be trusted človek, ki se nanj ne moreš zanesti
I trust he is not hurt upam, da se ni poškodoval
to trust o.s. to s.o. zaupati se komu, zaupno se obrniti na koga
can his word be trusted? ali lahko zaupamo njegovi besedi?
I can trust my children with her lahko ji zaupam svoje otroke
you cannot trust a child in the streets after dark ne morete brez skrbi pustiti otroka na ulici, ko se začne nočiti
she was trusted with child dali so ji otroka v skrbstvo (varstvo)
I cannot trust you out of my sight niti za hip vas ne morem izgubiti iz vida (iz bojazni, da ne napravite kake neumnosti)
you can trust him for any amount lahko mu kreditirate katerokoli vsoto
to trust to luck zaupati v (zanašati se na) srečo

undertake^* [ʌndətéik]

1. prehodni glagol
lotiti se, poprijeti se, podvzeti, prevzeti; poskusiti (kaj); baviti se, ukvarjati se; upati se; obvezati se, jamčiti (that da)
zavzeti se za (koga); oskrbovati (koga)

2. neprehodni glagol
obvezati se, prevzeti obvezo
zastarelo jamčiti (for za)
pogovorno opravljati poklic pogrebnika

nobody will undertake this job nihče se ne bo lotil tega dela
to undertake a journey podati se na potovanje
to undertake a heavy responsibility prevzeti težko odgovornost
to undertake a risk tvegati, riskirati
to undertake a task prevzeti nalogo
I undertake for his good behaviour jamčim za njegovo dobro vedenje
I undertake to restore the child to his mother obvezujem se, da bom otroka vrnil materi
I undertake that she was really there jamčim, da je ona res bila tam

venture² [vénčə] prehodni glagol
upati si, drzniti se; odločiti se (on za)
drzniti se napraviti; izraziti, dovoliti si; tvegati, riskirati, staviti na kocko; (redko) zanesti se na, prepustiti slučaju; špekulirati
neprehodni glagol
upati si, prevzeti riziko

to venture one's life tvegati (svoje) življenje
to venture away upati si oditi (se oddaljiti, se umakniti) (from od)
to venture on the travel upati si na potovanje
I venture to say that... upam si reči, da...
may I venture to ask you? vas smem vprašati?
to venture a fortune at the tables tvegati (celo) imetje pri igranju
nothing venture, nothing have kdor nič ne tvega, nič nima
never venture to oppose him nikoli si ne dovolite, da bi mu ugovarjali

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

cherish [čériš] prehodni glagol
varovati, negovati; skrbeti, gojiti; ceniti; ljubkovati

to cherish a hope upati, nadejati se