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zlomíti to break; to fracture; to snap; (ud) to break

zlomíti na dvoje to break in two
zlomíti kos krede na dvoje to snap a piece of chalk in two
zlomíti odpor to overcome (ali to crush) resistance
zlomíti komu vrat to break someone's neck
zlomíti si vrat to break one's neck
zlomil si je nogo (roko) he broke his leg (his arm)
zlomíti se to break, to fracture
zlomíti upor, vstajo to break a rebellion
to mi je zlomilo srcé it broke my heart
veja se je zlomila the branch broke
val se je zlomil ob bregu the wave broke on the shore

break^*1 [breik]

1. prehodni glagol
lomiti, prelomiti, zlomiti, odlomiti; skrhati; raztrgati, pretrgati, odtrgati; poškodovati, (po)kvariti; odpreti, odpečatiti; prestreči, prekiniti; odvaditi; (pre)kršiti; oslabiti, ublažiti; (iz)uriti (konja v ježi); uničiti; obzirno sporočiti; izčrpati; orati, kopati; (iz službe) odpustiti, degradirati

2. neprehodni glagol
zlomiti, skrhati, razbiti, raztrgati se; razpasti, razpadati; počiti, razpočiti se; poslabšati se (vreme); svitati; ločiti se, spremeniti smer; propasti, zbankrotirati; vlomiti

to break asunder pretrgati, prelomiti
to break an army razpustiti vojsko
to break s.o.'s back zlomiti komu vrat, uničiti ga
pogovorno to break the back of s.th. opraviti najtežji del česa
to break the bank izčrpati banko
to break the blow prestreči udarec
to break the bounds prekoračiti mejo
to break bread jesti
navtika to break bulk začeti raztovarjati
to break a butterfly on the wheel zapravljati svojo moč, uporabiti drastična sredstva
to break cover zapustiti skrivališče, izkobacati se
to break a custom odvaditi se
the day is breaking svita se, dani se
to break a drunkard of drinking odvaditi pijanca piti
to break the engagement razdreti zaroko
to break even pokriti stroške, poravnati se
to break faith prelomiti prisego, izneveriti se
to break a fall zadržati padec
to break one's fast nekaj pojesti
to break the flax treti lan
to break (new) ground ledino orati, začeti nov obrat
to break hold iztrgati se
to break the ice prebiti led
to break lance with začeti s kom pismeno diskusijo
to break the law kršiti zakon
to break loose odtrgati se, zbežati; prekršiti
to break a match razdreti zaroko
to break the neck of s.th. izvržiti najtežji del naloge, končati kaj
to break o.s. of a habit odvaditi se česa
to break the news povedati novico
to break open nasilno odpreti
to break a promise ne izpolniti obljube
to break s.o.'s pride ponižati koga
to break to pieces zdrobiti (se); razpasti
to break small zdrobiti
to break the thread prekiniti, pretrgati
to break water priti na površino
who breaks pays sam pojej, kar si si skuhal
to break wind prdniti
to break short dokončati
break your neck! veliko sreče!

crash¹ [kræš]

1. prehodni glagol
podreti, razbiti, zlomiti, streti

2. neprehodni glagol
treščiti, trčiti; razbiti se; zrušiti se

to crash a party priti nepovabljen v družbo
to crash the gate vriniti se v gledališče ipd. brez vstopnice

fracture² [frǽkčə] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
lomiti, zlomiti, (raz)drobiti (se), počiti

snap² [snæp] prehodni glagol
hlastniti (po), havsniti, odgrizniti; iztrgati, zgrabiti, uloviti (kaj); zlomiti, prelomiti, pretrgati; zapreti s pokom (treskom), tleskniti; zašklepetati (z zobmi); povzročiti pok(anje), tleskati ali pokati (z bičem, s prsti); sprožiti (pištolo); ostro (rezko, osorno) prekiniti; (na kratko) odpraviti (koga)
fotografija napraviti trenuten posnetek, neopazno fotografirati
ameriško, šport naglo vrniti (žogo) v polje
neprehodni glagol
hlastniti (at po)
naglo poseči (at po)
havsniti z zobmi (at po)
(o psu); skušati ugrizniti (at koga)
póčiti, tleskniti (bič); zlomiti se s pokom; zaklopiti se; zaskočiti se; zabliskati se (oči); nenadoma prisluhniti
ameriško, sleng planiti (into v)
ameriško, pogovorno (out of) nehati (z), rešiti se (česa)

to snap at s.o. nahruliti koga, zadreti se nad kom
to snap a beggar short na kratko odpraviti berača
to snap at s.th. (at an offer) hlastno pograbiti, hlastniti po čem (po ponudbi)
to snap (at) the bait hlastniti po vabi, figurativno hlastno sprejeti ponudbo
to snap at the chance zgrabiti za priložnost
to snap a piece of chalk in two zlomiti košček krede na dvoje
to snap s.o.'s bag iztrgati komu torbo (torbico)
the dog snapped at me pes je havsnil po meni
his eyes snapped oči so se mu zabliskale (v jezi)
to snap to attention nenadoma postati pozoren
to snap one's fingers tleskniti s prsti, figurativno prezirljivo ravnati (at s.o. s kom)
he snaps his fingers at the danger on se požvižga na nevarnost
the fish snapped (at) the bait riba je hlastnila po vabi
his nerves snapped živci so mu odpovedali
I snapped them as they were going in fotografiral sem jih, ko so vstopali
the string snapped struna je počila
to snap shut zapreti se s tleskom (pokom)
to snap one's teeth together zašklepetati z zobmi
to snap a whip tleskniti (počiti) z bičem
the whip snapped bič je tlesknil (počil)

spring^*3 [spriŋ]

1. neprehodni glagol
skočiti, priskočiti; pognati se, planiti (kvišku); nepričakovano postati (into kaj)
hitro priti v neko stanje ali položaj; izvirati, privreti na, izhajati, imeti svoj izvor (poreklo), nastati (from iz)
nepričakovano se pojaviti (priti), pokukati; pognati, poganjati, priti na dan, zrasti, (vz)brsteti, vzkliti
figurativno priti do česa; izbočiti se, pokati, klati se, zviti se, skriviti se (o lesu)
vojska eksplodirati (o mini)
veterina biti brej, brejiti
zastarelo daniti se, svitati se

2. prehodni glagol
sprožiti
lov dvigniti, splašiti (ptice) z ležišča; pognati (konja) v dir; preskočiti (ogrado); skriviti, zlomiti (lesen predmet)
tehnično opremiti z vzmetmi
britanska angleščina, pogovorno "olajšati" koga (for a quid za funt)
figurativno nepričakovano (kaj) iznesti, načeti, sprožiti; postaviti (teorijo)

to be sprung sleng biti vinjen, pijan
to spring to attention vojska skočiti v pozor
the blood sprang to his face kri mu je planila v obraz
to spring to s.o.'s assistance priskočiti komu na pomoč
conviction has sprung upon him prišel je do prepričanja
to spring a covey of partridges dvigniti, preplašiti jato jerebic
the dog sprang at me pes je planil proti meni
the door sprang open vrata so se nenadoma odprla
to spring into existence nenadoma nastati
to spring to one's feet skočiti na noge
to spring to the eyes figurativno v oči pasti
he is sprang from (ali of) a famous family on izhaja (je potomec) slovite družine
to spring a horse pognati konja v dir
to spring a leak dobiti razpoko
the leaves are beginning to spring listje začenja poganjati
to spring jokes zbijati šale
to spring a mine upon s.o. figurativno presenetiti koga; prilomastiti v njegovo hišo
he sprang another three shillings, and I accepted ponudil (primaknil) je še tri šilinge, in jaz sem sprejel
to spring a surprise on s.o. presenetiti koga, pripraviti komu presenečenje
the tears sprang to her eyes solze so ji stopile v oči, so jo oblile
to spring a trap sprožiti past
the trap sprang past se je sprožila
the water springs boiling hot from the earth voda privre skoraj vrela iz zemlje
where did you spring from? od kod si se pa (ti) vzel?

crak down prehodni glagol
pogovorno nahruliti; zlomiti odpor

reduce [ridjú:s]

1. prehodni glagol
zmanjšati, znižati, skrčiti
matematika & kemija (z)reducirati, spremeniti (v); privesti (nazaj na), vrniti v prejšnje stanje; prignati, pritirati (k), zlomiti odpor; prisilno koga premestiti, prisiliti, privesti (to k)
podvreči, podjarmiti; izreči sodbo; rešiti; sneti; pomanjšati, napraviti v manjšem merilu, v manjši obliki; omejiti (to na)
stisniti, zategniti; oslabiti, izčrpati; razredčiti (barve)
medicina uravnati; znižati, spustiti (cene)
arhaično spraviti na pravo pot
arhaično zopet poklicati v spomin
vojska (redko) degradirati, znižati (odvzeti) službeno stopnjo
vojska (redko) odpustiti, razpustiti

reduced from 3 shillings prej(šnja cena) 3 šilinge
in reduce circumstances obubožan, v bedi, v stiski (po obilju)
in a reduced state v slabem stanju, oslabljen
at reduced prices po znižanih cenah
at reduced fare po znižani vozni ceni
on a reduced scale v zmanjšanem merilu, v malem
to reduce to absurdity privesti do absurda
to reduce to ashes spremeniti v pepel, sežgati
to reduce to beggary privesti, spraviti na beraško palico
to reduce to classes razvrstiti v razrede
to reduce clerks zmanjšati število uslužbencev, odpustiti uslužbence
to reduce to a common denominator spraviti na skupni imenovalec
to reduce to despair pritirati, spraviti v obup
she was reduced to despair zapadla je v obup
to reduce a dislocation naravnati izpahnjen ud
to reduce to distress onesrečiti (s.o. koga)
to reduce a fraction reducirati, skrčiti ulomek
to reduce ore to metal staliti kovino iz rude
to reduce money preračunati šilinge v penije ipd.
to reduce a non-commissioned officer to the ranks degradirati podčastnika v navadnega vojaka
to reduce to nothing uničiti
to reduce to obedience prisiliti k pokorščini
to reduce to order spraviti v red, urediti
to reduce a request to writing napisati prošnjo
to reduce to poverty osiromašiti (koga)
to reduce the speed zmanjšati hitrost
to reduce to a system spraviti v sistem
he was reduced to sell his house bil je prisiljen prodati svojo hišo
to reduce to tears ganiti do solz
to reduce theories to practice uporabiti teorijo v praksi
to reduce a town vojska streti odpor mesta
to reduce to writing spraviti v pismeno obliko

2. neprehodni glagol
shujšati; zmanjšati se, reducirati se

reduced to a skeleton do kosti shujšan

wear down prehodni glagol
ponositi, obrabiti, oguliti, pošvedrati (pete)
figurativno streti, zlomiti odpor; preteči, prehiteti

to wear down the opposition premagati odpor

koléno anatomija knee; (reke, ceste, poti) bend; tehnika angle; vojska salient; (rod, poreklo) descent, origin, generation, stock, lineage, family, race, birth, house

do kolen knee-deep, knee-high
do kolen globoko v knee-deep in
klečé na kolénih on bended knees
bratranec v prvem (drugem) kolénu cousin once (twice) removed
hlače do kolén kneebreeches pl
nogavice do kolén knee-length stockings pl
pregibanje koléna genuflection
vnetje koléna gonitis
zaščitni ovoj za koléno kneecap, kneepad, knee-guard
šibak v kolénih weak-kneed
biti na kolénih to be on one's knees
odrgniti si koléna to graze (ali to skin) one's knees
na kolénih prositi za kaj to beg for something on one's bended knees
prositi koga na kolénih to implore (ali to supplicate) someone on bended knee
iti, spustiti se, pasti na koléna to go down (ali to fall) on one's knees (pred kom before someone)
ne pride mu niti do kolén (figurativno) he can't hold a candle to him, pogovorno he's not a patch on him
spraviti koga na koléna to force someone to his knees; to bring someone (down) to his knees
po kolénih se udariti to slap one's knees
upogniti koléno to bend the knee
koléna se mu tresejo (figurativno) he shakes in his shoes
zlomiti kaj na (svojih) kolénih to break something on one's knees
suniti s kolénom to knee

lance¹ [la:ns] samostalnik
kopje, sulica, harpuna; kopjanik, kopjenosec

to break a lance with s.o. znanstveno se prepirati s kom; figurativno zlomiti sulico
to break a lance for (ali on behalf of) s.o. potegniti se za koga, braniti koga
free lance svoboden politik, svoboden novinar; plačan vojak

neck¹ [nek] samostalnik
vrat, tilnik; izrez (obleke); vratina (meso)
anatomija vrat (maternice itd.); vrat pri violini, vrat steklenice
geografija ožina (morska, kopenska) soteska
tisk konus tiskarske črke

to break one's neck zlomiti si vrat; ameriško nečloveško se namučiti, ugonobiti se
to break the neck of a task izvršiti najtežji del naloge
to crane one's neck (at, for) stegovati vrat
Derbyshire neck golša
neck and neck division glasovanje, pri katerem dobita obe strani enako število glasov
sleng to get (ali catch) it in the neck biti hudo kaznovan, trpeti
he's got a neck predrzen je
to have a lot of neck biti zelo predrzen
neck and heel docela, trdno (vezati)
neck and neck bok ob boku (dirkalni konji), enako število glasov, enak
neck or nothing vse ali nič
on (ali in) the neck of neposredno po
to put one's neck in a noose izpostavljati se nevarnosti
to risk one's neck staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to save one's neck rešiti se, rešiti si glavo
to stick one's neck out for mnogo tvegati za
a stiff neck trdoglavost
stiff-necked trdoglav
to take s.o. by the neck zgrabiti koga za vrat
neck and crop popolnoma, kot dolg in širok
to throw s.o. out neck and crop na pete na glavo koga ven vreči
to tread on s.o.'s neck zaviti komu vrat
up to one's neck do grla
to win by a neck zmagati za dolžino vratu (konjske dirke), za las zmagati (glasovanje)
ameriško, pogovorno neck of the woods soseščina

rôka hand, (do rame) arm

brez rôke handless, armless
v rôki in one's hand
pri rôki at hand, near at hand; available
od rôke do rôke from hand to hand
pod rôko (se držati) arm in arm, (kupiti) underhandedly
rôke kvišku! hands up!, stick them up!, reach!
rôke proč! hands off!
z rôko v rôki hand in hand, jointly
s sklenjenimi rôkami with clasped hands (as in prayer)
z zvezanimi rôkami in nogami bound hand and foot
rôko na srcé! hand on heart!
močna rôka strong hand
žuljava rôka a callous palm
moja desna rôka (figurativno) my second self
on je moja desna rôka he is my right-hand man
polna rôka a handful
narejen z rôko (ročno) made by hand, handmade; (posel) handiwork, manual work
od rôk (oddaljen) out of the way
praznih rôk empty-handed
na svojo rôko (figurativno) in one's own name, of one's own accord, unauthorized
risanje s prosto rôko freehand drawing
držeč se za rôke hand in hand
prekrižanih rôk with one's hands (oziroma arms) folded
z dvignjeno rôko (with) hand upraised
z rôkami uprtimi v boke akimbo
držati, imeti rôke uprte v boke to hold one's arms akimbo
iz prve rôke at first hand
ne da bi rôko premaknil hands down
boriti se z rôkami in nogami to struggle with might and main
braniti se proti čemu z rôkami in nogami to fight against something tooth and nail (ali with might and main)
dati v rôko, rôke to hand
dati komu proste rôke (da kaj naredi) to give someone a free hand (to do something)
dobiti informacije iz prve rôke to get information at first hand
dvigniti rôke to lift up one's hands
dvigniti rôke nad glavo v začudenju to throw up one's arms in astonishment
dobiti kaj v rôke (figurativno) to get hold of something
rôke križem držati to fold one's arms and do nothing, to be idle
imeti pri rôki to have at hand
imeti polne rôke dela to have one's hands full
imamo ga v rôki (figurativno) he is in our power
imeti proste rôke (figurativno) to have free play
imeti mrzle, hladne rôke to have cold hands
dati rôko komu to give one's hand to someone, (v pozdrav) to shake hands with someone
imeti položaj trdno v rôki to have the situation well in hand
iti skozi mnogo rôk to pass through many hands
iti komu na rôko to help someone; to support someone, to patronize someone, to aid someone
lomiti rôke (figurativno) to wring one's hands
to mu gre od rôk (figurativno) he is skilled (ali clever) at it
izpustiti iz rôke, iz rok to let go
posel mu ne gre od rôk he is unskilled, he is a poor worker
delo mu gre dobro izpod rôk he is a quick worker
kupiti iz prve (druge) rôke to buy new (secondhand)
mahati z rôkami to gesticulate
ne izpustiti iz rôk not to let go, (da pade) not to let go (ali to let slip)
méti si rôke to rub one's hands
nositi na rôkah koga (figurativno) to treat someone with great care, to make much of someone, to treasure someone
nosijo ga na rôkah (figurativno) he is treated with the utmost consideration, he enjoys all kinds of favours
pasti komu v rôke to fall into someone's hands
prijeti za rôko to take by the hand
ponuditi, prožiti komu rôko to give (ali to hold out) one's hand to someone, (figurativno) to lend someone a helping hand
pljuniti v rôke (figurativno) to spit on one's hands
podaj mu rôko! shake hands with him!
prodati pod rôko to sell by private bargain (ali contract, treaty)
preiti v druge rôke to change hands
prosíti za rôko to propose (to), to ask in marriage, (nenadoma, pogovorno) to pop the question
pričakati koga z odprtimi rôkami to meet someone with outstretched hands, to meet someone enthusiastically
položiti rôke na kaj to lay hands on something, to put one's hands to
položiti rôko nase (figurativno) to commit suicide
položiti rôko na srce to lay one's hand on one's heart
podati si rôke to shake hands
sprejeti ponudbo z obema rôkama to jump at an offer
prekrižati rôke to cross one's arms
stisniti komu rôko to squeeze someone's hand, (pri pozdravu) to shake hands with someone
stiskati rôko v pest to clench one's fist
stati s sklenjenimi (prekrižanimi) rôkami to stand with folded (crossed) arms
vzeti v rôke to take in hand, to undertake
zadevo bom sam vzel v rôke I will take the matter into my own hands
fanta je treba vzeti v rôke (figurativno) the boy wants taking in hand
zlomiti si rôko to break one's arm
rôko si je zlomil he broke his arm, he had his arm broken
umijem si rôke nad tem I wash my hands of it, I will not be responsible
rôka rôko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, fair exchange is no robbery
z obema rôkama zgrabiti priliko to jump at an opportunity
živeti iz rôk v usta (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth
bolje je vrabec v rôki kot golob na strehi (figurativno) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

snap¹ [snæp]

1. samostalnik
hlastaj (at po)
ugriz; tlesk s prsti, krcljaj, krc; tlesk, pok, zlom
figurativno zamah, polet, elan, živahnost
fotografija trenutni posnetek, momentka
gledališče kratek igralski angažma; rezka, odrezava, osorna izjava; kratka doba, perioda; zaskočna ključavnica; grižljaj, zalogaj, košček
ameriško, sleng dobra služba, lahka naloga, malenkost; vrsta drobljivega kolača

in a snap v hipu
a snap of the whip tlesk ali pok z bičem
a snap of cold, cold snap nenaden val mraza
to bite off at a single snap odgrizniti z enim samim hlastajem (ugrizom)
not to care a snap for figurativno požvižgati se na
the dog made a snap at me pes je hlastnil po meni
I heard the snap of the bone slišal sem pok (zlom) kosti

2. pridevnik
nagel, nenaden, bliskovit

snap judg(e)ment nagla (prenagljena) sodba
a snap vote nepričakovano in hitro glasovanje
snap shot strel brez ciljanja

3. prislov
s pokom (treskom)

to go snap počiti, zlomiti se s pokom
snap went the mast s treskom (tresk!) se je zlomil jambor

tílnik nape (of the neck), neck

zlomiti si tílnik to break one's neck

trample [træmpl]

1. prehodni glagol
(po)teptati, (po)gaziti; pohoditi, hoditi po

2. neprehodni glagol
gaziti, teptati

to trample underfoot vreči pod noge in poteptati
to trample on the flowers pohoditi cvetlice
to trample to death do smrti poteptati, pogaziti
he trampleed (up) on my feelings poteptal (užalil) je moja čustva
I don't like to be trampled on ne maram, da mi kdo stopa po nogah, da prezirljivo ravna z menoj
trample down prehodni glagol poteptati, pogaziti, pohoditi; figurativno zmrviti, (po)tlačiti, zlomiti, neusmiijeno ravnati s kom

vrát neck; (grlo) throat

trd vrát stiff neck
labodji vrát swan's neck
na vrát na nos helter-skelter, head over heels, headlong; precipitately
do vrátu v težavah up to the eyes (ali ears) in difficulties
do vrátu v delu up to the elbows in work
biti do vrátu v vodi to be up to the ears in water
biti do vrátu sit česa to be fed up to the back teeth with something
vrát me boli I have a sore throat
imeti koga na vrátu (figurativno) to have someone on one's back
imeti veliko družino na vrátu to be encumbered with a large family
držati koga za vrát to hold someone by the throat
pasti komu okoli vrátu to fall on someone's neck, to embrace someone
prerezati komu vrát to cut someone's throat
razbiti vrát steklenice to break the neck of a bottle
stegovati vrát to stretch (ali to crane) one's neck (za, po at, for)
tičati do vrátú v dolgovih to be up to one's eyes (ali ears) in debt
vreči se komu okoli vrátú to throw one's arms round someone's neck
zaviti komu vrát to wring someone's neck, to tread on someone's neck
zgrabiti koga za vrát to grab someone by the throat, to take someone by the neck
zlomiti komu vrát to break someone's neck
zlomiti si vrát to break one's neck
zmagati za dolžino vrátú (pri konjskih dirkah) to win by a neck