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whacker [wǽkə] samostalnik
sleng kdor tepe, bije, udarja; drznež, silak; silna stvar; debela laž, sleparija
ameriško, pogovorno gonjač živine

pulsator [pʌlséitə] samostalnik
kar enakomerno bije, utripa

pulsatory [pʌlséitəri] pridevnik
ki enakomerno bije, utripa

salient [séiliənt]

1. pridevnik (saliently prislov)
štrleč, izbočen
figurativno znamenit, pomemben, zbujajoč pozornost, ki bije v oči, viden, glavni; poskakujoč, plešoč
grboslovje skakajoč (žival)

salient characteristics glavne značilnosti

2. samostalnik
štrlina, izboklina, štrleči del; izbočeni del (utrdbe, fronte); izbočena obrambna črta

striking¹ [stráikiŋ] pridevnik
ki bije; očit, zbujajoč pozornost, opozorljiv; presenetljiv, osupljiv, frapanten, izrazit; stavkajoč

striking clock ura, ki bije ure
striking distance daljina, do katere seže udarec
striking force vojska udarna sila (četa)
striking power udarna moč
striking resemblance frapantna podobnost
striking work mehanizem, ki bije (v uri)
the striking workmen stavkajoči delavci

bíti (bijem) to beat; to strike; (močno) to whack; (srce) to pulsate, to beat, (močno) to throb, to palpitate, to flutter

ura bije sedem the clock is striking seven
bíti žogo to play football
resnica o tem nam bije v obraz the truth of it stares us in the face
bíti se (boriti se) to fight, to struggle, to combat, to battle with

hour [áuə] samostalnik
ura, čas, časovna enota
množina delovni čas
astronomija & navtika ura (15 dolžinskih stopinj)

to ask the hour vprašati, koliko je ura
after hours po uradnih urah, po daljšem času
at all hours ob vsakem času
by the hour na uro
bad hours pozno, pozne ure
his hour has come (ali struck) njegova ura je prišla
the hour of death smrtna ura
at an early hour zgodaj
at the eleventh hour zadnji čas, ob dvanajsti uri
in an evil hour v nesrečnem trenutku
for hours (and hours) ure in ure, po cele ure
good hours zgodnje ure, zgodaj
in a good hour o pravem trenutku
to keep early (ali good) hours iti zgodaj spat in zgodaj vstajati
to keep late hours hoditi pozno spat
to keep regular hours držati se rednih ur
the hero of the hour junak dneva
hour and the man človek, ki je o pravem trenutku na mestu
office hours uradne ure
on the hour ob polni uri
a bad quarter of an hour hudi trenutki, neprijeten kratek doživljaj
the question of the hour trenutno najvažnejše vprašanje
the small hours zgodnje jutranje ure
it strikes the hour (the half hour) bije polna ura (pol ure)
vojska at 20 hours ob dvanajstih

očí eyes pl; (vid) eyesight

med štirimi očmi in private, face to face
pred mojimi očmi before my eyes, in my sight, in my presence
zaradi vaših lepih očí for your blue eyes
boleče očí sore eyes, (od prenapenjana) eye strain
barva očí colour of the eyes
velike in okrogle očí saucer eyes
plamteče (krmežljave, izbuljene) očí flashing (bleary, blear, goggle) eyes
suhe (solzne) očí dry (tearfilled) eyes
na lastne očí, z lastnimi očmi with one's own eyes
prav pred njenimi očmi before her very eyes
slabe očí weak eyes
z odprtimi očmi with open eyes
ki ima dobre (risje) očí keen-eyed (lynx-eyed)
kot bi z očmi trenil (kot bi mignil) in the twinkling of an eye, in a flash
paša za očí a sight for sore eyes, a delightful sight
očí so mu bolj lačne kot želodec his eyes are bigger than his belly
same očí in ušesa so ga he is all eyes and ears, he is all attention
z očí brati komu to guess by someone's look, to anticipate someone's wishes
to bíje v očí it offends the eye
to bôde v očí that strikes (ali catches) the eye
gledati smrti v očí to look death in the face
gledati na kaj z drugimi (drugačnimi) očmi to take a different view of something
imeti dobre (slabe) očí (vid) to have good (bad) eyesight
imeti pred očmi to have (ali to bear, to keep) in mind (ali in sight, in view)
vse solzne očí je imela her eyes brimmed with tears
imeti stalno kaj pred očmi not to lose sight of something
imeti očí za lepo(to) to have an eye for the beautiful
imej odprte očí! (pazi se!) keep your weather eye open!
očí si izjokati to cry one's eyes out
očí si drug drugemu izpraskati to scratch each other's eyes out
ne hodi mi pred očí! keep out of my way!, arhaično begone!
izgubiti iz očí to lose sight of, to lose track of
ne izpustiti iz očí to keep one's eye on
ne izpustim ga iz očí I keep an eye on him, I don't trust him out of my sight
povsod imeti svoje očí (figurativno) to have eyes at the back of one's head
mencati, meti si očí to rub one's eyes
napenjati očí to strain one's eyes
izgini mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!
nasuti komu peska v očí (figurativno) to throw sand (ali dust) in someone's eyes, to bamboozle someone, to hoodwink someone
odpreti komu očí to open someone's eyes, to undeceive someone
to mi je odprlo očí that was an eye-opener for me
očí se mi odpirajo (figurativno) I begin to see now
očí sem mu odprl (figurativno) I opened his eyes for him
široko odpreti očí to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
očí so se mu odprle (figurativno) the scales fell from is eyes
pojdi mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!, arhaično begone!
premeriti koga z očmi to eye from head to foot
to pada v očí that leaps to the eye, that hits you in the eye
pasti očí na čem to feast one's eyes on something
pokvariti si očí to spoil one's eyes
povesiti očí to look down
v očí mi je padlo it struck me
ne pridi mi spet pred očí! don't show yourself here again!
to ti povem med štirimi očmi this is for your private ear
z očmi je preletel vrt he cast a glance over the garden
streljati z očmi (figurativno) to shoot glances (na at)
očí si treti to rub one's eyes
upreti očí v to fix one's eye upon, to look fixedly at
škiliti z očmi to squint, to be squint-eyed
očí se mi solzé my eyes are running
kot bi z očmi trenil in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in a flash
svojim očem ne verjamem I don't believe my eyes
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly believe my own eyes
stopiti komu pred očí (figurativno) to face someone
vreči očí na to have an eye for
z lastnimi očmi videti to be an eyewitness
na očeh se mu vidi, da je lopov his eyes show him up for the rogue he is, arhaično bespeak him a rogue
od teme se ne vidi prsta pred očmi it is pitch-dark
videl sem mu na očeh, da laže I could see (ali I saw) from his face that he was lying
na lastne očí sem to videl I saw it with my own eyes
zapreti očí to close one's eyes
preteklo noč nisem mogel zatisniti očí last night I couldn't sleep a wink
zavezati komu očí to hoodwink someone, to blindfold someone
zatisniti očí ob, nad (spregledati) to shut one's eyes to, to turn a blind eye to, to condone, to connive at, to wink at
zapirati očí pred čem to close one's eyes to something
vrana vrani ne izkljuje očí one crow does not peck out another crow's eyes
daleč od očí, daleč od srca out of sight, out of mind

offend [əfénd]

1. prehodni glagol
žaliti, užaliti, jeziti, razjeziti

2. neprehodni glagol
zagrešiti, grešiti (against)

to be offended at (ali with) s.th. biti jezen na kaj, biti užaljen radi česa
to be offended with (ali by) s.o. biti jezen na koga, biti užaljen radi koga
it offends the eye v oči bije
it offends the ear na ušesa bije

sound² [sáund] neprehodni glagol
zveneti, doneti, razlegati se
figurativno zdeti se, delati vtis, slišati se
prehodni glagol
glasba trobiti, pihati (v trobento); igrati (na glasbilo); napraviti, da nekaj zveni, se sliši; izgovoriti (glas); naznaniti z zvonom, s trobento (umik, alarm); naglasiti kaj; pregledati pravilnost (kolesa železniškega vagona) s trkanjem kladiva; preiskati, prcgledati (npr. pljuča) z osluškovanjem; objaviti, razglasiti

to sound the alarm dati znak s trobento za alarm
to sound s.o.'s lungs osluškovati komu pljuča
to sound in damages tožiti za nadomestilo nepreverjene škode
to sound s.o.'s praises peti komu hvalo
to sound a trompet (za)trobiti na trobento
to sound a retreat trobiti k umiku
to sound a wheel pregledati stanje kolesa (pri vagonu)
the bell sounds noon zvon bije poldan
the clarion sounded rog je zadonel
it sounds as if he was keeping something back to zveni, kot da nekaj prikriva (da ne pove vsega)
his report sounds all right njegovo poročilo daje ugoden vtis
the n in column is not sounded v besedi column se končni n ne izgovarja
it did not sound like his voice ni bilo slišati, kot da bi to bil njegov glas
to sound off ameriško, sleng odkrito govoriti, pritožiti se; klicati imena
to sound in iti za; glasiti se na

srcé heart; figurativno (jedro) pith, core, marrow

od srca from one's heart
brez srca heartless, cruel, hardhearted, unfeeling
v srcu at heart
na dnu mojega srca in my heart of hearts
z grenkobo v srcu with bitterness in one's heart
s težkim (lahkim) srcem (figurativno) with a heavy (light) heart
iz vsega srca with all my heart and soul
dobrega srca kindhearted
drag mojemu srcu dear to my heart
bolan na srcu (figurativno) heartsick
srcé trgajoč heartbreaking, heartrending
srcé Jezusovo religija Sacred Heart
rdeče srcé (lesna bolezen) false heartwood
napaka na srcu heart disease
razširjenje srca dilatation of the heart
sredstvo za krepitev srca cordial, heart stimulant, ZDA cardiac
zlato srcé (figurativno) a generous (ali a kind) heart
bítje srcá heartbeat
trdega srca hardhearted
bolan na srcu ill with a heart condition
srcé bije, močno tolče the heart pulsates, throbs
srcé me boli I am heartsick (ali heartsore), I am sick at heart, my heart aches, it grieves my heart
srcé mi močno bíje my heart is pounding (ali is thumping)
lahkó mi je pri srcu I am light at heart
biti bolan na srcu to be heartsick
to mi je na srcu this is close to my heart
to mi ni pri srcu (figurativno) it does not appeal to me
imeti nekaj na srcu (figurativno) to have something on one's mind
nimam srca, da bi to napravil I haven't got the heart to do it
ne jemlji si tega preveč k srcu! don't take it too hard!, don't worry about it!
to gre človeku do srca (figurativno)
to človeku trga srcé this is heartrending
srcé mi krvavi (mi je krvavelo) my heart is bleeding (bled)
kar ima na srcu, ima na jeziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
srcé mi ne da, da bi to storil I do it with a bad grace, I cannot bring myself to do it
to mi je zelo pri srcu I have set my heart upon it
odvaliti komu kamen od srca (figurativno) to take a load off someone's mind
kamen se mi je odvalil od srca I feel a weight off my mind, a weight has been lifted from my mind
on osvaja ženska srca he is a ladykiller
omehčati najtrše srcé to touch the stoniest of hearts
srcé mi je padlo v hlače (figurativno) my heart sank into my shoes, I got cold feet, my heart failed me
položiti komu kaj na srcé to lay something to someone's heart
pomilujem vas iz dna srca I pity you from the bottom of my heart
olajšati si srcé to unbosom oneself
srcé bi mi póčilo I would die of a broken heart
srcé mi poskakuje od veselja ob tem it makes my heart thrill
to prija mojemu srcu it does my heart good
pridobiti si srca vseh to win the hearts of all
k srcu mu je prirasla (figurativno) he became very fond of her
razveseliti komu srcé to warm the cockles of someone's heart
od srca se smejati to laugh heartily
kolikor ti (le) srcé poželi! to your heart's content!
srcé se mi stiska I feel pangs (anguish)
iti komu k srcu to go to someone's heart, to make someone's heart thrill
srcé se mi trga it breaks my heart, I find it heartrending
človeku se srcé trga (ob tem) it's heartbreaking (ali heartrending)
vzeti si kaj k srcu to take something to heart
preveč si je to vzel k srcu he took it too much to heart
zelo sem si k srcu vzel njegovo smrt I was deeply affected by his death, I found his death a terrible blow
to mi teži srcé it presses (ali weighs heavily) upon my mind
strl ji je srcé (figurativno) he broke her heart
srcé mu je poskočilo (figurativno) his heart leapt
srcé me je zabolelo I was heartstricken
od vsega srca želeti kaj to set one's heart on something

stare² [stɛ́ə] neprehodni glagol
buljiti, izbuljiti oči, strmeti, zijati, začudeno, debelo gledati (at na, v after za)
zijati; ježiti se (lasje)
prehodni glagol
s pogledom prisiliti, nagnati (koga) k čemu; buljiti (v koga), zijati (koga)

to stare at s.o. in horror z grozo strmeti v koga
to stare s.o. in the face figurativno pasti, skočiti v oči, biti očiten, neizbežen
death stareed me in the face smrt mi je pogledala v oči, mi je pretila
he stareed me out of countenance s svojim srepim pogledom me je zmedel
to stare into silence, to stare s.o. dumb utišati koga z ostrim pogledom
to make s.o. stare spraviti koga v začudenje
it will make everybody stare vsi se bodo temu čudili, vsi bodo zijali od začudenja
the truth of it stares us in the face resnica o tem nam bije v obraz
to stare down zmesti, zbegati (koga) s pogledom

úra (čas) hour; (žepna) watch; (stoječa, stenska, stolpna) clock; (namizna) timepiece

úra budilka alarm clock
peščena úra sand glass
sončna úra sundial
cerkvena úra church clock
úra z nihalom pendulum clock
zapestna úra wristwatch
ladijska úra chronometer
úra štoparica stopwatch
policijska úra curfew
konične úre rush hour
huda úra thunderstorm
učna úra lesson
proste úre free (ali spare) hours pl
smrtna úra the hour of death, dying hour, last hour
v zgodnjih úrah in the small hours
úra X vojska zero hour
v teku ene úre, v manj kot eni úri in less than an hour, within an hour
o úre do úre from hour to hour
prav ob tej úri at this very hour
po moji úri by my watch
pol úre half an hour, a half hour
pred pol úre half an hour ago
5 milj na úro 5 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour
vsake tri úre every three hours
več kot eno úro over one hour
ob tej úri at the present time, ZDA presently
polni, celi 2 úri for two hours at a stretch (ali pogovorno on the trot)
dobro úro a good hour
ob 12. úri at 12 o'clock, at noon
v smeri kazalca úre clockwise, (v nasprotni) anticlockwise
jermenček za zapestno úro watch strap, strap for wristwatch; (wrist) watch band; strap (ali cord, link, expansion) band
verižica za úro watch chain, (pri telovniku) watch guard
kolesje úre movement of a watch
ohišje úre clock case
vzmet úre watch spring
utež pri úri clock weight
kazalec úre hand
kazalec sončne úre gnomon
številčnica úre dial
tovarna úr clock factory, watch factory
trgovina z úrami clock trade, watch trade, trade in clocks and watches
koliko je úra? what time is it?, what's the time?, (redko) what o'clock is it
úra je 5 it is five o'clock
četrt na šest je it is a quarter past five
pol šestih je it is half past five
tri četrt na šest je it is a quarter to six
na moji úri je tri it is three by my watch
ob kateri úra? at what time?
je ta úra prav? is that clock (tvoja zapestna úra your wristwatch oziroma pogovorno watch) right?
on je točen kot úra he is as regular as clockwork
moja úra je točna my watch keeps perfect time
dobrih 5 úr je do mesta it's a good five hours to the town
moja úra gre dobro my watch is a good timekeeper
moja úra ne gre (se je ustavila, se je iztekla) my watch is not going (has stopped, isn't working)
moja úra je pokvarjena there is something wrong with my watch
navijte svojo úro! wind up your watch!
moja úra je navita my watch is wound up
úra bíje the clock strikes (oziroma is striking)
úra bo zdajci (od)bila 11 the clock is just about to strike eleven
úra je odbila 7 the clock has struck seven
odbila mu je zadnja úra his last hour is come
moja úra prehiteva my watch is fast (ali gains, is gaining)
moja úra zaostaja my watch is slow (ali loses, is losing)
vprašati koliko je úra to ask the time
naravnati (regulirati) úro po... to regulate (ali to set) one's watch by...
držati se rednih úr to keep regular hours
letalo je doseglo poprečno 450 milj na úro the plane averaged 450 miles an hour
dajati angleške úre (= lekcije) to give English lessons
to úro je treba naviti this clock needs winding up (ali rewinding)
moja úra je potrebna popravila my watch needs repairing
razmakniti konične úre (da ni navala na avtobuse itd.) to stagger office hours
rana úra zlata úra early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
delati 24 úr brez prekinitve (noč in dan) to work around the clock

žíla (dovodnica) vein (tudi rudna); (odvodna) artery; botanika, lista rib, nervure

poln žíl veinous
brez žíl veinless
žíli podoben, kot žíl veinlike
žíla kabla core of a cable
krčna žíla medicina varicose vein
rudna žíla lode, (tanka) thread
vodna žíla thread (ali thin stream) of water
razporeditev žíl venous system, botanika, entomologija venation
glavne trgovske žíle the principal arteries of trade and commerce
prometna žíla arterial road, traffic artery, thoroughfare
glavna prometna žíla main traffic artery
promet po (glavnih) prometnih žílah arterial traffic
pesniška žíla poetic vein
zlata žíla medicina piles pl, haemorrhoids pl
žíla zlatá vein of gold
življenjska žíla (figurativno) lifeline
izkoriščanje rudnih žíl vein-mining
žíla v marmorju, v lesu streak (ali stripe) in marble, in wood
žíla bíje, utriplje the artery beats, pulsates, throbs
potipati žílo to feel someone's pulse
odrezati narodu življenjsko žílo to sever the lifeline of a nation
žíla mu je počila he burst a blood vessel
kri mi je poledenela v žílah my blood froze (ali curdled) (od groze with horror)