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artery [á:təri] samostalnik
anatomija žila odvodnica, utripalnica, arterija; prometna žila, magistrala

main artery of trade glavna prometna žila; glavna trgovinska pot

communication [kəmju:nikéišən] samostalnik (to)
sporočilo; stik, občevanje, zveza, promet, prometna zveza
cerkev obhajilo

concourse [kɔ́ŋkɔ:s] samostalnik
stekanje, kopičenje, dotok; naval, gneča, vrvež; shod
ameriško glavna dvorana v železniški postaji; široka prometna žila

driveway [dráivwei] samostalnik
ameriško zasebna cesta; prometna žila

highway [háiwei] samostalnik
glavna cesta, prometna žila, avtocesta
figurativno prema pot do čeaa

highways and byways glavne in stranske ceste
highway code cestno prometni predpisi

peak-time [pí:ktaim] samostalnik
prometna konica; najboljša leta

stop-go sign [stɔ́pgousain] samostalnik
prometna luč

stop-light [stɔ́plait] samostalnik
rdeča prometna (signalna) luč
avtomobilizem zadajšnja luč, ki se prižge, ko pritisnemo na zavoro

thoroughfare [ɵʌ́rəfɛə] samostalnik
prehodna cesta; glavna prometna cesta; prometna žila; vodna pot; prehod

no thoroughfare! prehod prepovedan!

traffic light [trǽfiklait] samostalnik
prometna (semaforna) luč

transit [trǽnsit, -zit]

1. samostalnik
prehod, prevoz, tranzit (of goods blaga)
tranzitni promet
astronomija prehod nebesnega telesa skozi meridian; prometna cesta
figurativno prehod (to k, v)

in transit na prehodu, na poti
transit of persons osebni promet
the transit of a lake vožnja (prečkanje) čez jezero

2. pridevnik
tranziten, prehoden

transit camp vojska tranzitno taborišče
transit circle astronomija tranzitni, prehodni krog
transit duty tranzitna carina
transit permit tranzitno dovoljenje
transit trade tranzitna trgovina
transit traffic tranzitni promet
transit visa tranzitni vizum
transit instrument astronomija meridianski daljnogled

arterial [a:tíəriəl] pridevnik
arterijski, arterialen, utripalničen

arterial road glavna prometna žila
arterial navigation plovba po rekah in kanalih
arterial traffic promet po glavnih prometnih žilah

césta (public) road, (v mestu, vasi) street; way; ZDA (široka v velemestu) avenue

deželna césta highway, main road, VB highroad, trunk road, arterial road
glavna césta highway, highroad (between towns); high street, ZDA main street
državna césta, avtomobilska cést motorway, ZDA expressway, superhighway; (široka prehodna) thoroughfare, ZDA artery
césta v Oxford the Oxford road, the road to Oxford
stranska césta side road, (v mestu) side street
makadamizírana césta macadamized road
prometna, živahna césta busy (ali crowded) street
javna césta public road
asfaltirana césta asphalted road
z gramozom nasuta césta metalled road
tlakovana césta paved road
vijugasta césta winding road
hitra césta ZDA speedway
dobra (slaba) césta road in good (bad) repair
césta s prepovedjo parkiranja no-parking street, street closed to parking
rimska, mlečna césta astronomija galaxy, Milky Way
na césti in the street, on the street
delo na césti roadworks
gostilna ob césti roadside inn, VB žargon roadside caff
uporabnik céste road user
za promet zaprta césta! road closed to traffic!
ta césta je zaprta za promet z vozili this road is closed to vehicular traffic
césta je zagačena the road is jammed
iti po césti to go by the road
ta cesta gre (pelje, vodi) iz Londona v Southampton this road goes from London to Southampton
stanujem čez césto I live just across the street
vreči koga na césto to turn someone out, to put someone out (in the street); to send someone packing

gláven principal, main, chief; cardinal; primary; master; anatomija cephalic

v glávnem chiefly, mainly, on the whole, in the main
glávni artikel principal article
glávna blagajna main cash desk (ali box office, checkout)
glávna cesta trunk (ali main) road
glávna čednost cardinal virtue
glávni delničar principal shareholder
glávni cilj primary target
glávni dobitek (v loteriji) first prize, the big prize
glávni dogodek main event
glávni del main part; body
glávni dedič chief heir, pravo residuary legatee
glávni film feature film, (filmskega programa) main feature
glávni igralec gledališče leading man, (igralka) leading lady; lead; star
glávni jambor mainmast
glávna jed main course
glávna hrana staple diet, chief food, staple food
glávni izdatki principal expenditure (ali outlay), major expenses pl
glávna knjižnica main library
glávni knjižničar chief librarian
glávna knjiga trgovina ledger
zaključiti glávno knjigo to balance the ledger
glávni kolodvor, glávna postaja (železniška) central station, main station, (končna) terminus, ZDA terminal; main railroad station
glávni jašek main shaft
glávna naloga main (ali chief) task
glávni napad main attack; main effort
glávno mesto capital, metropolis
glávna napaka chief fault; main defect
glávna krivda principal fault
glávna obrambna črta main defence line, main fighting line, main line of resistance (krajšava: MLR)
glávni oltar high altar
glávna os main axis
glávni oddelek main department
glávni namen main object, chief purpose
glávna misel main (ali principal) idea
glávni krivec pravo major (ali chief) offender; principal
glávna oseba principal person, head, gledališče (roman) hero, chief character, protagonist; pogovorno leading light, kingpin
glávno oporišče main base
glávna paluba main deck
glávna poteza (značaja itd.) chief trait, principal feature
glávni poklic (zaposlitev) chief occupation
glávni pojem, glávna ideja main idea (ali principal notion)
glávna potreba chief requirement
glávna prometna cesta (ulica) principal thoroughfare, highway, ZDA thruway
gláven priča principal witness
glávna proga main line, (železniška) main line, ZDA trunk line
glávni pomen chief importance
glávni pogoj principal condition, principal requirement
glávna pozornost main attention
usmeriti glávno pozornost na to direct one's special attention to
glávni plinovod gas main
glávno poslopje main building
glávno pravilo first principle, fundamental principle
glávna pomanjkljívost chief defect
glávna postavka main item
glávni poštni urad General (ali Main) Post Office
glávni razlog principal reason, (motiv) primary motive
glávna reka main stream
glávna sezona high season
glávna skušnja gledališče dress (ali full ali general) rehearsal
glávni sovražnik chief enemy
glávna sestavina (sestavni del) chief constituent, principal ingredient
glávni stavek gramatika main (ali principal) clause
glávna stvar chief matter; main thing, most important thing
to je glávna stvar that's all that matters
glávna razlika main difference
glávna razprava pravo (main) trial; hearing
glávna stroka speciality; main line, (v šoli) VB main subject, ZDA major
izbrati zgodovino kot glávno stroko (predmet) VB to take history as one's main subject, ZDA to major in history
glávni šlager (zvočnega filma itd.) themesong
glávni števnik cardinal number
glávno tržišče principal market
glávni urednik chief editor
glávni vzrok chief cause, principal reason
glávni vod (telefonski) trunk line
glávni vir chief source
glávni vir dohodkov principal source of revenue
glávni ugovor chief objection
glávni vhod main entrance
glávna vrata main door
glávna varovalka (elektrika) main fuse, main cutout
glávna težava main difficulty
glávna (mestna) ulica high street, ZDA main street; main road; arterial road, high road
glávni električni vod the mains pl, (plinski, vodovodni itd.) gas main, water main
glávni vidik main aspect
glávno vprašanje chief (ali main) question
glávno železniško vozlišče main junction
glávna vsebina principal contents pl; substance; summary
glávna vloga gledališče leading role, lead, star role; leading part (ali character), (ženska) female lead
igralec v glávni vlogi star, ZDA (tudi) headliner
igrati glávno vlogo to star, (manj važno) ZDA to feature
kdo igra glávno vlogo gledališče who is playing the lead?
v glavni glávni nastopa g. X the show stars Mr. X, Mr. X is appearing in the lead (ali in the main role)
glávni igralec leading actor, star (performer)
glávna zahteva prime (ali chief) requisite, primary requirement
glávno žarišče principal focus

kerb [kə:b] samostalnik
britanska angleščina robnik pri pločniku

kerb drill prometna vzgoja za pešce

king¹ [kiŋ] samostalnik
kralj; kralj (karte, šah); dama (igra)
figurativno kralj, magnat

King; ali king of kings bog
king of beasts kralj živali, lev
king of birds orel
King of Terrors smrt
king's peg pijača, mešanica šampanjca in žganja
britanska angleščina King's English literarna angleščina
britanska angleščina, pravno king's evidence človek, ki priča proti svojim sokrivcem
britanska angleščina king sends his carriage marica pride po osumljenca
britanska angleščina King's Bench sodišče
britanska angleščina King's Bounty dar materi trojčkov
britanska angleščina King's colours angleška zastava
britanska angleščina King's Councel (K. C.) vrhovni državni odvetnik
britanska angleščina king's highway glavna prometna žila
britanska angleščina king's weather lepo vreme med uradno svečanostjo
britanska angleščina King's Roll obvezna zaposlitev vojnih veteranov
King Baby otrok, okoli katerega se vrti vsa hiša

lúč light; (svetilka) lamp

električna lúč electric light(ing)
prometna lúč traffic light, stop-go sign
plinska lúč gaslight
pri lúči by (artificial) light
v pravi lúči in its true aspect
pokazati kaj v pravi lúči to show something in its true colours
rudarska lúč miner's lamp
lúč gori the light is on
lúč ne gori the light is out
lúč je ugasnjena the light is off
držati proti, k lúči to hold up to the light
iti komu z lúči to stand out of someone's light
on ni nobena lúč (figurativno) he is no great light
prižgati lúč to put (ali to switch, to turn) the light on
ugasniti lúč to put the light out, to turn (ali to switch) the light off
postaviti kaj v pravo lúč to put something in the true light
postaviti kaj v nepravi, v napačni lúči to present something in the wrong light, to misrepresent
to prikazuje stvar v drugi, v novi lúči that puts the matter in a new light
ne stoj mi na lúči! don't stand in my light!
to meče novo lúč na to vprašanje this throws a new light on the question
metati slabo lúč na... to reflect (unfavourably) on...
njegovo vedenje meče slabo luč na njegovo vzgojo his behaviour reflects (unfavourably) upon his upbringing
zagledati lúč sveta to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to see the light
če to gledamo v lúči najnovejših odkritij if we view it in the light of the most recent discoveries
tisoči luči na ulicah thousands of lights in the streets

maelstrom [méilstroum] samostalnik
vrtinec (tudi figurativno)

maelstrom of traffic prometna gneča
the maelstrom of war vojna vihra

môtnja disturbance; trouble; interruption; (težava, zapreka) obstruction, breakdown; (nevšečnost) inconvenience; (radijska) jamming; interference (with wireless reception); (vsiljivost) intrusion

atmosferične môtnje atmospherics pl; strays pl; static
duševna môtnja mental disturbance
môtnja v obratovanju interruption of service, breakdown in service
prometna môtnja traffic jam (ali snarl-up), ZDA tie-up; break-down; block; ZDA blockade
prebavne môtnje indigestion
môtnja v presnovi disturbance of metabolism
želodčna môtnja gastric disorder, stomach upset
odpraviti môtnje to clear; to filter out, to eliminate jamming

nesréča misfortune, bad luck, ill-fortune; calamity, adversity, reverse; (nezgoda) accident, disaster, misadventure, mischief

na nesréčo, k nesréči unfortunately, unluckily, by an unhappy accident
po nesréči by accident, accidentally
smrt po nesréči death by misadventure
smrtna nesréča accidental death, fatal accident
na mojo nesréčo unfortunately for me
prometna nesréča traffic accident
v sreči ali v nesréči in weal and woe
on je prava nesréča za svojo družino he is the bane of his family's life
nesréča je hotela, da je izgubil stavo as ill luck would have it, he lost his bet
pripetila se mu je nesréča he has had a misfortune
da bi bila nesréča še večja... to make matters worse..., to cap it all...
to ti bo prineslo nesréčo that will bring you bad luck
pripetila se nam je prometna nesréča we (have) met with an accident
sam riniti v nesréčo to make a rod for one's own back
nesréča me povsod zasleduje I'm always dogged by ill luck
nesréča redko sama pride misfortunes rarely come singly
nesréča nikoli sama ne pride misfortunes never come singly, troubles never come singly, it never rains but it pours
vsaka nesréča je za koga sreča it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
nobena nesréča ne traja večno every cloud has a silver lining
ne kličimo nesréče! (figurativno) touch wood!