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tóča hail, (zrno) hailstone; (sodra) sleet

tóča pada it is hailing (oziroma it hails)
nevihta s tóčo hailstorm
škoda po tóči damage done by hail
zavarovanje proti tóči insurance against (damage by) hail
udarci so padali kot tóča the blows fell (ali came) fast and thick
po tóči zvoniti (figurativno) to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
po tóči zvoniti je prepozno (nima smisla) there's no use crying over spilt milk, it's no use trying to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

hail¹ [héil] samostalnik
toča
figurativno toča (udarcev, besedi)

shower² [šáuə] samostalnik
ploha, naliv, pljusk; kratkotrajna toča; prha, tuširanje
figurativno obilje, dež, toča (of bullets krogel)
plaz (udarcev, daril, povabil itd.)

in showers na pretek, v veliki množini, kot dež
April shower aprilska ploha
shower party družba, v katero vsak povabljenec prinese kako darilo
to fall in showers liti kot iz škafa
to take a shower (o)prhati se, tuširati se, iti pod prho

storm¹ [stɔ:m] samostalnik
nevihta (tudi figurativno)
vihar, neurje, huda ura, močan veter; naliv, toča, snežni vihar
figurativno burja; hrup, hrušč, direndaj, vpitje, razbur jenje
vojska napad (na utrdbo), juriš

storm and stress literature Sturm und Drang, čas vrenja idej in nemirov
a storm of abuse ploha psovk, žalitev
a storm of applause vihar odobravanja
a storm of bullets toča krogel
a storm in a teacup vihar v kozarcu vode, figurativno mnogo vika, veliko razburjenje zaradi malenkosti, za nič
a time of storm and stress razburkana doba
to stir up a storm dvigniti vihar
to take by storm zavzeti z jurišem (tudi figurativno)
after storm comes a calm za dežjem pride sonce

volley¹ [vɔ́li] samostalnik
vojska salva; volej
figurativno toča, ploha, naliv (besed, kletvic); vihar (klicev odobravanja)
šport odboj žoge, preden pade na tla

a volley of stones toča kamenja
a volley of ten salva iz 10 topov
a volley of oaths toča kletvic
volley-ball šport vrnitev, odboj žoge, preden se dotakne tal
half volley vrnitev, odboj žoge, kakor hitro se dotakne tal

haily [héili] pridevnik
kot toča

flight¹ [flait] samostalnik
letenje, polet, odlet; minevanje; jata
pogovorno zarod ptičev v istem letnem času; razdalja, ki se da preleteti; stopniščna rama; serija; tekmovanje v streljanju z lokom; puščica

a flight of fancy izmišljotina
in the first flight na najvišjem položaju, najboljši
to wing one's flight vzleteti
to take (ali make) a flight leteti
flight of missiles toča izstrelkov, krogel
blind flight polet brez vidljivosti
flight commander poveljnik letalstva

hail² [héil] neprehodni glagol
padati (toča)
figurativno deževati (udarci, besede)

it is hailing toča pada
to hail down opljuskati s točo; figurativno zasuti s, z

krógla ball; matematika sphere; šport shot; (iz puške) bullet; (topovska) cannonball, ball; projectile, shot

zemeljska krógla globe, orb
kegljaška krógla bowl
naboj s króglo ball cartridge
varen pred króglami ball-proof
toča krogel hail of shots
met krógle šport shot put, shot putting, putting the shot (ali weight)
suniti, vreči króglo šport to put the shot
pognati si króglo v glavo to blow one's brains out
metalec krógle shot putter
ubežna krógla stray bullet

pádati to fall; to drop; (manjšati se) to decrease, to decline, to sink, to wane, to ebb; (cena) to drop, to fall, to go down

dež (toča sneg, sodra) pada it rains (it hails, it snows, it sleets)
cene padajo prices are falling (ali dropping)
delnice padajo shares are on the decline
barometer pada the barometer is falling
droben dež pada (prší) it is drizzling
megla pada fog (ali mist) comes down (ali descends)
pádati v oči (figurativno) to strike the eye
njihovo število pada their number is shrinking, they are fewer in number
zastor pada the curtain is dropping (ali falling) ➞ pasti (padem)

shot¹ [šɔt]

1. samostalnik
strel; izstrelek, projektil, krogla, šibra (šibre), sekanci
šport met, udarec, strel
šport krogla; strelec
pogovorno fotografija; filmski posnetek, snemanje; doseg, domet, streljaj
figurativno poskus; poteza v igri
pogovorno ugibanje
tehnično razstrelitev
sleng vbrizg, injekcija, doza (mamila)
pogovorno kozarček, požirek (of gin brinovca)

at a shot s prvim strelom (udarcem), s prvim strelom
a shot at the goal strel (met) na gól
a shot in the locker še ena krogla za izstrelitev, figurativno, pogovorno denar v žepu, zadnja rezerva
like a shot pogovorno kot iz puške, kot strela, bliskovito, hitro, takoj
by a long shot sleng daleč; zelo
not by a long shot še zdaleč ne, nikakor ne
at the third shot pri tretjem poskusu
out of shot zunaj streljaja ali dometa
within shot v dometu
within ear-shot dovolj blizu, da se more slišati; v slišaju
a shot of cocaine vbrizg kokaina
shot of distress alarmni strel v sili
bow shot strel iz loka
a crack shot, a dead shot mojstrski strelec, ki nikoli ne zgreši
flying shot strel na premičen cilj
hail of shots toča strelov (krogel)
random shot na slepo dan strel (; figurativno opazka); figurativno ugibanje
he is an excellent shot on je odličen strelec
he is no shot on ne zna streljati
he is a poor shot at solving problems on slabo rešuje probleme
he was (he went) off like a shot kot strela je šinil proč
to be nearer the bull's eye at each shot figurativno pri(haja)ti vedno bliže svoji sreči
I would do it like a shot jaz bi to storil brez pomišljanja
he got several shot(s) in the leg dobil je več šiber v nogo
they did not fire a single shot niti enega strela niso dali
to have a shot at streljati na, figurativno poskusiti
not to have a shot in the locker biti brez streliva, figurativno biti "suh", brez cvenka (denarja)
you have made a bad shot zgrešili ste, niste zadeli (pogodili); zmotili ste se
to put the shot šport suniti kroglo

2. prehodni glagol
nabiti (puško); obtežiti s svinčenimi šibrami; oskrbeti z municijo

sleet [sli:t]

1. samostalnik
sodra, babje pšeno, dež s snegom, zrna toče
pogovorno žled, ledena prevleka

a shower of sleet ploha (naliv) s sodro

2. neprehodni glagol

it sleets sodra (toča) pada

spray² [spréi]

1. samostalnik
morska pena v vetru, vodni pršec, vodni prah (slapa, morja v vetru); pršenje, tekočina za pršenje
tehnično razpršilec, škropilo, brizgalna
figurativno dež

a spray of bullets dež, toča krogel
spray gun brizgalka (za barvo, celulozo itd.)

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
škropiti, štrcati, (raz)pršiti

to spray the lawn škropiti trato
to spray plants with an insecticide (po)škropiti rastline z insekticidom

strél shot

odbojni strél ricochet
strél iz loka shot from a bow
strél na premičen cilj shot at a moving target
indirektni prosti strél šport indirect free kick
toča strélov hail of shots
strél na gol šport a shot at goal
prosti strél (nogomet) free kick
kazenski strél penalty kick, penalty
s prvim strélom with one's first shot
alarmni strél v sili a shot of distress
slep strél blank shot
dati, izstreliti 20 strélov to let off (ali to fire) 20 rounds
niti enega stréla niso dali they did not fire a single shot

thick [ɵik]

1. pridevnik
debel; grob, neotesan, robat
britanska angleščina, sleng otekel; gost (gozd, lasje, tekočina); poln, bogat (with z)
pogosten; blaten, umazan; na debelo pokrit (z); meglen, temačen, oblačen (vreme); hripav (glas); moten, kalen (tekočina); neumen, omejen

thick with dust čez in čez pokrit s prahom
the air is thick with snow zrak je poln snega
a thick ear britanska angleščina, sleng klofuta
a thick head debeloglavec, topoglavec
a bit thick sleng nekoliko pretiran
as thick as peas kot peska ob morju (obilo)
they are as thick as thieves figurativno trdno držijo skupaj

2. samostalnik
najdebelejši, najgostejši del (česa)
figurativno najbolj nevaren, najtežji del; najgostejše mesto, gneča, metež
sleng tepec, bebec, bedak

the thick of the crowd najhujša gneča (ljudi)
in the thick of the crisis v polni krizi, sredi krize
in the thick of the fight(ing) sredi, v žarišču boja, sredi največjega bojnega vrveža
in the thick of the fray tam, kjer je najbolj vroče (v pretepu)
to go through thick and thin figurativno preiti vse zapreke (vse nevarnosti), iti skozi dobro in slabo

3. prislov
debelo; gosto; često; hitro; nerodno; nejasno

fast and thick pogosto, kot toča
the blows came fast and thick udarci so padali kot toča
that is a bit thick to je malo preveč
he lays it on thick on pretirava (v laskanju, s komplimenti)
the snow fell thick močnó je snežilo
to sow thick gosto sejati
to speak thick nejasno, nerazločno govoriti
the shots fell thick around him krogle so gosto (kot toča) padale okrog njega

4. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
zgostiti (se) (o tekočini)

udáriti to beat; (ura) to strike; to hit; to knock; (dati klofuto) to slap, to smack, ZDA pogovorno to slug; to smite; (s pestjo) to punch

udáriti ob to strike against, to bump against
nazaj udáriti (puška) to recoil, to kick
rahlo udáriti to tap, to dab
udáriti po obrazu to slap, to box, to cuff
udaril me je v obraz he struck me in the face
udaril sem z nogo ob kamen I hurt my foot by knocking it against a stone
udáriti po prstih to rap
udáriti po mizi to pound the table; (žogo s palico) to bat
on je prvi udaril he was the first to strike
strela je udarila v drevo lightning has struck a tree
ura je ravno udarila dve it has just struck two
kri (voda) je udarila iz... blood (water) gushed out of...
reka je udarila čez bregove the river overflowed its banks
vino mu je udarilo v glavo the wine went to his head, the wine made his head swim
udáriti takt to beat (the) time
udáriti koga s slepoto to smite someone with blindness
toča je udarjala na okenske šipe the hail was rattling on the windowpanes
udáriti komu v hrbet (figurativno) to attack someone in the rear, to stab someone in the back
udáriti z nogo ob tla to stamp one's foot (on the ground)
isti zvok mu je znova udaril v uho the same sound struck his ear again
s pestjo je udaril po mizi he pounded the table

žétev harvest, harvest time; harvesting, reaping; crop

obilna žétev rich harvest
slaba žétev bad harvest
rekordna žétev bumper harvest
praznik žétve harvest home, (cerkveno) Harvest Festival
žétev je pospravljena the harvest is gathered in
obeta se bogata žétev it promises to be a bumper crop
kakršna setev, takšna žétev as you have sown, so shall you reap
toča je uničila vso žétev the hail has ruined the whole crop
spraviti žétev pod streho to gather in the harvest