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come^*1 [kʌm] neprehodni glagol (to, into; out of, from; within)
priti, prihajati, dospeti; prikazati, približati se; izvirati; postati; zgoditi, pripetiti se; znašati; delati se

to come and go sem in tja hoditi; prikazovati se in izginjati
to come the artful over oslepariti
to come to be postati
to come to blows stepsti se
sleng to come a cropper pasti; utrpeti škodo
to come down a peg biti ponižan
sleng to come the fine gentleman igrati odličnega gospoda
to come to grief doživeti polom
to come to a head doseči višek
sleng how comes? kako to, čemu?
let it come to the worst v najslabšem primeru
to come to harm utrpeti škodo
to come to know zvedeti
to come to light prikazati se
to come to nothing izjaloviti se
don't come the old soldier over me nikar se ne širokousti pred menoj
to come to pass zgoditi se
to come it over predrzno se vesti
to come to the point jasno se izraziti; skušati pridobiti
to come to see obiskati
to come short zamuditi; ne imeti uspeha, pogoreti
to come to stay ustaliti se
to come to terms dogovoriti, zediniti se; sprijazniti se, popustiti
to come bodoč, naslednji
in years to come v poznejših letih
come what may naj se zgodi, kar hoče
to come to the wrong shop obrniti se na napačen naslov
to come to o.s. zavedeti se
first come, first served kdor prej pride, prej melje
pogovorno he's as stupid as they come neumen je, kar se da
come now! daj že!
come! no!

con² [kɔn] predlog
proti (skrajšano iz contra)

the pros and cons razlogi za in proti

concealment [kənsí:lmənt] samostalnik (from pred)
utajitev, prikrivanje, skrivanje, maskiranje; skrivališče

in concealment skrit
place of concealment skrivališče
pravno concealment of material facts and circumstances prikrivanje bistvenih dejstev

condition¹ [kəndíšən] samostalnik
pogoj; okoliščina; položaj, stanje, stan
ameriško popravni izpit

to change one's condition poročiti se
of humble condition nizkega rodu
in prime condition v odličnem stanju
to be in condition moči, biti zmožen
on condition that s pogojem, da
out of condition v slabem stanju
under condition s pogojem
under present conditions glede na današnje prilike
to be in an interesting condition biti v drugem stanu
all sorts and conditions of men vsakovrstni ljudje
working conditions delovni pogoji

contrive [kəntráiv] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
iznajti, izmisliti, izumiti; izvršiti, urediti; delati načrte, načrtovati; znajti se, znati si pomagati

they contrived to get there posrečilo se jim je priti tja
to contrive to live, to cut and contrive preživljati se s skromnimi sredstvi, varčno živeti

coo [ku:]

1. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
gruliti

to bill and coo ljubkovati se

2. samostalnik
gruljenje

cooper¹ [kú:pə] samostalnik
sodar; kletar
britanska angleščina mešana alkoholna pijača (stout and porter)

corner¹ [kɔ́:nə] samostalnik
vogal, ogel; kot, kotiček; rob; zavoj; ovinek
figurativno stiska, zadrega, težava
trgovina nakup celotne zaloge blaga; strel iz kota (nogomet)

round the corner čisto blizu; zunaj nevarnosti
a tight corner lepa godlja
to drive s.o. into a corner ugnati koga v kozji rog
to turn the corner premagati težave, preboleti krizo
hole-and-corner sumljiv, zakoten
to cut off corners iti naravnost; zmanjšati stroške
in the (four) corners of the earth povsod
hole and corner transaction tajne spletke
to take a corner rezati ovinek

cranny [krǽni] samostalnik
raza, praska, špranja

to search every nook and cranny stikati po vseh kotih

crop¹ [krɔp] samostalnik
ptičja golša; bičevnik; na kratko ostriženi lasje; žetev, pridelek, spravljanje pridelkov; strojena koža v celoti; kup

under crop posejan, obdelan
out of crop neobdelan
in crop ki ga obdelujejo
neck and crop docela, popolnoma

cross² [krɔs] pridevnik
počezen, prečen; nasproten (veter); neugoden
pogovorno siten, čemeren, slabe volje (with na)
jezen, hud
sleng nepošten; nepošteno pridobljen

as cross as two sticks (ali a bear, a Devil) skrajno slabe volje
to be (ali play) at cross purposes napak razumeti
cross questions and crooked answers namenoma nejasni odgovori
cross reference sklicevanje na drugo mesto v isti knjigi

cross⁴ [krɔs]

1. prehodni glagol
križati; prekrižati, narediti znak križa; prečrtati
figurativno preprečiti; onemogočiti, pokvariti komu račune; prečkati; prepeljati; zajahati (konja)

2. neprehodni glagol
poprek ležati; križati se; preiti; prepeljati se; srečati se

to be crossed in love biti nesrečno zaljubljen
to cross the cudgels vdati se
it crossed my mind domislil sem se
to cross the palm podkupiti, dati napitnino
figurativno to dot the i's and cross the t's jasno se izražati; nadrobnosti navesti; loviti pičice na i
to cross s.o.'s hand with a piece of money stisniti komu denar v roko
to cross the Styx umreti
to cross the floor prestopiti k drugi stranki
to cross the path of s.o. srečati koga; figurativno zastaviti komu pot

crust¹ [krʌst] samostalnik
skorja, usedlina
medicina krasta
pogovorno predrznost

figurativno to earn one's crust služiti si kruh
all crust and no crumb mnogo dela, malo denarja

cry¹ [krai] samostalnik
krik, vreščanje, vpitje, klicanje; jok; lajež; tolpa psov; geslo; rotitev

to follow in the cry pridružiti se
in full cry v največjem razmahu
much cry and little wool mnogo krika za prazen nič, veliko truda in malo uspeha
a far cry velika razdalja, velika razlika
figurativno hue and cry krik in vik; tiralica
to have a good cry izjokati se
within cry v slišaju

cúla bundle; zastarelo trousseau

povezati cúlo (in oditi) to pack up one's traps; to roll one's bundle; to truss up bag and baggage; to bundle (off, up)
zavezati cúlo to tie a bundle

cup¹ [kʌp] samostalnik
skodelica, čaša, kupa, pokal
množina popivanje

to be a cup too low prenesti malo pijače; biti potrt
in one's cups vinjen
to be too fond of the cup pijančevati
to join cups trčiti (na zdravje)
there's many a slip between (the) cup and (the) lip ne hvali dneva pred večerom
this isn't my cup of tea to ni po mojem okusu

cúrkoma figurativno in streams

deževalo je cúrkoma it poured down in torrents
lije cúrkoma it's raining cats and dogs

curse² [kə:s]

1. prehodni glagol
preklinjati, psovati, obrekovati, sramotiti, izobčiti

2. neprehodni glagol
kleti

to curse by bell, book and candle vse po vrsti prekleti
curse him! naj ga vrag vzame!
to curse with s.th. kaznovati, mučiti s čim

cut¹ [kʌt] samostalnik
kroj, rez, izrez, vrez; reženj, kos, odrezek; znižanje, zmanjšanje, odtegnitev; privzdignjenje (kart); udarec (pri tenisu ipd.); ignoriranje, prezir
ameriško predor, tunel
sleng delež; kanal; grafika; gravura
ameriško izostanek iz predavanja

a cut above za stopnjo višji
that's a cut above me tega ne razumem
to give s.o. the cut pretrgati stike s kom
the cut of one's jib (ali rig) obraz, zunanjost
cut and thrust prerekanje
to draw cuts žrebati
figurativno to make a cut in zmanjšati, zreducirati

cut^*2 [kʌt]

1. prehodni glagol
(od)rezati, (od)sekati, (pri)striči, rezbariti, (po)kositi, (po)žeti; (na)brusiti; gravirati, vrezovati; (pri)krojiti; skopiti, kastrirati; zbosti, zbadati; prizadeti; tepsti, bičati
figurativno izogniti, izogibati se, ne pozdraviti; zmanjšati, znižati; odložiti; izpustiti, opustiti

2. neprehodni glagol
rezati, sekati; zbadati; žeti, kositi
sleng zbežati, ucvreti, pobrisati jo; privzdigniti (karte)

to cut after s.o. letati za kom
to cut at s.o. udariti koga (z mečem); figurativno prizadeti koga
that cuts both ways to govori za in proti
figurativno to cut one's cable umreti
to cut capers (ali didoes) prevračati kozolce; smešne uganjati, norce briti
to cut cards privzdigniti karte
to cut s.o.'s claws pristriči komu kremplje
to cut and come again dvakrat si odrezati
to cut and contrive varčno gospodariti
to cut (dead) ne pozdraviti, ignorirati
to cut dirt, to cut it, to cut one's lucky (ali stick, sticks) popihati jo
to cut a dash zbujati pozornost
to cut a figure (ali splash, show, flash) imeti vlogo, postavljati se na vidno mesto
to cut it fine premalo časa si vzeti; natanko preračunati
figurativno to cut one's fingers opeči se
to cut the ground under s.o.'s feet pokvariti komu načrte
to cut free osvoboditi
to cut to the heart globoko prizadeti
sleng to cut no ice ne imeti vpliva
to cut it (ali the matter) short na kratko, skratka
cut it! molči(te)!
figurativno to cut the knot odločno rešiti vprašanje
to cut a loss odreči se, sprijazniti se z izgubo
to cut one's profits žrtvovati svoj dobiček
to cut the painter pretrgati stike
to cut the record potolči rekord
to be cutting one's teeth dobivati zobe
to cut one's own throat samemu sebi škodovati
to cut to usmeriti kam
to cut one's wisdom teeth (ali eyeteeth) spametovati, izučiti se
to cut the price znižati ceno