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himself [himsélf] zaimek
on sam; sebe, se

(all) by himself čisto sam, brez pomoči
he is beside himself je čisto iz sebe
he is not quite himself ni čisto pri sebi
he came to himself; ali he is quite himself again prišel je k sebi

hinávec hypocrite; dissembler; dissimulator

ni takega hinávca kot je on he is an unparallelled (ali unrivalled) hypocrite

hit¹ [hit] samostalnik
udarec (at komu)
zadetek, sreča; posrečena misel, posrečena pripomba, uspel poskus; uspela knjiga, popevka, drama itd.
ameriško, tisk odtis

to make a hit doživeti velik uspeh
he was a big hit with zelo je uspel v
a smash hit izredno uspela prireditev
stage hit uspelo odrsko delo
that is a hit at me to meri name

hit^*2 [hit]

1. prehodni glagol
udariti, poriniti, zadeti
figurativno prizadeti; zaleteti se v
figurativno naleteti na, najti; zadeti, uganiti
figurativno ostro kritizirati, bičati (napake); doseči, uspeti

2. neprehodni glagol
tolči (at po)
slučajno naleteti (on, upon na)
zadeti (against na)
ameriško, pogovorno vžgati, teči (motor)

to be hard (ali badly) hit by biti močno prizadet od, izgubiti veliko denarja
ameriško to hit the books guliti se
pogovorno to hit the bottle pijančevati
to hit s.o. a blow koga močno udariti
to hit s.o. below the belt udariti pod pasom (boks), nepošteno se boriti, nečastno ravnati
to hit a bull's eye with a vengeance imeti predoren uspeh
to hit the ceiling (ali roof) poskočiti od jeze
ameriško, pogovorno to hit on all four cylinders dobro teči, figurativno dobro potekati
to hit s.o.'s fancy (ali taste) zadeti, uganiti okus nekoga
to hit home zadeti v živec, priti do živca
to hit s.o. home zavrniti koga, zasoliti jo komu
hit hard! močno udari!
to hit one's head against (ali upon) s.th. z glavo se zaleteti v kaj
sleng to hit the hay (ali sack) spraviti se spat
to hit the jackpot terno zadeti, priti nenadoma do denarja
figurativno to hit a man when he is down zadati udarce človeku v nesreči
navtika to hit a mine zadeti na mino
to hit the nail on the head (ali nub); ali to hit it v črno zadeti
to hit oil najti nafto
prices hit an all-time high cene so dosegle rekordno višino
ameriško to hit the numbers pool zadeti pti lotu
to hit the right road najti pravo cesto
to hit the road odpraviti se na dolgo pot
šport to hit one's stride priti v dobro kondicijo
to hit the spot pravo zadeti, zadovoljiti
ameriško, pogovorno to hit the town prispeti v mesto
pogovorno to hit it up pošteno se česa lotiti

hitróst (vlaka itd.) speed; velocity; (knjižno) celerity; (tekača) swiftness, fleetness; (naglost) hastiness; (hitrica) hurry, haste; (okretnost) agility, adroitness, briskness, nimbleness; rapidity; promptness

z vso hitróstjo, v polni hitrósti at full speed
največja hitróst top speed
največja dovoljena hitróst speed limit
ekonomska (komercialna) hitróst economic (commercial) speed
(enakomerno) pospešena hitróst (steadily) increasing velocity
poprečna hitróst average speed
začetna hitróst (izstrelka) initial (ali muzzle) velocity
strelna hitróst (orožja) rate of firing
omejitev hitrósti speed limit
iti z vso hitróstjo to go (at) full speed (ali top speed), (tekač, avto) pogovorno to go all out
on vozi z noro hitróstjo he drives at a reckless (ali breakneck) speed
vlak je vozil s hitróstjo 60 km na uro the train was doing 60 km per (ali an) hour
čas teče z vrtoglavo hitróstjo time flies like lightning
povečati hitróst (avtu, ladji) to increase speed

hláče (dolge) trousers pl

par hlač a pair of trousers, ZDA pants pl; (dolge, široke, ženske in moške) slacks pl; (kratke) shorts pl; (športne) shorts pl; (dokolenke) knee-breeches pl, breeches pl; (flanelaste) flannels pl; (za golf) plus-fours pl; (modre, delovne) dungarees pl
spodnje hláče drawers pl, pants pl; (ženske spodnje) drawers pl, panties pl, briefs pl, knickers pl, ZDA step-ins pl
triko hláče (flesh) tights pl
kopalne hláče bathing trunks, swimming trunks, trunks pl
jahalne hláče breeches pl
imeti polne hláče (bati se) (figurativno) pogovorno to be in a blue funk
nositi hláče to wear the trousers (ZDA the pants), to rule the household, to rule the roost
ona nosi hláče figurativno she wears the breeches
kdo nosi hláče? (figurativno) who is the boss?
srce mu je padlo v hláče figurativno he lost courage, his heart sank (into his boots)
hláče na pas (jermen) trousers pl kept up with a belt (a strap)
žen(sk)a hláče nosi (figurativno) arhaično the grey mare is the better horse

hladnokŕven cold-blooded; cool; imperturbable; unruffled; deliberate; self-possessed, composed; calm; cool-headed; keeping one's temper, keeping one's presence of mind; calm, unmoved; cool as a cucumber

ostati hladnokŕven to keep cool
hladnokŕven človek a cool hand
ostal je popolnoma hladnokŕven he remained as cool as a cucumber, he didn't turn a hair
kaj takega hladnokŕven človek ne bi mogel napraviti a thing one could not do in cold blood

hlód log; (klada, tnalo) block

razžagati na hlóde to log
neroden kot hlód hulking, lumbering
padel je kot hlód he fell like a log

hója¹ (hôd) walk, walking, going, gait; vojska march; figurativno way

hója na 50 km fifty-kilometre walk
5 ur hóje five hours' walk
težka hója heavy tread
vojaška hója military gait
počasna (hitra, zelo hitra) hója vojska slow (quick, double-quick) march
ima čudno hójo he has a strange gait
ona ima grdo hójo she has an awkward gait
vsako jutro opraviti enourno hójo to take an hour's walk every morning
spoznam ga po hóji I recognise him by his gait

*hop! [ɔp], *houp! [up] interjection hop!

hé! hop-là!, saute donc! hej! hopla, skoči vendar!

hot¹ [hɔt] pridevnik (hotly prislov)
vroč; oster, pekoč, začinjen (jed); razgret, razvnet, strasten
figurativno oster, živ, kričeč (barva); razburjen, jezen; pohoten, vročekrven, ki se goni (žival); najnovejši (novica), svež (sled)
sleng odličen, izvrsten; opolzek (npr. gledališka igra)
pogovorno nevaren, neprijeten
ameriško, sleng ukraden ali pretihotapljen; zasledovan (policijsko); radioaktiven
elektrika pod električno napetostjo (žica)
glasba ognjevit, hiter

I am hot vroče mi je
hot and hot zelo vroč, naravnost s štedilnika
like a cat on hot bricks nestrpen, kakor na trnju
in hot blood v afektu, v hudem razburjenju
to be hot for (ali on) biti zagledan v kaj, goreče kaj želeti
to be hot in (ali on) biti odličen (v stroki)
he is not so hot ni tako odličen
pogovorno hot under the collar besen, razjarjen
to drop s.th. like a hot potato naglo kaj izpustiti
a hot favourite velik favorit, verjeten zmagovalec
to be in hot water biti v škripcih
to get into hot water for zaiti v težave zaradi
to get into hot water with s.o. imeti s kom opravka
figurativno hot water nesreča, težava, škripec
to get hot over s.th. razburiti se, razvneti se
to get too hot prevroče (neprijetno) postati
it goes like hot cakes gre dobro v prodajo
you are getting hot si blizu cilja, "vroče" (v igri)
in hot haste v veliki naglici
to make it hot for s.o. podkuriti komu
hot news senzacionalne novice
news hot from the press pravkar objavljena novica
the place was getting too hot for him tla so mu postajala prevroča
in hot pursuit of tesno za petami
a hot patriot goreč rodoljub
hot spices pekoče začimbe
to strike while the iron is hot kovati železo, dokler je vroče
hot and strong silovit(o)
sleng hot stuff odličen, izvrsten, prima
a hot scent (ali trail) sveža sled
hot on the track of na sveži sledi, za petami
hot temper ognjevit temperament, vročekrvnost
I went hot and cold srh me je spreletel
hot words ostre besede
hot work težko delo

hotéti to be willing; to want; (marati) to like; (želeti) to wish, to want, to desire; (nameravati) to intend, to purpose, to mean, to have in view

rajši hotéti to prefer
ne hotéti to be unwilling
hočeš cigareto? will you have a cigarette?
kaj hočete? what do you want?
kaj hočeš od mene? what do you want of me?
on ve, kaj hoče he knows what he wants, he knows his mind
kakor hočete as you like, as you please, as you wish, suit yourself
naj to hoče ali ne whether he likes it or not
hočeš-nočeš whether you like it or not, willy-nilly, willing or unwilling
noče sprejeti denarja he won't accept the money
naj stane, kar hoče whatever the cost, whatever it may cost
kaj hočete reči s tem? what do you mean by it?
ona dela, kar hoče she has her own way
sam ne ve, kaj hoče he does not know his own mind
hočem, da greš domov I want you to go home
s silo hoče, da grem domov he insists on my going home, he insists I go home
imamo vse, kar hočemo we have all we want, we want for nothing
hočemo mu dobro we wish him well
kaj mi hoče (čemu mi bo) ta knjiga? I have no use for this book
hoče mi se (piti) I feel like a drink, I feel thirsty, I'd like a drink
dobro vem, kaj on hoče I fully appreciate (ali I realise full well) what he has in mind
kakorkoli hočete as you like (ali choose ali please), at your discretion
hoče biti (dela se, da je) znanstvenik he pretends to be a scientist
hočeš, da te peljem z avtom (na postajo)? would you like me to drive you (to the station)?, shall I drive you (to the station)?
hočete še malo mesa? will you have (ali take) a little more meat?
kaj sem hotel reči? what was I going to say
hotel sem samo reči, da... I only meant to say that...
hotel je telelefonirati, pa je pozabil he meant to call, but he forgot
(sam) si to hotel you asked for it (yourself)
hotela me je udariti she felt like hitting me
usoda je hotela, da... it was fated that...
srce mi je hotelo počiti my heart was ready to burst (ali to break)
on je tako hotel he wanted it that way
hotel se je poročiti he wanted to get married, he was about to be married
nesreča je hotela (as) ill luck (ali misfortune) would have it
na vsak način je hotel imeti nov avto he insisted on having a new car
jaz bi hotel (iti) I should like (I'd like) to (go)
kaj bi hoteli še več? what more could you wish for?
hotéti in želeti je dvoje willing and wishing are not the same

house-room [háusrum] samostalnik
soba

to give s.o. house-room sprejeti koga v hišo
he would not give it house-room on tega (darila) ne bi sprejel

hrána food; fare; nourishment, nutriment, article (s pl) of food; pabulum (često figurativno); (živež, živila) victuals pl, provisions pl, eatables pl, (knjižno) viand (s pl), žargon grub, ZDA žargon chow; (jed) dish, course, go; (obrok) meal; (v menzi, skupna) mess, commons pl; (predpisana) diet, dietary, regimen

brez hráne short of food, without food
redilna hrána nourishing food
obilna, mastna hrána rich food
domača hrána household fare
dobra hrána good fare
slaba hrána bad (ali poor) fare
lahka hrána light food
preprosta hrána plain food
koncentrirana (vitamizirana) hrána concentrated (vitaminized) food
osnovna, glavna hrána staple food
duševna hrána mental pabulum, intellectual sustenance, food for the mind
hrána za topove cannon fodder
hrána in obleka food and clothing
hrána in vsa oskrba all found
hrána in stanovanje board and lodging
brezplačna hrána in stanovanje free board and lodging
oskrba s hráno food supply
dodatek v hráni supplement in kind
pomanjkanje hráne food shortage, scarcity of provisions
uvoz hráne import(s) of food
oseba, ki si dela zaloge hráne (food) hoarder
prikrajšanje, zmanjšanje hráne food cuts pl
nezadostna hrána short commons
biti na hráni pri to board with
dobiti nekaj hráne za pod zob žargon to get some grub
angleška hrána mi ne diši I do not relish English cooking
hrána se kvari the food is going rotten (ali going bad, going off)
loviti, iskati hráno to forage for food
on mi daje hráno he supplies me with food, he provides my food
odtrgavati si hráno od ust to deny oneself food
vzeti koga na hráno to give someone board, to take someone as a boarder, to board someone
odtegovati si hráno to put oneself on short commons, to cut down on one's food

hrbét back

za mojim hrbétom behind my back
za hrbétom (figurativno) in the rear
hrbét roke (stola) back of a hand (of a chair)
hrbét knjige spine of a book
cestni hrbét camber
gorski hrbét ridge, spine, arête
imeti koga na hrbétu (figurativno) to have someone on one's back
imeti sovražnika za hrbétom to have the enemy in the rear
volkovi so mu bili za hrbétom the wolves were at his back
ležati na hrbétu to lie on one's back, to lie supine
naložiti komu breme na hrbét to lay a burden on someone's back
obrniti se na hrbét to turn over on one's back
obrniti komu hrbét (figurativno) to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cut someone
pasti na hrbét to fall on one's back
pisati na hrbét lista, dopisnice to write on the back (ali on the other side) of a leaf, of a postcard
obrekovati, opravljati koga za hrbétom to backbite
pokazati hrbét (zbežati) to turn tail; to run away (sovražniku from the enemy)
storil je to za mojim hrbétom he did it behind my back
(u)kriviti, upogniti hrbét (od starosti) to stoop (from old age), figurativno (klečeplaziti) to cringe, to fawn
zasaditi komu meč v hrbét to stab someone in the back
zavarovati si hrbét vojska to secure one's rear
bogu za hrbétom figurativno (daleč od sveta) at the back of beyond

hrbteníca anatomija spinal column; spine; backbone; (živalska) chine

ne imeti hrbteníce, brez hrbteníce figurativno spineless, having no backbone
on nima hrbteníce figurativno he has no backbone, he is wanting in backbone
človek brez hrbteníce (slabič) pogovorno yes-man

hrepenéti to long (po for), to crave (for), to yearn (for); to be eager (for); to pine, to languish (for); to hanker (for, after), to have a hankering (for); (nemirno, nervozno) to itch (for, after)

hrepenel je po vestéh, novicah svoje družine he yearned for news of his family
hrepeni po njej he is longing to see her

húd bad; evil; (čas, doba) hard; (rana) bad, (občutljiva) sore; (jezen) angry; ZDA sore, mad

húda bolezen serious illness
húda bolečina great pain
húdi časi hard times pl
húd kašelj a bad cough
húd mraz a very severe frost
húd veter sharp wind
húda vročica (mrzlica) a virulent fever
húda vročina intense heat
húda ura thunderstorm
nič húdega sluteč unsuspecting
ta je pa že prehuda! this is outrageous!
delati húdo kri figurativno to create ill-feeling
nič húdega ti ne delam I do you no harm
nič húdega ne mislim (nočem) I don't mean any harm
nič húdega ni v tem there is no harm in it
ne bom ti naredil nič húdega I shall not hurt you
ona ima húd jezik she has a wicked (ali spiteful, malevolent) tongue
nič húdega ne nameravati (misliti) to mean no harm
nič húdega ne vidim v tem I don't see anything bad in it
biti húd na koga to be angry with someone, to be cross with someone, to be furious (ali mad) with someone
húd je name ZDA he is mad with me, VB he is angry with me
v najhujšem primeru at the worst; in the worst case
če pride do najhujšega if the worst comes to the worst
če bi se zgodilo najhujše if it comes to the worst
najhujše še pride the worst is yet to come
húdo (prislov) badly
toliko hujše! all the worse!; so much the worse
vedno hujše worse and worse
bodi pripravljen na najhujše! be prepared for the worst!
húdo se motiš there you are greatly mistaken
húdo mi je, da (ker) ne morem priti I feel sorry that I cannot come
ni tako húdo, kot je videti (figurativno) his bark is worse than his bite
húdo je z njim he is badly off, he is in a bad way, he is unwell
húdo (trda) je za denar money is scarce
saj ni tako húdo! it is not so bad (as you think)
mnogo húdega prestati (figurativno) to go through hell, to have a rough time

hudíč devil; the devil, Satan; the Evil One; pogovorno old Harry, old Nick

hudíča oh, bother!
kaj, hudíča, si delal tam? what the mischief were you doing there?
kam, hudíča, je pa šel? where on earth has he got to?
kdo, hudíča, ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens ali on earth) told you that?
hudíč ga je obsedel he has the devil in him
risati hudíča bolj črnega, kot je to paint the devil blacker than he is
hudíča klicati to talk of the devil
v sili hudíč muhe žre figurativno beggars can't be choosers; drowning men clutch at straws; half a loaf is better than no bread

hudobíja mischief; wickedness; malice

iz čiste, gole hudobíje out of pure mischief
on je pripravljen za vse hudobíje he is up to all sorts (ali all kinds) of mischief