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fact [fækt] samostalnik
dejstvo, resničnost, resnica; dejanje; ugotovitev

pravno before the fact pred zagrešitvijo zločina
in (point of) fact, as a matter of fact pravzaprav, po pravici povedano, dejansko
it is a positive fact to je čista resnica, čisto gotovo
facts are stubborn things proti dejstvom smo brez moči
pogovorno the facts of life resnica o spolnem življenju
taken in the fact zasačen pri samem dejanju
pravno before the fact pred izvršitvijo dejanja

faktúra ekonomija invoice; bill

pro forma faktúra pro forma invoice
po faktúri as invoiced
po priloženi faktúri as per (attached) invoice
pošljite svojo faktúro z blagom send your invoice with the goods

faktúren invoice

faktúrna cena price as invoiced
faktúrni znesek sum invoiced

famózen famous, famed, celebrated; extraordinary

kot pevec ni famózen he is not much of a singer, as a singer he's not up to much; (zloglasen) notorious, infamous, disreputable

fántovščina stag party, bachelor's farewell party

piti fántovščino to have one's final fling as a bachelor
prirediti proslavo fántovščine to give a stag party

far² [fa:] prislov
daleč; zelo, znatno; davno

as far as in l8th century že v osemnajstem stoletju
to carry it (ali go) too far iti prek meje, preveč si upati, pretiravati
far from it ravno nasprotno, niti malo ne
far gone v nevarnosti, v visoki stopnji
so far doslej
to go far in life visoko se povzpeti
as far as prav do; v koliko
so far so good doslej je vse v redu
in so far as v koliko
far be it from me še na misel mi ne pride
far and near povsod
far and wide daleč po svetu
far and away brez dvoma, vsekakor
few and far between redkokdaj
far into the night pozno v noč
far up visoko zgoraj

fate [feit] samostalnik
usoda; smrt, propad

as sure as fate čisto gotovo
the Fates rojenice, sojenice, Parke
to meet one's fate umreti, biti ubit
to decide (ali fix, seal) s.o.'s fate odločiti o usodi koga

feast¹ [fi:st] samostalnik
praznik; pojedina, gostija, pir, banket
figurativno obilje

enough is as good as a feast ➞ enough
feast of reason pameten razgovor
movable feast premičen praznik

fiddle¹ [fídl] samostalnik
gosli, violina, godalo; nesmisel, norost

as fit as a fiddle zdrav ko riba
to hang up one's fiddle obesiti na klin; opustiti
to play first fiddle nositi zvonec, imeti glavno vlogo
to play second fiddle imeti podrejeno vlogo
there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle izkušen človck v mnogem prekaša mladino, stara modrost prekaša norost
a face as long as a fiddle žalosten obraz
to hang up one's fiddle when one comes home biti v družbi zabaven, doma pa dolgočasen

fish¹ [fiš] samostalnik
riba; ribe
vulgarno ženski spolni organ

all is fish that comes to our net vse nam lahko koristi
a cool fish hladnokrvnež
to cry stinking fish poniževati se
to drink like a fish piti ko žolna
drunk as a fish pijan ko čep
dull as a fish neumen ko noč
he eats no fish je poštenjak
to feed the fishes imeti morsko bolezen; utoniti
to land the fish doseči svoj cilj
neither fish, flesh or fowl ne tič ne miš
pogovorno to have other fish to fry imeti druge opravke
one must not make fish of the one and flesh of the other ne smemo biti pristranski
a pretty kettle of fish neprijetno presenečenje, zmešnjava, kolobocija
a loose fish razuzdanec
there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it glavo pokonci, vse se še lahko uredi; za vsakega človeka se lahko najde nadomestilo
a fish story zlagana povest; bahavo pripovedovanje
a strange (ali odd, queer) fish čudak
to feel like a fish out of water počutiti se ko riba na suhem
mute as a fish molčeč ko riba
salt-water fish morska riba

fit⁵ [fit] pridevnik (fitly prislov) (for)
primeren, ustrezen, uporaben, zmožen, sposoben; zdrav; vreden

to feel (ali keep) fit dobro se počutiti
fit to eat užiten
I was fit to die of shame najraje bi se bil v tla udrl od sramu
as fit as a fiddle zdrav ko riba
more than is fit čezmerno, pretirano
I was fit to malo je manjkalo, da nisem
to think fit to odločiti se; raje narediti
to run to be fit to burst teči, dokler nam ne zmanjka sape
pogovorno I laughed fit to burst malo je manjkalo, pa bi bil počil od smeha
not to be fit to ne moči

fižólovka beanpole; figurativno (dolgin) beanpole, (dolgonožec) spindle-shanks

velik, visok kot fižólovka as tall as a lamppost

flat¹ [flæt] pridevnik
raven, plosek, sploščen; medel, plehek, nezanimiv, pust, enoličen; prazen; razdišan; potrt; slab (prodaja); zveneč
glasba molovski; za pol tona znižan; napačen (petje); razglašen; onemogel, izčrpan; brezobresten; odkrit

sleng flat broke brez pare
flat calm mrtva tišina
to give a flat denial gladko odkloniti, zanikati
a flat lie debela laž
to meet with a flat refusal biti odločno zavrnjen
figurativno he fell as flat as a pancake popolnoma mu je spodletelo
to lay flat zravnati z zemljo
flat prices nizke enotne cene
flat race dirka brez ovir
his singing is flat poje za pol tona prenizko
to go into a flat spin zmesti se
that's flat to je moja zadnja beseda
flat nonsense popoln nesmisel
hudomušno B flat stenica
to tell flat naravnost povedati
ameriško flat silver srebrn pribor

follow¹ [fɔ́lou]

1. prehodni glagol
slediti, iti po sledi, spremljati koga; priključiti se; ubogati, pokoriti se; prizadevati si za kaj; iti za čim (from)
izhajati, izvirati; biti posledica; ukvarjati se, posvetiti se; preganjati; dojeti, razumeti; strinjati se

2. neprehodni glagol
slediti, kasneje se zgoditi

to follow up an advantage izkoristiti ugodnost
to follow s.o.'s advice ravnati se po nasvetu koga
to follow home (ali up) vztrajati
to follow the hounds iti na lov
to follow one's nose iti naravnost
to follow a lead ravnati se po navodilu
to follow the law biti pravnik
to follow the plough orati
to follow in his steps (ali wake) iti za njegovimi sledovi
to follow the sea biti mornar
to follow suit priznati barvo
as follows kakor sledi, sledeče
letter to follow pismo sledi
to follow the fashion ravnati se po modi
I cannot follow you ne razumem vas

fool¹ [fu:l] samostalnik
norec, bedak, butec, zmedenec; dvorni norec, pavliha
figurativno igračka

All Fools' Day 1. april
April Fool aprilska šala; žrtev aprilske šale
to be no fool biti bister
as the fool thinks so the bell clinks norec veruje v to, kar si želi
everyone has a fool in his sleeve vsakdo se včasih obnaša kakor norec
a fool's bolt is soon shot norec je kmalu pri kraju s svojo pametjo
a fool's errand brezplodno delo
to make a fool of s.o. imeti koga za norca
to be a fool for one's pains zaman si prizadevati
fool's paradise deveta dežela
to play the fool neumno se obnašati
to be but a fool to, to be a fool to ne biti nič v primeri s
mineralogija fool's gold železov kršec
he is a fool to... on nič ne pomeni proti...
there's no fool like an old fool nič ni hujšega kakor ponoreli starec
botanika fool's parsley mala trobelika

for¹ [fɔ:, fə] predlog
za; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede na

for all navzlic, kljub
as for me kar se mene tiče, zastran mene
pogovorno to be in for, to be for it pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)
pogovorno to be out for nameravati
for the better na bolje
but for ko bi ne bilo, brez
for fear iz strahu
for love iz ljubezni
for the present za zdaj
for the first time prvič
not for love or money za nič na svetu
to know for certain (ali sure, a certainty, a fact) z gotovostjo vedeti
now for them! na juriš!
for good za vedno
there's nothing for it nič drugega ne preostaja
to go for a walk iti na sprehod
sleng to go for a soldier postati vojak
to give a Roland for an Oliver poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za drago
I am in for flu gripa se me loteva
he wants for nothing nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovolj
to take for granted smatrati kot dejstvo
it's for you do decide ti se moraš odločiti
it is not nice for him ni lepo od njega
once for all enkrat za vselej
for as much v koliko
for all (ali aught) I know... kolikor je meni znano...
for instance, for example na primer
for the nonce tokrat
I for one jaz na primer
for God's sake za božjo voljo
to look for s.th. iskati kaj
not for the life of me za nič na svetu
for shame! sram te (vas) bodi!
to be out for trouble (ali row) iskati prepir
she could not speak for weeping tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoriti
the train for London vlak proti Londonu
word for word beseda za besedo
Mary for ever! naj živi Marija!
for the time being za zdaj
he's been here for an hour je tukaj že eno uro

forasmuch [fərəzmʌ́č] veznik

forasmuch as ker; v koliko; glede na

fórma form; shape

biti v dobri fórmi šport to be in good form, to be in fine fettle
biti pod fórmo to be (far) below one's best
ne čutim se v fórmi I don't feel in form, I don't feel fit, I don't feel up to par
on je v fórmi he is as fit as a fiddle
ne biti v fórmi to be off (one's) form
so v najboljši fórmi they are at their (very) best (ali on top form), they are at their peak, they have hit their peak
načrt dobiva fórmo the scheme is taking shape
predmet bez fórme a shapeless object

fráza phrase; idiom; idiomatic expression

obrabljena fráza hackneyed (ali commonplace ali trite) phrase, cliché, truism
lepa fráza a well-turned phrase
posrečena fráza felicitous expression
prazna fráza fine-sounding (ali empty) talk, mere words pl
vse to so prazne fráze it is all hot air, pogovorno waffle
uporabljati visoko doneče fráze to use fine-sounding phrases, to be a phrasemaker (ali phrasemonger, pogovorno waffler), humoristično to favour a sesquipedalian (ali Johnsonian) style, pogovorno to talk as if one has swallowed a dictionary

fuō fore fuī (stlat. fūvī), futūrus (prim. osk. [iz debla fu-] fust = erit in fuerit, fufans = erant, fusíd = foret, esset, fuid = fuerit (cj. pf. act.), umbr. [iz debla fu-] fust = erit, fuerit, furent = erunt, futu = esto, gr. [iz debla φυ-] φύω [*φύ-jω iz *bhu-jō] rodim, gr. φύομαι rodim se, nastanem, postanem, rastem, pf. πέ-φυ-κα, φῦμα rastlina, φύσις nastajanje, narava, φῦλον rod).

I. Perfektove obl. in pf. fut. act. futūrus 3 dopolnjujejo glag. esse (gl. sum in prim. glede na razmerje med debloma fu- in es-) Pt. fut. futūrus 3 kot adj. = bodoč, prihodnji (naspr. praesens): tempus Ci., O., res (sg.), malum, utilitas, histrio Ci., signa rerum futurarum Ci., iam futurus rusticus H., villicus Col., casus, socer O., mors O. preteča. Kot subst.

1. futūrum -ī, n bodočnost, prihodnost: in futurum videre L., ignarus facti futurique L., haud ignara futuri V. ki dobro pozna prihodnost, securus futuri O. ne meneč se (brez skrbi) za bodočnost, (naspr.) sollicitus futuri Sen. ph., inque futurum pone metūs O. za prihodnji čas; pogosto pl. futūra -ōrum, n prihodnje reči, prihodnost, bodočnost (naspr. praesentia, instantia): futura prospicere Ci., futura scire O., mallem nescisse futura O., inde futurorum certi … intrant Sicaniam O. poučeni o prihodnosti.

2. futurī -ōrum, m (sc. homines) potomci, potomstvo, poznejši rodovi: ne sim spernenda futuris O.

II. Inf. pr. fore (iz *fu-se, *fu-re) se zlasti v klas. dobi uporablja kot nadomestilo za inf. fut. futūrum (-am -um) esse, futūrōs (-ās -a) esse: nonnulli etiam Caesari renuntiabant, … non fore dicto audientes milites neque propter timorem signa laturos C., abunde magna praesidia nobis in nostra amicitia fore S.; poseb. za izrazi upanja, zanašanja, priseganja: spero aeternam inter nos gratiam fore Ter., cunctisque meum laetabile factum dis fore confido O., iurant sic fore O.; zlasti v zvezi fore ut(i): video te velle in caelum migrare et spero fore, ut contingat id nobis Ci., magnamque in spem veniebat … fore, uti (Ariovistus) pertinacia desisteret C. Tudi za drugimi izrazi: clamabant fore, ut ulciscerentur Ci., non eram nescius fore, ut hic noster labor in varias reprehensiones incurreret Ci., (Ptolemaeus Othoni) persuaserat fore, ut in imperium adscisceretur T. V zvezi z abl. ali gen.: quid fore te credas O. da se zgodi s teboj, iuro omne illius fore O. da bodi vse njegovo. Fore (nam. futurum itd. esse) mora stati v zvezi z deležniki, kadar izraža trajno dejanje v prihodnosti: dico me satis adeptum fore, si nullum in me periculum redundarit Ci., debellatumque mox fore, si adniti paulum voluissent, rebantur (Carthaginienses) L., milites sub pellibus habendos fore L. da jih bo treba držati (imeti) … (habendos esse = da jih je treba [zdaj] imeti … ), laetus, … in illis potissimum angustiis decernendum fore Cu.

III. Cj. impf. forem -ēs -et -ent (iz *fu-sem, *fu-rem itd.) bil bi: vellem, haec vana forent S., gavisa est nomine mater, quod commune foret O., ceu cetera nusquam bella forent V.; zlasti pri participih in v kondicionalnih stavkih: dicit se … venisse quaesitum ab eo, pacem an bellum agitaturus foret S., quod idem sentienti suos sensus aperturi forent N., diutius, quam lege praefinitum foret N., quasi debellatum foret, pergere Cremonam … deposcunt T., credi posset Latonia, si non foret arcus aureus ille O., Tudi v plpf.: impulsu moenia … mota forent O. nisi isset in auras, non exempta foret poenae O.

IV. Druge (starinske in večinoma pesniške) obl. tega glag. so še:

1. cj. pr. fuam (= sim): metuo magis, ne Phoenix tuis factis fuam Pl.; fuās (= sis): L. Andr. ap. Non., amor, mihi amicus ne fuas umquam Pl.; fuat (= sit): Enn. ap. Gell., Pac. ap. Non., Pl., Ter., Carmen vetus ap. L., Fr., Tros Rutulusve fuat, nullo discrimine habebo V.; fuant (= sint): cave tibi ducenti nummi dividiae fuant Pl.

2. pf. fūvī (fūī) in iz njegovega debla (fū-) izpeljane obl. fūverim, fūveram, fūvissem, fūverō: najstarejši predklas. pesniki, nós sumu' Rómaní, qui fū́vimus (po drugih: fūimus) ánte Rudíni Enn. ap. Ci.

Opomba: Isto deblo fu- najdemo še:

1. v glag. fīō (iz *fu-iō), fierī; gl. fio.

2. s prehodom ustnika f v b v zlogih ba in b, bi, bu, s katerimi se tvori ind. impf. in tudi fut. nekaterih glag.: lauda-ba-m, mone-ba-m, lauda-ba-r, mone-ba-r itd.; aie-ba-m, fie-ba-m, i-ba-m, vole-ba-m, nole-ba-m, qui-ba-m, nequi-ba-t, lauda-b-o (iz *lauda-fu-i-o, lauda-b-jo), -bi-s, -bi-t itd., lauda-bu-nt, lauda-b-or itd., mone-b-o, mone-b-or; nadalje v adj. končnicah -bu-ndus (iz *-fu-undus) in -bilis (iz *-fu-ilis), npr.: lauda-bundus, vaga-bundus, mori-bundus, ama-bilis, lauda-bilis.