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momènt moment, instant; second; (dejavnik) factor

v momèntu (v hipu, kot bi mignil) in a second (ali in a jiffy, in a trice, in a twinkling), in an instant
inercijski momènt moment of inertia
psihološki momènt the psychological moment, the right time
vrtilni momènt fizika torque, twisting moment
v momèntu je bilo vse končano everything was over in a flash
on ima svoje dobre momènte (figurativno) he has his decent spells
moraš oditi ta momènt you must start straight away (ali right off)
momènt, ne razumem te popolnoma! half a second, (ali pogovorno hang on a sec!), I don't quite get you!

mouth¹ [mauɵ] samostalnik
usta; gobec, smrček; žrelo (topa), grlo (steklenice), odprtina (cevi), vhod (v jamo); ustje (reke)
sleng ustenje, gobcanje

pogovorno down in the mouth žalosten, potrt
from s.o.' s mouth komu z jezika (vzeti)
from mouth to mouth od ust do ust
to give mouth lajati (pes)
to give mouth to one's thoughts naglas povedati kar mislimo
to have a big mouth imeti dolg jezik, preveč govoriti
the horse has a good (bad) mouth konja je lahko (težko) voditi
pogovorno to keep one's mouth shut držati jezik za zobmi
to laugh on the wrong (ali other) side of one's mouth kislo se smejati
to look a gift horse in the mouth gledati podarjenemu konju na zobe, zmrdovati se nad darilom
my mouth waters sline se mi cedijo
to make s.o. laugh on the wrong side of his mouth odvaditi koga smeha
to make s.o.'s mouth water delati komu skomine
to make a wry mouth namrdniti se
to open one's mouth too wide preveč zahtevati
to put (ali place) words into s.o.'s mouth položiti komu besede v usta; trditi da je kdo kaj rekel
to shoot off one's mouth izblebetati
to shut (ali stop) s.o.'s mouth zapreti komu usta
straight from the horse's mouth iz zanesljivega vira
to take the bread out of s.o.'s mouth spraviti koga ob zaslužek
to take the words out of s.o.'s mouth vzeti komu besedo iz ust
by word of mouth ustno
useless mouth kdor jé, a ne dela

obotávljanje hesitation; delay, delaying, tarrying; lingering; lag; waver(ing)

sprejel je brez obotávljanja he accepted unhesitatingly (ali straight away)
brez nadaljnjega obotávljanja without further ado

obráz face; pesniško visage; (figurativno lice, zunanjost) countenance

obráz od spredaj full face
obráz od strani (profil) half face
bled obráz pale (ali livid) face
kozàv obráz pockmarked (ali pitted) face
naguban obráz wrinkled face
odbijajoč obráz forbidding face
smehljajoč se obráz smiling face (ali countenance)
mračnega, jeznega obráza gloomy-visaged
lep obráz good looks pl
upadel, udrt obráz hollow (ali sunken) cheeks pl
v potu svojega obráza in the sweat of one's brow
tu je mnogo novih obrázov here are a lot of new faces
brisati si obráz to mop one's face (with a handkerchief)
delati obráze to pull (ali to make) faces, to grimace
gledati koga v obráz to look someone in the face
napraviti kisel obráz to pull (ali to make) a wry face (ob čem at something)
napraviti prijazen obráz to look pleasant
napravil je dolg obráz (figurativno) his countenance fell, he made (ali pulled) a long face
napraviti jezen obráz to have an angry look
pačiti obráz to grimace, to pull (ali to make) faces, to make grimaces, to distort one's face, to scowl
ne upa se mi pogledati v obráz he dare not look me in the face
pokazati svoj pravi obráz (sneti krinko) (figurativno) to throw off one's disguise
v obráz (naravnost) komu povedati to tell someone straight to his face
komu v obráz reči to say to someone's face
v obráz sem mu to rekel I said it to his face
v obráz se smejati to laugh in someone's face
udariti koga po obrázu to smack someone's face
zagrniti, zastreti si obráz to veil one's face
v obráz zijati koga to stare someone full in the face

oddáljenost remoteness; distance

oddáljenost v premi črti distance in a straight line
oddáljenost v zračni liniji distance as the crow flies

off¹ [ɔ(:)f] prislov

1.
(smer, večinoma v zvezi z glagoli) stran, proč (he rode off odjahal je)

2.
oddaljenost (krajevno in časovno) od tu, od tod; od sedaj (far off daleč, a month off čez en mesec)

3.
od, proč, dol, raz (off with your hat odkrij se)

4.
ugasnjen, izklopljen, zaprt (radio, luč, plin itd.)

5.
prekinjen, končan, razprodan (the bet is off stava ne velja več, the whole thing is off vse je padlo v vodo, oranges are off pomaranč ni več)

6.
(dela) prost (to take a day off vzeti si prost dan)

7.
čisto, do kraja (to drink off vse izpiti, to sell off razprodati)

8. ekonomija
(trg) medel, slab (the market is off)

9.
ne sveže, pokvarjeno (hrana)

10. šport
ne v formi

11. ameriško
v zmoti (you are off on that point motiš se v tem)

12.

Razno:

be off!, off you go!, off with you! odidi, proč s teboj!
to be off oditi, motiti se, biti prismojen (navadno a little off), biti odpovedan
to be well (badly) off biti dobro (slabo) situiran
to break off negotiations prekiniti pogajanja
to call off odpovedati (sestanek)
to cast off zavreči
to kill off vermin pokončati mrčes
on and off tu in tam
10 per cent off 10 procentov popusta
right off, straight off takoj
to see s.o. off spremiti koga, ki odpotuje
to take off vzleteti(letalo)
how are you off for? kako si kaj z (denarjem)?

okolíšanje figurativno beating about the bush

brez okolíšanja straight from the shoulder, point-blank, bluntly, flatly, to the point, without circumlocution, frankly

ovínek turn, turning; detour; corner; (dolg) roundabout way; (cestni) bend, twist, wind; (rečni) meander

brez ovínkov (figurativno) bluntly, straight
po ovínkih (figurativno) indirectly, in a devious way
oster ovínek a hairpin bend
nepregleden ovínek blind corner
velik ovínek a long way round, a roundabout way (ali route)
napraviti ovínek to make a detour
napraviti velik ovínek to go a long way round
morali smo napraviti ovínek we had to take a roundabout way
je le majhen ovínek it's only a short way round
povem brez ovínkov I don't mince my words
po ovínkih sem zvedel, da... I have learned by devious ways that...
izjaviti brez ovínkov to declare bluntly
govoriti brez ovínkov to speak straight out
rezati ovínek to cut a corner
zaviti na desno po ovínku to take a right turn round the bend, to take the right turn

pikírati

1. aeronavtika to dive

pikírati naravnost na cilj to dive straight at (ali on) an objective

2. (zbosti ipd.) to pique (koga someone), botanika to prick out

príča witness; (očividec) eyewitness

pri tej príči (takoj) at once, immediately, on the spot, pogovorno straight off
bremenilna (razbremenilna) príča witness for the prosecution (witness for the defence)
zaprisežena príča sworn witness; deponent, ZDA affiant
kriva príča perjured witness
poročna príča witness to a marriage
pred príčami in the presence of eyewitnesses
(križno) zasliševanje príče (cross-)examination (ali hearing) of a witness
izpoved príče deposition, evidence, testimony
biti príča to witness
poklicati za príčo call to witness, to call someone in evidence
izjaviti, izpovedati kot príča to witness, to bear witness, to testify, to give evidence
biti zaslišan kot príča to be put into the witness-box
bil sem pozvan kot príča v tej razpravi I was summoned as witness in this trial
príča je bila podkupljena the witness was bribed
pripeljati príče to produce witnesses
zaslišati príče pravo to hear evidence
ne morem ti povedati pri tej príči (kar takoj) pogovorno I can't tell you straight off

propàd ruin; decay, decline; destruction; downfall; wreck

biti na robu propàda to be on the brink (ali verge) of ruin
drveti v propàd to be on the road to ruin, to be heading straight for destruction, pogovorno to be riding for a fall
še en takšen udarec bo moj propàd another blow like that will finish me off (ali will do for me), one more like that, and I'm done for (ali and it's all up with me)
povzročiti lasten propàd ta bring about one's own ruin
rešiti svoje premoženje pred propàdom to save one's estate (ali possessions) from ruin
dežela je na robu propàda the country is on the verge of ruin

résno prislov in earnest; seriously

zelo, smrtno résno in sad earnest
(jaz to) résno mislim I really do think so
tega ne misliš résno? you can't be in earnest?
misliš résno? are you really in earnest (ali in real earnest)?
čisto résno (brez šale) in sober earnest
mislim popolnoma résno I am quite serious
misliš (to) résno? are you serious?
résno govorim I am speaking in earnest
résno se držati (zadrževati smeh) to keep a straight face
résno se lotiti dela to really get down to work
premalo résno kaj vzeti to take matters not too seriously

sekvénca glasba, kartanje sequence

sekvénca 5 kart (pri pokerju) straight, (od desetke do asa) high straight, (od devetke do kralja) low straight

shoot^*2 [šu:t]

1. prehodni glagol
iz-, na-, pre-, ustreliti; sprožiti, izstreliti (strelico); vreči (sidro); odvreči (odpadek); izprazniti, iztovoriti; metati, sipati (svetlobo), metati (poglede)
ameriško, sleng odvreči kot neuporabno; poganjati (mladike); zapahniti (vrata); drveti ali hitro voziti, se peljati po čem, preko česa
fotografija posneti, slikati, fotografirati
sleng izreči, izgovoriti

2. neprehodni glagol
streljati (at na, v)
streljati divjačino, loviti, baviti se z lovom, biti lovec; poganjati, brsteti, kliti, naglo rasti
fotografija napraviti posnetek; boleti, trgati (o zobobolu); pošiljati (svetlobo, žarke); švigniti, šiniti, planiti
figurativno razvijati se, zoreti

shoot him! ustrelite ga!
a shooting pain zbadajoča bolečina, zbodljaj
a shooting star zvezdni utrinek, meteor
to shoot o.s. ustreliti se
to shoot the amber ameriško, sleng pri rumeni luči voziti skozi križišče
to be shot of s.o. znebiti se koga
I'll be shot if... naj na mestu umrem, če...
to be out shooting biti na lovu
to shoot the bolt odriniti zapah
to shoot one's bolt sleng napraviti, kar se (le) da
to shoot the cat pogovorno bljuvati, bruhati, kozlati
a cat shot out of the room mačka je šinila iz sobe
to shoot big game loviti, streljati veliko divjad
to go shooting iti na lov
the driver was shot out of the car šoferja je vrglo iz avta
a grain shoots zrno kali
to shoot a bridge hitro se peljati, šiniti pod mostom
to shoot a line sleng bahati se, pretiravati
to shoot one's linen namenoma kazati krajnike svojih manšet
to shoot a match udeležiti se tekmovanja v streljanju
to shoot the moon sleng odseliti se ponoči brez plačanja stanarine
to shoot wide of the mark figurativno zelo se zmotiti
to shoot the Niagara figurativno poskusiti vratolomno dejanje
to shoot questions at s.o. bombardirati koga z vprašanji
to shoot a rapid šiniti prek brzice
to shoot a scene film snemati sceno (prizor)
to shoot straight sleng biti pošten, iskren
he was shot for a spy bil je ustreljen kot špijon
to shoot the sun navtika določiti položaj ladje s sekstantom opoldne
my tooth shoots abominably zob me strašansko boli
to shoot the traffic lights pri rdeči luči voziti skozi križišče
to shoot the works figurativno igrati za najvišji vložek; vložiti skrajne napore

shoulder¹ [šóuldə] samostalnik
rama, pleče
množina gornji del hrbta, hrbet
figurativno izboklina v obliki rame; bankina
vojska drža (vojaka) s puško na rami

shoulder to shoulder z ramo ob rami, z združenimi močmi
shoulder of mutton koštrunovo pleče
straight from the shoulder figurativno brez ovinkov, brez okolišanja, naravnost, v brk, odkrito; uspešen (udarec)
over the shoulder(s) figurativno čez ramena, posredno, ironično, indirektno
to cry on s.o.'s shoulder figurativno tožiti komu, iskati sočutja pri kom
to give (to turn) s.o. the cold shoulder komu hrbet pokazati, hladno se vesti do koga, ignorirati koga, prezirljivo ravnati s kom
he has broad shoulders figurativno on mnogo prenese (lahko prenaša), nosi velika bremena (odgovornosti)
you can't put old heads upon young shoulders figurativno mladost je norost
to put (to set) one's shoulders zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti
to rub shoulders with s.o. družiti se s kom, priti v stik, biti v prijateljskih stikih s kom
to shrug one's shoulders skomigniti z rameni
you have taken too much on your shoulders preveč si si naložil, naprtil na ramena (tudi figurativno)

skóz skózi through, (ZDA tudi) thru

skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi thoroughly, throughout, through and through, (ZDA tudi thoroly), out and out, completely
skóz, skózi več tednov for several weeks
skóz, skózi vse leto all the year round
republikanec skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi ZDA a straight Republican
on je športnik skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi he is a sportsman to his fingertips
on je vojak skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi he is a soldier to the backbone
govoriti skóz, skózi nos to speak through one's nose
pogledati skóz, skózi prste (figurativno) to condone, to overlook, to turn a blind eye to
vreči, zagnati skóz, skózi okno to throw out of the window
biti skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi premočen to be wet through

smér direction; course; line; tendency; trend

v sméri (česa) in the direction (of)
v eni sméri one-way
v vse sméri in all directions, in every direction
v ravni sméri straight on, straight ahead
v nasprotni sméri in the opposite direction
v obeh sméreh both ways
v (proti) sméri kazalca ure clockwise (anticlockwise)
pluti v določeni sméri to steer a course, to set course (for)
sprememba sméri change of direction
nova smér v pesništvu a new tendency in poetry

svéča candle; (kot svetlobna mera) candlepower

lojena svéča tallow candle
voščena svéča wax candle, (tanka) taper
ledena svéča icicle
ob, pri svéči by candlelight
raven kot svéča bolt upright, straight as a dart (ali as an arrow)
10-svečna žarnica a ten candlepower lamp
ogorki svéč candle ends pl
jakost svéče candlepower
svetloba svéče candlelight
stenj svéče candlewick
prižgati svéčo to light a candle, to apply a match to a candle
škarje, utrinjač za svéče candle-snuffers pl
od svéče kaplja, teče the candle runs (ali gutters)
utrniti svéčo to trim a candle

ticket¹ [tíkit] samostalnik
vstopnica; vozovnica; listek; etiketa, napis; izobesek; znak na blagu, listek z oznako cene; priznanica, potrdilo o prejemu; dostavnica (za izročeno blago); listek za oddano prtljago; srečka; kratka notica; vozniško, letalsko dovoijenje
vojska, britanska angleščina, sleng odpust (iz vojske)
ameriško, politika program stranke, kandidatna lista; uradni kandidat; glasovnica
pogovorno ("ta") pravo, pravšno

that's the ticket! to je ("ta") pravo!
ticket of leave začasna odpustnica (zapornika, kaznjenca)
the proper ticket pravo blago, prava stvar
not quite the ticket ne ravno tisto pravo; ne ravno tisto, kar iščemo
mixed ticket ameriško, politika kompromisna volilna lista
price ticket listek s ceno
return ticket železnica povratna vozovnica
straight ticket volilna lista, na kateri so kandidati samo ene stranke
to get one's ticket sleng biti odpuščen iz vojske
to take a ticket kupiti vozovnico
to work one's ticket z delom odslužiti stroške za potovanje (prevoz)

tip² [tip]

1. samostalnik
napitnina, darilce v denarju; (koristen) namig, informacija, nasvet (npr. glede izida pri dirkah, na borzi ipd.)

the straight tip dober, pravi nasvet (namig)
to take the tip ubogati nasvet
I missed my tip spodletelo mi je, ni se mi posrečilo, izjalovilo se mi je

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
dati napitnino
pogovorno dati nasvet (namig, informacijo)
sleng dati

to tip the waiter (with) a shilling dati natakarju šiling napitnine
tipping prohibited napitnina ni zaželena (je prepovedana)
tip me a bob sleng daj mi šiling
to tip s.o. the wink skrivaj komu namigniti
to tip s.o.'s mitt(s) ameriško izdati tajnost kake osebe, koga v sramoto spraviti, blamirati
to tip off pogovorno pravočasno posvariti, opozoriti