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revolúcija revolution

francoska revolúcija (1789) French Revolution
oktobrska revolúcija October Revolution
svetovna revolúcija world revolution

rub up prehodni glagol
zgladiti, izloščiti; napraviti, da se kaj sveti; razmešati, zribati (barvo)
figurativno obnoviti, ponoviti, osvežiti (znanje, spomin)

to rub up one's knowledge osvežiti, obnoviti svoje znanje
I must rub up my French moram obnoviti svoje znanje francoščine

shaky [šéiki] pridevnik (shakily prislov)
tresoč se, drgetajoč, drhteč; majav, klecav; šibak, slaboten; pretresen; omahljiv, nesiguren, nezanesljiv; (les) razpokan

shaky courage majav, omahljiv, nezanesljiv pogum
a shaky firm nezanesljiva, netrdna firma
a shaky hand tresoča se roka
he is shaky in French on je šibak v francoščini
shaky on one's pins sleng netrden, nesiguren na nogah
to feel shaky ne se čutiti trdnega na nogah, slabo (slabotno) se počutiti
my memory is shaky moj spomin ni zanesljiv

smatter [smǽtə]

1. samostalnik
površno znanje, polznanje

2. prehodni glagol
površno poznati (vedeti); površno se ukvarjati z

to smatter French lomiti francoščino
he smattered law malo se je bavil s pravom

speak^* [spi:k]

1. neprehodni glagol
govoriti, besediti; imeti govor; pogovarjati se (with, to z; about, of o)
izraziti se
glasba (o glasbilih) dati glas od sebe, slišati se, zadoneti; dati se čutiti; (o portretu) biti kot živ
navtika signalizirati, dati znak
britanska angleščina dati glas, oglasiti se (o psu)

2. prehodni glagol
(iz)reči, izgovoriti, povedati, govoriti (kaj); izražati, izjaviti, najaviti; dokazovati, pričati, potrditi, pokazati
navtika poklicati (ladjo)

generally (strictly) speaking splošno (točno, strogo) povedano (vzeto)
plainly speaking odkrito povedano
roughly speaking v grobem (približno, grosso modo) povedano
so to speak tako rekoč
not to speak of... da (niti) ne govorimo o...
nothing to speak of nič važnega, ni vredno niti omembe
to speak back (nazaj) odgovarjati (na očitke ipd.)
to speak by the book govoriti z rokopisa, čitati (govor), govoriti s točnim poznavanjem
to speak like a book govoriti kot knjiga
to speak without book navesti dejstva po spominu
to speak bluntly naravnost, brez ovinkov govoriti
to speak by the card z veliko natančnostjo govoriti, biti precizen
to speak in s.o.'s cast prekiniti koga
to speak comfort to... imeti tolažilne besede za...
his conduct speaks him generous njegovo vedenje (ravnanje) priča o njegovi plemenitosti
my dog speaks only when I order him moj pes zalaja le, če mu ukažem
to speak in s.o.'s ear komu (kaj) prišepniti na uho, skrivaj govoriti s kom
fame speaks him honest on je na dobrem glasu
to speak fair dostojno govoriti
to speak for s.o. govoriti komu v korist, reči dobro besedo za koga
that speaks for itself to govori samo za sebe, tega ni treba (še) pojasnjevati (priporočati)
to speak French govoriti francoski
I found nobody to speak to nikogar nisem našel, da bi z njim govoril
to speak by hearsay govoriti, kar smo od drugih slišali
this speaks a man of honour to kaže (izdaja) človeka, ki ni brez časti
this speaks a small mind to izdaja (dokazuje) duševno majhnost
to speak one's mind povedati svoje mnenje
I will speak to your objections in a minute takoj bom odgovoril na vaše ugovore
to speak to oneself sam s seboj (sebi) govoriti
this portrait speaks ta portret je kot živ
to your praise be it spoken... v vašo pohvalo bodi povedano...
to speak plain and to the purpose jasno govoriti
to speak sense pametno govoriti
you might as well speak to a stone figurativno prav tako bi lahko govoril steni
to speak to govoriti komu, potrditi kaj
these trumpets speak his presence trobente javljajo njegovo prisotnost
things speak for themselves dejstva govore sama (po sebi)
that speaks of self-will to govori (priča) o samovolji (trmi)
to speak the truth govoriti resnico
I cannot speak to the truth of that ne morem z gotovostjo reči (jamčiti), da je to res
to speak volumes for jasno (prepričljivo) govoriti za, pričati o, dokazovati (kaj)
this speaks volumes for his faith in you to jasno govori za njegovo zaupanje v vas
to speak well for govoriti (iti) (komu ali čemu) v korist
to speak well (badly) of dobro (slabo) govoriti o
that does not speak well for his intelligence to ne priča (govori) o njegovi inteligenci
to speak with tongues (redko) biti nadarjen za jezike
to speak words of praise izreči pohvalne besede
who is speaking? (pri telefonu) kdo je pri aparatu?, kdo govori (tam)?

speaker [spí:kə] samostalnik
govornik, govorec, besednik; spiker
figurativno govorilo
elektrika zvočnik

a first-rate speaker prvovrsten govornik
French speaker kdor govori francoski
the Speaker (of the House of Commons) predsednik angleškega Spodnjega doma
the Speaker of the American House of Representatives predsednik Spodnjega doma ameriškega Kongresa

steklén glass(-); made of glass; glassy; vitreous; vitrified; (pogled, oči) glazed

steklén biser glass bead
steklén drobec glass splinter, glass fragment
stekléna masa glass in the mass, glass-metal; frit
stekléna krogla glass ball, glass sphere, bulb, globe
stekléna omara glass case
steklén prah powdered glass
stekléna veranda glass veranda, ZDA sun parlor
stekléna volna glass wool
stekléna vrata glass door; French window, hall door
steklén zamašek glass stopper

stróčje husks pl; legume; pods pl

fižol v stróčjemu French beans pl

stróčji

stróčji fižol French beans pl
stróčji ZDA string beans pl

subject¹ [sʌ́bdžikt]

1. samostalnik
podložnik, podanik, državljan; predmet (stvar) pogovora, téma; učni predmet
glasba téma; razlog, povod, vzrok, motiv (for za)
človek, oseba
slovnica osebek, subjekt
filozofija ego; poskusni predmet (oseba, žival); mrlič (za seciranje)
medicina oseba, pacient

on the subject of gledé, kar se tiče, kar zadeva
a subject for complaint razlog za pritožbo
the subject of ridicule predmet posmehovanja
compulsory (optional, additional) subject obvezen (izbiren, dodaten) učni predmet
a hysterical subject histerična oseba (pacient)
a nervous subject živčna oseba, živčnež
the liberty of the subject državljanska svoboda
a ticklish subject kočljiv, delikaten predmet
he is a French subject on je francoski državljan
there is no subject for joking ni nobenega razloga za zbijanje šal
to change the subject menjati témo (razgovora)
to drop a subject opustiti razgovor o nekem predmetu
to wander from the subject oddaljiti se od predmeta

2. pridevnik
podvržen, podložen, podrejen (to komu, čemu)
odvisen (to od)
nesamostojen (država itd.); občutljiv (to za)
nagnjen (to k)
izpostavljen (to čemu)

subject to pogojèn z, s pogojem; odvisen od (česa), s pridržkom
subject to his consent če on privoli
subject to your approval s pogojem (pridržkom), da vi odobrite
subject to duty podvržen carini
subject to ridicule izpostavljen posmehu
I am subject to indigestion podvržen sem prebavnim motnjam
the treaty is subject to ratification pogodba mora biti ratificirana, da postane veljavna
she is subject to headaches ona je nagnjena h glavobolom
to hold subject imeti v podložnosti, v odvisnosti
to be held subject biti odvisen

the¹ [ɵə pred soglasnikom, ði pred samoglasnikom, ði: poudarjeno]
določni člen (včasih preveden s ta, to)

the Browns Brownovi, družina Brown
the poor reveži
the Danube Donava
the Balkans Balkan
the French Francozi
the King kralj (angleški idr.)
the saddle figurativno jezdenje, jahanje
the stage gledališka (igralska) dejavnost
the World svet, Svet
the United States of America ZDA
the Yugoslavia of to-day današnja Jugoslavija
the dog is a useful animal pes (kot vrsta) je koristna žival
he loves the girl on ima rad to dekle
two shillings the pound dva šilinga (za) funt
by the day na dan
by the dozen po ducatu
it is only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous le en korak je od vzvišenega do smešnega

tlà (sobna) floor; (zemlja) soil, ground

na tleh on the floor
na trdnih tleh on firm ground
gola tlà (deske) bare boards pl
na francoskih tleh on French soil
rodna tlà native soil
rodovitna tlà rich soil, (črnica) mould
nerodovitna tlà barren ground, barren (ali jejune) soil
peščena tlà sandy soil
parketna tlà parquet floor
tlà mu gorijo pod nogami (figurativno) the place is getting too hot for him
ta tlà so jim prevroča (figurativno) this place is too warm (ali hot) for them
napraviti komu tlà vroča pod nogami (figurativno) to make it hot for someone (ali too hot for someone)
izgubiti tlà pod nogami to lose one's foothold (ali footing), (v vodi) to be swept off one's feet, to go out of (ali beyond) one's depth
spodnesti, spodrezati komu tlà pod nogami to cut the ground from under someone's feet
vreči na tlà to knock to the ground
vreči koga na tlà to knock someone down, to floor

translate [trænsléit] prehodni glagol
prevesti, prevajati; prenesti; tolmačiti, interpretirati
tehnično predelati, spremeniti, pretvoriti; dešifrirati, naprej poslati (telegram)
cerkev premestiti
zastarelo prevzeti, zamakniti
sleng skrpati, zmašiti skupaj kaj iz starega materiala

to translate Cankar into English prevesti Cankarja v angleščino
to translate from the French prevesti iz francoščine
to translate from German into English prevesti iz nemščine v angleščino
to translate from word to word dobesedno prevesti
to translate ideas into actions spremeniti ideje v dejanja
kindly translate! prosim, razložite jasno, kar mislite!
do not translate my hesitation as ill-will ne tolmačite si mojega oklevanja kot neprijaznost
to translate into film adaptirati za film
neprehodni glagol
biti primeren za prevajanje

this books translates well ta knjiga se da lepo prevajati

tújski foreign, alien, outlandish

francoska tújska legija French Foreign Legion
tújski promet tourism, tourist traffic, visitors pl

understand^* [ʌndəstǽnd]

1. prehodni glagol
razumeti, umeti, pojmiti; razumeti se, spoznati se (how to nedoločnik kako...)
uvideti, spoznati, izkusiti; smatrati, misliti, predpostaviti, podrazumeti

2. neprehodni glagol
razumeti, imeti razum; biti informiran
zastarelo zvedeti, slišati

to understand about s.th. biti informiran o čem
to understand one another (each other) razumeti se med seboj (eden drugega), zlágati se, harmonirati
to understand business razumeti se na posle
he understands horses razume se, spozna se na konje
he can't understand a joke on ne razume šale
I understand from his manner vidim po njegovem vedenju
I understand he died last week zvedel sem (slišal sem, slišim), da je umrl pretekli teden
I understand that you spread these rumours slišim (slišal sem, pravijo), da vi širite te govorice
am I to understand that this sum is meant to cover all expenses? naj razumem (naj to pomeni), da naj ta vsota krije vse stroške?
do I (ali am I to) understand that you refuse? hočete s tem reči, da odklanjate?
it is an understood thing that... samo po sebi se razume, da...
that is understood to se razume samo po sebi
to give s.o. to understand dati komu razumeti
to make s.o. understand dati komu razumeti; razložiti komu
to make o.s. understood in French sporazume(va)ti se v francoščini, znati toliko francosko, da se sporazumemo (s kom)
it must be clearly understood that if you go, you go alone moramo si biti čisto na jasnem, da, če greste, greste sami
what did you understand him to say? kako ste razumeli njegove besede?

vráta (sobna, hišna) door; (vrtna, dvoriščna) gate; (vhod) entrance, doorway; (nogomet) goal

hišna vráta street door, front door
dvokrilna vráta folding door
mestna vráta town gate
steklena vráta glass door, French window
spustna vráta drop door
vrtljiva vráta revolving door, swing door
vzdižna železna vráta zgodovina vojska portcullis
zadnja, zadajšnja vráta back door
zunanja vráta outer door
za zaprtimi vráti behind (ali with) closed doors
smučna vráta sliding door
vráta so zaprta the door is shut (ali closed)
vráta so odprta the door is open, na stežaj wide open
vráta so priprta the door is ajar
vráta so zaklenjena the door is locked
vráta so zapahnjena the door is bolted
vojna je pred vráti war is imminent
zima je pred vráti winter is upon us (ali is at the door)
iti in odpreti vráta (ko pozvoni zvonec) to answer the bell (ali the door, the door-bell)
pokazati komu vráta (figurativno) to show someone the door, to turn someone out of doors
iti ven (noter) skozi zadnja vráta to go in (to go out) by the back door
na stežaj odpreti vráta to throw the door wide open (komu to someone)
na trkanje odpreti vráta to answer the door
vlomiti vráta to force open the door
zaloputniti vráta to slam (ali to bang) the door
zapreti in zapahniti vráta to shut and bolt the door
zapreti komu vráta pred nosom to shut the door in someone's face
vráta so se zaprla the door swung to

window¹ [wíndou] samostalnik
okno; okenska šipa
trgovina izložba, izložbeno okno; okence pri blagajni
figurativno odprtina

French window steklena vrata
bay window, bow window okno na zaprtem balkonu
blank (ali blind; ali false) window slepo okno
the windows of heaven nebeške zapornice (zatvornice)
dormer window strešno okno
sash window vzdižno okno
in the window v izložbenem oknu, v vitrini
ticket window okence za vozovnice
to break a window razbiti okno
to dress the window dekorirati izložbeno okno
to have all one's goods in the window figurativno biti površen
you make a better door than a window figurativno, ironično nisi prozoren, nisi iz stekla
to put all one's knowledge in the window figurativno bahati se s svojim znanjem
to look out at the window gledati skozi okno

yourself množina yourselves [jɔ:sélf, -sélvz] zaimek (v zvezi z you ali z velelnikom)

1.
(poudarjeno, emfatično) (ti) sam, (vi, Vi) sami

you yourself told me, you told me yourself vi sami ste mi povedali
you must see for yourself sam moraš videti, se prepričati
you are not yourself today danes te ni moč prepoznati, nisi pravi
you are not quite yourself after this illness nisi čisto pravi, nisi še dober po tej bolezni
what will you do with yourself today? kaj boš delal (počenjal) danes?
by yourself (ti) sam, brez (tuje) pomoči
you'll be left by yourself ostal boš (čisto) sam
do you learn French by yourself? ali se sami učite francosko?

2. povratni
se, sebe, si, sebi

be yourself! vzemi se skupaj!, pridi spet k sebi!
help yourself! postrezi(te) si, vzemi(te) si!
you may congratulate yourself lahko si čestitaš
don't trouble yourself! ne trudi(te) se!
pull yourselves together! vzemite se skupaj!
shut the door behind yourself! zapri(te) vrata za seboj!
how's yourself? sleng kako pa kaj ti?, kako pa gre tebi?

znáti to know

znáti na pamet to know by heart
dobro znáti kaj to be A1 at something
ne znam angleško I cannot speak English, I do not know English
znate francosko? do you know French?
znaš igrati šah? can you play chess?
on misli, da vse zna he thinks he knows everything
on zna brati grško he can read Greek
znaš dobro današnjo lekcijo? do you know your lesson for today well?
tega si ne znam razložiti I don't know what to make of it (ali of this)
zelo dobro znáti lekcijo to have the lesson at one's fingertips
ona zna vsaj (najmanj) 5 jezikov she knows at least five languages
znáti (spoznati se na) svoj posel to know one's own business, (žargon) to know one's onions, (pogovorno) to know the ropes, to know what's what