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reward [riwɔ́:d]

1. samostalnik
nagrada, plačilo
figurativno povračilo, kazen (of za)

as a reward for... kot nagrada (plačilo) za...
for reward proti plačilu
to announce a reward razpisati nagrado

2. prehodni glagol
nagraditi (po)plačati (for za)
povrniti škodo, odškodovati; kaznovati (slabo dejanje)

ríba fish

Ribe astronomija Pisces pl (s konstr. v sg), the Fishes
ríbi podoben fishlike
ríba pilot pilot fish
ríba roparica predatory fish
leteča ríba flying fish
morska ríba sea fish, salt-water fish
sladkovodna ríba freshwater fish
koš(ara) za ríbe fish basket, creel
prodajalec, -lka ríb fishmonger
trgovec z ríbami fish merchant
nož za rezanje ríbe fish slice
gojitev ríb fish farming, pisciculture
nasoljena ríba salt fish
jata ríb shoal, school
zdrav kot ríba sound as a bell, fit as a fiddle, in the pink, in fine fettle
zdrav je kot ríba he is as fit as a fiddle
loviti ríbe to fish, s trnkom to angle, s podvodno puško to spearfish
poloviti vse ríbe v ribniku to fish out a pond
počutiti se kot ríba na suhem (kopnem) to feel like a fish out of water
molčati kot ríba to be as mute as a fish
počutil sem se kot ríba v vodi I was fit as a fiddle
bogat z ríbami abounding in fish
male ríbe (figurativno) small fry, ZDA pogovorno small potatoes pl

rich [rič]

1. pridevnik
bogat, premožen, imovit; obilen, izdaten; rodoviten, plodovit, ploden; dragocen, sijajen, bogato okrašen, krasen, razkošen; hranljiv, redilen, masten, zabeljen (o jedi); močan (o pijači); poln (o glasu); živ (o barvi); jasen, topel, sočen (izraz)
pogovorno zabaven, šaljiv; izreden, izvrsten
sleng absurden, nesmiseln

rich in cattle bogat z govedom, z živino
a rich allusion namig, ki mnogo pove
a rich harvest obilna, bogata žetev
a rich idea sijajna misel
a rich feast razkošna pojedina
rich milk polnomastno mleko
rich oil težko olje
rich rhyme bogata rima
an ore rich in gold z zlatom bogata ruda
as rich as a Jew zelo bogat
to be rich in biti bogat z, obilovati z
to become rich obogateti
to make rich obogatiti
that's rich! ta je dobra, imenitna!

2. samostalnik

the rich bogatini, bogataši

3. prislov
(redko) bogato

rich-clad bogato, razkošno oblečen

right² [ráit] pridevnik
pravi, pravilen; desni; točen, korekten, avtentičen, resničen; pravičen, pošten; primeren, umesten; zakonit; zdrav; normalen
matematika pravi
politika ki pripada desnici, simpatizira s konservativno stranko
arhaično prem, raven (le v: right line premica, ravna črta)

at right angles pod pravimi koti, pravokotno
on the right hand side na desni (strani)
on the right side of 50 še ne 50 let star
on the right bank of the Sava na desnem bregu Save
in one's right mind pri pravi (zdravi) pameti
out of one's right mind, not right in one's head ne čisto pri pravi (pameti)
right back šport desni branilec
right angle pravi kot
right arm, right hand desna roka (tudi figurativno)
the right heir zakoniti dedič
the right man on the right place pravi človek na pravem mestu
right side prava stran, lice (blaga)
a right turn obrat na desno (za 90°)
the right way prava pot, pravi način
I feel all right again počutim se zopet čisto dobro
right oh! pogovorno v redu! prav! dobro! prav tako! točno! seveda! se strinjam!
right you are! tako je! prav imate!
all right! (vse) v redu! prav! nimam nič proti!
that's right! tako je! pravilno!
are you all right up there? ste dobro nameščeni tam gori?
are we on the right way? ali smo na pravi poti?
see if the brakes are all right poglej, če so zavore v redu
to be right imeti prav
I was quite right in supposing... čisto prav sem imel, ko sem domneval...
is he quite right in his head (mind, senses)? je on čisto pri pravi (pameti)?
he is his father's right hand on je očetova desna roka
he is one of the right sort pogovorno on je dečko na mestu
to be as right as rain (as ninepence, as a trivet, as nails) dobro se počutiti, biti zdrav ko riba; biti v najlepšem redu
all came right vse se je izvršilo, kot je bilo treba
have you got the right time? imate točen čas? veste, koliko je točna ura?
to get on the right side of s.o. pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebe
to get it right spraviti v red; pojasniti
I'll do him to rights dal mu bom, kar mu gre
to know the right people poznati prave ljudi, imeti (dobre) zveze
to put oneself right with s.o. opravičiti se pri kom
to put one's right hand to the work krepko se lotiti dela
to say the right thing najti pravo besedo
the solution is right rešitev je pravilna
I think it right that you should share the profits smatram za pravilno (pravično), da ste deležni dobička

rival² [ráivl] prehodni glagol
tekmovati, kosati se, rivalizirati, biti tekmec, skušati prekositi (koga); konkurirati; biti enak

he was rival(l)ed by nobody nihče mu ni bil kos, mu ni bil enak
water rivals steam as a source of energy voda konkurira pari kot vir energije
neprehodni glagol
(redko) tekmovati, biti v rivaliteti, rivalizirati (with z)

rjúha sheet

bel kot rjúha as white as a sheet

roach² [róuč] samostalnik
črnooka (riba), vrsta krapa

sound as a roach zdrav kot riba (kot dren), odličnega zdravja
roach-bellied debelušen

rób² (mize) edge; (prepada, groba itd.) brink; (ceste) roadside, verge; (strani) margin; (mesta itd.) outskirts pl, confines pl; (gozda) border, margin, pesniško marge; figurativno verge; (kozarca, klobuka) brim

čisto na róbu on the verge of
na róbu propada (vojne) on the verge of ruin (of war)
do róba poln brimful
čez rób poln full to the brim, brimful
napisan na róbu (obroben) marginal
kot (je) ob róbu (zapisano) as per margin
na róbu dobrega okusa on the margin of good taste
biti na róbu histerije to be on the verge of hysterics
na (skalnem) róbu griča on the brow of the hill
napolniti do róba to fill to the brim
napraviti rób (zarobiti) to hem
privesti na rób to lead to the brink (of)
postaviti se po róbu to make a stand against, to get up on one's hind legs

rock¹ [rɔk]

1. samostalnik
skala, čer, kleč; kamnit blok; kamenina
množina, kolektivno prepad, strma pečina, stena
figurativno čvrsta tla; nevarna zapreka; vrsta paličastega bonbona; bonbon
množina sadni bonboni
ameriško, pogovorno kamen
ameriško, sleng kovanec

the Rock Gibraltar
rock bottom absolutno najnižji
Rock English gibraltarsko angleško narečje
Rock of Ages figurativno, religija Kristus
on the rocks nasedel, figurativno, sleng v denarni stiski
as firm as a rock trden kot skala
built on a rock zgrajen na skali, figurativno osnovan na trdni podlagi, trden, siguren
bed-rock, living rock živa skala
there are rocks ahead figurativno nevarnost je pred nami, nevarnost grozi
to be on the rocks nasesti na čer, figurativno biti v denarnih težavah
to be wrecked on the rocks razbiti se na čereh
that's the rock you'll split on figurativno to je za vas posebno nevarno, tu si boste lahkó polomili zobe
to run against a rock figurativno drveti v nevarnost
to run upon a rock nasesti, zadeti na čer, figurativno razbiti se
to see rocks ahead figurativno morati računati s težavami
to throw rocks at s.o. ameriško obmetavati koga s kamenjem

2. pridevnik
skalnat

rôka hand, (do rame) arm

brez rôke handless, armless
v rôki in one's hand
pri rôki at hand, near at hand; available
od rôke do rôke from hand to hand
pod rôko (se držati) arm in arm, (kupiti) underhandedly
rôke kvišku! hands up!, stick them up!, reach!
rôke proč! hands off!
z rôko v rôki hand in hand, jointly
s sklenjenimi rôkami with clasped hands (as in prayer)
z zvezanimi rôkami in nogami bound hand and foot
rôko na srcé! hand on heart!
močna rôka strong hand
žuljava rôka a callous palm
moja desna rôka (figurativno) my second self
on je moja desna rôka he is my right-hand man
polna rôka a handful
narejen z rôko (ročno) made by hand, handmade; (posel) handiwork, manual work
od rôk (oddaljen) out of the way
praznih rôk empty-handed
na svojo rôko (figurativno) in one's own name, of one's own accord, unauthorized
risanje s prosto rôko freehand drawing
držeč se za rôke hand in hand
prekrižanih rôk with one's hands (oziroma arms) folded
z dvignjeno rôko (with) hand upraised
z rôkami uprtimi v boke akimbo
držati, imeti rôke uprte v boke to hold one's arms akimbo
iz prve rôke at first hand
ne da bi rôko premaknil hands down
boriti se z rôkami in nogami to struggle with might and main
braniti se proti čemu z rôkami in nogami to fight against something tooth and nail (ali with might and main)
dati v rôko, rôke to hand
dati komu proste rôke (da kaj naredi) to give someone a free hand (to do something)
dobiti informacije iz prve rôke to get information at first hand
dvigniti rôke to lift up one's hands
dvigniti rôke nad glavo v začudenju to throw up one's arms in astonishment
dobiti kaj v rôke (figurativno) to get hold of something
rôke križem držati to fold one's arms and do nothing, to be idle
imeti pri rôki to have at hand
imeti polne rôke dela to have one's hands full
imamo ga v rôki (figurativno) he is in our power
imeti proste rôke (figurativno) to have free play
imeti mrzle, hladne rôke to have cold hands
dati rôko komu to give one's hand to someone, (v pozdrav) to shake hands with someone
imeti položaj trdno v rôki to have the situation well in hand
iti skozi mnogo rôk to pass through many hands
iti komu na rôko to help someone; to support someone, to patronize someone, to aid someone
lomiti rôke (figurativno) to wring one's hands
to mu gre od rôk (figurativno) he is skilled (ali clever) at it
izpustiti iz rôke, iz rok to let go
posel mu ne gre od rôk he is unskilled, he is a poor worker
delo mu gre dobro izpod rôk he is a quick worker
kupiti iz prve (druge) rôke to buy new (secondhand)
mahati z rôkami to gesticulate
ne izpustiti iz rôk not to let go, (da pade) not to let go (ali to let slip)
méti si rôke to rub one's hands
nositi na rôkah koga (figurativno) to treat someone with great care, to make much of someone, to treasure someone
nosijo ga na rôkah (figurativno) he is treated with the utmost consideration, he enjoys all kinds of favours
pasti komu v rôke to fall into someone's hands
prijeti za rôko to take by the hand
ponuditi, prožiti komu rôko to give (ali to hold out) one's hand to someone, (figurativno) to lend someone a helping hand
pljuniti v rôke (figurativno) to spit on one's hands
podaj mu rôko! shake hands with him!
prodati pod rôko to sell by private bargain (ali contract, treaty)
preiti v druge rôke to change hands
prosíti za rôko to propose (to), to ask in marriage, (nenadoma, pogovorno) to pop the question
pričakati koga z odprtimi rôkami to meet someone with outstretched hands, to meet someone enthusiastically
položiti rôke na kaj to lay hands on something, to put one's hands to
položiti rôko nase (figurativno) to commit suicide
položiti rôko na srce to lay one's hand on one's heart
podati si rôke to shake hands
sprejeti ponudbo z obema rôkama to jump at an offer
prekrižati rôke to cross one's arms
stisniti komu rôko to squeeze someone's hand, (pri pozdravu) to shake hands with someone
stiskati rôko v pest to clench one's fist
stati s sklenjenimi (prekrižanimi) rôkami to stand with folded (crossed) arms
vzeti v rôke to take in hand, to undertake
zadevo bom sam vzel v rôke I will take the matter into my own hands
fanta je treba vzeti v rôke (figurativno) the boy wants taking in hand
zlomiti si rôko to break one's arm
rôko si je zlomil he broke his arm, he had his arm broken
umijem si rôke nad tem I wash my hands of it, I will not be responsible
rôka rôko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, fair exchange is no robbery
z obema rôkama zgrabiti priliko to jump at an opportunity
živeti iz rôk v usta (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth
bolje je vrabec v rôki kot golob na strehi (figurativno) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Rome [róum] samostalnik
Rim

Rome penny Petrov novčič
Rome was not built in a day Rima niso zgradili v enem dnevu
to do in Rome as Romans do figurativno tuliti z volkovi, prilagoditi se okolici

round¹ [ráund] pridevnik
okrogel, obel, zaokrožen, zaobljen, valjast; krožeč, ki se giblje v krogu, vijugast; (o obrazu) okrogel, poln; (o vsoti) zaokrožen, okrogel, približen; celoten, znaten, ves; (o slogu) gladek, tekoč; (o korakih) hiter, krepak; iskren, jasen, odkrit, preprost, prostodušen

as round as a ball okrogel kot krogla
at a round pace (rate) s krepkim korakom, hitro, naglo
at a round trot v hitrem diru
in round figures (numbers) v celih številih; v okroglih, približnih številkah
with a round oath s krepko kletvico
in a round voice s krepkim, polnim glasom
a round answer odkrit odgovor
a round robin figurativno protestno pismo ali peticija s podpisi v krogu (da se ne odkrije pobudnik)
round statement nedvoumna izjava
a round sum okrogla, znatna, precejšnja vsota
a round-table conference posvetovanje zastopnikov (raznih strank) za okroglo mizo
round towel neskončna brisača (na valju)
a round-trip ticket ameriško vozovnica za krožno potovanje; ameriško povratna vozovnica
a round, unvarnished tale popolna, neolepšana resnica
a round vowel zaokrožen samoglasnik (o, u)
to be round with s.o. biti odkrit, pošten do koga

rude [rüd] adjectif raskav, hrapav, grob; trd; trpek (vino); neraven (pot); težak, okoren, robat; figuré težaven, poln truda, mučen; oster; silovit, viharen; oduren (človek); strašen; populaire prima, prvovrsten

un rude appétit kolosalen apetit
un rude gaillard drzen, pogumen človek
un rude paysan preprost, robat kmet
climat masculin, hiver masculin rude ostro podnebje, ostra, huda zima
métier masculin rude težak poklic
tu as une rude veine! imaš vražjo srečo!
c'est rude to je neznosno, se ne da prenašati
c'est un rude joueur z njim ni dobro češenj zobati
être à rude école (figuré) biti v hudi, težki, trdi šoli
cela me paralt rude to mi ne gre v glavo
passer par de rudes épreuves iti skozi težke preskušnje, mnogo prestati ali pretrpeti

rueda ženski spol kolo; pavovo kolo; krog; kolut, okrogel reženj; kolo (ples); vrsta

rueda de afilar brusilno kolo
rueda dentada, rueda de engranaje zobato kolo, zobnik
rueda elevadora črpalno kolo
rueda de la Fortuna kolo sreče
rueda libre prosti tek (pri biciklu)
rueda motriz gonilno kolo
rueda de pal(et)as kolo na lopate
rueda de recambio rezervno kolo
dar en rueda okoli podati, razdeliti
eso no anda (ali va) ni con ruedas to je očitna laž
hacer (la) rueda kolo napraviti (pav); dvoriti (ženski)
traer en rueda s seboj voditi, povzročiti
camino de ruedas kolovoz
relación de ruedas prestava
vapor con ruedas parnik na kolesa

rule¹ [ru:l] samostalnik
pravilo; kar je normalno, običajno
matematika pravilo; pravilo igre
cerkev pravilnik reda; predpis
pravno odločba, rešitev; pravni predpis; ravnilo; merilna vrvica; navada, običaj, pravilo; vladanje, upravljanje, uprava

as a rule navadno, praviloma, normalno
as is the rule kot navadno
by rule, according to rule po predpisih, po pravilih
by the rule and line figurativno natančno
rules of action (of conduct) smernice
rule absolute neomejeno gospostvo
rules of the air predpisi v zračnem prometu
rules of the road cestni prometni predpisi
rule of force tiranija
the rule of thumb praktično (ne teoretično) pravilo
by rule of thumb po izkušnji, empirično, približno
em rule pomišljaj
an exception to the rule izjemen primer
golden rule zlata sredina, zlato pravilo
hard and fast rule trdno, stalno, kruto pravilo
slide rule logaritmično računalo
standing rules pravilnik, statut
it is against the rules to je proti pravilom
it is the rule that... pravilo je, da...
to become the rule postati pravilo
to break a rule prelomiti pravilo
to hold (to bear) rule over vladati; gospodovati, gospodariti, biti gospodar nad
I make it a rule (to get up early) moje pravilo je (zgodaj vstajati)
to lay down a rule postaviti pravilo
to work to rule izvajati pasivno rezistenco
the exception proves the rule izjema potrjuje pravilo

run on neprehodni glagol
kar naprej (dalje), neprestano govoriti; nadaljevati se; preteči; naleteti na; govoriti, razpravljati; teči o; nanašati se na

as the years run on v teku let
to run on a rock zadeti, trčiti v skalo
customs run only on these goods carina se nanaša le na to blago
the conversation ran on politics razgovor je tekel o politiki

rutínski routine(-)

rutínsko delo routine work
rutínsko prislov by rote
rutínsko kaj napraviti to do something as a matter of routine

safe¹ [séif] pridevnik
varen, siguren, zanesljiv; dobro čuvan; nenevaren; zdrav, cel, nepoškodovan, ki je v dobrem stanju, srečen; previden, ničesar ne tvegajoč

as safe as houses pogovorno popolnoma, absolutno varen
safe from varen pred
safe and sound čil in zdrav
from a safe quarter iz zanesljivega vira
safe arrival trgovina srečno dospetje (o blagu)
safe back (zopet) srečno doma (domov)
a safe catch (kriket) dobra žoga
a safe estimate previdna ocenitev
a safe guide zanesljiv vodnik
a safe man zanesljiv, zvest človek
a safe place varen kraj
safe receipt trgovina v redu prejem
a safe winner zanesljiv zmagovalec
to be safe from (the wolves) biti varen pred (volkovi)
is it safe to go there? je varno iti tja?
the bridge is not safe most ni varen, zanesljiv
this dog is not safe to touch nevarno je, dotakniti se tega psa
it is safe to say z gotovostjo (mirno) lahko rečemo
he is safe to come first gotovo bo prišel prvi
to be on the safe side biti na varnem, iti brez nevarnosti
I want to be on the safe side ne maram se po nepotrebnem spuščati v nevarnosti, ne maram ničesar tvegati
to err on the safe side napraviti napako, a brez škode
they feel safe now zdaj se čutijo varne
to keep s.th. safe (s)hraniti kaj na varnem
to play safe varno iti; zaradi varnosti
I saw him safe home srečno sem ga spremil (spravil) domov

sake [séik] samostalnik
razlog; obzir

for the sake of zavoljo, zaradi, na ljubo
for God's (ali heaven's) sake zaboga, za božjo voljo
for conscience's sake zavoljo vesti
for goodness' sake za božjo voljo, zaboga
for my sake meni na ljubo, zavoljo mene
for my own sake as well as yours zavoljo mene in zavoljo vas
for both (all) our sakes (ali sake) zavoljo naju (nas vseh)
for mercy's sake, for pity's sake iz usmiljenja
for my name's sake zavoljo moje časti
for old sake's zaradi starih časov (starega prijateljstva)
for peace's sake zavoljo ljubega miru
sakes alive! je to mogoče!
art for art's sake umetnost zaradi umetnosti

same [séim]

1. pridevnik
isti, enak, podoben; omenjeni, rečeni
figurativno nespremenjen, enoličen

at the same time istočasno, hkrati
the same pravno, trgovina isti
the same as oni isti, ki
just the same popolnoma, čisto isti
much the same skoraj (da) isti, malone isti
the same thing as ista stvar (isto) kot
the very (just the, exactly the) same thing popolnoma isto, prav isto
which is the same thing kar je isto
by the same token v zvezi s tistim, kar je rečeno
it is all (just) the same to me to mi je vseeno
it is much the same to je v glavnem isto, prilično isto
it's the same old story to je stara zgodba, stara pesem
it comes to the same thing to pride na isto
he did it with this same knife to je storil prav s tem nožem

2. zaimek
isti, omenjena oseba

the same isto
same here pogovorno tako gre tudi meni; tako je tudi s tem

3. prislov

the same isto tako, na isti način
all the same vendarle, vseeno
just the same pogovorno prav tako, na isti način
(the) same to you enako (odgovor na kako željo, voščilo)
we left our country the same as you did zapustili smo svojo deželo (domovino) prav tako kot vi