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about² [əbáut] predlog
okoli, okrog, o, pri

to beat about the bush ne priti z besedo na dan
go about your business! skrbi za svoje stvari!
to go the wrong way about s.th. lotiti se stvari z napačnega konca
she is about the house je nekje v hiši
to have no money about one ne imeti pri sebi denarja
I looked round about me pogledal sem naokrog
I'll see about it poskrbel bom za to
it's about time čas je že
be quick about it! podvizaj se!, pohiti!
what about it? kaj bi bilo s tem?
to have one's wits about one jasno misliti

air¹ [ɛə] samostalnik
zrak, atmosfera; vetrič, prepih; videz, vedenje, obnašanje; arija, napev, melodija

to be in the air biti v nejasnem položaju
to be (ali go) on the air govoriti, oddajati se po radiu
by air po zraku, z letalom
to beat the air zaman si prizadevati, prazno slamo mlatiti
air bed pnevmatična žimnica
castles in the air gradovi v oblakih
air cleaner zračni filter
air express ekspresna avionska pošiljka
Air Force zračno brodovje
to give o.s. airs šopiriti se
ameriško, sleng to give s.o. the air odpustiti koga
to go up in the air razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesneti
in the open air na prostem
to keep s.o. in the air pustiti koga v negotovosti
on the air po radiu
to put on airs šopiriti se
quite in the air čisto negotovo
to take the air iti na sprehod
the matter takes air zadeva prihaja na dan
to vanish (ali melt) into thin air izginiti kot kafra
to walk (ali tread) on air biti ves srečen; zibati se v sreči
air waybill avionski tovorni list

arm² [a:m] samostalnik
(tudi množina) orožje, vojna oprema; vrsta orožja; vojaški poklic; grb

to appeal to arms oborožiti se
to bear arms služiti vojake
to beat to arms poklicati pod orožje
to carry arms služiti vojake
cessation of arms premirje
coat of arms grb
fire arms strelno orožje
to lay down arms položiti orožje
man at arms vojak
passage of arms (pismeni) znanstveni spor
arms race tekma v oboroževanju
to rise in arms upreti se
shoulder arms! puško na rame!
small arms lahko orožje
stand of arms popolna vojaška oprema
suspension of arms premirje
to take up arms oborožiti se
under arms pod orožjem
up in arms pod orožjem; figurativno hudo jezen

bad¹ [bæd] pridevnik (primernik worse, presežnik worst)
slab, pokvarjen, škodljiv, ponarejen; hud, hudoben, krivičen; bolan

bad to beat težko premagljiv
bad blood sovraštvo, huda kri
to be in s.o.'s bad books biti pri kom slabo zapisan
bad egg (ali hat, lot) človek na slabem glasu
bad fairy zli duh
bad form neprimerno vedenje
from bad to worse vedno slabše
to go bad pokvariti se; propasti, propadati
not half (as) bad čisto čedno
bad language zmerjanje, psovke
bad luck smola
ameriško bad man razbojnik, bandit
in bad odour na slabem glasu
not too bad kar dobro
it is too bad škoda, preneumno
with a bad grace nerad
bad ways razuzdano življenje
bad woman razuzdanka

beaten [bí:tn] pretekli deležnik od beat

beaten up eggs stepena jajca
beaten track (ali path) utrta pot, običajni način; spretnost, vaja

béliti to whiten; to make white; (platno) to blanch

béliti volno to bleach wool; (jedi) to flavour a dish with butter, pork crackling, etc.
béliti si glavo (figurativno) to rack (ali to worry ali to beat ali to puzzle ali to cudgel ali to busy) one's brains
béliti si glavo s čim to put one's mind to something
béliti si glavo zaradi česa to trouble one's head about something

beō -āre -āvī -ātum (iz dueio, prim. bonus) pesn.

1. osrečiti (osrečevati), blažiti, ublažiti (ublaževati), veseliti, razveseliti (razveseljevati): hoc me beat saltem, quod perduelles vicit Pl; od tod poseb. v pogovoru: ecquid beo te? Ter. = ali te to veseli? beas ali beasti (sc. me) Kom. = to (kar praviš ali kar si storil) mi je drago, tako tudi: id beat, nimis beat (sc. me), quod … Pl.; s stvarnim obj.: agrum Setinum beare Tit. fr.

2. osrečiti (osrečevati) s čim, obdariti (obdarovati) s čim, (o)bogatiti s čim: caelo Musa beat H., ne dominus munere te parvo beet H., (poëta) Latium beabit divite lingua H., beare se interiore nota Falerni H. goditi si z … — Od tod adj. pt. pf. beātus 3, adv. -ē

1. osrečen, srečen, blažen: Ter., V., O. idr., nihil est tam miserabile quam ex beato miser Ci., Phraaten numero beatorum eximit Virtus H., beate (beatius) vivere Ci., ad beatissime vivendum parum est, ad beate satis Ci., non est mihi male, sed bene ac beate Cat., beatius quam aliae urbes excultae Mel., divitiis homines an sint virtute beati H., laudum cumulo beatus omni Stat., neque idem umquam aeque est beatus ac poëma cum scribit Cat.; o stvareh in abstr.: nihil est ab omni parte beatum H., beatae arces H., status rei publicae fortunatior beatiorque L., cum ipsa virtus efficiat ita beatam vitam, ut beatior esse non possit Ci., beata mors Ci., beatum tempus O., saeculum beatissimum T., beatior spiritus Q. bolj blažena navdušenost; sedes beatae V. ali arva beata H. = sedes beatorum, arva beatorum (gl. v nadalj. beati = μάκαρες) bivališča blaženih; adv. beate srečno = docela, popolnoma: locum beate implebat Sen. rh. Subst.
a) beātum -ī, n (τὸ μακάριον) blaženost: in qua (virtute) sit ipsum etiam beatum Ci., non quia per se beatum est malo caruisse, sed quia … Sen. ph.
b) beātī -ōrum, m (μάκαρες) blažen(c)i (o umrlih): beatorum insulae (= μακάρων νῆσοι) Ci. fr. otoki, ki bi naj po mnenju starodavnikov ležali v Oceanu ob zahodnem robu zemlje; tam bi naj padli junaki uživali blaženo in večno življenje. Od tod beatus 3 v pozni lat. blaženi = umrli, rajni, pokojni: quem cum beatum fuisse Sallustius respondisset, intellexit occisum Amm.; pren.: (vir) beatae memoriae Eccl. blaženega spomina.
c) Beātissimus Preblaženi, naslov višje duhovščine: pozni Icti. in Eccl.

2. srečnega se čuteč, zadovoljen: satis beatus unicis Sabinus H., agricolae … fortes parvoque beati H.

3. obogaten, bogat, imovit: Pl., O., Cat., Iuv., Thynā merce beatus (še pravi pt. pf.) H.; od tod: mulier beata ac nobilis Ci., uxor beata H., Sen. ph., dum aedificant tamquam beati, in aes alienum incidunt Ci., homo non beatissimus N. ne posebno bogat, florente ac beatā re publica L., tyrannus opulentissimae et beatissimae civitatis Ci., beata Roma H.; subst. beātī -ōrum, m bogataši, bogatini: noli nobilibus, noli conferre beatis Pr.; pren. bogat = (pre)obilen, prekipevajoč: gazae beatae Arabum H., vox Q. bogato nadarjeno grlo, ingenii beatissima ubertas, beatissima rerum verborumque copia Q.; occ.
a) blažen, ploden, rodoviten: auriferi beata ripa Tagi O., rus beatum H., rura beata Stat., beati Campaniae sinus T.;
b) pesn. = krasen, prelep: nuntii, commoda Cat., munera Pr., thermae Mart., nectar Mart. božanski, dies beatissimus Amm.; pren. adv. beate! krasno! kot vzklik prilizovanja: Mart.

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

bît bîta m (angl. beat) gl. beat

black¹ [blæk] pridevnik
črn; temen, mračen; jezen, srdit; obupan, žalosten

black art magija
black ball črna kroglica (volitve)
to beat black and blue pošteno naklestiti
to be in s.o.'s black books biti pri kom slabo zapisan, v nemilosti
black death kuga
the devil is not so black as he is painted stvar ni tako huda, kakor je videti
to have a black dog on one's head biti zelo potrt
black drops opijeve kapljice
to get off with a black eye poceni jo odnesti
to be black in the face biti besen
as black as ink (ali soot, your hat) črn ko smola
black friar dominikanec
black frost suh mraz
black heart hudobno srce
the kettle calls the saucepan black sova sinici glavana pravi
a black letter day nesrečni dan; delavnik
black look čemeren, preteči pogled
to get a black mark priti na slab glas
Black Mary (ali Maria) zeleni Henrik
Black Monday nesrečen, kritični dan; prvi dan pouka v šoli
the black ox has trodden on his foot potrt, zaskrbljen je
black peper poper
the pot calls the kettle black sova sinici glavana pravi
black pudding krvavica
Black Rod najvišji uradnik Gornjega doma
black rust botanika pšenična snet
a black sheep in the family črna ovca v družini
Black & Tans vzdevek britanskih čet na Irskem
to swear the black is white prisegati, da je črno belo
as black as thunder skrajno razdražen, besen
Black Watch 42. škotski polk

brain¹ [brein] samostalnik
možgani
figurativno pamet, razum, glava

to beat (ali cudgel, busy, puzzle, rack) one's brains beliti si glavo
to blow out s.o.'s brains ustreliti koga v glavo
to crack one's brains zgubiti glavo, ponoreti
brain drain beg možganov
to dash s.o.'s brain out razbiti komu lobanjo
to have s.th. on the brain pretirano se zanimati za kaj, noreti za čim
to pick (ali suck) s.o.'s brains izvabiti podatke od koga
his brain is a bit touched ni čisto pri pameti, je nekoliko prismuknjen
to turn s.o.'s brains zbegati koga
brain trust skupina strokovnjakov s skupno nalogo; skupina strokovnjakov, ki odgovarja prek radia

bush¹ [buš] samostalnik
grm, grmovje, goščava, divja pustinja; lisičji rep; gosti lasje; šop (las)

to beat about the bush hoditi kakor mačka okoli vrele kaše
good wine needs no bush dobro blago se samo hvali
to take to the bush začeti se klatiti, postati razbojnik

caelum² -ī, n (iz *caidlom; prim. lat. caesius)

1. nebo, nebesa, nebesni svod, nebesni obok: o caelum, o terra, o maria, Neptuni Pac. ap. Varr., Iovis nutu calum, terra, maria reguntur Ci., loca naturae... prima duo, caelum et terra L., Faleriis caelum findi velut magno hiatu visum H., te dea, te fugiunt venti, te nubila caeli V., quidquid deorum in caelo regit O.; poseb.
a) kot kraj nebesnih in zračnih pojavov: de caelo fit aliquid Ci. na nebu se pojavlja znamenje, totius caeli descriptio Ci., contemplatio caeli Ci., cadunt caelo fulgura V., fulmina iaciuntur de caelo L., de caelo tangi L., V. ali percuti Ci. = ici e caelo Ci. biti od strele zadet, demittere caelo nimbos O., imbres O., de caelo servare Ci. paziti na nebesne pojave, caelo albente C. ko se je danilo, caelo vesperascente N. pod večer, v mraku; preg.: quid si nunc caelum ruat? Ter. (o praznem strahu), caelum ac terras miscere L. ali maria omnia caelo miscere V. kar je spodaj, gor spraviti = na glavo preobrniti, findere caelum aratro O. (o nemogočih stvareh), toto caelo errare Macr. močno se motiti; (dic ubi) tris pateat caeli spatium non amplius ulnas V. (uganka, ki meri na nekega Celija iz Mantove, ki si je pri prodaji svojega zemljišča pridržal tri lakte za grob.)
b) kot bivališče bogov: Pompeius de caelo delapsus Ci. poslan od bogov; met.: caelo gratus omni V. vsem nebeščanom, commercia caeli O. občevanje z bogovi, me assere caelo O. med bogove, quid me caelum sperare iubebas V. božanstvo, caelo Musa beat H. z nesmrtnostjo, dicare caelo Augustum Plin. iun. ali caelum decernere alicui T. koga med bogove uvrstiti (o poboženju), in caelo sum, digito caelum attingo Ci. ep. presrečen sem, srečen sem kakor v nebesih, conlegam de caelo detraxisti Ci. si spravil ob slavo.

2. nebeška višina, višina, visokost: boat caelum fremitu virûm Ter., ad caelum manus tendere C. ali tollere H. proti nebu, animum caelo fero V., it caelo (dat.) clamor V.; hiperbola: iuncta caelo montium iuga L. nebotični vrhovi, exiit ad caelum arbor V.; pren.: in caelum... Cato tollitur Ci., Caesar fertur in caelum Ci., rem gestam in caelum efferre Ci. ep., aequare aliquid laudibus caelo V. do nebes povzdigniti.

3. obnebje, ozračje, zrak: potestne tibi huius caeli spiritus esse iucundus? Ci., cui repente caelum, solum, aquam terramque ademerint Ci., ferri per caelum V., densitas caeli Vitr.; podnebje, ozračje, vreme: haec natura loci caelique est Ci., pingue et concretum caelum Ci., c. crassum, salubre Ci., aestuosum Col., grave Suet., molle Plin., mitissimum L., varium caeli praediscere morem V. nestanovitnost, c. crebris imbribus ac nebulis foedum T.

4. met.
a) stran neba: sub quo caelo natus sum L., caelum, non animum, mutant, qui trans mare currunt H., hoc animal negatur vivere in alio caelo Plin.
b) obzorje, horizont: cuicumque particulae caeli officeretur V., nox humida caelum abstulit V.

5. pren. obokana votlina, obok, svod: camerarum caelum Vitr., cerebrum est proximum caelo capitis Plin. — Pooseb. Caelum -ī, n = Caelus (gl. caelus) Nebo, bog neba (nebes): Hyg. — Soobl. (z odpahnjeno končnico) cael, n, indecl.: divom domus altisonum cael Enn. ap. Aus.

Opomba: V klas. dobi se rabi le sg., šele pozneje je (zlasti pri pesnikih) prišel v rabo heterocl. pl. caelī -ōrum, m od subst. caelus.

dajáti to give; (sadove) to yield, to produce, to bear; (doprinesti) to contribute

kaj se daje v gledališču? what is on (at the theatre)?
dajáti duška svoji jezi to give vent to one's anger
dajáti račun o to render account of, to answer for
dajáti takt to beat time
dajáti vsakemu, kar mu gre to give everybody his due
dajáti si truda to take pains
dajáti se (prepirati se) to quarrel, to dispute, (biti se) to fight

drum¹ [drʌm] samostalnik
boben
anatomija bobnič; bobnanje; bobnar; valj; del stebra
zastarelo popoldanska ali večerna družba

to beat a big drum delati bučno reklamo, obesiti na véliki zvon
beat of drum bobnanje
roll of drums glasno bobnanje
drum major glavni polkovni bobnar
drums and fifes vojaška godba

fit¹ [fit] samostalnik
napad, izbruh, krč; kaprica, muhavost
pogovorno razpoloženje

pogovorno, figurativno to give one a fit presenetiti, razdražiti koga
cold fit mrzlica
by fits (and starts) sunkovito, tu in tam
for a fit nekaj časa
to go into fits dobiti napad; omedleti
to give s.o. fit(s) razkačiti koga
to knock (ali bang, beat, lick) into fits popolnoma premagati
to throw a fit pobesneti, razsrditi se
when the fit was on him kadar je bil dobre volje
if the fit takes me če se mi zahoče
drunken fit pijanost
fit of hysterics histerični napad

frazzle¹ [frǽzl] ameriško samostalnik
cunja, krpa
figurativno izčrpanost

sleng to beat to a frazzle popolnoma premagati
to work o.s. to a frazzle izčrpati, izmozgati se
worn to a frazzle do skrajnosti izčrpan, izmozgan

gláva head; (redko) poll; humoristično (zlasti plešava) pate; (lobanja, mrtvaška) skull; žargon bonce; (naslov) title, heading, ZDA caption; (vodja) chief, leader; ekonomija principal, ZDA boss; (vrhnji del) top; (pamet, razum) brains pl, wit (s pl), intelligence, understanding, judgment, sense; (bister človek) man of talent, pogovorno brainy fellow; (oseba) person; (kovanca) obverse, face, pogovorno heads

brez gláve headless, acephalous, figurativno reckless, hare-brained, confused, out of one's wits, silly
gláva ob glávi closely packed
na glavo, za glávo (figurativno) each; per head; per capita
iz gláve (na pamet) (znati) (to know) by heart
gláva ali napis? (pri metanju kovanca v zrak) heads or tails?
od gláve do nog from top to toe
od nog do gláve from head to foot
glávo pokonci! keep smiling!, vojska chin up!
z glávo navzdol with downcast head
na glávo postavljen (narobe) topsy-turvy
brez gláve in repa without rhyme or reason
delo z glávo brain work
delavec z glávo white-collar worker
beljenje gláve (figurativno) cudgelling (ali racking) one's brain, cogitation, rumination
kimanje z glávo nodding, nod
lasje na glávi hair (of the head)
poraba na glávo consumption per capita
gláva postelje head of the bed
rana na glávi wound in the head
skok na glávo header
stoja na glávi šport headstand, aeronavtika landing on the nose
strel v glávo shot in the head
tele z dvema glávama a twoheaded calf
umivanje gláve shampooing
več kot 100 gláv živine more than a hundred head of cattle
zmajevanje z glávo shaking of one's head
belíti si glávo to beat one's brains out, to cudgel (ali to rack) one's brains (z over)
biti čez glávo zadolžen to be up to one's ears (ali one's eyes, the neck) in debt
za glávo je večji od očeta he is taller than his father by a head
za glávo je večji od mene he stands a head taller than I
oče je gláva družine the father is the head of the family
ne biti pravi v glávi (figurativno) to be crazy, to be out of one's mind, to be off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker)
on je bistra gláva he is a bright chap
trde gláve je he is thickheaded, pogovorno he is thick (between the ears)
puhle, prazne gláve je he is empty-headed, he is brainless
delati po svoji glávi to have one's own way
gláve delati (solata, zelje) to head, to heart
ne vem, kje se me gláva drži I do not know which way to turn, I am quite perplexed
gláva me boli I have a headache, my head aches, I feel headachy
gláva me je od tega bolela that gave me a headache
čez glávo imam dela I am swamped with work
kje vendar sem imel glávo? what on earth was I thinking of?
nimam gláve za matematiko I have no head for mathematics
tega imam že čez glávo dovolj I am sick (ali žargon I've had a bellyful) of it
to nima ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of this
kar pripovedujete, nima ne gláve ne repa I cannot make head or tail of what you say
za glávo mu gre for him it is a matter of life and death
po glávi mi gre (roji, hodi) neka misel an idea keeps (on) running through my mind
to vino gre v glávo this wine is heady, this wine goes to my head
on ima glávo na pravem mestu he has his head well screwed on
stvar mi ne gre v glávo it's beyond me, I cannot understand it
iti, stopiti v glávo to go to one's head
ne ve, kje se ga gláva drži he doesn't know whether he's coming or going
to mi ne gre iz gláve I can't get it out of my head
ni čisto pravi v glávi he is not quite right in the head, žargon he has a screw loose
uspeh mu je šel (stopil) v glávo, mu je zmešal glávo success has turned his head
nekaj mu gre po glávi (figurativno) he is turning something over in his mind
samo letala mu gredo, rojijo po glávi (figurativno) he thinks, talks and breathes aeroplanes
ta misel mi ne gre iz gláve this idea keeps running through my head
izgubiti glávo to lose one's head (ali one's wits ali one's presence of mind)
ne izgubiti gláve to keep one's head
izbiti si kaj iz gláve to dismiss something from one's mind
iz gláve izračunati vsoto to work out a sum in one's head
izbiti komu kaj iz gláve to argue someone out of something
s svojo glávo jamčiš za to you will answer with your life for this
ne morem mu tega izbiti iz gláve I cannot drive it out of his head
napraviti po svoji glávi to do as one likes
obdržati v glávi to remember
tu ne najdem ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of it
glávo odsekati (obglaviti) komu to behead someone
pognati si kroglo v glávo to blow one's brains out
v glávo mi pade it occurs to me, an idea comes to mind
kaj ti vendar pade v glávo? the very idea!
nisem na glávo padel I am no fool
nikdar mi ni v glávo padlo it never entered (into) my mind
pogledati koga od gláve do nog to eye someone up and down, to look someone over from head to foot
nositi glávo v vreči (figurativno) to carry one's life in one's hands
oditi s povešeno glávo to go off with downcast head (ali fig with one's tail between one's legs)
pognati se z glávo naprej v vodo to throw oneself headfirst into the water
prikimati z glávo to nod assent
postaviti vse na glávo to turn everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
postaviti vse mesto na glávo (figurativno) to paint the town red
z glávo je plačal svoje izdajstvo he paid for his treason with his life
riniti z glávo v zid (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall
riniti z glávo v nevarnost to rush headlong (ali to plunge) into danger
ne rini z glávo v zid! don't batter your head against a brick wall!
riskirati glávo to risk one's neck
povesiti glávo to hang one's head
razpisati nagrado na glávo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head
glávo stavim, da to ni res I'd stake my life it is not true
skloniti svojo glávo pod jarem to bow one's head under the yoke
ubijati si glávo z, nad to rack one's brains over
vbiti si kaj v glávo to take something into one's head
prati komu glávo (figurativno) to give someone a dressing-down
v glávi se mi vrti I am (ali I feel) dizzy, I feel giddy, my head is reeling (ali spinning)
računati iz gláve to do mental arithmetic
zmajati z glávo to shake one's head
več glav, več vé two heads are better than one
za glávo zmagati (na dirki) to win by a head
čez glávo komu zrasti to outgrow (one's respect for) someone
zmešati komu glávo to turn someone's head
ne moreš z glávo skozi zid you can't butt your way through a brick wall
kolikor gláv, toliko misli two heads are better than one

gustō -āre -āvī -ātum (prim. gr. γεύω [iz *γεύσω] dam (p)okusiti, γεύομαι (p)okušam, lat. gustus, gustātus, gustātiō, gustātor)

1. (p)okusiti, zakusiti, kaj malega užiti, použi(va)ti, zauži(va)ti: foris aliquantillum etiam quod gusto, id beat PL. le to malo, kar še zunaj hiše jem, g. aquam CI. EP., leporem et anserem et gallinam C., panem PETR., SUET., lotos gustata O., gustatus sanguis PLIN.; s praep.: ex quo (fonte) pecus nullum gustat VITR., gustare de potione SUET.; abs.: quorum nemo gustavit cubans CI. ni trohice (grižljaja) použil, in cubiculum se quasi gustaturus contulit SEN. PH., acre gustatu alypon PLIN. ostrega okusa, lavabatur, deinde gustabat PLIN. IUN. je použival nekoliko grižljajev (zalogajev); occ. zakusek (= prvo jed pri obedu) zaužiti: gustantibus adhuc nobis repositorium allatum est cum corbe PETR.

2. metaf. (p)okusiti, uži(va)ti, použi(va)ti, zauži(va)ti, poizkusiti (poskusiti), preizkusiti (preskusiti), spoznati, udeležiti se, deležen biti česa: civilem sanguinem CI., Metrodorum CI. nekaj časa poslušati, nullam partem sanae rei publ. CI. EP., primis, ut dicitur, labris gustare physiologiam CI. fiziologijo („životoslovje“) z robom ustnic ... pokusiti, haec (studia litterarum) sensu g. CI. uživati, g. amorem vitae LUCR., de sene lucellum H. lep dobiček imeti od starca.

head² [hed] samostalnik
glava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt
domačno plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu)
ekonomija postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija
sleng latrina

above one's head težko razumljivo, prepametno za koga
at the head of na čelu
by head and shoulders; ali by the head and ears s silo, na silo
(by) head and shoulders above mnogo boljši od
by a short head za dolžino nosu, figurativno z majhno prednostjo
crowned heads kronane glave
a deer of the first head petleten jelen ali srnjak
navtika down by the head s prednjim delom ladje globoko v vodi
head of the family družinski poglavar
heads of state državni voditelji
the head and front bistvo, politika glava zarote, vodja upora
from head to foot od nog do glave, popolnoma
head first (ali foremost) z glavo naprej, figurativno nepremišljeno
a large head of game velik trop živali
hot head vročekrvnež
a beautiful head of hair gosti lasje
head over heels narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nos
old head on young shoulders pameten mlad človek
off one's head; ali out of one's head nor
over one's head viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivo
over head and ears; ali head over ears preko glave, do ušes, popolnoma
on this head o tem predmetu
out of one's own head sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljniku
two heads are better than one kolikor glav, toliko misli
head of water vodni steber
heads or tails obe strani kovanca (pri metanju)
twopence a head 2 penija na osebo
sleng King's (Queen's) head poštna znamka
weak in the head slaboumen
head, cook and bottle washer kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavo
figurativno on your head be it! naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovoren
ten head of cattle deset glav živine

Z glagoli:

to beat s.o.'s head off prekositi koga
pogovorno to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s head off uničiti koga
to bring to a head pripeljati do krize
figurativno to break one's head glavo si razbijati
to carry one's head high nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosen
to come to a head priti do krize, zaostriti se; medicina zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir)
sleng to do a thing on one's head igraje kaj napraviti
to drag in by the head and ears s silo privleči, za ušesa privleči
to eat (ali cry, scream, run) one's head off pretirano se razburjati
it entered my head v glavo mi je padlo
to give s.o. his head figurativno popustiti uzde
to get s.th. through one's head doumeti, razumeti kaj
to go over s.o.'s head biti pretežko za koga
to go to s.o.'s head v glavo stopiti
this horse eats his head off ta konj več pojé, kot je vreden
to have a good head for biti nadarjen za
to have a head imeti "mačka"
to have a good head on one's shoulders biti dobre glave
to have one's head in the clouds figurativno živeti v oblakih, sanjariti
to have one's head screwed in the right way imeti glavo na pravem koncu
to have a head like a sieve imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljiv
to hit the nail on the head točno zadeti
to keep one's head ostati miren
figurativno to keep one's head above water obdržati se nad vodo, životariti
to knock s.th. on the head onemogočiti kaj
to lay (ali put) heads together glave stikati, posvetovati se
to let s.o. have his head pustiti komu delati po svoji glavi
to lie on s.o.'s head biti komu v breme
to lose one's head izgubiti glavo
I cannot make head or tail of ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glave
to make head izbiti na čelo, napredovati
to make head against uspešno se upirati
to be put over the heads of other persons pri napredovanju preskočiti druge
to put s.th. into s.o.'s head vtepsti komu kaj v glavo
to put s.th. into one's head vtepsti si kaj v glavo
to put s.th. out of s.o.'s head izbiti komu kaj iz glave
to put s.th. out of one's head izbiti si kaj iz glave
to put one's head in the lion's mouth izpostavljati se nevarnosti
to rear one's head glavo dvigniti
to run in s.o.'s head vrteti se komu po glavi
to run one's head against a brick wall riniti z glavo skozi zid
to shake one's head odkimati
to shake one's head at z glavo zmajati
to suffer from swelled (ali swollen) head biti zelo domišljav
to take the head prevzeti vodstvo
to take s.th. into one's head v glavo si kaj vtepsti
to talk over s.o.'s head za koga preučeno govoriti
to talk s.o.'s head off utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjem
to talk through the back of s.o.'s head neprestano v koga govoriti
to throw o.s. at the head of obesiti se komu za vrat
to talk one's head off nenehno govoriti
to turn one's head v glavo stopiti
to turn s.o.'s head glavo komu zmešati
to win by a head zmagati za dolžino glave (konj)
to work one's head off pretegniti se od dela, garati
heads I win, tails you lose izgubiš v vsakem primeru