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srám shame

brez srámú shameless, devoid of shame
iz srámú pred for shame of
iz samega srámú for very shame
biti brez srámú to be without shame
srám bi me bilo storiti kaj takega I would be ashamed to do any such thing
srám me je I am (ali I feel) ashamed of myself
srám te bodi! shame on you!, (for) shame!
srám me je postalo I became ashamed of myself
izgubiti vsak čut srámú to lose all sense of shame
on ne pozna nobenega srámú he is quite without shame, he has no sense of shame
umreti od srámú (figurativno) to die of shame
zardeti od srámú to blush with shame
najrajši bi se bil v tla (v zemljo) udrl od srámú I could have died of shame, I wished the ground would open and swallow me up
srám me je reči I am ashamed to say
moralo bi te biti srám you ought to be ashamed

srbéti to itch; to tickle

prsti me srbijo, da bi to storil my fingers itch to do it
ne praskaj se, kjer te ne srbi! (figurativno) shut your mouth, and you'll catch no flies!
hrbet (nos) me srbi my back (my nose) itches

srcé heart; figurativno (jedro) pith, core, marrow

od srca from one's heart
brez srca heartless, cruel, hardhearted, unfeeling
v srcu at heart
na dnu mojega srca in my heart of hearts
z grenkobo v srcu with bitterness in one's heart
s težkim (lahkim) srcem (figurativno) with a heavy (light) heart
iz vsega srca with all my heart and soul
dobrega srca kindhearted
drag mojemu srcu dear to my heart
bolan na srcu (figurativno) heartsick
srcé trgajoč heartbreaking, heartrending
srcé Jezusovo religija Sacred Heart
rdeče srcé (lesna bolezen) false heartwood
napaka na srcu heart disease
razširjenje srca dilatation of the heart
sredstvo za krepitev srca cordial, heart stimulant, ZDA cardiac
zlato srcé (figurativno) a generous (ali a kind) heart
bítje srcá heartbeat
trdega srca hardhearted
bolan na srcu ill with a heart condition
srcé bije, močno tolče the heart pulsates, throbs
srcé me boli I am heartsick (ali heartsore), I am sick at heart, my heart aches, it grieves my heart
srcé mi močno bíje my heart is pounding (ali is thumping)
lahkó mi je pri srcu I am light at heart
biti bolan na srcu to be heartsick
to mi je na srcu this is close to my heart
to mi ni pri srcu (figurativno) it does not appeal to me
imeti nekaj na srcu (figurativno) to have something on one's mind
nimam srca, da bi to napravil I haven't got the heart to do it
ne jemlji si tega preveč k srcu! don't take it too hard!, don't worry about it!
to gre človeku do srca (figurativno)
to človeku trga srcé this is heartrending
srcé mi krvavi (mi je krvavelo) my heart is bleeding (bled)
kar ima na srcu, ima na jeziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
srcé mi ne da, da bi to storil I do it with a bad grace, I cannot bring myself to do it
to mi je zelo pri srcu I have set my heart upon it
odvaliti komu kamen od srca (figurativno) to take a load off someone's mind
kamen se mi je odvalil od srca I feel a weight off my mind, a weight has been lifted from my mind
on osvaja ženska srca he is a ladykiller
omehčati najtrše srcé to touch the stoniest of hearts
srcé mi je padlo v hlače (figurativno) my heart sank into my shoes, I got cold feet, my heart failed me
položiti komu kaj na srcé to lay something to someone's heart
pomilujem vas iz dna srca I pity you from the bottom of my heart
olajšati si srcé to unbosom oneself
srcé bi mi póčilo I would die of a broken heart
srcé mi poskakuje od veselja ob tem it makes my heart thrill
to prija mojemu srcu it does my heart good
pridobiti si srca vseh to win the hearts of all
k srcu mu je prirasla (figurativno) he became very fond of her
razveseliti komu srcé to warm the cockles of someone's heart
od srca se smejati to laugh heartily
kolikor ti (le) srcé poželi! to your heart's content!
srcé se mi stiska I feel pangs (anguish)
iti komu k srcu to go to someone's heart, to make someone's heart thrill
srcé se mi trga it breaks my heart, I find it heartrending
človeku se srcé trga (ob tem) it's heartbreaking (ali heartrending)
vzeti si kaj k srcu to take something to heart
preveč si je to vzel k srcu he took it too much to heart
zelo sem si k srcu vzel njegovo smrt I was deeply affected by his death, I found his death a terrible blow
to mi teži srcé it presses (ali weighs heavily) upon my mind
strl ji je srcé (figurativno) he broke her heart
srcé mu je poskočilo (figurativno) his heart leapt
srcé me je zabolelo I was heartstricken
od vsega srca želeti kaj to set one's heart on something

sréča (notranja) happiness, felicity; (muhasta) fortune; (slučajna) (good) luck, good fortune, lucky chance

veliko sréče! good luck!
na sréčo, k sréči fortunately, luckily, by a lucky chance
na slepo sréčo at random, at haphazard, at a venture, in a happygo-lucky way
vso sréčo! may good luck go with you!
najboljšo sréčo! the best of luck (to you)!
kolo sréče Fortune's wheel, the ups and downs of life
v sréči ali nesreči in weal or woe, for good or ill, come weal or woe
opoteča sréča chequered fortune
sprememba sréče (na slabše) change for the worse, reversal of fortune
(še) sréča, da... it's a piece of luck that...
prava sréča, da ste slučajno bili tam it's a blessing you happened to be there
vojna sréča contingencies pl of war
to (pa) je sréča! that's what I call good luck!
bila bi velika sréča, če... it would be a great slice of luck if...
to je pač moja sréča! (imam pač tako sréčo!) that's just my luck!
lahko govorimo o sréči we can consider ourselves lucky
sréča je hotela, da... as luck would have it...
imam sréčo I am in luck, I am lucky
nimam sréče I have no luck, I am out of luck
to se pravi imeti sréčo! that's what I call good luck!
imeti veliko sréčo to have much good luck
imeti več sréče kot pameti to be more lucky than wise
marsikdo ima več sréče kot pameti fortune favours fools
imeti nepričakovano sréčo (pogovorno) to strike oil
imeti vražjo sréčo to be dead lucky
imeti vedno sréčo pri kartanju to be always lucky at cards
imel sem sréčo I had a stroke of luck
iskati sréčo to seek fortune
če bo šlo vse po sréči if everything goes well
poskusiti sréčo to try one's luck, to take one's chance, to chance one's luck, (žargon) to chance it
to ti bo prineslo sréčo it will bring you good luck
poskusiti kaj na slepo sréča to have a go
napraviti kaj na slepo sréčo (pogovorno) to chance one's arm
dal sem si prerokovati sréčo I had my fortune told
vedeževati komu sréčo to tell someone his fortune
vsakemu se sréča enkrat nasmeje every dog has his (ali its) day
skaliti sréčo to mar someone's happiness
voščiti, želeti komu sréčo pri... to wish someone joy of...
pot do sréče je trnova arhaično no joy without annoy
kadar sem imel največ sréče, sem zaslužil X SIT in my heyday I earned X tolars
sréča me zapušča my fortunes are at a low ebb
zibati se v sréči to walk (ali to tread) on air
bogastvo samo nam še ne more nuditi sréče wealth alone cannot procure us happiness
vse mu gre po sréči (se mu obrne v sréčo) everything in the garden's lovely, arhaično all things conspire to make him happy
vsak je svoje sréče kovač every man is the architect of his fortune

srédnji middle; central

srédnji stan middle classes pl, ZDA white-collar section of the population
srédnja pozicija central position
Srednja Amerika Central America
Srednja Nemčija Central Germany
srédnji vek Middle Ages pl
Srednja Azija Central Asia
srédnja črta šah middle line (fourth or fifth rank on a chessboard)
srédnja stvar intermediate thing, something between
srédnja teža middleweight
srédnje uho middle ear
vnetje srédnjega ušesa inflammation of the middle ear
srédnji čas mean time
srédnja kakovost medium quality
srédnji kos middle piece, central portion
srédnja stopnja (šole) last three classes (classes 5, 6 and 7) of an elementary school
srédnji spol gramatika neuter (gender)
srédnja šola secondary school, ZDA high school
srédnji napadalec šport centre forward
srédnji igralec centre, ZDA center
srédnja pot middle course, mean, compromise
kreniti po srédnji poti to adopt a middle course
srédnji val (radio) medium wave
srédnja vrednost mean (value), average
izračunati srédnjo vrednost to calculate an average
Srednja Evropa Central Europe
Srednji Vzhod the Middle East
srédnja žetev average crop

srédstvo means (sg in pl); (lek) remedy, medicine; expedient; way; medium; agent; instrument; pravo (ukrep) measure; (denar) funds pl, means pl, resources pl, the wherewithal

brez sredstev resourceless, lacking means, indigent, poor, destitute
srédstvo proti a remedy for
srédstvo za življenje livelihood, subsistence
denarna srédstva funds pl, means pl
kemično srédstvo chemical agent
osnovna srédstva trgovina assets pl
proizvodna srédstva means of production
prometna srédstva means of communication (of conveyance, ZDA of transportation)
zakonita srédstva legal measures pl
srédstvo za dosego cilja a means to an end
družbena srédstva social resources pl
združevanje sredstev pooling of resources
srédstva združenega dela means of associated labour
vsako srédstvo je dobro za dosego cilja (figurativno) all's fair in love and war
namen posvečuje srédstva the end justifies the means
poskusiti vsa srédstva (figurativno) to leave no stone unturned
ali ni nobenega srédstva? is there no way?
naša srédstva so zelo omejena our means are very limited
on je brez vsakih sredstev he is poverty-stricken, he is destitute, he is resourceless, he is penniless
moja srédstva mi tega ne dopuščajo I cannot afford it
porabiti, izčrpati vsa srédstva to exhaust all resources
poseči po skrajnih srédstvih to take extreme measures
odločil se je, da bo dosegel svoj cilj z vsemi srédstvi he is determined to go to any length
živeti preko svojih sredstev to live beyond one's means
združevati srédstva to pool resources
zagotoviti denarna srédstva to provide funds

sŕp sickle; reaping hook

lunin sŕp crescent
sŕp in kladivo hammer and sickle

stand by neprehodni glagol
stati (biti) ob (pri) in (morati) gledati; (mirno) gledati
vojska biti v pripravljenosti

I shall not stand by and see my brother mocked at ne bom mirno gledal, kako se norčujejo iz mojega brata
stand by! vojska mirno!

stanovánje apartments pl, ZDA apartment, lodgings pl

etažno stanovánje flat; quarters pl pogovorno digs pl, arhaično diggings pl; residence, dwelling, domicile
hrana in stanovánje board and lodging, bed and board
opremljeno stanovánje furnished apartments pl
enosobno stanovánje bed-sitting-room, bed-sitter, bed-sit
stanovánje v hiši brez dvigala ZDA walk-up apartment
prosto stanovánje in hrana all found
službeno stanovánje official residence
pomanjkanje stanovánj housing shortage, scarcity of lodgings
najem stanovánja lease
ara za stanovánje deposit, earnest (money)
izselitev iz stanovánja removal
sprememba stanovánja change of residence, removal
zamenjava stanovánja exchange of dwellings
najemnina za stanovánje rent, rental
dati odpoved stanovánja komu to give someone notice to quit
imeti prosto stanovánje to live rent free (v in), to have unpaid accommodation
iskati stanovánje to go in search of lodgings, to be house-hunting
izprazniti svoje 4 sobno stanovánje to vacate one's four-room flat
odda(ja)ti stanovánja to let apartments (ali lodgings)
vreči iz stanovánja to eject, (zakonsko) to evict
vseliti se v stanovánje to occupy one's apartment (ali rooms, accommodation), to move in
zaarati stanovánje to give earnest money (ali a deposit) as part of the rent
z gostijo proslaviti nastanitev v novem stanovánju to have a housewarming

star¹ [sta:]

1. samostalnik
astronomija zvezda, ozvezdje
tisk zvezdica; bela lisa na konjskem čelu ipd.; zvezda (odlikovanje)
figurativno vidna osebnost; zvezdnik, -ica, slaven ali glaven filmski igralec (igralka); slovit pevec

star turn figurativno glavna točka, glavna atrakcija
an all-star cast zasedba vseh vlog z zvezdniki
day star; poetično, morning star zvezda danica
evening star zvezda večernica
fixed star zvezda stalnica
lode star zvezda, po kateri se ravna smer (kurz), zlasti severnica; figurativno zvezda vodnica
north star, pole star (zvezda) severnica
the red star mednarodno društvo za zaščito živali
shooting star, falling star zvezdni utrinek
Stars and Stripes, Star-Spangled Banner zastava ZDA
to be born under a lucky (an unlucky) star biti rojen pod (ne)srečno zvezdo
his star has set njegova zvezda je zašla, njegova slava je minila
the stars were against it figurativno usoda ni tako hotela, usoda je bila proti
to follow one's star figurativno zaupati svoji zvezdi
to see stars figurativno vse zvezde videti (od udarca itd.)
I may thank my stars I was not there lahko govorim o sreči, da nisem bil tam

2. pridevnik
zvezden; glaven; vodilen, odlikujoč se

star chart (map) karta zvezd
star prosecution witness pravno glavna obremenilna priča

stár old; aged; advanced in years; (starodaven) ancient; (postaran) elderly; (staromoden) old-fashioned, (zastarel) antiquated, rusty; (beseda) archaic, obsolescent, obsolete; (obrabljen) used, worn, (ponošen) wornout, threadbare; (fraza) hackneyed, trite, timeworn; exploded; (že rabljen) secondhand (pohištvo furniture); (kruh, pivo, novica, šala) stale

stári vek ancient times, antiquity
stár dovtip, vic old joke
stáro železo scrap iron, scrap
stár grešnik inveterate sinner
stár (izkušen) mornar (figurativno) old salt
stár (odslužen) vojak veteran
stári Rimljani the ancient Romans pl
stára obleka worn-out (ali cast-off) clothes pl
na stára leta in one's old age
v stárih časih in ancient (ali in former) times
stári oče, stára mati grandfather, grandmother
stáro in mlado young and old
stára šara junk, lumber
stár kot zemlja as old as the hills
srednje stár middle-aged
stár kot Matuzalem as old as Methuselah
po stárem (načinu) in the old way
dobri stári časi the good old times pl
stára devica an old maid
diplomat stáre šole a diplomat of the old school
zgodba stára kot svet a story as old as the hills
stári jeziki ancient languages pl, classics pl (s konstr. v sg)
stára zgodovina ancient history
stára številka (časopisa) back number
iz stárih časov from days of yore
stára navada železna srajca habit is second nature
koliko ste stári? how old are you?, what age are you?, what is your age?
on je 15 let stár he is fifteen (years of age)
toliko je stár kot jaz he is my age, pogovorno he's the same age as me
stár sem več kot 30 let I am over thirty
on še ni (je blizu) 40 let stár he is on the right (ali on the sunny) side of forty
je že preko 40 let (star) he is on the wrong (ali on the shady) side of forty
ona še ni 20 let stára she is not yet out of her teens
to te dela stárega that makes you look old, pogovorno it puts years on you
on je kaki dve leti starejši od mene he is some two years my senior
on je (že) čez 70 let (star) he is seventy odd
ne bo delal stárih kosti he won't make old bones
stár postajati to grow old
vse gre po stárem everything's going on in the same old way
vse ostane pri stárem everything stays as it was (ali as before)
(zdravstveno) še nisem »stari« I am not my old self yet
kje so dobri stári časi? where are the good old days?

stark [sta:k]

1. pridevnik
tog, negiben, trd, okoren
poetično krepak, močan; pust (o pokrajini); popolnoma gol; popoln, skrajen, absoluten

stark and stiff čisto negiben (mrtev)
stark beauty of painting prekrasna slika
stark folly (madness) popolna blaznost (norost)
it is stark nonsense to je popoln nesmisel

2. prislov
popolnoma, čisto

stark-blind čisto slep
stark-dead čisto mrtev
stark-mad čisto nor
stark-staring mad popolnoma nor
stark-naked čisto gol
stark-staring open na stežaj odprt

start¹ [sta:t] samostalnik
start, odhod
aeronavtika vzlet; startna točka; možnost za start; znak za start; začetek
šport prednost; trzaj, zdrznjenje, planitev kvišku; izbruh; presenečenje; začasen napor; naključje, slučaj

at the start v začetku, skraja, sprva
by fits and starts v presledkih
from the start od samega začetka
from start to finish od začetka do konca
start of fancy figurativno muha, domislek
false start šport, figurativno napačen start
fiying start leteči start
a good start in life dober začetek v življenju
a rum start pogovorno veliko presenečenje
to appear at the start šport pojaviti se na startu, iti na start
to awake with a start planiti iz spanja
to give the start dati znak za start
to give s.o. a start (in life) pomagati komu pri startu v življenje
to give s.o. a start prestrašiti koga
I can give him 10 yards start and beat him (in the race) lahko mu dam 10 jardov prednosti in ga premagam (v teku)
I gave the wheel a start pognal sem kolo
to get the start of one's rivals prehiteti svoje tekmece
to make a start začeti
to make a new start in life začeti novo življenje
to work by fits and starts delati s pogostnimi presledki (neredno, neenakomerno)

state² [stéit] samostalnik (State, state)
država, državna uprava
množina zakonodajno telo na Guernseyu in Jerseyu

affair of State državna zadeva
chair of state prestol
the Balcan States balkanske države
Church and State Cerkev in država
free state (v ZDA) država, v kateri ni bilo suženjstva
slave state (v ZDA) država, v kateri je bilo suženjstvo
the Secretary of State ameriško sekretar (minister) za zunanje zadeve
the States of Europe evropske države
the United States Združene države (ameriške)

státi¹ (stanem) to cost

dragó státi to cost dear
to te bo drago stalo! that will cost you dear!
koliko stane to? how much does it cost?, what's the price?, how much is it?, what do you charge for it?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
to me je stalo X SIT I paid X tolars for it
knjiga me je stala X SIT the book cost me X tolars
popravila so nas stala X SIT the repairs cost us X tolars
to bo stalo mnogo časa in truda this work will take much time and trouble
naj stane, kar hoče! cost what it may, at any cost, at any price
ni važno, koliko to stane it does not matter what it will cost, expense is no object
to precéj stane it comes expensive, it is dear
to ga je stalo življenje it cost him his life
dobre besede nič ne stanejo kind words cost nothing

stir¹ [stə:] samostalnik
mešanje, premešanje, premikanje; (živahno) gibanje, vrvež, živahnost, gneča, naval, hrup; nemir; razburjenje, vznemirjenje; stresanje, podrezanje, sunek, spodbuda

full of stir and movement razgiban, zelo živahen, poln življenja
to cause a stir povzročiti razburjenje
to give the fire a stir podrezati ogenj
he made a great stir napravil je mnogo hrupa (razburjenja), dvignil je precéj prahu

stir³ [stə:]

1. prehodni glagol
(pre)mešati (tekočino); (po)drezati; (pre)tresti, premakniti, razgibati; spodbuditi, izzvati (to, into k)
razvneti, razburiti, razburkati

2. neprehodni glagol
(dati) se mešati; premakniti se, premikati se, gibati se, razgibati se; zbuditi se, vstati; razburiti se; reagirati (to na)
krožiti (novica), prenašati se; zgoditi se, dogajati se

anything stirring? se kaj dogaja? kaj novega?
not a breath (of wind) is stirring najmanjše sapice ni
to stir s.o.'s blood razburkati, razvneti, navdušiti koga
to stir one's coffee premešati si kavo
don't stir! ne premikajte se!
not to stir an eyelid niti z očesom ne treniti
not to stir a fingor (to help) s prstom (niti z mezincem) ne migniti (v pomoč)
to stir the fire podrezati ogenj
he never stirs out of house on se nikoli ne premakne iz hiše, vedno čepi doma
nobody is stirring yet nihče še ni vstal (iz postelje)
to stir heaven and earth figurativno napeti vse sile
to stir the heart ganiti srce
there is no news stirring nobena novica ne kroži
to stir one's stumps pogovorno hitreje stopiti, pohiteti, podvizati se
to stir s.o.'s wrath razjariti, razbesniti koga, spraviti koga v besnost

stó a (ali one) hundred

štiri stó four hundred
120 dni one hundred and twenty days
nekaj čez stó a hundred odd
okrog stó about a hundred
5 od stó five per cent
stó let star človek a centenarian
tek na stó metrov hundred metres, hundred metres' sprint (ali race)
stodvajset (120) a great hundred, a long hundred
staviti 1:100 to bet one to hundred

stock¹ [stɔk] samostalnik
trgovina zaloga (blaga), blago; skladišče; inventar
trgovina glavnica, kapital delniške družbe; osnovni, obratni kapital; fond; premoženje, imetje, gotovina
množina delnice, državne obveznice, državni vrednostni papirji; (kartanje) talon
agronomija inventar, živina
gledališče repertoar, repertoarno gledališče; steber, hlod, klada, opornik, podlaga; gradbeni, stavbni oder
zgodovina, množina klade (kazen); sramotilni steber
množina, navtika ladjedelnica, gradbišče za ladje, za jadrnice
zastarelo štor, panj, hlod, deblo, steblo, cepljeno drevo
biologija rasa, pleme, rod, poreklo, izvor, družina; jezikovna skupina; orodje; oprema; ročaj, držaj, držalo, ročica, puškino kopito; leseni del orodja, ogrodje pluga; napera, špica na kolesu
botanika levkoja; surovina; kostna juha
zastarelo nogavica; tog, trd ovratnik, pokončen (ženski) ovratnik; cilj, tarča
figurativno bedak, neumnež

in stock na zalogi, v skladišču
on the stocks v gradnji, v pripravi, v ustvarjanju
out of stock ne na zalogi, razprodan
of noble stock plemiškega rodu
stock of anchor prečka pri sidru
stock of anvil klada nakovala
stock of bit držaj svedra
stock on hand zaloga blaga
stocks and stones mrtvi, neživi predmeti; letargične osebe
bank stock osnovni kapital banke
dead stock orodje, mrtvi inventar
fat stock klavna živina
Government stocks državni vrednostni papirji
joint stock kapital delniške družbe
joint-stock company delniška družba
laughing stock predmet posmehovanja
live stock (domača) živina, živi inventar (farme)
lock, stock and barrel figurativno vse, popolnoma
paper stock odpadki, cunje, iz katerih se dela papir
preference stock kapital, katerega delnice imajo prednost pri izplačilu dividend
rolling stock železnica vozni park, vagoni
sale of stock trgovina razprodaja zaloge
soup stock osnova juhe (kosti, meso), kostna juha
to be out of stock biti na koncu z, zelo malo imeti, biti brez
to be the laughing stock biti v posmeh
to buy stock kupovati državne vrednostne papirje
to come of a good stock izhajati iz dobre družine
to have in stock imeti v zalogi, v skladišču
he has a great stock of information on je dobro informiran
to keep in stock imeti v zalogi, držati v rezervi
to lay in (to take in) a stock of napraviti si zalogo (česa)
to renew one's stock obnoviti svojo zalogo
to take stock napraviti inventuro, inventirati, popisati blago in zaloge
to take stock of pazljivo motriti, opazovati, oceniti
to take stock in figurativno zanimati se za, ukvarjati se z, pripisovati važnost (čemu)
to water stock povečati nominalni kapital z izdajanjem delnic brez pokritja

stone¹ [stóun]

1. samostalnik
kamen; drag kamen; koščica (sadja), peška; zrno toče
medicina (ledvični, žolčni, v mehurju) kamen; utežna mera (14 funtov, 6,35 kg); (spominski, mejni, nagrobni) kamen; brus, osla; mlinski kamen
množina, vulgarno modo

a stone of cheese 7,26 kg sira
a stone of meat (fish) 3,63 kg mesa (rib)
stone's throw (cast) daljava, do katere se lahko vrže kamen; lučaj, domet kamna; majhna oddaljenost
artificial stone cement
Cornish stone kaolin
gall stone medicina žolčni kamen
grave stone nagrobni kamen
grind stone mlinski kamen
hearth stone kamnito podnožje ognjišča
holy stone mehak peščenec za čiščenje palube
meteoric stone meteorit
mile stone miljnik; mejnik
paving stone tlakovalna kocka
philosophers' stone kamen modrih
precious stone dragulj
rocking stone majav kamen
rolling stone valeč se kamen, figurativno nestanoviten človek
the Stone Age kamena doba
shower of stones ploha, dež kamenja
stocks and stones nežive stvari
to break stones tolči, drobiti, razbijati kamenje
to cast (to throw) stones at s.o. obmetavati koga s kamenjem, figurativno zmerjati, sramotiti, grajati, obrekovati koga
stones will cry out figurativno krivica, ki vpije v nebo
to be cut for the stone biti operiran zaradi (žolčnega, ledvičnega itd.) kamna
some of the stones were the size of a pigeon's egg nekaj zrn toče je bilo velikosti golobjega jajca
to give a stone and a beating šport, pogovorno z lahkoto premagati
a rolling stone gathers no moss figurativno goste službe, redke suknje
to give a stone for bread figurativno posmehovati se, namesto da bi pomagali; nuditi nesprejemljivo pomoč
to harden into stone okamneti (tudi figurativno)
to kill two birds with one stone ubiti dve muhi z enim udarcem
not to leave a stone standing ne pustiti kamna na kamnu
to leave no stone unturned figurativno vse poskušati, vse možno napraviti
those who live in glass-houses should not throw stones naj ne grajajo tisti, ki sami niso brez graje; kdor druge kritizira, se sam izpostavlja kritiziranju
to mark with a white stone z belo kredo (v dimniku) zapisati, obeležiti (dan) kot važen (slavnosten, prazničen)

2. pridevnik
kamnit; lončen

stone mug lončen vrček