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domá at home; in

je on domá? is he in?, is he at home?
je Vaš oče domá? is your father in, is your father at home?
ni ga domá he is not at home, he is away, he is away from home
domá narejen (kruh) home-made (bread)
držati se domá to keep to the house
on vedno tiči domá he never goes (ali gets) out, he is a stay-at-home
on je domá iz Ljubljane he is a native of Ljubljana
domá je najlepše there's no place like home
počutiti se kot domá to feel at home
bodite kot domá! make yourself at home!
biti domá v (figurativno) to be at home in (ali with), to be familiar with
nisem domá v tem predmetu (figurativno) I am not familiar with this subject
ljubo domá, kdo ga ima east, west, home's best; pesniško be it ever so humble, there's no place like home

bíti (sem) to be; to exist; to live; to take place

je (= se nahaja) there is
so (= se nahajajo) there are; (bivati) to stay
bíti lačen, žejen to be hungry, thirsty
bíti ves iz sebe to be beside oneself, to be overwrought
3 x 5 = 15 three times five equals fifteen
kaj je, kakó je (kaj) z njim? how is he?, how is he getting on?; how are things with him?
kaj je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
toplo (mraz) mi je I am warm (cold)
ne morem bíti brez (cigaret) I cannot do without (cigarettes)
bíti brez denarja to be short of money
bíti brez premoga to be short of coal
po čem je kruh? how much is (the) bread?
koliko je do postaje? how long does it take to the station?
bodi previden! be careful!
on je iz Londona he is (ali comes) from London
kdo je? who is there?
kdo je tam? (vojak na straži) who goes there?
po meni je, z menoj je konec I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
kaj Vam je? what is the matter with you?
nič mi ni there is nothing the matter with me
slabó mi je I feel sick
jaz sem (to) it is I, pogovorno it's me
če bi jaz bil Vi (bil na Vašem mestu), bi ostal doma if I were you, I would stay at home
če je (to) takó if it is so, if that be so, if that be the case
naj bo takó! arhaično let it be so!
naj bo (to), kot hoče! be that as it may
naj bo tako ali tako in either case
to bo dovolj this will do
kar je bilo, je bilo let bygones be bygones
bíti v napoto to be in the way, to inconvenience, to hinder
ni mi za... I don't care for...
za to mu ni he does not care about it
nič mi ni zanj pogovorno I couldn't care less about him, I don't care a fig for him
ni mi do šal I am in no mood for joking
to ni (nič) zame that is not in my line
nič ni bilo iz tega nothing came of it
ni mi do poezije I have no time for poetry
mnogo mi je do tega, da... I am very anxious to...
vem, pri čem sem I know where I stand
on je proti meni he has set his face against me
hiša je v gradnji the house is being built
bilo mi je, da bi jokal I felt like crying
on bi bil dober učitelj he would make a good teacher
tu gre za bíti ali ne bíti this is a matter of life or death
šlo je za bíti ali ne bíti it was touch and go
pri tem sem ob 50.000 SIT I am fifty thousand tolars out of pocket over it

bólje better

bólje in bólje, vedno bólje better and better
čim prej tem bólje the sooner the better
toliko bólje so much the better
tem bólje all the better
oziroma bólje (rečeno) or rather
bólje je (vzeti...) it is preferable (to take...)
zaradi tega mi ni prav nič bólje I am no whit the better for it
gre mu (ekonomsko) bólje he is better off
sedaj mi gre (zdravstveno) bólje I am getting better now
bólje bi storil, če bi ostal doma you'd better stay at home, pogovorno you better stay at home
bólje ne! (= tega Vam ne svetujem) you had better not!
sinoči, oziroma bólje rečeno, davi smo imeli vihar last night, or rather, this morning there was a storm
ni mogel napraviti bólje kot... he could not have done better than...
bólje se počutiti to feel (ali to be) better
posli gredo bólje business is improving
obrniti se, spremeniti se na bólje to change for the better
bólje drži ga kot lovi ga a bird in hand is worth two in the bush

božičeváti to observe the Christmas holiday

božičeváli so doma they spent Christmas at home

brêz without

brez- un-, -less; devoid of; destitute of
brêz mene without me
brêz njegove vednosti without his knowing it
brêz odlašanja without delay
brêz škode za without prejudice to
brêz nadaljnjega without hesitation, without more ado
brêz dvoma doubtless, no doubt, without doubt, undoubtedly
brêz dela, brêz zaposlitve out of work, unemployed
brêz doma homeless
brêz prijateljev friendless
brêz denarja, brez pare penniless
brêz upanja hopeless
brêz vrednosti worthless
brêz zdrave pameti devoid of common sense
brêz razumevanja devoid of understanding
brêz sape out of breath, breathless
brêz prestanka ceaseless, unending
brêz otrok childless
brêz šale joking apart
kava brêz sladkorja coffee without sugar
biti brêz česa to be lacking (ali wanting ali deficient) in something
moral bom (biti) brêz tega I shall have to go without it (ali to do without it)
bili smo brêz denarja we were penniless ali pogovorno hard up
brêz njega bi jaz bil izgubljen but for him I should have been lost
ni rože brêz trna there is no rose without a thorn

čepéti to squat; to cower; to crouch

po turško čepéti to squat tailor-fashion
vedno čepí doma he is a stay-at-home, he never stirs out of the house

dáleč far (away, off); a long way off; widely, remotely, distantly

dáleč od tu far from here
dáleč naokoli far and wide
dáleč narazen wide apart
od dáleč from the distance, from afar
kako dáleč how far, to what extent
tako dáleč in ne dlje! thus far and no further ali farther
bil sem dáleč od doma I was far from home
kako dáleč je (to)? how far is it?
stanuje dáleč od tu he lives far away from here
dáleč boljši, dáleč najboljši better by far, by far the best
dáleč proč (še dolgo ne) far from it, not by a long way (ali chalk)
dáleč od tega far from it
še dáleč ne tako zanimiv not nearly so interesting
dáleč najboljša splošna zgodovina far and away the best general history
kakor dáleč seže oko as far as the eye can reach
lahkó tečeš tako dáleč? can you run as far as that?
držati se dáleč (stran) od to keep (ali to stand) clear of
kako dáleč si z angleščino? how far have you got with your English?
počasi se dáleč pride he that goes softly, goes safely

dávno long ago, a long time ago, ages ago

dávno je že, kar sem odšel od doma it's a long time since I left home
to vem že dávno I've known that for ages
dávno minuli časi times long past

dóm home; (hiša) house; (zavod) home, hall

brez dóma homeless; houseless; unsettled
z dóma away, away from home
proti dómu homeward(s)
dečji dóm children's home
študentovski dóm hall (ali hostel) of residence (for students)
dóm za stare ljudi old people's home
dóm upokojencev home for the aged; home for old-age pensioners
dóm za slepe home for the blind
ustvariti si dóm to set up a home

družínski (of) family

družínski član member of a family
družínski človek (ki tiči doma) family man
družínska doklada family allowance
družínski (domači) krog family (domestic) circle
družínski nakit (dragulji) heirlooms pl
družínska kronika family records pl
družínski oče pater familias
družínska podobnost family likeness
družínski poglavar head of a family
družínski rodovnik family tree
družínske zadeve family affairs pl
družínsko življenje family life, home life

gnézdo nest; (orlovo, roparic) eyrie, aerie, aery; (fazanov) arhaično nide; figurativno (dom) home, roof; figurativno haunt; (leglo) brood, hatch, (za žuželčja jajca) nidus

gnézdo roparjev den of thieves
polno gnézdo nestful
graditi gnézdo to build a nest, arhaično to nidificate, to nidify
krasti jajca iz gnézd to rob birds' nests
položiti v gnézdo to nest
sedeti na gnézdu to sit on the nest (to hatch)
stikati za ptičjimi gnézdi to go bird's-nesting (ali bird-nesting ali nesting)
sedeti v toplem gnézdu (figurativno) to live (ali to be living ali to be) in clover
ustvariti si gnézdo (figurativno) to build one's nest (ali home), (oženiti se) to settle down to married life
ptički brez gnézda (= otroci brez doma) waifs and strays
napraviti si mehko gnézdo to feather one's nest

gospá (splošno) lady; (v nagovoru) madam; (pred priimkom) arhaično Mistress; (na pismu) Mrs. (izgovorjava misiz); (ako je zakonski stan neznan) Ms. (izgovorjava mèz, miz)

gospá Brown Mrs. Brown; (poročena) married lady
Spoštovana gospá! Dear Madam!
je gosp Brown doma? is Mrs. Brown at home?
gospe in gospodje! Ladies and Gentlemen!
igrati gospo, hoteti biti gospa (figurativno) to act the lady, to put on airs, pogovorno to act posh

junák hero

junák dneva hero of the day (ali of the hour)
Neznani junák Unknown Soldier
grob Neznanega junáka Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
boriti se kot junák to fight like a hero
napraviti junáka iz koga to make someone (into) a hero, to venerate someone as a hero
umreti kot junák to die a hero
doma se vsakdo čuti junáka every cock crows on his dunghill

kér because

kér (pač) as, since
ni mogel priti, kér je bil bolan he could not come because he was ill
kér je deževalo, nismo šli na pot as it was raining, we did not start
kér se ti ne ljubi iti, lahko ostaneš doma as you don't feel like coming, you can stay at home
kér mi (že, pač) ne verjameš... since you don't believe me...
kér ni nič boljšega for want of something better

máčka zoologija (female) cat, she-cat

divja máčka wild cat
máčka je trdoživa a cat has nine lives
máčka prede the cat purrs
razumeti se kot pes in máčka to get on (together) like cat and dog
živeti kot pes in máčka to live a cat-and-dog life
hoditi kot máčka okoli vrele kaše to beat about the bush
kadar máčkae ni doma, miši plešejo when the cat is away, the mice do play
poparjena máčka se še mrzle vode boji once bitten, twice shy
máčka pade vedno na noge a cat always lands on its feet

mêsen (of) meat; meaty; fleshy

mêsni cmok meatball
mêsni ekstrakt meat extract
mêsni izrastek fleshy growth
mêsna jed meat dish
mêsna hrana, dieta meat diet
mêsna konserva (v pločevinki) tinned (ZDA canned) meat, (doma narejena, v lončku itd.) potted meat
mêsna juha broth, beef tea, consommé, clear soup
kocka za mêsno juho beef stock tablet, bouillon cube
mêsna pašteta meat pie
mêsni sok gravy

míš zoologija mouse, pl mice

poljska míš field mouse
gorska míš (egiptovski skakač) jerboa
vodna míš shrew mouse
slepe míši (igra) blind man's buff
ne ptič ne míš neither fish, flesh nor fowl
moker sem kot míš (figurativno) I am soaking wet
bil je moker kot míš he was soaked to the skin
reven kot cerkvena míš as poor as a church mouse
igrati se slepe míši to play blind man's buff
loviti míši to catch mice, (maček) to mouse
prežati kot mačka na míš to watch like a cat watching a mouse
videti bele míši (imeti delirium tremens) (žargon) to see pink elephants
kadar mačke ni doma, míši plešejo when the cat's away the mice will play
tresla se gora, rodila se míš (figurativno) the mountain has laboured, the mountain has brought forth a mouse

nájbolje best

kar nájbolje sem mogel as best as I could
smatram za nájbolje (da grem v...) I think it best (to go to...)
najbolje je, če (poveš resnico) you had best (tell the truth)
nájbolje zanj bi bilo najeti avto he had best rent a car
nájbolje bi (jaz) storil, če bi ostal (ostanem) doma I had best stay at home
kakor nájbolje vem in znam to the best of my knowledge (ali power, ability)

namésto instead of; in place of; by way of

namésto koga arhaično in someone's stead
pojdi tja namésto mene! go there instead of me (ali arhaično in my stead)
namésto da bi ostal doma... instead of staying at home...

nihčè nobody; none, no one; not anyone, not anybody

nikogar doma there's no one at home (ali there isn't anyone at home)
nikogar drugega ni bilo na sestanku there was no one else (ali there wasn't anyone else) at the meeting
nihčè drug nobody else
prav nihčè no one whatever
nihčè od nas none of us
nihčè od nas ni tega videl none (ali not one) of us saw it
nihčè drug kot... none other than...
nihčè ne more služiti dvema gospoodarjema no man can serve two masters