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kakó how; in what way

kakó to? how so?
kakó lepó! how beautiful!
kakó daleč? how far?
kakó to, da... how comes it that..., how come that...
kakó vraga... how the deuce..., how the devil..., how the dickens...?
kakó, prosim? I beg your pardon, pogovorno pardon?; what was that?, what did you say?
kakó se počutiš? how do you feel?
kakó stara je? how old is she?
kakó dolgo ste že v Ljubljani? how long have you been in Ljubljana?
kakó je z vstopnicami? what about the tickets?
kakó lepo jutro! what a lovely morning!
kakó sem vesel, da te vidim! how pleased I am to see you!
kakó je nesrečna! how unhappy she is!
kakó mu je ime? what is his name?
kakó imenujete to (rečete temu) po angleško (v angleščini)? what do you call this in English?
kakó to, da si še vedno tu? how is it you're still here?
ne razumem, kakó je to možno I do not understand how this can be
nihče ne ve kakó mu je uspelo no one knows how he has done
kakó vendar... how on earth...
pa še kakó! and how
Se lahko poslužim vašega telefona? - Kako, da ne! May I use your telephone? - Why, yes! of course!

ah! ah!

ah! kaj! (obžalovanje, neveličanost) ah!; (občudovanje, zadovoljnost) oh!
ah, kako je lep! oh, how nice!
ah! kaj! oh, go on!

bežáti to flee; to run away, to fly; to take to flight, to make one's escape

bežáti pred (izogibati se) to avoid, to shun, (knjižno) to flee from
kako čas beži! how time flies!
bežal je, kar so ga noge nesle he ran as fast as his legs could carry him
sovražnik je bežal v popolnem neredu the enemy was fleeing in a panic
Beži(te) (pojdite no!) be off with you!

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

bógve God knows; goodness knows; arhaično God wot

bógve kdaj bo prišel God knows when he will come
bógve kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
Je to res? - Bogve. Is that true? - I wonder.
ne bógve kako dobra kakovost second-rate quality
bógve zakaj goodness (ali God) knows why
do bógve kdaj (figurativno) till the cows come home

čás time; (doba) epoch; tide, (razdobje) period; space of time; (letni čas) season; (ura) hour; gramatika tense; (vmesni) interval, interim, meantime

božični čás Christmastime, Christmastide, arhaično yuletide
poletni (delovni) čás daylight saving time
konični čás (ure) rush hour, peak hours pl
prometno šibki čás offpeak (ali slack) hours pl
slabi, težki čási hard times pl
skrajni čás! high time!
prosti čás leisure; spare time
ves moj čás the whole of my time
s časom in the course of time, gradually
o pravem čásu in time; in the nick of time; in due course of time, ZDA on time
od čása do čása every now and then, from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while
čez nekaj čása some time afterwards
od tega čása since that time
v kratkem čásu in a short time
za kratek čás for a short time
pred čásom, predčasno prematurely
pred nekaj čása some time ago
že nekaj čása prej for some time past
že dolgo čása for a long time
že pred dolgo čása long ago, a long time ago; ZDA pogovorno way back
med tem čásom in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile
od tega čása naprej from this time onward, henceforth
od tistega čása dalje from that time forward
v istem čásu at the same time
nekaj čása (prislov) awhile, (samostalnik) a while
ob nepravem čásu at the wrong time, out of season
ob kateremkoli čásu, ob vsakem čásu at any time
ves čás all along, all the time
pred davnim čásom long ago
v teku čása in the course of time
vsak čás zdaj any time now
v starih čásih in olden times
v dobrih starih čásih in the good old days
v tistem čásu at that time
ob katerem čásu? at what time?
v sedanjem čásu at present, now
v določenem čásu within a fixed period, in due course
zadnje čáse lately
za vse čáse for all time
prav v zadnjem čásu quite recently
od davnih čásov from time immemorial, from time out of mind
ob določenem čásu at the appointed time
v prostem čásu at one's leisure
šala o nepravem čásu ill-timed jest
škoda čása za to it's a mere waste of time
vsaka stvar ob svojem čásu everything in its season
vse ob svojem čásu there is a time for everything, all in good time
v čásu, v čásih poplav in times of flood
čás beži time flies
skrajni čás je it is high time
to je samo vprašanje čása it's only a question of time
je že tudi čás! (it's) about time, too!
to je samo izguba čása it's a sheer waste of time
za to je še čás there is plenty of time for that
za to je še do jutri čás it can wait till tomorrow
bil je čás, ko... time was when...
za to je treba čása this takes time
določiti čás to fix a date
dati komu čás to give someone time
imate malo čása zame? can you spare me a moment?
čás se mu vleče time hangs heavy on his hands
ne imeti čása za... to have no time for
krajšati si čás to while away the time
izkoristiti čás to take time by the forelock
imam nekaj prostega čása I have some time to spare
iti (vštric) s čásom to be abreast of the times
nimam dosti čása, ne smem izgubljati čása I have no time to spare
kje so lepi stari čási? pesniško where are the snows of yester year?
kako dolgo čása ga ni! what a long time he has been gone!
korakati s čásom to move with the times
čási so minuli, ko... time was, when...
čás je potekel time is up
preganjati čás (figurativno) to while away the time
prihraniti čás to save time
prebiti svoj čás to pass one's time
njegov čás je prišel his hour has struck
čakati svoj čás to bide one's time
držati korak s čásom to keep pace with the times
priti ravno o pravem čásu to come in the nick of time
čás bo pokazal time will show, time will tell
čás presti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
je škoda čása (ne izplača se) it is not worth while
ob nepriličnem čásu priti h komu to intrude upon someone's time
štopati čás to time with a stopwatch
on je videl boljše čáse he had known better times
vzeti mnogo čása to take long
precéj čása mi bo vzelo, da... it will take me ages to...
to mi vzame skoraj ves moj čás it takes up nearly all my time
vzemite si čás! take your time!
ubi(ja)ti čás to kill time
ves čás sem to vedel I have known it all the time (ali all along)
precéj čása te že nisem videl I haven't seen you for ages
precéj čása bo trajalo, da... it will take some time to...
zapravljati tratiti (svoj) čás to waste one's time, to fritter away one's time, ZDA žargon to boondoggle
med tem čásom se je marsikaj zgodilo many things have happened in between
čás je denar time is money
preživljati težke čáse to have a hard time
čás hitro teče time passes quickly (ali races by, flies)

čúden queer, uncommon, unusual; eccentric; strange; singular; odd; original; curious; VB žargon rum

kako čúdno! what a curious thing!
čúdna opazka a strange remark
to je čúdno that is strange
on je čúden patron he is a strange fellow
nič čúdnega, če... no wonder if...
na tem ni nič čúdnega there is nothing strange in (ali about) it
čudno (presenetljivo, za čuda) curiously enough, strange to say
čúdno se počutiti to feel strange
čúdno, da tega niste (ne bi bili) slišali strange that you should not have heard it
čúdno se sliši žargon it sounds rum
kakor se utegne zdeti čúdno... strange as it may appear...
zaklel je in nič čúdnega (če je) he swore and no wonder

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

dobróta kindness; goodness; benevolence; (blagost) mildness, leniency, gentleness, good nature; (usluga) favour

sama dobróta ga je he is kindness itself
na mizi je mnogo dobrót on the table there are many good things
iz dobróte out of kindness
izkazati dobróto komu to do someone a kindness
izrabljati dobróto kake osebe to encroach upon someone's kindness
kako naj se zahvalim za Vaše mnoge dobróte? how can I thank you for your many kindnesses?

dólgo

za dólgo for long
že dólgo long, long ago, for a long time
kako dólgo? how long?
dólgo poprej long before
že dólgo (nazaj) for a long time since
kako dólgo že? how long since?
še dólgo ne (daleč proč) far from it, not for a long time, not by a long way
dólgo (je že) tega (that was) long ago
dólgo ga že poznam I have known him a long time
ne dólgo tega not so very long ago
dólgo je že, kar... it is a good while since...
kje si bil tako dólgo? where have you been all this time?
že dólgo ga nisem videl I haven't seen him for a long time, it's a long time since I saw him last
dólgo je že, kar je umrl it is a long time since he died, he died long ago
je že dólgo (od) tega? was this long ago?
kako dólgo te ni bilo! how long you were!
dólgo ga ni bilo he was a long time coming
ne bom dólgo (počakajte hipec) I shan't be long
dólgo me ni bilo tu I have not been here long
to že dólgo vem I have known that (for) a long time
je za dólgo odšel? has he gone for long?
ne morem dólgo (časa) teči I cannot run (ali keep on running) for long
predólgo ste čakali you have waited too long
ne bo več dólgo (pri življenju) he hasn't long to go, he isn't long for this world

douméti to comprehend; to understand; to get, to conceive

tega ne morem douméti that's beyond me
ne morem douméti, kako je to naredil I cannot conceive how he did it
ne douméti not to make head or tail of it

dŕzniti se to dare; to be bold; to venture; to presume; to make bold; to take liberties (with); (v pismu ipd.) to take the liberty

drznem se reči I make bold to say; I venture to say (da that...)
dŕzniti se kaj napraviti to make so bold as to do something
drznil se bom dati Vam nasvet I will venture to give you a piece of advice
ne drzne se to napraviti he dare not (ali does not dare to) do it
kako se drznete tako govoriti? how dare you speak like this?
kdo se drzne na tako viharno morje? who dare venture out on such a stormy sea?

ênkrat once; some time

ênkrat na dan once a day
ênkrat ali dvakrat once or twice
ênkrat slučajno once by chance
ênkrat za vselej once for all
ênkrat pač (prej ali slej, kadarkoli) at some time or other
niti ênkrat not once
končno ênkrat at last
še ênkrat once more, once again, the same again
še ênkrat toliko as much (oziroma many) again; twice as much (oziroma many)
pozneje ênkrat by and by
to pot ênkrat this once
drugo leto ênkrat some time next year
za ênkrat for once, for the time being
niti ênkrat ni deževalo it never rained once
bil je ênkrat (slučajno) točen he was in time for once in a way
to je kar lahkó, ko ênkrat vidite, kako se tega lotiti it is easy enough once you see how to tackle it
kar je ênkrat narejeno, je narejeno once it is done, it is done

féj medmet faugh!, pooh!, arhaično fie!; disgustiug!, shame on you!, for shame!

féj, taki ljudje! what disgusting people!, žargon what a shower!, what an absolute shower!
féj, kako smrdi! pooh, what a stench!
to je vreme, féj what (absolutely) foul weather!
féj te bodi! you ought to be ashamed of yourself; aren't you ashamed!; why, it's (absolutely) disgraceful!

godíti se to take place; to occur; to happen

kaj se godi tu! what's going on here?
kako se Vam godi? how are you?, how are things (with you)?
dobro se mi godi (zdravstveno) I am well, I'm fine, (gmotno) I am doing well, žargon I'm sitting pretty
dobro se mu godi žargon he is sitting pretty

gojíti to cultivate; (cvetlice, zelenjavo, brado itd.) to grow; (živali) to breed; (čustvo, figurativno) to entertain, to nurse, to foster, to cherish, to harbour

gojíti gosi to keep geese
gojíti pse konje to breed dogs, horses
gojíti solato to grow lettuce
gojíti misel to entertain an idea
gojíti zle naklepe to harbour ill designs
gojíti prijateljstvo s kom to cultivate someone's friendship
gojíti upanje to cherish a hope
gojíti željo to foster a desire
ali gojiš kako vrsto športa? do you go in for any kind of sport?

igráti to play; gledališče to act, to perform

igráti na glasbilo to play (on) an instrument
igráti za denar to play for money
igráti karte to play cards
igráti (kako) igro to play (at) a game
igráti v loteriji to invest in a lottery, to try one's luck in a raffle
igráti šah to play chess
igráti za zabavo (ne za denar) to play for fun
napačno igráti glasba to play wrong notes
igráti na prvi pogled, brez priprave glasba to play at sight
igráti vlogo to play a part, to take the part of, (o igralcu) to act a part
igráti velikega gospoda to put on airs, to swank
igráti klavir to play the piano
igráti komedijo (figurativno) to feign, to simulate, to pretend
visoko igráti to gamble (for high stakes); to play for high stakes
igráti neodločeno šport, nogomet itd. to draw (a match)
igráti se to play; to toy (z with); to amuse oneself, to sport
igráti se z besedami to play on words, to pun, to indulge in word-play
denar igra važno vlogo money plays an important role

imé name; (krstno) first (ali given ali baptismal ali Christian) name

imé in priimek name and surname
v iménu on behalf of, in the name of
v mojem iménu on my (own) behalf
lastno imé proper noun
obče imé common noun
potni list na imé... a passport in the name of...
dekliško imé maiden name
brez iména nameless
krajevno imé placename, toponym
privzeto imé (vzdevek) alias
Brown po iménu Brown by name
dobro imé (sloves, glas) good name, reputation
klicanje imén (apél) roll call
seznam imén list of names, roll, (zdravnikov, porotnikov ipd.) panel
v mojem iménu in v iménu mojih prijateljev on my own behalf and on behalf of my friends
v božjem iménu in the name of God, in God's name
kako Vam je imé? what is your name?
Vas smem vprašati za imé? may I ask your name?
vprašal sem ga za imé I asked him (for) his name
dati čemu pravo imé (reči bobu bob) to call something by its proper name; to call a spade a spade
imeti imé po botru to be called after one's godfather
navesti, povedati napačno imé to give an assumed name
klicati po iménih to call the roll
podpisati (se) s polnim iménom to sign one's name in full
ustvariti si imé (zasloveti) to win a name for one's
omadeževati svoje imé to besmirch one's name
poznati koga le po iménu to know someone only by name
imé se ga je prijelo the name stuck to him
to bo škodilo mojemu dobremu iménu my reputation will suffer because of this
moj pes sliši na imé Bob my dog answers to the name of Bob
slabega iména se človek težko znebi (figurativno) give a dog a bad name and hang him!

imenovati to name; to call by name

imenovati koga po... to name someone after; (označiti) to denominate, to designate, to style, to term; (v službi) to nominate, to appoint (to office); (odrediti) to fix, to appoint (the day)
napačno imenovati to misname, pogovorno to get someone's name wrong
podrobno imenovati to specify
oseba, ki je nočem imenovati a person who shall be nameless
imenoval me je za svojega dediča he has named me his heir
imenovali so me po očetu I was named after my father
bil je imenovan za župana he was appointed mayor
imenovali so ga za predsednika they appointed him president
kako imenujete to stvar v angleščini? what do you call this thing in English?
imenovati se to be called, to be named
kako se imenuje ta vas? what is the name of this village?, what is this village called?

iméti to have; pogovorno to have got; to possess, to be in possession of; to keep, to hold, to own

ne iméti not to have, to be in want of, to be short of, to lack, to be destitute of, to be devoid of
iméti dar za to have a gift for, to have a talent for
iméti glavno besedo to be the spokesman
iméti čas za to have time for
iméti govor to make a speech, to deliver an oration
iméti zadnjo besedo to have the last word (ali the final say)
iméti ime to bear a name
iméti nahod to have a cold
iméti nekaj denarja to have some money
iméti izbiro to have a choice
iméti napako to have a fault
iméti prav to be right
ne iméti prav to be wrong
iméti posla z to have dealings with
iméti prijatelja v kom to have a friend in someone
iméti koga za norca to regard someone as a fool
iméti potrpljenje to have patience, to be patient
iméti težave to have difficulties
iméti srečo to be lucky, to be in luck, (stalno) to have a run of good luck
ne iméti sreče to be unlucky, to be ill-fated, to be out of luck, to be down on one's luck, to strike a bad patch
iméti pri roki to have on hand, to have near at hand, to have handy
iméti usmiljenje z to take pity on, to pity, to commiserate with
iméti pravico do to be entitled to
iméti referendum to hold a referendum
iméti volitve to hold elections
iméti za posledico to entail
iméti v vidu to have in view
rad iméti to like, to be fond of
najrajši iméti to prefer above all
rajši iméti to prefer, to like better
sedaj imamo zimo it is winter now
imam nekaj denarja pri sebi I have some money on me
to nima nič na sebi it is of no consequence
kako se imaš? how are you getting on?, how are you?
dobro se imejte! have a good time!
ima me, da bi (šel) I have a good mind to (go)
imel je priti včeraj he was to come yesterday
hoteti kaj iméti (želeti) to desire, to wish, to want something
imam ga za poštenjaka I believe him to be an honest man
za koga me (pa) imate? whom (pogovorno who) do you take me for?
iméti koga na hrani in stanovanju to board and lodge someone
iméti obzir to be considerate
iméti na zalogi, v skladišču to have in store, in stock