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kúpiti kupováti to buy, to purchase, to make a purchase (od from)

kúpiti, kupováti za gotovino to buy for cash
kúpiti, kupováti na kredit to buy on credit
kúpiti, kupováti na obroke to buy on the instalment plan
kúpiti, kupováti na račun to buy on account
kúpiti, kupováti na dražbi to buy at an auction
kúpiti, kupováti na debelo to buy wholesale, to buy in bulk, to bulk-buy
iti kupovat v trgovino to go shopping, to do the shopping
iti kupovat na trg to go shopping in the market
poceni kúpiti, kupováti to buy cheap, to buy a bargain
kúpiti, kupováti skoraj za nič, zastonj, zelo poceni to buy for a song, to buy dirt cheap
dobro kúpiti, kupováti to strike a good bargain
kúpiti, kupováti iz druge roke to buy secondhand
kúpiti, kupováti mačka v vreči to buy a pig in a poke
(pod)kúpiti, kupováti koga to bribe someone, to corrupt, to suborn someone; pogovorno to grease someone's palm

antikváričen secondhand

kupiti antikvárično to buy secondhand
antikvárična knjiga secondhand book

dróben tiny; small, little; puny; thin, minute; wee; slim, slender; slight; undersized

dróben denar small coin
prodajalec, trgovec na dróbno retail dealer, retailer
kupiti na dróbno to buy by retail
prodajalna, trgovina na dróbno retail store
prodajati na dróbno to sell by retail
prodajati na debelo in na dróbno to sell both wholesale and retail

komisíja commission; board of commissioners, body of persons entrusted with some investigation; committee; (naročilo) commission, order

v komisíji on commission
kupiti in prodati v komisíji to buy and sell on commission
dati (vzeti) v komisíjo trgovina to give (to take) in commission
biti v komisíji to be (ali to sit) on a committee
imenovati, postaviti komisíjo to appoint, to set up a commission, a committee
imeti blago v komisíji trgovina to have goods on commission
seja komisíje committee meeting
arbitražna komisíja arbitration committee (ali board)
izpitna komisíja board of examiners
komisíja izvedencev committee of experts
nadzorna komisíja supervisory committee
posebna komisíja special committee
stalna komisíja permanent committee, standing committee
preiskovalna komisíja committee (ali commission) of inquiry
mandatno imunitetna komisíja credentials commission
komisíja za volitve in imenovanja commission for elections and nominations
mešana komisíja joint commission

kredít credit; loan

na kredít or credit, pogovorno on tick
dolgoročen (kratkoročen) kredít long-term (shortterm) credit
dati, dodeliti kredít to grant a credit
dati komu kredít v višini X SIT to give someone credit for X tolars
imeti kredít to enjoy credit
kupiti na kredít to buy on credit
odpreti kredít pri kom to open a credit account with someone
prekoračiti kredít to overdraw one's credit
trgovati na kredít to deal on credit
vzeti kredít to raise credit
odobritev kredíta allowance of credit

kúrz (potek, tek) course

menjalni kúrz denarja exchange rate, rate of exchange
kupiti po dnevnem kúrzu to buy at the price of the day; (učni tečaj) course of instruction; course of lectures
nadaljevalni kúrz (za odrasle) extension course
risarski kúrz course in drawing (ali draughtsmanship)
udeležujem se kúrza I am taking a course

máček zoologija male cat, he-cat, tom-cat; (sidro) anchor; (kavelj) hook

obuti máček puss in boots; figurativno (po krokanju) žargon hangover; morning after the night before
kupiti máčka v žaklju (figurativno) to buy a pig in a poke, ZDA to buy something sight unseen
imeti máčka (figurativno) to have a hangover
opomoči si od máčka (figurativno) to recover from one's hangover

nazáj back; backwards

moram nazáj I must go back, I must return
ni ga še nazáj he is not yet back, he has not yet returned
nazáj datirati to antedate
nazáj dati to give back, to return, to restore, to refund
nazáj dobiti to get back, to recover; to be reimbursed, to be repaid
nazáj delovati to retroact, to be retroactive
iti nazáj to go back, to return, to recede; to retrogress; to retrograde; to retrace one's steps
nazáj poklicati to recall
nazáj pripeljati to reconvey
nazáj kupiti to repurchase
nazáj osvojiti to reconquer
pasti nazáj v isto napako, razvado to be a backslider, to backslide
pasti nazáj v bolezen to relapse
nazáj poslati to send back
stopiti nazáj to step back
priti nazáj to come back, to return
udariti nazáj (o puški) to recoil
želim si nazáj I long to return
nekaj let nazáj some years ago, some years since
tja in nazáj there and back
vozovnica tja in nazáj return ticket

níti not even

níti... níti neither... nor
ne morem níti kupiti... I can't even buy...
níti odgovoril nisem I didn't even answer
níti telefoniral mi nisi, ko si bil v mestu! you never even gave me a ring (ali rang me up) when you were in town!
níti on níti njegova sestra neither he nor his sister

obróčen (of) instalment

nakup na obróčno odplačilo hire purchase, ZDA instalment plan, VB pogovorno nevernever
kupiti na obróčno odplačilo to buy on hire purchase (ali on the instalment plan)

ogléd ogledovánje examination, inspection, survey; visit

izvod, primerek (knjige) na ogléd, ogledovánje specimen (free, examination, complimentary) copy
stran na ogléd, ogledovánje tiskarstvo specimen page
poslati na ogléd, ogledovánje to send on approval (ali for trial, inspection)
kupiti brez ogléd, ogledovánjea (= na slepo) to buy something sight unseen
ogléd, ogledovánje brez obveznosti trgovina free inspection, inspection with no obligation (to buy)

pocéni (cenen) cheap, inexpensive

zelo pocéni dirt cheap, going for a song; prislov cheaply, at a reasonable price, inexpensively
pocéni kupiti to buy cheap
prodajati bolj pocéni kot kdo drug to undersell someone
pocéni jo odnesti (figurativno) to get off cheaply (ali easily), to escape unharmed (ali unpunished), to get away scot-free
zelo pocéni (prislov) at giveaway prices

povráten (of) return; recurrent, recurring; periodic; gramatika reflexive

s povrátno pošto by return of post (ZDA mail)
povrátni glagol reflexive verb
povrátni zaimek reflexive pronoun
povrátna igra return game
povrátno potovanje return journey (oziroma voyage)
povrátna pošiljka return cargo, return freight
povrátna vozovnica return ticket
kupiti, vzeti povrátno vozovnico to buy, to take a return ticket (za Pariz for paris)

pŕvi (the) first; (vodilni) leading; foremost; (glavni) head, front; (najboljši) prime, top, topmost; (pri, sosednji) nearest, adjoining, next-door; (odličen) eminent

pŕvega marca on the first of March
pŕve dni v mesecu early in the month
pŕvi dan v mesecu the first of the month
na pŕvem mestu in the first place, first and foremost; at first
na pŕvi pogled at first sight
pŕva izvedba, predstava gledališče first night, première
pŕvi učenec (v šoli) top pupil, top boy
pŕvi govor poslanca v parlamentu an M.P.'s maiden speech
pŕva pomoč first aid
pŕvi prišlek the first comer
pŕvo potovanje ladje maiden voyage (ali trip)
pŕvi polet maiden flight
pŕvi (sadni) plodovi first fruits pl, firstlings pl
pŕva izdaja (knjige ipd.) first edition
pŕvi poskus first attempt
pŕvi človek the first man
pŕvi razred (v šoli) first form
pŕvi vzpon (na goro) first ascent, first climbing
Karl I Charles the First
pŕvih šest strani the first six pages
ob pŕvi priliki, priložnosti at the first opportunity
s pŕvo (obratno) pošto (odgovor) by return of post
v pŕvem nadstropju on the first floor
biti pŕvi (voditi) to have the lead
iti (kot) pŕvi to lead the way, to take the lead
kupiti iz pŕve roke to buy firsthand
potovati v pŕvem razredu to travel first
priti med pŕvimi to arrive among the first
kdor pŕvi pride, pŕvi melje (figurativno) first come, first served
imeti pŕvi govor (v parlamentu) to make one's maiden speech
nuditi pŕvo pomoč to render first aid

račún account; bill; reckoning; score; trgovina invoice; (za inozemstvo) indent; note, credit note, debit note; (fingiran) pro forma invoice; (izračunanje) calculation, calculus, computation; (proračun) estimate

diferencialni (integralni) račún differential (integral) calculus
poravnani račúni bills paid (ali settled)
depozitni račún deposit account
tekoči račún current account
zaključni račún final account
na račún on account
čisti račúni, dobri prijatelji short reckonings make long friends, even reckoning makes long friends
sklepni račún matematika the rule of three
polaganje račúnov rendering of accounts
pomota v račúnu miscalculation
natakar, (moj) račun, prosim! my bill please, waiter!
neporavnan, odprt račún unsettled, open account
skupni račún joint account
dal mi je nekaj na račún he has advanced me some money
ne delaj račúna brez krčmarja! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!, don't reckon without your host!, ZDA sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear!
imeti še račún s kom (figurativno) to have a rod in pickle for someone, to have a bone to pick with someone
imeti račún pri... to have an account with...
izravnati račún to balance (ali to square, to settle) an account
to mi ne gre v račún (figurativno) that isn't what I want, it doesn't suit me, that does not answer my purpose
ta runda (pijače) gre na moj račún this round is on me, this is my round (ali my treat), pogovorno I'm in the chair
kupiti na račún to buy on credit
pokvariti komu račúne (figurativno) to spike someone's guns
prenesti na nov račún to transfer to a new account
priti na svoj račún (figurativno) to come into one's own, to find one's costs repaid
odpreti račún to open an account
izstaviti, napraviti račún to make out a bill, to draw up an account
pregledati račúne to audit
poravnati, plačati račún to settle an account
plačati komu stare račúne to pay off old scores, to get even with someone
polagati račún o to account for, to give (ali to render) account of
krojač mi je poslal račún the tailor has sent me his bill
voditi račún o to kep an account of
vpisati, zabeležiti komu v račún to enter in someone's account
trgovati na svoj račún to trade on one's own account
vzeti v račún to take into account, to make allowance for
prekrižati komu račúne (figurativno) to upset someone's apple-cart
račúni se ne ujemajo the accounts don't balance
zahtevati račún za to demand an account of
zahtevati svoj račún to ask for one's account
koliko znaša moj račún? what does my bill amount to?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
živeti na račún svojih prijateljev to sponge on one's fiends
živeti na tuj račún biblija to eat the bread of idleness

razprodája sale; clearance sale, selling off; stock taking sale; liquidation; (dražba) auction sale

popolna razprodája winding-up sale
kupiti kaj v razprodáji to buy something at a clearance sale

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

spláčati se to pay; to be worth the money

splača se it pays
splača se vedeti it is worth knowing
kmetu se splača, da... it pays a farmer to...
komaj se splača (kupiti) it is hardly worth while (buying)
ne splača se it doesn't pay, it is not worth while (ali worth the trouble)
zločin se ne splača crime doesn't pay

špekulacíjsko prislov on speculation, as a speculation

špekulacíjsko kupiti (pogovorno) to buy on spec

vréča sack; bag; narečno poke

polna vréča (česa) a sackful
spalna vréča sleeping bag
vetrna vréča aeronavtika wind sock, wind cone, wind sleeve
dati, vtakniti v vréčo to sack, to bag
kupiti mačka v vréči to buy a pig in a poke