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lè (samó) only; (edino) merely, solely

lè on only he, nobody but he
lè da... only that...
lè tega ne! anything but this!
lè tokrat, to pot (for) this once
lè nekaj minut just a few minutes
lè zaradi solely because of
lè malo only a little, not much
lè počasi, dečki! easy, lads (ali boys)!
vse, lè denarja ne everything except (ali but) money
ne lè..., temveč tudi... not only... but also...
ne lè on, tudi ti not only he, but you also
pa je lè res! it is true all the same!
kdo (kje) lè...? who (where) on earth...?
če lè provided (that)..., only if...
lè kdo je to naredil? whoever could have done it?
prišel sem ti lè povedat, da... I have come solely to tell you that...
kolikor lè moremo just as much as we can
prosim te lè, da mi obljubiš... I merely ask you to promise me...
če lè ne bi toliko govorila! if only she did not talk so much!

če if; in case

če ne unless, if not
razen če except when, except if, unless
tudi če even if
celó če even if, even supposing that; though
če že as long as
če slučajno if by chance
če ne bi bilo but for
on bi bil umrl, če ne bi bilo mene he would have died but for me
če le (samó da) provided that
če le pride provided that he comes
če le ni drugače predpisano po zakonu unless otherwise provided by the law
če ne bi bilo... were it not for...
vstani, če ne ne (= sicer) boš zamudil vlak get up, or else you'll miss the train
stori to takoj, če ne ti bo žal do it at once, or else you'll be sorry

čévelj (nizek) shoe; (visok, ženski) boot; (stara dolžinska mera) foot (0,3048m)

gorski čévlji climbing boots
lakast čévelj patent leather shoe
platnen čévelj canvas shoe
plesni čévlji dancing shoes
čévlji z gumastimi podplati (gumarice) rubber-soled shoes
podkovani čévlji hob-nailed boots
štrapacni čévlji walking shoes
teniški čévlji tennis shoes
visokopetni čévlji high-heeled shoes
težki čévlji heavy shoes, (za golf) brogues
čiščenje čévljev a shoe shine
krpač čévljev cobbler
čistilo, krema za čévlje shoe-cream, (shoe-) polish
kopito za čévelj last
mast za čévlje grease, dubbin
natezalec za čévlje shoetree
omara za čévlje shoe cabinet
pribor za čiščenje čévljev shoe-shine kit
obuvalo za čévlje shoehorn, shoe-lift
ščetka za čévlje shoe-brush, blacking-brush
trgovina s čévlji shoe shop, ZDA shoe store, shoe saloon
snažilec čévljev bootblack, shoeblack, (hotelski) boots, ZDA shoe-shiner, shoe boy
vezalka za čévelj bootlace, shoelace, ZDA shoe string
usnje za čévlje shoe leather
zaponka za čévelj shoe buckle
žlica za čévelj shoehorn
žebelj, cvek za čévelj shoe nail, tack, (lesen) shoe-peg
tovarna čévljev shoe factory
velikost čévljev size
oglaviti čévelj to vamp
(o)snažiti, (o)čistiti čévlje to clean (ali to black) boots, ZDA to shine shoes
pomeriti čévelj to try on a shoe
podplatiti čévelj to sole, to resole a shoe
čévlji škripljejo the shoes squeak
čévelj tišči, žuli the shoe pinches
kje žuli čévelj? figurativno where does the shoe pinch?
vsakdo ve, kje ga čévelj žuli everybody knows where the shoe pinches
le čévlje sodi naj kopitar let the cobbler stick to his last; every man to his craft!

da (veznik) that (v predmetnih in osebkovih stavkih se često izpušča)

z namenom, da bi (in order) that
da ne bi lest, but
da le, samó da (če le) provided (that)
takó da so that, so as to + nedoločnik
kakor da, kot da as though
slišal sem, da je bolan I heard (that) he was ill
mislim, da bo prišel I believe (that) he will come
gotovo je, da je kriv it is certain (that) he is guilty
res je, da ni bil tam it is true (that) he was not there
recimo, da pride danes suppose (ali supposing) he comes today
jémo, da bi mogli živeti we eat that we may live
preberite to dvakrat, da ne pozabite! read it twice lest you forget it!
; ni še tako pozno, da naši sorodniki ne bi mogli še priti it is not too late for our relatives to come
bila je tako prijazna, da mi je pisala pismo she was so kind as to write me a letter
tu ni človeka, da ga jaz ne bi poznal po imenu there is no one here (whom) I could not name, there is no one here whose name I do not know
nikoli ne pride, da si ne bi izposodil denarja od mene he never comes without borrowing money from me
da on ni bil tako priseben, bi nas bilo razneslo vse na kosce but for his presence of mind, we might all have been blown to pieces
nikoli ne dežuje, da ne bi lilo (= nesreča ne pride nikoli sama) it never rains but it pours

délati to work, to be at work; to do; to make; to manufacture; (biti zaposlen) to be employed (funkcionirati) to function

težko délati to toil, to labour
délati za koga to work for someone
kaj delaš (sedajle)? what are you doing (now)?
délati v akordu to be a pieceworker, to do piecework
nimam kaj délati I have no work to do
délati kot črna živina to work like a nigger (ali like a slave)
delati na čem to work on something, to be busy with something, to be engaged on something
délati po navodilih to act (ali to proceed) according to instructions (ali as instructed), to follow the instructions
on dela le za svojo korist he looks only after his own interests
prekomerno délati to overwork someone
délati napake to make mistakes
délati krivico komu to do wrong to someone
délati za vsakdanji kruh to work for one's daily bread
on dela na svojo roko figurativno he is not authorized to act; pogovorno he's acting off his own bat
dela po svoji mili volji he has his own way, he pleases himself
površno délati to botch, to bungle
délati kot mravlja a to be busy as a bee
délati sitnosti to cause trouble
délati težave to make difficulties
stroj dela the machine is working (ali running)
stroj ne dela (je brez dela) the machine is idle, (je pokvarjen) the machine is out of order
trdo délati to work hard, to labour, to toil, to drudge
pri kom si dajete délati obleke? who is your tailor?
dan se dela it is dawn, it is daybreak, day is dawning
délati se (pretvarjati se) to pretend, to make pretence, to feign
dela se bolnega he pretends to be ill
dela se neumnega he plays the fool
dela se gluhega he pretends he is deaf
délati se norca iz koga to make fun of someone, to make a fool of someone
dela se bogatega he pretends to be rich, he makes believe he is rich
delal sem se jeznega I pretended to be angry
delal se je, kot da ničesar ne vidi he pretended to see nothing
kdor ne dela, naj ne jé arhaično no mill, no meal

delíti to divide (tudi matematika); to part, to form a barrier between; to share (s kom with someone); (ločiti) to separate; (razdeliti) to distribute

delíti v to divide in, into
delíti med to divide between, among
delíti od to divide from
Sena deli Pariz na dva dela the Seine cuts Paris into two parts
delíti delo to share out the work
Ren deli Francijo od Nemčije the Rhine divides France from Germany
delíti si stroške to share the costs
oni bi morali z nami delíti stroške they ought to share with us in the expenses
delil sem z vami nevarnosti I have shared your dangers
on bi delil zadnjo skorjico svojega kruha he would share his last crust
enako (si) delíti (dobiti enake deleže) to share alike, to share and share alike
zdaj nas le še ta točka deli there is now but that one point that keeps us apart
»deli in vladaj!« "divide and rule"
delíti s kom stanovanje, kabino ipd. to double up

domišljíja imagination; fancy; fantasy

v domišljíji in imagination
bujna domišljíj rich imagination
čista domišljíj pure imagination
vaša bolzen je le domišljíj your illness is only imaginary
treba je imeti precej domišljíje, da to verjameš it takes a stretch of imagination to believe that

dostôp access; entrance; approach; admission; entry; admittance

prost dostôp open access
dostôp samó poslovno admittance only on business
dostôp dovoljen le članom only members are admitted
dostôp prepovedan! no admittance!; out of bounds!
dostôp pod kaznijo prepovedan trespassers will be prosecuted
imeti dostôp do to have access to
imeti prost dostôp v hišo kake osebe to have the run of someone's house

dovršên perfect; excellent; pogovorno capital; faultless, unblemished; (končan) accomplished; finished; perfected

njena dovršêna lepota her faultless (ali exquisite) beauty
le bog je dovršêno bitje only God is a perfect being
dovršên (popoln) norec a consummate fool
dovršêna (perféktna) podobnost a perfect likeness

ekstêren (zunanji) external; outer

le za ekstêrno uporabo (farmacija) for external use only

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!

instrumént instrument; implement; tool

kirurški instruménti surgical instruments pl
on je le instrumént v njihovih rokah he is a mere tool in their hands
pihalni instrumént glasba wind instrument
glasbeni instruménti musical instruments pl

izhód exit; way out; egress; outlet; egression; opening; figurativno (možnost) resort

izhód v sili emergency exit
kot zadnji izhód (figurativno) in the last resort
izhód na morje outlet (ali egress) to the sea
ni drugega izhóda (figurativno) there is no other way (ali no choice)
napraviti izhód za dim to provide a vent (ali a vent-hole) for the smoke
videti izhód (figurativno možnost) to see a way out
ne vidim nobenega izhóda (figurativno) I am at my wit's end
to je položaj brez izhóda it is a deadlock (ali stalemate), pogovorno we're in a cleft stick, we're up a gum tree
sprejmem to le kot zadnji izhód I accept it only as a last resort

kápljica droplet

dobra kápljica (figurativno) good wine
le kápljica v morju a mere drop in the bucket (ali in the ocean)
Hoffmannove kápljice spirit of ether
izpiti do zadnje kápljice to drink off at a draught, to toss off, to drain to the dregs, to leave no heeltaps
po kápljicah (po malem) in dribs and drabs

konstatácija establishment of the facts; ascertainment; statement

to ni kritika, je le konstatácija it's not a criticism, it's a mere statement of fact

kopítar zoologija hoofed mammal, hoofed animal; ungulate

kopítarji pl hoofed animals pl
izdelovalec kopit last-maker; (čevljarski krpač) cobbler
le čevlje sodi naj kopítar! (figurativno) let the cobbler stick to his last!, every man to his own trade!

kóža skin; (odrta z živali, za izdelovanje usnja) hide; (polt) complexion

brez kóže skinless
debela kóža thick skin
kóža z dlako fell
kóža z glave scalp
surova kóža rawhide
strojena kóža dressed skin, tanned hide, (z lasmi) coat; (kačji lev) slough
občutljiva kóža sensitive skin
zunanja kóža epidermis
le kost in kóža nothing but skin and bone
do kóže moker, premočen wet to the skin, soaked (ali drenched) to the skin, dripping wet, sopping wet, wringing wet
barva kóže colour (of the skin), (obraza) complexion, (temna) tanned (ali bronzed) complexion, (svetla) fair complexion
krema za kóžo skin cream, cold cream, face cream
mazilo za kóžo skin ointment
presaditev kóže medicina skin-grafting
vnetje kóže medicina skin inflammation, dermatitis
srbenje kóže itching, medicina prurigo; pruritus
ne bi hotel biti v njegovi kóži I wouldn't like to be in his shoes (ali in his skin)
braniti svojo kóžo to defend oneself
sama kost in kóža ga je he is nothing but (ali he is only) skin and bone, he is as thin as a lath, he is a bag of bones
iz kóže dati to skin, to flay; to strip the skin off
za kóžo mi gre my life is at stake
on ima debelo kóžo (figurativno) he is not thin-skinned, he is thick-skinned
kóža se mi je ob tem naježila it made my flesh creep
na lastni kóži občutiti to learn something to one's cost
nositi svojo kóžo na prodaj (figurativno) to do something at one's personal risk
odnesti celo (zdravo) kóžo to escape safely, to escape without a scratch; to save one's bacon, to escape unscathed; to get away scotfree; to escape with life and limb; to get off with a whole skin; to come out of something with a whole skin
gre za mojo kóžo my safety (ali my life) is at stake (ali is in danger)
iz kóže skočiti (figurativno) to jump out of one's skin
kóžo odreti to flay
strojiti kóže to dress (ali to tan, to curry) skins (ali hides)
ustrojiti komu kóžo (figurativno) to tan (ali to curry, to warm) someone's hide

malénkost a small quantity, a trifle; small (ali trifling, minor, insignificant) matter; a matter of secondary importance; a mere trifle, a bit, a scrap

to je malénkost that's a small matter
zapravljati čas z malénkostmi to waste one's time on trifles
za malénkost predolg a trifle too long
to je le malénkost zame that is a mere trifle to me
moja malénkost my own little self, my humble self, my poor self
ustavljati se ob malénkostih, a iti preko velikih stvari (figurativno) to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel

málo little; a little; few (pl)

po malem gradually; little by little
čisto málo a tiny bit
prav tako málo kot... no more than...
v málo dneh in a few days
počakaj málo! wait a moment!
jaz málo spim I don't sleep (ali I'm not sleeping) very much, I sleep little
še málo ne not a bit
on je málo znan he is little known
še málo ne slutiš, kaj te čaka you've no idea (ali arhaično you little dream) what is in store for you
málo vas je there aren't many of you, there are (only) a few of you, you are few
málo bolje mi je I am a little (a triffle) better
imam le málo prijateljev I've only a few friends, I have but few friends
málo je takih kot on there aren't many like him, there are few like him
málo ljudi misli tako few people think so
tistih málo ljudi, ki so bili navzoči the few people who were present
niti málo nisem zadovoljen I am far from being satisfied
málo, da tega nisem pozabil I had almost forgotten it
málo, da ni umrl he was likely to die
zelo málo next to nothing
málo za tem soon (ali shortly) after
málo prej a few moments ago, a short while ago; shortly before
za málo se mi zdi prositi za uslugo I scorn to ask a favour
málo (za las) je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was a near miss
málo je manjkalo, pa bi ga povozilo he was within an ace of being run over
málo je manjkalo, da se ni ubil he had a narrow escape (ali a close shave), he was within an ace of getting killed
bolje málo kot nič half a loaf is better than no bread

mísliti to think (na of, o about); to believe; (premišljevati) to cogitate (o upon) to reflect (o upon), to meditate

logično mísliti to reason (o about, on); (natančno, skrbno pretehtati) to deliberate; (meniti, domnevati) to mean, to suppose; ZDA to guess, to reckon; (biti mnenja) to be of the opinion; (predstavljati si) to imagine, to fancy, to conceive, to envisage, to realize; (upoštevati) to consider, to contemplate; (nameravati) to intend, ZDA to figure
mislim da I think so, I suppose so, I should think so
mislim da ne I don't think so
mislim, da imate prav I dare say you are right
ne morem si mísliti, da... I cannot imagine that...
na to ni mísliti it's not to be thought of; that is out of the question
to mi da mísliti this sets me thinking, this gives me food for thought, this makes me ponder
kaj misliš o tem? what is your opinion about it?, what's your idea?
povem, kar mislim I speak my mind
mislim si svoje I have my own idea (ali ideas)
mislili bomo na to we shall think of it, we shall not forget it
na kaj (na koga) misliš? what (whom) are you thinking of?
ni mísliti, da... it is not to be supposed that...
ona dobro misli (hoče, namerava) she means well, her intentions are good
ne misli več na to! don't give it another thought!, forget about it!
oni dobro mislijo o tebi they think well of you, they have a good opinion of you
nemogoče si je mísliti, da... it is unthinkable that...
kaj misliš storiti? what do you intend to do?
kaj pa misliš! what are you thinking of?
misli name! remember me!
to sem si mislil I thought so, I thought as much
tega si ne bi mislil od tebe I wouldn't have expected that from you, I am surprised at you
mísliti pri sebi to think to oneself
to si lahko mislim I can well imagine (that)
on misli le nase he only thinks of himself (ali pogovorno number one)
človek bi mislil, da... anyone (ali one) would think that...
mislim, da ne bo prišel I do not think he will come
jaz mislim drugače I don't agree, I beg to differ
kdo pa mislite, da sem jaz? who (ali arhaično whom) do you take me for?
mislite si, kar hočete! you may think what you like!
kdo bi si bil to mislil! who would have thought it!
o njem mislijo, da je bogat he is thought (ali supposed) to be rich
takó se splošno misli that is the current opinion
mislim, da je stara 30 let I imagine (ali I guess) she is (ali must be) thirty
mísliti s svojo glavo to do some indepenedent thinking
še v sanjah ne mislim nothing is further from my mind
javnost misli the public feeling is...
ne mislim nič hudega I mean no harm
menda ne misliš, da... you don't suppose that...?
ne bi si bil mislil, da so tako pošteni I would not have credited them with so much honesty
tega ne misliš zares (resno)? you don't mean it?, surely you can't be serious?
mislimo vse najbolje o tvojem prijatelju we hold your friend in the highest esteem
ona misli le na svojo zabavo she thinks of nothing but her own pleasure
takó jaz ne mislim that's not my way of thinking
glasno mísliti to think aloud, to think out loud