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písmo letter; missive; (kratko) note

trgovsko písmo commercial letter, arhaično favour
odprto písmo (v časopisu) open letter
nefrankirano písmo unpaid letter
avionsko písmo air letter, airmail letter
izgubljeno písmo missing letter
priporočeno písmo registered letter
denarno písmo money letter
kreditno písmo letter of credit
poslovno písmo business letter
ljubezensko písmo love letter
sožalno písmo letter of condolence
vrednostno písmo letter with value declared
zahvalno písmo letter of thanks
uradno písmo official letter
grozilno písmo threatening letter
ženitovanjsko písmo marriage contract
poštnoležeče písmo letter to be called for
na napačen naslov oddano písmo letter delivered to the wrong address
nedostavljivo písmo undeliverable letter, dead letter
písmo s čestitkami letter of congratulation
priporočilno písmo letter of recommendation (ali of introduction)
sveto písmo religija the Bible, the Scriptures, the Book, Holy Writ
pastirsko písmo (cerkveno) pastoral
zahvalno písmo (po obisku) bread-and-butter letter
dodatek písmu postscript
dostava, izročitev pisem delivery of mail
razdeljevanje pisem distribution of letters
ovojnica za písmo envelope, wrapper
naslov písma address
glava písma letterhead, letter heading
začetek písma opening of a letter
obtežilnik za písma paperweight, letter-weight
tehtnica za písma letter scales pl, letter balance
predal za písma pigeonhole
(poštni) nabiralnik za písma VB letter box, pillar box, ZDA mailbox
predaja písma posting (ZDA mailing) of a letter
sprejem pisem reception of letters
urad za neizročena písma returned (ali dead) letter office
Vaše cenjeno písmo trgovina arhaično your favour
pisanje pisem letter-writing
oddati písmo na pošti to post (ZDA to mail) a letter
nalepiti znamko na písmo to stamp a letter
oddati písmo priporočeno to register a letter
naša písma so se križala our letters have crossed
tvoje písmo se je izgubilo your letter has gone astray (ali got lost)
vreči písmo v nabiralnik to drop a letter in the letter box (ZDA mailbox)
če bi se (slučajno) moje písmo izgubilo if my letter should happen to get lost
izprazniti nabiralnik za písma to clear a letter box (ZDA mailbox, box), (v stebru) pillar box
tu je písmo na vaš naslov there is a letter here addressed to you
písma se pobirajo zjutraj letters are collected in the morning
písma iz tega nabiralnika se pobirajo petkrat na dan this box is cleared five times daily
prejeli smo vaše písmo od 6. t.m. your letter of the 6th (instant) has been received

adrésa address; direction; superscription

pomanjkljiva adrésa insufficient address
napisati adréso na pismo to address (ali to direct ali to superscribe) a letter, (na kovček ipd.) to label
zmotil si se v adrési (figurativno, nisi prišel na pravi naslov) pogovorno you've come to the wrong shop

akreditív letter of credit

akreditívno pismo (poverilnica) credentials pl

cénjen (stvari) appreciated; (osebe) esteemed, respected, dear

cénjni bralec dear reader
cénjni gostje dear guests
zelo cénjen highly thought-of
cénjni gospod! (nadpis v pismu) Dear Sir, (naslov na pismu)
cénjen g. Henry Brown Mr. Henry Brown ali Henry Brown Esq.
vaše cénjno pismo your kind letter, trgovina zastarelo your favour, your esteemed letter

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

datíran dated

nedatíran undated, dateless
pismo je datírano z dne 10. maja the letter is dated May 10th
datírati to date (od from)
naprej datíran to postdate
nazaj datíran to predate
ta zgradba datira iz 17. stoletja this building dates from the 17th century

dátum date

pismo brez dátuma an undated letter
pismo ima dátum 3. marec the letter bears the date of (ali is dated) March 3rd
biti novejšega dátuma to belong to a more recent date

denáren monetary; pecuniary; financial; money

denárna aristokracija plutocracy
denárna blagajna till, strongbox, (registrska) cash register
denárno darilo gratuity, (napitnina) tip; donation
denárna globa fine; penalty; mulct
denárna izguba loss of money
denárna kazen fine
denárna kriza financial crisis, monetary crisis
denárna nagraditev remuneration
denárno nakazilo money order, postal order
denárna nakaznica money order
denárna moč financial power
denárna naložba investment of funds
denárni menjalec money changer
denárni obtok circulation of money
denárna odškodnina (monetary) indemnity, cash settlement
denárno pismo money letter
denárna politika monetary policy
denárni polog deposit
denárno plačilo payment; remuneration
denárna pomoč financial assistance
denárna podpora subsidy
denárno posojilo loan
denárno pomanjkanje shortage of money (ali pogovorno of the ready), cash shortage
denárna pošiljka remittance
denárna ponudba bid
denárni prispevek contribution
denárni presežek cash (ali money) surplus
denárno razvrednotenje devaluation; inflation
denárna reforma monetary reform
denárna rezerva cash (ali money) reserve(s)
denárni sistem monetary system
denárni prenos money transfer; remittance
denárna sredstva financial resources pl, funds pl, means pl
denárna stiska straitened circumstances pl, humoristično pecuniary difficulties
denárni tečaj exchange rate, rate of exchange
denárna zadeva financial (ali fiscal) matter (ali affair)
denárni trg money market
denárna zadrega financial difficulty
denárna vrednost cash value
denárna zamenjava exchange
denárni zavod bank
denárni zahtevek claim for money, title to funds
denárni znesek amount of money
biti v denárni stiski to be hard up

dobíti to get; to receive; to gain; to win; (s prošnjo) to obtain

dobíti zopet (nazaj) to retrieve
dobíti darilo to receive a present
dobíti poklon (udarec, ukaz) to receive a compliment (a blow, an order)
dobíti prvo nagrado to win the first prize
dobíti dovoljenje to get leave (to)
dobíti vročino medicina to catch a fever
dobil je mesto po mojem priporočilu he obtained the situation through my recommendation
si dobil moje pismo včeraj? did you receive my letter yesterday?
dobil je, kar mu gre he's got what he deserves
kaj si dobil za svoj rojstni dan? what did you get for your birthday?
dobíti jih (figurativno) to get it, to catch it
jih boš že dobil (po glavi)! you'll catch it!
ta artikel se povsod dobi this article is to be got everywhere
mila ni mogoče dobíti soap is not to be had (ali is unobtainable, is not available)
kakor dobljeno, tako izgubljeno ill-gotten, ill spent
kemikalije se dobivajo iz... chemicals are obtained from...
jih boš dobil! (figurativno) you will catch it!
dobíti, zadeti glavni dobitek to hit the jackpot

dospéti (priti) to arrive (v at, in), to come (v to), to get (v to); (poteči, rok) to mature, to become mature, to fall (ali to become) due, to expire

dospéti o pravem času to arrive at the right time
dospéti v zadnjem trenutku to arrive at the last moment
brž ko boste dospeli v London as soon as you arrive in London
je to pismo dospelo z jutranjo pošto? did this letter arrive by the morning post?
dospeli smo bili do Maribora we had got as far as Maribor

drhtéti to shiver; to quiver; to tremble (od from, with, ob at)

drhtéti po vseh udih to tremble in every limb, to tremble all over
drhtéti od razburjenja to shiver with excitement
roka mu je drhtela, ko je odprl pismo his hand trembled when he opened the letter

dvájseti the twentieth

pismo je datirano z dvájsetim the letter is dated the twentieth
faktura ima datum 20. novembra the invoice is dated November 20th (beri: November the twentieth)

eksemplár (primerek, izvod) specimen; (knjige) copy

napraviti (pismo) v dveh, štirih eksemplárih to draw up (a letter) in two, four copies

eksprésen express

eksprésni bar, bife espresso bar
eksprésno blago express goods pl
eksprésna dostava express delivery
eksprésna kava espresso coffee
eksprésni lonec pressure cooker
eksprésni paket express package (parcel)
eksprésno pismo VB express letter
eksprésni vlak express train, express
poslati eksprésno to express
pristojbina za eksprésno pošiljko express fee, expressage

fébruar February

29. fébruar (prestopni dan) bissextile day
pismo je datirano z 11. fébruarjem the letter is dated February 11th
dne 1. fébruarja on February 1st, on 1st February (beri: on February the first, on the first of February)

formulírati to formulate; to dress up; to set forth, to express (in a formula); to form; to define

formulírati pismo to draw up a letter
formulírati odgovor to frame an answer
ni formuliral svojega mnenja o vprašanju he did not express (ali state) his opinion on the question
zopet, znova formulírati to restate

frankírati to prepay; to ank; to stamp; to pay for

frankiran paid, stamped
premalo underpaid
premalo frankirano! postage due!
je to pismo dovolj frankirano? is this letter sufficiently stamped?
nezadostno frankiran insufficiently prepaid; underpaid

glasiti se to sound; (vsebina pisma itd.) to read, to run, to be worded

glasiti se takole to run as follows (ali like this), to be worded as follows
naslov se glasi (nekako) takole the address runs (ali reads) (somewhat) like this
njegovo pismo se je glasilo takole his letter ran thus
dopisnica se glasi takole the postcard reads as follows
to mesto se angleški glasi... translated into Englisch this passage reads...

gostoljúbnost hospitality

zahvalno pismo za gostoljúbnost bread-and-butter letter
zlorabiti gostoljúbnost kake osebe to trespass on someone's hospitality

grajálen reproving, rebuking, censuring; deprecating

grajálno pismo letter of censure
grajálna opazka a censorious remark
z grajálnimi besedami govoriti o lenobi to castigate idleness