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píti to drink; (o pijancu) to drink habitually, to tipple, to guzzle, to tope, to soak, to booze, to swill, to drink hard (ali deep, freely), to be a heavy (ali hard) drinker; to drink rather heavily

naglo, v velikih požirkih píti to gulp down, to swallow; (srebati) to sip; (o psu) to lap; (vpijati) to take in, to lap up, to absorb, to imbibe
píti kot goba to drink like a fish
píti kot žolna to drink hard (ali like a lord, like a fish)
píti več kot je pametno (žargon) to lift the elbow (too often)
preveč píti to drink too much, (žargon) to bend the (ali one's) elbow
preveč je pil he's had a drop too much, he's under the influence, he's the worse for wear
začel je (preveč) píti he took to drink
píti bratovščino s kom to hobnob with someone, to drink the pledge of brotherhood (ali intimate friendship) with someone
píti na zdravje koga to drink someone's health, to drink to the health of (ali in honour of) someone, (nazdraviti komu) to toast someone
pijem na Vaše zdravje! here's to you!
píti čaj, kavo, kakao to take (ali to have) one's tea, coffee, cocoa
ne smem píti vina I must abstain from drinking wine
on pije kri svojim dolžnikom (figurativno) he is a bloodsucker
píti slatino (v zdravilišču) to drink the waters
ki mnogo pije hard-drinking

brátovščina brotherhood; fraternity; fellowship

piti brátovščino s kom to drink together the customary pledge of friendship, after which the parties may adopt intimate forms of address (in Slovene, to address each other as ti)

cúkati to pull; to tug

cúkati koga za rokav to tug someone by the sleeve
cúkati ga (piti vino) to tipple, to booze

čáj tea

lipov čáj lime-blossom tea (ali infusion), infusion of lime leaves and lime blossom
fermentiran čáj black tea
kamilični čáj camomile tea
čáj iz poprove mete peppermint tea
malica s čájem (ob petih popoldne) afternoon tea, five-o'clock tea
škatlica za čáj tea-caddy
jedilni obrok s čajem (kot večerja) high tea, meat tea
piti čáj to take tea, to have tea
popiti skodelico čája to have ali to take a cup of tea
kuhati čáj to make tea
skuhati čáj to make the tea

fántovščina stag party, bachelor's farewell party

piti fántovščino to have one's final fling as a bachelor
prirediti proslavo fántovščine to give a stag party

hotéti to be willing; to want; (marati) to like; (želeti) to wish, to want, to desire; (nameravati) to intend, to purpose, to mean, to have in view

rajši hotéti to prefer
ne hotéti to be unwilling
hočeš cigareto? will you have a cigarette?
kaj hočete? what do you want?
kaj hočeš od mene? what do you want of me?
on ve, kaj hoče he knows what he wants, he knows his mind
kakor hočete as you like, as you please, as you wish, suit yourself
naj to hoče ali ne whether he likes it or not
hočeš-nočeš whether you like it or not, willy-nilly, willing or unwilling
noče sprejeti denarja he won't accept the money
naj stane, kar hoče whatever the cost, whatever it may cost
kaj hočete reči s tem? what do you mean by it?
ona dela, kar hoče she has her own way
sam ne ve, kaj hoče he does not know his own mind
hočem, da greš domov I want you to go home
s silo hoče, da grem domov he insists on my going home, he insists I go home
imamo vse, kar hočemo we have all we want, we want for nothing
hočemo mu dobro we wish him well
kaj mi hoče (čemu mi bo) ta knjiga? I have no use for this book
hoče mi se (piti) I feel like a drink, I feel thirsty, I'd like a drink
dobro vem, kaj on hoče I fully appreciate (ali I realise full well) what he has in mind
kakorkoli hočete as you like (ali choose ali please), at your discretion
hoče biti (dela se, da je) znanstvenik he pretends to be a scientist
hočeš, da te peljem z avtom (na postajo)? would you like me to drive you (to the station)?, shall I drive you (to the station)?
hočete še malo mesa? will you have (ali take) a little more meat?
kaj sem hotel reči? what was I going to say
hotel sem samo reči, da... I only meant to say that...
hotel je telelefonirati, pa je pozabil he meant to call, but he forgot
(sam) si to hotel you asked for it (yourself)
hotela me je udariti she felt like hitting me
usoda je hotela, da... it was fated that...
srce mi je hotelo počiti my heart was ready to burst (ali to break)
on je tako hotel he wanted it that way
hotel se je poročiti he wanted to get married, he was about to be married
nesreča je hotela (as) ill luck (ali misfortune) would have it
na vsak način je hotel imeti nov avto he insisted on having a new car
jaz bi hotel (iti) I should like (I'd like) to (go)
kaj bi hoteli še več? what more could you wish for?
hotéti in želeti je dvoje willing and wishing are not the same

infúzum (čajni itd.) infusion

lipov infúzum an infusion of lime blossom
piti infúzum to drink herb (ali herbal) tea

íz from, out of; of, by, through, for, because of

iz angleščine from (the) English
iz ambicije for (ali because of) ambition
iz dneva v dan from day to day
iz glave (na pamet) by heart, from memory, extempore, off-hand
iz ljubezni for love
iz ljubezni do for love of
iz mode out of fashion
narejen iz made of (ali from)
iz (notranjosti) hiše from within the house
iz leta v leto year by year
iz prepričanja by conviction
iz izkustva from experience
iz radovednosti out of curiosity
iz tega razloga for this reason
iz skoposti through (ali because of) avarice
iz sovraštva through hatred
iz strahu for fear (pred... of...)
iz usmiljenja out of pity
iz vljudnosti through politeness
iz dobrega vira from a good source
biti ves iz sebe od jeze to be beside oneself with anger
je tvoja ura iz zlatá? is yours a gold watch?
ima hčer iz prvega zakona he has a daughter by his first marriage
piti iz kozarca to drink out of a glass
priti iz Zagreba to come from Zagreb
prevesti iz slovenščine v angleščino to translate from Slovene (ZDA Slovenian) into English
razvideti iz to see by
ni si upal iz hiše he did not dare venture out of the house

káva coffee

instant káva instant coffee
črna káva black coffee, coffee without milk
káva kapucinec coffee with cream ali milk
mlečna káva milk and coffee
ledena káva iced coffee
pražena káva roasted coffee
surova káva raw coffee
(z)mleta káva ground coffee
skodelica káve cup of coffee
skodelica za kávo coffee cup
mlinček za kávo coffee mill, coffee grinder
zrno káve coffee bean, coffee berry
piti kávo to take coffee ➞ káven, kávin

kozárec glass; cup; (velik) rummer, bumper, beaker; (za vodo) tumbler; (kupica) goblet, drinkingcup; (poln) brimmer

kozárec vode a glass of water
ostanek v kozárcu heeltap
žvenket kozárcev clink of glasses
en kozárec čez mero (figurativno) one over the top
izpiti, izprazniti kozárec do dna to drink (ali to drain) to the last drop
izpiti kozárec na dušek to drain at one gulp, to gulp down, to knock back
rad pogleda v kozárec (figurativno), rad ga ima kozárec he is fond of his glass
piti šampanjec s polnimi kozárci to drink champagne by the glassful
pregloboko pogledati v kozárec (figurativno) to have a glass too much, to take a sip too much, to be in one's cups
trčiti kozárec to touch glasses, to clink glasses (s kom with someone)

krí blood; figurativno family, race

dajalec krvi blood donor
kaplja krvi drop of blood
izliv krvi shedding of blood, effusion of blood
bljuvanje krvi spitting of blood
naval krvi rush of blood, congestion of blood
prelivanje krvi bloodshed, slaughter
transfuzija krvi blood transfusion
izguba krvi loss of blood
zastrupljenje krvi blood poisoning, sepsis
puščanje krvi bleeding, blood-letting, cupping
sredstvo za ustavitev krvi styptic
preobilica krvi plethora
kepica, strdek krvi clot of blood
centralno zbirališče človeške krvi blood bank
huda krí (sovraštvo) bad blood
soroden po krvi related by blood (z to), consanguineous
strnjena krí coagulated blood
mlada krí young blood
modra krí blue blood, high birth
omadeževan s krvjo bloodstained
žejen krvi bloodthirsty
huda krí (antagonizem) ill (bad) blood
kraljevska krí royal blood
brez krvi bloodless, anaemic
iz mesa in krvi flesh and blood
v krvi (prirojen) bred in the bone
krí je brizgnila iz rane blood gushed from the wound
delati hudo krí to breed ill blood
krí ni voda blood is thicker than water
biti vroče krvi to have a passionate temper
biti plemenite krvi to be of a noble stock
po krvi mi je soroden he is a blood relation of mine
boriti se do zadnje kaplje krvi to fight to the last drop of blood
kar mirno krí! keep your temper!
biti, ležati v krvi (figurativno) to run in the blood
to mu je v krvi it runs in his blood, it is bred in the bone
krí ga je oblila he is running with blood
obdržati hladno krí to keep cool
ohranite mirno krí! keep your hair on! take it easy!
ohraniti mirno krí to retain one's composure
krí mi je šla v glavo the blood rushed to my head
krí mu je planila v obraz there was a rush of blood to his face
krí mi je poledenela (od groze) my blood ran cold; it made my blood freeze (ali run cold)
krí ji je šinila v obraz the blood rushed into her cheeks
krí puščati to let blood, to bleed (ali to phlebotomize) (komu someone); arhaično to cup
piti komu krí (figurativno) to suck someone's lifeblood
to mu je prešlo v meso in krí it has become second nature with (ali to) him
omadeževati si roke s krvjo (figurativno) to bathe one's hands in blood
prelil je mnogo krvi he has spilt much blood
šibati do krvi to flog till the blood runs
krí mi teče iz nosa I have a nosebleed, my nose is bleeding (ali pogosto bleeds)
krí mi je zastala it made my blood run cold
krí mi je zavrela my blood began to boil, my blood was up
krí prelivati to shed blood

mánj less

vse mánj, vedno mánj less and less
več ali mánj more or less
mánj kot less than
še mnogo mánj still (ali much) less
še mánj still less, much less
nič mánj kot no less than, as much as, as many as
tem mánj, ker... all the less so since...
nič mánj (= vseeno, kljub temu) nevertheless, none the less
mánj znan avtor a less known author
tri dni mánj kot en mesec three days short of a month
mánj govoriti in več delati to speak less and to do more
moral bi piti mánj vina he should drink less wine
15 - 7 = 8 fifteen minus seven equals eight

mávra (mavrica) rainbow; (črna krava) black cow

piti kot mávra to drink hard (deep, like a fish)
pijan kot mávra blind drunk, VB žargon blotto, ZDA žargon jagged

prepovédati to forbid, to prohibit; to disallow; (uradno) to interdict; to suppress; to ban; to veto, to put a veto on; (svobodo govora itd.) to suppress, pogovorno to gag

prepovédati vsa zborovanja to ban all meetings
prepovedali so mi iti tja I was forbidden to go there
prepovédati vstop v hišo to forbid someone the house
prepovedujem ti iti vén I forbid you to go out
zdravnik mi prepoveduje (piti) vino the doctor forbids me (to drink) wine

prislíniti se

prislíniti se h komu (zastonj jesti in piti) to sponge on (ali upon) someone; pogovorno to freeload; (avstralski) to bludge

štíri four

po štíri in štíri four by four
po vseh štírih on hands and knees
med štírimi očmi in private, confidentially, (med nama) between ourselves, between you and me, this is for your private ear
ura še ni štíri it isn't four (o'clock) yet
biti štíri leta star to be four (years old)
jesti za štíri to eat like a wolf
piti za štíri to drink like a fish
delati za štíri to work like a nigger
lesti po vseh štíriih to creep (ali to go) on all fours
upirati se z vsemi štírimi to oppose with might and main

toplíce hot springs pl, thermal springs; spa; watering place

piti zdravilno vodo v toplícah to take the waters

vôda water; humoristično Adam's ale

po kopnem in po vôdi by land and by water
po vôdi navzdol downriver, downstream
po vôdi navzgor, proti vôdi upriver, upstream
bistra vôda limpid (ali clear) water
mehka (trda) vôda soft (hard) water
sladka (morska, tekoča, mineralna, pitna) vôda fresh (salt, running ali flowing, mineral ali table, drinking) water
termalna vôda thermal water
talna vôda underground water
mirujoča, stoječa vôda stagnant water, sluggish water
slana vôda brackish water
soda vôda soda water, aerated water
težka vôda kemija heavy water
kalna vôda troubled water
filtrirana vôda filtered water
mrzla in topla tekoča vôda cold and hot running water
neprepusten za vôdo watertight
curek vôde jet of water
pomanjkanje vôde water shortage
preskrba z vôdo water supply
vrč za vôdo water jug, pitcher
zdravljenje z vôdo hydropathy
v kitajskih vôdah in Chinese waters
to je vôda na njegov mlin (figurativno) this is grist to his mill
saj ne gori vôda! (figurativno) there's no tearing hurry!
polja so pod vôdo the fields are under water (ali flooded, inundated, submerged)
daj mi malo vôde, da si umijem roke! give me some water to wash my hands with!
iti po vôdo to fetch water
piti mineralno vôdo (v toplicah) to take the waters
nositi vôdo v Savo (figurativno) to carry coals to Newcastle
plavati na vôdi to float
naši načrti so šli po vôdi our plans went wrong
piti viski brez vôde to drink whisky neat
pasti v vôdo (figurativno) to come to naught, to fall through, (pogovorno) to fizzle out
s tem pade to v vôdo (VB pogovorno) this means it's a washout, this makes it a washout
moji načrti so padli v vôdo my plans have come to nothing
v kalni vôdi ribariti to fish in troubled waters
puščati vôdo (o ladji) to leak
zadrževati vôdo (= ne urinirati) to hold one's water
zaiti v pregloboko vôdo to go out of one's depth
tiha vôda globoko dere (bregove podira) still waters run deep
spustiti vôdo (urinirati) to make water

začéti to begin, to start; to commence; to set about; to make a start; (ples) to open, to lead off; (razgovor) to launch, to broach, to moot (a subject)

zopet, znova začéti to begin (ali to start) again; (biti prvi) to be a pioneer, to pave the way (for), to break (new) ground
začéti diskusijo to start a discussion
začéti delikaten pogovor (figurativno) to break the ice
začéti na napačnem koncu to begin at the wrong end
začéti pogajanja z to enter into negotiations with
začéti s proizvedbami to set enquiries on foot
začéti pravni postopek proti to institute (ali to take) legal proceedings against
začéti pogovor z to engage in a conversation with
začéti govor to begin a speech
začéti kampanjo to open a campaign
začéti prepir to begin to quarrel
začéti z učenjem latinščine to start learning Latin, pogovorno to start Latin
začéti neko stvar (lotiti se) to start on a thing
začéti trgovino to set up (ali to start in) a business
začéti pri sebi (figurativno) to begin at home
začéti peti to burst into song
začel je pisati he began writing (ali to write)
začel je z malega he began on a small scale
zopet je začelo deževati the rain has set in again
šole (pouk) se začno 1. oktobra school starts on October 1st
začéti delati to start work, to commence working (ali to work)
začni(te) od začetka! begin at the beginning!
slabo je začel he has had a bad start
začel je piti (figurativno) he has taken to drink
predstava se začne ob devetih the performance begins at nine
najslabši del poti se začne v X. the worst stretch of road begins at X.
letos se je zima zgodaj začela winter has set in early this year

zdrávje health

na vaše zdrávje! your health! (here's) to you!
škodljiv zdrávju injurious to health
biti pri dobrem (slabem) zdrávju to be in good (in poor) health
samo zdrávje ga je he is (ali he looks) the very picture of health
kipeti, prekipevati od zdrávja to be bursting with health
paziti na svoje zdrávje to take care of (ali to watch) one's health
piti komu na zdrávje to drink someone's health, to propose a toast to someone