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tjà there; thither; thitherward(s)

hoditi sem in tjà to go hither and thither

dolžnóst duty; obligation; task

po dolžnósti in duty bound
čut dolžnósti sense of duty
neprijetna dolžnóst unpleasant duty
storjen preko dolžnósti supererogatery
moja sveta dolžnóst my bounden duty
nehvaležna dolžnóst thankless duty
vršilec dolžnósti vicegerent
v dolžnóst (v d.) konzula acting consul
javiti se na dolžnóst to report for duty
izpolnitev dolžnósti carrying out one's duty
moja dolžnóst je, da grem tja it is incumbent on me to go there
opravljati svoje dolžnósti to attend to one's duties; to perform one's duties
ne opraviti svoje dolžnósti to fail in one's duty
prevzeti dolžnósti to take up one's duties
storiti svojo dolžnóst to do one's duty
to smatram za svojo dolžnóst I think it my duty
smatram za svojo dolžnóst, da (rečem)... I think it my duty to (say)..., I deem it my duty to (say)...
odvezati dolžnósti to relieve of an obligation, to release from an obligation
zanemarjati svoje dolžnósti to be slack in one's duties

enáko prislov equally; alike; likewise; in the same manner; just the same

enáko star of the same age; coeval
enáko oddaljen equidistant
približno enáko velik much of a size
enáko deliti to share alike
enáko si bomo razdelili we'll share and share alike, žargon we'll split (everything) even Steven
enáko rad bi šel tja kot kam drugam I'd just as well go there as anywhere else
enáko prezirati svoje prijatelje in svoje sovražnike to despise oneself' friends and one's enemies alike
to pride na enáko it amounts to the same thing
enáko vračati to repay in kind, to retaliate
ti besedi se enáko izgovarjata these two words are pronounced alike (ali have the same pronunciation)

govoríti to speak (o of, about, z to, with); to tell; (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with, to, o about, of, over); to converse; (kramljati) to chat

glasno govoríti to talk loud, to speak in a loud voice
tiho govoríti to speak softly (ali in a soft voice)
govoríti angleški to speak English
slabo govoríti angleški to speak poor (ali broken) English
slabo govoríti o kom to speak ill of someone
kar naprej govoríti to keep (on) talking
odkrito, brez ovinkov govoríti to speak freely
govoríti o tem in onem, o raznem to talk nineteen to the dozen
uglajeno govoríti to be well-spoken
govoríti stenam (figurativno) to talk (ali to be talking) to a brick wall
govoríti o politiki to talk politics
tekoče govoríti to speak fluently
govoríti o čem drugem to change the subject
govoríti resnico to speak the truth, to tell the truth
govoríti brez priprave to speak extempore
govoríti v veter (figurativno) to waste one's breath
govoríti v imenu koga to be the spokesman of, to be the mouthpiece of
govoríti v korist koga to speak on (ali ZDA in) someone's behalf
govoríti polomljeno angleščino to speak broken English, to murder the English language
govoríti neumnosti to talk nonsense
šepetaje govoríti to speak in an undertone, to speak in a whisper
govoríti skozi nos to speak with a nasal twang
govoríti laži to tell lies (ali untruths)
govoríti sam s seboj to soliloquize
govoríti med štirimi očmi s kom to talk with someone in private
govoríti na pamet to speak from memory, to say something by heart (ali by rote)
obširno govoríti o to speak at length about (ali on), to descant, to expatiate on (ali upon)
otročje govoríti to drivel
govoríti kot papiga to parrot
govoríti preučeno za koga to speak above someone's head
govoríti tja v tri dni pogovorno to waffle, žargon to rabbit on
tu se govori angleški (napis) English spoken here
ko (ker) ravno govorimo o... since we are on the subject, since we happen to be talking about...
da niti ne govorimo o... to say nothing of...
ne govorimo več o tem!, nehajmo govoríti o tem! let us change (ali drop) the subject!
mi ne »govorimo« (smo sprti ipd.) we are not on speaking terms
o tem ni vredno govoríti it isn't worth speaking of
ona ne govorita več med seboj (sta sprta) they are no longer on speaking terms
govori! speak up!, speak out, out with it!
on ne more (ne zna) nehati govoríti he can never stop talking, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
(on) govori, kot da bi ga navil he has the gift of the gab, he talks nineteen to the dozen
on malo govori he is a man of few words, (je boječ) he is tongue-tied
z njim se da govoríti he is someone you can talk to
z njim se ne da govoríti (figurativno) he will not listen to reason
po vsem mestu se govori o njih they are the talk of the town
govorilo se je o njegovi demisiji there have been rumours of his resignation
vse mesto govori o tem it is the talk of the town
govori se, da je zelo bogata she is said to be very rich
o njem se mnogo govori he is much talked about
to dejstvo govori zanj this fact tells in his favour
dejstva govoré sama the facts speak for themselves
to govori za in proti that cuts both ways
dejanja govore glasneje kot besede actions speak louder than words
vse govori za to, da... there is every reason to believe that...
to govori proti that tells against it
ne govorite z nikomer o tem! not a word to anyone about this!, keep this to yourself!
začeti govoríti o nekem predmetu to broach a subject
bi lahko govoril z Vami? could I have a word with you?
bi lahko govoril z g. X? could I see Mr. X
govorimo odkrito! let's speak frankly, let's lay (ali put) our cards on the table
kjer se veliko govori, se malo naredi least said, soonest mended
govoríti je srebro, molčati pa zlato the less said, the better
prav tako bi lahko govoril stenam figurativno I might as well speak to a brick wall
ti to meni govoriš! (= kot da jaz tega ne vem) you're telling me!

hodíti to walk; to go (on foot); to march

peš hodíti to go on foot, arhaično to pedestrianize
hodíti v črnem to wear black, to be in black
hodíti sem in tja to walk up and down
hodíti naokrog to circulate, to move round
hodíti po rokah to walk on one's hands
hodíti korakoma to go step by step
hodíti hitreje kot (kdo) to outmarch (someone)
tiho hodíti to tread (ali to walk) softly, to walk noiselessly
s težavo, s trudom hodíti to plod on, to plod along
hodite desno! keep to the right!
hodíti pred kom to walk before someone, to precede someone, (kazati pot) to show the way, to lead the way
hodíti za kom to walk behind someone, to follow someone
hodíti (gaziti) po snegu to wade through the snow
hodíti po vseh štirih to go on all fours
hodíti po prstih to walk on tiptoe, to tiptoe
otrok že hodi the child can already walk
prepovedano je hodíti po trati! keep off the grass!
hodi k vragu! go to hell!
hodíti na sprehod to go for a walk
hodíti na delo to go to work

kázati to show; to point out; to indicate; to present; to display; to exhibit

kázati pot (voditi) to lead the way
kázati slab okus to show bad taste
s prstom kázati na koga to point (one's finger) at someone
kázati znake utrujenosti to show signs of fatigue
toplomer je kazal 20° the termometer registered 20 degrees
ni kazal nobenega znaku strahu he showed no sign of fear
na dež kaže it looks like rain
kot vse kaže to all appearances
vse kaže, da... there is every indication that...
vse kaže, da bo izvoljen there is every prospect that he will be elected
letina dobro kaže the crop promises well, there are good prospects of an abundant harvest
stvar dobro kaže the business ali the affair looks promising
če bi kaj slabo kazalo (šlo narobe) if anything should go amiss
stvari slabo kažejo things have an ugly look, things seem to be taking a bad turn
ne kaže hoditi tja it is not advisable to go there
ne kaže mi drugega kot, da grem I can do nothing but go away
sedaj se kaže, da... now it turns out that...
njegov obraz je kazal razočaranje his face showed his disappointment
luna se je začela kázati th moon was beginning to appear (ali to come out)
dobro kaže za... it looks promising (ali it bodes well) for...
slabo kázati to bode ill

kónj horse; (kobila) mare

bojni kónj war-horse, steed
dirkalni kónj racehorse
čistokrvni kónj thoroughbred
jezdni, jahalni kónj saddle horse
gugalni kónj rocking horse, hobbyhorse
krilati kónj winged horse, hippogriff
povodni kónj hippopotamus, pl -es, -mi
neujahan kónj ZDA bronco
skopljen kónj gelding
telovadni kónj vaulting horse, long horse, pommel horse
Trojanski kónj Trojan Horse, wooden horse
tovorni kónj packhorse
vprežni kónj draught horse, carthorse, dray horse
kónj pri šahu knight
dreser konj horsebreaker
dober poznavalec konj a good judge of horseflesh
sprevod konj cavalcade
trgovec s kónji horse dealer
lahkovprežni kónj carriage-horse
na kónju on horseback, mounted
biti na kónju to be on horseback
sem na kónju (figurativno) I am in the saddle
česati kónja to curry a horse
čistiti kónja to groom
delati kot kónj to work like a horse
jahati kónja, jezditi na kónju to ride, to practise riding
podarjenemu kónju ne glej na zobe! do not look a gift-horse in the mouth
pasti s kónja to have a fall off one's horse, to be spilled from a horse, (žargon figurativno) to come a cropper
(u)krotiti kónja to break a horse (to the rein)
oskrbeti s svežimi kónji to provide fresh horses, to remount
zajahati kónja to mount a horse
sopsti kot kónj to pant like a horse
posaditi koga na kónja (tudi figurativno) to put someone into the saddle
vpreči kónje v voz to harness horses to the carriage
tudi par konj me ne spravi tja (figurativno) a team of wild horses couldn't drag me there, wild horses will not drag me there
lahko pripelješ kónja k vodi, ne moreš pa ga prisiliti, da pije you may take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
poditi, drviti kónja to drive a horse (too) hard
priti s kónja na osla (figurativno) to come down in the world

létati to fly; to run

létati sem in tja to run to and fro
létati okoli po (potepati se) to gad (about)
visoko létati (figurativno) to fly high
kdor visoko leta, nizko pade pride goes before a fall, pride will have a fall

namésto instead of; in place of; by way of

namésto koga arhaično in someone's stead
pojdi tja namésto mene! go there instead of me (ali arhaično in my stead)
namésto da bi ostal doma... instead of staying at home...

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

nervózen nervous; uneasy, fidgety, fretful; highlystrung, high-strung; ill at ease

nervózno se premikati sem in tja to fidget

níhati to oscillate; to swing

oknica je nihala sem in tja v vetru the shutter swung to and fro in the wind
níhati med življenjem in smrtjo to hover between life and death
níhati sem in tja to swing back and forth
níhati med dvema mnenjema to waver (ali to vacillate)

pámeten reasonable, sensible, wise, judicious, intelligent, prudent; clever, rational; pogovorno brainy

pámeten človek a man of sense
vsak pámeten človek any man in his right senses...
pámetna misel a sound (ali sensible) idea
pámetno gledišče (stališče, vidik) a sensible point of view
bodi no pámeten! use your brains (ali intelligence)!, be sensible!, be reasonable!
biti pámeten to be sensible (ali reasonable), to have one's wits about one
pámetno ravnati to act sensibly
imeti zelo pámetne nazore o življenju to have very sound ideas on life
kar govoriš, je pámetno what you say is sound
pámetno govoriti to speak wisely, to talk sense, to speak reasonably
mislim, da boš tako pámeten, da ne boš šel tja I suppose you will know better than go there
storil bom vse, kar se mi bo zdelo pámetno I will do anything in reason
pámetno je, kar praviš there is reason in what you say
poslušati pámeten nasvet to listen to reason
pametnejši popustí the wiser head gives in
lahkó je biti pámet, ko je že storjeno hindsight is easier than foresight, it's easy to be wise after the event

pomén meaning; sense; (važnost) importance, significance, import

brez poména meaningless, insignificant, of no account, void of importance
v najširšem (najožjem) poménu besede giving the word its broadest (its strictest) meaning
v dobesednem (prenesenem) poménu in the literal (in the figurative ali in the metaphorical) meaning
v običajnem poménu besede in the usual sense of the word
dejavnosti posebnega družbenega poména activities pl of special social interest
biti največjega poména to be of the greatest significance
stvar je brez poména the matter is of no importance
nima poména it's of no account
nima poména govoriti z njim, iti tja there's no point in speaking to him, going there
to vprašanje je vitalnega poména this question is of vital importance (ali concern)
ne razumeš poména teh besed you misunderstand the meaning of these words
temu pripisujete prevelik pomén you make too much of it
razširiti (zožiti) pomén to broaden (to narrow) the meaning
ti obračaš, sprevračaš pomén mojih besed you are distorting the sense of my words

potovánje travel, travelling; (po kopnem) journey; (zlasti po morju) voyage; (krajše, izlet) trip, excursion; tour

na potovánju on a journey
potovánje čez morje crossing, passage
krožno potovánje a round trip, (z ladjo) voyage
potovánje za zabavo pleasure trip
poročno potovánje honeymoon
potovánje domov homeward voyage
potovánje tja (in nazaj) voyage out (and home)
odhodno potovánje voyage outward
potovánje z ladjo v domovino (iz domovine) homeward (outward) voyage
prekinjeno potovánje broken voyage
raziskovalno potovánje expedition, exploration
skupinsko potovánje z vodnikom conducted tour
iti na potovánje to go on a journey (oziroma voyage), to make a voyage
poslati koga na potovánje to send someone on a voyage
voščiti komu srečno potovánje to wish someone Godspeed on his journey
srečno potovánj! pleasant journey!
biti na potovánju to be on a journey, to be travelling, to be away from home
odpraviti se na potovánje to start (ali to set off) on a journey
vrniti se s potovánja to come back ali to return from a journey
napraviti potovánje v Ameriko to make a trip to America
napraviti kratko potovánje v Pariz to take a short trip to Paris

potrebováti to need; to require; to want; to necessitate; to be in need (kaj of something)

nujno potrebováti to need (ali to want) badly
potrebováti bolniško pomoč (oskrbo, nego) to require medical care
nujno potrebujem denar I need the money badly
imate vse, kar potrebujete? have you got all you require?
imam vse, kar potrebujem I have all I need
potreboval je dve uri, da je prepisal ono pismo he needed two hours to copy out that letter
koliko časa potrebuješ, da prideš na kolodvor? how long does it take you to get to the station?
potreboval sem pol ure, da sem prišel tja it took me half an hour to get there
precéj časa si potreboval za to you have been slow about it, that took you a long time

povabílo invitation

na povabílo at the invitation (koga of someone)
povabílo na večerjo invitation to dinner
pismeno povabílo letter of invitation
sodno povabílo (poziv) summons
sprejeti (odkloniti) povabílo to accept (to decline) an invitation
šel sem tja na njegovo povabílo I went there at his invitation (ali request)
z veseljem sprejmem vaše prijazno povabílo I accept with pleasure your kind invitation

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

prizadévati si (se) to strive; to try hard; to endeavour; to take pains; to apply oneself (to)

na vso moč si prizadévati si (se) to try (ali to do) one's best, to strive with all one's might
prizadévati si (se) za uspeh to strive for success
prizadeval si je, da bi (kot) prvi prišel tja he strove to get there first

sám alone; sole; only; solo; (brez pomoči) by oneself, unaided, single-handed

čisto sám, sám samcat quite alone, all alone
sám od sebe spontaneously; of one's own accord
jaz sám I myself
on sám he himself
stvar sáma na sebi the thing in itself
sám Cezar Caesar's self
na sám novoletni dan just (ali precisely) on New Year's Day
žrtvovanje sámega sebe self-sacrifice
zaupanje v sámega sebe self-reliance
sáma dobrota ga je he is kindness itself
sáma ljubeznivost ga je do mene he is a perfect angel to me
sám je na svetu he stands alone in the world
on je sám svoj gospodar he is his own master
sáma kost in koža ga je he's nothing but skin and bone, he's just a bag of bones
že sáma ideja je smešna the very (ali the mere) idea is funny
to ni nihče drug kot sám knez he is no less a man than the prince
imeti sám svojo hišo to have a house of one's own
javiti se sám od sebe (prostovoljno) to volunteer
sami so se izdali they betrayed themselves, they gave themselves away
sáma si delam obleke I make my own dresses
sáma si plete nogavice she knits her own stockings
sáma opravlja vse gospodinjske posle she herself does all the housework
sám si strižem lase I cut my own hair
sám si delam večerjo I get my own supper
sám si služi kruh he earns his own bread
vrata se sáma zapirajo the door shuts by itself
to sem sám naredil (brez tuje pomoči) I did it single-handed
to lahko sám vidiš you can see for yourself
leteti sám (brez spremstva, aeronavtika) to fly solo, to solo
presodite sámi! judge for yourselves!
jaz sám sem šel tja I myself went there
ne pustite ga sámega! don't leave him by himself!
to se samo po sebi razume that is a matter of course
lahko to sám napraviš? can you do it alone?
govoriti s kom na samem to speak to someone in private
vi sami to pravite you yourself say so
prepustil sem ga sámemu sebi I left him to himself
sám si kuham I prepare my own dinner
sami njegovi prijatelji ga sovražijo even his fiends hate him
sám vrag te je prinesel the devil himself has brought you
iz sámega egoizma for pure selfishness (ali egoism)