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aboníran

aboníran sedež booked seat
biti aboníran to subscribe (na to), to take
abonírani smo na dva časopisa we take two (news)papers
on je aboníran na zobobol (figurativno) he is never without a toothache

blížati se to approach; to come up, to come near, to draw near; to near

delo se bliža koncu (zaključku) work is nearing completion
božič se bliža Christmas is approaching, Christmas isn't far off
zima se bliža winter is approaching
bližali smo se mestu z juga we approached the town from the south
predstava se je bližala kraju the performance was drawing to a close

blížnji near; imminent; forthcoming; nearby (hiša house)

smo v blížnjem sorodstvu we are close relatives ali near relations

bólje better

bólje in bólje, vedno bólje better and better
čim prej tem bólje the sooner the better
toliko bólje so much the better
tem bólje all the better
oziroma bólje (rečeno) or rather
bólje je (vzeti...) it is preferable (to take...)
zaradi tega mi ni prav nič bólje I am no whit the better for it
gre mu (ekonomsko) bólje he is better off
sedaj mi gre (zdravstveno) bólje I am getting better now
bólje bi storil, če bi ostal doma you'd better stay at home, pogovorno you better stay at home
bólje ne! (= tega Vam ne svetujem) you had better not!
sinoči, oziroma bólje rečeno, davi smo imeli vihar last night, or rather, this morning there was a storm
ni mogel napraviti bólje kot... he could not have done better than...
bólje se počutiti to feel (ali to be) better
posli gredo bólje business is improving
obrniti se, spremeniti se na bólje to change for the better
bólje drži ga kot lovi ga a bird in hand is worth two in the bush

bòt square; even; quits

biti bòt s kom to be quits with someone, to get even with someone
sedaj smo bòt! now we're quits!
smo bòt we're all square
s tem sva bòt that makes us square

brêz without

brez- un-, -less; devoid of; destitute of
brêz mene without me
brêz njegove vednosti without his knowing it
brêz odlašanja without delay
brêz škode za without prejudice to
brêz nadaljnjega without hesitation, without more ado
brêz dvoma doubtless, no doubt, without doubt, undoubtedly
brêz dela, brêz zaposlitve out of work, unemployed
brêz doma homeless
brêz prijateljev friendless
brêz denarja, brez pare penniless
brêz upanja hopeless
brêz vrednosti worthless
brêz zdrave pameti devoid of common sense
brêz razumevanja devoid of understanding
brêz sape out of breath, breathless
brêz prestanka ceaseless, unending
brêz otrok childless
brêz šale joking apart
kava brêz sladkorja coffee without sugar
biti brêz česa to be lacking (ali wanting ali deficient) in something
moral bom (biti) brêz tega I shall have to go without it (ali to do without it)
bili smo brêz denarja we were penniless ali pogovorno hard up
brêz njega bi jaz bil izgubljen but for him I should have been lost
ni rože brêz trna there is no rose without a thorn

čŕtati to draw lines; to rule; (brisati, razveljaviti) to cancel, to cross out, to cross off, to cut out; to abolish; to strike out

(pre)čŕtati besedo to cross a word out
čŕtati iz seznama to cross off the list
črtali smo poobedek zaradi varčevanja we have cut out the dessert for the sake of economy

dánes today, this day

do dánes to this day, till today, till this day, to date
od dánes naprej from this day forward (ali forth), from this date
še dánes this very day
za dánes for this day
že dánes this very day
dánes dopoldne this morning, this forenoon
dánes opoldne today at twelve noon ali twelve midday, at twelve noon today
dánes popoldne this afternoon
dánes ponoči tonight, (preteklo noč) last night
dánes leto (dni) a year hence
dánes teden this day week, today week
dánes dva tedna, dánes 14 dni a fortnight today, today fortnight
dánes zjutraj this morning
dánes zvečer this evening, tonight
katerega smo dánes? what's the date to-day?, what date is it today?; what day of the month is it?
dánes meni jutri tebi my turn today, yours tomorrow
dánes, dne 3. maja... (v dokumentih) this third day of May...

dočákati to live to see

tega ne bom dočakal I shan't live to see it
dočakal je visoko starost he has lived to a great age
končno smo te dočakali finally you have come
kdor nestrpno čaka, nikoli ne dočaka (figurativno) a watched pot never boils

dopís letter

trgovski dopís arhaično favour
Vaš dopís (od 10. t.m.) yours (of the 10th inst.)
Vaš cenjeni dopís od 3. t.m. your favour of the 3rd inst.
prejeli smo Vaš dopís od 4. t.m. yours of the 4th inst. is to hand

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

dušíti to suffocate; to choke; to stifle; to smother; (meso) to stew, to braise; (z dimom) to smoke; (zvok) to muffle; (s plinom) to asphyxiate

dušíti se to choke; to suffocate, to be suffocated
dušili smo se we were suffocated
dušíti se od slabega zraka to be suffocated with foul air
dušíti se od dima to be stifled with the smoke
dušíti se od smeha (jeze) to choke with laughter (with anger)
dušíti se v delu to be overwhelmed with work
dušili smo se v vlaku we were sweltering in the train
duši me I'm choking

edín of one mind, agreed

biti edín z to agree with
smo edíni z vami we agree with you, we are in agreement with you

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!

hitéti to hurry, to hasten, to make haste, to be in haste, to be in a hurry; to speed

hitéti s čim to hurry on with something
zelo hitéti to be in a great hurry
če človek hiti, vse narobe naredí haste makes waste
hiti počasi! more haste, less speed; slow and steady!
zakaj tako hitiš? why are you in such a hurry?
hitéti domov to hurry home
hiteli smo domov we hurried home, we swiftly made our way home

indigníran indignant

indignírano prislov indignantly
bili smo indignírani, ko smo videli, kako ravnajo z njimi we were indignant at the way they were treated

izgúba loss; waste; (v boju) casualties pl; (finančna) loss

izgúba energije a loss of energy
izgúba električnega toka a leakage of current
nadomestljiva izgúba reparable loss
popolna izgúba dead loss
izgúbe na mrtvih in ranjenih vojska the losses in killed and wounded
seznam izgúb vojska casualty list
sem na izgúbi pri tem this leaves me out of pocket (ali with a loss)
to je čista izgúba časa it's a sheer waste of time
smo 5.000 SIT na izgúbi we are 5,000 tolars worse off
delati z izgúbo to operate at a loss
nadomestiti izgúbo to repair, to make up a loss
kompenzirati izgúbo to make up a loss
imeti težke izgúbe vojska to sustain, to suffer heavy casualties (ali losses)
plačati (nositi) izgúbo to stand a loss
prizadejati komu izgúbo to inflict a loss on someone
ne more preboleti svoje izgúbe he cannot get over his loss
preprečiti izgúbo pare to prevent a waste of steam
biti zavezan za povrnitev (plačilo) izgúbe to be liable for a loss
zmanjšati izgúbo to cut a loss
prodati z izgúbo to sell at a loss (ali at a sacrifice)
izgúba izmodrí človeka we learn by (bitter) experience

izméničen alternating, alternative, alternate

izméničenni tok (elektrika) alternating current
dinamo na izméničenni tok alternator; (vzajemen) reciprocal, in succession, one after another
izméničenno delati to work alternately
izméničenno smo brali we read turn and turn about

izménoma in turn; alternately; by turns; by rotation; in rotation; turn and turn about

izménoma smo brali we took it in turns to read

iznebíti se to get (ali to be) rid (of); pogovorno to get shut (of); to dispose of, to get something off one's hands

končno smo se ga iznebili we are rid of him (ali we've seen the back of him) at last
iznebíti se dolgá to get rid of a debt, to get out of debt
iznebíti se grde navade to shake (ali slough) off a bad habit
iznebíti se starega pohištva to make a clean sweep of one's old furniture