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čúden queer, uncommon, unusual; eccentric; strange; singular; odd; original; curious; VB žargon rum

kako čúdno! what a curious thing!
čúdna opazka a strange remark
to je čúdno that is strange
on je čúden patron he is a strange fellow
nič čúdnega, če... no wonder if...
na tem ni nič čúdnega there is nothing strange in (ali about) it
čudno (presenetljivo, za čuda) curiously enough, strange to say
čúdno se počutiti to feel strange
čúdno, da tega niste (ne bi bili) slišali strange that you should not have heard it
čúdno se sliši žargon it sounds rum
kakor se utegne zdeti čúdno... strange as it may appear...
zaklel je in nič čúdnega (če je) he swore and no wonder

čúdež miracle, wonder; prodigy

gospodarski čúdež economic miracle
delati čúdeže to work wonders (ali miracles); figurativno to produce rabbits out of a hat, to move mountains
razen če se zgodi čúdež, bi se zdaj zdelo, da se ne da nič napraviti barring a miracle it would now seem as if nothing can be done
čúdeži se utegnejo zgoditi (dogajati) (figurativno) pigs pl might fly

čúdo wonder; miracle; marvel; portent, prodigy

za čúda for a wonder
kratkotrajno čúdo nine days' wonder
ni čúda, da... no wonder that...
on je čúdo spretnosti he is a paragon of efficiency
za čúda, držal je svojo besedo he kept his word, for a wonder
delati čúda to work (ali to perform) miracles, to work wonders, figurativno to move mountains
glej čúd! lo and behold!

čutíti to feel; to sense; to have the sensation; to be aware of

čutíti se to feel
čutíti bolečino to feel a pain
čutíti mraz to feel cold
ničesar ne čutíti to be insensible (ali unfeeling ali insusceptible ali apathetic)
čutíti se užaljenega to feel hurt
sonce se čuti the sun makes itself felt
čutim, da to ni res, a ne morem tega dokazati I feel that it is not true but cannot prove it

čuváj keeper; guard; custodian; watchman, pl -men

progovni čuváj lineman
nočni čuváj night watchman
gozdni čuváj forest guard, ranger
železniški čuváj railway guard, signalman
jetniški čuváj (prison) warder, prison guard, jailer
lovski čuváj gamekeeper, game warden
čuváj v parku park-keeper
mestni čuváj zgodovina watchman, pl -men ali the watch

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

dà (pritrdilnica) yes; zastarelo yea, zastarelo pogovorno aye, ay; all right

mislim dà I think so
odgovoriti z dà ali ne to answer yea or nay
ne rečem ne dà ne ne I say neither yes nor no
reči véliki dà (poročiti se) to say I will; to get married

dáleč far (away, off); a long way off; widely, remotely, distantly

dáleč od tu far from here
dáleč naokoli far and wide
dáleč narazen wide apart
od dáleč from the distance, from afar
kako dáleč how far, to what extent
tako dáleč in ne dlje! thus far and no further ali farther
bil sem dáleč od doma I was far from home
kako dáleč je (to)? how far is it?
stanuje dáleč od tu he lives far away from here
dáleč boljši, dáleč najboljši better by far, by far the best
dáleč proč (še dolgo ne) far from it, not by a long way (ali chalk)
dáleč od tega far from it
še dáleč ne tako zanimiv not nearly so interesting
dáleč najboljša splošna zgodovina far and away the best general history
kakor dáleč seže oko as far as the eye can reach
lahkó tečeš tako dáleč? can you run as far as that?
držati se dáleč (stran) od to keep (ali to stand) clear of
kako dáleč si z angleščino? how far have you got with your English?
počasi se dáleč pride he that goes softly, goes safely

dálje farther; figurativno further; forth

od 1900 dálje from 1900 onwards
od 10. aprila dálje from April 10th onwards
od 16. stoletja dálje from the 16th century onwards
odslej dálje from now on
in tako dálje and so on, and so forth; and the like; etc.
dálje prihodnjič (= se nadaljuje) to be continued
govoril je dálje he continued (ali kept on) talking

dámski lady's, ladies'; ladylike

dámski bicikel lady's (ali woman's) bicycle
dámski dežnik lady's umbrella
dámski frizerski salon ladies' hairdresser's; beauty salon; beauty parlour, ZDA parlor
dámska konfekcija ladies' wear, ladies' ready-made clothes pl, ZDA ladies' ready-to-wear
dámski klobuk lady's hat
dámske nogavice ladies' stockings pl; nylons pl
dámski krojač dresmaker, ladies' tailor
dámski mesečni vložek medicina sanitary towel (ZDA napkin)
dámske rokavice ladies' gloves pl
dámska torbica lady's handbag
dámsko sedlo sidesaddle

dán day; (dnevna svetloba, luč) daylight, daytime; (svetloba) light

dober dán! (zjutraj) good morning!, (popoldne) good afternoon!, (splošno) how do you do!, pogovorno hallo!, hullo!, ZDA hello, (pri poslovitvi) good day!, pogovorno see you!, be seeing you!; see you later!
deloven dán working day, weekday
črn dán figurativno a black day, a dark day, an unfortunate day
materinski dán Mother's Day
novoletni dán New Year's Day
beli dán broad daylight
plačilni dán payday
postni dán fast day
prazničen dán holiday
pasji dnevi dog days pl
prosti dán day off, (brez pouka) day off school
rojstni dán birthday
srečen dán a red-letter day
sodni dán the Last Day, Judgment Day, Day of Judgment, Doomsday
davni dnevi bygone days, arhaično day of yore
spominski dán Remembrance Day (11. november)
z dne 3. maja dated May 3rd
čez dán (podnevi) in the daytime; during the day, by daylight, by day
dán za dnem day by day
drugi (naslednji) dán next day, the day after
do današnjega dne to the preent day
od dneva do dneva from day to day
čez nekaj dni in a day or two
enega teh dni, te dni enkrat one of these days
dvakrat na dán twice a day
pri belem dnevu in broad daylight
lepega dne one fine day
oni dán (zadnjič) the other day
še oni dán only the other day
še isti dán that very day
od tega dne dalje from this day forth
par dni a couple of days
ta ali oni dán one day or another
svoj živi dán in all my born days, in my lifetime
nekega dne one day, (za prihodnost) some day
pred tremi dnevi three days ago
dán poprej the day before, the day beforehand
teden dni (7 dni) a week
danes teden dni this day week, (pred tednom dni) a week ago
14 dni (2 tedna) a fortnight, two weeks
čez 14 dni in a fortnight
vsak dán every day, daily
vsak drugi dán every other (ali second) day
vsakih pet dni every five days
ves dán all day long, for the whole of the day
ves ljubi božji dán the livelong day
za nekaj dni for a few days
prejšnji dán the previous (ali preceding) day
ki traja ves dán daylong
na dán z besedo! speak out!, out with it!
to je jasno kot beli dán it's as clear as daylight, it's as plain as a pikestaff
biti različen kot noč in dán to be as different as chalk and cheese
béli dán je it is broad daylight
dobiti prost dán to be allowed a day off
ni še vseh dni konec we have not seen the last of it yet
prinesti, spraviti na dán to bring to light
prinesti stvar na dán to broach a matter
sedaj prihaja na dán it now transpires
priti na dán to come to light, to transpire, to leak out, to become known, ZDA to develop
prinesti na dán svoje težave to air one's troubles
ko napoči dán at daybreak, at dawn
za vsakega pride njegov dán every dog has his day
sanja se ti pri belem dnevu you're day-dreaming
svoj živi dán nisem videl... I have never seen in all my born days (ali in my lifetime)...
dnevi so mu šteti his days are numbered
zagledati dán (luč sveta) to be born, to come to light, to come out
določiti dán to fix a day
voščiti dober dán to bid someone good day, zastarelo to give someone the time of day
bil je 2 dni prepozen he was two days late
delati noč in dán to work day and night
ne hvali dneva pred nočjo do not praise the day before it is over; laugh before breakfast and you'll cry before supper

danášnji today's, of today; of this day; present; modern; actual; up-to-date; present-day

z danášnjim as of today
danášnja angleščina modern ali presentday English
danášnji čas, danášnja doba the present time, the present age
danášnja dekleta modern girls ali the girls of today

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...

dáti dajáti to give; (podariti) to present with, to give away; (podati) to hand on, to present, to turn over; (dodeliti) to allot, to assign, to apportion; (vročiti) to hand (over), to deliver; (karte) to deal

dáti, dajáti nazaj to give back, to restore; (podeliti) to grant, to accord, to award, ZDA to donate (to); gledališče to stage, to perform; (ponuditi) to offer; (dobaviti) to deliver, to furnish, to supply; (donašati) to yield, (sadove) to bear, to produce; (naslov) to bestow on, to confer something upon someone
dáti, dajáti naprej to pass on
ne (hoteti) dáti, dajáti to refuse, to withhold
dana veličina a given magnitude
če sta A in B dana, sledi, daje C... given A and B, C follows...
v danem primeru (če je tako) in that case; should the need arise; if need be; if so
dáti, dajáti duška (svoji jezi) to give vent (to one's anger)
dáti, dajáti prav komu to agree with someone, to concede the point
dáti, dajáti vsakemu svoje to give everyone his due
daj mu, kar je njegovega! give him his due!
ti bom že dal! I'll give it you!
daj to na mizo! put it on the table!
daj bog! God grant!
ne daj bog! God forbid!
kaj dajejo nocoj v gledališču? what's on at the theatre this evening?
to (gledališko) igro so dajali tri mesece the play ran for three months
dal sem mu roko I shook hands with him
moram da(ja)ti dober zgled I must set a good example
po čem dajete (koliko stane)...? what is your price for, what do you charge for...?
nič se ne da napraviti there is nothing to be done
dáti, dajáti na znanje komu to let someone know
dáti, dajáti na svetlo to publish, to edit
dáti, dajáti mnogo na to make much of, to think the world of
mnogo da na svojo zunanjost he pays great attention to his personal appearance
malo, nič ne dáti, dajáti na kaj to regard as worthless, not to give a brass farthing for
on ne da nič na moj nasvet he sets no value upon my advice
dal se je oslepariti, ogoljufati he let (ali allowed ali suffered) himself to be cheated
dam si striči lase I have (ali I get) my hair cut
kje si dajete delat obleke? where do you have your clothes made?
dáti, dajáti svojo besedo to pledge one's word
to mi daje misliti! that makes me wonder!
na to ne dam pečenega groša (nič) I don't give a hoot about that
dal sem si mnogo truda I took great pains
dáti, dajáti od sebe (ton) to utter
ne da se mi... I don't feel like, I am unwilling (ali loath ali disinclined) to...
ne da se mi brati I don't feel like reading, I am loath (ali unwilling) to read
(to) se ne da zanikati there's no denying (it)
dáti, dajáti se spoznati, prepoznati to make oneself known
dajati je lepše kot jemati it is better to give than to receive
dáti, dajáti življenje za to sacrifice one's life for
dvakrat da, kdor hitro da he gives twice who gives in a trice; arhaično while the grass grows the steed starves

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

dávčen of taxes, pertaining to taxes; taxable; taxation; tax

dávčna ocenitev tax assessment
dávčni dodatek surtax, supertax
dávčni dohodek tax receipts pl, inland (ZDA internal) revenue
dávčna moč taxable capacity
dávčna komisija board of assessment
dávčne dajatve, dávčna obveznost taxation
dávčna obremenitev tax load
dávčna olajšava tax relief, tax abatement, tax reduction, allowance
dávčna oprostitev tax exemption, exemption from taxation (ali taxes ali duty)
dávčni pobiralec tax collector
dávčna politika fiscal (ali tax) policy
dávčni popust (znižanje) tax rebate, tax remission, remission of taxes
dávčna reforma fiscal reform, tax reform
dávčni svetovalec (stokovnjak) tax adviser (expert)
dávčno povišanje increase in taxation
dávčna prijava (income-) tax return
dávčna stopnja tax bracket; tax rate
dávčna osnova assessment (of taxes)
dávčna uprava administration of taxes
dávčni urad inland revenue office, ZDA tax office
dávčni uradnik tax collector, ZDA revenue officer
dávčna utaja tax avoidance, (fraudulent) tax evasion
dávčni utajitelj tax dodger
dávčni vijak taxation screw
dávčni vir source of tax
dávčni zavezanec taxpayer, ratepayer
vložiti dávčno prijavo to file a return
priviti dávčni vijak to tighten the taxation screw

dávek (državni) tax; (mestni, občinski) rate

zvezni dávek federal levy; ZDA tax; (carinski, blagovni) duty; (prispevek, dajatev) contribution; zgodovina impost; levy
dávek na tax on, duty on
dávku podvržen, navezan taxable, ratable, assessable, liable to tax, excisable; subject to taxation, liable to pay taxes
oproščen dávka exempt from tax, tax-exempt, taxfree, duty-free
dodaten dávek additional tax, supplementary tax
dávek na dohodek income tax
dávek na dediščino legacy duty, succession duty, estate duty, death duty, pl -ies
dávek na sol salt duty, salt tax
dávek na tobak tobacco tax, duty on tobacco
luksusni dávek luxury tax
direkten, indirekten direct, indirect tax
nabavni dávek purchase tax
obrtni dávek trade tax, ZDA business tax
prometni dávek sales tax, purchase tax
pasji dávek dog tax
katastrski, zemljiški dávek land tax, tax on land, ground rent
patentni dávek patent tax
samski dávek bachelor tax
veselični, zabaviščni dávek entertainment tax, amusement tax, ZDA admission tax
vojni dávek war tax; contribution
zapuščinski dávek death duty, pl -ies
pobiralec dávkov tax collector, taxman
pobiranje dávkov tax collection, levying of taxes
naložiti dávke to impose taxes, to tax; to establish duties
pobirati dávke to exact taxes, to collect taxes, to levy taxes, to tax
znižati dávek to cut a tax
naložiti težak dávek to impose a heavy tax ali tax burden
utajiti dávke to evade taxes
plačati svoje dávke to pay one's taxes (ali rates)
plačati svoj krvni dávek to pay one's blood-tax (the duty of fighting for one's country)

debáta debate; discussion

odgoditi debáto (do) to adjourn a debate (till)
spustiti se v debáto to enter into (ali upon) a discussion
udeležiti se debáte to take part in a discussion
zavlačevati debáto to protract a debate, (v parlamentu) to filibuster
to vprašanje je še v debáti this question is under discussion
zakonski osnutek bo prišel v debáto jutri the bill will come up (ali will be debated ali will be taken up) tomorrow

dêbel (oseba) fat, stout, thickset, corpulent, obese, portly, big; bulky; (zid ipd.) thick; (platno) coarse; (papir) stout, heavy; (glas) thick, deep; (laž) big

dêbelo črevo large gut, rectum, pl -cta
dêbela knjiga a big (voluminous) book
dêbela laž a big (ali gross) lie; pogovorno a thumping great lie, ZDA pogovorno a whopper
dêbel glas a deep voice
dêbel mož(akar) a fat (ali stout) man
dêbele ustnice blubber lips pl
to je dêbela zgodba that's a tall story
na dêbelo trgovina wholesale
trgovec na dêbelo wholesale dealer, wholesale trader, merchant; wholesaler
trgovina na dêbelo wholesale trade
dêbelo gledati figurativno to stare, to stare in amazement, to goggle
imeti dêbelo kožo figurativno to have a thick skin
kupovati na dêbelo to buy wholesale
kupec na dêbelo wholesale buyer
prodajati na dêbelo to wholesale
nakup, nabava na dêbelo wholesale purchase

dédič heir; inheritor; legatee; successor

brez dédiča heirless
nujni dédič heir in tail
edini dédič the sole heir (ženski spol heiress)
morebitni, domnevni dédič heir presumptive
pravi dédič rightful heir
dédič prestola heir (ali successor) to the throne
dédič po stranski liniji heir collateral
sodedič joint-heir
zakoniti dédič heir-atlaw, heir apparent, heir general
legitimni dédič krone the rightful heir to the crown
določiti koga za svojega dédiča to appoint someone one's heir