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lésti (lezem) to creep; to trail; to crawl; to move slowly, to walk slowly

lésti na drevo to climb a tree
lésti iz jajca (izvaliti se) to hatch
to vino leze v glavo this wine turns one's head
lésti v dolgove to incur debts
vse, kar leze in gre, je bilo tam all the world and his wife were there

léstva ladder

léstva iz vrvi rope ladder, Jacob's ladder
raztezna léstva extending (ali extension) ladder
kljukasta požarna léstva pompier ladder, fireman's ladder
požarna vrtljiva léstva turntable ladder (used in firefighting)
telovadna léstva wall ladder
napadalna léstva zgodovina scaling-ladder
léstva na vozu rack
klin, prečka léstve rung (of a ladder)
léstva k uspehu ladder to success
iti, lesti po léstvi to climb a ladder

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

letéti to fly

letéti z lastnimi krili (figurativno) to paddle one's own canoe, to stand on one's own feet, to shift for oneself
"leteti" iz službe (biti odpuščen) to be fired, pogovorno to get the sack
letéti komu na pomoč to fly to someone's help
čas letí time flies
šala je letela name the joke was turned against me
lahko bi bil slišal muho letéti you could have heard a pin drop

létina crop (s pl); (žita itd.) yield, harvest

sadna létina fruit crop
dobra sadna létina a good yield of fruit
letos létina slabo kaže prospects for the harvest are poor this year
obeta se bogata létina the crop promises to be very abundant, a rich crop is expected
ne obeta se dobra létina the crops look rather poor
pospraviti létino to get in the crop, to gather in the crops
slaba létina bad harvest
letos je bila slaba létina the harvest failed this year

léto year; arhaično, pesniško twelvemonth

koledarsko léto calendar (ali civil) year
šolsko léto school year
akademsko léto academic year
navadno léto common (365-day) year
prestopno léto leap year, bissextile year
tekoče léto the current year
cerkveno léto church year
preteklo léto last year
prihodnje léto next year
sončno léto solar (ali astronomical) year
staro léto old year
Novo léto New Year, New Year's Day
srečno novo léto! Happy New Year!
nora, nerodna léta (figurativno) years pl of indiscretion, the awkward age
v létu Gospodovem religija in the year of Our Lord (A.D.), in the year of grace
enkrat na léto once a year
v létu 1950 in nineteen (hundred and) fifty
na starega léta dan on New Year's Eve
v cvetju (svojih) lét in the prime of life
skozi vse léto odprto open all the year round
v poznejših létih in after years
v 70ih létih in the '70s
v teku léta in the course of the year
vsako léto every year
iz léta v léto, léto za létom year by year, year after year, year in year out, from year's end to year's end
pol léta six months
tri četrtine léta nine months
četrt léta three months
ob létu within a year
(skozi) vse léto all the year round, from one year's end to another
v létu 1910 in (the year) 1910
v enem létu in a year's time, arhaično this day twelvemonth
v zadnjih létih of late (ali recent) years
léto dni trajajoč year-long
pred mnogimi léti many years ago (ali since, back)
že mnogo, precéj lét for many years past
z léti with the years
v starosti 50 lét at the age of fifty
po mnogih létih after many years
že nekaj lét (sém) for some years past
pred létom dni a year ago
30 funtov na léto 30 pounds a year (ali per annum)
za prihodnja léta for years to come
danes léto (dni) (bodočnost) twelve months from now, twelve months today, a year hence, (za preteklost) a year ago (ali since, back)
konec léta year-end, close of the year
biti že v létih to be advanced in years, to be well on in years
biti iz svojih najboljših lét to be past one's best
on je že čez 50 (let star) he is on the wrong (ali humoristično shady) side of 50
on še ni 50 (let star) he is on the right (ali sunny) side of 50
10 lét star deček a ten-year-old boy
mlad za svoja léta young for his years
v najlepših létih in the prime of life
ona ne kaže svojih lét she does not look her age
iti v léta to be getting on in years
priti v léta to come to a good age, to get old, to begin to grow old
ona je mojih lét she is my age
priti iz norih lét to sow one's wild oats
dobro nositi svoja léta to bear one's age well
stopiti v novo léto to usher in the New Year
léta bežijo the years race by
umrla je v starosti 20 lét she died at the age of twenty
bistra je za svoja léta she is clever for her age
ta revija izhaja dvakrat na léto this magazine comes out twice a year, this magazine is a biannual (ali semiannual)
čez 7 lét vse prav pride every little helps

letovánje holidaymaking (na morju at the seaside)

iti na letovánje na morje to go to the seaside (for a holiday)

lévi -a, -o left, left-hand, (v grbu) sinister

skrajni lévi, -a, -o leftmost
na lévi, -a, -o on the left
na lévo to the left
z léve from the left
lévo od to the left of
na lévo! vojska left turn!
pogled na lévo! vojska eyes left!
druga ulica lévo the second turn to the left
lévi branilec, krilec šport left back, left half
léva stran ladje port
lévi napadalec, krilo šport outside left, left winger, left outside
na lévo, proti lévi leftward(s)
lévo kolo avta (v Angliji in drugih deželah, kjer vozijo po levi strani) near wheel of a car
hoditi po lévi strani to keep to the left
kreniti na lévo to turn left, to take the left-hand turning
obrniti se na lévo to turn left
z lévo nogo vstati (figurativno) to get up on the wrong side of the bed, to get out of bed (on) the wrong side

levíčar politika leftist, left wing supporter, left-winger

on je levíčar politika he is a leftist, pogovorno slabšalno he's a leftie

levíti pl

brati levítve komu (ošteti koga) to preach a sermon to someone, to reprove someone at length, to sermonize; to lecture someone; to send someone away with a flea in his ear; (ošteti moža) to deliver a curtain lecture

ležáti to lie, to be lying; to rest; to be situated, to be placed, to be located

ležáti bolan to lie sick
ležáti bolan v postelji to be ill in bed
ležáti mrtev to lie dead
ležáti v porodni postelji to lie in
ležáti na hrbtu to be lying on one's back
ležáti komu pred nogami to lie at someone's feet
ležáti na mrtvaškem odru to lie in state
ležáti v zadnjih zdihljajih to be breathing one's last
ležáti v zasedi to lie in ambush
ležáti v ruševinah to lie in ruins, in dust
negibno ležáti (pritajiti se) žargon to lie doggo
ležáti zasidran to lie at anchor
(on) leži zaradi škrlatinke he is down with scarlet fever
to leži na dlani (figurativno) it is obvious, it is plain, it's as plain as a pikestaff (ali as the nose on your face)
to mi leži (figurativno) that is in my line
to mi bolj leži that is more in my line
ležáti komu težko na vesti to lie heavy on someone's conscience
kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal as you make your bed, so will you lie

ležêren leisurely

ležêren sprehod (brez cilja) a leisurely stroll

licénca licence; permission; leave

po licénci under licence
lastnik licénce licensee
uvozna licénca licence to import
dobiti licénco to take out a licence

líh -a, -o odd

líh, -a, -o dan odd-numbered day
líh, -a, -oo število odd number
leta z líh, -a, -oim številom dni odd years pl

lílija botanika lily

bel kot lílija lily, lily-white
lepa kot lílija fair as a lily
francoske lílije (figurativno Burbonci) the Bourbons pl

límanice lime-twig

iti na límanice (figurativno) to fall into a trap, to swallow (ali to take, to jump at, to rise to) the bait
ujeti se na límanice (figurativno) to fall into a snare, to be cheated

limóna botanika (kisla) lemon, (sladka) lime

ožemalo za limóne lemon squeezer
odvreči kot ožeto limóno to throw aside like a squeezed lemon
iztisniti, ožeti limóno to squeeze the lemon dry
limónast lemony

lipov (made of) lime; linden

lipovo cvetje lime(-tree) blossoms pl
lipov čaj lime-blossom tea, decoction of lime blossoms and leaves
stati (stojim) kot lipov bog (figurativno) to stand like a graven image (ali like a stone idol); to stand stock-still

lisják zoologija dog-fox, he-fox

zvit lisják (figurativno) a sly old fox, a cunning old rascal, pogovorno a tricky customer, arhaično a sly blade
lisják zviti! the cunning fox!; (zvitorepec) a slyboots, a wily old bird
on je pravi lisják he is a sly dog
ta lisják me je osleparil that crafty old soand-so has done me in the eye

líst¹ (knjige, drevesa) leaf, pl leaves

líst papirja sheet of paper
cvetni líst petal
čašni líst botanika sepal
domovinski líst certificate of origin
krstni líst baptismal certificate, certificate of baptism
rojstni líst birth certificate
jedilni líst menu, bill of fare
lovski líst hunting- (ali shooting-)licence (ZDA license)
mrliški líst death certificate
naslovni líst title page
naročilni líst order bill
orožni líst licence to carry firearms, ZDA gun-license
potni líst passport
poročni líst marriage certificate, pogovorno marriage lines
pastirski líst religija pastoral (letter)
reklamni líst (letak) handbill
šaljiv líst comic paper
tovorni líst bill of lading (ladijski), bill of carriage
dostavni líst bill of delivery
uradni líst official gazette
nepopisan líst (figurativno) a blank sheet (of paper)
iztrgati, odtrgati líst to pull off a leaf
obrniti líst to turn over a leaf
vihati líst(e) v knjigi to turn down the corners of the leaves of a book, to make a book dog-eared