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têle zoologija calf, pl calves; figurativno (bedak) silly (ali stupid, idiotic) person, blockhead, dolt

zlato têle (figurativno) the golden calf
za zakol določeno têle fatling, vealer
skotiti, povreči têle (o kravi) to slip her calf

težàk -žka, -o (teža) heavy; (masa) ponderous, weighty; (breme) weighty; figurativno leaden; (naloga) toilsome; (naporen) hard, difficult, arduous, trying, exhausting; (kazen) severe; (napaka) grave; (vino) heady

težki časi hard times pl
težko breme heavy burden
težko delo hard work
težki delavec manual labourer, heavy worker (ali labourer)
težka atletika heavy athletics pl
težka artilerija heavy artillery, heavy guns pl
težka hoja heavy tread
težka izbira hard choice
težka jed indigestible food
težàk, -žka, -o vojaški invalid severely disabled ex-serviceman
težàk, -žka, -o boj hard struggle
težàk, -žka, -o bombnik heavy bomber
težka industrija heavy industry
težka kovina heavy metal
težke izgube heavy losses pl
težka naloga hard task
težka napaka gross mistake, blunder
težka križarka heavy cruiser
težka svila heavy silk
težàk, -žka, -o udarec hard blow
težki nemiri serious rioting
težka nesreča serious accident
težka skrb grievous worries, arhaično care
težka oborožitev heavy armament
težàk, -žka, -o porod difficult birth
10 funtov težka ščuka a ten-pound pike
s težkim srcem with a heavy heart
težka voda kemija heavy water
težko je zame (figurativno) it's hard on me
glava mi je težka my head feels heavy
on je težàk, -žka, -o (= tehta) 120 funtov he scales 120 pounds
ona je težka, težko je z njo (figurativno) she is hard to get on with

tíh still, noiseless, silent; (miren) quiet, tranquil; (utišan) hushed; (nem) silent, mute, dumb; (redkobeseden) (a man) of few words, taciturn

Tihi ocean the Pacific (Ocean)
tíha bolečina silent grief
s tíhim glasom in a low voice, in a subdued tone
tího družabništvo sleeping (ZDA silent) partnership
tíhi družabnik sleeping (ZDA silent) partner
tíha maša religija low mass
tíha molitev silent prayer
tíha poroka quiet wedding
tíha sezona dull (ali dead) season
tíh sporazum tacit agreement
tíhe (skrite) rezerve passive reserve, hidden assets pl
tího upanje secret hope (ali hopes pl)
prosimo za tího sožalje! we request your silent sympathy!
tíh kot miš as quiet as a mouse
na tíhem si misliti to think to oneself
na tíhem si svoje misliti to keep one's own counsel (o čem about something)
tíha voda calm (ali smooth) water
tíha voda globoko dere (bregove podira) still waters run deep

tího prislov in silence; quietly; softly; gently

tího o tem! keep that to yourself!, (niti besedice o tem!) keep mum!, mum's the word!
na tihem secretly, in secret
biti tího to keep quiet
tího govoriti to speak in a low voice
zapirajte vrata tího! close the door gently, please!
tího! silence!, be quiet!; hush!, shush!, sh! (beri: ššš)

to this; that; it

to je (krajšava: t.j.) that is, namely, (krajšava: i.e.)
o tem about this
v tem (medtem) (in the) meanwhile
skozi to through this, on account of this, by it
razen tega besides, moreover, as well
kako to? how so?
(pa) kaj za to? what of that?
to je vse that's all
to je možno that may be
to so oni they are the ones, pogovorno that's them
ne to ne ono (= nekaj vmesnega, srednjega) neither one thing nor the other, betwixt and between
pri vsem tem, kljub vsemu temu for all that
tega je 10 let ten years ago
jaz sem za to I am for it, I agree to it
ni mi do tega I don't care for it
samó še to bi (se) manjkalo! that would be all we need!, (pogovorno) that would put the tin lid on it!
pustimo to, kakor je! (pogovorno) let it go at that!
to mi boš plačal! you'll pay for this!, you'll smart for this!
koga misliš s tem? whom have you (ali pogovorno who've you got) in mind?
si to mislil, si to hotel reči? is that what you meant?
to se pravi that is to say
iz tega sledi... hence it follows...
vsi vedó to every one knows that
poleg vsega tega, (on) še pije apart from all that, he drinks, too

tŕden -a, -o solid, firm; fast; steady; (neovrgljiv) hard and fast

tŕden, -a, -o kot skala steady as a rock
tŕdno telo fizika solid
tŕdno stanje solid state
v tŕdnem stanju solidified, in a solid state
v tŕdnem spanju a fast sleep
cene ostanejo tŕdne (stalne) prices remain firm
postati tŕden, -a, -o to consolidate
imeti tŕdna tla pod nogami to be on solid ground

trídeset thirty

trídeseti -a -o the thirtieth

uhó ear; (šivanke) eye (of a needle); (košare, posode) handle

srednje uhó middle ear
zunanje uhó auricle
ostro uhó keen ear, quick ear
oslovsko uhó (v knjigi) dog-ear
napraviti oslovsko uhó (v listu, knjigi) to dog-ear (a page, a book)
bolečina v ušesu earache
vnetje ušesa otitis
vnetje srednjega ušesa inflammation of the middle ear
ušesa me bolé I have (ali pogovorno I've got) earache
krik, ki gre skozi ušesa an earsplitting, earpiercing scream
šumenje v ušesih buzzing in the ears
ščitnik za uhó earflap, ZDA earmuff
zrcalo za uhó medicina auriscope, otoscope
biti gluh na levo uhó to be deaf in the left ear
do ušes je zadolžen he is up to his ears in debt, he is over head and ears in debt
biti do ušes zaljubljen to be head over heels in love
imeti ostro uhó (figurativno) to have a quick (ali a sharp) ear, to have excellent hearing
pocukati, povleči koga za uhó to tweak, to pull someone's ear
napeti ušesa to prick up one's ears, to be all ears
naleteti na gluha ušesa to find deaf ears
nekaj bi ti rad povedal na uhó I'd like a word in your ear
prišlo mi je na uhó it came to my hearing
naviti komu ušesa to tweak someone's ears
pridigati gluhim ušesom (figurativno) to fall on deaf ears
(za)mašiti si ušesa to stop up one's ears
poslušati le z enim ušesom to listen with only half an ear
konj striže z ušesi the horse twitches his ears
vleči na ušesa to listen attentively, to prick up one's ears
za ušesa privleči (kako zadevo) (figurativno) to drag in a matter by the ears
v (levem, desnem) ušesu mi zveni my (left, right) ear is ringing (ali is burning)
pri enem ušesu noter, pri drugem pa ven (figurativno) (it goes) in (at) one ear and out (at) the other
v ušesih mi je zvenelo (= morali so govoriti o meni) my ears were burning
stene imajo ušesa walls have ears
v uhó me piši! (žargon) go and fly a kite!

umŕli -a, -o (pokojni -a -o) deceased, defunct; dead; late

umŕli, -a, -o kralj the late king

úra (čas) hour; (žepna) watch; (stoječa, stenska, stolpna) clock; (namizna) timepiece

úra budilka alarm clock
peščena úra sand glass
sončna úra sundial
cerkvena úra church clock
úra z nihalom pendulum clock
zapestna úra wristwatch
ladijska úra chronometer
úra štoparica stopwatch
policijska úra curfew
konične úre rush hour
huda úra thunderstorm
učna úra lesson
proste úre free (ali spare) hours pl
smrtna úra the hour of death, dying hour, last hour
v zgodnjih úrah in the small hours
úra X vojska zero hour
v teku ene úre, v manj kot eni úri in less than an hour, within an hour
o úre do úre from hour to hour
prav ob tej úri at this very hour
po moji úri by my watch
pol úre half an hour, a half hour
pred pol úre half an hour ago
5 milj na úro 5 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour
vsake tri úre every three hours
več kot eno úro over one hour
ob tej úri at the present time, ZDA presently
polni, celi 2 úri for two hours at a stretch (ali pogovorno on the trot)
dobro úro a good hour
ob 12. úri at 12 o'clock, at noon
v smeri kazalca úre clockwise, (v nasprotni) anticlockwise
jermenček za zapestno úro watch strap, strap for wristwatch; (wrist) watch band; strap (ali cord, link, expansion) band
verižica za úro watch chain, (pri telovniku) watch guard
kolesje úre movement of a watch
ohišje úre clock case
vzmet úre watch spring
utež pri úri clock weight
kazalec úre hand
kazalec sončne úre gnomon
številčnica úre dial
tovarna úr clock factory, watch factory
trgovina z úrami clock trade, watch trade, trade in clocks and watches
koliko je úra? what time is it?, what's the time?, (redko) what o'clock is it
úra je 5 it is five o'clock
četrt na šest je it is a quarter past five
pol šestih je it is half past five
tri četrt na šest je it is a quarter to six
na moji úri je tri it is three by my watch
ob kateri úra? at what time?
je ta úra prav? is that clock (tvoja zapestna úra your wristwatch oziroma pogovorno watch) right?
on je točen kot úra he is as regular as clockwork
moja úra je točna my watch keeps perfect time
dobrih 5 úr je do mesta it's a good five hours to the town
moja úra gre dobro my watch is a good timekeeper
moja úra ne gre (se je ustavila, se je iztekla) my watch is not going (has stopped, isn't working)
moja úra je pokvarjena there is something wrong with my watch
navijte svojo úro! wind up your watch!
moja úra je navita my watch is wound up
úra bíje the clock strikes (oziroma is striking)
úra bo zdajci (od)bila 11 the clock is just about to strike eleven
úra je odbila 7 the clock has struck seven
odbila mu je zadnja úra his last hour is come
moja úra prehiteva my watch is fast (ali gains, is gaining)
moja úra zaostaja my watch is slow (ali loses, is losing)
vprašati koliko je úra to ask the time
naravnati (regulirati) úro po... to regulate (ali to set) one's watch by...
držati se rednih úr to keep regular hours
letalo je doseglo poprečno 450 milj na úro the plane averaged 450 miles an hour
dajati angleške úre (= lekcije) to give English lessons
to úro je treba naviti this clock needs winding up (ali rewinding)
moja úra je potrebna popravila my watch needs repairing
razmakniti konične úre (da ni navala na avtobuse itd.) to stagger office hours
rana úra zlata úra early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
delati 24 úr brez prekinitve (noč in dan) to work around the clock

usóda fate, destiny, fortune; lot; fatality; doom; zastarelo weird

boginje usóde Destinies pl, Fates pl, the Weird (ali Fatal) Sisters pl
moja usóda (pogovorno) my lot
vera v usódo fatalism
usóda mi je šla na roko (figurativno) fate played into my hands
boriti se proti usódi to fight against destiny
dati si vedeževati svojo usódo to have one's fortune told
deliti s kom usódo to cast (ali to throw) in one's lot with someone
deliti s kom isto usódo to share the same fate with someone
usóda ga preganja fate pursues him
usóda me povsod zasleduje fate pursues me everywhere
odločiti o usódi koga to decide (ali to fix) someone's fate
izzivati, skušati usódo to tempt providence
izzivati svojo usódo to tempt one's fate
sprijazniti se s svojo usódo to reconcile oneself to one's fate (ali to one's lot), to become reconciled with one's fate (ali one's lot)
vdati se v svojo usódo to resign oneself to one's fate, zastarelo (škotsko) to dree one's weird
zapečatiti usódo koga to seal someone's fate
njegova usóda je zapečatena his fate is sealed
zlobna usóda cruel (ali baleful) fate

usposóbljenost qualification; capacity; ability; efficiency

spričevalo o usposóbljenosti certificate of qualification (ali of efficiency)

vájin -a, -o (pridevniško) your, (samostojno) yours (when you are two in number)

vájin, -a, -oi in moji otroci your children and mine, my children and yours
ta vájin, -a, -o avto this car of yours
neki vájin, -a, -o prijatelj a friend of yours

várnost security; safety

zaradi várnosti for safety's sake
várnost na cesti, v cestnem prometu road safety
predvsem várnost! safety first!
kolektivna várnost collective security
osebna várnost personal security
materialna in socialna várnost economic and social security
jamčiti osebno várnost to guarantee someone's safety
zločin proti várnosti države high treason
konferenca o várnosti conference on security

vèč more; plus

vèč kot... more than...
vèč (od njih) several
še vèč still more
vèč kot dovolj enough and to spare
vèč ljudi several people
ne vèč no more, no longer
vèč ali manj more or less
nič vèč no more
vèč dni several days, a day or two
vedno vèč in vèč more and more
nikoli vèč nevermore, never again
vèč kot enkrat more than once
vèč kot teden dni (kot en teden) for over a week
čim vèč, tem bolje the more the better
čim vèč dela, tem vèč potroši the more he works the more he spends
sem vèč kot zadovoljen I am more than satisfied
on ni vèč nesrečen he is no longer unhappy
ni ga vèč he is no more
bil si moj prijatelj, pa nisi vèč you used to be a fiend of mine but you aren't any longer
imam vèč denarja kot ti I have (ali pogovorno I've got) more money than you
vèč imaš, vèč hočeš imeti much will have more
vèč jih je kot nas there are more of them (than of us)
ne odlašaj vèč! delay no longer!, pogovorno don't put it off any longer!
nič vèč me ne zebe I don't feel cold any longer
vèč od njih poznam I know several of them
nimam vèč denarja I have no money left, I have no more money
spoznal, srečal sem se z vèč člani kluba I met several members of the club
ne misli vèč na to! don't think of it any more!, pogovorno forget it!
nisem mogel vèč molčati I could not remain silent any longer
ne bom vèč čakal I shall not wait any longer
ne maram vèč slišati nobene besede o tem I don't want to hear another word about it
od takrat ga nisem vèč videl I have not seen him since (then)

védeti to know; to be aware (of); to realize

zanesljivo védeti to be positive about
védeti za kaj to be in the know, to be aware (of something), to be cognizant (of something)
dobro vedoč za kaj fully cognizant of something
vem za nekoga, ki... I know of someone who...
kolikor vem as far as I know, for aught I know (of)
ne da bi jaz vedel (= kolikor mi je znano ne) not that I know
pa še kako dobro to vem! don't I know it!
bojim se, da zdaj nič več ne vem (kot prej) I fear I am none the wiser
on dobro ve, kaj se je zgodilo he well knows (ali he is well aware of) what happened
ne védeti za kaj to be ignorant of something
rad bi vedel I should like to know, I wonder (ali, če whether, if)
ko bi bil (jaz) vedel! if only I had known!
védeti o čem to be well aware (ali arhaično apprised) of something
nihče ne ve, kaj se utegne zgoditi there is no knowing what may happen
védeti, kaj hočemo (= ne omahovati) to know one's own mind
kako, da jaz ne bi tega vedel! don't I know it!
to sam le predobro vem (= komu to pripovedujete?) you are telling me!
influenca, defterija in ne vem, kaj še vse influenza, diphtheria, and goodness knows what else
védeti najnovejše (o) to be well up (in), to be au courant (ali up-to-date) with
človek nikoli ne ve (= nikoli ne veš) you never know, you never can tell
kako naj vem, kam je šel how should I know where he went
ali še veš? do you remember?
ne vem ne kod ne kam I don't know which way to turn

vérzija version

po vaši vérziji according to your story
slišal sem več vérzij o tem, kar se je zgodilo I have heard several versions of what happened

ves vsa, vse all; whole; entire; total; complete

mi vsi all of us
vse, razen... all but...
vsa Slovenija all Slovenia
vsa dežela the whole country
po vsej Angliji all over England
vsa Evropa all Europe, the whole of Europe
po vsem svetu all over the world
na vseh straneh on all sides
vsa družba the whole (ali all the) company
vsa moja družina je tu all my family are here
(skozi) ves dan all day long, the whole day long
vsi in vsak all and sundry
vse moje življenje all my life
v vseh ozirih in all respects
po vseh štirih on all fours
vse mogoče all sorts, all kinds (of)
za ves svet ne not for all the world
z vso (možno) hitrostjo with all speed
vse mesto je bilo tam the whole town was there
vse je zaman it is all in vain, it is all to no avail
to je vse, kar lahko storim zate that's all I can do for you
vsi trije so krivi they are all three guilty
delati vso noč to work all night
preživeli smo skoraj ves julij na deželi we spent nearly the whole of July in the country
biti ves iz sebe od jeze to be beside oneself with fury
on je vse prej kot pošten he is anything but honest
hiša je vsa iz kamna the house is entirely of stone
to je vse, kar lahko rečem that is all I can say
prebral sem vso knjigo I have read the book from cover to cover
pripravljeni smo storiti vse zanj we are ready to do anything for him
razpravljati o vsem mogočem, samo ne o politiki to discuss anything but politics
tresti se po vsem telesu to tremble all over
ne delaj si skrbi, vse se bo uredilo! don't worry, it'll be all right!

vesólje space; universe

polet v vesólj space flight
fantastični romani o potovanju v vesólj space fiction
tekma v raziskovanju vesólja space race

vést¹ (novica, sporočilo) piece of news; news pl (s konstr. v sg); arhaično tidings pl; (piece of) information; report, account; advice; (važna) intelligence

najnovejše vésti the latest news, red-hot news
imam sijajno vést za vas I have a splendid piece of news for you
pričakujem od njih nadaljnjih vésti I am awaiting their further news
prišla je vést, da je sklenjen mir news arrived that peace had been concluded
lažna vést false (ali fabricated) report, canard
to je dobra vést this is good news
domače vésti home news, local news
kratke vésti news items
raznašalec vésti (klepetulja) gossip, newsmonger
povedati mu morate to slabo vést you must break this bad news to him
slabe vésti se kaj hitro izvejo bad news travels fast
že dolgo nimam vésti od njega I've had no news from him for a long time
o njem ni nobenih vésti nothing has been heard of him
zadnje vésti latest (ali last-minute) news, (v časopisu) stop-press
če ni vésti, je vse v redu no news is good news