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tábor camp; encampment

tábor brez šotorov bivouac
postaviti tábor to set up (ali to pitch) camp
podreti tábor to break camp, to strike camp, to strike tents
narodni tábor zgodovina mass meeting, rally
taborski ogenj camp fire

tákt² (obzirnost, olika) tact, discretion; delicacy

brez tákta tactless
nima nobenega tákta he lacks tact (ali delicacy)

talènt talent; gift

brez talènta talentless
igralski talènt talent for acting
imeti talènt za risanje to have a talent for drawing
ne izkoriščati svojih talèntov to hide one's light under a bushel

ték¹ (apetit) appetite; desire for food; (za kaj) zest, relish, gusto

imam, čutim ték I have an appetite
imam dober, zdrav (slab) ték I have a good, a keen (a poor) appetite
jesti z dobrim tékom to eat with gusto
izgubiti ték to lose one's appetite
narediti, povzročiti ték to sharpen (ali to whet) the appetite
dražiti, spodbujati si ték to stimulate one's appetite
delati, dobiti ték to give, to get an appetite
ték pride z jedjo the appetite grows with what it feeds on, start eating and you work up an appetite, figurativno the more you get, the more you want
biti brez téka, ne imeti téka (žargon) to be off one's food, to be a poor eater

tékmec rival; emulator; competitor, contestant

brez tékmeca without a rival
tékmeca v ljubezni, (v snubljenju) rival lovers (rival suitors)
on nima tékmeca there is no one to match (ali to rival) him

têmelj foundation; basis, pl bases; base; ground; groundwork

iz têmelja fundamentally, radically, thoroughly; from the very bottom
na têmelju on the grounds of, on the basis of, by reason of, in (ali by) virtue of, on the strength of
na têmelju, da... (= češ da) on the grounds that...
brez têmelja groundless
položiti têmelj to lay the foundation(s pl)
do têmelja pogoreti to be burned down to the ground
do têmelja porušiti to level with the ground, to raze, to rase
spodkopati têmelje države to undermine the foundations of the State

temperamént temperament; disposition; frame of mind; temper; (živahnost) animation, vivacity, liveliness, spirit, verve

brez temperaménta spiritless
koleričen temperamént choleric temperament
brezbrižen po temperaméntu temperamentally (naturally) apathetic
nima nobenega temperaménta he has no life in him
on je živčnega temperaménta he has a nervous temperament

testamènt testament; (last) will; last will and testament

dodatek k testamèntu codicil
ustni testamènt (mornarjev) nuncupative will
izreči ustni testamènt (zadnjo voljo) to nuncupate, to make one's will orally
stari (novi) testamènt (biblija) the Old (the New) Testament
napraviti, zapustiti testamènt to make one's will
spodbijati testamènt to contest (ali to dispute) a will
zapustiti komu kaj v testamèntu to leave something to someone in one's will
umreti brez testamènta to die intestate
preklicati testamènt to revoke a will
spomniti se koga v testamèntu to remember (ali to include) someone in one's will
voliti, zapustiti v testamèntu, s testamèntom to will, to bequeath
lastnoročni testamènt holograph will
skupni testamènt joint will

tórba bag; (krušnjak) haversack; (tornistra) knapsack

polna tórba bagful (of)
tórba za orodje, za potrebščine kitbag
beračeva tórba beggar's bag
lovska tórba gamebag
tórba za naboje pouch
šolska tórba satchel
ženska tórba handbag, arhaično reticule, (brez ročaja) clutch bag
tórba s patentno zadrgo zipper bag

trémor medicina tremor

brez trémorja without a tremor

tŕkanje knock, knocking; (rahlo) tap, rap

tŕkanje na, po rap at, on
vstopiti brez tŕkanja to walk straight in (without knocking)

tŕn thorn; spine; prickle

brez tŕnov without a thorn, spineless, thornless
poln tŕnov thorny
beli tŕn hawthorn, (redko) whitethorn
črni tŕn blackthorn, sloe
to mi je tŕn v peti (figurativno) it is a thorn in my flesh (ali in my side)
moj uspeh mu je tŕn v peti he envies me my success
biti kot na tŕnih (figurativno) to be on tenterhooks, (žargon) to be like a cat on hot bricks
ni rože brez tŕna (there is) no rose without a thorn

trón (prestol) throne

brez tróna throneless
posaditi, postaviti na trón koga to seat on a throne, to enthrone, to throne someone
sedeti na trónu to sit on a (oziroma the) throne
slediti na trónu to succeed to the throne
zasesti trón to mount the throne, to come to the throne

trúd trouble, effort; exertion; pains pl; hard work, labour, toil; endeavour

trúda poln painful, troublesome
s trúdom with an effort
brez trúda without trouble, easily, effortlessly
z velikim trúdom with great difficulty
z lahkim trúdom easily
izgubljen trúd a waste of effort
trúd brez haska wasted effort
ves trúd je zaman pogovorno it's all a waste of time, pesniško it is labour lost
ni mi žal trúda I don't mind hard work, I don't shrink from hard work
hvala za vaš trúd I thank you for the trouble you have taken
z malo trúda with a little trouble, by taking a little trouble
po velikem trúdu sem uspel I succeeded after a great deal of trouble
ni vredno trúda it isn't worth while, it is not worth the trouble
veliko trúda si da(ja)ti to take great trouble
dal si je mnogo trúda, da (bi naredil izpit) he was at great pains to (pass the examination)
nobenega trúda se ne bati, se ne ustrašiti to spare no effort, to grudge no pains
povzročil, dal ti bom veliko trúda I'm going to cause you a lot of trouble
prav nobenega trúda si ne vzeti, dajati to take no trouble at all
ne varčevati s trúdom to spare no effort (ali no pains)
naredil sem to, da bi ti prihranil trúd I did it to save you trouble
biti tepen v zahvalo za svoj trúd to get a thrashing for one's pains
tratiti, zapravljati (svoj) trúd (figurativno) to plough the sand
ni si vzel niti trúda, da bi odgovril he didn't even take the trouble to answer

tvéganje risk, hazard; chance

brez tvéganja riskless
na lastno tvéganje at one's own risk
ob tvéganju svojega življenja at the risk of one's life
poklicna tvéganja occupational hazards pl
na tvoje tvéganje at your own risk

učínek effect (na on); result; consequence; impression

delovni učínek efficiency
brez učínka of no effect, ineffectually, without effect
imeti učínek to have (ali to take) effect; to work on (ali upon), to leave an impression, to be effective (ali efficient, efficacious, operative)
ne imeti učínka to have (ali to take) no effect, to prove ineffectual
napraviti učínek na koga to leave an impression on someone
doseči dober učínek to obtain a good result
to ni imelo nobenega učínka nanj it had no effect on him, it did not affect him
zdravilo ni imelo učínka the remedy did not work
učínki vojne the results of the war
učínki bolezni the results of a sickness
plačilo po učínku ekonomija merit pay
po učínku plačano delo piecework
ni učínka brez vzroka every effect has its cause

úd limb; member

udje pl limbs pl, extremities pl
ki ima ude membered
brez udov memberless
spolni (moški) úd penis, pl penes
umeten úd artificial limb
ohromitev udov paralysis, palsy
imeti hrome ude to be paralytic (ali paralysed, palsied)
imeti zdrave úde to be sound of limb

úm reason, intellect, intelligence; sense; understanding; mind; brains pl; wit

človek ostrega úma a man of sharp intellect
brez úma out of one's senses, out of one's (right) mind
omračen úm clouded mind
je bistrega úma he is quick-witted, he is bright
bil je največji úm svojega časa he was the greatest intellect of his time
ves iz úma je he is out of his wits (ali out of his mind)
úm se mu je omračil he is mentally deranged, he is out of his senses, his mind is unhinged, he has lost his reason, he has gone mad
kaj ti pade na úm! what an absurd idea!
ne pade mi na úm, da bi to naredil I am not so stupid as to do it
ni ji prišlo na úm, da bi zaprla plin she had not the sense to turn off the gas
priti na úm komu to enter someone's mind
prišlo mi je na úm, da... I was struck by the idea that..., it occurred to me that...
priti nazaj na um to recur (ali to come back) to mind

úp hope; credit

na úp on credit
brez úpa na uspeh without a hope of success
brez úpa zmage upati to hope against hope
prazni úpi vain hopes pl
dati (prodati) na úp to give (to sell) on credit
zbujati úpe to raise hopes ➞ upanje

úpanje hope; hopefulness; expectation; expectancy; anticipation; (bright) prospect

goljufivo, varljivo úpanje false hope(s)
prazno úpanje vain hope
zadnje (skoraj neuresničljivo) úpanje forlorn hope, figurativno (zanesljivo) sheet anchor
brez úpanja hopeless, past (all) hope
poln úpanja full of hope, hopeful
niti trohice úpanja not a glimmer of hope, (pogovorno) not the ghost of a chance, not a dog's (ali an earthly) chance
Rt Dobrega Upanja the Cape of Good Hope
žarek úpanja a ray (ali a gleam) of hope
úpanje, da bo prišel there is (some) hope that he will come, it is hoped he will come, hopefully he will come
zanj ni več úpanja he is past hope
nobenega úpanja ni bilo, da bi on prišel there was no prospect of his coming
on je moje zadnje úpanje he is my last hope, he is my only remaining hope
dajati komu úpanje to hold out hope to someone
dajati mnogo úpanja to promise well, to be very promising
gojiti úpanje to cherish (ali to entertain) a (ali the) hope
imeti malo úpanja, da... to hope against hope that...
imam le slabo, šibko úpanje I have only a faint hope
nobenega úpanja več ne imeti to be out of hope, to have no hope left
imeti úpanje to stand a chance
nikoli ne izgubljaj úpanja! (= ne obupaj!) never say die!
opustiti vsako úpanje to abandon hope, to give up every hope
oklepati se úpanja to cling to hope (ali one's hopes)
preseči úpanja to exceed hopes
prevarati koga v úpanju to frustrate someone's hopes
razočarati koga v úpanju to disappoint someone, to frustrate someone
moje úpanje se ni uresničilo my hopes have not been realized
upati brez úpanja zmage to hope against hope
vdajati se úpanju, da... to allow oneself the hope of..., to hope for..., to be in hopes that...
komu vsako úpanje vzeti to deprive someone of all hope
vzeti komu úpanje to dampen someone's hopes
zbujati úpanje to give (ali to inspire) hope, to raise expectations, to provide grounds for hope
zbujati komu úpanje to raise hopes in someone
zbujati prazno úpanje to raise false hopes
živeti v úpanju za, za... to live in hopes of (kaj something)
malo úpanja je ostalo (ostaja) there is little hope left