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ah! ah!

ah! kaj! (obžalovanje, neveličanost) ah!; (občudovanje, zadovoljnost) oh!
ah, kako je lep! oh, how nice!
ah! kaj! oh, go on!

akadémski akadémijski academic(al)

akadémsko leto academic year
on je akadémsko izobražen he has had a university education

ákcija action; move; act; activity; (delnica) share, ZDA stock, stocks

skupna ákcija joint action
stopiti v ákcijo to go into action
začeti ákcijo to initiate an action, to take an action (v in)
on je vedno v ákciji he is always active (ali busy), he is always on the go

akórd glasba chord; (delo) piecework

na akórd by (the) job
delati na akórd to work on piece rates, to do piecework, to job
vzeti delo na akórd to take on piecework
plača po akórdu piece rates pl

aktíven active; (delaven) energetic, busy; (vojak) regular; (vojska) regular; (oficir)

v aktívni službi on active service
aktívna koeksistenca active coexistence
aktívna služba active service
aktívna volilna pravica elective franchise; trgovina having assets exceeding liabilities
aktívni dolgovi debts due to an account, assets pl
aktivno prislov actively

alármen alarm

alármna pripravljenost (alarm) alert; standby
v alármni pripravljenosti on the alert
ukazati alármno stanje to put (men) on standby, to order (men) to stand to
alármni znak alarm signal
alármni zvonec alarm bell
alármni zvon, alármni znak tocsin

álga botanika alga, pl algae

morska álga seaweed, (haloga) kelp
užitna álga laver
álge na mlaki scum on a pond

áli or; (= če) whether, if; (toda) but, however

on áli njegov brat he or his brother
bil sem v dvomu, áli naj grem I was in doubt whether to go
povej mi, áli je to res ali ne tell me whether it is true or not
ni vedela, áli naj joče áli se smeje she did not know whether to laugh or cry
vsi ljudje, áli bogati áli revni all men, whether rich or poor
áli... áli either... or
eno áli drugo, ne moreš imeti obojega you can't have it both ways

ambícija ambition

politične ambícije political ambitions
biti poln ambícij to be keen to get on, to be a high-flier
gojiti velike ambícije to foster great ambitions
doseči svoje ambícije to achieve one's ambitions
njegova ambícija je (imeti...) his (great) ambition is (to have...)
imeti velike ambícije to have high aspirations

analogíja analogy (z with)

po analogíji z by analogy with, on the analogy of

antipátičen odious; repulsive; repugnant

on mi je antipátičen I dislike him
skrajno mi je antipátičen I can't stand the man

antipód antipode

antipódi pl the antipodes
on je antipód svojega brata he is the exact opposite of his brother

apetít appetite (za for)

velikanski apetít a ravenous appetite
dobiti apetít to get an appetite
narediti, delati apetít to give an appetite
biti brez apetíta to be off one's food
nimam veliko apetíta pogovorno I'm off my feed
dražiti apetít to whet (ali to stimulate) the appetite, to sharpen the appetite, to give an edge to the appetite
izgubiti apetít to lose one's appetite
z apetítom jesti to eat with gusto
pokvariti komu apetít to spoil someone's appetite
apetít pride z jedjo start eating, and you work up an appetite; much must have more; the appetite grows with what it feeds on; appetite comes with eating

aplavdírati to applaud; to cheer; to clap (one's hands)

ne aplavdírati to sit on one's hands

aprílski April

aprílska potegavščina, šala trick played on April Fools' Day, (arhaično, redko) April fish
aprílski tepček April fool
aprílsko vreme April weather

aspirácija aspiration (za, po for, after)

on ima visoke aspirácije he has great aspirations

aváns trgovina (predujem) advance

dali so mu aváns they gave him an advance on account

avantúra adventure; unexpected incident; daring enterprise

ljubezenska avantúra love affair, intrigue
iskati avantúre to seek adventure
on se rad spušča v avantúre he likes engaging in hazardous undertakings

avtoritatíven authoritative

avtoritatívno mnenje an authoritative opinion
to je edino avtoritatívno delo o tem vprašanju it is the only authoritative work on the question
njegovo mnenje je avtoritatívno his opinion is regarded as conclusive
avtoritativno prislov masterfully, without paying heed to protests

avtoritéta authority; power; government; (oseba) authority, expert

on je avtoritéta v tej stvari, v tem predmetu he is an authority on that subject
izgubiti mnogo svoje avtoritéte pri to lose much of one's authority with
očetovska avtoritéta paternal authority