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pádati to fall; to drop; (manjšati se) to decrease, to decline, to sink, to wane, to ebb; (cena) to drop, to fall, to go down

dež (toča sneg, sodra) pada it rains (it hails, it snows, it sleets)
cene padajo prices are falling (ali dropping)
delnice padajo shares are on the decline
barometer pada the barometer is falling
droben dež pada (prší) it is drizzling
megla pada fog (ali mist) comes down (ali descends)
pádati v oči (figurativno) to strike the eye
njihovo število pada their number is shrinking, they are fewer in number
zastor pada the curtain is dropping (ali falling) ➞ pasti (padem)

páren¹ -a, -o even

párni in neparni odd and even
párno, sodo število even number

prevóžen

število prevóženih milj avtomobilizem number of miles covered, mileage
prevóžen kilometrov number of kilometres covered

prisóten present

povsod prisóten ubiquitous
vsi prisótni all persons present
med prisótnimi so bili... among those present were...
vsi prisótni so to videli all those present saw it
ugotoviti število prisótnih, šteti prisótne (pogovorno) to count the house, to calculate the attendance
človek ne more biti istočasno povsod prisóten one can't be everywhere at the same time

racionálen rational; economic(al)

racionálno število rational number
racionálno prislov economically
na racionálni osnovi on a rational basis

reducírati to reduce; to cut down, to diminish

reducírati osebje to reduce (ali cut down on) staff
reducírati ulomek to reduce a fraction
reducírati število služinčadi to cut down on one's domestic staff
ki se da reducírati reducible
reducírati se to reduce

rôjstvo birth

on je Škot (Poljak) po rôjstvu he is a Scotsman (a Pole) by birth
ona je Angležinja po rôjstvu she is English by birth
od rôjstva slep blind from birth, congenitally blind
rôjstvo dneva dawn, pesniško dayspring
omejitev rojstev birth control
nazadovanje rojstev falling birthrate
presežek rojstev excessive birthrate
število rojstev birthrate, natality
prijava rôjstva notification of a birth

rúnda šport round

rúnda piva a round of beer
dati, plačati za rúndo pijače to stand a round of drinks
dobiti rúndo šport (dobiti večje število točk) to outpoint

sklépčen

sklépčno število quorum
biti sklépč to form (ali to constitute, to be) a quorum
ne biti sklépč to lack a quorum
občni zbor je bil sklépč there was a quorum at the general meeting
ni bil sklépč there was no quorum...

sód -a, -o (parno)

sód, -a, -oo število even number
sód, -a, -o dan even day

utríp pulse; throb; beat

priprava za merjenje utrípov pulsimeter
število utrípov na minuto pulse rate
meriti komu utríp to take (ali to feel) someone's pulse
naj vam merim utríp! let me take (ali feel) your pulse!

volítev volítve pl election, elections pl; poll; balloting; polling

ožja volítev, volítve second (ali final) ballot
spodbijana, sporna volítev, volítve disputed (ZDA contested) election
priti v ožjo volítev, volítve to be on a short list
volítve v zvezne organe elections for federal agencies
javne volítve (glasovanje) open voting
tajne volítve (glasovanje) secret ballot
občinske volítve municipal elections
splošne volítve general election, parliamentary elections
dopolnilne (delne) volítve byelection
dan volítev election day, polling day
neveljavne volítve void election
visoka (nizka) udeležba na volítvah heavy (light) poll
razpisati (nove) volítve to issue writs for an election, (figurativno) to go to the country
snubiti glasove pri volítvah to canvass, to solicit votes, to electioneer
iti na volítve to go to the polls, (kandidat) to stand for election
poraziti koga pri volítvah to defeat someone at the polls
izgubiti mandat na volítvah to lose one's seat, to be unseated
volítve so odložene the poll is postponed
delavska stranka vodi pri volítvah the Labour party is in the lead
razglasiti, objaviti rezultat volítev to declare the result of the election
biti poražen na volítvah to be defeated at the polls
dobiti največje število glasov pri volítvah to get most votes, to head (ali to top) the poll

zaposlíti to occupy, to employ, to give employment

zaposlíti se to employ oneself, to occupy oneself (z, v with, in)
zaposlíti večje število ljudi, kot je potrebno (za zmanjšanje nezaposlenosti) to overman, to featherbed

zaposlováti to employ

tovarna zaposluje veliko število delavcev the factory employs a large number of workers
zaposlováti koga (figurativno) to keep someone on the go ➞ zaposliti

zlát made of gold, gold; golden; (barva) gold-coloured

zláta doba the golden age
zlát človek (figurativno) a very kind-hearted man
zláta črka gilt letter
zláti časi (figurativno) golden hours pl
zláti fazan golden pheasant
zláti lasje golden hair
zláta jama (figurativno) treasure house, ZDA (zlasti figurativno) bonanza
zlát kovanec gold coin
zláto kritje gold cover
zlát lak gold-coloured varnish
zláta pena gold foil, tinsel
zlát list gold leaf
zláta rozga botanika golden rod
zláta palica gold ingot
zláta mladina (figurativno) gilded youth
knjiga z zláto obrezo a gilt-edged book
zláti prah gold dust
zláto (pisalno) pero gold nib, gold fountain pen
zláto runo golden fleece
zláto tele golden calf
zláta sredina golden mean
zláta rezerva gold reserves pl (ali reserve)
zláta poroka golden wedding
zláto pravilo golden rule
zláta mrzlica (figurativno) gold fever, gold rush
zláta ribica goldfish
zláta posoda gold plate
zláta kep(ic)a gold nugget
zláto število golden number
zláta ura gold watch
zláto srcé a heart of gold
zláti tečaj gold price
zlát trak gold lace
zláta valuta gold currency, gold standard
države z zláto valuto countries on the gold standard
zláta zlitina alloy of gold
zláto žito golden wheat
Zlata obala geografija the Gold Coast
jesti iz zláte sklede to eat off gold plate

zmánjšati to reduce; to lessen; to diminish; (izdatke) to retrench, to cut down on

zmánjšati hitrost to reduce speed
zmánjšati število uslužbencev to reduce clerical staff
zmanjšali smo svoje izdatke we cut down on our expenses