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níka (frnikola) marble

níke pl marbles pl
igra z níkami marbles
igrati se z níkami to play marbles, to shoot marbles

otróčji childish; childlike; infantile

biti otróčji (figurativno senilen) to dote
ne bodi otróčji! be your age!
otróčja igra v primeri z child's play compared with
to je otróčje lahko it's as easy as pie, (ZDA as easy as falling off a log)

poedínec individual

igra poedínecev (tenis) singles, (golf) single
kdo je zmagal pri poedínecih? (tenis) who won the singles?

posámeznik individual

igra posámeznikov šport single game; (golf) single; (tenis) singles pl

povráten (of) return; recurrent, recurring; periodic; gramatika reflexive

s povrátno pošto by return of post (ZDA mail)
povrátni glagol reflexive verb
povrátni zaimek reflexive pronoun
povrátna igra return game
povrátno potovanje return journey (oziroma voyage)
povrátna pošiljka return cargo, return freight
povrátna vozovnica return ticket
kupiti, vzeti povrátno vozovnico to buy, to take a return ticket (za Pariz for paris)

pravopís orthography; spelling

tekmovanje v pravopísu (družabna igra) spelling bee

revánšen

revánšen partija, igra return match

rópar robber; plunderer, (plenilec) raider, spoiler; pogovorno holdup (ali stickup) man

cestni rópar zgodovina highwayman, highway robber
morski rópar pirate, sea rover, buccaneer
iti se róparje in žandarje (otroška igra) to play cops and robbers

sénčen sénčnat shady; shadowy

sénčno drevo a shady tree
sénčna pot avenue, tree-lined walk, path shaded by trees
sénčna igra shadow play
sénčna stran shady (ali dark) side, (figurativno) drawback, seamy side
le ena sénčna stran je pri tem (figurativno) there's only one fly in the ointment

skákati to jump, to spring, to leap, to bound, to hop, to skip; (v vodo pri kopanju) to dive

skákati od veselja to leap for joy
skákati čez vrv (otroška igra) to skip (a rope)
skákati v višino šport to do (ali to compete in) the high jump
cene skačejo prices are rising
skákati od predmeta do predmeta to skip from one thing to another
ali znaš dobro skákati? are you good at jumping?

skrívati to hide (pred from); to conceal; (tajnost) not to reveal, to keep from, to keep secret, to keep dark

skrívati se to hide, to abscond (from), to lie hidden; to be latent; to lurk in (under ipd.)
skrívati se pred policijo to be in hiding; (igra) to play at hide-and-seek

šáhovski chess(-)

šáhovska figura (figurativno) (political) figurehead; chessman, piece (kralj king, kraljica queen, tekač bishop, konj knight, trdnjava castle, rook, kmet pawn)
šáhovska igra, partija game of chess
šáhovsko prvenstvo chess championship
šáhovsko polje square
šáhovski problem chess problem
šáhovska poteza move (at chess), (figurativno) cunning move, clever dodge
šáhovski turnir chess tournament

trájati to last, to continue; to take time; to be; to go on

to mi traja predolgo I can wait no longer
to ne more dolgo trájati that cannot last (ali go on for, continue for) long
to traja že nekaj let this has been going on for a few years
to bo dolgo trajalo it will take along time
to mi bo dolgo trajalo this will last me for a long time
to bo trajalo vsaj do jutri it will last out the night
prelepo, da bi trajalo too good to last
dokler bo trajalo lepo vreme, ostanemo na deželi as long as the fine weather continues we shall remain in the country
kratko, malo časa trájati to be of short duration
vihar je trajal vso noč the storm lasted all night long
potovanje bo trajalo 5 dni the journey will last 5 days
ta igra nam traja predolgo we find this play too long
trájati dalj (časa) kot (kaj) to outlast (something)
naše življenje traja le kratek čas our life is but a short span

uspèh success (v in); film, gledališče hit, great hit, smash hit; good (ali favourable) result

brez uspèha without success
z uspèhom with success
kronan z uspèhom successful; crowned with success
beležiti uspèh to score a success
čestitem vam k uspèhu I congratulate you on your success
doseči uspèh to achieve success
vojaški uspèhi military successes
pesem je doživela velik uspèh the song was a hit
imeti uspèh to succeed; to prove successful, to be a success, to achieve (a) success, ZDA to make good
imeti uspèh pri čem to make a success of something, to make something a success
izkazati se kot uspèh to turn out a success
imeti malo uspèha to meet with little success
imeli smo zelo slab uspèh we didn't do at all well
gledališka igra, predstava je imela velik uspèh the play was a (great) hit, (pogovorno) the play went over big
film je imel velik uspèh the film was a great success
želim vam mnogo uspèha pri vašem prizadevanju I wish you much success in your efforts
skušali so zavzeti mesto, a brez uspèha they tried without any success to take the town
uspèh rodi uspèh, za enim uspèhom pride drugi nothing succeeds like success

uspéti to succeed (v in); to be successful; to prove successful, to meet with success; to gain one's ends; to manage, to achieve, to contrive

ne uspéti to fail
uspéti v življenju to make one's way in the world
uspelo mi je priti tja I contrived to get there
načrt ni uspel the plan did not succeed
pri svojem zadnjem izpitu ni uspel he failed in his last examination
ni nam uspelo, da bi jih videli we did not succeed in seeing them
pri svojem poskusu nisem uspel I was not successful in my attempt
njegova gledališka igra ni uspela his play failed (ali pogovorno was a flop, flopped)

visòk -ôka, -o high; (postava, rast) tall; (cena) high, dear; steep, stiff; (dvignjen) raised, elevated; (vzvišen) lofty

visòk, -ôka, -oa cena stiff price
visòk, -ôka, -oa družba high society
visòk, -ôka, -o čin high rank
visòk, -ôka, -oa globa heavy fine
visòk, -ôka, -oa igra playing for high stakes
visòk, -ôka, -oa kazen heavy penalty, severe punishment
prepovedano pod visòk, -ôka, -oo kaznijo prohibited under a heavy (ali a severe) penalty
visòk, -ôka, -oa politika high politics
visòk, -ôka, -oo poletje high summer
visòk, -ôka, -oa sezona high season
visòk, -ôka, -oega rodu high-born, of high birth
visòk, -ôka, -oa starost ripe old age
doživeti visòk, -ôka, -oo starost to live to a ripe old age
na visòk, -ôka, -oem severu in the far North
visòk, -ôka, -o krvni pritisk high blood pressure
področje visòk, -ôka, -oega pritiska high-pressure area
visòk, -ôka, -oa šola college
visòk, -ôka, -oa »živina« pogovorno big shot, big noise, big gun
visòk, -ôka, -oega stanú of high standing
imeti visòk, -ôka, -oo mnenje o to have a high opinion of, to think highly of (someone)
dobivati visòk, -ôka, -oe mezde, plače to get high wages
zavzemati visòk, -ôka, -oo mesto (položaj) to occupy a high position
on je visòk, -ôka, -oa »živina« (figurativno) he's a big noise

vlóga gledališče part, role, rôle; (v banko) deposit; (prošnja) application; petition; (v igri, vložek) stake

nehvaležna vlóga an ungrateful part
zasedba vlóg gledališče cast
néma vlóga gledališče nonspeaking role, walk-on part
hranilna vlóga savings-bank deposit
film X. v glavni vlógi Y. a film featuring Y.
igrati negativno vlógo gledališče, lopov, kriminalec to play a baddy (ali a heavy)
igrati vlógo v... gledališče to act a part in...
igrati glavno vlógo v igri ipd. to star in a play, to feature in a play, to play the main role, (figurativno) to play the key role, to be the kingpin
igrati važno vlógo v... to play an important part in...
igrati žalostno, klavrno vlógo to cut a poor figure
igral je klavrno vlógo v tej zadevi he cut a poor figure in that affair
igrati stransko vlógo (figurativno) to play second fiddle, to be of second-rate importance
to ne igra nobene vlóge (figurativno) that does not matter, that makes no difference
denar ne igra vlóge money is no object
napraviti pismeno vlógo to put in a written application
napraviti vlógo na... to make an application to...
péti vodilno vlógo v operi to sing the lead in an opera

vŕv rope; cord

vŕv za perilo clothesline
vŕv za obešanje (kazen) halter; the rope
vŕvi pl okoli ringa šport the ropes
izdelovalec vŕvi ropemaker
lestev iz vŕvi rope ladder
plesalec, -lka na vŕvi rope dancer
tovarna vŕvi rope factory
vlečenje vŕvi (igra) tug-of-war, pl tugs-of-war
vŕv za preskakovanje (otroška igra) skipping-rope
oddeliti, izpreti gledalce z vŕvjo to rope off spectators
hoditi po napeti vŕv nad globokim prepadom to walk (oziroma to be walking) the (oziroma a) tightrope over a very deep precipice
ne omenjaj vrvi v hiši, v kateri se je nekdo obesil speak not of rope where a man has hanged himself
peljati, voditi na vŕvi to lead by a halter
pritrditi, zvezati z vŕvjo to cord, to rope (up)
preskakovati vŕv, skakati čez vŕv (otroška igra) to skip (a skipping-rope)

zanimív interesting; figurativno (mikaven, privlačen) absorbing

zanimíva gledališka igra an interesting play

zaplóten (zahrbten) insidious; perfidious; treacherous; deceitful, false, malicious

zaplótna igra foul play