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konsumírati to consume, to use (up)

ta bojler konsumira veliko plina this geyser uses (ali pogovorno eats up) a lot of gas

kôpa kopíca (sena, žita) stack, rick; heap

kôpa, kopíca informacij a lot of information
kôpa, kopíca oglja charcoal pile, heap of charcoal
kôpa, kopíca sena hayrick

kúp² heap; (drv) pile; stack; figurativno great number, quantity

na kúpe, v kúpih in heaps
kúp dela a lot of work
kúp ljudi a crowd of people
ima denarja na kúpe he has heaps (ali piles) of money
dati na kúp to put on a heap
v kúpe dati to form into heaps, to heap (up), to pile up, to accumulate, to stack

ljúdje people (s konstr. v sg ali pl); folk(s); (svet) the public, the world, mankind

stari ljúdje old people
(zelo) mnogo ljudi (a great) many people
preprosti ljúdje simple people, ordinary folks
ljúdje z dežele country people, country folk
mali ljúdje (figurativno) people of small means and no standing
prijatelj ljudi philanthropist
izkorišcevalec ljudi slave driver, hard taskmaster
iti med ljudi to mix with society, to go into society
on ne hodi med ljudi he keeps himself to himself, he shuns company, he avoids society, he lives out of the world
on sovraži ljudi he is a misanthrope
oni so pošteni ljúdje they are honest people
Angleži so čudni ljúdje the English are a strange lot
ljúdje govorijo, da... it is rumoured that... there's a story going the rounds that...
vsi ljúdje to vedó it is generally known, all the world knows it
kaj bodo rekli ljúdje? (figurativno) what will Mrs. Grundy say?, what will the world say?
kar ljúdje pomnijo within the memory of men, within living memory
ljudi morate vzeti kakršni (pač) so you must take the world as it is

már

biti már za to care for, to like
már mi je! a lot I care!
ni mi már I don't care
kaj ti je to már? what's that to you?
to ti ni nič már! (te nič ne briga) that's no business of yours (ali none of your business)!
prav nič (figo) mi je már! I don't care a pin (ali rap, damn, straw, cent, brass farthing, feather, whoop)!, žargon I don't give a damn (ali VB tinker's cuss, ZDA tinker's damn)!
már ti je! a lot you care!

mársikaj much, many a thing; many things pl

imam ti mársikaj povedati I've such a lot to tell you

mèd (predlog) (mèd dvema) between, pesniško betwixt; (med mnogimi) among, amongst, amid(st); (časovno) during

mèd učno uro during the lesson
biti mèd dvema alternativama to be between two alternatives
nobene podobnosti ni mèd njima there is no likeness between them, they bear no likeness to each other
to naj ostane mèd nama this must remain a secret between us
mèd nama rečeno between you and me, between ourselves, humoristično between you, me and the gatepost
lebdeti mèd nebom in zemljo to hover between heaven and earth
zaprt med štirimi stenami shut up within four walls
oče je razdelil svoje imetje mèd otroke the father shared his property among his children
mèd štirimi očmi in private, tête-à-tête
je razlika mèd njim in menoj there is a difference between him and me
ni ga več mèd nami he is no more amongst us
razdeliti si vsoto mèd seboj! divide the sum among you!, pogovorno split the lot between you!
ženijo, poročajo se mèd seboj they intermarry

mnóžica crowd, multitude; mob; a great (ali a good) number; throng; host

mnóžica ljudi a lot of people, hosts pl of people
v mnóžich in crowds
ljudske mnóžice slabšalno the multitude, the populace, the masses
prišli so v mnóžicah, da bi ga videli they thronged to see him

nadlóga trouble; nuisance; bother; hardship, pest; plague

prava nadlóga (pogovorno) a positive nuisance
nadlóge nas tarejo we have a lot of troubles

namléti to mill, to grind, to crush (a large quantity); to get the grinding or crushing done

namleli so veliko moke they ground a lot of flour

napêči to do the baking; to get the baking done

napekli so veliko dobrot they baked a lot of goodies
napêči kruha za tri dni to bake enough bread for three days

natrésti to shake down a quantity (sadja of fruit), to get by shaking down

otroci so natresli veliko jabolk the children have shaken a lot of apples down
natrésti poti s peskom to sand (the) footpaths
natrésti komu peska v oči to throw dust in someone's eyes

nezazídan (zemljišče) unbuilt

nezazídana parcela ZDA a vacant lot

obísk visit; call; (prisotnost) attendance; (oseba) visitor, company

dan obiskov visiting day
ure obiskov visiting hours pl, at home
zelo kratek obísk a flying visit
državni obísk state visit
nastopni obísk first visit
vljudnostni obísk duty call
službeni obísk formal call
poslovilni obísk farewell visit
prijateljski obísk informal call; goodwill visit
obísk bolnikov visit to (ali visiting of) patients
letni poprečni obísk average annual attendance
biti na obísku to be on a visit
biti pri kom na obísku to be calling on someone
delati obíske (o zdravniku) to make (ali to do, to go) one's rounds (z avtom by car)
sem le na obísku tu I am only a visitor here
sestra je na obísku pri teti my sister is on a visit to her aunt('s)
imeti obísk to have visitors
imamo vedno mnogo obískov we always have a lot of visitors
danes sem imel mnogo obískov today I have had many calls (ali many callers)
napraviti kratek obísk to pay a call, to drop in, (pri kom) to pay someone a flying visit
vrniti obísk komu to return someone's visit (ali someone's call)
priti na obísk to pay a visit (h komu to someone), to call (up)on someone, to come to see someone

obráz face; pesniško visage; (figurativno lice, zunanjost) countenance

obráz od spredaj full face
obráz od strani (profil) half face
bled obráz pale (ali livid) face
kozàv obráz pockmarked (ali pitted) face
naguban obráz wrinkled face
odbijajoč obráz forbidding face
smehljajoč se obráz smiling face (ali countenance)
mračnega, jeznega obráza gloomy-visaged
lep obráz good looks pl
upadel, udrt obráz hollow (ali sunken) cheeks pl
v potu svojega obráza in the sweat of one's brow
tu je mnogo novih obrázov here are a lot of new faces
brisati si obráz to mop one's face (with a handkerchief)
delati obráze to pull (ali to make) faces, to grimace
gledati koga v obráz to look someone in the face
napraviti kisel obráz to pull (ali to make) a wry face (ob čem at something)
napraviti prijazen obráz to look pleasant
napravil je dolg obráz (figurativno) his countenance fell, he made (ali pulled) a long face
napraviti jezen obráz to have an angry look
pačiti obráz to grimace, to pull (ali to make) faces, to make grimaces, to distort one's face, to scowl
ne upa se mi pogledati v obráz he dare not look me in the face
pokazati svoj pravi obráz (sneti krinko) (figurativno) to throw off one's disguise
v obráz (naravnost) komu povedati to tell someone straight to his face
komu v obráz reči to say to someone's face
v obráz sem mu to rekel I said it to his face
v obráz se smejati to laugh in someone's face
udariti koga po obrázu to smack someone's face
zagrniti, zastreti si obráz to veil one's face
v obráz zijati koga to stare someone full in the face

ôves botanika oats pl

tu se goji mnogo ovsa a lot of oats is (ali are) grown here

párk park; garden (s pl)

angleški párk formal garden
narodni párk national park; (prostor za avtomobile) parking place, rank, ZDA parking lot
vozni párk rolling stock
paznik v párku park-keeper
avtomobilski párk car park

parkíranje parking (of motor-cars)

listek za nepravilno parkíranje parking ticket
prostor za parkíranje parking place (ali space, lot)
prepoved parkíranja, parkíranje prepovedano! no parking!

parkíren parking

parkírna hiša parking garage; multistor(e)y car park
parkírna luč parking light
parkírna ura parking meter
parkírni prostor parking bay, ZDA parking lot, (ob cesti) lay-by

porabíti to consume, to spend; to use up; to make use of

ta bojler porabi mnogo plina this geyser uses a lot of gas
si porabil vso barvo? have you used all the paint?