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pogréšati to miss; to do without

lahkó pogréšati to spare, to do (ali manage) without
dve osebi se pogrešata two persons are missing
zelo ga pogrešamo we badly miss him
zelo jih bomo pogrešali we shall much regret their loss
ne morem pogréšati te knjige I can't do without this book
lahkó pogrešam njegove nasvete I can do (ali manage) without his advice
lahko pogrešaš (svoj) avto danes? can you spare the car to-day?
zdaj ne moremo pogréšati nobenega delavca we can ill spare any hands now
lahko pogrešam (se odrečem, sem brez) I can dispense with
ničesar ne pogrešam (nič mi ne manjka) I lack nothing

ponóči at night, by night, in the night

danes ponóči (drevi) tonight
danes ponóči (preteklo noč) last night

popóldan afternoon; (krajšava: p.m. = post meridiem)

danes popóldan this afternoon
ob štirih popóldan at four p.m.

popóldne prislov in the afternoon, ZDA afternoons

danes popóldne this afternoon
ob petih popóldne at five p.m.

poúk lesson (s pl); school; instruction

imeti poúk to have lessons
prisostvovati poúku to attend classes
to naj ti bo v poúk let this be a lesson to you
imam poúk do enajstih I have lessons till eleven o'clock
poúk se bo začel 1. septembra the school meets on September 1st
neopravičeno izostati od poúka to play truant, to stay away from school, ZDA to play hooky; to cut school
danes ni poúka there is no school today
poúka je konec school is over

predstáva (pojem) idea, notion, conception, image, imagination; gledališče performance, show, play, representation

kino predstáva cinema performance, film show
prva predstáva (premjera) first performance
dopoldanska predstáva matinée, ZDA matinee, afternoon performance
večerna predstáva evening performance
danes ne bo predstáve there will be no performance to-day

prepoznáti to recognize; to identify

prepoznáti po... to recognise (ali know) (someone) by...
lahko ga prepoznate po njegovem klobuku you can recognise him by his hat
prepoznáti starega znanca to recognize an old acquaintance
danes te ni moč prepoznáti you are not yourself to-day
takoj me je prepoznal he recognised me immediately

prostó

prósto imeti prostó to have time off
danes imamo prostó (v šoli) we have no lessons today, we've got today off
na prostó stopiti to step into the open
na prostem in the open air

razpoložèn disposed; inclined

biti dobro razpoložèn to be in a good humour (ali mood), to be goodhumoured
biti slabo razpoložèn to be in a bad humour, to be bad-humoured, to be out of humour
nisem razpoložèn za delo I don't feel inclined (ali much inclined) to work, I don't feel much like working
danes je oče dobro razpoložèn Father is in a good mood today
biti veselo (sijajno) razpoložèn to be in high (in the best of) spirits
nisem razpoložèn, da bi šel v gledališče I don't feel like going to the theatre, I don't care to go to the theatre
biti razpoložèn za kaj to be in the mood for something

rók term; time limit; appointed time; date; given time; (menice) usance

v roku (10 dni) within (10 days)
odgoditev róka respite
rók usmrtitve reprieve
po preteku róka after the expiration of a term
skrajni rók (figurativno, pogovorno) deadline
menica z dvojnim plačilnim rókom bill drawn at double usance
rók je minil (the) term has expired
podaljšati rók to extend the term
na kratek rók for a short term
določitev róka fixing of a term (ali date)
prekoračenje róka exceeding the time limit
podaljšanje róka prolongation of a term, extension of time
ob določenem róku at the stated time
brez róka (latinsko) sine die
zamuditev, zamuda róka failure to meet a term
pred rókom plačana menica anticipated bill of exchange
menica ima rók 3 mesecev the bill is payable (ali falls due) in three months' time
rók poteče danes the term expires (ali is up) today
določiti rók to fix (ali to state) a term (ali a time limit, time)
držati se dogovorjenega róka to keep (ali to observe) the term agreed upon, to meet the deadline
pustiti, da rók zapade to let a term expire

Sáva (reka) the (river) Sava

vodo v Sávo nositi (figurativno) to carry coals to Newcastle
misliš, da sem danes po Sávi priplaval (figurativno) do you see any green in my eye?, do you think I'm still wet behind the ears?
nisem včeraj po Sávi priplaval (figurativno) I was not born yesterday

slábši -a, -e worse

vedno slábši, -a, -e, vse slábši, -a, -e worse and worse
on je slábši, -a, -e kot njegov brat he is worse than his brother
danes je njegovo stanje še slabše his condition is even worse today
to bi bilo še slabše it would be worse still
vreme ne bi moglo biti slabše the weather is at its worst
slabše stvari nisi mogel napraviti you couldn't have done a worse thing
položaj postaja vedno slábši, -a, -e matters are going from bad to worse (ali are becoming worse and worse)

še still; yet, as yet

še ne not yet
še vedno still
še nikoli never yet
še enkrat once more
še več still more
še danes this very day
še do danes, še zdaj this very day, even now
še nocoj this very night
še do pred kratkim, do nedavnega until very recently
še isti dan on the very same day
še pred enim tednom sem govoril z njim it is only a week since I spoke to him
še dolgo pozneje for a long time after
še ta teden before this week is over
še oni teden sem jo videl I saw her only last week
še včeraj only yesterday
še zadnjega maja as late as last May
še letos bodo prišli they will still arrive this year
še leta 1960 as late as 1960
še lani only last year
še boljši better still
še močneje kot even stronger than...
še enkrat toliko twice as much, as much again
še enkrat tako velik twice as tall, as tall again
še mnogo much (oziroma many) more
samó še to pot (tokrat) just once more, only this once
komaj še kdo hardly anyone left
še dražji, še višji dearer still, higher still
(samo) še trenutek just a moment
še nikoli never yet
še kaj (drugega)? anything more (ali else)?
imaš še kaj papirja? have you (got) any paper left?
imaš še kaj denarja? have you any money left?
še eno skodelico čaja, prosim! another cup of tea, please!
daj mi še malo kruha! (could I have) another piece of bread, please
danes je vreme še slabše kot včeraj today the weather is even worse than yesterday
dokler je še čas while there is still time
on še ne more delati he is still unfit for work
tega še nikoli nisem videl I have never seen that before
počakaj še dva dni! wait another two days!
daj mu še en kozarec vode! give him another glass of water!
treba je še videti it is yet to be seen
to bomo še videli that remains to be seen
še vedno živijo v Ljubljani they are still living in Ljubljana
še to zimo bo prišel he will be here some time this winter
lahkó še pride he may still come, he may come yet
poskusi še enkrat! try again!, try once more!, pogovorno have another go!
kaj še hoče? what else does he want?
lahko počakaš še en teden? can you wait another week?
še tega je manjkalo! that's all we wanted!
ni bila še dolgo omožena, ko... she had not long been married when...
ostalo je še nekaj denarja there's still some money left, there's a bit of cash left over
naj bo še tako bogat, ne bo uspel no matter how rich he is, he will not succeed
še (= niti) pogledal me ni he did not so much as look at me
kaj še! (= kje pa, ni govora o tem!) what next!
še obesili ga bodo, še na vislicah bo končal! he'll come to a sticky end (one of these days)!
še (vedno) smo tu we are still here
dokler je še živel while he was still alive
nisem še končal I have not yet finished, I still haven't finished

šelè only; not earlier than; as late as; not until, not till; only then, not before

šelè ko... only when..., no sooner than...
šelè danes only today
šelè davi only this morning
šelè včeraj not till yesterday, no earlier than yesterday, only yesterday
šelè jutri not till tomorrow
šelè leta 1951 as late as 1951
šelè pred enim letom no more than a year ago
šelè teden dni pozneje not until a week later
prišel je šelè pred dvema dnevoma he arrived only (ali pogovorno only arrived) two days ago
vrnil se je šelè, ko... he didn't return before...
to je treba šelè dokazati that remains to be proved
pridem domov šelè ob 11-ih I'll not be home till 11
šelè ko so bili vsi odšli, sem odkril... it was not until (after) everyone had gone that I discovered...
videl sem jo šelè včeraj I only saw her yesterday, I didn't see her before yesterday
šelè predvčerajšnjim sem dobil tvoje pismo I didn't receive your letter until the day before yesterday
poročila se je šelè pred kratkim she got married quite recently, she's only been married a short time
kaj šelè... (= da ne rečem nič o...) to say nothing of..., let alone..., never mind...
ni mogla narediti koraka, kaj šelè zbežati she could not move a step, never mind run away

šóla school; educational establishment; (stavba) schoolhouse, school; (poučevanje) schooling, teaching; (tečaj) course

v šóli at school
v šólo to school
osnovna šóla elementary (ali primary) school
srednja šóla secondary school, (zasebna) public school, (z internatom) boarding school
klasična srednja šóla grammar school
srednja šóla klasične smeri classical side (of a secondary school)
srednja šóla realne smeri modern side (of a secondary school)
deška (dekliška) šóla boys' (girls') school
mešana šóla mixed school; coeducational school
višja srednja šóla (5.-8. razred) ZDA high school
glasbena šóla music school
gospodinjska šóla school of domestic science
jahalna šóla riding school, manege, manège
konfesionalna šóla denominational school
kmetijska šóla school of agriculture
nadaljevalna šóla continuation school, extension college
strokovna šóla vocational (ali professional) school
šoferska šóla driving school, school of motoring
tehniška šóla technical school
trgovska šóla commercial school
učiteljska šóla teachers' training college, ZDA normal college
vojaška šóla military school, military academy
večerna šóla evening (ali night) school, evening classes pl
mala šóla nursery school, kindergarten, preschool
dan brez šóle (pouka) day off (school), school holiday
dorasel za šólo of school age
danes ni šóle (pouka) there is no school today, there are no lessons today
šóle (pouka) je konec school is over
naša šóla se bo končala 30. junija in zopet začela 15. septembra our school breaks up (ali closes) on June 30th and will reopen (ali reassemble) on September 15th
ti ne boš za šólo school is not for you
hoditi v šólo to go to school, to be at school
iti skozi trdo šólo (figurativno) to go through the mill
končati, zapustiti šólo to leave school
izključiti iz šóle to expel from school
obiskovati šólo to attend (a) school
zamuditi šólo (pouk) to be late for school
neupravičeno izosta(ja)ti iz šóle (»špricati«) to play truant, to cut school, ZDA žargon to play hooky
biti med najboljšimi v šóli to be near the top in school
vsaka šóla nekaj stane (figurativno) we learn by experience

têbi to you

danes meni, jutri têbi today is ours, tomorrow is yours

téden week, seven days pl

dva tédna a fortnight
nekaj tédnov a week or two
na téden (tedensko) a week, per week
téden za tédnom week by week, week in week out
enkrat na téden once a week
med tédnom in the week
dvakrat na téden twice a week
danes téden today week, this day week
včeraj téden yesterday week
pred enim tédnom a week ago
vsak téden weekly
v enem tédnu within a week
prihodnji téden next week
pretekli téden last week
jutri téden tomorrow week
v ponedeljek téden Monday week
konec tédna weekend
čez tri tédne three weeks hence
beli téden trgovina white sale
delovni téden working week
40 urni delovni téden 40-hour week
medeni tédni honeymoon
ves téden delati to work all week
med tédnom spim v mestu I sleep in town during the week
téden po beli nedelji religija Low Week

večér (od 17. do 22. ure) evening, (od 22. ure) night

dober večér! good evening!
večér pred praznikom eve
božični večér Christmas Eve
novoletni večér New Year's Eve
preživeti večér v zabavi (= krokati) to make a night of it
proti večéru towards evening
danes večér this evening, tonight
delati od jutra do večéra to work from morning till night (arhaično from morn till eve)
večér se dela it is growing dark, night is approaching
lepega jesenskega večéra one fine autumn evening

véndar yet, still; however

toda véndarle but yet
véndarle (vseeno) nevertheless, notwithstanding
véndarle bo še zmagal he will win yet
čudno, nenavadno je, a véndarle resnično it is strange and yet true
véndarle je res it is true all the same; it is true for all that
véndarle je dober dečko he's a good fellow for all that
ni hladno danes, véndar bi jaz na vašem mestu vzel površnik it is mild today, still I should take my coat if I were you
pomagaj mi véndar! do help me!
saj véndar delam! I do work!

volíti to vote, to cast one's vote; to poll; (izbirati) to elect, to choose

volíti v oporoki to will, to bequeath
Ljubljana danes voli Ljubljana is polling today
svoj denar je volila bolnišnici she left (ali bequeathed, willed) her money to a hospital
iti volit to go to the polls