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dolžíti to accuse (koga za kaj someone of something); to charge someone with something

dolžili so ga tatvine they accused him of theft
dolžíti koga zločina to charge someone with a crime, to accuse someone of a crime

domá at home; in

je on domá? is he in?, is he at home?
je Vaš oče domá? is your father in, is your father at home?
ni ga domá he is not at home, he is away, he is away from home
domá narejen (kruh) home-made (bread)
držati se domá to keep to the house
on vedno tiči domá he never goes (ali gets) out, he is a stay-at-home
on je domá iz Ljubljane he is a native of Ljubljana
domá je najlepše there's no place like home
počutiti se kot domá to feel at home
bodite kot domá! make yourself at home!
biti domá v (figurativno) to be at home in (ali with), to be familiar with
nisem domá v tem predmetu (figurativno) I am not familiar with this subject
ljubo domá, kdo ga ima east, west, home's best; pesniško be it ever so humble, there's no place like home

dovólj enough; sufficiently

dovólj časa enough time
več kot dovólj more than enough, enough and to spare
dovólj mi je tega I've had enough of it
to je dovólj jasno za vsakogar anyone can see that, it's as plain as a pikestaff
ni dovólj močan za svoje delo he is not strong enough for his work
boste imeli dovólj 2 kg? will two kilos be enough (ali pogovorno do)?
dovólj sem ga videl (pogovorno) I have seen enough of him
dovólj mi je tega življenja! I'm sick of this life
dovólj bodi, da (če) rečem... suffice it to say...
dovólj je! that's enough!, that will do!
dovólj! Enough!; Stop!
dovólj o tem, govorimo o čem drugem! enough of that, let's change the subject!

drážiti¹ to incite; to instigate, to stir up; (nagajati) to tease; a tease to irritate, to annoy, to gall, pogovorno to rile; (izzivati) to provoke

ne draži ga! don't rub him up the wrong way!

dvákrat twice; two times

dvákrat dva je štiri twice two is four
dvákrat toliko twice as much
on je dvákrat starejši od mene he is twice my age
on je dvákrat bogatejši od tebe he is twice as rich as you
danes sem ga dvákrat videl I have seen him twice today
ne si pustiti dvákrat reči česa not to need to be told a thing twice
dvákrat boljši twice as good
dvákrat (dobro) kaj premisliti to think twice about something
dvákrat (ponovno) povedan twice-told

ekstravagánca extravaganza; extravagance; absurd action; absurd speech; absurdity

njegove ekstravagánce so ga uničile his extravagant expenses ruined him

en ena, eno one; (neki -a -o) a, a certain, some

ene škarje a pair or scissors
ob eni(h) at one o'clock
vlak ob enih the one o'clock train
eno leto stara žival yearling
soba z eno posteljo a single room
vsi do enega one and all, (složno) unanimously, as (ali like) one man
en kos za drugim (trganje) (by) piecemeal
to je eno in isto it amounts to the same thing
eni pravijo... some say...
z eno besedo in a (ali one) word, briefly, to sum up
on je z eno nogo že v grobu he has one foot in the grave, he is near death
vstali so kot en mož they rose as (ali like) one man
eno leto ali dve one or two years
stran ena page one, first page
številka ena number one
Tisoč in ena noč the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, pogovorno the Arabian Nights, the Thousand and One Nights
eni ga imajo radi, drugi ga sovražijo some like him, others hate him
to moramo napraviti, eni ali drugi some of us have got to do it
to mi je vseeno it is all the same to me, it makes no difference, I don't care, I don't mind
vsi so bili enega (= istega) mnenja all were of one mind
en (sam) človek tega ne bi zmogel no one man could do it

frákelj dram

izpiti ga frákelj to have a dram

fúnkcija function (tudi fiziologija, matematika); office; duty; service

javne fúnkcije public offices pl
sprejeti fúnkcijo to take up one's duties
razrešili so ga vseh fúnkcij he has been relieved of all his duties

gláva head; (redko) poll; humoristično (zlasti plešava) pate; (lobanja, mrtvaška) skull; žargon bonce; (naslov) title, heading, ZDA caption; (vodja) chief, leader; ekonomija principal, ZDA boss; (vrhnji del) top; (pamet, razum) brains pl, wit (s pl), intelligence, understanding, judgment, sense; (bister človek) man of talent, pogovorno brainy fellow; (oseba) person; (kovanca) obverse, face, pogovorno heads

brez gláve headless, acephalous, figurativno reckless, hare-brained, confused, out of one's wits, silly
gláva ob glávi closely packed
na glavo, za glávo (figurativno) each; per head; per capita
iz gláve (na pamet) (znati) (to know) by heart
gláva ali napis? (pri metanju kovanca v zrak) heads or tails?
od gláve do nog from top to toe
od nog do gláve from head to foot
glávo pokonci! keep smiling!, vojska chin up!
z glávo navzdol with downcast head
na glávo postavljen (narobe) topsy-turvy
brez gláve in repa without rhyme or reason
delo z glávo brain work
delavec z glávo white-collar worker
beljenje gláve (figurativno) cudgelling (ali racking) one's brain, cogitation, rumination
kimanje z glávo nodding, nod
lasje na glávi hair (of the head)
poraba na glávo consumption per capita
gláva postelje head of the bed
rana na glávi wound in the head
skok na glávo header
stoja na glávi šport headstand, aeronavtika landing on the nose
strel v glávo shot in the head
tele z dvema glávama a twoheaded calf
umivanje gláve shampooing
več kot 100 gláv živine more than a hundred head of cattle
zmajevanje z glávo shaking of one's head
belíti si glávo to beat one's brains out, to cudgel (ali to rack) one's brains (z over)
biti čez glávo zadolžen to be up to one's ears (ali one's eyes, the neck) in debt
za glávo je večji od očeta he is taller than his father by a head
za glávo je večji od mene he stands a head taller than I
oče je gláva družine the father is the head of the family
ne biti pravi v glávi (figurativno) to be crazy, to be out of one's mind, to be off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker)
on je bistra gláva he is a bright chap
trde gláve je he is thickheaded, pogovorno he is thick (between the ears)
puhle, prazne gláve je he is empty-headed, he is brainless
delati po svoji glávi to have one's own way
gláve delati (solata, zelje) to head, to heart
ne vem, kje se me gláva drži I do not know which way to turn, I am quite perplexed
gláva me boli I have a headache, my head aches, I feel headachy
gláva me je od tega bolela that gave me a headache
čez glávo imam dela I am swamped with work
kje vendar sem imel glávo? what on earth was I thinking of?
nimam gláve za matematiko I have no head for mathematics
tega imam že čez glávo dovolj I am sick (ali žargon I've had a bellyful) of it
to nima ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of this
kar pripovedujete, nima ne gláve ne repa I cannot make head or tail of what you say
za glávo mu gre for him it is a matter of life and death
po glávi mi gre (roji, hodi) neka misel an idea keeps (on) running through my mind
to vino gre v glávo this wine is heady, this wine goes to my head
on ima glávo na pravem mestu he has his head well screwed on
stvar mi ne gre v glávo it's beyond me, I cannot understand it
iti, stopiti v glávo to go to one's head
ne ve, kje se ga gláva drži he doesn't know whether he's coming or going
to mi ne gre iz gláve I can't get it out of my head
ni čisto pravi v glávi he is not quite right in the head, žargon he has a screw loose
uspeh mu je šel (stopil) v glávo, mu je zmešal glávo success has turned his head
nekaj mu gre po glávi (figurativno) he is turning something over in his mind
samo letala mu gredo, rojijo po glávi (figurativno) he thinks, talks and breathes aeroplanes
ta misel mi ne gre iz gláve this idea keeps running through my head
izgubiti glávo to lose one's head (ali one's wits ali one's presence of mind)
ne izgubiti gláve to keep one's head
izbiti si kaj iz gláve to dismiss something from one's mind
iz gláve izračunati vsoto to work out a sum in one's head
izbiti komu kaj iz gláve to argue someone out of something
s svojo glávo jamčiš za to you will answer with your life for this
ne morem mu tega izbiti iz gláve I cannot drive it out of his head
napraviti po svoji glávi to do as one likes
obdržati v glávi to remember
tu ne najdem ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of it
glávo odsekati (obglaviti) komu to behead someone
pognati si kroglo v glávo to blow one's brains out
v glávo mi pade it occurs to me, an idea comes to mind
kaj ti vendar pade v glávo? the very idea!
nisem na glávo padel I am no fool
nikdar mi ni v glávo padlo it never entered (into) my mind
pogledati koga od gláve do nog to eye someone up and down, to look someone over from head to foot
nositi glávo v vreči (figurativno) to carry one's life in one's hands
oditi s povešeno glávo to go off with downcast head (ali fig with one's tail between one's legs)
pognati se z glávo naprej v vodo to throw oneself headfirst into the water
prikimati z glávo to nod assent
postaviti vse na glávo to turn everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
postaviti vse mesto na glávo (figurativno) to paint the town red
z glávo je plačal svoje izdajstvo he paid for his treason with his life
riniti z glávo v zid (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall
riniti z glávo v nevarnost to rush headlong (ali to plunge) into danger
ne rini z glávo v zid! don't batter your head against a brick wall!
riskirati glávo to risk one's neck
povesiti glávo to hang one's head
razpisati nagrado na glávo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head
glávo stavim, da to ni res I'd stake my life it is not true
skloniti svojo glávo pod jarem to bow one's head under the yoke
ubijati si glávo z, nad to rack one's brains over
vbiti si kaj v glávo to take something into one's head
prati komu glávo (figurativno) to give someone a dressing-down
v glávi se mi vrti I am (ali I feel) dizzy, I feel giddy, my head is reeling (ali spinning)
računati iz gláve to do mental arithmetic
zmajati z glávo to shake one's head
več glav, več vé two heads are better than one
za glávo zmagati (na dirki) to win by a head
čez glávo komu zrasti to outgrow (one's respect for) someone
zmešati komu glávo to turn someone's head
ne moreš z glávo skozi zid you can't butt your way through a brick wall
kolikor gláv, toliko misli two heads are better than one

globínski depth

globínska bomba depth charge, depth bomb
globínski (podmorski) kabel deep-sea cable
globínsko merilo depth ga(u)ge, bathometer
globínsko merjenje depth measurement

glódati (o miši itd.) to gnaw; to nibble; (kost) to pick; (črv) to eat into

kes in žalost ga glodata remorse and sorrow are preying upon him
zavist ga gloda he is consumed with jealousy
glódati se (o osebi) to fret, to chafe
glódati se od zaskrbljenosti to eat one's heart out with anxiety

govoríti to speak (o of, about, z to, with); to tell; (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with, to, o about, of, over); to converse; (kramljati) to chat

glasno govoríti to talk loud, to speak in a loud voice
tiho govoríti to speak softly (ali in a soft voice)
govoríti angleški to speak English
slabo govoríti angleški to speak poor (ali broken) English
slabo govoríti o kom to speak ill of someone
kar naprej govoríti to keep (on) talking
odkrito, brez ovinkov govoríti to speak freely
govoríti o tem in onem, o raznem to talk nineteen to the dozen
uglajeno govoríti to be well-spoken
govoríti stenam (figurativno) to talk (ali to be talking) to a brick wall
govoríti o politiki to talk politics
tekoče govoríti to speak fluently
govoríti o čem drugem to change the subject
govoríti resnico to speak the truth, to tell the truth
govoríti brez priprave to speak extempore
govoríti v veter (figurativno) to waste one's breath
govoríti v imenu koga to be the spokesman of, to be the mouthpiece of
govoríti v korist koga to speak on (ali ZDA in) someone's behalf
govoríti polomljeno angleščino to speak broken English, to murder the English language
govoríti neumnosti to talk nonsense
šepetaje govoríti to speak in an undertone, to speak in a whisper
govoríti skozi nos to speak with a nasal twang
govoríti laži to tell lies (ali untruths)
govoríti sam s seboj to soliloquize
govoríti med štirimi očmi s kom to talk with someone in private
govoríti na pamet to speak from memory, to say something by heart (ali by rote)
obširno govoríti o to speak at length about (ali on), to descant, to expatiate on (ali upon)
otročje govoríti to drivel
govoríti kot papiga to parrot
govoríti preučeno za koga to speak above someone's head
govoríti tja v tri dni pogovorno to waffle, žargon to rabbit on
tu se govori angleški (napis) English spoken here
ko (ker) ravno govorimo o... since we are on the subject, since we happen to be talking about...
da niti ne govorimo o... to say nothing of...
ne govorimo več o tem!, nehajmo govoríti o tem! let us change (ali drop) the subject!
mi ne »govorimo« (smo sprti ipd.) we are not on speaking terms
o tem ni vredno govoríti it isn't worth speaking of
ona ne govorita več med seboj (sta sprta) they are no longer on speaking terms
govori! speak up!, speak out, out with it!
on ne more (ne zna) nehati govoríti he can never stop talking, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
(on) govori, kot da bi ga navil he has the gift of the gab, he talks nineteen to the dozen
on malo govori he is a man of few words, (je boječ) he is tongue-tied
z njim se da govoríti he is someone you can talk to
z njim se ne da govoríti (figurativno) he will not listen to reason
po vsem mestu se govori o njih they are the talk of the town
govorilo se je o njegovi demisiji there have been rumours of his resignation
vse mesto govori o tem it is the talk of the town
govori se, da je zelo bogata she is said to be very rich
o njem se mnogo govori he is much talked about
to dejstvo govori zanj this fact tells in his favour
dejstva govoré sama the facts speak for themselves
to govori za in proti that cuts both ways
dejanja govore glasneje kot besede actions speak louder than words
vse govori za to, da... there is every reason to believe that...
to govori proti that tells against it
ne govorite z nikomer o tem! not a word to anyone about this!, keep this to yourself!
začeti govoríti o nekem predmetu to broach a subject
bi lahko govoril z Vami? could I have a word with you?
bi lahko govoril z g. X? could I see Mr. X
govorimo odkrito! let's speak frankly, let's lay (ali put) our cards on the table
kjer se veliko govori, se malo naredi least said, soonest mended
govoríti je srebro, molčati pa zlato the less said, the better
prav tako bi lahko govoril stenam figurativno I might as well speak to a brick wall
ti to meni govoriš! (= kot da jaz tega ne vem) you're telling me!

gréti to warm; to heat

gréti se to warm oneself
gréti se na soncu to bask
gréti (si) posteljo to warm one's bed
gréti se pri ognju to warm oneself at the fire
voda se greje the water is getting warm
on ni vreden, da ga sonce greje he is a worthless fellow, he is not worth his salt, he is a good-for-nothing

grísti to bite; (izjedati) to fret; (o kislini) to corrode; (o vesti) to prick, to sting; (peči, boleti) to smart; to worry

grize (žalostí) me I grieve
žena ga grize his wife leads him a cat and dog life
grísti se figurativno to grieve, to fret; to worry; to eat one's heart out
grísti se med seboj to torment one another, to lead a cat and dog life, to nag one another

hója¹ (hôd) walk, walking, going, gait; vojska march; figurativno way

hója na 50 km fifty-kilometre walk
5 ur hóje five hours' walk
težka hója heavy tread
vojaška hója military gait
počasna (hitra, zelo hitra) hója vojska slow (quick, double-quick) march
ima čudno hójo he has a strange gait
ona ima grdo hójo she has an awkward gait
vsako jutro opraviti enourno hójo to take an hour's walk every morning
spoznam ga po hóji I recognise him by his gait

hrabríti to encourage; to hearten, to cheer up, to animate; to embolden

hrabrili so ga s klici skozi vso dirko they cheered him on all through the race

hudíč devil; the devil, Satan; the Evil One; pogovorno old Harry, old Nick

hudíča oh, bother!
kaj, hudíča, si delal tam? what the mischief were you doing there?
kam, hudíča, je pa šel? where on earth has he got to?
kdo, hudíča, ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens ali on earth) told you that?
hudíč ga je obsedel he has the devil in him
risati hudíča bolj črnega, kot je to paint the devil blacker than he is
hudíča klicati to talk of the devil
v sili hudíč muhe žre figurativno beggars can't be choosers; drowning men clutch at straws; half a loaf is better than no bread

imé name; (krstno) first (ali given ali baptismal ali Christian) name

imé in priimek name and surname
v iménu on behalf of, in the name of
v mojem iménu on my (own) behalf
lastno imé proper noun
obče imé common noun
potni list na imé... a passport in the name of...
dekliško imé maiden name
brez iména nameless
krajevno imé placename, toponym
privzeto imé (vzdevek) alias
Brown po iménu Brown by name
dobro imé (sloves, glas) good name, reputation
klicanje imén (apél) roll call
seznam imén list of names, roll, (zdravnikov, porotnikov ipd.) panel
v mojem iménu in v iménu mojih prijateljev on my own behalf and on behalf of my friends
v božjem iménu in the name of God, in God's name
kako Vam je imé? what is your name?
Vas smem vprašati za imé? may I ask your name?
vprašal sem ga za imé I asked him (for) his name
dati čemu pravo imé (reči bobu bob) to call something by its proper name; to call a spade a spade
imeti imé po botru to be called after one's godfather
navesti, povedati napačno imé to give an assumed name
klicati po iménih to call the roll
podpisati (se) s polnim iménom to sign one's name in full
ustvariti si imé (zasloveti) to win a name for one's
omadeževati svoje imé to besmirch one's name
poznati koga le po iménu to know someone only by name
imé se ga je prijelo the name stuck to him
to bo škodilo mojemu dobremu iménu my reputation will suffer because of this
moj pes sliši na imé Bob my dog answers to the name of Bob
slabega iména se človek težko znebi (figurativno) give a dog a bad name and hang him!

imenovati to name; to call by name

imenovati koga po... to name someone after; (označiti) to denominate, to designate, to style, to term; (v službi) to nominate, to appoint (to office); (odrediti) to fix, to appoint (the day)
napačno imenovati to misname, pogovorno to get someone's name wrong
podrobno imenovati to specify
oseba, ki je nočem imenovati a person who shall be nameless
imenoval me je za svojega dediča he has named me his heir
imenovali so me po očetu I was named after my father
bil je imenovan za župana he was appointed mayor
imenovali so ga za predsednika they appointed him president
kako imenujete to stvar v angleščini? what do you call this thing in English?
imenovati se to be called, to be named
kako se imenuje ta vas? what is the name of this village?, what is this village called?