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fráča sling; (igrača) catapult

s fráčo metati to throw with a sling; to sling; to catapult
loviti (ptice) s fráčo to catapult
zadeti koga s kamnom s fráčo to hit someone with a stone from a sling
strel, met s fráčo sling
streljati s fráčo to fire a catapult

glávica small head; botanika capitulum; figurativno capsule

glávica bucike pinhead
zadeti žebelj, žebljico na glávico to hit the nail on the head

kléč cliff; rock; crag

koralna kléč coral reef
poln kléči cliffy, craggy
podvodna kléč sunken reef
razbiti se na kléčeh to be wrecked on the rocks
zadeti na kléč to hit a rock

mériti to measure; (zemljišče) to survey; (ciljati) to point (na, v to)

mériti na to aim at, to tend to; (namigovati) to allude (na to), to refer to
pòd meri 10x8 čevljev the floor measures 10 feet by 8 feet
mériti koga z očmi to eye someone up and down, to run one's eye over someone
on meri 6 čevljev he stands 6 feet (6 ft.)
soba meri 5 m v dolžino, 4 m v širino in 3 m v višino the room is 5 metres long, 4 metres broad, and 3 metres high
na kaj merite (namigujete, cikate)? what are you driving at (ali getting at)?
ne vem, kam meriš s tem I don't know what you are getting at (ali what you have in mind)
mériti se z to compete with, to try one's strength against, to cope with
ne morem se mériti s teboj I am no match for you
ne bi se hotel mériti z njim I should not like to tackle him (ali to take him on ali pit myself against him)
on se more mériti s komerkoli he is a match for any one
to meri (= leti name) that is a hit (ali pogovorno a crack) at me
oboje moramo mériti z isto mero (figurativno) you must not make fish of the one and flesh of the other

mína mine

plavajoča mína drifting (ali floating) mine
magnetska mína magnetic mine
močna, rušilna mína (žargon) blockbuster
mína svinčnika, minica lead, (nadomestna) refill
čistilec, odstranjevalec mín pomorstvo minesweeper
odstranjevanje, čiščenje mín pomorstvo mine clearance
iskalec mín pomorstvo mine-locating craft
metalec mín mortar, trench mortar
polagalec mín, minonosec minelayer, (podmornica) mine-laying submarine
polagati míne to lay mines, žargon to lay eggs
sprožiti míno to spring a mine
naleteti na míno to hit a mine
zadeti na míno to strike a mine

naletéti

naletéti na koga to come across someone, to meet someone, to run into someone; to chance upon someone; to encounter someone
slučajno naletéti na to hit (up)on
slabo naletéti (figurativno) to come to the wrong shop
ni na pravega naletel he found himself in the wrong shop
slabó (= na močnejšega) naletéti (figurativno) to catch a tartar
naletéti na težave to meet with difficulties, to be faced (ali confronted) with (ali by) difficulties

narávnost¹ straight; directly

narávnost kvišku straight up
narávnost naprej straight on, straight forward
narávnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje (figurativno) to give it (someone) straight from the shoulder
narávnost povedati to tell (someone) straight out
pojdite narávnost! go straight on!
narávnost vprašati koga to ask someone point-blank
povejmo narávnost (bolj odkrito)! let us put it in plain language!
povej mi narávnost, kaj misliš! tell me straight what you think!
povedal sem mu narávnost v obraz I told him straight out
narávnost po nosu me je udaril he hit me square on the nose

pésem (stihi) lyric, poem, a piece of poetry; (za petje) song, lay; (pivska) drinking song; (v krogu) round, catch; (napev) air, tune, melody

pésem za več glasov glasba part-song
cerkvena pésem hymn
črnska duhovna pésem spiritual, Negro spiritual
božična pésem Christmas carol
epska pésem epic
lirska pésem lyric
pésem s petimi kiticami a poem of five verses
labodja pésem swansong, the song of the dying swan
pobožne, duhovne pésmi hymns pl, spiritual songs pl
priljubljena pésem (popevka) (šlager)
v modi hit
narodna, ljudska pésem folk song; popular song, traditional song
visoka pésem (Salomonova) Canticle of Canticles, Song of Songs
zbirka pésmi collection of poems, anthology
otroška pésem nursery rhyme
to je vedno ista pésem (figurativno) it's always the same old story

po after; on, upon; at, by; over; through; according to

po abecednem redu in alphabetical order
po božiču after Christmas
po tej ceni at this price
po 10 tolarjev kos at ten tolars each
po dolžini lengthwise
po dva by twos, two by two, two at a time
po vsej Evropi all over Europe
(samó) po imenu (only) in name
po kopnem in po morju by land and sea
po mestu about (ali through) the town
po vsem mestu all over the town
kot po maslu (figurativno) like clockwork
po kakovosti by quality
po malem little by little, by degrees
po mojem mnenju in my opinion, to my mind
po meri by measure
po modi after the fashion
po naravi from nature
po naročilu by order
narejen po naročilu made to order
po naključju by accident, by chance
po nesreči unfortunately, as ill luck would have it
po možnosti if possible
odvetnik po poklicu lawyer by profession
po navodilu as instructed
po pravilu by rule
po petkrat five times running
po pravici by rights, of right
po mojem računu by my reckoning
po poslu, po poslih on business, on an errand
po rojstvu by birth
imenovan po stricu named after his uncle
po sobi about the room
po vsem svetu all over the world, all the world over
po njegovi smrti after his death
po ulici along the street
po uvidevnosti at discretion
po vodi by water
po tem vzorcu following (ali on, after) this pattern
po vrednosti in value
enak po velikosti equal in size
po deset ur nepretrgoma ten hours at a stretch
po vsem after all
po angleškem zakonu under (the) English law
po zraku by air
po spominu from memory
po planu according to the plan (ali scheme)
po vrsti in order, one after another, every one in his turn
po vaši želji according to your wish
takoj po moji vrnitvi immediately upon my return
po prejemu tega pisma on receipt of this letter
po meni je I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
če bi bilo po tebi, bi se svet podrl if you had your way, the world would go to ruin
če vam je po volji if you choose, if you care
to ni po mojem okusu that is not to my taste
dobivati časopis po pošti to receive one's newspaper by post
igrati po posluhu to play by ear
po starosti sta enaka they are the same age
iti po vodo to fetch water, to go for water
šel je ponj (po njega) he went to fetch him
peti po notah to read music, to sight-read
poslati po zdravnika to send for the doctor
poslali so po zdravnika the doctor has been (oziroma was) sent for
pridi pome (po mene)! come and fetch me!
potoval sem po vsej Afriki I travelled all over Africa
priseči po krivem to perjure oneself, to commit perjury
prišel sem k tebi po nasvet I have come to you for advice
risati po naravi to draw from nature (ali life)
sklepati po čem to infer from
soditi po zunanjosti to judge by appearances
po vsem, kar sem slišal... from all I heard...
sprehajati se po palubi to walk (ali to pace) the deck
sprehajati se, hoditi po soncu (dežju) to walk in the sun (in the rain)
udaril me je po glavi (ustih) he hit me on the head (he struck me in the mouth)
voditi koga po mestu to show someone round the town

poúličen of the street, street(-)

poúlični boji street fighting
poúlični deček street urchin, ragamuffin
poúlični otrok street Arab
poúlična popevka pop song, hit tune

rádijski radio; wireless

rádijski aparat radio, receiver, wireless set
rádijski amater amateur broadcaster, pogovorno (radio) ham
rádijska cev wireless valve
rádijski časopis radio newspaper
Britanska Radijska Družba British Broadcasting Corporation (krajšava: BBC)
rádijski gramofon radio gramophone (ali radiogram), ZDA radio phonograph combination
rádijska industrija radio industry
rádijski komentator radio commentator
rádijski kanal radio channel
rádijski konstruktor amateur (ali do-it-yourself) radio mechanic
rádijska licenca, dovoljenje radio licence
rádijska oddaja transmission, broadcast, programme
rádijski oddajnik (radio) transmitter
rádijske motnje atmospherics pl, (motnje kake druge postaje) interference, (blokiranje) jamming
motilna rádijska postaja jamming station
rádijski napovedovalec announcer
rádijska oprema radio equipment
rádijski mehanik radio mechanic, radio repairman, radio technician, ZDA radiotrician
rádijsko ohišje cabinet
rádijska postaja (radio) broadcasting station
domače in tuje rádijske postaje home and foreign stations
rádijski orkester radio (broadcasting) orchestra
rádijski poslušalec listener
rádijski prenos transmission, broadcast, outside broadcast
rádijski sprejem reception
rádijski reklama radio advertising
rádijski sprejemnik (radio ali wireless) receiver
rádijski studio radio studio
rádijski šlager radio hit (ali song)
rádijski valovi radio waves pl, airwaves pl
rádijska zveza radio communication
tajna rádijska oddajna postaja secret transmitter

slép blind; sightless

na pol slép purblind
čisto slép stone blind, (as) blind as a bat (ali as a mole, an owl, a beetle), totally blind
slép kot kura nightblind
slép na eno oko blind in one eye
slép za barve colour-blind
skoraj slép gravel-blind, sand-blind
slépo črevo blind gut, caecum
slépa cena cheap price
slép naboj (strel) blank cartridge (shot)
slépa pokorščina blind obedience
slépi potnik (na ladji itd.) stowaway
slépo okno, slépa vrata dead (brickedup) door, window
slépo pristajanje aeronavtika instrument landing
slépa sreča blind luck, mere chance
slépa vera implicit faith
slépa ulica cul-de-sac, pl culde-sacs, culs-de-sac
slépo zaupanje implicit confidence
zavod za slépe home for the blind
bil je slép za njene napake he was blind to her faults
bil je le slépo orodje... he was only a mere tool...
igrati se slépe miši to play at blind man's buff
lotiti se česa na slépo srečo (figurativno) to go at something blind, to trust to luck
tudi slépa kura zrno najde even a blind man may fluke a direct hit
delati se slépega za to turn a blind eye to (something)

sredíšče centre, ZDA center; central point; focus; figurativno hub

sredíšče mesta the heart of the town
London je sredíšče britanskega imperija London is the hub of the British Empire
sredíšče privlačnosti (težnosti) centre of attraction (of gravity)
sredíšče družbenega življenja the hub of social life
industrijsko (ekonomsko, poslovno) sredíšče industrial (economic, business) centre
sredíšče odpora vojska centre of resistance
sredíšče vesolja the hub of the universe
sredíšče Zemlje centre of the Earth
v sredíšču Novega Yorka in midtown New York
sredíšče tarče bull's eye
zadeti sredíšče tarče to hit the bull's eye
sredíšče nevihte storm centre
raziskovalno sredíšče research centre
velika vseučiliška sredíšča the great universities, the great seats of learning

stréla thunderbolt, flash of lightning, lightning; (udarec) a stroke of lightning

stréla z jasnega neba a bolt from the blue
kot od stréle zadet thunderstruck, dumbfounded
biti zadet od stréle to be struck by lightning
kot stréla zadeti to strike like a thunderbolt
zadeti kot stréla z jasnega to hit (someone) like a bolt from the blue
novica je bila zame kot stréla z jasnega the news came to me like a bolt from the blue
stréla je udarila v drevo a tree was struck by lightning
kot stréla hiter quick as lightning
kot stréla je šinil proč he was off like a shot
kot stréla hitro (figurativno) like (greased) lightning
priti kot stréla z jasnega to appear suddenly out of the blue, to come all of a sudden
gromska strél! well I'll be blowed!

strélec shooter, (lovec, šport) shot; vojska rifleman

strélec z lokom archer, bowman
dober (slab) strélec marksman (poor marksman)
mojstrski, izvrsten strélec crack (ali dead) shot
on je zelo slab strélec he couldn't hit a barn door (at five paces)
ni noben strélec he is no shot
je odličen (siguren) strélec he is an excellent (a sure) shot

tárča target; butt; mark

središče tárče bull's eye
streljanje v tárčo target practice
streljati v tárčo to shoot at a (ali the) target, to have target practice
biti tárča posmeha to be a laughingstock, to be a standing joke
ne bom mu za tárčo (figurativno) I'm not going to be the butt of his ridicule
zadeti v tárčo hit the target

udárjati

udárjati na levo in desno to hit out right and left ➞ udariti

velikánski gigantic; giant; giant-like; immense; giant-sized; enormous; colossal; huge

velikánski uspeh smash hit
imeti velikánski uspeh to score a hit

zaíti to lose one's way; to go astray; (sonce) to set, to sink, to go down; (pošiljka) to fail to arrive, to go astray, to miscarry

zaíti v dolgove to get into (ali to incur) debts
zaíti na kriva pota to go off the right track, to go to the bad, to go astray; to take the wrong turning (ali path), to go wrong
zaíti v neprilike, v zagato to hit a snag

zaletéti se (vzeti zalet) to take a run

zaletéti se v to run into, to butt into, to bump into (ali against, on); (trčiti) to collide
zaletéti se se v drevo v temi to bump into a tree in the dark
zaletéti se z glavo v kaj to hit one's head against (ali upon) something, (figurativno) to act rashly, to overreach oneself
zaletéti se naravnost v to run slap into
z vso silo zaletéti se v zid to run full tilt into a wall
zaletelo se mi je it went down (ali I swallowed) the wrong way