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nazarénski (izreden) extraordinary

nazarénsko drag hotél a most expensive hotel

omadeževáti to stain; to soil; to sully; (dobro ime) to tarnish, to blemish

omadeževáti ugled to tarnish a reputation
ne bi si hotel omadeževáti rok s tem I would not soil my hands with it
njegove roke so omadeževane s krvjo his hands are stained with blood

pa and; but, however

pa četudi (al)though, even though
pa tudi (celó) če even if...
pa dobro well then
pa vendar (and) yet, still, nevertheless, but yet, for all that, notwithstanding
pa naj bo! then let it be!
kaj pa je? what is the matter (here)?
pa kaj zato (potem)? what of it?, so what?
moj oče pa moja mati my father and my mother
pa to je jasno! why, that is clear!
tako pravijo, pa jaz tega ne verjamem so they say, but I (myself) do not believe it
on lahkó to stori, pa vem, da ne bo he can do it, but I know he will not
prosili smo ga, on pa tega ni hotel storiti we asked him, but he would not do it
pa tudi če bi tako bilo... even so...

pozabíti to forget

pozabíti (ne več misliti) na kaj to forget about something; (spregledati, izpustiti) to omit, to leave out
da ne pozabimo! lest we forget!
pozabi na to! forget it!
ne pozabi, da je to treba narediti! don't forget that it must be done!
pozabil sem (ne morem se spomniti) I forget
ne smemo pozabíti, da... it must be borne in mind that...
pozabil sem, kaj sem hotel reči I forget what I was going to say
da ne pozabim (= mimogrede povedano) by the way
pozabil sem njegov naslov I've forgotten his address
pozabíti na svoje interese to neglect one's own interests

pregovoríti to persuade

(koga) to talk someone into, to prevail upon someone, pogovorno to get someone to do something
z dobrikanjem koga pregovoríti, da kaj naredi to coax someone into doing something
niso ga mogli pregovoríti he could not be prevailed upon
skušal me je pregovoríti, da bi kupil knjigo he tried to talk me into buying the book
pregovoríti koga, da opusti svoj namen to talk someone out of his purpose
hotel je zapustiti svojo domovino, pa so ga pregovorili he wanted to leave his country, but they talked him out of it

prehóden transitional; transition; gramatika transitive, active; (dostopen) passable; (začasen) temporary, provisional; (nedokončen) provisory, not yet settled, interim

prehódna določila provisional regulations pl, temporary provisions pl
prehódna doba, prehódno obdobje transitional period
prehóden glagol transitive verb
prehódna cesta passable road
prehóden gost, najemnik a transient (guest), a transient (tenant)
hotel za prehódne goste ZDA transient hotel
prehóden plašč light overcoat (for spring and autumn wear)
prehóden predpis temporary (ali transitional) provision
prehóden stadij transitional stage
prehódno stanje transitional state
prehódno taborišče transit camp
prehóden ukrep transitional measure

príma¹ (prvovrsten) first-class, first-rate, tip-top, top-notch, ZDA pogovorno žargon swell

príma hotel a swell hotel

priséči priségati to swear, to take an oath

slovesno priséči, priségati to swear a solemn oath, to swear solemnly
po krivem priséči, priségati to commit perjury, to perjure oneself, to forswear oneself
priséči, priségati pri bogu to swear by God
prisegam! I swear on oath!
lahkó prisežem na to I can swear to it
priséči, priségati maščevanje (pokorščino, zvestobo) to swear revenge (ali vengeance) (obedience, the oath of allegiance)
priséči, priségati prijateljstvo to swear friendship
lahkó prisežem, da je to on I can swear this is the man
prisegel bi, da... I could take my oath that...
ne bi hotel priséči, priségati na to I would not take my oath on it
prisegam na njegovo nedolžnost I swear he is innocent
on »prisega« na svojega zdravnika (figurativno) he swears by his doctor
prisegam, da je moje blago dobro I swear by the quality of my goods

rávno prislov just; exactly; precisely

rávno sem hotel iti I was just going
to rávno ne not quite, not exactly
rávno o pravem času just in time
rávno 5 funtov just 5 pounds
to je rávno za vas it is just the thing for you
ne rávno! not exactly!
rávno dve je ura it is just two o'clock
ni rávno moj prijatelj he is not exactly my friend
rávno zaradi tega for that very reason
rávno to potrebujemo this is the very thing we want
ker rávno hočeš since you insist upon it
rávno to sem mu rekel that is just what I told him
rávno prispel, dospel je he has just arrived
rávno to sem hotel vedeti that is the very thing I wanted to know
moja knjiga se rávno tiska my book is just being printed

rêči to say; to tell; to utter; (izraziti se) to express in words; (izjaviti) to declare; (kot priča) to depose

rêči "da" to say yes, to agree
rêči "ne" to say no (ali nay), to refuse
zopet, ponovno rêči to repeat
rêči bobu bob to call a spade a spade
rêči zbogom to say (ali to bid) goodbye (ali farewell)
na uho komu rêči to whisper in someone's ear
rêči komu svoje mnenje to give someone a piece of one's mind
rêči enkrat "da", enkrat "ne" to say and unsay
tako rekoč so to speak; as it were; as one might say; so to say
recimo, da... granted that...
recimo, da bi to bilo res... supposing (that) it were true...
kot se reče (ljudje rečejo) as the saying goes
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done, quick as thought
kratko rečeno... the long and the short of it is...
mimogrede rečeno... by the way, by the by (ali bye)
kot že rečeno as I have said already, as I said before
med nama rečeno between you and me
laže rečeno kot storjeno easier said than done
recimo let us say, say, suppose
reci odkrito! speak up (ali out)!
reci brez okolišenja! don't beat about the bush!
recimo, da je tako admitting that it is so (ali it to be so)
recimo, da je to res, kaj potem? say it were true, what then?
če lahko tako rečemo if one might put it this way
to je lepo rečeno that is nicely put
kaj naj rečem k temu? it is incredible!
ni kaj rêči o njegovi poštenosti his honesty cannot be called in question
nimam več kaj rêči I have nothing more to say
proti temu se ne da nič rêči there is nothing to be said against that
to se samó tako reče that's merely a way of putting it
on si ne da nič rêči he is deaf to all advice, he will not listen to reason
kar on reče, mora biti what he says goes
kako bi se to reklo v angleščini? how would you put that in English?
težko je rêči... it is hard to say...
ne more se rêči kdaj there is no saying when
rekli so mi, da je doma I was told that he was at home
kolikokrat sem to rekel? how often have I said (ali told you) that?
rekel sem svoje I had (ali I've had) my say, (kaj mislim) I spoke my mind
kar sem rekel, nisem oporekel I kept my word, I did not go back on my word
upravičeno lahko to rečem I could well say so
kaj bodo pa ljudje rekli (figurativno) what will people (ali they) say?
to je težavno, ali bolje rečeno, to je nemogoče it is difficult, or rather (ali knjižno nay), it is impossible
to je težavno, da ne rečem nemogoče! it is difficult, not to say impossible!
Je to res? Če ti pa rečem! Is it true? You can take my word for it!
ne vem, kaj hočeš rêči I don't follow you
kaj hočeš rêči s tem? what do you mean by that?
ravno sem hotel to rêči you have taken the words out of my mouth, it was on the tip of my tongue, I was going to say
preden sem sploh mogel kaj reči... before I could get a word out
vse še ni bilo rečeno o tem we haven't yet heard the last of it, we haven't yet got to the bottom of it

rezervírati to reserve; to set apart (za for); (sobo, vstopnico) to book

rezervírati vstopnico to book a ticket
brzojavno rezervírati sobo v hotelu to telegraph to a hotel for a reservation
rezervírati sedež to book a seat in advance, to secure a seat
izključno si rezervírati to earmark
velika vsota je rezervirana (predvidena) a large sum is earmarked

seznám list; roll; register; catalogue

plačilni seznám payroll
seznám hotelskih gostov hotel register
telefonski seznám (imenik) dlrectory
seznám (popis) stroškov list of costs
črtati, brisati iz seznáma koga to strike someone off the list (ali roll)
napraviti seznám to make (ali to draw up) a list
vpisati v seznám to put on the list (ali roll)

slučáj chance; accident; (srečen) luck; (slep) hazard; contingency; (nesrečen) accident, mishap

čisti, gol slučáj the purest accident, pure chance, mere chance, quite an accident, pure luck
srečen slučáj happy chance, a piece of good luck
slučáj je ravno hotel as good (ali bad) luck would have it

típtop (odličen, izvrsten) tiptop; excellent, firstclass, first-rate; pogovorno super; žargon swell

típtop hotel firstclass hotel
típtop obleka finest (ali fashionable, pogovorno posh) clothes pl

to this; that; it

to je (krajšava: t.j.) that is, namely, (krajšava: i.e.)
o tem about this
v tem (medtem) (in the) meanwhile
skozi to through this, on account of this, by it
razen tega besides, moreover, as well
kako to? how so?
(pa) kaj za to? what of that?
to je vse that's all
to je možno that may be
to so oni they are the ones, pogovorno that's them
ne to ne ono (= nekaj vmesnega, srednjega) neither one thing nor the other, betwixt and between
pri vsem tem, kljub vsemu temu for all that
tega je 10 let ten years ago
jaz sem za to I am for it, I agree to it
ni mi do tega I don't care for it
samó še to bi (se) manjkalo! that would be all we need!, (pogovorno) that would put the tin lid on it!
pustimo to, kakor je! (pogovorno) let it go at that!
to mi boš plačal! you'll pay for this!, you'll smart for this!
koga misliš s tem? whom have you (ali pogovorno who've you got) in mind?
si to mislil, si to hotel reči? is that what you meant?
to se pravi that is to say
iz tega sledi... hence it follows...
vsi vedó to every one knows that
poleg vsega tega, (on) še pije apart from all that, he drinks, too

trétji the third

trétji razred third class, (v šoli) third form
vsak trétji dan every third day
trétji stan zgodovina the third estate
trétja oseba pravo third person
3. marec March 3rd, 3rd March (beri: March the third, the third of March)
Henrik III Henry III (beri: Henry the Third)
hotél trétje vrste a thirdclass (ali a third-rate) hotel
trétje nadstropje third floor
potovati v trétjem razredu to travel third

umázati to dirty, to soil; to sully

ne bi si hotel umázati rok s tem I would not soil my hands with it
umázati se to dirty, to soil
to blago se hitro umaže this fabric soils easily

vodílen leading; ruling

vodílni hotél leading hotel
vodílni krogi leading circles pl, ruling classes (of society)

zastónj gratis, gratuitously; for nothing, free, free of charge; (zaman) in vain, to no purpose

skoraj zastónj sem to dobil I got it dirt cheap
to se lahko zastónj dobi it can be had for the asking
to sem kupil skoraj zastónj I bought it for a song
zastónj se mučiti to labour in vain, (figurativno) to beat the air
še zastónj tegá ne bi hotel imeti I would not have it as a gift
vse moje prizadevanje je bilo zastónj all my efforts were in vain
ta zdravnik zdravi reveže zastónj that doctor treats poor people free

zdravilíški

zdravilíški gôst patient (ali visitor) at a health resort
zdravilíški hotel spa hotel
zdravilíška taksa spa tax
zdravilíški zdravnik doctor at a health resort