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skrájen utmost, uttermost, outermost, pesniško outmost, extreme; (zadnji) last, the very last

skrájna (najvišja) cena best, highest possible price
skrájna (najnižja) cena the lowest, the rock bottom price
skrájni čas je it's high time
v skrájnem primeru in case of necessity
skrájno prislov extremely, exceedingly, in the highest degree
skrájna meja, sila extremity
v skrájni potrebi (sili) in greatest need
skrájni konec the uttermost end
skrájna nevednost abysmal ignorance
skrájna nevarnost utmost peril
skrájna ponudba the lowest offer
skrájne važnosti of utmost importance
skrájni rok za dobavo je 1. december the latest term for delivery is the 1st of December
seči po skrájnih ukrepih to have recourse to extreme measures
živeti, biti v skrájni bedi to be in the greatest misery (ali in extreme need)

skrátka in short; in sum; in a word

skrátka, nič noče slišati o tem in a word, he won't hear of it
no, skrátka... well, the long and the short of it is..., to cut (ali to make) a long story short
skrátka (= konec koncev) when all is said and done

sprédnji front; fore

najbolj sprédnji foremost, first
sprédnji konec front (ali fore) end
sprédnji jambor foremast
sprédnja noga foreleg, forefoot
sprédnja os front axle
sprédnji sedež front seat
sprédnja stran (v knjigi) frontispiece
sprédnji vagon front carriage
sprédnja zavora frontwheel brake, front brake

svét¹ world; (zemlja) earth, globe; (vsemirje) the universe

na svétu in the world
na tem svétu in this world, in this life, here below
po celem (vsem) svétu all over the world, the whole world over
na koncu svéta (figurativno) at the back of beyond
(ki je) daleč od svéta remote, out of the world, secluded
širom svéta throughout the wide world, all over the world
ves svét the whole world
za ves svét ne, za nič na svét u ne not for all the world, not for worlds, not for anything in the world, for nothing in the world
do konca svéta to the ends of the earth
Novi svét the New World
Stari svét the Old World
Tretji svét politika the Third World
oni svét (figurativno) the next life, the other world, the world to come
od svéta odrezan kraj the back of beyond
stavbni svét building site
učeni svét (figurativno) the world of learning
športni svét (figurativno) the sporting world
rastlinski svét the vegetable world
živalski svét the animal world
začetek svéta the beginning of the world
konec svéta the end of the world
podzemeljski svét underworld
širni svét the wide world
današnji svét the modern world
odkar sem na svétu since I was born
to je na drugem koncu svéta it's on the other side of the globe, it's at the back of beyond
to je narobe svét! (figurativno) that's making water flow uphill!
on je najboljši človek na svétu he's the best man alive, you won't find a better man living than him (knjižno than he)
ona mi je (= pomeni) vse na svétu she is all the world to me
tako je (pač) na svétu that's the way of the world
za nič na svétu ne bi tega naredil I would not do it for all the world
odreči se svétu to forsake the world
šel bi z njo do konca svéta I'd follow her to the ends of the earth
poslati koga na oni svét (žargon) to send someone to kingdom-come
priti na svét to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world
on malo pozna svét he knows little of the world
prinesti, spraviti na svét to bring into the world, to give birth (to)
spraviti koga s svéta to do away with someone, to put someone out of the way, to kill someone, (pogovorno) to dispatch someone
videl je mnogo svéta he is a widely travelled man, he is a great traveller, he is a globe-trotter
zagledati luč svéta to see the light, to be born, to be brought into the world
živeti odmaknjen(o) od svéta to live cut off from the world
objadral je ves svét he has sailed the seven seas

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

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

trágičen tragic, tragical; calamitous

trágično prislov tragically
trágičen dogodek a tragic event
trágična ironija tragic irony
trágičen konec dreadful (ali shocking) end
trágična narava (čud) tragic nature, tragedy
ne jemlji tega tako trágično don't make such a tragedy of it
teh stvari ni treba trágično jemati these matters must not be taken too seriously, we must not make a mountain out of a molehill

začétek beginning; start; commencement; outset; origin; (pisma) opening

v začétku at (ali in) the beginning, initially, first, at the outset
od vsega začétka, od samega začétka from the very beginning, from the start
od začétka do konca from beginning to end, from start to finish, from first to last
za začétek for the present, to begin with
začétek in konec (figurativno) alpha and omega
dober začétek v življenju a good start in life
skromen začétek (figurativno) the thin end of the wedge
slab začétek, slab konec a bad beginning makes a bad ending
dober začétek je že pol zmage a good start (ali beginning) is half the battle, well begun is half done
to je začétek konca it is the beginning of the end
vsak začétek je težak the beginning is always hard, it is always hard to make a start
dober začétek je že pol opravljenega dela (figurativno) a good lather is half the shave

znák¹ sign, mark, signal, symbol; token; index; (značka) badge; (bolezenski) symptom; (migljaj) wink

znáki časa signs pl of the times
znák minus matematika minus sign, negative sign
znák plus matematika plus sign
prometni znák traffic sign (ali signal), road sign
znák za odhod signal for departure
znák za umik vojska signal to retreat
znák kot prošnja za pomoč distress signal; (v nevarnosti) signal of distress (SOS)
znák za preplah alarm
znák za konec preplaha all clear
zaščitni znák trademark
znáki časti in oblasti insignia pl
kot znák spoštovanja as a mark of respect
nobenega znáka življenja no sign of life
znák (znamenje) propadanja sign of decay
razpoznavni znák distinctive mark
kot znák moje hvaležnosti in token (ali as a token) of my gratitude
v znák sprave as a sign of reconciliation
kot na dani znák as though in response to a sign
dati komu znák to give someone a sign
dati znák za streljanje to give the signal to fire
dati znák (pomigniti) to beckon, pogovorno to tip someone the wink
to je bil znák za upor this was the signal for revolt
govoriti z znáki (kretnjami) to speak in sign language, (gluhonemi) to speak in dumb show
v znák žalovanja nositi črno obleko to wear black as a token of mourning