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íti to go; (peš) to walk, to go on foot; (stopati) to tread, to stride; (s težavo) to trudge; to stump; (ura) to go; (ladja) to be bound for; (vlak) to leave, to start

íti dalje to go on, to advance, to proceed
íti gor (dol) to go up (to go down)
íti mimo to go (ali to pass) by
íti nazaj to go back
íti po kaj to go for (ali to fetch ali to go and fetch) something
íti preko to cross
íti proč to go away, to go off
íti ven to go out
íti stran to go off
íti čez cesto to cross the street
íti na lov to go hunting
íti h komu to go up to someone, (obiskati ga) to call on someone
íti komu naproti to go to meet someone
pustiti koga íti to let someone go
íti dobro v prodajo to be selling well
íti hitreje to go faster, to push on
íti skupaj to go together
íti s kom to accompany someone
íti s kolesom to cycle
íti korakoma to go at footpace
íti kot namazano, kot po maslu to go swimmingly, to go like clockwork
íti na deželo, na kmete to go off to the country
íti med ljudi, med družbo to go into society
íti na sprehod to go for a walk
íti na kose, na koščke to go to pieces
íti na potovanje to go on a journey
íti h koncu, h kraju to be approaching the (ali its) end, (o stvari) to be coming to an end
íti komu k srcu to go to one's heart
íti kaki stvari do dna (figurativno) to get to the bottom of something
íti spat to go to bed
íti preko vseh ugovorov to override (ali to disregard ali to waive) all objections
íti na bolje to improve
íti na lim, na limanice to fall into a trap
íti vase (figurativno) to retire within oneself
iti komu s pota to make room for someone
Kako ti gre? how are you getting on?, how are you?
izvrstno mi gre I am A1, I'm fine
kako ti gre v šoli? how are you getting on at school?
za kaj (pa) gre? what's it all about?
za to gre (v tem je stvar) that's the point
kadar gre za... when it comes to...
dobro mu gre he is doing well
gre za moje življenje, za mojo čast my life, my honour is at stake
gre za veliko vsoto a large sum is at stake
gre za življenje ali smrt it's a matter of life and death
gre v milijone that runs into millions
posli gredo slabo business is slack (ali dull)
tako ne bo šlo this won't do
to ne bo šlo brez težav it won't be an easy job, it'll cost some trouble
grem k frizerju I am going to the barber's (ali hairdresser's)
če bi šlo po mojem if I had my way
to gre malo predaleč that's going a bit too far
drugače ne gre, ne bo šlo it won't work any other way, figurativno that can't be helped
vse gre narobe everything is topsy-turvy
z njim gre navzdol (h koncu) he is in a bad way
ne morem iti preko tega I can't get over it
naj gre, kot hoče! come what may!
kam gre ta pot? where does this road (ali path) lead?
to mi ne gre v glavo I cannot understand it, it's beyond me, I don't see any reason for it
mati je šla nakupovat Mother has gone shopping
proti šesti uri gre it's nearly six
gre proti poldnevu it's getting on for noon
zaloge gredo h kraju stocks are running short
delo mu gre hitro izpod rok he is quick at his work
4 v 15 gre 3-krat, in ostane 3 4 into 15 goes 3 times, and 3 over
pojdi. pojdi, pretiravaš! come, come, you are exaggerating!
lahko greste! (služabniku ipd.) that is all for the present
če je šlo vse, naj gre še to! (figurativno) in for a penny, in for a pound!
íti se to play

izposodíti (posoditi) to loan, to lend (komu to someone), to lend out, to advance

izposodíti proti obrestim to lend money at interest
izposodíti si kaj to have the loan of something, to borrow something
si lahko izposodim tvoje kolo? may I borrow your bike?
izposodíti si knjigo iz knjižnice to borrow (ali to take out) a book from the library

izpríčati to attest; to testify; to prove; to bear witness (kaj to something); to witness (to something); (pismeno) to certify

to lahko izpričam I can testify to it
izpríčati alibi to prove an alibi
izpríčati pod prisego to testify on oath
izpríčati svoje obžalovanje to testify one's regret

izvájati to perform; to carry out; to execute; to implement

izvájati iz to infer, to deduce, to derive from
ta beseda se lahko izvaja iz grščine this word may be derived from Greek
orkester je izvajal skladbe sodobnih avtorjev the orchestra performed works by modern composers

jámčiti to guarantee, to warrant; to pledge; to secure; to answer for, to be liable for, to vouch for; (za varnost) to grant safe-conduct; (za resničnost) to authenticate; (na sodišču) to stand (ali to be) security for, to give security for, to go bail for, to bail someone out

on jamči zame he stands security for me
ali lahko jamčite zanj? can you vouch for him?
jamčijo nam točno dobavo they guarantee us punctual delivery
jamčim, da je to poročilo resnično I guarantee the truth of this report
jámčiti za resničnost izjave to vouch for the truth of a statement

kakó how; in what way

kakó to? how so?
kakó lepó! how beautiful!
kakó daleč? how far?
kakó to, da... how comes it that..., how come that...
kakó vraga... how the deuce..., how the devil..., how the dickens...?
kakó, prosim? I beg your pardon, pogovorno pardon?; what was that?, what did you say?
kakó se počutiš? how do you feel?
kakó stara je? how old is she?
kakó dolgo ste že v Ljubljani? how long have you been in Ljubljana?
kakó je z vstopnicami? what about the tickets?
kakó lepo jutro! what a lovely morning!
kakó sem vesel, da te vidim! how pleased I am to see you!
kakó je nesrečna! how unhappy she is!
kakó mu je ime? what is his name?
kakó imenujete to (rečete temu) po angleško (v angleščini)? what do you call this in English?
kakó to, da si še vedno tu? how is it you're still here?
ne razumem, kakó je to možno I do not understand how this can be
nihče ne ve kakó mu je uspelo no one knows how he has done
kakó vendar... how on earth...
pa še kakó! and how
Se lahko poslužim vašega telefona? - Kako, da ne! May I use your telephone? - Why, yes! of course!

kákor like, as; (za primernikom) than

kákor da as if, as though
tako... kákor as... as
ne tako... kákor not so... as
ni tako star kákor jaz he is not so old as I
kákor hitro as soon as
kákor običajno as usual
kákor po maslu (figurativno) without a hitch, like clockwork, swimmingly
človek kákor on... a man like him
moj brat, kákor jaz sam... my brother like myself...
kákor ti drago as you like
stori, kákor ti drago! do as you please!
kákor se vzame! that (ali it) depends!
kákor lahkó vidite as you can see
govorim ti kákor prijatelj I speak to you as a friend
tekel je kákor veter he was running like the wind
umrl je, kákor je živel he died as he had lived
ni bogat, kákor ljudje mislijo he is not as rich as people think
vstal je, kákor da bi hotel oditi he got up as if (he wanted) to go
kákor ga imam (zelo) rada, ljubiti ga ne bi mogla nikoli much as I like him, I could never be in love with him
kákor oče, tako sin like father, like son
kákor si boš postiljal tako boš spal you have made your own bed, so lie in it
kákor boste sejali, tako boste želi as you sow, so will you reap ➞ kòt!

kér because

kér (pač) as, since
ni mogel priti, kér je bil bolan he could not come because he was ill
kér je deževalo, nismo šli na pot as it was raining, we did not start
kér se ti ne ljubi iti, lahko ostaneš doma as you don't feel like coming, you can stay at home
kér mi (že, pač) ne verjameš... since you don't believe me...
kér ni nič boljšega for want of something better

kónj horse; (kobila) mare

bojni kónj war-horse, steed
dirkalni kónj racehorse
čistokrvni kónj thoroughbred
jezdni, jahalni kónj saddle horse
gugalni kónj rocking horse, hobbyhorse
krilati kónj winged horse, hippogriff
povodni kónj hippopotamus, pl -es, -mi
neujahan kónj ZDA bronco
skopljen kónj gelding
telovadni kónj vaulting horse, long horse, pommel horse
Trojanski kónj Trojan Horse, wooden horse
tovorni kónj packhorse
vprežni kónj draught horse, carthorse, dray horse
kónj pri šahu knight
dreser konj horsebreaker
dober poznavalec konj a good judge of horseflesh
sprevod konj cavalcade
trgovec s kónji horse dealer
lahkovprežni kónj carriage-horse
na kónju on horseback, mounted
biti na kónju to be on horseback
sem na kónju (figurativno) I am in the saddle
česati kónja to curry a horse
čistiti kónja to groom
delati kot kónj to work like a horse
jahati kónja, jezditi na kónju to ride, to practise riding
podarjenemu kónju ne glej na zobe! do not look a gift-horse in the mouth
pasti s kónja to have a fall off one's horse, to be spilled from a horse, (žargon figurativno) to come a cropper
(u)krotiti kónja to break a horse (to the rein)
oskrbeti s svežimi kónji to provide fresh horses, to remount
zajahati kónja to mount a horse
sopsti kot kónj to pant like a horse
posaditi koga na kónja (tudi figurativno) to put someone into the saddle
vpreči kónje v voz to harness horses to the carriage
tudi par konj me ne spravi tja (figurativno) a team of wild horses couldn't drag me there, wild horses will not drag me there
lahko pripelješ kónja k vodi, ne moreš pa ga prisiliti, da pije you may take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
poditi, drviti kónja to drive a horse (too) hard
priti s kónja na osla (figurativno) to come down in the world

korístiti to be useful (ali of use, of service); to serve; to be profitable (ali advantageous), to prove efficient (ali effective); to be good (for); arhaično to avail

ne korístiti to be useless, to be of no use, to be of no good, (biti zaman) to be of little avail, to be in vain, to be fruitless (ali futile, to no purpose)
to mi nič ne koristi arhaično it avails me nothing
to lahko še kaj koristi it may still be of some use (ali of some service, serviceable)
kaj koristi (pomaga), da (če)... what use is it (ali arhaično what avails it) that (if)...
nič ne koristi it is of no use, pogovorno it's no use, arhaično it is of no avail
nikomur (to) ni koristilo nobody was any the better for it
vsa ta reč ti ne bo nič koristila all that stuff won't do you any good

kóst bone

do kósti to the bone
lična kóst cheek-bone
ribja kóst fish bone
slonova kóst ivory
kóst z mozgom a marrowbone
mehčanje kósti medicina rickets pl (s konstr. v sg), softening of bones, rachitis
brez kósti without bones, boneless
moker do kósti soaked to the skin, wet through
do kósti premražen frozen (ali chilled) to the marrow
kóst glodati to pick a bone
sama kóst in koža ga je he is nothing but skin and bone, he is a bag of bones
obirati kósti to bone
kósti mu lahkó prešteješ you can count his bones
spremeniti se v kóst to ossify
ni mesa brez kósti (figurativno) every rose has its thorn
močnih kósti big-boned

kôzji goat's; goatish

kôzja brad(ic)a goatee
kôzji parkeljček botanika honeysuckle
kôzja brada botanika goat's beard
kôzja koža goatskin
kôzje mleko goat's milk
kôzji pastir goatherd
kôzji sir goat cheese
njega ne uženeš v kôzji rog tako lahko (figurativno) he does not scare easily
učiti koga kôzjih molitvic to teach someone a lesson, arhaično to lesson someone, to give someone a piece of one's mind

láhek (po teži) light, weightless; lightweight; (netežaven) easy, not difficult

láhka atletika (light) athletics pl, games pl, track and field sports
láhki atlet athlete
láhko breme light burden
láhka hrana light food
láhek korak light tread, soft steps pl
láhka cigara (tobak) mild cigar (tobacco)
láhka konjenica light cavalry
láhka poškodba, rana light (ali flesh) wound
láhka roka light hand
láhka križarka light cruiser
láhko spanje light sleep
láhko noč! good night!
láhek slog easy (ali fluent) style
láhka teža (pri boksu) lightweight
láhka zmaga (figurativno) walkover
láhko vino light wine
bodi mu láhka zemlja! may the earth rest light on him!, may he rest in peace!
to je otročje láhko it is as easy as pie
načrt je otročje láhak the plan is foolproof
sedaj láhkó greš! you may go now!
láhka ženska (figurativno) fickle woman
z láhkim srcem with a light heart

letálo aeroplane, plane, ZDA airplane; aircraft; flying machine; (veliko tudi) ship

letálo taksi taxiplane
enomotorno, večmotorno letálo one-engined, multiengined airplane
borbeno, bojno letálo fighter plane, fighter, strike aircraft
bombno letálo, bombnik bomber plane, bomber
enosedežno letálo single seater
izvidno letálo scout
lovsko letálo, lovec fighter, interceptor
potniško letálo passenger plane, airliner
hitro potniško letálo high speed passenger airplane
jadralno letálo glider, sailplane
raketno nadzvočno letálo supersonic rocket-powered airplane
vodno letálo seaplane, hydroplane
lahko letálo light aircraft, ZDA vojska žargon grasshopper
veliko, linijsko letálo airliner
letálo na dolge proge long-range plane
gigantsko letálo giant airplane
poštno letálo mail plane
reaktivno letálo jet plane, jet
tovorno letálo air-freighter, freight plane
sanitetno letálo ambulance plane
serijsko letálo production plane
brezrepno letálo tailless airplane
poskusno letálo test plane
letalonosilsko letálo carrier-borne aircraft
transportno letálo transport plane, ZDA sky truck
matično letálo supply plane
v letálu, na letálu aboard
raketno letálo rocket plane, jetrocket plane, rocket-propelled airplane
oborožitev letála armament of an aircraft
posadka letála flight crew, aircrew
tovarna letal aircraft factory, aircraft plant
trup letála fuselage, body, frame
razbitine letála aircraft wreckage
padec, zrušitev letála (brez mrtvih ali težko poškodovanih) crack-up, (z mrtvimi) (plane) crash
sestreliti letálo to bring down an aircraft
ugrabitelj letála hijacker (of an airliner)
ugrabiti letálo to hijack an airliner
ugrabitev letála hijacking
letálo za polete v veliki višini stratocruiser

letéti to fly

letéti z lastnimi krili (figurativno) to paddle one's own canoe, to stand on one's own feet, to shift for oneself
"leteti" iz službe (biti odpuščen) to be fired, pogovorno to get the sack
letéti komu na pomoč to fly to someone's help
čas letí time flies
šala je letela name the joke was turned against me
lahko bi bil slišal muho letéti you could have heard a pin drop

mísliti to think (na of, o about); to believe; (premišljevati) to cogitate (o upon) to reflect (o upon), to meditate

logično mísliti to reason (o about, on); (natančno, skrbno pretehtati) to deliberate; (meniti, domnevati) to mean, to suppose; ZDA to guess, to reckon; (biti mnenja) to be of the opinion; (predstavljati si) to imagine, to fancy, to conceive, to envisage, to realize; (upoštevati) to consider, to contemplate; (nameravati) to intend, ZDA to figure
mislim da I think so, I suppose so, I should think so
mislim da ne I don't think so
mislim, da imate prav I dare say you are right
ne morem si mísliti, da... I cannot imagine that...
na to ni mísliti it's not to be thought of; that is out of the question
to mi da mísliti this sets me thinking, this gives me food for thought, this makes me ponder
kaj misliš o tem? what is your opinion about it?, what's your idea?
povem, kar mislim I speak my mind
mislim si svoje I have my own idea (ali ideas)
mislili bomo na to we shall think of it, we shall not forget it
na kaj (na koga) misliš? what (whom) are you thinking of?
ni mísliti, da... it is not to be supposed that...
ona dobro misli (hoče, namerava) she means well, her intentions are good
ne misli več na to! don't give it another thought!, forget about it!
oni dobro mislijo o tebi they think well of you, they have a good opinion of you
nemogoče si je mísliti, da... it is unthinkable that...
kaj misliš storiti? what do you intend to do?
kaj pa misliš! what are you thinking of?
misli name! remember me!
to sem si mislil I thought so, I thought as much
tega si ne bi mislil od tebe I wouldn't have expected that from you, I am surprised at you
mísliti pri sebi to think to oneself
to si lahko mislim I can well imagine (that)
on misli le nase he only thinks of himself (ali pogovorno number one)
človek bi mislil, da... anyone (ali one) would think that...
mislim, da ne bo prišel I do not think he will come
jaz mislim drugače I don't agree, I beg to differ
kdo pa mislite, da sem jaz? who (ali arhaično whom) do you take me for?
mislite si, kar hočete! you may think what you like!
kdo bi si bil to mislil! who would have thought it!
o njem mislijo, da je bogat he is thought (ali supposed) to be rich
takó se splošno misli that is the current opinion
mislim, da je stara 30 let I imagine (ali I guess) she is (ali must be) thirty
mísliti s svojo glavo to do some indepenedent thinking
še v sanjah ne mislim nothing is further from my mind
javnost misli the public feeling is...
ne mislim nič hudega I mean no harm
menda ne misliš, da... you don't suppose that...?
ne bi si bil mislil, da so tako pošteni I would not have credited them with so much honesty
tega ne misliš zares (resno)? you don't mean it?, surely you can't be serious?
mislimo vse najbolje o tvojem prijatelju we hold your friend in the highest esteem
ona misli le na svojo zabavo she thinks of nothing but her own pleasure
takó jaz ne mislim that's not my way of thinking
glasno mísliti to think aloud, to think out loud

múha zoologija fly; figurativno (muhavost) caprice, whim, freak, fancy, vagary, crotchet, bee in one's bonnet

cece múha tseste, tsetse fly
domača múha common housefly
konjska múha horsefly
mesarska múha flesh fly, blowfly, bluebottle
španska múha Spanish fly, cantharis, pl cantharides
umetna múha (kot vaba) fly, (za ribolov) dry fly, hackle fly, hackle, grey-drake, ZDA tail fly
múha na strelnem orožju sight, bead
opikan od múh fly-bitten
onesnažen od múh flyblown
biti od múh (biti nič vreden) to be of no use, to be good for nothing, to be a dead loss
na múho vzeti (figurativno) to take aim (kaj at something)
iz múhe slona narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill, to make mountains out of molehills
s kolom múhe pobijati (figurativno) to break a fly on the wheel
čudne múhe mu rojijo po glavi he's got bats in the belfry
lahkó bi bili slišali múho leteti (taka tišina je bila) you could have heard a pin drop
ubiti dve múhi z enim udarcem to kill two birds with one stone
v sili hudič múhe žre (figurativno) beggars can't be choosers, half a loaf is better than no bread

namízen table(-)

namízni nož (žlica, vilice) table knife (spoon, fork)
namízni pribor tableware
namízna srebrna posoda silver (dinner) service
namízni prt (pri obedih) tablecloth, (okrasen) table cover
namízno (lahko) pivo table beer, light ale
namízno vino table wine, dinner wine
namízna svetilka table lamp
namízni tenis table tennis

natvésti

natvésti komu kaj to tell someone a tale; pogovorno to bamboozle someone; to make someone believe something; to impose something upon someone
skušal ti je eno natvésti he was having you on
eno si mi natvezel you have been telling me a story
tega mi ne boš natvezel! pogovorno pull the other leg (ali the other one)!; tell me another!
njemu lahko kaj natvezeš he is easily imposed upon

navpíčen vertical; perpendicular; upright

letalo, ki lahko vzleti navpíčno a vertical takeoff aircraft