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cév tube; pipe; (pri puški) barrel; (gumasta) hose; (za zračenje) funnel, shaft; (pipe) stem; (dimnika) flue

brezšivna cév seamless tube
brezšivna vlečena cév seamless drawn tube
elektronska cév electronic tube (ali valve)
Evstahijeva cév anatomija eustachian tube
gasilska cév fireman's hosepipe
izpušna cév exhaust pipe
katodna cév cathode-ray tube
neonska cév neon tube
plinska cév gas pipe
parna cév steam pipe
radijska cév wireless valve, radio valve
vodovodna cév water pipe
most iz (jeklenih) cévi tubular bridge
šivana cév welded pipe

čítati to read

čítati dalje to read on
čítati do konca to read through
zopet čítati to reread
čítati med vrsticami figurativno to read between the lines
čítati glasno to read aloud
čítati tiho, potihem to read to oneself
čítati zase (skrivaj) to read to oneself
čítati pazljivo to peruse
čítati površno, bežno to skim
čítati komu kaj to read something to someone
čítati dolgočasno knjigo to wade through a dull book
čítati komu na obrazu to read someone's face
on mnogo čita he is a great reader, he is a bookworm
on je mnogo čital (je načitan) he is well-read, he is a man of wide reading
to se čita kot roman it reads like a novel
ona ne čita mnogo she is not much of a reader
knjiga se lepo čita the book reads well
ta knjiga se zanimivo čita this book makes good reading ali pogovorno a good read
ona ima rada, da ji kaj čitajo she likes being read to
na očeh se mu čita pohlep his greed can be read in his eyes
hoteti čítati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni to read something into a text
najbolj čitana knjiga the most widely read book

dobrodôšel welcome

dobrodôšel! (pozdrav) welcome!, glad to see you
dobrodôšel zopet v Ljubljani! welcome back to Ljubljana
dobrodôšel gost welcome guest
bilo bi nad vse dobrodôšo... it would be most welcome (ali a most welcome step, innovation)...

drág dear; (necenén) expensive; dear; costly

drág kamen a precious stone
drága večerja an expensive dinner
dráge volje willingly, readily; with a good grace
knjiga je drága the book is expensive (ali dear)
moj drági! my dear!
drági moj prijatelj! my dear friend!
vino je tu zelo drágo wine is very dear here
drágo mi je I am glad (ali pleased)
napravite, kot Vam je drágo do as you like, do just as you please
če ti je življenje drágo if you value your life
karkoli ti je drágo anything you like
to mi je predrago this is too expensive for me
to je eden najdražjih hotelov v Parizu it is one of the most expensive hotels in paris
vrnil sem mu milo za drágo I paid him in his own coin, I gave him tit for tat; I got even with him
to je tisto, kar mi je najdražje na svetu that is what I hold dearest on earth
drágó prodajati to sell dear
to te bo drágó stalo it will cost you dear
drágó je to plačal he paid dear for it
to mi bo drágo plačal I'll take it out of him, I'll make him pay dearly (ali dear) for it

favorizírati to favour; to treat with partiality; to discriminate in favour of

najbolj favoriziran narod most favoured nation
favorizírati svojega sina v škodo svoje hčerke v (svoji) oporoki to favour one's son in a will to the detriment of one's daughter

frapírati to strike; to impress

to me je najbolj frapiralo v njegovi pripovedi that's what struck me most in his narrative

gláven principal, main, chief; cardinal; primary; master; anatomija cephalic

v glávnem chiefly, mainly, on the whole, in the main
glávni artikel principal article
glávna blagajna main cash desk (ali box office, checkout)
glávna cesta trunk (ali main) road
glávna čednost cardinal virtue
glávni delničar principal shareholder
glávni cilj primary target
glávni dobitek (v loteriji) first prize, the big prize
glávni dogodek main event
glávni del main part; body
glávni dedič chief heir, pravo residuary legatee
glávni film feature film, (filmskega programa) main feature
glávni igralec gledališče leading man, (igralka) leading lady; lead; star
glávni jambor mainmast
glávna jed main course
glávna hrana staple diet, chief food, staple food
glávni izdatki principal expenditure (ali outlay), major expenses pl
glávna knjižnica main library
glávni knjižničar chief librarian
glávna knjiga trgovina ledger
zaključiti glávno knjigo to balance the ledger
glávni kolodvor, glávna postaja (železniška) central station, main station, (končna) terminus, ZDA terminal; main railroad station
glávni jašek main shaft
glávna naloga main (ali chief) task
glávni napad main attack; main effort
glávno mesto capital, metropolis
glávna napaka chief fault; main defect
glávna krivda principal fault
glávna obrambna črta main defence line, main fighting line, main line of resistance (krajšava: MLR)
glávni oltar high altar
glávna os main axis
glávni oddelek main department
glávni namen main object, chief purpose
glávna misel main (ali principal) idea
glávni krivec pravo major (ali chief) offender; principal
glávna oseba principal person, head, gledališče (roman) hero, chief character, protagonist; pogovorno leading light, kingpin
glávno oporišče main base
glávna paluba main deck
glávna poteza (značaja itd.) chief trait, principal feature
glávni poklic (zaposlitev) chief occupation
glávni pojem, glávna ideja main idea (ali principal notion)
glávna potreba chief requirement
glávna prometna cesta (ulica) principal thoroughfare, highway, ZDA thruway
gláven priča principal witness
glávna proga main line, (železniška) main line, ZDA trunk line
glávni pomen chief importance
glávni pogoj principal condition, principal requirement
glávna pozornost main attention
usmeriti glávno pozornost na to direct one's special attention to
glávni plinovod gas main
glávno poslopje main building
glávno pravilo first principle, fundamental principle
glávna pomanjkljívost chief defect
glávna postavka main item
glávni poštni urad General (ali Main) Post Office
glávni razlog principal reason, (motiv) primary motive
glávna reka main stream
glávna sezona high season
glávna skušnja gledališče dress (ali full ali general) rehearsal
glávni sovražnik chief enemy
glávna sestavina (sestavni del) chief constituent, principal ingredient
glávni stavek gramatika main (ali principal) clause
glávna stvar chief matter; main thing, most important thing
to je glávna stvar that's all that matters
glávna razlika main difference
glávna razprava pravo (main) trial; hearing
glávna stroka speciality; main line, (v šoli) VB main subject, ZDA major
izbrati zgodovino kot glávno stroko (predmet) VB to take history as one's main subject, ZDA to major in history
glávni šlager (zvočnega filma itd.) themesong
glávni števnik cardinal number
glávno tržišče principal market
glávni urednik chief editor
glávni vzrok chief cause, principal reason
glávni vod (telefonski) trunk line
glávni vir chief source
glávni vir dohodkov principal source of revenue
glávni ugovor chief objection
glávni vhod main entrance
glávna vrata main door
glávna varovalka (elektrika) main fuse, main cutout
glávna težava main difficulty
glávna (mestna) ulica high street, ZDA main street; main road; arterial road, high road
glávni električni vod the mains pl, (plinski, vodovodni itd.) gas main, water main
glávni vidik main aspect
glávno vprašanje chief (ali main) question
glávno železniško vozlišče main junction
glávna vsebina principal contents pl; substance; summary
glávna vloga gledališče leading role, lead, star role; leading part (ali character), (ženska) female lead
igralec v glávni vlogi star, ZDA (tudi) headliner
igrati glávno vlogo to star, (manj važno) ZDA to feature
kdo igra glávno vlogo gledališče who is playing the lead?
v glavni glávni nastopa g. X the show stars Mr. X, Mr. X is appearing in the lead (ali in the main role)
glávni igralec leading actor, star (performer)
glávna zahteva prime (ali chief) requisite, primary requirement
glávno žarišče principal focus

grôza dismay, horror, dread, creeps pl

občutek grôze creeping sensation
v mojo grôzo to my dismay, to my horror
navdan z grôzo, prevzet od grôze seized with horror; horror-stricken, horror-struck
grôza me je (ob) I shudder (at), it makes my flesh creep, my blood runs cold, it gives me a creepy feeling, it gives me the creeps (ali the horrors)
grôza me je tega that is what I dread most of all, that is my nightmare
navda(ja)ti z grôzo koga to give someone the creeps
to me je navdalo z grôzo it gave me the horrors
odskočiti v grôzi to recoil in horror
strah in grôza zločincev the terror of criminals (ali evildoers)

izpopólnjen perfected; improved

najbolj izpopólnjene metode the most improved (ali the most up-todate) methods

kalkulácija calculation; computation

napačna kalkulácija miscalculation
po zelo vestni kalkuláciji after most careful (ali thorough) calculation

kobíla zoologija mare; (stojalo) jack, trestle, horse

breja kobíla a mare in foal
plemensko kobíla brood mare
most na kobílah trestle bridge

kompozícija composition; making up; compounding; glasba composition

ena njbolj gracioznih Mozartovih kompozícij one of the most graceful of Mozart's compositions

kôza goat, she-goat, pogovorno nanny goat; (stojalo) trestle, jack, horse; (telovadno orodje) vaulting horse

divja kôza chamois, (v Pirenejih) izard
kôze pl medicina smallpox, variola
brazgotina od kôz pockmark, smallpox mark
cepljenje proti kôzam vaccination
cepivo proti kôzam vaccine
ki ima kôze medicina variolous
kôza za žaganje sawhorse, ZDA sawbuck
skakati čez kôzo šport to vault, to leap a vaulting horse
ne more biti volk sit in kôza cela (figurativno) you can't have it both ways
most na kôzah trestle bridge

lúč light; (svetilka) lamp

električna lúč electric light(ing)
prometna lúč traffic light, stop-go sign
plinska lúč gaslight
pri lúči by (artificial) light
v pravi lúči in its true aspect
pokazati kaj v pravi lúči to show something in its true colours
rudarska lúč miner's lamp
lúč gori the light is on
lúč ne gori the light is out
lúč je ugasnjena the light is off
držati proti, k lúči to hold up to the light
iti komu z lúči to stand out of someone's light
on ni nobena lúč (figurativno) he is no great light
prižgati lúč to put (ali to switch, to turn) the light on
ugasniti lúč to put the light out, to turn (ali to switch) the light off
postaviti kaj v pravo lúč to put something in the true light
postaviti kaj v nepravi, v napačni lúči to present something in the wrong light, to misrepresent
to prikazuje stvar v drugi, v novi lúči that puts the matter in a new light
ne stoj mi na lúči! don't stand in my light!
to meče novo lúč na to vprašanje this throws a new light on the question
metati slabo lúč na... to reflect (unfavourably) on...
njegovo vedenje meče slabo luč na njegovo vzgojo his behaviour reflects (unfavourably) upon his upbringing
zagledati lúč sveta to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to see the light
če to gledamo v lúči najnovejših odkritij if we view it in the light of the most recent discoveries
tisoči luči na ulicah thousands of lights in the streets

momentáno prislov momentarily; temporarily; at the present; for the time being; (v tem primeru, za sedaj) for the nonce

momentáno to zadostuje that's enough for the time being
momentáno je to najvažnejša stvar it is the most important matter at the present

mórati to have to, to be obliged (ali forced, compelled) to; to be bound

vlak mora priti ob petih the train is due at five
moram I must
to mora še priti that is still (ali yet) to come
tu mora biti kaka napaka there must be some mistake
to bi ti moral vedeti you ought to know that
to bi mi ti moral poprej povedati you ought to have told me that before
to bi moralo biti (do) sedaj že pripravljeno it ought to be ready by now
zdravniki so mu morali odrezati nogo the doctors had (ali have had) to amputate his leg
moral je oditi (= najbrž je odšel) he must have left, I suppose he is gone
on mora vedno prepozno priti he always has to be late
moram se smejati, ko (če) (vidim) I cannot help laughing when (I see)...
žal mi je, da moram reči... I am sorry to say...
mora biti bolan he must be ill, most likely he is ill, he is presumably ill
to mora biti it is unavoidable
on mora vedno imeti zadnjo besedo he always will have the last word
moral je umreti he was doomed to die
tudi če bi moral umreti, bi še vedno rekel... even though I were to die for it, I would still say...
to knjigo morate (nujno) brati this book is a must for you
mora biti (= gotovo je čez) 70 let star he must be over seventy

mostnína bridge toll

most z obvezno mostníno toll bridge

nágel quick, swift, speedy, rapid, hasty; prompt; fast, rash; sudden

nágla jeza sudden anger
on je nágle jeze he has a hot temper, he is swift to anger
nágli sod martial law
po náglem sodu according to martial law
nágla smrt sudden death
bil je zelo nagel v svoji odločitvi he was very hasty in his decision
náglo prislov swift, quick
náglo odgovoriti to answer promptly
kot blisk náglo (as) quick as lightning
na náglo narejen most hastily constructed bridge
(pre)nágla odločitev a rash decision

najmánjši -a, -e the least

v najmánjših podrobnostih in the minutest (ali most minute) details
najmánjšega upanja ni there is not the faintest (ray of) hope
nimam najmánjšega razloga (dvoma) I have not the least reason (doubt)
to je najmánjša mojih napak, slabosti it is the least of my failings

nakladálen loading

nakladálni most loading bridge
nakladálna mera loading gauge