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glás (zvok) voice, sound, noise; (novica, vest) news, tidings pl, message; (sloves) fame, reputation, repute, renown; (pri volitvah) vote; (volilna pravica) franchise, suffrage, right to vote

na ves glás at the top of one's voice
s preroškim glásom with the voice of a prophet, in a prophetic voice
glás ljudstva public opinion, vox populi
glás vesti the voice of conscience, pesniško the still (ali small) voice
glás vpijočega v puščavi the voice of one crying in the wilderness
glásovi za in proti the ayes and the noes
s 400 glásovi proti 0 by 400 votes to nil
dober glás (sloves) reputation, good fame, repute, renown
na dobrem glásu well reputed, reputable
slab glás (sloves) ill repute, bad name, bad reputation, notoriety
na slabem glásu in bad odour, regarded unfavourably, notorious
nabiranje glásov pred volitvami canvassing
odločilni glás casting vote
srebrni glás zvona the silver voice of the bell
svetovnega glásu world-famous
socialistični glási (pri volitvah) the Socialist vote
večina 50 glásov a majority of 50 votes
višina glásu pitch
biti na dobrem glásu to be well regarded, to have a good reputation
dati svoj (volilni) glás za to vote for
dal vam bom svoj glás I will give you my vote
predlog je dobil malo glásov the proposal was poorly supported
dobiti večino glásov to win a majority, to top the poll
govoriti na glás to speak in a loud voice
ni na najboljšem glásu he has a rather poor reputation
dobil, dosegel je večino 30 glásov he gained a majority of 30 votes
ona ima lep glás she has a fine voice
nimam glásu (vesti) od njega I have not heard from him
imeti posvetovalen glás to have a consultative voice; to have a merely advisory capacity
poslušati glás prijatelja to listen to the voice of a friend
prešteti (volilne) glásove to count the votes
povzdigniti svoj glás to raise one's voice; to make oneself heard
pridobiti si dober glás to earn (ali to win) a good reputation
spoznal sem jo po glásu I knew her by her voice
slišijo se glásovi, da..., glás gre, da... it is rumoured that...
biti poražen z 10 glásovi proti 8 (z 10 proti 0) to be defeated by 10 votes to 8 (by 10 votes to nil)
ubogati glás svojega vodje to obey the orders of one's leader
njegov glás je utonil v hrušču his voice was drowned by the noise
uživati dober glás to enjoy a first-rate (ali a good) reputation
zakričati, zavpiti na ves glás to shout at the top of one's voice

gledalíšče theatre; playhouse; stage; the boards pl

eksperimentalno gledalíšče experimental theatre
amatersko gledalíšče amateur theatre
v gledalíšču at the theatre
dramsko gledalíšče playhouse
lutkovno gledalíšče puppet theatre, (angleška verzija »Polišinela« za otroke) Punch and Judy show
operno gledalíšče opera house
repertoarno gledalíšče repertory theatre
polno, zasedeno gledalíšče a full house
nabito polno gledalíšče packed house
obiskovalec, -lka gledalíšča theatregoer
obiskovanje gledalíšča theatregoing
gledalíšče na prostem open-air theatre
biti pri gledalíšču to be on the stage
iti h gledalíšču to go on the stage
gledalíšče se prične ob 8. uri the performance begins at 8 o'clock
igrati pred praznim gledalíščem to play to empty houses
gledalíšče je bilo na pol prazno the house was poorly attended (ali half empty)

hodíti to walk; to go (on foot); to march

peš hodíti to go on foot, arhaično to pedestrianize
hodíti v črnem to wear black, to be in black
hodíti sem in tja to walk up and down
hodíti naokrog to circulate, to move round
hodíti po rokah to walk on one's hands
hodíti korakoma to go step by step
hodíti hitreje kot (kdo) to outmarch (someone)
tiho hodíti to tread (ali to walk) softly, to walk noiselessly
s težavo, s trudom hodíti to plod on, to plod along
hodite desno! keep to the right!
hodíti pred kom to walk before someone, to precede someone, (kazati pot) to show the way, to lead the way
hodíti za kom to walk behind someone, to follow someone
hodíti (gaziti) po snegu to wade through the snow
hodíti po vseh štirih to go on all fours
hodíti po prstih to walk on tiptoe, to tiptoe
otrok že hodi the child can already walk
prepovedano je hodíti po trati! keep off the grass!
hodi k vragu! go to hell!
hodíti na sprehod to go for a walk
hodíti na delo to go to work

hvalíti to praise; to laud; to commend

čez mero hvalíti (slaviti) to extol
sam sebe hvalíti pogovorno to blow one's own trumpet, humoristično to toot one's own horn
hvalíti se s čim to pride oneself on something, to boast of something
hvali se, da je dober šahist he prides himself on being a good chess player
hvali se s svojim znanjem kemije he prides himself on his knowledge of chemistry
dobro blago se samo hvali good wine needs no bush
ne hvali dneva pred nočjo! there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
on se rad samo hvali he loves to brag (ali pogovorno to swank)
pretirano hvalíti (figurativno) to gild the lily

íz from, out of; of, by, through, for, because of

iz angleščine from (the) English
iz ambicije for (ali because of) ambition
iz dneva v dan from day to day
iz glave (na pamet) by heart, from memory, extempore, off-hand
iz ljubezni for love
iz ljubezni do for love of
iz mode out of fashion
narejen iz made of (ali from)
iz (notranjosti) hiše from within the house
iz leta v leto year by year
iz prepričanja by conviction
iz izkustva from experience
iz radovednosti out of curiosity
iz tega razloga for this reason
iz skoposti through (ali because of) avarice
iz sovraštva through hatred
iz strahu for fear (pred... of...)
iz usmiljenja out of pity
iz vljudnosti through politeness
iz dobrega vira from a good source
biti ves iz sebe od jeze to be beside oneself with anger
je tvoja ura iz zlatá? is yours a gold watch?
ima hčer iz prvega zakona he has a daughter by his first marriage
piti iz kozarca to drink out of a glass
priti iz Zagreba to come from Zagreb
prevesti iz slovenščine v angleščino to translate from Slovene (ZDA Slovenian) into English
razvideti iz to see by
ni si upal iz hiše he did not dare venture out of the house

izjáva statement; declaration; assertion

ustna izjáva utterance; (prič) deposition, evidence
izjáva pod prisego affidavit; statement under oath
po njegovi izjávi from what he says, (pred sodiščem) according to his deposition
izjáva za tisk press release, handout

izumréti to die out, to die off; (živali itd.) to become extinct; to decay

ta rod je izumrl pred tremi stoletji this family became extinct three centuries ago

jávnost public

v jávnosti, za jávnost publicly
pred jávnostjo before the public
stik z jávnostjo public relations pl
obrniti se na jávnost to appeal to the public
izključiti jávnost pravo to exclude the public
jávnost se ne pusti prevarati s takimi obljubami the public is not (ali are not) to be deceived by such promises
prinesti v jávnost to bring before the public
priti v jávnost to become known
zasedati ob izključitvi jávnosti to meet behind closed doors (ali pravo in camera)

kamín fireplace; fireside; geologija chimney

polica nad kamínom mantelpiece
preproga pred kamínom hearthrug

klobúk hat

damski klobúk bonnet
mehak klobúk soft (felt) hat
trd klobúk hard hat
sklopni klobúk opera hat
žameten klobúk velour hat
morski klobúk zoologija jellyfish
s klobúkom na glavi with one's hat on
klobúk dol pred X, pred njim! hats off to X, to him!
dotakniti se klobúka v pozdrav to touch one's hat
nadeti si klobúk to put on one's hat
sneti klobúk pred kom to take one's hat off to someone

koléno anatomija knee; (reke, ceste, poti) bend; tehnika angle; vojska salient; (rod, poreklo) descent, origin, generation, stock, lineage, family, race, birth, house

do kolen knee-deep, knee-high
do kolen globoko v knee-deep in
klečé na kolénih on bended knees
bratranec v prvem (drugem) kolénu cousin once (twice) removed
hlače do kolén kneebreeches pl
nogavice do kolén knee-length stockings pl
pregibanje koléna genuflection
vnetje koléna gonitis
zaščitni ovoj za koléno kneecap, kneepad, knee-guard
šibak v kolénih weak-kneed
biti na kolénih to be on one's knees
odrgniti si koléna to graze (ali to skin) one's knees
na kolénih prositi za kaj to beg for something on one's bended knees
prositi koga na kolénih to implore (ali to supplicate) someone on bended knee
iti, spustiti se, pasti na koléna to go down (ali to fall) on one's knees (pred kom before someone)
ne pride mu niti do kolén (figurativno) he can't hold a candle to him, pogovorno he's not a patch on him
spraviti koga na koléna to force someone to his knees; to bring someone (down) to his knees
po kolénih se udariti to slap one's knees
upogniti koléno to bend the knee
koléna se mu tresejo (figurativno) he shakes in his shoes
zlomiti kaj na (svojih) kolénih to break something on one's knees
suniti s kolénom to knee

krátek short; brief; (kratko povzet) summary; (čas) of short duration

na krátko in short, shortly, briefly
v krátkem within a short time, soon, shortly, before long
pred krátkim recently, the other day, lately, newly, of late, a short time ago, a short while ago, not long ago, not long since
do pred krátkim until lately, until quite recently
krátko in jedrnato short and to the point
na krátko povedano je stvar, da... the long and the short of it is that...
na krátko mu rečejo Joe he is called Joe for short
krátek čas pastime, amusement
krátka biografija profile
krátek film (film) short, (2.000 čevljev dolg) two-reeler
krátek opis précis
krátek rok short term
krátek spomin short memory
krátek val shortwave
na krátkih valovih in the shortwave (frequency) band
krátka vsebina summary, abstract
krátek stik (elektrika) short circuit
koga na krátko držati to keep someone on a short lead
krátko se izraziti to put it briefly
biti krátek s kom to be short with someone
ona ima krátek spomin she has a short memory, she is forgetful
delati komu krátek čas to amuse someone, to entertain someone
knjiga bo v krátkem izšla the book will be out soon
oddajati na krátkih valovih iz... to transmit (ali to broadcast) on shortwaves from...
posta(ja)ti krátek to become short, to shorten
krátko povedano in short
povej na krátko! cut it short!
da na krátko povem to be brief, to cut (ali to make) a long story short, to put it in a nutshell, to sum up
krátko potegniti (figurativno) to come off badly, to draw a blank, to come off second best
krajši konec potegniti (figurativno) to get the worst of it, to be the loser

Krístus Christ

Jezus Krístus Jesus Christ
pred Krístusom before Christ, B.C.
po Krístusu anno domini, A.D.

króg¹ circle; ring; (delokrog) sphere, province; (družba) company, society, class, set, coterie; (znancev) acquaintance

družinski króg family circle
živalski króg zodiac
zaključen króg (družbe) coterie, clique
v parlamentarnih krógih in parliamentary circles
v pristojnih krógih in competent quarters
trgovski krógi commercial circles pl
tokovni króg (elektrika) circuit
začarni króg vicious circle
króg pri dirkah šport lap, round
zadnji króg šport last (ali final) lap
preteči króg v treh minutah to lap the course in three minutes
za en króg je pred svojim tekmecem he is one lap in front of (ali he has lapped) his rival
sedeti v krógu to sit in a ring, to sit around in a circle
delati, opisovati króge (v teku, poletu) to ring
gibati, premikati se v krógu to go round, to circle, to ring
plesati v krógu to dance round in a ring
vrteti se v krógu to turn (ali to rotate, to spin, to twirl) round
vrteč se v krógu rotatory
opisati króg to describe a circle
imeti (temne) króge okrog oči to have (dark) rings round one's eyes
v političnih krógih in political circles

krógla ball; matematika sphere; šport shot; (iz puške) bullet; (topovska) cannonball, ball; projectile, shot

zemeljska krógla globe, orb
kegljaška krógla bowl
naboj s króglo ball cartridge
varen pred króglami ball-proof
toča krogel hail of shots
met krógle šport shot put, shot putting, putting the shot (ali weight)
suniti, vreči króglo šport to put the shot
pognati si króglo v glavo to blow one's brains out
metalec krógle shot putter
ubežna krógla stray bullet

láž lie; untruth, falsehood; (manjša) fib

debela láž a big lie, a gross untruth, a whacking lie, pogovorno a thumper, a tough one, ZDA pogovorno a whopper, a thumping lie, an outrageous lie
grda láž a foul lie
nedolžna láž a white lie
kosmata láž blatant lie
dokazana láž a lie unmasked (ali laid bare, exposed, arhaično nailed to the counter); (izmišljotina) pogovorno flam
pogostna láž widespread lie
same láži! a pack of lies!
to je debela láž this is a gross untruth
to je čista, gola láž this is a downright lie
izmisliti si láž to invent (ali to forge) a lie
z lážmi se izvleči iz... to lie oneself out of...
povedati láž to tell a lie
na láž postaviti koga to refute (ali to rebut, to belie) someone
bil je postavljen na láž he has been refuted (ali proved a liar); he has been flatly contradicted
ujeti koga na láži to catch someone out in a lie
láž ima kratke noge lies are short-lived (ali have short wings), a liar is soon exposed
aparat za odkrivanje láži lie detector
on ne okleva pred lážjo he does not scruple to lie

lebdéti to float; to hover

lebdéti med življenjem in smrtjo to hover between life and death
vedno mi bo to lebdelo pred očmi I shall never lose sight of it, I shall always have it in mind

léto year; arhaično, pesniško twelvemonth

koledarsko léto calendar (ali civil) year
šolsko léto school year
akademsko léto academic year
navadno léto common (365-day) year
prestopno léto leap year, bissextile year
tekoče léto the current year
cerkveno léto church year
preteklo léto last year
prihodnje léto next year
sončno léto solar (ali astronomical) year
staro léto old year
Novo léto New Year, New Year's Day
srečno novo léto! Happy New Year!
nora, nerodna léta (figurativno) years pl of indiscretion, the awkward age
v létu Gospodovem religija in the year of Our Lord (A.D.), in the year of grace
enkrat na léto once a year
v létu 1950 in nineteen (hundred and) fifty
na starega léta dan on New Year's Eve
v cvetju (svojih) lét in the prime of life
skozi vse léto odprto open all the year round
v poznejših létih in after years
v 70ih létih in the '70s
v teku léta in the course of the year
vsako léto every year
iz léta v léto, léto za létom year by year, year after year, year in year out, from year's end to year's end
pol léta six months
tri četrtine léta nine months
četrt léta three months
ob létu within a year
(skozi) vse léto all the year round, from one year's end to another
v létu 1910 in (the year) 1910
v enem létu in a year's time, arhaično this day twelvemonth
v zadnjih létih of late (ali recent) years
léto dni trajajoč year-long
pred mnogimi léti many years ago (ali since, back)
že mnogo, precéj lét for many years past
z léti with the years
v starosti 50 lét at the age of fifty
po mnogih létih after many years
že nekaj lét (sém) for some years past
pred létom dni a year ago
30 funtov na léto 30 pounds a year (ali per annum)
za prihodnja léta for years to come
danes léto (dni) (bodočnost) twelve months from now, twelve months today, a year hence, (za preteklost) a year ago (ali since, back)
konec léta year-end, close of the year
biti že v létih to be advanced in years, to be well on in years
biti iz svojih najboljših lét to be past one's best
on je že čez 50 (let star) he is on the wrong (ali humoristično shady) side of 50
on še ni 50 (let star) he is on the right (ali sunny) side of 50
10 lét star deček a ten-year-old boy
mlad za svoja léta young for his years
v najlepših létih in the prime of life
ona ne kaže svojih lét she does not look her age
iti v léta to be getting on in years
priti v léta to come to a good age, to get old, to begin to grow old
ona je mojih lét she is my age
priti iz norih lét to sow one's wild oats
dobro nositi svoja léta to bear one's age well
stopiti v novo léto to usher in the New Year
léta bežijo the years race by
umrla je v starosti 20 lét she died at the age of twenty
bistra je za svoja léta she is clever for her age
ta revija izhaja dvakrat na léto this magazine comes out twice a year, this magazine is a biannual (ali semiannual)
čez 7 lét vse prav pride every little helps

ležáti to lie, to be lying; to rest; to be situated, to be placed, to be located

ležáti bolan to lie sick
ležáti bolan v postelji to be ill in bed
ležáti mrtev to lie dead
ležáti v porodni postelji to lie in
ležáti na hrbtu to be lying on one's back
ležáti komu pred nogami to lie at someone's feet
ležáti na mrtvaškem odru to lie in state
ležáti v zadnjih zdihljajih to be breathing one's last
ležáti v zasedi to lie in ambush
ležáti v ruševinah to lie in ruins, in dust
negibno ležáti (pritajiti se) žargon to lie doggo
ležáti zasidran to lie at anchor
(on) leži zaradi škrlatinke he is down with scarlet fever
to leži na dlani (figurativno) it is obvious, it is plain, it's as plain as a pikestaff (ali as the nose on your face)
to mi leži (figurativno) that is in my line
to mi bolj leži that is more in my line
ležáti komu težko na vesti to lie heavy on someone's conscience
kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal as you make your bed, so will you lie

máti mother

stara máti grandmother, pogovorno granny, grannie, gran, (otroško) nana
máti Zemlja Mother Earth
brezsrčna máti unnatural mother
máti božja religija Mother of God, Our Lady, Holy Virgin
máti žalosti religija Our Lady of Sorrows
pisana máti (mačeha) stepmother
krušna máti foster mother
nezakonska máti unmarried mother
rodna máti one's own mother
brez matere motherless
posvetovalnica za matere maternity department, pogovorno maternity, (pred porodom) antenatal clinic
morilec, umor matere matricide
brat po materi uterine brother
postati máti to become a mother
držati se matere za krilo to cling to one's mother's apron strings
kot máti skrbeti za koga to mother someone