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bóter godfather; (birmanski, krstni) sponsor

botri (pri krstu) godparents pl
biti bóter to be someone's godfather
biti za bótra to act as sponsor (for), to sponsor (čemu something)

bóžji God's; of (from, like, belonging to) God; divine; godly; godlike

bóžji blagoslov God's blessing
bóžji dar God's gift, gift of God
bóžja hiša church, chapel
bóžje češčenje worship of God
bóžji grob the Holy Sepulchre, (po cerkvah) Holy Week commemorative altar
bóžja pot pilgrimage
bóžja sodba zgodovina ordeal
bóžja milost divine grace
po milosti bóžji by the grace of God
človek bóžji! man alive!
mati bóžja religija Mother of God, Blessed Virgin
služba bóžja divine service (ali worship); public worship, devotion
strah bóžji fear of God
šiba bóžja (figurativno, Atila) Attila, the Scourge of God
biti pri službi bóžji to attend divine service

bráda chin; (dlaka) beard

brez bráde beardless; (pri ribi, rastlini) barb, beard
bráda pri ključu (key-)bit
dvojna bráda double chin
kozja bráda, bradica goatee
naprej štrleča (nazaj umaknjena) bráda protruding (receding) chin
pustiti brádo (rasti) to grow a beard
bog je sebi najprej brádo ustvaril (figurativno) charity begins at home

bránje reading; lecture; (obiranje, trganje) gathering

bránje grozdja vintage
povečevalno steklo za bránje magnifying glass
vnet za bránje fond of reading
vreden bránja worth reading, readable
ta knjiga je slabo (revno) bránje this book is poor reading
oslepel boš od bránja you will read yourself blind
zaspal je pri bránju he read himself to sleep

bríti

1. (o vetru) to blow

veter brije there is a keen (ali bitter) wind blowing
veter ostro, mrzlo brije the wind blows hard, cold
veter brije čez planjavo the wind sweeps over the plain

2. (z britvijo) to shave

gladko bríti to give a clean (ali close) shave
bríti se to shave (oneself)
dati se briti to have a shave, to get shaved, to get a shave
želim se bríti I want a shave
bríti, prosim (pri brivcu) a shave, please
bríti norce iz koga to make fun of someone, to play a trick on someone, to make a fool of someone, to pull someone's leg, ZDA žargon to kid someone

britje shave; shaving

čopič (zrcalo) za britje shaving brush (mirror)
milo za britje shaving soap
krema za britje shaving cream
orodje za britje shaving tackle
lotion po britju aftershave
britje, prosim! (pri brivcu) a shave, please!

brívec barber

pri brívcu at the barber's

céna price; cost; (vrednost) value; (kura) rate

za céno od at the price of
za nobeno céno (figurativno) not at any price, not for all the world, not for anything, not on any account, not for worlds
za vsako céno at any price (ali cost)
za smešno céno (figurativno) for a (mere) song
po lastni céni at cost price
po znižani céni at a reduced price
za polovično céno (at) half-price
po najnižjih cénh (žargon) at cutthroat prices
enotna (nizka, stalna, visoka, zadnja, maksimirana) céna single (low, firm ali stable, high, reserve, controlled) price
nabavna (prodajna, tovarniška, uradna) céna purchase (selling, factory ali ex works, official) price
polovična céna half (the) price
pretirana céna exorbitant (ali extravagant ali unreasonable ali fancy) price
zmerna céna moderate (reasonable, fair) price
brezobvezna céna provisional price
slepa céna cut price, ZDA cutrate price
tržna céna market (ali current) price
trdne céne (brez popusta) fixed prices (no discount allowed)
naraščajoče céne soaring prices
nedostopne, previsoke céne prohibitive prices
rastoče (padajoče) céne rising (falling) prices
najnižja céna the lowest price, floor price, bottom price, ZDA rock-bottom price
realne céne fair prices
dnevna céna current price
porast, dvig cen rise in prices; price increase (s), price rise (s)
padec cen fall in prices, (nenaden) price slump
znižanje cen reduction (ali cutting) of prices, price cuts
zvišanje cen rise in prices, price rise, increase in prices, price increase
kontrola cen price control
listek z označeno céno price mark, price-tag
céne se dvigajo prices are on the rise
zvišati, dvigniti céne to raise prices
pognati céne kvišku to push up prices, to inflate prices
določiti céne to fix prices
prodajati pod céno to sell for less than the market value, to undersell
céne padajo prices are falling ali dropping, (naglo) there is a price slump
pogajati se za céno to bargain
céne se gibljejo od... do... prices range from... to...
zahtevati previsoko céno od koga to overcharge someone
potisniti céne navzdol to force prices down
znižati céne to lower (ali to cut down ali to reduce) the prices
znižati céno za 20 penijev pri funtu to cut the price by 20 pence (20 p.) a lb.
sprostiti (odmrzniti) céne to unfreeze prices
navi(jati) céne to force up prices
znižati céne z intervencijo države to force down prices

cmokáti cmókniti to smack (one's lips); (poljubiti) to kiss, to buss

cmokáti, cmókniti pri jedi to munch

část honour, ZDA honor; (sloves) reputation, prestige, (slava) fame, renown, praise; (spoštovanje) esteem, respect

pri moji části! upon my honour!, on my word of honour!, pogovorno honour bright!
madež na části stain on one's honour
njemu v (na) část in his honour
izkazovati část to pay homage, to pay one's respects
žalitev části affront, defamation, (pismena) libel, (ustna) slander, insult; injury to reputation
část mi je... I have the honour (to)
část mi je sporočiti Vam... I beg to inform you...
to Vam dela část this does you honour
je pod mojo částjo that is beneath (ali below) my dignity
to mu ne dela části this does not do honour to him
smatram pod svojo částjo I think it below me
on je v veliki části he is in great esteem
biti ljubosumen za svojo část to be jealous of one's honour
gre za našo část our honour is involved (ali concerned), our honour is at stake
izkazati část to honour, to do (ali to pay honour ali respect ali homage)
izkazati komu poslednjo část to pay one's last respects to someone
kratiti komu část to slander someone
smatrati za část to consider it an honour
část komur část honour to whom honour is due
pod částjo mi je to storiti I am above doing it

číslanje čísli esteem

biti zelo v čislih pri kom to be held in high esteem by someone
imeti koga v čislih to esteem someone
ne biti preveč v čislih to enjoy no great esteem

čŕn black

čŕno na belem (= pismeno) dati, napisati to put in writing
čŕn kot smola as black as soot (ali as ink)
čŕno na belem in black and white
to imam čŕno na belem I have it in writing
čŕna barva black (colour ali dye ali paint)
čŕna borza black market
čŕn kruh brown bread
čŕna kroglica (pri volitvah) blackball
čŕna lista (seznam), knjiga black list, black book
čŕna magija the black art
čŕna metalurgija iron metallurgy
čŕna nehvaležnost black ingratitude
čŕna (garjava) ovca black sheep
čŕna (žalna) obleka mourning, (widow's) weeds pl
črn, nesrečen dan unlucky day, black day
čŕno oblečen black-clad
čŕn kot vran as black as ebony
čŕno vino red wine
čŕno nebo a black sky
čŕno obrobljen black-edged
čŕno obrobljen pisemski papir black-bordered notepaper
delo na čŕno žargon scab work
delati kot čŕna živina to work like a nigger
čŕno se mi dela pred očmi my head begins to swim
dati, vnesti v čŕn seznam to blacklist
v čŕno (žalno) se obleči to wear (ali arhaično to don) mourning
udarec je zadel v čŕno the thrust went home
prisegati, da je čŕno belo to swear that black is white
vrag ni tako čŕn, kot ga slikajo the devil is not so black as he is painted
zadeti v čŕno to hit the mark

čúti (slišati) to hear; (bedeti) to be awake, to stay awake, to stay (ali to sit) up

čúti pri bolniku to sit up with a sick person
čúti pozno v noč to sit up late

dán day; (dnevna svetloba, luč) daylight, daytime; (svetloba) light

dober dán! (zjutraj) good morning!, (popoldne) good afternoon!, (splošno) how do you do!, pogovorno hallo!, hullo!, ZDA hello, (pri poslovitvi) good day!, pogovorno see you!, be seeing you!; see you later!
deloven dán working day, weekday
črn dán figurativno a black day, a dark day, an unfortunate day
materinski dán Mother's Day
novoletni dán New Year's Day
beli dán broad daylight
plačilni dán payday
postni dán fast day
prazničen dán holiday
pasji dnevi dog days pl
prosti dán day off, (brez pouka) day off school
rojstni dán birthday
srečen dán a red-letter day
sodni dán the Last Day, Judgment Day, Day of Judgment, Doomsday
davni dnevi bygone days, arhaično day of yore
spominski dán Remembrance Day (11. november)
z dne 3. maja dated May 3rd
čez dán (podnevi) in the daytime; during the day, by daylight, by day
dán za dnem day by day
drugi (naslednji) dán next day, the day after
do današnjega dne to the preent day
od dneva do dneva from day to day
čez nekaj dni in a day or two
enega teh dni, te dni enkrat one of these days
dvakrat na dán twice a day
pri belem dnevu in broad daylight
lepega dne one fine day
oni dán (zadnjič) the other day
še oni dán only the other day
še isti dán that very day
od tega dne dalje from this day forth
par dni a couple of days
ta ali oni dán one day or another
svoj živi dán in all my born days, in my lifetime
nekega dne one day, (za prihodnost) some day
pred tremi dnevi three days ago
dán poprej the day before, the day beforehand
teden dni (7 dni) a week
danes teden dni this day week, (pred tednom dni) a week ago
14 dni (2 tedna) a fortnight, two weeks
čez 14 dni in a fortnight
vsak dán every day, daily
vsak drugi dán every other (ali second) day
vsakih pet dni every five days
ves dán all day long, for the whole of the day
ves ljubi božji dán the livelong day
za nekaj dni for a few days
prejšnji dán the previous (ali preceding) day
ki traja ves dán daylong
na dán z besedo! speak out!, out with it!
to je jasno kot beli dán it's as clear as daylight, it's as plain as a pikestaff
biti različen kot noč in dán to be as different as chalk and cheese
béli dán je it is broad daylight
dobiti prost dán to be allowed a day off
ni še vseh dni konec we have not seen the last of it yet
prinesti, spraviti na dán to bring to light
prinesti stvar na dán to broach a matter
sedaj prihaja na dán it now transpires
priti na dán to come to light, to transpire, to leak out, to become known, ZDA to develop
prinesti na dán svoje težave to air one's troubles
ko napoči dán at daybreak, at dawn
za vsakega pride njegov dán every dog has his day
sanja se ti pri belem dnevu you're day-dreaming
svoj živi dán nisem videl... I have never seen in all my born days (ali in my lifetime)...
dnevi so mu šteti his days are numbered
zagledati dán (luč sveta) to be born, to come to light, to come out
določiti dán to fix a day
voščiti dober dán to bid someone good day, zastarelo to give someone the time of day
bil je 2 dni prepozen he was two days late
delati noč in dán to work day and night
ne hvali dneva pred nočjo do not praise the day before it is over; laugh before breakfast and you'll cry before supper

dejánje act, action; deed; doing; gledališče act

dobro dejánje a good deed
pogumno dejánje act of bravery
sovražno dejánje act of hostility
veliko, junaško dejánje exploit, achivement, feat
enotnost dejánja unity of action
dejánje se dogaja v... the action takes place in...
po dejánjih, ne po besedah cenimo človeka actions speak louder than words
uskladiti svoja dejánja s svojimi besedami to suit the action to the word, to translate one's words into action
zasačiti pri dejánju to catch in the act
zasačen pri dejánju caught red-handed, caught in the very act

délati to work, to be at work; to do; to make; to manufacture; (biti zaposlen) to be employed (funkcionirati) to function

težko délati to toil, to labour
délati za koga to work for someone
kaj delaš (sedajle)? what are you doing (now)?
délati v akordu to be a pieceworker, to do piecework
nimam kaj délati I have no work to do
délati kot črna živina to work like a nigger (ali like a slave)
delati na čem to work on something, to be busy with something, to be engaged on something
délati po navodilih to act (ali to proceed) according to instructions (ali as instructed), to follow the instructions
on dela le za svojo korist he looks only after his own interests
prekomerno délati to overwork someone
délati napake to make mistakes
délati krivico komu to do wrong to someone
délati za vsakdanji kruh to work for one's daily bread
on dela na svojo roko figurativno he is not authorized to act; pogovorno he's acting off his own bat
dela po svoji mili volji he has his own way, he pleases himself
površno délati to botch, to bungle
délati kot mravlja a to be busy as a bee
délati sitnosti to cause trouble
délati težave to make difficulties
stroj dela the machine is working (ali running)
stroj ne dela (je brez dela) the machine is idle, (je pokvarjen) the machine is out of order
trdo délati to work hard, to labour, to toil, to drudge
pri kom si dajete délati obleke? who is your tailor?
dan se dela it is dawn, it is daybreak, day is dawning
délati se (pretvarjati se) to pretend, to make pretence, to feign
dela se bolnega he pretends to be ill
dela se neumnega he plays the fool
dela se gluhega he pretends he is deaf
délati se norca iz koga to make fun of someone, to make a fool of someone
dela se bogatega he pretends to be rich, he makes believe he is rich
delal sem se jeznega I pretended to be angry
delal se je, kot da ničesar ne vidi he pretended to see nothing
kdor ne dela, naj ne jé arhaično no mill, no meal

délavec worker (zlasti ZDA); (tovarniški) workman, pl -men; labourer; hand; help

délavec na farmi farmhand
duševni délavec intellectual
izučen délavec skilled workman, specialist
neizučen délavec unskilled workman, hand, help
délavec pri stroju operator
težak délavec heavy worker
ročni délavec manual worker
neročni (pisarniški itd.) délavec žargon white-collar worker, blackcoated worker
priučen délavec semi-skilled worker, ZDA on-the-job trained worker
pristaniški délavec docker, dockyard labourer, ZDA longshoreman
sezonski délavec seasonal worker
délavec zdomec migrant worker
izpreti svoje délavce to lay off ali VB to stand off one's workmen
odpustiti svoje délavce to dismiss one's workmen, pogovorno to sack ali to fire one's workmen
za polni delovni čas zaposleni délavec full-timer
za polovični čas part-timer

délež share; part; portion

levji délež the lion's share
ustanoviteljski délež founder's share
v enakih déležih share and share alike
dobiti svoj délež pri čem to come in for a share of something
imeti enake déleže to share alike, to share and share alike
pripasti komu kot délež to fall to someone's share

deléžen sharing; participating

biti deléžen pri to partake in, to participate in, to share in

délo work; labour; (zaposlitev) employment, job; (enolično, naporno) grind; (snažilkino) charring, cleaning, ZDA chore; (garanje) drudgery; (težko) toil

duševno délo brainwork, headwork
délo ročno manual work, manual labour
javna déla public works pl
délo od kosa piecework
naloženo délo task
délo zunaj hiše outdoor work
nočno délo night work, pogovorno nights pl
običajno délo ordinary labour
priložnostno délo odd job
obvezno délo compulsory work
kvalificirano délo skilled work
pisarniško délo clerical work
poljsko délo farm work, agricultural labour
prisilno délo forced labour, penal servitude
prostovoljno délo voluntary work
pogodbeno délo contract work
nestrokovno délo unskilled work
ročno, fino délo fancywork
žensko ročno délo needlework
rutinsko, tekoče délo routine work
mučno, dolgočasno délo drudgery, toiling and moiling
površno délo bungled (ali botched) work
brez déla (brezposeln) unemployed, jobless
zmožen za délo able to work
s trdim, težkim délom by working hard
borza déla employment agency, labour exchange
pravica do déla the right to work (ali to a job)
program déla work programme
ustavitev déla cessation of work
področje déla sphere of activity (ali of action)
nesposoben za délo unfit for work, not fit for work, incapacitated
temeljna organizacija združenega déla basic organization of associated labour
pri délu at work
na délo! get to work!
délo na črno žargon scab labour
družbeno (fizično, minulo, proizvodno) délo social (physical, past, productive) work
presežno (skupno) délo surplus labour (joint work)
svobodna menjava déla free change of employment
združeno (živo) délo associated (current) labour
plačilo po délu payment linked to performance, payment by results
pogoji za délo labour conditions
biti pri délu to be at work
vaša obleka je v délu your suit (ali dress, costume) is in hand, is being made (ali attended to)
dati komu délo to give someone work, to give someone employment
to je težko délo it is uphill work
iti na délo to go to work
iskati délo to look for a job
vedno samó délo in nič oddiha all work and no play
izogibati se déla to dodge work
biti s srcem pri délu to put one's heart into one's work
lotiti se déla to set to work, to get on with it, to get down to it, to start work, ZDA to get busy
zopet se lotiti déla to resume work
biti brez déla to be out of work
imeti mnogo déla to have plenty to do, to have a lot of work on hand, to have a great deal of work to do
imam drugega déla dovolj (figurativno) I've enough on my plate already, I have other fish to fry
nastopiti délo to start work
izvesti délo to get one's job (ali work) done, to carry out one's work
je kar precéj déla, veste! it's quite a job, you know!
odkazati komu neko délo to set someone a task
posvetiti se svojemu délu to devote (ali to apply) oneself to one's work
povzročiti komu mnogo déla to put someone to great inconvenience
opravljati délo to do a job
délo stoji, počiva work is at a standstill
končati s svojim délom to get one's work done
imel sem neko délo I had a job to do
čisto se predati délu pogovorno to keep one's nose to the grindstone
ustaviti délo to stop work, to strike (work), to go on strike, to walk out, to down tools
vreči se na délo to put one's back into a job, to get down to it
obsoditi na težko délo to sentence to hard labour
ukvarjati se z literarnim délom to be engaged in literary pursuits
rudarji so zapustili délo the miners have come out (on strike)
dušiti se v délu to be swamped (ali overwhelmed) with work
čez glavo imam déla I'm up to my ears (ali eyes, neck) in work
pridnega k délu priganjati (figurativno) to spur a willing horse
on se nikoli ne dotakne déla he never does a stroke of work
tovarna je ustavila délo the factory has stopped work
živeti od déla svojih rok to live by the sweat of one's palms
brez déla ni jela you get nothing for nothing
dober začetek je pol déla a good start is half the battle
po délu, ne po besedah cenimo človeka actions speak louder than words
po délu spoznaš človeka by their works you will know them