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kaznováti to punish; to castigate, to chastise; to penalize (tudi šport); to inflict punishment (ali penalty); to impose a penalty upon someone

kaznováti z globo to fine
biti kaznovan za svoje grehe to be punished for one's sins
bil je šestkrat kaznovan he had six previos convictions
kaznováti prestopnika (prestopek) to punish an offender (an offence)
kaznovan na deset let zapora sentenced to ten years' imprisonment
kaznovan si za svojo brezbrižnost you're paying the penalty for your carelessness
kaznovan bo a smrtjo vsakdo, ki... the death penalty will be inflicted on every one who...
kdor ljubi, kaznuje spare the rod and spoil the child

kopáti¹ to dig; to delve; (jamo, jarek) to trench, to ditch; to excavate; (podkopati) to sap, to undermine

kopáti jarke to dig trenches
kopáti krompir to lift (ali to dig) potatoes
kopáti vodnjak to sink (ali to bore) a well
sam sebi jamo kopáti to be hoist with one's own petard, to make a rod for one's own back
kdor drugim jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade he who digs a pit for others, often falls in himself; curses come home to roost; the biter bit

ljubíti to love; to be fond of; to like, to be attached (to)

če se ti ljubi if you feel like (it), if you've a mind to!
ljubi se mi I feel like..., I have a mind (ali a wish) to
ne ljubi se mi I don't feel like..., I have no wish to...
ne ljubi se mi iti v kino I don't feel like going to the cinema, I have no wish (ali I have no mind, I am not disposed) to go to the cinema
ljubíti se to love each other (one another)
kdor ljubi, ta kaznuje spare the rod and spoil the child

máša mass; (protestantska) (divine) service

črna máša mass for the dead
jutranja, zgodnja máša early mass
tiha máša low mass
navadna máša plain mass
péta, slovesna máša high mass
vélika máša full service
máša zadušnica requiem (mass)
máša polnočnica midnight mass (on Christmas Eve)
nova máša priest's first mass after ordination
otvoritvena šolska máša mass for the beginning of the school year
brati mášo to celebrate (ali to say) mass
iti k máši to go to mass
prisostvovati máši, biti pri máši to hear mass
šiba novo mášo pôje spare the rod and spoil the child

nakopáti to get by digging, to dig out

nakopáti sramoto komu to bring shame on someone
nakopáti si kaj to incur something
nakopáti si bolezen to contract (ali to catch) a disease
nakopáti si sovraštvo to incur the hatred (of someone)
nakopáti si dolgove to incur debts
nakopáti si odgovornost (dolg) to burden (ali to saddle) oneself with responsibility (debt)
nakopáti si globo to incur a fine
nakopáti si na glavo (figurativno) to burden oneself (with)
nakopáti si sramoto to bring shame on oneself
sam si si nakopal te nevšečnosti you have made a rod for your own back, you have brought this on yourself

nesréča misfortune, bad luck, ill-fortune; calamity, adversity, reverse; (nezgoda) accident, disaster, misadventure, mischief

na nesréčo, k nesréči unfortunately, unluckily, by an unhappy accident
po nesréči by accident, accidentally
smrt po nesréči death by misadventure
smrtna nesréča accidental death, fatal accident
na mojo nesréčo unfortunately for me
prometna nesréča traffic accident
v sreči ali v nesréči in weal and woe
on je prava nesréča za svojo družino he is the bane of his family's life
nesréča je hotela, da je izgubil stavo as ill luck would have it, he lost his bet
pripetila se mu je nesréča he has had a misfortune
da bi bila nesréča še večja... to make matters worse..., to cap it all...
to ti bo prineslo nesréčo that will bring you bad luck
pripetila se nam je prometna nesréča we (have) met with an accident
sam riniti v nesréčo to make a rod for one's own back
nesréča me povsod zasleduje I'm always dogged by ill luck
nesréča redko sama pride misfortunes rarely come singly
nesréča nikoli sama ne pride misfortunes never come singly, troubles never come singly, it never rains but it pours
vsaka nesréča je za koga sreča it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
nobena nesréča ne traja večno every cloud has a silver lining
ne kličimo nesréče! (figurativno) touch wood!

račún account; bill; reckoning; score; trgovina invoice; (za inozemstvo) indent; note, credit note, debit note; (fingiran) pro forma invoice; (izračunanje) calculation, calculus, computation; (proračun) estimate

diferencialni (integralni) račún differential (integral) calculus
poravnani račúni bills paid (ali settled)
depozitni račún deposit account
tekoči račún current account
zaključni račún final account
na račún on account
čisti račúni, dobri prijatelji short reckonings make long friends, even reckoning makes long friends
sklepni račún matematika the rule of three
polaganje račúnov rendering of accounts
pomota v račúnu miscalculation
natakar, (moj) račun, prosim! my bill please, waiter!
neporavnan, odprt račún unsettled, open account
skupni račún joint account
dal mi je nekaj na račún he has advanced me some money
ne delaj račúna brez krčmarja! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!, don't reckon without your host!, ZDA sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear!
imeti še račún s kom (figurativno) to have a rod in pickle for someone, to have a bone to pick with someone
imeti račún pri... to have an account with...
izravnati račún to balance (ali to square, to settle) an account
to mi ne gre v račún (figurativno) that isn't what I want, it doesn't suit me, that does not answer my purpose
ta runda (pijače) gre na moj račún this round is on me, this is my round (ali my treat), pogovorno I'm in the chair
kupiti na račún to buy on credit
pokvariti komu račúne (figurativno) to spike someone's guns
prenesti na nov račún to transfer to a new account
priti na svoj račún (figurativno) to come into one's own, to find one's costs repaid
odpreti račún to open an account
izstaviti, napraviti račún to make out a bill, to draw up an account
pregledati račúne to audit
poravnati, plačati račún to settle an account
plačati komu stare račúne to pay off old scores, to get even with someone
polagati račún o to account for, to give (ali to render) account of
krojač mi je poslal račún the tailor has sent me his bill
voditi račún o to kep an account of
vpisati, zabeležiti komu v račún to enter in someone's account
trgovati na svoj račún to trade on one's own account
vzeti v račún to take into account, to make allowance for
prekrižati komu račúne (figurativno) to upset someone's apple-cart
račúni se ne ujemajo the accounts don't balance
zahtevati račún za to demand an account of
zahtevati svoj račún to ask for one's account
koliko znaša moj račún? what does my bill amount to?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
živeti na račún svojih prijateljev to sponge on one's fiends
živeti na tuj račún biblija to eat the bread of idleness

ríbič fisher; fisherman, pl -men; (s trnkom) angler

navdušen, strasten ríbič keen angler (ali fisherman), devotee of the rod

ríbiški fishing, fish(-); used by fishermen

ríbiška barka fishing boat, (fishing) smack
ríbiška ladja trawler, fishing boat, fisherman
ríbiška mreža fishing net
ríbiške ostve trident, fish spear
ríbiška palica fishing rod
ríbiški paznik fish-warden
ríbiške priprave, ríbiško orodje fishing gear, fishing tackle
ríbiški škornji fishing boots pl
ríbiški trnek fish-hook
ríbiška vaba fish-bait
ríbiška vrvica fishing line
ríbiška vrša, sak wicker fish trap

zlát made of gold, gold; golden; (barva) gold-coloured

zláta doba the golden age
zlát človek (figurativno) a very kind-hearted man
zláta črka gilt letter
zláti časi (figurativno) golden hours pl
zláti fazan golden pheasant
zláti lasje golden hair
zláta jama (figurativno) treasure house, ZDA (zlasti figurativno) bonanza
zlát kovanec gold coin
zláto kritje gold cover
zlát lak gold-coloured varnish
zláta pena gold foil, tinsel
zlát list gold leaf
zláta rozga botanika golden rod
zláta palica gold ingot
zláta mladina (figurativno) gilded youth
knjiga z zláto obrezo a gilt-edged book
zláti prah gold dust
zláto (pisalno) pero gold nib, gold fountain pen
zláto runo golden fleece
zláto tele golden calf
zláta sredina golden mean
zláta rezerva gold reserves pl (ali reserve)
zláta poroka golden wedding
zláto pravilo golden rule
zláta mrzlica (figurativno) gold fever, gold rush
zláta ribica goldfish
zláta posoda gold plate
zláta kep(ic)a gold nugget
zláto število golden number
zláta ura gold watch
zláto srcé a heart of gold
zláti tečaj gold price
zlát trak gold lace
zláta valuta gold currency, gold standard
države z zláto valuto countries on the gold standard
zláta zlitina alloy of gold
zláto žito golden wheat
Zlata obala geografija the Gold Coast
jesti iz zláte sklede to eat off gold plate

želézen iron(-); of iron, made of iron; irony; figurativno unbending, strong

želézna cesta (železnica) (francosko) chemin de fer, railway, ZDA railroad
želézna doba Iron Age
želézni (rezervni) fond permanent (ali reserve) fund
želézen drog, palica iron bar
želézni odpadki scrap iron
želézni opilki iron filings pl
želézno orodje iron fittings pl
želézna pločevina sheet iron, iron plate
želézna pljuča medicina iron lung
želézna roba ironware, hardware, ironmongery
želézna ruda iron ore
želézna rezerva (1800 kalorij) vojska iron ration, ZDA D ration
želézna vrata iron gate
želézna vrata ZDA geografija the Iron Gate
želézna zavesa gledališče safety (ali fireproof) curtain, politika iron curtain
želézno zdravje robust health
želézna volja iron will
želézna šibika iron bar, iron rod
želézna žila (rude) vein (ali seam, lode) of iron ore
vladati z želézno roko (figurativno) to rule with a rod of iron (ali with an iron hand)
on je želéznega zdravja he has an iron constitution