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plátno linen; canvas; (močno) duck

plátno v kinu (cinema) screen
filmsko plátno screen, film industry
široko plátno wide screen
plátno za ponjave sheeting
(slikarsko, šotorsko) plátno canvas
povoščeno plátno (za mize) American cloth (ali leather)
nebeljeno plátno brown cloth
plátno za rjuhe (bed) sheet
pooljeno plátno oilcloth
doskočno plátno jumping-sheet
škrobljeno plátno buckram
plátno za knjige book-cloth
v (pol) plátno vezan bound in (half) cloth
tovarna plátna linen factory

sladkóren sugar(-); of sugar; made of (ali with) sugar; medicina diabetic

sladkórna bolezen diabetes
sladkórni javor sugar maple
sladkórna pesa sugar beet
sladkórni trst sugarcane
sladkórni preliv icing
sladkórna tovarna sugar factory, sugar refinery
sladkórna voda sugared water

stròj engine; machine

stròji pl machinery
parni steam engine
pisalni stròj typewriter
šivalni stròj sewing machine
mlatilni stròj threshing machine
stròj za računanje calculating machine
ladijski stròj marine engine
kosilni stròj, kosilnica mowing machine, mower
peklenski stròj infernal machine
pralni stròj washing machine, washer
nemški vojni stròj the German war machine
obdelovalni stròj machine tool
tiskarski stròj printing press
kolníca za stròje engine shed
konstruktor stròjev machine (ali engine) designer
okvara stròja engine trouble
graditelj stròjev engine (ali machine) builder
prostor za stròje machine shop
tovarna stròjev engine factory
napisan s stròjem typed, typewritten
pisati s pisalnim stròjem to type, to typewrite
šivati na šivalnem stròju to sew on a sewing machine, to machine
temeljito pregledati stròj to overhaul a machine
preobremeniti stròj to overload a machine

súkno cloth, woollen cloth

prodajalna súkna draper's (shop)
trgovec s súknom cloth merchant, draper
trgovina s súknom cloth trade
tovarna súkna cloth factory (ali mill)

tobáčen tobacco(-)

tobáčni dim tobacco smoke
tobáčni izdelki tobacco products pl, tobaccos pl
tobáčna industrija tobacco industry
tobáčna plantaža tobacco plantation
tobáčna rastlina tobacco plant
tobáčna režija, tobáč monopol tobacco monopoly
tobáčna tovarna tobacco factory

tobák tobacco; pogovorno (travica) weed; (njuhanec) snuff

grobo rezan tobák shag
žvečilni tobák chewing tobacco, žargon baccy
lahek tobák mild tobacco
tobák za kajenje (za pipo, za žvečenje) smoking (pipe, chewing) tobacco
tobák za njuhanje snuff
davek na tobák tobacco tax, duty on tobacco
duh, vonj po tobáku the smell (ali slabšalno the reek) of tobacco
gojitev tobáka cultivation of tobacco
pridelovalec tobáka tobacco grower
mehur, mošnja za tobák tobacco pouch
prodajalna tobáka tobacconist's
poraba tobáka tobacco consumption
gojiti, pridelovati tobák to grow tobacco
kaditi (žvečiti) tobák to smoke (to chew) tobacco
to je hud tobák (figurativno) that's too strong
tovarna tobáka tobacco factory

úra (čas) hour; (žepna) watch; (stoječa, stenska, stolpna) clock; (namizna) timepiece

úra budilka alarm clock
peščena úra sand glass
sončna úra sundial
cerkvena úra church clock
úra z nihalom pendulum clock
zapestna úra wristwatch
ladijska úra chronometer
úra štoparica stopwatch
policijska úra curfew
konične úre rush hour
huda úra thunderstorm
učna úra lesson
proste úre free (ali spare) hours pl
smrtna úra the hour of death, dying hour, last hour
v zgodnjih úrah in the small hours
úra X vojska zero hour
v teku ene úre, v manj kot eni úri in less than an hour, within an hour
o úre do úre from hour to hour
prav ob tej úri at this very hour
po moji úri by my watch
pol úre half an hour, a half hour
pred pol úre half an hour ago
5 milj na úro 5 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour
vsake tri úre every three hours
več kot eno úro over one hour
ob tej úri at the present time, ZDA presently
polni, celi 2 úri for two hours at a stretch (ali pogovorno on the trot)
dobro úro a good hour
ob 12. úri at 12 o'clock, at noon
v smeri kazalca úre clockwise, (v nasprotni) anticlockwise
jermenček za zapestno úro watch strap, strap for wristwatch; (wrist) watch band; strap (ali cord, link, expansion) band
verižica za úro watch chain, (pri telovniku) watch guard
kolesje úre movement of a watch
ohišje úre clock case
vzmet úre watch spring
utež pri úri clock weight
kazalec úre hand
kazalec sončne úre gnomon
številčnica úre dial
tovarna úr clock factory, watch factory
trgovina z úrami clock trade, watch trade, trade in clocks and watches
koliko je úra? what time is it?, what's the time?, (redko) what o'clock is it
úra je 5 it is five o'clock
četrt na šest je it is a quarter past five
pol šestih je it is half past five
tri četrt na šest je it is a quarter to six
na moji úri je tri it is three by my watch
ob kateri úra? at what time?
je ta úra prav? is that clock (tvoja zapestna úra your wristwatch oziroma pogovorno watch) right?
on je točen kot úra he is as regular as clockwork
moja úra je točna my watch keeps perfect time
dobrih 5 úr je do mesta it's a good five hours to the town
moja úra gre dobro my watch is a good timekeeper
moja úra ne gre (se je ustavila, se je iztekla) my watch is not going (has stopped, isn't working)
moja úra je pokvarjena there is something wrong with my watch
navijte svojo úro! wind up your watch!
moja úra je navita my watch is wound up
úra bíje the clock strikes (oziroma is striking)
úra bo zdajci (od)bila 11 the clock is just about to strike eleven
úra je odbila 7 the clock has struck seven
odbila mu je zadnja úra his last hour is come
moja úra prehiteva my watch is fast (ali gains, is gaining)
moja úra zaostaja my watch is slow (ali loses, is losing)
vprašati koliko je úra to ask the time
naravnati (regulirati) úro po... to regulate (ali to set) one's watch by...
držati se rednih úr to keep regular hours
letalo je doseglo poprečno 450 milj na úro the plane averaged 450 miles an hour
dajati angleške úre (= lekcije) to give English lessons
to úro je treba naviti this clock needs winding up (ali rewinding)
moja úra je potrebna popravila my watch needs repairing
razmakniti konične úre (da ni navala na avtobuse itd.) to stagger office hours
rana úra zlata úra early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
delati 24 úr brez prekinitve (noč in dan) to work around the clock

vŕv rope; cord

vŕv za perilo clothesline
vŕv za obešanje (kazen) halter; the rope
vŕvi pl okoli ringa šport the ropes
izdelovalec vŕvi ropemaker
lestev iz vŕvi rope ladder
plesalec, -lka na vŕvi rope dancer
tovarna vŕvi rope factory
vlečenje vŕvi (igra) tug-of-war, pl tugs-of-war
vŕv za preskakovanje (otroška igra) skipping-rope
oddeliti, izpreti gledalce z vŕvjo to rope off spectators
hoditi po napeti vŕv nad globokim prepadom to walk (oziroma to be walking) the (oziroma a) tightrope over a very deep precipice
ne omenjaj vrvi v hiši, v kateri se je nekdo obesil speak not of rope where a man has hanged himself
peljati, voditi na vŕvi to lead by a halter
pritrditi, zvezati z vŕvjo to cord, to rope (up)
preskakovati vŕv, skakati čez vŕv (otroška igra) to skip (a skipping-rope)

zaposlováti to employ

tovarna zaposluje veliko število delavcev the factory employs a large number of workers
zaposlováti koga (figurativno) to keep someone on the go ➞ zaposliti

žámet velvet; (za klobuke) velour, ZDA velure

bombažni žámet cotton velvet, velveteen
svileni žámet silk velvet
v žámetu in svili in silk and satin
mehak kot žámet soft as velvet, velvety
tovarna žámeta velvet factory

žveplén sulphuric; sulphurous, sulphureous; sulphur

žvepléni cvet flowers pl of sulphur
žvepléne barve of a sulphurous colour, of the colour of sulphur
žvepléna kislina sulphuric acid
žvepléno mleko milk of sulphur
žveplén izvir, vrelec sulphur spring
žvepléna ruda sulphur ore
žveplén rudnik sulphur mine
žvepléna spojina sulphur compound
sol žvepléne kisline sulphate, ZDA sulfate
žvepléna kopel sulphur bath
žvepléno barvilo (barva) sulphur dye (colour)
žveplén vonj smell of sulphur (ali arhaično brimstone), sulphurous odour
žvepléno rumen sulphur yellow
tovarna žvepléne kisline sulphuric acid plant