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stvár thing; matter; object; stuff; (posel, skrb) concern; case; (zadeva) affair, subject, business

stvár časti affair of honour
sporna stvár debatable question, pravo a moot point
vsa stvár the whole business (ali affair, matter)
k stvari! keep (ali stick) to the point (ali to the matter in hand)!; (v parlamentu, govorniku) answer the question!
vse moje stvári all my belongings pl, my goods and chattels pl
dogovorjena, domenjena stvár a put-up job
kočljiva, delikatna stvár a delicate point
stvár zase another question, a matter apart
stvár v diskusiji the subject under discussion, the matter in hand
spadajoč k stvári relevant
ne spadajoč k stvári irrelevant
to je moja stvár that's my business (ali affair, concern, lookout)
to ni moja stvár that is no business of mine; that is not my affair
v tem je vsa stvár (= za to gre) that's the gist of it (ali the whole point)
to je čisto druga stvár that's completely off the point, that's an entirely different thing, (figurativno) that's a horse of a different colour
to je stvár navade that's a matter of habit
to je jedro, bistvo stvári this is the gist (ali the substance) of the matter
to je važna stvár this is a matter of importance (ali of great importance)
to je kočljiva stvár this is a ticklish (ali delicate, difficult) matter, this requires careful handling
to ni smešna stvár this in no laughing matter
(to je pa) lepa stvár! (ironično) that's a nice mess!, pogovorno a fine how-do-you-do (ali how d'ye do)
ne vem, kaj je na stvári I don't know what the problem is, pogovorno I don't know what's the matter (ali what's up, what it's all about)
borimo se za dobro stvár we are fighting for a good cause
brigaj se za svoje stvári! mind your own business, don't be such a busybody!
sedaj ne gre za to stvár that is not the question now
naj gredo stvári svojo pot! let things slide!
to nima nič opraviti s sámo stvárjo that has nothing to do with the question
pogovoriti se o stvári to talk the matter over
ostati pri stvári to stick to the point
priti s stvárjo na dan to raise a matter
pusti stvár v miru (= ne dvigaj prahu)! let sleeping dogs lie!
preidimo na stvár! let us come to the point (ali to the matter in hand), pogovorno let's get down to the nitty-gritty
s tem se na stvári nič ne spremeni it makes no difference, it does not alter the fact (ali the fact of the matter), it doesn't make any material (ali substantial) difference
to ne spada k stvári this is irrelevant, this is off (ali beside) the point
kot stvári stojé as things are, as things stand (now)
stvári stojé dobro things are going well
stvár stojí takole this is how the matter stands
videti, kako stvari stojé (figurativno) to see how the land lies
umreti za dobro stvár to die for a good cause
vmešavati, vtikati se v tuje stvári to meddle in other people's affairs
vrniti se k stvári to return to the subject
vzeti stvár v roke (figurativno) to take a problem (ali a matter, a business) in hand
vzeti stvári, kot pač pridejo (dobre in slabe) to take the rough with the smooth

svójci pl relations pl

moji svójci ZDA pogovorno my folks pl
nima nobenih svójcev he has no relations, he has no close relatives

šála joke, fun, jest; sport; pleasantry; buffoonery

šále pl jokes
v šáli in jest, jestingly, in sport, for fun, jokingly
za šálo, zaradi šále for fun, by way of a joke
brez šále!, šálo na stran! joking (ali jesting) apart!
stara, obrabljena šála stale (ali ancient) joke, chestnut
nespodobna, obscena šála indecent (ali risqué, blue) joke, dirty (ali ribald, obscene) story
pisec šál za radio ali televizijo gag writer, ZDA gag man, žargon gagster
surova, neslana šála horseplay, practical joke
to ni šála (figurativno) this is no (ali not a) laughing matter
nisem razpoložen za šále I am not in the mood for trifling
on je predmet šál he is the butt (of ridicule)
z njim ni šále he is not to be trifled with
bila je samo šála it was only in (ali for) fun
govoriti v šáli to be jesting
to sem naredil za šálo I did it for a lark
on razume šálo he knows how to take a joke
on ne razume šále he can't take a joke, he's got no sense of humour
reči v šáli to say something in jest
pretiravati šálo to carry a joke too far
vzeti za šálo to treat as a joke
ni razloga za zbijanje šál there is no cause for laughter, this is no laughing matter
zbijati šále to crack jokes
zbijati šále s kom to poke fun at someone, to make merry with someone, to make sport of someone
šála leti nanj, na njegov račun the joke is on him

šáliti se to jest, to joke, to make fun (z of), to have fun (z with), to trifle (z with)

vi se šalite! you can't be serious!, pogovorno you must be kidding!
s tem se ni šáliti se this is no joking matter
z njim se ni šáliti se he is not to be trifled with, you can't joke (ali trifle) with him

še still; yet, as yet

še ne not yet
še vedno still
še nikoli never yet
še enkrat once more
še več still more
še danes this very day
še do danes, še zdaj this very day, even now
še nocoj this very night
še do pred kratkim, do nedavnega until very recently
še isti dan on the very same day
še pred enim tednom sem govoril z njim it is only a week since I spoke to him
še dolgo pozneje for a long time after
še ta teden before this week is over
še oni teden sem jo videl I saw her only last week
še včeraj only yesterday
še zadnjega maja as late as last May
še letos bodo prišli they will still arrive this year
še leta 1960 as late as 1960
še lani only last year
še boljši better still
še močneje kot even stronger than...
še enkrat toliko twice as much, as much again
še enkrat tako velik twice as tall, as tall again
še mnogo much (oziroma many) more
samó še to pot (tokrat) just once more, only this once
komaj še kdo hardly anyone left
še dražji, še višji dearer still, higher still
(samo) še trenutek just a moment
še nikoli never yet
še kaj (drugega)? anything more (ali else)?
imaš še kaj papirja? have you (got) any paper left?
imaš še kaj denarja? have you any money left?
še eno skodelico čaja, prosim! another cup of tea, please!
daj mi še malo kruha! (could I have) another piece of bread, please
danes je vreme še slabše kot včeraj today the weather is even worse than yesterday
dokler je še čas while there is still time
on še ne more delati he is still unfit for work
tega še nikoli nisem videl I have never seen that before
počakaj še dva dni! wait another two days!
daj mu še en kozarec vode! give him another glass of water!
treba je še videti it is yet to be seen
to bomo še videli that remains to be seen
še vedno živijo v Ljubljani they are still living in Ljubljana
še to zimo bo prišel he will be here some time this winter
lahkó še pride he may still come, he may come yet
poskusi še enkrat! try again!, try once more!, pogovorno have another go!
kaj še hoče? what else does he want?
lahko počakaš še en teden? can you wait another week?
še tega je manjkalo! that's all we wanted!
ni bila še dolgo omožena, ko... she had not long been married when...
ostalo je še nekaj denarja there's still some money left, there's a bit of cash left over
naj bo še tako bogat, ne bo uspel no matter how rich he is, he will not succeed
še (= niti) pogledal me ni he did not so much as look at me
kaj še! (= kje pa, ni govora o tem!) what next!
še obesili ga bodo, še na vislicah bo končal! he'll come to a sticky end (one of these days)!
še (vedno) smo tu we are still here
dokler je še živel while he was still alive
nisem še končal I have not yet finished, I still haven't finished

šelè only; not earlier than; as late as; not until, not till; only then, not before

šelè ko... only when..., no sooner than...
šelè danes only today
šelè davi only this morning
šelè včeraj not till yesterday, no earlier than yesterday, only yesterday
šelè jutri not till tomorrow
šelè leta 1951 as late as 1951
šelè pred enim letom no more than a year ago
šelè teden dni pozneje not until a week later
prišel je šelè pred dvema dnevoma he arrived only (ali pogovorno only arrived) two days ago
vrnil se je šelè, ko... he didn't return before...
to je treba šelè dokazati that remains to be proved
pridem domov šelè ob 11-ih I'll not be home till 11
šelè ko so bili vsi odšli, sem odkril... it was not until (after) everyone had gone that I discovered...
videl sem jo šelè včeraj I only saw her yesterday, I didn't see her before yesterday
šelè predvčerajšnjim sem dobil tvoje pismo I didn't receive your letter until the day before yesterday
poročila se je šelè pred kratkim she got married quite recently, she's only been married a short time
kaj šelè... (= da ne rečem nič o...) to say nothing of..., let alone..., never mind...
ni mogla narediti koraka, kaj šelè zbežati she could not move a step, never mind run away

šík (eleganten) smart, stylish, fashionable; žargon swell; (eleganca) style, fashionableness

šík se oblačiti to dress fashionably
ona nima šíka she has no style

škóda damage; harm, detriment, prejudice; injury; arhaično scathe; (izguba) loss

v mojo škódo to my detriment
v škódo, na škódo koga to the prejudice of someone; to the detriment of someone
na škódo zdravja to the detriment of (one's) health
kakšna škóda! what a pity!
tisočkrat škóda it is a thousand pities!
velika (majhna) škóda heavy (light) damage
delna škóda partial damage
popolna škóda total damage
zanemarljiva škóda negligible damage
več škóde kot koristi more harm than good
ocenitev škóde assessment of damage
vojna škóda war damage
zavarovanje proti škódi insurance against damages
povračilo škóde indemnification, indemnity
škóda (je) zanj (= da smo ga izgubili) it is a pity that we have lost him, he is greatly missed
škóda je it is a pity
zelo škóda je it is a thousand pities
prav škóda je, da... it is much to be regretted that...
kako škóda, da tega niste rekli prej! what a pity you did not say so beforehand!
škóda je je za to she is too good for that
škóda, da niste mogli priti too bad (that) you couldn't come
nobene škóde ni bilo there is no harm done
biti obsojen na povrnitev škóde to have damages awarded against one
ta škóda se mora popraviti this damage must be repaired
popraviti škódo to make good a loss, to repair a loss
povzročiti škódo to cause a loss
jamčiti za škódo to guarantee against loss
kriti škódo to cover a loss
ugotoviti škódo to ascertain the damage
prizadeti komu škódo to inflict damage on someone
oceniti škódo to estimate the damage
prodajati v svojo škódo to sell under prime cost, to sell at a loss
utrpeti škódo, biti na škódi to suffer damage (ali injury, loss), to lose, to be a loser, to come off a loser
zaradi malenkostne koristi utrpeti škódo to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
oceniti (poprečno) škódo pri prometni nesreči to adjust an average
škóda človeka izmodri you learn from your mistakes

škóditi to damage, to injure, to harm, arhaično to scathe; to be noxious; to prejudice; to hurt, to be harmful (ali injurious, detrimental)

škóditi samemu sebi to discredit oneself, (figurativno) to stand in one's own light, to cut one's own throat; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
to vam ne more škóditi that cannot hurt you, that cannot do you any harm
škóditi svojemu dobremu slovesu to compromise one's reputation
ne bi škodilo, če bi (šli...) it wouldn't be a bad idea to (go...), there would be no harm in (going...)
ne bi ti škodovalo it wouldn't do you any harm
nič ne bi škodilo, če bi to poskusil there would be no harm in trying it

šóla school; educational establishment; (stavba) schoolhouse, school; (poučevanje) schooling, teaching; (tečaj) course

v šóli at school
v šólo to school
osnovna šóla elementary (ali primary) school
srednja šóla secondary school, (zasebna) public school, (z internatom) boarding school
klasična srednja šóla grammar school
srednja šóla klasične smeri classical side (of a secondary school)
srednja šóla realne smeri modern side (of a secondary school)
deška (dekliška) šóla boys' (girls') school
mešana šóla mixed school; coeducational school
višja srednja šóla (5.-8. razred) ZDA high school
glasbena šóla music school
gospodinjska šóla school of domestic science
jahalna šóla riding school, manege, manège
konfesionalna šóla denominational school
kmetijska šóla school of agriculture
nadaljevalna šóla continuation school, extension college
strokovna šóla vocational (ali professional) school
šoferska šóla driving school, school of motoring
tehniška šóla technical school
trgovska šóla commercial school
učiteljska šóla teachers' training college, ZDA normal college
vojaška šóla military school, military academy
večerna šóla evening (ali night) school, evening classes pl
mala šóla nursery school, kindergarten, preschool
dan brez šóle (pouka) day off (school), school holiday
dorasel za šólo of school age
danes ni šóle (pouka) there is no school today, there are no lessons today
šóle (pouka) je konec school is over
naša šóla se bo končala 30. junija in zopet začela 15. septembra our school breaks up (ali closes) on June 30th and will reopen (ali reassemble) on September 15th
ti ne boš za šólo school is not for you
hoditi v šólo to go to school, to be at school
iti skozi trdo šólo (figurativno) to go through the mill
končati, zapustiti šólo to leave school
izključiti iz šóle to expel from school
obiskovati šólo to attend (a) school
zamuditi šólo (pouk) to be late for school
neupravičeno izosta(ja)ti iz šóle (»špricati«) to play truant, to cut school, ZDA žargon to play hooky
biti med najboljšimi v šóli to be near the top in school
vsaka šóla nekaj stane (figurativno) we learn by experience

ták tákšen such (a); of such kind (ali sort, shape, manner, size, habits, characteritd.); suchlike; such as this; that sort of

ták, tákšen, kakršen such as
ták, tákšen in ták, tákšen such and such
v ták, tákšenih primerih in such cases, in cases like these
kot ták, tákšen as such
nekaj ták, tákšenega something like this
nič ták, tákšenega nothing of the sort, no such thing, nothing like it
na ták, tákšen način in such a way
kaj ták, tákšenega še nisem videl I have not seen the like before
nimam časa za ták, tákšene, kot si ti I have no time for the likes of you
ták, tákšene stvari se dogajajo such things do happen
rekel je, da se je bil izgubil ali nekaj ták, tákšenega he said he had lost his way, or some such thing
dejstva je treba videti taka, kot so one must (be prepared to) face the facts
povej to le ták, tákšenim ljudem, ki jim lahko zaupaš tell it only to such people as you can trust
prizor je bil ták, tákšen, da bi kogarkoli prestrašil the sight was such as to frighten any one
kakršen oče, takšen sin like father, like son
kakršen gospodar, takšen sluga like master, like man

tákšen ➞ tak; suchlike

tákšen kot such as
še ena tákšna nesreča another such disaster
nič tákšnega no such thing
tákšna predrznost, nesramnost! such impudence!
kakršen gospodar, tákšen sluga like master, Iike man

tékmec rival; emulator; competitor, contestant

brez tékmeca without a rival
tékmeca v ljubezni, (v snubljenju) rival lovers (rival suitors)
on nima tékmeca there is no one to match (ali to rival) him

temperamént temperament; disposition; frame of mind; temper; (živahnost) animation, vivacity, liveliness, spirit, verve

brez temperaménta spiritless
koleričen temperamént choleric temperament
brezbrižen po temperaméntu temperamentally (naturally) apathetic
nima nobenega temperaménta he has no life in him
on je živčnega temperaménta he has a nervous temperament

tèšč empty; fasting

na tèšče on an empty stomach
biti tèšč not to have breakfasted
sem še tèšč I have had no breakfast yet

tíkati (se)² to concern, to have to do with, to be concerned with; to relate to; to regard

kar se tiče as to, as for, as regards, with regard to, in regard to, with respect to, concerning, touching
kar se mene tiče as for me, as to me; as far as I am concerned
kaj se to mene tiče? what's that to me!
to se te ne tiče that is no business of yours, that does not concern you, that is none of your business
vsi, ki se jih (to) tiče those concerned
v vednost tistim, ki se jih to tiče pravo to whom it may concern
kar se vašega pisma tiče as regards your letter
kar se mamil tiče on the subject of drugs

tóča hail, (zrno) hailstone; (sodra) sleet

tóča pada it is hailing (oziroma it hails)
nevihta s tóčo hailstorm
škoda po tóči damage done by hail
zavarovanje proti tóči insurance against (damage by) hail
udarci so padali kot tóča the blows fell (ali came) fast and thick
po tóči zvoniti (figurativno) to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
po tóči zvoniti je prepozno (nima smisla) there's no use crying over spilt milk, it's no use trying to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

tolážba consolation, comfort; solace

slaba tolážba poor (ali small) consolation, little or no consolation, cold comfort
to je slaba tolážba that is scant (ali poor) consolation
iskati tolážbo v pijači to seek solace in drink
našla je tolážbo v veri she found solace in religion
črpati tolážbo v to take comfort from
skušati najti tolážbo v... to try to find comfort in...
potreben tolážbe in need of consolation

tórej therefore, so, then; consequently; thus; now; accordingly

no tórej? well?

trájati to last, to continue; to take time; to be; to go on

to mi traja predolgo I can wait no longer
to ne more dolgo trájati that cannot last (ali go on for, continue for) long
to traja že nekaj let this has been going on for a few years
to bo dolgo trajalo it will take along time
to mi bo dolgo trajalo this will last me for a long time
to bo trajalo vsaj do jutri it will last out the night
prelepo, da bi trajalo too good to last
dokler bo trajalo lepo vreme, ostanemo na deželi as long as the fine weather continues we shall remain in the country
kratko, malo časa trájati to be of short duration
vihar je trajal vso noč the storm lasted all night long
potovanje bo trajalo 5 dni the journey will last 5 days
ta igra nam traja predolgo we find this play too long
trájati dalj (časa) kot (kaj) to outlast (something)
naše življenje traja le kratek čas our life is but a short span