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svét¹ world; (zemlja) earth, globe; (vsemirje) the universe

na svétu in the world
na tem svétu in this world, in this life, here below
po celem (vsem) svétu all over the world, the whole world over
na koncu svéta (figurativno) at the back of beyond
(ki je) daleč od svéta remote, out of the world, secluded
širom svéta throughout the wide world, all over the world
ves svét the whole world
za ves svét ne, za nič na svét u ne not for all the world, not for worlds, not for anything in the world, for nothing in the world
do konca svéta to the ends of the earth
Novi svét the New World
Stari svét the Old World
Tretji svét politika the Third World
oni svét (figurativno) the next life, the other world, the world to come
od svéta odrezan kraj the back of beyond
stavbni svét building site
učeni svét (figurativno) the world of learning
športni svét (figurativno) the sporting world
rastlinski svét the vegetable world
živalski svét the animal world
začetek svéta the beginning of the world
konec svéta the end of the world
podzemeljski svét underworld
širni svét the wide world
današnji svét the modern world
odkar sem na svétu since I was born
to je na drugem koncu svéta it's on the other side of the globe, it's at the back of beyond
to je narobe svét! (figurativno) that's making water flow uphill!
on je najboljši človek na svétu he's the best man alive, you won't find a better man living than him (knjižno than he)
ona mi je (= pomeni) vse na svétu she is all the world to me
tako je (pač) na svétu that's the way of the world
za nič na svétu ne bi tega naredil I would not do it for all the world
odreči se svétu to forsake the world
šel bi z njo do konca svéta I'd follow her to the ends of the earth
poslati koga na oni svét (žargon) to send someone to kingdom-come
priti na svét to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world
on malo pozna svét he knows little of the world
prinesti, spraviti na svét to bring into the world, to give birth (to)
spraviti koga s svéta to do away with someone, to put someone out of the way, to kill someone, (pogovorno) to dispatch someone
videl je mnogo svéta he is a widely travelled man, he is a great traveller, he is a globe-trotter
zagledati luč svéta to see the light, to be born, to be brought into the world
živeti odmaknjen(o) od svéta to live cut off from the world
objadral je ves svét he has sailed the seven seas

svetováti to advise, to give a piece of advice, to give advice; to counsel; to suggest, to recommend

pusti si svetováti! be advised (od mene by me)!
ni si dal svetováti he would not listen to (ali heed) advice

šíriti to spread; (ideje) to propagate; (novice) to divulge; to circulate, to diffuse; to disseminate; to put into circulation; (razširiti) to extend, to broaden, to widen

šíriti govorico to circulate (ali to spread, to divulge) a rumour
njegovo ime širi strah his name spreads fear
šíriti se to spread, to gain ground, to propagate, to be propagated
novica se širi po mestu the news is spreading through the town
govorica se je širila od ust do ust the rumour spread from mouth to mouth
širi se glas, govorica, da... there is a widespread rumour, rumour is rife, (the) rumour has it that...
njegova slava se širi daleč naokrog his fame spreads far and wide

štéti to count; to number; to reckon

štéti do 50 to count up to 50
štej od 20 do 50! count from 20 to 50!
njegovi dnevi so šteti his days are numbered, pogovorno his number's up
vojska, ki šteje 50.000 mož an army numbering fifty thousand
štejem ga med svoje prijatelje I regard him as one of my friends
šteto od jutri dalje reckoning from tomorrow
videti je, kot da ne zna do 5 šteti he looks as if butter would not melt in his mounth

tá tá, tó pl

tí, té, tá this, pl these; that, pl those
tale this one, this here
vse to all this
to in ono this and that
g. Ta-in-Ta Mr. So-and-so
medtem, med tem časom in the meantime
pred tem before this
po tem after this
v tem primeru in that case
to jutro (davi) this morning
to pot (tokrat) edino this once
v tej (naši) deželi in this land (of ours)
kljub vsemu temu for all that
te dni enkrat one of these days
zlasti to, predvsem to this above all
to se pravi that is to say
ta tvoja knjiga this book of yours
vaše pismo od 13. t.m. your letter of 13th inst. (= instant)
ni mi za to I am not keen on this (ali that, it)
mnogo mi je na tem, da... I am particularly keen that...
tega ne vem I don't know that
to je moj brat this is my brother
to so moji otroci these are my children
govoriti o tem in onem, o vsem mogočem to talk about this, that and the other
od tega je minulo že 10 let 10 years have passed since that time
vzemi to knjigo, ne one! take this book, not that one!

tákrat at that time, at that period; then

do tákrat till then, by then, by that time
od tákrat from then
tákrat sem bil v Italiji I was in Italy then
si bil tákrat v Parizu? were you in Paris at that time?
skušal bom priti nazaj do tákrat I shall try to be back by that time

tečáj² finance (denarni) exchange rate, rate of exchange; (denar v tečaju) currency

uradni tečáj official rate
nenaden padec tečájev sudden fall in the exchange rate
lista borznih tečájev stock exchange list
tečáj stoji, je al pari the rate stands at par
tečáj funta pada (the exchange rate of) the pound is falling (ali going down, declining)
tečáj funta se dviga (the exchange rate of) the pound is rising (ali going up, improving, advancing)
tečáj dolarja se je le neznatno dvignil the dollar has appreciated just slightly
po tečáju od... at the exchange of...

têči to run; to flow, to stream; (čas) to go by (ali on), to pass by, to roll by; (stroj) to go, to work, to play; (promet) to circulate; (posoda) to leak, to run out

beseda mu teče gladko he speaks fluently (ali volubly, glibly)
stvar teče gladko things are running smoothly (ali like clockwork), things are going swimmingly (ali without a hitch), it's all plain sailing, VB žargon it's a doddle
kri teče blood is (being) shed (ali spilt)
kri je tekla there has been bloodshed
kri mu teče iz nosa he has a nose bleed, his nose is bleeding
têči v prazno (motor) to idle
zadeva še teče the affair is still continuing (ali is not over yet)
pusti stvari, da tečejo, kot hočejo! let things take their course!
voda teče iz pipe the tap is running
kri, ki mi teče po žilah the blood coursing through my veins
obresti tečejo od 1. maja the interest runs (ali accrues) from May 1st
teči, kot da bi šlo za življenje to run for dear life

tedáj then; at that time; at that period

do tedáj till then
od tedáj dalje, naprej from then on
šele od tedáj naprej not till then
tedáj sem bil v Italiji I was in Italy then

téma theme; glasba theme; subject, topic

téma razgovora talking point
delikatna, kočljiva téma ticklish subject
običajna téma (pogovorno) standard fare
oddaljiti se od téme to stray from the subject (ali point)
skakati od ene téme do druge to leap from one topic to another

temperatúra temperature

maksimalna temperatúra maximum temperature
srednja letna temperatúra mean annual temperature
povprečna temperatúra mean temperature
variacija, variiranje temperatúre variation in temperature
uravnavanje temperatúre (klimatizacija) air-conditioning
merjenje temperatúre measuring the temperature, (telesne) taking someone's temperature
stalnost, stanovitnost temperatúre temperature stability, constancy
odvisen od temperatúre dependent on (ali responsive to) temperature
krivulja temperatúre temperature curve
normalna temperatúra normal temperature
sprememba temperatúre change in temperature
dvig temperatúre rise in temperature
padec temperatúre drop in temperature, (nagel) slump (ali sudden drop) in temperature
pri temperatúri pod ničlo at sub-zero temperature
meriti komu temperatúro to take someone's temperature
imeti (zvišano) temperatúro (= imeti vročino) to have (ali to run) a temperature
temperatúra je padla na -5°C the temperature has dropped to minus 5 degrees centigrade
temperatúra se je dvignila the temperature has risen

tínta ink; (tajna) invisible ink

pisati s tínto to write in ink
radirka za tínto ink rubber, ink eraser
umazati si prste s tínto to ink one's fingers
prevleči s tínto to ink over
madež od tínte inkblot, blot
umazan od tínte, črn od tínte inky

tísti that, pl those

tísti, ki... he who, he that, the one who
tísta, ki... she who...
tísti, ki (pl) those who
tísti dan, tístega dne on that day
kdo je tísti, ki...? who is the one, who...?
tísti, ki to verjamejo, se varajo those who believe that are mistaken
tísti, ki je to rekel, se je motil the one who said so was mistaken
tísti moji prijatelji, ki... those friends of mine who..., such of my friends as...
od teh gospá poznam le tísto, s katero govori moj brat I don't know any of those ladies except the one my brother is speaking to
treba je pomagati tístim, ki so bolj revni kot mi it is our duty to help those who are poorer than ourselves

tón glasba tone; sound; note; voice; manner of speaking; (barvni) tint, shade of colour

obseg tonov diapason
višina tóna glasba pitch
s posmehljivim tónom (glasom) jeeringly
z jeznim tónom (glasom) in an angry tone
dati tón glasba to give the note
dajati tón za (figurativno) to set the tone of, to set the style
prepovedujem si ta tón (od vas)! I won't have you talk to me in that tone of voice!
spremeniti tón to change one's tone (ali one's tune)
znižati (zvišati) svoj tón to drop (to raise) one's voice

tŕd hard; flinty, adamantine; solid; rigid, stiff; (odporen) resistant, resistent; (krut) hardhearted; (nepopustljiv) unyielding, inflexible, unbending

tŕd boj fierce fight
tŕdi časi hard times pl
tŕdo delo hard work
tŕde besede harsh words pl
tŕda glava thick (ali stupid, dense) head
tŕd les hardwood, firm wood
tŕd (neusmiljen) kot kamen as hard as the nether millstone
tŕd oreh (figurativno) a hard nut to crack
tŕde poteze (v obrazu) stern features pl
tŕd prepečenec, dvopek hard tack
tŕdega srca hard of heart
tŕd (hud) udarec a hard blow
tŕda usoda hard lot, cruel fate
tŕda voda hard water
tŕdo življenje hard life
biti tŕd od strahu to be scared stiff
za denar je trda (figurativno) money is tight
zanj je potrebna tŕd roka he needs a firm hand
trda mi prede za denar (figurativno) I am short of money
trda mu prede (figurativno) it will go hard with him
postati tŕd to harden, to grow hard

trepetáti to tremble; to shiver, to shake; to quiver; to vibrate

trepetáti od jeze to tremble with anger
trepetáti od mraza to shiver with cold
trepetáti od razburjenja to shiver with excitement
trepetáti od strahu to tremble with fear
trepetáti kot trepetlika to be (all) in a shiver
trepetáti po vseh udih, po vsem telesu to tremble in every limb, to tremble all over, to be all of a tremble

tresóč se trembling

tresóč se od jeze trembling with anger
tresóč se od strahu ali razburjenja (žargon) all of a tremble
tresóč se po vseh udih, po vsem telesu trembling in every limb

trésti to shake; to agitate, (močnó) to toss; to jog, to joggle

trésti se to shake, to tremble, to shiver; to vibrate; to quiver (od with); (voz) to jolt
roke se mu tresejo his hands shake
mraz me trese I shiver with cold
dvorana se trese od... the hall shakes with...
hiša se je tresla od eksplozij the house shook with the explosions
trésti se od besa to quiver with rage
trésti se od mrzlice to shake with fever
trésti se kot šiba na vodi to tremble like a leaf
vsi se tresejo pred njim every one trembles before him (ali is scared of him)
trésti se od mraza to shiver (ali to shudder) with cold
hlače so se mi tresle (figurativno) I had my heart in my mouth, I shook in my shoes
tresel se je od smeha his sides shook with laughter, he shook with laughter
trésti se po vsem telesu to tremble in every limb, to tremble all over, to be all of a shake
tresti se od strahu to tremble (ali to shake) with fear

tretjína one third; a third; third part

dve tretjíni two thirds pl
tretjína od 6 je 2 the third of six is two

túliti (sirena) to wail, to hoot; (veter) to wail, to howl, to roar; (volk) to howl; to roar, to yell

túliti od smeha to roar with laughter