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táktika vojska tactics pl (s konstr. v sg ali pl); strategy

pametna táktika a clever stroke of tactics
táktika požgane zemlje scorched-earth tactics
táktika presenečenja surprise tactics

talènt talent; gift

brez talènta talentless
igralski talènt talent for acting
imeti talènt za risanje to have a talent for drawing
ne izkoriščati svojih talèntov to hide one's light under a bushel

talentíran talented; gifted (za with)

zelo talentíran violinist a violinist of great talent

tamtám glasba tom-tom

delati tamtám (= delati bučno reklamo) to make a big to-do, to make a splash in order to get clients (ali to get a clientele)

tánek -nka, -o thin; tenuous; (vitek) slim, slender

tánko črevo small intestine
tánki dohodki modest income
človek s tánkimi dohodki a man of modest means
tánek, -nka, -o stas slender waist
tánko preden thinspun
tánka hrana slender diet
na tánkem ledu (figurativno) on thin ice
tánka mu prede (figurativno) he is badly off, he has a thin time

tapéta (stenska, papirnata) wallpaper; (preproga) tapestry

odstraniti, sneti stenske tapéte to strip a wall of paper, to strip the paper off

tárča target; butt; mark

središče tárče bull's eye
streljanje v tárčo target practice
streljati v tárčo to shoot at a (ali the) target, to have target practice
biti tárča posmeha to be a laughingstock, to be a standing joke
ne bom mu za tárčo (figurativno) I'm not going to be the butt of his ridicule
zadeti v tárčo hit the target

tečáj³ (učni) course (of lectures)

ponavljalni, izpopolnjevalni tečáj a refresher course
večerni tečáj evening course, evening lectures pl, evening classes pl
tečáj angleščine English course
zimski tečáj (semester) winter term
obiskovati tečáj to take a course

téčen nutritious; nourishing; figurativno (siten) annoying, importunate

kako si téčen! what a nuisance you are!

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

téden week, seven days pl

dva tédna a fortnight
nekaj tédnov a week or two
na téden (tedensko) a week, per week
téden za tédnom week by week, week in week out
enkrat na téden once a week
med tédnom in the week
dvakrat na téden twice a week
danes téden today week, this day week
včeraj téden yesterday week
pred enim tédnom a week ago
vsak téden weekly
v enem tédnu within a week
prihodnji téden next week
pretekli téden last week
jutri téden tomorrow week
v ponedeljek téden Monday week
konec tédna weekend
čez tri tédne three weeks hence
beli téden trgovina white sale
delovni téden working week
40 urni delovni téden 40-hour week
medeni tédni honeymoon
ves téden delati to work all week
med tédnom spim v mestu I sleep in town during the week
téden po beli nedelji religija Low Week

téhten weighty; cogent; (utemeljen) well-founded

téhten argument a substantial argument
téhten razlog a weighty (ali cogent) reason
téhten vzrok good reason, convincing motive

teint tén complexion, colour

temen teint, tén dark complexion
lepega teint, téna pesniško with a complexion of lilies and roses

ték¹ (apetit) appetite; desire for food; (za kaj) zest, relish, gusto

imam, čutim ték I have an appetite
imam dober, zdrav (slab) ték I have a good, a keen (a poor) appetite
jesti z dobrim tékom to eat with gusto
izgubiti ték to lose one's appetite
narediti, povzročiti ték to sharpen (ali to whet) the appetite
dražiti, spodbujati si ték to stimulate one's appetite
delati, dobiti ték to give, to get an appetite
ték pride z jedjo the appetite grows with what it feeds on, start eating and you work up an appetite, figurativno the more you get, the more you want
biti brez téka, ne imeti téka (žargon) to be off one's food, to be a poor eater

ték² course; (tekmovalen) race; heat; (motorja) run, running

v téku in progress, under way, going on
v téku časa in the course of time
v polnem téku (figurativno) in full swing, in full activity
mrtev, prazen ték avtomobilizem neutral (gear)
hitri ték šport sprint
ték na pol milje half-mile race
maratonski ték marathon
štafetni ték relay race
ték čez zapreke obstacle race, hurdle race, pogovorno hurdles pl
ték čez drn in strn cross-country race
ték na dolge (kratke) proge long-distance (short-distance) race
tekmovanje v téku čez zapreke steeplechase
biti v téku to be going on, to be in progress
stvar je v téku the matter is being dealt with
žetev je v polnem téku harvesting is in full swing
spraviti v ték to set in motion
spustiti se v ték to break into a run
tekmovati v téku to run a race
tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa I'll race you to the tree over there
mrtev, neodločen ték šport dead heat
prazen ték (stroja) backlash

tékma šport match, contest, competition; (tekmovanje) emulation, rivalry, contention

tékma v boksanju boxing contest
nogometna tékma football match
odločilna tékma decider
prvenstvena tékma championship match
smučarska tékma skiing contest
telovadna tékma gymnastics meeting
veslaška tékma boat race, rowing race
tékma v oboroževanju arms race
neodločen rezultat tékme all square
udeležiti se tékme to take part in (ali to enter) a competition
surova tékma, tékma na življenje in smrt cutthroat competition

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

tékniti to be to one's taste

to meso mi tekne I like this meat
kosilo mi je teknilo I enjoyed my meal
ta jabolka zelo dobro teknejo these apples taste very good
ta jed mi ne tekne I don't like this dish, this dish is not to my taste
kako vam tekne ta riba? how do you like this fish?
prehlajen sem in nič mi ne tekne (diší) I have a cold and cannot taste anything

telefón telephone, phone; žargon blower

po telefónu by telephone, by phone
preko telefóna over the telephone (ali phone)
Gospod X. pri telefónu! Mr. X. here!, Mr. X. speaking!
telefón dvojček party line
telefón na kovance pay-phone, prepayment telephone
hišni telefón inter-office communication
ognjeni telefón signal fires pl
imate telefón (= telefonski aparat)? are you on the phone?
govoriti po telefónu to talk on the phone
ostanite pri telefónu! hold the line!
poklicati koga po telefónu to phone someone; to ring someone up, to give someone a ring
telefón zvoni! the phone's ringing!
telefón za te you're wanted on the phone, it's for you

telefóničen telephonic

telefónično prislov by (tele)phone, over the (tele)phone, on the (tele)phone
telefónično (po)klicati to phone, to ring, to ring up, ZDA to call up
telefónično vprašati to inquire by (tele)phone
vzpostaviti telefóničen pogovor to put through a call