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tèmen dark, obscure; arhaično tenebrous; (mračen) dim, dusky, murk, murky; gloomy; pesniško darksome; (barva) dark, dull, deep; (nejasen) abstruse, mysterious, mystical

precéj tèmen darkish
temnomoder dark blue
temnó kot v rogu pitch-dark

terása arhitektura terrace

narediti kot teráso to terrace
steklena terása ZDA sun parlor

tíh still, noiseless, silent; (miren) quiet, tranquil; (utišan) hushed; (nem) silent, mute, dumb; (redkobeseden) (a man) of few words, taciturn

Tihi ocean the Pacific (Ocean)
tíha bolečina silent grief
s tíhim glasom in a low voice, in a subdued tone
tího družabništvo sleeping (ZDA silent) partnership
tíhi družabnik sleeping (ZDA silent) partner
tíha maša religija low mass
tíha molitev silent prayer
tíha poroka quiet wedding
tíha sezona dull (ali dead) season
tíh sporazum tacit agreement
tíhe (skrite) rezerve passive reserve, hidden assets pl
tího upanje secret hope (ali hopes pl)
prosimo za tího sožalje! we request your silent sympathy!
tíh kot miš as quiet as a mouse
na tíhem si misliti to think to oneself
na tíhem si svoje misliti to keep one's own counsel (o čem about something)
tíha voda calm (ali smooth) water
tíha voda globoko dere (bregove podira) still waters run deep

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

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

tóčen precise, accurate, correct, punctual; exact

tóčen čas the correct (ali the right) time
tóčen kot ura as regular as clockwork
moj brat je tóčen plačnik my brother pays up promptly (ali is very prompt in his payments)
tóčen spomin exact memory
tóčno prislov precisely, punctually, exactly, in due time, in (ali on, to) time, at the right time
na sekundo tóčen to the second, on the dot
tóčen ob osmih at 8 o'clock sharp, on the stroke of eight
koncert se je začel tóčen ob 9. uri the concert began at 9 o'clock sharp

tólik tólikšen so large (oziroma big, great, high, tall); of such size (oziroma shape, height); in such numbers

tólik, tólikšen kot je sedaj such as he is now
še enkrat tólik, tólikšen as large (oziroma big, high, tall) again

tóna ton

metrska tóna (1.000 kg) metric ton
angleška tóna (2240 funtov, 1016kg) long ton
ameriška tóna (2.000 funtov, 907kg) short ton
ladja z 2.000 tónami a 2,000-tonner
registrska tóna (2,83m3), bruto registrska tóna (gross) register ton
tovorna tóna freight (measurement) ton
on ima denarja na tóne (kot smeti) he has tons of money
tehtati celo tóno (biti zelo težak) to weigh a ton

tòp -a, -o blunt; obtuse; pointless

tòp, -a, -oi kót geometrija blunt angle, obtuse angle
tòp, -a, -oa bolečina obtuse pain

topíti to melt; (mast) to render (fat); to liquefy; to dissolve; to fuse, to found

topíti led to melt (ali to thaw) ice
topíti se to melt, to liquefy, to dissolve
sneg se topi the snow melts (oziroma is melting)
topíti se kot sneg na soncu to melt like snow in the sun
topíti se v solzah to melt into tears
topljeno maslo melted butter
ta hruška se topi v ustih this pear melts in the mouth
sladkor se topi v vodi sugar melts in water
topíti svinec to melt lead

tôžba complaint; lamentation; pravo charge, suit, accusation

groziti s tôžbo to threaten with a lawsuit
vložiti tôžbo to bring an action (proti komu against someone)
umakniti tôžbo to withdraw a charge
zavrniti tôžbo kot neosnovano pravo to reject a charge as unfounded
tôžba je bila zavrnjena tudi v drugi instanci the suit was rejected also in the court of second instance

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

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

tŕden -a, -o solid, firm; fast; steady; (neovrgljiv) hard and fast

tŕden, -a, -o kot skala steady as a rock
tŕdno telo fizika solid
tŕdno stanje solid state
v tŕdnem stanju solidified, in a solid state
v tŕdnem spanju a fast sleep
cene ostanejo tŕdne (stalne) prices remain firm
postati tŕden, -a, -o to consolidate
imeti tŕdna tla pod nogami to be on solid ground

tréba

tréba je it is necessary
kot tréba as it should be, properly, suitably
napravi to kot tréba! do it properly!
ni tréba! no need!
kaj ti tréba več? what more do you want?
če bi bilo tréba (= v potrebi) if need be
ne izostani dljè kot tréba! don't stay away longer than you need!
ni mi tréba tvojega denarja I don't need your money
tréba mi je I need, I want
to je tréba storiti this must be done
tréba je samo reči in... you have only to say the word and...
še marsikaj bo tréba napraviti there is still much to be done
ni se ti tréba bati you needn't fear (za for)
tréba bi ga bilo kaznovati he ought to be punished
ni se tréba čuditi, da... it is not to be wondered at that...
ni ti tréba skrbeti you need not trouble
tréba je delati, če hočeš uspeti you must work if you want to succeed
če je tréba, bom to jutri naredil I'll do it tomorrow, if it is necessary (ali if need be)
tréba bo še tri tedne, da končamo to delo it will take us three weeks to finish this job
pol ure nam je bilo tréba hoditi do postaje it took us half an hour to walk to the station

tréniti (z očmi) to wink, to twinkle (with the eye)

kot bi (z očesom) trenil in the twinkling (of an eye)
kot bi trenil (= v hipu) in a trice, in a wink, in an instant; at one swoop; in a jiffy; before you could say Jack Robinson
niti z očesom ne tréniti not to bat an eyelid

trenútek moment; instant

trenút, prosim! just a moment, please!
v trenútku (takoj) in a moment, on the instant, this instant
v trenútku (= kot bi mignil) in an instant, in a trice, in a jiffy, in no time
v istem trenútku at the same moment
v tem trenútku at this instant
vsak trenútek every moment, at any moment
v pravem trenútku in the nick of time
v nekaj trenútkih (hitro) in a matter of moments
primeren trenútek fitting moment
niti za trenútek not for a moment
to je pravi trenútek now is the time, it's the right time
v trenútku je bilo vse končano everything was over in a flash
počakajte trenútek, prosim! please wait a moment!
priti v pravem trenútku to come in the nick of time

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

trepetlíka botanika trembling poplar, trembling tree

tresti se kot trepetlíka (figurativno) to be (all) in a shiver

tréska splinter; (wood) chip

suh kot tréska (as) thin as a poker (ali a lath)