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résno prislov in earnest; seriously

zelo, smrtno résno in sad earnest
(jaz to) résno mislim I really do think so
tega ne misliš résno? you can't be in earnest?
misliš résno? are you really in earnest (ali in real earnest)?
čisto résno (brez šale) in sober earnest
mislim popolnoma résno I am quite serious
misliš (to) résno? are you serious?
résno govorim I am speaking in earnest
résno se držati (zadrževati smeh) to keep a straight face
résno se lotiti dela to really get down to work
premalo résno kaj vzeti to take matters not too seriously

rób² (mize) edge; (prepada, groba itd.) brink; (ceste) roadside, verge; (strani) margin; (mesta itd.) outskirts pl, confines pl; (gozda) border, margin, pesniško marge; figurativno verge; (kozarca, klobuka) brim

čisto na róbu on the verge of
na róbu propada (vojne) on the verge of ruin (of war)
do róba poln brimful
čez rób poln full to the brim, brimful
napisan na róbu (obroben) marginal
kot (je) ob róbu (zapisano) as per margin
na róbu dobrega okusa on the margin of good taste
biti na róbu histerije to be on the verge of hysterics
na (skalnem) róbu griča on the brow of the hill
napolniti do róba to fill to the brim
napraviti rób (zarobiti) to hem
privesti na rób to lead to the brink (of)
postaviti se po róbu to make a stand against, to get up on one's hind legs

sám alone; sole; only; solo; (brez pomoči) by oneself, unaided, single-handed

čisto sám, sám samcat quite alone, all alone
sám od sebe spontaneously; of one's own accord
jaz sám I myself
on sám he himself
stvar sáma na sebi the thing in itself
sám Cezar Caesar's self
na sám novoletni dan just (ali precisely) on New Year's Day
žrtvovanje sámega sebe self-sacrifice
zaupanje v sámega sebe self-reliance
sáma dobrota ga je he is kindness itself
sáma ljubeznivost ga je do mene he is a perfect angel to me
sám je na svetu he stands alone in the world
on je sám svoj gospodar he is his own master
sáma kost in koža ga je he's nothing but skin and bone, he's just a bag of bones
že sáma ideja je smešna the very (ali the mere) idea is funny
to ni nihče drug kot sám knez he is no less a man than the prince
imeti sám svojo hišo to have a house of one's own
javiti se sám od sebe (prostovoljno) to volunteer
sami so se izdali they betrayed themselves, they gave themselves away
sáma si delam obleke I make my own dresses
sáma si plete nogavice she knits her own stockings
sáma opravlja vse gospodinjske posle she herself does all the housework
sám si strižem lase I cut my own hair
sám si delam večerjo I get my own supper
sám si služi kruh he earns his own bread
vrata se sáma zapirajo the door shuts by itself
to sem sám naredil (brez tuje pomoči) I did it single-handed
to lahko sám vidiš you can see for yourself
leteti sám (brez spremstva, aeronavtika) to fly solo, to solo
presodite sámi! judge for yourselves!
jaz sám sem šel tja I myself went there
ne pustite ga sámega! don't leave him by himself!
to se samo po sebi razume that is a matter of course
lahko to sám napraviš? can you do it alone?
govoriti s kom na samem to speak to someone in private
vi sami to pravite you yourself say so
prepustil sem ga sámemu sebi I left him to himself
sám si kuham I prepare my own dinner
sami njegovi prijatelji ga sovražijo even his fiends hate him
sám vrag te je prinesel the devil himself has brought you
iz sámega egoizma for pure selfishness (ali egoism)

slép blind; sightless

na pol slép purblind
čisto slép stone blind, (as) blind as a bat (ali as a mole, an owl, a beetle), totally blind
slép kot kura nightblind
slép na eno oko blind in one eye
slép za barve colour-blind
skoraj slép gravel-blind, sand-blind
slépo črevo blind gut, caecum
slépa cena cheap price
slép naboj (strel) blank cartridge (shot)
slépa pokorščina blind obedience
slépi potnik (na ladji itd.) stowaway
slépo okno, slépa vrata dead (brickedup) door, window
slépo pristajanje aeronavtika instrument landing
slépa sreča blind luck, mere chance
slépa vera implicit faith
slépa ulica cul-de-sac, pl culde-sacs, culs-de-sac
slépo zaupanje implicit confidence
zavod za slépe home for the blind
bil je slép za njene napake he was blind to her faults
bil je le slépo orodje... he was only a mere tool...
igrati se slépe miši to play at blind man's buff
lotiti se česa na slépo srečo (figurativno) to go at something blind, to trust to luck
tudi slépa kura zrno najde even a blind man may fluke a direct hit
delati se slépega za to turn a blind eye to (something)

slíčen alike, like; resembling; similar; analogous, parallel

in slíčno, in slíčni and the like, and suchlike
na slíčen način in like manner, similarly
biti slíčen to be similar, to bear a resemblance to
to je čisto njemu slíčno that's just like him
slíčna sta si kot jajce jajcu they are as like as two peas
slíčno se s slíčnim druži (figurativno) birds of a feather flock together

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

svéž fresh; new; recent; (hladen) cool, chill, chilly, refreshed

svéžega datuma of recent date
svéže čete fresh troops pl
svéž kruh new bread
svéže mleko new milk
svéža jajca new-laid eggs pl
svéže meso fresh meat
svéže perilo clean linen
svéža srajca clean shirt
svéž sir fresh cheese
svéž vetrič brisk gale
svéž zrak fresh (ali bracing) air, crisp air
svéža sled live scent
svéža voda fresh water
imamo ga v svéžem spominu he is still fresh in our memories
svéža je kot rožica (figurativno) she is (as) fresh as a daisy
počutim se čisto svéžega I feel as fresh as paint
svéže (po)barvano! wet paint

upravíčen legitimate, righteous, authorized, entitled (do to); justifiable; justified

upravíčeno upanje a legitimate hope
upravíčena zahteva a righteous claim
biti upravíčen za, do... to have a right to...
ni upravíčen, da to dela he has no right to do it
čisto upravíčeno to dela he is justified in doing so

vája exercise; drill; practice; training; coaching

gledališka vája (skušnja) rehearsal
proste váje gymnastic exercises pl, Swedish drill
ritmične váje callisthenics pl
telesna vája physical exercise
telovadna vája gymnastic exercise
orožne váje military exercises pl
protiletalske váje air-raid drill
municija za vájo practice ammunition
biti iz váje to be out of practice
sem čisto iz váje I am quite out of practice
manjka mi váje I am short of practice
váj naredi mojstra, z vájo se doseže popolnost practice makes perfect

víno wine

čisto víno unmixed wine
novo (mlado) víno new wine
buteljčno víno bottled wine
suho víno dry wine
sladko víno sweet wine
z vodo mešano víno wine mixed with water
palmovo víno palm wine
ribezljevo víno currant wine
črno víno red wine
kuhano víno mulled wine
peneče se víno sparkling (ali effervescent) wine
močno víno heady (ali full-bodied) wine
izbrana vína choice wines pl
ponarejeno víno adulterated wine
žlahtna vína vintage wines pl
víno (naravnost) iz soda wine from the wood
letnica vína vintage
vrsta vína kind of wine
aroma vína bouquet
moč vína body of a wine
usedlina vína lees pl
okus po vínu vinous flavour
pokušnja vína wine tasting, wine sampling
pokuševalec vína winetaster
desertno víno dessert wine
namizno víno (navadno víno) table wine
maloprodaja vína retail wine trade
trgovina z vínom wine trade, wine business
trgovec z vínom wine merchant, wine dealer
poznavalec vína connoisseur of wine, oenologist
ponarejeválec (ponarejanje) vína adulterator (adulteration) of wine
(velik) pivec vína winebibber, pogovorno slabšalno wino
steklenica za víno wine bottle
to víno gre v glavo this wine goes to the head
víno mi prija wine agrees with me
víno mu je stopilo v glavo the wine has gone to his head
ojačiti víno z dodatkom alkohola to fortify a wine
naliti komu čistega vína (figurativno) to tell someone the plain truth

vseêno all the same; all one; still; nevertheless; for all that

meni je vseêno it's all the same to me, it makes no difference to me, I don't care, (žargon) I don't give a damn (ali a darn)
vseêno je, če... it comes to the same thing, if...
če vam je vseêno, da hodite 10 minut if you don't mind walking ten minutes
vseêno mi je it is all one to me
to je čisto vseêno it is all one and the same thing
vseêno je it comes to the same thing, it is six of one and half a dozen of the other, (ni važno) it is of no consequence

zadéva matter; affair; business; thing; subject; (osebna) concern; pravo case

o tej zadévi on this subject
v zadévi with reference to, on the subject of
državna zadéva affair of state
družbena zadéva social matter (ali problem)
notranje zadéve internal affairs pl
zadéva javnega pomena matters pl of public concern
zadéve skupnega pomena matters pl of common interest
tekoče zadéve current affairs pl
zunanje zadéve foreign affairs pl
dogovorjena, domenjena zadéva a put-up job
ministrstvo za zunanje zadéve VB Foreign Office (krajšava: F.O.); ZDA State Department
lepa zadéva! (ironično) that's a nice mess!
v zadévi X. proti Y. pravo in the case of X. versus Y.
brigaj(te) se za svoje zadéve! mind your own business!
to je zadéva zase it is a separate question (ali problem, matter)
to je čisto druga zadéva that's an entirely different thing
to ni moja zadéva that's no business of mine
to je tvoja zadéva that's your affair, that's your lookout, it's up to you
kot je zadéva sedaj... as matters now stand
zadéva prihaja na dan the affair is coming out, the matter is being aired
pusti zadévo pri miru! let the matter rest!
zadéva se vleče the affair is dragging on
vmešavati se v tuje zadéve to meddle in other people's afairs
vzeti zadévo v roke to take the matter in hand
voditi zadéve to conduct (ali to direct) affairs
opustiti zadévo (pogovorno) to drop the whole business
govoril sem z njim o vaši zadévi I talked to him regarding your business

záse (= za sebe)

to je stvar záse that's a thing apart
nimam (nimamo, nimajo) nikoli prostega trenutka záse I (we, they) never have a moment for myself (for ourselves, for themselves)
ohrani to záse! keep that to yourself!
on (ona) živi čisto záse he lives by himself (she lives by herself)

zbujèn awake; awoken, aroused; roused

čisto, popolnoma zbujèn wide awake

zméden confused; bewildered; puzzled, perplexed; chaotic

biti zméden to be confused, to be in a muddle, to puzzle (ob over, about)
biti čisto zméden (figurativno) to be all at sea
postati zméden to become confused
biti popolnoma zméden (pogovorno) to be at one's wits' end

zméšan mixed; disarranged

sem čisto zméšan I am all mixed up; (duševno) deranged, mad, crazy

zráven beside; alongside

čisto zráven close by, hard by
zráven mene beside me
biti zráven to be present, to take part (in)

zvŕst kind, sort, type, ZDA figurativno stripe; zoologija, botanika species; botanika family

človek čisto drugačne zvŕsti a man of a quite different calibre