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slúžiti to serve, to be in service; (rabiti se) to be used (kot as)

slúžiti v vojski to serve in the army
slúžiti svojo učno dobo to serve one's apprenticeship
slúžiti si kruh to earn one's living
sam si mora slúžiti kruh he has to earn his own living
trdó si slúžiti kruh to work hard for a living
slúžiti za zgled to serve as an example
kje služite? where are you working?, who are you working for?
to naj ti služi kot svarilo! let this be a warning to you!
slúžiti svojemu namenu to serve one's purpose
ta plašč mi dobro služi this coat wears well
čemu služi to? what is the use of that?
nihče ne more slúžiti dvema gospodarjema no one can serve two masters

smejáti se to laugh

v pest smejáti se to laugh up one's sleeve
od srcá smejáti se to laugh heartily
temu se ni smejáti se it's nothing to laugh at
smejáti se komu v brk to laugh someone in the face, figurativno to dare (ali to defy, to challenge) someone
smejáti se kot nóri to laugh like anything
smejáti se na ves glas to roar with laughter
hrupno smejáti se to laugh like a horse, to guffaw
pridušeno smejáti se to giggle, to snigger
kislo smejáti se to laugh on the other side of one's face
smejal sem se mu I laughed at him
njemu se vsi smejejo he is everybody's laughingstock
zlobno smejáti se to grin balefully, to give a baleful (ali malicious) grin
kdor se zadnji smeje, se najslajše smeje he laughs best who laughs last
čemu se smeješ? what are you laughing at?
smejáti se komu v obraz to laugh someone in the face
posmehljivo smejáti se to sneer
on se lahko smeje he can afford to laugh

sporéden parallel (z with, to)

biti sporéden čemu to run parallel to something

težíti to weigh heavily on, to be heavy; to press down, to press hard

težíti k čemu to tend to (ali towards), to veer (ali to trend) towards; to aim at
težíti za čim to long for something, to crave for something, to strive for something, after something
to breme mi teži ramena this burden weighs heavily on my shoulders
ta odgovornost me začenja težíti this responsibility is beginning to get me down (ali to be too much for me)
ta dolg me teží this debt weighs heavily on me
to mu teži srcé that rankles in his mind
njegov zločin mu teži vest his crime weighs heavily (ali lies heavy) on his conscience
teži jo skrb za bodočnost worry about her future is getting her down
vsi naši napori težijo k istemu cilju all our efforts are directed to the same goal
on teží za bogastvom he craves wealth

ugovárjati to object, to make an objection; to contradict; to gainsay; to raise objections; to protest

ugovárjati čemu to make (ali to raise) objections to something; (nazaj odgovarjati) to talk back
ne ugovárjati to have no objections
nimamo kaj ugovárjati, da on odpotuje v X. we have no objection to his leaving for X.
ugovarjal je mojemu nasvetu he protested against my advice

vážnost importance; momentousness; consequence

to ni majhne vážnosti it is not a trivial matter
to je velike, silne vážnosti it is of the utmost importance
pripisovati čemu posebno vážnost to attach particular importance to something, to regard something as a matter of the greatest importance (ali moment), to set (great) store by something

véto veto, pl vetoes

suspenziven véto suspensory veto
pravica véta power of veto
vložiti, dati svoj véto to put one's veto on, to interpose one's veto; to veto (proti čemu something)
vložnik véta vetoer

vlága moisture, damp, dampness; humidity; wet, wetness

brez vláge moistureless
odvzeti čemu vlágo to dehumidify something
ki ne prepušča vláge dampproof
odporen proti vlági moisture-proof
regulator vláge humidistat, (v zraku) humidor
izolacijska plast proti vlági damp course, damp-proof course
zavarovanje proti vlági damp-proofing
vlága škodi! (napis na zabojih) keep dry!

vrédnost value; worth; price

brez vrédnosti valueless, worthless, of no worth
vrédnost dela value of labour
v vrédnosti od... to the value of..., worth...
nekaj brez vrédnosti (figurativno) a dead loss
kalorična vrédnost calorific value
komercialna vrédnost commercial value
maksimalna vrédnost maximum value
stalna vrédnost fixed value
zamenjalna vrédnost exchange value
vrédnost po računu value according to the account
nominalna vrédnost face value
vrédnost 1.000.000 SIT a million tolars' worth
prijava vrédnosti declaration of value
diamant zelo velike vrédnosti a very valuable diamond
ocenjevalec vrédnosti valuer
vzorec brez vrédnosti sample of no value
znamke v vrédnosti 50.000 SIT fifty thousand tolars' worth of stamps
to nima nobene vrédnosti there is no price for it
izvleči polno vrédnost iz... to get full value out of...
pasti v vrédnosti to depreciate
podcenjevati (precenjevati) vrédnost česa to undervalue (to overvalue) something
prekositi v vrédnosti to outvalue
pripisovati preveliko vrédnost čemu to set too much value upon something
polagati veliko vrédnost na... to make much of..., to care much about..., to set great store by...

vzporéden parallel (z with)

biti čemu vzporéden, teči vzporédno z to run parallel with (ali to)

zagrízen fanatical, fanatic; overzealous; (narodno) chauvinistic, jingoistic

zagrízen ribič an enthusiastic angler
zagrízeno boriti proti čemu to fight something tooth and nail, to struggle against something tooth and nail
zagrízen demokrat a rabid democrat

zapostáviti zapostávljati to give preference to another

zapostáviti, zapostávljati koga to keep someone in the background; to slight someone, to ignore someone; to discriminate (nasproti komu against someone); to neglect someone; to treat someone with disdain
zapostáviti, zapostávljati kaj čemu to subordinate something to something

zatêči

1. (oteči: noga, roka itd.) to swell (up)

zatekle noge swollen legs pl
lice mi zateka my cheek is swelling

2.

zatêči koga to catch, to surprise, to overtake someone
tema ga je zatekla he was overtaken by darkness
zatêči vlomilca pri dejanju to surprise a burglar in the act

3.

zatêči se k čemu to have recourse to something, to fall back on something, to resort to something
zatêči se k orožju to have recourse to arms
zatêči se k sili to have resort to force

4.

zatêči se (izgubiti se) to go astray
zatêči k slovarju to refer to a dictionary
zatêči se v gozdove to take to the woods

zaúpati to confide (v in), to trust, to rely upon, to have confidence (in)

zaúpati v kaj, čému to put (ali arhaično to repose) trust in something, to have faith in something, to feel one can rely on (ali upon) something
zaúpati komu kaj to entrust something to someone (ali someone with something)
zaupamo mu we confide in him
ne zaúpati komu to distrust someone
ne zaupaj mu svoje ure! don't trust him with your watch!
zaupaj sreči! trust to luck!
zaúpati komu to admit (ali to take) someone into one's confidence
človek, ki mu ni zaúpati a man not to be trusted
ali lahko zaupamo njegovi besedi? can his word be trusted?
lahko ji zaupamo svoje otroke we can trust her with our children
zaupajoč v svetlejšo bodočnost trusting in a brighter future
zaúpati se (razkriti se) komu to confide in someone, to unbosom oneself to someone