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brodóvje fleet; shipping

trgovsko brodóvje the mercantile marine; merchant fleet
vojno brodóvje navy
zračno brodóvje air force

číst clean; pure; neat; clear; (brez madeža) unstained, spotless; (opran) washed, cleansed; (tudi figurativno) unsullied, unblemished; (nepopisan) blank; (spolno) chaste, pure; (nemešan) unmixed; sheer; (neponarejen) genuine; (nedolžen) innocent, guileless

iz číste potrebe by sheer necessity
číst in čeden neat and dapper
čísti dobiček net (ali clear) profit
číst kot kristal as clear as crystal
po čístem, golem naključju by pure accident
čísta potrata sheer waste
čísta (sama, gola) skala sheer rock
číst prepis fair copy
číste (nedolžne) roke white hands
čísta resnica plain (ali naked) truth
to je čísti nesmisel it is sheer nonsense
čísta srajca a clean shirt
čísta voda pure water
čísta vest clear conscience
iz číste volne all-wool
čísto zlato pure gold
číst zrak pure air
povedati čísto resnico to tell the plain truth
prepisati kaj na čísto to copy out something, to make a fair copy of something

dán day; (dnevna svetloba, luč) daylight, daytime; (svetloba) light

dober dán! (zjutraj) good morning!, (popoldne) good afternoon!, (splošno) how do you do!, pogovorno hallo!, hullo!, ZDA hello, (pri poslovitvi) good day!, pogovorno see you!, be seeing you!; see you later!
deloven dán working day, weekday
črn dán figurativno a black day, a dark day, an unfortunate day
materinski dán Mother's Day
novoletni dán New Year's Day
beli dán broad daylight
plačilni dán payday
postni dán fast day
prazničen dán holiday
pasji dnevi dog days pl
prosti dán day off, (brez pouka) day off school
rojstni dán birthday
srečen dán a red-letter day
sodni dán the Last Day, Judgment Day, Day of Judgment, Doomsday
davni dnevi bygone days, arhaično day of yore
spominski dán Remembrance Day (11. november)
z dne 3. maja dated May 3rd
čez dán (podnevi) in the daytime; during the day, by daylight, by day
dán za dnem day by day
drugi (naslednji) dán next day, the day after
do današnjega dne to the preent day
od dneva do dneva from day to day
čez nekaj dni in a day or two
enega teh dni, te dni enkrat one of these days
dvakrat na dán twice a day
pri belem dnevu in broad daylight
lepega dne one fine day
oni dán (zadnjič) the other day
še oni dán only the other day
še isti dán that very day
od tega dne dalje from this day forth
par dni a couple of days
ta ali oni dán one day or another
svoj živi dán in all my born days, in my lifetime
nekega dne one day, (za prihodnost) some day
pred tremi dnevi three days ago
dán poprej the day before, the day beforehand
teden dni (7 dni) a week
danes teden dni this day week, (pred tednom dni) a week ago
14 dni (2 tedna) a fortnight, two weeks
čez 14 dni in a fortnight
vsak dán every day, daily
vsak drugi dán every other (ali second) day
vsakih pet dni every five days
ves dán all day long, for the whole of the day
ves ljubi božji dán the livelong day
za nekaj dni for a few days
prejšnji dán the previous (ali preceding) day
ki traja ves dán daylong
na dán z besedo! speak out!, out with it!
to je jasno kot beli dán it's as clear as daylight, it's as plain as a pikestaff
biti različen kot noč in dán to be as different as chalk and cheese
béli dán je it is broad daylight
dobiti prost dán to be allowed a day off
ni še vseh dni konec we have not seen the last of it yet
prinesti, spraviti na dán to bring to light
prinesti stvar na dán to broach a matter
sedaj prihaja na dán it now transpires
priti na dán to come to light, to transpire, to leak out, to become known, ZDA to develop
prinesti na dán svoje težave to air one's troubles
ko napoči dán at daybreak, at dawn
za vsakega pride njegov dán every dog has his day
sanja se ti pri belem dnevu you're day-dreaming
svoj živi dán nisem videl... I have never seen in all my born days (ali in my lifetime)...
dnevi so mu šteti his days are numbered
zagledati dán (luč sveta) to be born, to come to light, to come out
določiti dán to fix a day
voščiti dober dán to bid someone good day, zastarelo to give someone the time of day
bil je 2 dni prepozen he was two days late
delati noč in dán to work day and night
ne hvali dneva pred nočjo do not praise the day before it is over; laugh before breakfast and you'll cry before supper

díhati to breathe; to respire; to take (ali draw) breath

globoko díhati to draw (ali to fetch) a deep breath
moči zopet díhati to recover one's breath
težkó díhati to breathe hard, to gasp (for breath), to pant, to puff
zrak, ki ga dihamo the air that we breathe

dovòd conduit; pipe

plinski dovòd gas pipe
vodni dovòdi so póčili the water pipes have burst, pogovorno we have a burst (ali a burst pipe)
dovòd zraka ventilator, air shaft, ventilating shaft, air pipe; elektrika cable entry

duhtéti to have a fragrant (ali pleasant, sweet) smell; to be fragrant (ali scented ali perfumed); to smell sweet

duhtéti po to be redolent of
duhtelo je po lipovem cvetu there was a scent of lime blossom in the air

dúšek (požirek) draught; gulp; vent

v dúšku at a draught, at a gulp
dati dúška to vent, to give vent, to give way (to)
v dúšku kaj izpiti to drink something at one gulp; to drink off at a draught; to toss off
dati si dúška to air one's feelings
dati dúška svoji jezi to give vent to one's anger
dal je dúška svojemu veselju he gave vent to his joy
najti si dúšek to find a vent (for)
njegovo sovraštvo si je našlo dúška he has found a vent for his hatred
na dúšek je izpraznil svoj kozarec he emptied his glass at one gulp

dušíti to suffocate; to choke; to stifle; to smother; (meso) to stew, to braise; (z dimom) to smoke; (zvok) to muffle; (s plinom) to asphyxiate

dušíti se to choke; to suffocate, to be suffocated
dušili smo se we were suffocated
dušíti se od slabega zraka to be suffocated with foul air
dušíti se od dima to be stifled with the smoke
dušíti se od smeha (jeze) to choke with laughter (with anger)
dušíti se v delu to be overwhelmed with work
dušili smo se v vlaku we were sweltering in the train
duši me I'm choking

dušljív suffocating; stifling; choking

dušljív zrak stifling air
dušljívo vroč stifling hot

fílter filter

cigareta s fíltrom filter-tipped cigarette; tehnika (čistilec zraka) air filter, air cleaner

flóta (vojna) fleet, navy; (trgovska) merchant navy, merchant marine

Kraljeva flóta the Royal Navy (krajšava: R.N.)
angleška flóta the British (ali English) fleet
ribiška flóta fishing fleet
zračna flóta air force
trgovska flóta merchant navy

fráza phrase; idiom; idiomatic expression

obrabljena fráza hackneyed (ali commonplace ali trite) phrase, cliché, truism
lepa fráza a well-turned phrase
posrečena fráza felicitous expression
prazna fráza fine-sounding (ali empty) talk, mere words pl
vse to so prazne fráze it is all hot air, pogovorno waffle
uporabljati visoko doneče fráze to use fine-sounding phrases, to be a phrasemaker (ali phrasemonger, pogovorno waffler), humoristično to favour a sesquipedalian (ali Johnsonian) style, pogovorno to talk as if one has swallowed a dictionary

generál general

brigadni generál brigadier (general)
generál lajtnant lieutenant general
generál major major general
generál polkovnik colonel general; aeronavtika VB air chief marshal
armijski generál VB field marshal, ZDA general of the army

górski mountainous; mountain; alpine

górska bolezen mountain sickness
górska cesta mountain road
górski čevlji mountaineering boots pl
górske dirke (motocikl.) hill-climbing contest
górski duh, škrat mountain sprite, gnome
górska globel ravine, hill valley, (irska, škotska) glen
górski greben, hrbet ridge, crest
górska dežela, pokrajina mountainous country, highland, mountainous region
górska koča mountain hut
górsko področje mountain district, highland
górska palica alpenstock
górska oprema mountaineering outfit
górski plezalec mountaineer, climber, mountain climber, (v Alpah) alpinist
górsko pobočje mountainside, mountain slope
górska pot mountain path
górsko sedlo saddle; dip between two peaks
górsko pravo miners' statutes, mining laws pl
górska reševalna služba mountain rescue service
górska stena steep mountainside, rock wall
górska vas mountain village
górski usad landslip, (večji) landslide
górska veriga mountain range, mountain chain
górska tura alpine (ali mountain) tour, climbing trip
górski veter mountain wind
górski vodnik (alpine) guide
górski vrh summit, mountaintop, peak
górski zrak mountain air
górska železnica mountain railway

grád (fevdalen, utrjen) castle; (kraljev, knežji) palace; castle; (graščina) manor; (podeželski) country seat

grádovi na reki Loire Loire-valley chateaus (ali chateaux), chateaus on the Loire
Versajski grád the palace of Versailles
zidanje grádov v oblake (figurativno) wishful thinking; building (of) castles in the air
obljubljati komu zlate grádove to promise someone the earth
sesuti se kot grád iz kart to collapse like a house of cards
zidati grádove v oblake to build castles in the air (ali in Spain)
ne zidaj grádov v oblake! don't count your chickens before they're hatched!, arhaično sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear

izràz (beseda) expression, term, word; phrase, idiom, idiomatic expression

strokovni izràz technical term
zastarel izràz archaism
familiaren izràz colloquialism
neknjiževen izràz colloquialism, substandard form
francoski izràz (idiom) a French idiom, a gallicism
izràz v obrazu mien, air
brez izràza expressionless
besede, ki so izràz naših idej the words that we use to convey our ideas
imeti oči brez izràza to have lifeless eyes, to have a vacant look in one's eyes
priti do izràza v to find expression in
prejmite izràze mojih iskrenih čustev do Vas (v pismu) yours sincerely
da uporabim prav njegove izràze to use his own words
ona igra izvrstno, a brez izràza her execution is brilliant, but she lacks expression

izsesáti to suck out; to suck dry; to pump out

izsesáti mozeg iz kosti to suck the marrow from a bone
izsesáti oranžo to suck an orange dry
s črpalko izsesáti zrak to pump out the air
izsesana oranža an orange sucked dry
izsesane prsi breasts sucked dry

káfra kemija camphor

izginiti kot káfra to vanish (ali to melt) into thin air, to vanish into the blue, to disappear like smoke

klimatizácija air-conditioning

naprava za klimatizácijo air conditioner

klín wedge; peg; pin; spike; (tesarski) tenon; (osi) cotter, (razcepljen) split pin; tiskarstvo quoin; wooden nail; (zagozda) chock; (sadilni) dibble; (pri lestvi) rung; (za obleko) peg

klín hladnega zraka wedge of cold air
obesiti na klín (figurativno, službo, mesto itd.) to quit, to give up, to throw up, to throw in the sponge (ali the towel)
obesiti medicino na klín (figurativno) to give up medicine
obesiti službo na klín to throw up one's job
pritrditi s klínom to wedge
razdvojiti s klínom to wedge apart
klínu podoben wedgelike
zabiti klín v (med) to drive a wedge into (between)
klín se s klínom izbija one nail drives out another, diamond cut diamond, like cures like, rudeness must be met with rudeness