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razuméti to understand; to comprehend, to get, to make out; to grasp, to apprehend, to take in

napačno razuméti to misunderstand, to mistake
ne razumem vas čisto I don't quite follow you
dobro se razumem z njim I get on well with him
tega ne razumem this is beyond me, this is beyond my comprehension, I cannot make head or tail of it
ali naj razumem, da...? am I to take it that...?
me razumeš? do you get me?
(že) razumem I see, I understand
razuméti! radio roger!
ne razumem se na konje I have no experience with horses
nisem mogel prav razuméti njegovega imena I could not catch his name
me razumeš?, si me razumel? do you understand me?, pogovorno got the idea?, pogovorno O.K.?
to se razume that's understood, of course!, I quite see!
slabo ste razumeli you have got hold of the wrong end of the stick
ne razumite me napačno don't get me wrong
to se samo po sebi razume that is a matter of course, that stands to reason, that goes without saying
on se razume na to he is clever at it, he is well versed in it, he is at home in it, he is well experienced (ali skilled) in it
naj me vrag vzame, če razumem! I'll eat my hat if I understand that!
z njim se ni možno razuméti there is no dealing with him
napačno me razumete you mistake me
ona hitro razumeva she is quick-witted
on počasi razumeva he is dull-witted
on ne razume šale he can't take a joke
dobro se razuméti na posle to know one's business
brez nadaljnjega se razume, da... it is an understood thing that...
dobro se razuméti s kom to stand well with someone
dobro se razumejo they get on well together, they get on (ali along) with one another, they are on good terms
ne razumejo se med seboj they are at odds (ali at variance)
ne razumejo se preveč they don't take to one another much
razuméti se kot pes in mačka (figurativno) to get on like cat and dog
dali smo jim razuméti we gave them to understand
dali so mi razuméti, da... I was given to understand that...
tega nisem prav nič razumel (figurativno) I could not make head or tail of it
da, razumel sem! aeronavtika roger!

razvój development; evolution; growth, progress, advance

potek razvója course of development
razvój dogodkov progress of events
dežela v razvóju politika a developing country
čakati na razvój dogodkov to await developments
materialni in družbeni razvój material and social development

reákcija reaction (na to); response (to); politika reaction, reactionaries pl

verižna reákcija chain reaction, series of reactions
načelo akcije in reakcije principle of action and reaction

rečèn² said

kot rečèno as I said
med nama rečèno between you and me ➞ rêči!

rêči to say; to tell; to utter; (izraziti se) to express in words; (izjaviti) to declare; (kot priča) to depose

rêči "da" to say yes, to agree
rêči "ne" to say no (ali nay), to refuse
zopet, ponovno rêči to repeat
rêči bobu bob to call a spade a spade
rêči zbogom to say (ali to bid) goodbye (ali farewell)
na uho komu rêči to whisper in someone's ear
rêči komu svoje mnenje to give someone a piece of one's mind
rêči enkrat "da", enkrat "ne" to say and unsay
tako rekoč so to speak; as it were; as one might say; so to say
recimo, da... granted that...
recimo, da bi to bilo res... supposing (that) it were true...
kot se reče (ljudje rečejo) as the saying goes
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done, quick as thought
kratko rečeno... the long and the short of it is...
mimogrede rečeno... by the way, by the by (ali bye)
kot že rečeno as I have said already, as I said before
med nama rečeno between you and me
laže rečeno kot storjeno easier said than done
recimo let us say, say, suppose
reci odkrito! speak up (ali out)!
reci brez okolišenja! don't beat about the bush!
recimo, da je tako admitting that it is so (ali it to be so)
recimo, da je to res, kaj potem? say it were true, what then?
če lahko tako rečemo if one might put it this way
to je lepo rečeno that is nicely put
kaj naj rečem k temu? it is incredible!
ni kaj rêči o njegovi poštenosti his honesty cannot be called in question
nimam več kaj rêči I have nothing more to say
proti temu se ne da nič rêči there is nothing to be said against that
to se samó tako reče that's merely a way of putting it
on si ne da nič rêči he is deaf to all advice, he will not listen to reason
kar on reče, mora biti what he says goes
kako bi se to reklo v angleščini? how would you put that in English?
težko je rêči... it is hard to say...
ne more se rêči kdaj there is no saying when
rekli so mi, da je doma I was told that he was at home
kolikokrat sem to rekel? how often have I said (ali told you) that?
rekel sem svoje I had (ali I've had) my say, (kaj mislim) I spoke my mind
kar sem rekel, nisem oporekel I kept my word, I did not go back on my word
upravičeno lahko to rečem I could well say so
kaj bodo pa ljudje rekli (figurativno) what will people (ali they) say?
to je težavno, ali bolje rečeno, to je nemogoče it is difficult, or rather (ali knjižno nay), it is impossible
to je težavno, da ne rečem nemogoče! it is difficult, not to say impossible!
Je to res? Če ti pa rečem! Is it true? You can take my word for it!
ne vem, kaj hočeš rêči I don't follow you
kaj hočeš rêči s tem? what do you mean by that?
ravno sem hotel to rêči you have taken the words out of my mouth, it was on the tip of my tongue, I was going to say
preden sem sploh mogel kaj reči... before I could get a word out
vse še ni bilo rečeno o tem we haven't yet heard the last of it, we haven't yet got to the bottom of it

réd¹ -a order; (odlikovanje) decoration; (ocena) mark; (urejenost) tidiness

brez réda in disorder
v rédu (kot treba) in due order
v vzornem rédu in apple-pie order, shipshape, all shipshape and Bristol fashion
po abecednem rédu in alphabetical order, alphabetically
po vrstnem rédu by turns, one after the other
zaradi réda (pravilnosti) for regularity's sake
v gosjem rédu in single (ali Indian) file
v rédu! all right!, O.K.!; okay!
besedni réd word order
bojni réd battle array, order of battle
cestni prometni réd traffic regulations pl
dnevni réd order of the day, agenda
vozni réd (railway, bus) timetable
vrstni réd order of precedence
Red hlačne podveze Order of the Garter
frančiškanski réd religija Order of St. Francis of Assisi
kapucinski réd Order of Capuchins
meniški réd monastic order
nemški viteški réd Teutonic Knights
viteški réd order of knighthood
templarski réd Knights Templars
družbeni réd social order
smisel za réd sense (ali love) of order
mir in réd law and order
nekaj ni v rédu v njegovi glavi (figurativno) he has a screw loose (in his head)
to ni v rédu (prav) this is not right (ali proper), this is not as it should be
račun je v rédu the bill (ali account) is correct
z njo ni nekaj v rédu there is something amiss (ali wrong) with her
soba je v najlepšem rédu the room is in apple-pie order
vse je v rédu all is in order, all is right
biti na dnevnem rédu to be on the agenda
dobil je dober (slab) réd (v šoli) he got good (bad) marks
sedaj je stvar v rédu the matter is settled now
dati, spraviti v réd to put in order, to tidy, to make tidy
imam rad réd I like things tidy (ali shipshape)
manjka mu réda he lacks order, he is unmethodical
vse iz réda spraviti to throw everything out of gear
držati, vzdrževati réd to keep order
obdržati na dnevnem rédu to keep on the agenda
pozvati k rédu (npr. demonstrante) to call to order
priti iz réda to come out of order
(v)stopiti v (cerkveni) réd to take holy orders, to go into the Church
zopet vzpostaviti réd to restore order

registrácija registration; registering; registry; entering, recording

prisilna, obvezna registrácija compulsory registration
registrácija rojstev, smrti in porok registration of births, deaths, and marriages

rèp tail; figurativno (vrsta) queue

brez rèpa tailless
lisičji rèp a fox's brush
mahati z rèpom to wag one's tail
stopiti mački na rèp to tread on the tail of the cat
stisniti rèp med noge (figurativno, zbežati) to put one's tail between one's legs and run, to go off with one's tail between one's legs, to turn tail in face of the enemy, to tuck one's tail between one's legs
postaviti se v rèp (v vrsto) to queue up
to zame nima ne glave ne rèpa (figurativno) this is utter (ali sheer, arrant, rank) nonsense, I can't make head or tail of this

rés true; truly, really, indeed, in fact

je to rés? is that true?
rés? really?, indeed?, ZDA you don't say?, is that so?
rés je, da... the truth is that...
ali ni rés? is it not so?; don't you think so?
Sestra je bolna - Res? My sister is ill - Is she?
obljubil je, da pride, in rés je prišel he promised to come, and he did come
Dobil sem pismo iz ZDA. - Res? I got a letter from the U.S.A. - Did you?
ali rés verjameš to zgodbo? do you really (ali actually) believe that story?
rés mi je žal I am truly sorry

rodítelj parent; father or mother

rodítelji pl parents pl, father and mother
nepravi rodítelji adoptive parents pl

rojíti to swarm; to swarm like bees

v deželi roji divjačine the region is swarming with game
v mestu roji (mrgoli) špijonov the town is swarming with spies
v glavi mi roji neka misel an idea keeps running through my mind
samó letala mu rojé po glavi he thinks and talks aeroplanes
čudne muhe mu rojé po glavi (figurativno) he's got bats in the belfry

rôka hand, (do rame) arm

brez rôke handless, armless
v rôki in one's hand
pri rôki at hand, near at hand; available
od rôke do rôke from hand to hand
pod rôko (se držati) arm in arm, (kupiti) underhandedly
rôke kvišku! hands up!, stick them up!, reach!
rôke proč! hands off!
z rôko v rôki hand in hand, jointly
s sklenjenimi rôkami with clasped hands (as in prayer)
z zvezanimi rôkami in nogami bound hand and foot
rôko na srcé! hand on heart!
močna rôka strong hand
žuljava rôka a callous palm
moja desna rôka (figurativno) my second self
on je moja desna rôka he is my right-hand man
polna rôka a handful
narejen z rôko (ročno) made by hand, handmade; (posel) handiwork, manual work
od rôk (oddaljen) out of the way
praznih rôk empty-handed
na svojo rôko (figurativno) in one's own name, of one's own accord, unauthorized
risanje s prosto rôko freehand drawing
držeč se za rôke hand in hand
prekrižanih rôk with one's hands (oziroma arms) folded
z dvignjeno rôko (with) hand upraised
z rôkami uprtimi v boke akimbo
držati, imeti rôke uprte v boke to hold one's arms akimbo
iz prve rôke at first hand
ne da bi rôko premaknil hands down
boriti se z rôkami in nogami to struggle with might and main
braniti se proti čemu z rôkami in nogami to fight against something tooth and nail (ali with might and main)
dati v rôko, rôke to hand
dati komu proste rôke (da kaj naredi) to give someone a free hand (to do something)
dobiti informacije iz prve rôke to get information at first hand
dvigniti rôke to lift up one's hands
dvigniti rôke nad glavo v začudenju to throw up one's arms in astonishment
dobiti kaj v rôke (figurativno) to get hold of something
rôke križem držati to fold one's arms and do nothing, to be idle
imeti pri rôki to have at hand
imeti polne rôke dela to have one's hands full
imamo ga v rôki (figurativno) he is in our power
imeti proste rôke (figurativno) to have free play
imeti mrzle, hladne rôke to have cold hands
dati rôko komu to give one's hand to someone, (v pozdrav) to shake hands with someone
imeti položaj trdno v rôki to have the situation well in hand
iti skozi mnogo rôk to pass through many hands
iti komu na rôko to help someone; to support someone, to patronize someone, to aid someone
lomiti rôke (figurativno) to wring one's hands
to mu gre od rôk (figurativno) he is skilled (ali clever) at it
izpustiti iz rôke, iz rok to let go
posel mu ne gre od rôk he is unskilled, he is a poor worker
delo mu gre dobro izpod rôk he is a quick worker
kupiti iz prve (druge) rôke to buy new (secondhand)
mahati z rôkami to gesticulate
ne izpustiti iz rôk not to let go, (da pade) not to let go (ali to let slip)
méti si rôke to rub one's hands
nositi na rôkah koga (figurativno) to treat someone with great care, to make much of someone, to treasure someone
nosijo ga na rôkah (figurativno) he is treated with the utmost consideration, he enjoys all kinds of favours
pasti komu v rôke to fall into someone's hands
prijeti za rôko to take by the hand
ponuditi, prožiti komu rôko to give (ali to hold out) one's hand to someone, (figurativno) to lend someone a helping hand
pljuniti v rôke (figurativno) to spit on one's hands
podaj mu rôko! shake hands with him!
prodati pod rôko to sell by private bargain (ali contract, treaty)
preiti v druge rôke to change hands
prosíti za rôko to propose (to), to ask in marriage, (nenadoma, pogovorno) to pop the question
pričakati koga z odprtimi rôkami to meet someone with outstretched hands, to meet someone enthusiastically
položiti rôke na kaj to lay hands on something, to put one's hands to
položiti rôko nase (figurativno) to commit suicide
položiti rôko na srce to lay one's hand on one's heart
podati si rôke to shake hands
sprejeti ponudbo z obema rôkama to jump at an offer
prekrižati rôke to cross one's arms
stisniti komu rôko to squeeze someone's hand, (pri pozdravu) to shake hands with someone
stiskati rôko v pest to clench one's fist
stati s sklenjenimi (prekrižanimi) rôkami to stand with folded (crossed) arms
vzeti v rôke to take in hand, to undertake
zadevo bom sam vzel v rôke I will take the matter into my own hands
fanta je treba vzeti v rôke (figurativno) the boy wants taking in hand
zlomiti si rôko to break one's arm
rôko si je zlomil he broke his arm, he had his arm broken
umijem si rôke nad tem I wash my hands of it, I will not be responsible
rôka rôko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, fair exchange is no robbery
z obema rôkama zgrabiti priliko to jump at an opportunity
živeti iz rôk v usta (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth
bolje je vrabec v rôki kot golob na strehi (figurativno) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

rokàv sleeve; (rečni) branch of a river, backwater; (morski) channel

brez rokavov sleeveless
ki ima (dolge) rokàve (long-) sleeved
deska za likanje rokàvov sleeveboard
ščitnik za rokàve sleeve protector, oversleeve
obesiti se komu za rokàv to cling to someone's sleeve (tudi figurativno)
prišiti rokàve, opremiti z rokàvi to sleeve
iz rokàva stresti (figurativno) to throw off, to toss off, to do something offhand, to write, to speak extempore
zavihati rokàve to tuck up (to roll up) one's sleeves, (figurativno) to gird up one's loins, to pull up one's socks, to take off one's coat (and get down to work)
zavihaj rokàve! (figurativno) pull up your socks!

rópar robber; plunderer, (plenilec) raider, spoiler; pogovorno holdup (ali stickup) man

cestni rópar zgodovina highwayman, highway robber
morski rópar pirate, sea rover, buccaneer
iti se róparje in žandarje (otroška igra) to play cops and robbers

ruševína ruševine pl ruin, ruins pl; building (oziroma structure) crumbling (ali falling to pieces), wreck (tudi figurativno), wreckage

ruševíne gradú remains pl of a castle
ležati v ruševínah to lie in rubble and ruins

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)

samó only, solely, merely; but, nothing but

ne samó..., temveč tudi... not only... but also...
samó in edino simply and solely
samó trenutek, prosim! just a moment, please!
samó on he alone, no one but he, only he
samó počasi, fantje! easy, boys!
samó da... provided (that)...
samó tega ne anything but that
vse, samó ne... everything but, everything except
samó ob torkih only on Tuesdays
samó nekaj minut but a few minutes
samó to pot (tokrat) (for) this once
ne samó on, tudi ti not only he, but you too (ali also)
samó pomislite! just imagine!
samó enkrat sem ga videl I've seen him only once (ali pogovorno only the once)
samó to mislim reči I just want to say this
prijaham, samó da ti povem... I've come here simply to tell you...
gre samó še za tvoj pristanek your consent is all that is wanted
samó sreča nas lahko reši only a stroke of luck can save us
ne samó da je bedast, je tudi prevzeten he is not only stupid, but also proud
rad bi ti pomagal, samó ne vem kako I should like to help you, only I don't see how I can
samó če on ne bi toliko govoril! if only he did not talk so much
samó tole knjigo bom dal na mizo I'll just put this book on the table
samó za minuto se je ustavila, da bi govorila z Janezom she just stopped for a minute to speak to John
povej, kar imaš povedati, samó hitro! say what you have to say, only look sharp about it!
morem ga samó pohvaliti I have nothing but praise for him
samó da ne bi deževalo! let's hope it doesn't rain!
pusti me, da se samó malo odpočijem! just let me rest an instant!, pogovorno just let me get my breath back!

Scíla Scylla

med Scílo in Karibdo (figurativno) between hammer and anvil, between Scylla and Charybdis

sédem seven

(v skupinah) po sédem by seven
ob sedmih at seven o'clock
sédem in pol seven and a half

sedmína one seventh

pogrebna sedmína funeral repast, post-funeral ham and whisky