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adrésa address; direction; superscription

pomanjkljiva adrésa insufficient address
napisati adréso na pismo to address (ali to direct ali to superscribe) a letter, (na kovček ipd.) to label
zmotil si se v adrési (figurativno, nisi prišel na pravi naslov) pogovorno you've come to the wrong shop

advokatúra profession of barrister; legal profession

posvetiti se advokatúri to become a barrister
ukvarjati se z advokatúro to practise at the bar (Bar)
podeliti advokatúro to admit to the bar (komu someone)

aeroplán aircraft (sg in pl); VB aeroplane; ZDA airplane; plane; flying machine

vkrcati se v aeroplán to board an aircraft, ZDA to emplane
aeroplán mora vsak čas priti the plane is due any moment now

afiliírati to affiliate

afiliírati se to affiliate (z to, with)

afirmírati to affirm; to assert

afirmírati se to assert someone (successfully); to establish someone; to succeed; to win recognition

aklimatizírati to acclimatize (to), ZDA to acclimate

aklimatizírati se to become (ali to get) acclimatized (to), to acclimatize someone, to acclimatize; (miljeju ipd.) to get used (to)

akomodírati to accommodate (na to); to adapt (to); to suit (to)

akomodírati se to accommodate (ali to adapt) someone (to); to conform (to)

akumulírati to accumulate; to heap up, to pile up; (denar) to amass, (v eno vsoto) to pool

akumulírati se to accumulate, to be heaped up, to gather

áli or; (= če) whether, if; (toda) but, however

on áli njegov brat he or his brother
bil sem v dvomu, áli naj grem I was in doubt whether to go
povej mi, áli je to res ali ne tell me whether it is true or not
ni vedela, áli naj joče áli se smeje she did not know whether to laugh or cry
vsi ljudje, áli bogati áli revni all men, whether rich or poor
áli... áli either... or
eno áli drugo, ne moreš imeti obojega you can't have it both ways

alkohól alcohol; liquor

denaturirani alkohól methylated alcohol
absolutni alkohól absolute alcohol
bogat z alkohólom rich in alcohol
suženj alkohóla a slave to drink
tihotapec alkohóla bootlegger
tihotapljenje alkohóla bootlegging
zastrupljanje z alkohólom alcoholic poisoning
vzdržati se alkohóla to abstain from alcohol
ne pijem alkohóla I don't touch alcohol; I don't drink; I'm a teetotaller

amatêr amateur

s slikarstvom se ukvarja kot amatêr he paints as a hobby
amatêrstvo amateurism

amatêrski amateur(-); nonprofessional; slabšalno amateurish

amatêrski fotograf amateur photographer
amatêrsko (površno) se ukvarjam s slikarstvom I dabble a bit in painting
amatêrsko gledališče amateur theatre

amerikanizírati

amerikanizírati se to americanize

amortizírati to amortize; to redeem; to sink

glavnica se bo amortizirala v 30 letih the principal will be redeemed in 30 years
amortizíran amortized

angažírati (obvezati, zavezati) to engage; to bind; (namestiti) to engage someone (kot as); to hire; to employ; (kapital) to invest, to tie up, to lock up

angažírati se (obvezati se) to bind someone, to commit someone
biti angažiran to be engaged
angažiran kapital locked-up capital

aplicírati aplicírati se to apply

to pravilo se aplicira za vse that rule applies to all

asimilírati to assimilate

asimilírati se to assimilate; to be assimilated

avantúra adventure; unexpected incident; daring enterprise

ljubezenska avantúra love affair, intrigue
iskati avantúre to seek adventure
on se rad spušča v avantúre he likes engaging in hazardous undertakings

avdícija glasba audition; trial hearing; ZDA pogovorno try-out; performance of a piece of music

biti na avdíciji, podvreči (se) avdíciji to have an audition, to audition

ávto VB car, motor car; ZDA automobile, auto

vlečni ávto breakdown lorry
dvosedežni ávto two-seater
športni dvosedežni ávto sports car, ZDA tudi sport car, zastarelo roadster
star ávto pogovorno VB banger, ZDA jalopy
reševalni ávto ambulance
tovorni ávto lorry, ZDA truck, (zaprt, zlasti spediterski) van
zaprt ávto limousine, sedan, coupé
izlet z ávtom car trip, drive
voziti ávto to drive (a car), to motor, ZDA tudi to auto
ávto je odpovedal, je imel defekt the car broke down
nabaviti si že rabljen ávto to purchase a car (an automobile) secondhand, to buy a secondhand car
peljati se z ávtom to motor
peljal sem se z ávtom na Reko I motored down to Rijeka
vožnja v ávtou je prijetna v lepem vremenu motoring is pleasant in fine weather
vzeti koga v (na) ávto to give someone a lift in one's car