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šála joke, fun, jest; sport; pleasantry; buffoonery

šále pl jokes
v šáli in jest, jestingly, in sport, for fun, jokingly
za šálo, zaradi šále for fun, by way of a joke
brez šále!, šálo na stran! joking (ali jesting) apart!
stara, obrabljena šála stale (ali ancient) joke, chestnut
nespodobna, obscena šála indecent (ali risqué, blue) joke, dirty (ali ribald, obscene) story
pisec šál za radio ali televizijo gag writer, ZDA gag man, žargon gagster
surova, neslana šála horseplay, practical joke
to ni šála (figurativno) this is no (ali not a) laughing matter
nisem razpoložen za šále I am not in the mood for trifling
on je predmet šál he is the butt (of ridicule)
z njim ni šále he is not to be trifled with
bila je samo šála it was only in (ali for) fun
govoriti v šáli to be jesting
to sem naredil za šálo I did it for a lark
on razume šálo he knows how to take a joke
on ne razume šále he can't take a joke, he's got no sense of humour
reči v šáli to say something in jest
pretiravati šálo to carry a joke too far
vzeti za šálo to treat as a joke
ni razloga za zbijanje šál there is no cause for laughter, this is no laughing matter
zbijati šále to crack jokes
zbijati šále s kom to poke fun at someone, to make merry with someone, to make sport of someone
šála leti nanj, na njegov račun the joke is on him

še still; yet, as yet

še ne not yet
še vedno still
še nikoli never yet
še enkrat once more
še več still more
še danes this very day
še do danes, še zdaj this very day, even now
še nocoj this very night
še do pred kratkim, do nedavnega until very recently
še isti dan on the very same day
še pred enim tednom sem govoril z njim it is only a week since I spoke to him
še dolgo pozneje for a long time after
še ta teden before this week is over
še oni teden sem jo videl I saw her only last week
še včeraj only yesterday
še zadnjega maja as late as last May
še letos bodo prišli they will still arrive this year
še leta 1960 as late as 1960
še lani only last year
še boljši better still
še močneje kot even stronger than...
še enkrat toliko twice as much, as much again
še enkrat tako velik twice as tall, as tall again
še mnogo much (oziroma many) more
samó še to pot (tokrat) just once more, only this once
komaj še kdo hardly anyone left
še dražji, še višji dearer still, higher still
(samo) še trenutek just a moment
še nikoli never yet
še kaj (drugega)? anything more (ali else)?
imaš še kaj papirja? have you (got) any paper left?
imaš še kaj denarja? have you any money left?
še eno skodelico čaja, prosim! another cup of tea, please!
daj mi še malo kruha! (could I have) another piece of bread, please
danes je vreme še slabše kot včeraj today the weather is even worse than yesterday
dokler je še čas while there is still time
on še ne more delati he is still unfit for work
tega še nikoli nisem videl I have never seen that before
počakaj še dva dni! wait another two days!
daj mu še en kozarec vode! give him another glass of water!
treba je še videti it is yet to be seen
to bomo še videli that remains to be seen
še vedno živijo v Ljubljani they are still living in Ljubljana
še to zimo bo prišel he will be here some time this winter
lahkó še pride he may still come, he may come yet
poskusi še enkrat! try again!, try once more!, pogovorno have another go!
kaj še hoče? what else does he want?
lahko počakaš še en teden? can you wait another week?
še tega je manjkalo! that's all we wanted!
ni bila še dolgo omožena, ko... she had not long been married when...
ostalo je še nekaj denarja there's still some money left, there's a bit of cash left over
naj bo še tako bogat, ne bo uspel no matter how rich he is, he will not succeed
še (= niti) pogledal me ni he did not so much as look at me
kaj še! (= kje pa, ni govora o tem!) what next!
še obesili ga bodo, še na vislicah bo končal! he'll come to a sticky end (one of these days)!
še (vedno) smo tu we are still here
dokler je še živel while he was still alive
nisem še končal I have not yet finished, I still haven't finished

šelè only; not earlier than; as late as; not until, not till; only then, not before

šelè ko... only when..., no sooner than...
šelè danes only today
šelè davi only this morning
šelè včeraj not till yesterday, no earlier than yesterday, only yesterday
šelè jutri not till tomorrow
šelè leta 1951 as late as 1951
šelè pred enim letom no more than a year ago
šelè teden dni pozneje not until a week later
prišel je šelè pred dvema dnevoma he arrived only (ali pogovorno only arrived) two days ago
vrnil se je šelè, ko... he didn't return before...
to je treba šelè dokazati that remains to be proved
pridem domov šelè ob 11-ih I'll not be home till 11
šelè ko so bili vsi odšli, sem odkril... it was not until (after) everyone had gone that I discovered...
videl sem jo šelè včeraj I only saw her yesterday, I didn't see her before yesterday
šelè predvčerajšnjim sem dobil tvoje pismo I didn't receive your letter until the day before yesterday
poročila se je šelè pred kratkim she got married quite recently, she's only been married a short time
kaj šelè... (= da ne rečem nič o...) to say nothing of..., let alone..., never mind...
ni mogla narediti koraka, kaj šelè zbežati she could not move a step, never mind run away

šépati to limp; to walk lamely, to walk with a limp; to be lame; to have a game leg

nekaj tu šepa (= ne gre v redu) (figurativno) there is a screw loose somewhere
ti stihi šepajo these are lame verses
primera šepa that's a lame (ali a poor) comparison
šépati na eno nogo to be lame in one leg
šépati z desno nogo to be lame in the right leg
močnó, hudó šépati to limp heavily, to hobble

šéstdeset sixty; arhaično three score

biti nad šéstdeset let star to be over sixty, to be on the shady (ali wrong) side of sixty
ne še biti šéstdeset let star to be on the sunny side of sixty

škóditi to damage, to injure, to harm, arhaično to scathe; to be noxious; to prejudice; to hurt, to be harmful (ali injurious, detrimental)

škóditi samemu sebi to discredit oneself, (figurativno) to stand in one's own light, to cut one's own throat; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
to vam ne more škóditi that cannot hurt you, that cannot do you any harm
škóditi svojemu dobremu slovesu to compromise one's reputation
ne bi škodilo, če bi (šli...) it wouldn't be a bad idea to (go...), there would be no harm in (going...)
ne bi ti škodovalo it wouldn't do you any harm
nič ne bi škodilo, če bi to poskusil there would be no harm in trying it

škrtáriti to be avaricious (ali stingy, niggardly, tightfisted, close-fisted)

škrtáriti z denarjem to stint oneself of money (s hrano of food)
ne škrtáriti to be unstinting (ali liberal, lavish) with something

šóla school; educational establishment; (stavba) schoolhouse, school; (poučevanje) schooling, teaching; (tečaj) course

v šóli at school
v šólo to school
osnovna šóla elementary (ali primary) school
srednja šóla secondary school, (zasebna) public school, (z internatom) boarding school
klasična srednja šóla grammar school
srednja šóla klasične smeri classical side (of a secondary school)
srednja šóla realne smeri modern side (of a secondary school)
deška (dekliška) šóla boys' (girls') school
mešana šóla mixed school; coeducational school
višja srednja šóla (5.-8. razred) ZDA high school
glasbena šóla music school
gospodinjska šóla school of domestic science
jahalna šóla riding school, manege, manège
konfesionalna šóla denominational school
kmetijska šóla school of agriculture
nadaljevalna šóla continuation school, extension college
strokovna šóla vocational (ali professional) school
šoferska šóla driving school, school of motoring
tehniška šóla technical school
trgovska šóla commercial school
učiteljska šóla teachers' training college, ZDA normal college
vojaška šóla military school, military academy
večerna šóla evening (ali night) school, evening classes pl
mala šóla nursery school, kindergarten, preschool
dan brez šóle (pouka) day off (school), school holiday
dorasel za šólo of school age
danes ni šóle (pouka) there is no school today, there are no lessons today
šóle (pouka) je konec school is over
naša šóla se bo končala 30. junija in zopet začela 15. septembra our school breaks up (ali closes) on June 30th and will reopen (ali reassemble) on September 15th
ti ne boš za šólo school is not for you
hoditi v šólo to go to school, to be at school
iti skozi trdo šólo (figurativno) to go through the mill
končati, zapustiti šólo to leave school
izključiti iz šóle to expel from school
obiskovati šólo to attend (a) school
zamuditi šólo (pouk) to be late for school
neupravičeno izosta(ja)ti iz šóle (»špricati«) to play truant, to cut school, ZDA žargon to play hooky
biti med najboljšimi v šóli to be near the top in school
vsaka šóla nekaj stane (figurativno) we learn by experience

štéti to count; to number; to reckon

štéti do 50 to count up to 50
štej od 20 do 50! count from 20 to 50!
njegovi dnevi so šteti his days are numbered, pogovorno his number's up
vojska, ki šteje 50.000 mož an army numbering fifty thousand
štejem ga med svoje prijatelje I regard him as one of my friends
šteto od jutri dalje reckoning from tomorrow
videti je, kot da ne zna do 5 šteti he looks as if butter would not melt in his mounth

tá tá, tó pl

tí, té, tá this, pl these; that, pl those
tale this one, this here
vse to all this
to in ono this and that
g. Ta-in-Ta Mr. So-and-so
medtem, med tem časom in the meantime
pred tem before this
po tem after this
v tem primeru in that case
to jutro (davi) this morning
to pot (tokrat) edino this once
v tej (naši) deželi in this land (of ours)
kljub vsemu temu for all that
te dni enkrat one of these days
zlasti to, predvsem to this above all
to se pravi that is to say
ta tvoja knjiga this book of yours
vaše pismo od 13. t.m. your letter of 13th inst. (= instant)
ni mi za to I am not keen on this (ali that, it)
mnogo mi je na tem, da... I am particularly keen that...
tega ne vem I don't know that
to je moj brat this is my brother
to so moji otroci these are my children
govoriti o tem in onem, o vsem mogočem to talk about this, that and the other
od tega je minulo že 10 let 10 years have passed since that time
vzemi to knjigo, ne one! take this book, not that one!

takó prislov so, like this, like that, thus, in this way, in such a manner

takó takó so-so, so so, fairly well, tolerably
takó ali takó in one way or other, this way or that (way)
prav takó likewise
točno takó! just so!, quite so!
zakaj takó? why so?
kaj takega! of all things!
ah, takó! oh, I see!, so that's it!
ne takó kot not so... as
takó da... so that...
takó velik kot... as big as...
takó malo? as little as that?
takó imenovan so-called
takó rekoč so to speak, so to say, as it were
kakor ti meni, takó jaz tebi pogovorno if you play ball with me, I'll play ball with you
in takó dalje and so on, etc (= et cetera, etcetera), and so forth
nikoli poprej takó koristen kot sedaj never before as (ali so) useful as now
takó bogat človek such a rich man, a man so rich
takó je! (popolnoma točno!) exactly!, quite so!, just so!
je to takó? (je to res?) is that so?
takó mi bog pomagaj! so help me God!
če je to takó if that be the case
takó je na svetu so goes it
bodite takó dobri in odprite okno! be so kind as to open the window!
takó mi delamo that is our way of doing things
stori takó kot jaz! do as I do!
takó ne bo šlo! that won't do!
takó se je končalo moje potovanje thus ended my journey
nisem takó mislil I didn't mean that, that's not what I meant
zadeva je takó rekoč urejena the matter is as good as settled
dolgočasil nas je takó, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili he annoyed us so much (that) we never asked him again
kakor si boš postlal, takó boš spal as you make your bed, so you must lie!

takój at once, immediately, presently, instantly, instantaneously, on the instant; directly; on the spot; right away; then and there; straight away, straight off; forthwith; ZDA right off, right away

takój po večerji right after dinner
takój po prejemu naročila immediately (ali at once) upon receipt of the order
takój plačljiva anuiteta immediate annuity
ki stopi takoj v veljavo effective immediately
takój plačati to pay ready money, to pay cash, to pay on the nail
ne morem vam povedati (kar) takój I cannot tell you straight away (ali straight off)
takój bom govoril z njim I shall speak to him right away
smrt je nastopila takój death was instantaneous

talènt talent; gift

brez talènta talentless
igralski talènt talent for acting
imeti talènt za risanje to have a talent for drawing
ne izkoriščati svojih talèntov to hide one's light under a bushel

tàm there; in that direction; in (ali at) that place

tu pa tàm here and there
tàm doli down there
tàm notri in there
tàm preko over there
tàm zunaj out there
tàm góri up there
tàm nekje thereabouts
tàm daleč yonder
ne tu ne tàm neither here nor there

tárča target; butt; mark

središče tárče bull's eye
streljanje v tárčo target practice
streljati v tárčo to shoot at a (ali the) target, to have target practice
biti tárča posmeha to be a laughingstock, to be a standing joke
ne bom mu za tárčo (figurativno) I'm not going to be the butt of his ridicule
zadeti v tárčo hit the target

ték¹ (apetit) appetite; desire for food; (za kaj) zest, relish, gusto

imam, čutim ték I have an appetite
imam dober, zdrav (slab) ték I have a good, a keen (a poor) appetite
jesti z dobrim tékom to eat with gusto
izgubiti ték to lose one's appetite
narediti, povzročiti ték to sharpen (ali to whet) the appetite
dražiti, spodbujati si ték to stimulate one's appetite
delati, dobiti ték to give, to get an appetite
ték pride z jedjo the appetite grows with what it feeds on, start eating and you work up an appetite, figurativno the more you get, the more you want
biti brez téka, ne imeti téka (žargon) to be off one's food, to be a poor eater

tekmováti to compete (z with); to enter a competition; to contest (z, za with, for), to rival, to emulate (s kom someone); to vie (z, v with, in)

nihče ne more tekmováti z njim he is without a rival, he is unrivalled
dekleti sta tekmovali med seboj za prvo mesto the two girls vied with one another for the first place
tekmováti v vljudnosti to vie in civilities

tékniti to be to one's taste

to meso mi tekne I like this meat
kosilo mi je teknilo I enjoyed my meal
ta jabolka zelo dobro teknejo these apples taste very good
ta jed mi ne tekne I don't like this dish, this dish is not to my taste
kako vam tekne ta riba? how do you like this fish?
prehlajen sem in nič mi ne tekne (diší) I have a cold and cannot taste anything

tekóč running; flowing; fluent; streaming; current; liquid

tekóča (rutinska) dela routine work
tekóče leto current year
tekóči mesec current month
tekóča pravda pending suit
tekóči izdatki current expenses pl, ZDA operating costs pl
tekóči račun current account
tekóči posli, tekóče zadeve current business, pending affairs pl
tekóča številka serial number, consecutive number
tekóči trak conveyor belt
tekóča voda running water
v tekóčem letu during the current year
biti na tekóčem to be up-to-date
nisem na tekóčem (pogovorno) I am not in the swim
biti stalno na tekóčem to be constantly well-informed, to be well up (with things)
držati koga na tekóčem to keep someone posted (o on), to keep someone up-to-date (with the news)
ostati na tekóčem to keep up with, to keep oneself well-informed
tekóče govoriti angleško to speak English fluently
ne biti več na tekóčem o, gledé to be out of touch, to be out of the swim regarding

tèma temà dark, darkness; obscurity; dusk; (noč) night

v tèmi in the dark
zavit v tèmo pesniško robed in night, shrouded in mystery
tèma, temà se dela it's growing dark
tèma, temà je kot v rogu it's pitch-dark
ne morem jih videti v tèmi I cannot see them in the dark
tavati v tèmi to grope in the dark
tavati v popolni tèmi gledé... to be completely in the dark about...