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tèmveč (ampak) but

ne samo... tèmveč tudi not only... but also

teoríja theory

evolucijska teoríja theory of evolution
relativitetna teoríja theory of relativity
v teoríji, a ne v praksi in theory, but not in practice
postavljati teoríje to theorize

tíč zoologija bird; figurativno sly fellow; sly fox

ne tíč ne miš neither fish, flesh nor fowl

tíkati (se)² to concern, to have to do with, to be concerned with; to relate to; to regard

kar se tiče as to, as for, as regards, with regard to, in regard to, with respect to, concerning, touching
kar se mene tiče as for me, as to me; as far as I am concerned
kaj se to mene tiče? what's that to me!
to se te ne tiče that is no business of yours, that does not concern you, that is none of your business
vsi, ki se jih (to) tiče those concerned
v vednost tistim, ki se jih to tiče pravo to whom it may concern
kar se vašega pisma tiče as regards your letter
kar se mamil tiče on the subject of drugs

to this; that; it

to je (krajšava: t.j.) that is, namely, (krajšava: i.e.)
o tem about this
v tem (medtem) (in the) meanwhile
skozi to through this, on account of this, by it
razen tega besides, moreover, as well
kako to? how so?
(pa) kaj za to? what of that?
to je vse that's all
to je možno that may be
to so oni they are the ones, pogovorno that's them
ne to ne ono (= nekaj vmesnega, srednjega) neither one thing nor the other, betwixt and between
pri vsem tem, kljub vsemu temu for all that
tega je 10 let ten years ago
jaz sem za to I am for it, I agree to it
ni mi do tega I don't care for it
samó še to bi (se) manjkalo! that would be all we need!, (pogovorno) that would put the tin lid on it!
pustimo to, kakor je! (pogovorno) let it go at that!
to mi boš plačal! you'll pay for this!, you'll smart for this!
koga misliš s tem? whom have you (ali pogovorno who've you got) in mind?
si to mislil, si to hotel reči? is that what you meant?
to se pravi that is to say
iz tega sledi... hence it follows...
vsi vedó to every one knows that
poleg vsega tega, (on) še pije apart from all that, he drinks, too

tóda but; however

tóda vendar but yet, still, nevertheless; all the same; for all that
on bi mogel to napraviti, tóda vem, da ne bo he can do it, but I know he will not

trágičen tragic, tragical; calamitous

trágično prislov tragically
trágičen dogodek a tragic event
trágična ironija tragic irony
trágičen konec dreadful (ali shocking) end
trágična narava (čud) tragic nature, tragedy
ne jemlji tega tako trágično don't make such a tragedy of it
teh stvari ni treba trágično jemati these matters must not be taken too seriously, we must not make a mountain out of a molehill

trájati to last, to continue; to take time; to be; to go on

to mi traja predolgo I can wait no longer
to ne more dolgo trájati that cannot last (ali go on for, continue for) long
to traja že nekaj let this has been going on for a few years
to bo dolgo trajalo it will take along time
to mi bo dolgo trajalo this will last me for a long time
to bo trajalo vsaj do jutri it will last out the night
prelepo, da bi trajalo too good to last
dokler bo trajalo lepo vreme, ostanemo na deželi as long as the fine weather continues we shall remain in the country
kratko, malo časa trájati to be of short duration
vihar je trajal vso noč the storm lasted all night long
potovanje bo trajalo 5 dni the journey will last 5 days
ta igra nam traja predolgo we find this play too long
trájati dalj (časa) kot (kaj) to outlast (something)
naše življenje traja le kratek čas our life is but a short span

trátiti to dissipate; to squander; to waste; to trifle away, to fritter away; to lavish

trátiti čas to waste time
ne trati besed z njim! don't waste words (ali your breath) on him!
trátiti svoje premoženje to squander one's fortune
trátiti denar za nekoristne stvari to fritter away one's money on useless things
trátiti (zapravljati) denar to lavish money
trátiti svoj čas z neumnostmi, bedastočami to waste (ali to fritter away) one's time, to moon about

tréba

tréba je it is necessary
kot tréba as it should be, properly, suitably
napravi to kot tréba! do it properly!
ni tréba! no need!
kaj ti tréba več? what more do you want?
če bi bilo tréba (= v potrebi) if need be
ne izostani dljè kot tréba! don't stay away longer than you need!
ni mi tréba tvojega denarja I don't need your money
tréba mi je I need, I want
to je tréba storiti this must be done
tréba je samo reči in... you have only to say the word and...
še marsikaj bo tréba napraviti there is still much to be done
ni se ti tréba bati you needn't fear (za for)
tréba bi ga bilo kaznovati he ought to be punished
ni se tréba čuditi, da... it is not to be wondered at that...
ni ti tréba skrbeti you need not trouble
tréba je delati, če hočeš uspeti you must work if you want to succeed
če je tréba, bom to jutri naredil I'll do it tomorrow, if it is necessary (ali if need be)
tréba bo še tri tedne, da končamo to delo it will take us three weeks to finish this job
pol ure nam je bilo tréba hoditi do postaje it took us half an hour to walk to the station

tréniti (z očmi) to wink, to twinkle (with the eye)

kot bi (z očesom) trenil in the twinkling (of an eye)
kot bi trenil (= v hipu) in a trice, in a wink, in an instant; at one swoop; in a jiffy; before you could say Jack Robinson
niti z očesom ne tréniti not to bat an eyelid

trenútno prislov at the moment, momentarily; for the moment, for the time being, for the present

trenútno še ne not just yet
trenútno je to najvažnejša stvar it is the most important matter at the present moment
trenútno ne moremo napraviti nič boljšega for the moment (ali for the time being) we can do no better

trgovína trade (z in, with), commerce, traffic, trading; business; (prodajalna, lokal) shop, (velika) store; (firma, tvrdka) firm, house

trgovína na debelo wholesale trade
trgovína na drobno retail trade
trgovína z belim blagom (figurativno) white-slave trade
izvozna (uvozna) trgovína export (import) trade
tranzitna trgovína transit trade
pomorska trgovína sea-borne trade
prekmorska trgovína overseas trade
prosta trgovína free trade
notranja trgovína home (ali domestic, inland) trade
zunanja trgovína foreign trade
cvetoča (živahna) trgovína thriving (brisk) business (ali trade)
medla trgovína slack trade
zadružna trgovína co-operative store, pogovorno the co-op (shop)
trgovína z mešanim blagom grocer's (shop)
zamenjalna trgovína barter, truck, pogovorno swop
nezakonita trgovína illegal trade
trgovína z orožjem arms trade
mednarodna trgovína international trade
ministrstvo za trgovíno the Board of Trade, Ministry of Commerce, ZDA Department of Commerce
minister za trgovíno Minister of Commerce, VB president of the Board of Trade, ZDA Secretary of Commerce
svetovna trgovína world trade
tega ne boste dobili v nobeni trgovíni (nikjer na prodaj) you won't find that on sale anywhere
trgovína je v polnem razmahu trade is in full swing
trgovína je zastala, stagnira trade is at a standstill, trade is depressed (ali slack)

trí three

po trí in trí by threes, three by three
on ne zna do trí šteti (figurativno) he cannot say boo to a goose; he looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth

trík trick; dodge; stunt; artifice

poln tríkov full of tricks
tvoji tríki pri meni ne vžgejo! none of your tricks with me!
spregledati tríke kake osebe to be up to someone's tricks

tróha trôhica (a) bit; a tiny (ali a little) bit

tudi tróhe ne not a bit

tróšiti to spend; (denar za) to spend (money on), to expend, to disburse, to lay out; (konzumirati) to consume; (tratiti) to waste, to dissipate, to squander (away), to spend lavishly, to lavish; (čas itd. zaman) to fritter away

tróšiti vodo to waste water
ne troši besed z njim! do not waste words (ali your breath) on him!

trpéti to suffer (od, zaradi from); to endure; to be in pain; (prenašati) to bear, to tolerate; to stand

hudó trpéti to suffer acutely
trpéti velike bolečine to suffer great pain
mnogo trpéti to have a hard time
trpéti pomanjkanje to suffer want, to be in great straits, to be in want
trpim za hudim glavobolom I am suffering from a bad headache
trpéti zaradi treme to suffer from stage fright
nikoli ni trpel lakote he has never experienced hunger
trpéti škodo to suffer damage
motor je močnó trpel the engine suffered severely
trgovina trpi zaradi vojne commerce suffers in war time
ne trpim radovednih ljudi I cannot bear (ali stand) inquisitive people
je ena stvar, ki je ne morem trpeti there is one thing I cannot put up with
zadeva, ki ne trpi odlašanja an affair that brooks no delay
ne morem trpéti take nesramnosti I cannot stand such impudence
trpéti žejo to suffer thirst
ne moreta se trpéti there's no love lost between them

trúd trouble, effort; exertion; pains pl; hard work, labour, toil; endeavour

trúda poln painful, troublesome
s trúdom with an effort
brez trúda without trouble, easily, effortlessly
z velikim trúdom with great difficulty
z lahkim trúdom easily
izgubljen trúd a waste of effort
trúd brez haska wasted effort
ves trúd je zaman pogovorno it's all a waste of time, pesniško it is labour lost
ni mi žal trúda I don't mind hard work, I don't shrink from hard work
hvala za vaš trúd I thank you for the trouble you have taken
z malo trúda with a little trouble, by taking a little trouble
po velikem trúdu sem uspel I succeeded after a great deal of trouble
ni vredno trúda it isn't worth while, it is not worth the trouble
veliko trúda si da(ja)ti to take great trouble
dal si je mnogo trúda, da (bi naredil izpit) he was at great pains to (pass the examination)
nobenega trúda se ne bati, se ne ustrašiti to spare no effort, to grudge no pains
povzročil, dal ti bom veliko trúda I'm going to cause you a lot of trouble
prav nobenega trúda si ne vzeti, dajati to take no trouble at all
ne varčevati s trúdom to spare no effort (ali no pains)
naredil sem to, da bi ti prihranil trúd I did it to save you trouble
biti tepen v zahvalo za svoj trúd to get a thrashing for one's pains
tratiti, zapravljati (svoj) trúd (figurativno) to plough the sand
ni si vzel niti trúda, da bi odgovril he didn't even take the trouble to answer

trúditi se to take pains, to exert oneself, to endeavour, to take trouble; to strive; to labour

zelo se trúditi se to spare no pains, to go to great pains, to go out of one's way
ne trudite se! don't trouble (yourself)!
zaman se trúditi se to labour in vain, to strive to no effect, to sweat for nothing, to draw (ali to fetch, to carry) water in a sieve
po nepotrebnem se trúditi se (figurativno) to knock at an open door
trúditi se se za uspeh to strive for success
trúditi se se z vsemi močmi, na vse kriplje to strain every nerve (ali sinew), to do one's level best, to pull out all the stops