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absúrd absurdum; absurdity

pritirati, privesti do absúrda to carry to absurd lengths, to reduce to absurdity
drama absúrda theatre of the absurd

absúrdnost absurdity; absurdness

to bi bil višek absúrdnosti it would be the height of absurdity

ácta

kongresna ácta proceedings pl of Congress
dati ad ácta to file away
dan ad ácta filed; in the files

adherénten adherent (to)

adherírati to adhere (to)

adíjo good-bye

reči adíjo to say good-bye, to bid good-bye; to say (ali to bid) adieu (komu to someone)

admirál admiral; zoologija (metulj) admiral

kontra admirál rear admiral
podadmirál vice admiral
admirál s 4 našitki admiral of the fleet
admirál s 3 našitki admiral
čin, funkcija admirála rank, function of admiral, (arhaično) admiralship
postati admirál (figurativno) to get one's flag

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

adsorbíranje fizika adsorption

adsorbírati to adsorb

adút trump, trump card

brez adúta no trumps
adút v rezervi (figurativno) an ace up one's sleeve
kaj je adút? what are trumps?
srce je adút hearts are trumps
izigrati adúta to lead trumps ali a trump
igrati adút (tudi figurativno) to play a trump card, to trump
imeti vse adúte v rokah to hold all the trumps (ali all the winning cards)
vzeti z adútom to trump, to take with a trump
(pre)vzeti vzetek z adútom to take a trick with a trump
to je eden naših najboljših adútov (figurativno) it is one of our best assets
uporabiti svoj zadnji adút to play one's last card

advokát (s pravico braniti na višjih sodiščih) VB barrister, barrister-at-law, (Škotska) advocate; (brez takšne pravice) VB solicitor; ZDA attorney; lawyer; ZDA trial lawyer; (za obrambo v pravdi, tožbi) counsel; Irska counsellor, ZDA counselor

uradni, po dolžnosti advokát counsel of a person granted legal aid
bil je tožnikov advokát he was counsel for the plaintiff
postati advokát to be called to the bar, to be admitted to the bar (Bar)
biti advokát to be a solicitor, to be a barrister, to practise at the bar

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)

aerodinámičen aerodynamic

aerodinámični upor aerodynamic drag
dati aerodinámičen profil avtomobilu to streamline a car

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

affidávit pravo affidavit

priseči affidávit to swear an affidavit

afíša bill; poster; placard; francosko affiche

nalepiti afíšo to post a placard

agoníja agony, death struggle; last throes pl; figurativno agony, mental anguish, extreme suffering

biti v agoníji to be at the point of death, to be at one's last gasp, arhaično to agonize
pasti v agoníjo to begin one's death struggle

ákcija action; move; act; activity; (delnica) share, ZDA stock, stocks

skupna ákcija joint action
stopiti v ákcijo to go into action
začeti ákcijo to initiate an action, to take an action (v in)
on je vedno v ákciji he is always active (ali busy), he is always on the go

aklamácija acclamation; applause; acclaim; cheering, cheers

izvoliti z aklamácijo to elect by acclamation
zakon je bil sprejet z aklamácijo the law was carried by acclamation

akontácija payment on account; part payment; advance; deposit; instalment (on account)

1.000 SIT akontácije a thousand tolars on account
dobil sem 100 funtov akontácije I got £ 100 on account
plačati 1.000 SIT akontácije to pay a thousand tolars on account

akórd glasba chord; (delo) piecework

na akórd by (the) job
delati na akórd to work on piece rates, to do piecework, to job
vzeti delo na akórd to take on piecework
plača po akórdu piece rates pl