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akrobácija acrobatic performance (ali feat), acrobatic trick, ZDA stunt

delati letalske akrobácije to perform stunts

aktíven active; (delaven) energetic, busy; (vojak) regular; (vojska) regular; (oficir)

v aktívni službi on active service
aktívna koeksistenca active coexistence
aktívna služba active service
aktívna volilna pravica elective franchise; trgovina having assets exceeding liabilities
aktívni dolgovi debts due to an account, assets pl
aktivno prislov actively

aktuálen present, current; topical; up-to-date

biti aktuál to be topical
aktuálna tema topical subject (ali theme)
biti zelo aktuálen pogovorno to be in the news
ne biti več aktuálen to be yesterday's news

aktualizácija actualization

aktualizirati to actualize

alármen alarm

alármna pripravljenost (alarm) alert; standby
v alármni pripravljenosti on the alert
ukazati alármno stanje to put (men) on standby, to order (men) to stand to
alármni znak alarm signal
alármni zvonec alarm bell
alármni zvon, alármni znak tocsin

alfabét alphabet; speller; spelling book

urediti po alfabétu to arrange ali put in alphabetical order, to alphabetize

alfabétičen alfabétski alphabetical

alfabétično (prislov) alphabetically
po alfabétičnem redu in alphabetical order
alfabétična tabela index (to a book)

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

álibi alibi

nesporen álibi watertight alibi
dokazati svoj álibi to prove (ali to establish) one's alibi
priskrbeti si álibi to set up an alibi

aliménti maintenance, alimony

obveznost plačevanja aliméntov obligation to pay alimony

alínea paragraph

začeti nov alínea to begin a new paragraph

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

alokácija allocation

alokácija sredstev allocation of funds (za to)

alpinístika mountaineering; mountain-climbing

gojiti alpinístiko to go in for climbing, to mountaineer

alterácija alteration

alterírati to alter

aluzíja allusion (na to)

delati aluzíje to make allusions (na to)

amandmá amendment

predlagati, predložiti amandmá to propose (ali to move) an amendment (za zakonski osnutek to a bill)
ustavni amandmáji constitutional amendments

ambasádor ambassador

naš ambasádor pri Vatikanu our Ambassador to the Vatican
ambasádor v Londonu Ambassador at the Court of St James
ambasádorka ambassadress

ambícija ambition

politične ambícije political ambitions
biti poln ambícij to be keen to get on, to be a high-flier
gojiti velike ambícije to foster great ambitions
doseči svoje ambícije to achieve one's ambitions
njegova ambícija je (imeti...) his (great) ambition is (to have...)
imeti velike ambícije to have high aspirations

ambiciózen ambitious

ambiciózen človek pogovorno high-flier
imeti ambiciózne načrte to have ambitious plans