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  • brêz without

    brez- un-, -less; devoid of; destitute of
    brêz mene without me
    brêz njegove vednosti without his knowing it
    brêz odlašanja without delay
    brêz škode za without prejudice to
    brêz nadaljnjega without hesitation, without more ado
    brêz dvoma doubtless, no doubt, without doubt, undoubtedly
    brêz dela, brêz zaposlitve out of work, unemployed
    brêz doma homeless
    brêz prijateljev friendless
    brêz denarja, brez pare penniless
    brêz upanja hopeless
    brêz vrednosti worthless
    brêz zdrave pameti devoid of common sense
    brêz razumevanja devoid of understanding
    brêz sape out of breath, breathless
    brêz prestanka ceaseless, unending
    brêz otrok childless
    brêz šale joking apart
    kava brêz sladkorja coffee without sugar
    biti brêz česa to be lacking (ali wanting ali deficient) in something
    moral bom (biti) brêz tega I shall have to go without it (ali to do without it)
    bili smo brêz denarja we were penniless ali pogovorno hard up
    brêz njega bi jaz bil izgubljen but for him I should have been lost
    ni rože brêz trna there is no rose without a thorn
  • brezobvézen without obligation; not obligatory

    brezobvezno! no obligation is involved; (v trgovini) no obligation to buy!
  • bríga care; trouble; worries pl; (zaskrbljenost) concern, anxiety, solicitude, uneasiness, apprehension

    bríga za (kaj) care for (something)
    moreča bríga zastarelo carking care
    to je moja bríga I shall see to it
    to ni moja bríga this is no business of mine, this is no concern of mine
    to mi je deveta bríga I don't care about it at all
    bodi brez bríge! don't worry; never you fear; be easy on that score
    dajati, povzročati bríge to cause anxiety (ali uneasiness)
    imeti na brígi to take care of, to attend (ali to see) to
  • brígati to concern; to regard

    kaj me to briga? what is that to me?
    to te nič ne briga! it is none of your business!
    to Vas nič ne briga! that is not your concern!
    on me nič ne briga he is no concern of mine
    stvar nikogar ne briga the matter is no one's business
    to me nič ne briga that is no business of mine, that doesn't concern me
    brígati se to care (za for, about); to concern oneself (with, about); to bother about; (skrbeti za) to attend to, to see to
    brigaj se za svoje zadeve (stvari)! mind your own business!, go about your business!
    ne briga se za politiko he doesn't concern himself with politics
    ne brigajte se za govorice ljudi! don't trouble about what people say
  • céna price; cost; (vrednost) value; (kura) rate

    za céno od at the price of
    za nobeno céno (figurativno) not at any price, not for all the world, not for anything, not on any account, not for worlds
    za vsako céno at any price (ali cost)
    za smešno céno (figurativno) for a (mere) song
    po lastni céni at cost price
    po znižani céni at a reduced price
    za polovično céno (at) half-price
    po najnižjih cénh (žargon) at cutthroat prices
    enotna (nizka, stalna, visoka, zadnja, maksimirana) céna single (low, firm ali stable, high, reserve, controlled) price
    nabavna (prodajna, tovarniška, uradna) céna purchase (selling, factory ali ex works, official) price
    polovična céna half (the) price
    pretirana céna exorbitant (ali extravagant ali unreasonable ali fancy) price
    zmerna céna moderate (reasonable, fair) price
    brezobvezna céna provisional price
    slepa céna cut price, ZDA cutrate price
    tržna céna market (ali current) price
    trdne céne (brez popusta) fixed prices (no discount allowed)
    naraščajoče céne soaring prices
    nedostopne, previsoke céne prohibitive prices
    rastoče (padajoče) céne rising (falling) prices
    najnižja céna the lowest price, floor price, bottom price, ZDA rock-bottom price
    realne céne fair prices
    dnevna céna current price
    porast, dvig cen rise in prices; price increase (s), price rise (s)
    padec cen fall in prices, (nenaden) price slump
    znižanje cen reduction (ali cutting) of prices, price cuts
    zvišanje cen rise in prices, price rise, increase in prices, price increase
    kontrola cen price control
    listek z označeno céno price mark, price-tag
    céne se dvigajo prices are on the rise
    zvišati, dvigniti céne to raise prices
    pognati céne kvišku to push up prices, to inflate prices
    določiti céne to fix prices
    prodajati pod céno to sell for less than the market value, to undersell
    céne padajo prices are falling ali dropping, (naglo) there is a price slump
    pogajati se za céno to bargain
    céne se gibljejo od... do... prices range from... to...
    zahtevati previsoko céno od koga to overcharge someone
    potisniti céne navzdol to force prices down
    znižati céne to lower (ali to cut down ali to reduce) the prices
    znižati céno za 20 penijev pri funtu to cut the price by 20 pence (20 p.) a lb.
    sprostiti (odmrzniti) céne to unfreeze prices
    navi(jati) céne to force up prices
    znižati céne z intervencijo države to force down prices
  • cvétje flowers pl; (sadnega drevja) blossoms pl

    v cvétju in full bloom, in bloom, in flower
    blagodišeče, duhteče cvétje sweet-scented flowers
    gojitev cvétja floriculture
    kita, šopek cvétja bunch of flowers
    čas cvétja the time of flowering
    prodajalec, -lka cvétja florist
    slika cvétja flower painting, still life with flowers
    drevesa so v polnem cvétju the trees are in full bloom
    cvétje se hvaležno odklanja no flowers by request
  • čákati to wait (for); to await; to expect

    čákati v vrsti (»repu«) to queue (up)
    čákati na odločitev to await the decision
    čákati na (svojo) priložnost to watch one's opportunity
    čakal sem te do šestih I waited for you till six
    čakali so nanj they were waiting for him ali someone was waiting for him ali pogovorno he was waited for
    na to lahko še dolgo čakaš figurativno you may whistle for it
    pustiti koga čákati to keep someone waiting
    to lahkó (po)čaka that can wait
    ne čakajte me z večerjo! start supper without me!
    dolgo, potrpežljivo čákati figurativno to kick one's heels, to cool one's heels
    nismo čakali, da bi on odgovoril we did not wait for him to reply
    nima smisla čákati there's no use waiting, it's no use waiting
    čákati v zasedi to lie in ambush
    čákati (oklevati) to linger, to hesitate, to tarry
    čákati (biti usojeno) to be in store for
    kdor čaka, dočaka everything comes to those who wait
    človek nikoli ne ve, kaj ga čaka you never know what to expect
  • čás time; (doba) epoch; tide, (razdobje) period; space of time; (letni čas) season; (ura) hour; gramatika tense; (vmesni) interval, interim, meantime

    božični čás Christmastime, Christmastide, arhaično yuletide
    poletni (delovni) čás daylight saving time
    konični čás (ure) rush hour, peak hours pl
    prometno šibki čás offpeak (ali slack) hours pl
    slabi, težki čási hard times pl
    skrajni čás! high time!
    prosti čás leisure; spare time
    ves moj čás the whole of my time
    s časom in the course of time, gradually
    o pravem čásu in time; in the nick of time; in due course of time, ZDA on time
    od čása do čása every now and then, from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while
    čez nekaj čása some time afterwards
    od tega čása since that time
    v kratkem čásu in a short time
    za kratek čás for a short time
    pred čásom, predčasno prematurely
    pred nekaj čása some time ago
    že nekaj čása prej for some time past
    že dolgo čása for a long time
    že pred dolgo čása long ago, a long time ago; ZDA pogovorno way back
    med tem čásom in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile
    od tega čása naprej from this time onward, henceforth
    od tistega čása dalje from that time forward
    v istem čásu at the same time
    nekaj čása (prislov) awhile, (samostalnik) a while
    ob nepravem čásu at the wrong time, out of season
    ob kateremkoli čásu, ob vsakem čásu at any time
    ves čás all along, all the time
    pred davnim čásom long ago
    v teku čása in the course of time
    vsak čás zdaj any time now
    v starih čásih in olden times
    v dobrih starih čásih in the good old days
    v tistem čásu at that time
    ob katerem čásu? at what time?
    v sedanjem čásu at present, now
    v določenem čásu within a fixed period, in due course
    zadnje čáse lately
    za vse čáse for all time
    prav v zadnjem čásu quite recently
    od davnih čásov from time immemorial, from time out of mind
    ob določenem čásu at the appointed time
    v prostem čásu at one's leisure
    šala o nepravem čásu ill-timed jest
    škoda čása za to it's a mere waste of time
    vsaka stvar ob svojem čásu everything in its season
    vse ob svojem čásu there is a time for everything, all in good time
    v čásu, v čásih poplav in times of flood
    čás beži time flies
    skrajni čás je it is high time
    to je samo vprašanje čása it's only a question of time
    je že tudi čás! (it's) about time, too!
    to je samo izguba čása it's a sheer waste of time
    za to je še čás there is plenty of time for that
    za to je še do jutri čás it can wait till tomorrow
    bil je čás, ko... time was when...
    za to je treba čása this takes time
    določiti čás to fix a date
    dati komu čás to give someone time
    imate malo čása zame? can you spare me a moment?
    čás se mu vleče time hangs heavy on his hands
    ne imeti čása za... to have no time for
    krajšati si čás to while away the time
    izkoristiti čás to take time by the forelock
    imam nekaj prostega čása I have some time to spare
    iti (vštric) s čásom to be abreast of the times
    nimam dosti čása, ne smem izgubljati čása I have no time to spare
    kje so lepi stari čási? pesniško where are the snows of yester year?
    kako dolgo čása ga ni! what a long time he has been gone!
    korakati s čásom to move with the times
    čási so minuli, ko... time was, when...
    čás je potekel time is up
    preganjati čás (figurativno) to while away the time
    prihraniti čás to save time
    prebiti svoj čás to pass one's time
    njegov čás je prišel his hour has struck
    čakati svoj čás to bide one's time
    držati korak s čásom to keep pace with the times
    priti ravno o pravem čásu to come in the nick of time
    čás bo pokazal time will show, time will tell
    čás presti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
    je škoda čása (ne izplača se) it is not worth while
    ob nepriličnem čásu priti h komu to intrude upon someone's time
    štopati čás to time with a stopwatch
    on je videl boljše čáse he had known better times
    vzeti mnogo čása to take long
    precéj čása mi bo vzelo, da... it will take me ages to...
    to mi vzame skoraj ves moj čás it takes up nearly all my time
    vzemite si čás! take your time!
    ubi(ja)ti čás to kill time
    ves čás sem to vedel I have known it all the time (ali all along)
    precéj čása te že nisem videl I haven't seen you for ages
    precéj čása bo trajalo, da... it will take some time to...
    zapravljati tratiti (svoj) čás to waste one's time, to fritter away one's time, ZDA žargon to boondoggle
    med tem čásom se je marsikaj zgodilo many things have happened in between
    čás je denar time is money
    preživljati težke čáse to have a hard time
    čás hitro teče time passes quickly (ali races by, flies)
  • číslanje čísli esteem

    biti zelo v čislih pri kom to be held in high esteem by someone
    imeti koga v čislih to esteem someone
    ne biti preveč v čislih to enjoy no great esteem
  • člôvek man, pl men; human being; fellow, individual, person

    člôvek (božji)! (vzklik nestrpnosti) man (alive)!
    čuden člôvek a queer (ali an odd) fellow
    nepomemben člôvek nonentity
    odrasel člôvek grown-up person, adult
    noben člôvek nobody, not a soul
    navaden, poprečen člôvek the man in the street, the average person
    vsak člôvek everybody, everyone
    poslovni člôvek man of business
    on je prijeten člôvek he is a pleasant fellow
    on je najboljši člôvek na svetu he is the best man alive; there is no better man alive (than he)
    člôvek za vsak posel, za vse jack-of-all-trades, pl jacks-of-all-trades
    člôvek u podoben man-like; anthropoid
    kakšen člôvek pa je on? what kind of person is he?, what sort of fellow is he?
    on je tudi samó člôvek he is only human
    Vi ste člôvek, ki ga hočem, potrebujem you are the man I want
    kaj naj si člôvek misli o njem? what should one think of him?
    kaj drugega bi člôvek mogel reči v tem primeru? what else could a man say in this case?
    člôvek obrača, bog pa obrne man proposes, God disposes
    člôvek na slabem glasu a bad egg (ali hat, lot)
  • čúden queer, uncommon, unusual; eccentric; strange; singular; odd; original; curious; VB žargon rum

    kako čúdno! what a curious thing!
    čúdna opazka a strange remark
    to je čúdno that is strange
    on je čúden patron he is a strange fellow
    nič čúdnega, če... no wonder if...
    na tem ni nič čúdnega there is nothing strange in (ali about) it
    čudno (presenetljivo, za čuda) curiously enough, strange to say
    čúdno se počutiti to feel strange
    čúdno, da tega niste (ne bi bili) slišali strange that you should not have heard it
    čúdno se sliši žargon it sounds rum
    kakor se utegne zdeti čúdno... strange as it may appear...
    zaklel je in nič čúdnega (če je) he swore and no wonder
  • čúdo wonder; miracle; marvel; portent, prodigy

    za čúda for a wonder
    kratkotrajno čúdo nine days' wonder
    ni čúda, da... no wonder that...
    on je čúdo spretnosti he is a paragon of efficiency
    za čúda, držal je svojo besedo he kept his word, for a wonder
    delati čúda to work (ali to perform) miracles, to work wonders, figurativno to move mountains
    glej čúd! lo and behold!
  • čút sense

    čút za barve, za lepoto sense of colour, of beauty
    čút za čast, za spodobnost sense of honour, of propriety
    jezikovni čút linguistic instinct
    stanovski čút pride of rank
    čút dolžnosti odgovornosti sense of duty, of responsibility
    šesti čút the sixth sense
    trgovski čút commercial instinct
    petero čútov the five senses
    čút sluha the sense of hearing
    nima čúta za humor he has no sense of humour
    ne imeti moralnega čúta to have no moral sense
    nimam čúta za orientacijo I have no sense of direction
  • da (veznik) that (v predmetnih in osebkovih stavkih se često izpušča)

    z namenom, da bi (in order) that
    da ne bi lest, but
    da le, samó da (če le) provided (that)
    takó da so that, so as to + nedoločnik
    kakor da, kot da as though
    slišal sem, da je bolan I heard (that) he was ill
    mislim, da bo prišel I believe (that) he will come
    gotovo je, da je kriv it is certain (that) he is guilty
    res je, da ni bil tam it is true (that) he was not there
    recimo, da pride danes suppose (ali supposing) he comes today
    jémo, da bi mogli živeti we eat that we may live
    preberite to dvakrat, da ne pozabite! read it twice lest you forget it!
    ; ni še tako pozno, da naši sorodniki ne bi mogli še priti it is not too late for our relatives to come
    bila je tako prijazna, da mi je pisala pismo she was so kind as to write me a letter
    tu ni človeka, da ga jaz ne bi poznal po imenu there is no one here (whom) I could not name, there is no one here whose name I do not know
    nikoli ne pride, da si ne bi izposodil denarja od mene he never comes without borrowing money from me
    da on ni bil tako priseben, bi nas bilo razneslo vse na kosce but for his presence of mind, we might all have been blown to pieces
    nikoli ne dežuje, da ne bi lilo (= nesreča ne pride nikoli sama) it never rains but it pours
  • (pritrdilnica) yes; zastarelo yea, zastarelo pogovorno aye, ay; all right

    mislim dà I think so
    odgovoriti z dà ali ne to answer yea or nay
    ne rečem ne dà ne ne I say neither yes nor no
    reči véliki dà (poročiti se) to say I will; to get married
  • dáleč far (away, off); a long way off; widely, remotely, distantly

    dáleč od tu far from here
    dáleč naokoli far and wide
    dáleč narazen wide apart
    od dáleč from the distance, from afar
    kako dáleč how far, to what extent
    tako dáleč in ne dlje! thus far and no further ali farther
    bil sem dáleč od doma I was far from home
    kako dáleč je (to)? how far is it?
    stanuje dáleč od tu he lives far away from here
    dáleč boljši, dáleč najboljši better by far, by far the best
    dáleč proč (še dolgo ne) far from it, not by a long way (ali chalk)
    dáleč od tega far from it
    še dáleč ne tako zanimiv not nearly so interesting
    dáleč najboljša splošna zgodovina far and away the best general history
    kakor dáleč seže oko as far as the eye can reach
    lahkó tečeš tako dáleč? can you run as far as that?
    držati se dáleč (stran) od to keep (ali to stand) clear of
    kako dáleč si z angleščino? how far have you got with your English?
    počasi se dáleč pride he that goes softly, goes safely
  • dár; darílo gift; present; donation, donative; (nadarjenost) talent, faculty, gift, capacity; (za spomin) keepsake, token; offering, (cvetja) floral offering

    dobiti v dár; darílo to get something as a present
    nima dár; darílou za jezike he has no gift for languages
    dár; darílo govora the gift of eloquence
    poročno(a) dár; daríloilo(a) wedding gift(s); ZDA bridal shower
    božji dár; darílo (miloščina) alms, charity
    prositi za božji dár; darílo to ask for alms
    pravi dár; darílo božji (pravi blagoslov) a veritable godsend
    božično dár; darílo Christmas present, Christmas gift, Christmas box
    danajsko dár; darílo arhaično Greek gift
    za to on nima nobenega darú his talent does not lie in that direction
    si izgubil dar govora? have you lost the use of your tongue?
  • dáti dajáti to give; (podariti) to present with, to give away; (podati) to hand on, to present, to turn over; (dodeliti) to allot, to assign, to apportion; (vročiti) to hand (over), to deliver; (karte) to deal

    dáti, dajáti nazaj to give back, to restore; (podeliti) to grant, to accord, to award, ZDA to donate (to); gledališče to stage, to perform; (ponuditi) to offer; (dobaviti) to deliver, to furnish, to supply; (donašati) to yield, (sadove) to bear, to produce; (naslov) to bestow on, to confer something upon someone
    dáti, dajáti naprej to pass on
    ne (hoteti) dáti, dajáti to refuse, to withhold
    dana veličina a given magnitude
    če sta A in B dana, sledi, daje C... given A and B, C follows...
    v danem primeru (če je tako) in that case; should the need arise; if need be; if so
    dáti, dajáti duška (svoji jezi) to give vent (to one's anger)
    dáti, dajáti prav komu to agree with someone, to concede the point
    dáti, dajáti vsakemu svoje to give everyone his due
    daj mu, kar je njegovega! give him his due!
    ti bom že dal! I'll give it you!
    daj to na mizo! put it on the table!
    daj bog! God grant!
    ne daj bog! God forbid!
    kaj dajejo nocoj v gledališču? what's on at the theatre this evening?
    to (gledališko) igro so dajali tri mesece the play ran for three months
    dal sem mu roko I shook hands with him
    moram da(ja)ti dober zgled I must set a good example
    po čem dajete (koliko stane)...? what is your price for, what do you charge for...?
    nič se ne da napraviti there is nothing to be done
    dáti, dajáti na znanje komu to let someone know
    dáti, dajáti na svetlo to publish, to edit
    dáti, dajáti mnogo na to make much of, to think the world of
    mnogo da na svojo zunanjost he pays great attention to his personal appearance
    malo, nič ne dáti, dajáti na kaj to regard as worthless, not to give a brass farthing for
    on ne da nič na moj nasvet he sets no value upon my advice
    dal se je oslepariti, ogoljufati he let (ali allowed ali suffered) himself to be cheated
    dam si striči lase I have (ali I get) my hair cut
    kje si dajete delat obleke? where do you have your clothes made?
    dáti, dajáti svojo besedo to pledge one's word
    to mi daje misliti! that makes me wonder!
    na to ne dam pečenega groša (nič) I don't give a hoot about that
    dal sem si mnogo truda I took great pains
    dáti, dajáti od sebe (ton) to utter
    ne da se mi... I don't feel like, I am unwilling (ali loath ali disinclined) to...
    ne da se mi brati I don't feel like reading, I am loath (ali unwilling) to read
    (to) se ne da zanikati there's no denying (it)
    dáti, dajáti se spoznati, prepoznati to make oneself known
    dajati je lepše kot jemati it is better to give than to receive
    dáti, dajáti življenje za to sacrifice one's life for
    dvakrat da, kdor hitro da he gives twice who gives in a trice; arhaično while the grass grows the steed starves
  • délati to work, to be at work; to do; to make; to manufacture; (biti zaposlen) to be employed (funkcionirati) to function

    težko délati to toil, to labour
    délati za koga to work for someone
    kaj delaš (sedajle)? what are you doing (now)?
    délati v akordu to be a pieceworker, to do piecework
    nimam kaj délati I have no work to do
    délati kot črna živina to work like a nigger (ali like a slave)
    delati na čem to work on something, to be busy with something, to be engaged on something
    délati po navodilih to act (ali to proceed) according to instructions (ali as instructed), to follow the instructions
    on dela le za svojo korist he looks only after his own interests
    prekomerno délati to overwork someone
    délati napake to make mistakes
    délati krivico komu to do wrong to someone
    délati za vsakdanji kruh to work for one's daily bread
    on dela na svojo roko figurativno he is not authorized to act; pogovorno he's acting off his own bat
    dela po svoji mili volji he has his own way, he pleases himself
    površno délati to botch, to bungle
    délati kot mravlja a to be busy as a bee
    délati sitnosti to cause trouble
    délati težave to make difficulties
    stroj dela the machine is working (ali running)
    stroj ne dela (je brez dela) the machine is idle, (je pokvarjen) the machine is out of order
    trdo délati to work hard, to labour, to toil, to drudge
    pri kom si dajete délati obleke? who is your tailor?
    dan se dela it is dawn, it is daybreak, day is dawning
    délati se (pretvarjati se) to pretend, to make pretence, to feign
    dela se bolnega he pretends to be ill
    dela se neumnega he plays the fool
    dela se gluhega he pretends he is deaf
    délati se norca iz koga to make fun of someone, to make a fool of someone
    dela se bogatega he pretends to be rich, he makes believe he is rich
    delal sem se jeznega I pretended to be angry
    delal se je, kot da ničesar ne vidi he pretended to see nothing
    kdor ne dela, naj ne jé arhaično no mill, no meal
  • délo work; labour; (zaposlitev) employment, job; (enolično, naporno) grind; (snažilkino) charring, cleaning, ZDA chore; (garanje) drudgery; (težko) toil

    duševno délo brainwork, headwork
    délo ročno manual work, manual labour
    javna déla public works pl
    délo od kosa piecework
    naloženo délo task
    délo zunaj hiše outdoor work
    nočno délo night work, pogovorno nights pl
    običajno délo ordinary labour
    priložnostno délo odd job
    obvezno délo compulsory work
    kvalificirano délo skilled work
    pisarniško délo clerical work
    poljsko délo farm work, agricultural labour
    prisilno délo forced labour, penal servitude
    prostovoljno délo voluntary work
    pogodbeno délo contract work
    nestrokovno délo unskilled work
    ročno, fino délo fancywork
    žensko ročno délo needlework
    rutinsko, tekoče délo routine work
    mučno, dolgočasno délo drudgery, toiling and moiling
    površno délo bungled (ali botched) work
    brez déla (brezposeln) unemployed, jobless
    zmožen za délo able to work
    s trdim, težkim délom by working hard
    borza déla employment agency, labour exchange
    pravica do déla the right to work (ali to a job)
    program déla work programme
    ustavitev déla cessation of work
    področje déla sphere of activity (ali of action)
    nesposoben za délo unfit for work, not fit for work, incapacitated
    temeljna organizacija združenega déla basic organization of associated labour
    pri délu at work
    na délo! get to work!
    délo na črno žargon scab labour
    družbeno (fizično, minulo, proizvodno) délo social (physical, past, productive) work
    presežno (skupno) délo surplus labour (joint work)
    svobodna menjava déla free change of employment
    združeno (živo) délo associated (current) labour
    plačilo po délu payment linked to performance, payment by results
    pogoji za délo labour conditions
    biti pri délu to be at work
    vaša obleka je v délu your suit (ali dress, costume) is in hand, is being made (ali attended to)
    dati komu délo to give someone work, to give someone employment
    to je težko délo it is uphill work
    iti na délo to go to work
    iskati délo to look for a job
    vedno samó délo in nič oddiha all work and no play
    izogibati se déla to dodge work
    biti s srcem pri délu to put one's heart into one's work
    lotiti se déla to set to work, to get on with it, to get down to it, to start work, ZDA to get busy
    zopet se lotiti déla to resume work
    biti brez déla to be out of work
    imeti mnogo déla to have plenty to do, to have a lot of work on hand, to have a great deal of work to do
    imam drugega déla dovolj (figurativno) I've enough on my plate already, I have other fish to fry
    nastopiti délo to start work
    izvesti délo to get one's job (ali work) done, to carry out one's work
    je kar precéj déla, veste! it's quite a job, you know!
    odkazati komu neko délo to set someone a task
    posvetiti se svojemu délu to devote (ali to apply) oneself to one's work
    povzročiti komu mnogo déla to put someone to great inconvenience
    opravljati délo to do a job
    délo stoji, počiva work is at a standstill
    končati s svojim délom to get one's work done
    imel sem neko délo I had a job to do
    čisto se predati délu pogovorno to keep one's nose to the grindstone
    ustaviti délo to stop work, to strike (work), to go on strike, to walk out, to down tools
    vreči se na délo to put one's back into a job, to get down to it
    obsoditi na težko délo to sentence to hard labour
    ukvarjati se z literarnim délom to be engaged in literary pursuits
    rudarji so zapustili délo the miners have come out (on strike)
    dušiti se v délu to be swamped (ali overwhelmed) with work
    čez glavo imam déla I'm up to my ears (ali eyes, neck) in work
    pridnega k délu priganjati (figurativno) to spur a willing horse
    on se nikoli ne dotakne déla he never does a stroke of work
    tovarna je ustavila délo the factory has stopped work
    živeti od déla svojih rok to live by the sweat of one's palms
    brez déla ni jela you get nothing for nothing
    dober začetek je pol déla a good start is half the battle
    po délu, ne po besedah cenimo človeka actions speak louder than words
    po délu spoznaš človeka by their works you will know them