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beséden verbal; word

besédni boj battle of words
besédna družina family of words
besédna igra pun; play (up)on words
besédni pomen meaning (ali sense) of a word
besédni red word order
besédni prepir dispute
besédna vojna war of words
besédna vrsta part of speech
besédna uganka logogriph
besédni zaklad word-stock, vocabulary
prijatelj besédnih iger punner, punster
napraviti besédno igro to pun (na, ob, za on, upon)

debáta debate; discussion

odgoditi debáto (do) to adjourn a debate (till)
spustiti se v debáto to enter into (ali upon) a discussion
udeležiti se debáte to take part in a discussion
zavlačevati debáto to protract a debate, (v parlamentu) to filibuster
to vprašanje je še v debáti this question is under discussion
zakonski osnutek bo prišel v debáto jutri the bill will come up (ali will be debated ali will be taken up) tomorrow

délen¹ partial

délna delanezmožnost partial disability
délno plačilo part payment
delno (prislov) partly, partially

desêti -a, -o the tenth

10. maj May 10th May (beri: May the tenth, the tenth of May)
dne 10. maja on the 10th of May
Karl X Charles X (beri: Charles the Tenth)
desêti del the tenth part
desêta potenca matematika tenth power

dírka race; racing

avtomobilska dírka motor race
avtomobilske dírke motor racing
kolesarska dírka cycle race
kolesarske dírke cycling
konjska dírka horse race
konjske dírke racing, the races
iti na dírke to go to the races, to go to race meetings
prisostvovati konjskim dírkam to go to horse-race meetings, to be a racegoer
udeležiti se dírke to compete (ali to take part) in a race
konjska dírka brez zaprek flat race

doigráti to play to the end

doigráti svojo vlogo (figurativno) to play out one's part

gláven principal, main, chief; cardinal; primary; master; anatomija cephalic

v glávnem chiefly, mainly, on the whole, in the main
glávni artikel principal article
glávna blagajna main cash desk (ali box office, checkout)
glávna cesta trunk (ali main) road
glávna čednost cardinal virtue
glávni delničar principal shareholder
glávni cilj primary target
glávni dobitek (v loteriji) first prize, the big prize
glávni dogodek main event
glávni del main part; body
glávni dedič chief heir, pravo residuary legatee
glávni film feature film, (filmskega programa) main feature
glávni igralec gledališče leading man, (igralka) leading lady; lead; star
glávni jambor mainmast
glávna jed main course
glávna hrana staple diet, chief food, staple food
glávni izdatki principal expenditure (ali outlay), major expenses pl
glávna knjižnica main library
glávni knjižničar chief librarian
glávna knjiga trgovina ledger
zaključiti glávno knjigo to balance the ledger
glávni kolodvor, glávna postaja (železniška) central station, main station, (končna) terminus, ZDA terminal; main railroad station
glávni jašek main shaft
glávna naloga main (ali chief) task
glávni napad main attack; main effort
glávno mesto capital, metropolis
glávna napaka chief fault; main defect
glávna krivda principal fault
glávna obrambna črta main defence line, main fighting line, main line of resistance (krajšava: MLR)
glávni oltar high altar
glávna os main axis
glávni oddelek main department
glávni namen main object, chief purpose
glávna misel main (ali principal) idea
glávni krivec pravo major (ali chief) offender; principal
glávna oseba principal person, head, gledališče (roman) hero, chief character, protagonist; pogovorno leading light, kingpin
glávno oporišče main base
glávna paluba main deck
glávna poteza (značaja itd.) chief trait, principal feature
glávni poklic (zaposlitev) chief occupation
glávni pojem, glávna ideja main idea (ali principal notion)
glávna potreba chief requirement
glávna prometna cesta (ulica) principal thoroughfare, highway, ZDA thruway
gláven priča principal witness
glávna proga main line, (železniška) main line, ZDA trunk line
glávni pomen chief importance
glávni pogoj principal condition, principal requirement
glávna pozornost main attention
usmeriti glávno pozornost na to direct one's special attention to
glávni plinovod gas main
glávno poslopje main building
glávno pravilo first principle, fundamental principle
glávna pomanjkljívost chief defect
glávna postavka main item
glávni poštni urad General (ali Main) Post Office
glávni razlog principal reason, (motiv) primary motive
glávna reka main stream
glávna sezona high season
glávna skušnja gledališče dress (ali full ali general) rehearsal
glávni sovražnik chief enemy
glávna sestavina (sestavni del) chief constituent, principal ingredient
glávni stavek gramatika main (ali principal) clause
glávna stvar chief matter; main thing, most important thing
to je glávna stvar that's all that matters
glávna razlika main difference
glávna razprava pravo (main) trial; hearing
glávna stroka speciality; main line, (v šoli) VB main subject, ZDA major
izbrati zgodovino kot glávno stroko (predmet) VB to take history as one's main subject, ZDA to major in history
glávni šlager (zvočnega filma itd.) themesong
glávni števnik cardinal number
glávno tržišče principal market
glávni urednik chief editor
glávni vzrok chief cause, principal reason
glávni vod (telefonski) trunk line
glávni vir chief source
glávni vir dohodkov principal source of revenue
glávni ugovor chief objection
glávni vhod main entrance
glávna vrata main door
glávna varovalka (elektrika) main fuse, main cutout
glávna težava main difficulty
glávna (mestna) ulica high street, ZDA main street; main road; arterial road, high road
glávni električni vod the mains pl, (plinski, vodovodni itd.) gas main, water main
glávni vidik main aspect
glávno vprašanje chief (ali main) question
glávno železniško vozlišče main junction
glávna vsebina principal contents pl; substance; summary
glávna vloga gledališče leading role, lead, star role; leading part (ali character), (ženska) female lead
igralec v glávni vlogi star, ZDA (tudi) headliner
igrati glávno vlogo to star, (manj važno) ZDA to feature
kdo igra glávno vlogo gledališče who is playing the lead?
v glavni glávni nastopa g. X the show stars Mr. X, Mr. X is appearing in the lead (ali in the main role)
glávni igralec leading actor, star (performer)
glávna zahteva prime (ali chief) requisite, primary requirement
glávno žarišče principal focus

godrnjánje grumble, grumbling; growl, growling; pogovorno bellyaching

sprejeti kaj brez godrnjánja to accept something in good part

górnji upper; higher

górnji del the upper part
górnje nadstropje top floor, upper storey
Gornja (lordska) zbornica, Gornji dom the Upper House
górnj Ren the upper Rhine
górnjih 10.000 (figurativno) the upper ten (thousand)
iz górnjega sledi it follows from the above...
górnje se potrjuje the above is confirmed

igráti to play; gledališče to act, to perform

igráti na glasbilo to play (on) an instrument
igráti za denar to play for money
igráti karte to play cards
igráti (kako) igro to play (at) a game
igráti v loteriji to invest in a lottery, to try one's luck in a raffle
igráti šah to play chess
igráti za zabavo (ne za denar) to play for fun
napačno igráti glasba to play wrong notes
igráti na prvi pogled, brez priprave glasba to play at sight
igráti vlogo to play a part, to take the part of, (o igralcu) to act a part
igráti velikega gospoda to put on airs, to swank
igráti klavir to play the piano
igráti komedijo (figurativno) to feign, to simulate, to pretend
visoko igráti to gamble (for high stakes); to play for high stakes
igráti neodločeno šport, nogomet itd. to draw (a match)
igráti se to play; to toy (z with); to amuse oneself, to sport
igráti se z besedami to play on words, to pun, to indulge in word-play
denar igra važno vlogo money plays an important role

ločítev separation, disjunction; severance; (slovo) leaving, parting; (zakona) divorce

ločítev od postelje in mize separation from bed and board
tožba za ločítev zakona suit for divorce, divorce suit
sodna ločítev (zakona) judicial separation
doseči ločítev to obtain a separation order
ura ločítve hour of parting (ali leave-taking), time to part
verska ločítev (razkol) schism
ločítev od separation from, severance from

ločíti to separate; to sever; (razlikovati) to distinguish, to differentiate; (razporočiti) to divorce, to separate by divorce

ločíti se kot prijatelji to part as friends
ločíti se (razporočiti se) to divorce
ločíti se od moža (žene) to divorce one's husband (one's wife)
ločíti se (odcepiti se) to secede (od from)
dati se ločíti od moža to obtain a divorce from one's husband
ločíti se (raziti se) to part company
ločíti se (razlikovati se) to be distinguished by, to differ from, to vary (from)
zakon je bil ločen (razvezan) the marriage has been dissolved
preden se ločimo (razidemo) before parting

loteríja lottery, (predmetna) raffle

igrati v loteríji to take part in a lottery (ali raffle), to buy a lottery (ali raffle) ticket
dobiti, zadeti v loteríji to win a lottery, to win a prize in a raffle (ali lottery)

narázen asunder; apart; separately

močnó, daleč narázen wide apart
iti narázen to part; to sever; to split up; (poti) to branch off, to diverge
biti narázen to be apart
dati narázen to separate; to take to pieces; to take apart; to disassemble
pasti narázen to fall to pieces

odplačílo payment; (dolgá) paying off, settlement

končno odplačílo final payment
obročno odplačílo instalment; part payment

odslovíti (iz službe) dismissal; discharge; (častnika iz službe) to cashier (an officer)

odslovíti gospodinjsko pomočnico to give notice to a servant, to part with a servant; (odgnati, znebiti se) to turn away

oséba person; personage; figure; subject, individual; personality; pravo person, being, body

fizična oséba natural person
javna oséba an official
(ne)zaželena oséba persona (non) grata
glavna oséba v družbi (pogovorno) kingpin
dramske osébe (= zasedba vlog) gledališče dramatis personae pl, cast list
pravna oséba legal person, corporate body, body corporate, corporation
jaz za svojo osébo I for my part, I myself, as far as I am concerned
po posredovanju neke tretje osébe through a third person (ali party)
govoriti v 3. osébi (npr. služabnik z gospodarjem) to address in the third person
več oséb mi je reklo... several people (have) told me...
to zavisi od osébe that depends on who it is
to bo stalo pet funtov na osébo, po osébi that will cost five pounds a head
družbeno pravna oséba social legal entity
civilno pravna oséba civil legal entity

podplêsti to mend by knitting

podplêsti nogavico to darn (the worn part of) a sock

pogóvor conversation; talk, talking; discourse; discussion; (kramljanje) chat, chatting; (v dvoje) dialogue; (s samim seboj) soliloquy, monologue; colloquy; (pri mizi) table talk; (o nepomembnih stvareh) small talk, everyday talk; (le o svoji stroki) shop, ZDA shoptalk; (med štirimi očmi) a talk in private

telefonski pogóvor call
nujen (telefonski) pogóvor emergency (ali priority) call
predmet pogóvora subject of conversation, subject under discussion
ona je predmet pogóvora vsega mesta she is the talk of the whole town
biti v pogóvoru s kom to be in conversation with someone
napeljati pogóvor na kak predmet to introduce a subject
menjati predmet pogóvora to change the subject, to turn the conversation round (to another topic)
opustiti pogóvor o kakem predmetu to let the subject drop
pustimo pogóvor o tem! let's drop the subject!
pridružiti se pogóvoru to join in a (ali the) conversation
prekiniti svoj pogóvor to stop talking, to break off
stopiti v pogóvor, začeti pogóvor s kom to get, to enter into conversation with someone
podaljšati telefonski pogóvor (čez tri minute) to extend a call (beyond three minutes)
prijaviti telefonski pogóvor to book a call
spustiti se v pogóvor s kom, zaplesti koga v pogóvor to engage someone in conversation
udeležiti se pogóvora to take part in a conversation, to follow a conversation
vzdrževati pogóvor (figurativno) to keep the ball rolling

póleg beside, by the side of; by, close by; next to

póleg tega besides, furthermore, moreover; as well; in addition; also, too
stanuje póleg mene he is living next door to me, he lives close by
tudi on je bil póleg he, too, was one of the company (ali party)
mene ni bilo póleg I was not around, I did not take part in it
stal je čisto póleg he stood close by
hodil sem póleg nje I walked beside her (ali by her side)
póleg hiše je vrt there is a garden adjoining the house