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spomín memory; remembrance (of), recollection; reminiscence (of); mind; (spominek) souvenir, keepsake, (s sejma) fairing

dober spomín retentive (ali tenacious) memory
po spomínu by (ali from) memory
v spomín na in memory of, in remembrance of
v spomínu sedaj živečih within living memory
spomenik njemu v spomín a monument to his memory
spomína vreden memorable
prijetni spomíni pleasant recollections pl
spomíni na prvo svetovno vojno recollections of the Great War (ali the first World War)
imeti dober spomín to have a good memory
imeti slab spomín za (biti pozabljiv) to have a weak memory for
imeti kaj v medlem spomínu to have a dim recollection of something
imam še (vedno) v spomínu it is still within my recollection
imeti kaj v spomínu to have something in remembrance, to bear (ali to have, to keep) something in mind
obdržati v lepem spomínu koga to hold someone in fond remembrance
obujati spomíne to recall memories
objaviti svoje spomíne to publish one's reminiscences
poklicati komu kaj v spomín to recall something to mind
ohraniti v dobrem spomínu kaj to retain a good memory of something
moj spomín sega le deset let nazaj my memory spans only the last ten years
to mi je ušlo iz spomína it has escaped my memory
če me spomín ne vara if my memory serves me (right)
vtisniti komu kaj v spomín to stamp something on someone's mind
vtisniti si v spomín to commit to memory
živeti od spomínov to live on one's reminiscences

sréča (notranja) happiness, felicity; (muhasta) fortune; (slučajna) (good) luck, good fortune, lucky chance

veliko sréče! good luck!
na sréčo, k sréči fortunately, luckily, by a lucky chance
na slepo sréčo at random, at haphazard, at a venture, in a happygo-lucky way
vso sréčo! may good luck go with you!
najboljšo sréčo! the best of luck (to you)!
kolo sréče Fortune's wheel, the ups and downs of life
v sréči ali nesreči in weal or woe, for good or ill, come weal or woe
opoteča sréča chequered fortune
sprememba sréče (na slabše) change for the worse, reversal of fortune
(še) sréča, da... it's a piece of luck that...
prava sréča, da ste slučajno bili tam it's a blessing you happened to be there
vojna sréča contingencies pl of war
to (pa) je sréča! that's what I call good luck!
bila bi velika sréča, če... it would be a great slice of luck if...
to je pač moja sréča! (imam pač tako sréčo!) that's just my luck!
lahko govorimo o sréči we can consider ourselves lucky
sréča je hotela, da... as luck would have it...
imam sréčo I am in luck, I am lucky
nimam sréče I have no luck, I am out of luck
to se pravi imeti sréčo! that's what I call good luck!
imeti veliko sréčo to have much good luck
imeti več sréče kot pameti to be more lucky than wise
marsikdo ima več sréče kot pameti fortune favours fools
imeti nepričakovano sréčo (pogovorno) to strike oil
imeti vražjo sréčo to be dead lucky
imeti vedno sréčo pri kartanju to be always lucky at cards
imel sem sréčo I had a stroke of luck
iskati sréčo to seek fortune
če bo šlo vse po sréči if everything goes well
poskusiti sréčo to try one's luck, to take one's chance, to chance one's luck, (žargon) to chance it
to ti bo prineslo sréčo it will bring you good luck
poskusiti kaj na slepo sréča to have a go
napraviti kaj na slepo sréčo (pogovorno) to chance one's arm
dal sem si prerokovati sréčo I had my fortune told
vedeževati komu sréčo to tell someone his fortune
vsakemu se sréča enkrat nasmeje every dog has his (ali its) day
skaliti sréčo to mar someone's happiness
voščiti, želeti komu sréčo pri... to wish someone joy of...
pot do sréče je trnova arhaično no joy without annoy
kadar sem imel največ sréče, sem zaslužil X SIT in my heyday I earned X tolars
sréča me zapušča my fortunes are at a low ebb
zibati se v sréči to walk (ali to tread) on air
bogastvo samo nam še ne more nuditi sréče wealth alone cannot procure us happiness
vse mu gre po sréči (se mu obrne v sréčo) everything in the garden's lovely, arhaično all things conspire to make him happy
vsak je svoje sréče kovač every man is the architect of his fortune

strúna string; chord; (iz črev) catgut

strúna na reketu (loparju) the strings of a racket
napeti strúne na violino to string a violin
preveč napeti strúne to tune the strings too high
to strúno ubrati to harp on that subject (ali topic)
druge strúne ubrati to change one's tune, to sing another song
ubrati milejše strúne to adopt a milder tone
pravo strúno ubrati (zadeti) to touch the right chord
udariti na ustrezno strúno to strike a responsive chord
vedno isto strúno ubirati to be always harping on the same subject (ali topic)
ubirati strúne to pluck the strings

sumljív suspicious; suspect

sumljívega izvora of suspicious (ali questionable) origin
nekaj sumljívega je gledé... there is something fishy about...
to je videti sumljívo that looks suspicious
vohati nekaj sumljívega (figurativno) to smell a rat
pričanje sokrivca je vedno sumljívo the evidence of an accomplice is always suspect
prikazati koga kot sumljívega to cast (ali to draw) suspicion on someone

še still; yet, as yet

še ne not yet
še vedno still
še nikoli never yet
še enkrat once more
še več still more
še danes this very day
še do danes, še zdaj this very day, even now
še nocoj this very night
še do pred kratkim, do nedavnega until very recently
še isti dan on the very same day
še pred enim tednom sem govoril z njim it is only a week since I spoke to him
še dolgo pozneje for a long time after
še ta teden before this week is over
še oni teden sem jo videl I saw her only last week
še včeraj only yesterday
še zadnjega maja as late as last May
še letos bodo prišli they will still arrive this year
še leta 1960 as late as 1960
še lani only last year
še boljši better still
še močneje kot even stronger than...
še enkrat toliko twice as much, as much again
še enkrat tako velik twice as tall, as tall again
še mnogo much (oziroma many) more
samó še to pot (tokrat) just once more, only this once
komaj še kdo hardly anyone left
še dražji, še višji dearer still, higher still
(samo) še trenutek just a moment
še nikoli never yet
še kaj (drugega)? anything more (ali else)?
imaš še kaj papirja? have you (got) any paper left?
imaš še kaj denarja? have you any money left?
še eno skodelico čaja, prosim! another cup of tea, please!
daj mi še malo kruha! (could I have) another piece of bread, please
danes je vreme še slabše kot včeraj today the weather is even worse than yesterday
dokler je še čas while there is still time
on še ne more delati he is still unfit for work
tega še nikoli nisem videl I have never seen that before
počakaj še dva dni! wait another two days!
daj mu še en kozarec vode! give him another glass of water!
treba je še videti it is yet to be seen
to bomo še videli that remains to be seen
še vedno živijo v Ljubljani they are still living in Ljubljana
še to zimo bo prišel he will be here some time this winter
lahkó še pride he may still come, he may come yet
poskusi še enkrat! try again!, try once more!, pogovorno have another go!
kaj še hoče? what else does he want?
lahko počakaš še en teden? can you wait another week?
še tega je manjkalo! that's all we wanted!
ni bila še dolgo omožena, ko... she had not long been married when...
ostalo je še nekaj denarja there's still some money left, there's a bit of cash left over
naj bo še tako bogat, ne bo uspel no matter how rich he is, he will not succeed
še (= niti) pogledal me ni he did not so much as look at me
kaj še! (= kje pa, ni govora o tem!) what next!
še obesili ga bodo, še na vislicah bo končal! he'll come to a sticky end (one of these days)!
še (vedno) smo tu we are still here
dokler je še živel while he was still alive
nisem še končal I have not yet finished, I still haven't finished

tíčati to be; to stick (v in)

tíčati do ušes, do vratú v dolgovih to be up to one's ears in debt
kje pa tičiš ves ta čas? where have you been all this time?
vedno doma tíčati to be a stay-at-home
on vedno doma tiči he stays indoors; he is a stay-athome, he is a homebody (ali homebird)
vedno skupaj tíčati (figurativno) to be inseparable
v tem grmu tiči zajec (figurativno) that's the gist (of the whole matter), that is where the dog is buried, (tu je težava) there's the rub, that's the whole point
ključ tiči v vratih the key is in the lock

tír track, ZDA trackage; line; rails pl

železniški tír railway track
enojni (dvojni) tír single (double) track
industrijski tír factory (ali private) siding
stranski tír siding
vlak je skočil s tíra the train was derailed
spraviti koga iz tíra (figurativno) to put someone off his stride
vreči iz tíra to throw someone off the track
vržen iz tíra (figurativno) thrown out of gear
vedno hodi po istem tíru (figurativno) he always follows the same track
skočiti s tíra to run off the rails, to be derailed
spraviti kaj zopet v pravi tír to put something right again
prišel je iz tíra (figurativno) he has gone off the rails
prekoračenje tírov (prehod čez tire) je potnikom prepovedano! passengers must not cross the line!

tróbiti to trumpet; to blow (ali to sound) a trumpet

tróbiti alarm to sound an alarm
tróbiti za juriš to sound the charge
tróbiti za nočni počitek, spanje vojska to sound the retreat, ZDA to play taps
tróbiti k umiku to sound the (oziroma a) retreat
vedno v isti rog trobi (figurativno) he's always singing the same old tune (ali humoristično the tune the old cow died of)
tróbiti komu na ušesa to din into someone's ears

tvój -a, -e your, arhaično thy; (zaimek) yours, arhaično thine

tvój, -a, -e prijatelj your friend
neki tvój, -a, -e prijatelj a friend of yours
tisti tvój, -a, -e klobuk that hat of yours
moj in tvój, -a, -e brat my brother and yours
to je tvoje this is yours
tvój, -a, -e vdani, vedno tvój, -a, -e ever yours
tvój, -a, -e vdani X. (v pismih) yours sincerely, X.
naj bo po tvojem have it your own way
po tvojem to ni tako according to you (ali to your idea) it isn't so
ti in tvoji you and yours
kar je moje, je tvoje what's mine is yours

vèč more; plus

vèč kot... more than...
vèč (od njih) several
še vèč still more
vèč kot dovolj enough and to spare
vèč ljudi several people
ne vèč no more, no longer
vèč ali manj more or less
nič vèč no more
vèč dni several days, a day or two
vedno vèč in vèč more and more
nikoli vèč nevermore, never again
vèč kot enkrat more than once
vèč kot teden dni (kot en teden) for over a week
čim vèč, tem bolje the more the better
čim vèč dela, tem vèč potroši the more he works the more he spends
sem vèč kot zadovoljen I am more than satisfied
on ni vèč nesrečen he is no longer unhappy
ni ga vèč he is no more
bil si moj prijatelj, pa nisi vèč you used to be a fiend of mine but you aren't any longer
imam vèč denarja kot ti I have (ali pogovorno I've got) more money than you
vèč imaš, vèč hočeš imeti much will have more
vèč jih je kot nas there are more of them (than of us)
ne odlašaj vèč! delay no longer!, pogovorno don't put it off any longer!
nič vèč me ne zebe I don't feel cold any longer
vèč od njih poznam I know several of them
nimam vèč denarja I have no money left, I have no more money
spoznal, srečal sem se z vèč člani kluba I met several members of the club
ne misli vèč na to! don't think of it any more!, pogovorno forget it!
nisem mogel vèč molčati I could not remain silent any longer
ne bom vèč čakal I shall not wait any longer
ne maram vèč slišati nobene besede o tem I don't want to hear another word about it
od takrat ga nisem vèč videl I have not seen him since (then)

vólja will; will power; volition; (želja) wish, pleasure; (razpoloženje) mood, temper, frame of mind, vein, humour; (namera) intention, mind

po vólji at will, at pleasure
proti moji (lastni) vólji against my (own) will
proti vólji (nerad) with a bad grace, unwillingly
po moji mili vólji to my heart's desire (ali content), at my own sweet will, arhaično to the top of my bent
za božjo vóljo! for goodness' sake!, good gracious!, for God's sake!, for heaven's sake!
slabe vólje moody
svobodna vólja free will
iz lastne vólje of one's own volition
zadnja vólja (oporoka) last will, (will and) testament
drage vólje most willingly
železna vólja iron will
po lastni vólji of one's own will (ali accord)
ljudje dobre vólje men of good will
biti na vóljo to be at hand
biti komu na vóljo to be at someone's disposal
biti dobre (slabe) vólja to be in a good (bad) temper (ali humour), to be of good cheer (in a bad mood)
če te je vólja if you care, if you are so minded, if you are willing
ni me vólja I don't care
slabe vólje je he is out of humour
nisem pri vólji za (kaj) I am not in the humour for (sth)
pri najboljši vólji se ne morem spomniti I can't for the life of me remember
stori po svoji vólji! do as you like!
to je moja poslednja vólja (napisana oporoka) this is my last will and testament
storil sem to proti svoji vólji I did it unwillingly (ali reluctantly)
spraviti koga v dobro vóljo to put someone in a good humour
spravil me je v slabo vóljo he made me cross
on vedno uveljavi svojo vóljo he always has his own way (ali gets what he wants)
pokvariti komu dobro vóljo to ruffle someone's temper
on nima nobene (svoje) vólje he has no will of his own
pri najboljši vólji tega ne moremo napraviti with the best will in the world we just cannot do it
nekako me je vólja, da bi (šel) I have half a mind to (go)
on je brez vsake (svoje) vólje (figurativno) he is a mere rubber stamp
svojo slabo vóljo je stresel name he vented his spleen on me
kjer je vólja, je (tudi) moč where there's a will there's a way
zgodi se tvoja vólja religija thy will be done!

za for; for the purpose of; in favour of; after; behind; (= za časa) during

dan za dnem day by day
eden za drugim one after another, one behind the other
korak za korakom step by step
enkrat za vselej once and for all
za ves svet ne not for (all) the world
za gorami beyond the mountains
jaz za svojo osebo as far as I am concerned
za mojim hrbtom behind my back
za primer (v primeru) potrebe in case of need
za glavo večji taller by a head
za sedaj for the present
za šalo by way of a joke
argumenti za in proti the pros and the cons
razlogi za in proti the reasons for and against
za menoj! follow me!
(kar) za menoj, prosim! this way, please!
starejši za pet let five years older
jaz, za sebe (zase) as for me
beseda za besedo word for word
mož za možem man by man
zanimanje za... interest in...
za mladino neprimeren film a film unsuitable (ali not suitable) for young people
vstopnica za gledališče a theatre ticket
za vlade (vladanja) kralja Karla II during the reign of Charles II
za (= po pooblastilu) (acting) for, per pro., latinsko per procurationem (krajšava: p.p.)
biti za kaj to be in favour of something
kdo je za (to)? who is in favour?
sem za to, da mu odpustimo I'm in favour of (ali I'm for) pardoning him
večina je za nadaljevanje stavke there is a majority in favour of continuing the strike
to je važno zame (za mene) this is important to me
nekaj je za tem (figurativno) there's something behind it
za hišo je vrt there is a garden behind the house
to je hud udarec za nas it is a hard blow for us
brali smo eden za drugim we took it in turns to read
za koga me (pa) imate (smatrate)? who (arhaično whom) do you take me for?
nimam ga za genija I do not regard him as a genius
za to ceno lahko dobiš to blago povsod you can get these goods anywhere at that price
on jé za tri he eats as much as three
povleči koga za lase to pull someone by the hair
on porabi preveč za sebe (zase) he spends too much on himself
smatrati za dobro to think it advisable
odšel je za vedno he left for good
voditi koga za roko to lead someone by the hand
vzel jo je za ženo he has married her, arhaično he has taken her to wife (ali as his wife)
on zaostaja za časom he is behind the times
zapri vrata za seboj! shut the door after (ali behind) you!
zgrešil je za pol metra he missed by half a metre
zmotil sem se za 10.000 SIT I made a mistake of 10,000 tolars
sedeti za mizo to sit at the table
pustiti za seboj to leave behind

zagábiti se to disgust, to sicken

mastna hrana se mi je zagabila rich food sickens me
ta prizor se mi je zagabil this sight sickened me
zagabilo se mi je delati vedno eno in isto I am sick of doing the same thing
življenje se mu je zagabilo he is sick (ali weary) of life
kruh se nam nikoli ne zagabi bread never turns the stomach
zagabi se mi it makes me sick

zakúp lease; rent; pravo tenancy

v zakúpu on lease, rented, tenanted
dosmrten zakúp tenancy for life
(vedno možen) odpovedljiv zakúp tenancy at will
povraten zakúp leaseback
dati v zakúp to let out on lease, to put out to lease, to lease
(daje se) v zakúp (oglas) to let
imeti v zakúpu to hold on (ali by) lease, to tenant
vzeti v zakúp to take on lease, to rent

zgódba story; tale

zgódbe pl za otroke tales pl (ali stories pl) for children
zgódba o Carusu the Caruso story
smešna, zabavna zgódba funny story
spolzka zgódba risqué story
toda to je (že) druga zgódba but that is another story
kup zgódb pripovedujejo o njem there are lots of stories told about him
vedno ista zgódba always the same old story
zgódbe sv. pisma religija Holy Scripture, Bible
njegova zgódba je bila zelo žalostna his was a very sad story
zgódbe ni bilo ne konca ne kraja, zgódba se je vlekla brez konca in kraja the story dragged on

žálosten sad; mournful; afflicted; melancholy; sorrowful; joyless; gloomy; dismal; downcast; (beden) wretched

žálosten pogled deplorable sight
to so žálostne novice this is sad news
tako sem žálosten zaradi tega I am so sorry (ali sad) to hear (oziroma to see) it
ona je vedno žálostna she is always miserable
žálostna nesreča a sad accident
žálostno pri tem je, da... the sad part of it is that...
biti v žálostnem (bednem) položaju to be in a sorry plight