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jáma pit; cave; cavern; grotto; (brlog) den; (gròb) grave

Postojnska jáma the Postojna caves
jáma za smeti, odpadke refuse pit
zlata jáma gold mine, treasure-house
vodna (suha, snežna, ledena, turistična) jáma active (inactive, freezing, ice, commercial ali show) cave
raziskovanje jám cave research, speleology
kdor drugim jámo koplje, sam vanjo pade he who digs a pit for others, often falls in himself; curses like chickens come home to roost
kopati jámo komu to dig a pit for someone
sam sebi jámo kopati (figurativno) to be hoist with one's own petard, to make a rod for one's own back

jamčevína (polog) deposit; (na sodišču) security, bail; pledge

dati jamčevíno (na sodišču) to give bail
izpustití na prostost proti jamčevíni to release on bail

Jánezek Johnny

česar se je Jánezek učil, to Janez zna (figurativno) you can't teach an old dog new tricks

járek ditch; dike, dyke

obdan z járkom (grad, trdnjava) moated
grajski, trdnjavski járek moat
obcestni járek gutter, zastarelo kennel
strelski járek trench
namakalni járek irrigation ditch
prvi, sprednji strelski járek firetrench
kopati járke to dig ditches, trenches
vkopati se v strelske járke to dig oneself in, to trench
vkopan v strelskih járkih entrenched
zateči se v (zasesti) strelske járke to man the trenches
obdati trdnjavo z járkom to moat

járem yoke; (par) team

járem volov a yoke of oxen
pet jármov volov five yoke of oxen; figurativno bondage, slavery, servitude, oppression
zakonski járem yoke of matrimony (ali of marriage), humoristično matrimonial noose, conjugal yoke, double harness
iti, skloniti se pod jármom (o premagancu) zgodovina to pass (ali to come) under the yoke
ječati pod tujim jármom to groan under a foreign yoke
izpreči iz járma to unyoke
vpreči v járem to yoke
nositi, prenašati járem to endure the yoke
držati v jármu (figurativno) to hold in subjection
otresti se tujega járma to shake (ali to throw) off a reign yoke, to get rid of a foreign yoke
járem suženjstva yoke of slavery

jášek shaft; (rudniški) mineshaft

jášek za dvigalo VB lift shaft, ZDA elevator shaft
jášek za zračenje ventilating shaft
(iz)kopati jášek to sink a shaft

játa night; flock; swarm

játa gosi flock of geese
játa bombnikov bomber squadron
seliti se v játah to migrate in flocks

jávno publicly, in public; in the open street

jávno protestirati to make a public protest

jávnost public

v jávnosti, za jávnost publicly
pred jávnostjo before the public
stik z jávnostjo public relations pl
obrniti se na jávnost to appeal to the public
izključiti jávnost pravo to exclude the public
jávnost se ne pusti prevarati s takimi obljubami the public is not (ali are not) to be deceived by such promises
prinesti v jávnost to bring before the public
priti v jávnost to become known
zasedati ob izključitvi jávnosti to meet behind closed doors (ali pravo in camera)

jáz I; (rabljen kot samostalnik) ego, self

jáz na primer... I for one
jáz sam myself
to sem jáz it is I, pogovorno it's me
on in jáz sva velika prijatelja he and I are close friends
ti to veš tako dobro kot jáz you know this as well as I do
on tega ne verjame in jáz tudi ne he does not believe it and neither do I (ali nor do I)
jáz, ki sem to videl... as one who saw it, I...
kult jáza egoism
drugi jáz second self
preveč misli na svoj jáz he thinks too much of self
on je moj drugi jáz he is my other self

jazz jazz

v slogu jazza jazz
jazz orkester jazz band
igrati jazz to play jazz

jéd dish, meal; food; eating, repast; (zaporedna) course, arhaično remove

med jédjo during the meal
lahka jéd light dish
mesna jéd meat dish, meat
močnata jéd sweet
najljubša jéd favourite dish (ali food)
neprebavljiva jéd indigestible food
neužítna jéd unpalatable (ali insipid) food
narodna jéd national dish
običajna jéd staple dish
škotska jéd Scotch dish
zelenjavna jéd vegetable dish
prinesti jéd (na mizo) to serve, pogovorno to dish up

jedáča food; pogovorno grub, eats pl; eating, foodstuff

jedáča in pijača eating and drinking; meat and drink
to je dobra jedáča this is very good eating

jédkanje etching

jédkati to etch

jedrnát pithy; (slog) concise; terse

kratek in jedrnát short and to the point; terse
jedrnát izrek pithy saying
jedrnát pregovor maxim, terse proverb
jedrnáto reči, povedati to say tersely

jêdro kernel; core; stone; nucleus, pl nuclei; seed; (glavna točka) gist

celično jêdro cell nucleus
orehovo jêdro (nut) kernel
brez jêdra kernelless
pokvarjen do jêdra rotten to the core
jêdro zadeve the very heart of the matter

jêklo steel

jêklu podoben steel-like, steel(y)
trd kot jêklo as hard as steel
besemersko jêklo Bessemer steel
cementirano jêklo cement st.
kaljeno jêklo hardened st.
kromirano jêklo chrome st.
lito jêklo cast st.
Martinovo jêklo Martin steel, open-hearth steel
plemenito jêklo high-quality steel, special alloy steel
legirano jêklo alloy st.
mehko jêklo low (ali mild, soft) steel
nerjavno jêklo stainless (ali rustless) steel
rapidno jêklo high-speed steel
trdo high (ali hard) steel
volframovo jêklo tungsten steel
kaliti jêklo to temper steel
mehko jêklo mild steel

jêrmen strap; (tanek) thong; (za brušenje britve) strop, razor strap; (gonilni) belt; (pri puški) sling

pretepanje, tepež z jêrmenom the strap, arhaično strap oil; (za čevlje, sandale) sandal
pritrditi z jêrmenom to strap (na to)
tepsti z jêrmenom to strap
bičati z jêrmenom to lash
ošvrkniti z jêrmenom to flick

jétika medicina tuberculosis (T.B.); consumption; phthisis; hectic fever

pljučna jétika pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption
zboleti za jétiko to contract tuberculosis, pogovorno to catch T.B.

jéz dam; barrage; dyke, dike

zgraditi jéz to dyke, to dike; to dam (up)