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slovár dictionary; vocabulary; lexicon

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vpis v slovár (dictionary) entry
ta človek je živ slovár (figurativno, vseved) that man is a walking (ali living) dictionary
poiskati besedo v slovárju to look up a word in a dictionary, to consult a dictionary
zateči se k slovárju to refer to a dictionary

slóvstven literary; of literature

slóvstvena zgodovina history of literature
slóvstveno izobražen človek literary man

snežén snow(-); snowy

snežni človek (jéti) abominable snowman
snežni čevlji snowshoes pl
snežna kepa snowball
snežén kosmič snowflake
snežne krplje snowshoes pl
snežni metež blizzard, snowstorm
snežna odeja sheet of snow, snow cover
snežna (temna) očala snow goggles pl
snežni plaz snowslip, snowslide, (močen) avalanche
snežne padavine snowfall
snežna ploha flurry of snow
snežno polje, poljana snowfield
snežni plug snowplough (ZDA snowplow) (tudi šport)
snežna slepota snow blindness
snežne razmere snow conditions pl
poročilo o snežnih razmerah snow report
snežni mož snowman
snežna streha (na železniški progi) snowshed
snežno vreme snowy weather
snežni vihar snowstorm, blizzard
snežna veriga snowchain, skid chain
snežni zamet snowbank, snowdrift

sposóben capable; apt; qualified; able; fit (za for)

sposóben za delo fit for work; (nadarjen) gifted, clever; (pripraven za) proper, adapted for; (uspešen) competent, efficient
sposóben človek a man of ability
telesno sposóben able-bodied
sposóben za plovbo (ladja) seaworthy
ne čutim se sposóbnega za delo I don't feel up to work
on ni sposóben za svojo službo (figurativno) he is a square peg in a round hole, he is a round peg in a square hole

sposóbnost capacity, ability; ableness; aptitude, capability, aptness; (nadarjenost, znanje) talents pl, accomplishments pl

človek izrednih sposóbnosti man of remarkable talents
spričevalo sposóbnosti certificate of fitness
strokovna sposóbnost professional expertise

spréten dexterous, handy, adroit, deft; skilful, skilled (v in); proficient, adept; workmanly

za vse spréten človek jack-of-all-trades, pl jacks-
spréten v izmikanju vprašanjem adept at evading questions
zelo sprétno with great skill
on je spréten pri, v he is a good hand at (ali is skilful at)

stárost age, old age, oldness; advanced years pl; declining age

na stárost in one's old age
v stárosti od at the age of
prezgodnja stárost premature decrepitude
mož srednje stárosti a man of middle age
visoka stárost extreme old age
doživel je visoko stárost he lived to a great age
umrl je v visoki stárosti (v stárosti 20 let) he died at a great age (at the age of twenty years)
doseči visoko stárost to reach a great age, (pogovorno) to make old bones
sem njegove stárosti I am his age
ne kaže svoje stárosti he doesn't look his age
v tem poklicu človek ne doživi stárosti in that occupation men never reach a great age
on je palica moje stárosti (figurativno) he is the staff of my old age
če bi mladost znala, če bi stárost mogla... if one had an old head on young shoulders...

stó a (ali one) hundred

štiri stó four hundred
120 dni one hundred and twenty days
nekaj čez stó a hundred odd
okrog stó about a hundred
5 od stó five per cent
stó let star človek a centenarian
tek na stó metrov hundred metres, hundred metres' sprint (ali race)
stodvajset (120) a great hundred, a long hundred
staviti 1:100 to bet one to hundred

svét¹ world; (zemlja) earth, globe; (vsemirje) the universe

na svétu in the world
na tem svétu in this world, in this life, here below
po celem (vsem) svétu all over the world, the whole world over
na koncu svéta (figurativno) at the back of beyond
(ki je) daleč od svéta remote, out of the world, secluded
širom svéta throughout the wide world, all over the world
ves svét the whole world
za ves svét ne, za nič na svét u ne not for all the world, not for worlds, not for anything in the world, for nothing in the world
do konca svéta to the ends of the earth
Novi svét the New World
Stari svét the Old World
Tretji svét politika the Third World
oni svét (figurativno) the next life, the other world, the world to come
od svéta odrezan kraj the back of beyond
stavbni svét building site
učeni svét (figurativno) the world of learning
športni svét (figurativno) the sporting world
rastlinski svét the vegetable world
živalski svét the animal world
začetek svéta the beginning of the world
konec svéta the end of the world
podzemeljski svét underworld
širni svét the wide world
današnji svét the modern world
odkar sem na svétu since I was born
to je na drugem koncu svéta it's on the other side of the globe, it's at the back of beyond
to je narobe svét! (figurativno) that's making water flow uphill!
on je najboljši človek na svétu he's the best man alive, you won't find a better man living than him (knjižno than he)
ona mi je (= pomeni) vse na svétu she is all the world to me
tako je (pač) na svétu that's the way of the world
za nič na svétu ne bi tega naredil I would not do it for all the world
odreči se svétu to forsake the world
šel bi z njo do konca svéta I'd follow her to the ends of the earth
poslati koga na oni svét (žargon) to send someone to kingdom-come
priti na svét to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world
on malo pozna svét he knows little of the world
prinesti, spraviti na svét to bring into the world, to give birth (to)
spraviti koga s svéta to do away with someone, to put someone out of the way, to kill someone, (pogovorno) to dispatch someone
videl je mnogo svéta he is a widely travelled man, he is a great traveller, he is a globe-trotter
zagledati luč svéta to see the light, to be born, to be brought into the world
živeti odmaknjen(o) od svéta to live cut off from the world
objadral je ves svét he has sailed the seven seas

štórast (neroden) fumbling, awkward; bearish, clumsy; cloddish

štórast človek awkward (ali clumsy) fellow

študírati to study

on študira pravo he is studying for the bar, he is reading law
študírati vlogo to study a part
študiran človek an educated man

takó prislov so, like this, like that, thus, in this way, in such a manner

takó takó so-so, so so, fairly well, tolerably
takó ali takó in one way or other, this way or that (way)
prav takó likewise
točno takó! just so!, quite so!
zakaj takó? why so?
kaj takega! of all things!
ah, takó! oh, I see!, so that's it!
ne takó kot not so... as
takó da... so that...
takó velik kot... as big as...
takó malo? as little as that?
takó imenovan so-called
takó rekoč so to speak, so to say, as it were
kakor ti meni, takó jaz tebi pogovorno if you play ball with me, I'll play ball with you
in takó dalje and so on, etc (= et cetera, etcetera), and so forth
nikoli poprej takó koristen kot sedaj never before as (ali so) useful as now
takó bogat človek such a rich man, a man so rich
takó je! (popolnoma točno!) exactly!, quite so!, just so!
je to takó? (je to res?) is that so?
takó mi bog pomagaj! so help me God!
če je to takó if that be the case
takó je na svetu so goes it
bodite takó dobri in odprite okno! be so kind as to open the window!
takó mi delamo that is our way of doing things
stori takó kot jaz! do as I do!
takó ne bo šlo! that won't do!
takó se je končalo moje potovanje thus ended my journey
nisem takó mislil I didn't mean that, that's not what I meant
zadeva je takó rekoč urejena the matter is as good as settled
dolgočasil nas je takó, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili he annoyed us so much (that) we never asked him again
kakor si boš postlal, takó boš spal as you make your bed, so you must lie!

tánek -nka, -o thin; tenuous; (vitek) slim, slender

tánko črevo small intestine
tánki dohodki modest income
človek s tánkimi dohodki a man of modest means
tánek, -nka, -o stas slender waist
tánko preden thinspun
tánka hrana slender diet
na tánkem ledu (figurativno) on thin ice
tánka mu prede (figurativno) he is badly off, he has a thin time

teló body; frame; constitution; (oseb) corporation, corporate body

mrtvo teló (truplo) corpse
nebesno teló heavenly body
krepko, močno teló strong body
lepo zgrajeno teló a well-knit body
močnega telesa, močan po telesu strong-bodied, ablebodied
človek krepkega telesa a well-built fellow
trdno (tekoče, plinasto) teló solid (liquid, gaseous) body
Rešnje teló religija the body of Our Lord, Corpus Christi, (praznik) Corpus Christi
tuje teló foreign body
zakonodajno teló legislative body
biti vdan komu z dušo in telesom to be devoted body and soul to someone
drgetati po vsem telesu to tremble all over
predstavniško teló representative body

togôten choleric; boiling with rage; swift to anger; wrathful, ZDA pogovorno wrathy

togôten človek person of choleric temper

ugléden reputable, respected, respectable, renowned; well-known, distinguished, eminent

ugléden človek man of distinction (ali of rank, of quality)
uglédna oseba distinguished person
ugléden znanstvenik scientist of repute

úlica street, (ozka, majhna) lane, alley

na úlici in the street, ZDA on the street
glavna úlica main street, high street
enosmerna úlica one-way street
stranska úlica side street
čez úlico across the street
slepa úlica cul-de-sac, street with a dead end, dead-end street, figurativno blind alley, dead end
tlakovana, asfaltirana úlica paved, asphalted street
živahna úlica busy (ali crowded) street
človek z úlice the man in the street, man on the Clapham omnibus
prodaja na úlici street sale
seznam úlic street directory
čiščenje úlic street cleaning, scavenging
soba gleda na úlico the room faces the street
za parkiranje prepovedana úlica no-parking street
v kateri úlici stanujete? which street do you live in?
postaviti na úlico (na cesto) to turn out, to put out (in the street)
za promet zaprta úlica! street (ali road) closed for traffic!

úm reason, intellect, intelligence; sense; understanding; mind; brains pl; wit

človek ostrega úma a man of sharp intellect
brez úma out of one's senses, out of one's (right) mind
omračen úm clouded mind
je bistrega úma he is quick-witted, he is bright
bil je največji úm svojega časa he was the greatest intellect of his time
ves iz úma je he is out of his wits (ali out of his mind)
úm se mu je omračil he is mentally deranged, he is out of his senses, his mind is unhinged, he has lost his reason, he has gone mad
kaj ti pade na úm! what an absurd idea!
ne pade mi na úm, da bi to naredil I am not so stupid as to do it
ni ji prišlo na úm, da bi zaprla plin she had not the sense to turn off the gas
priti na úm komu to enter someone's mind
prišlo mi je na úm, da... I was struck by the idea that..., it occurred to me that...
priti nazaj na um to recur (ali to come back) to mind

umísliti si umíšljati si to imagine

ne umišljaj si takih stvari! put such ideas out of your mind!
to presega vse, kar si človek more umísliti si, umíšljati si that is beyond one's powers of imagination, that is beyond what can possibly be imagined

umrljív mortal

človek je umrljív man is mortal