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iniciatíven initiative

on ni iniciatíven he lacks initiative

inteligénca intelligence; intellect; understanding; cleverness; brains pl; (osebe) the intelligentsia, pogovorno highbrows

ni pokazal mnogo inteligénce he did not show much intelligence

inteligénten intelligent, clever, bright, smart; pogovorno brainy

ni posebno inteligénten he has no great brainpower
biti inteligénten to have a quick mind, to be quick-witted
inteligénttno prislov intelligently

ískra spark; figurativno flash; flame

brez ískre flashless
električna ískra electric spark
metati ískre to spark, (o očeh, pogledu itd.) to sparkle, to flash
kresati ískre iz kresilnega kamna to strike sparks out of a flint
še je bila ískrica življenja v njem there was still a spark of life left in him
niti ískrice pameti ni v njem he hasn't a glimmer of common sense in him

íz from, out of; of, by, through, for, because of

iz angleščine from (the) English
iz ambicije for (ali because of) ambition
iz dneva v dan from day to day
iz glave (na pamet) by heart, from memory, extempore, off-hand
iz ljubezni for love
iz ljubezni do for love of
iz mode out of fashion
narejen iz made of (ali from)
iz (notranjosti) hiše from within the house
iz leta v leto year by year
iz prepričanja by conviction
iz izkustva from experience
iz radovednosti out of curiosity
iz tega razloga for this reason
iz skoposti through (ali because of) avarice
iz sovraštva through hatred
iz strahu for fear (pred... of...)
iz usmiljenja out of pity
iz vljudnosti through politeness
iz dobrega vira from a good source
biti ves iz sebe od jeze to be beside oneself with anger
je tvoja ura iz zlatá? is yours a gold watch?
ima hčer iz prvega zakona he has a daughter by his first marriage
piti iz kozarca to drink out of a glass
priti iz Zagreba to come from Zagreb
prevesti iz slovenščine v angleščino to translate from Slovene (ZDA Slovenian) into English
razvideti iz to see by
ni si upal iz hiše he did not dare venture out of the house

izdáti (koga) to betray, žargon to sell someone, to split on someone; (sokrivce) žargon to shop, to grass on; (pustiti na cedilu) to leave in the lurch, to desert, to forsake; (denar) to spend, to expend, to disburse, to defray; (knjigo itd.) to edit, to publish, to issue, to bring out; (delnice, bankovce) to issue; (proglas) to promulgate, to issue (a proclamation ali manifesto); (nalog) to decree, to ordain, to give orders; (zakon) to enact, to decree; (skrivnost) to let out, to disclose, to divulge, to reveal

izdáti diplomo to grant (ali to award) a diploma
izdáti proglas to issue a proclamation
izdáti ukaz to give an order
izdáti predpise to enact rules, to pass regulations
izdáti priporočila to issue recommendations
izdáti zakon to pass a law
zopet izdáti knjigo to republish (ali to reprint) a book
izdáti se to betray oneself, to give oneself away, to let the cat out of the bag
izdal se je, ko mi je rekel nekaj, česar ni hotel reči he gave himself away by blurting out something he had not intended to tell me
izdáti se za to pretend (ali to claim) to be, to pose as, to pass oneself off as (zdravnika a doctor)

izgôvor pronunciation, articulation, accent; (opravičilo) excuse, (pretveza) pretext, plea, pogovorno get-out, let-out

kot izgôvor (za, da...) on (ali under) the pretext (of, that...)
slab izgôvor a poor excuse
prazen (puhel) izgôvor a shallow argument, a lame excuse
imeti tuj izgôvor (izgovarjavo) to have a foreign accent
za to ni nobenega izgôvora it admits of no excuse

izgúbljati ➞ izgubiti

ni izgubljal časa! (figurativno) he hasn't let the grass grow under his feet!
da ne izgubljamo časa to save time
ne izgubljaj časa z iskanjem ključev! don't waste your time (in) looking for the key!

izhájati (časopis) to be published (ali issued ali brought out), to come out; (posledica) to arise, to result from; to originate in; to spring up (from, out of); to ensue, to proceed from; to derive (iz from)

iz tega izhaja, da... hence it follows (ali ensues) that...
ne morem izhájati (z denarjem) I cannot make both ends meet
z njim ni mogoče izhájati there is no living (ali dealing) with him
z njo dobro izhajamo we are on good terms with her, we are getting on well with her
časopis izhaja vsak dan the paper comes out every day

izhód exit; way out; egress; outlet; egression; opening; figurativno (možnost) resort

izhód v sili emergency exit
kot zadnji izhód (figurativno) in the last resort
izhód na morje outlet (ali egress) to the sea
ni drugega izhóda (figurativno) there is no other way (ali no choice)
napraviti izhód za dim to provide a vent (ali a vent-hole) for the smoke
videti izhód (figurativno možnost) to see a way out
ne vidim nobenega izhóda (figurativno) I am at my wit's end
to je položaj brez izhóda it is a deadlock (ali stalemate), pogovorno we're in a cleft stick, we're up a gum tree
sprejmem to le kot zadnji izhód I accept it only as a last resort

iznájti to invent; to contrive; to find out; to devise; to discover

ni iznašel smodnika (figurativno) he won't set the Thames on fire

iznenáditi to surprise; to astonish; to take by surprise; to amaze

to me ni iznenadilo I am not much surprised at it
iznenáditi sovražnika to surprise the enemy
iznenáditi tatu pri kraji (tatvini) to surprise a thief in the act (of theft)
novica me je iznenadila the news surprised me

izpláčati to pay out (off, down)

izpláčati v gotovini to pay cash, to pay cash down; (dolg) to pay off, to settle; to square up with one's creditors; (stroške) to defray; (razliko) to balance; (menico v polnem) to honour a bill; to take up a bill; (povrniti) to refund, to repay, to compensate
izpláčati se (biti vreden truda) to pay (well); to prove (ali to be) profitable (ali remunerative); to be worth the trouble (ali one's while)
ki se izplača (rentabilen) rewarding
izplača se it pays, it is worth the money
komaj se izplača (iti) it's hardly worth while (going)
kmetu se izplača, da... it pays a farmer to (nedoločnik)
izplača se vedeti it is worth knowing
ne izplača se it doesn't pay, it is not worth while (ali the trouble)
to potovanje se izplača this journey is worth the money
ni se izplačalo (ni bilo vredno tolikšnega truda) the game wasn't worth the candle

izpolníti izpolnjeváti to fulfil; to fill; to implement; to carry out

izpolníti, izpolnjeváti formular to fill in a form, to complete a form
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti svoje dolžnosti to perform (ali to discharge) one's duties
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti pogoj to fulfil (ali to comply with) a condition
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti obljubo to fulfil (ali to keep ali to carry out) one's promise
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti pričakovanja to fulfil expectations, to come up to expectations
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti se to be fulfilled (ali realized), to come true
ne se izpolníti, izpolnjeváti (izjaloviti se) to fail, to come to nought, to fall through
upam, da se mi bodo želje izpolnile I hope to see my wishes fulfilled
ne izpolníti, izpolnjeváti svojih obveznosti not to carry out (ali perform) one's duties (ali engagements)
naše upanje se ni izpolnilo our hopes have not been realized

izpreglèd oversight; (odlog, dolgov) respite; (odpuščanje, popustljivost, prizanesljivost) forbearance, indulgence, leniency, lenience

ni je bilo na izpreglèd she did not show up, she kept out of sight

izráziti to express; to utter; to convey (the meaning); to be expressive (of); to phrase; to voice; (čustva) to express, to betoken, to reveal, to manifest; (formulirati) to put into words, to word

izráziti mnenje to express an opinion
izráziti svoja čustva to give voice to one's feelings
izráziti svojo misel to speak one's thought
izráziti sočutje z to express sympathy with
izráziti željo to voice one's desire
izráziti svoje začudenje to express one's surprise
izráziti stališče, da... to express the view that...
izráziti se to express oneself (v tem smislu to that effect)
jasno se izráziti to be explicit
jasno se izráziti, da... to make it clear that...
ne znam se izráziti I cannot find the appropriate words (ali terms)
ne vem, kako bi se ízrazil I don't know how to put it
ne najdem besed, da bi izrazil svojo misel I can't find words to convey my meaning
to se ne da izráziti that cannot be conveyed in words
lepota, ki je ni moč izráziti pesniško a beauty that beggars description
izráziti se energično o čem to express oneself strongly on something
dolgovezno, na široko se izráziti to expatiate (o on, upon)

iztískati iztísniti (sadje, sok) to press (out), to squeeze (iz out of, from)

iztískati, iztísniti grozdje to press the grapes
iztískati, iztísniti limono to squeeze a lemon
iztískati, iztísniti sok iz oranže to squeeze the juice from an orange
iztískati, iztísniti vodo iz gobe to squeeze water out of a sponge
tolarja ni mogel iztískati, iztísniti iz (od) očeta he couldn't squeeze a tolar out of his father
iztisnjena limona, oranža a squeezed lemon, orange (tudi figurativno)

izvolíti to elect; (z glasovanjem) to vote; to return

izvolíti z dvigom rok to elect by a show of hands
izvolíti s tajnim glasovanjem to elect by secret ballot
bil je izvoljen z veliko večino he was voted in by a big majority
izvolilo ga je njegovo prejšnje volilno okrožje he was returned by his former constituency
bil je izvoljen za župana he was elected mayor
bil je izvoljen za predsedujočega he was voted into the chair, he was elected to the chair, he was elected chairman
izvolite sesti! sit down, please!
izvolite zapreti okno! be so kind as to shut the window!
niti pogledati ni izvolil! he did not even so much as look at it!
izvolite! (tu imate!, vzemite!) here you are!
izvolite (iti naprej)! after you!

izvòr origin; source; root; (osebe) birth, extraction

izvòr besede the origin (ali derivation) of a word
imeti izvòr to originate
izvòr Baskov ni znan the origin of the Basque race is unknown
nihče ne pozna izvòra njegovega premoženja no one knows the source of his wealth
treba je najti izvòr zla the source of the evil must be discovered
imeti svoj izvòr v to owe one's origin (ali birth) to..., to derive one's origin from...

jámstvo guarantee; security; vouching; pledge; warranty; bail, bailment

jámstvo ni potrebno no security required