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  • vseêno all the same; all one; still; nevertheless; for all that

    meni je vseêno it's all the same to me, it makes no difference to me, I don't care, (žargon) I don't give a damn (ali a darn)
    vseêno je, če... it comes to the same thing, if...
    če vam je vseêno, da hodite 10 minut if you don't mind walking ten minutes
    vseêno mi je it is all one to me
    to je čisto vseêno it is all one and the same thing
    vseêno je it comes to the same thing, it is six of one and half a dozen of the other, (ni važno) it is of no consequence
  • vzajémno prislov mutually, reciprocally; (drug drugega) each other; one another

    vzajémno se sovražita they hate each other
    vzajémno se sovražijo they hate one another
  • zaporédoma in succession, successively; consecutively; (eden za drugim) one after another

    tri dni zaporédoma three days running
    več dni zaporédoma for several days running
    deževalo je pet dni zaporédoma it rained five days together (ali pogovorno on the trot)
    trikrat zaporédoma three times successively, three times running, on three successive occasions
    dobil sem trikrat zaporédoma I won three times running
  • zlívati se to flow (ali to run) into one another; (mešati se) to mix, to mingle
  • zlódej devil; pogovorno deuce, dickens; the evil one; Satan; the Prince of Darkness; biblija the wicked one; fiend, arch-fiend, the Adversary

    kaj zlodeja je to? what the deuce (ali the dickens) is that?
  • adút trump, trump card

    brez adúta no trumps
    adút v rezervi (figurativno) an ace up one's sleeve
    kaj je adút? what are trumps?
    srce je adút hearts are trumps
    izigrati adúta to lead trumps ali a trump
    igrati adút (tudi figurativno) to play a trump card, to trump
    imeti vse adúte v rokah to hold all the trumps (ali all the winning cards)
    vzeti z adútom to trump, to take with a trump
    (pre)vzeti vzetek z adútom to take a trick with a trump
    to je eden naših najboljših adútov (figurativno) it is one of our best assets
    uporabiti svoj zadnji adút to play one's last card
  • beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

    z besédami in writing
    z drugimi besédami in other words
    z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
    beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
    in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
    in konec besédi! and that's that!
    na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
    prav s temi besédami in so many words
    častna beséda word of honour
    častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
    nobene beséde več! not another word!
    beséda za besédo word for word, literally
    ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
    božja beséda gospel
    grde beséde foul language
    lepe beséde fair words
    prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
    sladke beséde flattering words
    izvedena beséda derivative
    novo skovana beséda newly coined word
    zložena beséda compound word
    same beséde! mere words!
    enozložna beséda monosyllable
    težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
    strokovna beséda technical term
    zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
    zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
    človek redkih besédi a man of few words
    spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
    izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
    tvorba besed word-formation
    števec besed telefonija word counter
    beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
    ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
    on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
    vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
    pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
    beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
    dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
    dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
    biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
    njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
    držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
    držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
    ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
    imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
    ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
    ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
    imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
    imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
    jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
    imeti véliko besédo to talk big
    on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
    v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
    od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
    čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
    izbirati beséde to pick one's words
    ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
    naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
    zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
    izraziti z besédo to word
    niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
    odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
    pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
    prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
    prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
    oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
    prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
    sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
    priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
    ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
    nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
    prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
    ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
    tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
    prevračati beséde to quibble over words
    lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
    snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
    reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
    premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
    skovati besédo to coin a word
    ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
    pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
    vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
    zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
    zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
    umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
    verjeti na besédo to take on trust
    ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
    lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
    vleči beséde to drawl
    tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
    reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
    človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
    izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
    dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
    (takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
    beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
    iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
    beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones
  • bràt brother

    bràt po krvi brother german
    (pol)bràt po materi uterine brother
    starejši bràt elder brother
    najstarejši bràt the eldest brother
    rodni bràt full brother
    bràt po mleku foster-brother
    mlajši bràt younger brother
    samostanski bràt (menih) friar
    dragi bràtje! religija dearly beloved brethren!
    eden naših bràtov religija one of our brethren
    bratje po krvi brothers pl, religija brethren pl
    bratje v orožju brothers in arms
    to je med bràti vredno that's a reasonable price
  • cél whole; total; entire; all; complete; full; integral; undivided; (nedotaknjen, nepoškodovan) safe, unhurt, uninjured, unscathed

    ena cela a whole, one
    v celem in the main, on the whole, in full
    v céli Evropi in the whole of Europe
    célo uro a full hour
    céla 2 dneva two whole days, two full days, for two days running
    cél svet all the world
    po célem svetu all over the world, throughout the world
    cél zadnji mesec all last month, the whole of last month
    cél junak every inch a man
    v célem vzeto taken overall (ali as a whole)
    plačati célo vožnjo to pay the full rate
    sin je cél oče the son is the very image of his father, the son is the spitting image of his father
  • čestítati

    čestítati komu to congratulate someone (za on, upon); to compliment someone (on); arhaično to felicitate someone (on)
    čestitam! congratulations!
    čestital sem mu že za zmago I have already complimented him on his victory
    čestitam si, da sem to naredil I congratulate myself on having done it
    lahko si čestitaš! you may congratulate yourself! ali pogovorno you can give yourself a pat on the back
    čestitali so si drug drugemu they congratulated one another
    iskreno vam čestitamo k vašemu uspehu we heartily congratulate you on your success
  • čétnik guerrilla

    hist Chetnik, guerrilla fighter in Serbia before World War One; member of Draže Mihajlovič's forces in World War Two
  • člôvek man, pl men; human being; fellow, individual, person

    člôvek (božji)! (vzklik nestrpnosti) man (alive)!
    čuden člôvek a queer (ali an odd) fellow
    nepomemben člôvek nonentity
    odrasel člôvek grown-up person, adult
    noben člôvek nobody, not a soul
    navaden, poprečen člôvek the man in the street, the average person
    vsak člôvek everybody, everyone
    poslovni člôvek man of business
    on je prijeten člôvek he is a pleasant fellow
    on je najboljši člôvek na svetu he is the best man alive; there is no better man alive (than he)
    člôvek za vsak posel, za vse jack-of-all-trades, pl jacks-of-all-trades
    člôvek u podoben man-like; anthropoid
    kakšen člôvek pa je on? what kind of person is he?, what sort of fellow is he?
    on je tudi samó člôvek he is only human
    Vi ste člôvek, ki ga hočem, potrebujem you are the man I want
    kaj naj si člôvek misli o njem? what should one think of him?
    kaj drugega bi člôvek mogel reči v tem primeru? what else could a man say in this case?
    člôvek obrača, bog pa obrne man proposes, God disposes
    člôvek na slabem glasu a bad egg (ali hat, lot)
  • čudák a queer (ali eccentric) person; an odd fellow (ali character); a queer fish; an original; oddity; fog(e)y; žargon a queer (ali rum) customer

    star čudák an old codger
    biti čudák to have a bee in one's bonnet, to be a queer fish (ali a queer bird)
    ti si čudák! you are a one!
  • da (veznik) that (v predmetnih in osebkovih stavkih se često izpušča)

    z namenom, da bi (in order) that
    da ne bi lest, but
    da le, samó da (če le) provided (that)
    takó da so that, so as to + nedoločnik
    kakor da, kot da as though
    slišal sem, da je bolan I heard (that) he was ill
    mislim, da bo prišel I believe (that) he will come
    gotovo je, da je kriv it is certain (that) he is guilty
    res je, da ni bil tam it is true (that) he was not there
    recimo, da pride danes suppose (ali supposing) he comes today
    jémo, da bi mogli živeti we eat that we may live
    preberite to dvakrat, da ne pozabite! read it twice lest you forget it!
    ; ni še tako pozno, da naši sorodniki ne bi mogli še priti it is not too late for our relatives to come
    bila je tako prijazna, da mi je pisala pismo she was so kind as to write me a letter
    tu ni človeka, da ga jaz ne bi poznal po imenu there is no one here (whom) I could not name, there is no one here whose name I do not know
    nikoli ne pride, da si ne bi izposodil denarja od mene he never comes without borrowing money from me
    da on ni bil tako priseben, bi nas bilo razneslo vse na kosce but for his presence of mind, we might all have been blown to pieces
    nikoli ne dežuje, da ne bi lilo (= nesreča ne pride nikoli sama) it never rains but it pours
  • dán day; (dnevna svetloba, luč) daylight, daytime; (svetloba) light

    dober dán! (zjutraj) good morning!, (popoldne) good afternoon!, (splošno) how do you do!, pogovorno hallo!, hullo!, ZDA hello, (pri poslovitvi) good day!, pogovorno see you!, be seeing you!; see you later!
    deloven dán working day, weekday
    črn dán figurativno a black day, a dark day, an unfortunate day
    materinski dán Mother's Day
    novoletni dán New Year's Day
    beli dán broad daylight
    plačilni dán payday
    postni dán fast day
    prazničen dán holiday
    pasji dnevi dog days pl
    prosti dán day off, (brez pouka) day off school
    rojstni dán birthday
    srečen dán a red-letter day
    sodni dán the Last Day, Judgment Day, Day of Judgment, Doomsday
    davni dnevi bygone days, arhaično day of yore
    spominski dán Remembrance Day (11. november)
    z dne 3. maja dated May 3rd
    čez dán (podnevi) in the daytime; during the day, by daylight, by day
    dán za dnem day by day
    drugi (naslednji) dán next day, the day after
    do današnjega dne to the preent day
    od dneva do dneva from day to day
    čez nekaj dni in a day or two
    enega teh dni, te dni enkrat one of these days
    dvakrat na dán twice a day
    pri belem dnevu in broad daylight
    lepega dne one fine day
    oni dán (zadnjič) the other day
    še oni dán only the other day
    še isti dán that very day
    od tega dne dalje from this day forth
    par dni a couple of days
    ta ali oni dán one day or another
    svoj živi dán in all my born days, in my lifetime
    nekega dne one day, (za prihodnost) some day
    pred tremi dnevi three days ago
    dán poprej the day before, the day beforehand
    teden dni (7 dni) a week
    danes teden dni this day week, (pred tednom dni) a week ago
    14 dni (2 tedna) a fortnight, two weeks
    čez 14 dni in a fortnight
    vsak dán every day, daily
    vsak drugi dán every other (ali second) day
    vsakih pet dni every five days
    ves dán all day long, for the whole of the day
    ves ljubi božji dán the livelong day
    za nekaj dni for a few days
    prejšnji dán the previous (ali preceding) day
    ki traja ves dán daylong
    na dán z besedo! speak out!, out with it!
    to je jasno kot beli dán it's as clear as daylight, it's as plain as a pikestaff
    biti različen kot noč in dán to be as different as chalk and cheese
    béli dán je it is broad daylight
    dobiti prost dán to be allowed a day off
    ni še vseh dni konec we have not seen the last of it yet
    prinesti, spraviti na dán to bring to light
    prinesti stvar na dán to broach a matter
    sedaj prihaja na dán it now transpires
    priti na dán to come to light, to transpire, to leak out, to become known, ZDA to develop
    prinesti na dán svoje težave to air one's troubles
    ko napoči dán at daybreak, at dawn
    za vsakega pride njegov dán every dog has his day
    sanja se ti pri belem dnevu you're day-dreaming
    svoj živi dán nisem videl... I have never seen in all my born days (ali in my lifetime)...
    dnevi so mu šteti his days are numbered
    zagledati dán (luč sveta) to be born, to come to light, to come out
    določiti dán to fix a day
    voščiti dober dán to bid someone good day, zastarelo to give someone the time of day
    bil je 2 dni prepozen he was two days late
    delati noč in dán to work day and night
    ne hvali dneva pred nočjo do not praise the day before it is over; laugh before breakfast and you'll cry before supper
  • delíti to divide (tudi matematika); to part, to form a barrier between; to share (s kom with someone); (ločiti) to separate; (razdeliti) to distribute

    delíti v to divide in, into
    delíti med to divide between, among
    delíti od to divide from
    Sena deli Pariz na dva dela the Seine cuts Paris into two parts
    delíti delo to share out the work
    Ren deli Francijo od Nemčije the Rhine divides France from Germany
    delíti si stroške to share the costs
    oni bi morali z nami delíti stroške they ought to share with us in the expenses
    delil sem z vami nevarnosti I have shared your dangers
    on bi delil zadnjo skorjico svojega kruha he would share his last crust
    enako (si) delíti (dobiti enake deleže) to share alike, to share and share alike
    zdaj nas le še ta točka deli there is now but that one point that keeps us apart
    »deli in vladaj!« "divide and rule"
    delíti s kom stanovanje, kabino ipd. to double up
  • desét ten

    stran 10 page 10 (ten)
    kakih desét about ten
    kakih desét oseb some ten persons
    v kakih desétih dnevih in ten days or so
    ura je četrt čez desét it is a quarter past ten
    desét zapovedi biblija decalogue, the ten commandments pl
    desét let je star he is ten
    stavim 10 proti 1, da... I lay ten to one that
  • desétka the number ten, the figure ten; group of ten

    peljati se z desétko to take the number ten (bus, tram)
    ena desétka rožnega venca religija one decade of the rosary
    pikova desétka the ten of spades
  • dóber good; benevolent; kind (do to)

    v dóbri veri in good faith
    tri dóbre metre a good three metres
    v dobrem in slabem arhaično in weal and woe
    v dobrem razpoloženju in good spirits
    dóbre pol ure a full half-hour
    preveč dobrega too much of a good thing
    dóbra gospodinja a thrifty housewife
    dóbra ura hoje a good hour's walk
    dóbra prodaja a ready sale
    dóber sluh a quick ear
    dóber spomin retentive memory
    dóbra volja good humour, good temper
    dóber vid keen (ali quick) sight
    dóbro znanje fair knowledge
    biti dóber hodec to be a good walker
    ta je pa dobra! that is too much of a good thing!, that's a good one!
    biti dóber v računanju to be good at figures
    reči dóbro besedo za koga to say a good word for someone
    držati s kom v dobrem in slabem to stick to someone through thick and thin
    bodi tako dóber in podaj mi ono sol! be so kind as to (ali be a dear and ali be good enough to) pass me that salt!
    konec dóber vse dobro all's well that ends well
    v vsaki stvari je nekaj dóbrega it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
    dóbro blago se sámo hvali good wine needs no bush
  • dolgočásiti to bore; to tire; to weary

    te dolgočasim? am I boring you?
    vse ga dolgočasi everything palls on him, he finds no enjoyment in anything
    silno, na smrt dolgočásiti to bore to distraction, to bore someone stiff
    dolgočásiti se to feel dull, to be bored, to feel bored (ali pogovorno browned-off)
    dolgočasim se I'm getting bored; I am bored
    na smrt se dolgočásiti to be bored to extinction (ali to tears), to die of boredom, to be bored stiff
    z njim se človek ne dolgočasi one cannot feel dull with him, he keeps you alive