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harmoníja harmony; concord; consonance; (med deli celote) harmony, concordance, congruence

živeli so v popolni harmoníji they lived in perfect harmony

hrabríti to encourage; to hearten, to cheer up, to animate; to embolden

hrabrili so ga s klici skozi vso dirko they cheered him on all through the race

hrbét back

za mojim hrbétom behind my back
za hrbétom (figurativno) in the rear
hrbét roke (stola) back of a hand (of a chair)
hrbét knjige spine of a book
cestni hrbét camber
gorski hrbét ridge, spine, arête
imeti koga na hrbétu (figurativno) to have someone on one's back
imeti sovražnika za hrbétom to have the enemy in the rear
volkovi so mu bili za hrbétom the wolves were at his back
ležati na hrbétu to lie on one's back, to lie supine
naložiti komu breme na hrbét to lay a burden on someone's back
obrniti se na hrbét to turn over on one's back
obrniti komu hrbét (figurativno) to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cut someone
pasti na hrbét to fall on one's back
pisati na hrbét lista, dopisnice to write on the back (ali on the other side) of a leaf, of a postcard
obrekovati, opravljati koga za hrbétom to backbite
pokazati hrbét (zbežati) to turn tail; to run away (sovražniku from the enemy)
storil je to za mojim hrbétom he did it behind my back
(u)kriviti, upogniti hrbét (od starosti) to stoop (from old age), figurativno (klečeplaziti) to cringe, to fawn
zasaditi komu meč v hrbét to stab someone in the back
zavarovati si hrbét vojska to secure one's rear
bogu za hrbétom figurativno (daleč od sveta) at the back of beyond

húd bad; evil; (čas, doba) hard; (rana) bad, (občutljiva) sore; (jezen) angry; ZDA sore, mad

húda bolezen serious illness
húda bolečina great pain
húdi časi hard times pl
húd kašelj a bad cough
húd mraz a very severe frost
húd veter sharp wind
húda vročica (mrzlica) a virulent fever
húda vročina intense heat
húda ura thunderstorm
nič húdega sluteč unsuspecting
ta je pa že prehuda! this is outrageous!
delati húdo kri figurativno to create ill-feeling
nič húdega ti ne delam I do you no harm
nič húdega ne mislim (nočem) I don't mean any harm
nič húdega ni v tem there is no harm in it
ne bom ti naredil nič húdega I shall not hurt you
ona ima húd jezik she has a wicked (ali spiteful, malevolent) tongue
nič húdega ne nameravati (misliti) to mean no harm
nič húdega ne vidim v tem I don't see anything bad in it
biti húd na koga to be angry with someone, to be cross with someone, to be furious (ali mad) with someone
húd je name ZDA he is mad with me, VB he is angry with me
v najhujšem primeru at the worst; in the worst case
če pride do najhujšega if the worst comes to the worst
če bi se zgodilo najhujše if it comes to the worst
najhujše še pride the worst is yet to come
húdo (prislov) badly
toliko hujše! all the worse!; so much the worse
vedno hujše worse and worse
bodi pripravljen na najhujše! be prepared for the worst!
húdo se motiš there you are greatly mistaken
húdo mi je, da (ker) ne morem priti I feel sorry that I cannot come
ni tako húdo, kot je videti (figurativno) his bark is worse than his bite
húdo je z njim he is badly off, he is in a bad way, he is unwell
húdo (trda) je za denar money is scarce
saj ni tako húdo! it is not so bad (as you think)
mnogo húdega prestati (figurativno) to go through hell, to have a rough time

húje worse

kar je še húje what is even worse
tem húje zame so much the worse for me

hújši worse

hújša napaka a worse error
nedavna naftna kriza nas je prizadela toliko hújše the recent oil crisis struck us so much the harder

imenovati to name; to call by name

imenovati koga po... to name someone after; (označiti) to denominate, to designate, to style, to term; (v službi) to nominate, to appoint (to office); (odrediti) to fix, to appoint (the day)
napačno imenovati to misname, pogovorno to get someone's name wrong
podrobno imenovati to specify
oseba, ki je nočem imenovati a person who shall be nameless
imenoval me je za svojega dediča he has named me his heir
imenovali so me po očetu I was named after my father
bil je imenovan za župana he was appointed mayor
imenovali so ga za predsednika they appointed him president
kako imenujete to stvar v angleščini? what do you call this thing in English?
imenovati se to be called, to be named
kako se imenuje ta vas? what is the name of this village?, what is this village called?

in and

in...in both... and
on in njegov brat both he and his brother
podnevi in ponoči both by day and by night
in tako dalje (itd.) and so on, etc (= etcetera)

inficírati medicina to infect (z with)

inficírati se to become (ali to get) infected; to catch an infection
te ideje so inficirale vso mladino figurativno these ideas poisoned (ali infected) all the young people's minds

infiltrírati (se) to percolate; figurativno to infiltrate, to trickle in, to creep in

špijoni so se infiltrirali (vtihotapili) skozi naše linije spies infiltrated our lines

inokulírati to inoculate

inokulirali so jih zoper koze they were vaccinated (ali inoculated) against smallpox
inokulírati komu bolezen to inoculate someone with a disease

instalírati to install; (elektriko, plin itd.) to put in, to lay on; (stroj) to put up, to set up; (tovarno) to equip; (hišo) to fit out, to furnish

instalírati radijski aparat to install a radio (ali wireless, wireless set)
instalírati se to install oneself, to establish oneself, to settle (oneself) in
instaliral se je v kot kupeja he settled himself in a corner of the compartment
instalírati se v hotelu za kratko bivanje to put up at a hotel for a short stay
instalírati se kot odvetnik to set up as a lawyer
instalirali so se na deželi they went to live in the country
špecerist se je instaliral na uličnem vogalu a grocer has opened a shop (ali has set up shop) at te corner of the street

interés interest; (korist) advantage, profit; (zanimanje, radovednost) curiosity, concern (in)

v interésu svoje družine in the interest of one's family
v njihovem interésu on (ali in) their behalf
za splošni interés for the common (ali public) weal, for the general welfare (ali good of all)
splošnega interésa of general interest
nezdružljivi interési conflicting interests pl
v interésu vašega zdravja in the interests of your health
interési obrambe države defence interests of the country
interési varnosti države security interests pl of the country
skupni interési common interests pl
zastopanje, zastopstvo interésov representation of interests
splošnega interésa of general interest
konfliktni interési conflicting interests pl
to je v mojem interésu it is in my interest
je v interésu... it is in the interest of...
to je bilo storjeno v tvojem interésu that was done for your sake
v tvojem interésu je, da rečeš tako it is in your interest to say so
ima interés za vse, kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees
izgubiti interés to lose interest
koristiti javnim interésom to benefit the public interest
škodovati interésom to impair the interests of
služiti svojim osebnim interésom to serve one's private (ali one's own) interests
ščititi interése kake osebe to protect (ali to uphold) someone's interests
ne imeti interésa za... to have no interest in...
ne vidim interésa, da bi sodeloval z njim I don't find it advantageous (ali in my interest) to collaborate with him
vem, kje so moji interési I know which side my bread is buttered on
zastopati interése kake osebe to look after someone's interests

intervenírati to intervene (v in); to intercede (pri with), to plead (with); pogovorno to step in, (vmešati se) to interfere

interveniral sem pri ministru I made a personal appeal to the minister (, da preuči primer to get him to examine (ali look into) the case)
poklicali so policijo, da je intervenirala the police were called in
intervenírati (vmešati se) v zadeve tuje države to intervene in the affairs of a foreign country
moral sem intervenírati, da se nista stepla I had to step in to keep them from fighting

intímen intimate; inward; internal; close; near

intímen prijatelj an intimate (ali a close) friend, a bosom friend; intimate
najbolj intímni kotički duše the inmost recesses of the soul
to so preveč intímne stvari, da bi o njih govorili those things are too near one's heart to be spoken of
biti intímen s kom to be familiar (ali intimate) with someone
to so preintimne zadeve, da bi o njih tu razpravljali these are matters too intimate to be discussed here
moj (najbolj) intímni prijatelj my second self

iskríti se to spark; to sparkle; to scintillate; to emit sparks; to glitter

oči so se mu iskrile od jeze his eyes flashed with anger
zvezde se iskrijo the stars sparkle
njihov pogovor se iskri od duhovitosti their conversation sparkles with wit

izdeláva making, make, working out; execution; composition; (kakovost) workmanship, finish

vsi ti artikli so naše izdeláve all these articles are our own make

izglèd (zunanjost) appearance, look, aspect; (upanje) prospect (s pl), chance; expectation

dobri izglèdi good prospects (ali chances)
slabi izglèdi slender chances, bleak prospects
ima dobre izglède za službo he has a good chance of getting the post (ali job)
izglèdi niso sijajni the outlook is not too bright
izglèdi so enaki ničli the chances are nil
izglèdi so vse prej kot rožnati prospects are anything but rosy
nima izglèdov za uspeh he has no chance (ali not a chance, not a hope) of success
pokvariti si izglède to spoil one's chances

izgradíti to build, to construct; to erect, to rear; to complete (ali to finish) a building (project); to finish building; (figurativno) to build, to form

ljudje so z lastnim delom izgradili porušeno domovino by their own efforts the people rebuilt their ruined land

izkopávanje excavation

izvedli so izkopávanja, da bi našli stare temelje excavations have been made to discover the old foundations