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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

tá tá, tó pl

tí, té, tá this, pl these; that, pl those
tale this one, this here
vse to all this
to in ono this and that
g. Ta-in-Ta Mr. So-and-so
medtem, med tem časom in the meantime
pred tem before this
po tem after this
v tem primeru in that case
to jutro (davi) this morning
to pot (tokrat) edino this once
v tej (naši) deželi in this land (of ours)
kljub vsemu temu for all that
te dni enkrat one of these days
zlasti to, predvsem to this above all
to se pravi that is to say
ta tvoja knjiga this book of yours
vaše pismo od 13. t.m. your letter of 13th inst. (= instant)
ni mi za to I am not keen on this (ali that, it)
mnogo mi je na tem, da... I am particularly keen that...
tega ne vem I don't know that
to je moj brat this is my brother
to so moji otroci these are my children
govoriti o tem in onem, o vsem mogočem to talk about this, that and the other
od tega je minulo že 10 let 10 years have passed since that time
vzemi to knjigo, ne one! take this book, not that one!

tájati (se) to melt; to thaw

led se taja the ice thaws (oziroma is thawing)

tajíti to keep secret (ali dark); to conceal; to hide (komu from someone), to disavow; (zanikati) to deny

tajíti krivdo to deny one's guilt
on taji, da je avtor te knjige he denies he is the author of that book
on to kratkomalo taji he flatly denies it

tájnost secret; mystery

javna tájnost open secret
javna tájnost je, da... it is an open secret that...
držati kaj v tájnosti to keep something secret
nehoteno izdajanje tájnosti unintentional revelation, giveaway, pogovorno letting the cat out of the bag

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

tárnati to lament (za, nad for, over); to moan; to mourn

vnaprej tárnati to cry out before one is hurt

têbi to you

danes meni, jutri têbi today is ours, tomorrow is yours

tečáj² finance (denarni) exchange rate, rate of exchange; (denar v tečaju) currency

uradni tečáj official rate
nenaden padec tečájev sudden fall in the exchange rate
lista borznih tečájev stock exchange list
tečáj stoji, je al pari the rate stands at par
tečáj funta pada (the exchange rate of) the pound is falling (ali going down, declining)
tečáj funta se dviga (the exchange rate of) the pound is rising (ali going up, improving, advancing)
tečáj dolarja se je le neznatno dvignil the dollar has appreciated just slightly
po tečáju od... at the exchange of...

têči to run; to flow, to stream; (čas) to go by (ali on), to pass by, to roll by; (stroj) to go, to work, to play; (promet) to circulate; (posoda) to leak, to run out

beseda mu teče gladko he speaks fluently (ali volubly, glibly)
stvar teče gladko things are running smoothly (ali like clockwork), things are going swimmingly (ali without a hitch), it's all plain sailing, VB žargon it's a doddle
kri teče blood is (being) shed (ali spilt)
kri je tekla there has been bloodshed
kri mu teče iz nosa he has a nose bleed, his nose is bleeding
têči v prazno (motor) to idle
zadeva še teče the affair is still continuing (ali is not over yet)
pusti stvari, da tečejo, kot hočejo! let things take their course!
voda teče iz pipe the tap is running
kri, ki mi teče po žilah the blood coursing through my veins
obresti tečejo od 1. maja the interest runs (ali accrues) from May 1st
teči, kot da bi šlo za življenje to run for dear life

ték² course; (tekmovalen) race; heat; (motorja) run, running

v téku in progress, under way, going on
v téku časa in the course of time
v polnem téku (figurativno) in full swing, in full activity
mrtev, prazen ték avtomobilizem neutral (gear)
hitri ték šport sprint
ték na pol milje half-mile race
maratonski ték marathon
štafetni ték relay race
ték čez zapreke obstacle race, hurdle race, pogovorno hurdles pl
ték čez drn in strn cross-country race
ték na dolge (kratke) proge long-distance (short-distance) race
tekmovanje v téku čez zapreke steeplechase
biti v téku to be going on, to be in progress
stvar je v téku the matter is being dealt with
žetev je v polnem téku harvesting is in full swing
spraviti v ték to set in motion
spustiti se v ték to break into a run
tekmovati v téku to run a race
tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa I'll race you to the tree over there
mrtev, neodločen ték šport dead heat
prazen ték (stroja) backlash

tékmec rival; emulator; competitor, contestant

brez tékmeca without a rival
tékmeca v ljubezni, (v snubljenju) rival lovers (rival suitors)
on nima tékmeca there is no one to match (ali to rival) him

tekmováti to compete (z with); to enter a competition; to contest (z, za with, for), to rival, to emulate (s kom someone); to vie (z, v with, in)

nihče ne more tekmováti z njim he is without a rival, he is unrivalled
dekleti sta tekmovali med seboj za prvo mesto the two girls vied with one another for the first place
tekmováti v vljudnosti to vie in civilities

tékniti to be to one's taste

to meso mi tekne I like this meat
kosilo mi je teknilo I enjoyed my meal
ta jabolka zelo dobro teknejo these apples taste very good
ta jed mi ne tekne I don't like this dish, this dish is not to my taste
kako vam tekne ta riba? how do you like this fish?
prehlajen sem in nič mi ne tekne (diší) I have a cold and cannot taste anything

telovádba gymnastics pl; athletics pl

jutranja telovádba morning exercise
medicinska, zdravstvena telovádba remedial gymnastics
orodna telovádba gymnastics (performed with apparatus)
pouk telovádbe physical education (krajšava: PE), physical training (krajšava: PT)
učitelj telovádba (v šoli) PE teacher, PT teacher
učenje latinščine je dobra telovádba (figurativno) the study of Latin is good mental training (ali good exercise for the mind)

telovádec; telovádka gymnast

on je zelo dober telovádec; -dka he is very good at gymnastics

temperaménten temperamental, full of temperament (ali spirit, animation, verve), racy, spirited

ona je temperaméntna (pogovorno) she is a live wire

termométer thermometer

Celzijev (Fahrenheitov, Réaumurjev) termométer centigrade (ali Celsius) (Fahrenheit, Réaumur) thermometer
klinični termométer clinical thermometer
kombinirani termométer combination thermometer
beležni termométer recording thermometer
maksimalni in minimalni termométer maximum and minimum thermometer
živosrebrni termométer mercury thermometer
stanje termométra thermometer reading
termométer kaže 10°C the thermometer reads (ali shows) ten degrees centigrade (10°C)
termométer kaže 15° pod (nad) ničlo the thermometer shows fifteen degrees below (above) zero
termométer se dviga (pada) the thermometer is rising (is falling)

têsen tight; (ozek) narrow; close; strait, straitened

têsni čevlji tight shoes pl
na têsnem smo s prostorom we are cramped for space
na têsnem smo v tej pisarnici we are cramped tight in this little office
têsno je z denarjem (figurativno) money is tight
têsno mi je pri srcu I am sick at heart, I feel uneasy
têsno zapreti to shut tight
živeti na têsnem to have just about enough to live on; to be in straitened circumstances