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težàk -žka, -o (teža) heavy; (masa) ponderous, weighty; (breme) weighty; figurativno leaden; (naloga) toilsome; (naporen) hard, difficult, arduous, trying, exhausting; (kazen) severe; (napaka) grave; (vino) heady

težki časi hard times pl
težko breme heavy burden
težko delo hard work
težki delavec manual labourer, heavy worker (ali labourer)
težka atletika heavy athletics pl
težka artilerija heavy artillery, heavy guns pl
težka hoja heavy tread
težka izbira hard choice
težka jed indigestible food
težàk, -žka, -o vojaški invalid severely disabled ex-serviceman
težàk, -žka, -o boj hard struggle
težàk, -žka, -o bombnik heavy bomber
težka industrija heavy industry
težka kovina heavy metal
težke izgube heavy losses pl
težka naloga hard task
težka napaka gross mistake, blunder
težka križarka heavy cruiser
težka svila heavy silk
težàk, -žka, -o udarec hard blow
težki nemiri serious rioting
težka nesreča serious accident
težka skrb grievous worries, arhaično care
težka oborožitev heavy armament
težàk, -žka, -o porod difficult birth
10 funtov težka ščuka a ten-pound pike
s težkim srcem with a heavy heart
težka voda kemija heavy water
težko je zame (figurativno) it's hard on me
glava mi je težka my head feels heavy
on je težàk, -žka, -o (= tehta) 120 funtov he scales 120 pounds
ona je težka, težko je z njo (figurativno) she is hard to get on with

težáva difficulty; hardship; trial; trouble; quandary; embarrassment; crisis; figurativno snag

v težávi (stiski) in trouble
denarne težáve embarrassments pl
biti v denarnih težávah to be in financial difficulties
delati težáve to raise difficulties, to make trouble
on skuša delati težáve he tries to make trouble
žal mi je, da vam delam take težáve (sitnosti) (I am) sorry to give you such trouble
imeti težáve s policijo to be in trouble with the police
sam (si) iskati težáve to ask (ali to go looking) for trouble
težáva je v tem, da... the trouble (ali the snag) is that...
naleteti na težávo to come up against a difficulty
na nepričakovano težávo to come up against a snag
nastopila je neka težáva a difficulty arose
izogniti se težávi to avoid (ali to evade) difficulty
biti v (hudih) težávah (figurativno) to be in deep water
premostiti težáve to get over (ali to overcome) the difficulties
premagati, prebroditi težávo to surmount a difficulty
povzročiti komu velike težáve to put someone to much trouble
prihraniti komu težáve to spare someone trouble
priti iz težáv to escape from difficulties, (figurativno) to be out of the wood
smelo se spoprijeti s težávami (figurativno) to take the bull by the horns
zabresti v težáve to get into trouble
trpeti zaradi prebavnih težáv to suffer from digestive troubles

težáven difficult, hard, trying; arduous; exhausting; figurativno uphill

težávne okoliščine trying circumstances pl
njegov položaj je zelo težáven his situation is a very trying one
težáven (trd) boj an uphill struggle

težíti to weigh heavily on, to be heavy; to press down, to press hard

težíti k čemu to tend to (ali towards), to veer (ali to trend) towards; to aim at
težíti za čim to long for something, to crave for something, to strive for something, after something
to breme mi teži ramena this burden weighs heavily on my shoulders
ta odgovornost me začenja težíti this responsibility is beginning to get me down (ali to be too much for me)
ta dolg me teží this debt weighs heavily on me
to mu teži srcé that rankles in his mind
njegov zločin mu teži vest his crime weighs heavily (ali lies heavy) on his conscience
teži jo skrb za bodočnost worry about her future is getting her down
vsi naši napori težijo k istemu cilju all our efforts are directed to the same goal
on teží za bogastvom he craves wealth

težkó prislov heavily; badly; with difficulty; (komaj) hardly, scarcely

težkó delati to work hard, to toil, to toil and moil
težkó verjeti to be sceptical
on se težkó uči he is a backward student
težkó dostopen hard of access
težkó izpolnljiv difficult to carry out
težkó razumljiv difficult to understand
težkó verjeten hard to believe
težkó ranjen badly (ali severely) wounded
težkó dojemati, razume(va)ti to be slow on the uptake
težkó bolan dangerously ill
težkó oborožen heavily armed
težkó je zame I'm finding things hard
z njo je težkó (figurativno) she is hard to get on with
težkó mi je (reči) I find it hard (to say)
njemu je težkó ugoditi he is hard to please
težkó mi je pri duši it grieves me
težkó, da bo prišel he will hardly come, it's unlikely he'll come
težkó, da jo boš še kdaj videl you're unlikely to see her again

tíčati to be; to stick (v in)

tíčati do ušes, do vratú v dolgovih to be up to one's ears in debt
kje pa tičiš ves ta čas? where have you been all this time?
vedno doma tíčati to be a stay-at-home
on vedno doma tiči he stays indoors; he is a stay-athome, he is a homebody (ali homebird)
vedno skupaj tíčati (figurativno) to be inseparable
v tem grmu tiči zajec (figurativno) that's the gist (of the whole matter), that is where the dog is buried, (tu je težava) there's the rub, that's the whole point
ključ tiči v vratih the key is in the lock

tík¹ close by; adjoining

tík k close to; next to
smo tík pred vojno we are on the eve of war
on stanuje tík mene he lives next door
tík pred mojim odhodom just (ali immediately) before my departure
mesto je tík pred padcem the fall of the town is imminent
tík ob hiši je vrt there is a garden adjoining the house

tíkati (se)² to concern, to have to do with, to be concerned with; to relate to; to regard

kar se tiče as to, as for, as regards, with regard to, in regard to, with respect to, concerning, touching
kar se mene tiče as for me, as to me; as far as I am concerned
kaj se to mene tiče? what's that to me!
to se te ne tiče that is no business of yours, that does not concern you, that is none of your business
vsi, ki se jih (to) tiče those concerned
v vednost tistim, ki se jih to tiče pravo to whom it may concern
kar se vašega pisma tiče as regards your letter
kar se mamil tiče on the subject of drugs

típ sense of touch; (otip) feeling; (tipus) type

on ni tak típ he is not that type of man

tísk print, printing; press; typography; impression; pogovorno type

v tísku in print, in the press, passing through the press
pripravljen, zrel, gotov za tísk in type; correct; ready to go to press
tísk in založba (DZS) printers and publishers (DZS)
debel tísk boldface, bold (ali heavy, thick) type
jasen (majhen, velik) tísk clear (small, large) type
nejasen, zabrisan tísk slur
klečeplazen tísk the reptile press
razprti tísk space type
poševni tísk italics pl
gotski tísk (črke) black letters pl, Gothic, Fraktur
dnevni tísk daily prints pl, daily press
senzacijski tísk (časopisje) the tabloids, the gutter press
svoboda tíska freedom of the press
knjiga je v tísku the book is being printed (ali is with the printers)
dati v tísk to put in print, to bring out, to publish
hitro dati knjigo v tísk to rush a book into print
iti v tísk to go to press
zavezati jezik tísku (figurativno) to throttle (ali to hamstring, zastarelo to jugulate) the press

tískati to print

knjiga se tíska the book is being printed (ali is at the printer's)
tískan printed
tískan formular printed form
tískane črke printed characters pl

tísti that, pl those

tísti, ki... he who, he that, the one who
tísta, ki... she who...
tísti, ki (pl) those who
tísti dan, tístega dne on that day
kdo je tísti, ki...? who is the one, who...?
tísti, ki to verjamejo, se varajo those who believe that are mistaken
tísti, ki je to rekel, se je motil the one who said so was mistaken
tísti moji prijatelji, ki... those friends of mine who..., such of my friends as...
od teh gospá poznam le tísto, s katero govori moj brat I don't know any of those ladies except the one my brother is speaking to
treba je pomagati tístim, ki so bolj revni kot mi it is our duty to help those who are poorer than ourselves

tiščáti to press, to squeeze; (čevelj) to pinch; to oppress; to lie heavy on; (porivati) to push

čevlji me tiščé the shoes are too tight
tiščáti se skupaj to huddle together
dolg ga tišči the debt is a bit too much for him

tlà (sobna) floor; (zemlja) soil, ground

na tleh on the floor
na trdnih tleh on firm ground
gola tlà (deske) bare boards pl
na francoskih tleh on French soil
rodna tlà native soil
rodovitna tlà rich soil, (črnica) mould
nerodovitna tlà barren ground, barren (ali jejune) soil
peščena tlà sandy soil
parketna tlà parquet floor
tlà mu gorijo pod nogami (figurativno) the place is getting too hot for him
ta tlà so jim prevroča (figurativno) this place is too warm (ali hot) for them
napraviti komu tlà vroča pod nogami (figurativno) to make it hot for someone (ali too hot for someone)
izgubiti tlà pod nogami to lose one's foothold (ali footing), (v vodi) to be swept off one's feet, to go out of (ali beyond) one's depth
spodnesti, spodrezati komu tlà pod nogami to cut the ground from under someone's feet
vreči na tlà to knock to the ground
vreči koga na tlà to knock someone down, to floor

tláčiti to press; to compress; to squeeze; figurativno to oppress, to tyrannize, to domineer, to ride roughshod over

môra ga tlači he is having a nightmare

tlakováti to pave, (z okroglimi kamni) to cobble; (kuhinjo) to floor

pot v pekel je tlakovana z dobrimi nameni (figurativno) the road to hell is paved with good intentions

to this; that; it

to je (krajšava: t.j.) that is, namely, (krajšava: i.e.)
o tem about this
v tem (medtem) (in the) meanwhile
skozi to through this, on account of this, by it
razen tega besides, moreover, as well
kako to? how so?
(pa) kaj za to? what of that?
to je vse that's all
to je možno that may be
to so oni they are the ones, pogovorno that's them
ne to ne ono (= nekaj vmesnega, srednjega) neither one thing nor the other, betwixt and between
pri vsem tem, kljub vsemu temu for all that
tega je 10 let ten years ago
jaz sem za to I am for it, I agree to it
ni mi do tega I don't care for it
samó še to bi (se) manjkalo! that would be all we need!, (pogovorno) that would put the tin lid on it!
pustimo to, kakor je! (pogovorno) let it go at that!
to mi boš plačal! you'll pay for this!, you'll smart for this!
koga misliš s tem? whom have you (ali pogovorno who've you got) in mind?
si to mislil, si to hotel reči? is that what you meant?
to se pravi that is to say
iz tega sledi... hence it follows...
vsi vedó to every one knows that
poleg vsega tega, (on) še pije apart from all that, he drinks, too

tóča hail, (zrno) hailstone; (sodra) sleet

tóča pada it is hailing (oziroma it hails)
nevihta s tóčo hailstorm
škoda po tóči damage done by hail
zavarovanje proti tóči insurance against (damage by) hail
udarci so padali kot tóča the blows fell (ali came) fast and thick
po tóči zvoniti (figurativno) to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
po tóči zvoniti je prepozno (nima smisla) there's no use crying over spilt milk, it's no use trying to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

tóčen precise, accurate, correct, punctual; exact

tóčen čas the correct (ali the right) time
tóčen kot ura as regular as clockwork
moj brat je tóčen plačnik my brother pays up promptly (ali is very prompt in his payments)
tóčen spomin exact memory
tóčno prislov precisely, punctually, exactly, in due time, in (ali on, to) time, at the right time
na sekundo tóčen to the second, on the dot
tóčen ob osmih at 8 o'clock sharp, on the stroke of eight
koncert se je začel tóčen ob 9. uri the concert began at 9 o'clock sharp

tolážba consolation, comfort; solace

slaba tolážba poor (ali small) consolation, little or no consolation, cold comfort
to je slaba tolážba that is scant (ali poor) consolation
iskati tolážbo v pijači to seek solace in drink
našla je tolážbo v veri she found solace in religion
črpati tolážbo v to take comfort from
skušati najti tolážbo v... to try to find comfort in...
potreben tolážbe in need of consolation