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múka torment; pangs pl; (napor) pains pl; (težava) difficulty

prestajati múke to be in torment
peklenske múke torments pl (ali pains pl) of hell; excruciating torment
smrtne múke death throes pl; pangs pl of death; last agony

nedélja Sunday; Lord's Day

ob nedéljah on Sundays
prihodnjo (zadnjo) nedéljo next (last) Sunday
v nedéljo zvečer on Sunday evening
vsako nedéljo every Sunday
cvetna (velikonočna, binkoštna, bela, pustna) nedélja religija Palm (Easter, Whit, Low, Shrovetide) Sunday
ni vsak dan nedélja (figurativno) Christmas comes but once a year

nekáko in a way, in some way; in a sort; in some sort; sort of, kind of, in some degree; somehow, somewhat; (= tako ali tako) somehow or other

nekáko zadnji dve leti in the last two years or so
to smo nekáko pričakovali we sort of expected it
tega se nekáko spominjam I sort of remember it
nekáko obljubil sem mu I sort (ali kind) of promised him
nekáko ob šestih somewhere around (ali about) six

níčla nought; (pri toplomeru) zero, pl zero(e)s; cipher; (ledišče) freezing point, zero; (nepomembna oseba) nonentity; (pri telefoniranju) o

10° pod (nad) níčlo ten degrees below (above) zero
pri 5° pod níčlo at five degrees below zero
termometer je sinoči padel na níčlo the temperature (ali thermometer) fell to zero last night
on je níčla (figurativno) he is a cipher
dodaj níčlo! add a nought!
izpusti dve níčli! omit two noughts!
biti enaki níčli to be nil
izenačiti z níčlo matematika to equate to zero
nastaviti na níčlo tehnika to zero
absolutna níčla absolute zero
biti na níčli to be at zero
pasti na níčlo to fall to zero

nóč night; night-time, nightfall; (tema) darkness, dark

do nóči till dark
pozno v nóč far into the night, till late at night
pred nóčjo before nightfall
vsako nóč every night, nightly
nóč za nóčjo night after night
sredi trde nóči in the dead of the night, at dead of night
preko nóči, čez nóč overnight
pod nóč in the dusk
vso, celo nóč all night (long)
neke nóči one (certain) night
preteklo nóč last night
cele nóči for whole nights
neke temne nóči on a dark night
lahko nóč! good night!
trajajoč vso nóč nightlong, all-night
nóč na dan (24 ur brez prekinitve) around the clock
mesečna nóč moonlit (ali moonlight) night
kresna nóč Midsummer Night
božična, sveta nóč religija Christmas Eve
novoletna nóč New Year's Eve
velika nóč religija Easter
poročna nóč wedding night, nuptial night
šentjernejska nóč zgodovina the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve
polarna nóč the polar night
viharna nóč a dirty night
nóč brez spanja a sleepless night, a restless night
1001 noč Arabian Nights' Entertainments pl, the Arabian Nights pl
nóč se dela it is getting dark; it is growing dark
biti različen kot nóč pa dan to be as different as chalk and cheese
prebiti dobro (slabo) nóč to have (ali to pass) a good (a bad) night
nóč in dan mislim na to I keep thinking of it night and day
vso nóč sem spal I slept the whole night (through)
prebil sem nóč brez spanja I had (ali passed) a sleepless night, I did not sleep a wink all night
vso nóč nisem niti za hip zatisnil očesa I could not get a wink of sleep all night
prekrokati nóč to make a night of it
prebdeti, prečuti nóč to sit up all night
on bdí dolgo v nóč he sits up late, he keeps late hours
delati nóč in dan to work night and day
ostati čez nóč (prenočiti) to stay the night
nóč ga je vzela he slipped away under cover of night

nôga foot, pl feet; (krak) leg; (klavnih živali) hoof, pl -s, hooves, (za jed) trotter; (čaše) stem, foot; (mize, stola) leg

prednja nôga foreleg
zadnja nôga hind leg
od glave do nôg from head to foot, from top to toe
prekrižanih nôg cross-legged
zaspale nôge (mravljinci v nogah) pins and needles
lahkih nôg light-footed, light-foot
umivanje nôg footwashing
ki ima nôge na O bandy-legged, bandy, bowlegged
nôge na X knock-knees
ki ima nôga na X knock-kneed
že biti na nôgah to be on one's feet
ves dan sem že na nôgah I have been on the go (ali run off my feet) all day
biti z eno nôgo v grobu to have one foot (ali one's feet) in the grave, to be on one's last legs
biti šibak v nôgah to be unsteady (ali groggy) on one's feet (ali pogovorno on one's pins)
on je slab v nôgah (slab hodec, pešec) he is a poor walker
pomagati komu na nôge to help someone up on his feet
sam si pomagati na nôge (figurativno) to lift oneself up by one's own bootstraps
obdržati se na nôgah to keep one's legs
metati komu polena pod nôge to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to thwart someone
nôge me bolijo my legs hurt, I have a pain in my legs
on ima umetno nôgo he has an artificial leg
podstaviti komu nôgo to trip someone (up)
postaviti koga na nôge to set someone on his feet
spraviti, postaviti koga zopet na nôge to put someone back on his feet
postaviti se na lastne nôge (figurativno) to stand on one's own two feet
postaviti se spet na nôge to recover one's footing
prestopati se z nôge na nôgo to shift one's weight from one foot to the other
pretegniti si nôge, iztegniti nôge to stretch one's legs
skočiti na nôge to spring (ali to start, to leap) to one's feet
skakati po eni nôgi to hop
stati na šibkih nôgah (figurativno) to stand on a weak foundation
stopiti komu na nôgo to tread upon someone's foot
teptati z nôgami to trample (ali to tread) underfoot
udariti z nôgo ob tla to tap (ali to stamp) one's foot
vidim sledove njegovih nôg v snegu I can see his footprints in the snow
vstati z levo nôgo (figurativno) to get out of bed on the wrong side
nôge so me začele boleti I became footsore
nôga mi je zaspala my leg (ali foot) has gone to sleep
izviniti si nôgo to sprain one's ankle
braniti se z rokami in nôgami proti čemu to fight against something tooth and nail
pasti komu k nôgam to fall at someone's feet
živeti na veliki nôgi (razkošno) to live in grand style
stati na lastnih nôgah to stand on one's own feet, to be on one's own, to be independent

nosíti (paket ipd.) to carry; (nakit, obleko, čevlje) to wear; (ime, plod) to bear; (podpirati) to support, to uphold, to sustain, to hold up

on z lahkoto nosi 100 kg he can easily carry sixteen stone
stebri nosijo vso težo strehe the pillars support all the weight of the roof
nosíti pri sebi to have about one
nikoli ne nosim mnogo denarja pri sebi I never carry much money on me
slana voda bolje nosi kot sladka salt water is more buoyant than fresh
ta obleka (to blago) se dobro nosi this suit (this material) wears well
to obleko bom nosil še ene leto this suit will last me another year
nosíti očala to wear glasses
nosíti obresti to bear (ali to yield) interest
nosíti posledice to bear (ali to suffer) the consequences
nosíti stroške, odgovornost to bear the costs, the responsibility
dobro nosíti svoja leta to wear well, to be hale and hearty for one's age
nosíti krivdo to be to blame (za for)
visoko nosíti glavo to carry one's head high, to be haughty
nosíti vodo v Savo (figurativno) to carry coals to Newcastle

obséči¹ (obsežem) to comprise; to comprehend; to include; (s pogledom) to take in

moj spomin obseže le zadnjih 10 let my memory spans only the last ten years

očí eyes pl; (vid) eyesight

med štirimi očmi in private, face to face
pred mojimi očmi before my eyes, in my sight, in my presence
zaradi vaših lepih očí for your blue eyes
boleče očí sore eyes, (od prenapenjana) eye strain
barva očí colour of the eyes
velike in okrogle očí saucer eyes
plamteče (krmežljave, izbuljene) očí flashing (bleary, blear, goggle) eyes
suhe (solzne) očí dry (tearfilled) eyes
na lastne očí, z lastnimi očmi with one's own eyes
prav pred njenimi očmi before her very eyes
slabe očí weak eyes
z odprtimi očmi with open eyes
ki ima dobre (risje) očí keen-eyed (lynx-eyed)
kot bi z očmi trenil (kot bi mignil) in the twinkling of an eye, in a flash
paša za očí a sight for sore eyes, a delightful sight
očí so mu bolj lačne kot želodec his eyes are bigger than his belly
same očí in ušesa so ga he is all eyes and ears, he is all attention
z očí brati komu to guess by someone's look, to anticipate someone's wishes
to bíje v očí it offends the eye
to bôde v očí that strikes (ali catches) the eye
gledati smrti v očí to look death in the face
gledati na kaj z drugimi (drugačnimi) očmi to take a different view of something
imeti dobre (slabe) očí (vid) to have good (bad) eyesight
imeti pred očmi to have (ali to bear, to keep) in mind (ali in sight, in view)
vse solzne očí je imela her eyes brimmed with tears
imeti stalno kaj pred očmi not to lose sight of something
imeti očí za lepo(to) to have an eye for the beautiful
imej odprte očí! (pazi se!) keep your weather eye open!
očí si izjokati to cry one's eyes out
očí si drug drugemu izpraskati to scratch each other's eyes out
ne hodi mi pred očí! keep out of my way!, arhaično begone!
izgubiti iz očí to lose sight of, to lose track of
ne izpustiti iz očí to keep one's eye on
ne izpustim ga iz očí I keep an eye on him, I don't trust him out of my sight
povsod imeti svoje očí (figurativno) to have eyes at the back of one's head
mencati, meti si očí to rub one's eyes
napenjati očí to strain one's eyes
izgini mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!
nasuti komu peska v očí (figurativno) to throw sand (ali dust) in someone's eyes, to bamboozle someone, to hoodwink someone
odpreti komu očí to open someone's eyes, to undeceive someone
to mi je odprlo očí that was an eye-opener for me
očí se mi odpirajo (figurativno) I begin to see now
očí sem mu odprl (figurativno) I opened his eyes for him
široko odpreti očí to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
očí so se mu odprle (figurativno) the scales fell from is eyes
pojdi mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!, arhaično begone!
premeriti koga z očmi to eye from head to foot
to pada v očí that leaps to the eye, that hits you in the eye
pasti očí na čem to feast one's eyes on something
pokvariti si očí to spoil one's eyes
povesiti očí to look down
v očí mi je padlo it struck me
ne pridi mi spet pred očí! don't show yourself here again!
to ti povem med štirimi očmi this is for your private ear
z očmi je preletel vrt he cast a glance over the garden
streljati z očmi (figurativno) to shoot glances (na at)
očí si treti to rub one's eyes
upreti očí v to fix one's eye upon, to look fixedly at
škiliti z očmi to squint, to be squint-eyed
očí se mi solzé my eyes are running
kot bi z očmi trenil in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in a flash
svojim očem ne verjamem I don't believe my eyes
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly believe my own eyes
stopiti komu pred očí (figurativno) to face someone
vreči očí na to have an eye for
z lastnimi očmi videti to be an eyewitness
na očeh se mu vidi, da je lopov his eyes show him up for the rogue he is, arhaično bespeak him a rogue
od teme se ne vidi prsta pred očmi it is pitch-dark
videl sem mu na očeh, da laže I could see (ali I saw) from his face that he was lying
na lastne očí sem to videl I saw it with my own eyes
zapreti očí to close one's eyes
preteklo noč nisem mogel zatisniti očí last night I couldn't sleep a wink
zavezati komu očí to hoodwink someone, to blindfold someone
zatisniti očí ob, nad (spregledati) to shut one's eyes to, to turn a blind eye to, to condone, to connive at, to wink at
zapirati očí pred čem to close one's eyes to something
vrana vrani ne izkljuje očí one crow does not peck out another crow's eyes
daleč od očí, daleč od srca out of sight, out of mind

od from; of; since; on, upon

od 1 do 10 from one to ten
10 od 20ih ten out of twenty
od 100 niti 1 not one in a hundred
od daleč from far away, from afar
od Ljubljane do Zagreba from Lj. to Z.
od časa do časa from time to time
od danes dalje (naprej) from this day (forward)
od jutri naprej from tomorrow
od sedaj naprej from now on, henceforth
od 9ih do 10ih from nine till (ali to) ten
od nedelje do petka from Sunday to (ZDA through) Friday
od jeseni since autumn
(že) od nekdaj for some time
od malega (mladih let) from childhood (on)
od prvega do zadnjega from first to last
od povsod from everywhere, from all sides
od včeraj since yesterday
od takrat, od tedaj from that time, from then on; thence, since then, thenceforth
(že) od (vsega, prvega) začetka from the (very) beginning (ali start)
od jutra do večera from morning till (ali to) night, all day long, all the livelong day
od zadaj from behind
sam od sebe by myself (yourself, etc.), spontaneously, of one's own accord
od spodaj from beneath
nobeden od nas none of us
od besede do besede (dobesedno) word for word, literally, verbatim
od mnogih primerov among many examples
nem od presenečenja (struck) dumb with astonishment
otrpel od mraza stiff with cold
zapuščen od vseh abandoned (ali deserted, forsaken) by everyone
od srca rad most willingly
od utrujenosti from fatigue
lepo od vas nice of you
ni lepo od tebe it isn't nice of you
drhteti od strahu to tremble with fear
moj brat je večji od mene my brother is taller than I (am) (ali pogovorno than me)
od kdaj si že v bolnici? how long have you been in hospital?
od razburjenja ni mogel govoriti he could not speak for excitement
to odvisi od vremena that depends on the weather
pozdravi ga od mene (v mojem imenu) give him my best regards
(od) kar ljudje pomnijo from time immemorial, from time out of mind
umreti od lakote, jetike to die of hunger, of consumption
on živi od peresa (figurativno) he lives by his pen

odklénkati to cease ringing

odklenkalo mu je (figurativno) it is all over with him; he is on his last legs

odpovédati (stanovanje, službo) to give notice, ZDA to notice; to denounce (pogodbo a treaty); (naročilo, naročeno) to countermand (an order); (glas) to fail; (motor) to break down, to stall

odpovédati naročilo to cancel an order
odpovédati stanovanje to give notice to quit
odpovédati predstavo, tekmo to call off a performance, a contest
odpovédati časopis to discontinue a newspaper
glas mu je odpovedal his voice failed
nogé so mi odpovedale my legs refused to obey me
odpovedal je (službo) gospodarju he gave his landlord notice that he was going to leave
mati je odpovedala gospodinjski pomočnici my mother has given her servant notice
odpovedal sem podnajemniku I have given my lodger notice to quit
živci so mu odpovedali his nerves snapped
puška je odpovedala the rifle misfired (ali failed to go off)
(zasilna) zavora je odpovedala the (emergency) brake failed
kuharica nam je odpovedala the cook has given us notice
odpovédati delodajalcu to give one's employer notice
odpovédati delojemalcu to give an employee notice
če vse drugo odpove in the last resort
odpovédati se to renounce (čemu something); to resign, to divest oneself (čemu of something); (veri) to abjure, to abandon
odpovédati se prestolu to abdicate the throne, to resign the crown
odpovédati se članstvu to resign from membership
odpovedal se je zahtevam do prestola he renounced his pretensions to the throne

okó eye; (na krompirju) eye; (mastno) drop of grease; botanika eye (of a bud)

kurje okó (figurativno) corn
operater kurjih očes chiropodist
stekleno okó a glass eye
magično okó magic-eye tuning
mačje okó (figurativno) (rear) reflector
z golim očesom with the naked eye
s prostim očesom with unaided eye
okó postave je budno the eye of the law is ever vigilant
imeti okó za lepoto (za kaj lepega) to have an eye for the beautiful
kakor daleč seže okó as far as the eye can reach, within eyeshot, within range of sight
dljè kot seže okó farther (ali further) than the eye can see
z očesom ne treniti not to bat an eyelid
niti z očesom ni trenil he did not even wince
on ne vidi več na levo okó he lost the sight of his left eye
vidim stvari z istim očesom kot ti (figurativno) I see eye to eye with you
pazi na okó! mind your eye!
zamižati na eno okó to wink an eye (ob at), (figurativno) to connive (at), to shut one's eyes to
zatisnil je eno okó ob mojem kajenju he turned a blind eye to my smoking
ne zatisniti očesa (figurativno) not to sleep a wink
nocoj nisem zatisnil očesa I did not get a wink of sleep last night
okó za okó, zob za zob an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

ostáti (bivati) to stay, to remain

ostáti zunaj to stay out; (vztrajati) to persist in, to stick to, to abide by, to keep to; (preostati) to be left over
ostáti doma to stay at home
ostáti v postelji to stay in bed, to keep to one's bed
ostáti pri predmetu to keep to the point
ostáti miren, hladnokrven to keep cool; to keep one's temper
ostani, kjer si! keep still!, stay where you are!
ostalo bo toplo it wilI stay warm
ostáti zdrav to remain healthy
to ostane med nama (figurativno) this is a word in your ear, I tell you this in strict confidence, this is quite between ourselves, this is strickly confidental
vse ostane pri starem no change will be made, everything will be as before
kje smo ostali zadnji teden? (v šoli) where did we leave off last week?
ostanem pri svojem mnenju I stick to my opinion
ostane pri tem! we will leave it at that!
nič drugega mi ne (pre)ostane... I have no choice but..., there's nothing for it but..., I have no alternative, it's a case of Hobson's choice
nič drugega (nam) ne ostane, kot da... there is nothing for it, but to...
ostanite pri telefonu! hold the line, please!

pára¹ (denar)

plačati dolg do zadnje párae to pay one's debt down to the last farthing
niti (prebite) párae nimam I am penniless
prebite párae ne vreden not worth a damn (ali a hoot), not worth a tinker's curse (ali VB cuss, ZDA dam(n)), žargon worth damn all

pláčati to pay

pláčati v gotovini to pay cash (down), to pay ready money, (takoj) (žargon) to pay on the nail
vnaprej pláčati to prepay, to pay in advance
pláčati račun to settle (ali to balance, to square) an account, to pay one's score, to pay one's reckoning
pláčati menico to honour a bill
ne pláčati to leave unpaid
pláčati v obrokih to pay by instalments, (v majhnih obrokih) to pay by driblets
pláčati v naturalijah to pay in kind
preveč (premalo) pláčati za delo to overpay (to underpay)
predragó, mastno pláčati to pay through the nose
pláčati previsoko ceno to pay a fancy (ali an exorbitant, an extortionate) price, to pay through the nose
preveč pláčati za blago to be overcharged
ogromno, debelo pláčati to pay a fantastic price
plačati račun, stroške za druge (figurativno) to pay the piper
takoj pláčati to pay cash on the spot, to pay spot cash, to pay cash on the nail
pláčati ob prejemu to pay cash on delivery
preveč sem plačal I was out of pocket, I was overcharged
pláčati za nazaj to repay, to refund, to reimburse
pláčati do zadnjega tolarja (pare) to pay to the last farthing
pláčati stroške to pay (ali to defray) expenses
pláčati pred rokom to anticipate payment
pláčati globo to pay a fine
pláčati upnikom to settle with one's creditors
pláčati komu njegove usluge to reward someone for his services
toliko ne morem pláčati I cannot afford it
za to je treba pláčati carino (ni treba pláčati carine) this is dutiable (dutyfree)
ne morem pláčati I am unable to pay, I am insolvent
vedno sem ti točno plačeval I have always paid you on the nail
plačal sem mu buteljko vina I treated him to a bottle of wine
kdo bo plačal zapitek? who will stand treat?
vsak od naju bo plačal zase we'll each pay his own share, we'll go dutch
za uro sem plačal urarju 50 funtov I paid (ali I gave) the watchmaker fifty pounds for my watch
zmago je plačal s svojim življenjem he paid with his own life for the victory
dragó sem jim plačal za to they made me pay through the nose for it
to mi boš plačal! (figurativno) I'll see you pay for this!, you shall smart for this!
pláčati milo za drago to pay in kind, to repay tit for tat, to get one's own back, to have one's revenge (on), to get even (with)
kdor muziko plačuje, tudi ukazuje (figurativno) who pays the piper calls the tune
natakar, plačati, prosim! waiter, the bill, please!

počivalíšče resting place; place of rest

zadnje počivalíšče last resting place

póln full; (napolnjen) filled, replete; (nabit, natrpan) crammed, filled to capacity, full up, chockfull; (obilen) abundant, abounding, plentiful; (popoln, cel) whole, entire, complete

pólno prislov fully
do roba pólna čaša brimful glass (ali bumper)
pólna luna full moon
pólna jadra swelling (ali billowing) sails pl
pólna košara (škatla, žlica, čoln) a basketful (a boxful, a spoonful, a boatful)
pólna vsota the entire sum
póln ljudi full of people, crowded
do vrha póln brim-full
pólne tri ure three good hours
póln voz a cartload
s pólno paro (figurativno) at full blast
s pólno hitrostjo (at) full speed
v pólnem diru at full gallop
v pólni vrednosti at full value
s pólno pravico justly; with perfect justice
póln predsodkov prejudiced, partial, biased, arhaično prepossessed
póln veselja in high spirits, exuberant
v pólnem pomenu besede in the full sense of the word
pólno upravičen fully authorized (ali entitled)
pólno zaposlen fully employed
pólna zaposlitev full-time job, (za vse) full employment
pólno zasedeno! (v hotelu) (we are) full up!, fully booked
v knjigi je pólno napak the book is rife (ali abounds) with errors
lokal je bil pólno nabit the place was crowded (crammed full)
da bo mera pólna let us have full measure, pogovorno let's have no short measure
da bi bila nesreča pólna to make things worse
drevje je pólno the trees are laden with fruit
sod je tri četrti póln the barrel is three quarters full
na ulici je bilo pólno ljudi there was a big crowd in the street
igrati pred polno hišo gledališče to play to a full (ali a capacity) house
trajati dve pólni minuti (tri pólna leta) to last two full minutes (three whole years)
do zadnjega kotička póln full (ali filled) to capacity
delati s pólno paro to work to capacity

ponóči at night, by night, in the night

danes ponóči (drevi) tonight
danes ponóči (preteklo noč) last night

posékati to cut down; (drevo) to fell

posekali so jih do zadnjega they were all cut down to the last man