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dvóm doubt

brez dvóma without (any) doubt, undoubtedly, doubtless; certainly, surely; beyond a doubt, unquestionably
brez dvóma no doubt!
nad vsakim dvómom beyond all doubt, past all doubt
najmanjši dvóm the slightest doubt
ni dvóma, da... there is no doubt that..., it is beyond all doubt that...
ni najmanjšega dvóma, da... there is no doubt whatever that...
ni nobenega dvóma, da... there is no doubt (that)..., there can be no doubt (that)...
ni dvóma, da bo plačal there is no doubt he will pay, there is no question (but) that he will pay
noben dvóm ni na mestu there is no room for doubt
sem (malo) v dvomih, kaj narediti I am in some doubt as to what to do
biti v dvómu to be doubtful (glede of)
pojavil se je, nastal je dvóm če... doubt arose as to whether...
to je brez dvóma res that is doubtless true
brez najmanjšega dvóma without the shadow of a doubt
za pomiritev majhnih dvómov to settle some minor qualms

dvómiti to doubt, to have doubts (o, gléde about); to question (o čem something); to be doubtful (of); to be in doubt

ne dvomiti o to have no doubts about
dvómiti o poštenju kake osebe to doubt someone's honesty
o tem ne dvomim I have no doubt (ali I make no question) of it
ne morem dvómiti o njegovi besedi I cannot doubt his word
dvomim, da je to res I doubt the truth of that
ne dvomim, da bo prišel I have no doubt (that) he will come, pogovorno I've no doubt he's coming, I don't doubt for a moment he's on his way
ne dvomim, da ste hoteli to storiti I have no doubt you intended to do it
dvomim, če bo prišel I doubt whether (ali if) he will come
po tem začne človek dvómiti o vsem after that, one begins to feel doubtful of everything

edínstven unique; matchless; peerless

on je edínstven there is no one to match him, there is nobody like him
edínstvene lepote of a unique (ali matchless) beauty

efékt effect

brez efékta effectless
svetlobni efékt light effect
zvočni efékt sound effect
lov za efékti staginess
to ni imelo nobenega efékta nanj it was of no effect (ali it had no effect) on him
vsak efékt ima svoj vzrok every effect has its cause
napraviti (svoj) efékt to take effect

ekskluzívno prislov exclusively; solely; exclusive

od št. 3 do št. 15 ekskluzívno from no. 3 to no. 15 exclusive (ali to no. 15 excluded)

en ena, eno one; (neki -a -o) a, a certain, some

ene škarje a pair or scissors
ob eni(h) at one o'clock
vlak ob enih the one o'clock train
eno leto stara žival yearling
soba z eno posteljo a single room
vsi do enega one and all, (složno) unanimously, as (ali like) one man
en kos za drugim (trganje) (by) piecemeal
to je eno in isto it amounts to the same thing
eni pravijo... some say...
z eno besedo in a (ali one) word, briefly, to sum up
on je z eno nogo že v grobu he has one foot in the grave, he is near death
vstali so kot en mož they rose as (ali like) one man
eno leto ali dve one or two years
stran ena page one, first page
številka ena number one
Tisoč in ena noč the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, pogovorno the Arabian Nights, the Thousand and One Nights
eni ga imajo radi, drugi ga sovražijo some like him, others hate him
to moramo napraviti, eni ali drugi some of us have got to do it
to mi je vseeno it is all the same to me, it makes no difference, I don't care, I don't mind
vsi so bili enega (= istega) mnenja all were of one mind
en (sam) človek tega ne bi zmogel no one man could do it

enák equal, even, (vrednost) equivalent, (isti) same, identical; (podoben) like, alike, similar; (enoličen) uniform; equable

dve enáki števili two equal numbers
enáka razdalja equidistance
enáka temperatura an even temperature
biti enák to equal, to be the equal of, to be equal, to be on a par with
ni mu enákega he has no equal, there is no one to match him, he is without an equal, he is unrivalled
ni ti enák he is not your equal
to ni bil enák boj it was not an equal fight
boj med enakima nasprotnikoma equal fight
boriti se ob enákih pogojih to fight on equal terms
naleteti, najti sebi enákega to meet one's match
imeti enáke deleže to have equal shares
vsi državljani so enáki pred zakonom all citizens are equal before the law
skušati biti enák to emulate, to vie with
sta kar enáka (= imata iste napake) they are tarred with the same brush!
plačati (vrniti) enáko z enákim (figurativno) to give someone tit for tat, to pay someone back in his own coin
enako se z enákim druži birds of a feather flock together

funkcionírati to function; to act; to run; to operate; (stroj) to work, to go

ne funkcionírati to be out of order
dvigalo ne funkcionira the lift is out of order
stroj dobro funkcionira the machine is working (ali running) perfectly
zavora ni funkcionirala the brake refused to act
ledvice ne funkcionirajo več the kidneys are no longer functioning (properly)
odlično funkcionírati to be in excellent working order
nekaj ne funkcionira (ni v redu, šepa) there's something wrong somewhere

ganiti

1. to move; to touch; to affect; to impress; to strike; (zbuditi pomilovanje) to arouse pity

to me ne gane that makes no impression on me
Vaša obzirnost me gane I am highly appreciative of your tactfulness
zelo me je (to) ganilo it has touched me deeply
njene besede so me ganile do solz her words moved me to tears
njegova žalost me je do srca ganila his grief touched me to the heart

2. (premakniti) to move, to stir

s prstom ni ganil zame he did not lift (ali raise) a finger for me
ganiti se (z mesta) to move, to stir, to budge

garancija guarantee; warranty

z garancijo prodajno blago warranted (ali guaranteed goods) pl
patentiran brez državne garancije patent without government guarantee
kot garancija za to pogodbo as guarantee for (ali as security for) this agreement
garancija proti security against, insurance against, safeguard against
ne potrebujem (ne želim) nobene druge garancije kot Vašo besedo I want no other guarantee than your word, pogovorno your word will do for me
ne moremo prevzeti nobene garancije we cannot assume any responsibility
pustiti svoje dragulje kot garancijo to pawn (ali to pledge) one's jewels, to leave one's jewels in pawn
zahteval bom dobre garancije I shall want good security
naša moč je naša najboljša garancija proti novi invaziji our strength is our best safeguard against a new invasion
ki ima tovarniško garancijo factory warranted

gíbati to move; to stir; to agitate

gíbati se to move, to be in motion; to stir, to bestir oneself; (hoditi) to walk, to take exercise
gíbati se med... in... to range from... to...
cene se gibljejo med 40.000 in 50.000 tolarji the prices range between 40,000 and 50,000 tolars
nič se ne gíbati to take no exercise
moral bi se (on) več gíbati na prostem he ought to take more open-air exercise
on se giblje v najboljši družbi he moves in the best society

gláva head; (redko) poll; humoristično (zlasti plešava) pate; (lobanja, mrtvaška) skull; žargon bonce; (naslov) title, heading, ZDA caption; (vodja) chief, leader; ekonomija principal, ZDA boss; (vrhnji del) top; (pamet, razum) brains pl, wit (s pl), intelligence, understanding, judgment, sense; (bister človek) man of talent, pogovorno brainy fellow; (oseba) person; (kovanca) obverse, face, pogovorno heads

brez gláve headless, acephalous, figurativno reckless, hare-brained, confused, out of one's wits, silly
gláva ob glávi closely packed
na glavo, za glávo (figurativno) each; per head; per capita
iz gláve (na pamet) (znati) (to know) by heart
gláva ali napis? (pri metanju kovanca v zrak) heads or tails?
od gláve do nog from top to toe
od nog do gláve from head to foot
glávo pokonci! keep smiling!, vojska chin up!
z glávo navzdol with downcast head
na glávo postavljen (narobe) topsy-turvy
brez gláve in repa without rhyme or reason
delo z glávo brain work
delavec z glávo white-collar worker
beljenje gláve (figurativno) cudgelling (ali racking) one's brain, cogitation, rumination
kimanje z glávo nodding, nod
lasje na glávi hair (of the head)
poraba na glávo consumption per capita
gláva postelje head of the bed
rana na glávi wound in the head
skok na glávo header
stoja na glávi šport headstand, aeronavtika landing on the nose
strel v glávo shot in the head
tele z dvema glávama a twoheaded calf
umivanje gláve shampooing
več kot 100 gláv živine more than a hundred head of cattle
zmajevanje z glávo shaking of one's head
belíti si glávo to beat one's brains out, to cudgel (ali to rack) one's brains (z over)
biti čez glávo zadolžen to be up to one's ears (ali one's eyes, the neck) in debt
za glávo je večji od očeta he is taller than his father by a head
za glávo je večji od mene he stands a head taller than I
oče je gláva družine the father is the head of the family
ne biti pravi v glávi (figurativno) to be crazy, to be out of one's mind, to be off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker)
on je bistra gláva he is a bright chap
trde gláve je he is thickheaded, pogovorno he is thick (between the ears)
puhle, prazne gláve je he is empty-headed, he is brainless
delati po svoji glávi to have one's own way
gláve delati (solata, zelje) to head, to heart
ne vem, kje se me gláva drži I do not know which way to turn, I am quite perplexed
gláva me boli I have a headache, my head aches, I feel headachy
gláva me je od tega bolela that gave me a headache
čez glávo imam dela I am swamped with work
kje vendar sem imel glávo? what on earth was I thinking of?
nimam gláve za matematiko I have no head for mathematics
tega imam že čez glávo dovolj I am sick (ali žargon I've had a bellyful) of it
to nima ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of this
kar pripovedujete, nima ne gláve ne repa I cannot make head or tail of what you say
za glávo mu gre for him it is a matter of life and death
po glávi mi gre (roji, hodi) neka misel an idea keeps (on) running through my mind
to vino gre v glávo this wine is heady, this wine goes to my head
on ima glávo na pravem mestu he has his head well screwed on
stvar mi ne gre v glávo it's beyond me, I cannot understand it
iti, stopiti v glávo to go to one's head
ne ve, kje se ga gláva drži he doesn't know whether he's coming or going
to mi ne gre iz gláve I can't get it out of my head
ni čisto pravi v glávi he is not quite right in the head, žargon he has a screw loose
uspeh mu je šel (stopil) v glávo, mu je zmešal glávo success has turned his head
nekaj mu gre po glávi (figurativno) he is turning something over in his mind
samo letala mu gredo, rojijo po glávi (figurativno) he thinks, talks and breathes aeroplanes
ta misel mi ne gre iz gláve this idea keeps running through my head
izgubiti glávo to lose one's head (ali one's wits ali one's presence of mind)
ne izgubiti gláve to keep one's head
izbiti si kaj iz gláve to dismiss something from one's mind
iz gláve izračunati vsoto to work out a sum in one's head
izbiti komu kaj iz gláve to argue someone out of something
s svojo glávo jamčiš za to you will answer with your life for this
ne morem mu tega izbiti iz gláve I cannot drive it out of his head
napraviti po svoji glávi to do as one likes
obdržati v glávi to remember
tu ne najdem ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of it
glávo odsekati (obglaviti) komu to behead someone
pognati si kroglo v glávo to blow one's brains out
v glávo mi pade it occurs to me, an idea comes to mind
kaj ti vendar pade v glávo? the very idea!
nisem na glávo padel I am no fool
nikdar mi ni v glávo padlo it never entered (into) my mind
pogledati koga od gláve do nog to eye someone up and down, to look someone over from head to foot
nositi glávo v vreči (figurativno) to carry one's life in one's hands
oditi s povešeno glávo to go off with downcast head (ali fig with one's tail between one's legs)
pognati se z glávo naprej v vodo to throw oneself headfirst into the water
prikimati z glávo to nod assent
postaviti vse na glávo to turn everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
postaviti vse mesto na glávo (figurativno) to paint the town red
z glávo je plačal svoje izdajstvo he paid for his treason with his life
riniti z glávo v zid (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall
riniti z glávo v nevarnost to rush headlong (ali to plunge) into danger
ne rini z glávo v zid! don't batter your head against a brick wall!
riskirati glávo to risk one's neck
povesiti glávo to hang one's head
razpisati nagrado na glávo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head
glávo stavim, da to ni res I'd stake my life it is not true
skloniti svojo glávo pod jarem to bow one's head under the yoke
ubijati si glávo z, nad to rack one's brains over
vbiti si kaj v glávo to take something into one's head
prati komu glávo (figurativno) to give someone a dressing-down
v glávi se mi vrti I am (ali I feel) dizzy, I feel giddy, my head is reeling (ali spinning)
računati iz gláve to do mental arithmetic
zmajati z glávo to shake one's head
več glav, več vé two heads are better than one
za glávo zmagati (na dirki) to win by a head
čez glávo komu zrasti to outgrow (one's respect for) someone
zmešati komu glávo to turn someone's head
ne moreš z glávo skozi zid you can't butt your way through a brick wall
kolikor gláv, toliko misli two heads are better than one

glédati to look (at, on); to see; (opazovati) to watch, to observe, to eye, to view, to regard; figurativno to consider; (paziti na) to attend to, to look after, to see that something is done; to look to it that...; (prizadevati si) to endeavour, to try, to make efforts

glej! look!, see!, look here!, arhaično lo; lo and behold!, (začudeno) well, well!, well I never!, just imagine!
glej, glej! well, well!, arhaično lo and behold!
glej no!, glej si no glej! well, well, well!; žargon well get a load of that!
toda glej! but just imagine!, but lo and behold!
glej, da prideš pravočasno! see that you come in time!
dobro glej! look sharp!
jaz samo gledam I am all eyes
debelo glédati to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
debelo glédati od značudenja to stare with surprise
grdo, jezno, temno glédati to scowl, to frown
glédati komu v obraz to look someone in the face
glédati okoli to look around
glédati skozi okno to look out of the window
pozorno glédati to look intently
škilavo glédati to squint
glédati s strahom v prihodnost to look forward with dread to the future
glédati za kom to look (ali to gaze) after someone
postrani glédati to look askance (koga at someone)
pogumno glédati nevarnosti v obraz to face danger bravely, to look danger in the face
on ne gleda na stroške he takes no account of the expense, with him expense is no object
zaljubljeno glédati koga to make (ali to cast) sheep's eyes at someone
kam gleda to okno? where does this window face?
zelo glédati na svojo obleko (figurativno) to be very particular about one's dress
zelo gleda na svoje interese he keeps an eye on his interests
zviška glédati na koga to look down on someone
glédati se to look at one another (at each other)
glédati se (v zrcalu) to look at oneself
glédati se postrani to look askance at one another (at each other)
grdó se gledata they are at daggers drawn

gospodár (hiše, stanovanja) householder, landlord; (delodajalec) employer, master, ZDA boss; (kmetovalec) farmer; husbandman, pl -men; (oblast) lord, master, ruler

biti svoj gospodár to be one's own master, to be independent, žargon to be on one's own
brez gospodárja without a master
otroci brez gospodárja waifs and strays pl
stvari brez gospodárja unclaimed (ali unowned, ownerless) property
živali brez gospodárja stray animals, strays pl
neomejen gospodár absolute ruler, despot
on je dober gospodár he manages well
ona je gospodár v hiši, v družini (»nosi hlače«) she wears the trousers
nihče ne more služiti dvema gospodárjema no man can serve two masters
kakšen gospodár, takšen sluga like master, like man

gotovína ready money; cash; (v blagajni) cash in hand, pogovorno the ready

v gotovíni in cash, cash down
za gotovíno for (prompt) cash
cena za gotovíno cash price
plačilo v gotovíni payment in cash, cash payment
plačati v gotovíni to pay (in) cash, to pay cash down, to pay on the nail
imam malo gotovíne I am short of cash
nimam gotovíne I have no ready money
manjka mi gotovíne I am short of cash
prodati za gotovíno to sell for cash

govoríti to speak (o of, about, z to, with); to tell; (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with, to, o about, of, over); to converse; (kramljati) to chat

glasno govoríti to talk loud, to speak in a loud voice
tiho govoríti to speak softly (ali in a soft voice)
govoríti angleški to speak English
slabo govoríti angleški to speak poor (ali broken) English
slabo govoríti o kom to speak ill of someone
kar naprej govoríti to keep (on) talking
odkrito, brez ovinkov govoríti to speak freely
govoríti o tem in onem, o raznem to talk nineteen to the dozen
uglajeno govoríti to be well-spoken
govoríti stenam (figurativno) to talk (ali to be talking) to a brick wall
govoríti o politiki to talk politics
tekoče govoríti to speak fluently
govoríti o čem drugem to change the subject
govoríti resnico to speak the truth, to tell the truth
govoríti brez priprave to speak extempore
govoríti v veter (figurativno) to waste one's breath
govoríti v imenu koga to be the spokesman of, to be the mouthpiece of
govoríti v korist koga to speak on (ali ZDA in) someone's behalf
govoríti polomljeno angleščino to speak broken English, to murder the English language
govoríti neumnosti to talk nonsense
šepetaje govoríti to speak in an undertone, to speak in a whisper
govoríti skozi nos to speak with a nasal twang
govoríti laži to tell lies (ali untruths)
govoríti sam s seboj to soliloquize
govoríti med štirimi očmi s kom to talk with someone in private
govoríti na pamet to speak from memory, to say something by heart (ali by rote)
obširno govoríti o to speak at length about (ali on), to descant, to expatiate on (ali upon)
otročje govoríti to drivel
govoríti kot papiga to parrot
govoríti preučeno za koga to speak above someone's head
govoríti tja v tri dni pogovorno to waffle, žargon to rabbit on
tu se govori angleški (napis) English spoken here
ko (ker) ravno govorimo o... since we are on the subject, since we happen to be talking about...
da niti ne govorimo o... to say nothing of...
ne govorimo več o tem!, nehajmo govoríti o tem! let us change (ali drop) the subject!
mi ne »govorimo« (smo sprti ipd.) we are not on speaking terms
o tem ni vredno govoríti it isn't worth speaking of
ona ne govorita več med seboj (sta sprta) they are no longer on speaking terms
govori! speak up!, speak out, out with it!
on ne more (ne zna) nehati govoríti he can never stop talking, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
(on) govori, kot da bi ga navil he has the gift of the gab, he talks nineteen to the dozen
on malo govori he is a man of few words, (je boječ) he is tongue-tied
z njim se da govoríti he is someone you can talk to
z njim se ne da govoríti (figurativno) he will not listen to reason
po vsem mestu se govori o njih they are the talk of the town
govorilo se je o njegovi demisiji there have been rumours of his resignation
vse mesto govori o tem it is the talk of the town
govori se, da je zelo bogata she is said to be very rich
o njem se mnogo govori he is much talked about
to dejstvo govori zanj this fact tells in his favour
dejstva govoré sama the facts speak for themselves
to govori za in proti that cuts both ways
dejanja govore glasneje kot besede actions speak louder than words
vse govori za to, da... there is every reason to believe that...
to govori proti that tells against it
ne govorite z nikomer o tem! not a word to anyone about this!, keep this to yourself!
začeti govoríti o nekem predmetu to broach a subject
bi lahko govoril z Vami? could I have a word with you?
bi lahko govoril z g. X? could I see Mr. X
govorimo odkrito! let's speak frankly, let's lay (ali put) our cards on the table
kjer se veliko govori, se malo naredi least said, soonest mended
govoríti je srebro, molčati pa zlato the less said, the better
prav tako bi lahko govoril stenam figurativno I might as well speak to a brick wall
ti to meni govoriš! (= kot da jaz tega ne vem) you're telling me!

gráblje rake

gramozne gráblje gravel rake
senene gráblje hayrake
železne gráblje iron rake
gráblje ima, vil pa ne pogovorno with him it's all take and no give

híp moment; instant

v hípu in a moment, in a trice, in no time, in less than no time, in no time, (kot bi trenil) before you could say knife (ali Jack Robinson); in the twinkling of an eye
niti za híp not for a single second
v hípu je bilo vse končano everything was over in a flash
vsak híp at any moment
prav ta híp at this very moment
v hípu bom pripravljen I'll be ready in a minute (ali in a jiffy ali in a trice ali in a twinkling)
imate híp časa zame? can you give me a minute?
počakajte híp! wait a moment!, wait an instant, wait half a minute, hold on a second!

híša house; (stavba) building

stanovanjska híša tenement (house); dwelling, arhaično habitation; (gosposka hiša) mansion; (graščina) manor
mestna híša (magistrat) town hall, city hall; (vladarska, knežja) dynasty
trgovska híša house, (business) firm, concern; store, department store; establishment
vogelna híša corner house
samostojno stoječa híša detached house
Spodnja híša angleškega parlamenta the lower house, the House of Commons
Zgornja híša the upper house, the House of Lords; ZDA (ljudsko zastopništvo) the House of Representatives
blok híš block (of buildings)
vrata híš a row of houses
lesena híša wooden house, frame house
javna híša brothel, house of ill fame, house of ill repute, bawdy house; vulgarno knocking shop; ZDA žargon cathouse
polna híša (gledališče) full house
gostov polna híša houseful of guests
híša ni sklepčna! (parlament) no house!
zabava ob vselitvi v híšo housewarming
dohod, pot k híši path, drive, driveway
boj od híše do híše vojska house-to-house fighting
velik kot híša as high as a house; huge, enormous
zunaj híše out of doors; outdoors
mati je nekje v híši Mother is somewhere around (ali about) the house
vsa híša je bila na nogah the whole household was stirring
naša híša Vam je vedno odprta you are always welcome here
pognati, vreči iz híše koga to turn (ali to throw) someone out (of the house)
postaviti híšo na glavo figurativno to turn the house upside down
stopiti v híšo to enter the house
stopiti iz híše to go out
prepovedati komu vstop v híšo to forbid someone to enter one's house
vseliti se v híšo to move into a house, to move in

hotéti to be willing; to want; (marati) to like; (želeti) to wish, to want, to desire; (nameravati) to intend, to purpose, to mean, to have in view

rajši hotéti to prefer
ne hotéti to be unwilling
hočeš cigareto? will you have a cigarette?
kaj hočete? what do you want?
kaj hočeš od mene? what do you want of me?
on ve, kaj hoče he knows what he wants, he knows his mind
kakor hočete as you like, as you please, as you wish, suit yourself
naj to hoče ali ne whether he likes it or not
hočeš-nočeš whether you like it or not, willy-nilly, willing or unwilling
noče sprejeti denarja he won't accept the money
naj stane, kar hoče whatever the cost, whatever it may cost
kaj hočete reči s tem? what do you mean by it?
ona dela, kar hoče she has her own way
sam ne ve, kaj hoče he does not know his own mind
hočem, da greš domov I want you to go home
s silo hoče, da grem domov he insists on my going home, he insists I go home
imamo vse, kar hočemo we have all we want, we want for nothing
hočemo mu dobro we wish him well
kaj mi hoče (čemu mi bo) ta knjiga? I have no use for this book
hoče mi se (piti) I feel like a drink, I feel thirsty, I'd like a drink
dobro vem, kaj on hoče I fully appreciate (ali I realise full well) what he has in mind
kakorkoli hočete as you like (ali choose ali please), at your discretion
hoče biti (dela se, da je) znanstvenik he pretends to be a scientist
hočeš, da te peljem z avtom (na postajo)? would you like me to drive you (to the station)?, shall I drive you (to the station)?
hočete še malo mesa? will you have (ali take) a little more meat?
kaj sem hotel reči? what was I going to say
hotel sem samo reči, da... I only meant to say that...
hotel je telelefonirati, pa je pozabil he meant to call, but he forgot
(sam) si to hotel you asked for it (yourself)
hotela me je udariti she felt like hitting me
usoda je hotela, da... it was fated that...
srce mi je hotelo počiti my heart was ready to burst (ali to break)
on je tako hotel he wanted it that way
hotel se je poročiti he wanted to get married, he was about to be married
nesreča je hotela (as) ill luck (ali misfortune) would have it
na vsak način je hotel imeti nov avto he insisted on having a new car
jaz bi hotel (iti) I should like (I'd like) to (go)
kaj bi hoteli še več? what more could you wish for?
hotéti in želeti je dvoje willing and wishing are not the same