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stráh fear; (velik) fright, dread, horror, dismay; awe; žargon funk; terror (pred of); (bojazen) apprehension

brez stráhu fearlessly
stráh pred smrtjo fear of death
stráh me je I am afraid (of)
v stráhu je za svoje življenje he goes in fear of his life
biti v stráhu to be in fear (of), to be afraid (of)
biti stráh in trepet za... to be the terror of..., to be the bugbear of...
navaditi s stráhom to overawe
imeti stráh pred to be scared of, pogovorno to funk (doing something)
biti trd od stráhú to be scared stiff, to be in a blue funk, to be frightened out of one's wits
iz stráhú pred for fear of, out of dread of
držati koga v stráhu to intimidate someone
pognati komu stráh v kosti to fill someone with terror, to terrify someone, to horrify someone, to scare someone stiff
biti v stráhu za kaj to be worried stiff about something
on ne pozna stráhú he is a stranger to fear
od stráhú so se mi naježili lasje my hair stood on end with fright
spraviti koga v stráh to inspire (ali to fill, to strike) someone with awe
pomiriti stráh to allay (someone's) fears
on je stráh vseh poštenih ljudi he is the terror of all honest people
stráh zbujajoč awe-inspiring
v velikem stráhu in a blue funk
stráh nas je we are frightened, we are in a funk, we have the jitters
tresti se od stráhú to tremble with fright

svaríti to warn (pred of, against), to admonish; to caution (against)

svarimo (ali pozor) pred žeparji! beware of pickpockets!
vnaprej svaríti to forewarn
svarili so me, naj ne kadim I was warned against smoking
svarili so ga, da je v nevarnosti he was warned that he was in danger
svaril sem jih pred njim I warned them about (ali against) him

še still; yet, as yet

še ne not yet
še vedno still
še nikoli never yet
še enkrat once more
še več still more
še danes this very day
še do danes, še zdaj this very day, even now
še nocoj this very night
še do pred kratkim, do nedavnega until very recently
še isti dan on the very same day
še pred enim tednom sem govoril z njim it is only a week since I spoke to him
še dolgo pozneje for a long time after
še ta teden before this week is over
še oni teden sem jo videl I saw her only last week
še včeraj only yesterday
še zadnjega maja as late as last May
še letos bodo prišli they will still arrive this year
še leta 1960 as late as 1960
še lani only last year
še boljši better still
še močneje kot even stronger than...
še enkrat toliko twice as much, as much again
še enkrat tako velik twice as tall, as tall again
še mnogo much (oziroma many) more
samó še to pot (tokrat) just once more, only this once
komaj še kdo hardly anyone left
še dražji, še višji dearer still, higher still
(samo) še trenutek just a moment
še nikoli never yet
še kaj (drugega)? anything more (ali else)?
imaš še kaj papirja? have you (got) any paper left?
imaš še kaj denarja? have you any money left?
še eno skodelico čaja, prosim! another cup of tea, please!
daj mi še malo kruha! (could I have) another piece of bread, please
danes je vreme še slabše kot včeraj today the weather is even worse than yesterday
dokler je še čas while there is still time
on še ne more delati he is still unfit for work
tega še nikoli nisem videl I have never seen that before
počakaj še dva dni! wait another two days!
daj mu še en kozarec vode! give him another glass of water!
treba je še videti it is yet to be seen
to bomo še videli that remains to be seen
še vedno živijo v Ljubljani they are still living in Ljubljana
še to zimo bo prišel he will be here some time this winter
lahkó še pride he may still come, he may come yet
poskusi še enkrat! try again!, try once more!, pogovorno have another go!
kaj še hoče? what else does he want?
lahko počakaš še en teden? can you wait another week?
še tega je manjkalo! that's all we wanted!
ni bila še dolgo omožena, ko... she had not long been married when...
ostalo je še nekaj denarja there's still some money left, there's a bit of cash left over
naj bo še tako bogat, ne bo uspel no matter how rich he is, he will not succeed
še (= niti) pogledal me ni he did not so much as look at me
kaj še! (= kje pa, ni govora o tem!) what next!
še obesili ga bodo, še na vislicah bo končal! he'll come to a sticky end (one of these days)!
še (vedno) smo tu we are still here
dokler je še živel while he was still alive
nisem še končal I have not yet finished, I still haven't finished

šelè only; not earlier than; as late as; not until, not till; only then, not before

šelè ko... only when..., no sooner than...
šelè danes only today
šelè davi only this morning
šelè včeraj not till yesterday, no earlier than yesterday, only yesterday
šelè jutri not till tomorrow
šelè leta 1951 as late as 1951
šelè pred enim letom no more than a year ago
šelè teden dni pozneje not until a week later
prišel je šelè pred dvema dnevoma he arrived only (ali pogovorno only arrived) two days ago
vrnil se je šelè, ko... he didn't return before...
to je treba šelè dokazati that remains to be proved
pridem domov šelè ob 11-ih I'll not be home till 11
šelè ko so bili vsi odšli, sem odkril... it was not until (after) everyone had gone that I discovered...
videl sem jo šelè včeraj I only saw her yesterday, I didn't see her before yesterday
šelè predvčerajšnjim sem dobil tvoje pismo I didn't receive your letter until the day before yesterday
poročila se je šelè pred kratkim she got married quite recently, she's only been married a short time
kaj šelè... (= da ne rečem nič o...) to say nothing of..., let alone..., never mind...
ni mogla narediti koraka, kaj šelè zbežati she could not move a step, never mind run away

štétje counting; reckoning; numbering

ljudsko štétje census
štétje glasov count of the votes
izvršiti štétje prebivalstva to take a census
v letu 1900 po starem štétju in 1900, old style
štétje časa (koledar) style
naše štétje the Christian era, Anno Domini (krajšava: A.D.)
pred našim štétjem before Christ (krajšava: B.C.)

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!

tát thief, pl thieves; pravo larcener, larcenist; (v trgovini) shoplifter; (žepar) pickpocket, arhaično cutpurse; (zmikavt) pilferer; robber

(profesionalni) tát avtomobilov car thief
tatovi pl humoristično light-fingered gentry; (vlomilec) burglar, housebreaker
primite tatú! stop thief!
varen pred tátovi thiefproof
biti tát to thieve
prilika naredi tátu opportunity makes the thief

téden week, seven days pl

dva tédna a fortnight
nekaj tédnov a week or two
na téden (tedensko) a week, per week
téden za tédnom week by week, week in week out
enkrat na téden once a week
med tédnom in the week
dvakrat na téden twice a week
danes téden today week, this day week
včeraj téden yesterday week
pred enim tédnom a week ago
vsak téden weekly
v enem tédnu within a week
prihodnji téden next week
pretekli téden last week
jutri téden tomorrow week
v ponedeljek téden Monday week
konec tédna weekend
čez tri tédne three weeks hence
beli téden trgovina white sale
delovni téden working week
40 urni delovni téden 40-hour week
medeni tédni honeymoon
ves téden delati to work all week
med tédnom spim v mestu I sleep in town during the week
téden po beli nedelji religija Low Week

téhtanje weighing; weigh

téhtanje džokeja pred dirko (po dirki) weighing-out (weighing-in)

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

tréma (strah) funk; (gledališka, govorniška) stage fright; (pred izpitom) examination nerves pl

imeti trémo to be in a funk, to have the wind up, to get the wind up
imeti trémo pred nastopom na odru to suffer from stage fright
nimam tréme I'm not nervous (ali pogovorno nervy), I don't suffer from nerves

trésti to shake; to agitate, (močnó) to toss; to jog, to joggle

trésti se to shake, to tremble, to shiver; to vibrate; to quiver (od with); (voz) to jolt
roke se mu tresejo his hands shake
mraz me trese I shiver with cold
dvorana se trese od... the hall shakes with...
hiša se je tresla od eksplozij the house shook with the explosions
trésti se od besa to quiver with rage
trésti se od mrzlice to shake with fever
trésti se kot šiba na vodi to tremble like a leaf
vsi se tresejo pred njim every one trembles before him (ali is scared of him)
trésti se od mraza to shiver (ali to shudder) with cold
hlače so se mi tresle (figurativno) I had my heart in my mouth, I shook in my shoes
tresel se je od smeha his sides shook with laughter, he shook with laughter
trésti se po vsem telesu to tremble in every limb, to tremble all over, to be all of a shake
tresti se od strahu to tremble (ali to shake) with fear

ubéžnik fugitive; (vojaški) deserter

ubéžnik pred pravico, sodnijo fugitive from justice

ubraníti to prevent (pred, od from)

ubraníti svojo domovino pred to defend one's country against
nisem se mogel ubraníti smeha I could not help laughing
ni se mogla ubraníti solz she could not restrain her tears

umakníti to withdraw; to draw back; to retract; to take back; vojska to retire; to remove

umakníti čete vojska to withdraw (the) troops
umakníti svojo kandidaturo to withdraw one's candidature
umakníti tožbo to withdraw a charge
umakníti obtožbo to retract an accusation
umakníti se to withdraw, to draw back, vojska to retire, to retreat; to beat a retreat
umakníti se iz svetnega življenja to retire from the world
vojska se je pred sovražnikom umaknila v lepem redu the army retired before the enemy in good order
uspešno, srečno se umakníti (izmuzniti) to make good one's retreat
umaknite se! (pojdite s poti!) make way!
umaknite se mi! get out of my way!

umázan dirty; soiled, filthy; sordid; slovenly; mean; foul; (skop) stingy, niggardly

umázano moder dull blue
umázani dobički sordid gains pl
umázano govorjenje foul language
umázano ravnanje (postopek) a sordid way of behaving (ali of doing things)
ulice so umázane the streets are dirty (blatne muddy)
prati umázano perilo pred ljudmi (figurativno) to wash one's dirty linen in public

úra (čas) hour; (žepna) watch; (stoječa, stenska, stolpna) clock; (namizna) timepiece

úra budilka alarm clock
peščena úra sand glass
sončna úra sundial
cerkvena úra church clock
úra z nihalom pendulum clock
zapestna úra wristwatch
ladijska úra chronometer
úra štoparica stopwatch
policijska úra curfew
konične úre rush hour
huda úra thunderstorm
učna úra lesson
proste úre free (ali spare) hours pl
smrtna úra the hour of death, dying hour, last hour
v zgodnjih úrah in the small hours
úra X vojska zero hour
v teku ene úre, v manj kot eni úri in less than an hour, within an hour
o úre do úre from hour to hour
prav ob tej úri at this very hour
po moji úri by my watch
pol úre half an hour, a half hour
pred pol úre half an hour ago
5 milj na úro 5 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour
vsake tri úre every three hours
več kot eno úro over one hour
ob tej úri at the present time, ZDA presently
polni, celi 2 úri for two hours at a stretch (ali pogovorno on the trot)
dobro úro a good hour
ob 12. úri at 12 o'clock, at noon
v smeri kazalca úre clockwise, (v nasprotni) anticlockwise
jermenček za zapestno úro watch strap, strap for wristwatch; (wrist) watch band; strap (ali cord, link, expansion) band
verižica za úro watch chain, (pri telovniku) watch guard
kolesje úre movement of a watch
ohišje úre clock case
vzmet úre watch spring
utež pri úri clock weight
kazalec úre hand
kazalec sončne úre gnomon
številčnica úre dial
tovarna úr clock factory, watch factory
trgovina z úrami clock trade, watch trade, trade in clocks and watches
koliko je úra? what time is it?, what's the time?, (redko) what o'clock is it
úra je 5 it is five o'clock
četrt na šest je it is a quarter past five
pol šestih je it is half past five
tri četrt na šest je it is a quarter to six
na moji úri je tri it is three by my watch
ob kateri úra? at what time?
je ta úra prav? is that clock (tvoja zapestna úra your wristwatch oziroma pogovorno watch) right?
on je točen kot úra he is as regular as clockwork
moja úra je točna my watch keeps perfect time
dobrih 5 úr je do mesta it's a good five hours to the town
moja úra gre dobro my watch is a good timekeeper
moja úra ne gre (se je ustavila, se je iztekla) my watch is not going (has stopped, isn't working)
moja úra je pokvarjena there is something wrong with my watch
navijte svojo úro! wind up your watch!
moja úra je navita my watch is wound up
úra bíje the clock strikes (oziroma is striking)
úra bo zdajci (od)bila 11 the clock is just about to strike eleven
úra je odbila 7 the clock has struck seven
odbila mu je zadnja úra his last hour is come
moja úra prehiteva my watch is fast (ali gains, is gaining)
moja úra zaostaja my watch is slow (ali loses, is losing)
vprašati koliko je úra to ask the time
naravnati (regulirati) úro po... to regulate (ali to set) one's watch by...
držati se rednih úr to keep regular hours
letalo je doseglo poprečno 450 milj na úro the plane averaged 450 miles an hour
dajati angleške úre (= lekcije) to give English lessons
to úro je treba naviti this clock needs winding up (ali rewinding)
moja úra je potrebna popravila my watch needs repairing
razmakniti konične úre (da ni navala na avtobuse itd.) to stagger office hours
rana úra zlata úra early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
delati 24 úr brez prekinitve (noč in dan) to work around the clock

ustáviti to stop, to put a stop to; to bring to a standstill, to stay; to arrest, to cease; to bring to a halt; to suspend; to check; to hold up

ustáviti se to stop, to halt; to come to a standstill (ali hold-up)
ustáviti delo to stop (ali to suspend, to cease) work, to strike; (pogovorno) to knock off work
ustáviti kri to staunch blood
ustáviti krvavitev rane to stop a wound
ustáviti plačo to withold someone's salary, to stop someone's pay
ustáviti plačila to stop payments
ustáviti (štopati) avto to stop a car
ustáviti sovražnosti to suspend hostilities
ustavil me je na ulici he stopped me in the street
ustavili so mu pokojnino his pension (ali allowance) has been stopped
ustáviti napredovanje sovražnika to halt an enemy advance
ustavili so ga sredi njegovega govora he was interrupted right in the middle of his speech
ustáviti vlak, stroj to stop a train, a machine
zdravnik je ustavil krvavenje the doctor staunched the flow of blood
ves promet je bil ustavljen all traffic was stopped, (začasno was suspended)
biti ustavljen (ne moči naprej) to be at a stop
nenadoma se ustáviti to stop short, to stop dead
popolnoma se ustáviti to come to a full (ali dead) stop
on se ne bo pred ničemer ustavil he'll stop at nothing
ura se mi je ustavila my watch has stopped
se ta vlak ustavi v Kranju? does this train stop at Kranj?
za nekaj dni se bom ustavil v Parizu I am going to stay a few days in paris

váren safe; secure

váren pred safe from
na várnem in safety
absolutno, popolnoma váren (pogovorno) as safe as houses
toliko bolj várno so much the safer
váren kraj a safe place
váren pred napadi secure from attacks
váren obstoj, eksistenca a secure existence
váren pred nevarnostjo secure from danger
várna investicija a safe investment
most ni váren the bridge is not safe
biti na várnem to be on the safe side
biti váren pred volkovi to be safe from the wolves
hraniti kaj na várnem to keep something safe
tu smo na várnem pred vetrom here we are sheltered from the wind
moje življenje ni več várno my life is no longer secure
ni várno dotakniti se tega psa it is not safe to touch this dog, beware of the dog!
zdaj se čutimo várne we feel safe now
várno sem ga spravil (spremil) domov I saw him safe home
spravil sem ga na várno I have taken him to (ali put him in) a safe place
peljati na várno to lead to safety
položiti na várno mesto to put in a safe place

várstvo protection (pred from); guardianship; tutelage; custody; safeguard; shelter

pod várstvom noči under the cover of night
socialno várstvo social security, social welfare
sodno várstvo judicial protection
vzeti kaj v várstvo to take charge of something
vzel nas je v svoje várstvo he took us under his protection
vzeti v várstvo pred... to shield from...