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tí you; arhaično thou

tí tepec you blockhead!
tí norec! you fool!
ko bi jaz bil ti (= na tvojem mestu) if I were you
kakor ti meni, tako jaz tebi you play ball with me and I'll play ball with you

tóliko so much (oziroma many); this much, that much; such a number (oziroma an amount, a quantity itd.); as many, so many

tóliko kolikor as much as
dvakrat tóliko twice as much (oziroma many)
še enkrat tóliko as much (oziroma many) again
še enkrat tóliko dolg as long again
kolikor tóliko pretty well, fairly
tóliko bolj (takó) ker... the more so because...
tóliko bolje (slabše) so much the better (the worse)
tóliko, da ga niso ubili they almost killed him
tóliko hujše so much the harder

trágičen tragic, tragical; calamitous

trágično prislov tragically
trágičen dogodek a tragic event
trágična ironija tragic irony
trágičen konec dreadful (ali shocking) end
trágična narava (čud) tragic nature, tragedy
ne jemlji tega tako trágično don't make such a tragedy of it
teh stvari ni treba trágično jemati these matters must not be taken too seriously, we must not make a mountain out of a molehill

tretírati to treat (koga someone)

brutalno tretírati koga to treat someone brutally
kakor mi tretiramo druge, tako oni nas we must expect to be treated as we treat others (ali other people)

tvégan risky, riskful; perilous; hazardous; chancy

to bo zelo tvégano it will be touch-and-go
tako počenjanje je zelo tvégano such behaviour is a risky business

tvój -a, -e your, arhaično thy; (zaimek) yours, arhaično thine

tvój, -a, -e prijatelj your friend
neki tvój, -a, -e prijatelj a friend of yours
tisti tvój, -a, -e klobuk that hat of yours
moj in tvój, -a, -e brat my brother and yours
to je tvoje this is yours
tvój, -a, -e vdani, vedno tvój, -a, -e ever yours
tvój, -a, -e vdani X. (v pismih) yours sincerely, X.
naj bo po tvojem have it your own way
po tvojem to ni tako according to you (ali to your idea) it isn't so
ti in tvoji you and yours
kar je moje, je tvoje what's mine is yours

urejèn settled; in (good) order; tidy

urejèna soba tidy room
dobro urejèna hiša well-regulated household
zadeva je urejèna the affair is settled
s tem je stvar urejèna that settles the question, that settles it
to je tako rekoč urejèno it's as good as settled

usójen fated

usójena doba življenja (figurativno) the fatal thread
ni bilo (tako) usójeno it was not to be
usójeno nam je we are doomed (to), it is our fate
usójeno mu je bilo, da... it has fallen to his lot that..., it was reserved to him (to)

védno always; every time, at all times; ZDA all the time; ever; pesniško aye, ay

skoraj védno nine times out of ten, as often as not
še védno still; as yet
za védno for ever, for good, for good and all
enkrat za védno (vselej) once (and) for all
védno več more and more
védno hitreje faster and faster
védno večji bigger and bigger
še védno ne not yet
za védno zapustiti to leave for good
še védno ga ni he hasn't arrived yet
védno je bilo tako it was ever thus
poslovila sta se za védno they bade each other farewell for ever
védno in védno se vra-, čati to keep coming back
védno naravnost (naprej)! keep straight ahead!

verjéti to believe (komu someone); (zaupati) to trust

lahko mi to verjamete you can take it from me
verjamem samo, kar vidim seeing is believing
ali lahko verjamemo njegovi besedi? can his word be trusted?
tega pa ne verjamem (pogovorno) I don't fall for that one
ne verjéti to disbelieve
sveto verjéti to cling to (ali to cherish) a belief
to naj ti drugi verjamejo! see if others believe that!
bi verjeli kaj takega! would you believe it!
če verjameš ali ne believe it or not
verjéti nekaj neverjetnega (figurativno) to swallow a camel
rad ti verjamem I willingly believe you
nisem tako neumen, da bi to verjel I am not so foolish as to believe it
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly trust my own eyes

vsáj (najmanj) at least; at the very least; at the very least; at any rate; narečno leastwise, leastways

jaz vsáj mislim tako at any rate that's what I think
ko bi vsáj mogel vedeti! arhaično could I but know!
on bo prišel, vsáj obljubil je he is going to come, at any rate he has promised to
vsáj toliko je star kot jaz he is my age at least

vsejáti to sow

kakor si vsejal, tako boš žel as you sow, so you shall reap

vtêpsti

vtêpsti komu kaj v glavo to beat something into someone's head; to instil (an idea) in someone's head, pogovorno to thwack something into someone's head
vtêpsti si v glavo to take it into one's head (da... that...)
kdo ti je vtepel tako bedastočo v glavo? who has put such nonsense into your head?

vzdržáti to hold out; to stand; to sustain; to persevere (v in); to endure, to last

vzdržáti napad to withstand (ali to hold out against) an assault
vzdržite! hold out!
ne morem več vzdržáti I can't stand it any longer
ona ne vzdrži na soncu she cannot stand the sun
vzdržáti se to abstain (česa from something), to refrain (from)
vzdržáti se glasovanja to abstain from voting
nisem se vzdržal smeha I couldn't help laughing
vzdržáti se kajenja to refrain from smoking
vzdržáti se solz (joka) to refrain from tears (from weeping)
ni mogel več vzdržáti bolečine he could not endure (ali sustain, bear) the pain any more
čudim se, da je tako dolgo vzdržal I wonder that he has held out so long
vzdržáti se alkoholnih pijač to abstain from alcoholic drinks

vzradostíti to gladden; to delight, to rejoice

vzradostíti se to rejoice (at, in, over), to enjoy (česa something), to be delighted, to be glad, to delight (in, at), to take delight (in)
novica me je vzradostila the news rejoiced me
vzradostili smo se, ko smo slišali tako dobre novice we were delighted to hear such good news
vzradoščen delighted, pleased

zabít nailed, riveted, rammed; figurativno (neumen) silly, crass, stupid, thick; slow-witted

zabít kraj a solitary (ali out-of-the-way) place
nisem tako zabít (figurativno) I am not such a fool

začúden astonished; amazed; surprised

bolj začúden kot prestrašen more surprised than frightened
biti začúden to be astonished (at), to be amazed (at), to be surprised, to wonder (at, about)
bil sem začúden, da me ne pozna I was surprised he did not know me
bil sem močnó začúden I was struck with wonder, I was lost in astonishment, I was amazed
bil je zelo začúden, ko me je videl he was astonished to see me
ne bodi tako začúden! don't put on that look of surprise!

zaplóskatí to clap one's hands

takó so mu zaploskali, da je moral še enkrat igrati they clapped him so enthusiastically that he had to play an encore

zavíst envy; invidiousness; jealousy, jaundice

iz zavísti out of envy
zelen od zavísti green with envy
sama zavíst ga je he is eaten up with envy
iz zavísti govoré tako škandalozne stvari o meni they say such scandalous things about me out of envy
pozelenela je od zavísti it turned her green with envy
počiti od zavísti to burst with envy
zbuditi, zbujati zavíst pri kom to rouse someone's envy, to excite the envy of someone, to he the envy of someone
bolje je zbujati zavíst kot pa usmiljenje better be envied than pitied

zdéti se to seem; to appear; to look (like); to have the air (of)

zdi se mi it seems to me
zdi se (kazno je, kaže) it seems, it would seem
to se mi zdi zelo čudno I find that very strange
naj se zdi še tako čudno, nenavadno strange as it may appear
tako se zdi (tako je videti) so it seems
kot se vse zdi as it seems, to all appearances
kot se zdi (kot je videti) apparently, seemingly
zdi se, da bo deževalo it looks like rain
zdi se mi znan I think I know him
zdi se, da je bolan he seems to be ill
zdi se, da pomoč ni potrebna it seems there is no need of help
ni se mi zdel posebno inteligenten he did not strike me as being particularly intelligent
meni se zdi (= jaz mislim) I think, in my opinion
kakor se ti zdi primerno as you think proper (ali fit)
zdi se, da jaz (ti, mi... itd.) I (you, we... etc) seem to...
zdi se, da to verjamete (verjamejo) you seem (they seem) to believe it
zdi se, da tega ne more zanikati it seems that he cannot deny it
zdi se, da jabolka tu ne rastejo apples do not seem to grow here
ta vest se zdi resnična this news rings true