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rekrutírati vojska to enlist recruits

rekrutírati se to be recruited (from)

relácíja relation

v relácíji z in relation to
nobene relácíje ne imeti z to be out of (all) relation to, to bear no relation to

rentgenizírati to X-ray, to roentgenize

biti rentgeniziran to be X-rayed

reparatúra (popravilo) repair, repairing

manjša (večja) reparatúra minor (major) repair
v reparatúri under (ali in) repair
potreben reparatúre in need of repair
biti potreben reparatúre to want repairing, to be in need of repairs, to need repair
tvoja obutev je potrebna reparatúre your boots need mending
dati v reparatúro to get (ali to have) one's boots mended (ali repaired)

repatriírati to repatriate; to send home

repatriírati se to return home; to be repatriated; to be sent home

resníca truth; arhaično sooth

v resníci in truth, in fact; in (good) sooth
gola resníca naked truth
čista resníca the very truth
neolepšana resníca unvarnished truth
sveta (božja) resníca gospel truth, God's truth
nepotvorjena resníca unadulterated truth
resníci na ljubo out of regard for the truth
vsa, polna resníca the whole (ali full, plain) truth
povedati vso resníco (figurativno) to spill the beans
grenka, neugodna resníca home truth
dokaz resníce proof of truth
brez trohice resníce without a shred of truth
zaradi resníce for the sake of truth
resníca ni prijetna truth is unpalatable
to je sveta resníc! it's God's truth!
v tem ni niti besedice resníce there is not a word of truth about it
dokazati resníco to prove (ali to establish) the truth
imeti, vzeti kaj za sveto resníco to take something for gospel
ne lepšam resníce I call a spade a spade; I don't mince words, I speak frankly
postati resníca to become reality, to be realised; to come true
izkriviti, popačiti resníco to colour (ali to stretch, to heighten) the truth, to distort (ali to mispresent, to garble) the truth
potlačiti resníco to hush something up; to suppress the truth, to keep things (ali something) dark
povedati čisto resníco to tell the plain, unvarnished truth
povedal sem mu nekaj gorkih resníc I told him some home truths
da povem resníco... to tell the truth, truth to tell...
v obraz sem mu povedal resníco I told him bluntly (ali plainly)
v brk sem mu povedal resníco I told him point-blank
prikrojiti resníco po svoje to strain the truth
zabrusiti komu resníco v obraz to fling the truth in someone's teeth
to je pačenje resníce it is a distortion of the truth
resníca je počasi prišla na dan the truth has leaked out

résno prislov in earnest; seriously

zelo, smrtno résno in sad earnest
(jaz to) résno mislim I really do think so
tega ne misliš résno? you can't be in earnest?
misliš résno? are you really in earnest (ali in real earnest)?
čisto résno (brez šale) in sober earnest
mislim popolnoma résno I am quite serious
misliš (to) résno? are you serious?
résno govorim I am speaking in earnest
résno se držati (zadrževati smeh) to keep a straight face
résno se lotiti dela to really get down to work
premalo résno kaj vzeti to take matters not too seriously

respékt respect; reverence

uživati velik respékt to be held in high respect
imeti največji respékt do, za to have the greatest respect for

rešêtka lattice; grate, grating; grid; gridiron; (žična mreža) wire netting; screen; (lesena) trellis, lattice

rešêtka pri kaminu fireguard
biti za rešêtkami (figurativno) to be in prison, to be behind bars

rešíti to save, to rescue; (osvoboditi) to deliver; to redeem; (na morju) to salvage; (nalogo itd.) to solve

rešíti svojo čast to save (oziroma to vindicate) one's honour
rešíti si kožo (figurativno) to save one's skin
rešíti se (znebiti se) koga to get rid of someone
rešíti skrivnost, problem to solve a mystery, a problem
rešíti situacijo to retrieve the situation
rešíti uganko to solve (ali to work out, to puzzle out) a riddle
rešíti komu življenje to save someone's life
rešíti svoj ugled to save one's reputation
rešil sem ga bede I saved him from utter poverty
zdravnik upa, da ga bo rešil the doctor hopes to pull him through
rešili so ga, da ni utonil he was saved from drowning
rešíti si glavo (figurativno) to save one's bacon
rešíti se to save someone, to be saved (ali rescued, delivered), to come off unscathed, to get away with a whole skin
komaj, za las se rešíti to have a narrow escape, to escape by the skin of one's teeth
reši se, kdor se more! every man for himself!, run for your lives!

réven poor; indigent, destitute; (brez denarja) penniless; needy; beggarly

réven z poor in, destitute of, void of
réven belec na jugu ZDA poor white
biti réven to be poor
réven kot cerkvena miš as poor as a church mouse

révež poor man; poor devil

réveži pl the poor
révež ne more nič izgubiti the poor have nothing left to lose
réveži se morajo zadovoljiti z malim, ne smejo biti izbirčni beggars cannot be choosers
on je popoln révež (figurativno) he hasn't got a shirt to his name

revír district; quarter; environs pl; preserve

lovski revír hunting grounds pl
policijski revír beat; (poštarjev, mlekarjev) round
pregledovati svoj (policijski) revír to be out on the beat
miličnik obhodi svoj revír the policeman patrols his beat
zaščiten revír conservancy area

rezón reason

imeti svoj rezón to be right, to have one's raison d'être

ríba fish

Ribe astronomija Pisces pl (s konstr. v sg), the Fishes
ríbi podoben fishlike
ríba pilot pilot fish
ríba roparica predatory fish
leteča ríba flying fish
morska ríba sea fish, salt-water fish
sladkovodna ríba freshwater fish
koš(ara) za ríbe fish basket, creel
prodajalec, -lka ríb fishmonger
trgovec z ríbami fish merchant
nož za rezanje ríbe fish slice
gojitev ríb fish farming, pisciculture
nasoljena ríba salt fish
jata ríb shoal, school
zdrav kot ríba sound as a bell, fit as a fiddle, in the pink, in fine fettle
zdrav je kot ríba he is as fit as a fiddle
loviti ríbe to fish, s trnkom to angle, s podvodno puško to spearfish
poloviti vse ríbe v ribniku to fish out a pond
počutiti se kot ríba na suhem (kopnem) to feel like a fish out of water
molčati kot ríba to be as mute as a fish
počutil sem se kot ríba v vodi I was fit as a fiddle
bogat z ríbami abounding in fish
male ríbe (figurativno) small fry, ZDA pogovorno small potatoes pl

riskánten risky; riskful; perilous; hazardous

(to) je riskántno za... it's risky for...
to bo zelo riskántno it will be touch-and-go
tako početje je riskántno acting like that is a risky business

rób² (mize) edge; (prepada, groba itd.) brink; (ceste) roadside, verge; (strani) margin; (mesta itd.) outskirts pl, confines pl; (gozda) border, margin, pesniško marge; figurativno verge; (kozarca, klobuka) brim

čisto na róbu on the verge of
na róbu propada (vojne) on the verge of ruin (of war)
do róba poln brimful
čez rób poln full to the brim, brimful
napisan na róbu (obroben) marginal
kot (je) ob róbu (zapisano) as per margin
na róbu dobrega okusa on the margin of good taste
biti na róbu histerije to be on the verge of hysterics
na (skalnem) róbu griča on the brow of the hill
napolniti do róba to fill to the brim
napraviti rób (zarobiti) to hem
privesti na rób to lead to the brink (of)
postaviti se po róbu to make a stand against, to get up on one's hind legs

ród (poreklo) stock, descent, origin, family, race, lineage, extraction, birth; generation; (pleme) tribe, clan

človeški ród human race, mankind, human species
visokega (nizkega) ródu highborn (lowborn), of high (low) birth (ali origin)
po ródu by birth
po ródu Rus Russian born, Russian by birth
iz róda v ród from generation to generation
po ródu biti iz Maribora to be a native of Maribor
biti v ródu z to be related to

róg horn

jelenov róg antler
lovski róg hunting horn, bugle
róg obilja the horn of plenty, cornucopia
trobiti na róg to blow the horn
tema je kot v rógu it is pitch-dark
róge pokazati (figurativno) to show one's horns, to resist, to show resistance
trobiti v isti róg (figurativno) to sing the same song (ali tune); to act in concert
róge nastaviti (možu) to cuckold
nositi rógove (mož) to be cuckolded
ugnati koga v kozji róg (figurativno) to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone, to stalemate someone, to stymie (ali to stimy) someone, to intimidate someone
njega ne uženeš lahkó v kozji róg he does not scare easily
zgrabiti bika za róge (figurativno) to take the bull by the horns

rogonósec figurativno cuckold

biti rogonósec to wear horns; to be a cuckold