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hrbteníca anatomija spinal column; spine; backbone; (živalska) chine

ne imeti hrbteníce, brez hrbteníce figurativno spineless, having no backbone
on nima hrbteníce figurativno he has no backbone, he is wanting in backbone
človek brez hrbteníce (slabič) pogovorno yes-man

húd bad; evil; (čas, doba) hard; (rana) bad, (občutljiva) sore; (jezen) angry; ZDA sore, mad

húda bolezen serious illness
húda bolečina great pain
húdi časi hard times pl
húd kašelj a bad cough
húd mraz a very severe frost
húd veter sharp wind
húda vročica (mrzlica) a virulent fever
húda vročina intense heat
húda ura thunderstorm
nič húdega sluteč unsuspecting
ta je pa že prehuda! this is outrageous!
delati húdo kri figurativno to create ill-feeling
nič húdega ti ne delam I do you no harm
nič húdega ne mislim (nočem) I don't mean any harm
nič húdega ni v tem there is no harm in it
ne bom ti naredil nič húdega I shall not hurt you
ona ima húd jezik she has a wicked (ali spiteful, malevolent) tongue
nič húdega ne nameravati (misliti) to mean no harm
nič húdega ne vidim v tem I don't see anything bad in it
biti húd na koga to be angry with someone, to be cross with someone, to be furious (ali mad) with someone
húd je name ZDA he is mad with me, VB he is angry with me
v najhujšem primeru at the worst; in the worst case
če pride do najhujšega if the worst comes to the worst
če bi se zgodilo najhujše if it comes to the worst
najhujše še pride the worst is yet to come
húdo (prislov) badly
toliko hujše! all the worse!; so much the worse
vedno hujše worse and worse
bodi pripravljen na najhujše! be prepared for the worst!
húdo se motiš there you are greatly mistaken
húdo mi je, da (ker) ne morem priti I feel sorry that I cannot come
ni tako húdo, kot je videti (figurativno) his bark is worse than his bite
húdo je z njim he is badly off, he is in a bad way, he is unwell
húdo (trda) je za denar money is scarce
saj ni tako húdo! it is not so bad (as you think)
mnogo húdega prestati (figurativno) to go through hell, to have a rough time

hudíč devil; the devil, Satan; the Evil One; pogovorno old Harry, old Nick

hudíča oh, bother!
kaj, hudíča, si delal tam? what the mischief were you doing there?
kam, hudíča, je pa šel? where on earth has he got to?
kdo, hudíča, ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens ali on earth) told you that?
hudíč ga je obsedel he has the devil in him
risati hudíča bolj črnega, kot je to paint the devil blacker than he is
hudíča klicati to talk of the devil
v sili hudíč muhe žre figurativno beggars can't be choosers; drowning men clutch at straws; half a loaf is better than no bread

hvála thanks pl; (pohvala) praise, laud, commendation; (govor, pismena hvala) eulogy, panegyric, encomium

hvála! thank you!
hvála lepa! thanks very much!, many thanks!
hvála lepa za Vašo prijaznost! many thanks for your kindness!
hvála bogu! thank God!
hvála bodi bogu! thanks be to God!
hvála za Vaše vprašanje (po mojem zdravju)! thank you for asking after me
srčna Vam hvála za... my heartfelt thanks to you for..., I am deeply grateful to you
biti skop s hválo to be sparing with one's praise
hválo peti komu to sing someone's praises
sam sebi hválo peti to blow one's own trumpet, humoristično to toot one's own horn
še hvála mi ni nihče rekel! much (ali small) thanks I got for it!
lastna hvála se po blatu, pod mizo valja self-praise is no recommendation
še malo čaja? - prosim! (da); hvála, ne! some more tea? - yes, please!; no, thank you!

hvalíti to praise; to laud; to commend

čez mero hvalíti (slaviti) to extol
sam sebe hvalíti pogovorno to blow one's own trumpet, humoristično to toot one's own horn
hvalíti se s čim to pride oneself on something, to boast of something
hvali se, da je dober šahist he prides himself on being a good chess player
hvali se s svojim znanjem kemije he prides himself on his knowledge of chemistry
dobro blago se samo hvali good wine needs no bush
ne hvali dneva pred nočjo! there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
on se rad samo hvali he loves to brag (ali pogovorno to swank)
pretirano hvalíti (figurativno) to gild the lily

ignorírati

ignorírati koga to ignore someone, to snub someone, (znanca, prijatelja na ulici, itd.) to cut someone, pogovorno to look through someone, to take no notice of someone; pogovorno to cold-shoulder someone
ignorírati žalitev to ignore (ali to swallow) an insult, to pay no attention to an insult

iluzíja illusion

delati si iluzíjo to be under an illusion, to delude oneself, to foster an illusion
ne si delati iluzíj glede uspeha to be under no illusions as regards the result
vzeti komu (njegove) iluzíje to disillusion, to disenchant someone
izgubiti iluzíjo o čem to be disillusioned with something

iméti to have; pogovorno to have got; to possess, to be in possession of; to keep, to hold, to own

ne iméti not to have, to be in want of, to be short of, to lack, to be destitute of, to be devoid of
iméti dar za to have a gift for, to have a talent for
iméti glavno besedo to be the spokesman
iméti čas za to have time for
iméti govor to make a speech, to deliver an oration
iméti zadnjo besedo to have the last word (ali the final say)
iméti ime to bear a name
iméti nahod to have a cold
iméti nekaj denarja to have some money
iméti izbiro to have a choice
iméti napako to have a fault
iméti prav to be right
ne iméti prav to be wrong
iméti posla z to have dealings with
iméti prijatelja v kom to have a friend in someone
iméti koga za norca to regard someone as a fool
iméti potrpljenje to have patience, to be patient
iméti težave to have difficulties
iméti srečo to be lucky, to be in luck, (stalno) to have a run of good luck
ne iméti sreče to be unlucky, to be ill-fated, to be out of luck, to be down on one's luck, to strike a bad patch
iméti pri roki to have on hand, to have near at hand, to have handy
iméti usmiljenje z to take pity on, to pity, to commiserate with
iméti pravico do to be entitled to
iméti referendum to hold a referendum
iméti volitve to hold elections
iméti za posledico to entail
iméti v vidu to have in view
rad iméti to like, to be fond of
najrajši iméti to prefer above all
rajši iméti to prefer, to like better
sedaj imamo zimo it is winter now
imam nekaj denarja pri sebi I have some money on me
to nima nič na sebi it is of no consequence
kako se imaš? how are you getting on?, how are you?
dobro se imejte! have a good time!
ima me, da bi (šel) I have a good mind to (go)
imel je priti včeraj he was to come yesterday
hoteti kaj iméti (želeti) to desire, to wish, to want something
imam ga za poštenjaka I believe him to be an honest man
za koga me (pa) imate? whom (pogovorno who) do you take me for?
iméti koga na hrani in stanovanju to board and lodge someone
iméti obzir to be considerate
iméti na zalogi, v skladišču to have in store, in stock

imovína property; fortune; possession; belongings pl

vsa moja imovína all my goods and chattels pl
izgubil je vso svojo imovíno he has lost all he had
biti brez imovíne to have no property, to be poorly off, to live from hand to mouth
izgubiti imovíno to lose one's fortune, to be ruined, to be reduced to poverty, ekonomija to fail, to go bankrupt
pognati, zapraviti imovíno to run through one's fortune, to play ducks and drakes with one's money
investirati svojo imovíno to invest one's fortune
zastaviti imovíno (posestvo) to mortgage (one's estate)

indiferénten indifferent; unconcerned; apathetic; insensible

nevarnost me pusti indiferéntnega I am indifferent to danger
nihče ne more ostati indiferénten, kadar gre za prihodnost domovine no one can remain quiet when the future of the country is at stake

informácija (a piece of) information

informácije pl information; pravo investigation, inquiry
napačna informácija, napačne informácije misinformation
okence za informácije information desk, "enquiries"
dajati informácije to give information
dati napačne informácije to feed someone with false information
nimamo informácij o we have no information as to
nimam nobenih informácij, ali je odšel ali ne I have no information as to whether or not he has left
po mojih informácijah according to my information
za nadaljnje informácije se obrniti na for further information apply to (tajnika the secretary)
dobiti koristno informácijo to acquire useful information
dodatne informácije additional information
uskladiščenje informácij information storage

iniciatíva initiative

na lastno iniciatívo on one's own initiative
na iniciatívo kake osebe on the initiative of someone
pomanjkanje iniciatíve want of initiative
dati iniciatívo to initiate
obdržati iniciatívo to keep the initiative
prevzeti iniciatívo to take (ali to seize) the initiative
nimam pravice prevzeti iniciatíve I have no right to take the first step
to sem napravil iz lastne iniciatíve I did it on my own initiative

insolénten insolent

insolénten no prislov insolently

inteligénten intelligent, clever, bright, smart; pogovorno brainy

ni posebno inteligénten he has no great brainpower
biti inteligénten to have a quick mind, to be quick-witted
inteligénttno prislov intelligently

interés interest; (korist) advantage, profit; (zanimanje, radovednost) curiosity, concern (in)

v interésu svoje družine in the interest of one's family
v njihovem interésu on (ali in) their behalf
za splošni interés for the common (ali public) weal, for the general welfare (ali good of all)
splošnega interésa of general interest
nezdružljivi interési conflicting interests pl
v interésu vašega zdravja in the interests of your health
interési obrambe države defence interests of the country
interési varnosti države security interests pl of the country
skupni interési common interests pl
zastopanje, zastopstvo interésov representation of interests
splošnega interésa of general interest
konfliktni interési conflicting interests pl
to je v mojem interésu it is in my interest
je v interésu... it is in the interest of...
to je bilo storjeno v tvojem interésu that was done for your sake
v tvojem interésu je, da rečeš tako it is in your interest to say so
ima interés za vse, kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees
izgubiti interés to lose interest
koristiti javnim interésom to benefit the public interest
škodovati interésom to impair the interests of
služiti svojim osebnim interésom to serve one's private (ali one's own) interests
ščititi interése kake osebe to protect (ali to uphold) someone's interests
ne imeti interésa za... to have no interest in...
ne vidim interésa, da bi sodeloval z njim I don't find it advantageous (ali in my interest) to collaborate with him
vem, kje so moji interési I know which side my bread is buttered on
zastopati interése kake osebe to look after someone's interests

interesírati to interest; to arouse the interest (of), to cause curiosity, to excite curiosity

interesírati se to take (ali to show) an interest (za in); to care or
to me ne interesira it has no interest for me
interesiralo vas bo (vedeti)... you will be interested (to know)...
knjiga, ki ne interesira bralcev a book with little interest for readers
zelo se interesira za zgodovino naše dežele he takes a great interest in the history of our country
interesiral sem se za njegov primer (zadevo) I have looked into his case

irelevánten irrelevant; pogovorno wide of the mark, beside the point

irelevánten no prislov irrelevantly

iskáti to look for, to search for; to seek, to try to find

iščem besedo v slovarju I am looking a word up (ali looking up a word) in the dictionary
iščem izhod I am looking for a (ali the) way out
povsod sem iskal pomoč arhaično I have sought help on every hand, pogovorno I've tried everywhere
rastline vedno iščejo sonce plants always turn towards the sun
moja žena išče pomočnico my wife is on the lookout for a servant
trgovec išče sposobnega pomočnika shopkeeper seeks capable assistant (ZDA clerk)
iskáti vodo, rudo z bajalico to dowse, to search for water with a divining rod
saj je iskal to (hotel tako)! he was asking for it!
tu nimaš kaj iskáti! you have no business here!
vsepovsod iskáti to search high and low (for something); (v oglasih)
iščem, iščemo, išče se... wanted...

izbér choice

na izbér to choose from
ne imeti na izbér to have no choice
nikakršna izbér (samo ena stvar na izbér) Hobson's choice
nimaš izbéri it's Hobson's choice for you

izbíra choice; act of choosing; selection; (od dveh stvari) option, alternative

po izbíri, na izbíro at choice
težavna izbíra dilemma
na izbíro dan optional, facultative
nikakršna izbíra Hobson's choice; (blaga, trgovina) assortment, line; collection; (zaloga) stock
brez izbíre indiscriminately, promiscuously
izbíra poklica the choice of a career
po lastni izbíri of one's own choosing
velika izbíra po nizkih cenah a large assortment at low prices
lepa izbíra svilenega blaga a fine collection of silks
nimam druge izbíre, kot da plačam I have no option but to pay
imeti na izbíro to be able to pick and choose
ne imeti izbíre to have no choice
druge izbíre nimate you have no option
poslali vam bomo izbíro vzorcev we will send you a choice of samples
prepustiti komu izbíro to leave to someone's option (ali choice)