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škóda damage; harm, detriment, prejudice; injury; arhaično scathe; (izguba) loss

v mojo škódo to my detriment
v škódo, na škódo koga to the prejudice of someone; to the detriment of someone
na škódo zdravja to the detriment of (one's) health
kakšna škóda! what a pity!
tisočkrat škóda it is a thousand pities!
velika (majhna) škóda heavy (light) damage
delna škóda partial damage
popolna škóda total damage
zanemarljiva škóda negligible damage
več škóde kot koristi more harm than good
ocenitev škóde assessment of damage
vojna škóda war damage
zavarovanje proti škódi insurance against damages
povračilo škóde indemnification, indemnity
škóda (je) zanj (= da smo ga izgubili) it is a pity that we have lost him, he is greatly missed
škóda je it is a pity
zelo škóda je it is a thousand pities
prav škóda je, da... it is much to be regretted that...
kako škóda, da tega niste rekli prej! what a pity you did not say so beforehand!
škóda je je za to she is too good for that
škóda, da niste mogli priti too bad (that) you couldn't come
nobene škóde ni bilo there is no harm done
biti obsojen na povrnitev škóde to have damages awarded against one
ta škóda se mora popraviti this damage must be repaired
popraviti škódo to make good a loss, to repair a loss
povzročiti škódo to cause a loss
jamčiti za škódo to guarantee against loss
kriti škódo to cover a loss
ugotoviti škódo to ascertain the damage
prizadeti komu škódo to inflict damage on someone
oceniti škódo to estimate the damage
prodajati v svojo škódo to sell under prime cost, to sell at a loss
utrpeti škódo, biti na škódi to suffer damage (ali injury, loss), to lose, to be a loser, to come off a loser
zaradi malenkostne koristi utrpeti škódo to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
oceniti (poprečno) škódo pri prometni nesreči to adjust an average
škóda človeka izmodri you learn from your mistakes

toaléta toilet; (obleka) dress, costume, clothes pl; (stranišče) lavatory, W.C., toilet; (za ženske) powder room

ona veliko izda za svojo toaléto she spends a lot of money on her toilet
opraviti (svojo) toaléto to make one's toilet, to tidy oneself up, pogovorno to have a wash and brush up

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!

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

uslúga service; favour; kindness; good turn

biti komu na uslúgo to be at someone's service
na uslúgo sem vam I am at your service
popolnoma sem vam na uslúgo I am wholly at your service
vas smem prositi za (neko) uslúgo? may I ask a favour of you?
imam prošnjo za posebno uslúgo I have a special favour to ask
izkazati, napraviti, storiti uslúgo to do (ali to render, to bestow) a favour (ali a service)
mi hočete napraviti uslúgo? will you do me a service?
napraviti dobro (slabo) uslúgo komu to do someone a good (a bad) turn
ponuditi svojo uslúgo to offer (ali to tender) one's services
povrniti uslúgo to repay (ali to pay back) a good turn, to return a favour
koristiti uslúge to utilize services
uslúga za uslúgo one good turn deserves another
veseli me, da sem vam lahkó na uslúgo (ob tej priliki) I am glad to be of service to you (on this occasion)

usóda fate, destiny, fortune; lot; fatality; doom; zastarelo weird

boginje usóde Destinies pl, Fates pl, the Weird (ali Fatal) Sisters pl
moja usóda (pogovorno) my lot
vera v usódo fatalism
usóda mi je šla na roko (figurativno) fate played into my hands
boriti se proti usódi to fight against destiny
dati si vedeževati svojo usódo to have one's fortune told
deliti s kom usódo to cast (ali to throw) in one's lot with someone
deliti s kom isto usódo to share the same fate with someone
usóda ga preganja fate pursues him
usóda me povsod zasleduje fate pursues me everywhere
odločiti o usódi koga to decide (ali to fix) someone's fate
izzivati, skušati usódo to tempt providence
izzivati svojo usódo to tempt one's fate
sprijazniti se s svojo usódo to reconcile oneself to one's fate (ali to one's lot), to become reconciled with one's fate (ali one's lot)
vdati se v svojo usódo to resign oneself to one's fate, zastarelo (škotsko) to dree one's weird
zapečatiti usódo koga to seal someone's fate
njegova usóda je zapečatena his fate is sealed
zlobna usóda cruel (ali baleful) fate

uveljáviti to put into force (ali into effect), to carry into effect; to put forward; to bring into force

uveljáviti kaj to give effect to something; (izsiliti) to enforce
uveljáviti svojo pravico to assert one's (splošno) rights pl oziroma (določeno) right
uveljáviti svojo voljo to enforce one's will, to have one's way
uveljáviti se to make oneself valued, to make one's influence felt, to get on; to assert oneself (successfully); to push oneself forward; (umetnik) to win recognition
on se zna uveljáviti he knows how to make himself valued

vdán devoted; loyal; faithful

vdán pijači addicted to drink
vdán v svojo usodo resigned to one's fate
vaš vdáni (v pismu) yours faithfully, yours very truly, yours obediently

vítek slender; slim

vítek kot jelka (as) straight as a poplar
vítka linija waistline
vítek stas slender waist
napraviti vítko, postati vítek to slim
paziti na svojo (vítko) linijo to watch one's waistline
vítko dekle wasp-waisted girl

vizítka visiting card, ZDA žargon pasteboard

oddati, pustiti svojo vizítko to leave one's visiting card

vólja will; will power; volition; (želja) wish, pleasure; (razpoloženje) mood, temper, frame of mind, vein, humour; (namera) intention, mind

po vólji at will, at pleasure
proti moji (lastni) vólji against my (own) will
proti vólji (nerad) with a bad grace, unwillingly
po moji mili vólji to my heart's desire (ali content), at my own sweet will, arhaično to the top of my bent
za božjo vóljo! for goodness' sake!, good gracious!, for God's sake!, for heaven's sake!
slabe vólje moody
svobodna vólja free will
iz lastne vólje of one's own volition
zadnja vólja (oporoka) last will, (will and) testament
drage vólje most willingly
železna vólja iron will
po lastni vólji of one's own will (ali accord)
ljudje dobre vólje men of good will
biti na vóljo to be at hand
biti komu na vóljo to be at someone's disposal
biti dobre (slabe) vólja to be in a good (bad) temper (ali humour), to be of good cheer (in a bad mood)
če te je vólja if you care, if you are so minded, if you are willing
ni me vólja I don't care
slabe vólje je he is out of humour
nisem pri vólji za (kaj) I am not in the humour for (sth)
pri najboljši vólji se ne morem spomniti I can't for the life of me remember
stori po svoji vólji! do as you like!
to je moja poslednja vólja (napisana oporoka) this is my last will and testament
storil sem to proti svoji vólji I did it unwillingly (ali reluctantly)
spraviti koga v dobro vóljo to put someone in a good humour
spravil me je v slabo vóljo he made me cross
on vedno uveljavi svojo vóljo he always has his own way (ali gets what he wants)
pokvariti komu dobro vóljo to ruffle someone's temper
on nima nobene (svoje) vólje he has no will of his own
pri najboljši vólji tega ne moremo napraviti with the best will in the world we just cannot do it
nekako me je vólja, da bi (šel) I have half a mind to (go)
on je brez vsake (svoje) vólje (figurativno) he is a mere rubber stamp
svojo slabo vóljo je stresel name he vented his spleen on me
kjer je vólja, je (tudi) moč where there's a will there's a way
zgodi se tvoja vólja religija thy will be done!

vólk zoologija wolf, pl wolves

morski vólk (riba) wolf fish, (star mornar) old sea-dog, (figurativno) old salt, an old weather-beaten tar; medicina (odrgnjena koža) gall, excoriation; (igrača, vrtavka) top
vólk v ovčji koži wolf in sheep's clothing
lovec na vólkove wolf hunter
krdelo vólkov wolf pack
lačen sem kot vólk I am ravenous
biti lačen kot vólk to be as hungry as a wolf
iti na lov na vólkove, loviti vólkove to go wolf hunting
nasititi vólka in ohraniti kozo (figurativno) to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
ne more biti vólk sit in koza cela (figurativno) you can't have it both ways
ali vólk lahko spremeni svojo naravo? can the leopard change his spots?
z vólkovi je treba tuliti (figurativno) one must do in Rome as the Romans do

vsíliti vsiljeváti

vsíliti, vsiljeváti komu kaj to force (ali to impose) something on someone, to thrust (ali to ram) something down someone's throat
vsilil nam je svojo družbo he thrust himself upon us
ne maramo vam vsíliti, vsiljeváti blaga we will not force the goods on (ali upon) you
vojna nam je bila vsiljena the war has been forced on (ali upon) us
vsíliti, vsiljeváti se komu to impose oneself upon (ali on) someone, to intrude, to force oneself on someone, to barge in; to interlope
vsilila se mi je misel the idea suggested itself to me

vzdrževáti to keep (up), to maintain; to support, to sustain, to provide sustenance (for)

vzdrževáti veliko družino to keep (ali to maintain) a large family
vzdrževáti prijateljske stike, zveze to maintain friendly relations
vzdrževáti se česa to abstain from something
sam se vzdrževáti to keep oneself in food and clothing, to be selfsupporting; to support oneself
njegov stric ga vzdržuje his uncle pays for his upkeep
vzdrževáti se s čim to subsist by something
vzdrževáti pogovor to keep a conversation going
vzdrževáti pogum (moralo) čet to support the courage (to maintain the morale) of the troops
vzdrževáti svojo družino to support one's family
vzdrževan kept, supported; provided for (od koga by someone)

za for; for the purpose of; in favour of; after; behind; (= za časa) during

dan za dnem day by day
eden za drugim one after another, one behind the other
korak za korakom step by step
enkrat za vselej once and for all
za ves svet ne not for (all) the world
za gorami beyond the mountains
jaz za svojo osebo as far as I am concerned
za mojim hrbtom behind my back
za primer (v primeru) potrebe in case of need
za glavo večji taller by a head
za sedaj for the present
za šalo by way of a joke
argumenti za in proti the pros and the cons
razlogi za in proti the reasons for and against
za menoj! follow me!
(kar) za menoj, prosim! this way, please!
starejši za pet let five years older
jaz, za sebe (zase) as for me
beseda za besedo word for word
mož za možem man by man
zanimanje za... interest in...
za mladino neprimeren film a film unsuitable (ali not suitable) for young people
vstopnica za gledališče a theatre ticket
za vlade (vladanja) kralja Karla II during the reign of Charles II
za (= po pooblastilu) (acting) for, per pro., latinsko per procurationem (krajšava: p.p.)
biti za kaj to be in favour of something
kdo je za (to)? who is in favour?
sem za to, da mu odpustimo I'm in favour of (ali I'm for) pardoning him
večina je za nadaljevanje stavke there is a majority in favour of continuing the strike
to je važno zame (za mene) this is important to me
nekaj je za tem (figurativno) there's something behind it
za hišo je vrt there is a garden behind the house
to je hud udarec za nas it is a hard blow for us
brali smo eden za drugim we took it in turns to read
za koga me (pa) imate (smatrate)? who (arhaično whom) do you take me for?
nimam ga za genija I do not regard him as a genius
za to ceno lahko dobiš to blago povsod you can get these goods anywhere at that price
on jé za tri he eats as much as three
povleči koga za lase to pull someone by the hair
on porabi preveč za sebe (zase) he spends too much on himself
smatrati za dobro to think it advisable
odšel je za vedno he left for good
voditi koga za roko to lead someone by the hand
vzel jo je za ženo he has married her, arhaično he has taken her to wife (ali as his wife)
on zaostaja za časom he is behind the times
zapri vrata za seboj! shut the door after (ali behind) you!
zgrešil je za pol metra he missed by half a metre
zmotil sem se za 10.000 SIT I made a mistake of 10,000 tolars
sedeti za mizo to sit at the table
pustiti za seboj to leave behind

zadovóljen satisfied (z with); pleased (with), contented (with), content (with)

malo zadovóljen z dissatisfied with
zelo sem zadovóljen I am highly satisfied
zadovóljen s svojo usodo contented with one's lot
nisem zadovóljen z njim I am not satisfied with him
biti z malim zadovóljen to be thankful for small mercies
mama ne bo zadovóljna Mother won't be pleased
upamo, da boste zadovóljni s poslanim blagom we hope the goods sent will give you full satisfaction

zadovoljíti to satisfy (koga someone), to content; to suit

zadovoljíti svojo radovednost to satisfy one's curiosity
to bo zadovoljilo moje zahteve this will suit my requirements
ne bo mogel zadovoljíti vseh svojih upnikov he will not be able to satisfy all his creditors
zadovoljíti potrebe ljudstva to meet the needs of the people
njega je težko zadovoljíti he is difficult to please
ne moreš vseh zadovoljíti (vsem ustreči) you can't please everybody
to ne zadovoljuje popolnoma it leaves something to be desired
zadovoljíti se to be satisfied (z with), arhaično to rest satisfied (ali content); to content oneself (z with), to put up (z with), to acquiesce (z to)
reveži se morajo zadovoljíti z malim beggars cannot be choosers

zadovóljnost zadovóljstvo contentment, satisfaction, content; pleasure; contentedness; gratification

izraziti svoje zadovóljnost, zadovóljstvo to express one's satisfaction
svoje delo opravljam v popolno zadovóljnost, zadovóljstvo svojega očeta I do my work to my father's complete satisfaction
urediti (kaj) v svojo popolno zadovóljnost, zadovóljstvo to settle (something) to one's entire satisfaction
zadovóljnost, zadovóljstvo je več vredno kot bogastvo happiness is worth more than wealth, content is the true philosopher's stone

zadŕgniti to tie, to tighten; (s trakom) to lace (tight); (zavozlati) to knot

ne zadrgni vozla premočno! don't pull the knot too tight!
v pasu je bila zelo zadrgnjena (stisnjena) her waist was laced tight
zadŕgniti svojo mošnjo (figurativno) to tighten one's purse strings, close one's purse