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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

humór humour; sense of humour; comicality; humorousness, facetiousness

brez humórja humourless; devoid of humour
oseba, človek brez humórja disgruntled person; ZDA pogovorno sorehead
obešenjaški humór gallows humour
črn humór black humour
suh humór dry humour
surov humór robust humour
biti brez humórja, nobenega smisla za humór ne imeti to lack any sense of humour

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!

hvaléžen thankful; grateful; obliged; indebted to, beholden to

hvaléžna naloga a gratifying task
hvaléžen posel a profitable business
hvaléžna vloga gledališče a rewarding role
hvaléžen Vam bo za to he will be grateful to you for this
zelo sem Vam hvaléžen I am much obliged to you
globoko Vam moram biti hvaléžen I owe you a deep debt of gratitude
vedno mu bom hvaléžen za njegovo pomoč I shall always be grateful to him for his help

ígla needle; (bucika) pin

ígla za krpanje darning needle
ígla za kvačkanje crochet needle
ígla za pletenje knitting needle
ígla za klobuk hatpin
ígla za lase hairpin
gramofonska ígla gramophone needle
magnetska ígla magnetic needle
varnostna ígla safety pin
ígli podoben, iglast, kot ígl needlelike
blazinica za ígle pincushion
delo z íglo needlework
naprsna ígla brooch
etui za ígle needle case
ušesce ígle eye of a needle
vbod z íglo pinprick
vdeti íglo to thread a needle
biti, sedeti kot na íglah figurativno to be feeling uncomfortable, to feel uneasy
udarna ígla firing pin

igrálec -lka (v kaki igri) player; (gledališki) actor, actress; (karte, hazardni) gambler, punter, gamester; (instrumenta) player, performer

igrálec, -lka komik comedian
igrálec, -lka kriketa cricketer
igrálec, -lka šaha chess player
skupina potujočih igrálcev company of strolling players
on je izvrsten igrálec, -lka he is a crack player
biti slab igrálec, -lka šport to be a bad loser
postati igrálec, -lka to go on the stage, to go on the boards

imenován named, called; termed

na kratko imenován called for short
zgoraj imenováni, že imenováni g. X. the said (ali above-named) Mr. X
(že) imenováni zdravnik the said physician
biti imenován za (za vrhovnega poveljnika) to be appointed (Commander-in-Chief) ➞ imenovati

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)

indiskréten indiscreet; inconsiderate; prying; imprudent; inquisitive, pogovorno nosy; (oseba) talkative, loose-tongued, (jezik) loose

daleč od indiskrétnih pogledov far from prying eyes
nekoliko indiskrétna opazka a somewhat impertinent (ali tactless) remark
ne bi hotel biti indiskréten, koliko ste plačali za to? if I'm not too curious, how much did you pay for it?

indulgénten indulgent

biti indulgénten to be indulgent, to be tolerant

inferióren inferior; below average; of poor mental or physical quality

biti komu inferióren to be inferior to someone

in flagránti in flagranti delicto

biti zasačen in flagránti to be caught red-handed
ujeti koga in flagránti to catch someone red-handed

instánca pravo instance; resort; process; suit

sodišče prve (zadnje) instánce court of the first (of the last) instance
v prvi instánci in the first instance
biti pristojen v prvi instánci to have original jurisdiction
druga, višja instánca pravo appellate court, (uprava) higher authority
apelacijska instánca appeal court
zadnja instánca final jurisdiction, highest appeal, last resort, last appeal
v zadnji instánci in the last instance
iti do zadnje instánce to go to the highest tribunal, to appeal to the supreme court

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

intímen intimate; inward; internal; close; near

intímen prijatelj an intimate (ali a close) friend, a bosom friend; intimate
najbolj intímni kotički duše the inmost recesses of the soul
to so preveč intímne stvari, da bi o njih govorili those things are too near one's heart to be spoken of
biti intímen s kom to be familiar (ali intimate) with someone
to so preintimne zadeve, da bi o njih tu razpravljali these are matters too intimate to be discussed here
moj (najbolj) intímni prijatelj my second self

intrigánt intriguer; schemer; intrigant, intriguant

biti popoln intrigánt to be a consummate schemer

íz from, out of; of, by, through, for, because of

iz angleščine from (the) English
iz ambicije for (ali because of) ambition
iz dneva v dan from day to day
iz glave (na pamet) by heart, from memory, extempore, off-hand
iz ljubezni for love
iz ljubezni do for love of
iz mode out of fashion
narejen iz made of (ali from)
iz (notranjosti) hiše from within the house
iz leta v leto year by year
iz prepričanja by conviction
iz izkustva from experience
iz radovednosti out of curiosity
iz tega razloga for this reason
iz skoposti through (ali because of) avarice
iz sovraštva through hatred
iz strahu for fear (pred... of...)
iz usmiljenja out of pity
iz vljudnosti through politeness
iz dobrega vira from a good source
biti ves iz sebe od jeze to be beside oneself with anger
je tvoja ura iz zlatá? is yours a gold watch?
ima hčer iz prvega zakona he has a daughter by his first marriage
piti iz kozarca to drink out of a glass
priti iz Zagreba to come from Zagreb
prevesti iz slovenščine v angleščino to translate from Slovene (ZDA Slovenian) into English
razvideti iz to see by
ni si upal iz hiše he did not dare venture out of the house

izbírčen finical, finicky; fastidious; particular (v in, on, about); pogovorno choosey, choosy; (v jedi) squeamish; hard to please; discriminating; dainty (in one's choice); overnice

zelo je izbírčen glede hrane he is very particular about his food, he is very particular (as to) what he eats
izbírčna je glede obleke she is particular about her dress
reveži ne smejo biti izbírčni beggars can't be choosers
biti izbírčen v spoprijateljevanju to choose one's friends carefully

izgarán fagged out

biti izgarán to be overworked, to be fagged out

izgúba loss; waste; (v boju) casualties pl; (finančna) loss

izgúba energije a loss of energy
izgúba električnega toka a leakage of current
nadomestljiva izgúba reparable loss
popolna izgúba dead loss
izgúbe na mrtvih in ranjenih vojska the losses in killed and wounded
seznam izgúb vojska casualty list
sem na izgúbi pri tem this leaves me out of pocket (ali with a loss)
to je čista izgúba časa it's a sheer waste of time
smo 5.000 SIT na izgúbi we are 5,000 tolars worse off
delati z izgúbo to operate at a loss
nadomestiti izgúbo to repair, to make up a loss
kompenzirati izgúbo to make up a loss
imeti težke izgúbe vojska to sustain, to suffer heavy casualties (ali losses)
plačati (nositi) izgúbo to stand a loss
prizadejati komu izgúbo to inflict a loss on someone
ne more preboleti svoje izgúbe he cannot get over his loss
preprečiti izgúbo pare to prevent a waste of steam
biti zavezan za povrnitev (plačilo) izgúbe to be liable for a loss
zmanjšati izgúbo to cut a loss
prodati z izgúbo to sell at a loss (ali at a sacrifice)
izgúba izmodrí človeka we learn by (bitter) experience