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stanovánje apartments pl, ZDA apartment, lodgings pl

etažno stanovánje flat; quarters pl pogovorno digs pl, arhaično diggings pl; residence, dwelling, domicile
hrana in stanovánje board and lodging, bed and board
opremljeno stanovánje furnished apartments pl
enosobno stanovánje bed-sitting-room, bed-sitter, bed-sit
stanovánje v hiši brez dvigala ZDA walk-up apartment
prosto stanovánje in hrana all found
službeno stanovánje official residence
pomanjkanje stanovánj housing shortage, scarcity of lodgings
najem stanovánja lease
ara za stanovánje deposit, earnest (money)
izselitev iz stanovánja removal
sprememba stanovánja change of residence, removal
zamenjava stanovánja exchange of dwellings
najemnina za stanovánje rent, rental
dati odpoved stanovánja komu to give someone notice to quit
imeti prosto stanovánje to live rent free (v in), to have unpaid accommodation
iskati stanovánje to go in search of lodgings, to be house-hunting
izprazniti svoje 4 sobno stanovánje to vacate one's four-room flat
odda(ja)ti stanovánja to let apartments (ali lodgings)
vreči iz stanovánja to eject, (zakonsko) to evict
vseliti se v stanovánje to occupy one's apartment (ali rooms, accommodation), to move in
zaarati stanovánje to give earnest money (ali a deposit) as part of the rent
z gostijo proslaviti nastanitev v novem stanovánju to have a housewarming

storíti to do; to make; to commit; to perform, to execute; zoologija (povreči) to give birth to young, (o kravi) to calve

kaj storíti? what's to be done?
kaj naj storim? what am I to do?
storíti dobro (slabo) delo to do a good (a bad) deed
storíti svojo dolžnost to do one's duty
storíti uslugo komu to do a favour (ali a service) for someone
storíti slabo (dobro) uslugo komu to do someone a bad (a good) turn
storíti slabo uslugo komu to do someone a disservice, arhaično to disserve someone
storíti komu krivico to do someone a wrong, to be unfair (ali not to be fair) to someone
rad storíti to do willingly, to do with a good grace
nerad, prisiljeno storíti to do with a bad grace
storíti kaj iz lastne volje to do something of one's own free will
storíti, kot da... to make a show of..., to pretend...
storíti napako to make a mistake, to commit (ali to make) a blunder
tega ne storim rad I hate doing this
storite, kar hočete! do as you like (ali as you please)!
bomo videli, kaj se da storíti we shall see what can be done
to ti bo dobro storilo that will do you good
storil bom vse, kar bo le mogoče I'll do my best (ali my utmost)
vino mi ne stori dobro wine does not agree with me
ti bi (naj)bolje storil, če bi ostal doma you'd better (oziroma best) stay at home
on si ne stori nič iz tega (figurativno) he doesn't give a damn (ali a tinker's cuss) about it, he takes it easy
ne stori si nič iz tega! take it easy!
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done
to je laže rečeno kot storjeno that's easier said than done
kar je storjeno, je storjeno what's done can't be undone
mnogo je bilo storjenega much has been done

šépati to limp; to walk lamely, to walk with a limp; to be lame; to have a game leg

nekaj tu šepa (= ne gre v redu) (figurativno) there is a screw loose somewhere
ti stihi šepajo these are lame verses
primera šepa that's a lame (ali a poor) comparison
šépati na eno nogo to be lame in one leg
šépati z desno nogo to be lame in the right leg
močnó, hudó šépati to limp heavily, to hobble

škóditi to damage, to injure, to harm, arhaično to scathe; to be noxious; to prejudice; to hurt, to be harmful (ali injurious, detrimental)

škóditi samemu sebi to discredit oneself, (figurativno) to stand in one's own light, to cut one's own throat; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
to vam ne more škóditi that cannot hurt you, that cannot do you any harm
škóditi svojemu dobremu slovesu to compromise one's reputation
ne bi škodilo, če bi (šli...) it wouldn't be a bad idea to (go...), there would be no harm in (going...)
ne bi ti škodovalo it wouldn't do you any harm
nič ne bi škodilo, če bi to poskusil there would be no harm in trying it

šóla school; educational establishment; (stavba) schoolhouse, school; (poučevanje) schooling, teaching; (tečaj) course

v šóli at school
v šólo to school
osnovna šóla elementary (ali primary) school
srednja šóla secondary school, (zasebna) public school, (z internatom) boarding school
klasična srednja šóla grammar school
srednja šóla klasične smeri classical side (of a secondary school)
srednja šóla realne smeri modern side (of a secondary school)
deška (dekliška) šóla boys' (girls') school
mešana šóla mixed school; coeducational school
višja srednja šóla (5.-8. razred) ZDA high school
glasbena šóla music school
gospodinjska šóla school of domestic science
jahalna šóla riding school, manege, manège
konfesionalna šóla denominational school
kmetijska šóla school of agriculture
nadaljevalna šóla continuation school, extension college
strokovna šóla vocational (ali professional) school
šoferska šóla driving school, school of motoring
tehniška šóla technical school
trgovska šóla commercial school
učiteljska šóla teachers' training college, ZDA normal college
vojaška šóla military school, military academy
večerna šóla evening (ali night) school, evening classes pl
mala šóla nursery school, kindergarten, preschool
dan brez šóle (pouka) day off (school), school holiday
dorasel za šólo of school age
danes ni šóle (pouka) there is no school today, there are no lessons today
šóle (pouka) je konec school is over
naša šóla se bo končala 30. junija in zopet začela 15. septembra our school breaks up (ali closes) on June 30th and will reopen (ali reassemble) on September 15th
ti ne boš za šólo school is not for you
hoditi v šólo to go to school, to be at school
iti skozi trdo šólo (figurativno) to go through the mill
končati, zapustiti šólo to leave school
izključiti iz šóle to expel from school
obiskovati šólo to attend (a) school
zamuditi šólo (pouk) to be late for school
neupravičeno izosta(ja)ti iz šóle (»špricati«) to play truant, to cut school, ZDA žargon to play hooky
biti med najboljšimi v šóli to be near the top in school
vsaka šóla nekaj stane (figurativno) we learn by experience

tá tá, tó pl

tí, té, tá this, pl these; that, pl those
tale this one, this here
vse to all this
to in ono this and that
g. Ta-in-Ta Mr. So-and-so
medtem, med tem časom in the meantime
pred tem before this
po tem after this
v tem primeru in that case
to jutro (davi) this morning
to pot (tokrat) edino this once
v tej (naši) deželi in this land (of ours)
kljub vsemu temu for all that
te dni enkrat one of these days
zlasti to, predvsem to this above all
to se pravi that is to say
ta tvoja knjiga this book of yours
vaše pismo od 13. t.m. your letter of 13th inst. (= instant)
ni mi za to I am not keen on this (ali that, it)
mnogo mi je na tem, da... I am particularly keen that...
tega ne vem I don't know that
to je moj brat this is my brother
to so moji otroci these are my children
govoriti o tem in onem, o vsem mogočem to talk about this, that and the other
od tega je minulo že 10 let 10 years have passed since that time
vzemi to knjigo, ne one! take this book, not that one!

ták tákšen such (a); of such kind (ali sort, shape, manner, size, habits, characteritd.); suchlike; such as this; that sort of

ták, tákšen, kakršen such as
ták, tákšen in ták, tákšen such and such
v ták, tákšenih primerih in such cases, in cases like these
kot ták, tákšen as such
nekaj ták, tákšenega something like this
nič ták, tákšenega nothing of the sort, no such thing, nothing like it
na ták, tákšen način in such a way
kaj ták, tákšenega še nisem videl I have not seen the like before
nimam časa za ták, tákšene, kot si ti I have no time for the likes of you
ták, tákšene stvari se dogajajo such things do happen
rekel je, da se je bil izgubil ali nekaj ták, tákšenega he said he had lost his way, or some such thing
dejstva je treba videti taka, kot so one must (be prepared to) face the facts
povej to le ták, tákšenim ljudem, ki jim lahko zaupaš tell it only to such people as you can trust
prizor je bil ták, tákšen, da bi kogarkoli prestrašil the sight was such as to frighten any one
kakršen oče, takšen sin like father, like son
kakršen gospodar, takšen sluga like master, like man

takó prislov so, like this, like that, thus, in this way, in such a manner

takó takó so-so, so so, fairly well, tolerably
takó ali takó in one way or other, this way or that (way)
prav takó likewise
točno takó! just so!, quite so!
zakaj takó? why so?
kaj takega! of all things!
ah, takó! oh, I see!, so that's it!
ne takó kot not so... as
takó da... so that...
takó velik kot... as big as...
takó malo? as little as that?
takó imenovan so-called
takó rekoč so to speak, so to say, as it were
kakor ti meni, takó jaz tebi pogovorno if you play ball with me, I'll play ball with you
in takó dalje and so on, etc (= et cetera, etcetera), and so forth
nikoli poprej takó koristen kot sedaj never before as (ali so) useful as now
takó bogat človek such a rich man, a man so rich
takó je! (popolnoma točno!) exactly!, quite so!, just so!
je to takó? (je to res?) is that so?
takó mi bog pomagaj! so help me God!
če je to takó if that be the case
takó je na svetu so goes it
bodite takó dobri in odprite okno! be so kind as to open the window!
takó mi delamo that is our way of doing things
stori takó kot jaz! do as I do!
takó ne bo šlo! that won't do!
takó se je končalo moje potovanje thus ended my journey
nisem takó mislil I didn't mean that, that's not what I meant
zadeva je takó rekoč urejena the matter is as good as settled
dolgočasil nas je takó, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili he annoyed us so much (that) we never asked him again
kakor si boš postlal, takó boš spal as you make your bed, so you must lie!

téža weight; gravity; ZDA pogovorno heft

brutto, kosmata téža gross weight
netto, čista téža net weight
živa téža live weight
téža embalaže tare
mušja téža (boks) flyweight
specifična téža relative density, specific gravity
prekomerna téža overweight
pod téžo (= prelahek) underweight
lastna téža (nekega telesa) dead weight
téža dokaznega materiala (figurativno) the weight of evidence
izguba téže loss of weight
porast téže increase in weight
razlika v téži difference in weight
dati dobro (preslabo) téžo to give good (short) weight
imeti pravilno téžo to make one's weight (ali the weight)
izgubiti na téži to lose weight
pridobiti na téži to put on weight, to gain in weight
proda(ja)ti po téži to sell by weight
prodan po téži sold by weight
peresna téža (boks) featherweight

težkó prislov heavily; badly; with difficulty; (komaj) hardly, scarcely

težkó delati to work hard, to toil, to toil and moil
težkó verjeti to be sceptical
on se težkó uči he is a backward student
težkó dostopen hard of access
težkó izpolnljiv difficult to carry out
težkó razumljiv difficult to understand
težkó verjeten hard to believe
težkó ranjen badly (ali severely) wounded
težkó dojemati, razume(va)ti to be slow on the uptake
težkó bolan dangerously ill
težkó oborožen heavily armed
težkó je zame I'm finding things hard
z njo je težkó (figurativno) she is hard to get on with
težkó mi je (reči) I find it hard (to say)
njemu je težkó ugoditi he is hard to please
težkó mi je pri duši it grieves me
težkó, da bo prišel he will hardly come, it's unlikely he'll come
težkó, da jo boš še kdaj videl you're unlikely to see her again

tréba

tréba je it is necessary
kot tréba as it should be, properly, suitably
napravi to kot tréba! do it properly!
ni tréba! no need!
kaj ti tréba več? what more do you want?
če bi bilo tréba (= v potrebi) if need be
ne izostani dljè kot tréba! don't stay away longer than you need!
ni mi tréba tvojega denarja I don't need your money
tréba mi je I need, I want
to je tréba storiti this must be done
tréba je samo reči in... you have only to say the word and...
še marsikaj bo tréba napraviti there is still much to be done
ni se ti tréba bati you needn't fear (za for)
tréba bi ga bilo kaznovati he ought to be punished
ni se tréba čuditi, da... it is not to be wondered at that...
ni ti tréba skrbeti you need not trouble
tréba je delati, če hočeš uspeti you must work if you want to succeed
če je tréba, bom to jutri naredil I'll do it tomorrow, if it is necessary (ali if need be)
tréba bo še tri tedne, da končamo to delo it will take us three weeks to finish this job
pol ure nam je bilo tréba hoditi do postaje it took us half an hour to walk to the station

trúd trouble, effort; exertion; pains pl; hard work, labour, toil; endeavour

trúda poln painful, troublesome
s trúdom with an effort
brez trúda without trouble, easily, effortlessly
z velikim trúdom with great difficulty
z lahkim trúdom easily
izgubljen trúd a waste of effort
trúd brez haska wasted effort
ves trúd je zaman pogovorno it's all a waste of time, pesniško it is labour lost
ni mi žal trúda I don't mind hard work, I don't shrink from hard work
hvala za vaš trúd I thank you for the trouble you have taken
z malo trúda with a little trouble, by taking a little trouble
po velikem trúdu sem uspel I succeeded after a great deal of trouble
ni vredno trúda it isn't worth while, it is not worth the trouble
veliko trúda si da(ja)ti to take great trouble
dal si je mnogo trúda, da (bi naredil izpit) he was at great pains to (pass the examination)
nobenega trúda se ne bati, se ne ustrašiti to spare no effort, to grudge no pains
povzročil, dal ti bom veliko trúda I'm going to cause you a lot of trouble
prav nobenega trúda si ne vzeti, dajati to take no trouble at all
ne varčevati s trúdom to spare no effort (ali no pains)
naredil sem to, da bi ti prihranil trúd I did it to save you trouble
biti tepen v zahvalo za svoj trúd to get a thrashing for one's pains
tratiti, zapravljati (svoj) trúd (figurativno) to plough the sand
ni si vzel niti trúda, da bi odgovril he didn't even take the trouble to answer

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

ugájati

ugaja mi... I like, I am pleased with, I relish; I am fond of, I love, I am partial to; I find it agreeeable; (ustreza mi) it suits me, it is convenient to me
to mi ugaja I am pleased with it, it pleases me
ne ugaja mi... I don't like, it displeases me, (mrzim) I detest, I abhor, I am loath to...
kakor vam ugaja as you like
meni ugaja (je všeč) I have taken a fancy (ali a liking) to...
ti ta soba ugaja? does this room suit you?
kako vam ugaja naše mesto? how do you like our town?
kako ti ugaja to vino? how do you find this wine?
ta vrsta glasbe mi ne ugaja that sort of music does not appeal to me
ta kava mi ni ugajala (prijala) I did not like this coffee
misel, da bi ostal tu, mi ne ugaja I do not relish the idea of staying here

uhó ear; (šivanke) eye (of a needle); (košare, posode) handle

srednje uhó middle ear
zunanje uhó auricle
ostro uhó keen ear, quick ear
oslovsko uhó (v knjigi) dog-ear
napraviti oslovsko uhó (v listu, knjigi) to dog-ear (a page, a book)
bolečina v ušesu earache
vnetje ušesa otitis
vnetje srednjega ušesa inflammation of the middle ear
ušesa me bolé I have (ali pogovorno I've got) earache
krik, ki gre skozi ušesa an earsplitting, earpiercing scream
šumenje v ušesih buzzing in the ears
ščitnik za uhó earflap, ZDA earmuff
zrcalo za uhó medicina auriscope, otoscope
biti gluh na levo uhó to be deaf in the left ear
do ušes je zadolžen he is up to his ears in debt, he is over head and ears in debt
biti do ušes zaljubljen to be head over heels in love
imeti ostro uhó (figurativno) to have a quick (ali a sharp) ear, to have excellent hearing
pocukati, povleči koga za uhó to tweak, to pull someone's ear
napeti ušesa to prick up one's ears, to be all ears
naleteti na gluha ušesa to find deaf ears
nekaj bi ti rad povedal na uhó I'd like a word in your ear
prišlo mi je na uhó it came to my hearing
naviti komu ušesa to tweak someone's ears
pridigati gluhim ušesom (figurativno) to fall on deaf ears
(za)mašiti si ušesa to stop up one's ears
poslušati le z enim ušesom to listen with only half an ear
konj striže z ušesi the horse twitches his ears
vleči na ušesa to listen attentively, to prick up one's ears
za ušesa privleči (kako zadevo) (figurativno) to drag in a matter by the ears
v (levem, desnem) ušesu mi zveni my (left, right) ear is ringing (ali is burning)
pri enem ušesu noter, pri drugem pa ven (figurativno) (it goes) in (at) one ear and out (at) the other
v ušesih mi je zvenelo (= morali so govoriti o meni) my ears were burning
stene imajo ušesa walls have ears
v uhó me piši! (žargon) go and fly a kite!

ukázati ukazováti to order; to command; to give orders; to bid; to tell

ukazali so nam, naj takoj krenemo na pot they ordered us to start at once
ukazali so mu, naj pride they told him to come, arhaično they bade him come
stori, kot ti je ukazano! do as you are told!

ukreníti (skleniti, odrediti) to decide, to order, to arrange, to decree, to take steps

preden kaj nadaljnjega ukrenemo before taking further steps
prepuščamo tebi samemu, da ukreneš, kar se ti zdi primerno we leave it to yourself to take whatever steps you think proper

úm reason, intellect, intelligence; sense; understanding; mind; brains pl; wit

človek ostrega úma a man of sharp intellect
brez úma out of one's senses, out of one's (right) mind
omračen úm clouded mind
je bistrega úma he is quick-witted, he is bright
bil je največji úm svojega časa he was the greatest intellect of his time
ves iz úma je he is out of his wits (ali out of his mind)
úm se mu je omračil he is mentally deranged, he is out of his senses, his mind is unhinged, he has lost his reason, he has gone mad
kaj ti pade na úm! what an absurd idea!
ne pade mi na úm, da bi to naredil I am not so stupid as to do it
ni ji prišlo na úm, da bi zaprla plin she had not the sense to turn off the gas
priti na úm komu to enter someone's mind
prišlo mi je na úm, da... I was struck by the idea that..., it occurred to me that...
priti nazaj na um to recur (ali to come back) to mind

ustrézati to suit; to answer, to meet, to correspond; ➞ ustreči

ponudba ustreza povpraševanju the supply meets the demand
to bo ustrezalo mojim zahtevam, željam this will suit my requirements
to vino mi ne ustreza (prija) this wine does not suit me
če ti to ustreza if it suits you
ti ustreza (= ti je prav) priti jutri? does it suit you to come tomorrow?

vèč more; plus

vèč kot... more than...
vèč (od njih) several
še vèč still more
vèč kot dovolj enough and to spare
vèč ljudi several people
ne vèč no more, no longer
vèč ali manj more or less
nič vèč no more
vèč dni several days, a day or two
vedno vèč in vèč more and more
nikoli vèč nevermore, never again
vèč kot enkrat more than once
vèč kot teden dni (kot en teden) for over a week
čim vèč, tem bolje the more the better
čim vèč dela, tem vèč potroši the more he works the more he spends
sem vèč kot zadovoljen I am more than satisfied
on ni vèč nesrečen he is no longer unhappy
ni ga vèč he is no more
bil si moj prijatelj, pa nisi vèč you used to be a fiend of mine but you aren't any longer
imam vèč denarja kot ti I have (ali pogovorno I've got) more money than you
vèč imaš, vèč hočeš imeti much will have more
vèč jih je kot nas there are more of them (than of us)
ne odlašaj vèč! delay no longer!, pogovorno don't put it off any longer!
nič vèč me ne zebe I don't feel cold any longer
vèč od njih poznam I know several of them
nimam vèč denarja I have no money left, I have no more money
spoznal, srečal sem se z vèč člani kluba I met several members of the club
ne misli vèč na to! don't think of it any more!, pogovorno forget it!
nisem mogel vèč molčati I could not remain silent any longer
ne bom vèč čakal I shall not wait any longer
ne maram vèč slišati nobene besede o tem I don't want to hear another word about it
od takrat ga nisem vèč videl I have not seen him since (then)