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boríti se (telesno) to fight; šport to fence; figurativno to conflict, to battle, to war; (meriti se) to contend, to cope (z with); to contest; (upirati se) to resist, to combat, to withstand; (konkurirati) to compete (z with), to vie (with someone for something), to rival (in something); (stremeti za) to strive for

boríti se za to struggle for
boríti se za koga (figurativno zastarelo) to break a lance for someone
boríti se za golo življenje (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth, to struggle to make ends meet, to struggle to survive
boríti se proti močnejšemu to fight against the odds
boríti se s seboj to be undecided
boríti se s smrtjo to struggle with death, to suffer one's last agony, to suffer the pangs of death
boríti se na vse kriplje, z vsemi sredstvi to fight tooth and nail
boríti se s težavami to contend with difficulties
boríti se z velikimi težavami to labour under great difficulties
boríti se z valovi to battle against the waves
boríti se z vetrom to battle against the wind
do zadnjega (diha) boríti se to fight till the last gasp

brátstvo brotherhood; fraternity

brátstvo in enotnost brotherhood and unity

brezdómec homeless person; stray; (potepuh) vagabond, tramp, vagrant

brezdómci pl, otroci brezdómci (ptički brez gnezda) waifs and strays

brzojáven telegraphic; telegraph

brzojávni drog telegraph post (ali pole)
brzojávni ključ (code) telegraphic code
brzojávni (Morzejev) ključ Morse code
brzojávna linija telegraphic line
brzojávni obrazec telegram form
brzojávni naslov (odgovor) telegraphic address (answer)
brzojávni transfer telegraphic transfer
brzojávna žica telegraph wire
brzojávni urad telegraph office
odgovoriti v brzojávnem stilu to answer briefly and to the point ali humoristično in telegraphese

budžéten budgetary

budžétna komisija Committee of supply, (kritje) Committee of Ways and Means
budžétna kontrola budgetary control
budžétni predlog budget estimates pl

cápa rag; tatter; shred

cápe pl old clothes, rags and tatters pl
v cápah torn to shreds, in tatters

cúla bundle; zastarelo trousseau

povezati cúlo (in oditi) to pack up one's traps; to roll one's bundle; to truss up bag and baggage; to bundle (off, up)
zavezati cúlo to tie a bundle

cúrkoma figurativno in streams

deževalo je cúrkoma it poured down in torrents
lije cúrkoma it's raining cats and dogs

cvét flower; (sadnega drevja) blossom; figurativno (najboljše) the best (ali cream ali choicest)

brez cvétov flowerless
vinski cvét spirit of wine
žveplov cvét flowers pl of sulphur
v cvétu starosti in a hale and hearty old age
v cvétu življenja in the prime of life
cvét armade the flower of the army
padel je v boju v cvétu mladosti he fell in battle in the prime of his youth
pognati v cvét (seme) to run to seed

čáj tea

lipov čáj lime-blossom tea (ali infusion), infusion of lime leaves and lime blossom
fermentiran čáj black tea
kamilični čáj camomile tea
čáj iz poprove mete peppermint tea
malica s čájem (ob petih popoldne) afternoon tea, five-o'clock tea
škatlica za čáj tea-caddy
jedilni obrok s čajem (kot večerja) high tea, meat tea
piti čáj to take tea, to have tea
popiti skodelico čája to have ali to take a cup of tea
kuhati čáj to make tea
skuhati čáj to make the tea

čás time; (doba) epoch; tide, (razdobje) period; space of time; (letni čas) season; (ura) hour; gramatika tense; (vmesni) interval, interim, meantime

božični čás Christmastime, Christmastide, arhaično yuletide
poletni (delovni) čás daylight saving time
konični čás (ure) rush hour, peak hours pl
prometno šibki čás offpeak (ali slack) hours pl
slabi, težki čási hard times pl
skrajni čás! high time!
prosti čás leisure; spare time
ves moj čás the whole of my time
s časom in the course of time, gradually
o pravem čásu in time; in the nick of time; in due course of time, ZDA on time
od čása do čása every now and then, from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while
čez nekaj čása some time afterwards
od tega čása since that time
v kratkem čásu in a short time
za kratek čás for a short time
pred čásom, predčasno prematurely
pred nekaj čása some time ago
že nekaj čása prej for some time past
že dolgo čása for a long time
že pred dolgo čása long ago, a long time ago; ZDA pogovorno way back
med tem čásom in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile
od tega čása naprej from this time onward, henceforth
od tistega čása dalje from that time forward
v istem čásu at the same time
nekaj čása (prislov) awhile, (samostalnik) a while
ob nepravem čásu at the wrong time, out of season
ob kateremkoli čásu, ob vsakem čásu at any time
ves čás all along, all the time
pred davnim čásom long ago
v teku čása in the course of time
vsak čás zdaj any time now
v starih čásih in olden times
v dobrih starih čásih in the good old days
v tistem čásu at that time
ob katerem čásu? at what time?
v sedanjem čásu at present, now
v določenem čásu within a fixed period, in due course
zadnje čáse lately
za vse čáse for all time
prav v zadnjem čásu quite recently
od davnih čásov from time immemorial, from time out of mind
ob določenem čásu at the appointed time
v prostem čásu at one's leisure
šala o nepravem čásu ill-timed jest
škoda čása za to it's a mere waste of time
vsaka stvar ob svojem čásu everything in its season
vse ob svojem čásu there is a time for everything, all in good time
v čásu, v čásih poplav in times of flood
čás beži time flies
skrajni čás je it is high time
to je samo vprašanje čása it's only a question of time
je že tudi čás! (it's) about time, too!
to je samo izguba čása it's a sheer waste of time
za to je še čás there is plenty of time for that
za to je še do jutri čás it can wait till tomorrow
bil je čás, ko... time was when...
za to je treba čása this takes time
določiti čás to fix a date
dati komu čás to give someone time
imate malo čása zame? can you spare me a moment?
čás se mu vleče time hangs heavy on his hands
ne imeti čása za... to have no time for
krajšati si čás to while away the time
izkoristiti čás to take time by the forelock
imam nekaj prostega čása I have some time to spare
iti (vštric) s čásom to be abreast of the times
nimam dosti čása, ne smem izgubljati čása I have no time to spare
kje so lepi stari čási? pesniško where are the snows of yester year?
kako dolgo čása ga ni! what a long time he has been gone!
korakati s čásom to move with the times
čási so minuli, ko... time was, when...
čás je potekel time is up
preganjati čás (figurativno) to while away the time
prihraniti čás to save time
prebiti svoj čás to pass one's time
njegov čás je prišel his hour has struck
čakati svoj čás to bide one's time
držati korak s čásom to keep pace with the times
priti ravno o pravem čásu to come in the nick of time
čás bo pokazal time will show, time will tell
čás presti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
je škoda čása (ne izplača se) it is not worth while
ob nepriličnem čásu priti h komu to intrude upon someone's time
štopati čás to time with a stopwatch
on je videl boljše čáse he had known better times
vzeti mnogo čása to take long
precéj čása mi bo vzelo, da... it will take me ages to...
to mi vzame skoraj ves moj čás it takes up nearly all my time
vzemite si čás! take your time!
ubi(ja)ti čás to kill time
ves čás sem to vedel I have known it all the time (ali all along)
precéj čása te že nisem videl I haven't seen you for ages
precéj čása bo trajalo, da... it will take some time to...
zapravljati tratiti (svoj) čás to waste one's time, to fritter away one's time, ZDA žargon to boondoggle
med tem čásom se je marsikaj zgodilo many things have happened in between
čás je denar time is money
preživljati težke čáse to have a hard time
čás hitro teče time passes quickly (ali races by, flies)

čedálje

čedálje bolj (več) more and more

četverovpréga a four-horse carriage; four-in-hand

peljati se s četverovprégo to ride (ali to drive) a four-in-hand (ali in a carriage and four)

čéz over; across; past, after; beyond

čéz in čéz all over
čéz dan during the day
čéz noč during the night
čéz teden dni a week today, this day week
čéz 14 dni a fortnight today, this day fortnight
čéz 3 tedne three weeks today
čéz zimo during the winter
star čéz 50 let on the wrong (ali shady) side of fifty
biti čéz 50 let star to be over fifty
čéz 1.000 over (ali above) a thousand, a thousand odd
čéz mero excessively, inordinately
čéz vse mere beyond measure
čéz polovico a good half
čéz vse more than anything
nekaj minut čéz osmo uro a few minutes past eight
čéz hribe in doline through the length and breadth of the country
iti čéz to pass
iti čéz reko to cross the river
nič ni čéz naravo there is nothing like nature
potovati čéz Pariz to go by way of Paris, to go via Paris
prodajati vino čéz cesto to sell wine off licence

číl hale, lusty, sturdy; (zdrav) healthy; (krepak) strong, robust, vigorous; (svež) fresh

číl in zdrav unscathed
ostati číl in zdrav to remain unscathed
biti číl in zdrav to be fit and well, to be hale and hearty, to be as fit as a fiddle

číst clean; pure; neat; clear; (brez madeža) unstained, spotless; (opran) washed, cleansed; (tudi figurativno) unsullied, unblemished; (nepopisan) blank; (spolno) chaste, pure; (nemešan) unmixed; sheer; (neponarejen) genuine; (nedolžen) innocent, guileless

iz číste potrebe by sheer necessity
číst in čeden neat and dapper
čísti dobiček net (ali clear) profit
číst kot kristal as clear as crystal
po čístem, golem naključju by pure accident
čísta potrata sheer waste
čísta (sama, gola) skala sheer rock
číst prepis fair copy
číste (nedolžne) roke white hands
čísta resnica plain (ali naked) truth
to je čísti nesmisel it is sheer nonsense
čísta srajca a clean shirt
čísta voda pure water
čísta vest clear conscience
iz číste volne all-wool
čísto zlato pure gold
číst zrak pure air
povedati čísto resnico to tell the plain truth
prepisati kaj na čísto to copy out something, to make a fair copy of something

čŕn black

čŕno na belem (= pismeno) dati, napisati to put in writing
čŕn kot smola as black as soot (ali as ink)
čŕno na belem in black and white
to imam čŕno na belem I have it in writing
čŕna barva black (colour ali dye ali paint)
čŕna borza black market
čŕn kruh brown bread
čŕna kroglica (pri volitvah) blackball
čŕna lista (seznam), knjiga black list, black book
čŕna magija the black art
čŕna metalurgija iron metallurgy
čŕna nehvaležnost black ingratitude
čŕna (garjava) ovca black sheep
čŕna (žalna) obleka mourning, (widow's) weeds pl
črn, nesrečen dan unlucky day, black day
čŕno oblečen black-clad
čŕn kot vran as black as ebony
čŕno vino red wine
čŕno nebo a black sky
čŕno obrobljen black-edged
čŕno obrobljen pisemski papir black-bordered notepaper
delo na čŕno žargon scab work
delati kot čŕna živina to work like a nigger
čŕno se mi dela pred očmi my head begins to swim
dati, vnesti v čŕn seznam to blacklist
v čŕno (žalno) se obleči to wear (ali arhaično to don) mourning
udarec je zadel v čŕno the thrust went home
prisegati, da je čŕno belo to swear that black is white
vrag ni tako čŕn, kot ga slikajo the devil is not so black as he is painted
zadeti v čŕno to hit the mark

črnílo (black) ink

kopirno črnílo copying ink
črn kot črnílo, umazan od črníla inky
črnílo za nalivno pero fountain-pen ink
nevidno črnílo invisible ink
madež od črníla blot, inkblot
tiskarsko črnílo printer's ink
pisati s črnílom to write in ink, to write with pen and ink
umazati s črnílom to blot (with ink)
črnílo se razliva na papirju the ink runs on the paper

čúden queer, uncommon, unusual; eccentric; strange; singular; odd; original; curious; VB žargon rum

kako čúdno! what a curious thing!
čúdna opazka a strange remark
to je čúdno that is strange
on je čúden patron he is a strange fellow
nič čúdnega, če... no wonder if...
na tem ni nič čúdnega there is nothing strange in (ali about) it
čudno (presenetljivo, za čuda) curiously enough, strange to say
čúdno se počutiti to feel strange
čúdno, da tega niste (ne bi bili) slišali strange that you should not have heard it
čúdno se sliši žargon it sounds rum
kakor se utegne zdeti čúdno... strange as it may appear...
zaklel je in nič čúdnega (če je) he swore and no wonder

čúdo wonder; miracle; marvel; portent, prodigy

za čúda for a wonder
kratkotrajno čúdo nine days' wonder
ni čúda, da... no wonder that...
on je čúdo spretnosti he is a paragon of efficiency
za čúda, držal je svojo besedo he kept his word, for a wonder
delati čúda to work (ali to perform) miracles, to work wonders, figurativno to move mountains
glej čúd! lo and behold!