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čím as soon as; the moment...; no sooner... than...

čímprej as soon as possible
čím prej tem bolje the sooner the better
čím več tem bolje the more the better
čím... tem... the... the...
čím večji tem važnejši the bigger the more important
čím več imaš, tem več hočeš imeti the more you have, the more you want
čím je stopil v sobo, že je videl... as soon as he entered the room, he saw..., no sooner did he enter the room than he saw...

béliti to whiten; to make white; (platno) to blanch

béliti volno to bleach wool; (jedi) to flavour a dish with butter, pork crackling, etc.
béliti si glavo (figurativno) to rack (ali to worry ali to beat ali to puzzle ali to cudgel ali to busy) one's brains
béliti si glavo s čim to put one's mind to something
béliti si glavo zaradi česa to trouble one's head about something

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

blíže nearer; closer

čim blíže as near as possible
sedel je najbliže vrat he sat nearest the door

bólj more

bólj in bólj more and more; increasingly
čim bólj ..., tem bólj ... the more... the more
toliko bólj so much the more
toliko bólj (zaželen) ker... all the more (desirable) since...

bólje better

bólje in bólje, vedno bólje better and better
čim prej tem bólje the sooner the better
toliko bólje so much the better
tem bólje all the better
oziroma bólje (rečeno) or rather
bólje je (vzeti...) it is preferable (to take...)
zaradi tega mi ni prav nič bólje I am no whit the better for it
gre mu (ekonomsko) bólje he is better off
sedaj mi gre (zdravstveno) bólje I am getting better now
bólje bi storil, če bi ostal doma you'd better stay at home, pogovorno you better stay at home
bólje ne! (= tega Vam ne svetujem) you had better not!
sinoči, oziroma bólje rečeno, davi smo imeli vihar last night, or rather, this morning there was a storm
ni mogel napraviti bólje kot... he could not have done better than...
bólje se počutiti to feel (ali to be) better
posli gredo bólje business is improving
obrniti se, spremeniti se na bólje to change for the better
bólje drži ga kot lovi ga a bird in hand is worth two in the bush

bŕže faster; more quickly

čim bŕže as soon as possible
čim bŕže in tem bolje the sooner the better
iti bŕže to go faster

fundírati (zgradbo) to lay the foundations (of); (ustanovo) to found; to base, to ground, to rest

s čim fundirate to teorijo? what do you base that theory on?

hitéti to hurry, to hasten, to make haste, to be in haste, to be in a hurry; to speed

hitéti s čim to hurry on with something
zelo hitéti to be in a great hurry
če človek hiti, vse narobe naredí haste makes waste
hiti počasi! more haste, less speed; slow and steady!
zakaj tako hitiš? why are you in such a hurry?
hitéti domov to hurry home
hiteli smo domov we hurried home, we swiftly made our way home

hítro quickly, swiftly, rapidly, fast

na hítro in haste
hitro! make haste! quick, be quick!
čas hítro mine pri delu time flies when one is busy
hítro govoriti to speak fast
hítro teči to run fast, to be a fast runner
bodimo nared, pripravimo se čim hitreje let's get ready as soon as we can
to je hítro storjeno that doesn't take long
prehítro greste, hodite za mene you are going (ali walking) too fast for me
človek hítro naredi neumnost you can soon (ali easily) make a silly mistake
kar najhitreje with all possible speed

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

izgovárjati to pronounce; to articulate; to utter; to speak out

izgovárjati se to give one's excuses, to excuse oneself, to plead; to offer a pretext; (opravičevati se) to apologize, to exculpate oneself
izgovárjati se s čim to give something as an excuse
izgovárjati se z boleznijo to plead sickness
izgovárjati se na koga to make someone a stalking-horse; (izmikati se) to equivocate, to prevaricate, to tergiversate
izgovarjanje (izmikanje) equivocation

kmálu soon, (v kratkem) shortly; before long; early; presently

bom kmálu nazaj I'll be back soon
kmálu po moji vrnitvi soon after my return
knjiga bo kmálu izšla the book will be published shortly, the book will be out soon
kmálu se vrni! come back soon!
kmálu bom prejel pismo I'll receive a letter shortly
ti bi kmálu to obžaloval you'd soon regret it
kmálu bi bil padel I nearly (ali almost) fell
ne boš tako kmálu našel boljšega prijatelja! you won't find a better friend in a month of Sundays!
kmálu nato, kmálu potem soon afterwards
kar najbolj kmálu (čim prej) as soon as possible, at your earliest convenience

končáti to finish, to end, to terminate; to complete; to accomplish, to achieve

končáti se to end, to come to an end; to stop, to cease; (miniti) to be over
končáti se v, z to result in; (šola, za počitnice) to break up
končáti s čim to put an end to something
delo je končano the work is finished
končal sem z delom I have finished work, pogovorno I'm knocking off
končali smo z branjem we have finished reading
slabo se končáti to come to a bad end
to se ne bo dobro končalo no good will come of it
slabo se je končalo it turned out badly
on bo končal v ječi he'll wind up in prison
končáti s seboj (s svojim življenjem) to do away with oneself
vse je dobro kar se dobro konča all's well that ends well

kontróla control; supervision; inspection; checking; checkup; superintendence

imeti pod kontrólo to be in control of, to keep under control
izvajati kontrólo nad to exercise (ali to exert) control over
dobiti kontrólo nad čim to get something under control, to bring something under control
izgubiti kontrólo nad to lose control over
družbena kontróla public control
samoupravna delavska kontróla self-management workers' supervision
kontróla mér supervision of weights and measures
kontróla nad prometom blaga in storitev čez mejo supervision of exports and imports of goods and their crossing the State border
politična kontróla political control
ukiniti kontrólo cen to revoke (ali cancel) a price freeze

mŕdati (se) to grimace; to pull faces; to make grimaces

mŕdati z nosom to turn up one's nose (nad čim at something)

mréti to die

mréti za čim to be dying (ali to pine) for something
mréti od koprnenja za čim to be desperately longing for something

noréti to be mad, to be crazy; to be foolish

noréti za kom to dote on someone
vse ženske norijo za njim all the women are wild about him
noréti za čim to rave about something; (neumno se obnašati) to play the fool, to do foolish things, to lose one's wits

okupíran (fully) occupied

biti okupíran (zavzet) s čim to be engrossed (by a problem; in an activity)
okupíran od sovražnika enemy-occupied, enemy-held

pítati to fatten, (perutnino) to cram; (s hrano) to stuff (ali to cram) with food, to feed; (z žlico dajati jesti) to spoon-feed

pítati se (figurativno) to eat heartily, to cram oneself with food; to fatten (s čim on something)