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šáh (igra) chess; (perzijski vladar) shah

igrati šáh to play chess, to have a game of chess
šáh kralju! check!, your king's in check
dati šáh kralju to put the king in check, to check
dati šáh in matirati to checkmate
držati koga v šáhu to hold someone in check, (figurativno) to keep (ali to hold) someone at bay, to thwart, pogovorno to stymie, to snooker
šáh mat checkmate
partija šáha a game of chess

igráti to play; gledališče to act, to perform

igráti na glasbilo to play (on) an instrument
igráti za denar to play for money
igráti karte to play cards
igráti (kako) igro to play (at) a game
igráti v loteriji to invest in a lottery, to try one's luck in a raffle
igráti šah to play chess
igráti za zabavo (ne za denar) to play for fun
napačno igráti glasba to play wrong notes
igráti na prvi pogled, brez priprave glasba to play at sight
igráti vlogo to play a part, to take the part of, (o igralcu) to act a part
igráti velikega gospoda to put on airs, to swank
igráti klavir to play the piano
igráti komedijo (figurativno) to feign, to simulate, to pretend
visoko igráti to gamble (for high stakes); to play for high stakes
igráti neodločeno šport, nogomet itd. to draw (a match)
igráti se to play; to toy (z with); to amuse oneself, to sport
igráti se z besedami to play on words, to pun, to indulge in word-play
denar igra važno vlogo money plays an important role

mát mate

šah mát checkmate

ràd willingly, gladly, with pleasure, readily; eagerly; arhaično nothing loath

ràd ali nerad willy-nilly, willing or unwilling
iz srca, od srca ràd with all my heart
prav ràd with the greatest pleasure
ràd imeti to like, to be fond of, to be partial to, to have a liking for, to love
ne imeti ràd to dislike, to be averse (ali disinclined) to, to have an aversion to
ràd igram šah I like playing chess
se ràd učiš angleščino? do you like learning English?
kaj bi radi? what can I do for you?
on se ne smeje ràd it's hard to make him smile (ali to bring a smile to his face)
posebno ràd imam lahka vina I'm very partial to light wines
ljudje ga ràdi vidijo he is much sought after
to ràd verjamem I can easily believe it
ali imate ràdi kavo? do you like coffee?
jaz bi ràd kupil... I should like to buy...
ràd bi vedel zakaj I wonder why
ràd bi vedel (= bogve), kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
ràd bi verjel, da... I am quite ready (ali open) to believe that...
take stvari se ràde dogajajo such things will happen
radi ga vidimo he is (always) welcome here
on ga (= vino) ràd pije he is fond of the bottle, žargon he likes his plonk, arhaično humoristično he is a winebibber, slabšalno he's a wino

znáti to know

znáti na pamet to know by heart
dobro znáti kaj to be A1 at something
ne znam angleško I cannot speak English, I do not know English
znate francosko? do you know French?
znaš igrati šah? can you play chess?
on misli, da vse zna he thinks he knows everything
on zna brati grško he can read Greek
znaš dobro današnjo lekcijo? do you know your lesson for today well?
tega si ne znam razložiti I don't know what to make of it (ali of this)
zelo dobro znáti lekcijo to have the lesson at one's fingertips
ona zna vsaj (najmanj) 5 jezikov she knows at least five languages
znáti (spoznati se na) svoj posel to know one's own business, (žargon) to know one's onions, (pogovorno) to know the ropes, to know what's what