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žál

1. (medmet) alas; what a pity!

2. prislov unfortunately, regretfully

žál jutri ne morem priti I am sorry I shall not be able to come tomorrow
nič žalega mu nisem storil I have done him no harm
on ne bi muhi storil nič žalega he wouldn't hurt a fly
ni mi žál nobenega truda I don't mind (taking) any amount of trouble
žál ne morem ustreči tvoji želji I am sorry I cannot comply with your request
žál (na žalost) ne moremo tega napraviti unfortunately that can't be done
žál moram reči I regret (ali I am sorry) to say
žál vidim, da... I am sorry to see that...
žál moram iti I am afraid I have to go
žál mi je zanj I am sorry for him, I pity him
žál beseda offensive word
žál ne I am afraid not

če if; in case

če ne unless, if not
razen če except when, except if, unless
tudi če even if
celó če even if, even supposing that; though
če že as long as
če slučajno if by chance
če ne bi bilo but for
on bi bil umrl, če ne bi bilo mene he would have died but for me
če le (samó da) provided that
če le pride provided that he comes
če le ni drugače predpisano po zakonu unless otherwise provided by the law
če ne bi bilo... were it not for...
vstani, če ne ne (= sicer) boš zamudil vlak get up, or else you'll miss the train
stori to takoj, če ne ti bo žal do it at once, or else you'll be sorry

drugáče otherwise; in another (ali different) way (ali manner); differently (od from)

takó ali drugáče somehow; one way or other
drugáče (v drugih ozirih) in other respects; (sicer) else
to je čisto drugáče it is quite difrerent, pogovorno it's not at all like that
v mojem primeru je (ravno) drugáče in my case the boot is on the other foot
čisto drugáče (ravno nasprotno) just the other way, just the other way round
če ni drugáče možno if there is no other way
na to gledam čisto drugáče I look upon it in quite a different light
drugáče misliti to differ in opinion
sedaj drugáče misliti to have second thoughts
drugáče postopati, ravnati kot sicer (običajno) to act differently than usual
ne morem drugáče, kot da se smejem I can't help laughing
stôri to takoj, drugáče (sicer) ti bo žal do it at once, or you'll regret it (ali you'll be sorry)

mêni to me

kakor ti mêni, tako jaz tebi play ball with me and I'll play ball with you, arhaično claw me, and I'll claw thee
mêni je žal I am sorry
mêni ga je žal I pity him, I am sorry for him
mêni je drago I am glad (ali pleased)
mêni na ljubo to please me, on (ali ZDA in) my behalf
mêni se zdi it seems (ali appears) to me
mêni je do tega, da (ga vidim) I am anxious to (see him), I insist on (seeing him)
danes mêni, jutri tebi today is ours, tomorrow is yours

mórati to have to, to be obliged (ali forced, compelled) to; to be bound

vlak mora priti ob petih the train is due at five
moram I must
to mora še priti that is still (ali yet) to come
tu mora biti kaka napaka there must be some mistake
to bi ti moral vedeti you ought to know that
to bi mi ti moral poprej povedati you ought to have told me that before
to bi moralo biti (do) sedaj že pripravljeno it ought to be ready by now
zdravniki so mu morali odrezati nogo the doctors had (ali have had) to amputate his leg
moral je oditi (= najbrž je odšel) he must have left, I suppose he is gone
on mora vedno prepozno priti he always has to be late
moram se smejati, ko (če) (vidim) I cannot help laughing when (I see)...
žal mi je, da moram reči... I am sorry to say...
mora biti bolan he must be ill, most likely he is ill, he is presumably ill
to mora biti it is unavoidable
on mora vedno imeti zadnjo besedo he always will have the last word
moral je umreti he was doomed to die
tudi če bi moral umreti, bi še vedno rekel... even though I were to die for it, I would still say...
to knjigo morate (nujno) brati this book is a must for you
mora biti (= gotovo je čez) 70 let star he must be over seventy

poznáti to know (koga someone), to be acquainted (with someone), to be familiar (with someone)

samo po videzu ga poznam I know him only by sight
poznáti po imenu to know by name
že več let ga poznam I have known him for years
poznamo jih že pet let we have known them for five years
ne hoteti poznáti koga to cut someone, to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cold-shoulder someone
ne poznáti (ne vedeti za) to be ignorant of, to be a stranger to
ne poznam strahu I am devoid of fear
on ne pozna težav he is ignorant of the difficulties, he does not know the difficulties
pozna se mu na obrazu, da je utrujen one can see by his face that he is tired
ne poznajo se mu leta he does not look his age
žal vas (jaz) ne poznam you have the advantage of me

prebudíti prebújati to wake (up), to awaken, to awake; to arouse, to rouse (tudi figurativno)

prebudíti, prebújati se to wake (up), to awake, to be awakened (ali roused), to rouse
hrup me je prebudil the noise woke me up
vso hišo boš prebudil you'll wake the whole house
hrup, ki bi prebudil mrtvece a noise to waken the dead
žal mi je, da sem vas prebudil I am sorry I woke you up
prebudíti, prebújati iz letargije (apatije) to arouse from lethargy (apathy), to shake someone out of his lethargy
narava se prebudi spomladi nature wakes in spring

rés true; truly, really, indeed, in fact

je to rés? is that true?
rés? really?, indeed?, ZDA you don't say?, is that so?
rés je, da... the truth is that...
ali ni rés? is it not so?; don't you think so?
Sestra je bolna - Res? My sister is ill - Is she?
obljubil je, da pride, in rés je prišel he promised to come, and he did come
Dobil sem pismo iz ZDA. - Res? I got a letter from the U.S.A. - Did you?
ali rés verjameš to zgodbo? do you really (ali actually) believe that story?
rés mi je žal I am truly sorry

sítnost annoyance, trouble, inconvenience; worry; bother; nuisance; disagreeableness

kakšna sítnost! what a nuisance!
žal mi je, da vam delam, povzročam sítnosti (I am) sorry to give you such trouble
z njim bomo imeli še mnogo sítnosti we are going to have a lot more trouble with him
imam dovolj sítnosti s teboj I have enough trouble with you
povzročati sítnost to cause inconvenience
rad bi ti prihranil to sítnost (nevšečnost) I should have liked to spare you this annoyance

težáva difficulty; hardship; trial; trouble; quandary; embarrassment; crisis; figurativno snag

v težávi (stiski) in trouble
denarne težáve embarrassments pl
biti v denarnih težávah to be in financial difficulties
delati težáve to raise difficulties, to make trouble
on skuša delati težáve he tries to make trouble
žal mi je, da vam delam take težáve (sitnosti) (I am) sorry to give you such trouble
imeti težáve s policijo to be in trouble with the police
sam (si) iskati težáve to ask (ali to go looking) for trouble
težáva je v tem, da... the trouble (ali the snag) is that...
naleteti na težávo to come up against a difficulty
na nepričakovano težávo to come up against a snag
nastopila je neka težáva a difficulty arose
izogniti se težávi to avoid (ali to evade) difficulty
biti v (hudih) težávah (figurativno) to be in deep water
premostiti težáve to get over (ali to overcome) the difficulties
premagati, prebroditi težávo to surmount a difficulty
povzročiti komu velike težáve to put someone to much trouble
prihraniti komu težáve to spare someone trouble
priti iz težáv to escape from difficulties, (figurativno) to be out of the wood
smelo se spoprijeti s težávami (figurativno) to take the bull by the horns
zabresti v težáve to get into trouble
trpeti zaradi prebavnih težáv to suffer from digestive troubles

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

zarés truly; really; indeed; in fact; actually; in truth

zarés? indeed?, really?
zarés mi je žal I am truly sorry
to je (pa) zarés preveč! really, that's too much, that's really too much!
ali zarés verjameš to zgodbo? do you really (ali actually) believe that story?
zarés je bilo vroče (ZDA pogovorno) it sure was hot
človek bi zarés ponorel! it's enough to drive you crazy!

žálibog unfortunately; to my regret; I am sorry to say

žálibog je to resnica unfortunately it is true ➞ žal!

žŕtev (nesreče, zločina, prevare) victim; prey, dupe, sufferer; sacrifice; martyr; offering, oblation

za vsako žŕtev at any sacrifice
pripravljen za žŕtve ready (ali willing) to make sacrifices
največja žŕtev (= smrt) za domovino the supreme sacrifice
žŕtev nesreče (potresa, kuge) victim of an accident (of an earthquake, of a plague)
vojna žŕtev victim of war
žŕtev razmer victim of circumstances
žŕtev svojega stremuštva victim of one's ambition
spravna žŕtev expiatory victim
žŕtev česa (a) prey to, (a) victim of
darovana žŕtev sacrificial victim
nobene žŕtve se ne bati to shrink from no sacrifice
to je zame velika žŕtev this is a great sacrifice for me
nobenih žŕtev mi ni žal I don't mind making any sacrifice, there is no sacrifice I would not make
biti žŕtev sleparja to be the victim of a con-man (ali a con-man's victim)
padel je kot žŕtev nesreče he was a casualty in an accident
postati žŕtev to fall (a) prey to (ali (a) victim of)