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i (in) and; (tudi) also, too, as well; so, likewise

i...i both... and
i Vi i jaz both you and I (pogovorno me)
i njegov brat i njegov svak both his brother and his brother-in-law
naše izgube i padlih i ranjenih our losses both in killed and wounded

jáz I; (rabljen kot samostalnik) ego, self

jáz na primer... I for one
jáz sam myself
to sem jáz it is I, pogovorno it's me
on in jáz sva velika prijatelja he and I are close friends
ti to veš tako dobro kot jáz you know this as well as I do
on tega ne verjame in jáz tudi ne he does not believe it and neither do I (ali nor do I)
jáz, ki sem to videl... as one who saw it, I...
kult jáza egoism
drugi jáz second self
preveč misli na svoj jáz he thinks too much of self
on je moj drugi jáz he is my other self

antropofág cannibal; anthropophagus, pl -i

glíva fungus, pl -i; (užitna goba) mushroom

glíva cepljivka fussion-fungus

koriféja outstanding (ali preeminent) person; leader; coryphaeus, pl -i

koriféja znanosti coryphaeus of science

magári (zaradi mene, nimam nič proti) I don't mind, I have no objection (to it); sure, even

magári če even if, though
magári če je... even should it be...

mimogredé in passing; when passing; as I passed by

mimogredé povedano incidentally, by the way
mimogredé omenjeno parenthetically, by the bye (ali by)

nímam I have not

nísem I am not

nísem bil I have not been; I was not

reláta réfero I speak from hearsay

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

žálibog je to resnica unfortunately it is true ➞ žal!

a but; however

A-dur A major
a-mol A minor
a tako (= razumem) I see
a zdaj but now
a kljub vsemu temu but for all that
a kaj šele... much less, let alone
on lahko to stori, a vem, da ne bo he can do it, but I know he will not
a kaj je z njo? what about her?
a kaj zato (= ne briga me) so what? (I don't care)
oni tako pravijo, a jaz tega ne verjamem they say so, but I don't believe it
kdor reče a, mora reči tudi b in for a penny, in for a pound

akontácija payment on account; part payment; advance; deposit; instalment (on account)

1.000 SIT akontácije a thousand tolars on account
dobil sem 100 funtov akontácije I got £ 100 on account
plačati 1.000 SIT akontácije to pay a thousand tolars on account

áli or; (= če) whether, if; (toda) but, however

on áli njegov brat he or his brother
bil sem v dvomu, áli naj grem I was in doubt whether to go
povej mi, áli je to res ali ne tell me whether it is true or not
ni vedela, áli naj joče áli se smeje she did not know whether to laugh or cry
vsi ljudje, áli bogati áli revni all men, whether rich or poor
áli... áli either... or
eno áli drugo, ne moreš imeti obojega you can't have it both ways

alkohól alcohol; liquor

denaturirani alkohól methylated alcohol
absolutni alkohól absolute alcohol
bogat z alkohólom rich in alcohol
suženj alkohóla a slave to drink
tihotapec alkohóla bootlegger
tihotapljenje alkohóla bootlegging
zastrupljanje z alkohólom alcoholic poisoning
vzdržati se alkohóla to abstain from alcohol
ne pijem alkohóla I don't touch alcohol; I don't drink; I'm a teetotaller

alternatíva alternative

ni nobene alternatíve there is no other alternative
ostal sem v alternatívi I was left with the alternative
pred dvema težavnima alternatívma (žargon) between the devil and the deep blue sea

amatêrski amateur(-); nonprofessional; slabšalno amateurish

amatêrski fotograf amateur photographer
amatêrsko (površno) se ukvarjam s slikarstvom I dabble a bit in painting
amatêrsko gledališče amateur theatre

antipátičen odious; repulsive; repugnant

on mi je antipátičen I dislike him
skrajno mi je antipátičen I can't stand the man

apelírati to appeal (na to), to make an appeal

apeliram na Vašo plemenitost I make an appeal to your generosity

ávto VB car, motor car; ZDA automobile, auto

vlečni ávto breakdown lorry
dvosedežni ávto two-seater
športni dvosedežni ávto sports car, ZDA tudi sport car, zastarelo roadster
star ávto pogovorno VB banger, ZDA jalopy
reševalni ávto ambulance
tovorni ávto lorry, ZDA truck, (zaprt, zlasti spediterski) van
zaprt ávto limousine, sedan, coupé
izlet z ávtom car trip, drive
voziti ávto to drive (a car), to motor, ZDA tudi to auto
ávto je odpovedal, je imel defekt the car broke down
nabaviti si že rabljen ávto to purchase a car (an automobile) secondhand, to buy a secondhand car
peljati se z ávtom to motor
peljal sem se z ávtom na Reko I motored down to Rijeka
vožnja v ávtou je prijetna v lepem vremenu motoring is pleasant in fine weather
vzeti koga v (na) ávto to give someone a lift in one's car