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V v (kje?) in, at; (kam?) into, to

v šoli (= v zgradbi) in the school, (pri pouku) at school
v šolo to school
v gledališču at the theatre
v 3. nadstopju on the third (3rd) floor, ZDA on the fourth (4th) floor
v Londonu (veliko mesto) in London
v Kamniku (malo mesto) at Kamnik
v London, v Francijo to London, to France
v mestu in town
v inozemstvu, v inozemstvo abroad
izgubljen v temi lost in the dark (ali darkness)
slab v angleščini weak in English
v torek on Tuesday
dvakrat v letu twice a year
v tistem času at that time
v starih časih in ancient times
v novejšem času in recent times
v mojih letih at my age
v pradobi in prehistoric times
v tem trenutku at this moment
v pravem času at the right moment, just in time
pozno v noč late into the night
v roku 10 dni within 10 days
v vojni in miru at war and at peace
v ta namen for this purpose
v imenu... in the name of...
v redu in order
biti v dobrih odnosih s kom to be on good terms with someone
hiša je bila v plamenih the house was on fire
biti v skrajni bedi to be in utter poverty
ste kdaj bili v Londonu? have you ever been to London?
biti v vojni to be at war
dospeti, prispeti v London to arrive in London
hoditi v šolo to go to school
pasti v vodo to fall into the water
ne morem mu tega vbiti v glavo I can't drive it into his head
vreči v koš za odpadke to throw into the wastepaper basket
vreči v zrak to throw into the air
zdrobiti v prah to pulverize, to reduce to dust
živeti v Sloveniji to live in Slovenia
to delo bom končal v roku treh mesecev (v treh mescih) I shall finish this job (ali work, task) within three months

feminízem feminism; »women's rights« movement, pogovorno women's lib; (ženskost) femininity v womanliness

léma filozofija; geslo v slovarju lemma

róžica botanika small rose; floweret; »v rožicah« (figurativno) tipsy, convivial

biti v róžicah (figurativno) to be tipsy, to be half seas over
življenje ni z róžicami postlano life (these days) is no bed of roses
ni mi z róžicami postlano v življenju (figurativno) my life is no bed of roses
z róžicami mu je postlano (figurativno) he is on a bed of roses, he is in clover

abecéden alphabetic(al); ABC; abecedarian, abecedary

v abecédnem redu alphabctically; in alphabetical order
abecédni seznam alphabetical list, register, catalogue
abecédno kazalo alphabetical index
abecédni železniški vozni red (VB) ABC
urediti po abecédnem redu to arrange alphabetically
klicati po abecédnem redu to call alphabetically, to call the roll; (v šoli) to call the register

abonírati

abonírati koga na časopis to take out a subscription to a (news)paper for someone
abonírati se to subscribe, to become a subscriber
abonírati se na časopis (za knjigo) to subscribe to a (news)paper (for a book), to take a (news)paper
abonírati se v gledališču to book a season ticket
abonírati se na železnici, za avtobus to take a season ticket
na kateri časopis ste abonirani? which paper do you take?

abrežé abridgment; epitome; summary; précis

napraviti abrežé to summarize
skrajšati v abrežé to epitomize

Adam Adam

Adamovo jabolko anatomija Adam's apple
v Adamovi obleki in the altogether; humoristično in one's birthday suit

adépt (strokovnjak) adept (at, in)

on je adépt v sleparjenju he is a consummate swindler

adjutánt vojska adjutant (officer); assistant

adjutánt višjega častnika aide-de-camp
v generalnem štabu adjutant-general
adjutantúra adjutancy

adrésa address; direction; superscription

pomanjkljiva adrésa insufficient address
napisati adréso na pismo to address (ali to direct ali to superscribe) a letter, (na kovček ipd.) to label
zmotil si se v adrési (figurativno, nisi prišel na pravi naslov) pogovorno you've come to the wrong shop

adút trump, trump card

brez adúta no trumps
adút v rezervi (figurativno) an ace up one's sleeve
kaj je adút? what are trumps?
srce je adút hearts are trumps
izigrati adúta to lead trumps ali a trump
igrati adút (tudi figurativno) to play a trump card, to trump
imeti vse adúte v rokah to hold all the trumps (ali all the winning cards)
vzeti z adútom to trump, to take with a trump
(pre)vzeti vzetek z adútom to take a trick with a trump
to je eden naših najboljših adútov (figurativno) it is one of our best assets
uporabiti svoj zadnji adút to play one's last card

aeroplán aircraft (sg in pl); VB aeroplane; ZDA airplane; plane; flying machine

vkrcati se v aeroplán to board an aircraft, ZDA to emplane
aeroplán mora vsak čas priti the plane is due any moment now

afékt affection; emotion; excitement; passion; heat, flush

v aféktu in the heat of passion

agoníja agony, death struggle; last throes pl; figurativno agony, mental anguish, extreme suffering

biti v agoníji to be at the point of death, to be at one's last gasp, arhaično to agonize
pasti v agoníjo to begin one's death struggle

ákcija action; move; act; activity; (delnica) share, ZDA stock, stocks

skupna ákcija joint action
stopiti v ákcijo to go into action
začeti ákcijo to initiate an action, to take an action (v in)
on je vedno v ákciji he is always active (ali busy), he is always on the go

aktíven active; (delaven) energetic, busy; (vojak) regular; (vojska) regular; (oficir)

v aktívni službi on active service
aktívna koeksistenca active coexistence
aktívna služba active service
aktívna volilna pravica elective franchise; trgovina having assets exceeding liabilities
aktívni dolgovi debts due to an account, assets pl
aktivno prislov actively

alármen alarm

alármna pripravljenost (alarm) alert; standby
v alármni pripravljenosti on the alert
ukazati alármno stanje to put (men) on standby, to order (men) to stand to
alármni znak alarm signal
alármni zvonec alarm bell
alármni zvon, alármni znak tocsin

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

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