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ípsilon y (izgovorjava wai), pl y's

jêklo steel

jêklu podoben steel-like, steel(y)
trd kot jêklo as hard as steel
besemersko jêklo Bessemer steel
cementirano jêklo cement st.
kaljeno jêklo hardened st.
kromirano jêklo chrome st.
lito jêklo cast st.
Martinovo jêklo Martin steel, open-hearth steel
plemenito jêklo high-quality steel, special alloy steel
legirano jêklo alloy st.
mehko jêklo low (ali mild, soft) steel
nerjavno jêklo stainless (ali rustless) steel
rapidno jêklo high-speed steel
trdo high (ali hard) steel
volframovo jêklo tungsten steel
kaliti jêklo to temper steel
mehko jêklo mild steel

kočijáž coachman, pl -men; arhaično cabman, cab-driver; driver

sedež za kočijáža coach box, driver's seat, dick(e)y

parkíren parking

parkírna hiša parking garage; multistor(e)y car park
parkírna luč parking light
parkírna ura parking meter
parkírni prostor parking bay, ZDA parking lot, (ob cesti) lay-by

vlóga gledališče part, role, rôle; (v banko) deposit; (prošnja) application; petition; (v igri, vložek) stake

nehvaležna vlóga an ungrateful part
zasedba vlóg gledališče cast
néma vlóga gledališče nonspeaking role, walk-on part
hranilna vlóga savings-bank deposit
film X. v glavni vlógi Y. a film featuring Y.
igrati negativno vlógo gledališče, lopov, kriminalec to play a baddy (ali a heavy)
igrati vlógo v... gledališče to act a part in...
igrati glavno vlógo v igri ipd. to star in a play, to feature in a play, to play the main role, (figurativno) to play the key role, to be the kingpin
igrati važno vlógo v... to play an important part in...
igrati žalostno, klavrno vlógo to cut a poor figure
igral je klavrno vlógo v tej zadevi he cut a poor figure in that affair
igrati stransko vlógo (figurativno) to play second fiddle, to be of second-rate importance
to ne igra nobene vlóge (figurativno) that does not matter, that makes no difference
denar ne igra vlóge money is no object
napraviti pismeno vlógo to put in a written application
napraviti vlógo na... to make an application to...
péti vodilno vlógo v operi to sing the lead in an opera

voščén waxy, wax, waxed, waxen

voščéna lutka wax doll
voščéna matrica stencil
voščén model wax pattern
muzej voščénih lutk waxworks pl
voščén odtis wax impression
voščén papir wax paper, (za prerisavanje) waxed tracing paper
voščéno platno oilcloth
voščéna prevleka wax(y) coating
voščéna sveča (wax) candle; taper
voščéna vžigalica wax match, vesta

zadéva matter; affair; business; thing; subject; (osebna) concern; pravo case

o tej zadévi on this subject
v zadévi with reference to, on the subject of
državna zadéva affair of state
družbena zadéva social matter (ali problem)
notranje zadéve internal affairs pl
zadéva javnega pomena matters pl of public concern
zadéve skupnega pomena matters pl of common interest
tekoče zadéve current affairs pl
zunanje zadéve foreign affairs pl
dogovorjena, domenjena zadéva a put-up job
ministrstvo za zunanje zadéve VB Foreign Office (krajšava: F.O.); ZDA State Department
lepa zadéva! (ironično) that's a nice mess!
v zadévi X. proti Y. pravo in the case of X. versus Y.
brigaj(te) se za svoje zadéve! mind your own business!
to je zadéva zase it is a separate question (ali problem, matter)
to je čisto druga zadéva that's an entirely different thing
to ni moja zadéva that's no business of mine
to je tvoja zadéva that's your affair, that's your lookout, it's up to you
kot je zadéva sedaj... as matters now stand
zadéva prihaja na dan the affair is coming out, the matter is being aired
pusti zadévo pri miru! let the matter rest!
zadéva se vleče the affair is dragging on
vmešavati se v tuje zadéve to meddle in other people's afairs
vzeti zadévo v roke to take the matter in hand
voditi zadéve to conduct (ali to direct) affairs
opustiti zadévo (pogovorno) to drop the whole business
govoril sem z njim o vaši zadévi I talked to him regarding your business