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ángel angel; seraph; cherub

dobri (zli) ángel good (bad ali wicked) angel
padli ángel a fallen angel
ángel smrti angel of death
ángel varuh guardian angel

dóber good; benevolent; kind (do to)

v dóbri veri in good faith
tri dóbre metre a good three metres
v dobrem in slabem arhaično in weal and woe
v dobrem razpoloženju in good spirits
dóbre pol ure a full half-hour
preveč dobrega too much of a good thing
dóbra gospodinja a thrifty housewife
dóbra ura hoje a good hour's walk
dóbra prodaja a ready sale
dóber sluh a quick ear
dóber spomin retentive memory
dóbra volja good humour, good temper
dóber vid keen (ali quick) sight
dóbro znanje fair knowledge
biti dóber hodec to be a good walker
ta je pa dobra! that is too much of a good thing!, that's a good one!
biti dóber v računanju to be good at figures
reči dóbro besedo za koga to say a good word for someone
držati s kom v dobrem in slabem to stick to someone through thick and thin
bodi tako dóber in podaj mi ono sol! be so kind as to (ali be a dear and ali be good enough to) pass me that salt!
konec dóber vse dobro all's well that ends well
v vsaki stvari je nekaj dóbrega it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
dóbro blago se sámo hvali good wine needs no bush

fórma form; shape

biti v dobri fórmi šport to be in good form, to be in fine fettle
biti pod fórmo to be (far) below one's best
ne čutim se v fórmi I don't feel in form, I don't feel fit, I don't feel up to par
on je v fórmi he is as fit as a fiddle
ne biti v fórmi to be off (one's) form
so v najboljši fórmi they are at their (very) best (ali on top form), they are at their peak, they have hit their peak
načrt dobiva fórmo the scheme is taking shape
predmet bez fórme a shapeless object

izglèd (zunanjost) appearance, look, aspect; (upanje) prospect (s pl), chance; expectation

dobri izglèdi good prospects (ali chances)
slabi izglèdi slender chances, bleak prospects
ima dobre izglède za službo he has a good chance of getting the post (ali job)
izglèdi niso sijajni the outlook is not too bright
izglèdi so enaki ničli the chances are nil
izglèdi so vse prej kot rožnati prospects are anything but rosy
nima izglèdov za uspeh he has no chance (ali not a chance, not a hope) of success
pokvariti si izglède to spoil one's chances

oskŕba supply; provision; nursing; (s hrano) board; (vzdrževanje) maintenance, care for, (z živili) purveyance

oskŕba z elektriko, energijo power supply
oskŕba z vodo water supply
oskŕba s toplo vodo hotwater supply
polna oskŕba board and lodging, full board, maintenance, (v hotelu) full board
plača in vsa oskŕba pay (ali wages pl) and all found
oskŕba z živili food supply
otrok je v dobri oskŕbi the child is well looked after
biti v zdravniški oskŕbi to be under medical treatment (ali pogovorno under the doctor)
dati otroka v oskŕbo to entrust a child to someone's care
imeti polno oskŕbo to be provided with board and lodging

pastír herdsman, herd, ZDA herder, (ovčji) shepherd

dušni pastír pastor
dobri pastír religija the Good Shepherd
kačji pastír zoologija dragonfly
kozji pastír goatherd

pót¹ -í way, (steza) path, footpath, trail; (cesta) road, street; (utrta) track, walk; (planeta) orbit, course; (smer) route, course; (potovanje) (splošno) travel, (peš) march, (po kopnem) journey, trip, (po morju) voyage, crossing, passage

prepovedana pót! no thoroughfare!, (čez tuje zemljišče) trespassers will be prosecuted!, no trespassing!, keep out, private!
srečno pót! a pleasant journey!, arhaično God speed you!, (ironično, neprijetnemu gostu) good riddance
to pót (tokrat) this time
vsaki pót each time
božja pót (romanje) pilgrimage
pót nazaj return journey, pogovorno the way back
pót domov homeward journey, journey home, pogovorno the way home
pót po morju voyage
javna pót public road
jahalna, jezdna pót bridle path
gozdna pót forest road
križev pót religija Way of the Cross, figurativno via dolorosa
prečna pót crossroad
neravna pót bumpy road
neutrjena pót gravel road
shojena pót beaten track
trnova pót thorny path
vodna pót waterway
vozna pót carttrack, cart-road
uporabna pót serviceable road, thoroughfare
zaprta pót closed path (ali way)
ob póti by the roadside
preko póti over the way, across the road
na pol póta halfway, midway
po mirni, prijateljski póti in a friendly manner, amicably
na vsej póti od... all the way from...
biti na napačni póti to be on the wrong road ali track, to lose one's way
biti na slabi póti (figurativno) to lead a wicked life
biti na póti (potovanju) to travel, to journey, (poslovno) to be on te road
biti na dobri póti (do uspeha) to be well on the road (to success), (o stvari) to be working out well
ta pót je neprehodna, nemogoča this road is impassable, there is no through road
biti sredi póti to be halfway on one's journey
biti na najlepši póti, da... to be well on the way to...
utreti pót za... to pave the way for...
otrok je na póti (figurativno) there is a baby on the way
njen je na póti (= noseča je) she is expecting (a child), she is with child, pogovorno she is in the family way
biti komu na póti to be in someone's way, to stand in someone's light
on mi je na póti he is in my way
pót je prosta the way is clear (za koga for someone)
on je na póti v X. he is on his way to X.
biti na pravi póti to be on the right track, pogovorno to be on the ball
iti po (isti) póti nazaj to turn back
iti komu s póti to get out of someone's way (ali to shun someone, avoid someone)
iti rakovo pót to go backward
iti svojo pót to go one's own way
iti na pót to set out (ali forth, off) (on one's way), to embark upon a journey, to start out, (v tujino) to go abroad; to be bound for
iti po najkrajši póti v... to make a bee-line...
šli so vsak svojo pót they went their respective ways
krčiti si, utirati si pót to cut (ali to carve) one's way, to plough one's way through, to remove obstacles
napraviti pót komu to make way for someone
narediti, utreti pót (figurativno) to pave the way, to blaze a trail, to be a pioneer ali trailblazer
s silo si napraviti pót to force (ali to fight) one's way
kazati, voditi pót to lead the way
polena komu na pót metati (figurativno) to place difficulties in someone's way
našel bom sredstva in póti I shall find ways and means
izgubiti (najti) pót to lose (to find) one's way
pót si prihraniti (figurativno) to save shoe leather
napravite prosto pót! make way!
moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo pót we must let matters take their course
dobro poznati pót to know every bump (ali twist and turn) in the road
priti pol póti komu naproti to meet someone halfway
spraviti koga s póti (figurativno, na oni svet) to kill, (žargon) to bump someone off
utreti si pót skozi... to force one's way through (robidje the brambles)
ustaviti se na pol póta to stop halfway
vprašati za pót to ask one's way
vrniti se po isti póti nazaj (obrniti se) to retrace one's steps
pošteno (krepko) vzeti pót pod noge to put one's best foot forward
zaiti na krivo pót to take the wrong road ali path ali turning

račún account; bill; reckoning; score; trgovina invoice; (za inozemstvo) indent; note, credit note, debit note; (fingiran) pro forma invoice; (izračunanje) calculation, calculus, computation; (proračun) estimate

diferencialni (integralni) račún differential (integral) calculus
poravnani račúni bills paid (ali settled)
depozitni račún deposit account
tekoči račún current account
zaključni račún final account
na račún on account
čisti račúni, dobri prijatelji short reckonings make long friends, even reckoning makes long friends
sklepni račún matematika the rule of three
polaganje račúnov rendering of accounts
pomota v račúnu miscalculation
natakar, (moj) račun, prosim! my bill please, waiter!
neporavnan, odprt račún unsettled, open account
skupni račún joint account
dal mi je nekaj na račún he has advanced me some money
ne delaj račúna brez krčmarja! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!, don't reckon without your host!, ZDA sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear!
imeti še račún s kom (figurativno) to have a rod in pickle for someone, to have a bone to pick with someone
imeti račún pri... to have an account with...
izravnati račún to balance (ali to square, to settle) an account
to mi ne gre v račún (figurativno) that isn't what I want, it doesn't suit me, that does not answer my purpose
ta runda (pijače) gre na moj račún this round is on me, this is my round (ali my treat), pogovorno I'm in the chair
kupiti na račún to buy on credit
pokvariti komu račúne (figurativno) to spike someone's guns
prenesti na nov račún to transfer to a new account
priti na svoj račún (figurativno) to come into one's own, to find one's costs repaid
odpreti račún to open an account
izstaviti, napraviti račún to make out a bill, to draw up an account
pregledati račúne to audit
poravnati, plačati račún to settle an account
plačati komu stare račúne to pay off old scores, to get even with someone
polagati račún o to account for, to give (ali to render) account of
krojač mi je poslal račún the tailor has sent me his bill
voditi račún o to kep an account of
vpisati, zabeležiti komu v račún to enter in someone's account
trgovati na svoj račún to trade on one's own account
vzeti v račún to take into account, to make allowance for
prekrižati komu račúne (figurativno) to upset someone's apple-cart
račúni se ne ujemajo the accounts don't balance
zahtevati račún za to demand an account of
zahtevati svoj račún to ask for one's account
koliko znaša moj račún? what does my bill amount to?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
živeti na račún svojih prijateljev to sponge on one's fiends
živeti na tuj račún biblija to eat the bread of idleness

stár old; aged; advanced in years; (starodaven) ancient; (postaran) elderly; (staromoden) old-fashioned, (zastarel) antiquated, rusty; (beseda) archaic, obsolescent, obsolete; (obrabljen) used, worn, (ponošen) wornout, threadbare; (fraza) hackneyed, trite, timeworn; exploded; (že rabljen) secondhand (pohištvo furniture); (kruh, pivo, novica, šala) stale

stári vek ancient times, antiquity
stár dovtip, vic old joke
stáro železo scrap iron, scrap
stár grešnik inveterate sinner
stár (izkušen) mornar (figurativno) old salt
stár (odslužen) vojak veteran
stári Rimljani the ancient Romans pl
stára obleka worn-out (ali cast-off) clothes pl
na stára leta in one's old age
v stárih časih in ancient (ali in former) times
stári oče, stára mati grandfather, grandmother
stáro in mlado young and old
stára šara junk, lumber
stár kot zemlja as old as the hills
srednje stár middle-aged
stár kot Matuzalem as old as Methuselah
po stárem (načinu) in the old way
dobri stári časi the good old times pl
stára devica an old maid
diplomat stáre šole a diplomat of the old school
zgodba stára kot svet a story as old as the hills
stári jeziki ancient languages pl, classics pl (s konstr. v sg)
stára zgodovina ancient history
stára številka (časopisa) back number
iz stárih časov from days of yore
stára navada železna srajca habit is second nature
koliko ste stári? how old are you?, what age are you?, what is your age?
on je 15 let stár he is fifteen (years of age)
toliko je stár kot jaz he is my age, pogovorno he's the same age as me
stár sem več kot 30 let I am over thirty
on še ni (je blizu) 40 let stár he is on the right (ali on the sunny) side of forty
je že preko 40 let (star) he is on the wrong (ali on the shady) side of forty
ona še ni 20 let stára she is not yet out of her teens
to te dela stárega that makes you look old, pogovorno it puts years on you
on je kaki dve leti starejši od mene he is some two years my senior
on je (že) čez 70 let (star) he is seventy odd
ne bo delal stárih kosti he won't make old bones
stár postajati to grow old
vse gre po stárem everything's going on in the same old way
vse ostane pri stárem everything stays as it was (ali as before)
(zdravstveno) še nisem »stari« I am not my old self yet
kje so dobri stári časi? where are the good old days?

takó prislov so, like this, like that, thus, in this way, in such a manner

takó takó so-so, so so, fairly well, tolerably
takó ali takó in one way or other, this way or that (way)
prav takó likewise
točno takó! just so!, quite so!
zakaj takó? why so?
kaj takega! of all things!
ah, takó! oh, I see!, so that's it!
ne takó kot not so... as
takó da... so that...
takó velik kot... as big as...
takó malo? as little as that?
takó imenovan so-called
takó rekoč so to speak, so to say, as it were
kakor ti meni, takó jaz tebi pogovorno if you play ball with me, I'll play ball with you
in takó dalje and so on, etc (= et cetera, etcetera), and so forth
nikoli poprej takó koristen kot sedaj never before as (ali so) useful as now
takó bogat človek such a rich man, a man so rich
takó je! (popolnoma točno!) exactly!, quite so!, just so!
je to takó? (je to res?) is that so?
takó mi bog pomagaj! so help me God!
če je to takó if that be the case
takó je na svetu so goes it
bodite takó dobri in odprite okno! be so kind as to open the window!
takó mi delamo that is our way of doing things
stori takó kot jaz! do as I do!
takó ne bo šlo! that won't do!
takó se je končalo moje potovanje thus ended my journey
nisem takó mislil I didn't mean that, that's not what I meant
zadeva je takó rekoč urejena the matter is as good as settled
dolgočasil nas je takó, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili he annoyed us so much (that) we never asked him again
kakor si boš postlal, takó boš spal as you make your bed, so you must lie!

véra religion; faith; creed; belief; persuasion

brez vére irreligious
državna véra established faith
krščanska véra Christian faith
apostolska véra Apostles' Creed, Credo
kriva véra heresy
prazna véra superstition
v dobri véri in good faith
pri moji véri, ne! upon my word, no!
svoboda vére religious liberty, freedom of worship
izgubil sem véro vanj I have lost all faith in him
izpovedovati véro to profess a religion
omajati koga v njegovi véri to shake someone in his belief