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glád hnuger; (lakota) famine, starvation

glád (pohlep) po thirst for, greed for, craving for (ali after)
volčji glád ravenous hunger
imam volčji glád I am famished
umirati od gládu to starve, to be famished
umreti, poginiti od gládu to die (ali to perish) of hunger (ali of starvation), to starve to death
umiram od gládu (figurativno) I'm simply starving
pustili so jih, da so umrli od gládu they left them to die of hunger
z gládom prisiliti k predaji, k pokorščini to starve into surrender, into submission
trpeti glád to starve, to famish
utešiti, pomiriti (si) glád to appease one's hunger, to satisfy one's hunger, arhaično to stay one's stomach
glád je najboljši kuhar hunger is the best sauce

rádosten joyful, glad, cheerful, joyous; gay; exultant; pesniško blithe

rádostna novica, vest joyful news, glad (ali good) tidings pl

vesél merry, cheerful, gay; glad; joyful, joyous; pleased

veséla družba cheerful company, happy band
vesél božič! (a) merry Christmas!
zelo vesél (židane volje) as merry as the day is long, as pleased as Punch
vesél smeh merry laugh
vesél sem, da vas spet vidim I am glad to see you again
biti vesél česa to be glad about something
veséla novica je prišla k nam včeraj the glad news reached us yesterday

nevesél not glad; sad, joyless, cheerless, sorrowful, mournful; not pleased (at); (potrt) downcast, crestfallen, disheartened, dismal, depressed

nevesélo prislov joylessly, cheerlessly, sadly; mournfully, (potrto) dismally, out of spirits

radováti se to rejoice (ob at, in, over), to delight, to be glad (of); to take delight (in)

močnó radováti se to exult, to triumph (in, over); (škodoželjno) to gloat (over, upon)
vnaprej radováti se to look forward to
radujem se od srca it gives me joy, it does my heart good, it warms (ali it rejoices) the cockles of my heart

dobrodôšel welcome

dobrodôšel! (pozdrav) welcome!, glad to see you
dobrodôšel zopet v Ljubljani! welcome back to Ljubljana
dobrodôšel gost welcome guest
bilo bi nad vse dobrodôšo... it would be most welcome (ali a most welcome step, innovation)...

drág dear; (necenén) expensive; dear; costly

drág kamen a precious stone
drága večerja an expensive dinner
dráge volje willingly, readily; with a good grace
knjiga je drága the book is expensive (ali dear)
moj drági! my dear!
drági moj prijatelj! my dear friend!
vino je tu zelo drágo wine is very dear here
drágo mi je I am glad (ali pleased)
napravite, kot Vam je drágo do as you like, do just as you please
če ti je življenje drágo if you value your life
karkoli ti je drágo anything you like
to mi je predrago this is too expensive for me
to je eden najdražjih hotelov v Parizu it is one of the most expensive hotels in paris
vrnil sem mu milo za drágo I paid him in his own coin, I gave him tit for tat; I got even with him
to je tisto, kar mi je najdražje na svetu that is what I hold dearest on earth
drágó prodajati to sell dear
to te bo drágó stalo it will cost you dear
drágó je to plačal he paid dear for it
to mi bo drágo plačal I'll take it out of him, I'll make him pay dearly (ali dear) for it

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

poslúšati to listen (koga to someone); pesniško to hearken (to); (naklonjeno) to give ear to; to pay attention (to)

poslúšati koga do konca to hear someone out
pazljivo poslúšati to give ear
poslúšati radio (London) to listen in (to London)
ni poslušal mojih svaril he turned a deaf ear (ali he was deaf) to my admonitions (mojih prošenj to my entreaties)
veselilo me bo, če me boste hoteli poslúšati I shall be glad if you will listen to what I have to say (ali give me a hearing)
poslúšati z razumevanjem to lend a sympathetic ear

prázničen festive; festival; holiday(-)

práznična obleka best clothes pl, Sunday best, pogovorno glad rags
práznično (slavnostno) razpoloženje festivity; holiday mood
biti v práznični obleki, práznično oblečen to be dressed in one's Sunday best
biti práznično razpoložen to be in holiday mood

prótiuslúga service (ali favour) in return

izkazati komu prótiuslúgo to return someone a favour
rad pripravljen za prótiuslúge glad to reciprocate

radostíti to give joy, to give pleasure

radostíti se to be pleased (with), to be glad (of), to rejoice (at); to be delighted (with); (vnaprej)
se radostíti na to look forward to

razveselíti to cheer up, to gladden; to give joy; to spread happiness (among); to exhilarate, to delight (z with); (razvedriti, zabavati) to amuse, to divert

razveselíti se to rejoice, to delight (in), to cheer up, to be delighted (ali pleased, glad); to brighten up

uslúga service; favour; kindness; good turn

biti komu na uslúgo to be at someone's service
na uslúgo sem vam I am at your service
popolnoma sem vam na uslúgo I am wholly at your service
vas smem prositi za (neko) uslúgo? may I ask a favour of you?
imam prošnjo za posebno uslúgo I have a special favour to ask
izkazati, napraviti, storiti uslúgo to do (ali to render, to bestow) a favour (ali a service)
mi hočete napraviti uslúgo? will you do me a service?
napraviti dobro (slabo) uslúgo komu to do someone a good (a bad) turn
ponuditi svojo uslúgo to offer (ali to tender) one's services
povrniti uslúgo to repay (ali to pay back) a good turn, to return a favour
koristiti uslúge to utilize services
uslúga za uslúgo one good turn deserves another
veseli me, da sem vam lahkó na uslúgo (ob tej priliki) I am glad to be of service to you (on this occasion)

veselíti to give pleasure (ali joy), to afford joy (ali pleasure), to gladden

to me veseli I am glad of that
veseli me, da te vidim I am glad to see you
glasba me ne veseli I get no joy from music
veselilo me bo, če mi boš kaj pisal I shall be glad to receive your letters
veselíti se česa to delight in something
ne veseli se prezgodaj! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!
veselíti se to be glad of, to be happy (to), to take pleasure (from), to rejoice (at); to be pleased with
(vnaprej) se veselíti to anticipate a pleasure, to look forward to
veselim se že, da te bom zopet videl I am looking forward to seeing you again
zelo me veseli, da vas spoznam (se seznanim z vami) I am very glad to meet you

vzradostíti to gladden; to delight, to rejoice

vzradostíti se to rejoice (at, in, over), to enjoy (česa something), to be delighted, to be glad, to delight (in, at), to take delight (in)
novica me je vzradostila the news rejoiced me
vzradostili smo se, ko smo slišali tako dobre novice we were delighted to hear such good news
vzradoščen delighted, pleased