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cvréti cvréti se to fry (ribe fish)

cvréti, cvréti se jajca to fry eggs
cvréti, cvréti se (topiti) mast to render fat
cvréti, cvréti se se v lastni masti figurativno to stew in one's own juice (ali grease)

dvájset twenty; score

kupujem jajca po dvájset naenkrat I buy eggs by the score
dvájset let je star he is twenty (years old)
ni še dvájset let star he is still in his teens, he is not yet out of his teens

gnézdo nest; (orlovo, roparic) eyrie, aerie, aery; (fazanov) arhaično nide; figurativno (dom) home, roof; figurativno haunt; (leglo) brood, hatch, (za žuželčja jajca) nidus

gnézdo roparjev den of thieves
polno gnézdo nestful
graditi gnézdo to build a nest, arhaično to nidificate, to nidify
krasti jajca iz gnézd to rob birds' nests
položiti v gnézdo to nest
sedeti na gnézdu to sit on the nest (to hatch)
stikati za ptičjimi gnézdi to go bird's-nesting (ali bird-nesting ali nesting)
sedeti v toplem gnézdu (figurativno) to live (ali to be living ali to be) in clover
ustvariti si gnézdo (figurativno) to build one's nest (ali home), (oženiti se) to settle down to married life
ptički brez gnézda (= otroci brez doma) waifs and strays
napraviti si mehko gnézdo to feather one's nest

gnját ham

prekajena gnját smoked ham
gnját in jajca ham and eggs
sendvič z gnjátjo ham sandwich, ham roll
zvita gnját rolled ham

jájce egg; anatomija testicle

mehko kuhano jájce sofboiled (ali gently boiled) egg
trdo kuhano jájce hard-boiled egg
gnilo jájce rotten (ali addled) egg
ocvrto jájce fried egg
sveže jájce fresh egg, newlaid egg
surovo jájce raw egg
skrknjeno jájce poached egg
staro jájce stale egg
umešana jájca scrambled eggs
nadevano jájce stuffed boiled egg
jájci na toastu žargon Adam and Eve on a raft
jájce v prahu powdered egg
iskati dlako v jájcu (figurativno) to split hairs
hoditi kot po jájcih (zelo oprezno) to tread warily
leči jájca to lay eggs
slična sta si kot jájce jájcu they are as like as two peas
podoben ti je kot jájce jájcu he is the dead spit and image or you
izleči se iz jájca to be hatched; to hatch
obmetavati koga z gnilimi jájci to throw rotten eggs at someone, to pelt someone with rotten eggs

kokóš hen, (mlada) pullet

kokóš valilka sitting hen
vodna kokóš water hen
tudi slepa kokóš zrno najde sometimes fortune favours fools
zaklati kokóš, ki leže zlata jajca (figurativno) to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

léči (ležem) to lie down; (v posteljo) to go to bed, to retire for the night

léči jajca to lay eggs, to hatch
léči popolnoma oblečen to turn in fully dressed

lésti (lezem) to creep; to trail; to crawl; to move slowly, to walk slowly

lésti na drevo to climb a tree
lésti iz jajca (izvaliti se) to hatch
to vino leze v glavo this wine turns one's head
lésti v dolgove to incur debts
vse, kar leze in gre, je bilo tam all the world and his wife were there

lúpiti (krompir) to peel, to skin, to pare; (oranže) to peel; (jabolka) to peel, to pare

lúpiti drevesno skorjo to bark, to strip the bark from a tree; (luščiti) to shell, (jajca) to remove the shell
lúpiti se (koža) to peel (off), to skin
ta krompir se dobro lupi these potatoes peel easily

nésti to carry; to bear; (o krogli) to reach

nésti jajca to lay eggs
top nese... the gun has a range of...
daleč nésti (o orožju) to have a long range
nesi to pismo na pošto! take this letter to the post office!
to dobro nese (se izplača) this pays, this is lucrative

púta (kokoš) hen

jajce več ve kot púta (figurativno) he's teaching his grandmother to suck eggs
kurnik za púte hen coop, hen house
zaklati púto, ki nese zlata jajca (figurativno) to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
pútka pullet

svéž fresh; new; recent; (hladen) cool, chill, chilly, refreshed

svéžega datuma of recent date
svéže čete fresh troops pl
svéž kruh new bread
svéže mleko new milk
svéža jajca new-laid eggs pl
svéže meso fresh meat
svéže perilo clean linen
svéža srajca clean shirt
svéž sir fresh cheese
svéž vetrič brisk gale
svéž zrak fresh (ali bracing) air, crisp air
svéža sled live scent
svéža voda fresh water
imamo ga v svéžem spominu he is still fresh in our memories
svéža je kot rožica (figurativno) she is (as) fresh as a daisy
počutim se čisto svéžega I feel as fresh as paint
svéže (po)barvano! wet paint

zakŕknjen hardened; figurativno impenitent (tat thief); obdurate

zakŕknjena jajca poached eggs pl
zakŕknjen samec a confirmed bachelor
zakŕknjen prestopnik hardened offender