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kandidát candidate; (prosilec za službeno mesto) applicant; (predlaganec) nominee; (na izpitu) candidate, examinee

biti kandidát za to be a candidate for
postaviti kandidáta to put up a candidate

izpít examination, pogovorno exam, test

pismeni izpít written examination
sprejemni izpít entrance ex., acceptance test, (za srednjo šolo) VB (do nedavnega) eleven-plus, 11-plus, (za univerzo) matriculation ex., (v Angliji) advanced level (Alevel), scholarship level (S-level) examination
ustni izpít oral (ali viva voce) ex.
zaključni izpít final ex., pogovorno finals
zrelostni izpít (secondary) school leaving ex.
oproščen izpíta exempted from an examination
izpraševatelj pri izpítu examiner
kandidat pri izpítu candidate, examinee
državni izpít state examination
nadzor pri (pismenem) izpítu invigilation
nadzorovatelj pri izpítu invigilator
delati, opravljati izpít to take an examination, to sit for an ex.
guliti se za izpít to cram, to swot, žargon to mug up
nadzorovati pri pismenem izpítu VB to invigilate
napraviti izpít to pass an ex.; to get through an ex., (z odličnim uspehom) to come first, to come top
pasti pri izpítu, ne napraviti izpíta to fail (an examination), not to pass, to be rejected, VB žargon to be ploughed, to plough an examination
odbiti, odkloniti, vreči, zavrniti koga pri izpítu to fail (ali to reject, žargon to plough) a candidate
pripustiti k izpítu to admit to an ex.
pripravljati se, učiti se za izpít to study, to read up, to learn, to get up, pogovorno to bone up on, to cram for an examination
prijaviti se k izpítu to enter for an examination, to present oneself for ex.
priti na izpít to present oneself for ex.
zlesti pri izpítu pogovorno to scrape through, to satisfy the examiners

uspéšen successful; efficient, effective, effectual; prosperous; serving its purpose

uspéšen kandidat a successful candidate
ni bil uspéšen v svojem poskusu he was not successful in his attempt

verjéten probable, credible, believable, plausible, likely

verjéten kandidat a likely candidate; (pogovorno) a probable
verjétna zgodba probable story
zelo verjétno se mi zdi, da... it seems to me very likely that...
to je komaj verjétno it's hardly credible
biti komaj verjéten to stagger belief

volítev volítve pl election, elections pl; poll; balloting; polling

ožja volítev, volítve second (ali final) ballot
spodbijana, sporna volítev, volítve disputed (ZDA contested) election
priti v ožjo volítev, volítve to be on a short list
volítve v zvezne organe elections for federal agencies
javne volítve (glasovanje) open voting
tajne volítve (glasovanje) secret ballot
občinske volítve municipal elections
splošne volítve general election, parliamentary elections
dopolnilne (delne) volítve byelection
dan volítev election day, polling day
neveljavne volítve void election
visoka (nizka) udeležba na volítvah heavy (light) poll
razpisati (nove) volítve to issue writs for an election, (figurativno) to go to the country
snubiti glasove pri volítvah to canvass, to solicit votes, to electioneer
iti na volítve to go to the polls, (kandidat) to stand for election
poraziti koga pri volítvah to defeat someone at the polls
izgubiti mandat na volítvah to lose one's seat, to be unseated
volítve so odložene the poll is postponed
delavska stranka vodi pri volítvah the Labour party is in the lead
razglasiti, objaviti rezultat volítev to declare the result of the election
biti poražen na volítvah to be defeated at the polls
dobiti največje število glasov pri volítvah to get most votes, to head (ali to top) the poll