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kóliko how much; how many

kóliko denarja? how much money?
kóliko otrok how many children?
kóliko ljudi! what a great many people
kóliko je ura? what time is it?

bíti (sem) to be; to exist; to live; to take place

je (= se nahaja) there is
so (= se nahajajo) there are; (bivati) to stay
bíti lačen, žejen to be hungry, thirsty
bíti ves iz sebe to be beside oneself, to be overwrought
3 x 5 = 15 three times five equals fifteen
kaj je, kakó je (kaj) z njim? how is he?, how is he getting on?; how are things with him?
kaj je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
toplo (mraz) mi je I am warm (cold)
ne morem bíti brez (cigaret) I cannot do without (cigarettes)
bíti brez denarja to be short of money
bíti brez premoga to be short of coal
po čem je kruh? how much is (the) bread?
koliko je do postaje? how long does it take to the station?
bodi previden! be careful!
on je iz Londona he is (ali comes) from London
kdo je? who is there?
kdo je tam? (vojak na straži) who goes there?
po meni je, z menoj je konec I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
kaj Vam je? what is the matter with you?
nič mi ni there is nothing the matter with me
slabó mi je I feel sick
jaz sem (to) it is I, pogovorno it's me
če bi jaz bil Vi (bil na Vašem mestu), bi ostal doma if I were you, I would stay at home
če je (to) takó if it is so, if that be so, if that be the case
naj bo takó! arhaično let it be so!
naj bo (to), kot hoče! be that as it may
naj bo tako ali tako in either case
to bo dovolj this will do
kar je bilo, je bilo let bygones be bygones
bíti v napoto to be in the way, to inconvenience, to hinder
ni mi za... I don't care for...
za to mu ni he does not care about it
nič mi ni zanj pogovorno I couldn't care less about him, I don't care a fig for him
ni mi do šal I am in no mood for joking
to ni (nič) zame that is not in my line
nič ni bilo iz tega nothing came of it
ni mi do poezije I have no time for poetry
mnogo mi je do tega, da... I am very anxious to...
vem, pri čem sem I know where I stand
on je proti meni he has set his face against me
hiša je v gradnji the house is being built
bilo mi je, da bi jokal I felt like crying
on bi bil dober učitelj he would make a good teacher
tu gre za bíti ali ne bíti this is a matter of life or death
šlo je za bíti ali ne bíti it was touch and go
pri tem sem ob 50.000 SIT I am fifty thousand tolars out of pocket over it

dáti dajáti to give; (podariti) to present with, to give away; (podati) to hand on, to present, to turn over; (dodeliti) to allot, to assign, to apportion; (vročiti) to hand (over), to deliver; (karte) to deal

dáti, dajáti nazaj to give back, to restore; (podeliti) to grant, to accord, to award, ZDA to donate (to); gledališče to stage, to perform; (ponuditi) to offer; (dobaviti) to deliver, to furnish, to supply; (donašati) to yield, (sadove) to bear, to produce; (naslov) to bestow on, to confer something upon someone
dáti, dajáti naprej to pass on
ne (hoteti) dáti, dajáti to refuse, to withhold
dana veličina a given magnitude
če sta A in B dana, sledi, daje C... given A and B, C follows...
v danem primeru (če je tako) in that case; should the need arise; if need be; if so
dáti, dajáti duška (svoji jezi) to give vent (to one's anger)
dáti, dajáti prav komu to agree with someone, to concede the point
dáti, dajáti vsakemu svoje to give everyone his due
daj mu, kar je njegovega! give him his due!
ti bom že dal! I'll give it you!
daj to na mizo! put it on the table!
daj bog! God grant!
ne daj bog! God forbid!
kaj dajejo nocoj v gledališču? what's on at the theatre this evening?
to (gledališko) igro so dajali tri mesece the play ran for three months
dal sem mu roko I shook hands with him
moram da(ja)ti dober zgled I must set a good example
po čem dajete (koliko stane)...? what is your price for, what do you charge for...?
nič se ne da napraviti there is nothing to be done
dáti, dajáti na znanje komu to let someone know
dáti, dajáti na svetlo to publish, to edit
dáti, dajáti mnogo na to make much of, to think the world of
mnogo da na svojo zunanjost he pays great attention to his personal appearance
malo, nič ne dáti, dajáti na kaj to regard as worthless, not to give a brass farthing for
on ne da nič na moj nasvet he sets no value upon my advice
dal se je oslepariti, ogoljufati he let (ali allowed ali suffered) himself to be cheated
dam si striči lase I have (ali I get) my hair cut
kje si dajete delat obleke? where do you have your clothes made?
dáti, dajáti svojo besedo to pledge one's word
to mi daje misliti! that makes me wonder!
na to ne dam pečenega groša (nič) I don't give a hoot about that
dal sem si mnogo truda I took great pains
dáti, dajáti od sebe (ton) to utter
ne da se mi... I don't feel like, I am unwilling (ali loath ali disinclined) to...
ne da se mi brati I don't feel like reading, I am loath (ali unwilling) to read
(to) se ne da zanikati there's no denying (it)
dáti, dajáti se spoznati, prepoznati to make oneself known
dajati je lepše kot jemati it is better to give than to receive
dáti, dajáti življenje za to sacrifice one's life for
dvakrat da, kdor hitro da he gives twice who gives in a trice; arhaično while the grass grows the steed starves

dolgovátí to owe; to be indebted to

koliko Vam dolgujem? how much do I owe you?
svojemu krojaču dolgujem 10 funtov I owe my tailor ten pounds, I owe ten pounds to my tailor
dolguje mi svoje življenje he owes me his life
mnogo dolgovátí to owe a great debt (komu to someone)

dolžán indebted (to); owing; obliged; bound

biti dolžán to owe
koliko sem Vam? dolžán how much do I owe you?
dolžán sem mu 10 funtov I owe him ten pounds
to sem dolžán storiti I am obliged to do it
nikomur nisem nič dolžán I don't owe anyone anything
vsem je dolžán he's in debt all round
on ne ostane ničesar dolžán he gives as good as he gets
dolžán sem Vam zahvalo I owe a great debt of thanks to you

dopúst leave; holiday; vacation; vojska furlough, leave of absence

na dopústu on leave, on furlough, on (a) holiday
bolezenski dopúst sick leave
letni dopúst annual holiday
enotedenski dopúst a week's holiday
plačan dopúst holidays pl with pay, leave with pay
pogojni dopúst (kaznjenca) ticket of leave
prošnja za dopúst request (ali application) for leave
podaljšanje dopústa extension of leave
prekoračenje dopústa absence without leave (krajšava: AWOL)
biti na dopústu to be on leave
dati dopúst vojska to grant leave, ZDA to furlough
imeti en dan dopústa to have a day off
koliko dopústa imaš? how much leave have you got?
letos nisem imel dopústa I have had no holiday this year
odobriti dopúst vojska to grant leave (ali furlough) (to)
iti na dopúst to go on leave (ali on holiday)
prekoračiti dopúst to overstay one's leave
prositi za dopúst to ask for leave
dopúst si vzeti to take a holiday

dúcat (a) dozen, pl dozen, (izza some ali rabljen sam) dozens

tri dúcate three dozen
več dúcatov several dozen
koliko dúcatov želite? how many dozen will you have?
kupil jih je nekaj dúcatov he bought some dozens of them
trinajst za dúcat a long dozen, a baker's dozen

fílm fotografija film; roll of film; (kino) film, ZDA motion picture, moving picture, pogovorno movie; VB pogovorno picture; (umetnost, industrija) cinema, film, screen

animirani fílm animated cartoon
barvni fílm colour (ali technicolor) film
biografski fílm film biography, biopic
dokumentaren fílm documentary film, documentary
drugorazredni fílm B film
celovečerni, glavni fílm full-length film, main feature
fílm nornalne dolžine feature-length film; feature
črnobel fílm black-and-white film
kratek fílm film short
nemi fílm silent film, silent
ozki fílm 16millimetre film
plastičen fílm stereoscopic film
pozitivni film positive film
rol fílm roll film
poučen fílm instructional (ali educational) film
risani fílm cartoon film, cartoon
neosvetljen fílm unexposed film, pogovorno raw stock
fílm s časovno lupo slow-motion film
zvočni fílm sound film, talking picture, pogovorno talkie
gledati fílm to watch a film
igrati, predvajati fílm to show (ali to screen) a film
koliko časa se že predvaja (vrti) ta fílm? how long has this picture been on?
ta fílm se (že) dolgo predvaja this film has (already) had a long run
iti k fílmu to go on the films
napraviti fílm to produce a film
prirezati fílm to cut a film
sinhronizirati fílm to synchronize a film
snemati fílm to make a film, to shoot a film (ZDA a motion picture, a movie), to film
vložiti fílm (v kamero) to load (ali to fill) a camera
adaptirati za fílm to adapt for the screen, to make a film version (of a play, novel, ipd.)

idéja idea; notion; thought; fancy

fiksna idéja fixed idea, obsession
to je njegova fiksna idéja it is an obsession with him
imeti fiksno idéjo (figurativno) to have a bee in one's bonnet
baviti se z idéjo to foster (ali cherish) an idea
okoristiti se z idéjami koga drugega to suck someone's brains
kakšna idéj! what an idea
kje je dobil idéjo za svoj roman? where did he get the idea for his novel?
nimam najmanjše idéje koliko je ura I have not the faintest idea (ali notion) what time it is
ta idéja se mi je porodila this idea occurred to me, this thought entered my mind
prevzet z neko idéjo engrossed (ali taken) with an idea
poln idéj full of ideas

indiskréten indiscreet; inconsiderate; prying; imprudent; inquisitive, pogovorno nosy; (oseba) talkative, loose-tongued, (jezik) loose

daleč od indiskrétnih pogledov far from prying eyes
nekoliko indiskrétna opazka a somewhat impertinent (ali tactless) remark
ne bi hotel biti indiskréten, koliko ste plačali za to? if I'm not too curious, how much did you pay for it?

kólika medicina colic; stomachache

ki ima kóliko colicky

mésec (luna) moon; (koledarski) calendar month

lunarni mésec lunar month
v roku enega méseca within a month
méseca marca in the month of March
danes mésec dni a month today
konec méseca at the end of the month
mésecu day of the month
danes tri mésece three months today
ta mésec, tega méseca (t. m.) this month, the current (ali present) month
9 t.m. the 9th of this (ali of the present, of the current) month, the 9th inst. (= instant)
prihodnji mésec next month, prox. (= proximo)
pretekli mésec last month, ult. (= ultimo)
dne 1. prihodnjega méseca on the 1st prox.
vzhod (zahod) méseca moonrise (moonset)
mésece dolgo going on for months, of some months' duration, lasting months
mésec sije the moon is shining
koliko zaslužiš na mésec? how much do you make a month?
vsake 3 mésece every three months
enkrat, dvakrat na mésec once, twice a month
vsak mésec, enkrat na mésec monthly

níč nothing; not anything; nought; not a thing; arhaično, pesniško naught, ZDA nought

čisto níč nothing at all
prav níč, popolnoma níč nothing at all; nothing whatever
níč razen nothing but
níč več nothing more, no more, nothing further
za níč for nothing
za níč na svetu not for the world; not for love or money; not for anything
níč in zopet níč nothing-repeat-nothing, absolutely nothing
níč drugega nothing else
níč novega nothing new
níč takega nothing of the kind, none of that
níč koliko (= mnogo) very much, very many
toliko kot níč, skoraj níč next to nothing
za prazen níč for no reason
vse ali níč all or nothing, neck or nothing
meni níč, tebi níč quite coolly, bold as brass
níč manj kot... no less than, anything but...
prav níč slabši kot... no whit inferior to...
níč boljšega od no better than..., nothing like as good as...
to ti ni níč mar! none of your business!
to še ni níč that is nothing
to ni níč zame that is no use for me, that won't do for me
to ni níč vredno that is worthless
on ni níč boljši he isn't any better
iz tega ni bilo níč nothing came of it, it came to nothing
níč novega ni v časopisu there is nothing new in the paper
iz tebe ne bo nikoli níč you will never be anything, you are a worthless fellow (ali pogovorno a dead loss)
nisi prav níč prekmalu you are none too soon
če ni níč drugega! if that's all there is to it!
rezultat je 2 níč (2:0) šport the score is two nil
to ni níč v primeri s tem, kar sem nekoč videl that is nothing to what I once saw
iz níč ni níč nothing begets nothing, one cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
ne morem níč za to I can't help it
níč ne dé, níč za to all right, there's no harm done, it doesn't matter, no matter, never mind
níč se ne da napraviti! there's nothing we can do (ali nothing to be done) about it!
(to ni važno) to níč ne pomeni this is of no consequence
níč ne marati, ne se meniti za níč not to care (ali pogovorno not to give a hoot) about anything
v níč devati to disparage, to belittle, to depreciate, to discredit, to attach no value (to)
níč več nimam povedati I have nothing more to say
s tem nimam níč opraviti I have nothing to do with it
to níč ne stane it is gratis, it is free, it may be had for the asking
na níč priti to be ruined, to come to grief
na níč spraviti koga to ruin someone
začel je z níč (v življenju) he started from nothing (ali from scratch)
kdor nič ne riskira, nič nima nothing venture, nothing gain

potrebováti to need; to require; to want; to necessitate; to be in need (kaj of something)

nujno potrebováti to need (ali to want) badly
potrebováti bolniško pomoč (oskrbo, nego) to require medical care
nujno potrebujem denar I need the money badly
imate vse, kar potrebujete? have you got all you require?
imam vse, kar potrebujem I have all I need
potreboval je dve uri, da je prepisal ono pismo he needed two hours to copy out that letter
koliko časa potrebuješ, da prideš na kolodvor? how long does it take you to get to the station?
potreboval sem pol ure, da sem prišel tja it took me half an hour to get there
precéj časa si potreboval za to you have been slow about it, that took you a long time

prispévati to contribute (k to); to subscribe

prispévati članke za časopis to contribute (articles) to a paper
koliko si prispeval za naš sklad? how much did you subscribe to our fund?
prispévati k stroškom to contribute to the costs, to share the costs

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?

státi¹ (stanem) to cost

dragó státi to cost dear
to te bo drago stalo! that will cost you dear!
koliko stane to? how much does it cost?, what's the price?, how much is it?, what do you charge for it?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
to me je stalo X SIT I paid X tolars for it
knjiga me je stala X SIT the book cost me X tolars
popravila so nas stala X SIT the repairs cost us X tolars
to bo stalo mnogo časa in truda this work will take much time and trouble
naj stane, kar hoče! cost what it may, at any cost, at any price
ni važno, koliko to stane it does not matter what it will cost, expense is no object
to precéj stane it comes expensive, it is dear
to ga je stalo življenje it cost him his life
dobre besede nič ne stanejo kind words cost nothing

státi² (stojim) to stand; to be at a standstill; (ne se premakniti) to stagnate, not to budge

pokonci státi to stand upright
státi na prstih to stand on tiptoe
státi v pozoru vojska to stand at attention
státi voljno vojska to stand at ease
vod, stoj! vojska squad, halt!
státi na straži to be on sentry-go, to stand guard
státi komu ob strani to stand by someone
státi na lastnih nogah (figurativno) to stand on one's own legs
moja ura stoji my watch has stopped
stvari stojé dobro matters stand well
(takó) kot stvari stojé as matters stand
bil je preveč pijan, da bi mogel státi (na nogah) he was too drunk to stand up
nekaj ostankov rimskega zidu še stoji some remains of the Roman wall are still standing
stoj! stop!, halt!, stand still!
státi ravno kot sveča to stand bolt upright
koliko časa stoji vlak na tej postaji? how long does the train stop at this station?
státi trdno kot skala to stand firm as a rock
státi v vrsti (in čakati) ZDA to stand in line; VB to stand in a queue, to queue (up)

úra (čas) hour; (žepna) watch; (stoječa, stenska, stolpna) clock; (namizna) timepiece

úra budilka alarm clock
peščena úra sand glass
sončna úra sundial
cerkvena úra church clock
úra z nihalom pendulum clock
zapestna úra wristwatch
ladijska úra chronometer
úra štoparica stopwatch
policijska úra curfew
konične úre rush hour
huda úra thunderstorm
učna úra lesson
proste úre free (ali spare) hours pl
smrtna úra the hour of death, dying hour, last hour
v zgodnjih úrah in the small hours
úra X vojska zero hour
v teku ene úre, v manj kot eni úri in less than an hour, within an hour
o úre do úre from hour to hour
prav ob tej úri at this very hour
po moji úri by my watch
pol úre half an hour, a half hour
pred pol úre half an hour ago
5 milj na úro 5 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour
vsake tri úre every three hours
več kot eno úro over one hour
ob tej úri at the present time, ZDA presently
polni, celi 2 úri for two hours at a stretch (ali pogovorno on the trot)
dobro úro a good hour
ob 12. úri at 12 o'clock, at noon
v smeri kazalca úre clockwise, (v nasprotni) anticlockwise
jermenček za zapestno úro watch strap, strap for wristwatch; (wrist) watch band; strap (ali cord, link, expansion) band
verižica za úro watch chain, (pri telovniku) watch guard
kolesje úre movement of a watch
ohišje úre clock case
vzmet úre watch spring
utež pri úri clock weight
kazalec úre hand
kazalec sončne úre gnomon
številčnica úre dial
tovarna úr clock factory, watch factory
trgovina z úrami clock trade, watch trade, trade in clocks and watches
koliko je úra? what time is it?, what's the time?, (redko) what o'clock is it
úra je 5 it is five o'clock
četrt na šest je it is a quarter past five
pol šestih je it is half past five
tri četrt na šest je it is a quarter to six
na moji úri je tri it is three by my watch
ob kateri úra? at what time?
je ta úra prav? is that clock (tvoja zapestna úra your wristwatch oziroma pogovorno watch) right?
on je točen kot úra he is as regular as clockwork
moja úra je točna my watch keeps perfect time
dobrih 5 úr je do mesta it's a good five hours to the town
moja úra gre dobro my watch is a good timekeeper
moja úra ne gre (se je ustavila, se je iztekla) my watch is not going (has stopped, isn't working)
moja úra je pokvarjena there is something wrong with my watch
navijte svojo úro! wind up your watch!
moja úra je navita my watch is wound up
úra bíje the clock strikes (oziroma is striking)
úra bo zdajci (od)bila 11 the clock is just about to strike eleven
úra je odbila 7 the clock has struck seven
odbila mu je zadnja úra his last hour is come
moja úra prehiteva my watch is fast (ali gains, is gaining)
moja úra zaostaja my watch is slow (ali loses, is losing)
vprašati koliko je úra to ask the time
naravnati (regulirati) úro po... to regulate (ali to set) one's watch by...
držati se rednih úr to keep regular hours
letalo je doseglo poprečno 450 milj na úro the plane averaged 450 miles an hour
dajati angleške úre (= lekcije) to give English lessons
to úro je treba naviti this clock needs winding up (ali rewinding)
moja úra je potrebna popravila my watch needs repairing
razmakniti konične úre (da ni navala na avtobuse itd.) to stagger office hours
rana úra zlata úra early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
delati 24 úr brez prekinitve (noč in dan) to work around the clock