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májhen small; little; (po postavi) short, undersized; (neznaten) petty, trifling, insignificant; trivial, inappreciable, scanty, slender, slight

za májhen denar cheaply
májhen kraj a small place
májhna sredstva small means pl
májhen začetek a small beginning
napraviti se májhnega to make oneself small
mnogo májhnega naredi veliko, iz májhnega raste veliko many a little makes a mickle

balón balloon

prost, neprivezan balón free balloon
privezan balón captive balloon
poskusni balón trial balloon, pilot balloon
vodljiv balón dirigible; navigable balloon
stratosferski balón stratospheric balloon
majhen, vodljiv balón ZDA blimp
steklen balón balloon flask; carboy; jar
vzpon v balónu balloon ascent
mreža balóna balloon-net
ladjica, koš balóna basket, gondola, car
opazovalec v balónu balloon observer
opazovanje z balónom balloon observation
ovoj balóna envelope
pilot balóna pilot of a balloon, balloonist, ballooner
tekmovanje balónov balloon race
leteti z balónom to balloon

čóln boat; canoe; sloop; šport sculler, skiff, (na vesla) wherry

čóln na vesla rowing boat, ZDA rowboat
športni čóln sporting boat
majhen čóln dinghy
motorni čóln motorboat
platnen, zložljiv čóln folding canoe, collapsible boat
plitek, ploščat čóln punt, (za lov na divje race) gunning punt
velik čóln barge
velik in odprt čóln launch
torpedni čóln torpedo boat
reševalni čóln lifeboat
ribiški čóln fishing boat
gumijast čóln rubber dinghy, rubber boat
drog (kavelj) za odrivanje ali privlačenje čólnov boathook
izlet s čólnom boat trip, boating party
vožnja s čólnom boating, arhaično boatage
izposojevalnica čólnov boat hire (business)
voziti se s čólnom to go boating, to boat
prevažati kaj s čólnom to carry (ali convey ali transport) something by boat

gríč hill; height

majhen gríč hillock, knoll
valoviti gríči rolling hills pl

jeséter zoologija sturgeon

majhen jeséter sterlet

obračún statement of account, itemized statement; account; (v banki) statement, clearing; balance; settlement

čas obračúna je tu (figurativno) the game's up, arhaično the jig is up!
imeti obračún s kom (figurativno) to have a bone to pick with someone
podati obračún o to give an account of
s teboj imam majhen obračún I have a a small matter to settle with you
dan obračúna bo prišel the day of reckoning will come
mesečni obračún monthly settlement
končni obračún final account

ôreh (drevo) nut tree; (sadež) nut

ameriški beli ôreh botanika hickory
laški ôreh (sadež in drevo) walnut
to ni piškavega ôreha vredno I don't give a fig for it, it's not worth a brass farthing
ôrehe tolči, treti to crack nuts, to shell nuts
iti nabirat ôrehe to go nutting
on je trd ôreh (figurativno) he is a tough (ali hard) nut
to bo trd ôreh (figurativno) that will be a hard nut to crack
to se je izkazalo za trd ôreh (figurativno) this proved a tough not to crack
kleščice za ôrehe nutcracker, -s pl
nožek za čiščenje ôrehov nutpick
majhen ôreh nutlet
puhel ôreh blind nut
muškatov ôreh nutmeg
najtrši ôreh the toughest nut

ovínek turn, turning; detour; corner; (dolg) roundabout way; (cestni) bend, twist, wind; (rečni) meander

brez ovínkov (figurativno) bluntly, straight
po ovínkih (figurativno) indirectly, in a devious way
oster ovínek a hairpin bend
nepregleden ovínek blind corner
velik ovínek a long way round, a roundabout way (ali route)
napraviti ovínek to make a detour
napraviti velik ovínek to go a long way round
morali smo napraviti ovínek we had to take a roundabout way
je le majhen ovínek it's only a short way round
povem brez ovínkov I don't mince my words
po ovínkih sem zvedel, da... I have learned by devious ways that...
izjaviti brez ovínkov to declare bluntly
govoriti brez ovínkov to speak straight out
rezati ovínek to cut a corner
zaviti na desno po ovínku to take a right turn round the bend, to take the right turn

párnik steamer, steamship, steamboat

párnik na vijak screw steamer
tovorni párnik cargo steamer
párnik na kolesa side-wheel steamer, side-wheeler, paddle steamer
linijski párnik liner
poštni párnik mail steamer
s párnikom by steamer
majhen párnik steamboat
párnik plove v... the steamer sails for...
párnik je na poti, plove v New York the steamer is bound for New York
párnik je na poti domov the steamer is inward bound
párnik je nasedel the steamer has run aground (ali is grounded, stranded)
párnik se je potopil the steamer has sunk (ali has gone down, has gone to the bottom)
párnik se je razbil, je doživel brodolom the steamer is shipwrecked

razméroma relatively, comparatively, proportionally; in proportion; (latinsko) pro rata

on je razméroma srečen he is comparatively happy
meso je razméroma drago meat is comparatively dear
to je razméroma drago this is dear comparatively speaking
razméroma majhen comparatively small

tísk print, printing; press; typography; impression; pogovorno type

v tísku in print, in the press, passing through the press
pripravljen, zrel, gotov za tísk in type; correct; ready to go to press
tísk in založba (DZS) printers and publishers (DZS)
debel tísk boldface, bold (ali heavy, thick) type
jasen (majhen, velik) tísk clear (small, large) type
nejasen, zabrisan tísk slur
klečeplazen tísk the reptile press
razprti tísk space type
poševni tísk italics pl
gotski tísk (črke) black letters pl, Gothic, Fraktur
dnevni tísk daily prints pl, daily press
senzacijski tísk (časopisje) the tabloids, the gutter press
svoboda tíska freedom of the press
knjiga je v tísku the book is being printed (ali is with the printers)
dati v tísk to put in print, to bring out, to publish
hitro dati knjigo v tísk to rush a book into print
iti v tísk to go to press
zavezati jezik tísku (figurativno) to throttle (ali to hamstring, zastarelo to jugulate) the press

vál wave; (velik) billow

brez valov (miren) waveless
vál za válom, v zaporednih válovih wave after wave
válu podoben wavelike
gibanje válov undulation, wave motion
kopanje v válovih bathing in a bath with artificial waves
jezdec na válovih surf rider
butanje válov surf, breaking of waves
udarci válov pounding, crashing of waves
greben, vrh vála crest of a wave
vál mraza cold snap, cold spell
vál vročine heat wave, hot spell
igračka válov (figurativno) play of waves
vál ogorčenja a wave of indignation
vál stavk a wave of strikes
dolgi (srednji, kratki) válovi radio long (medium, short) waves
morski válovi billows pl
majhen vál ripple, wavelet
obalni vál breaker
dolg vál roller
válovi pl heavy seas pl
penasti válovi white horses pl, whitecaps, arhaično skipper's daughters pl
svetlobni válovi light waves pl
zvočni válovi sound waves pl
modulacijski vál wave of modulation
delati, gnati válove, dvigati se v válovih to rise in waves
válovi butajo ob skale the waves beat against the rocks
naravnati radio na določeni vál to tune in to a certain wavelength
dolžina vála radio wavelength
točno na válu radio on the beam

vêrz (stih) verse; line (of poetry)

majhen vêrz verset, versicle
v vêrzih in verse
delati, kovati vêrze to versify, to write verse
citirati nekaj vêrzov iz Prešerna to quote a few lines (ali a short passage) from Prešeren
neriman vêrz blank verse

žêpen pocket(-)

žêpni robec (pocket) handkerchief, pogovorno hanky
žêpni format pocket size
žêpnega formata pocket-size, pocket-sized
žêpna ura pocket watch, (s pokrovčkom) hunter, (pogovorno) ticker
žêpna izdaja pocket edition
žêpni koledar pocket diary
žêpni glavnik pocket comb
žêpna pudernica compact
žêpni nož(ič) pocketknife, jackknife, clasp knife, (majhen) penknife
žêpna električna svetilka pocket torch, ZDA flashlight
žêpni vozni red pocket timetable
žêpni slovar pocket dictionary
žêpni vžigalnik pocket lighter
žêpno zrcalo pocket mirror