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máli -a, -o little; small

Mala Azija Asia Minor
mála črka small letter, minuscule
mála južina (malica) snack, lunch
máli oglasi small advertisements (krajšava: small ads) pl
máli, -a, -o traven April
mála divjad small deer
z málega (od mladih nog) from the cradle

Antílji geografija Antilles

Veliki (Mali) Antílji Greater (Lesser) Antilles

ekrán (ščitnik, zaslon) screen, (pred kaminom) firescreen; (projekcijski) screen; (televizijski) television (ali T.V.) screen

mali ekrán small screen

galòp gallop

poln, veliki galòp full gallop
mali galòp canter, hand gallop
pognati konja v galòp to gallop a horse
spustiti se v galòp to break into a gallop, to gallop away

gréh sin (zoper, proti, do against), (majhen) peccadillo; offence; offence

brez gréha sinless
Adamov gréh Adam's sin, the Fall
izvirni gréh original sin
mali gréh venial sin
smrtni gréh mortal sin
sedem smrtnih gréhov the seven deadly sins
mladostni gréh youthful sin
mutasti gréh sodomy
storiti gréh to commit a sin
trpeti za tuje gréhe to be a scapegoat
to je gréh in sramota it is a sin and a shame
izpoved gréhov confession of sins
odpuščanje gréhov forgiveness (ali remission) of sins, absolution
odkrivati stare gréhe kake osebe to rake up someone's past
padati v isti gréh to relapse into sin, to backslide
odpustiti gréhe to remit someone's sins
zabresti v gréh to slide into sin
zakriviti gréh to commit a sin
grd kot smrten gréh ugly as sin

izdátek expense, expenditure, cost; disbursement, outlay; outgoings pl

mali izdátki out-of-pocket expenses pl, sundries pl
postranski izdátki incidental expenses pl
posebni izdátki extras pl
ob majhnih izdátkih at little cost
kriti izdátke to defray the cost
skrčiti izdátke to reduce one's expenses
to mi je povzročilo izdátke that involved me in some expense
nakopati si izdátke to run up expenses

kmét peasant; countryman, pl -men; farmer; rustic

mali kmét crofter
kmét svobodnik (z lastnim posestvom) freeholder
kmét pri šahu pawn
iti na kmete to travel to ali to visit the country
na -ih, po -ih in the country
dati otroke v rejo na kméte to farm out children

ljúdje people (s konstr. v sg ali pl); folk(s); (svet) the public, the world, mankind

stari ljúdje old people
(zelo) mnogo ljudi (a great) many people
preprosti ljúdje simple people, ordinary folks
ljúdje z dežele country people, country folk
mali ljúdje (figurativno) people of small means and no standing
prijatelj ljudi philanthropist
izkorišcevalec ljudi slave driver, hard taskmaster
iti med ljudi to mix with society, to go into society
on ne hodi med ljudi he keeps himself to himself, he shuns company, he avoids society, he lives out of the world
on sovraži ljudi he is a misanthrope
oni so pošteni ljúdje they are honest people
Angleži so čudni ljúdje the English are a strange lot
ljúdje govorijo, da... it is rumoured that... there's a story going the rounds that...
vsi ljúdje to vedó it is generally known, all the world knows it
kaj bodo rekli ljúdje? (figurativno) what will Mrs. Grundy say?, what will the world say?
kar ljúdje pomnijo within the memory of men, within living memory
ljudi morate vzeti kakršni (pač) so you must take the world as it is

médved zoologija bear, he-bear

Veliki Medved astronomija Ursa Major, the Great Bear, the plough, Charles's Wain, the Wain, ZDA the Big Dipper
Mali Medved Ursa Minor, the Little Bear, ZDA the Little Dipper
rjavi médved brown bear
beli, severni, polarni médved polar bear
sivi médved grizzly bear
médved, medvedek (igrača) teddy bear
jamski médved (prehistoric) cave bear
iti na lov na médvede to go bear-hunting
plesati kot médved to dance like a bear
ne prodajaj médvedove kože, dokler nisi médveda ujel sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear, don't count your chickens before they are hatched

možgáni brain, brains pl; intelligence

mali možgáni little (ali hinder) brain, cerebellum
beg možgánov (figurativno) brain drain
pretres možgánov concussion of the brain
mehčanje možgánov softening of the brain
vnetje možgánov brain fever
telečji možgáni z jajcem calf's brains with egg
on je brez možgánov (figurativno) he is addlebrained, addlepated
on ima glavo brez možgánov he is a brainless (ali a hare-brained) fellow
napenjati možgáne to rack (ali to busy, to cudgel) one's brain
prati komu možgáne (figurativno) to brainwash someone
elektronski možgáni electronic brain
pranje možgánov brainwashing

nogomèt football

igrati nogomèt to play football; association foothall, pogovorno soccer
mali nogomèt seven-a-side

óder (gradbeni, zidarski) scaffolding, scaffold; (gledališki) stage, pogovorno, humoristično the boards pl; (šolski) platform; (govorniški) platform, rostrum, hustings, tribune

mali (gledališki) óder little theatre
sramotni óder pillory
krvavi óder (morišče) scaffold
viseči óder (npr. za pleskanje hiše ipd.) cradle
mrtvaški óder catafalque
ležati na svečanem mrtvaškem odru to lie in state
postaviti na sramotni óder to pillory
postaviti na gledališki óder (uprizoriti) to stage, to present, to produce
držati se na odru (o gledališčki igri) to continue a successful run

oglás (v časopisu) advertisement (krajšava: ad); (objava) announcement

mali oglási (v časopisu) small ads
javen oglás public notice, (lepak) poster, placard
dati oglás (v časopis) to put (ali insert) an advertisement in a newspaper
sklicujoč se na vaš oglás referring to your advertisement
prosim, objavite dvakrat moj oglás v vašem časopisu please have my advertisement inserted twice in your paper

pečát seal; (za podpis) signet; (žig) stamp; (štampiljka) rubber stamp

tajni (zasebni) kraljev pečát privy signet
veliki državni pečát lorda kanclerja VB the Great Seal
mali državni pečát VB the Privy Seal
čuvar (državnega) pečáta Lord Privy Seal
dati, pritisniti pečát na to set the seal on, to signet (na kaj something)
dati romanu pečát dobe to give a novel the character (ali the stamp) of the period
to je zame knjiga s sedmimi pečáti (figurativno) it is a sealed book for me
nositi pečát resnice to bear the stamp of truth
pod pečátom molčečnosti under the seal of secrecy
pod spovednim pečátom under the seal of the confessional

poséstnik possessor; owner, proprietor

hišni poséstnik householder, house owner
zemljiški poséstnik landowner
poséstnik kmetije proprietor of a farm (ali estate)
mali poséstnik smallholder, small landed proprietor
hiša je menjala poséstnika the house has changed hands

pŕst¹ -a finger; (živali) toe, digit

mali pŕst little finger
nožni pŕst toe
srednji pŕst middle finger
blazinica pŕsta fingertip
po, na pŕstih on tiptoe
od kajenja rjavi pŕsti nicotine-stained fingers pl
umazani pŕsti dirty fingers
pŕst rokavice finger of a glove
dati jih komu po pŕstih to rap someone's fingers
imeti dolge pŕste (figurativno, krasti) to steal, to be one of the light-fingered gentry
imeti svoje pŕste zraven (pri kaki zadevi) to have a finger in the pie, to have a hand in something
za dva pŕsta je imela rdečila na licih she had a layer of rouge two fingers deep on her cheeks
on ima več pameti v malem pŕstu kot ti v glavi he has more wit in his little finger than you in your whole body
imeti v malem pŕstu (figurativno) to have at one's finger's end
daj, pomôli mu pŕst, pa bo zgrabil vso roko (figurativno) give him an inch, and he will take an ell!
daj pŕste proč od teh stvari! don't tamper with these things!
gledati komu na pŕste to keep a close eye upon someone, to watch someone closely
krcniti koga po pŕstih to tap someone's fingers
dati komu znak s pŕstom to beckon to someone
hoditi po pŕstih to tiptoe
s pŕstom ne migniti (komu v pomoč) not to stir a finger (to help someone), not to lift a finger, not to turn a hand (to help someone)
pŕste si oblizniti (figurativno) to lick one's fingers
opeči si pŕste (figurativno) to burn one's fingers, to singe one's feathers
pokazati s pŕstom na to point one's finger at
požugati s pŕstom to wag one's finger
okoli pŕstov oviti (figurativno) to twist (ali to wind, to wrap) someone round one's little finger
komu na pŕste stopiti to tread on someone's toes
iti po pŕstih po stopnicah navzgor to tiptoe upstairs
pogledati skozi pŕste ob... (figurativno) to connive at, to turn a blind eye to
pogledati komu skozi pŕste (figurativno) to condone someone's shortcomings
na pŕste šteti to count on one's fingers' ends (ali on the fingers)
urezati se v pŕst to cut one's finger
pŕsti me srbijo (da bi to storil) my fingers are itching (to do it)
temno je, da ne vidiš pŕsta pred nosom it is pitch-dark
znati svojo lekcijo iz malega pŕsta to have one's lesson at one's fingertips

razbójnik brigand, robber; bandit; (na konju) highwayman; (Avstralija) bushranger

cestni razbójnik highway robber
morski razbójnik pirate, freebooter, buccaneer; figurativno (lopov) scoundrel, scamp
ti mali razbójnik! (figurativno) you young scamp!
igrati se razbójnike to play at (cops and) robbers

srpán

mali srpán July
veliki srpán August

šmáren cerkveno Lady Day

mali šmáren the Nativity of Our Lady (September 8th)
veliki šmáren the Assumption (August 15th)

trgóvec merchant, tradesman, dealer; shopkeeper

trgóvci pl dealers pl; merchants pl, tradespeople, wholesalers pl, commercial world
veliki trgóvci the big dealers, people in big business, big businessmen
mali trgóvci small tradespeople
trgóvec na debelo wholesale dealer, wholesaler, merchant
trgóvec na drobno retailer, retail dealer, shopkeeper, ZDA storekeeper
komisijski trgóvec commission agent, commission merchant
trgóvec z belim blagom (figurativno) white-slaver
trgóvec s konji horse dealer, VB (zlasti nepošten) coper
trgóvec z lesom timber merchant
trgóvec s pisalnimi potrebščinami stationer
trgóvec s pohištvom furniture dealer
trgóvec z ribami fishmonger
trgóvec s sadjem fruiterer
trgóvec s špecerijskim blagom grocer
trgóvec z vinom na debelo wine merchant
trgóvec z zelenjavo greengrocer
trgóvec z žitom corn merchant, corn chandler
trgóvec z živino cattle dealer