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mnênje opinion; view; thinking; belief; mind; judgment, judgement; idea

po mojem (skromnem) mnênju in my (humble) opinion (ali judgment), to my mind, ZDA I reckon
javno mnênje public opinion
prevladujoče mnênje prevailing opinion
pristransko mnênje bias
strokovno mnênje expert opinion, finding
vnaprejšnje mnênje (predsodek) prejudice
različno mnênje dissenting opinion
izmenjava mnênj interchange of views, discussion
izražanje mnênja expression (ali statement) of opinion
raziskava javnega mnênja public opinion research, ZDA polls pl
razlika v mnênju difference of opinion, misunderstanding, disagreement, dissent
izraževanje javnega mnênja public opinion poll
sem mnênja, da... I am of the opinion that..., I take the view that...
nisem tega mnênja I disagree
sva različnega mnênja we differ in opinion
biti drugačnega mnênja to dissent
biti istega mnênja z... to agree with...
smo istega mnênja we are of one mind
imeti dobro (slabo) mnênje o... to think highly (badly ali ill) of someone
imeti visoko mnênje o kom to think highly of someone
imeti visoko mnênje o sebi to have a pretty good opinion of oneself, to be self-sufficient, to entertain a high opinion of oneself, to suffer from a swelled head, to think oneself no end of a fellow
odkrito sem mu povedal svoje mnênje I told him my mind
povedati svoje mnênje to speak one's mind
môči, sméti izraziti svoje mnênje o... to dare (ali to venture) to express one's view (ali opinion)
spremeniti mnênj, pridružiti se mnênju koga drugega to come round
mnênja se razhajajo opinions pl differ
postati drugačnega mnênja to change one's mind (ali opinion, views pl)
ne se strinjati z mnênjem kake osebe glede česa to disagree with someone about something
ustvariti si mnênje to form an opinion
ostaniva vsak pri svojem mnênju! let's agree to differ!
javno mnênje se nagiblje njemu v prid public opinion is rallying to his support

avtoritatíven authoritative

avtoritatívno mnenje an authoritative opinion
to je edino avtoritatívno delo o tem vprašanju it is the only authoritative work on the question
njegovo mnenje je avtoritatívno his opinion is regarded as conclusive
avtoritativno prislov masterfully, without paying heed to protests

izráziti to express; to utter; to convey (the meaning); to be expressive (of); to phrase; to voice; (čustva) to express, to betoken, to reveal, to manifest; (formulirati) to put into words, to word

izráziti mnenje to express an opinion
izráziti svoja čustva to give voice to one's feelings
izráziti svojo misel to speak one's thought
izráziti sočutje z to express sympathy with
izráziti željo to voice one's desire
izráziti svoje začudenje to express one's surprise
izráziti stališče, da... to express the view that...
izráziti se to express oneself (v tem smislu to that effect)
jasno se izráziti to be explicit
jasno se izráziti, da... to make it clear that...
ne znam se izráziti I cannot find the appropriate words (ali terms)
ne vem, kako bi se ízrazil I don't know how to put it
ne najdem besed, da bi izrazil svojo misel I can't find words to convey my meaning
to se ne da izráziti that cannot be conveyed in words
lepota, ki je ni moč izráziti pesniško a beauty that beggars description
izráziti se energično o čem to express oneself strongly on something
dolgovezno, na široko se izráziti to expatiate (o on, upon)

izréči to utter, to say, (do konca) to speak out, to have one's say; to finish (a word, a sentence); (izgovoriti) to pronounce, to articulate, to express, to word, to sound; (izjaviti) to state, to declare, to profess

izréči besedo to utter a word
izréči napitnico, zdravico to propose a toast, to toast
izréči laž to utter a lie
izréči mnenje to advance an opinion
izréči obsodbo to pass (ali to pronounce) sentence (ali judgment) on, to find guilty
ne da se izréči it is unutterable
izréči prekletstvo nad to pronounce a curse upon
ne se izréči (figurativno biti pol ptič pol miš) to sit on the hedge

jáven public; (vsem dostopen) open to all; accessible, common, known to all; used by all; not secret, not underhand

jávna dela public works pl
program jávnih del public works programme
minister jávnih del minister of public works
jávna dela za zaposlitev brezposelnih relief works pl
jávna dražba public auction
jávni blagor common (ali public) weal, general (ali public) welfare
jávni delavec someone active in public life
jávna hiša (licensed) brothel, arhaično bawdy house
jávna knjižnica public library
jávna kuhinja za brezposelne public kitchen
jávno mnenje public opinion
jáven park public gardens pl
jávna pot, cesta open road
jávno poslopje public building
jávna (raz)prodaja public sale
jávno obveščanje public information
jávno pooblastilo public authority
jávno pravo public law
jávni razglas public notice
jávni red public order
jáven protest public protest
jávna predavanja lectures pl open to the public
jávna (državna) služba public service
jáven škandal scandal
jávno stranišče public convenience, toilet
jávni telovadni nastop gymnastic display
jávni tožilec public prosecutor
jávno tožilstvo office of the public prosecutor
jávna zdravstvena služba public health service
jávno življenje public life
to je jávna tajnost that is an open secret
biti v središču jávnega življenja to be in the public eye

lép -a, -o beautiful, fine; pretty, nice, handsome; sweet; (obraz) good-looking; pesniško beauteous; (vreme) fair, fine, favourable; (rast, stas) wellmade, well-proportioned, well-formed, wellshaped, shapely; (ljubek) lovely, graceful, charming

lép, -a, -o kot slika as pretty as a picture
lép, -a, -oo darilo (premoženje, kompliment) a handsome present (fortune, compliment)
lép, -a, -oa godlja, zmeda a nice mess
lép, -a, -oa pot good road
lép, -a, -oi spol the fair sex
lép, -a, -oa priložnost (znesek) a fair chance (amount)
lép, -a, -oa vsota a round (ali respectable) sum
lép, -a, -oe goré beautiful mountains pl
lép, -a, -oo vreme fine weather
lép, -a, -oe umetnosti fine (ali liberal) arts pl
lép, -a, -o začetek a nice beginning
lép, -a, -oe pozdrave tvoji sestri! best regards to your sister!
lép, -a, -oega dne one fine day
lép, -a, -oa pisava a fair hand
imeti lép, -a, -oo pisavo to write a fair hand
od lép, -a, -oih besed se ne da živeti fine words butter no parsnips
lép, -a, -oo mnenje boste imeli o meni you will have a fine opinion of me, what are you going to think of me?
barometer kaže "lepo" the barometer stands at fair
to ni lepó od tebe that's not nice of you
ta je pa lép, -a, -oa! a fine (ali story), this is!
to je vse lép, -a, -oo, toda... that's all very well (ali fine), but...
kar praviš, je vse prav lép, -a, -oo, toda... what you say is all very fine, but...
to bi bilo še lepše! that would beat everything!, that would cap it all!

nagíbati to incline (k to); to decline, to slope, to slant, to sway, to bend

nagíbati se to lean; to incline, to bend over, to bow, to tilt, to dip; figurativno to lean (k to, towards), to be inclined (ali disposed, prone) to
javno mnenje se nagiblje njemu v prid public opinion is veering his way
zid se nagiblje na desno the wall is tilting to the right
nagíbati se k prehladom to be subject to colds

narávnost¹ straight; directly

narávnost kvišku straight up
narávnost naprej straight on, straight forward
narávnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje (figurativno) to give it (someone) straight from the shoulder
narávnost povedati to tell (someone) straight out
pojdite narávnost! go straight on!
narávnost vprašati koga to ask someone point-blank
povejmo narávnost (bolj odkrito)! let us put it in plain language!
povej mi narávnost, kaj misliš! tell me straight what you think!
povedal sem mu narávnost v obraz I told him straight out
narávnost po nosu me je udaril he hit me square on the nose

naslédnji (the) next; (the) following; subsequent, consecutive, ensuing; succesive

naslédnji hip (the) next moment
za naslédnje leto for the ensuing year
naslédnji dan, naslédnjega dne on the following day
v mojem naslédnjem pismu in my next letter
v naši naslédnji številki in our next issue (ali number)
naslédnji drugi dan the next day but one
naslédnj, ki je prišel, je bil... the next to come was...
moje mnenje je naslédnje: my opinion is as follows:

óbči (splošen) general, common to all; universal

óbči interes common interest
óbče mnenje universal opinion
naleteti na óbče odobravanje to meet with universal applause

podpréti to support; (pomagati) to assist, to aid, to help, to sustain, to favour, to give (ali to lend) assistance; (predlog) to second; (odobriti) to uphold, to countenance; (s prispevki) to contribute; (da ne pade) to hold up, to keep from falling; (s kolom) to prop up; (z zidom) to retain, to underpin; (jambor z vrvjo) to stay; (braniti) to back (up) to advocate

podpréti predlog to support (ali, kot glavni podpiratelj: to second) a motion
predlog so podprli... the proposal was supported by...
podpréti svoje mnenje to back one's opinion
podpréti se na, ob to lean on

rêči to say; to tell; to utter; (izraziti se) to express in words; (izjaviti) to declare; (kot priča) to depose

rêči "da" to say yes, to agree
rêči "ne" to say no (ali nay), to refuse
zopet, ponovno rêči to repeat
rêči bobu bob to call a spade a spade
rêči zbogom to say (ali to bid) goodbye (ali farewell)
na uho komu rêči to whisper in someone's ear
rêči komu svoje mnenje to give someone a piece of one's mind
rêči enkrat "da", enkrat "ne" to say and unsay
tako rekoč so to speak; as it were; as one might say; so to say
recimo, da... granted that...
recimo, da bi to bilo res... supposing (that) it were true...
kot se reče (ljudje rečejo) as the saying goes
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done, quick as thought
kratko rečeno... the long and the short of it is...
mimogrede rečeno... by the way, by the by (ali bye)
kot že rečeno as I have said already, as I said before
med nama rečeno between you and me
laže rečeno kot storjeno easier said than done
recimo let us say, say, suppose
reci odkrito! speak up (ali out)!
reci brez okolišenja! don't beat about the bush!
recimo, da je tako admitting that it is so (ali it to be so)
recimo, da je to res, kaj potem? say it were true, what then?
če lahko tako rečemo if one might put it this way
to je lepo rečeno that is nicely put
kaj naj rečem k temu? it is incredible!
ni kaj rêči o njegovi poštenosti his honesty cannot be called in question
nimam več kaj rêči I have nothing more to say
proti temu se ne da nič rêči there is nothing to be said against that
to se samó tako reče that's merely a way of putting it
on si ne da nič rêči he is deaf to all advice, he will not listen to reason
kar on reče, mora biti what he says goes
kako bi se to reklo v angleščini? how would you put that in English?
težko je rêči... it is hard to say...
ne more se rêči kdaj there is no saying when
rekli so mi, da je doma I was told that he was at home
kolikokrat sem to rekel? how often have I said (ali told you) that?
rekel sem svoje I had (ali I've had) my say, (kaj mislim) I spoke my mind
kar sem rekel, nisem oporekel I kept my word, I did not go back on my word
upravičeno lahko to rečem I could well say so
kaj bodo pa ljudje rekli (figurativno) what will people (ali they) say?
to je težavno, ali bolje rečeno, to je nemogoče it is difficult, or rather (ali knjižno nay), it is impossible
to je težavno, da ne rečem nemogoče! it is difficult, not to say impossible!
Je to res? Če ti pa rečem! Is it true? You can take my word for it!
ne vem, kaj hočeš rêči I don't follow you
kaj hočeš rêči s tem? what do you mean by that?
ravno sem hotel to rêči you have taken the words out of my mouth, it was on the tip of my tongue, I was going to say
preden sem sploh mogel kaj reči... before I could get a word out
vse še ni bilo rečeno o tem we haven't yet heard the last of it, we haven't yet got to the bottom of it

sledíti to follow, (divjad po sledi) to track, to stalk; to come after (ali next); to be subsequent to; to ensue; to succeed

sledíti modi to follow the fashion
sledíti komu z očmi to keep someone in sight
nevihti je sledila tišina a calm followed the storm
poletju sledi jesen autumn follows summer
večerji je sledil ples the dinner was followed by a ball
Edvard VII. je sledil Viktoriji Edward VII succeeded Victoria
sledíti kot senca komu to shadow someone
pismo sledi trgovina letter to follow
nadaljevanje sledi to be continued
kakor dolgo sem jim sledil z očmi as long as I could keep them in view
sledíti iz to result from, (posledica) to be the result of, to be the consequence
iz tega še ne sledi, da je kriv it does not hence follow that he is guilty
iz česar sledi whence it follows
iz tega sledi, da... hence it follows that...
kot sledi as follows, as under
moje mnenje je kot sledi (je naslednje) my opinion is as follows

strokóven trade(-); concerned with a line (ali branch) of business; technical; professional; expert; competent; skilled in; specializing in

strokóvna izobrazba professional (ali technical) education
strokóven izraz technical term
strokóvna knjiga technical manual
strokóven nasvet expert advice
strokóvno mnenje, poročilo expertise
strokóvna zveza professional association, trade union
strokóvno prislov expertly
biti preveč strokóven (poklicen) to be too technical, to use jargon
vzdržati se govorjenja o strokóvnih (poklicnih) stvareh (figurativno) to stop talking shop
strokóvno znanje expert knowledge

univerzálen universal; (za številne uporabe, za mnoge namene) all-purpose

univerzálni genij (dedič, jezik) universal genius (legatee, language)
univerzálna volilna pravica universal suffrage
univerzálno mnenje universal opinion

visòk -ôka, -o high; (postava, rast) tall; (cena) high, dear; steep, stiff; (dvignjen) raised, elevated; (vzvišen) lofty

visòk, -ôka, -oa cena stiff price
visòk, -ôka, -oa družba high society
visòk, -ôka, -o čin high rank
visòk, -ôka, -oa globa heavy fine
visòk, -ôka, -oa igra playing for high stakes
visòk, -ôka, -oa kazen heavy penalty, severe punishment
prepovedano pod visòk, -ôka, -oo kaznijo prohibited under a heavy (ali a severe) penalty
visòk, -ôka, -oa politika high politics
visòk, -ôka, -oo poletje high summer
visòk, -ôka, -oa sezona high season
visòk, -ôka, -oega rodu high-born, of high birth
visòk, -ôka, -oa starost ripe old age
doživeti visòk, -ôka, -oo starost to live to a ripe old age
na visòk, -ôka, -oem severu in the far North
visòk, -ôka, -o krvni pritisk high blood pressure
področje visòk, -ôka, -oega pritiska high-pressure area
visòk, -ôka, -oa šola college
visòk, -ôka, -oa »živina« pogovorno big shot, big noise, big gun
visòk, -ôka, -oega stanú of high standing
imeti visòk, -ôka, -oo mnenje o to have a high opinion of, to think highly of (someone)
dobivati visòk, -ôka, -oe mezde, plače to get high wages
zavzemati visòk, -ôka, -oo mesto (položaj) to occupy a high position
on je visòk, -ôka, -oa »živina« (figurativno) he's a big noise

vsák -a, -o every; (posamezen) each

vsák, -a, -o dan every day, daily
vsák, -a, -o tretji dan every three days
vsák, -a, -o teden every week, weekly
vsák, -a, -o od dveh (obeh) either
vsák, -a, -o posamezen each and every one
vsák, -a, -o čas any time
vsák, -a, -o učenec every pupil
vsák, -a, -o učenec tega razreda each pupil of this class
na vsák, -a, -o način at any rate
vsakih 20 korakov every twenty paces
ob vsák, -a, -oem vremenu in all weathers
vsák, -a, -o posebej, vsák, -a, -o ločeno separately
vsák, -a, -oemu svoje! to every man his due!, to each his own!
vsák, -a, -o po svoje each (one) in his own way
imava vsák, -a, -o svoje mnenje we have each our own opinion
vsák, -a, -o je dobil 5 SIT they got 5 tolars each
poznam vsák, -a, -oega učenca tega razreda I know every pupil in this class
vsák, -a, -o učenec mora to vedeti, znati every pupil must know this
lahko prideš ob vsák, -a, -oem času you can come at any time