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náš -a, -e our; (zaimek; pridevnik samo v predikativni rabi) ours; of us

naši pl ours, our people, our family
to je náš, -a, -ee that is ours, that belongs to us
neki náš, -a, -e prijatelj a fiend of ours
ta náš, -a, -e svét this world of ours
ljudje náš, -a, -ee vrste (pogovorno) the likes of us

ambasádor ambassador

naš ambasádor pri Vatikanu our Ambassador to the Vatican
ambasádor v Londonu Ambassador at the Court of St James
ambasádorka ambassadress

bég² flight; escape; run; getaway; (poražene vojske) rout; (z ljubimcem) elopement; (iz ječe) breakout

divji, brezglav bég stampede
bég kapitala flight of capital
bég možganov (figurativno) brain drain
bég z dežele (v mesto) drift from the land
pognati, zapoditi v bég to put to flight, vojska to put to rout
pognati se v bég to take (to) flight, to flee
spustiti se v bég to take to one's heels
naš napad je pognal sovražnika v bég our attack put the enemy to flight

deziderát desideratum, pl -ta

naš seznam dezideratov our list of desiderata

doyen (starešina)

doyen diplomatskega (konzularnega) zbora the doyen of the diplomatic (consular) corps
on je naš doyen he is the eldest of us

drvíti to rush (koga someone)

naš vodnik nas je drvil skozi Tower our guide rushed us through the Tower

izdélek make; product

izdélki pl finished (ali manufactured) goods pl (ali wares)
končni izdélek finished product
tuj, inozemski izdélek foreign make
naš (lastni) izdélek our own make
švicarski izdélek Swiss make

klásik classic; literary work or author of ancient Greece or Rome; standard author

-i pl classics pl
on je naš zadnji klásik he is the last of our classics

krùh bread

brez krùha breadless, (brez posla) unemployed
črn krùh brown (ali black) bread
domač krùh home-made (ali household) bread
bel krùh white bread
ječmenov krùh barley bread
koruzen krùh ZDA corn pone
ržen rye bread
svež krùh fresh (ali new) bread
star, suh krùh stale bread
(ne)kvašen krùh (un)leavened bread
vojaški krùh ration bread
pražen krùh toast
naš vsakdanji krùh our daily bread
hlebec, štruca krùha loaf of bread
kos, reženj krùha a piece, a slice of bread
ob krùhu in vodi on bread and water
krùh z maslom bread and butter
ostanki krùha left-over bread
pražilec za krùh toaster
košarica za krùh breadbasket
rezilni stroj za krùh bread slicer
skorja krùha a crust of bread
krùha in iger! bread and circuses!
boj za vsakdanji krùh the struggle for life
pomanjkanje krùha shortage (ali scarcity) of bread
deliti s kom krùh to break bread with someone
on ni vreden krùha, ki ga jé he is not worth his salt
ni imel skorje krùha he had not a crust of bread to eat
ostati brez krùha (figurativno) to be thrown out of work
pritrgovati si krùh od ust to stint oneself
odjesti komu krùh to take the bread out of someone's mouth
jesti tuj krùh (figurativno) to serve other people, to be dependent on other people
prišel je do krùha pogovorno he's got it made
peči krùh to bake bread
služiti si svoj krùh z... to get one's living by...
sam si mora služiti krùh he has to earn his own living
težko si služiti krùh to work hard for a living
kako si služi svoj krùh? (figurativno) how does he earn (ali make, win) his bread (ali his living)?
skregati se s svojim krùhom (figurativno) to quarrel with one's bread and butter, not to know which side one's bread is buttered on
stati v vrsti za krùh to stand in a bread-line
krùh je vzhajal the bread has risen
živeti ob krùhu in vodi to be put on bread and water

pokójen (the) late; (the) late departed; deceased; defunct; dead

njegov pokójni oče his late father
vaša pokójna teta your deceased aunt
pokójna kraljica the late queen
naš pokójni prijatelj our late lamented friend

položáj situation; position; state of affairs; condition; circumstances pl; (lega) site; lay, standing; bearings pl; (služba) rank, status; (drža telesa) attitude, posture, (pri mečevanju) guard; vojska post

resnost položája the gravity of the situation
socialni položáj social standing
položáj poslanika the post of ambassador
položáj tržišča, trga market position
težaven položáj (figurativno) a close call
materialni in družbeni položáj economic and social status
biti gospodar položája to be master of the situation
biti v neprijetnem položáju (v žalostnem položáju) to be in an unpleasant position (in a sorry plight)
določiti čemu položáj to locate something
ne biti kos (dorasel) položáju not to be equal to the situation (ali occasion)
on nima (ne zavzema) položája svojega brata he has not his brother's standing
nismo v položáju, da bi mogli narediti drugače we are not in a position to be able to do otherwise
izbrati dober položáj za svojo hišo to choose a fine position (ali site) for one's house
to je komaj izboljšalo naš položáj that has scarcely made us any better off
položáj se je poslabšal the situation has deteriorated
pojasni mu svoj položáj! show him where (ali how) you stand!
razumem tvoj položáj I see how you stand
biti v nejasnem položáju (figurativno) to be up in the air
sedeti v zelo nerodnem položáju to be seated in a very uncomfortable position
položáj je videti brezupen things look desperate
vem, kakšen je položáj (figurativno) I know how the land lies
vreči iz položája to eject, to dislodge, to supplant, to oust
vztrajati na položáju vojska to stick to one's post
on je rešil položáj he saved the situation
umakniti se na vnaprej pripravljene položáje vojska to withdraw to positions prepared beforehand
izrabiti, izkoristiti položáj to make hay while the sun shines, to strike while the iron's hot

povéčati to enlarge; to augment, to aggrandize; to amplify; to increase; to intensify; (z lečo) to magnify; (pretiravati) to exaggerate; to extend; to enhance

povéčati se to increase, to augment
v zadnjih letih se je mesto zelo povečalo the town has grown considerably in recent years
vojni stroški so povečali naš dolg the cost of war has swollen our debt
to je povečalo moje občudovanje this enhanced my admiration

pripustíti to admit (k, v to, into); to give admission (to); to let in; to receive

pripustíti koga k izpitu to admit someone to the examination
niso ga pripustili v naš klub he was not admitted into our club

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

umétnik; umétnica artist; skilled workman; woman artist

naš vrtnar je pravi umétnik; -ica our gardener is quite an artist

uporábiti uporábljati to use (za for), to make use (kaj of something); to bring into use; to employ; to apply

tega nimam za kaj uporábiti, uporábljati I have no use for it
uporábiti, uporábljati zavore to apply the brakes
dobro uporábiti, uporábljati to put to good use
to pravilo se da uporábiti, uporábljati tudi za naš primer this rule applies to (ali in) our case as well
dobro uporábiti, uporábljati čas to make good use of one's time

zvelíčar religija

naš zvelíčar Our Saviour; the Redeemer