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nesréča misfortune, bad luck, ill-fortune; calamity, adversity, reverse; (nezgoda) accident, disaster, misadventure, mischief

na nesréčo, k nesréči unfortunately, unluckily, by an unhappy accident
po nesréči by accident, accidentally
smrt po nesréči death by misadventure
smrtna nesréča accidental death, fatal accident
na mojo nesréčo unfortunately for me
prometna nesréča traffic accident
v sreči ali v nesréči in weal and woe
on je prava nesréča za svojo družino he is the bane of his family's life
nesréča je hotela, da je izgubil stavo as ill luck would have it, he lost his bet
pripetila se mu je nesréča he has had a misfortune
da bi bila nesréča še večja... to make matters worse..., to cap it all...
to ti bo prineslo nesréčo that will bring you bad luck
pripetila se nam je prometna nesréča we (have) met with an accident
sam riniti v nesréčo to make a rod for one's own back
nesréča me povsod zasleduje I'm always dogged by ill luck
nesréča redko sama pride misfortunes rarely come singly
nesréča nikoli sama ne pride misfortunes never come singly, troubles never come singly, it never rains but it pours
vsaka nesréča je za koga sreča it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
nobena nesréča ne traja večno every cloud has a silver lining
ne kličimo nesréče! (figurativno) touch wood!

avtomobílski motoring; motor; automobile, automotive

avtomobílska antena car-radio aerial
avtomobílska brizgalna fire engine
avtomobílska cesta VB motorway; ZDA expressway, superhighway
avtomobílska industrija car manufacture; motor (ali automotive ali automobile industry)
avtomobílsko dirkališče racetrack
avtomobílske dirke (motor) racing
avtomobílski defekt engine trouble
avtomobílski bencin petrol, ZDA gas(oline), motor spirit
avtomobílski hrup noise of traffic
avtomobílska karoserija car body
avtomobílski klub automobile club
avtomobílska očala goggles pl
avtomobílskó olje engine oil
avtomobílski izlet drive, excursion, car trip
avtomobílska kolona motor vehicle convoy; ZDA (povorka) motorcade
avtomobílska nesreča traffic (ali car) accident
avtomobílska oprema car accessories, car parts pl
avtomobílska pnevmatika car tyres (ZDA tires)
avtomobílska popravljalnica motor-vehicle repair shop (ali workshop, garage)
avtomobílski prevoz, transport motor transport
avtomobílska razstava motor show
avtomobílski radijski sprejemnik car radio, auto radio
avtomobílski rezervni deli in pritikline car spares and accessories pl
avtomobílsko vzdrževanje car maintenance
avtomobílska karta (zemljevid) road map
avtomobílska hupa, troblja hooter, horn
avtomobílska garaža garage
avtomobílska kapa, čepica motorist's cap
avtomobílska čelada safety helmet, crash helmet
avtomobílska izposojevalnica car hire, car rental; (za samovoznike) self-drive
avtomobílsko parkirišče car park, ZDA parking lot
avtomobílsko pokopališče junk yard
avtomobílska policijska past (police) trap
avtomobílski promet motor traffic
avtomobílska vleka towing by motor vehicle
avtomobílska tablica number plate, licence plate
avtomobílska tehnika motor eingineering
avtomobílska vožnja ride; drive

da (veznik) that (v predmetnih in osebkovih stavkih se često izpušča)

z namenom, da bi (in order) that
da ne bi lest, but
da le, samó da (če le) provided (that)
takó da so that, so as to + nedoločnik
kakor da, kot da as though
slišal sem, da je bolan I heard (that) he was ill
mislim, da bo prišel I believe (that) he will come
gotovo je, da je kriv it is certain (that) he is guilty
res je, da ni bil tam it is true (that) he was not there
recimo, da pride danes suppose (ali supposing) he comes today
jémo, da bi mogli živeti we eat that we may live
preberite to dvakrat, da ne pozabite! read it twice lest you forget it!
; ni še tako pozno, da naši sorodniki ne bi mogli še priti it is not too late for our relatives to come
bila je tako prijazna, da mi je pisala pismo she was so kind as to write me a letter
tu ni človeka, da ga jaz ne bi poznal po imenu there is no one here (whom) I could not name, there is no one here whose name I do not know
nikoli ne pride, da si ne bi izposodil denarja od mene he never comes without borrowing money from me
da on ni bil tako priseben, bi nas bilo razneslo vse na kosce but for his presence of mind, we might all have been blown to pieces
nikoli ne dežuje, da ne bi lilo (= nesreča ne pride nikoli sama) it never rains but it pours

doletéti to arrive flying

doletéti koga (figurativno) to come upon someone, to befall someone
doletela ga je nesreča he met with an accident
doletela ga je sreča he had a stroke of luck

hotéti to be willing; to want; (marati) to like; (želeti) to wish, to want, to desire; (nameravati) to intend, to purpose, to mean, to have in view

rajši hotéti to prefer
ne hotéti to be unwilling
hočeš cigareto? will you have a cigarette?
kaj hočete? what do you want?
kaj hočeš od mene? what do you want of me?
on ve, kaj hoče he knows what he wants, he knows his mind
kakor hočete as you like, as you please, as you wish, suit yourself
naj to hoče ali ne whether he likes it or not
hočeš-nočeš whether you like it or not, willy-nilly, willing or unwilling
noče sprejeti denarja he won't accept the money
naj stane, kar hoče whatever the cost, whatever it may cost
kaj hočete reči s tem? what do you mean by it?
ona dela, kar hoče she has her own way
sam ne ve, kaj hoče he does not know his own mind
hočem, da greš domov I want you to go home
s silo hoče, da grem domov he insists on my going home, he insists I go home
imamo vse, kar hočemo we have all we want, we want for nothing
hočemo mu dobro we wish him well
kaj mi hoče (čemu mi bo) ta knjiga? I have no use for this book
hoče mi se (piti) I feel like a drink, I feel thirsty, I'd like a drink
dobro vem, kaj on hoče I fully appreciate (ali I realise full well) what he has in mind
kakorkoli hočete as you like (ali choose ali please), at your discretion
hoče biti (dela se, da je) znanstvenik he pretends to be a scientist
hočeš, da te peljem z avtom (na postajo)? would you like me to drive you (to the station)?, shall I drive you (to the station)?
hočete še malo mesa? will you have (ali take) a little more meat?
kaj sem hotel reči? what was I going to say
hotel sem samo reči, da... I only meant to say that...
hotel je telelefonirati, pa je pozabil he meant to call, but he forgot
(sam) si to hotel you asked for it (yourself)
hotela me je udariti she felt like hitting me
usoda je hotela, da... it was fated that...
srce mi je hotelo počiti my heart was ready to burst (ali to break)
on je tako hotel he wanted it that way
hotel se je poročiti he wanted to get married, he was about to be married
nesreča je hotela (as) ill luck (ali misfortune) would have it
na vsak način je hotel imeti nov avto he insisted on having a new car
jaz bi hotel (iti) I should like (I'd like) to (go)
kaj bi hoteli še več? what more could you wish for?
hotéti in želeti je dvoje willing and wishing are not the same

letálski of aviation; aircraft

letálska industrija aircraft industry
letálski konstruktor aircraft designer
letálski mehanik aircraft mechanic
letálski motor aircraft engine
letálsko moštvo aircraft crew
letálski radiotelegrafist aircraft wireless operator
letálska proga air route, airline
letálsko oporišče air base
letálski napad air raid
hud napad in razrušenje blitz
letálska vleka aircraft towing
letálska nesreča flying accident

neizogíben inevitable; unavoidable

neizogíbne posledice unavoidable consequences pl
neizogíbna nezgoda, nesreča inevitable accident

pobégel runaway

(z doma) pobégli parček runaway couple
poroka pobéglega parčka runaway marriage
pobégel konj runaway horse
pobégel vojak (dezerter) runaway soldier
pobégli voznik (po nesreči) hit-and-run driver
nesreča, ki jo zakrivi pobégli voznik hit-andrun accident

póln full; (napolnjen) filled, replete; (nabit, natrpan) crammed, filled to capacity, full up, chockfull; (obilen) abundant, abounding, plentiful; (popoln, cel) whole, entire, complete

pólno prislov fully
do roba pólna čaša brimful glass (ali bumper)
pólna luna full moon
pólna jadra swelling (ali billowing) sails pl
pólna košara (škatla, žlica, čoln) a basketful (a boxful, a spoonful, a boatful)
pólna vsota the entire sum
póln ljudi full of people, crowded
do vrha póln brim-full
pólne tri ure three good hours
póln voz a cartload
s pólno paro (figurativno) at full blast
s pólno hitrostjo (at) full speed
v pólnem diru at full gallop
v pólni vrednosti at full value
s pólno pravico justly; with perfect justice
póln predsodkov prejudiced, partial, biased, arhaično prepossessed
póln veselja in high spirits, exuberant
v pólnem pomenu besede in the full sense of the word
pólno upravičen fully authorized (ali entitled)
pólno zaposlen fully employed
pólna zaposlitev full-time job, (za vse) full employment
pólno zasedeno! (v hotelu) (we are) full up!, fully booked
v knjigi je pólno napak the book is rife (ali abounds) with errors
lokal je bil pólno nabit the place was crowded (crammed full)
da bo mera pólna let us have full measure, pogovorno let's have no short measure
da bi bila nesreča pólna to make things worse
drevje je pólno the trees are laden with fruit
sod je tri četrti póln the barrel is three quarters full
na ulici je bilo pólno ljudi there was a big crowd in the street
igrati pred polno hišo gledališče to play to a full (ali a capacity) house
trajati dve pólni minuti (tri pólna leta) to last two full minutes (three whole years)
do zadnjega kotička póln full (ali filled) to capacity
delati s pólno paro to work to capacity

príti prihájati to come; (dospeti) to arrive (at, in); (pojaviti se) to turn up, to put in an appearance

príti, prihájati do to come to, to get to, to reach
príti, prihájati po kaj, koga to come for (ali to fetch) someone, something
príti, prihájati noter to come in
príti, prihájati skupaj to meet
príti, prihájati nazaj to come back, to return
príti, prihájati ob (denar) to lose (one's money)
ne príti, prihájati z besedo na dan (figurativno) to beat about the bush
príti, prihájati na dan to come (ali to be brought) to light
príti, prihájati bliže to come near, to approach
príti, prihájati z dežja pod kap (figurativno) to jump from the frying pan into the fire
ta beseda pride iz grščine this word is derived (ali comes) from Greek
príti, prihájati nad koga to befall someone
ne príti, prihájati blizu to keep (ali to hold) aloof, to keep one's distance
príti, prihájati peš to come on foot
sem je prišel peš, na konju, z avtom he walked, he rode, he drove here
príti, prihájati do krize to come to a head
odkod pride ladja? where does the boat hail from?
príti, prihájati na izpit to present oneself for an examination
najhujše še pride! the worst (of it) is yet to come!
príti, prihájati med ljudi to mix with other people
odkod to pride? how comes that?
naj pride, kar hoče! come what may!, whatever may happen!
tako ne boš prišel naprej this is not going to get you very far
prišlo mi je na pamet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, it crossed my mind
príti, prihájati v rabo to come into use
príti, prihájati k sebi to recover one's senses, (iz nezavesti) to come to, to come round, to come to oneself
kdor prej pride, prej melje first come first served
príti, prihájati komu v roke, v pest (figurativno) to fall into someone's hands
príti, prihájati zopet do sape to recover one's breath
to pride na isto that amounts to the same thing, pogovorno it all boils down to the same thing
príti, prihájati na svoje stroške to cover one's expenses
príti, prihájati komu na sled to get on someone's track
kako si prišel na to? how did you come to think of that?, what ever put that into your head?
nikoli ne bo prišlo do tega it will never come to that
pridi(te) z menoj! come (along) with me!
príti, prihájati do sporazuma to reach an understanding
prišel bom po tebe I'll call for you
včeraj mi je prišel povedat he came and told me yesterday
moja ura je prišla (figurativno) my hour has come
príti, prihájati komu na ušesa to reach someone's ears
kdo pride na vrsto? whose turn is it?
prišlo bo do vojne we shall have war, it will come to war
príti, prihájati do pretepa to come to blows
príti, prihájati na svet to come into the world, to be born
príti, prihájati na beraško palico to be reduced to beggary, to fall on evil days
slučajno príti, prihájati to happen ta come
príti, prihájati na vrsto to have one's turn
príti, prihájati na svoj račun to profit, to benefit (pri, ob by)
zelo prav príti, prihájati to come in very handy
príti, prihájati kot poklican, kot nalašč to arrive opportunely
príti, prihájati v poštev to come into consideration
ne príti, prihájati v poštev to be irrelevant (ali to be beside the point)
príti, prihájati do zaključka to reach a conclusion, to decide
ne pridi mi več pred oči! I will never see you again!
iz tega ne bo prišlo nič nothing will come of it
na to jaz ne bi bil nikoli prišel that would never have occurred to me
prišlo je čisto drugače it turned out quite differently
slučajno sem prišel na to I found it out accidentally
príti, prihájati do odločitve to come to a decision
priti v modo to come into fashion
príti, prihájati v denarno stisko to be hard up, to run short of money
prepozno príti, prihájati to be (too) late
príti, prihájati na spregled to turn up, to make one's appearance
príti, prihájati k zavesti to come to one's senses
kolikokrat prideš skupaj z njim? how often do you meet him?
nesreča nikoli ne pride sama misfortunes never come singly
to pride od tvojega dolgega ležanja v postelji that comes of your staying in bed so long

prométen (of) traffic

prométna sredstva means pl of communication, vehicles pl, conveyances pl
prométni problem traffic problem
prométna žila arterial road, main artery, thoroughfare, ZDA boulevard
prométni naval rush
prométne omejitve traffic restrictions pl
cestnoprométni otok traffic island, ZDA safety isle
prométno vozlišče centre of traffic
prométna mreža communication system, transport system, ZDA traction system
prométni red traffic regulations, highway code
prométna varnost road safety
prométna zapora traffic jam, holdup, tailback
prométna konica rush hour
prométni zastoj (zagata) traffic jam, traffic snarl-up, ZDA tie-up
prométni obvoz detour, diversion
prométna nesreča street (ali road) accident
prométne nesreče (žrtve) (cestni »davek«) the toll of the road
prométni predpisi traffic regulations pl
prométni val traffic wave
prométni znak traffic sign (ali signal), road sign
prométna luč traffic light, stoplight, stop-go sign
prométni prekršek motoring offence

rúdniški mine(-); pit(-)

rúdniška nesreča mine disaster
rúdniška jalovina burrow
rúdniški paznik mine overseer, mine-captain
rúdniški rov mine level
rúdniški (jamski) les pit props
rúdniška voda pit water
rúdniška železnica pit railway
rúdniško obratovanje mining, underground working
rúdniška eksplozija colliery explosion
rúdniški jašek mine (ali pit) shaft
rúdniški požar mine fire
rúdniški eksplozivni plin firedamp, mine gas

smŕten (of) death, concerning death; (usoden) deadly, fatal; (kazen) capital, mortal, lethal; (smrti podoben) deathlike, deathly

smŕtni boj agony, last throes pl, death agony
smŕtni greh mortal (ali deadly) sin
sedem smŕtnih grehov the seven deadly sins
smŕtna groza horrors pl of death
smŕtno hropenje death rattle
smŕtna kazen capital sentence, death penalty
smŕtne muke pangs pl of death
smŕtna nesreča fatal accident, accidental death
smŕtna nevarnost mortal danger, deadly peril
smŕtno oznanilo notice of death, obituary
smŕtna obsodba capital sentence, condemnation to death, death warrant
smŕtna postelja deathbed
smŕtni primer death, casualty
smŕtna rana mortal wound
smŕtna slutnja premonition (ali presentiment) of death
smŕten strah mortal fear
smŕtni sovražnik deadly enemy
smŕtno sovraštvo deadly hatred
smŕtni udarec death-blow
smŕtna ura hour of death
smŕtni (mrtvaški) zvon death knell
biti v smŕtni nevarnosti to be in mortal danger

tákšen ➞ tak; suchlike

tákšen kot such as
še ena tákšna nesreča another such disaster
nič tákšnega no such thing
tákšna predrznost, nesramnost! such impudence!
kakršen gospodar, tákšen sluga like master, Iike man

težàk -žka, -o (teža) heavy; (masa) ponderous, weighty; (breme) weighty; figurativno leaden; (naloga) toilsome; (naporen) hard, difficult, arduous, trying, exhausting; (kazen) severe; (napaka) grave; (vino) heady

težki časi hard times pl
težko breme heavy burden
težko delo hard work
težki delavec manual labourer, heavy worker (ali labourer)
težka atletika heavy athletics pl
težka artilerija heavy artillery, heavy guns pl
težka hoja heavy tread
težka izbira hard choice
težka jed indigestible food
težàk, -žka, -o vojaški invalid severely disabled ex-serviceman
težàk, -žka, -o boj hard struggle
težàk, -žka, -o bombnik heavy bomber
težka industrija heavy industry
težka kovina heavy metal
težke izgube heavy losses pl
težka naloga hard task
težka napaka gross mistake, blunder
težka križarka heavy cruiser
težka svila heavy silk
težàk, -žka, -o udarec hard blow
težki nemiri serious rioting
težka nesreča serious accident
težka skrb grievous worries, arhaično care
težka oborožitev heavy armament
težàk, -žka, -o porod difficult birth
10 funtov težka ščuka a ten-pound pike
s težkim srcem with a heavy heart
težka voda kemija heavy water
težko je zame (figurativno) it's hard on me
glava mi je težka my head feels heavy
on je težàk, -žka, -o (= tehta) 120 funtov he scales 120 pounds
ona je težka, težko je z njo (figurativno) she is hard to get on with

usóden fatal, fateful, fated

usódna nesreča fatal accident
usódna napaka fatal mistake
usóden (smrten) udarec fatal stroke

vozník driver; (šofer) chauffeur; (vozá) carter, (tovornega voza) lorry driver, van driver, ZDA teamster; (kočijaž) coachman, coacher, (izvošček) cabman

brezobziren motorni vozník road hog
po nesreči pobegli vozník hit-and-run driver
nesreča, ki jo je povzročil pobegli vozník hit-and-run accident

zasledováti (sovražnika) to pursue, to give chase to, to chase; (jelena itd.) to follow, to hunt; (figurativno) to haunt, to dog, to hound; to persecute

zdi se, da me zasleduje nesreča misfortune seems to dog my footsteps

zaslútiti to have a presentiment (of), to anticipate, to have a foreboding (of), to suspect; (predvidevati) to foresee, to guess

zaslútiti nevarnost to suspect (a) danger, (pogovorno) to smell a rat
zaslutili smo zasedo we suspected an ambush
zaslutila je, da se bo zgodila nesreča she felt that an accident was going to happen

zgodíti se to happen (komu to someone), to occur, to come to pass, to come about, to chance; to take place; to befall

naj se zgodi, kar hoče! happen what may!, no matter what happens!
prav se mu je zgodilo! it served him right!
kar se je zgodilo, se je zgodilo what's done is done!
da se (ti) to več ne zgodi! don't let that happen again!
zgôdi se Tvoja volja! religija Thy will be done!
in nič se ni zgodilo and nothing happened
kdaj se je to zgodilo? when did it take place?
takó se je to zgodilo this is how it came about
zgodila se mu je nesreča he has had an accident, he has met with an accident
nesreča se nikoli ne zgodi sama misfortunes never come singly