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glúh deaf; figurativno having no ear for, dead to, having turned a deaf ear to

glúh kot kamen stone-deaf, (as) deaf as a post
glúh od rojstva deaf from birth, congenitally deaf; deaf; hard (ali dull) of hearing
glúh na eno uho deaf in one ear
glúh na levo uho deaf in the left ear
glúh na obe ušesi deaf in both ears
v glúhi noči in the (ali at) dead of night
glúh za vse prošnje deaf to all entreaties (ali to all pleas)
ali si glúh? are you deaf?, can't you hear?, have you gone deaf?
bila je glúha za moje besede she turned a deaf ear to all my words
on je glúh za mene he has turned a deaf ear to me
to ni padlo na glúha ušesa it didn't fall on deaf ears
pridigati glúhim ušesom to preach to deaf ears
on bo glúh za vaše opomine he will turn a deaf ear to your admonitions
najbolj glúhi so tisti, ki nočejo slišati (there are) none so deaf as those that will not hear

izbírati to choose; to select; to pick out; to sort out

težko je izbírati med tema dvema knjigama there is not much to choose between these two books (= obe sta enaki)

kompromís compromise

doseči kompromís, priti do kompromísa to arrive at a compromise
dosegel je kompromís z upniki he reached a compromise with his creditors
napraviti kompromís to compromise, to make a compromise
obe strani sta sklenili kompromís the two sides compromised
sporazumeti se za kompromís to settle for a compromise

móžnost possibility, chance; (izvedljivost) feasibility, practicability; (verjetnost) probability, likelihood

meje móžnosti the bounds pl of possibility
nimamo druge móžnosti, kot da... we have no alternative but to...
izključevati móžnost to rule out the possibility
v okviru móžnosti within the range of possibility
nobene móžnosti ni, da bi ona prišla there is no possibility of her coming
nobene druge móžnosti ni there is no other alternative
izkoristiti obe móžnosti to have the best of both worlds

na on, upon; at; in; up, upward; to; over

na cesti on the road
na ulici in the street, ZDA on the street
na deželi in the country
na dvorišču in the courtyard
na desni, na levi on the right, on the left
na desno, na levo to the right, to the left
na kredit, na up on credit
na mojo čast on my honour, honestly
na primer for instance, for example
na morju at sea
na nebu in the sky
na sliki in the picture
na soncu in the sun
na polju in the field
na travniku in the meadow
na (živilskem) trgu at the market-place
na postaji at the station
na mizi on (ali upon) the table
na svetu in the world
na razstavi at the exposition
na minuto a minute, to the minute
na mestu (takoj) on the spot, at once
na moji strani on my side
na obeh straneh on both sides
na ta način in this manner
na najlepši način in the finest manner
na povelje to order
na zemljevidu on the map
na moje priporočilo on (ali upon) my recommendation
na moje presenečenje to my surprise (ali astonishment)
na moj račun at my expense
na moje veliko obžalovanje to my deep regret
na svojo škodo to one's detriment (ali cost ali disadvantage)
na mojo škodo to my cost
na temelju on the grounds of, by virtue of
na mojo sramoto to my disgrace
na srečo fortunately
na slepo blindly, at random, gropingly
na vsak način at any rate, by all means
na noben način on no account
na vrat na nos head over heels, headlong
na svidenje! goodbye!, ZDA goodby!, au revoir!, so long!, see you again!
na prvi pogled at first sight, at first glance
na mojo prošnjo at my request
na vaše priporočilo on the strength of your recommendation
na potovanju in travelling
na stotine by hundreds
dvakrat na dan twice a day
X tolarjev na dan X tolars a day
en četrt na pet a quarter past four
tri četrt na pet a quarter to five
na moje stroške at my expense
vpliv na... influence over (ali on)...
X SIT na uro X tolars per hour
biti na lovu to be out hunting
na tebi je, da rečeš... it is up to you (to say)...
biti na obisku pri kom to stay with someone
biti hud na koga to have a grudge against someone
biti gluh na obe ušesi to be deaf in both ears
na luči mi je (stoji) he is (stands) in my light
kdo je zdaj na vrsti? whose turn is it now?
jaz sem na vrsti it is my turn
ljubosumen je na svojo ženo he is jealous of his wife
slep je na eno oko he is blind in one eye
hrom je na eno nogo he is lame in one leg
moje okno gleda na dvorišče my window looks out on to the backyard
igrati na flavto to play the flute
imeti kaj črno na belem to have something in black and white
imaš velik vpliv nanj you have a great influence over (ali on) him
biti ves dan na nogah to be busy (ali pogovorno on the go) all day long
iti na pošto to go to the post office
iti komu na roko (figurativno) to oblige someone, to help someone, to lend someone a helping hand
osvojiti na juriš trdnjavo to take a fortress by storm
(s)plezati na drevo to climb (up) a tree
motiti se na vsej črti to be mistaken all along the line
verjeti komu na besedo to take someone's word for it
zidati na pesek to build on sand
želim sobo na ulico I want a room overlooking the street
iti na lov to go out hunting
iti na potovanje to go abroad

obá obé; obádva, obédve both; the two; either of two; the one and the other

za naju oba for the two of us
obe ti dekleti both these girls
v obeh primerih in either case
na obeh straneh ceste on either side (ali on both sides) of the road
kateri od obeh? which of the two?
obe moji roki both my hands
oba vidva bosta morala to drago plačati you'll both have to pay dearly for it

plát side

zadnja plát (zadnjica) backside, buttocks pl, behind; (kovanca) reverse
druga plát medalje the reverse of the medal
plát zvona tocsin; alarm bell
zvoniti plát zvona to ring the alarm bell
slišati obe pláti to hear both sides
od vseh pláti from all sides
vsaka stvar ima dve pláti (figurativno) there are two sides to every question

slíšati to hear

dobro slíšati to hear well
napačno slíšati to hear amiss
slučajno slíšati to overhear
slíšati govoriti to hear say
slišim, da... I understand (ali I am informed) that...
on ne sliši dobro he is hard of hearing
moj pes sliši na ime Bob my dog answers to the name of Bob
vem (povem), kar sem slišal I know it by (I speak from) hearsay
slišal sem jo peti I heard her sing
ste že kdaj slišali kaj takega? have you ever heard the like of it?
o tem noče on nič slíšati he will not hear of it
slišal sem to od nekoga I have heard some one say so
to (takó) sem slišal so I (have) heard
slišal sem to praviti I have heard it said
slíšati obe strani to hear both sides
od tedaj o njem ni več (kaj) slíšati he hasn't been heard of since
ona rada sliši sebe govoriti she likes to hear herself talk
to se dobro, lepo sliši that sounds well (ali fine, pogovorno nice)
ne hoteti slíšati to shut one's ears (to), to refuse to listen to
s svojim radijskim aparatom morem slíšati Pariz I can get Paris on (ali with) my radio
komaj se je slišalo, kar je rekel what he said was scarcely audible
bil je tak hrup, da niso mogli slíšati lastnih glasov there was such a noise that they could not hear their own voices
hujšega gluhca ni od tistega, ki noče slíšati there are none so deaf as those who will not hear