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péti (pôjem) to sing, (v cerkvi) to chant; (o zvonu) to ring; (ptice) to warble, to twitter, to chirp; (petelin) to crow; (pesnikovati) to be a poet, to compose poetry

péti v zboru to sing in a choir
péti z not brez vaje to sight-read
péti po notah to read music, to sing from a score (ali from music)
prenizko péti to sing too low, to sing flat
previsoko péti to sing too high, to sing sharp
péti (vesele) božične pesmi to sing (Christmas) carols, to go carol-singing
večglasno péti to sing in parts
enoglasno péti to sing in unison
učiti se péti to learn singing
začeti péti to intone, to begin to sing
napačno péti to sing out of tune
prav(ilno) péti to sing in tune
péti na vse grlo to sing at the top of one's voice
péti komu hvalo to sing someone's praises
péti vedno isto pesem (figurativno) to be always harping on the same theme
korakali so in peli na vse grlo they marched on, singing at the top of their voices

pêti -a, -o the fifth

pêta kolona (figurativno) fifth column
pêto kolo (figurativno) fifth wheel

čústvo feeling, (močno) emotion; sentiment, (ljubezen) affection

brez čústva hardhearted, hard, impassive, impassible; cold; apathetic
čústvo usmiljenja a feeling of pity
svojih čustev ne kažem preodkrito I don't wear my heart on my sleeve
odkrito kazati svoja čústva not to disguise one's emotions; to make a public display of one's feelings
gojiti neprijazna čústva do koga to entertain unfriendly sentiments towards someone
péti s čústvom to sing with feeling
žalil je moja čústva he hurt my feelings

diskánt glasba treble, soprano, descant, discant

peti z diskántom to sing treble

enoglásno prislov unanimously; with one voice (ali accord); as one man; en bloc

enoglásno sprejeto carried (ali passed) unanimously
izvoljen enoglásno razen dveh glasov elected with two dissentient votes
peti enoglásno to sing in unison

glórija (slava) glory; (svetniški sij) halo, nimbus, aureole

glórija komu peti to glorify someone

gŕlo anatomija throat; (steklenice) neck; gorge, gullet

vnetje gŕla tonsillitis, quinsy
kronično vnetje gŕla arhaično clergyman's throat
gŕlo me boli I have a sore throat
imeti suho gŕlo (figurativno) to have a cobweb in one's throat
ozko gŕlo (figurativno, pogovorno) bottleneck
kričati, vpiti na vse gŕlo to shout (knjižno to cry, to cry out) at the top of one's voice, pogovorno to cry blue murder
nastaviti komu nož na gŕlo to put a knife to someone' throat
pognati po gŕlu (izpiti) to knock it back
glas mi je zastal v gŕlu I had a lump in my throat
besede so mi obtičale v gŕlu the words stuck in my throat
peti na vse gŕlo to sing at the top of one's voice
prerezati gŕlo komu to cut someone's throat
na vse gŕlo se smejati to roar with laughter
sit sem tega do gŕla I am sick and tired of that, I am bored to death (ali to tears) with that, I'm fed up to the back teeth with that, ZDA pogovorno it's coming out of my ears, it bores the pants off me
do gŕla sem vsega sit I've had a bellyful, žargon I'm absolutely cheesed off

hvála thanks pl; (pohvala) praise, laud, commendation; (govor, pismena hvala) eulogy, panegyric, encomium

hvála! thank you!
hvála lepa! thanks very much!, many thanks!
hvála lepa za Vašo prijaznost! many thanks for your kindness!
hvála bogu! thank God!
hvála bodi bogu! thanks be to God!
hvála za Vaše vprašanje (po mojem zdravju)! thank you for asking after me
srčna Vam hvála za... my heartfelt thanks to you for..., I am deeply grateful to you
biti skop s hválo to be sparing with one's praise
hválo peti komu to sing someone's praises
sam sebi hválo peti to blow one's own trumpet, humoristično to toot one's own horn
še hvála mi ni nihče rekel! much (ali small) thanks I got for it!
lastna hvála se po blatu, pod mizo valja self-praise is no recommendation
še malo čaja? - prosim! (da); hvála, ne! some more tea? - yes, please!; no, thank you!

hválnica hvalospév hymn, religija canticle; carol; panegyric

peti hválnice to hymn

kór

1. (v cerkvi) choir, (pred oltarjem) chancel, (dvignjeni del, za orgle in pevce) organ loft

2. (pevski zbor) choir, chorus, band of singers

peti v kóru to sing in a choir (ali the choir)

napáčen wrong; false; incorrect

napáčno prislov wrong, wrongly
napáčno ime false (ali fictitious) name
ni napáčno! not bad!
napraviti napáčen korak to take a false step
ura gre napáčno the clock is (ali goes, is going) wrong
napáčno uganiti (nepravo zadeti) to guess wrong
napáčno razumeti to misunderstand
napáčno me razumete you misunderstand me, you mistake me
kaj se ti zdi napáčno pri tem? what do you find wrong with it?
na napáčnega je naletel (figurativno) he had come to the wrong shop
peljati se z napáčnim vlakom to take the wrong train
napáčno je držal knjigo he was holding the book the wrong way up
napáčno delati, narediti to act wrong, to do wrong
napáčno izgovoriti (obvestiti, pisati) to mispronounce (to misinform, to misspell)
napáčno peti to sing out of tune
napáčno (pre) soditi to misjudge
zelo napáčno je od tebe, da ga podpiraš it is very wrong of you to support him
zaiti na napáčna pota (figurativno) to take the wrong path (ali turning)
ne bi bilo napáčno, če bi to poskusili it wouldn't be a bad idea to try it, we see no harm in trying it
obrnil si se na napáč naslov (osebo) pogovorno you've come to the wrong shop
napáčna ideja a false idea
napáčen pojem a mistaken notion
napáčen odgovor a wrong answer
napáčen podatek, napáčna navedba false statement, misrepresentation
napáčna (telefonska) številka, napáčna zveza! sorry, wrong number!

nóta note

nóte pl glasba music
diplomatska nóta diplomatic note
protestna nóta note of protest
izmenjava diplomatskih nót politika exchange of notes
nóte za klavir piano music, music for piano
(tiskane) glasbene nóte (printed) music, (nevezane) sheet music
papir za nóte music paper
stojalo za nóte music desk; music stand
cela (1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 nóte) glasba semibreve (minim, crotchet, quaver ali ZDA eighth note, semiquaver ali ZDA sixteenth note, demisemiquaver)
peti po nótah to read music, to sight-read, to be a sight reader, to sing at sight
prinesite nóte s seboj! bring your music along!

po after; on, upon; at, by; over; through; according to

po abecednem redu in alphabetical order
po božiču after Christmas
po tej ceni at this price
po 10 tolarjev kos at ten tolars each
po dolžini lengthwise
po dva by twos, two by two, two at a time
po vsej Evropi all over Europe
(samó) po imenu (only) in name
po kopnem in po morju by land and sea
po mestu about (ali through) the town
po vsem mestu all over the town
kot po maslu (figurativno) like clockwork
po kakovosti by quality
po malem little by little, by degrees
po mojem mnenju in my opinion, to my mind
po meri by measure
po modi after the fashion
po naravi from nature
po naročilu by order
narejen po naročilu made to order
po naključju by accident, by chance
po nesreči unfortunately, as ill luck would have it
po možnosti if possible
odvetnik po poklicu lawyer by profession
po navodilu as instructed
po pravilu by rule
po petkrat five times running
po pravici by rights, of right
po mojem računu by my reckoning
po poslu, po poslih on business, on an errand
po rojstvu by birth
imenovan po stricu named after his uncle
po sobi about the room
po vsem svetu all over the world, all the world over
po njegovi smrti after his death
po ulici along the street
po uvidevnosti at discretion
po vodi by water
po tem vzorcu following (ali on, after) this pattern
po vrednosti in value
enak po velikosti equal in size
po deset ur nepretrgoma ten hours at a stretch
po vsem after all
po angleškem zakonu under (the) English law
po zraku by air
po spominu from memory
po planu according to the plan (ali scheme)
po vrsti in order, one after another, every one in his turn
po vaši želji according to your wish
takoj po moji vrnitvi immediately upon my return
po prejemu tega pisma on receipt of this letter
po meni je I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
če bi bilo po tebi, bi se svet podrl if you had your way, the world would go to ruin
če vam je po volji if you choose, if you care
to ni po mojem okusu that is not to my taste
dobivati časopis po pošti to receive one's newspaper by post
igrati po posluhu to play by ear
po starosti sta enaka they are the same age
iti po vodo to fetch water, to go for water
šel je ponj (po njega) he went to fetch him
peti po notah to read music, to sight-read
poslati po zdravnika to send for the doctor
poslali so po zdravnika the doctor has been (oziroma was) sent for
pridi pome (po mene)! come and fetch me!
potoval sem po vsej Afriki I travelled all over Africa
priseči po krivem to perjure oneself, to commit perjury
prišel sem k tebi po nasvet I have come to you for advice
risati po naravi to draw from nature (ali life)
sklepati po čem to infer from
soditi po zunanjosti to judge by appearances
po vsem, kar sem slišal... from all I heard...
sprehajati se po palubi to walk (ali to pace) the deck
sprehajati se, hoditi po soncu (dežju) to walk in the sun (in the rain)
udaril me je po glavi (ustih) he hit me on the head (he struck me in the mouth)
voditi koga po mestu to show someone round the town

poslúh musical ear, ear for music

brez poslúha tone deaf
on ima dober poslúh za glasbo he has an ear for music
nima poslúha he has no musical ear
igrati, peti po poslúhu to play by ear, to sing by ear
poslúh! attention!

pričéti pričénjati to begin; to commence; to start

pričéti, pričénjati se to begin
narobe pričéti, pričénjati to make a bad start
pričéti, pričénjati peti to start singing, to burst into song
pričéti, pričénjati pogajanja to enter into negotiations
pričéti, pričénjati pri sebi to begin at home
pričéti, pričénjati neko stvar to start on a thing
da (najprej) pričnemo... to begin with... ➞ začeti

rapsódski rhapsodic, rhapsodical

rapsódsko péti, deklamirati to rhapsodize

refrén refrain; glasba (pripev) burden; chorus

péti refrén to sing the refrain
(so)péti v refrénu to join in the chorus

serenáda glasba serenade

peti, igrati komu serenádo to serenade someone
pevec serenáde serenader

slavospév hymn; eulogy; panegyric (na on, upon)

peti komu slavospéve to sing someone's praises, to extol someone

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