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postáviti to raise, to erect (spomenik, stavbo a monument, a building); to set (up); to put (up), to place, to stand

postáviti za (imenovati) to nominate, to appoint
postáviti cene to fix (ali to quote) prices
postáviti komisijo to set up a commission
postáviti si hišo to build a house
postáviti mrežo to set (ali to spread) a net
postáviti past (zasedo) to set a trap (an ambush)
postáviti zanko to lay a snare
postáviti v vrsto to range, to draw up
postáviti šotor to pitch a tent
postáviti termin to fix a time (ali date), to appoint a day (ali time)
kam bomo postavili klavir? here shall we put the piano?
pred vrata so mu postavili miličnika they have posted a policeman at (ali in front of) his door
postavil ga je za svojega dediča he has appointed him his heir
postavili so ga za predsednika they nominated him president
postáviti ob stran (odložiti) to shelve
postavimo (recimo), da ne pride suppose he doesn't come
postáviti na preizkušnjo to put to the test
postáviti se (namestiti se) to place oneself, to take up one's post (ali position)
postáviti se v bran, po robu to make one's stand, to make a stand (against), to stand at bay, to show fight
postáviti se z (bahati se z) to pride oneself on, to boast of
postáviti se v špalir to form a line, to line up
postáviti se na glavo to stand on one's head
tudi če se na glavo postaviš (figurativno) in spite of anything you may do
postáviti vse na glavo to leave everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
postáviti se komu ob stran to side with someone

brán defence; resistance

postaviti se v brán to make a stand, to stand upon one's guard

cílj aim, end; object, vojska objective; scope; view; purpose; goal, mark; (tarča) target, butt, mark; (dirkalni, šport) winning post; (življenjski, željá) goal; (potovanja) destination; (stremljenje) aspiration

brez cílja aimless, purposeless, without aim or end
za ta cílj to this end
mimo cílja beside (ali wide of) the mark
doseči svoj cílj to attain (ali to secure) one's end, to achieve one's purpose, to attain one's objectives, to gain one's end(s), to reach one's goal, ZDA to get there; to carry one's point
imeti za cílj to aim at
ima visok cílj he is aiming high
doseči cílj svojih želja to attain the object of one's desires
iti za svojim cíljem, zasledovati svoj cílj to pursue one's end (ali one's aim)
iti, priti skozi cílj šport to breast the tape
postaviti cílj to set an aim
postaviti si za cílj to aim at
vzeti si za cílj to make it one's business (to)
zadeti cílj to hit the mark
zasledovati preveč cíljev to have too many irons in the fire
pogoditi cílj to pinpoint
zgrešiti cílj to miss the mark
vojaški cílji so bili bombardirani military targets (ali objectives) have been (letalsko) bombed, (artilerijsko) shelled
priti na cílj svojega potovanja to reach the end (ali the destination) of one's journey, to reach one's journey's end

déjstvo fact; matter of fact

déjstvo je, da... the fact is that...
to je déjstvo, ki ga vsi poznamo it is a fact known to us all
to nič ne spremeni na déjstvu that does not alter the fact (da... that...)
postaviti koga pred gotovo déjstvo to confront someone with an accomplished fact
biti postavljen pred gotovo déjstvo to be faced with an accomplished fact
temelječ na déjstvih based on facts
ujemati se z déjstvi to fit the facts
to ni najmanj važno (= je precej, zelo važno) déjstvo this is not the least important fact
to déjstvo ni niti malo važno this fact is not in the least important

diléma dilemma

v veliki dilémi on the horns of a dilemma
biti v dilémi to be in a dilemma, to be on the horns of a dilemma
biti v dilémi ali... ali... to be in two minds whether... or...
priti v dilémo to be thrown into a dilemma
spraviti koga v dilémo to put someone in(to) a dilemma
postaviti koga v resno dilémo to place someone in a serious dilemma

gláva head; (redko) poll; humoristično (zlasti plešava) pate; (lobanja, mrtvaška) skull; žargon bonce; (naslov) title, heading, ZDA caption; (vodja) chief, leader; ekonomija principal, ZDA boss; (vrhnji del) top; (pamet, razum) brains pl, wit (s pl), intelligence, understanding, judgment, sense; (bister človek) man of talent, pogovorno brainy fellow; (oseba) person; (kovanca) obverse, face, pogovorno heads

brez gláve headless, acephalous, figurativno reckless, hare-brained, confused, out of one's wits, silly
gláva ob glávi closely packed
na glavo, za glávo (figurativno) each; per head; per capita
iz gláve (na pamet) (znati) (to know) by heart
gláva ali napis? (pri metanju kovanca v zrak) heads or tails?
od gláve do nog from top to toe
od nog do gláve from head to foot
glávo pokonci! keep smiling!, vojska chin up!
z glávo navzdol with downcast head
na glávo postavljen (narobe) topsy-turvy
brez gláve in repa without rhyme or reason
delo z glávo brain work
delavec z glávo white-collar worker
beljenje gláve (figurativno) cudgelling (ali racking) one's brain, cogitation, rumination
kimanje z glávo nodding, nod
lasje na glávi hair (of the head)
poraba na glávo consumption per capita
gláva postelje head of the bed
rana na glávi wound in the head
skok na glávo header
stoja na glávi šport headstand, aeronavtika landing on the nose
strel v glávo shot in the head
tele z dvema glávama a twoheaded calf
umivanje gláve shampooing
več kot 100 gláv živine more than a hundred head of cattle
zmajevanje z glávo shaking of one's head
belíti si glávo to beat one's brains out, to cudgel (ali to rack) one's brains (z over)
biti čez glávo zadolžen to be up to one's ears (ali one's eyes, the neck) in debt
za glávo je večji od očeta he is taller than his father by a head
za glávo je večji od mene he stands a head taller than I
oče je gláva družine the father is the head of the family
ne biti pravi v glávi (figurativno) to be crazy, to be out of one's mind, to be off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker)
on je bistra gláva he is a bright chap
trde gláve je he is thickheaded, pogovorno he is thick (between the ears)
puhle, prazne gláve je he is empty-headed, he is brainless
delati po svoji glávi to have one's own way
gláve delati (solata, zelje) to head, to heart
ne vem, kje se me gláva drži I do not know which way to turn, I am quite perplexed
gláva me boli I have a headache, my head aches, I feel headachy
gláva me je od tega bolela that gave me a headache
čez glávo imam dela I am swamped with work
kje vendar sem imel glávo? what on earth was I thinking of?
nimam gláve za matematiko I have no head for mathematics
tega imam že čez glávo dovolj I am sick (ali žargon I've had a bellyful) of it
to nima ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of this
kar pripovedujete, nima ne gláve ne repa I cannot make head or tail of what you say
za glávo mu gre for him it is a matter of life and death
po glávi mi gre (roji, hodi) neka misel an idea keeps (on) running through my mind
to vino gre v glávo this wine is heady, this wine goes to my head
on ima glávo na pravem mestu he has his head well screwed on
stvar mi ne gre v glávo it's beyond me, I cannot understand it
iti, stopiti v glávo to go to one's head
ne ve, kje se ga gláva drži he doesn't know whether he's coming or going
to mi ne gre iz gláve I can't get it out of my head
ni čisto pravi v glávi he is not quite right in the head, žargon he has a screw loose
uspeh mu je šel (stopil) v glávo, mu je zmešal glávo success has turned his head
nekaj mu gre po glávi (figurativno) he is turning something over in his mind
samo letala mu gredo, rojijo po glávi (figurativno) he thinks, talks and breathes aeroplanes
ta misel mi ne gre iz gláve this idea keeps running through my head
izgubiti glávo to lose one's head (ali one's wits ali one's presence of mind)
ne izgubiti gláve to keep one's head
izbiti si kaj iz gláve to dismiss something from one's mind
iz gláve izračunati vsoto to work out a sum in one's head
izbiti komu kaj iz gláve to argue someone out of something
s svojo glávo jamčiš za to you will answer with your life for this
ne morem mu tega izbiti iz gláve I cannot drive it out of his head
napraviti po svoji glávi to do as one likes
obdržati v glávi to remember
tu ne najdem ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of it
glávo odsekati (obglaviti) komu to behead someone
pognati si kroglo v glávo to blow one's brains out
v glávo mi pade it occurs to me, an idea comes to mind
kaj ti vendar pade v glávo? the very idea!
nisem na glávo padel I am no fool
nikdar mi ni v glávo padlo it never entered (into) my mind
pogledati koga od gláve do nog to eye someone up and down, to look someone over from head to foot
nositi glávo v vreči (figurativno) to carry one's life in one's hands
oditi s povešeno glávo to go off with downcast head (ali fig with one's tail between one's legs)
pognati se z glávo naprej v vodo to throw oneself headfirst into the water
prikimati z glávo to nod assent
postaviti vse na glávo to turn everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
postaviti vse mesto na glávo (figurativno) to paint the town red
z glávo je plačal svoje izdajstvo he paid for his treason with his life
riniti z glávo v zid (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall
riniti z glávo v nevarnost to rush headlong (ali to plunge) into danger
ne rini z glávo v zid! don't batter your head against a brick wall!
riskirati glávo to risk one's neck
povesiti glávo to hang one's head
razpisati nagrado na glávo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head
glávo stavim, da to ni res I'd stake my life it is not true
skloniti svojo glávo pod jarem to bow one's head under the yoke
ubijati si glávo z, nad to rack one's brains over
vbiti si kaj v glávo to take something into one's head
prati komu glávo (figurativno) to give someone a dressing-down
v glávi se mi vrti I am (ali I feel) dizzy, I feel giddy, my head is reeling (ali spinning)
računati iz gláve to do mental arithmetic
zmajati z glávo to shake one's head
več glav, več vé two heads are better than one
za glávo zmagati (na dirki) to win by a head
čez glávo komu zrasti to outgrow (one's respect for) someone
zmešati komu glávo to turn someone's head
ne moreš z glávo skozi zid you can't butt your way through a brick wall
kolikor gláv, toliko misli two heads are better than one

hipotéza hypothesis; supposition; surmise

delati hipotéze to speculate, to surmise
postaviti hipotézo to hypothesize

híša house; (stavba) building

stanovanjska híša tenement (house); dwelling, arhaično habitation; (gosposka hiša) mansion; (graščina) manor
mestna híša (magistrat) town hall, city hall; (vladarska, knežja) dynasty
trgovska híša house, (business) firm, concern; store, department store; establishment
vogelna híša corner house
samostojno stoječa híša detached house
Spodnja híša angleškega parlamenta the lower house, the House of Commons
Zgornja híša the upper house, the House of Lords; ZDA (ljudsko zastopništvo) the House of Representatives
blok híš block (of buildings)
vrata híš a row of houses
lesena híša wooden house, frame house
javna híša brothel, house of ill fame, house of ill repute, bawdy house; vulgarno knocking shop; ZDA žargon cathouse
polna híša (gledališče) full house
gostov polna híša houseful of guests
híša ni sklepčna! (parlament) no house!
zabava ob vselitvi v híšo housewarming
dohod, pot k híši path, drive, driveway
boj od híše do híše vojska house-to-house fighting
velik kot híša as high as a house; huge, enormous
zunaj híše out of doors; outdoors
mati je nekje v híši Mother is somewhere around (ali about) the house
vsa híša je bila na nogah the whole household was stirring
naša híša Vam je vedno odprta you are always welcome here
pognati, vreči iz híše koga to turn (ali to throw) someone out (of the house)
postaviti híšo na glavo figurativno to turn the house upside down
stopiti v híšo to enter the house
stopiti iz híše to go out
prepovedati komu vstop v híšo to forbid someone to enter one's house
vseliti se v híšo to move into a house, to move in

horoskóp horoscope

postaviti komu horoskóp to cast someone's horoscope

kandidát candidate; (prosilec za službeno mesto) applicant; (predlaganec) nominee; (na izpitu) candidate, examinee

biti kandidát za to be a candidate for
postaviti kandidáta to put up a candidate

klóp -i bench; form; seat; (šolska klóp, -i) form, (posamezna) desk

klóp, -i v cerkvi pew
zatožna klóp, -i dock
klóp, -i z naslanjalom settee; (v čolnu) thwart; (galjotov) bank; (kanoniška) stall
postaviti klóp, -ii to bench
sedeti v prvi (zadnji) šolski klóp, -ii to sit in the front (back) row
sedeti na zatožni klóp, -ii to be in the dock
kazenske klóp, -ii (pri hokeju na ledu) sin bin

komisíja commission; board of commissioners, body of persons entrusted with some investigation; committee; (naročilo) commission, order

v komisíji on commission
kupiti in prodati v komisíji to buy and sell on commission
dati (vzeti) v komisíjo trgovina to give (to take) in commission
biti v komisíji to be (ali to sit) on a committee
imenovati, postaviti komisíjo to appoint, to set up a commission, a committee
imeti blago v komisíji trgovina to have goods on commission
seja komisíje committee meeting
arbitražna komisíja arbitration committee (ali board)
izpitna komisíja board of examiners
komisíja izvedencev committee of experts
nadzorna komisíja supervisory committee
posebna komisíja special committee
stalna komisíja permanent committee, standing committee
preiskovalna komisíja committee (ali commission) of inquiry
mandatno imunitetna komisíja credentials commission
komisíja za volitve in imenovanja commission for elections and nominations
mešana komisíja joint commission

kót¹ angle; corner; nook; recess, retired spot

pravi (ostri, topi) kót right (acute, obtuse) angle
lomni kót angle of refraction
odbojni kót angle of reflection
vidni, zorni kót angle of sight, optic angle, visual angle, figurativno point of view
deklinacíjski kót angle of declination
sokot adjacent angle
kót ob peči (zapeček) inglenook
strel iz kóta šport corner kick, corner
iskati kaj po vseh kótih to search high and low for something, to search every nook and cranny
postaviti otroka v kót (kazen) to make a child stand in the corner
mrtvi kót (avta) blind spot, vojska spot sheltered from enemy fire
vrh kóta point of an angle

kôzel

1. zoologija he-goat, pogovorno billy goat; (smrdljiva oseba) stinker, arhaično stinkard

grešni kôzel (figurativno, vsegakriv) scapegoat
biti grešni kôzel (figurativno trpeti za druge) to be the scapegoat (ali pogovorno the fall guy)
kôzle streljati (figurativno) to commit blunders
kôzla ustreliti (figurativno) to drop a brick (ali pogovorno a clanger), to put one's foot in it, to blunder
postaviti kôzla za vrtnarja to set a thief to catch a thief

2.

kôzel na kočiji coach box, dickey seat

láž lie; untruth, falsehood; (manjša) fib

debela láž a big lie, a gross untruth, a whacking lie, pogovorno a thumper, a tough one, ZDA pogovorno a whopper, a thumping lie, an outrageous lie
grda láž a foul lie
nedolžna láž a white lie
kosmata láž blatant lie
dokazana láž a lie unmasked (ali laid bare, exposed, arhaično nailed to the counter); (izmišljotina) pogovorno flam
pogostna láž widespread lie
same láži! a pack of lies!
to je debela láž this is a gross untruth
to je čista, gola láž this is a downright lie
izmisliti si láž to invent (ali to forge) a lie
z lážmi se izvleči iz... to lie oneself out of...
povedati láž to tell a lie
na láž postaviti koga to refute (ali to rebut, to belie) someone
bil je postavljen na láž he has been refuted (ali proved a liar); he has been flatly contradicted
ujeti koga na láži to catch someone out in a lie
láž ima kratke noge lies are short-lived (ali have short wings), a liar is soon exposed
aparat za odkrivanje láži lie detector
on ne okleva pred lážjo he does not scruple to lie

lúč light; (svetilka) lamp

električna lúč electric light(ing)
prometna lúč traffic light, stop-go sign
plinska lúč gaslight
pri lúči by (artificial) light
v pravi lúči in its true aspect
pokazati kaj v pravi lúči to show something in its true colours
rudarska lúč miner's lamp
lúč gori the light is on
lúč ne gori the light is out
lúč je ugasnjena the light is off
držati proti, k lúči to hold up to the light
iti komu z lúči to stand out of someone's light
on ni nobena lúč (figurativno) he is no great light
prižgati lúč to put (ali to switch, to turn) the light on
ugasniti lúč to put the light out, to turn (ali to switch) the light off
postaviti kaj v pravo lúč to put something in the true light
postaviti kaj v nepravi, v napačni lúči to present something in the wrong light, to misrepresent
to prikazuje stvar v drugi, v novi lúči that puts the matter in a new light
ne stoj mi na lúči! don't stand in my light!
to meče novo lúč na to vprašanje this throws a new light on the question
metati slabo lúč na... to reflect (unfavourably) on...
njegovo vedenje meče slabo luč na njegovo vzgojo his behaviour reflects (unfavourably) upon his upbringing
zagledati lúč sveta to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to see the light
če to gledamo v lúči najnovejših odkritij if we view it in the light of the most recent discoveries
tisoči luči na ulicah thousands of lights in the streets

mêgla (gosta) fog; mist; (redka) haze; astronomija nebula

gosta mêgla thick mist
pas goste mêgle (nad morjem) fog-bank
zelo gosta mêgla pea-souper
zadržan zaradi mêgle (o ladji) fogbound
z dimom mešana mêgla smog
signal v gosti mêgli (železnica) fogger, fog signal, (zvočni) foghorn
umetna mêgla smoke screen
bila je gosta mêgla it was foggy
mêgla se dviga fog is rising
mêgla se spušča, pada fog is coming down
opoldne se je mêgla dvignila at noon the mist lifted
postaviti signale (petarde) zaradi goste mêgle to set fog warning signals (detonators)
videti stvari v mêgli to see things in a mist
zaviti v mêglo to mist

mêja (državna, deželna) frontier, border; (ločnica) boundary (-line); (mejno področje) borders pl, confines pl; figurativno limit, (skrajni konec) extreme point; (rob) edge, verge, skirt

na mêji on the frontier
onkraj mêje beyond the frontier, (v tujini) abroad
v mêjah (česa) within the borders (ali limits) (of something)
do (neke) gotove mêje to a certain extent, to some extent, up to a point
mestne mêje city boundaries pl
starostna mêja age limit
živa mêja hedge, hedgerow, quickset hedge
določitev mêje demarcation; delimitation
kršitev mêje violation of the frontier
prestopitev mêje frontier-crossing
mêja, ki se ne sme prestopiti figurativno pogovorno deadline
prekoračiti, prestopiti mêjo to cross the frontier, (figurativno) to exceed the limit (ali permission)
postaviti mêjo, mêje to put (ali to set) bounds to, to limit
začrtati mêjo to draw a boundary
določiti mêjo to determine (ali to set, to fix) a boundary
vse ima svoje mêje there is a limit to everything, we must draw the line somewhere
ne poznati mêje (figurativno) to know no bounds
njegova hvaležnost (njegovo začudenje) ni poznala mêjá his gratitude (his surprise) knew no bounds
to presega vse mêje that passes all bounds
moje potrpljenje je skoraj doseglo svojo mêjo I have almost reached the limit of my patience
držati v mêjah to keep within bounds, to check, to restrain
tvoriti mêjo čemu to form the boundary of something

mésto¹ town; (veliko, VB) city, ZDA (že od 8.000 prebivalcev naprej) city; (kraj) locality, place; (v knjigi) passage; (služba) place, employment, post, (služabniško) situation; spot; stand, point

na méstu (takoj) on the spot, straight (ali right) away
v méstu in town
iz mésta from town
na samem méstu (kraju) pravo on the premises
na mojem méstu in my place
prav na tem méstu in this very place
na prvem méstu in the first place, first and foremost
častno mésto place of honour
glavno mésto capital, metropolis
podeželsko mésto country town
večno mésto the Holy City, Rome
industrijsko mésto manufacturing town
prazno mésto (služba) vacancy
dolnje mésto lower town (ali ZDA downtown)
gornje mésto upper (ali high) town
komandant mésta town major
zrasel v méstu townbred
sva iz istega mésta we are from the same place
ni na méstu (govoriti)... it is inappropriate (to speak)...
tu ni mést, da (bi govoril)... this is not the proper place (to speak)...
opazka ni bila na méstu (umestna) the remark was uncalled for
biti v méstu to be in town
ko bi jaz bil na tvojem méstu if I were in your place (ali position, figurativno shoes), if I were you
ne bi hotel biti na tvojem méstu I wouldn't like to he in your skin
vse mésto govori o tem it is the talk of the town, the whole town's talking about it
iti v mésto to go to (oziroma into) town
ne se ganiti z mésta not to stir
stopati na méstu to mark time
pojdite vsak na svoje mésto! go to your respective places!
potegovati se za kako mésto to apply for a post
postaviti koga na odgovorno mésto to place someone in a responsible position
vlak, ki vozi iz mésta (v mesto, v London) down train (up train)
vznemiriti mésto z velikim hrupom, razgrajanjem to paint the town red

mláj (polni mesec) new moon, full moon; (drevo) Maypole

postaviti mláj to set up a maypole