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  • povédati to tell; to say

    povedali so mi tako I was told so
    nekaj ti bom povedal (izdal) I'll tell you what
    povédati svoje ime to give one's name
    ne povej nikomur o mojem prihodu! don't tell anyone I've come
    med nama povedano (pogovorno) between you and me (and the gatepost)
    česa (kaj) ne poveste! you don't say!, you can't be serious!
    komu to poveste (pravite)! you're telling me!
    povédati resnico to tell the truth
    povédati (reči) geslo to give the password
    povej to obzirno! (žargon) put it gently!
    to veliko pové that says a great deal, that tells its own tale
  • bŕk

    v bŕk (naravnost) (straight) from the shoulder
    v bŕk reči, povedati to tell someone to his (ali her) face, to tell someone openly (ali without reserve)
    v bŕk sem mu povedal I told him point-blank
    laže mi v bŕk he lies in my face (ali without batting an eyelid)
    smejati se komu v bŕk to laugh in someone's face
  • číst clean; pure; neat; clear; (brez madeža) unstained, spotless; (opran) washed, cleansed; (tudi figurativno) unsullied, unblemished; (nepopisan) blank; (spolno) chaste, pure; (nemešan) unmixed; sheer; (neponarejen) genuine; (nedolžen) innocent, guileless

    iz číste potrebe by sheer necessity
    číst in čeden neat and dapper
    čísti dobiček net (ali clear) profit
    číst kot kristal as clear as crystal
    po čístem, golem naključju by pure accident
    čísta potrata sheer waste
    čísta (sama, gola) skala sheer rock
    číst prepis fair copy
    číste (nedolžne) roke white hands
    čísta resnica plain (ali naked) truth
    to je čísti nesmisel it is sheer nonsense
    čísta srajca a clean shirt
    čísta voda pure water
    čísta vest clear conscience
    iz číste volne all-wool
    čísto zlato pure gold
    číst zrak pure air
    povedati čísto resnico to tell the plain truth
    prepisati kaj na čísto to copy out something, to make a fair copy of something
  • dúša soul; (duh) spirit; ghost; figurativno mind

    600 dúš (prebivalcev) 600 souls
    dobra dúša a good soul, a good fellow
    pokojna dúša departed soul
    sorodna dúša congenial soul, kindred spirit
    neumrljivost dúše religija immortality of the soul
    rešitev dúše religija salvation of the soul
    preseljevanje dúš transmigration of souls, metempsychosis
    z dúšo in telesom with all one's heart and soul, wholeheartedly
    iz vse dúše, z vso dúšo with all one's heart
    (vseh) vernih dúš dan religija All Souls' Day
    iz globine moje dúše from the depths of my soul
    pri moji dúši! (up)on my soul!, by my soul
    iz (do) dna svoje dúše from (to) the bottom of one's heart
    v globini moje dúše in my heart of hearts
    dúša in srcé česa the life and soul of something
    v dnu svoje dúše in one's innermost soul
    biti eno srce in ena dúša to be of one heart and mind
    on je plemenita dúša he is a generous soul, he is a noble-minded person
    biti komu vdan z dúšo in telesom to be devoted body and soul to someone
    on je prava dúša podjetja he is the very soul of the enterprise
    žive dúše ni bilo tam not a living soul was there
    žive dúše ni na ulici there is not a soul in the street
    on je dobra dúša he is a good old soul
    dúša me boli it grieves me to the very heart
    nekaj imam, nekaj mi leži na dúši something preys upon my mind
    izdihniti dúšo to give up, to yield up the ghost, to draw one's last breath
    sramovati se v dno svoje dúše to be deeply ashamed (of)
    to mi teži dúšo that weighs heavily upon me
    vso svojo dúšo vložiti v delo to put one's whole heart into one's work
    žive dúše ne vidim I do not see a single soul
    žive dúše ni bilo videti there wasn't a soul to be seen
    povedati, kar nam leži na dúši pogovorno to say one's piece
  • imé name; (krstno) first (ali given ali baptismal ali Christian) name

    imé in priimek name and surname
    v iménu on behalf of, in the name of
    v mojem iménu on my (own) behalf
    lastno imé proper noun
    obče imé common noun
    potni list na imé... a passport in the name of...
    dekliško imé maiden name
    brez iména nameless
    krajevno imé placename, toponym
    privzeto imé (vzdevek) alias
    Brown po iménu Brown by name
    dobro imé (sloves, glas) good name, reputation
    klicanje imén (apél) roll call
    seznam imén list of names, roll, (zdravnikov, porotnikov ipd.) panel
    v mojem iménu in v iménu mojih prijateljev on my own behalf and on behalf of my friends
    v božjem iménu in the name of God, in God's name
    kako Vam je imé? what is your name?
    Vas smem vprašati za imé? may I ask your name?
    vprašal sem ga za imé I asked him (for) his name
    dati čemu pravo imé (reči bobu bob) to call something by its proper name; to call a spade a spade
    imeti imé po botru to be called after one's godfather
    navesti, povedati napačno imé to give an assumed name
    klicati po iménih to call the roll
    podpisati (se) s polnim iménom to sign one's name in full
    ustvariti si imé (zasloveti) to win a name for one's
    omadeževati svoje imé to besmirch one's name
    poznati koga le po iménu to know someone only by name
    imé se ga je prijelo the name stuck to him
    to bo škodilo mojemu dobremu iménu my reputation will suffer because of this
    moj pes sliši na imé Bob my dog answers to the name of Bob
    slabega iména se človek težko znebi (figurativno) give a dog a bad name and hang him!
  • jedrnát pithy; (slog) concise; terse

    kratek in jedrnát short and to the point; terse
    jedrnát izrek pithy saying
    jedrnát pregovor maxim, terse proverb
    jedrnáto reči, povedati to say tersely
  • 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
  • márati to like, to care for; to be fond of; to be keen on

    ne márati to dislike
    ne maram za kavo I'm not very keen on coffee, I don't care for coffee
    ne maramo ga we dislike him
    ne mara delati he doesn't like working
    ne maramo mu tega povedati we'd rather not tell him that
    toliko maram za to kot za lanski sneg I don't care a button (ali a farthing, a pin) for it
  • mársikaj much, many a thing; many things pl

    imam ti mársikaj povedati I've such a lot to tell you
  • mnênje opinion; view; thinking; belief; mind; judgment, judgement; idea

    po mojem (skromnem) mnênju in my (humble) opinion (ali judgment), to my mind, ZDA I reckon
    javno mnênje public opinion
    prevladujoče mnênje prevailing opinion
    pristransko mnênje bias
    strokovno mnênje expert opinion, finding
    vnaprejšnje mnênje (predsodek) prejudice
    različno mnênje dissenting opinion
    izmenjava mnênj interchange of views, discussion
    izražanje mnênja expression (ali statement) of opinion
    raziskava javnega mnênja public opinion research, ZDA polls pl
    razlika v mnênju difference of opinion, misunderstanding, disagreement, dissent
    izraževanje javnega mnênja public opinion poll
    sem mnênja, da... I am of the opinion that..., I take the view that...
    nisem tega mnênja I disagree
    sva različnega mnênja we differ in opinion
    biti drugačnega mnênja to dissent
    biti istega mnênja z... to agree with...
    smo istega mnênja we are of one mind
    imeti dobro (slabo) mnênje o... to think highly (badly ali ill) of someone
    imeti visoko mnênje o kom to think highly of someone
    imeti visoko mnênje o sebi to have a pretty good opinion of oneself, to be self-sufficient, to entertain a high opinion of oneself, to suffer from a swelled head, to think oneself no end of a fellow
    odkrito sem mu povedal svoje mnênje I told him my mind
    povedati svoje mnênje to speak one's mind
    môči, sméti izraziti svoje mnênje o... to dare (ali to venture) to express one's view (ali opinion)
    spremeniti mnênj, pridružiti se mnênju koga drugega to come round
    mnênja se razhajajo opinions pl differ
    postati drugačnega mnênja to change one's mind (ali opinion, views pl)
    ne se strinjati z mnênjem kake osebe glede česa to disagree with someone about something
    ustvariti si mnênje to form an opinion
    ostaniva vsak pri svojem mnênju! let's agree to differ!
    javno mnênje se nagiblje njemu v prid public opinion is rallying to his support
  • mórati to have to, to be obliged (ali forced, compelled) to; to be bound

    vlak mora priti ob petih the train is due at five
    moram I must
    to mora še priti that is still (ali yet) to come
    tu mora biti kaka napaka there must be some mistake
    to bi ti moral vedeti you ought to know that
    to bi mi ti moral poprej povedati you ought to have told me that before
    to bi moralo biti (do) sedaj že pripravljeno it ought to be ready by now
    zdravniki so mu morali odrezati nogo the doctors had (ali have had) to amputate his leg
    moral je oditi (= najbrž je odšel) he must have left, I suppose he is gone
    on mora vedno prepozno priti he always has to be late
    moram se smejati, ko (če) (vidim) I cannot help laughing when (I see)...
    žal mi je, da moram reči... I am sorry to say...
    mora biti bolan he must be ill, most likely he is ill, he is presumably ill
    to mora biti it is unavoidable
    on mora vedno imeti zadnjo besedo he always will have the last word
    moral je umreti he was doomed to die
    tudi če bi moral umreti, bi še vedno rekel... even though I were to die for it, I would still say...
    to knjigo morate (nujno) brati this book is a must for you
    mora biti (= gotovo je čez) 70 let star he must be over seventy
  • namigovánje namigávanje winking; alluding, allusion; hints pl; innuendo

    povedati z namigovánje, namigávanjem to give an evasive account, not to be straightforward
  • napréj (smer) forward, onward, on, ahead; in advance

    od sedaj napréj henceforth, in future
    v napréj, za napréj in advance, beforehand
    od 1800 napréj from 1800 onwards
    napréj! (vstopite!) come in!
    napréj! forward!, go on!
    napréj, marš! forward march!
    z vso hitrostjo napréj pomorstvo full steam ahead
    iti napréj to go on, (napredovati) to advance; (iti spredaj) to precede, to go before, to go ahead, to take the lead
    moja ura gre napréj my watch is fast
    napréj! (ne stojte na mestu!) move on, move on there!, keep moving!
    šel je napréj he's gone ahead
    napréj plačati to pay in odvance
    planiti napréj to rush forward
    napréj povedati to announce, to foretell
    ne pridem napréj s to stvarjo I'm not making much headway with this (matter)
    v napréj se vam zahvaljujemo (zaključna formula uradnega pisma) thanking you in advance (ali in anticipation)
  • narávnost1 straight; directly

    narávnost kvišku straight up
    narávnost naprej straight on, straight forward
    narávnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje (figurativno) to give it (someone) straight from the shoulder
    narávnost povedati to tell (someone) straight out
    pojdite narávnost! go straight on!
    narávnost vprašati koga to ask someone point-blank
    povejmo narávnost (bolj odkrito)! let us put it in plain language!
    povej mi narávnost, kaj misliš! tell me straight what you think!
    povedal sem mu narávnost v obraz I told him straight out
    narávnost po nosu me je udaril he hit me square on the nose
  • níč nothing; not anything; nought; not a thing; arhaično, pesniško naught, ZDA nought

    čisto níč nothing at all
    prav níč, popolnoma níč nothing at all; nothing whatever
    níč razen nothing but
    níč več nothing more, no more, nothing further
    za níč for nothing
    za níč na svetu not for the world; not for love or money; not for anything
    níč in zopet níč nothing-repeat-nothing, absolutely nothing
    níč drugega nothing else
    níč novega nothing new
    níč takega nothing of the kind, none of that
    níč koliko (= mnogo) very much, very many
    toliko kot níč, skoraj níč next to nothing
    za prazen níč for no reason
    vse ali níč all or nothing, neck or nothing
    meni níč, tebi níč quite coolly, bold as brass
    níč manj kot... no less than, anything but...
    prav níč slabši kot... no whit inferior to...
    níč boljšega od no better than..., nothing like as good as...
    to ti ni níč mar! none of your business!
    to še ni níč that is nothing
    to ni níč zame that is no use for me, that won't do for me
    to ni níč vredno that is worthless
    on ni níč boljši he isn't any better
    iz tega ni bilo níč nothing came of it, it came to nothing
    níč novega ni v časopisu there is nothing new in the paper
    iz tebe ne bo nikoli níč you will never be anything, you are a worthless fellow (ali pogovorno a dead loss)
    nisi prav níč prekmalu you are none too soon
    če ni níč drugega! if that's all there is to it!
    rezultat je 2 níč (2:0) šport the score is two nil
    to ni níč v primeri s tem, kar sem nekoč videl that is nothing to what I once saw
    iz níč ni níč nothing begets nothing, one cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
    ne morem níč za to I can't help it
    níč ne dé, níč za to all right, there's no harm done, it doesn't matter, no matter, never mind
    níč se ne da napraviti! there's nothing we can do (ali nothing to be done) about it!
    (to ni važno) to níč ne pomeni this is of no consequence
    níč ne marati, ne se meniti za níč not to care (ali pogovorno not to give a hoot) about anything
    v níč devati to disparage, to belittle, to depreciate, to discredit, to attach no value (to)
    níč več nimam povedati I have nothing more to say
    s tem nimam níč opraviti I have nothing to do with it
    to níč ne stane it is gratis, it is free, it may be had for the asking
    na níč priti to be ruined, to come to grief
    na níč spraviti koga to ruin someone
    začel je z níč (v življenju) he started from nothing (ali from scratch)
    kdor nič ne riskira, nič nima nothing venture, nothing gain
  • novíca news pl (s konstr. v sg); an item of news; (a piece of) intelligence

    novíce pl (vesti) arhaično tidings pl
    kratke novíce news in brief
    najnovejše, zadnje novíce the latest news
    stara novíca stale news
    raznašalec novíc paperboy, newsboy
    slaba novíca se hitro izvé bad news travels fast
    če ni novíc, je vse v redu no news is good news
    povedati komu (slabo) novíco to break the news to someone
    postopoma (počasi, obzirno) povedati neprijetne novíce to break the bad news gradually, pogovorno to break it gently
    novíca se je širila kot blisk the news spread like wildfire
  • o (predlog) of; about; on; at, upon; in

    o pravem času in time, at the right time
    o božiču at Christmas
    o dejavnosti Inštituta za... about (ali on) the activities of the Institute for...
    nimam informacij o tem I have no information on this point
    govoriti o vojni to speak (ali to talk) about the war
    govorili smo o njem we were talking about him
    kaj misliš o tem? what do you think of that?
    pisati o revoluciji to write about the revolution
    kaj veš o njih? what do you know about them?
    pripovedovati, povedati o čem to tell of something
    predavanje o čem a lecture on something
    govoriti o nekem predmetu to talk on a subject
  • obráz face; pesniško visage; (figurativno lice, zunanjost) countenance

    obráz od spredaj full face
    obráz od strani (profil) half face
    bled obráz pale (ali livid) face
    kozàv obráz pockmarked (ali pitted) face
    naguban obráz wrinkled face
    odbijajoč obráz forbidding face
    smehljajoč se obráz smiling face (ali countenance)
    mračnega, jeznega obráza gloomy-visaged
    lep obráz good looks pl
    upadel, udrt obráz hollow (ali sunken) cheeks pl
    v potu svojega obráza in the sweat of one's brow
    tu je mnogo novih obrázov here are a lot of new faces
    brisati si obráz to mop one's face (with a handkerchief)
    delati obráze to pull (ali to make) faces, to grimace
    gledati koga v obráz to look someone in the face
    napraviti kisel obráz to pull (ali to make) a wry face (ob čem at something)
    napraviti prijazen obráz to look pleasant
    napravil je dolg obráz (figurativno) his countenance fell, he made (ali pulled) a long face
    napraviti jezen obráz to have an angry look
    pačiti obráz to grimace, to pull (ali to make) faces, to make grimaces, to distort one's face, to scowl
    ne upa se mi pogledati v obráz he dare not look me in the face
    pokazati svoj pravi obráz (sneti krinko) (figurativno) to throw off one's disguise
    v obráz (naravnost) komu povedati to tell someone straight to his face
    komu v obráz reči to say to someone's face
    v obráz sem mu to rekel I said it to his face
    v obráz se smejati to laugh in someone's face
    udariti koga po obrázu to smack someone's face
    zagrniti, zastreti si obráz to veil one's face
    v obráz zijati koga to stare someone full in the face
  • poštèn2 honest; fair, upright; square; straightforward; hono(u)rable

    vseskozi poštèn thoroughly honest
    poštèno jih komu povedati (figurativno) to give someone the rough side of one's tongue
  • pravílno prislov regularly; correctly; normally; methodically

    pravílno povedati to be correct in saying