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rájši rather; better; sooner

rájši kot rather than
rájši imeti to like better, to prefer
rájši imam čaj kot kavo I like tea better than coffee, I prefer tea to coffee
jaz bi rájši ostal tu I would rather stay here
on rájši ne bi šel he would rather not go
rájši umrem, kot pa da te izdam I would rather die than betray you
oni bi bili rájši umrli, kot pa izdali tajnost they would have died rather than reveal the secret
on je rajši odpotoval, kot pa da bi se mi pridružil he preferred to leave rather than join me

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

iméti to have; pogovorno to have got; to possess, to be in possession of; to keep, to hold, to own

ne iméti not to have, to be in want of, to be short of, to lack, to be destitute of, to be devoid of
iméti dar za to have a gift for, to have a talent for
iméti glavno besedo to be the spokesman
iméti čas za to have time for
iméti govor to make a speech, to deliver an oration
iméti zadnjo besedo to have the last word (ali the final say)
iméti ime to bear a name
iméti nahod to have a cold
iméti nekaj denarja to have some money
iméti izbiro to have a choice
iméti napako to have a fault
iméti prav to be right
ne iméti prav to be wrong
iméti posla z to have dealings with
iméti prijatelja v kom to have a friend in someone
iméti koga za norca to regard someone as a fool
iméti potrpljenje to have patience, to be patient
iméti težave to have difficulties
iméti srečo to be lucky, to be in luck, (stalno) to have a run of good luck
ne iméti sreče to be unlucky, to be ill-fated, to be out of luck, to be down on one's luck, to strike a bad patch
iméti pri roki to have on hand, to have near at hand, to have handy
iméti usmiljenje z to take pity on, to pity, to commiserate with
iméti pravico do to be entitled to
iméti referendum to hold a referendum
iméti volitve to hold elections
iméti za posledico to entail
iméti v vidu to have in view
rad iméti to like, to be fond of
najrajši iméti to prefer above all
rajši iméti to prefer, to like better
sedaj imamo zimo it is winter now
imam nekaj denarja pri sebi I have some money on me
to nima nič na sebi it is of no consequence
kako se imaš? how are you getting on?, how are you?
dobro se imejte! have a good time!
ima me, da bi (šel) I have a good mind to (go)
imel je priti včeraj he was to come yesterday
hoteti kaj iméti (želeti) to desire, to wish, to want something
imam ga za poštenjaka I believe him to be an honest man
za koga me (pa) imate? whom (pogovorno who) do you take me for?
iméti koga na hrani in stanovanju to board and lodge someone
iméti obzir to be considerate
iméti na zalogi, v skladišču to have in store, in stock

jésti to eat; to take food; to take one's meal(s); to have one's dinner (oziroma lunch oziroma supper oziroma breakfast); (hraniti se) to feed

dietično jésti to keep to a diet
dobro jésti (gostiti se) to enjoy sumptuous fare, to be regaled
glasno jésti to munch
jésti pri kom (biti na hrani) to board with someone
jésti s krožnika to eat from a plate
pohlepno, požrešno jésti to eat greedily, to eat like a wolf, to wolf one's food, to be a gourmandizer
naglo jésti to bolt down, to devour, to gulp down
rad jésti (svinino) to be partial to (pork)
rad jém sladice I have a sweet tooth, I like sweets
jésti na tuj račun to sponge, to be a sponger
jésti skupaj z (npr. v menzi) to mess with
jésti s tekom to relish one's food
jésti brez teka to eat without appetite
dati komu kaj jésti to give someone something to eat, to feed someone, (živalim) to feed (animals)
on ima komaj kaj jésti he lives from hand to mouth
ona malo (veliko) jé she is a poor (a hearty ali a great) eater
on obilno jé he is a great trencherman, he plies a good knife and fork
preveč jém I overeat
on jé samo ribe he eats nothing but fish
pri njih se dobro jé they keep a good table
jaz vse jém I eat anything
rajši jém teletino I prefer veal
mi jémo v restavraciji we take our meals in a restaurant
ves dan nisem ne jedel ne pil I've had nothing to eat or drink all day long
on mi jé iz roke (figurativno) he eats out of my hand, I've got him eating out of my hand
jedel sem do sitega I have eaten (ali I have had) my fill, pogovorno I'm full up
kdor ne dela, naj ne jé no work, no food
jésti kolikor kdo zmore to eat as much as one can

kámen stone; ZDA (vsake oblike) rock; medicina calculus, stone, gravel, concretion; (prodnik) pebble

brusni kámen whetstone, grindstone
drag kámen precious stone, gem
drobilec kámna (oseba) quarryman, quarrier, (stroj) crushing machine, jaw (ZDA rock) crusher
gradbeni kámen building stone
kisli kámen (galun) alum
kresilni kámen mint, flintstone, (za vžigalnik) (lighter) flint
kámen kaldrme cobble, cobblestone
ledvični kámen kidney stone
loščilni kámen (za kovine) Bath-brick
miljni kámen milestone
mlinski kámen millstone
peklenski kámen lunar caustic, silver nitrate
preskusni kámen touchstone; test
nagrobni kámen tombstone, gravestone
otesan kámen hewn stone, dressed stone, ashlar
sklepni kámen keystone
kámen spotike stumbling block
kámen modrih philosophers' stone
vinski kámen tartar
temeljni kámen foundation stone
vogelni kámen cornerstone
kámen v mehurju medicina urinary calculus
žolčni kámen gallstone
zobni kámen tartar
umeten drag kámen imitation gem
tvorba kámnov medicina lithogenesis
mrzel kot kámen stone-cold
gluh kot kámen stone-deaf
trd kot kámen (as) hard as stone, stone-hard
domet, lučaj kámna a stone's throw
kup kámnov a heap of stones
obdelovanje kámna stonework
srcé iz kámna a stony heart
trd kot kámen (figurativno) hard as stone, biblija arhaično hard as the nether millstone
lomiti kámen to quarry
metati kámne v koga to throw stones at someone
to bi še kámen omečilo it is enough to melt a heart of stone
odvaliti komu težak kámen od srca to take a load (ali a weight) off someone's mind
kámen se mi je odvalil od srca a great weight has been taken off my mind, that's a great weight off my mind
ne pustiti kámna na kámnu not to leave a single stone standing
zmrzuje, da kámen poka it freezes hard
porušiti, razdejati kámen za kámnom to pull down stone by stone
od zgradbe ni ostal kámen na kámnu not a single stone of the building was left standing
rajši bi kámne tolkel na cesti! I'd rather do hard labour, I'd rather join a chain gang
zagnati, zalučati kámen v koga to cast a stone at someone
ubiti dve muhi z enim kámnom to kill two birds with one stone
kámen do kámna palača (figurativno) look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves

kòt² as, like; (za primernikom ter za other, otherwise, else, rather) than; (za nikalnicami) but

čisto tako kòt just like
ne tako kòt unlike
več kòt 500 ljudi more than 500 people
bolje je to naredila ona kòt on she did it better than he (did) (ali pogovorno than him)
rajši kòt rather than
noben drug kòt ti none other than you
kòt kompliment by way of a compliment
to je lažje rečeno kòt storjeno it is easier said than done
prav kòt, baš kòt just as, just like, just the same as
kòt da as if, as though
kòt po maslu, kòt namazano (figurativno) like clockwork, swimmingly, without a hitch
kòt za stavo fast, quickly, hard
delal sem kòt za stavo I worked hard and fast
toliko je star kòt jaz he is old as I am (ali as I, pogovorno as me)
ni toliko star kòt jaz he is not so old as I am (ali as I, pogovorno as me)
kòt primer by way of example
kòt vedno as usual, as always
umreti kòt berač to die a pauper
kòt na primer as for instance
ona to jemlje, kòt da se to samo po sebi razume she takes it for granted
znan je kòt oderuh he is a notorious usurer
jaz bi rajši šel peš, kòt pa da bi se peljal I would rather walk than drive
ni ga bolj priljubljenega človeka, kòt je on there is no one more popular than he is (ali than he, pogovorno than him)

mnógo (pred ednino) much; a great (ali a good) deal (of), a lot (of), pogovorno lots (of), bags (of); (pred množino) many, a great (ali a good) many; (pred ednino in množino) plenty of; a considerable amount

mnógo manj much less
v mnogem in many respects
mnógo boljši (bolje) much better
mnógo sreče! good luck!, lots of luck!
mnógo zabave! have a good time!
mnógo več ljudi many more people
mnógo bolj težaven much (ali far) more difficult
imajo mnógo denarja they have a lot of money, pogovorno they've got loads (ali pots, bags) of money
imam mnógo časa I have plenty of time
imajo mnógo dela they have much (ali a great many things) to do
ni mnógo takih, kot je on there are few men like him, there aren't many like him
nisem ga mnógo videl I haven't seen much of him
on mnógo bere he is a great reader
on mnógo dela (pije) he works (drinks) hard, he is a hardworking (hard-drinking) man
jaz mnógo dam manj I have a high opinion of him
mnógo vpitja za nič much ado about nothing
ne si mnógo storiti iz... not to make much of...
preli(va)ti mnógo krvi (solzá) to shed much blood (many tears)
jaz bi mnógo rajši (šel) I had much rather (go)
imamo mnógo časa, da ujamemo vlak (žargon) we've bags of time to catch the train
mnógo hoče več (pregovor) much wants more

precéj² (mnogo) a great deal, a good deal of; in no small measure; much, many; pretty; rather; quite a few

precéj (kar) dober rather good
precéj dolgo a pretty long time
precéj pozno rather late
precéj denarja a great deal of money
precéj knjig a good many books
precéj dolga pot rather a long way
kar precéj daleč od tu a good distance from here
njegova opazka je bila precéj bedasta his remark was rather foolish
jaz bi precéj rajši ne šel a I would (ali I'd) much rather not go there

préj sooner, earlier; before, beforehand, previously; formerly, prior to; rather

préj ali slej sooner or later, some time or other
malo préj a while ago
čim préj tem bolje the sooner the better
čim préj as soon as possible, at your earliest convenience
préj kot ne as likely as not
vse préj kot anything but
dan préj the day before, on the preceding day
préj navedeni aforementioned, aforesaid
X.Y., préj Z.U. X.Y., formerly Z.U.
préj sovražnik kot prijatelj rather an enemy than a friend
toliko préj all the sooner
on je vse préj kot bogat he is anything but rich
moj položaj je vse préj kot siguren my position is anything but a safe one
préj kot odideš before your departure
ne da bi nas préj obvestil(i) without giving us any previous notice
nismo pisali préj, ker nismo vedeli vašega naslova we did not write before, not knowing your address
jaz bi préj (= rajši) (šel) kot... I would rather (ali I would sooner, I prefer to) (go) than...

raztŕgati to tear up, to rip open, (z zobmi) to tear, to rip (apart)

raztŕgati v kose to tear to pieces, to rip to pieces; to tear to tatters; to tatter, to rend, to rend in pieces (ali apart, asunder)
raztŕgati na dvoje to tear in two
raztŕgati si obleko na žeblju to tear one's clothes on a nail
raztŕgati dopisnico na koščke to tear up a postcard in small pieces; (čevlje, obleko) to wear out
raztŕgati se to rip, to rend, to tear
rajši bi se pustil raztŕgati na kose, kot da bi priznal he would rather let himself be cut to pieces than admit it

vídeti to see; to get sight of; to notice; (opaziti) to become aware, to perceive

dobro (slabo) vídeti to have good (bad) sight, to have good (bad) eyes
bežno vídeti to get a fleeting glimpse of
nič ni vídeti there is nothing to be seen
na prvi pogled, mižé vídeti (žargon) to see with half an eye
vídeti je zdrav he looks well
vídeti je, da... it seems that...
vídeti v prihodnost to see into the future
vídeti vse zvezde (figurativno, od udarca) to see stars
če prav vidim if my eyes do not deceive me
iz tega se vidi hence it appears
jasno se vidi it is clear
na prvi pogled se vidi you can see at a glance, it is self-evident
vreden, da se vidi worth seeing
sam lahko vidiš you can see it for yourself
malo se vidiva we see little of each other
sam sem to videl I saw it myself
nič ga ni vídeti he is nowhere to be seen
konca vojne še ni vídeti the end of the war is not yet in sight
videl sem smrt od blizu I looked death in the face
mesto se vidi od daleč the town can be seen from far away
videl je že lepše čase he has seen better times
si že kdaj videl kaj takega? did you ever see the like of it?; pogovorno can you beat it?
naj vidim, da vidim! (naj pomislim) let me see!
naj te več ne vidim! don't let me see you again!
rajši vidim, da ne prideš you had better not come
ne vidiš péd pred nosom! you can see no further than the end of your nose
vaš prijatelj je, kot je vídeti (kot vidim) starejši od vas your friend, I find, is older than you
videl sem, kako je padel I saw him fall
bomo videli! we shall see!, wait and see!
bomo že videli we'll see, time will tell
to bomo še (šele) videli that remains to be seen
rad bi to videl! I'd like to see that!
videl bo, kdor bo živel live and learn

živéti to live, to be alive; to exist, to subsist; to be

ali ona še živi? is she still alive?
dolgo naj živi! long may he (oziroma she) live!
živéti dvojno življenje to live a double life
živéti od svojega kapitala to live off one's capital
živéti v odmaknjenosti to lead a retired life
živéti od zraka (figurativno) to live on air
živéti po svojih načelih to live up to one's principles
živéti od svoje plače, od svojih dohodkov to live on one's earnings, on one's income
živéti od sadja to live on fruit
živéti na tuj račun to sponge on others, (pogovorno) to free-load, biblija to eat the bread of idleness
živéti preko svojih sredstev, dohodkov to live beyond one's means (ali income)
živéti v mejah svojih sredstev, dohodkov to live within one's income
živéti od slikanja to live by painting
živéti kot ptiček na veji pogovorno to live the life of Riley, to have it made
živéti razkošno to live the high life, to live in style
živéti udobno to live comfortably, to keep a good table
živéti kot zajec v detelji (figurativno, v obilju) to live in clover
živéti iz rok v usta to live from hand to mouth, to be living a hand-to-mouth existence
živéti sam zase to live by oneself, to keep to oneself
živéti od pridelkov svojega vrta to subsist on the produce of one's garden
živéti od dela svojih rok to live by the labour of one's hands
živéti od svojega zaslužka to live on one's earnings
brezskrbno živéti to lead a carefree existence
tu se dobro živi! it is a good life here!
bedno živéti to lead a miserable existence, to be just (ali barely) keeping body and soul together, to keep the wolf from the door
dolgo živéti to live to (ali to reach) a great age, to live to be old
sloni dolgo živijo elephants live a long time
skromno živéti to live in a small way
razkošno živijo they lead a life of luxury
težkó živéti to manage to make a livelihood
ne imeti od česa živéti not to have enough to live on
rajši živimo na deželi kot v mestu we prefer living in the country to living in town
z njim se ne da živéti (figurativno) there is no living with him, pogovorno he's impossible
človek se uči, dokler živi live and learn!
živéti in pustiti, dati živéti to live and let live