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ród (poreklo) stock, descent, origin, family, race, lineage, extraction, birth; generation; (pleme) tribe, clan

človeški ród human race, mankind, human species
visokega (nizkega) ródu highborn (lowborn), of high (low) birth (ali origin)
po ródu by birth
po ródu Rus Russian born, Russian by birth
iz róda v ród from generation to generation
po ródu biti iz Maribora to be a native of Maribor
biti v ródu z to be related to

ród -a, -o coarse, rough; (kraj) deserted, waste

dróg pole; bar; rod; post

brzojavni dróg telegraph pole
telovadni dróg horizontal bar
dróg za zastavo flagpole
zastava na pol dróga flag dying at half mast
dróg za zavese curtain rail
železen dróg iron bar, crowbar
zabiti dróg v zemljo to sink a post

léskovka (šiba strahovalka) rod; birch; figurativno the strap

pálica stick; (sprehajalna) walking stick, cane; staff; (kovine) ingot; rod; (majhna) baton, cane; zgodovina, orožje quarterstaff, pl -staves

biljardna pálica (billiard) cue
Eskulapova pálica rod of Aesculapius, caduceus
beraška pálica beggar's staff
priti na beraško pálico to be reduced to beggary, to be utterly ruined, to go to the dogs
spraviti koga na beraško pálico to bring someone to the parish, to reduce someone to beggary (ali to mendicancy), to eat someone out of house and home
čarovna pálica magic wand
gorska pálica alpenstock
hokejska pálica hockey stick
maršalska pálica baton
ribiška pálica fishing rod
romarska pálica pilgrim's staff
skok s pálico šport pole vault
škofovska pálica crosier, crook, pastoral staff
kratka, zelo obtežena pálic short, heavily weighted stick, žargon cosh
predati štafetno pálica to pass the baton
biti tepen z lastno pálico to be beaten with one's own stick
on je potreben pálice (figurativno) he needs the cane

prékla stick; rod; (za fižol) beanpole, pole

dolga prékla (figurativno, dolgin) beanpole

prót rod, wand, twig

šíba rod; switch; (brezovka) birch; wand

šíba strahovalka, leskovka rod
šíba božja figurativno (Atila) the Scourge of God
udarec s šíbo lash
(na)tepsti s šíbo to birch
kaznovati koga s šíbo to give someone the birch
imeti pripravljeno šíbo za koga to have a rod in pickle for someone
šíba novo mašo poje (figurativno) spare the rod and spoil the child

bájalica divining rod; dowsing rod; twig

brézovka birch, birch rod

(na)tepsti z brézovko to birch

karnísa arhitektura cornice; (zavesnica) curtain-rod, pelmet

ríbnica fishing rod

strelovòd lightning conductor; ZDA lightning rod

žalón ranging rod, measuring rod; surveyor's staff

človéški human; man's

človéško dostojanstvo human dignity, dignity of man
človéška kri human blood
človéška narava human nature
človéško meso human flesh
osnovne človekove pravice basic human rights
človéška rasa race of men
človéška ribica zoologija proteus anguineus, olm; aquatic salamander found in deep caves of the Slovene karst region
človéški rod mankind; human race
človéško življenje human life
zdrava človéška pamet common sense, pogovorno horse sense, human understanding
motiti se je človéško to err is human

gardína curtain; blind; hangings pl

palica, drog za gardíno curtain rod, curtain rail
odgrniti, zagrniti gardíno to draw the curtain

iskáti to look for, to search for; to seek, to try to find

iščem besedo v slovarju I am looking a word up (ali looking up a word) in the dictionary
iščem izhod I am looking for a (ali the) way out
povsod sem iskal pomoč arhaično I have sought help on every hand, pogovorno I've tried everywhere
rastline vedno iščejo sonce plants always turn towards the sun
moja žena išče pomočnico my wife is on the lookout for a servant
trgovec išče sposobnega pomočnika shopkeeper seeks capable assistant (ZDA clerk)
iskáti vodo, rudo z bajalico to dowse, to search for water with a divining rod
saj je iskal to (hotel tako)! he was asking for it!
tu nimaš kaj iskáti! you have no business here!
vsepovsod iskáti to search high and low (for something); (v oglasih)
iščem, iščemo, išče se... wanted...

izumréti to die out, to die off; (živali itd.) to become extinct; to decay

ta rod je izumrl pred tremi stoletji this family became extinct three centuries ago

jáma pit; cave; cavern; grotto; (brlog) den; (gròb) grave

Postojnska jáma the Postojna caves
jáma za smeti, odpadke refuse pit
zlata jáma gold mine, treasure-house
vodna (suha, snežna, ledena, turistična) jáma active (inactive, freezing, ice, commercial ali show) cave
raziskovanje jám cave research, speleology
kdor drugim jámo koplje, sam vanjo pade he who digs a pit for others, often falls in himself; curses like chickens come home to roost
kopati jámo komu to dig a pit for someone
sam sebi jámo kopati (figurativno) to be hoist with one's own petard, to make a rod for one's own back

kardánski Cardanic, Cardan

kardánska gred Cardan shaft; torque rod
kardánske osi Cardan axes pl
kardánski zgib Cardan joint, knuckle joint, universal joint