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román novel; (work of) fiction

kratek román novelette
viteški román romance
izdajati román v nadaljevanjih to serialize
pustolovski román adventure story
detektivski román detective story
tendenčen román novel with a purpose
njegovo življenje je pravi román his life is a real adventure story
srhljiv román shocker
napet (in cenen) román penny dreadful
pisec románov novel writer, novelist
zelo dolg román, román reka romanfleuve, pl romans-fleuves

Rimlján; Rimljánka Roman; Roman woman

rímski Roman

Rimska cesta astronomija Milky Way, Galaxy

Amor Cupid; Roman god of love; pesniško the blind god

amor (kip ali slika) cupid; (slaven kip na londonskem trgu, Piccadilly Circus) Eros
Amorjeva puščica Cupid's arrow, pesniško the shaft of love

antíkva tiskarstvo Roman type

mírje remains of Roman walls

miríšče ancient ruins pl

pokatoličániti se to be converted (ali to become a convert) to Roman Catholicism, to turn Roman Catholic

rímskokatólik; rimskokatóliški Roman Catholic

semeníšče (bogoslovno) theological seminary; Roman Catholic seminary

bráti (čitati) to read

skrbno bráti to peruse; (nabirati ipd.) to collect, to gather (in), to pick; (trgati) to pluck; to cull
bráti grozdje to gather grapes, to vintage
bráti hmelj to pick hops
bráti mašo to say mass
napačno bráti to misread
do konca bráti to read through
bráti zase (skrivaj) to read to oneself
bráti med vrsticami to read between the lines
to sem bral v časopisu I read it in the paper
ne zna ne bráti ne pisati he can neither read nor write
to se bere kot roman it reads like a novel
tvoja knjiga se mnogo bere your book is much read
bráti komu na obrazu to read someone's face
nedolžnost se mu bere na obrazu innocence is written all over his face, butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
hoteti bráti v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni to read something into a text
vsak večer berem očetu časopis every evening I read the paper to my father
rada ima, da ji kaj berejo she likes being read to

cérkev church; (cerkvena organizacija) the Church; anglikanska

cérkev the Church of England
državna cérkev established church
farna cérkev parochial church
župna cérkev parish church
rimsko-katoliška cérkev Roman Catholic Church
stolna cérkev cathedral
naročje cérkve (figurativno zastarelo) the pale of the church
redno hoditi v cérkev to go to church, to be a churchgoer, to attend church
izstopiti iz cérkve to leave the church
izobčiti, izobčenje iz cérkve to excommunicate, excommunication

cesárstvo empire; (dostojanstvo) imperial dignity

vzhodnorimsko cesárstvo Lower Empire
rimsko cesárstvo the Roman Empire

čítati to read

čítati dalje to read on
čítati do konca to read through
zopet čítati to reread
čítati med vrsticami figurativno to read between the lines
čítati glasno to read aloud
čítati tiho, potihem to read to oneself
čítati zase (skrivaj) to read to oneself
čítati pazljivo to peruse
čítati površno, bežno to skim
čítati komu kaj to read something to someone
čítati dolgočasno knjigo to wade through a dull book
čítati komu na obrazu to read someone's face
on mnogo čita he is a great reader, he is a bookworm
on je mnogo čital (je načitan) he is well-read, he is a man of wide reading
to se čita kot roman it reads like a novel
ona ne čita mnogo she is not much of a reader
knjiga se lepo čita the book reads well
ta knjiga se zanimivo čita this book makes good reading ali pogovorno a good read
ona ima rada, da ji kaj čitajo she likes being read to
na očeh se mu čita pohlep his greed can be read in his eyes
hoteti čítati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni to read something into a text
najbolj čitana knjiga the most widely read book

dekadénca decadence; decay; decline

dekadénca in padec rimskega cesarstva the decline and fall of the Roman Empire

detektívski detective

detektívski roman detective novel
detektívska zgodba detective story, pogovorno whodunit, whodunnit

digéste pravo digest

Digeste zgodovina the Digest (compilation of Roman laws ordered by the Emperor Justinian)

fílmati to film; to make a film, to shoot a film (ZDA a motion picture, a movie); to screen, to picture; ZDA to cinematize; to shoot; to take motion pictures (of); to photograph with a cinecamera

fílmati roman to film a novel

gláven principal, main, chief; cardinal; primary; master; anatomija cephalic

v glávnem chiefly, mainly, on the whole, in the main
glávni artikel principal article
glávna blagajna main cash desk (ali box office, checkout)
glávna cesta trunk (ali main) road
glávna čednost cardinal virtue
glávni delničar principal shareholder
glávni cilj primary target
glávni dobitek (v loteriji) first prize, the big prize
glávni dogodek main event
glávni del main part; body
glávni dedič chief heir, pravo residuary legatee
glávni film feature film, (filmskega programa) main feature
glávni igralec gledališče leading man, (igralka) leading lady; lead; star
glávni jambor mainmast
glávna jed main course
glávna hrana staple diet, chief food, staple food
glávni izdatki principal expenditure (ali outlay), major expenses pl
glávna knjižnica main library
glávni knjižničar chief librarian
glávna knjiga trgovina ledger
zaključiti glávno knjigo to balance the ledger
glávni kolodvor, glávna postaja (železniška) central station, main station, (končna) terminus, ZDA terminal; main railroad station
glávni jašek main shaft
glávna naloga main (ali chief) task
glávni napad main attack; main effort
glávno mesto capital, metropolis
glávna napaka chief fault; main defect
glávna krivda principal fault
glávna obrambna črta main defence line, main fighting line, main line of resistance (krajšava: MLR)
glávni oltar high altar
glávna os main axis
glávni oddelek main department
glávni namen main object, chief purpose
glávna misel main (ali principal) idea
glávni krivec pravo major (ali chief) offender; principal
glávna oseba principal person, head, gledališče (roman) hero, chief character, protagonist; pogovorno leading light, kingpin
glávno oporišče main base
glávna paluba main deck
glávna poteza (značaja itd.) chief trait, principal feature
glávni poklic (zaposlitev) chief occupation
glávni pojem, glávna ideja main idea (ali principal notion)
glávna potreba chief requirement
glávna prometna cesta (ulica) principal thoroughfare, highway, ZDA thruway
gláven priča principal witness
glávna proga main line, (železniška) main line, ZDA trunk line
glávni pomen chief importance
glávni pogoj principal condition, principal requirement
glávna pozornost main attention
usmeriti glávno pozornost na to direct one's special attention to
glávni plinovod gas main
glávno poslopje main building
glávno pravilo first principle, fundamental principle
glávna pomanjkljívost chief defect
glávna postavka main item
glávni poštni urad General (ali Main) Post Office
glávni razlog principal reason, (motiv) primary motive
glávna reka main stream
glávna sezona high season
glávna skušnja gledališče dress (ali full ali general) rehearsal
glávni sovražnik chief enemy
glávna sestavina (sestavni del) chief constituent, principal ingredient
glávni stavek gramatika main (ali principal) clause
glávna stvar chief matter; main thing, most important thing
to je glávna stvar that's all that matters
glávna razlika main difference
glávna razprava pravo (main) trial; hearing
glávna stroka speciality; main line, (v šoli) VB main subject, ZDA major
izbrati zgodovino kot glávno stroko (predmet) VB to take history as one's main subject, ZDA to major in history
glávni šlager (zvočnega filma itd.) themesong
glávni števnik cardinal number
glávno tržišče principal market
glávni urednik chief editor
glávni vzrok chief cause, principal reason
glávni vod (telefonski) trunk line
glávni vir chief source
glávni vir dohodkov principal source of revenue
glávni ugovor chief objection
glávni vhod main entrance
glávna vrata main door
glávna varovalka (elektrika) main fuse, main cutout
glávna težava main difficulty
glávna (mestna) ulica high street, ZDA main street; main road; arterial road, high road
glávni električni vod the mains pl, (plinski, vodovodni itd.) gas main, water main
glávni vidik main aspect
glávno vprašanje chief (ali main) question
glávno železniško vozlišče main junction
glávna vsebina principal contents pl; substance; summary
glávna vloga gledališče leading role, lead, star role; leading part (ali character), (ženska) female lead
igralec v glávni vlogi star, ZDA (tudi) headliner
igrati glávno vlogo to star, (manj važno) ZDA to feature
kdo igra glávno vlogo gledališče who is playing the lead?
v glavni glávni nastopa g. X the show stars Mr. X, Mr. X is appearing in the lead (ali in the main role)
glávni igralec leading actor, star (performer)
glávna zahteva prime (ali chief) requisite, primary requirement
glávno žarišče principal focus

idéja idea; notion; thought; fancy

fiksna idéja fixed idea, obsession
to je njegova fiksna idéja it is an obsession with him
imeti fiksno idéjo (figurativno) to have a bee in one's bonnet
baviti se z idéjo to foster (ali cherish) an idea
okoristiti se z idéjami koga drugega to suck someone's brains
kakšna idéj! what an idea
kje je dobil idéjo za svoj roman? where did he get the idea for his novel?
nimam najmanjše idéje koliko je ura I have not the faintest idea (ali notion) what time it is
ta idéja se mi je porodila this idea occurred to me, this thought entered my mind
prevzet z neko idéjo engrossed (ali taken) with an idea
poln idéj full of ideas

imperátor emperor

rimski imperátor Roman Emperor