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sàj but

sàj sem mu rekel to but I told him so, I did tell him so
sàj vidim (to) I do see (it)
sàj ga poznaš you know him, don't you?
sàj lahko še pride he may yet come
sàj mi boste dovolili I trust you will allow me

húd bad; evil; (čas, doba) hard; (rana) bad, (občutljiva) sore; (jezen) angry; ZDA sore, mad

húda bolezen serious illness
húda bolečina great pain
húdi časi hard times pl
húd kašelj a bad cough
húd mraz a very severe frost
húd veter sharp wind
húda vročica (mrzlica) a virulent fever
húda vročina intense heat
húda ura thunderstorm
nič húdega sluteč unsuspecting
ta je pa že prehuda! this is outrageous!
delati húdo kri figurativno to create ill-feeling
nič húdega ti ne delam I do you no harm
nič húdega ne mislim (nočem) I don't mean any harm
nič húdega ni v tem there is no harm in it
ne bom ti naredil nič húdega I shall not hurt you
ona ima húd jezik she has a wicked (ali spiteful, malevolent) tongue
nič húdega ne nameravati (misliti) to mean no harm
nič húdega ne vidim v tem I don't see anything bad in it
biti húd na koga to be angry with someone, to be cross with someone, to be furious (ali mad) with someone
húd je name ZDA he is mad with me, VB he is angry with me
v najhujšem primeru at the worst; in the worst case
če pride do najhujšega if the worst comes to the worst
če bi se zgodilo najhujše if it comes to the worst
najhujše še pride the worst is yet to come
húdo (prislov) badly
toliko hujše! all the worse!; so much the worse
vedno hujše worse and worse
bodi pripravljen na najhujše! be prepared for the worst!
húdo se motiš there you are greatly mistaken
húdo mi je, da (ker) ne morem priti I feel sorry that I cannot come
ni tako húdo, kot je videti (figurativno) his bark is worse than his bite
húdo je z njim he is badly off, he is in a bad way, he is unwell
húdo (trda) je za denar money is scarce
saj ni tako húdo! it is not so bad (as you think)
mnogo húdega prestati (figurativno) to go through hell, to have a rough time

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...

pošáliti se to joke; to make fun of

on se rad malo pošali he likes his little joke
saj ni mislil tako hudo, samo pošalil se je he didn't really mean any harm, he was only fooling

práviti to tell; to say

to se pravi, da... that is to say that...
to se mnogo (nekaj) pravi! that is saying much!
kot se pravi (reče) as the saying goes
no, saj pravim! well, I declare!
kaj pravi (on)? what is he saying?
pravijo they say, one says, people say
nekdo mi je pravil somebody told me, I was told
pravijo, da je bogata she is said to be rich, people say she is rich
kaj se to pravi? what do you mean by that?

sáje soot; lampblack

kosmič sáj soot flake
madež od sáj smut
plast sáj layer of soot
umazati se s sájami to blacken oneself with soot

véndar yet, still; however

toda véndarle but yet
véndarle (vseeno) nevertheless, notwithstanding
véndarle bo še zmagal he will win yet
čudno, nenavadno je, a véndarle resnično it is strange and yet true
véndarle je res it is true all the same; it is true for all that
véndarle je dober dečko he's a good fellow for all that
ni hladno danes, véndar bi jaz na vašem mestu vzel površnik it is mild today, still I should take my coat if I were you
pomagaj mi véndar! do help me!
saj véndar delam! I do work!

vôda water; humoristično Adam's ale

po kopnem in po vôdi by land and by water
po vôdi navzdol downriver, downstream
po vôdi navzgor, proti vôdi upriver, upstream
bistra vôda limpid (ali clear) water
mehka (trda) vôda soft (hard) water
sladka (morska, tekoča, mineralna, pitna) vôda fresh (salt, running ali flowing, mineral ali table, drinking) water
termalna vôda thermal water
talna vôda underground water
mirujoča, stoječa vôda stagnant water, sluggish water
slana vôda brackish water
soda vôda soda water, aerated water
težka vôda kemija heavy water
kalna vôda troubled water
filtrirana vôda filtered water
mrzla in topla tekoča vôda cold and hot running water
neprepusten za vôdo watertight
curek vôde jet of water
pomanjkanje vôde water shortage
preskrba z vôdo water supply
vrč za vôdo water jug, pitcher
zdravljenje z vôdo hydropathy
v kitajskih vôdah in Chinese waters
to je vôda na njegov mlin (figurativno) this is grist to his mill
saj ne gori vôda! (figurativno) there's no tearing hurry!
polja so pod vôdo the fields are under water (ali flooded, inundated, submerged)
daj mi malo vôde, da si umijem roke! give me some water to wash my hands with!
iti po vôdo to fetch water
piti mineralno vôdo (v toplicah) to take the waters
nositi vôdo v Savo (figurativno) to carry coals to Newcastle
plavati na vôdi to float
naši načrti so šli po vôdi our plans went wrong
piti viski brez vôde to drink whisky neat
pasti v vôdo (figurativno) to come to naught, to fall through, (pogovorno) to fizzle out
s tem pade to v vôdo (VB pogovorno) this means it's a washout, this makes it a washout
moji načrti so padli v vôdo my plans have come to nothing
v kalni vôdi ribariti to fish in troubled waters
puščati vôdo (o ladji) to leak
zadrževati vôdo (= ne urinirati) to hold one's water
zaiti v pregloboko vôdo to go out of one's depth
tiha vôda globoko dere (bregove podira) still waters run deep
spustiti vôdo (urinirati) to make water