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slàb (moralno) bad, evil

precéj slàb baddish; (šibak, slaboten) weak, feeble, frail, faint; (zdravje) delicate; poor, infirm, shaken
slàbi časi hard times pl
slàb človek a wicked man
na slàbem glasu of bad repute
slàb izgovor, slàbo opravičilo a poor (ali thin) excuse
slàba kakovost inferior quality
slàba kupčija bad bargain
slàbi obeti bad outlook, poor prospects pl
slàba obleka poor dress
slàba prodaja poor sale
slàbo pivo weak beer
slàb, kratek spomin short memory
slàb pulz slow pulse
slàb strelec a poor shot
slàba tolažba poor comfort
slàba točka (stran) weak point, foible
slàba volja bad temper
slàba vidljivost poor visibility
slàb uspeh poor success
slàbo znanje smattering, superficial knowledge
slàbo zdravje poor health
slàb zrak foul air
slàbo vreme bad (ali nasty, adverse) weather
biti slàbe volje to be ill-humoured, to be in a bad temper
biti na slàbem glasu to have a bad name
on je na slabšem pri tem he has the worst of it
v matematiki sem zelo slàb I am very poor at mathematics
ona ima slàb (šibak) glas she has a feeble voice
on ima slàb spomin he has a poor memory, pogovorno he has a memory like a sieve
držati s kom (biti zvest komu) v dobrem in slàbem to stick to someone through thick and thin
to ni slàba misel that's not a bad idea
ta banka stoji baje na slàbih nogah (figurativno) that bank is said to be in a weak state
v tem ne vidim nič slàbega I see no harm (ali nothing wrong) in that
živeti v slàbih razmerah to live in straitened circumstances
naj pride dobro ali slàbo arhaično come weal or woe

plôšča plate; plaque; table; (fotografska, steklena, kovinska) plate; (lesena, kamnita, marmorna) slab; (za napis) tablet

bronasta plôšča bronze tablet
fotografska plôšča photographic plate
gramofonska plôšča record, disc, ZDA disk
hladna plôšča (jed) cold meat
kuhalna plôšča hot plate
marmorna plôšča marble slab
mikro gramofonska plôšča long-playing record
spominska plôšča memorial plaque
stikalna plôšča (elektrika) switchboard
votivna plôšča votive tablet
obložiti s plôščmi to slab
odkriti (postaviti) spominsko plôščo to unveil (to put up) a commemorative (ali memorial) tablet
posneti na gramofonsko plôščo to record
(avtomatski) menjalec plôšč glasba record changer

betónski concrete, of concrete

betónski bunker concrete bunker (ali pillbox)
betónski most concrete bridge
betónska pista (cesta) concrete strip (road)
betónska plast layer of concrete
betónska plošča concrete slab
betónski temelj concrete base (ali foundation ali bed)
betónska utrdba concrete fortification
betónsko zakloníšče concrete dugout, concrete shelter
betónska zgradba concrete building (ali construction)
betónsko železó reinforcement iron

blok (poslopje) block

blok hiš block of houses
stanovanjski blok apartment block, block of flats; (sešitek listov) pad
pisalni blok writing pad
risalni blok sketch pad, sketchbook, sketchblock
blagajniški blok receipt; (zveza držav) bloc
Vzhodni blok Eastern Bloc
Zahodni blok Western Bloc; (veliki kos) block, slab; (mejni) checkpoint

čokoláda chocolate

polnjena čokoláda chocolate cream
tekoča čokoláda chocolate syrup
tablica čokoláde bar of chocolate; tablet (ali slab ali cake) of chocolate
tovarna čokoláde chocolate factory

dopísnik -ica; dopisovalec, -lka correspondent

biti slab dopísnik, -ica; dopisovalec, -lka (ne odgovarjati na pisma) to be a bad correspondent

dovtíp joke; jest; pleasantry; pun; witticism; ZDA žargon wisecrack; gag

alogičen dovtíp (figurativno) an Irish bull
poln dovtípov waggish, jocular, full of fun
slab dovtíp bad joke, pogovorno corny joke
ta dovtíp je slab that's a weak (ali poor) effort
star dovtíp chestnut, stale (ali threadbare, old, ancient) joke, hoary old joke
ta dovtíp ima že brado pogovorno I fell out of my cradle laughing at that one
ost dovtípa the point of the joke
ne delaj dovtípov quit joking!
dovtípe zbijati to crack jokes

dúh spirit, mind; soul; (um, razum) intellect, sense; (jezika, naroda) genius; (prikazen) ghost, spectre, phantom, apparition, shade, pogovorno spook; (pokojni) ghost, wraith

zli dúh evil genius, fiend, demon, devil; (škrat) (hob)goblin
dober dúh good genius (ali spirit); (genij) genius, master spirit
sveti dúh religija Holy Spirit
dúhu (prikazni) podoben ghostly; (vonj) smell, scent, odour; (zakona) spirit
brez dúha scentless, odourless
nemiren dúh restless mind
odsoten z dúhom absent-minded, abstracted
prisotnost dúha presence of mind
dúh časa spirit of the time
klicanje dúhov (spiritizem) spirit rapping
zli dúh (hudobec) the evil spirit, the evil one
odbijajoč dúh (vonj) offensive smell
ni ne dúha ne sluha o njem he disappeared without trace, nothing more has been heard of him
v dúhu bomo z vami we shall be with you in spirit
on je velik dúh (figurativno) he is a man of great genius
vino ima dúh po sodu the wine tastes of the cask
on ima slab dúh iz ust his breath smells
to olje ima neprijeten dúh this oil has an unpleasant smell
imeti dúh po čem to be redolent or something
to ima dúh po česnu it smells of garlic
klicati dúhá to summon a spirit, to raise a ghost
kloniti z dúhom to despair, to lose heart (ali courage), to be despondent
izganjati dúhá to lay a gost; (iz obsedenca) to exorcize
dúh se mu je omračil he became (mentally) deranged
omračitev dúha mental derangement
poglobiti se v dúh francoskega jezika to absorb the spirit of the French language
dúhovi so bili razburjeni (figurativno) feelings were running high

fotografíja (umetnost) photography; (slika) photograph, pogovorno photo, picture; (momentka) snapshot, pogovorno snap; aeronavtika photogram

na fotografíji sem vedno slab I always photograph badly
on je vedno dober na fotografíji he always photographs well (ali comes out well)
pozirati za fotografíjo to pose for a photograph
fotografíja na pol nagih lepotic cheesecake
fotografíja lepotcev beefcake

glás (zvok) voice, sound, noise; (novica, vest) news, tidings pl, message; (sloves) fame, reputation, repute, renown; (pri volitvah) vote; (volilna pravica) franchise, suffrage, right to vote

na ves glás at the top of one's voice
s preroškim glásom with the voice of a prophet, in a prophetic voice
glás ljudstva public opinion, vox populi
glás vesti the voice of conscience, pesniško the still (ali small) voice
glás vpijočega v puščavi the voice of one crying in the wilderness
glásovi za in proti the ayes and the noes
s 400 glásovi proti 0 by 400 votes to nil
dober glás (sloves) reputation, good fame, repute, renown
na dobrem glásu well reputed, reputable
slab glás (sloves) ill repute, bad name, bad reputation, notoriety
na slabem glásu in bad odour, regarded unfavourably, notorious
nabiranje glásov pred volitvami canvassing
odločilni glás casting vote
srebrni glás zvona the silver voice of the bell
svetovnega glásu world-famous
socialistični glási (pri volitvah) the Socialist vote
večina 50 glásov a majority of 50 votes
višina glásu pitch
biti na dobrem glásu to be well regarded, to have a good reputation
dati svoj (volilni) glás za to vote for
dal vam bom svoj glás I will give you my vote
predlog je dobil malo glásov the proposal was poorly supported
dobiti večino glásov to win a majority, to top the poll
govoriti na glás to speak in a loud voice
ni na najboljšem glásu he has a rather poor reputation
dobil, dosegel je večino 30 glásov he gained a majority of 30 votes
ona ima lep glás she has a fine voice
nimam glásu (vesti) od njega I have not heard from him
imeti posvetovalen glás to have a consultative voice; to have a merely advisory capacity
poslušati glás prijatelja to listen to the voice of a friend
prešteti (volilne) glásove to count the votes
povzdigniti svoj glás to raise one's voice; to make oneself heard
pridobiti si dober glás to earn (ali to win) a good reputation
spoznal sem jo po glásu I knew her by her voice
slišijo se glásovi, da..., glás gre, da... it is rumoured that...
biti poražen z 10 glásovi proti 8 (z 10 proti 0) to be defeated by 10 votes to 8 (by 10 votes to nil)
ubogati glás svojega vodje to obey the orders of one's leader
njegov glás je utonil v hrušču his voice was drowned by the noise
uživati dober glás to enjoy a first-rate (ali a good) reputation
zakričati, zavpiti na ves glás to shout at the top of one's voice

igrálec -lka (v kaki igri) player; (gledališki) actor, actress; (karte, hazardni) gambler, punter, gamester; (instrumenta) player, performer

igrálec, -lka komik comedian
igrálec, -lka kriketa cricketer
igrálec, -lka šaha chess player
skupina potujočih igrálcev company of strolling players
on je izvrsten igrálec, -lka he is a crack player
biti slab igrálec, -lka šport to be a bad loser
postati igrálec, -lka to go on the stage, to go on the boards

izgôvor pronunciation, articulation, accent; (opravičilo) excuse, (pretveza) pretext, plea, pogovorno get-out, let-out

kot izgôvor (za, da...) on (ali under) the pretext (of, that...)
slab izgôvor a poor excuse
prazen (puhel) izgôvor a shallow argument, a lame excuse
imeti tuj izgôvor (izgovarjavo) to have a foreign accent
za to ni nobenega izgôvora it admits of no excuse

jédec eater

dober (slab) jédec great (poor) eater, good (poor) trencherman

Jób (ime) Job

Jobov sel (slab tolažnik) Job's comforter

kamnít stony; rocky; stone-

kamníta ograja stone wall
kamníta pot causeway
kamníta podlaga stone bed, foundation
kamníta sekira stone axe
kamnít tlak, pločnik (stone) pavement
kamnít zid stone wall
kamníta plošča slab, flag
kamníto pobočje stony slope

kázati to show; to point out; to indicate; to present; to display; to exhibit

kázati pot (voditi) to lead the way
kázati slab okus to show bad taste
s prstom kázati na koga to point (one's finger) at someone
kázati znake utrujenosti to show signs of fatigue
toplomer je kazal 20° the termometer registered 20 degrees
ni kazal nobenega znaku strahu he showed no sign of fear
na dež kaže it looks like rain
kot vse kaže to all appearances
vse kaže, da... there is every indication that...
vse kaže, da bo izvoljen there is every prospect that he will be elected
letina dobro kaže the crop promises well, there are good prospects of an abundant harvest
stvar dobro kaže the business ali the affair looks promising
če bi kaj slabo kazalo (šlo narobe) if anything should go amiss
stvari slabo kažejo things have an ugly look, things seem to be taking a bad turn
ne kaže hoditi tja it is not advisable to go there
ne kaže mi drugega kot, da grem I can do nothing but go away
sedaj se kaže, da... now it turns out that...
njegov obraz je kazal razočaranje his face showed his disappointment
luna se je začela kázati th moon was beginning to appear (ali to come out)
dobro kaže za... it looks promising (ali it bodes well) for...
slabo kázati to bode ill

kônec end; finish; termination; completion, conclusion, close; (iztek) expiration; (prenehanje) cessation; (razpust) break-up; (posledica) issue, result

brez kônca endless
na kôncu finally, in the end, at the end
do kônca to the end, to the last
do kônca 19. stol. up to the end of the 19th century
proti kôncu towards the end
do samega kônca (= do smrti) up to the bitter end, to the very end
konec koncev finally, at long last, in the long run
kônec tega meseca at the end of the present month
kônec svetá the end of the world
na drugem kônu at the far end
biti pri, na kônu to be at an end
z njim je kônec (izgubljen je) he is done for, it is all over (ali up) with him, arhaično he is undone
imeti slab kônec to come to a bad end
vsega je enkrat kônec there is an end to every thing
njegovi nevednosti ni kônca there is no end to his ignorance
bližati se kôncu to draw to an end (ali to a close)
poslušaj me do kônca! hear me out!
priti do kônca to come to an end
privesti do kônca to bring to an end
napraviti kônec s kom (pokončati ga) to make an end of someone
imeti na kôncu jezika (figurativno) to have (something) on the tip of one's tongue
temu boš moral napraviti kônec (pogovorno) you will have to put your foot down on that
napraviti čemu kônec to put an end to something
to pride konec koncev na isto it comes to the same thing in the end
ni še videti kônca the end is not yet in sight
začeti na napačnem kôncu pogovorno to get hold of the wrong end of the stick
kônec dober, vse dobro all's well that ends well

korespondènt correspondent

biti slab korespondènt to be a bad correspondent

kúp¹ (nakup) purchase

dober kúp a bargain
slab kúp a bad (ali hard, losing) bargain
biti dober kúp to be cheap

mármoren (of) marble

mármoren kamen marble
mármorna plošča marble slab
mármoren steber marble column
mármorno stopnišče marble staircase