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srédi in the middle of, in the midst of; pesniško midst; in the centre of

srédi maja in the middle of May
srédi leta 1953 halfway through 1953, in the middle of 1953
srédi mojih 30-ih let in my middle (ali mid) thirties
srédi oceana in mid ocean
srédi 40-ih let in the middle forties

krohotánje roar (ali burst) of laughter; guffaw

sredi krohotánja amidst roars of laughter
spraviti v krohotánje to set someone off roaring with laughter, to have someone in fits

nóč night; night-time, nightfall; (tema) darkness, dark

do nóči till dark
pozno v nóč far into the night, till late at night
pred nóčjo before nightfall
vsako nóč every night, nightly
nóč za nóčjo night after night
sredi trde nóči in the dead of the night, at dead of night
preko nóči, čez nóč overnight
pod nóč in the dusk
vso, celo nóč all night (long)
neke nóči one (certain) night
preteklo nóč last night
cele nóči for whole nights
neke temne nóči on a dark night
lahko nóč! good night!
trajajoč vso nóč nightlong, all-night
nóč na dan (24 ur brez prekinitve) around the clock
mesečna nóč moonlit (ali moonlight) night
kresna nóč Midsummer Night
božična, sveta nóč religija Christmas Eve
novoletna nóč New Year's Eve
velika nóč religija Easter
poročna nóč wedding night, nuptial night
šentjernejska nóč zgodovina the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve
polarna nóč the polar night
viharna nóč a dirty night
nóč brez spanja a sleepless night, a restless night
1001 noč Arabian Nights' Entertainments pl, the Arabian Nights pl
nóč se dela it is getting dark; it is growing dark
biti različen kot nóč pa dan to be as different as chalk and cheese
prebiti dobro (slabo) nóč to have (ali to pass) a good (a bad) night
nóč in dan mislim na to I keep thinking of it night and day
vso nóč sem spal I slept the whole night (through)
prebil sem nóč brez spanja I had (ali passed) a sleepless night, I did not sleep a wink all night
vso nóč nisem niti za hip zatisnil očesa I could not get a wink of sleep all night
prekrokati nóč to make a night of it
prebdeti, prečuti nóč to sit up all night
on bdí dolgo v nóč he sits up late, he keeps late hours
delati nóč in dan to work night and day
ostati čez nóč (prenočiti) to stay the night
nóč ga je vzela he slipped away under cover of night

obtíčati to stick; to get stuck; to remain sticking, to stick fast

obtíčati v blatu to get stuck in the mud
obtíčati sredi poti to get stuck halfway (ali midway)
obtíčati v džungli to be stranded in the jungle
nekaj mi je obtičalo v grlu something is stuck in my throat
obtíčati sredi svojega govora to come to a halt (ali pogovorno to dry up, to get bogged down) in the middle of one's speech

oceàn ocean; sea

kot oceàn, oceànu podoben oceanlike
sredi oceàna in mid-ocean
Atlantski oceàn the Atlantic, the Atlantic Ocean
Tihi oceàn the Pacific (Ocean)

polétje summer; summer season

babje polétje Indian summer
v polnem polétju, sredi polétja in the height of summer

pót¹ -í way, (steza) path, footpath, trail; (cesta) road, street; (utrta) track, walk; (planeta) orbit, course; (smer) route, course; (potovanje) (splošno) travel, (peš) march, (po kopnem) journey, trip, (po morju) voyage, crossing, passage

prepovedana pót! no thoroughfare!, (čez tuje zemljišče) trespassers will be prosecuted!, no trespassing!, keep out, private!
srečno pót! a pleasant journey!, arhaično God speed you!, (ironično, neprijetnemu gostu) good riddance
to pót (tokrat) this time
vsaki pót each time
božja pót (romanje) pilgrimage
pót nazaj return journey, pogovorno the way back
pót domov homeward journey, journey home, pogovorno the way home
pót po morju voyage
javna pót public road
jahalna, jezdna pót bridle path
gozdna pót forest road
križev pót religija Way of the Cross, figurativno via dolorosa
prečna pót crossroad
neravna pót bumpy road
neutrjena pót gravel road
shojena pót beaten track
trnova pót thorny path
vodna pót waterway
vozna pót carttrack, cart-road
uporabna pót serviceable road, thoroughfare
zaprta pót closed path (ali way)
ob póti by the roadside
preko póti over the way, across the road
na pol póta halfway, midway
po mirni, prijateljski póti in a friendly manner, amicably
na vsej póti od... all the way from...
biti na napačni póti to be on the wrong road ali track, to lose one's way
biti na slabi póti (figurativno) to lead a wicked life
biti na póti (potovanju) to travel, to journey, (poslovno) to be on te road
biti na dobri póti (do uspeha) to be well on the road (to success), (o stvari) to be working out well
ta pót je neprehodna, nemogoča this road is impassable, there is no through road
biti sredi póti to be halfway on one's journey
biti na najlepši póti, da... to be well on the way to...
utreti pót za... to pave the way for...
otrok je na póti (figurativno) there is a baby on the way
njen je na póti (= noseča je) she is expecting (a child), she is with child, pogovorno she is in the family way
biti komu na póti to be in someone's way, to stand in someone's light
on mi je na póti he is in my way
pót je prosta the way is clear (za koga for someone)
on je na póti v X. he is on his way to X.
biti na pravi póti to be on the right track, pogovorno to be on the ball
iti po (isti) póti nazaj to turn back
iti komu s póti to get out of someone's way (ali to shun someone, avoid someone)
iti rakovo pót to go backward
iti svojo pót to go one's own way
iti na pót to set out (ali forth, off) (on one's way), to embark upon a journey, to start out, (v tujino) to go abroad; to be bound for
iti po najkrajši póti v... to make a bee-line...
šli so vsak svojo pót they went their respective ways
krčiti si, utirati si pót to cut (ali to carve) one's way, to plough one's way through, to remove obstacles
napraviti pót komu to make way for someone
narediti, utreti pót (figurativno) to pave the way, to blaze a trail, to be a pioneer ali trailblazer
s silo si napraviti pót to force (ali to fight) one's way
kazati, voditi pót to lead the way
polena komu na pót metati (figurativno) to place difficulties in someone's way
našel bom sredstva in póti I shall find ways and means
izgubiti (najti) pót to lose (to find) one's way
pót si prihraniti (figurativno) to save shoe leather
napravite prosto pót! make way!
moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo pót we must let matters take their course
dobro poznati pót to know every bump (ali twist and turn) in the road
priti pol póti komu naproti to meet someone halfway
spraviti koga s póti (figurativno, na oni svet) to kill, (žargon) to bump someone off
utreti si pót skozi... to force one's way through (robidje the brambles)
ustaviti se na pol póta to stop halfway
vprašati za pót to ask one's way
vrniti se po isti póti nazaj (obrniti se) to retrace one's steps
pošteno (krepko) vzeti pót pod noge to put one's best foot forward
zaiti na krivo pót to take the wrong road ali path ali turning

presenétiti to surprise; to take (someone) by surprise; to astonish; to astound, to confound

prijetno koga presenétiti to give someone a pleasant surprise
čisto me je presenetil he took me by surprise, he came upon me unawares
novica me je presenetila the news amazed me
dež nas je presenetil na pol pota the rain caught us when we were halfway there
noč me je presenetila na poti nightfall caught me on my way
smrt ga je presenetila sredi dela death came upon him in the middle of his work
presenétiti (zasačiti) tata (vlomilca) pri samem dejanju to surprise (ali to catch) a thief (a burglar) in the act (ali red-handed)
presenétiti se to be surprised, to be taken by surprise, to be taken unawares

sméh laughter; laugh

salve sméha fits pl of laughter
prisiljen sméh strained laugh, forced laugh
homerski sméh Homeric laughter
hrupen sméh horselaugh, guffaw
sredi sméha amid laughter
ni mi do sméha I don't feel like laughing
sméh ga bo (že) minil he will laugh on the wrong side of his mouth
bušiti, bruhniti v sméh to burst out laughing
prasniti v sméh to break into a laugh
sméh me je posilil I was overcome by (a fit of) laughter
spraviti koga v sméh to make someone laugh
s sméhom izraziti prezir to laugh one's contempt
s sméhom se zahvaliti to laugh one's thanks
pokati od sméha to split one's sides laughing (ali with laughter), to be convulsed with laughter
skoraj počiti od sméha to laugh fit to burst, to be in stitches
spraviti družbo v sméh to set the company laughing
tuliti od sméha to roar with laughter
umirati, zvijati se od sméha to laugh one's head off
to ni za sméh this is no laughing matter
povzročiti (splošen) sméh to raise a laugh
v sméh me spravljaš you amuse me

tók¹ current; (vodni) stream, current; drift; (dogodkov) swim

električni tók electric current
istosmerni tók direct (ali continuous) current
izmenični tók alternating current
poraba (električnega) tóka consumption of electricity
Zalivski tók Gulf Stream
sredi, v sredini tóka in midstream
močan tók (elektrika) power current
slab, šibak tók (elektrika) low-tension current
inducirani tók induced current
močan vodni tók powerful current
jakost tóka current intensity, strength
proizvodnja tóka generation of current
potreba po tóku demand for electricity
plavati s tókom figurativno (proti tóku) to swim with (against) the stream (ali tide)
prepustiti se tóku (razmer) to resign oneself (ali to be resigned) to the course of events, to let things drift
tók jih žene they are carried along by the current, they drift

umréti to die, to pass away; to expire; to decease; to depart this life; to give up the ghost; to yield up one's breath, to breathe one's last; to close one's eyes; žargon to bite the dust; žargon to pop off, to kick the bucket, to push up the daisies; (evfemistično) to go West, to go the way of all flesh, to go to one's long rest

umréti naravne smrti to die a natural death, to die in one's bed
nasilne smrti umréti to die a violent death, to die with one's boots on, to die by violence
umréti na grmadi zgodovina to die at the stake
umréti na morišču to die on the scaffold
umréti za jetiko to die of consumption
umréti od lakote to die of hunger
umréti od mraza to die of cold
umréti za rakom to die of cancer
umréti bedne smrti to die like a dog (ali the death of a dog)
umréti v bedi to die destitute (ali a pauper)
umréti od žalosti to die of grief
umréti od lastne roke to die by one's own hand
umréti sredi (aktivnega) dela to die in harness, to die in the shafts
umréti junaške smrti to die a hero (ali a hero's death)
hrabro umréti to die game (to the end)
umréti od strahu to die of fright
umrl je v najboljših letih he was taken in the prime of life
mislil sem, da bom umrl od smeha I thought I would die laughing
naj umrem, če je to res! I'll stake my life it isn't true (ali there isn't a word of truth in it)!
umrl je kot berač he died a beggar
naj na mestu umrem, če... I'll be damned if...

ustáviti to stop, to put a stop to; to bring to a standstill, to stay; to arrest, to cease; to bring to a halt; to suspend; to check; to hold up

ustáviti se to stop, to halt; to come to a standstill (ali hold-up)
ustáviti delo to stop (ali to suspend, to cease) work, to strike; (pogovorno) to knock off work
ustáviti kri to staunch blood
ustáviti krvavitev rane to stop a wound
ustáviti plačo to withold someone's salary, to stop someone's pay
ustáviti plačila to stop payments
ustáviti (štopati) avto to stop a car
ustáviti sovražnosti to suspend hostilities
ustavil me je na ulici he stopped me in the street
ustavili so mu pokojnino his pension (ali allowance) has been stopped
ustáviti napredovanje sovražnika to halt an enemy advance
ustavili so ga sredi njegovega govora he was interrupted right in the middle of his speech
ustáviti vlak, stroj to stop a train, a machine
zdravnik je ustavil krvavenje the doctor staunched the flow of blood
ves promet je bil ustavljen all traffic was stopped, (začasno was suspended)
biti ustavljen (ne moči naprej) to be at a stop
nenadoma se ustáviti to stop short, to stop dead
popolnoma se ustáviti to come to a full (ali dead) stop
on se ne bo pred ničemer ustavil he'll stop at nothing
ura se mi je ustavila my watch has stopped
se ta vlak ustavi v Kranju? does this train stop at Kranj?
za nekaj dni se bom ustavil v Parizu I am going to stay a few days in paris

zíma winter, wintertime

blaga, mila zíma mild winter
huda, ostra zíma hard (ali severe) winter
sredi zíme, v najhujši zími in the depth of winter
zíma brez snega green winter
starka Zima Old Man Winter
zíma je pred vrati winter is upon us
krmiti živino čez zímo s senom to winter one's stock on hay
prespati zímo to hibernate
preživeti zímo to winter
pripraviti za porabo v zími ZDA to winterize