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stréla thunderbolt, flash of lightning, lightning; (udarec) a stroke of lightning

stréla z jasnega neba a bolt from the blue
kot od stréle zadet thunderstruck, dumbfounded
biti zadet od stréle to be struck by lightning
kot stréla zadeti to strike like a thunderbolt
zadeti kot stréla z jasnega to hit (someone) like a bolt from the blue
novica je bila zame kot stréla z jasnega the news came to me like a bolt from the blue
stréla je udarila v drevo a tree was struck by lightning
kot stréla hiter quick as lightning
kot stréla je šinil proč he was off like a shot
kot stréla hitro (figurativno) like (greased) lightning
priti kot stréla z jasnega to appear suddenly out of the blue, to come all of a sudden
gromska strél! well I'll be blowed!

bŕz fast, rapid, swift, quick, speedy; express; prompt, expeditious; (konj) fleet; (korak) brisk, light-footed; (z odgovorom) quick-witted, of ready wit; (okreten) brisk, fleet, agile, fast-moving

bŕz kot strela quick as lightning
bŕza jadrnica a fast sailing boat, ZDA sailboat
bŕzi marš vojska forced march, quick march
bŕzi vlak fast train, express train
bŕzih nog fleet of foot

grómski thunderous, thundering

grómska strela! by Jove!, good lord!, good heavens!

jásen (veder) unclouded, serene, unobscured, fair, sunny; (očiten) evident, obvious, manifest; (viden) clear, conspicuous; (svetel) luminous, bright, shining, light; (razumljiv) intelligible, easily understood; (nedvomen) indubitable, unmistakable, not to be mistaken, leaving no doubt; (nedvoumen) unequivocal, unambiguous; (izrečen) explicit; (točen) precise, exact; (barva) light, light-coloured; (slog, stil) clear, lucid; (samoumeven) self-evident

jásno in jedrnato izraziti to express tersely and neatly
jásen kot beli dan self-evident, as clear as daylight (ali arhaično as noonday), as clear as crystal, as plain as a pikestaff, as plain as the nose on your face, as plain as the palm of your hand
nebo je jásno the sky is clear
to je jásno that's clear, that's flat
kot strela z jásnega out of the blue
strela z jásnega a bolt from the blue
ni mi čisto jásno it is not quite clear to me
nisem si na jásnem o tem I am not (quite) clear about it
sem jásen? do I make myself clear?, have I made myself plain on that point?
jásno govoriti to speak clearly
jásno se izraziti to make it clear
jásno se odražati na obzorju to show clear on the horizon
priti na jásno (figurativno) to clear up, to settle (o čem something)
postalo nam je jásno it dawned on us
to je popolnoma jásno (figurativno) it's perfectly obvious

nebó (vidno) sky; firmament; pesniško welkin; (v ustih) palate

na nebu in the sky
nebó nad prestolom, nebó pri procesiji baldachin, canopy
visok do neba skyhigh, very high
iz vedrega neba out of the blue, out of a clear sky
pod milim nebom under the open sky, in the open air
med nebom in zemljo between heaven and earth
kot strela z jasnega neba like a bolt from the blue, all of a sudden
proti nebu skyward(s)
do neba segajoč reaching up to the sky, touching the sky
bitka pod nebom air battle
modro nebó blue sky
oblačno nebó cloudy sky, overcast sky
do neba vpijoč crying to heaven
štiri strani neba the four points of the compass
(dimna) pisava (reklama) na nebu aeronavtika skywriting; ZDA smoke-writing (sky advertising)
pisec (reklame) na nebu skywriter
košček modrega neba a patch of blue sky
nebó je modro (oblačno) the sky is blue (cloudy, overcast)
dvigati se v nebó to rise to the skies
koga v nebó povzdigovati to praise someone to the skies, to laud to the skies, to extol
(kot) z neba pasti (figurativno) to come out of the blue, to drop from the skies
noben mojster ni z neba padel (figurativno) no one is born a master
v nebó vpijoča krivica a crime crying to heaven for vengeance
moder kot nebó sky blue, skylike
do neba (= čez vse mere) sky-high, to the sky (ali to the skies)

strél shot

odbojni strél ricochet
strél iz loka shot from a bow
strél na premičen cilj shot at a moving target
indirektni prosti strél šport indirect free kick
toča strélov hail of shots
strél na gol šport a shot at goal
prosti strél (nogomet) free kick
kazenski strél penalty kick, penalty
s prvim strélom with one's first shot
alarmni strél v sili a shot of distress
slep strél blank shot
dati, izstreliti 20 strélov to let off (ali to fire) 20 rounds
niti enega stréla niso dali they did not fire a single shot

švígniti to shoot

švígniti kot strela (figurativno) to go like a streak of (greased) lightning (ali like a bat out of hell)
švígniti prek brzice to shoot the rapids
avto je švignil mimo a car swept past
mačka je švignila iz sobe the (ali a) cat shot out of the room

tréščiti to crush; to dash; (strela) to strike

letalo je treščilo na zemljo the plane crashed to the ground
strela je treščila v drevo lightning struck the tree
treščilo je v hišo the house has been struck by lightning

udáriti to beat; (ura) to strike; to hit; to knock; (dati klofuto) to slap, to smack, ZDA pogovorno to slug; to smite; (s pestjo) to punch

udáriti ob to strike against, to bump against
nazaj udáriti (puška) to recoil, to kick
rahlo udáriti to tap, to dab
udáriti po obrazu to slap, to box, to cuff
udaril me je v obraz he struck me in the face
udaril sem z nogo ob kamen I hurt my foot by knocking it against a stone
udáriti po prstih to rap
udáriti po mizi to pound the table; (žogo s palico) to bat
on je prvi udaril he was the first to strike
strela je udarila v drevo lightning has struck a tree
ura je ravno udarila dve it has just struck two
kri (voda) je udarila iz... blood (water) gushed out of...
reka je udarila čez bregove the river overflowed its banks
vino mu je udarilo v glavo the wine went to his head, the wine made his head swim
udáriti takt to beat (the) time
udáriti koga s slepoto to smite someone with blindness
toča je udarjala na okenske šipe the hail was rattling on the windowpanes
udáriti komu v hrbet (figurativno) to attack someone in the rear, to stab someone in the back
udáriti z nogo ob tla to stamp one's foot (on the ground)
isti zvok mu je znova udaril v uho the same sound struck his ear again
s pestjo je udaril po mizi he pounded the table