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abdicírati to abdicate

abdicírati na prestol to abdicate the throne
abdicírati na vse svoje pravice to abdicate all one's rights

ambícija ambition

politične ambícije political ambitions
biti poln ambícij to be keen to get on, to be a high-flier
gojiti velike ambícije to foster great ambitions
doseči svoje ambícije to achieve one's ambitions
njegova ambícija je (imeti...) his (great) ambition is (to have...)
imeti velike ambícije to have high aspirations

arondírati to round (off)

arondírati svoje posestvo to round off one's estate

avtoritéta authority; power; government; (oseba) authority, expert

on je avtoritéta v tej stvari, v tem predmetu he is an authority on that subject
izgubiti mnogo svoje avtoritéte pri to lose much of one's authority with
očetovska avtoritéta paternal authority

bagatelizírati to belittle, to minimize; to attach little value (to)

bagatelizírati svoje delo to depreciate (ali to play down the importance of) one's work

bateríja elektrika, vojska battery; (elektrika, atomska) pile; (akumulatorska) accumulator

radio na bateríjo battery radio, battery set
rezervna bateríja spare battery
napolniti bateríjo (elektrika) to charge a battery
(za)maskirati svoje bateríje vojska figurativno to mask one's batteries

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

bojeváti se to fight, to struggle (z with, proti against); to combat, to battle; to contest; to contend (z with)

bojeváti se za koga to fight for someone
bojeváti se za kak ideal to fight for an ideal
bojeváti se za svoje življenje to fight for one's life
bojeváti se do konca, do odločitve to fight to a finish, to fight it out
bojeváti se do kraja to fight to the bitter end
bojeváti se na življenje in smrt to fight for dear life
bojeváti se za vsako ped zemlje to contest every inch of ground
bojeváti se na strani koga to fight on the side of someone

brígati to concern; to regard

kaj me to briga? what is that to me?
to te nič ne briga! it is none of your business!
to Vas nič ne briga! that is not your concern!
on me nič ne briga he is no concern of mine
stvar nikogar ne briga the matter is no one's business
to me nič ne briga that is no business of mine, that doesn't concern me
brígati se to care (za for, about); to concern oneself (with, about); to bother about; (skrbeti za) to attend to, to see to
brigaj se za svoje zadeve (stvari)! mind your own business!, go about your business!
ne briga se za politiko he doesn't concern himself with politics
ne brigajte se za govorice ljudi! don't trouble about what people say

bŕzdati to bridle; to put a bridle on; to rein; to curb

bŕzdati svoj jezik to bridle one's tongue
bŕzdati koga to keep a tight rein on someone
bŕzdati svojo radovednost to curb one's curiosity
bŕzdati svoje strasti to bridle one's passions
ne bŕzdati svojega veselja to let one's joy be unconfined

črkováti to spell

črkováti svoje ime to spell one's name
črkovaje, s težavo brati (besedo, pisanje) to spell out, to read letter by letter

dán day; (dnevna svetloba, luč) daylight, daytime; (svetloba) light

dober dán! (zjutraj) good morning!, (popoldne) good afternoon!, (splošno) how do you do!, pogovorno hallo!, hullo!, ZDA hello, (pri poslovitvi) good day!, pogovorno see you!, be seeing you!; see you later!
deloven dán working day, weekday
črn dán figurativno a black day, a dark day, an unfortunate day
materinski dán Mother's Day
novoletni dán New Year's Day
beli dán broad daylight
plačilni dán payday
postni dán fast day
prazničen dán holiday
pasji dnevi dog days pl
prosti dán day off, (brez pouka) day off school
rojstni dán birthday
srečen dán a red-letter day
sodni dán the Last Day, Judgment Day, Day of Judgment, Doomsday
davni dnevi bygone days, arhaično day of yore
spominski dán Remembrance Day (11. november)
z dne 3. maja dated May 3rd
čez dán (podnevi) in the daytime; during the day, by daylight, by day
dán za dnem day by day
drugi (naslednji) dán next day, the day after
do današnjega dne to the preent day
od dneva do dneva from day to day
čez nekaj dni in a day or two
enega teh dni, te dni enkrat one of these days
dvakrat na dán twice a day
pri belem dnevu in broad daylight
lepega dne one fine day
oni dán (zadnjič) the other day
še oni dán only the other day
še isti dán that very day
od tega dne dalje from this day forth
par dni a couple of days
ta ali oni dán one day or another
svoj živi dán in all my born days, in my lifetime
nekega dne one day, (za prihodnost) some day
pred tremi dnevi three days ago
dán poprej the day before, the day beforehand
teden dni (7 dni) a week
danes teden dni this day week, (pred tednom dni) a week ago
14 dni (2 tedna) a fortnight, two weeks
čez 14 dni in a fortnight
vsak dán every day, daily
vsak drugi dán every other (ali second) day
vsakih pet dni every five days
ves dán all day long, for the whole of the day
ves ljubi božji dán the livelong day
za nekaj dni for a few days
prejšnji dán the previous (ali preceding) day
ki traja ves dán daylong
na dán z besedo! speak out!, out with it!
to je jasno kot beli dán it's as clear as daylight, it's as plain as a pikestaff
biti različen kot noč in dán to be as different as chalk and cheese
béli dán je it is broad daylight
dobiti prost dán to be allowed a day off
ni še vseh dni konec we have not seen the last of it yet
prinesti, spraviti na dán to bring to light
prinesti stvar na dán to broach a matter
sedaj prihaja na dán it now transpires
priti na dán to come to light, to transpire, to leak out, to become known, ZDA to develop
prinesti na dán svoje težave to air one's troubles
ko napoči dán at daybreak, at dawn
za vsakega pride njegov dán every dog has his day
sanja se ti pri belem dnevu you're day-dreaming
svoj živi dán nisem videl... I have never seen in all my born days (ali in my lifetime)...
dnevi so mu šteti his days are numbered
zagledati dán (luč sveta) to be born, to come to light, to come out
določiti dán to fix a day
voščiti dober dán to bid someone good day, zastarelo to give someone the time of day
bil je 2 dni prepozen he was two days late
delati noč in dán to work day and night
ne hvali dneva pred nočjo do not praise the day before it is over; laugh before breakfast and you'll cry before supper

dáti dajáti to give; (podariti) to present with, to give away; (podati) to hand on, to present, to turn over; (dodeliti) to allot, to assign, to apportion; (vročiti) to hand (over), to deliver; (karte) to deal

dáti, dajáti nazaj to give back, to restore; (podeliti) to grant, to accord, to award, ZDA to donate (to); gledališče to stage, to perform; (ponuditi) to offer; (dobaviti) to deliver, to furnish, to supply; (donašati) to yield, (sadove) to bear, to produce; (naslov) to bestow on, to confer something upon someone
dáti, dajáti naprej to pass on
ne (hoteti) dáti, dajáti to refuse, to withhold
dana veličina a given magnitude
če sta A in B dana, sledi, daje C... given A and B, C follows...
v danem primeru (če je tako) in that case; should the need arise; if need be; if so
dáti, dajáti duška (svoji jezi) to give vent (to one's anger)
dáti, dajáti prav komu to agree with someone, to concede the point
dáti, dajáti vsakemu svoje to give everyone his due
daj mu, kar je njegovega! give him his due!
ti bom že dal! I'll give it you!
daj to na mizo! put it on the table!
daj bog! God grant!
ne daj bog! God forbid!
kaj dajejo nocoj v gledališču? what's on at the theatre this evening?
to (gledališko) igro so dajali tri mesece the play ran for three months
dal sem mu roko I shook hands with him
moram da(ja)ti dober zgled I must set a good example
po čem dajete (koliko stane)...? what is your price for, what do you charge for...?
nič se ne da napraviti there is nothing to be done
dáti, dajáti na znanje komu to let someone know
dáti, dajáti na svetlo to publish, to edit
dáti, dajáti mnogo na to make much of, to think the world of
mnogo da na svojo zunanjost he pays great attention to his personal appearance
malo, nič ne dáti, dajáti na kaj to regard as worthless, not to give a brass farthing for
on ne da nič na moj nasvet he sets no value upon my advice
dal se je oslepariti, ogoljufati he let (ali allowed ali suffered) himself to be cheated
dam si striči lase I have (ali I get) my hair cut
kje si dajete delat obleke? where do you have your clothes made?
dáti, dajáti svojo besedo to pledge one's word
to mi daje misliti! that makes me wonder!
na to ne dam pečenega groša (nič) I don't give a hoot about that
dal sem si mnogo truda I took great pains
dáti, dajáti od sebe (ton) to utter
ne da se mi... I don't feel like, I am unwilling (ali loath ali disinclined) to...
ne da se mi brati I don't feel like reading, I am loath (ali unwilling) to read
(to) se ne da zanikati there's no denying (it)
dáti, dajáti se spoznati, prepoznati to make oneself known
dajati je lepše kot jemati it is better to give than to receive
dáti, dajáti življenje za to sacrifice one's life for
dvakrat da, kdor hitro da he gives twice who gives in a trice; arhaično while the grass grows the steed starves

dávek (državni) tax; (mestni, občinski) rate

zvezni dávek federal levy; ZDA tax; (carinski, blagovni) duty; (prispevek, dajatev) contribution; zgodovina impost; levy
dávek na tax on, duty on
dávku podvržen, navezan taxable, ratable, assessable, liable to tax, excisable; subject to taxation, liable to pay taxes
oproščen dávka exempt from tax, tax-exempt, taxfree, duty-free
dodaten dávek additional tax, supplementary tax
dávek na dohodek income tax
dávek na dediščino legacy duty, succession duty, estate duty, death duty, pl -ies
dávek na sol salt duty, salt tax
dávek na tobak tobacco tax, duty on tobacco
luksusni dávek luxury tax
direkten, indirekten direct, indirect tax
nabavni dávek purchase tax
obrtni dávek trade tax, ZDA business tax
prometni dávek sales tax, purchase tax
pasji dávek dog tax
katastrski, zemljiški dávek land tax, tax on land, ground rent
patentni dávek patent tax
samski dávek bachelor tax
veselični, zabaviščni dávek entertainment tax, amusement tax, ZDA admission tax
vojni dávek war tax; contribution
zapuščinski dávek death duty, pl -ies
pobiralec dávkov tax collector, taxman
pobiranje dávkov tax collection, levying of taxes
naložiti dávke to impose taxes, to tax; to establish duties
pobirati dávke to exact taxes, to collect taxes, to levy taxes, to tax
znižati dávek to cut a tax
naložiti težak dávek to impose a heavy tax ali tax burden
utajiti dávke to evade taxes
plačati svoje dávke to pay one's taxes (ali rates)
plačati svoj krvni dávek to pay one's blood-tax (the duty of fighting for one's country)

délavec worker (zlasti ZDA); (tovarniški) workman, pl -men; labourer; hand; help

délavec na farmi farmhand
duševni délavec intellectual
izučen délavec skilled workman, specialist
neizučen délavec unskilled workman, hand, help
délavec pri stroju operator
težak délavec heavy worker
ročni délavec manual worker
neročni (pisarniški itd.) délavec žargon white-collar worker, blackcoated worker
priučen délavec semi-skilled worker, ZDA on-the-job trained worker
pristaniški délavec docker, dockyard labourer, ZDA longshoreman
sezonski délavec seasonal worker
délavec zdomec migrant worker
izpreti svoje délavce to lay off ali VB to stand off one's workmen
odpustiti svoje délavce to dismiss one's workmen, pogovorno to sack ali to fire one's workmen
za polni delovni čas zaposleni délavec full-timer
za polovični čas part-timer

diktírati to dictate (komu, pismo to someone, a letter)

meni ne bo nihče diktiral I am not to be dictated to
zmagovalec ima pravico premaganemu diktírati svoje pogoje the conqueror has a right to dictate his conditions to the conquered

disimulírati to dissimulate; to dissemble; to hide, to conceal

disimulírati svoje namere to disguise one's intentions
disimulírati resnico, dejstvo to withhold (ali to hold back) the truth, a fact

dividénda ekonomija dividend

začasna dividénda interim dividend
nalog za izplačilo dividénde dividend-warrant
prejeti svoje dividénde to draw one's dividends

dokázati to prove, to give proof of; to furnish (ali to provide ali to produce) evidence; to demonstrate; to substantiate; to establish by evidence; to establish the truth of

to se ne da dokázati this is not susceptible of proof
dokázati krivdo komu to prove someone's guilt
dokázati komu umor to prove someone guilty of murder
ni mogel dokázati svoje trditve he could not prove (ali substantiate ali make good) his assertion
dokázati komu, da se moti to prove someone (to be in the wrong)

dólg debt; sum due; (zadolženost) indebtedness; (obveze) liabilities pl

brez dólga debtless, free from debt, (posestvo) unencumbered
časten dólg debt of honour
hipotekarni dólg mortgage
neizterljiv dólg, dólg, katerega plačilo je malo verjetno (žargon) bad debt
izterljiv dólg recoverable debt
viseč dólg floating debt
državni, narodni dólg national debt
biti brez dólgov, ne imeti dólgov to be out of debt
biti, izvleči se iz dólgov (figurativno) to be out of the red
delati dólgove to contract (ali to incur) debts; to get into debt
čez glavo, do vratu tičati v dólgovih to be up to one's ears (ali eyes, neck) in debt
dobiti dólg povrnjen to recover a debt
plačati dólg to honour a debt, to discharge a debt
poravnati svoje dólgove to settle one's debts
odplačati dólg to pay off a debt, to sink a debt
do zadnje pare plačati svoj dólg to pay one's debt to the last farthing
tičati (globoko) v dólgovih to be (deep) in debt
vpisati komu v dólg trgovina to debit someone, to enter a sum on the debit side
zabresti, zaiti v dólgove to run into debt, to fall into debt
kup dólgov a mountain of debts
rešiti se enega dólga, a pri tem napraviti drugega (figurativno) to rob Peter to pay Paul