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težák labourer, toiler, navvy; field labourer, farm labourer; farmhand, farm worker

težàk -žka, -o (teža) heavy; (masa) ponderous, weighty; (breme) weighty; figurativno leaden; (naloga) toilsome; (naporen) hard, difficult, arduous, trying, exhausting; (kazen) severe; (napaka) grave; (vino) heady

težki časi hard times pl
težko breme heavy burden
težko delo hard work
težki delavec manual labourer, heavy worker (ali labourer)
težka atletika heavy athletics pl
težka artilerija heavy artillery, heavy guns pl
težka hoja heavy tread
težka izbira hard choice
težka jed indigestible food
težàk, -žka, -o vojaški invalid severely disabled ex-serviceman
težàk, -žka, -o boj hard struggle
težàk, -žka, -o bombnik heavy bomber
težka industrija heavy industry
težka kovina heavy metal
težke izgube heavy losses pl
težka naloga hard task
težka napaka gross mistake, blunder
težka križarka heavy cruiser
težka svila heavy silk
težàk, -žka, -o udarec hard blow
težki nemiri serious rioting
težka nesreča serious accident
težka skrb grievous worries, arhaično care
težka oborožitev heavy armament
težàk, -žka, -o porod difficult birth
10 funtov težka ščuka a ten-pound pike
s težkim srcem with a heavy heart
težka voda kemija heavy water
težko je zame (figurativno) it's hard on me
glava mi je težka my head feels heavy
on je težàk, -žka, -o (= tehta) 120 funtov he scales 120 pounds
ona je težka, težko je z njo (figurativno) she is hard to get on with

bòj fight (tudi figurativno), fighting; (oborožen) combat; (bitka) battle, engagement, action; (bojevanje) struggle (za for, z with); (spopad) encounter, (praska) skirmish; (tekmovanje) contest, match; (spor, figurativno) conflct

hud težak bòj hard, heavy fighting
bòj moža proti možu, bòj od blizu hand-to-hand fighting, dog-fight, close combat
vroč bòj a ding-dong fight
v vročem bòju in the heat of the battle
surov bòj rough-and-tumble fight
neodločen bòj drawn battle
bòj na nož fight to the finish, skin-game
bòj na življenje in smrt life-and-death struggle; all-in fighting, a deadly fight
bòj za obstanek struggle for life, struggle for existence
smrtni bòj death agony
poulični bòji street fighting
bòj nazorov conflict of opinions
politični bòji political conflicts
duševni bòj mental strife, mental struggle
volilni bòj election contest, election campaign
pripravljen za bòj ready to fight, (na morju) decks cleared for action
sposoben za bòj able to fight, in fighting trim
nesposoben za bòj disabled, out of action
bíti (bijem) bòj to fight a battle
izločiti iz bòja to put out of action
ne izbirati sredstev za bòj to fight with one's gloves off
izzvati na bòj to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet
pasti v bòju to be killed in action, to fall in action
sprejeti bòj (figurativno) to accept the challenge, to pick up the gauntlet; to accept battle
spustiti se v bòj to join battle

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

invalíd; invalídinja invalid; infirm person

delovni invalíd; invalídinja disabled worker
vojaški, vojni invalíd; invalídinja disabled soldier (oziroma sailor); pensioner; wounded veteran
postati invalíd; invalídinja to become invalided (ali an invalid), to be disabled
težak vojni invalíd; invalídinja badly disabled exserviceman, ZDA disabled veteran

jézik anatomija tongue; (govor) tongue, speech, language; idiom; (pri pihalu) mouthpiece; humoristično clapper

materinski jézik native language, mother tongue
mrtev (živ, tuj) jézik dead (living, foreign) language
občevalni jézik colloquial language, vernacular
knjižni jézik literary language
diplomatski jézik diplomatic language
Cankarjev jézik Cankar's language
lahek, težak jézik easy, difficult language
goveji, volovski jézik neat's tongue, ox-tongue
obložen jézik medicina a coated (ali dirty, furred) tongue
prekajen jézik smoked tongue
zemeljski jézik neck, spit, tongue (of land)
učitelj jézikov (foreign) language teacher
dar za jézike gift of tongues
morski jézik (riba) sole
dolg, nebrzdan jézik unbridled tongue
zloben jézik wicked (ali malicious) tongue
moderni (stari) jézik modern (ancient) language
strokoven jézik technical language
uradni, službeni jézik official style
zastarel jézik obsolete (ali archaic) language
duh jézika genius of a language
jézik posrednik interlingua
na jéziku mi je, na jéziku imam (a se ne morem spomniti) it's on the tip of my tongue
to je proti duhu jézika this is against the spirit of the language
on je junak z jézikom (figurativno) he is a braggart (ali blusterer, swaggerer)
ona ima oster (strupen) jézik she has a sharp (a venomous) tongue
imeti dobro namazan jézik to have a glib (ali a well-oiled) tongue, to have the gift of the gab
brzdati svoj jézik to keep one's tongue in check; to bridle, to curb one's tongue
kar ima na srcu, ima tudi na jéziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
imeti dolg jézik to have a long tongue
ona je vsem ljudem na jéziku everyone is (ali pogovorno they're all) talking about her
držati jézik to hold one's tongue
drži jézik!, jézik za zobe! hold your tongue!, shut your mouth!, shut up!, keep your mouth shut!
jézik si izbrusiti z govorjenjem to talk one's head off
imeti besedo na jéziku to have the word on the tip of one's tongue
jézik mu je odpovedal his tongue failed him
pokazati komu jézik to put one's tongue out at someone
pokaži jézik! put out your tongue!
sneti komu besedo z jézika to take the words out of someone's mouth
pazi na svoj jézik! mind your tongue!
lomiti jézik to murder a language
jézik se mu je razvezal he is no longer tongue-tied, he has found his tongue, he has become talkative
zlobni jéziki trdijo malicious tongues assert
jézik ji dobro teče, ji je dobro namazan her tongue is well-oiled, pogovorno her tongue's no cripple
jézik mu teče kot mlin he's a nonstop chatterbox, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
zavezati komu jézik to silence someone, pogovorno to make someone pipe down
(on) ima zavezan jézik he is tongue-tied
ušlo mi je z jézika I let it slip out
on zna mnogo jézikov he is a polyglot
tolči (kak) jézik (figurativno) to mangle a language

kámen stone; ZDA (vsake oblike) rock; medicina calculus, stone, gravel, concretion; (prodnik) pebble

brusni kámen whetstone, grindstone
drag kámen precious stone, gem
drobilec kámna (oseba) quarryman, quarrier, (stroj) crushing machine, jaw (ZDA rock) crusher
gradbeni kámen building stone
kisli kámen (galun) alum
kresilni kámen mint, flintstone, (za vžigalnik) (lighter) flint
kámen kaldrme cobble, cobblestone
ledvični kámen kidney stone
loščilni kámen (za kovine) Bath-brick
miljni kámen milestone
mlinski kámen millstone
peklenski kámen lunar caustic, silver nitrate
preskusni kámen touchstone; test
nagrobni kámen tombstone, gravestone
otesan kámen hewn stone, dressed stone, ashlar
sklepni kámen keystone
kámen spotike stumbling block
kámen modrih philosophers' stone
vinski kámen tartar
temeljni kámen foundation stone
vogelni kámen cornerstone
kámen v mehurju medicina urinary calculus
žolčni kámen gallstone
zobni kámen tartar
umeten drag kámen imitation gem
tvorba kámnov medicina lithogenesis
mrzel kot kámen stone-cold
gluh kot kámen stone-deaf
trd kot kámen (as) hard as stone, stone-hard
domet, lučaj kámna a stone's throw
kup kámnov a heap of stones
obdelovanje kámna stonework
srcé iz kámna a stony heart
trd kot kámen (figurativno) hard as stone, biblija arhaično hard as the nether millstone
lomiti kámen to quarry
metati kámne v koga to throw stones at someone
to bi še kámen omečilo it is enough to melt a heart of stone
odvaliti komu težak kámen od srca to take a load (ali a weight) off someone's mind
kámen se mi je odvalil od srca a great weight has been taken off my mind, that's a great weight off my mind
ne pustiti kámna na kámnu not to leave a single stone standing
zmrzuje, da kámen poka it freezes hard
porušiti, razdejati kámen za kámnom to pull down stone by stone
od zgradbe ni ostal kámen na kámnu not a single stone of the building was left standing
rajši bi kámne tolkel na cesti! I'd rather do hard labour, I'd rather join a chain gang
zagnati, zalučati kámen v koga to cast a stone at someone
ubiti dve muhi z enim kámnom to kill two birds with one stone
kámen do kámna palača (figurativno) look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves

problém problem; figurativno (uganka) puzzle, riddle, enigma

to mi je problém I find this a problem
loviti se z nekim problémom to deal with a problem
to je tvoj problém (tvoja skrb) that's your problem
lotiti se probléma to tackle a problem, to grapple with a problem
rešiti problém to solve a problem
staviti težak problém to pose a weighty problem
postaviti komu problém to set someone a problem
poglobiti se v problém to get down to a problem
kako si morejo privoščiti tak luksus, je zame problém it's a mystery (ali it beats me) how they manage to live in such style
priti do jedra probléma (figurativno) to get to the root (ali the heart) of the matter, pogovorno to get down to the nitty-gritty

slóg style; way of writing; (zgradbe) style (of building); figurativno manner

jasen (klen, težak, kičast) slóg lucid (lapidary, cumbrous, florid) style
pesniški, vzvišen slóg poetical style
jeder slóg pithy (ali vigorous, terse) style
pisarniški slóg official style
trgovski slóg commercial style
gotski (visokogotski, poznogotski) slóg Gothic (decorated, perpendicular) style
normanski, romanski slóg Norman style, Romanesque
živeti v velikem, razkošnem slógu to live in great, fine style

stíl style; (način) manner

brez stíla without style, in a poor style
v velikem stílu (figurativno) on a large scale
gotski stíl Gothic style
pesniški stíl poetic style
kičast stíl florid style
jasen stíl lucid style
jedrnat, klen stíl lapidary style
težak, okoren stíl cumbrous style

svínec kemija lead

težak kot svínec heavy as lead
s svíncem obložena palica loaded cane, loaded stick, VB cosh
zastrupljenje s svíncem lead poisoning

tóna ton

metrska tóna (1.000 kg) metric ton
angleška tóna (2240 funtov, 1016kg) long ton
ameriška tóna (2.000 funtov, 907kg) short ton
ladja z 2.000 tónami a 2,000-tonner
registrska tóna (2,83m3), bruto registrska tóna (gross) register ton
tovorna tóna freight (measurement) ton
on ima denarja na tóne (kot smeti) he has tons of money
tehtati celo tóno (biti zelo težak) to weigh a ton

udárec blow; stroke; buffet; (s plosko dlanjo) slap, smack, cuff; hit (komu at someone); (s pestjo) punch; (s prstom) fillip, flip; (s palico, gorjačo) thump

rahel udárec tap, rap; flap, flick
udárec v obraz slap in the face, žargon smack in the kisser (ali the chops)
močan udárec thwack, thump, clout, whack, slog, ZDA soak, slug; blow; (ure) stroke, beat
ob udárcu ure ob osmih at the stroke of eight, at 8 o'clock sharp
težak udárec a heavy (ali severe) blow
odločilen udárec a decisive blow
uničujoč udárec a destructive blow
udárec v vodo (figurativno) a vain attempt
udárec za udárcem blow upon blow
z enim udárcem at one blow, at one stroke
strahovit udárec a swingeing blow
to je hud udárec zanjo that's a cruel blow for her
dobiti udárce to get a thrashing
dobivati udárec za (figurativno) to suffer reverse after reverse
dobiti smrten udárec to receive a mortal blow
preživeti udárec to survive a blow
zadati komu udárec to deal someone a blow, to strike a blow against someone
ubiti dve muhi z enim udárcem (figurativno) to kill two birds with one stone

umòr murder; (iz zasede) assassination; pravo homicide

težak umòr pravo ZDA first-degree murder
navaden umòr pravo ZDA second-degree murder
nameren umòr wilful murder
premišljen umòr premeditated murder
nepremišljen umòr manslaughter
poskušan umòr attempted murder
umòr očeta (matere, brata ali sestre) patricide (matricide, fratricide)
zakriviti, zagešiti umòr to commit a murder
dokazati komu umòr to convict someone of murder
vsak umòr pride prej ali slej na dan murder will out
justični umòr judicial murder

začétek beginning; start; commencement; outset; origin; (pisma) opening

v začétku at (ali in) the beginning, initially, first, at the outset
od vsega začétka, od samega začétka from the very beginning, from the start
od začétka do konca from beginning to end, from start to finish, from first to last
za začétek for the present, to begin with
začétek in konec (figurativno) alpha and omega
dober začétek v življenju a good start in life
skromen začétek (figurativno) the thin end of the wedge
slab začétek, slab konec a bad beginning makes a bad ending
dober začétek je že pol zmage a good start (ali beginning) is half the battle, well begun is half done
to je začétek konca it is the beginning of the end
vsak začétek je težak the beginning is always hard, it is always hard to make a start
dober začétek je že pol opravljenega dela (figurativno) a good lather is half the shave