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téma theme; glasba theme; subject, topic

téma razgovora talking point
delikatna, kočljiva téma ticklish subject
običajna téma (pogovorno) standard fare
oddaljiti se od téme to stray from the subject (ali point)
skakati od ene téme do druge to leap from one topic to another

tèma temà dark, darkness; obscurity; dusk; (noč) night

v tèmi in the dark
zavit v tèmo pesniško robed in night, shrouded in mystery
tèma, temà se dela it's growing dark
tèma, temà je kot v rogu it's pitch-dark
ne morem jih videti v tèmi I cannot see them in the dark
tavati v tèmi to grope in the dark
tavati v popolni tèmi gledé... to be completely in the dark about...

aktuálen present, current; topical; up-to-date

biti aktuál to be topical
aktuálna tema topical subject (ali theme)
biti zelo aktuálen pogovorno to be in the news
ne biti več aktuálen to be yesterday's news

izbírati to choose; to select; to pick out; to sort out

težko je izbírati med tema dvema knjigama there is not much to choose between these two books (= obe sta enaki)

prehitéti prehitévati to overtake; to outgo; to outpass; to pass by

tema ga je prehitela he was overtaken by darkness
moja ura prehiteva my watch is fast
prehitéti, prehitévati avto to pass a car
prehitéti, prehitévati koga v teku to outrun someone
prehitéti, prehitévati koga v hoji to walk faster than someone, to outstrip someone
prehitéti, prehitévati koga to get ahead of someone, (pustiti za seboj) to outdistance someone, (figurativno) to steal a march on someone

róg horn

jelenov róg antler
lovski róg hunting horn, bugle
róg obilja the horn of plenty, cornucopia
trobiti na róg to blow the horn
tema je kot v rógu it is pitch-dark
róge pokazati (figurativno) to show one's horns, to resist, to show resistance
trobiti v isti róg (figurativno) to sing the same song (ali tune); to act in concert
róge nastaviti (možu) to cuckold
nositi rógove (mož) to be cuckolded
ugnati koga v kozji róg (figurativno) to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone, to stalemate someone, to stymie (ali to stimy) someone, to intimidate someone
njega ne uženeš lahkó v kozji róg he does not scare easily
zgrabiti bika za róge (figurativno) to take the bull by the horns

zatêči

1. (oteči: noga, roka itd.) to swell (up)

zatekle noge swollen legs pl
lice mi zateka my cheek is swelling

2.

zatêči koga to catch, to surprise, to overtake someone
tema ga je zatekla he was overtaken by darkness
zatêči vlomilca pri dejanju to surprise a burglar in the act

3.

zatêči se k čemu to have recourse to something, to fall back on something, to resort to something
zatêči se k orožju to have recourse to arms
zatêči se k sili to have resort to force

4.

zatêči se (izgubiti se) to go astray
zatêči k slovarju to refer to a dictionary
zatêči se v gozdove to take to the woods

zatéti to surprise; to overtake

tema ga je zatela he was overtaken by darkness