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glédati to look (at, on); to see; (opazovati) to watch, to observe, to eye, to view, to regard; figurativno to consider; (paziti na) to attend to, to look after, to see that something is done; to look to it that...; (prizadevati si) to endeavour, to try, to make efforts

glej! look!, see!, look here!, arhaično lo; lo and behold!, (začudeno) well, well!, well I never!, just imagine!
glej, glej! well, well!, arhaično lo and behold!
glej no!, glej si no glej! well, well, well!; žargon well get a load of that!
toda glej! but just imagine!, but lo and behold!
glej, da prideš pravočasno! see that you come in time!
dobro glej! look sharp!
jaz samo gledam I am all eyes
debelo glédati to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
debelo glédati od značudenja to stare with surprise
grdo, jezno, temno glédati to scowl, to frown
glédati komu v obraz to look someone in the face
glédati okoli to look around
glédati skozi okno to look out of the window
pozorno glédati to look intently
škilavo glédati to squint
glédati s strahom v prihodnost to look forward with dread to the future
glédati za kom to look (ali to gaze) after someone
postrani glédati to look askance (koga at someone)
pogumno glédati nevarnosti v obraz to face danger bravely, to look danger in the face
on ne gleda na stroške he takes no account of the expense, with him expense is no object
zaljubljeno glédati koga to make (ali to cast) sheep's eyes at someone
kam gleda to okno? where does this window face?
zelo glédati na svojo obleko (figurativno) to be very particular about one's dress
zelo gleda na svoje interese he keeps an eye on his interests
zviška glédati na koga to look down on someone
glédati se to look at one another (at each other)
glédati se (v zrcalu) to look at oneself
glédati se postrani to look askance at one another (at each other)
grdó se gledata they are at daggers drawn

medálja medal

medálja za zasluge ZDA Medal for Merit
ves pokrit z medáljami bemedalled
lice (hrbet) medálje obverse (reverse) of a medal
medálja za hrabrost ZDA vojska Medal of Honour
imetnik medálje medallist, (vojak) holder of a medal
odlikovan z medáljo awarded a medal (ali decoration), decorated, holding a medal
nositi medáljo to wear a medal
druga plat medálje the reverse of the medal, the other side of the medal
vsaka medálja ima (tudi) drugo (temno) plat there are two sides to every coin, every rose has its thorn
podeliti (vojaku) medáljo to decorate (ali to award a medal to) (a soldier)

móder¹ (barva) blue; azure

bledo móder pale blue
temno móder blue-black
módra barva blue
berlinsko módra barva Prussian blue
temno módra barva navy blue
módra galica kemija blue stone, blue (ali copper) vitriol
svetlo módra barva Cambridge blue
módri trak blue ribbon

mráčen dusky, dark, darkish; dim; obscure; murky, sombre; (obraz) gloomy, sad; figurativno dismal; (oblačen) overcast, heavy, cloudy; (mrk) hateful, frowning, sullen, scowling, pogovorno bloody-minded

mráčno (temno) je kot v rogu it is pitch dark

obróbiti to hem; to border; to rim; to edge; to trim; (podplat, obleko) to welt

temno obrobljen darkrimmed
zlato obrobljena očala gold-rimmed spectacles pl
črno obrobljen ZDA black-bordered

pívo beer

svetlo pívo pale ale; VB ale, (zlasti točeno) bitter
temno pívo dark beer, (zlasti točeno, slabo) VB mild; (močno) stout, porter
grenko pívo bitter (beer)
(pivo) ležak lager
monakovsko pívo Munich beer
pívo iz sodčka beer on draught, draught beer, draught ale
pívo v steklenicah bottled beer
slabo pívo small beer
čaša (maseljc) píva a glass (a tankard, a jug, a mug) of beer
pívo v konservi canned beer
staro, postano pívo stale (ali flat) beer, VB žargon swipes
pivec píva beer-drinker
prodajati pívo iz sodčka to sell beer from the wood
pívo v steklenicah bottled beer
variti pívo to brew
točilnica píva taproom; bar

postáti¹ (postanem) to become; to get; (sčasoma) to grow (up, out of); to rise; (nenadoma) to turn, to turn out, to prove

postáti bogat to become (ali to grow) rich
postáti hud, jezen to get angry
postáti lačen (reven, star) to get hungry (poor, old)
postáti mlajši to grow younger
postáti običajen to become common
postáti slabši to grow worse, to worsen
postáti zdravnik to become a doctor
mraz (pozno, temno) postaja it is getting cold (late, dark)
postal je bled he went (ali turned, grew) pale
Napoleon je postal cesar Napoleon became emperor
postal je katolik he has turned Catholic
kaj hoče on postáti? what is he going to be?
kaj je postal (on) (kaj je z njim)? what has become of him?, what ever became of him?

pŕst¹ -a finger; (živali) toe, digit

mali pŕst little finger
nožni pŕst toe
srednji pŕst middle finger
blazinica pŕsta fingertip
po, na pŕstih on tiptoe
od kajenja rjavi pŕsti nicotine-stained fingers pl
umazani pŕsti dirty fingers
pŕst rokavice finger of a glove
dati jih komu po pŕstih to rap someone's fingers
imeti dolge pŕste (figurativno, krasti) to steal, to be one of the light-fingered gentry
imeti svoje pŕste zraven (pri kaki zadevi) to have a finger in the pie, to have a hand in something
za dva pŕsta je imela rdečila na licih she had a layer of rouge two fingers deep on her cheeks
on ima več pameti v malem pŕstu kot ti v glavi he has more wit in his little finger than you in your whole body
imeti v malem pŕstu (figurativno) to have at one's finger's end
daj, pomôli mu pŕst, pa bo zgrabil vso roko (figurativno) give him an inch, and he will take an ell!
daj pŕste proč od teh stvari! don't tamper with these things!
gledati komu na pŕste to keep a close eye upon someone, to watch someone closely
krcniti koga po pŕstih to tap someone's fingers
dati komu znak s pŕstom to beckon to someone
hoditi po pŕstih to tiptoe
s pŕstom ne migniti (komu v pomoč) not to stir a finger (to help someone), not to lift a finger, not to turn a hand (to help someone)
pŕste si oblizniti (figurativno) to lick one's fingers
opeči si pŕste (figurativno) to burn one's fingers, to singe one's feathers
pokazati s pŕstom na to point one's finger at
požugati s pŕstom to wag one's finger
okoli pŕstov oviti (figurativno) to twist (ali to wind, to wrap) someone round one's little finger
komu na pŕste stopiti to tread on someone's toes
iti po pŕstih po stopnicah navzgor to tiptoe upstairs
pogledati skozi pŕste ob... (figurativno) to connive at, to turn a blind eye to
pogledati komu skozi pŕste (figurativno) to condone someone's shortcomings
na pŕste šteti to count on one's fingers' ends (ali on the fingers)
urezati se v pŕst to cut one's finger
pŕsti me srbijo (da bi to storil) my fingers are itching (to do it)
temno je, da ne vidiš pŕsta pred nosom it is pitch-dark
znati svojo lekcijo iz malega pŕsta to have one's lesson at one's fingertips

rdèč red; (lica) ruddy

rdèč nos (pijančka) coppernose, grog-nose
Rdeči križ Red Cross
Rdeča armija Red Army
Rdeča Kapica Little Red Riding Hood
Rdeče morje Red Sea
rdèčih lic redcheeked
rdèča detelja red clover
rdèča barva red colour
rdèče krvno telesce red corpuscle, red blood cell
rdèč kot kri blood-red
rdèč kot vrtnica (as) red as a rose
rdèč kot puran (as) red as a turkey cock
rdèč kot pesa (as) red as a beetroot
rdèče oblečen dressed in red
slep za rdèčo barvo red-blind
od joka rdèče oči eyes red with tears
rdèč kot rak (as) red as a boiled lobster, (as) red as a peony
temno rdèč dark red
biti rdèč od jeze to be red with anger
postati rdèč to turn red
ves rdèč je od sramú he is blushing to the very roots of his hair
postati rdèč kot kuhan rak to turn (ali to flush) scarlet
to ga razdraži kot rdèča krpa bika it is a red rag to him

rjáv brown; (konj) bay

temno rjáv dark brown; (od sonca) tanned, sunburnt
rjávi čevlji brown shoes pl
rjávi premog brown coal, tehnika lignite

sív grey, (zlasti ZDA) gray; (lasje tudi) grizzled, grizzly

sívi lasje grey hair; (nebo) overcast, cloudy; (vreme) dull
síva barva grey colour, (sivina) greyness, grey
oblečen v sívem dressed in grey, wearing grey
svetlo (temno) sív light (dark) grey
biserno sív pearl-grey
imeti sívo brado to have a grizzled beard
postati sív to grow grey
delati komu síve lase (figurativno) to be a great trial to someone
zaradi tega si ne delam sívih las (figurativno) I don't worry about it

tèmen dark, obscure; arhaično tenebrous; (mračen) dim, dusky, murk, murky; gloomy; pesniško darksome; (barva) dark, dull, deep; (nejasen) abstruse, mysterious, mystical

precéj tèmen darkish
temnomoder dark blue
temnó kot v rogu pitch-dark