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  • visóko prislov high; highly

    biti visóko cenjen to be highly esteemed
    visóko leteti (figurativno, biti častihlepen) to fly high, to aim high, to have high aspirations
    visóko nositi glavo (figurativno) to hold (ali to carry) one's head high
    sonce je visóko nad obzorjem the sun is high above the horizon
    visóko igrati to play high
    visóko meriti, ciljati to aim high
    visóko péti to sing high
  • číslati to esteem; to appreciate

    visoko koga číslati to hold someone in high esteem, to think the world of someone
  • dočákati to live to see

    tega ne bom dočakal I shan't live to see it
    dočakal je visoko starost he has lived to a great age
    končno smo te dočakali finally you have come
    kdor nestrpno čaka, nikoli ne dočaka (figurativno) a watched pot never boils
  • doséči to reach; to attain (cilj an end); to win; to achieve (svoj cilj, namen one's purpose)

    ne doséči to fall short of
    doséči obalo to reach shore
    doséči visoko starost, starost 30 let to reach a great age, to attain the age of 30 years
    ta knjiga je dosegla 10 izdaj this book reached its 10th edition
    doséči popolnost to reach perfection
    doséči sporazum to reach an understanding
    doséči strop to reach the ceiling
    niso mogli doséči vrha griča they could not reach the top of the hill
    doséči slavo, zmago to win fame, a victory
  • fráza phrase; idiom; idiomatic expression

    obrabljena fráza hackneyed (ali commonplace ali trite) phrase, cliché, truism
    lepa fráza a well-turned phrase
    posrečena fráza felicitous expression
    prazna fráza fine-sounding (ali empty) talk, mere words pl
    vse to so prazne fráze it is all hot air, pogovorno waffle
    uporabljati visoko doneče fráze to use fine-sounding phrases, to be a phrasemaker (ali phrasemonger, pogovorno waffler), humoristično to favour a sesquipedalian (ali Johnsonian) style, pogovorno to talk as if one has swallowed a dictionary
  • gôri prislov above; aloft; (v hiši) upstairs

    visoko gôri high up
    tam gôri up there
    bolj gôri further up
    gôri omenjeni above mentioned, aforesaid, aforementioned, above-named
    kot je gôri rečeno as (stated) above
  • ígra play; (biljard, karte, šport) game; šport (tekma) match

    odločilna ígra šport key game, decider; (radio, slušna) play; (predstava) performance; (lutkovna) puppetry; (teniška partija) set; (zabava) amusement, pastime; (igralcev v gledališču) acting, playing; glasba (manner of) playing
    olimpijske ígre the Olympic Games pl, the Olympics pl
    družabne ígre parlour games, party games pl
    hazardna ígra gamble, gambling
    ígre na prostem outdoor games pl
    besedna ígra a play on words, pun
    neodločena ígra draw
    poštena, odkrita ígra fair play
    nepoštena, zahrbtna ígra foul play
    tvegana ígra a risky (ali a bold) game
    nema ígra (pantomima) dumb-show
    otročja ígra child's play, kid's play
    (čudna) ígra narave (npr. tele z dvema glavama) beak (of nature)
    ígre v spretnosti games pl of skill
    tovariš pri ígri partner, playfellow, playmate
    dolgovi pri ígri gambling debts, gaming debts
    čas za ígro playtime
    izguba pri ígri loss at play
    podaljšanje ígre extra time
    prekinitev ígre (odmor) ZDA time-out
    prepoved ígre playing ban
    pravilo (kake) ígre rule (of a game)
    trajanje ígre length (ali time) of play
    izid, rezultat ígre (nogomet itd.) score(s pl)
    kakšen je izid ígre? what's the score?
    kvarilec ígre killjoy, spoilsport, wet blanket
    ígra mačke in miši cat-and-mouse game
    igrati dvojno ígro (figurativno) to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
    njegovo življenje je v ígri (na kocki) his life is at stake
    imeti srečo v ígri to have a lucky break (ali streak), to strike lucky
    izgubiti ígro to lose the game
    predati ígro (kot izgubljeno) to give up the game as lost, (figurativno) to throw in the sponge (ali the towel)
    to je otročja ígra v primeri z... it's child's play compared with...
    dobiti ígro to win the game
    goljufati pri ígri to cheat (at gambling), not to play fair, arhaično to sharp
    pokvariti komu ígro (figurativno) to put a spoke in someone's wheel
    poskusiti (svojo) srečo v ígri to try one's luck at gambling
    igrati nevarno ígro to play a dangerous game
    igrati visoko ígro to play for high stakes
    spregledal, spoznal sem njegovo ígro (figurativno) I understood his little game, I saw through his tricks
    to je otročja ígra (figurativno) this is an easy task
    to je bila otročja ígra šport, lahka zmaga this was a walkover (ali child's play)
    zapraviti svoje premoženje pri ígri to gamble away one's fortune
  • igráti to play; gledališče to act, to perform

    igráti na glasbilo to play (on) an instrument
    igráti za denar to play for money
    igráti karte to play cards
    igráti (kako) igro to play (at) a game
    igráti v loteriji to invest in a lottery, to try one's luck in a raffle
    igráti šah to play chess
    igráti za zabavo (ne za denar) to play for fun
    napačno igráti glasba to play wrong notes
    igráti na prvi pogled, brez priprave glasba to play at sight
    igráti vlogo to play a part, to take the part of, (o igralcu) to act a part
    igráti velikega gospoda to put on airs, to swank
    igráti klavir to play the piano
    igráti komedijo (figurativno) to feign, to simulate, to pretend
    visoko igráti to gamble (for high stakes); to play for high stakes
    igráti neodločeno šport, nogomet itd. to draw (a match)
    igráti se to play; to toy (z with); to amuse oneself, to sport
    igráti se z besedami to play on words, to pun, to indulge in word-play
    denar igra važno vlogo money plays an important role
  • íznad above; from above

    íznad vsega above all, first of all
    on je visoko íznad njih (nad njimi) he towers high above them
  • létati to fly; to run

    létati sem in tja to run to and fro
    létati okoli po (potepati se) to gad (about)
    visoko létati (figurativno) to fly high
    kdor visoko leta, nizko pade pride goes before a fall, pride will have a fall
  • mnênje opinion; view; thinking; belief; mind; judgment, judgement; idea

    po mojem (skromnem) mnênju in my (humble) opinion (ali judgment), to my mind, ZDA I reckon
    javno mnênje public opinion
    prevladujoče mnênje prevailing opinion
    pristransko mnênje bias
    strokovno mnênje expert opinion, finding
    vnaprejšnje mnênje (predsodek) prejudice
    različno mnênje dissenting opinion
    izmenjava mnênj interchange of views, discussion
    izražanje mnênja expression (ali statement) of opinion
    raziskava javnega mnênja public opinion research, ZDA polls pl
    razlika v mnênju difference of opinion, misunderstanding, disagreement, dissent
    izraževanje javnega mnênja public opinion poll
    sem mnênja, da... I am of the opinion that..., I take the view that...
    nisem tega mnênja I disagree
    sva različnega mnênja we differ in opinion
    biti drugačnega mnênja to dissent
    biti istega mnênja z... to agree with...
    smo istega mnênja we are of one mind
    imeti dobro (slabo) mnênje o... to think highly (badly ali ill) of someone
    imeti visoko mnênje o kom to think highly of someone
    imeti visoko mnênje o sebi to have a pretty good opinion of oneself, to be self-sufficient, to entertain a high opinion of oneself, to suffer from a swelled head, to think oneself no end of a fellow
    odkrito sem mu povedal svoje mnênje I told him my mind
    povedati svoje mnênje to speak one's mind
    môči, sméti izraziti svoje mnênje o... to dare (ali to venture) to express one's view (ali opinion)
    spremeniti mnênj, pridružiti se mnênju koga drugega to come round
    mnênja se razhajajo opinions pl differ
    postati drugačnega mnênja to change one's mind (ali opinion, views pl)
    ne se strinjati z mnênjem kake osebe glede česa to disagree with someone about something
    ustvariti si mnênje to form an opinion
    ostaniva vsak pri svojem mnênju! let's agree to differ!
    javno mnênje se nagiblje njemu v prid public opinion is rallying to his support
  • nós nose; figurativno, pogovorno snout, žargon nozzle, ZDA schnozzle; humoristično proboscis; (ladje) head; (voh) scent; (vrča) beak, spout; figurativno (graja) rebuke; (vonj) scent, smell

    prav pred nósom, izpred nósa under the very nose (of)
    na vrat na nós head over heels, in a great hurry, precipitately, helter-skelter
    orlovski nós aquiline nose, Roman nose
    ploščat nós flat nose
    potlačen nós pug nose
    velik nós big nose
    zakrivljen nós hawk nose, beak, hook nose, hooked nose
    zavihan nós turned-up nose
    pijančev nós grog-nose
    govorjenje skozi nós nasal twang
    dobiti jo po nósu (figurativno) to be reproved (ali rebuked, reprimanded, snubbed)
    dobil jo je po nósu he went away with a flea in his ear
    govoriti skozi nós to speak through one's nose, to speak with a nasal twang
    imeti kaj (prav) pred nósom to have something under one's (very) nose (ali in plain view)
    imeti dober nós to be keen-scented, (za kaj) to have a good (ali sharp) nose (for something), to have a keen scent (for something)
    povsod ima svoj nós (figurativno) he is a busybody
    imeti zamašen nós (od nahoda) to have a stuffy (ali stuffed up) nose
    iti, hoditi za nósom (delati po nagonu) to follow one's nose
    oditi z dolgim nósom to go away with a long face, to go off with a flea in one's ear
    obrisati se pod nósom (figurativno) to go away empty-handed, to have one's trouble for nothing, to be left out in the cold
    lahko se pod nósom obrišeš za to! (figurativno) you may whistle for it!, pogovorno you'll be lucky!
    čistiti si nós (usekniti se) to blow one's nose
    krvaveti iz nósa to have a nose bleed
    iz nósa mi teče my nose is running
    komu kaj pod nós dati to bring something home to someone, to rub it in
    visoko nós nositi (figurativno) to turn up one's nose; to be self-conceited
    kri mi teče iz nósa my nose is bleeding
    premagati koga za dolžino nósú šport to win (ali to beat someone) by a nose
    potegniti koga za nós to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone
    vlak mi je pred nósom ušel (odpeljal) I missed the train by a hair
    ne videti dalj od nósa to see no farther than the end of one's nose
    nikoli ne vildiš niti ped pred nósom! you never see an inch before your nose!
    ne vidiš ped pred nósom! you can't see beyond the end of your nose!
    vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose at, to look down one's nose at, to look disdainfully at (someone)
    zaničljivo vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose in disdain at; to sneer at
    voditi, vleči koga za nós (figurativno) to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone, to make a fool of someone, to hoax someone
    vtikati svoj nós v to pry (ali to nose) into, to poke one's nose into
    vtikati svoj nós v tuje zadeve to stick one's nose into other people's business
    v vse vtika svoj nós he pokes his nose into everything
    zapreti komu vrata pred nósom to shut the door in someone's face, (zaloputniti) to slam the door in someone's face
    on ima dober nós za ceneno blago he has a nose for bargains
    dati se voditi za nós to be a dupe (of someone)
  • nosíti (paket ipd.) to carry; (nakit, obleko, čevlje) to wear; (ime, plod) to bear; (podpirati) to support, to uphold, to sustain, to hold up

    on z lahkoto nosi 100 kg he can easily carry sixteen stone
    stebri nosijo vso težo strehe the pillars support all the weight of the roof
    nosíti pri sebi to have about one
    nikoli ne nosim mnogo denarja pri sebi I never carry much money on me
    slana voda bolje nosi kot sladka salt water is more buoyant than fresh
    ta obleka (to blago) se dobro nosi this suit (this material) wears well
    to obleko bom nosil še ene leto this suit will last me another year
    nosíti očala to wear glasses
    nosíti obresti to bear (ali to yield) interest
    nosíti posledice to bear (ali to suffer) the consequences
    nosíti stroške, odgovornost to bear the costs, the responsibility
    dobro nosíti svoja leta to wear well, to be hale and hearty for one's age
    nosíti krivdo to be to blame (za for)
    visoko nosíti glavo to carry one's head high, to be haughty
    nosíti vodo v Savo (figurativno) to carry coals to Newcastle
  • oblák cloud

    brez obláka, oblákov cloudless, serene
    nizko ležeči obláki aeronavtika low cloud level
    gradovi v oblákih (figurativno) castles in Spain
    tvorba oblákov cloud formation
    utrganje oblákov a cloudburst
    zidanje gradov v obláke (figurativno) building castles in the air, wishful thinking
    dvigati se visoko pod obláke to rise high into the sky
    kriki so se dvignili do oblákov the shouts made the welkin ring
    leteti nad obláki aeronavtika žargon to fly over the top
    (po)let nad obláki over-the-top flight
    obláki se kopičijo the clouds are baking up
    iz oblákov pasti (figurativno) to drop from the clouds
    oblák se je utrgal there was a violent downpour
    zidati gradove v obláke to build castles in the air
    živeti v oblákih (figurativno) to be (ali to have one's head) in the clouds
  • posadíti2 (namestiti) to put (to set, to place)

    posadíti koga to assign someone a place (ali a seat), (na stol) to seat someone
    posadíti koga na konja to seat (ali to mount) someone on a horse, to help someone to mount a horse
    posadíti se to place oneself, to take a seat (ali a place, a position), to perch
    posadíti se visoko to take a high perch
  • povzpéti se to ascend, to climb (up), to mount; to go up; to rise

    povzpéti se na na Eiffelov stolp to go up (ali to climb up) to the top of the Eiffel Tower
    povzpéti se na konja to mount a horse
    povzpéti se na grič to climb a hill
    povzpéti se na prestol to ascend the throne
    povzpel se je iz navadnega vojaka he rose from the ranks
    povzpel se je do polkovnika he rose to be a colonel
    visoko povzpéti se to rise to the heights
  • premetá(va)ti to toss, (ladjo) to toss about; (postaviti na glavo, figurativno) to turn upside down, to turn topsy-turvy; (iskati) to search, to rummage, to rake through (ali over), to ransack

    premetá(va)ti se to turn somersaults
    premetá(va)ti se v postelji z visoko vročino to toss about in bed with a high fever
  • spoštován respected; honoured; respectable; honourable; valued

    vaš spoštováni oče your respected father
    spoštováni gospod! (v pismu) Dear Sir
    spoštováni bralec! arhaično gentle reader!
    biti visoko spoštován to be held in high respect
  • spoštováti to respect; to esteem; to honour; to be respectful (to); to estimate; to look up to someone

    globoko spoštováti to revere
    visoko spoštováti to hold in high esteem
  • stárost age, old age, oldness; advanced years pl; declining age

    na stárost in one's old age
    v stárosti od at the age of
    prezgodnja stárost premature decrepitude
    mož srednje stárosti a man of middle age
    visoka stárost extreme old age
    doživel je visoko stárost he lived to a great age
    umrl je v visoki stárosti (v stárosti 20 let) he died at a great age (at the age of twenty years)
    doseči visoko stárost to reach a great age, (pogovorno) to make old bones
    sem njegove stárosti I am his age
    ne kaže svoje stárosti he doesn't look his age
    v tem poklicu človek ne doživi stárosti in that occupation men never reach a great age
    on je palica moje stárosti (figurativno) he is the staff of my old age
    če bi mladost znala, če bi stárost mogla... if one had an old head on young shoulders...