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vodnják well; fountain

artezijski vodnják artesian well
voda iz vodnjáka well water
kopač vodnjákov well digger
izkopati vodnják to sink a well
izvrtati vodnják to bore a well
vodnják se je posušil the well has run dry

artéški; artézijski artesian

vodnjak artesian well

izčŕpati to exhaust; (vodo ipd.) to pump out, to pump dry; to drain; (osebo) to wear out, to tire out, to fatigue, to exhaust, to knock up

izčŕpati rudnik to work out a mine
izčŕpati zalogo blaga to sell out one's stock of goods
izčŕpati rudno žilo to work out a lode
zadnji vzpon me je popolnoma izčrpal the last climb has quite taken it out of me
izčŕpati se to be (ali to get) exhausted; (zaloga) to run short (ali low ali out); (oseba) to wear (ali to tire oneself out), to spend one's strength; (vodnjak) to run dry, to run low
izčŕpati svoja sredstva to deplete one's resources

izkopáti to dig out, to dig up, to get by digging; to unearth; to excavate; (izdolbsti) to hollow out; (mrliča) to exhume, to disinter

izkopáti bojno sekiro to unbury the hatchet
izkopáti vodnjak to sink a well
izkopáti se iz to extricate (ali to disentangle) oneself from

kopáti¹ to dig; to delve; (jamo, jarek) to trench, to ditch; to excavate; (podkopati) to sap, to undermine

kopáti jarke to dig trenches
kopáti krompir to lift (ali to dig) potatoes
kopáti vodnjak to sink (ali to bore) a well
sam sebi jamo kopáti to be hoist with one's own petard, to make a rod for one's own back
kdor drugim jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade he who digs a pit for others, often falls in himself; curses come home to roost; the biter bit