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vzéti to take

vzéti si čas to take one's time
vzéti si dopust to take a holiday; to get leave of absence
vzéti (jemati) čas to take up time
vzéti koga v avto to give someone a lift
vzéti eno z drugim to take one thing with another
vzéti v posest to take possession of
vzéti si k srcu to take (something) to heart
vzéti v presojo, v pretres to discuss, to examine
vzéti slovo od to take leave of
vzéti v poštev, v račun to take into account (ali into consideration)
vzéti (smatrati) kaj za samoumevno to take something for granted
vzéti na poskušnjo to take on trial; (ali trgovina on approval)
vzéti (v najem) stanovanje to take a flat
vzéti komu mere za obleko to measure someone for a suit, to take someone's measurements, za obutev to take someone's foot measurements
vzéti (kupiti) vozovnico to take a ticket
vzéti taksi to take a taxi
vzéti na znanje to take notice of
vzéti v najem, v zakup to rent
vzéti koga v službo to engage someone, to take someone into one's service
vzéti strup (zastrupiti se) to take poison
vzéti na kredit to take on credit
vzéti posojilo to raise a loan
vzéti koga za svojega (posvojiti) to adopt someone
vzéti v roke to take in one's hands
vzéti za zlo to take amiss, to take in bad part
vzéti pod streho (koga) to lodge, to take in, to shelter, to give shelter
vzéti nazaj to take back
vzéti življenje takšno, kot je to take the rough with the smooth
narazen vzéti to take apart, to take asunder
vzéti kaj za sveto resnico to take something for gospel truth
vzéti si življenje to take one's (own) life, to commit suicide
vzemi ali pa pusti! take it or leave it!
vzemi dežnik s seboj! take your umbrella!
vzemi to resno! take it seriously!
kakor se vzame (figurativno) that depends
vrag vzemi to! deuce take it!
vzela sta se they got married
tega si ne pustim vzéti I insist on it
vzemi se skupaj! (pridi spet k sebi!) be yourself!
vzemite se skupaj! (figurativno) pull yourself together!
vzemite me s seboj! take me along!
vse so mu vzeli they took everything from him

adút trump, trump card

brez adúta no trumps
adút v rezervi (figurativno) an ace up one's sleeve
kaj je adút? what are trumps?
srce je adút hearts are trumps
izigrati adúta to lead trumps ali a trump
igrati adút (tudi figurativno) to play a trump card, to trump
imeti vse adúte v rokah to hold all the trumps (ali all the winning cards)
vzeti z adútom to trump, to take with a trump
(pre)vzeti vzetek z adútom to take a trick with a trump
to je eden naših najboljših adútov (figurativno) it is one of our best assets
uporabiti svoj zadnji adút to play one's last card

akórd glasba chord; (delo) piecework

na akórd by (the) job
delati na akórd to work on piece rates, to do piecework, to job
vzeti delo na akórd to take on piecework
plača po akórdu piece rates pl

arénda lease; lease on rent

dati v aréndo to offer on lease, to put out to lease
imeti v aréndi to occupy as a tenant
vzeti v aréndo to take on lease

ávto VB car, motor car; ZDA automobile, auto

vlečni ávto breakdown lorry
dvosedežni ávto two-seater
športni dvosedežni ávto sports car, ZDA tudi sport car, zastarelo roadster
star ávto pogovorno VB banger, ZDA jalopy
reševalni ávto ambulance
tovorni ávto lorry, ZDA truck, (zaprt, zlasti spediterski) van
zaprt ávto limousine, sedan, coupé
izlet z ávtom car trip, drive
voziti ávto to drive (a car), to motor, ZDA tudi to auto
ávto je odpovedal, je imel defekt the car broke down
nabaviti si že rabljen ávto to purchase a car (an automobile) secondhand, to buy a secondhand car
peljati se z ávtom to motor
peljal sem se z ávtom na Reko I motored down to Rijeka
vožnja v ávtou je prijetna v lepem vremenu motoring is pleasant in fine weather
vzeti koga v (na) ávto to give someone a lift in one's car

avtostòp

potovati z avtostòpom to hitch-hike
dvigniti palec za avtostòp to thumb a lift
vzeti koga po avtostòpu to give someone a lift
vožnja z avtostòpom hitching a lift (ali a ride)

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

bólje better

bólje in bólje, vedno bólje better and better
čim prej tem bólje the sooner the better
toliko bólje so much the better
tem bólje all the better
oziroma bólje (rečeno) or rather
bólje je (vzeti...) it is preferable (to take...)
zaradi tega mi ni prav nič bólje I am no whit the better for it
gre mu (ekonomsko) bólje he is better off
sedaj mi gre (zdravstveno) bólje I am getting better now
bólje bi storil, če bi ostal doma you'd better stay at home, pogovorno you better stay at home
bólje ne! (= tega Vam ne svetujem) you had better not!
sinoči, oziroma bólje rečeno, davi smo imeli vihar last night, or rather, this morning there was a storm
ni mogel napraviti bólje kot... he could not have done better than...
bólje se počutiti to feel (ali to be) better
posli gredo bólje business is improving
obrniti se, spremeniti se na bólje to change for the better
bólje drži ga kot lovi ga a bird in hand is worth two in the bush

cílj aim, end; object, vojska objective; scope; view; purpose; goal, mark; (tarča) target, butt, mark; (dirkalni, šport) winning post; (življenjski, željá) goal; (potovanja) destination; (stremljenje) aspiration

brez cílja aimless, purposeless, without aim or end
za ta cílj to this end
mimo cílja beside (ali wide of) the mark
doseči svoj cílj to attain (ali to secure) one's end, to achieve one's purpose, to attain one's objectives, to gain one's end(s), to reach one's goal, ZDA to get there; to carry one's point
imeti za cílj to aim at
ima visok cílj he is aiming high
doseči cílj svojih želja to attain the object of one's desires
iti za svojim cíljem, zasledovati svoj cílj to pursue one's end (ali one's aim)
iti, priti skozi cílj šport to breast the tape
postaviti cílj to set an aim
postaviti si za cílj to aim at
vzeti si za cílj to make it one's business (to)
zadeti cílj to hit the mark
zasledovati preveč cíljev to have too many irons in the fire
pogoditi cílj to pinpoint
zgrešiti cílj to miss the mark
vojaški cílji so bili bombardirani military targets (ali objectives) have been (letalsko) bombed, (artilerijsko) shelled
priti na cílj svojega potovanja to reach the end (ali the destination) of one's journey, to reach one's journey's end

čás time; (doba) epoch; tide, (razdobje) period; space of time; (letni čas) season; (ura) hour; gramatika tense; (vmesni) interval, interim, meantime

božični čás Christmastime, Christmastide, arhaično yuletide
poletni (delovni) čás daylight saving time
konični čás (ure) rush hour, peak hours pl
prometno šibki čás offpeak (ali slack) hours pl
slabi, težki čási hard times pl
skrajni čás! high time!
prosti čás leisure; spare time
ves moj čás the whole of my time
s časom in the course of time, gradually
o pravem čásu in time; in the nick of time; in due course of time, ZDA on time
od čása do čása every now and then, from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while
čez nekaj čása some time afterwards
od tega čása since that time
v kratkem čásu in a short time
za kratek čás for a short time
pred čásom, predčasno prematurely
pred nekaj čása some time ago
že nekaj čása prej for some time past
že dolgo čása for a long time
že pred dolgo čása long ago, a long time ago; ZDA pogovorno way back
med tem čásom in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile
od tega čása naprej from this time onward, henceforth
od tistega čása dalje from that time forward
v istem čásu at the same time
nekaj čása (prislov) awhile, (samostalnik) a while
ob nepravem čásu at the wrong time, out of season
ob kateremkoli čásu, ob vsakem čásu at any time
ves čás all along, all the time
pred davnim čásom long ago
v teku čása in the course of time
vsak čás zdaj any time now
v starih čásih in olden times
v dobrih starih čásih in the good old days
v tistem čásu at that time
ob katerem čásu? at what time?
v sedanjem čásu at present, now
v določenem čásu within a fixed period, in due course
zadnje čáse lately
za vse čáse for all time
prav v zadnjem čásu quite recently
od davnih čásov from time immemorial, from time out of mind
ob določenem čásu at the appointed time
v prostem čásu at one's leisure
šala o nepravem čásu ill-timed jest
škoda čása za to it's a mere waste of time
vsaka stvar ob svojem čásu everything in its season
vse ob svojem čásu there is a time for everything, all in good time
v čásu, v čásih poplav in times of flood
čás beži time flies
skrajni čás je it is high time
to je samo vprašanje čása it's only a question of time
je že tudi čás! (it's) about time, too!
to je samo izguba čása it's a sheer waste of time
za to je še čás there is plenty of time for that
za to je še do jutri čás it can wait till tomorrow
bil je čás, ko... time was when...
za to je treba čása this takes time
določiti čás to fix a date
dati komu čás to give someone time
imate malo čása zame? can you spare me a moment?
čás se mu vleče time hangs heavy on his hands
ne imeti čása za... to have no time for
krajšati si čás to while away the time
izkoristiti čás to take time by the forelock
imam nekaj prostega čása I have some time to spare
iti (vštric) s čásom to be abreast of the times
nimam dosti čása, ne smem izgubljati čása I have no time to spare
kje so lepi stari čási? pesniško where are the snows of yester year?
kako dolgo čása ga ni! what a long time he has been gone!
korakati s čásom to move with the times
čási so minuli, ko... time was, when...
čás je potekel time is up
preganjati čás (figurativno) to while away the time
prihraniti čás to save time
prebiti svoj čás to pass one's time
njegov čás je prišel his hour has struck
čakati svoj čás to bide one's time
držati korak s čásom to keep pace with the times
priti ravno o pravem čásu to come in the nick of time
čás bo pokazal time will show, time will tell
čás presti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
je škoda čása (ne izplača se) it is not worth while
ob nepriličnem čásu priti h komu to intrude upon someone's time
štopati čás to time with a stopwatch
on je videl boljše čáse he had known better times
vzeti mnogo čása to take long
precéj čása mi bo vzelo, da... it will take me ages to...
to mi vzame skoraj ves moj čás it takes up nearly all my time
vzemite si čás! take your time!
ubi(ja)ti čás to kill time
ves čás sem to vedel I have known it all the time (ali all along)
precéj čása te že nisem videl I haven't seen you for ages
precéj čása bo trajalo, da... it will take some time to...
zapravljati tratiti (svoj) čás to waste one's time, to fritter away one's time, ZDA žargon to boondoggle
med tem čásom se je marsikaj zgodilo many things have happened in between
čás je denar time is money
preživljati težke čáse to have a hard time
čás hitro teče time passes quickly (ali races by, flies)

dnéven daily

dnévni izkupiček daily sales pl
dnévna količina daily quantity
dnévna poraba daily consumption
dnévno poročilo daily report
dnévna prodaja six-day sale
dnévna proizvodnja daily output
dnévni red agenda; order of the day
dati na dnévni red to place on the agenda
vzeti z dnévnega reda to take off the agenda
dnévna svetloba (luč) daylight
dnévna telovadba pogovorno daily dozen
dnévna soba living room
dnévna cena price of the day; current price
dnévni (borzni) tečaj current rate of exchange
dnévno delo day work
dnévna izmena (posada) day shift, pogovorno days
dnévni zaslužek daily wages pl, a day's pay

dobesédno word for word, literally, in so many words, verbatim

dobesédno prevesti to translate word for word
to so bile dobesédno njegove besede these were his very words
razumeti, vzeti kaj dobesédno to take something at face-value

dopúst leave; holiday; vacation; vojska furlough, leave of absence

na dopústu on leave, on furlough, on (a) holiday
bolezenski dopúst sick leave
letni dopúst annual holiday
enotedenski dopúst a week's holiday
plačan dopúst holidays pl with pay, leave with pay
pogojni dopúst (kaznjenca) ticket of leave
prošnja za dopúst request (ali application) for leave
podaljšanje dopústa extension of leave
prekoračenje dopústa absence without leave (krajšava: AWOL)
biti na dopústu to be on leave
dati dopúst vojska to grant leave, ZDA to furlough
imeti en dan dopústa to have a day off
koliko dopústa imaš? how much leave have you got?
letos nisem imel dopústa I have had no holiday this year
odobriti dopúst vojska to grant leave (ali furlough) (to)
iti na dopúst to go on leave (ali on holiday)
prekoračiti dopúst to overstay one's leave
prositi za dopúst to ask for leave
dopúst si vzeti to take a holiday

dovolílnica permit; licence

imetnik dovolílnice licence holder, holder or a permit
dati dovolílnico to grant a permit
vzeti, priskrbeti si dovolílnico to take out a permit (ali a licence)
lovska dovolílnica shooting licence, game licence
ribiška dovolílnica permit to fish, fishing permit

egída mitologija aegis, egis; figurativno protection, literatura shield, aegis

pod egído zakonov under the protection of the law
vzeti koga pod svojo egído to take someone under one's wing

gorívo fuel; (mazut) fuel oil

dovod goríva fuel feed
kamion za gorívo petrol tanker, ZDA gasoline tank truck
merilec goríva fuel gauge
merilec porabe goríva fuel-flow meter
letalsko gorív aviation fuel
pomanjkanje goríva fuel shortage
poraba goríva fuel consumption
prihranek na gorívu fuel saving
posoda za gorívo fuel reservoir, fuel tank, bin
rezerva goríva fuel reserve
trošenje goríva waste of fuel
dovajati gorívo to fuel
(zopet) vzeti gorívo to (re)fuel
shramba, depó, skladišče goríva fuel dump, depot, fuel storage
oskrba z gorívom fuel supply
tank za gorívo fuel tank
vod goríva fuel pipe
trdo pogonsko gorívo solid-propellant fuel

gròb grave; tomb; burial place; (zidan) sepulchre; figurativno death, destruction

gròb neznanega junaka grave of the Unknown Soldier
masovni, množični gròb mass grave
sveti gròb religija the Holy Sepulchre
do gròba (figurativno) till death
onstran gròba beyond the grave
skupni gròb a pauper's grave
z eno nogo v gròbu (figurativno) at death's door, with one foot in the grave
od zibelke do gròba from the cradle to the grave
zanemarjen, negovan gròb neglected (ali unkept) grave
položitev v gròb burial, interment; (redko) inhumation, sepulture
biti v gròbu to be dead
biti z eno nogo v gròbu to have one foot in the grave
kopati gròb to dig a grave
odkopati, vzeti iz gròba to exhume
molčati kot gròb to be silent (ali secret) as the grave
on bi se obrnil v gròbu... he would turn in his grave
dovolj hudó, da bi se človek še v gròbu obrnil enough to make someone turn in his grave
položiti v gròb to bury, to inter, (redko) to inhume
spraviti koga v gròb to cause someone's death
v gròb me boš spravil! (figurativno) you will be the death of me!
spremiti do gròba to attend someone's funeral
govor na, ob gròbu funeral oration

hipotéčen hipotekáren hypothecary

hipotéčni dolg hypothecary debt, debt on mortgage
hipotéčna pogodba mortgage deed, mortgage
hipotéčni dolžnik mortgager
hipotéčni upnik mortgagee
vzeti hipotéčno posojilo na kaj to raise a mortgage on something
hipotéčno prislov by mortgage
hipotéčna zastavnica mortgage bond

hipotéka pravo hypothecation; mortgage; encumbrance

posoditi na hipotéko to lend on mortgage
vzeti posojilo na hipotéko to borrow on mortgage
izjaviti, da je hipotéka zapadla to foreclose a mortgage
odplačati hipotéko to redeem a mortgage

hrána food; fare; nourishment, nutriment, article (s pl) of food; pabulum (često figurativno); (živež, živila) victuals pl, provisions pl, eatables pl, (knjižno) viand (s pl), žargon grub, ZDA žargon chow; (jed) dish, course, go; (obrok) meal; (v menzi, skupna) mess, commons pl; (predpisana) diet, dietary, regimen

brez hráne short of food, without food
redilna hrána nourishing food
obilna, mastna hrána rich food
domača hrána household fare
dobra hrána good fare
slaba hrána bad (ali poor) fare
lahka hrána light food
preprosta hrána plain food
koncentrirana (vitamizirana) hrána concentrated (vitaminized) food
osnovna, glavna hrána staple food
duševna hrána mental pabulum, intellectual sustenance, food for the mind
hrána za topove cannon fodder
hrána in obleka food and clothing
hrána in vsa oskrba all found
hrána in stanovanje board and lodging
brezplačna hrána in stanovanje free board and lodging
oskrba s hráno food supply
dodatek v hráni supplement in kind
pomanjkanje hráne food shortage, scarcity of provisions
uvoz hráne import(s) of food
oseba, ki si dela zaloge hráne (food) hoarder
prikrajšanje, zmanjšanje hráne food cuts pl
nezadostna hrána short commons
biti na hráni pri to board with
dobiti nekaj hráne za pod zob žargon to get some grub
angleška hrána mi ne diši I do not relish English cooking
hrána se kvari the food is going rotten (ali going bad, going off)
loviti, iskati hráno to forage for food
on mi daje hráno he supplies me with food, he provides my food
odtrgavati si hráno od ust to deny oneself food
vzeti koga na hráno to give someone board, to take someone as a boarder, to board someone
odtegovati si hráno to put oneself on short commons, to cut down on one's food