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za for; for the purpose of; in favour of; after; behind; (= za časa) during

dan za dnem day by day
eden za drugim one after another, one behind the other
korak za korakom step by step
enkrat za vselej once and for all
za ves svet ne not for (all) the world
za gorami beyond the mountains
jaz za svojo osebo as far as I am concerned
za mojim hrbtom behind my back
za primer (v primeru) potrebe in case of need
za glavo večji taller by a head
za sedaj for the present
za šalo by way of a joke
argumenti za in proti the pros and the cons
razlogi za in proti the reasons for and against
za menoj! follow me!
(kar) za menoj, prosim! this way, please!
starejši za pet let five years older
jaz, za sebe (zase) as for me
beseda za besedo word for word
mož za možem man by man
zanimanje za... interest in...
za mladino neprimeren film a film unsuitable (ali not suitable) for young people
vstopnica za gledališče a theatre ticket
za vlade (vladanja) kralja Karla II during the reign of Charles II
za (= po pooblastilu) (acting) for, per pro., latinsko per procurationem (krajšava: p.p.)
biti za kaj to be in favour of something
kdo je za (to)? who is in favour?
sem za to, da mu odpustimo I'm in favour of (ali I'm for) pardoning him
večina je za nadaljevanje stavke there is a majority in favour of continuing the strike
to je važno zame (za mene) this is important to me
nekaj je za tem (figurativno) there's something behind it
za hišo je vrt there is a garden behind the house
to je hud udarec za nas it is a hard blow for us
brali smo eden za drugim we took it in turns to read
za koga me (pa) imate (smatrate)? who (arhaično whom) do you take me for?
nimam ga za genija I do not regard him as a genius
za to ceno lahko dobiš to blago povsod you can get these goods anywhere at that price
on jé za tri he eats as much as three
povleči koga za lase to pull someone by the hair
on porabi preveč za sebe (zase) he spends too much on himself
smatrati za dobro to think it advisable
odšel je za vedno he left for good
voditi koga za roko to lead someone by the hand
vzel jo je za ženo he has married her, arhaično he has taken her to wife (ali as his wife)
on zaostaja za časom he is behind the times
zapri vrata za seboj! shut the door after (ali behind) you!
zgrešil je za pol metra he missed by half a metre
zmotil sem se za 10.000 SIT I made a mistake of 10,000 tolars
sedeti za mizo to sit at the table
pustiti za seboj to leave behind

mirozòv vojska, znak za nočni počitek lights-out; tattoo; retreat

trobiti mirozòv to sound lights-out

abecéda alphabet; ABC

abecéda za slepce Braille
abecéda za gluhoneme deaf and dumb alphabet
po abecédi alphabetically
urediti po abecédi to put in alphabetical order; (knjižno) to alphabetize

abonírati

abonírati koga na časopis to take out a subscription to a (news)paper for someone
abonírati se to subscribe, to become a subscriber
abonírati se na časopis (za knjigo) to subscribe to a (news)paper (for a book), to take a (news)paper
abonírati se v gledališču to book a season ticket
abonírati se na železnici, za avtobus to take a season ticket
na kateri časopis ste abonirani? which paper do you take?

adaptácija adaptation

adaptácija za film film ali screen version; adaptation for the screen

adaptírati to adapt

adaptírati se to adapt someone
adaptírati se okoliščinam to adapt someone to circumstances
ni se še adaptiral svojemu novemu položaju he has not yet adapted himself to his new position
adaptírati za film to adapt for the screen

afinitéta affinity; kemija affinity, attraction

ogljik ima veliko afinitéto za kisik carbon has much affinity with oxygen

alárm alarm; call to arms; warning of danger

letalski alárm air-raid warning; alert
napačen alárm false alarm
slep alárm false alarm
konec alárma all clear (signal)
dvigniti alárm to raise the alarm
dvigniti požarni alárm to raise a fire alarm
trobiti, dati znak za alárm to sound, to give, to ring the alarm
dati znak za konec zračnega alárma to give the all clear

alarmírati to alarm; to alert; to frighten; to give the alarm

alarmírati za prazen nič to cry wolf

álbum album, pl -ums

álbum za fotografije photo album
álbum za znamke stamp album

alokácija allocation

alokácija sredstev allocation of funds (za to)

amandmá amendment

predlagati, predložiti amandmá to propose (ali to move) an amendment (za zakonski osnutek to a bill)
ustavni amandmáji constitutional amendments

amfíbijski amphibian; figurativno (oseba) amphibious, leading two lives

amfíbijske operacije vojska amphibious operations pl
amfíbijski tank amphibian tank
amfíbijsko vojevanje amphibious warfare
amfíbijske vojne sile amphibious forces pl
amfíbijsko vozilo (za izkrcavanje čet) amphibious vehicle, ZDA alligator, ZDA amtrack, pogovorno duck

amnestíja amnestíranje amnesty; general pardon

zakon o amnestíji act of grace
prositi za amnestíjo to ask for an amnesty

angléščina English; the English language

pravilna, čista angléščina Queen's (ali King's, za vladanja kralja) English
standardna angléščina Standard English
lomiti angléščino (figurativno) to murder the Queen's English
polomljena, slaba angléščina broken English
prevesti v angléščino (iz angléščine) to translate into English (from English, from the English)
začenjam pozabljati svojo angléščino my English is getting rusty
osnovna angléščina (850 osnovnih besed) Basic English

anónsa advertisement (krajšava: ad)

del za anónse v časopisu classified advertisements, pogovorno small ads
dati anónso v časopis to put (ali to insert) an advertisement in a paper

aplicírati aplicírati se to apply

to pravilo se aplicira za vse that rule applies to all

apríl April

1. april (figurativno) April Fools' Day, All Fools' Day
potegniti koga za 1. april to make someone an April fool
poslati koga po aprila to send someone upon a fool's errand

arhaízem archaism

navdušenec za arhaízme archaist

asumírati to assume

asumírati odgovornost za to assume responsibility for