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zavézan liable (to, for); bound; obliged (to)

zavézan davka liable (ali subject) to taxation, liable to pay taxes
zavézan vojaški službi liable for military service
biti komu zavézan to be obliged to someone
biti pogodbeno zavézan za izvršitev dela v enem letu to be bound by contract to carry out the work within a year

izgúba loss; waste; (v boju) casualties pl; (finančna) loss

izgúba energije a loss of energy
izgúba električnega toka a leakage of current
nadomestljiva izgúba reparable loss
popolna izgúba dead loss
izgúbe na mrtvih in ranjenih vojska the losses in killed and wounded
seznam izgúb vojska casualty list
sem na izgúbi pri tem this leaves me out of pocket (ali with a loss)
to je čista izgúba časa it's a sheer waste of time
smo 5.000 SIT na izgúbi we are 5,000 tolars worse off
delati z izgúbo to operate at a loss
nadomestiti izgúbo to repair, to make up a loss
kompenzirati izgúbo to make up a loss
imeti težke izgúbe vojska to sustain, to suffer heavy casualties (ali losses)
plačati (nositi) izgúbo to stand a loss
prizadejati komu izgúbo to inflict a loss on someone
ne more preboleti svoje izgúbe he cannot get over his loss
preprečiti izgúbo pare to prevent a waste of steam
biti zavezan za povrnitev (plačilo) izgúbe to be liable for a loss
zmanjšati izgúbo to cut a loss
prodati z izgúbo to sell at a loss (ali at a sacrifice)
izgúba izmodrí človeka we learn by (bitter) experience

jézik anatomija tongue; (govor) tongue, speech, language; idiom; (pri pihalu) mouthpiece; humoristično clapper

materinski jézik native language, mother tongue
mrtev (živ, tuj) jézik dead (living, foreign) language
občevalni jézik colloquial language, vernacular
knjižni jézik literary language
diplomatski jézik diplomatic language
Cankarjev jézik Cankar's language
lahek, težak jézik easy, difficult language
goveji, volovski jézik neat's tongue, ox-tongue
obložen jézik medicina a coated (ali dirty, furred) tongue
prekajen jézik smoked tongue
zemeljski jézik neck, spit, tongue (of land)
učitelj jézikov (foreign) language teacher
dar za jézike gift of tongues
morski jézik (riba) sole
dolg, nebrzdan jézik unbridled tongue
zloben jézik wicked (ali malicious) tongue
moderni (stari) jézik modern (ancient) language
strokoven jézik technical language
uradni, službeni jézik official style
zastarel jézik obsolete (ali archaic) language
duh jézika genius of a language
jézik posrednik interlingua
na jéziku mi je, na jéziku imam (a se ne morem spomniti) it's on the tip of my tongue
to je proti duhu jézika this is against the spirit of the language
on je junak z jézikom (figurativno) he is a braggart (ali blusterer, swaggerer)
ona ima oster (strupen) jézik she has a sharp (a venomous) tongue
imeti dobro namazan jézik to have a glib (ali a well-oiled) tongue, to have the gift of the gab
brzdati svoj jézik to keep one's tongue in check; to bridle, to curb one's tongue
kar ima na srcu, ima tudi na jéziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
imeti dolg jézik to have a long tongue
ona je vsem ljudem na jéziku everyone is (ali pogovorno they're all) talking about her
držati jézik to hold one's tongue
drži jézik!, jézik za zobe! hold your tongue!, shut your mouth!, shut up!, keep your mouth shut!
jézik si izbrusiti z govorjenjem to talk one's head off
imeti besedo na jéziku to have the word on the tip of one's tongue
jézik mu je odpovedal his tongue failed him
pokazati komu jézik to put one's tongue out at someone
pokaži jézik! put out your tongue!
sneti komu besedo z jézika to take the words out of someone's mouth
pazi na svoj jézik! mind your tongue!
lomiti jézik to murder a language
jézik se mu je razvezal he is no longer tongue-tied, he has found his tongue, he has become talkative
zlobni jéziki trdijo malicious tongues assert
jézik ji dobro teče, ji je dobro namazan her tongue is well-oiled, pogovorno her tongue's no cripple
jézik mu teče kot mlin he's a nonstop chatterbox, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
zavezati komu jézik to silence someone, pogovorno to make someone pipe down
(on) ima zavezan jézik he is tongue-tied
ušlo mi je z jézika I let it slip out
on zna mnogo jézikov he is a polyglot
tolči (kak) jézik (figurativno) to mangle a language

molčéčnost taciturnity, reticence, secrecy, discretion

zavezan k molčéčnosti bound to secrecy