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zavíti to wrap up (v papir in paper); to envelop (v in); (kam) to turn

zavíti okrog vogala to turn (round) the corner
zavíti na desno (na levo) to turn (ali to take a turning) to the right (to the left), to turn right (left), to take a right (left) turn
zavíti v stransko ulico to turn into a side street
zavíti v stran, s prave smeri (kolo ipd.) to swerve

désni -a, -o right, right-hand; grboslovje dexter

na désni on the right
na désno to the right
na désni strani on the right-hand side
na désnem bregu Ljubljanice on the right bank of the Ljubljanica
na désno! right turn!
na désno usmerjen rightward
désni bok ladje, na desni strani ladje starboard
désno krilo vojska politika šport right wing
désna stran (konja, voza) off side
biti komu désna roka to be someone's right-hand man
v désnem zgornjem kotu in the top right-hand (ali right-hand top) corner
hoditi, voziti po désni strani, držati se désne to keep to the right
zaviti na désno to turn right, to take a right turn

mêgla (gosta) fog; mist; (redka) haze; astronomija nebula

gosta mêgla thick mist
pas goste mêgle (nad morjem) fog-bank
zelo gosta mêgla pea-souper
zadržan zaradi mêgle (o ladji) fogbound
z dimom mešana mêgla smog
signal v gosti mêgli (železnica) fogger, fog signal, (zvočni) foghorn
umetna mêgla smoke screen
bila je gosta mêgla it was foggy
mêgla se dviga fog is rising
mêgla se spušča, pada fog is coming down
opoldne se je mêgla dvignila at noon the mist lifted
postaviti signale (petarde) zaradi goste mêgle to set fog warning signals (detonators)
videti stvari v mêgli to see things in a mist
zaviti v mêglo to mist

mólk silence; (molčečnost) secrecy

nagrada, plačilo, podkupnina za mólk hush money
prekiniti mólk to break silence
pripraviti koga do mólka to silence someone, to hush someone
prisiliti koga k mólku to silence, to reduce someone to silence
zaviti se v mólk to wrap oneself in silence

odéja blanket; (debela, groba) rug; cover; coverlet

konjska odéja horse rug
potovalna odéja travelling rug
prešita odéja (vatirana) (wadded) quilt, ZDA comforter, (eletrična) electric blanket
volnena odéja woollen blanket
ledena odéja ice-sheet
snežna odéja blanket of snow
zaviti se v odéjo to wrap a blanket round oneself
metati koga kvišku z napete odéje to toss someone in a blanket

ovínek turn, turning; detour; corner; (dolg) roundabout way; (cestni) bend, twist, wind; (rečni) meander

brez ovínkov (figurativno) bluntly, straight
po ovínkih (figurativno) indirectly, in a devious way
oster ovínek a hairpin bend
nepregleden ovínek blind corner
velik ovínek a long way round, a roundabout way (ali route)
napraviti ovínek to make a detour
napraviti velik ovínek to go a long way round
morali smo napraviti ovínek we had to take a roundabout way
je le majhen ovínek it's only a short way round
povem brez ovínkov I don't mince my words
po ovínkih sem zvedel, da... I have learned by devious ways that...
izjaviti brez ovínkov to declare bluntly
govoriti brez ovínkov to speak straight out
rezati ovínek to cut a corner
zaviti na desno po ovínku to take a right turn round the bend, to take the right turn

papír paper

na papírju (tudi figurativno) on paper
debel papír stout p.
državni papírji public funds pl, government securities pl, government stocks pl
brezlesni papír wood-free paper
cigaretni papír cigarette p.
časopisni papír newsprint
pisarniški papír office paper
pisemski papír notepaper, letter paper
risalni papír drawing p.
notni papír music paper
krep papír crepe p.
ovojni papír brown paper, packing paper, wrapping p., strong p.
kopirni papír carbon, carbon paper
pisalni papír writing p.
papír za prerisavanje tracing paper
svilen papír tissue p.
papír za pisalni stroj, za tipkanje typing paper
črtani papír lined (ali ruled) p.
fotografski papír photographic paper
smirkov papír emery paper, sandpaper, glasspaper
tapetni papír wallpaper
papír za tisk printing p.
toaletni papír toilet paper
tanek papír thin p.
odpadni papír wastepaper
konceptni papír scribbling paper
pergamentni papír greaseproof paper
list, pola papírja sheet of paper
krpa papírja scrap of paper
izdelovanje papírja papermaking
tovarna papírja paper mill, paper factory
trgovec s papírjem paper merchant, stationer
trgovina s papírjem paper trade, stationery
tovarnar papírja papermaker
nož za papír paper knife
stroj za rezanje papírja paper cutter, guillotine
papír je potrpežljiv, vse prenese (figurativno) paper does not blush
na papírju ste močnejši (figurativno) you are stronger on paper
zaviti v papír to wrap up in paper

pleníca VB nappy, (formalno) napkin; ZDA diaper; (povoji) swaddling clothes, swaddling bands, swathing bands

zaviti v pleníce to change a baby, to change a baby's nappy (ali diaper), to swaddle

pŕt (pri obedih) tablecloth, table cover; cloth, sheet

mrtvaški pŕt shroud
zaviti v mrtvaški pŕt to shroud

staniól tinfoil; silver paper

zaviti v staniól, obložiti, pokriti s staniólom to tinfoil

vogál vógel corner

na vogál, vógelu at the corner
okoli vogál, vógela round the corner
hiša na vogál, vógelu the house at the corner, the corner house
zaviti okoli (uličnega) vogál, vógela to turn the street corner

vrát neck; (grlo) throat

trd vrát stiff neck
labodji vrát swan's neck
na vrát na nos helter-skelter, head over heels, headlong; precipitately
do vrátu v težavah up to the eyes (ali ears) in difficulties
do vrátu v delu up to the elbows in work
biti do vrátu v vodi to be up to the ears in water
biti do vrátu sit česa to be fed up to the back teeth with something
vrát me boli I have a sore throat
imeti koga na vrátu (figurativno) to have someone on one's back
imeti veliko družino na vrátu to be encumbered with a large family
držati koga za vrát to hold someone by the throat
pasti komu okoli vrátu to fall on someone's neck, to embrace someone
prerezati komu vrát to cut someone's throat
razbiti vrát steklenice to break the neck of a bottle
stegovati vrát to stretch (ali to crane) one's neck (za, po at, for)
tičati do vrátú v dolgovih to be up to one's eyes (ali ears) in debt
vreči se komu okoli vrátú to throw one's arms round someone's neck
zaviti komu vrát to wring someone's neck, to tread on someone's neck
zgrabiti koga za vrát to grab someone by the throat, to take someone by the neck
zlomiti komu vrát to break someone's neck
zlomiti si vrát to break one's neck
zmagati za dolžino vrátú (pri konjskih dirkah) to win by a neck