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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

držáti to hold; (podpirati) to support; (zadrževati) to retain, to keep, to hold; (vsebovati) to contain, to hold, to keep; (imeti v posesti) to possess; (trajati) to last, to hold out

držáti besedo to keep one's word
držáti koga za besedo to keep someone to his word
to ne drži (figurativno) this doesn't hold water
držáti jezik to hold one's tongue, to keep quiet, pogovorno to be mum, to shut up
drži jezik! pogovorno shut up!, pipe down!, button your lips!
držáti korak s to keep pace with, to keep up with
led ne drži the ice breaks
led še ne drži the ice won't hold yet
pravilo drži the rule holds good
Drži? - Drži! A bargain? - Sold!
držáti koga na kratko to keep a tight hold (ali rein) on someone
kam drži ta pot? where does this road lead?
držáti koga za roko to hold someone by the hand
držáti koga na tekočem to keep someone well-informed; to keep someone well posted
držáti s kom to side with someone, to stick by someone, to be on someone's side
držáti ravnotežje to keep one's balance
trdno držijo skupaj they are as thick as thieves
držáti z vsakim to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
držáti (imeti) na zalogi to keep in stock
bo vrv držala? will the rope hold?
držáti red to keep order
držáti v pripravljenosti to keep ready
držáti trdnjavo to hold a fortress
držáti se to hold oneself, to maintain oneself; to keep
držáti se česa to stick to something, to hold on to something
držáti se ukazov to keep to one's orders
ta barva se ne drži this colour runs, this is not a fast colour
cene se držé prices remain steady
držáti se léve (desne) (strani) to keep left ali to the left (right ali to the right)
moj oče se (zdravstveno) dobro drži my father carries his age well, my father is well preserved
ta jabolka se dobro držé these apples keep well
pokonci se držáti to hold oneself straight
vreme se drži the weather holds
vreme (se) ne bo držalo the weather will not hold
krčevito se česa držáti to stick to something through thick and thin
trdnjava se drži (upira) the fortress holds out (ali resists)
držáti se proč (od) to keep aloof (from)
kislo se držáti to pull a sour face
in to drži (velja) tudi za... and this holds true for... as well

godíti se to take place; to occur; to happen

kaj se godi tu! what's going on here?
kako se Vam godi? how are you?, how are things (with you)?
dobro se mi godi (zdravstveno) I am well, I'm fine, (gmotno) I am doing well, žargon I'm sitting pretty
dobro se mu godi žargon he is sitting pretty

izpričeválo certificate; testimony; testimonial; (potrdilo) attestation

ubožno izpričeválo certificate of poverty
zdravstveno izpričeválo certificate of health
zdravniško izpričeválo medical certificate
šolsko izpričeválo school report, ZDA (o opravljenem izpitu) report card; (pri prošnjah) letter of recommendation, (letter of) reference
zrelostno izpričeválo leaving certificate
slabo (šolsko) izpričeválo poor (ali bad) report, bad marks pl

počútiti se to feel

počútiti se dobro to feel well
kako se počutite? how do you feel?, how are you?
ne počutim se najbolje danes I don't feel at my best today
počutim se mnogo bolje I'm feeling much better
dobro se zdravstveno počútiti se to feel up to the mark
danes se počutim stokrat bolje I feel heaps better today
slabo se počutim I feel ill (ali poorly), I am unwell
zelo slabo se počútiti se to feel like nothing on earth, to feel poorly (ali faint, rotten)

popráviti to repair; (hišo) to do up; (čevlje, stroj itd.) to mend; to set right, to overhaul; (ladjo) to refit; (izboljšati) to improve; (napake) to correct, to put right, to rectify; to recondition; (sliko) to touch up; (zakrpati) to mend, to patch, to refit, to botch, to darn; (zdravje) to restore; (zakon) to amend; (figurativno, krivico itd.) to repair, to remedy, to redress, to make amends for, (povzročeno škodo) to make good, to compensate

popráviti napako, instrument to rectify an error, to repair an instrument
popráviti krivico to repair a wrong, to make good an injury
popráviti (nadomestiti) izgubo to repair a loss
vedno kaj popravlja pri svojem avtu he is always tinkering at his car
popravil je svoje mladostne napake he has atoned for his youthful misdeeds
popráviti se to improve, to better oneself, to grow better, to reform; (razmere) to take a turn for the better; (zdravstveno) to mend, to be on the mend, to recover, to come round, to be restored
to se ne da popráviti this is past mending
bolnik se je popravil the patient has improved (ali has recovered)
vreme se je popravilo the weather has improved
upam, da se bo popravil v bodoče I hope he will do better (ali will improve) for the future
popráviti posledice to redress the consequences

stánje state; condition; (položaj) situation; (okoliščine) circumstances pl

stánje pripravljenosti alert
izredno stánje (state of) emergency
kritično stánje crisis, juncture, turning point
stánje stvari state of affairs
dejansko stánje the true (ali actual) state (of affairs)
duševno stánje frame of mind
številčno stánje vojske manpower
zdravstveno stánje state of health
cesta (hiša) je v dobrem (slabem) stánju the road (the house) is in good (in bad) repair
držati, vzdrževati v dobrem stánju to keep in (good) repair
postaviti v prejšnje stánje to restore
v žalostnem stánju in a sorry (ali sad) plight

stár old; aged; advanced in years; (starodaven) ancient; (postaran) elderly; (staromoden) old-fashioned, (zastarel) antiquated, rusty; (beseda) archaic, obsolescent, obsolete; (obrabljen) used, worn, (ponošen) wornout, threadbare; (fraza) hackneyed, trite, timeworn; exploded; (že rabljen) secondhand (pohištvo furniture); (kruh, pivo, novica, šala) stale

stári vek ancient times, antiquity
stár dovtip, vic old joke
stáro železo scrap iron, scrap
stár grešnik inveterate sinner
stár (izkušen) mornar (figurativno) old salt
stár (odslužen) vojak veteran
stári Rimljani the ancient Romans pl
stára obleka worn-out (ali cast-off) clothes pl
na stára leta in one's old age
v stárih časih in ancient (ali in former) times
stári oče, stára mati grandfather, grandmother
stáro in mlado young and old
stára šara junk, lumber
stár kot zemlja as old as the hills
srednje stár middle-aged
stár kot Matuzalem as old as Methuselah
po stárem (načinu) in the old way
dobri stári časi the good old times pl
stára devica an old maid
diplomat stáre šole a diplomat of the old school
zgodba stára kot svet a story as old as the hills
stári jeziki ancient languages pl, classics pl (s konstr. v sg)
stára zgodovina ancient history
stára številka (časopisa) back number
iz stárih časov from days of yore
stára navada železna srajca habit is second nature
koliko ste stári? how old are you?, what age are you?, what is your age?
on je 15 let stár he is fifteen (years of age)
toliko je stár kot jaz he is my age, pogovorno he's the same age as me
stár sem več kot 30 let I am over thirty
on še ni (je blizu) 40 let stár he is on the right (ali on the sunny) side of forty
je že preko 40 let (star) he is on the wrong (ali on the shady) side of forty
ona še ni 20 let stára she is not yet out of her teens
to te dela stárega that makes you look old, pogovorno it puts years on you
on je kaki dve leti starejši od mene he is some two years my senior
on je (že) čez 70 let (star) he is seventy odd
ne bo delal stárih kosti he won't make old bones
stár postajati to grow old
vse gre po stárem everything's going on in the same old way
vse ostane pri stárem everything stays as it was (ali as before)
(zdravstveno) še nisem »stari« I am not my old self yet
kje so dobri stári časi? where are the good old days?

varováti to safeguard; to protect (pred from), to preserve (pred from); to shield, to shelter (pred from), to guard (pred from, proti against)

bog varuj! God forbid!
varováti ustavno ureditev to safeguard constitutional order
varováti se to take care of oneself, to beware (of), to guard (against)
varujte se žeparjev! beware of pickpockets!
varujte se psa! beware of the dog!
on se ne varuje (zdravstveno) he neglects his health

zavarovánje insurance; (zlasti pomorsko) underwriting

brezposelno zavarovánje unemployment insurance
invalidsko zavarovánje disability insurance
pokojninsko zavarovánje pension insurance
socialno zavarovánje social insurance, social security
starostno zavarovánje old-age insurance
zdravstveno zavarovánje health insurance
življenjsko zavarovánje life insurance
zavarovánje proti nezgodam accident insurance
zavarovánje proti vsem nezgodam all-in insurance
pomorsko zavarovánje marine insurance
požarno zavarovánje fire insurance
zavarovánje proti vlomu burglary insurance
kreditno zavarovánje insurance of loan repayments
zavarovánje proti toči insurance against hail, hail insurance
skleniti zavarovánje to take out (ali to effect) an insurance policy

zdrávstven (of) health, relating to health; sanitary; hygienic

iz zdrávstvenih razlogov for reasons of health
javna zdrávstvena služba (public) health service
zdrávstvena pomoč medical benefit
zdrávstvene razmere sanitary conditions pl
zdrávstvena služba health service
zdrávstveno spričevalo certificate of health
zdrávstveno stanje state of health, health
zdrávstvena zaščita health protection
zdrávstvena postaja, zdrávstveni dom health centre