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zelèn green, verdant; (nezrel) unripe, immature; (neizkušen) green (v at)

zelèn od zavisti green with envy
slep za zelèno barvo green-blind
zelèna krma green crop
zelèna luč (figurativno, dovoljenje) green light
prižgati zelèno luč (tudi figurativno) to give the green light
pri zelèni mizi at the green table
priti na zelèno vejo (figurativno) to make one's fortune, to begin to thrive (ali to prosper)
ne priti na zelèno vejo not to get on in the world
postati zelèn od jeze to turn green with vexation
zelène površine open spaces pl

bléd pale; medicina pallid; wan; sallow(-faced); (barva) light, pale

bléd kot zid, ko smrt as white as a sheet, as pale as death, a pale as a ghost; (luna) pale, wan
ob blédi svetlobi zvezd in the pale (ali faint) light of the stars
bléda barva watery colour
bléda lica pale (ali wan) cheeks
bléde ustnice bloodless (ali colourless) lips
bléd nasmešek a wan smile, the ghost of a smile
bléd od strahu pale with fright
blédo moder pale (ali light) blue
blédo rdeč pink
blédo zelen pale ali light green

odtének shade; cast

to ima zelen odtének this has a green cast

olíven

(olívne barve) olive, olive-coloured
olívno olje olive oil
olívno zelen olive green, olive, olivaceous

rumèn yellow; (polt) sallow

svetlo rumèn light yellow
rumèni bor botanika yellow pine
rumèni lokvanj yellow water-lily
rumèna knjiga politika yellow book
rumèna nevarnost (figurativno) yellow peril
rumèna pega medicina yellow spot
rumèna rasa, rumèno pleme yellow race
rumèno zelen yellow-green
rumèno pobarvati to paint yellow, to yellow
postati rumèn to become (ali to get, to turn) yellow, to yellow

smarágd emerald

zelen kot smarágd emerald green

svétel bright, light; clear; arhaično lucent

pri svétlem (belem) dnevu in broad daylight
svétle barve light colours pl, bright colours
svétli lasje fair (ali light) hair
svétlo pivo pale (ali light) ale
svétla soba bright room
svétlo moder (rumen, siv, zelen) light blue (yellow, grey, green)
imeti svoje svétle strani (figurativno) to have one's good points
dati na svétlo to bring out, to publish
priti na svétlo to come to light, to come out, to be published
svétlo je, svétlo postaja it's getting light, dawn is breaking

trávnat grassy

trávnato zelen grass green

zavíst envy; invidiousness; jealousy, jaundice

iz zavísti out of envy
zelen od zavísti green with envy
sama zavíst ga je he is eaten up with envy
iz zavísti govoré tako škandalozne stvari o meni they say such scandalous things about me out of envy
pozelenela je od zavísti it turned her green with envy
počiti od zavísti to burst with envy
zbuditi, zbujati zavíst pri kom to rouse someone's envy, to excite the envy of someone, to he the envy of someone
bolje je zbujati zavíst kot pa usmiljenje better be envied than pitied

žád mineralogija jade

žadasto zelen jade green