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zêmlja (planet) earth, Earth, (terrestrial) globe; (svet) world; (dežela) land, (tla) soil, ground

na zêmlji on earth
nad zêmljo above ground, overground
pod zêmljo underground
vse stvari na zêmlji all things on earth
izčrpana zêmlja poor soil, impoverished (ali exhausted) soil
mastna zêmlja fat earth
rodovitna zêmlja rich soil, fertile soil
slaba zêmlja poor soil
kopna zêmlja land, (celina, kopno) mainland
žgana zêmlja terra cotta
Sveta zêmlja religija the Holy Land
Ognjena zêmlja Tierra del Fuego
zêmlja! (na vidiku!) land ho!
sadovi zêmlje the fruits of the earth
naša zêmlja je lepa our country is beautiful
ležati na zêmlji to lie on the ground
obdelovati zêmljo to cultivate, to till the soil
pasti na zêmljo to fall to the ground
pogrezniti se v zêmljo to sink into the ground
spati na goli zêmlji (na tleh) to sleep on the bare ground
Zemlja se vrti okoli Sonca the earth revolves around the sun
zravnati z zêmljo to level (ali to lay level) with the ground, to raze (ali to rase) with the ground
zvezati z zêmljo VB to earth (ZDA to ground)

bogát rich (z in, with); wealthy; well off; affluent, opulent; (obilen) abundant, copious

zelo, neizmerno bogát enormously rich; as rich as Croesus
bogáta izbira a wide selection
bogáta pojedina a rich feast
bogáta rima rich rhyme
bogáta zemlja rich (ali fertile) soil
bogáta žetev a rich harvest, heavy crop, bumper crop
z zlatom bogáta ruda an ore rich in gold
bogát z živino rich in cattle
bogáto ilustriran profusely illustrated
biti zelo bogát to be rolling in money, to be made of money
biti bogát z to be rich in
postati bogát to become rich

izsušén dried-up, dry; parched

izsušéna reka dried-up river
izsušéna tla, zemlja parched ground

láhek (po teži) light, weightless; lightweight; (netežaven) easy, not difficult

láhka atletika (light) athletics pl, games pl, track and field sports
láhki atlet athlete
láhko breme light burden
láhka hrana light food
láhek korak light tread, soft steps pl
láhka cigara (tobak) mild cigar (tobacco)
láhka konjenica light cavalry
láhka poškodba, rana light (ali flesh) wound
láhka roka light hand
láhka križarka light cruiser
láhko spanje light sleep
láhko noč! good night!
láhek slog easy (ali fluent) style
láhka teža (pri boksu) lightweight
láhka zmaga (figurativno) walkover
láhko vino light wine
bodi mu láhka zemlja! may the earth rest light on him!, may he rest in peace!
to je otročje láhko it is as easy as pie
načrt je otročje láhak the plan is foolproof
sedaj láhkó greš! you may go now!
láhka ženska (figurativno) fickle woman
z láhkim srcem with a light heart

materínski maternal

materínski dan Mother's Day
materínska zemlja mother country
materínsko prislov motherly, maternally; affectionately

máti mother

stara máti grandmother, pogovorno granny, grannie, gran, (otroško) nana
máti Zemlja Mother Earth
brezsrčna máti unnatural mother
máti božja religija Mother of God, Our Lady, Holy Virgin
máti žalosti religija Our Lady of Sorrows
pisana máti (mačeha) stepmother
krušna máti foster mother
nezakonska máti unmarried mother
rodna máti one's own mother
brez matere motherless
posvetovalnica za matere maternity department, pogovorno maternity, (pred porodom) antenatal clinic
morilec, umor matere matricide
brat po materi uterine brother
postati máti to become a mother
držati se matere za krilo to cling to one's mother's apron strings
kot máti skrbeti za koga to mother someone

mejíti to border (na on); to abut; to adjoin; to be adjacent (to)

to meji na blaznost that verges (ali is verging) on insanity
moj vrt meji na cesto my garden borders on the road
njegova zemlja meji na mojo his land is adjacent to mine
naše njive mejijo na vaše our fields adjoin (ali abut on) yours
njegova brezobzirnost meji na nesramnost his bluntness verges on insolence

napojíti to water; to give (someone something) to drink

napojíti konja, živino to water the horse, the cattle
napojíti goste to ply one's guests with drinks; (opijaniti) to fuddle, to make drunk
napojèn (z vodo, zemlja) waterlogged

nerodovíten infertile; sterile; barren; arid

nerodovítna zemlja barren earth (ali soil); arhaično infecund

ôren arable

ôrna zemlja arable land

ós (pri vozu) axle; axletree; spindle, arbor; shaft; matematika axis, pl axes

prečna (vzdolžna) ós transverse (longitudinal) axis
zemeljska ós axis of the earth
zemlja se vrti okoli svoje osi the earth turns on its axis
ós pri vozu se je zlomila the axle of the carriage broke

plóden fertile, fruitful; productive, prolific; (zemlja) rich, fat; (kritika) constructive

plódno leto plentiful year, bumper year
plódna zemlja (črnica) mould
napraviti plódno to fertilize

posvečèn consecrated; hallowed; (nekomu) dedicated (to); (uveden v kaj) initiated (into); (v mašnika) ordained

posvečèna zemlja hallowed ground, holy ground

presušíti to dry

presušíti se to run dry, to dry up; (zemlja) to be parched

ráhel fine, soft, slight, loose, light; (kruh) soft, light; (zemlja) loose; (zdravje) delicate, frail, tender

ráhla zemlja, tla light soil; (testo) light
ráhlo spanje light sleep, pesniško soft slumber
ona je ráhlega zdravja she is of a delicate constitution
ráhlo prislov slightly, gently
ráhlo je zaprl vrata he closed the door gently

rôden -a, -o of birth; native

rôdni brat full brother
rôdna sestra full sister
rôdno mesto native town
rôdna tla native soil
rôdna zemlja native country
rôdno drevo botanika tree of bearing age
on je moj rôdni brat he is my own brother

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?

sušíti to dry; to dessicate; to dehydrate; (v sušilni peči) to kiln-dry; to dry up, (meso) to smoke, to smoke-dry; (zemljišče) to drain

sušíti se to dry, to get (ali to grow, to become) dry, (rastlina) to wither, to shrivel; (zemlja) to become arid; (oseba) to become thin (ali lean), to lose flesh, to waste away

vinoróden viniferous, viny

vinoróden predel, vinoródno področje wine-growing (ali wine-producing, viniferous) region
vinoródna tla, zemlja vineland