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zmánjšati to reduce; to lessen; to diminish; (izdatke) to retrench, to cut down on

zmánjšati hitrost to reduce speed
zmánjšati število uslužbencev to reduce clerical staff
zmanjšali smo svoje izdatke we cut down on our expenses

brzína speed; rapidity; quickness; swiftness

s polno brzíno at full speed
z vso brzíno at top speed, with all speed
največja dovoljena brzína speed limit
prekoračiti dovoljeno brzíno to exceed the speed limit
povečati brzíno to increase speed, to accelerate
zmanjšati brzíno to reduce speed

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

jádro sail

s polnimi jádri in full sail
glavno jádro mainsail, main course
sprednje jádro foresail
z razpetimi jádri all sails set
pluti z razpetimi jádri to sail under canvas
razpeti jádro to set (ali to make) sail
razpeti vsa jádra to spread all canvas, to crowd sail
naravnati jádra po vetru to trim one's sails to the winds
treba je obračati jádra po vetru one must trim one's sails according to the wind
ladja ima razpeta jádra the ship is under canvas
razviti jádro to unfurl sail
spustiti jádro to lower (ali to strike) sail
zmanjšati jádro to shorten sail, to reef sail
zviti jádro to furl (ali to take in) sail
hitro razpeti jádro to clap on sail

odstótek per cent; percentage

po 5 odstótkov (5%) letno at 5 per cent per annum
zmanjšati za 50% ali več to reduce by 50 per cent or more

polovíca half, pl halves; moiety

na polovíco by halves
polovíca zneska half the amount
boljša polovíca (figurativno, žena) one's better half
za polovíco dražji half as dear again
za polovíco predolg too long by half
za polovíco preveč too much by half
polovíca od njih je bilo ranjenih half of them were wounded
izgubil je več kot polovíco svojega premoženja he lost more than half his fortune
dobiti že polovíco, opraviti že pol dela (figurativno) to win half the battle
za polovíco zmanjšati takso to halve the tax
zrezati na polovíce to cut in half

vnéma zeal; eagerness; fervour, fervency; ardour; zealousness

z vnémo zealously
poln vnéme full of zeal
prevelika vnéma excessive zeal
njegova vnéma za učenje his eagerness for learning
(po)kazati izredno, pretirano vnémo to make a great show of zeal
delati z vnémo to work enthusiastically, arhaično to labour zealously
(po)kazati vnémo za svoje delo to show enthusiasm for one's work
goreti od vnéme to burn with zeal
z vso vnémo se lotiti (česa) to put one's back into (something)
zmanjšati komu vnémo to dampen someone's ardour