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já (da) yes

pa já ne pozabi! be sure not to forget!

its [its] zaimek
njegov, njen (srednji spol)
svoj, -ja, -je

čás time; (doba) epoch; tide, (razdobje) period; space of time; (letni čas) season; (ura) hour; gramatika tense; (vmesni) interval, interim, meantime

božični čás Christmastime, Christmastide, arhaično yuletide
poletni (delovni) čás daylight saving time
konični čás (ure) rush hour, peak hours pl
prometno šibki čás offpeak (ali slack) hours pl
slabi, težki čási hard times pl
skrajni čás! high time!
prosti čás leisure; spare time
ves moj čás the whole of my time
s časom in the course of time, gradually
o pravem čásu in time; in the nick of time; in due course of time, ZDA on time
od čása do čása every now and then, from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while
čez nekaj čása some time afterwards
od tega čása since that time
v kratkem čásu in a short time
za kratek čás for a short time
pred čásom, predčasno prematurely
pred nekaj čása some time ago
že nekaj čása prej for some time past
že dolgo čása for a long time
že pred dolgo čása long ago, a long time ago; ZDA pogovorno way back
med tem čásom in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile
od tega čása naprej from this time onward, henceforth
od tistega čása dalje from that time forward
v istem čásu at the same time
nekaj čása (prislov) awhile, (samostalnik) a while
ob nepravem čásu at the wrong time, out of season
ob kateremkoli čásu, ob vsakem čásu at any time
ves čás all along, all the time
pred davnim čásom long ago
v teku čása in the course of time
vsak čás zdaj any time now
v starih čásih in olden times
v dobrih starih čásih in the good old days
v tistem čásu at that time
ob katerem čásu? at what time?
v sedanjem čásu at present, now
v določenem čásu within a fixed period, in due course
zadnje čáse lately
za vse čáse for all time
prav v zadnjem čásu quite recently
od davnih čásov from time immemorial, from time out of mind
ob določenem čásu at the appointed time
v prostem čásu at one's leisure
šala o nepravem čásu ill-timed jest
škoda čása za to it's a mere waste of time
vsaka stvar ob svojem čásu everything in its season
vse ob svojem čásu there is a time for everything, all in good time
v čásu, v čásih poplav in times of flood
čás beži time flies
skrajni čás je it is high time
to je samo vprašanje čása it's only a question of time
je že tudi čás! (it's) about time, too!
to je samo izguba čása it's a sheer waste of time
za to je še čás there is plenty of time for that
za to je še do jutri čás it can wait till tomorrow
bil je čás, ko... time was when...
za to je treba čása this takes time
določiti čás to fix a date
dati komu čás to give someone time
imate malo čása zame? can you spare me a moment?
čás se mu vleče time hangs heavy on his hands
ne imeti čása za... to have no time for
krajšati si čás to while away the time
izkoristiti čás to take time by the forelock
imam nekaj prostega čása I have some time to spare
iti (vštric) s čásom to be abreast of the times
nimam dosti čása, ne smem izgubljati čása I have no time to spare
kje so lepi stari čási? pesniško where are the snows of yester year?
kako dolgo čása ga ni! what a long time he has been gone!
korakati s čásom to move with the times
čási so minuli, ko... time was, when...
čás je potekel time is up
preganjati čás (figurativno) to while away the time
prihraniti čás to save time
prebiti svoj čás to pass one's time
njegov čás je prišel his hour has struck
čakati svoj čás to bide one's time
držati korak s čásom to keep pace with the times
priti ravno o pravem čásu to come in the nick of time
čás bo pokazal time will show, time will tell
čás presti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
je škoda čása (ne izplača se) it is not worth while
ob nepriličnem čásu priti h komu to intrude upon someone's time
štopati čás to time with a stopwatch
on je videl boljše čáse he had known better times
vzeti mnogo čása to take long
precéj čása mi bo vzelo, da... it will take me ages to...
to mi vzame skoraj ves moj čás it takes up nearly all my time
vzemite si čás! take your time!
ubi(ja)ti čás to kill time
ves čás sem to vedel I have known it all the time (ali all along)
precéj čása te že nisem videl I haven't seen you for ages
precéj čása bo trajalo, da... it will take some time to...
zapravljati tratiti (svoj) čás to waste one's time, to fritter away one's time, ZDA žargon to boondoggle
med tem čásom se je marsikaj zgodilo many things have happened in between
čás je denar time is money
preživljati težke čáse to have a hard time
čás hitro teče time passes quickly (ali races by, flies)

dáti dajáti to give; (podariti) to present with, to give away; (podati) to hand on, to present, to turn over; (dodeliti) to allot, to assign, to apportion; (vročiti) to hand (over), to deliver; (karte) to deal

dáti, dajáti nazaj to give back, to restore; (podeliti) to grant, to accord, to award, ZDA to donate (to); gledališče to stage, to perform; (ponuditi) to offer; (dobaviti) to deliver, to furnish, to supply; (donašati) to yield, (sadove) to bear, to produce; (naslov) to bestow on, to confer something upon someone
dáti, dajáti naprej to pass on
ne (hoteti) dáti, dajáti to refuse, to withhold
dana veličina a given magnitude
če sta A in B dana, sledi, daje C... given A and B, C follows...
v danem primeru (če je tako) in that case; should the need arise; if need be; if so
dáti, dajáti duška (svoji jezi) to give vent (to one's anger)
dáti, dajáti prav komu to agree with someone, to concede the point
dáti, dajáti vsakemu svoje to give everyone his due
daj mu, kar je njegovega! give him his due!
ti bom že dal! I'll give it you!
daj to na mizo! put it on the table!
daj bog! God grant!
ne daj bog! God forbid!
kaj dajejo nocoj v gledališču? what's on at the theatre this evening?
to (gledališko) igro so dajali tri mesece the play ran for three months
dal sem mu roko I shook hands with him
moram da(ja)ti dober zgled I must set a good example
po čem dajete (koliko stane)...? what is your price for, what do you charge for...?
nič se ne da napraviti there is nothing to be done
dáti, dajáti na znanje komu to let someone know
dáti, dajáti na svetlo to publish, to edit
dáti, dajáti mnogo na to make much of, to think the world of
mnogo da na svojo zunanjost he pays great attention to his personal appearance
malo, nič ne dáti, dajáti na kaj to regard as worthless, not to give a brass farthing for
on ne da nič na moj nasvet he sets no value upon my advice
dal se je oslepariti, ogoljufati he let (ali allowed ali suffered) himself to be cheated
dam si striči lase I have (ali I get) my hair cut
kje si dajete delat obleke? where do you have your clothes made?
dáti, dajáti svojo besedo to pledge one's word
to mi daje misliti! that makes me wonder!
na to ne dam pečenega groša (nič) I don't give a hoot about that
dal sem si mnogo truda I took great pains
dáti, dajáti od sebe (ton) to utter
ne da se mi... I don't feel like, I am unwilling (ali loath ali disinclined) to...
ne da se mi brati I don't feel like reading, I am loath (ali unwilling) to read
(to) se ne da zanikati there's no denying (it)
dáti, dajáti se spoznati, prepoznati to make oneself known
dajati je lepše kot jemati it is better to give than to receive
dáti, dajáti življenje za to sacrifice one's life for
dvakrat da, kdor hitro da he gives twice who gives in a trice; arhaično while the grass grows the steed starves

dèž rain

močan, hud dèž heavy rain, pelting rain; (ploha) shower, downpour
silen dèž torrential rain
droben dèž drizzle, mizzle
dèž granat, udarcev a rain of shells, of blows
dèž pepela a rain of ashes
množina dèž ja rainfall
dèž gre, pada it rains, it is raining
dèž lije it is pouring with rain (ali pouring down)
dèž lije kot iz škafa it is raining cats and dogs, it is bucketing down
kar naprej gre dèž it keeps raining
na dèž kaže it looks like rain, it's probably going to rain, we're in for rain
dèž se je izlil it has rained itself out
dèž je ponehal it has stopped raining
priti z dèžja pod kap (figurativno) to fall out of the frying pan into the fire, to go from bad to worse
stati v dèžju to stand in the rain
za dèžjem pride sonce after rain comes sunshine (ali comes fair weather)
ustvarjanje umetnega dèžja cloud seeding
govori kot dèž he's chattering (ali he chatters) away nineteen to the dozen

drop¹ [drɔp]

1. neprehodni glagol (from)
kapljati, kaniti (with)
cediti se, teči; pasti, spustiti se; padati (cene) (from, out of)
ven pasti, izpasti; prenehati; pasti v nezavest, zrušiti se
figurativno umreti

2. prehodni glagol
pokapati; prelivati; izpustiti; opustiti, prekiniti; spustiti se; splaviti, povreči; oglasiti se pri kom; namigniti

to drop an acquaintance (ali s.o.) prekiniti stike s kom
to drop asleep zaspati
to drop astern zaostajati (za ladjo)
to drop the anchor usidrati se
to drop back to the old life vrniti se k staremu načinu življenja
to drop a hint namigniti
to drop a line napisati par besed
to drop from sight izginiti, zgubiti se
to drop to the rear zaosta(ja)ti
drop it! nehaj že!
to drop a bird ustreliti ptiča
figurativno to drop a brick narediti nerodno napako, ustreliti kozla, blekniti
to drop lamb ojagnjiti se
to let drop izpustiti
till one drops do onemoglosti
to drop short ne zadostovati; ne doseči cilja
to drop a bird on the wing ustreliti ptico med poletom
to drop a curtsy prikloniti se
figurativno to drop the curtain narediti konec
to drop into bad habits zabresti v slabe navade

end¹ [end] samostalnik
konec, kraj, zaključek; meja; propad, smrt; namen, cilj; izid, uspeh, posledica, korist

East End vzhodni del Londona
at the far end na drugem koncu
to be at one's wits' end ne vedeti, kako in kam
up to the bitter end, to the end of the chapter do samega konca, do smrti
to come to an end končati se
to come to the end of one's tether doseči skrajno mejo, biti na koncu
no end of a fellow sijajen dečko
pogovorno to go off the deep end razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesneti
my hair stood on end lasje so mi stali pokonci
to have s.th. at one's fingers' end dobro vedeti ali znati
to get hold of the wrong end of the stick začeti na napačnem koncu
in the end na koncu, končno
geometrija the end of the line krajišče
no end of neskončno, neizmerno
the end justifies the means namen posvečuje sredstva
to keep one's end up pretolči, prebi(ja)ti se
the latter end starost, smrt
at a loose end brez posebnega opravila
to make both ends meet prebi(ja)ti se z denarjem
to no end zaman
shoemaker's end dreta
to the end that zato, da bi
to what end? čemu?
West End zahodni del Londona
end to end po dolžini, drug za drugim
at your end pri vas, v vašem kraju
to have at one's tongue's end imeti na koncu jezika

gŕd ugly; hideous; nasty; dirty; (ime) ill, bad; (podel) mean, base, scurvy; (vreme) bad, nasty; (vedenje) unmannerly, boorish; (neroden) ungainly; figurativno (prostaški) foul, obscene, indecent

gŕd kot smrtni greh (as) ugly as sin
gŕd kos poti nasty stretch of road
gŕd obraz ugly face
gŕda rana ugly wound
gŕdo govorjenje bad language
gŕdo vreme nasty weather
gŕd zločin ugly crime
nebo obeta gŕdo vreme the sky looks ugly
to je bilo gŕdo dejanje that was a wicked deed
posta(ja)ti gŕd to grow ugly
gŕda šala dirty trick

grôza dismay, horror, dread, creeps pl

občutek grôze creeping sensation
v mojo grôzo to my dismay, to my horror
navdan z grôzo, prevzet od grôze seized with horror; horror-stricken, horror-struck
grôza me je (ob) I shudder (at), it makes my flesh creep, my blood runs cold, it gives me a creepy feeling, it gives me the creeps (ali the horrors)
grôza me je tega that is what I dread most of all, that is my nightmare
navda(ja)ti z grôzo koga to give someone the creeps
to me je navdalo z grôzo it gave me the horrors
odskočiti v grôzi to recoil in horror
strah in grôza zločincev the terror of criminals (ali evildoers)

information [infəméišən] samostalnik
informacija, informacije, obvestilo, obvestila, sporočilo, sporočila; poučevanje; poizvedovanje; vednost, poznavanje
pravno obtožba javnega tožilca

information desk okence, pri katerem se dajejo informacije
that is not my information o tem nisem slišal
for your information tebi (vam) v vednost
to give information da(ja)ti informacije
to gather information poizvedovati
we have no information as to nimamo informacij o
to lodge information against s.o. vložiti tožbo zoper koga
a piece of information novica, obvestilo, informacija

krátek short; brief; (kratko povzet) summary; (čas) of short duration

na krátko in short, shortly, briefly
v krátkem within a short time, soon, shortly, before long
pred krátkim recently, the other day, lately, newly, of late, a short time ago, a short while ago, not long ago, not long since
do pred krátkim until lately, until quite recently
krátko in jedrnato short and to the point
na krátko povedano je stvar, da... the long and the short of it is that...
na krátko mu rečejo Joe he is called Joe for short
krátek čas pastime, amusement
krátka biografija profile
krátek film (film) short, (2.000 čevljev dolg) two-reeler
krátek opis précis
krátek rok short term
krátek spomin short memory
krátek val shortwave
na krátkih valovih in the shortwave (frequency) band
krátka vsebina summary, abstract
krátek stik (elektrika) short circuit
koga na krátko držati to keep someone on a short lead
krátko se izraziti to put it briefly
biti krátek s kom to be short with someone
ona ima krátek spomin she has a short memory, she is forgetful
delati komu krátek čas to amuse someone, to entertain someone
knjiga bo v krátkem izšla the book will be out soon
oddajati na krátkih valovih iz... to transmit (ali to broadcast) on shortwaves from...
posta(ja)ti krátek to become short, to shorten
krátko povedano in short
povej na krátko! cut it short!
da na krátko povem to be brief, to cut (ali to make) a long story short, to put it in a nutshell, to sum up
krátko potegniti (figurativno) to come off badly, to draw a blank, to come off second best
krajši konec potegniti (figurativno) to get the worst of it, to be the loser

lésk lustre; brilliance, -cy; gloss

brez léska lustreless
da(ja)ti čemu léska to throw (ali to shed) lustre on something, to lustre something

oddáti to give away; (na pošti) to post; (pismo) to deliver

oddáti v najem to let, to lease (out), to let out on lease
oddáti sobe to let rooms
odda(ja)jo se sobe rooms to let
oddaj to pismo na pošti! post this letter!

pléšast bald, bald-headed; hairless

pléšasta glava bald head, bald pate
nekoliko pléšast balding, baldish
popolnoma pléšast as bald as an egg (ali a coot, a billiard ball)
posta(ja)ti pléšast to grow bald (ali hairless), to lose hair

plítev shallow; low; not deep, shoaly; figurativno superficial, platitudinous; (oseba) shallow, shallow-brained

posta(ja)ti plítev to shoal

podpóra support, aid, help, relief, sustenance; assistance; (miloščina) charity, alms; (dotacija) subsidy, (denarna) subvention

s podpóro with the support (of)
državna podpóra state support
brezposelna podpóra dole
dobivati brezposleno podpóro to draw the dole, to be on the dole
prošnja za podpóro application for support
podpóra industriji bounty, allowance
da(ja)ti podpóro to grant support
imeti krepko podpóro to have the staunch support (of)
živeti od javne podpóre to live on public assistance
potreben podpóre needy
brez podpóre unassisted, unaided, unsupported, unseconded
dobivati socialno podpóro to be on relief
prejemnik podpóre person on benefit

pôsel² (delo) work, (fizičen) manual labour; (izučèn) skilled work, (neizučen) unskilled labour; (priložnosten) job; (neprijeten, dolgočasen) drudgery; (površen) bungling, dabbling; (težak, mučen) toil, toiling and moiling, pains pl; (zaposlitev) employment, employ; (trgovina) business; (bančni, denarni) transaction, deal

donosen pôsel remunerative business, paying proposition
nedonosen pôsel losing proposition
brez pôsla out of work, unemployed
po pôslih on business
postranski pôsli minor occupation, sparetime work, moonlighting
tekoči pôsli current business
nujen pôsel urgent work
nadurni pôsel overtime work
nečisti pôsli foul dealing
pôsli so slabi business is slack
to je njegov pôsel, ne moj that's his job (ali lookout), not mine
to ni tvoj pôsel it's no business of yours
brigaj se za svoj pôsel! mind your own business!
pôsli mu cvetijo he is doing (ali carrying on) a roaring trade
dajati mnogo pôsla to give much trouble
da(ja)ti komu pôsla (dela) to keep someone busy, to employ someone
to mi je dalo mnogo pôsla it was a hard task
pôsel je pôsel business is business
imam drugega pôsla dovolj (figurativno) I have other fish to fry
imam pôsla čez glavo I am being overworked
imeti mnogo pôsla to be up to the eyes in work, to be fully occupied (ali engaged)
z njim ne maram imeti nobenega pôsla več I'll have no further dealings with him
večkrat sem imel pôsla z njim I have had several dealings with him
imaš pôsla z lopovom you are up against a scoundrel
če boš še enkrat to napravil, boš imel pôsla z menoj! if you do it again, you'll hear from me!
krepko se lotiti pôsla to tackle a job, to fall to, pogovorno to get stuck in
pôsli gredo slabo business is slack (ali depressed), there is a lull in business
pôsli gredo zelo dobro, so v polnem razmahu business is in full swing, (ali is doing fine)
iti za pôslom to follow a trade (ali profession)
ne moči obvladati pôslov, biti preobremenjen s pôsli to be overwhelmed with work, to be unable to cope (ali manage), pogovorno to be rushed off one's feet
ostati brez pôsla (dela) to be thrown out of work
sumiti nečist pôsel (figurativno) to smell a rat
ubijati se s pôsli (z delom) to overwork, to overdo it
on se vtika v tuje pôsle he meddles in other people's affairs, he is a meddler, he is a busybody (ali pogovorno a nosy parker)

práti (perilo) to wash, to launder, (lase) to shampoo

da(ja)ti prat (svoje) perilo v pralnico to send one's washing to the laundry
kje si daješ prat perilo? where do you get (ali have) your washing done?
ona pere za nas she does our washing
ona pere (hodi prat) za druge she does other people's washing
to blago se dobro pere this material washes well

ram² [ræm] prehodni glagol
nabijati, zabi(ja)ti; zagraditi, zabasati kaj (down, in, into v)
natrpati, natlačiti, nagnesti (into v)
povezniti, potisniti (klobuk) (on na, over čez)
zadelati, začepiti, zamašiti kaj (up)
figurativno s silo vbiti kaj v glavo (into s.o. komu)
navtika naskočiti, napasti z ladijskim kljunom

to ram s.th. down s.o.'s throat, to ram s.th. into s.o.'s head vbi(ja)ti komu v glavo nekaj, s čimer se ne strinja
to ram up natlačiti; zamašiti

riot¹ [ráiət] samostalnik
nemir, rabuka, nered, kaljenje miru, hrup, hrušč, kraval, razgrajanje; izgred, punt; razvratno življenje, razuzdanost, nezmernost, pijančevanje, bučna zabava, uživanje, orgija
figurativno izbruh; zmešnjava, zmeda, direndaj
sleng hrupen uspeh

riot of colours (pisana) množica barv
riot of emotion čustven izbruh
riot of sounds zmešnjava glasov
riot squad policijska četa v pripravljenosti
to quell a riot zatreti upor
to run riot izbesneti se; razuzdano živeti, preda(ja)ti se razuzdanosti; (o rastlinah) podivjati, bujno rasti ali se širiti; lov iti po napačni sledi