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cast² [ka:st] samostalnik
met, metanje; litje, odlitek; vrsta, oblika; zasedba (vlog); tveganje; štetje; vzorec; izraz (obraza); prelivanje barv, odtenek; trnek z vabo

men of our cast ljudje naše vrste
to have a cast in one's eye škiliti
cast of fortune slučaj, naključje
it has a green cast vleče na zeleno

Christian [krístjən, kríščən]

1. pridevnik
krščanski
domačno človeški

Christian era naše štetje
Christian name krstno ime

2. samostalnik
kristjan(ka)

dotakníti se to touch; to come in contact with; (omeniti) to mention slightly, to hint at, to refer to, to allude to, to touch upon; (oplaziti) to brush (in passing)

lahko dotakníti se to dab, to tap
ne dotikaj se mojih papirjev! don't touch my papers!
ne dotikaj se me! don't touch me!, don't lay a finger (ali a hand) on me!, hands off!
najbolje je, da se tega ne dotikaš better leave it alone
njihova hiša se dotika naše their house abuts on ours

drúžba society; company; (povabljena) party; social gathering

komunistična drúžba communist society; (sloj) set, gang; (igralska) troupe; trgovina company, partnership; (združenje) union
delniška drúžba jointstock company
komanditna drúžba limited partnership
kreditna drúžba loan-society
drúžba z omejeno zavezo limited (liability) company (krajšava: Ltd); ZDA incorporated company (krajšava: Inc)
trgovska drúžba trading company
registrirana drúžba registered (ZDA incorporated) company
Kraljevska Družba (= akademija znanosti) the Royal Society
zavarovalna drúžba insurance company
splošno koristna drúžba non-profitmaking (ZDA nonprofit) company
elitna, odlična drúžba fashionable society
meščanska drúžba civil society
večerna drúžba evening party
visoka drúžba high society
zaključena drúžba private party
naše dolžnosti do drúžbe our duties towards society
moška (ženska) drúžba stag (hen) party
družiti se s slabo drúžbo to associate with (ali to keep) bad company
rad imeti drúžbo, rad biti v drúžbi to be fond of company
iti, hoditi v drúžbo to go into society
nisem rad v njihovi drúžbi I don't like to be in their company
izogibati se drúžbe to avoid society, to shun company; to lead a retired life, to keep oneself aloof (from company)
delati komu drúžbo to keep company with someone, to share someone's company
biti v drúžbi z to be in company with
dobro se počutim v njihovi drúžbi I feel at ease in their company
ustanoviti drúžbo to set up a company
razpustiti drúžbo to dissolve a partnership, to wind up a company
zahajati mnogo v drúžbo to get around (ali about)
zaiti v slabo drúžbo to get into bad company, to get in with a rotten set, to be thrown together with bad companions
njegove drúžbe je človek hitro sit a little of his company goes a long way

gêslo motto; device; vojska watchword, password, parole; catchword; (bojni klic) war cry; slogan

naše gêslo je: Predvsem varnost! our watchword is: Safety first!

i (in) and; (tudi) also, too, as well; so, likewise

i...i both... and
i Vi i jaz both you and I (pogovorno me)
i njegov brat i njegov svak both his brother and his brother-in-law
naše izgube i padlih i ranjenih our losses both in killed and wounded

infiltrírati (se) to percolate; figurativno to infiltrate, to trickle in, to creep in

špijoni so se infiltrirali (vtihotapili) skozi naše linije spies infiltrated our lines

interesírati to interest; to arouse the interest (of), to cause curiosity, to excite curiosity

interesírati se to take (ali to show) an interest (za in); to care or
to me ne interesira it has no interest for me
interesiralo vas bo (vedeti)... you will be interested (to know)...
knjiga, ki ne interesira bralcev a book with little interest for readers
zelo se interesira za zgodovino naše dežele he takes a great interest in the history of our country
interesiral sem se za njegov primer (zadevo) I have looked into his case

izdeláva making, make, working out; execution; composition; (kakovost) workmanship, finish

vsi ti artikli so naše izdeláve all these articles are our own make

izkazáti to demonstrate, to attest; to show; to prove

izkazáti čast to do honour
izkazáti komu zadnjo čast to pay one's last respects
izkazáti dolžne časti to pay due homage
izkazáti spoštovanje komu to pay one's respects to someone, to pay homage; to treat someone with respect
izkazáti uslugo to do (ali to render) someone a service (ali a favour)
izkazáti se (legitimirati se) to prove one's identity; (pokazati se) to turn out; to prove
izkazáti se za (kot) uspešno to prove successful
novica se je izkazala za neresnično the information proved false
izkazáti se za utemeljeno to prove well-founded
izkazalo se je, da ste imeli prav you were proved right; (odlikovati se) to distinguish oneself, to win distinction (ali fame ali credit), (z dejanjem) to accomplish a notable exploit (ali no mean feat)
dobro se izkazáti to acquit oneself well
naše moštvo se je dobro izkazalo our team put up a good show
izkazáti se za dobrega delavca to prove oneself a good worker

izpolníti izpolnjeváti to fulfil; to fill; to implement; to carry out

izpolníti, izpolnjeváti formular to fill in a form, to complete a form
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti svoje dolžnosti to perform (ali to discharge) one's duties
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti pogoj to fulfil (ali to comply with) a condition
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti obljubo to fulfil (ali to keep ali to carry out) one's promise
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti pričakovanja to fulfil expectations, to come up to expectations
izpolníti, izpolnjeváti se to be fulfilled (ali realized), to come true
ne se izpolníti, izpolnjeváti (izjaloviti se) to fail, to come to nought, to fall through
upam, da se mi bodo želje izpolnile I hope to see my wishes fulfilled
ne izpolníti, izpolnjeváti svojih obveznosti not to carry out (ali perform) one's duties (ali engagements)
naše upanje se ni izpolnilo our hopes have not been realized

kalkulírati to calculate; to reckon; to compute

naše cene so tako nizko kalkulirane, da jih ne moremo več zniževati we are charging rock-bottom prices and can make no further reductions

karákter character; nature, temperament, temper

on nima karákterja (figurativno) he is a spiritless fellow, he lacks backbone, he has no grit
čuden karákter (čudak) a strange character
on je blagega karákterja he has a sweet temper
on je zaprtega karákterja he is secretive
biti togotnega karákterja to have an evil temper
naše informacije so praktično uradnega karákterja our information is practically of an official nature

koríst benefit, profit; good; advantage; use; behalf; arhaično avail; arhaično behoof; (porabnost) utility, use, usefulness

v koríst česa in favour of, on (ZDA in) behalf of
brez korísti useless, unprofitable, unproductive, fruitless, unavailing
v mojo koríst on my behalf
v koríst naše tvrdke for the benefit of our firm
kakšna koríst je od tega, da (če)... arhaično what boots it to...?
od tega ne bomo imeli nobene korísti we shall gain nothing by this
imeti koríst od to profit by, to benefit by, to derive (ali to realize, to have) profit from
materialna koríst material benefit
to je za tvojo koríst it is for your good (ali benefit)
je brez korísti it is of no avail (ali of no use)
brez korísti protestirati to protest without avail
obrniti (kaj) v svojo koríst to turn (something) to good account
on obrne vse v svojo koríst it is all grist to his mill
izvleči koríst iz česa to capitalize on something

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

napáka mistake; fault; blunder; defect; error; (groba, zlasti pri izpitu) žargon howler

brez napáke faultless, free from fault; correct
govorna napáka medicina speech impediment, speech handicap, speech defect
lepotna napáka blemish, flaw, disfigurement
računska napáka arithmetical error, mistake, miscalculation
slušna napáka defective hearing
telesna napáka physical defect, infirmity, affliction
podedovana napáka hereditary defect (ali fault)
napáka v materialu flaw (ali defect, fault) in material, poor quality of goods
pravopisna napáka misspelling
tipkarska napáka typing mistake (ali error)
tiskovna napáka misprint, erratum, pl errata, typographic error, printer's error, literal
napáka v pisanju clerical error
za napáke ne odgovarjamo! trgovina errors (and omissions) excepted!
delam slovnične napáke I make mistakes in (ali with) my grammar, pogovorno I get my grammar wrong
delati napáke to make mistakes; to commit errors, to blunder
popraviti svojo napáko to make good one's mistake
napáke se rade vrinejo errors will slip in
najti napáke pri kom to find fault with someone
padati v staro napáko to backslide, to be a backslider
mnogo napák je bilo storjenih z naše strani many mistakes have been committed on our side
imeti iste napáke (v značaju) to be tarred with the same brush
na napákah se učimo one learns by one's mistakes
nihče ni brez napák (figurativno) no one's perfect

policy¹ [pɔ́lisi] samostalnik
politika (gospodarska, državna), taktika; državništvo, državniška modrost, razumno vodstvo, politična linija; razumnost, primernost; preračunanost, zvitost

ekonomija marketing policy tržna politika
politika foreign policy zunanja politika
politika policy of non-alignment politika neuvrščenosti
it is our policy naše pravilo je
against public policy v nasprotju z javno moralo
honesty is the best policy s poštenjem se največ doseže

poséganje interference, intervention, intervening

poséganje v tuje zadeve politika interventionism
ne bomo dopustili nobenega poséganja v naše pravice we shall suffer no encroachment upon our rights
nedopustno poséganje sindikatov v politiko the unwarrantable interference of trade unions in politics

resource [risɔ́:s] samostalnik
vir (sredstev); pripomoček, pomožno sredstvo; zatočišče, izhod
množina denarna sredstva, dohodki; bogastvo
ekonomija, ameriško aktiva; oddih, razvedrilo, zabava; spretnost; okretnost, talent, dar, sposobnost, iznajdljivost, trik, umetnija

without resource brezizhoden, brezupen, brez rešitve
a man of resources človek, ki si zna pomagati, iznajdljiv človek
natural resources naravna bogastva
I find reading a great resource branje mi je v veliko razvedrilo
flight was my only resource beg je bil moja edina rešitev
he was thrown on (was left to) his own resource bil je prepuščen samemu sebi
it is our last resource to je naše zadnje zatočišče
my last resource was... ni mi preostalo nič drugega, kot da...

séči² (sežem) to reach (po for)

segel je po palici he reached for his stick
séči v žep to put one's hand in one's pocket
globoko séči v žep (figurativno) to dip deep into one's purse
kakor daleč seže oko as far as the eye can see
séči si v roke to shake hands
kakor dolgo bodo segle (trajale) naše zaloge as long as our provisions last