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kúhati to cook; to boil; to prepare food; (v pari) to stew

kúhati čaj, kavo to make (ali to prepare) tea, coffe
ta fižol se težko kuha this bean is a bad boiler
dobro, fino kúhati to do fancy cooking
preprosto kúhati to do plain cooking
kaj se kuha v tem kotlu? what's brewing in this cauldron?
nekaj se kuha (figurativno) fresh trouble is brewing, something is brewing
jaz si sam kuham I cook my own food
ta krompir se dobro kuha these potatoes are good boilers
ona dobro kuha she cooks well, she is a good cook
kúhati na malem ognju to simmer
kúhati jezo na koga to bear someone a grudge
kúhati žganje to distil spirits (iz from)
vročina me kuha I am feverish
nekaj slabega se je kuhalo there was mischief brewing

lipov (made of) lime; linden

lipovo cvetje lime(-tree) blossoms pl
lipov čaj lime-blossom tea, decoction of lime blossoms and leaves
stati (stojim) kot lipov bog (figurativno) to stand like a graven image (ali like a stone idol); to stand stock-still

ljúb dear; (v pridigah) dearly beloved

zaradi ljúbega miru for peace and quiet, for a quiet life
karkoli ti je ljúbo anything you like (ali please)
stori to meni na ljúbo do if for my sake, do it to please me
napravi, kar ti je ljúbo! do as you like
tebi na ljúbo bom to naredil I shall do it to please you
ljúbo bi mi bilo, če... I should like (ali appreciate) it if...
kava mi je ljubša kot čaj I prefer coffee to tea
ta roman je moja najljubša knjiga this novel is my favourite book
najljubše opravilo (»konjiček«) hobby

méšati to mix; to blend; to stir; to shuffle

méšati barve to blend colours; (kovine) to alloy; (čaj, tobak) to blend
méšati karte to shuffle the cards
méšati si kavo to stir one's coffee
(raso, pasmo méšati, križati) to interbreed, to mongrelize
méšati poper in sol to mix pepper and salt
méšati vino z vodo to mix wine with water
méšati veselje z žalostjo to blend joy with sadness
méšati se to mix, to mingle, finance, pesniško to commingle (z with)
ne mešaj se v moje zadeve! mind your own business!
méšati se v tuje zadeve to interfere with (ali to pry into; to meddle with) other people's business
on se vedno v vse meša (figurativno) he is always poking his nose into other people's business, he likes to have a finger in every pie, he is always shoving his oar in
meša se mu (figurativno) he is rambling, he is raving, he is mad, he is delirious
se ti meša? are you crazy?, are you losing your mind?

pét five

bilo jih je pét there were five of them
ura je pét it's five o'clock
ob petih at five o'clock
čaj (malica) ob petih five o'clock tea
bilo je pét minut do sedmih it was five to seven

píti to drink; (o pijancu) to drink habitually, to tipple, to guzzle, to tope, to soak, to booze, to swill, to drink hard (ali deep, freely), to be a heavy (ali hard) drinker; to drink rather heavily

naglo, v velikih požirkih píti to gulp down, to swallow; (srebati) to sip; (o psu) to lap; (vpijati) to take in, to lap up, to absorb, to imbibe
píti kot goba to drink like a fish
píti kot žolna to drink hard (ali like a lord, like a fish)
píti več kot je pametno (žargon) to lift the elbow (too often)
preveč píti to drink too much, (žargon) to bend the (ali one's) elbow
preveč je pil he's had a drop too much, he's under the influence, he's the worse for wear
začel je (preveč) píti he took to drink
píti bratovščino s kom to hobnob with someone, to drink the pledge of brotherhood (ali intimate friendship) with someone
píti na zdravje koga to drink someone's health, to drink to the health of (ali in honour of) someone, (nazdraviti komu) to toast someone
pijem na Vaše zdravje! here's to you!
píti čaj, kavo, kakao to take (ali to have) one's tea, coffee, cocoa
ne smem píti vina I must abstain from drinking wine
on pije kri svojim dolžnikom (figurativno) he is a bloodsucker
píti slatino (v zdravilišču) to drink the waters
ki mnogo pije hard-drinking

povabíti to invite (na večerjo to dinner); to ask (na čaj, na večerjo to tea, to dinner)

povabíti koga noter (v sobo ipd.) to invite someone in
povabíti (pozvati) na sodišče to cite, to summon, to subpoena
povabili smo ga na čaj we invited him to take a cup of tea with us

rájši rather; better; sooner

rájši kot rather than
rájši imeti to like better, to prefer
rájši imam čaj kot kavo I like tea better than coffee, I prefer tea to coffee
jaz bi rájši ostal tu I would rather stay here
on rájši ne bi šel he would rather not go
rájši umrem, kot pa da te izdam I would rather die than betray you
oni bi bili rájši umrli, kot pa izdali tajnost they would have died rather than reveal the secret
on je rajši odpotoval, kot pa da bi se mi pridružil he preferred to leave rather than join me

require [rikwáiə] prehodni glagol
zahtevati
britanska angleščina želeti; iskati, potrebovati; pozvati; siliti, priganjati
neprehodni glagol
britanska angleščina biti potreben; zahtevati; (redko) prositi (of s.o. for s.th. koga kaj)

if required če (je) potrebno, na željo (zahtevo)
in the required time v zahtevanem, predpisanem času
he is required at the police išče ga policija
this is not required by the rules pravila tega ne zahtevajo
it requires an expert to do this potreben je strokovnjak, da to naredi
if that is what you require of me če je to tisto, kar zahtevate (želite) od mene
have you got all you require? imate vse, kar potrebujete?
will you require tea at four o'clock? britanska angleščina želite čaj ob štirih?
to require medical care potrebovati (zahtevati) zdravniško pomoč (oskrbo, nego)
the matter requires haste zadeva je nujna
this does not require repeating tega ni treba ponavljati
do not explain more than required ne pojasnjujte več, kot je potrebno

sage² [séidž] samostalnik
botanika kadulja, žajbel

sage tea žajbljev čaj

scandal [skændl] samostalnik
škandal, škandalozen dogodek, spotika, pohujšanje; sramota; obrekovanje, opravljanje
pravno javna (raz)žalitev, žaljiva izjava na sodišču

scandal-broth, scandal-water sleng čaj
it is a scandal that... škandal je, da...
to give rise to (to cause) a scandal povzročiti škandal
a great scandal occurred dogodil se je velik škandal
to raise a scandal napraviti škandal
to spread scandal širiti čenče, obrekovanja

skodélica cup

skodélica za čaj teacup
skodélica čaja a cup of tea
popiti tri skodélice čaja to drink three cups of tea

stew² [stju:] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
dušiti (se) v pari (o mesu itd.), počasi (se) kuhati, pariti se, cvreti se od vročine
sleng zelo se učiti, "guliti se"

stewed apples jabolčna marmelada
stewed pears hruškov kompot
the tea is stewed čaj je pretemen in grenak
let us go, we are stewing here pojdimo, tu se dušimo (od vročine)
to stew in one's own juice (grease) cvreti se v lastni masti, figurativno biti prepuščen svoji usodi
let them stew in their own juice naj sami pojedo kašo, ki so si jo skuhali

thank² [ɵæŋk] prehodni glagol
zahvaliti se

to thank s.o. for s.th. zahvaliti se komu za kaj
(I) thank you! hvala!
no, thank you! ne, hvala!
(yes), thank you! (da), prosim!
thank you for nothing (ironično) se najlepše zahvaljujem; hvala vam tudi za to, bom že brez vas!
thanking you in anticipation (ali beforehand, ali in advance) zahvaljujoč se vam vnaprej
I'll thank you for some bread prosim (vas) malo kruha
I will thank you to leave that to me bil bi vam hvaležen, če bi to prepustili meni
he has only himself to thank for it samo sebi se mora za to zahvaliti (si to pripisati)
your tea, sir, thank you vaš čaj, gospod, prosim!

water¹ [wɔ́:tə]

1. samostalnik
voda, vodna površina; reka, morje
množina vodé, vodovje, voda, morje; slatina, mineralna voda; plima in oseka
kemija vodna raztopina
tehnično vodni sijaj, blesk (na draguljih); spreminjanje barv (na tkanini)
medicina seč, urin; solze; slina; znoj

above water nad vodo, plavajoč; figurativno finančno trden
by water po vodi, po vodni poti
on the water v čolnu, na ladji; na morju
in Chinese waters v kitajskih vodah
as a fish out of water figurativno kot riba na suhem
in deep water(s) v težavah, v neprilikah, v škripcih
between wind and water figurativno na ranljivem mestu, v ranljivo mesto
in low water figurativno (biti) v slabih razmerah, na suhem
like water figurativno izdatno, potratno
of the first water (dragulj) prvega sijaja, najboljše vrste
water bewitched pogovorno zvodenela redka pijača (čaj, alkoholna pijača)
water on the brain figurativno vodenoglavec
blue water morska gladina
brandy and water z vodo mešano žganje
high water plima; figurativno vrhunec, kulminacija
lavender water sivkina (toaletna) voda
low water oseka; figurativno najnižji nivó, najslabši rezultat
mineral water slatina, mineralna voda
red water krvav urin, seč
strong water zastarelo žganje
table water slatina (zlasti v steklenicah)
thermal water termalna voda
written in water figurativno prehoden, kratkotrajen, na pesku zgrajen; ki se bo uresničil
to be on the water biti na ladji, na poti z ladjo
to be in hot water biti v nepriliki, v škripcih
to be in low water biti v stiski
to be in smooth water biti v ugodnih razmerah, uspevati
it brings the water to my mouth sline se mi pocede ob tem
to cast one's bread upon the waters izkazati dobroto, ne da bi pričakovali zahvalo
to cross the waters iti čez morje
the boat draws 10 feet of water ladja ima 10 čevljev ugreza
to fish in troubled waters figurativno v kalnem ribariti
to get into hot water for priti (zaiti) v neprilike (v stisko, v škripce)
to hold one's water zadrževati vodo
to keep one's head above water obdržati se na površini
to make (ali to pass) water urinirati
to make (ali to take) water puščati vodo (o ladji)
to make foul water navtika jadrati v plitvi vodi
to pour oil on the waters figurativno izgladiti, poravnati, odstraniti zapreke; umiriti
to spend money like water figurativno za prazen nič trošiti denar
to throw cold water on figurativno posmehovati se (čemu), ohladiti, politi z mrzlo vodo; zmanjšati veselje ali navdušenje za; spodnesti, preprečiti, onemogočiti
that threw cold water on my plans to je bilo kot hladna prha na moje načrte
to take the water (o ladji) biti splavljen, porinjen v vodo
to take (ali to drink) the waters piti mineralno vodo, zdraviti se s slatino (at Radenci v Radencih)
still waters run deep tiha voda globoko dere (bregove podira)

2. pridevnik
vodni

water balance tehnično libela
water buffalo vodni bufalo
water bus vodni avtobus, hidrobus
water heater bojler
water ski vodna smučka
neprehodni glagol
smučati se na vodi

water skier vodni(a) smučar(ka)
water skiing smučanje na vodi
water storage reservoir akumulacijski bazen

zakúhati to boil down; to thicken by boiling

zakúhati čaj to make tea
zakuhano vino mulled wine, VB negus

žájbelj (kadulja) botanika sage

žajbljev čaj sage tea