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fíga botanika fig; (pričeska) bun; contemptuous gesture made with thumb between index and middle fingers

posušena fíga dried fig
venec fíg a string of figs
konjske fíge horse droppings, horse manure, horse dung, vulgarno horse turds
fíga mož (figurativno) one who reneges, reneger, unreliable fellow; bastard
biti fíga mož to go back on one's word; to break one's promise
fígo držati figurativno to keep one's fingers crossed, to cross fingers (za srečo for luck)
moramo fígo držati! touch wood!
fígo pokazati komu to make a contemptuous gesture at someone, to cock a snook at someone
to mi je fígo mar I don't care a damn about it, I don't give a hang (ali hoot) about it
za vsako fígo jokati to whimper (ali to cry) at the slightest provocation (ali žargon for damn all)
Figo, pa ne njegov obraz! His face my foot!
fígo (= nič) ji bo to koristilo! (ironično) a lot of good that'll do her!
fígo ti je mar! a lot you care!

fínta feint; pretence; sham; pogovorno fake

njegov odhod je bila fínta his departure was a bluff

glás (zvok) voice, sound, noise; (novica, vest) news, tidings pl, message; (sloves) fame, reputation, repute, renown; (pri volitvah) vote; (volilna pravica) franchise, suffrage, right to vote

na ves glás at the top of one's voice
s preroškim glásom with the voice of a prophet, in a prophetic voice
glás ljudstva public opinion, vox populi
glás vesti the voice of conscience, pesniško the still (ali small) voice
glás vpijočega v puščavi the voice of one crying in the wilderness
glásovi za in proti the ayes and the noes
s 400 glásovi proti 0 by 400 votes to nil
dober glás (sloves) reputation, good fame, repute, renown
na dobrem glásu well reputed, reputable
slab glás (sloves) ill repute, bad name, bad reputation, notoriety
na slabem glásu in bad odour, regarded unfavourably, notorious
nabiranje glásov pred volitvami canvassing
odločilni glás casting vote
srebrni glás zvona the silver voice of the bell
svetovnega glásu world-famous
socialistični glási (pri volitvah) the Socialist vote
večina 50 glásov a majority of 50 votes
višina glásu pitch
biti na dobrem glásu to be well regarded, to have a good reputation
dati svoj (volilni) glás za to vote for
dal vam bom svoj glás I will give you my vote
predlog je dobil malo glásov the proposal was poorly supported
dobiti večino glásov to win a majority, to top the poll
govoriti na glás to speak in a loud voice
ni na najboljšem glásu he has a rather poor reputation
dobil, dosegel je večino 30 glásov he gained a majority of 30 votes
ona ima lep glás she has a fine voice
nimam glásu (vesti) od njega I have not heard from him
imeti posvetovalen glás to have a consultative voice; to have a merely advisory capacity
poslušati glás prijatelja to listen to the voice of a friend
prešteti (volilne) glásove to count the votes
povzdigniti svoj glás to raise one's voice; to make oneself heard
pridobiti si dober glás to earn (ali to win) a good reputation
spoznal sem jo po glásu I knew her by her voice
slišijo se glásovi, da..., glás gre, da... it is rumoured that...
biti poražen z 10 glásovi proti 8 (z 10 proti 0) to be defeated by 10 votes to 8 (by 10 votes to nil)
ubogati glás svojega vodje to obey the orders of one's leader
njegov glás je utonil v hrušču his voice was drowned by the noise
uživati dober glás to enjoy a first-rate (ali a good) reputation
zakričati, zavpiti na ves glás to shout at the top of one's voice

grist¹ [grist] samostalnik
žito, mletev
pogovorno živila, zaloga; slad
figurativno korist

that's grist to his mill to je voda na njegov mlin
to bring grist to the mill biti vir dobička, biti zlata jama
all is grist that comes to his mill vse zna izkoristiti, vse je voda na njegov mlin

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

in and

in...in both... and
on in njegov brat both he and his brother
podnevi in ponoči both by day and by night
in tako dalje (itd.) and so on, etc (= etcetera)

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

involved [invɔ́lvd] pridevnik
zapleten, vpleten, vključen (in s.th. v kaj, with s.o. s kom)
vštet, prizadet, ki se tiče koga ali česa; udeležen, zavzet pri

involved in debt do vratu v dolgovih
the persons involved ljudje, ki so vpleteni v
to be involved iti za kaj, biti prizadet
his prestige is involved gre za njegov ugled

jar³ [dža:]

1. neprehodni glagol
škripati, šklepetati, praskati; (s)tresti se
glasba disonirati; iti skozi ušesa, boleti, žaliti (čut) (on, upon)
tepsti se (barve), ne skladati se (with s, z)
nasprotovati si; prepirati se

2. prehodni glagol
škripati, praskati s čim (with)
figurativno vznemirjati, pretresti

to jar upon one's ear biti na ušesa
to jar on the nerves iti na živce
to jar against ne skladati se
his laugh jars on me njegov smeh mi gre na živce, njegov smeh mi gre skozi ušesa

jump² [džʌmp]

1. neprehodni glagol
skočiti (tudi cene), skakati, poskakovati, skakljati, poskočiti, odskočiti, skočiti na noge; vskočiti (in)
skočiti mimo (past)
priskočiti (to)
figurativno trzniti, zdrzniti se, kvišku planiti, prestrašiti se (at)
figurativno preskočiti (to na)
preskočiti vrsto pri branju; tresti, zibati se (voz); izskočiti, iztiriti se (vlak)
figurativno razbijati (srce)

2. prehodni glagol
preskočiti (across, over)
pomagati komu skočiti, pripraviti konja k skoku; s silo vzeti, prisvojiti si; zibati, ujčkati; zviševati cene

to jump clear of s.th. odskočiti od česa
sleng to jump to it z vnemo se česa lotiti
to jump for joy poskočiti od veselja
ameriško to jump channels preskočiti službeno stopnjo
britanska angleščina to jump the queue ne držati se vrste zriniti se naprej
to jump one's bail pobegniti kljub danemu poroštvu
to jump town pobegniti iz mesta
to jump a claim prisvojiti si tujo parcelo (zlatokopa itd.)
to jump the rails iztiriti se (vlak)
to jump a child on one's knees ujčkati otroka v naročju
to jump s.o. into s.th. nagovoriti koga k čemu
to jump prices cene zelo zvišati
don't jump my nerves! ne žri mi živcev!
ameriško to jump the gun prenagliti se
his tastes and his means do not jump njegov okus se ne ujema z njegovimi sredstvi

kázati to show; to point out; to indicate; to present; to display; to exhibit

kázati pot (voditi) to lead the way
kázati slab okus to show bad taste
s prstom kázati na koga to point (one's finger) at someone
kázati znake utrujenosti to show signs of fatigue
toplomer je kazal 20° the termometer registered 20 degrees
ni kazal nobenega znaku strahu he showed no sign of fear
na dež kaže it looks like rain
kot vse kaže to all appearances
vse kaže, da... there is every indication that...
vse kaže, da bo izvoljen there is every prospect that he will be elected
letina dobro kaže the crop promises well, there are good prospects of an abundant harvest
stvar dobro kaže the business ali the affair looks promising
če bi kaj slabo kazalo (šlo narobe) if anything should go amiss
stvari slabo kažejo things have an ugly look, things seem to be taking a bad turn
ne kaže hoditi tja it is not advisable to go there
ne kaže mi drugega kot, da grem I can do nothing but go away
sedaj se kaže, da... now it turns out that...
njegov obraz je kazal razočaranje his face showed his disappointment
luna se je začela kázati th moon was beginning to appear (ali to come out)
dobro kaže za... it looks promising (ali it bodes well) for...
slabo kázati to bode ill

komparácija comparison; parallel; retorika simile

njegov slog je bogat s komparácijami his style is rich in simile and metaphor

konjíček small horse; nag; pony; šah knight; figurativno (najljubše opravilo) hobby; (igrača) hobbyhorse, rocking horse; (bicikel) arhaično humoristično iron steed

morski konjíček zoologija sea horse, latinsko hippocampus, pl -campi
vrtnarjenje je njegov konjíček his hobby is gardening
kadar on zajaha svojega konjíčka (figurativno) when he starts off on his favourite subject (ali pet subject)

léten yearly, annual

létna bilanca annual balance sheet
létni čas season
létnemu času ustrezen seasonable
njegov létni dohodek se ceni na 20.000 funtov his annual income is estimated at 20,000 pounds
létni dopust annual vacation
létna inventura annual stocktaking
létni izpit (v šoli) final examination
létna konferenca, létno zasedanje annual conference, ZDA convention
létna najemnina rent per annum
létna plača yearly salary
létni obrok yearly instal(l)ment
létna poraba annual (ali yearly) consumption
létni obrat turn of the year, New Year
létni promet (prodaja, iztržek) annual turnover, annual sale
létna proizvodnja yearly output, annual production
létno poročilo annual report
létni prispevek annual contribution
létna skupščina annual meeting
létni zaslužek annual earnings pl
srednja létna temperatura mean annual temperature

medicína (zdravilo) medicine; (veda) science of medicine, medicine

njegov sin študira medicíno his son is reading medicine, his son is a student of medicine
sodna medicína forensic medicine

medtém in the meantime; meanwhile; in the interval; ZDA betweentimes

medtém se je zgodilo mnogo stvari many things have happened in between, much water has flown under the bridge
kje boš ti medtém where will you be meanwhile
medtém ko while, whilst
medtém ko delam while I work
njegov brat je bogat, medtém ko je on reven his brother is rich while he is poor

míkati (vabiti) to attract, to tempt, to allure, to entice; to charm; (volno) to hackle

zelo me mika, da... I have a good (ali great) mind to...
njegov predlog me nič ne mika his proposal does not tempt me

mill¹ [mil] samostalnik
mlin; tovarna, predilnica
zaničevalno "fabriciranje" (diplom)
sleng pretep

coffee mill kavni mlinček
cotton mill bombažna predilnica
paper mill papirnica (tovarna)
saw mill žaga (podjetje)
sugar mill sladkorna tovarna
wind-mill mlin na veter
spinning mill predilnica
the mills of God grind slowly božji mlini meljejo počasi
to draw water to one's mill napeljati vodo na svoj mlin
figurativno that is grist to his mill to je voda na njegov mlin
figurativno to go through the mill iti skozi trdo šolo, mnogo preživeti
figurativno to put s.o. through the mill komu kri puščati, preizkusiti koga
to have been through the mill mnogo pretrpeti

mlín mill

mlín za kavo coffee grinder, coffee mill
mlín na paro, parni mlín steam mill
mlín na veter windmill
ročni mlín (za žito itd.) quern
valjčni mlín rolling mill
mlín za žito (moko) mill, flour mill
vodni mlín water-mill
mlín za rudo ore crusher
graditelj mlinov millwright
biti voda na mlín komu, za koga to be grist to someone's mill
vse to je voda na moj mlín (zame) (figurativno) this is all grist to my mill
gnati komu vodo na (njegov) mlín (figurativno) to pay into someone's hands
napeljati vodo na svoj mlín to draw water to one's mill, to operate to one's own advantage
boriti se proti mlínom na veter (figurativno) to fight windmills
božji mlíni meljejo počasi the mills of God grind slowly

múčen painful; wearisome, weariful; toilful, toilsome; tormenting; tortured, tormented

múčno je it's trying, it's wearying
múčno mi je spomniti ga na njegov dolg I find it embarrassing to remind him of his debt
múčen položaj an awkward situation
múčna negotovost agonizing suspense, agony of suspense
biti múčen (na natezalnici) to be on the rack (tudi figurativno)