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ráhel fine, soft, slight, loose, light; (kruh) soft, light; (zemlja) loose; (zdravje) delicate, frail, tender

ráhla zemlja, tla light soil; (testo) light
ráhlo spanje light sleep, pesniško soft slumber
ona je ráhlega zdravja she is of a delicate constitution
ráhlo prislov slightly, gently
ráhlo je zaprl vrata he closed the door gently

rôjstvo birth

on je Škot (Poljak) po rôjstvu he is a Scotsman (a Pole) by birth
ona je Angležinja po rôjstvu she is English by birth
od rôjstva slep blind from birth, congenitally blind
rôjstvo dneva dawn, pesniško dayspring
omejitev rojstev birth control
nazadovanje rojstev falling birthrate
presežek rojstev excessive birthrate
število rojstev birthrate, natality
prijava rôjstva notification of a birth

séveren northern, (veter) northerly; north

séverna Anglija the North, pesniško the North Country
v séverni Angliji in the North of England
séverni del dežele the north of the country
séverne države (ZDA) ZDA the North
séverni križ astronomija Northern Cross
séverna Evropa Northern Europe
Severno Ledeno morje Arctic Ocean
Severno morje the North Sea
močna séverna burja ZDA norther
séverna lisica zoologija arctic fox
séverni sij aurora borealis, northern lights pl

stòlp tower; (cerkveni) steeple, church tower

babilonski stòlp biblija tower of Babel
stražni stòlp watch tower
razgledni stòlp outlook tower
Eiffelov stòlp the Eiffel Tower
poševni stòlp v Pisi the leaning Tower of Pisa; (pri šahu) rook, castle
konica stòlpa spire, (top of) steeple
kronan s stòlpom surmounted with a steeple, pesniško steepled, steeplecrowned
opremljen s stòlpom (zgradba) steepled
iti na stòlp to go up the tower
kot stòlp se dvigati nad čem to tower over something
vrtalni stòlp (na nafto) derrick

strupén poisonous; venomous; medicina toxic, toxicant; medicina virulent; figurativno baneful, viperous, arhaično viperine

strupén jezik viperish tongue, spiteful (ali malicious) tongue
strupén mraz bitter cold
strupén sovražnik embittered (pesniško envenomed) enemy
strupén zob poison fang, fang
strupén plin poison gas
strupéna rastlina poisonous plant
strupén pajek venomous spider
strupéna snov poisonous substance, medicina virus
strupén napoj, strupéna pijača poisoned drink (pesniško draught, potion)
strupéna kača venomous serpent, poisonous snake
strupéna goba poisonous mushroom, toadstool
strupéna pilula poisoned pill
strupén dež aeronavtika vojska poison spray
strupéna ženska (figurativno) viperess
strupéno sovražiti to hate like poison

súh (mršav) lean, slender, thin, meagre, ZDA meager; (ne moker) dry; (les) seasoned; (ovenel) withered, dried-up, shrivelled, pesniško sere, sear

súho grozdje dried grapes, raisins
súh kašelj dry cough
súh kruh dry bread
súho leto (brez dežja) dry (ali rainless, droughty) year
súho listje dry (ali pesniško sere, sear) leaves pl
súho sadje dried fruit, dehydrated fruits pl
súha sliva prune
súha roba wooden ware
súha veja dry branch, dry bough
súho vreme dry weather
sem súh (figurativno, brez denarja) I am short of cash, pogovorno I'm short of the ready
sem popolnoma súh (figurativno) I'm broke, I'm stony-broke, I'm stony
súh kot trska skinny
potegniti ladjo, čoln na súho to beach a boat

superlatív gramatika superlative

govoriti v superlatívih o to talk in superlatives of
relativni (absolutni) superlatív relative (absolute) superlative
govorila je o njem v samih superlatívih she spoke of him in superlatives (ali pesniško in lofty strains)

svínjski pig(-); swine (-); swinish, hoggish, piggish; hoglike; figurativno dirty, obscene

svínjska kuga veterina swine plague
svínjska mast lard, pig fat, pork fat
svínjski filet pork fillet
svínjska mlaka hog-wallow
svínjski mehur pig's bladder
svínjsko meso pork
svínjski pastir (pesniško) swineherd
svínjska rdečica veterina swine fever
svínjska slanina fat, (posušena) bacon
svínjsko usnje pigskin, hogskin

svôd vault; arch

nebesni svôd firmament, sky, pesniško welkin
nebeški svôd the vault of heaven
pretresti nebesni svôd to make the welkin ring

trúd trouble, effort; exertion; pains pl; hard work, labour, toil; endeavour

trúda poln painful, troublesome
s trúdom with an effort
brez trúda without trouble, easily, effortlessly
z velikim trúdom with great difficulty
z lahkim trúdom easily
izgubljen trúd a waste of effort
trúd brez haska wasted effort
ves trúd je zaman pogovorno it's all a waste of time, pesniško it is labour lost
ni mi žal trúda I don't mind hard work, I don't shrink from hard work
hvala za vaš trúd I thank you for the trouble you have taken
z malo trúda with a little trouble, by taking a little trouble
po velikem trúdu sem uspel I succeeded after a great deal of trouble
ni vredno trúda it isn't worth while, it is not worth the trouble
veliko trúda si da(ja)ti to take great trouble
dal si je mnogo trúda, da (bi naredil izpit) he was at great pains to (pass the examination)
nobenega trúda se ne bati, se ne ustrašiti to spare no effort, to grudge no pains
povzročil, dal ti bom veliko trúda I'm going to cause you a lot of trouble
prav nobenega trúda si ne vzeti, dajati to take no trouble at all
ne varčevati s trúdom to spare no effort (ali no pains)
naredil sem to, da bi ti prihranil trúd I did it to save you trouble
biti tepen v zahvalo za svoj trúd to get a thrashing for one's pains
tratiti, zapravljati (svoj) trúd (figurativno) to plough the sand
ni si vzel niti trúda, da bi odgovril he didn't even take the trouble to answer

ugrabíti to abduct; (osebe) to kidnap (otroka a child)

ugrabíti deklè to abduct a girl; pesniško to rape
ugrabíti letalo to hijack an airliner; to carry off by force
ugrabíti koga za mornarja to shanghai someone

včéraj yesterday

včéraj zvečer (sinoči) yesterday evening, last night
včéraj zjutraj yesterday morning, pesniško arhaično yestermorn
včéraj teden yesterday week
šele včéraj only yesterday
nisem včéraj prišel na svet (figurativno) I wasn't born yesterday

včérajšnji yesterday's

včérajšnji dan yesterday
ves včérajšnji dan all yesterday, the whole of yesterday
včérajšnji časopis yesterday's paper
včérajšnji večer yesterday evening, pesniško arhaično yestereve, yestereven, yester e'en

víla¹ (bajeslovno bitje) fairy; nymph; sprite; pixie, pixy; pesniško fay

vodna víla water nymph, water sprite, undine
kraljestvo vil fairyland, pesniško faerie, faery
dobra víla good fairy

vôjen -ôjna, -o of war, war(-); wartime

v vôjnem času in wartime, during the war
vôjna akademija military academy, staff college
vôjen, -ôjna, -o cilj war aim
vôjna cona war zone
vôjna bremena war burden
vôjni davek war tax, contribution
vôjni dobičkar war profiteer
vôjni dolg war debt
vôjna doklada field allowance, allowance for service in the field
vôjni dopisnik war correspondent, war reporter
vôjna grožnja threat(s) of war
vôjni hujakač warmonger
vôjni invalid disabled ex-soldier
vôjno gospodarstvo wartime economy
vôjna industrija war industry
vôjna ladja warship, man-of-war, (bojna) battleship, (oklopnica) ironclad, dreadnought
vôjno letalo warplane, military aircraft
vôjna luka naval port
vôjni material war material
vôjna krivda war guilt
vôjni minister minister of war, VB Secretary of State for War, ZDA Secretary of War
vôjna mornarica navy; naval force
vôjno ministrstvo VB War Office, ZDA War Department, ZDA pogovorno pentagon
vôjni načrt war plan
vôjna nevesta war bride
vôjna napoved declaration of war
vôjna nevarnost (figurativno) war clouds pl
vôjna obveznica, zadolžnica war bond
vôjna oprema war equipment, armament
vôjna odškodnina war indemnity
vôjno posojilo war loan
vôjno pozorišče war zone, ZDA theatre of war
vôjni plen war booty, loot, spoils pl
vôjne priprave preparations pl for war
vôjna pripravljenost national war preparedness
vôjno poročilo war communiqué
vôjno pravo laws pl of war
vôjna psihoza war fever
vôjna sirota war orphan
vôjno sodišče court-martial, pl -s, courts-martial
vôjno stanje state of, war, war footing
vôjni stroški costs of war, war expenditure
vôjne strahote (pesniško) the dogs of war
vôjna sredstva (denar) (pesniško) sinews pl of war
vôjni ujetnik prisoner of war (P.O.W.)
vôjno ujetništvo war captivity
vôjna vdova war widow
vôjna veščina art of war, war strategy, tactics pl (s konstr. v sg ali pl)
vôjen, -ôjna, -o zločin, zločinec war crime, war criminal
proces proti vôjnim zločincem war crimes trial
vôjna zvijača stratagem
vôjna sreča contingencies pl of war

zapórnica

železniška zapórnica (railway) barrier, (railway) gate
nebeške zapórnice (pesniško, mitologija) the windows of heaven

zatón

sončni zatón sunset, sundown; figurativno fall, decline, wane
zatón življenja (dneva) evening (pesniško eventide) of life (close of day)
leto gre v zatón the year is on the wane
poletje gre v zatón summer is drawing to a close (ali pogovorno is on its way out)

zrèl ripe, mature; mellow

zgodaj zrèl (otrok) precocious (child), (plod) early, (narečno, ZDA) rareripe, (arhaično, pesniško, narečno) rathe-ripe, rath-ripe
po zrèlem premisleku after mature consideration
umrl je v zrèlih letih he died at a ripe old age
zrèle starosti of a ripe old age
v zrèli starosti at a ripe old age
zrèla lepota, lepota zrele ženske mature beauty
postati zrèl to ripe, to ripen

žív alive, living; live; (živahen) lively, vivacious, vivid, animated

žív in zdrav hale and hearty
žíve barve bright (ali gay, vivid, glaring) colours pl
žíva domišljija vivid imagination
žíva duša ne not a living soul (ali creature)
žívi jeziki living languages pl
žívo apno quicklime, unslaked lime
žíva meja hedge
žívo meso tender flesh, quick
žív opis vivid description
žív spomin vivid recollection
žíva teža live weight
žíva vera fervent belief (ali faith), living faith
žívo zanimanje vivid interest
žíva žerjavica live coals pl
živi (ljudje) pl the living
na žíve in mrtve in (real) earnest
vse svoje žíve dni all my (your itd.) life
žívo srebro quicksilver, mercury
žíva skala living rock, bedrock
žíva oddaja live broadcast
dokler bom žív as long as I live
je tvoj brat še žív? is your brother still alive?
on je žíva (verna) slika svojega očeta he is the living image of his father
kar sem žív all my life, in all my born days
biti med žívimi (figurativno) to be in the land of the living
sem bolj mrtev kot žív I am more dead than alive, I am half-dead
žívo se spominjati to have a vivid recollection (of)
ne morem ga žívega videti (figurativno) I can't bear (ali stand, endure) the sight of him
starost ji ne more do žívega (ji nič ne more) (pesniško) age cannot wither her
žív krst (žíva duša) tega ne ve not a living soul knows it
zadeti v žívo to cut (ali to sting, to touch) to the quick
zadet v žívo cut to the quick
žívi in mrtvi the living (ali arhaično the quick) and the dead