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  • potovánje travel, travelling; (po kopnem) journey; (zlasti po morju) voyage; (krajše, izlet) trip, excursion; tour

    na potovánju on a journey
    potovánje čez morje crossing, passage
    krožno potovánje a round trip, (z ladjo) voyage
    potovánje za zabavo pleasure trip
    poročno potovánje honeymoon
    potovánje domov homeward voyage
    potovánje tja (in nazaj) voyage out (and home)
    odhodno potovánje voyage outward
    potovánje z ladjo v domovino (iz domovine) homeward (outward) voyage
    prekinjeno potovánje broken voyage
    raziskovalno potovánje expedition, exploration
    skupinsko potovánje z vodnikom conducted tour
    iti na potovánje to go on a journey (oziroma voyage), to make a voyage
    poslati koga na potovánje to send someone on a voyage
    voščiti komu srečno potovánje to wish someone Godspeed on his journey
    srečno potovánj! pleasant journey!
    biti na potovánju to be on a journey, to be travelling, to be away from home
    odpraviti se na potovánje to start (ali to set off) on a journey
    vrniti se s potovánja to come back ali to return from a journey
    napraviti potovánje v Ameriko to make a trip to America
    napraviti kratko potovánje v Pariz to take a short trip to Paris
  • power1 [páuə] samostalnik
    moč, sila, sposobnost (telesna in duševna)
    množina zmožnosti, sposobnosti, dar, talent; vlada, oblast, gospostvo (over nad)
    vpliv
    pravno polnomočje, pooblastilo
    politika moč, sila, oblast (power politics politika sile)
    država, velesila (great powers velesile)
    vplivna oseba, vplivno mesto; višja sila, božanstvo, duhovi (the powers above višja sila, bogovi)
    pogovorno množina, sila česa (a power of people sila ljudi)
    matematika potenca (x to the power of three x na tretjo potenco)
    fizika sila, energija, zmogljivost
    elektrika (jaki) tok
    tehnično mehanična, gonilna sila (horse power konjska sila)
    optika zmogljivost povečanja leče

    within (out of) my power (ni) v moji moči
    pogovorno more power to you (ali to your elbow) ! srečno!, mnogo uspeha!
    to do all in one's power storiti, kar je komu mogoče
    absolute power neomejena oblast
    to be in power biti na oblasti, biti na krmilu
    to be in s.o.'s power biti v oblasti koga
    to come into power priti na oblast
    to have s.o. in one's power imeti koga v oblasti
    to have (no) power over s.o. (ne) imeti oblast(i) nad kom, (ne) imeti vpliv(a) pri kom
    pravno full power, s polnomočje
    pravno power of attorney pooblastilo, polnomočje
    the powers that be oblast, oblastniki
    tehnično mechanical powers stroji
    power on z motorjem v teku
    power off v prostem teku (motor)
    under one's own power z lastno silo (tudi figurativno)
    the A.B.C. powers Argentina, Brazilija, Čile
  • prispéti to arrive (v at, in), to come (to, into), to get (to); to reach one's destination

    prispéti z vlakom to arrive by train
    srečno prispéti to arrive safely
    pravočasno prispéti to arrive on time (ali in time, at the right time)
    kdaj si prispel? when did you arrive?
    obklej prispemo v Beograd? at what time do we get to (ali do we reach) Belgrade?
    kakor hitro prispeš v London... as soon as you arrive in London...
    prepozno smo prispeli na postajo we arrived at the station too late
  • retreat1 [ri:trí:t] samostalnik
    umik, umikanje
    vojska znak za umik, znak s trobento, da je čas za nočni počitek; umaknitev v samoto, odmaknjenost, osamljenost; zatočišče, pribežališče; dom, zavod (za umobolne, za alkoholike)

    in full retreat v umiku na celi črti
    to beat a retreat, to make retreat umakniti se (tudi figurativno)
    to make good one's retreat uspešno, srečno se umakniti, izmuzniti
    to sound the retreat trobiti k umiku
  • ride out prehodni glagol

    ride out a storm navtika srečno prestati nevihto, figurativno obvladati, prebroditi (težavo)
  • rôjen born (v in)

    mrtvo rôjen stillborn
    predčasno rôjen prematurely born, abortive
    rôjen Ljubljančan a native of Ljubljana
    on je rôjen vojak (slikar) he is a born soldier (painter)
    pod srečno zvezdo rôjen born under a lucky star, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, (pod nesrečno zvezdo with a wooden spoon in one's mouth)
    za sužnje rôjeno ljudstvo a people born to be slaves
  • safe1 [séif] pridevnik
    varen, siguren, zanesljiv; dobro čuvan; nenevaren; zdrav, cel, nepoškodovan, ki je v dobrem stanju, srečen; previden, ničesar ne tvegajoč

    as safe as houses pogovorno popolnoma, absolutno varen
    safe from varen pred
    safe and sound čil in zdrav
    from a safe quarter iz zanesljivega vira
    safe arrival trgovina srečno dospetje (o blagu)
    safe back (zopet) srečno doma (domov)
    a safe catch (kriket) dobra žoga
    a safe estimate previdna ocenitev
    a safe guide zanesljiv vodnik
    a safe man zanesljiv, zvest človek
    a safe place varen kraj
    safe receipt trgovina v redu prejem
    a safe winner zanesljiv zmagovalec
    to be safe from (the wolves) biti varen pred (volkovi)
    is it safe to go there? je varno iti tja?
    the bridge is not safe most ni varen, zanesljiv
    this dog is not safe to touch nevarno je, dotakniti se tega psa
    it is safe to say z gotovostjo (mirno) lahko rečemo
    he is safe to come first gotovo bo prišel prvi
    to be on the safe side biti na varnem, iti brez nevarnosti
    I want to be on the safe side ne maram se po nepotrebnem spuščati v nevarnosti, ne maram ničesar tvegati
    to err on the safe side napraviti napako, a brez škode
    they feel safe now zdaj se čutijo varne
    to keep s.th. safe (s)hraniti kaj na varnem
    to play safe varno iti; zaradi varnosti
    I saw him safe home srečno sem ga spremil (spravil) domov
  • silver1 [sílvə]

    1. samostalnik
    srebro; srebrni denar; srebrni jedilni pribor, srebrna posoda; srebrn sijaj (barva)
    fotografija srebrni nitrat

    German silver, nickel silver zlitina nikla za jedilni pribor, nepravo srebro
    loose silver posamezni srebrni kovanci, srebrn drobiž
    he gave me two pounds in silver dal mi je dva funta v srebrnem denarju
    her uncle gave her most of his silver stric ji je dal večino svoje srebrnine

    2. pridevnik
    srebrn, srebrnkast; (glas) zvonek
    figurativno srebrn (25-letni jubilej; plasiran na drugem mestu)

    silver alloy srebrna zlitina
    the silver age srebrna doba; doba rimske književnosti po Avgustu
    silver basis ekonomija srebrna valuta
    silver ore srebrna ruda
    silver studded s srebrom okovan ali obšit
    a silver tone srebrn, zvonek glas
    silver standard srebrna vrednota
    Silver State vzdevek za državo Nevado ali Colorado v ZDA
    a silver-tongue pogovorno oseba, ki zna dobro govoriti
    to have a silver tongue biti dober, vešč govornik
    to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth figurativno biti rojen pod srečno zvezdo
    every cloud has its silver lining figurativno vsaka nesreča ima nekaj tolažilnega, ni nesreče brez sreče
  • soft2 [sɔft]

    1. pridevnik
    mehek, upogljiv, popustljiv; mil, blag (podnebje, temperatura itd.); miren, nekričeč (barva); okusen, piten (vino); gladek (koža); topel, topel in vlažen, deževen (vreme); lahen, rahel (udarec, trkanje); tih, pridušen (glas); ljubezniv, prijazen; nežen (with z)
    miren (spanje)
    ekonomija nestabilen (cene); kóven (kovina), drobljiv, krhek (kamen)
    sleng lahek; zaljubljen (on v)
    nemožat, pomehkužen, mlahav, neodporen, brez energije; bedast, neumen, prismuknjen
    fonetika zveneč; palatalen, brez pridiha (aspiracije)

    as soft as butter mehek kot maslo
    soft air mil, blag zrak
    soft climate mila klima
    soft corn vlažna odebelitev kože med nožnimi prsti
    soft currency nekonvertibilna valuta
    a soft day deževen dan
    a soft drink ameriško, sleng brezalkoholna pijača
    soft eyes mile oči
    soft goods tekstil(ije)
    a soft job lahka služba
    soft money ameriško papirnati denar, bankovci, menice
    soft muscles mlahave mišice
    soft nothings ljubavno gruljenje, sladke besede
    soft roe ribje mleko
    soft sawder laskanje, prilizovanje
    soft sex, softer sex ženski spol, ženske
    soft soap mehko kalijevo milo, figurativno; ameriško, sleng laskanje, dobrikanje
    soft solder pločevina, ki se stali pri relativno nizki temperaturi
    soft tack sleng bel kruh, navtika mehek kruh (ne prepečenec), dobra hrana
    soft thing pogovorno lahko izvedljiva stvar, lahka in dobro plačana služba; laskanje; neumnost
    soft weather odjuga
    soft winter mila zima
    soft wood mehak les
    he was rather soft in this affair ni ravno briljiral v tej zadevi (stvari)

    2. prislov
    počasi, tiho

    to fall soft srečno pasti
    to lie soft ležati na mehkem

    3. samostalnik
    mehkoba, milina
    pogovorno slabič; bedak

    4. medmet
    arhaično počasi! polahko!
  • sréčen happy; lucky; fortunate, felicitous; safe

    biti ves sréčen (plavati v sreči) (figurativno) to walk (ali to tread) on air
    sréčen dogodek happy event
    po sréčnem naključju by a happy chance, luckily
    bil je to sréčen dan zame that was a fortunate day for me
    imeti kar sréčno za seboj to be well out of something
    imaš se lahko za sréčnega, da si se izvlekel iz tega you may count yourself lucky to be in the clear (ali to have got out of it)
    sréčno pot! a pleasant journey!, farewell!, fare well!, (čez morje) a good passage!
    sréčno! good luck!, goodspeed!, may good luck go with you!
  • star1 [sta:]

    1. samostalnik
    astronomija zvezda, ozvezdje
    tisk zvezdica; bela lisa na konjskem čelu ipd.; zvezda (odlikovanje)
    figurativno vidna osebnost; zvezdnik, -ica, slaven ali glaven filmski igralec (igralka); slovit pevec

    star turn figurativno glavna točka, glavna atrakcija
    an all-star cast zasedba vseh vlog z zvezdniki
    day star; poetično, morning star zvezda danica
    evening star zvezda večernica
    fixed star zvezda stalnica
    lode star zvezda, po kateri se ravna smer (kurz), zlasti severnica; figurativno zvezda vodnica
    north star, pole star (zvezda) severnica
    the red star mednarodno društvo za zaščito živali
    shooting star, falling star zvezdni utrinek
    Stars and Stripes, Star-Spangled Banner zastava ZDA
    to be born under a lucky (an unlucky) star biti rojen pod (ne)srečno zvezdo
    his star has set njegova zvezda je zašla, njegova slava je minila
    the stars were against it figurativno usoda ni tako hotela, usoda je bila proti
    to follow one's star figurativno zaupati svoji zvezdi
    to see stars figurativno vse zvezde videti (od udarca itd.)
    I may thank my stars I was not there lahko govorim o sreči, da nisem bil tam

    2. pridevnik
    zvezden; glaven; vodilen, odlikujoč se

    star chart (map) karta zvezd
    star prosecution witness pravno glavna obremenilna priča
  • turn2 [tə:n]

    1. prehodni glagol
    (za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti
    vojska obkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi (into v)
    šport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati (against proti)
    zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti
    ekonomija v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati
    figurativno lepo formulirati (stavek)
    zastarelo speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti

    2. neprehodni glagol
    vrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se
    figurativno postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k)
    obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož)
    zastarelo prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)

    to turn an attack vojska odbiti napad
    to turn the (ali one's) back (up)on hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč od
    to turn bankrupt priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na boben
    he turned many books in his life figurativno mnogo je prebral v svojem življenju
    to turn s.o.'s brain znoriti koga
    his brain has turned with overwork zmešalo se mu je zaradi čezmernega dela
    to turn bridle obrniti se, začeti se umikati
    to turn bear (bull) ekonomija špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzi
    to turn into cash spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčiti
    to turn the cat in the pan figurativno stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spraviti
    to turn Catholic postati katoličan
    to turn the cheek figurativno obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miru
    to turn one's coat figurativno obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)
    he turned his coat izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnik
    to have an old overcoat turned dati si obrniti star površnik
    turned commas narekovaj
    to turn colour spremeniti barvo (postati bled ali rdeč)
    to turn a compliment napraviti lep poklon (kompliment)
    to turn a street corner zaviti okoli uličnega vogala
    to turn the corner figurativno srečno prebroditi krizo
    to turn a difficulty izogniti se težavi, obiti težavo
    to turn a deaf ear narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišati
    to turn to a dictionary zateči se k slovarju
    to turn to the doctor obrniti se na (konsultirati) zdravnika
    to turn the edge of a knife skrhati nož
    to turn the edge of a remark napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazko
    to turn English into Slovene prevesti iz angleščine v slovenščino
    to turn king's (ameriško state's) evidence pravno postati glavna obremenilna priča
    he is just turning 50 pravkar je prekoračil 50. leto
    to turn a film snemati film
    to turn one's face to the wall obrniti obraz proti steni, figurativno biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umreti
    to turn the enemy's flank obiti sovražnikov bok
    to turn s.o.'s tiank figurativno prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debati
    to turn one's flght northwards usmeriti svoj polet proti severu
    to turn ground prekopati zemljo
    his hair has turned grey osivel je
    to turn one's hand to s.th. lotiti se, oprijeti se česa
    she can turn her hand to anything ona je zelo spretna, praktična
    not to turn a hand to help s.o. s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagali
    my head turns vse se mi vrti v glavi
    his head turned with the success uspeh mu je stopil v glavo
    to turn one's head obrniti glavo, pogledati nazaj
    to turn s.o.'s head zmešati komu glavo
    to turn headsprings šport delati (vrteti) kolesa
    to turn head over heels prekucniti se, prekopicniti se
    to turn s.o.'s heart figurativno pregovoriti koga
    to turn s.th. inside out obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kaj
    the joke was turned against me šala je letela name
    the key won't turn ključ se ne mara zavrteti
    the leaves are beginning to turn listje začenja spreminjati barve
    to turn to the left obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levo
    to turn loose odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; ameriško streljati, ustreliti
    to turn s.o. mad napraviti koga blaznega
    you will turn me mad zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vas
    the milk has turned (sour) mleko se je skisalo
    the warm weather has turned the milk (sour) toplo vreme je skisalo mleko
    to turn s.th. in one's mind premišljevati kaj
    to turn pale postati bled
    it turned her pale prebledela je ob tem
    to turn an honest penny živeti od poštenega dela (zaslužka)
    to turn s.th. to one's profit obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kaj
    to turn rancid postati žaltav
    to turn s.o. to religion spreobrniti koga (k veri)
    to turn and rend napasti s sramotenjem
    to turn the scale nagniti tehtnico, figurativno odločifi (kaj)
    to turn s.o. sick povzročiti komu slabost
    she turned sick slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela je
    to turn a somersault napraviti prekuc, salto
    to turn one's steps home kreniti domov
    my stomach turns (at) želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mi
    it turns my stomach ob tem se mi obrača želodec
    to turn a table leg stružiti nogo za mizo
    to turn the tables (up)on s.o. figurativno obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položaj
    to turn tail obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežati
    the tide has turned nastopila je oseka, figurativno sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)
    to turn one's thumb down figurativno odkloniti, ne hoteti
    to turn traitor postati izdajalec
    to turn turtle navtika, sleng prevrniti se
    to turn upon s.th. biti odvisen od česa
    to turn everything upside down postaviti vse na glavo
    the boat turned upside down čoln se je prevrnil
    my umbrella turned inside out dežnik se mi je obrnil (sprevrgel)
    to turn a Latin verse skovati latinski stih
    to turn water into wine spremeniti vodo v vino
    my coat won't turn water moj plašč ni nepremočljiv
    I don't know which way to turn ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figurativno ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredim
    to turn a wheel (za)vrteti kolo
    the wheel turns kolo se vrti
    the wind has turned zapihal je drug veter (tudi figurativno)
    the whole world has turned topsy-turvy cel svet je postavljen na glavo
    this wood turns well ta les se dobro struži
    even a worm will turn figurativno tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden
  • uíti to escape; to run away; to make one's escape; to get away; to flee

    skrivaj uíti to abscond
    srečno uíti to have a lucky escape
    za las uíti, komaj uíti to have a narrow escape, to have a close shave
    uíti z ljubimcem to elope with one's sweetheart (ali lover)
    njegovo ime mi je ušlo iz spomina his name escaped me
    za las uíti nevarnosti to escape by the skin of one's teeth
    skušal je uíti iz ječe he tried to escape from prison
    ušlo mu je (= izbleknil je) he blurted it out, he let the cat out of the bag
    za las smo ušli it was a close call (ali a close shave)
  • umakníti to withdraw; to draw back; to retract; to take back; vojska to retire; to remove

    umakníti čete vojska to withdraw (the) troops
    umakníti svojo kandidaturo to withdraw one's candidature
    umakníti tožbo to withdraw a charge
    umakníti obtožbo to retract an accusation
    umakníti se to withdraw, to draw back, vojska to retire, to retreat; to beat a retreat
    umakníti se iz svetnega življenja to retire from the world
    vojska se je pred sovražnikom umaknila v lepem redu the army retired before the enemy in good order
    uspešno, srečno se umakníti (izmuzniti) to make good one's retreat
    umaknite se! (pojdite s poti!) make way!
    umaknite se mi! get out of my way!
  • vóščiti1 (želeti) to congratulate; to wish

    vóščiti dober dan to bid good day
    voščil mi je mnogo uspeha he wished me great success
    voščim vam vesele božične praznike in srečno novo leto I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
  • well2 [wel]

    1. prislov
    dobro, ugodno, primerno, pravilno; v redu; popolnoma, čisto, temeljito, pozorno, skrbno; zadostno, prilično, dosti; iskreno, prijateljsko, prisrčno; pametno, s premislekom, utemeljeno, upravičeno; verjetno, lahko mogoče, morda

    as well enako, prav tako; tudi; poleg tega, razen tega, kot tudi
    well and good dobro; sem zadovoljen
    well away daleč, na daleč
    as well as prav tako kot, tako ... kot
    well into the evening zelo pozno v noč
    not very well pač komaj
    quite well čisto dobro
    well done! dobro storjeno!, odlično!, bravo!
    well met! prihajaš kot naročen!
    well spoken dobro rečeno
    to be well off biti dobro situiran
    to be well on in years biti že v letih
    to be well out of s.th. imeti kaj srečno za seboj
    it is very well possible je popolnoma mogoče
    to come off well dobro se odrezati, imeti srečo
    to end well dobro se končati
    to do well uspevati, prosperirati
    to stand well with s.o. biti v dobrih odnosih s kom

    2. pridevnik
    dober, v dobrem stanju; ugoden
    medicina zdrav, pri dobrem zdravju

    that's all very well but... vse to je prav in lepo, toda...
    things are well with you dobro gre za vas, stvari vam uspevajo
    it will be as well for you to know it nič vam ne bo škodilo, če boste to vedeli

    3. samostalnik
    dobro, blagor, blaginja

    I wish him well hočem mu (le) dobro
    let well alone! figurativno ne vmešavaj se po nepotrebnem!; pusti pri miru!, ne vrtaj naprej!

    4. medmet
    no!, torej!, prav dobro!, neverjetno!; res?

    well! I never! no, kaj takega pa še ne!
    well! don't cry! no, no, nikar ne jokaj!
    well then? no, in kaj (potem)?
  • year [ji: britanska angleščina tudi jə:] samostalnik
    leto
    množina doba, starost
    astronomija perioda, obhodni čas (planeta)

    year by year, from year to year od leta do leta, iz leta v leto
    year in year out, year after year od leta do leta, leto za letom, skozi vsa leta
    years before pred(mnogimi) leti
    poetično in years v letih, star
    a man in years starček
    every other year vsako drugo leto
    for years to come za prihodnja leta
    for years leta in leta, mnogo let
    once a year enkrat na leto
    from year's end to year's end od začetka do konca leta
    year-long enoleten, leto dni trajajoč
    last year lansko leto, lani
    next year prihodnje leto
    civil (common, legal) year navadno leto
    leap-year, bissextile year prestopno leto
    church (Christian, ecclesiastical) year cerkveno leto
    Great Year, Perfect Year veliko (platonsko) leto (26.000 let)
    astronomical, solar year sončno leto
    old year staro leto
    New year novo leto
    a happy New year srečno novo leto
    New year's Day novoletni dan, Novo leto (l. jan.)
    New year's Eve novoletni večer, silvestrovo
    in the year of our Lord, in the year of grace v letu Gospodovem
    school year šolsko leto
    this year's exhibition letošnja razstava
    many years' experience mnogoletno izkustvo
    she is clever for her years bistra je za svoja leta
    he is well on in years on je že v letih, je že star
    she died at eight years old umrla je v starosti 8 let
  • zvézda star

    brez zvézd starless
    zvézda stalnica fixed star
    zvézda vodnica guiding star, lodestar
    zvézda repatica comet
    dvojna zvézda double (ali binary) star
    jutranja zvézda morning star
    večerna zvézda evening star, Venus, Hesperus, Vesper
    filmska zvézda film star, star actress
    peterokraka zvézda five-pointed star
    morska zvézda starfish
    severna zvézda Pole Star, Polaris, North Star
    srečna (nesrečna) zvézda lucky ali propitious (unlucky) star
    posejan z zvézdami starred, studded with stars, glittering with stars, star-spangled, starry
    rojen pod srečno zvézdo (figurativno) born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born under a lucky star
    rojen pod nesrečno zvézdo born under an unlucky star, ill-starred
    častilec zvézd star-worshipper
    okrašen z zlatimi zvézdami adorned (ali decorated) with golden stars
    kovati v zvézde to praise (ali to laud) to the skies, to extol to the stars
    okrasiti, posuti z zvézdami to adorn (ali to sprinkle, to decorate) with stars, (redko) to star (kaj something)
    vse zvézde videti (figurativno od udarca itd.) to see stars
    njegova zvézda vzhaja (figurativno) his star is in the ascendant
    njegova zvézda zahaja (je zašla) (figurativno) his star is on the wane (his star has set)
    zaupati svoji zvézdi (figurativno) to follow one's star
    zahvaliti se svoji srečni zvézdi (figurativno) to thank one's lucky stars
  • želéti to desire, to want; to wish; to be desirous (of), to long for

    zelo želéti to long, to yearn, to thirst, to crave, to hunger (after), to be dying for
    želéti lahko noč (zbogom) to bid good night (goodbye)
    kaj želite od mene? what do you want from me?
    ali želiš, da on pride? do you want him to come?
    on želi dobiti to mesto he wants to get that post
    želite, gospod? (v trgovini) what can I do for you, sir?
    želéti komu dobro (slabo) to be well (ill) disposed to someone
    želéti si to long for, to yearn for
    zelo si želéti domov to long for one's home
    želel si je vesti od svoje družine he longed for news of his family
    vsi želimo, da bi se kmalu vzpostavil mir we all wish that peace may soon be restored
    želéti komu srečo to wish someone luck, to wish someone, well
    kakor želite as you please, just as you wish
    tega ne bi še psu želel! (ZDA) it shouldn't happen to a dog!
    želim van srečno novo leto! I wish you a happy New Year!
    želim ti vse najboljše k rojstnemu dnevu! many happy returns of the day!
    kaj si želiš za svoj rojstni dan? what would you like for your birthday?
    hoteti in želéti je dvoje, ni isto willing and wishing are not the same thing