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  • tug [təg]

    1. samostalnik
    poteg, povlek, trzaj, trzanje, vlečenje; napor, napenjanje, muka, velik trud; hud (duševni) boj
    figurativno huda borba (for za)
    vrv, veriga za vlečenje:
    navtika vlačilec (parnik)

    tug of war šport vlečenje vrvi (tudi figurativno)
    to give a tug at močno vleči, potegniti

    2. prehodni glagol
    močno vleči (kaj), potegniti, trzati
    navtika vleči (z vlačilcem)
    neprehodni glagol
    vleči, potegniti (at za)
    (redko) napenjati se, mučiti se, garati; boriti se (for za)
  • wild-goose chase [wáildgu:s čéis] samostalnik
    lov na divje gosi
    figurativno jalovo početje, brezuspešen trud

    to run a wild-goose chase loviti, poditi se, iskati izmišljotine
  • ass [æs] samostalnik
    osel
    figurativno tepec, bedak, norec

    to make an ass of s.o. norčevati se iz koga
    to make an ass of o.s. osmešiti se, neumno se vesti
    sell your ass! pusti neumnosti!
    to play (ali act) the ass počenjati neumnosti
    to be an ass for one's pains doživeti nehvaležnost za svoj trud
  • gubíti to lose

    gubíti čas to waste one's time
    gubíti čas in trud to waste one's time and trouble (ali pains)
    da ne gubimo časa to save time
    on ne gubí časa! he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet!
    gubíti se v množici to be lost in the crowd
    vrh gore se je gubil v oblakih the top of the mountain was lost to sight in the clouds
  • izgubíti to lose; to be a loser, to come off a loser, to meet with a loss, to incur (ali to experience) a loss; (s smrtjo) to suffer a bereavement (ali the loss of a dear one), to be bereaved, to lose someone; (založiti kam) to mislay

    izgubíti se to be lost, to become lost, to lose one's way, to go astray
    izgubi se! be off with you!, begone!, get along with you!, žargon get lost!
    izgubíti se v gozdu to be lost in the woods
    izgubíti bitko to lose a battle
    izgubíti glavo to lose one's head, to become confused
    izgubíti v igri to lose at gambling
    izgubíti naklonjenost kake osebe to lose someone's good grace (ali someone's favour), to incur displeasure
    nismo nič izgubili! (figurativno) not much of a loss!
    izgubíti nedolžnost to lose one's innocence (ali chastity)
    nimam česa izgubíti I have nothing at stake, I stand to lose nothing
    izgubil sem X SIT pri tem poslu I am X tolars out of pocket by this transaction
    izgubíti očeta to lose (ali to suffer the loss of) one's father
    izgubíti svoje pravice to lose (ali to forfeit) one's rights
    izgubíti svoj čas in trud to waste one's time and trouble (ali pains)
    izgubíti čut sramežljivosti, sramú to lose one's sense of shame, to be dead to shame
    izgubíti potrpljenje to lose (one's) patience, to lose one's temper
    izgubíti pot to lose one's way. to go astray
    izgubíti pravdo to lose a lawsuit, to be debated in a lawsuit
    izgubíti nit svojega govora to lose the thread of one's discourse
    izgubíti igro, partijo to lose a game
    tudi hipa ne smemo izgubíti there is not one moment to lose
    zaradi tega bi (on) utegnil izgubíti svoje mesto that might lose him his place
    izgubíti pogum to lose courage, to lose heart, to be discouraged
    izgubíti na teži to lose weight, to lose flesh, to slim
    izgubíti tla pod nogami to lose one's footing
    izgubíti sled to lose the scent, to lose the trail
    izgubíti ugled to lose face, (pri kom) to sink in someone's estimation, to lose credit with someone
    izgubíti voljo za to lose one's zest for
    izgubíti vrednost to depreciate
    izgubíti upanje to lose (ali to give up) all hope, to despair (of)
    izgubil je pogum his heart (ali spirits) sank
    izgubíti iz vida, iz oči to lose sight of
    izgubíti zanimanje za to lose interest in
    izgubíti zaupanje to lose one's confidence
    izgubíti zavest to swoon, to faint away, to have a fainting fit
    izgubíti življenje (v bitki) to lose one's life (in battle)
    ne bomo izgubljali besed o tem we shall waste no words on that
    kakor (pri)dobljeno, tako izgubljeno easy come, easy go
  • izgubljèn lost; (zapuščen) forlorn; (zašel) astray

    urad za izgubljène predmete lost property office
    biti izgubljèn to be lost
    izgubljèn je (umrl bo) he is lost, he is done for
    izgubljèn si, če boš to naredil you are lost if you do that, pogovorno if you do that you've had it
    če on izve o tem, sem izgubljèn if he hears of it, I've had it
    to je izgubljèn čas it's a waste of time
    to je izgubljèn trud it's wasted effort (ali a waste of time)
    še ena izgubljèna iluzija another lost illusion
    kakor dobljeno, tako izgubljèno easy come, easy go
  • nagradíti to award a prize; to reward; to recompense; to pay a premium; to remunerate; (trud) to remunerate, to tip, arhaično to gratify

    boš nagrajen za svoj trud you will be rewarded (ali remunerated) for your trouble
  • nehvaléžnost ingratitude; ungratefulness; thanklessness

    doživeti nehvaléžnost za svoj trud (figurativno) to get no thanks for one's efforts
  • plačílo payment; pay; (honorar) fee; (nagrada) reward

    enako plačílo equal pay
    plačílo na račun payment on account, instalment
    celotno plačílo payment in full
    plačílo v gotovini payment in cash
    vnaprejšnje plačílo prepayment, payment in advance
    nezmožen plačíla insolvent
    nezmožnost plačíla insolvency
    ustaviti plačíla to stop payment
    plačílo po učinku ekonomija merit pay
    to je plačílo za moj trud that's what I got for my trouble
    plačílo od kosa piece rate
  • popláčati to repay, to compensate

    popláčati dolgove to pay off debts (one by one)
    to bo poplačalo trud this will repay the trouble
    to bogato poplača trud it amply repays the effort
    poplačan dolg repaid debt
  • prihraníti to save (up); to spare; to reserve; to economize; to put by; to make economies

    prihraníti za hude čase to put by (ali to lay by) money for a rainy day
    prihrani si denar za kako drugo priložnost! save your money for another occasion!
    prihrani (si) svoje besede! (molči!) save your breath!
    lahko si prihraniš svoj trud! you may save your pains!
    prihranjen peni je pridobljen peni a penny saved is a penny gained
  • remunerate [rimjú:nəreit] prehodni glagol
    nagraditi, poplačati; plačati odškodnino, odškodovati; (po)vrniti (for za)
    nadoknaditi

    to remunerate s.o. for his trouble poplačati komu njegov trud
  • repay* [ri:péi] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
    poplačati, izplačati, (po)vrniti (denar); odškodovati (for za)
    nadomestiti škodo; vrniti milo za drago, maščevati se; nagraditi (trud)

    to repay a blow (a salutation, a visit) vrniti udarec (pozdrav, obisk)
    to repay s.o. in the same coin vrniti komu milo za drago, šilo za ognjilo
    this will repay the trouble to bo poplačalo trud
    to repay oneself odškodovati se
  • save1 [séiv]

    1. prehodni glagol
    rešiti (from pred)
    zaščititi; shraniti, čuvati, spraviti (žito itd.); (ob)varovati (pred), ohraniti, prihraniti, (pri)varčevati, dobro gospodariti (z), varčno porabljati ali trošiti; prizanesti, prizanašati
    šport obvarovati poraza, preprečiti zadetek (gol)
    teologija zveličati, odrešiti; dospeti, še ujeti, ne zamuditi (vlaka itd.); zadovoljiti

    2. neprehodni glagol
    varčevati, biti varčen; ohraniti se

    to save appearances ohraniti videz normalnosti, uglednosti
    to save one's bacon figurativno rešiti si glavo
    to be saved teologija biti odrešen, zveličan
    save your breath! prihrani si svoje besede! molči!
    he was saved from drowning rešili so ga, da se ni utopil (utonil)
    to save one's eyes varovati svoje oči
    to save one's face ohraniti, čuvati svoj obraz, svoj prestiž (ugled, dostojanstvo)
    to save s.o.'s life rešiti komu življenje
    to save money (pri)varčevati denar
    a penny saved is a penny gained privarčevan peni je pridobljen peni
    save the mark! sleng oprostite besedi (izrazu)!
    you may save your pains lahko si prihranite svoj trud
    to save the post pravočasno oddati pošto
    save (ali saving) your presence oprostite besedi (opravičilo za nespodobno besedo)
    to save the train (še) ujeti (priti na) vlak
    a stitch in time saves nine figurativno bolje je preprečiti kot lečiti
  • spare1 [spɛ́ə] prehodni glagol
    varčevati, varčno uporabljati; prihraniti, dati na stran, imeti v rezervi; odstopiti, lahkó pogrešati, biti brez (česa), imeti odveč; prizanesti (komu), oprostiti (kazen), prihraniti (komu ali sebi) (trud itd.); ne povzročiti (sramu, rdečice)
    neprehodni glagol
    varčevati, skopariti; opustiti (kaj); prizanesti, pustiti (komu) življenje

    enough and to spare na pretek, še preveč, več kot preveč, obilo
    to spare a defeated adversary prizanesti poraženemu nasprotniku
    spare my blushes! ne spravljajte me v sramoto, prihranite mi sramoto, ne blamirajte me!
    I can spare his advice lahko pogrešam njegove nasvete
    I was spared attending the lectures bil sem oproščen obiskovanja predavanj
    can you spare the car today? lahko pogrešate svoj avto danes?
    to spare the captives prizanesti ujetnikom
    can you spare me a cigarette? imaš cigareto odveč zame?
    spare us these explanations! prizanesite nam s temi razlagami!
    to spare no expense ne varčevati s stroški
    I can spare no money for it za to nimam denarja
    I can spare a fiver lahko ti dam petak (5 funtov)
    spare your money for another occasion prihrani si denar za kako drugo priložnost
    spare my feelings! imej obzir do mojih čustev!
    I was spared the insult prizanesli so mi z žalitvijo
    spare me! prizanesite mi!, milost!
    I can ill spare any hands now zdaj ne morem pogrešati nobenega delavca
    spare me your objections! prizanesite mi s svojimi ugovori!
    to spare o.s. prihraniti si trud
    not to spare o.s. ne varčevati s svojimi močmi
    to spare the rod and spoil the child varčuj s šibo in pokvaril boš otroka, šiba novo mašo poje
    I cannot spare the time ne morem najti potrebnega časa
    I have no time to spare ne smem izgubljati časa, nimam dosti časa
    to spare no trouble ne varčevati s trudom
  • take*1 [téik] prehodni glagol

    1.
    vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti
    vojska ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

    to take advice vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se
    he does not take alcohol on ne pije (alkohola)
    to take one's bearings mornarica izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figurativno ugotoviti, pri čem smo
    take her through this book predelaj z njo to knjigo
    to take the bull by the horns zgrabiti bika za rogove, figurativno spoprijeti se s kom (čim)
    to take breakfast zajtrkovati
    the car cannot take more than five v avto ne more več kot pet oseb
    to take a cup of tea popiti skodelico čaja
    shall we take our coffee in the garden? bi pili kavo na vrtu?
    to take the chair figurativno prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)
    to take s.o.'s eye pritegniti pozornost kake osebe
    to take a flat vzeti (v najem) stanovanje
    to take in one's hands vzeti v roke
    to be taken ill zboleti
    to take the lead prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej
    I took her in a lie ujel sem jo na laži
    to take s.o.'s measurements vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)
    I take the opportunity to tell you... izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...
    to take (holy) orders cerkev biti posvečen, ordiniran
    to take a part prevzeti, igrati vlogo
    to take in bad part zameriti, za zlo vzeti
    to take poison vzeti strup, zastrupiti se
    to take precedence over imeti prednost pred
    to take s.o. prisoner (ali captive) vojska ujeti koga
    to take 3000 prisoners vojska ujeti 3000 sovražnikov
    to take a seat sesti (na stol)
    to take s.o. for s.tiv. ameriško, sleng izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga
    to take s.o. stealing zasačiti koga pri tatvini
    I take his statement with a grain of salt njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)
    to take by storm (ali assault) zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem
    to take a bit between teeth figurativno odpovedati poslušnost
    to take s.o.'s temperature (iz)meriti komu temperaturo
    to take by the throat zgrabiti za vrat
    to take a ticket vzeti, kupiti vozovnico
    to take the train (a taxi, a tram) peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)
    to take a thief in the act zasačiti tatu pri dejanju
    to be taken in a trap ujeti se v past
    the town was taken after a short siege mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju
    to take s.o. unawares presenetiti koga
    to take the waters piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)
    to take the trouble of doing s.th. vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj
    to take the veil religija iti v samostan, postati nuna
    to take a wife oženiti se
    to take the right way with s.o. lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način
    we must have taken the wrong way morali smo se zmotiti v poti
    to take a poor view (ali a dim view) of ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o

    2.
    odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

    children were taken from their mothers materam so odvzeli otroke
    take three from ten odštej tri od deset
    he tried to take her handbag from her skušal ji je iztrgati torbico
    take this letter to the post-office odnesi to pismo na pošto
    take your umbrella vzemi dežnik s seboj
    the bus will take you there avtobus vas bo peljal tja
    to take s.o. home odvesti koga domov
    where will this road take us? kam nas pelje ta pot?
    he was taken in the prime of life umrl je v najboljših letih
    he was taken hence umrl je

    3.
    dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

    to take cold dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad
    to take a cold prehladiti se
    to take a fever dobiti mrzlico
    to take an infection okužiti se, inficirati se
    to take a game dobiti igro
    to take s.th. as a reward dobiti kaj kot nagrado
    to take the first prize in dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)
    to take a monthly salary prejemati mesečno plačo
    to take a degree at the university diplomirati na univerzi
    to take a newspaper biti naročen na časopis
    to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. (grdo) izkoristiti kaj
    to take s.th. under a will dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu

    4.
    vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

    it takes a good actor to play this role le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo
    it takes time and courage za to je potreben čas in pogum
    it took me (ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station potreboval sem 5 minut, da sem prišel do postaje
    it did not take more than 3 minutes to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute
    it would take a strong man to move it potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil
    which size in hats do you take? katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?
    it takes two to make a quarrel za prepir sta potrebna dva

    5.
    občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

    to take the consequences nositi, prevzeti posledice
    to take an examination napraviti izpit
    to take a fall ameriško, sleng nositi posledice
    to take a loss (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo
    to take offense biti užaljen, zameriti
    to take pains (po)truditi se
    to take pity on s.o. občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga
    to take umbrage sumničiti, posumiti
    to take great pleasure in s.th. imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem
    are we going to take it lying down? bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?
    these troops had taken the brunt of the attack te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada

    6.
    očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

    to be taken with (by) biti očaran od
    he takes readers with him on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce
    to take s.o.'s fancy ugajati, prikupiti se komu
    his play did not take njegova drama ni imela uspeha
    they soon took to each other kmalu sta se vzljubila
    what took him most was the sweetness of her voice kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu

    7.
    razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

    I take it that... to razumem tako, da...
    shall I take it that... naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?
    then, I take it, you object to his coming torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel
    as I take it kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)
    do not take it ill if I do not go ne zamerite mi, če ne grem
    to take a hint (ali cue) razumeti namig
    to take a joke well (ill) (ne) razumeti šalo
    to take seriously resno vzeti
    you may take it from me lahko mi to verjamete
    whom do you take me for? za koga me (pa) imate?
    to take s.o. for a fool imeti koga za norca
    to take s.th. for granted vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno
    I take this to be fun to smatram za šalo
    I take him to be (ali for) an honest man imam ga za poštenjaka
    to take as read politika, pravno smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)
    may I take the minutes as read? smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?

    8.
    zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

    to take earth lov zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figurativno umakniti se, skriti se
    to take a header skočiti (na glavo) v vodo
    to take (to) the water iti v vodo
    he took the bush zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto
    they took to the woods zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove
    to take refuge (ali shelter) zateči se (with k)
    to take to the stage iti h gledališču
    take the corner slowly počasi zavijte okoli vogala
    the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto

    9.
    fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

    he took me while I was not looking fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam
    he insisted on being taken with his hat on na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi
    to take views delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati
    to have one's photograph taken dati se fotografirati
    to take a photo fotografirati
    she took her mother in her old age skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti

    10. neprehodni glagol
    uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv
    botanika prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se
    tehnično prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi)
    medicina učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti
    fotografija fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se
    pogovorno biti prizadet

    the book did not take knjiga ni imela uspeha
    the dye takes well on this cloth barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu
    some people take better than others nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi
    he did not take well this time to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji
    to take well biti fotogeničen
    he takes well (badly) on je (ni) dober na fotografiji
    to take sick zboleti
    to take as heir prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

    Posebne zveze:

    to take into account (ali consideration), to take account for vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati
    to take aim at vojska meriti, ciljati na
    to take the air iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronavtika dvigniti se
    to take alarm vznemiriti se
    to take breath zajeti sapo, oddahniti si
    to take the bun (ali cake; ali biscuit) sleng, figurativno vse prekositi
    this takes the cake! sleng to je pa že višek!
    to take care biti oprezen, paziti
    to take charge of prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo
    to take one's chance tvegati, upati se
    to take s.o. into one's confidence zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj
    to take under consideration vzeti v pretres, v presojo
    to take comfort potolažiti se
    to take a dare pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti
    deuce take it! vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!
    to take effect učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; pravno stopiti v veljavo
    to take exception to (ali at, against) grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke
    to take evasive action sleng izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)
    to take one's ease udobno se namestiti
    to take s.o.'s evidence pravno zaslišati koga
    to take one's farewell vzeti slovo, posloviti se
    to take to heart vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se
    to take holiday vzeti si dopust
    to take hold of prijeti, zgrabiti
    to take it into one's head vbiti si (to) v glavo
    to take an interest in zanimati se za
    to take issue with ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti
    to take it (on the chin) sleng požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)
    take it or leave it! vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!
    to take a journey potovati, iti na potovanje
    to take kindly to s.o. čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga
    to take a leap poskočiti
    to take leave of vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od
    to take liberties preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen
    to take lessons jemati učne ure (lekcije)
    to take one's life in one's hand tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko
    to take the measure of s.o.'s foot vzeti mero za obutev, figurativno premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe
    to take the minutes pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)
    to take no dobiti odklonitev
    to take possession of vzeti v posest
    to take notice pogovorno opaziti
    to take notice of vzeti na znanje, upoštevati
    to take no notice of ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati
    to take in (ali to) pieces narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)
    to take part in udeležiti se, sodelovati v
    to take a ride pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)
    to take a river iti čez reko
    to take rise izvirati, nasta(ja)ti
    to take root ukoreniniti se
    to take shape dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se
    to take the rough with the smooth figurativno vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je
    the son took after his father sin se je vrgel po očetu
    to take by surprise presenetiti
    to take short presenetiti, zalotiti
    to take to singing a tune začeti peti melodijo
    to take to bad habits vdati se slabim navadam
    to take to s.th. like ducks to water takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj
    to take to task poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti
    to take the time from s.o. figurativno točno se ravnati po kom
    to take one's turn priti na vrsto
    to take turns menjavati se (za)
    to take a turn for the worse obrniti se na slabše
    to take things easy lagodno delati
    take it easy! ne razburjaj se!
    I am not taking any pogovorno hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram
    to take the water mornarica izpluti
    to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte
    to take wine with s.o. nazdraviti komu
    to take upon o.s. an office prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)
    that walk did take it out of us! ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal
    to take one's time vzeti si čas
    to take s.o. at his word koga za besedo prijeti
  • throw away prehodni glagol
    proč vreči, odvreči; tratiti, razsipati, zapravljati, pognati (denar); zamuditi

    this is throwing time and money away to je zapravljanje časa in denarja
    to throw away a good opportunity zamuditi priliko, ne izkoristiti prilike
    to throw away one's life (nepremišljeno in brez potrebe) izpostavljati svoje življenje, igračkati se z življenjem
    good advice is thrown away on him dajati mu dobre nasvete je izgubljen trud
    she has thrown herself away on that man zavrgla se je zaradi tega človeka
  • zamàn in vain, vainly; to no purpose, to no profit; ineffectually, unavailingly, fruitlessly

    zamàn govoriti to waste words
    vse je bilo zamàn it was all to no effect, it was all for nothing, it came to nothing, it achieved nothing
    zamàn se mučiti to labour in vain
    trud je bil zamàn the efforts proved abortive
    zamàn trošiti to waste, to squander
    zamàn se truditi (figurativno) to beat the air, to beat one's head against a brick wall