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čím as soon as; the moment...; no sooner... than...

čímprej as soon as possible
čím prej tem bolje the sooner the better
čím več tem bolje the more the better
čím... tem... the... the...
čím večji tem važnejši the bigger the more important
čím več imaš, tem več hočeš imeti the more you have, the more you want
čím je stopil v sobo, že je videl... as soon as he entered the room, he saw..., no sooner did he enter the room than he saw...

gláva head; (redko) poll; humoristično (zlasti plešava) pate; (lobanja, mrtvaška) skull; žargon bonce; (naslov) title, heading, ZDA caption; (vodja) chief, leader; ekonomija principal, ZDA boss; (vrhnji del) top; (pamet, razum) brains pl, wit (s pl), intelligence, understanding, judgment, sense; (bister človek) man of talent, pogovorno brainy fellow; (oseba) person; (kovanca) obverse, face, pogovorno heads

brez gláve headless, acephalous, figurativno reckless, hare-brained, confused, out of one's wits, silly
gláva ob glávi closely packed
na glavo, za glávo (figurativno) each; per head; per capita
iz gláve (na pamet) (znati) (to know) by heart
gláva ali napis? (pri metanju kovanca v zrak) heads or tails?
od gláve do nog from top to toe
od nog do gláve from head to foot
glávo pokonci! keep smiling!, vojska chin up!
z glávo navzdol with downcast head
na glávo postavljen (narobe) topsy-turvy
brez gláve in repa without rhyme or reason
delo z glávo brain work
delavec z glávo white-collar worker
beljenje gláve (figurativno) cudgelling (ali racking) one's brain, cogitation, rumination
kimanje z glávo nodding, nod
lasje na glávi hair (of the head)
poraba na glávo consumption per capita
gláva postelje head of the bed
rana na glávi wound in the head
skok na glávo header
stoja na glávi šport headstand, aeronavtika landing on the nose
strel v glávo shot in the head
tele z dvema glávama a twoheaded calf
umivanje gláve shampooing
več kot 100 gláv živine more than a hundred head of cattle
zmajevanje z glávo shaking of one's head
belíti si glávo to beat one's brains out, to cudgel (ali to rack) one's brains (z over)
biti čez glávo zadolžen to be up to one's ears (ali one's eyes, the neck) in debt
za glávo je večji od očeta he is taller than his father by a head
za glávo je večji od mene he stands a head taller than I
oče je gláva družine the father is the head of the family
ne biti pravi v glávi (figurativno) to be crazy, to be out of one's mind, to be off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker)
on je bistra gláva he is a bright chap
trde gláve je he is thickheaded, pogovorno he is thick (between the ears)
puhle, prazne gláve je he is empty-headed, he is brainless
delati po svoji glávi to have one's own way
gláve delati (solata, zelje) to head, to heart
ne vem, kje se me gláva drži I do not know which way to turn, I am quite perplexed
gláva me boli I have a headache, my head aches, I feel headachy
gláva me je od tega bolela that gave me a headache
čez glávo imam dela I am swamped with work
kje vendar sem imel glávo? what on earth was I thinking of?
nimam gláve za matematiko I have no head for mathematics
tega imam že čez glávo dovolj I am sick (ali žargon I've had a bellyful) of it
to nima ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of this
kar pripovedujete, nima ne gláve ne repa I cannot make head or tail of what you say
za glávo mu gre for him it is a matter of life and death
po glávi mi gre (roji, hodi) neka misel an idea keeps (on) running through my mind
to vino gre v glávo this wine is heady, this wine goes to my head
on ima glávo na pravem mestu he has his head well screwed on
stvar mi ne gre v glávo it's beyond me, I cannot understand it
iti, stopiti v glávo to go to one's head
ne ve, kje se ga gláva drži he doesn't know whether he's coming or going
to mi ne gre iz gláve I can't get it out of my head
ni čisto pravi v glávi he is not quite right in the head, žargon he has a screw loose
uspeh mu je šel (stopil) v glávo, mu je zmešal glávo success has turned his head
nekaj mu gre po glávi (figurativno) he is turning something over in his mind
samo letala mu gredo, rojijo po glávi (figurativno) he thinks, talks and breathes aeroplanes
ta misel mi ne gre iz gláve this idea keeps running through my head
izgubiti glávo to lose one's head (ali one's wits ali one's presence of mind)
ne izgubiti gláve to keep one's head
izbiti si kaj iz gláve to dismiss something from one's mind
iz gláve izračunati vsoto to work out a sum in one's head
izbiti komu kaj iz gláve to argue someone out of something
s svojo glávo jamčiš za to you will answer with your life for this
ne morem mu tega izbiti iz gláve I cannot drive it out of his head
napraviti po svoji glávi to do as one likes
obdržati v glávi to remember
tu ne najdem ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of it
glávo odsekati (obglaviti) komu to behead someone
pognati si kroglo v glávo to blow one's brains out
v glávo mi pade it occurs to me, an idea comes to mind
kaj ti vendar pade v glávo? the very idea!
nisem na glávo padel I am no fool
nikdar mi ni v glávo padlo it never entered (into) my mind
pogledati koga od gláve do nog to eye someone up and down, to look someone over from head to foot
nositi glávo v vreči (figurativno) to carry one's life in one's hands
oditi s povešeno glávo to go off with downcast head (ali fig with one's tail between one's legs)
pognati se z glávo naprej v vodo to throw oneself headfirst into the water
prikimati z glávo to nod assent
postaviti vse na glávo to turn everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
postaviti vse mesto na glávo (figurativno) to paint the town red
z glávo je plačal svoje izdajstvo he paid for his treason with his life
riniti z glávo v zid (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall
riniti z glávo v nevarnost to rush headlong (ali to plunge) into danger
ne rini z glávo v zid! don't batter your head against a brick wall!
riskirati glávo to risk one's neck
povesiti glávo to hang one's head
razpisati nagrado na glávo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head
glávo stavim, da to ni res I'd stake my life it is not true
skloniti svojo glávo pod jarem to bow one's head under the yoke
ubijati si glávo z, nad to rack one's brains over
vbiti si kaj v glávo to take something into one's head
prati komu glávo (figurativno) to give someone a dressing-down
v glávi se mi vrti I am (ali I feel) dizzy, I feel giddy, my head is reeling (ali spinning)
računati iz gláve to do mental arithmetic
zmajati z glávo to shake one's head
več glav, več vé two heads are better than one
za glávo zmagati (na dirki) to win by a head
čez glávo komu zrasti to outgrow (one's respect for) someone
zmešati komu glávo to turn someone's head
ne moreš z glávo skozi zid you can't butt your way through a brick wall
kolikor gláv, toliko misli two heads are better than one

górski mountainous; mountain; alpine

górska bolezen mountain sickness
górska cesta mountain road
górski čevlji mountaineering boots pl
górske dirke (motocikl.) hill-climbing contest
górski duh, škrat mountain sprite, gnome
górska globel ravine, hill valley, (irska, škotska) glen
górski greben, hrbet ridge, crest
górska dežela, pokrajina mountainous country, highland, mountainous region
górska koča mountain hut
górsko področje mountain district, highland
górska palica alpenstock
górska oprema mountaineering outfit
górski plezalec mountaineer, climber, mountain climber, (v Alpah) alpinist
górsko pobočje mountainside, mountain slope
górska pot mountain path
górsko sedlo saddle; dip between two peaks
górsko pravo miners' statutes, mining laws pl
górska reševalna služba mountain rescue service
górska stena steep mountainside, rock wall
górska vas mountain village
górski usad landslip, (večji) landslide
górska veriga mountain range, mountain chain
górska tura alpine (ali mountain) tour, climbing trip
górski veter mountain wind
górski vodnik (alpine) guide
górski vrh summit, mountaintop, peak
górski zrak mountain air
górska železnica mountain railway

half¹ [ha:f, haæf] samostalnik (množina halves)
polovica; polletje
šport polčas; izenačenost (golf)
pravno stranka

one's better half boljša polovica, žena
the larger half večja polovica, večji del
too clever by half prepameten
to cry halves zahtevati enak del
to cut into halves razpoloviti
to do s.th. by halves površno, na pol kaj narediti
not good enough by half še zdaleč ne dovolj dobro
to go halves with s.o. razdeliti si s kom na pol
to go halves in razdeliti kaj na dva enaka dela
in half, in halves razpolovljen

immediate [imí:djət] pridevnik (immediately prislov)
neposreden, takojšen, direkten; bližnji, najbližji; sedanji, trenuten; neodložljiv
filozofija intuitiven, neposreden

ekonomija immediate annuity takoj plačljiva anuiteta
immediate constituent (večji) stavčni člen, besedna skupina
pravno immediate matter nujna zadeva
immediate steps takojšnji ukrepi

incentive¹ [inséntiv] pridevnik
spodbuden, priganjajoč (to k)
podpihovalen, izzivalen

ekonomija incentive bonus nagrada za storilnost
incentive pay (wage) večji dohodek za večjo storilnost

nàdštevílen supernumerary; (odvečen) redundant

biti nàdštevílen (številčno večji) to outnumber (koga someone)
nàdštevílen nameščenec supernumerary

od from; of; since; on, upon

od 1 do 10 from one to ten
10 od 20ih ten out of twenty
od 100 niti 1 not one in a hundred
od daleč from far away, from afar
od Ljubljane do Zagreba from Lj. to Z.
od časa do časa from time to time
od danes dalje (naprej) from this day (forward)
od jutri naprej from tomorrow
od sedaj naprej from now on, henceforth
od 9ih do 10ih from nine till (ali to) ten
od nedelje do petka from Sunday to (ZDA through) Friday
od jeseni since autumn
(že) od nekdaj for some time
od malega (mladih let) from childhood (on)
od prvega do zadnjega from first to last
od povsod from everywhere, from all sides
od včeraj since yesterday
od takrat, od tedaj from that time, from then on; thence, since then, thenceforth
(že) od (vsega, prvega) začetka from the (very) beginning (ali start)
od jutra do večera from morning till (ali to) night, all day long, all the livelong day
od zadaj from behind
sam od sebe by myself (yourself, etc.), spontaneously, of one's own accord
od spodaj from beneath
nobeden od nas none of us
od besede do besede (dobesedno) word for word, literally, verbatim
od mnogih primerov among many examples
nem od presenečenja (struck) dumb with astonishment
otrpel od mraza stiff with cold
zapuščen od vseh abandoned (ali deserted, forsaken) by everyone
od srca rad most willingly
od utrujenosti from fatigue
lepo od vas nice of you
ni lepo od tebe it isn't nice of you
drhteti od strahu to tremble with fear
moj brat je večji od mene my brother is taller than I (am) (ali pogovorno than me)
od kdaj si že v bolnici? how long have you been in hospital?
od razburjenja ni mogel govoriti he could not speak for excitement
to odvisi od vremena that depends on the weather
pozdravi ga od mene (v mojem imenu) give him my best regards
(od) kar ljudje pomnijo from time immemorial, from time out of mind
umreti od lakote, jetike to die of hunger, of consumption
on živi od peresa (figurativno) he lives by his pen

próstor room; space; (sedež) seat; (razstavni) site; (površina) area; (področje) tract, region

próstor! make way!, give way!, clear the way!
brezzračni próstor vacuum
življenjski próstor living space
zaradi pomanjkanja próstora for lack of space
trgovski próstori business premises pl
društveni próstori a society's premises
ni več próstora there is no room left
próstora je za vse there is room for all
vsi próstori so zasedeni all the places are taken
napraviti próstor za koga to make room for someone, to clear the way for someone
rezervirati próstor to book a seat
niti toliko próstora ni, da bi se človek obrnil there's not room enough to swing a cat
potreben bi bil mnogo večji prostor, kot (pa) je na voljo it would require much more space than is available here (ali than you've got here)
omejenost, pičlost próstora shortage of space
kazenski próstor šport penalty area

salt³ [sɔ:lt] prehodni glagol
(po-, za-) soliti; posuti sneg s soljo (da se stopi)
figurativno začiniti (s soljo), popoprati
sleng napačno prikazati, olepšati
trgovina zasoliti (račun)

salted meat nasoljeno meso
to salt an account trgovina navesti zelo visoke cene, zasoliti cene (za kako blago)
to salt the books "pofrizirati" knjigovodske knjige, prikazati večji dobiček, kot je v resnici
to salt a mine figurativno razmetati rudo po najdišču, da je videti bogatejše
to salt away, to salt down nasoliti; sleng odložiti, dati na stran, varčevati; spraviti, shraniti (denar) za rezervo

size¹ [sáiz] samostalnik
velikost, veličina, debelina, dolžina; dimenzija, format, obseg; postava; kaliber, mera številka (obutve, obleke, rokavic itd.)
figurativno veličina, format, pomembnost, važnost
pogovorno dejstvo, resničnost
zastarelo določena mera, količina, porcija, obrok
tehnično priprava (sito) za sortiranje (zlasti žlahtnih kamnov in biserov)

all of a size (vsi) iste velikosti
of all sizes (v) vseh velikostih (številkah)
a size too small (za) številko premajhen
full size polna, naravna velikost
standard size standardna, normalna velikost
twice the size of dvakrat večji kot
two sizes too big dve številki prevelik
they are of a size enako sta velika
that's about the size of it figurativno, pogovorno (natančno) tako je
she takes size 7 in gloves ona ima rokavice številka 7

solid² [sɔ́lid]

1. pridevnik (solidly prislov)
trden (netekoč); čvrst, soliden, masiven, kompakten, homogen, strnjen; nepretrgan; enoličen; utemeljen, pameten, trezen, tehten, močan; zanesljiv, temeljit; soglasen, enodušen, enobarven
trgovina denarno varen, zanesljiv; pristen, pravi, resničen
matematika tridimenzionalen, kubičen

for a solid hour celo (polno, eno) uro
solid arguments stvarni, tehtni argumenti
solid capacity prostornina
solid for sleng lojalen
solid foot (yard) kubičen čevelj (jard)
solid geometry stereometrija
solid gold masivno zlato
a solid man resen, pameten človek, a brez kakih izrednih sposobnosti
solid matter kovinska ploščica, ki se stavi med vrstice (za večji razmik)
solid measure prostorninska mera
solid number integralno število
solid problem matematika problem, ki se da rešiti z enačbo 3. stopnje
solid printing tiskanje vrstic brez stavljanja kovinskih ploščic med vrstice
a solid row of buildings strnjena vrsta poslopij
the solid South ameriško južne države, ki dosledno glasujejo za demokrate
solid square vojska formacija enake dolžine in širine
solid state trdno stanje
a solid tyre polna pnevmatika, guma
a solid vote soglasno glasovanje (volitev)
he was talking a solid hour govoril je nepretrgano celo uro

2. prislov (solidly)
enodušno, soglasno, odločno

to go solid biti soglasno (against proti, for za)
to vote solid enodušno glasovati (for za)

ten [ten]

1. pridevnik
deset

ten times bigger desetkrat večji
ten times as casy desetkrat laže
it is ten to one that... deset proti ena (po vsej priliki, zelo verjetno) je, da...
he will be ten next month deset let bo star prihodnji mesec

2. samostalnik
desetica; desetka; desetorica; desetina, desetero; desetak; deseta ura

by tens, in tens (v skupinah) po deset, vsakih deset, na desetine
the ten of spades pikova desetka
the upper ten (thousand) gornjih deset tisoč, aristokracija
it's a quarter past ten ura je četrt na enajst

védno always; every time, at all times; ZDA all the time; ever; pesniško aye, ay

skoraj védno nine times out of ten, as often as not
še védno still; as yet
za védno for ever, for good, for good and all
enkrat za védno (vselej) once (and) for all
védno več more and more
védno hitreje faster and faster
védno večji bigger and bigger
še védno ne not yet
za védno zapustiti to leave for good
še védno ga ni he hasn't arrived yet
védno je bilo tako it was ever thus
poslovila sta se za védno they bade each other farewell for ever
védno in védno se vra-, čati to keep coming back
védno naravnost (naprej)! keep straight ahead!

za for; for the purpose of; in favour of; after; behind; (= za časa) during

dan za dnem day by day
eden za drugim one after another, one behind the other
korak za korakom step by step
enkrat za vselej once and for all
za ves svet ne not for (all) the world
za gorami beyond the mountains
jaz za svojo osebo as far as I am concerned
za mojim hrbtom behind my back
za primer (v primeru) potrebe in case of need
za glavo večji taller by a head
za sedaj for the present
za šalo by way of a joke
argumenti za in proti the pros and the cons
razlogi za in proti the reasons for and against
za menoj! follow me!
(kar) za menoj, prosim! this way, please!
starejši za pet let five years older
jaz, za sebe (zase) as for me
beseda za besedo word for word
mož za možem man by man
zanimanje za... interest in...
za mladino neprimeren film a film unsuitable (ali not suitable) for young people
vstopnica za gledališče a theatre ticket
za vlade (vladanja) kralja Karla II during the reign of Charles II
za (= po pooblastilu) (acting) for, per pro., latinsko per procurationem (krajšava: p.p.)
biti za kaj to be in favour of something
kdo je za (to)? who is in favour?
sem za to, da mu odpustimo I'm in favour of (ali I'm for) pardoning him
večina je za nadaljevanje stavke there is a majority in favour of continuing the strike
to je važno zame (za mene) this is important to me
nekaj je za tem (figurativno) there's something behind it
za hišo je vrt there is a garden behind the house
to je hud udarec za nas it is a hard blow for us
brali smo eden za drugim we took it in turns to read
za koga me (pa) imate (smatrate)? who (arhaično whom) do you take me for?
nimam ga za genija I do not regard him as a genius
za to ceno lahko dobiš to blago povsod you can get these goods anywhere at that price
on jé za tri he eats as much as three
povleči koga za lase to pull someone by the hair
on porabi preveč za sebe (zase) he spends too much on himself
smatrati za dobro to think it advisable
odšel je za vedno he left for good
voditi koga za roko to lead someone by the hand
vzel jo je za ženo he has married her, arhaično he has taken her to wife (ali as his wife)
on zaostaja za časom he is behind the times
zapri vrata za seboj! shut the door after (ali behind) you!
zgrešil je za pol metra he missed by half a metre
zmotil sem se za 10.000 SIT I made a mistake of 10,000 tolars
sedeti za mizo to sit at the table
pustiti za seboj to leave behind