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dežéven rainy

dežéven dan rainy day
dežévna doba the rainy season, (kratka) rainy spell, (v tropih) monsoon
dežévna kaplja raindrop, drop of rain
dežévna klima rainy climate
dežéven oblak rain cloud
dežévno vreme rainy weather

dirty¹ [də́:ti] pridevnik (dirtily prislov)
umazan, blaten
figurativno prostaški, nizkoten, podel; grd; opolzek

to do the dirty on s.o. izrabiti stisko koga, grdo z njim ravnati
to wash the dirty linen in public javno govoriti ali pisati o neprijetnih osebnih zadevah
dirty weather deževno, slabo vreme
dirty work umazano, neprijetno delo; lopovščina
dirty trick surovost, prostaštvo
dirty wound vneta rana

dopustíti dopúščati to allow; to permit; to suffer; to concede; to tolerate; to afford

če bo čas dopuščal time permitting
če bo vreme dopuščalo weather permitting
to besedilo dopušča več razlag this text is open to (ali admits of) several interpretations
to pravilo ne dopušča nobene izjeme this rule allows (ali admits) no exception
sredstva mi tega ne dopuščajo I can't afford it

dovolíti to allow; to permit; to concede

dovolíti si to take the liberty (of)
če bo vreme dovoljevalo weather permitting
dovolite mi dostaviti, da... permit me to add that...
to besedilo dovoljuje več razlag this text admits of (ali is open to) several interpretations
dovolite mi, da Vam pomagam allow me to help you
ne moremo vam dovolíti kajenja tu we cannot allow you to smoke here
dovoljujem si Vam pisati I take the liberty of writing to you
ne morem si dovolíti, da bi imel dva avtomobila I can't afford to run two cars
dovoljujem si vam spročiti... I beg to inform you...

držáti to hold; (podpirati) to support; (zadrževati) to retain, to keep, to hold; (vsebovati) to contain, to hold, to keep; (imeti v posesti) to possess; (trajati) to last, to hold out

držáti besedo to keep one's word
držáti koga za besedo to keep someone to his word
to ne drži (figurativno) this doesn't hold water
držáti jezik to hold one's tongue, to keep quiet, pogovorno to be mum, to shut up
drži jezik! pogovorno shut up!, pipe down!, button your lips!
držáti korak s to keep pace with, to keep up with
led ne drži the ice breaks
led še ne drži the ice won't hold yet
pravilo drži the rule holds good
Drži? - Drži! A bargain? - Sold!
držáti koga na kratko to keep a tight hold (ali rein) on someone
kam drži ta pot? where does this road lead?
držáti koga za roko to hold someone by the hand
držáti koga na tekočem to keep someone well-informed; to keep someone well posted
držáti s kom to side with someone, to stick by someone, to be on someone's side
držáti ravnotežje to keep one's balance
trdno držijo skupaj they are as thick as thieves
držáti z vsakim to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
držáti (imeti) na zalogi to keep in stock
bo vrv držala? will the rope hold?
držáti red to keep order
držáti v pripravljenosti to keep ready
držáti trdnjavo to hold a fortress
držáti se to hold oneself, to maintain oneself; to keep
držáti se česa to stick to something, to hold on to something
držáti se ukazov to keep to one's orders
ta barva se ne drži this colour runs, this is not a fast colour
cene se držé prices remain steady
držáti se léve (desne) (strani) to keep left ali to the left (right ali to the right)
moj oče se (zdravstveno) dobro drži my father carries his age well, my father is well preserved
ta jabolka se dobro držé these apples keep well
pokonci se držáti to hold oneself straight
vreme se drži the weather holds
vreme (se) ne bo držalo the weather will not hold
krčevito se česa držáti to stick to something through thick and thin
trdnjava se drži (upira) the fortress holds out (ali resists)
držáti se proč (od) to keep aloof (from)
kislo se držáti to pull a sour face
in to drži (velja) tudi za... and this holds true for... as well

duck¹ [dʌk] samostalnik
zoologija raca; amfibijsko vozilo
pogovorno srček, ljubček; očarljiva oseba
ameriško, vojska našiv; bankrotnik, dolžnik; invalid
pogovorno nič, ničla (kriket)

a lame duck dolžnik; invalid
like a duck in a thunderstorm potrt, otožen; zgubljen
to play (ali make) ducks and drakes metati žabice (na vodni gladini); zapravljati
to make a duck ne zadeti nobene točke (v kriketu)
like water off a duck's back brez učinka, kot bob ob steno
pogovorno a duck of a očarljiv
(to take to s.th.) like a duck to water (lotiti se česa) z veseljem, brez obotavljanja
a fine day for young ducks deževno vreme
duck's egg šport nič, nobena točka (kriket)

féj medmet faugh!, pooh!, arhaično fie!; disgustiug!, shame on you!, for shame!

féj, taki ljudje! what disgusting people!, žargon what a shower!, what an absolute shower!
féj, kako smrdi! pooh, what a stench!
to je vreme, féj what (absolutely) foul weather!
féj te bodi! you ought to be ashamed of yourself; aren't you ashamed!; why, it's (absolutely) disgraceful!

foul¹ [faul] pridevnik (foully prislov)
umazan, smrdljiv, gnil, gnusen, pokvarjen, škodljiv, slab; grd; blaten; viharen; nepošten, protizakonit

foul copy koncept
foul language prostaško govorjenje
the foul fiend vrag
foul dealings grdo ravnanje
foul play zločin, prevara
medicina foul tongue obložen jezik
foul weather slabo vreme, neurje
foul wind nasprotni veter
to fall (ali run) foul of s.o. trčiti, spreti se s kom

gŕd ugly; hideous; nasty; dirty; (ime) ill, bad; (podel) mean, base, scurvy; (vreme) bad, nasty; (vedenje) unmannerly, boorish; (neroden) ungainly; figurativno (prostaški) foul, obscene, indecent

gŕd kot smrtni greh (as) ugly as sin
gŕd kos poti nasty stretch of road
gŕd obraz ugly face
gŕda rana ugly wound
gŕdo govorjenje bad language
gŕdo vreme nasty weather
gŕd zločin ugly crime
nebo obeta gŕdo vreme the sky looks ugly
to je bilo gŕdo dejanje that was a wicked deed
posta(ja)ti gŕd to grow ugly
gŕda šala dirty trick

growing¹ [gróuiŋ] pridevnik
naraščajoč; rast pospešujoč

growing weather za rast ugodno vreme

júžen southern; southerly; south

najjužnejši southernmost
Južna Amerika South America
júžni Slovani South Slavs pl
v júžni Angliji in the south of England
júžno od Slovenije (to the) south of Slovenia
júžno sadje fruits pl from the south, tropical fruits pl
júžni križ astronomija the Southern Cross
júžna obala south coast
júžna lega southern exposure, southern aspect
júžna smer southerly direction, southing
júžno vreme thaw, thawing weather
júžno (vreme) je it is thawing, the snow is melting
júžna zemeljska polobla southern hemisphere
júžna zemljepisna širina southern latitude

kájti for; as; seeing that

šel sem z vlakom, kájti vreme je bilo zelo grdo as (ali seeing that) the weather was vile, I took the train
nobeden ne spi, kájti napad pričakujejo vsak trenutek no one's asleep, for they're expecting an attack any moment

kákšen what; what kind of, what sort of

kákšne knjige potrebuješ? what kind of books do you require (ali want)?
kákšen je on? what is he like?
kákšen je videti? what does he look like?
kákšen človek pa je on? what kind of a man is he?
kákšno lepo vreme! what fine weather!
kákšen norec! what a fool!
kákšne uporabnosti je to? what use is this?

kazíti to disfigure, to deform; to spoil, to mar; (šušmariti) to bungle

vreme se kazi the weather is breaking up
stvari se kazijo figurativno things are going wrong, things seem to be taking a bad turn

king¹ [kiŋ] samostalnik
kralj; kralj (karte, šah); dama (igra)
figurativno kralj, magnat

King; ali king of kings bog
king of beasts kralj živali, lev
king of birds orel
King of Terrors smrt
king's peg pijača, mešanica šampanjca in žganja
britanska angleščina King's English literarna angleščina
britanska angleščina, pravno king's evidence človek, ki priča proti svojim sokrivcem
britanska angleščina king sends his carriage marica pride po osumljenca
britanska angleščina King's Bench sodišče
britanska angleščina King's Bounty dar materi trojčkov
britanska angleščina King's colours angleška zastava
britanska angleščina King's Councel (K. C.) vrhovni državni odvetnik
britanska angleščina king's highway glavna prometna žila
britanska angleščina king's weather lepo vreme med uradno svečanostjo
britanska angleščina King's Roll obvezna zaposlitev vojnih veteranov
King Baby otrok, okoli katerega se vrti vsa hiša

kísati (solato itd.) to vinegar; to season with vinegar; to make sour, to make acid, to add a sour substance

kísati (se) (spremeniti (se) v kislino) to acidify
malo kísati to acidulate
kísati se (figurativno) to look surly, to look bitter
kísati se to become (ali turn) sour
vreme se kisa the weather is getting worse

lén lazy, idle, indolent; slothful, sluggish; slow, slack

vreme, ki naredi človeka lénega lazy weather

lép -a, -o beautiful, fine; pretty, nice, handsome; sweet; (obraz) good-looking; pesniško beauteous; (vreme) fair, fine, favourable; (rast, stas) wellmade, well-proportioned, well-formed, wellshaped, shapely; (ljubek) lovely, graceful, charming

lép, -a, -o kot slika as pretty as a picture
lép, -a, -oo darilo (premoženje, kompliment) a handsome present (fortune, compliment)
lép, -a, -oa godlja, zmeda a nice mess
lép, -a, -oa pot good road
lép, -a, -oi spol the fair sex
lép, -a, -oa priložnost (znesek) a fair chance (amount)
lép, -a, -oa vsota a round (ali respectable) sum
lép, -a, -oe goré beautiful mountains pl
lép, -a, -oo vreme fine weather
lép, -a, -oe umetnosti fine (ali liberal) arts pl
lép, -a, -o začetek a nice beginning
lép, -a, -oe pozdrave tvoji sestri! best regards to your sister!
lép, -a, -oega dne one fine day
lép, -a, -oa pisava a fair hand
imeti lép, -a, -oo pisavo to write a fair hand
od lép, -a, -oih besed se ne da živeti fine words butter no parsnips
lép, -a, -oo mnenje boste imeli o meni you will have a fine opinion of me, what are you going to think of me?
barometer kaže "lepo" the barometer stands at fair
to ni lepó od tebe that's not nice of you
ta je pa lép, -a, -oa! a fine (ali story), this is!
to je vse lép, -a, -oo, toda... that's all very well (ali fine), but...
kar praviš, je vse prav lép, -a, -oo, toda... what you say is all very fine, but...
to bi bilo še lepše! that would beat everything!, that would cap it all!

letênje flying; flight

za letênje neprimerno vreme unflyable weather

napovédati to foretell; to announce; to predict; to forecast; to declare

napovédati vojno to declare war (on)
napovédati vreme to forecast the weather
to ne napoveduje nič dobrega this bodes no good