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  • way1 [wéi] samostalnik
    pot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer
    navtika kurz

    way in vhod
    way out izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figurativno priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; pogovorno okolica, stran; figurativno pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; navtika, množina grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sanke
    a long (ali a great) way off (ali from here) daleč stran od tu
    any way vsekakor, v vsakem primeru
    by way of na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradi
    by the way mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajno
    by way of compliment kot kompliment
    in a way nekako, na neki način, ne popolnoma
    in every way v vsakem pogledu (oziru)
    in many ways v mnogih ozirih (pogledih)
    in more ways than one v več kot enem oziru (pogledu)
    in a polite (friendly) way vljudno (prijazno)
    in a small way skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižno
    not by a long way še dolgo ne
    in some (ali several) ways v marsikakem pogledu (oziru)
    one way or another tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekako
    over the way na drugi strani (poti), čez cesto
    on one's way to na poti k
    no way nikakor ne
    some way or other na ta ali na oni način
    the other way round v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratno
    under way navtika na poti, na vožnji
    well on one's way v polnem teku
    ways and means pot in način (zlasti kako priti do denarja)
    Ways and Means parlamentarna budžetna komisija
    the way of the world tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običaj
    the way of the cross religija križev pot
    no way inferior nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejši
    the good old ways dobri, stari običaji
    high way glavna cesta, državna cesta; figurativno običajni način delovanja
    Milky Way rimska cesta (na nebu)
    lion in the way zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)
    permanent way železnica tir, tračnice
    permanent-way man železnica progovni delavec
    nothing out of the way nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)
    somewhere London way nekje v okolici Londona
    right of way pravica prehoda (čez tuje zemljišče)
    this way please! semkaj, za menoj, prosim!
    this is not in my way to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavim
    to ask the (ali one's) way vprašati za pot
    to be in a bad way biti v slabem položaju
    to be in the family way biti noseča, pričakovati otroka
    to be by way of being angry skoraj pobesneti
    to be in s.o.'s way biti komu napoti, motiti koga
    to be under way biti na poti
    the conference was already under way konferenca je bila že v teku
    to be on the way biti na poti, približevati se
    to be in a way pogovorno biti vznemirjen, razburjen
    it is not his way to ni njegova navada
    the furthest way about is the nearest way home najkrajša pot ni vedno najhitrejša
    to clear the way umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehod
    to come by way of Paris priti prek Pariza
    to come (ali to fall) in s.o.'s way srečati koga, naleteti na koga
    to gather way povečati hitrost
    to find one's way znajti se
    to get in the way biti napoti, zapreti pot, ovirati
    to get in the way of s.th. razumeti kaj
    to get out of the way iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)
    to give way umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustiti
    to force one's way izsiliti, utreti si pot
    to go a long way iti daleč
    to go one's way oditi, iti po svoji poti
    to go (ali to take) one's own way iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugih
    to go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figurativno umreti
    to have it both ways po potrebi si izbrati
    you can't have it both ways ne moreš imeti obojega; figurativno ne more biti volk sit in koza cela
    to have one's own way delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimo
    if I had my (own) way če bi šlo po mojem
    to live in a great (small) way razkošno (skromno) živeti
    to look the other way stran gledati
    to look s.o.'s way gledati proti komu
    to lose way izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrost
    to lose one's way zaiti, izgubiti se
    to make way napredovati; figurativno prodreti, uspeti
    to make one's own way iti po svoji poti, oditi
    to make the best of one's way iti čim hitreje, pohiteti
    to pave the way for utreti pot za
    to put o.s. out of the way truditi se, da(ja)ti si truda
    to put s.o. out of the way spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti koga
    to see a way out videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)
    to stand in the way of s.o. ovirati koga, zastaviti komu pot
    to twist one's way through zvijati se (kot kača) skozi
    to work one's way študirati, preživljati se z delom
    where there's a will there's a way hoteti je moči
  • wear*2 [wɛ́ə]

    1. prehodni glagol
    nositi (na sebi), imeti na sebi
    figurativno nositi neko čast; ponositi, oguliti; utruditi, izčrpati
    figurativno glodati

    2. neprehodni glagol
    nositi se, držati se, biti trajen (trpežen), vzdržati; obrabiti se, oguliti se, trošiti se; vleči se, počasi iti mimo, bližati se koncu, miniti
    figurativno postati

    worn cloths obrabljena, ponošena, oguljena obleka
    a worn joke stara, obrabljena šala
    to wear black nositi črno obleko, biti črno oblečen
    to wear the breeches (trousers, pants) pogovorno nositi hlače, biti gospodar (o ženi v zakonu)
    her courage wore thin pogum ji je polagoma upadel
    to wear the crown nositi krono, figurativno biti kralj; religija postati mučenik
    to wear one's coat to rags oguliti svoj suknjič
    their friendship has worn well njihovo prijateljstvo se je dobro držalo
    to wear the gown figurativno biti pravnik
    to wear one's hair curled nositi (imeti) nakodrane lase
    to wear one's heart on the sleeve figurativno reči vse, kar nam je na srcu, biti preveč iskren
    to wear s.o. in one's heart biti komu vdan, nositi koga v svojem srcu
    to wear horns figurativno biti rogonosec (varan soprog)
    to wear a hole in dobiti luknjo (v obleki) od obrabe
    to wear a pair of shoes comfortable iznositi, uhoditi (svoje) čevlje
    to wear well dobro se nositi; biti mladega videza; vzdržati, prenesti kritiko
    he wears well ne bi mu prisodili njegove starosti, videti je mlajši
    she wears her years well dobro nosi svoja leta, videti je mlajša (kot je v resnici)
    to wear the petticoat pogovorno biti copatar, biti pod copato
    to wear thin postati oguljen; figurativno postati slab (medel, mlahav); zbledeti, izgubiti se, izginiti
    to wear white oblačiti se v belo, biti belo oblečen
    he is worn by care skrb ga gloda, grize
    the day wears to an end dan se bliža kraju, polagoma mineva
    she wears on me ona mi gre na živce
  • weep*2 [wi:p] neprehodni glagol
    jokati, plakati, ihteti (at, over ob, nad)
    kapljati, cureti, biti vlažen; izparevati, potiti se
    botanika imeti viseče veje (willow vrba)
    prehodni glagol
    točiti, pretakati, prelivati (solze); objokovati, žalovati (za kom); izparevati vlago

    to weep for joy, with pain jokati od veselja, od bolečine
    to weep irsko, pogovorno, figurativno točiti krokodilove solze
    to weep one's heart (ali eyes) out izjokati si oči, ugonabljati se od žalosti
    to weep tears of joy jokati solze veselja
    to weep o.s. out izjokati se
    to weep away the time ves čas prejokati, kar naprej jokati
  • welcome1 [wélkəm]

    1. samostalnik
    dobrodošlica; prisrčen sprejem, pozdrav za dobrodošlico

    to bid s.o. welcome želeti komu dobrodošlico
    to find a ready welcome biti prijazno sprejet
    to give s.o. warm welcome želeti prisrčno dobrodošlico
    to wear out one's welcome pogovorno biti predolgo na obisku, utruditi svoje gostitelje

    2. pridevnik
    dobrodošel; iskreno vabljen; ugoden, prijeten; pooblaščen (to za)

    a welcome guest dobrodošel gost
    to make s.o. welcome lepo koga sprejeti
    welcome as snow in harvest zelo nezaželen
    you are welcome to my car moj avto vam je na voljo
    to be most welcome priti kot nalašč, ravno prav
    you are welcome to do it prosim (izvolite) napraviti to, samo izvolite!
    Thank you. -- (You are) welcome! Hvala. -- prosim!, ni razloga za zahvalo!, ni za kaj!
    and welcome (ironično) če že hočete!, zaradi mene!
    May I take this book? -- Take it and welcome! Smem vzeti to knjigo? -- Kar (Le) vzemite jo!

    3. medmet
    dobrodošel!
    pogovorno rad!, z veseljem!

    welcome home to London! dobrodošel spet v Londonu!
  • wide1 [wáid] pridevnik (widely prislov)
    širok, prostran; obsežen; dalekosežen; velik, znaten, bogat (izkušnje, znanje itd.); liberalen, ki je brez predsodkov, širokogruden; splošen, obči; raztezajoč se v določenih mejah; široko odprt; ki presega meje, čezmeren; daleč oddaljen
    britanska angleščina, sleng bister, prebrisan

    three feet wide tri čevlje širok
    a wide domain obsežno, obširno področje
    a wide margin širok rob
    wide plain prostrana ravnina
    wide prices različne cene (ponudbe in povpraševanja)
    wide reading velika načitanost
    wide roads široke ceste
    the wide world širni svet
    to give a wide margin dati široko polje, dati prost prostor
    to stare with wide eyes strmeti s široko odprtimi
    to take wide views biti velikodušen, velikopotezen
    his answer was quite wide of the mark njegov odgovor ni prav nič spadal k stvari
    by the widest computation kar najbolj široko računano
  • wind1 [wind] samostalnik
    veter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba
    aeronavtika smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh
    medicina vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona
    množina strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak
    glasba, ednina, konstrukcija pihala
    figurativno prazne besede, čenče

    between wind and water figurativno na občutljivem mestu
    from the four winds z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsod
    in(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind proti vetru
    by the wind navtika s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)
    off the wind s polovičnim vetrom (med bočnim in krmilnim)
    to the four winds na vse (štiri) vetrove
    like the wind kot veter, kot strelica, hitro
    capful of wind vetrič, sapica od časa do časa
    a fair (contrary) wind ugoden (neugoden) veter
    puffed up with wind figurativno napihnjen, nadut, domišljav
    slant of wind navtika sunek ugodnega vetra
    sound in wind and limb v odlični telesni kondiciji
    to be in the wind figurativno biti v zraku
    there is s.th. in the wind figurativno nekaj je v zraku
    all his promises are but wind vse njegove obijube so le prazne besede
    it is an ill wind that blows nobody good v vsaki nesreči je tudi kaj dobrega
    to break wind medicina spuščati vetrove
    to catch wind of s.th. zavohati kaj
    to cast (ali to fling; ali to throw) to the wind na vse vetrove vreči, figurativno zapravljati, ne se zmeniti za
    to come from the four winds priti z vseh strani sveta
    to find out how the wind blows (ali lies) ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figurativno)
    to get (the) wind of s.th. zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kaj
    the affair got (ali took) wind stvar se je razvedela
    to get the wind up prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesneti
    to have lost one's wind biti ob sapo
    to have one's wind taken biti paraliziran zaradi udarca v trebušno prepono (pri boksanju)
    to hit in the wind figurativno zadati udarec v želodec
    to put the wind up s.o. prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kosti
    to raise the wind sleng, figurativno dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prah
    the wind rises veter nastane, se dvigne
    to lose one's wind priti ob sapo
    to recover one's wind zopet k sapi priti
    to go to the winds figurativno propasti
    he preaches to the winds govori v veter (zaman, stenam)
    to sail before the wind pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtu
    to sail close to the wind figurativno delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figurativno skrajno varčno gospodariti
    to pump wind into the tire napolniti pnevmatiko z zrakom
    to sail with every shift of wind jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figurativno obračati svoj plašč po vetru
    to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind sejati veter in žeti vihar
    to speak to the winds govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoriti
    to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjem
    to be troubled with wind medicina imeti vetrove
    to whistle down the wind figurativno zaman kaj želeti
  • wish1 [wiš] samostalnik
    želja; voščilo; volja, težnja, hrepenenje, koprnenje, sla (for po, za)
    predmet želja, želeni predmet

    wishes množina (dobre) želje, pozdravi
    good, best wishes dobre, najboljše želje (voščila)
    according to my wishes po mojih željah
    to have one's wish videti svojo željo uresničeno
    he has had his wish dobil je, kar je želel
    if wishes were horses beggars might ride figurativno od dobrih želja še nihče ni bil sit
    the wish is father to the thought človek hitro verjame, kar želi; kar človek želi, to mu hitro na pamet pride
  • woman1 množina women [wúmən, wímin]

    1. samostalnik
    ženska, žena; ženski spol (ženske); ljubica; metresa; soproga, žena; sobarica, postrežnica; ženska čud (narava), ženska čustva; moški z ženskimi lastnostmi, "baba"

    the woman figurativno ženska, tipično žensko
    woman's man ženskar
    woman's reason ženska logika
    woman of the world svetska, svetovnjaška ženska; izkušena ženska
    woman of all works ženska (deklè) za vsa dela
    born of woman od ženske rojen (umrljiv)
    woman's wit ženska intuicija
    the scarlet woman figurativno poganski Rim, papeški Rim; posvetni duh
    single woman samostojna ženska; (stara) devica
    an old woman starka
    it's the woman in her to je žensko(st) v njej (kar je ženskega v njej)
    there's a woman in it za tem tiči (kaka) ženska, tu ima ženska prste vmes
    to make an honest woman of vzeti (zapeljano dekle) za ženo
    to play the woman biti rahločuten ali plah (boječ), pokazati strah (bojazen), jokati, cmeriti se
    there is too much of the woman in him preveč je ženskega v njem

    2. pridevnik
    ženski

    woman artist umetnica
    woman friend prijateljica
    woman doctor zdravnica
    woman student študentka
    woman suffrage ženska volilna pravica
    woman hater sovražnik žensk
    woman servant služkinja
  • wonder2 [wʌ́ndə] neprehodni glagol
    (za)čuditi se (at, about s.th. čemu)
    razmišljati (o čem), hoteti vedeti, biti radoveden, spraševati se

    I wondered about this to mi je padlo v oči
    I wonder what time it is koliko utegne biti ura? bogve koliko je ura?
    I don't wonder at it to me ne preseneča
    that's not to be wondered at ni se čemu čuditi
    I wonder why rad bi vedel zakaj
    Oh! I just wondered! O, nič! kar takó, samo vpraševal sem se
    I wonder who said it rad bi vedel (sprašujem se, bogve), kdo je to rekel
    Is that true? -- I wonder. Je to res? -- Bogve.
    I wonder at you čudim se ti (vam)
    I wondered about his knowledge čudil sem se njegovemu znanju
    well, I wonder no, ne vem (prav)
    I have often wondered what would happen if... često sem se spraševal, kaj bi se zgodilo, če...
  • worst1 [wə:st]

    1. pridevnik
    najslabši, najhujši

    the two worst pupils oba najslabša učenca
    and, which is worst in kar je najhujše
    the worst way ameriško, pogovorno kar najhujše, kar najbolj, strašno
    I want it the worst way nujno to potrebujem

    2. prislov
    najslabše, najhujše

    the worst-paid najslabše plačani, -na
  • worth1 [wə:ɵ] pridevnik
    vreden; veljaven

    for all one is worth pogovorno kolikor kdo (z)more, po najboljših močeh
    worth doing vreden, da se naredi
    not worth reading nevreden branja
    what is he worth? kolikšno premoženje ima?
    he is worth a million on je milijonar
    he is worth £ 1000 a year on ima 1000 funtov dohodkov na leto
    worth the money (price) vreden denarja (cene), ne predrag
    not worth a curse (ali a damn; ali a penny) piškavega groša (prebite pare) ne vreden
    worth the trouble vreden truda
    worth mentioning omembe vreden
    to be worth it; pogovorno, to be worth while biti vreden truda, izplačati se
    the game is not worth the candle ta stvar se ne izplača
    it is not worth much to ni drago
    to be not worth one's salt nič ne biti vreden, biti popolnoma brez vrednosti
    take it for what it is worth vzemi to táko, kot je
    I tell you the news for what it is worth povem vam novico brez vsakega jamstva (kot sem jo pač slišal)
    he pulled for all he was worth vlekel je, kar je le mogel (na vso moč)
    we worked hard but it was worth it trdo smo delali, a se je izplačalo
  • wreck1 [rek] samostalnik
    na obalo vrženi predmeti, naplavine (z morja); razbitine ladje; zapuščena, razbita, nasedla ladja; brodolom
    figurativno propadel človek
    figurativno razvalina
    figurativno propad, uničenje, razrušenje
    množina bedni ostanki, razbitki, podrtine

    the wreck of the carriage razbitine vagona
    he is (the) mere wreck of his former self on je le še senca tega, kar je bil prej
    the wreck of my hopes propad mojih upov
    to go to wreck (and ruin) propasti
    to save one's fortune from wreck rešiti svoje premoženje pred propadom
    the beach was strewn with wrecks obala je bila posuta z naplavljenimi razbitinami ladij
    he perished in the wreck of "Titanic" izgubil je življenje v brodolomu Titanica
  • yak2 [j æk]

    1. samostalnik
    čvekanje, blebetanje, brbljanje; (neprestano) govorjenje
    ameriško smeh, smejanje; dovtip

    2. neprehodni glagol
    neprestano govoriti, brbljati

    she yakked on endlessly about her operation kar naprej, brez konca in kraja je govorila o svoji operaciji
  • yours [jɔ:z, júəz, jəz] zaimek

    1.
    vaš, Vaš; tvoj

    2.
    tvoji, vaši, Vaši (ljudje, svojci)

    3. trgovina
    Vaš(cenjeni) dopis

    this is yours to je tvoje (vaše, Vaše)
    my brother and yours moj in vaš brat
    a friend of yours neki tvoj (vaš, Vaš) prijatelj
    that hat of yours tisti tvoj klobuk
    what is mine is yours kar je moje, je tvoje
    what's yours? pogovorno kaj boš (boste) pil(i)?
    ever yours vedno tvoj(a), Vaš(a)
    yours respectfully, yours faithfully, yours sincerely, yours truly z odličnim spoštovanjem, Vaš vdani (konec pisma)
    you and yours ti in tvoji
    yours of the 10th inst. Vaš dopis od 10. t. m.
    yours of the 3rd is in hand prejeli smo Vaš dopis (Vaše pismo) z dne 3. t. m.
  • 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
  • zádnji last; final; ultimate; rear; posterior, back; latter, lattermost

    zádnji del the hindpart, the backside, (ladje) stern
    zádnji del hiše the back of the house
    moj zádnji (najvišji) cilj my ultimate goal
    zádnja četa rearguard
    zádnji del telesa posterior
    zádnja (zadajšnja) luč (pri vozilu) rear light
    zádnje tri ure the last three hours
    te zádnje tri dni (for) these three days
    v zádnjem času latterly
    zádnje čase recently
    v zádnjih dneh julija in the latter days of July
    zádnja leta življenja the latter days of one's life
    v zádnjih izdihljajih at one's last gasp
    na vse zádnje after all, finally, at last
    (ta) zádnja leta, v (teh) zádnjih letih in recent years, arhaično of late years
    prav do zádnjega to the very last
    do zádnjega moža to the last man
    zádnje noge hind legs pl
    zádnji, a ne najmanj važen last but not least
    to je zádnje, kar se lahko zgodi this is the last thing one would expect to happen
    zádnja leta sem jo zelo redko videla I have seen very little of her these last (ali in recent) years
    prišel je (kot) zádnji he was the last to come
    upati do zádnjega to hope to the last
    to so zádnja poročila this is the latest news (ali stop-press news)
    ležati v zádnjih izdihljajih to be at the last gasp
    zabaviščni lokali so bili zasedeni do zádnjega prostora the places of entertainment were crowded to the doors
    izkazati komu zádnjo čast to attend someone's funeral
  • zakléti (zakolnem) to curse, to swear (at), to spit out an oath

    zakléti se to swear (by), to vow
    zaklel se je, da se bo maščeval za žalitev he vowed to avenge the insult
    zaklel sem se, da ne bom več kadil, pil I've sworn off tobacco, drink
    zakléti se pri vsem, kar je svetega to swear by all that's holy (ali sacred)
  • zamujèn lost; missed

    kar je odloženo, še ni zamujèno all is not lost that is deferred
  • zanímanje interest (za in); (za zabavo) hobby

    živo zanímanje lively interest
    ima zanímanje za vse, kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees
    izgubiti vse zanímanje za... to lose all interest in...
    pokazati zanímanje za to take an interest in
    zbuditi pri kom zanímanje za... to excite someone's interest in..., to interest someone in...
    zbujati splošno zanímanje to arouse public interest
  • zanímati to interest (koga someone), to be of interest (to someone), to be interesting (to someone)

    to me ne zanima I am not interested in it, it has no interest for me, this is of no interest to me
    zanimalo te bo zvedeti, da... if will be interesting for you to know that...
    zanímati se za... to be interested in, to take an interest in, to have an interest in, to interest oneself in
    zelo se zanimam za glasbo I take a great interest in music
    njega zanima vse (zanima se za vse), kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees