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izbírčen finical, finicky; fastidious; particular (v in, on, about); pogovorno choosey, choosy; (v jedi) squeamish; hard to please; discriminating; dainty (in one's choice); overnice

zelo je izbírčen glede hrane he is very particular about his food, he is very particular (as to) what he eats
izbírčna je glede obleke she is particular about her dress
reveži ne smejo biti izbírčni beggars can't be choosers
biti izbírčen v spoprijateljevanju to choose one's friends carefully

izbóljšati to improve; to make better; to mend; to ameliorate

to stvari ne bo izboljšalo this will not mend matters
izbóljšati se to improve, to mend, to ameliorate, to alter for the better
njegovo zdravje se je izboljšalo his health has improved
moglo bi se izbóljšati there is room for improvement

izdájati ➞ izdati

moči me izdajajo (figurativno) my strength is failing (ali letting me down), (zaradi bolezni) I am getting weaker, I am near exhaustion (ali breakdown)
oči ga izdajajo, da je lopov arhaično his eyes argue him to be a knave
izdájati se za to pose as (umetnika an artist); to pretend to be
izdaja se za zdravnika he purports to be a doctor

izdihljáj expiration; breathing out; breath

v zadnjih izdihljájih je he is at his last gasp

izdíhniti to exhale; to expire; (umreti) to die, to expire, to give up the ghost, to breathe one's last (breath), to stop breathing; to perish

kmalu bo izdihnil he is at the point of death, he is at his last gasp

izdivjáti se to stop raging, to calm down; (vihar) to abate, to die down; (otroci) to romp; figurativno to sow one's wild oats, (iznoreti se) to have one's fling

vihar se je izdivjal the storm has spent its fury, the storm is spent
izdivjal se je (o osebi) he has got over his bad temper, his rage is spent

izglèd (zunanjost) appearance, look, aspect; (upanje) prospect (s pl), chance; expectation

dobri izglèdi good prospects (ali chances)
slabi izglèdi slender chances, bleak prospects
ima dobre izglède za službo he has a good chance of getting the post (ali job)
izglèdi niso sijajni the outlook is not too bright
izglèdi so enaki ničli the chances are nil
izglèdi so vse prej kot rožnati prospects are anything but rosy
nima izglèdov za uspeh he has no chance (ali not a chance, not a hope) of success
pokvariti si izglède to spoil one's chances

izgoréti to burn away (ali down ali out); to be burnt down; to be consumed by fire

sveča je izgorela the candle is burnt out

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

izhájati (časopis) to be published (ali issued ali brought out), to come out; (posledica) to arise, to result from; to originate in; to spring up (from, out of); to ensue, to proceed from; to derive (iz from)

iz tega izhaja, da... hence it follows (ali ensues) that...
ne morem izhájati (z denarjem) I cannot make both ends meet
z njim ni mogoče izhájati there is no living (ali dealing) with him
z njo dobro izhajamo we are on good terms with her, we are getting on well with her
časopis izhaja vsak dan the paper comes out every day

izhód exit; way out; egress; outlet; egression; opening; figurativno (možnost) resort

izhód v sili emergency exit
kot zadnji izhód (figurativno) in the last resort
izhód na morje outlet (ali egress) to the sea
ni drugega izhóda (figurativno) there is no other way (ali no choice)
napraviti izhód za dim to provide a vent (ali a vent-hole) for the smoke
videti izhód (figurativno možnost) to see a way out
ne vidim nobenega izhóda (figurativno) I am at my wit's end
to je položaj brez izhóda it is a deadlock (ali stalemate), pogovorno we're in a cleft stick, we're up a gum tree
sprejmem to le kot zadnji izhód I accept it only as a last resort

izíti to come out; (knjiga) to be published (ali issued ali brought out); to appear

pravkar izšlo just out, just come out, just published, fresh from the presses
kje je izšla knjiga? where was the book published?, where did the book come out?
izíti kot zmagovalec to emerge as victor, to come off victorious
knjiga je pravkar izšla the book is just out
izíti se to turn out
dobro (slabo) se izíti to turn out well (badly)
zadeva se bo v redu izšla it will come out all right in the end
izíti se drugače to prove otherwise

izjédati geologija to erode; to corrode

črvi izjedajo les the wood (ali timber) is (being) attacked by woodworm

izkljúčen exclusive; (izločen) eliminated; (dvom) excluded, precluded; (dijak iz šole) expelled from school, sent down

popolnoma izkljúčeno je it is out of the question; it is quite impossible
učenec je bil izkljúčen iz šole the pupil has been expelled from school

izkljúvati to peck out

vrana vrani oči ne izkljuje one crow does not peck out another crow's eye, there is honour among thieves

izmíšljen invented; fabricated; fictitious; trumped up; (brez osnove) unfounded, (lažen) false, untrue

zgodba je izmíšljena the story is made up

izpádati to fall out, to drop out; (biti izpuščen) to be omitted, (ne se vršiti) not to take place, vojska to sally (forth)

lasje mi izpadajo my hair is thinning

izpláčati to pay out (off, down)

izpláčati v gotovini to pay cash, to pay cash down; (dolg) to pay off, to settle; to square up with one's creditors; (stroške) to defray; (razliko) to balance; (menico v polnem) to honour a bill; to take up a bill; (povrniti) to refund, to repay, to compensate
izpláčati se (biti vreden truda) to pay (well); to prove (ali to be) profitable (ali remunerative); to be worth the trouble (ali one's while)
ki se izplača (rentabilen) rewarding
izplača se it pays, it is worth the money
komaj se izplača (iti) it's hardly worth while (going)
kmetu se izplača, da... it pays a farmer to (nedoločnik)
izplača se vedeti it is worth knowing
ne izplača se it doesn't pay, it is not worth while (ali the trouble)
to potovanje se izplača this journey is worth the money
ni se izplačalo (ni bilo vredno tolikšnega truda) the game wasn't worth the candle

izràz (beseda) expression, term, word; phrase, idiom, idiomatic expression

strokovni izràz technical term
zastarel izràz archaism
familiaren izràz colloquialism
neknjiževen izràz colloquialism, substandard form
francoski izràz (idiom) a French idiom, a gallicism
izràz v obrazu mien, air
brez izràza expressionless
besede, ki so izràz naših idej the words that we use to convey our ideas
imeti oči brez izràza to have lifeless eyes, to have a vacant look in one's eyes
priti do izràza v to find expression in
prejmite izràze mojih iskrenih čustev do Vas (v pismu) yours sincerely
da uporabim prav njegove izràze to use his own words
ona igra izvrstno, a brez izràza her execution is brilliant, but she lacks expression