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izréči to utter, to say, (do konca) to speak out, to have one's say; to finish (a word, a sentence); (izgovoriti) to pronounce, to articulate, to express, to word, to sound; (izjaviti) to state, to declare, to profess

izréči besedo to utter a word
izréči napitnico, zdravico to propose a toast, to toast
izréči laž to utter a lie
izréči mnenje to advance an opinion
izréči obsodbo to pass (ali to pronounce) sentence (ali judgment) on, to find guilty
ne da se izréči it is unutterable
izréči prekletstvo nad to pronounce a curse upon
ne se izréči (figurativno biti pol ptič pol miš) to sit on the hedge

izrézan cut out; cut up; (ženska obleka pod vratom) low-necked

on je izrézan oče (figurativno) he is the very spit and image of his father, he is the spitting image of his father

iztêči to run out (ali away); to flow out (ali away); to leak out; to be discharged; to stop running

iztêči se to elapse, to glide away; to come to an end; to turn out; (zapasti) to become (ali to fall) due, to reach its term; (ura) to run down; (rok) to run out, to expire; (končati se) to terminate, to go by, to pass away
čas se je iztekel time is up
drugače se iztêči to prove otherwise
polici se je rok veljavnosti iztekel the policy has lapsed
vino je izteklo iz soda skozi razpoko the wine has leaked out of the cask through a crack
ura se je iztekla the watch had run down
vse se bo dobro izteklo it will all turn (ali come) out right (in the end)
zadeva se je dobro, v redu iztekla the affair turned out all right

izvédeti to learn, to hear, to come to know, to get to know, to be informed, to understand; (odkriti) to find out, to discover

izvédeti o čem to find out about something
izvédeti iz zanesljivega vira to learn from a reliable (ali good) source
pravkar smo izvedeli, da je umrl we have just heard he is dead
če se to izve if it comes to be known

ízven (zunaj) out of; without; outside of

ízven mesta out of town, outside the town
ízven uradnih ur out of office hours
bolnik je ízven nevarnosti the patient is out of danger
ízven dosega out of reach
ízven vsakega dvoma beyond all doubt

izvòr origin; source; root; (osebe) birth, extraction

izvòr besede the origin (ali derivation) of a word
imeti izvòr to originate
izvòr Baskov ni znan the origin of the Basque race is unknown
nihče ne pozna izvòra njegovega premoženja no one knows the source of his wealth
treba je najti izvòr zla the source of the evil must be discovered
imeti svoj izvòr v to owe one's origin (ali birth) to..., to derive one's origin from...

izvŕsten excellent; first-class, first-rate; superior, žargon super; capital; surpassing; prime; (izbran) exquisite, choice, foremost

izvŕsten strelec a crack shot
v tem je on izvŕsten that is his strong point

jábolko apple

Adamovo jábolko anatomija Adam's apple
zimska jábolka pl winter apples pl
gnilo jábolko rotten apple
jábolko spora apple of discord
granatno jábolko pomegranate
rajsko jábolko tomato
ugrizniti v kislo jábolko (figurativno) to swallow a bitter pill, to grasp the nettle
jábolko ne pade daleč od drevesa like father, like son; he is a chip off the old block

jack¹, Jack [džæk] samostalnik
domačno John; priložnostni delavec, dninar, sluga, hlapec; preprostež, poprečnež; mornar, pomorščak
britanska angleščina balinec
navtika zastavica na krmi
vojska, arhaično vojaški (usnjen) jopič brez rokavov
karte fant
elektrika vtičnica; dvigalo (za avtomobile), škripec; priprava za obračanje ražnja; koza za žaganje
ameriško osel
zoologija samec nekaterih živali; mlada ščuka; usnjena čutarica
ameriško ponev s smolo (za nočni lov in ribolov)
sleng denar

navtika pilot's jack pilotska zastavica
before one could say Jack Robinson takoj, kot bi trenil
every man jack vsakdo, vsi
Jack is as good as his master delavec velja prav toliko kot gospodar; če je gospodar dober, je tudi delavec
Jack and Gill fant in dekle
a good Jack makes a good Gill kakršen mož, takšna žena
car jack dvigalo za avtomobile
lifting jack dvigalo
roasting jack raženj
steeple jack popravljavec zvonikov
Union Jack angleška zastava
yellow jack rumena mrzlica
cheap jack kramar, sejmar
Jack of all trades vseznal

jádro sail

s polnimi jádri in full sail
glavno jádro mainsail, main course
sprednje jádro foresail
z razpetimi jádri all sails set
pluti z razpetimi jádri to sail under canvas
razpeti jádro to set (ali to make) sail
razpeti vsa jádra to spread all canvas, to crowd sail
naravnati jádra po vetru to trim one's sails to the winds
treba je obračati jádra po vetru one must trim one's sails according to the wind
ladja ima razpeta jádra the ship is under canvas
razviti jádro to unfurl sail
spustiti jádro to lower (ali to strike) sail
zmanjšati jádro to shorten sail, to reef sail
zviti jádro to furl (ali to take in) sail
hitro razpeti jádro to clap on sail

jáhati to ride, to go on horseback

jáhati v koraku to pace
jáhati v drncu to trot
jáhati v diru to gallop
on dobro jaha he rides well
deček je jahal na očetovem kolenu the boy was riding on his father's knee
jáhati na sprehod to take a ride on horseback
jáhati konja to ride a horse
jáhati na čem (figurativno) to insist on, to make a point of, to be a stickler for
ta častnik jaha na disciplini (figurativno) that officer is a stickler for discipline
jáhati na formalnostih (figurativno) to stand on ceremony
ne jahaj vedno na tem! (figurativno) don't rub it in!
jáhati koga (figurativno) to sit upon someone

jájce egg; anatomija testicle

mehko kuhano jájce sofboiled (ali gently boiled) egg
trdo kuhano jájce hard-boiled egg
gnilo jájce rotten (ali addled) egg
ocvrto jájce fried egg
sveže jájce fresh egg, newlaid egg
surovo jájce raw egg
skrknjeno jájce poached egg
staro jájce stale egg
umešana jájca scrambled eggs
nadevano jájce stuffed boiled egg
jájci na toastu žargon Adam and Eve on a raft
jájce v prahu powdered egg
iskati dlako v jájcu (figurativno) to split hairs
hoditi kot po jájcih (zelo oprezno) to tread warily
leči jájca to lay eggs
slična sta si kot jájce jájcu they are as like as two peas
podoben ti je kot jájce jájcu he is the dead spit and image or you
izleči se iz jájca to be hatched; to hatch
obmetavati koga z gnilimi jájci to throw rotten eggs at someone, to pelt someone with rotten eggs

jásen (veder) unclouded, serene, unobscured, fair, sunny; (očiten) evident, obvious, manifest; (viden) clear, conspicuous; (svetel) luminous, bright, shining, light; (razumljiv) intelligible, easily understood; (nedvomen) indubitable, unmistakable, not to be mistaken, leaving no doubt; (nedvoumen) unequivocal, unambiguous; (izrečen) explicit; (točen) precise, exact; (barva) light, light-coloured; (slog, stil) clear, lucid; (samoumeven) self-evident

jásno in jedrnato izraziti to express tersely and neatly
jásen kot beli dan self-evident, as clear as daylight (ali arhaično as noonday), as clear as crystal, as plain as a pikestaff, as plain as the nose on your face, as plain as the palm of your hand
nebo je jásno the sky is clear
to je jásno that's clear, that's flat
kot strela z jásnega out of the blue
strela z jásnega a bolt from the blue
ni mi čisto jásno it is not quite clear to me
nisem si na jásnem o tem I am not (quite) clear about it
sem jásen? do I make myself clear?, have I made myself plain on that point?
jásno govoriti to speak clearly
jásno se izraziti to make it clear
jásno se odražati na obzorju to show clear on the horizon
priti na jásno (figurativno) to clear up, to settle (o čem something)
postalo nam je jásno it dawned on us
to je popolnoma jásno (figurativno) it's perfectly obvious

jáven public; (vsem dostopen) open to all; accessible, common, known to all; used by all; not secret, not underhand

jávna dela public works pl
program jávnih del public works programme
minister jávnih del minister of public works
jávna dela za zaposlitev brezposelnih relief works pl
jávna dražba public auction
jávni blagor common (ali public) weal, general (ali public) welfare
jávni delavec someone active in public life
jávna hiša (licensed) brothel, arhaično bawdy house
jávna knjižnica public library
jávna kuhinja za brezposelne public kitchen
jávno mnenje public opinion
jáven park public gardens pl
jávna pot, cesta open road
jávno poslopje public building
jávna (raz)prodaja public sale
jávno obveščanje public information
jávno pooblastilo public authority
jávno pravo public law
jávni razglas public notice
jávni red public order
jáven protest public protest
jávna predavanja lectures pl open to the public
jávna (državna) služba public service
jáven škandal scandal
jávno stranišče public convenience, toilet
jávni telovadni nastop gymnastic display
jávni tožilec public prosecutor
jávno tožilstvo office of the public prosecutor
jávna zdravstvena služba public health service
jávno življenje public life
to je jávna tajnost that is an open secret
biti v središču jávnega življenja to be in the public eye

jávkati to wail, to whine, to moan, to lament (nad over, for); to complain

vedno javka o svoji nesreči she is always bewailing her misfortunes
jávkati od bolečine to whimper with pain

jávnost public

v jávnosti, za jávnost publicly
pred jávnostjo before the public
stik z jávnostjo public relations pl
obrniti se na jávnost to appeal to the public
izključiti jávnost pravo to exclude the public
jávnost se ne pusti prevarati s takimi obljubami the public is not (ali are not) to be deceived by such promises
prinesti v jávnost to bring before the public
priti v jávnost to become known
zasedati ob izključitvi jávnosti to meet behind closed doors (ali pravo in camera)

jáz I; (rabljen kot samostalnik) ego, self

jáz na primer... I for one
jáz sam myself
to sem jáz it is I, pogovorno it's me
on in jáz sva velika prijatelja he and I are close friends
ti to veš tako dobro kot jáz you know this as well as I do
on tega ne verjame in jáz tudi ne he does not believe it and neither do I (ali nor do I)
jáz, ki sem to videl... as one who saw it, I...
kult jáza egoism
drugi jáz second self
preveč misli na svoj jáz he thinks too much of self
on je moj drugi jáz he is my other self

jealous [džéləs] pridevnik (jealously prislov)
ljubosumen (of na)
zavisten (of)
nezaupljiv (of do)
prizadeven

she is jealous of his success zavida mu uspeh

jedáča food; pogovorno grub, eats pl; eating, foodstuff

jedáča in pijača eating and drinking; meat and drink
to je dobra jedáča this is very good eating

jegúlja zoologija eel

osti za lov na jegúlje eel spear
vrša za jegúlje eel basket, buck
lov na jegúlje eel fishing
gladek kot jegúlja (as) slippery as an eel
je prava jegúlja he is as slippery as an eel