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izúriti to train, to drill; to practise, ZDA to practice

izúriti psa, da prosi to train a dog to beg
izúriti se v to practise at, to acquire (ali to gain) skill (ali practice) in, to train oneself, to learn by practice (ali drill ali routine)

izvéžbati to train, to exercise, to drill; to practise (ZDA to practice) (v in)

izvéžbati psa, da prosi to train a dog to beg
izvéžbati se to acquire skill (ali practice) (v in), to train (oneself), to exercise, to practise, to earn by practice (ali by drill, by routine)

jéča (zgradba) jail, prison, gaol; (zapor) imprisonment, arrest, custody, detention, incarceration, committal to prison; (na policiji) custody, confinement, giving in charge

grajska, podzemeljska jéča dungeon
vojaška jéča detention barracks pl, VB žargon glasshouse
stroga jéča close arrest; (zaprt)
v jéči in custody, imprisoned, incarcerated
oseba, ki je pogosto v jéči pogovorno jailbird
(po)beg iz jéče breakout, escape from jail, jailbreak, (nasilna osvoboditev) jail delivery
ubežnik iz jéče jailbreaker
biti, sedeti v jéči to be in prison, pogovorno to pick oakum, to do time, žargon to do bird
bil, sedel je v jéči pogovorno he has done time
izpustiti iz jéče to release
izpustiti iz jéče proti jamstvu (kavciji) to release someone from prison on bail
bil je obsojen na tri mesece (pol leta) jéče he was sentenced to three months' (six months') imprisonment, ali pogovorno to a three (six) months' stretch
obsoditi na dosmrtno jéčo to sentence someone to prison for life, to give someone a life sentence
vreči v jéčo to throw someone in gaol, to imprison
on bo končal v jéči he'll wind up in prison
vtakniti v jéčo to put (ali to clap) in prison, to send to prison, to commit to prison, to imprison
zapreti v jéčo to jail, to take into custody, to imprison, to incarcerate

kakó how; in what way

kakó to? how so?
kakó lepó! how beautiful!
kakó daleč? how far?
kakó to, da... how comes it that..., how come that...
kakó vraga... how the deuce..., how the devil..., how the dickens...?
kakó, prosim? I beg your pardon, pogovorno pardon?; what was that?, what did you say?
kakó se počutiš? how do you feel?
kakó stara je? how old is she?
kakó dolgo ste že v Ljubljani? how long have you been in Ljubljana?
kakó je z vstopnicami? what about the tickets?
kakó lepo jutro! what a lovely morning!
kakó sem vesel, da te vidim! how pleased I am to see you!
kakó je nesrečna! how unhappy she is!
kakó mu je ime? what is his name?
kakó imenujete to (rečete temu) po angleško (v angleščini)? what do you call this in English?
kakó to, da si še vedno tu? how is it you're still here?
ne razumem, kakó je to možno I do not understand how this can be
nihče ne ve kakó mu je uspelo no one knows how he has done
kakó vendar... how on earth...
pa še kakó! and how
Se lahko poslužim vašega telefona? - Kako, da ne! May I use your telephone? - Why, yes! of course!

kapitál capital; fund (s pl); (glavnica) principal

kapitál in obresti principal and interest
kapitál delniške družbe stock
angažiran kapitál tied-up capital
mrtev kapitál dead (ali locked up) capital, idle funds pl, unapplied funds pl, unproductive capital
naloženi kapitál invested capital
prosti kapitál unemployed capital
obratni kapitál circulating (ali floating, working, operating) capital
razpoložljivi kapitál available funds pl
vplačani, efektivni kapitál paid-in capital
začetni kapitál initial capital
beg kapitála exodus (ali flight) of capital
naložba, investicija kapitála investment
pomanjkanje kapitála shortage of capital
potreba po kapitálu want of funds, capital requirement, demand for money
povečanje kapitála increase of capital
dotok kapitála influx of capital
stiska za kapitál financial stringency, lack of capital
delati, kovati kapitál iz to make capital out of; to profit by
naložiti kapitál to invest capital
priskrbeti kapitál to raise capital

koléno anatomija knee; (reke, ceste, poti) bend; tehnika angle; vojska salient; (rod, poreklo) descent, origin, generation, stock, lineage, family, race, birth, house

do kolen knee-deep, knee-high
do kolen globoko v knee-deep in
klečé na kolénih on bended knees
bratranec v prvem (drugem) kolénu cousin once (twice) removed
hlače do kolén kneebreeches pl
nogavice do kolén knee-length stockings pl
pregibanje koléna genuflection
vnetje koléna gonitis
zaščitni ovoj za koléno kneecap, kneepad, knee-guard
šibak v kolénih weak-kneed
biti na kolénih to be on one's knees
odrgniti si koléna to graze (ali to skin) one's knees
na kolénih prositi za kaj to beg for something on one's bended knees
prositi koga na kolénih to implore (ali to supplicate) someone on bended knee
iti, spustiti se, pasti na koléna to go down (ali to fall) on one's knees (pred kom before someone)
ne pride mu niti do kolén (figurativno) he can't hold a candle to him, pogovorno he's not a patch on him
spraviti koga na koléna to force someone to his knees; to bring someone (down) to his knees
po kolénih se udariti to slap one's knees
upogniti koléno to bend the knee
koléna se mu tresejo (figurativno) he shakes in his shoes
zlomiti kaj na (svojih) kolénih to break something on one's knees
suniti s kolénom to knee

masóven massive; mass

masóven beg mass flight
masóven artikel article made in bulk
masóvna demonstracija mass demonstration
masóvna brezposelnost mass unemployment
masóvne aretacije wholesale arrests pl
masóven napad massed attack, massive raid
masóvno zborovanje mass meeting, ZDA rally
masóven grob mass grave
masóvno izprtje (delavcev) general lockout
masóvna proizvodnja mass production, production in bulk
masóven odskok s padalom vojska mass parachute jump
masóven pokol general massacre; butchery
masóvna poraba consumption in bulk
masóvno razdejanje mass destruction
masóvna stavka general strike
masóven (glavni) proizvod staple product, mass-produced article

méniti to mean; to think; to opine; to be of opinion; to believe

jaz menim drugače I think otherwise, I don't agree, I beg to differ
kaj menite, bi pili skodelico čaja? what do you say to a cup of tea?
méniti se (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with), to converse (with someone on some topic)
méniti se za kaj to give (ali to pay) heed to, to heed something, to care about something
ne menite se za to! don't bother, don't trouble (yourself) about it!
ne se méniti za kaj to take no notice of something, to show no interest in something
ne menim se za govorice ljudi I don't bother (ali mind) what people say
ne se méniti za nevarnost to disregard (ali to ignore) danger

milodár alms

dajanje milodárov charity; donations pl
dati komu milodár to give someone alms, to give someone charity
prositi za milodár to ask (ali beg) for alms, to ask for charity
živeti od milodárov to live on charity

mísliti to think (na of, o about); to believe; (premišljevati) to cogitate (o upon) to reflect (o upon), to meditate

logično mísliti to reason (o about, on); (natančno, skrbno pretehtati) to deliberate; (meniti, domnevati) to mean, to suppose; ZDA to guess, to reckon; (biti mnenja) to be of the opinion; (predstavljati si) to imagine, to fancy, to conceive, to envisage, to realize; (upoštevati) to consider, to contemplate; (nameravati) to intend, ZDA to figure
mislim da I think so, I suppose so, I should think so
mislim da ne I don't think so
mislim, da imate prav I dare say you are right
ne morem si mísliti, da... I cannot imagine that...
na to ni mísliti it's not to be thought of; that is out of the question
to mi da mísliti this sets me thinking, this gives me food for thought, this makes me ponder
kaj misliš o tem? what is your opinion about it?, what's your idea?
povem, kar mislim I speak my mind
mislim si svoje I have my own idea (ali ideas)
mislili bomo na to we shall think of it, we shall not forget it
na kaj (na koga) misliš? what (whom) are you thinking of?
ni mísliti, da... it is not to be supposed that...
ona dobro misli (hoče, namerava) she means well, her intentions are good
ne misli več na to! don't give it another thought!, forget about it!
oni dobro mislijo o tebi they think well of you, they have a good opinion of you
nemogoče si je mísliti, da... it is unthinkable that...
kaj misliš storiti? what do you intend to do?
kaj pa misliš! what are you thinking of?
misli name! remember me!
to sem si mislil I thought so, I thought as much
tega si ne bi mislil od tebe I wouldn't have expected that from you, I am surprised at you
mísliti pri sebi to think to oneself
to si lahko mislim I can well imagine (that)
on misli le nase he only thinks of himself (ali pogovorno number one)
človek bi mislil, da... anyone (ali one) would think that...
mislim, da ne bo prišel I do not think he will come
jaz mislim drugače I don't agree, I beg to differ
kdo pa mislite, da sem jaz? who (ali arhaično whom) do you take me for?
mislite si, kar hočete! you may think what you like!
kdo bi si bil to mislil! who would have thought it!
o njem mislijo, da je bogat he is thought (ali supposed) to be rich
takó se splošno misli that is the current opinion
mislim, da je stara 30 let I imagine (ali I guess) she is (ali must be) thirty
mísliti s svojo glavo to do some indepenedent thinking
še v sanjah ne mislim nothing is further from my mind
javnost misli the public feeling is...
ne mislim nič hudega I mean no harm
menda ne misliš, da... you don't suppose that...?
ne bi si bil mislil, da so tako pošteni I would not have credited them with so much honesty
tega ne misliš zares (resno)? you don't mean it?, surely you can't be serious?
mislimo vse najbolje o tvojem prijatelju we hold your friend in the highest esteem
ona misli le na svojo zabavo she thinks of nothing but her own pleasure
takó jaz ne mislim that's not my way of thinking
glasno mísliti to think aloud, to think out loud

možgáni brain, brains pl; intelligence

mali možgáni little (ali hinder) brain, cerebellum
beg možgánov (figurativno) brain drain
pretres možgánov concussion of the brain
mehčanje možgánov softening of the brain
vnetje možgánov brain fever
telečji možgáni z jajcem calf's brains with egg
on je brez možgánov (figurativno) he is addlebrained, addlepated
on ima glavo brez možgánov he is a brainless (ali a hare-brained) fellow
napenjati možgáne to rack (ali to busy, to cudgel) one's brain
prati komu možgáne (figurativno) to brainwash someone
elektronski možgáni electronic brain
pranje možgánov brainwashing

oprostíti to excuse, to pardon, to forgive; (česa) to exempt (from), to dispense (izpita with an exam); (na sodišču) to acquit; (iz zapora) to release, to set free, to free; (obveznosti) to release; (osvoboditi) to deliver (from), to rid (of), to absolve (from); (spregledati) to condone

oprosti! pardon me!
oprostite, prosim! I beg your pardon, I am sorry, excuse me, Sir (Madam)!
oprosti, da to rečem! pardon my saying so!
oprostili so mi ono pismo I was forgiven that letter
oprostíti koga zaradi pomanjkanja dokazov to give someone the benefit of the doubt
oprostite, da vam nisem takoj odgovoril I must apologize for not having replied at once
oprostíti se to excuse someone, to apologize
oprostite besedi! (opravičilo za nespodobno besedo) saving your presence!

oproščênje ➞ oprostitev, pardon

prosim oproščênja I beg your pardon, I apologize, I am sorry

pardon¹ [pa:dn] samostalnik
oprostitev, odpuščanje (for za)
pravno pomilostitev
cerkev odpustek

pravno general pardon splošna amnestija
to beg (ali ask) s.o.'s pardon prositi koga za odpuščanje
(I) beg your pardon oprosti, prosim
(I beg your) pardon? prosim?, kaj si rekel?

pardón pardon; forgiveness

pardón! pardon!, sorry!, (I) beg your pardon!
pardón, da to rečem pardon my saying so
pardón, toda vi sami ste rekli to excuse me, but it was you who said so

pomilostítev amnesty; pardon; reprieve

splošna pomilostítev general amnesty (ali pardon)
prošnja za pomilostítev petition for clemency
zakon o pomilostítvi act of grace
odbor za pomilostítve parole board
prositi za pomilostítev to beg for clemency

predlágati to propose (koga za someone for); to suggest; to move; to propound (komu to someone); (v odobritev, presojo) to submit

čast mi je predlágati, da... I beg to move that...
predlágati zdravico to propose a toast, to propose someone's health
predlagam, da sprejmemo njegovo ponudbo I suggest that we should accept his offer
predlágati zakon to introduce a bill
predlágati nezaupnico to table a motion of noconfidence

put to prehodni glagol
zapreči (konja v voz); pripreči lokomotivo
narečno zapreti vrata (put the door to)
spraviti v gotov položaj

to put to bed spraviti v posteljo
to put to flight spraviti v beg
to put to rights spraviti v red
to put to shame osramotiti
to put to silence utišati
to put to sleep uspavati
to put to torture mučiti
to put to use uporabiti
to put to the test preizkusiti
to put to the vote dati na glasovanje

question¹ [kwésčən] samostalnik
vprašanje; (sporno) vprašanje, problem (the Negro question črnsko vprašanje)
zadeva, stvar (only a question of time samo stvar časa)
dvom
pravno preiskava, zasliševanje
parlament predlog (dan na glasovanje), interpelacija

parlament question! k zadevi! (vzklik govorniku)
parlament to put the question dati na glasovanje
pravno question of law pravno vprašanje
pravno leading question sugestivno vprašanje
zgodovina, pravno to put s.o. to the question zasliševati, mučiti koga
the question does not arise vprašanje je brez pomena
to beg the question narediti prenagljen sklep, predpostavljati
beside the question neprikladen, nevažen
beyond (ali past) question nedvomno, nesporno
a burning question pereče vprašanje
question of the day problem dneva
to call in question spodbijati, dvomiti
to come into question priti v pretres, postati važno
in question omenjen, za katerega gre
to make no question of ne dvomiti o čem
out of the question nemogoče, ne pride v poštev
an open question odprto vprašanje
to pop the question prositi za roko
to put a question to s.o. vprašati koga kaj
to raise a question staviti vprašanje
to shoot questions at obsipati koga s vprašanji
the point in question sporno vprašanje
what is the question? za kaj gre?

resource [risɔ́:s] samostalnik
vir (sredstev); pripomoček, pomožno sredstvo; zatočišče, izhod
množina denarna sredstva, dohodki; bogastvo
ekonomija, ameriško aktiva; oddih, razvedrilo, zabava; spretnost; okretnost, talent, dar, sposobnost, iznajdljivost, trik, umetnija

without resource brezizhoden, brezupen, brez rešitve
a man of resources človek, ki si zna pomagati, iznajdljiv človek
natural resources naravna bogastva
I find reading a great resource branje mi je v veliko razvedrilo
flight was my only resource beg je bil moja edina rešitev
he was thrown on (was left to) his own resource bil je prepuščen samemu sebi
it is our last resource to je naše zadnje zatočišče
my last resource was... ni mi preostalo nič drugega, kot da...