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potrebováti to need; to require; to want; to necessitate; to be in need (kaj of something)

nujno potrebováti to need (ali to want) badly
potrebováti bolniško pomoč (oskrbo, nego) to require medical care
nujno potrebujem denar I need the money badly
imate vse, kar potrebujete? have you got all you require?
imam vse, kar potrebujem I have all I need
potreboval je dve uri, da je prepisal ono pismo he needed two hours to copy out that letter
koliko časa potrebuješ, da prideš na kolodvor? how long does it take you to get to the station?
potreboval sem pol ure, da sem prišel tja it took me half an hour to get there
precéj časa si potreboval za to you have been slow about it, that took you a long time

prispévati to contribute (k to); to subscribe

prispévati članke za časopis to contribute (articles) to a paper
koliko si prispeval za naš sklad? how much did you subscribe to our fund?
prispévati k stroškom to contribute to the costs, to share the costs

račún account; bill; reckoning; score; trgovina invoice; (za inozemstvo) indent; note, credit note, debit note; (fingiran) pro forma invoice; (izračunanje) calculation, calculus, computation; (proračun) estimate

diferencialni (integralni) račún differential (integral) calculus
poravnani račúni bills paid (ali settled)
depozitni račún deposit account
tekoči račún current account
zaključni račún final account
na račún on account
čisti račúni, dobri prijatelji short reckonings make long friends, even reckoning makes long friends
sklepni račún matematika the rule of three
polaganje račúnov rendering of accounts
pomota v račúnu miscalculation
natakar, (moj) račun, prosim! my bill please, waiter!
neporavnan, odprt račún unsettled, open account
skupni račún joint account
dal mi je nekaj na račún he has advanced me some money
ne delaj račúna brez krčmarja! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!, don't reckon without your host!, ZDA sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear!
imeti še račún s kom (figurativno) to have a rod in pickle for someone, to have a bone to pick with someone
imeti račún pri... to have an account with...
izravnati račún to balance (ali to square, to settle) an account
to mi ne gre v račún (figurativno) that isn't what I want, it doesn't suit me, that does not answer my purpose
ta runda (pijače) gre na moj račún this round is on me, this is my round (ali my treat), pogovorno I'm in the chair
kupiti na račún to buy on credit
pokvariti komu račúne (figurativno) to spike someone's guns
prenesti na nov račún to transfer to a new account
priti na svoj račún (figurativno) to come into one's own, to find one's costs repaid
odpreti račún to open an account
izstaviti, napraviti račún to make out a bill, to draw up an account
pregledati račúne to audit
poravnati, plačati račún to settle an account
plačati komu stare račúne to pay off old scores, to get even with someone
polagati račún o to account for, to give (ali to render) account of
krojač mi je poslal račún the tailor has sent me his bill
voditi račún o to kep an account of
vpisati, zabeležiti komu v račún to enter in someone's account
trgovati na svoj račún to trade on one's own account
vzeti v račún to take into account, to make allowance for
prekrižati komu račúne (figurativno) to upset someone's apple-cart
račúni se ne ujemajo the accounts don't balance
zahtevati račún za to demand an account of
zahtevati svoj račún to ask for one's account
koliko znaša moj račún? what does my bill amount to?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
živeti na račún svojih prijateljev to sponge on one's fiends
živeti na tuj račún biblija to eat the bread of idleness

right² [ráit] pridevnik
pravi, pravilen; desni; točen, korekten, avtentičen, resničen; pravičen, pošten; primeren, umesten; zakonit; zdrav; normalen
matematika pravi
politika ki pripada desnici, simpatizira s konservativno stranko
arhaično prem, raven (le v: right line premica, ravna črta)

at right angles pod pravimi koti, pravokotno
on the right hand side na desni (strani)
on the right side of 50 še ne 50 let star
on the right bank of the Sava na desnem bregu Save
in one's right mind pri pravi (zdravi) pameti
out of one's right mind, not right in one's head ne čisto pri pravi (pameti)
right back šport desni branilec
right angle pravi kot
right arm, right hand desna roka (tudi figurativno)
the right heir zakoniti dedič
the right man on the right place pravi človek na pravem mestu
right side prava stran, lice (blaga)
a right turn obrat na desno (za 90°)
the right way prava pot, pravi način
I feel all right again počutim se zopet čisto dobro
right oh! pogovorno v redu! prav! dobro! prav tako! točno! seveda! se strinjam!
right you are! tako je! prav imate!
all right! (vse) v redu! prav! nimam nič proti!
that's right! tako je! pravilno!
are you all right up there? ste dobro nameščeni tam gori?
are we on the right way? ali smo na pravi poti?
see if the brakes are all right poglej, če so zavore v redu
to be right imeti prav
I was quite right in supposing... čisto prav sem imel, ko sem domneval...
is he quite right in his head (mind, senses)? je on čisto pri pravi (pameti)?
he is his father's right hand on je očetova desna roka
he is one of the right sort pogovorno on je dečko na mestu
to be as right as rain (as ninepence, as a trivet, as nails) dobro se počutiti, biti zdrav ko riba; biti v najlepšem redu
all came right vse se je izvršilo, kot je bilo treba
have you got the right time? imate točen čas? veste, koliko je točna ura?
to get on the right side of s.o. pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebe
to get it right spraviti v red; pojasniti
I'll do him to rights dal mu bom, kar mu gre
to know the right people poznati prave ljudi, imeti (dobre) zveze
to put oneself right with s.o. opravičiti se pri kom
to put one's right hand to the work krepko se lotiti dela
to say the right thing najti pravo besedo
the solution is right rešitev je pravilna
I think it right that you should share the profits smatram za pravilno (pravično), da ste deležni dobička

scratch¹ [skræč]

1. samostalnik
praska, neznatna rana, ranica; praskanje, strganje; čečkarija, kar je napisano; startna črta (pri dirkah)
figurativno nič, ničla; prvi začetek
figurativno preizkušnja, dokaz poguma
množina, veterina mahovnica (konjska bolezen)

Old Scratch zlodej, vrag
up to scratch na višini
a scratch of the pen figurativno poteza s peresom
to be up to scratch figurativno biti v formi
to bring s.o. to the scratch figurativno postaviti koga pred odločitev
to bring s.o. up to the scratch figurativno spraviti koga v red
to come up to the scratch, to toe the scratch figurativno ne se izmikati, ne se plašiti, ne se izogibati, izpolniti pričakovanja, napraviti svojo dolžnost, ne se odtegniti (izmuzniti) svoji dolžnosti, pokazati se doraslega položaju, izkazati se
when it came to the scratch ko je prišlo do odločilnega trenutka
to start from scratch iz nič začeti
it is no great scratch to ni bogve koliko vredno

2. pridevnik
skrpan, nehomogen, sestavljen iz neenakih delov, (skupaj) zmašen, improviziran; slučajen, nenameravan; pester, pisan

scratch dinner hitro pripravljena, zmašena večerja
scratch crew hitro (iz vseh vetrov) sestavljeno moštvo
scratch paper konceptni papir

song [sɔŋ] samostalnik
pesem (za petje), petje; spev, pesem, pesnitev, poezija
figurativno malenkost

for an old song figurativno zelo poceni
song of a motor šum, brnenje motorja
no song, no supper figurativno za malo denarja, malo muzike, za (iz) nič ni nič
not worth an old song piškavega oreha ne vreden
folk song, traditional song ljudska (narodna) pesem
part song glasba pesem za več glasov
sacred song duhovna pesem
it's the same old song to je (vedno) ista stara pesem
to burst forth into song začeti (naglas) peti
to buy (to sell, to get) for a song (for a mere song) kupiti (prodati, dobiti) za skorjico kruha (zelo poceni, skoraj zastonj)
to change one's song ubrati drug ton (druge strune)
he gave me a song and dance about how busy he was pripovedoval mi je čuda o tem, koliko dela ima
to sing another song (a different song) drugo pesmico zapeti, figurativno spremeniti ton, ubrati druge strune
that's nothing to make a song about zaradi tega ni treba delati nobenega hrupa, to ni važno

stár old; aged; advanced in years; (starodaven) ancient; (postaran) elderly; (staromoden) old-fashioned, (zastarel) antiquated, rusty; (beseda) archaic, obsolescent, obsolete; (obrabljen) used, worn, (ponošen) wornout, threadbare; (fraza) hackneyed, trite, timeworn; exploded; (že rabljen) secondhand (pohištvo furniture); (kruh, pivo, novica, šala) stale

stári vek ancient times, antiquity
stár dovtip, vic old joke
stáro železo scrap iron, scrap
stár grešnik inveterate sinner
stár (izkušen) mornar (figurativno) old salt
stár (odslužen) vojak veteran
stári Rimljani the ancient Romans pl
stára obleka worn-out (ali cast-off) clothes pl
na stára leta in one's old age
v stárih časih in ancient (ali in former) times
stári oče, stára mati grandfather, grandmother
stáro in mlado young and old
stára šara junk, lumber
stár kot zemlja as old as the hills
srednje stár middle-aged
stár kot Matuzalem as old as Methuselah
po stárem (načinu) in the old way
dobri stári časi the good old times pl
stára devica an old maid
diplomat stáre šole a diplomat of the old school
zgodba stára kot svet a story as old as the hills
stári jeziki ancient languages pl, classics pl (s konstr. v sg)
stára zgodovina ancient history
stára številka (časopisa) back number
iz stárih časov from days of yore
stára navada železna srajca habit is second nature
koliko ste stári? how old are you?, what age are you?, what is your age?
on je 15 let stár he is fifteen (years of age)
toliko je stár kot jaz he is my age, pogovorno he's the same age as me
stár sem več kot 30 let I am over thirty
on še ni (je blizu) 40 let stár he is on the right (ali on the sunny) side of forty
je že preko 40 let (star) he is on the wrong (ali on the shady) side of forty
ona še ni 20 let stára she is not yet out of her teens
to te dela stárega that makes you look old, pogovorno it puts years on you
on je kaki dve leti starejši od mene he is some two years my senior
on je (že) čez 70 let (star) he is seventy odd
ne bo delal stárih kosti he won't make old bones
stár postajati to grow old
vse gre po stárem everything's going on in the same old way
vse ostane pri stárem everything stays as it was (ali as before)
(zdravstveno) še nisem »stari« I am not my old self yet
kje so dobri stári časi? where are the good old days?

státi¹ (stanem) to cost

dragó státi to cost dear
to te bo drago stalo! that will cost you dear!
koliko stane to? how much does it cost?, what's the price?, how much is it?, what do you charge for it?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
to me je stalo X SIT I paid X tolars for it
knjiga me je stala X SIT the book cost me X tolars
popravila so nas stala X SIT the repairs cost us X tolars
to bo stalo mnogo časa in truda this work will take much time and trouble
naj stane, kar hoče! cost what it may, at any cost, at any price
ni važno, koliko to stane it does not matter what it will cost, expense is no object
to precéj stane it comes expensive, it is dear
to ga je stalo življenje it cost him his life
dobre besede nič ne stanejo kind words cost nothing

státi² (stojim) to stand; to be at a standstill; (ne se premakniti) to stagnate, not to budge

pokonci státi to stand upright
státi na prstih to stand on tiptoe
státi v pozoru vojska to stand at attention
státi voljno vojska to stand at ease
vod, stoj! vojska squad, halt!
státi na straži to be on sentry-go, to stand guard
státi komu ob strani to stand by someone
státi na lastnih nogah (figurativno) to stand on one's own legs
moja ura stoji my watch has stopped
stvari stojé dobro matters stand well
(takó) kot stvari stojé as matters stand
bil je preveč pijan, da bi mogel státi (na nogah) he was too drunk to stand up
nekaj ostankov rimskega zidu še stoji some remains of the Roman wall are still standing
stoj! stop!, halt!, stand still!
státi ravno kot sveča to stand bolt upright
koliko časa stoji vlak na tej postaji? how long does the train stop at this station?
státi trdno kot skala to stand firm as a rock
státi v vrsti (in čakati) ZDA to stand in line; VB to stand in a queue, to queue (up)

strong [strɔŋ]

1. pridevnik
močan, krepak, čvrst, zdrav; žilav, odporen; energičen, odločen, neomajen; živ, živahen, prizadeven, vnet, podjeten; bister, pameten, prenikav, nadarjen. (za); izrazit; prepričljiv, tehten; vpliven; alkoholen, močan (pijača); ki ima šanse za uspeh (kandidat); hud (veter), smrdljiv, žaltav
slovnica krepak (glagol)
trgovina trajen, soliden, trpežen, stalen
vojska številen, močan po številu
agronomija rodoviten
zastarelo sramoten, škandalozen; ogorčen (boj)

the strong mogočne, vplivne osebe, na katerih strani je moč (oblast)
strong argument tehten, prepričljiv argument
strong as a horse močan kot konj
by the strong arm (hand) s silo
strong breath neprijeten duh iz ust
strong butter žarko, žaltavo maslo
strong cheese oster, močno dišeč sir
strong face energičen obraz
strong flavour oster, neprijeten okus
strong language robato govorjenje, psovke, kletvice
a strong market trgovina ustaljen trg (tržišče)
strong meat težka hrana; figurativno tisto, kar morejo razumeti le zelo pametni ljudje
strong memory dober spomin
strong measures ostre, drastične mere (ukrepi)
strong mind pametna glava, bister um
a strong nose markanten, izrazit nos
the stronger sex močnejši (moški) spol
a strong proof prepričljiv dokaz
to be strong on imeti (kaj) za važno, živahno sodelovati pri (čem)
he is as strong as a horse močan je kot konj (bik)
to be strong in the purse imeti mnogo denarja
he is strong in mathematics on je dober matematik
to have a strong hold upon (over) imeti veliko moč (oblast, vpliv) na
how strong were they? koliko jih je bilo (po številu)?
to take strong measures privzeti energične ukrepe
that is too strong! ta je pa prehuda!
to use strong language robato, grobo se izražati, preklinjati, psovati

2. prislov
močno, zelo energično; izrecno, silno

I am strong against further concessions sem odločno proti nadaljnjim koncesijam
to come (to go) it rather strong sleng iti v skrajnost, pretiravati
to be going strong sleng dobro uspevati (iti), biti v dobri formi
to come out strong figurativno pošteno se lotiti (česa)
he feels strong about it to mu je pri srcu; vznemirja se zaradi tega

subscribe [səbskráib] prehodni glagol
podpisati (kaj, svoje ime); priznati s svojim podpisom, soglašati z, pristati na, odobravati; zbrati (potreben denar) s prispevki; vpisati (denar kot prispevek) (for, to za)
prispevati
neprehodni glagol
podpisati se; dati (svoj) prispevek; s podpisom se obvezati za dajanje prispevkov; naročiti se, abonirati se (to na)
vnaprej naročiti (for kaj)
(npr. knjigo pred natisom), subskribirati se (for za)

he subscribed for the book subskribiral se je za knjigo
how much did you subscribe to our fund? koliko ste prispevali za naš sklad?
he subscribed his name to the contract podpisal se je v pogodbi

tax² [tæks] prehodni glagol
oceniti, preceniti, obdavčiti, odmeriti (naložiti) davek
ameriško zahtevati ceno; taksirati
pravno določiti stroške; obremeniti, naprtiti; napeti, napenjati; očitati, grajati obdolžiti, obtožiti

to tax s.o. with a crime obtožiti koga zločina
I cannot tax my memory figurativno nikakor se ne morem spomniti
I will not tax your patience nočem zlorabljati vaše potrpežljivosti nočem vam sitnariti
what will you tax me? ameriško, pogovorno koliko mi boste zaračunali?

time¹ [táim]

1. samostalnik
čas; delovni čas; ura, trenutek
šport najkrajši čas
glasba akt, tempo
vojska tempo, korak, hitrost marša
množina časovna tabela, vozni red; službena doba; doba, epoha, era, vek; časi; prilika, priložnost; krat (pri množenju); nosečnost, porod; določeno razdobje; prosti čas, brezdelje
množina, pogovorno v zaporu preživeta leta; računanje časa (po soncu, Greenwitchu itd.); plačilo po času (od ure, od dni itd.)

the Times (ednina konstrukcija) časopis Times
time out of mind davni čas(i)
time past, present and to come preteklost, sedanjost in prihodnost
civil time navadni čas
the correct (right) time točen čas
a work of time zamudno delo!
time! šport zdaj!
time, gentlemen, please! time! closing time! zapiramo! (opozorilo obiskovalcem v muzeju, knjižnici ipd.)
hard times težki časi
the ravages of time zob časa
the good old time dobri stari časi
against time proti uri, z največjo hitrostjo, zelo naglo
ahead of (before) one's time prezgodaj, preuranjeno, prerano
all the time ves čas, nepretrgano, neprekinjeno
a long time since zdavnaj
at any time ob vsakem (kateremkoli) času
at a time naenkrat, skupaj, skupno, hkrati
one at a time po eden, posamično
at all times vsak čas, vedno
as times go v današnjih časih
at times od časa do časa, občasno
at no time nikoli, nikdar
at one time nekoč, nekdaj
at some time kadarkoli, enkrat
at some other time, at other times (enkrat) drugič, drugikrat
at the present time sedaj, zdaj, táčas
at the same time istočasno, ob istem času; hkrati; vseeno, pri vsem tem, vendarle
at this time of day figurativno v tako kasnem času dneva, ob tako pozni uri
at that time tisti čas, tačás
before one's time prezgodaj, prerano
behind time prepozno
to be behind time imeti zamudo
by that time do takrat, dotlej; medtem
close time lov lovopust
each time that... vsakikrat, ko
every time vsakikrat, vsaki pot
for all time za vse čase
for the time trenutno, ta trenutek
for the time being za sedaj, trenutno, v sedanjih okolnostih
for the last time zadnjikrat
from time immemorial (od)kar ljudje pomnijo
from time to time od časa do časa
for a long time past že dolgo
in the course of time v teku časa
in day time v dnevnem času, podnevi, pri dnevu
in due (proper) time o pravem času
in good time pravočasno
all in good time vse ob svojem času
in no time v hipu, kot bi trenil (hitro)
in the mean time medtem, med (v) tem času
in the length of time trajno
in the nick of time v pravem času, v kritičnem času
in time pravočasno; v ritmu, po taktu
in times of old v starih časih
in one's own good time kadar je človeku po volji
in time to come v bodoče, v prihodnje
many a time včasih; marsikaterikrat
many times mogokrat, često
mean time srednji, standardni čas
near one's time (o ženskah) pred porodom
not for a long time še dolgo ne, še dolgo bo trajalo
off time iz (zunaj) takta, ritma
on time točno, o pravem času
once upon a time (there was a king) nekdaj, nekoč (je bil kralj...)
out of time iz takta, ne po taktu, iz ritma; ob nepravem času, predčasno, prepozno
some time longer še nekaj časa
some time about noon nekako opoldne
time after time ponovno, češče
time and again ponovno, češče, večkrat
this long time zdavnaj
this time a year (twelve months) danes leto (dni), ob letu
this time tomorrow jutri ob tem času
till next time do prihodnjič
times without (out of) number neštetokrat
to time pravočasno, točno; zelo hitro; zastarelo za vedno
up to time točno
up to the present time, up to this time dozdaj, doslej, do danes
up to that time do takrat, dotlej
what time? ob katerem času? kdaj?
what time? poetično (v času) ko
with times časom, sčasoma
time is money čas je zlato
what is the time? what time is it? koliko je ura?
it is high time to go skrajni čas je, da gremo
time is up! čas je potekel!
there is time for everything vse ob svojem času
he is out of his time končal je učenje (vajenstvo); odslužil je svoj (vojaški) rok
now is your time zdaj je prilika zate
she is far on in her time ona je v visoki nosečnosti
she was near her time bližal se je njen čas (poroda)
it was the first time that bilo je prvikrat, da...
to ask time ekonomija prositi za podaljšanje roka
to beat the time udarjati, dajati takt
to bid (to give, to pass) s.o. the time of (the) day želeti komu dober dan, pozdraviti koga
to call time šport dati znak za začetek ali za konec
to comply with the times vdati se v čase
my time has come moj čas (smrti) je prišel
my time is drawing near bliža se mi konec
to do time sleng odsedeti svoj čas v zaporu
to get better in times časom si opomoči
my watch gains (loses) time moja ura prehiteva (zaostaja)
he has time on his hands ima mnogo (prostega) časa, ne ve kam s časom
to have a time with pogovorno imeti težave z
to have a time of it izvrstno se zabavati
to have a good (fine) time dobro se zabavati
to have a hard time preživljati težke čase
I have had my time najboljši del svojega življenja imam za seboj
what a time he has been gone! kako dolgo ga ni!
to keep time držati takt (korak), plesati (hoditi, peti) po taktu
to keep good time iti dobro, točno (o uri)
I know the time of day pogovorno jaz vem, koliko je ura
to kill time čas ubijati
this will last our time to bo trajalo, dokler bomo živeli
what time do you make? koliko je na tvoji (vaši) uri?
to lose time izgubljati čas; (ura) zaostajati
to mark time na mestu stopati (korakati), ne se premikati se z mesta
to move with the times, to be abreast of the times iti, korakati s časom
time will show čas bo pokazal
I am pressed for time mudi se mi
to serve one's time vojska služiti svoj rok
to speak against time zelo hitro govoriti
to stand the test of time obnesti se; upirati se zobu časa
to take one's time vzeti si čas, pustiti si čas
take your time! ne hiti!
to take time by the forelock pograbiti priliko, izkoristiti (ugoden) trenutek
take time while time serves izkoristiti čas, dokler ga imaš
tell me the time povej mi, koliko je ura
time and tide wait for no man čas beži; ne zamudi prilike; izkoristi priložnost
to watch the time pogledovati (često pogledati) na uro
to watch one's time prežati na ugodno priložnost
to waste time čas zapravljati
to work against time delati z največjo hitrostjo (tempom)

2. pridevnik
časoven
ekonomija z določenim plačilnim rokom; (ki je) na obroke

úra (čas) hour; (žepna) watch; (stoječa, stenska, stolpna) clock; (namizna) timepiece

úra budilka alarm clock
peščena úra sand glass
sončna úra sundial
cerkvena úra church clock
úra z nihalom pendulum clock
zapestna úra wristwatch
ladijska úra chronometer
úra štoparica stopwatch
policijska úra curfew
konične úre rush hour
huda úra thunderstorm
učna úra lesson
proste úre free (ali spare) hours pl
smrtna úra the hour of death, dying hour, last hour
v zgodnjih úrah in the small hours
úra X vojska zero hour
v teku ene úre, v manj kot eni úri in less than an hour, within an hour
o úre do úre from hour to hour
prav ob tej úri at this very hour
po moji úri by my watch
pol úre half an hour, a half hour
pred pol úre half an hour ago
5 milj na úro 5 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour
vsake tri úre every three hours
več kot eno úro over one hour
ob tej úri at the present time, ZDA presently
polni, celi 2 úri for two hours at a stretch (ali pogovorno on the trot)
dobro úro a good hour
ob 12. úri at 12 o'clock, at noon
v smeri kazalca úre clockwise, (v nasprotni) anticlockwise
jermenček za zapestno úro watch strap, strap for wristwatch; (wrist) watch band; strap (ali cord, link, expansion) band
verižica za úro watch chain, (pri telovniku) watch guard
kolesje úre movement of a watch
ohišje úre clock case
vzmet úre watch spring
utež pri úri clock weight
kazalec úre hand
kazalec sončne úre gnomon
številčnica úre dial
tovarna úr clock factory, watch factory
trgovina z úrami clock trade, watch trade, trade in clocks and watches
koliko je úra? what time is it?, what's the time?, (redko) what o'clock is it
úra je 5 it is five o'clock
četrt na šest je it is a quarter past five
pol šestih je it is half past five
tri četrt na šest je it is a quarter to six
na moji úri je tri it is three by my watch
ob kateri úra? at what time?
je ta úra prav? is that clock (tvoja zapestna úra your wristwatch oziroma pogovorno watch) right?
on je točen kot úra he is as regular as clockwork
moja úra je točna my watch keeps perfect time
dobrih 5 úr je do mesta it's a good five hours to the town
moja úra gre dobro my watch is a good timekeeper
moja úra ne gre (se je ustavila, se je iztekla) my watch is not going (has stopped, isn't working)
moja úra je pokvarjena there is something wrong with my watch
navijte svojo úro! wind up your watch!
moja úra je navita my watch is wound up
úra bíje the clock strikes (oziroma is striking)
úra bo zdajci (od)bila 11 the clock is just about to strike eleven
úra je odbila 7 the clock has struck seven
odbila mu je zadnja úra his last hour is come
moja úra prehiteva my watch is fast (ali gains, is gaining)
moja úra zaostaja my watch is slow (ali loses, is losing)
vprašati koliko je úra to ask the time
naravnati (regulirati) úro po... to regulate (ali to set) one's watch by...
držati se rednih úr to keep regular hours
letalo je doseglo poprečno 450 milj na úro the plane averaged 450 miles an hour
dajati angleške úre (= lekcije) to give English lessons
to úro je treba naviti this clock needs winding up (ali rewinding)
moja úra je potrebna popravila my watch needs repairing
razmakniti konične úre (da ni navala na avtobuse itd.) to stagger office hours
rana úra zlata úra early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
delati 24 úr brez prekinitve (noč in dan) to work around the clock

veljáti (stati, stanem) to cost, to be worth; (biti veljaven) to be valid, to be in force; to hold good, to hold true, to be true

koliko velja ta knjiga? how much does this book cost?
to zemljišče velja 2.000 funtov m2 this land is worth 2,000 pounds a square metre
naj velja, kar hoče! cost what it may!
veljáti za poštenjaka to pass for an honest man
isto velja za vas the same holds good for you
hoteti veljáti za... to set oneself up as...
ne maram veljáti za moralista (purista) I don't set myself up as a moralist (a purist)
velja (za) dva meseca valid for two months
veljá! agreed!, it's a deal!
ta vstopnica velja za večerno predstavo this ticket admits (you) to the evening performance

volunteer [vɔləntíə]

1. samostalnik
prostovoljec (tudi vojska)
volonter; pripravnik; kdor brezplačno opravlja kako službo
botanika divje rastoče drevo

Volunteers of America množina prostovoljna organizacija pomoči v ZDA (podobna Salvation Army v Angliji)

2. pridevnik
prostovoljski
agronomija divje rastoč

a volunteer corps vojska prostovoljski korpus
Volunteer State (vzdevek za državo) Tennessee (ZDA)

3. neprehodni glagol
prostovoljno se javiti (se ponuditi) (for za, kot; to do napraviti kaj)
vojska javiti se ali služiti kot prostovoljec, biti prostovoljec, prostovoljno služiti vojsko
prehodni glagol
prostovoljno (sam od sebe) ponuditi, prevzeti ali napraviti (uslugo itd.); nepoklican reči, izjaviti (an opinion mnenje)

she volunteered a song ponudila se je, da bo zapela pesem
he volunteered to show me the way ponudil se je, da mi bo pokazal pot
how many of them volunteered? koliko od njih se je javilo prostovoljno?

vprášati vpraševáti to ask, to ask a question, to put a question, to question; to interrogate

vprášati, vpraševáti za to inquire about; to raise a question
vprašajte v hiši! inquire within!
vprášati, vpraševáti koga za kaj, o čem to ask someone for (after, about) something
vprášati, vpraševáti po kom, za koga to ask for someone, to inquire about someone
vprášati, vpraševáti koga za čas (koliko je ura) to ask someone the time
vprášati, vpraševáti za pot to ask one's way
vprášati, vpraševáti koga za svèt to ask someone's advice, to consult someone
on rad, veliko sprašuje (figurativno) he is inquisitive
vprašal me je za moje ime he asked me my name
morali bi vprášati, vpraševáti zdravnika you ought to consult a physician
neštetokrat koga vprášati, vpraševáti to ask someone times without number (ali pogovorno tons of times)
preveč me vprašuješ o tem (= tega ne vem) you want to know more than I can tell you, that is beyond my ken
vprašujem se, če je ta obisk potreben (primeren) I question the necessity of this visit
vprašujem se (= bogve), kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
često sem se vprašal, kaj bi se zgodilo, če... I have often wondered what would happen if...
zelo vprašujejo po tem artiklu this article is in great demand (ali in great request)
za to blago nikdo ne vprašuje this article is a drug on the market
po kavi zelo vprašujejo coffee is very much in demand

vréden worth, (moralno) worthy; deserving; (dragocen) costly, valuable, precious

vréden pozornosti worthy of notice
vréden pohvale praiseworthy
vréden življenja worthy to live
vréden graje blameworthy
biti vréden česa to be worthy of something
ta stvar je vrédna 10 funtov this thing is worth ten pounds
še prebite pare ne biti vréden not to be worth a brass farthing (ali a fig, a straw)
vrédno je vedeti it is worth knowing
ni omembe, ni besede vrédno it's not worth mentioning
ni vrédno govoriti o tem it's nothing to speak of
on je vréden našega spoštovanja he showed himself worthy of the confidence placed in him
biti vréden truda (pogovorno) to be worth it
je vrédno truda it's worth the rouble
ni vrédno truda it isn't worth the trouble, it is not worth (one's) while
sta eden drugega vrédna (figurativno) the pot calls the kettle black
vem, koliko je kaj vrédno I know the difference between chalk and cheese

weight¹ [wéit] samostalnik
teža; tehtanje, merjenje; odtehtana količina; telesna teža; mera za težo; utež; težina, breme, pritisk
figurativno breme, odgovornost; pomen, pomembnost, važnost, vrednost; vpliv, ugled

by weight po teži
weights and measures uteži in mere
under weight trgovina pod težo, prelahek
weight of metal teža granat, ki jih ladijski topovi lahko izstrelijo naenkrat
dead weight lastna teža (nekega telesa)
gross, net weight bruto, neto teža
man of weight vpliven, pomemben človek
the weight of evidence teža dokaznega materiala
live weight živa teža
putting the weight šport met krogle
sold by the weight prodajan (na prodaj) po teži
to carry weight with imeti velik vpliv na
to give good (short) weight dati dobro (preslabo) težo
to have a weight of 10 pounds tehtati 10 funtov
to lose weight izgubiti na teži, shujšati
to lose in weight figurativno izgubiti na važnosti
to make one's (ali the) weight imeti pravilno težo (džokej)
what is your weight? koliko tehtate?
to pull one's weight figurativno pošteno se lotiti
to put the weight šport metati kroglo, kladivo
to put on (ali to gain) weight pridobiti na (telesni) teži, zrediti se
to try the weight of s.th. potežkati, v roki tehtati kaj

why [wái]

1. prislov
zakaj; čemú; zaradi česar

why not? zakaj ne?
not to know why ne vedeti zakaj
this (ali that) is why zato

2. samostalnik
razlog, vzrok; problem

the why and the wherefore motivi in razlogi
the great whys of life veliki življenjski problemi
never mind the why ne brigaj se za vzrok

3. medmet
no; zares, seveda, vendar

How much is 2 and 8? -- Why, 10 Koliko je 2 in 8? -- No, 10; 10 vendar (seveda)