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póšta (urad) post office, (pisma itd.) post, mail; (dostava) delivery

glavna póšta General Post Office, (krajšava: G.P.O.)
ekspresna póšta express post; special delivery
paketna póšta parcel post
po póšti by post
z navadno póšto by surface mail
s prvo póšto by the first delivery
z obratno póšto by return of post
avionska (zračna) póšta airmail
z današnjo póšto by today's post (ZDA mail)
z isto póšto with the same post
večerna póšta the night mail
oddaj pismo na póšti! drop the letter in the post
je kaj póšte zame? are there any letters for me?
poslati paket po póšti to send a parcel by post
póšta prihaja ob osmi uri the mail arrives at 8 a.m.
póšta je pravkar prišla the post is just in, the post has just come
opraviti póšto to dispatch the mail
odgovoriti z obratno póšto to answer by return (of post)
potovati s póšto zgodovina to travel post, to post
pregledati póšto to go through one's letters, to open one's letters

pozitíven positive; affirmative; (popolnoma gotov, nedvomen) positive, cock-sure

pozitívna elektrika positive electricity
pozitívni znak matematika (+) plus sign
odgovoriti pozitívno to reply in the affirmative

pritrdílen affirmative; assenting

odgovoriti pritrdílno to answer in the affirmative

reply¹ [riplái] samostalnik
odgovor

in reply to your letter odgovarjajoč (kot odgovor) na vaše pismo, na vaš dopis
reply on receipt odgovor z obratno pošto
reply-paid telegram plačan odgovor pri brzojavki
reply (postal) card dopisnica s plačanim odgovorom
to make a reply odgovoriti
to say in reply odgovoriti, odvrniti

return² [ritə́:n]

1. neprehodni glagol
vrniti se; ponovno se pripetiti (zgoditi, nastopiti); ponovno priti; spremeniti se

a returned emigrant (izseljenec) povratnik
return to our muttons! vrnimo se -- po digresiji -- k (pravemu) predmetu diskusije!
to return to health ozdraveti
to return to a position vrniti se na (službeno) mesto
to return to dust spremeniti se v prah
to return with one's shield or upon it figurativno vrniti se ali mrtev ali kot zmagovalec

2. prehodni glagol
vrniti, nazaj dati, poslati nazaj; odražati, odbijati; odbiti nazaj, vrniti (žogo); vrniti (pozdrav, obisk itd.), ponovno plačati, vrniti (milo za drago); dajati, prinašati (dobiček); (uradno) proglasiti, prijaviti, (uradno) javiti, objaviti
pravno izreči sodbo; glasovati, dati glas; voliti (poslanca); (večinoma v pasivu) oceniti, obvestiti

the assets were returned at l00 pounds aktiva so bila ocenjena na 100 funtov
to be returned guilty biti proglašen za krivega
to be returned unfit for work biti proglašen za nesposobnega za delo
he was returned by his former constituency izvolilo ga je njegovo prejšnje volilno okrožje
to return account dati (ob)račun
to return good for evil vrniti dobro za slabo
he returned his income at 3000 pounds prijavil je svoj dohodek v znesku 3000 funtov
to return interest, a profit dajati, prinašati obresti, dobiček
to return one's lead (kartanje) vrniti barvo, odgovoriti na barvo
to return like for like vrniti milo za drago, šilo za ognjilo
to return a list of jurors objaviti seznam porotnikov
to return the results of an election uradno objaviti (ugotoviti) rezultate volitev
to return a salute vrniti pozdrav, odzdraviti
to return a visit vrniti obisk
to return a verdict proglasiti sodbo
to return thanks zahvaliti se (nazaj)
to return a warrant (to the judge) (sodniku) vrniti zaporno povelje (s protokolom)

sneer [sníə]

1. samostalnik
porogljiv (posmehljiv, prezirljiv) pogled ali opazka, posmeh(ovanje), roganje, smešenje; sarkazem, persiflaža

2. neprehodni glagol
rogati se, posmehovati se; porogljivo se smejati (at čemu)
vihati nos (at nad)
prehodni glagol
porogljivo kaj reči; z roganjem (posmehovanjem) spraviti (koga) (into v neko stanje)
zasmehovati

to sneer a reply porogljivo odgovoriti
they sneered him out of his resolve zaradi njihovega posmehovanja je opustil svoj naklep
to sneer down zasramovati, zasmehovati

suit¹ [sju:t] samostalnik
garnitura, serija, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj
pravno tožba, obtožnica, sodni proces, pravda; prošnja; snubljenje, dvorjenje; (moška) obleka (zlasti vsa iz istega blaga), ženski kostim; (karte) barva, serija kart iste barve

in suit with sporazumno z
out of suit ne v sporazumu z
at his suit na njegovo prošnjo
suit of armour celoten oklep
a suit (of clothes) obleka
suit at law, law-suit sodni proces, pravda
suit of spades serija pikovih kart
dress suit večerna obleka
civil suit civilna pravda
morning suit žaket
a two-piece suit dvodelni ženski kostim
to bring a suit vložiti tožbo
to cut one's suit according to one's cloth figurativno stegniti se toliko, kolikor dopušča odeja, živeti svojim dohodkom primerno
to follow suit (karte) odgovoriti na barvo
to make suit to the king napraviti prošnjo na kralja
to press (to push) one's suit nujno prositi

swift¹ [swift]

1. pridevnik (swiftly prislov)
hiter, brz, nagel (to za kaj)
uren, okreten, živahen; deroč; kratkotrajen, bežen (čas); nenaden, nepričakovan
pogovorno lahek (o dekletu)

swift to anger togoten, nagle jeze
swift of foot brzonog
his swift death njegova nenadna smrt
a swift worker uren delavec
he is swift to mischief hitro je pripravljen za hudobijo
he is swift to hear and slow to speak on hitro sliši in počasi govori

2. prislov
hitro, naglo

to answer swift hitro odgovoriti

vouchsafe [vaučséif] prehodni glagol
(milostno) odobriti, dopustiti, dovoliti; blagovoliti; podeliti

to vouchsafe a reply blagovoliti odgovoriti
he vouchsafed me no answer ni mi blagovolil odgovoriti

vprašánje question; query; interrogation

črnsko vprašánje the Negro question
gornje vprašánje the above question
indirektno vprašánje gramatika oblique question
kakšno vprašánje! what a question to ask!
nujno vprašánje urgent question
nerešeno vprašánje pending question; question in abeyance
kritično, odločilno vprašánje crucial question
odprto vprašánje open question
pereče vprašánje burning question
sporno vprašánje question at issue, debatable question, moot question, moot point, point in question
pravno vprašánje question of law
sugestivno vprašánje suggestive question
težko vprašánje (pri izpitu) poser
vprašánje življenja ali smrti a life-anddeath issue
to je vprašánje časa (denarja, navade) that is a question (ali a matter) of time (of money, of habit)
v tem ni vprašánje that is not the point
to je še vprašánje that is still doubtful
to nima nobene zveze z vprašánjm this has no bearing on the question
to je drugo vprašánje that is another matter
vprašánje je brez pomena (se ne stavlja) the question does not arise
vprašánje je, kje naj to najdemo the question is, where are we going to find it
načeti vprašánje to raise a question
napasti koga z vprašánji to bombard someone with questions
obsuti koga z vprašánje to shoot questions at someone, to ply someone with questions
odgovoriti na vprašánje to answer a question
oddaljiti se od vprašánja to get (ali to wander) away from the point, to digress
obravnavati vprašánje to discuss a question
pustiti vprašánje odprto to leave a question unanswered (ali unsolved), to leave a question in suspense
rešiti vprašánje to solve a question
ne spadati k vprašánju to be irrelevant to the case
staviti vprašánje to raise a question, to put (ali to ask) a question
staviti vprašánje zaupnice to ask for a vote of confidence
zmesti koga s težkim vprašánjem to puzzle someone

že already; as early as; yet

ona je tu že 5 dni she has been here for 5 days
že 2 uri delam I have been working for 2 hours
že leta 1930 as early as 1930, as long ago as 1930
že 30 let as long as 30 years
že včeraj as early as yesterday
že pred enim letom as far back as a year ago
že drugi (naslednji) dan the very next day
že zgodaj zjutraj already by the early morning
že v 15. stoletju as far back as the 15th century
že samó zaradi tega simply (ali just, only) for this reason
že sama misel the very idea, the mere thought
je mati že doma? is Mother (back) home yet!
je časopis že prišel? has the newspaper come yet?
ali je že tako pozno? is it as late as that?
imam že (tako) dosti dela I have enough to do as it is, pogovorno I've got my hands full already
kaj je že rekel? what was that (ali it) he said?
že dvakrat sem mu rekel (povedal) I have told him twice already
moraš že iti? must you be going (ali go) so soon (ali already)?
dan je že it is daylight already
(do) takrat bo že dan it will be daylight (ali the sun will be up) by then
koliko časa si že tu? how long have you been here?
kako dolgo ga že poznaš? how long have you known him?
kako dolgo ste že v Sloveniji? how long have you been in Slovenia?
vrnil se je že včeraj he was already back yesterday
pismonoša bi že moral biti tu the postman ought to be here by now
on bi mi bil moral že davno odgovoriti he ought to have answered me long ago
moral je že oditi he must have gone by now (ali by this time)
vam že strežejo? (v trgovini) (ste že postreženi?) are you being attended to?
si že (sploh kdaj) bil v Parizu? have you ever been in Paris?
to je že res, toda... that's very true, but..., that's all very well, but...
on že ve zakaj! he knows why all right!
o, že razumem! oh, I see!, pogovorno I get it!