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járem yoke; (par) team

járem volov a yoke of oxen
pet jármov volov five yoke of oxen; figurativno bondage, slavery, servitude, oppression
zakonski járem yoke of matrimony (ali of marriage), humoristično matrimonial noose, conjugal yoke, double harness
iti, skloniti se pod jármom (o premagancu) zgodovina to pass (ali to come) under the yoke
ječati pod tujim jármom to groan under a foreign yoke
izpreči iz járma to unyoke
vpreči v járem to yoke
nositi, prenašati járem to endure the yoke
držati v jármu (figurativno) to hold in subjection
otresti se tujega járma to shake (ali to throw) off a reign yoke, to get rid of a foreign yoke
járem suženjstva yoke of slavery

kóma² gramatika (vejica) comma; decimal point

dve kóma pet two point five

konjíček small horse; nag; pony; šah knight; figurativno (najljubše opravilo) hobby; (igrača) hobbyhorse, rocking horse; (bicikel) arhaično humoristično iron steed

morski konjíček zoologija sea horse, latinsko hippocampus, pl -campi
vrtnarjenje je njegov konjíček his hobby is gardening
kadar on zajaha svojega konjíčka (figurativno) when he starts off on his favourite subject (ali pet subject)

ljubézenski of love, love-; erotic

ljubézensko koprnenje fond yearning
ljubézenski napoj love potion, love philtre
ljubézensko pismo love letter
ljubézenska zadeva, ljubézensko razmerje love affair, affair
ljubézenska pesem love poem
imeti ljubézenske bolečine, skrbi to be lovelorn, lovesick
začeti ljubézenske odnose z (žargon) to get off with
ljubézenska igra brez koitusa petting, žargon snogging (igrati tako ljubézensko igro to pet, žargon to snog)

ljubkoválen fond, affectionate; jezikoslovje hypocoristic

ljubkoválen o ime pet name, jezikoslovje hypocorism

look² [luk]

1. neprehodni glagol
gledati, pogledati, motriti, ogledovati (at)
pogovorno strmeti, čuditi se; biti videti, zdeti se; kazati (to, towards na kaj)
figurativno obrniti, nameriti, usmeriti (pogled, pozornost; at)
paziti (to na)
skrbeti (that da)
gledati (that da how kako)
upati, pričakovati; gledati na, biti obrnjen proti (to, towards)

2. prehodni glagol
gledati, pogledati, (s pogledom) izraziti

look here! poglej, poslušaj!
don't look like that ne glej tako, ne delaj takega obraza
look before you glej pred sebe
look and see sam poglej, sam se prepričaj
look you! pomisli!, pazi!, glej!
it looks promising videti je obetajoče
things look bad for him slabo mu kaže
he looks it videti je tak
it looks as if (ali as though) videti je, ko da bi
to look alive podvizati se
to look askance po strani gledati
to look o.s. again popraviti se (po bolezni itd.)
she does not look her age ne kaže svojih let
to look one's best pokazati se v najboljši luči
to look black (at s.o.) biti videti jezen (mrko koga gledati)
to look blue biti videti otožen, nesrečen
to look back nazaj pogledati, pomisliti na
he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth videti je, ko da ne bi znal do pet šteti
to look compassion at s.o. sočutno koga gledati
a cat may look at a king še mačka lahko pogleda kralja
to look daggers at s.o. z očmi koga prebadati
to look s.o. in the eyes gledati komu v oči
to look in the face pogledati čemu v obraz, videti kaj v pravi luči
to look death in the face gledati smrti v oči
to look a gift horse in the mouth; ali to look a horse trade in the tushes gledati podarjenemu konju na zobe
let him look at home naj pometa pred svojim pragom
to look like biti videti kot, biti podoben
he looks like my brother podoben je mojemu bratu
it looks like snow kaže na sneg
he looks like winning kaže, da bo zmagal
I look to live many years here pričakujem, da bom dolgo živel tukaj
to look one's last at s.o. zadnjič koga pogledati
look before you leap ne prenagli se, dobro premisli preden kaj storiš
to look round ogledati si
to look on the dark side of things biti črnogled
to look on the sunny side of things biti optimističen
to look sharp (with) pohiteti, podvizati se (s čim)
to look small pokazati se v slabi luči, napraviti slab vtis
to stop to look at a fence obotavljati se (kadar te čaka kaj neprijetnega)
to look one's thanks zahvaljevati se z očmi

melt² [melt]

1. neprehodni glagol
topiti se, raztopiti se, taliti se; stapljati se (into)
figurativno otajati se, omehčati se (srce); prelivati se(barve, robovi)

2. prehodni glagol
topiti taliti
figurativno omehčati, otajati, ganiti

to melt in one's mouth topiti se v ustih (jed)
he looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth videti je, kakor da ne bi znal do pet šteti
to melt into tears topiti se v solzah, točiti solze
in the melting mood raznežen

mrzéti to disgust, to excite disgust

mrzi mi it is my abhorrence
to mi mrzi I detest it, I am disgusted by it
posebno mi mrzi (pogovorno) it is my pet aversion (ali abomination)

na on, upon; at; in; up, upward; to; over

na cesti on the road
na ulici in the street, ZDA on the street
na deželi in the country
na dvorišču in the courtyard
na desni, na levi on the right, on the left
na desno, na levo to the right, to the left
na kredit, na up on credit
na mojo čast on my honour, honestly
na primer for instance, for example
na morju at sea
na nebu in the sky
na sliki in the picture
na soncu in the sun
na polju in the field
na travniku in the meadow
na (živilskem) trgu at the market-place
na postaji at the station
na mizi on (ali upon) the table
na svetu in the world
na razstavi at the exposition
na minuto a minute, to the minute
na mestu (takoj) on the spot, at once
na moji strani on my side
na obeh straneh on both sides
na ta način in this manner
na najlepši način in the finest manner
na povelje to order
na zemljevidu on the map
na moje priporočilo on (ali upon) my recommendation
na moje presenečenje to my surprise (ali astonishment)
na moj račun at my expense
na moje veliko obžalovanje to my deep regret
na svojo škodo to one's detriment (ali cost ali disadvantage)
na mojo škodo to my cost
na temelju on the grounds of, by virtue of
na mojo sramoto to my disgrace
na srečo fortunately
na slepo blindly, at random, gropingly
na vsak način at any rate, by all means
na noben način on no account
na vrat na nos head over heels, headlong
na svidenje! goodbye!, ZDA goodby!, au revoir!, so long!, see you again!
na prvi pogled at first sight, at first glance
na mojo prošnjo at my request
na vaše priporočilo on the strength of your recommendation
na potovanju in travelling
na stotine by hundreds
dvakrat na dan twice a day
X tolarjev na dan X tolars a day
en četrt na pet a quarter past four
tri četrt na pet a quarter to five
na moje stroške at my expense
vpliv na... influence over (ali on)...
X SIT na uro X tolars per hour
biti na lovu to be out hunting
na tebi je, da rečeš... it is up to you (to say)...
biti na obisku pri kom to stay with someone
biti hud na koga to have a grudge against someone
biti gluh na obe ušesi to be deaf in both ears
na luči mi je (stoji) he is (stands) in my light
kdo je zdaj na vrsti? whose turn is it now?
jaz sem na vrsti it is my turn
ljubosumen je na svojo ženo he is jealous of his wife
slep je na eno oko he is blind in one eye
hrom je na eno nogo he is lame in one leg
moje okno gleda na dvorišče my window looks out on to the backyard
igrati na flavto to play the flute
imeti kaj črno na belem to have something in black and white
imaš velik vpliv nanj you have a great influence over (ali on) him
biti ves dan na nogah to be busy (ali pogovorno on the go) all day long
iti na pošto to go to the post office
iti komu na roko (figurativno) to oblige someone, to help someone, to lend someone a helping hand
osvojiti na juriš trdnjavo to take a fortress by storm
(s)plezati na drevo to climb (up) a tree
motiti se na vsej črti to be mistaken all along the line
verjeti komu na besedo to take someone's word for it
zidati na pesek to build on sand
želim sobo na ulico I want a room overlooking the street
iti na lov to go out hunting
iti na potovanje to go abroad

nadstrópen -storeyed, ZDA -storied

pet nadstrópna hiša a fivestoreyed (ali ZDA storied) house

odstóten per cent

pet odstótni vrednostni papirji five per cents pl
odstótna mera percentage
stoodstótni (100%) Amerikanec (figurativno) an all-American (boy, guy)

oséba person; personage; figure; subject, individual; personality; pravo person, being, body

fizična oséba natural person
javna oséba an official
(ne)zaželena oséba persona (non) grata
glavna oséba v družbi (pogovorno) kingpin
dramske osébe (= zasedba vlog) gledališče dramatis personae pl, cast list
pravna oséba legal person, corporate body, body corporate, corporation
jaz za svojo osébo I for my part, I myself, as far as I am concerned
po posredovanju neke tretje osébe through a third person (ali party)
govoriti v 3. osébi (npr. služabnik z gospodarjem) to address in the third person
več oséb mi je reklo... several people (have) told me...
to zavisi od osébe that depends on who it is
to bo stalo pet funtov na osébo, po osébi that will cost five pounds a head
družbeno pravna oséba social legal entity
civilno pravna oséba civil legal entity

pétek Friday

v pét on Friday
ob pétkih on Fridays
črni pétek (nesrečen dan) black Friday
veliki pétek religija Good Friday

písati to write; (beležiti) to take down, to make a note (of), to make notes, to note down, to set down; (črkovati) to spell

písati po nareku to write from dictation
napačno písati besedo to misspell a word
písati čistopis to make a fair (ali clean, final) copy
písati koncept to write out a rough draft (ali copy)
písati čitljivo (nečitljivo) to write legibly (illegibly)
písati knjige to write books, to be an author
ona lepo piše she writes a nice (ali good, bold) hand
on grdo, nečitljivo piše he writes a cramped (ali niggling) hand
písati note to copy out music
písati na stroj to typewrite, to type
še enkrat, ponovno písati to rewrite
pravilno písati besedo to spell a word correctly
kako se piše ta beseda? how do you spell this word?
ta beseda se piše z -i- this word is spelt with an -i-
slabó písati to write badly, to scrawl
on ne piše, ampak čečka he writes an awful scrawl
písati pismo s črnilom to pen a letter
písati beležko s svinčnikom to jot down a note in pencil, to pencil a note
kako se pišete? what is your name?
kako pišete svoje ime? how do you spell your name?
pisal se je Brown kot ti he was surnamed Brown like you
obsežno, podrobno písati to write extensively, in detail
písati o slovstvu to write on literature
písati v običajni pisavi to write longhand
písati stenografsko to write shorthand
ne zna ne písati ne brati he is illiterate (ali analphabetic)
piši mi par vrstic (ob priložnosti)! drop me a line (occasionally)!
že dva tedna mi ni pisal I haven't heard from him for a fortnight (že pet tednov these five weeks)
písati komu v dobro to put down to someone's credit
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
piši me v uho! (žargon) go and fly a kite!, let me alone!, leave me in peace!

police¹ [pəlí:s] samostalnik
policija, policisti; javni red
ameriško, vojska red v taboru, razvrstitev dela v taboru

five police pet policistov
ameriško, vojska kitchen police delo v kuhinji

postréljati to shoot (down); to bring down by shooting; to kill off by shooting

postrélil je pet zajcev (lov) he accounted for five hares
postréljal je vse naboje he fired (off) all the bullets

poškodován damaged; hurt, injured

resno poškodován seriously hurt
pet oseb je bilo poškodovanih five persons were injured
hiša je bila močno poškodována the house was badly damaged

poznáti to know (koga someone), to be acquainted (with someone), to be familiar (with someone)

samo po videzu ga poznam I know him only by sight
poznáti po imenu to know by name
že več let ga poznam I have known him for years
poznamo jih že pet let we have known them for five years
ne hoteti poznáti koga to cut someone, to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cold-shoulder someone
ne poznáti (ne vedeti za) to be ignorant of, to be a stranger to
ne poznam strahu I am devoid of fear
on ne pozna težav he is ignorant of the difficulties, he does not know the difficulties
pozna se mu na obrazu, da je utrujen one can see by his face that he is tired
ne poznajo se mu leta he does not look his age
žal vas (jaz) ne poznam you have the advantage of me

pri at, by, beside; in; with

tik pri close to (by), (blizu) near, at hand, about
pri nas in our house, at our place
pri meni (v žepu) on me, about me
pri bogu! by the Lord!
pri kozarcu vina over a glass of wine
pri prvi priložnosti at the first oportunity
pri dobrem zdravju in good health
pri tem vremenu in this weather
pri mojem stricu (doma) at my uncle's
pri peku at the baker's
pri roki at hand; (na pismu)
pri Brown c/o Brown
pri sveči by candle-light
pri moji časti upon my honour
pri večerji at dinner
pri delu at work
pri kom? with whom?, in whose house?
pri moji duši upon my soul
pri oknu at (ali near) the window
pri tej priložnosti on this occasion
pri kaminu by the fireplace
pri mojem prihodu (moji vrnitvi) on my arrival (return)
pri ugodnem vremenu if the weather permits
pri vsem tem... for all that, notwithstanding
zelo priljubljen pri very popular with
bitka pri Verdunu the battle of Verdun
to je navada pri Italijanih it is a habit with (ali among) the Italians
pri vsem svojem bogastvu ni srečen despite all his riches he is not happy
mati je pri dobrem zdravju Mother is in good health
ne vem, pri čem sem I don't know what the matter is
on ni pri pravi pameti he is not in his right senses
imaš kaj denarja pri sebi? have you any money on you?
nimam drobiža pri sebi I have no change on me
naročiti pri to order from
ostal bo pet dni pri nas he will stay five days with us
deset dni smo preživeli pri njih we spent ten days with them
pri kom služiš? in whose service are you?
pri kom stanujete? where (ali with whom) are you staying?
spati pri odprtem oknu to sleep with the window open
pri kom se učite nemščine? with whom do you take German lessons?
utonil je pri kopanju he was drowned while bathing
vztrajati pri... to stick to...

running² [rʌ́niŋ] pridevnik
ki teče, tekoč, bežen; v teku, v pogonu, nepretrgan, neprestan; zapovrsten, zaporeden, po vrsti
ekonomija tekoči, odprt (račun)
ekonomija krožeč, v obtoku (denar); (o rani) gnoječ se, gnojen
botanika vitičast, plazivski

for five days running pet dni zaporedoma
three times running trikrat zaporedoma
per running meter za tekoči meter
running account tekoči ali odprt račun
running block gibljiv, tekoč škripec
running cold nahod
running commentary (radio) poročilo, komentar o dnevnih dogodkih
running debts tekoči, viseči dolgovi
running expenses (tekoči) obratni stroški
running fire vojska hitro streljanje
running glance bežen pogled
running ground premičen, gibljiv teren
running hand ležeča pisava
(long, high) running jump skok z zaletom (v daljino, v višino)
running knot petlja
running month tekoči mesec
running number tekoča, zaporedna številka
running sore gnoječa se rana
running speed hitrost vožnje
running spring živ studenec
running start leteči start
running water tekoča voda