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idéja idea; notion; thought; fancy

fiksna idéja fixed idea, obsession
to je njegova fiksna idéja it is an obsession with him
imeti fiksno idéjo (figurativno) to have a bee in one's bonnet
baviti se z idéjo to foster (ali cherish) an idea
okoristiti se z idéjami koga drugega to suck someone's brains
kakšna idéj! what an idea
kje je dobil idéjo za svoj roman? where did he get the idea for his novel?
nimam najmanjše idéje koliko je ura I have not the faintest idea (ali notion) what time it is
ta idéja se mi je porodila this idea occurred to me, this thought entered my mind
prevzet z neko idéjo engrossed (ali taken) with an idea
poln idéj full of ideas

imperátor emperor

rimski imperátor Roman Emperor

impérij empire

rimski impérij the Roman Empire

índeks index, pl indexes, indices; (knjige) index

índeks življenjskih stroškov, cen cost-of-living index
dati knjigo na índeks to put a book on the index (of books prohibited to Roman Catholics)

instal(l)ment [instɔ́:lmənt] samostalnik
ekonomija obrok, plačilo na obroke; nadaljevanje (romana); umestitev

a novel in instal(l)ments roman v nadaljevanjih
by instal(l)ments na obroke
instal(l)ment buying nakup na obročno odplačilo
instal(l)ment contract odplačilna pogodba
instal(l)ment plan (ali system) kupovanje na obročno odplačilo
to buy on the instal(l)ment plan kupiti na obročno odplačilo

katolík Catholic

postati katolík to become a Roman Catholic

katóliški catholic

rimokatóliški Roman Catholic

kriminálen criminal; figurativno shameful, horrible, awful

kriminálno je takó zapravljati svoj čas it is a criminal waste of time
kriminálen roman thriller; detective story; mystery novel

ljúb dear; (v pridigah) dearly beloved

zaradi ljúbega miru for peace and quiet, for a quiet life
karkoli ti je ljúbo anything you like (ali please)
stori to meni na ljúbo do if for my sake, do it to please me
napravi, kar ti je ljúbo! do as you like
tebi na ljúbo bom to naredil I shall do it to please you
ljúbo bi mi bilo, če... I should like (ali appreciate) it if...
kava mi je ljubša kot čaj I prefer coffee to tea
ta roman je moja najljubša knjiga this novel is my favourite book
najljubše opravilo (»konjiček«) hobby

loose¹ [lu:s] pridevnik (loosely prislov)
svoboden, prost, rešen (of, from česa)
odvezan, spuščen (lasje); ohlapen (obleka), rahel (zemlja), razmajan (vrata), majav (zob), mlahav (človek), redek (tkanina), mehek (ovratnik)
kemija prost, nevezan
pogovorno prost, na razpolago
figurativno nejasen, nenatančen, nestalen, netočen, zanikrn (prevod), neslovničen; lahkomiseln, površen, nesramen, nemoralen

loose ends malenkosti, ki jih je treba še urediti
at loose ends v neredu, zanemarjen; v negotovosti
to be at loose ends biti brez stalne zaposlitve, ne vedeti kaj storiti
loose bowels driska
a loose criminal zločinec na svobodi
to break loose pobegniti, osvoboditi se
to come (ali get) loose rešiti se, osvoboditi se; odvezati se, odpeti se, zrahljati se, odluščiti se (barva)
to cut loose from osvoboditi se (vpliva, vezi)
a loose fish pokvarjenec
a loose hour prosta ura
to have a loose tongue preveč govoriti, vse izblebetati
to have a screw loose ne imeti vseh kolesc v glavi, biti malo prismojen
there's a screw loose somewhere nekaj je narobe, nekaj je sumljivo, nekaj smrdi
vojska in loose order v razmaknjeni vrsti (vojaki)
to let loose izbruhniti, dati si duška, ne obvladati se
loose make (ali build) nerodna postava
to play fast and loose biti lahkomišljen, neuvideven
to ride with a loose rein popustiti vajeti, biti prizanesljiv
to set loose spustiti, osvoboditi
to work loose zrahljati se, razmajati se (vijak)
loose handwriting neizpisana pisava
ekonomija loose cash gotovina
a loose novel opolzek roman

mystery¹ [místəri] samostalnik
skrivnost, tajna, uganka (to komu)
množina skrivnostni obredi; misterij, verska igra

ameriško mystery novel kriminalni roman
mystery tour izlet v neznano
to make a mystery of skrivati kaj

nós nose; figurativno, pogovorno snout, žargon nozzle, ZDA schnozzle; humoristično proboscis; (ladje) head; (voh) scent; (vrča) beak, spout; figurativno (graja) rebuke; (vonj) scent, smell

prav pred nósom, izpred nósa under the very nose (of)
na vrat na nós head over heels, in a great hurry, precipitately, helter-skelter
orlovski nós aquiline nose, Roman nose
ploščat nós flat nose
potlačen nós pug nose
velik nós big nose
zakrivljen nós hawk nose, beak, hook nose, hooked nose
zavihan nós turned-up nose
pijančev nós grog-nose
govorjenje skozi nós nasal twang
dobiti jo po nósu (figurativno) to be reproved (ali rebuked, reprimanded, snubbed)
dobil jo je po nósu he went away with a flea in his ear
govoriti skozi nós to speak through one's nose, to speak with a nasal twang
imeti kaj (prav) pred nósom to have something under one's (very) nose (ali in plain view)
imeti dober nós to be keen-scented, (za kaj) to have a good (ali sharp) nose (for something), to have a keen scent (for something)
povsod ima svoj nós (figurativno) he is a busybody
imeti zamašen nós (od nahoda) to have a stuffy (ali stuffed up) nose
iti, hoditi za nósom (delati po nagonu) to follow one's nose
oditi z dolgim nósom to go away with a long face, to go off with a flea in one's ear
obrisati se pod nósom (figurativno) to go away empty-handed, to have one's trouble for nothing, to be left out in the cold
lahko se pod nósom obrišeš za to! (figurativno) you may whistle for it!, pogovorno you'll be lucky!
čistiti si nós (usekniti se) to blow one's nose
krvaveti iz nósa to have a nose bleed
iz nósa mi teče my nose is running
komu kaj pod nós dati to bring something home to someone, to rub it in
visoko nós nositi (figurativno) to turn up one's nose; to be self-conceited
kri mi teče iz nósa my nose is bleeding
premagati koga za dolžino nósú šport to win (ali to beat someone) by a nose
potegniti koga za nós to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone
vlak mi je pred nósom ušel (odpeljal) I missed the train by a hair
ne videti dalj od nósa to see no farther than the end of one's nose
nikoli ne vildiš niti ped pred nósom! you never see an inch before your nose!
ne vidiš ped pred nósom! you can't see beyond the end of your nose!
vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose at, to look down one's nose at, to look disdainfully at (someone)
zaničljivo vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose in disdain at; to sneer at
voditi, vleči koga za nós (figurativno) to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone, to make a fool of someone, to hoax someone
vtikati svoj nós v to pry (ali to nose) into, to poke one's nose into
vtikati svoj nós v tuje zadeve to stick one's nose into other people's business
v vse vtika svoj nós he pokes his nose into everything
zapreti komu vrata pred nósom to shut the door in someone's face, (zaloputniti) to slam the door in someone's face
on ima dober nós za ceneno blago he has a nose for bargains
dati se voditi za nós to be a dupe (of someone)

obréd religija rite; ceremony, ceremonial

brez obréda without ceremony
cerkveni obrédi pl rituals pl
krstni obréd baptismal rite
grški pravoslavni obréd Greek rite
rimskokatoliški obréd Roman rite, Latin rite
pogrebni obréd burial rites pl, funeral rites
nauk o obrédih ritualism
opravljati obréd, držati se obréda to ritualize

pikánten (okus) piquant, sharp, hot, peppery, spicy; appetizing; (pripoved) piquant, racy, risqué, risky, salty, indecent

pikántna omaka hot (ali peppery) sauce
pikánten roman sexy novel

plážen plážnat trashy

plážen, plážnat roman trashy novel

požírati to swallow; to gulp; to devour; to consume

požírati kilometre (figurativno) to eat up the miles
naglo, krepko požírati to swig
požírati roman to devour a novel
z očmi požírati to feast one's eyes (kaj on something)
požrla ga je neka zver a wild beast devoured him
tako me grlo boli, da komaj požiram my throat is so sore that I can hardly swallow

purpose¹ [pə́:pəs] samostalnik
namen, cilj, nakana; učinek; vsebina, smisel

to answer (ali serve) the purpose služiti svojemu namenu
for what purpose? čemu?
for the purpose of zaradi
on purpose namenoma
to the purpose stvarno, o pravem času
to little purpose z malo uspeha
to no purpose zaman
a novel with a purpose tendenčni roman
to some purpose s precejšnjim uspehom
of set purpose (zlasti pravno) premišljeno, namerno
to suit one's purpose biti pogodu
to turn s.th. to good purpose dobro kaj uporabiti ali izkoristiti
weak (ali wanting) of purpose neodločen

read^*2 [ri:d]

1. prehodni glagol
brati, čitati, razbrati; prebrati, prečitati (off, through)
(raz)rešiti, reševati (uganke); preučiti (up)
razlagati, tolmačiti, pojasnjevati; predavati, učiti (s čitanjem), seznaniti koga s pisateljevimi mislimi; napoved(ov)ati, prerokovati; zvedeti, doznati (iz časopisa); študirati; uspavati koga z branjem (into, to sleep)
(o toplomeru) (po)kazati, (za)beležiti

to read s.th. to s.o. čitati komu kaj
to read to oneself čitati zase (skrivaj)
to read s.o. like a book figurativno točno koga spregledati (spoznati, razumeti)
to read a dream razlagati sanje
to read s.o.'s face brati komu na obrazu
to read s.o.'s fortune prerokovati komu prihodnost
to read law študirati pravo
with whom do you read Greek? pri kom študirate grščino?
read the letter to yourself preberite si pismo
he had read himself asleep zaspal je bil pri branju
to read music brati note, igrati po notah
to read a manuscript oceniti, recenzirati rokopis
to read s.o. a lesson ošteti koga, brati komu levite
do you read me? me razumeš?
how do you read this passage? kako razumete ta odstavek?
to read oneself blind (to sleep) oslepeti (zaspati) od branja
to read the riot act dati zadnje svarilo o posledicah slabega vedenja (npr. pri izgredih, demonstracijah pred vojaškim posegom)
to read s.th. into a text hoteti brati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni
parlament the bill will be read tomorrow for the second time zakonski osnutek bo jutri drugič v razpravi
she likes being read to ona ima rada, da ji kaj berejo
the thermometer reads 30° C in the shade termometer kaže 30° C v senci

2. neprehodni glagol
brati, čitati; dati se brati; glasiti se; zvedeti z branjem, brati (about, of o)
študirati, učiti se, pripravljati se, pripraviti se za izpit (for za)

he is reading for the bar študira za advokaturo
to read between the lines brati med vrsticami
to read for an examination študirati za izpit
to read for a degree pripravljati se za diplomski izpit
to read for honours pripravljati se za rigoroz
the book reads well knjiga se dobro bere
his silence is to read as consent njegov molk je treba razumeti kot privolitev
this ticket reads for Leeds ta vozovnica velja za Leeds
it reads like a novel to se bere kot roman
it reads as follows (to) se glasi takole

recast² [ri:ká:st] prehodni glagol
pretopiti, pretaliti (kovino); napraviti nov odlivek, preliti; prekovati (denar); predelati, predrugačiti, prekrojiti, preoblikovati, znova napraviti; še enkrat računati, preračunati, preveriti račun, še enkrat preceniti; zopet vreči

to recast a novel predelati roman
to recast a play gledališče spremeniti zasedbo vlog v igri

rite [ráit] samostalnik
obred
cerkev obred, ritus; ceremonija, liturgija; običaj

rites; množina of hospitality gostoljubnost
baptismal rite cerkev krstni obred
burial (funeral) rites pogrebni obred, pogrebne ceremonije
conjugal rites, nuptial rites zakonsko, poročno (spolno) občevanje
last rites religija poslednji zakramenti
Greek rite grški pravoslavni obred
Roman rite, Latin rite rimskokatoliški obred