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drág dear; (necenén) expensive; dear; costly

drág kamen a precious stone
drága večerja an expensive dinner
dráge volje willingly, readily; with a good grace
knjiga je drága the book is expensive (ali dear)
moj drági! my dear!
drági moj prijatelj! my dear friend!
vino je tu zelo drágo wine is very dear here
drágo mi je I am glad (ali pleased)
napravite, kot Vam je drágo do as you like, do just as you please
če ti je življenje drágo if you value your life
karkoli ti je drágo anything you like
to mi je predrago this is too expensive for me
to je eden najdražjih hotelov v Parizu it is one of the most expensive hotels in paris
vrnil sem mu milo za drágo I paid him in his own coin, I gave him tit for tat; I got even with him
to je tisto, kar mi je najdražje na svetu that is what I hold dearest on earth
drágó prodajati to sell dear
to te bo drágó stalo it will cost you dear
drágó je to plačal he paid dear for it
to mi bo drágo plačal I'll take it out of him, I'll make him pay dearly (ali dear) for it

ever [évə] prislov
vedno, nenehno, vselej; večno; nekdaj, včasih, (sploh) kdaj

as ever kakor hitro, bržko
ever afterwards, ever since odtlej
arhaično ever and anon tu in tam
ever before od nekdaj
hardly (ali scarcely) ever skoraj nikoli
ever so long celo večnost
pogovorno ever so še kako, zelo
if ever so tired najsi še tako truden
for ever (and a day) večno
ever yours vaš (ali tvoj) vdani (kot zaključek pisma)
who (what, how, where, when) ever kdo (kaj, kako, kje, kam, kdaj) le, že

every [évri] pridevnik
vsak

each and every prav vsak, brez izjeme
all and every vsi po vrsti
every bit, every whit popolnoma, do skrajnosti
every here and there tu in tam
every so often včasih
on every side na vseh straneh
every man for himself! naj se reši, kdor se more!
every other day vsak drugi dan
every now and again tu pa tam
every once in a while tu in tam, včasih, redkokdaj
every right polna, vsa pravica

fit¹ [fit] samostalnik
napad, izbruh, krč; kaprica, muhavost
pogovorno razpoloženje

pogovorno, figurativno to give one a fit presenetiti, razdražiti koga
cold fit mrzlica
by fits (and starts) sunkovito, tu in tam
for a fit nekaj časa
to go into fits dobiti napad; omedleti
to give s.o. fit(s) razkačiti koga
to knock (ali bang, beat, lick) into fits popolnoma premagati
to throw a fit pobesneti, razsrditi se
when the fit was on him kadar je bil dobre volje
if the fit takes me če se mi zahoče
drunken fit pijanost
fit of hysterics histerični napad

from [frɔm, frəm] predlog
od, iz, z, zaradi, po

apart from neglede na
from the beginning od začetka
from a child od otroških let
different from različen od
from day to day z dneva v dan
to defend from braniti pred
to descend from biti po izvoru, izvirati iz
to draw from nature risati po naravi
to die from umreti zaradi
from my own experience iz lastne izkušnje
far be it from me še na misel mi ne pride
from first to last od začetka do konca, od A do Z
to hide s.th. from s.o. skrivati kaj pred kom
to judge from soditi po
to keep s.o. from doing s.th. braniti komu, da česa ne stori
to live from hand to mouth živeti iz rok v usta
to suffer from trpeti zaradi
from time to time tu pa tam
where are you from? od kod si (ste)?
to tell from razlikovati od
from of old zdavnaj, davno
from on high od zgoraj
from memory na pamet
from post to pillar od Poncija do Pilata
six from nine leavas three devet manj šest je tri
trgovina from date od danes
from title to colophone od prve do zadnje strani
from above od zgoraj
from affar od daleč
from amidst iz sredine
from among izmed
from before od prej
from behind od zadaj, izza
from below (ali beneath) od spodaj
from between izmed (dveh)
from beyond z one strani
from out ven iz
from under izpod
from without od zunaj
from within od znotraj

gláva head; (redko) poll; humoristično (zlasti plešava) pate; (lobanja, mrtvaška) skull; žargon bonce; (naslov) title, heading, ZDA caption; (vodja) chief, leader; ekonomija principal, ZDA boss; (vrhnji del) top; (pamet, razum) brains pl, wit (s pl), intelligence, understanding, judgment, sense; (bister človek) man of talent, pogovorno brainy fellow; (oseba) person; (kovanca) obverse, face, pogovorno heads

brez gláve headless, acephalous, figurativno reckless, hare-brained, confused, out of one's wits, silly
gláva ob glávi closely packed
na glavo, za glávo (figurativno) each; per head; per capita
iz gláve (na pamet) (znati) (to know) by heart
gláva ali napis? (pri metanju kovanca v zrak) heads or tails?
od gláve do nog from top to toe
od nog do gláve from head to foot
glávo pokonci! keep smiling!, vojska chin up!
z glávo navzdol with downcast head
na glávo postavljen (narobe) topsy-turvy
brez gláve in repa without rhyme or reason
delo z glávo brain work
delavec z glávo white-collar worker
beljenje gláve (figurativno) cudgelling (ali racking) one's brain, cogitation, rumination
kimanje z glávo nodding, nod
lasje na glávi hair (of the head)
poraba na glávo consumption per capita
gláva postelje head of the bed
rana na glávi wound in the head
skok na glávo header
stoja na glávi šport headstand, aeronavtika landing on the nose
strel v glávo shot in the head
tele z dvema glávama a twoheaded calf
umivanje gláve shampooing
več kot 100 gláv živine more than a hundred head of cattle
zmajevanje z glávo shaking of one's head
belíti si glávo to beat one's brains out, to cudgel (ali to rack) one's brains (z over)
biti čez glávo zadolžen to be up to one's ears (ali one's eyes, the neck) in debt
za glávo je večji od očeta he is taller than his father by a head
za glávo je večji od mene he stands a head taller than I
oče je gláva družine the father is the head of the family
ne biti pravi v glávi (figurativno) to be crazy, to be out of one's mind, to be off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker)
on je bistra gláva he is a bright chap
trde gláve je he is thickheaded, pogovorno he is thick (between the ears)
puhle, prazne gláve je he is empty-headed, he is brainless
delati po svoji glávi to have one's own way
gláve delati (solata, zelje) to head, to heart
ne vem, kje se me gláva drži I do not know which way to turn, I am quite perplexed
gláva me boli I have a headache, my head aches, I feel headachy
gláva me je od tega bolela that gave me a headache
čez glávo imam dela I am swamped with work
kje vendar sem imel glávo? what on earth was I thinking of?
nimam gláve za matematiko I have no head for mathematics
tega imam že čez glávo dovolj I am sick (ali žargon I've had a bellyful) of it
to nima ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of this
kar pripovedujete, nima ne gláve ne repa I cannot make head or tail of what you say
za glávo mu gre for him it is a matter of life and death
po glávi mi gre (roji, hodi) neka misel an idea keeps (on) running through my mind
to vino gre v glávo this wine is heady, this wine goes to my head
on ima glávo na pravem mestu he has his head well screwed on
stvar mi ne gre v glávo it's beyond me, I cannot understand it
iti, stopiti v glávo to go to one's head
ne ve, kje se ga gláva drži he doesn't know whether he's coming or going
to mi ne gre iz gláve I can't get it out of my head
ni čisto pravi v glávi he is not quite right in the head, žargon he has a screw loose
uspeh mu je šel (stopil) v glávo, mu je zmešal glávo success has turned his head
nekaj mu gre po glávi (figurativno) he is turning something over in his mind
samo letala mu gredo, rojijo po glávi (figurativno) he thinks, talks and breathes aeroplanes
ta misel mi ne gre iz gláve this idea keeps running through my head
izgubiti glávo to lose one's head (ali one's wits ali one's presence of mind)
ne izgubiti gláve to keep one's head
izbiti si kaj iz gláve to dismiss something from one's mind
iz gláve izračunati vsoto to work out a sum in one's head
izbiti komu kaj iz gláve to argue someone out of something
s svojo glávo jamčiš za to you will answer with your life for this
ne morem mu tega izbiti iz gláve I cannot drive it out of his head
napraviti po svoji glávi to do as one likes
obdržati v glávi to remember
tu ne najdem ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of it
glávo odsekati (obglaviti) komu to behead someone
pognati si kroglo v glávo to blow one's brains out
v glávo mi pade it occurs to me, an idea comes to mind
kaj ti vendar pade v glávo? the very idea!
nisem na glávo padel I am no fool
nikdar mi ni v glávo padlo it never entered (into) my mind
pogledati koga od gláve do nog to eye someone up and down, to look someone over from head to foot
nositi glávo v vreči (figurativno) to carry one's life in one's hands
oditi s povešeno glávo to go off with downcast head (ali fig with one's tail between one's legs)
pognati se z glávo naprej v vodo to throw oneself headfirst into the water
prikimati z glávo to nod assent
postaviti vse na glávo to turn everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
postaviti vse mesto na glávo (figurativno) to paint the town red
z glávo je plačal svoje izdajstvo he paid for his treason with his life
riniti z glávo v zid (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall
riniti z glávo v nevarnost to rush headlong (ali to plunge) into danger
ne rini z glávo v zid! don't batter your head against a brick wall!
riskirati glávo to risk one's neck
povesiti glávo to hang one's head
razpisati nagrado na glávo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head
glávo stavim, da to ni res I'd stake my life it is not true
skloniti svojo glávo pod jarem to bow one's head under the yoke
ubijati si glávo z, nad to rack one's brains over
vbiti si kaj v glávo to take something into one's head
prati komu glávo (figurativno) to give someone a dressing-down
v glávi se mi vrti I am (ali I feel) dizzy, I feel giddy, my head is reeling (ali spinning)
računati iz gláve to do mental arithmetic
zmajati z glávo to shake one's head
več glav, več vé two heads are better than one
za glávo zmagati (na dirki) to win by a head
čez glávo komu zrasti to outgrow (one's respect for) someone
zmešati komu glávo to turn someone's head
ne moreš z glávo skozi zid you can't butt your way through a brick wall
kolikor gláv, toliko misli two heads are better than one

godíti se to take place; to occur; to happen

kaj se godi tu! what's going on here?
kako se Vam godi? how are you?, how are things (with you)?
dobro se mi godi (zdravstveno) I am well, I'm fine, (gmotno) I am doing well, žargon I'm sitting pretty
dobro se mu godi žargon he is sitting pretty

goréti to burn; to blaze; to be on fire, to be consumed by fire

gorí! fire!
kje gorí? where is the fire?
to ne gorí that does not burn
vžigalica ne gorí the match does not strike
goréti od radovednosti to be consumed by curiosity
goréti od želje to burn with desire, to be eager (ali fervent ali zealous ali keen on)
hiša gorí the house is on fire
v mestu gorí there is a fire in town
začeti goréti to catch fire
tu mi gorí pod nogami (figurativno) this place is too hot for me
gorelo mu je pod nogami (figurativno) he wanted to be off

govoríti to speak (o of, about, z to, with); to tell; (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with, to, o about, of, over); to converse; (kramljati) to chat

glasno govoríti to talk loud, to speak in a loud voice
tiho govoríti to speak softly (ali in a soft voice)
govoríti angleški to speak English
slabo govoríti angleški to speak poor (ali broken) English
slabo govoríti o kom to speak ill of someone
kar naprej govoríti to keep (on) talking
odkrito, brez ovinkov govoríti to speak freely
govoríti o tem in onem, o raznem to talk nineteen to the dozen
uglajeno govoríti to be well-spoken
govoríti stenam (figurativno) to talk (ali to be talking) to a brick wall
govoríti o politiki to talk politics
tekoče govoríti to speak fluently
govoríti o čem drugem to change the subject
govoríti resnico to speak the truth, to tell the truth
govoríti brez priprave to speak extempore
govoríti v veter (figurativno) to waste one's breath
govoríti v imenu koga to be the spokesman of, to be the mouthpiece of
govoríti v korist koga to speak on (ali ZDA in) someone's behalf
govoríti polomljeno angleščino to speak broken English, to murder the English language
govoríti neumnosti to talk nonsense
šepetaje govoríti to speak in an undertone, to speak in a whisper
govoríti skozi nos to speak with a nasal twang
govoríti laži to tell lies (ali untruths)
govoríti sam s seboj to soliloquize
govoríti med štirimi očmi s kom to talk with someone in private
govoríti na pamet to speak from memory, to say something by heart (ali by rote)
obširno govoríti o to speak at length about (ali on), to descant, to expatiate on (ali upon)
otročje govoríti to drivel
govoríti kot papiga to parrot
govoríti preučeno za koga to speak above someone's head
govoríti tja v tri dni pogovorno to waffle, žargon to rabbit on
tu se govori angleški (napis) English spoken here
ko (ker) ravno govorimo o... since we are on the subject, since we happen to be talking about...
da niti ne govorimo o... to say nothing of...
ne govorimo več o tem!, nehajmo govoríti o tem! let us change (ali drop) the subject!
mi ne »govorimo« (smo sprti ipd.) we are not on speaking terms
o tem ni vredno govoríti it isn't worth speaking of
ona ne govorita več med seboj (sta sprta) they are no longer on speaking terms
govori! speak up!, speak out, out with it!
on ne more (ne zna) nehati govoríti he can never stop talking, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
(on) govori, kot da bi ga navil he has the gift of the gab, he talks nineteen to the dozen
on malo govori he is a man of few words, (je boječ) he is tongue-tied
z njim se da govoríti he is someone you can talk to
z njim se ne da govoríti (figurativno) he will not listen to reason
po vsem mestu se govori o njih they are the talk of the town
govorilo se je o njegovi demisiji there have been rumours of his resignation
vse mesto govori o tem it is the talk of the town
govori se, da je zelo bogata she is said to be very rich
o njem se mnogo govori he is much talked about
to dejstvo govori zanj this fact tells in his favour
dejstva govoré sama the facts speak for themselves
to govori za in proti that cuts both ways
dejanja govore glasneje kot besede actions speak louder than words
vse govori za to, da... there is every reason to believe that...
to govori proti that tells against it
ne govorite z nikomer o tem! not a word to anyone about this!, keep this to yourself!
začeti govoríti o nekem predmetu to broach a subject
bi lahko govoril z Vami? could I have a word with you?
bi lahko govoril z g. X? could I see Mr. X
govorimo odkrito! let's speak frankly, let's lay (ali put) our cards on the table
kjer se veliko govori, se malo naredi least said, soonest mended
govoríti je srebro, molčati pa zlato the less said, the better
prav tako bi lahko govoril stenam figurativno I might as well speak to a brick wall
ti to meni govoriš! (= kot da jaz tega ne vem) you're telling me!

harm¹ [ha:m] samostalnik
škoda, poškodba; krivica

pravno bodily harm telesna poškodba
to do harm to s.o. škoditi komu
there is no harm in ne škodi
where is the harm in? v čem je tu kaj slabega?
he meant no harm ni mislil nič slabega
out of harm's way na varnem

here [híə] prislov
tukaj, semkaj, sem
figurativno na tem mestu, v tem slučaju

here you are! izvolite!
here below tukaj doli, figurativno na zemlji, na tem svetu
here goes! da začnem!, da poskusim!
look here! glej!, poslušaj, prosim
that is neither here nor there ne spada sem, ni važno
here's to you! na tvoje zdravje!
here and there tu in tam, semkaj, tjakaj; sem in tja (časovno)
here, there and everywhere povsod
here today and gone tomorrow bežno, minljivo

in¹ [in] predlog

1.
v, na (na vprašanje kje?)

in England v Angliji
in the country na deželi
in here (there) tu (tam) notri
in town v mestu (o katerem govorimo)
in the sky na nebu
in the street na ulici
in the territory na ozemlju

2. figurativno
v, pri, na

in the army v vojski
in the university na univerzi
in Shakespeare pri Shakespearju
blind in one eye na eno oko slep

3.
v (v posameznih primerih namesto into na vprašanje kam?)

put it in your pocket daj to v žep

4.
(stanje, način, okoliščina)

in arms oborožen
a cow in calf breja krava
in any case v vsakem primeru
in cash v gotovini; pri denarju (biti)
in despair obupano, v obupu
in doubt v dvomu
in dozens na ducate
in English v angleščini
in good health pri dobrem zdravju, zelo zdrav
in groups v skupinah
in E major v E duru
in liquor pijan
in this manner na ta način
in ruins v razvalinah
in short na kratko (povedano)
in tears v solzah
in a word z eno besedo
in other words z drugimi besedami
in writing pismeno

5.
v, pri, na (udeležba)

to be in it biti udeležen, udeležiti se
he isn't in it on ne spada zraven
there is nothing in it ničesar (resničnega, dobrega) ni v tem, ne splača se, je čisto enostavno; je še neodločeno (dirka)

6.
(dejavnost, opravilo) pri, v

in an accident pri nesreči, v nesreči
in crossing the river pri prehodu čez reko
in search of pri iskanju česa

7.
(moč, sposobnost)

it is not in her to tega ona ne zmore
he has (not) got it in him to je (ni) pravi mož za to

8.
(časovno)

in the beginning v začetku
in the day, in daytime podnevi
in the evening zvečer
in his flight na begu
in two hours v dveh urah, čez dve uri
in March marca
in one istočasno
in the reign of za vlade, za časa vladanja
in my sleep v spanju, ko sem spal
in time pravočasno, sčasoma, kdaj
in winter pozimi
in (the year) 1940 leta 1940

9.
(namen, smoter)

in answer to kot odgovor na
in my defence v mojo obrambo

10.
(vzrok, nagib)

in contempt s prezirom
in his honour njemu na čast
in sport za šalo
in remembrance v spomin

11.
(razmerje, odnos, zveza)

in as (ali so) far as do take mere
in that ker, kolikor
well in body, but ill in mind telesno zdrav, a duševno bolan
in itself samo po sebi
in number številčno
in size po velikosti
equal in strength enak po moči
the latest thing in s.th. najnovejše na nekem področju
ten feet in width 10 čevljev širok (po širini)

12.
po

in my opinion po mojem mnenju
in all probability po vsej verjetnosti

13.
(sredstvo, material)

in boots v škornjih
a statue in bronze bronast kip
written in pencil napisano s svinčnikom
a picture in oils oljnata slika
dressed in white oblečen v belo

14.
(število, znesek)

seven in all v celem sedem
five in the hundred pet od sto, 5%
one in ten eden od desetih
in twos po dva, paroma
not one in a hundred niti eden od stotih
a place in a million najbolj primeren kraj

interval [íntəvəl] samostalnik
razmik, presledek, meddobje
glasba interval
medicina svetel trenutek

at intervals v presledkih, tu in tam
at regular intervals v enakomernih presledkih
at intervals of 50 feet v razmiku petdesetih čevljev
interval signal znak za odmor (radio)

intímen intimate; inward; internal; close; near

intímen prijatelj an intimate (ali a close) friend, a bosom friend; intimate
najbolj intímni kotički duše the inmost recesses of the soul
to so preveč intímne stvari, da bi o njih govorili those things are too near one's heart to be spoken of
biti intímen s kom to be familiar (ali intimate) with someone
to so preintimne zadeve, da bi o njih tu razpravljali these are matters too intimate to be discussed here
moj (najbolj) intímni prijatelj my second self

iskáti to look for, to search for; to seek, to try to find

iščem besedo v slovarju I am looking a word up (ali looking up a word) in the dictionary
iščem izhod I am looking for a (ali the) way out
povsod sem iskal pomoč arhaično I have sought help on every hand, pogovorno I've tried everywhere
rastline vedno iščejo sonce plants always turn towards the sun
moja žena išče pomočnico my wife is on the lookout for a servant
trgovec išče sposobnega pomočnika shopkeeper seeks capable assistant (ZDA clerk)
iskáti vodo, rudo z bajalico to dowse, to search for water with a divining rod
saj je iskal to (hotel tako)! he was asking for it!
tu nimaš kaj iskáti! you have no business here!
vsepovsod iskáti to search high and low (for something); (v oglasih)
iščem, iščemo, išče se... wanted...

izvolíti to elect; (z glasovanjem) to vote; to return

izvolíti z dvigom rok to elect by a show of hands
izvolíti s tajnim glasovanjem to elect by secret ballot
bil je izvoljen z veliko večino he was voted in by a big majority
izvolilo ga je njegovo prejšnje volilno okrožje he was returned by his former constituency
bil je izvoljen za župana he was elected mayor
bil je izvoljen za predsedujočega he was voted into the chair, he was elected to the chair, he was elected chairman
izvolite sesti! sit down, please!
izvolite zapreti okno! be so kind as to shut the window!
niti pogledati ni izvolil! he did not even so much as look at it!
izvolite! (tu imate!, vzemite!) here you are!
izvolite (iti naprej)! after you!

kajnè

on je bolan, kajnè? he is ill, isn't he?
on ni bolan, kajnè (ali pač)? he is not ill, is he?
ona govori nemški, kajnè? she speaks German, doesn't she?
ona ne govori nemški, kajnè (ali pač)? she does not speak German, does she?
prepozno je prišel, kajnè? he came too late, didn't he?
ni prišel prepozno, kajnè? he did not come too late, did he?
bil je tu, kajnè? he has been here, hasn't he?

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!

kdáj when; (at) what time

od kdáj since when
sploh kdáj ever
do kdáj till when, how long
kdáj si ga videl? when did you see him?
do kdáj boš ostal? how long will you be staying?
od kdáj ste (že) tu? how long have you been here?
kdáj se je to zgodilo? when did it happen?
do kdáj bomo čakali? how long shall we wait?
od kdáj je tvoje pismo? what is the date of your letter?
ne vem, kdáj bo prišel domov I don't know when he'll be home
ste bili (sploh) kdáj v Londonu? have you ever been to London?

limit¹ [límit] samostalnik
meja, višek, skrajnost
matematika limita
ekonomija končna cena

ekonomija lowest limit skrajna zadnja cena
superior limit zgornja meja, skrajni rok
inferior limit spodnja meja, prvi možni rok
there is a limit to everything vse ima svoje meje
to the limit do skrajnosti, do konca
within limits do gotove meje, v mejah
without limit neomejeno
to set limit to potegniti mejo
ameriško, pogovorno to go to the limit iti do skrajnosti
sleng that's the limit! to je pa višek!; tu se vse neha!
pogovorno he is the limit nemogoč je
ameriško in (off) limits dostop dovoljen (prepovedan)