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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

rekláma publicity, press publicity; advertising, advertisement

kričeča rekláma pogovorno hype, media hype, ballyhoo
rekláma na nebu (ki jo napiše letalo) sky advertising, skywriting
svetlobna rekláma illuminated advertisements pl, neon signs pl
pretirana rekláma hype, puffery, puffing
to je slaba rekláma zanj that will send his stock down
delati reklámo to advertise, to publicise
delati bučno reklámo ZDA to ballyhoo
delati pretirano reklámo to puff
on zna delati reklámo zase he is a master of self-advertisement, he knows how to manipulate the media (ali how to keep himself in the public eye, how to seek publicity)

set^*3 [set]

1. prehodni glagol
postaviti, položiti, posaditi, namestiti, instalirati, montirati, dati v določen položaj; naravnati (ud, uro); razvrstiti, sestaviti v zbirko (žuželke itd.); nasaditi (kokoš, jajca); pogrniti (mizo), razviti (jadro); razporediti, zlágati (tiskarske črke); urediti, (s)frizirati (lase); vstaviti, vdelati (dragulj v zlato); zabiti (v zemljo); spraviti (v gibanje), privesti, spraviti v določeno stanje; spustiti (na prostost); nagnati koga k delu, zapovedati mu, da se loti kakega dela; postaviti, dati (komu kaj) za zgled (vzor, primer); postaviti (pravilo); dati (komu ali sebi) nalogo; komponirati, uglasbiti (to za)
naščuvati (at s.o. proti komu)
razpisati (nagrado) (on na)
stisniti (zobe)
gledališče uprizoriti, postaviti na oder; obsuti, posuti kaj (with z)
sesiriti (mleko); usmeriti, gnati (čoln); zasaditi zemijo, tla (with z)

2. neprehodni glagol
zaiti, zahajati (sonce, mesec, tudi figurativno)
ustaliti se (vreme); pihati (o vetru), prihajati (from od, iz)
gibati se, premikati se v neki smeri (o vodnem toku itd.); kreniti (na pot); kazati nagnjenost (to za)
lotiti se, začeti; pridobiti na moči; (o lovskem psu) nepremično obstati in tako opozoriti na bližnjo divjačino; (o obleki) pristajati; spremeniti se v trdno stanje, otrdeti (cement, malta), strditi se; (o plesalcih) stati nasproti partnerju; (o cvetu) narediti plod; dobiti določeno obliko

to set afoot (on foot) začeti, pripraviti (kaj)
to set s.o. against nahujskati koga proti, ustvariti pri kom nerazpoloženje za
to be set on (upon) s.th. trdovratno vztrajati pri čem, biti ves mrtev na kaj
to set alar(u)m naravnati budilko na potrebni čas
to set the axe to s.th. začeti kaj sekati, nastaviti sekiro na kaj, uničiti kaj
to set the broken bones (a fracture) naravnati zlomljene kosti (zlom)
to set books to be read določiti knjige, ki jih je treba prebrati
this hat set me back a pound sleng ta klobuk me je stal en funt
to set bounds to s.th. omejiti kaj
to set one's cap at pogovorno prizadevati si pritegniti (snubca)
this cement sets quickly ta cement hitro otrdi
to set chairs for everybody namestiti stole za vse
his character has set njegov značaj je dozorel
to set the clock (the watch) naravnati uro
to set close tisk staviti, zlágati z majhnimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami
to set at defiance izzvati, kljubovati
to set a dog on s.o. spustiti, naščuvati psa na koga
to set persons by the ears (at variance, at loggerheads) izzvati prepir (razdor) med dvema osebama, spraviti v spor, spreti dve osebi
to set s.o. at ease pomiriti koga, osvoboditi koga zadrege (tesnobe, ženiranja, stiske)
to set an end to s.th. napraviti konec čemu
to set an engine going spraviti stroj v pogon
to set an example dati zgled
to set eyes on s.th. upreti oči (pogled) v kaj, opaziti kaj
to set one's face against pogovorno odločno se upreti, zoperstaviti
how far did I set you? (v šoli) do kam smo prišli (vzeli) (zadnjič)?
to set the fashion dajati, uvesti, diktirati modo (ton)
to set s.o. on his feet postaviti koga na noge (tudi figurativno)
to set fire to (at) s.th. podnetiti, zažgati kaj
to set s.th. on fire požgati, zažgati kaj
to set the Thames on fire figurativno napraviti nekaj osupljivega
to set foot in a house prestopiti prag hiše, vstopiti v hišo
to set on foot postaviti na noge, začeti, uvesti, spraviti v gibanje, v tek
to set foot on s.th. stopiti na kaj
to set free (at liberty) izpustiti na prostost
to set a glass in a sash vstaviti šipo v (okenski) okvir
to set one's hand to s.th. podpisati kaj, zapečatiti kaj
to set a hen posaditi kokoš na jajca
to set one's house in order spraviti (svojo) hišo v red, urediti hišo; figurativno spraviti svoje stvari v red, urediti svoje stvari; napraviti red, pomesti z nepravilnostmi, izvesti reforme
to set a lady's hair urediti, naviti, sfrizirati, narediti pričesko dami
to set one's hand to a task lotiti se naloge
I set my hand and seal to this document s tem podpisujem to listino
to set one's heart (one's mind) to s.th. poželeti, zelo si (za)želeti, zahtevati zase, izbrati zase, odločno skušati dobiti kaj, navdušiti se za kaj
to set s.o.'s heart at rest napraviti konec dvomu, zaskrbljenosti, pomiriti koga
the jelly has (is) set želé se je strdil
to set at large dati prostost, izpustiti, osvoboditi
to set a company laughing spraviti družbo v smeh
to set ono's life on a chance figurativno staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to set s.th. in a proper light postaviti kaj v pravo luč
to set little (much) by s.th. malo (visoko) kaj ceniti
to set one's mind on obrniti svoje misli na
to set to music uglasbiti
my muscle sets mišica se mi napne
to set s.o. at naught rogati se, posmehovati se komu, podcenjevati, omalovaževati, poniževati, v nič devati koga, ne se ozirati na koga
to set o.s. against s.th. upreti se, zoperstaviti se čemu
public opinion sets strongly against them javno mnenje jim je sovražno
to set o.s. lotiti se; šport zavzeti mesto na startu, pripraviti se za start
to set the pace regulirati korak, hojo; dajati takt
to set paper pogovorno napisati vprašanja, ki jih bodo vlekli študenti na izpitu
to set pen to paper lotiti se pisanja, začeti pisati
to set the police after s.o. poslati policijo za kom
to set a price on s.th. določiti čemu ceno, naložiti ceno za kaj
to set a price on s.o.'s life (head) razpisati nagrado na glavo kake osebe
to set s.th. before the public prinesti kaj pred javnost
to set a razor nabrusiti britev; izgladiti ostrino britve po brušenju
to set s.o. at rest pomiriti, umiriti koga
to set a question at rest urediti (rešiti) vprašanje
to set s.o. right popraviti, korigirati koga
to set right (to rights, in order) spraviti v red, popraviti
to set roaring (in a roar) spraviti v krohot
to set a handle with rubies vdelati rubine v ročaj
to set sail dvigniti jadro, odjadrati, odpluti, kreniti na potovanje po morju
to set a saw izviti zobe žage v nasprotnih si smereh
to set seal to s.th. staviti pečat na kaj
to set seed posejati seme
to set shoulder to the wheel figurativno pomagati, podpreti, zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti
to set spies on s.o. vohuniti za kom
to set spurs to the horse z ostrogami spodbosti konja, spodbujati
to set a stake into the ground zabiti kol v tla, v zemljo
his star sets figurativno njegova zvezda zahaja
to set store by s.th. sleng visoko (zelo) ceniti, preceniti kaj; pripisovati veliko važnost čemu
to set the table pogrniti mizo
to set a task dati, naložiti nalogo
to set one's teeth stisniti zobe (tudi figurativno)
to set s.o.'s teeth on edge izzvati razburjenost (vznemirjenost) pri kom, (raz)dražiti živce komu, iti komu na živce
to set s.o. thinking dati komu misliti
to set a trap nastaviti past (zanko)
to set at variance spreti, razdvojiti
to set veils razpeti jadra
to set s.o. in the way pokazati komu pot, spraviti koga na pravo pot
to set s.o. on his way arhaično spremiti koga del (kos) poti
to set wide tisk staviti razprto, z velikimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami
to set one's wits to another's meriti se s kom v diskusiji
to set one's wits to a question iskati rešitev problerna, prizadevati si rešiti problem
to set one's wits to work predati se resnemu razmišljanju
to set the watch navtika postaviti straže na njihova mesta
it sets him well dobro mu pristaja
the weather has set fair vreme je postalo lepo
to set s.o. to work spraviti koga k delu
to set o.s. to work lotiti se dela

several [sévrəl]

1. pridevnik
(vsak) posamezen; različen, individualen, posamičen, poedin; več (od njih), nekoliko, nekaj
arhaično ločen

each several part vsak del zase
on four several occasions ob štirih različnih priložnostih
several liability individualna odgovornost
joint and several obligation skupno in poedino jamstvo, solidarno jamstvo
the several members of the Board posamezni člani ministrstva
several people več ljudi
several times večkrat
each has his several ideal vsak ima svoj (lasten) ideal
each several ship sank her opponent vsaka posamična ladja je potopila svojo nasprotnico
to dwell in a several house stanovati ločeno v (neki) drugi hiši
I met several members of the club srečal sem, spoznal sem se z več člani kluba
we took our several ways home šli smo domov vsak po svoji poti

2. samostalnik
več (od njih), nekateri

I know several of them več, nekatere od njih poznam

shift² [šift] prehodni glagol
premakniti, premikati, premestiti, spremeniti položaj, prestaviti, prevreči, preložiti (odgovornost from ... to od ... na)
obrniti (one's attention svojo pozornost)
menjati (mesto, položaj), odstraniti (koga), osvoboditi se, znebiti se (koga); preobleči
sleng pobiti, umoriti
neprehodni glagol
menjati mesto (položaj), premestiti se, premikati se sem in tja; preseliti se; menjati se; obrniti se; preobleči se; znati si pomagati, zateči se k pomagalom
jezikoslovje premakniti se (o glasu)

I must shift as I can moram si pomagati, kot vem in znam, moram se znajti
to shift one's ground figurativno spremeniti (svoje) stališče, menjati svoje argumente v dokazovanju
to shift from one foot to the other prestopati se z ene noge na drugo
to shift gears (avto) menjati prestave
to shift the helm premakniti krmilo
to shift one's lodging menjati stanovanje, preseliti se
to shift for oneself (for a living) sam skrbeti zase, sam si pomagati, se prebijati v stiski, sam se znajti
to shift the scenes menjati kulise
to shift one's shirt preobleči srajco
the wind has shifted to the north again veter se je obrnil spet proti severu

skrbéti

skrbéti za to care (for, about), to take care (of), to busy (ali to concern) oneself with (ali about); to be in charge (of something); to have (something) in one's care; to attend to, to see (ali to look) to (ali after); to mind (something); to provide for
on skrbi samo zase he always looks after number one, he thinks only of himself
skrbi (brigaj se) zase! mind your own business!
ne skrbi za tuje posle! mind your own business!, don't meddle in other people's business!
skrbi me I'm worried, I'm concerned about (something), it makes me uneasy, it causes me a lot of anxiety, it fills me with apprehension
skrbi me njeno zdravje her state of health fills me with apprehension
od 16. leta skrbim sam zase I have been on my own since I was (ali the age of) sixteen
skrbéti sam zase to shift for oneself, to fend for oneself
skrbel bom, da bo pravočasno dobil pismo I shall take care that he receives the letter in time
skrbéti mora za svoje otroke he must provide for his children
njihova usoda nas zelo skrbi we are deeply worried (ali pogovorno worried sick, worried stiff) about their fate
skrbela bom, da se knjige pravočasno vrnejo I will see (to it) that the books are sent back in time
ne skrbi! don't worry!
vsakdo naj skrbi (gleda) zase! every one for himself!

stvár thing; matter; object; stuff; (posel, skrb) concern; case; (zadeva) affair, subject, business

stvár časti affair of honour
sporna stvár debatable question, pravo a moot point
vsa stvár the whole business (ali affair, matter)
k stvari! keep (ali stick) to the point (ali to the matter in hand)!; (v parlamentu, govorniku) answer the question!
vse moje stvári all my belongings pl, my goods and chattels pl
dogovorjena, domenjena stvár a put-up job
kočljiva, delikatna stvár a delicate point
stvár zase another question, a matter apart
stvár v diskusiji the subject under discussion, the matter in hand
spadajoč k stvári relevant
ne spadajoč k stvári irrelevant
to je moja stvár that's my business (ali affair, concern, lookout)
to ni moja stvár that is no business of mine; that is not my affair
v tem je vsa stvár (= za to gre) that's the gist of it (ali the whole point)
to je čisto druga stvár that's completely off the point, that's an entirely different thing, (figurativno) that's a horse of a different colour
to je stvár navade that's a matter of habit
to je jedro, bistvo stvári this is the gist (ali the substance) of the matter
to je važna stvár this is a matter of importance (ali of great importance)
to je kočljiva stvár this is a ticklish (ali delicate, difficult) matter, this requires careful handling
to ni smešna stvár this in no laughing matter
(to je pa) lepa stvár! (ironično) that's a nice mess!, pogovorno a fine how-do-you-do (ali how d'ye do)
ne vem, kaj je na stvári I don't know what the problem is, pogovorno I don't know what's the matter (ali what's up, what it's all about)
borimo se za dobro stvár we are fighting for a good cause
brigaj se za svoje stvári! mind your own business, don't be such a busybody!
sedaj ne gre za to stvár that is not the question now
naj gredo stvári svojo pot! let things slide!
to nima nič opraviti s sámo stvárjo that has nothing to do with the question
pogovoriti se o stvári to talk the matter over
ostati pri stvári to stick to the point
priti s stvárjo na dan to raise a matter
pusti stvár v miru (= ne dvigaj prahu)! let sleeping dogs lie!
preidimo na stvár! let us come to the point (ali to the matter in hand), pogovorno let's get down to the nitty-gritty
s tem se na stvári nič ne spremeni it makes no difference, it does not alter the fact (ali the fact of the matter), it doesn't make any material (ali substantial) difference
to ne spada k stvári this is irrelevant, this is off (ali beside) the point
kot stvári stojé as things are, as things stand (now)
stvári stojé dobro things are going well
stvár stojí takole this is how the matter stands
videti, kako stvari stojé (figurativno) to see how the land lies
umreti za dobro stvár to die for a good cause
vmešavati, vtikati se v tuje stvári to meddle in other people's affairs
vrniti se k stvári to return to the subject
vzeti stvár v roke (figurativno) to take a problem (ali a matter, a business) in hand
vzeti stvári, kot pač pridejo (dobre in slabe) to take the rough with the smooth

sweep^*2 [swi:p] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
pomesti, pometati, omesti, ometati, (po)čistiti; oplaziti, rahlo se dotakniti; (o vetru) mêsti, briti; odstraniti, s poti spraviti (zapreke itd.); z očmi, s pogledom preleteti; opazovati; (topništvo) gosto obsipavati z granatami; (o valu) preplaviti (čoln); iti (z roko) (on prek)
križariti (po morju); vleči se (po tleh) (o obleki); z mrežo iti (po rečnem dnu); stoje poganjati (čoln) z veslom; dobiti večino (skoraj vse glasove) (pri glasovanju)

at a sweeping reduction trgovina po zelo znižani ceni
sweep before your own door pometaj(te) pred lastnim pragom
to sweep all before one figurativno doseči popoln uspeh
to sweep a constituency z veliko večino dobiti poslansko mesto na volitvah
to sweep the board dobiti vse vložke pri kaki igri, figurativno pobrati vse nagrade
to sweep all obstacles from one's path odstraniti vse ovire na svoji poti
to sweep everything into one's net figurativno vse (zase) pobrati
to sweep the seas prepluti morja v vseh smereh, križariti po morjih
to sweep the strings iti, preleteti z roko po strunah glasbila, brenkati po strunah
the boat was swept out of sight čoln je odneslo iz vida
a new broom sweeps clean nova metla dobro pometa
the coast sweeps to the east obala zavije proti vzhodu
he swept his hand across his forehead z roko si je šel preko čela
his glance swept the room s pogledom je preletel sobo
the river sweeps over its bed reka se zliva čez bregove
the procession swept up the nave of the church procesija se je veličastno pomikala po cerkvi proti oltarju
they swept the river to find his body preiskali so rečno strugo, da bi našli njegovo truplo
to sweep the sea of enemy ships očistiti morje od sovražnih ladij
she swept from her room odšumela je (z dolgo obleko) iz sobe
the wind sweeps over the plain veter brije čez planjavo

treat¹ [tri:t] samostalnik
(po)gostitev, gostija, pojedina; slavje
pogovorno (velik) užitek

Dutch treat izlet, gostija itd., kjer vsakdo plača zase
school treat piknik za šolske otroke
it is my treat to gre na moj račun (pijača ipd.)
this treat is mine to rundo (pijače itd.) plačam jaz
to stand a treat pogostiti, plačati za zapitek (za druge)
it was a treat to hear him sing poslušati njegovo petje je bil velik (pravi) užitek

world [wə́:ld] samostalnik
svet, Zemlja; vsemirje, vesolje, univerzum; vse, kar je na Zemlji; življenje (na Zemlji), obstanek, eksistenca; ljudje, človeška družba; skupnost ljudi; javno življenje, javnost; miljé, okolje; posvetno življenje; velika množina, masa, množica, veliko število; prostranstvo

all over the world po vsem svetu
in the world na svetu
for all the world za vse na svetu, v vsakem pogledu, popolnoma, natanko
not for all the world za nobeno ceno
for all the world like natanko, kot
not for worlds, not for anything in the world za nič na svetu ne
out of the world odmaknjen od sveta
out of this world pogovorno fantastičen, osupljiv, izreden
worlds away from zelo oddaljen od
to the world sleng popolnoma
tired to the world sleng na smrt utrujen
on top of the world na vrhuncu sreče, v sedmih nebesih
a world of zelo mnogo, množica (of difficulties težav)
a world too big mnogo prevelik
the world of letters učeni svet
world without end od veka do veka
to the world's end do konca sveta
the beginning of the world začetek sveta
animal (vegetable) world živalski (rastlinski) svet
citizen of the world svetovljanski človek, kozmopolit
man of the world izkušen človek
the lower world podzemlje; pekel
the New World Novi svet, Amerika
the wise old world dobri stari običaji, dobre stare izkušnje
Prince of this world figurativno vrag
all the world and his wife were there vse, kar leze in gre, je bilo tam
to begin the world (v)stopiti v (začeti) življenje, začeti kariero; od kraja začeti, biti (stati) na začetku
she is all the world to me ona mi je (pomeni) vse na svetu
who in the world is that man? kdo vendar je oni človek?
to be brought into the world zagledati luč sveta
to carry the world before one imeti hiter in popoln uspeh; imeti srečo, uspeh v življenju
to come into the world priti na svet, roditi se
what in the world am I to do? kaj na svetu (vendar, za vraga) naj naredim?
it did me a world of good zelo dobro mi je délo (storilo)
to be drunk to the world pošteno pijan (nadelan) biti
I would not do it for all the world za vse na svetu ne bi tega naredil (hotel narediti)
to forsake the world odreči se svetu, opustiti posvetno rabo, posvetno življenje
as the world goes v našem, sedanjem času
to go out of the world umreti
I would give the world to learn it vse na svetu (ne vem kaj) bi dal, da bi to zvedel
how goes the world with you? kako je kaj z vami?
to have the world before one figurativno imeti življenje pred seboj
to let the world slide figurativno pustiti vse teči (potekati, iti), kot pride
to live out of the world živeti sam zase, odmaknjen od sveta, samotariti
to make a noise in the world figurativno postati slaven
what will the world say? kaj bodo rekli ljudje?

za for; for the purpose of; in favour of; after; behind; (= za časa) during

dan za dnem day by day
eden za drugim one after another, one behind the other
korak za korakom step by step
enkrat za vselej once and for all
za ves svet ne not for (all) the world
za gorami beyond the mountains
jaz za svojo osebo as far as I am concerned
za mojim hrbtom behind my back
za primer (v primeru) potrebe in case of need
za glavo večji taller by a head
za sedaj for the present
za šalo by way of a joke
argumenti za in proti the pros and the cons
razlogi za in proti the reasons for and against
za menoj! follow me!
(kar) za menoj, prosim! this way, please!
starejši za pet let five years older
jaz, za sebe (zase) as for me
beseda za besedo word for word
mož za možem man by man
zanimanje za... interest in...
za mladino neprimeren film a film unsuitable (ali not suitable) for young people
vstopnica za gledališče a theatre ticket
za vlade (vladanja) kralja Karla II during the reign of Charles II
za (= po pooblastilu) (acting) for, per pro., latinsko per procurationem (krajšava: p.p.)
biti za kaj to be in favour of something
kdo je za (to)? who is in favour?
sem za to, da mu odpustimo I'm in favour of (ali I'm for) pardoning him
večina je za nadaljevanje stavke there is a majority in favour of continuing the strike
to je važno zame (za mene) this is important to me
nekaj je za tem (figurativno) there's something behind it
za hišo je vrt there is a garden behind the house
to je hud udarec za nas it is a hard blow for us
brali smo eden za drugim we took it in turns to read
za koga me (pa) imate (smatrate)? who (arhaično whom) do you take me for?
nimam ga za genija I do not regard him as a genius
za to ceno lahko dobiš to blago povsod you can get these goods anywhere at that price
on jé za tri he eats as much as three
povleči koga za lase to pull someone by the hair
on porabi preveč za sebe (zase) he spends too much on himself
smatrati za dobro to think it advisable
odšel je za vedno he left for good
voditi koga za roko to lead someone by the hand
vzel jo je za ženo he has married her, arhaično he has taken her to wife (ali as his wife)
on zaostaja za časom he is behind the times
zapri vrata za seboj! shut the door after (ali behind) you!
zgrešil je za pol metra he missed by half a metre
zmotil sem se za 10.000 SIT I made a mistake of 10,000 tolars
sedeti za mizo to sit at the table
pustiti za seboj to leave behind

zadéva matter; affair; business; thing; subject; (osebna) concern; pravo case

o tej zadévi on this subject
v zadévi with reference to, on the subject of
državna zadéva affair of state
družbena zadéva social matter (ali problem)
notranje zadéve internal affairs pl
zadéva javnega pomena matters pl of public concern
zadéve skupnega pomena matters pl of common interest
tekoče zadéve current affairs pl
zunanje zadéve foreign affairs pl
dogovorjena, domenjena zadéva a put-up job
ministrstvo za zunanje zadéve VB Foreign Office (krajšava: F.O.); ZDA State Department
lepa zadéva! (ironično) that's a nice mess!
v zadévi X. proti Y. pravo in the case of X. versus Y.
brigaj(te) se za svoje zadéve! mind your own business!
to je zadéva zase it is a separate question (ali problem, matter)
to je čisto druga zadéva that's an entirely different thing
to ni moja zadéva that's no business of mine
to je tvoja zadéva that's your affair, that's your lookout, it's up to you
kot je zadéva sedaj... as matters now stand
zadéva prihaja na dan the affair is coming out, the matter is being aired
pusti zadévo pri miru! let the matter rest!
zadéva se vleče the affair is dragging on
vmešavati se v tuje zadéve to meddle in other people's afairs
vzeti zadévo v roke to take the matter in hand
voditi zadéve to conduct (ali to direct) affairs
opustiti zadévo (pogovorno) to drop the whole business
govoril sem z njim o vaši zadévi I talked to him regarding your business

živéti to live, to be alive; to exist, to subsist; to be

ali ona še živi? is she still alive?
dolgo naj živi! long may he (oziroma she) live!
živéti dvojno življenje to live a double life
živéti od svojega kapitala to live off one's capital
živéti v odmaknjenosti to lead a retired life
živéti od zraka (figurativno) to live on air
živéti po svojih načelih to live up to one's principles
živéti od svoje plače, od svojih dohodkov to live on one's earnings, on one's income
živéti od sadja to live on fruit
živéti na tuj račun to sponge on others, (pogovorno) to free-load, biblija to eat the bread of idleness
živéti preko svojih sredstev, dohodkov to live beyond one's means (ali income)
živéti v mejah svojih sredstev, dohodkov to live within one's income
živéti od slikanja to live by painting
živéti kot ptiček na veji pogovorno to live the life of Riley, to have it made
živéti razkošno to live the high life, to live in style
živéti udobno to live comfortably, to keep a good table
živéti kot zajec v detelji (figurativno, v obilju) to live in clover
živéti iz rok v usta to live from hand to mouth, to be living a hand-to-mouth existence
živéti sam zase to live by oneself, to keep to oneself
živéti od pridelkov svojega vrta to subsist on the produce of one's garden
živéti od dela svojih rok to live by the labour of one's hands
živéti od svojega zaslužka to live on one's earnings
brezskrbno živéti to lead a carefree existence
tu se dobro živi! it is a good life here!
bedno živéti to lead a miserable existence, to be just (ali barely) keeping body and soul together, to keep the wolf from the door
dolgo živéti to live to (ali to reach) a great age, to live to be old
sloni dolgo živijo elephants live a long time
skromno živéti to live in a small way
razkošno živijo they lead a life of luxury
težkó živéti to manage to make a livelihood
ne imeti od česa živéti not to have enough to live on
rajši živimo na deželi kot v mestu we prefer living in the country to living in town
z njim se ne da živéti (figurativno) there is no living with him, pogovorno he's impossible
človek se uči, dokler živi live and learn!
živéti in pustiti, dati živéti to live and let live