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díhati to breathe; to respire; to take (ali draw) breath

globoko díhati to draw (ali to fetch) a deep breath
moči zopet díhati to recover one's breath
težkó díhati to breathe hard, to gasp (for breath), to pant, to puff
zrak, ki ga dihamo the air that we breathe

dinamít dynamite

pognati v zrak, razstreliti z dinamítom to dynamite

drink^*1 [driŋk]

1. prehodni glagol
piti, popiti, srkati; zapiti

2. neprehodni glagol
popivati, pijančevati; nazdraviti; globoko dihati

to drink the air vdihavati zrak
to drink o.s. to death napiti se do onemoglosti
to drink hard (ali deep, like a fish) piti ko žolna
to drink a toast nazdraviti komu
to drink one's fill napiti se, kolikor komu drago
to drink the waters piti mineralno vodo (v zdravilišču)
to drink s.o. under the table spraviti koga pod mizo
to drink o.s. into an illness nakopati si bolezen s pijančevanjem

dušljív suffocating; stifling; choking

dušljív zrak stifling air
dušljívo vroč stifling hot

dvígati dvígniti to lift (up); to raise; to pull up; (nekaj težkega) to heave, to hoist

dvígati, dvígniti denar to draw money
dvígati, dvígniti znesek to withdraw a sum; (roke, glavo) to raise, to lift, to hold up
dvígati, dvígniti roko na koga to raise oneself hand at someone; (oči) to raise, to lift
dvígati, dvígniti na rame to hoist on one's shoulders; (s škripcem, vitlom) to hoist
dvígati, dvígniti zastor to raise the curtain
dvígati, dvígniti sidro to weigh anchor, to heave anchor
dvígati, dvígniti se (dim) to rise, to go up; to ascend; to stand
zgradba, ki se dviga nad vsemi drugimi a building that overtops all the others; (teren ipd.) to rise, to slope; (oseba) to rise, to get up
dvígati, dvígniti se proti to stand up against, to revolt, to rebel against, to protest (against)
vsi so se dvignili, ko so zaigrali državno himno every one rose to his feet when the national anthem was played
dvígati, dvígniti se v zrak to soar

eager [í:gə] pridevnik (eagerly prislov)
željan, poželjiv; oster; vnet, hlepeč, lakomen, pohlepen (to)
nestrpen

an eager beaver stremuh
eager for (ali after) fame slavohlepen
arhaično eager air hladen zrak
trgovina eager buying živahen promet
eager about (ali in) prizadeven, marljiv
eager after (ali for) pohlepen, željan, vnet

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

górski mountainous; mountain; alpine

górska bolezen mountain sickness
górska cesta mountain road
górski čevlji mountaineering boots pl
górske dirke (motocikl.) hill-climbing contest
górski duh, škrat mountain sprite, gnome
górska globel ravine, hill valley, (irska, škotska) glen
górski greben, hrbet ridge, crest
górska dežela, pokrajina mountainous country, highland, mountainous region
górska koča mountain hut
górsko področje mountain district, highland
górska palica alpenstock
górska oprema mountaineering outfit
górski plezalec mountaineer, climber, mountain climber, (v Alpah) alpinist
górsko pobočje mountainside, mountain slope
górska pot mountain path
górsko sedlo saddle; dip between two peaks
górsko pravo miners' statutes, mining laws pl
górska reševalna služba mountain rescue service
górska stena steep mountainside, rock wall
górska vas mountain village
górski usad landslip, (večji) landslide
górska veriga mountain range, mountain chain
górska tura alpine (ali mountain) tour, climbing trip
górski veter mountain wind
górski vodnik (alpine) guide
górski vrh summit, mountaintop, peak
górski zrak mountain air
górska železnica mountain railway

izsesáti to suck out; to suck dry; to pump out

izsesáti mozeg iz kosti to suck the marrow from a bone
izsesáti oranžo to suck an orange dry
s črpalko izsesáti zrak to pump out the air
izsesana oranža an orange sucked dry
izsesane prsi breasts sucked dry

komprimírati to compress

komprimiran zrak compressed air
sveder na komprimiran zrak pneumatic drill, borer

kúžen infectious; pestilential; contagious, catching; miasmal, miasmatic; epidemic, epidemical; (okužen) tainted

kúžna bolezen a contagious disease
kúžen zrak infected (ali poisoned, miasmal) air
kúžno znamenje arhaično plague spot (skin blemish as sign of infection)

kváriti to spoil; to damage, to ruin; to mar; (moralno) to deprave, to pervert, to corrupt, to taint, to vitiate

kváriti se to be spoilt(marred), (živež) to perish, to rot, to taint, to deteriorate, to decay
vročina kvari ribe the fish goes off in the heat, the heat taints the fish
to sadje se kvari this fruit is perishable (ali does not keep)
kváriti komu tek to spoil someone's appetite
kváriti zrak to pollute the air
kváriti si oči z branjem pri sveči to spoil one's eyes reading by candlelight
ta film kvari okus občinstva that film corrupts public taste

liquid¹ [líkwid] pridevnik (liquidly prislov)
tekoč, voden; prozoren (zrak), jasen (nebo), bister, vlažen (oči); čist, jasen (glas); tekoč (stih)
figurativno nestalen, spremenljiv
ekonomija likviden, plačila zmožen

liquid measure votla mera
liquid air mrzel in čist zrak
liquid manure gnojnica
liquid fuel tekoče gorivo
ekonomija liquid assets obratna sredstva, obratni kapital
ekonomija liquid debts takoj plačljivi dolgovi
ekonomija liquid securities takoj vnovčljivi vrednostni papirji

metánje throwing; tossing, toss

metánje kopja šport throwing the javelin
metánje diska throwing the discus
metánje novca v zrak tossing a coin, toss, toss-up, pitchand-toss
dobiti pri metánju novca v zrak to win the toss

metáti to throw; (kovanec, žogo) to toss; to pitch, to fling; to hurl; (s fračo) to sling

metáti kamenje na koga to throw stones at someone
metáti novec v zrak to toss a coin
metáti komu pesek v oči (figurativno) to throw dust in someone's eyes
metáti luč na kaj to throw light on something
metáti kopje šport to throw the javelin
stran metáti to throw aside, to toss away
metáti se (preskušati moč) to wrestle
metáti se komu v naročje to fling oneself into someone's arms

móst bridge; (viadukt) viaduct; (zobni) (dental) bridge, bridgework; (telovadni) backbend

móst za pešce footbridge
móst iz jeklenih cevi tubular bridge
kamnit móst stone bridge
komandni móst ship's bridge
naravni móst natural bridge, natural arch
plavajoči móst floating bridge, pontoon bridge
oslovski móst (figurativno) crib
pontonski móst pontoon bridge
viseči móst suspension bridge
vzdižni móst drawbridge, bascule bridge, bascule
zračni móst airlift, skylift
železen móst iron bridge
vrtljiv móst swingbridge, swivel bridge
móst prenosnik transporter bridge
začasen, zasilen móst temporary bridge
zgraditi móst to build (ali to make, to construct) a bridge
zgraditi móst čez reko to bridge a river, to throw a bridge over a river, to span a river with a bridge
pognati móst v zrak to blow up a bridge
požgati (vse) móstove za seboj (figurativno) to burn one's boats (ali bridges)

nôčen nightly; night(-); nocturnal

nôčni bombni napad vojska aeronavtika night air raid
nôčni bombnik aeronavtika night bomber
nôčni čas night time
v nôčnem času at night
nôčna čepica nightcap
nôčni čuvaj night watchman
nôčno delo night work, pogovorno nights
nôčni klub (lokal, bar) nightclub, ZDA night spot, žargon honkytonk
nôčni lovec vojska aeronavtika night fighter (airplane)
nôčno pristajanje aeronavtika night landing
nôčni napad vojska night attack, night raid
nôčni obhod vojska nightly round
nôčni mir the peace of the night
nôčna izmena, nôčni posad night shift
nôčna mizica bedside table, night table
nôčna omarica nightstand
nôčna posoda chamber pot, pogovorno po, (za podkladanje) bedpan, arhaično night vase
nôčni polet aeronavtika night flight
nôčni zračni promet night air traffic
nôčna letalska poštna služba night airmail service
nôčna priatojbina night rate
nôčna ptica (ki dolgo bedi, dela) night owl, (ki ponočuje) night bird
nôčna predstava night performance
nôčni obisk a nightly (ali nocturnal) visit
nôčna služba night duty, pogovorno nights
nôčna straža night watch, vigil
nôčna (kurja) slepota night blindness, nyctalopia
nôčna srajca (ženska) nightdress, nightgown, pogovorno nightie, ZDA night robe, (moška) nightshirt
nôčna svetilka night-light, nightlamp
nôčna tarifa night tariff, night rates
nôčna vaja vojska night exercise
nôčni vlak night train
nôčna ura night hour
pozne nôčne ure small hours pl
nôčni vzlet aeronavtika night takeoff
nôčni vratar night porter
nôčni zrak night air
nôčno zavetišče night shelter
nôčno življenje night life

nóvec (kovanec) coin, coinage; hard money, hard cash

bakren nóvec copper
ponarejen nóvec bad (ali counterfeit) coin
glavna, sprednja stran nóvca head (of a coin), (pri žrebanju) heads
zadnja stran nóvca reverse (of a coin), (pri žrebanju) tails
kovnica nóvcev mint
metati nóvec (v zrak) za kaj to toss up for something, to toss for it
metanje nóva v zrak toss-up
vreči nóvec v zrak (pri stavi, žrebanju) to toss (ali spin) a coin

open² [óupən] samostalnik

the open odprt prostor, svež zrak; odprto morje; javnost
to bring into the open razkriti
to come into the open (with s.th.) razkriti se, biti popolnoma odkritosrčen, razglasiti (kaj)
in the open na prostem, na zraku

pneumatic¹ [nju:mǽtik] pridevnik (pneumatically prislov)
zračen, vzdušen, dušen, pnevmatičen
zoologija napolnjen z zrakom (kosti nekih ptičev)
pogovorno z oblinami (dekle)

pneumatic dispatch pnevmatična pošta, cevna pošta
pneumatic tyre kolo z zračnico
pneumatic tool orodje na stisnjen zrak