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jèli

jèli da je res? it is true, isn't it?
jèli da je tako? is it not so?, don't you think so?

jésti to eat; to take food; to take one's meal(s); to have one's dinner (oziroma lunch oziroma supper oziroma breakfast); (hraniti se) to feed

dietično jésti to keep to a diet
dobro jésti (gostiti se) to enjoy sumptuous fare, to be regaled
glasno jésti to munch
jésti pri kom (biti na hrani) to board with someone
jésti s krožnika to eat from a plate
pohlepno, požrešno jésti to eat greedily, to eat like a wolf, to wolf one's food, to be a gourmandizer
naglo jésti to bolt down, to devour, to gulp down
rad jésti (svinino) to be partial to (pork)
rad jém sladice I have a sweet tooth, I like sweets
jésti na tuj račun to sponge, to be a sponger
jésti skupaj z (npr. v menzi) to mess with
jésti s tekom to relish one's food
jésti brez teka to eat without appetite
dati komu kaj jésti to give someone something to eat, to feed someone, (živalim) to feed (animals)
on ima komaj kaj jésti he lives from hand to mouth
ona malo (veliko) jé she is a poor (a hearty ali a great) eater
on obilno jé he is a great trencherman, he plies a good knife and fork
preveč jém I overeat
on jé samo ribe he eats nothing but fish
pri njih se dobro jé they keep a good table
jaz vse jém I eat anything
rajši jém teletino I prefer veal
mi jémo v restavraciji we take our meals in a restaurant
ves dan nisem ne jedel ne pil I've had nothing to eat or drink all day long
on mi jé iz roke (figurativno) he eats out of my hand, I've got him eating out of my hand
jedel sem do sitega I have eaten (ali I have had) my fill, pogovorno I'm full up
kdor ne dela, naj ne jé no work, no food
jésti kolikor kdo zmore to eat as much as one can

ješč -a having a good (ali hearty) appetite

on je zelo ješč, -a he is a good eater

jétra anatomija liver

telečja jétra calf's liver
vnetje jeter hepatitis
bolezen jeter liver complaint, liver disorder
bolan je na jétrih he is liverish, he has a liver complaint, pogovorno he's got liver trouble

jézen angry (na with); irritated (na at something, with someone); vexed; exasperated; wrathful (against, with someone); pogovorno mad (na at), cross; out of temper; in a passion

jézen je name he is angry (ali cross) with me (zaradi česa for something)
jézen pogled an angry look
jézno gledati to have an angry look
biti jézen to be in a passion
biti jézen na to be angry with, to have a grudge against
postati jézen to get (ali to become) angry (ali vexed)
jezno prislov angrily

jézik anatomija tongue; (govor) tongue, speech, language; idiom; (pri pihalu) mouthpiece; humoristično clapper

materinski jézik native language, mother tongue
mrtev (živ, tuj) jézik dead (living, foreign) language
občevalni jézik colloquial language, vernacular
knjižni jézik literary language
diplomatski jézik diplomatic language
Cankarjev jézik Cankar's language
lahek, težak jézik easy, difficult language
goveji, volovski jézik neat's tongue, ox-tongue
obložen jézik medicina a coated (ali dirty, furred) tongue
prekajen jézik smoked tongue
zemeljski jézik neck, spit, tongue (of land)
učitelj jézikov (foreign) language teacher
dar za jézike gift of tongues
morski jézik (riba) sole
dolg, nebrzdan jézik unbridled tongue
zloben jézik wicked (ali malicious) tongue
moderni (stari) jézik modern (ancient) language
strokoven jézik technical language
uradni, službeni jézik official style
zastarel jézik obsolete (ali archaic) language
duh jézika genius of a language
jézik posrednik interlingua
na jéziku mi je, na jéziku imam (a se ne morem spomniti) it's on the tip of my tongue
to je proti duhu jézika this is against the spirit of the language
on je junak z jézikom (figurativno) he is a braggart (ali blusterer, swaggerer)
ona ima oster (strupen) jézik she has a sharp (a venomous) tongue
imeti dobro namazan jézik to have a glib (ali a well-oiled) tongue, to have the gift of the gab
brzdati svoj jézik to keep one's tongue in check; to bridle, to curb one's tongue
kar ima na srcu, ima tudi na jéziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
imeti dolg jézik to have a long tongue
ona je vsem ljudem na jéziku everyone is (ali pogovorno they're all) talking about her
držati jézik to hold one's tongue
drži jézik!, jézik za zobe! hold your tongue!, shut your mouth!, shut up!, keep your mouth shut!
jézik si izbrusiti z govorjenjem to talk one's head off
imeti besedo na jéziku to have the word on the tip of one's tongue
jézik mu je odpovedal his tongue failed him
pokazati komu jézik to put one's tongue out at someone
pokaži jézik! put out your tongue!
sneti komu besedo z jézika to take the words out of someone's mouth
pazi na svoj jézik! mind your tongue!
lomiti jézik to murder a language
jézik se mu je razvezal he is no longer tongue-tied, he has found his tongue, he has become talkative
zlobni jéziki trdijo malicious tongues assert
jézik ji dobro teče, ji je dobro namazan her tongue is well-oiled, pogovorno her tongue's no cripple
jézik mu teče kot mlin he's a nonstop chatterbox, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
zavezati komu jézik to silence someone, pogovorno to make someone pipe down
(on) ima zavezan jézik he is tongue-tied
ušlo mi je z jézika I let it slip out
on zna mnogo jézikov he is a polyglot
tolči (kak) jézik (figurativno) to mangle a language

jezíti to anger; to make angry (ali annoyed, cross, vexed, grim); to vex

jezíti se to be angry (ali cross, vexed, sulky), to grow angry, to fly into a passion
ne jezi se name! don't be angry with me!
on se jezi name he is angry (ali cross) with me, he bears me a grudge
človek, ne jezi se! (igra) ludo

jig¹ [džig] samostalnik
poskočen ples, glasba za ta ples
ameriško, sleng plesna zabava

ameriško, sleng the jig is up vsega je konec

jigger¹ [džígə] samostalnik
plesalec jiga; izpiralec zlata; sunkovit poteg trnka pri ribolovu
mornarica vzdolžno jadro na zadnjem jamboru; majhen jambor, majhno jadro na krmi čolna, barka s takim jadrom
mornarica majhen škripec, vitel (za delo na palubi)
vojska, sleng zapor
tehnično sito za separiranje rude; lončarsko kolo; orodje za poliranje usnja ali roba podplata; električno kazalo za cene na borzi
ameriško, sleng šilce, požirek
pogovorno neopredeljiva stvar

sleng jiggers! pazi!, teci!
what is that little jigger on the pistol? kaj je tista stvarca na pištoli?

job¹ [džɔb] samostalnik
delo, opravilo, posel; delo na akord; naloga, dolžnost; služba, položaj
pogovorno zadeva
pogovorno težka naloga; špekulacija, izrabljanje službe za privaten zaslužek
ameriško, sleng nečeden posel, kraja, rop, zločin
tisk akcidenčni tisk

ekonomija job card (ali ticket) seznam delavčevih delovnih ur
job order naročilo za delo
job production izgotovitev posamičnega dela
job specification opis dela
job analysis analiza dela, analiza zaposlenosti
job classification poklicna razvrstitev
job control sindikalni vpliv na kadrovsko politiko v podjetju
job evaluation (ali rating) ocenitev dela
job rotation rotacija delovnih mest
on the job training izobrazba na delovnem mestu
odd jobs priložnostna dela
bad job slaba stvar, težek položaj, neuspeh
a good job (too) (res) sreča
by the job na akord, od kosa plačano delo
job time čas za delo na akord
job wage plačilo za delo na akord
out of a job brezposeln
job for the boys služba za pristaše (politične stranke)
bank job bančni rop
what a job! to je obupno!
it was quite a job bila je res težka stvar
to make a good job of it delo res dobro opraviti
to make a thorough job of it delo temeljito opraviti
to make the best of a bad job popraviti, kar se še da; molče požreti, ne kazati nevolje
to give it up as a bad job opustiti kaj, kar je brezupno
to know one's job razumeti stvar
it is your job to do it tvoja naloga je, da to narediš
to be on the job pridno delati, paziti
this is not everybody's job to delo ni za vsakega
to pull a job zagrešiti zločin
to do s.o.'s job for him; ali to do a job on s.o. uničiti koga, likvidirati koga
a put-up job naprej dogovorjen zločin, prevara
ameriško to lie down on the job zanemarjati delo, zabušavati
ameriško, pogovorno she is a tough job ona je žilava

jój oh; alas

jój mi! ah me!, woe is me!

joke¹ [džouk] samostalnik
šala, dovtip

the best of the joke ost dovtipa
to take (ali bear) a joke razumeti šalo
he can't see a joke ne razume šale
to carry the joke too far pretirati s šalo
to crack (ali cut) jokes zbijati šale
he is a joke smešen je
in joke v šali
it is no joke to pa ni šala
the joke of the town tarča posmeha
to pass (ali put) a joke upon s.o. vleči koga za nos
to play practical jokes on s.o. zagosti jo komu, neslane šale zbijati s kom
to turn a matter into joke obrniti kaj v šalo

júg south

na júgu in the south
na júgu od to the south of; (ki gre, vozi, plove)
naravnost proti júgu due south
iti, peljati se proti júgu to head south
vlak, ki vozi proti júgu, na júg a southbound train
pluti proti júgu to sail south (ali southwards ali towards the south)
okno gleda, je obrnjeno proti júgu the window faces south
veter piha od júga there is a south wind blowing, the wind is in the south

junior² [džú:njə] samostalnik
mlajši (od dveh), junior; študent tretjega letnika; mlajši uslužbenec, podrejeni

he is my junior by 2 years; ali he is 2 years my junior je dve leti mlajši od mene
my juniors ljudje, mlajši od mene
ekonomija junior bondholder novi lastnik zadolžnic

just² [džʌst] prislov
pravkar, ravno, prav; komaj, toliko da; samo, zgolj
pogovorno resnično, res; pravzaprav

just now pravkar, v tem trenutku; pred kakšnim trenutkom
just then prav tedaj
just as prav tako kot, ravno ko
just as well prav tako
just so točno, pravilno
that is just it prav to je ono
that is just like you to je čisto tebi podobno
we just managed komaj smo uspeli
the bullet just missed him toliko, da ga je strel zgrešil
just possible vendar mogoče
just for the fun of it samo za šalo
just a moment, please! samo trenutek, prosim!
just an ordinary man zgolj navaden možakar
just tell me samo povej mi
he was just too late for the train vlak mu je pred nosom ušel
just wonderful res čudovito
just how many are there? koliko jih pa pravzaprav je?

jútri tomorrow, arhaično on the morrow

do jútri till tomorrow
jútri zjutraj, jútri dopoldne tomorrow morning
jútri popoldne tomorrow afternoon
jútri zvečer (ponoči) tomorrow evening (night)
jútri teden (dva tedna, 14 dni) tomorrow week (fortnight)
jútri je nedelja tomorrow is Sunday
jútri je tudi še en dan (figurativno) tomorrow will be time enough
na svidenje jútri! goodbye till tomorrow!

júžen southern; southerly; south

najjužnejši southernmost
Južna Amerika South America
júžni Slovani South Slavs pl
v júžni Angliji in the south of England
júžno od Slovenije (to the) south of Slovenia
júžno sadje fruits pl from the south, tropical fruits pl
júžni križ astronomija the Southern Cross
júžna obala south coast
júžna lega southern exposure, southern aspect
júžna smer southerly direction, southing
júžno vreme thaw, thawing weather
júžno (vreme) je it is thawing, the snow is melting
júžna zemeljska polobla southern hemisphere
júžna zemljepisna širina southern latitude

káča snake; pesniško serpent; figurativno (»rep«, čakajoče osebe) queue, ZDA waiting line

káča klopotača rattlesnake, pogovorno rattler
káča naočarka cobra
morska káča sea serpent
vodna káča water snake
človek, káča (v cirkusu) contortionist
strupena káča poisonous snake
mlada káča young serpent
káči podoben serpent-like
častilec káč snake-worshipper
zaklinjevalec káč snake charmer
ta ženska je prava káča (figurativno) that woman is a serpent
rediti káčo na prsih (figurativno) to cherish (ali to warm, to nourish) a snake (ali a viper) in one's bosom
stati v káči (figurativno v »repu«) to queue, to queue up, to line up, to stand in a queue, to stand in line

kadíti to smoke, to have a smoke; (v cerkvi s kadilnico) to incense

kadíti se to smoke
kadíti prepovedano! no smoking!, no smoking allowed here!, don't smoke!
kadíti cigareto za cigareto to chain-smoke
kadíti kot Turek to smoke like a chimney
že dve leti ne kadim I have not smoked for two years
toliko je kadil, da mu je postalo slabo he has smoked himself sick
včasih kadim pipo I sometimes smoke a pipe
ta cigara se ne kadi dobro this cigar does not smoke well
kadi se it's smoky
od konj se je kar kadilo the horses were steaming
kadíti komu (figurativno) to matter someone
kadíti se (dimiti se) to smoulder
peč se kadi the stove is smoking

káj what

káj še? what else?
káj zdaj? what now?, how now?, well?
káj ti je? káj je s teboj? what's the matter with you?
káj mi mar! what do I care!
káj šele let alone
ah, káj! go on!, stuff and nonsense!
káj ne poveš! you don't say!
ne, káj takega! well, I never!
torej káj? so what?
je káj upanja? is there any hope?
káj še, on (pa) že ne! not he!
káj storiti? what can we do?, what's to be done?
káj pomaga, káj koristi jokati? what is the use of crying?, it is no use crying
káj se je tedaj, potem zgodilo? what happened then?
imate káj novic? have you any news?
na káj misliš? what are you thinking about, what's on your mind?
povej mi, káj si slišal! tell me what you heard!
káj ko bi tudi ti prišel? what if you came too?
meso, kruh, vino in ne vem káj še vse meat, bread, wine, and what not
ne morem si káj, da se ne bi smejal I can't help laughing