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hvalíti to praise; to laud; to commend

čez mero hvalíti (slaviti) to extol
sam sebe hvalíti pogovorno to blow one's own trumpet, humoristično to toot one's own horn
hvalíti se s čim to pride oneself on something, to boast of something
hvali se, da je dober šahist he prides himself on being a good chess player
hvali se s svojim znanjem kemije he prides himself on his knowledge of chemistry
dobro blago se samo hvali good wine needs no bush
ne hvali dneva pred nočjo! there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
on se rad samo hvali he loves to brag (ali pogovorno to swank)
pretirano hvalíti (figurativno) to gild the lily

idea [aidíə] samostalnik
ideja, misel, duševna predstava, pojem; zamisel, zasnova, načrt; smoter, namen; mnenje
glasba tema
filozofija prapodoba

the Idea absolutna ideja, absolutnost
in idea v duhu, v mislih
the idea of such a thing!; ali the (very) idea!; ali what an idea! pomisli, kaj takega!, kakšna neumnost!
what's the (big) idea? kaj naj to pomeni?, kakšna neumnost je spet to?
it is my idea that moje mnenje je, da
the idea is namen stvari je
that's the idea! tako je!, za to gre!
the young idea otroška pamet
the idea entered my mind prišlo mi je na misel
to form an idea of ustvariti si mnenje o, predstavljati si kaj
to get ideas into one's head vtepsti si kaj v glavo
to get the idea of razumeti kaj
to have no idea of ne imeti pojma o čem
to strike a new idea skreniti na drugo pot

if¹ [if] veznik
ako, če; čeprav, dasi, četudi; če, ali (v odvisnem vprašanju); v vzklikih:

if that is not a shame! če to ni sramota!
as if kakor da
even if čeravno, čeprav
if any če sploh kateri
if so če je tako, v tem primeru
if not drugače, v nasprotnem primeru
he is 50 if he is a day (ali an hour) star je najmanj 50 let
it is interesting, if a little long je zanimivo, čeprav malo dolgo
if he be ever so rich naj bo še tako bogat

iméti to have; pogovorno to have got; to possess, to be in possession of; to keep, to hold, to own

ne iméti not to have, to be in want of, to be short of, to lack, to be destitute of, to be devoid of
iméti dar za to have a gift for, to have a talent for
iméti glavno besedo to be the spokesman
iméti čas za to have time for
iméti govor to make a speech, to deliver an oration
iméti zadnjo besedo to have the last word (ali the final say)
iméti ime to bear a name
iméti nahod to have a cold
iméti nekaj denarja to have some money
iméti izbiro to have a choice
iméti napako to have a fault
iméti prav to be right
ne iméti prav to be wrong
iméti posla z to have dealings with
iméti prijatelja v kom to have a friend in someone
iméti koga za norca to regard someone as a fool
iméti potrpljenje to have patience, to be patient
iméti težave to have difficulties
iméti srečo to be lucky, to be in luck, (stalno) to have a run of good luck
ne iméti sreče to be unlucky, to be ill-fated, to be out of luck, to be down on one's luck, to strike a bad patch
iméti pri roki to have on hand, to have near at hand, to have handy
iméti usmiljenje z to take pity on, to pity, to commiserate with
iméti pravico do to be entitled to
iméti referendum to hold a referendum
iméti volitve to hold elections
iméti za posledico to entail
iméti v vidu to have in view
rad iméti to like, to be fond of
najrajši iméti to prefer above all
rajši iméti to prefer, to like better
sedaj imamo zimo it is winter now
imam nekaj denarja pri sebi I have some money on me
to nima nič na sebi it is of no consequence
kako se imaš? how are you getting on?, how are you?
dobro se imejte! have a good time!
ima me, da bi (šel) I have a good mind to (go)
imel je priti včeraj he was to come yesterday
hoteti kaj iméti (želeti) to desire, to wish, to want something
imam ga za poštenjaka I believe him to be an honest man
za koga me (pa) imate? whom (pogovorno who) do you take me for?
iméti koga na hrani in stanovanju to board and lodge someone
iméti obzir to be considerate
iméti na zalogi, v skladišču to have in store, in stock

indeed¹ [indí:d] prislov
zares, resnično; vsekakor, seveda, kajpada

yes, indeed! vsekakor!, da, res!
thank you very much indeed! prisrčna hvala!
who is he, indeed! še vprašaš, kdo je
there are indeed some difficulties seveda je nekaj težav
if indeed če sploh

indication [indikéišən] samostalnik
naznanitev, navedba, označba, znak; namigovanje, namig (of na)
medicina indikacija, simptom (tudi figurativno)

to give indication of s.th. pokazati kaj, naznaniti kaj
there is every indication (that) vse kaže na to (da)

information [infəméišən] samostalnik
informacija, informacije, obvestilo, obvestila, sporočilo, sporočila; poučevanje; poizvedovanje; vednost, poznavanje
pravno obtožba javnega tožilca

information desk okence, pri katerem se dajejo informacije
that is not my information o tem nisem slišal
for your information tebi (vam) v vednost
to give information da(ja)ti informacije
to gather information poizvedovati
we have no information as to nimamo informacij o
to lodge information against s.o. vložiti tožbo zoper koga
a piece of information novica, obvestilo, informacija

inkompeténten incompetent

sodišče je izjavilo, da je inkompeténtno za obravnavanje primera the court declared itself incompetent to try the case

insomuch [inso(u)mʌ́č] prislov
tako, tako zelo, do take mere

insomuch as kolikor
insomuch that do take mere, da

instead [instéd] prislov
namesto tega

instead of namesto
instead of going namesto, da bi šel

intend [inténd] prehodni glagol
nameravati, kaniti, meriti na kaj; nameniti (for za)
meniti, misliti; hoteti

was this intended? je bilo to namerno?
what is it intended for? čemu naj to služi?
he is intended for the navy predviden je za mornarico
what do you intend by this? kaj misliš s tem?
it was intended for a compliment bilo je mišljeno kot poklon
we intend him to go želimo, da gre

interés interest; (korist) advantage, profit; (zanimanje, radovednost) curiosity, concern (in)

v interésu svoje družine in the interest of one's family
v njihovem interésu on (ali in) their behalf
za splošni interés for the common (ali public) weal, for the general welfare (ali good of all)
splošnega interésa of general interest
nezdružljivi interési conflicting interests pl
v interésu vašega zdravja in the interests of your health
interési obrambe države defence interests of the country
interési varnosti države security interests pl of the country
skupni interési common interests pl
zastopanje, zastopstvo interésov representation of interests
splošnega interésa of general interest
konfliktni interési conflicting interests pl
to je v mojem interésu it is in my interest
je v interésu... it is in the interest of...
to je bilo storjeno v tvojem interésu that was done for your sake
v tvojem interésu je, da rečeš tako it is in your interest to say so
ima interés za vse, kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees
izgubiti interés to lose interest
koristiti javnim interésom to benefit the public interest
škodovati interésom to impair the interests of
služiti svojim osebnim interésom to serve one's private (ali one's own) interests
ščititi interése kake osebe to protect (ali to uphold) someone's interests
ne imeti interésa za... to have no interest in...
ne vidim interésa, da bi sodeloval z njim I don't find it advantageous (ali in my interest) to collaborate with him
vem, kje so moji interési I know which side my bread is buttered on
zastopati interése kake osebe to look after someone's interests

interesíran interested; having an interest (za kaj in something)

nekdo je gotovo interesíran, da to ostane tajno someone is certainly interested in keeping it secret

intervenírati to intervene (v in); to intercede (pri with), to plead (with); pogovorno to step in, (vmešati se) to interfere

interveniral sem pri ministru I made a personal appeal to the minister (, da preuči primer to get him to examine (ali look into) the case)
poklicali so policijo, da je intervenirala the police were called in
intervenírati (vmešati se) v zadeve tuje države to intervene in the affairs of a foreign country
moral sem intervenírati, da se nista stepla I had to step in to keep them from fighting

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

iron² [áiən] samostalnik
železo; železen predmet (npr. vžigalo znamenja v kožo), likalnik, rezilo orodja, harpuna
množina okovi
poetično meč, orožje
množina, medicina železna opora za nogo

cast iron lito železo
pig iron surovo železo
sheet iron pločevina
scrap iron staro železo
wrought iron kovno železo
sleng shooting iron revolver
navtika in(to) irons v vetru, ki se ne da obrniti
a will of iron železna volja
a man of iron človek železne volje; trd, nepopustljiv človek
a heart of iron trdo srce
the iron entered into his soul strlo ga je (bolečina)
to put in irons vkovati v železje
to have too many irons in the fire imeti preveč železa v ognju, delati preveč stvari hkrati
he is made of iron je trdnega zdravja
to rule with a rod of iron (ali with an iron hand) vladati z železno roko
to strike while the iron is hot kovati železo dokler je vroče

it¹ [it]

1. osebni zaimek
ono, to (v slovenščini se navadno ne prevaja)

it writes well (svinčnik itd.) dobro piše
it is John John je
it is soldiers (to) so vojaki
Oh, it was you ah, ti si bil

2.
subjekt brezosebnih glagolov in konstrukcij

it rains dežuje
it is cold mrzlo je
it seems videti je
it says in the letter v pismu piše
what time is it? koliko je ura?
how is it with your promise? kako pa kaj s tvojo obljubo?
it is 6 miles to je šest milj do

3.
poudarjena oblika

it is to him that you should turn nanj bi se moral obrniti

4.
za predlogi

at it pri tem
by it s tem
for it za to
in it v tem
of it od tega, iz tega
to it k temu, na tem

5.
nedoločni objekt

confound it! da bi ga vrag pocitral
to fight it boriti se
to go it spustiti se v kaj, lotiti se česa
to foot it iti peš, plesati
to cab it peljati se s taksijem
to lord it igrati gospoda
to run for it teči po kaj, teči na varno, teči na vlak itd.
to keep at it naprej kaj delati
we have had a fine time of it odlično smo se zabavali
I take it that domnevam, da
there is nothing for it but to obey moramo pač ubogati
little was left of it od tega je malo ostalo

6. povratni
sebe, se, sebi, si, s seboj (za predlogi)

the war brought with it vojna je prinesla s seboj

itch² [ič] neprehodni glagol
srbeti
figurativno hlepeti, hrepeneti (for, after)

he was itching to come nad vse rad bi bil prišel
to have itching ears rad poslušati spotakljive zgodbe
to have an itching palm biti pohlepen na denar
my fingers itch (to do it) prsti me srbijo (da bi to storil)
I itch all over vse me srbi

izbíra choice; act of choosing; selection; (od dveh stvari) option, alternative

po izbíri, na izbíro at choice
težavna izbíra dilemma
na izbíro dan optional, facultative
nikakršna izbíra Hobson's choice; (blaga, trgovina) assortment, line; collection; (zaloga) stock
brez izbíre indiscriminately, promiscuously
izbíra poklica the choice of a career
po lastni izbíri of one's own choosing
velika izbíra po nizkih cenah a large assortment at low prices
lepa izbíra svilenega blaga a fine collection of silks
nimam druge izbíre, kot da plačam I have no option but to pay
imeti na izbíro to be able to pick and choose
ne imeti izbíre to have no choice
druge izbíre nimate you have no option
poslali vam bomo izbíro vzorcev we will send you a choice of samples
prepustiti komu izbíro to leave to someone's option (ali choice)

izdájati ➞ izdati

moči me izdajajo (figurativno) my strength is failing (ali letting me down), (zaradi bolezni) I am getting weaker, I am near exhaustion (ali breakdown)
oči ga izdajajo, da je lopov arhaično his eyes argue him to be a knave
izdájati se za to pose as (umetnika an artist); to pretend to be
izdaja se za zdravnika he purports to be a doctor