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málo little; a little; few (pl)

po malem gradually; little by little
čisto málo a tiny bit
prav tako málo kot... no more than...
v málo dneh in a few days
počakaj málo! wait a moment!
jaz málo spim I don't sleep (ali I'm not sleeping) very much, I sleep little
še málo ne not a bit
on je málo znan he is little known
še málo ne slutiš, kaj te čaka you've no idea (ali arhaično you little dream) what is in store for you
málo vas je there aren't many of you, there are (only) a few of you, you are few
málo bolje mi je I am a little (a triffle) better
imam le málo prijateljev I've only a few friends, I have but few friends
málo je takih kot on there aren't many like him, there are few like him
málo ljudi misli tako few people think so
tistih málo ljudi, ki so bili navzoči the few people who were present
niti málo nisem zadovoljen I am far from being satisfied
málo, da tega nisem pozabil I had almost forgotten it
málo, da ni umrl he was likely to die
zelo málo next to nothing
málo za tem soon (ali shortly) after
málo prej a few moments ago, a short while ago; shortly before
za málo se mi zdi prositi za uslugo I scorn to ask a favour
málo (za las) je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was a near miss
málo je manjkalo, pa bi ga povozilo he was within an ace of being run over
málo je manjkalo, da se ni ubil he had a narrow escape (ali a close shave), he was within an ace of getting killed
bolje málo kot nič half a loaf is better than no bread

mend² [mend]

1. prehodni glagol
popraviti, zakrpati, izboljšati; urediti, pospešiti

2. neprehodni glagol
popraviti se, izboljšati se, poboljšati se, ozdraveti

to mend one's efforts podvojiti svoja prizadevanja
to mend the fire naložiti na ogenj
to mend one's pace pospešiti korak
navtika to mend sails razpeti jadra
to mend one's ways poboljšati se
least said soonest mended z manj besedi bo prej urejeno
mend or end! popravi ali odnehaj!
to be mending na poti k ozdravljenju
ameriško to mend ones fences izgladiti težave, ki so nastale med odsotnostjo

mléti to grind; to mill; to crush

fino mléti to pulverize
kdor prej pride, prej melje first come, first served

more¹ [mɔ:] pridevnik
več, še
arhaično večji (le še v the more fool večji norec; the more part večji del)

they are more than we več jih je od nas
some more tea, please še čaja, prosim
one more day še en dan
two more miles še dve milji
so much the more tem več, tem prej
more kicks than ha'pence več neprijetnosti kakor koristi

more² [mɔ:] prislov
več, bolj, še; povrh, za nameček

to be no more biti mrtev
more and more bolj in bolj
more or less več ali manj, približno
the more ... the more čim več ... tem več
the more so because tem bolj, ker
all the more so tem več, tem prej
no more than ne več od, samo
once more še enkrat, zopet
never more nikoli več
neither more nor less than (stupid) dobesedno, preprosto, docela (neumen)
so much the more toliko bolj
it is wrong and, more, it is foolish ni prav in povrh je še neumno
and what is more in kar je še važnejšc
what more? kaj pa še?

murder¹ [mə́:də] samostalnik
umor (of)

to commit a murder zagrešiti umor, umoriti
to cry blue murder zagnati krik in vik
pogovorno it was murder bilo je strašno
the murder is out resnica je prišla na dan
murder will out vsak umor pride prej ali slej na dan
ameriško, pravno first-degree (second-degree) murder umor, (uboj)

now² [náu] samostalnik
sedaj, sedanjost

before now že prej, že enkrat
by now že, medtem, do sedaj
how now? no, kaj pa sedaj?
what is it now? no, kaj pa je spet?
now that ker, sedaj ko
no nonsense, now! brez neumnosti, prosim!
(every) now and then tu pa tam

obésiti to hang (up); (človeka) to hang, to gibbet

obésiti na steno to hang up on the wall
obésiti se to hang oneself
morilca so obesili the murderer was hanged
obésiti na kavelj to hang (up) on a hook
obésiti svetilko na strop to suspend a lamp from the ceiling
za pete koga obésiti to hang someone by his heels
obésiti medicino na klin (figurativno) to give up (ali žargon to pack in) medicine
obésiti službo na klin (figurativno) to throw up one's job
naj me obesijo, če... I'll be hanged if...
za to bo obešen he'll swing for that
obésiti komu kaj na vrat (naložiti mu, obremeniti ga) to burden, to saddle someone with something
obésiti komu umor (figurativno) to pin the murder on someone
prej se dam obésiti (figurativno) I'll be hanged first!

obžalováti to regret; to be sorry (for) to repent, to rue; to deplore

obžalujem, da ti ne morem pomagati I'm sorry I can't help you
obžalujem svoje napake I regret my mistakes
prej ali slej bo to obžaloval he will rue it sooner or later
treba je obžalováti, da... it is to be regretted that...
ne obžalováti to have no regrets
bridko boš to obžaloval! you'll be really sorry for this!, you'll bitterly regret this!
ničesar nimam obžalováti I have nothing to be sorry for
obžaloval je svojo nehvaležnost he repented (ali felt remorseful for) his ingratitude
obžalováti svoje besede to regret (ali to repent) one's words
kmalu bo to obžaloval he will soon regret it
obžalujem, da sem to storil (arhaično) I am sorry I did it

oménjen mentioned

zgoraj oménjeni abovementioned
prej oménjeni aformentioned, aforesaid
spodaj oménjeni undermentioned
oménjene knjige the books referred to

opravíčiti to excuse; to exculpate

ne skušaj ga opravíčiti! do not try to excuse him!
to ne opravičuje njegove odsotnosti that does not excuse his absence
opravičite me zaradi moje odsotnosti! excuse me for my absence!
opravíčiti koga, opravíčiti komu odsotnost to excuse someone, to excuse someone's absence
opravíčiti koga pri kom to apologize for someone to someone else
prosil je, da ga opravičijo (mu opravičijo odsotnost) he begged to be excused (from attending)
opravičen(a odsotnost) zaradi bolezni excused from attending owing to illness
opravíčiti se to excuse someone, to apologize (za, zaradi for)
pri kom to someone; to make (ali to offer) an apology (for)
dovolite mi, da se vam opravičim allow me to apologize (to you)
opravičil se je za svoje vedenje he apologized for his conduct
opravíčiti se moram, ker sem zamudil I must apologize for (zdaj) being, (prej) having been so late
to se ne da opravíčiti that allows of no excuse!, there is no excuse for it!

possible¹ [pɔ́səbl] pridevnik
možen, mogoč (with pri; to komu; for za)
morebiten
pogovorno primeren, sprejemljiv, znosen

as soon as possible čim prej; takoj, ko bo mogoče
as much as possible kolikor je le mogoče

preceding [pri:sí:diŋ] pridevnik
prejšnji, predhoden

on the preceding day dan prej

prior¹ [práiə] pridevnik
prejšnji; prioriteten

prior to starejši, važnejši; prislov pred, prej
ameriško, ekonomija prior preferred stock prioritetne akcije
ekonomija prior redemption predčasna poravnava
ekonomija subject to prior sale pravica do predprodaje

príti prihájati to come; (dospeti) to arrive (at, in); (pojaviti se) to turn up, to put in an appearance

príti, prihájati do to come to, to get to, to reach
príti, prihájati po kaj, koga to come for (ali to fetch) someone, something
príti, prihájati noter to come in
príti, prihájati skupaj to meet
príti, prihájati nazaj to come back, to return
príti, prihájati ob (denar) to lose (one's money)
ne príti, prihájati z besedo na dan (figurativno) to beat about the bush
príti, prihájati na dan to come (ali to be brought) to light
príti, prihájati bliže to come near, to approach
príti, prihájati z dežja pod kap (figurativno) to jump from the frying pan into the fire
ta beseda pride iz grščine this word is derived (ali comes) from Greek
príti, prihájati nad koga to befall someone
ne príti, prihájati blizu to keep (ali to hold) aloof, to keep one's distance
príti, prihájati peš to come on foot
sem je prišel peš, na konju, z avtom he walked, he rode, he drove here
príti, prihájati do krize to come to a head
odkod pride ladja? where does the boat hail from?
príti, prihájati na izpit to present oneself for an examination
najhujše še pride! the worst (of it) is yet to come!
príti, prihájati med ljudi to mix with other people
odkod to pride? how comes that?
naj pride, kar hoče! come what may!, whatever may happen!
tako ne boš prišel naprej this is not going to get you very far
prišlo mi je na pamet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, it crossed my mind
príti, prihájati v rabo to come into use
príti, prihájati k sebi to recover one's senses, (iz nezavesti) to come to, to come round, to come to oneself
kdor prej pride, prej melje first come first served
príti, prihájati komu v roke, v pest (figurativno) to fall into someone's hands
príti, prihájati zopet do sape to recover one's breath
to pride na isto that amounts to the same thing, pogovorno it all boils down to the same thing
príti, prihájati na svoje stroške to cover one's expenses
príti, prihájati komu na sled to get on someone's track
kako si prišel na to? how did you come to think of that?, what ever put that into your head?
nikoli ne bo prišlo do tega it will never come to that
pridi(te) z menoj! come (along) with me!
príti, prihájati do sporazuma to reach an understanding
prišel bom po tebe I'll call for you
včeraj mi je prišel povedat he came and told me yesterday
moja ura je prišla (figurativno) my hour has come
príti, prihájati komu na ušesa to reach someone's ears
kdo pride na vrsto? whose turn is it?
prišlo bo do vojne we shall have war, it will come to war
príti, prihájati do pretepa to come to blows
príti, prihájati na svet to come into the world, to be born
príti, prihájati na beraško palico to be reduced to beggary, to fall on evil days
slučajno príti, prihájati to happen ta come
príti, prihájati na vrsto to have one's turn
príti, prihájati na svoj račun to profit, to benefit (pri, ob by)
zelo prav príti, prihájati to come in very handy
príti, prihájati kot poklican, kot nalašč to arrive opportunely
príti, prihájati v poštev to come into consideration
ne príti, prihájati v poštev to be irrelevant (ali to be beside the point)
príti, prihájati do zaključka to reach a conclusion, to decide
ne pridi mi več pred oči! I will never see you again!
iz tega ne bo prišlo nič nothing will come of it
na to jaz ne bi bil nikoli prišel that would never have occurred to me
prišlo je čisto drugače it turned out quite differently
slučajno sem prišel na to I found it out accidentally
príti, prihájati do odločitve to come to a decision
priti v modo to come into fashion
príti, prihájati v denarno stisko to be hard up, to run short of money
prepozno príti, prihájati to be (too) late
príti, prihájati na spregled to turn up, to make one's appearance
príti, prihájati k zavesti to come to one's senses
kolikokrat prideš skupaj z njim? how often do you meet him?
nesreča nikoli ne pride sama misfortunes never come singly
to pride od tvojega dolgega ležanja v postelji that comes of your staying in bed so long

priznáti priznávati (dolg) to acknowledge, to recognize; (krivdo, napako, itd.) to confess, to concede, to own up; (dopuščati) to admit, to make admission; (odobriti) to ratify, arhaično to avouch; (pravico, pravo) to concede a claim, to give someone his (ali her) due; to do justice to

priznáti, priznávati koga za... to own someone for...
ne priznáti, priznávati za svojega, za svoje to disown someone, something
priznal mi je, da... he admitted to me that...
odkrito priznáti, priznávati to admit frankly
priznáti, priznávati otroka to recognize a child as one's own, to admit paternity
priznáti, priznávati za (kot) svoje to acknowledge as one's own
priznaj vendar! own up!
priznam svojo zmoto I admit I was wrong
vse priznáti, priznávati to confess everything, (žargon) to come clean, to own up, to cough it up
priznáti, priznávati zločin to confess to a crime
priznam, da nisem imel prav I acknowledge that I was wrong
priznavajo, da so to vedeli že prej they admit that they knew it before
priznáti, priznávati se za krivega to admit one's guilt
priznáti, priznávati se za premaganega to concede victory
ne hoteti priznáti, priznávati to disclaim, to disavow, to deny
to mu je treba priznáti, priznávati you have to grant him that
treba je, mora se priznáti, priznávati, da... it must be admitted (ali conceded) that...
priznáti, priznávati krivdo, priznáti, priznávati se za krivega to plead guilty
priznam, da bo treba premagati še mnogo težav I admit that we shall have to overcome many difficulties
rade volje priznamo usluge, ki nam jih je izkazal we readily acknowledge the services he has rendered us
priznáti, priznávati svoj poraz to admit defeat

reduce [ridjú:s]

1. prehodni glagol
zmanjšati, znižati, skrčiti
matematika & kemija (z)reducirati, spremeniti (v); privesti (nazaj na), vrniti v prejšnje stanje; prignati, pritirati (k), zlomiti odpor; prisilno koga premestiti, prisiliti, privesti (to k)
podvreči, podjarmiti; izreči sodbo; rešiti; sneti; pomanjšati, napraviti v manjšem merilu, v manjši obliki; omejiti (to na)
stisniti, zategniti; oslabiti, izčrpati; razredčiti (barve)
medicina uravnati; znižati, spustiti (cene)
arhaično spraviti na pravo pot
arhaično zopet poklicati v spomin
vojska (redko) degradirati, znižati (odvzeti) službeno stopnjo
vojska (redko) odpustiti, razpustiti

reduced from 3 shillings prej(šnja cena) 3 šilinge
in reduce circumstances obubožan, v bedi, v stiski (po obilju)
in a reduced state v slabem stanju, oslabljen
at reduced prices po znižanih cenah
at reduced fare po znižani vozni ceni
on a reduced scale v zmanjšanem merilu, v malem
to reduce to absurdity privesti do absurda
to reduce to ashes spremeniti v pepel, sežgati
to reduce to beggary privesti, spraviti na beraško palico
to reduce to classes razvrstiti v razrede
to reduce clerks zmanjšati število uslužbencev, odpustiti uslužbence
to reduce to a common denominator spraviti na skupni imenovalec
to reduce to despair pritirati, spraviti v obup
she was reduced to despair zapadla je v obup
to reduce a dislocation naravnati izpahnjen ud
to reduce to distress onesrečiti (s.o. koga)
to reduce a fraction reducirati, skrčiti ulomek
to reduce ore to metal staliti kovino iz rude
to reduce money preračunati šilinge v penije ipd.
to reduce a non-commissioned officer to the ranks degradirati podčastnika v navadnega vojaka
to reduce to nothing uničiti
to reduce to obedience prisiliti k pokorščini
to reduce to order spraviti v red, urediti
to reduce a request to writing napisati prošnjo
to reduce to poverty osiromašiti (koga)
to reduce the speed zmanjšati hitrost
to reduce to a system spraviti v sistem
he was reduced to sell his house bil je prisiljen prodati svojo hišo
to reduce to tears ganiti do solz
to reduce theories to practice uporabiti teorijo v praksi
to reduce a town vojska streti odpor mesta
to reduce to writing spraviti v pismeno obliko

2. neprehodni glagol
shujšati; zmanjšati se, reducirati se

reduced to a skeleton do kosti shujšan

reverse¹ [rivə́:s] samostalnik
nasprotje, nasprotna stran; ovira; zadnja stran (kovanca); zla usoda, nesreča, nezgoda
vojska poraz (tudi figurativno)
avtomobilizem povratna vožnja, vožnja nazaj

the reverse of nasprotno od
its reverse nasprotno (od tega)
much the reverse popolnoma nasprotno
quite the reverse prav nasprotno
written in reverse (pisan) v zrcalni pisavi
reverse of fortune udarec usode
a face the reverse of attractive vse prej kot prikupen obraz
to have reverses imeti denarne izgube
to take in reverse vojska napasti v hrbet
your words are the reverse of encouraging vaše besede so vse prej kot ohrabrujoče
to meet with a reverse doživeti, pretrpeti poraz

said [sed] preteklik & pretekli deležnik od to say

he is said to have been ill baje je bil bolan; (zlasti); pravno (prej) omenjeni
said witness omenjena priča

serve² [sə:v]

1. prehodni glagol
služiti, delati za koga; (od)služiti (kazen); opravljati učno dobo; postreči, oskrbeti (with z)
servirati (jed)
šport servirati (žogo); zadostovati (komu), zadovoljiti (potrebe); ustrezati (namenu); prav priti
pogovorno ravnati s kom; privesti samca k samici

to serve one's apprenticeship služiti svojo učno dobo
he has served us very badly zelo slabo je ravnal z nami
to serve one's country služiti domovini
to serve the devil služiti satanu
dinner is served večerja je na mizi
there is enough to serve five people tega je dovolj za pet ljudi
that excuse will serve you to opravičilo ti bo prav prišlo (ti bo koristilo)
I am glad to serve you (in this occurrence) veseli me, da sem vam lahko na uslugo (da vam lahko pomagam) (ob tej priliki)
to serve a gun vojska streči topu
if my memory serves me right če se prav spominjam
serves you right! prav ti je!, zaslužil si to!
they served him right ravnali so z njim, kot je zaslužil
it does not serve my needs to ne ustreza mojim potrebam
a man cannot serve two masters človek ne more služiti dvema gospodarjema
this priest serves two parishes ta duhovnik upravlja dve župniji
one pound serves us for three days en funt nam zadostuje za tri dni
that will serve the purpose to bo ustrezalo (namenu)
to serve a rope zvezati konec (spletene) vrvi z vrvico, da se prepreči odmotavanje
to serve s.o. with the same sauce, to serve s.o. in his kind (in his coin) plačati, vrniti komu milo za drago
to serve one's sentence presta(ja)ti svojo kazen
to serve the time prilagoditi se času
to serve one's time služiti leta do upokojitve; služiti svoj rok v vojski; prestajati svojo kazen v zaporu
to serve the town with electric light oskrbovati mesto z električno razsvetljavo
to serve s.o. a (nasty) trick (grdó) zagosti jo komu
to serve s.o. a turn napraviti komu uslugo
that will serve his turn to bo nekaj zanj, ta mu bo ustrezalo
first come, first served kdor prej pride, prej melje

2. neprehodni glagol
služiti, biti v službi
vojska služiti v vojski; streči, servirati; ustrezati, zadostovati; koristiti, biti koristen (primeren); napraviti uslugo, pomagati; opravljati funkcijo, fungirati (kot)
cerkev ministrirati, biti ministrant

as occasion serves ob primerni priložnosti, če se bo ponudila (ugodna) priložnost
to serve in the army služiti v vojski
to serve at table streči pri mizi
to serve as an example služiti za zgled
he serves rather badly (tenis) on zelo slabo servira
to serve on a jury fungirati kot porotnik
to serve as a mayor biti župan; opravljati funkcijo župana
to serve with cold meat postreči s hladnim narezkom
this string may serve later on ta vrvica utegne pozneje prav priti
it will serve bo ustrezalo (prav prišlo, zadostovalo)
while the time serves dokler je še čas (prilika)