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serious [síəriəs] pridevnik (seriously prislov)
resen, seriozen, resnoben, slovesen; trezen, premišljen, umirjen; pomemben, upoštevanja vreden
šaljivo "pobožen"

serious illness resna, nevarna bolezen
serious matter (music, reading) resna zadeva (glasba, čtivo)
are you serious? misliš (to) resno?
I am quite serious mislim popolnoma resno

seriózen serious

seriózna zadeva a serious business (ali matter)

slúžben official; figurativno formal, stiff

po slúžbenih poslih on official business
slúžbeni avto official car
slúžbena dolžnost official duty
slúžbena leta years pl spent in service, years pl of service
slúžbeno potovanje official journey (ali travel, tour)
slúžbena prisega official oath, oath of office
slúžbeno stanovanje official residence
slúžbena zadeva official business
službeno prislov officially

spáti to sleep, to be asleep, to lie asleep; pogovorno to kip; to lie dormant

spáti oblečen to sleep with one's clothes on
spáti po obedu to have (ali to take) a nap, to have one's forty winks
dobro (slabo) spáti to sleep well (badly, poorly)
spáti doma (zunaj) to sleep in (out)
spáti pod milim nebom, na prostem to sleep in the open air
spáti polnih 12 (ali 24) ur to sleep the clock round
spáti zimsko spanje to hibernate
spáti spanje pravičnega to sleep the sleep of the just
trdno spáti to be fast (ali sound) asleep, to sleep very soundly
spáti nepretrgano do 7. ure zjutraj to sleep right through (ali without a break) until seven in the morning
predolgo spáti (= »zaspati«) to oversleep
spáti kot ubit, kot polh to sleep like a log (ali like a top, like a dormouse)
iti spat to go to bed, to lie down to sleep, (otroški govor) to go to bye-byes; to retire
to mi ne da spáti it keeps me awake at night
nisem mogel spáti I hardly slept a wink
hoditi zgodaj spat to retire early
ne spáti (biti buden, figurativno) to be watchful (ali vigilant), to be on the alert
bom toliko bolje spal zaradi tega I will sleep the sounder for it
zadeva spi (figurativno) the matter (ali affair) has been pigeon-holed
vso noč nisem spal I did not sleep a wink last night
kakor si boš postlal, tako boš spal as you make your bed, so you must lie

spóren contestable, disputable, debatable, contentious, controversial, litigious, questionable; pravo moot; at issue

spóren primer a controversial case
spórna točka moot point, point of controversy, point at issue
spórno vprašanje moot question
spórna zadeva, stvar, točka matter at issue, matter in dispute
biti spóren to be at issue, to be in dispute
spóren problem controversial problem

sŕčen of the heart, heart(-); -hearted; hearty, cordial, heartfelt; medicina cardiac; brave, bold, courageous, intrepid, fearless; stouthearted

sŕčna kap medicina heart attack
sŕčni mir composure, tranquillity of mind
sŕčni zastoj heart failure
sŕčna želja heart's desire, ardent desire
sŕčna zadeva love affair, affair of the heart
sŕčne pozdrave! cordial greetings!, all the best!, best wishes!
sŕčno vas pozdravlja (v pismu) Yours sincerely, Yours very truly
sŕčna nevroza cardiac neurosis
sŕčna kri pesniško heart's blood
sŕčna napaka medicina cardiac defect, heart disease
sŕčna zaklopka (cardiac) valve
sŕčna bol heartache
sŕčni krč angina pectoris
sŕčna dama (pri kartah) queen of hearts

state² [stéit] samostalnik (State, state)
država, državna uprava
množina zakonodajno telo na Guernseyu in Jerseyu

affair of State državna zadeva
chair of state prestol
the Balcan States balkanske države
Church and State Cerkev in država
free state (v ZDA) država, v kateri ni bilo suženjstva
slave state (v ZDA) država, v kateri je bilo suženjstvo
the Secretary of State ameriško sekretar (minister) za zunanje zadeve
the States of Europe evropske države
the United States Združene države (ameriške)

subject¹ [sʌ́bdžikt]

1. samostalnik
podložnik, podanik, državljan; predmet (stvar) pogovora, téma; učni predmet
glasba téma; razlog, povod, vzrok, motiv (for za)
človek, oseba
slovnica osebek, subjekt
filozofija ego; poskusni predmet (oseba, žival); mrlič (za seciranje)
medicina oseba, pacient

on the subject of gledé, kar se tiče, kar zadeva
a subject for complaint razlog za pritožbo
the subject of ridicule predmet posmehovanja
compulsory (optional, additional) subject obvezen (izbiren, dodaten) učni predmet
a hysterical subject histerična oseba (pacient)
a nervous subject živčna oseba, živčnež
the liberty of the subject državljanska svoboda
a ticklish subject kočljiv, delikaten predmet
he is a French subject on je francoski državljan
there is no subject for joking ni nobenega razloga za zbijanje šal
to change the subject menjati témo (razgovora)
to drop a subject opustiti razgovor o nekem predmetu
to wander from the subject oddaljiti se od predmeta

2. pridevnik
podvržen, podložen, podrejen (to komu, čemu)
odvisen (to od)
nesamostojen (država itd.); občutljiv (to za)
nagnjen (to k)
izpostavljen (to čemu)

subject to pogojèn z, s pogojem; odvisen od (česa), s pridržkom
subject to his consent če on privoli
subject to your approval s pogojem (pridržkom), da vi odobrite
subject to duty podvržen carini
subject to ridicule izpostavljen posmehu
I am subject to indigestion podvržen sem prebavnim motnjam
the treaty is subject to ratification pogodba mora biti ratificirana, da postane veljavna
she is subject to headaches ona je nagnjena h glavobolom
to hold subject imeti v podložnosti, v odvisnosti
to be held subject biti odvisen

takó prislov so, like this, like that, thus, in this way, in such a manner

takó takó so-so, so so, fairly well, tolerably
takó ali takó in one way or other, this way or that (way)
prav takó likewise
točno takó! just so!, quite so!
zakaj takó? why so?
kaj takega! of all things!
ah, takó! oh, I see!, so that's it!
ne takó kot not so... as
takó da... so that...
takó velik kot... as big as...
takó malo? as little as that?
takó imenovan so-called
takó rekoč so to speak, so to say, as it were
kakor ti meni, takó jaz tebi pogovorno if you play ball with me, I'll play ball with you
in takó dalje and so on, etc (= et cetera, etcetera), and so forth
nikoli poprej takó koristen kot sedaj never before as (ali so) useful as now
takó bogat človek such a rich man, a man so rich
takó je! (popolnoma točno!) exactly!, quite so!, just so!
je to takó? (je to res?) is that so?
takó mi bog pomagaj! so help me God!
če je to takó if that be the case
takó je na svetu so goes it
bodite takó dobri in odprite okno! be so kind as to open the window!
takó mi delamo that is our way of doing things
stori takó kot jaz! do as I do!
takó ne bo šlo! that won't do!
takó se je končalo moje potovanje thus ended my journey
nisem takó mislil I didn't mean that, that's not what I meant
zadeva je takó rekoč urejena the matter is as good as settled
dolgočasil nas je takó, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili he annoyed us so much (that) we never asked him again
kakor si boš postlal, takó boš spal as you make your bed, so you must lie!

tangle [tæŋgl]

1. samostalnik
zamotanost; zavozlanje, zaplet, zapletenost; zmešnjava, zmeda

tangle of hair zamršeni lasje
his business is in a tangle njegovo poslovanje je v največjem neredu

2. prehodni glagol
zaplesti, zamešati, zmešati, zavozlati, zamršiti, zamotati; komplicirati; preplesti (with z)

a tangled business zamotana, komplicirana zadeva
neprehodni glagol ((tudi tangle up)
zamotati se, zaplesti se, z(a)mešati se, zavozlati se; komplicirati se; spustiti se (v boj)

only a few planes dared to tangle with the allied fleets le malo letal se je upalo zaplesti (spustiti se) v boj z zavezniškimi zračnimi flotiljami

têči to run; to flow, to stream; (čas) to go by (ali on), to pass by, to roll by; (stroj) to go, to work, to play; (promet) to circulate; (posoda) to leak, to run out

beseda mu teče gladko he speaks fluently (ali volubly, glibly)
stvar teče gladko things are running smoothly (ali like clockwork), things are going swimmingly (ali without a hitch), it's all plain sailing, VB žargon it's a doddle
kri teče blood is (being) shed (ali spilt)
kri je tekla there has been bloodshed
kri mu teče iz nosa he has a nose bleed, his nose is bleeding
têči v prazno (motor) to idle
zadeva še teče the affair is still continuing (ali is not over yet)
pusti stvari, da tečejo, kot hočejo! let things take their course!
voda teče iz pipe the tap is running
kri, ki mi teče po žilah the blood coursing through my veins
obresti tečejo od 1. maja the interest runs (ali accrues) from May 1st
teči, kot da bi šlo za življenje to run for dear life

ticklish [tíkliš] pridevnik (ticklishly prislov)
ščegetljiv, občutljiv za žgečkanje (ščegetanje)
figurativno takoj užaljen, (pre)občutljiv; kočljiv, delikaten, težaven; tvegan, riskanten, ne varen, negotov, labilen, nestalen

a ticklish matter kočljiva zadeva
a ticklish job nevarna služba (delo)

touch² [təč] prehodni glagol
dotakniti se, dotikati se; (o)tipati, potipati; spraviti v dotik (stik); udarjati, igrati (na klavir, na strune), ubirati (strune); lahno se dotakniti (kakega predmeta); ukvarjati se s čim, imeti opravka z; pokusiti; vzeti, dvigniti, prejeti (plačo)
sleng izvabiti (denar) od koga, prevarati, ukaniti, ogoljufati, oslepariti; priti v stik (s čim), mejiti na, naslanjati se na, segati do, raztezati se do; ganiti, užalostiti; užaliti, vznemiriti, pretresti, razburiti; (pri)zadeti, pustiti sledove na; vplivati na
pogovorno biti enak (komu), doseči (koga), meriti se (s kom); pogoditi, uganiti; skicirati; šatirati; modificirati; žigosati (žlahtno kovino)
neprehodni glagol
dotikati se, dotakniti se, priti v stik, mejiti; vplivati na, imeti posledice za
navtika pristati za kratek čas

the apples are touched with frost jabolka so pozebla
clouds are touched with red oblaki so rdeče obarvani
I was touched by his story njegova zgodba me je ganila
it touches none but him to zadeva (se tiče) le njega
to touch bottom dotikati se dna; figurativno doseči najnižjo ceno
his brain (ali he) is touched v njegovi glavi ni vse v redu
to touch the bell pozvoniti
it touched me to the heart to mi je šlo k srcu
I was touched to tears bil sem do solz ganjen
I do not touch cocktails koktajlov se ne dotaknem
no one can touch her for (ali in) beauty nihče se ne more meriti z njo po lepoti
he touches 5 feet visok je 5 čevljev
to touch glasses trčiti s čašami
to touch one's hat dotakniti se klobuka (v pozdrav)
how does this touch him? kakšno zvezo ima to z njim? kaj se to njega tiče?
to touch lucky imeti srečo
nobody can touch him nihče mu ni enak, se ne more meriti z njim
to touch s.o. for two pounds izvabiti iz (upiliti, navrtati) koga za 2 funta
to touch to the quick zadeti v živo, prizadeti (koga), užaliti
to touch on the raw razžaliti, razjeziti, razkačiti
the soap won't touch these spots milo ne doseže ničesar pri teh madežih
to touch the spot pravo pogoditi
to touch wood potrkati po lesu (da se ubranimo zlih sil usode)
touch wood! ne kličimo nesreče!
this touches on treason to meji na izdajo, to je že kot izdaja

trpéti to suffer (od, zaradi from); to endure; to be in pain; (prenašati) to bear, to tolerate; to stand

hudó trpéti to suffer acutely
trpéti velike bolečine to suffer great pain
mnogo trpéti to have a hard time
trpéti pomanjkanje to suffer want, to be in great straits, to be in want
trpim za hudim glavobolom I am suffering from a bad headache
trpéti zaradi treme to suffer from stage fright
nikoli ni trpel lakote he has never experienced hunger
trpéti škodo to suffer damage
motor je močnó trpel the engine suffered severely
trgovina trpi zaradi vojne commerce suffers in war time
ne trpim radovednih ljudi I cannot bear (ali stand) inquisitive people
je ena stvar, ki je ne morem trpeti there is one thing I cannot put up with
zadeva, ki ne trpi odlašanja an affair that brooks no delay
ne morem trpéti take nesramnosti I cannot stand such impudence
trpéti žejo to suffer thirst
ne moreta se trpéti there's no love lost between them

turn out prehodni glagol
izgnati, pregnati, spoditi, vreči skozi vrata, vreči ven; (od)gnati (živino) na pašo; odpustiti (iz službe); vreči (vlado); obrniti navzven (žep); izprazniti (sobo), odnesti iz sobe (pohištvo); zapreti (vodo, luč, radio); proizvajati (blago), kopati (premog); oskrbeti, opremiti, obleči
neprehodni glagol
izstopati, iziti, izhajati
vojska odkorakati; oditi; obrniti se navzven; postati
pogovorno vstati (iz postelje); pokazati se, izkazati se
vojska nastopiti (stražo); dogodili se, dovršiti se, končati se; (nogomet) igrati

the best turned-out man in London najbolje oblečeni moški v Londonu
she was beautifully turned out bila je elegantno oblečena
the affair will turn out all right zadeva se bo v redu, dobro končala
this factory is turning out a large quantity of goods ta tovarna proizvaja veliko množino blaga
the crops will turn out poorly this year letina bo letos slaba
to turn out the guard nastopiti stražo
to turn out the lights ugasniti luči
to turn out for Leeds igrati za Leeds
to turn s.o. out of his job odpustiti koga iz službe
to turn out a tenant izgnati deložirati najemnika
this school has turned out some good scholars ta šola je dala nekaj dobrih učenjakov
to turn out well dobro se končati, uspeti; vreči (prinesti, dati) lep dobiček
it turned out to be true izkazalo se je, da je to res
it turns out that... zgodi se, pripeti se, da...
he turn outed out (to be) a good swimmer pokazalo se je, da je on dober plavalec

ugly¹ [ʌ́gli] pridevnik
grd, nelep; odvraten, ostuden, ogaben; gnusen; umazan; neprijeten
ameriško, pogovorno prepirljiv, hudoben, zlohoten; nevaren, preteč (oblak); kritičen

as ugly as sin grd kot smrtni greh
an ugly customer zoprn, neprijeten, nevaren človek
an ugly crime podel zločin
an ugly face grd obraz
ugly duckling grda račka (ki se pozneje razvije v lepega laboda)
an ugly job težavna, zoprna, neprijetna zadeva (delo)
an ugly wound grda, nevarna rana
ugly symptoms nevarni simptomi
to look ugly biti grde, neprijetne zunanjosti (oseba); slabo, neugodno se obrniti (položaj)
to grow ugly postati grd
things have an ugly look stvari se grdo, neprijetno obračajo
the sky looks ugly nebo obeta grdo vreme

under [ʌ́ndə]

1. predlog
pod; pod vodstvom, pod zaščito; pod vplivom (pritiskom); za časa, za vladanja, med; na osnovi, na temelju, v smislu, po

from under izpod
under age mladoleten
under arms pod orožjem
under one's belt figurativno v želodcu
no one under a bishop nobeden manj kot škof
under darkness v temi, v zaščiti teme
under construction v gradnji
under 20 years of age pod 20 leti starosti
the children under her charge otroci v njenem varstvu
under these circumstances v teh okoliščinah
a criminal under sentence of death na smrt obsojeni zločinec
under consideration v proučevanju, v pretresanju
under that edict na osnovi one odredbe
under favour če se sme reči
employee under notice nameščenec z odpovedjo
the matter under discussion zadeva, ki je v diskusiji
under my hand and seal z mojim podpisom in pečatom
under (ali by) one's own hand lastnoročno
under hatches v zaporu; propadel, mrtev; navtika pod palubo
under the king John za časa vlade kralja Ivana
under the novelty pod vtisom te novosti
patient under misfortunes potrpežljiv v nesreči
under pretence that... pod pretvezo, da...
under pain of death pod smrtno kaznijo
under penalty of fine pod kaznijo globe
ship under the sea navtika brez pomoči morju izpostavljena ladja
under the treaty po pogodbi
the under thirties osebe pod 30 leti
under the rose figurativno zaupno
the car is under repair avto je v popravilu
she is under treatment ona je na zdravljenju
I cannot do it under an hour potrebujem najmanj eno uro za to
to be under a cloud figurativno biti v nemilosti; biti v denarni stiski
the ship is under sail ladja pluje z razpetimi jadri
the ship is under way ladja je na poti
he spoke under his breath govoril je zelo tiho
to study under a professor študirati pod vodstvom profesorja
the total falls under what was expected celotna vsota je ostala pod pričakovanjem

2. prislov
spodaj; niže; manj

as under kot (je) niže navedeno
boys of 15 and under 15 let in manj stari dečki
to go under ameriško podleči, propasti
the firm is sure to go under tvrdka bo gotovo propadla
the sun is under sonce je zašlo

3. pridevnik
spodnji; nižji; podrejen

the under classes nižji razredi
the under dog pogovorno pes (; figurativno oseba), ki podleže v boju
the under jaw spodnja čeljust
the under side spodnja stran
an under dose premajhna doza

urejèn settled; in (good) order; tidy

urejèna soba tidy room
dobro urejèna hiša well-regulated household
zadeva je urejèna the affair is settled
s tem je stvar urejèna that settles the question, that settles it
to je tako rekoč urejèno it's as good as settled

urgent [ə́:džənt] pridevnik (urgently prislov)
nujen, pritiskajoč, vztrajno zahtevajoč; vztrajen, vnet; zelo potreben; resen

an urgent matter nujna zadeva
an urgent need of hudo, težko pomanjkanje (česa), potreba (po čem)
time is urgent čas pritiska
he is an urgent advocate of reform on je vztrajen (vnet, goreč) zagovornik reforme
to be in urgent need of money nujno potrebovati denar
to be urgent about (ali for) s.th. siliti (pritiskati) za kaj
to be urgent with s.o. to... (ali for) pritiskati na koga, da... (za)

wait² [wéit]

1. neprehodni glagol
čakati, pričakovati (for s.o. koga)
počakati, potrpeti
zastarelo prežati na (koga); ostati brez odgovora, obležati, (pismo), ostati nedvignjen; streči (pri mizi, kot natakar)

wait till (ali until) I come počakaj, da (dokler ne) pridem
wait and see (le) počakaj; bomo že videli (kaj bo)
wait-and-see policy politika čakanja
to keep s.o. waiting, to make s.o. wait pustiti koga čakati
this matter can wait ta zadeva lahko počaka
the room is still waiting to be done soba še ni pospravljena
to wait at (ali on, upon the) table streči pri mizi

2. prehodni glagol
čakati, pričakovati
pogovorno odlašati, čakati z
zastarelo spremljati; prisostvovati
zastarelo slediti iz, izhajati

he must wait my convenience on mora počakati, dokler je meni prav
do not wait dinner for me ne čakajte name z večerjo
to wait one's opportunity (ali hour, time, chance) čakati na ugodno priliko
to wait table streči pri mizi