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indifference [indífrəns] samostalnik
brezbrižnost, neopredeljenost (to do)
nezavzetost, mlačnost, nevtralnost; povprečnost, nevažnost, nepomembnost

it is a matter of indifference to me to zame ni važno, vseeno mi je

instrumént instrument; implement; tool

kirurški instruménti surgical instruments pl
on je le instrumént v njihovih rokah he is a mere tool in their hands
pihalni instrumént glasba wind instrument
glasbeni instruménti musical instruments pl

it² [it] samostalnik
pogovorno nekaj posebnega, vrhunec
pogovorno spolna privlačnost
britanska angleščina, pogovorno martini

he is a perfect it nemogoč je
he was it ni mu bilo enakega, bil je silno privlačen
for lying you are really it v laži ti ni enakega
that's really it to je tisto pravo

izhód exit; way out; egress; outlet; egression; opening; figurativno (možnost) resort

izhód v sili emergency exit
kot zadnji izhód (figurativno) in the last resort
izhód na morje outlet (ali egress) to the sea
ni drugega izhóda (figurativno) there is no other way (ali no choice)
napraviti izhód za dim to provide a vent (ali a vent-hole) for the smoke
videti izhód (figurativno možnost) to see a way out
ne vidim nobenega izhóda (figurativno) I am at my wit's end
to je položaj brez izhóda it is a deadlock (ali stalemate), pogovorno we're in a cleft stick, we're up a gum tree
sprejmem to le kot zadnji izhód I accept it only as a last resort

jábolko apple

Adamovo jábolko anatomija Adam's apple
zimska jábolka pl winter apples pl
gnilo jábolko rotten apple
jábolko spora apple of discord
granatno jábolko pomegranate
rajsko jábolko tomato
ugrizniti v kislo jábolko (figurativno) to swallow a bitter pill, to grasp the nettle
jábolko ne pade daleč od drevesa like father, like son; he is a chip off the old block

jáhati to ride, to go on horseback

jáhati v koraku to pace
jáhati v drncu to trot
jáhati v diru to gallop
on dobro jaha he rides well
deček je jahal na očetovem kolenu the boy was riding on his father's knee
jáhati na sprehod to take a ride on horseback
jáhati konja to ride a horse
jáhati na čem (figurativno) to insist on, to make a point of, to be a stickler for
ta častnik jaha na disciplini (figurativno) that officer is a stickler for discipline
jáhati na formalnostih (figurativno) to stand on ceremony
ne jahaj vedno na tem! (figurativno) don't rub it in!
jáhati koga (figurativno) to sit upon someone

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

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

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

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

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

káplja a drop; bead; (goste tekočine) blob

káplja črnila (packa) a blob of ink
po kápljah by drops, drop by drop
nekaj deževnih kapelj a few drops of rain, a few raindrops
káplje rose dewdrops pl
znojne káplje beads pl of perspiration (ali of sweat)
to je káplja v morju (figurativno) it is a drop in the bucket (ali in the ocean)
rad imam kápljo konjaka v kavi I like just a dash of brandy in my coffee
do zadnje káplje krvi to the last drop of blood
izpiti do zadnje káplje to drink off at a draught, to drain to the dregs, to leave no heeltaps
izpil (popil) ga je kápljo preveč (figurativno) he has had a drop too much, pogovorno he's had one over the eight

karákter character; nature, temperament, temper

on nima karákterja (figurativno) he is a spiritless fellow, he lacks backbone, he has no grit
čuden karákter (čudak) a strange character
on je blagega karákterja he has a sweet temper
on je zaprtega karákterja he is secretive
biti togotnega karákterja to have an evil temper
naše informacije so praktično uradnega karákterja our information is practically of an official nature

keeper [kí:pə] samostalnik
varuh, čuvaj, paznik; oskrbnik; rejec (v zloženkah npr. beekeeper čebelar)
upravitelj, kustos; lastnik (zlasti v zloženkah npr. innkeeper gostilničar)
kretničar; negovalec, bolničar

tech varovalni obroč, protimatica; zapirač (kavelj, kljuka); kar se ne kvari
this apple is a a good keeper to jabolko se dobro drži
britanska angleščina Lord Keeper of the Great Seal varuh državnega pečata
Keeper of Manuscripts vodja oddelka za čuvanje rokopisov
keeper of the minutes zapisnikar

klofúta slap, clip, smack, box on the ear

to je zanj klofúta v obraz that is a slap in the face (ali a smack in the eye) for him

knock¹ [nɔk] samostalnik
udarec, sunek; trkanje; ropotanje motorja
ameriško, sleng neugodna kritika

sleng to take the knock pretrpeti hudo denarno izgubo
there is a knock nekdo trka
to give a double knock dvakrat potrkati

kóličkaj a little, a bit

če je kóličkaj boljši if he is a shade better

koló wheel

na kolesih on wheels
brez koles wheelless; (bicikel) cycle, bicycle, machine, pogovorno bike
dirkalno koló racing bicycle, racer
gonilno koló driving-wheel
mlinsko koló mill wheel
motorno koló motorcycle, pogovorno motor bike
turno koló roadster
črpalno koló (za vodo) waterwheel
koló ladje na kolesa paddle-wheel
koló obroč (otroška igrača) hoop
mučilno koló zgodovina the wheel (mediaeval instrument of torture)
gumasto koló tyre, ZDA tire
ladja na kolesa wheel-boat, paddle-steamer
zob kolesa cog (of a wheel)
zamašno koló flywheel
voz na dve kolesi, na štiri kolesa a two-wheeled, a four-wheeled carriage
sprednje, zadnje koló front wheel, back wheel
rezervno, nadomestno koló spare wheel
zobato koló cogwheel, toothed wheel, geared wheel
vilice kolesa wheel-fork
delati, vrteti kolesa šport to turn cartwheels
on je pêto koló pri vozu (figurativno) he is not worth his salt, he is quite useless, he is a useless individual
napraviti koló (o pavu) to spread out its tail
priti pod kolesa (figurativno) to go to the dogs
mučiti koga na kolesu zgodovina to break someone on the wheel
vrteti kolesa (pri parterni telovadbi) to turn somersaults (ali cartwheels)
peljati se s kolesom to ride a bicycle
voziti koló enoročno to ride a bike one-handed
voziti koló to ride a cycle, to cycle, to bike, to pedal
treti žrtev na kolesu zgodovina to break a victim on the wheel