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  • šála joke, fun, jest; sport; pleasantry; buffoonery

    šále pl jokes
    v šáli in jest, jestingly, in sport, for fun, jokingly
    za šálo, zaradi šále for fun, by way of a joke
    brez šále!, šálo na stran! joking (ali jesting) apart!
    stara, obrabljena šála stale (ali ancient) joke, chestnut
    nespodobna, obscena šála indecent (ali risqué, blue) joke, dirty (ali ribald, obscene) story
    pisec šál za radio ali televizijo gag writer, ZDA gag man, žargon gagster
    surova, neslana šála horseplay, practical joke
    to ni šála (figurativno) this is no (ali not a) laughing matter
    nisem razpoložen za šále I am not in the mood for trifling
    on je predmet šál he is the butt (of ridicule)
    z njim ni šále he is not to be trifled with
    bila je samo šála it was only in (ali for) fun
    govoriti v šáli to be jesting
    to sem naredil za šálo I did it for a lark
    on razume šálo he knows how to take a joke
    on ne razume šále he can't take a joke, he's got no sense of humour
    reči v šáli to say something in jest
    pretiravati šálo to carry a joke too far
    vzeti za šálo to treat as a joke
    ni razloga za zbijanje šál there is no cause for laughter, this is no laughing matter
    zbijati šále to crack jokes
    zbijati šále s kom to poke fun at someone, to make merry with someone, to make sport of someone
    šála leti nanj, na njegov račun the joke is on him
  • take*1 [téik] prehodni glagol

    1.
    vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti
    vojska ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

    to take advice vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se
    he does not take alcohol on ne pije (alkohola)
    to take one's bearings mornarica izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figurativno ugotoviti, pri čem smo
    take her through this book predelaj z njo to knjigo
    to take the bull by the horns zgrabiti bika za rogove, figurativno spoprijeti se s kom (čim)
    to take breakfast zajtrkovati
    the car cannot take more than five v avto ne more več kot pet oseb
    to take a cup of tea popiti skodelico čaja
    shall we take our coffee in the garden? bi pili kavo na vrtu?
    to take the chair figurativno prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)
    to take s.o.'s eye pritegniti pozornost kake osebe
    to take a flat vzeti (v najem) stanovanje
    to take in one's hands vzeti v roke
    to be taken ill zboleti
    to take the lead prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej
    I took her in a lie ujel sem jo na laži
    to take s.o.'s measurements vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)
    I take the opportunity to tell you... izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...
    to take (holy) orders cerkev biti posvečen, ordiniran
    to take a part prevzeti, igrati vlogo
    to take in bad part zameriti, za zlo vzeti
    to take poison vzeti strup, zastrupiti se
    to take precedence over imeti prednost pred
    to take s.o. prisoner (ali captive) vojska ujeti koga
    to take 3000 prisoners vojska ujeti 3000 sovražnikov
    to take a seat sesti (na stol)
    to take s.o. for s.tiv. ameriško, sleng izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga
    to take s.o. stealing zasačiti koga pri tatvini
    I take his statement with a grain of salt njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)
    to take by storm (ali assault) zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem
    to take a bit between teeth figurativno odpovedati poslušnost
    to take s.o.'s temperature (iz)meriti komu temperaturo
    to take by the throat zgrabiti za vrat
    to take a ticket vzeti, kupiti vozovnico
    to take the train (a taxi, a tram) peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)
    to take a thief in the act zasačiti tatu pri dejanju
    to be taken in a trap ujeti se v past
    the town was taken after a short siege mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju
    to take s.o. unawares presenetiti koga
    to take the waters piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)
    to take the trouble of doing s.th. vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj
    to take the veil religija iti v samostan, postati nuna
    to take a wife oženiti se
    to take the right way with s.o. lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način
    we must have taken the wrong way morali smo se zmotiti v poti
    to take a poor view (ali a dim view) of ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o

    2.
    odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

    children were taken from their mothers materam so odvzeli otroke
    take three from ten odštej tri od deset
    he tried to take her handbag from her skušal ji je iztrgati torbico
    take this letter to the post-office odnesi to pismo na pošto
    take your umbrella vzemi dežnik s seboj
    the bus will take you there avtobus vas bo peljal tja
    to take s.o. home odvesti koga domov
    where will this road take us? kam nas pelje ta pot?
    he was taken in the prime of life umrl je v najboljših letih
    he was taken hence umrl je

    3.
    dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

    to take cold dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad
    to take a cold prehladiti se
    to take a fever dobiti mrzlico
    to take an infection okužiti se, inficirati se
    to take a game dobiti igro
    to take s.th. as a reward dobiti kaj kot nagrado
    to take the first prize in dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)
    to take a monthly salary prejemati mesečno plačo
    to take a degree at the university diplomirati na univerzi
    to take a newspaper biti naročen na časopis
    to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. (grdo) izkoristiti kaj
    to take s.th. under a will dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu

    4.
    vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

    it takes a good actor to play this role le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo
    it takes time and courage za to je potreben čas in pogum
    it took me (ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station potreboval sem 5 minut, da sem prišel do postaje
    it did not take more than 3 minutes to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute
    it would take a strong man to move it potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil
    which size in hats do you take? katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?
    it takes two to make a quarrel za prepir sta potrebna dva

    5.
    občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

    to take the consequences nositi, prevzeti posledice
    to take an examination napraviti izpit
    to take a fall ameriško, sleng nositi posledice
    to take a loss (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo
    to take offense biti užaljen, zameriti
    to take pains (po)truditi se
    to take pity on s.o. občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga
    to take umbrage sumničiti, posumiti
    to take great pleasure in s.th. imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem
    are we going to take it lying down? bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?
    these troops had taken the brunt of the attack te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada

    6.
    očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

    to be taken with (by) biti očaran od
    he takes readers with him on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce
    to take s.o.'s fancy ugajati, prikupiti se komu
    his play did not take njegova drama ni imela uspeha
    they soon took to each other kmalu sta se vzljubila
    what took him most was the sweetness of her voice kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu

    7.
    razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

    I take it that... to razumem tako, da...
    shall I take it that... naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?
    then, I take it, you object to his coming torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel
    as I take it kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)
    do not take it ill if I do not go ne zamerite mi, če ne grem
    to take a hint (ali cue) razumeti namig
    to take a joke well (ill) (ne) razumeti šalo
    to take seriously resno vzeti
    you may take it from me lahko mi to verjamete
    whom do you take me for? za koga me (pa) imate?
    to take s.o. for a fool imeti koga za norca
    to take s.th. for granted vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno
    I take this to be fun to smatram za šalo
    I take him to be (ali for) an honest man imam ga za poštenjaka
    to take as read politika, pravno smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)
    may I take the minutes as read? smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?

    8.
    zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

    to take earth lov zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figurativno umakniti se, skriti se
    to take a header skočiti (na glavo) v vodo
    to take (to) the water iti v vodo
    he took the bush zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto
    they took to the woods zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove
    to take refuge (ali shelter) zateči se (with k)
    to take to the stage iti h gledališču
    take the corner slowly počasi zavijte okoli vogala
    the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto

    9.
    fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

    he took me while I was not looking fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam
    he insisted on being taken with his hat on na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi
    to take views delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati
    to have one's photograph taken dati se fotografirati
    to take a photo fotografirati
    she took her mother in her old age skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti

    10. neprehodni glagol
    uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv
    botanika prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se
    tehnično prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi)
    medicina učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti
    fotografija fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se
    pogovorno biti prizadet

    the book did not take knjiga ni imela uspeha
    the dye takes well on this cloth barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu
    some people take better than others nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi
    he did not take well this time to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji
    to take well biti fotogeničen
    he takes well (badly) on je (ni) dober na fotografiji
    to take sick zboleti
    to take as heir prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

    Posebne zveze:

    to take into account (ali consideration), to take account for vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati
    to take aim at vojska meriti, ciljati na
    to take the air iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronavtika dvigniti se
    to take alarm vznemiriti se
    to take breath zajeti sapo, oddahniti si
    to take the bun (ali cake; ali biscuit) sleng, figurativno vse prekositi
    this takes the cake! sleng to je pa že višek!
    to take care biti oprezen, paziti
    to take charge of prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo
    to take one's chance tvegati, upati se
    to take s.o. into one's confidence zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj
    to take under consideration vzeti v pretres, v presojo
    to take comfort potolažiti se
    to take a dare pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti
    deuce take it! vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!
    to take effect učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; pravno stopiti v veljavo
    to take exception to (ali at, against) grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke
    to take evasive action sleng izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)
    to take one's ease udobno se namestiti
    to take s.o.'s evidence pravno zaslišati koga
    to take one's farewell vzeti slovo, posloviti se
    to take to heart vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se
    to take holiday vzeti si dopust
    to take hold of prijeti, zgrabiti
    to take it into one's head vbiti si (to) v glavo
    to take an interest in zanimati se za
    to take issue with ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti
    to take it (on the chin) sleng požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)
    take it or leave it! vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!
    to take a journey potovati, iti na potovanje
    to take kindly to s.o. čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga
    to take a leap poskočiti
    to take leave of vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od
    to take liberties preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen
    to take lessons jemati učne ure (lekcije)
    to take one's life in one's hand tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko
    to take the measure of s.o.'s foot vzeti mero za obutev, figurativno premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe
    to take the minutes pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)
    to take no dobiti odklonitev
    to take possession of vzeti v posest
    to take notice pogovorno opaziti
    to take notice of vzeti na znanje, upoštevati
    to take no notice of ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati
    to take in (ali to) pieces narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)
    to take part in udeležiti se, sodelovati v
    to take a ride pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)
    to take a river iti čez reko
    to take rise izvirati, nasta(ja)ti
    to take root ukoreniniti se
    to take shape dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se
    to take the rough with the smooth figurativno vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je
    the son took after his father sin se je vrgel po očetu
    to take by surprise presenetiti
    to take short presenetiti, zalotiti
    to take to singing a tune začeti peti melodijo
    to take to bad habits vdati se slabim navadam
    to take to s.th. like ducks to water takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj
    to take to task poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti
    to take the time from s.o. figurativno točno se ravnati po kom
    to take one's turn priti na vrsto
    to take turns menjavati se (za)
    to take a turn for the worse obrniti se na slabše
    to take things easy lagodno delati
    take it easy! ne razburjaj se!
    I am not taking any pogovorno hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram
    to take the water mornarica izpluti
    to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte
    to take wine with s.o. nazdraviti komu
    to take upon o.s. an office prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)
    that walk did take it out of us! ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal
    to take one's time vzeti si čas
    to take s.o. at his word koga za besedo prijeti
  • task1 [ta:sk] samostalnik
    naloga, naloženo delo, posel; šolska naloga; dolžnost; težavna naloga, težak problem

    by task, to task po kosih, kos za kosom (o delu)
    task force ameriško, vojska skupina vojakov, odrejena za izvršitev posebne naloge
    to set s.o. a task dati komu nalogo
    to take s.o. to task zahtevati od koga račun (o čem), poklicati koga na odgovornost, grajati, izreči ukor komu, kritizirati koga
    to take up a task lotiti se (neke) naloge
  • tekóč running; flowing; fluent; streaming; current; liquid

    tekóča (rutinska) dela routine work
    tekóče leto current year
    tekóči mesec current month
    tekóča pravda pending suit
    tekóči izdatki current expenses pl, ZDA operating costs pl
    tekóči račun current account
    tekóči posli, tekóče zadeve current business, pending affairs pl
    tekóča številka serial number, consecutive number
    tekóči trak conveyor belt
    tekóča voda running water
    v tekóčem letu during the current year
    biti na tekóčem to be up-to-date
    nisem na tekóčem (pogovorno) I am not in the swim
    biti stalno na tekóčem to be constantly well-informed, to be well up (with things)
    držati koga na tekóčem to keep someone posted (o on), to keep someone up-to-date (with the news)
    ostati na tekóčem to keep up with, to keep oneself well-informed
    tekóče govoriti angleško to speak English fluently
    ne biti več na tekóčem o, gledé to be out of touch, to be out of the swim regarding
  • three [ɵri:]

    1. pridevnik
    tri, trije

    three times trikrat
    three times three trije klici (živel!), trikrat ponovljeni
    matematika the rule of three sklepni račun
    the three R's (reading, writing, (a)rithmetic) branje, pisanje, računanje
    a boy of three (years) trileten deček
    the three F's (free sale, fixity of tenure, fair rent) prosta prodaja, stalnost posesti, spodobna renta (zahteve Irske Zemeljske Lige)

    2. samostalnik
    trojica, trojka; (drsanje) trojka
    množina, ekonomija, pogovorno triodstotni papirji

    Three in One religija sv. trojica
  • treat1 [tri:t] samostalnik
    (po)gostitev, gostija, pojedina; slavje
    pogovorno (velik) užitek

    Dutch treat izlet, gostija itd., kjer vsakdo plača zase
    school treat piknik za šolske otroke
    it is my treat to gre na moj račun (pijača ipd.)
    this treat is mine to rundo (pijače itd.) plačam jaz
    to stand a treat pogostiti, plačati za zapitek (za druge)
    it was a treat to hear him sing poslušati njegovo petje je bil velik (pravi) užitek
  • ujémati se to agree (z with), to be in agreement (with); to accord (with), to be of accord, to be in accordance (with); to correspond (z to), to tally (with)

    dobro se ujémati se to get along fairly well
    ujemata se (= razumeta se) kot pes in mačka they agree like cat and dog
    ne se ujémati se to disagree (z with), to differ
    roba se ne ujema s fakturo the goods don't tally with the invoice
    računi se ne ujemajo the accounts don't balance
    vaš račun se ne ujema z mojimi knjigami your account does not agree with my books
    poročili se ne ujemata the two reports do not tally
    to se ne ujema z našimi nazori this is not in accordance with our views
  • unsettled [ʌnsétld] pridevnik
    negotov, nesiguren, neodločen; neumirjen, nemiren, razburkan, razburjen; spremenljiv, nestanoviten (vreme); nestalen; nereden (življenje); duševno móten, iz ravnotežja; brez stalnega bivališča, nenastanjen, še nesamostojen, nepreskrbljen; klateški; nenaseljen, neobljuden, nekoloniziran; neporavnan (bill račun)
    neurejen (zadeva)
    tehnično neprečiščen (tekočina)

    unsettled estate še neurejena (neregulirana) dediščina
    unsettled young people še nesamostojni mladi ljudje
  • upon1 [əpɔ́n] predlog
    (= on) na; na osnovi, na temelju; za; pri

    line upon line vrsta za vrsto
    loss upon loss izguba za izgubo, stalne izgube
    once upon a time nekoč (začetek angleških pravljic)
    upon this nato, nakar
    upon the wide sea na širnem morju
    upon the heavy middle of the night prav sredi noči
    upon inquiry na osnovi preiskave
    upon inspection na temelju inšpekcije, takoj po inšpekciji
    he is not to be relied upon nanj se ni moč zanesti
    to draw one's sword upon s.o. izvleči (potegniti) svoj meč proti komu
    he has nothing to live upon nima od česa živeti
    to live upon s.o. živeti na račun kake osebe
    to be thrown upon one's own resources biti sam nase navezan
    upon my word (of honour)! častna (moja) beseda!
  • verificírati to verify, to check; (račune) to audit

    verificírati mandat to verify someone's credentials
    verificírati račun to verify an account
  • verify [vérifai] prehodni glagol
    preveriti, dokazati (resničnost, pravilnost česa), potrditi (pravilnost); uresničiti, izpolniti (obljubo)
    pravno overiti (listino), potrditi; potrditi (izjavo) z dokazom; pregledati, verificirati, kontrolirati

    verify an account preveriti, kontrolirati račun
    subsequent events verified our suspicions poznejši dogodki so pokazali pravilnost naših sumov
  • verížen chain(-)

    verížni kadilec chain-smoker
    verížni račun compound rule of three
    verížna reakcija chain reaction
    verížna srajca chain mail, chain armour
    verížna trgovina chain trade
    verížni vbod chain stitch
  • verjétnosten

    verjétnostni račun probability calculus; theory of probabilities
  • vzéti to take

    vzéti si čas to take one's time
    vzéti si dopust to take a holiday; to get leave of absence
    vzéti (jemati) čas to take up time
    vzéti koga v avto to give someone a lift
    vzéti eno z drugim to take one thing with another
    vzéti v posest to take possession of
    vzéti si k srcu to take (something) to heart
    vzéti v presojo, v pretres to discuss, to examine
    vzéti slovo od to take leave of
    vzéti v poštev, v račun to take into account (ali into consideration)
    vzéti (smatrati) kaj za samoumevno to take something for granted
    vzéti na poskušnjo to take on trial; (ali trgovina on approval)
    vzéti (v najem) stanovanje to take a flat
    vzéti komu mere za obleko to measure someone for a suit, to take someone's measurements, za obutev to take someone's foot measurements
    vzéti (kupiti) vozovnico to take a ticket
    vzéti taksi to take a taxi
    vzéti na znanje to take notice of
    vzéti v najem, v zakup to rent
    vzéti koga v službo to engage someone, to take someone into one's service
    vzéti strup (zastrupiti se) to take poison
    vzéti na kredit to take on credit
    vzéti posojilo to raise a loan
    vzéti koga za svojega (posvojiti) to adopt someone
    vzéti v roke to take in one's hands
    vzéti za zlo to take amiss, to take in bad part
    vzéti pod streho (koga) to lodge, to take in, to shelter, to give shelter
    vzéti nazaj to take back
    vzéti življenje takšno, kot je to take the rough with the smooth
    narazen vzéti to take apart, to take asunder
    vzéti kaj za sveto resnico to take something for gospel truth
    vzéti si življenje to take one's (own) life, to commit suicide
    vzemi ali pa pusti! take it or leave it!
    vzemi dežnik s seboj! take your umbrella!
    vzemi to resno! take it seriously!
    kakor se vzame (figurativno) that depends
    vrag vzemi to! deuce take it!
    vzela sta se they got married
    tega si ne pustim vzéti I insist on it
    vzemi se skupaj! (pridi spet k sebi!) be yourself!
    vzemite se skupaj! (figurativno) pull yourself together!
    vzemite me s seboj! take me along!
    vse so mu vzeli they took everything from him
  • zasolíti to salt

    zasolíti račun to salt an account
  • znášati to amount to, to add up to, to come to

    (znositi) znášati skupaj to total
    koliko znaša račun? what does the bill amount to?
    koliko znaša to? what does it amount to?
    izdatki, stroški so znašali 10 funtov the expenses, the cost amounted to (ali totalled, added up to, came to) ten pounds
    znášati se nad kom to wreak one's anger (ali rage, fury) upon someone, (z udarci) to give someone a thrashing
  • znêsti (jajce) to lay (an egg); (vsota, stroški) to amount to, to come to, to total; to figure out

    koliko znese moj račun? what does my bill amount to?
    znêsti se nad kom to vent one's rage on someone, to wreak one's anger (ali one's fury) on someone, (z udarci, žargon) to give someone a walloping
  • žiró

    žiró račun giro account
  • živéti to live, to be alive; to exist, to subsist; to be

    ali ona še živi? is she still alive?
    dolgo naj živi! long may he (oziroma she) live!
    živéti dvojno življenje to live a double life
    živéti od svojega kapitala to live off one's capital
    živéti v odmaknjenosti to lead a retired life
    živéti od zraka (figurativno) to live on air
    živéti po svojih načelih to live up to one's principles
    živéti od svoje plače, od svojih dohodkov to live on one's earnings, on one's income
    živéti od sadja to live on fruit
    živéti na tuj račun to sponge on others, (pogovorno) to free-load, biblija to eat the bread of idleness
    živéti preko svojih sredstev, dohodkov to live beyond one's means (ali income)
    živéti v mejah svojih sredstev, dohodkov to live within one's income
    živéti od slikanja to live by painting
    živéti kot ptiček na veji pogovorno to live the life of Riley, to have it made
    živéti razkošno to live the high life, to live in style
    živéti udobno to live comfortably, to keep a good table
    živéti kot zajec v detelji (figurativno, v obilju) to live in clover
    živéti iz rok v usta to live from hand to mouth, to be living a hand-to-mouth existence
    živéti sam zase to live by oneself, to keep to oneself
    živéti od pridelkov svojega vrta to subsist on the produce of one's garden
    živéti od dela svojih rok to live by the labour of one's hands
    živéti od svojega zaslužka to live on one's earnings
    brezskrbno živéti to lead a carefree existence
    tu se dobro živi! it is a good life here!
    bedno živéti to lead a miserable existence, to be just (ali barely) keeping body and soul together, to keep the wolf from the door
    dolgo živéti to live to (ali to reach) a great age, to live to be old
    sloni dolgo živijo elephants live a long time
    skromno živéti to live in a small way
    razkošno živijo they lead a life of luxury
    težkó živéti to manage to make a livelihood
    ne imeti od česa živéti not to have enough to live on
    rajši živimo na deželi kot v mestu we prefer living in the country to living in town
    z njim se ne da živéti (figurativno) there is no living with him, pogovorno he's impossible
    človek se uči, dokler živi live and learn!
    živéti in pustiti, dati živéti to live and let live