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čestítati

čestítati komu to congratulate someone (za on, upon); to compliment someone (on); arhaično to felicitate someone (on)
čestitam! congratulations!
čestital sem mu že za zmago I have already complimented him on his victory
čestitam si, da sem to naredil I congratulate myself on having done it
lahko si čestitaš! you may congratulate yourself! ali pogovorno you can give yourself a pat on the back
čestitali so si drug drugemu they congratulated one another
iskreno vam čestitamo k vašemu uspehu we heartily congratulate you on your success

compliment² [kɔ́mpliment, kɔmplimént] prehodni glagol
hvaliti, laskati; pozdraviti (on k)
čestitati (with)
obdariti

congratulate [kəngrǽtjuleit] prehodni glagol (on, upon)
voščiti, čestitati

felicitate [filísiteit] prehodni glagol (on)
čestitati, voščiti
arhaično osrečiti

flatter [flǽtə] prehodni glagol
laskati, dobrikati se, prilizovati se; zadovoljiti, ugajati, dobro deti, goditi

to flatter o.s. that domišljati si, da
to flatter s.o.'s hopes zbujati komu neosnovano upanje
to flatter o.s. on čestitati si k

hug² [hʌg] prehodni glagol
objeti, priviti k sebi, držati se česa; laskati komu

to hug a belief sveto verjeti
to hug o.s. on (ali for) čestitati si za kaj, k čemu; biti zadovoljen s seboj zaradi
to hug the shore (bank, wall) držati se ob obali (pri bregu, ob zidu)
figurativno to hug one's chains dobro se počutiti v hlapčevstvu
the car hugs the road well avto se dobro drži ceste

slap [slæp]

1. samostalnik
udarec (s plosko dlanjo), klofuta, zaušnica

at a slap naenkrat, na mah, mahoma
a slap in the face klofuta, figurativno razžalitev, razočaranje
that is a slap in his face figurativno to je klofuta zanj
to take (to have) a slap at pogovorno navaliti na, napasti; lotiti se

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
udariti (s plosko roko), udarjati; lopniti; ploskati (z rokami); potrepljati; vreči, zagnati

he slapped his hand on his forehead z roko se je udaril po čelu
to slap s.o.'s face prisoliti komu zaušnico
to slap s.o. into jail vreči koga v ječo
to slap s.o. on the back potrepljati koga po hrbtu (rami), sleng čestitati komu
to slap one's hat on one's head povezniti si klobuk na glavo
to slap around figurativno ošteti, okregati

3. prislov
nenadoma, nepričakovano; ravno; naravnost

to hit s.o. slap in the eye udariti (lopniti) koga ravno po očesu
to run slap into zaleteti se naravnost v

4. medmet
penk!, plosk!

sméti (smem) to be allowed (ali permitted); to dare

če smem vprašati if I may ask
smem reči besedo? may I say a word?
ona ne sme iz hiše she is not allowed to leave the house
ali sme že čestitati? are congratulations in order?