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heavily [hévili] prislov
težko, močno; okorno, zaspano, dolgočasno

heavily loaded težko natovorjen
it weighs heavily upon me tišči me, tlači me
to suffer heavily imeti težke (denarne) izgube

drag² [dræg] samostalnik
vlaka; vrsta kočije; vlačnica, vlača (sani)
figurativno tovor, breme; cokla, zavora, ovira; zaviranje, oviranje; bager
figurativno mučno opravilo; dolgočasno mesto (v knjigi); lov z umetno sledjo
ameriško, sleng protekcija; potegljaj; privlačnost

to be a drag on s.o. biti komu v breme
to put a drag upon s.th. zavreti, zaustaviti kaj

humdrum [hʌ́mdrʌm]

1. pridevnik
dolgočasen, enoličen

2. samostalnik
dolgočasnost, enoličnost

3. neprehodni glagol
životariti, imeti dolgočasno življenje

čítati to read

čítati dalje to read on
čítati do konca to read through
zopet čítati to reread
čítati med vrsticami figurativno to read between the lines
čítati glasno to read aloud
čítati tiho, potihem to read to oneself
čítati zase (skrivaj) to read to oneself
čítati pazljivo to peruse
čítati površno, bežno to skim
čítati komu kaj to read something to someone
čítati dolgočasno knjigo to wade through a dull book
čítati komu na obrazu to read someone's face
on mnogo čita he is a great reader, he is a bookworm
on je mnogo čital (je načitan) he is well-read, he is a man of wide reading
to se čita kot roman it reads like a novel
ona ne čita mnogo she is not much of a reader
knjiga se lepo čita the book reads well
ta knjiga se zanimivo čita this book makes good reading ali pogovorno a good read
ona ima rada, da ji kaj čitajo she likes being read to
na očeh se mu čita pohlep his greed can be read in his eyes
hoteti čítati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni to read something into a text
najbolj čitana knjiga the most widely read book

délo work; labour; (zaposlitev) employment, job; (enolično, naporno) grind; (snažilkino) charring, cleaning, ZDA chore; (garanje) drudgery; (težko) toil

duševno délo brainwork, headwork
délo ročno manual work, manual labour
javna déla public works pl
délo od kosa piecework
naloženo délo task
délo zunaj hiše outdoor work
nočno délo night work, pogovorno nights pl
običajno délo ordinary labour
priložnostno délo odd job
obvezno délo compulsory work
kvalificirano délo skilled work
pisarniško délo clerical work
poljsko délo farm work, agricultural labour
prisilno délo forced labour, penal servitude
prostovoljno délo voluntary work
pogodbeno délo contract work
nestrokovno délo unskilled work
ročno, fino délo fancywork
žensko ročno délo needlework
rutinsko, tekoče délo routine work
mučno, dolgočasno délo drudgery, toiling and moiling
površno délo bungled (ali botched) work
brez déla (brezposeln) unemployed, jobless
zmožen za délo able to work
s trdim, težkim délom by working hard
borza déla employment agency, labour exchange
pravica do déla the right to work (ali to a job)
program déla work programme
ustavitev déla cessation of work
področje déla sphere of activity (ali of action)
nesposoben za délo unfit for work, not fit for work, incapacitated
temeljna organizacija združenega déla basic organization of associated labour
pri délu at work
na délo! get to work!
délo na črno žargon scab labour
družbeno (fizično, minulo, proizvodno) délo social (physical, past, productive) work
presežno (skupno) délo surplus labour (joint work)
svobodna menjava déla free change of employment
združeno (živo) délo associated (current) labour
plačilo po délu payment linked to performance, payment by results
pogoji za délo labour conditions
biti pri délu to be at work
vaša obleka je v délu your suit (ali dress, costume) is in hand, is being made (ali attended to)
dati komu délo to give someone work, to give someone employment
to je težko délo it is uphill work
iti na délo to go to work
iskati délo to look for a job
vedno samó délo in nič oddiha all work and no play
izogibati se déla to dodge work
biti s srcem pri délu to put one's heart into one's work
lotiti se déla to set to work, to get on with it, to get down to it, to start work, ZDA to get busy
zopet se lotiti déla to resume work
biti brez déla to be out of work
imeti mnogo déla to have plenty to do, to have a lot of work on hand, to have a great deal of work to do
imam drugega déla dovolj (figurativno) I've enough on my plate already, I have other fish to fry
nastopiti délo to start work
izvesti délo to get one's job (ali work) done, to carry out one's work
je kar precéj déla, veste! it's quite a job, you know!
odkazati komu neko délo to set someone a task
posvetiti se svojemu délu to devote (ali to apply) oneself to one's work
povzročiti komu mnogo déla to put someone to great inconvenience
opravljati délo to do a job
délo stoji, počiva work is at a standstill
končati s svojim délom to get one's work done
imel sem neko délo I had a job to do
čisto se predati délu pogovorno to keep one's nose to the grindstone
ustaviti délo to stop work, to strike (work), to go on strike, to walk out, to down tools
vreči se na délo to put one's back into a job, to get down to it
obsoditi na težko délo to sentence to hard labour
ukvarjati se z literarnim délom to be engaged in literary pursuits
rudarji so zapustili délo the miners have come out (on strike)
dušiti se v délu to be swamped (ali overwhelmed) with work
čez glavo imam déla I'm up to my ears (ali eyes, neck) in work
pridnega k délu priganjati (figurativno) to spur a willing horse
on se nikoli ne dotakne déla he never does a stroke of work
tovarna je ustavila délo the factory has stopped work
živeti od déla svojih rok to live by the sweat of one's palms
brez déla ni jela you get nothing for nothing
dober začetek je pol déla a good start is half the battle
po délu, ne po besedah cenimo človeka actions speak louder than words
po délu spoznaš človeka by their works you will know them

dolgočásen tedious, boring; tiresome, humdrum; dull; weary

dolgočásno je it is dull
skrajno dolgočásen as dull as ditchwater
dolgočásna pridiga a dull sermon
dolgočásno življenje a dull life

slow [slóu]

1. pridevnik (slowly prislov)
počasen (of, in v, pri)
len; malo inteligenten, ki težko in počasi umeva; topoglav; zastajajoč (o uri), netočen; slaboten (ogenj); nemaren; nepripravljen, nerad, nenaklonjen; oklevajoč; nenapreden, zaostal, zastarel; slab, ki stagnira (kupčije); dolgotrajen, dolgočasen (o zabavi)
sleng moreč; postopen, dolgo časa delujoč; ki ne dopušča hitrega premikanja, mehek (o zemljišču)

a slow current počasen tok
slow growth počasna rast
slow poison počasi delujoč strup
a slow worker počasen delavec
slow and steady počasen in vztrajen
slow and sure počasen in siguren
he is slow and sure on dela počasi in zanesljivo
he is slow to anger on se težko razjezi
it is a slow entertainment ta zabava je dolgočasna
this is very slow to ni prav nič zabavno, to je dolgočasno
you have been slow about it precéj časa si potreboval za to
to be slow to do z nevoljo, nerad, proti svoji volji delati
to be slow of wit biti počasne pameti
he was slow to see the point težko je razumel, za kaj gre
he was not slow to seize the opportunity hitro je pograbil priložnost
to make slow progress počasi napredovati
slow and steady wins the race figurativno vztrajnost, čeprav počasna, zmaguje
he is slow in the uptake on počasi dojema
my watch is 3 minutes slow moja ura zaostaja 3 minute

2. prislov
počasi

slow! vozite počasi!
read slower! čitaj(te) počasneje!
my watch goes slow moja ura zaostaja

3. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (večinoma slow down, slow off, slow up)
zmanjšati (čemu) hitrost; počasneje hoditi ali voziti; zavlačevati, odlašati, zadrževati

4. samostalnik
(kriket) počasna žoga

treadmill [trédmil] samostalnik
samotežni mlin
figurativno enolično, rutinsko delo

I am on the treadmill dan za dnem opravljam isto enoličnc (dolgočasno) delo