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kákšen what; what kind of, what sort of

kákšne knjige potrebuješ? what kind of books do you require (ali want)?
kákšen je on? what is he like?
kákšen je videti? what does he look like?
kákšen človek pa je on? what kind of a man is he?
kákšno lepo vreme! what fine weather!
kákšen norec! what a fool!
kákšne uporabnosti je to? what use is this?

what [wɔt]

1. zaimek
(vprašalni zaimek) kaj; koliko!

what for? čemu?, zakaj?
what ever for? toda zakaj?
what next? in (kaj) potem?, in kaj še?, kaj sedaj?
and what all pogovorno in kaj še vse
what not kar si bodi, karkoli
my hat, my gloves, and what not moj klobuk, moje rokavice, in ne vem, kaj še vse
what if kaj če, (in) kaj se zgodi, če...
what of that? kaj za to?, nič za to
what though (I am poor) kaj zato, pa četudi (sem reven)
what about, what of kaj gledé, kaj praviš (misliš) o
what about a cup of tea? ali bi skodelico čaja?
what's it all about? za kaj (pa) gre?
so what?, what of it? prava reč!; nesmisel!
but what pogovorno ki ne (bi)
not a day comes but what makes a change ni ga dneva, ki ne bi prinesel kake spremembe (kaj novega)
what is the matter? kaj (pa) je?
what is he like? kakšen je on?
what he has suffered! kaj (koliko) je pretrpel!
well, what of it? no, in kaj za to?
what's up? kaj je?, kaj se dogaja?
to know what's what vedeti, za kaj gre, biti informiran, spoznati se
what is the news? kaj je novega?
you want a what? kaj (ponovi, kaj) hočeš?
he claims to a what? kaj hoče on biti?
what is he the better for it? kaj ima on od tega?
I'll tell you what nekaj ti povem
Mr. what-do-you-call-him, Mr. what's-his-name gospod Oné (kako mu je ime?)

2. zaimek
(relativni zaimek) kar

do what I may naj storim, kar hočem (karkoli)
happen what may naj se zgodi, kar hoče!
we know what he is busy with vemo, s čim se ukvarja
this is what we hoped for to je tisto, kar (prav to) smo upali
and what have you ameriško, sleng in kar imate podobnega, takega
but what razen (tega, teh)
he never had any money but what he absolutely needed imel je le najpotrebnejši denar
there was no one but what was excited nikogar ni bilo, ki ne bi bil razburjen

3. pridevnik
kakšen, kateri, kolikšen

what luck! kakšna sreča!
what a queer idea! kakšna čudna ideja!
what a fool I am! kako sem neumen!
he got what books he wanted dobil je vse knjige, ki jih je želel
take what books you need! vzemi toliko knjig, kot jih potrebuješ
what use is this dictionary to you? čemu ti rabi ta slovar?

4. prislov
kako

what happy boys they are kako srečni dečki so (oni)!; deloma
what with storms my return was delayed deloma zaradi viharjev se je moja vrnitev zakasnila
but what (pri nikalnici); pogovorno da ne
not a day but what it rains ni dneva, da ne bi deževalo
never fear but what we shall go! ne boj se, da ne bi šli (= že gremo)!

5. medmet
kaj!, kako!
britanska angleščina kaj ne?

what, do you really mean it? kaj, ti to resno misliš?
a good fellow, what? dober dečko, kaj ne?

6. veznik
pogovorno kolikor

he helped us what he could pomagal nam je, kolikor je mogel

languaged [lǽŋgwidžd] pridevnik
v sestavljenkah (npr. many languaged mnogojezičen, ki govori mnogo jezikov)
ki dobro pozna kakšen jezik; (dobro itd.) formuliran, izražen

whatever [wɔ́tévə]

1. zaimek
karkoli; vse, kar
pogovorno kaj vendar; sploh kaj

whatever do you want? kaj vendar hočeš?
take whatever you like! vzemite, karkoli hočete!
whatever do you think? sleng kaj si vendar domišljaš?

2. pridevnik
katerikoli; sploh kakšen; (nikalno) sploh noben

for whatever reasons iz katerihkoli razlogov
no doubt whatever sploh nobenega dvoma
is there any hope whatever? je sploh kakšno upanje (kaj upanja)?
this will be no trouble whatever for me to me ne bo prav nič motilo
no one whatever sploh nobeden

where [wɛ́ə]

1. prislov, veznik, zaimek
kje, kam, kod; na katerem kraju; v katerem pogledu; na kakšen način; (tam) kjer, (tam) kamor

where from? odkod?
where to? kam?
from where odkoder
near where blizu (kraja), kjer
where did you get the information? kje ste dobili te informacije?
where do I come into it? kako pridem jaz v to (stvar, zadevo)?
go where you please! pojdi, kamor hočeš!
that is where you are mistaken tu se pa motite

2. samostalnik
kraj, mesto, prizorišče (nekega dogajanja)

avail² [əvéil] samostalnik
korist; smisel, pomen

of no avail, without avail brezkoristen, nesmiseln
of what avail is it? kakšen smisel ima?
without avail zaman

člôvek man, pl men; human being; fellow, individual, person

člôvek (božji)! (vzklik nestrpnosti) man (alive)!
čuden člôvek a queer (ali an odd) fellow
nepomemben člôvek nonentity
odrasel člôvek grown-up person, adult
noben člôvek nobody, not a soul
navaden, poprečen člôvek the man in the street, the average person
vsak člôvek everybody, everyone
poslovni člôvek man of business
on je prijeten člôvek he is a pleasant fellow
on je najboljši člôvek na svetu he is the best man alive; there is no better man alive (than he)
člôvek za vsak posel, za vse jack-of-all-trades, pl jacks-of-all-trades
člôvek u podoben man-like; anthropoid
kakšen člôvek pa je on? what kind of person is he?, what sort of fellow is he?
on je tudi samó člôvek he is only human
Vi ste člôvek, ki ga hočem, potrebujem you are the man I want
kaj naj si člôvek misli o njem? what should one think of him?
kaj drugega bi člôvek mogel reči v tem primeru? what else could a man say in this case?
člôvek obrača, bog pa obrne man proposes, God disposes
člôvek na slabem glasu a bad egg (ali hat, lot)

figure¹ [fígə] samostalnik
postava; slika, risba; podoba, lik, kip; videz; vzorec, diagram; številka; znesek, cena; vloga; ugled; simbol; pesniška figura; plesna figura; sijaj; osebnost

to cut (ali make) a figure imeti vlogo, predstavljati, biti videti
figure of fun smešna oseba
double figures dvomestno število
at a low figure poceni
he is a figure above me je veliko boljši od mene
at a high figure drago
to keep one's figure ne se rediti
to cut no figure nič ne veljati
a man of figures, clever at figures dober računar
a poor hand at figures slab računar
what's the figure? koliko stane?, kakšen je račun?
person of figure ugledna oseba
a well developed figure lepa postava

good² [gud] samostalnik
dobro, korist, ugodnost; premoženje
množina blago

to come to no good slabo se končati
for good (and all) za vedno, za vselej
no good zanič
to the good povrh, poleg redne plače
what's the good of it? kakšen smisel ima?
ameriško dry goods blago na metre (tekstil, sukanec)
goods and chattels vse premoženje
goods guard skladiščnik
ameriško, pogovorno to deliver the goods izpolniti obljubo
ill gotten goods nepošteno pridobljeno imetje
ameriško, pogovorno the goods ta pravo
it's no good nima smisla

gospodár (hiše, stanovanja) householder, landlord; (delodajalec) employer, master, ZDA boss; (kmetovalec) farmer; husbandman, pl -men; (oblast) lord, master, ruler

biti svoj gospodár to be one's own master, to be independent, žargon to be on one's own
brez gospodárja without a master
otroci brez gospodárja waifs and strays pl
stvari brez gospodárja unclaimed (ali unowned, ownerless) property
živali brez gospodárja stray animals, strays pl
neomejen gospodár absolute ruler, despot
on je dober gospodár he manages well
ona je gospodár v hiši, v družini (»nosi hlače«) she wears the trousers
nihče ne more služiti dvema gospodárjema no man can serve two masters
kakšen gospodár, takšen sluga like master, like man

hack² [hæk] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
sekati, vsekati, zasekati, razsekati
šport brcniti v nogo (nogomet); pokašljevati
ameriško prenašati, trpeti kaj

hacking cough suh kašelj, pokašljevanje
ameriško, sleng to hack around pohajkovati
to hack and hew tolči
to hack off odsekati
to hack out usekati koga
to hack to pieces v koščke razsekati
to hack a language tolči kakšen jezik

ígra play; (biljard, karte, šport) game; šport (tekma) match

odločilna ígra šport key game, decider; (radio, slušna) play; (predstava) performance; (lutkovna) puppetry; (teniška partija) set; (zabava) amusement, pastime; (igralcev v gledališču) acting, playing; glasba (manner of) playing
olimpijske ígre the Olympic Games pl, the Olympics pl
družabne ígre parlour games, party games pl
hazardna ígra gamble, gambling
ígre na prostem outdoor games pl
besedna ígra a play on words, pun
neodločena ígra draw
poštena, odkrita ígra fair play
nepoštena, zahrbtna ígra foul play
tvegana ígra a risky (ali a bold) game
nema ígra (pantomima) dumb-show
otročja ígra child's play, kid's play
(čudna) ígra narave (npr. tele z dvema glavama) beak (of nature)
ígre v spretnosti games pl of skill
tovariš pri ígri partner, playfellow, playmate
dolgovi pri ígri gambling debts, gaming debts
čas za ígro playtime
izguba pri ígri loss at play
podaljšanje ígre extra time
prekinitev ígre (odmor) ZDA time-out
prepoved ígre playing ban
pravilo (kake) ígre rule (of a game)
trajanje ígre length (ali time) of play
izid, rezultat ígre (nogomet itd.) score(s pl)
kakšen je izid ígre? what's the score?
kvarilec ígre killjoy, spoilsport, wet blanket
ígra mačke in miši cat-and-mouse game
igrati dvojno ígro (figurativno) to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
njegovo življenje je v ígri (na kocki) his life is at stake
imeti srečo v ígri to have a lucky break (ali streak), to strike lucky
izgubiti ígro to lose the game
predati ígro (kot izgubljeno) to give up the game as lost, (figurativno) to throw in the sponge (ali the towel)
to je otročja ígra v primeri z... it's child's play compared with...
dobiti ígro to win the game
goljufati pri ígri to cheat (at gambling), not to play fair, arhaično to sharp
pokvariti komu ígro (figurativno) to put a spoke in someone's wheel
poskusiti (svojo) srečo v ígri to try one's luck at gambling
igrati nevarno ígro to play a dangerous game
igrati visoko ígro to play for high stakes
spregledal, spoznal sem njegovo ígro (figurativno) I understood his little game, I saw through his tricks
to je otročja ígra (figurativno) this is an easy task
to je bila otročja ígra šport, lahka zmaga this was a walkover (ali child's play)
zapraviti svoje premoženje pri ígri to gamble away one's fortune

izíd result; issue; outcome

končni izíd final result
izíd (knjige) publication, appearance
izíd volitev election results pl
izíd vojne outcome of the war
kakšen bo izíd vsega tega? what will be the upshot of it (all)?
izpeljati kaj do uspešnega izída to bring something to a successful conclusion (ali outcome)

like¹ [laik] pridevnik
enak, podoben, sličen (komu, čemu)
arhaično verjetno (we are like to have war)

vulgarno as like as not zelo verjetno
on this and the like problems o tem in o sličnih problemih
and (ali or) the like in tako dalje, in temu slično
as like as two peas podobna kot jajce jajcu
what is he like? kakšen je?
a like amount enaka vsota
liker to God than man bolj podoben bogu kakor človeku
in like wise (ali manner) na enak način

little³ [litl] samostalnik
malenkost

a little malo, nekaj
little or nothing skoraj nič
not a little precej
for a little za kratek čas
little by little; ali by little and little po malem, počasi
by littles v majhnih količinah, po malem
in little po malem
to make little of podcenjevati
after a little čez kakšen trenutek

načín manner; mode; way; method; style; fashion; arhaično wise

na ta načín in this way (ali manner), by this means, thus, arhaično in this wise
na isti načín in the same way (ali manner)
na sličen načín in a similar way, arhaično in like manner
na vsak načín by all means
na ta ali oni načín one way or another, by hook or by crook, by fair means or foul
na lep načín in style, in fine style
na nelep (neokusen) načín in poor style
na slovesen načín ceremoniously, arhaično in solemn wise
na tak načín, da... in such a way that...
na kakšen načín? in which way?, how, by what means?
na noben načín by no means, on no account, not at all, arhaično nowise, in no wise
na neki načín in a way, in some way, in some fashion
na vse mogoče načíne in every possible way
na podoben načín similarly, arhaično in like wise (ali manner)
na drug(ačen) načín in some other way
na kakršenkoli načín in any way
na svoj (lasten) načín in one's own way
glagolski načín gramatika mood
načín plačevanja mode of payment
načín življenja way (ali style, mode) of life, life-style
produkcijski načín mode of production
prikazal je stvar na svoj načín he gave his own version of the affair
načín dela way of doing things, mode of work
načín in višina obdavčevanja mode and rate of taxation

namèn intention; purpose; end

v ta namèn for this purpose
v kakšen namèn? with what purpose, arhaično to what end?
z namènom, da... with the intention of (ali with a view to) (bi šli going)
namèn je jasen the intention is obvious
imeti namèn to plan, to intend
imeti skrite namène (žargon) to have something up one's sleeve
ustrezati namènu to answer the purpose
že nekaj dni imam namèn dati uro v popravilo I've been meaning to get my watch repaired for days
namèn posvečuje sredstva the end justifies (ali arhaično sanctifies) the means
nimam namèna, da bi vas žalil I have no wish to offend you
nimamo namèna, da bi odgovorili na to vprašanje we do not intend to answer (ali we have not the slightest intention of answering) this question
prišel sem z namènom, da bi govoril s teboj I came to have a word with you
rekel je to brez kakršnegakoli namèna he said that with no ulterior motive
ima najboljše namène he has the best intentions
ustrezati (služiti rabiti) namènu to answer (to serve) the purpose

neréd disorder; derangement, untidiness, confusion; disturbance, tumult, riot; disarrangement; litter; (zmešnjava) chaos, jumble, mess, mishmash, shambles

v nerédu out of order, disordered, in a mess, out of gear, topsy-turvy
v velikem nerédu in a state of great confusion
biti v nerédu to be in a muddle
priti v neréd to fall into disorder
spraviti v neréd to derange, to throw into confusion, to mess up
poulični nerédi riots pl, disturbances pl
povzročitelj nereda, -ov troublemaker
poročajo o nerédih na jugu disturbances are reported in the South
biti v popolnem nerédu to be at sixes and sevens
kakšen neréd je v tvoji sobi! what a mess your room is in!, your room's a real shambles!
; ne morem živeti v takem nerédu I can't live in a pigsty like this
pustiti svoje knjige v nerédu to leave one's books in a jumble (ali in a muddle)
ob svoji smrti je pustil vse svoje zadeve v nerédu at his death he left all his affairs in a mess (ali in a muddle)
zasejati neréd v vrste to throw the ranks into confusion
njegovo poslovanje je v največjem nerédu his business is in a (rare) muddle (ali a terrible state)

poklíc calling, vocation; occupation; profession; (obrt, rokodelstvo) trade

akademski poklíci the learned professions
rokodelski poklíci pl manual trades pl
kaj je njegov poklíc (po poklícu)? what is his profession?
po poklícu je učitelj he is a teacher by profession
avtomehanik je po poklícu he is a motor mechanic by trade
kakšen poklíc si bo izbral? what profession will he choose?
redni (postranski) poklíc full-time, regular (secondary) occupation
izbrati poklíc to choose a vocation
ne čutim poklíca za študij prava I have no vocation for legal studies, I feel no urge to take up the law
lotiti se poklíca to enter a profession, to take up (ali to go in for) a profession
opravljati svoj poklíc to attend to one's business
zgrešiti svoj poklíc to mistake one's vocation

položáj situation; position; state of affairs; condition; circumstances pl; (lega) site; lay, standing; bearings pl; (služba) rank, status; (drža telesa) attitude, posture, (pri mečevanju) guard; vojska post

resnost položája the gravity of the situation
socialni položáj social standing
položáj poslanika the post of ambassador
položáj tržišča, trga market position
težaven položáj (figurativno) a close call
materialni in družbeni položáj economic and social status
biti gospodar položája to be master of the situation
biti v neprijetnem položáju (v žalostnem položáju) to be in an unpleasant position (in a sorry plight)
določiti čemu položáj to locate something
ne biti kos (dorasel) položáju not to be equal to the situation (ali occasion)
on nima (ne zavzema) položája svojega brata he has not his brother's standing
nismo v položáju, da bi mogli narediti drugače we are not in a position to be able to do otherwise
izbrati dober položáj za svojo hišo to choose a fine position (ali site) for one's house
to je komaj izboljšalo naš položáj that has scarcely made us any better off
položáj se je poslabšal the situation has deteriorated
pojasni mu svoj položáj! show him where (ali how) you stand!
razumem tvoj položáj I see how you stand
biti v nejasnem položáju (figurativno) to be up in the air
sedeti v zelo nerodnem položáju to be seated in a very uncomfortable position
položáj je videti brezupen things look desperate
vem, kakšen je položáj (figurativno) I know how the land lies
vreči iz položája to eject, to dislodge, to supplant, to oust
vztrajati na položáju vojska to stick to one's post
on je rešil položáj he saved the situation
umakniti se na vnaprej pripravljene položáje vojska to withdraw to positions prepared beforehand
izrabiti, izkoristiti položáj to make hay while the sun shines, to strike while the iron's hot