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neràd reluctantly, with reluctance, unwillingly; with a bad grace; (z nevoljo) grudgingly

rad ali neràd whether willing or not, willing or unwilling, willy-nilly
neràd pišem I am averse to writing
neràd to napravim I am reluctant to do it
le neràd privoliti to give (a) reluctant consent
neràd to priznam I am unwilling to admit it
neràd te nadlegujem I am loath to trouble you

loath [louɵ] pridevnik
(samo predikativen): nerad, nenaklonjen

I am loath to trouble you nerad te vznemirjam
nothing loath kar rad, kar pripravljen
loath-to-depart odhodnica (glasba)
to be loath for s.o. to do s.th. biti proti temu, da kdo kaj naredi

reluctantly [rilʌ́ktəntli] prislov
proti (svoji) volji, nerad, z nevoljo

shrink^*2 [šriŋk]

1. neprehodni glagol
umakniti se, odmakniti se, odskočiti (from od, pred)
uskočiti se, skrčiti se (tkanina pri pranju), zmanjšati se; zapreti se vase
figurativno plašiti se, bati se, zgroziti se, zlesti vase (od strahu), nerad, proti svoji volji napraviti

2. prehodni glagol
pustiti, da se kaj uskoči, skrči, stisne; dekatirati (blago); zožiti, skrajšati, zmanjšati

to shrink back ustrašiti se, zgroziti se (from ob, pred)
to shrink from doing s.th. nerad kaj napraviti
this flannel does not shrink ta flanela se ne skrči (uskoči)
they shrank under his glance videti je bilo, da bi se pod njegovim pogledom najrajši udrli v zemljo
this soap will not shrink woollens ob tem milu se volnene stvari ne uskočijo
to shrink on a hoop napeti, montirati obroč (na kolo)

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

unapt [ʌnǽpt] pridevnik (unaptly prislov)
neprimeren; nesposoben; trde pameti, zaostal, nespreten; neumesten; nevoljen, nerad

unapt comparison neprimerna primerjava
unapt remark neumestna opazka

uncheerful [ʌnčíəful] pridevnik
žalosten, potrt; nevoljen, nerad

unwilling [ʌnwíliŋ] pridevnik
nerad, nenaklonjen, malo voljan (željan), malo pripravljen (za), upirajoč se, uporen; nasprotujoč

to be unwilling ne hoteti
willing or unwilling hočeš nočeš, rad ali nerad
I am unwilling to admit it nerad to priznam

unwillingly [ʌnwíliŋli] prislov
nerad, proti (svoji) volji, z nejevoljo, z odporom, z obžalovanjem

begrudge [bigrʌ́dž] prehodni glagol
ne privoščiti, zavidati; biti skop, nerad dati

hate² [héit] prehodni glagol
sovražiti, ne prenesti, ne trpeti, nerad kaj narediti
pogovorno obžalovati

I hate to do it (ali doing it) zelo nerad to naredim

bad¹ [bæd] pridevnik (primernik worse, presežnik worst)
slab, pokvarjen, škodljiv, ponarejen; hud, hudoben, krivičen; bolan

bad to beat težko premagljiv
bad blood sovraštvo, huda kri
to be in s.o.'s bad books biti pri kom slabo zapisan
bad egg (ali hat, lot) človek na slabem glasu
bad fairy zli duh
bad form neprimerno vedenje
from bad to worse vedno slabše
to go bad pokvariti se; propasti, propadati
not half (as) bad čisto čedno
bad language zmerjanje, psovke
bad luck smola
ameriško bad man razbojnik, bandit
in bad odour na slabem glasu
not too bad kar dobro
it is too bad škoda, preneumno
with a bad grace nerad
bad ways razuzdano življenje
bad woman razuzdanka

ill¹ [il] pridevnik
slab, zloben, zèl; poguben, škodljiv, zlohoten; neugoden; sovražen, okruten; bolan (of, with)

to do an ill turn to s.o. škoditi komu
to do s.o. an ill service napraviti komu medvedjo uslugo
he is ill to please težko mu je ugoditi
to be taken (ali to fall) ill (of, with) zboleti (za)
with an ill grace nerad, nevoljno
ill moment neugoden trenutek
ill wind neugoden veter
it is an ill wind that blows nobody good v vsaki stvari je tudi kaj dobrega
ill weeds grow apace kopriva ne pozebe, plevel dobro uspeva

naredíti to do; (izdelati) to make, to manufacture; (izvršiti) to carry out, to perform, to execute; (dovršiti) to bring to an end, to complete

kaj naredíti? what is to be done?
ne vem kaj naredíti (figurativno) I am all at sea
kaj naj človek naredi? what is one to do?
prav vse (možno) naredíti to leave no stone unturned
nerad kaj naredíti to do something with a bad grace
površno, slabo naredíti to bungle
naredíti čemu konec to put an end to something
naredíti napako to make a mistake (ali a blunder)
naredíti komu uslugo to do someone a service (ali a favour)
naredíti komu slabo uslugo to do someone a bad turn, to do someone a disservice
rad kaj naredíti to do something willingly, to do something with a good grace
to bi se dalo naredíti that could be done
naredíti se nevednega to pretend not to know, to act as if one did not know
naredil sem se gluhega I pretended to be deaf
naredíti se bolnega to feign illness, to malinger
naredil sem (se), kot da sem jezen I pretended to be angry

ràd willingly, gladly, with pleasure, readily; eagerly; arhaično nothing loath

ràd ali nerad willy-nilly, willing or unwilling
iz srca, od srca ràd with all my heart
prav ràd with the greatest pleasure
ràd imeti to like, to be fond of, to be partial to, to have a liking for, to love
ne imeti ràd to dislike, to be averse (ali disinclined) to, to have an aversion to
ràd igram šah I like playing chess
se ràd učiš angleščino? do you like learning English?
kaj bi radi? what can I do for you?
on se ne smeje ràd it's hard to make him smile (ali to bring a smile to his face)
posebno ràd imam lahka vina I'm very partial to light wines
ljudje ga ràdi vidijo he is much sought after
to ràd verjamem I can easily believe it
ali imate ràdi kavo? do you like coffee?
jaz bi ràd kupil... I should like to buy...
ràd bi vedel zakaj I wonder why
ràd bi vedel (= bogve), kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
ràd bi verjel, da... I am quite ready (ali open) to believe that...
take stvari se ràde dogajajo such things will happen
radi ga vidimo he is (always) welcome here
on ga (= vino) ràd pije he is fond of the bottle, žargon he likes his plonk, arhaično humoristično he is a winebibber, slabšalno he's a wino

regret¹ [rigrét] samostalnik
obžalovanje, kesanje, kes; skrb (for za)
opravičevanje; žalost, bolečina, bolest; razočaranje

with regret z obžalovanjem, nerad
to my regret na moje obžalovanje
it is a regret to me žal mi je, obžalujem
to express one's regret izraziti svoje obžalovanje
I expressed (I sent) my regret for refusing opravičil sem se, ker sem odklonil
I declined with much regret (with many regrets) odklonil sem z največjim obžalovanjem
I have to refuse with much regret na svojo veliko žalost (obžalovanje) moram odkloniti
to have no regret ne obžalovati
to hear with regret z obžalovanjem slišati (zvedeti)

reluctance, reluctancy [rilʌ́ktəns(i)] samostalnik
odpor, upiranje (to čemu)
nasprotovanje, nenaklonjenost, nevolja, mržnja
fizika magnetski upor

with reluctance nerad
to show reluctance (to do s.th.) upirati se, biti malo voljan (nekaj napraviti)

reluctant [rilʌ́ktənt] pridevnik
ki se upira, nasprotuje, ugovarja; nenaklonjen, nasproten, nevoljen

I am reluctant to do it to nerad napravim
to give (a) reluctant consent le nerad (z nevoljo) privoliti

síla (moč) power, might; (krepkost) vigour; (potreba) necessity; (jakost) strength; (silovitost) vehemence; (nasilje) violence, force; (težava) difficulty, trouble; (prisila) compulsion, constraint, coercion; (beda) want, need, pinch; (stiska) emergency, neediness; (pritisk) pressure; (nevarnost) danger, emergency; (nuja) urgency, necessity

v síli in case of emergency (ali of need, of necessity)
s sílo by force, forcibly, with violence, by strong-arm methods
z vsemi sílami with might and main
pod sílo okoliščin, razmer under the stress of circumstances
po síli (nerad) forced, under compulsion, unwillingly, reluctantly, perforce
če je síla if need be, if need arise
to je višja síla it is a case of needs must (ali of overwhelming odds, of vis maior)
groba síla violence
konjska síla horsepower (krajšava: HP)
gonilna síla motive power
višja síla force majeure, Act of God
naravne síle natural forces, forces of nature
kopne síle vojska land forces pl
pomorske síle vojska naval forces pl, navy
pomorska síla naval power
síla (ogromno) ljudi a great number of people
enota síle unit of force
moment síle moment of a force
delovna síla manpower
politika síle power politics pl
vodna síla water (ali hydraulic) power
oborožene (vojaške) síle armed (military) forces pl
Kraljeva Zračna Sila Royal Air Force
klic v síli emergency call
izhod v síli emergency exit
biti v veliki síli (stiski) to be in great distress (ali need)
ni mu síle he is not in bad circumstances, he is doing well
ni síle (= ne mudi se) there's no hurry, it is not urgent
ni nobene síle there is no hurry
to je za sílo (= začasno) this is a makeshift, this is a stopgap, this is a temporary substitute
síla (strašno) vroče je it is extremely hot
síla ima večjo moč kot pravica might before right
napeti vse (svoje) síle to do one's utmost, to make every effort, to do one's best, to do all one can; to tax one's powers to the utmost; to use every exertion; to stir heaven and earth; to leave no stone unturned
síla kola lomi needs must when the devil drives, necessity knows no law
v síli hudič muhe žre (figurativno) drowning men catch at straws, beggars can't be choosers
(tudi) s sílo se ne da vsega doseči (figurativno) you can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
ukloniti se síli to give way to compulsion, to act under compulsion (ali duress)
v síli spoznaš pravega prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed

sticky [stíki] pridevnik (stickily prislov)
(pri)lepljiv, lepek; vlažen, soparen; lesen, tog (tudi figurativno)
pogovorno kritičen; nepopustljiv, oklevajoč
sleng težaven, neprijeten, zoprn, odbijajoč

a sticky day soparen dan
he was very sticky about giving me leave le zelo nerad mi je dal dopust
he came to a sticky end slabo je končal