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nikóli never

skoraj nikóli hardly ever
ob sv. Nikoli (figurativno) when pigs fly; when two Sundays come together; on the Greek Calends; on latter Lammas
bolje pozno kot nikóli better late than never

never [névə] prislov
nikoli, nikdar; sploh ne

better late than never boljše pozno kakor nikoli
never fear ne boj se, brez strahu
never mind nič ne de
well, I never! kaj takega!, neverjetno!
he never so much as smiled še nasmehnil se ni
never so kolikorkoli
he said never a word niti besede ni rekel
now or never sedaj ali nikoli
pogovorno surely never! je to mogoče!
never a one nihče, niti eden

calends [kǽlindz] samostalnik
množina kalende

at (ali on) the Greek calends nikoli

cat¹ [kæt] samostalnik
mačka, maček; bič, korobač
pogovorno prepirljivka; dvojni trinožnik

when the cat's away the mice will play kadar mačke ni doma, miši plešejo
to bell the cat izpostavljati se nevarnosti
ameriško, vojska, sleng cat beer mleko
to wait for the cat to jump, to see how the cat jumps čakati na ugodno priložnost
to fight like Kilkenny cats boriti se na življenje in smrt
before the cat can lick the ear nikoli
when candles are out all the cats are grey ponoči je vsaka krava črna
he lives under the cat's foot žena hlače nosi
to grin like a Cheshire cat režati se, kazati zobe
to lead cat and dog life živeti kot pes in mačka
to let the cat out of the bag izblebetati skrivnost
like a cat on hot bricks kakor na šivankah
a cat has nine lives mačka je trdoživa
enough to make a cat laugh smešen, da bi se se krave smejale
it rains cats and dogs dežuje ko iz škafa
to shoot the cat bljuvati, urha klicati
as sick as a cat hudo bolan; slabe volje
not room to swing a cat premalo prostora
tom-cat maček
to turn a cat in the pan postati izdajalec, po vetru se obračati; izneveriti se
sleng cat's whiskers nekaj imenitnega
sleng not a cat's chance, not a cat in hell's chance prav nič upanja
a cat may look at a king še škofa lahko mačka gleda

counsel² [káunsəl] samostalnik
posvetovanje; svet, nasvet; namera, načrt; odvetnik; svetovalec

counsel is never out of date za dober nasvet ni nikoli prepozno
counsel of perfection nasvet, ki se po njem ni mogoče ravnati
to take counsel with s.o. posvetovati se s kom
to take counsel with one's pillow dobro si stvar premisliti, prespati jo
counsel for the defence obtoženčev zagovornik
counsel for the prosecution tožiteljev zagovornik
to keep one's own counsel prikrivati svoje namene, obdržati stvar zase, tajiti

čákati to wait (for); to await; to expect

čákati v vrsti (»repu«) to queue (up)
čákati na odločitev to await the decision
čákati na (svojo) priložnost to watch one's opportunity
čakal sem te do šestih I waited for you till six
čakali so nanj they were waiting for him ali someone was waiting for him ali pogovorno he was waited for
na to lahko še dolgo čakaš figurativno you may whistle for it
pustiti koga čákati to keep someone waiting
to lahkó (po)čaka that can wait
ne čakajte me z večerjo! start supper without me!
dolgo, potrpežljivo čákati figurativno to kick one's heels, to cool one's heels
nismo čakali, da bi on odgovoril we did not wait for him to reply
nima smisla čákati there's no use waiting, it's no use waiting
čákati v zasedi to lie in ambush
čákati (oklevati) to linger, to hesitate, to tarry
čákati (biti usojeno) to be in store for
kdor čaka, dočaka everything comes to those who wait
človek nikoli ne ve, kaj ga čaka you never know what to expect

čúditi se to wonder (ob, nad about, at, da that); to be astonished (at, that); to be amazed (ali surprised) (at, that); to marvel (at, that)

čudim se ti you amaze me
temu se čudim that surprises me, I am astonished at that
stvar, ki sem se ji čudil a thing that made me wonder
ne bi se čudil, če bi on prišel I should not be surprised if he came
čudim se, da nisi nikoli slišal o tem I'm amazed you've never heard of it

da (veznik) that (v predmetnih in osebkovih stavkih se često izpušča)

z namenom, da bi (in order) that
da ne bi lest, but
da le, samó da (če le) provided (that)
takó da so that, so as to + nedoločnik
kakor da, kot da as though
slišal sem, da je bolan I heard (that) he was ill
mislim, da bo prišel I believe (that) he will come
gotovo je, da je kriv it is certain (that) he is guilty
res je, da ni bil tam it is true (that) he was not there
recimo, da pride danes suppose (ali supposing) he comes today
jémo, da bi mogli živeti we eat that we may live
preberite to dvakrat, da ne pozabite! read it twice lest you forget it!
; ni še tako pozno, da naši sorodniki ne bi mogli še priti it is not too late for our relatives to come
bila je tako prijazna, da mi je pisala pismo she was so kind as to write me a letter
tu ni človeka, da ga jaz ne bi poznal po imenu there is no one here (whom) I could not name, there is no one here whose name I do not know
nikoli ne pride, da si ne bi izposodil denarja od mene he never comes without borrowing money from me
da on ni bil tako priseben, bi nas bilo razneslo vse na kosce but for his presence of mind, we might all have been blown to pieces
nikoli ne dežuje, da ne bi lilo (= nesreča ne pride nikoli sama) it never rains but it pours

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

die¹ [dai] neprehodni glagol (of od, zaradi)
umreti, izdihniti, poginiti; ugasniti, ugašati; umiriti se; (o)veneti
pogovorno hrepeneti

to die in one's boots, to die with the boots (ali shoes) on umreti nasilne smrti
to die in the last ditch vzdržati do konca
to die game hrabro umreti; ostati zvest
to die hard biti trdoživ
to die in harness umreti sredi dela
to die in one's bed umreti naravne smrti
never say die nikoli ne obupuj
to be dying for s.th. hrepeneti po čem
to die by one's hand narediti samomor
to die of laughing počiti od smeha
a die wish zadnja želja (pred smrtjo)
were I to die for it četudi bi moral z življenjem poplačati

dočákati to live to see

tega ne bom dočakal I shan't live to see it
dočakal je visoko starost he has lived to a great age
končno smo te dočakali finally you have come
kdor nestrpno čaka, nikoli ne dočaka (figurativno) a watched pot never boils

ever [évə] prislov
vedno, nenehno, vselej; večno; nekdaj, včasih, (sploh) kdaj

as ever kakor hitro, bržko
ever afterwards, ever since odtlej
arhaično ever and anon tu in tam
ever before od nekdaj
hardly (ali scarcely) ever skoraj nikoli
ever so long celo večnost
pogovorno ever so še kako, zelo
if ever so tired najsi še tako truden
for ever (and a day) večno
ever yours vaš (ali tvoj) vdani (kot zaključek pisma)
who (what, how, where, when) ever kdo (kaj, kako, kje, kam, kdaj) le, že

gábiti to disgust, to sicken, to turn someone's stomach; to nauseate

gábiti se to disgust, to be disgusted (with); to cause disgust; to nauseate; to get sick (of), to be sickened (at)
kruh se nam nikoli ne gabi bread never turns the stomach
koštrunovina se mi gabi I loathe mutton
njegovo vedenje se mi gabi his behaviour disgusts me
to se mi gabi that makes me feel sick, I loathe it, it sickens me

gotóv (končan) finished (off), done, complete; (pripravljen) ready, prepared, (jed) dressed; (zanesljiv, siguren) certain, sure

gotóva (konfekcijska) obleka ready-made clothes pl, (cenena) slops pl
gotóva (zanesljiva) smrt certain death
za gotóv denar for cash, for ready money
gotóv (prepričan) sem uspeha I feel sure of success
gotóv sem z delom I have done working
si gotóv? have you finished? ZDA are you thru?
nikoli nisi pravočasno gotóv you are never ready in time
zajtrk je gotóv breakfast is ready

Greek² [gri:k] pridevnik
grški

Greek Church grškopravoslavna cerkev
Greek gift trojanski konj, danajsko darilo
on the Greek Calends nikoli

hardly [há:dli] prislov
komaj, le malo, s težavo, trdo, težko

hardly ever skoraj nikoli
hardly anyone skoraj nihče
I need hardly say ni mi treba reči

innocent¹ [ínəsnt] pridevnik (innocently prislov)
nedolžen, neomadeževan, čist; neškodljiv, preprost, neizumetničen
pravno nedolžen (of)
dopusten, legalen, nesumljiv
pogovorno bedast, naiven

innocent air nedolžen obraz, nedolžen videz
an innocent deception nedolžna prevara
an innocent sport neškodljiv šport
innocent trade legalna trgovina
innocent goods nesumljiva roba, nepretihotapljena roba
pogovorno innocent of brez
innocent of self respect brez samospoštovanja
he is innocent of such things še nikoli ni o teh stvareh slišal
he is innocent of Latin ne zna niti besedice latinščine

izučíti to train; to give someone knowledge (of), to give someone skill (in); to instruct; to teach

izučíti se to complete one's apprenticeship, to finish serving one's apprenticeship; to go through special training; to serve one's time; figurativno to become wise
človek se nikoli ne izuči we are never too old to learn
to me je izučilo I've learned my lesson, I've learned a valuable lesson
to naj ga izuči let that be a warning to him, that will be a lesson for him
to ga je izučilo this was a lesson for him

kákor like, as; (za primernikom) than

kákor da as if, as though
tako... kákor as... as
ne tako... kákor not so... as
ni tako star kákor jaz he is not so old as I
kákor hitro as soon as
kákor običajno as usual
kákor po maslu (figurativno) without a hitch, like clockwork, swimmingly
človek kákor on... a man like him
moj brat, kákor jaz sam... my brother like myself...
kákor ti drago as you like
stori, kákor ti drago! do as you please!
kákor se vzame! that (ali it) depends!
kákor lahkó vidite as you can see
govorim ti kákor prijatelj I speak to you as a friend
tekel je kákor veter he was running like the wind
umrl je, kákor je živel he died as he had lived
ni bogat, kákor ljudje mislijo he is not as rich as people think
vstal je, kákor da bi hotel oditi he got up as if (he wanted) to go
kákor ga imam (zelo) rada, ljubiti ga ne bi mogla nikoli much as I like him, I could never be in love with him
kákor oče, tako sin like father, like son
kákor si boš postiljal tako boš spal you have made your own bed, so lie in it
kákor boste sejali, tako boste želi as you sow, so will you reap ➞ kòt!

kasnó prislov late; at a late hour

kasnó postaja it's getting late
bolje kasnó kot nikoli better late than never
nekoliko (malo) kasnó je pogovorno it's latish