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Amor Cupid; Roman god of love; pesniško the blind god

amor (kip ali slika) cupid; (slaven kip na londonskem trgu, Piccadilly Circus) Eros
Amorjeva puščica Cupid's arrow, pesniško the shaft of love

Británija Britain

Velika Británija Great Britain, the United Kingdom, pesniško Britannia
Velika Británija in njene kolonije Greater Britain

domá at home; in

je on domá? is he in?, is he at home?
je Vaš oče domá? is your father in, is your father at home?
ni ga domá he is not at home, he is away, he is away from home
domá narejen (kruh) home-made (bread)
držati se domá to keep to the house
on vedno tiči domá he never goes (ali gets) out, he is a stay-at-home
on je domá iz Ljubljane he is a native of Ljubljana
domá je najlepše there's no place like home
počutiti se kot domá to feel at home
bodite kot domá! make yourself at home!
biti domá v (figurativno) to be at home in (ali with), to be familiar with
nisem domá v tem predmetu (figurativno) I am not familiar with this subject
ljubo domá, kdo ga ima east, west, home's best; pesniško be it ever so humble, there's no place like home

glás (zvok) voice, sound, noise; (novica, vest) news, tidings pl, message; (sloves) fame, reputation, repute, renown; (pri volitvah) vote; (volilna pravica) franchise, suffrage, right to vote

na ves glás at the top of one's voice
s preroškim glásom with the voice of a prophet, in a prophetic voice
glás ljudstva public opinion, vox populi
glás vesti the voice of conscience, pesniško the still (ali small) voice
glás vpijočega v puščavi the voice of one crying in the wilderness
glásovi za in proti the ayes and the noes
s 400 glásovi proti 0 by 400 votes to nil
dober glás (sloves) reputation, good fame, repute, renown
na dobrem glásu well reputed, reputable
slab glás (sloves) ill repute, bad name, bad reputation, notoriety
na slabem glásu in bad odour, regarded unfavourably, notorious
nabiranje glásov pred volitvami canvassing
odločilni glás casting vote
srebrni glás zvona the silver voice of the bell
svetovnega glásu world-famous
socialistični glási (pri volitvah) the Socialist vote
večina 50 glásov a majority of 50 votes
višina glásu pitch
biti na dobrem glásu to be well regarded, to have a good reputation
dati svoj (volilni) glás za to vote for
dal vam bom svoj glás I will give you my vote
predlog je dobil malo glásov the proposal was poorly supported
dobiti večino glásov to win a majority, to top the poll
govoriti na glás to speak in a loud voice
ni na najboljšem glásu he has a rather poor reputation
dobil, dosegel je večino 30 glásov he gained a majority of 30 votes
ona ima lep glás she has a fine voice
nimam glásu (vesti) od njega I have not heard from him
imeti posvetovalen glás to have a consultative voice; to have a merely advisory capacity
poslušati glás prijatelja to listen to the voice of a friend
prešteti (volilne) glásove to count the votes
povzdigniti svoj glás to raise one's voice; to make oneself heard
pridobiti si dober glás to earn (ali to win) a good reputation
spoznal sem jo po glásu I knew her by her voice
slišijo se glásovi, da..., glás gre, da... it is rumoured that...
biti poražen z 10 glásovi proti 8 (z 10 proti 0) to be defeated by 10 votes to 8 (by 10 votes to nil)
ubogati glás svojega vodje to obey the orders of one's leader
njegov glás je utonil v hrušču his voice was drowned by the noise
uživati dober glás to enjoy a first-rate (ali a good) reputation
zakričati, zavpiti na ves glás to shout at the top of one's voice

hlád hládnost cool, coolness; fresh, freshness; cool air; coldness; shade

v jutranjem hlád, hládnostu in the cool (ali arhaično pesniško the fresh) of the morning
uživati večerni hlád, hládnost to enjoy the cool of the evening
biti v hlád, hládnostu to be in the cool

kášča granary, pesniško garner; (silos) silo; ZDA grain elevator

spraviti v káščo to gather in, to store, pesniško to garner

kjêr where

kjerkoli wherever; pesniško where'er

krásen beautiful, fine, fair; magnificent; splendid; glorious; grand

krásni spol the fair sex; the gentle sex; pesniško the fair

króna crown; (star angleški kovanec = 5 šilingov) crown

pol króne half crown, half-a-crown
cesarska króna imperial crown, pesniško crown imperial
drevesna króna crown (ali top) of a tree, treetop
plemiška króna coronet
zobna króna crown, cap
naslednik króne successor to the crown
prisvojitelj króne usurper of a crown
biti króna česa to be the crown (ali the chief ornament) of something
pokriti zob s króno to crown (ali to cap) a tooth

méšati to mix; to blend; to stir; to shuffle

méšati barve to blend colours; (kovine) to alloy; (čaj, tobak) to blend
méšati karte to shuffle the cards
méšati si kavo to stir one's coffee
(raso, pasmo méšati, križati) to interbreed, to mongrelize
méšati poper in sol to mix pepper and salt
méšati vino z vodo to mix wine with water
méšati veselje z žalostjo to blend joy with sadness
méšati se to mix, to mingle, finance, pesniško to commingle (z with)
ne mešaj se v moje zadeve! mind your own business!
méšati se v tuje zadeve to interfere with (ali to pry into; to meddle with) other people's business
on se vedno v vse meša (figurativno) he is always poking his nose into other people's business, he likes to have a finger in every pie, he is always shoving his oar in
meša se mu (figurativno) he is rambling, he is raving, he is mad, he is delirious
se ti meša? are you crazy?, are you losing your mind?

mórje sea, (svetovno) ocean; pesniško billow

ob mórju by the sea
na mórju at sea; at the seaside, on the seashore
na odprtem mórju on the open sea, on the high seas
onstran mórja beyond the sea
prek mórja overseas, oversea
odprto mórje high sea, open sea, pesniško main
Črno (Rdeče, Mrtvo) mórje the Black (the Red, the Dead) Sea
Kaspijsko mórje the Caspian Sea, the Caspian
Jadransko mórje the Adriatic Sea, the Adriatic
Severno mórje the North Sea
Sredozemsko mórje the Mediterranean, pogovorno the Med
Tiho mórje the pacific, the Pacific Ocean
kipenje mórja surf (of the sea)
mirovanje mórja calm (ali calmness) of the sea
bitka na mórju naval battle
nagrbančeno, nagubano mórje choppy sea
razburkano mórje a heavy sea, a rough sea, an angry sea
mórje krví (figurativno) seas pl of blood
mórje oblakov a sea of clouds
mórje težav a sea of troubles
vožnja po mórju naviagation, seafaring, voyage
iti na mórje to go to the seaside, to go to the sea
peljati se čez mórje to cross the sea
biti na mórju to be at the seaside, to be by the sea
potovati po mórju to voyage
potovati po mórju in po kopnem to travel by land and sea
mórje je razburkano the sea is running high, there is a heavy swell
pasti v mórje (s krova) to fall overboard
vreči v mórje (z ladje) to throw overboard
to je kaplja v mórje (figurativno) it's a drop in the bucket
mórje obliva obalo the sea washes the coast
navadil sem se na mórje I have got used to the sea
posvetiti se mórju (postati mornar) to go to sea, to follow the sea, to decide on a sailor's life (ali humoristično a life on the ocean wave)
vsa družina je na mórju all the family are at the seaside
kapljica v mórje (figurativno) a drop in the ocean

nekóč once, at one time, in times past, in old times, in former times; (v bodočnosti) some day

nekóč boš moral vse poplačati you'll have to pay it all back some day
davno nekóč long ago, in times past, in ancient times; pesniško in olden days, in days or yore
nekóč je bil kralj... (v pravljicah) once upon a time there was a king
nekóč sem to delal (zdaj ne več) I used to do it

nesréčnik unhappy (unlucky, unfortunate, wretched, miserable; arhaično distressed, woeful) man (ali fellow, person)

nesréčnik! poor fellow, vulgarno pesniško poor bastard!
pomagati nesréčnikom to help the poor and unfortunate

níkdar never; at no time; not once, never once, not a single time

skoraj níkdar hardly ever
níkdar več never again, arhaično pesniško nevermore

ôče father; pogovorno papa, pa, governor, pater

cerkveni ôčetje Fathers pl of the Church
brez ôčeta fatherless
krušni ôče foster father, fosterer
stari ôče grandfather
očetje (predniki) fathers pl, pesniško sires pl
on je čisto kot ôče he is a chip off the old block
vreči se po ôčetu to take after one's father
on je izrezan ôče (figurativno) he is the very spit and image (ali spitting image, exact likeness) of his father
kakor ôče, tako sin like father, like son

odpŕt open, opened; uncovered; patent; (javen) public; figurativno (iskren) frank, sincere, candid; outspoken

odpŕto mesto vojska undefended town, open city
odpŕto morje open sea, (vidno od obale) offing, pesniško main
odpŕt račun open account
odpŕto vprašanje open (undecided, debatable) question, moot point
pri na stežaj odpŕtem oknu with the window thrown open
pustiti vprašanje odpŕto to leave a question in suspense

oskúbsti (perutnino) to pluck, to deplume

oskúbsti koga za denar to fleece someone of his money
pošteno koga oskúbsti (figurativno) to fleece someone well and truly; (preveč zaračunati) to overcharge (someone)
oskúbsti perje, dlako to strip of feathers, hair; zastarelo, pesniško to displume
oskúbsti odjemalca (figurativno) to fleece a customer

pésniški poetical; poetic

pésniška dela poetical works pl
pésniška duša a poetic mind
pésniški jezik poetical language
pésniško nadarjen poetically inclined
pésniška oblika poetic form
pésniška svoboda poetic licence
pésniška umetnost the art of poetry, the poetic art, poetics pl (s konstr. v sg)
pésniško prikazati, proslavljati to poeticize, to poetize

plúti to navigate; to sail; to voyage

plúti ob obali to coast; to hug the coast
plúti po morju to sail the sea, pesniško to plough the sea
brod redno plove po reki the ferryboat plies the river

rage¹ [réidž] samostalnik
bes, besnost, besnenje, (divja) jeza, razjarjenost, gnev, razkačenost; (o morju) besnenje; silovitost; koprnenje, poželenje, sla, pohlep, lakomnost; navdušenje, gorečnost, vnetost, strast, strastna želja (for za, po)
manija, norost; velika moda

a rage for collecting stamps strast za zbiranje znamk
poetic rage pesniško navdušenje
chess was (all) the rage šah je bil velika moda, je bil zelo priljubljen
to be in rage biti besen, besneti
it is all the rage to je višek mode
to fly (to fall, to get) into rage pobesneti, vzkipeti
he has a rage for old prints, for hunting ima strast za (nor je na) stare grafične liste, za lov