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sréčno prislov luckily, fortunately

sréčno! good luck!
sréčno jo odnesti (figurativno) to go scot-free, to go unharmed (ali unhurt), to emerge unscathed
sréčno smo prispeli v Ljubljano we arrived safely in Ljubljana
sréčno sem ga spravil domov I saw him safe home

happily [hǽpili] prislov
srečno, k sreči

happily enough na vso srečo

wally [wéili] škotsko, narečno

1. pridevnik
izvrsten

2. prislov
srečno

wally fall! veliko sreče!

3. samostalnik
igrača; okrasje

blessing [blésiŋ] samostalnik
blagoslov; molitev pred jedjo; milost; srečno naključje; kletvica, psovka

a blessing in disguise sreča v nesreči
hudomušno unappropriated blessing neporočena ženska, stara devica
that is a blessing to je sreča
to ask a blessing moliti pred jedjo

get through neprehodni glagol
končati; preboleti, srečno prestati; biti odobren; dobiti zvezo (po telefonu)

luck [lʌk] samostalnik
srečno naključje, sreča, usoda

good luck! srečno!
bad (ali ill, hard) luck smola, nesreča
bad luck to him! bes ga plentaj!
to be down on one's luck imeti smolo
to be in luck's way; ali to be in luck imeti srečo
the devil's own luck vražja sreča ali smola
for luck za srečo
he has a run of luck sreča mu je naklonjena
in luck srečen, ki ima srečo
just my luck! kakšna smola!
out of luck nesrečen, ki nima sreče
pure luck slepa sreča, golo naključje
luck in sieve kratkotrajna sreča
streak of luck žarek sreče
to take pot luck sprejeti karkoli je pripravljeno za obed
to try one's luck at poskusiti srečo pri
as luck would have it k sreči, po nesreči (po vsebini)
worse luck na žalost, k nesreči
worst luck velika smola

pull through

1. prehodni glagol
pomagati komu k zdravju, rešiti (podjetje); uspešno kaj izpeljati

2. neprehodni glagol
izvleči se, preboleti, srečno prestati

silver-spoon [sílvəspu:n] pridevnik
figurativno bogat; rojen pod srečno zvezdo

strike¹ [stráik] samostalnik
udarec (at proti)
zamah, zadetek; udarec, bitje (ure, zvona)
ekonomija stavka, štrajk
šport prazen udarec; srečno naključje, sreča (v špekulaciji)
vojska (zračni) napad
ameriško najdba (rud, nafte); ugriz (ribe)
geologija smer (plasti, slojev), vodoraven sloj
ameriško prevara, bluf; kvaliteta

ale of the first strike prvovrstno pivo
on strike stavkajoč
a lucky strike srečen zadetek (najdba)
strike notice napoved stavke
general strike splošna stavka
sit-down strike stavka, v kateri delavci nočejo zapustiti prostore, kjer delajo
sympathetic strike solidarnostna stavka
to be on strike stavkati
to go on strike stopiti v stavko
to come out on strike začeti stavkati
to call off a strike preklicati (odložiti) stavko
to make a strike imeti (zlasti finančno) srečo

weather² [wéðə]

1. prehodni glagol
izpostaviti vremenu; (pre)vetriti, zračiti, izsušiti
geologija drobiti, rušiti, uničevati (pod vplivom vremena)
navtika obiti, iti okrog vetrovne smeri; vzdržati, prestati nevihto
figurativno srečno prebroditi (one's difficulties svoje težave)

2. neprehodni glagol
geologija razpasti; prepereti; razpadati, drobiti se (zaradi vremenskih razmer); obrabiti se; dobiti patino

to weather along kljubovati vremenu
weather through pogovorno prebiti se, poceni jo odnesti
to weather (up)on s.o. figurativno izkoriščati, izrabljati koga

work round neprehodni glagol
s težavo se prebiti naprej; srečno se prebiti; obrniti se (veter); zopet si opomoči (bolnik)

born² [bɔ:n] pridevnik
rojen; po rodu

in all my born days odkar sem na svetu, svoj živi dan
born in the purple kraljevskega rodu
born with a silver (wooden) spoon in one's mouth rojen pod srečno (nesrečno) zvezdo
I wasn't born yesterday nisem tako naiven
born to a large fortune bogat dedič
born of po rodu iz
born again prerojen
born fool popolnoma neumen, nor
born under lucky star pod srečno zvezdo rojen

godspeed [gɔ́dspi:d] samostalnik
uspeh, sreča; srečna pot

to wish (ali bid) godspeed želeti srečno pot

izmázati

izmázati koga iz to get someone out of
izmázati (se) iz zadrege to extricate oneself from a predicament
izmázati se (izvleči se, preboleti, srečno prestati) to pull through

izmúzniti se to evade, to escape; to slip off (ali away), to make one's getaway; to steal away

izmúzniti se se od dela to shirk work, to be a shirker
izmúzniti se se z to get away with
srečno izmúzniti se to have a narrow escape
njegovo ime se mi je izmuznilo his name escaped me

léto year; arhaično, pesniško twelvemonth

koledarsko léto calendar (ali civil) year
šolsko léto school year
akademsko léto academic year
navadno léto common (365-day) year
prestopno léto leap year, bissextile year
tekoče léto the current year
cerkveno léto church year
preteklo léto last year
prihodnje léto next year
sončno léto solar (ali astronomical) year
staro léto old year
Novo léto New Year, New Year's Day
srečno novo léto! Happy New Year!
nora, nerodna léta (figurativno) years pl of indiscretion, the awkward age
v létu Gospodovem religija in the year of Our Lord (A.D.), in the year of grace
enkrat na léto once a year
v létu 1950 in nineteen (hundred and) fifty
na starega léta dan on New Year's Eve
v cvetju (svojih) lét in the prime of life
skozi vse léto odprto open all the year round
v poznejših létih in after years
v 70ih létih in the '70s
v teku léta in the course of the year
vsako léto every year
iz léta v léto, léto za létom year by year, year after year, year in year out, from year's end to year's end
pol léta six months
tri četrtine léta nine months
četrt léta three months
ob létu within a year
(skozi) vse léto all the year round, from one year's end to another
v létu 1910 in (the year) 1910
v enem létu in a year's time, arhaično this day twelvemonth
v zadnjih létih of late (ali recent) years
léto dni trajajoč year-long
pred mnogimi léti many years ago (ali since, back)
že mnogo, precéj lét for many years past
z léti with the years
v starosti 50 lét at the age of fifty
po mnogih létih after many years
že nekaj lét (sém) for some years past
pred létom dni a year ago
30 funtov na léto 30 pounds a year (ali per annum)
za prihodnja léta for years to come
danes léto (dni) (bodočnost) twelve months from now, twelve months today, a year hence, (za preteklost) a year ago (ali since, back)
konec léta year-end, close of the year
biti že v létih to be advanced in years, to be well on in years
biti iz svojih najboljših lét to be past one's best
on je že čez 50 (let star) he is on the wrong (ali humoristično shady) side of 50
on še ni 50 (let star) he is on the right (ali sunny) side of 50
10 lét star deček a ten-year-old boy
mlad za svoja léta young for his years
v najlepših létih in the prime of life
ona ne kaže svojih lét she does not look her age
iti v léta to be getting on in years
priti v léta to come to a good age, to get old, to begin to grow old
ona je mojih lét she is my age
priti iz norih lét to sow one's wild oats
dobro nositi svoja léta to bear one's age well
stopiti v novo léto to usher in the New Year
léta bežijo the years race by
umrla je v starosti 20 lét she died at the age of twenty
bistra je za svoja léta she is clever for her age
ta revija izhaja dvakrat na léto this magazine comes out twice a year, this magazine is a biannual (ali semiannual)
čez 7 lét vse prav pride every little helps

light² [lait] prislov
nalahko, rahlo, lahko

light come, light go kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljeno
to get off light srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovan
to travel light potovati z malo prtljage

nakljúčje chance; accident; (slučaj) hazard, coincidence

golo nakljúčje a mere chance; a mere accident; quite an accident; žargon toss-up
čudovito, nenavadno nakljúčje a strange (ali marvellous) coincidence
po nakljúčju by chance, by accident
po srečnem nakljúčju (pogovorno) by a fluke
srečno nakljúčje a lucky chance, a happy coincidence, a stroke of luck

nóv new; (nedaven) fresh, recent, late; (nenošen, nerabljen) not worn, not used; (neraziskan) unexplored; figurativno (novopečen) freshly baked, fresh; (dodaten) additional, more

skoraj nóv, kot nóv nearly new, as good as new
čisto nóv quite new, spanking new, brand new
Novo leto New Year, New Year's Day
nóva luna new moon
najnovejše novice the latest news
nóva obleka a new dress
Novi svet (Amerika) the New World
nóva moda new look, new fashion
dobiti nóve moči to recover
zame to ni nič nóvega that is no news to me
kaj je nóvega? what's the news?, ZDA what's new?
to mi je nóvo it's news to me
pod soncem ni nič nóvega there is nothing new under the sun
to je bil nóv dokaz njegove nesposobnosti it was a further (ali additional) proof of his incompetence
začeti nóvo življenje (figurativno, poboljšati se) to turn over a new leaf
živeti nóvo življenje to lead a new life
želim vam srečno nóvo leto! I wish you a happy New Year!
nóva metla dobro pometa a new broom sweeps clean
to je nóvo zame (tega še nisem slišal) that's a new one on me

pót¹ -í way, (steza) path, footpath, trail; (cesta) road, street; (utrta) track, walk; (planeta) orbit, course; (smer) route, course; (potovanje) (splošno) travel, (peš) march, (po kopnem) journey, trip, (po morju) voyage, crossing, passage

prepovedana pót! no thoroughfare!, (čez tuje zemljišče) trespassers will be prosecuted!, no trespassing!, keep out, private!
srečno pót! a pleasant journey!, arhaično God speed you!, (ironično, neprijetnemu gostu) good riddance
to pót (tokrat) this time
vsaki pót each time
božja pót (romanje) pilgrimage
pót nazaj return journey, pogovorno the way back
pót domov homeward journey, journey home, pogovorno the way home
pót po morju voyage
javna pót public road
jahalna, jezdna pót bridle path
gozdna pót forest road
križev pót religija Way of the Cross, figurativno via dolorosa
prečna pót crossroad
neravna pót bumpy road
neutrjena pót gravel road
shojena pót beaten track
trnova pót thorny path
vodna pót waterway
vozna pót carttrack, cart-road
uporabna pót serviceable road, thoroughfare
zaprta pót closed path (ali way)
ob póti by the roadside
preko póti over the way, across the road
na pol póta halfway, midway
po mirni, prijateljski póti in a friendly manner, amicably
na vsej póti od... all the way from...
biti na napačni póti to be on the wrong road ali track, to lose one's way
biti na slabi póti (figurativno) to lead a wicked life
biti na póti (potovanju) to travel, to journey, (poslovno) to be on te road
biti na dobri póti (do uspeha) to be well on the road (to success), (o stvari) to be working out well
ta pót je neprehodna, nemogoča this road is impassable, there is no through road
biti sredi póti to be halfway on one's journey
biti na najlepši póti, da... to be well on the way to...
utreti pót za... to pave the way for...
otrok je na póti (figurativno) there is a baby on the way
njen je na póti (= noseča je) she is expecting (a child), she is with child, pogovorno she is in the family way
biti komu na póti to be in someone's way, to stand in someone's light
on mi je na póti he is in my way
pót je prosta the way is clear (za koga for someone)
on je na póti v X. he is on his way to X.
biti na pravi póti to be on the right track, pogovorno to be on the ball
iti po (isti) póti nazaj to turn back
iti komu s póti to get out of someone's way (ali to shun someone, avoid someone)
iti rakovo pót to go backward
iti svojo pót to go one's own way
iti na pót to set out (ali forth, off) (on one's way), to embark upon a journey, to start out, (v tujino) to go abroad; to be bound for
iti po najkrajši póti v... to make a bee-line...
šli so vsak svojo pót they went their respective ways
krčiti si, utirati si pót to cut (ali to carve) one's way, to plough one's way through, to remove obstacles
napraviti pót komu to make way for someone
narediti, utreti pót (figurativno) to pave the way, to blaze a trail, to be a pioneer ali trailblazer
s silo si napraviti pót to force (ali to fight) one's way
kazati, voditi pót to lead the way
polena komu na pót metati (figurativno) to place difficulties in someone's way
našel bom sredstva in póti I shall find ways and means
izgubiti (najti) pót to lose (to find) one's way
pót si prihraniti (figurativno) to save shoe leather
napravite prosto pót! make way!
moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo pót we must let matters take their course
dobro poznati pót to know every bump (ali twist and turn) in the road
priti pol póti komu naproti to meet someone halfway
spraviti koga s póti (figurativno, na oni svet) to kill, (žargon) to bump someone off
utreti si pót skozi... to force one's way through (robidje the brambles)
ustaviti se na pol póta to stop halfway
vprašati za pót to ask one's way
vrniti se po isti póti nazaj (obrniti se) to retrace one's steps
pošteno (krepko) vzeti pót pod noge to put one's best foot forward
zaiti na krivo pót to take the wrong road ali path ali turning