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uglajéno prislov politely, courteously, civilly, in a refined manner (ali way)

style¹ [stáil] samostalnik
slog, stil, način (govora, pisanja, življenja itd.); dober, pravilen način
arhitektura slog; moda, model, kroj
šport stil, tehnika; uglajeno vedenje, fin način, okus, eleganca, imenitnost; (službeni) naslov, naziv, ogovarjanje, titula
ekonomija, pravno tvrdka, ime tvrdke; vrsta, kategorija; štetje časa (koledar)
zgodovina pisalo
poetično pero ali svinčnik; igla (bakrorezna, gramofonska itd.)
medicina sonda; kazalec sončne ure
tisk stil pisanja in pravopis

in style na lep način
in good (bad) style (ne)okusno
the latest style najnovejša moda
under the style of pod naslovom (imenom, firmo)
a gentleman of the old style gentleman stare šole
a squire of the old style staromoden podeželski plemič
lofty style vzvišen slog
New Style gregorijanski koledar
Old Style julijanski koledar
he has no right to the style of earl nima nobene pravice do grofovskega naslova
she has not much style about her ona nima mnogo elegance (okusa)
that is good (bad) style to je dobrega (slabega) okusa
that's the style! pogovorno tako je (prav)!
the matter is worth more than the style figurativno vsebina je več vredna kot oblika
my style is plain John Smith moje ime je preprosto J. S.
to put on style ameriško, pogovorno delati se finega
they live in fine (great) style oni živijo razkošno

govoríti to speak (o of, about, z to, with); to tell; (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with, to, o about, of, over); to converse; (kramljati) to chat

glasno govoríti to talk loud, to speak in a loud voice
tiho govoríti to speak softly (ali in a soft voice)
govoríti angleški to speak English
slabo govoríti angleški to speak poor (ali broken) English
slabo govoríti o kom to speak ill of someone
kar naprej govoríti to keep (on) talking
odkrito, brez ovinkov govoríti to speak freely
govoríti o tem in onem, o raznem to talk nineteen to the dozen
uglajeno govoríti to be well-spoken
govoríti stenam (figurativno) to talk (ali to be talking) to a brick wall
govoríti o politiki to talk politics
tekoče govoríti to speak fluently
govoríti o čem drugem to change the subject
govoríti resnico to speak the truth, to tell the truth
govoríti brez priprave to speak extempore
govoríti v veter (figurativno) to waste one's breath
govoríti v imenu koga to be the spokesman of, to be the mouthpiece of
govoríti v korist koga to speak on (ali ZDA in) someone's behalf
govoríti polomljeno angleščino to speak broken English, to murder the English language
govoríti neumnosti to talk nonsense
šepetaje govoríti to speak in an undertone, to speak in a whisper
govoríti skozi nos to speak with a nasal twang
govoríti laži to tell lies (ali untruths)
govoríti sam s seboj to soliloquize
govoríti med štirimi očmi s kom to talk with someone in private
govoríti na pamet to speak from memory, to say something by heart (ali by rote)
obširno govoríti o to speak at length about (ali on), to descant, to expatiate on (ali upon)
otročje govoríti to drivel
govoríti kot papiga to parrot
govoríti preučeno za koga to speak above someone's head
govoríti tja v tri dni pogovorno to waffle, žargon to rabbit on
tu se govori angleški (napis) English spoken here
ko (ker) ravno govorimo o... since we are on the subject, since we happen to be talking about...
da niti ne govorimo o... to say nothing of...
ne govorimo več o tem!, nehajmo govoríti o tem! let us change (ali drop) the subject!
mi ne »govorimo« (smo sprti ipd.) we are not on speaking terms
o tem ni vredno govoríti it isn't worth speaking of
ona ne govorita več med seboj (sta sprta) they are no longer on speaking terms
govori! speak up!, speak out, out with it!
on ne more (ne zna) nehati govoríti he can never stop talking, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
(on) govori, kot da bi ga navil he has the gift of the gab, he talks nineteen to the dozen
on malo govori he is a man of few words, (je boječ) he is tongue-tied
z njim se da govoríti he is someone you can talk to
z njim se ne da govoríti (figurativno) he will not listen to reason
po vsem mestu se govori o njih they are the talk of the town
govorilo se je o njegovi demisiji there have been rumours of his resignation
vse mesto govori o tem it is the talk of the town
govori se, da je zelo bogata she is said to be very rich
o njem se mnogo govori he is much talked about
to dejstvo govori zanj this fact tells in his favour
dejstva govoré sama the facts speak for themselves
to govori za in proti that cuts both ways
dejanja govore glasneje kot besede actions speak louder than words
vse govori za to, da... there is every reason to believe that...
to govori proti that tells against it
ne govorite z nikomer o tem! not a word to anyone about this!, keep this to yourself!
začeti govoríti o nekem predmetu to broach a subject
bi lahko govoril z Vami? could I have a word with you?
bi lahko govoril z g. X? could I see Mr. X
govorimo odkrito! let's speak frankly, let's lay (ali put) our cards on the table
kjer se veliko govori, se malo naredi least said, soonest mended
govoríti je srebro, molčati pa zlato the less said, the better
prav tako bi lahko govoril stenam figurativno I might as well speak to a brick wall
ti to meni govoriš! (= kot da jaz tega ne vem) you're telling me!

velvet [vélvit]

1. samostalnik
baržun, žamet, žametu podobna tkanina
zoologija baržunast ovoj na novih rogovih srnjakov
figurativno baržunasta površina (ki se vda pod prstom)

black velvet sleng pijača sekta in močnega piva; sleng lahkó pridobljen dobiček
coton velvet bombažni žamet
silk velvet svileni žamet

2. pridevnik
baržunast, žametast; mehek
figurativno priliznjen, hinavski; v ugodnem finančnem položaju

a velvet tread figurativno tiha in mehka hoja
with velvet tread z neslišnimi koraki
velvet paws figurativno žametaste tačke, uglajeno vedenje (manire)
to handle s.o. with velvet gloves ravnati s kom z žametastimi rokavicami
an iron hand in a velvet glove železna roka v žametasti rokavici, figurativno krutost, skrita pod lepimi besedami, milim vedenjem itd.