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span¹ [spæn] samostalnik
ped, pedenj (mera, 9 col, 22,5 cm); razpon; razpetina (letala itd.); razmik med dvema stebroma ali opornikoma; lok mosta; časovni razmik, (kratka) doba (čas), trajanje; obseg
navtika zvita vrv, katere konca sta spojena
ameriško vprega (volov, konj itd.)

the span of a bridge razpetina mosta
the span of life življenjska doba
our life is but a span naše življenje traja le kratek čas

broad¹ [brɔ:d] pridevnik
širok, obsežen, (ob)širen, prostoren
figurativno brez predsodkov, širokogruden, svobodomiseln; glaven, osnoven; jasen; splošen; biten; surov, nespodoben

in broad daylight pri belem dnevu
it's as broad as it is long oba razloga sta enako tehtna, eno ni nič boljše od drugega
ameriško, pogovorno broad place in the road mestece
britanska angleščina, pogovorno broad mob goljufivi kvartopirci
broad hint migljaj s kolom
broad stare predrzen pogled
broad views strpni nazori

choose^* [ču:z]

1. prehodni glagol (between)
izbrati, izbirati, izvoliti si; hoteti; raje imeti

2. neprehodni glagol (between)
imeti na izbiro; blagovoliti

there is not much to choose between them oba sta enaka
I cannot choose but nujno moram, prisiljen sem, ne morem si kaj, da ne bi
to pick and choose skrbno izbirati

dáti dajáti to give; (podariti) to present with, to give away; (podati) to hand on, to present, to turn over; (dodeliti) to allot, to assign, to apportion; (vročiti) to hand (over), to deliver; (karte) to deal

dáti, dajáti nazaj to give back, to restore; (podeliti) to grant, to accord, to award, ZDA to donate (to); gledališče to stage, to perform; (ponuditi) to offer; (dobaviti) to deliver, to furnish, to supply; (donašati) to yield, (sadove) to bear, to produce; (naslov) to bestow on, to confer something upon someone
dáti, dajáti naprej to pass on
ne (hoteti) dáti, dajáti to refuse, to withhold
dana veličina a given magnitude
če sta A in B dana, sledi, daje C... given A and B, C follows...
v danem primeru (če je tako) in that case; should the need arise; if need be; if so
dáti, dajáti duška (svoji jezi) to give vent (to one's anger)
dáti, dajáti prav komu to agree with someone, to concede the point
dáti, dajáti vsakemu svoje to give everyone his due
daj mu, kar je njegovega! give him his due!
ti bom že dal! I'll give it you!
daj to na mizo! put it on the table!
daj bog! God grant!
ne daj bog! God forbid!
kaj dajejo nocoj v gledališču? what's on at the theatre this evening?
to (gledališko) igro so dajali tri mesece the play ran for three months
dal sem mu roko I shook hands with him
moram da(ja)ti dober zgled I must set a good example
po čem dajete (koliko stane)...? what is your price for, what do you charge for...?
nič se ne da napraviti there is nothing to be done
dáti, dajáti na znanje komu to let someone know
dáti, dajáti na svetlo to publish, to edit
dáti, dajáti mnogo na to make much of, to think the world of
mnogo da na svojo zunanjost he pays great attention to his personal appearance
malo, nič ne dáti, dajáti na kaj to regard as worthless, not to give a brass farthing for
on ne da nič na moj nasvet he sets no value upon my advice
dal se je oslepariti, ogoljufati he let (ali allowed ali suffered) himself to be cheated
dam si striči lase I have (ali I get) my hair cut
kje si dajete delat obleke? where do you have your clothes made?
dáti, dajáti svojo besedo to pledge one's word
to mi daje misliti! that makes me wonder!
na to ne dam pečenega groša (nič) I don't give a hoot about that
dal sem si mnogo truda I took great pains
dáti, dajáti od sebe (ton) to utter
ne da se mi... I don't feel like, I am unwilling (ali loath ali disinclined) to...
ne da se mi brati I don't feel like reading, I am loath (ali unwilling) to read
(to) se ne da zanikati there's no denying (it)
dáti, dajáti se spoznati, prepoznati to make oneself known
dajati je lepše kot jemati it is better to give than to receive
dáti, dajáti življenje za to sacrifice one's life for
dvakrat da, kdor hitro da he gives twice who gives in a trice; arhaično while the grass grows the steed starves

drúg(i) -a, -o second; other, another

drúgi dan v mesecu the second
drúgi (naslednji) dan next day
drúgi najboljši second best
2. november 2nd November (beri: the second of November), November 2nd (beri: November the second)
drúgi razred second class
Karl II Charles II (beri: Charles the Second)
nihče drúg (kot on) nobody else (but he, pogovorno him)
vsak drúgi one in two
vsak drúgi dan every second (ali other) day
eden za drúgim one by one, one after the other, one after another
drúga dva the other two, the two others
na drúgi strani (figurativno) on the other hand
drúgi pot (drugič enkrat) some other time
drúgi po velikosti second biggest, second largest
eden drúgega one another, each other, mutually
eden in drugi both (of them)
bratranec (sestrična) v 2. kolenu second cousin
drugi (ostali) the other
kabina 2. razreda second-class cabin
nihče drúg kot no (ali none) other than, nobody else but
eno z drúgim one with the other
nič drúgega nothing else
biti drúgi, zavzeti drúgo mesto to take second place
to je nekaj čisto drúgega that is an entirely different matter, it makes all the difference, žargon that's another kettle of fish; this is quite another thing
imeti informacije iz drúge (posredne) roke to have second-hand information
za sedaj se ne da napraviti nič drúgega for the present nothing else can be done
biti drúgega mnenja to differ in opinion, to dissent
to pero je slabo, vzemi drúgo! this is a poor pen, take another!
vzeto eno z drúgim (= poprek) taken both together
napila sta si eden drúgemu they drank each other's health
pomagala sta si eden drúgemu they helped each other
igrati drúgo violino to play second fiddle
on je drúgi Cezar he is another (ali a second) Caesar
eden ali drúgi od nas bo to gotovo naredil one or other of us is sure to do it
postati drúgega mnenja to change one's mind
potovati v 2. razredu to travel second-class
stanovati v 2. nadstropju to live on the second floor (ZDA third floor)
med drúgim (= zlasti pa), ne moreš mu zaupati for one thing, he is not to be trusted
nad vsem drúgim želim... above all else (ali pogovorno more than anything else) I want...
ne delaj drúgim tega, česar ne maraš, da bi to oni delali tebi never do to others what you would not have them do to you
spoznal sem, da niso nič drúgega kot tatovi I realised they were nothing but a bunch of crooks

dva dve two

po dva, po dve in pairs, by twos
stran dve page two
dve in pet je sedem two and five make (ali are) seven
tako gotovo, kot je dve in dve štiri as sure as eggs is eggs
to me je stalo dva funta in dva penija this cost me two pound, twopence
ura je ravnokar odbila dve the clock has just struck two
pred dvema dnevoma two days ago
ne najdeš dveh takih, kot je on! you won't find anybody to match him!
otrok še ni dve leti star the child is not two yet
iti po dva in dva (v parih) to go in pairs (ali two by two)
hoditi v gručah po dva in tri to walk in twos and threes
za prepir sta potrebna dva it takes two to make a quarrel

dvojíca couple; pair; (volov) yoke, (konj) pair

srečna dvojíca the happy pair
sta čedna, lepa dvojíca they make a handsome couple

Eldorado El Dorado

eldorado figurativno paradise, promised land
Krka in Kolpa sta pravi Eldorado za ribiče the Krka and Kolpa rivers are a real paradise for anglers

enák equal, even, (vrednost) equivalent, (isti) same, identical; (podoben) like, alike, similar; (enoličen) uniform; equable

dve enáki števili two equal numbers
enáka razdalja equidistance
enáka temperatura an even temperature
biti enák to equal, to be the equal of, to be equal, to be on a par with
ni mu enákega he has no equal, there is no one to match him, he is without an equal, he is unrivalled
ni ti enák he is not your equal
to ni bil enák boj it was not an equal fight
boj med enakima nasprotnikoma equal fight
boriti se ob enákih pogojih to fight on equal terms
naleteti, najti sebi enákega to meet one's match
imeti enáke deleže to have equal shares
vsi državljani so enáki pred zakonom all citizens are equal before the law
skušati biti enák to emulate, to vie with
sta kar enáka (= imata iste napake) they are tarred with the same brush!
plačati (vrniti) enáko z enákim (figurativno) to give someone tit for tat, to pay someone back in his own coin
enako se z enákim druži birds of a feather flock together

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!

izbírati to choose; to select; to pick out; to sort out

težko je izbírati med tema dvema knjigama there is not much to choose between these two books (= obe sta enaki)

jájce egg; anatomija testicle

mehko kuhano jájce sofboiled (ali gently boiled) egg
trdo kuhano jájce hard-boiled egg
gnilo jájce rotten (ali addled) egg
ocvrto jájce fried egg
sveže jájce fresh egg, newlaid egg
surovo jájce raw egg
skrknjeno jájce poached egg
staro jájce stale egg
umešana jájca scrambled eggs
nadevano jájce stuffed boiled egg
jájci na toastu žargon Adam and Eve on a raft
jájce v prahu powdered egg
iskati dlako v jájcu (figurativno) to split hairs
hoditi kot po jájcih (zelo oprezno) to tread warily
leči jájca to lay eggs
slična sta si kot jájce jájcu they are as like as two peas
podoben ti je kot jájce jájcu he is the dead spit and image or you
izleči se iz jájca to be hatched; to hatch
obmetavati koga z gnilimi jájci to throw rotten eggs at someone, to pelt someone with rotten eggs

kompromís compromise

doseči kompromís, priti do kompromísa to arrive at a compromise
dosegel je kompromís z upniki he reached a compromise with his creditors
napraviti kompromís to compromise, to make a compromise
obe strani sta sklenili kompromís the two sides compromised
sporazumeti se za kompromís to settle for a compromise

krížati religija to crucify, to fix to the cross; biologija to crossbreed, to interbreed; to cross-fertilize; (prečkati) to traverse, to cross

krížati se (ceste, poti) to intersect, to cross; (pokrižati se) to cross oneself, to make the sign of the cross, to bless oneself
progi se križata the two lines intersect (ali cross)
najini pismi sta se križali our letters crossed

neodlóčeno prislov

končati se neodlóčeno (igra) to result in a draw
tekma se je končala neodlóčeno the match ended (ali resulted) in a draw
moštvi sta igrali neodlóčeno the two teams tied

ozíroma respectively; or

moja otroka sta stara deset ozíroma štirinajst let my children are ten and fourteen years old respectively
pretekli ozíroma sedanji deležnik the past and present participle respectively
ta avtomobila sta vredna 5.000 ozíroma 7.000 funtov these cars are worth 5,000 and 7,000 pounds respectively
gledališče je ozíroma naj bi bilo središče kulturnega življenja the theatre is or should be a centre of cultural life
spomenik naj bi postavili na trgu ozíroma v parku they should put the monument up in the square or in the park

pin¹ [pin]
bucika, igla, zaponka
tehnično količ, klinček, moznik, žebljiček, zatič, zagozda; šilo, osnik, lunek; strelica, kazalec (kompasa), krak (šestila); vijak pri violini
figurativno malenkost, mrvica; kuhinjski valjar
množina, pogovorno noge
šport kegelj

to be weak on one's pins imeti šibke noge
not to care a pin ne jemati v mar, ne upoštevati
there's no pin to choose between them nobene razlike ni med njima, podobna sta si kot jajce jajcu
to knock s.o. off his pins podreti koga na tla
in a merry pin vesel, razpoložen
on a merry pin okajen, opit
you might have heard a pin fall lahko bi bil slišal iglo pasti na tla
as neat as a new pin kakor iz škatlice
pins and needles mravljinci
on pins and needles kakor na trnih
pogovorno on one's pins na nogah, čil in zdrav
clothes-pin kljukica za perilo
drawing-pin risalni žebljiček
hair-pin lasna igla
nine pin kegelj
rolling pin kuhinjski valjar
safety-pin varnostna zaponka
tie-pin kravatna igla

plávž smelting furnace, blast furnace; tall iron blastfurnace

dva plávža sta v obratu two furnaces are in blast

po after; on, upon; at, by; over; through; according to

po abecednem redu in alphabetical order
po božiču after Christmas
po tej ceni at this price
po 10 tolarjev kos at ten tolars each
po dolžini lengthwise
po dva by twos, two by two, two at a time
po vsej Evropi all over Europe
(samó) po imenu (only) in name
po kopnem in po morju by land and sea
po mestu about (ali through) the town
po vsem mestu all over the town
kot po maslu (figurativno) like clockwork
po kakovosti by quality
po malem little by little, by degrees
po mojem mnenju in my opinion, to my mind
po meri by measure
po modi after the fashion
po naravi from nature
po naročilu by order
narejen po naročilu made to order
po naključju by accident, by chance
po nesreči unfortunately, as ill luck would have it
po možnosti if possible
odvetnik po poklicu lawyer by profession
po navodilu as instructed
po pravilu by rule
po petkrat five times running
po pravici by rights, of right
po mojem računu by my reckoning
po poslu, po poslih on business, on an errand
po rojstvu by birth
imenovan po stricu named after his uncle
po sobi about the room
po vsem svetu all over the world, all the world over
po njegovi smrti after his death
po ulici along the street
po uvidevnosti at discretion
po vodi by water
po tem vzorcu following (ali on, after) this pattern
po vrednosti in value
enak po velikosti equal in size
po deset ur nepretrgoma ten hours at a stretch
po vsem after all
po angleškem zakonu under (the) English law
po zraku by air
po spominu from memory
po planu according to the plan (ali scheme)
po vrsti in order, one after another, every one in his turn
po vaši želji according to your wish
takoj po moji vrnitvi immediately upon my return
po prejemu tega pisma on receipt of this letter
po meni je I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
če bi bilo po tebi, bi se svet podrl if you had your way, the world would go to ruin
če vam je po volji if you choose, if you care
to ni po mojem okusu that is not to my taste
dobivati časopis po pošti to receive one's newspaper by post
igrati po posluhu to play by ear
po starosti sta enaka they are the same age
iti po vodo to fetch water, to go for water
šel je ponj (po njega) he went to fetch him
peti po notah to read music, to sight-read
poslati po zdravnika to send for the doctor
poslali so po zdravnika the doctor has been (oziroma was) sent for
pridi pome (po mene)! come and fetch me!
potoval sem po vsej Afriki I travelled all over Africa
priseči po krivem to perjure oneself, to commit perjury
prišel sem k tebi po nasvet I have come to you for advice
risati po naravi to draw from nature (ali life)
sklepati po čem to infer from
soditi po zunanjosti to judge by appearances
po vsem, kar sem slišal... from all I heard...
sprehajati se po palubi to walk (ali to pace) the deck
sprehajati se, hoditi po soncu (dežju) to walk in the sun (in the rain)
udaril me je po glavi (ustih) he hit me on the head (he struck me in the mouth)
voditi koga po mestu to show someone round the town

pobôsti to gore; to attack with horn or tusk

kravi sta se pobodli a couple of cows were butting each other