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káva coffee

instant káva instant coffee
črna káva black coffee, coffee without milk
káva kapucinec coffee with cream ali milk
mlečna káva milk and coffee
ledena káva iced coffee
pražena káva roasted coffee
surova káva raw coffee
(z)mleta káva ground coffee
skodelica káve cup of coffee
skodelica za kávo coffee cup
mlinček za kávo coffee mill, coffee grinder
zrno káve coffee bean, coffee berry
piti kávo to take coffee ➞ káven, kávin

kapucínec (opica) capuchin monkey; (kava) coffee with cream or frothy milk

kavárna coffeehouse, (v hotelu) coffee room

kavárniški politik (strateg) armchair politician (strategist)
kavárnar owner of a coffeehouse

kávovec botanika coffee tree, coffee plant

nasad, plantaža kávovcev coffee plantation

bél white; (čist) clean; (nezagorel) pale; (nepopisan) blank; (pobeljen) blanched; (bel in siv) hoary

béla garda right-wing political movement in Slovenia before and during World War II, the White Guard
pri bélem dnevu in broad daylight
Bela Hiša the White House
béla knjiga politika white paper, White Book
béla kovina white metal, white alloy
bél kruh white (ali wheaten) bread
bélo krvno telesce white corpuscle
béla (mlečna) kava white coffee
béla lisa (na konjskem čelu) blaze
béli medved polar bear
bélo meso white meat
béla obleka whites, white clothing
béla nedelja Low Sunday, the first Sunday after Easter
béla pločevina tinplate
béli premog (figurativno) "white coal", hydroelectric power
béli teden (prodajni) white sale
bél kot sneg snow-white
trgovina z bélimi dekleti white slave traffic
bélo vino white wine
béla vrana (figurativno) a rare thing, rarity, quite an exceptional person
dati črno na bélem to put down in black and white
imam to črno na bélem I have it in black and white
napraviti bélo to make white
bélo pobarvati to dye white
pokazati kaj črno na bélem to show something in black and white

brêz without

brez- un-, -less; devoid of; destitute of
brêz mene without me
brêz njegove vednosti without his knowing it
brêz odlašanja without delay
brêz škode za without prejudice to
brêz nadaljnjega without hesitation, without more ado
brêz dvoma doubtless, no doubt, without doubt, undoubtedly
brêz dela, brêz zaposlitve out of work, unemployed
brêz doma homeless
brêz prijateljev friendless
brêz denarja, brez pare penniless
brêz upanja hopeless
brêz vrednosti worthless
brêz zdrave pameti devoid of common sense
brêz razumevanja devoid of understanding
brêz sape out of breath, breathless
brêz prestanka ceaseless, unending
brêz otrok childless
brêz šale joking apart
kava brêz sladkorja coffee without sugar
biti brêz česa to be lacking (ali wanting ali deficient) in something
moral bom (biti) brêz tega I shall have to go without it (ali to do without it)
bili smo brêz denarja we were penniless ali pogovorno hard up
brêz njega bi jaz bil izgubljen but for him I should have been lost
ni rože brêz trna there is no rose without a thorn

eksprésen express

eksprésni bar, bife espresso bar
eksprésno blago express goods pl
eksprésna dostava express delivery
eksprésna kava espresso coffee
eksprésni lonec pressure cooker
eksprésni paket express package (parcel)
eksprésno pismo VB express letter
eksprésni vlak express train, express
poslati eksprésno to express
pristojbina za eksprésno pošiljko express fee, expressage

káplja a drop; bead; (goste tekočine) blob

káplja črnila (packa) a blob of ink
po kápljah by drops, drop by drop
nekaj deževnih kapelj a few drops of rain, a few raindrops
káplje rose dewdrops pl
znojne káplje beads pl of perspiration (ali of sweat)
to je káplja v morju (figurativno) it is a drop in the bucket (ali in the ocean)
rad imam kápljo konjaka v kavi I like just a dash of brandy in my coffee
do zadnje káplje krvi to the last drop of blood
izpiti do zadnje káplje to drink off at a draught, to drain to the dregs, to leave no heeltaps
izpil (popil) ga je kápljo preveč (figurativno) he has had a drop too much, pogovorno he's had one over the eight

káven kávin

kávni bifé coffee bar
kávna gošča coffee grounds pl
kávni mlinček coffee mill, coffee grinder
kávna ročka coffeepot
kávni servis coffee set
kávno zrno coffee bean, coffee berry
kávni kiosk coffee stall

konsúm consumption

konsúm kave narašča the consumption of coffee is increasing

konzumírati to consume

konzumírati veliko kave to consume much coffee

ledén ice; icy

ledén, ledeno mrzel ice-cold
ledéna doba ice age, glacial period
ledéna kocka (za pijače) ice cube
ledéna gora iceberg
ledéna kava iced coffee
ledéna odeja ice cap, ice sheet
ledéni pas frigid zone
ledén obkladek medicina ice pack
ledén greben ice ridge
ledéna poljana ice field
ledéna plošča ice floe
Severno Ledeno morje the Arctic (Ocean)
Južno Ledeno morje the Antarctic (Ocean)
ledéno morje polar sea
ledéni možje (svetniki) the feasts of Sts. Pancras, Servatius and Boniface, the 12th, 13th and 14th of May, the last cold spring days
ledéne rože (na oknu) figures made by freezing moisture on a windowpane, frostwork; ice-ferns pl, the tracery on a frosted window
ledéna sveča icicle
ledéna stena ice-slope
ledéna voda iced water, ZDA ice water
ledéna vrečica medicina ice bag

ljúb dear; (v pridigah) dearly beloved

zaradi ljúbega miru for peace and quiet, for a quiet life
karkoli ti je ljúbo anything you like (ali please)
stori to meni na ljúbo do if for my sake, do it to please me
napravi, kar ti je ljúbo! do as you like
tebi na ljúbo bom to naredil I shall do it to please you
ljúbo bi mi bilo, če... I should like (ali appreciate) it if...
kava mi je ljubša kot čaj I prefer coffee to tea
ta roman je moja najljubša knjiga this novel is my favourite book
najljubše opravilo (»konjiček«) hobby

márati to like, to care for; to be fond of; to be keen on

ne márati to dislike
ne maram za kavo I'm not very keen on coffee, I don't care for coffee
ne maramo ga we dislike him
ne mara delati he doesn't like working
ne maramo mu tega povedati we'd rather not tell him that
toliko maram za to kot za lanski sneg I don't care a button (ali a farthing, a pin) for it

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?

mléčen milk(-), milky; lacteal, lactiferous, arhaično lacteous; kemija lactic; made with milk, containing milk

mléčna dieta milk diet
Mlečna (= Rimska cesta) astronomija Milky Way, Galaxy
mléčno bel milk-white
mléčna hrana milk food
mléčna kislina kemija lactic acid
sol mléčne kisline lactate
mléčna kaša milky porridge, arhaično milk pap, (s kruhom) bread and milk, narečno pobs
mléčna kava coffee with milk, café au lait
mléčni kruhek French roll, (z rozinami) currant bun
mléčna kuhinja kitchen serving milk dishes
mléčna kura medicina milk cure
mléčna restavracija milk bar
mléčni riž milk rice, rice boiled in milk
mléčna sestra foster sister
mléčni brat foster brother
mléčni proizvodi dairy produce (ali products pl)
mléčni sladkor lactose, milk sugar
mléčno steklo frost-glass, (brušeno) frosted glass
mléčni zob milk tooth
mléčno zobovje set of milk teeth
mléčna žleza mammary (ali lacteal) gland
predpisati mléčno dieto to put someone on a milk diet

mlín mill

mlín za kavo coffee grinder, coffee mill
mlín na paro, parni mlín steam mill
mlín na veter windmill
ročni mlín (za žito itd.) quern
valjčni mlín rolling mill
mlín za žito (moko) mill, flour mill
vodni mlín water-mill
mlín za rudo ore crusher
graditelj mlinov millwright
biti voda na mlín komu, za koga to be grist to someone's mill
vse to je voda na moj mlín (zame) (figurativno) this is all grist to my mill
gnati komu vodo na (njegov) mlín (figurativno) to pay into someone's hands
napeljati vodo na svoj mlín to draw water to one's mill, to operate to one's own advantage
boriti se proti mlínom na veter (figurativno) to fight windmills
božji mlíni meljejo počasi the mills of God grind slowly

nadoméstek substitute; surrogate

kavni nadoméstek coffee substitute

nasàd plantation; park; garden; pleasure-grounds pl

tobačni (kavni) nasàdi tobacco (coffee) plantations pl
javni nasàdi public gardens pl
napraviti nasàd to lay out a garden (ali grounds)

píti to drink; (o pijancu) to drink habitually, to tipple, to guzzle, to tope, to soak, to booze, to swill, to drink hard (ali deep, freely), to be a heavy (ali hard) drinker; to drink rather heavily

naglo, v velikih požirkih píti to gulp down, to swallow; (srebati) to sip; (o psu) to lap; (vpijati) to take in, to lap up, to absorb, to imbibe
píti kot goba to drink like a fish
píti kot žolna to drink hard (ali like a lord, like a fish)
píti več kot je pametno (žargon) to lift the elbow (too often)
preveč píti to drink too much, (žargon) to bend the (ali one's) elbow
preveč je pil he's had a drop too much, he's under the influence, he's the worse for wear
začel je (preveč) píti he took to drink
píti bratovščino s kom to hobnob with someone, to drink the pledge of brotherhood (ali intimate friendship) with someone
píti na zdravje koga to drink someone's health, to drink to the health of (ali in honour of) someone, (nazdraviti komu) to toast someone
pijem na Vaše zdravje! here's to you!
píti čaj, kavo, kakao to take (ali to have) one's tea, coffee, cocoa
ne smem píti vina I must abstain from drinking wine
on pije kri svojim dolžnikom (figurativno) he is a bloodsucker
píti slatino (v zdravilišču) to drink the waters
ki mnogo pije hard-drinking