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  • lebdéti to float; to hover

    lebdéti med življenjem in smrtjo to hover between life and death
    vedno mi bo to lebdelo pred očmi I shall never lose sight of it, I shall always have it in mind
  • 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
  • lésti (lezem) to creep; to trail; to crawl; to move slowly, to walk slowly

    lésti na drevo to climb a tree
    lésti iz jajca (izvaliti se) to hatch
    to vino leze v glavo this wine turns one's head
    lésti v dolgove to incur debts
    vse, kar leze in gre, je bilo tam all the world and his wife were there
  • létati to fly; to run

    létati sem in tja to run to and fro
    létati okoli po (potepati se) to gad (about)
    visoko létati (figurativno) to fly high
    kdor visoko leta, nizko pade pride goes before a fall, pride will have a fall
  • 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
  • lipov (made of) lime; linden

    lipovo cvetje lime(-tree) blossoms pl
    lipov čaj lime-blossom tea, decoction of lime blossoms and leaves
    stati (stojim) kot lipov bog (figurativno) to stand like a graven image (ali like a stone idol); to stand stock-still
  • líti tehnika (vlivati) to found; (dež) to rain hard, to pour

    lije kot iz škafa it is pouring (ali pelting) down, it is pouring (ali pelting) with rain, it is bucketing down, it's coming down in bucketfuls (ali torrents), it's a real downpour, it's raining cats and dogs
    solze líti to shed tears
  • 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
  • ljubézen love (do koga of, for someone); affection; passion; fondness; liking; fancy; amour, love affair

    ljubézen do bližnjega love of one's neighbour, charity, Christian love
    materinska ljubézen mother's love, maternal love
    platonična ljubézen platonic love
    stara ljubézen old flame
    bratovska ljubézen brotherly love
    nenaravna ljubézen unnatural love
    prva, mlada, petošolska ljubézen first love, calf love, puppy love
    nesrečna ljubézen disappointment in love
    svobodna ljubézen promiscuity
    ljubézen do domovine the love of one's country, patriotism
    ljubézen iz koristoljubja cupboard love
    (ne)vračana ljubézen (un)requited love
    boginja ljubézni goddess of love
    otrok ljubézni love child, natural child, illegitimate child
    gineč od ljubézni lovesick
    zakon, poroka iz ljubézni love match, arhaično love in a cottage
    razkritje ljubézni declaration of love
    ljubézen je slepa love is blind
    zanj je to bila ljubézen na prvi pogled with him it was a case of love at first sight
    v ljubézni in vojni je vse dovoljeno all's fair in love and war
    gojiti ljubézen do to have warm feelings for
    napraviti kaj iz ljubézni to do something for love
    umirati od (same) ljubézni to be dying all for love
    vračati ljubézen za ljubézen to return someone's affection
    stara ljubézen ne zarjavi old love never fades
  • ljubíti to love; to be fond of; to like, to be attached (to)

    če se ti ljubi if you feel like (it), if you've a mind to!
    ljubi se mi I feel like..., I have a mind (ali a wish) to
    ne ljubi se mi I don't feel like..., I have no wish to...
    ne ljubi se mi iti v kino I don't feel like going to the cinema, I have no wish (ali I have no mind, I am not disposed) to go to the cinema
    ljubíti se to love each other (one another)
    kdor ljubi, ta kaznuje spare the rod and spoil the child
  • ljúdje people (s konstr. v sg ali pl); folk(s); (svet) the public, the world, mankind

    stari ljúdje old people
    (zelo) mnogo ljudi (a great) many people
    preprosti ljúdje simple people, ordinary folks
    ljúdje z dežele country people, country folk
    mali ljúdje (figurativno) people of small means and no standing
    prijatelj ljudi philanthropist
    izkorišcevalec ljudi slave driver, hard taskmaster
    iti med ljudi to mix with society, to go into society
    on ne hodi med ljudi he keeps himself to himself, he shuns company, he avoids society, he lives out of the world
    on sovraži ljudi he is a misanthrope
    oni so pošteni ljúdje they are honest people
    Angleži so čudni ljúdje the English are a strange lot
    ljúdje govorijo, da... it is rumoured that... there's a story going the rounds that...
    vsi ljúdje to vedó it is generally known, all the world knows it
    kaj bodo rekli ljúdje? (figurativno) what will Mrs. Grundy say?, what will the world say?
    kar ljúdje pomnijo within the memory of men, within living memory
    ljudi morate vzeti kakršni (pač) so you must take the world as it is
  • lobánja anatomija skull; cranium, pl -nia; brainpan

    ima počeno lobánjo he has a fracture of the skull
    lobánja s prekrižanimi kostmi (za oznako strupa) skull and crossbones
  • ločítev separation, disjunction; severance; (slovo) leaving, parting; (zakona) divorce

    ločítev od postelje in mize separation from bed and board
    tožba za ločítev zakona suit for divorce, divorce suit
    sodna ločítev (zakona) judicial separation
    doseči ločítev to obtain a separation order
    ura ločítve hour of parting (ali leave-taking), time to part
    verska ločítev (razkol) schism
    ločítev od separation from, severance from
  • lók geometrija arc; (obok) arch; (zavoj) curve, bend, turn; (orožje, violinski) bow

    napeti lók to bend (ali to draw) the bow
    (pre)napenjati lók (figurativno) to push things to extremes
    strelec z lókom archer, bowman, pl -men
    streljanje z lókom archery
    sprožiti lók to discharge a bow, to shoot an arrow
    brenkati z lókom to twang
    doba uporabe lóka in puščice (strelice) age of the bow and arrow
    on preveč napenja lók (figurativno) he claims too much, he aims too high, he has ideas over his station
  • lovíti to hunt; to chase; (zasledovati) to pursue; to race

    divje, brez dovoljenja lovíti to poach
    lovíti ribe to fish
    lovíti miši to catch mice
    lovíti postrvi to fish for trout
    bolje je drži ga kot lovi ga a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
    lovíti se (igra) to play at cat and mouse, to play at catching, to have a game of tag
  • lútkoven

    lútkovno gledališče puppet theatre, Punch and Judy show
    lútkovna predstava puppet show, puppetry
  • máčka zoologija (female) cat, she-cat

    divja máčka wild cat
    máčka je trdoživa a cat has nine lives
    máčka prede the cat purrs
    razumeti se kot pes in máčka to get on (together) like cat and dog
    živeti kot pes in máčka to live a cat-and-dog life
    hoditi kot máčka okoli vrele kaše to beat about the bush
    kadar máčkae ni doma, miši plešejo when the cat is away, the mice do play
    poparjena máčka se še mrzle vode boji once bitten, twice shy
    máčka pade vedno na noge a cat always lands on its feet
  • malénkost a small quantity, a trifle; small (ali trifling, minor, insignificant) matter; a matter of secondary importance; a mere trifle, a bit, a scrap

    to je malénkost that's a small matter
    zapravljati čas z malénkostmi to waste one's time on trifles
    za malénkost predolg a trifle too long
    to je le malénkost zame that is a mere trifle to me
    moja malénkost my own little self, my humble self, my poor self
    ustavljati se ob malénkostih, a iti preko velikih stvari (figurativno) to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
  • mánj less

    vse mánj, vedno mánj less and less
    več ali mánj more or less
    mánj kot less than
    še mnogo mánj still (ali much) less
    še mánj still less, much less
    nič mánj kot no less than, as much as, as many as
    tem mánj, ker... all the less so since...
    nič mánj (= vseeno, kljub temu) nevertheless, none the less
    mánj znan avtor a less known author
    tri dni mánj kot en mesec three days short of a month
    mánj govoriti in več delati to speak less and to do more
    moral bi piti mánj vina he should drink less wine
    15 - 7 = 8 fifteen minus seven equals eight
  • máslo (surovo) butter

    sveže, presno máslo fresh butter, ZDA sweet butter
    slano máslo salted butter
    máslo za kuho cooking butter
    stopljeno máslo melted butter
    umetno máslo margarine, arhaično butterine
    žaltavo, žarko máslo rancid butter
    kalup za máslo butter-print
    kepica, reženjček másla pat of butter
    kruh z máslom bread and butter
    delati máslo to churn butter
    zabeliti z máslom to butter, to flavour with butter, to add butter
    namazati z máslom to spread butter on
    to je njegovo máslo (figurativno) he has a finger in the pie, he as a hand in it
    iti kot po máslu (figurativno) to run smoothly, to go swimmingly, to go like clockwork
    stvari gredo kot po máslu things are going swimmingly (ali like clockwork)
    to nam gre kot po máslu (figurativno) pogovorno we're getting on like a house on fire
    gre kot po máslu! it's going on swimmingly (ali like a house on fire)
    vse je šlo kot po máslu (figurativno) it was all plain sailing, it was a piece of cake (ali pogovorno a pushover, žargon a doddle)