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  • akadémski akadémijski academic(al)

    akadémsko leto academic year
    on je akadémsko izobražen he has had a university education
  • ákcija action; move; act; activity; (delnica) share, ZDA stock, stocks

    skupna ákcija joint action
    stopiti v ákcijo to go into action
    začeti ákcijo to initiate an action, to take an action (v in)
    on je vedno v ákciji he is always active (ali busy), he is always on the go
  • alabáster albâtre moški spol

    bel(a) kakor alabaster blanc(he) comme (de) l'albâtre
  • áli or; (= če) whether, if; (toda) but, however

    on áli njegov brat he or his brother
    bil sem v dvomu, áli naj grem I was in doubt whether to go
    povej mi, áli je to res ali ne tell me whether it is true or not
    ni vedela, áli naj joče áli se smeje she did not know whether to laugh or cry
    vsi ljudje, áli bogati áli revni all men, whether rich or poor
    áli... áli either... or
    eno áli drugo, ne moreš imeti obojega you can't have it both ways
  • amatêr amateur

    s slikarstvom se ukvarja kot amatêr he paints as a hobby
    amatêrstvo amateurism
  • antipód antipode

    antipódi pl the antipodes
    on je antipód svojega brata he is the exact opposite of his brother
  • à propos by the way

    à propos, ali ti je povedal, da... by the way (ali bye), did he tell you that...; (ravno prav, o pravem času) opportunely, seasonably, just at the right time
  • aspirácija aspiration (za, po for, after)

    on ima visoke aspirácije he has great aspirations
  • avantúra adventure; unexpected incident; daring enterprise

    ljubezenska avantúra love affair, intrigue
    iskati avantúre to seek adventure
    on se rad spušča v avantúre he likes engaging in hazardous undertakings
  • avtoritéta authority; power; government; (oseba) authority, expert

    on je avtoritéta v tej stvari, v tem predmetu he is an authority on that subject
    izgubiti mnogo svoje avtoritéte pri to lose much of one's authority with
    očetovska avtoritéta paternal authority
  • bajè allegedly; supposedly; reputedly; (as) they say

    bajè, da... it is said that...
    on je bajè bogat he is said (ali supposed) to be rich
    bajè je on to naredil he is said to have done it
    on je bajè rekel... he has reportedly said
  • bátina (palica) stick; cudgel; bludgeon

    dobil je poštene bátine (udarce s palico) he got a sound thrashing, (vojaška ali mornarska kazen) he ran the gauntlet
  • báti se to fear, to dread, to apprehend, to be afraid of, to be in fear of, to be apprehensive of; to have cold feet; to stand in fear (ali awe) of; to shy away from, žargon to funk; (biti zaskrbljen) to be anxious (ali uneasy) about

    zelo báti se to be frightened
    bati se je it is to be feared
    ničesar se ni bati there is nothing to be afraid of
    ničesar se ne bati to be game for anything
    ne bojte se! (ni nevarnosti) never fear!
    báti se boga to fear God
    ne bati se ne boga ne zlodeja to fear no foe
    bolj se boji matere kot očeta he is more scared of his mother than of his father
    bojim se, da je prepozno I fear that it is too late
    bojim se za Vas I'm (really) worried about you
    bojim se za njegovo zdravje I am worried sick about his health
  • báviti se to occupy oneself, to be occupied (z with); to deal (z with); to busy oneself (z with); (s športom ipd.) to go in for; (zanimati se za) to be interested in

    báviti se s trgovino to do business, to trade (in), to deal (in)
    nekoliko se bavim z glasbo I'm quite interested in music
    bavi se s premnogimi stvarmi (figurativno) he has too many irons in the fire
    s to stvarjo sem se mnogo bavil it is a matter I have given a lot of thought to
  • beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

    z besédami in writing
    z drugimi besédami in other words
    z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
    beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
    in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
    in konec besédi! and that's that!
    na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
    prav s temi besédami in so many words
    častna beséda word of honour
    častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
    nobene beséde več! not another word!
    beséda za besédo word for word, literally
    ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
    božja beséda gospel
    grde beséde foul language
    lepe beséde fair words
    prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
    sladke beséde flattering words
    izvedena beséda derivative
    novo skovana beséda newly coined word
    zložena beséda compound word
    same beséde! mere words!
    enozložna beséda monosyllable
    težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
    strokovna beséda technical term
    zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
    zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
    človek redkih besédi a man of few words
    spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
    izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
    tvorba besed word-formation
    števec besed telefonija word counter
    beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
    ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
    on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
    vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
    pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
    beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
    dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
    dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
    biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
    njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
    držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
    držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
    ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
    imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
    ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
    ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
    imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
    imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
    jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
    imeti véliko besédo to talk big
    on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
    v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
    od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
    čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
    izbirati beséde to pick one's words
    ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
    naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
    zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
    izraziti z besédo to word
    niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
    odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
    pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
    prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
    prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
    oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
    prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
    sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
    priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
    ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
    nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
    prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
    ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
    tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
    prevračati beséde to quibble over words
    lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
    snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
    reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
    premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
    skovati besédo to coin a word
    ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
    pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
    vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
    zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
    zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
    umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
    verjeti na besédo to take on trust
    ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
    lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
    vleči beséde to drawl
    tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
    reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
    človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
    izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
    dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
    (takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
    beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
    iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
    beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones
  • besédica word (diminutive form, usually in expressive usage)

    niti besédice ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
  • bés(nost) fury; furiousness; rage; madness (zaradi, nad at)

    pihati od bés(nost)i to be boiling with rage
    peniti se od bés(nost)i to foam with rage
    spraviti koga v bés(nost) to incense, to infuriate someone
    stresel je svoj bes name he vented his rage on me
    razdražiti do bés(nost)i koga to drive someone into a fury, to infuriate
  • bežáti to flee; to run away, to fly; to take to flight, to make one's escape

    bežáti pred (izogibati se) to avoid, to shun, (knjižno) to flee from
    kako čas beži! how time flies!
    bežal je, kar so ga noge nesle he ran as fast as his legs could carry him
    sovražnik je bežal v popolnem neredu the enemy was fleeing in a panic
    Beži(te) (pojdite no!) be off with you!
  • bi

    (jaz) bi šel I would go, pogovorno I'd go; (obveza) I should go
    on bi šel he would go, pogovorno he'd go; (obveza) he should go
    ko bi jaz utegnil if I had time
  • bik bull

    močan kot bik as strong as a horse
    draženje bika bull-baiting
    zgrabiti bika za roge (figurativno) to take the bull by the horns
    z bikom se ni bosti (figurativno) he that sups with the devil must have a long spoon
    plemenski bik service bull