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momènt moment, instant; second; (dejavnik) factor

v momèntu (v hipu, kot bi mignil) in a second (ali in a jiffy, in a trice, in a twinkling), in an instant
inercijski momènt moment of inertia
psihološki momènt the psychological moment, the right time
vrtilni momènt fizika torque, twisting moment
v momèntu je bilo vse končano everything was over in a flash
on ima svoje dobre momènte (figurativno) he has his decent spells
moraš oditi ta momènt you must start straight away (ali right off)
momènt, ne razumem te popolnoma! half a second, (ali pogovorno hang on a sec!), I don't quite get you!

obotávljanje hesitation; delay, delaying, tarrying; lingering; lag; waver(ing)

sprejel je brez obotávljanja he accepted unhesitatingly (ali straight away)
brez nadaljnjega obotávljanja without further ado

obráz face; pesniško visage; (figurativno lice, zunanjost) countenance

obráz od spredaj full face
obráz od strani (profil) half face
bled obráz pale (ali livid) face
kozàv obráz pockmarked (ali pitted) face
naguban obráz wrinkled face
odbijajoč obráz forbidding face
smehljajoč se obráz smiling face (ali countenance)
mračnega, jeznega obráza gloomy-visaged
lep obráz good looks pl
upadel, udrt obráz hollow (ali sunken) cheeks pl
v potu svojega obráza in the sweat of one's brow
tu je mnogo novih obrázov here are a lot of new faces
brisati si obráz to mop one's face (with a handkerchief)
delati obráze to pull (ali to make) faces, to grimace
gledati koga v obráz to look someone in the face
napraviti kisel obráz to pull (ali to make) a wry face (ob čem at something)
napraviti prijazen obráz to look pleasant
napravil je dolg obráz (figurativno) his countenance fell, he made (ali pulled) a long face
napraviti jezen obráz to have an angry look
pačiti obráz to grimace, to pull (ali to make) faces, to make grimaces, to distort one's face, to scowl
ne upa se mi pogledati v obráz he dare not look me in the face
pokazati svoj pravi obráz (sneti krinko) (figurativno) to throw off one's disguise
v obráz (naravnost) komu povedati to tell someone straight to his face
komu v obráz reči to say to someone's face
v obráz sem mu to rekel I said it to his face
v obráz se smejati to laugh in someone's face
udariti koga po obrázu to smack someone's face
zagrniti, zastreti si obráz to veil one's face
v obráz zijati koga to stare someone full in the face

oddáljenost remoteness; distance

oddáljenost v premi črti distance in a straight line
oddáljenost v zračni liniji distance as the crow flies

okolíšanje figurativno beating about the bush

brez okolíšanja straight from the shoulder, point-blank, bluntly, flatly, to the point, without circumlocution, frankly

ovínek turn, turning; detour; corner; (dolg) roundabout way; (cestni) bend, twist, wind; (rečni) meander

brez ovínkov (figurativno) bluntly, straight
po ovínkih (figurativno) indirectly, in a devious way
oster ovínek a hairpin bend
nepregleden ovínek blind corner
velik ovínek a long way round, a roundabout way (ali route)
napraviti ovínek to make a detour
napraviti velik ovínek to go a long way round
morali smo napraviti ovínek we had to take a roundabout way
je le majhen ovínek it's only a short way round
povem brez ovínkov I don't mince my words
po ovínkih sem zvedel, da... I have learned by devious ways that...
izjaviti brez ovínkov to declare bluntly
govoriti brez ovínkov to speak straight out
rezati ovínek to cut a corner
zaviti na desno po ovínku to take a right turn round the bend, to take the right turn

pikírati

1. aeronavtika to dive

pikírati naravnost na cilj to dive straight at (ali on) an objective

2. (zbosti ipd.) to pique (koga someone), botanika to prick out

príča witness; (očividec) eyewitness

pri tej príči (takoj) at once, immediately, on the spot, pogovorno straight off
bremenilna (razbremenilna) príča witness for the prosecution (witness for the defence)
zaprisežena príča sworn witness; deponent, ZDA affiant
kriva príča perjured witness
poročna príča witness to a marriage
pred príčami in the presence of eyewitnesses
(križno) zasliševanje príče (cross-)examination (ali hearing) of a witness
izpoved príče deposition, evidence, testimony
biti príča to witness
poklicati za príčo call to witness, to call someone in evidence
izjaviti, izpovedati kot príča to witness, to bear witness, to testify, to give evidence
biti zaslišan kot príča to be put into the witness-box
bil sem pozvan kot príča v tej razpravi I was summoned as witness in this trial
príča je bila podkupljena the witness was bribed
pripeljati príče to produce witnesses
zaslišati príče pravo to hear evidence
ne morem ti povedati pri tej príči (kar takoj) pogovorno I can't tell you straight off

propàd ruin; decay, decline; destruction; downfall; wreck

biti na robu propàda to be on the brink (ali verge) of ruin
drveti v propàd to be on the road to ruin, to be heading straight for destruction, pogovorno to be riding for a fall
še en takšen udarec bo moj propàd another blow like that will finish me off (ali will do for me), one more like that, and I'm done for (ali and it's all up with me)
povzročiti lasten propàd ta bring about one's own ruin
rešiti svoje premoženje pred propàdom to save one's estate (ali possessions) from ruin
dežela je na robu propàda the country is on the verge of ruin

résno prislov in earnest; seriously

zelo, smrtno résno in sad earnest
(jaz to) résno mislim I really do think so
tega ne misliš résno? you can't be in earnest?
misliš résno? are you really in earnest (ali in real earnest)?
čisto résno (brez šale) in sober earnest
mislim popolnoma résno I am quite serious
misliš (to) résno? are you serious?
résno govorim I am speaking in earnest
résno se držati (zadrževati smeh) to keep a straight face
résno se lotiti dela to really get down to work
premalo résno kaj vzeti to take matters not too seriously

sekvénca glasba, kartanje sequence

sekvénca 5 kart (pri pokerju) straight, (od desetke do asa) high straight, (od devetke do kralja) low straight

skóz skózi through, (ZDA tudi) thru

skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi thoroughly, throughout, through and through, (ZDA tudi thoroly), out and out, completely
skóz, skózi več tednov for several weeks
skóz, skózi vse leto all the year round
republikanec skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi ZDA a straight Republican
on je športnik skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi he is a sportsman to his fingertips
on je vojak skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi he is a soldier to the backbone
govoriti skóz, skózi nos to speak through one's nose
pogledati skóz, skózi prste (figurativno) to condone, to overlook, to turn a blind eye to
vreči, zagnati skóz, skózi okno to throw out of the window
biti skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi premočen to be wet through

smér direction; course; line; tendency; trend

v sméri (česa) in the direction (of)
v eni sméri one-way
v vse sméri in all directions, in every direction
v ravni sméri straight on, straight ahead
v nasprotni sméri in the opposite direction
v obeh sméreh both ways
v (proti) sméri kazalca ure clockwise (anticlockwise)
pluti v določeni sméri to steer a course, to set course (for)
sprememba sméri change of direction
nova smér v pesništvu a new tendency in poetry

svéča candle; (kot svetlobna mera) candlepower

lojena svéča tallow candle
voščena svéča wax candle, (tanka) taper
ledena svéča icicle
ob, pri svéči by candlelight
raven kot svéča bolt upright, straight as a dart (ali as an arrow)
10-svečna žarnica a ten candlepower lamp
ogorki svéč candle ends pl
jakost svéče candlepower
svetloba svéče candlelight
stenj svéče candlewick
prižgati svéčo to light a candle, to apply a match to a candle
škarje, utrinjač za svéče candle-snuffers pl
od svéče kaplja, teče the candle runs (ali gutters)
utrniti svéčo to trim a candle

tŕkanje knock, knocking; (rahlo) tap, rap

tŕkanje na, po rap at, on
vstopiti brez tŕkanja to walk straight in (without knocking)

védno always; every time, at all times; ZDA all the time; ever; pesniško aye, ay

skoraj védno nine times out of ten, as often as not
še védno still; as yet
za védno for ever, for good, for good and all
enkrat za védno (vselej) once (and) for all
védno več more and more
védno hitreje faster and faster
védno večji bigger and bigger
še védno ne not yet
za védno zapustiti to leave for good
še védno ga ni he hasn't arrived yet
védno je bilo tako it was ever thus
poslovila sta se za védno they bade each other farewell for ever
védno in védno se vra-, čati to keep coming back
védno naravnost (naprej)! keep straight ahead!

vír source; (izvir) spring, well; fountain; figurativno authority, origin

iz najboljšega víra on the best authority
zanesljiv vír reliable source
iz zanesljivega víra (pogovorno) straight from the horse's mouth
víri finančnih sredstev (the) sources of funds
novice iz prvega víra first-hand news (ali information)
vem to iz dobrega víra I know it from a good source (ali on good authority), pogovorno I got it from the horse's mouth
navedite mi víre give me your authority
iz najboljšega víra on the best authority
sklicevati se na víre to quote one's sources

vítek slender; slim

vítek kot jelka (as) straight as a poplar
vítka linija waistline
vítek stas slender waist
napraviti vítko, postati vítek to slim
paziti na svojo (vítko) linijo to watch one's waistline
vítko dekle wasp-waisted girl

vŕsta row (hiš of houses); line; rank; vojska file; turn; series; kind, sort; set; type; genus, species; variety; quality

dolga vŕsta long row
v vŕsti in a row, in a line
v vŕstah in rows
sprednja (zadnja) vŕsta front (back) line
v sprednjih vŕstah in the front ranks
v nepretrgani vŕsti in straight succession
po vŕsti in turn, by turns; in rows; (po eden) one at a time, successively
naslovna vŕsta headline
vŕsta sedežev row of seats
vŕsta topolov row of poplars
kdo je na vŕsti? whose turn is it?
jaz sem na vŕsti it is my turn
počakati moraš, da prideš na vŕsto! you must await (ali pogovorno wait) your turn!
prideš kmalu na vŕsto your turn will soon come
ne (se) držati vŕste pri čakanju (preskočiti vŕsto) to jump a queue
čakati v vŕsti (za kaj) to queue (for something)
sedeti v prvi vŕsti to sit in the front row
brati med vŕstami to read between the lines
brali smo po vŕsti (eden za drugim) we took it in turns to read
korakati v vŕsti to march in file
razredčiti vŕste to thin out the rows
postaviti v vŕsto to put (ali to set) in a row; to rank, to file, to draw up
postaviti se v vŕsto (štartno črto pred tekom) to toe the line
imeli smo vŕsto deževnih dni we (have) had a succession of rainy days
imamo tri vŕste vina we have three sorts of wine

zapómniti si to keep (ali to bear) in mind, not to forget, to memorize; to remember; to commit to memory, to retain (in one's mind, in one's memory); to mark

zapómniti si si melodijo to memorize a tune
ona si ne more zapómniti si imen she cannot remember names
to sem si dobro zapomnil it sank deep into my mind
zapomni si, kaj ti pravim! remember what I tell you!
nisem si zapomnil njegovega imena his name has escaped me
zapomnite si moje besede! you mark my words!, ZDA get this straight!
ne morem si zapómniti si datumov I have no head for dates
dobro si zapomni tole! take note of this!, take this to heart!
zapomnil si bom to! I'll not forget that!
zapomnil si te bom! I'll remember you!