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veleséjem (large-scale, industrial) fair

belogláv white-headed; (svetlolas) fair-haired

beloglávček fair haired boy

blondínka a fair-haired girl; a blonde; ZDA blondie; (barvana) a platinum blonde; (bedasta, naivna) ZDA pogovorno a dizzy blonde

čistopís fair copy; clean copy

prepisati v čistopís to make a fair copy
napraviti čistopís to produce a fair copy

Fairneß, Fairness, die, fair play

lúnapark (zabaviščni prostor) fun fair

nadobúden promising; bidding fair; hopeful, inspiring hope

obétati to promise; to give (ali to pledge, arhaično to pass, to plight) one's word; (dajati nade) to give hope, to show promise, to bid fair, to raise expectations, to hold out hopes

on napravi več kot obeta he is better than his word
ne obetam si mnogo od njega I do not expect much of (ali from) him
on mnogo obeta he is a promising youngster, he's doing well
dobro se obeta it augurs well
obétati lep razvoj to shape well

obljúbljati ➞ obljubiti; (dajati upe) to bid fair, to give hope, to show promise (of), to raise expectations, to hold out hopes (of)

dekle obljublja, da bo lepotica the girl shows promise (ali holds out hopes) of becoming a beautiful woman
ne obljubljam si mnogo od tega I do not expect much from it
stvar je veliko obljubljala, pa se je razblinila v nič it was only a flash in the pan

plavoláska fair-haired woman, pl -men, fair-haired girl; blonde, žargon blondie

prekásno prislov too late; (post festum) arhaično a day after the fair; behind one's time

proščênje parish festival commemorating a church's patron saint, wake; parish fair, church fair; kermis, kermess

sejmár market trader; visitor to a fair (oziroma market)

sejmárji pl market people pl

sportsman množina sportsmen [spɔ́:tsmən] samostalnik
športnik, ljubitelj športa; lovec, ribič
figurativno viteška oseba, ki hoče biti poštena tudi do svojega nasprotnika, fair oseba; ljubitelj konjskih dirk; dober (tvegav) igralec, igralska narava

svetlolás fair-haired

akceptábel acceptable

akceptábel cena a fair price

amount¹ [əmáunt] samostalnik
znesek, količina, vrednost; pomen
figurativno posledica

amount of balance saldo
a fair amount precejšen znesek precejšnja količina
any amount of nonsense same neumnosti
to the amount of do zneska
what is the amount of? koliko znaša?
with due amount of care zelo previdno, skrbno

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

bid^*1 [bid]

1. prehodni glagol
ukazovati; ponuditi; objaviti; naznaniti
arhaično, poetično pozvati, prositi

2. neprehodni glagol
ponujati

to bid the banns oklicati zaročenca v cerkvi
to bid fair dobro kazati
to bid goodbye (ali farewell) posloviti se
to bid s.o. a good speed želeti komu mnogo uspeha, božji blagoslov
to bid joy želeti srečo
to bid welcome prijazno sprejeti
to bid up več ponuditi (na dražbi)
bid him come in reci(te) mu, naj vstopi

božíčen Christmas

božíčni čas Christmas-tide, Christmas season, Yuletide, Yule
božíčni čas nakupovanj Christmas shopping season
božíčne čestitke Christmas greeting(s), greetings (ali compliments) of the season
božíčni dan Christmas Day, Feast of the Nativity
božíčno darilo Christmas present (ZDA gift), (za poštarja, smetarja ipd.) Christmas box
božíčna dopisnica Christmas card
božíčno drevo Christmas tree; tannenbaum; aeronavtika žargon airfield lights pl
božíčna gratifikacija Christmas gratuity
božíčna obdaritev distribution (ali pogovorno handing round) of Christmas presents
božíčna pesem (Christmas) carol
božíčni praznik Christmas Day, Christmas, Christmastide
božíčni sejem Christmas fair
božíčna sveča Christmas candle
božíčni večer Christmas Eve
predbožičen preChristmas