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potólči (v boju, bitki) to beat, to rout, to put to flight; (zmagati) to emerge the winner ali victorious, to gain the day, to come through with flying colours; (pobiti) to kill off, to massacre (ali to finish, to slay, to butcher) to the last man, (tudi figurativno) to knock down, to knock out

potólči rekord to beat (ali to break) a record
potólči se to hurt oneself, to injure oneself

prèdposlédnji (the) last but one; before last

prèdposlédnji vlak the last train but one
prèdposlédnji zlog penultimate syllable

preds(i)nóčnji of the night before last

preds(i)nóčnjim the night before last

predzádnji the last but one

predzádnja hiša the last house but one
predzádnja noč (vojna) the night (the war) before last
predzádnji zlog penultimate syllable

razbremeni|ti (-m) razbremenjevati entlasten; die Last abnehmen

sčásoma in the course of time; in the long run; gradually; with time; at long last

sinóči last night; yesterday evening; during last night

sinóčnji of last night, last night's, of yesterday evening, yesterday evening's

slédnji (le-tá) the latter; (zadnji) the last

v slédnjih (= teh zadnjih) letih in these latter years; (vsak) every
slédnji dan every day
slédnja (= poslednja leta življenja) the latter years of one's life

slédnjič at last, at long last; (nazadnje) in the end, finally

snóči (sinoči) last night; yesterday evening; the previous evening

snóčnji last night's; of last night; yesterday evening's; the previous evening's

termín¹ (fixed) day, last day, limit; closing date; (rok) term; (datum) date; ZDA deadline; pravo term, date of trial

plačilni termín date of payment
določiti termín to fix a time, to set a date (ali a day)
držati se termína to observe a fixed date
terminski terminal

testamènt testament; (last) will; last will and testament

dodatek k testamèntu codicil
ustni testamènt (mornarjev) nuncupative will
izreči ustni testamènt (zadnjo voljo) to nuncupate, to make one's will orally
stari (novi) testamènt (biblija) the Old (the New) Testament
napraviti, zapustiti testamènt to make one's will
spodbijati testamènt to contest (ali to dispute) a will
zapustiti komu kaj v testamèntu to leave something to someone in one's will
umreti brez testamènta to die intestate
preklicati testamènt to revoke a will
spomniti se koga v testamèntu to remember (ali to include) someone in one's will
voliti, zapustiti v testamèntu, s testamèntom to will, to bequeath
lastnoročni testamènt holograph will
skupni testamènt joint will

trájati to last, to continue; to take time; to be; to go on

to mi traja predolgo I can wait no longer
to ne more dolgo trájati that cannot last (ali go on for, continue for) long
to traja že nekaj let this has been going on for a few years
to bo dolgo trajalo it will take along time
to mi bo dolgo trajalo this will last me for a long time
to bo trajalo vsaj do jutri it will last out the night
prelepo, da bi trajalo too good to last
dokler bo trajalo lepo vreme, ostanemo na deželi as long as the fine weather continues we shall remain in the country
kratko, malo časa trájati to be of short duration
vihar je trajal vso noč the storm lasted all night long
potovanje bo trajalo 5 dni the journey will last 5 days
ta igra nam traja predolgo we find this play too long
trájati dalj (časa) kot (kaj) to outlast (something)
naše življenje traja le kratek čas our life is but a short span

triumfírati to triumph (nad over), to exult (nad over); to have the last laugh, to have the laugh (nad kom over someone)

umréti to die, to pass away; to expire; to decease; to depart this life; to give up the ghost; to yield up one's breath, to breathe one's last; to close one's eyes; žargon to bite the dust; žargon to pop off, to kick the bucket, to push up the daisies; (evfemistično) to go West, to go the way of all flesh, to go to one's long rest

umréti naravne smrti to die a natural death, to die in one's bed
nasilne smrti umréti to die a violent death, to die with one's boots on, to die by violence
umréti na grmadi zgodovina to die at the stake
umréti na morišču to die on the scaffold
umréti za jetiko to die of consumption
umréti od lakote to die of hunger
umréti od mraza to die of cold
umréti za rakom to die of cancer
umréti bedne smrti to die like a dog (ali the death of a dog)
umréti v bedi to die destitute (ali a pauper)
umréti od žalosti to die of grief
umréti od lastne roke to die by one's own hand
umréti sredi (aktivnega) dela to die in harness, to die in the shafts
umréti junaške smrti to die a hero (ali a hero's death)
hrabro umréti to die game (to the end)
umréti od strahu to die of fright
umrl je v najboljših letih he was taken in the prime of life
mislil sem, da bom umrl od smeha I thought I would die laughing
naj umrem, če je to res! I'll stake my life it isn't true (ali there isn't a word of truth in it)!
umrl je kot berač he died a beggar
naj na mestu umrem, če... I'll be damned if...

vzdržáti to hold out; to stand; to sustain; to persevere (v in); to endure, to last

vzdržáti napad to withstand (ali to hold out against) an assault
vzdržite! hold out!
ne morem več vzdržáti I can't stand it any longer
ona ne vzdrži na soncu she cannot stand the sun
vzdržáti se to abstain (česa from something), to refrain (from)
vzdržáti se glasovanja to abstain from voting
nisem se vzdržal smeha I couldn't help laughing
vzdržáti se kajenja to refrain from smoking
vzdržáti se solz (joka) to refrain from tears (from weeping)
ni mogel več vzdržáti bolečine he could not endure (ali sustain, bear) the pain any more
čudim se, da je tako dolgo vzdržal I wonder that he has held out so long
vzdržáti se alkoholnih pijač to abstain from alcoholic drinks

adút trump, trump card

brez adúta no trumps
adút v rezervi (figurativno) an ace up one's sleeve
kaj je adút? what are trumps?
srce je adút hearts are trumps
izigrati adúta to lead trumps ali a trump
igrati adút (tudi figurativno) to play a trump card, to trump
imeti vse adúte v rokah to hold all the trumps (ali all the winning cards)
vzeti z adútom to trump, to take with a trump
(pre)vzeti vzetek z adútom to take a trick with a trump
to je eden naših najboljših adútov (figurativno) it is one of our best assets
uporabiti svoj zadnji adút to play one's last card