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ponúditi to offer; to bid; to tender; to proffer

ponúditi več (na dražbi) to bid up; to outbid
ponúditi jed to offer (someone) something to eat
ponúditi roko, ponúditi zakon to offer one's hand
ponúditi svoje usluge to tender one's services
ponúditi se to offer (one's services); (prostovoljno) to volunteer
ponudila se je, da bo zapela pesem she volunteered a song
ponudil seje, da mi bo pokazal pot he volunteered to show me the way
kadar se ponudi prilika when the opportunity arises

populáren popular; in general favour

populárna pesem popular song, pogovorno pop song
postati populáren to gain popularity
ta napev je postal populáren this tune has caught on
postati populáren pri... to make someone popular with someone

poúličen of the street, street(-)

poúlični boji street fighting
poúlični deček street urchin, ragamuffin
poúlični otrok street Arab
poúlična popevka pop song, hit tune

prepéti² (prepojem) to sing; to spend time singing; to outsing, to sing louder than

prepéti pesem to sing a song

pričéti pričénjati to begin; to commence; to start

pričéti, pričénjati se to begin
narobe pričéti, pričénjati to make a bad start
pričéti, pričénjati peti to start singing, to burst into song
pričéti, pričénjati pogajanja to enter into negotiations
pričéti, pričénjati pri sebi to begin at home
pričéti, pričénjati neko stvar to start on a thing
da (najprej) pričnemo... to begin with... ➞ začeti

prodáti prodájati to sell (komu kaj someone something, something to someone); to offer for sale; to vend; to bargain away, to dispose of; (s pogajanjem za ceno) to sell after bargaining (ali after haggling)

prodáti, prodájati na dražbi to sell at auction; (vso zalogo) to sell off; (ceneje kot drugi) to undersell (someone); (figurativno, izdati) to betray, to sell, to give away
prodáti, prodájati pod ceno to sell below price
prodáti, prodájati z dobičkom (z izgubo) to sell at a profit (at a loss)
prodáti, prodájati za gotovino (na kredit) to sell for cash (on credit)
poceni (dragó) prodáti, prodájati to sell cheap (dear ali at a high price)
prodáti, prodájati na debelo in na drobno to sell wholesale and retail
prodáti, prodájati svojo domovino to betray one's country
prodáti, prodájati pod roko to sell by private treaty (ali contract)
ta artikel se dobro prodaja this article is selling (ali sells) well
ta knjiga se dobro prodaja this book is selling (ali sells) well, this book is going well
ta knjiga se najbolje prodaja (je uspešnica) this book is a best-seller
to se prodaja za méd it is selling like wildfire (ali like hot cakes)
prodáti, prodájati za smešno, slepo ceno to sell for a song (ali dirt cheap)
ta knjiga se slabo prodaja this book is a poor seller
to blago se slabo prodaja these goods are going badly
dolgčas prodáti, prodájati (figurativno) to be bored (to tears), to feel bored
dragó prodáti, prodájati svoje življenje to sell one's life dearly
prodáti, prodájati svojo čast tu barter away one's honour
lahkó se prodajati to find a ready market
on bi srajco prodal za pijačo he would sell his shirt to buy liquor
zijala prodáti, prodájati to stand around gaping (ali pogovorno gawping), to loiter, ZDA to rubberneck

ptíčji bird(-); of a bird; birdlike

ptíčje gnezdo bird's nest
ptíčji gnoj bird droppings pl
ptíčje jajce bird's egg
ptíčja jata flock of birds
ptíčja kletka (velika) aviary, (majhna) cage
ptíčji klic birdcall
ptíčja krma birdseed
ptíčji lép birdlime
ptíčje mleko (ki ga ni!) pigeon's milk
ptíčji (po)let bird flight
ptíčje petje bird song
ptíčja perspektiva bird's-eye view
ptíčje strašilo scarecrow
iti nabirat ptíčja gnezda to go bird('s) nesting

rádijski radio; wireless

rádijski aparat radio, receiver, wireless set
rádijski amater amateur broadcaster, pogovorno (radio) ham
rádijska cev wireless valve
rádijski časopis radio newspaper
Britanska Radijska Družba British Broadcasting Corporation (krajšava: BBC)
rádijski gramofon radio gramophone (ali radiogram), ZDA radio phonograph combination
rádijska industrija radio industry
rádijski komentator radio commentator
rádijski kanal radio channel
rádijski konstruktor amateur (ali do-it-yourself) radio mechanic
rádijska licenca, dovoljenje radio licence
rádijska oddaja transmission, broadcast, programme
rádijski oddajnik (radio) transmitter
rádijske motnje atmospherics pl, (motnje kake druge postaje) interference, (blokiranje) jamming
motilna rádijska postaja jamming station
rádijski napovedovalec announcer
rádijska oprema radio equipment
rádijski mehanik radio mechanic, radio repairman, radio technician, ZDA radiotrician
rádijsko ohišje cabinet
rádijska postaja (radio) broadcasting station
domače in tuje rádijske postaje home and foreign stations
rádijski orkester radio (broadcasting) orchestra
rádijski poslušalec listener
rádijski prenos transmission, broadcast, outside broadcast
rádijski sprejem reception
rádijski reklama radio advertising
rádijski sprejemnik (radio ali wireless) receiver
rádijski studio radio studio
rádijski šlager radio hit (ali song)
rádijski valovi radio waves pl, airwaves pl
rádijska zveza radio communication
tajna rádijska oddajna postaja secret transmitter

recitál glasba recital

klavirski recitál piano(forte) recital
recitál (večer) pesmi song (ali vocal) recital

róg horn

jelenov róg antler
lovski róg hunting horn, bugle
róg obilja the horn of plenty, cornucopia
trobiti na róg to blow the horn
tema je kot v rógu it is pitch-dark
róge pokazati (figurativno) to show one's horns, to resist, to show resistance
trobiti v isti róg (figurativno) to sing the same song (ali tune); to act in concert
róge nastaviti (možu) to cuckold
nositi rógove (mož) to be cuckolded
ugnati koga v kozji róg (figurativno) to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone, to stalemate someone, to stymie (ali to stimy) someone, to intimidate someone
njega ne uženeš lahkó v kozji róg he does not scare easily
zgrabiti bika za róge (figurativno) to take the bull by the horns

sentimentálen sentimental; pogovorno soft

sentimentálna pesem (komedija) sentimental song (comedy)
sentimentálna oseba sentimentalist
solzavo sentimentálen maudlin, mawkish

sévdah love

sevdalínka love song

strúna string; chord; (iz črev) catgut

strúna na reketu (loparju) the strings of a racket
napeti strúne na violino to string a violin
preveč napeti strúne to tune the strings too high
to strúno ubrati to harp on that subject (ali topic)
druge strúne ubrati to change one's tune, to sing another song
ubrati milejše strúne to adopt a milder tone
pravo strúno ubrati (zadeti) to touch the right chord
udariti na ustrezno strúno to strike a responsive chord
vedno isto strúno ubirati to be always harping on the same subject (ali topic)
ubirati strúne to pluck the strings

turôben sad, mournful, sorrowful; melancholy, saturnine; gloomy, depressed

turôbna pesem plaintive song

ubráti

ubráti pot to take a way
ubráti jo (figurativno) to run away, to escape, to get to one's feet
ubráti pesem to intone (ali intonate) a song
ubráti druge strune (figurativno) to change one's tune, to sing another tune

uspèh success (v in); film, gledališče hit, great hit, smash hit; good (ali favourable) result

brez uspèha without success
z uspèhom with success
kronan z uspèhom successful; crowned with success
beležiti uspèh to score a success
čestitem vam k uspèhu I congratulate you on your success
doseči uspèh to achieve success
vojaški uspèhi military successes
pesem je doživela velik uspèh the song was a hit
imeti uspèh to succeed; to prove successful, to be a success, to achieve (a) success, ZDA to make good
imeti uspèh pri čem to make a success of something, to make something a success
izkazati se kot uspèh to turn out a success
imeti malo uspèha to meet with little success
imeli smo zelo slab uspèh we didn't do at all well
gledališka igra, predstava je imela velik uspèh the play was a (great) hit, (pogovorno) the play went over big
film je imel velik uspèh the film was a great success
želim vam mnogo uspèha pri vašem prizadevanju I wish you much success in your efforts
skušali so zavzeti mesto, a brez uspèha they tried without any success to take the town
uspèh rodi uspèh, za enim uspèhom pride drugi nothing succeeds like success

začéti to begin, to start; to commence; to set about; to make a start; (ples) to open, to lead off; (razgovor) to launch, to broach, to moot (a subject)

zopet, znova začéti to begin (ali to start) again; (biti prvi) to be a pioneer, to pave the way (for), to break (new) ground
začéti diskusijo to start a discussion
začéti delikaten pogovor (figurativno) to break the ice
začéti na napačnem koncu to begin at the wrong end
začéti pogajanja z to enter into negotiations with
začéti s proizvedbami to set enquiries on foot
začéti pravni postopek proti to institute (ali to take) legal proceedings against
začéti pogovor z to engage in a conversation with
začéti govor to begin a speech
začéti kampanjo to open a campaign
začéti prepir to begin to quarrel
začéti z učenjem latinščine to start learning Latin, pogovorno to start Latin
začéti neko stvar (lotiti se) to start on a thing
začéti trgovino to set up (ali to start in) a business
začéti pri sebi (figurativno) to begin at home
začéti peti to burst into song
začel je pisati he began writing (ali to write)
začel je z malega he began on a small scale
zopet je začelo deževati the rain has set in again
šole (pouk) se začno 1. oktobra school starts on October 1st
začéti delati to start work, to commence working (ali to work)
začni(te) od začetka! begin at the beginning!
slabo je začel he has had a bad start
začel je piti (figurativno) he has taken to drink
predstava se začne ob devetih the performance begins at nine
najslabši del poti se začne v X. the worst stretch of road begins at X.
letos se je zima zgodaj začela winter has set in early this year

zapéti² (zapojem) (to begin) to sing, to start singing

zapéti pesem to sing a song
drugo pesmico zapéti to sing a different tune, to change one's tune (tudi figurativno)

zastónj gratis, gratuitously; for nothing, free, free of charge; (zaman) in vain, to no purpose

skoraj zastónj sem to dobil I got it dirt cheap
to se lahko zastónj dobi it can be had for the asking
to sem kupil skoraj zastónj I bought it for a song
zastónj se mučiti to labour in vain, (figurativno) to beat the air
še zastónj tegá ne bi hotel imeti I would not have it as a gift
vse moje prizadevanje je bilo zastónj all my efforts were in vain
ta zdravnik zdravi reveže zastónj that doctor treats poor people free

žvrgoléti to warble

žvrgoléti pesem to warble a song
žvrgoléč warbling