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stotína a hundred, one hundred

na stotíne by hundreds, hundreds and hundreds, hundreds of...
stotíne oseb hundreds of persons
iti v stotíne to run into three figures

šestdesetína one sixtieth

šestína one sixth; the sixth part

škíliti to be cross-eyed, to squint; to look nine ways; to have a cast in one eye; to squint (na at), (zlobno, pohotno) to leer (na at)

škilil je na steklenico z žganjem he was squinting at the bottle of brandy

tisočínka one thousandth

tretjína one third; a third; third part

dve tretjíni two thirds pl
tretjína od 6 je 2 the third of six is two

tridesetína one thirtieth, the thirtieth part

vrág devil; Satan, the Evil One, the Tempter; the Prince of Darkness, the Adversary; arhaično the old gentleman, the archfiend, Old Nick; demon; dickens, deuce

vrág v ženski podobi she-devil
k vrágu! hang it!; what the dickens!
obseden od vrága possessed by the devil
vrág! the deuce!
vrág vzemi to! devil take it
k vrágu delo danes to hell with work today!
vrág ga je obsedel! he has the devil in him
kdo vrága ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens) (who on earth) told you that?
pojdi k vrágu! go to hell, go to the devil!
iti k vrágu to go to the devil, to go to the dogs, to go to rack and ruin
vse gre k vrágu everything is going to the dogs!
v sili vrág muhe jé (žre) beggars can't be choosers
ne kliči vrága! let sleeping dogs lie!
počenjati vrága in pol to raise the devil, to play hell
slikati, risati vrága na steno to paint the devil blacker than he is
vrág vzemi muhe bother the flies!
vrág te vzemi! (the) devil take you!
naj me vrág vzame, če... I'll eat my hat if..., I'll be (ali I'm) damned if..., I'll be shot (ali hanged) if...
kaj vrága delaš danes tukaj? what the devil (ali what the dickens) are you doing here today?
kar vrág prikveka, nima teka arhaično what is got over the devil's back, goes under the belly
vrág ga vzemi! confound him!
z vrágom ni dobro buče saditi! (figurativno) he that sups with the devil must have a long spoon
»danes bi se šel z vrágom metat« (figurativno) I feel full of vim to-day

vseêno all the same; all one; still; nevertheless; for all that

meni je vseêno it's all the same to me, it makes no difference to me, I don't care, (žargon) I don't give a damn (ali a darn)
vseêno je, če... it comes to the same thing, if...
če vam je vseêno, da hodite 10 minut if you don't mind walking ten minutes
vseêno mi je it is all one to me
to je čisto vseêno it is all one and the same thing
vseêno je it comes to the same thing, it is six of one and half a dozen of the other, (ni važno) it is of no consequence

vzajémno prislov mutually, reciprocally; (drug drugega) each other; one another

vzajémno se sovražita they hate each other
vzajémno se sovražijo they hate one another

zaporédoma in succession, successively; consecutively; (eden za drugim) one after another

tri dni zaporédoma three days running
več dni zaporédoma for several days running
deževalo je pet dni zaporédoma it rained five days together (ali pogovorno on the trot)
trikrat zaporédoma three times successively, three times running, on three successive occasions
dobil sem trikrat zaporédoma I won three times running

zlívati se to flow (ali to run) into one another; (mešati se) to mix, to mingle

zlódej devil; pogovorno deuce, dickens; the evil one; Satan; the Prince of Darkness; biblija the wicked one; fiend, arch-fiend, the Adversary

kaj zlodeja je to? what the deuce (ali the dickens) is that?

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

amazonka samostalnik
1. (o mentalni ali fizični lastnosti) ▸ amazonIz plašne uslužbenke se spremeni v neustrašno amazonko. ▸ Félénk alkalmazottból vakmerő amazonná változik.
Prelepe, bujnega in mišičastega telesa ter izobražene in razgledane slovanske amazonke osvajajo zahodne moške. ▸ A csodaszép, buja és izmos testű, valamint művelt és tájékozott szlovén amazonok meghódítják a nyugati férfiakat.
Morda so ravno visoke pete znanilke novih amazonk. ▸ Talán pont a magas sarkak az új amazonok hírnökei.

2. (papiga) ▸ amazonasi papagáj
Za dobro učenje je potrebno vzeti v učenje mlado amazonko, po možnosti samčka. ▸ Fiatal korában kell elkezdeni tanítani a lehetőleg hím amazonasi papagájt.
Povezane iztočnice: modročela amazonka

3. v mitologiji (bojevnica) ▸ amazon
Francoise kot amazonka, negibna, s harpuno, dvignjeno nad glavo. ▸ Francoise amazonként mozdulatlan, a szigonyt a feje felett tartja.
Slavne amazonke so sicer bivale brez moške nadvlade, ne pa brez moških. Za spočenjanje malih amazonk so tudi one posegle po drugem spolu. ▸ A híres amazonok ugyan férfi fennhatóság nélkül éltek, de nem férfiak nélkül. A apró amazonok nemzése céljából nekik is szükségük volt a másik nemre.

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

bràt brother

bràt po krvi brother german
(pol)bràt po materi uterine brother
starejši bràt elder brother
najstarejši bràt the eldest brother
rodni bràt full brother
bràt po mleku foster-brother
mlajši bràt younger brother
samostanski bràt (menih) friar
dragi bràtje! religija dearly beloved brethren!
eden naših bràtov religija one of our brethren
bratje po krvi brothers pl, religija brethren pl
bratje v orožju brothers in arms
to je med bràti vredno that's a reasonable price

cél whole; total; entire; all; complete; full; integral; undivided; (nedotaknjen, nepoškodovan) safe, unhurt, uninjured, unscathed

ena cela a whole, one
v celem in the main, on the whole, in full
v céli Evropi in the whole of Europe
célo uro a full hour
céla 2 dneva two whole days, two full days, for two days running
cél svet all the world
po célem svetu all over the world, throughout the world
cél zadnji mesec all last month, the whole of last month
cél junak every inch a man
v célem vzeto taken overall (ali as a whole)
plačati célo vožnjo to pay the full rate
sin je cél oče the son is the very image of his father, the son is the spitting image of his father

čestítati

čestítati komu to congratulate someone (za on, upon); to compliment someone (on); arhaično to felicitate someone (on)
čestitam! congratulations!
čestital sem mu že za zmago I have already complimented him on his victory
čestitam si, da sem to naredil I congratulate myself on having done it
lahko si čestitaš! you may congratulate yourself! ali pogovorno you can give yourself a pat on the back
čestitali so si drug drugemu they congratulated one another
iskreno vam čestitamo k vašemu uspehu we heartily congratulate you on your success

čétnik guerrilla

hist Chetnik, guerrilla fighter in Serbia before World War One; member of Draže Mihajlovič's forces in World War Two