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slíkati to paint; figurativno to depict; (portretirati) to portray; fotografija to take a photograph (ali a snapshot)

slíkati akvarele to paint in watercolours
slíkati v olju to paint in oils (ali oil paints)
slíkati po naravi to paint from nature
dati se slíkati to sit for one's portrait, to have one's portrait painted, fotografija to have one's photo taken

sónce sun; sunshine

na sóncu in the sun
brez sónca sunless
pod sóncem under the sun, in the world
ožgan od sónca sunburnt, suntanned
posušen na sóncu sun-dried
polnočno sónce (na severu) the midnight sun
višinsko sónce alpine sun, (umetno) sunlamp; sun rays pl
čaščenje sónca sun worship
mit sónca solar myth
vzhod sónca sunrise, sunup
zahod sónca sunset, sundown
kult sónca sun cult
na sóncu posušeno meso sun-dried meat
zaslepljen od sónca sun-blind
sónce sije the sun shines (ali is shining)
sónce vzhaja (zahaja) na vzhodu (na zahodu) the sun rises (sets) in the east (in the west)
sónce žge it is boiling (ali scorching) hot
greti se na sóncu, sprehajati se po sóncu to take the sun
sedeti na sóncu to sit in the sun
ležati na sóncu (sončiti se) to sunbathe, to bask in the sun
sónce je vzšlo (zašlo) the sun is up (is down)
imeti svoj prostor na sóncu to have one's place in the sun
meriti višino sónca nad obzorjem pomorstvo to shoot the sun, to take a sun sight
pod sóncem ni nič novega there is nothing new under the sun
vsta(ja)ti s sóncem (= zgodaj) to rise with the sun
za dežjem pride sónce sunshine follows rain, after the storm comes the calm

sréča (notranja) happiness, felicity; (muhasta) fortune; (slučajna) (good) luck, good fortune, lucky chance

veliko sréče! good luck!
na sréčo, k sréči fortunately, luckily, by a lucky chance
na slepo sréčo at random, at haphazard, at a venture, in a happygo-lucky way
vso sréčo! may good luck go with you!
najboljšo sréčo! the best of luck (to you)!
kolo sréče Fortune's wheel, the ups and downs of life
v sréči ali nesreči in weal or woe, for good or ill, come weal or woe
opoteča sréča chequered fortune
sprememba sréče (na slabše) change for the worse, reversal of fortune
(še) sréča, da... it's a piece of luck that...
prava sréča, da ste slučajno bili tam it's a blessing you happened to be there
vojna sréča contingencies pl of war
to (pa) je sréča! that's what I call good luck!
bila bi velika sréča, če... it would be a great slice of luck if...
to je pač moja sréča! (imam pač tako sréčo!) that's just my luck!
lahko govorimo o sréči we can consider ourselves lucky
sréča je hotela, da... as luck would have it...
imam sréčo I am in luck, I am lucky
nimam sréče I have no luck, I am out of luck
to se pravi imeti sréčo! that's what I call good luck!
imeti veliko sréčo to have much good luck
imeti več sréče kot pameti to be more lucky than wise
marsikdo ima več sréče kot pameti fortune favours fools
imeti nepričakovano sréčo (pogovorno) to strike oil
imeti vražjo sréčo to be dead lucky
imeti vedno sréčo pri kartanju to be always lucky at cards
imel sem sréčo I had a stroke of luck
iskati sréčo to seek fortune
če bo šlo vse po sréči if everything goes well
poskusiti sréčo to try one's luck, to take one's chance, to chance one's luck, (žargon) to chance it
to ti bo prineslo sréčo it will bring you good luck
poskusiti kaj na slepo sréča to have a go
napraviti kaj na slepo sréčo (pogovorno) to chance one's arm
dal sem si prerokovati sréčo I had my fortune told
vedeževati komu sréčo to tell someone his fortune
vsakemu se sréča enkrat nasmeje every dog has his (ali its) day
skaliti sréčo to mar someone's happiness
voščiti, želeti komu sréčo pri... to wish someone joy of...
pot do sréče je trnova arhaično no joy without annoy
kadar sem imel največ sréče, sem zaslužil X SIT in my heyday I earned X tolars
sréča me zapušča my fortunes are at a low ebb
zibati se v sréči to walk (ali to tread) on air
bogastvo samo nam še ne more nuditi sréče wealth alone cannot procure us happiness
vse mu gre po sréči (se mu obrne v sréčo) everything in the garden's lovely, arhaično all things conspire to make him happy
vsak je svoje sréče kovač every man is the architect of his fortune

státi¹ (stanem) to cost

dragó státi to cost dear
to te bo drago stalo! that will cost you dear!
koliko stane to? how much does it cost?, what's the price?, how much is it?, what do you charge for it?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
to me je stalo X SIT I paid X tolars for it
knjiga me je stala X SIT the book cost me X tolars
popravila so nas stala X SIT the repairs cost us X tolars
to bo stalo mnogo časa in truda this work will take much time and trouble
naj stane, kar hoče! cost what it may, at any cost, at any price
ni važno, koliko to stane it does not matter what it will cost, expense is no object
to precéj stane it comes expensive, it is dear
to ga je stalo življenje it cost him his life
dobre besede nič ne stanejo kind words cost nothing

strán¹ side; (knjige ipd.) page; (bók) flank; (smer) direction

na levi (desni) stráni on the left (right) side
na obeh stráneh on either side
na tej (oni) stráni on this (that) side
na to (ono) strán to this (that) side, hither (thither), here (there)
od vseh stráni from everywhere, from all sides, from all quarters
od stráni (z boka) laterally
z moje stráni for my part, as for me
na eni stráni (figurativno) on the one hand
na drugi stráni on the other hand
na vse stráni in every direction
z vseh stráni on all sides, from all parts
s te (z one) stráni from this (that) side
naslovna strán title page
sprednja strán front, frontispiece
notranja (zunanja) strán inner (outer) side (ali face), the inside (the outside)
prava (neprava, narobe) strán right (wrong) side
prava (neprava) strán kovanca obverse (reverse), pogovorno heads (tails)
dobra (slaba) strán (figurativno) good (bad) point
močna strán (figurativno) strong point, forte
šibka strán (figurativno) weak point, foible, (senčna) drawback
strán neba point of the compass, cardinal point
svetla, sončna the bright, the sunny side (of something)
senčna strán the dark side, (figurativno) drawback, the seamy side
prva (oziroma zadnja) prazna strán flyleaf
južna strán south (ali sunny) side
prisojna strán sunny side
vetrna strán weather side
udarec od stráni side blow
držati se ob stráni (figurativno) to remain neutral, not to take sides, (figurativno) to sit on the fence
stati ob stráni (proč) to stand aloof from
dajati na strán (varčevati) to put by (ali on one side), to save
hodil je ob moji stráni he walked beside me
šel je v to strán he went in that direction
pet stráni manjka v knjigi there are five pages of the book missing
gledati koga po stráni to look at someone askance
napasti s stráni to attack on the flank
stvar ima svoje dobre in svoje slabe stráni the thing has its good as well as its bad aspects
pridobiti koga na svojo strán to win someone over, to bring someone to one's side
pustiti ob stráni to lay aside
preiti na drugo strán to change sides, (k drugi stranki) to go over to the other side
premotriti vprašanje z vseh stráni to view a question from all sides
preskočiti strán (pri branju) to skip a page
prinesti kaj (v časopisu) na prvi stráni ZDA to front-page something
postaviti se na strán koga (opredeliti se za koga) to take someone's side, to side with someone
videti le lepo strán stvari to look on the sunny side of things
na drugi stráni (lista)! (= obrni list!) (see) overleaf!

trón (prestol) throne

brez tróna throneless
posaditi, postaviti na trón koga to seat on a throne, to enthrone, to throne someone
sedeti na trónu to sit on a (oziroma the) throne
slediti na trónu to succeed to the throne
zasesti trón to mount the throne, to come to the throne

túrški Turkish

túrški jezik Turkish, the Turkish language
túrško cesarstvo the Turkish empire
túrška kopel Turkish bath
túrški méd Turkish delight
túrški tobak Turkish tobacco
po túrško sedeti to sit crosslegged

tvégati to risk, to run a risk (ali risks), to run the risk of, to take risks; to venture, to hazard, (žargon) to chance it, to chance one's luck; figurativno to take a leap in the dark

nič ne tvégati to take no risks, to take no chances
tvégati skok to chance (ali to risk) a jump, to risk jumping
tvégati svoje življenje to risk one's life
rad tvegam 50 SIT I am willing to risk 50 tolars
močno tvegaš, da izgubiš vse you are running a great risk of losing everthing
ko je to storil, je tvegal svoje življenje in doing that he took his life in his hands
kdor nič ne tvega, nič nima nothing venture, nothing win

veléti to order, to command, to tell; arhaično to bid

storili bomo, kar nam bodo veleli we will do what they tell us
velel mi je, naj sedem he told me to take a seat (ali to sit down)
velel sem mu, naj gre I told him to go

vólk zoologija wolf, pl wolves

morski vólk (riba) wolf fish, (star mornar) old sea-dog, (figurativno) old salt, an old weather-beaten tar; medicina (odrgnjena koža) gall, excoriation; (igrača, vrtavka) top
vólk v ovčji koži wolf in sheep's clothing
lovec na vólkove wolf hunter
krdelo vólkov wolf pack
lačen sem kot vólk I am ravenous
biti lačen kot vólk to be as hungry as a wolf
iti na lov na vólkove, loviti vólkove to go wolf hunting
nasititi vólka in ohraniti kozo (figurativno) to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
ne more biti vólk sit in koza cela (figurativno) you can't have it both ways
ali vólk lahko spremeni svojo naravo? can the leopard change his spots?
z vólkovi je treba tuliti (figurativno) one must do in Rome as the Romans do

vólk zoologija loup moški spol ; (v basni) Isengrin moški spol ; (vrtavka) toupie ronflante

morski volk requin moški spol, squale moški spol
zeleni volk (kemija) vert-de-gris moški spol
biti lačen kot volk avoir une faim de loup
volk v ovčji koži (figurativno) loup devenu berger, loup habillé en berger
tuliti z volkovi (figurativno) hurler avec les loups
mi o volku, volk na vrata quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue
da bo volk sit in koza cela pour ménager la chèvre et le chou

vólk (-a) m

1. zool. lupo (Canis lupus):
volk tuli, zavija il lupo ulula, urla
krdelo volkov branco di lupi
pren. bojevati se kot volk lottare selvaggiamente
pren. jesti kot volk mangiare voracemente
volk in volkulja il lupo e la lupa

2. pejor. belva

3. pejor. (pohlepen človek) uomo avido

4. (v predik. rabi)
biti volk na kaj essere avido, ingordo di qcs.

5. med. lupus

6. pog. kem. zeleni volk verderame

7. žarg. muz. stridore (di strumento ad arco):
volk na violini, na godalih stridore del violino, degli archi
FRAZEOLOŠKA/TERMINOLOŠKA RABA:
pren. narediti tako, da bo volk sit in koza cela salvare capra e cavoli
navt. morski volk lupo di mare
pren. volk v ovčji koži un lupo in veste d'agnello
zool. sinji morski volk (sinji som) squalo azzurro, verdesca (Carcharias glaucus)
zool. prerijski volk coyote (Canis latrans)
pren. mi o volku, volk iz gozda lupus in fabula
PREGOVORI:
kdor se z volkovi druži, mora z njimi tuliti chi va col lupo impara a ululare
volk dlako menja, a narave nikdar il lupo perde il pelo ma non il vizio
človek človeku volk homo homini lupus

vrát neck; (grlo) throat

trd vrát stiff neck
labodji vrát swan's neck
na vrát na nos helter-skelter, head over heels, headlong; precipitately
do vrátu v težavah up to the eyes (ali ears) in difficulties
do vrátu v delu up to the elbows in work
biti do vrátu v vodi to be up to the ears in water
biti do vrátu sit česa to be fed up to the back teeth with something
vrát me boli I have a sore throat
imeti koga na vrátu (figurativno) to have someone on one's back
imeti veliko družino na vrátu to be encumbered with a large family
držati koga za vrát to hold someone by the throat
pasti komu okoli vrátu to fall on someone's neck, to embrace someone
prerezati komu vrát to cut someone's throat
razbiti vrát steklenice to break the neck of a bottle
stegovati vrát to stretch (ali to crane) one's neck (za, po at, for)
tičati do vrátú v dolgovih to be up to one's eyes (ali ears) in debt
vreči se komu okoli vrátú to throw one's arms round someone's neck
zaviti komu vrát to wring someone's neck, to tread on someone's neck
zgrabiti koga za vrát to grab someone by the throat, to take someone by the neck
zlomiti komu vrát to break someone's neck
zlomiti si vrát to break one's neck
zmagati za dolžino vrátú (pri konjskih dirkah) to win by a neck

vrédnost value; worth; price

brez vrédnosti valueless, worthless, of no worth
vrédnost dela value of labour
v vrédnosti od... to the value of..., worth...
nekaj brez vrédnosti (figurativno) a dead loss
kalorična vrédnost calorific value
komercialna vrédnost commercial value
maksimalna vrédnost maximum value
stalna vrédnost fixed value
zamenjalna vrédnost exchange value
vrédnost po računu value according to the account
nominalna vrédnost face value
vrédnost 1.000.000 SIT a million tolars' worth
prijava vrédnosti declaration of value
diamant zelo velike vrédnosti a very valuable diamond
ocenjevalec vrédnosti valuer
vzorec brez vrédnosti sample of no value
znamke v vrédnosti 50.000 SIT fifty thousand tolars' worth of stamps
to nima nobene vrédnosti there is no price for it
izvleči polno vrédnost iz... to get full value out of...
pasti v vrédnosti to depreciate
podcenjevati (precenjevati) vrédnost česa to undervalue (to overvalue) something
prekositi v vrédnosti to outvalue
pripisovati preveliko vrédnost čemu to set too much value upon something
polagati veliko vrédnost na... to make much of..., to care much about..., to set great store by...

vrh prep.

1. sopra:
vrh hriba sopra il monte
nositi vrh obleke plašč portare il cappotto sopra l'abito
do vrh glave sem jih sit ne ho fin sopra i capelli

2. oltre a:
ker je vozil pijan, so mu vrh drugega vzeli vozniško dovoljenje per aver guidato in stato di ubriachezza fu privato, oltre al resto, anche della patente di guida

3. (v vezniški rabi) inoltre, anche, per di più:
bila je lepa, vrh tega pa tudi pametna era bella e per di più intelligente
pisar. vrh tega arroge, arrogi

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

vsák -a, -o every; (posamezen) each

vsák, -a, -o dan every day, daily
vsák, -a, -o tretji dan every three days
vsák, -a, -o teden every week, weekly
vsák, -a, -o od dveh (obeh) either
vsák, -a, -o posamezen each and every one
vsák, -a, -o čas any time
vsák, -a, -o učenec every pupil
vsák, -a, -o učenec tega razreda each pupil of this class
na vsák, -a, -o način at any rate
vsakih 20 korakov every twenty paces
ob vsák, -a, -oem vremenu in all weathers
vsák, -a, -o posebej, vsák, -a, -o ločeno separately
vsák, -a, -oemu svoje! to every man his due!, to each his own!
vsák, -a, -o po svoje each (one) in his own way
imava vsák, -a, -o svoje mnenje we have each our own opinion
vsák, -a, -o je dobil 5 SIT they got 5 tolars each
poznam vsák, -a, -oega učenca tega razreda I know every pupil in this class
vsák, -a, -o učenec mora to vedeti, znati every pupil must know this
lahko prideš ob vsák, -a, -oem času you can come at any time

vsôta sum (denarja of money); (znesek) amount; (seštevek) addition

globalna vsôta lump sum
skupna vsôta total, sum total
lepa, okrogla vsôta denarja a lot of money, a tidy sum (of money), a fair amount, a round sum
precejšnja, znatna vsôta denarja a considerable sum of money
dobiti kaj za skromno vsôto 100 SIT to get something for the nice little sum of 100 tolars
dolžan je velikanske vsôte he owes huge sums

vzravnáti to set up, to set upright; to erect

vzravnáti se to get up, to rise; to sit up; to draw oneself up

za for; for the purpose of; in favour of; after; behind; (= za časa) during

dan za dnem day by day
eden za drugim one after another, one behind the other
korak za korakom step by step
enkrat za vselej once and for all
za ves svet ne not for (all) the world
za gorami beyond the mountains
jaz za svojo osebo as far as I am concerned
za mojim hrbtom behind my back
za primer (v primeru) potrebe in case of need
za glavo večji taller by a head
za sedaj for the present
za šalo by way of a joke
argumenti za in proti the pros and the cons
razlogi za in proti the reasons for and against
za menoj! follow me!
(kar) za menoj, prosim! this way, please!
starejši za pet let five years older
jaz, za sebe (zase) as for me
beseda za besedo word for word
mož za možem man by man
zanimanje za... interest in...
za mladino neprimeren film a film unsuitable (ali not suitable) for young people
vstopnica za gledališče a theatre ticket
za vlade (vladanja) kralja Karla II during the reign of Charles II
za (= po pooblastilu) (acting) for, per pro., latinsko per procurationem (krajšava: p.p.)
biti za kaj to be in favour of something
kdo je za (to)? who is in favour?
sem za to, da mu odpustimo I'm in favour of (ali I'm for) pardoning him
večina je za nadaljevanje stavke there is a majority in favour of continuing the strike
to je važno zame (za mene) this is important to me
nekaj je za tem (figurativno) there's something behind it
za hišo je vrt there is a garden behind the house
to je hud udarec za nas it is a hard blow for us
brali smo eden za drugim we took it in turns to read
za koga me (pa) imate (smatrate)? who (arhaično whom) do you take me for?
nimam ga za genija I do not regard him as a genius
za to ceno lahko dobiš to blago povsod you can get these goods anywhere at that price
on jé za tri he eats as much as three
povleči koga za lase to pull someone by the hair
on porabi preveč za sebe (zase) he spends too much on himself
smatrati za dobro to think it advisable
odšel je za vedno he left for good
voditi koga za roko to lead someone by the hand
vzel jo je za ženo he has married her, arhaično he has taken her to wife (ali as his wife)
on zaostaja za časom he is behind the times
zapri vrata za seboj! shut the door after (ali behind) you!
zgrešil je za pol metra he missed by half a metre
zmotil sem se za 10.000 SIT I made a mistake of 10,000 tolars
sedeti za mizo to sit at the table
pustiti za seboj to leave behind