edíni alone; (the) only; the sole; (en sam) single; unique
on edíni more to napraviti he alone can do it
moj edíni cilj my one and only object
edíni dedič the sole heir
edína pot (iz tega) the only way (out of it)
ena edína napaka bi vse pokvarila a single mistake would spoil it all
imeti en edíni (sam) cilj to have a single aim in view
moja edína skrb my one and only care
edíni primerek the only extant specimen
Zadetki iskanja
- edínstven unique; matchless; peerless
on je edínstven there is no one to match him, there is nobody like him
edínstvene lepote of a unique (ali matchless) beauty - éks
izpiti éks to drink off at one gulp
pijmo, éks bottoms up! - ekscépcija (izjema) exception
ekscépcija pravilu an exception to the rule
ekscépcija potrjuje pravilo the exception proves the rule
z eno samo ekscépcijo with only one exception - ekstrém(nost) extreme; extreme limit
do ekstrém(nost)i ambiciozen, stremuški ambitious in the extreme
gnati, tirati stvari do ekstrém(nost)i to go to extremes, to carry to extremes, to take things too far
iti iz enega ekstrém(nost)a v drugega to go from one extreme to the other
vedno zapada v ekstrém(nost)e he always goes to extremes
nasprotni ekstrém(nost) the opposite extreme
zapasti v drug ekstrém(nost) to turn from one extreme to the other
ekstrém(nost)i se privlačijo extremes meet - elemént element (tudi figurativno); kemija element; (sestavina) constituent, component, element; figurativno element, substance, matter
eleménti pl elements pl, rudiments pl
nov dokazilen elemént a new item of evidence
elemént uspeha a factor of succcess
(ne) biti, (ne) čutiti se v svojem eleméntu to be, to feel in one's element (out of one's element ali like a fish out of water)
ogenj je bil eden od štirih eleméntov fire was one of the four elements
(ne) biti v svojem eleméntu to be (ill) at ease - enák equal, even, (vrednost) equivalent, (isti) same, identical; (podoben) like, alike, similar; (enoličen) uniform; equable
dve enáki števili two equal numbers
enáka razdalja equidistance
enáka temperatura an even temperature
biti enák to equal, to be the equal of, to be equal, to be on a par with
ni mu enákega he has no equal, there is no one to match him, he is without an equal, he is unrivalled
ni ti enák he is not your equal
to ni bil enák boj it was not an equal fight
boj med enakima nasprotnikoma equal fight
boriti se ob enákih pogojih to fight on equal terms
naleteti, najti sebi enákega to meet one's match
imeti enáke deleže to have equal shares
vsi državljani so enáki pred zakonom all citizens are equal before the law
skušati biti enák to emulate, to vie with
sta kar enáka (= imata iste napake) they are tarred with the same brush!
plačati (vrniti) enáko z enákim (figurativno) to give someone tit for tat, to pay someone back in his own coin
enako se z enákim druži birds of a feather flock together - enodúšen unanimous
enodúšno (prislov) unanimously, as one man
glede tega so vsi enodúšno istega mnenja all are of the same mind, all are agreed on this point - etúda glasba étude, study
Chopinova etúda one of Chopin's studies, a Chopin étude, an étude by Chopin - fánt boy, lad, youth; youngster; stripling; young fellow; (ljubček) lover, boy friend, sweetheart; (neporočen) bachelor; (pri kartah) jack, knave
fánt od fare pogovorno brick, great guy, one of the lads (ali boys), the broth of a boy; (izvoljenec, stalen kavalir) steady
komaj 17 let star fánt a lad who's hardly seventeen
to dekle je pravi pravcati fánt that girl is a regular tomboy (ali hoyden) - fíga botanika fig; (pričeska) bun; contemptuous gesture made with thumb between index and middle fingers
posušena fíga dried fig
venec fíg a string of figs
konjske fíge horse droppings, horse manure, horse dung, vulgarno horse turds
fíga mož (figurativno) one who reneges, reneger, unreliable fellow; bastard
biti fíga mož to go back on one's word; to break one's promise
fígo držati figurativno to keep one's fingers crossed, to cross fingers (za srečo for luck)
moramo fígo držati! touch wood!
fígo pokazati komu to make a contemptuous gesture at someone, to cock a snook at someone
to mi je fígo mar I don't care a damn about it, I don't give a hang (ali hoot) about it
za vsako fígo jokati to whimper (ali to cry) at the slightest provocation (ali žargon for damn all)
Figo, pa ne njegov obraz! His face my foot!
fígo (= nič) ji bo to koristilo! (ironično) a lot of good that'll do her!
fígo ti je mar! a lot you care! - fráza phrase; idiom; idiomatic expression
obrabljena fráza hackneyed (ali commonplace ali trite) phrase, cliché, truism
lepa fráza a well-turned phrase
posrečena fráza felicitous expression
prazna fráza fine-sounding (ali empty) talk, mere words pl
vse to so prazne fráze it is all hot air, pogovorno waffle
uporabljati visoko doneče fráze to use fine-sounding phrases, to be a phrasemaker (ali phrasemonger, pogovorno waffler), humoristično to favour a sesquipedalian (ali Johnsonian) style, pogovorno to talk as if one has swallowed a dictionary - frfotáti to flutter; to flitter; (sem in tja, metulj) to flit
frfotáti od... do... to flit from... to...
frfotáti od ene službe do druge to flit from one job to another - gárda vojska guard, (the) guards
gárda na konjih Horse Guards pl; (pešaki) foot guards pl
bela gárda rightwing political movement in Slovenia during World War II, the White Guard
telesna gárda bodyguard, Life Guards pl
narodna gárda national guard
on je eden od stare gárde figurativno he is one of the old brigade - gárjav scabby; scabious, scabietic; veterina mangy
gárjava ovca okuži vso čredo one rotten apple spoils the lot
gárjava ovca figurativno rotten apple, bad influence - génij genius; natural ability; gift
bil je eden največjih génijev vseh časov he was one of the greatest geniuses of all time
génij neke rase the genius of a race - glás (zvok) voice, sound, noise; (novica, vest) news, tidings pl, message; (sloves) fame, reputation, repute, renown; (pri volitvah) vote; (volilna pravica) franchise, suffrage, right to vote
na ves glás at the top of one's voice
s preroškim glásom with the voice of a prophet, in a prophetic voice
glás ljudstva public opinion, vox populi
glás vesti the voice of conscience, pesniško the still (ali small) voice
glás vpijočega v puščavi the voice of one crying in the wilderness
glásovi za in proti the ayes and the noes
s 400 glásovi proti 0 by 400 votes to nil
dober glás (sloves) reputation, good fame, repute, renown
na dobrem glásu well reputed, reputable
slab glás (sloves) ill repute, bad name, bad reputation, notoriety
na slabem glásu in bad odour, regarded unfavourably, notorious
nabiranje glásov pred volitvami canvassing
odločilni glás casting vote
srebrni glás zvona the silver voice of the bell
svetovnega glásu world-famous
socialistični glási (pri volitvah) the Socialist vote
večina 50 glásov a majority of 50 votes
višina glásu pitch
biti na dobrem glásu to be well regarded, to have a good reputation
dati svoj (volilni) glás za to vote for
dal vam bom svoj glás I will give you my vote
predlog je dobil malo glásov the proposal was poorly supported
dobiti večino glásov to win a majority, to top the poll
govoriti na glás to speak in a loud voice
ni na najboljšem glásu he has a rather poor reputation
dobil, dosegel je večino 30 glásov he gained a majority of 30 votes
ona ima lep glás she has a fine voice
nimam glásu (vesti) od njega I have not heard from him
imeti posvetovalen glás to have a consultative voice; to have a merely advisory capacity
poslušati glás prijatelja to listen to the voice of a friend
prešteti (volilne) glásove to count the votes
povzdigniti svoj glás to raise one's voice; to make oneself heard
pridobiti si dober glás to earn (ali to win) a good reputation
spoznal sem jo po glásu I knew her by her voice
slišijo se glásovi, da..., glás gre, da... it is rumoured that...
biti poražen z 10 glásovi proti 8 (z 10 proti 0) to be defeated by 10 votes to 8 (by 10 votes to nil)
ubogati glás svojega vodje to obey the orders of one's leader
njegov glás je utonil v hrušču his voice was drowned by the noise
uživati dober glás to enjoy a first-rate (ali a good) reputation
zakričati, zavpiti na ves glás to shout at the top of one's voice - gláva head; (redko) poll; humoristično (zlasti plešava) pate; (lobanja, mrtvaška) skull; žargon bonce; (naslov) title, heading, ZDA caption; (vodja) chief, leader; ekonomija principal, ZDA boss; (vrhnji del) top; (pamet, razum) brains pl, wit (s pl), intelligence, understanding, judgment, sense; (bister človek) man of talent, pogovorno brainy fellow; (oseba) person; (kovanca) obverse, face, pogovorno heads
brez gláve headless, acephalous, figurativno reckless, hare-brained, confused, out of one's wits, silly
gláva ob glávi closely packed
na glavo, za glávo (figurativno) each; per head; per capita
iz gláve (na pamet) (znati) (to know) by heart
gláva ali napis? (pri metanju kovanca v zrak) heads or tails?
od gláve do nog from top to toe
od nog do gláve from head to foot
glávo pokonci! keep smiling!, vojska chin up!
z glávo navzdol with downcast head
na glávo postavljen (narobe) topsy-turvy
brez gláve in repa without rhyme or reason
delo z glávo brain work
delavec z glávo white-collar worker
beljenje gláve (figurativno) cudgelling (ali racking) one's brain, cogitation, rumination
kimanje z glávo nodding, nod
lasje na glávi hair (of the head)
poraba na glávo consumption per capita
gláva postelje head of the bed
rana na glávi wound in the head
skok na glávo header
stoja na glávi šport headstand, aeronavtika landing on the nose
strel v glávo shot in the head
tele z dvema glávama a twoheaded calf
umivanje gláve shampooing
več kot 100 gláv živine more than a hundred head of cattle
zmajevanje z glávo shaking of one's head
belíti si glávo to beat one's brains out, to cudgel (ali to rack) one's brains (z over)
biti čez glávo zadolžen to be up to one's ears (ali one's eyes, the neck) in debt
za glávo je večji od očeta he is taller than his father by a head
za glávo je večji od mene he stands a head taller than I
oče je gláva družine the father is the head of the family
ne biti pravi v glávi (figurativno) to be crazy, to be out of one's mind, to be off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker)
on je bistra gláva he is a bright chap
trde gláve je he is thickheaded, pogovorno he is thick (between the ears)
puhle, prazne gláve je he is empty-headed, he is brainless
delati po svoji glávi to have one's own way
gláve delati (solata, zelje) to head, to heart
ne vem, kje se me gláva drži I do not know which way to turn, I am quite perplexed
gláva me boli I have a headache, my head aches, I feel headachy
gláva me je od tega bolela that gave me a headache
čez glávo imam dela I am swamped with work
kje vendar sem imel glávo? what on earth was I thinking of?
nimam gláve za matematiko I have no head for mathematics
tega imam že čez glávo dovolj I am sick (ali žargon I've had a bellyful) of it
to nima ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of this
kar pripovedujete, nima ne gláve ne repa I cannot make head or tail of what you say
za glávo mu gre for him it is a matter of life and death
po glávi mi gre (roji, hodi) neka misel an idea keeps (on) running through my mind
to vino gre v glávo this wine is heady, this wine goes to my head
on ima glávo na pravem mestu he has his head well screwed on
stvar mi ne gre v glávo it's beyond me, I cannot understand it
iti, stopiti v glávo to go to one's head
ne ve, kje se ga gláva drži he doesn't know whether he's coming or going
to mi ne gre iz gláve I can't get it out of my head
ni čisto pravi v glávi he is not quite right in the head, žargon he has a screw loose
uspeh mu je šel (stopil) v glávo, mu je zmešal glávo success has turned his head
nekaj mu gre po glávi (figurativno) he is turning something over in his mind
samo letala mu gredo, rojijo po glávi (figurativno) he thinks, talks and breathes aeroplanes
ta misel mi ne gre iz gláve this idea keeps running through my head
izgubiti glávo to lose one's head (ali one's wits ali one's presence of mind)
ne izgubiti gláve to keep one's head
izbiti si kaj iz gláve to dismiss something from one's mind
iz gláve izračunati vsoto to work out a sum in one's head
izbiti komu kaj iz gláve to argue someone out of something
s svojo glávo jamčiš za to you will answer with your life for this
ne morem mu tega izbiti iz gláve I cannot drive it out of his head
napraviti po svoji glávi to do as one likes
obdržati v glávi to remember
tu ne najdem ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of it
glávo odsekati (obglaviti) komu to behead someone
pognati si kroglo v glávo to blow one's brains out
v glávo mi pade it occurs to me, an idea comes to mind
kaj ti vendar pade v glávo? the very idea!
nisem na glávo padel I am no fool
nikdar mi ni v glávo padlo it never entered (into) my mind
pogledati koga od gláve do nog to eye someone up and down, to look someone over from head to foot
nositi glávo v vreči (figurativno) to carry one's life in one's hands
oditi s povešeno glávo to go off with downcast head (ali fig with one's tail between one's legs)
pognati se z glávo naprej v vodo to throw oneself headfirst into the water
prikimati z glávo to nod assent
postaviti vse na glávo to turn everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
postaviti vse mesto na glávo (figurativno) to paint the town red
z glávo je plačal svoje izdajstvo he paid for his treason with his life
riniti z glávo v zid (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall
riniti z glávo v nevarnost to rush headlong (ali to plunge) into danger
ne rini z glávo v zid! don't batter your head against a brick wall!
riskirati glávo to risk one's neck
povesiti glávo to hang one's head
razpisati nagrado na glávo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head
glávo stavim, da to ni res I'd stake my life it is not true
skloniti svojo glávo pod jarem to bow one's head under the yoke
ubijati si glávo z, nad to rack one's brains over
vbiti si kaj v glávo to take something into one's head
prati komu glávo (figurativno) to give someone a dressing-down
v glávi se mi vrti I am (ali I feel) dizzy, I feel giddy, my head is reeling (ali spinning)
računati iz gláve to do mental arithmetic
zmajati z glávo to shake one's head
več glav, več vé two heads are better than one
za glávo zmagati (na dirki) to win by a head
čez glávo komu zrasti to outgrow (one's respect for) someone
zmešati komu glávo to turn someone's head
ne moreš z glávo skozi zid you can't butt your way through a brick wall
kolikor gláv, toliko misli two heads are better than one - glédati to look (at, on); to see; (opazovati) to watch, to observe, to eye, to view, to regard; figurativno to consider; (paziti na) to attend to, to look after, to see that something is done; to look to it that...; (prizadevati si) to endeavour, to try, to make efforts
glej! look!, see!, look here!, arhaično lo; lo and behold!, (začudeno) well, well!, well I never!, just imagine!
glej, glej! well, well!, arhaično lo and behold!
glej no!, glej si no glej! well, well, well!; žargon well get a load of that!
toda glej! but just imagine!, but lo and behold!
glej, da prideš pravočasno! see that you come in time!
dobro glej! look sharp!
jaz samo gledam I am all eyes
debelo glédati to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
debelo glédati od značudenja to stare with surprise
grdo, jezno, temno glédati to scowl, to frown
glédati komu v obraz to look someone in the face
glédati okoli to look around
glédati skozi okno to look out of the window
pozorno glédati to look intently
škilavo glédati to squint
glédati s strahom v prihodnost to look forward with dread to the future
glédati za kom to look (ali to gaze) after someone
postrani glédati to look askance (koga at someone)
pogumno glédati nevarnosti v obraz to face danger bravely, to look danger in the face
on ne gleda na stroške he takes no account of the expense, with him expense is no object
zaljubljeno glédati koga to make (ali to cast) sheep's eyes at someone
kam gleda to okno? where does this window face?
zelo glédati na svojo obleko (figurativno) to be very particular about one's dress
zelo gleda na svoje interese he keeps an eye on his interests
zviška glédati na koga to look down on someone
glédati se to look at one another (at each other)
glédati se (v zrcalu) to look at oneself
glédati se postrani to look askance at one another (at each other)
grdó se gledata they are at daggers drawn - glôba fine; penalty; mulct; forfeit; arhaično amercement
naložiti glôbo, globiti to penalize, to mulct, arhaično to amerce, pravo to make liable to a fine
plačati glôbo to pay a fine
naložiti en funt glôbe to impose a onepound fine, to fine someone one pound