Translations for „best“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . best [best] ADJ superl of good

1. best (finest):

best

najboljši

what subject are you best at?

pri katerem predmetu si najboljši?

best regards [or wishes]

lep pozdrav

give my best wishes to your wife

lepo pozdravi svojo ženo

the best ...

najboljši ...

to be on one's best behaviour

zelo lepo se obnašati

the best days of my life

najlepši dnevi mojega življenja

2. best (most favourable):

he is acting in her best interests

ravna v njeno največjo korist

the best thing she can do is forget him

zanjo bi bilo najbolje, če bi ga pozabila

what's the best way to the station?

kako najhitreje [or najlažje] pridem do postaje?

to be best

biti najbolje

3. best (most):

the best part of sth

dobršen del česa

it took the best part of an hour

trajalo je skoraj celo uro

the best part of the summer

dobršen del poletja

for the best part of two decades

skoraj dve desetletji

sb's best bet inf your best bet would be to take a taxi

najbolje bi bilo, če vzameš taksi

the best thing since sliced bread

najboljša stvar, odkar svet stoji

II . best [best] ADV

best superl of well:

best

najbolje

try as best as you can

potrudi se po svojih najboljših močeh

to do as one thinks best

storiti, kar kdo misli, da je prav

best of all

in kar je najbolje

to like sth best [of all]

imeti kaj najraje

III . best [best] N no pl

1. best:

(finest person, thing) the best

najboljši

to the best of your ability

po svojih najboljših močeh

the best of friends

najboljši prijatelji

in the best of health

popolnoma zdrav

to the best of my knowledge

kolikor vem

at its best

v najboljšem stanju

at one's best (performance)

v vrhunski formi

at one's best (performance)

na višku

at one's best (condition)

v najboljšem stanju

and best of all

in kar je še boljše

2. best (most favourable):

all the best! inf

srečno!

all the best! inf

lep pozdrav!

best of luck!

veliko sreče!

please give her my best

prosim, če jo lepo pozdraviš

to send one's best

poslati iskrene pozdrave

it's for the best

tako je najbolje

at best

v najboljšem primeru

3. best SPORTS:

to play the best of three/five

igrati na dve/tri zmage

to get the best of the bargain [or it]

največ iztržiti

to make the best of things [or it]

čim bolje izkoristiti kaj

to wear one's Sunday best

obleči pražnja oblačila

the best of both worlds

najboljše iz obeh možnosti

See also well up , well , well , good

well up VB intr to well [up] out of sth

well

privreti od kod

tears welled up in her eyes

solze so ji stopile v oči

pride welled up in his chest fig

v prsih se mu je prebudil ponos

well² [wel] N

1. well (for water):

well

vodnjak m

2. well (for mineral):

well

jašek m

oil well

naftni vrelec

3. well ARCHIT:

well (for stairs)

stopnišče n

well (for lift)

jašek m za dvigalo

I . well¹ <better, best> [wel] ADJ usu pred

1. well (healthy):

well

zdrav

to be alive and well

biti živ in zdrav

to feel well

dobro se počutiti

to get well

ozdraveti

get well soon!

želim ti hitro okrevanje!

2. well (okay):

all's well here

tu je vse v redu

all being well, we should arrive on time

če bo vse v redu, bomo prišli pravočasno

all well and good

vse lepo in prav

that's all very well but ...

to je vse lepo in prav, ampak ...

it's just as well that ...

še bolje je, da ...

3. well (sensible):

it would be as well to do sth

pametno bi bilo narediti kaj

all's well that ends well prov

konec dober, vse dobro preg

II . well¹ <better, best> [wel] ADV

1. well (in a good way):

well

dobro

well spotted!

dobro opaženo!

[that was] well put

dobro povedano

well done!

bravo!

to be money well spent

biti dober nakup

to mean well

imeti dober namen

as well as sb/sth

tako dobro kot kdo/kaj

2. well (favourably):

to speak well of sb/sth

lepo govoriti o kom/čem

3. well (thoroughly):

well

dobro

to know sb well

dobro poznati koga

4. well (very much):

to cost well over/under £ 100

stati veliko več/manj kot 100 funtov

5. well (used for emphasis):

well

res

well

zelo

I should damn well hope so! inf

močno upam, da res!

to be well aware of sth

dobro se zavedati česa

to be well over forty

biti že precej nad štiridesetim

to be well worth it

zelo se izplačati

to be well worth an attempt

zelo se izplačati poskusiti

well and truly

enkrat za vselej

6. well (justifiably):

well

seveda

you may well ask!

upravičeno sprašuješ

I couldn't very well refuse the offer

ponudbe seveda nisem mogel zavrniti

7. well (probably):

well

povsem

it may well be that ...

čisto možno je, da ...

8. well (very):

well

popolnoma

well

zelo

9. well (also):

as well

prav tako

... as well as ...

... kot tudi ...

III . well¹ [wel] INTERJ

well (introducing, continuing a statement)

no

well (introducing, continuing a statement)

torej

well (showing hesitation)

no

(showing surprise) well [, well]!

glej no!

oh well, it doesn't matter

oh, saj ni važno

IV . well¹ [wel] N no pl

to wish sb well

želeti komu dobro

I . good <better, best> [gʊd] ADJ

1. good approv:

good

dober

good weather

lep

good (healthy) appetite, leg

zdrav

good morning/evening

dobro jutro/dober večer

have a good day!

lep dan še naprej!

it's good to see you again

lepo te je spet srečati

there's a good chance [that] ...

obstaja velika verjetnost, [da] ...

good dog!

priden pes!

he's a good runner

dobro teče

she speaks good Spanish

dobro govori špansko

the Good Book

Sveto pismo

to do a good job

dobro opraviti delo

it's a good job ...

na srečo ...

the good life

sladko življenje

good luck!

srečno!

good sense

prisebnost

to have a good time

zabavati se

in good time

pravočasno

to be too much of a good thing

biti predobro

to be too good to be true

biti prelepo, da bi bilo res

to be good at sth

biti dober v čem

he's not very good at maths [or in math]

matematika mu ne gre prav dobro

to be good for nothing

biti nebodigatreba

if she says so that's good enough for me

če ona to pravi, je to zame dovolj

to be good with children/people

znati delati z otroki/ljudmi

sb looks good in sth

kaj komu pristaja

2. good (kind, understanding):

it was very good of you to help us

zelo prijazno od vas, da ste nam pomagali

would you be good enough to ...

bi bili tako prijazni in ...

3. good (thorough):

good

temeljit

the house needs a good clean

hišo je treba temeljito očistiti

to have a good cry

pošteno se zjokati

to have a good laugh

pošteno se nasmejati

to have a good look at sth

natančno si kaj ogledati

a good talking to

narediti pridigo [komu]

4. good (substantial):

good

znaten

we walked a good distance today

danes smo kar precej prehodili

it's a good half hour's walk

dobre pol ure hoje je

a good deal

precej

to make good money

dobro zaslužiti

5. good (able to provide):

he is always good for a laugh

vedno je pripravljen na šalo

6. good (almost):

as good as ...

skoraj ...

they as good as called me a liar

tako rekoč rekli so mi, da lažem

to be as good as gold

biti zlat [otrok]

to be [as] good as one's word

biti vreden zaupanja

7. good (to emphasize):

good

res

I need a good long holiday

potreben sem res dolgega dopusta

when I'm good and ready

ko bom res pripravljen

8. good:

(in exclamations) good Lord [or heavens]!

ljubi bog!

good gracious!

za božjo voljo!

good grief!

moj bog!

good old James!

dobri stari James!

it's as good as it gets

bolje ne bo nikoli

to have [got] it good

dobro iti [komu]

to make good

obogateti

to make sth ⇄ good (repair)

popraviti kaj

to make sth ⇄ good (pay for)

poplačati kaj

to make sth ⇄ good (do successfully)

uspeti v čem

II . good [gʊd] ADV

1. good inf (well):

good Am dial

dobro

2. good inf (thoroughly):

good

temeljito

to do sth good and proper

narediti kaj, kot je treba

III . good [gʊd] N no pl

1. good (moral force):

good

dobro n

good and evil

dobro in zlo

to be up to no good

ne imeti v mislih nič dobrega

to do good

delati dobro

the good pl

dobri [ljudje] m pl

2. good (benefit):

good

korist f

this will do you a world of good

to vam bo zelo koristilo

that young man is no good

mladenič ni nič prida

a lot of good that'll do [you]!

to [ti] bo pa res koristilo!

to do more harm than good

bolj škoditi kot koristiti

for the good of his health

zaradi njegovega zdravja

for the good of the nation

v dobro naroda

for one's own good

za svoje dobro

3. good (ability):

to be no good at sth

biti slab v čem

for good [and all]

za vedno [in vekomaj]

best ˈman N

best man

poročna priča f (ženinova)

best-ˈsell·er N

best-seller

uspešnica f

best-seller

bestseler m

sec·ond ˈbest ADJ

second best

drugi najboljši

to come off second best fig

potegniti kratko

to settle for second best

biti z malim zadovoljen

Sun·day ˈbest N no pl, Sun·day ˈclothes N

Sunday best pl dated:

Sunday best

pražnja oblačila n pl

I . good <better, best> [gʊd] ADJ

1. good approv:

good

dober

good weather

lep

good (healthy) appetite, leg

zdrav

good morning/evening

dobro jutro/dober večer

have a good day!

lep dan še naprej!

it's good to see you again

lepo te je spet srečati

there's a good chance [that] ...

obstaja velika verjetnost, [da] ...

good dog!

priden pes!

he's a good runner

dobro teče

she speaks good Spanish

dobro govori špansko

the Good Book

Sveto pismo

to do a good job

dobro opraviti delo

it's a good job ...

na srečo ...

the good life

sladko življenje

good luck!

srečno!

good sense

prisebnost

to have a good time

zabavati se

in good time

pravočasno

to be too much of a good thing

biti predobro

to be too good to be true

biti prelepo, da bi bilo res

to be good at sth

biti dober v čem

he's not very good at maths [or in math]

matematika mu ne gre prav dobro

to be good for nothing

biti nebodigatreba

if she says so that's good enough for me

če ona to pravi, je to zame dovolj

to be good with children/people

znati delati z otroki/ljudmi

sb looks good in sth

kaj komu pristaja

2. good (kind, understanding):

it was very good of you to help us

zelo prijazno od vas, da ste nam pomagali

would you be good enough to ...

bi bili tako prijazni in ...

3. good (thorough):

good

temeljit

the house needs a good clean

hišo je treba temeljito očistiti

to have a good cry

pošteno se zjokati

to have a good laugh

pošteno se nasmejati

to have a good look at sth

natančno si kaj ogledati

a good talking to

narediti pridigo [komu]

4. good (substantial):

good

znaten

we walked a good distance today

danes smo kar precej prehodili

it's a good half hour's walk

dobre pol ure hoje je

a good deal

precej

to make good money

dobro zaslužiti

5. good (able to provide):

he is always good for a laugh

vedno je pripravljen na šalo

6. good (almost):

as good as ...

skoraj ...

they as good as called me a liar

tako rekoč rekli so mi, da lažem

to be as good as gold

biti zlat [otrok]

to be [as] good as one's word

biti vreden zaupanja

7. good (to emphasize):

good

res

I need a good long holiday

potreben sem res dolgega dopusta

when I'm good and ready

ko bom res pripravljen

8. good:

(in exclamations) good Lord [or heavens]!

ljubi bog!

good gracious!

za božjo voljo!

good grief!

moj bog!

good old James!

dobri stari James!

it's as good as it gets

bolje ne bo nikoli

to have [got] it good

dobro iti [komu]

to make good

obogateti

to make sth ⇄ good (repair)

popraviti kaj

to make sth ⇄ good (pay for)

poplačati kaj

to make sth ⇄ good (do successfully)

uspeti v čem

II . good [gʊd] ADV

1. good inf (well):

good Am dial

dobro

2. good inf (thoroughly):

good

temeljito

to do sth good and proper

narediti kaj, kot je treba

III . good [gʊd] N no pl

1. good (moral force):

good

dobro n

good and evil

dobro in zlo

to be up to no good

ne imeti v mislih nič dobrega

to do good

delati dobro

the good pl

dobri [ljudje] m pl

2. good (benefit):

good

korist f

this will do you a world of good

to vam bo zelo koristilo

that young man is no good

mladenič ni nič prida

a lot of good that'll do [you]!

to [ti] bo pa res koristilo!

to do more harm than good

bolj škoditi kot koristiti

for the good of his health

zaradi njegovega zdravja

for the good of the nation

v dobro naroda

for one's own good

za svoje dobro

3. good (ability):

to be no good at sth

biti slab v čem

for good [and all]

za vedno [in vekomaj]

I . well¹ <better, best> [wel] ADJ usu pred

1. well (healthy):

well

zdrav

to be alive and well

biti živ in zdrav

to feel well

dobro se počutiti

to get well

ozdraveti

get well soon!

želim ti hitro okrevanje!

2. well (okay):

all's well here

tu je vse v redu

all being well, we should arrive on time

če bo vse v redu, bomo prišli pravočasno

all well and good

vse lepo in prav

that's all very well but ...

to je vse lepo in prav, ampak ...

it's just as well that ...

še bolje je, da ...

3. well (sensible):

it would be as well to do sth

pametno bi bilo narediti kaj

all's well that ends well prov

konec dober, vse dobro preg

II . well¹ <better, best> [wel] ADV

1. well (in a good way):

well

dobro

well spotted!

dobro opaženo!

[that was] well put

dobro povedano

well done!

bravo!

to be money well spent

biti dober nakup

to mean well

imeti dober namen

as well as sb/sth

tako dobro kot kdo/kaj

2. well (favourably):

to speak well of sb/sth

lepo govoriti o kom/čem

3. well (thoroughly):

well

dobro

to know sb well

dobro poznati koga

4. well (very much):

to cost well over/under £ 100

stati veliko več/manj kot 100 funtov

5. well (used for emphasis):

well

res

well

zelo

I should damn well hope so! inf

močno upam, da res!

to be well aware of sth

dobro se zavedati česa

to be well over forty

biti že precej nad štiridesetim

to be well worth it

zelo se izplačati

to be well worth an attempt

zelo se izplačati poskusiti

well and truly

enkrat za vselej

6. well (justifiably):

well

seveda

you may well ask!

upravičeno sprašuješ

I couldn't very well refuse the offer

ponudbe seveda nisem mogel zavrniti

7. well (probably):

well

povsem

it may well be that ...

čisto možno je, da ...

8. well (very):

well

popolnoma

well

zelo

9. well (also):

as well

prav tako

... as well as ...

... kot tudi ...

III . well¹ [wel] INTERJ

well (introducing, continuing a statement)

no

well (introducing, continuing a statement)

torej

well (showing hesitation)

no

(showing surprise) well [, well]!

glej no!

oh well, it doesn't matter

oh, saj ni važno

IV . well¹ [wel] N no pl

to wish sb well

želeti komu dobro

well² [wel] N

1. well (for water):

well

vodnjak m

2. well (for mineral):

well

jašek m

oil well

naftni vrelec

3. well ARCHIT:

well (for stairs)

stopnišče n

well (for lift)

jašek m za dvigalo

well up VB intr to well [up] out of sth

well

privreti od kod

tears welled up in her eyes

solze so ji stopile v oči

pride welled up in his chest fig

v prsih se mu je prebudil ponos

Good ˈFri·day N no art

Good Friday

veliki petek m

good-ˈhu·moured [ˌgʊdˈhju:məd] ADJ, good-ˈhu·mored ADJ

1. good-humoured (cheerful):

good-humoured

dobre volje

good-humoured

vesel

2. good-humoured (good-natured):

good-humoured

dobrodušen

good-ˈlook·ing <more good-looking, most good-looking [or better-looking, best-looking]> ADJ

good-looking

čeden

good-looking

privlačen

good ˈlooks N pl

good looks

lepota f

good looks

čednost f

good-ˈna·tured ADJ

good-natured

dobrodušen

good-natured

prijazen

good-ˈsized ADJ

good-sized

[precej] velik

good-sized

precejšen

good ADJ

User Entry

good guy

fant od fare

good ADV

User Entry

for good

za vedno, za vselej

well N

User Entry

well

vodnjak, izvir, vrelec, studenec

well (fig.)

začetek, praizvor, vrtina

well ADJ

User Entry

well

prisrčno, iskreno, primerno

Usage examples with best

third best

tretji najboljši

at best

v najboljšem primeru

may the best man win

naj zmaga najboljši

to wear one's Sunday best

obleči pražnja oblačila

the best of all

najboljši izmed vseh

to give one's best

pozdraviti

honesty is the best policy prov

s poštenostjo se daleč pride

to try one's best

dati vse od sebe

the best/cheapest possible ...

najboljši/najcenejši možni ...

and best of all

in kar je še boljše

to send one's best

poslati iskrene pozdrave

it's for the best

tako je najbolje

the next best thing

naslednja najboljša stvar

the best of friends

najboljši prijatelji

the best of both worlds

najboljše iz obeh možnosti

the best brains

najbolj pameten

the best/wisest course

najboljši/najpametnejši način

the best feature

najboljše pri

the best-laid plans

najbolje zastavljeni načrti

kind [or best]regards

lep pozdrav

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