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Fluent Fiction - Slovenian: The Ace Vanishes: A Mysterious Night in Ljubljana's Underground Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sl/episode/2025-10-31-07-38-20-sl Story Transcript:Sl: Listje je padalo na ulice Ljubljane, barvito in prekrilo ceste s toplimi odtenki oranžne in rdeče.En: The leaves were falling onto the streets of Ljubljana, colorful and covering the roads with warm shades of orange and red.Sl: V podzemni krčmi ob nabrežju Ljubljanice je bila poker igra v polnem teku.En: In an underground tavern by the banks of the Ljubljanica, a poker game was in full swing.Sl: Alenka, Borut in Matej so sedeli za težko leseno mizo, obkroženi z debelimi dimnimi oblaki in strašljivimi dekoracijami za noč čarovnic.En: Alenka, Borut, and Matej sat at the heavy wooden table, surrounded by thick clouds of smoke and spooky Halloween decorations.Sl: Alenka je sedela z izrazom odločnosti.En: Alenka sat with a look of determination.Sl: Pogosto neopažena, je zdaj opazovala vsak potez igralcev, upajoč, da bo znova pridobila izgubljeni denar.En: Often unnoticed, she was now observing every move of the players, hoping to regain the lost money.Sl: Borut je sebično mrmral skozi zmage in gledal izpod klobuka v temo, medtem ko je Matej, novi član mize, s hladnim in premišljenim obrazom spremljal vsak krog.En: Borut selfishly murmured through his victories, glancing from under his hat into the darkness, while Matej, the new member of the table, watched each round with a cold and thoughtful expression.Sl: Ko so karte letele po mizi, je postajalo jasno, da je nekaj narobe.En: As the cards flew across the table, it became clear that something was wrong.Sl: Alenka je čakala na Asa pik, odločilno karto v njenem kompletu, vendar je karta izginila.En: Alenka was waiting for the Ace of Spades, a decisive card in her hand, but the card had disappeared.Sl: Bila je prepričana, da jo je imela v svoji roki pred nekaj trenutki.En: She was sure she had it in her hand just moments ago.Sl: Nikomur ni želela razkriti sumničenj, zato se je odločila raziskati skrivnost sama.En: Not wanting to reveal her suspicions to anyone, she decided to investigate the mystery herself.Sl: Sum ji je padel na Mateja, ki ji je bil nenavadno poznan, vendar iz drugega konca mesta.En: Her suspicion fell on Matej, who seemed oddly familiar, but from another part of the city.Sl: Mislila je na pretekla srečanja, ko je Matej nenadoma dvignil svojo stavo.En: She thought back to past encounters when Matej suddenly raised his bet.Sl: Alenka je vedela, da nekaj skriva.En: Alenka knew he was hiding something.Sl: Potiho je prestavljala in opazovala vsak premik.En: Quietly, she maneuvered and watched every move.Sl: Borut je deloval samozavestno, a njegovo vedenje je izdalo, da skriva nekaj več kot le karte.En: Borut acted confidently, but his behavior betrayed that he was hiding more than just cards.Sl: Alenka je nenadoma zagledala Matejevo dolgo roko, ki je pod mizo metala kartico Borutu.En: Alenka suddenly caught sight of Matej's long arm, tossing a card under the table to Borut.Sl: En sam hip in vse je bilo jasno: skrivna naveza med Borutom in Matejem.En: In an instant, everything was clear: a secret alliance between Borut and Matej.Sl: Alenka ni razkrila skrivnosti naglas.En: Alenka didn't reveal the secret aloud.Sl: Svojo novo vednost je obdržala zase in taktno začela igrati proti obema.En: She kept her newfound knowledge to herself and began playing tactfully against both of them.Sl: Njihova prednost je postala njena prednost in kmalu je zbirala karte z osupljivo spretnostjo, ki sta jo Matej in Borut le nemočno občudovala.En: Their advantage became her advantage, and soon she was gathering cards with astonishing skill that Matej and Borut could only admire helplessly.Sl: V zadnji igri, ko je bila napetost na vrhuncu, je Alenka razkrila svojo zmago z dodatno karto, ki jo je skrivoma pridobila nazaj, tik preden jo je Borut lahko podtaknil Mateju.En: In the final game, when the tension was at its peak, Alenka revealed her victory with an additional card she had secretly retrieved just before Borut could slip it to Matej.Sl: Zmaga ni prinesla le denarja, prinesla ji je spoštovanje in obnovljeno samozavest.En: The win brought her not only money but also respect and renewed confidence.Sl: Ko se je noč čarovnic bližala koncu, je Alenka stala ob reki, nasmejana in ponosna.En: As the Halloween night was nearing its end, Alenka stood by the river, smiling and proud.Sl: Spregledala je lastna pravila igre.En: She had overlooked her own rules of the game.Sl: Počasi je stopila stran in pustila za sabo dim in šepetanje preteklosti.En: Slowly, she walked away, leaving behind the smoke and whispers of the past. Vocabulary Words:tavern: krčmabanks: nabrežjedetermination: odločnostunnoticed: neopaženrevealing: razkrivatisuspicions: sumničenjainvestigate: raziskatibetrayed: izdaloalliance: navezatactfully: taktnoadvantage: prednostastonishing: osupljivohelplessly: nemočnotension: napetostvictory: zmagaslip: podtaknitirespect: spoštovanjeconfidence: samozavestoverlooked: spregledalasmoke: dimswirls: gematanjemurky: temaspooky: strašljivintrigued: zaintrigiralafamiliar: poznanmurmured: mrmralsly: prebrisanglancing: gledalmaneuvered: prestavljalaretrieve: pridobiti