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seznániti

seznániti koga s kom to acquaint someone with someone, to make someone acquainted with someone, to introduce someone to someone
seznániti se s kom to make someone's acquaintance, to get (ali to become) acquainted with someone
seznanili smo se z njo v Londonu we made her acquaintance in London
moram se seznániti z njim I must make his acquaintance (ali get to know him)
prosim, seznanite me z g.X.! please introduce me to Mr.X.!

sezóna season

zunaj (izven) sezóne in the off-season
gledališka sezón theatrical season
londonska sezón (od maja do julija) the season, the London season
visoka sezón high season
višek sezóne the height (ali peak) of the season
mrtva sezón dead (ali dull) season, off-season
sedaj je sezón češenj cherries are in season
smo na višku sezóne we are at the peak of the season
sezón ostrig je oysters pl are in

sezónski seasonal

sezónski delavec seasonal worker
sezónske nevihte seasonal storms pl
sezónski artikel seasonal article
sezónsko sadje fruits in season
sezónska tarifa seasonal tariff
sezónsko delo seasonal work
sezónska razprodaja (zaključna) clearance sale, closing-down sale
sezónsko prislov seasonally

shraníti to lay up, to preserve, to keep; to deposit; to take charge of

to je dobro shranjeno that is in safe keeping
imeti kaj shranjeno to have something in one's keeping

síla (moč) power, might; (krepkost) vigour; (potreba) necessity; (jakost) strength; (silovitost) vehemence; (nasilje) violence, force; (težava) difficulty, trouble; (prisila) compulsion, constraint, coercion; (beda) want, need, pinch; (stiska) emergency, neediness; (pritisk) pressure; (nevarnost) danger, emergency; (nuja) urgency, necessity

v síli in case of emergency (ali of need, of necessity)
s sílo by force, forcibly, with violence, by strong-arm methods
z vsemi sílami with might and main
pod sílo okoliščin, razmer under the stress of circumstances
po síli (nerad) forced, under compulsion, unwillingly, reluctantly, perforce
če je síla if need be, if need arise
to je višja síla it is a case of needs must (ali of overwhelming odds, of vis maior)
groba síla violence
konjska síla horsepower (krajšava: HP)
gonilna síla motive power
višja síla force majeure, Act of God
naravne síle natural forces, forces of nature
kopne síle vojska land forces pl
pomorske síle vojska naval forces pl, navy
pomorska síla naval power
síla (ogromno) ljudi a great number of people
enota síle unit of force
moment síle moment of a force
delovna síla manpower
politika síle power politics pl
vodna síla water (ali hydraulic) power
oborožene (vojaške) síle armed (military) forces pl
Kraljeva Zračna Sila Royal Air Force
klic v síli emergency call
izhod v síli emergency exit
biti v veliki síli (stiski) to be in great distress (ali need)
ni mu síle he is not in bad circumstances, he is doing well
ni síle (= ne mudi se) there's no hurry, it is not urgent
ni nobene síle there is no hurry
to je za sílo (= začasno) this is a makeshift, this is a stopgap, this is a temporary substitute
síla (strašno) vroče je it is extremely hot
síla ima večjo moč kot pravica might before right
napeti vse (svoje) síle to do one's utmost, to make every effort, to do one's best, to do all one can; to tax one's powers to the utmost; to use every exertion; to stir heaven and earth; to leave no stone unturned
síla kola lomi needs must when the devil drives, necessity knows no law
v síli hudič muhe žre (figurativno) drowning men catch at straws, beggars can't be choosers
(tudi) s sílo se ne da vsega doseči (figurativno) you can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
ukloniti se síli to give way to compulsion, to act under compulsion (ali duress)
v síli spoznaš pravega prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed

silhuéta silhouette

napraviti silhuéto kake osebe to portray someone in silhouette

sílno violently, extremely, mightily, powerfully; awfully

sílno zadolžen over head and ears in debt
sílno želeti to crave (after), to lust (after, for), to pine (after, for), to yearn (after), to hanker (after, for)

silobrán

v silobránu in self-preservation; pravo in self-defence

simpátičen (oseba) likable, likeable, agreeable, pleasant, nice; prepossessing; winning, attractive, engaging, congenial

simpátično vedenje winning ways pl
takoj mi je bil (postal) simpátičen I took to him at once, I found him an attractive person from the word go
ona mi ni simpátična I don't care much for her, I don't feel interested in her
simpátični živec (simpatikus) sympathetic nerve

simpatíja liking, inclination, fancy for, sympathy, affinity (to, for)

simpatíje in antipatije likes pl and dislikes pl
iz simpatíje do in sympathy with
iz simpatíje out of sympathy
čutiti, imeti simpatíje do, za... to have a liking for...
ki vzbuja simpatíjo sympathetic

sín son

edini sín, sín edinec only son
prvorojeni sín first-born son
Brown, sin Brown, junior (krajšava: jr.)
Brown in sin Brown and Son
najstarejši sín (in dedič) son and heir
zakonski sín legitimate son
nezakonski sín illegitimate son, natural son
Apolonovi sínovi (= pesniki) the sons of Apollo
izgubljeni sín long-lost son, biblija prodigal son
sín božji (Kristus) religija Son of God
to je pravi sín svojega očeta he is his father's son
kakršen oče, takšen sín like father, like son

sír cheese

kozji sír goat cheese
kravji sír (cow) cheese
holandski sír Dutch cheese
švicarski sír Swiss cheese
hlebec síra a whole cheese
kruhek z govedino in sírom cheeseburger
nož za sír cheese cutter
velik pladenj za sír cheese plate
zvonec za sír cheese-plate cover
mlad, nezrel sír green cheese
črv v síru cheese mite

sistém system; (metoda) method

brez sistéma unsystematic, unmethodical
gorski sistém mountain system
sončni sistém solar system
živčni sistém nervous system
nobenega sistéma ni v tem početju there is no system in this way of doing things
nobenega sistéma ne imeti to lack system

sìt sated, satiated; fed; figurativno (naveličan) fed up with, sick of, tired of, weary of

sìt življenja weary of life, tired of life
do grla sem sìt I'm fed up to the teeth (with)
najesti se do sìtega to appease one's hunger, to eat one's fill of...
do sìtega sem se nagledal I have seen enough, pogovorno I've had an eyeful
sìt sem ga (figurativno) I can't stand the fellow any longer
sìt sem tega I've had enough of it, I'm fed up with it
sìt je vsega he's fed up with everything
sìt sem tega dela I'm sick of this work
sìt sem čakanja I am tired of waiting
čez glavo sem sìt I'm fed up to the back teeth (with)
do sìtega se je najedel češenj he has eaten his fill of cherries
ljudstvo je bilo sìto vojne the people were sick of war
ne more biti volk sìt in koza cela (figurativno) you can't have it both ways
od dobrih (lepih) želja še nihče ni bil sìt if wishes were horses beggars might ride

síto sieve; (rešeto) riddle, bolter; (cedilo) strainer

dati koga na síto in rešeto (figurativno) to criticize (criticise) someone severely and maliciously

situácija situation; (položaj) position; (okolnosti) circumstances pl; state of affairs

biti kos, dorasel situáciji to be equal to the situation
rešiti situácijo to save the situation
situácija je videti brezupna things pl look desperate
biti v zelo nerodni situáciji to be caught (ali landed) in a very uncomfortable (ali awkward, embarrassing, sticky) situation
situácija se je poslabšala the situation has deteriorated
obvlad(ov)ati situácijo to be master of the situation
zadostiti zahtevam situácije to meet the demands of the situation

sív grey, (zlasti ZDA) gray; (lasje tudi) grizzled, grizzly

sívi lasje grey hair; (nebo) overcast, cloudy; (vreme) dull
síva barva grey colour, (sivina) greyness, grey
oblečen v sívem dressed in grey, wearing grey
svetlo (temno) sív light (dark) grey
biserno sív pearl-grey
imeti sívo brado to have a grizzled beard
postati sív to grow grey
delati komu síve lase (figurativno) to be a great trial to someone
zaradi tega si ne delam sívih las (figurativno) I don't worry about it

skákati to jump, to spring, to leap, to bound, to hop, to skip; (v vodo pri kopanju) to dive

skákati od veselja to leap for joy
skákati čez vrv (otroška igra) to skip (a rope)
skákati v višino šport to do (ali to compete in) the high jump
cene skačejo prices are rising
skákati od predmeta do predmeta to skip from one thing to another
ali znaš dobro skákati? are you good at jumping?

sklád

1. (fond) fund, funds pl

amortizacijski sklád sinking fund
skupni sklád joint fund
bolniški sklád sick fund
obratovni sklád trading fund, working fund
pokojninski sklád pension fund
rezervni sklád reserve fund
tekoči sklád mobile funds pl

2. geologija stratum, pl -s, strata; layer

lega skládov arrangement of strata

3. (skladanica)

sklád drv a stack (ali a pile) of firewood

4. (skladnost) accordance, harmony

v skládu z in compliance with, in accordance with
biti v skládu z to harmonize with, to correspond to, to be consistent with
skušali bomo spraviti vaše želje v sklád z našimi koristmi we shall try to reconcile your wishes with our interests
to ni v skládu z mojim prepričanjem that is not in accordance with my beliefs
spraviti v sklád z to harmonize, to reconcile, to bring into harmony with
delati v skládu to act in conformity with

skláden (složen, ustrezen) accordant (with), congruent (with); conformable (to)

skladno z in accordance with, according to