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skopáriti to be niggardly; to be sordidly parsimonious; to button up one's purse (ali one's pocket)

skopáriti s čim to be stingy with something
skopáriti s hrano, z denarjem to stint food, money
ona skopari z mlekom za otroke she is stingy with the milk for the children
zelo skopáriti (figurativno) to skin a flint

sledíti to follow, (divjad po sledi) to track, to stalk; to come after (ali next); to be subsequent to; to ensue; to succeed

sledíti modi to follow the fashion
sledíti komu z očmi to keep someone in sight
nevihti je sledila tišina a calm followed the storm
poletju sledi jesen autumn follows summer
večerji je sledil ples the dinner was followed by a ball
Edvard VII. je sledil Viktoriji Edward VII succeeded Victoria
sledíti kot senca komu to shadow someone
pismo sledi trgovina letter to follow
nadaljevanje sledi to be continued
kakor dolgo sem jim sledil z očmi as long as I could keep them in view
sledíti iz to result from, (posledica) to be the result of, to be the consequence
iz tega še ne sledi, da je kriv it does not hence follow that he is guilty
iz česar sledi whence it follows
iz tega sledi, da... hence it follows that...
kot sledi as follows, as under
moje mnenje je kot sledi (je naslednje) my opinion is as follows

slovéti to be famous (ali reputed, renowned) (po for)

ta dežela slovi po svoji lepoti this country is famous for its beauty
slovéti kot... to have a reputation as (oziroma for)...

službováti to serve; to be employed; to work; ➞ služiti

slúžiti to serve, to be in service; (rabiti se) to be used (kot as)

slúžiti v vojski to serve in the army
slúžiti svojo učno dobo to serve one's apprenticeship
slúžiti si kruh to earn one's living
sam si mora slúžiti kruh he has to earn his own living
trdó si slúžiti kruh to work hard for a living
slúžiti za zgled to serve as an example
kje služite? where are you working?, who are you working for?
to naj ti služi kot svarilo! let this be a warning to you!
slúžiti svojemu namenu to serve one's purpose
ta plašč mi dobro služi this coat wears well
čemu služi to? what is the use of that?
nihče ne more slúžiti dvema gospodarjema no one can serve two masters

smehljáti se to smile (komu at, on someone); to be all smiles

sreča se mu smehlja fortune smiles upon him
smehljáti se v solzah to smile through one's tears
smehljaje je privolil he smiled consent

sméti (smem) to be allowed (ali permitted); to dare

če smem vprašati if I may ask
smem reči besedo? may I say a word?
ona ne sme iz hiše she is not allowed to leave the house
ali sme že čestitati? are congratulations in order?

sodíti (na sodišču) to judge, to give (ali to pass) judgment; to administer justice, to hear a case; to sit in court, to try, to sit in judgment upon; (meniti, misliti) to think, to deem, to be of the opinion, to consider, to estimate; (kritizirati) to criticize

slabo, krivo sodíti to misjudge, to have a wrong opinion of, to be mistaken, to get it wrong
sodim, da... I believe (ali think, reckon) that...
sodeč po njegovih besedah judging by his words
sodíti koga po sebi (arhaično) to measure another's foot by one's own last
ne sodi drugih po sebi don't judge other people by yourself

soglášati to agree (z with); to be agreeable (to)

ne soglášati to disagree (with); (pristati) to consent, to assent
soglašam s tem I am in agreement with it
soglašam z vami v tej točki I agree with you on that point

solzíti se to water; to run; to brim with tears; to be full of tears, to be wet with tears; (trta) to emit sap

oči se mi solzijo my eyes water, are watering

spáti to sleep, to be asleep, to lie asleep; pogovorno to kip; to lie dormant

spáti oblečen to sleep with one's clothes on
spáti po obedu to have (ali to take) a nap, to have one's forty winks
dobro (slabo) spáti to sleep well (badly, poorly)
spáti doma (zunaj) to sleep in (out)
spáti pod milim nebom, na prostem to sleep in the open air
spáti polnih 12 (ali 24) ur to sleep the clock round
spáti zimsko spanje to hibernate
spáti spanje pravičnega to sleep the sleep of the just
trdno spáti to be fast (ali sound) asleep, to sleep very soundly
spáti nepretrgano do 7. ure zjutraj to sleep right through (ali without a break) until seven in the morning
predolgo spáti (= »zaspati«) to oversleep
spáti kot ubit, kot polh to sleep like a log (ali like a top, like a dormouse)
iti spat to go to bed, to lie down to sleep, (otroški govor) to go to bye-byes; to retire
to mi ne da spáti it keeps me awake at night
nisem mogel spáti I hardly slept a wink
hoditi zgodaj spat to retire early
ne spáti (biti buden, figurativno) to be watchful (ali vigilant), to be on the alert
bom toliko bolje spal zaradi tega I will sleep the sounder for it
zadeva spi (figurativno) the matter (ali affair) has been pigeon-holed
vso noč nisem spal I did not sleep a wink last night
kakor si boš postlal, tako boš spal as you make your bed, so you must lie

spláčati se to pay; to be worth the money

splača se it pays
splača se vedeti it is worth knowing
kmetu se splača, da... it pays a farmer to...
komaj se splača (kupiti) it is hardly worth while (buying)
ne splača se it doesn't pay, it is not worth while (ali worth the trouble)
zločin se ne splača crime doesn't pay

spodóbiti se to befit; to behove; to be becoming

kot se spodobi as it should be, (francosko) comme il faut
ne spodobi se vam govoriti o tem you ought not (ali should not) talk about that
tako govorjenje se mlademu fantu ne spodobi a young chap shouldn't talk like that
to se ne spodobi za tako mladega moža that's not becoming for so young a man
spodobi se, da pokažeš kaj hvaležnosti it behoves you to show some gratitude

spoštováti to respect; to esteem; to honour; to be respectful (to); to estimate; to look up to someone

globoko spoštováti to revere
visoko spoštováti to hold in high esteem

spoznáti to recognize; to realize; to become aware; to get to know (London London), to come to know; to become (ali to be) alive (to something); to be aware (of); to perceive; (zavedati se) to become cognizant of

spoznal sem, da sem se bil zmotil I was aware I had made a mistake
spoznáti se s kom to make someone's acquaintance
spoznal sem se z njim lani I made his acquaintance last year
dobro se spoznáti v čem to be a good judge of something, (figurativno) to know the ropes, to know what's what
ne se spoznáti iz česa to be at a loss to understand sth
ne spoznam se v tem I don't know which is which
ne spoznam se v tem kraju the place is unfamiliar to me
ne spoznam se o njem I can make neither head nor tail of him
moram ga spoznáti (se seznaniti z njim) I must get to know (ali acquainted with) with him
spoznavam, da... I am becoming aware that...

sprhnéti to be affected by dry rot; to moulder; to decay

sramováti se to be (ali to feel) ashamed (česa of something)

ni se sramoval reči... he was not ashamed to say
sramujte se! you ought to be ashamed of yourself!

stagnírati to stagnate; to be stagnant; to be sluggish

státi² (stojim) to stand; to be at a standstill; (ne se premakniti) to stagnate, not to budge

pokonci státi to stand upright
státi na prstih to stand on tiptoe
státi v pozoru vojska to stand at attention
státi voljno vojska to stand at ease
vod, stoj! vojska squad, halt!
státi na straži to be on sentry-go, to stand guard
státi komu ob strani to stand by someone
státi na lastnih nogah (figurativno) to stand on one's own legs
moja ura stoji my watch has stopped
stvari stojé dobro matters stand well
(takó) kot stvari stojé as matters stand
bil je preveč pijan, da bi mogel státi (na nogah) he was too drunk to stand up
nekaj ostankov rimskega zidu še stoji some remains of the Roman wall are still standing
stoj! stop!, halt!, stand still!
státi ravno kot sveča to stand bolt upright
koliko časa stoji vlak na tej postaji? how long does the train stop at this station?
státi trdno kot skala to stand firm as a rock
státi v vrsti (in čakati) ZDA to stand in line; VB to stand in a queue, to queue (up)

stávkati to strike, to be on strike, to be out (on strike); to go on strike

začeti stávkati to come out on strike, to walk out