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spomínek souvenir; token (of); (darilo) keepsake

za spomínek as a keepsake, by way of a keepsake
kot spomínek moje hvaležnosti as a token of my gratitude
obdržal si bom to za spomínek I'll keep it as a souvenir

spoštovánje respect; regard; deference; homage; consideration; esteem, estimation; reverence (do for); veneration

iz spoštovánja do out of respect for, in deference to
z vsem dolžnim spoštovánjem with all due respect, (tudi ironično) with the greatest respect
spoštovánje samega sebe self-respect
z odličnim spoštovánjem (v trgovinskih pismih) yours faithfully, respectfully yours
imeti največje spoštovánje do, za... to have the greatest respect for...
izkazati komu spoštovánje to pay one's respects to someone
bil je sprejet z vsem spoštovánjem, ki gre njegovemu položaju he was received with all the respect due to his position
uživati splošno spoštovánje to enjoy general esteem
znal si je pridobiti spoštovánje he knew how to win respect

sprétnost skill, skilfulness; dexterity; adroitness; deftness; address; expertness; knack

doseči, pridobiti si sprétnost to get the knack (za of); to get into the knack (of)

srájca (moška) shirt; (ženska) chemise, zgodovina shift

brez srájce shirtless
nočna moška srájca nightshirt
ženska nočna srájca nightdress, nightgown
srájca s kratkimi rokavi short-sleeved sports shirt
srájca z odprtim ovratnikom open-necked shirt
londonska »srajca« (= Londončan) London loafer
izdelovalec srájc shirtmaker
le v srájci, v sami srájci in one's shirt-sleeves, in one's shirt
železna srájc zgodovina coat of mail
poškrobljena srájc starched shirt
platno za srájce shirting
ovratnik pri srájci shirt-collar
manšete pri srájci shirt-cuffs pl
biti v sami srájci (brez suknjiča) to be in one's shirtsleeves
obleči komu srájco to help someone on with his shirt
obleči (si) srájco to put one's shirt on
stara navada je železna srájca habit is second nature

srcé heart; figurativno (jedro) pith, core, marrow

od srca from one's heart
brez srca heartless, cruel, hardhearted, unfeeling
v srcu at heart
na dnu mojega srca in my heart of hearts
z grenkobo v srcu with bitterness in one's heart
s težkim (lahkim) srcem (figurativno) with a heavy (light) heart
iz vsega srca with all my heart and soul
dobrega srca kindhearted
drag mojemu srcu dear to my heart
bolan na srcu (figurativno) heartsick
srcé trgajoč heartbreaking, heartrending
srcé Jezusovo religija Sacred Heart
rdeče srcé (lesna bolezen) false heartwood
napaka na srcu heart disease
razširjenje srca dilatation of the heart
sredstvo za krepitev srca cordial, heart stimulant, ZDA cardiac
zlato srcé (figurativno) a generous (ali a kind) heart
bítje srcá heartbeat
trdega srca hardhearted
bolan na srcu ill with a heart condition
srcé bije, močno tolče the heart pulsates, throbs
srcé me boli I am heartsick (ali heartsore), I am sick at heart, my heart aches, it grieves my heart
srcé mi močno bíje my heart is pounding (ali is thumping)
lahkó mi je pri srcu I am light at heart
biti bolan na srcu to be heartsick
to mi je na srcu this is close to my heart
to mi ni pri srcu (figurativno) it does not appeal to me
imeti nekaj na srcu (figurativno) to have something on one's mind
nimam srca, da bi to napravil I haven't got the heart to do it
ne jemlji si tega preveč k srcu! don't take it too hard!, don't worry about it!
to gre človeku do srca (figurativno)
to človeku trga srcé this is heartrending
srcé mi krvavi (mi je krvavelo) my heart is bleeding (bled)
kar ima na srcu, ima na jeziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
srcé mi ne da, da bi to storil I do it with a bad grace, I cannot bring myself to do it
to mi je zelo pri srcu I have set my heart upon it
odvaliti komu kamen od srca (figurativno) to take a load off someone's mind
kamen se mi je odvalil od srca I feel a weight off my mind, a weight has been lifted from my mind
on osvaja ženska srca he is a ladykiller
omehčati najtrše srcé to touch the stoniest of hearts
srcé mi je padlo v hlače (figurativno) my heart sank into my shoes, I got cold feet, my heart failed me
položiti komu kaj na srcé to lay something to someone's heart
pomilujem vas iz dna srca I pity you from the bottom of my heart
olajšati si srcé to unbosom oneself
srcé bi mi póčilo I would die of a broken heart
srcé mi poskakuje od veselja ob tem it makes my heart thrill
to prija mojemu srcu it does my heart good
pridobiti si srca vseh to win the hearts of all
k srcu mu je prirasla (figurativno) he became very fond of her
razveseliti komu srcé to warm the cockles of someone's heart
od srca se smejati to laugh heartily
kolikor ti (le) srcé poželi! to your heart's content!
srcé se mi stiska I feel pangs (anguish)
iti komu k srcu to go to someone's heart, to make someone's heart thrill
srcé se mi trga it breaks my heart, I find it heartrending
človeku se srcé trga (ob tem) it's heartbreaking (ali heartrending)
vzeti si kaj k srcu to take something to heart
preveč si je to vzel k srcu he took it too much to heart
zelo sem si k srcu vzel njegovo smrt I was deeply affected by his death, I found his death a terrible blow
to mi teži srcé it presses (ali weighs heavily) upon my mind
strl ji je srcé (figurativno) he broke her heart
srcé mu je poskočilo (figurativno) his heart leapt
srcé me je zabolelo I was heartstricken
od vsega srca želeti kaj to set one's heart on something

sréča (notranja) happiness, felicity; (muhasta) fortune; (slučajna) (good) luck, good fortune, lucky chance

veliko sréče! good luck!
na sréčo, k sréči fortunately, luckily, by a lucky chance
na slepo sréčo at random, at haphazard, at a venture, in a happygo-lucky way
vso sréčo! may good luck go with you!
najboljšo sréčo! the best of luck (to you)!
kolo sréče Fortune's wheel, the ups and downs of life
v sréči ali nesreči in weal or woe, for good or ill, come weal or woe
opoteča sréča chequered fortune
sprememba sréče (na slabše) change for the worse, reversal of fortune
(še) sréča, da... it's a piece of luck that...
prava sréča, da ste slučajno bili tam it's a blessing you happened to be there
vojna sréča contingencies pl of war
to (pa) je sréča! that's what I call good luck!
bila bi velika sréča, če... it would be a great slice of luck if...
to je pač moja sréča! (imam pač tako sréčo!) that's just my luck!
lahko govorimo o sréči we can consider ourselves lucky
sréča je hotela, da... as luck would have it...
imam sréčo I am in luck, I am lucky
nimam sréče I have no luck, I am out of luck
to se pravi imeti sréčo! that's what I call good luck!
imeti veliko sréčo to have much good luck
imeti več sréče kot pameti to be more lucky than wise
marsikdo ima več sréče kot pameti fortune favours fools
imeti nepričakovano sréčo (pogovorno) to strike oil
imeti vražjo sréčo to be dead lucky
imeti vedno sréčo pri kartanju to be always lucky at cards
imel sem sréčo I had a stroke of luck
iskati sréčo to seek fortune
če bo šlo vse po sréči if everything goes well
poskusiti sréčo to try one's luck, to take one's chance, to chance one's luck, (žargon) to chance it
to ti bo prineslo sréčo it will bring you good luck
poskusiti kaj na slepo sréča to have a go
napraviti kaj na slepo sréčo (pogovorno) to chance one's arm
dal sem si prerokovati sréčo I had my fortune told
vedeževati komu sréčo to tell someone his fortune
vsakemu se sréča enkrat nasmeje every dog has his (ali its) day
skaliti sréčo to mar someone's happiness
voščiti, želeti komu sréčo pri... to wish someone joy of...
pot do sréče je trnova arhaično no joy without annoy
kadar sem imel največ sréče, sem zaslužil X SIT in my heyday I earned X tolars
sréča me zapušča my fortunes are at a low ebb
zibati se v sréči to walk (ali to tread) on air
bogastvo samo nam še ne more nuditi sréče wealth alone cannot procure us happiness
vse mu gre po sréči (se mu obrne v sréčo) everything in the garden's lovely, arhaično all things conspire to make him happy
vsak je svoje sréče kovač every man is the architect of his fortune

sréčen happy; lucky; fortunate, felicitous; safe

biti ves sréčen (plavati v sreči) (figurativno) to walk (ali to tread) on air
sréčen dogodek happy event
po sréčnem naključju by a happy chance, luckily
bil je to sréčen dan zame that was a fortunate day for me
imeti kar sréčno za seboj to be well out of something
imaš se lahko za sréčnega, da si se izvlekel iz tega you may count yourself lucky to be in the clear (ali to have got out of it)
sréčno pot! a pleasant journey!, farewell!, fare well!, (čez morje) a good passage!
sréčno! good luck!, goodspeed!, may good luck go with you!

stêklo glass

pod stêklom under glass
brušeno stêklo cut glass, flint glass
mlečno stêklo frost glass, translucent glass, (brušeno) frosted glass
motno stêklo frosted (ali ground) glass, dim glass
ognjevarno stêklo pyrex
marijino stêklo mineralogija specular stone
nezdrobljivo stêklo shatterproof glass
svinčeno stêklo lead glass
kristalno stêklo flint glass
barvasto stêklo stained (ali coloured) glass
drobec stêkla glass splinter, fragment
stêklo za izložbe plate glass
vlaknasto stêklo fibreglass
stêklo za okna (šipa) windowpane
povečevalno stêklo magnifying glass, magnifier
češko stêklo Bohemian glass
belo stêklo white glass
žično stêklo wire glass
varnostno stêklo safety glass
optično stêklo optical glass
zrcalno stêklo plate glass
stêklo za steklenice bottle glass
brusač stêkla glass-grinder, glasscutter
brušenje stêkla glass grinder, glass cutter
brusiti stêklo to grind glass
barvanje stêkla, slikanje na stêklo painting on glass, glass painting, staining
slikar na stêklo painter on glass, glass painter, glass stainer
pihač stêkla glassblower
neprozorno stêklo opaque glass
stêkl, ki varuje pred drobci granat ipd. bulletproof glass
nož za stêklo glazier's (cutting) diamond
si iz stêkla? (humoristično) is your father a glazier?, you'd make a better door than a window

stêpsti

stêpsti s sebe to shake off
stêpsti si prah s čevljev to shake the dust from one's feet
stêpsti se to come to blows, to fight

stík contact; connection, connexion; touch; relation; juncture

brez stíka z out of touch with
kratek stík (elektrika) short circuit
prijateljski (trgovski, tesni) stíki friendly (commercial, close) relations pl
biti v tesnem stíku z to be in close touch with
biti v stalnem stíku z to keep in touch with
izgubiti stík z to lose touch with
navezati poslovne stíke z to establish business contacts with
priti v stík z to come into contact with, to get in touch with
navezati stík to establish a connection, to make contact
imeti stíke z to be in contact with
stopiti v stíke z to enter into relations with, to enter into connection with
pretrgati stík to break contact, to cut a connection
pospeševati stíke to promote (ali to foster) relations
spraviti koga v stík z to put someone in touch with (ali in contact with)
vzdrževati prijateljske stíke z to entertain (ali to maintain) friendly relations with
ne biti več v stíku z to be out of touch with
kdaj si stopil v stík z njim? when did you contact him?, when did you get in touch with him?

stískati to press, to press hard, to compress; to squeeze

stískati grozdje to press grapes
stískati citrono to squeeze a citron
stískati koga k sebi to fold someone in one's arms
stískati z denarjem to be niggardly (ali stingy), to pinch
stískati si roke to shake hands
stískati se (drenjati se) to crowd, to press

stísniti to press; to compress; to squeeze (limono, oranžo a lemon, an orange)

stísniti si roke to shake hands
stísniti komu roko to squeeze someone's hand, to give someone a squeeze (of the hand)
stísniti solzo iz oči to bring a tear to the eyes
stísniti pest to clench one's hand (ali fist)
stísniti rep med noge (figurativno) to draw in the tail, to put one's tail between one's legs
stísniti zobe to set one's teeth

storíti to do; to make; to commit; to perform, to execute; zoologija (povreči) to give birth to young, (o kravi) to calve

kaj storíti? what's to be done?
kaj naj storim? what am I to do?
storíti dobro (slabo) delo to do a good (a bad) deed
storíti svojo dolžnost to do one's duty
storíti uslugo komu to do a favour (ali a service) for someone
storíti slabo (dobro) uslugo komu to do someone a bad (a good) turn
storíti slabo uslugo komu to do someone a disservice, arhaično to disserve someone
storíti komu krivico to do someone a wrong, to be unfair (ali not to be fair) to someone
rad storíti to do willingly, to do with a good grace
nerad, prisiljeno storíti to do with a bad grace
storíti kaj iz lastne volje to do something of one's own free will
storíti, kot da... to make a show of..., to pretend...
storíti napako to make a mistake, to commit (ali to make) a blunder
tega ne storim rad I hate doing this
storite, kar hočete! do as you like (ali as you please)!
bomo videli, kaj se da storíti we shall see what can be done
to ti bo dobro storilo that will do you good
storil bom vse, kar bo le mogoče I'll do my best (ali my utmost)
vino mi ne stori dobro wine does not agree with me
ti bi (naj)bolje storil, če bi ostal doma you'd better (oziroma best) stay at home
on si ne stori nič iz tega (figurativno) he doesn't give a damn (ali a tinker's cuss) about it, he takes it easy
ne stori si nič iz tega! take it easy!
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done
to je laže rečeno kot storjeno that's easier said than done
kar je storjeno, je storjeno what's done can't be undone
mnogo je bilo storjenega much has been done

stŕgati to scrape; to grate; (raztrgati) to tear, to rend

stŕgati na dvoje to tear in two
stŕgati na kose to tear to pieces; to tear apart (ali in pieces, arhaično asunder)
stŕgati si obleko na žeblju to tear one's dress on a nail
stŕgati si srajco to tear one's shirt
ta nit se ne bo strgala this thread will not break
stŕgati dol objavo (z deske ipd.) to tear down a notice
stŕgati komu krinko z obraza to unmask someone

stríči (ovce) to shear, to fleece; to clip; to crop; (lase) to cut, (na kratko) to shingle

vsak mesec se dam stríči I have my hair cut (ali I have a haircut) every month
dati si na kratko stríči lase to have one's hair shingled, to have an Eton crop
stríči z ušesi to twitch one's ears
konj striže z ušesi the horse twitches his ears

sváljkati to roll (out, up)

sváljkati si cigareto to roll a cigarette

svést -a (si) aware of; conscious of

biti si svést, -a (si) (česa) to be aware of (something), to be conscious of (something), to know (something)

svetováti to advise, to give a piece of advice, to give advice; to counsel; to suggest, to recommend

pusti si svetováti! be advised (od mene by me)!
ni si dal svetováti he would not listen to (ali heed) advice

svój -a, -e one's own

na svój, -a, -e račun on one's own account
biti sam svój, -a, -e gospodar to be one's own master
imam svój, -a, -eo hišo I have a house of my own
oni imajo svój, -a, -eo hišo (pohištvo) they have a house (they have furniture) of their own
napraviti po svój, -a, -ee to do (something) on one's own
priti (zopet) na svój, -a, -ee to come into one's own (again)
vzeti otroka za svój, -a, -eega to adopt a child
na tihem si svój, -a, -ee misliti o čem to keep one's thoughts (on some subject) to oneself, arhaično to keep one's own counsel about something
vsak po svój, -a, -ee each (one) in his own way
vsakemu svój, -a, -ee to each his own, to every man his due

šánsa chance; outlook; prospect

šánse so enake ničli the chances are nil
imaš vse šánse na svoji strani (proti sebi) you have all the odds on your side (against you)
imam šánse, da dobim to mesto I have a good chance of getting that situation
pokvariti si šánse to spoil one's chances, (pogovorno) to cook one's goose