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sekúnda second; glasba second

v (eni) sekúndi in a second
na sekúndo točno on the dot

sekundáren secondary

to je sekundárne važnosti this is a matter of secondary importance

selítev migration; (iz hiše) removal; change of abode (ali of residence, of dwelling)

selítev narodov migration of people; (masovna) trek; (ponoči, ne da bi plačali stanarino) moonlight flit
doklada za selítev allowance for removal
po naši selítvi v to hišo after our removal to this house
tri selítve je isto kot požar three removals are as bad as a fire

selíti to move

selíti se to move to another place (oziroma dwelling, house); to change one's residence; to migrate
trikrat se selíti je isto kot pogoreti three removals are as bad as a fire

semafór semaphore; (cestni) stop-go sign, trafficlight (s pl)

voziti skozi rdečo luč semafórja to go through a red light, ZDA to run a red light, to run a stop sign (ali a stop light), to shoot the traffic lights
dajati znake s semafórjem to semaphore

seméster semester; half-year; term

konec, zaključek seméstra end of a semester

sèn (sanje) dream; (spanje) sleep; slumber

miren (nemiren) sèn undisturbed (troubled, disturbed) sleep
trden sèn sound sleep
on hodi v snu he walks in his sleep; he is a sleepwalker (ali a somnambulist)
zazibati v sèn to lull to sleep
zbuditi iz sna to rouse (from sleep)

sénca (hlad) shade, pesniško arhaično umbrage; (predmeta, osebe) shadow

niti sénce dvoma not a shadow of a doubt
vlada v sénci (figurativno) shadow cabinet
on je le (še) sénca samega sebe he is a mere shadow of his former self, he is worn to a shadow, he is reduced to a skeleton (ali to a shadow)
iti v sénco to go into the shade
sedeti v sénci to sit in the shade
boji se lastne sénce he is afraid of his own shadow
dajati sénco to give (ali to afford) shade
izginiti kot sénca to vanish like a shadow
delaš mi sénco you are in my light, you are standing in my light, humoristično you'd make a better door than a window
sonce meče sénce the sun casts shadows
metati, vreči sénco na to cast a shadow on, (zasenčiti) to overshadow, to outshine
to meče sénco nanj (figurativno) this puts him in a poor light, this reflects discredit on him
slediti komu kot sénca to shadow (ali to dog) someone, to be someone's shadow, to follow someone like a shadow

sénčen sénčnat shady; shadowy

sénčno drevo a shady tree
sénčna pot avenue, tree-lined walk, path shaded by trees
sénčna igra shadow play
sénčna stran shady (ali dark) side, (figurativno) drawback, seamy side
le ena sénčna stran je pri tem (figurativno) there's only one fly in the ointment

senén hay(-)

senéna kop(ic)a hayrick, haystack, haymow
senéne vile hay fork, pitchfork
senén (senski) nahod hay fever

seník hayloft, hay shed, hay barn

iskati šivanko v seníku (figurativno) to look for a needle in a haystack (ali in a bundle of hay)

senzácija sensation; shocker; thrill

kratkotrajna senzácija nine days' wonder
iskanje, hlastanje po senzácijh sensationalism
povzročiti senzácijo to create, to make a sensation

sêrija series (sg in pl)

sêrija nesreč a series of misfortunes
sêrija znamk a series of stamps

seriózen serious

seriózna zadeva a serious business (ali matter)

serpentína bend, turn; (ostra) hairpin bend; (papir) streamer

pot se dviga v dolgih serpentínah v hrib the road winds uphill in a series of long hairpin bends, the road zigzags uphill

servírati to serve (up); (prinesti na mizo) pogovorno to dish up

servírati večerjo to serve dinner
večerja je servirana dinner is served; (tenis)
on zelo slabo servira he has a very weak (ali very poor) service
gos je bila servirana z jabolčnim kompotom, čežano the goose was served with apple sauce
vedno nam servira iste stare zgodbe he keeps coming up with the same old stories

sêrvis¹ šport (tenis itd.) service, pogovorno serve

kdo ima sêrvis? whose serve is it?
vi imate sêrvis it is your serve; tehnika service
popraviti, pregledati avto v sêrvisu to service a car
gospodinjski sêrvis domestic cleaning service

sesésti se to collapse

ob novici sem se skoraj sesedel the news fairly bowled me over
od začudenja bi se bil skoraj sesedel you could have knocked me down with a feather

sestánek (dogovorjen) appointment; assignation; ZDA date; rendezvous, tryst; gathering; meeting, (nekdanjih dijakov) reunion

določiti sestánek to fix an appointment
dogovoriti se s kom za sestánek to make an appointment to meet someone
imeti sestánek s kom to have an appointment (pogovorno a date) with someone
priti (ne priti) na sestánek to keep (to break) an appointment (pogovorno a date)
pripraviti, organizirati sestánek to arrange a meeting

sestáviti to compose; to construct; to combine; to put together, to unite, to join; (besedilo) to draft

sestáviti pogodbo to draw up a treaty
sestáviti slovar to compile a dictionary