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sestrelíti to shoot down

sestrelíti letalo to shoot (ali to bring) down a plane
njegovo letalo je bilo sestreljeno nad sovražnikovimi linijami his plane was brought down over enemy lines

sétev sowing, sowing time; seeding; (kar je posejano) seed (s pl)

sétve lepo kažejo the crops are promising, the crops look well
kakršna sét, takšna žetev as you sow you shall mow, as a man sows so shall he reap

séver north; (veter) north wind

na séveru in the north, north
proti séveru northward(s), northerly
točno proti séveru due north
ležati v smeri séver-jug to lie north-south
na skrajnem séveru northernmost
plovba proti séveru northing
pluti proti séveru to sail northward
séver brije a bitter north wind is blowing

seznám list; roll; register; catalogue

plačilni seznám payroll
seznám hotelskih gostov hotel register
telefonski seznám (imenik) dlrectory
seznám (popis) stroškov list of costs
črtati, brisati iz seznáma koga to strike someone off the list (ali roll)
napraviti seznám to make (ali to draw up) a list
vpisati v seznám to put on the list (ali roll)

sfrizírati to do (ali to dress, ZDA to fix) someone's hair

sfrizírati se to do one's hair, to have one's hair done (ali set), ZDA to fix one's hair
dati se sfrizírati to have one's hair dressed
biti lepo sfriziran to have one's hair nicely set, pogovorno to have a nice hair-do

shòd meeting, assembly; gathering

imeti shòd to hold an assembly
sklicati shòd to call (ali to convene) a meeting
shòd je bil dobro obiskan the meeting was well attended
razpustiti shòd to wind up (ali to terminate) a meeting

shodíti (otrok) to find one's legs, to begin to walk (ali to toddle)

shodíti čevlje to wear out one's shoes
shodíti pot to beat a path

shójen trodden; beaten

shójena pot, steza, cesta a well trodden way, path, road, a beaten track
shójeni čevlji worn-out shoes pl

shújšati to lose flesh, to lose weight; to grow thin (ali lean); to reduce; (ženska, postati vitka) to slim; to emaciate

shujšan emaciated
do kosti shujšan reduced to a mere skeleton (ali a bag of bones)
zelo shújšati biti to be reduced to a shadow (of his former self)

shujševálen slimming

shujševálna kura slimming cure
delati shujševálno kuro to take a slimming cure (ali slimming tablets)
shujševálna prehrana slimming diet

signál signal

knjiga, seznam signalov signal book, code of signals
signál za pomoč (npr. ladje) SOS, distress signal
signál za pretečo nevihto, vihar storm warning
svetlobni signál flare
zvočni signál v megli foghorn
dati signál to make a signal
to je bil signál za upor this was the signal for revolt

signatáren signatory

signatárne velesile signatory powers (pogodbe to a treaty)

signírati to sign; to mark

signírati (svojo) oporoko to sign one's will
signírati knjigo to give a pressmark (to a book)

sijájen brilliant, splendid; magnificent, grand; gorgeous, sumptuous; arhaično splendent

sijájna misel, ideja magnificent idea
sijájen razgled magnificent view
sijájen strelec pogovorno crack shot
to je sijájno! that's grand!
sijájno se zabavati to have a good time
imeti sijájne dohodke to have a magnificent income

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

síliti to force, to compel, to oblige, to coerce; to press, to urge

síliti (priganjati) koga k... to hustle someone into (doing something)
ne maram te síliti I will not press you
síliti koga, da kaj naredi to compel someone to do something
silil me je, naj sprejmem ponudbo he urged me to accept the offer
síliti k naglici to press, to urge, to hurry, to egg on
silili so me, naj sprejmem denar they pressed me to accept the money
síliti se to force oneself, to constrain oneself
síliti se k smehu to force a laugh
silil se je, da bi se nasmehnil he put on a forced smile

síloma by force, by violence, forcibly; by main force; (z naporom) by effort

síloma odpreti vrata to force a door

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

sindikát (delavski) trade union, trades union; syndicate

delavski sindikát labour union
član sindikáta syndicalist, trade unionist
delavec, ki ni član sindikáta a nonunion workman
vstopiti v sindikát to unionize
zveza sindikátov trades union congress (krajšava: TUC)

sinkrón -a, -o; sinkrónski synchronous

sinkrón, -a, -o; sinkrónski motor synchronous motor