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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

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

siromášen poor, impoverished, needy, indigent, arhaično necessitous; badly off, beggarly; (beden) miserable, distressed, wretched, pitiable

siromášen kot cerkvena miš (as) poor as a church mouse
siromášno živeti to lead a miserable life

siromáštvo poverty, poorness, indigence, neediness; penury; pauperism, beggary; (beda) misery, distress

siromáštvo tolči to lead a miserable life

sítnost annoyance, trouble, inconvenience; worry; bother; nuisance; disagreeableness

kakšna sítnost! what a nuisance!
žal mi je, da vam delam, povzročam sítnosti (I am) sorry to give you such trouble
z njim bomo imeli še mnogo sítnosti we are going to have a lot more trouble with him
imam dovolj sítnosti s teboj I have enough trouble with you
povzročati sítnost to cause inconvenience
rad bi ti prihranil to sítnost (nevšečnost) I should have liked to spare you this annoyance

sítost satiety; fill; (prevelika) glut, surfeit

najesti se do sítosti to eat one's fill
nagledati se do sítosti to gaze one's fill, pogovorno to have a good look, to get an eyeful

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

sižé subject

kočljiv, delikaten sižé a ticklish subject

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?

skála rock; cliff; (lestvica) glasba scale, gamut

živa skála living rock, bedrock
razstreljevanje skál rock blasting
razpoka v skáli crevice
gola (čista, sama) skála sheer rock
trden kot skála firm as a rock
vaditi skále glasba to practise (ali to run over, to play, to sing) one's scales
zgrajen na skáli founded, built on a rock