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skríven secret, covert; clandestine; stealthy

na skrívnem in secret, secretly
skrívni nameni hidden motives pl
skrívno namigovanje a covert allusion
skríven predal secret drawer
skrívna vrata secret door

skrivíti to bend, to curve; to crook; figurativno to distort, to deform; (les itd.) to warp

vročina je skrivíla platnice knjige the heat has warped the covers of the book
skrivíti se to warp
les se je pri sušenju skrivíl the wood has warped in drying
niso mu lasú skrivíili not a hair of his head has been touched (ali hurt)
on ne bi lasú nikomur skrivíil (figurativno) he wouldn't hurt a fly

skrivnóst secret; mystery

državna skrivnóst state secret
skrivnósti narave the secrets of nature
velika, huda skrivnóst a dead secret
skrivnósti človeškega srca the secrets of the human heart
to je javna skrivnóst it is an open secret
čuvati, obdržati skrivnóst to keep a secret
nimava nobenih skrivnósti med seboj we have no secrets from each other
mehanika zanj nima skrivnósti mechanics have no secrets for him
biti zavit v skrivnóst to be shrouded in mystery
izdati skrivnóst to betray a secret, (figurativno) to spill the beans
uvesti koga v skrivnóst, izdati komu skrivnóst to let someone into a secret
izbrbljati skrivnóst to let out a secret, (figurativno) to let the cat out of the bag
izvabiti, izvleči skrivnóst iz to worm a secret out of
(raz)rešiti skrivnóst to solve a mystery
pojasniti skrivnóst to clear up a mystery
odkriti skrivnóst to find out a secret
skrivnóst mu je «ušla» he let a secret slip out
vedeti za skrivnóst to be in the secret, (pogovorno) to be in the know

skrojèn cut

lepo skrojèn frak a well-cut tailcoat

skrômen modest; humble; unassuming, unpretentious, unpretending; moderate; unostentatious

skrômno kosilo a frugal lunch
biti preskromen (figurativno) to hide one's light under a bushel
delati s skrômnimi sredstvi to work with limited means
po mojem skrômnem mnenju in my humble opinion
skrômno prislov modestly, humbly

skúšen

skúšen človek a man of experience

skúšnja experience; (izkustvo) practice; gledališče rehearsal

generalna skúšnja gledališče final rehearsal
glavna (gledališka) skúšnja dress rehearsal
iz skúšnje, po skúšnjah by (ali from) experience
vodja (gledališke) skúšnje rehearser
dobre (slabe, neprijetne) skúšnje pleasant (unpleasant) experiences (s kom with someone)
imel sem slabe skúšnje I have had unpleasant experiences
pomanjkanje skušenj lack of experience
iti na skúšnjo to go to a rehearsal
imeti gledališko skúšnjo to rehearse
vedeti iz skúšnje, po lastnih skúšnjah to know by (ali from) experience

skušnjávski seductive

skušnjávski nasmeh a seductive smile

slàb (moralno) bad, evil

precéj slàb baddish; (šibak, slaboten) weak, feeble, frail, faint; (zdravje) delicate; poor, infirm, shaken
slàbi časi hard times pl
slàb človek a wicked man
na slàbem glasu of bad repute
slàb izgovor, slàbo opravičilo a poor (ali thin) excuse
slàba kakovost inferior quality
slàba kupčija bad bargain
slàbi obeti bad outlook, poor prospects pl
slàba obleka poor dress
slàba prodaja poor sale
slàbo pivo weak beer
slàb, kratek spomin short memory
slàb pulz slow pulse
slàb strelec a poor shot
slàba tolažba poor comfort
slàba točka (stran) weak point, foible
slàba volja bad temper
slàba vidljivost poor visibility
slàb uspeh poor success
slàbo znanje smattering, superficial knowledge
slàbo zdravje poor health
slàb zrak foul air
slàbo vreme bad (ali nasty, adverse) weather
biti slàbe volje to be ill-humoured, to be in a bad temper
biti na slàbem glasu to have a bad name
on je na slabšem pri tem he has the worst of it
v matematiki sem zelo slàb I am very poor at mathematics
ona ima slàb (šibak) glas she has a feeble voice
on ima slàb spomin he has a poor memory, pogovorno he has a memory like a sieve
držati s kom (biti zvest komu) v dobrem in slàbem to stick to someone through thick and thin
to ni slàba misel that's not a bad idea
ta banka stoji baje na slàbih nogah (figurativno) that bank is said to be in a weak state
v tem ne vidim nič slàbega I see no harm (ali nothing wrong) in that
živeti v slàbih razmerah to live in straitened circumstances
naj pride dobro ali slàbo arhaično come weal or woe

slabó prislov badly, ill, unwell; weakly, poorly

slabó hranjen undernourished
slabó mi je I feel sick
z njim je slabó he is badly off (ali hard up), things go very ill with him
slabó govorim angleško I can't speak English very well, my English is rather weak
on je slabó plačan he is underpaid
posli gredó slabó business is bad
slabó govoriti o kom to speak ill of someone
slabó se je izkazal, obnesel he cut a poor (ali sorry) figure
slabó se je končalo it turned out badly, pogovorno it came unstuck
slabó se počutim I feel unwell
slabó mi je postalo ob tem pogledu I felt sick at the sight (of it)
on slabó sliši he is hard of hearing
ona slabó vidi she has poor sight
moj brat se slabó uči my brother is a poor scholar
slabó se obnášati, se vesti to behave badly
slabó ravnati s kom to ill-treat someone

slábše prislov worse

slábše kot prej worse than before
vedno slábše from bad to worse
nič slábše none the worse
na, v slábše for the worse
toliko slábše zanj so much the worse for him
lahkó bi nam bilo še slábše we could do worse
slábše ne moreš napraviti you can't do worse
obrniti se na slábše to take a turn for the worse
stvari gredo vse slábše matters go from bad to worse
sprememba na slábše a change for the worse
spremeniti se na slábše to change for the worse
izgubil je službo in je na slabšem kot kdajkoli prej he has lost his job and is worse off than ever
toliko slábše! more's the pity!

slábši -a, -e worse

vedno slábši, -a, -e, vse slábši, -a, -e worse and worse
on je slábši, -a, -e kot njegov brat he is worse than his brother
danes je njegovo stanje še slabše his condition is even worse today
to bi bilo še slabše it would be worse still
vreme ne bi moglo biti slabše the weather is at its worst
slabše stvari nisi mogel napraviti you couldn't have done a worse thing
položaj postaja vedno slábši, -a, -e matters are going from bad to worse (ali are becoming worse and worse)

sládek sweet; sugared; honeyed; syrupy

sládek kot méd as sweet as honey
sládki grah sweet pea
sládki koren botanika liquorice
sládka voda fresh water
imeti sládek okus to taste sweet, to have a sweet taste

sladkaríje sweets pl; sweetmeats pl; dainties pl; confectionery, comfits pl; ZDA candy

imeti rad sladkaríje to have a sweet tooth
ne marati za sladkaríje not to care for sweets

sladkosnéden sweet-toothed, fond of dainties (ali sweets); arhaično lickerish

ona je sladkosnédna she has a sweet tooth

sláma straw

sláma za streho thatch, thatching
pokrit s slámo straw-covered
ležišče iz sláme straw mattress, palliasse
napolniti, nastlati s slámo to straw
kup sláme heap of straw
kopa, stog sláme stack of straw
pletenje sláme straw-plaiting
pletilec sláme straw-plaiter
snop sláme bundle, truss of straw
prazna sláma (figurativno) trash, rubbish, nonsense, nonsensical talk
mlatiti prazno slámo to talk nonsense, to talk bunkum (ali hot air)
staro slámo mlatiti (figurativno) to thresh (over old) straw
imeti slámo v glavi (figurativno) to be empty-headed, pogovorno to be dead from the neck up
spati na slámi to sleep on straw
iskati šivanko v kupu sláme to look for a needle in a haystack

slámica short (ali thin) straw, straw

loviti se za slámico, oprijemati se slámice (figurativno) to catch a straw, to clutch at any straw
vleči (žrebati) slámice to draw straws

slána hoar, hoarfrost, frost, white frost; rime, rime frost

opaljen, posmojen od sláne nipped by the frost
pokriti s sláno to rime, to frost
slána je (padla) there is a hoarfrost

slanína (posušena) bacon; (scvrta) rendered fat

prekajena slanína smoked bacon; (z mesom) streaky bacon
reženj slaníne rasher of bacon
kos slaníne a flitch of bacon
prekaditi slaníno to cure bacon

sláp waterfall; (manjši) cascade, (večji) cataract

niagarski sláp Niagara Falls pl
sláp čipk (vprašanj) (figurativno) a cascade of lace (of questions)