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spánec sleep; slumber; somnolence

spánec se me loteva I am getting sleepy, I am feeling drowsy
premagal me je spánec I was overcome by sleep

spáti to sleep, to be asleep, to lie asleep; pogovorno to kip; to lie dormant

spáti oblečen to sleep with one's clothes on
spáti po obedu to have (ali to take) a nap, to have one's forty winks
dobro (slabo) spáti to sleep well (badly, poorly)
spáti doma (zunaj) to sleep in (out)
spáti pod milim nebom, na prostem to sleep in the open air
spáti polnih 12 (ali 24) ur to sleep the clock round
spáti zimsko spanje to hibernate
spáti spanje pravičnega to sleep the sleep of the just
trdno spáti to be fast (ali sound) asleep, to sleep very soundly
spáti nepretrgano do 7. ure zjutraj to sleep right through (ali without a break) until seven in the morning
predolgo spáti (= »zaspati«) to oversleep
spáti kot ubit, kot polh to sleep like a log (ali like a top, like a dormouse)
iti spat to go to bed, to lie down to sleep, (otroški govor) to go to bye-byes; to retire
to mi ne da spáti it keeps me awake at night
nisem mogel spáti I hardly slept a wink
hoditi zgodaj spat to retire early
ne spáti (biti buden, figurativno) to be watchful (ali vigilant), to be on the alert
bom toliko bolje spal zaradi tega I will sleep the sounder for it
zadeva spi (figurativno) the matter (ali affair) has been pigeon-holed
vso noč nisem spal I did not sleep a wink last night
kakor si boš postlal, tako boš spal as you make your bed, so you must lie

spomín memory; remembrance (of), recollection; reminiscence (of); mind; (spominek) souvenir, keepsake, (s sejma) fairing

dober spomín retentive (ali tenacious) memory
po spomínu by (ali from) memory
v spomín na in memory of, in remembrance of
v spomínu sedaj živečih within living memory
spomenik njemu v spomín a monument to his memory
spomína vreden memorable
prijetni spomíni pleasant recollections pl
spomíni na prvo svetovno vojno recollections of the Great War (ali the first World War)
imeti dober spomín to have a good memory
imeti slab spomín za (biti pozabljiv) to have a weak memory for
imeti kaj v medlem spomínu to have a dim recollection of something
imam še (vedno) v spomínu it is still within my recollection
imeti kaj v spomínu to have something in remembrance, to bear (ali to have, to keep) something in mind
obdržati v lepem spomínu koga to hold someone in fond remembrance
obujati spomíne to recall memories
objaviti svoje spomíne to publish one's reminiscences
poklicati komu kaj v spomín to recall something to mind
ohraniti v dobrem spomínu kaj to retain a good memory of something
moj spomín sega le deset let nazaj my memory spans only the last ten years
to mi je ušlo iz spomína it has escaped my memory
če me spomín ne vara if my memory serves me (right)
vtisniti komu kaj v spomín to stamp something on someone's mind
vtisniti si v spomín to commit to memory
živeti od spomínov to live on one's reminiscences

spomínjati

spomínjati na kaj to be reminiscent of something; to be redolent of something
spomínjati koga na kaj to remind someone of something, to put something in someone's mind
on me spominja na mojega brata he reminds me of my brother
to nas spominja na dom this reminds us of home
spomínjati se to recall to mind, to remember, to recollect (koga someone), arhaično to bethink oneself (da... that...)
medlo, slabo se spomínjati to have a dim memory of
če se prav spominjam if I remember right(ly), if my memory serves me right
ne spominjam se, kaj smo videli I have no recollection of what we saw
se ne spominjam, da bi bil o tem kaj slišal I do not recollect having heard anything about it, pogovorno I don't remember hearing anything about it

spómniti

spómniti koga na kaj to remind someone of something, to put someone in mind of something
naj vas spomnim na... let me remind you of...
spomnite me, da oddam pismo na pošti! remind me to post the letter!
spómniti se to remember, to recollect, to recall to mind, arhaično to bethink oneself (da that)
se me ne spomnite? don't you remember me?
spomni me na mojo obljubo! remind me of my promise!
no, spomni se vendar! come on now, try to remember!
kolikor se morem spómniti as far as I can remember (ali recollect)
ne morem se spómniti vašega imena I can't recall your name
zdaj se spomnim! now I remember!
ne morem se spómniti, koga mislite I cannot remember the man you have in mind
nisem se mogel spómniti (prave) besede I was stuck for a word

sporočíti to communicate, to let know, to inform, to give notice, to announce, to report; to tell; (uradno) to notify (komu kaj someone of sth); to send word; arhaično to apprise, to advise; to give intelligence

sporočíti, da... to leave word that...
naj kaj sporočim? do you want to leave any message?
sporočíti o svojem prihodu to send word of one's arrival
sporoči mi! send me word!

spotákniti to trip (someone) up

skušal me je spotákniti he tried to trip me up
spotákniti se to stumble (ob against, čez over); to trip (ob, nad over); to make a false step; to catch one's foot; to falter
spotákniti se ob kamen to trip over a stone

spoznáti to recognize; to realize; to become aware; to get to know (London London), to come to know; to become (ali to be) alive (to something); to be aware (of); to perceive; (zavedati se) to become cognizant of

spoznal sem, da sem se bil zmotil I was aware I had made a mistake
spoznáti se s kom to make someone's acquaintance
spoznal sem se z njim lani I made his acquaintance last year
dobro se spoznáti v čem to be a good judge of something, (figurativno) to know the ropes, to know what's what
ne se spoznáti iz česa to be at a loss to understand sth
ne spoznam se v tem I don't know which is which
ne spoznam se v tem kraju the place is unfamiliar to me
ne spoznam se o njem I can make neither head nor tail of him
moram ga spoznáti (se seznaniti z njim) I must get to know (ali acquainted with) with him
spoznavam, da... I am becoming aware that...

sprehòd promenade; walk; (izletek) outing

iti na sprehòd to go for a walk, to take a walk
hočete se peljati z menoj na sprehòd? would you like me to take you for a drive?
dnevni sprehòd daily walk, (pogovorno, za zdravje) constitutional
moj najljubši sprehòd my favourite walk
napraviti kratek sprehòd po parku to take a turn in the park
vzeti, peljati koga na sprehòd to take someone for a walk

sprejéti to accept; to receive; to admit; (predlog) to adopt

sprejéti darilo to receive a present
sprejéti (po)vabilo to accept an invitation
sprejéti pod streho (krov) to give shelter
prisrčno sprejéti to accord a warm welcome
sprejéti koga med svoje prijatelje to accept someone as one's fiend, to admit someone to one's circle of ffiends
sprejeli so ga z veselimi vzkliki he was received with cheers
sprejel nas je predsednik kluba we were received by the president of the club
prijazno sprejéti to give a friendly reception, to receive kindly
bil je hladno sprejet he was coldly received
ne hoteti sprejéti to refuse to accept
ni me hotela sprejéti (v hišo) I was refused her door
sprejel je otroka za svojega he acknowledged the child as his
zakonski osnutek je bil sprejet v Spodnji zbornici the Bill has passed the House of Commons
sprejeto od... passed by...
sprejéti zakon o to pass a law on
sprejéti proračun to pass (ali to adopt) the budget
sprejéti ustavo to adopt a constitution
sprejéti odločitev to reach (ali to take) a decision

spreletéti to flash through

spreletela me je misel the thought flashed through my mind
strah me je spreletel I felt a shudder of fear
srh me spreleti, če ga pogledam it gives me the creeps to look at him

spustíti to let off, to let loose; to let go, to leave; (na tla) to drop

spustíti bombo aeronavtika to drop, to release a bomb
svoj bes spustíti na koga to vent one's anger on someone
spustíti svoj plen to let go (oziroma to drop) one's prey
spustíti ladjo v morje to launch a ship
spustíti psa na koga to set the dog on someone
spustíti psa z verige to unchain the dog
spustíti zastor to lower the curtain
spustíti (doli) okno to let down the window
spusti me! let me go!, leave me alone!
spustíti se na... to alight on...
spustíti se doli to descend, to come down
spustíti se na zemljo (letalo) to land
spustíti se v kaj to enter into something, figurativno to embark on, to engage in something
spustíti se v špekulacije to embark on speculations
spustíti se v tek to start running
spustíti se v beg to take to flight, to take to one's heels
spustíti se v pogovor z to enter into conversation with

srám shame

brez srámú shameless, devoid of shame
iz srámú pred for shame of
iz samega srámú for very shame
biti brez srámú to be without shame
srám bi me bilo storiti kaj takega I would be ashamed to do any such thing
srám me je I am (ali I feel) ashamed of myself
srám te bodi! shame on you!, (for) shame!
srám me je postalo I became ashamed of myself
izgubiti vsak čut srámú to lose all sense of shame
on ne pozna nobenega srámú he is quite without shame, he has no sense of shame
umreti od srámú (figurativno) to die of shame
zardeti od srámú to blush with shame
najrajši bi se bil v tla (v zemljo) udrl od srámú I could have died of shame, I wished the ground would open and swallow me up
srám me je reči I am ashamed to say
moralo bi te biti srám you ought to be ashamed

srbéti to itch; to tickle

prsti me srbijo, da bi to storil my fingers itch to do it
ne praskaj se, kjer te ne srbi! (figurativno) shut your mouth, and you'll catch no flies!
hrbet (nos) me srbi my back (my nose) itches

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

srebŕn (made of) silver; silvery

srebŕna doba silver age
srebŕn (zvonek) glas silvery tone
srebŕn novec silver coin, silver money
srebŕna jelka silver fir
srebŕna lisica zoologija silver fox
srebŕna folija (staniol) silver foil
srebŕna kopel fotografija silver bath
srebŕna poroka silver wedding
srebŕn papir silver paper
srebŕna posoda silver, silver plate
srebŕna (okrasna) ribica silver fish, silversides
srebŕna ruda silver ore
srebŕn sijaj silveriness
srebŕna ura silver watch
srebŕna valuta silver currency, silver standard
srebŕna zlitina silver alloy
srebŕn zven silvery sound
srebŕna žica silver wire
srebŕnih las silverhaired
dal mi je dva funta v srebŕnem denarju he gave me two pounds in silver

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!

sŕh shudder; sensation of fear and horror; žargon the creeps

sŕh od groze a thrill of terror
sŕh me je spreletel it gave me the shudders (ali the creeps), I went hot and cold

stár old; aged; advanced in years; (starodaven) ancient; (postaran) elderly; (staromoden) old-fashioned, (zastarel) antiquated, rusty; (beseda) archaic, obsolescent, obsolete; (obrabljen) used, worn, (ponošen) wornout, threadbare; (fraza) hackneyed, trite, timeworn; exploded; (že rabljen) secondhand (pohištvo furniture); (kruh, pivo, novica, šala) stale

stári vek ancient times, antiquity
stár dovtip, vic old joke
stáro železo scrap iron, scrap
stár grešnik inveterate sinner
stár (izkušen) mornar (figurativno) old salt
stár (odslužen) vojak veteran
stári Rimljani the ancient Romans pl
stára obleka worn-out (ali cast-off) clothes pl
na stára leta in one's old age
v stárih časih in ancient (ali in former) times
stári oče, stára mati grandfather, grandmother
stáro in mlado young and old
stára šara junk, lumber
stár kot zemlja as old as the hills
srednje stár middle-aged
stár kot Matuzalem as old as Methuselah
po stárem (načinu) in the old way
dobri stári časi the good old times pl
stára devica an old maid
diplomat stáre šole a diplomat of the old school
zgodba stára kot svet a story as old as the hills
stári jeziki ancient languages pl, classics pl (s konstr. v sg)
stára zgodovina ancient history
stára številka (časopisa) back number
iz stárih časov from days of yore
stára navada železna srajca habit is second nature
koliko ste stári? how old are you?, what age are you?, what is your age?
on je 15 let stár he is fifteen (years of age)
toliko je stár kot jaz he is my age, pogovorno he's the same age as me
stár sem več kot 30 let I am over thirty
on še ni (je blizu) 40 let stár he is on the right (ali on the sunny) side of forty
je že preko 40 let (star) he is on the wrong (ali on the shady) side of forty
ona še ni 20 let stára she is not yet out of her teens
to te dela stárega that makes you look old, pogovorno it puts years on you
on je kaki dve leti starejši od mene he is some two years my senior
on je (že) čez 70 let (star) he is seventy odd
ne bo delal stárih kosti he won't make old bones
stár postajati to grow old
vse gre po stárem everything's going on in the same old way
vse ostane pri stárem everything stays as it was (ali as before)
(zdravstveno) še nisem »stari« I am not my old self yet
kje so dobri stári časi? where are the good old days?