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smét smetí pl sweepings pl, litter, refuse; (odpadki) rubbish, garbage, refuse

pobiranje smét, smetíi refuse collection
kup smét, smetíi rubbish heap
voz, avto za odvoz smét, smetíi garbage truck; dustcart, ZDA dirt wagon
ima denarja kot smét, smetíi he has tons of money
odvoz smét, smetíi refuse collection, sanitation service
peč za sežiganje smét, smetíi incinerator, destructor
odlaganje smét, smetíi, odpadkov tukaj prepovedano! no rubbish may be dumped here!, tip no rubbish here!

smísel sense; (pomen) meaning, signification; (volja za) mind, turn, taste

v nekem smísel in a certain sense
v pravem smíslu besede in the true sense of the word
v istem smíslu in the same sense
v polnem smíslu besede in the full sense of the word
v prenesenem smíslu in the figurative sense
v ožjem smíslu in a narrow (ali limited) sense
v smíslu (duhu) zakona in (ali according to) the spirit of the law
kakšen smísel ima to? what's the sense of that?
brez smísla void of sense, senseless
to je brez smísla this is senseless
to ni bil smísel mojih besed that was not the meaning of my words
govoril je v istem smíslu he spoke to the same effect
to nima nobenega smísla that's no good
nima smísla hoditi tja it's no use (ali there's no sense) going there
ne imeti smísla (koristi) to be useless, to be of no use, to be to no purpose
on nima smísla za... he has no taste for, he does not care for...
on ima smísla za tehniko he is technically-minded, he has a mechanical bent
za to nimam smísla my tastes do not go that way

sól salt; figurativno wit

jedilna sól table salt
dišeča sól smelling salts pl
kamena sól rock salt
morska sól sea salt
kuhinjska sól kitchen salt, common salt
debela (morska) sól bay salt
sól zemlje biblija the salt of the earth
davek na sól salt duty
raztopina sóli salt solution
živinska sól cattle salt
jelenova sól carbonate of ammonia
grenka sól Epsom salts, sulphate of magnesia
Glauberjeva sól Glauber's salt, sodium sulphate
rudnik sóli salt mine
nimaš sóli v glavi! (figurativno) you've no brain!
natresti sóli ptiču na rep (da bi ga ujeli) (figurativno) to drop (a pinch of) salt on a bird's tail

soród kin; relation

smo v soródu we are kin, we are relations (ali related)
v soródu s kom related to, relations of
ona (on) ni v soródu z menoj she (he) is no relation of mine

spánje sleep; (mirno) slumber

v spánju in one's sleep
kratko spánje brief sleep, nap, snooze, pogovorno forty winks
nemirno spánje restless sleep, broken (ali troubled) sleep
moteno, prekinjeno spánje broken sleep
rahlo (trdno, globoko, zdravo) spánje light (sound) sleep
globoko spánje deep sleep
prvo, osvežujoče spánje (pred polnočjo) beauty sleep
peturno spánje five hours' sleep
večno spánje the last sleep, the sleep that knows no waking
zimsko spánje winter sleep, hibernation
pomanjkanje spánja lack (ali want) of sleep
noč brez spánja sleepless night
spánje pravičnega the sleep of the just
govoriti v spánju to talk in one's sleep
hoditi v spánju to walk in one's sleep, to sleepwalk
imeti rahlo spánje to be a light sleeper
imeti trdno, dobro, zdravo spánje to be a good, a sound sleeper
hliniti spánje to pretend to be asleep
pasti v globoko spánje to fall into a profound sleep
pogrezniti se v mirno spánje to fall into a peaceful slumber
planiti iz spánja to start out of one's sleep, to wake up with a start
prebiti noč brez spánja to have a sleepless (ali a wakeful) night
spati v globokem spánju to be fast asleep, (pogovorno) to sleep like a log
spati svoje poslednje spánje to sleep one's last sleep

splòh at all

splòh ne not at all
če splòh if at all
splòh nihče no one at all
če splòh kaj if anything (at all)
če splòh kateri if any (at all)
kaj splòh hoče? what is it he actually wants?
za to splòh ne gre that is not the point in question at all
si ga splòh videl? have you seen him at all?
jaz splòh nisem ničesar videl I have not seen anything at all

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

spòr quarrel (z with, med between); dispute; disagreement; conflict; difference, dissention; contest (o, gledé over, about); ligitation

jabolko spòra bone of contention
izgladiti spòr to make (ali to patch) up a quarrel
ne imeti povoda za spòr to have no quarrel with
poravnati spòr to settle a quarrel
zanetiti spòr to pick (ali to seek) a quarrel (z with)
med njima je star spòr there is an old quarrel between them
urediti, izgladiti spòr to settle a dispute

sporazúm agreement; settlement; arrangement; understanding

samoupravni sporazúm self-managing agreement
doseči sporazúm to reach agreement (o on), to come to an agreement, to enter into (ali to make) an arrangement (s kom with someone)
noben sporazúm ni bil dosežen no agreement has been reached
med njimi je prišlo do sporazúma they came to an understanding (ali arrangement)
skleniti sporazúm to make an agreement
po splošnem (medsebojnem) sporazúmu by general (by mutual) agreement

sporočílo message (komu to someone); news; (piece of) information; communication (to someone); advice; notice; intelligence; word, report

po sporočílih iz Pariza according to information from Paris
od koga imaš to sporočílo? from whom did you receive this news?
doslej nismo dobili še nobenega sporočíla we have received no news yet
nositi sporočílo to carry a message
imate kako sporočílo (boste pustili sporočílo)? do you want to leave any message?
prišlo je sporočílo, da je sklenjen mir the news arrived that peace had been concluded
po sporočílu according to information (from)
sporočílo po radiu radio (ali wireless) message
brzojavno sporočílo telegraph message
telefonsko sporočílo telephone (ali telephoned) message
predsednikovo sporočílo Kongresu a presidential message to Congress

spraševáti to ask questions; to question, to put questions; to examine (o on)

ne sprašuj! ask no questions!

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

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

srédstvo means (sg in pl); (lek) remedy, medicine; expedient; way; medium; agent; instrument; pravo (ukrep) measure; (denar) funds pl, means pl, resources pl, the wherewithal

brez sredstev resourceless, lacking means, indigent, poor, destitute
srédstvo proti a remedy for
srédstvo za življenje livelihood, subsistence
denarna srédstva funds pl, means pl
kemično srédstvo chemical agent
osnovna srédstva trgovina assets pl
proizvodna srédstva means of production
prometna srédstva means of communication (of conveyance, ZDA of transportation)
zakonita srédstva legal measures pl
srédstvo za dosego cilja a means to an end
družbena srédstva social resources pl
združevanje sredstev pooling of resources
srédstva združenega dela means of associated labour
vsako srédstvo je dobro za dosego cilja (figurativno) all's fair in love and war
namen posvečuje srédstva the end justifies the means
poskusiti vsa srédstva (figurativno) to leave no stone unturned
ali ni nobenega srédstva? is there no way?
naša srédstva so zelo omejena our means are very limited
on je brez vsakih sredstev he is poverty-stricken, he is destitute, he is resourceless, he is penniless
moja srédstva mi tega ne dopuščajo I cannot afford it
porabiti, izčrpati vsa srédstva to exhaust all resources
poseči po skrajnih srédstvih to take extreme measures
odločil se je, da bo dosegel svoj cilj z vsemi srédstvi he is determined to go to any length
živeti preko svojih sredstev to live beyond one's means
združevati srédstva to pool resources
zagotoviti denarna srédstva to provide funds

státi¹ (stanem) to cost

dragó státi to cost dear
to te bo drago stalo! that will cost you dear!
koliko stane to? how much does it cost?, what's the price?, how much is it?, what do you charge for it?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
to me je stalo X SIT I paid X tolars for it
knjiga me je stala X SIT the book cost me X tolars
popravila so nas stala X SIT the repairs cost us X tolars
to bo stalo mnogo časa in truda this work will take much time and trouble
naj stane, kar hoče! cost what it may, at any cost, at any price
ni važno, koliko to stane it does not matter what it will cost, expense is no object
to precéj stane it comes expensive, it is dear
to ga je stalo življenje it cost him his life
dobre besede nič ne stanejo kind words cost nothing

storíti to do; to make; to commit; to perform, to execute; zoologija (povreči) to give birth to young, (o kravi) to calve

kaj storíti? what's to be done?
kaj naj storim? what am I to do?
storíti dobro (slabo) delo to do a good (a bad) deed
storíti svojo dolžnost to do one's duty
storíti uslugo komu to do a favour (ali a service) for someone
storíti slabo (dobro) uslugo komu to do someone a bad (a good) turn
storíti slabo uslugo komu to do someone a disservice, arhaično to disserve someone
storíti komu krivico to do someone a wrong, to be unfair (ali not to be fair) to someone
rad storíti to do willingly, to do with a good grace
nerad, prisiljeno storíti to do with a bad grace
storíti kaj iz lastne volje to do something of one's own free will
storíti, kot da... to make a show of..., to pretend...
storíti napako to make a mistake, to commit (ali to make) a blunder
tega ne storim rad I hate doing this
storite, kar hočete! do as you like (ali as you please)!
bomo videli, kaj se da storíti we shall see what can be done
to ti bo dobro storilo that will do you good
storil bom vse, kar bo le mogoče I'll do my best (ali my utmost)
vino mi ne stori dobro wine does not agree with me
ti bi (naj)bolje storil, če bi ostal doma you'd better (oziroma best) stay at home
on si ne stori nič iz tega (figurativno) he doesn't give a damn (ali a tinker's cuss) about it, he takes it easy
ne stori si nič iz tega! take it easy!
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done
to je laže rečeno kot storjeno that's easier said than done
kar je storjeno, je storjeno what's done can't be undone
mnogo je bilo storjenega much has been done

strélec shooter, (lovec, šport) shot; vojska rifleman

strélec z lokom archer, bowman
dober (slab) strélec marksman (poor marksman)
mojstrski, izvrsten strélec crack (ali dead) shot
on je zelo slab strélec he couldn't hit a barn door (at five paces)
ni noben strélec he is no shot
je odličen (siguren) strélec he is an excellent (a sure) shot

stróšek expense, cost; expenditure; outlay, outgoings pl

na stróške at the expense of
na državne stróške at public expense
z majhnimi stróški at little cost
k vragu s stróški! (= naj stane, kar hoče!) blow the expense!
zvezan s stróški expense(-)
na moj stróšek at my expense
drobni stróški sundries pl
manjši stróški pocket money, minor expenses pl
potni stróški travelling expenses pl
proizvodni stróšek prime cost
režijski stróški overhead expenses, overheads pl
pravdni stróšek legal costs pl
sodni stróški court costs pl
življenjski stróški cost of living
tekoči stróški current expenses pl
po odbitju vseh stróškov all expenses paid
povrnitev stróškov reimbursement
ne gledam na stróške (figurativno) I don't mind the expense
kriti stróške to cover (the) expenses
pokriti stróške (= izravnati se) to break even
povrniti komu stróške to reimburse someone; to refund someone's expenses
poravnati stróške to meet (ali pogovorno to stand) the cost
stróški požró ves dobiček (the) expenses eat up all the profits
prispevati k stróškom to share the cost
ne varčevati s stróški not to grudge the expenditure, to spare no expense
plačati (»nositi«) stróške to pay (ali to cover, to defray) (the) expenses
biti povezan s stróški to involve expense
plačati, kriti stróške za koga to defray (ali to cover) someone's expenses
(o)ceniti stróške to appraise the cost
(po)kriti svoje stróške (priti na svoj račun) to recover expenses, to break even, (figurativno) to get one's money's worth
vreči se, zagnati se v stróške to go to great expense