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slást delight; deliciousness

slást oblasti the sweets of power
ta jed mi gre v slást I relish this dish, I like (the taste of) this dish very much
jesti z veliko slástjo to eat with a great appetite
okusiti slást uspeha to taste the sweets of success

sláven famous, renowned, famed (zaradi for), illustrious, celebrated; reputable; popular

sláven zaradi svojih podvigov famous for his exploits
slávna zmaga a famous victory
postati sláven to become famous

slavíti to glorify, to celebrate, to extol; to praise

svečano slavíti to solemnize; (praznovati) to keep a holiday, to fête a person
slavíti obletnico to observe an anniversary (god someone's name day, rojstni dan someone's birthday)

sléd trace; trail; vestige; scent; track, (ladje) wake; (stopinje) footprints, footmarks pl; (zveri) scent; (kolotečina) rut

na slédi on the track
brez slédú without a trace
sveža sléd a hot (ali burning) scent
stara sléd cold scent
slédovi starih šeg vestiges pl of ancient customs
ni niti slédu o kakem dokazu there is not a trace (ali a vestige) of evidence
biti komu na slédi to be hot on someone's trail
biti na napačni slédi to be on a false scent
iti po slédi prednikov to follow in the footsteps of one's ancestors
iti s slédjo to run a scent
izgubiti sléd to lose the (ali a) scent, to be off the track, (na lovu) to be at fault
izbrisati vse slédove to efface all traces
njegov obraz je kazal (nosil) slédove njegove žalosti his face bore traces of his grief
priti komu na sléd to get on someone's track
priti na novo sléd (figurativno) to start a new hare
zopet odkriti sléd to recover the scent
speljati na napačno sléd to put off the scent, to put on the wrong track
zabrisati svojo sléd to cover up one's tracks
izginiti brez slédu to disappear without leaving any traces
policija je prišla na sléd the police have picked up the scent, pogovorno the police have smelt a rat
iti za pravo (napačno) slédjo to be on (ali to follow) the right (the wrong) scent

sledíti to follow, (divjad po sledi) to track, to stalk; to come after (ali next); to be subsequent to; to ensue; to succeed

sledíti modi to follow the fashion
sledíti komu z očmi to keep someone in sight
nevihti je sledila tišina a calm followed the storm
poletju sledi jesen autumn follows summer
večerji je sledil ples the dinner was followed by a ball
Edvard VII. je sledil Viktoriji Edward VII succeeded Victoria
sledíti kot senca komu to shadow someone
pismo sledi trgovina letter to follow
nadaljevanje sledi to be continued
kakor dolgo sem jim sledil z očmi as long as I could keep them in view
sledíti iz to result from, (posledica) to be the result of, to be the consequence
iz tega še ne sledi, da je kriv it does not hence follow that he is guilty
iz česar sledi whence it follows
iz tega sledi, da... hence it follows that...
kot sledi as follows, as under
moje mnenje je kot sledi (je naslednje) my opinion is as follows

slép blind; sightless

na pol slép purblind
čisto slép stone blind, (as) blind as a bat (ali as a mole, an owl, a beetle), totally blind
slép kot kura nightblind
slép na eno oko blind in one eye
slép za barve colour-blind
skoraj slép gravel-blind, sand-blind
slépo črevo blind gut, caecum
slépa cena cheap price
slép naboj (strel) blank cartridge (shot)
slépa pokorščina blind obedience
slépi potnik (na ladji itd.) stowaway
slépo okno, slépa vrata dead (brickedup) door, window
slépo pristajanje aeronavtika instrument landing
slépa sreča blind luck, mere chance
slépa vera implicit faith
slépa ulica cul-de-sac, pl culde-sacs, culs-de-sac
slépo zaupanje implicit confidence
zavod za slépe home for the blind
bil je slép za njene napake he was blind to her faults
bil je le slépo orodje... he was only a mere tool...
igrati se slépe miši to play at blind man's buff
lotiti se česa na slépo srečo (figurativno) to go at something blind, to trust to luck
tudi slépa kura zrno najde even a blind man may fluke a direct hit
delati se slépega za to turn a blind eye to (something)

sleparíja swindle; fraud; cheat; (goljufija) deception

to je čista sleparíja! that's an absolute swindle!, pogovorno why, it's a barefaced rip-off!

slépo prislov

na slépo blindly, at random
slépo vdan devoted (to), wedded (to)
na slépo kupljen (»maček v žaklju«) sight unseen
na slépo streljati to fire at random, (tudi figurativno) to have a shot in the dark
na slépo srečo at random, at (ali by) haphazard

slíčen alike, like; resembling; similar; analogous, parallel

in slíčno, in slíčni and the like, and suchlike
na slíčen način in like manner, similarly
biti slíčen to be similar, to bear a resemblance to
to je čisto njemu slíčno that's just like him
slíčna sta si kot jajce jajcu they are as like as two peas
slíčno se s slíčnim druži (figurativno) birds of a feather flock together

slíčiti to resemble; to look like (ali similar)

slíčiti komu to bear a resemblance to someone, to remind one of someone

slíka picture; (oljnata) painting, oil painting; watercolour; portrait; canvas, canvass; (v knjigah) illustration; image; (oltarna) altarpiece; (majhna) miniature; fotografija photograph, snapshot, pogovorno photo, snap; (risba) drawing, design; (na kovancih) effigy

doprsna slíka (portret) half-length
krvna slíka medicina blood count
originalna slíka original picture (oziroma painting)
kopija slíke copy
lepa kot slíka as pretty as a picture
stenska slíka mural painting
živa slíka tableau (vivant)
nejasna televizijska slíka blurred image
galerija slík picture gallery
ona je lepa kot slíka she is a perfect picture
najprej si moram ustvariti jasnejšo slíko o tem I must first get a clearer idea of it, pogovorno you must first put me in the picture
sežgali so njegovo slíko (figurativno) he was burnt in effigy

slíšati to hear

dobro slíšati to hear well
napačno slíšati to hear amiss
slučajno slíšati to overhear
slíšati govoriti to hear say
slišim, da... I understand (ali I am informed) that...
on ne sliši dobro he is hard of hearing
moj pes sliši na ime Bob my dog answers to the name of Bob
vem (povem), kar sem slišal I know it by (I speak from) hearsay
slišal sem jo peti I heard her sing
ste že kdaj slišali kaj takega? have you ever heard the like of it?
o tem noče on nič slíšati he will not hear of it
slišal sem to od nekoga I have heard some one say so
to (takó) sem slišal so I (have) heard
slišal sem to praviti I have heard it said
slíšati obe strani to hear both sides
od tedaj o njem ni več (kaj) slíšati he hasn't been heard of since
ona rada sliši sebe govoriti she likes to hear herself talk
to se dobro, lepo sliši that sounds well (ali fine, pogovorno nice)
ne hoteti slíšati to shut one's ears (to), to refuse to listen to
s svojim radijskim aparatom morem slíšati Pariz I can get Paris on (ali with) my radio
komaj se je slišalo, kar je rekel what he said was scarcely audible
bil je tak hrup, da niso mogli slíšati lastnih glasov there was such a noise that they could not hear their own voices
hujšega gluhca ni od tistega, ki noče slíšati there are none so deaf as those who will not hear

slòn zoologija elephant

slòn samec bull elephant
slòn z izraslimi okli tusker
iz muhe slòna narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill (mountains out of molehills)

slonéti to lean (na, ob on, against)

slonéti ob drevesu to lean against a tree

slovár dictionary; vocabulary; lexicon

žepni slovár pocket dictionary
francosko-angleški French-English dictionary
vpis v slovár (dictionary) entry
ta človek je živ slovár (figurativno, vseved) that man is a walking (ali living) dictionary
poiskati besedo v slovárju to look up a word in a dictionary, to consult a dictionary
zateči se k slovárju to refer to a dictionary

slóves reputation; renown; repute

znanstvenik velikega slóvesa a scientist of high repute
pridobiti si slóves to achieve a reputation
on uživa slóves učenjaka he is a renowned (ali well-known) scholar (ali man of learning), (dvomeče) he has the reputation of being a learned man
uživati velik slóves to be held in high repute
ohraniti svoj slóves to maintain (ali to keep) one's reputation
poznam ga po njegovem slóvesu I know him by repute

slovésen solemn

slovésna izjava solemn declaration
ob tako slovésni priložnosti on such a solemn occasion
slovésna razdelitev nagrad prize-giving
slovésna velika maša religija solemn high mass
napraviti kaj slovésno to solemnize something

slovéti to be famous (ali reputed, renowned) (po for)

ta dežela slovi po svoji lepoti this country is famous for its beauty
slovéti kot... to have a reputation as (oziroma for)...

slučáj chance; accident; (srečen) luck; (slep) hazard; contingency; (nesrečen) accident, mishap

čisti, gol slučáj the purest accident, pure chance, mere chance, quite an accident, pure luck
srečen slučáj happy chance, a piece of good luck
slučáj je ravno hotel as good (ali bad) luck would have it

slučájen accidental, fortuitous; chance, random, casual, occasional

slučájna opazka a casual (ali a random) remark
slučájna seznanitev casual acquaintance
slučájno srečanje a chance meeting
slučájen zadetek fluke