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solvírati

solvírati problem to solve a problem
solvírati skrivnost to solve a mystery

sólza tear

v sólzah in tears
grenka sólza bitter tear
sólze kesanja tears pl of remorse
sólze veselja tears of joy
krokodilove sólze crocodile tears pl
do sólz ganjen moved to tears
do sólz until the tears run
grenke sólze salt tears pl
biti ves v sólzah to be in tears
hitro je ganjen do sólz he is easily moved to tears
biti na robu sólz (figurativno) to be on the brink of tears
to niso mačkine sólze (figurativno) this is not to be sneezed at
sólze je imela v očeh tears stood in her eyes
jokati sólze veselja to weep tears of joy
planiti v sólze to burst into tears
pretakati sólze to shed tears
potočiti sólzo to shed a tear
točiti krokodilove sólze to shed crocodile tears
točiti bridke sólze to shed (ali to weep) bitter tears
topiti se v sólzah to melt into tears
do sólz se smejati to laugh till the tears come, to laugh till one cries (ali till the tears come into one's eyes)
sólze mi pridejo, stopijo v oči tears come into my eyes
smehljati se skozi sólze to smile through one's tears
ni se mogla vzdržati sólz she could not restrain her tears
sólze so ji zalile oči her eyes brimmed with tears, she burst into tears
sólze so ji privrele v oči tears welled up in her eyes

somácija pravo summons; formal request

brati (nemirni) množici tri zakonske somácije to read a crowd the riot act

sónce sun; sunshine

na sóncu in the sun
brez sónca sunless
pod sóncem under the sun, in the world
ožgan od sónca sunburnt, suntanned
posušen na sóncu sun-dried
polnočno sónce (na severu) the midnight sun
višinsko sónce alpine sun, (umetno) sunlamp; sun rays pl
čaščenje sónca sun worship
mit sónca solar myth
vzhod sónca sunrise, sunup
zahod sónca sunset, sundown
kult sónca sun cult
na sóncu posušeno meso sun-dried meat
zaslepljen od sónca sun-blind
sónce sije the sun shines (ali is shining)
sónce vzhaja (zahaja) na vzhodu (na zahodu) the sun rises (sets) in the east (in the west)
sónce žge it is boiling (ali scorching) hot
greti se na sóncu, sprehajati se po sóncu to take the sun
sedeti na sóncu to sit in the sun
ležati na sóncu (sončiti se) to sunbathe, to bask in the sun
sónce je vzšlo (zašlo) the sun is up (is down)
imeti svoj prostor na sóncu to have one's place in the sun
meriti višino sónca nad obzorjem pomorstvo to shoot the sun, to take a sun sight
pod sóncem ni nič novega there is nothing new under the sun
vsta(ja)ti s sóncem (= zgodaj) to rise with the sun
za dežjem pride sónce sunshine follows rain, after the storm comes the calm

sopíhati to pant, to gasp; to puff (and blow)

sopíhati kot lokomotiva to puff like a shunting engine (ali like a grampus); to breathe hard; to wheeze

sôpsti to breathe hard, to gasp, to pant, to wheeze; to puff and blow

sôpsti kot kovaški meh to wheeze like a leaky pair of bellows

soródnica (woman) relative; relation; (krvna) kinswoman

ona je moja soródnica she is my relative
neka moja soródnica a relative of mine
bližnja (daljna) soródnica a near (distant) (woman) relation
ona je njena daljna soródnica she is a distant relative of hers

soródnik relative, relation

bližnji (daljni) soródnik near (distant) relative; (krvni) kinsman
najbližnji soródnik next-of-kin
njegov najbližnji soródnik his nearest relative
on je moj bližnji soródnik he is a near relative of mine
krvni soródniki blood relations pl
soródnik po moževi (ženini) strani in-law, pl in-laws, relative by marriage
prijatelji in soródniki kith and kin
on je bližnji soródnik moje žene he is a near relation of my wife's

sórta sort; kind; botanika, zoologija species

neka(ka) sórta a sort of
vseh sórt of all sorts
on je moje sórte he is my sort

sósed neighbour

brez sósedov neighbourless
najbližji sósed one's nearest neighbour, next-door neighbour
sósedje pl neighbourhood
prvi (drugi) sósed the nextdoor (the next-door but one) neighbour
moj sósed pri mizi the man sitting next to me at table
moj desni (levi) sósed my right-hand (left-hand) neighbour
delati, napraviti kot dober sósed to act in a (good-) neighbourly way

sôva zoologija owl

sôva sinici glavana pravi (figurativno) (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black, arhaično the crock calling the kettle smutty, the devil rebuking sin

sovražíti to hate (koga someone), to abhor, to detest, to dislike, to loathe

sovražíti se to be at daggers drawn
iz dna duše sovražíti to be a good hater
celó svojci, njegova lastna družina ga sovraži he has incurred the hatred even of his own family
smrtno koga sovražíti to have a deadly hatred for someone

sovrážnik enemy; hater; fiend; foe, pesniško foeman

glavni sovrážnik archenemy, archfiend
najhujši sovrážnik deadliest enemy
smrtni sovrážnik deadly enemy, sworn enemy
sovrážnik ljudstva public enemy
nevaren sovrážnik arhaično a foeman worthy of one's steel
napraviti si koga za sovrážnika to make an enemy of someone
biti sovrážnik komu to be someone's enemy

spáčiti to deform; to misshape

spáčiti se to grimace, to make a grimace

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

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

speciálen special; particular

speciálen primer a special case
speciálno prislov specially
speciálno področje particular sphere (ali field)
speciálno jeklo special steel
speciálna trgovina shop specializing in one type of merchandise, ZDA speciality store

specializírati to specialize

specializírati se to become a specialist, to specialize (v in)
specializírati se v zgodovini to specialize in history, ZDA to major in history

spektákel spectacle

nuditi smešen spektákel to make a spectacle of oneself

spenjati se² to climb, to go up, to rise; to soar; (konj) to prance

spenjati se na goro to climb a mountain ➞ vzpenjati se