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stròj engine; machine

stròji pl machinery
parni steam engine
pisalni stròj typewriter
šivalni stròj sewing machine
mlatilni stròj threshing machine
stròj za računanje calculating machine
ladijski stròj marine engine
kosilni stròj, kosilnica mowing machine, mower
peklenski stròj infernal machine
pralni stròj washing machine, washer
nemški vojni stròj the German war machine
obdelovalni stròj machine tool
tiskarski stròj printing press
kolníca za stròje engine shed
konstruktor stròjev machine (ali engine) designer
okvara stròja engine trouble
graditelj stròjev engine (ali machine) builder
prostor za stròje machine shop
tovarna stròjev engine factory
napisan s stròjem typed, typewritten
pisati s pisalnim stròjem to type, to typewrite
šivati na šivalnem stròju to sew on a sewing machine, to machine
temeljito pregledati stròj to overhaul a machine
preobremeniti stròj to overload a machine

strúna string; chord; (iz črev) catgut

strúna na reketu (loparju) the strings of a racket
napeti strúne na violino to string a violin
preveč napeti strúne to tune the strings too high
to strúno ubrati to harp on that subject (ali topic)
druge strúne ubrati to change one's tune, to sing another song
ubrati milejše strúne to adopt a milder tone
pravo strúno ubrati (zadeti) to touch the right chord
udariti na ustrezno strúno to strike a responsive chord
vedno isto strúno ubirati to be always harping on the same subject (ali topic)
ubirati strúne to pluck the strings

stvár thing; matter; object; stuff; (posel, skrb) concern; case; (zadeva) affair, subject, business

stvár časti affair of honour
sporna stvár debatable question, pravo a moot point
vsa stvár the whole business (ali affair, matter)
k stvari! keep (ali stick) to the point (ali to the matter in hand)!; (v parlamentu, govorniku) answer the question!
vse moje stvári all my belongings pl, my goods and chattels pl
dogovorjena, domenjena stvár a put-up job
kočljiva, delikatna stvár a delicate point
stvár zase another question, a matter apart
stvár v diskusiji the subject under discussion, the matter in hand
spadajoč k stvári relevant
ne spadajoč k stvári irrelevant
to je moja stvár that's my business (ali affair, concern, lookout)
to ni moja stvár that is no business of mine; that is not my affair
v tem je vsa stvár (= za to gre) that's the gist of it (ali the whole point)
to je čisto druga stvár that's completely off the point, that's an entirely different thing, (figurativno) that's a horse of a different colour
to je stvár navade that's a matter of habit
to je jedro, bistvo stvári this is the gist (ali the substance) of the matter
to je važna stvár this is a matter of importance (ali of great importance)
to je kočljiva stvár this is a ticklish (ali delicate, difficult) matter, this requires careful handling
to ni smešna stvár this in no laughing matter
(to je pa) lepa stvár! (ironično) that's a nice mess!, pogovorno a fine how-do-you-do (ali how d'ye do)
ne vem, kaj je na stvári I don't know what the problem is, pogovorno I don't know what's the matter (ali what's up, what it's all about)
borimo se za dobro stvár we are fighting for a good cause
brigaj se za svoje stvári! mind your own business, don't be such a busybody!
sedaj ne gre za to stvár that is not the question now
naj gredo stvári svojo pot! let things slide!
to nima nič opraviti s sámo stvárjo that has nothing to do with the question
pogovoriti se o stvári to talk the matter over
ostati pri stvári to stick to the point
priti s stvárjo na dan to raise a matter
pusti stvár v miru (= ne dvigaj prahu)! let sleeping dogs lie!
preidimo na stvár! let us come to the point (ali to the matter in hand), pogovorno let's get down to the nitty-gritty
s tem se na stvári nič ne spremeni it makes no difference, it does not alter the fact (ali the fact of the matter), it doesn't make any material (ali substantial) difference
to ne spada k stvári this is irrelevant, this is off (ali beside) the point
kot stvári stojé as things are, as things stand (now)
stvári stojé dobro things are going well
stvár stojí takole this is how the matter stands
videti, kako stvari stojé (figurativno) to see how the land lies
umreti za dobro stvár to die for a good cause
vmešavati, vtikati se v tuje stvári to meddle in other people's affairs
vrniti se k stvári to return to the subject
vzeti stvár v roke (figurativno) to take a problem (ali a matter, a business) in hand
vzeti stvári, kot pač pridejo (dobre in slabe) to take the rough with the smooth

súh (mršav) lean, slender, thin, meagre, ZDA meager; (ne moker) dry; (les) seasoned; (ovenel) withered, dried-up, shrivelled, pesniško sere, sear

súho grozdje dried grapes, raisins
súh kašelj dry cough
súh kruh dry bread
súho leto (brez dežja) dry (ali rainless, droughty) year
súho listje dry (ali pesniško sere, sear) leaves pl
súho sadje dried fruit, dehydrated fruits pl
súha sliva prune
súha roba wooden ware
súha veja dry branch, dry bough
súho vreme dry weather
sem súh (figurativno, brez denarja) I am short of cash, pogovorno I'm short of the ready
sem popolnoma súh (figurativno) I'm broke, I'm stony-broke, I'm stony
súh kot trska skinny
potegniti ladjo, čoln na súho to beach a boat

súm suspicion

neutemeljen súm unfounded suspicion
zaradi súma izdajstva on suspicion of treachery
imeti koga na súmu to suspect someone, to hold someone in suspicion, to distrust someone
vreči súm na koga to cast (ali to draw) suspicion on someone
zbuditi komu súm to arouse someone's suspicions
imajo ga na sumu, da je špijon he is a suspected spy

sumljív suspicious; suspect

sumljívega izvora of suspicious (ali questionable) origin
nekaj sumljívega je gledé... there is something fishy about...
to je videti sumljívo that looks suspicious
vohati nekaj sumljívega (figurativno) to smell a rat
pričanje sokrivca je vedno sumljívo the evidence of an accomplice is always suspect
prikazati koga kot sumljívega to cast (ali to draw) suspicion on someone

suròv raw, crude; figurativno rough, rude; (grób) coarse, uncouth; (brutalen) brutal; (neobdelan ipd.) unwrought, in the raw (ali natural) state, unfinished, unpolished, crude, rough; figurativno ill-mannered, uncivil, gross, bearish, ill-bred, boorish, churlish, barbarous

v suròvem stanju in a rough state
suròv diamant rough diamond
suròv bombaž raw cotton
suròv proizvod raw product
suròv kavčuk crude (ali raw) rubber
suròvo maslo (fresh ali freshly made) butter
suròva (nestrojena) koža rawhide
suròva sila brute force
suròvo olje crude (ali rock) oil, crude petroleum, naphtha
suròvo ravnanje raw deal
suròvo jajce raw egg
suròvo meso raw meat
suròva šala horseplay
suròve šege uncouth (ali rude, coarse) manners pl
suròva volna raw wool
suròvo železo pig iron
suròvo igrati šport to play rough
suròva hrana uncooked vegetarian food
suròva svila raw silk
suròvo stanje raw state

súženj slave; (na galeji) galley slave

rojen kot súženj born a slave (ali born to slavery)
gonjač, paznik súžnjev slave driver
lovec na súžnje slave hunter
lastnik, gospodar súžnjev slave owner
ladja za prevoz súžnjev slaver
trgovina s súžnji slave trade
trg, trgovanje s súžnji slave market
trgovec s súžnji slaver, slave dealer
vstaja súžnjev zgodovina revolt of the slaves
on je súženj pijače (svojih strasti) he is a slave to drink (to his passions)
delati kot súženj to work like a slave
garati, mučiti se kot súženj to drudge, to slave, (vulgarno) to slave one's guts out
napraviti koga za súžnja to enslave, to enthral (ZDA enthrall) someone

sváljkati to roll (out, up)

sváljkati si cigareto to roll a cigarette

svarílo warning (pred of); admonition, admonishment; alarm; premonition

ostro svarílo stern warning
upoštevati svarílo, zmeniti se za svarílo, ozirati se na svarílo to heed a warning
ni se zmenil za svarílo he ignored the warning
svarílo ni zaleglo the warning was not heeded (ali was ignored)
jaz bi njegovo nesrečo vzel za svarílo I would take his misfortune as a warning

svéča candle; (kot svetlobna mera) candlepower

lojena svéča tallow candle
voščena svéča wax candle, (tanka) taper
ledena svéča icicle
ob, pri svéči by candlelight
raven kot svéča bolt upright, straight as a dart (ali as an arrow)
10-svečna žarnica a ten candlepower lamp
ogorki svéč candle ends pl
jakost svéče candlepower
svetloba svéče candlelight
stenj svéče candlewick
prižgati svéčo to light a candle, to apply a match to a candle
škarje, utrinjač za svéče candle-snuffers pl
od svéče kaplja, teče the candle runs (ali gutters)
utrniti svéčo to trim a candle

svečán -a, -o solemn; festive; festal; formal, ceremonious, pompous, (tog) stiff

svečán, -a, -o državni banket solemn state dinner
svečán, -a, -oa črna obleka evening dress
svečán, -a, -oa proslava celebration, solemnization
svečán, -a, -oo (pro)slaviti to celebrate, to solemnize

svést -a (si) aware of; conscious of

biti si svést, -a (si) (česa) to be aware of (something), to be conscious of (something), to know (something)

svét -a, -o holy; sacred; (svetnik) saint

svét, -a, -oa aliansa zgodovina Holy Alliance
svét, -a, -oo pismo (biblija) the Bible, the Scriptures pl, the Book, the Good Book, Holy Writ
svét, -a, -oa dežela the Holy Land
svét, -a, -oi oče (papež) the Holy Father
svét, -a, -oo olje religija chrism, holy oil
svét, -a, -oa trojica religija the Holy Trinity
Vsi Sveti religija, 1. november All Saints' Day, All Hallows' Day, Allhallows, Hallowmas
svét, -a, -oi večer religija Christmas Eve
sv. Vida ples (vidovica) medicina Saint Vitus's dance
najsvetejše religija figurativno holy of holies
proglašen za svét, -a, -oega religija canonized
moja svét, -a, -oa dolžnost je, da to storim it's my sacred (ali my bounden) duty to do it

svét¹ world; (zemlja) earth, globe; (vsemirje) the universe

na svétu in the world
na tem svétu in this world, in this life, here below
po celem (vsem) svétu all over the world, the whole world over
na koncu svéta (figurativno) at the back of beyond
(ki je) daleč od svéta remote, out of the world, secluded
širom svéta throughout the wide world, all over the world
ves svét the whole world
za ves svét ne, za nič na svét u ne not for all the world, not for worlds, not for anything in the world, for nothing in the world
do konca svéta to the ends of the earth
Novi svét the New World
Stari svét the Old World
Tretji svét politika the Third World
oni svét (figurativno) the next life, the other world, the world to come
od svéta odrezan kraj the back of beyond
stavbni svét building site
učeni svét (figurativno) the world of learning
športni svét (figurativno) the sporting world
rastlinski svét the vegetable world
živalski svét the animal world
začetek svéta the beginning of the world
konec svéta the end of the world
podzemeljski svét underworld
širni svét the wide world
današnji svét the modern world
odkar sem na svétu since I was born
to je na drugem koncu svéta it's on the other side of the globe, it's at the back of beyond
to je narobe svét! (figurativno) that's making water flow uphill!
on je najboljši človek na svétu he's the best man alive, you won't find a better man living than him (knjižno than he)
ona mi je (= pomeni) vse na svétu she is all the world to me
tako je (pač) na svétu that's the way of the world
za nič na svétu ne bi tega naredil I would not do it for all the world
odreči se svétu to forsake the world
šel bi z njo do konca svéta I'd follow her to the ends of the earth
poslati koga na oni svét (žargon) to send someone to kingdom-come
priti na svét to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world
on malo pozna svét he knows little of the world
prinesti, spraviti na svét to bring into the world, to give birth (to)
spraviti koga s svéta to do away with someone, to put someone out of the way, to kill someone, (pogovorno) to dispatch someone
videl je mnogo svéta he is a widely travelled man, he is a great traveller, he is a globe-trotter
zagledati luč svéta to see the light, to be born, to be brought into the world
živeti odmaknjen(o) od svéta to live cut off from the world
objadral je ves svét he has sailed the seven seas

svetílen light (-); lighting; luminous; illuminative

svetílna boja pomorstvo light buoy
svetílna bomba fotografija flash; vojska, aeronavtika flare, parachute flare
spustiti svetílno bombo to drop a flare
svetílna naprava lighting appliance
svetílni plin coal gas
zastrupitev s svetilnim svetílnom coal-gas poisoning
svetílen, svetílna moč power, luminosity
svetílna raketa vojska Very light, signal rocket

svetílka lamp; lantern; (petrolejka) paraffin lamp

cestna svetílka street lamp
plinska svetílka gas lamp
električna žepna svetílka pocket torch, (small) flashlight
svetílka na biciklu bicycle lamp
namizna svetílka table lamp
stoječa svetílka standard (ali floor) lamp
ulična svetílka street lamp, (obločnica) arc lamp
varnostna svetílka safety lamp
(rudarska) čelna svetílka cap lamp
viseča svetílka hanging lamp
cilinder za svetílko chimney (of an oil lamp)
čad, saje svetílke lampblack
stenj svetílke wick
svetloba svetílke lamplight
prižigalec uličnih svetílk lamplighter
prižgati (ugasiti) svetílko to light (to put out, to extinguish) a lamp

svetlóba light

dnevna svetlóba daylight
sončna svetlóba sunshine
pri svetlóbi sveče by candlelight, by the light of a candle
ne jemlji mi svetlóbe (= pojdi mi z luči)! get out of my light!

svetník¹ saint; holy man, pl men

svetník zaščitnik patron saint
Vseh svetníkov dan religija, 1. november All Saints' Day, All Hallows' Day, Allhallows, Hallowmass
proglasiti za svetníka to canonize
živeti kot svetník to lead a saintly (ali pious) life
dovolj, da bi se še svetník razjezil (bi zaklel) enough to make a saint swear
dovolj, da bi še svetník izgubil potrpljenje enough to try the patience of a saint

svetóven world, worldwide; world's; cosmopolitan; universal

svetóvno čudo wonder of the world
svetóvna gospodarska konferenca international economic conference
svetóvna gospodarska kriza international economic crisis, world depression
svetóvno gospodarstvo world trade and industry
svetóvni jezik world language
svetóvni mir world peace
svetóvna literatura, književnost world literature
svetóvno naziranje, nazor ideology, world-outlook, outlook on life, (philosophical) conception of the world, world view, views pl, (nemško) weltanschauung
svetóvna politika world politics pl, foreign policy on a (ali the) grand scale
svetóvni prvak world champion
svetóvno prvenstvo world championship
svetóvni rekord world record
svetóvni požar universal conflagration
svetóvna razstava International Exhibition, World Fair
svetóv sloves worldwide fame, international reputation
svetóvni trg international market
svetóvna trgovina world trade, international commerce
svetóvna sila world power
(prva) svetóvna vojna the (First) World War
svetóvno znan world-famous, world-renowned
svetóvna zgodovina universal history, world history