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štrúca loaf, pl loaves

štrúca kruha a loaf of bread

študírati to study

on študira pravo he is studying for the bar, he is reading law
študírati vlogo to study a part
študiran človek an educated man

šušmáriti to bungle; to botch; to tinker; to tamper; to dabble

šušmáriti z boleznijo to meddle with a disease (as an unqualified person)

švígniti to shoot

švígniti kot strela (figurativno) to go like a streak of (greased) lightning (ali like a bat out of hell)
švígniti prek brzice to shoot the rapids
avto je švignil mimo a car swept past
mačka je švignila iz sobe the (ali a) cat shot out of the room

švŕkniti to whip; to swish

švŕkniti konja to whip a horse

tájen secret; clandestine; undercover; underhand

tájno društvo secret society
tájni agent secret agent, detective, plainclothes man, undercover man
tájni fondi secret (ali confidential) funds
tájna poroka secret marriage
tájni sporazum collusion, secret agreement (for a wrong purpose)
tájni svetnik privy councillor

ták tákšen such (a); of such kind (ali sort, shape, manner, size, habits, characteritd.); suchlike; such as this; that sort of

ták, tákšen, kakršen such as
ták, tákšen in ták, tákšen such and such
v ták, tákšenih primerih in such cases, in cases like these
kot ták, tákšen as such
nekaj ták, tákšenega something like this
nič ták, tákšenega nothing of the sort, no such thing, nothing like it
na ták, tákšen način in such a way
kaj ták, tákšenega še nisem videl I have not seen the like before
nimam časa za ták, tákšene, kot si ti I have no time for the likes of you
ták, tákšene stvari se dogajajo such things do happen
rekel je, da se je bil izgubil ali nekaj ták, tákšenega he said he had lost his way, or some such thing
dejstva je treba videti taka, kot so one must (be prepared to) face the facts
povej to le ták, tákšenim ljudem, ki jim lahko zaupaš tell it only to such people as you can trust
prizor je bil ták, tákšen, da bi kogarkoli prestrašil the sight was such as to frighten any one
kakršen oče, takšen sin like father, like son
kakršen gospodar, takšen sluga like master, like man

takljáti to roll

takljáti sod to roll a barrel

táksi taxi; taxicab, cab; ZDA pogovorno hack

táksi letalo taxiplane
poklicati táksi to hail a taxi
peljati se s táksijem to take a taxi, to ride in a taxicab
postajališče táksijev taxi rank, cab-rank, cabstand

tákt¹ glasba time, measure

3/4 tákt three-four time; (ritem) cadence, rhythm
v táktu in time, (ples) in step
dajati tákt to beat time
držati tákt to keep time, to play in time
priti iz tákta to play out of time
spraviti iz tákta to put out of time
zaigrati nekaj táktov to play a few bars

táktika vojska tactics pl (s konstr. v sg ali pl); strategy

pametna táktika a clever stroke of tactics
táktika požgane zemlje scorched-earth tactics
táktika presenečenja surprise tactics

talènt talent; gift

brez talènta talentless
igralski talènt talent for acting
imeti talènt za risanje to have a talent for drawing
ne izkoriščati svojih talèntov to hide one's light under a bushel

talentíran talented; gifted (za with)

zelo talentíran violinist a violinist of great talent

tamtám glasba tom-tom

delati tamtám (= delati bučno reklamo) to make a big to-do, to make a splash in order to get clients (ali to get a clientele)

tánek -nka, -o thin; tenuous; (vitek) slim, slender

tánko črevo small intestine
tánki dohodki modest income
človek s tánkimi dohodki a man of modest means
tánek, -nka, -o stas slender waist
tánko preden thinspun
tánka hrana slender diet
na tánkem ledu (figurativno) on thin ice
tánka mu prede (figurativno) he is badly off, he has a thin time

tapéta (stenska, papirnata) wallpaper; (preproga) tapestry

odstraniti, sneti stenske tapéte to strip a wall of paper, to strip the paper off

tárča target; butt; mark

središče tárče bull's eye
streljanje v tárčo target practice
streljati v tárčo to shoot at a (ali the) target, to have target practice
biti tárča posmeha to be a laughingstock, to be a standing joke
ne bom mu za tárčo (figurativno) I'm not going to be the butt of his ridicule
zadeti v tárčo hit the target

tečáj³ (učni) course (of lectures)

ponavljalni, izpopolnjevalni tečáj a refresher course
večerni tečáj evening course, evening lectures pl, evening classes pl
tečáj angleščine English course
zimski tečáj (semester) winter term
obiskovati tečáj to take a course

téčen nutritious; nourishing; figurativno (siten) annoying, importunate

kako si téčen! what a nuisance you are!

têči to run; to flow, to stream; (čas) to go by (ali on), to pass by, to roll by; (stroj) to go, to work, to play; (promet) to circulate; (posoda) to leak, to run out

beseda mu teče gladko he speaks fluently (ali volubly, glibly)
stvar teče gladko things are running smoothly (ali like clockwork), things are going swimmingly (ali without a hitch), it's all plain sailing, VB žargon it's a doddle
kri teče blood is (being) shed (ali spilt)
kri je tekla there has been bloodshed
kri mu teče iz nosa he has a nose bleed, his nose is bleeding
têči v prazno (motor) to idle
zadeva še teče the affair is still continuing (ali is not over yet)
pusti stvari, da tečejo, kot hočejo! let things take their course!
voda teče iz pipe the tap is running
kri, ki mi teče po žilah the blood coursing through my veins
obresti tečejo od 1. maja the interest runs (ali accrues) from May 1st
teči, kot da bi šlo za življenje to run for dear life