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spomínek souvenir; token (of); (darilo) keepsake

za spomínek as a keepsake, by way of a keepsake
kot spomínek moje hvaležnosti as a token of my gratitude
obdržal si bom to za spomínek I'll keep it as a souvenir

sprejémati to receive

ona sprejema (goste, obiske) enkrat na teden she receives once a week, (ob torkih Tuesday is her at-home day)
dajati je slajše kot sprejémati it is more blessed to give than to receive ➞ sprejeti

sráka zoologija magpie; pie

krasti kot sráka to filch like a magpie

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

stanováti to live, to dwell, to reside; ZDA to room

stanováti kot najemnik to lodge; (prehodno) to stay, pogovorno to stop, arhaično to sojourn
stanováti pri to be living (ali staying, vojska quartered) at
stanujem na Cankarjevi cesti I live on Cankar Street
stanujejo v Mariborski c., št. 5 they are living at Nr. (= number) 5, Maribor Road
stanujejo skupaj they are roommates, VB flatmates
stanujejo v 2. nadstropju na ulico (na dvorišču) they are living in a front (back) flat on the second floor
stanuje bogu za hrbtom (figurativno) he lives at the back of beyond

stár old; aged; advanced in years; (starodaven) ancient; (postaran) elderly; (staromoden) old-fashioned, (zastarel) antiquated, rusty; (beseda) archaic, obsolescent, obsolete; (obrabljen) used, worn, (ponošen) wornout, threadbare; (fraza) hackneyed, trite, timeworn; exploded; (že rabljen) secondhand (pohištvo furniture); (kruh, pivo, novica, šala) stale

stári vek ancient times, antiquity
stár dovtip, vic old joke
stáro železo scrap iron, scrap
stár grešnik inveterate sinner
stár (izkušen) mornar (figurativno) old salt
stár (odslužen) vojak veteran
stári Rimljani the ancient Romans pl
stára obleka worn-out (ali cast-off) clothes pl
na stára leta in one's old age
v stárih časih in ancient (ali in former) times
stári oče, stára mati grandfather, grandmother
stáro in mlado young and old
stára šara junk, lumber
stár kot zemlja as old as the hills
srednje stár middle-aged
stár kot Matuzalem as old as Methuselah
po stárem (načinu) in the old way
dobri stári časi the good old times pl
stára devica an old maid
diplomat stáre šole a diplomat of the old school
zgodba stára kot svet a story as old as the hills
stári jeziki ancient languages pl, classics pl (s konstr. v sg)
stára zgodovina ancient history
stára številka (časopisa) back number
iz stárih časov from days of yore
stára navada železna srajca habit is second nature
koliko ste stári? how old are you?, what age are you?, what is your age?
on je 15 let stár he is fifteen (years of age)
toliko je stár kot jaz he is my age, pogovorno he's the same age as me
stár sem več kot 30 let I am over thirty
on še ni (je blizu) 40 let stár he is on the right (ali on the sunny) side of forty
je že preko 40 let (star) he is on the wrong (ali on the shady) side of forty
ona še ni 20 let stára she is not yet out of her teens
to te dela stárega that makes you look old, pogovorno it puts years on you
on je kaki dve leti starejši od mene he is some two years my senior
on je (že) čez 70 let (star) he is seventy odd
ne bo delal stárih kosti he won't make old bones
stár postajati to grow old
vse gre po stárem everything's going on in the same old way
vse ostane pri stárem everything stays as it was (ali as before)
(zdravstveno) še nisem »stari« I am not my old self yet
kje so dobri stári časi? where are the good old days?

staréjši older; elder; senior (Sr.)

moj staréjši brat my elder brother
on je 3 leta staréjši od mene he is three years my senior (ali older than me)
ona je staréjša kot moj brat she is older than my brother

státi² (stojim) to stand; to be at a standstill; (ne se premakniti) to stagnate, not to budge

pokonci státi to stand upright
státi na prstih to stand on tiptoe
státi v pozoru vojska to stand at attention
státi voljno vojska to stand at ease
vod, stoj! vojska squad, halt!
státi na straži to be on sentry-go, to stand guard
státi komu ob strani to stand by someone
státi na lastnih nogah (figurativno) to stand on one's own legs
moja ura stoji my watch has stopped
stvari stojé dobro matters stand well
(takó) kot stvari stojé as matters stand
bil je preveč pijan, da bi mogel státi (na nogah) he was too drunk to stand up
nekaj ostankov rimskega zidu še stoji some remains of the Roman wall are still standing
stoj! stop!, halt!, stand still!
státi ravno kot sveča to stand bolt upright
koliko časa stoji vlak na tej postaji? how long does the train stop at this station?
státi trdno kot skala to stand firm as a rock
státi v vrsti (in čakati) ZDA to stand in line; VB to stand in a queue, to queue (up)

stáva (za denar itd.) bet; (stavljen denar) bet, wager, stake; tiskarstvo (stavek) composition

kot za stávo (tekmovanje) briskly, energetically, speedily
visoka stáva heavy bet
dobiti stávo to win a bet
sprejeti stávo to take a bet
izgubiti stávo to lose one's bet (ali stake)
skleniti stávo to wager
stáve so prepovedane v klubu betting is forbidden at the club
delati kot za stávo to work full out
lokal za športne stáve betting shop
kdor sklepa stáve punter, gambler, wagerer

stavkokáz strikebreaker; slabšalno blackleg, scab; ZDA žargon fink

biti stavkokáz to blackleg
delati kot stavkokáz (žargon) to scab
plačan stavkokáz ZDA goon

stipulírati to stipulate

stipulírati čas, termin to stipulate a time
kot stipulirano as stipulated

stòlp tower; (cerkveni) steeple, church tower

babilonski stòlp biblija tower of Babel
stražni stòlp watch tower
razgledni stòlp outlook tower
Eiffelov stòlp the Eiffel Tower
poševni stòlp v Pisi the leaning Tower of Pisa; (pri šahu) rook, castle
konica stòlpa spire, (top of) steeple
kronan s stòlpom surmounted with a steeple, pesniško steepled, steeplecrowned
opremljen s stòlpom (zgradba) steepled
iti na stòlp to go up the tower
kot stòlp se dvigati nad čem to tower over something
vrtalni stòlp (na nafto) derrick

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

strašílo ghost, spectre; phantom; bugbear; bogey, bogy; apparition; figurativno scarecrow; pogovorno fright

ptičje strašílo scarecrow; VB pogovorno guy
biti oblečen kot pravo strašílo to look an absolute fright
oblečena je kot ptičje strašílo she is dressed like a scarecrow

stréla thunderbolt, flash of lightning, lightning; (udarec) a stroke of lightning

stréla z jasnega neba a bolt from the blue
kot od stréle zadet thunderstruck, dumbfounded
biti zadet od stréle to be struck by lightning
kot stréla zadeti to strike like a thunderbolt
zadeti kot stréla z jasnega to hit (someone) like a bolt from the blue
novica je bila zame kot stréla z jasnega the news came to me like a bolt from the blue
stréla je udarila v drevo a tree was struck by lightning
kot stréla hiter quick as lightning
kot stréla je šinil proč he was off like a shot
kot stréla hitro (figurativno) like (greased) lightning
priti kot stréla z jasnega to appear suddenly out of the blue, to come all of a sudden
gromska strél! well I'll be blowed!

strelíca arrow

hiter kot strelíca swift as an arrow

strméti to gaze (na, v on, upon, at, into)

strméti kot začaran to gaze spellbound; (biti zelo začuden) to be astounded
strméti od presenečenja to stare in surprise
z grozo strméti v koga to stare at someone in horror

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

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