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s (pred zvenečimi glasovi z) with; by, from

s pošto by post
s 50 leti at the age of 50 years
s časom with time, in the course of time
s svinčnikom in pencil
s tega stališča, vidika from this point of view, standpoint
z zgodovinskega stališča from the historical standpoint
s pismom (pismeno) by letter
s silo by force
s pomočjo... by means of...
kaj (pa) je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
govoriti s kom to speak with (ali to) someone
jesti s krožnika to eat off a plate
pasti s konja to fall off one's horse
hoditi s palico to walk with a stick
potovati s parnikom (z letalom, z vlakom) to travel by steamer (by air plane, by train)
kaj misliš reči s temi besedami? what do you mean by these words?
prepirati se s kom to quarrel with someone
primerjati koga s kom drugim to compare someone with someone else
boriti se s smrtjo to be in one's last agony, to be at one's last gasp
vsta(ja)ti s soncem to rise with the sun
tekmovati s kom to rival someone, to vie with someone
udariti s palico to strike with a stick
vzemite me s seboj! take me along with you!
s solzami v očeh... with tears in one's eyes

sédem seven

(v skupinah) po sédem by seven
ob sedmih at seven o'clock
sédem in pol seven and a half

sedéti to sit, to be sitting, to be seated; (ptice) to perch; (na jajcih) to hatch

sedéti s spodvitimi nogami to sit cross-legged
sedéti ob kom to sit beside someone, to sit by someone's side
sedéti pri mizi to sit at table
dobro sedi na konju he has a good seat
sedéti slikarju to sit for a painter
vedno sedi pri knjigah he is always bent over his books
vedno doma sedi he is a stayat-home, he leads a sedentary life
sedéti in lenariti to sit idle
sedéti v zaporu to be in prison, to be imprisoned, to be confined, to undergo one's term of punishment, to serve one's sentence; pogovorno to do time; žargon to do bird
sedéti na trnih, kot na šivankah to be on tenterhooks
sedéti na ušesih (figurativno) to be deaf to, not to listen to, to be inattentive

sencé pl

sencà anatomija temple, pl temples
osiveti na sencah to go grey at the temples

sésti to sit down (na on); to sit oneself down; to take a seat; to seat oneself (v naslanjač in an armchair)

sésti k mizi to sit down at table
zopet sésti to resume one's seat
sésti na konja to mount (one's horse)
sésti na svoj (stalni) sedež to take one's seat
sésti na prestol to mount the throne
prisiliti koga, da sede to sit someone down

sezóna season

zunaj (izven) sezóne in the off-season
gledališka sezón theatrical season
londonska sezón (od maja do julija) the season, the London season
visoka sezón high season
višek sezóne the height (ali peak) of the season
mrtva sezón dead (ali dull) season, off-season
sedaj je sezón češenj cherries are in season
smo na višku sezóne we are at the peak of the season
sezón ostrig je oysters pl are in

sežgáti to burn; (truplo) to cremate

sežgáti koga na grmadi to burn someone at the stake
biti sežgan na grmadi to suffer at the stake, to die (ali to be burnt) at the stake

síla (moč) power, might; (krepkost) vigour; (potreba) necessity; (jakost) strength; (silovitost) vehemence; (nasilje) violence, force; (težava) difficulty, trouble; (prisila) compulsion, constraint, coercion; (beda) want, need, pinch; (stiska) emergency, neediness; (pritisk) pressure; (nevarnost) danger, emergency; (nuja) urgency, necessity

v síli in case of emergency (ali of need, of necessity)
s sílo by force, forcibly, with violence, by strong-arm methods
z vsemi sílami with might and main
pod sílo okoliščin, razmer under the stress of circumstances
po síli (nerad) forced, under compulsion, unwillingly, reluctantly, perforce
če je síla if need be, if need arise
to je višja síla it is a case of needs must (ali of overwhelming odds, of vis maior)
groba síla violence
konjska síla horsepower (krajšava: HP)
gonilna síla motive power
višja síla force majeure, Act of God
naravne síle natural forces, forces of nature
kopne síle vojska land forces pl
pomorske síle vojska naval forces pl, navy
pomorska síla naval power
síla (ogromno) ljudi a great number of people
enota síle unit of force
moment síle moment of a force
delovna síla manpower
politika síle power politics pl
vodna síla water (ali hydraulic) power
oborožene (vojaške) síle armed (military) forces pl
Kraljeva Zračna Sila Royal Air Force
klic v síli emergency call
izhod v síli emergency exit
biti v veliki síli (stiski) to be in great distress (ali need)
ni mu síle he is not in bad circumstances, he is doing well
ni síle (= ne mudi se) there's no hurry, it is not urgent
ni nobene síle there is no hurry
to je za sílo (= začasno) this is a makeshift, this is a stopgap, this is a temporary substitute
síla (strašno) vroče je it is extremely hot
síla ima večjo moč kot pravica might before right
napeti vse (svoje) síle to do one's utmost, to make every effort, to do one's best, to do all one can; to tax one's powers to the utmost; to use every exertion; to stir heaven and earth; to leave no stone unturned
síla kola lomi needs must when the devil drives, necessity knows no law
v síli hudič muhe žre (figurativno) drowning men catch at straws, beggars can't be choosers
(tudi) s sílo se ne da vsega doseči (figurativno) you can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
ukloniti se síli to give way to compulsion, to act under compulsion (ali duress)
v síli spoznaš pravega prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed

simpátičen (oseba) likable, likeable, agreeable, pleasant, nice; prepossessing; winning, attractive, engaging, congenial

simpátično vedenje winning ways pl
takoj mi je bil (postal) simpátičen I took to him at once, I found him an attractive person from the word go
ona mi ni simpátična I don't care much for her, I don't feel interested in her
simpátični živec (simpatikus) sympathetic nerve

síniti (to begin) to shine

ko sine dan at daybreak, when day breaks

skákati to jump, to spring, to leap, to bound, to hop, to skip; (v vodo pri kopanju) to dive

skákati od veselja to leap for joy
skákati čez vrv (otroška igra) to skip (a rope)
skákati v višino šport to do (ali to compete in) the high jump
cene skačejo prices are rising
skákati od predmeta do predmeta to skip from one thing to another
ali znaš dobro skákati? are you good at jumping?

sklèp¹ (odločitev) resolution; decision; resolve; conclusion; pravo decree; deduction; inference

s sklèpom, po sklèpu by the decision of
sklèp večine majority decision
trden sklèp stern resolve
začasen sklèp provisional decision
priti do sklèpa to come to a decision, to reach (ali to make) a decision
potegniti logične sklèpe iz... to draw logical inferences from...
izvesti, realizirati sklèp to carry out a resolution
vztrajati pri sklèpu to stand by a decision
vnaprej narejen sklèp foregone conclusion
sklèp računov closing (ali balancing) of accounts
nismo še prišli do (pravega) sklèpa we have not yet arrived at a decision (at the right decision)

sklépati¹ to make inferences, to infer (iz from), to gather (from)

prenaglo sklépati to jump to (ali at) conclusions ➞ skleniti

sklépčen

sklépčno število quorum
biti sklépč to form (ali to constitute, to be) a quorum
ne biti sklépč to lack a quorum
občni zbor je bil sklépč there was a quorum at the general meeting
ni bil sklépč there was no quorum...

skôraj almost, nearly; (za las) all but; well-nigh; next to; little short of

skôraj isto much the same
to je skôraj isto it is much the same thing
skôraj nobeden, skôraj nihče next to none, hardly anybody
skôraj nikjer hardly (ali scarcely) anywhere
skôraj nikoli hardly ever, scarcely ever
skôraj nič next to nothing, hardly anything
skôraj mrtev all but dead, at death's door
skôraj vsi practically everybody
skôraj dovršen, perfekten verging on perfection
skôraj nezaznaven all hut imperceptible
to je skôraj nemogoče it is all but impossible
skôraj nemogoče bo (reči) it will he next to impossible (to say)
biti skôraj mrtev to be as good as dead
nimamo skôraj nič časa we have little time if any
delo je bilo skôraj končano the job was as good as done
sta skôraj iste velikosti they are much of a size (ali pretty nearly the same size)
skôraj sem padel I was very near falling, I nearly tumbled
skôraj je umrla she was near death, she was at death's door
skôraj je utonil he was all but drowned
skôraj ubil se je he was within an ace of getting killed

skriválnice spy

igrati se skriválnice to play at hide-andseek

skrívati to hide (pred from); to conceal; (tajnost) not to reveal, to keep from, to keep secret, to keep dark

skrívati se to hide, to abscond (from), to lie hidden; to be latent; to lurk in (under ipd.)
skrívati se pred policijo to be in hiding; (igra) to play at hide-and-seek

skúp skúpaj together; jointly, conjointly; collectively; in a body; (v družbi) in company with, accompanied by, in common with, united, associated; (vključno) including, inclusively, taken all in all; all told

vse skúp, skúpaj all together
vsega skúp, skúpaj totalling
skúp, skúpaj z together with, in union with
boriti se skúp, skúpaj z to make common cause with
priti skúp, skúpaj to meet
vse te knjige sem kupil skúp, skúpaj I have bought all these books at one go
te barve gredo dobro skúp, skúpaj these colours go well together (ali are well-matched)
kako gre to skupaj? how does it fit in?

skupíti jo to come off badly; (figurativno) to catch a tartar; to get a good lesson; to suffer disaster, death

ubogi Jurij jo je skupil (= je padel) pri Dunkerque-u poor George bought it at Dunkirk

slàb (moralno) bad, evil

precéj slàb baddish; (šibak, slaboten) weak, feeble, frail, faint; (zdravje) delicate; poor, infirm, shaken
slàbi časi hard times pl
slàb človek a wicked man
na slàbem glasu of bad repute
slàb izgovor, slàbo opravičilo a poor (ali thin) excuse
slàba kakovost inferior quality
slàba kupčija bad bargain
slàbi obeti bad outlook, poor prospects pl
slàba obleka poor dress
slàba prodaja poor sale
slàbo pivo weak beer
slàb, kratek spomin short memory
slàb pulz slow pulse
slàb strelec a poor shot
slàba tolažba poor comfort
slàba točka (stran) weak point, foible
slàba volja bad temper
slàba vidljivost poor visibility
slàb uspeh poor success
slàbo znanje smattering, superficial knowledge
slàbo zdravje poor health
slàb zrak foul air
slàbo vreme bad (ali nasty, adverse) weather
biti slàbe volje to be ill-humoured, to be in a bad temper
biti na slàbem glasu to have a bad name
on je na slabšem pri tem he has the worst of it
v matematiki sem zelo slàb I am very poor at mathematics
ona ima slàb (šibak) glas she has a feeble voice
on ima slàb spomin he has a poor memory, pogovorno he has a memory like a sieve
držati s kom (biti zvest komu) v dobrem in slàbem to stick to someone through thick and thin
to ni slàba misel that's not a bad idea
ta banka stoji baje na slàbih nogah (figurativno) that bank is said to be in a weak state
v tem ne vidim nič slàbega I see no harm (ali nothing wrong) in that
živeti v slàbih razmerah to live in straitened circumstances
naj pride dobro ali slàbo arhaično come weal or woe