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sítost satiety; fill; (prevelika) glut, surfeit

najesti se do sítosti to eat one's fill
nagledati se do sítosti to gaze one's fill, pogovorno to have a good look, to get an eyeful

skleníti to decide, to take a decision; to make up one's mind; to resolve, to be resolved, to form a resolution; to determine; (končati) to close, to terminate, to conclude

skleníti mir to make peace
sklenil je, da bo še malo počakal he resolved to wait a little longer
skleníti pogodbo to make a contract, to contract
skleníti račun to close an account
skleníti svoj govor s temi besedami to conclude one's speech with these words
trdno so sklenili (so odločeni), da nas bodo uničili they are bent on ruining us
skleníti mednarodno pogodbo to conclude an international treaty

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

skôrajšnji imminent, speedy, early

v pričakovanju skôrajšnjega odgovora hoping to receive an early reply
želim ti skôrajšnjega okrevanja I wish you a speedy recovery
prosimo za skôrajšnji odgovor an early reply will oblige

skrájnost extreme; extremity; extreme degree; the limit

do skrájnosti to the utmost, to the last degree, (do konca) to the very end, to an extreme, to extremes
nagnjenje k skrájnosti extremism
iti do skrájnosti to go to extremes
(pre)iti v skrájnost to run to an extreme
biti pripravljen na skrájnost (na najhujše) to be prepared for the worst
tirati stvari v skrájnost to push matters to extremes, to carry (ali to go) to extremes
tvegati skrájnost to stake one's all
zapasti v drugo skrájnost to go to the other extreme
skrájnosti se privlačijo extremes meet

skrájšati to shorten; to abridge; to abbreviate

skrájšati odlomek v knjigi to abridge a passage in a book
da skrajšam (= na kratko povem) to cut a long story short
skrajšana izdaja an abridged edition

skrivnóst secret; mystery

državna skrivnóst state secret
skrivnósti narave the secrets of nature
velika, huda skrivnóst a dead secret
skrivnósti človeškega srca the secrets of the human heart
to je javna skrivnóst it is an open secret
čuvati, obdržati skrivnóst to keep a secret
nimava nobenih skrivnósti med seboj we have no secrets from each other
mehanika zanj nima skrivnósti mechanics have no secrets for him
biti zavit v skrivnóst to be shrouded in mystery
izdati skrivnóst to betray a secret, (figurativno) to spill the beans
uvesti koga v skrivnóst, izdati komu skrivnóst to let someone into a secret
izbrbljati skrivnóst to let out a secret, (figurativno) to let the cat out of the bag
izvabiti, izvleči skrivnóst iz to worm a secret out of
(raz)rešiti skrivnóst to solve a mystery
pojasniti skrivnóst to clear up a mystery
odkriti skrivnóst to find out a secret
skrivnóst mu je «ušla» he let a secret slip out
vedeti za skrivnóst to be in the secret, (pogovorno) to be in the know

slavíti to glorify, to celebrate, to extol; to praise

svečano slavíti to solemnize; (praznovati) to keep a holiday, to fête a person
slavíti obletnico to observe an anniversary (god someone's name day, rojstni dan someone's birthday)

slép blind; sightless

na pol slép purblind
čisto slép stone blind, (as) blind as a bat (ali as a mole, an owl, a beetle), totally blind
slép kot kura nightblind
slép na eno oko blind in one eye
slép za barve colour-blind
skoraj slép gravel-blind, sand-blind
slépo črevo blind gut, caecum
slépa cena cheap price
slép naboj (strel) blank cartridge (shot)
slépa pokorščina blind obedience
slépi potnik (na ladji itd.) stowaway
slépo okno, slépa vrata dead (brickedup) door, window
slépo pristajanje aeronavtika instrument landing
slépa sreča blind luck, mere chance
slépa vera implicit faith
slépa ulica cul-de-sac, pl culde-sacs, culs-de-sac
slépo zaupanje implicit confidence
zavod za slépe home for the blind
bil je slép za njene napake he was blind to her faults
bil je le slépo orodje... he was only a mere tool...
igrati se slépe miši to play at blind man's buff
lotiti se česa na slépo srečo (figurativno) to go at something blind, to trust to luck
tudi slépa kura zrno najde even a blind man may fluke a direct hit
delati se slépega za to turn a blind eye to (something)

sleparíja swindle; fraud; cheat; (goljufija) deception

to je čista sleparíja! that's an absolute swindle!, pogovorno why, it's a barefaced rip-off!

slučáj chance; accident; (srečen) luck; (slep) hazard; contingency; (nesrečen) accident, mishap

čisti, gol slučáj the purest accident, pure chance, mere chance, quite an accident, pure luck
srečen slučáj happy chance, a piece of good luck
slučáj je ravno hotel as good (ali bad) luck would have it

slútiti to have a premonition (ali presentiment), to have a foreboding

rahlo slútiti to have an inkling, pogovorno to have a hunch; (domnevati) to guess, to conjecture, to surmise, to suspect; (pričakovati) to anticipate

slútnja premonition, presentiment, foreboding; anticipation; conjecture; inkling; surmise

zla slútnja misgiving
rahla slútnja inkling, pogovorno hunch
imam zlo slútnjo I have an unhappy foreboding (ali premonition)
imela je zlo slútnj, da... she had an unhappy premonition that...

slúžiti to serve, to be in service; (rabiti se) to be used (kot as)

slúžiti v vojski to serve in the army
slúžiti svojo učno dobo to serve one's apprenticeship
slúžiti si kruh to earn one's living
sam si mora slúžiti kruh he has to earn his own living
trdó si slúžiti kruh to work hard for a living
slúžiti za zgled to serve as an example
kje služite? where are you working?, who are you working for?
to naj ti služi kot svarilo! let this be a warning to you!
slúžiti svojemu namenu to serve one's purpose
ta plašč mi dobro služi this coat wears well
čemu služi to? what is the use of that?
nihče ne more slúžiti dvema gospodarjema no one can serve two masters

smarágden emerald

smarágden prstan ring set with an emerald

smátrati to consider, to think, to regard, to judge, to believe, to deem, to view, to look upon (as)

smátrati se to regard oneself (za as), to consider oneself, to deem oneself, to believe oneself
smatram ga za poštenjaka I believe him to be an honest man
smatrajo ga za pametnega človeka he is considered a clever man
smátrati kaj za pravilno to deem something right
ne smatram ga za kaj posebnega I would say he's no great shakes
smatra se za zadostno it is deemed sufficient
smatram, da je to moja dolžnost I deem (ali I feel, I hold) it my duty
vedno sem te smatral za svojega najboljšega prijatelja I have always considered you my best friend
smatram ga za zmožnega, da to stori I believe him able to do it (ali capable of doing it)

smôla (zemeljska) pitch; bitumen

katranska smôla coal-tar pitch; (drevesna) resin, gum arabic; (terpentinova) rosin
čevljarska smôla cobbler's wax; (figurativno) hard luck, ill-luck, bad luck, misfortune, mishap, ill fortune
smôla! (figurativno) hard luck!, tough luck!, hard lines!
vedno imam smôlo I am an unlucky fellow, žargon I always cop it
ona mi prinaša smôlo she brings me bad luck
črn kot smôla pitch-black
da bo moja smôla še večja... to crown my misery...

smŕt death; decease; (vladarja) demise; departure (from life)

smŕt na grmadi death at the stake, the stake
smŕt na morišču death on the scaffold
smŕt od utopitve death by drowning
smŕt od zadušitve death by asphyxiation (ali suffocation, smothering, strangling)
smŕt s strelom v glavo death from a bullet in the head
navidezna smŕt suspended animation
črna smŕt (kuga) Black Death
Smrt s svojo koso Death with his scythe
na smŕt bolan fatally ill, dangerously ill
do smŕti utrujen tired to death, tired out, dead beat; (od dela) done in, worn out, vulgarno buggered, knackered
konjska smŕt (= konjederec) flayer, VB knacker
smŕt na vešalih hanging
kamenjan do smŕti stoned to death
rojen po očetovi smŕti posthumous
junaška smŕt a hero's death
do svoje smŕti to one's dying day
obletnica smŕti anniversary of someone's death
letnica, leto smŕti year of someone's death
preziranje smŕti contempt for death
uradna proglasitev smŕti official declaration of death
boj za življenje ali smŕt life-and-death struggle
smŕt izdajalcu! death to the traitor!
smŕt fašizmu - svobodo narodu! Death to Fascism - Liberty to the People!
biti na pragu smŕti to be (lying) at death's door
to bo moja smŕt this will be the death of me
boriti se s smŕtjo to be at one's last gasp (ali breath), to breathe one's last, to be at death's door, to be on one's deathbed
gre za življenje ali smŕt (za biti ali ne biti) it is a matter (ali case) of life and death
iti v smŕt za... to give one's life for...
drveti v zanesljivo (gotovo) smŕt to rush headlong to certain death
na smŕt se dolgočasiti to be bored to death
do smŕti izkrvaveti to bleed to death
pogledati smŕti v oči to look death in the face
obsoditi na smŕt to sentence (ali to condemn) to death
imeti (storiti) lepo smŕt to die a happy death
umreti junaške smŕti to meet a hero's death
umreti naravne smŕti to die a natural death
umreti nasilne smŕti to die a violent death, (zlasti biti obešen) to die in one's shoes
povzročiti smŕt kake osebe to be the death of someone
uiti smŕti to escape death
umreti lahke smŕti to die an easy death
umreti bedne smŕti to die a dog's death
sam si zadati smŕt to make away with oneself, to take one's own life, to commit suicide
biti obsojen na smŕt (figurativno) to earn the wages of sin

smúčar; smúčarka skier; woman skier; ski-runner

navdušen smúčar; smúčarka ski fan
smučar(ka) na vodi water skier
smúčar; smúčarka začetnik an inexperienced skier, a beginner

snóv substance; stuff; material, matter; (predmet razprave, pogovora) subject

snóv (predmet) eseja subject of an essay
obvladati snóv to master a subject