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spotákniti to trip (someone) up

skušal me je spotákniti he tried to trip me up
spotákniti se to stumble (ob against, čez over); to trip (ob, nad over); to make a false step; to catch one's foot; to falter
spotákniti se ob kamen to trip over a stone

spotíkati (se) ➞ spotakniti (se)

spotíkati (se) se ob, nad (figurativno) to take umbrage at, to take offence at; to be scandalized at, to find fault with something
mnogi so se spotikali nad njegovim vedenjem many people took offence at his behaviour, his behaviour scandalized many people

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

stopínja footstep, footprint, footmark; step; (stopnja) degree

hoditi po stopínjah koga to tread in someone's footsteps, (figurativno) to follow someone's example
on gre po mojih stopínjah he is following in my footsteps
sekati stopínje v led to cut steps in the ice
10 stopínj nad (pod) ničlo 10 degrees above (below) zero

stréha roof

brez stréhe roofless
stréha nad glavo roof over one's head
mansardna stréha mansard, mansard roof
slamnata stréha thatched roof
opečna stréha tiled roof
stréha iz skrila slated roof
skodlasta stréha shingled roof
steklena stréha glass roof
stréha iz listja pesniško a leafy vault
platnena stréha awning, sunshade
stréha je potrebna popravila the roof wants repairing
žetev je pod strého the harvest is gathered in
spraviti pod strého (žetev) to gather (ali bring) in
stanovati pod strého to live in a garret
biti pod strého to have a roof over one's head
pri njem je takoj ogenj v stréhi (figurativno) he is a real hothead
imeti strého nad glavo to have a roof over one's head
ploščata stréha flat roof
ravna stréha flat roof, terrace
drseča stréha (pri avtu) sliding roof
stréha enokapnica lean-to roof
dvokapna stréha ridged roof
pokriti s strého to roof
vzeti pod strého to house, to lodge, to accommodate, to shelter
(pozor,) delo na stréhi! men at work (ali working) overhead!
hiša še ni pod strého the house is not roofed yet
zaščititi s strého, dati pod strého to roof

svetíšče temple; sanctuary; shrine; pesniško fane

svetíšče nad svetišči holy of holies

šéstdeset sixty; arhaično three score

biti nad šéstdeset let star to be over sixty, to be on the shady (ali wrong) side of sixty
ne še biti šéstdeset let star to be on the sunny side of sixty

škandalizírati to scandalize; to shock

škandalizírati se to be scandalized (nad čim at something), to be shocked, to take offence (at something)
moram se škandalizírati nad teboj! I am shocked at you!

termométer thermometer

Celzijev (Fahrenheitov, Réaumurjev) termométer centigrade (ali Celsius) (Fahrenheit, Réaumur) thermometer
klinični termométer clinical thermometer
kombinirani termométer combination thermometer
beležni termométer recording thermometer
maksimalni in minimalni termométer maximum and minimum thermometer
živosrebrni termométer mercury thermometer
stanje termométra thermometer reading
termométer kaže 10°C the thermometer reads (ali shows) ten degrees centigrade (10°C)
termométer kaže 15° pod (nad) ničlo the thermometer shows fifteen degrees below (above) zero
termométer se dviga (pada) the thermometer is rising (is falling)

umíti umívati to wash; pesniško to lave; (rano) to bathe

umíti, umívati si glavo (lase) to shampoo, to have a shampoo, to wash one's hair
umíti, umívati si roke to wash one's hands
umíti, umívati se to wash (oneself), to have a wash, to do (ali to perform) one's ablution
umíti, umívati si roké nad čim (figurativno) to wash one's hands of something (nad to zadevo of this affair)
roka roko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

užáljen offended

užáljena nečimrnost wounded vanity
biti užáljen to take offence (ob, nad at), to be offended (with something, by someone)
ni bil užáljen he did not take offence
užáljeno prislov offendedly

viséti to hang (down); to be suspended; (viséti in nihati) to dangle; (biti obešen) (stvar) to be hung, (oseba) to be hanged, to swing

za to bo visel (= bo obešen)! he shall swing for it!
viséti komu kaj nad glavo to hang over someone's head
na lasu, na niti viséti to hang by a hair (by a single thread)
viséti na vrvi to hang by a rope
na stenah visé slike the walls are hung with pictures
Damoklejev meč visi nad njegovo glavo the sword of Damocles hangs over his head
on visi z otroško ljubeznijo na svoji materi he clings to his mother with filial love
viséti med življenjem in smrtjo to hang between life and death

visóko prislov high; highly

biti visóko cenjen to be highly esteemed
visóko leteti (figurativno, biti častihlepen) to fly high, to aim high, to have high aspirations
visóko nositi glavo (figurativno) to hold (ali to carry) one's head high
sonce je visóko nad obzorjem the sun is high above the horizon
visóko igrati to play high
visóko meriti, ciljati to aim high
visóko péti to sing high

višína height; astronomija, geografija, matematika altitude; elevation; glasba pitch

nadmorska višína height above sea level; aeronavtika (nad zemljo) absolute altitude
na isti višíni z zemljo at ground level
višína tona glasba pitch
v višíni (v znesku) od to (ali in) the amount of

vrískati to shout; (v gorah) to yodel

vrískati od veselja to shout for (ali with) joy; to exult (ob, nad at, over)
vriskajoč shouting (with joy), jubilant

vŕv rope; cord

vŕv za perilo clothesline
vŕv za obešanje (kazen) halter; the rope
vŕvi pl okoli ringa šport the ropes
izdelovalec vŕvi ropemaker
lestev iz vŕvi rope ladder
plesalec, -lka na vŕvi rope dancer
tovarna vŕvi rope factory
vlečenje vŕvi (igra) tug-of-war, pl tugs-of-war
vŕv za preskakovanje (otroška igra) skipping-rope
oddeliti, izpreti gledalce z vŕvjo to rope off spectators
hoditi po napeti vŕv nad globokim prepadom to walk (oziroma to be walking) the (oziroma a) tightrope over a very deep precipice
ne omenjaj vrvi v hiši, v kateri se je nekdo obesil speak not of rope where a man has hanged himself
peljati, voditi na vŕvi to lead by a halter
pritrditi, zvezati z vŕvjo to cord, to rope (up)
preskakovati vŕv, skakati čez vŕv (otroška igra) to skip (a skipping-rope)

vsè all; everything; all included; without exception

vsè, kar... all that...
vsè ali nič all or nothing, (figurativno) neck or nothing
vsè to all this
vsè zaman all in vain, all to no purpose
vsè do zadnjega to the last
vsè skupaj all together
vsè v vsem all in all
vsè več in več more and more
vsè manj in manj less and less
nad vsè above all, first of all
ona mu je vsè she is all to him
njemu vsè prav pride nothing comes amiss to him
vsè je izgubljeno all is lost
vsè mi je povedal he told me everything
vsè sem tvegal I have risked my all
vsè se mi zdi, da ti ni zanj I half suspect you don't care for him
jaz bi vsè prej kot (šel) I would rather have anything than (go)
vsè je dobro, kar se konča dobro all's well that ends well
vsè, kar se sveti, ni zlato all that glitters is not gold
storil bom vsè, kar želiš I shall do whatever you desire

vzvíšen elevated, exalted; sublime; noble; superior

vzvíšena misel sublime thought
z vzvíšenim prezirom with sublime contempt
vzvíšeni cilj exalted aims pl
vzvíšen (nedovzeten za) nad podkupovanjem above taking bribes
vzvíšen nad laskanjem superior to flattery
biti vzvíšen nad čim to be above (ali past, beyond) something
pokazati se vzvíšenega nad čim to rise superior to something

zarobántiti

zarobántiti nad kom to scold someone

zatísniti to close, to shut

zatísniti oči pred (nekim) dejstvom to close (ali to shut) one's eyes to a fact
vso noč nisem zatisnil očesa I did not sleep a wink all night
niti za hip ni zatisnil očesa vso noč he could not get a wink of sleep all night
zatísniti eno oko nad čem to overlook something