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saldíranje settlement (ali balancing) of accounts; striking (of) a balance

saldírati to balance, to clear; to settle; to square; to strike a balance

samévati to live a solitary (ali retired) life; to live by oneself; to live in retirement; to live single, to live in strict seclusion, to be alone; (hiša) to stand alone

samorástnik a self-made man

sánjati to dream; to see in a dream

sanjalo se mi je I dreamt
sanjal sem nekaj čudnega I had a strange dream
niti sanja se mi ne (figurativno) I have not the haziest notion
še sanja se mi ne, da bi... (daleč proč, kaj še) I would not dream of it!
to se mi še sanjalo nikoli ni that never entered my head, I never dreamt (ali thought) of such a thing
to se ti je moralo sánjati you must have dreamt it

scrkljánček a spoilt child

sedlárski of a saddler

sejmár market trader; visitor to a fair (oziroma market)

sejmárji pl market people pl

sektáš sectarian; member of a sect

sénčiti to shade, to cast a shade; (črtkati) to hatch

sénčiti se to sit (oziroma to lie) in the shade

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

sinekúra sinecure; pogovorno a soft job

sítast sieve-like, like a sieve

sitnáriti to bother (komu someone); to fuss, to vex (someone); to importune (someone); to kick up a fuss, to nag; to repine (proti against); to trouble (someone)

sitnáriti komu to be a nuisance to someone
sitnarila je materi za to igračo she pestered her mother for this toy
nočem vam sitnáriti I will not tax your patience

skicíranje making a sketch; sketching; tracing

skicírati to sketch, to make a sketch; to trace; to touch off; to make a rough draft; to outline; to give the general outlines; to delineate

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

skočíti to jump, to spring, to make a jump (ali spring, leap, bound), to bound; to take a leap (ali jump, bound)

na noge skočíti to leap to one's feet
skočíti v vodo to jump into the water, (pri kopanju) to dive
skočíti na glavo v vodo to take a header (ali a headlong, headfirst dive) into the water
skočíti komu na pomoč to rush (ali to hurry) to someone's help
skočíti z zidú to jump down off a wall
skočíti na stol to jump up on (to) a chair
skočíti iz postelje to jump out of bed
skočíti v sedlo to leap (ali to vault) into the saddle
skočíti na tla (dol, na zemljo) to jump down, (jezdec) to leap off, to dismount

skopúlja a miserly (ali stingy) woman

skrátka in short; in sum; in a word

skrátka, nič noče slišati o tem in a word, he won't hear of it
no, skrátka... well, the long and the short of it is..., to cut (ali to make) a long story short
skrátka (= konec koncev) when all is said and done