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Rúbikon Rubicon

prekoračiti Rúbikon (tudi figurativno) to cross (ali to pass) the Rubicon

samó only, solely, merely; but, nothing but

ne samó..., temveč tudi... not only... but also...
samó in edino simply and solely
samó trenutek, prosim! just a moment, please!
samó on he alone, no one but he, only he
samó počasi, fantje! easy, boys!
samó da... provided (that)...
samó tega ne anything but that
vse, samó ne... everything but, everything except
samó ob torkih only on Tuesdays
samó nekaj minut but a few minutes
samó to pot (tokrat) (for) this once
ne samó on, tudi ti not only he, but you too (ali also)
samó pomislite! just imagine!
samó enkrat sem ga videl I've seen him only once (ali pogovorno only the once)
samó to mislim reči I just want to say this
prijaham, samó da ti povem... I've come here simply to tell you...
gre samó še za tvoj pristanek your consent is all that is wanted
samó sreča nas lahko reši only a stroke of luck can save us
ne samó da je bedast, je tudi prevzeten he is not only stupid, but also proud
rad bi ti pomagal, samó ne vem kako I should like to help you, only I don't see how I can
samó če on ne bi toliko govoril! if only he did not talk so much
samó tole knjigo bom dal na mizo I'll just put this book on the table
samó za minuto se je ustavila, da bi govorila z Janezom she just stopped for a minute to speak to John
povej, kar imaš povedati, samó hitro! say what you have to say, only look sharp about it!
morem ga samó pohvaliti I have nothing but praise for him
samó da ne bi deževalo! let's hope it doesn't rain!
pusti me, da se samó malo odpočijem! just let me rest an instant!, pogovorno just let me get my breath back!

sêdlo saddle; (za sojahača) pillion

tovorno sêdlo packsaddle
gorsko sêdlo (prelaz) mountain pass, saddle, col
brez sêdla bareback, barebacked
torba pri sêdlu saddlebag
žulj od sêdla saddle sore
jahati konja brez sêdla to ride (a horse) bareback
to se podá kot sêdlo kravi (svinji) pogovorno that's a fat lot of use
sesti v sêdlo to mount, to climb into the saddle; (tudi figurativno)
vreči iz sêdla to unhorse, to dismount, pogovorno to spill, (figurativno) to oust, to supplant, to supersede
trdno sedeti v sêdlu to be firmly in the saddle
biti vržen iz sêdla to be thrown from the saddle

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

skóz skózi through, (ZDA tudi) thru

skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi thoroughly, throughout, through and through, (ZDA tudi thoroly), out and out, completely
skóz, skózi več tednov for several weeks
skóz, skózi vse leto all the year round
republikanec skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi ZDA a straight Republican
on je športnik skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi he is a sportsman to his fingertips
on je vojak skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi he is a soldier to the backbone
govoriti skóz, skózi nos to speak through one's nose
pogledati skóz, skózi prste (figurativno) to condone, to overlook, to turn a blind eye to
vreči, zagnati skóz, skózi okno to throw out of the window
biti skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi premočen to be wet through

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)

slépo prislov

na slépo blindly, at random
slépo vdan devoted (to), wedded (to)
na slépo kupljen (»maček v žaklju«) sight unseen
na slépo streljati to fire at random, (tudi figurativno) to have a shot in the dark
na slépo srečo at random, at (ali by) haphazard

smétana cream; (na kuhanem mleku) clotted cream

kisla smétana sour cream
jajčna smétana custard
tolčena, stepéna smétana whipped cream
posnemalnik smétane creamer, cream-separator
posneti smétano to take off the cream (by skimming), to cream (tudi figurativno)
on vedno posname smétano (figurativno) he always takes the cream
delati smétano, dodati smétano to cream
stepati smétano to whip the cream

snežén snow(-); snowy

snežni človek (jéti) abominable snowman
snežni čevlji snowshoes pl
snežna kepa snowball
snežén kosmič snowflake
snežne krplje snowshoes pl
snežni metež blizzard, snowstorm
snežna odeja sheet of snow, snow cover
snežna (temna) očala snow goggles pl
snežni plaz snowslip, snowslide, (močen) avalanche
snežne padavine snowfall
snežna ploha flurry of snow
snežno polje, poljana snowfield
snežni plug snowplough (ZDA snowplow) (tudi šport)
snežna slepota snow blindness
snežne razmere snow conditions pl
poročilo o snežnih razmerah snow report
snežni mož snowman
snežna streha (na železniški progi) snowshed
snežno vreme snowy weather
snežni vihar snowstorm, blizzard
snežna veriga snowchain, skid chain
snežni zamet snowbank, snowdrift

spodletéti to fail, to prove a failure

spodletelo mu je he failed
načrt je spodletel the plan went awry
popolnoma spodletéti to fail signally
tudi najpametnejšemu včasih spodleti (figurativno) it is a good horse that never stumbles

spoštovánje respect; regard; deference; homage; consideration; esteem, estimation; reverence (do for); veneration

iz spoštovánja do out of respect for, in deference to
z vsem dolžnim spoštovánjem with all due respect, (tudi ironično) with the greatest respect
spoštovánje samega sebe self-respect
z odličnim spoštovánjem (v trgovinskih pismih) yours faithfully, respectfully yours
imeti največje spoštovánje do, za... to have the greatest respect for...
izkazati komu spoštovánje to pay one's respects to someone
bil je sprejet z vsem spoštovánjem, ki gre njegovemu položaju he was received with all the respect due to his position
uživati splošno spoštovánje to enjoy general esteem
znal si je pridobiti spoštovánje he knew how to win respect

tèmveč (ampak) but

ne samo... tèmveč tudi not only... but also

tjulénji

tjulénja koža sealskin, seal
tjulénje usnje (tudi imitacija) seal

tôžba complaint; lamentation; pravo charge, suit, accusation

groziti s tôžbo to threaten with a lawsuit
vložiti tôžbo to bring an action (proti komu against someone)
umakniti tôžbo to withdraw a charge
zavrniti tôžbo kot neosnovano pravo to reject a charge as unfounded
tôžba je bila zavrnjena tudi v drugi instanci the suit was rejected also in the court of second instance

tróha trôhica (a) bit; a tiny (ali a little) bit

tudi tróhe ne not a bit

uporábiti uporábljati to use (za for), to make use (kaj of something); to bring into use; to employ; to apply

tega nimam za kaj uporábiti, uporábljati I have no use for it
uporábiti, uporábljati zavore to apply the brakes
dobro uporábiti, uporábljati to put to good use
to pravilo se da uporábiti, uporábljati tudi za naš primer this rule applies to (ali in) our case as well
dobro uporábiti, uporábljati čas to make good use of one's time

utápljati to drown

utápljati se to go down, to drown, to be (ali to get) drowned; to sink
človek, ki se utaplja, se (tudi) bilke oprijemlje a drowning man will catch at a straw

vájet rein; (jezdnega konja) bridle

držati krepko koga na vájetih to keep a tight rein on someone
pritegniti vájeti to draw rein
izpustiti vájeti iz rok to drop the rein
popustiti (konju) vájeti to give (a horse) free rein (ali the rein)
imeti, držati (trdno) vájeti to hold the reins (tudi figurativno)
obrniti konja na levo z vájetmi to rein a horse to the left
ustaviti (konja) z vájetmi to rein in (a horse), to rein up

violína glasba violin

prva violína first violin
lok za violíno violin bow, bow, pogovorno fiddle bow
Stradivarjeva violína Stradivarius, pogovorno Strad
etui za violíno violin case
izdelovalec violín violin maker
igrati na violíno to play the violin
igrati prvo (drugo) violíno to play first (second) violin, first (tudi figurativno second) fiddle

vódstvo guidance; leadership; lead; conduct; (uprava) administration, management, managing; direction

vódstvo ekspedicije leadership of an expedition
vódstvo tvrdke running of a firm
pod vódstvom under the direction (ali lead) of
prevzeti vódstvo to take the lead (tudi šport)
prevzeti vódstvo tvrdke to take over the management (ali running) of a firm