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spustíti to let off, to let loose; to let go, to leave; (na tla) to drop

spustíti bombo aeronavtika to drop, to release a bomb
svoj bes spustíti na koga to vent one's anger on someone
spustíti svoj plen to let go (oziroma to drop) one's prey
spustíti ladjo v morje to launch a ship
spustíti psa na koga to set the dog on someone
spustíti psa z verige to unchain the dog
spustíti zastor to lower the curtain
spustíti (doli) okno to let down the window
spusti me! let me go!, leave me alone!
spustíti se na... to alight on...
spustíti se doli to descend, to come down
spustíti se na zemljo (letalo) to land
spustíti se v kaj to enter into something, figurativno to embark on, to engage in something
spustíti se v špekulacije to embark on speculations
spustíti se v tek to start running
spustíti se v beg to take to flight, to take to one's heels
spustíti se v pogovor z to enter into conversation with

sramóten shameful, infamous; scandalous; ignominious, ignoble, disgraceful

sramóten madež stigma, pl -s, stigmata
sramótni steber pillory
postaviti koga na sramótni oder to pillory someone
sramótno ravnanje shameful treatment
tem bolj sramótno zanj! more shame to him!
sramótni steber (za bičanje, zgodovina) whipping post
sramótno prislov shamefully

srcé heart; figurativno (jedro) pith, core, marrow

od srca from one's heart
brez srca heartless, cruel, hardhearted, unfeeling
v srcu at heart
na dnu mojega srca in my heart of hearts
z grenkobo v srcu with bitterness in one's heart
s težkim (lahkim) srcem (figurativno) with a heavy (light) heart
iz vsega srca with all my heart and soul
dobrega srca kindhearted
drag mojemu srcu dear to my heart
bolan na srcu (figurativno) heartsick
srcé trgajoč heartbreaking, heartrending
srcé Jezusovo religija Sacred Heart
rdeče srcé (lesna bolezen) false heartwood
napaka na srcu heart disease
razširjenje srca dilatation of the heart
sredstvo za krepitev srca cordial, heart stimulant, ZDA cardiac
zlato srcé (figurativno) a generous (ali a kind) heart
bítje srcá heartbeat
trdega srca hardhearted
bolan na srcu ill with a heart condition
srcé bije, močno tolče the heart pulsates, throbs
srcé me boli I am heartsick (ali heartsore), I am sick at heart, my heart aches, it grieves my heart
srcé mi močno bíje my heart is pounding (ali is thumping)
lahkó mi je pri srcu I am light at heart
biti bolan na srcu to be heartsick
to mi je na srcu this is close to my heart
to mi ni pri srcu (figurativno) it does not appeal to me
imeti nekaj na srcu (figurativno) to have something on one's mind
nimam srca, da bi to napravil I haven't got the heart to do it
ne jemlji si tega preveč k srcu! don't take it too hard!, don't worry about it!
to gre človeku do srca (figurativno)
to človeku trga srcé this is heartrending
srcé mi krvavi (mi je krvavelo) my heart is bleeding (bled)
kar ima na srcu, ima na jeziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
srcé mi ne da, da bi to storil I do it with a bad grace, I cannot bring myself to do it
to mi je zelo pri srcu I have set my heart upon it
odvaliti komu kamen od srca (figurativno) to take a load off someone's mind
kamen se mi je odvalil od srca I feel a weight off my mind, a weight has been lifted from my mind
on osvaja ženska srca he is a ladykiller
omehčati najtrše srcé to touch the stoniest of hearts
srcé mi je padlo v hlače (figurativno) my heart sank into my shoes, I got cold feet, my heart failed me
položiti komu kaj na srcé to lay something to someone's heart
pomilujem vas iz dna srca I pity you from the bottom of my heart
olajšati si srcé to unbosom oneself
srcé bi mi póčilo I would die of a broken heart
srcé mi poskakuje od veselja ob tem it makes my heart thrill
to prija mojemu srcu it does my heart good
pridobiti si srca vseh to win the hearts of all
k srcu mu je prirasla (figurativno) he became very fond of her
razveseliti komu srcé to warm the cockles of someone's heart
od srca se smejati to laugh heartily
kolikor ti (le) srcé poželi! to your heart's content!
srcé se mi stiska I feel pangs (anguish)
iti komu k srcu to go to someone's heart, to make someone's heart thrill
srcé se mi trga it breaks my heart, I find it heartrending
človeku se srcé trga (ob tem) it's heartbreaking (ali heartrending)
vzeti si kaj k srcu to take something to heart
preveč si je to vzel k srcu he took it too much to heart
zelo sem si k srcu vzel njegovo smrt I was deeply affected by his death, I found his death a terrible blow
to mi teži srcé it presses (ali weighs heavily) upon my mind
strl ji je srcé (figurativno) he broke her heart
srcé mu je poskočilo (figurativno) his heart leapt
srcé me je zabolelo I was heartstricken
od vsega srca želeti kaj to set one's heart on something

sréča (notranja) happiness, felicity; (muhasta) fortune; (slučajna) (good) luck, good fortune, lucky chance

veliko sréče! good luck!
na sréčo, k sréči fortunately, luckily, by a lucky chance
na slepo sréčo at random, at haphazard, at a venture, in a happygo-lucky way
vso sréčo! may good luck go with you!
najboljšo sréčo! the best of luck (to you)!
kolo sréče Fortune's wheel, the ups and downs of life
v sréči ali nesreči in weal or woe, for good or ill, come weal or woe
opoteča sréča chequered fortune
sprememba sréče (na slabše) change for the worse, reversal of fortune
(še) sréča, da... it's a piece of luck that...
prava sréča, da ste slučajno bili tam it's a blessing you happened to be there
vojna sréča contingencies pl of war
to (pa) je sréča! that's what I call good luck!
bila bi velika sréča, če... it would be a great slice of luck if...
to je pač moja sréča! (imam pač tako sréčo!) that's just my luck!
lahko govorimo o sréči we can consider ourselves lucky
sréča je hotela, da... as luck would have it...
imam sréčo I am in luck, I am lucky
nimam sréče I have no luck, I am out of luck
to se pravi imeti sréčo! that's what I call good luck!
imeti veliko sréčo to have much good luck
imeti več sréče kot pameti to be more lucky than wise
marsikdo ima več sréče kot pameti fortune favours fools
imeti nepričakovano sréčo (pogovorno) to strike oil
imeti vražjo sréčo to be dead lucky
imeti vedno sréčo pri kartanju to be always lucky at cards
imel sem sréčo I had a stroke of luck
iskati sréčo to seek fortune
če bo šlo vse po sréči if everything goes well
poskusiti sréčo to try one's luck, to take one's chance, to chance one's luck, (žargon) to chance it
to ti bo prineslo sréčo it will bring you good luck
poskusiti kaj na slepo sréča to have a go
napraviti kaj na slepo sréčo (pogovorno) to chance one's arm
dal sem si prerokovati sréčo I had my fortune told
vedeževati komu sréčo to tell someone his fortune
vsakemu se sréča enkrat nasmeje every dog has his (ali its) day
skaliti sréčo to mar someone's happiness
voščiti, želeti komu sréčo pri... to wish someone joy of...
pot do sréče je trnova arhaično no joy without annoy
kadar sem imel največ sréče, sem zaslužil X SIT in my heyday I earned X tolars
sréča me zapušča my fortunes are at a low ebb
zibati se v sréči to walk (ali to tread) on air
bogastvo samo nam še ne more nuditi sréče wealth alone cannot procure us happiness
vse mu gre po sréči (se mu obrne v sréčo) everything in the garden's lovely, arhaično all things conspire to make him happy
vsak je svoje sréče kovač every man is the architect of his fortune

srédnje medium

srédnje velik medium-sized; of medium size
srédnje visok medium-tall
avtomobili srédnjega razreda medium cars pl
tek na srédnje dolgi progi middle-distance race

stacionírati to station

stacioníran stationed
biti stacioniran na Tihem oceanu to be on station in the Pacific
biti stacioniran vojska to be stationed

stakníti

stakníti prehlad to catch (ali to get) a cold
stakníti jo (figurativno, naleteti na močnejšega) to catch a tartar
skupaj stakníti to put together
stakníti glave v posvet to put heads together

stalíšče point of view, viewpoint, view; standpoint; stand; position

z našega stalíšča from our point of view
z zgodovinskega stalíšča from the historical standpoint
kakšno je tvoje stalíšče v tej zadevi? what is your standpoint in this matter?
postaviti se na stalíšče do vprašanja to take up a position on a question
zavzeti stalíšče to take (up) a point of view
pojasniti svoje stalíšč to define one's position
zavzeti drugačno stalíšč o... to take a different view of...
zavzeti stalíšč v debati to take a stand in a debate, to adopt a standpoint in a debate

stanováti to live, to dwell, to reside; ZDA to room

stanováti kot najemnik to lodge; (prehodno) to stay, pogovorno to stop, arhaično to sojourn
stanováti pri to be living (ali staying, vojska quartered) at
stanujem na Cankarjevi cesti I live on Cankar Street
stanujejo v Mariborski c., št. 5 they are living at Nr. (= number) 5, Maribor Road
stanujejo skupaj they are roommates, VB flatmates
stanujejo v 2. nadstropju na ulico (na dvorišču) they are living in a front (back) flat on the second floor
stanuje bogu za hrbtom (figurativno) he lives at the back of beyond

stár old; aged; advanced in years; (starodaven) ancient; (postaran) elderly; (staromoden) old-fashioned, (zastarel) antiquated, rusty; (beseda) archaic, obsolescent, obsolete; (obrabljen) used, worn, (ponošen) wornout, threadbare; (fraza) hackneyed, trite, timeworn; exploded; (že rabljen) secondhand (pohištvo furniture); (kruh, pivo, novica, šala) stale

stári vek ancient times, antiquity
stár dovtip, vic old joke
stáro železo scrap iron, scrap
stár grešnik inveterate sinner
stár (izkušen) mornar (figurativno) old salt
stár (odslužen) vojak veteran
stári Rimljani the ancient Romans pl
stára obleka worn-out (ali cast-off) clothes pl
na stára leta in one's old age
v stárih časih in ancient (ali in former) times
stári oče, stára mati grandfather, grandmother
stáro in mlado young and old
stára šara junk, lumber
stár kot zemlja as old as the hills
srednje stár middle-aged
stár kot Matuzalem as old as Methuselah
po stárem (načinu) in the old way
dobri stári časi the good old times pl
stára devica an old maid
diplomat stáre šole a diplomat of the old school
zgodba stára kot svet a story as old as the hills
stári jeziki ancient languages pl, classics pl (s konstr. v sg)
stára zgodovina ancient history
stára številka (časopisa) back number
iz stárih časov from days of yore
stára navada železna srajca habit is second nature
koliko ste stári? how old are you?, what age are you?, what is your age?
on je 15 let stár he is fifteen (years of age)
toliko je stár kot jaz he is my age, pogovorno he's the same age as me
stár sem več kot 30 let I am over thirty
on še ni (je blizu) 40 let stár he is on the right (ali on the sunny) side of forty
je že preko 40 let (star) he is on the wrong (ali on the shady) side of forty
ona še ni 20 let stára she is not yet out of her teens
to te dela stárega that makes you look old, pogovorno it puts years on you
on je kaki dve leti starejši od mene he is some two years my senior
on je (že) čez 70 let (star) he is seventy odd
ne bo delal stárih kosti he won't make old bones
stár postajati to grow old
vse gre po stárem everything's going on in the same old way
vse ostane pri stárem everything stays as it was (ali as before)
(zdravstveno) še nisem »stari« I am not my old self yet
kje so dobri stári časi? where are the good old days?

stárost age, old age, oldness; advanced years pl; declining age

na stárost in one's old age
v stárosti od at the age of
prezgodnja stárost premature decrepitude
mož srednje stárosti a man of middle age
visoka stárost extreme old age
doživel je visoko stárost he lived to a great age
umrl je v visoki stárosti (v stárosti 20 let) he died at a great age (at the age of twenty years)
doseči visoko stárost to reach a great age, (pogovorno) to make old bones
sem njegove stárosti I am his age
ne kaže svoje stárosti he doesn't look his age
v tem poklicu človek ne doživi stárosti in that occupation men never reach a great age
on je palica moje stárosti (figurativno) he is the staff of my old age
če bi mladost znala, če bi stárost mogla... if one had an old head on young shoulders...

stárt šport start

leteči flying start, running start
dati znak za stárt to give the signal to start
iti, priti na stárt šport to appear at the start
pomagati komu pri stártu v življenje (figurativno) to give someone a start (in life)

stárten starting

stártna črta starting line
stártno mesto starting post
stártna pištola starting pistol
stártni strel starting shot
postaviti se na stártno črto šport to toe the line

státi² (stojim) to stand; to be at a standstill; (ne se premakniti) to stagnate, not to budge

pokonci státi to stand upright
státi na prstih to stand on tiptoe
státi v pozoru vojska to stand at attention
státi voljno vojska to stand at ease
vod, stoj! vojska squad, halt!
státi na straži to be on sentry-go, to stand guard
státi komu ob strani to stand by someone
státi na lastnih nogah (figurativno) to stand on one's own legs
moja ura stoji my watch has stopped
stvari stojé dobro matters stand well
(takó) kot stvari stojé as matters stand
bil je preveč pijan, da bi mogel státi (na nogah) he was too drunk to stand up
nekaj ostankov rimskega zidu še stoji some remains of the Roman wall are still standing
stoj! stop!, halt!, stand still!
státi ravno kot sveča to stand bolt upright
koliko časa stoji vlak na tej postaji? how long does the train stop at this station?
státi trdno kot skala to stand firm as a rock
státi v vrsti (in čakati) ZDA to stand in line; VB to stand in a queue, to queue (up)

stávba building; edifice; structure

stávbe na koleh lake dwellings pl, lake village
postaviti stávbo to erect (ali to construct) a building
obdati s stávbami to surround (ali to enclose) with buildings
vrhnja stávba figurativno superstructure

stáviti¹ (napraviti stavo) to bet, to lay a bet, to wager; to stake; to take bets on

stáviti (denar) na to put money on, to bet (ali arhaično to stake) on
stáviti funt to bet a pound
stáviti na kocko to bet on (a throw of) the dice
stáviti svoje premoženje na eno karto to stake one's fortune on the turn of a card
stavim z vami 100 : 1 I bet you 100 to 1
stavim en funt z vami I bet you a pound
stavim z vami, da... I lay you a wager that..., pogovorno I bet you (that)...
stáviti s kom, da... to bet someone (that)...
stavim, da tega ne veš I bet you don't know this
stáviti na konja to back a horse
vse stáviti na kaj to put one's shirt on something
stavim ne vem kaj I'll bet good money
glavo stavim I'll bet my life (ali my boots, my bottom dollar)
stáviti vse na eno karto to have (ali to put) all one's eggs in one basket
stavim! I'll wager!

stáž probationary period; course (ali period) of instruction

na stážu on probation
biti na stážu to be on probation
opravljati stáž to go through a period of probation (ali of a course of instruction), to do a probationary period
stáž mladega zdravnika ZDA internship

stebèr column; pillar

dorski stebèr Doric column
mostovni stebèr pier
stebèr živega srebra column of mercury
sramotni stebèr pillory, (za šibanje) whipping post
podprt s stebri supported by columns
stebèr dima column of smoke
postaviti koga na sramotni stebèr to pillory someone

stêklo glass

pod stêklom under glass
brušeno stêklo cut glass, flint glass
mlečno stêklo frost glass, translucent glass, (brušeno) frosted glass
motno stêklo frosted (ali ground) glass, dim glass
ognjevarno stêklo pyrex
marijino stêklo mineralogija specular stone
nezdrobljivo stêklo shatterproof glass
svinčeno stêklo lead glass
kristalno stêklo flint glass
barvasto stêklo stained (ali coloured) glass
drobec stêkla glass splinter, fragment
stêklo za izložbe plate glass
vlaknasto stêklo fibreglass
stêklo za okna (šipa) windowpane
povečevalno stêklo magnifying glass, magnifier
češko stêklo Bohemian glass
belo stêklo white glass
žično stêklo wire glass
varnostno stêklo safety glass
optično stêklo optical glass
zrcalno stêklo plate glass
stêklo za steklenice bottle glass
brusač stêkla glass-grinder, glasscutter
brušenje stêkla glass grinder, glass cutter
brusiti stêklo to grind glass
barvanje stêkla, slikanje na stêklo painting on glass, glass painting, staining
slikar na stêklo painter on glass, glass painter, glass stainer
pihač stêkla glassblower
neprozorno stêklo opaque glass
stêkl, ki varuje pred drobci granat ipd. bulletproof glass
nož za stêklo glazier's (cutting) diamond
si iz stêkla? (humoristično) is your father a glazier?, you'd make a better door than a window

sténa wall

gorska sténa rock wall
ločilna sténa partition (wall)
tik ob sténi close by the wall
španska sténa folding screen
sténe hiše outer walls pl
obesiti na sténo to hang up on the wall
pritisniti koga ob sténo (zid) to pin someone down
slikati vraga na sténo (figurativno) to paint the devil blacker than he is
sténe imajo ušesa (figurativno) walls have ears
med štirimi sténami (= strogo zaupno) within four walls
moje besede so bob ob sténo (figurativno) my words are like water off a duck's back
prav tako bi lahko govoril (gluhi) sténi you might as well talk (ali try talking) to a stone (ali to a cat)
govoriš gluhi sténi you are talking to a stone wall