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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

sósed neighbour

brez sósedov neighbourless
najbližji sósed one's nearest neighbour, next-door neighbour
sósedje pl neighbourhood
prvi (drugi) sósed the nextdoor (the next-door but one) neighbour
moj sósed pri mizi the man sitting next to me at table
moj desni (levi) sósed my right-hand (left-hand) neighbour
delati, napraviti kot dober sósed to act in a (good-) neighbourly way

sporazúmno with one accord, with one mind; as per agreement

vsi sporazúmno one and all, without a dissentient voice
sporazúmno z with the connivance of
delati (tajno) sporazúmno to work in collusion
storjeno sporazúmno z njim done with his connivance

sramôta shame; infamy, ignominy, ignobleness, ignobility; shamefulness; disgrace; reproach

velika sramôta burning shame
on je sramôta za... he is a reproach to...
to je sramôta za mesto this is a reproach to the town
biti komu v sramôto to be a disgrace to someone
delati sramôto komu to shame someone, to bring reproach upon someone
sramôta! for shame!
kakšna sramôta! what a shame!
on je v sramôto svoji družini he is a disgrace to his family
nakopati sramôto komu (sebi) to bring shame on someone (on oneself)
toliko večja sramôta zanj! more shame to him!

stáva (za denar itd.) bet; (stavljen denar) bet, wager, stake; tiskarstvo (stavek) composition

kot za stávo (tekmovanje) briskly, energetically, speedily
visoka stáva heavy bet
dobiti stávo to win a bet
sprejeti stávo to take a bet
izgubiti stávo to lose one's bet (ali stake)
skleniti stávo to wager
stáve so prepovedane v klubu betting is forbidden at the club
delati kot za stávo to work full out
lokal za športne stáve betting shop
kdor sklepa stáve punter, gambler, wagerer

stavkokáz strikebreaker; slabšalno blackleg, scab; ZDA žargon fink

biti stavkokáz to blackleg
delati kot stavkokáz (žargon) to scab
plačan stavkokáz ZDA goon

stíh line; verse

v stíhih in verse
klen stíh pithy line
katalektičen (nepopoln) stíh catalectic verse
stopica stíha metrical unit, foot
delati, kovati stíhe to versify
ta stíh šepa this is a halting verse

súženj slave; (na galeji) galley slave

rojen kot súženj born a slave (ali born to slavery)
gonjač, paznik súžnjev slave driver
lovec na súžnje slave hunter
lastnik, gospodar súžnjev slave owner
ladja za prevoz súžnjev slaver
trgovina s súžnji slave trade
trg, trgovanje s súžnji slave market
trgovec s súžnji slaver, slave dealer
vstaja súžnjev zgodovina revolt of the slaves
on je súženj pijače (svojih strasti) he is a slave to drink (to his passions)
delati kot súženj to work like a slave
garati, mučiti se kot súženj to drudge, to slave, (vulgarno) to slave one's guts out
napraviti koga za súžnja to enslave, to enthral (ZDA enthrall) someone

šablóna (za slikanje) stencil; template; (model) model, mould; (kalup) pattern

delati s šablóno to stencil

še still; yet, as yet

še ne not yet
še vedno still
še nikoli never yet
še enkrat once more
še več still more
še danes this very day
še do danes, še zdaj this very day, even now
še nocoj this very night
še do pred kratkim, do nedavnega until very recently
še isti dan on the very same day
še pred enim tednom sem govoril z njim it is only a week since I spoke to him
še dolgo pozneje for a long time after
še ta teden before this week is over
še oni teden sem jo videl I saw her only last week
še včeraj only yesterday
še zadnjega maja as late as last May
še letos bodo prišli they will still arrive this year
še leta 1960 as late as 1960
še lani only last year
še boljši better still
še močneje kot even stronger than...
še enkrat toliko twice as much, as much again
še enkrat tako velik twice as tall, as tall again
še mnogo much (oziroma many) more
samó še to pot (tokrat) just once more, only this once
komaj še kdo hardly anyone left
še dražji, še višji dearer still, higher still
(samo) še trenutek just a moment
še nikoli never yet
še kaj (drugega)? anything more (ali else)?
imaš še kaj papirja? have you (got) any paper left?
imaš še kaj denarja? have you any money left?
še eno skodelico čaja, prosim! another cup of tea, please!
daj mi še malo kruha! (could I have) another piece of bread, please
danes je vreme še slabše kot včeraj today the weather is even worse than yesterday
dokler je še čas while there is still time
on še ne more delati he is still unfit for work
tega še nikoli nisem videl I have never seen that before
počakaj še dva dni! wait another two days!
daj mu še en kozarec vode! give him another glass of water!
treba je še videti it is yet to be seen
to bomo še videli that remains to be seen
še vedno živijo v Ljubljani they are still living in Ljubljana
še to zimo bo prišel he will be here some time this winter
lahkó še pride he may still come, he may come yet
poskusi še enkrat! try again!, try once more!, pogovorno have another go!
kaj še hoče? what else does he want?
lahko počakaš še en teden? can you wait another week?
še tega je manjkalo! that's all we wanted!
ni bila še dolgo omožena, ko... she had not long been married when...
ostalo je še nekaj denarja there's still some money left, there's a bit of cash left over
naj bo še tako bogat, ne bo uspel no matter how rich he is, he will not succeed
še (= niti) pogledal me ni he did not so much as look at me
kaj še! (= kje pa, ni govora o tem!) what next!
še obesili ga bodo, še na vislicah bo končal! he'll come to a sticky end (one of these days)!
še (vedno) smo tu we are still here
dokler je še živel while he was still alive
nisem še končal I have not yet finished, I still haven't finished

šíht shift; turn

dnevni šíht day shift
nočni šíht night shift
delo v šíhtih shift work
delati v šíhtih to work in shifts

špalír (ljudi) double row (ali line), lane (of people); (latnik) trellis, espalier

delati, narediti špalír to form a double line (ali a lane)
ljudje delajo špalír na ulicah people line the streets

štíri four

po štíri in štíri four by four
po vseh štírih on hands and knees
med štírimi očmi in private, confidentially, (med nama) between ourselves, between you and me, this is for your private ear
ura še ni štíri it isn't four (o'clock) yet
biti štíri leta star to be four (years old)
jesti za štíri to eat like a wolf
piti za štíri to drink like a fish
delati za štíri to work like a nigger
lesti po vseh štíriih to creep (ali to go) on all fours
upirati se z vsemi štírimi to oppose with might and main

tamtám glasba tom-tom

delati tamtám (= delati bučno reklamo) to make a big to-do, to make a splash in order to get clients (ali to get a clientele)

téden week, seven days pl

dva tédna a fortnight
nekaj tédnov a week or two
na téden (tedensko) a week, per week
téden za tédnom week by week, week in week out
enkrat na téden once a week
med tédnom in the week
dvakrat na téden twice a week
danes téden today week, this day week
včeraj téden yesterday week
pred enim tédnom a week ago
vsak téden weekly
v enem tédnu within a week
prihodnji téden next week
pretekli téden last week
jutri téden tomorrow week
v ponedeljek téden Monday week
konec tédna weekend
čez tri tédne three weeks hence
beli téden trgovina white sale
delovni téden working week
40 urni delovni téden 40-hour week
medeni tédni honeymoon
ves téden delati to work all week
med tédnom spim v mestu I sleep in town during the week
téden po beli nedelji religija Low Week

ték¹ (apetit) appetite; desire for food; (za kaj) zest, relish, gusto

imam, čutim ték I have an appetite
imam dober, zdrav (slab) ték I have a good, a keen (a poor) appetite
jesti z dobrim tékom to eat with gusto
izgubiti ték to lose one's appetite
narediti, povzročiti ték to sharpen (ali to whet) the appetite
dražiti, spodbujati si ték to stimulate one's appetite
delati, dobiti ték to give, to get an appetite
ték pride z jedjo the appetite grows with what it feeds on, start eating and you work up an appetite, figurativno the more you get, the more you want
biti brez téka, ne imeti téka (žargon) to be off one's food, to be a poor eater

težáva difficulty; hardship; trial; trouble; quandary; embarrassment; crisis; figurativno snag

v težávi (stiski) in trouble
denarne težáve embarrassments pl
biti v denarnih težávah to be in financial difficulties
delati težáve to raise difficulties, to make trouble
on skuša delati težáve he tries to make trouble
žal mi je, da vam delam take težáve (sitnosti) (I am) sorry to give you such trouble
imeti težáve s policijo to be in trouble with the police
sam (si) iskati težáve to ask (ali to go looking) for trouble
težáva je v tem, da... the trouble (ali the snag) is that...
naleteti na težávo to come up against a difficulty
na nepričakovano težávo to come up against a snag
nastopila je neka težáva a difficulty arose
izogniti se težávi to avoid (ali to evade) difficulty
biti v (hudih) težávah (figurativno) to be in deep water
premostiti težáve to get over (ali to overcome) the difficulties
premagati, prebroditi težávo to surmount a difficulty
povzročiti komu velike težáve to put someone to much trouble
prihraniti komu težáve to spare someone trouble
priti iz težáv to escape from difficulties, (figurativno) to be out of the wood
smelo se spoprijeti s težávami (figurativno) to take the bull by the horns
zabresti v težáve to get into trouble
trpeti zaradi prebavnih težáv to suffer from digestive troubles

težkó prislov heavily; badly; with difficulty; (komaj) hardly, scarcely

težkó delati to work hard, to toil, to toil and moil
težkó verjeti to be sceptical
on se težkó uči he is a backward student
težkó dostopen hard of access
težkó izpolnljiv difficult to carry out
težkó razumljiv difficult to understand
težkó verjeten hard to believe
težkó ranjen badly (ali severely) wounded
težkó dojemati, razume(va)ti to be slow on the uptake
težkó bolan dangerously ill
težkó oborožen heavily armed
težkó je zame I'm finding things hard
z njo je težkó (figurativno) she is hard to get on with
težkó mi je (reči) I find it hard (to say)
njemu je težkó ugoditi he is hard to please
težkó mi je pri duši it grieves me
težkó, da bo prišel he will hardly come, it's unlikely he'll come
težkó, da jo boš še kdaj videl you're unlikely to see her again

tláka zgodovina socage, soccage; statute labour; compulsory labour (ali service); figurativno drudgery

delati tláko zgodovina to do soc(c)age-service; to do compulsory (ali enforced) labour; figurativno to toil, to slave, to drudge

trájen lasting, durable; continual; constant; permanent; stable, enduring, abiding; (rastlina) perennial; (nespremenljiv) unalterable, invariable, unchangeable

trájna barva fast colour
trájna ondulacija permanent wave, pogovorno perm
dati si delati trájno ondulacijo to have one's hair permed