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súknjič jacket; coat

obleči (sleči) súknjič to put on (to take off) one's jacket

súm suspicion

neutemeljen súm unfounded suspicion
zaradi súma izdajstva on suspicion of treachery
imeti koga na súmu to suspect someone, to hold someone in suspicion, to distrust someone
vreči súm na koga to cast (ali to draw) suspicion on someone
zbuditi komu súm to arouse someone's suspicions
imajo ga na sumu, da je špijon he is a suspected spy

súmiti to suspect; pogovorno to have (got) a hunch

súmiti o poštenju kake osebe to suspect someone's honesty
súmiti (dvomiti) o resnici dokaznega gradiva to suspect the truth of the evidence
ne moremo ga súmiti he is above suspicion
sumim, da on laže I suspect him of lying
o njem sumijo, da je špijon he is suspected of being a spy
súmiti zaroto to suspect a plot

sumljív suspicious; suspect

sumljívega izvora of suspicious (ali questionable) origin
nekaj sumljívega je gledé... there is something fishy about...
to je videti sumljívo that looks suspicious
vohati nekaj sumljívega (figurativno) to smell a rat
pričanje sokrivca je vedno sumljívo the evidence of an accomplice is always suspect
prikazati koga kot sumljívega to cast (ali to draw) suspicion on someone

súmnja suspicion; doubt

zaradi súmnje umora on suspicion of murder

superióren superior

biti superióren to be superior
on se ima za nekaj superiórnega (boljšega) he thinks himself superior

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

svét¹ world; (zemlja) earth, globe; (vsemirje) the universe

na svétu in the world
na tem svétu in this world, in this life, here below
po celem (vsem) svétu all over the world, the whole world over
na koncu svéta (figurativno) at the back of beyond
(ki je) daleč od svéta remote, out of the world, secluded
širom svéta throughout the wide world, all over the world
ves svét the whole world
za ves svét ne, za nič na svét u ne not for all the world, not for worlds, not for anything in the world, for nothing in the world
do konca svéta to the ends of the earth
Novi svét the New World
Stari svét the Old World
Tretji svét politika the Third World
oni svét (figurativno) the next life, the other world, the world to come
od svéta odrezan kraj the back of beyond
stavbni svét building site
učeni svét (figurativno) the world of learning
športni svét (figurativno) the sporting world
rastlinski svét the vegetable world
živalski svét the animal world
začetek svéta the beginning of the world
konec svéta the end of the world
podzemeljski svét underworld
širni svét the wide world
današnji svét the modern world
odkar sem na svétu since I was born
to je na drugem koncu svéta it's on the other side of the globe, it's at the back of beyond
to je narobe svét! (figurativno) that's making water flow uphill!
on je najboljši človek na svétu he's the best man alive, you won't find a better man living than him (knjižno than he)
ona mi je (= pomeni) vse na svétu she is all the world to me
tako je (pač) na svétu that's the way of the world
za nič na svétu ne bi tega naredil I would not do it for all the world
odreči se svétu to forsake the world
šel bi z njo do konca svéta I'd follow her to the ends of the earth
poslati koga na oni svét (žargon) to send someone to kingdom-come
priti na svét to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world
on malo pozna svét he knows little of the world
prinesti, spraviti na svét to bring into the world, to give birth (to)
spraviti koga s svéta to do away with someone, to put someone out of the way, to kill someone, (pogovorno) to dispatch someone
videl je mnogo svéta he is a widely travelled man, he is a great traveller, he is a globe-trotter
zagledati luč svéta to see the light, to be born, to be brought into the world
živeti odmaknjen(o) od svéta to live cut off from the world
objadral je ves svét he has sailed the seven seas

svetóven world, worldwide; world's; cosmopolitan; universal

svetóvno čudo wonder of the world
svetóvna gospodarska konferenca international economic conference
svetóvna gospodarska kriza international economic crisis, world depression
svetóvno gospodarstvo world trade and industry
svetóvni jezik world language
svetóvni mir world peace
svetóvna literatura, književnost world literature
svetóvno naziranje, nazor ideology, world-outlook, outlook on life, (philosophical) conception of the world, world view, views pl, (nemško) weltanschauung
svetóvna politika world politics pl, foreign policy on a (ali the) grand scale
svetóvni prvak world champion
svetóvno prvenstvo world championship
svetóvni rekord world record
svetóvni požar universal conflagration
svetóvna razstava International Exhibition, World Fair
svetóv sloves worldwide fame, international reputation
svetóvni trg international market
svetóvna trgovina world trade, international commerce
svetóvna sila world power
(prva) svetóvna vojna the (First) World War
svetóvno znan world-famous, world-renowned
svetóvna zgodovina universal history, world history

svínčnik (lead) pencil

s svínčnikom (napisano, narisano) in pencil
navadni svínčnik arhaično blacklead, blacklead pencil
kopirni svínčnik indelible pencil, copying-ink pencil
kemični svínčnik ball-point, ball-point pen, (avtomatski) revolving pencil
svínčnik za risanje drawing pencil
ostrilec za svínčnik pencil sharpener, pencilsharpening machine
risanje s svínčnikom pencil drawing
risati s svínčnikom to draw in pencil
s svínčnikom pisati, beležiti to pencil
s svínčnikom zabeležena opazka pencilled note
trkati s svínčnikom po mizi to tap one's pencil on the table, to tap the table with one's pencil

svítati se to dawn

svita se it dawns; day breaks
svita se mi (figurativno) it dawns on me
začelo se mi je svítati se (figurativno) it dawned on me (da... that...)

svobôda freedom; liberty; (neodvisnost) independence

svobôda govora in združevanja freedom of speech and assembly
svobôda govora freedom of speech
svobôda tiska freedom of the press
svobôda vestí liberty of consience
svobôda morij freedom of the seas
osebna svobôda individual liberty
pesniška svobôda poetic licence
politična svobôda political liberty
boj, vojna za svobôdo struggle for liberty
želja (žeja) po svobôdi desire (thirst) for liberty (ali independence)
verska svobôda religious freedom
državljanska svobôda civil liberty
svobôda opredelitve freedom of choice
boriti se za svobôdo to fight for freedom
biti na svobôdi (prostosti) to be at liberty, to be at large
izpustiti na svobôdo to set at liberty, to set free
dobiti, doseči svobôdo to gain, to obtain liberty (ali freedom)
izpustiti na svobôdo (prostost) proti kavciji to release on bail
biti na svobôdi proti kavciji to be out on bail
boriti se za svobôdo misli to struggle (ali to fight) for freedom of thought

svój -a, -e one's own

na svój, -a, -e račun on one's own account
biti sam svój, -a, -e gospodar to be one's own master
imam svój, -a, -eo hišo I have a house of my own
oni imajo svój, -a, -eo hišo (pohištvo) they have a house (they have furniture) of their own
napraviti po svój, -a, -ee to do (something) on one's own
priti (zopet) na svój, -a, -ee to come into one's own (again)
vzeti otroka za svój, -a, -eega to adopt a child
na tihem si svój, -a, -ee misliti o čem to keep one's thoughts (on some subject) to oneself, arhaično to keep one's own counsel about something
vsak po svój, -a, -ee each (one) in his own way
vsakemu svój, -a, -ee to each his own, to every man his due

šafót (morišče) scaffold

iti na šafót to go to (ali to mount) the scaffold
poslati koga na šafót to send someone to the scaffold
umreti na šafótu to die on the scaffold

šála joke, fun, jest; sport; pleasantry; buffoonery

šále pl jokes
v šáli in jest, jestingly, in sport, for fun, jokingly
za šálo, zaradi šále for fun, by way of a joke
brez šále!, šálo na stran! joking (ali jesting) apart!
stara, obrabljena šála stale (ali ancient) joke, chestnut
nespodobna, obscena šála indecent (ali risqué, blue) joke, dirty (ali ribald, obscene) story
pisec šál za radio ali televizijo gag writer, ZDA gag man, žargon gagster
surova, neslana šála horseplay, practical joke
to ni šála (figurativno) this is no (ali not a) laughing matter
nisem razpoložen za šále I am not in the mood for trifling
on je predmet šál he is the butt (of ridicule)
z njim ni šále he is not to be trifled with
bila je samo šála it was only in (ali for) fun
govoriti v šáli to be jesting
to sem naredil za šálo I did it for a lark
on razume šálo he knows how to take a joke
on ne razume šále he can't take a joke, he's got no sense of humour
reči v šáli to say something in jest
pretiravati šálo to carry a joke too far
vzeti za šálo to treat as a joke
ni razloga za zbijanje šál there is no cause for laughter, this is no laughing matter
zbijati šále to crack jokes
zbijati šále s kom to poke fun at someone, to make merry with someone, to make sport of someone
šála leti nanj, na njegov račun the joke is on him

šánsa chance; outlook; prospect

šánse so enake ničli the chances are nil
imaš vse šánse na svoji strani (proti sebi) you have all the odds on your side (against you)
imam šánse, da dobim to mesto I have a good chance of getting that situation
pokvariti si šánse to spoil one's chances, (pogovorno) to cook one's goose

šára (navlaka) lumber, trash, trashery; rubbish; trinket; ZDA junk

vreči med staro šáro (figurativno) to put (ali to lay) on the shelf
stara krama in šára rags and bones
biti (za)vržen med staro šáro ZDA pogovorno to be washed up

šarnír hinge

biti pritrjen s šarnírjem to be hinged, to hang on a hinge

ščít shield; (majhen) buckler; (z grbom) escutcheon

brez ščíta shieldless
dvigniti na ščít to raise on the shield, (figurativno) to choose as leader

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