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slabó prislov badly, ill, unwell; weakly, poorly

slabó hranjen undernourished
slabó mi je I feel sick
z njim je slabó he is badly off (ali hard up), things go very ill with him
slabó govorim angleško I can't speak English very well, my English is rather weak
on je slabó plačan he is underpaid
posli gredó slabó business is bad
slabó govoriti o kom to speak ill of someone
slabó se je izkazal, obnesel he cut a poor (ali sorry) figure
slabó se je končalo it turned out badly, pogovorno it came unstuck
slabó se počutim I feel unwell
slabó mi je postalo ob tem pogledu I felt sick at the sight (of it)
on slabó sliši he is hard of hearing
ona slabó vidi she has poor sight
moj brat se slabó uči my brother is a poor scholar
slabó se obnášati, se vesti to behave badly
slabó ravnati s kom to ill-treat someone

slína saliva; (pljuvalna) spittle; slobber; slaver

slíne se mi pocedijo ob tem it makes my mouth water; my mouth waters at the thought (ali sight) of it, the thought (ali the sight) of it makes me drool
izločanje slíne salivation; discharge of saliva
ki dela slíno medicina salivant

slonéti to lean (na, ob on, against)

slonéti ob drevesu to lean against a tree

slovésen solemn

slovésna izjava solemn declaration
ob tako slovésni priložnosti on such a solemn occasion
slovésna razdelitev nagrad prize-giving
slovésna velika maša religija solemn high mass
napraviti kaj slovésno to solemnize something

slovó departure; parting; leave-taking; farewell

ob slovesu at parting
banket, pojedina ob slovesu farewell dinner, parting treat
dati slovó službi to leave the service
vzeti slovó (od) to take leave (of), to make one's farewell; to bid farewell

sobóta Saturday

ob sobóth on Saturdays
v sobóto on Saturday
vélika sobóta religija Holy Saturday

sožálje condolence (komu za kaj with someone in ali on something)

izreči, izraziti sožálje to condole, to convey condolences, to present one's condolences, to offer one's sympathy (komu to someone), to express one's condolence (with someone in something)
izraziti iskreno sožálje ob... to express one's sincere sympathy on the occasion of...
moje iskreno sožálje my deepest (ali heartfelt) sympathy

spotákniti to trip (someone) up

skušal me je spotákniti he tried to trip me up
spotákniti se to stumble (ob against, čez over); to trip (ob, nad over); to make a false step; to catch one's foot; to falter
spotákniti se ob kamen to trip over a stone

spotíkati (se) ➞ spotakniti (se)

spotíkati (se) se ob, nad (figurativno) to take umbrage at, to take offence at; to be scandalized at, to find fault with something
mnogi so se spotikali nad njegovim vedenjem many people took offence at his behaviour, his behaviour scandalized many people

sprejèm reception; acceptation, acceptance; (v šolo) admission, admittance

prositi za sprejèm to apply for admittance
topel (hladen) sprejèm a warm (a cold) reception
plačljivo ob sprejèm blaga payable on receipt of the goods, cash on delivery (krajšava: C.O.D.)
izkazati komu prisrčen sprejèm to give someone a hearty reception (ali welcome)
knjiga je naletela na ugoden sprejèm the book had (ali met with) a favourable reception
to je naletelo na topel sprejèm this met with a warm response

sprejémati to receive

ona sprejema (goste, obiske) enkrat na teden she receives once a week, (ob torkih Tuesday is her at-home day)
dajati je slajše kot sprejémati it is more blessed to give than to receive ➞ sprejeti

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

sréda Wednesday

v srédo on Wednesday
ob srédah on Wednesdays
pepelnična sréda religija Ash Wednesday; (sredina) middle
od sréde junija do sréde avgusta from mid-June to mid-August
vzeti v srédo to grasp by the middle

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)

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

strán¹ side; (knjige ipd.) page; (bók) flank; (smer) direction

na levi (desni) stráni on the left (right) side
na obeh stráneh on either side
na tej (oni) stráni on this (that) side
na to (ono) strán to this (that) side, hither (thither), here (there)
od vseh stráni from everywhere, from all sides, from all quarters
od stráni (z boka) laterally
z moje stráni for my part, as for me
na eni stráni (figurativno) on the one hand
na drugi stráni on the other hand
na vse stráni in every direction
z vseh stráni on all sides, from all parts
s te (z one) stráni from this (that) side
naslovna strán title page
sprednja strán front, frontispiece
notranja (zunanja) strán inner (outer) side (ali face), the inside (the outside)
prava (neprava, narobe) strán right (wrong) side
prava (neprava) strán kovanca obverse (reverse), pogovorno heads (tails)
dobra (slaba) strán (figurativno) good (bad) point
močna strán (figurativno) strong point, forte
šibka strán (figurativno) weak point, foible, (senčna) drawback
strán neba point of the compass, cardinal point
svetla, sončna the bright, the sunny side (of something)
senčna strán the dark side, (figurativno) drawback, the seamy side
prva (oziroma zadnja) prazna strán flyleaf
južna strán south (ali sunny) side
prisojna strán sunny side
vetrna strán weather side
udarec od stráni side blow
držati se ob stráni (figurativno) to remain neutral, not to take sides, (figurativno) to sit on the fence
stati ob stráni (proč) to stand aloof from
dajati na strán (varčevati) to put by (ali on one side), to save
hodil je ob moji stráni he walked beside me
šel je v to strán he went in that direction
pet stráni manjka v knjigi there are five pages of the book missing
gledati koga po stráni to look at someone askance
napasti s stráni to attack on the flank
stvar ima svoje dobre in svoje slabe stráni the thing has its good as well as its bad aspects
pridobiti koga na svojo strán to win someone over, to bring someone to one's side
pustiti ob stráni to lay aside
preiti na drugo strán to change sides, (k drugi stranki) to go over to the other side
premotriti vprašanje z vseh stráni to view a question from all sides
preskočiti strán (pri branju) to skip a page
prinesti kaj (v časopisu) na prvi stráni ZDA to front-page something
postaviti se na strán koga (opredeliti se za koga) to take someone's side, to side with someone
videti le lepo strán stvari to look on the sunny side of things
na drugi stráni (lista)! (= obrni list!) (see) overleaf!

strésti to shake

strésti se to shake, to tremble, to shudder, to shiver; to thrill; to vibrate
strésti koga iz spanja to shake someone out of his sleep
strésti koga za lase to pull someone by his hair
strésti komu roko to shake someone by the hand
strese me, če (samo) pomislim na to I shudder to think of it
strese me, če ga pogledam it gives me the creeps to look at him
hiša se je stresla od eksplozije the house shook with the explosion
strésti se od groze to shudder with horror
strésti se ob misli, kaj bi se bilo lahko zgodilo to tremble to think what might have happened

stúd disgust; distaste; loathing, abhorrence; horror; nausaea

s stúdom with loathing
stúd zbujajoč abhorrent
imeti, (ob)čutiti stúd ob to be (ali to feel) disgusted at
imeti stúd za kaj to loathe something
povzročiti komu stúd to disgust someone

svéča candle; (kot svetlobna mera) candlepower

lojena svéča tallow candle
voščena svéča wax candle, (tanka) taper
ledena svéča icicle
ob, pri svéči by candlelight
raven kot svéča bolt upright, straight as a dart (ali as an arrow)
10-svečna žarnica a ten candlepower lamp
ogorki svéč candle ends pl
jakost svéče candlepower
svetloba svéče candlelight
stenj svéče candlewick
prižgati svéčo to light a candle, to apply a match to a candle
škarje, utrinjač za svéče candle-snuffers pl
od svéče kaplja, teče the candle runs (ali gutters)
utrniti svéčo to trim a candle

svečárna chandlery; candle works pl

svečáva candlelight
ob, pri svečárni candlelight