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relative² [rélətiv]

1. pridevnik
nanašajoč se na, ki se tiče (koga, česa); sorazmeren, relativen; (redko) primeren, ustrezen, zadeven
slovnica oziralen, relativen
religija indirekten

relative to gledé na
relative clause oziralni stavek
relative pronoun oziralni zaimek
relative humidity relativna vlaga
relative worship religija češčenje slik
relative value relativna vrednost
the arguments relative to the dispute argumenti v zvezi z diskusijo
to be relative to nanašati se na; biti odvisen od, biti pogojen z
prices are relative to the demand cene so odvisne od povpraševanja
to live in relative ease živeti v relativnem udobju

2. prislov
pogovorno gledé, o, v zvezi z

I talked to him relative to your business govoril sem z njim o vaši zadevi

reminiscence [reminísəns] samostalnik
spomin (of na)
spominjanje (of na)
reminiscenca
množina reminiscence, spomini

to live on one's reminiscences živeti od spominov
to publish one's reminiscences objaviti svoje spomine

rénta income from a life annuity

dosmrtna rénta life annuity; (annual) income; revenue
živeti od svoje rénte to live on one's (private) income
naložiti svoj denar v dosmrtno rénto to invest one's money in a life annuity

reproach¹ [ripróuč] samostalnik
očitek, očitanje, graja, kritiziranje; graje vredna stvar; sramota, ponižanje (to za)

reproaches množina, cerkev litanije na veliki petek (zlasti v rimskokatoliški Cerkvi)
a term of reproach zmerljivka, psovka, grda beseda
to abstain from reproach vzdržati se graje (očitkov)
I am free from reproach sem brez graje; nimam si, nimajo mi kaj očitati
he is a reproach to... on je sramota za...
this is a reproach to town to je sramota za mesto
to bring reproach upon s.o. delati sramoto komu, diskreditirati koga
to heap reproaches on s.o. obsuti koga z očitki
to incur reproachs nakopati si očitke
to live in reproach and ignorance živeti v veliki sramoti

retired [ritáiəd]

1. pridevnik
odmaknjen, samoten, osamljen; malo obiskovan; upokojen, živeč v pokoju

retired general general v pokoju
retired list seznam upokojenih
a retired oldster pogovorno star penzionist
retired pay pokojnina
a retired spot (valley) odmaknjen, samoten kraj (dolina)
to place on the retired list upokojiti

2. prislov
odmaknjeno

to live retired živeti v odmaknjenosti

riot¹ [ráiət] samostalnik
nemir, rabuka, nered, kaljenje miru, hrup, hrušč, kraval, razgrajanje; izgred, punt; razvratno življenje, razuzdanost, nezmernost, pijančevanje, bučna zabava, uživanje, orgija
figurativno izbruh; zmešnjava, zmeda, direndaj
sleng hrupen uspeh

riot of colours (pisana) množica barv
riot of emotion čustven izbruh
riot of sounds zmešnjava glasov
riot squad policijska četa v pripravljenosti
to quell a riot zatreti upor
to run riot izbesneti se; razuzdano živeti, preda(ja)ti se razuzdanosti; (o rastlinah) podivjati, bujno rasti ali se širiti; lov iti po napačni sledi

riot² [ráiət] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
izbesneti se, izrohneti se; besneti, bučati, rohneti; udeležiti se izgredov (punta), rabuk; povzročiti, napraviti izgred, delati kraval, razgrajati, delati hrup; predajati se razuzdanosti ali ekscesom (orgijam); uživati, zabavati se, veseljačiti, razbrzdano se vdajati (in čemu)

to riot in pleasure veselo, veseljaško živeti
to riot away in pleasure uživaško živeti
to riot away one's days izživljati se
to riot out zapravljati, trošiti, razsipavati, zapraviti, pognati
to riot one's life izživeti se

riotous [ráiətəs] pridevnik (riotously prislov)
uporen, puntarski; bučen, razgrajaški, besen; razvraten, razuzdan, nebrzdan

riotous assembly puntarsko zbiranje
to lead a riotous life živeti veseljaško, uživaško

rôka hand, (do rame) arm

brez rôke handless, armless
v rôki in one's hand
pri rôki at hand, near at hand; available
od rôke do rôke from hand to hand
pod rôko (se držati) arm in arm, (kupiti) underhandedly
rôke kvišku! hands up!, stick them up!, reach!
rôke proč! hands off!
z rôko v rôki hand in hand, jointly
s sklenjenimi rôkami with clasped hands (as in prayer)
z zvezanimi rôkami in nogami bound hand and foot
rôko na srcé! hand on heart!
močna rôka strong hand
žuljava rôka a callous palm
moja desna rôka (figurativno) my second self
on je moja desna rôka he is my right-hand man
polna rôka a handful
narejen z rôko (ročno) made by hand, handmade; (posel) handiwork, manual work
od rôk (oddaljen) out of the way
praznih rôk empty-handed
na svojo rôko (figurativno) in one's own name, of one's own accord, unauthorized
risanje s prosto rôko freehand drawing
držeč se za rôke hand in hand
prekrižanih rôk with one's hands (oziroma arms) folded
z dvignjeno rôko (with) hand upraised
z rôkami uprtimi v boke akimbo
držati, imeti rôke uprte v boke to hold one's arms akimbo
iz prve rôke at first hand
ne da bi rôko premaknil hands down
boriti se z rôkami in nogami to struggle with might and main
braniti se proti čemu z rôkami in nogami to fight against something tooth and nail (ali with might and main)
dati v rôko, rôke to hand
dati komu proste rôke (da kaj naredi) to give someone a free hand (to do something)
dobiti informacije iz prve rôke to get information at first hand
dvigniti rôke to lift up one's hands
dvigniti rôke nad glavo v začudenju to throw up one's arms in astonishment
dobiti kaj v rôke (figurativno) to get hold of something
rôke križem držati to fold one's arms and do nothing, to be idle
imeti pri rôki to have at hand
imeti polne rôke dela to have one's hands full
imamo ga v rôki (figurativno) he is in our power
imeti proste rôke (figurativno) to have free play
imeti mrzle, hladne rôke to have cold hands
dati rôko komu to give one's hand to someone, (v pozdrav) to shake hands with someone
imeti položaj trdno v rôki to have the situation well in hand
iti skozi mnogo rôk to pass through many hands
iti komu na rôko to help someone; to support someone, to patronize someone, to aid someone
lomiti rôke (figurativno) to wring one's hands
to mu gre od rôk (figurativno) he is skilled (ali clever) at it
izpustiti iz rôke, iz rok to let go
posel mu ne gre od rôk he is unskilled, he is a poor worker
delo mu gre dobro izpod rôk he is a quick worker
kupiti iz prve (druge) rôke to buy new (secondhand)
mahati z rôkami to gesticulate
ne izpustiti iz rôk not to let go, (da pade) not to let go (ali to let slip)
méti si rôke to rub one's hands
nositi na rôkah koga (figurativno) to treat someone with great care, to make much of someone, to treasure someone
nosijo ga na rôkah (figurativno) he is treated with the utmost consideration, he enjoys all kinds of favours
pasti komu v rôke to fall into someone's hands
prijeti za rôko to take by the hand
ponuditi, prožiti komu rôko to give (ali to hold out) one's hand to someone, (figurativno) to lend someone a helping hand
pljuniti v rôke (figurativno) to spit on one's hands
podaj mu rôko! shake hands with him!
prodati pod rôko to sell by private bargain (ali contract, treaty)
preiti v druge rôke to change hands
prosíti za rôko to propose (to), to ask in marriage, (nenadoma, pogovorno) to pop the question
pričakati koga z odprtimi rôkami to meet someone with outstretched hands, to meet someone enthusiastically
položiti rôke na kaj to lay hands on something, to put one's hands to
položiti rôko nase (figurativno) to commit suicide
položiti rôko na srce to lay one's hand on one's heart
podati si rôke to shake hands
sprejeti ponudbo z obema rôkama to jump at an offer
prekrižati rôke to cross one's arms
stisniti komu rôko to squeeze someone's hand, (pri pozdravu) to shake hands with someone
stiskati rôko v pest to clench one's fist
stati s sklenjenimi (prekrižanimi) rôkami to stand with folded (crossed) arms
vzeti v rôke to take in hand, to undertake
zadevo bom sam vzel v rôke I will take the matter into my own hands
fanta je treba vzeti v rôke (figurativno) the boy wants taking in hand
zlomiti si rôko to break one's arm
rôko si je zlomil he broke his arm, he had his arm broken
umijem si rôke nad tem I wash my hands of it, I will not be responsible
rôka rôko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, fair exchange is no robbery
z obema rôkama zgrabiti priliko to jump at an opportunity
živeti iz rôk v usta (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth
bolje je vrabec v rôki kot golob na strehi (figurativno) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

rough³ [rʌf] prehodni glagol
grobo obdelati, napraviti grobo (hrapavo); grobo ravnati, postopati (s kom); na hitro narediti; zabiti ostre žeblje v podkev; krotiti konja
neprehodni glagol
šport grobo igrati

to rough it imeti trdo življenje, z muko se prebijati skozi življenje; grobo, surovo se obnašati
I had to rough it moral sem se prebijati (živeti, potovati) brez udobnosti

sámec single man, celibate; unmarried man; bachelor; solitary person; (živalstvo) male; (ptič) cock

star sámec old bachelor
zakrknjen sámec confirmed (ali hard-boiled) bachelor
živeti kot sámec (žargon Avstralija) to bach it

samotárski solitary; eremitic; anchoretic

živeti samotársko življenje (proč od sveta) to lead a solitary (ali secluded, retired) life, to live in seclusion; to lead a sequestered life; to shun company

scale¹ [skéil]

1. samostalnik
glasba lestvica, skala
figurativno lestvica (družbena itd.); stopnja; merilo, mera; razmerje; obseg; številčni sestav

at a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile v merilu (razmerju) 1 cola: 1 milja
in (to) scale po merilu
on a large (small) scale v velikem (majhnem) obsegu
on a scale ekonomija ob različnih tečajnih vrednostih
scale of duties carinska tabela
scale of salaries plačilna lestvica
a scale to success lestev k uspehu
large-scale map zemljevid v velikem merilu
reduced(enlarged) scale zmanjšano (povečano) merilo
social scale družbena stopnja
to live on a large scale razkošno živeti
to play (to sing, to run over) one's scale glasba vaditi skale, vaditi prste za instrument ali glas za petje
to sink in the scale zdrkniti navzdol na lestvi, v nivoju

2. prehodni glagol
(s)plezati, povzpeti se (z lestvijo figurativno)
vzpenjati se (na); določiti (merilo); dvigniti (cene)
vojska napasti, jurišati z lestvami (na trdnjavsko obzidje); risati merilo

to scale down znižati (mezde, plače)
to scale up povišati (cene)
neprehodni glagol
plezati, vzpenjati se

to scale down upasti, pasti
to scale up kvišku plezati, dvigati se

seclude [siklú:d] prehodni glagol
ločiti, osamiti, izključiti; oddaljiti, odstraniti

to seclude o.s. from the world umakniti se v samoto, živeti v osamljenosti

seclusion [siklú:žən] samostalnik
osamljenost, izoliranost, osamljenje; samota, odmaknjenost; odtujenost; odmaknjen, samoten kraj

the seclusion of prisoners in cells izoliranost zapornikov v celicah
to live in seclusion živeti v osamljenosti

see^*2 [si:]

1. prehodni glagol
videti, zagledati, opaziti, (po)gledati, ogledovati; razbrati, prečitati v časopisih; razumeti, uvideti, pojmiti, predstavljati si, smatrati; izslediti, doživeti, izkusiti; dopustiti, poskrbeti za; sprejeti (goste, obiske); obiskati, priti in pogovoriti se (on o)
govoriti z; iti (k zdravniku), konzultirati (zdravnika); spremiti

2. neprehodni glagol
videti, uvideti, razumeti; premisliti se; pogledati (za čem)

worth seeing vreden, da se vidi
I see! razumem!
see?, do you see? razumeš?, razumete?
as far as I can see kakor daleč mi seže oko; figurativno kolikor morem razbrati, po mojem mišljenju
let me see naj (malo) premislim
to see the back figurativno znebiti se obiskovalca, vsiljivca
to see s.o. to bed spraviti koga v posteljo
I cannot see anybody after five ne morem nikogar sprejeti po peti uri
he saw me on business obiskal me je poslovno
to see death pretrpeti smrt
I must see the doctor moram iti k zdravniku (na pregled)
he came to see me prišel me je obiskat
they have seen better days poznali so boljše čase
to see s.o. through a difficulty pomagati komu preko težave
to see eye to eye pogovorno strinjati se v mišljenju (with z)
to see with half an eye sleng jasno (na prvi pogled, mižé) videti
to see s.o. further sleng poslati koga k vragu
go and see him pojdi ga obiskat
to see good smatrati (kaj) za dobro, za primerno
to see s.o. home spremiti koga domov
I cannot see the joke ne vem, kaj je smešnega pri tem
we must see the judge moramo govoriti s sodnikom
to see life mnogo izkusiti v življenju, pogovorno veselo živeti
I shall not live to see it tega ne bom doživel
I don't see him kneeling at her feet ne morem si ga predstavljati, kako kleči pred njo
to see the light figurativno spreobrniti se; videti, kaj je treba narediti, da bo prav
to see the red light figurativno zavedati se neposredne nevarnosti ali nevšečnosti
to see how the land lies odkriti, kakšen je položaj
I don't see what he means ne razumem, kaj hoče reči (kaj misli)
you will not see me shot like a dog? ne boste dopustili, da me ustrelijo kot psa?
they see too many people preveč ljudi sprejemajo (v obiske), obiskujejo
to see a play ogledati si gledališko igro
to see red sleng pobesneti
to see service pogovorno udeležiti se vojnega pohoda
to see the sights ogledati si znamenitosti
he will never see sixty again figurativno je (že) nad 60 let star
we will see you to the station spremili vas bomo na postajo
to see stars vse zvezde videti (od udarca)
see that the door is locked prepričaj se, poglej, če so vrata zaklenjena!
see this done! poskrbi (glej), da bo to narejeno!
to see things figurativno imeti privide (halucinacije)
to see through a brickwall (a millstone) figurativno biti zelo bister, "slišati travo rasti"
to see snakes figurativno, sleng biti v deliriju ali na robu deliriuma tremensa
to see one's way videti, najti način (da se nekaj napravi)
he cannot see a yard before his nose figurativno (neumen je, da) ne vidi ped pred nosom

sequestered [sikwéstəd] pridevnik
samoten, osamljen, izoliran, odročen, odmaknjen, zakoten

sequestered nook samoten kotiček, zakoten kraj
in some sequestered place v kakem samotnem, zakotnem kraju
to lead a sequestered life osamljeno, samotarsko živeti

sin¹ [sin] samostalnik
greh, pregrešek; prekršek, prestopek (against zoper, proti)
žalitev

for my sins! šaljivo prav mi je!
like sin pogovorno hudó, močno, peklensko
man of sin zastarelo grešnik, šaljivo malopridnež, falot; antikrist, hudič
deadly (mortal) sin smrtni greh
original sin izvirni greh
the seven deadly sins sedem smrtnih grehov
it is a sin (and a shame) pogovorno greh je (in sramota)
to commit a sin napraviti greh, grešiti
to live in (open) sin živeti v divjem zakonu
to sin a sin napraviti greh, pregrešiti se

single¹ [siŋgl] pridevnik
posamezen, poedin; enojen; samski, neporočen; sam, osamljen, zase živeč; brez tuje pomoči, sam, nespremljan; samo za enega (postelja); enosmeren (vozovnica); enkraten, edinstven; preprost, enostaven; polten, iskren; dosleden
šport z enim igralcem na vsaki strani, single

of a single beauty enkratne, edinstvene lepote
single bed postelja za eno osebo
single blessedness fantovstvo, blaženi samski stan
single broth sleng pivo
single combat dvoboj
single court teniško igrišče za single igre
single eye figurativno predanost samo enemu cilju, enostranost
single eye-glass monokel, enoočnik
single file kolona po eden
single flower cvet, ki raste sam na steblu, ki ima enojno čašo
single game igra, ki jo igra samo en igralec na vsaki strani, igra posameznikov
single heart prostodušnost
single life samsko življenje (stan); samotarsko življenje
single line enotirna proga
single man samski moški, samec
single parts posamezni deli
single payment ekonomija enkratno plačilo
single room soba z eno posteljo, samska soba
with single purpose vztrajno zasledujoč le en cilj (namen)
single woman samska ženska, samka
book-keeping by single entry enostavno knjigovodstvo
to have a single aim in view imeti en sam cilj v vidu
to have a single eye for imeti smisel le za, misliti le na
I had to fight single moral sem se sam boriti
to live single samsko živeti, v celibatu
single mistake would spoil it all ena sama napaka bi vse pokvarila
to remain single ostati samski(a), ne se poročiti
I speak it with a single heart to govorim z vso iskrenostjo

siromášen poor, impoverished, needy, indigent, arhaično necessitous; badly off, beggarly; (beden) miserable, distressed, wretched, pitiable

siromášen kot cerkvena miš (as) poor as a church mouse
siromášno živeti to lead a miserable life