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shoulder¹ [šóuldə] samostalnik
rama, pleče
množina gornji del hrbta, hrbet
figurativno izboklina v obliki rame; bankina
vojska drža (vojaka) s puško na rami

shoulder to shoulder z ramo ob rami, z združenimi močmi
shoulder of mutton koštrunovo pleče
straight from the shoulder figurativno brez ovinkov, brez okolišanja, naravnost, v brk, odkrito; uspešen (udarec)
over the shoulder(s) figurativno čez ramena, posredno, ironično, indirektno
to cry on s.o.'s shoulder figurativno tožiti komu, iskati sočutja pri kom
to give (to turn) s.o. the cold shoulder komu hrbet pokazati, hladno se vesti do koga, ignorirati koga, prezirljivo ravnati s kom
he has broad shoulders figurativno on mnogo prenese (lahko prenaša), nosi velika bremena (odgovornosti)
you can't put old heads upon young shoulders figurativno mladost je norost
to put (to set) one's shoulders zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti
to rub shoulders with s.o. družiti se s kom, priti v stik, biti v prijateljskih stikih s kom
to shrug one's shoulders skomigniti z rameni
you have taken too much on your shoulders preveč si si naložil, naprtil na ramena (tudi figurativno)

side¹ [sáid]

1. samostalnik
stran; bok; rob (poti, mize itd.); stran (pisma); ploskev, prostrana površina
figurativno stališče, vidik; obronek; obala; področje, kraj; smer; oddelek (šole)
šport moštvo
sleng prevzetnost, ošabnost, širokoustenje; (biljard) obračanje, vrtenje krogle zaradi udarca od strani

side by side z ramo ob rami, vštric, vzporedno
by the side of vzdolž, ob
off side oddaljenejša stran, desna stran; šport (nogomet) ofsajd
on the side povrhu
on all sides, on every side na vseh straneh, vsepovsod
on father's side po očetovi strani
on this side of the grave pred smrtjo
back side zadnjica
blind side slaba stran
dark side senčna stran
(šola) classical (modern) side klasična ali humanistična (moderna) smer (oddelek)
God is on our side bog je z nami
the east side of the city vzhodni del mesta
north side severna stran
the other side of the question druga stran (plat) vprašanja (problema)
sunny side, bright side sončna stran, svetla stran (tudi figurativno)
on the wrong side of the door figurativno izključen iz (česa)
on the wrong side of the blanket figurativno nezakonski (otrok)
the wrong side up narobe
the right (the wrong) side of a piece of cloth prava (neprava) stran kosa blaga
the road-side cestni rob (kraj)
to balance on both sides figurativno nihati (kolebati) med dvema stvarema
he is on our side on je na naši strani, z nami
he is on the sunny (bright, right) side of 50 on še ni 50 let star
he is on the shady (wrong) side of 50 on je preko 50 let star
this is a side issue to je postransko vprašanje
to change sides preiti na drugo stran
people come from every side ljudje prihajajo semkaj z vseh strani
to go over to the other side preiti k drugi stranki, uskočiti v drug tabor
to have a pain in one's side imeti bolečine v boku
to have side sleng domišljevati si; delati se važnega
to keep on the right side of s.o. figurativno na prijateljski način s kom urediti stvari
to put a th. on one side postaviti kaj na stran, ne obračati
he puts on too much side on preveč pozira
to shake (to split) one's sides with laughing pokati od smeha
to take sides opredeliti se (za), odločiti se za neko stran; biti pristranski
to take side with s.o., to take s.o.'s side potegniti s kom, potegniti se za koga
to view a question from all sides premotriti vprašanje z vseh strani
to win s.o. over to one's side pridobiti koga na svojo stran

2. pridevnik
stranski; prihajajoč od strani

side blow udarec od strani
side door stranska vrata (vhod)
side brake ročna zavora (avto)

skŕb care; (nadlega) trouble; (žalost) sorrow, grief; worries pl; (briga za) care for; (zaskrbljenost) anxiety, solicitude, concern, apprehension, uneasiness

moreča skŕb grave concern; arhaično carking care
ves v skŕbeh, poln skŕbi care-laden, careworn
brez skŕbi carefree, unconcerned, easy in mind
prva skŕb prime concern
v skŕbeh sem za otroka I am anxious about the child
to je moja skŕb that is my lookout, I shall see to it
to ni moja skŕb that is no concern of mine (ali no business of mine)
to naj bo moja skŕb! leave that to me!
to mi je zadnja skŕb that's the last thing on my mind
bodite brez skŕbi! do not worry!, never you fear!, be easy on that score!
to je njegova najmanjša skŕb that is the least of his worries
biti v velikih skŕbeh za to be in great anxiety about, to fear for
delati si skŕbi za to concern oneself with
delati komu skŕbi to worry someone, to cause someone trouble, to give someone much anxiety (ali concern)
ne delaj si skŕbi glede tega! don't worry about it!
delati si skŕbi to worry (to fret, to be concerned, to be uneasy in one's mind) (glede, zaradi about)
ne si delati skŕbi za prihodnost to be unconcerned about the future
vnaprej si delati skŕbi to meet trouble halfway
njeno zdravje mi dela skŕbi her health worries me, I am concerned about her health
preveč skŕbi si delaš! you worry too much
imeti denarne skŕbi to have money troubles
nobenih skŕbi ne imeti to be free from care
imeti na skŕbi to have in charge (ali in custody), to be entrusted (ali charged) with
navdati z veliko skŕbjo to fill someone with great apprehension
vaše naročilo bomo izvršili z največjo skŕbjo we shall execute your order with the greatest care
prepustiti komu skŕb za kaj to commit something to someone's charge
povzročati komu skŕbi to cause someone anxiety (ali uneasiness)
njeno življenje nam povzroča (dela) velike skŕbi we are terribly worried about her way of life (ali pogovorno about her goings on, about the way she's carrying on)
skŕbi ga tarejo he is careworn (ali pogovorno worried stiff)
skŕb za bodočnost mojih otrok me tare I am worried sick about my children's future
ti mi zadajaš hude skŕbi you are a great trial to me

slán salty; briny; (solen) salted; saline

slána kopel salt bath, brine bath
sláno meso salt beef
preveč slán salted too much, oversalted
sláne cene (figurativno) exorbitant prices pl
slána voda (mešana s sladko) brackish water

sleeve [sli:v]

1. samostalnik
rokav (obleke)
tehnično obojka, ki povezuje cevi; cev; torba (etui) za gramofonske plošče

half sleeve narokavnik
lawn sleeves rokavi iz fine tkanine, podobni škofovskim rokavom
leg-of mutton sleeve trikotni rokav
to creep up s.o.'s sleeve figurativno prilizovati se komu
to have a card up one's sleeve imeti skrito karto, pripravljeno za uporabo
to have s.th. up one's sleeve figurativno imeti nekaj za bregom, nekaj pripravljati, imeti skrite namene
to hang (to pin) on s.o.'s sleeve obesiti se komu za rokav, figurativno ravnati se po njegovih nazorih itd.
to laugh in one's sleeve škodoželjno se smejati
to roll (to turn) up one's sleeves zavihati rokave, figurativno pripraviti se za delo, za borbo
to wear one's heart (up)on one's sleeve figurativno preodkrito kazati svoja čustva, biti preveč zaupljiv

2. prehodni glagol
opremiti (obleko) z rokavi, prišiti rokave
tehnično opremiti z obojkami

slit^*2 [slit] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
razparati (se), parati (se), razrezati (se), raztrgati (se); odrezati; zarezati (into v)
trgati (kaj) v trakove

to slit a sleeve razparati rokav
to slit one's weasand figurativno prerezati si grlo
if I strain it too hard it will slit če to preveč nategnem, se bo strgalo

slobber [slɔ́bə]

1. samostalnik
slina, slinjenje
figurativno čvekanje, čenče; solzava sentimentalnost

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
osliniti (kaj), sliniti se, zmočiti (s poljubljanjem)
figurativno čenčati, biti solzavo sentimentalen
figurativno skrpucati, zmašiti (delo), slabo napraviti

to slobber over s.o. pretirano razvajati koga, preveč se raznežiti nad kom
to slobber with kisses osliniti, zmočiti koga s poljubi
to slobber over zapacati, skrpucati (kaj)

solicitous [səlísitəs] samostalnik (solicitously prislov)
zaskrbljen, vznemirjen (about, for, of gledé, za, zaradi)
zelo si prizadevajoč, željan (česa); (redko) preskrben, prenatančen

to be solicitous to please vneto si prizadevati, da bi ugajali
she is too solicitous about her health preveč skrbi si dela glede svojega zdravja

soonest [sú:nist] prislov
najprej; najhitreje; najrajši

at the soonest čim prej, kar najprej, čim hitreje možno, kar najhitreje
least said soonest mended preveč govoriti ni dobro; čim manj besed, tem prej se bo stvar poravnala
which would you soonest lose, an eye or a leg? kaj bi rajši izgubili, oko ali nogo?

spare¹ [spɛ́ə] prehodni glagol
varčevati, varčno uporabljati; prihraniti, dati na stran, imeti v rezervi; odstopiti, lahkó pogrešati, biti brez (česa), imeti odveč; prizanesti (komu), oprostiti (kazen), prihraniti (komu ali sebi) (trud itd.); ne povzročiti (sramu, rdečice)
neprehodni glagol
varčevati, skopariti; opustiti (kaj); prizanesti, pustiti (komu) življenje

enough and to spare na pretek, še preveč, več kot preveč, obilo
to spare a defeated adversary prizanesti poraženemu nasprotniku
spare my blushes! ne spravljajte me v sramoto, prihranite mi sramoto, ne blamirajte me!
I can spare his advice lahko pogrešam njegove nasvete
I was spared attending the lectures bil sem oproščen obiskovanja predavanj
can you spare the car today? lahko pogrešate svoj avto danes?
to spare the captives prizanesti ujetnikom
can you spare me a cigarette? imaš cigareto odveč zame?
spare us these explanations! prizanesite nam s temi razlagami!
to spare no expense ne varčevati s stroški
I can spare no money for it za to nimam denarja
I can spare a fiver lahko ti dam petak (5 funtov)
spare your money for another occasion prihrani si denar za kako drugo priložnost
spare my feelings! imej obzir do mojih čustev!
I was spared the insult prizanesli so mi z žalitvijo
spare me! prizanesite mi!, milost!
I can ill spare any hands now zdaj ne morem pogrešati nobenega delavca
spare me your objections! prizanesite mi s svojimi ugovori!
to spare o.s. prihraniti si trud
not to spare o.s. ne varčevati s svojimi močmi
to spare the rod and spoil the child varčuj s šibo in pokvaril boš otroka, šiba novo mašo poje
I cannot spare the time ne morem najti potrebnega časa
I have no time to spare ne smem izgubljati časa, nimam dosti časa
to spare no trouble ne varčevati s trudom

spíti to drink up; to finish one's drink

malo preveč ga je spil he had a drop too much

splice¹ [spláis] samostalnik
navtika prepleteni konci dveh vrvi, splet
tehnično sklepni spoj, spajanje dveh kosov lesa
sleng poroka

to sit on the splice (cricket) (preveč) previdno igrati

split^*3 [split]

1. prehodni glagol
(raz)cepiti, razklati, odcepiti, razslojiti; razdeliti (among med, with s)
figurativno razdvojiti, razcepiti; raztrgati (na kose)
figurativno uničiti
ameriško, pogovorno razredčiti (whisky itd.) z vodo

2. neprehodni glagol
(o ladji) raztreščiti se (ob skalah)
figurativno doživeti brodolom, nasesti (on na)
razklati se, razcepiti se, póčiti, razpočiti se; odcepiti se, odlomiti se; ločiti se, raziti se, ne se spraviti (pobotati) (on gledé, o)
razdeliti se (into v, na)
pogovorno drveti
politika, pogovorno voliti različne kandidate
sleng deliti si (on kaj)
sleng izdati, ovaditi, denuncirati (upon, on koga)

hair-splitting dlakocepstvo
the audience split their sides (with laughing) poslušalci so pokali od smeha
to split a bottle popiti skupaj steklenico
to split the difference sporazumeti se za kompromis, za sredino med zahtevano in ponujeno ceno; vzeti sredino med dvema predlogoma, dvema količinama
to split hairs dlakocepiti
we split the money into equal shares denar smo si razdelili na enake deleže
to split open razklati, razparati
the party split on this point ta točka je bila vzrok razkola v stranki
to split the profits razdeliti si med seboj dobiček
the ship split on the rock ladja se je razbila ob skali
to split straws figurativno dlako cepiti, (preveč) pedantski biti
to split one's vote(s) (ticket) glasovati za kandidate različnih strank

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

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)

stick out prehodni glagol
pokazati, pomoliti ven, poriniti naprej (prsi)
neprehodni glagol
štrleti, moleti ven (from iz)
ameriško, sleng izkazati se, odlikovati se
pogovorno vzdržati, vztrajati, ne popustiti, ne odnehati; zahtevati (for kaj)

to stick out one's chest izprsiti se
to stick out one's tongue pokazati jezik
to stick out for higher pay vztrajati za višje plačilo
to stick one's neck out sleng riskirati, tvegati
don't stick your neck out too far ne tvegaj preveč!
I couldn't stick it out any longer tega nisem mogel več prenašati

strain¹ [stréin] samostalnik
pritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin
tehnično deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja
(često množina) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnja

on the strain v napetosti
under a strain zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živci
without strain brez truda
the strain of modern life napeto sodobno življenje
a humorous strain šaljiv ton
martial strains bojevite melodije, vojaška muzika
strains of obscenity ploha (izbruh) nespodobnih besed
the strain on the rope napetost, nategnjenost vrvi
the strain of my responsibility breme moje odgovornosti
to the strains of the national anthem ob zvokih narodne himne
to be in a philosophizing strain biti v razpoloženju za filozofiranje
it is a strain pogovorno to človeka zdela
she is a great strain on my resources ona je veliko breme za moje finance
all his senses were on the strain vsi čuti so mu bili skrajno napeti
he has a strain in his leg nogo ima izpahnjeno
she spoke of him in lofty strains govorila je o njem v samih superlativih
to impose a strain on a machine preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od stroja
he is suffering from strain bolan je od pretiranega dela

strokóven trade(-); concerned with a line (ali branch) of business; technical; professional; expert; competent; skilled in; specializing in

strokóvna izobrazba professional (ali technical) education
strokóven izraz technical term
strokóvna knjiga technical manual
strokóven nasvet expert advice
strokóvno mnenje, poročilo expertise
strokóvna zveza professional association, trade union
strokóvno prislov expertly
biti preveč strokóven (poklicen) to be too technical, to use jargon
vzdržati se govorjenja o strokóvnih (poklicnih) stvareh (figurativno) to stop talking shop
strokóvno znanje expert knowledge

strúna string; chord; (iz črev) catgut

strúna na reketu (loparju) the strings of a racket
napeti strúne na violino to string a violin
preveč napeti strúne to tune the strings too high
to strúno ubrati to harp on that subject (ali topic)
druge strúne ubrati to change one's tune, to sing another song
ubrati milejše strúne to adopt a milder tone
pravo strúno ubrati (zadeti) to touch the right chord
udariti na ustrezno strúno to strike a responsive chord
vedno isto strúno ubirati to be always harping on the same subject (ali topic)
ubirati strúne to pluck the strings

sweeping [swí:piŋ]

1. pridevnik (sweepingly prislov)
ki se tiče pometanja
figurativno poln poleta, zanosen; obsežen, prostran; daljnosežen; splošen, absoluten; radikalen, temeljit; velik (uspeh); silovit (veter)

a sweeping measure radikalen ukrep
to speak too sweepingly govoriti presplošno, preveč generalizirati

2. samostalnik
pometanje
množina smeti; (zaničljivo) izvržek, sodrga

the sweeping (of the gutter) figurativno izmečki (gošča) družbe