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speaking [spí:kiŋ]

1. samostalnik
govorjenje, govor, govorništvo
množina (redko) izreki (pomembnih osebnosti)

2. pridevnik
ki govori, govoreč; zgovoren, izrazit, osupljiv

speaking! (pri telefonu) pri aparatu!, govorim!
a speaking acquaintance bežno (negloboko) poznanstvo
the English speaking countries angleško govoreče dežele
frankly speaking odkrito povedano
legally speaking (gledano) s pravnega vidika
a speaking voice dober govorni glas
speaking likeness izredna (izrazita, osupljiva) podobnost, živ portret
public speaking govorniška umetnost
I am not on speaking term with him ne poznam ga toliko, da bi govoril z njim, figurativno z njim ne govorim, z njim sem skregan

speljáti (proč) to lead away, to draw off

dati se speljáti (figurativno) to swallow the bait
ne se dati speljáti (ne iti v past) not to let oneself be taken in (ali cheated), pogovorno to be up to someone's little game
speljáti koga na led to take someone in, to lead someone up the garden path

spell^*3 [spel] prehodni glagol
črkovati, brati ali izgovarjati črko za črko; sestavljati besede; pravilno pisati; pomeniti

to spell backward nazaj (narobe) črkovati, figurativno nobenih težav ne imeti s pravopisom
to live here spells death živeti tu pomeni smrt (je isto kot smrt)
to spell ruin pomeniti propad
you must learn how to spell morate se naučiti pravopisa
to spell out, to spell over čitati kaj črkovaje, figurativno s težavo dešifrirati

spend^* [spend]

1. prehodni glagol
potrošiti, izdati (denar) (on za)
porabiti; koristno porabiti čas; tratiti, zapraviti (denar) (in za)
prebiti, preživeti (čas); izčrpati, iztrošiti (moči); izmetavati (ikre); žrtvovati, dati

to spend o.s. izčrpati se, iztrošiti se

2. neprehodni glagol
biti zapravljiv, delati izdatke; (iz)trošiti se; poleči se, pojemati; (o ribah) drstiti se

his anger spent itself soon jeza se mu je kmalu polegla
the ball was spent krogla ni imela več (prebojne) moči
to spend blood and life žrtvovati kri in življenje
to spend one's breath tratiti svoje besede, govoriti v veter
how did you spend the evening? kako ste preživeli večer?
to spend one's estate in gaming zaigrati svoje premoženje
to be spent with fatigue biti izčrpan od utrujenosti
to spend freely biti preradodaren
the night is nearly spent noč je skoraj minila
to spend a penny pogovorno iti na toaleto
our stores are nearly spent naše zaloge so skoraj izčrpane
to spend the winter abroad preživeti zimo v inozemstvu
the storm is spent vihar se je izdivjal, se je polegel
do not spend words on him ne trati(te) besed z njim!

spirit¹ [spírit] samostalnik
duh; duša; prikazen, duh, nadnaravno bitje, demon; genij, velik duh; smisel, duh (zakona)
figurativno polet, elan, pogum, morala, ognjevitost, energija
figurativno življenjska moč, volja
figurativno gonilna moč, duša (podviga, podjetja)
množina razpoloženje; veter, sapica

in (the) spirit v duhu
out of spirits potrt, deprimiran
absent in body, but present in spirit telesno odsoten, duhovno pa prisoten
animal spirit življenjska moč
astral spirits duhovi, za katere verujejo, da žive med zvezdami
familiar spirits duhovi, ki spremljajo čarovnice ali jim služijo
great spirits véliki duhovi (razumniki, velikani duha)
high spirits dobro, veselo razpoloženje, veselost
the Holy Spirit cerkev sv. duh
low spirits potrtost, deprimiranost
a master-spirit človek izredne pameti, ki drugim vsiljuje svoje mnenje
a mischievous spirit hudoben škrat
a man of a domineering spirit mož zapovedovalnega značaja
peace to his departed spirit mir njegovi duši
the poor in spirit ubogi na duhu, ponižni
poor spirits pobitost, potrtost
public spirit smisel za javni blagor
unbending spirit neupogljiv duh (značaj)
the spirit of the law duh zakona
to be in poor (low) spirits biti potrt (pobit, malodušen, deprimiran)
he is the driving spirit of the undertaking on je duša podjetja
to call up a spirit klicati duhá
our spirits go up (rise) naša morala se dviga
he has the spirit of a lion on ima levji pogum
to keep up one's spirits ne izgubiti poguma

spirit³ [spírit] samostalnik
kemija destilat; špirit
ameriško alkohol, alkoholna pijača
množina alkoholne, opojne pijače, spirituoze

spirit blue anilinsko modrilo v alkoholu
spirit of ether medicina Hoffmannove kapljice
spirits of turpentine terpentinovo olje
spirit(s) of wine vinski cvet, alkohol
ardent spirits močne, zelo opojne pijače
a glass of spirits and water kozarec alkoholne pijače, mešane z vodo
methylated spirit gorilni špirit
rectified spirit prečiščen alkohol
I don't drink spirits ne pijem alkohola

spláčati se to pay; to be worth the money

splača se it pays
splača se vedeti it is worth knowing
kmetu se splača, da... it pays a farmer to...
komaj se splača (kupiti) it is hardly worth while (buying)
ne splača se it doesn't pay, it is not worth while (ali worth the trouble)
zločin se ne splača crime doesn't pay

splòh at all

splòh ne not at all
če splòh if at all
splòh nihče no one at all
če splòh kaj if anything (at all)
če splòh kateri if any (at all)
kaj splòh hoče? what is it he actually wants?
za to splòh ne gre that is not the point in question at all
si ga splòh videl? have you seen him at all?
jaz splòh nisem ničesar videl I have not seen anything at all

spodóbiti se to befit; to behove; to be becoming

kot se spodobi as it should be, (francosko) comme il faut
ne spodobi se vam govoriti o tem you ought not (ali should not) talk about that
tako govorjenje se mlademu fantu ne spodobi a young chap shouldn't talk like that
to se ne spodobi za tako mladega moža that's not becoming for so young a man
spodobi se, da pokažeš kaj hvaležnosti it behoves you to show some gratitude

spomín memory; remembrance (of), recollection; reminiscence (of); mind; (spominek) souvenir, keepsake, (s sejma) fairing

dober spomín retentive (ali tenacious) memory
po spomínu by (ali from) memory
v spomín na in memory of, in remembrance of
v spomínu sedaj živečih within living memory
spomenik njemu v spomín a monument to his memory
spomína vreden memorable
prijetni spomíni pleasant recollections pl
spomíni na prvo svetovno vojno recollections of the Great War (ali the first World War)
imeti dober spomín to have a good memory
imeti slab spomín za (biti pozabljiv) to have a weak memory for
imeti kaj v medlem spomínu to have a dim recollection of something
imam še (vedno) v spomínu it is still within my recollection
imeti kaj v spomínu to have something in remembrance, to bear (ali to have, to keep) something in mind
obdržati v lepem spomínu koga to hold someone in fond remembrance
obujati spomíne to recall memories
objaviti svoje spomíne to publish one's reminiscences
poklicati komu kaj v spomín to recall something to mind
ohraniti v dobrem spomínu kaj to retain a good memory of something
moj spomín sega le deset let nazaj my memory spans only the last ten years
to mi je ušlo iz spomína it has escaped my memory
če me spomín ne vara if my memory serves me (right)
vtisniti komu kaj v spomín to stamp something on someone's mind
vtisniti si v spomín to commit to memory
živeti od spomínov to live on one's reminiscences

spomínjati

spomínjati na kaj to be reminiscent of something; to be redolent of something
spomínjati koga na kaj to remind someone of something, to put something in someone's mind
on me spominja na mojega brata he reminds me of my brother
to nas spominja na dom this reminds us of home
spomínjati se to recall to mind, to remember, to recollect (koga someone), arhaično to bethink oneself (da... that...)
medlo, slabo se spomínjati to have a dim memory of
če se prav spominjam if I remember right(ly), if my memory serves me right
ne spominjam se, kaj smo videli I have no recollection of what we saw
se ne spominjam, da bi bil o tem kaj slišal I do not recollect having heard anything about it, pogovorno I don't remember hearing anything about it

spómniti

spómniti koga na kaj to remind someone of something, to put someone in mind of something
naj vas spomnim na... let me remind you of...
spomnite me, da oddam pismo na pošti! remind me to post the letter!
spómniti se to remember, to recollect, to recall to mind, arhaično to bethink oneself (da that)
se me ne spomnite? don't you remember me?
spomni me na mojo obljubo! remind me of my promise!
no, spomni se vendar! come on now, try to remember!
kolikor se morem spómniti as far as I can remember (ali recollect)
ne morem se spómniti vašega imena I can't recall your name
zdaj se spomnim! now I remember!
ne morem se spómniti, koga mislite I cannot remember the man you have in mind
nisem se mogel spómniti (prave) besede I was stuck for a word

spòr quarrel (z with, med between); dispute; disagreement; conflict; difference, dissention; contest (o, gledé over, about); ligitation

jabolko spòra bone of contention
izgladiti spòr to make (ali to patch) up a quarrel
ne imeti povoda za spòr to have no quarrel with
poravnati spòr to settle a quarrel
zanetiti spòr to pick (ali to seek) a quarrel (z with)
med njima je star spòr there is an old quarrel between them
urediti, izgladiti spòr to settle a dispute

sporazuméti se to agree; to come to (ali to make) an agreement (ali an understanding); to settle a matter; to settle by agreement; to come to terms

nisva (nismo) se mogla (mogli) sporazuméti se we could not understand each other (one another), we could not make ourselves understood
ne morejo se sporazuméti se they cannot come to terms (ali to an understanding), they cannot reach agreement (o on)

sport² [spɔ:t] neprehodni glagol
zabavati se, razvedriti se, igrati se; poditi se; gojiti šport; norčevati se (at, over, upon iz)
prehodni glagol
nositi kaj na sebi tako, da se vidi (pade v oči), razkazovati, poudarjati kaj

to sport a silk hat postavljati se s cilindrom
to sport one's oak univerza, sleng zapreti zunanja vrata (da koga ne motijo pri delu)
to sport o.s. zabavati se
to sport away (redko) zapravljati

sposóben capable; apt; qualified; able; fit (za for)

sposóben za delo fit for work; (nadarjen) gifted, clever; (pripraven za) proper, adapted for; (uspešen) competent, efficient
sposóben človek a man of ability
telesno sposóben able-bodied
sposóben za plovbo (ladja) seaworthy
ne čutim se sposóbnega za delo I don't feel up to work
on ni sposóben za svojo službo (figurativno) he is a square peg in a round hole, he is a round peg in a square hole

spoznáti to recognize; to realize; to become aware; to get to know (London London), to come to know; to become (ali to be) alive (to something); to be aware (of); to perceive; (zavedati se) to become cognizant of

spoznal sem, da sem se bil zmotil I was aware I had made a mistake
spoznáti se s kom to make someone's acquaintance
spoznal sem se z njim lani I made his acquaintance last year
dobro se spoznáti v čem to be a good judge of something, (figurativno) to know the ropes, to know what's what
ne se spoznáti iz česa to be at a loss to understand sth
ne spoznam se v tem I don't know which is which
ne spoznam se v tem kraju the place is unfamiliar to me
ne spoznam se o njem I can make neither head nor tail of him
moram ga spoznáti (se seznaniti z njim) I must get to know (ali acquainted with) with him
spoznavam, da... I am becoming aware that...

spraševáti to ask questions; to question, to put questions; to examine (o on)

ne sprašuj! ask no questions!

sprejéti to accept; to receive; to admit; (predlog) to adopt

sprejéti darilo to receive a present
sprejéti (po)vabilo to accept an invitation
sprejéti pod streho (krov) to give shelter
prisrčno sprejéti to accord a warm welcome
sprejéti koga med svoje prijatelje to accept someone as one's fiend, to admit someone to one's circle of ffiends
sprejeli so ga z veselimi vzkliki he was received with cheers
sprejel nas je predsednik kluba we were received by the president of the club
prijazno sprejéti to give a friendly reception, to receive kindly
bil je hladno sprejet he was coldly received
ne hoteti sprejéti to refuse to accept
ni me hotela sprejéti (v hišo) I was refused her door
sprejel je otroka za svojega he acknowledged the child as his
zakonski osnutek je bil sprejet v Spodnji zbornici the Bill has passed the House of Commons
sprejeto od... passed by...
sprejéti zakon o to pass a law on
sprejéti proračun to pass (ali to adopt) the budget
sprejéti ustavo to adopt a constitution
sprejéti odločitev to reach (ali to take) a decision

spremeníti to change; to alter; to modify; to convert; to vary

to na stvari nič ne spremeni it doesn't make any difference to things, it does not alter the facts
spremeníti barvo to change colour
spremeníti svoje vedenje to change one's behaviour, (figurativno) one's approach
prepisal sem to, ne da bi spremenil eno samo vrsto I copied it without altering a single line
spremeníti se to change, to alter, to undergo a change
spremeníti se na boljše (slabše) to change (ali to alter) for the better (for the worse)
se ne da nič spremeníti (pomagati) it can't be helped
s tem se položaj spremeni that changes the case
časi so se zelo spremenili times have (ali are) greatly changed
vreme se je nenadoma spremenilo a sudden change of weather has taken place
spremeníti zakon to revise an act