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suròv raw, crude; figurativno rough, rude; (grób) coarse, uncouth; (brutalen) brutal; (neobdelan ipd.) unwrought, in the raw (ali natural) state, unfinished, unpolished, crude, rough; figurativno ill-mannered, uncivil, gross, bearish, ill-bred, boorish, churlish, barbarous

v suròvem stanju in a rough state
suròv diamant rough diamond
suròv bombaž raw cotton
suròv proizvod raw product
suròv kavčuk crude (ali raw) rubber
suròvo maslo (fresh ali freshly made) butter
suròva (nestrojena) koža rawhide
suròva sila brute force
suròvo olje crude (ali rock) oil, crude petroleum, naphtha
suròvo ravnanje raw deal
suròvo jajce raw egg
suròvo meso raw meat
suròva šala horseplay
suròve šege uncouth (ali rude, coarse) manners pl
suròva volna raw wool
suròvo železo pig iron
suròvo igrati šport to play rough
suròva hrana uncooked vegetarian food
suròva svila raw silk
suròvo stanje raw state

surprise¹ [səpráiz]

1. samostalnik
presenečenje; začudenje, osuplost (at ob, nad)
ogorčenje
vojska nepričakovan napad

by surprise nepričakovano, nenadoma
full of surprise (zelo) presenečen
to my surprise na moje začudenje
taken by surprise osupel, presenečen
what a surprise! kakšno presenečenje!
to cause great surprise povzročiti veliko presenečenje
to give a child a surprise napraviti otroku presenečenje
to stare in surprise strmeti, debelo gledati od začudenja
to take s.o. by surprise presenetiti koga
to take a town by surprise vojska zavzeti mesto z nepričakovanim napadom

2. pridevnik
presenetljiv, nepričakovan

a surprise visit nepričakovan (nenajavljen) obisk
surprise packet nepričakovan paket

surprise² [səpráiz] prehodni glagol
presenetiti, osupiti, začuditi; ogorčiti
vojska napraviti nepričakovan napad na; zalotiti, zasačiti; neopazno napeljati, speljati, zapeljati (into na kaj)

I am surprised at your behaviour ogorčen sem nad vašim vedenjem
to surprise a burglar in the act zalotiti vlomilca pri samem dejanju

survival [səváivəl] samostalnik
preživetje; preživetek, ostanek (iz preteklosti); nadaljnje življenje

in case of survival pravno v primeru preživetja
a survival of the old customs preživetek, ostanek starih običajev
survival rate presežek rojstev

sustenance [sʌ́stinəns] samostalnik
vzdrževanje, preživljanje, oskrbovanje; sredstva za življenje, hrana; hranilna vrednost, hranilnost
figurativno podpora, opora, zaslomba, pomoč

sustenance for body (mind) telesna (dušna) hrana
to be in want even of sustenance (celó) še jesti dovolj ne imeti
there is more sustenance in peas than in potatoes grah je bolj hranilen kot krompir
to live a week without sustenance živeti teden dni brez hrane

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

svéž fresh; new; recent; (hladen) cool, chill, chilly, refreshed

svéžega datuma of recent date
svéže čete fresh troops pl
svéž kruh new bread
svéže mleko new milk
svéža jajca new-laid eggs pl
svéže meso fresh meat
svéže perilo clean linen
svéža srajca clean shirt
svéž sir fresh cheese
svéž vetrič brisk gale
svéž zrak fresh (ali bracing) air, crisp air
svéža sled live scent
svéža voda fresh water
imamo ga v svéžem spominu he is still fresh in our memories
svéža je kot rožica (figurativno) she is (as) fresh as a daisy
počutim se čisto svéžega I feel as fresh as paint
svéže (po)barvano! wet paint

svinčénka lead bullet; shot

dobil je svinčénko v nogo he got a bullet (ali a shot) in the leg

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

svojerôčen written with one's own hand; autographic

svojerôčni podpis autograph
svojerôčno prislov with one's own hand
svojerôčno podpisati to sign with one's own hand
svojerôčno napisana prošnja a request written in one's own hand
svojerôčno pobeliti sobo to whitewash a room oneself (ali by oneself)
pismo je prinesel svojerôčno he delivered the letter personally

swamp² [swɔmp] prehodni glagol
poplaviti, preplaviti, potopiti (kaj); premočiti, namočiti
figurativno (večinoma pasivno) zasuti, obsuti (s prošnjami, s pismi); (o morju) pogoltniti; preobremeniti (z delom), zadušiti, premagati (čustva)
politika preprečiti (zakon)
ameriško utreti (pot) skozi gozd
neprehodni glagol
(ladja) potapljati se, toniti; biti preplavljen, utoniti
figurativno zabresti v težave, propasti

I am swamped with work čez glavo imam dela
to be swamped with debts do vratu tičati v dolgovih
they had been swamped about two miles from the town okrog dve milji od mesta so obtičali v močvirju
a pipe burst and swamped the bathroom pipa je počila in voda je preplavila kopalnico

swash [swɔš]

1. samostalnik
pljuskanje (valov), pljusk; čofotanje; oplakovanje, klokotanje, plosk po vodi
figurativno bahanje, širokoustenje, rožljanje (z nožem)

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
pljuskati ob; brizgati, čofotati (po), škropiti; premočiti
figurativno bahati se, širokoustiti se, rožljati (z orožjem)

to swash water in a pail zliti vodo v vedro

sway¹ [swéi] prehodni glagol
zibati, gugati, majati; vihteti; zvijati, pripogibati
navtika dvigati
figurativno vplivati, delovati na; rokovati; upravljati, voditi, vladati (komu, čemu); odvrniti (od naklepa)
neprehodni glagol
gugati se, zibati se, nihati, majati se, zvijati se, nagibati se, pripogibati se (towards k, proti)
kreniti, zaviti; opotekati se, omahovati; vladati

to sway home kreniti, zaviti proti domu
man is often swayed by his passions človeka često vladajo njegove strasti
opinion sways to his side javno mnenje se nagiblje njemu v prid
he swayed his sword vihtel je svoj meč
to sway the sceptre držati žezlo, vladati
to sway the world vladati svetu
to be swayed by a dream dati si vplivati od sanj
the trees sway in the wind drevesa se pozibavajo v vetru
the wind sways the trees veter pozibava drevesa
the wall sways to the right zid (stena) se nagiblje na desno

swear^*2 [swɛ́ə] prehodni glagol
prisegati (kaj), s prisego potrditi, priseči (na kaj); položiti prisego; zapriseči (koga)
neprehodni glagol
priseči, izjaviti pod prisego; zatrjevati; zakleti se; preklinjati, zmerjati (at koga)

sworn enemies zakleti sovražniki
sworn friends prijatelji na življenje in smrt, pobratimi
to swear a charge against s.o. s prisego koga obtožiti
to swear a crime against s.o. s prisego koga zločina obtožiti
to swear s.o. to (secrecy) s prisego koga obvezati k (tajnosti)
I can swear to the man lahko prisežem, da je to on
to swear falsely, to swear a false oath po krivem priseči
to swear friendship priseči prijateljslvo
I swear to God that... prisegam pri bogu, da...
to swear it s prisego to potrditi
to swear an oath priseči
to swear a solemn oath slovesno priseči, obljubiti
he swore at me for getting in his way ozmerjal me je, češ da sem mu napoti
to swear obedience (revenge) priseči pokorščino (maščevanje)
he swears by the quality of his goods prisega, da je njegovo blago dobro
to swear like a lord (like a trooper) preklinjati ko Turek
have you sworn the witness? ste zaprisegli pričo?

sweat¹ [swet] samostalnik
znoj, pot, znojenje, potenje; vlaga
figurativno, pogovorno muka, napor, težko, naporno delo, garanje
pogovorno strah
medicina znojilna kura; sredstvo za potenje
sleng vojak

in (by) the sweat of one's brow (ali face) v potu svojega obraza
in a cold sweat, all of a sweat oblit s hladnim znojem, prestrašen
bloody sweat krvavi pot
the sweat of hay in stacks vlaga sena v kopicah
to be in a sweat znojiti se, potiti se
to be all of a sweat, to be in a sweat biti moker od znoja, od strahu
he broke out in a cold sweat od strahu ga je oblil mrzel pot
to get into a sweat oznojiti se, zaznojiti se
to live on the sweat of the people živeti od znoja (žuljev) ljudstva
it was an awful sweat pogovorno pošteno smo se oznojili
to put into a sweat oznojiti, spotiti

sweat² [swet] neprehodni glagol
znojiti se, potiti se (with od)
figurativno, pogovorno mučiti se, garati, delati za bedno plačo
figurativno biti v strahu
pogovorno pokoriti se, trpeti kazen
pogovorno peniti se (od jeze)
prehodni glagol
izznojiti, izločati kapijice znoja (krvi, smole itd.); oznojiti, (koga); prepotiti (obleko), prisiliti k znojenju; prisiliti (koga), da dela za bedno plačo, izkoriščati koga; obrisati znoj (s konja itd.)
figurativno kesati se (for za)
podvreči vrenju (kože, tobak itd.); obrusiti (zlatnike) s tresenjem v vreči (da dobimo zlat prah); lotati, spajkati, stapljati (kovine) (in, on z)

sweated goods (clothes) blago, izdelki (obleka), ki jih izdelajo bedno plačani delavci
sweated labour bedno plačana delovna sila
he must sweat for it za to se mora pokoriti
he shall sweat for it obžaloval bo to
to sweat blood krvavi pot potiti, mučiti se, garati
to sweat the probationers in a hospital izkoriščati stažiste v bolnici
the walls sweat zidovi se poté

swell¹ [swel]

1. samostalnik
oteklina, oteklost, nabreklost, otòk; otekanje
navtika valovanje po viharju
arhitektura izboklina, izbočina, izbok; rahla strmina, vzpetina (zemljišča)
figurativno porast, naraščanje
glasba crescendo, za katerim pride diminuendo; (o orglah) naprava za jačanje in slabljenje zvoka
pogovorno imetnik, odličnik, mojster, fin gospod, fina dama
sleng gizdalin, elegan, gizdalinka, modna dama; poznavalec

a swell in the population porast prebivalstva
a swell at s.th. poznavalec, mojster česa, zelo dober igralec (at tennis tenisa)
a swell in politics figurativno visoka živina v politiki
a big swell figurativno visoka, vplivna oseba
a Latin swell poznavalec latinščine
a sudden swell of the river nenadno naraščanje reke
what a swell you are! kako si eleganten!
there was a heavy swell on valovi so bili zelo veliki

2. pridevnik
sleng tiptop, šik, zelo eleganten, moden; imeniten, odličen, sijajen

a swell billiard-player izvrsten igralec (mojster) biljarda
swell clothes elegantna obleka
a swell hotel razkošen hotel
a swell person imenitna oseba, odličnik
swell society elegantna, fina družba
swell mob pogovorno hohštaplerji, kriminalci, lepo oblečeni lopovi

swell^*2 [swel]

1. neprehodni glagol (tudi swell up, swell out)
oteči, otekati, nabrekniti; napihniti se, napeti se, nabuhniti, napenjati se; (voda) narasti; (jadro) napeti se, napihniti se; rasti, prerasti (into v)
narasti, povečati se; izbruhniti (izvirek, solze)
arhitektura izbočiti se
figurativno kipeti (čustva); (srce) napenjati se, (hoteti) počiti (with od)
biti poln (with česa)
figurativno napihovati se, hvalisati se, bahati se

2. prehodni glagol (tudi swell up, swell out)
napihniti, napeti; razširiti, povečati (into do)
zvišati, pomnožiti

swelled head sleng nadutost, domišljavost
swollen legs otekle noge
swelled with success domišljav na svoj uspeh
to be swelled with pride napihovati se od ošabnosti
my cheek is swelling lice mi oteka
to swell out one's chest (iz)prsiti se
the cost of war has swollen our debt stroški za vojno so povečali naš dolg
my heart is swelling with happiness srce mi je prepolno sreče
to swell like a turkey cock šopiriti se kot pav
to swell note glasba peti (igrati) noto izmenoma crescendo in diminuendo
rains have swollen the river zaradi deževja je reka narasla
the rivers are swelling reke naraščajo
the sails swelled in the wind jadra so se napela v vetru
to suffer from swelled head figurativno biti nadut, domišljav

swift¹ [swift]

1. pridevnik (swiftly prislov)
hiter, brz, nagel (to za kaj)
uren, okreten, živahen; deroč; kratkotrajen, bežen (čas); nenaden, nepričakovan
pogovorno lahek (o dekletu)

swift to anger togoten, nagle jeze
swift of foot brzonog
his swift death njegova nenadna smrt
a swift worker uren delavec
he is swift to mischief hitro je pripravljen za hudobijo
he is swift to hear and slow to speak on hitro sliši in počasi govori

2. prislov
hitro, naglo

to answer swift hitro odgovoriti

swim¹ [swim] samostalnik
plavanje
figurativno rahlo drsenje; rib polno mesto, globina v reki; (redko) plavalni mehur
figurativno tok dogodkov, tekoči posli, posel
figurativno vrtogavica, omotica

the cross-channel swim plavanje čez Rokavski preliv
to be in (out of) the swim pogovorno (ne) poznati tekoče posle ali razmere, (ne) biti na tekočem
to be in the swim with spoznati se v
to go for a swim iti na plavanje (kopanje)
to have (to take) a swim kópati se, plavati