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sink^*2 [siŋk]

1. neprehodni glagol
(po)toniti, potopiti se, utoniti; upasti (o reki), znižati se, zmanjšati se; padati (cene); pasti (ugled); zaiti (sonce); spustiti se na zemljo (mrak); usesti se; ponehati (vihar); vpiti se (barva); pogrezniti se, udirati se, sesesti se; pasti (into v)
slabeti, giniti, onemoči, bližati se koncu; podirati se, rušiti se; podleči, kloniti; veniti, hirati, propadati

2. prehodni glagol
potopiti (ladjo), pogrezniti, uničiti, pokvariti, povesiti (glavo); znižati, spustiti dol (cene); vrtati, dolbsti (vodnjak, luknjo); vrezati (žig itd.); pustiti ob strani, ne posvečati pozornosti (čemu); pozabiti (prepir); neugodno naložiti (kapital), izgubiti (denar); skrivati, prikriti, zamolčati

sink or swim! ali plavaš (se rešiš, prideš na zeleno vejo), ali pa utoneš!
here goes, sink or swim zdaj gre za biti ali ne biti
to sink beneath the burden kloniti, zrušiti se pod bremenom
her cheeks have sunk lica so ji upadla
to sink all considerations na nič se ne ozirati, iti prek vsega
the dagger sank in to the hilt bodalo se je zadrlo do držaja
to sink a die izrezati žig
to sink one's differences odložiti ali poravnati svoje spore
the dye sinks barva se vpija
he sank in my estimation padel je v mojih očeh (moji cenitvi)
this event sank into my mind (memory) ta dogodek se mi je globoko vtisnil v spomin
to sink an important fact zamolčati (izpustiti, ne omeniti) važno dejstvo
to sink into the grave zgruditi se v grob, umreti
this ground sinks little by little ta tla se polagoma ugrezajo
she sank her head in her hands povesila je glavo v roke
to sink one's individuality ne poudarjati svoje osebnosti
to sink into insignifcance postati nepomemben
to sink one's own interests pozabiti na (žrtvovati) svoje lastne interese, biti nesebičen
to sink on one's knees spustiti se (pasti) na kolena
the light is sinking svetloba pojema
the old man is sinking rapidly starček rapidno slabi, hira
to sink money vložiti svoj denar v nekaj, iz česar ga ni lahko dobiti; izgubiti svoj denar pri takem poslu
to sink one's money in a life annuity naložiti svoj denar v dosmrtno rento
to sink into oblivion (poverty) pasti (priti) v pozabo (v revščino)
to sink an oil-well izvrtati petrolejski vrelec
to sink a post zabiti drog v zemljo
to sink the prices znižati cene
to sink a ship potopiti ladjo
to sink the shop ne govoriti o strokovnih stvareh; tajiti, skrivati svoj poklic
to sink into a deep sleep pogrezniti se v globoko spanje
his spirits sank pogum mu je upadel
the stain has sunk in madež je globoko prodrl
the storm is sinking vihar ponehuje
the sun sank below the horizon sonce je utonilo (zašlo) pod obzorje
to sink one's title prikriti, zamolčati svoj naslov (naziv)
to sink one's voice znižati svoj glas

siróta orphan; poor child; (deček) orphan boy, (deklica) orphan girl

postati siróta to be orphaned
biti popolna siróta to be fatherless and motherless
vojna siróta war orphan

sìt sated, satiated; fed; figurativno (naveličan) fed up with, sick of, tired of, weary of

sìt življenja weary of life, tired of life
do grla sem sìt I'm fed up to the teeth (with)
najesti se do sìtega to appease one's hunger, to eat one's fill of...
do sìtega sem se nagledal I have seen enough, pogovorno I've had an eyeful
sìt sem ga (figurativno) I can't stand the fellow any longer
sìt sem tega I've had enough of it, I'm fed up with it
sìt je vsega he's fed up with everything
sìt sem tega dela I'm sick of this work
sìt sem čakanja I am tired of waiting
čez glavo sem sìt I'm fed up to the back teeth (with)
do sìtega se je najedel češenj he has eaten his fill of cherries
ljudstvo je bilo sìto vojne the people were sick of war
ne more biti volk sìt in koza cela (figurativno) you can't have it both ways
od dobrih (lepih) želja še nihče ni bil sìt if wishes were horses beggars might ride

sit on neprehodni glagol
pripadati kaki skupini in sodelovati v njenem delu

sit on a commission biti član komisije; vestno se lotiti, resno se posvetiti; tiščati, pritiskati (s.o. na koga)
the crime sit ons heavy on his conscience zločin mu teži vest; sleng grajati, oštevati, zmerjati
to sit on on ostati, sedeti še naprej

situácija situation; (položaj) position; (okolnosti) circumstances pl; state of affairs

biti kos, dorasel situáciji to be equal to the situation
rešiti situácijo to save the situation
situácija je videti brezupna things pl look desperate
biti v zelo nerodni situáciji to be caught (ali landed) in a very uncomfortable (ali awkward, embarrassing, sticky) situation
situácija se je poslabšala the situation has deteriorated
obvlad(ov)ati situácijo to be master of the situation
zadostiti zahtevam situácije to meet the demands of the situation

situation [sitjuéišən] samostalnik
situacija, položaj, lega, mesto, kraj, predel; stanje, razmere, okolnosti; namestitev, služba
gledališče dramatična situacija, višek v drami

situations vacant ponudbe služb (v časopisu)
situations wanted prošnje za službe
out of a situation brez službe
permanent situation stalna služba
I am in a situation (to do s.th.) morem (kaj napraviti)
to lose one's situation izgubiti službo
to meet the demands of the situation zadostiti (biti kos) zahtevam položaja

six [siks]

1. pridevnik
šest
(= six years) šest let (starosti)
(= six o'clock) šesta ura
(= six pence) šest penijev

he is not six yet ni še šest let star
it is six (o'clock) šest je ura
this cost two and six (2/6) to je stalo dva šilinga in šest penijev
six and eight (pence) (nekoč običajni odvetnikov honorar), figurativno honorar, pristojbina
six to one 6 proti 1, stoodstotno zanesljivo (gotovo)
six feet of earth figurativno grob
it is six of one and half the dozen of the other to je eno in isto, to je popolnoma isto

2. samostalnik
šestica, številka 6; šestorica, šestero, šest kosov, pol ducata

coach and six šesterovprežna kočija
double sixes dvojna šestica (pri metu v kockanju)
to be at sixes and sevens figurativno biti v popolnem neredu (zmedi, zmešnjavi)
he turned up the six of spades (kartanje) potegnil je pikovo šestico

sixty [síksti]

1. pridevnik
šestdeset
pogovorno 60 let

2. samostalnik
šestdesetica, številka 60
množina šestdeseta leta

the sixties leta starosti med 59 in 70
in the sixties of this century v 60-tih letih tega stoletja
to be over sixty biti več kot 60 let star
to run like sixty ameriško, pogovorno teči kot nor, zelo hitro

skálp scalp

biti na lovu na skálpe to be out for scalps (ali out scalp-hunting)

skin¹ [skin] samostalnik
(človeška) koža
anatomija sloj kože; živalska koža, krzno; meh (za vino)
sleng pivo
sleng konj, kljuse
hudomušno fant
sleng lopov, slepar
botanika kožica, luščina, lupina; površina
navtika lesena ali železna obloga

skin of an orange oranžna lupina
chapped (rough) skin razpokana koža
(un)dressed skin (ne)strojena koža
the inner skin notranja plast kože
the outer skin pokožnica, koža vrhnjica, epiderma
gold-beater's skin tanka membrana, v kateri se pri kovanju ločujejo lističi zlata
wet to the skin do kože premočen
with a whole skin s celo kožo, nepoškodovan
to be in bad skin figurativno biti slabe volje
he is only (he is nothing but) skin and bone sama kost in koža ga je, zelo mršav je
I would not be in your skin ne bi bil rad v vaši koži
to change one's skin menjati (spremeniti) svojo kožo (naravo)
to escape by the skin of one's teeth za las odnesti zdravo (celo) kožo, uiti nevarnosti
it gets under my skin figurativno, pogovorno jezi me, razburja me
to get under one's skin pogovorno iti komu na živce, jeziti (boleti) koga
he has a thick skin on ima debelo, neobčutljivo kožo, naravo
he has a thin skin on je občutljiv
to jump (to leap) out of one's skin figurativno skočiti iz kože, biti ves iz sebe (od veselja, od nestrpnosti, od jeze itd.)
to save one's skin, to come (to get) off with a whole skin célo, zdravo kožo odnesti
near is my shirt, nearer my skin figurativno bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril; vsak je sebi najbližji

skin² [skin] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
dati iz kože, odreti; odrgniti, oguliti si kožo; olupiti
sleng odreti, prevarati, oslepariti, izropati
ameriško, pogovorno prekositi
pogovorno sleči tesno obleko; prekriti s kožo (over)

to skin alive živega iz kože dati, figurativno popolnoma potolči, premagati
to skin a flint figurativno zelo skopariti, biti zelo skopuški (stiskaški) v vsem
to skin a rabbit odreti kunca
keep your eyes skinned dobro pazite! odprite oči!
to skin over zaceliti se (o rani)

sklád

1. (fond) fund, funds pl

amortizacijski sklád sinking fund
skupni sklád joint fund
bolniški sklád sick fund
obratovni sklád trading fund, working fund
pokojninski sklád pension fund
rezervni sklád reserve fund
tekoči sklád mobile funds pl

2. geologija stratum, pl -s, strata; layer

lega skládov arrangement of strata

3. (skladanica)

sklád drv a stack (ali a pile) of firewood

4. (skladnost) accordance, harmony

v skládu z in compliance with, in accordance with
biti v skládu z to harmonize with, to correspond to, to be consistent with
skušali bomo spraviti vaše želje v sklád z našimi koristmi we shall try to reconcile your wishes with our interests
to ni v skládu z mojim prepričanjem that is not in accordance with my beliefs
spraviti v sklád z to harmonize, to reconcile, to bring into harmony with
delati v skládu to act in conformity with

sklépčen

sklépčno število quorum
biti sklépč to form (ali to constitute, to be) a quorum
ne biti sklépč to lack a quorum
občni zbor je bil sklépč there was a quorum at the general meeting
ni bil sklépč there was no quorum...

skljúčen (postava) curved, bent; crooked

biti skljúčen od starosti to stoop with age

skôraj almost, nearly; (za las) all but; well-nigh; next to; little short of

skôraj isto much the same
to je skôraj isto it is much the same thing
skôraj nobeden, skôraj nihče next to none, hardly anybody
skôraj nikjer hardly (ali scarcely) anywhere
skôraj nikoli hardly ever, scarcely ever
skôraj nič next to nothing, hardly anything
skôraj mrtev all but dead, at death's door
skôraj vsi practically everybody
skôraj dovršen, perfekten verging on perfection
skôraj nezaznaven all hut imperceptible
to je skôraj nemogoče it is all but impossible
skôraj nemogoče bo (reči) it will he next to impossible (to say)
biti skôraj mrtev to be as good as dead
nimamo skôraj nič časa we have little time if any
delo je bilo skôraj končano the job was as good as done
sta skôraj iste velikosti they are much of a size (ali pretty nearly the same size)
skôraj sem padel I was very near falling, I nearly tumbled
skôraj je umrla she was near death, she was at death's door
skôraj je utonil he was all but drowned
skôraj ubil se je he was within an ace of getting killed

skóz skózi through, (ZDA tudi) thru

skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi thoroughly, throughout, through and through, (ZDA tudi thoroly), out and out, completely
skóz, skózi več tednov for several weeks
skóz, skózi vse leto all the year round
republikanec skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi ZDA a straight Republican
on je športnik skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi he is a sportsman to his fingertips
on je vojak skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi he is a soldier to the backbone
govoriti skóz, skózi nos to speak through one's nose
pogledati skóz, skózi prste (figurativno) to condone, to overlook, to turn a blind eye to
vreči, zagnati skóz, skózi okno to throw out of the window
biti skóz, skózi in skóz, skózi premočen to be wet through

skrájen utmost, uttermost, outermost, pesniško outmost, extreme; (zadnji) last, the very last

skrájna (najvišja) cena best, highest possible price
skrájna (najnižja) cena the lowest, the rock bottom price
skrájni čas je it's high time
v skrájnem primeru in case of necessity
skrájno prislov extremely, exceedingly, in the highest degree
skrájna meja, sila extremity
v skrájni potrebi (sili) in greatest need
skrájni konec the uttermost end
skrájna nevednost abysmal ignorance
skrájna nevarnost utmost peril
skrájna ponudba the lowest offer
skrájne važnosti of utmost importance
skrájni rok za dobavo je 1. december the latest term for delivery is the 1st of December
seči po skrájnih ukrepih to have recourse to extreme measures
živeti, biti v skrájni bedi to be in the greatest misery (ali in extreme need)

skrájnost extreme; extremity; extreme degree; the limit

do skrájnosti to the utmost, to the last degree, (do konca) to the very end, to an extreme, to extremes
nagnjenje k skrájnosti extremism
iti do skrájnosti to go to extremes
(pre)iti v skrájnost to run to an extreme
biti pripravljen na skrájnost (na najhujše) to be prepared for the worst
tirati stvari v skrájnost to push matters to extremes, to carry (ali to go) to extremes
tvegati skrájnost to stake one's all
zapasti v drugo skrájnost to go to the other extreme
skrájnosti se privlačijo extremes meet

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

skrbníštvo guardianship; tutorship; trusteeship; tutelage

biti pod skrbníštvom to be a ward