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swim^*2 [swim]

1. neprehodni glagol
plavati, priplavati, plavati na vodi, pluti; (prah ipd.) plavati, viseti v zraku
figurativno kópati se
figurativno čutiti vrtoglavico, biti vrtoglav, vrteti se (komu); plavati (in v)
biti preplavljen, kópati se (in v)

2. prehodni glagol
preplavati, plavati (neko razdaljo); prisiliti, nagnati (koga), da plava; plavati na tekomovanju, prepeljati s plavanjem (across čez)

to swim s.o. tekmovati s kom v plavanju (100 yards 100 jardov)
to swim against the stream plavati proti toku (tudi figurativno)
to swim to the bottom potoniti, potopiti se
to swim beyond one's depth predaleč (ven) plavati
to swim the horse across the river s konjem preplavati reko
to swim the lake preplavati jezero
to swim a mile plavati eno miljo
to swim like a fish (a stone) plavati kot riba (kamen)
to swim like a tailor's goose figurativno plavati kot kamen, potopiti se
to swim a race udeležiti se plavalnih tekem
to swim on one's side (on one's back) bočno (hrbtno) plavati
to swim with the tide (the stream) plavati s tokom; (tudi figurativno), figurativno pridružiti se večini
to swim the river, the Channel preplavati reko, Rokavski preliv
the cellar was swimming in wine klet je plavala v vinu, je bila preplavljena z vinom
cork swims in water plutovina plava v vodi
oil swims on water olje plava na vodi
the meat swims in gravy meso plava v (mesnem) soku
her eyes were swimming with tears oči so se ji topile v solzah
my head swims vrti se mi v glavi, imam vrtoglavico
the room swam before my eyes zdelo se mi je, da se soba vrti okoli mene
she swam up to him figurativno zdrsnila je k njemu, kot da bi plavala

swimming [swímiŋ]

1. samostalnik
plavanje
figurativno občutek omotice

swimming of the head vrtoglavica
to have a swimming in one's head imeti vrtoglavico

2. pridevnik
plavalen, plavajoč; preplavljen; ves moker
figurativno vrtoglav
figurativno lahek, gladek, uspešen; solzen

swimming eyes zasolzene, solzne oči
swimming instructor plavalni učitelj
swimming belt plavalni pas (za učenje plavanja)
swimming bladder = swim bladder
swimming hole globoko mesto za plavanje (v potoku)
swimming suit plavalna, kopalna obleka
swimming pool plavalni bazen, kopališče

swing¹ [swiŋ]

1. samostalnik
zamah, mahanje, vihtenje; nihaj, nihanje sem in tja; zibanje, guganje; tok; elastična, ritmična hoja; svoboda gibanja; gugalnica, guncnica
glasba swing (hitri stil jazza, kompozicija v tem smislu)
ekonomija, ameriško doba konjunkture, procvit, višek
politika krožno volilno potovanje (kandidata)
pogovorno posad, (delovna) izmena

in full swing v polnem razmahu
off one's swing figurativno ne na višini, ne pri moči
free swing svoboda gibanja, torišče
the swing of the pendulum nihanje nihala, figurativno spremenljivost (zlasti prihod na oblast zdaj ene zdaj druge politične stranke)
to be on the swing nihati sem in tja
to get into the swing of s.th. uvesti se v kaj, priučiti se čemu
to give full swing to s.th. dati čemu popoln razmah, popolno svobodo potekanja
to go with a swing gladko iti ali potekati
to have one's swing figurativno iti svojo pot
to let s.th. have its swing pustiti kaj potekati po normalni poti (normalno)
let him have his full swing pustite ga, naj dela, kar hoče
let me have a swing daj, da se malo poguncam na gugalnici
to live in the full swing of prosperity živeti v največjem blagostanju
to walk with a swing hoditi z dolgimi, ritmičnimi koraki, z elanom

2. pridevnik
vrtljiv; nihalen; gugalen

swing^*2 [swiŋ]

1. neprehodni glagol
nihati, zibati se, gugati se, guncati se, pozibavati se
figurativno biti odvisen (from od)
viseti, bingljati; biti obešen na vislice; obračati se, vrteti se
navtika obračati se okoli sidra ali boje; gibati se v krivulji, zavijati; hoditi hitro, z dolgimi koraki in z elanom

2. prehodni glagol
zamahniti, mahati z, vihteti; zibati, gugati, pustiti nihati; obesiti; obračati na vse strani; meriti (čas) z nihaji; bingljati z; z zamahom dvigniti kvišku (on, to na)
ameriško vplivati na
ameriško uspešno izvesti
politika pridobiti si (volilce)

swing it! sleng prekleto!
to swing a bat (a sword, a lasso) vihteti gorjačo (meč, laso)
to swing one's arms mahati, otepati z rokami
to swing a child guncati otroka
the door swings on its hinges vrata se vrte na svojih tečajih
to swing a hammock obesiti visečo mrežo
to swing one's legs bingljati z nogami
to swing into line vojska formirati eno vrsto
to swing the lead navtika, sleng ogibati se dela, zabušavati, delati se bolnega
to swing into motion priti v tek, v zamah
to swing round the circle ameriško večkrat spremeniti svoje mnenje; politika, ameriško obiskati volilna okrožja
he shall swing for it za to bo visel, bo obešen
the shutter swung to and fro in the wind veter je oknico obračal sem in tja
he swung when I shouted obrnil se je, ko sem zavpil
he swung out of the room z dolgimi, brzimi, prožnimi koraki je odšel iz sobe
the trees were swinging in the wind drevesa so se pozibavala v vetru
there is not room enough to swing a cat figurativno niti toliko ni prostora, da bi se človek obrnil

swoon [swu:n]

1. samostalnik
omedlevica, nezavest

she went off in a swoon padla je v nezavest

2. neprehodni glagol (često swoon away)
onesvestiti se, omedleti (for, with od, zaradi)
poetično (tudi swoon down) počasi se izgubljati, izginjati, slabeti, ponehavati; spuščati se (to, into do, v)

sympathize [símpəɵaiz] neprehodni glagol
biti sorodne narave (temperamenta) (with z)
sočustvovati, izraziti svoje sočutje ali solidarnost, simpatizirati, solidarizirati se; ujemati se, strinjati se v mišljenju (with z)

to sympathize with s.o. izraziti komu svoje sožalje
I sympathize with you in your grief sočustvujem z vami v vaši žalosti
to sympathize with s.o.'s aims soglašati z nameni (s cilji) kake osebe
I sympathize with your joy pridružujem se vašemu veselju
a good eye often sympathizes with a diseased eye zdravo oko je često prizadeto od bolnega očesa

sympathy [símpəɵi] samostalnik
simpatija, simpatiziranje, naklonjenost (for do, za)
sočustvovanje, solidarnost, razumevanje, ujemanje, soglasje; sočutje (for, with za, z)
delovanje ali učinkovanje enih organov na druge

in sympathy with iz naklonjenosti (simpatije) do
out of sympathy iz simpatije
sympathy strike solidarnostna stavka
I have no sympathy with (for) beggars nimam nobenega sočutja z berači
there is a perfect sympathy between them med njimi je popolna solidarnost
to offer one's sympathies to s.o. izraziti komu svoje sožalje, kondolirati

system [sístim, -təm] samostalnik
sistem, sestav; ustroj; omrežje (prekopov, telegrafsko itd.); metoda, metodična klasifikacija; organizacija

on system sistematično
the system, this system figurativno vesoljstvo, kozmos
the system medicina organizem, telo
a system of pipes sistem cevi ali napeljav
system of roads cestno omrežje
digestive system prebavila
mountain system gorski sistem
railway system, railroad system železniško omrežje
social system družbeni sistem
nervous system živčni sestav, živčevje
solar system sončni sistem
there is no system in this way of doing nobene metode ni v takšnem počenjanju
to lack system nobenega sistema (metode) ne imeti
the poison went into his system strup je prodrl v njegov organizem

šáh (igra) chess; (perzijski vladar) shah

igrati šáh to play chess, to have a game of chess
šáh kralju! check!, your king's in check
dati šáh kralju to put the king in check, to check
dati šáh in matirati to checkmate
držati koga v šáhu to hold someone in check, (figurativno) to keep (ali to hold) someone at bay, to thwart, pogovorno to stymie, to snooker
šáh mat checkmate
partija šáha a game of chess

šála joke, fun, jest; sport; pleasantry; buffoonery

šále pl jokes
v šáli in jest, jestingly, in sport, for fun, jokingly
za šálo, zaradi šále for fun, by way of a joke
brez šále!, šálo na stran! joking (ali jesting) apart!
stara, obrabljena šála stale (ali ancient) joke, chestnut
nespodobna, obscena šála indecent (ali risqué, blue) joke, dirty (ali ribald, obscene) story
pisec šál za radio ali televizijo gag writer, ZDA gag man, žargon gagster
surova, neslana šála horseplay, practical joke
to ni šála (figurativno) this is no (ali not a) laughing matter
nisem razpoložen za šále I am not in the mood for trifling
on je predmet šál he is the butt (of ridicule)
z njim ni šále he is not to be trifled with
bila je samo šála it was only in (ali for) fun
govoriti v šáli to be jesting
to sem naredil za šálo I did it for a lark
on razume šálo he knows how to take a joke
on ne razume šále he can't take a joke, he's got no sense of humour
reči v šáli to say something in jest
pretiravati šálo to carry a joke too far
vzeti za šálo to treat as a joke
ni razloga za zbijanje šál there is no cause for laughter, this is no laughing matter
zbijati šále to crack jokes
zbijati šále s kom to poke fun at someone, to make merry with someone, to make sport of someone
šála leti nanj, na njegov račun the joke is on him

še still; yet, as yet

še ne not yet
še vedno still
še nikoli never yet
še enkrat once more
še več still more
še danes this very day
še do danes, še zdaj this very day, even now
še nocoj this very night
še do pred kratkim, do nedavnega until very recently
še isti dan on the very same day
še pred enim tednom sem govoril z njim it is only a week since I spoke to him
še dolgo pozneje for a long time after
še ta teden before this week is over
še oni teden sem jo videl I saw her only last week
še včeraj only yesterday
še zadnjega maja as late as last May
še letos bodo prišli they will still arrive this year
še leta 1960 as late as 1960
še lani only last year
še boljši better still
še močneje kot even stronger than...
še enkrat toliko twice as much, as much again
še enkrat tako velik twice as tall, as tall again
še mnogo much (oziroma many) more
samó še to pot (tokrat) just once more, only this once
komaj še kdo hardly anyone left
še dražji, še višji dearer still, higher still
(samo) še trenutek just a moment
še nikoli never yet
še kaj (drugega)? anything more (ali else)?
imaš še kaj papirja? have you (got) any paper left?
imaš še kaj denarja? have you any money left?
še eno skodelico čaja, prosim! another cup of tea, please!
daj mi še malo kruha! (could I have) another piece of bread, please
danes je vreme še slabše kot včeraj today the weather is even worse than yesterday
dokler je še čas while there is still time
on še ne more delati he is still unfit for work
tega še nikoli nisem videl I have never seen that before
počakaj še dva dni! wait another two days!
daj mu še en kozarec vode! give him another glass of water!
treba je še videti it is yet to be seen
to bomo še videli that remains to be seen
še vedno živijo v Ljubljani they are still living in Ljubljana
še to zimo bo prišel he will be here some time this winter
lahkó še pride he may still come, he may come yet
poskusi še enkrat! try again!, try once more!, pogovorno have another go!
kaj še hoče? what else does he want?
lahko počakaš še en teden? can you wait another week?
še tega je manjkalo! that's all we wanted!
ni bila še dolgo omožena, ko... she had not long been married when...
ostalo je še nekaj denarja there's still some money left, there's a bit of cash left over
naj bo še tako bogat, ne bo uspel no matter how rich he is, he will not succeed
še (= niti) pogledal me ni he did not so much as look at me
kaj še! (= kje pa, ni govora o tem!) what next!
še obesili ga bodo, še na vislicah bo končal! he'll come to a sticky end (one of these days)!
še (vedno) smo tu we are still here
dokler je še živel while he was still alive
nisem še končal I have not yet finished, I still haven't finished

šéga custom; usage

šége in navade manners and customs pl, ways and customs pl, use and wont
stara šéga an old usage; a long established custom

šépati to limp; to walk lamely, to walk with a limp; to be lame; to have a game leg

nekaj tu šepa (= ne gre v redu) (figurativno) there is a screw loose somewhere
ti stihi šepajo these are lame verses
primera šepa that's a lame (ali a poor) comparison
šépati na eno nogo to be lame in one leg
šépati z desno nogo to be lame in the right leg
močnó, hudó šépati to limp heavily, to hobble

šépav šépast lame, limping; halting; (stih) halting, lame

šépav, šépast na eno nogo lame in one leg; (pohištvo, stol itd.) rickety, shaky
šépav, šépast dokaz a lame proof
šépav, šépast izgovor a lame (ali thin) excuse

šíba rod; switch; (brezovka) birch; wand

šíba strahovalka, leskovka rod
šíba božja figurativno (Atila) the Scourge of God
udarec s šíbo lash
(na)tepsti s šíbo to birch
kaznovati koga s šíbo to give someone the birch
imeti pripravljeno šíbo za koga to have a rod in pickle for someone
šíba novo mašo poje (figurativno) spare the rod and spoil the child

šivánka sewing needle

vdeti šivánko to thread a needle
sedeti, biti kot na šivánkah (figurativno, biti skrajno nestrpen) to seethe with impatience
iskati šivánko v kupu slame (figurativno) to look for a needle in a haystack

škóditi to damage, to injure, to harm, arhaično to scathe; to be noxious; to prejudice; to hurt, to be harmful (ali injurious, detrimental)

škóditi samemu sebi to discredit oneself, (figurativno) to stand in one's own light, to cut one's own throat; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
to vam ne more škóditi that cannot hurt you, that cannot do you any harm
škóditi svojemu dobremu slovesu to compromise one's reputation
ne bi škodilo, če bi (šli...) it wouldn't be a bad idea to (go...), there would be no harm in (going...)
ne bi ti škodovalo it wouldn't do you any harm
nič ne bi škodilo, če bi to poskusil there would be no harm in trying it

škrípec tehnika pulley; figurativno fix, pinch; scrape, dilemma, straits pl, trouble, pogovorno hot water

v škrípcih (figurativno) (v precepu) in a cleft stick
biti v škrípcih to be in a fix (ali in a scrape, in a tight corner, in a tight spot), to be hard pressed, to have one's back to the wall
biti v hudih škrípcih to be in dire straits
biti v škrípcih za denar to be hard up
dvigniti s škrípcem to hoist with a pulley

šlamástika quandary; scrape; predicament; žargon fix, jam, mess, stew, hot water

biti v šlamástiki pogovorno to be in a pretty pickle, to be in hot water, to be in the soup

šokírati to shock

bil sem šokiran, ko sem to slišal I was shocked to hear it
prizor, ki bi vas šokiral a sight that would shock you
bila je šokirana, ko ga je videla tako bledega in shujšanega she was shocked to find him so pale and thin