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rule¹ [ru:l] samostalnik
pravilo; kar je normalno, običajno
matematika pravilo; pravilo igre
cerkev pravilnik reda; predpis
pravno odločba, rešitev; pravni predpis; ravnilo; merilna vrvica; navada, običaj, pravilo; vladanje, upravljanje, uprava

as a rule navadno, praviloma, normalno
as is the rule kot navadno
by rule, according to rule po predpisih, po pravilih
by the rule and line figurativno natančno
rules of action (of conduct) smernice
rule absolute neomejeno gospostvo
rules of the air predpisi v zračnem prometu
rules of the road cestni prometni predpisi
rule of force tiranija
the rule of thumb praktično (ne teoretično) pravilo
by rule of thumb po izkušnji, empirično, približno
em rule pomišljaj
an exception to the rule izjemen primer
golden rule zlata sredina, zlato pravilo
hard and fast rule trdno, stalno, kruto pravilo
slide rule logaritmično računalo
standing rules pravilnik, statut
it is against the rules to je proti pravilom
it is the rule that... pravilo je, da...
to become the rule postati pravilo
to break a rule prelomiti pravilo
to hold (to bear) rule over vladati; gospodovati, gospodariti, biti gospodar nad
I make it a rule (to get up early) moje pravilo je (zgodaj vstajati)
to lay down a rule postaviti pravilo
to work to rule izvajati pasivno rezistenco
the exception proves the rule izjema potrjuje pravilo

s (pred zvenečimi glasovi z) with; by, from

s pošto by post
s 50 leti at the age of 50 years
s časom with time, in the course of time
s svinčnikom in pencil
s tega stališča, vidika from this point of view, standpoint
z zgodovinskega stališča from the historical standpoint
s pismom (pismeno) by letter
s silo by force
s pomočjo... by means of...
kaj (pa) je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
govoriti s kom to speak with (ali to) someone
jesti s krožnika to eat off a plate
pasti s konja to fall off one's horse
hoditi s palico to walk with a stick
potovati s parnikom (z letalom, z vlakom) to travel by steamer (by air plane, by train)
kaj misliš reči s temi besedami? what do you mean by these words?
prepirati se s kom to quarrel with someone
primerjati koga s kom drugim to compare someone with someone else
boriti se s smrtjo to be in one's last agony, to be at one's last gasp
vsta(ja)ti s soncem to rise with the sun
tekmovati s kom to rival someone, to vie with someone
udariti s palico to strike with a stick
vzemite me s seboj! take me along with you!
s solzami v očeh... with tears in one's eyes

saw¹ [sɔ:]

1. samostalnik
žaga

saw log hlod za (raz)žaganje
hand-saw ročna žaga
singing (musical) saw glasba pojoča žaga

2. (preteklik sawed, pretekli deležnik sawed, sawn) prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
(pre-, raz-, se-) žagati; strugati; oblati; premikati sem in tja; (dati) se žagati (o lesu); delati kretnje kot pri žaganju; žagati po godalu

saw alive žagati paralelno (skoz in skoz)
to saw the air with one's arms (hands) mahati z rokami po zraku
to saw a horse's mouth trzati uzdo zdaj na eno, zdaj na drugo stran
to saw planks žagati, rezati deske
to saw wood žagati les, ameriško, sleng brezbrižno naprej opravljati, delati svoje delo; sleng "žagati", smrčati
to saw off a branch odžagati vejo

scent² [sent] prehodni glagol
(za)vohati (tudi figurativno)
zaduhati; priti na sled; prepojiti z dišavo (vonjem), nadišaviti

to scent game (treachery) zavohati divjačino (izdajstvo)
to scent a job zaslediti, najti službo
the rose scents the air vrtnica širi prijeten vonj v zraku
neprehodni glagol
dišati, imeti vonj (duh)
lov iti za sledjo

season² [si:zn]

1. prehodni glagol
začiniti, zabeliti, napraviti okusno, prijetno; dozoriti (plodove, vino); osušiti (les); aklimatizirati, privaditi, priučiti (to s.th. na kaj)
arhaično ublažiti, omiliti

seasoned soldiers fronte navajeni vojaki
seasoned wine dozorelo vino
seasoned wood suh les
highly seasoned dish močnó začinjena jed
to be seasoned to climate biti navajen na klimo
to season a cask namočiti sod
my pipe is not yet seasoned moja pipa še ni ukajena
to season one's remarks with jokes zabeliti svoje opazke s šalami, z dovtipi
to season sailors privaditi mornarje na morje
let mercy season justice! naj usmiljenje omili (ublaži) pravičnost!

2. neprehodni glagol
dozore(va)ti; (p)osušiti se; privaditi se, aklimatizirati se, navaditi se (to na)

timber seasons well in the open air les se dobro osuši na prostem

sesálka pump; plunger pump

sesálka za bicikle bicycle pump
zračna sesálka air pump

shaft² [ša:ft] samostalnik
(rudniški) jašek; jašek za dvigalo (za kletko); jašek kamina; jašek za zračenje, za svetlobo

elevator shaft ameriško jašek za dvigalo
ventilating shaft, air shaft jašek za zračenje
to die in the shafts figurativno umreti sredi aktivnega dela
to sink a shaft kopati jašek

ship¹ [šip] samostalnik
ladja; jadrnica s tremi ali več jambori
sleng čoln (zlasti tekmovalen)
pogovorno, ameriško letalo, zračna ladja
figurativno sreča

on board ship na krovu ladje, na ladji
ship biscuit dvopek, prepečenec
ship's company ladijska posadka (častniki in moštvo)
ship of the desert kamela
ship of the line linijska ladja
air-ship zrakoplov
hospital ship bolniška ladja
sister ship sestrska ladja (ki je popolnoma enaka kaki drugi ladji)
training ship šolska ladja
to take ship arhaično vkrcati se na ladjo (for za)
when my ship comes home figurativno ko bom obogatel, ko bom zadel glavni dobitek (v loteriji)

síla (moč) power, might; (krepkost) vigour; (potreba) necessity; (jakost) strength; (silovitost) vehemence; (nasilje) violence, force; (težava) difficulty, trouble; (prisila) compulsion, constraint, coercion; (beda) want, need, pinch; (stiska) emergency, neediness; (pritisk) pressure; (nevarnost) danger, emergency; (nuja) urgency, necessity

v síli in case of emergency (ali of need, of necessity)
s sílo by force, forcibly, with violence, by strong-arm methods
z vsemi sílami with might and main
pod sílo okoliščin, razmer under the stress of circumstances
po síli (nerad) forced, under compulsion, unwillingly, reluctantly, perforce
če je síla if need be, if need arise
to je višja síla it is a case of needs must (ali of overwhelming odds, of vis maior)
groba síla violence
konjska síla horsepower (krajšava: HP)
gonilna síla motive power
višja síla force majeure, Act of God
naravne síle natural forces, forces of nature
kopne síle vojska land forces pl
pomorske síle vojska naval forces pl, navy
pomorska síla naval power
síla (ogromno) ljudi a great number of people
enota síle unit of force
moment síle moment of a force
delovna síla manpower
politika síle power politics pl
vodna síla water (ali hydraulic) power
oborožene (vojaške) síle armed (military) forces pl
Kraljeva Zračna Sila Royal Air Force
klic v síli emergency call
izhod v síli emergency exit
biti v veliki síli (stiski) to be in great distress (ali need)
ni mu síle he is not in bad circumstances, he is doing well
ni síle (= ne mudi se) there's no hurry, it is not urgent
ni nobene síle there is no hurry
to je za sílo (= začasno) this is a makeshift, this is a stopgap, this is a temporary substitute
síla (strašno) vroče je it is extremely hot
síla ima večjo moč kot pravica might before right
napeti vse (svoje) síle to do one's utmost, to make every effort, to do one's best, to do all one can; to tax one's powers to the utmost; to use every exertion; to stir heaven and earth; to leave no stone unturned
síla kola lomi needs must when the devil drives, necessity knows no law
v síli hudič muhe žre (figurativno) drowning men catch at straws, beggars can't be choosers
(tudi) s sílo se ne da vsega doseči (figurativno) you can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
ukloniti se síli to give way to compulsion, to act under compulsion (ali duress)
v síli spoznaš pravega prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed

sing^*1 [siŋ]

1. neprehodni glagol
peti, prepevati; pesniti, pesnikovati; delati pesmi; vzklikati (for od)
figurativno kipeti, vršeti, (o krogli) žvižgati, (o potoku) šumeti, žuboreti; brneti, brenčati (čebela), zavijati (o vetru); žvrgoleti (ptice); (o ušesu) zveneti; dati se opevati

2. prehodni glagol
peti (kaj); opevati; spremljati (koga) s pesmijo; s petjem privesti (koga) v neko stanje

to sing a child to sleep uspavati otroka s petjem
to sing dumb figurativno niti besedice (več) ne reči
my ear is singing v ušesu mi zveni
to sing for joy peti od veselja
to sing the New Year in sprejeti novo leto s petjem
to sing s.o.'s praises (neprestano) komu hvalo peti, ga hvaliti
to sing to rest pomiriti s petjem
to sing small figurativno ponižno govoriti ali se vesti v navzočnosti "višjih" oseb, postati majhen (skromen, krotek, ubogljiv, pokoren)
to sing a song peti pesem
to sing another song (tune) figurativno drugo pesem peti, zapeti drugačno pesmico, ubrati druge, milejše strune, odnehati, popustiti, znižati svoje zahteve
this song sings to an air ta pesem se poje po napevu
to sing the same song (tune) figurativno trobiti v isti rog
to sing sorrow tóžiti, tarnati

slàb (moralno) bad, evil

precéj slàb baddish; (šibak, slaboten) weak, feeble, frail, faint; (zdravje) delicate; poor, infirm, shaken
slàbi časi hard times pl
slàb človek a wicked man
na slàbem glasu of bad repute
slàb izgovor, slàbo opravičilo a poor (ali thin) excuse
slàba kakovost inferior quality
slàba kupčija bad bargain
slàbi obeti bad outlook, poor prospects pl
slàba obleka poor dress
slàba prodaja poor sale
slàbo pivo weak beer
slàb, kratek spomin short memory
slàb pulz slow pulse
slàb strelec a poor shot
slàba tolažba poor comfort
slàba točka (stran) weak point, foible
slàba volja bad temper
slàba vidljivost poor visibility
slàb uspeh poor success
slàbo znanje smattering, superficial knowledge
slàbo zdravje poor health
slàb zrak foul air
slàbo vreme bad (ali nasty, adverse) weather
biti slàbe volje to be ill-humoured, to be in a bad temper
biti na slàbem glasu to have a bad name
on je na slabšem pri tem he has the worst of it
v matematiki sem zelo slàb I am very poor at mathematics
ona ima slàb (šibak) glas she has a feeble voice
on ima slàb spomin he has a poor memory, pogovorno he has a memory like a sieve
držati s kom (biti zvest komu) v dobrem in slàbem to stick to someone through thick and thin
to ni slàba misel that's not a bad idea
ta banka stoji baje na slàbih nogah (figurativno) that bank is said to be in a weak state
v tem ne vidim nič slàbega I see no harm (ali nothing wrong) in that
živeti v slàbih razmerah to live in straitened circumstances
naj pride dobro ali slàbo arhaično come weal or woe

sláma straw

sláma za streho thatch, thatching
pokrit s slámo straw-covered
ležišče iz sláme straw mattress, palliasse
napolniti, nastlati s slámo to straw
kup sláme heap of straw
kopa, stog sláme stack of straw
pletenje sláme straw-plaiting
pletilec sláme straw-plaiter
snop sláme bundle, truss of straw
prazna sláma (figurativno) trash, rubbish, nonsense, nonsensical talk
mlatiti prazno slámo to talk nonsense, to talk bunkum (ali hot air)
staro slámo mlatiti (figurativno) to thresh (over old) straw
imeti slámo v glavi (figurativno) to be empty-headed, pogovorno to be dead from the neck up
spati na slámi to sleep on straw
iskati šivanko v kupu sláme to look for a needle in a haystack

sniff¹ [snif] samostalnik
(po)vohanje, (po)duhanje; hlipanje, smrkanje, jokanje, cmerjenje; glasno vdihavanje zraka (vonjave, dišave itd.) skozi nos, šum (zvok), ki nastaja pri tem; kratek dih
figurativno prezirljivo vihanje nosu

a sniff of fresh air vdihljaj svežega zraka
take a sniff of this brandy poduhajte malo to žganje!

soft² [sɔft]

1. pridevnik
mehek, upogljiv, popustljiv; mil, blag (podnebje, temperatura itd.); miren, nekričeč (barva); okusen, piten (vino); gladek (koža); topel, topel in vlažen, deževen (vreme); lahen, rahel (udarec, trkanje); tih, pridušen (glas); ljubezniv, prijazen; nežen (with z)
miren (spanje)
ekonomija nestabilen (cene); kóven (kovina), drobljiv, krhek (kamen)
sleng lahek; zaljubljen (on v)
nemožat, pomehkužen, mlahav, neodporen, brez energije; bedast, neumen, prismuknjen
fonetika zveneč; palatalen, brez pridiha (aspiracije)

as soft as butter mehek kot maslo
soft air mil, blag zrak
soft climate mila klima
soft corn vlažna odebelitev kože med nožnimi prsti
soft currency nekonvertibilna valuta
a soft day deževen dan
a soft drink ameriško, sleng brezalkoholna pijača
soft eyes mile oči
soft goods tekstil(ije)
a soft job lahka služba
soft money ameriško papirnati denar, bankovci, menice
soft muscles mlahave mišice
soft nothings ljubavno gruljenje, sladke besede
soft roe ribje mleko
soft sawder laskanje, prilizovanje
soft sex, softer sex ženski spol, ženske
soft soap mehko kalijevo milo, figurativno; ameriško, sleng laskanje, dobrikanje
soft solder pločevina, ki se stali pri relativno nizki temperaturi
soft tack sleng bel kruh, navtika mehek kruh (ne prepečenec), dobra hrana
soft thing pogovorno lahko izvedljiva stvar, lahka in dobro plačana služba; laskanje; neumnost
soft weather odjuga
soft winter mila zima
soft wood mehak les
he was rather soft in this affair ni ravno briljiral v tej zadevi (stvari)

2. prislov
počasi, tiho

to fall soft srečno pasti
to lie soft ležati na mehkem

3. samostalnik
mehkoba, milina
pogovorno slabič; bedak

4. medmet
arhaično počasi! polahko!

spáti to sleep, to be asleep, to lie asleep; pogovorno to kip; to lie dormant

spáti oblečen to sleep with one's clothes on
spáti po obedu to have (ali to take) a nap, to have one's forty winks
dobro (slabo) spáti to sleep well (badly, poorly)
spáti doma (zunaj) to sleep in (out)
spáti pod milim nebom, na prostem to sleep in the open air
spáti polnih 12 (ali 24) ur to sleep the clock round
spáti zimsko spanje to hibernate
spáti spanje pravičnega to sleep the sleep of the just
trdno spáti to be fast (ali sound) asleep, to sleep very soundly
spáti nepretrgano do 7. ure zjutraj to sleep right through (ali without a break) until seven in the morning
predolgo spáti (= »zaspati«) to oversleep
spáti kot ubit, kot polh to sleep like a log (ali like a top, like a dormouse)
iti spat to go to bed, to lie down to sleep, (otroški govor) to go to bye-byes; to retire
to mi ne da spáti it keeps me awake at night
nisem mogel spáti I hardly slept a wink
hoditi zgodaj spat to retire early
ne spáti (biti buden, figurativno) to be watchful (ali vigilant), to be on the alert
bom toliko bolje spal zaradi tega I will sleep the sounder for it
zadeva spi (figurativno) the matter (ali affair) has been pigeon-holed
vso noč nisem spal I did not sleep a wink last night
kakor si boš postlal, tako boš spal as you make your bed, so you must lie

spremémba change; alteration; modification; mutation; variation; (preobrat) turn

za spremémbo for a change
spremémba na bolje (slabše) a change for the better (for the worse)
spremémba temperature variation of temperature
spremémba zraka change of air

spring² [spriŋ]

1. samostalnik
skok, odskok; zalet
tehnično vzmet, pero; elastičnost, prožnost
figurativno duševna prožnost, energija
figurativno impulz, podnet, spodbuda, nagib, motiv, povod; vir, izvir, studenec
množina čas plime
figurativno izvor, poreklo; začetek; razpoka, reža (v lesu); zvitost, zvijanje (deske, grede)
zastarelo jutranji svit, svitanje

air spring pnevmatična vzmet (zavora, blažilnik tresenja ali udarcev)
cee spring vzmet v obliki črke C
day-spring poetično svitanje, svit
hair spring fina vzmet nemirke (v uri)
hot springs topli izviri, toplice
main spring glavna vzmet (v uri)
mineral springs slatinski, mineralni izviri (vrelci)
motor-car springs vzmeti pri avtomobilu
spring bed, spring mattress vzmetna postelja, vzmetna žimnica
to go to the spring for water iti po vodo k studencu
the spring has gone out of his step figurativno njegova hoja je izgubila svojo elastičnost
to rise with a spring naglo vstati, skočiti
to stand up with a spring planiti kvišku, skočiti na noge
to take a spring vzeti zalet, skočiti

2. pridevnik
elastičen, prožen; vzmetni; (od)skočen; zagonski

sréča (notranja) happiness, felicity; (muhasta) fortune; (slučajna) (good) luck, good fortune, lucky chance

veliko sréče! good luck!
na sréčo, k sréči fortunately, luckily, by a lucky chance
na slepo sréčo at random, at haphazard, at a venture, in a happygo-lucky way
vso sréčo! may good luck go with you!
najboljšo sréčo! the best of luck (to you)!
kolo sréče Fortune's wheel, the ups and downs of life
v sréči ali nesreči in weal or woe, for good or ill, come weal or woe
opoteča sréča chequered fortune
sprememba sréče (na slabše) change for the worse, reversal of fortune
(še) sréča, da... it's a piece of luck that...
prava sréča, da ste slučajno bili tam it's a blessing you happened to be there
vojna sréča contingencies pl of war
to (pa) je sréča! that's what I call good luck!
bila bi velika sréča, če... it would be a great slice of luck if...
to je pač moja sréča! (imam pač tako sréčo!) that's just my luck!
lahko govorimo o sréči we can consider ourselves lucky
sréča je hotela, da... as luck would have it...
imam sréčo I am in luck, I am lucky
nimam sréče I have no luck, I am out of luck
to se pravi imeti sréčo! that's what I call good luck!
imeti veliko sréčo to have much good luck
imeti več sréče kot pameti to be more lucky than wise
marsikdo ima več sréče kot pameti fortune favours fools
imeti nepričakovano sréčo (pogovorno) to strike oil
imeti vražjo sréčo to be dead lucky
imeti vedno sréčo pri kartanju to be always lucky at cards
imel sem sréčo I had a stroke of luck
iskati sréčo to seek fortune
če bo šlo vse po sréči if everything goes well
poskusiti sréčo to try one's luck, to take one's chance, to chance one's luck, (žargon) to chance it
to ti bo prineslo sréčo it will bring you good luck
poskusiti kaj na slepo sréča to have a go
napraviti kaj na slepo sréčo (pogovorno) to chance one's arm
dal sem si prerokovati sréčo I had my fortune told
vedeževati komu sréčo to tell someone his fortune
vsakemu se sréča enkrat nasmeje every dog has his (ali its) day
skaliti sréčo to mar someone's happiness
voščiti, želeti komu sréčo pri... to wish someone joy of...
pot do sréče je trnova arhaično no joy without annoy
kadar sem imel največ sréče, sem zaslužil X SIT in my heyday I earned X tolars
sréča me zapušča my fortunes are at a low ebb
zibati se v sréči to walk (ali to tread) on air
bogastvo samo nam še ne more nuditi sréče wealth alone cannot procure us happiness
vse mu gre po sréči (se mu obrne v sréčo) everything in the garden's lovely, arhaično all things conspire to make him happy
vsak je svoje sréče kovač every man is the architect of his fortune

sréčen happy; lucky; fortunate, felicitous; safe

biti ves sréčen (plavati v sreči) (figurativno) to walk (ali to tread) on air
sréčen dogodek happy event
po sréčnem naključju by a happy chance, luckily
bil je to sréčen dan zame that was a fortunate day for me
imeti kar sréčno za seboj to be well out of something
imaš se lahko za sréčnega, da si se izvlekel iz tega you may count yourself lucky to be in the clear (ali to have got out of it)
sréčno pot! a pleasant journey!, farewell!, fare well!, (čez morje) a good passage!
sréčno! good luck!, goodspeed!, may good luck go with you!

stagnant [stǽgnənt] pridevnik (stagnantly prislov)
mirno stoječ, mirujoč, ki ne teče (voda brez odtoka)
figurativno zastajajoč, mrtev, v mrtvilu, v zastoju

stagnant air slab, pokvarjen, izrabljen zrak
a stagnant market zastajajoče tržišče
a stagnant pond mirujoč ribnik