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sicken [sikn]

1. neprehodni glagol
oboleti, zboleti, pokazati prve znake bolezni; bolehati, slabeti, občutiti slabost, hirati; začutiti gnus (stud), naveličanost (of s.th. do česa)
poslabšati se (vreme)

2. prehodni glagol
napraviti (koga) bolnega; oslabiti; povzročiti gnus, disgustirati, priskutiti

to sicken for rheumatism zboleti za revmatizmom
to be sickened with s.th. biti sit (naveličan) česa
rich food sickens me mastna hrana se mi upira, se mi je priskutila
she sickened at this sight slabo ji je postalo ob tem pogledu (prizoru)
this sight sickened him ta prizor (pogled) se mu je zagnusil
she sickened to look at the corpse zagabilo se ji je ob pogledu na mrliča

sick list [síklist] samostalnik
navtika, vojska seznam bolnikov

to be (to go) on the sick list vojska biti na seznamu bolnikov; biti bolan

sight¹ [sáit] samostalnik
vid
figurativno oko, doseg oči; vidik, dogled, pogled, ogled; prizor, ogleda vredna znamenitost
množina znamenitosti (of a town kakega mesta)
pogovorno nenavaden ali žalosten pogled (prizor), grda zunanjost, strašilo; muha (na puški), merjenje, viziranje
fotografija iskalo
pogovorno masa, množina, kup
ameriško, sleng šansa

in sight v bližini, na dosegu, na dogledu
on sight na (prvi) pogied
at (first) sight na prvi pogled, brez priprave
out of sight iz vida, zunaj obzorja
within sight of v vidiku, v vidu
a (long) sight pogovorno (zelo) mnogo (of money denarja)
a sight for the gods prizor za bogove
a sight for sore eyes zelo prijeten prizor (pogled), privlačna oseba
sight unseen figurativno maček v žaklju; kupljen na slepo
bad (good) sight slab (dober) vid
the loss of sight izguba vida; oslepitev
long sight daljnovidnost
a long sight better daleč boljši
second sight figurativno preroški dar
payable at (on) sight plačljiv na pokaz
short (near) sight kratkovidnost
out of my sight! izgubi se mi izpred oči!
out of sight out of mind daleč od oči, daleč od srca
it is not right in my sight to ni prav po mojem mišljenju
it is a sight better than it was mnogo bolje je, kot je bilo
it was quite a sight! bil je to prizor za bogove!
to be in sight of videti
to catch sight of zagledati, ugledati (koga, kaj)
to come in sight pokazati se
it has cost him a sight of money to ga je veljalo kup denarja
to find favour in s.o.'s sight pridobiti si naklonjenost koga, prikupiti se, ugajati komu
to get sight of s.o. zagledati, opaziti koga
to get (to go) out of sight izginiti (iz vida)
to heave in sight pojavljati se, prikazovati se, postajati viden
to keep in sight imeti v vidu
to know by sight poznati po videzu
what a sight you look! kakšen pa si!, kot strašilo si videti!
to lose sight of izgubiti iz vida, ne več videti, figurativno pozabiti
to lose one's sight oslepeti
the letter was not meant for your sight pismo ni bilo namenjeno tebi
I should like it a jolly sight better stokrat rajši bi imel to
to make a sight of oneself smešno se obleči, osmešiti se
to play (to sing) at sight igrati na prvi pogled, brez priprave
to put out of sight skriti, ne posvečati pozornosti
to see the sights videti, ogledati si znamenitosti
I can't see (bear stand) the sight of him ne morem ga živega videti
to take a sight nameriti, ciljati; obrniti pogled
to take a sight at s.o. sleng osle pokazati komu

significant [signífikənt] pridevnik (significantly prislov)
značilen, važen (for za)
ki ima kak pomen, pomemben, pomenljiv; signifikanten

a significant event pomemben dogodek
a significant gesture pomenljiva kretnja
to be significant of biti značilen za

sigúren sure, safe; secure; never failing; certain; (roka) firm; (dohodek) fixed

sigúren (varen) pred kroglami, dežjem, bombami, ognjem, vlomom, slabim vremenom bullet-proof, rainproof, bombproof, fireproof, burglar-proof, weatherproof
biti sigúren to be (ali to feel) sure

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

silent [sáilənt]

1. pridevnik (silently prislov)
molčeč, tih, nem; ki se ne izgovarja (o črki); brezšumen; miren; ki ne govori (about o)
(o vulkanu) nedelujoč
medicina latenten, brez simptomov

silent butler figurativno posoda za odpadke
silent consent tiho soglašanje, tiho privoljenje (pristanek)
silent film, ameriško silent movie nem film
silent grief nema bolečina
silent letter jezikoslovje nema črka
a silent man molčeč človek
the silent system kaznilniški red, po katerem zapornikom ni dovoljeno govoriti
silent partner ekonomija tihi družabnik
silent service pogovorno mornarica, ameriško služba na podmornici
silent voter ameriško, politika volilec, čigar odločitev ni znana
to be silent molčati (on, upon o)
be silent! molči!
history is silent upon it zgodovina molči o tem
to be as silent as death molčati kot grob

2. samostalnik
nem film

silly [síli]

1. pridevnik
neumen, bedast, aboten, bebast; nesmiseln, absurden; nespameten, naiven, norčav, smešen; omamljen (po udarcu); preprost

don't be silly! ne bodi neumen (smešen)!, ne govori neumnosti!
a silly thing bedarija, neumnost
the silly season doba "kislih kumaric" (avgust in september, zlasti ko časopisi polnijo stolpce z nepomembnimi dogodki, ker nimajo zanimivih novic)

2. samostalnik
pogovorno tepček, budalo, bebec; neumnež, naivnež, norček

silver¹ [sílvə]

1. samostalnik
srebro; srebrni denar; srebrni jedilni pribor, srebrna posoda; srebrn sijaj (barva)
fotografija srebrni nitrat

German silver, nickel silver zlitina nikla za jedilni pribor, nepravo srebro
loose silver posamezni srebrni kovanci, srebrn drobiž
he gave me two pounds in silver dal mi je dva funta v srebrnem denarju
her uncle gave her most of his silver stric ji je dal večino svoje srebrnine

2. pridevnik
srebrn, srebrnkast; (glas) zvonek
figurativno srebrn (25-letni jubilej; plasiran na drugem mestu)

silver alloy srebrna zlitina
the silver age srebrna doba; doba rimske književnosti po Avgustu
silver basis ekonomija srebrna valuta
silver ore srebrna ruda
silver studded s srebrom okovan ali obšit
a silver tone srebrn, zvonek glas
silver standard srebrna vrednota
Silver State vzdevek za državo Nevado ali Colorado v ZDA
a silver-tongue pogovorno oseba, ki zna dobro govoriti
to have a silver tongue biti dober, vešč govornik
to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth figurativno biti rojen pod srečno zvezdo
every cloud has its silver lining figurativno vsaka nesreča ima nekaj tolažilnega, ni nesreče brez sreče

simbóličan symbolic

simbólično prislov symbolically
biti simbóličan za to be symbolic of
simbólična predstavitev symbolic representation

simulírati to simulate; to feign; to sham

on le simulira he is only shamming
simulírati omedlevico to pretend to faint
simulírati bolezen to sham illness, to pretend to be ill, to malinger
simulirano drevo imitation tree

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

sit^*1 [sit]

1. neprehodni glagol
sedeti; (o kokoši) sedeti na jajcih, valiti; čepeti; sedeti kot model (slikarju); biti za vzorec; imeti sedež, bivati; ležati; pristajati (o obleki); opravljati službo (navadno) sedé; biti član kakega telesa (on a jury porote)
zastopati v parlamentu (for koga)
imeti sejo, zasedati; sesti (on na)
zaposliti se (over s čim)
študirati (under pri kom)

2. prehodni glagol
sedeti (v sedlu), imeti sedež na (a mule mezgu)
posaditi (the hen on eggs kokošja jajca)

to sit on the bench figurativno biti sodnik
the clothes sit loosely upon him obleka mu je preohlapna
to sit in Congress biti član Kongresa
to sit for an examination opravljati izpit
to sit on the fence politika, sleng, figurativno stati ob strani, ne se opredeliti, biti nevtralen
the guilt sits light on his conscience ne peče ga vest zaradi krivde
to sit a horse jahati na konju
to sit in judgement on s.o. lastiti si pravico sojenja drugih, soditi, kritizirati koga
to sit on one's hands figurativno ne aplavdirati
it sits ill on you slabó vam (to) pristaja
he sits for Leeds on zastopa Leeds v parlamentu
to sit for (ali to) a painter sedeti slikarju za model
to sit for one's picture dati se slikati, sedeti (pozirati) za svojo sliko (portret)
to sit a play through prisostvovati igri do konca
he is sitting pretty on je v dobrem položaju, ima dober položaj
to sit pretty sleng imeti dobre karte, figurativno dobro se goditi (komu)
it sits heavy on the stomach to je težko prebavljivo
to sit upon s.o. figurativno sedeti na kom, jahati koga
don't you be sat upon! pogovorno ne pusti se hruliti!
to sit tight pogovorno ostati neomahljivo na svojem mestu, vztrajati pri stvari
to want to sit (o kokoši) začeti kokodakati (za valjenje)
to sit well dobro sedeti (zlasti na konju)
to sit on the throne sedeti na prestolu, vladati
to know which way the wind sits vedeti odkod piha veter
his principles sit loose(ly) on him on svojih načel ne jemlje resno

sitnáriti to bother (komu someone); to fuss, to vex (someone); to importune (someone); to kick up a fuss, to nag; to repine (proti against); to trouble (someone)

sitnáriti komu to be a nuisance to someone
sitnarila je materi za to igračo she pestered her mother for this toy
nočem vam sitnáriti I will not tax your patience

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

situated [sítjueitid] pridevnik
nameščen, postavljen, ležeč, položen, situiran; ki je v nekem položaju

thus situated v tem položaju
to be situated on ležati na
the house is situated at the end of the road hiša stoji na koncu ceste
she was awkwardely situated bila je v nerodnem položaju

sív grey, (zlasti ZDA) gray; (lasje tudi) grizzled, grizzly

sívi lasje grey hair; (nebo) overcast, cloudy; (vreme) dull
síva barva grey colour, (sivina) greyness, grey
oblečen v sívem dressed in grey, wearing grey
svetlo (temno) sív light (dark) grey
biserno sív pearl-grey
imeti sívo brado to have a grizzled beard
postati sív to grow grey
delati komu síve lase (figurativno) to be a great trial to someone
zaradi tega si ne delam sívih las (figurativno) I don't worry about it

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)