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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

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

skŕben careful; attentive; (skrbno izdelan) elaborate

on je zelo skŕben delavec he is a careful worker
skrbno prislov carefully, with care

skrbéti

skrbéti za to care (for, about), to take care (of), to busy (ali to concern) oneself with (ali about); to be in charge (of something); to have (something) in one's care; to attend to, to see (ali to look) to (ali after); to mind (something); to provide for
on skrbi samo zase he always looks after number one, he thinks only of himself
skrbi (brigaj se) zase! mind your own business!
ne skrbi za tuje posle! mind your own business!, don't meddle in other people's business!
skrbi me I'm worried, I'm concerned about (something), it makes me uneasy, it causes me a lot of anxiety, it fills me with apprehension
skrbi me njeno zdravje her state of health fills me with apprehension
od 16. leta skrbim sam zase I have been on my own since I was (ali the age of) sixteen
skrbéti sam zase to shift for oneself, to fend for oneself
skrbel bom, da bo pravočasno dobil pismo I shall take care that he receives the letter in time
skrbéti mora za svoje otroke he must provide for his children
njihova usoda nas zelo skrbi we are deeply worried (ali pogovorno worried sick, worried stiff) about their fate
skrbela bom, da se knjige pravočasno vrnejo I will see (to it) that the books are sent back in time
ne skrbi! don't worry!
vsakdo naj skrbi (gleda) zase! every one for himself!

skŕčiti to contract; to reduce; to retrench; (omejiti) to restrict, to curtail

skŕčiti se (tkanina itd.) to shrink up; to contract; (nagubati se) to shrivel (up)
moram skŕčiti izdatke I must cut down on (ali restrict, keep down) my expenses
železniški promet je bil znatno skrčen the railway services have been considerably curtailed
skŕčiti ulomek to reduce a fraction

skrégan

biti skrégan s kom to be on bad terms with someone
skrégana sta they are on bad terms
z njim sem skrégan I am not on speaking terms with him

skriti skrívati to hide (pred from), to conceal (pred from); to put out of sight

skriti, skrívati resnico pred ljudmi to conceal the truth from the people
on je častihlepen in tega ne skriva he is ambitious and makes no secret of it
skriti, skrívati se to hide oneself (pred from), (uiti, zbežati) to abscond
skriti, skrívati se od sramu to hide one's head
poštenim ljudem se ni treba skrivati honest people do not need to practise concealment
kača se skriva v travi there is a snake (lurking) in the grass

skrivíti to bend, to curve; to crook; figurativno to distort, to deform; (les itd.) to warp

vročina je skrivíla platnice knjige the heat has warped the covers of the book
skrivíti se to warp
les se je pri sušenju skrivíl the wood has warped in drying
niso mu lasú skrivíili not a hair of his head has been touched (ali hurt)
on ne bi lasú nikomur skrivíil (figurativno) he wouldn't hurt a fly

skúšati to try; to tempt

skúšati koga prelisičiti (žargon) to try lt on someone
skušal bom storiti vse, kar bo v moji moči I'll try my best (ali my hardest)
skúšati usodo to tempt Providence
skúšati odpreti vrata to try the door
skúšati se s kom v rokoborbi to wrestle with someone

sky-line [skáilain] samostalnik
obzorje, horizont; predmeti, ki se odražajo na obzorju, obris, kontura, silhueta

to be on the sky-line odražati se na obzorju

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

slabó prislov badly, ill, unwell; weakly, poorly

slabó hranjen undernourished
slabó mi je I feel sick
z njim je slabó he is badly off (ali hard up), things go very ill with him
slabó govorim angleško I can't speak English very well, my English is rather weak
on je slabó plačan he is underpaid
posli gredó slabó business is bad
slabó govoriti o kom to speak ill of someone
slabó se je izkazal, obnesel he cut a poor (ali sorry) figure
slabó se je končalo it turned out badly, pogovorno it came unstuck
slabó se počutim I feel unwell
slabó mi je postalo ob tem pogledu I felt sick at the sight (of it)
on slabó sliši he is hard of hearing
ona slabó vidi she has poor sight
moj brat se slabó uči my brother is a poor scholar
slabó se obnášati, se vesti to behave badly
slabó ravnati s kom to ill-treat someone

slábši -a, -e worse

vedno slábši, -a, -e, vse slábši, -a, -e worse and worse
on je slábši, -a, -e kot njegov brat he is worse than his brother
danes je njegovo stanje še slabše his condition is even worse today
to bi bilo še slabše it would be worse still
vreme ne bi moglo biti slabše the weather is at its worst
slabše stvari nisi mogel napraviti you couldn't have done a worse thing
položaj postaja vedno slábši, -a, -e matters are going from bad to worse (ali are becoming worse and worse)

slam [slæm]

1. samostalnik
loputanje, treskanje (z vrati); pok, tresk
ameriško ostra kritika

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
zaloputniti (se) s treskom; treščiti s čim (on po, na)
lopniti, udariti, butniti, suniti
sleng z lahkoto premagati

to slam the door zaloputniti vrata
he slammed the door in my face zaloputnil mi je vrata pred nosom, figurativno odbil (zavrnil) me je

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

slant [sla:nt]

1. samostalnik
poševnost, nagnjenost; strmina, pobočje, nagib
ameriško tendenca, vidik; pogled s strani

on the slant poševno, napošev
slant of the roof nagib strehe
slant of wind navtika kratkotrajna rahla sapica
to be on the slant biti nagnjen
to take a slant at vreči pogled s strani na

2. pridevnik
poetično nagnjen, poševen, malo postrani, počez ali postrani postavljen
ameriško, figurativno pristranski

slant-eyed poševnih oči (Mongoli)

3. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
nagibati (se), biti nagnjen, biti poševno usmerjen; postrani, poševno položiti, usmeriti
figurativno imeti nagnjenje (towards do, za)
ameriško biti pristranski
figurativno prirediti za določen namen

a magazine slanted for farm workers za kmečke delavce (bralce) prirejen magazin

slap [slæp]

1. samostalnik
udarec (s plosko dlanjo), klofuta, zaušnica

at a slap naenkrat, na mah, mahoma
a slap in the face klofuta, figurativno razžalitev, razočaranje
that is a slap in his face figurativno to je klofuta zanj
to take (to have) a slap at pogovorno navaliti na, napasti; lotiti se

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
udariti (s plosko roko), udarjati; lopniti; ploskati (z rokami); potrepljati; vreči, zagnati

he slapped his hand on his forehead z roko se je udaril po čelu
to slap s.o.'s face prisoliti komu zaušnico
to slap s.o. into jail vreči koga v ječo
to slap s.o. on the back potrepljati koga po hrbtu (rami), sleng čestitati komu
to slap one's hat on one's head povezniti si klobuk na glavo
to slap around figurativno ošteti, okregati

3. prislov
nenadoma, nepričakovano; ravno; naravnost

to hit s.o. slap in the eye udariti (lopniti) koga ravno po očesu
to run slap into zaleteti se naravnost v

4. medmet
penk!, plosk!

slate¹ [sléit]

1. samostalnik
(glinasti) skril(avec); (šolska) tablica iz skrila; ploščica iz skrila za kritje streh
ameriško, politika predvolilen seznam (kandidatov)

slate quarry skrilolom
slate roof skrilasta streha
a clean slate figurativno čista, neoporečna preteklost
to clean the slate zbrisati z gobo (tablico), figurativno razčistiti stvar, figurativno osvoboditi (znebiti, otresti) se obveznosti, odreči se tujim obveznostim do sebe
there is a slate loose in his roof, he has a slate loose sleng on ni čisto pri pravi pameti, manjka mu eno kolesce (v glavi)

2. pridevnik
škriljast, škriljaste barve

3. prehodni glagol
pokriti (streho) s ploščicami iz skrila; napisati na (skrilasto) tablico; odstraniti dlako (s kože)
ameriško, pogovorno predložiti koga za kandidata

slated roof skrilasta streha
to be slated for nomination biti predlagan (kandidiran) za imenovanje

slather [slǽðə] ameriško, pogovorno

1. samostalnik
(množina) velika množina

to put slathers of butter on one's toast na debelo si namazati masla na svojo (praženo) rezino kruha

2. prehodni glagol
debelo namazati; zapravljati