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róčen manual; hand(-); (spreten) handy, skilful

róčno delo handiwork, manual work, (žensko) needlework, (fino) fancywork; (v šoli) manual training; (obrt) handicraft
narodno, ljudsko róčno delo handicrafts pl
ti čevlji so róčno delo these shoes are handmade
róčen je pri delu he is a good hand at

rodíti to bear; to give birth (sina to a son); to be delivered of a child; to bring forth; figurativno to generate, to bear fruit

prezgodaj rodíti (splaviti) to miscarry
rodíti se to be born
rodil se mu je sin he had a son born to him
nisem se včeraj rodil (figurativno, nisem tako neumen) I was not born yesterday
to drevo slabó rodi this tree is a poor fruiter

rôjen born (v in)

mrtvo rôjen stillborn
predčasno rôjen prematurely born, abortive
rôjen Ljubljančan a native of Ljubljana
on je rôjen vojak (slikar) he is a born soldier (painter)
pod srečno zvezdo rôjen born under a lucky star, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, (pod nesrečno zvezdo with a wooden spoon in one's mouth)
za sužnje rôjeno ljudstvo a people born to be slaves

rôjstvo birth

on je Škot (Poljak) po rôjstvu he is a Scotsman (a Pole) by birth
ona je Angležinja po rôjstvu she is English by birth
od rôjstva slep blind from birth, congenitally blind
rôjstvo dneva dawn, pesniško dayspring
omejitev rojstev birth control
nazadovanje rojstev falling birthrate
presežek rojstev excessive birthrate
število rojstev birthrate, natality
prijava rôjstva notification of a birth

rôka hand, (do rame) arm

brez rôke handless, armless
v rôki in one's hand
pri rôki at hand, near at hand; available
od rôke do rôke from hand to hand
pod rôko (se držati) arm in arm, (kupiti) underhandedly
rôke kvišku! hands up!, stick them up!, reach!
rôke proč! hands off!
z rôko v rôki hand in hand, jointly
s sklenjenimi rôkami with clasped hands (as in prayer)
z zvezanimi rôkami in nogami bound hand and foot
rôko na srcé! hand on heart!
močna rôka strong hand
žuljava rôka a callous palm
moja desna rôka (figurativno) my second self
on je moja desna rôka he is my right-hand man
polna rôka a handful
narejen z rôko (ročno) made by hand, handmade; (posel) handiwork, manual work
od rôk (oddaljen) out of the way
praznih rôk empty-handed
na svojo rôko (figurativno) in one's own name, of one's own accord, unauthorized
risanje s prosto rôko freehand drawing
držeč se za rôke hand in hand
prekrižanih rôk with one's hands (oziroma arms) folded
z dvignjeno rôko (with) hand upraised
z rôkami uprtimi v boke akimbo
držati, imeti rôke uprte v boke to hold one's arms akimbo
iz prve rôke at first hand
ne da bi rôko premaknil hands down
boriti se z rôkami in nogami to struggle with might and main
braniti se proti čemu z rôkami in nogami to fight against something tooth and nail (ali with might and main)
dati v rôko, rôke to hand
dati komu proste rôke (da kaj naredi) to give someone a free hand (to do something)
dobiti informacije iz prve rôke to get information at first hand
dvigniti rôke to lift up one's hands
dvigniti rôke nad glavo v začudenju to throw up one's arms in astonishment
dobiti kaj v rôke (figurativno) to get hold of something
rôke križem držati to fold one's arms and do nothing, to be idle
imeti pri rôki to have at hand
imeti polne rôke dela to have one's hands full
imamo ga v rôki (figurativno) he is in our power
imeti proste rôke (figurativno) to have free play
imeti mrzle, hladne rôke to have cold hands
dati rôko komu to give one's hand to someone, (v pozdrav) to shake hands with someone
imeti položaj trdno v rôki to have the situation well in hand
iti skozi mnogo rôk to pass through many hands
iti komu na rôko to help someone; to support someone, to patronize someone, to aid someone
lomiti rôke (figurativno) to wring one's hands
to mu gre od rôk (figurativno) he is skilled (ali clever) at it
izpustiti iz rôke, iz rok to let go
posel mu ne gre od rôk he is unskilled, he is a poor worker
delo mu gre dobro izpod rôk he is a quick worker
kupiti iz prve (druge) rôke to buy new (secondhand)
mahati z rôkami to gesticulate
ne izpustiti iz rôk not to let go, (da pade) not to let go (ali to let slip)
méti si rôke to rub one's hands
nositi na rôkah koga (figurativno) to treat someone with great care, to make much of someone, to treasure someone
nosijo ga na rôkah (figurativno) he is treated with the utmost consideration, he enjoys all kinds of favours
pasti komu v rôke to fall into someone's hands
prijeti za rôko to take by the hand
ponuditi, prožiti komu rôko to give (ali to hold out) one's hand to someone, (figurativno) to lend someone a helping hand
pljuniti v rôke (figurativno) to spit on one's hands
podaj mu rôko! shake hands with him!
prodati pod rôko to sell by private bargain (ali contract, treaty)
preiti v druge rôke to change hands
prosíti za rôko to propose (to), to ask in marriage, (nenadoma, pogovorno) to pop the question
pričakati koga z odprtimi rôkami to meet someone with outstretched hands, to meet someone enthusiastically
položiti rôke na kaj to lay hands on something, to put one's hands to
položiti rôko nase (figurativno) to commit suicide
položiti rôko na srce to lay one's hand on one's heart
podati si rôke to shake hands
sprejeti ponudbo z obema rôkama to jump at an offer
prekrižati rôke to cross one's arms
stisniti komu rôko to squeeze someone's hand, (pri pozdravu) to shake hands with someone
stiskati rôko v pest to clench one's fist
stati s sklenjenimi (prekrižanimi) rôkami to stand with folded (crossed) arms
vzeti v rôke to take in hand, to undertake
zadevo bom sam vzel v rôke I will take the matter into my own hands
fanta je treba vzeti v rôke (figurativno) the boy wants taking in hand
zlomiti si rôko to break one's arm
rôko si je zlomil he broke his arm, he had his arm broken
umijem si rôke nad tem I wash my hands of it, I will not be responsible
rôka rôko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, fair exchange is no robbery
z obema rôkama zgrabiti priliko to jump at an opportunity
živeti iz rôk v usta (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth
bolje je vrabec v rôki kot golob na strehi (figurativno) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

román novel; (work of) fiction

kratek román novelette
viteški román romance
izdajati román v nadaljevanjih to serialize
pustolovski román adventure story
detektivski román detective story
tendenčen román novel with a purpose
njegovo življenje je pravi román his life is a real adventure story
srhljiv román shocker
napet (in cenen) román penny dreadful
pisec románov novel writer, novelist
zelo dolg román, román reka romanfleuve, pl romans-fleuves

routinist [ru:tí:nist] samostalnik
rutinist, rutinirana oseba; človek navade

he is a great routinist on se v vsem drži starih navad

rubber-stamp [rʌ́bəstæmp]

1. samostalnik
štampiljka; gumeni žig
pogovorno uradnik, ki se ravna (mora ravnati) strogo po predpisih svojih predpostavljenih

he is a mere rubber-stamp figurativno on je samó orodje brez volje
rubber-stamp parliament figurativno parlament kimavcev

2. prehodni glagol
žigosati; odobriti brez preverjanja, avtomatično; ponavljati avtomatično tuje mnenje (mišljenje)

rum² [rʌm] pridevnik (rumly prislov)
britanska angleščina, sleng čuden, komičen, nenavaden, poseben, redek

it is a rum business to je nekam sumljiva stvar
a rum customer, a rum fellow oseba, s katero je nevarno imeti posla; čudak
rum go neumna stvar (dogodek)
a rum one (ali un) čudaška, komična ali ekscentrična oseba ali stvar
rum start sleng nepričakovan dogodek

rusty [rʌ́sti] (rustily prislov)
rjast, zarjavel; rjaste barve; (o blagu) ponošen, obledel
figurativno zarjavel, star, zastarel, (ki je) iz vaje; zapuščen; napókel; (redko) hripav, hreščeč; šibek; (o slanini) žarek, žaltav
figurativno trmast, čemern, godrnjav, siten

to ride (to turn) rusty biti (postati) slabe volje; razjeziti se
to get rusty zarjaveti
my German is a little rusty moja nemščina je nekoliko zastarela

sailer [séilə] samostalnik
jadrnica; ladja gledé na svoje plovne sposobnosti

this ship is a good (heavy) sailer ta ladja hitro (počasi) plove
fast sailer hitra jadrnica

sám alone; sole; only; solo; (brez pomoči) by oneself, unaided, single-handed

čisto sám, sám samcat quite alone, all alone
sám od sebe spontaneously; of one's own accord
jaz sám I myself
on sám he himself
stvar sáma na sebi the thing in itself
sám Cezar Caesar's self
na sám novoletni dan just (ali precisely) on New Year's Day
žrtvovanje sámega sebe self-sacrifice
zaupanje v sámega sebe self-reliance
sáma dobrota ga je he is kindness itself
sáma ljubeznivost ga je do mene he is a perfect angel to me
sám je na svetu he stands alone in the world
on je sám svoj gospodar he is his own master
sáma kost in koža ga je he's nothing but skin and bone, he's just a bag of bones
že sáma ideja je smešna the very (ali the mere) idea is funny
to ni nihče drug kot sám knez he is no less a man than the prince
imeti sám svojo hišo to have a house of one's own
javiti se sám od sebe (prostovoljno) to volunteer
sami so se izdali they betrayed themselves, they gave themselves away
sáma si delam obleke I make my own dresses
sáma si plete nogavice she knits her own stockings
sáma opravlja vse gospodinjske posle she herself does all the housework
sám si strižem lase I cut my own hair
sám si delam večerjo I get my own supper
sám si služi kruh he earns his own bread
vrata se sáma zapirajo the door shuts by itself
to sem sám naredil (brez tuje pomoči) I did it single-handed
to lahko sám vidiš you can see for yourself
leteti sám (brez spremstva, aeronavtika) to fly solo, to solo
presodite sámi! judge for yourselves!
jaz sám sem šel tja I myself went there
ne pustite ga sámega! don't leave him by himself!
to se samo po sebi razume that is a matter of course
lahko to sám napraviš? can you do it alone?
govoriti s kom na samem to speak to someone in private
vi sami to pravite you yourself say so
prepustil sem ga sámemu sebi I left him to himself
sám si kuham I prepare my own dinner
sami njegovi prijatelji ga sovražijo even his fiends hate him
sám vrag te je prinesel the devil himself has brought you
iz sámega egoizma for pure selfishness (ali egoism)

sámouméven self-evident; obvious, natural

sámoumévno prislov of course
to je sámoumévno it goes without saying, that is a matter of course

save¹ [séiv]

1. prehodni glagol
rešiti (from pred)
zaščititi; shraniti, čuvati, spraviti (žito itd.); (ob)varovati (pred), ohraniti, prihraniti, (pri)varčevati, dobro gospodariti (z), varčno porabljati ali trošiti; prizanesti, prizanašati
šport obvarovati poraza, preprečiti zadetek (gol)
teologija zveličati, odrešiti; dospeti, še ujeti, ne zamuditi (vlaka itd.); zadovoljiti

2. neprehodni glagol
varčevati, biti varčen; ohraniti se

to save appearances ohraniti videz normalnosti, uglednosti
to save one's bacon figurativno rešiti si glavo
to be saved teologija biti odrešen, zveličan
save your breath! prihrani si svoje besede! molči!
he was saved from drowning rešili so ga, da se ni utopil (utonil)
to save one's eyes varovati svoje oči
to save one's face ohraniti, čuvati svoj obraz, svoj prestiž (ugled, dostojanstvo)
to save s.o.'s life rešiti komu življenje
to save money (pri)varčevati denar
a penny saved is a penny gained privarčevan peni je pridobljen peni
save the mark! sleng oprostite besedi (izrazu)!
you may save your pains lahko si prihranite svoj trud
to save the post pravočasno oddati pošto
save (ali saving) your presence oprostite besedi (opravičilo za nespodobno besedo)
to save the train (še) ujeti (priti na) vlak
a stitch in time saves nine figurativno bolje je preprečiti kot lečiti

saver [séivə] samostalnik
rešitelj; dober gospodar, varčevalec, varčnež

my new range is a coal-saver moj novi štedilnik porabi malo premoga

scandal [skændl] samostalnik
škandal, škandalozen dogodek, spotika, pohujšanje; sramota; obrekovanje, opravljanje
pravno javna (raz)žalitev, žaljiva izjava na sodišču

scandal-broth, scandal-water sleng čaj
it is a scandal that... škandal je, da...
to give rise to (to cause) a scandal povzročiti škandal
a great scandal occurred dogodil se je velik škandal
to raise a scandal napraviti škandal
to spread scandal širiti čenče, obrekovanja

scholar [skɔ́lə] samostalnik
učenjak; učenec, -nka, dijak
arhaično kdor se uči; poznavalec slovstva, zlasti klasičnega; humanist; štipendist; oseba, ki zna brati in pisati
domačno kdor (po)zna kak šolski predmet
arhaično privrženec, učenec

the scholars of Socrates Sokratovi učenci
a Greek scholar helenist
he is a good English scholar on je dober v angleščini
he is a quick scholar on se hitro nauči

scream¹ [skri:m]

1. samostalnik
krik, vrisk, vrišč, vik; rezek smeh; silovito ali histerično izražanje (poudarjanje) čustev

2. sleng
velik šaljivec, duhovitež

screams of laughter krohot(anje)
screams of pain kriki (od) bolečine
he is a perfect scream sleng ne moreš ga pogledati, ne da bi se mu smejal

screw¹ [skru:] samostalnik
vijak; ladijski, letalski vijak, propeler; en vrtljaj vijaka, privijanje, pritegovanje vijaka; pritisk, odčepnik; svitek (papirja); zavitek (of tobacco tobaka)
parabolično gibanje žoge; star, neporaben konj; skopuh, krvoses; priganjaški učitelj, strog izpraševalec; hud, težak izpit
vulgarno jetničar
sleng plača, mezda, dohodek

Archimedian screw, endless screw neskončni vijak
differential screw diferencial
female screw, internal screw vijak z matico
interrupted screw dvojni vijak
left-handed screw vijak, ki se giblje v levo stran
right-and-left screw vijak z zavoji različne smeri na dveh nasprotnih koncih
wing screw vijak s krilcem
a weekly screw of 50 shillings sleng borna mezda 50 šilingov na teden
there is a screw loose (somewhere) nekaj ni v redu (nekje), nekaj šepa, (nekje) nekaj ne funkcionira
he has a screw loose figurativno manjka mu eno kolesce v glavi
to give another screw še malo priviti
to put the screw on s.o. figurativno privi(ja)ti koga, (pri)siliti, izvajati pritisk na koga

seal³ [si:l] prehodni glagol
zapečatiti (tudi figurativno)
dokončno odločiti, dati pečat na, žigosati; potrditi, ratificirati, sankcionirati; dokazati; zamašiti, začepiti (up)
(hermetično) zapreti; označiti, zaznamovati; učvrstiti kaj s pomočjo cementa; zaliti (s svincem, smolo, z malto)

to seal a beam in a wall zacementirati tram v zid
it is a sealed book for me to je zame knjiga s sedmimi pečati
he is sealed for damnation obsojen je na poguho
his fate is sealed njegova usoda je zapečatena
that sealed his fate to je zapečatilo njegovo usodo
to seal one's devotion with one's death dokazati, potrditi svojo vdanost s smrtjo
sleep sealed my eyes spanec mi je zatisnil oči
the tins are carefully sealed up konserve so skrbno (hermetično) zaprte
a vessel sealed in ice v ledu zamrznjena ladja
to seal (up) a window tesno, hermetično zapreti okno