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repose¹ [ripóuz] samostalnik
počitek, počivanje, mirovanje, odmor; mir, pokoj, tišina, spanje, sen; oddih (from od)
umirjenost, mirnost; (umetnost) harmonija

in repose v mirovanju (tudi o vulkanu)
repose from toil oddih od napornega dela
to lack repose lahkó se pustiti vznemiriti
to seek (to take) repose iskati (najti) mir

reproducírati to reproduce

ki se lahko reproducira reproducible
reproducírati poskus to reproduce an experiment

resist¹ [rizíst] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
upirati se, upreti se, ustavljati se, ne poslušati, braniti se; nasprotovati, oponirati; preprečiti, zadržati, zaustaviti; ne popuščati

to resist an attack upreti se napadu, braniti se pred napadom
to resist frost upirati se mrazu, prenašati mraz
to resist infection biti odporen proti infekciji
to resist an order ne ubogati ukaza
to resist temptation upirati se skušnjavi
if you can resist a cigarette če se lahko uprete skušnjavi (kajenja) cigarete (se lahko odrečete cigareti)
I cannot resist saying ne morem si kaj, da ne bi rekel

rock¹ [rɔk]

1. samostalnik
skala, čer, kleč; kamnit blok; kamenina
množina, kolektivno prepad, strma pečina, stena
figurativno čvrsta tla; nevarna zapreka; vrsta paličastega bonbona; bonbon
množina sadni bonboni
ameriško, pogovorno kamen
ameriško, sleng kovanec

the Rock Gibraltar
rock bottom absolutno najnižji
Rock English gibraltarsko angleško narečje
Rock of Ages figurativno, religija Kristus
on the rocks nasedel, figurativno, sleng v denarni stiski
as firm as a rock trden kot skala
built on a rock zgrajen na skali, figurativno osnovan na trdni podlagi, trden, siguren
bed-rock, living rock živa skala
there are rocks ahead figurativno nevarnost je pred nami, nevarnost grozi
to be on the rocks nasesti na čer, figurativno biti v denarnih težavah
to be wrecked on the rocks razbiti se na čereh
that's the rock you'll split on figurativno to je za vas posebno nevarno, tu si boste lahkó polomili zobe
to run against a rock figurativno drveti v nevarnost
to run upon a rock nasesti, zadeti na čer, figurativno razbiti se
to see rocks ahead figurativno morati računati s težavami
to throw rocks at s.o. ameriško obmetavati koga s kamenjem

2. pridevnik
skalnat

róg horn

jelenov róg antler
lovski róg hunting horn, bugle
róg obilja the horn of plenty, cornucopia
trobiti na róg to blow the horn
tema je kot v rógu it is pitch-dark
róge pokazati (figurativno) to show one's horns, to resist, to show resistance
trobiti v isti róg (figurativno) to sing the same song (ali tune); to act in concert
róge nastaviti (možu) to cuckold
nositi rógove (mož) to be cuckolded
ugnati koga v kozji róg (figurativno) to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone, to stalemate someone, to stymie (ali to stimy) someone, to intimidate someone
njega ne uženeš lahkó v kozji róg he does not scare easily
zgrabiti bika za róge (figurativno) to take the bull by the horns

room¹ [rum, ru:m] samostalnik
prostor, mesto; soba, sobana
množina stanovanje, stanovanjski prostori; družba, stanovalci, ki so navzoči v sobi
figurativno možnost, prilika, ugoden trenutek; povod, vzrok (for za)

in one's room, in the room of namesto koga, v zameno za koga
in my room namesto mene
in your room da sem jaz na vašem mestu
room and to spare prostora še preveč
room for complaint povod za pritožbo
bachelor's rooms garsonjera, samsko stanovanje
bed-room spalnica
combination room družabni prostor za učitelje (v Cambridgeu)
dining-room obednica, jedilnica
drawing-room salon
junior common room družabni prostor za študente
living-room dnevna soba
school-room šolska soba, učilnica, razred
senior common room družabni prostor za učitelje
standing-room stojišče
standing-room only! samo stojišča (so še na voljo!)
state-room sprejemna dvorana
there is room for improvement lahko bi bilo bolje, ni ravno najbolje
there is no room to swing a cat figurativno ni niti toliko prostora, da bi se človek obrnil
to be confined to one's room ne zapustiti svoje sobe (zaradi bolezni)
to do a room pospraviti sobo
we'd rather have his room than his company rajši bi videli, da on ne bi bil tu
to make room for s.o. napraviti komu prostor, mesto
he set the room in a roar vso sobo je spravil v smeh
to take up too much room preveč prostora (za)vzeti

row² [róu] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
veslati; voziti (čoln, koga v čolnu); voziti se v čolnu

a boat rowing eight oars čoln na osem vesel
to row s.o. across the river prepeljati koga s čolnom čez reko
to row against the tide figurativno veslati proti toku, boriti se s težavami
to row s.o. for s.th. (tekmovalno) veslati s kom za kaj
I'll row you if you like tekmoval bom s teboj v veslanju, če hočeš
to row dry britanska angleščina, pogovorno suho (= brez špricanja z vesli) veslati
to row wet britanska angleščina, pogovorno pri veslanju špricati z vesli
to row in the same boat figurativno biti v istem položaju, imeti isto usodo
to row a fast (long) stroke hitro (počasi) veslati
to row a race udeležiti se veslaških tekem
this boat rows easily ta čoln je lahkó veslati
to row down s.o. prehiteti koga v veslanju, preveslati koga (zlasti pri tekmovanju), biti boljši v veslanju
to be rowed out biti popolnoma izčrpan (po veslaški tekmi)
to row over zmagati v veslaški tekmi

safe¹ [séif] pridevnik
varen, siguren, zanesljiv; dobro čuvan; nenevaren; zdrav, cel, nepoškodovan, ki je v dobrem stanju, srečen; previden, ničesar ne tvegajoč

as safe as houses pogovorno popolnoma, absolutno varen
safe from varen pred
safe and sound čil in zdrav
from a safe quarter iz zanesljivega vira
safe arrival trgovina srečno dospetje (o blagu)
safe back (zopet) srečno doma (domov)
a safe catch (kriket) dobra žoga
a safe estimate previdna ocenitev
a safe guide zanesljiv vodnik
a safe man zanesljiv, zvest človek
a safe place varen kraj
safe receipt trgovina v redu prejem
a safe winner zanesljiv zmagovalec
to be safe from (the wolves) biti varen pred (volkovi)
is it safe to go there? je varno iti tja?
the bridge is not safe most ni varen, zanesljiv
this dog is not safe to touch nevarno je, dotakniti se tega psa
it is safe to say z gotovostjo (mirno) lahko rečemo
he is safe to come first gotovo bo prišel prvi
to be on the safe side biti na varnem, iti brez nevarnosti
I want to be on the safe side ne maram se po nepotrebnem spuščati v nevarnosti, ne maram ničesar tvegati
to err on the safe side napraviti napako, a brez škode
they feel safe now zdaj se čutijo varne
to keep s.th. safe (s)hraniti kaj na varnem
to play safe varno iti; zaradi varnosti
I saw him safe home srečno sem ga spremil (spravil) domov

safely [séifli] prislov
varno, na varnem, brez nevarnosti, brez strahu, brez oklevanja

you may safely say brez strahu, mirne duše lahko rečete

sàj but

sàj sem mu rekel to but I told him so, I did tell him so
sàj vidim (to) I do see (it)
sàj ga poznaš you know him, don't you?
sàj lahko še pride he may yet come
sàj mi boste dovolili I trust you will allow me

salt¹ [sɔ:lt] samostalnik
(kuhinjska) sol
kemija sol (često množina)
medicina (odvajalna) sol
figurativno začimba, sol, ostroumnost, dovtipnost, duhovitost
domačno mornar; sodček za sol

in salt namočen v raztopini soli, nasoljen
above (below) the salt figurativno na gornjem (spodnjem) koncu mize
with a grain of salt figurativno razsodno, s pametnim premislekom, ne dobesedno
the salt of the earth figurativno sol zemlje, elita
an old salt star mornar, figurativno morski volk
salt of lemon oksalna kislina za odstranitev madežev črnila
attic salt figurativno duhovitost
common salt kuhinjska sol
Glauber's salt Glauberjeva grenka sol, natrijev sulfat
Epsom salt grenka sol, magnezijev sulfat, purgativ
rock-salt kamena sol
sea-salt morska sol
smelling-salts dišeča sol (proti omedlevici)
a speech full of salt začinjen, zabeljen govor
table salt namizna, fina sol
to be the salt of earth figurativno biti sol (elita, smetana) zemlje
to be true to one's salt biti zvest svojemu gospodarju
you are not made of salt figurativno nisi iz sladkorja (lahkó greš na dež)
he is not worth his salt figurativno ni za nobeno rabo, je popolnoma nesposoben
to eat salt with s.o. biti gost koga
to eat s.o.'s salt figurativno uživati gostoljubnost koga, jesti njegov kruh; biti odvisen od koga
to drop (a pinch of) salt on the tail of a bird natresti soli ptiču na rep (da bi ga ujeli)
to be seated above (below) the salt zgodovina zavzemati mesto uglednega (nepomembnega) gosta pri mizi
to sit below the salt sedeti poleg neuglednih gostov ali služinčadi pri obedu
to take with a grain of salt vzeti (kaj) z vso opreznostjo, zadržanostjo, rezervo

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)

samó only, solely, merely; but, nothing but

ne samó..., temveč tudi... not only... but also...
samó in edino simply and solely
samó trenutek, prosim! just a moment, please!
samó on he alone, no one but he, only he
samó počasi, fantje! easy, boys!
samó da... provided (that)...
samó tega ne anything but that
vse, samó ne... everything but, everything except
samó ob torkih only on Tuesdays
samó nekaj minut but a few minutes
samó to pot (tokrat) (for) this once
ne samó on, tudi ti not only he, but you too (ali also)
samó pomislite! just imagine!
samó enkrat sem ga videl I've seen him only once (ali pogovorno only the once)
samó to mislim reči I just want to say this
prijaham, samó da ti povem... I've come here simply to tell you...
gre samó še za tvoj pristanek your consent is all that is wanted
samó sreča nas lahko reši only a stroke of luck can save us
ne samó da je bedast, je tudi prevzeten he is not only stupid, but also proud
rad bi ti pomagal, samó ne vem kako I should like to help you, only I don't see how I can
samó če on ne bi toliko govoril! if only he did not talk so much
samó tole knjigo bom dal na mizo I'll just put this book on the table
samó za minuto se je ustavila, da bi govorila z Janezom she just stopped for a minute to speak to John
povej, kar imaš povedati, samó hitro! say what you have to say, only look sharp about it!
morem ga samó pohvaliti I have nothing but praise for him
samó da ne bi deževalo! let's hope it doesn't rain!
pusti me, da se samó malo odpočijem! just let me rest an instant!, pogovorno just let me get my breath back!

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

scare [skɛ́ə]

1. samostalnik
(paničen) strah, preplah, panika; preplašenost; senzacionalen naslov v časopisu

war scare vojna psihoza
a scare on the Stock Exchange panika na borzi
you gave me a scare pošteno ste me prestrašili
to throw a scare into s.o. prestrašiti koga

2. prehodni glagol
prestrašiti, preplašiti; splašiti (ptice)

to be scared of s.th. bati se česa
to be scared stiff biti trd od strahu
to scare the pants off sleng prestrašiti
to scare away preplašiti, razplašiti, pregnati
to scare up, to scare out preplašiti; pogovorno zbrati skupaj (denar ipd.)
neprehodni glagol
ustrašiti se, prestrašiti se

he does not scare easily njega ne uženeš (tako) lahkó v kozji rog

seat² [si:t] prehodni glagol
dati (odkazati, posaditi na, nuditi) sedež (komu); namestiti, popraviti sedež; opremiti s sedeži; popraviti (zakrpati) sedalo pri stolu, zadajšnji del hlač; namestiti na podnožje, na stojalo; montirati (stroj); izvoliti v parlament, posaditi na prestol, ustoličiti; (pasivno) sedeti, imeti (svoj) sedež
(refleksivno, arhaično) naseliti se

seated in the armchair sedeč v naslanjaču
a deeply seated error globoko ukoreninjena zmota
be seat ed! izvolite sesti!
I seated myself on... sedel sem na...
the hall was seated v dvorano so postavili stole
to be seated for 500 persons imeti 500 sedežev (o dvorani)
this hall can seat 3000 people v tej dvorani je sedežev za 3000 oseb
to seat a candidate izvoliti kandidata v parlament
the car will seat six comfortably v avtu lahko udobno sedi šest oseb
to new-seat a chair napraviti novo sedalo stolu, podplesti s slamo stol

serve² [sə:v]

1. prehodni glagol
služiti, delati za koga; (od)služiti (kazen); opravljati učno dobo; postreči, oskrbeti (with z)
servirati (jed)
šport servirati (žogo); zadostovati (komu), zadovoljiti (potrebe); ustrezati (namenu); prav priti
pogovorno ravnati s kom; privesti samca k samici

to serve one's apprenticeship služiti svojo učno dobo
he has served us very badly zelo slabo je ravnal z nami
to serve one's country služiti domovini
to serve the devil služiti satanu
dinner is served večerja je na mizi
there is enough to serve five people tega je dovolj za pet ljudi
that excuse will serve you to opravičilo ti bo prav prišlo (ti bo koristilo)
I am glad to serve you (in this occurrence) veseli me, da sem vam lahko na uslugo (da vam lahko pomagam) (ob tej priliki)
to serve a gun vojska streči topu
if my memory serves me right če se prav spominjam
serves you right! prav ti je!, zaslužil si to!
they served him right ravnali so z njim, kot je zaslužil
it does not serve my needs to ne ustreza mojim potrebam
a man cannot serve two masters človek ne more služiti dvema gospodarjema
this priest serves two parishes ta duhovnik upravlja dve župniji
one pound serves us for three days en funt nam zadostuje za tri dni
that will serve the purpose to bo ustrezalo (namenu)
to serve a rope zvezati konec (spletene) vrvi z vrvico, da se prepreči odmotavanje
to serve s.o. with the same sauce, to serve s.o. in his kind (in his coin) plačati, vrniti komu milo za drago
to serve one's sentence presta(ja)ti svojo kazen
to serve the time prilagoditi se času
to serve one's time služiti leta do upokojitve; služiti svoj rok v vojski; prestajati svojo kazen v zaporu
to serve the town with electric light oskrbovati mesto z električno razsvetljavo
to serve s.o. a (nasty) trick (grdó) zagosti jo komu
to serve s.o. a turn napraviti komu uslugo
that will serve his turn to bo nekaj zanj, ta mu bo ustrezalo
first come, first served kdor prej pride, prej melje

2. neprehodni glagol
služiti, biti v službi
vojska služiti v vojski; streči, servirati; ustrezati, zadostovati; koristiti, biti koristen (primeren); napraviti uslugo, pomagati; opravljati funkcijo, fungirati (kot)
cerkev ministrirati, biti ministrant

as occasion serves ob primerni priložnosti, če se bo ponudila (ugodna) priložnost
to serve in the army služiti v vojski
to serve at table streči pri mizi
to serve as an example služiti za zgled
he serves rather badly (tenis) on zelo slabo servira
to serve on a jury fungirati kot porotnik
to serve as a mayor biti župan; opravljati funkcijo župana
to serve with cold meat postreči s hladnim narezkom
this string may serve later on ta vrvica utegne pozneje prav priti
it will serve bo ustrezalo (prav prišlo, zadostovalo)
while the time serves dokler je še čas (prilika)

shoulder¹ [šóuldə] samostalnik
rama, pleče
množina gornji del hrbta, hrbet
figurativno izboklina v obliki rame; bankina
vojska drža (vojaka) s puško na rami

shoulder to shoulder z ramo ob rami, z združenimi močmi
shoulder of mutton koštrunovo pleče
straight from the shoulder figurativno brez ovinkov, brez okolišanja, naravnost, v brk, odkrito; uspešen (udarec)
over the shoulder(s) figurativno čez ramena, posredno, ironično, indirektno
to cry on s.o.'s shoulder figurativno tožiti komu, iskati sočutja pri kom
to give (to turn) s.o. the cold shoulder komu hrbet pokazati, hladno se vesti do koga, ignorirati koga, prezirljivo ravnati s kom
he has broad shoulders figurativno on mnogo prenese (lahko prenaša), nosi velika bremena (odgovornosti)
you can't put old heads upon young shoulders figurativno mladost je norost
to put (to set) one's shoulders zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti
to rub shoulders with s.o. družiti se s kom, priti v stik, biti v prijateljskih stikih s kom
to shrug one's shoulders skomigniti z rameni
you have taken too much on your shoulders preveč si si naložil, naprtil na ramena (tudi figurativno)

show¹ [šóu]

1. samostalnik
kazanje; razkazovanje, bahanje, demonstracija
pogovorno (gledališka, kino) predstava, revija; izvedba; prizor, pogled; razstava, sejemski prostor; (prazen) sijaj, (svečan) sprevod, parada, svečanost; gledališka ali cirkuška družina
pogovorno šansa, prilika; dviganje rok (pri glasovanju); zunanjost, podoba, nekaj dozdevnega; hlinjenje, pretveza, izgovor; sled
sleng pretep
sleng podjetje, botega, krama
sleng tretje ali boljše mesto pri konjskih dirkah

for show da bi (za vsako ceno) napravili vtis
in show na videz, navidezno
in outward show na zunaj
on show razstavljen, na ogled, ki se more videti
oh, bad show! oh, slabó!
show of teeth režanje
no show of gold niti sledu ne o zlatu
dumb show pantomima
dog-show razstava psov
good show! bravo! sijajno! dobro storjeno!
a grand show veličasten prizor
a show of force demonstracija moči
Lord Mayor's Show svečan sprevod londonskega župana (9. XI.)
she is fond of show ona se rada razkazuje (baha)
there is some show of truth in what you say je nekaj (videza) resnice v tem, kar pravite
under show of helping he was really hindering pod pretvezo da pomaga, je dejansko metal polena pod noge
to make a show of (rage) hliniti, delati se (besnega)
to make a fine show nuditi krasen prizor
our team made (put up) a good show naše moštvo se je dobro izkazalo
to make a sorry show nuditi žalosten pogled
to give away the show, to give the (whole) show away izdati tajnost (slabosti, napake)
to make o.s. understood by dumb show sporazumeti se s kretnjami
give him a fair show! dajte mu pravo priliko!
to put on a show hoteti napraviti vtis, postavljati se
he runs (bosses) the show on vodi vse, on je glava (podjetja itd.)
to pierce beneath the shows of s.th. priti neki stvari do dna
do you think we have got much of a show now? mislite, da se sedaj lahko s čim posebno pohvalimo?
to vote by show of hands glasovati (voliti) z dviganjem rok

2. pridevnik
navidezen, dozdeven; razstaven; igralski, hlinjen

show folk igralci, umetniki
show goodness navidezna dobrota
show house vzorna hiša

sink^*2 [siŋk]

1. neprehodni glagol
(po)toniti, potopiti se, utoniti; upasti (o reki), znižati se, zmanjšati se; padati (cene); pasti (ugled); zaiti (sonce); spustiti se na zemljo (mrak); usesti se; ponehati (vihar); vpiti se (barva); pogrezniti se, udirati se, sesesti se; pasti (into v)
slabeti, giniti, onemoči, bližati se koncu; podirati se, rušiti se; podleči, kloniti; veniti, hirati, propadati

2. prehodni glagol
potopiti (ladjo), pogrezniti, uničiti, pokvariti, povesiti (glavo); znižati, spustiti dol (cene); vrtati, dolbsti (vodnjak, luknjo); vrezati (žig itd.); pustiti ob strani, ne posvečati pozornosti (čemu); pozabiti (prepir); neugodno naložiti (kapital), izgubiti (denar); skrivati, prikriti, zamolčati

sink or swim! ali plavaš (se rešiš, prideš na zeleno vejo), ali pa utoneš!
here goes, sink or swim zdaj gre za biti ali ne biti
to sink beneath the burden kloniti, zrušiti se pod bremenom
her cheeks have sunk lica so ji upadla
to sink all considerations na nič se ne ozirati, iti prek vsega
the dagger sank in to the hilt bodalo se je zadrlo do držaja
to sink a die izrezati žig
to sink one's differences odložiti ali poravnati svoje spore
the dye sinks barva se vpija
he sank in my estimation padel je v mojih očeh (moji cenitvi)
this event sank into my mind (memory) ta dogodek se mi je globoko vtisnil v spomin
to sink an important fact zamolčati (izpustiti, ne omeniti) važno dejstvo
to sink into the grave zgruditi se v grob, umreti
this ground sinks little by little ta tla se polagoma ugrezajo
she sank her head in her hands povesila je glavo v roke
to sink one's individuality ne poudarjati svoje osebnosti
to sink into insignifcance postati nepomemben
to sink one's own interests pozabiti na (žrtvovati) svoje lastne interese, biti nesebičen
to sink on one's knees spustiti se (pasti) na kolena
the light is sinking svetloba pojema
the old man is sinking rapidly starček rapidno slabi, hira
to sink money vložiti svoj denar v nekaj, iz česar ga ni lahko dobiti; izgubiti svoj denar pri takem poslu
to sink one's money in a life annuity naložiti svoj denar v dosmrtno rento
to sink into oblivion (poverty) pasti (priti) v pozabo (v revščino)
to sink an oil-well izvrtati petrolejski vrelec
to sink a post zabiti drog v zemljo
to sink the prices znižati cene
to sink a ship potopiti ladjo
to sink the shop ne govoriti o strokovnih stvareh; tajiti, skrivati svoj poklic
to sink into a deep sleep pogrezniti se v globoko spanje
his spirits sank pogum mu je upadel
the stain has sunk in madež je globoko prodrl
the storm is sinking vihar ponehuje
the sun sank below the horizon sonce je utonilo (zašlo) pod obzorje
to sink one's title prikriti, zamolčati svoj naslov (naziv)
to sink one's voice znižati svoj glas