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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

sickening [síkniŋ] pridevnik
ki naredi (koga) bolnega; povzročajoč slabost
figurativno gnusen, odvraten, zoprn

this is sickening človeku postane slabo ob tem
a sickening sight odvraten pogled

sickish [síkiš] pridevnik (sickishly prislov)
bolehen; ki čuti slabost
figurativno odvraten, priskuten, zoprn, ostuden, oduren

she feels sickish slabo ji je, ne počuti se dobro

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

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

slack¹ [slæk]

1. samostalnik
nenapet (zrahljan, ohlapen) del vrvi; čas stagnacije, mrtvila v poslih, kupčijah
množina, pogovorno dolge (ženske) hlače
vojska, sleng dolge hlače; popustitev, ponehanje (vetra itd.)
prozodija nepoudarjen zlog (zlogi)
pogovorno pavza, odmor

to have a good slack pošteno, zares "izpreči"

2. pridevnik (slackly prislov)
mlahav, ohlapen, nenapet, nenategnjen, popuščen; len, nemaren, zanikrn, brezbrižen, počasen, okoren; mirujoč, mrtev (o vodi); slab, medel (o kupčijah, poslih); polpepečen (kruh)

with a slack hand leno, brez energije
slack lime gašeno apno
a slack rope nenapeta, ohlapna vrv
slack season mrtva sezona, mrtvilo
slack in stays navtika ki se počasi premika
slack trade, slack market trgovina medlo, slabo tržišče
slack water mirujoča, mrtva voda
slack weather vreme, ki človeka naredi lenega
to be slack in one's duties zanemarjati svoje dolžnosti
business is slack trgovina posli zastajajo, stagnirajo
to keep a slack hand nemarno, ohlapno voditi, upravljati
to keep a slack rein premalo brzdati, imeti uzdo premalo napeto

3. prislov
(v zloženkah) počasi, medlo; nepopolno, nezadostno

slack-dried hops ne čisto posušen hmelj
to slack bake premalo (se) speči

smoke² [smóuk] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
kaditi (tobak, pipo itd.); kaditi se, dimiti (se) (with od)
čaditi (se), okaditi (se); pariti (se); završeti
zastarelo slutiti, domnevati; sušiti v dimu, prekajevati, prekaditi, dati okus po dimu; pregnati (razkužiti, uničiti) z dimom
britanska angleščina, zastarelo drážiti, nagajati, imeti za norca (koga)

smoked glasses sajasta (temna) očala (za gledanje v sonce)
smoked ham prekajena gnjat
to smoke like chimney figurativno kaditi kot Turek, biti strasten kadilec
this cigar doesn't smoke well ta cigara se ne kadi dobro
I soon began to smoke that something was wrong kmalu sem zasumil, da nekaj ni v redu (da je nekaj narobe)
I was the first to smoke him figurativno meni se je najprej zbudil sum o njem; prvi sem ga spregledal
green wood smokes svež les se pari
to smoke green fly uničiti listno uš z dimom
I have not smoked for three years že tri leta ne kadim
he has smoked himself sick toliko je kadil, da mu je postalo slabo
the lamp smokes the ceiling svetilka čadi strop
to smoke a plot slutiti (vohati) zaroto
put that in your pipe and smoke it figurativno tu imaš nekaj, o čemer lahko razmišljaš
this rice is smoked ta riž diši po dimu

smooth¹ [smu:ð]

1. pridevnik
gladek; raven; miren; mehek voljan; enakomeren; prijeten; zvožen, obrabljen, gladek (pnevmatika); eleganten, zanosen (glasba); izbrušen, tekoč (govor); gladek kot jegulja, jeguljast, prilizljiv, dobrikav, hinavski; mil, blag (vino)
tehnično brez trenja, gladek
jezikoslovje brez aspiracije

smooth chin gladka (obrita) brada
smooth driving mirno šofiranje
a smooth face hinavsko prijazen obraz
smooth hair gladki lasje
smooth sea gladko, mirno morje
a smooth surface gladka površina
smooth tire casing zvožena, gladka pnevmatika (plašč)
a smooth verse tekoč stih
I am now in smooth water figurativno zmogel sem to, uspelo mi je, sedaj sem dober
to make things smooth for s.o. zravnati, utreti komu pot
the way is now smooth figurativno sedaj je pot prosta

2. prislov
gladko; ravno; mirno, brez zatikanja, brez težav

3. samostalnik
gladkost, pogladitev
figurativno ugodna stran (česa)

to give a smooth to the hair pogladiti si lase (s ščetko)
to take the rough with the smooth enako sprejemati dobro in slabo v življenju

so [sóu]

I. prislov
tako, na ta način, s tem; v takem stanju; v redu, dobro; zato, potemtakem, iz tega razloga, zaradi tega, torej, kot posledica tega; tudi

1.

so so tako tako, ne dobro ne slabo
so and so tako ali tako
so as na isti način kot; tako da (posledica)
so ... as toliko ... kolikor
never before so useful as now nikoli poprej tako koristen kot zdaj
so be it! tako bodi! pa dobro! (naj bo!)
so far doslej
so far so good doslej (vse) dobro
so far I haven't heard of him doslej nimam glasu o njem
so far as (in so far as) I am concerned kar se mene tiče
so far as I know kolikor (jaz) vem
so far forth do te stopnje, arhaično doslej
so far from nasprotno od, namesto da
so fashion ameriško na ta način, tako
so help me! (prisega) tako mi bog pomagaj!
so long! pogovorno na svidenje!
so many tako mnogi, toliki
so many men, so many minds kolikor ljudi (glav), toliko mnenj
so much toliko, v tolikšni meri
so much bread toliko kruha
so much for that toliko o tem, s tem je stvar urejena
so much the better (the worse) toliko bolje (slabše)
so tempting an offer tako zapeljiva ponudba
so then torej tako je to; zaradi tega
so to speak tako rekoč

2.

and so on, and so forth in tako dalje
even so celó tako, celó v tem primeru
ever so neskončno
he was ever so pleased preprosto (naravnost) očaran je bil
it was ever so much better as it was before bilo je neprimerno bolje poprej
every so often tu pa tam
if so če je (to) tako, v takem primeru
in so far as... v toliki meri, da...; toliko, da...
in so many words dobesedno, prav s temi besedami
Mr. So-and-so g. X.Y.
not so very bad ne ravno slabo
or so približno (toliko)
10 pounds or so 10 funtov ali kaj takega
quite so takó je, popolnoma točno
why so? zakaj tako? zakaj to?

3.

I hope so upam, da
I told so rekel sem tako (to)
Do you think he will come? -- I think so. Misliš, da bo prišel? -- Mislim, da (bo).
I sent it to you. -- So you did. Poslal sem ti to. -- Da, si (poslal). Res je. Tako je.
Her brother came and so did she. Njen brat je prišel in ona tudi

4.

I avoid him so as not to be obliged to talk to him izogibam se ga, da mi ni treba govoriti z njim
he is not so rich as his brother ni tako bogat kot njegov brat
I am sorry to see you so žal mi je, da vas vidim v takem stanju
it is not so much that he cannot as that he will not ni toliko, da ne more, kot pa, da noče
they climbed like so many monkeys plezali so kot (prave) opice
it is only so much rubbish vse to je nesmisel (neumnost)
is that so? je to tako? je res? tako? res?
you are unhappy, but I am still more so ti si nesrečen, jaz pa še bolj
he was not so sick but he could eat a hearty dinner ni bil toliko bolan, da ne bi mogel pojesti obilne večerje
I found them so many robbers ugotovil (spoznal) sem, da niso nič drugega kot tatovi
that is ever so much better pogovorno to je toliko bolje
he did not so much as look at me še (niti) pogledal me ni
as you make your bed, so you must lie kakor si si postlal, tako boš spal
and so say all of us in tega mnenja smo mi vsi
you don't say so! (saj to) ni mogoče!
all he said was so much slander vse, kar je rekel, ni bilo nič drugega kot samo obrekovanje
I told him everything, so you need not write to him vse sem mu povedal, torej ni treba, da mu pišeš
I do not want it, so there you are ne maram tega, da veš (sedaj veš)

II. veznik
pogovorno zaradi tega, zato; torej, potemtakem; (v pogojnih in dopustnih stavkih) če le

so, that's what it is! takó je torej to!
so that tako da
he annoyed us so that we never asked him again tako nas je dolgočasil, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili

III. medmet
tako! narejeno! opravljeno!

sodíti (na sodišču) to judge, to give (ali to pass) judgment; to administer justice, to hear a case; to sit in court, to try, to sit in judgment upon; (meniti, misliti) to think, to deem, to be of the opinion, to consider, to estimate; (kritizirati) to criticize

slabo, krivo sodíti to misjudge, to have a wrong opinion of, to be mistaken, to get it wrong
sodim, da... I believe (ali think, reckon) that...
sodeč po njegovih besedah judging by his words
sodíti koga po sebi (arhaično) to measure another's foot by one's own last
ne sodi drugih po sebi don't judge other people by yourself

sort² [sɔ:t] samostalnik
vrsta, sorta, kategorija, razred; kakovost; način; število
tisk garnitura črk
množina razpoloženje

a sort of neke vrste, nekak
after a sort, in a sort nekako, v neki meri
in any sort kakorkoli
in some sort do neke mere, nekako
out of sorts pogovorno čemeren, ne v redu, bolan
of all sorts vseh vrst, vsake vrste
of a sort, of sorts slabe vrste
a dog of sorts nekak pes
a lawyer of a sort odvetnik, vsaj po imenu
nothing of the sort nič takega
people of every sort and kind vse mogoči ljudje
that sort of thing nekaj temu podobnega
he is a good sort on je dobričina
he is my sort on je moje vrste, on je tak kot jaz
they are a nice sort prijetni ljudje so
to be out of sorts biti slabe volje
he put me out of sorts spravil me je v slabo voljo
I sort of expected it to sem nekako pričakoval
I sort of remember it tega se nekako spominjam

sort³ [sɔ:t] prehodni glagol
razvrstiti, razporediti, sortirati, kategorizirati; oddeliti, izločiti, izbrati
neprehodni glagol
skladati se, ujemati se, harmonirati; družiti se (z), povezati se (z)

to sort well (ill) dobro (slabo) se skladati
to sort with thieves družiti se s tatovi
to sort out razvrstiti, izbrati, odbrati, oddeliti

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

speak^* [spi:k]

1. neprehodni glagol
govoriti, besediti; imeti govor; pogovarjati se (with, to z; about, of o)
izraziti se
glasba (o glasbilih) dati glas od sebe, slišati se, zadoneti; dati se čutiti; (o portretu) biti kot živ
navtika signalizirati, dati znak
britanska angleščina dati glas, oglasiti se (o psu)

2. prehodni glagol
(iz)reči, izgovoriti, povedati, govoriti (kaj); izražati, izjaviti, najaviti; dokazovati, pričati, potrditi, pokazati
navtika poklicati (ladjo)

generally (strictly) speaking splošno (točno, strogo) povedano (vzeto)
plainly speaking odkrito povedano
roughly speaking v grobem (približno, grosso modo) povedano
so to speak tako rekoč
not to speak of... da (niti) ne govorimo o...
nothing to speak of nič važnega, ni vredno niti omembe
to speak back (nazaj) odgovarjati (na očitke ipd.)
to speak by the book govoriti z rokopisa, čitati (govor), govoriti s točnim poznavanjem
to speak like a book govoriti kot knjiga
to speak without book navesti dejstva po spominu
to speak bluntly naravnost, brez ovinkov govoriti
to speak by the card z veliko natančnostjo govoriti, biti precizen
to speak in s.o.'s cast prekiniti koga
to speak comfort to... imeti tolažilne besede za...
his conduct speaks him generous njegovo vedenje (ravnanje) priča o njegovi plemenitosti
my dog speaks only when I order him moj pes zalaja le, če mu ukažem
to speak in s.o.'s ear komu (kaj) prišepniti na uho, skrivaj govoriti s kom
fame speaks him honest on je na dobrem glasu
to speak fair dostojno govoriti
to speak for s.o. govoriti komu v korist, reči dobro besedo za koga
that speaks for itself to govori samo za sebe, tega ni treba (še) pojasnjevati (priporočati)
to speak French govoriti francoski
I found nobody to speak to nikogar nisem našel, da bi z njim govoril
to speak by hearsay govoriti, kar smo od drugih slišali
this speaks a man of honour to kaže (izdaja) človeka, ki ni brez časti
this speaks a small mind to izdaja (dokazuje) duševno majhnost
to speak one's mind povedati svoje mnenje
I will speak to your objections in a minute takoj bom odgovoril na vaše ugovore
to speak to oneself sam s seboj (sebi) govoriti
this portrait speaks ta portret je kot živ
to your praise be it spoken... v vašo pohvalo bodi povedano...
to speak plain and to the purpose jasno govoriti
to speak sense pametno govoriti
you might as well speak to a stone figurativno prav tako bi lahko govoril steni
to speak to govoriti komu, potrditi kaj
these trumpets speak his presence trobente javljajo njegovo prisotnost
things speak for themselves dejstva govore sama (po sebi)
that speaks of self-will to govori (priča) o samovolji (trmi)
to speak the truth govoriti resnico
I cannot speak to the truth of that ne morem z gotovostjo reči (jamčiti), da je to res
to speak volumes for jasno (prepričljivo) govoriti za, pričati o, dokazovati (kaj)
this speaks volumes for his faith in you to jasno govori za njegovo zaupanje v vas
to speak well for govoriti (iti) (komu ali čemu) v korist
to speak well (badly) of dobro (slabo) govoriti o
that does not speak well for his intelligence to ne priča (govori) o njegovi inteligenci
to speak with tongues (redko) biti nadarjen za jezike
to speak words of praise izreči pohvalne besede
who is speaking? (pri telefonu) kdo je pri aparatu?, kdo govori (tam)?

spomínjati

spomínjati na kaj to be reminiscent of something; to be redolent of something
spomínjati koga na kaj to remind someone of something, to put something in someone's mind
on me spominja na mojega brata he reminds me of my brother
to nas spominja na dom this reminds us of home
spomínjati se to recall to mind, to remember, to recollect (koga someone), arhaično to bethink oneself (da... that...)
medlo, slabo se spomínjati to have a dim memory of
če se prav spominjam if I remember right(ly), if my memory serves me right
ne spominjam se, kaj smo videli I have no recollection of what we saw
se ne spominjam, da bi bil o tem kaj slišal I do not recollect having heard anything about it, pogovorno I don't remember hearing anything about it

sticky [stíki] pridevnik (stickily prislov)
(pri)lepljiv, lepek; vlažen, soparen; lesen, tog (tudi figurativno)
pogovorno kritičen; nepopustljiv, oklevajoč
sleng težaven, neprijeten, zoprn, odbijajoč

a sticky day soparen dan
he was very sticky about giving me leave le zelo nerad mi je dal dopust
he came to a sticky end slabo je končal

sting¹ [stiŋ] samostalnik
zoologija & botanika želo, bodica; pik, ubod, zbod(ljaj), ugriz; huda, pekoča bolečina
figurativno grizenje, neprijeten občutek
figurativno spodbuda, pobuda; poanta, ostrina (epigrama); zamah
botanika koprivni laski
zoologija bodica; zob strupnik

the sting of hunger glodajoč glad
a jest with a sting in it šala (dovtip) s poanto
sting of conscience grizenje vesti
driven by the sting of jealousy spodboden od ljubosumnosti
to have a sting in the tail figurativno slabo se končati

stomach¹ [stʌ́mək] samostalnik
želodec; trebuh
figurativno apetit, tek, poželenje po jedi
figurativno želja, nagnjenje (for k, za)
razpoloženje
zastarelo hrabrost, pogum, srčnost

on an empty stomach na tešče
high stomach, proud stomach figurativno ošabnost, nadutost, domišljavost
my stomach rises slabo mi postaja, vzdiguje se mi
to give a stomach dati ali napraviti tek (apetit)
that goes against my stomach to se mi upira (studi, gabi)
to have no stomach for ne imeti poguma (želje, teka)
I had no stomach for my dinner večerja mi ni dišala
it lies heavy on my stomach težko mi leži na želodcu
to stay one's stomach (začasno) si utešiti lakoto
to stick in one's stomach figurativno, pogovorno čutiti odpor (stud, gnus) (do)
to turn s.o.'s stomach želodec komu obračati, povzročiti komu stud (gnus)

storíti to do; to make; to commit; to perform, to execute; zoologija (povreči) to give birth to young, (o kravi) to calve

kaj storíti? what's to be done?
kaj naj storim? what am I to do?
storíti dobro (slabo) delo to do a good (a bad) deed
storíti svojo dolžnost to do one's duty
storíti uslugo komu to do a favour (ali a service) for someone
storíti slabo (dobro) uslugo komu to do someone a bad (a good) turn
storíti slabo uslugo komu to do someone a disservice, arhaično to disserve someone
storíti komu krivico to do someone a wrong, to be unfair (ali not to be fair) to someone
rad storíti to do willingly, to do with a good grace
nerad, prisiljeno storíti to do with a bad grace
storíti kaj iz lastne volje to do something of one's own free will
storíti, kot da... to make a show of..., to pretend...
storíti napako to make a mistake, to commit (ali to make) a blunder
tega ne storim rad I hate doing this
storite, kar hočete! do as you like (ali as you please)!
bomo videli, kaj se da storíti we shall see what can be done
to ti bo dobro storilo that will do you good
storil bom vse, kar bo le mogoče I'll do my best (ali my utmost)
vino mi ne stori dobro wine does not agree with me
ti bi (naj)bolje storil, če bi ostal doma you'd better (oziroma best) stay at home
on si ne stori nič iz tega (figurativno) he doesn't give a damn (ali a tinker's cuss) about it, he takes it easy
ne stori si nič iz tega! take it easy!
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done
to je laže rečeno kot storjeno that's easier said than done
kar je storjeno, je storjeno what's done can't be undone
mnogo je bilo storjenega much has been done

strange [stréindž]

1. pridevnik (strangely prislov)
čuden, nenavaden, redek, presenetljiv, nepričakovan; tuj, nepoznan, neznan, nov (to s.o. komu)
neseznanjen (to s.th. s čim)
nevešč, nevajen (to s.th. česa)
rezerviran, hladen, zadržan, boječ
zastarelo inozemski

a strange face tuj, neznan obraz
a strange remark čudna, nenavadna opazka
strange to say presenetljivo, čudno, za čuda
I am strange here ne poznam tega kraja
to be strange to s.th. ne poznati česa, ne biti vajen česa
he is a strange fellow on je čuden (čuden patron)
he is strange to this kind of work ni vajen tega dela
to feel strange in a place ne se počutiti doma(čega) v kakem kraju
to feel strange čudno, slabo se počutiti (zlasti imeti vrtoglavico, omotico ipd.)
strange that you should not have heard it čudno, da tega niste slišali
I don't like driving a strange car ne šofiram (vozim) rad tujega avtomobila
truth is often stranger than fiction resnica je često bolj presenetljiva kot fikcija
this writing is strange to me ta pisava mi je nepoznana

2. prislov
čudno, nenavadno, svojevrstno