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spréten dexterous, handy, adroit, deft; skilful, skilled (v in); proficient, adept; workmanly

za vse spréten človek jack-of-all-trades, pl jacks-
spréten v izmikanju vprašanjem adept at evading questions
zelo sprétno with great skill
on je spréten pri, v he is a good hand at (ali is skilful at)

sramôta shame; infamy, ignominy, ignobleness, ignobility; shamefulness; disgrace; reproach

velika sramôta burning shame
on je sramôta za... he is a reproach to...
to je sramôta za mesto this is a reproach to the town
biti komu v sramôto to be a disgrace to someone
delati sramôto komu to shame someone, to bring reproach upon someone
sramôta! for shame!
kakšna sramôta! what a shame!
on je v sramôto svoji družini he is a disgrace to his family
nakopati sramôto komu (sebi) to bring shame on someone (on oneself)
toliko večja sramôta zanj! more shame to him!

srcé heart; figurativno (jedro) pith, core, marrow

od srca from one's heart
brez srca heartless, cruel, hardhearted, unfeeling
v srcu at heart
na dnu mojega srca in my heart of hearts
z grenkobo v srcu with bitterness in one's heart
s težkim (lahkim) srcem (figurativno) with a heavy (light) heart
iz vsega srca with all my heart and soul
dobrega srca kindhearted
drag mojemu srcu dear to my heart
bolan na srcu (figurativno) heartsick
srcé trgajoč heartbreaking, heartrending
srcé Jezusovo religija Sacred Heart
rdeče srcé (lesna bolezen) false heartwood
napaka na srcu heart disease
razširjenje srca dilatation of the heart
sredstvo za krepitev srca cordial, heart stimulant, ZDA cardiac
zlato srcé (figurativno) a generous (ali a kind) heart
bítje srcá heartbeat
trdega srca hardhearted
bolan na srcu ill with a heart condition
srcé bije, močno tolče the heart pulsates, throbs
srcé me boli I am heartsick (ali heartsore), I am sick at heart, my heart aches, it grieves my heart
srcé mi močno bíje my heart is pounding (ali is thumping)
lahkó mi je pri srcu I am light at heart
biti bolan na srcu to be heartsick
to mi je na srcu this is close to my heart
to mi ni pri srcu (figurativno) it does not appeal to me
imeti nekaj na srcu (figurativno) to have something on one's mind
nimam srca, da bi to napravil I haven't got the heart to do it
ne jemlji si tega preveč k srcu! don't take it too hard!, don't worry about it!
to gre človeku do srca (figurativno)
to človeku trga srcé this is heartrending
srcé mi krvavi (mi je krvavelo) my heart is bleeding (bled)
kar ima na srcu, ima na jeziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
srcé mi ne da, da bi to storil I do it with a bad grace, I cannot bring myself to do it
to mi je zelo pri srcu I have set my heart upon it
odvaliti komu kamen od srca (figurativno) to take a load off someone's mind
kamen se mi je odvalil od srca I feel a weight off my mind, a weight has been lifted from my mind
on osvaja ženska srca he is a ladykiller
omehčati najtrše srcé to touch the stoniest of hearts
srcé mi je padlo v hlače (figurativno) my heart sank into my shoes, I got cold feet, my heart failed me
položiti komu kaj na srcé to lay something to someone's heart
pomilujem vas iz dna srca I pity you from the bottom of my heart
olajšati si srcé to unbosom oneself
srcé bi mi póčilo I would die of a broken heart
srcé mi poskakuje od veselja ob tem it makes my heart thrill
to prija mojemu srcu it does my heart good
pridobiti si srca vseh to win the hearts of all
k srcu mu je prirasla (figurativno) he became very fond of her
razveseliti komu srcé to warm the cockles of someone's heart
od srca se smejati to laugh heartily
kolikor ti (le) srcé poželi! to your heart's content!
srcé se mi stiska I feel pangs (anguish)
iti komu k srcu to go to someone's heart, to make someone's heart thrill
srcé se mi trga it breaks my heart, I find it heartrending
človeku se srcé trga (ob tem) it's heartbreaking (ali heartrending)
vzeti si kaj k srcu to take something to heart
preveč si je to vzel k srcu he took it too much to heart
zelo sem si k srcu vzel njegovo smrt I was deeply affected by his death, I found his death a terrible blow
to mi teži srcé it presses (ali weighs heavily) upon my mind
strl ji je srcé (figurativno) he broke her heart
srcé mu je poskočilo (figurativno) his heart leapt
srcé me je zabolelo I was heartstricken
od vsega srca želeti kaj to set one's heart on something

stand¹ [stænd] samostalnik
stanje (na nogah), položaj, mesto; stališče; tribuna, oder; stojnica, začasna prodajalna na trgu; stojalo, mizica, regal, polica
fotografija stativ; postaja, postajališče, parkirni prostor za taksije; zastoj (tudi figurativno)
ustavitev, odpor
gledališče gostovanje igralcev, trajanje gostovanja
ameriško (še) nepožeto žito; (še) neposekan gozd; zajezena voda
zastarelo garnitura
zastarelo, narečno roj (čebel)
zgodovina krdelo (vojakov)
pravno, ameriško prostor za priče

a stand of arms popolna oprema z orožjem za vojaka, puška s priborom
stand of colours polkovna zastava
band-stand paviljon za godbo
a bold stand junaški odpor
book-stand stojnica, kiosk za prodajo knjig
cab-stand postajališče taksijev ali kočij
cruet-stand steklenički za olje in kis
flower-stand stojalo za cvetlice
fruit-stand stojnica za prodajo sadja na trgu
grand stand uradna (glavna) tribuna (na tekmah, dirkah itd.)
hat-stand polica (obešalnik) za klobuk
ink-stand tintnik
news stand ameriško kiosk za prodajo časopisov
one-night stand gledališče enkratno (igralsko) gostovanje
umbrella-stand stojalo za dežnike
wash-stand umivalnik
to be at a stand zastarelo odreveneti, obstrmeti (od začudenja), biti zbegan, zmeden
there is a cabstand in this street v tej ulici je parkirni prostor za taksije
to be brought (to come) to a stand ustaviti se, zastati, obstati
we were brought to a stand by a deep river zaustavila nas je globoka reka
to bring to a stand (za)ustaviti, privesti do ustavitve, do zastoja
to make a stand upirati se, ustavljati se (čemu)
the enamy made a good stand against our attack sovražnik je nudil krepak odpor našemu napadu
to take stand in a debate zavzeti stališče v debati
he took his stand near the door zavzel je mesto (postavil se je) poleg vrat
he took his stand on the letter figurativno oprl, skliceval se je na pismo
to take the stand ameriško, pravno nastopiti kot priča, potrditi s prisego (on s.th. kaj)

stay¹ [stéi] samostalnik
(začasno) bivanje, trajanje bivanja; zadrževanje, brzdanje, zaviranje, preprečevanje
pravno odgoditev, odložitev, ustavitev
figurativno vztrajnost, vzdržljivost

to make a long stay zadržati se dalj časa, muditi se, bivati dalj časa
I'll make a short stay in London za krajši čas se bom zadržal (ustavil) v Londonu
his lack of education is a great stay upon him njegova pomanjkljiva izobrazba je zanj velika ovira
to order a stay of execution pravno odrediti odgoditev prisilne izvršbe (rubežni)
to put a stay on zavirati, brzdati, zadrževati
to stand at a stay zastarelo mirovati, zasta(ja)ti, zatikati se

steep¹ [sti:p]

1. pridevnik (steeply prislov)
strm
figurativno hiter, brz, nagel
pogovorno pretirano visok (o cenah); neverjeten (zgodba); čezmeren, pretiran, neupravičen, nesramen

a steep slope strmo pobočje, prepad
a steep price pretirana cena
a steep task težavna naloga
your demand is rather steep vaša zahteva je precej pretirana (nesramna)
it is a bit steep that he should get all the profit malo prehuda je, da bi on pospravil ves dobiček
this sounds rather steep to zveni (se sliši) precéj neverjetno

2. samostalnik
strmina, strmo pobočje

stickler [stíklə] samostalnik
oseba, ki vztraja (zahteva, veliko da) na čem; malenkostnež, nergač, pedant; težaven problem

a great stickler for etiquette oseba, ki ji je mnogo do etikete
stickler over trifles dlakocepec; pedant
that officer is a stickler for obedience ta častnik zahteva brezpogojno pokorščino

stíh line; verse

v stíhih in verse
klen stíh pithy line
katalektičen (nepopoln) stíh catalectic verse
stopica stíha metrical unit, foot
delati, kovati stíhe to versify
ta stíh šepa this is a halting verse

stíska distress; need; pinch, scrape; straits pl; emergency; figurativno hot water

v stíski za denar pogovorno strapped for cash, short of the ready, broke, stony-broke
denarna stíska straitened circumstances pl
v hudi stíski with one's back to the wall
v stíski in an emergency, in a scrape
biti v stíski to be in need, to be in a tough spot
ona je v hudi stíski she is in great distress
je v hudi stíski za denar he is hard pressed for money
v stíski smo s časom we are pressed for time
izvleči se iz stíske to get out of a scrape
spraviti koga v stísko to put someone in a tight spot
v hudi stíski so (pogovorno) they are hard up (ali in a tight spot); they are in hot water
čutiti stísko to feel the pinch
priti v stísko to get into a scrape
pomagati prijatelju iz stíske (figurativno) to help a lame dog over a stile
v stíski spoznaš prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed

stôpnja degree; (časti) grade; (razvoja) stage; (vzpona) gradient; level

na isti stôpnji z on a level with, at the same stage as
od stôpnje do stôpnje from stage to stage
po stôpnjah by degrees
najvišja stôpnja climax
doktorska stôpnja (doktorat) doctor's degree, doctorate
enačba I. stôpnje simple equation
zadnja stôpnja (stadij) jetike the last stage of consumption
socialna stôpnja social grade (ali level)
najnižja stôpnja družbe the lowest level of society
on je za stôpnjo višji od mene (žargon) he is a cut above me
služiti od najnižje stôpnje vojska to start as a ranker, (figurativno) to start at the bottom of the ladder

store-house [stɔ́:haus] samostalnik
skladišče; kašča
figurativno zakladnica

he is a store-house of information on je zakladnica znanja, on je živ leksikon

stráh fear; (velik) fright, dread, horror, dismay; awe; žargon funk; terror (pred of); (bojazen) apprehension

brez stráhu fearlessly
stráh pred smrtjo fear of death
stráh me je I am afraid (of)
v stráhu je za svoje življenje he goes in fear of his life
biti v stráhu to be in fear (of), to be afraid (of)
biti stráh in trepet za... to be the terror of..., to be the bugbear of...
navaditi s stráhom to overawe
imeti stráh pred to be scared of, pogovorno to funk (doing something)
biti trd od stráhú to be scared stiff, to be in a blue funk, to be frightened out of one's wits
iz stráhú pred for fear of, out of dread of
držati koga v stráhu to intimidate someone
pognati komu stráh v kosti to fill someone with terror, to terrify someone, to horrify someone, to scare someone stiff
biti v stráhu za kaj to be worried stiff about something
on ne pozna stráhú he is a stranger to fear
od stráhú so se mi naježili lasje my hair stood on end with fright
spraviti koga v stráh to inspire (ali to fill, to strike) someone with awe
pomiriti stráh to allay (someone's) fears
on je stráh vseh poštenih ljudi he is the terror of all honest people
stráh zbujajoč awe-inspiring
v velikem stráhu in a blue funk
stráh nas je we are frightened, we are in a funk, we have the jitters
tresti se od stráhú to tremble with fright

strain¹ [stréin] samostalnik
pritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin
tehnično deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja
(često množina) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnja

on the strain v napetosti
under a strain zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živci
without strain brez truda
the strain of modern life napeto sodobno življenje
a humorous strain šaljiv ton
martial strains bojevite melodije, vojaška muzika
strains of obscenity ploha (izbruh) nespodobnih besed
the strain on the rope napetost, nategnjenost vrvi
the strain of my responsibility breme moje odgovornosti
to the strains of the national anthem ob zvokih narodne himne
to be in a philosophizing strain biti v razpoloženju za filozofiranje
it is a strain pogovorno to človeka zdela
she is a great strain on my resources ona je veliko breme za moje finance
all his senses were on the strain vsi čuti so mu bili skrajno napeti
he has a strain in his leg nogo ima izpahnjeno
she spoke of him in lofty strains govorila je o njem v samih superlativih
to impose a strain on a machine preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od stroja
he is suffering from strain bolan je od pretiranega dela

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

stranger [stréindžə] samostalnik
tujec, -jka; neznanec, -nka; gost, obiskovalec; neizkušen (nepoučèn) človek, novinec (to v)
pravno neudeleženec (to v)
zastarelo inozemec, -mka
ameriško (zvalnik) Vi (tam!)

the little stranger novorojenček
he is a stranger to fear on ne pozna strahu
he is a stranger to learning on ni izobražen
I am no stranger to politics nisem novinec v politiki
he is no stranger to me poznam ga, ni mi neznan
you are quite a stranger! zelo redko te je videti!
to make a stranger of s.o. ravnati s kom kot s tujcem
I spy (I see) strangers opažam (vidim) tujce (angleška parlamentarna formula, da se doseže izpraznitev galerije od gledalcev), figurativno predlagam izključitev občinstva

strást passion; vehement desire; violent impulse; (gorečnost) keenness; (spolna) sensuality, lust, libido

brzdati svoje strásti to check (ali to temper) one's passions (ali appetites)
vdajati se strástem to give way to one's passions
kajenje (branje) je pri njem prava strást smoking (reading) is a passion with him
izbruh strásti a burst of passion
prevzet, obseden od strásti passion-ridden
strást za igranje, igralska strást passion (ali craze, fondness) for games (ali gaming)
njegova glavna strást his ruling passion
ravnati, storiti v strásti to act impulsively
soditi brez strásti to judge dispassionately
on je suženj svojih strásti he is a slave to his passions

strásten passionate; (spolno) lustful, libidinous, voluptuous

strásten kadilec cigarette fiend, inveterate smoker, chain smoker
on je strásten zbiralec znamk he is a keen philatelist (ali stamp collector)
sem strásten prijatelj nogometa I am a keen football fan
njegov brat je strásten kvartopirec his brother is a card fiend

stréha roof

brez stréhe roofless
stréha nad glavo roof over one's head
mansardna stréha mansard, mansard roof
slamnata stréha thatched roof
opečna stréha tiled roof
stréha iz skrila slated roof
skodlasta stréha shingled roof
steklena stréha glass roof
stréha iz listja pesniško a leafy vault
platnena stréha awning, sunshade
stréha je potrebna popravila the roof wants repairing
žetev je pod strého the harvest is gathered in
spraviti pod strého (žetev) to gather (ali bring) in
stanovati pod strého to live in a garret
biti pod strého to have a roof over one's head
pri njem je takoj ogenj v stréhi (figurativno) he is a real hothead
imeti strého nad glavo to have a roof over one's head
ploščata stréha flat roof
ravna stréha flat roof, terrace
drseča stréha (pri avtu) sliding roof
stréha enokapnica lean-to roof
dvokapna stréha ridged roof
pokriti s strého to roof
vzeti pod strého to house, to lodge, to accommodate, to shelter
(pozor,) delo na stréhi! men at work (ali working) overhead!
hiša še ni pod strého the house is not roofed yet
zaščititi s strého, dati pod strého to roof

stretch¹ [streč]

1. samostalnik
raztezanje, raztegovanje, stegnjenje, natezanje; (pre)napenjanje, napetost, napor; prekoračenje; razpetina, razpon; neprekinjen odsek poti, daljava; ploskev, prostrana ravnina, ravni del dirkališča; neprekinjeno časovno razdobje (doba), nepretrgan čas
sleng kazen, bivanje v kaznilnici, čas kazni v kaznilnici, v zaporu
navtika daljava, prejadrana pri enem potegu (kretnji) (pri jadranju proti vetru); sprehod

at a stretch, at one stretch brez prekinitve, naenkrat
on the stretch napenjajoč vse sile; v veliki naglici, figurativno v veliki napetosti
a stretch of 5 years razdobje petih let
a stretch of the imagination prenapeta, prebujna domišljija
the stretch of a bird's wings razpetina ptičjih kril
a fine stretch of country lep košček zemlje, lepe pokrajine
to be on the stretch biti napet, v napetosti
it is a good stretch from the village to the town je lep, precejšen kos poti od vasi do mesta
to do a stretch britanska angleščina odslužiti, izdržati kazen (enega leta)
to give a stretch natezati se, pretegniti se
he gave a stretch and got up pretegnil se je in vstal
to keep one's attention on the stretch biti v napeti pozornosti
it takes a stretch of imagination to believe that treba je precéj napeti svojo domišljijo, da to verjameš
to work 8 hours at (on) a stretch delati nepretrgano 8 ur

2. pridevnik
raztegljiv

stretch hosiery raztegljive nogavice

stvár thing; matter; object; stuff; (posel, skrb) concern; case; (zadeva) affair, subject, business

stvár časti affair of honour
sporna stvár debatable question, pravo a moot point
vsa stvár the whole business (ali affair, matter)
k stvari! keep (ali stick) to the point (ali to the matter in hand)!; (v parlamentu, govorniku) answer the question!
vse moje stvári all my belongings pl, my goods and chattels pl
dogovorjena, domenjena stvár a put-up job
kočljiva, delikatna stvár a delicate point
stvár zase another question, a matter apart
stvár v diskusiji the subject under discussion, the matter in hand
spadajoč k stvári relevant
ne spadajoč k stvári irrelevant
to je moja stvár that's my business (ali affair, concern, lookout)
to ni moja stvár that is no business of mine; that is not my affair
v tem je vsa stvár (= za to gre) that's the gist of it (ali the whole point)
to je čisto druga stvár that's completely off the point, that's an entirely different thing, (figurativno) that's a horse of a different colour
to je stvár navade that's a matter of habit
to je jedro, bistvo stvári this is the gist (ali the substance) of the matter
to je važna stvár this is a matter of importance (ali of great importance)
to je kočljiva stvár this is a ticklish (ali delicate, difficult) matter, this requires careful handling
to ni smešna stvár this in no laughing matter
(to je pa) lepa stvár! (ironično) that's a nice mess!, pogovorno a fine how-do-you-do (ali how d'ye do)
ne vem, kaj je na stvári I don't know what the problem is, pogovorno I don't know what's the matter (ali what's up, what it's all about)
borimo se za dobro stvár we are fighting for a good cause
brigaj se za svoje stvári! mind your own business, don't be such a busybody!
sedaj ne gre za to stvár that is not the question now
naj gredo stvári svojo pot! let things slide!
to nima nič opraviti s sámo stvárjo that has nothing to do with the question
pogovoriti se o stvári to talk the matter over
ostati pri stvári to stick to the point
priti s stvárjo na dan to raise a matter
pusti stvár v miru (= ne dvigaj prahu)! let sleeping dogs lie!
preidimo na stvár! let us come to the point (ali to the matter in hand), pogovorno let's get down to the nitty-gritty
s tem se na stvári nič ne spremeni it makes no difference, it does not alter the fact (ali the fact of the matter), it doesn't make any material (ali substantial) difference
to ne spada k stvári this is irrelevant, this is off (ali beside) the point
kot stvári stojé as things are, as things stand (now)
stvári stojé dobro things are going well
stvár stojí takole this is how the matter stands
videti, kako stvari stojé (figurativno) to see how the land lies
umreti za dobro stvár to die for a good cause
vmešavati, vtikati se v tuje stvári to meddle in other people's affairs
vrniti se k stvári to return to the subject
vzeti stvár v roke (figurativno) to take a problem (ali a matter, a business) in hand
vzeti stvári, kot pač pridejo (dobre in slabe) to take the rough with the smooth