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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

roll² [róul]

1. prehodni glagol
valiti, valjati, kotaliti; zviti, (za)motati, zvijati, svaljkati; prevažati, transportirati, voziti; tanjšati, valjati (železo); gugati, pozibavati, valoviti
fonetika izgovarjati soglasnik r z vibriranjem; (o reki) valiti, gnati; vrteti (okoli osi); razmišljati, prevračati misli, tuhtati

to roll a barrel valiti sod
to roll a blanket, a carpet zviti odejo, preprogo
to roll a cigarette zviti (si) cigareto
to roll one's eyes zavijati oči
to roll a lawn, a road zvaljati trato, cesto
to roll metals valjati kovino
to roll 10 miles on one's bicycle prevoziti 10 milj na biciklu
to roll one's r's drdrati, pogrkavati svoje r
to roll onesslf into one's blanket zaviti se v odejo
to roll paste razvaljati testo
to roll a problem round in one's mind premišljati sem in tja o problemu
to roll a snowball narediti sneženo kepo
roll my log and I'll yours figurativno roka roko umiva
he rolled himself from side to side pozibaval, majal se je z ene strani na drugo
the hedgehog rolled itself into a ball jež se je zvil v klobčič
they rolled him along the corridor peljali so ga (na vozičku) po hodniku
the waves rolled the ship valovi so pozibavali ladjo
to set the ball rolling figurativno spraviti (stvar) v tek, sprožiti, začeti

2. neprehodni glagol
valiti se, valjati se, kotaliti se; voziti se, potovati; obračati se, vrteti se; potekati, minevati, teči (o času, letnih časih); odteči, odtekati (o vodi); valovati, biti valovit (o morju); valovito se raztezati (o kopnem, zemlji); odjekniti, odmevati, razlegati se (o zvoku); bobneti; šumeti; gostoleti (o kanarčku); (o osebah) majati se, zibati se, racati; vrteti se, obračati se (okoli svoje osi)

a rolling country valovita pokrajina
a rolling stone valeč se kamen, figurativno nestanoviten človek, ki stalno menjava službo
to roll in money, in riches valjati se v denarju, biti zelo bogat
to roll into one stekati se v eno, združiti se
a rolling stone gathers no moss figurativno goste službe, redke suknje
to start the ball rolling figurativno spraviti kaj v tek, začeti, sprožiti
to start rolling začeti se
we had been rolling for hours without stopping once at a station vozili smo se ure in ure, ne da bi se bili ustavili enkrat na kaki postaji

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

run¹ [rʌn] samostalnik
tekanje, tek
šport vztrajnostni tek, tekmovanje, dirka, hiter galop; naval, lov (for na)
hajka; hoja, vožnja, (hitro) potovanje; pot, izlet, sprehod; jadranje; brzi koraki, hiter tempo, hitra kretnja, premik, hiter padec, beg; zalet, zagon, napad, juriš
figurativno potek, smer, ritem, tendenca, moda; nepretrgana vrsta, niz, serija, nepretrgan čas, trajanje
ameriško potok, reka, jarek; tok, struja, plima, valovi; prost dostop (do), prosta uporaba; trop, jata; pašnik, ograda, ograjen prostor za živino, za perutnino; sankališče
trgovina veliko povpraševanje (on po, za)
dobra prodaja, trajen uspeh
trgovina kakovost, kvaliteta, vrsta, sorta
glasba hitra vrsta tonov, gostolevek, rulada
gledališče čas izvedbe, trajanje (gledališke igre), uprizarjanje, prikazovanje, nepretrgana vrsta predstav; (karte) sekvenca; naklada (časopisa)
tehnično delovni čas (o strojih); presek, prerez, splošnost, večina
tehnično tračnica; deska za vkrcavanje in izkrcavanje; odvodna cev

at the run, on the run v teku
in the long run sčasoma, končno, konec koncev
on the run na nogah, nepretrgoma zaposlen, ki leta sem in tja; vojska ki je na umiku, na begu
with a run nenadoma
a run to Bled vožnja, izlet, skok na Bled
a run of bad luck at cards dolgotrajna smola pri kartah
a run of ill luck nepretrgana smola, vrsta nesreč
run of customers naval odjemalcev
run of events potek dogodkov
a run of gold žila zlata
run of ground zemeljski plaz
the run of public opinion smer javnega mnenja
the common (ordinary) run of people običajni, poprečni tip ljudi
non-stop run nonstop vožnja
the usual run of things običajni potek dogodkov
to be in the run teči, dirkati, figurativno kandidirati
to be on the run teči, tekati po poslih, biti vedno na nogah, tekati sem in tja
it is only a 30 minutes' run to our place samo pol ure vožnje je do nas
it is all in the day's run vse to spada v program dneva (dnevnih dogodkov)
this inn is quite out of the common run of country inns ta gostilna je čisto različna od običajnega tipa podeželskih gostišč
there was a run on the banks vlagatelji so navalili na banke (da bi dvignili svoje prihranke)
to break into a run spustiti se v tek
to come down with a run zrušiti se
to give a run preskusiti
to go for a run teči (kot) za stavo
everything went with a run vse je šlo gladko, kot namazano
to have s.o. on the run pogovorno pognati koga
to have a run for one's money figurativno priti na svoj račun, zabavati se za svoj denar
to have the run of s.o.'s house imeti prost dostop v hišo kake osebe, počutiti se pri kom doma
I had the run of his library imel sem prost dostop do njegove knjižnice
these books have had the run this year te knjige so se letos najbolje prodajale
the play had but a short run igra je bila le kratek čas na sporedu
the piece had a run of 20 nights (gledališko) igro so uprizorili 20 večerov zaporedoma
to take a run vzeti zalet

saint [séint]

1. samostalnik
religija svetnik, -ica; bogomolec (pravi ali lažni)
religija božji izvoljenec, blaženec

All Saints' Day religija vsi sveti (1. november)
departed saint pokojnik
enough to make a saint swear dovolj, da bi se še svetnik razjezil (zaklel)
enough to provoke; ali to try the patience of a saint dovolj, da bi še svetnik izgubil potrpljenje
young saints old sinners (devils) zgodnja pobožnost ni dober znak; svetnik v mladosti, grešnik v starosti; mladost se mora iznoreti
to lead the life of a saint živeti kot svetnik

2. prehodni glagol
proglasiti za svetnika, kanonizirati; imeti koga za svetega
neprehodni glagol (večinoma saint it)
živeti kot svetnik; igrati svetnika

3. pridevnik
svet (krajšava St.)
češčen kot svetnik, -ica

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

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!

sánjati to dream; to see in a dream

sanjalo se mi je I dreamt
sanjal sem nekaj čudnega I had a strange dream
niti sanja se mi ne (figurativno) I have not the haziest notion
še sanja se mi ne, da bi... (daleč proč, kaj še) I would not dream of it!
to se mi še sanjalo nikoli ni that never entered my head, I never dreamt (ali thought) of such a thing
to se ti je moralo sánjati you must have dreamt it

scalp [skælp]

1. samostalnik
skalp, koža lobanje z lasmi; téme; lasulja; gola, okrogla glava griča; kitova glava brez spodnje čeljusti
figurativno zmagovalska trofeja
ameriško, pogovorno majhen zaslužek pri preprodaji (vrednostnih papirjev, vstopnic, vozovnic)

to be out for scalps biti na lovu na skalpe, figurativno iskati koga, ki bi nad njim stresli svojo jezo ali slabo voljo, biti napadalen, popadljiv
to have the scalp of figurativno premagati koga v debati
to take s.o.'s scalp skalpirati koga
to take scalps figurativno premagati, poraziti, obvladati, ošvrkniti koga s kritiko

2. prehodni glagol
skalpirati; odreti kožo z glave
figurativno neusmiljeno kritizirati
politika, ameriško, sleng (nasprotnika) izpodriniti, odžagati
ekonomija, ameriško, pogovorno z malo zaslužka preprodati (vstopnice, vozovnice, vrednostne papirje, na črno)

scorn² [skɔ:n] prehodni glagol
prezirati, prezreti, zaničevati, zasmehovati, omalovaževati; s prezirom odbiti, ne se ponižati, smatrati pod častjo

I scorn to ask a favour sram me je (smatram pod častjo) prositi uslugo
he scorns lying (to lie, a lie) sram ga je, da bi lagal
neprehodni glagol
rogati se (at s.th. čemu)
norčevati se (iz česa)

scour² [skáuə]

1. prehodni glagol
preleteti, preteči; prebrskati, preiskati

to scour a book for quotations prebrskati knjigo, da bi našli citate
to scour the pewter sleng delati, opravljati svoje delo

2. neprehodni glagol
dirjati, drveti, poditi se, divjati (about po)
klatiti se, potikati se, pohajati (okoli); brskati (za čem)

to scour about the country klatiti se po deželi, obresti deželo
to scour about the seas klatiti se po morjih; gusariti

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

scruple² [skru:pl]

1. samostalnik
pomislek, dvom; tankovestnost; neodločnost, oklevanje, obotavljanje, kolébanje

man of no scruple človek brez vesti
to have scruples about imeti pomisleke glede
to make no scruple (to do s.th.) ne se pomišljati (kaj napraviti)

2. neprehodni glagol
imeti pomisleke, pomišljati se, oklevati, obotavljati se, biti neodločen
prehodni glagol
arhaično oklevati pred (čem)

I would scruple a lie okleval bi, preden bi lagal
he does not scruple to lie on ne okleva pred lažjo

selítev migration; (iz hiše) removal; change of abode (ali of residence, of dwelling)

selítev narodov migration of people; (masovna) trek; (ponoči, ne da bi plačali stanarino) moonlight flit
doklada za selítev allowance for removal
po naši selítvi v to hišo after our removal to this house
tri selítve je isto kot požar three removals are as bad as a fire

send^*2 [send]

1. prehodni glagol
poslati, odposlati (to kam)
odpraviti; spraviti v gibanje; izstreliti (naboj); usmeriti, nameriti (pogled) (at k, proti)
udariti, vreči (žogo); (o bogu) dati, nakloniti

2. neprehodni glagol
poslati (for po)
poslati sporočilo

our attack sent the enemy flying naš napad je pognal sovražnika v beg
to send s.o. about his business na kratko odpraviti koga, spoditi koga
to send s.o. crazy znoriti koga
to send coals to Newcastle napraviti nekaj nepotrebnega, odvečnega; v Savo vodó nositi
to send s.o. to Coventry figurativno ne se hoteti družiti s kom
to send for s.th. poslati po kaj, dati si prinesti kaj, naročiti kaj
to send for the doctor poslati po zdravnika
God send it may not be so! daj bog, da ne bi bilo tako!
to send to invite s.o. poslati komu (po)vabilo
to send one's love poslati prisrčen pozdrav, pozdraviti po kom
to send s.o. mad (out of his mind) razdražiti, razbesneti koga, spraviti koga v blaznost, znoriti koga
to send a message poslati sporočilo
I sent him packing figurativno odpustil sem ga (iz službe), spodil sem ga
to send by post poslati po pošti
his playing really sends me njegovo igranje me zares prevzame (navduši)
to send one's kind regards lepo pozdravljati
to send to the right-about, send packing sleng na kratko koga odpraviti, odpustiti koga, poslati k vragu koga
the news sent her into hysterics ob tej novici je postala histerična
to send to school poslati v šolo
to send to the skies sleng ubiti
to send a shell izstreliti granato
send him victorious! da bi (le) zmagal!
send me a word! sporoči (piši, javi se) mi!

sense¹ [sens] samostalnik
čut, čutilo, občutek, čustvo; (zdrava) pamet, (zdrav) razum; smisel, pomen; sodba, mnenje; uvidevnost
množina razumnost, pametnost; bistrost; splošno naziranje ali mnenje

in (out of) one's senses (ne) pri zdravi pameti
against common sense proti zdravi pameti
the five senses petero čutov
the sense of hearing čut sluha, sluh
sense of duty (responsibility) čut dolžnosti (odgovornosti)
sense of pain občutek bolečine
a sense of wrong občutek (sebi prizadete) krivice
common (good, sound) sense zdrava pamet, zdrav razum
a man of sense pameten človek
any man in his sense vsak pameten človek
in every sense v vsakem pogledu
in a sense v nekem pogledu, nekako
literal (figurative, proper) sense of a word dobesedni (preneseni, pravi) pomen (neke) besede
be a man of sense! bodi no pameten!
she is not in her right senses ona ni čisto pri pravi pameti
are you out of your senses? si ob pamet?, si znorel?
we must bring him to his senses moramo ga spametovati
to come to one's senses priti k pameti, spametovati se; zavedati se
she was frightened (scared) out of her senses bila je vsa iz sebe (ponorela je) od strahu
he has no sense of humour on nima smisla za humor
I have no sense of locality nimam občutka za orientacijo
she had not the sense to turn off the gas ni ji prišlo na pamet, da bi zaprla plin
to lose (to take leave of) one's senses izgubiti pamet
to make sense of s.th. dati čemu smisel, razumeti kaj
it does not make sense (to) nima nobenega smisla, to je nerazumljivo
he'll need all his senses potreboval bo vso svojo pamet
to recover one's senses priti spet k pameti, spet se zavedeti
it stands to sense čisto jasno je
have you taken leave of your senses? si ob pamet? si znorel?
talk sense! govori pametno!

sesésti se to collapse

ob novici sem se skoraj sesedel the news fairly bowled me over
od začudenja bi se bil skoraj sesedel you could have knocked me down with a feather

shaggy [šǽgi] pridevnik (shaggily prislov)
kodrast, dlakast; razkuštran; košat, porasel z grmičevjem; zanemarjen, podivjan
figurativno grob, neotesan

shaggy-dog story dolga komična zgodba (ki naj bi bila tudi duhovita)

shake¹ [šéik] samostalnik
stresljaj, tresenje, drhtenje, pretresi, (o)majanje; zmajanje (z glavo), odkimavanje; stisk roke, rokovanje; udarec
pogovorno trenutek
glasba triler, gostolevek, drhtavo petje

in a shake v hipu, kot bi trenil
in two shakes of a lamb's tail v hipu, zelo hitro
the shakes tresavica, drhtavica, mrzlica
shake of the hand stisk roke
with a shake of the head z odkimanjem
shake of wind sunek vetra
to be all of a shake tresti se po vsem telesu
to be no great shakes pogovorno ne biti posebno koristen ali vreden
give it a good shake dobro to pretresite!
to give s.o. the shake sleng otresti se, znebiti se koga
wait a shake počakaj trenutek!

shall [šæl, šl] pomožni

shall I do it? naj naredim to?
shall we go for a walk? bi (bomo) šli na sprehod?
I hope I shall be better tomorrow upam, da bom jutri boljši
you shall do it! moraš to storiti!
he shall rue it! obžaloval bo to!
do not worry, you shall get it in time ne skrbi, (obljubljam ti, da) boš to dobil pravočasno!