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sméh laughter; laugh

salve sméha fits pl of laughter
prisiljen sméh strained laugh, forced laugh
homerski sméh Homeric laughter
hrupen sméh horselaugh, guffaw
sredi sméha amid laughter
ni mi do sméha I don't feel like laughing
sméh ga bo (že) minil he will laugh on the wrong side of his mouth
bušiti, bruhniti v sméh to burst out laughing
prasniti v sméh to break into a laugh
sméh me je posilil I was overcome by (a fit of) laughter
spraviti koga v sméh to make someone laugh
s sméhom izraziti prezir to laugh one's contempt
s sméhom se zahvaliti to laugh one's thanks
pokati od sméha to split one's sides laughing (ali with laughter), to be convulsed with laughter
skoraj počiti od sméha to laugh fit to burst, to be in stitches
spraviti družbo v sméh to set the company laughing
tuliti od sméha to roar with laughter
umirati, zvijati se od sméha to laugh one's head off
to ni za sméh this is no laughing matter
povzročiti (splošen) sméh to raise a laugh
v sméh me spravljaš you amuse me

sód¹ -a cask; barrel; tub; container; (velik) tun; (kad) butt

svež iz sóda on draught, drawn from the wood
vinski sód wine cask, wine barrel
razsušen sód leaky barrel
spravljen v sódu barrelled
doga sóda stave
obroč na sódu hoop
dno sóda bottom of a cask
nabiti obroče na sód to hoop a cask (ali a barrel)
vino iz sóda wine from the wood
naliti v sód(e) to barrel up
dišati po sódu to taste of the cask
namočiti sód to season a cask
spraviti v sód to cask, to barrel
nastaviti sód to spile a cask
to izbije sódu dno! (figurativno) that's the limit!, that tops everything!, it's the last straw!

spot¹ [spɔt]

1. samostalnik
mesto, kraj; košček zemljišča
medicina pega, mozoljček
figurativno madež
figurativno sramotni madež; lisa (na tkanini), pika, pikica
pogovorno majhna količina, trohica; kanček, malce, kaplj(ic)a; bela žoga s črno piko (točko) (biljard), črna točka na enem krajn mize, enako oddaljena od obeh strani mize
množina, trgovina blago, ki se prodaja za gotovino in dobi takoj pri prodaji
šport, sleng napoved, kateri konj bo zmagal (na dirkah), napovedan zmagovalni konj

on the spot na mestu, brez odlašanja, takoj; ameriško, sleng v (življenjski) nevarnosti, v stiski, v škripcih
without spot brez napake, neoporečen
the spot pravo mesto
a spot of whisky požirek, kaplja whiskyja
spot check (naključni) poskus
beauty spot lepotno znamenje
a delightful spot čudovit košček (konček, kotiček) zemlje
sun-spot sončna pega
tender spot figurativno občutljivo mesto, Ahilova peta; tisto, za kar je nekdo občutljiv
the people on the spot ljudje iz določenega kraja, prebivalci
to arrive on the spot of five dospeti točno ob petih
to be on the spot biti na mestu, biti dorasel položaju; šport biti v formi
can the leopard change his spot? ali volk lahko spremeni svojo naravo?
he has come out without a spot on his reputation izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez madeža na svojem ugledu
to put s.o. on the spot ameriško, sleng spraviti koga v zadrego, ugnati ga v kozji rog, vzeti ga na piko

2. pridevnik
ekonomija takoj dobavljiv, dostavljiv; takoj plačljiv; gotovinski; krajevno omejen (broadcasting radijska reklama)

stare² [stɛ́ə] neprehodni glagol
buljiti, izbuljiti oči, strmeti, zijati, začudeno, debelo gledati (at na, v after za)
zijati; ježiti se (lasje)
prehodni glagol
s pogledom prisiliti, nagnati (koga) k čemu; buljiti (v koga), zijati (koga)

to stare at s.o. in horror z grozo strmeti v koga
to stare s.o. in the face figurativno pasti, skočiti v oči, biti očiten, neizbežen
death stareed me in the face smrt mi je pogledala v oči, mi je pretila
he stareed me out of countenance s svojim srepim pogledom me je zmedel
to stare into silence, to stare s.o. dumb utišati koga z ostrim pogledom
to make s.o. stare spraviti koga v začudenje
it will make everybody stare vsi se bodo temu čudili, vsi bodo zijali od začudenja
the truth of it stares us in the face resnica o tem nam bije v obraz
to stare down zmesti, zbegati (koga) s pogledom

start² [sta:t]

1. neprehodni glagol
iti (kreniti) na pot, odpotovati (for v)
oditi, odpeljati (vlak)
šport startati; izhajati (from iz)
trzniti, zdrzniti se, predramiti se, (po)skočiti, planiti; ostrmeti, osupniti (at ob)
izbuljiti se (oči), izskočiti; zrahljati se, popustiti (žebelj); zviti se, skočiti iz svojega položaja (les)
ameriško, sleng iskati, začeti prepir

2. prehodni glagol
začeti (kaj), povzročiti, pognati ali spustiti v tek; osnovati; preplašiti (divjad); izpahniti; pretočiti (tekočino) iz soda, izprazniti
šport dati (tekaču) znak za start
aeronavtika dati (letalu) znak za vzlet; oživiti, poklicati (kaj) v življenje; zrahljati, omajati (žebelj); odpreti (trgovino); pomagati komu, da kaj začne, nagnati (koga) k čemu
figurativno širiti (novice), sprožiti (vprašanje)

starting next week počenši s prihodnjim tednom
to start with za začetek, najprej, predvsem
to start agitation ameriško, pogovorno povzročiti nemire
to start after s.o. oditi za kom, zasledovati koga
his absence started everybody talking vsi so začeli govoričiti zaradi njegove odsotnosti
to start back umakniti se nazaj, ustrašiti se
to start on a book začeti (pisati) knjigo
to start in business začeti s trgovino
it was not your business, to start with predvsem se vas to ni tikalo
to start the collar-bone izpahniti si ključnico
this started me coughing ob tem sem začel kašljati
to start s.o. in business uvesti koga v (neki) posel
to start to one's feet skočiti, planiti na noge
to start an engine pognati, spraviti v tek stroj
his eyes seemed to start from their sockets oči so mu skoraj izpadle iz jamic (od jeze)
to start on a journey iti na potovanje
to start a hare prepoditi, preplašiti zajca
to start with Latin začeti z učenjem latinščine
to start a paper začeti izdajati časopis
to start into rage razjeziti se
to start for school odpraviti se, iti v šolo
to start at the sound of a siren zdrzniti se ob zvoku sirene
to start a seam odpreti šiv
to start into song začeti peti
to start from one's seat planiti s sedeža
a screw has started vijak se je odvil
this speech will start him in politics s tem govorom bo začel politično kariero
the storm started half the ship's rivets vihar je zrahljal ladji polovico zakovic
to start on a thing začeti neko stvar, lotiti se česa
when do you start? kdaj odrinete (odpotujete)?

stekleníca (glass) bottle; (ploska) flask

v steklenícah bottled
brušena stekleníca decanter
manjša stekleníca (1/4 l) half-pint bottle
leydenska stekleníca Leyden jar
polnjenje stekleníc bottling
pralec stekleníc bottle washer
zeleno steklo za stekleníce bottle glass
ščetka za stekleníce bottle brush
vrat stekleníce bottleneck
stroj za polnjenje stekleníc bottling machine
stojalo za sušenje stekleníc, odcejalnik bottle rack
pivo v steklenícah bottled beer
vino v steklenícah (buteljkah) bottled wine
dati v stekleníco, spraviti v stekleníco, polniti stekleníce to bottle
odpreti stekleníco vina to crack a bottle

stík contact; connection, connexion; touch; relation; juncture

brez stíka z out of touch with
kratek stík (elektrika) short circuit
prijateljski (trgovski, tesni) stíki friendly (commercial, close) relations pl
biti v tesnem stíku z to be in close touch with
biti v stalnem stíku z to keep in touch with
izgubiti stík z to lose touch with
navezati poslovne stíke z to establish business contacts with
priti v stík z to come into contact with, to get in touch with
navezati stík to establish a connection, to make contact
imeti stíke z to be in contact with
stopiti v stíke z to enter into relations with, to enter into connection with
pretrgati stík to break contact, to cut a connection
pospeševati stíke to promote (ali to foster) relations
spraviti koga v stík z to put someone in touch with (ali in contact with)
vzdrževati prijateljske stíke z to entertain (ali to maintain) friendly relations with
ne biti več v stíku z to be out of touch with
kdaj si stopil v stík z njim? when did you contact him?, when did you get in touch with him?

stir³ [stə:]

1. prehodni glagol
(pre)mešati (tekočino); (po)drezati; (pre)tresti, premakniti, razgibati; spodbuditi, izzvati (to, into k)
razvneti, razburiti, razburkati

2. neprehodni glagol
(dati) se mešati; premakniti se, premikati se, gibati se, razgibati se; zbuditi se, vstati; razburiti se; reagirati (to na)
krožiti (novica), prenašati se; zgoditi se, dogajati se

anything stirring? se kaj dogaja? kaj novega?
not a breath (of wind) is stirring najmanjše sapice ni
to stir s.o.'s blood razburkati, razvneti, navdušiti koga
to stir one's coffee premešati si kavo
don't stir! ne premikajte se!
not to stir an eyelid niti z očesom ne treniti
not to stir a fingor (to help) s prstom (niti z mezincem) ne migniti (v pomoč)
to stir the fire podrezati ogenj
he never stirs out of house on se nikoli ne premakne iz hiše, vedno čepi doma
nobody is stirring yet nihče še ni vstal (iz postelje)
to stir heaven and earth figurativno napeti vse sile
to stir the heart ganiti srce
there is no news stirring nobena novica ne kroži
to stir one's stumps pogovorno hitreje stopiti, pohiteti, podvizati se
to stir s.o.'s wrath razjariti, razbesniti koga, spraviti koga v besnost

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

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

straight¹ [stréit] pridevnik
raven, prem, premočrten; gladek (lasje); resen (obraz); pokončen; urejen, v redu, reden, na pravem mestu, v pravi višini; simetričen; direkten, neposreden
figurativno odkrit, pošten, iskren, preprost, nekompliciran
pogovorno zanesljiv, resničen (poročilo); dosleden
ameriško, sleng brezkompromisen; pravi, neponarejen, nepopačen, neizkrivljen, dobljen iz prvega vira; popoln; nerazredčen, čist brez vode (whisky itd.)

as straight as an arrow raven kot sveča
in a straight line v premi, ravni črti
straight angle iztegnjeni kot (180°)
straight arch lok v obliki obrnjene črke V
a straight back raven, neukrivljen (negrbast) hrbet
straight eye (dobra) mera na oko
straight face negiben, resen obraz
a straight fight poštena (nedogovorjena) borba
straight hair gladki lasje
a straight hit direkten zadetek
a straight knee ravno, neupognjeno koleno
straight legs ravne noge
a straight novel navaden (nekriminalen) roman
straight line matematika premica
straight speaking odkrito govorjenje
a straight tip sleng zanesljiv namig (nasvet), informacija iz prvega (zanesljivega) vira
a straight path ravna, prema steza
a straight race dirka, v kateri se udeleženci na vse pretege trudijo za zmago
a straight Republican ameriško, sleng brezkompromisen republikanec, republikanec skoz in skoz
the straight ticket ameriško pravi, uradni program stranke
accounts are straight računi so v redu
is everything straight? je vse v redu?
to keep a straight face resno se držati, zadržati smeh
to keep s.o. straight držati koga na uzdi
to put things straight spraviti stvari v red
to set one's papers straight spraviti v red svoje papirje
to set a room straight urediti, pospraviti sobo
to vote a straight ticket ameriško glasovati za nespremenjeno kandidatno listo

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

style² [stáil] prehodni glagol
nazivati, ogovarjati, da(ja)ti naslov, titulirati, naslavljati, imenovati, označiti; narediti (zasnovati, ukrojiti) po najnovejši modi
ekonomija, ameriško, sleng delati reklamo za

the King's eldest son is styled the Prince of Wales najstarejši kraljev sin ima naslov P. of. W. (knez Valizije, valizijski princ)
he is styled Sir naslavljajo ga s Sir
to style a new type of shoe uvesti, spraviti v modo nov tip čevlja

svét¹ world; (zemlja) earth, globe; (vsemirje) the universe

na svétu in the world
na tem svétu in this world, in this life, here below
po celem (vsem) svétu all over the world, the whole world over
na koncu svéta (figurativno) at the back of beyond
(ki je) daleč od svéta remote, out of the world, secluded
širom svéta throughout the wide world, all over the world
ves svét the whole world
za ves svét ne, za nič na svét u ne not for all the world, not for worlds, not for anything in the world, for nothing in the world
do konca svéta to the ends of the earth
Novi svét the New World
Stari svét the Old World
Tretji svét politika the Third World
oni svét (figurativno) the next life, the other world, the world to come
od svéta odrezan kraj the back of beyond
stavbni svét building site
učeni svét (figurativno) the world of learning
športni svét (figurativno) the sporting world
rastlinski svét the vegetable world
živalski svét the animal world
začetek svéta the beginning of the world
konec svéta the end of the world
podzemeljski svét underworld
širni svét the wide world
današnji svét the modern world
odkar sem na svétu since I was born
to je na drugem koncu svéta it's on the other side of the globe, it's at the back of beyond
to je narobe svét! (figurativno) that's making water flow uphill!
on je najboljši človek na svétu he's the best man alive, you won't find a better man living than him (knjižno than he)
ona mi je (= pomeni) vse na svétu she is all the world to me
tako je (pač) na svétu that's the way of the world
za nič na svétu ne bi tega naredil I would not do it for all the world
odreči se svétu to forsake the world
šel bi z njo do konca svéta I'd follow her to the ends of the earth
poslati koga na oni svét (žargon) to send someone to kingdom-come
priti na svét to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world
on malo pozna svét he knows little of the world
prinesti, spraviti na svét to bring into the world, to give birth (to)
spraviti koga s svéta to do away with someone, to put someone out of the way, to kill someone, (pogovorno) to dispatch someone
videl je mnogo svéta he is a widely travelled man, he is a great traveller, he is a globe-trotter
zagledati luč svéta to see the light, to be born, to be brought into the world
živeti odmaknjen(o) od svéta to live cut off from the world
objadral je ves svét he has sailed the seven seas

table¹ [téibl] samostalnik
miza
figurativno pogrnjena miza, jed na mizi, obed, hrana; omizje, gostje; plošča (lesena itd.) z napisom; igralna miza (za biljard) itd.; tabela, tablica, popis, register
geografija plató, ravno zemljišče
tehnično deska
arhitektura plošča za oblogo

at table pri mizi, pri obedu
billiard-table miza za biljard
folding table zložijiva miza
kitchen-table kuhinjska miza
round table okrogla miza
multiplication table poštevanka
table of contents tabela, kazalo vsebine
table of exchanges ekonomija tabela (za preračunavanje) tečajev
sliding table raztezna miza
tea-table čajna miza
toilet-table toaletna miz(ic)a
writing table pisalna miza
the pleasures of the table užitki pri mizi (jedeh)
synoptic table sinoptična tabela
time-table vozni red
the twelve tables zgodovina, pravno zakoni 12 plošč
the two tables of the law religija plošči 10 božjih zapovedi
to be at table biti pri mizi, pri obedu
to clear the table pospraviti mizo
he keeps a good table pri njem se dobro jé
he kept the table amused zabaval je vse omizje
to lay on the table parlament odgoditi, odložiti (na kasneje)
these matters are on the table figurativno o teh zadevah (stvareh) se prav zdaj razpravlja
to learn one's tables učiti se poštevanke, računanja
to lie on the table ležati na mizi, figurativno biti odložen (na kasneje)
to set (to lay, to spread) the table pogrniti mizo
to set the whole table laughing, in a roar spraviti vse omizje v smeh, v krohot
to take the head of the table sesti na čelo mize
to turn the tables figurativno spremeniti (čemu) smer, spremeniti situacijo, obrniti vloge, obrniti srečo
the tables are turned sreča se je obrnila (drugemu v prid), vloge so obrnjene
to turn the table on the opponent pobijati nasprotnika z njegovim lastnim orožjem
I turned the tables on him spravil sem ga v stisko, v težave, v katere me je on hotel spraviti
to wait at table streči pri mizi

tákt¹ glasba time, measure

3/4 tákt three-four time; (ritem) cadence, rhythm
v táktu in time, (ples) in step
dajati tákt to beat time
držati tákt to keep time, to play in time
priti iz tákta to play out of time
spraviti iz tákta to put out of time
zaigrati nekaj táktov to play a few bars

talk² [tɔ:k] neprehodni glagol
pogovarjati se, govoriti, kramljati; govoričiti, klepetati, čenčati: izgovarjati glasove; razpravljati; povedati svojo sodbo, svoje stališče, pojasniti; sporazumeti se
sleng pametno govoriti

for the sake of talking le zaradi pogovora, samo da govorimo
to talk big (ali tall) bahavo govoriti, bahati se
to talk by signals govoriti, sporazumevati se z znaki
to talk ill of s.o. slabo govoriti o kom
to talk in one's sleep govoriti v spanju
to talk nineteen to the dozen figurativno klepetati, brbljati kot raglja
to talk to the point govoriti konkretno, ne se oddaljiti od predmeta
he is always talking on neprestano govori
now you are talking figurativno to je pametno govorjenje; tako je prav; sedaj se bomo mogli sporazumeti
do what you will, people will talk napravite, kar hočete (karkoli napravite), ljudje bodo vedno imeli svoje pripombe
prehodni glagol
govoriti kaj, o čem; reči; izraziti, izpovedati

to talk a donkey's hind leg off figurativno preveč, neprestano govoriti
to talk nonsense govoriti nesmisle
to talk turkey odkrito, naravnost govoriti
to talk politics govoriti o politiki
to talk rubbish govoriti neumnosti, čvekati
to talk sense (ali wise) razumno, pametno govoriti
to talk shop figurativno govoriti (le) o strokovnih, poslovnih zadevah; govoriti stvarno
to talk to o.s. sam s seboj govoriti, imeti samogovore
to talk to s.o. resno govoriti s kom, ošteti koga
to talk o.s. hoarse do hripavosti govoriti
you are talking my head off figurativno govoriš toliko, da me glava boli, da mi bo glava odpadla
you are talking me silly govoriš toliko, da me boš norega naredil
he can talk five languages on zna (govoriti) pet jezikov
to talk through one's hat figurativno pretiravati, blefirati, širokoustiti se; govoriti nesmisle, neumnosti
to get o.s. talked about dati govoriti o sebi
he tried to talk me into buying the horse skušal me je pregovoriti, da bi kupil konja
to talk s.o. out of s.th. (skušati) odvrniti koga od česa
to talk s.o. into believing s.th. prepričati koga o čem
to talk s.o. into his grave figurativno spraviti koga v grob s svojim govorjenjem

tally² [tǽli] prehodni glagol
preštevati (blago) po kosih; knjižiti, registrirati, pregledati, kontrolirati, označiti, zaznamovati, markirati (blago); oblepiti z etiketami; sortirati
neprehodni glagol
ustrezati, zlágati se, skladati se (with z, s); imeti banko (pri igri)

I can't get our accounts to tally ne morem spraviti v sklad naše račune
the goods don't tally with the invoice roba se ne ujema s fakturo
his story tallied with mine njegova zgodba se je ujemala z mojo

tear¹ [tíə] samostalnik
solza; (solzi podobna) kaplja
množina skrb, žalost, bolest; (redko) tožba, tarnanjc

in tears (ves) v solzah, ihteč, jokajoč
tear of resin kaplja smole
tears of strong wine kaplje, ki se naredijo v čaši vina, ki ni čisto polna
crocodile tears krokodilove solze
tears gushed into her eyes solze so ji stopile (privrele) v oči
until the tears run do solz
to burst into tears planiti v jok
to draw tears from s.o., to reduce s.o. to tears spraviti koga vjok
to laugh to tears do solz se (na)smejati
to shed bitter tears grenke solze točiti

ték² course; (tekmovalen) race; heat; (motorja) run, running

v téku in progress, under way, going on
v téku časa in the course of time
v polnem téku (figurativno) in full swing, in full activity
mrtev, prazen ték avtomobilizem neutral (gear)
hitri ték šport sprint
ték na pol milje half-mile race
maratonski ték marathon
štafetni ték relay race
ték čez zapreke obstacle race, hurdle race, pogovorno hurdles pl
ték čez drn in strn cross-country race
ték na dolge (kratke) proge long-distance (short-distance) race
tekmovanje v téku čez zapreke steeplechase
biti v téku to be going on, to be in progress
stvar je v téku the matter is being dealt with
žetev je v polnem téku harvesting is in full swing
spraviti v ték to set in motion
spustiti se v ték to break into a run
tekmovati v téku to run a race
tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa I'll race you to the tree over there
mrtev, neodločen ték šport dead heat
prazen ték (stroja) backlash