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short¹ [šc:t] pridevnik
kratek, majhen; nizek
prozodija nenaglašen
figurativno nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen
figurativno nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hud

at short range od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)
for short zaradi kratkosti
on short commons slabo hranjen
little short of 5 dollars ne polnih 5 dolarjev, skoraj 5 dolarjev
nothing short of nič manj kot, skoraj
a short 10 miles komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 milj
a short way off ne daleč proč
short bill (paper) loan kratkoročna menica, posojilo
short of breath zasopel, nadušljiv
short of cash brez gotovine
short circuit elektrika kratek stik
short cut bližnjica
short date kratek rok
short drinks nerazredčene (nemešane) močne alkoholne pijače
short of hands brez zadostne delovne sile
short rations pičli obroki
a short sea kratki (morski) valovi
short sight kratkovidnost
a short memory kratek spomin
short and sweet kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)
short story novela
short temper razvnemljivost, nagla jeza
short ton mera za težo (907,20 kg)
short weight slaba vaga
a short time ago pred kratkim
to be short with s.o. biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s kom
to cut (to make) a long story short na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratka
to come (to fall) short of ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočarati
the copy falls of the original kopija zaostaja za originalom
I am short of money zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denar
we are short of goods nimamo robe
the bag is 3 pounds short vreča tehta 3 funte premalo
the gate-money fell short of the expenses vstopnina ni krila izdatkov
it is nothing short of treason to je nič več in nič manj kot (čisto enostavna) izdaja
it would be little short of madness to bi bila skoraj norost
to come short of one's duty ne izpolniti svoje dolžnosti
his joy had but a short time njegovo veselje je bilo (le) kratko
to make short work of hitro opraviti z
to make short shrift of figurativno napraviti kratek proces z
I ran short of bread zmanjkalo mi je kruha
to give short weight dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri teži
to grow shorter zmanjšati se
to take short views videti le sedanjost, ne videti daleč
to be of short breath biti ob sapo, biti nadušljiv

show^*2 [šóu]

1. prehodni glagol
pokazati, razkazati, razstaviti (blago), dati na razstavo; prikazovati; odkriti, dokazati, izpričati, razložiti; oznaniti; napraviti (uslugo); voditi, peljati, spremljati (koga)

2. neprehodni glagol
(po)kazati se, pojaviti se (v družbi), biti viden, videti se, zdeti se, izgledati (like kot)
dati predstavo
sleng priti na cilj na tretjem ali boljšem mestu (na konjskih dirkah)

to show o.s. pokazati se (v javnosti)
to be shown to be pokazati se kot
you'll have to show me! pogovorno to mi boš moral šele dokazati!
on his own showing he blundered po lastnem priznanju se je zmotil
the cloth shows blue in this light blago je videti modro ob tej svetlobi
the dog he showed got the first prize pes, ki ga je dal na razstavo, je dobil prvo nagrado
to show cause pokazati, navesti vzrok (razloge)
to show one's colours odkriti svojo naravo (svoje mišljenje)
to show a thing the fire malo (neznatno) kaj pogreti
to show s.o. the door pokazati komu vrata
he showed me to the front-door spremil me je do hišnih vrat
to show the white feathers figurativno pokazati svojo strahopetnost
to show the flag sleng uradno izobesiti britansko zastavo (npr. na ladji)
to show one's hands pokazati svoje karte; (tudi figurativno), odkriti svoje načrte
to show the hoof figurativno pokazati svojo zlobno naravo
to show s.o. round (over) the house razkazati komu hišo
he showed me great kindness izkazal mi je veliko dobroto
to show a leg pogovorno vstati zjutraj iz postelje; sleng hiteti
to show a clean pair of heels sleng pokazati pete, pobrisati jo
to show one's papers pokazati svoje dokumente
to show one's plans (intentions) pokazati svoje načrte (namere)
he showed me into the room peljal me je v sobo
to show signs of fatigue kazati znake utrujenosti
does this spot show? se ta madež vidi?
to show bad taste pokazati slab okus
to show one's teeth pokazati zobe (tudi figurativno)
to show s.o. about the town razkazati komu mesto
that shows the truth of the rumour to dokazuje resnico govoric(e)

shram [šræm] prehodni glagol
napraviti togo (otrplo, odrevenelo)

my hands were shrammed with cold roke so mi otrple od mraza

sick¹ [sik]

1. pridevnik
(britanska angleščina le atributivno) bolan, zbolel (of od, za)
ameriško bolan, slab, brez moči; prisiljen (nasmeh)
sleng sit, naveličan (of waiting čakanja)
sleng ki mu je slabó, ki se mu kaj gabi, studi; jezen (with na)
bolan od hrepenenja (for za)
hrepeneč, koprneč; pokvarjen (riba, jajce), ki cika (vino), nezdrav (zrak); majhne vrednosti, ki ima majhno ceno, slab
ekonomija, sleng medel, slab (tržišče); potreben popravila (o ladji)

sick and tired naveličan, sit (česa)
sick certificate zdravniško spričevalo
sick diet bolniška hrana, dieta
sick of fever vročičen
sick fund bolniška blagajna
sick headache migrena
love-sick bolan od ljubezni
sea-sick ki ima morsko bolezen
to be sick bljuvati, bruhati
he is as sick as a dog zeló mu je slabo
to be sick to death biti na smrt bolan
to be sick for s.th. mreti od koprnenja po
to go sick vojska javiti se, priglasiti se za bolnega
I felt sick slabo mi je bilo, (skoraj) bruhal sem
it makes me sick zagabi se mi, zastudi se mi, disgustira me
the ship is paint-sick ladja je potrebna prebarvanja

2. samostalnik
bolnik

the sick bolniki; (redko) bolezen, slabost
that's enough to give one the sick vulgarno človek bi bruhal ob tem

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

sight¹ [sáit] samostalnik
vid
figurativno oko, doseg oči; vidik, dogled, pogled, ogled; prizor, ogleda vredna znamenitost
množina znamenitosti (of a town kakega mesta)
pogovorno nenavaden ali žalosten pogled (prizor), grda zunanjost, strašilo; muha (na puški), merjenje, viziranje
fotografija iskalo
pogovorno masa, množina, kup
ameriško, sleng šansa

in sight v bližini, na dosegu, na dogledu
on sight na (prvi) pogied
at (first) sight na prvi pogled, brez priprave
out of sight iz vida, zunaj obzorja
within sight of v vidiku, v vidu
a (long) sight pogovorno (zelo) mnogo (of money denarja)
a sight for the gods prizor za bogove
a sight for sore eyes zelo prijeten prizor (pogled), privlačna oseba
sight unseen figurativno maček v žaklju; kupljen na slepo
bad (good) sight slab (dober) vid
the loss of sight izguba vida; oslepitev
long sight daljnovidnost
a long sight better daleč boljši
second sight figurativno preroški dar
payable at (on) sight plačljiv na pokaz
short (near) sight kratkovidnost
out of my sight! izgubi se mi izpred oči!
out of sight out of mind daleč od oči, daleč od srca
it is not right in my sight to ni prav po mojem mišljenju
it is a sight better than it was mnogo bolje je, kot je bilo
it was quite a sight! bil je to prizor za bogove!
to be in sight of videti
to catch sight of zagledati, ugledati (koga, kaj)
to come in sight pokazati se
it has cost him a sight of money to ga je veljalo kup denarja
to find favour in s.o.'s sight pridobiti si naklonjenost koga, prikupiti se, ugajati komu
to get sight of s.o. zagledati, opaziti koga
to get (to go) out of sight izginiti (iz vida)
to heave in sight pojavljati se, prikazovati se, postajati viden
to keep in sight imeti v vidu
to know by sight poznati po videzu
what a sight you look! kakšen pa si!, kot strašilo si videti!
to lose sight of izgubiti iz vida, ne več videti, figurativno pozabiti
to lose one's sight oslepeti
the letter was not meant for your sight pismo ni bilo namenjeno tebi
I should like it a jolly sight better stokrat rajši bi imel to
to make a sight of oneself smešno se obleči, osmešiti se
to play (to sing) at sight igrati na prvi pogled, brez priprave
to put out of sight skriti, ne posvečati pozornosti
to see the sights videti, ogledati si znamenitosti
I can't see (bear stand) the sight of him ne morem ga živega videti
to take a sight nameriti, ciljati; obrniti pogled
to take a sight at s.o. sleng osle pokazati komu

sign² [sain] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
zaznamovati, označiti; podpisati, signirati
figurativno zapečatiti; dati (komu) znak, pomigniti, namigniti, pomahati (z roko)
trgovina nameniti (for za kaj)
religija napraviti križ nad, blagosloviti

he signed to me to come pomignil mi je, naj pridem
to sign o.s. with the sign of the cross podpisati se s križcem
to sign one's will podpisati svojo oporoko
to sign on the dotted line podpisati se na pikčasti črti, figurativno sprejeti pogoje, slepo slediti, suženjsko se pokoravati

silver¹ [sílvə]

1. samostalnik
srebro; srebrni denar; srebrni jedilni pribor, srebrna posoda; srebrn sijaj (barva)
fotografija srebrni nitrat

German silver, nickel silver zlitina nikla za jedilni pribor, nepravo srebro
loose silver posamezni srebrni kovanci, srebrn drobiž
he gave me two pounds in silver dal mi je dva funta v srebrnem denarju
her uncle gave her most of his silver stric ji je dal večino svoje srebrnine

2. pridevnik
srebrn, srebrnkast; (glas) zvonek
figurativno srebrn (25-letni jubilej; plasiran na drugem mestu)

silver alloy srebrna zlitina
the silver age srebrna doba; doba rimske književnosti po Avgustu
silver basis ekonomija srebrna valuta
silver ore srebrna ruda
silver studded s srebrom okovan ali obšit
a silver tone srebrn, zvonek glas
silver standard srebrna vrednota
Silver State vzdevek za državo Nevado ali Colorado v ZDA
a silver-tongue pogovorno oseba, ki zna dobro govoriti
to have a silver tongue biti dober, vešč govornik
to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth figurativno biti rojen pod srečno zvezdo
every cloud has its silver lining figurativno vsaka nesreča ima nekaj tolažilnega, ni nesreče brez sreče

simpátičen (oseba) likable, likeable, agreeable, pleasant, nice; prepossessing; winning, attractive, engaging, congenial

simpátično vedenje winning ways pl
takoj mi je bil (postal) simpátičen I took to him at once, I found him an attractive person from the word go
ona mi ni simpátična I don't care much for her, I don't feel interested in her
simpátični živec (simpatikus) sympathetic nerve

sin¹ [sin] samostalnik
greh, pregrešek; prekršek, prestopek (against zoper, proti)
žalitev

for my sins! šaljivo prav mi je!
like sin pogovorno hudó, močno, peklensko
man of sin zastarelo grešnik, šaljivo malopridnež, falot; antikrist, hudič
deadly (mortal) sin smrtni greh
original sin izvirni greh
the seven deadly sins sedem smrtnih grehov
it is a sin (and a shame) pogovorno greh je (in sramota)
to commit a sin napraviti greh, grešiti
to live in (open) sin živeti v divjem zakonu
to sin a sin napraviti greh, pregrešiti se

since² [sins] veznik
odkar, kar; ker, ker že

how long is it since you saw him kako dolgo je, (od)kar ste ga videli?
it has been raining ever since I came (že ves čas) dežuje, odkar sem prišel
since you don't believe me ker mi (že) ne verjamete
since that is so ker je (že) to takó
a costly, since rare book dragocena, ker redka knjiga
a more dangerous, since unknown foe toliko nevarnejši, ker nepoznan sovražnik

sing^*1 [siŋ]

1. neprehodni glagol
peti, prepevati; pesniti, pesnikovati; delati pesmi; vzklikati (for od)
figurativno kipeti, vršeti, (o krogli) žvižgati, (o potoku) šumeti, žuboreti; brneti, brenčati (čebela), zavijati (o vetru); žvrgoleti (ptice); (o ušesu) zveneti; dati se opevati

2. prehodni glagol
peti (kaj); opevati; spremljati (koga) s pesmijo; s petjem privesti (koga) v neko stanje

to sing a child to sleep uspavati otroka s petjem
to sing dumb figurativno niti besedice (več) ne reči
my ear is singing v ušesu mi zveni
to sing for joy peti od veselja
to sing the New Year in sprejeti novo leto s petjem
to sing s.o.'s praises (neprestano) komu hvalo peti, ga hvaliti
to sing to rest pomiriti s petjem
to sing small figurativno ponižno govoriti ali se vesti v navzočnosti "višjih" oseb, postati majhen (skromen, krotek, ubogljiv, pokoren)
to sing a song peti pesem
to sing another song (tune) figurativno drugo pesem peti, zapeti drugačno pesmico, ubrati druge, milejše strune, odnehati, popustiti, znižati svoje zahteve
this song sings to an air ta pesem se poje po napevu
to sing the same song (tune) figurativno trobiti v isti rog
to sing sorrow tóžiti, tarnati

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

sir [sə:]

1. samostalnik
(zvalnik) gospod!

yes, sir da, gospod!, zastarelo gospod(ar), zapovednik; (v pismu) spoštovani gospod; plemiški naslov baroneta in viteza (knight), ki se vstavi vedno pred krstno ime (Sir Winston Churchill, pogovorno Sir Winston); naslov sir se daje dečku v znak graje, ukora, negodovanja
sir! gospod!
sirs! gospodje!
(ironično) sir critic! gospod kritik!
I beg your pardon, sir oprostite, gospod!

2. prehodni glagol
nagovoriti koga s sir
(gospod)

don't sir me! ne reci(te) mi gospod!

sítnost annoyance, trouble, inconvenience; worry; bother; nuisance; disagreeableness

kakšna sítnost! what a nuisance!
žal mi je, da vam delam, povzročam sítnosti (I am) sorry to give you such trouble
z njim bomo imeli še mnogo sítnosti we are going to have a lot more trouble with him
imam dovolj sítnosti s teboj I have enough trouble with you
povzročati sítnost to cause inconvenience
rad bi ti prihranil to sítnost (nevšečnost) I should have liked to spare you this annoyance

sixpence [síkspens] samostalnik
kovanec za 6 penijev (pol šilinga); vrednost 6 penijev

I don't care a sixpence about it se požvižgam na to, mar mi je to
it doesn't matter (a) sixpence nič za to, to je vseeno

skŕb care; (nadlega) trouble; (žalost) sorrow, grief; worries pl; (briga za) care for; (zaskrbljenost) anxiety, solicitude, concern, apprehension, uneasiness

moreča skŕb grave concern; arhaično carking care
ves v skŕbeh, poln skŕbi care-laden, careworn
brez skŕbi carefree, unconcerned, easy in mind
prva skŕb prime concern
v skŕbeh sem za otroka I am anxious about the child
to je moja skŕb that is my lookout, I shall see to it
to ni moja skŕb that is no concern of mine (ali no business of mine)
to naj bo moja skŕb! leave that to me!
to mi je zadnja skŕb that's the last thing on my mind
bodite brez skŕbi! do not worry!, never you fear!, be easy on that score!
to je njegova najmanjša skŕb that is the least of his worries
biti v velikih skŕbeh za to be in great anxiety about, to fear for
delati si skŕbi za to concern oneself with
delati komu skŕbi to worry someone, to cause someone trouble, to give someone much anxiety (ali concern)
ne delaj si skŕbi glede tega! don't worry about it!
delati si skŕbi to worry (to fret, to be concerned, to be uneasy in one's mind) (glede, zaradi about)
ne si delati skŕbi za prihodnost to be unconcerned about the future
vnaprej si delati skŕbi to meet trouble halfway
njeno zdravje mi dela skŕbi her health worries me, I am concerned about her health
preveč skŕbi si delaš! you worry too much
imeti denarne skŕbi to have money troubles
nobenih skŕbi ne imeti to be free from care
imeti na skŕbi to have in charge (ali in custody), to be entrusted (ali charged) with
navdati z veliko skŕbjo to fill someone with great apprehension
vaše naročilo bomo izvršili z največjo skŕbjo we shall execute your order with the greatest care
prepustiti komu skŕb za kaj to commit something to someone's charge
povzročati komu skŕbi to cause someone anxiety (ali uneasiness)
njeno življenje nam povzroča (dela) velike skŕbi we are terribly worried about her way of life (ali pogovorno about her goings on, about the way she's carrying on)
skŕbi ga tarejo he is careworn (ali pogovorno worried stiff)
skŕb za bodočnost mojih otrok me tare I am worried sick about my children's future
ti mi zadajaš hude skŕbi you are a great trial to me

slabó prislov badly, ill, unwell; weakly, poorly

slabó hranjen undernourished
slabó mi je I feel sick
z njim je slabó he is badly off (ali hard up), things go very ill with him
slabó govorim angleško I can't speak English very well, my English is rather weak
on je slabó plačan he is underpaid
posli gredó slabó business is bad
slabó govoriti o kom to speak ill of someone
slabó se je izkazal, obnesel he cut a poor (ali sorry) figure
slabó se je končalo it turned out badly, pogovorno it came unstuck
slabó se počutim I feel unwell
slabó mi je postalo ob tem pogledu I felt sick at the sight (of it)
on slabó sliši he is hard of hearing
ona slabó vidi she has poor sight
moj brat se slabó uči my brother is a poor scholar
slabó se obnášati, se vesti to behave badly
slabó ravnati s kom to ill-treat someone

slam [slæm]

1. samostalnik
loputanje, treskanje (z vrati); pok, tresk
ameriško ostra kritika

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
zaloputniti (se) s treskom; treščiti s čim (on po, na)
lopniti, udariti, butniti, suniti
sleng z lahkoto premagati

to slam the door zaloputniti vrata
he slammed the door in my face zaloputnil mi je vrata pred nosom, figurativno odbil (zavrnil) me je

slást delight; deliciousness

slást oblasti the sweets of power
ta jed mi gre v slást I relish this dish, I like (the taste of) this dish very much
jesti z veliko slástjo to eat with a great appetite
okusiti slást uspeha to taste the sweets of success