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  • shake*2 [šéik]

    1. prehodni glagol
    tresti, stresati, pretresti, (za)vihteti, zamahniti; (o)majati
    figurativno oslabiti
    ameriško stresti roko, rokovati se; (po)kimati (z glavo)
    ameriško mešati (karte)

    2. neprehodni glagol
    stresti se, tresti se, drhteti, drgetati, trepetati (with od)
    (o)majati se
    glasba izvajati trilerje, gostolevke

    shake! ameriško sezimo si v roke! pobotajmo se!
    quite shaken potrt, pobit, pretresen, presunjen
    to shake a carpet iztepsti preprogo
    he was much shaken by his friend's death prijateljeva smrt ga je zelo pretresla
    to shake one's ears figurativno zdramiti se; opomoči si
    to shake with fear (cold) drgetati od strahu (mraza)
    to shake one's fists in s.o.'s face pretiti komu s pestjo, požugati komu s pestjo
    his faith was shaken njegova vera je bila omajana
    to shake hands with s.o. rokovati se s kom
    he shook his head zmajal je z glavo
    to shake one's elbow (the elbow) sleng kockati
    to shake s.o. by the hand stresti komu roko, rokovati se s kom
    his health is much shaken njegovo zdravje je zelo zrahljano
    his hands shake roke se mu tresejo
    the laughter shook him tresel se je od smeha
    to shake one's sides with laughing tresti se od smeha
    to shake a leg sleng plesati; hiteti
    he was much shaken by (with, at) the news novica ga je zelo pretresla
    to shake in one's shoes sleng tresti se po vsem telesu, drgetati od strahu
    the house shook with the explosion hiša se je stresla od eksplozije
    to shake a stick at s.o. groziti komu s palico
    to shake s.o. out of his sleep stresti, zdramiti koga iz spanja
  • sharp [ša:p]

    1. pridevnik
    oster, koničast, šiljast, špičast; strm; rezek, kričav, prediren; buden, pazljiv; dober (nos); silovit (spopad); strog, zbadljiv, jedek, hud, bičajoč, sarkastičen; živahen, hiter, brz; bister, bistroumen, iznajdijiv, prebrisan, rafiniran, zvit, lokav, pretkan, premeten, prekanjen; močan, izrazit; spreten, okreten
    glasba povišan ali previsok za pol tona
    ameriško, sleng pozornost zbujajoč in privlačen (npr. obleka)

    a sharp ascent strm vzpon
    a sharp boy bister deček
    a sharp contrast oster kontrast
    as sharp as a needle figurativno zelo bister, bistroumen
    as sharp as a razor oster kot britev
    a sharp curve oster ovinek (zavoj)
    sharp features ostre, izrazite poteze
    sharp practices figurativno sleparija, nepošteni triki
    sharp set sleng lačen
    sharp on time absolutno točen
    a sharp tongue oster, nabrušen, strupen jezik
    sharp wine kislo vino, cviček
    sharp work hitro delo
    sharp's the word pogovorno hitro!
    he has been too sharp for me figurativno prelisičil me je
    to keep a sharp out-look budno paziti, biti budno na straži
    this wine is sharp to vino je rezko, kislo
    poverty is a sharp weapon figurativno sila kola lomi

    2. prislov
    vneto, močnó; nenadoma; točno, natančno, pazljivo; naglo, hitro, živahno
    glasba povišano za pol tona

    at 10 o'clock sharp točno ob desetih
    to look sharp ne izgubljati časa
    look sharp! hitro!
    to stop sharp nenadoma (se) ustaviti
    to turn sharp ostro zaviti, napraviti oster ovinek

    3. samostalnik
    dolga šivalna igla
    domačno slepar
    pogovorno strokovnjak, poznavalec
    glasba za pol tona povišana nota, višaj

    4. prehodni glagol
    pogovorno prevarati (out of za)
    ukaniti, oslepariti, prelisičiti; prislepariti kaj, ukrasti
    glasba povišati zapol tona
    ameriško previsoko zapeti
    neprehodni glagol
    slepariti, varati
    glasba previsoko peti ali igrati
  • shirt1 [šə:t] samostalnik
    (moška) srajca; spodnja srajca; ženska bluza z ovratnikom in manšetami; moška nočna srajca

    shirt of mail železna srajca
    night shirt nočna srajca
    stripped to the shirt, in one's shirt v (sami) srajci; figurativno vsega oropan, brez vsega
    near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin figurativno najprej sem jaz, nato pa (šele) drugi; bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
    to get s.o.'s shirt out sleng, figurativno razjeziti koga
    to give s.o. a wet shirt sleng koga takó utruditi z delom, da se oznoji
    not to have a shirt to one's back biti zelo reven
    he has not a shirt to his name on je velik revež, nima ničesar
    to keep one's shirt on sleng ne se razburjati, obvladati se, brzdati se
    to lose one's shirt izgubiti svojo zadnjo srajco
    to put one's shirt on (upon) vse, tudi zadnji svoj dinar staviti (na konja itd.)
  • shock1 [šɔk] samostalnik
    trk, trčenje, trzaj, (močan) sunek, udarec; (živčni) zlom; (pretres), šok
    vojska spopad; (močno) razburjenje, izbruh
    elektrika elektrošok; zgražanje, šokiranje, pohujšanje, prepalost, osuplost

    shocks of earthquake potresni sunki
    a shock of rage izbruh besnosti
    shock therapy zdravljenje duševnih bolezni s pomočjo šokov
    they clashed with a mighty shock silovito sta trčila skupaj
    to get the shock of one's life figurativno biti kot od strele zadet, zelo se ustrašiti
    it gave his father quite a shock to je njegovega očeta zelo prizadelo (pretreslo, ogorčilo)
  • shoot*2 [šu:t]

    1. prehodni glagol
    iz-, na-, pre-, ustreliti; sprožiti, izstreliti (strelico); vreči (sidro); odvreči (odpadek); izprazniti, iztovoriti; metati, sipati (svetlobo), metati (poglede)
    ameriško, sleng odvreči kot neuporabno; poganjati (mladike); zapahniti (vrata); drveti ali hitro voziti, se peljati po čem, preko česa
    fotografija posneti, slikati, fotografirati
    sleng izreči, izgovoriti

    2. neprehodni glagol
    streljati (at na, v)
    streljati divjačino, loviti, baviti se z lovom, biti lovec; poganjati, brsteti, kliti, naglo rasti
    fotografija napraviti posnetek; boleti, trgati (o zobobolu); pošiljati (svetlobo, žarke); švigniti, šiniti, planiti
    figurativno razvijati se, zoreti

    shoot him! ustrelite ga!
    a shooting pain zbadajoča bolečina, zbodljaj
    a shooting star zvezdni utrinek, meteor
    to shoot o.s. ustreliti se
    to shoot the amber ameriško, sleng pri rumeni luči voziti skozi križišče
    to be shot of s.o. znebiti se koga
    I'll be shot if... naj na mestu umrem, če...
    to be out shooting biti na lovu
    to shoot the bolt odriniti zapah
    to shoot one's bolt sleng napraviti, kar se (le) da
    to shoot the cat pogovorno bljuvati, bruhati, kozlati
    a cat shot out of the room mačka je šinila iz sobe
    to shoot big game loviti, streljati veliko divjad
    to go shooting iti na lov
    the driver was shot out of the car šoferja je vrglo iz avta
    a grain shoots zrno kali
    to shoot a bridge hitro se peljati, šiniti pod mostom
    to shoot a line sleng bahati se, pretiravati
    to shoot one's linen namenoma kazati krajnike svojih manšet
    to shoot a match udeležiti se tekmovanja v streljanju
    to shoot the moon sleng odseliti se ponoči brez plačanja stanarine
    to shoot wide of the mark figurativno zelo se zmotiti
    to shoot the Niagara figurativno poskusiti vratolomno dejanje
    to shoot questions at s.o. bombardirati koga z vprašanji
    to shoot a rapid šiniti prek brzice
    to shoot a scene film snemati sceno (prizor)
    to shoot straight sleng biti pošten, iskren
    he was shot for a spy bil je ustreljen kot špijon
    to shoot the sun navtika določiti položaj ladje s sekstantom opoldne
    my tooth shoots abominably zob me strašansko boli
    to shoot the traffic lights pri rdeči luči voziti skozi križišče
    to shoot the works figurativno igrati za najvišji vložek; vložiti skrajne napore
  • shot1 [šɔt]

    1. samostalnik
    strel; izstrelek, projektil, krogla, šibra (šibre), sekanci
    šport met, udarec, strel
    šport krogla; strelec
    pogovorno fotografija; filmski posnetek, snemanje; doseg, domet, streljaj
    figurativno poskus; poteza v igri
    pogovorno ugibanje
    tehnično razstrelitev
    sleng vbrizg, injekcija, doza (mamila)
    pogovorno kozarček, požirek (of gin brinovca)

    at a shot s prvim strelom (udarcem), s prvim strelom
    a shot at the goal strel (met) na gól
    a shot in the locker še ena krogla za izstrelitev, figurativno, pogovorno denar v žepu, zadnja rezerva
    like a shot pogovorno kot iz puške, kot strela, bliskovito, hitro, takoj
    by a long shot sleng daleč; zelo
    not by a long shot še zdaleč ne, nikakor ne
    at the third shot pri tretjem poskusu
    out of shot zunaj streljaja ali dometa
    within shot v dometu
    within ear-shot dovolj blizu, da se more slišati; v slišaju
    a shot of cocaine vbrizg kokaina
    shot of distress alarmni strel v sili
    bow shot strel iz loka
    a crack shot, a dead shot mojstrski strelec, ki nikoli ne zgreši
    flying shot strel na premičen cilj
    hail of shots toča strelov (krogel)
    random shot na slepo dan strel (; figurativno opazka); figurativno ugibanje
    he is an excellent shot on je odličen strelec
    he is no shot on ne zna streljati
    he is a poor shot at solving problems on slabo rešuje probleme
    he was (he went) off like a shot kot strela je šinil proč
    to be nearer the bull's eye at each shot figurativno pri(haja)ti vedno bliže svoji sreči
    I would do it like a shot jaz bi to storil brez pomišljanja
    he got several shot(s) in the leg dobil je več šiber v nogo
    they did not fire a single shot niti enega strela niso dali
    to have a shot at streljati na, figurativno poskusiti
    not to have a shot in the locker biti brez streliva, figurativno biti "suh", brez cvenka (denarja)
    you have made a bad shot zgrešili ste, niste zadeli (pogodili); zmotili ste se
    to put the shot šport suniti kroglo

    2. prehodni glagol
    nabiti (puško); obtežiti s svinčenimi šibrami; oskrbeti z municijo
  • shoulder1 [šóuldə] samostalnik
    rama, pleče
    množina gornji del hrbta, hrbet
    figurativno izboklina v obliki rame; bankina
    vojska drža (vojaka) s puško na rami

    shoulder to shoulder z ramo ob rami, z združenimi močmi
    shoulder of mutton koštrunovo pleče
    straight from the shoulder figurativno brez ovinkov, brez okolišanja, naravnost, v brk, odkrito; uspešen (udarec)
    over the shoulder(s) figurativno čez ramena, posredno, ironično, indirektno
    to cry on s.o.'s shoulder figurativno tožiti komu, iskati sočutja pri kom
    to give (to turn) s.o. the cold shoulder komu hrbet pokazati, hladno se vesti do koga, ignorirati koga, prezirljivo ravnati s kom
    he has broad shoulders figurativno on mnogo prenese (lahko prenaša), nosi velika bremena (odgovornosti)
    you can't put old heads upon young shoulders figurativno mladost je norost
    to put (to set) one's shoulders zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti
    to rub shoulders with s.o. družiti se s kom, priti v stik, biti v prijateljskih stikih s kom
    to shrug one's shoulders skomigniti z rameni
    you have taken too much on your shoulders preveč si si naložil, naprtil na ramena (tudi figurativno)
  • shújšati to lose flesh, to lose weight; to grow thin (ali lean); to reduce; (ženska, postati vitka) to slim; to emaciate

    shujšan emaciated
    do kosti shujšan reduced to a mere skeleton (ali a bag of bones)
    zelo shújšati biti to be reduced to a shadow (of his former self)
  • 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
  • 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
  • situácija situation; (položaj) position; (okolnosti) circumstances pl; state of affairs

    biti kos, dorasel situáciji to be equal to the situation
    rešiti situácijo to save the situation
    situácija je videti brezupna things pl look desperate
    biti v zelo nerodni situáciji to be caught (ali landed) in a very uncomfortable (ali awkward, embarrassing, sticky) situation
    situácija se je poslabšala the situation has deteriorated
    obvlad(ov)ati situácijo to be master of the situation
    zadostiti zahtevam situácije to meet the demands of the situation
  • sixty [síksti]

    1. pridevnik
    šestdeset
    pogovorno 60 let

    2. samostalnik
    šestdesetica, številka 60
    množina šestdeseta leta

    the sixties leta starosti med 59 in 70
    in the sixties of this century v 60-tih letih tega stoletja
    to be over sixty biti več kot 60 let star
    to run like sixty ameriško, pogovorno teči kot nor, zelo hitro
  • skin1 [skin] samostalnik
    (človeška) koža
    anatomija sloj kože; živalska koža, krzno; meh (za vino)
    sleng pivo
    sleng konj, kljuse
    hudomušno fant
    sleng lopov, slepar
    botanika kožica, luščina, lupina; površina
    navtika lesena ali železna obloga

    skin of an orange oranžna lupina
    chapped (rough) skin razpokana koža
    (un)dressed skin (ne)strojena koža
    the inner skin notranja plast kože
    the outer skin pokožnica, koža vrhnjica, epiderma
    gold-beater's skin tanka membrana, v kateri se pri kovanju ločujejo lističi zlata
    wet to the skin do kože premočen
    with a whole skin s celo kožo, nepoškodovan
    to be in bad skin figurativno biti slabe volje
    he is only (he is nothing but) skin and bone sama kost in koža ga je, zelo mršav je
    I would not be in your skin ne bi bil rad v vaši koži
    to change one's skin menjati (spremeniti) svojo kožo (naravo)
    to escape by the skin of one's teeth za las odnesti zdravo (celo) kožo, uiti nevarnosti
    it gets under my skin figurativno, pogovorno jezi me, razburja me
    to get under one's skin pogovorno iti komu na živce, jeziti (boleti) koga
    he has a thick skin on ima debelo, neobčutljivo kožo, naravo
    he has a thin skin on je občutljiv
    to jump (to leap) out of one's skin figurativno skočiti iz kože, biti ves iz sebe (od veselja, od nestrpnosti, od jeze itd.)
    to save one's skin, to come (to get) off with a whole skin célo, zdravo kožo odnesti
    near is my shirt, nearer my skin figurativno bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril; vsak je sebi najbližji
  • skin2 [skin] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
    dati iz kože, odreti; odrgniti, oguliti si kožo; olupiti
    sleng odreti, prevarati, oslepariti, izropati
    ameriško, pogovorno prekositi
    pogovorno sleči tesno obleko; prekriti s kožo (over)

    to skin alive živega iz kože dati, figurativno popolnoma potolči, premagati
    to skin a flint figurativno zelo skopariti, biti zelo skopuški (stiskaški) v vsem
    to skin a rabbit odreti kunca
    keep your eyes skinned dobro pazite! odprite oči!
    to skin over zaceliti se (o rani)
  • skopáriti to be niggardly; to be sordidly parsimonious; to button up one's purse (ali one's pocket)

    skopáriti s čim to be stingy with something
    skopáriti s hrano, z denarjem to stint food, money
    ona skopari z mlekom za otroke she is stingy with the milk for the children
    zelo skopáriti (figurativno) to skin a flint
  • skŕben careful; attentive; (skrbno izdelan) elaborate

    on je zelo skŕben delavec he is a careful worker
    skrbno prislov carefully, with care
  • skrbéti

    skrbéti za to care (for, about), to take care (of), to busy (ali to concern) oneself with (ali about); to be in charge (of something); to have (something) in one's care; to attend to, to see (ali to look) to (ali after); to mind (something); to provide for
    on skrbi samo zase he always looks after number one, he thinks only of himself
    skrbi (brigaj se) zase! mind your own business!
    ne skrbi za tuje posle! mind your own business!, don't meddle in other people's business!
    skrbi me I'm worried, I'm concerned about (something), it makes me uneasy, it causes me a lot of anxiety, it fills me with apprehension
    skrbi me njeno zdravje her state of health fills me with apprehension
    od 16. leta skrbim sam zase I have been on my own since I was (ali the age of) sixteen
    skrbéti sam zase to shift for oneself, to fend for oneself
    skrbel bom, da bo pravočasno dobil pismo I shall take care that he receives the letter in time
    skrbéti mora za svoje otroke he must provide for his children
    njihova usoda nas zelo skrbi we are deeply worried (ali pogovorno worried sick, worried stiff) about their fate
    skrbela bom, da se knjige pravočasno vrnejo I will see (to it) that the books are sent back in time
    ne skrbi! don't worry!
    vsakdo naj skrbi (gleda) zase! every one for himself!
  • 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
  • small1 [smɔ:l] pridevnik
    majhen (po velikosti, obsegu, številu, starosti, količini, pomembnosti); maloštevilen; kratek, kratkotrajen; redek, lahek, vodén (o pijači)
    narečno ozek
    figurativno nepomemben, malo važen, neznaten, brez večje vrednosti; ozkosrčen, ozkogruden, malenkosten; šibek, skromen, reven; nizek; majhne moralne vrednosti, podel; osramočen

    at a small rate poceni
    in a small way, on a small scale v majhnem razmerju, v malem, skromno, malo
    on the small side nezadostno velik, ne prevelik
    small and early party družba maloštevilnih gostov, ki se kmalu razide; intimna večerna zabava
    a small beginning majhen, skromen začetek
    small blame to them ni se jim treba sramovati, to jim ne dela sramote; ni jim treba zameriti
    and no blame to him! in kdo ga ne bi (po)karal!
    small cattle drobnica
    small drinker slab pivec
    small farmer mali kmet, mali posestnik
    small gross 10 ducatov
    small hand navadne pisane črke
    small hours ure po polnoči, male ure
    small letters male črke
    small means nezadostna sredstva
    a small place majhen kraj
    a small poetično nepomemben pesnik
    small rain dežek, droben dež
    small talk kramljanje, klepet(anje)
    the small voice, the still small voice figurativno glas vesti
    small wonder temu se je komaj čuditi
    it is small of him to remind me of it malenkostno je od njega, da me spomni na to
    that is only a small matter to je le malenkost
    I call it small of him smatram, da je to nizkotno od njega
    to feel small sramovati se
    I found the way at last, and small thanks to you for your directions končno sem našel pot, in za to se mi ni treba zahvaliti vašim navodilom
    he has small Latin and less Greek latinski zna malo, grški pa še manj
    I have had small experience of such matters doslej imam malo izkušenj v teh stvareh
    he has too small a mind not to be jealous of your success preozkosrčen je, da ne bi bil ljubosumen na vaš uspeh
    to make s.o. feel small figurativno osramotiti koga
    to make o.s. small napraviti se majhnega
    to live in a very small way zelo skromno živeti
    he was surprised, and no small wonder bil je presenečen, in nič čudnega (če je bil)
    it will take only a small time to bo vzelo le malo časa
    everybody thought it small of him to refuse to help vsakdo je smatral, da je grdó od njega, da je odklonil pomoč
  • small beer [smɔ́:lbiə] samostalnik
    vodéno (slabo) pivo
    figurativno nepomembna oseba ali stvar

    to chronicle small beer pogovorno kramljati o nepomembnih stvareh, kot da bi bile zelo važne, figurativno iz muhe slona delati
    to think no small beer of o.s. imeti visoko mnenje o sebi, biti nadut (domišljav)