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swoon [swu:n]

1. samostalnik
omedlevica, nezavest

she went off in a swoon padla je v nezavest

2. neprehodni glagol (često swoon away)
onesvestiti se, omedleti (for, with od, zaradi)
poetično (tudi swoon down) počasi se izgubljati, izginjati, slabeti, ponehavati; spuščati se (to, into do, v)

sword [sɔ:d]

1. samostalnik
meč; sablja
sleng bajonet; orožje
figurativno (vojaška) oblast, moč; uničenje z mečem; vojna, smrt

at the point of the sword na konici meča, figurativno z grožnjo vojne (smrti)
by fire and sword z ognjem in mečem
with drawn sword z golim mečem
sword and cloak (novel) viteški (roman)
the sword vojaška oblast; vojna, klanje
the sword of justice sodna oblast
the sword of the spirit religija božja beseda
broad sword meč s široko ostrino za sekanje
cavalry sword sablja
double-edged sword dvorezen meč
court sword meč, ki se nosi z dvorjansko obleko
to appeal to the sword zateči se k orožju
to cross swords, to measure swords prekrižati meče, spopasti se z meči, pomeriti se z meči
to draw the sword potegniti (izvleči) meč, začeti vojno
to be at sword's points biti si sovražen
to put to the sword obglaviti, usmrtiti (z mečem, s sabljo)
to sheathe the sword vtakniti meč v nožnico, nehati se vojskovati, nehati (končati) vojno
to throw one's sword into the scale figurativno podpreti svoje zahteve z mečem (orožjem), s silo

2. prehodni glagol
(redko) posabljati, pobiti

sworn [swɔ:n]

1. pretekli deležnik od to swear

2. pridevnik
pravno (sodno) zaprisežen

sworn declaration pod prisego dana izjava
sworn enemies zakleti, smrtni sovražniki
sworn friends prijatelji na življenje in smrt, pobratimi
I'll be sworn, I dare be sworn prisežem (da...)

sympathize [símpəɵaiz] neprehodni glagol
biti sorodne narave (temperamenta) (with z)
sočustvovati, izraziti svoje sočutje ali solidarnost, simpatizirati, solidarizirati se; ujemati se, strinjati se v mišljenju (with z)

to sympathize with s.o. izraziti komu svoje sožalje
I sympathize with you in your grief sočustvujem z vami v vaši žalosti
to sympathize with s.o.'s aims soglašati z nameni (s cilji) kake osebe
I sympathize with your joy pridružujem se vašemu veselju
a good eye often sympathizes with a diseased eye zdravo oko je često prizadeto od bolnega očesa

sympathy [símpəɵi] samostalnik
simpatija, simpatiziranje, naklonjenost (for do, za)
sočustvovanje, solidarnost, razumevanje, ujemanje, soglasje; sočutje (for, with za, z)
delovanje ali učinkovanje enih organov na druge

in sympathy with iz naklonjenosti (simpatije) do
out of sympathy iz simpatije
sympathy strike solidarnostna stavka
I have no sympathy with (for) beggars nimam nobenega sočutja z berači
there is a perfect sympathy between them med njimi je popolna solidarnost
to offer one's sympathies to s.o. izraziti komu svoje sožalje, kondolirati

synoptic(al) [sinɔ́ptik(l)]

1. pridevnik (synoptic(al)ally prislov)
pregleden, sinoptičen; obsegajoč

synoptic(al) (weather) chart sinoptična (vremenska) karta
the synoptic(al) gospels cerkev evangeliji sv. Mateja, Marka in Luke

2. samostalnik
Biblija pisec sinoptičnega sv. pisma

system [sístim, -təm] samostalnik
sistem, sestav; ustroj; omrežje (prekopov, telegrafsko itd.); metoda, metodična klasifikacija; organizacija

on system sistematično
the system, this system figurativno vesoljstvo, kozmos
the system medicina organizem, telo
a system of pipes sistem cevi ali napeljav
system of roads cestno omrežje
digestive system prebavila
mountain system gorski sistem
railway system, railroad system železniško omrežje
social system družbeni sistem
nervous system živčni sestav, živčevje
solar system sončni sistem
there is no system in this way of doing nobene metode ni v takšnem počenjanju
to lack system nobenega sistema (metode) ne imeti
the poison went into his system strup je prodrl v njegov organizem

šagrén šagrín (usnje) shagreen

vezan v šagrén, šagrín bound in shagreen

šáh (igra) chess; (perzijski vladar) shah

igrati šáh to play chess, to have a game of chess
šáh kralju! check!, your king's in check
dati šáh kralju to put the king in check, to check
dati šáh in matirati to checkmate
držati koga v šáhu to hold someone in check, (figurativno) to keep (ali to hold) someone at bay, to thwart, pogovorno to stymie, to snooker
šáh mat checkmate
partija šáha a game of chess

šála joke, fun, jest; sport; pleasantry; buffoonery

šále pl jokes
v šáli in jest, jestingly, in sport, for fun, jokingly
za šálo, zaradi šále for fun, by way of a joke
brez šále!, šálo na stran! joking (ali jesting) apart!
stara, obrabljena šála stale (ali ancient) joke, chestnut
nespodobna, obscena šála indecent (ali risqué, blue) joke, dirty (ali ribald, obscene) story
pisec šál za radio ali televizijo gag writer, ZDA gag man, žargon gagster
surova, neslana šála horseplay, practical joke
to ni šála (figurativno) this is no (ali not a) laughing matter
nisem razpoložen za šále I am not in the mood for trifling
on je predmet šál he is the butt (of ridicule)
z njim ni šále he is not to be trifled with
bila je samo šála it was only in (ali for) fun
govoriti v šáli to be jesting
to sem naredil za šálo I did it for a lark
on razume šálo he knows how to take a joke
on ne razume šále he can't take a joke, he's got no sense of humour
reči v šáli to say something in jest
pretiravati šálo to carry a joke too far
vzeti za šálo to treat as a joke
ni razloga za zbijanje šál there is no cause for laughter, this is no laughing matter
zbijati šále to crack jokes
zbijati šále s kom to poke fun at someone, to make merry with someone, to make sport of someone
šála leti nanj, na njegov račun the joke is on him

šára (navlaka) lumber, trash, trashery; rubbish; trinket; ZDA junk

vreči med staro šáro (figurativno) to put (ali to lay) on the shelf
stara krama in šára rags and bones
biti (za)vržen med staro šáro ZDA pogovorno to be washed up

še still; yet, as yet

še ne not yet
še vedno still
še nikoli never yet
še enkrat once more
še več still more
še danes this very day
še do danes, še zdaj this very day, even now
še nocoj this very night
še do pred kratkim, do nedavnega until very recently
še isti dan on the very same day
še pred enim tednom sem govoril z njim it is only a week since I spoke to him
še dolgo pozneje for a long time after
še ta teden before this week is over
še oni teden sem jo videl I saw her only last week
še včeraj only yesterday
še zadnjega maja as late as last May
še letos bodo prišli they will still arrive this year
še leta 1960 as late as 1960
še lani only last year
še boljši better still
še močneje kot even stronger than...
še enkrat toliko twice as much, as much again
še enkrat tako velik twice as tall, as tall again
še mnogo much (oziroma many) more
samó še to pot (tokrat) just once more, only this once
komaj še kdo hardly anyone left
še dražji, še višji dearer still, higher still
(samo) še trenutek just a moment
še nikoli never yet
še kaj (drugega)? anything more (ali else)?
imaš še kaj papirja? have you (got) any paper left?
imaš še kaj denarja? have you any money left?
še eno skodelico čaja, prosim! another cup of tea, please!
daj mi še malo kruha! (could I have) another piece of bread, please
danes je vreme še slabše kot včeraj today the weather is even worse than yesterday
dokler je še čas while there is still time
on še ne more delati he is still unfit for work
tega še nikoli nisem videl I have never seen that before
počakaj še dva dni! wait another two days!
daj mu še en kozarec vode! give him another glass of water!
treba je še videti it is yet to be seen
to bomo še videli that remains to be seen
še vedno živijo v Ljubljani they are still living in Ljubljana
še to zimo bo prišel he will be here some time this winter
lahkó še pride he may still come, he may come yet
poskusi še enkrat! try again!, try once more!, pogovorno have another go!
kaj še hoče? what else does he want?
lahko počakaš še en teden? can you wait another week?
še tega je manjkalo! that's all we wanted!
ni bila še dolgo omožena, ko... she had not long been married when...
ostalo je še nekaj denarja there's still some money left, there's a bit of cash left over
naj bo še tako bogat, ne bo uspel no matter how rich he is, he will not succeed
še (= niti) pogledal me ni he did not so much as look at me
kaj še! (= kje pa, ni govora o tem!) what next!
še obesili ga bodo, še na vislicah bo končal! he'll come to a sticky end (one of these days)!
še (vedno) smo tu we are still here
dokler je še živel while he was still alive
nisem še končal I have not yet finished, I still haven't finished

šéga custom; usage

šége in navade manners and customs pl, ways and customs pl, use and wont
stara šéga an old usage; a long established custom

šépati to limp; to walk lamely, to walk with a limp; to be lame; to have a game leg

nekaj tu šepa (= ne gre v redu) (figurativno) there is a screw loose somewhere
ti stihi šepajo these are lame verses
primera šepa that's a lame (ali a poor) comparison
šépati na eno nogo to be lame in one leg
šépati z desno nogo to be lame in the right leg
močnó, hudó šépati to limp heavily, to hobble

šépav šépast lame, limping; halting; (stih) halting, lame

šépav, šépast na eno nogo lame in one leg; (pohištvo, stol itd.) rickety, shaky
šépav, šépast dokaz a lame proof
šépav, šépast izgovor a lame (ali thin) excuse

šepétati šépniti to whisper

šepétati, šépniti s kom, komu to whisper to someone; to speak below one's breath
šepétati, šépniti komu na uho to whisper in someone's ear
šepetajoč whispering

šéstdeseti sixtieth

v šéstdesetih letih in the sixties
šéstdeseti del the sixtieth part
v šéstdesetih letih tega stoletja in the sixties of this century

šíba rod; switch; (brezovka) birch; wand

šíba strahovalka, leskovka rod
šíba božja figurativno (Atila) the Scourge of God
udarec s šíbo lash
(na)tepsti s šíbo to birch
kaznovati koga s šíbo to give someone the birch
imeti pripravljeno šíbo za koga to have a rod in pickle for someone
šíba novo mašo poje (figurativno) spare the rod and spoil the child

šifrírati to encipher, to cipher, to put into secret writing

šifriran enciphered, ciphered, written in cipher

šíht shift; turn

dnevni šíht day shift
nočni šíht night shift
delo v šíhtih shift work
delati v šíhtih to work in shifts