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smísel sense; (pomen) meaning, signification; (volja za) mind, turn, taste

v nekem smísel in a certain sense
v pravem smíslu besede in the true sense of the word
v istem smíslu in the same sense
v polnem smíslu besede in the full sense of the word
v prenesenem smíslu in the figurative sense
v ožjem smíslu in a narrow (ali limited) sense
v smíslu (duhu) zakona in (ali according to) the spirit of the law
kakšen smísel ima to? what's the sense of that?
brez smísla void of sense, senseless
to je brez smísla this is senseless
to ni bil smísel mojih besed that was not the meaning of my words
govoril je v istem smíslu he spoke to the same effect
to nima nobenega smísla that's no good
nima smísla hoditi tja it's no use (ali there's no sense) going there
ne imeti smísla (koristi) to be useless, to be of no use, to be to no purpose
on nima smísla za... he has no taste for, he does not care for...
on ima smísla za tehniko he is technically-minded, he has a mechanical bent
za to nimam smísla my tastes do not go that way

smite^*2 [smáit]

1. prehodni glagol
napasti; udariti; udarjati (na harfo); kaznovati
zastarelo zadati težak udarec (komu)
zastarelo pobiti, ubiti, usmrtiti; uničiti
figurativno zadeti, pasti na, obsijati, posijati na; gristi, mučiti; (pasivno) biti očaran (prevzet, zanesen, fasciniran)

2. neprehodni glagol
udarjati, deliti udarce (često smite out)
boleti

to smite s.o. dead ubiti koga
to smite s.o.'s head off odbiti komu glavo
to smite s.o. hip and thigh figurativno popolnoma potolči koga
her conscience smote her for her ingratitude vest ji je očitala njeno nehvaležnost
his conscience smote him vest ga je zapekla
he was smitten with her beauty njena lepota ga je popolnoma prevzela (očarala, fascinirala, osvojila)
God shall smite thee bog te kaznuj
my heart smote me srce me je zabolelo
an idea smote him v glavo mu je šinila (neka) misel
the light smote her hair svetloba ji je obsijala lase
a noise smote his ear hrup mu je udaril na uho
he was smitten with a desire popadla ga je želja
to be smitten with biti udarjen, biti zaljubljen v
the town was smitten with plague kuga je udarila na mesto

smoke¹ [smóuk] samostalnik
dim, oblak dima; sopara
figurativno megla, koprena
domačno cigareta, cigara

a column of smoke steber dima
like smoke sleng kot veter (hitro), hipoma, naenkrat; brez težav, gladko
from smoke into smother iz slabega v slabše, z dežja pod kap
the big smoke (vzdevek za) London
there is no smoke without fire kjer je dim, je tudi ogenj
that's all smoke sleng vse to so same prazne besede
to end (to go up) in smoke figurativno razbliniti se, razpršiti se v dim, v nič
it will all end in a smoke vse se bo razblinilo v nič, iz vsega tega ne bo nič
we're getting on like smoke sleng to gre kot namazano
to go from smoke into smother priti z dežja pod kap
I haven't had a smoke all the morning ves dopoldan nisem nobene (cigarete) pokadil
let's have a smoke prižgimo si eno (cigareto)!
to see things through the smoke of hate videti stvari skozi tančico sovraštva

smooth¹ [smu:ð]

1. pridevnik
gladek; raven; miren; mehek voljan; enakomeren; prijeten; zvožen, obrabljen, gladek (pnevmatika); eleganten, zanosen (glasba); izbrušen, tekoč (govor); gladek kot jegulja, jeguljast, prilizljiv, dobrikav, hinavski; mil, blag (vino)
tehnično brez trenja, gladek
jezikoslovje brez aspiracije

smooth chin gladka (obrita) brada
smooth driving mirno šofiranje
a smooth face hinavsko prijazen obraz
smooth hair gladki lasje
smooth sea gladko, mirno morje
a smooth surface gladka površina
smooth tire casing zvožena, gladka pnevmatika (plašč)
a smooth verse tekoč stih
I am now in smooth water figurativno zmogel sem to, uspelo mi je, sedaj sem dober
to make things smooth for s.o. zravnati, utreti komu pot
the way is now smooth figurativno sedaj je pot prosta

2. prislov
gladko; ravno; mirno, brez zatikanja, brez težav

3. samostalnik
gladkost, pogladitev
figurativno ugodna stran (česa)

to give a smooth to the hair pogladiti si lase (s ščetko)
to take the rough with the smooth enako sprejemati dobro in slabo v življenju

smother [smʌ́ðə]

1. samostalnik
gost dim, oblak dima; zadušljiv dim, gosta para, megla, dušeče ozračje; tlenje, kadeč se pepel; snežni oblak
figurativno zmeda, zmešnjava

from the smoke into the smother iz hudega v hujše, z dežja pod kap

2. prehodni glagol
(za)dušiti, potlačiti; obsuti (with z)
pokriti s pepelom (žerjavico); prekriti, utajiti, pridušiti (često up)
pražiti, dušiti
šport čvrsto objeti (nasprotnika)

smothered chicken dušèn piščanec
with smothered curses s pridušenimi kletvicami
to be smothered with work dušiti se v delu
to smother s.o. with kisses zadušiti, obsuti koga s poljubi
to smother a rebellion zadušiti upor

smrdéti to stink; to smell nastily, to smell; to have an offensive smell (ali stench)

on smrdi po viskiju he stinks (ali reeks) of whisky
nekaj smrdi v deželi danski something is rotten in the state of Denmark

smŕt death; decease; (vladarja) demise; departure (from life)

smŕt na grmadi death at the stake, the stake
smŕt na morišču death on the scaffold
smŕt od utopitve death by drowning
smŕt od zadušitve death by asphyxiation (ali suffocation, smothering, strangling)
smŕt s strelom v glavo death from a bullet in the head
navidezna smŕt suspended animation
črna smŕt (kuga) Black Death
Smrt s svojo koso Death with his scythe
na smŕt bolan fatally ill, dangerously ill
do smŕti utrujen tired to death, tired out, dead beat; (od dela) done in, worn out, vulgarno buggered, knackered
konjska smŕt (= konjederec) flayer, VB knacker
smŕt na vešalih hanging
kamenjan do smŕti stoned to death
rojen po očetovi smŕti posthumous
junaška smŕt a hero's death
do svoje smŕti to one's dying day
obletnica smŕti anniversary of someone's death
letnica, leto smŕti year of someone's death
preziranje smŕti contempt for death
uradna proglasitev smŕti official declaration of death
boj za življenje ali smŕt life-and-death struggle
smŕt izdajalcu! death to the traitor!
smŕt fašizmu - svobodo narodu! Death to Fascism - Liberty to the People!
biti na pragu smŕti to be (lying) at death's door
to bo moja smŕt this will be the death of me
boriti se s smŕtjo to be at one's last gasp (ali breath), to breathe one's last, to be at death's door, to be on one's deathbed
gre za življenje ali smŕt (za biti ali ne biti) it is a matter (ali case) of life and death
iti v smŕt za... to give one's life for...
drveti v zanesljivo (gotovo) smŕt to rush headlong to certain death
na smŕt se dolgočasiti to be bored to death
do smŕti izkrvaveti to bleed to death
pogledati smŕti v oči to look death in the face
obsoditi na smŕt to sentence (ali to condemn) to death
imeti (storiti) lepo smŕt to die a happy death
umreti junaške smŕti to meet a hero's death
umreti naravne smŕti to die a natural death
umreti nasilne smŕti to die a violent death, (zlasti biti obešen) to die in one's shoes
povzročiti smŕt kake osebe to be the death of someone
uiti smŕti to escape death
umreti lahke smŕti to die an easy death
umreti bedne smŕti to die a dog's death
sam si zadati smŕt to make away with oneself, to take one's own life, to commit suicide
biti obsojen na smŕt (figurativno) to earn the wages of sin

smŕten (of) death, concerning death; (usoden) deadly, fatal; (kazen) capital, mortal, lethal; (smrti podoben) deathlike, deathly

smŕtni boj agony, last throes pl, death agony
smŕtni greh mortal (ali deadly) sin
sedem smŕtnih grehov the seven deadly sins
smŕtna groza horrors pl of death
smŕtno hropenje death rattle
smŕtna kazen capital sentence, death penalty
smŕtne muke pangs pl of death
smŕtna nesreča fatal accident, accidental death
smŕtna nevarnost mortal danger, deadly peril
smŕtno oznanilo notice of death, obituary
smŕtna obsodba capital sentence, condemnation to death, death warrant
smŕtna postelja deathbed
smŕtni primer death, casualty
smŕtna rana mortal wound
smŕtna slutnja premonition (ali presentiment) of death
smŕten strah mortal fear
smŕtni sovražnik deadly enemy
smŕtno sovraštvo deadly hatred
smŕtni udarec death-blow
smŕtna ura hour of death
smŕtni (mrtvaški) zvon death knell
biti v smŕtni nevarnosti to be in mortal danger

smuggle [smʌgl] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
tihotapiti; pretihotapiti, vtihotapiti (into v)
spretno skriti; skrivaj zmakniti

snack [snæk] samostalnik
prigrizek; zalogaj, grižljaj; požirek; del, delež

snacks! zahtevam delež!
a snack of brandy požirek žganja
to go snacks deliti se (v)

snake¹ [snéik] samostalnik
zoologija kača
figurativno "kača", hudoben (zahrbten, podel, izdajalski) človek

hooded snake naočarka
ring snake belouška
venomous snake strupena kača
(great) Snakes! vraga! gromska strela! (začudenje)
snake in the grass v travi skrita kača, figurativno skrit sovražnik, hinavec, skrita nevarnost; sleng zrcalo
to cherish (to warm) a snake in one's bosom figurativno rediti gada na prsih
to have snakes in one's boots figurativno biti razburjen
to raise (to wake) snakes sleng, figurativno dregniti v osje gnezdo
to scotch the snake raniti, poškodovati kačo, figurativno ne popolnoma odstraniti nevarnosti
to see snakes sleng videti bele miši, imeti delirium tremens

snap¹ [snæp]

1. samostalnik
hlastaj (at po)
ugriz; tlesk s prsti, krcljaj, krc; tlesk, pok, zlom
figurativno zamah, polet, elan, živahnost
fotografija trenutni posnetek, momentka
gledališče kratek igralski angažma; rezka, odrezava, osorna izjava; kratka doba, perioda; zaskočna ključavnica; grižljaj, zalogaj, košček
ameriško, sleng dobra služba, lahka naloga, malenkost; vrsta drobljivega kolača

in a snap v hipu
a snap of the whip tlesk ali pok z bičem
a snap of cold, cold snap nenaden val mraza
to bite off at a single snap odgrizniti z enim samim hlastajem (ugrizom)
not to care a snap for figurativno požvižgati se na
the dog made a snap at me pes je hlastnil po meni
I heard the snap of the bone slišal sem pok (zlom) kosti

2. pridevnik
nagel, nenaden, bliskovit

snap judg(e)ment nagla (prenagljena) sodba
a snap vote nepričakovano in hitro glasovanje
snap shot strel brez ciljanja

3. prislov
s pokom (treskom)

to go snap počiti, zlomiti se s pokom
snap went the mast s treskom (tresk!) se je zlomil jambor

snatch¹ [snæč] samostalnik
hlastaj, zgrabitev, hlastanje (po); napad, naval, muhavost; na hitro pripravljen obrok hrane; (ugoden) trenutek, kratek čas (perioda)
ameriško, sleng ugrabitev otroka (osebe)
množina odlomki (govora, pesmi itd.); koščki, drobci, črepinje

by snatches od časa do časa, v razmakih
in snatches sem ter tja, včasih, od časa do časa
this lazy fellow only works in snatches ta lenuh dela le od časa do časa
to make a snatch at hlastniti po, hlastno seči po, skušati ujeti
she sang snatches of an old song pela je odlomke neke stare pesmi
to sleep in short snatches spati v presledkih

snatch² [snæč] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
pograbiti, zgrabiti, (hlastno, željno, naglo) seči po, iztrgati, polastiti se; skušati zgrabiti ali iztrgati

to snatch at an offer z obema rokama pograbiti (hitro sprejeti) ponudbo
to snatch a half hour's rest privoščiti si pol ure počitka
to snatch at a rope zgrabiti za vrv
to snatch s.o. from the jaws of death iztrgati (rešiti) koga iz krempljev smrti
to snatch victory from defeat poraz spremeniti v zmago
the bag was snatched from his hands iztrgali so mu torbo iz rok
the dog snatches the bone pes pograbi kost
he tried to snatch a kiss from her skušal ji je ukrasti poljub

sneak² [sni:k] neprehodni glagol
(skrivaj) se plaziti, vtihotapiti se (into v)
figurativno klečeplaziti, prilizovati se
figurativno izvleči se (out of iz)

to sneak about (round) okoli se plaziti, vohljati
to sneak away (off, out) odplaziti se
to sneak in skrivaj (kradoma) vstopiti
to sneak up on s.o. priplaziti se h komu
prehodni glagol
sleng tožariti (v šoli)
sleng ukrasti, zmakniti, "suniti"; (skrivaj) vtihotapiti

sneer [sníə]

1. samostalnik
porogljiv (posmehljiv, prezirljiv) pogled ali opazka, posmeh(ovanje), roganje, smešenje; sarkazem, persiflaža

2. neprehodni glagol
rogati se, posmehovati se; porogljivo se smejati (at čemu)
vihati nos (at nad)
prehodni glagol
porogljivo kaj reči; z roganjem (posmehovanjem) spraviti (koga) (into v neko stanje)
zasmehovati

to sneer a reply porogljivo odgovoriti
they sneered him out of his resolve zaradi njihovega posmehovanja je opustil svoj naklep
to sneer down zasramovati, zasmehovati

sneeze [sni:z]

1. samostalnik
kihanje

sneeze gas kihalni plin, kihavec

2. neprehodni glagol
kihati
pogovorno požvižgati se na, pokašljati se na

this is not to be sneezed at ni, da bi se namrdnil ob tem; to niso mačkine solze; to ni za odmet; to ni nekaj, kar bi odklonili
to sneeze into a basket kihniti v košaro, figurativno biti obglavljen (z giljotino)

snég snow

brez snéga snowless
kosmič snéga snowflake
snég iz jajc whipped eggs pl
snég iz stepene smetane whipped cream
večni snég everlasting (ali perpetual) snow
meja večnega snéga snow line
kot snég bel snow-white, white as snow
kot snég beli lasje snowy hair
slep od (bleščečega se) snega snowblind
krplje za snég snowshoes pl
zametèn od snéga snowbound
zatrpan s snégom snowed up, snowbound
pokrit s snégom covered with snow, snowclad, snowcapped
odrezan zaradi snéga snowbound
biti zasut s snégom to be snowed in (ali up), to be under snow
s snégom bogata zima a snowy winter
toliko mi je za to kot za lanski snég, to mi je lanski snég I couldn't care less (about it)
snég pada it snows (ozir. it is snowing)
snég me je zametel I was snowed in
vlak je obtičal v snégu the train was snowed under

snémanje taking down, reaching down; (s kljuke) unhooking; fotografija taking photographs (ali snapshots, pogovorno snaps), film shooting, filming

začne se snémanje filma shooting has begun, they have started to shoot (the film)
snémanje filma je v teku they are (now) shooting (the film)
snémanje s križa religija the Deposition (ali Descent) from the Cross

snooze [snu:z]

1. samostalnik
dremež, dremanje, kratko spanje

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
pogovorno malo zadremati, dremati; lenariti

to snooze away (one's) time tratiti čas v brezdelju