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síla (moč) power, might; (krepkost) vigour; (potreba) necessity; (jakost) strength; (silovitost) vehemence; (nasilje) violence, force; (težava) difficulty, trouble; (prisila) compulsion, constraint, coercion; (beda) want, need, pinch; (stiska) emergency, neediness; (pritisk) pressure; (nevarnost) danger, emergency; (nuja) urgency, necessity

v síli in case of emergency (ali of need, of necessity)
s sílo by force, forcibly, with violence, by strong-arm methods
z vsemi sílami with might and main
pod sílo okoliščin, razmer under the stress of circumstances
po síli (nerad) forced, under compulsion, unwillingly, reluctantly, perforce
če je síla if need be, if need arise
to je višja síla it is a case of needs must (ali of overwhelming odds, of vis maior)
groba síla violence
konjska síla horsepower (krajšava: HP)
gonilna síla motive power
višja síla force majeure, Act of God
naravne síle natural forces, forces of nature
kopne síle vojska land forces pl
pomorske síle vojska naval forces pl, navy
pomorska síla naval power
síla (ogromno) ljudi a great number of people
enota síle unit of force
moment síle moment of a force
delovna síla manpower
politika síle power politics pl
vodna síla water (ali hydraulic) power
oborožene (vojaške) síle armed (military) forces pl
Kraljeva Zračna Sila Royal Air Force
klic v síli emergency call
izhod v síli emergency exit
biti v veliki síli (stiski) to be in great distress (ali need)
ni mu síle he is not in bad circumstances, he is doing well
ni síle (= ne mudi se) there's no hurry, it is not urgent
ni nobene síle there is no hurry
to je za sílo (= začasno) this is a makeshift, this is a stopgap, this is a temporary substitute
síla (strašno) vroče je it is extremely hot
síla ima večjo moč kot pravica might before right
napeti vse (svoje) síle to do one's utmost, to make every effort, to do one's best, to do all one can; to tax one's powers to the utmost; to use every exertion; to stir heaven and earth; to leave no stone unturned
síla kola lomi needs must when the devil drives, necessity knows no law
v síli hudič muhe žre (figurativno) drowning men catch at straws, beggars can't be choosers
(tudi) s sílo se ne da vsega doseči (figurativno) you can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
ukloniti se síli to give way to compulsion, to act under compulsion (ali duress)
v síli spoznaš pravega prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed

silent [sáilənt]

1. pridevnik (silently prislov)
molčeč, tih, nem; ki se ne izgovarja (o črki); brezšumen; miren; ki ne govori (about o)
(o vulkanu) nedelujoč
medicina latenten, brez simptomov

silent butler figurativno posoda za odpadke
silent consent tiho soglašanje, tiho privoljenje (pristanek)
silent film, ameriško silent movie nem film
silent grief nema bolečina
silent letter jezikoslovje nema črka
a silent man molčeč človek
the silent system kaznilniški red, po katerem zapornikom ni dovoljeno govoriti
silent partner ekonomija tihi družabnik
silent service pogovorno mornarica, ameriško služba na podmornici
silent voter ameriško, politika volilec, čigar odločitev ni znana
to be silent molčati (on, upon o)
be silent! molči!
history is silent upon it zgodovina molči o tem
to be as silent as death molčati kot grob

2. samostalnik
nem film

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

silver lining [sílvəlainiŋ] samostalnik
srebrna proga (okoli oblaka, na obzorju)

every cloud has its silver lining nobena nesreča ni tako huda, da ne bi bilo v njej nekaj 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

sindikát (delavski) trade union, trades union; syndicate

delavski sindikát labour union
član sindikáta syndicalist, trade unionist
delavec, ki ni član sindikáta a nonunion workman
vstopiti v sindikát to unionize
zveza sindikátov trades union congress (krajšava: TUC)

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

sistém system; (metoda) method

brez sistéma unsystematic, unmethodical
gorski sistém mountain system
sončni sistém solar system
živčni sistém nervous system
nobenega sistéma ni v tem početju there is no system in this way of doing things
nobenega sistéma ne imeti to lack system

sìt sated, satiated; fed; figurativno (naveličan) fed up with, sick of, tired of, weary of

sìt življenja weary of life, tired of life
do grla sem sìt I'm fed up to the teeth (with)
najesti se do sìtega to appease one's hunger, to eat one's fill of...
do sìtega sem se nagledal I have seen enough, pogovorno I've had an eyeful
sìt sem ga (figurativno) I can't stand the fellow any longer
sìt sem tega I've had enough of it, I'm fed up with it
sìt je vsega he's fed up with everything
sìt sem tega dela I'm sick of this work
sìt sem čakanja I am tired of waiting
čez glavo sem sìt I'm fed up to the back teeth (with)
do sìtega se je najedel češenj he has eaten his fill of cherries
ljudstvo je bilo sìto vojne the people were sick of war
ne more biti volk sìt in koza cela (figurativno) you can't have it both ways
od dobrih (lepih) želja še nihče ni bil sìt if wishes were horses beggars might ride

six [siks]

1. pridevnik
šest
(= six years) šest let (starosti)
(= six o'clock) šesta ura
(= six pence) šest penijev

he is not six yet ni še šest let star
it is six (o'clock) šest je ura
this cost two and six (2/6) to je stalo dva šilinga in šest penijev
six and eight (pence) (nekoč običajni odvetnikov honorar), figurativno honorar, pristojbina
six to one 6 proti 1, stoodstotno zanesljivo (gotovo)
six feet of earth figurativno grob
it is six of one and half the dozen of the other to je eno in isto, to je popolnoma isto

2. samostalnik
šestica, številka 6; šestorica, šestero, šest kosov, pol ducata

coach and six šesterovprežna kočija
double sixes dvojna šestica (pri metu v kockanju)
to be at sixes and sevens figurativno biti v popolnem neredu (zmedi, zmešnjavi)
he turned up the six of spades (kartanje) potegnil je pikovo šestico

skill [skil]

1. samostalnik
veščina, spretnost, izkušenost, strokovno znanje, talent, pripravnost (at, in za, v)
zastarelo razumevanje, uvidevanje

I have no skill in gardening na delo na vrtu se nič ne razumem

2. neprehodni glagol
arhaično, poetično biti pomemben, važen, koristen; koristiti, pomagati

it skills not nič ne de, to ni važno
what skills talking? kaj koristi govorjenje?

skittle [skitl]

1. samostalnik
kegelj
množina kegljanje
množina, figurativno zabava, igra

skittles! nesmisel!, neumnost!
skittle alley kegljišče, kegljaška steza
skittle ground kegljišče
to play (at) skittles kegljati
life is not all beer and skittles življenje ni samo zabava

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
podreti (kaj) kot keglje; kegljati

to skittle away, to skittle down zapraviti, pognati, zafrčkati (kaj)

sklád

1. (fond) fund, funds pl

amortizacijski sklád sinking fund
skupni sklád joint fund
bolniški sklád sick fund
obratovni sklád trading fund, working fund
pokojninski sklád pension fund
rezervni sklád reserve fund
tekoči sklád mobile funds pl

2. geologija stratum, pl -s, strata; layer

lega skládov arrangement of strata

3. (skladanica)

sklád drv a stack (ali a pile) of firewood

4. (skladnost) accordance, harmony

v skládu z in compliance with, in accordance with
biti v skládu z to harmonize with, to correspond to, to be consistent with
skušali bomo spraviti vaše želje v sklád z našimi koristmi we shall try to reconcile your wishes with our interests
to ni v skládu z mojim prepričanjem that is not in accordance with my beliefs
spraviti v sklád z to harmonize, to reconcile, to bring into harmony with
delati v skládu to act in conformity with

sklépčen

sklépčno število quorum
biti sklépč to form (ali to constitute, to be) a quorum
ne biti sklépč to lack a quorum
občni zbor je bil sklépč there was a quorum at the general meeting
ni bil sklépč there was no quorum...

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

skriti skrívati to hide (pred from), to conceal (pred from); to put out of sight

skriti, skrívati resnico pred ljudmi to conceal the truth from the people
on je častihlepen in tega ne skriva he is ambitious and makes no secret of it
skriti, skrívati se to hide oneself (pred from), (uiti, zbežati) to abscond
skriti, skrívati se od sramu to hide one's head
poštenim ljudem se ni treba skrivati honest people do not need to practise concealment
kača se skriva v travi there is a snake (lurking) in the grass

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

slate¹ [sléit]

1. samostalnik
(glinasti) skril(avec); (šolska) tablica iz skrila; ploščica iz skrila za kritje streh
ameriško, politika predvolilen seznam (kandidatov)

slate quarry skrilolom
slate roof skrilasta streha
a clean slate figurativno čista, neoporečna preteklost
to clean the slate zbrisati z gobo (tablico), figurativno razčistiti stvar, figurativno osvoboditi (znebiti, otresti) se obveznosti, odreči se tujim obveznostim do sebe
there is a slate loose in his roof, he has a slate loose sleng on ni čisto pri pravi pameti, manjka mu eno kolesce (v glavi)

2. pridevnik
škriljast, škriljaste barve

3. prehodni glagol
pokriti (streho) s ploščicami iz skrila; napisati na (skrilasto) tablico; odstraniti dlako (s kože)
ameriško, pogovorno predložiti koga za kandidata

slated roof skrilasta streha
to be slated for nomination biti predlagan (kandidiran) za imenovanje

sléd trace; trail; vestige; scent; track, (ladje) wake; (stopinje) footprints, footmarks pl; (zveri) scent; (kolotečina) rut

na slédi on the track
brez slédú without a trace
sveža sléd a hot (ali burning) scent
stara sléd cold scent
slédovi starih šeg vestiges pl of ancient customs
ni niti slédu o kakem dokazu there is not a trace (ali a vestige) of evidence
biti komu na slédi to be hot on someone's trail
biti na napačni slédi to be on a false scent
iti po slédi prednikov to follow in the footsteps of one's ancestors
iti s slédjo to run a scent
izgubiti sléd to lose the (ali a) scent, to be off the track, (na lovu) to be at fault
izbrisati vse slédove to efface all traces
njegov obraz je kazal (nosil) slédove njegove žalosti his face bore traces of his grief
priti komu na sléd to get on someone's track
priti na novo sléd (figurativno) to start a new hare
zopet odkriti sléd to recover the scent
speljati na napačno sléd to put off the scent, to put on the wrong track
zabrisati svojo sléd to cover up one's tracks
izginiti brez slédu to disappear without leaving any traces
policija je prišla na sléd the police have picked up the scent, pogovorno the police have smelt a rat
iti za pravo (napačno) slédjo to be on (ali to follow) the right (the wrong) scent

sleepless [slí:plis] pridevnik (sleeplessly prislov)
nespečen, brez spanja; ki nima počitka, miru
figurativno buden, neutrudljiv

with sleepless energy z neutrudljivo energijo
a sleepless night noč brez spanja
he was sleepless for two nights dve noči ni spal