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syllable [síləbl]

1. samostalnik
zlog
figurativno glas, besedica

not a syllable! niti besede! ne govori! molči!
not to breathe (to tell) a syllable besede ne reči (črhniti)

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
jasno izgovarjati (besedo) zlog za zlogom
poetično jecljati

three-syllabled trizložen

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

symphony [símfəni] samostalnik
glasba simfonija
figurativno harmonija; skladnost (barv, čustev itd.)

a symphony orchestra simfoničen orkester
domestic symphony domača, družinska harmonija

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

systematic [sistimǽtik] pridevnik (systematically prislov)
sistematičen; metodičen; načrten; premišljen; smotrn

systematic work sistematično delo
a systematic liar sistematičen lažnivec

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

šánsa chance; outlook; prospect

šánse so enake ničli the chances are nil
imaš vse šánse na svoji strani (proti sebi) you have all the odds on your side (against you)
imam šánse, da dobim to mesto I have a good chance of getting that situation
pokvariti si šánse to spoil one's chances, (pogovorno) to cook one's goose

šanson(a) song; (francosko) chanson

pevec šanson(a)ov (francosko) chansonnier, (cabaret) singer, songster

šarnír hinge

biti pritrjen s šarnírjem to be hinged, to hang on a hinge

ščép ščêpek pinch

ščép, ščêpek soli a pinch of salt

ščúvati to instigate (k to); to incite (k to)

ščúvati psa na koga to set a dog upon someone
ščúvati k vojni to incite to war

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

šelè only; not earlier than; as late as; not until, not till; only then, not before

šelè ko... only when..., no sooner than...
šelè danes only today
šelè davi only this morning
šelè včeraj not till yesterday, no earlier than yesterday, only yesterday
šelè jutri not till tomorrow
šelè leta 1951 as late as 1951
šelè pred enim letom no more than a year ago
šelè teden dni pozneje not until a week later
prišel je šelè pred dvema dnevoma he arrived only (ali pogovorno only arrived) two days ago
vrnil se je šelè, ko... he didn't return before...
to je treba šelè dokazati that remains to be proved
pridem domov šelè ob 11-ih I'll not be home till 11
šelè ko so bili vsi odšli, sem odkril... it was not until (after) everyone had gone that I discovered...
videl sem jo šelè včeraj I only saw her yesterday, I didn't see her before yesterday
šelè predvčerajšnjim sem dobil tvoje pismo I didn't receive your letter until the day before yesterday
poročila se je šelè pred kratkim she got married quite recently, she's only been married a short time
kaj šelè... (= da ne rečem nič o...) to say nothing of..., let alone..., never mind...
ni mogla narediti koraka, kaj šelè zbežati she could not move a step, never mind run away

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

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

šifríren

šifrírni ključ key to a code

šíniti to flit, to whisk; to shoot; vojska (pikirati) to dart

šíniti preko brzice to shoot a rapid
mačka je šinila iz sobe the cat shot out of the room
v glavo mi je šinila misel a thought ran through my head
srečna misel ji je šinila v glavo a happy idea struck her
ravno mi je šinilo v glavo it just passed through my mind