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sónce sun; sunshine

na sóncu in the sun
brez sónca sunless
pod sóncem under the sun, in the world
ožgan od sónca sunburnt, suntanned
posušen na sóncu sun-dried
polnočno sónce (na severu) the midnight sun
višinsko sónce alpine sun, (umetno) sunlamp; sun rays pl
čaščenje sónca sun worship
mit sónca solar myth
vzhod sónca sunrise, sunup
zahod sónca sunset, sundown
kult sónca sun cult
na sóncu posušeno meso sun-dried meat
zaslepljen od sónca sun-blind
sónce sije the sun shines (ali is shining)
sónce vzhaja (zahaja) na vzhodu (na zahodu) the sun rises (sets) in the east (in the west)
sónce žge it is boiling (ali scorching) hot
greti se na sóncu, sprehajati se po sóncu to take the sun
sedeti na sóncu to sit in the sun
ležati na sóncu (sončiti se) to sunbathe, to bask in the sun
sónce je vzšlo (zašlo) the sun is up (is down)
imeti svoj prostor na sóncu to have one's place in the sun
meriti višino sónca nad obzorjem pomorstvo to shoot the sun, to take a sun sight
pod sóncem ni nič novega there is nothing new under the sun
vsta(ja)ti s sóncem (= zgodaj) to rise with the sun
za dežjem pride sónce sunshine follows rain, after the storm comes the calm

song [sɔŋ] samostalnik
pesem (za petje), petje; spev, pesem, pesnitev, poezija
figurativno malenkost

for an old song figurativno zelo poceni
song of a motor šum, brnenje motorja
no song, no supper figurativno za malo denarja, malo muzike, za (iz) nič ni nič
not worth an old song piškavega oreha ne vreden
folk song, traditional song ljudska (narodna) pesem
part song glasba pesem za več glasov
sacred song duhovna pesem
it's the same old song to je (vedno) ista stara pesem
to burst forth into song začeti (naglas) peti
to buy (to sell, to get) for a song (for a mere song) kupiti (prodati, dobiti) za skorjico kruha (zelo poceni, skoraj zastonj)
to change one's song ubrati drug ton (druge strune)
he gave me a song and dance about how busy he was pripovedoval mi je čuda o tem, koliko dela ima
to sing another song (a different song) drugo pesmico zapeti, figurativno spremeniti ton, ubrati druge strune
that's nothing to make a song about zaradi tega ni treba delati nobenega hrupa, to ni važno

soonest [sú:nist] prislov
najprej; najhitreje; najrajši

at the soonest čim prej, kar najprej, čim hitreje možno, kar najhitreje
least said soonest mended preveč govoriti ni dobro; čim manj besed, tem prej se bo stvar poravnala
which would you soonest lose, an eye or a leg? kaj bi rajši izgubili, oko ali nogo?

soród kin; relation

smo v soródu we are kin, we are relations (ali related)
v soródu s kom related to, relations of
ona (on) ni v soródu z menoj she (he) is no relation of mine

sound¹ [sáund] samostalnik
zvok, zven, glas, šum; ton; slušaj, doseg sluha
figurativno vtis; pomen, smisel
zastarelo sporočilo, naznanilo

within the sound of v slušaju
sound amplifier ojačevalec zvoka
the sound of a bell glas zvona, zvonjenje
sound and fury prazne (gole) besede
I don't like the sound of it to mi ni všeč, tu nekaj ne more biti v redu
there was much sound but little sense in his speech njegov govor je bil poln donečih besed, a reven idej

sound² [sáund] neprehodni glagol
zveneti, doneti, razlegati se
figurativno zdeti se, delati vtis, slišati se
prehodni glagol
glasba trobiti, pihati (v trobento); igrati (na glasbilo); napraviti, da nekaj zveni, se sliši; izgovoriti (glas); naznaniti z zvonom, s trobento (umik, alarm); naglasiti kaj; pregledati pravilnost (kolesa železniškega vagona) s trkanjem kladiva; preiskati, prcgledati (npr. pljuča) z osluškovanjem; objaviti, razglasiti

to sound the alarm dati znak s trobento za alarm
to sound s.o.'s lungs osluškovati komu pljuča
to sound in damages tožiti za nadomestilo nepreverjene škode
to sound s.o.'s praises peti komu hvalo
to sound a trompet (za)trobiti na trobento
to sound a retreat trobiti k umiku
to sound a wheel pregledati stanje kolesa (pri vagonu)
the bell sounds noon zvon bije poldan
the clarion sounded rog je zadonel
it sounds as if he was keeping something back to zveni, kot da nekaj prikriva (da ne pove vsega)
his report sounds all right njegovo poročilo daje ugoden vtis
the n in column is not sounded v besedi column se končni n ne izgovarja
it did not sound like his voice ni bilo slišati, kot da bi to bil njegov glas
to sound off ameriško, sleng odkrito govoriti, pritožiti se; klicati imena
to sound in iti za; glasiti se na

sound³ [sáund]

1. pridevnik (soundly prislov)
zdrav, čil; nepoškodovan, neranjen, cel, dobro ohranjen, brez napake; nepokvarjen (o sadju); (o spanju) miren, trden, globok; krepak, poštén (o udarcih); (o ceni) zmeren, ki ustreza vrednosti blaga; pameten, trezen, pravilen (sodba itd.); osnovan, upravičen, temeljit, tehten (razlog); pravi
pravno veljaven zakonit; dobro premišljen, pameten; (o osebi) zanesljiv, zvest, pošten; (vedenje) pravilno, brez graje
ekonomija soliden, zanesljiv; solventen

safe and sound živ (čil) in zdrav
sound as a bell, as sound as a roach zdrav kot riba
sound advice dober, poraben nasvet
a sound friend zvest prijatelj
sound currency ekonomija zdrava valuta
a sound fruit zdrav (negnil) sadež
sound in life and limb zdrav in čil
sound merchant soliden (nezadolžen) trgovec
a sound mind in a sound body zdrav duh v zdravem telesu
a sound objection utemeljen, tehten ugovor
a sound ship ladja v dobrem stanju
sound timber zdrav, jeder les
the child is sound already otrok že trdno spi
the firm is not quite sound tvrdka ni čisto solventna
is he quite sound in mind? je (on) čisto pri pravi pameti?
to be a sound sleeper imeti trdno spanje
to get a sound whipping biti pošteno našeškan (tepen)

2. prislov
trdno, globoko; zelo

to be sound asleep, to sleep sound trdno, globoko spati
I will sleep the sounder for it bom toliko bolje spal

speak^* [spi:k]

1. neprehodni glagol
govoriti, besediti; imeti govor; pogovarjati se (with, to z; about, of o)
izraziti se
glasba (o glasbilih) dati glas od sebe, slišati se, zadoneti; dati se čutiti; (o portretu) biti kot živ
navtika signalizirati, dati znak
britanska angleščina dati glas, oglasiti se (o psu)

2. prehodni glagol
(iz)reči, izgovoriti, povedati, govoriti (kaj); izražati, izjaviti, najaviti; dokazovati, pričati, potrditi, pokazati
navtika poklicati (ladjo)

generally (strictly) speaking splošno (točno, strogo) povedano (vzeto)
plainly speaking odkrito povedano
roughly speaking v grobem (približno, grosso modo) povedano
so to speak tako rekoč
not to speak of... da (niti) ne govorimo o...
nothing to speak of nič važnega, ni vredno niti omembe
to speak back (nazaj) odgovarjati (na očitke ipd.)
to speak by the book govoriti z rokopisa, čitati (govor), govoriti s točnim poznavanjem
to speak like a book govoriti kot knjiga
to speak without book navesti dejstva po spominu
to speak bluntly naravnost, brez ovinkov govoriti
to speak by the card z veliko natančnostjo govoriti, biti precizen
to speak in s.o.'s cast prekiniti koga
to speak comfort to... imeti tolažilne besede za...
his conduct speaks him generous njegovo vedenje (ravnanje) priča o njegovi plemenitosti
my dog speaks only when I order him moj pes zalaja le, če mu ukažem
to speak in s.o.'s ear komu (kaj) prišepniti na uho, skrivaj govoriti s kom
fame speaks him honest on je na dobrem glasu
to speak fair dostojno govoriti
to speak for s.o. govoriti komu v korist, reči dobro besedo za koga
that speaks for itself to govori samo za sebe, tega ni treba (še) pojasnjevati (priporočati)
to speak French govoriti francoski
I found nobody to speak to nikogar nisem našel, da bi z njim govoril
to speak by hearsay govoriti, kar smo od drugih slišali
this speaks a man of honour to kaže (izdaja) človeka, ki ni brez časti
this speaks a small mind to izdaja (dokazuje) duševno majhnost
to speak one's mind povedati svoje mnenje
I will speak to your objections in a minute takoj bom odgovoril na vaše ugovore
to speak to oneself sam s seboj (sebi) govoriti
this portrait speaks ta portret je kot živ
to your praise be it spoken... v vašo pohvalo bodi povedano...
to speak plain and to the purpose jasno govoriti
to speak sense pametno govoriti
you might as well speak to a stone figurativno prav tako bi lahko govoril steni
to speak to govoriti komu, potrditi kaj
these trumpets speak his presence trobente javljajo njegovo prisotnost
things speak for themselves dejstva govore sama (po sebi)
that speaks of self-will to govori (priča) o samovolji (trmi)
to speak the truth govoriti resnico
I cannot speak to the truth of that ne morem z gotovostjo reči (jamčiti), da je to res
to speak volumes for jasno (prepričljivo) govoriti za, pričati o, dokazovati (kaj)
this speaks volumes for his faith in you to jasno govori za njegovo zaupanje v vas
to speak well for govoriti (iti) (komu ali čemu) v korist
to speak well (badly) of dobro (slabo) govoriti o
that does not speak well for his intelligence to ne priča (govori) o njegovi inteligenci
to speak with tongues (redko) biti nadarjen za jezike
to speak words of praise izreči pohvalne besede
who is speaking? (pri telefonu) kdo je pri aparatu?, kdo govori (tam)?

special¹ [spéšəl] pridevnik (specially prislov)
(prav) poseben, specialen; izreden, nenavaden, izjemen, nesplošen; izvrsten; specializiran; določen

on special days ob določenih dnevih
special bargain trgovina posebna ponudba
special branch strokovno področje
by special comand (of) na izrecen ukaz
a special case poseben primer
special constable pomožen policist
special correspondent posebni dopisnik
special delivery ameriško ekspresna dostava pisma
special dividend ekstra dividenda, bonus
special edition posebna izdaja
my special friend moj najljubši prijatelj
special licence posebno dovoljenje za poroko, s katerim se le-ta lahko opravi brez večjih formalnosti in v kratkem času; poročno dovoljenje brez oklicev v cerkvi
on special occasions ob posebnih prilikah
special partner ekonomija komanditist
special pleader pravno pravnik (odvetnik), ki se bavi z izrednimi primeri
special power izredno pooblastilo
special steel tehnično specialno, plemenito jeklo
special subject specialno področje zanimanja, preučevanja
special train poseben vlak
special trouble izredno prizadevanje
special verdict odločitev (sklep) porote, s katerim se dejstva sprejmejo kot resnična, toda se prepušča sodišču, da iz njih potegne zaključke
his special charm did not appeal to her njegov osebni šarm ji ni ugajal
he lacks special qualities manjka mu izrednih lastnosti
do you want any special kind? želite kaj čisto določenega?

spend^* [spend]

1. prehodni glagol
potrošiti, izdati (denar) (on za)
porabiti; koristno porabiti čas; tratiti, zapraviti (denar) (in za)
prebiti, preživeti (čas); izčrpati, iztrošiti (moči); izmetavati (ikre); žrtvovati, dati

to spend o.s. izčrpati se, iztrošiti se

2. neprehodni glagol
biti zapravljiv, delati izdatke; (iz)trošiti se; poleči se, pojemati; (o ribah) drstiti se

his anger spent itself soon jeza se mu je kmalu polegla
the ball was spent krogla ni imela več (prebojne) moči
to spend blood and life žrtvovati kri in življenje
to spend one's breath tratiti svoje besede, govoriti v veter
how did you spend the evening? kako ste preživeli večer?
to spend one's estate in gaming zaigrati svoje premoženje
to be spent with fatigue biti izčrpan od utrujenosti
to spend freely biti preradodaren
the night is nearly spent noč je skoraj minila
to spend a penny pogovorno iti na toaleto
our stores are nearly spent naše zaloge so skoraj izčrpane
to spend the winter abroad preživeti zimo v inozemstvu
the storm is spent vihar se je izdivjal, se je polegel
do not spend words on him ne trati(te) besed z njim!

spolníti to fulfil; to accomplish; to realize

moje upanje se ni spolnilo my hopes have not been realized
spolníti željo to gratify a desire
vneto je spolnil svoje dolžnosti he was eager in the discharge of his duties ➞ izpolniti

spoon¹ [spu:n] samostalnik
žlica; predmet žličaste oblike (npr. veslo); vrsta palice za golf
(= spoon bait) blestivka
pogovorno bedak, tepec
ameriško, sleng zaljubljenec

dessert spoon žlica srednje velikosti
egg-and-spoon race tekma v teku, pri kateri udeleženci nosijo jajce v žlici
table-spoon namizna žlica (normalne velikosti)
tea-spoon (čajna) žlička
wooden spoon zgodovina lesena žlica, ki so jo (v Cambridgeu) dajali najslabšemu na izpitu iz matematike
to be spoons on s.o. ameriško biti zateleban v koga, noreti za kom
to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth figurativno roditi se kot bogataš
he must have a long spoon that sups with the devil nevarno je z vragom buče saditi, z bikom se ni bosti

sporazúm agreement; settlement; arrangement; understanding

samoupravni sporazúm self-managing agreement
doseči sporazúm to reach agreement (o on), to come to an agreement, to enter into (ali to make) an arrangement (s kom with someone)
noben sporazúm ni bil dosežen no agreement has been reached
med njimi je prišlo do sporazúma they came to an understanding (ali arrangement)
skleniti sporazúm to make an agreement
po splošnem (medsebojnem) sporazúmu by general (by mutual) agreement

sposóben capable; apt; qualified; able; fit (za for)

sposóben za delo fit for work; (nadarjen) gifted, clever; (pripraven za) proper, adapted for; (uspešen) competent, efficient
sposóben človek a man of ability
telesno sposóben able-bodied
sposóben za plovbo (ladja) seaworthy
ne čutim se sposóbnega za delo I don't feel up to work
on ni sposóben za svojo službo (figurativno) he is a square peg in a round hole, he is a round peg in a square hole

spreglèd (nepazljivost) inadvertence, -cy; (izpustitev) omission; (napake) overlooking; (kazni, dolga) remission

delni spreglèd kazni remission of part of a sentence
nič vas ni na spreglèd (figurativno) you are not to show yourself again

sprejéti to accept; to receive; to admit; (predlog) to adopt

sprejéti darilo to receive a present
sprejéti (po)vabilo to accept an invitation
sprejéti pod streho (krov) to give shelter
prisrčno sprejéti to accord a warm welcome
sprejéti koga med svoje prijatelje to accept someone as one's fiend, to admit someone to one's circle of ffiends
sprejeli so ga z veselimi vzkliki he was received with cheers
sprejel nas je predsednik kluba we were received by the president of the club
prijazno sprejéti to give a friendly reception, to receive kindly
bil je hladno sprejet he was coldly received
ne hoteti sprejéti to refuse to accept
ni me hotela sprejéti (v hišo) I was refused her door
sprejel je otroka za svojega he acknowledged the child as his
zakonski osnutek je bil sprejet v Spodnji zbornici the Bill has passed the House of Commons
sprejeto od... passed by...
sprejéti zakon o to pass a law on
sprejéti proračun to pass (ali to adopt) the budget
sprejéti ustavo to adopt a constitution
sprejéti odločitev to reach (ali to take) a decision

sramováti se to be (ali to feel) ashamed (česa of something)

ni se sramoval reči... he was not ashamed to say
sramujte se! you ought to be ashamed of yourself!

srcé heart; figurativno (jedro) pith, core, marrow

od srca from one's heart
brez srca heartless, cruel, hardhearted, unfeeling
v srcu at heart
na dnu mojega srca in my heart of hearts
z grenkobo v srcu with bitterness in one's heart
s težkim (lahkim) srcem (figurativno) with a heavy (light) heart
iz vsega srca with all my heart and soul
dobrega srca kindhearted
drag mojemu srcu dear to my heart
bolan na srcu (figurativno) heartsick
srcé trgajoč heartbreaking, heartrending
srcé Jezusovo religija Sacred Heart
rdeče srcé (lesna bolezen) false heartwood
napaka na srcu heart disease
razširjenje srca dilatation of the heart
sredstvo za krepitev srca cordial, heart stimulant, ZDA cardiac
zlato srcé (figurativno) a generous (ali a kind) heart
bítje srcá heartbeat
trdega srca hardhearted
bolan na srcu ill with a heart condition
srcé bije, močno tolče the heart pulsates, throbs
srcé me boli I am heartsick (ali heartsore), I am sick at heart, my heart aches, it grieves my heart
srcé mi močno bíje my heart is pounding (ali is thumping)
lahkó mi je pri srcu I am light at heart
biti bolan na srcu to be heartsick
to mi je na srcu this is close to my heart
to mi ni pri srcu (figurativno) it does not appeal to me
imeti nekaj na srcu (figurativno) to have something on one's mind
nimam srca, da bi to napravil I haven't got the heart to do it
ne jemlji si tega preveč k srcu! don't take it too hard!, don't worry about it!
to gre človeku do srca (figurativno)
to človeku trga srcé this is heartrending
srcé mi krvavi (mi je krvavelo) my heart is bleeding (bled)
kar ima na srcu, ima na jeziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
srcé mi ne da, da bi to storil I do it with a bad grace, I cannot bring myself to do it
to mi je zelo pri srcu I have set my heart upon it
odvaliti komu kamen od srca (figurativno) to take a load off someone's mind
kamen se mi je odvalil od srca I feel a weight off my mind, a weight has been lifted from my mind
on osvaja ženska srca he is a ladykiller
omehčati najtrše srcé to touch the stoniest of hearts
srcé mi je padlo v hlače (figurativno) my heart sank into my shoes, I got cold feet, my heart failed me
položiti komu kaj na srcé to lay something to someone's heart
pomilujem vas iz dna srca I pity you from the bottom of my heart
olajšati si srcé to unbosom oneself
srcé bi mi póčilo I would die of a broken heart
srcé mi poskakuje od veselja ob tem it makes my heart thrill
to prija mojemu srcu it does my heart good
pridobiti si srca vseh to win the hearts of all
k srcu mu je prirasla (figurativno) he became very fond of her
razveseliti komu srcé to warm the cockles of someone's heart
od srca se smejati to laugh heartily
kolikor ti (le) srcé poželi! to your heart's content!
srcé se mi stiska I feel pangs (anguish)
iti komu k srcu to go to someone's heart, to make someone's heart thrill
srcé se mi trga it breaks my heart, I find it heartrending
človeku se srcé trga (ob tem) it's heartbreaking (ali heartrending)
vzeti si kaj k srcu to take something to heart
preveč si je to vzel k srcu he took it too much to heart
zelo sem si k srcu vzel njegovo smrt I was deeply affected by his death, I found his death a terrible blow
to mi teži srcé it presses (ali weighs heavily) upon my mind
strl ji je srcé (figurativno) he broke her heart
srcé mu je poskočilo (figurativno) his heart leapt
srcé me je zabolelo I was heartstricken
od vsega srca želeti kaj to set one's heart on something

srédstvo means (sg in pl); (lek) remedy, medicine; expedient; way; medium; agent; instrument; pravo (ukrep) measure; (denar) funds pl, means pl, resources pl, the wherewithal

brez sredstev resourceless, lacking means, indigent, poor, destitute
srédstvo proti a remedy for
srédstvo za življenje livelihood, subsistence
denarna srédstva funds pl, means pl
kemično srédstvo chemical agent
osnovna srédstva trgovina assets pl
proizvodna srédstva means of production
prometna srédstva means of communication (of conveyance, ZDA of transportation)
zakonita srédstva legal measures pl
srédstvo za dosego cilja a means to an end
družbena srédstva social resources pl
združevanje sredstev pooling of resources
srédstva združenega dela means of associated labour
vsako srédstvo je dobro za dosego cilja (figurativno) all's fair in love and war
namen posvečuje srédstva the end justifies the means
poskusiti vsa srédstva (figurativno) to leave no stone unturned
ali ni nobenega srédstva? is there no way?
naša srédstva so zelo omejena our means are very limited
on je brez vsakih sredstev he is poverty-stricken, he is destitute, he is resourceless, he is penniless
moja srédstva mi tega ne dopuščajo I cannot afford it
porabiti, izčrpati vsa srédstva to exhaust all resources
poseči po skrajnih srédstvih to take extreme measures
odločil se je, da bo dosegel svoj cilj z vsemi srédstvi he is determined to go to any length
živeti preko svojih sredstev to live beyond one's means
združevati srédstva to pool resources
zagotoviti denarna srédstva to provide funds

stale³ [stéil]

1. pridevnik (stalely prislov)
star, nesvež, suh (kruh), trd; postan (pivo itd.); plesniv; slab, zadušljiv (zrak); izrahljen, obrabljen, ponošen, izčrpan
figurativno obrabljen, star, premlačen, banalen (dovtip itd.)
trgovina mrtev
pravno zastarel
šport preveč treniran, izčrpan

stale affidavit (zaradi poteka časa) neveljavna izjava pod prisego
stale bread nesvež, star kruh
a stale debt zastarel dolg
a stale joke premlačena šala
this athlete is stale ta lahkoatlet je pretreniran
this is stale news ta novica ni (ravno) nova

2. prehodni glagol
odvzeti (čému) svežost (čar novosti, interes); napraviti staro (brez vrednosti), obrabiti, porabiti, izčrpati
neprehodni glagol
postati zastarel (postan, plehek)
figurativno postati dolgočasen