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slučájno by chance, accidentally; unexpectedly; by accident

slučájno je bil navzoč he happened to be present
iti slučájno mimo to happen to pass by
slučájno je bila doma she happened to be at home
če ga slučájno srečaš if you happen to meet him
slučájno sem to slišal I came to hear of it
slučájno je videl he chanced to see
niste slučájno...? you didn't by any chance...?
če bi se moje pismo slučájno izgubilo if my letter should happen to get lost
slučájno se ne motim I am not mistaken as it happens
slučájno se je spotaknil he happened to stumble
slučájno sem naletel nanj I came acros him, I stumbled upon him, I light upon him

slumber [slʌ́mbə]

1. samostalnik
(večinoma množina) dremanje, dremež; mirno spanje

he fell into a peaceful slumber pogreznil se je v mirno spanje

2. neprehodni glagol
dremati, mirno spati

to slumber away predremati; tratiti, zapravljati (čas) z dremanjem

slúžba service; employment, employ; (mesto) post; job; duty; function; situation

brez slúžbe unemployed, out of work, without employment, ZDA jobless
v slúžbi on duty
ne v slúžbi off duty
v aktivni slúžbi on active service
honorarna slúžba honorary duties
težka, naporna slúžba hard work
lahka slúžba sinecure, (pogovorno) soft job
»mastna« slúžba very well paid service
odgovorna slúžba a responsible post (ali job)
vojaška slúžba military service
slúžba božja religija service, divine service, public worship, mass, (navadna) low service, (slovesna) high mass
javne slúžbe public services pl
telefonska slúžba telephone service
prošnja za slúžbo application
stalna slúžba permanent situation
nastop slúžbe taking up one's post (ali duties)
izguba slúžbe loss of employment
odpust iz slúžbe dismissal (ali removal, dismission, discharge) from one's job (ali post), (začasen) suspension, (pogovorno) the sack
zloraba slúžbe abuse of official authority (ali power)
zanemarjanje slúžbe neglect of one's duties
posredovalnica za slúžbe employment agency, (nekdaj) servants' registry
slúžba s polnim delovnim časom full-time job
slúžba državne varnosti state security service
biti v slúžbi to be on duty (ali in charge)
biti v slúžbi, imeti slúžbo to be in employment, to have a job (ali a post, a situation); to be employed, to be working
on ni za to slúžbo (figurativno) he is a square peg in a round hole, he is a round peg in a square hole
biti usposobljen za slúžbo to be qualified (ali competent) for a job
nastopiti slúžbo to take up one's duties
opravljati slúžbo to perform official duties
iskati slúžbo to look out for a situation, to apply for a post
izgubiti slúžbo to lose one's job (ali post)
biti brez slúžbe to be out of work (ali out of a job)
odpustiti iz slúžbe to dismiss, to discharge, pogovorno to sack, to fire, to kick out
biti odpuščen iz slúžbe to get the sack
mati ji je odpovedala slúžbo Mother gave her notice
slúžbo dobijo (v oglasih) situations vacant
slúžbo iščejo situations wanted
vojaška slúžba je obvezna military service is compulsory
vreči iz slúžbe to throw out of employment
umakniti se iz slúžbe (iti v pokoj) to retire from work (ali one's occupation)
vzeti slúžbo pri kom to start working for someone
vzeti, sprejeti v slúžbo posla to engage a servant
sprejeti koga v slúžbo to take someone into one's service
zamuditi slúžbo to be late for duty

smack² [smæk]

1. samostalnik
plosk (glasen) udarec s plosko roko; tlesk(anje) (z jezikom), pok(anje) z bičem, cmok(anje), glasen poljub
pogovorno poskus, drzno (tvegano) dejanje

a smack in the eye (face) udarec v obraz, klofuta
a smack on the lips sočen poljub
to catch s.o. a smack klofniti koga
to have a smack at s.th. napraviti poskus s čim

2. prislov
tlesk, bum, štrbunk

3. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
oklofutati, klofniti (koga), prisoliti (komu) zaušnico; pomlaskati, pocmakati; švrkniti, oplaziti, tleskati (z bičem, jezikom); mlaskniti, cmokniti

to smack s.o.'s face pripeljati komu klofuto
he smacked his lips mlasknil (tlesknil) je z jezikom
to smack a whip pokati z bičem
he smacked the wine z mlaskanjem je užival vino (se naslajal z vinom)
to smack the hands together ploskniti, ploskati z rokami

small¹ [smɔ:l] pridevnik
majhen (po velikosti, obsegu, številu, starosti, količini, pomembnosti); maloštevilen; kratek, kratkotrajen; redek, lahek, vodén (o pijači)
narečno ozek
figurativno nepomemben, malo važen, neznaten, brez večje vrednosti; ozkosrčen, ozkogruden, malenkosten; šibek, skromen, reven; nizek; majhne moralne vrednosti, podel; osramočen

at a small rate poceni
in a small way, on a small scale v majhnem razmerju, v malem, skromno, malo
on the small side nezadostno velik, ne prevelik
small and early party družba maloštevilnih gostov, ki se kmalu razide; intimna večerna zabava
a small beginning majhen, skromen začetek
small blame to them ni se jim treba sramovati, to jim ne dela sramote; ni jim treba zameriti
and no blame to him! in kdo ga ne bi (po)karal!
small cattle drobnica
small drinker slab pivec
small farmer mali kmet, mali posestnik
small gross 10 ducatov
small hand navadne pisane črke
small hours ure po polnoči, male ure
small letters male črke
small means nezadostna sredstva
a small place majhen kraj
a small poetično nepomemben pesnik
small rain dežek, droben dež
small talk kramljanje, klepet(anje)
the small voice, the still small voice figurativno glas vesti
small wonder temu se je komaj čuditi
it is small of him to remind me of it malenkostno je od njega, da me spomni na to
that is only a small matter to je le malenkost
I call it small of him smatram, da je to nizkotno od njega
to feel small sramovati se
I found the way at last, and small thanks to you for your directions končno sem našel pot, in za to se mi ni treba zahvaliti vašim navodilom
he has small Latin and less Greek latinski zna malo, grški pa še manj
I have had small experience of such matters doslej imam malo izkušenj v teh stvareh
he has too small a mind not to be jealous of your success preozkosrčen je, da ne bi bil ljubosumen na vaš uspeh
to make s.o. feel small figurativno osramotiti koga
to make o.s. small napraviti se majhnega
to live in a very small way zelo skromno živeti
he was surprised, and no small wonder bil je presenečen, in nič čudnega (če je bil)
it will take only a small time to bo vzelo le malo časa
everybody thought it small of him to refuse to help vsakdo je smatral, da je grdó od njega, da je odklonil pomoč

smart¹ [sma:t]

1. pridevnik
ostroumen, bister, razumen, duhovit, iznajdljiv, prebrisan, zvit, pretkan
figurativno piker, jedek, zajedljiv (opazka), odrezav (odgovor); oster (bolečina), pekoč, hud (udarec); močan, energičen; spreten, okreten, sposoben; živahen, krepak, svež; eleganten, čeden, okusen, po modi, moden; urejen; imeniten, načičkan, gizdalinski
pogovorno precejšen, velik

a smart bargainer prebrisan poslovni človek
a smart bout of toothache zelo hud zobobol
a smart box on the ear krepka zaušnica
smart dealing nepošten postopek (poslovanje)
a smart few precejšnje število
smart people elegantni svet, ljudje
a smart retort hiter in duhoviti, odrezav odgovor
a smart salesman dober (iznajdljiv, sposoben, aktiven) prodajalec
the smart set elegantna, modna družba
smart sensation občutek bolečine
to go at a smart pace urnih korakov iti
look smart! zbudi(te) se!
she looks very smart ona je videti zelo elegantna
to make a smart job of it dobro kaj opraviti (izpeljati, izvesti)

2. prislov
(redko) pametno; lepó, čedno; močnó, silno

she is smart dressed čedno (elegantno) je oblečena

3. samostalnik
ostra, žgoča, pekoča bolečina; žalost, skrb, tesnoba, potrtost, grenkoba; gorje, trpljenje

smash¹ [smæš] samostalnik
zdrobitev, razbitje; tresk, trčenje, trk, kolizija, katastrofa
pogovorno močan udarec s pestjo
ekonomija stečaj, konkurz, bankrot, polom
pogovorno ledena alkoholna pijača, mešanica ledeno mrzle vode in konjaka ali whiskyja

a smash in (with) a car trčenje v avto, z avtom
to break (to knock) to smash razbiti se, raztreščiti se na koščke
to go (to come) to smash razbiti se na kose; ekonomija priti pod stečaj, priti na boben

smátrati to consider, to think, to regard, to judge, to believe, to deem, to view, to look upon (as)

smátrati se to regard oneself (za as), to consider oneself, to deem oneself, to believe oneself
smatram ga za poštenjaka I believe him to be an honest man
smatrajo ga za pametnega človeka he is considered a clever man
smátrati kaj za pravilno to deem something right
ne smatram ga za kaj posebnega I would say he's no great shakes
smatra se za zadostno it is deemed sufficient
smatram, da je to moja dolžnost I deem (ali I feel, I hold) it my duty
vedno sem te smatral za svojega najboljšega prijatelja I have always considered you my best friend
smatram ga za zmožnega, da to stori I believe him able to do it (ali capable of doing it)

smear [smíə]

1. samostalnik
maža, lepljiva tekočina; madež (od maščobe, umazanije), zamazek; ponesnaženje
figurativno kleveta

smear campaign premišljena kampanja, da se kdo očrni, okleveta

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
zamazati (se), umazati (se), pomastiti (se), oblatiti (se); namazati, vmazati (on, onto na)
razmazati (pisavo, risbo itd.)
ameriško, sleng premagati, poraziti
pogovorno očrniti, oklevetati

to smear the axle of a car namazati os avtomobila
to smear letters on the wall (na)čečkati črke na zid

sméh laughter; laugh

salve sméha fits pl of laughter
prisiljen sméh strained laugh, forced laugh
homerski sméh Homeric laughter
hrupen sméh horselaugh, guffaw
sredi sméha amid laughter
ni mi do sméha I don't feel like laughing
sméh ga bo (že) minil he will laugh on the wrong side of his mouth
bušiti, bruhniti v sméh to burst out laughing
prasniti v sméh to break into a laugh
sméh me je posilil I was overcome by (a fit of) laughter
spraviti koga v sméh to make someone laugh
s sméhom izraziti prezir to laugh one's contempt
s sméhom se zahvaliti to laugh one's thanks
pokati od sméha to split one's sides laughing (ali with laughter), to be convulsed with laughter
skoraj počiti od sméha to laugh fit to burst, to be in stitches
spraviti družbo v sméh to set the company laughing
tuliti od sméha to roar with laughter
umirati, zvijati se od sméha to laugh one's head off
to ni za sméh this is no laughing matter
povzročiti (splošen) sméh to raise a laugh
v sméh me spravljaš you amuse me

smell^*2 [smel] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
(za)duhati, poduhati (at kaj)
zavohati; vonjati, imeti duh, dišati (of po)
figurativno smrdeti; (o psu) zaslediti (divjačino)
figurativno dati slutiti
figurativno natančneje (p)ogledati

to smell of beer dišati po pivu
to smell one's oats figurativno zaduhati hlev, pripraviti se za končni spurt (o konju)
to smell of a shop figurativno biti prevcč strokoven
to smell a rat figurativno zavohati nekaj sumljivega, zaslutiti nevarnost
to smell a rose poduhati vrtnico
his dog smells njegov pes smrdi
his breath smells iz ust ima slab duh
his remark smells of envy njegova opazka diši po zavisti
roses smell sweet vrtnice lepo dišé
his writings smell of the lamp njegova dela so bolj rezultat marljivosti kot navdiha (inspiracije)
to smell about figurativno zavohati, odkriti
to smell about a plot odkriti zaroto

smile¹ [smáil] samostalnik
nasmeh, nasmešek, smehljaj; prijazen pogled
(često množina) naklonjenost, milost

smiles of fortune naklonjenost usode
she is all smiles and graces ona kar sije (žari, se topi) od prijaznosti
to force a smile prisiljeno se nasmehniti

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

smrčánje snore, snoring

zbuditi koga s svojim smrčánjem to wake someone up with one's snoring
zbuditi se od svojega smrčánja to wake oneself with one's snoring
od smrčánja ga je začela tlačiti môra he snored himself into a nightmare

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

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

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

snaky [snéiki] pridevnik (snakily prislov)
kačji, kot kača, podoben kači; vijugast
figurativno potuhnjen, zahrbten, hinavski, strupen
ameriško poln kač

snaky rod Eskulapova palica (z ovijajočo se kačo)

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

snare [snɛ́ə]

1. samostalnik
zanka, zadrga
figurativno past
množina strune iz sukanih črev ali kože na spodnjem delu bobna, ki dajejo ropotajoč zvok

to be caught in a snare ujeti se v zanko, v past
to fall into a snare pasti v zanko, v past
to lay (to set) a snare for s.o. nastaviti zanko (past) za koga, komu

2. prehodni glagol
loviti, ujeti (ptice) v zanko; zvabiti koga v past

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