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skváriti to spoil

skváriti komu tek (apetit) to spoil someone's appetite
skváriti veselje komu to spoil (ali to mar) someone's joy
skváriti si vid to ruin one's sight

slap [slæp]

1. samostalnik
udarec (s plosko dlanjo), klofuta, zaušnica

at a slap naenkrat, na mah, mahoma
a slap in the face klofuta, figurativno razžalitev, razočaranje
that is a slap in his face figurativno to je klofuta zanj
to take (to have) a slap at pogovorno navaliti na, napasti; lotiti se

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
udariti (s plosko roko), udarjati; lopniti; ploskati (z rokami); potrepljati; vreči, zagnati

he slapped his hand on his forehead z roko se je udaril po čelu
to slap s.o.'s face prisoliti komu zaušnico
to slap s.o. into jail vreči koga v ječo
to slap s.o. on the back potrepljati koga po hrbtu (rami), sleng čestitati komu
to slap one's hat on one's head povezniti si klobuk na glavo
to slap around figurativno ošteti, okregati

3. prislov
nenadoma, nepričakovano; ravno; naravnost

to hit s.o. slap in the eye udariti (lopniti) koga ravno po očesu
to run slap into zaleteti se naravnost v

4. medmet
penk!, plosk!

slather [slǽðə] ameriško, pogovorno

1. samostalnik
(množina) velika množina

to put slathers of butter on one's toast na debelo si namazati masla na svojo (praženo) rezino kruha

2. prehodni glagol
debelo namazati; zapravljati

slíčen alike, like; resembling; similar; analogous, parallel

in slíčno, in slíčni and the like, and suchlike
na slíčen način in like manner, similarly
biti slíčen to be similar, to bear a resemblance to
to je čisto njemu slíčno that's just like him
slíčna sta si kot jajce jajcu they are as like as two peas
slíčno se s slíčnim druži (figurativno) birds of a feather flock together

slight² [sláit] pridevnik (slightly prislov)
tanek, vitek; slaboten, šibek; lahen, rahel, malo važen; nepomemben, neznaten, nezadosten; površen, bežen

a slight cold lahen prehlad (nahod)
a slight examination bežen, površen pregled
the slightest hesitation komaj opazno oklevanje
a slight improvement rahlo izboljšanje
a slight meal lahen obed
there si not the slightest doubt najmanjšega dvoma ni
I feel slightly better počutim se malce bolje
I have not the slightest idea (najmanjšega) pojma nimam
we were slightly acquainted malo smo se poznali

slíka picture; (oljnata) painting, oil painting; watercolour; portrait; canvas, canvass; (v knjigah) illustration; image; (oltarna) altarpiece; (majhna) miniature; fotografija photograph, snapshot, pogovorno photo, snap; (risba) drawing, design; (na kovancih) effigy

doprsna slíka (portret) half-length
krvna slíka medicina blood count
originalna slíka original picture (oziroma painting)
kopija slíke copy
lepa kot slíka as pretty as a picture
stenska slíka mural painting
živa slíka tableau (vivant)
nejasna televizijska slíka blurred image
galerija slík picture gallery
ona je lepa kot slíka she is a perfect picture
najprej si moram ustvariti jasnejšo slíko o tem I must first get a clearer idea of it, pogovorno you must first put me in the picture
sežgali so njegovo slíko (figurativno) he was burnt in effigy

slip² [slip] neprehodni glagol
spodrsniti, zdrsniti (off z)
zdrkniti, drčati, polzeti, smukniti, izmuzniti se, uiti (čemu); odmikati se (o času); skrivaj se vriniti
prehodni glagol
hitro obleči ali sleči; po nemarnosti narediti napako, pogrešiti; prezgodaj povreči ali skotiti; odvezati, spustiti (psa) z vrvice; (neopazno) spustiti (v), izpustiti

to slip an anchor odvezati vrv sidra
the bolt has not slipped home zapah se ni čisto zaprl
to slip one's breath (wind) izdihniti, umreti
to slip a cog napraviti napako
to slip the collar figurativno osvoboditi se
the cow has slipped its calf krava se je prezgodaj otelila
to let slip zagovoriti se, (nehote) povedati resnico
to let slip the dogs of war poetično sprožiti sovražnosti, začeti vojno
he often slips in his English on često dela napake v svoji angleščini
this fact has quite slipped my memory to dejstvo mi je popolnoma ušlo iz spomina
his foot slipped spodrsnilo mu je
to slip one's guard uiti svojemu stražarju
even good men slip celó dobri ljudje delajo napake (pogrešijo, se zmotijo)
to slip from one's hand izmuzniti se komu iz rok
the horse slipped its collar konj se je znebil komata
I slipped on a piece of orange peel spodrsnilo mi je na koščku oranžne lupine
to let an opportunity slip izpustiti, zamuditi priložnost
the prices have slipped cene so padle
to slip a ring on one's finger natakniti si prstan na prst
she slipped a shilling into the beggar's hand spustila je šiling v beračevo roko

slip into
smukniti v; skrivaj se vtihotapiti, zdrsniti v, neopazno pr(e)iti v

to slip into one's trousers smukniti v (hitro natakniti si, obleči) hlače
a mistake has slipped into the account napaka se je vrinila v račun
he slips into the meal sleng pohlepno jé (obed)

slit^*2 [slit] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
razparati (se), parati (se), razrezati (se), raztrgati (se); odrezati; zarezati (into v)
trgati (kaj) v trakove

to slit a sleeve razparati rokav
to slit one's weasand figurativno prerezati si grlo
if I strain it too hard it will slit če to preveč nategnem, se bo strgalo

slóves reputation; renown; repute

znanstvenik velikega slóvesa a scientist of high repute
pridobiti si slóves to achieve a reputation
on uživa slóves učenjaka he is a renowned (ali well-known) scholar (ali man of learning), (dvomeče) he has the reputation of being a learned man
uživati velik slóves to be held in high repute
ohraniti svoj slóves to maintain (ali to keep) one's reputation
poznam ga po njegovem slóvesu I know him by repute

slow [slóu]

1. pridevnik (slowly prislov)
počasen (of, in v, pri)
len; malo inteligenten, ki težko in počasi umeva; topoglav; zastajajoč (o uri), netočen; slaboten (ogenj); nemaren; nepripravljen, nerad, nenaklonjen; oklevajoč; nenapreden, zaostal, zastarel; slab, ki stagnira (kupčije); dolgotrajen, dolgočasen (o zabavi)
sleng moreč; postopen, dolgo časa delujoč; ki ne dopušča hitrega premikanja, mehek (o zemljišču)

a slow current počasen tok
slow growth počasna rast
slow poison počasi delujoč strup
a slow worker počasen delavec
slow and steady počasen in vztrajen
slow and sure počasen in siguren
he is slow and sure on dela počasi in zanesljivo
he is slow to anger on se težko razjezi
it is a slow entertainment ta zabava je dolgočasna
this is very slow to ni prav nič zabavno, to je dolgočasno
you have been slow about it precéj časa si potreboval za to
to be slow to do z nevoljo, nerad, proti svoji volji delati
to be slow of wit biti počasne pameti
he was slow to see the point težko je razumel, za kaj gre
he was not slow to seize the opportunity hitro je pograbil priložnost
to make slow progress počasi napredovati
slow and steady wins the race figurativno vztrajnost, čeprav počasna, zmaguje
he is slow in the uptake on počasi dojema
my watch is 3 minutes slow moja ura zaostaja 3 minute

2. prislov
počasi

slow! vozite počasi!
read slower! čitaj(te) počasneje!
my watch goes slow moja ura zaostaja

3. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (večinoma slow down, slow off, slow up)
zmanjšati (čemu) hitrost; počasneje hoditi ali voziti; zavlačevati, odlašati, zadrževati

4. samostalnik
(kriket) počasna žoga

slúžiti to serve, to be in service; (rabiti se) to be used (kot as)

slúžiti v vojski to serve in the army
slúžiti svojo učno dobo to serve one's apprenticeship
slúžiti si kruh to earn one's living
sam si mora slúžiti kruh he has to earn his own living
trdó si slúžiti kruh to work hard for a living
slúžiti za zgled to serve as an example
kje služite? where are you working?, who are you working for?
to naj ti služi kot svarilo! let this be a warning to you!
slúžiti svojemu namenu to serve one's purpose
ta plašč mi dobro služi this coat wears well
čemu služi to? what is the use of that?
nihče ne more slúžiti dvema gospodarjema no one can serve two masters

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

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

smúč smúčka ski; pl skis, a pair of skis

navezati si smúč, smúčkai to put one's skis on
(na)mazati smúč, smúčkai to wax one's skis

snake² [snéik] prehodni glagol
prehoditi z zvijanjem (kot kača)

to snake one's way utirati si pot zvijaje se kot kača
to snake out ameriško izvleči, iztrgati
neprehodni glagol
viti, zvijati se kot kača

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

sneaking [sní:kiŋ] pridevnik (sneakingly prislov)
plazeč se, prihuljen
figurativno klečeplazen, hlapčevski; zahrbten, podel, ogaben; skriven, nepriznan; neupravičen (naklonjenost, simpatija)

I have a sneaking weakness for these boys ne morem si kaj, da ne bi čutil neko naktonjenost do teh fantov

snuggle [snʌgl] neprehodni glagol
stisniti se (to k)
priviti se (k); udobno ležati; udobno se zaviti (često up, down)
udobno se namestiti (together)
prehodni glagol
stisniti k sebi, na srce (koga); zaviti (koga) (često up)

to snuggle down udobno si napraviti (ležati, se zaviti)
to snuggle up in a blanket zaviti se v odejo