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sidelight [sáidlait] samostalnik
svetloba, ki prihaja od strani, stranska luč
figurativno slučajno pojasnilo
navtika rdeča ali zelena luč na ladijskih bokih

that affair throws a sidelight on the corruptness of some financial circles ta afera da uganiti korupcijo nekaterih finančnih krogov

sideline [sáidlain] prehodni glagol
ovirati pri aktivni udeležbi

he was sidelined by his injuries poškodba ga je ovirala, da bi aktivno sodeloval

side-splitting [sáidsplitiŋ] pridevnik

side-splitting laughter krohot(anje)
side-splitting joke šala, da bi človek počil od smeha

signal¹ [sígnəl]

1. samostalnik
znak, znamenje, signal (for za)
figurativno znak
vojska (dogovorjen) znak, geslo; povod, spodbuda; radiotelegram

signal of distress znak na pomoč v nevarnosti, SOS
as though in response to a signal kot na dani znak
code of signals ključ (seznam, popis) signalov (zlasti v vojski in mornarici)
fog-signal zvočni signal, ki v megli opozarja voznike pri prehodu čez železniško progo
storm-signal cilindričen znak, ki se dvigne na meteoroloških postajah v znak, da se bliža nevihta
this was the signal for revolt to je bil znak za upor
to make a signal dati znak (signal)

2. pridevnik
signalizacijski, signalen; pomemben, važen, izreden, nenavaden, znamenit, odličen; oster

signal bell signalni zvonec
signal box železnica signalnica; kretnica
a signal victory sijajna zmaga

signify [sígnifai] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
naznaniti, razglasiti; napovedati; namigniti, dati razumeti; pomeniti, biti znak; imeti važnost, biti važen

what does it signify? kakšno važnost ima to?
it does not signify ni važno
this signifies nothing to ne pomeni nič
he signified his wish to get rid of him izrazil je željo, da bi se ga znebil

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

síliti to force, to compel, to oblige, to coerce; to press, to urge

síliti (priganjati) koga k... to hustle someone into (doing something)
ne maram te síliti I will not press you
síliti koga, da kaj naredi to compel someone to do something
silil me je, naj sprejmem ponudbo he urged me to accept the offer
síliti k naglici to press, to urge, to hurry, to egg on
silili so me, naj sprejmem denar they pressed me to accept the money
síliti se to force oneself, to constrain oneself
síliti se k smehu to force a laugh
silil se je, da bi se nasmehnil he put on a forced smile

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

simple¹ [simpl] pridevnik (simply prislov)
enostaven, preprost, nekompliciran; jasen, čist, nepotvorjen (resnica); brez okraskov; nesestavljen, nespojen, brez primesi; nepokvarjen, neafektiran, naraven, preprost; naiven, neveden, bedast, neumen, lahkoveren, bebast

of simple birth preprostega rodu
simple dress preprosta obleka
in simple beauty neokrašen, v naravni lepoti
simple eye eno od očes, ki tvorijo oko žuželke
simple diet preprosta hrana
simple equation enačba 1. stopnje
a simple explanation preprosta razlaga
simple interest navadne obresti (samo na glavnico)
simple leaf list s samo enim peresom
the simple life preprosto življenje (brez razkošja)
gentle and simple plemenit in preprost
simple madness čista, prava norost
pure and simple čist, popoln
simple sentence prosti stavek
I am not so simple as to believe that... nisem tako naiven, da bi verjel, da...
that is simple madness to je prava norost
your simple word is enough vaša beseda sama zadostuje

sir [sə:]

1. samostalnik
(zvalnik) gospod!

yes, sir da, gospod!, zastarelo gospod(ar), zapovednik; (v pismu) spoštovani gospod; plemiški naslov baroneta in viteza (knight), ki se vstavi vedno pred krstno ime (Sir Winston Churchill, pogovorno Sir Winston); naslov sir se daje dečku v znak graje, ukora, negodovanja
sir! gospod!
sirs! gospodje!
(ironično) sir critic! gospod kritik!
I beg your pardon, sir oprostite, gospod!

2. prehodni glagol
nagovoriti koga s sir
(gospod)

don't sir me! ne reci(te) mi gospod!

sit down neprehodni glagol
sesti, usesti se (to table k mizi)
posvetiti se (to čemu)
mirno prenašati (under kaj)

to sit down under an insult mirno požreti žaljivko
to sit down before a town vojska utaboriti se pred mestom, pred obleganjem
to sit o.s. down sesti, usesti se
prehodni glagol to sit s.o. down prisiliti koga, da sede

sítnost annoyance, trouble, inconvenience; worry; bother; nuisance; disagreeableness

kakšna sítnost! what a nuisance!
žal mi je, da vam delam, povzročam sítnosti (I am) sorry to give you such trouble
z njim bomo imeli še mnogo sítnosti we are going to have a lot more trouble with him
imam dovolj sítnosti s teboj I have enough trouble with you
povzročati sítnost to cause inconvenience
rad bi ti prihranil to sítnost (nevšečnost) I should have liked to spare you this annoyance

sklánjati gramatika to decline

ki se (ne) da sklánjati declinable (indeclinable)
sklánjati se (skloniti se) to bend (nad mizo over the table), to bend down, to bow, to stoop

skleníti to decide, to take a decision; to make up one's mind; to resolve, to be resolved, to form a resolution; to determine; (končati) to close, to terminate, to conclude

skleníti mir to make peace
sklenil je, da bo še malo počakal he resolved to wait a little longer
skleníti pogodbo to make a contract, to contract
skleníti račun to close an account
skleníti svoj govor s temi besedami to conclude one's speech with these words
trdno so sklenili (so odločeni), da nas bodo uničili they are bent on ruining us
skleníti mednarodno pogodbo to conclude an international treaty

skrájšati to shorten; to abridge; to abbreviate

skrájšati odlomek v knjigi to abridge a passage in a book
da skrajšam (= na kratko povem) to cut a long story short
skrajšana izdaja an abridged edition

skrbéti

skrbéti za to care (for, about), to take care (of), to busy (ali to concern) oneself with (ali about); to be in charge (of something); to have (something) in one's care; to attend to, to see (ali to look) to (ali after); to mind (something); to provide for
on skrbi samo zase he always looks after number one, he thinks only of himself
skrbi (brigaj se) zase! mind your own business!
ne skrbi za tuje posle! mind your own business!, don't meddle in other people's business!
skrbi me I'm worried, I'm concerned about (something), it makes me uneasy, it causes me a lot of anxiety, it fills me with apprehension
skrbi me njeno zdravje her state of health fills me with apprehension
od 16. leta skrbim sam zase I have been on my own since I was (ali the age of) sixteen
skrbéti sam zase to shift for oneself, to fend for oneself
skrbel bom, da bo pravočasno dobil pismo I shall take care that he receives the letter in time
skrbéti mora za svoje otroke he must provide for his children
njihova usoda nas zelo skrbi we are deeply worried (ali pogovorno worried sick, worried stiff) about their fate
skrbela bom, da se knjige pravočasno vrnejo I will see (to it) that the books are sent back in time
ne skrbi! don't worry!
vsakdo naj skrbi (gleda) zase! every one for himself!

sledíti to follow, (divjad po sledi) to track, to stalk; to come after (ali next); to be subsequent to; to ensue; to succeed

sledíti modi to follow the fashion
sledíti komu z očmi to keep someone in sight
nevihti je sledila tišina a calm followed the storm
poletju sledi jesen autumn follows summer
večerji je sledil ples the dinner was followed by a ball
Edvard VII. je sledil Viktoriji Edward VII succeeded Victoria
sledíti kot senca komu to shadow someone
pismo sledi trgovina letter to follow
nadaljevanje sledi to be continued
kakor dolgo sem jim sledil z očmi as long as I could keep them in view
sledíti iz to result from, (posledica) to be the result of, to be the consequence
iz tega še ne sledi, da je kriv it does not hence follow that he is guilty
iz česar sledi whence it follows
iz tega sledi, da... hence it follows that...
kot sledi as follows, as under
moje mnenje je kot sledi (je naslednje) my opinion is as follows

sleep^*2 [sli:p] neprehodni glagol
spati; prespati noč (at pri, in v)
figurativno mirovati, počivati, biti nedejaven; spati večno spanje, počivati v grobu
prehodni glagol
prespati; dati (komu) prenočišče, prenočiti (koga)

here our forefathers sleep tu spe večno spanje naši predniki
to sleep like a log (like a top) figurativno spati kot ubit, kot polh
to sleep light imeti lahko, rahlo spanje
to sleep the clock round spati 12 ali 24 ur
we'll sleep on it figurativno to bomo prespali; bomo videli jutri
let sleeping dogs lie figurativno pustite te stvari pri miru (da ne bo nevšečnosti)
to sleep over one's work (za)spati pri delu
to sleep with one eye open napol spati, biti napol buden, ostati buden
to sleep with s.o. spati s kom, spolno občevati s kom
to sleep o.s. sober prespati svojo pijanost
this hotel sleeps 200 persons ta hotel ima 200 postelj
this tent sleeps six men v tem šotoru lahko spi šest mož
we can sleep five people lahko prenočimo (imamo postelje, ležišča) za pet oseb
the top sleeps vrtavka spi (stoji) (tj. se vrti tako hitro, da oko ne vidi nobenega premikanja)

slíšati to hear

dobro slíšati to hear well
napačno slíšati to hear amiss
slučajno slíšati to overhear
slíšati govoriti to hear say
slišim, da... I understand (ali I am informed) that...
on ne sliši dobro he is hard of hearing
moj pes sliši na ime Bob my dog answers to the name of Bob
vem (povem), kar sem slišal I know it by (I speak from) hearsay
slišal sem jo peti I heard her sing
ste že kdaj slišali kaj takega? have you ever heard the like of it?
o tem noče on nič slíšati he will not hear of it
slišal sem to od nekoga I have heard some one say so
to (takó) sem slišal so I (have) heard
slišal sem to praviti I have heard it said
slíšati obe strani to hear both sides
od tedaj o njem ni več (kaj) slíšati he hasn't been heard of since
ona rada sliši sebe govoriti she likes to hear herself talk
to se dobro, lepo sliši that sounds well (ali fine, pogovorno nice)
ne hoteti slíšati to shut one's ears (to), to refuse to listen to
s svojim radijskim aparatom morem slíšati Pariz I can get Paris on (ali with) my radio
komaj se je slišalo, kar je rekel what he said was scarcely audible
bil je tak hrup, da niso mogli slíšati lastnih glasov there was such a noise that they could not hear their own voices
hujšega gluhca ni od tistega, ki noče slíšati there are none so deaf as those who will not hear

slútnja premonition, presentiment, foreboding; anticipation; conjecture; inkling; surmise

zla slútnja misgiving
rahla slútnja inkling, pogovorno hunch
imam zlo slútnjo I have an unhappy foreboding (ali premonition)
imela je zlo slútnj, da... she had an unhappy premonition that...