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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

skrivnóst secret; mystery

državna skrivnóst state secret
skrivnósti narave the secrets of nature
velika, huda skrivnóst a dead secret
skrivnósti človeškega srca the secrets of the human heart
to je javna skrivnóst it is an open secret
čuvati, obdržati skrivnóst to keep a secret
nimava nobenih skrivnósti med seboj we have no secrets from each other
mehanika zanj nima skrivnósti mechanics have no secrets for him
biti zavit v skrivnóst to be shrouded in mystery
izdati skrivnóst to betray a secret, (figurativno) to spill the beans
uvesti koga v skrivnóst, izdati komu skrivnóst to let someone into a secret
izbrbljati skrivnóst to let out a secret, (figurativno) to let the cat out of the bag
izvabiti, izvleči skrivnóst iz to worm a secret out of
(raz)rešiti skrivnóst to solve a mystery
pojasniti skrivnóst to clear up a mystery
odkriti skrivnóst to find out a secret
skrivnóst mu je «ušla» he let a secret slip out
vedeti za skrivnóst to be in the secret, (pogovorno) to be in the know

slavíti to glorify, to celebrate, to extol; to praise

svečano slavíti to solemnize; (praznovati) to keep a holiday, to fête a person
slavíti obletnico to observe an anniversary (god someone's name day, rojstni dan someone's birthday)

sleep away prehodni glagol
prespati (an afternoon popoldan)

slép blind; sightless

na pol slép purblind
čisto slép stone blind, (as) blind as a bat (ali as a mole, an owl, a beetle), totally blind
slép kot kura nightblind
slép na eno oko blind in one eye
slép za barve colour-blind
skoraj slép gravel-blind, sand-blind
slépo črevo blind gut, caecum
slépa cena cheap price
slép naboj (strel) blank cartridge (shot)
slépa pokorščina blind obedience
slépi potnik (na ladji itd.) stowaway
slépo okno, slépa vrata dead (brickedup) door, window
slépo pristajanje aeronavtika instrument landing
slépa sreča blind luck, mere chance
slépa vera implicit faith
slépa ulica cul-de-sac, pl culde-sacs, culs-de-sac
slépo zaupanje implicit confidence
zavod za slépe home for the blind
bil je slép za njene napake he was blind to her faults
bil je le slépo orodje... he was only a mere tool...
igrati se slépe miši to play at blind man's buff
lotiti se česa na slépo srečo (figurativno) to go at something blind, to trust to luck
tudi slépa kura zrno najde even a blind man may fluke a direct hit
delati se slépega za to turn a blind eye to (something)

sleparíja swindle; fraud; cheat; (goljufija) deception

to je čista sleparíja! that's an absolute swindle!, pogovorno why, it's a barefaced rip-off!

slice² [sláis] prehodni glagol
narezati, razrezati v režnje (rezine, kose), odrezati reženj (kos); razdeliti, rezati; presekati, razklati
figurativno razkosati, razdeliti (golf)
udariti (žogo) tako, da odleti v stran; nespretno zaveslati z veslom (po vodi)
neprehodni glagol
rezati (režnje, kose itd.)

the ship slices the sea ladja reže morske valove
to slice an estate into farms razdeliti zemljišče na kmetije

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

slippery [slípəri] pridevnik (slipperily prislov)
(s)polzek, gladek
figurativno kočljiv, delikaten, težaven
figurativno nevreden zaupanja nezanesljiv; nestalen, nestabilen; gladek kot jegulja, jeguljast, pretkan, brezvesten; (redko) pohoten, polten

a slippery customer brezvesten, pretkan človek
a slippery question kočijivo, delikatno vprašanje
a slippery rope gladka, spolzka vrv
he is as slippery as an eel figurativno on je prava jegulja

slučáj chance; accident; (srečen) luck; (slep) hazard; contingency; (nesrečen) accident, mishap

čisti, gol slučáj the purest accident, pure chance, mere chance, quite an accident, pure luck
srečen slučáj happy chance, a piece of good luck
slučáj je ravno hotel as good (ali bad) luck would have it

slútiti to have a premonition (ali presentiment), to have a foreboding

rahlo slútiti to have an inkling, pogovorno to have a hunch; (domnevati) to guess, to conjecture, to surmise, to suspect; (pričakovati) to anticipate

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...

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

smarágden emerald

smarágden prstan ring set with an emerald

smart² [sma:t] neprehodni glagol
zelo (za)boleti, povzročiti bolečino, (za)čutiti ostro bolečino; imeti bolečine; trpeti (from, under od)
figurativno kesati se (for za, zaradi)
pokoriti se, pretrpeti kazen
prehodni glagol
boleti (koga), prizadeti bolečino ali žalost (komu)

he smarts under his disappointment boli ga razočaranje
does your burn smart? vas opeklina zelo boli?
you shall smart for it! kesal se boš za to, obžaloval boš (žal ti bo za) to, plačal mi boš to!
to smart under an insult globoko občutiti žalitev
my eyes are smarting oči me pečejo (bolé)

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)

smite^*2 [smáit]

1. prehodni glagol
napasti; udariti; udarjati (na harfo); kaznovati
zastarelo zadati težak udarec (komu)
zastarelo pobiti, ubiti, usmrtiti; uničiti
figurativno zadeti, pasti na, obsijati, posijati na; gristi, mučiti; (pasivno) biti očaran (prevzet, zanesen, fasciniran)

2. neprehodni glagol
udarjati, deliti udarce (često smite out)
boleti

to smite s.o. dead ubiti koga
to smite s.o.'s head off odbiti komu glavo
to smite s.o. hip and thigh figurativno popolnoma potolči koga
her conscience smote her for her ingratitude vest ji je očitala njeno nehvaležnost
his conscience smote him vest ga je zapekla
he was smitten with her beauty njena lepota ga je popolnoma prevzela (očarala, fascinirala, osvojila)
God shall smite thee bog te kaznuj
my heart smote me srce me je zabolelo
an idea smote him v glavo mu je šinila (neka) misel
the light smote her hair svetloba ji je obsijala lase
a noise smote his ear hrup mu je udaril na uho
he was smitten with a desire popadla ga je želja
to be smitten with biti udarjen, biti zaljubljen v
the town was smitten with plague kuga je udarila na mesto

smoke out prehodni glagol
izgnati
ameriško prinesti na dan

to smoke out an enemy izgnati sovražnika

smôla (zemeljska) pitch; bitumen

katranska smôla coal-tar pitch; (drevesna) resin, gum arabic; (terpentinova) rosin
čevljarska smôla cobbler's wax; (figurativno) hard luck, ill-luck, bad luck, misfortune, mishap, ill fortune
smôla! (figurativno) hard luck!, tough luck!, hard lines!
vedno imam smôlo I am an unlucky fellow, žargon I always cop it
ona mi prinaša smôlo she brings me bad luck
črn kot smôla pitch-black
da bo moja smôla še večja... to crown my misery...

smoothness [smú:ðnis] samostalnik
gladkost; mehkost; blagost, ljubeznivost; lahkota, eleganca, izbrušenost (govora); dobrikavost, prilizljivost

smoothness is not an equivalent for truth prilizovanje in poštenje nista isto