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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!

skŕčiti to contract; to reduce; to retrench; (omejiti) to restrict, to curtail

skŕčiti se (tkanina itd.) to shrink up; to contract; (nagubati se) to shrivel (up)
moram skŕčiti izdatke I must cut down on (ali restrict, keep down) my expenses
železniški promet je bil znatno skrčen the railway services have been considerably curtailed
skŕčiti ulomek to reduce a fraction

skrégan

biti skrégan s kom to be on bad terms with someone
skrégana sta they are on bad terms
z njim sem skrégan I am not on speaking terms with him

skúp skúpaj together; jointly, conjointly; collectively; in a body; (v družbi) in company with, accompanied by, in common with, united, associated; (vključno) including, inclusively, taken all in all; all told

vse skúp, skúpaj all together
vsega skúp, skúpaj totalling
skúp, skúpaj z together with, in union with
boriti se skúp, skúpaj z to make common cause with
priti skúp, skúpaj to meet
vse te knjige sem kupil skúp, skúpaj I have bought all these books at one go
te barve gredo dobro skúp, skúpaj these colours go well together (ali are well-matched)
kako gre to skupaj? how does it fit in?

skúsiti to experience

skusil sem marsikaj dobrega in slabega I've had (ali I had) many ups and downs

skúšnja experience; (izkustvo) practice; gledališče rehearsal

generalna skúšnja gledališče final rehearsal
glavna (gledališka) skúšnja dress rehearsal
iz skúšnje, po skúšnjah by (ali from) experience
vodja (gledališke) skúšnje rehearser
dobre (slabe, neprijetne) skúšnje pleasant (unpleasant) experiences (s kom with someone)
imel sem slabe skúšnje I have had unpleasant experiences
pomanjkanje skušenj lack of experience
iti na skúšnjo to go to a rehearsal
imeti gledališko skúšnjo to rehearse
vedeti iz skúšnje, po lastnih skúšnjah to know by (ali from) experience

slàb (moralno) bad, evil

precéj slàb baddish; (šibak, slaboten) weak, feeble, frail, faint; (zdravje) delicate; poor, infirm, shaken
slàbi časi hard times pl
slàb človek a wicked man
na slàbem glasu of bad repute
slàb izgovor, slàbo opravičilo a poor (ali thin) excuse
slàba kakovost inferior quality
slàba kupčija bad bargain
slàbi obeti bad outlook, poor prospects pl
slàba obleka poor dress
slàba prodaja poor sale
slàbo pivo weak beer
slàb, kratek spomin short memory
slàb pulz slow pulse
slàb strelec a poor shot
slàba tolažba poor comfort
slàba točka (stran) weak point, foible
slàba volja bad temper
slàba vidljivost poor visibility
slàb uspeh poor success
slàbo znanje smattering, superficial knowledge
slàbo zdravje poor health
slàb zrak foul air
slàbo vreme bad (ali nasty, adverse) weather
biti slàbe volje to be ill-humoured, to be in a bad temper
biti na slàbem glasu to have a bad name
on je na slabšem pri tem he has the worst of it
v matematiki sem zelo slàb I am very poor at mathematics
ona ima slàb (šibak) glas she has a feeble voice
on ima slàb spomin he has a poor memory, pogovorno he has a memory like a sieve
držati s kom (biti zvest komu) v dobrem in slàbem to stick to someone through thick and thin
to ni slàba misel that's not a bad idea
ta banka stoji baje na slàbih nogah (figurativno) that bank is said to be in a weak state
v tem ne vidim nič slàbega I see no harm (ali nothing wrong) in that
živeti v slàbih razmerah to live in straitened circumstances
naj pride dobro ali slàbo arhaično come weal or woe

slabó prislov badly, ill, unwell; weakly, poorly

slabó hranjen undernourished
slabó mi je I feel sick
z njim je slabó he is badly off (ali hard up), things go very ill with him
slabó govorim angleško I can't speak English very well, my English is rather weak
on je slabó plačan he is underpaid
posli gredó slabó business is bad
slabó govoriti o kom to speak ill of someone
slabó se je izkazal, obnesel he cut a poor (ali sorry) figure
slabó se je končalo it turned out badly, pogovorno it came unstuck
slabó se počutim I feel unwell
slabó mi je postalo ob tem pogledu I felt sick at the sight (of it)
on slabó sliši he is hard of hearing
ona slabó vidi she has poor sight
moj brat se slabó uči my brother is a poor scholar
slabó se obnášati, se vesti to behave badly
slabó ravnati s kom to ill-treat someone

slabóst weakness, feebleness; frailty; faintness; infirmity, debility; poorness; (v želodcu) nausea; (napaka) failing

to je njegova slabóst this is his weak point (ali his Achilles' heel)
slabóst me je obšla I suddenly felt faint

slást delight; deliciousness

slást oblasti the sweets of power
ta jed mi gre v slást I relish this dish, I like (the taste of) this dish very much
jesti z veliko slástjo to eat with a great appetite
okusiti slást uspeha to taste the sweets of success

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

sleep¹ [sli:p] samostalnik
spanje, spanec
zoologija zimsko spanje; zaspanost
figurativno smrtno spanje
figurativno mirovanje, počivanje; neaktivnost, mrtvilo; smrt

in one's sleep v spanju
sleep drink uspavalni napoj
the sleep of the just spanje pravičnega
brief sleep kratko spanje, spanček
broken sleep móteno, prekinjeno spanje
the last sleep figurativno večno spanje, smrt
restless sleep nemirno spanje
sound sleep zdravo, globoko spanje
want of sleep pomanjkanje spanja
eyes full of sleep zaspane oči
to fall on sleep arhaično zaspati
to get some sleep nekoliko spati
I couldn't get a wink of sleep nisem mogel zatisniti očesa
to go to sleep zaspati (tudi o nogi itd.), iti spat, figurativno umreti
to have one's sleep out naspati se
the sleep that knows no waking spanje, ki ne pozna prebujenja, večno spanje, smrt
I was overcome with sleep premagal me je spanec
to put (to send) to sleep uspavati; figurativno umoriti, spraviti s sveta (brez bolečin); (boksanje) omamiti z udarcem
to start of one's sleep planiti iz spanja
to walk in one's sleep hoditi v spanju

sleeper [slí:pə] samostalnik
spalec, -lka
figurativno umrli, pokojnik; žival, ki prespi zimo
trgovina neaktiven družabnik
železnica železniški prag
pogovorno spalni voz
ameriško, sleng nepričakovan uspeh

I am a light sleeper jaz imam rahlo spanje
to be a good sleeper imeti dobro, mirno spanje

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

slink² [sliŋk] prehodni glagol
prezgodaj povreči, skotiti (mladiče)
neprehodni glagol
(od)plaziti se, kradoma (skrivaj, potuhnjeno, osramočeno) se odtihotapiti (off, away proč)

I saw him slink by videl sem ga, ko se je plazil mimo

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

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

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