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sooner¹ [sú:nə] prislov
prej, rajši; hitreje

sooner or later prej ali slej
the sooner the better čim prej, tem boije
no sooner than... čim, šele ko...
no sooner said than done rečeno -- storjeno
I would sooner die than... rajši umrem, kot pa da...
he was no sooner seated than the crowd cheered komaj je bil sedel, že je množica začela vzklikati

sooth [su:ɵ]

1. samostalnik
resnica, resničnost

in (good) sooth v resnici, resnično, dejansko
sooth to say da resnico povem, resnici na ljubo povedano

2. pridevnik
zastarelo resničen
poetično pomirjevalen, blažilen, sladek

sorry [sɔ́ri]

1. pridevnik (sorrily prislov)
žalosten, otožen, zaskrbljen; obžalujoč, skesan; beden, slab, odvraten, odbijajoč; nesrečen; reven, ubog

a sorry excuse slab (piškav) izgovor
sorry for oneself potrt, deprimiran
so sorry! obžalujem! žal mi je! oprostite!
very sorry! zelo mi je žal! oprostite!
I am so sorry žal mi je, obžalujem
I am sorry to say žal moram reči
I am sorry to disturb obžalujem, da vas motim
to be sorry about s.th. obžalovati kaj
I was sorry for her žal mi je je bilo, smilila se mi je
to be sorry for o.s. samemu sebi se smiliti
it was a sorry sight bil je (to) žalosten pogled
to be in a sorry plight biti v žalostnem (bednem) položaju
I felt sorry for him (za)smilil se mi je

2.

sorry! medmet oprostite! pardon!

spáti to sleep, to be asleep, to lie asleep; pogovorno to kip; to lie dormant

spáti oblečen to sleep with one's clothes on
spáti po obedu to have (ali to take) a nap, to have one's forty winks
dobro (slabo) spáti to sleep well (badly, poorly)
spáti doma (zunaj) to sleep in (out)
spáti pod milim nebom, na prostem to sleep in the open air
spáti polnih 12 (ali 24) ur to sleep the clock round
spáti zimsko spanje to hibernate
spáti spanje pravičnega to sleep the sleep of the just
trdno spáti to be fast (ali sound) asleep, to sleep very soundly
spáti nepretrgano do 7. ure zjutraj to sleep right through (ali without a break) until seven in the morning
predolgo spáti (= »zaspati«) to oversleep
spáti kot ubit, kot polh to sleep like a log (ali like a top, like a dormouse)
iti spat to go to bed, to lie down to sleep, (otroški govor) to go to bye-byes; to retire
to mi ne da spáti it keeps me awake at night
nisem mogel spáti I hardly slept a wink
hoditi zgodaj spat to retire early
ne spáti (biti buden, figurativno) to be watchful (ali vigilant), to be on the alert
bom toliko bolje spal zaradi tega I will sleep the sounder for it
zadeva spi (figurativno) the matter (ali affair) has been pigeon-holed
vso noč nisem spal I did not sleep a wink last night
kakor si boš postlal, tako boš spal as you make your bed, so you must lie

speak^* [spi:k]

1. neprehodni glagol
govoriti, besediti; imeti govor; pogovarjati se (with, to z; about, of o)
izraziti se
glasba (o glasbilih) dati glas od sebe, slišati se, zadoneti; dati se čutiti; (o portretu) biti kot živ
navtika signalizirati, dati znak
britanska angleščina dati glas, oglasiti se (o psu)

2. prehodni glagol
(iz)reči, izgovoriti, povedati, govoriti (kaj); izražati, izjaviti, najaviti; dokazovati, pričati, potrditi, pokazati
navtika poklicati (ladjo)

generally (strictly) speaking splošno (točno, strogo) povedano (vzeto)
plainly speaking odkrito povedano
roughly speaking v grobem (približno, grosso modo) povedano
so to speak tako rekoč
not to speak of... da (niti) ne govorimo o...
nothing to speak of nič važnega, ni vredno niti omembe
to speak back (nazaj) odgovarjati (na očitke ipd.)
to speak by the book govoriti z rokopisa, čitati (govor), govoriti s točnim poznavanjem
to speak like a book govoriti kot knjiga
to speak without book navesti dejstva po spominu
to speak bluntly naravnost, brez ovinkov govoriti
to speak by the card z veliko natančnostjo govoriti, biti precizen
to speak in s.o.'s cast prekiniti koga
to speak comfort to... imeti tolažilne besede za...
his conduct speaks him generous njegovo vedenje (ravnanje) priča o njegovi plemenitosti
my dog speaks only when I order him moj pes zalaja le, če mu ukažem
to speak in s.o.'s ear komu (kaj) prišepniti na uho, skrivaj govoriti s kom
fame speaks him honest on je na dobrem glasu
to speak fair dostojno govoriti
to speak for s.o. govoriti komu v korist, reči dobro besedo za koga
that speaks for itself to govori samo za sebe, tega ni treba (še) pojasnjevati (priporočati)
to speak French govoriti francoski
I found nobody to speak to nikogar nisem našel, da bi z njim govoril
to speak by hearsay govoriti, kar smo od drugih slišali
this speaks a man of honour to kaže (izdaja) človeka, ki ni brez časti
this speaks a small mind to izdaja (dokazuje) duševno majhnost
to speak one's mind povedati svoje mnenje
I will speak to your objections in a minute takoj bom odgovoril na vaše ugovore
to speak to oneself sam s seboj (sebi) govoriti
this portrait speaks ta portret je kot živ
to your praise be it spoken... v vašo pohvalo bodi povedano...
to speak plain and to the purpose jasno govoriti
to speak sense pametno govoriti
you might as well speak to a stone figurativno prav tako bi lahko govoril steni
to speak to govoriti komu, potrditi kaj
these trumpets speak his presence trobente javljajo njegovo prisotnost
things speak for themselves dejstva govore sama (po sebi)
that speaks of self-will to govori (priča) o samovolji (trmi)
to speak the truth govoriti resnico
I cannot speak to the truth of that ne morem z gotovostjo reči (jamčiti), da je to res
to speak volumes for jasno (prepričljivo) govoriti za, pričati o, dokazovati (kaj)
this speaks volumes for his faith in you to jasno govori za njegovo zaupanje v vas
to speak well for govoriti (iti) (komu ali čemu) v korist
to speak well (badly) of dobro (slabo) govoriti o
that does not speak well for his intelligence to ne priča (govori) o njegovi inteligenci
to speak with tongues (redko) biti nadarjen za jezike
to speak words of praise izreči pohvalne besede
who is speaking? (pri telefonu) kdo je pri aparatu?, kdo govori (tam)?

speaking [spí:kiŋ]

1. samostalnik
govorjenje, govor, govorništvo
množina (redko) izreki (pomembnih osebnosti)

2. pridevnik
ki govori, govoreč; zgovoren, izrazit, osupljiv

speaking! (pri telefonu) pri aparatu!, govorim!
a speaking acquaintance bežno (negloboko) poznanstvo
the English speaking countries angleško govoreče dežele
frankly speaking odkrito povedano
legally speaking (gledano) s pravnega vidika
a speaking voice dober govorni glas
speaking likeness izredna (izrazita, osupljiva) podobnost, živ portret
public speaking govorniška umetnost
I am not on speaking term with him ne poznam ga toliko, da bi govoril z njim, figurativno z njim ne govorim, z njim sem skregan

special¹ [spéšəl] pridevnik (specially prislov)
(prav) poseben, specialen; izreden, nenavaden, izjemen, nesplošen; izvrsten; specializiran; določen

on special days ob določenih dnevih
special bargain trgovina posebna ponudba
special branch strokovno področje
by special comand (of) na izrecen ukaz
a special case poseben primer
special constable pomožen policist
special correspondent posebni dopisnik
special delivery ameriško ekspresna dostava pisma
special dividend ekstra dividenda, bonus
special edition posebna izdaja
my special friend moj najljubši prijatelj
special licence posebno dovoljenje za poroko, s katerim se le-ta lahko opravi brez večjih formalnosti in v kratkem času; poročno dovoljenje brez oklicev v cerkvi
on special occasions ob posebnih prilikah
special partner ekonomija komanditist
special pleader pravno pravnik (odvetnik), ki se bavi z izrednimi primeri
special power izredno pooblastilo
special steel tehnično specialno, plemenito jeklo
special subject specialno področje zanimanja, preučevanja
special train poseben vlak
special trouble izredno prizadevanje
special verdict odločitev (sklep) porote, s katerim se dejstva sprejmejo kot resnična, toda se prepušča sodišču, da iz njih potegne zaključke
his special charm did not appeal to her njegov osebni šarm ji ni ugajal
he lacks special qualities manjka mu izrednih lastnosti
do you want any special kind? želite kaj čisto določenega?

specimen [spésimin] samostalnik
vzorec, primerek
pogovorno, (slabšalno) tip

specimen book knjiga vzorcev
specimen copy tisk poskusni primerek (na ogled)
specimen page tisk poskusna stran (na ogled, da se vidi velikost, tisk itd.)

spin^*2 [spin] prehodni glagol
presti, sukati (volno itd.); spremeniti (raztopino) v umetno svilo; obračati, vrteti (vrtavko); hitro obrniti okoli osi; stružiti; (na dolgo) pripovedovati
figurativno izmisliti si; loviti (ribe) z umetno vabo
sleng vreči (kandidata) na izpitu
aeronavtika vrteti (letalo) okoli podolžne osi
neprehodni glagol
presti; (hitro) se obračati, vrteti se; krožiti
pogovorno hitro iti, brzeti, drveti; postati omotičen; brizgniti (kri)
aeronavtika vrteti se okoli podolžne osi; ribariti z umetno vabo

spun gold zlate žice
spin glass steklena nit
spin yarn vrv iz predenih konopcev
to spin (along) drveti, brzeti (po)
to spin a coin vreči novec v zrak (pri žrebanju, stavi itd.)
my head spins vse se mi vrti
to spin plots izmisliti si načrte, spletke
to spin a yarn (a story) pripovedovati dolgo (neverjetno) zgodbo
to send s.o. spinning udariti koga, da se zavrti okrog svoje osi

spirit¹ [spírit] samostalnik
duh; duša; prikazen, duh, nadnaravno bitje, demon; genij, velik duh; smisel, duh (zakona)
figurativno polet, elan, pogum, morala, ognjevitost, energija
figurativno življenjska moč, volja
figurativno gonilna moč, duša (podviga, podjetja)
množina razpoloženje; veter, sapica

in (the) spirit v duhu
out of spirits potrt, deprimiran
absent in body, but present in spirit telesno odsoten, duhovno pa prisoten
animal spirit življenjska moč
astral spirits duhovi, za katere verujejo, da žive med zvezdami
familiar spirits duhovi, ki spremljajo čarovnice ali jim služijo
great spirits véliki duhovi (razumniki, velikani duha)
high spirits dobro, veselo razpoloženje, veselost
the Holy Spirit cerkev sv. duh
low spirits potrtost, deprimiranost
a master-spirit človek izredne pameti, ki drugim vsiljuje svoje mnenje
a mischievous spirit hudoben škrat
a man of a domineering spirit mož zapovedovalnega značaja
peace to his departed spirit mir njegovi duši
the poor in spirit ubogi na duhu, ponižni
poor spirits pobitost, potrtost
public spirit smisel za javni blagor
unbending spirit neupogljiv duh (značaj)
the spirit of the law duh zakona
to be in poor (low) spirits biti potrt (pobit, malodušen, deprimiran)
he is the driving spirit of the undertaking on je duša podjetja
to call up a spirit klicati duhá
our spirits go up (rise) naša morala se dviga
he has the spirit of a lion on ima levji pogum
to keep up one's spirits ne izgubiti poguma

spirit² [spírit] prehodni glagol
navdihniti, inspirirati; priganjati, siliti (on k)

to spirit away (off) skrivaj in hitro odvesti, pustiti izginiti
to spirit a child odvesti, ugrabiti otroka
to spirit a prisoner pustiti, da ujetnik izgine

spite¹ [spáit] samostalnik
sovražnost, mržnja; jeza, gnev, nevolja; kljubovanje, kljubovalnost, trma; zlobnost, zlohotnost, hudobija

in spite navkljub, navzlic
(in) spite of kljub, navzlic
in spite of the fact that... kljub dejstvu, da..., čeprav
out of spite, from pure spite iz zlobe, iz (same) kljubovalnosti
he did it out of spite iz zlobe je to naredil
to have a spite against s.o. biti jezen na koga
he has an old spite against me staro jezo kuha name

spite² [spáit] prehodni glagol
zlobno ravnati (s kom), zagosti jo (komu); (u)jeziti, (raz)žaliti; kljubovati (komu)

he did it to spite me naredil je to, da bi me spravil v jezo (meni navkljub)
to cut off one's nose to spite one's face zaradi malenkostne koristi utrpeti škodo, samemu sebi škoditi v nameri, da bi kljubovali komu drugemu, figurativno urezati se

spláčati se to pay; to be worth the money

splača se it pays
splača se vedeti it is worth knowing
kmetu se splača, da... it pays a farmer to...
komaj se splača (kupiti) it is hardly worth while (buying)
ne splača se it doesn't pay, it is not worth while (ali worth the trouble)
zločin se ne splača crime doesn't pay

splitting [splítiŋ]

1. pridevnik
zelo močan, hud; bliskovit

a splitting farce burka, da bi človek počil od smeha
an ear splitting scream krik, ki gre skozi ušesa
a splitting headache hud, neznosen glavobol

2. samostalnik
(raz)cepitev (of the atom atoma)

spočíti se to rest, to take a rest; to have a rest; to get some rest

pusti, da se konji spočijejo! let your horses have a rest!

spodóbiti se to befit; to behove; to be becoming

kot se spodobi as it should be, (francosko) comme il faut
ne spodobi se vam govoriti o tem you ought not (ali should not) talk about that
tako govorjenje se mlademu fantu ne spodobi a young chap shouldn't talk like that
to se ne spodobi za tako mladega moža that's not becoming for so young a man
spodobi se, da pokažeš kaj hvaležnosti it behoves you to show some gratitude

spoil^*1 [spɔil] prehodni glagol
opleniti, oropati, izropati, odvzeti; pokvariti, napraviti neuporabno, uničiti
sleng pohabiti, ubiti (koga)
figurativno pokvariti (otroka, zabavo, šalo)
neprehodni glagol
(po)kvariti se (sadje, ribe), zgniti

a spoiled child razvajen otrok
the spoiled child of fortune miljenček Fortune
to spoil s.o.'s appetite pokvariti komu tek
to spoil the Egyptians figurativno sovražniku kaj odvzeti
to spoil one's eyes reading by candlelight pokvariti si oči s čitanjem pri svečavi (sveči)
to spoil the fun pokvariti šalo
to spoil s.o. of his goods oropati koga njegovega premoženja
to spoil for (to be spoiling for) zelo si želeti, koprneti po, komaj čakati, da...
spare the rod and spoil the child kdor ljubi, ta kaznuje

spomínjati

spomínjati na kaj to be reminiscent of something; to be redolent of something
spomínjati koga na kaj to remind someone of something, to put something in someone's mind
on me spominja na mojega brata he reminds me of my brother
to nas spominja na dom this reminds us of home
spomínjati se to recall to mind, to remember, to recollect (koga someone), arhaično to bethink oneself (da... that...)
medlo, slabo se spomínjati to have a dim memory of
če se prav spominjam if I remember right(ly), if my memory serves me right
ne spominjam se, kaj smo videli I have no recollection of what we saw
se ne spominjam, da bi bil o tem kaj slišal I do not recollect having heard anything about it, pogovorno I don't remember hearing anything about it

spómniti

spómniti koga na kaj to remind someone of something, to put someone in mind of something
naj vas spomnim na... let me remind you of...
spomnite me, da oddam pismo na pošti! remind me to post the letter!
spómniti se to remember, to recollect, to recall to mind, arhaično to bethink oneself (da that)
se me ne spomnite? don't you remember me?
spomni me na mojo obljubo! remind me of my promise!
no, spomni se vendar! come on now, try to remember!
kolikor se morem spómniti as far as I can remember (ali recollect)
ne morem se spómniti vašega imena I can't recall your name
zdaj se spomnim! now I remember!
ne morem se spómniti, koga mislite I cannot remember the man you have in mind
nisem se mogel spómniti (prave) besede I was stuck for a word