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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

sporočílo message (komu to someone); news; (piece of) information; communication (to someone); advice; notice; intelligence; word, report

po sporočílih iz Pariza according to information from Paris
od koga imaš to sporočílo? from whom did you receive this news?
doslej nismo dobili še nobenega sporočíla we have received no news yet
nositi sporočílo to carry a message
imate kako sporočílo (boste pustili sporočílo)? do you want to leave any message?
prišlo je sporočílo, da je sklenjen mir the news arrived that peace had been concluded
po sporočílu according to information (from)
sporočílo po radiu radio (ali wireless) message
brzojavno sporočílo telegraph message
telefonsko sporočílo telephone (ali telephoned) message
predsednikovo sporočílo Kongresu a presidential message to Congress

sporočíti to communicate, to let know, to inform, to give notice, to announce, to report; to tell; (uradno) to notify (komu kaj someone of sth); to send word; arhaično to apprise, to advise; to give intelligence

sporočíti, da... to leave word that...
naj kaj sporočim? do you want to leave any message?
sporočíti o svojem prihodu to send word of one's arrival
sporoči mi! send me word!

spozabíti se to forget oneself; figurativno to lose one's temper

spozabíti se tako daleč, da... to forget oneself so (ali as) far as to...
spozabil se je he forgot himself, he acted unsuitably, he lost self-control

spoznáti to recognize; to realize; to become aware; to get to know (London London), to come to know; to become (ali to be) alive (to something); to be aware (of); to perceive; (zavedati se) to become cognizant of

spoznal sem, da sem se bil zmotil I was aware I had made a mistake
spoznáti se s kom to make someone's acquaintance
spoznal sem se z njim lani I made his acquaintance last year
dobro se spoznáti v čem to be a good judge of something, (figurativno) to know the ropes, to know what's what
ne se spoznáti iz česa to be at a loss to understand sth
ne spoznam se v tem I don't know which is which
ne spoznam se v tem kraju the place is unfamiliar to me
ne spoznam se o njem I can make neither head nor tail of him
moram ga spoznáti (se seznaniti z njim) I must get to know (ali acquainted with) with him
spoznavam, da... I am becoming aware that...

sprat [spræt]

1. samostalnik
zoologija sprat (vrsta slanika)
kolektivno sprati
hudomušno droben otrok
sleng kovanec za 6 penijev

to throw a sprat to catch a herring (mackerel, whale) figurativno vložiti malo, da bi dobili mnogo; ponuditi nekaj malega v upanju, da bomo za to dobili nekaj velikega; z majhnimi stroški mnogo dobiti

2. neprehodni glagol
loviti sprate

spremeníti to change; to alter; to modify; to convert; to vary

to na stvari nič ne spremeni it doesn't make any difference to things, it does not alter the facts
spremeníti barvo to change colour
spremeníti svoje vedenje to change one's behaviour, (figurativno) one's approach
prepisal sem to, ne da bi spremenil eno samo vrsto I copied it without altering a single line
spremeníti se to change, to alter, to undergo a change
spremeníti se na boljše (slabše) to change (ali to alter) for the better (for the worse)
se ne da nič spremeníti (pomagati) it can't be helped
s tem se položaj spremeni that changes the case
časi so se zelo spremenili times have (ali are) greatly changed
vreme se je nenadoma spremenilo a sudden change of weather has taken place
spremeníti zakon to revise an act

sprijázniti se to reconcile oneself (z izgubo to a loss); to become reconciled; to tolerate (something); to get familiar with

sprijázniti se z dejstvom, da... to reconcile oneself to the fact that...
sprijázniti se z odločitvijo to submit to a decision
ne sprijázniti se z rezultatom not to take kindly to the result
ne morem se sprijázniti se z mislijo... I cannot get used to the idea...
sprijázniti se s svojo usodo to reconcile oneself (ali to become reconciled) to one's fate
sprijázniti se s srečo in nesrečo to take the ups and downs
sprijázniti se z neprijetnim to take the bad with the good

square² [skwɛ́ə]

1. prehodni glagol
dati (čemu) kvadratasto ali četverokotno (četverooglato) obliko, napraviti (kaj), otesati četverooglato; dati (čemu) pravokotne robove; položiti (kaj) pravokotno
matematika kvadrirati (število); karirati (papir); urediti, razporediti (kaj) (by po, v skladu z)
prilagoditi, prirediti (kaj) (to čemu)
izravnati; uskladiti (with z)
saldirati; izplačati, zadovoljiti (koga)
šport končati (tekmo) neodločeno
sleng utišati, podkupiti (koga), "mazati" (komu)
navtika namestiti križe jambora pravokotno na ladijski trup

2. neprehodni glagol
napraviti, delati pravi kot; imeti četverooglato obliko; poševno sedeti (na sedlu); skladati se, ujemati se (o računu); biti v skladu (with z)
spraviti se v sklad; urediti svoje zadeve

5 squareed 5 na kvadrat (5²)
to square (up) accounts with s.o. poravnati račune s kom; (tudi figurativno), obračunati s kom
to square the circle kvadrirati krog, figurativno lotiti se nečesa nemogočega
to square one's conduct with one's principles uskladiti svoje obnašanje s svojimi načeli
to square one's conscience pomiriti si vest
to square one's elbows razširiti komolce, s komolci si napraviti (dobiti) prostor
to square a number kvadrirati število
to square o.s. with s.o. pogoditi se s kom, (zopet) se zlágati s kom
he tried to square the police sleng skušal je podkupiti policijo
to square one's shoulders figurativno ostati trdovraten, hoteti doseči svoje
to square a stone oklesati kamen na 4 ogle
to square a theory to fit the facts prilagoditi teorijo, da ustrera dejstvom (praksi)
the facts do not square with the theory dejstva se ne skladajo s teorijo
to square timber oklesati hlod (deblo)
to square one's way of living to (ali with) one's square means svoje življenje prilagoditi ali urediti ustrezno svojim dohodkom

srbéti to itch; to tickle

prsti me srbijo, da bi to storil my fingers itch to do it
ne praskaj se, kjer te ne srbi! (figurativno) shut your mouth, and you'll catch no flies!
hrbet (nos) me srbi my back (my nose) itches

srcé heart; figurativno (jedro) pith, core, marrow

od srca from one's heart
brez srca heartless, cruel, hardhearted, unfeeling
v srcu at heart
na dnu mojega srca in my heart of hearts
z grenkobo v srcu with bitterness in one's heart
s težkim (lahkim) srcem (figurativno) with a heavy (light) heart
iz vsega srca with all my heart and soul
dobrega srca kindhearted
drag mojemu srcu dear to my heart
bolan na srcu (figurativno) heartsick
srcé trgajoč heartbreaking, heartrending
srcé Jezusovo religija Sacred Heart
rdeče srcé (lesna bolezen) false heartwood
napaka na srcu heart disease
razširjenje srca dilatation of the heart
sredstvo za krepitev srca cordial, heart stimulant, ZDA cardiac
zlato srcé (figurativno) a generous (ali a kind) heart
bítje srcá heartbeat
trdega srca hardhearted
bolan na srcu ill with a heart condition
srcé bije, močno tolče the heart pulsates, throbs
srcé me boli I am heartsick (ali heartsore), I am sick at heart, my heart aches, it grieves my heart
srcé mi močno bíje my heart is pounding (ali is thumping)
lahkó mi je pri srcu I am light at heart
biti bolan na srcu to be heartsick
to mi je na srcu this is close to my heart
to mi ni pri srcu (figurativno) it does not appeal to me
imeti nekaj na srcu (figurativno) to have something on one's mind
nimam srca, da bi to napravil I haven't got the heart to do it
ne jemlji si tega preveč k srcu! don't take it too hard!, don't worry about it!
to gre človeku do srca (figurativno)
to človeku trga srcé this is heartrending
srcé mi krvavi (mi je krvavelo) my heart is bleeding (bled)
kar ima na srcu, ima na jeziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
srcé mi ne da, da bi to storil I do it with a bad grace, I cannot bring myself to do it
to mi je zelo pri srcu I have set my heart upon it
odvaliti komu kamen od srca (figurativno) to take a load off someone's mind
kamen se mi je odvalil od srca I feel a weight off my mind, a weight has been lifted from my mind
on osvaja ženska srca he is a ladykiller
omehčati najtrše srcé to touch the stoniest of hearts
srcé mi je padlo v hlače (figurativno) my heart sank into my shoes, I got cold feet, my heart failed me
položiti komu kaj na srcé to lay something to someone's heart
pomilujem vas iz dna srca I pity you from the bottom of my heart
olajšati si srcé to unbosom oneself
srcé bi mi póčilo I would die of a broken heart
srcé mi poskakuje od veselja ob tem it makes my heart thrill
to prija mojemu srcu it does my heart good
pridobiti si srca vseh to win the hearts of all
k srcu mu je prirasla (figurativno) he became very fond of her
razveseliti komu srcé to warm the cockles of someone's heart
od srca se smejati to laugh heartily
kolikor ti (le) srcé poželi! to your heart's content!
srcé se mi stiska I feel pangs (anguish)
iti komu k srcu to go to someone's heart, to make someone's heart thrill
srcé se mi trga it breaks my heart, I find it heartrending
človeku se srcé trga (ob tem) it's heartbreaking (ali heartrending)
vzeti si kaj k srcu to take something to heart
preveč si je to vzel k srcu he took it too much to heart
zelo sem si k srcu vzel njegovo smrt I was deeply affected by his death, I found his death a terrible blow
to mi teži srcé it presses (ali weighs heavily) upon my mind
strl ji je srcé (figurativno) he broke her heart
srcé mu je poskočilo (figurativno) his heart leapt
srcé me je zabolelo I was heartstricken
od vsega srca želeti kaj to set one's heart on something

sréča (notranja) happiness, felicity; (muhasta) fortune; (slučajna) (good) luck, good fortune, lucky chance

veliko sréče! good luck!
na sréčo, k sréči fortunately, luckily, by a lucky chance
na slepo sréčo at random, at haphazard, at a venture, in a happygo-lucky way
vso sréčo! may good luck go with you!
najboljšo sréčo! the best of luck (to you)!
kolo sréče Fortune's wheel, the ups and downs of life
v sréči ali nesreči in weal or woe, for good or ill, come weal or woe
opoteča sréča chequered fortune
sprememba sréče (na slabše) change for the worse, reversal of fortune
(še) sréča, da... it's a piece of luck that...
prava sréča, da ste slučajno bili tam it's a blessing you happened to be there
vojna sréča contingencies pl of war
to (pa) je sréča! that's what I call good luck!
bila bi velika sréča, če... it would be a great slice of luck if...
to je pač moja sréča! (imam pač tako sréčo!) that's just my luck!
lahko govorimo o sréči we can consider ourselves lucky
sréča je hotela, da... as luck would have it...
imam sréčo I am in luck, I am lucky
nimam sréče I have no luck, I am out of luck
to se pravi imeti sréčo! that's what I call good luck!
imeti veliko sréčo to have much good luck
imeti več sréče kot pameti to be more lucky than wise
marsikdo ima več sréče kot pameti fortune favours fools
imeti nepričakovano sréčo (pogovorno) to strike oil
imeti vražjo sréčo to be dead lucky
imeti vedno sréčo pri kartanju to be always lucky at cards
imel sem sréčo I had a stroke of luck
iskati sréčo to seek fortune
če bo šlo vse po sréči if everything goes well
poskusiti sréčo to try one's luck, to take one's chance, to chance one's luck, (žargon) to chance it
to ti bo prineslo sréčo it will bring you good luck
poskusiti kaj na slepo sréča to have a go
napraviti kaj na slepo sréčo (pogovorno) to chance one's arm
dal sem si prerokovati sréčo I had my fortune told
vedeževati komu sréčo to tell someone his fortune
vsakemu se sréča enkrat nasmeje every dog has his (ali its) day
skaliti sréčo to mar someone's happiness
voščiti, želeti komu sréčo pri... to wish someone joy of...
pot do sréče je trnova arhaično no joy without annoy
kadar sem imel največ sréče, sem zaslužil X SIT in my heyday I earned X tolars
sréča me zapušča my fortunes are at a low ebb
zibati se v sréči to walk (ali to tread) on air
bogastvo samo nam še ne more nuditi sréče wealth alone cannot procure us happiness
vse mu gre po sréči (se mu obrne v sréčo) everything in the garden's lovely, arhaično all things conspire to make him happy
vsak je svoje sréče kovač every man is the architect of his fortune

sréčen happy; lucky; fortunate, felicitous; safe

biti ves sréčen (plavati v sreči) (figurativno) to walk (ali to tread) on air
sréčen dogodek happy event
po sréčnem naključju by a happy chance, luckily
bil je to sréčen dan zame that was a fortunate day for me
imeti kar sréčno za seboj to be well out of something
imaš se lahko za sréčnega, da si se izvlekel iz tega you may count yourself lucky to be in the clear (ali to have got out of it)
sréčno pot! a pleasant journey!, farewell!, fare well!, (čez morje) a good passage!
sréčno! good luck!, goodspeed!, may good luck go with you!

srédstvo means (sg in pl); (lek) remedy, medicine; expedient; way; medium; agent; instrument; pravo (ukrep) measure; (denar) funds pl, means pl, resources pl, the wherewithal

brez sredstev resourceless, lacking means, indigent, poor, destitute
srédstvo proti a remedy for
srédstvo za življenje livelihood, subsistence
denarna srédstva funds pl, means pl
kemično srédstvo chemical agent
osnovna srédstva trgovina assets pl
proizvodna srédstva means of production
prometna srédstva means of communication (of conveyance, ZDA of transportation)
zakonita srédstva legal measures pl
srédstvo za dosego cilja a means to an end
družbena srédstva social resources pl
združevanje sredstev pooling of resources
srédstva združenega dela means of associated labour
vsako srédstvo je dobro za dosego cilja (figurativno) all's fair in love and war
namen posvečuje srédstva the end justifies the means
poskusiti vsa srédstva (figurativno) to leave no stone unturned
ali ni nobenega srédstva? is there no way?
naša srédstva so zelo omejena our means are very limited
on je brez vsakih sredstev he is poverty-stricken, he is destitute, he is resourceless, he is penniless
moja srédstva mi tega ne dopuščajo I cannot afford it
porabiti, izčrpati vsa srédstva to exhaust all resources
poseči po skrajnih srédstvih to take extreme measures
odločil se je, da bo dosegel svoj cilj z vsemi srédstvi he is determined to go to any length
živeti preko svojih sredstev to live beyond one's means
združevati srédstva to pool resources
zagotoviti denarna srédstva to provide funds

stage¹ [stéidž] samostalnik
gradbeni (stavbni) oder; tribuna, podij
gledališče oder, prizorišče, gledališče
figurativno dramska književnost (umetnost), igralski poklic
figurativno mesto dejavnosti (delovanja, bivanja), polje udejstvovanja, torišče; stadij, stopnja, faza, razdobje razvoja; stopnja (večstopne rakete); stojalo, mizica za mikroskop
ameriško višina vodne gladine
zgodovina (poštna) etapna postaja, odsek ali del poti med dvema postajama, etapa

by easy stages v etapah, s pogostnimi presledki
off stage za gledališkim odrom ali zunaj njega
stages of appeal pravno instančna pot
the last stage of consumption zadnji stadij jetike
stage manager gledališki režiser
stage whisper igratčev šepet (na odru, da ga sliši občinstvo), figurativno šepet, ki se daleč sliši
stage loader mehanika platformni nakladalec
critical stage kritičen stadij
hanging stage viseč gradbeni oder (npr. za pleskanje)
matriarchal stage matriarhat
landing stage pristajališče
the English stage angleško gledališče
to be on the stage biti gledališki igralec
to change horses at every stage zgodovina menjati konje na vsaki (poštni) etapni postaji
to go on the stage iti h gledališču, postati igralec
to hold the stage držati se na odru (o gledališki igri)
to learn in easy stages postopoma se učiti
to put on the stage postaviti na oder, uprizoriti
to quit the stage figurativno umakniti se s področja svoje dejavnosti
things should never have reached this stage stvari ne bi bile smele nikoli priti tako daleč
to travel by easy stages potovati v kratkih etapah

stagger² [stǽgə] neprehodni glagol
opotekati se
figurativno omahovati, oklevati, obotavljati se, kolebati, biti neodločen, dvomiti; ženirati se; umakniti se (o četah)
prehodni glagol
vznemiriti, razburiti, zmesti, osupiti, zbegati, spraviti iz ravnotežja, omajati (vero itd.); razvrstiti (kaj) v cikcaku (da se izognemo sovpadanju)

to stagger under a burden opotekati se pod bremenom
to stagger to s.o.'s feet s težavo se dvigniti (spraviti) na noge
the news staggered him novica ga je osupila
to stagger with drunkenness opotekati se od pijanosti
to stagger office hours razporediti delovne ure tako, da se izognemo navalu v konicah zvečer in zjutraj

stamp² [stæmp] prehodni glagol
žigosati; označiti; kovati (denar); vtisniti (kak znak, lik itd.) (upon na)
kolkovati, frankirati; vtisniti žig; (za)cepetati, udariti z nogo ob tla; streti, zdrobiti, stolči, zmrviti
neprehodni glagol
teptati, cepetati, topotati, gaziti z nogami (upon po)
plačati kolkovino

to stamp with one's foot udariti z nogo ob tla
to stamp money kovati denar
to stamp with označiti z
to stamp to the ground poteptati
to stamp s.th. on s.o.'s mind vtisniti komu kaj v spomin
this action stamps him (as) a coward to dejanje ga (o)žigosa (označuje) kot bojazljivca
this fact stamps his story (as) a lie to dejstvo dokazuje, da je njegova zgodba lažniva