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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!

skúšati to try; to tempt

skúšati koga prelisičiti (žargon) to try lt on someone
skušal bom storiti vse, kar bo v moji moči I'll try my best (ali my hardest)
skúšati usodo to tempt Providence
skúšati odpreti vrata to try the door
skúšati se s kom v rokoborbi to wrestle with someone

something [sʌ́mɵiŋ]

1. samostalnik
nekaj; nekaj važnega; nekaj takega; (evfemizem) presnet, preklet

something else nekaj drugega
something old nekaj starega
something or other karkoli, to ali ono
a certain something nekaj določenega (gotovega)
not for something! za nič na svetu ne!
that something man! ta prekleti človek!
something must be done nekaj je treba storiti
I have something for you imam nekaj za vas
he is something of a... on je nekak (nekaj takega kot)
he is something of a poet on je nekak pesnik; on je malo pesnika
there is something in that nekaj je na tem
it is something to have nothing to pay to (pa) je nekaj (vredno), da ni treba nič plačati
he gave her a brooch or something dal ji je brošo ali nekaj takega (podobnega)
I hope to see something of you there upam, da vas bom tam videl od časa do časa
he thinks himself something ima se za pomembno osebo

2. prislov
nekaj, malce; precéj; izredno, važno

something like pogovorno nekaj kot
stooping something like his father nekoliko sključen kot njegov oče
that is something like burgundy pogovorno to je pa res (pravi) burgundec!
that is something like! tako je! tako je prav! odlično!

sometime [sʌ́mtaim]

1. pridevnik
bivši, prejšnji; nekdanji

2. prislov
zastarelo nekoč, nekdaj
zastarelo včasih; kadarkoli, enkrat (v prihodnosti), ob priliki; nekaj časa

sometime last year nekoč lani
sometime or other nekega dne, prej ali slej
I shall go there sometime šel bom tja ob priliki (enkrat)
write sometime piši kaj (kdaj, ob priliki)!

sound³ [sáund]

1. pridevnik (soundly prislov)
zdrav, čil; nepoškodovan, neranjen, cel, dobro ohranjen, brez napake; nepokvarjen (o sadju); (o spanju) miren, trden, globok; krepak, poštén (o udarcih); (o ceni) zmeren, ki ustreza vrednosti blaga; pameten, trezen, pravilen (sodba itd.); osnovan, upravičen, temeljit, tehten (razlog); pravi
pravno veljaven zakonit; dobro premišljen, pameten; (o osebi) zanesljiv, zvest, pošten; (vedenje) pravilno, brez graje
ekonomija soliden, zanesljiv; solventen

safe and sound živ (čil) in zdrav
sound as a bell, as sound as a roach zdrav kot riba
sound advice dober, poraben nasvet
a sound friend zvest prijatelj
sound currency ekonomija zdrava valuta
a sound fruit zdrav (negnil) sadež
sound in life and limb zdrav in čil
sound merchant soliden (nezadolžen) trgovec
a sound mind in a sound body zdrav duh v zdravem telesu
a sound objection utemeljen, tehten ugovor
a sound ship ladja v dobrem stanju
sound timber zdrav, jeder les
the child is sound already otrok že trdno spi
the firm is not quite sound tvrdka ni čisto solventna
is he quite sound in mind? je (on) čisto pri pravi pameti?
to be a sound sleeper imeti trdno spanje
to get a sound whipping biti pošteno našeškan (tepen)

2. prislov
trdno, globoko; zelo

to be sound asleep, to sleep sound trdno, globoko spati
I will sleep the sounder for it bom toliko bolje spal

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)?

spomínek souvenir; token (of); (darilo) keepsake

za spomínek as a keepsake, by way of a keepsake
kot spomínek moje hvaležnosti as a token of my gratitude
obdržal si bom to za spomínek I'll keep it as a souvenir

sprémiti to accompany; (ujetnike itd.) to escort; (transporte) to convoy; to attend

sprémiti koga do vrat to see someone to the door
spremil te bom do doma I'll see (ali I'll take) you home
sprémiti do avtobusa, tramvaja to see (someone) to the bus, to the tram
spremili te bomo na postajo (k odhodu) we'll see you off

squint [skwint]

1. samostalnik
škiljenje; mežikanje; pogled od strani; skriven (hiter, bežen) pogled; pogledovanje (at na)
figurativno nagnjenje, tendenca (to, towards k)

to have a slight squint malo škiliti
I'll have a squint at the menu bom hitro pogledal (na) jedilni list

2. pridevnik
(redko) škilav, škilast; nezaupljiv, sovražen; poševen, kriv

3. neprehodni glagol
škiliti; od strani gledati; metati skrivne, nezaupljive poglede; škiliti (at za čem)
bežno pogledati; meriti (at na)
mežikati, na pol zapreti (oči)
prehodni glagol
zavijati, obračati (oči), bežno pogledati

to squint one's eyes škiliti, pogovorno mežikati

stand^*2 [stænd]

1. neprehodni glagol
stati (na nogah itd.); dosegati stalno višino v stoječem položaju; postaviti se pokonci; biti nameščen, ležati, biti, nahajati se; stati na mestu, nehati se premikati, (za)ustaviti se; ostati brez sprememb, veljati tudi vnaprej, ne izgubiti moči (veljave); zadržati, obdržati svoj dosedanji položaj; zavzemati se (for za)
zagovarjati (for kaj)
zavzemati stanoviten odnos do česa; nasprotovati (against čemu)
upirati se; vztrajati, vzdržati, ostajati; oklevati, bati se (at česa)
ustrašiti se; sestajati (in iz)
skladati se, biti v skladu (with z)
kandidirati, biti kandidat (for za)
nabrati se, zbrati se; (za)pihati, pri(haja)ti (o vetru)
pogovorno stati, veljati; biti v prid (komu), koristiti
navtika pluti, držati se določene smeri (for, to proti)
stopiti (back nazaj)

stand! stoj!
stand at ease! vojska voljno!
stand fast! vojska, britanska angleščina mirno!, vojska, ameriško vod, stoj!
to stand aghast zgroziti se, osupniti
to stand alone (on an opinion) (o)stati sam (s svojim mnenjem)
to stand against s.o. postaviti se proti, uveljaviti se proti komu
to stand accused biti obtožen
to stand at attention vojska stati v pozoru
we stand by each other drživa skupaj
to stand by one's promise držati svojo obljubo
we will stand by whatever he says z vsem, kar bo rekel, bomo soglašali
to stand corrected uvideti, priznati svojo krivdo
to stand firm as a rock stati trdno kot skala
he stands six feet in his stockings sezut meri v višino (je visok) šest čevljev
to stand for an office potegovati se za (neko) službo
to stand for a constituency kandidirati za poslanca nekega volilnega okrožja
to stand for birth control zavzemati se za kontrolo rojstev (za načrtovanje družine)
I won't stand for this ameriško tega ne bom trpel (prenašal)
to stand for s.o. (with s.o.) potegniti se za koga, potegniti s kom
to stand gaping stati in zijati, zijala prodajati
to stand gasping stati in sopsti
to stand good ostati veljaven, obdržati svojo veljavo (vrednost)
my hair stood on end lasje so se mi naježili
to stand in line ameriško stati in čakati v vrsti
to stand in need of help potrebovati pomoč
to stand in terror of s.o. bati se koga
to stand model stati (biti) za modél
it stands me in 8 shillings a bottle pogovorno steklenica me stane 8 šilingov
to stand neutral biti, ostati nevtralen
the same objection still stands ta ugovor še vedno obstaja
he will not stand at murder on se ne bo ustavil pred umorom
to stand on one's head držati stojo na glavi
to stand on guard paziti se
don't stand on ceremony ne delaj ceremonij
to stand on ceremony paziti (gledati) na etiketo, ceremonialno se obnašati
to stand on one's own feet stati na lastnih nogah, figurativno opravljati svoje zadeve brez tuje pomoči
to stand on one's rights mnogo dati na svoje pravice
stand on me for that sleng zanesi se name glede tega!
she stands over the girl while she does her homework ona pazi na (nadzira) deklico, ko dela domačo nalogo
to stand pat sleng ostati trden
to stand the racket sleng plačati ceno, globo
to stand security (surety, sponsor) for s.o. biti porok, jamčiti za koga
to stand (as) sponsor (godfather) biti za botra
to stand still mirovati, ostati miren, ustaviti se
the thermometer stands at 30 barometer kaže 30
to stand to one's duty (vestno) opravljati svojo dolžnost
to stand to one's guns (one's colours) figurativno trdno vztrajati pri svojem (prepričanju, mnenju), vojska držati postojanko
to stand to one's oars pošteno, krepko zaveslati
to stand to reason biti čisto razumljiv (logičen)
with this horse we certainly stand to win (to lose) s tem konjem moremo le zmagati (izgubiti)
to stand to it that... vztrajati na tem, da...
to stand upon one's trial pravno stati, biti pred sodiščem
to stand (a) watch; navtika, to stand guard vojska biti na straži
to stand well with s.o. dobro se razumeti (shajati) s kom
the wind stands in the east veter piha z vzhoda
if it stands with honour če se sklada s častjo

2. prehodni glagol
postaviti; ustaviti; zoperstaviti se, upirati se (čemu); prenašati, prenesti, trpeti (koga, kaj); podvreči se, prestati
pogovorno dati (plačati) za; stati (biti) pred (čem)

to stand an assault vzdržati, upreti se napadu
I shall stand you in the corner (za kazen) te bom postavil v kot
I don't stand pain ne prenesem bolečine
I can't stand him ne morem ga trpeti
she cannot stand the sun ona ne prenese sonca
to stand a drink pogovorno dati za pijačo
to stand a chance imeti možnost (priliko, priložnost, upanje, šanso)
to stand one's chance tvegati
to stand all hazards vse tvegati
to stand the test prestati preizkušnjo, izkazati se, obnesti se
to stand trial biti obtožen
to stand one's trial biti zaslišan pred sodiščcm

stand by neprehodni glagol
stati (biti) ob (pri) in (morati) gledati; (mirno) gledati
vojska biti v pripravljenosti

I shall not stand by and see my brother mocked at ne bom mirno gledal, kako se norčujejo iz mojega brata
stand by! vojska mirno!

stand up

1. neprehodni glagol
vstati, dvigniti se; stati pokonci (lasje); pokonci se dvigniti (bodice itd.), dvigati se (dim); lotiti se, napasti (against s.o. koga)
(javno) nastopiti, potegniti se (for za)

I'll stand up for him whatever happens potegnil (zavzel) se bom zanj, naj se zgodi, kar hoče; (pogumno) nastopiti nasproti, upreti se (to čemu); šport postaviti se (o moštvu); pogovorno postaviti se pred, stopiti pod (v dežju vedriti); ameriško biti zraven; vzdržati (konj pri dirki itd.); plesati (with z)
to stand up in pogovorno nositi na sebi
I've only the clothes I stand up in imam le obleko, ki jo nosim (imam) na sebi

2. prehodni glagol
(le) zavlačevati; varati, slepiti
ameriško, pogovorno pustiti na cedilu, pustiti zastonj čakati
ameriško, sleng vzdrževati (koga), plačevati (za koga)

station¹ [stéišən] samostalnik
postaja, (železniška, policijska, radijska) postaja; straža, stražna postaja
ameriško postajališče; službeno mesto (uradnika); položaj
vojska, navtika baza; oporišče
aeronavtika letalska baza
figurativno (visok) družbeni položaj ali mesto; (redko) poklic; stališče
cerkev, zgodovina post ob sredah in petkih; standardna mera (navadno 100 čevljev); mesto, ki rabi za izhodno točko pri geodetskem merjenju
množina, navtika bojni položaj, določen za vsakega člana posadke na ladji
avstralsko ovčarska ali živinska farma
zgodovina, indijsko angleška kolonija, evropska četrt
botanika odnos rastline ali živali do klime, do zemlje itd.
množina, cerkev postaje procesije pri križih itd., postaje križevega pota

in a humble station of life v skromnih razmerah
filling station; ameriško, petrol station britanska angleščina bencinska črpalka
fire (brigade) station postaja požarne brambe, gasilska postaja
first-aid station, ambulance station postaja prve pomoči
broadcasting station radijska oddajna postaja
call station (telefonska) govorilnica
goods station tovorna postaja
jamming station motilna radijska postaja
life-boat station obalna reševalna postaja
man of station ugleden človek
military (naval) station vojaška (pomorska) baza
police station policijska postaja
power-station elektrarna
Victoria Station Viktorijin kolodvor (v Londonu)
weather station vremenska postaja
to be on station in the Pacific biti stacioniran na Tihem morju
he is in a high station on je na visokem položaju
to make (to go) one's stations cerkev opraviti, moliti križev pot
I'll see you to the station spremil vas bom na postajo
to take up one's station zavzeti (postaviti se na) svoje mesto

stay¹ [stéi] samostalnik
(začasno) bivanje, trajanje bivanja; zadrževanje, brzdanje, zaviranje, preprečevanje
pravno odgoditev, odložitev, ustavitev
figurativno vztrajnost, vzdržljivost

to make a long stay zadržati se dalj časa, muditi se, bivati dalj časa
I'll make a short stay in London za krajši čas se bom zadržal (ustavil) v Londonu
his lack of education is a great stay upon him njegova pomanjkljiva izobrazba je zanj velika ovira
to order a stay of execution pravno odrediti odgoditev prisilne izvršbe (rubežni)
to put a stay on zavirati, brzdati, zadrževati
to stand at a stay zastarelo mirovati, zasta(ja)ti, zatikati se

stop² [stɔp]

1. prehodni glagol
ustaviti, zaustaviti; prekiniti, ovirati, zadrževati; prenehati s čim; zamašiti (z zamaškom), začepiti (često up)
zatesniti; plombirati (zob); zapolniti, zapreti, ustaviti (krvavenje itd.); zastavljati, zadrževati (promet); prestreči, odbiti, parirati (udarec); odtrgati, zadržati, prikrajšati (plačo, podporo itd.); zapreti (plin, paro, vodo); odvrniti (from od)
navtika privezati (ladjo)
slovnica označiti z ločili, staviti interpunkcijo, ločila
glasba pritisniti na (žico, struno), spremeniti višino tona s pritiskom na struno; udušiti (glas)

2. neprehodni glagol
ustaviti se, obstati
pogovorno ostati (v postelji, pri kom itd.), biti na obisku; nastaniti se (with s.o. pri kom)
(pre)nehati, prekiniti se, napraviti prekinitev (odmor, pavzo), pavzirati; zamašiti se (cev)

a badly spelt and badly stopped letter pismo, polno pravopisnih in interpunkcijskih napak
stop thief! primite tatu!
to stop in bed ostati v postelji
to stop a blow odbiti, parirati udarec
to stop a blow with one's head hudomušno dobiti udarec po glavi
to stop s.o.'s breath sapo komu zapreti; zadušiti koga
to stop a bullet sleng biti zadet od krogle, biti ustreljen
to stop a car ustaviti, stopati avto
to stop a cheque prepovedati izplačilo čeka
to stop dead (short) nenadoma se ustaviti, obstati kot ukopan
to stop doing s.th. prenehati s čim
shall you stop for dinner? boste ostali na večerji?
to stop one's ears (za)mašiti si ušesa, figurativno ne hoteti slišati
to stop a gap zamašiti vrzel (luknjo), nadomestovati v potrebi
I am going to stop a few days zaustavil se bom nekaj dni
to stop s.o.'s mouth zamašiti komu usta
do stop that noise! nehajte vendar s tem hrupom (ropotom)!
stop your nonsense! dovolj je vaših neumnosti!
he'll stop at nothing on se ničesar ne ustraši
to stop payment ustaviti plačilo
to stop running nehati teči
he stopped me from speaking preprečil mi je, da bi povedal svoje mnenje
he never stops to think nikoli si ne vzame časa, da bi premislil (za premislek)
to stop a tooth plombirati zob
my watch has stopped ura se mi je ustavila
to stop the way zastaviti, zapreti pot, ovirati napredovanje
to stop work ustaviti delo
to stop a wound ustaviti krvavitev rane

store² [stɔ:] prehodni glagol
hraniti v skladišču, uskladiščiti; nakopičiti, shraniti za rezervo, pripraviti zalogo, oskrbeti s potrebščinami (živili); opremiti, oskrbeti (with z)
pospraviti (letino); moči sprejeti ali vsebovati (za uskladiščenje)

to store the crop uskladiščiti letino
the harvest has been stored žetev je bila pospravljena
I shall store my furniture dal bom svoje pohištvo v skladišče
he has a well-stored memory ima zelo obsežen spomin (znanje)
to store up nakopičiti, dati nastran (v rezervo)
to store up money hraniti denar

storíti to do; to make; to commit; to perform, to execute; zoologija (povreči) to give birth to young, (o kravi) to calve

kaj storíti? what's to be done?
kaj naj storim? what am I to do?
storíti dobro (slabo) delo to do a good (a bad) deed
storíti svojo dolžnost to do one's duty
storíti uslugo komu to do a favour (ali a service) for someone
storíti slabo (dobro) uslugo komu to do someone a bad (a good) turn
storíti slabo uslugo komu to do someone a disservice, arhaično to disserve someone
storíti komu krivico to do someone a wrong, to be unfair (ali not to be fair) to someone
rad storíti to do willingly, to do with a good grace
nerad, prisiljeno storíti to do with a bad grace
storíti kaj iz lastne volje to do something of one's own free will
storíti, kot da... to make a show of..., to pretend...
storíti napako to make a mistake, to commit (ali to make) a blunder
tega ne storim rad I hate doing this
storite, kar hočete! do as you like (ali as you please)!
bomo videli, kaj se da storíti we shall see what can be done
to ti bo dobro storilo that will do you good
storil bom vse, kar bo le mogoče I'll do my best (ali my utmost)
vino mi ne stori dobro wine does not agree with me
ti bi (naj)bolje storil, če bi ostal doma you'd better (oziroma best) stay at home
on si ne stori nič iz tega (figurativno) he doesn't give a damn (ali a tinker's cuss) about it, he takes it easy
ne stori si nič iz tega! take it easy!
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done
to je laže rečeno kot storjeno that's easier said than done
kar je storjeno, je storjeno what's done can't be undone
mnogo je bilo storjenega much has been done

stráža watch, guard; (vojaška) sentry, sentinel, (služba), sentry-go; (stavkajočih) pickets pl

mejna stráž frontier guard
prednja stráž vanguard, outpost
zadnja stráž rearguard
telesna, osebna stráž bodyguard
častna stráž guard of honour
nočna stráž night watch
kraljeva konjeniška stráž VB Horse Guards pl, Life Guards pl, (skupaj) the Household Cavalry
na stráži on guard, guard on duty
biti na stráži to be on guard duty; to keep watch (ali guard)
vojak na stráži the soldier is on guard
iti na strážo to go on guard (duty)
izmenjati strážo to relieve the guard
nastopiti strážo to mount guard
postaviti strážo to post sentries
stati na stráži to stand guard; to mount guard
jaz bom na stráži (figurativno, pogovorno) I'll keep my eyes open, I'll keep my weather eye open, I'll be on the lookout

stretch² [streč]

1. prehodni glagol
raztegniti, raztezati, razvleči, (raz)širiti; iztegniti (roko itd.) (često out)
pretegniti (noge itd., o.s. se)
nategniti (vrv itd.), peti, razpeti (platno itd.); z natezanjem izgladiti
figurativno nategovati, silo delati, iti predaleč (v čem), prenapenjati, pretiravati, po svoje krojiti (pravico, zakon)
trgovina prekoračiti (kredit)
sleng obesiti, usmrtiti

2. neprehodni glagol
raztezati se, (raz)širiti se, segati; nategniti se; raztegniti se (rokavice), dati se raztegniti; potovati (to do)
figurativno pretiravati, lagati
pogovorno viseti, biti obešen

stretched iztegnjen, po dolgem
stretched spring napeta vzmet
to stretch one's arms iztegniti, pretegniti si roke
to stretch the credit prekoračiti kredit
to stretch s.o. on the ground z udarcem zrušiti koga na tla
to stretch one's legs stegniti noge
to stretch for miles milje daleč se raztezati (segati)
to stretch a pair of trousers dati hlače na natezalnik
to stretch a point figurativno iti predaleč, pretiravati (v čem)
I will stretch a point in your favour potrudil se bom, da vam bom šel na roko
to stretch one's principles delati silo svojim načelom
to stretch s.o. on the rack zgodovina razpeti koga za mučenje (na natezalnici)
to stretch a rope nategniti vrv
the rope has stretched vrv se je nategnila
to stretch the truth pretiravati, lagati
to stretch the wings razpeti krila
to stretch away out of sight razprostirati se, kakor daleč sega oko