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score¹ [skɔ:] samostalnik
zgodovina zareza, rovaš, palica z zarezami; brazda, brazgotina, praska, sled biča; račun, dolg; vzrok, razlog; dvajseterica, dvajset kosov (jardov, funtov)
množina množica, veliko število, obilica
pogovorno sreča, lahek uspeh
glasba partitura, nota, glasba, glasbeni del (operete)
šport startna črta, mesto, kjer stoje tekmovalci pri streljanju
ameriško dejanski položaj (situacija); neugodna resnica
navtika žleb v škripcu

on the score of (friendship) zaradi (prijateljstva)
scores of people množica ijudi
scores of times neštetokrat
what a score! kakšna sreča!
three score and ten 70 (let; normalna dolgost človeškega življenja)
what is the score? kakšen je rezultat? (pri igri, športu)
I buy eggs by the score kupujem jajca po 20 naenkrat
be easy on that score bodi brez skrbi v tem pogledu!
he is too fond of making score rad dosega lahke, cenene uspehe
console yourself on that score pomiri se glede tega!
they died by scores umirali so v trumah
to go off at score figurativno razgreti se, zlasti pri razpravljanju o priljubljenem predmetu
to keep score šteti točke pri igri
to make a good score doseči visoko število točk
to pay one's score plačati svoj dolg (račun)
to pay off old scores (od)plačati, poravnati stare račune (dolgove)
death pays all scores smrt poravna vse dolgove
to put down to s.o.'s score komu v dolg beležiti (zapisati)
to quit scores with figurativno poravnati stare dolgove (račune), povrniti (komu)
to run up (a) score zadolžiti se
to settle one's score poravnati svoj račun

secure² [sikjúə] prehodni glagol
(za)ščititi, zavarovati, spraviti na varno (against proti, pred)
vojska utrditi, obdati z zidom; (za)jamčiti, garantirati, preskrbeti, nabaviti, pobrigati se za, zagotoviti si; dobiti, zavzeti, prilastiti si, zasesti (mesto); izpodvezati (žilo)

to secure a debt by mortgage zajamčiti terjatev dolga s hipoteko
to secure the door čvrsto zapreti, zakleniti vrata
to secure one's ends doseči svoj(e) cilj(e)
to secure a majority dobiti, zagotoviti si večino
to secure a prize dobiti nagrado
to secure o.s. against loss zavarovati se pred izgubo
to secure s.th. to s.o., to secure s.o. s.th. (za)jamčiti komu kaj
to secure places zagotoviti si prostore, sedeže, mesta
to secure valuables spraviti na varno dragocenosti
neprehodni glagol
biti varen (against pred)
priskrbeti si zaščito (against pred)

sedulous [sédjuləs] pridevnik (sedulously prislov)
marljiv, priden, delaven, vztrajen, neugnan, neutruden

to play the sedulous ape figurativno doseči literaren stil s posnemanjem

síla (moč) power, might; (krepkost) vigour; (potreba) necessity; (jakost) strength; (silovitost) vehemence; (nasilje) violence, force; (težava) difficulty, trouble; (prisila) compulsion, constraint, coercion; (beda) want, need, pinch; (stiska) emergency, neediness; (pritisk) pressure; (nevarnost) danger, emergency; (nuja) urgency, necessity

v síli in case of emergency (ali of need, of necessity)
s sílo by force, forcibly, with violence, by strong-arm methods
z vsemi sílami with might and main
pod sílo okoliščin, razmer under the stress of circumstances
po síli (nerad) forced, under compulsion, unwillingly, reluctantly, perforce
če je síla if need be, if need arise
to je višja síla it is a case of needs must (ali of overwhelming odds, of vis maior)
groba síla violence
konjska síla horsepower (krajšava: HP)
gonilna síla motive power
višja síla force majeure, Act of God
naravne síle natural forces, forces of nature
kopne síle vojska land forces pl
pomorske síle vojska naval forces pl, navy
pomorska síla naval power
síla (ogromno) ljudi a great number of people
enota síle unit of force
moment síle moment of a force
delovna síla manpower
politika síle power politics pl
vodna síla water (ali hydraulic) power
oborožene (vojaške) síle armed (military) forces pl
Kraljeva Zračna Sila Royal Air Force
klic v síli emergency call
izhod v síli emergency exit
biti v veliki síli (stiski) to be in great distress (ali need)
ni mu síle he is not in bad circumstances, he is doing well
ni síle (= ne mudi se) there's no hurry, it is not urgent
ni nobene síle there is no hurry
to je za sílo (= začasno) this is a makeshift, this is a stopgap, this is a temporary substitute
síla (strašno) vroče je it is extremely hot
síla ima večjo moč kot pravica might before right
napeti vse (svoje) síle to do one's utmost, to make every effort, to do one's best, to do all one can; to tax one's powers to the utmost; to use every exertion; to stir heaven and earth; to leave no stone unturned
síla kola lomi needs must when the devil drives, necessity knows no law
v síli hudič muhe žre (figurativno) drowning men catch at straws, beggars can't be choosers
(tudi) s sílo se ne da vsega doseči (figurativno) you can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
ukloniti se síli to give way to compulsion, to act under compulsion (ali duress)
v síli spoznaš pravega prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed

sláva glory, fame, illustriousness; (ugled) renown, repute, reputation, popularity

na vrhuncu sláve at the height of one's glory
željan sláve eager for glory, ambitious
želja po slávi thirst for glory, love of fame
ovenčan s slávo covered with glory
doseči slávo to achieve (ali to win) fame
sláva mu! all honour to him! (ali to his memory!)

smóter aim, purpose, end, goal, design

doseči svoj smóter to reach one's goal, to gain one's end

sporazúm agreement; settlement; arrangement; understanding

samoupravni sporazúm self-managing agreement
doseči sporazúm to reach agreement (o on), to come to an agreement, to enter into (ali to make) an arrangement (s kom with someone)
noben sporazúm ni bil dosežen no agreement has been reached
med njimi je prišlo do sporazúma they came to an understanding (ali arrangement)
skleniti sporazúm to make an agreement
po splošnem (medsebojnem) sporazúmu by general (by mutual) agreement

sprétnost skill, skilfulness; dexterity; adroitness; deftness; address; expertness; knack

doseči, pridobiti si sprétnost to get the knack (za of); to get into the knack (of)

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

stárost age, old age, oldness; advanced years pl; declining age

na stárost in one's old age
v stárosti od at the age of
prezgodnja stárost premature decrepitude
mož srednje stárosti a man of middle age
visoka stárost extreme old age
doživel je visoko stárost he lived to a great age
umrl je v visoki stárosti (v stárosti 20 let) he died at a great age (at the age of twenty years)
doseči visoko stárost to reach a great age, (pogovorno) to make old bones
sem njegove stárosti I am his age
ne kaže svoje stárosti he doesn't look his age
v tem poklicu človek ne doživi stárosti in that occupation men never reach a great age
on je palica moje stárosti (figurativno) he is the staff of my old age
če bi mladost znala, če bi stárost mogla... if one had an old head on young shoulders...

stoop¹ [stu:p]

1. samostalnik
sključena drža ali hoja; pripognjenost, sključenost gornjega dela telesa; bliskovit napad (z višine) (ptiča) (on, at na)

2. neprehodni glagol
skloniti se, pripogniti se, sključiti se, zgrbiti se, imeti upognjeno držo, sključeno hoditi
zastarelo & poetično bliskovito planiti na, napasti (at, on na)
(o pticah)
figurativno vreči se, planiti (on na)
figurativno podvreči se, popustiti, biti ponižen, ponižati se, blagovoliti
prehodni glagol
skloniti (glavo); nagniti (sod); (redko) ponižati, potlačiti

to stoop from age biti sključen od starosti
to stoop to conquer ponižati se, da bi zmagali; doseči cilj ali premoč s ponižnostjo

success [səksés] samostalnik
uspeh (in v)
(dober, srečen) izid, rezultat; sreča; uspešen človek; stvar, ki uspeva, uspešna stvar; (redko) posledica

with success z uspehom, uspešno
without success brez uspeha, brezuspešno
to achieve success doseči uspeh, biti uspešen
to be a success uspeti, imeti uspeh, obnesti se
he was not a success as doctor kot zdravnik se ni obnesel
to make a success of, to make s.th. a success imeti uspeh pri čem, biti uspešen, uspeti v čem
nothing succeeds like success en uspeh prinese drugega, uspeh rodi uspeh

svobôda freedom; liberty; (neodvisnost) independence

svobôda govora in združevanja freedom of speech and assembly
svobôda govora freedom of speech
svobôda tiska freedom of the press
svobôda vestí liberty of consience
svobôda morij freedom of the seas
osebna svobôda individual liberty
pesniška svobôda poetic licence
politična svobôda political liberty
boj, vojna za svobôdo struggle for liberty
želja (žeja) po svobôdi desire (thirst) for liberty (ali independence)
verska svobôda religious freedom
državljanska svobôda civil liberty
svobôda opredelitve freedom of choice
boriti se za svobôdo to fight for freedom
biti na svobôdi (prostosti) to be at liberty, to be at large
izpustiti na svobôdo to set at liberty, to set free
dobiti, doseči svobôdo to gain, to obtain liberty (ali freedom)
izpustiti na svobôdo (prostost) proti kavciji to release on bail
biti na svobôdi proti kavciji to be out on bail
boriti se za svobôdo misli to struggle (ali to fight) for freedom of thought

sweep^*2 [swi:p] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
pomesti, pometati, omesti, ometati, (po)čistiti; oplaziti, rahlo se dotakniti; (o vetru) mêsti, briti; odstraniti, s poti spraviti (zapreke itd.); z očmi, s pogledom preleteti; opazovati; (topništvo) gosto obsipavati z granatami; (o valu) preplaviti (čoln); iti (z roko) (on prek)
križariti (po morju); vleči se (po tleh) (o obleki); z mrežo iti (po rečnem dnu); stoje poganjati (čoln) z veslom; dobiti večino (skoraj vse glasove) (pri glasovanju)

at a sweeping reduction trgovina po zelo znižani ceni
sweep before your own door pometaj(te) pred lastnim pragom
to sweep all before one figurativno doseči popoln uspeh
to sweep a constituency z veliko večino dobiti poslansko mesto na volitvah
to sweep the board dobiti vse vložke pri kaki igri, figurativno pobrati vse nagrade
to sweep all obstacles from one's path odstraniti vse ovire na svoji poti
to sweep everything into one's net figurativno vse (zase) pobrati
to sweep the seas prepluti morja v vseh smereh, križariti po morjih
to sweep the strings iti, preleteti z roko po strunah glasbila, brenkati po strunah
the boat was swept out of sight čoln je odneslo iz vida
a new broom sweeps clean nova metla dobro pometa
the coast sweeps to the east obala zavije proti vzhodu
he swept his hand across his forehead z roko si je šel preko čela
his glance swept the room s pogledom je preletel sobo
the river sweeps over its bed reka se zliva čez bregove
the procession swept up the nave of the church procesija se je veličastno pomikala po cerkvi proti oltarju
they swept the river to find his body preiskali so rečno strugo, da bi našli njegovo truplo
to sweep the sea of enemy ships očistiti morje od sovražnih ladij
she swept from her room odšumela je (z dolgo obleko) iz sobe
the wind sweeps over the plain veter brije čez planjavo

there [ðɛ́ə]

1. prislov
tam, tamkaj; tu, tukaj
figurativno takoj, précej; tja; v tem (pogledu)

there and back tja in nazaj
there and then takoj, précej, na mestu
down there tam doli
here and there tu in tam
here, there and everywhere vsepovsod
in there tam notri
neither here nor there ne tu ne tam, figurativno nepomemben
out there tam zunaj
over there tam preko
from there od tam, od tod
up there tam gori
there it is! v tem je težava! to je tisto! tako je s stvarjo!
there is the rub tu je (tiči) težava
there you are! (vidiš) kaj sem ti rekel! zdaj pa imaš!
I have been there before sleng to že vse vem
to have been there sleng dobro se spoznati
all there pogovorno pameten, preudaren, priseben
he is not all there on ni čisto pri pravi (pameti)
there I agree with you v tem (pogledu) se strinjam z vami
we had him there v tem smo ga prelisičili
to get there sleng doseči kaj, uspeti
put it there! postavi (daj) to tja!; figurativno udari(te) v roko! (v znak sporazuma)

2.
(oslabljeno) tam, tu (se ne prevaja: pred neprehodnimi glagoli često brezosebno)

there is je, se nahaja
there are so, se nahajajo
there was a king bil je (nekoč) kralj
there is no saying ne da se reči
there arises the question... nastaja vprašanje...
there comes a time when... pride čas, ko...
will there be any lecture? ali bo (kako) predavanje?
what is there to do? kaj naj storimo?
never was there such a man nikoli ni bilo takega človeka
there's a man at the door nekdo je pri vratih
there were many cases of influenza bilo je mnogo primerov gripe

3. medmet
glej! no! na!; pomiri se!

there! no, no, pomiri se! bodi no dober (priden, spodoben)!
don't cry! no, no, ne jokaj!
there now! glej ga no
so there! zdaj pa imal! zdaj pa je dovolj!
well there čuj!
there, didn't I tell you? na, ali vam nisem rekel?
there, it is done! na, pa je narejeno!
there's a good girl! bodi dobra, pridna deklica (in podaj mi knjigo)!; dobra deklica si, tako je prav (ker si mi podala knjigo)!

tóčka point; (poročila) item, point, (dnevnega reda) point; (kraj) spot, place; (mesto v knjigi) passage, item; (postavka) point, item; (živilskih kart ipd.) point, coupon

tóčka za tóčko point by point, item by item, in detail
do neke (določene) tóčke to a certain extent
njegova močna (šibka) tóčka his strong (weak) point
bistvene tóčke pravo the merits pl of a case
boleča tóčka (one's) sore point
izhodiščna tóčka starting point, point of departure
mrtva tóčka dead centre, (figurativno) deadlock, standstill
sporna tóčka point at issue
stična tóčka point of contact
kritična, mrtva tóčka (zastoj) deadlock
zmaga po tóčkah winning on points
dotakniti se boleče tóčke to touch a sore spot
doseči tóčko šport to make (ali to score) a point
izgubiti po tóčkah to lose on points
premagati po tóčkah koga to outpoint someone
priti na mrtvo tóčko (figurativno) to reach deadlock, to come to a standstill
spraviti z mrtve tóčke to release from a deadlock

trick¹ [trik] samostalnik
trik, ukana, (vojna) zvijača, lokavščina, izvijanje; spletka; šala, burka, norija; veščina, mojstrstvo; videz, slepilo, iluzija; razvada; posebnost, značilnost; vzetek (pri kartanju)
navtika služba pri krmilu (večinoma 2 uri)

full of tricks poln spletk
the tricks of the trade (posebne) poslovne zvijače
the whole bag of tricks vreča (kup, koš) zvijač
none of your tricks with me! tvoji triki pri meni ne vžgejo!
to be up to a trick or two znajti se, znati si (hitro) pomagati
to be up to s.o.'s tricks spregledati zvijače (trike) kake osebe, biti kos zvijačam kake osebe
I was up to his tricks nisem se mu dal oslepariti, nisem mu nasedel
to do (to turn) the trick sleng doseči cilj; izvesti ukano
he has a trick of frowning ima to razvado, da mršči čelo
he played me a dirty (nasty, mean) trick grdo (podlo) mi jo je zagodel
I know a trick worth two of that poznam še nekaj boljšega kot to
to take up the trick dobiti vzetek (pri kartanju)

try on prehodni glagol
poskusiti, pomeriti (a new dress novo obleko)

to try it on with s.o. sleng preskušati koga (da bi videli, kaj moremo doseči pri njem, zlasti pri ženski)
no use trying it on with me pri meni je vse zaman (ne boš nič opravil, dosegel)

učínek effect (na on); result; consequence; impression

delovni učínek efficiency
brez učínka of no effect, ineffectually, without effect
imeti učínek to have (ali to take) effect; to work on (ali upon), to leave an impression, to be effective (ali efficient, efficacious, operative)
ne imeti učínka to have (ali to take) no effect, to prove ineffectual
napraviti učínek na koga to leave an impression on someone
doseči dober učínek to obtain a good result
to ni imelo nobenega učínka nanj it had no effect on him, it did not affect him
zdravilo ni imelo učínka the remedy did not work
učínki vojne the results of the war
učínki bolezni the results of a sickness
plačilo po učínku ekonomija merit pay
po učínku plačano delo piecework
ni učínka brez vzroka every effect has its cause

uspèh success (v in); film, gledališče hit, great hit, smash hit; good (ali favourable) result

brez uspèha without success
z uspèhom with success
kronan z uspèhom successful; crowned with success
beležiti uspèh to score a success
čestitem vam k uspèhu I congratulate you on your success
doseči uspèh to achieve success
vojaški uspèhi military successes
pesem je doživela velik uspèh the song was a hit
imeti uspèh to succeed; to prove successful, to be a success, to achieve (a) success, ZDA to make good
imeti uspèh pri čem to make a success of something, to make something a success
izkazati se kot uspèh to turn out a success
imeti malo uspèha to meet with little success
imeli smo zelo slab uspèh we didn't do at all well
gledališka igra, predstava je imela velik uspèh the play was a (great) hit, (pogovorno) the play went over big
film je imel velik uspèh the film was a great success
želim vam mnogo uspèha pri vašem prizadevanju I wish you much success in your efforts
skušali so zavzeti mesto, a brez uspèha they tried without any success to take the town
uspèh rodi uspèh, za enim uspèhom pride drugi nothing succeeds like success