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sole² [sóul] pridevnik
sam, edini, izključni
zastarelo (čisto) sam
pravno neomožena, samska
poetično, arhaično osamljen, sam

sole agency edina, izključna agencija
sole trade monopol
feme sole pravno neporočena (samska) ženska
my sole object moj edini cilj
the sole heir edini, univerzalni dedič

soródnik relative, relation

bližnji (daljni) soródnik near (distant) relative; (krvni) kinsman
najbližnji soródnik next-of-kin
njegov najbližnji soródnik his nearest relative
on je moj bližnji soródnik he is a near relative of mine
krvni soródniki blood relations pl
soródnik po moževi (ženini) strani in-law, pl in-laws, relative by marriage
prijatelji in soródniki kith and kin
on je bližnji soródnik moje žene he is a near relation of my wife's

sósed neighbour

brez sósedov neighbourless
najbližji sósed one's nearest neighbour, next-door neighbour
sósedje pl neighbourhood
prvi (drugi) sósed the nextdoor (the next-door but one) neighbour
moj sósed pri mizi the man sitting next to me at table
moj desni (levi) sósed my right-hand (left-hand) neighbour
delati, napraviti kot dober sósed to act in a (good-) neighbourly way

soul [sóul] samostalnik
duša; psiha; duševnost; duh
figurativno pobudnik, glava, vodja; utelešenje, poosebljenje; bit, bitnost, srce, jedro; oseba, človek, prebivalec; smisel, nagnjenost (for za)
energija, moč

by my soul pri moji duši! pri moji veri!
in my soul of souls v globini moje duše
upon ('pon) my soul! pri moji duši (veri)!
All Souls' Day cerkev vernih duš dan
cure of souls skrb za duše, dušebrižništvo
my good soul moj dragi
the greatest souls of the past največji duhovi preteklosti
immortality of soul neumrljivost duše
the life and soul of duša (in srcé) (česa)
the poor little soul revček
a simple soul preprost, skromen človek
he is a good old soul on je dobra duša
he is the soul of honour on je poosebljena čast
to call one's soul one's own figurativno biti sam svoj gospodar, ne biti suženj
do come with us, there's a good soul pojdite no z nami, to bo lepo od vas (bodite tako dobri)!
to keep body and soul together ostati pri življenju
he doesn't make enough to keep body and soul together ne zasluži dovolj za življenje
he put his whole soul into his work vso svojo dušo je vložil v svoje delo
I do not see a single soul žive duše ne vidim

span² [spæn] prehodni glagol
premostiti, spojiti z lokom, povezati oba brega (reke), obokati, zajeti, obseči; meriti na pedi
navtika zategniti, stisniti (kaj) z vrvmi; prepreči
neprehodni glagol
raztezati se, razpenjati se (prek reke itd.)

to span a river with a bridge premostiti (zgraditi most čez) reko
my memory spans only the last ten years moj spomin sega le 10 let nazaj

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)?

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?

spomín memory; remembrance (of), recollection; reminiscence (of); mind; (spominek) souvenir, keepsake, (s sejma) fairing

dober spomín retentive (ali tenacious) memory
po spomínu by (ali from) memory
v spomín na in memory of, in remembrance of
v spomínu sedaj živečih within living memory
spomenik njemu v spomín a monument to his memory
spomína vreden memorable
prijetni spomíni pleasant recollections pl
spomíni na prvo svetovno vojno recollections of the Great War (ali the first World War)
imeti dober spomín to have a good memory
imeti slab spomín za (biti pozabljiv) to have a weak memory for
imeti kaj v medlem spomínu to have a dim recollection of something
imam še (vedno) v spomínu it is still within my recollection
imeti kaj v spomínu to have something in remembrance, to bear (ali to have, to keep) something in mind
obdržati v lepem spomínu koga to hold someone in fond remembrance
obujati spomíne to recall memories
objaviti svoje spomíne to publish one's reminiscences
poklicati komu kaj v spomín to recall something to mind
ohraniti v dobrem spomínu kaj to retain a good memory of something
moj spomín sega le deset let nazaj my memory spans only the last ten years
to mi je ušlo iz spomína it has escaped my memory
če me spomín ne vara if my memory serves me (right)
vtisniti komu kaj v spomín to stamp something on someone's mind
vtisniti si v spomín to commit to memory
živeti od spomínov to live on one's reminiscences

sprehòd promenade; walk; (izletek) outing

iti na sprehòd to go for a walk, to take a walk
hočete se peljati z menoj na sprehòd? would you like me to take you for a drive?
dnevni sprehòd daily walk, (pogovorno, za zdravje) constitutional
moj najljubši sprehòd my favourite walk
napraviti kratek sprehòd po parku to take a turn in the park
vzeti, peljati koga na sprehòd to take someone for a walk

staréjši older; elder; senior (Sr.)

moj staréjši brat my elder brother
on je 3 leta staréjši od mene he is three years my senior (ali older than me)
ona je staréjša kot moj brat she is older than my brother

stári old man

moj stári (= mož) pogovorno my old man

stay² [stéi]

1. prehodni glagol
(za)ustaviti, zadržati, preprečiti, ovirati (napredek, razvoj)
pravno ustaviti, odgoditi (postopek); poravnati (prepir); (trenutno) potešiti, ublažiti (glad, nestrpnost); zadovoljiti (željo)
pogovorno ostati (vse) do, ostati za

2. neprehodni glagol
ostati; stati, mirovati; pričakovati, čakati (for koga, kaj, da)
začasno se zadrževati, muditi se, prebivati (at, in v, with pri)
obstati, ustaviti se, oklevati (v gibanju, v govoru itd.); biti na obisku (with pri)
šport vzdržati do konca, vztrajati; (redko) počivati, nehati; (redko) trdno stati

to stay at a hotel ložirati v hotelu
to stay at home ostati doma
he is staying in London sedaj se mudi v Londonu
to stay the execution odgoditi prisilno izvršbo (rubežen)
to come to stay pogovorno priti z namenom za popolno nastanitev (naselitev); ustaliti se
to stay a judg(e)ment odložiti izvršitev sodbe
the horse stays 3 miles konj vzdrži tri milje
will you stay dinner? boste ostali pri večerji?
he stayed with me for a month bil je moj gost mesec dni
to stay the night ostati čez noč, prenočiti
money won't stay in his hand denar nima obstanka v njegovih rokah, vedno je brez denarja
to stay put ameriško ostati na mestu, ostati nespremenjen
to stay the progress of an epidemic ustaviti napredovanje epidemije
this snow has come to stay ta sneg se bo držal, bo dolgo ostal
to stay s.o.'s stomach (začasno) potešiti komu glad, figurativno komu pokvariti tek (apetit)
to stay with it vzdržati to
the word has come to stay beseda je ostala, je prešla v vsakdanji jezik
stay! you forget one thing! stoj! nekaj pozabljaš!

stróšek expense, cost; expenditure; outlay, outgoings pl

na stróške at the expense of
na državne stróške at public expense
z majhnimi stróški at little cost
k vragu s stróški! (= naj stane, kar hoče!) blow the expense!
zvezan s stróški expense(-)
na moj stróšek at my expense
drobni stróški sundries pl
manjši stróški pocket money, minor expenses pl
potni stróški travelling expenses pl
proizvodni stróšek prime cost
režijski stróški overhead expenses, overheads pl
pravdni stróšek legal costs pl
sodni stróški court costs pl
življenjski stróški cost of living
tekoči stróški current expenses pl
po odbitju vseh stróškov all expenses paid
povrnitev stróškov reimbursement
ne gledam na stróške (figurativno) I don't mind the expense
kriti stróške to cover (the) expenses
pokriti stróške (= izravnati se) to break even
povrniti komu stróške to reimburse someone; to refund someone's expenses
poravnati stróške to meet (ali pogovorno to stand) the cost
stróški požró ves dobiček (the) expenses eat up all the profits
prispevati k stróškom to share the cost
ne varčevati s stróški not to grudge the expenditure, to spare no expense
plačati (»nositi«) stróške to pay (ali to cover, to defray) (the) expenses
biti povezan s stróški to involve expense
plačati, kriti stróške za koga to defray (ali to cover) someone's expenses
(o)ceniti stróške to appraise the cost
(po)kriti svoje stróške (priti na svoj račun) to recover expenses, to break even, (figurativno) to get one's money's worth
vreči se, zagnati se v stróške to go to great expense

superior² [sjupíəriə] samostalnik
predstojnik, starešina, šef; kdor je boljši (in v)
zgodovina fevdni gospod

my superior in rank moj službeni predstojnik
Mother Superior, Lady Superior cerkev prednica samostana
I am his superior in courage prekašam ga v pogumu
he has no superior in speed v hitrosti prekaša vse

svèt² (nasvet) advice, a piece of advice, counsel; (ideja) suggestion; (oseb, ljudi) council, board

delavski svèt workers' council
deželni svèt regional council
državni svèt (tajni) privy council; council of state
ministrski svèt cabinet
Zvezni Izvršni Svet Federal Executive Council
Svet Narodov Council of Nationalities
vojni svèt council of war
univerzitetni svèt university council
šolski svèt school board
upravni svèt council (ali board) of administration
hišni svèt tenants' council
mestni svèt town council
občinski svèt town (ali municipal) council, municipal corporation
Veliki Svet Great Council
Varnostni Svet Security Council
svèt federacije Council of the Federation
svèt guvernerjev board of governors
poslušaj moj svèt! take my advice!, be advised by me
naj vam dam svèt let me give you a piece of advice
držala sem se vašega svèta I have followed your advice
poslušati dobre svète to listen to good advice
za dober svèt ni nikoli prepozno it's never too late to take good advice
vprašati, prositi za svèt to ask someone's advice, to consult someone
vprašal me je za svèt he asked my advice, he consulted me

sweet¹ [swi:t]

1. pridevnik (sweetly prislov)
sladek; (mleko, maslo) svež, nepokvarjen; (vonj) prijeten, blag, dišeč; (zvok) melodiozen, skladen, miloglasen, prijeten; (spanje itd.) sladek, osvežilen, krepilen; prijazen, ljubezniv (to do)
pogovorno mil, dražesten, ljubek, sladek
pogovorno gladek, miren, brez truda

at one's own sweet will po svoji mili volji, po svoji glavi
a sweet one sleng krepak udarec
sweet breath svež, prijeten duh (iz ust)
a sweet tooth figurativno sladkosnednost
a sweet going gladka vožnja (na dobri cesti)
sweet and twenty "očarljiva dvajsetletnica"
my sweet one! moj ljubi!
to be sweet on s.o. pogovorno biti zaljubljen v koga, nor za kom
to be sweet with dišati po
this fish is not quite sweet ta riba ni čisto sveža
to have a sweet taste imeti sladek okus
to have a sweet tooth figurativno biti sladkosneden
to keep s.o. sweet dobro se razumeti (shajati) s kom

2. prislov

to smell sweet blago dišati
to taste sweet imeti sladek okus

štedílnik kitchen-range

moj novi štedílnik porabi malo premoga my new range uses little coal (ali pogovorno is a real coal-saver)

tá tá, tó pl

tí, té, tá this, pl these; that, pl those
tale this one, this here
vse to all this
to in ono this and that
g. Ta-in-Ta Mr. So-and-so
medtem, med tem časom in the meantime
pred tem before this
po tem after this
v tem primeru in that case
to jutro (davi) this morning
to pot (tokrat) edino this once
v tej (naši) deželi in this land (of ours)
kljub vsemu temu for all that
te dni enkrat one of these days
zlasti to, predvsem to this above all
to se pravi that is to say
ta tvoja knjiga this book of yours
vaše pismo od 13. t.m. your letter of 13th inst. (= instant)
ni mi za to I am not keen on this (ali that, it)
mnogo mi je na tem, da... I am particularly keen that...
tega ne vem I don't know that
to je moj brat this is my brother
to so moji otroci these are my children
govoriti o tem in onem, o vsem mogočem to talk about this, that and the other
od tega je minulo že 10 let 10 years have passed since that time
vzemi to knjigo, ne one! take this book, not that one!

tail¹ [téil]

1. samostalnik
rep; trtica; spodnji del; konec (sprevoda itd.); zadnji del pluga; stran kovanca z napisom; spremstvo; najslabši igralci kakega moštva, odpadki; stranka, privrženci; žaket, frak, škric, vlečka (obleke)
množina, pogovorno družabna obleka

tail of a letter konec pisma
tail of the trenches vojska najbolj sprednji jarki
tail of gale konec nevihte
tail of a stream tih, miren tok reke
tail margin spodnji beli rob strani (knjige)
tails up figurativno dobre volje, vesel
tail of a musical note del note pod črto
close on s.o. 's tail komu tik za petami
cow's tail figurativno razcefran konec vrvi
the dirty end of the cow's tail figurativno spolzko govorjenje (pogovor)
heads or tail? glava ali napis? (vprašamo, če mečemo kovanec v zrak za odločitev v kaki stvari)
with his tail between his legs figurativno ves preplašen, kot polit cucek
to be unable to make head or tail of s.th. ne se spoznati, ne se moči znajti v čem
to drop a pinch of salt on the tail of a bird (a hare) šaljivo natresti ptiču (zajcu) soli na rep (da bi ga ujeli)
to go into tails figurativno hitro rasti
my son has gone into tails moj sin je oblekel svoj prvi žaket
to follow the tail of a plough držati plug za ročaj, biti kmetovalec
he had the enemy on his tail sovražnik mu je bil tik za petami
she looked at me out of the tail of her eye skrivaj, s koncem očesa me je pogledala
to put one's tail between one's legs stisniti rep med noge, zbežati
to turn tail obrniti hrbet, planiti v beg, pete pokazati, popihati jo
to twist s.o.'s tail figurativno nadlegovati ali dolgočasiti koga
to twist the lion's tail mučiti, izzivati leva (aluzija na tuje časnikarje ali govornike, ki izzivalno žalijo Anglijo)
to walk at the tail of a cart hoditi za vozom
the tail wags the dog rep miga s psom, figurativno najneumnejši (najmanj pomembni) komandira, vlada

2. pridevnik
najbolj zadajšnji, zadnji, končni, repni

tást father-in-law

moj tást in tašča my in-laws pl