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row³ [róu]

1. samostalnik
vrsta; niz; kolona (številk); vrsta hiš; ulica (med dvema vrstama hiš)

in rows v vrstah, po vrsti, zapovrstjo, po redu
a row of beads niz biserov, bisernik
a row of poplars vrsta topolov
a row of seats vrsta sedežev
a hard (a long) row to hoe figurativno težak, naporen (dolgotrajen) posel (opravilo, stvar), težka naloga
to hoe one's own row figurativno, ameriško brigati se za svoje lastne zadeve
to set in a row postaviti v vrsto, razvrstiti
to sit in the front row sedeti v prvi vrsti

2. prehodni glagol
postaviti (posaditi) v vrstah (v eni vrsti); nanizati

safety-valve [séiftivælv] samostalnik
varnostni ventil
figurativno oddušek za čustva

to sit on the safety-valve figurativno izvajati nasilno politiko

salt¹ [sɔ:lt] samostalnik
(kuhinjska) sol
kemija sol (često množina)
medicina (odvajalna) sol
figurativno začimba, sol, ostroumnost, dovtipnost, duhovitost
domačno mornar; sodček za sol

in salt namočen v raztopini soli, nasoljen
above (below) the salt figurativno na gornjem (spodnjem) koncu mize
with a grain of salt figurativno razsodno, s pametnim premislekom, ne dobesedno
the salt of the earth figurativno sol zemlje, elita
an old salt star mornar, figurativno morski volk
salt of lemon oksalna kislina za odstranitev madežev črnila
attic salt figurativno duhovitost
common salt kuhinjska sol
Glauber's salt Glauberjeva grenka sol, natrijev sulfat
Epsom salt grenka sol, magnezijev sulfat, purgativ
rock-salt kamena sol
sea-salt morska sol
smelling-salts dišeča sol (proti omedlevici)
a speech full of salt začinjen, zabeljen govor
table salt namizna, fina sol
to be the salt of earth figurativno biti sol (elita, smetana) zemlje
to be true to one's salt biti zvest svojemu gospodarju
you are not made of salt figurativno nisi iz sladkorja (lahkó greš na dež)
he is not worth his salt figurativno ni za nobeno rabo, je popolnoma nesposoben
to eat salt with s.o. biti gost koga
to eat s.o.'s salt figurativno uživati gostoljubnost koga, jesti njegov kruh; biti odvisen od koga
to drop (a pinch of) salt on the tail of a bird natresti soli ptiču na rep (da bi ga ujeli)
to be seated above (below) the salt zgodovina zavzemati mesto uglednega (nepomembnega) gosta pri mizi
to sit below the salt sedeti poleg neuglednih gostov ali služinčadi pri obedu
to take with a grain of salt vzeti (kaj) z vso opreznostjo, zadržanostjo, rezervo

sandwich [sǽn(d)widž, -wič]

1. samostalnik
sendvič, obložen kruhek

a sandwich of good and bad kombinacija, zmes dobrega in slabega
to sit sandwich sedeti med dvema osebama (zlasti o mršavi osebi med dvema debelima osebama ali o ženski med dvema moškima)

2. prehodni glagol
vriniti (med dve enaki plasti); postaviti (kaj) na mesto, kamor ne spada

to sandwich in an engagement figurativno nekako najti malo časa za še en sestanek

sat [sæt] preteklik & pretekli deležnik od to sit

sate [séit] prehodni glagol
(pre)nasititi; utešiti, zadovoljiti

to be sated with biti sit česa

sénca (hlad) shade, pesniško arhaično umbrage; (predmeta, osebe) shadow

niti sénce dvoma not a shadow of a doubt
vlada v sénci (figurativno) shadow cabinet
on je le (še) sénca samega sebe he is a mere shadow of his former self, he is worn to a shadow, he is reduced to a skeleton (ali to a shadow)
iti v sénco to go into the shade
sedeti v sénci to sit in the shade
boji se lastne sénce he is afraid of his own shadow
dajati sénco to give (ali to afford) shade
izginiti kot sénca to vanish like a shadow
delaš mi sénco you are in my light, you are standing in my light, humoristično you'd make a better door than a window
sonce meče sénce the sun casts shadows
metati, vreči sénco na to cast a shadow on, (zasenčiti) to overshadow, to outshine
to meče sénco nanj (figurativno) this puts him in a poor light, this reflects discredit on him
slediti komu kot sénca to shadow (ali to dog) someone, to be someone's shadow, to follow someone like a shadow

sénčiti to shade, to cast a shade; (črtkati) to hatch

sénčiti se to sit (oziroma to lie) in the shade

sicken [sikn]

1. neprehodni glagol
oboleti, zboleti, pokazati prve znake bolezni; bolehati, slabeti, občutiti slabost, hirati; začutiti gnus (stud), naveličanost (of s.th. do česa)
poslabšati se (vreme)

2. prehodni glagol
napraviti (koga) bolnega; oslabiti; povzročiti gnus, disgustirati, priskutiti

to sicken for rheumatism zboleti za revmatizmom
to be sickened with s.th. biti sit (naveličan) česa
rich food sickens me mastna hrana se mi upira, se mi je priskutila
she sickened at this sight slabo ji je postalo ob tem pogledu (prizoru)
this sight sickened him ta prizor (pogled) se mu je zagnusil
she sickened to look at the corpse zagabilo se ji je ob pogledu na mrliča

slíkati to paint; figurativno to depict; (portretirati) to portray; fotografija to take a photograph (ali a snapshot)

slíkati akvarele to paint in watercolours
slíkati v olju to paint in oils (ali oil paints)
slíkati po naravi to paint from nature
dati se slíkati to sit for one's portrait, to have one's portrait painted, fotografija to have one's photo taken

sónce sun; sunshine

na sóncu in the sun
brez sónca sunless
pod sóncem under the sun, in the world
ožgan od sónca sunburnt, suntanned
posušen na sóncu sun-dried
polnočno sónce (na severu) the midnight sun
višinsko sónce alpine sun, (umetno) sunlamp; sun rays pl
čaščenje sónca sun worship
mit sónca solar myth
vzhod sónca sunrise, sunup
zahod sónca sunset, sundown
kult sónca sun cult
na sóncu posušeno meso sun-dried meat
zaslepljen od sónca sun-blind
sónce sije the sun shines (ali is shining)
sónce vzhaja (zahaja) na vzhodu (na zahodu) the sun rises (sets) in the east (in the west)
sónce žge it is boiling (ali scorching) hot
greti se na sóncu, sprehajati se po sóncu to take the sun
sedeti na sóncu to sit in the sun
ležati na sóncu (sončiti se) to sunbathe, to bask in the sun
sónce je vzšlo (zašlo) the sun is up (is down)
imeti svoj prostor na sóncu to have one's place in the sun
meriti višino sónca nad obzorjem pomorstvo to shoot the sun, to take a sun sight
pod sóncem ni nič novega there is nothing new under the sun
vsta(ja)ti s sóncem (= zgodaj) to rise with the sun
za dežjem pride sónce sunshine follows rain, after the storm comes the calm

splice¹ [spláis] samostalnik
navtika prepleteni konci dveh vrvi, splet
tehnično sklepni spoj, spajanje dveh kosov lesa
sleng poroka

to sit on the splice (cricket) (preveč) previdno igrati

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

státi¹ (stanem) to cost

dragó státi to cost dear
to te bo drago stalo! that will cost you dear!
koliko stane to? how much does it cost?, what's the price?, how much is it?, what do you charge for it?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
to me je stalo X SIT I paid X tolars for it
knjiga me je stala X SIT the book cost me X tolars
popravila so nas stala X SIT the repairs cost us X tolars
to bo stalo mnogo časa in truda this work will take much time and trouble
naj stane, kar hoče! cost what it may, at any cost, at any price
ni važno, koliko to stane it does not matter what it will cost, expense is no object
to precéj stane it comes expensive, it is dear
to ga je stalo življenje it cost him his life
dobre besede nič ne stanejo kind words cost nothing

still¹ [stil]

1. samostalnik
miren, nepremičen, negiben; tih, nem, molčeč; nemoten; nepeneč se (pijača)

still champagne naravni (nešampanizirani) šampanjec
still as the grave molčeč kot grob
a still lake mirno jezero
still life tihožitje
the still small voice figurativno glas vesti
still water mirujoča voda
be still! molči!
keep still! bodi miren
to keep still about s.th. molčati o čcm
to lie (to sit) still nepremično ležati (sedeti)
to stand still mirno, nepremično stati, ustaviti se, ne se več premakniti
still waters run deep tiha voda bregove podira

2. samostalnik
poetično mir, tišina, molk
fotografija posamična fotografija, kamera za posamične posnetke
film fotografija, reklamna fotografija (nepremična) za film
pogovorno tihožitje
ameriško tih alarm ob požaru

in the still of night v nočni tišini, sredi noči

3. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
umiriti, pripraviti k molku, utišati; utihniti, umiriti se

to still one's fears pomiriti svoj strah
when the storm stills ko se bo vihar polegel

straight² [stréit] prislov
premo, ravno, naravnost, v pravi smeri; točno, pravilno; neposredno, direktno
figurativno odkrito, iskreno, jasno, pošteno
zastarelo takoj, precej, na mestu, nemudoma; brez ovinkov, brez ovinkarjenja

straight away takoj, na mestu, precej
straight off takoj, prècej, brez pomišljanja
straight on naravnost (naprej)
straight through naravnost skozi
straight from the horse's mouth sleng iz prvega vira
to come straight to the point jasno in brez oklevanja, naravnost pojasniti
to go straight on iti naravnost naprej
to hit straight from the shoulder naravnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje
to keep straight iti kar (naravnost) naprej
to live straight pošteno živeti
to ride straight on jahati naravnost naprej, čez vse ovire
to run straight moralno, pošteno živeti
to sit up straight pokonci sedeti
to speak straight out odkrito, brez ovinkov govoriti
to think straight logično misliti
I told him straight out povedal sem mu naravnost v obraz
I cannot tell you straight off ne morem vam povedati kar takoj (pri priči, prècej)

strán¹ side; (knjige ipd.) page; (bók) flank; (smer) direction

na levi (desni) stráni on the left (right) side
na obeh stráneh on either side
na tej (oni) stráni on this (that) side
na to (ono) strán to this (that) side, hither (thither), here (there)
od vseh stráni from everywhere, from all sides, from all quarters
od stráni (z boka) laterally
z moje stráni for my part, as for me
na eni stráni (figurativno) on the one hand
na drugi stráni on the other hand
na vse stráni in every direction
z vseh stráni on all sides, from all parts
s te (z one) stráni from this (that) side
naslovna strán title page
sprednja strán front, frontispiece
notranja (zunanja) strán inner (outer) side (ali face), the inside (the outside)
prava (neprava, narobe) strán right (wrong) side
prava (neprava) strán kovanca obverse (reverse), pogovorno heads (tails)
dobra (slaba) strán (figurativno) good (bad) point
močna strán (figurativno) strong point, forte
šibka strán (figurativno) weak point, foible, (senčna) drawback
strán neba point of the compass, cardinal point
svetla, sončna the bright, the sunny side (of something)
senčna strán the dark side, (figurativno) drawback, the seamy side
prva (oziroma zadnja) prazna strán flyleaf
južna strán south (ali sunny) side
prisojna strán sunny side
vetrna strán weather side
udarec od stráni side blow
držati se ob stráni (figurativno) to remain neutral, not to take sides, (figurativno) to sit on the fence
stati ob stráni (proč) to stand aloof from
dajati na strán (varčevati) to put by (ali on one side), to save
hodil je ob moji stráni he walked beside me
šel je v to strán he went in that direction
pet stráni manjka v knjigi there are five pages of the book missing
gledati koga po stráni to look at someone askance
napasti s stráni to attack on the flank
stvar ima svoje dobre in svoje slabe stráni the thing has its good as well as its bad aspects
pridobiti koga na svojo strán to win someone over, to bring someone to one's side
pustiti ob stráni to lay aside
preiti na drugo strán to change sides, (k drugi stranki) to go over to the other side
premotriti vprašanje z vseh stráni to view a question from all sides
preskočiti strán (pri branju) to skip a page
prinesti kaj (v časopisu) na prvi stráni ZDA to front-page something
postaviti se na strán koga (opredeliti se za koga) to take someone's side, to side with someone
videti le lepo strán stvari to look on the sunny side of things
na drugi stráni (lista)! (= obrni list!) (see) overleaf!

sun¹ [sʌn] samostalnik
(često moškega spola) sonce, sončna svetloba (sij, toplota)
poetično dan, leto
poetično sončni vzhod ali zahod
astronomija zvezda s sateliti
figurativno sijaj, sreča, blagostanje
cerkev sončna monštranca
(= sun burner) močan svečnik
pogovorno (sun stroke) sončarica

against the sun v smeri, ki je nasprotna premikanju kazalcev na uri
from sun to sun od sončnega vzhoda do sončnega zahoda, ves dan
in the sun na soncu
under the sun pod soncem, na zemlji
with the sun s soncem, ob svitanju; sledeč poti sonca; v smeri premikanja kazalcev na uri
the midnight sun polnočno sonce polarnih krajev
mock sun pasonce, jasna svetloba, ki se včasih vidi ob soncu
nothing new under the sun nič novega pod soncem
a place in the sun prostor (mesto) na soncu, figurativno ugoden položaj, ugodne razmere
the sun rises (sets, goes down) sonce vzhaja (zahaja)
his sun is set figurativno njegova zvezda je zašla, minili so časi njegove slave
to hail (to adore) the rising sun častiti vzhajajoče sonce, figurativno klanjati se novemu oblastniku
to have the sun in one's eyes, to have been in the sun sleng biti v rožicah, pijan
to hold a candle to the sun držati svečo soncu, figurativno odveč nekaj delati, opravljati nepotrebno in brezuspešno delo, nositi vodo v Savo
let not the sun go down upon your wrath tvoja jeza naj traja le en dan
make hay while the sun rises kuj železo, dokler je vroče
to rise with the sun zgodaj, s soncem vstati
to see the sun biti živ, živeti
to sit in the sun sedeti na soncu
to take the sun sončiti se, greti se na soncu, sprehajati se po soncu
to take (to shoot) the sun navtika meriti višino sonca nad obzorjem

tall [tɔ:l]

1. pridevnik
visok, visoke postave; dolg in tanek; vitek; velik
pogovorno bahav, bahaški, širokousten; pretiran, neverjeten; fantastičen, kolosalen, nenavaden
zastarelo lep, krasen, drzen; spreten

tall hat cilinder (pokrivalo)
a tall story neverjetna ali komaj verjetna zgodba
he is six feet tall on je šest čevljev visok
a tall talk bahavo govorjenje, bahanje
I am tired of his tall talk naveličan (sit) sem njegovega širokoustenja
that is a tall order to je pretirana zahteva, preveč zahtevano

2. prislov
bahavo, ošabno, prevzetno, domišijavo, naduto

to talk tall širokoustiti se, bahati se, postavljati se

thorn [ɵɔ:n]

1. samostalnik
trn, bodica (tudi figurativno)

white thorn glog
to be (to sit) on thorns figurativno biti na trnih (na žerjavici)
it is a thorn in my flesh (foot, side) to mi je trn v mesu (v peti)
no rose without a thorn ni rože brez trna

2. prehodni glagol
zbosti s trnom; oviti, obdati s trni
figurativno jeziti, mučiti