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spánec sleep; slumber; somnolence

spánec se me loteva I am getting sleepy, I am feeling drowsy
premagal me je spánec I was overcome by sleep

spare¹ [spɛ́ə] prehodni glagol
varčevati, varčno uporabljati; prihraniti, dati na stran, imeti v rezervi; odstopiti, lahkó pogrešati, biti brez (česa), imeti odveč; prizanesti (komu), oprostiti (kazen), prihraniti (komu ali sebi) (trud itd.); ne povzročiti (sramu, rdečice)
neprehodni glagol
varčevati, skopariti; opustiti (kaj); prizanesti, pustiti (komu) življenje

enough and to spare na pretek, še preveč, več kot preveč, obilo
to spare a defeated adversary prizanesti poraženemu nasprotniku
spare my blushes! ne spravljajte me v sramoto, prihranite mi sramoto, ne blamirajte me!
I can spare his advice lahko pogrešam njegove nasvete
I was spared attending the lectures bil sem oproščen obiskovanja predavanj
can you spare the car today? lahko pogrešate svoj avto danes?
to spare the captives prizanesti ujetnikom
can you spare me a cigarette? imaš cigareto odveč zame?
spare us these explanations! prizanesite nam s temi razlagami!
to spare no expense ne varčevati s stroški
I can spare no money for it za to nimam denarja
I can spare a fiver lahko ti dam petak (5 funtov)
spare your money for another occasion prihrani si denar za kako drugo priložnost
spare my feelings! imej obzir do mojih čustev!
I was spared the insult prizanesli so mi z žalitvijo
spare me! prizanesite mi!, milost!
I can ill spare any hands now zdaj ne morem pogrešati nobenega delavca
spare me your objections! prizanesite mi s svojimi ugovori!
to spare o.s. prihraniti si trud
not to spare o.s. ne varčevati s svojimi močmi
to spare the rod and spoil the child varčuj s šibo in pokvaril boš otroka, šiba novo mašo poje
I cannot spare the time ne morem najti potrebnega časa
I have no time to spare ne smem izgubljati časa, nimam dosti časa
to spare no trouble ne varčevati s trudom

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)?

speaking [spí:kiŋ]

1. samostalnik
govorjenje, govor, govorništvo
množina (redko) izreki (pomembnih osebnosti)

2. pridevnik
ki govori, govoreč; zgovoren, izrazit, osupljiv

speaking! (pri telefonu) pri aparatu!, govorim!
a speaking acquaintance bežno (negloboko) poznanstvo
the English speaking countries angleško govoreče dežele
frankly speaking odkrito povedano
legally speaking (gledano) s pravnega vidika
a speaking voice dober govorni glas
speaking likeness izredna (izrazita, osupljiva) podobnost, živ portret
public speaking govorniška umetnost
I am not on speaking term with him ne poznam ga toliko, da bi govoril z njim, figurativno z njim ne govorim, z njim sem skregan

spirit³ [spírit] samostalnik
kemija destilat; špirit
ameriško alkohol, alkoholna pijača
množina alkoholne, opojne pijače, spirituoze

spirit blue anilinsko modrilo v alkoholu
spirit of ether medicina Hoffmannove kapljice
spirits of turpentine terpentinovo olje
spirit(s) of wine vinski cvet, alkohol
ardent spirits močne, zelo opojne pijače
a glass of spirits and water kozarec alkoholne pijače, mešane z vodo
methylated spirit gorilni špirit
rectified spirit prečiščen alkohol
I don't drink spirits ne pijem alkohola

splòh at all

splòh ne not at all
če splòh if at all
splòh nihče no one at all
če splòh kaj if anything (at all)
če splòh kateri if any (at all)
kaj splòh hoče? what is it he actually wants?
za to splòh ne gre that is not the point in question at all
si ga splòh videl? have you seen him at all?
jaz splòh nisem ničesar videl I have not seen anything at all

spodŕsniti to slip; to slide; (auto) to skid

spodrsnilo mu je his foot slipped
spodrsnilo mi je na oranžni lupini I slipped on a piece of orange peel

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

sposóben capable; apt; qualified; able; fit (za for)

sposóben za delo fit for work; (nadarjen) gifted, clever; (pripraven za) proper, adapted for; (uspešen) competent, efficient
sposóben človek a man of ability
telesno sposóben able-bodied
sposóben za plovbo (ladja) seaworthy
ne čutim se sposóbnega za delo I don't feel up to work
on ni sposóben za svojo službo (figurativno) he is a square peg in a round hole, he is a round peg in a square hole

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...

spreglédati (ne opaziti) to overlook; (odpustiti, oprostiti) to forgive, to condone, to pass over, to ignore, to take no notice (of); (prezreti) to overlook, (besedo) to omit, to overlook

spreglédati komu napako to excuse someone's mistake
spreglédati koga pogovorno to see through someone's (little) game, (žargon) to get someone's number
spregledal sem njegovo hinavščino I saw through his hypocrisy
spreglédati (spoznati) prevaro to sense deceit (ali a trick)
spregledal je (figurativno, oči so se mu odprle) the scales fell from his eyes, he opened his eyes

sprejéti to accept; to receive; to admit; (predlog) to adopt

sprejéti darilo to receive a present
sprejéti (po)vabilo to accept an invitation
sprejéti pod streho (krov) to give shelter
prisrčno sprejéti to accord a warm welcome
sprejéti koga med svoje prijatelje to accept someone as one's fiend, to admit someone to one's circle of ffiends
sprejeli so ga z veselimi vzkliki he was received with cheers
sprejel nas je predsednik kluba we were received by the president of the club
prijazno sprejéti to give a friendly reception, to receive kindly
bil je hladno sprejet he was coldly received
ne hoteti sprejéti to refuse to accept
ni me hotela sprejéti (v hišo) I was refused her door
sprejel je otroka za svojega he acknowledged the child as his
zakonski osnutek je bil sprejet v Spodnji zbornici the Bill has passed the House of Commons
sprejeto od... passed by...
sprejéti zakon o to pass a law on
sprejéti proračun to pass (ali to adopt) the budget
sprejéti ustavo to adopt a constitution
sprejéti odločitev to reach (ali to take) a decision

spreletéti to flash through

spreletela me je misel the thought flashed through my mind
strah me je spreletel I felt a shudder of fear
srh me spreleti, če ga pogledam it gives me the creeps to look at him

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

spring^*3 [spriŋ]

1. neprehodni glagol
skočiti, priskočiti; pognati se, planiti (kvišku); nepričakovano postati (into kaj)
hitro priti v neko stanje ali položaj; izvirati, privreti na, izhajati, imeti svoj izvor (poreklo), nastati (from iz)
nepričakovano se pojaviti (priti), pokukati; pognati, poganjati, priti na dan, zrasti, (vz)brsteti, vzkliti
figurativno priti do česa; izbočiti se, pokati, klati se, zviti se, skriviti se (o lesu)
vojska eksplodirati (o mini)
veterina biti brej, brejiti
zastarelo daniti se, svitati se

2. prehodni glagol
sprožiti
lov dvigniti, splašiti (ptice) z ležišča; pognati (konja) v dir; preskočiti (ogrado); skriviti, zlomiti (lesen predmet)
tehnično opremiti z vzmetmi
britanska angleščina, pogovorno "olajšati" koga (for a quid za funt)
figurativno nepričakovano (kaj) iznesti, načeti, sprožiti; postaviti (teorijo)

to be sprung sleng biti vinjen, pijan
to spring to attention vojska skočiti v pozor
the blood sprang to his face kri mu je planila v obraz
to spring to s.o.'s assistance priskočiti komu na pomoč
conviction has sprung upon him prišel je do prepričanja
to spring a covey of partridges dvigniti, preplašiti jato jerebic
the dog sprang at me pes je planil proti meni
the door sprang open vrata so se nenadoma odprla
to spring into existence nenadoma nastati
to spring to one's feet skočiti na noge
to spring to the eyes figurativno v oči pasti
he is sprang from (ali of) a famous family on izhaja (je potomec) slovite družine
to spring a horse pognati konja v dir
to spring a leak dobiti razpoko
the leaves are beginning to spring listje začenja poganjati
to spring jokes zbijati šale
to spring a mine upon s.o. figurativno presenetiti koga; prilomastiti v njegovo hišo
he sprang another three shillings, and I accepted ponudil (primaknil) je še tri šilinge, in jaz sem sprejel
to spring a surprise on s.o. presenetiti koga, pripraviti komu presenečenje
the tears sprang to her eyes solze so ji stopile v oči, so jo oblile
to spring a trap sprožiti past
the trap sprang past se je sprožila
the water springs boiling hot from the earth voda privre skoraj vrela iz zemlje
where did you spring from? od kod si se pa (ti) vzel?

spring up neprehodni glagol
planiti kvišku; pognati (o rastlinah); dvigniti se, zapihati (o vetru)
figurativno pojaviti se, pokazati se; izvirati, izhajati, potekati iz

the storm sprang up vihar se je dvignil
I don't know when the rumour sprang up ne vem, kdaj je nastala govorica

spróti every time, each time, in each case; simultaneously, as one goes along

jaz to spróti porabim I consume (ali use) that every day
za spróti imamo ravno dovolj we have just enough to live from hand to mouth