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splétka plot; intrigue; machination; cabal; scheme

kovarstvo in splétke cabals and intrigues

spoil^*1 [spɔil] prehodni glagol
opleniti, oropati, izropati, odvzeti; pokvariti, napraviti neuporabno, uničiti
sleng pohabiti, ubiti (koga)
figurativno pokvariti (otroka, zabavo, šalo)
neprehodni glagol
(po)kvariti se (sadje, ribe), zgniti

a spoiled child razvajen otrok
the spoiled child of fortune miljenček Fortune
to spoil s.o.'s appetite pokvariti komu tek
to spoil the Egyptians figurativno sovražniku kaj odvzeti
to spoil one's eyes reading by candlelight pokvariti si oči s čitanjem pri svečavi (sveči)
to spoil the fun pokvariti šalo
to spoil s.o. of his goods oropati koga njegovega premoženja
to spoil for (to be spoiling for) zelo si želeti, koprneti po, komaj čakati, da...
spare the rod and spoil the child kdor ljubi, ta kaznuje

spomeník monument; memorial

nagrobni spomeník tombstone
zaščita starih spomeníkov preservation of ancient monuments
varstvo spomeníkov care and preservation of monuments (ali works of art)
odkriti spomeník to unveil a monument
postaviti spomeník to erect (ali to raise) a monument
spomeník postavljen v spomin... a monument erected (ali raised) to the memory of...

sporazúmno with one accord, with one mind; as per agreement

vsi sporazúmno one and all, without a dissentient voice
sporazúmno z with the connivance of
delati (tajno) sporazúmno to work in collusion
storjeno sporazúmno z njim done with his connivance

spread¹ [spred]

1. samostalnik
razsežnost, raztegnjenost, razširjenost, razprostrtost, razprostiranje; prostranost, obseg, razpetina, razpon; površina; širjenje, razširjanje; (vmesni) prostor, razmik, vrzel
pogovorno pojedina, dobro obložena miza, obilen obrok; banket
ameriško jed, ki se namaže na kruh (maslo, džem, pasteta); posteljna odeja, pregrinjalo
aeronavtika razpetina (kril); ploščat žlahten kamen
trgovina, ameriško razlika med tovarniško in prodajno ceno, marža; (časnikarstvo) oglas(ni del)

the spread of the plague širjenje kuge
this bird's wings have a spread of three feet razpetina kril te ptice meri tri čevlje
to give a spread prirediti pojedino, gostijo
the wide spread between theory and fact velika vrzel med teorijo in resničnostjo

2. pridevnik
razširjen, razprostrt; širok; razkoračen; pogrnjen (miza), namazan; posut; večstolpen (oglas v časopisu)

a slice of bread spread with jam z džemom namazan kos kruha
meadows spread with daisies z marjeticami posuti travniki

spréd sprédaj in front; ahead

bil je nekaj korakov spréd, sprédaj he was a few steps ahead of us
napadli so nas spréd, sprédaj in zadaj we were attacked front and rear

sprevájati

sprevájati koga to take someone for a walk
sprevájati konja to walk a horse up and down
sprevájati psa to take a (ali the) dog out for a walk

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?

square¹ [skwɛ́ə]

1. samostalnik
matematika kvadrat; četverokotnik; četverokoten trg z drevjem ali obkrožen s stanovanjskimi poslopji
ameriško četverokoten blok hiš, obkrožen od štirih ulic; polje na šahovnici; kotnik, oglomer, naprava v obliki črke L ali T za dobivanje ali preverjanje pravih kotov
matematika kvadratno število; površinska mera (100 kvadratnih čevljev)
vojska četverokotna razporeditev vojakov, karé; črke, razporejene v četverokotniku tako, da navpično in vodoravno dajejo iste besede
sleng malomeščan, buržuj, filister

by the square točno, natančno
on the square pravokotno; figurativno odkrito, pošteno, lojalno, fair
out of square ne pod pravim kotom, figurativno ne takó kot običajno, ne v redu
magic square magični kvadrat
T-square, L-square ravnalo v obliki črke T, L
two squares up ameriško dva bloka hiš naprej (dlje, dalje)
to act on the square figurativno pošteno (lojalno) ravnati
to be on the square biti prostozidar; vojska defilirati za pregled
to raise to a square matematika kvadrirati

2. pridevnik (squarely prislov)
kvadraten, četverokoten, četveroogeln, štirioglat, ki je pod pravim kotom (to k, do)
pravokoten; oglat; četveren
matematika kvadraten
figurativno odkrit, jasen, brez ovinkov ali namigovanj; reden, urejen, pošten, pravičen, vrl, iskren; popoln, temeljit, izdaten (obrok), obilen; močan, plečat, širok(ih pleč); pomemben; ki je plačal dolg, uredil račune, se je poravnal (with z)
poravnan, bot
sleng staromoden, filistrski

all square neodločen rezultat (tekme)
square all around pravičen do vsakogar
square bracket oglati oklepaj
square dance kvadrilja, četvorka (ples)
square corner pravi kot (ogel)
a square deal pošten postopek
a square foot kvadratni čevelj (površinska mera)
square iron četverokotno železo
a man of square frame čokat možakar
the square man in the square hole figurativno pravi mož na pravem mestu
a square meal izdaten, obilen jedilni obrok, obed
square measure ploščinska, površinska mera
a square number kvadratno število
a square peg in a round hole oglat klin v okrogli luknji, figurativno oseba, ki po svoji sposobnosti ne ustreza svojemu (službenemu) položaju, svojemu poslu
square root matematika kvadratni koren
a square refusal jasna, gladka odklonitev
square timber četverooglato otesan les
to be square with all the world biti v složnosti z vsemi ljudmi; nikomur ne biti nič dolžan
I expect a square deal pričakujem pošten, pravičen postopek
to get square with s.o. poravnati račune s kom, poplačati koga, biti bot s kom
to get things square urediti svoje stvari
to make accounts square poravnati račune
that makes us squares tem sva bot
he met me with a square refusal gladko mi je odklonil
I put everything square before I left preden sem odpotoval, sem vse spravil v red

3. prislov
pravokotno, pod pravim kotom
figurativno spodobno, odkrito, pošteno
ameriško naravnost, direktno, gladko

fair and square odkrito in pošteno
he hit him square on the nose naravnost po nosu ga je udaril
to play square pošteno igrati (ravnati)

srám shame

brez srámú shameless, devoid of shame
iz srámú pred for shame of
iz samega srámú for very shame
biti brez srámú to be without shame
srám bi me bilo storiti kaj takega I would be ashamed to do any such thing
srám me je I am (ali I feel) ashamed of myself
srám te bodi! shame on you!, (for) shame!
srám me je postalo I became ashamed of myself
izgubiti vsak čut srámú to lose all sense of shame
on ne pozna nobenega srámú he is quite without shame, he has no sense of shame
umreti od srámú (figurativno) to die of shame
zardeti od srámú to blush with shame
najrajši bi se bil v tla (v zemljo) udrl od srámú I could have died of shame, I wished the ground would open and swallow me up
srám me je reči I am ashamed to say
moralo bi te biti srám you ought to be ashamed

srbéti to itch; to tickle

prsti me srbijo, da bi to storil my fingers itch to do it
ne praskaj se, kjer te ne srbi! (figurativno) shut your mouth, and you'll catch no flies!
hrbet (nos) me srbi my back (my nose) itches

srcé heart; figurativno (jedro) pith, core, marrow

od srca from one's heart
brez srca heartless, cruel, hardhearted, unfeeling
v srcu at heart
na dnu mojega srca in my heart of hearts
z grenkobo v srcu with bitterness in one's heart
s težkim (lahkim) srcem (figurativno) with a heavy (light) heart
iz vsega srca with all my heart and soul
dobrega srca kindhearted
drag mojemu srcu dear to my heart
bolan na srcu (figurativno) heartsick
srcé trgajoč heartbreaking, heartrending
srcé Jezusovo religija Sacred Heart
rdeče srcé (lesna bolezen) false heartwood
napaka na srcu heart disease
razširjenje srca dilatation of the heart
sredstvo za krepitev srca cordial, heart stimulant, ZDA cardiac
zlato srcé (figurativno) a generous (ali a kind) heart
bítje srcá heartbeat
trdega srca hardhearted
bolan na srcu ill with a heart condition
srcé bije, močno tolče the heart pulsates, throbs
srcé me boli I am heartsick (ali heartsore), I am sick at heart, my heart aches, it grieves my heart
srcé mi močno bíje my heart is pounding (ali is thumping)
lahkó mi je pri srcu I am light at heart
biti bolan na srcu to be heartsick
to mi je na srcu this is close to my heart
to mi ni pri srcu (figurativno) it does not appeal to me
imeti nekaj na srcu (figurativno) to have something on one's mind
nimam srca, da bi to napravil I haven't got the heart to do it
ne jemlji si tega preveč k srcu! don't take it too hard!, don't worry about it!
to gre človeku do srca (figurativno)
to človeku trga srcé this is heartrending
srcé mi krvavi (mi je krvavelo) my heart is bleeding (bled)
kar ima na srcu, ima na jeziku he wears his heart on his sleeve
srcé mi ne da, da bi to storil I do it with a bad grace, I cannot bring myself to do it
to mi je zelo pri srcu I have set my heart upon it
odvaliti komu kamen od srca (figurativno) to take a load off someone's mind
kamen se mi je odvalil od srca I feel a weight off my mind, a weight has been lifted from my mind
on osvaja ženska srca he is a ladykiller
omehčati najtrše srcé to touch the stoniest of hearts
srcé mi je padlo v hlače (figurativno) my heart sank into my shoes, I got cold feet, my heart failed me
položiti komu kaj na srcé to lay something to someone's heart
pomilujem vas iz dna srca I pity you from the bottom of my heart
olajšati si srcé to unbosom oneself
srcé bi mi póčilo I would die of a broken heart
srcé mi poskakuje od veselja ob tem it makes my heart thrill
to prija mojemu srcu it does my heart good
pridobiti si srca vseh to win the hearts of all
k srcu mu je prirasla (figurativno) he became very fond of her
razveseliti komu srcé to warm the cockles of someone's heart
od srca se smejati to laugh heartily
kolikor ti (le) srcé poželi! to your heart's content!
srcé se mi stiska I feel pangs (anguish)
iti komu k srcu to go to someone's heart, to make someone's heart thrill
srcé se mi trga it breaks my heart, I find it heartrending
človeku se srcé trga (ob tem) it's heartbreaking (ali heartrending)
vzeti si kaj k srcu to take something to heart
preveč si je to vzel k srcu he took it too much to heart
zelo sem si k srcu vzel njegovo smrt I was deeply affected by his death, I found his death a terrible blow
to mi teži srcé it presses (ali weighs heavily) upon my mind
strl ji je srcé (figurativno) he broke her heart
srcé mu je poskočilo (figurativno) his heart leapt
srcé me je zabolelo I was heartstricken
od vsega srca želeti kaj to set one's heart on something

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

srédnji middle; central

srédnji stan middle classes pl, ZDA white-collar section of the population
srédnja pozicija central position
Srednja Amerika Central America
Srednja Nemčija Central Germany
srédnji vek Middle Ages pl
Srednja Azija Central Asia
srédnja črta šah middle line (fourth or fifth rank on a chessboard)
srédnja stvar intermediate thing, something between
srédnja teža middleweight
srédnje uho middle ear
vnetje srédnjega ušesa inflammation of the middle ear
srédnji čas mean time
srédnja kakovost medium quality
srédnji kos middle piece, central portion
srédnja stopnja (šole) last three classes (classes 5, 6 and 7) of an elementary school
srédnji spol gramatika neuter (gender)
srédnja šola secondary school, ZDA high school
srédnji napadalec šport centre forward
srédnji igralec centre, ZDA center
srédnja pot middle course, mean, compromise
kreniti po srédnji poti to adopt a middle course
srédnji val (radio) medium wave
srédnja vrednost mean (value), average
izračunati srédnjo vrednost to calculate an average
Srednja Evropa Central Europe
Srednji Vzhod the Middle East
srédnja žetev average crop

srédstvo means (sg in pl); (lek) remedy, medicine; expedient; way; medium; agent; instrument; pravo (ukrep) measure; (denar) funds pl, means pl, resources pl, the wherewithal

brez sredstev resourceless, lacking means, indigent, poor, destitute
srédstvo proti a remedy for
srédstvo za življenje livelihood, subsistence
denarna srédstva funds pl, means pl
kemično srédstvo chemical agent
osnovna srédstva trgovina assets pl
proizvodna srédstva means of production
prometna srédstva means of communication (of conveyance, ZDA of transportation)
zakonita srédstva legal measures pl
srédstvo za dosego cilja a means to an end
družbena srédstva social resources pl
združevanje sredstev pooling of resources
srédstva združenega dela means of associated labour
vsako srédstvo je dobro za dosego cilja (figurativno) all's fair in love and war
namen posvečuje srédstva the end justifies the means
poskusiti vsa srédstva (figurativno) to leave no stone unturned
ali ni nobenega srédstva? is there no way?
naša srédstva so zelo omejena our means are very limited
on je brez vsakih sredstev he is poverty-stricken, he is destitute, he is resourceless, he is penniless
moja srédstva mi tega ne dopuščajo I cannot afford it
porabiti, izčrpati vsa srédstva to exhaust all resources
poseči po skrajnih srédstvih to take extreme measures
odločil se je, da bo dosegel svoj cilj z vsemi srédstvi he is determined to go to any length
živeti preko svojih sredstev to live beyond one's means
združevati srédstva to pool resources
zagotoviti denarna srédstva to provide funds

sŕp sickle; reaping hook

lunin sŕp crescent
sŕp in kladivo hammer and sickle

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!

stanovánje apartments pl, ZDA apartment, lodgings pl

etažno stanovánje flat; quarters pl pogovorno digs pl, arhaično diggings pl; residence, dwelling, domicile
hrana in stanovánje board and lodging, bed and board
opremljeno stanovánje furnished apartments pl
enosobno stanovánje bed-sitting-room, bed-sitter, bed-sit
stanovánje v hiši brez dvigala ZDA walk-up apartment
prosto stanovánje in hrana all found
službeno stanovánje official residence
pomanjkanje stanovánj housing shortage, scarcity of lodgings
najem stanovánja lease
ara za stanovánje deposit, earnest (money)
izselitev iz stanovánja removal
sprememba stanovánja change of residence, removal
zamenjava stanovánja exchange of dwellings
najemnina za stanovánje rent, rental
dati odpoved stanovánja komu to give someone notice to quit
imeti prosto stanovánje to live rent free (v in), to have unpaid accommodation
iskati stanovánje to go in search of lodgings, to be house-hunting
izprazniti svoje 4 sobno stanovánje to vacate one's four-room flat
odda(ja)ti stanovánja to let apartments (ali lodgings)
vreči iz stanovánja to eject, (zakonsko) to evict
vseliti se v stanovánje to occupy one's apartment (ali rooms, accommodation), to move in
zaarati stanovánje to give earnest money (ali a deposit) as part of the rent
z gostijo proslaviti nastanitev v novem stanovánju to have a housewarming

star¹ [sta:]

1. samostalnik
astronomija zvezda, ozvezdje
tisk zvezdica; bela lisa na konjskem čelu ipd.; zvezda (odlikovanje)
figurativno vidna osebnost; zvezdnik, -ica, slaven ali glaven filmski igralec (igralka); slovit pevec

star turn figurativno glavna točka, glavna atrakcija
an all-star cast zasedba vseh vlog z zvezdniki
day star; poetično, morning star zvezda danica
evening star zvezda večernica
fixed star zvezda stalnica
lode star zvezda, po kateri se ravna smer (kurz), zlasti severnica; figurativno zvezda vodnica
north star, pole star (zvezda) severnica
the red star mednarodno društvo za zaščito živali
shooting star, falling star zvezdni utrinek
Stars and Stripes, Star-Spangled Banner zastava ZDA
to be born under a lucky (an unlucky) star biti rojen pod (ne)srečno zvezdo
his star has set njegova zvezda je zašla, njegova slava je minila
the stars were against it figurativno usoda ni tako hotela, usoda je bila proti
to follow one's star figurativno zaupati svoji zvezdi
to see stars figurativno vse zvezde videti (od udarca itd.)
I may thank my stars I was not there lahko govorim o sreči, da nisem bil tam

2. pridevnik
zvezden; glaven; vodilen, odlikujoč se

star chart (map) karta zvezd
star prosecution witness pravno glavna obremenilna priča