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seat¹ [si:t] samostalnik
sedež, stol, stol brez naslonjala, klop, sedišče; prestol; zadajšnji del hlač; sedalo, zadnjica; bivališče, sedež, posestvo (dvorec); način vedenja

the seat of the disease žarišče bolezni
reserved seat rezerviran sedež
I have booked three seats for Hamlet vzel (rezerviral) sem tri sedeže za Hamleta
he has a good seat dobro sedi na konju
he has a seat on the board on je član odbora
keep your seat! (nikar) ne vstajajte!
to lose one's seat pasti iz sedla; ne biti ponovno izvoljen v parlament
he lost his seat in Parliament izgubil je svoj sedež v parlamentu, ni bil zopet izvoljen v parlament
to resume one's seat zopet sesti
to take a seat sesti
to take one's seat sesti na svoj (stalni) sedež
take your seat please! sedite, prosim!
I spent the weekend at his seat in Sussex preživel sem konec tedna na njegovem podeželskem dvorcu v Sussexu

sêbe

biti ves iz sêbe (od veselja) to be beside oneself (with joy)
on je ves iz sêbe he is beside himself
(on) za sêbe for himself
(jaz) sam od sêbe of myself

second-pair [sékəndpɛə] samostalnik
soba ali stanovalec v 2. nadstropju

he lives second-pair (front, back) stanuje v 2. nadstropju (spredaj, zadaj)

secrecy [sí:krisi] samostalnik
molčečnost, diskretnost; čuvanje skrivnosti (tajnosti), skrivnost, tajnost; skritost; oddaljenost, ločenost, samotnost; zaprtost vase, nekomunikativnost

in secrecy skrivaj
in all secrecy v vsej tajnosti
prepared in great secrecy pripravljen v veliki tajnosti
sworn to secrecy s prisego zavezan k molčečnosti
I cannot rely upon his secrecy ne morem se zanesti na njegovo molčečnost
there was no secrecy about it tega niso prikrivali
he is given to secrecy on je rad skrivnosten

séči² (sežem) to reach (po for)

segel je po palici he reached for his stick
séči v žep to put one's hand in one's pocket
globoko séči v žep (figurativno) to dip deep into one's purse
kakor daleč seže oko as far as the eye can see
séči si v roke to shake hands
kakor dolgo bodo segle (trajale) naše zaloge as long as our provisions last

sedéti to sit, to be sitting, to be seated; (ptice) to perch; (na jajcih) to hatch

sedéti s spodvitimi nogami to sit cross-legged
sedéti ob kom to sit beside someone, to sit by someone's side
sedéti pri mizi to sit at table
dobro sedi na konju he has a good seat
sedéti slikarju to sit for a painter
vedno sedi pri knjigah he is always bent over his books
vedno doma sedi he is a stayat-home, he leads a sedentary life
sedéti in lenariti to sit idle
sedéti v zaporu to be in prison, to be imprisoned, to be confined, to undergo one's term of punishment, to serve one's sentence; pogovorno to do time; žargon to do bird
sedéti na trnih, kot na šivankah to be on tenterhooks
sedéti na ušesih (figurativno) to be deaf to, not to listen to, to be inattentive

sédež seat; place

sédež v cerkvi pew
sédež za sovozača na motorju pillion
rezerviran sédež reserved seat
ta družba ima svoj sédež v Londonu this company has its headquarters in London
izgubil je svoj sédež v parlamentu he lost his seat in Parliament
v tej dvorani je sédežev za 2.000 oseb this hall can seat 2,000 people

see^*2 [si:]

1. prehodni glagol
videti, zagledati, opaziti, (po)gledati, ogledovati; razbrati, prečitati v časopisih; razumeti, uvideti, pojmiti, predstavljati si, smatrati; izslediti, doživeti, izkusiti; dopustiti, poskrbeti za; sprejeti (goste, obiske); obiskati, priti in pogovoriti se (on o)
govoriti z; iti (k zdravniku), konzultirati (zdravnika); spremiti

2. neprehodni glagol
videti, uvideti, razumeti; premisliti se; pogledati (za čem)

worth seeing vreden, da se vidi
I see! razumem!
see?, do you see? razumeš?, razumete?
as far as I can see kakor daleč mi seže oko; figurativno kolikor morem razbrati, po mojem mišljenju
let me see naj (malo) premislim
to see the back figurativno znebiti se obiskovalca, vsiljivca
to see s.o. to bed spraviti koga v posteljo
I cannot see anybody after five ne morem nikogar sprejeti po peti uri
he saw me on business obiskal me je poslovno
to see death pretrpeti smrt
I must see the doctor moram iti k zdravniku (na pregled)
he came to see me prišel me je obiskat
they have seen better days poznali so boljše čase
to see s.o. through a difficulty pomagati komu preko težave
to see eye to eye pogovorno strinjati se v mišljenju (with z)
to see with half an eye sleng jasno (na prvi pogled, mižé) videti
to see s.o. further sleng poslati koga k vragu
go and see him pojdi ga obiskat
to see good smatrati (kaj) za dobro, za primerno
to see s.o. home spremiti koga domov
I cannot see the joke ne vem, kaj je smešnega pri tem
we must see the judge moramo govoriti s sodnikom
to see life mnogo izkusiti v življenju, pogovorno veselo živeti
I shall not live to see it tega ne bom doživel
I don't see him kneeling at her feet ne morem si ga predstavljati, kako kleči pred njo
to see the light figurativno spreobrniti se; videti, kaj je treba narediti, da bo prav
to see the red light figurativno zavedati se neposredne nevarnosti ali nevšečnosti
to see how the land lies odkriti, kakšen je položaj
I don't see what he means ne razumem, kaj hoče reči (kaj misli)
you will not see me shot like a dog? ne boste dopustili, da me ustrelijo kot psa?
they see too many people preveč ljudi sprejemajo (v obiske), obiskujejo
to see a play ogledati si gledališko igro
to see red sleng pobesneti
to see service pogovorno udeležiti se vojnega pohoda
to see the sights ogledati si znamenitosti
he will never see sixty again figurativno je (že) nad 60 let star
we will see you to the station spremili vas bomo na postajo
to see stars vse zvezde videti (od udarca)
see that the door is locked prepričaj se, poglej, če so vrata zaklenjena!
see this done! poskrbi (glej), da bo to narejeno!
to see things figurativno imeti privide (halucinacije)
to see through a brickwall (a millstone) figurativno biti zelo bister, "slišati travo rasti"
to see snakes figurativno, sleng biti v deliriju ali na robu deliriuma tremensa
to see one's way videti, najti način (da se nekaj napravi)
he cannot see a yard before his nose figurativno (neumen je, da) ne vidi ped pred nosom

seed [si:d]

1. samostalnik
seme, semenje; kal; pečka; ikra
zoologija seme, sperma
botanika diaspora
Biblija potomstvo
figurativno začetek, izvor

the seed of Abraham Židje
not of mortal seed nezemeljskega izvora
to raise (up) seed figurativno zaploditi; roditi otroke, potomstvo
to run (to go) to seed iti v seme, v cvet; figurativno podivjati, izroditi se; figurativno popustiti v dejavnosti
he goes to seed figurativno z njim gre navzdol
to sow the seed of discord sejati seme razdora

2. neprehodni glagol
iti v (pognati) seme, dati seme, obroditi; osuti se
prehodni glagol
posejati, zasejati; odstraniti, izluščiti seme (pečke iz sadja); drzati, smukati (lan)
šport ločiti, oddeliti slabše tekmovalce od boljših

seedy [sí:di] pridevnik (seedily prislov)
poln semenja, semenast; ki ima priokus (o žganju); zrel za drstenje
figurativno obnošen, oguljen
figurativno medel, ki se slabo počuti, "mačkast"

I feel seedy ne počutim se dobro
he looks seedy slab (medel) je videti

seek ^* [si:k] prehodni glagol
iskati, poiskati; (po)skušati, skukati doseči, prizadevati si, težiti
arhaično obrniti se (to do, na)
neprehodni glagol
iskati (for s.th. kaj)

seek (out)! lov išči! (klic psu)
to seek s.o.'s advice (aid) iskati pri kom nasveta (pomoči)
to seek one's bed leči, iti v posteljo
to seek (a lady) in marriage prositi za roko, zasnubiti
to seek to help the neighbour skušati pomagati svojemu bližnjemu
to seek fame iskati (stremeti za) slavo
to seek a situation iskati službo
he seek s my life figurativno on mi streže po življenju
to seek s.th. of s.o. izprositi kaj od koga
to be to seek arhaično manjkati, ne biti na razpolago
he is to seek in intelligence arhaično manjka mu inteligence

seem [si:m] neprehodni glagol
zdeti se, zazdeti se, dozdevati se, videti se

all seemed pleased vsi so bili videti zadovoljni
apples do not seem to grow here videti je (najbrž) jabolka ne rastejo tu
I seem to be... zdi se, da sem...
it seems to me zdi se mi, mislim
it seems good to me zdi se mi prav (dobro)
it seems that he cannot deny it videti je (kazno je), da ne more tega zanikati
I seem to have known them for ages zdi se mi (imam vtis), da jih poznam že celo večnost
I can't seem to unlock this door teh vrat preprosto ne morem (znam) odpreti
he does not seem well ni videti (čisto) zdrav
she seems to be tired videti je utrujena
so it seems tako se zdi, tako je videti
there seems no need of help zdi se, da pomoč ni potrebna
arhaično me seems, me seemeth zdi se mi
me seemed zdelo se mi je

seeming [sí:miŋ]

1. pridevnik
navidezen, dozdeven

seeming advantage dozdevna korist

2. samostalnik
videz, napačen videz; mnenje

to my seeming po mojem mnenju
he is friendly to all seeming sodeč po vsem je (on) prijazen

seize, seise [si:z]

1. prehodni glagol
prijeti, z(a)grabiti, (po)seči po; polastiti se, prisvojiti si; ujeti, osvojiti; izkoristiti (priliko); lotiti se; zaseči, zapleniti, odvzeti, konfiscirati; razumeti, dojeti, doumeti
navtika pritrditi z nekaj navoji vrvi, čvrsto zvezati
figurativno fascinirati, prevzeti

2. neprehodni glagol
priti do (česa), domoči se (upon s.th. česa)
oprijeti se (on s.th. česa)
zatakniti se

to seize an opportunity pograbiti priliko
to seize the meaning razumeti, doumeti pomen (of česa)
to seize a pretext poslužiti se izgovora
to seize a weapon zgrabiti orožje
to seize s.o. by the neck zgrabiti koga za vrat
to be seized of s.th. zavedati se česa
he was seized with apoplexy kap ga je zadela
panic seized the crowd panika se je polastila množice

self množina selves [self, selvz]

1. samostalnik
sam (poedinec); svoja osebnost, jaz; prava narava; osebne koristi, egoizem, sebičnost, samoljubje
filozofija jaz, subjekt
biologija enobarvna cvetlica (žival)

my humble self, my poor self moja malenkost
my former (better) self moj prejšnji (boljši) jaz
his own self, his very self njegov lastni jaz
his second self njegov drugi jaz; njegov intimen prijatelj; njegova desna roka
your good selves trgovina vaša spoštovana firma
our noble selves hudomušno mi
knowledge of self poznavanje samega sebe
pity's self poosebljeno usmiljenje
a study of the self študija o jazu
he cares for nothing but self on se briga le za svoj lastni jaz
he has no other guide but self nima drugega vodnika kot svoje samoljubje
self do, self have kakor si boš postlal, tako boš spal
to refer everything to self vse nase, v svojo korist obračati
self is a bad guide to happiness sebičnost je slab vodnik k sreči

2. pridevnik
enoten, brez primesi, naraven (barva)
arhaično isti

a self trimming pozamenterija iz istega (enotnega) materiala

3. zaimek
sam

a cheque drawn to self nase izstavljen ček
a ticket admitting self and friend vstopnica za sebe in za prijatelja

sell up prehodni glagol
pravno zarubiti koga, izvršiti rubežen pri kom, spraviti na boben koga
neprehodni glagol
sleng umreti

to sell up a debtor zarubiti in prodati dolžnikovo premoženje
he was sold up vse so mu zarubili in prodali

sèn (sanje) dream; (spanje) sleep; slumber

miren (nemiren) sèn undisturbed (troubled, disturbed) sleep
trden sèn sound sleep
on hodi v snu he walks in his sleep; he is a sleepwalker (ali a somnambulist)
zazibati v sèn to lull to sleep
zbuditi iz sna to rouse (from sleep)

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

senior¹ [sí:njə] pridevnik
starejši; višji po položaju (v službi)
ameriško ki je v zadnjem letu študija

John Brown sen. (ali Sr.) J. B. starejši
the senior class najvišji razred
senior clerk višji uradnik
a senior man študent zadnjega letnika, starina
the senior officer najvišji častnik
senior optime drugi študent po uspehu iz matematike
senior partner starejši družabnik, šef firme
the senior service britanska angleščina vojna mornarica
senior wrangler najboljši študent letnika v matematiki
he is my senior officer on mi je (častniški) starešina
he is five years senior to me on je pet let starejši od mene

senior² [sí:njə] samostalnik
starešina; predstojnik; študent zadnjega ietnika; najstarejša oseba

senior school britanska angleščina (do 1944) štirje zadnji razredi osnovne šole (za učence v starosti 10 do 14 let)
senior high school ameriško najvišji razredi šole, ki sledi osnovni šoli (10. do 12. šolsko leto)
he is my senior by five years on je pet let starejši od mene