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slúžiti to serve, to be in service; (rabiti se) to be used (kot as)

slúžiti v vojski to serve in the army
slúžiti svojo učno dobo to serve one's apprenticeship
slúžiti si kruh to earn one's living
sam si mora slúžiti kruh he has to earn his own living
trdó si slúžiti kruh to work hard for a living
slúžiti za zgled to serve as an example
kje služite? where are you working?, who are you working for?
to naj ti služi kot svarilo! let this be a warning to you!
slúžiti svojemu namenu to serve one's purpose
ta plašč mi dobro služi this coat wears well
čemu služi to? what is the use of that?
nihče ne more slúžiti dvema gospodarjema no one can serve two masters

smash¹ [smæš] samostalnik
zdrobitev, razbitje; tresk, trčenje, trk, kolizija, katastrofa
pogovorno močan udarec s pestjo
ekonomija stečaj, konkurz, bankrot, polom
pogovorno ledena alkoholna pijača, mešanica ledeno mrzle vode in konjaka ali whiskyja

a smash in (with) a car trčenje v avto, z avtom
to break (to knock) to smash razbiti se, raztreščiti se na koščke
to go (to come) to smash razbiti se na kose; ekonomija priti pod stečaj, priti na boben

smog [smɔg]
mešanica megle in dima (nad velemestom)

snaggy [snǽgi] pridevnik
(o drevesu) poln štrlečih ostankov odlomljenih vej; (o reki) poln naplavljenih debel in ovir; grčav

snapping-turtle [snǽpiŋtə:tl] samostalnik
zoologija ameriška sladkovodna požrešna in nevarna želva

snowball [snóubɔ:l]

1. samostalnik
snežna kepa
figurativno puding iz jabolk in riža
figurativno dobrodelna ustanova, za katero vsak darovalec najde novega darovalca

2. neprehodni glagol
kepati se, obmetavati s snežnimi kepami
figurativno hitro rasti ali se razvijati, postajati vse večji, precejkrat se povečati
prehodni glagol
obmetavati (koga) s snežnimi kepami, kepati

the votes for him snowballed glasovi zanj so naraščali kot snežni plaz

snow-plant [snóupla:nt] samostalnik
mikroskopska cvetka, ki raste v snegu in mu daje rdečo barvo

snúbiti to woo, to ask in marriage; to propose (to someone); to put the question; to make an offer of marriage, (redko) to sue for a lady's hand in marriage; (glasove pri volitvah) to solicit for votes; to canvass

snúbljenje wooing, proposing; asking for a girl's hand in marriage; (glasov pri volitvah) canvassing; soliciting (for vote)

So-and-so [sóuənsou]

1. samostalnik
neki X.Y., ta in ta

Mr. So-and-so g. X.Y.

2. prislov
tako in tako

sòborec fellow-combatant, fellow-fighter; comrade in arms

soc(c)age [sɔ́kidž] samostalnik
zgodovina, pravno najem zemlje in plačevanje najemnine zanjo ter opravljanje drugih uslug (fevdnemu gospodarju)

soda fountain [sóudə fáuntin] samostalnik
naprava za točenje sodavice
ameriško, sleng točilnica, pult za točenje sodavice, brezalkoholnih pijač in za sladoled

sodelováti to collaborate (s kom pri čem with someone in something); to cooperate (with someone in something); to take part in

aktivno sodelováti pri to take an active part in
sodeloval je z nami pri delu he cooperated with us in the work

sodíti (na sodišču) to judge, to give (ali to pass) judgment; to administer justice, to hear a case; to sit in court, to try, to sit in judgment upon; (meniti, misliti) to think, to deem, to be of the opinion, to consider, to estimate; (kritizirati) to criticize

slabo, krivo sodíti to misjudge, to have a wrong opinion of, to be mistaken, to get it wrong
sodim, da... I believe (ali think, reckon) that...
sodeč po njegovih besedah judging by his words
sodíti koga po sebi (arhaično) to measure another's foot by one's own last
ne sodi drugih po sebi don't judge other people by yourself

soft² [sɔft]

1. pridevnik
mehek, upogljiv, popustljiv; mil, blag (podnebje, temperatura itd.); miren, nekričeč (barva); okusen, piten (vino); gladek (koža); topel, topel in vlažen, deževen (vreme); lahen, rahel (udarec, trkanje); tih, pridušen (glas); ljubezniv, prijazen; nežen (with z)
miren (spanje)
ekonomija nestabilen (cene); kóven (kovina), drobljiv, krhek (kamen)
sleng lahek; zaljubljen (on v)
nemožat, pomehkužen, mlahav, neodporen, brez energije; bedast, neumen, prismuknjen
fonetika zveneč; palatalen, brez pridiha (aspiracije)

as soft as butter mehek kot maslo
soft air mil, blag zrak
soft climate mila klima
soft corn vlažna odebelitev kože med nožnimi prsti
soft currency nekonvertibilna valuta
a soft day deževen dan
a soft drink ameriško, sleng brezalkoholna pijača
soft eyes mile oči
soft goods tekstil(ije)
a soft job lahka služba
soft money ameriško papirnati denar, bankovci, menice
soft muscles mlahave mišice
soft nothings ljubavno gruljenje, sladke besede
soft roe ribje mleko
soft sawder laskanje, prilizovanje
soft sex, softer sex ženski spol, ženske
soft soap mehko kalijevo milo, figurativno; ameriško, sleng laskanje, dobrikanje
soft solder pločevina, ki se stali pri relativno nizki temperaturi
soft tack sleng bel kruh, navtika mehek kruh (ne prepečenec), dobra hrana
soft thing pogovorno lahko izvedljiva stvar, lahka in dobro plačana služba; laskanje; neumnost
soft weather odjuga
soft winter mila zima
soft wood mehak les
he was rather soft in this affair ni ravno briljiral v tej zadevi (stvari)

2. prislov
počasi, tiho

to fall soft srečno pasti
to lie soft ležati na mehkem

3. samostalnik
mehkoba, milina
pogovorno slabič; bedak

4. medmet
arhaično počasi! polahko!

soglásen concordant (z with); consonant (with); in agreement, agreeing (with); unanimous

sólzen tearful, in tears, lachrymose; anatomija lachrymal; wet with tears, full of tears; tear-stained, pesniško bedewed with tears

sólzna dolina (figurativno) the vale of tears
sólzne oči eyes pl brimming with tears
s sólznimi očmi with tears in one's eyes
sólzna vrečica, sólzni mešiček lachrymal sac

soodlóčati to take part in decision-making

sophist [sɔ́fist]

1. samostalnik
v stari Grčiji učitelj filozofije in govorništva; sofist, lažni modrijan; kdor dokazuje trditve s sofizmi
figurativno modrijan, učenjak

2. pridevnik
sofističen; dlakocepski