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spell^*3 [spel] prehodni glagol
črkovati, brati ali izgovarjati črko za črko; sestavljati besede; pravilno pisati; pomeniti

to spell backward nazaj (narobe) črkovati, figurativno nobenih težav ne imeti s pravopisom
to live here spells death živeti tu pomeni smrt (je isto kot smrt)
to spell ruin pomeniti propad
you must learn how to spell morate se naučiti pravopisa
to spell out, to spell over čitati kaj črkovaje, figurativno s težavo dešifrirati

split^*3 [split]

1. prehodni glagol
(raz)cepiti, razklati, odcepiti, razslojiti; razdeliti (among med, with s)
figurativno razdvojiti, razcepiti; raztrgati (na kose)
figurativno uničiti
ameriško, pogovorno razredčiti (whisky itd.) z vodo

2. neprehodni glagol
(o ladji) raztreščiti se (ob skalah)
figurativno doživeti brodolom, nasesti (on na)
razklati se, razcepiti se, póčiti, razpočiti se; odcepiti se, odlomiti se; ločiti se, raziti se, ne se spraviti (pobotati) (on gledé, o)
razdeliti se (into v, na)
pogovorno drveti
politika, pogovorno voliti različne kandidate
sleng deliti si (on kaj)
sleng izdati, ovaditi, denuncirati (upon, on koga)

hair-splitting dlakocepstvo
the audience split their sides (with laughing) poslušalci so pokali od smeha
to split a bottle popiti skupaj steklenico
to split the difference sporazumeti se za kompromis, za sredino med zahtevano in ponujeno ceno; vzeti sredino med dvema predlogoma, dvema količinama
to split hairs dlakocepiti
we split the money into equal shares denar smo si razdelili na enake deleže
to split open razklati, razparati
the party split on this point ta točka je bila vzrok razkola v stranki
to split the profits razdeliti si med seboj dobiček
the ship split on the rock ladja se je razbila ob skali
to split straws figurativno dlako cepiti, (preveč) pedantski biti
to split one's vote(s) (ticket) glasovati za kandidate različnih strank

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

spodóbiti se to befit; to behove; to be becoming

kot se spodobi as it should be, (francosko) comme il faut
ne spodobi se vam govoriti o tem you ought not (ali should not) talk about that
tako govorjenje se mlademu fantu ne spodobi a young chap shouldn't talk like that
to se ne spodobi za tako mladega moža that's not becoming for so young a man
spodobi se, da pokažeš kaj hvaležnosti it behoves you to show some gratitude

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

spomín memory; remembrance (of), recollection; reminiscence (of); mind; (spominek) souvenir, keepsake, (s sejma) fairing

dober spomín retentive (ali tenacious) memory
po spomínu by (ali from) memory
v spomín na in memory of, in remembrance of
v spomínu sedaj živečih within living memory
spomenik njemu v spomín a monument to his memory
spomína vreden memorable
prijetni spomíni pleasant recollections pl
spomíni na prvo svetovno vojno recollections of the Great War (ali the first World War)
imeti dober spomín to have a good memory
imeti slab spomín za (biti pozabljiv) to have a weak memory for
imeti kaj v medlem spomínu to have a dim recollection of something
imam še (vedno) v spomínu it is still within my recollection
imeti kaj v spomínu to have something in remembrance, to bear (ali to have, to keep) something in mind
obdržati v lepem spomínu koga to hold someone in fond remembrance
obujati spomíne to recall memories
objaviti svoje spomíne to publish one's reminiscences
poklicati komu kaj v spomín to recall something to mind
ohraniti v dobrem spomínu kaj to retain a good memory of something
moj spomín sega le deset let nazaj my memory spans only the last ten years
to mi je ušlo iz spomína it has escaped my memory
če me spomín ne vara if my memory serves me (right)
vtisniti komu kaj v spomín to stamp something on someone's mind
vtisniti si v spomín to commit to memory
živeti od spomínov to live on one's reminiscences

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

sponge¹ [spʌndž] samostalnik
zoologija (morska) goba
vojska krpa za čiščenje cevi orožja; pranje, umitje, čiščente z gobo
medicina gobica (iz gaze); naraslo testo
figurativno zastonjkar, prisklednik, parazit; vrsta pudinga

to have a sponge down umiti se z gobo
to pass the sponge over figurativno izbrisati iz spomina, pozabiti (kaj)
to throw (to chuck, to toss) the sponge up figurativno opustiti boj (borbo) (pri boksanju); vreči puško v koruzo, priznati svoj poraz, opustiti (kaj)

sporéd programme, ZDA program

pomožni sporéd aid programme
sprememba sporéda change of programme
najvažnejša točka sporéda highlight
prodajalka sporédov programme seller
kaj je na sporédu? what's on (the programme)?
po sporédu according to the programme
na sporédu je zgodovinski film there is a historical film on
dati na sporéd to put (something) in (ali on) a programme

sporočíti to communicate, to let know, to inform, to give notice, to announce, to report; to tell; (uradno) to notify (komu kaj someone of sth); to send word; arhaično to apprise, to advise; to give intelligence

sporočíti, da... to leave word that...
naj kaj sporočim? do you want to leave any message?
sporočíti o svojem prihodu to send word of one's arrival
sporoči mi! send me word!

sport¹ [spɔ:t] samostalnik
šport, razvedrilo, zabava; šala; igra, športna prireditev, tekmovanje; lovski šport, ribolov; kratkočasje
figurativno igrač(k)a, žrtev
figurativno predmet norčevanja, roganja
pogovorno športnik, prijeten (dober, vesel, zabaven) človek, dobričina
pogovorno uživač, lahkoživec, gizdalin
zastarelo ljubimkanje; igračkanje
biologija žival ali rastlina, ki se razvija na kak nenavaden način, igra prirode, spaček

in sport v šali, za šalo
an innocent sport nedolžna igra
the sport of waves (of Fortune) igrač(k)a valov (usode)
athletic sport lahka atletika, lahkoatletsko tekmovanje
field sports šport na prostem (lov, ribolov, konjske dirke itd.)
what sport! kako zabavno! zelo zabavno!
it is but a sport for him to je le igrača (lahka stvar) zanj
to have good sport (zlasti) imeti dober ulov (rib), dober lov; prisostvovati lepim tekmovanjem, dirkam
have good sport! dober lov! veliko sreče pri lovu!
to make sport of s.o. rogati se, posmehovati se komu; zbijati šale s kom, (o)smešiti koga
to make sport for s.o. zabavati, spravljati v smeh koga
to say (to do) s.th. in sport reči (napraviti) kaj za šalo

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?

spustíti to let off, to let loose; to let go, to leave; (na tla) to drop

spustíti bombo aeronavtika to drop, to release a bomb
svoj bes spustíti na koga to vent one's anger on someone
spustíti svoj plen to let go (oziroma to drop) one's prey
spustíti ladjo v morje to launch a ship
spustíti psa na koga to set the dog on someone
spustíti psa z verige to unchain the dog
spustíti zastor to lower the curtain
spustíti (doli) okno to let down the window
spusti me! let me go!, leave me alone!
spustíti se na... to alight on...
spustíti se doli to descend, to come down
spustíti se na zemljo (letalo) to land
spustíti se v kaj to enter into something, figurativno to embark on, to engage in something
spustíti se v špekulacije to embark on speculations
spustíti se v tek to start running
spustíti se v beg to take to flight, to take to one's heels
spustíti se v pogovor z to enter into conversation with

spy [spái]

1. samostalnik
oglednik, ogleduh; vohun(ka), špijon(ka)

to be (to play) a spy on s.o. špijonirati, vohuniti za kom

2. prehodni glagol
odkriti, izvohuniti, opaziti, zapaziti (kaj) s pazljivim opazovanjem
neprehodni glagol
temeljito preiskati, raziskati (into kaj)
skrivaj slediti (komu), vohuniti (upon za kom)
špijonirati, vohljati

to spy into secret z zvijačo skušati prodreti v (odkriti) tajnost
to spy out skrivaj opazovati, zalezovati, preiskovati; s skrivnim iskanjem odkriti, izvohuniti, priti (čemu) na sled; z zvijačo odkriti

squirm [skwə:m]

1. samostalnik
zvijanje (od bolečin)
figurativno nemirno sedenje (stanje, ležanje), (rahlo) premikanje, mencanje
navtika zapletenost, zamotanost (vrvi)

2. neprehodni glagol
zvijati se (kot črv); nemirno sedeti (ležati, stati); (rahlo) se premikati
figurativno biti v zadregi, ženirati se, ne vedeti, kam bi se skrili (od sramu, zadrege)

he squirmed out of it izvlekel se je iz zadeve
to squirm with shame zelo se sramovati
to squirm with embarrassment iz zadrege ne vedeti, kaj bi napravili

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

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

stab¹ [stæb] samostalnik
vbodljaj, vbod (z nožem, bodalom itd.); vbodna rana, zbodljaj
figurativno ostra bolečina, zadana rana; globoka rana; potuhnjen udarec
figurativno obrekovanje; ranitev čustev
sleng poskus

stab in the back figurativno zahrbten vbod z nožem, zahrbten napad; zahrbtno obrekovanje, klevetanje
to have (to make) a stab at poskusiti (kaj); upati si