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skelét skeleton

on je pravi pravcati skelét he is a regular skeleton, he is nothing but skin and bones, he is a mere bag of bones
ogoliti do skeléta, spremeniti v skelét to skeletonize
postal je pravi skelét he was reduced to a skeleton

skin¹ [skin] samostalnik
(človeška) koža
anatomija sloj kože; živalska koža, krzno; meh (za vino)
sleng pivo
sleng konj, kljuse
hudomušno fant
sleng lopov, slepar
botanika kožica, luščina, lupina; površina
navtika lesena ali železna obloga

skin of an orange oranžna lupina
chapped (rough) skin razpokana koža
(un)dressed skin (ne)strojena koža
the inner skin notranja plast kože
the outer skin pokožnica, koža vrhnjica, epiderma
gold-beater's skin tanka membrana, v kateri se pri kovanju ločujejo lističi zlata
wet to the skin do kože premočen
with a whole skin s celo kožo, nepoškodovan
to be in bad skin figurativno biti slabe volje
he is only (he is nothing but) skin and bone sama kost in koža ga je, zelo mršav je
I would not be in your skin ne bi bil rad v vaši koži
to change one's skin menjati (spremeniti) svojo kožo (naravo)
to escape by the skin of one's teeth za las odnesti zdravo (celo) kožo, uiti nevarnosti
it gets under my skin figurativno, pogovorno jezi me, razburja me
to get under one's skin pogovorno iti komu na živce, jeziti (boleti) koga
he has a thick skin on ima debelo, neobčutljivo kožo, naravo
he has a thin skin on je občutljiv
to jump (to leap) out of one's skin figurativno skočiti iz kože, biti ves iz sebe (od veselja, od nestrpnosti, od jeze itd.)
to save one's skin, to come (to get) off with a whole skin célo, zdravo kožo odnesti
near is my shirt, nearer my skin figurativno bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril; vsak je sebi najbližji

sklèp¹ (odločitev) resolution; decision; resolve; conclusion; pravo decree; deduction; inference

s sklèpom, po sklèpu by the decision of
sklèp večine majority decision
trden sklèp stern resolve
začasen sklèp provisional decision
priti do sklèpa to come to a decision, to reach (ali to make) a decision
potegniti logične sklèpe iz... to draw logical inferences from...
izvesti, realizirati sklèp to carry out a resolution
vztrajati pri sklèpu to stand by a decision
vnaprej narejen sklèp foregone conclusion
sklèp računov closing (ali balancing) of accounts
nismo še prišli do (pravega) sklèpa we have not yet arrived at a decision (at the right decision)

skrájnost extreme; extremity; extreme degree; the limit

do skrájnosti to the utmost, to the last degree, (do konca) to the very end, to an extreme, to extremes
nagnjenje k skrájnosti extremism
iti do skrájnosti to go to extremes
(pre)iti v skrájnost to run to an extreme
biti pripravljen na skrájnost (na najhujše) to be prepared for the worst
tirati stvari v skrájnost to push matters to extremes, to carry (ali to go) to extremes
tvegati skrájnost to stake one's all
zapasti v drugo skrájnost to go to the other extreme
skrájnosti se privlačijo extremes meet

skŕb care; (nadlega) trouble; (žalost) sorrow, grief; worries pl; (briga za) care for; (zaskrbljenost) anxiety, solicitude, concern, apprehension, uneasiness

moreča skŕb grave concern; arhaično carking care
ves v skŕbeh, poln skŕbi care-laden, careworn
brez skŕbi carefree, unconcerned, easy in mind
prva skŕb prime concern
v skŕbeh sem za otroka I am anxious about the child
to je moja skŕb that is my lookout, I shall see to it
to ni moja skŕb that is no concern of mine (ali no business of mine)
to naj bo moja skŕb! leave that to me!
to mi je zadnja skŕb that's the last thing on my mind
bodite brez skŕbi! do not worry!, never you fear!, be easy on that score!
to je njegova najmanjša skŕb that is the least of his worries
biti v velikih skŕbeh za to be in great anxiety about, to fear for
delati si skŕbi za to concern oneself with
delati komu skŕbi to worry someone, to cause someone trouble, to give someone much anxiety (ali concern)
ne delaj si skŕbi glede tega! don't worry about it!
delati si skŕbi to worry (to fret, to be concerned, to be uneasy in one's mind) (glede, zaradi about)
ne si delati skŕbi za prihodnost to be unconcerned about the future
vnaprej si delati skŕbi to meet trouble halfway
njeno zdravje mi dela skŕbi her health worries me, I am concerned about her health
preveč skŕbi si delaš! you worry too much
imeti denarne skŕbi to have money troubles
nobenih skŕbi ne imeti to be free from care
imeti na skŕbi to have in charge (ali in custody), to be entrusted (ali charged) with
navdati z veliko skŕbjo to fill someone with great apprehension
vaše naročilo bomo izvršili z največjo skŕbjo we shall execute your order with the greatest care
prepustiti komu skŕb za kaj to commit something to someone's charge
povzročati komu skŕbi to cause someone anxiety (ali uneasiness)
njeno življenje nam povzroča (dela) velike skŕbi we are terribly worried about her way of life (ali pogovorno about her goings on, about the way she's carrying on)
skŕbi ga tarejo he is careworn (ali pogovorno worried stiff)
skŕb za bodočnost mojih otrok me tare I am worried sick about my children's future
ti mi zadajaš hude skŕbi you are a great trial to me

skriti skrívati to hide (pred from), to conceal (pred from); to put out of sight

skriti, skrívati resnico pred ljudmi to conceal the truth from the people
on je častihlepen in tega ne skriva he is ambitious and makes no secret of it
skriti, skrívati se to hide oneself (pred from), (uiti, zbežati) to abscond
skriti, skrívati se od sramu to hide one's head
poštenim ljudem se ni treba skrivati honest people do not need to practise concealment
kača se skriva v travi there is a snake (lurking) in the grass

sky¹ [skái]

1. samostalnik
nebo, nebesni svod; podnebje, klima
aeronavtika zračni prostor
zastarelo oblaki
pogovorno zgornja vrsta slik (na razstavi slik)
množina nebesa

in the skies figurativno (kot) v nebesih, presrečen
to the sky (skies) do neba, čez vse mere
out of a clear sky iz vedrega neba (zlasti figurativno)
under the open sky pod vedrim nebom
a warmer sky toplejše podnebje
the sky is blue (cloudy, overcast) nebo je modro (oblačno)
to drop from the skies (kot) z neba pasti
to praise (to laud) to the skies figurativno do nebes povzdigovati, v zvezde kovati
to rise to the skies dvigati se v nebo, v oblake
to sleep under the open sky spati pod milim nebom
if the sky fall we shall catch larks figurativno ne izplača se brigati za tisto, kar ne more biti

2. pridevnik

sky-reaching, sky-touching do neba segajoč
sky advertising trgovina reklama na nebu (ki jo napiše letalo)
sky battle zračna bitka
sky blue nebesna modrina
sky hook ameriško, pogovorno balon, sonda
sky parlour podstrešna soba
sky sign svetlobna reklama na hišah
sky train aeronavtika leteči tovorni vlak (veliko transportno letalo)
sky troops aeronavtika, vojska padalske čete
sky truck aeronavtika, ameriško transportno letalo, leteči tovorni vlak

slábše prislov worse

slábše kot prej worse than before
vedno slábše from bad to worse
nič slábše none the worse
na, v slábše for the worse
toliko slábše zanj so much the worse for him
lahkó bi nam bilo še slábše we could do worse
slábše ne moreš napraviti you can't do worse
obrniti se na slábše to take a turn for the worse
stvari gredo vse slábše matters go from bad to worse
sprememba na slábše a change for the worse
spremeniti se na slábše to change for the worse
izgubil je službo in je na slabšem kot kdajkoli prej he has lost his job and is worse off than ever
toliko slábše! more's the pity!

slant [sla:nt]

1. samostalnik
poševnost, nagnjenost; strmina, pobočje, nagib
ameriško tendenca, vidik; pogled s strani

on the slant poševno, napošev
slant of the roof nagib strehe
slant of wind navtika kratkotrajna rahla sapica
to be on the slant biti nagnjen
to take a slant at vreči pogled s strani na

2. pridevnik
poetično nagnjen, poševen, malo postrani, počez ali postrani postavljen
ameriško, figurativno pristranski

slant-eyed poševnih oči (Mongoli)

3. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
nagibati (se), biti nagnjen, biti poševno usmerjen; postrani, poševno položiti, usmeriti
figurativno imeti nagnjenje (towards do, za)
ameriško biti pristranski
figurativno prirediti za določen namen

a magazine slanted for farm workers za kmečke delavce (bralce) prirejen magazin

slate¹ [sléit]

1. samostalnik
(glinasti) skril(avec); (šolska) tablica iz skrila; ploščica iz skrila za kritje streh
ameriško, politika predvolilen seznam (kandidatov)

slate quarry skrilolom
slate roof skrilasta streha
a clean slate figurativno čista, neoporečna preteklost
to clean the slate zbrisati z gobo (tablico), figurativno razčistiti stvar, figurativno osvoboditi (znebiti, otresti) se obveznosti, odreči se tujim obveznostim do sebe
there is a slate loose in his roof, he has a slate loose sleng on ni čisto pri pravi pameti, manjka mu eno kolesce (v glavi)

2. pridevnik
škriljast, škriljaste barve

3. prehodni glagol
pokriti (streho) s ploščicami iz skrila; napisati na (skrilasto) tablico; odstraniti dlako (s kože)
ameriško, pogovorno predložiti koga za kandidata

slated roof skrilasta streha
to be slated for nomination biti predlagan (kandidiran) za imenovanje

sléčen undressed; stripped

do pasú sléčen stripped to the waist

sléči to undress (koga someone), to strip (someone)

(obleko) to take off (one's clothes), to strip off (one's clothes)
sléči koga do nagega to strip someone naked, to strip someone to the skin
sléči se to undress
sléči se do golega to strip (naked)

slow [slóu]

1. pridevnik (slowly prislov)
počasen (of, in v, pri)
len; malo inteligenten, ki težko in počasi umeva; topoglav; zastajajoč (o uri), netočen; slaboten (ogenj); nemaren; nepripravljen, nerad, nenaklonjen; oklevajoč; nenapreden, zaostal, zastarel; slab, ki stagnira (kupčije); dolgotrajen, dolgočasen (o zabavi)
sleng moreč; postopen, dolgo časa delujoč; ki ne dopušča hitrega premikanja, mehek (o zemljišču)

a slow current počasen tok
slow growth počasna rast
slow poison počasi delujoč strup
a slow worker počasen delavec
slow and steady počasen in vztrajen
slow and sure počasen in siguren
he is slow and sure on dela počasi in zanesljivo
he is slow to anger on se težko razjezi
it is a slow entertainment ta zabava je dolgočasna
this is very slow to ni prav nič zabavno, to je dolgočasno
you have been slow about it precéj časa si potreboval za to
to be slow to do z nevoljo, nerad, proti svoji volji delati
to be slow of wit biti počasne pameti
he was slow to see the point težko je razumel, za kaj gre
he was not slow to seize the opportunity hitro je pograbil priložnost
to make slow progress počasi napredovati
slow and steady wins the race figurativno vztrajnost, čeprav počasna, zmaguje
he is slow in the uptake on počasi dojema
my watch is 3 minutes slow moja ura zaostaja 3 minute

2. prislov
počasi

slow! vozite počasi!
read slower! čitaj(te) počasneje!
my watch goes slow moja ura zaostaja

3. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (večinoma slow down, slow off, slow up)
zmanjšati (čemu) hitrost; počasneje hoditi ali voziti; zavlačevati, odlašati, zadrževati

4. samostalnik
(kriket) počasna žoga

small-hours [smɔ́:lauəz] samostalnik
množina zgodnje jutranje ure (od enih do štirih po polnoči)

we stayed into the small-hours ostali smo do zgodnjega jutra

smátrati to consider, to think, to regard, to judge, to believe, to deem, to view, to look upon (as)

smátrati se to regard oneself (za as), to consider oneself, to deem oneself, to believe oneself
smatram ga za poštenjaka I believe him to be an honest man
smatrajo ga za pametnega človeka he is considered a clever man
smátrati kaj za pravilno to deem something right
ne smatram ga za kaj posebnega I would say he's no great shakes
smatra se za zadostno it is deemed sufficient
smatram, da je to moja dolžnost I deem (ali I feel, I hold) it my duty
vedno sem te smatral za svojega najboljšega prijatelja I have always considered you my best friend
smatram ga za zmožnega, da to stori I believe him able to do it (ali capable of doing it)

sméh laughter; laugh

salve sméha fits pl of laughter
prisiljen sméh strained laugh, forced laugh
homerski sméh Homeric laughter
hrupen sméh horselaugh, guffaw
sredi sméha amid laughter
ni mi do sméha I don't feel like laughing
sméh ga bo (že) minil he will laugh on the wrong side of his mouth
bušiti, bruhniti v sméh to burst out laughing
prasniti v sméh to break into a laugh
sméh me je posilil I was overcome by (a fit of) laughter
spraviti koga v sméh to make someone laugh
s sméhom izraziti prezir to laugh one's contempt
s sméhom se zahvaliti to laugh one's thanks
pokati od sméha to split one's sides laughing (ali with laughter), to be convulsed with laughter
skoraj počiti od sméha to laugh fit to burst, to be in stitches
spraviti družbo v sméh to set the company laughing
tuliti od sméha to roar with laughter
umirati, zvijati se od sméha to laugh one's head off
to ni za sméh this is no laughing matter
povzročiti (splošen) sméh to raise a laugh
v sméh me spravljaš you amuse me

smísel sense; (pomen) meaning, signification; (volja za) mind, turn, taste

v nekem smísel in a certain sense
v pravem smíslu besede in the true sense of the word
v istem smíslu in the same sense
v polnem smíslu besede in the full sense of the word
v prenesenem smíslu in the figurative sense
v ožjem smíslu in a narrow (ali limited) sense
v smíslu (duhu) zakona in (ali according to) the spirit of the law
kakšen smísel ima to? what's the sense of that?
brez smísla void of sense, senseless
to je brez smísla this is senseless
to ni bil smísel mojih besed that was not the meaning of my words
govoril je v istem smíslu he spoke to the same effect
to nima nobenega smísla that's no good
nima smísla hoditi tja it's no use (ali there's no sense) going there
ne imeti smísla (koristi) to be useless, to be of no use, to be to no purpose
on nima smísla za... he has no taste for, he does not care for...
on ima smísla za tehniko he is technically-minded, he has a mechanical bent
za to nimam smísla my tastes do not go that way

smoking [smóukiŋ]

1. samostalnik
kajenje; zadimljenje; prekajevanje

no smoking! kaditi prepovedano; železnica za nekadilce
do you mind my smoking? smem kaditi?

2. samostalnik
kadeč se

smoking hot vroč, da se kar kadi
smoking cap domača čepica (za starejše moške osebe)

smŕt death; decease; (vladarja) demise; departure (from life)

smŕt na grmadi death at the stake, the stake
smŕt na morišču death on the scaffold
smŕt od utopitve death by drowning
smŕt od zadušitve death by asphyxiation (ali suffocation, smothering, strangling)
smŕt s strelom v glavo death from a bullet in the head
navidezna smŕt suspended animation
črna smŕt (kuga) Black Death
Smrt s svojo koso Death with his scythe
na smŕt bolan fatally ill, dangerously ill
do smŕti utrujen tired to death, tired out, dead beat; (od dela) done in, worn out, vulgarno buggered, knackered
konjska smŕt (= konjederec) flayer, VB knacker
smŕt na vešalih hanging
kamenjan do smŕti stoned to death
rojen po očetovi smŕti posthumous
junaška smŕt a hero's death
do svoje smŕti to one's dying day
obletnica smŕti anniversary of someone's death
letnica, leto smŕti year of someone's death
preziranje smŕti contempt for death
uradna proglasitev smŕti official declaration of death
boj za življenje ali smŕt life-and-death struggle
smŕt izdajalcu! death to the traitor!
smŕt fašizmu - svobodo narodu! Death to Fascism - Liberty to the People!
biti na pragu smŕti to be (lying) at death's door
to bo moja smŕt this will be the death of me
boriti se s smŕtjo to be at one's last gasp (ali breath), to breathe one's last, to be at death's door, to be on one's deathbed
gre za življenje ali smŕt (za biti ali ne biti) it is a matter (ali case) of life and death
iti v smŕt za... to give one's life for...
drveti v zanesljivo (gotovo) smŕt to rush headlong to certain death
na smŕt se dolgočasiti to be bored to death
do smŕti izkrvaveti to bleed to death
pogledati smŕti v oči to look death in the face
obsoditi na smŕt to sentence (ali to condemn) to death
imeti (storiti) lepo smŕt to die a happy death
umreti junaške smŕti to meet a hero's death
umreti naravne smŕti to die a natural death
umreti nasilne smŕti to die a violent death, (zlasti biti obešen) to die in one's shoes
povzročiti smŕt kake osebe to be the death of someone
uiti smŕti to escape death
umreti lahke smŕti to die an easy death
umreti bedne smŕti to die a dog's death
sam si zadati smŕt to make away with oneself, to take one's own life, to commit suicide
biti obsojen na smŕt (figurativno) to earn the wages of sin

snatch¹ [snæč] samostalnik
hlastaj, zgrabitev, hlastanje (po); napad, naval, muhavost; na hitro pripravljen obrok hrane; (ugoden) trenutek, kratek čas (perioda)
ameriško, sleng ugrabitev otroka (osebe)
množina odlomki (govora, pesmi itd.); koščki, drobci, črepinje

by snatches od časa do časa, v razmakih
in snatches sem ter tja, včasih, od časa do časa
this lazy fellow only works in snatches ta lenuh dela le od časa do časa
to make a snatch at hlastniti po, hlastno seči po, skušati ujeti
she sang snatches of an old song pela je odlomke neke stare pesmi
to sleep in short snatches spati v presledkih