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sigúrno prislov (varno) safely, securely; (zanesljivo, nedvomno) certainly, for certain, undoubtedly, indubitably, sure enough, with certainty

sigúrno bo prišel he is sure to come

síla (moč) power, might; (krepkost) vigour; (potreba) necessity; (jakost) strength; (silovitost) vehemence; (nasilje) violence, force; (težava) difficulty, trouble; (prisila) compulsion, constraint, coercion; (beda) want, need, pinch; (stiska) emergency, neediness; (pritisk) pressure; (nevarnost) danger, emergency; (nuja) urgency, necessity

v síli in case of emergency (ali of need, of necessity)
s sílo by force, forcibly, with violence, by strong-arm methods
z vsemi sílami with might and main
pod sílo okoliščin, razmer under the stress of circumstances
po síli (nerad) forced, under compulsion, unwillingly, reluctantly, perforce
če je síla if need be, if need arise
to je višja síla it is a case of needs must (ali of overwhelming odds, of vis maior)
groba síla violence
konjska síla horsepower (krajšava: HP)
gonilna síla motive power
višja síla force majeure, Act of God
naravne síle natural forces, forces of nature
kopne síle vojska land forces pl
pomorske síle vojska naval forces pl, navy
pomorska síla naval power
síla (ogromno) ljudi a great number of people
enota síle unit of force
moment síle moment of a force
delovna síla manpower
politika síle power politics pl
vodna síla water (ali hydraulic) power
oborožene (vojaške) síle armed (military) forces pl
Kraljeva Zračna Sila Royal Air Force
klic v síli emergency call
izhod v síli emergency exit
biti v veliki síli (stiski) to be in great distress (ali need)
ni mu síle he is not in bad circumstances, he is doing well
ni síle (= ne mudi se) there's no hurry, it is not urgent
ni nobene síle there is no hurry
to je za sílo (= začasno) this is a makeshift, this is a stopgap, this is a temporary substitute
síla (strašno) vroče je it is extremely hot
síla ima večjo moč kot pravica might before right
napeti vse (svoje) síle to do one's utmost, to make every effort, to do one's best, to do all one can; to tax one's powers to the utmost; to use every exertion; to stir heaven and earth; to leave no stone unturned
síla kola lomi needs must when the devil drives, necessity knows no law
v síli hudič muhe žre (figurativno) drowning men catch at straws, beggars can't be choosers
(tudi) s sílo se ne da vsega doseči (figurativno) you can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
ukloniti se síli to give way to compulsion, to act under compulsion (ali duress)
v síli spoznaš pravega prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed

síliti to force, to compel, to oblige, to coerce; to press, to urge

síliti (priganjati) koga k... to hustle someone into (doing something)
ne maram te síliti I will not press you
síliti koga, da kaj naredi to compel someone to do something
silil me je, naj sprejmem ponudbo he urged me to accept the offer
síliti k naglici to press, to urge, to hurry, to egg on
silili so me, naj sprejmem denar they pressed me to accept the money
síliti se to force oneself, to constrain oneself
síliti se k smehu to force a laugh
silil se je, da bi se nasmehnil he put on a forced smile

silver¹ [sílvə]

1. samostalnik
srebro; srebrni denar; srebrni jedilni pribor, srebrna posoda; srebrn sijaj (barva)
fotografija srebrni nitrat

German silver, nickel silver zlitina nikla za jedilni pribor, nepravo srebro
loose silver posamezni srebrni kovanci, srebrn drobiž
he gave me two pounds in silver dal mi je dva funta v srebrnem denarju
her uncle gave her most of his silver stric ji je dal večino svoje srebrnine

2. pridevnik
srebrn, srebrnkast; (glas) zvonek
figurativno srebrn (25-letni jubilej; plasiran na drugem mestu)

silver alloy srebrna zlitina
the silver age srebrna doba; doba rimske književnosti po Avgustu
silver basis ekonomija srebrna valuta
silver ore srebrna ruda
silver studded s srebrom okovan ali obšit
a silver tone srebrn, zvonek glas
silver standard srebrna vrednota
Silver State vzdevek za državo Nevado ali Colorado v ZDA
a silver-tongue pogovorno oseba, ki zna dobro govoriti
to have a silver tongue biti dober, vešč govornik
to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth figurativno biti rojen pod srečno zvezdo
every cloud has its silver lining figurativno vsaka nesreča ima nekaj tolažilnega, ni nesreče brez sreče

similitude [simílitju:d] samostalnik
podobnost, sličnost; primera, prispodoba, parabola, alegorija; podoba; kopija

in man's similitude v človeški podobi
he appeared in the similitude of a dragon pojavil se je v podobi zmaja

simulírati to simulate; to feign; to sham

on le simulira he is only shamming
simulírati omedlevico to pretend to faint
simulírati bolezen to sham illness, to pretend to be ill, to malinger
simulirano drevo imitation tree

sin² [sin] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
napraviti greh, grešiti, pregrešiti se, napraviti prestopek ali prekršek (against zoper, proti)

to sin against the rules pregrešiti se zoper pravila
to sin one's mercies izgubiti milost, pregrešiti se, biti nehvaležen
to sin away z grehom (grehi) lahkomiselno izgubiti, zaigrati (one's happiness svojo srečo)
he is more sinned against than sinning figurativno on je bolj žrtev kot krivec, bolj zasluži pomilovanje kot grajo

sín son

edini sín, sín edinec only son
prvorojeni sín first-born son
Brown, sin Brown, junior (krajšava: jr.)
Brown in sin Brown and Son
najstarejši sín (in dedič) son and heir
zakonski sín legitimate son
nezakonski sín illegitimate son, natural son
Apolonovi sínovi (= pesniki) the sons of Apollo
izgubljeni sín long-lost son, biblija prodigal son
sín božji (Kristus) religija Son of God
to je pravi sín svojega očeta he is his father's son
kakršen oče, takšen sín like father, like son

since¹ [sins]

1. predlog
od

since Sunday od nedelje
I have been here since 5 o'clock tu sem že od petih
since when...? pogovorno od kdaj...?

2. prislov
odtlej, od takrat, od tedaj ves čas; medtem

ever since (ves čas, vse) od takrat, odtlej
long since od davno, že davno
how long since? kako dolgo že?
a short time since pred kratkim
I have been his friend ever since odtlej sem mu (bil) vedno prijatelj
I have not seen him since od takrat ga nisem več videl
I was there not long since ne dolgo tega sem bil tam
he refused, but has since consented odklonil, a je medtem (že) privolil (pristal)

sink^*2 [siŋk]

1. neprehodni glagol
(po)toniti, potopiti se, utoniti; upasti (o reki), znižati se, zmanjšati se; padati (cene); pasti (ugled); zaiti (sonce); spustiti se na zemljo (mrak); usesti se; ponehati (vihar); vpiti se (barva); pogrezniti se, udirati se, sesesti se; pasti (into v)
slabeti, giniti, onemoči, bližati se koncu; podirati se, rušiti se; podleči, kloniti; veniti, hirati, propadati

2. prehodni glagol
potopiti (ladjo), pogrezniti, uničiti, pokvariti, povesiti (glavo); znižati, spustiti dol (cene); vrtati, dolbsti (vodnjak, luknjo); vrezati (žig itd.); pustiti ob strani, ne posvečati pozornosti (čemu); pozabiti (prepir); neugodno naložiti (kapital), izgubiti (denar); skrivati, prikriti, zamolčati

sink or swim! ali plavaš (se rešiš, prideš na zeleno vejo), ali pa utoneš!
here goes, sink or swim zdaj gre za biti ali ne biti
to sink beneath the burden kloniti, zrušiti se pod bremenom
her cheeks have sunk lica so ji upadla
to sink all considerations na nič se ne ozirati, iti prek vsega
the dagger sank in to the hilt bodalo se je zadrlo do držaja
to sink a die izrezati žig
to sink one's differences odložiti ali poravnati svoje spore
the dye sinks barva se vpija
he sank in my estimation padel je v mojih očeh (moji cenitvi)
this event sank into my mind (memory) ta dogodek se mi je globoko vtisnil v spomin
to sink an important fact zamolčati (izpustiti, ne omeniti) važno dejstvo
to sink into the grave zgruditi se v grob, umreti
this ground sinks little by little ta tla se polagoma ugrezajo
she sank her head in her hands povesila je glavo v roke
to sink one's individuality ne poudarjati svoje osebnosti
to sink into insignifcance postati nepomemben
to sink one's own interests pozabiti na (žrtvovati) svoje lastne interese, biti nesebičen
to sink on one's knees spustiti se (pasti) na kolena
the light is sinking svetloba pojema
the old man is sinking rapidly starček rapidno slabi, hira
to sink money vložiti svoj denar v nekaj, iz česar ga ni lahko dobiti; izgubiti svoj denar pri takem poslu
to sink one's money in a life annuity naložiti svoj denar v dosmrtno rento
to sink into oblivion (poverty) pasti (priti) v pozabo (v revščino)
to sink an oil-well izvrtati petrolejski vrelec
to sink a post zabiti drog v zemljo
to sink the prices znižati cene
to sink a ship potopiti ladjo
to sink the shop ne govoriti o strokovnih stvareh; tajiti, skrivati svoj poklic
to sink into a deep sleep pogrezniti se v globoko spanje
his spirits sank pogum mu je upadel
the stain has sunk in madež je globoko prodrl
the storm is sinking vihar ponehuje
the sun sank below the horizon sonce je utonilo (zašlo) pod obzorje
to sink one's title prikriti, zamolčati svoj naslov (naziv)
to sink one's voice znižati svoj glas

sit^*1 [sit]

1. neprehodni glagol
sedeti; (o kokoši) sedeti na jajcih, valiti; čepeti; sedeti kot model (slikarju); biti za vzorec; imeti sedež, bivati; ležati; pristajati (o obleki); opravljati službo (navadno) sedé; biti član kakega telesa (on a jury porote)
zastopati v parlamentu (for koga)
imeti sejo, zasedati; sesti (on na)
zaposliti se (over s čim)
študirati (under pri kom)

2. prehodni glagol
sedeti (v sedlu), imeti sedež na (a mule mezgu)
posaditi (the hen on eggs kokošja jajca)

to sit on the bench figurativno biti sodnik
the clothes sit loosely upon him obleka mu je preohlapna
to sit in Congress biti član Kongresa
to sit for an examination opravljati izpit
to sit on the fence politika, sleng, figurativno stati ob strani, ne se opredeliti, biti nevtralen
the guilt sits light on his conscience ne peče ga vest zaradi krivde
to sit a horse jahati na konju
to sit in judgement on s.o. lastiti si pravico sojenja drugih, soditi, kritizirati koga
to sit on one's hands figurativno ne aplavdirati
it sits ill on you slabó vam (to) pristaja
he sits for Leeds on zastopa Leeds v parlamentu
to sit for (ali to) a painter sedeti slikarju za model
to sit for one's picture dati se slikati, sedeti (pozirati) za svojo sliko (portret)
to sit a play through prisostvovati igri do konca
he is sitting pretty on je v dobrem položaju, ima dober položaj
to sit pretty sleng imeti dobre karte, figurativno dobro se goditi (komu)
it sits heavy on the stomach to je težko prebavljivo
to sit upon s.o. figurativno sedeti na kom, jahati koga
don't you be sat upon! pogovorno ne pusti se hruliti!
to sit tight pogovorno ostati neomahljivo na svojem mestu, vztrajati pri stvari
to want to sit (o kokoši) začeti kokodakati (za valjenje)
to sit well dobro sedeti (zlasti na konju)
to sit on the throne sedeti na prestolu, vladati
to know which way the wind sits vedeti odkod piha veter
his principles sit loose(ly) on him on svojih načel ne jemlje resno

sìt sated, satiated; fed; figurativno (naveličan) fed up with, sick of, tired of, weary of

sìt življenja weary of life, tired of life
do grla sem sìt I'm fed up to the teeth (with)
najesti se do sìtega to appease one's hunger, to eat one's fill of...
do sìtega sem se nagledal I have seen enough, pogovorno I've had an eyeful
sìt sem ga (figurativno) I can't stand the fellow any longer
sìt sem tega I've had enough of it, I'm fed up with it
sìt je vsega he's fed up with everything
sìt sem tega dela I'm sick of this work
sìt sem čakanja I am tired of waiting
čez glavo sem sìt I'm fed up to the back teeth (with)
do sìtega se je najedel češenj he has eaten his fill of cherries
ljudstvo je bilo sìto vojne the people were sick of war
ne more biti volk sìt in koza cela (figurativno) you can't have it both ways
od dobrih (lepih) želja še nihče ni bil sìt if wishes were horses beggars might ride

six [siks]

1. pridevnik
šest
(= six years) šest let (starosti)
(= six o'clock) šesta ura
(= six pence) šest penijev

he is not six yet ni še šest let star
it is six (o'clock) šest je ura
this cost two and six (2/6) to je stalo dva šilinga in šest penijev
six and eight (pence) (nekoč običajni odvetnikov honorar), figurativno honorar, pristojbina
six to one 6 proti 1, stoodstotno zanesljivo (gotovo)
six feet of earth figurativno grob
it is six of one and half the dozen of the other to je eno in isto, to je popolnoma isto

2. samostalnik
šestica, številka 6; šestorica, šestero, šest kosov, pol ducata

coach and six šesterovprežna kočija
double sixes dvojna šestica (pri metu v kockanju)
to be at sixes and sevens figurativno biti v popolnem neredu (zmedi, zmešnjavi)
he turned up the six of spades (kartanje) potegnil je pikovo šestico

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

skeleton¹ [skélitən]

1. samostalnik
skelet, okostnjak; suhec, mršavec; lesnati del rastline; okostje, ogrodje (ladje, letala), rebra (dežnika)
figurativno skica, osnutek
figurativno družinska sramota, mučna tajnost
vojska & navtika kader

a skeleton at the feast figurativno nekdo (nekaj), ki družbi kvari veselje; prikazen (duh) preteklosti
skeleton crew najpotrebnejša posadka (moštvo)
a skeleton in the cupboard (closet) (in the family, in the house), family skeleton tajna žalost ali sramota v družini
skeleton regiment polk z mirnodobskim številom vojakov
she is a regular skeleton ona je pravi pravcati okostnjak
he was reduced to a skeleton postal je pravi skelet, sama kost in koža ga je

2. pridevnik
skeleten
ekonomija, pravno okviren

skeleton agreement okviren dogovor
skeleton law okviren zakon

skid² [skid]

1. samostalnik
drsenje kolesa na blatnem zemljišču; drsalica ali sanišče (letala)
množina, ameriško, navtika mesto, kjer se spravljajo čolni vojne mornarice

2. neprehodni glagol
zdrsniti, spodrsniti (v stran), drseti v stran

the car went into a skid avto je začelo zanašati (v stran)
he is on the skids ameriško, sleng z njim gre h koncu
to skid over bežno preiti

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

skinful [skínful] samostalnik
poln meh (vina, vode)
sleng poln trebuh

he has got a skinful of whisky popil je viskija, kolikor je mogel
he had got(ten) a skinful pošteno se ga je nalezel

skip⁴ [skip]

1. samostalnik
poskok, poskakovanje (na eni nogi), preskakovanje
figurativno preskočitev; izpustitev, vrzel
sleng ples(anje)
sleng potovalna torba, potovalka

a skip in the account vrzel v poročilu
to give a skip poskočiti

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
poskakovati (na eni nogi z menjavanjem noge), skakljati, poskočiti, preskakovati vrv (otroška igra); preskočiti pri branju (mesto, stran v knjigi), bežno (pre)brati, preleteti, izpustiti; hitro preiti, preskočiti z enega predmeta na drugega v razgovoru
pogovorno pobegniti, izginiti

to skip (a) rope skakati čez vrv (ki se vrti z rokama, otroška igra)
he skips when reading on preskakuje (strani) pri branju
skip it! ameriško, pogovorno pustimo to!
to skip town ameriško, sleng izginiti iz mesta
to skip over certain items preskočiti, preiti določene točke

skirt¹ [skə:t] samostalnik
(žensko) krilo, spodnje krilo

vulgarno skirt, bit of skirt ženska; (često množina) rob, obrobek, krajnik, meja (gozda, mesta)
the skirt figurativno ženske, ženski spol
on the skirts of the wood na robu gozda
on the skirts of London na periferiji Londona
skirt of beef goveja drobovina
divided skirt hlačno krilo
he is still holding on to his mother's skirt figurativno on se še vedno drži matere za krilo