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slép blind; sightless

na pol slép purblind
čisto slép stone blind, (as) blind as a bat (ali as a mole, an owl, a beetle), totally blind
slép kot kura nightblind
slép na eno oko blind in one eye
slép za barve colour-blind
skoraj slép gravel-blind, sand-blind
slépo črevo blind gut, caecum
slépa cena cheap price
slép naboj (strel) blank cartridge (shot)
slépa pokorščina blind obedience
slépi potnik (na ladji itd.) stowaway
slépo okno, slépa vrata dead (brickedup) door, window
slépo pristajanje aeronavtika instrument landing
slépa sreča blind luck, mere chance
slépa vera implicit faith
slépa ulica cul-de-sac, pl culde-sacs, culs-de-sac
slépo zaupanje implicit confidence
zavod za slépe home for the blind
bil je slép za njene napake he was blind to her faults
bil je le slépo orodje... he was only a mere tool...
igrati se slépe miši to play at blind man's buff
lotiti se česa na slépo srečo (figurativno) to go at something blind, to trust to luck
tudi slépa kura zrno najde even a blind man may fluke a direct hit
delati se slépega za to turn a blind eye to (something)

slepóst slepôta blindness

barvna slepota colour blindness
udarjen je s slepoto he is struck with blindness
kurja slepota night blindness, nyctalopia
snežna slepota snow blindness

slick [slik]

1. pridevnik
gladek, polzek (o ribi)
figurativno spreten, vešč, okreten; rafiniran, jeguljast
sleng spreten, sijajen, "prima", famozen
sleng kot namazan

a slick lawyer prebrisan odvetnik

2. prislov
pogovorno hitro, gladko, urno, kot namazano, točno, naravnost

he hit me slick in the eye udaril (zadel) me je naravnost v oko

3. samostalnik
gladka, bleščeča površina; oljni madež (na vodi)
tehnično lopatica, ometača
ameriško, sleng eleganten magazin (revija)

4. prehodni glagol
(= slick up) (z)gladiti, (s)polirati

slide^*2 [sláid] neprehodni glagol
drseti, zdrsniti, spodrsniti, zdrkniti, spodrseti; drsati se po ledu (brez drsalk); gladko teči; polzeti; počasi, neopazno padati (into v)
iti prek (česa), (neopaženo) miniti; počasi prehajati (from ... to od ... k, na, v)
sleng oditi
prehodni glagol
pahniti, poriniti, napraviti, da nekaj zdrsne (into v, na)

the boys are sliding on the pond dečki se drsajo na ribniku
he has slid into bad habits navzel se je slabih navad
to slide one's hand into one's pocket vtakniti roko v žep
to let things slide prepustiti stvari toku razvoja, ničesar ne ukreniti, biti brezbrižen
he slid out of the room zmuznil se je iz sobe
to slide into sin zabresti v greh
he slid over the question of his divorce hitro je prešel vprašanje svoje ločitve (razveze)
to slide over a delicate subject preiti kočljiv predmet
to slide a ship down the skids navtika spustiti ladjo po drsalicah v morje (pri splavitvi)

slíka picture; (oljnata) painting, oil painting; watercolour; portrait; canvas, canvass; (v knjigah) illustration; image; (oltarna) altarpiece; (majhna) miniature; fotografija photograph, snapshot, pogovorno photo, snap; (risba) drawing, design; (na kovancih) effigy

doprsna slíka (portret) half-length
krvna slíka medicina blood count
originalna slíka original picture (oziroma painting)
kopija slíke copy
lepa kot slíka as pretty as a picture
stenska slíka mural painting
živa slíka tableau (vivant)
nejasna televizijska slíka blurred image
galerija slík picture gallery
ona je lepa kot slíka she is a perfect picture
najprej si moram ustvariti jasnejšo slíko o tem I must first get a clearer idea of it, pogovorno you must first put me in the picture
sežgali so njegovo slíko (figurativno) he was burnt in effigy

slime [sláim]

1. samostalnik
mulj, glen, (rečno, jezersko) blato; sluz; (polževa) slina; (redko) asfalt, zemeljska smola
figurativno umazanost, podlost

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
pokriti (kaj) s sluzom (zlasti kača plen, ki ga požira), z blatom; zaviti v sluz
sleng izvleči se, zmuzniti se (away, past, through proč, mimo, skozi)
biti kot jegulja (jeguljast)

he'll slime out of it se bo že izvlekel iz tega (te zadeve)
he slimes through your fingers skozi prste se vam zmuzne

slip¹ [slip] samostalnik
zdrsljaj; spodrsljaj, padec; nezgoda, napaka; zareka(nje); uitje, izmuznjenje; prevleka za blazino; obleka, ki se hitro obleče ali sleče; otroški predpasniček, prtiček
množina, britanska angleščina kopalne hlačke
množina, gledališče premične kulise; stranski vhod, prostor, kjer stoje igralci, preden nastopijo na odru
lov konopec, vrv (za pse); izpustitev (psov); majhen brus
navtika poševna ravnina za splavitev ladij
geologija zemeljski udor, usad

a slip of a boy vitek, stasit deček
a fine slip of a girl vitko, stasito, brhko dekle
a slip of pen (tongue) spodrsljaj (lapsus) v pisanju (v govoru)
a slip on a piece of orange peel spodrsljaj na koščku oranžne lupine
to get the slip biti odklonjen, pasti (npr. pri izpitu)
he gave me the slip pobegnil (ušel, izmuznil se) mi je
to make a slip napraviti spodrsljaj, napako
there's many a slip'twixt the cup and the lip figurativno ne hvali dneva pred nočjo

slip² [slip] neprehodni glagol
spodrsniti, zdrsniti (off z)
zdrkniti, drčati, polzeti, smukniti, izmuzniti se, uiti (čemu); odmikati se (o času); skrivaj se vriniti
prehodni glagol
hitro obleči ali sleči; po nemarnosti narediti napako, pogrešiti; prezgodaj povreči ali skotiti; odvezati, spustiti (psa) z vrvice; (neopazno) spustiti (v), izpustiti

to slip an anchor odvezati vrv sidra
the bolt has not slipped home zapah se ni čisto zaprl
to slip one's breath (wind) izdihniti, umreti
to slip a cog napraviti napako
to slip the collar figurativno osvoboditi se
the cow has slipped its calf krava se je prezgodaj otelila
to let slip zagovoriti se, (nehote) povedati resnico
to let slip the dogs of war poetično sprožiti sovražnosti, začeti vojno
he often slips in his English on često dela napake v svoji angleščini
this fact has quite slipped my memory to dejstvo mi je popolnoma ušlo iz spomina
his foot slipped spodrsnilo mu je
to slip one's guard uiti svojemu stražarju
even good men slip celó dobri ljudje delajo napake (pogrešijo, se zmotijo)
to slip from one's hand izmuzniti se komu iz rok
the horse slipped its collar konj se je znebil komata
I slipped on a piece of orange peel spodrsnilo mi je na koščku oranžne lupine
to let an opportunity slip izpustiti, zamuditi priložnost
the prices have slipped cene so padle
to slip a ring on one's finger natakniti si prstan na prst
she slipped a shilling into the beggar's hand spustila je šiling v beračevo roko

slip into
smukniti v; skrivaj se vtihotapiti, zdrsniti v, neopazno pr(e)iti v

to slip into one's trousers smukniti v (hitro natakniti si, obleči) hlače
a mistake has slipped into the account napaka se je vrinila v račun
he slips into the meal sleng pohlepno jé (obed)

slippery [slípəri] pridevnik (slipperily prislov)
(s)polzek, gladek
figurativno kočljiv, delikaten, težaven
figurativno nevreden zaupanja nezanesljiv; nestalen, nestabilen; gladek kot jegulja, jeguljast, pretkan, brezvesten; (redko) pohoten, polten

a slippery customer brezvesten, pretkan človek
a slippery question kočijivo, delikatno vprašanje
a slippery rope gladka, spolzka vrv
he is as slippery as an eel figurativno on je prava jegulja

slíšati to hear

dobro slíšati to hear well
napačno slíšati to hear amiss
slučajno slíšati to overhear
slíšati govoriti to hear say
slišim, da... I understand (ali I am informed) that...
on ne sliši dobro he is hard of hearing
moj pes sliši na ime Bob my dog answers to the name of Bob
vem (povem), kar sem slišal I know it by (I speak from) hearsay
slišal sem jo peti I heard her sing
ste že kdaj slišali kaj takega? have you ever heard the like of it?
o tem noče on nič slíšati he will not hear of it
slišal sem to od nekoga I have heard some one say so
to (takó) sem slišal so I (have) heard
slišal sem to praviti I have heard it said
slíšati obe strani to hear both sides
od tedaj o njem ni več (kaj) slíšati he hasn't been heard of since
ona rada sliši sebe govoriti she likes to hear herself talk
to se dobro, lepo sliši that sounds well (ali fine, pogovorno nice)
ne hoteti slíšati to shut one's ears (to), to refuse to listen to
s svojim radijskim aparatom morem slíšati Pariz I can get Paris on (ali with) my radio
komaj se je slišalo, kar je rekel what he said was scarcely audible
bil je tak hrup, da niso mogli slíšati lastnih glasov there was such a noise that they could not hear their own voices
hujšega gluhca ni od tistega, ki noče slíšati there are none so deaf as those who will not hear

slouch [sláuč]

1. samostalnik
pripognjena (sklonjena, nemarna, grbava) drža telesa (zlasti pri hoji), mlahava, klecava, lena hoja; klapasti (povešeni, zavihani) krajevci klobuka
ameriško, sleng neroda, štor

he is no slouch at painting on ni neroden pri slikanju

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
s slabo držo telesa sedeti ali stati; težko in nerodno hoditi, vleči noge pri hoji; zavihati, povesiti krajevce klobuka; povesiti (ramena)

to slouch about tavati, bloditi, kolovratiti; postopati, pohajkovati

slóves reputation; renown; repute

znanstvenik velikega slóvesa a scientist of high repute
pridobiti si slóves to achieve a reputation
on uživa slóves učenjaka he is a renowned (ali well-known) scholar (ali man of learning), (dvomeče) he has the reputation of being a learned man
uživati velik slóves to be held in high repute
ohraniti svoj slóves to maintain (ali to keep) one's reputation
poznam ga po njegovem slóvesu I know him by repute

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

slučájno by chance, accidentally; unexpectedly; by accident

slučájno je bil navzoč he happened to be present
iti slučájno mimo to happen to pass by
slučájno je bila doma she happened to be at home
če ga slučájno srečaš if you happen to meet him
slučájno sem to slišal I came to hear of it
slučájno je videl he chanced to see
niste slučájno...? you didn't by any chance...?
če bi se moje pismo slučájno izgubilo if my letter should happen to get lost
slučájno se ne motim I am not mistaken as it happens
slučájno se je spotaknil he happened to stumble
slučájno sem naletel nanj I came acros him, I stumbled upon him, I light upon him

slumber [slʌ́mbə]

1. samostalnik
(večinoma množina) dremanje, dremež; mirno spanje

he fell into a peaceful slumber pogreznil se je v mirno spanje

2. neprehodni glagol
dremati, mirno spati

to slumber away predremati; tratiti, zapravljati (čas) z dremanjem

slušátelj university student

izreden slušátelj ZDA auditor
on je slušátelj prava he is reading law

slúžba service; employment, employ; (mesto) post; job; duty; function; situation

brez slúžbe unemployed, out of work, without employment, ZDA jobless
v slúžbi on duty
ne v slúžbi off duty
v aktivni slúžbi on active service
honorarna slúžba honorary duties
težka, naporna slúžba hard work
lahka slúžba sinecure, (pogovorno) soft job
»mastna« slúžba very well paid service
odgovorna slúžba a responsible post (ali job)
vojaška slúžba military service
slúžba božja religija service, divine service, public worship, mass, (navadna) low service, (slovesna) high mass
javne slúžbe public services pl
telefonska slúžba telephone service
prošnja za slúžbo application
stalna slúžba permanent situation
nastop slúžbe taking up one's post (ali duties)
izguba slúžbe loss of employment
odpust iz slúžbe dismissal (ali removal, dismission, discharge) from one's job (ali post), (začasen) suspension, (pogovorno) the sack
zloraba slúžbe abuse of official authority (ali power)
zanemarjanje slúžbe neglect of one's duties
posredovalnica za slúžbe employment agency, (nekdaj) servants' registry
slúžba s polnim delovnim časom full-time job
slúžba državne varnosti state security service
biti v slúžbi to be on duty (ali in charge)
biti v slúžbi, imeti slúžbo to be in employment, to have a job (ali a post, a situation); to be employed, to be working
on ni za to slúžbo (figurativno) he is a square peg in a round hole, he is a round peg in a square hole
biti usposobljen za slúžbo to be qualified (ali competent) for a job
nastopiti slúžbo to take up one's duties
opravljati slúžbo to perform official duties
iskati slúžbo to look out for a situation, to apply for a post
izgubiti slúžbo to lose one's job (ali post)
biti brez slúžbe to be out of work (ali out of a job)
odpustiti iz slúžbe to dismiss, to discharge, pogovorno to sack, to fire, to kick out
biti odpuščen iz slúžbe to get the sack
mati ji je odpovedala slúžbo Mother gave her notice
slúžbo dobijo (v oglasih) situations vacant
slúžbo iščejo situations wanted
vojaška slúžba je obvezna military service is compulsory
vreči iz slúžbe to throw out of employment
umakniti se iz slúžbe (iti v pokoj) to retire from work (ali one's occupation)
vzeti slúžbo pri kom to start working for someone
vzeti, sprejeti v slúžbo posla to engage a servant
sprejeti koga v slúžbo to take someone into one's service
zamuditi slúžbo to be late for duty

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

sly [slái] pridevnik (slyly prislov)
zvit, prebrisan, lokav, pretkan; potuhnjen; tajen, skriven; prikrito navihan, vražji, razposajen

on (by) the sly za hrbtom, od zad, skrivaj
he is a sly dog figurativno on je pravi lisjak