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sure¹ [šúə] pridevnik
gotov, zanesljiv, siguren; varen, nenevaren; nedvomen, nezmoten, nezmotljiv, nesporen; stalen; prepričan (of o, that da)

for sure gotovo, sigurno, nedvomno, vsekakor
a sure draw skrivališče, v katerem je zanesljivo lisica
a sure shot zanesljiv strelec
a sure proof nesporen, zanesljiv dokaz
a sure faith trdna vera
sure thing ameriško, sleng gotova, zanesljiva stvar
sure (thing)! ameriško, sleng gotovo! sigurno! vsekakor! zanesljivo!
slow and sure počasen, ali siguren
I am sure gotovo, zares
I am sure of his honesty prepričan sem o njegovem poštenju
I am sure I don't know zares ne vem
I'm sure I didn't mean to hurt you zares (prav gotovo) vas nisem hotel žaliti
well, I'm sure! (vzklik presenečenja)
well, to be sure! no, kakšno presenečenje!
are you sure? ali res?
be sure! ne pozabi!
be sure to (ali and) shut the window ne pozabi zapreti okno!
to be sure pogovorno gotovo, brez dvoma, seveda
he is sure to come gotovo (zanesljivo) bo prišel
it is sure to turn out well gotovo se bo dobro končalo
I feel sure of success gotov, prepričan sem o uspehu
to make sure of (of s.th.) prepričati se (of o), biti prepričan (that da); zagotoviti si (kaj)

sustaining [səstéiniŋ] pridevnik
podporen
figurativno redilen, krepilen

sustaining program (radio); ameriško (oddajni) program brez vmesne reklame

sustenance [sʌ́stinəns] samostalnik
vzdrževanje, preživljanje, oskrbovanje; sredstva za življenje, hrana; hranilna vrednost, hranilnost
figurativno podpora, opora, zaslomba, pomoč

sustenance for body (mind) telesna (dušna) hrana
to be in want even of sustenance (celó) še jesti dovolj ne imeti
there is more sustenance in peas than in potatoes grah je bolj hranilen kot krompir
to live a week without sustenance živeti teden dni brez hrane

sweet² [swi:t] samostalnik
kar je sladko; sladek okus, sladkost; slaščica, bonbon; sladek poobedek, sladke jedi; sladkano vino
figurativno sladkosti; prijeten vonj, parfum, dišava; prijetnost, slast; ljubi, ljubček, ljubica, dragica

no sweet without sweat ni jela brez dela
the sweets of power slast oblasti
the sweets and bitters of life sladkosti in bridkosti življenja
the flowers diffuse their balmy sweets cvetlice širijo svoj balzamov vonj
to taste the sweets of success okusiti slast uspeha

šála joke, fun, jest; sport; pleasantry; buffoonery

šále pl jokes
v šáli in jest, jestingly, in sport, for fun, jokingly
za šálo, zaradi šále for fun, by way of a joke
brez šále!, šálo na stran! joking (ali jesting) apart!
stara, obrabljena šála stale (ali ancient) joke, chestnut
nespodobna, obscena šála indecent (ali risqué, blue) joke, dirty (ali ribald, obscene) story
pisec šál za radio ali televizijo gag writer, ZDA gag man, žargon gagster
surova, neslana šála horseplay, practical joke
to ni šála (figurativno) this is no (ali not a) laughing matter
nisem razpoložen za šále I am not in the mood for trifling
on je predmet šál he is the butt (of ridicule)
z njim ni šále he is not to be trifled with
bila je samo šála it was only in (ali for) fun
govoriti v šáli to be jesting
to sem naredil za šálo I did it for a lark
on razume šálo he knows how to take a joke
on ne razume šále he can't take a joke, he's got no sense of humour
reči v šáli to say something in jest
pretiravati šálo to carry a joke too far
vzeti za šálo to treat as a joke
ni razloga za zbijanje šál there is no cause for laughter, this is no laughing matter
zbijati šále to crack jokes
zbijati šále s kom to poke fun at someone, to make merry with someone, to make sport of someone
šála leti nanj, na njegov račun the joke is on him

ščít shield; (majhen) buckler; (z grbom) escutcheon

brez ščíta shieldless
dvigniti na ščít to raise on the shield, (figurativno) to choose as leader

šóla school; educational establishment; (stavba) schoolhouse, school; (poučevanje) schooling, teaching; (tečaj) course

v šóli at school
v šólo to school
osnovna šóla elementary (ali primary) school
srednja šóla secondary school, (zasebna) public school, (z internatom) boarding school
klasična srednja šóla grammar school
srednja šóla klasične smeri classical side (of a secondary school)
srednja šóla realne smeri modern side (of a secondary school)
deška (dekliška) šóla boys' (girls') school
mešana šóla mixed school; coeducational school
višja srednja šóla (5.-8. razred) ZDA high school
glasbena šóla music school
gospodinjska šóla school of domestic science
jahalna šóla riding school, manege, manège
konfesionalna šóla denominational school
kmetijska šóla school of agriculture
nadaljevalna šóla continuation school, extension college
strokovna šóla vocational (ali professional) school
šoferska šóla driving school, school of motoring
tehniška šóla technical school
trgovska šóla commercial school
učiteljska šóla teachers' training college, ZDA normal college
vojaška šóla military school, military academy
večerna šóla evening (ali night) school, evening classes pl
mala šóla nursery school, kindergarten, preschool
dan brez šóle (pouka) day off (school), school holiday
dorasel za šólo of school age
danes ni šóle (pouka) there is no school today, there are no lessons today
šóle (pouka) je konec school is over
naša šóla se bo končala 30. junija in zopet začela 15. septembra our school breaks up (ali closes) on June 30th and will reopen (ali reassemble) on September 15th
ti ne boš za šólo school is not for you
hoditi v šólo to go to school, to be at school
iti skozi trdo šólo (figurativno) to go through the mill
končati, zapustiti šólo to leave school
izključiti iz šóle to expel from school
obiskovati šólo to attend (a) school
zamuditi šólo (pouk) to be late for school
neupravičeno izosta(ja)ti iz šóle (»špricati«) to play truant, to cut school, ZDA žargon to play hooky
biti med najboljšimi v šóli to be near the top in school
vsaka šóla nekaj stane (figurativno) we learn by experience

šúm noise

brez šúma noiseless

tábor camp; encampment

tábor brez šotorov bivouac
postaviti tábor to set up (ali to pitch) camp
podreti tábor to break camp, to strike camp, to strike tents
narodni tábor zgodovina mass meeting, rally
taborski ogenj camp fire

tákt² (obzirnost, olika) tact, discretion; delicacy

brez tákta tactless
nima nobenega tákta he lacks tact (ali delicacy)

talènt talent; gift

brez talènta talentless
igralski talènt talent for acting
imeti talènt za risanje to have a talent for drawing
ne izkoriščati svojih talèntov to hide one's light under a bushel

talk away prehodni glagol
kar naprej, neprestano govoriti; prekramljati; eno in isto ponavljati

we talk awayed the afternoon away prekramljali smo vse popoldne
he will talk away for hours together ure in ure bo govoril (govori) brez prestanka

ték¹ (apetit) appetite; desire for food; (za kaj) zest, relish, gusto

imam, čutim ték I have an appetite
imam dober, zdrav (slab) ték I have a good, a keen (a poor) appetite
jesti z dobrim tékom to eat with gusto
izgubiti ték to lose one's appetite
narediti, povzročiti ték to sharpen (ali to whet) the appetite
dražiti, spodbujati si ték to stimulate one's appetite
delati, dobiti ték to give, to get an appetite
ték pride z jedjo the appetite grows with what it feeds on, start eating and you work up an appetite, figurativno the more you get, the more you want
biti brez téka, ne imeti téka (žargon) to be off one's food, to be a poor eater

tékmec rival; emulator; competitor, contestant

brez tékmeca without a rival
tékmeca v ljubezni, (v snubljenju) rival lovers (rival suitors)
on nima tékmeca there is no one to match (ali to rival) him

têmelj foundation; basis, pl bases; base; ground; groundwork

iz têmelja fundamentally, radically, thoroughly; from the very bottom
na têmelju on the grounds of, on the basis of, by reason of, in (ali by) virtue of, on the strength of
na têmelju, da... (= češ da) on the grounds that...
brez têmelja groundless
položiti têmelj to lay the foundation(s pl)
do têmelja pogoreti to be burned down to the ground
do têmelja porušiti to level with the ground, to raze, to rase
spodkopati têmelje države to undermine the foundations of the State

temperamént temperament; disposition; frame of mind; temper; (živahnost) animation, vivacity, liveliness, spirit, verve

brez temperaménta spiritless
koleričen temperamént choleric temperament
brezbrižen po temperaméntu temperamentally (naturally) apathetic
nima nobenega temperaménta he has no life in him
on je živčnega temperaménta he has a nervous temperament

testamènt testament; (last) will; last will and testament

dodatek k testamèntu codicil
ustni testamènt (mornarjev) nuncupative will
izreči ustni testamènt (zadnjo voljo) to nuncupate, to make one's will orally
stari (novi) testamènt (biblija) the Old (the New) Testament
napraviti, zapustiti testamènt to make one's will
spodbijati testamènt to contest (ali to dispute) a will
zapustiti komu kaj v testamèntu to leave something to someone in one's will
umreti brez testamènta to die intestate
preklicati testamènt to revoke a will
spomniti se koga v testamèntu to remember (ali to include) someone in one's will
voliti, zapustiti v testamèntu, s testamèntom to will, to bequeath
lastnoročni testamènt holograph will
skupni testamènt joint will

Thames [temz] samostalnik
(reka) Temza

to throw water into the Thames figurativno nositi vodo v Savo, opravljati nesmiselno delo (brez uspeha)
he won't set the Thames on fire figurativno on ni iznašel smodnika

thank¹ [ɵæŋk] samostalnik
(samo množina) zahvala, hvala, zahvaljevanje

thanks! hvala!
many thanks, thanks very much! hvala lepa!
thanks to (your intervention) zahvaljujoč se (zaradi) vašemu posredovanju
in thanks for v zahvalo za
cordial thanks prisrčna zahvala
letter of thanks zahvalno pismo
thanks be to God hvala (bodi) bogu
no thanks to him brez njegove pomoči
to give thanks to zahvaliti se
to return thanks zahvaliti se
please accept my thanks sprejmite, prosim, mojo zahvalo
small thanks to you, I succeeded brez tvoje pomoči mi je uspelo
small thanks I got for it! slabo zahvalo sem dobil za to!

thank² [ɵæŋk] prehodni glagol
zahvaliti se

to thank s.o. for s.th. zahvaliti se komu za kaj
(I) thank you! hvala!
no, thank you! ne, hvala!
(yes), thank you! (da), prosim!
thank you for nothing (ironično) se najlepše zahvaljujem; hvala vam tudi za to, bom že brez vas!
thanking you in anticipation (ali beforehand, ali in advance) zahvaljujoč se vam vnaprej
I'll thank you for some bread prosim (vas) malo kruha
I will thank you to leave that to me bil bi vam hvaležen, če bi to prepustili meni
he has only himself to thank for it samo sebi se mora za to zahvaliti (si to pripisati)
your tea, sir, thank you vaš čaj, gospod, prosim!