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sekundáren secondary

to je sekundárne važnosti this is a matter of secondary importance

self množina selves [self, selvz]

1. samostalnik
sam (poedinec); svoja osebnost, jaz; prava narava; osebne koristi, egoizem, sebičnost, samoljubje
filozofija jaz, subjekt
biologija enobarvna cvetlica (žival)

my humble self, my poor self moja malenkost
my former (better) self moj prejšnji (boljši) jaz
his own self, his very self njegov lastni jaz
his second self njegov drugi jaz; njegov intimen prijatelj; njegova desna roka
your good selves trgovina vaša spoštovana firma
our noble selves hudomušno mi
knowledge of self poznavanje samega sebe
pity's self poosebljeno usmiljenje
a study of the self študija o jazu
he cares for nothing but self on se briga le za svoj lastni jaz
he has no other guide but self nima drugega vodnika kot svoje samoljubje
self do, self have kakor si boš postlal, tako boš spal
to refer everything to self vse nase, v svojo korist obračati
self is a bad guide to happiness sebičnost je slab vodnik k sreči

2. pridevnik
enoten, brez primesi, naraven (barva)
arhaično isti

a self trimming pozamenterija iz istega (enotnega) materiala

3. zaimek
sam

a cheque drawn to self nase izstavljen ček
a ticket admitting self and friend vstopnica za sebe in za prijatelja

self-praise [selfpréiz] samostalnik
lastna hvala, samohvala

self-praise is no recommendation lastna hvala malo velja

sell^*2 [sel]

1. prehodni glagol
prodati, prodajati (at po, to s.o. komu)
trgovati s čim; izdati koga (za denar ali za kaj drugega)
sleng speljati koga na led, prevarati, opehariti, ukaniti, prelisičiti, ogoljufati koga
ameriško zvabiti koga k nakupu

sold again! sleng spet prevaran (ogoljufan, opeharjen)!
sold on pogovorno navdušen za
to sell, to be sold na prodaj
to sell by auction prodati na dražbi
to sell at a low price poceni prodati
to sell one's country izdati svojo domovino
to sell dear (one's life) dragó prodati (svoje življenje)
to sell goods retail (wholesale, for cash, on credit) proda(ja)ti blago na drobno (na debelo, za gotovino, na kredit)
to sell the grass figurativno izneveriti se zavezniku ali ideji
to sell s.o. a gold brick figurativno prevarati, ogoljufati, opehariti koga
to sell the public on s.th. ameriško, sleng javnosti nekaj (največkrat nevrednega) hvalisati
to sell short; sleng, to sell down the river izdati in prodati
to be sold sleng, figurativno nasesti, biti opeharjen, prevaran
to sell against a purchaser ameriško prodajati delnice pri manjših kolebanjih tečaja

2. neprehodni glagol
proda(ja)ti se, iti v prodajo

his book is selling like hot cakes (like a wildfire) njegova knjiga gre za med, trgajo se za njegovo knjigo
goods that do not sell blago, ki ne gre v prodajo, nekurantno blago

sèn (sanje) dream; (spanje) sleep; slumber

miren (nemiren) sèn undisturbed (troubled, disturbed) sleep
trden sèn sound sleep
on hodi v snu he walks in his sleep; he is a sleepwalker (ali a somnambulist)
zazibati v sèn to lull to sleep
zbuditi iz sna to rouse (from sleep)

sénca (hlad) shade, pesniško arhaično umbrage; (predmeta, osebe) shadow

niti sénce dvoma not a shadow of a doubt
vlada v sénci (figurativno) shadow cabinet
on je le (še) sénca samega sebe he is a mere shadow of his former self, he is worn to a shadow, he is reduced to a skeleton (ali to a shadow)
iti v sénco to go into the shade
sedeti v sénci to sit in the shade
boji se lastne sénce he is afraid of his own shadow
dajati sénco to give (ali to afford) shade
izginiti kot sénca to vanish like a shadow
delaš mi sénco you are in my light, you are standing in my light, humoristično you'd make a better door than a window
sonce meče sénce the sun casts shadows
metati, vreči sénco na to cast a shadow on, (zasenčiti) to overshadow, to outshine
to meče sénco nanj (figurativno) this puts him in a poor light, this reflects discredit on him
slediti komu kot sénca to shadow (ali to dog) someone, to be someone's shadow, to follow someone like a shadow

senior¹ [sí:njə] pridevnik
starejši; višji po položaju (v službi)
ameriško ki je v zadnjem letu študija

John Brown sen. (ali Sr.) J. B. starejši
the senior class najvišji razred
senior clerk višji uradnik
a senior man študent zadnjega letnika, starina
the senior officer najvišji častnik
senior optime drugi študent po uspehu iz matematike
senior partner starejši družabnik, šef firme
the senior service britanska angleščina vojna mornarica
senior wrangler najboljši študent letnika v matematiki
he is my senior officer on mi je (častniški) starešina
he is five years senior to me on je pet let starejši od mene

senior² [sí:njə] samostalnik
starešina; predstojnik; študent zadnjega ietnika; najstarejša oseba

senior school britanska angleščina (do 1944) štirje zadnji razredi osnovne šole (za učence v starosti 10 do 14 let)
senior high school ameriško najvišji razredi šole, ki sledi osnovni šoli (10. do 12. šolsko leto)
he is my senior by five years on je pet let starejši od mene

sense¹ [sens] samostalnik
čut, čutilo, občutek, čustvo; (zdrava) pamet, (zdrav) razum; smisel, pomen; sodba, mnenje; uvidevnost
množina razumnost, pametnost; bistrost; splošno naziranje ali mnenje

in (out of) one's senses (ne) pri zdravi pameti
against common sense proti zdravi pameti
the five senses petero čutov
the sense of hearing čut sluha, sluh
sense of duty (responsibility) čut dolžnosti (odgovornosti)
sense of pain občutek bolečine
a sense of wrong občutek (sebi prizadete) krivice
common (good, sound) sense zdrava pamet, zdrav razum
a man of sense pameten človek
any man in his sense vsak pameten človek
in every sense v vsakem pogledu
in a sense v nekem pogledu, nekako
literal (figurative, proper) sense of a word dobesedni (preneseni, pravi) pomen (neke) besede
be a man of sense! bodi no pameten!
she is not in her right senses ona ni čisto pri pravi pameti
are you out of your senses? si ob pamet?, si znorel?
we must bring him to his senses moramo ga spametovati
to come to one's senses priti k pameti, spametovati se; zavedati se
she was frightened (scared) out of her senses bila je vsa iz sebe (ponorela je) od strahu
he has no sense of humour on nima smisla za humor
I have no sense of locality nimam občutka za orientacijo
she had not the sense to turn off the gas ni ji prišlo na pamet, da bi zaprla plin
to lose (to take leave of) one's senses izgubiti pamet
to make sense of s.th. dati čemu smisel, razumeti kaj
it does not make sense (to) nima nobenega smisla, to je nerazumljivo
he'll need all his senses potreboval bo vso svojo pamet
to recover one's senses priti spet k pameti, spet se zavedeti
it stands to sense čisto jasno je
have you taken leave of your senses? si ob pamet? si znorel?
talk sense! govori pametno!

serve² [sə:v]

1. prehodni glagol
služiti, delati za koga; (od)služiti (kazen); opravljati učno dobo; postreči, oskrbeti (with z)
servirati (jed)
šport servirati (žogo); zadostovati (komu), zadovoljiti (potrebe); ustrezati (namenu); prav priti
pogovorno ravnati s kom; privesti samca k samici

to serve one's apprenticeship služiti svojo učno dobo
he has served us very badly zelo slabo je ravnal z nami
to serve one's country služiti domovini
to serve the devil služiti satanu
dinner is served večerja je na mizi
there is enough to serve five people tega je dovolj za pet ljudi
that excuse will serve you to opravičilo ti bo prav prišlo (ti bo koristilo)
I am glad to serve you (in this occurrence) veseli me, da sem vam lahko na uslugo (da vam lahko pomagam) (ob tej priliki)
to serve a gun vojska streči topu
if my memory serves me right če se prav spominjam
serves you right! prav ti je!, zaslužil si to!
they served him right ravnali so z njim, kot je zaslužil
it does not serve my needs to ne ustreza mojim potrebam
a man cannot serve two masters človek ne more služiti dvema gospodarjema
this priest serves two parishes ta duhovnik upravlja dve župniji
one pound serves us for three days en funt nam zadostuje za tri dni
that will serve the purpose to bo ustrezalo (namenu)
to serve a rope zvezati konec (spletene) vrvi z vrvico, da se prepreči odmotavanje
to serve s.o. with the same sauce, to serve s.o. in his kind (in his coin) plačati, vrniti komu milo za drago
to serve one's sentence presta(ja)ti svojo kazen
to serve the time prilagoditi se času
to serve one's time služiti leta do upokojitve; služiti svoj rok v vojski; prestajati svojo kazen v zaporu
to serve the town with electric light oskrbovati mesto z električno razsvetljavo
to serve s.o. a (nasty) trick (grdó) zagosti jo komu
to serve s.o. a turn napraviti komu uslugo
that will serve his turn to bo nekaj zanj, ta mu bo ustrezalo
first come, first served kdor prej pride, prej melje

2. neprehodni glagol
služiti, biti v službi
vojska služiti v vojski; streči, servirati; ustrezati, zadostovati; koristiti, biti koristen (primeren); napraviti uslugo, pomagati; opravljati funkcijo, fungirati (kot)
cerkev ministrirati, biti ministrant

as occasion serves ob primerni priložnosti, če se bo ponudila (ugodna) priložnost
to serve in the army služiti v vojski
to serve at table streči pri mizi
to serve as an example služiti za zgled
he serves rather badly (tenis) on zelo slabo servira
to serve on a jury fungirati kot porotnik
to serve as a mayor biti župan; opravljati funkcijo župana
to serve with cold meat postreči s hladnim narezkom
this string may serve later on ta vrvica utegne pozneje prav priti
it will serve bo ustrezalo (prav prišlo, zadostovalo)
while the time serves dokler je še čas (prilika)

servírati to serve (up); (prinesti na mizo) pogovorno to dish up

servírati večerjo to serve dinner
večerja je servirana dinner is served; (tenis)
on zelo slabo servira he has a very weak (ali very poor) service
gos je bila servirana z jabolčnim kompotom, čežano the goose was served with apple sauce
vedno nam servira iste stare zgodbe he keeps coming up with the same old stories

sêrvis¹ šport (tenis itd.) service, pogovorno serve

kdo ima sêrvis? whose serve is it?
vi imate sêrvis it is your serve; tehnika service
popraviti, pregledati avto v sêrvisu to service a car
gospodinjski sêrvis domestic cleaning service

sesédati se to sink

tla se polagoma sesedajo the ground is gradually subsiding

sestávljen composed, compounded; combined; constituted; made up (of); (spojen) joined, put together, united

to je sestávljeno iz... this consists of..., this is made up of...
sestávljena organizacija združenega dela composite organization of associated labour
ostro sestávljena resolucija strongly worded resolution

set¹ [set] samostalnik
poetično sončni zahod; neko število enakih oseb, stvari, ki spadajo skupaj, tvorijo celoto; krog, družba (ljudi), klika; garnitura, serija, niz, servis
tenis set, partija (6 iger)
trgovina kolekcija; radijski, televizijski aparat, naprava, pribor; vsa ladijska jadra
tisk zlog
gledališče oprema odra; frizura, pričeska; sadika, nasad (jajc); plesni pari; figura pri četvorki
lov nepremična stoja psa pred divjačino; (o glavi) drža, držanje; (o obleki) kroj, pristajanje; (o toku, vetru) smer; (o tekočini) trdnost; nagnjenost, tendenca (towards k, proti)
figurativno oster napad, zadnja plast (malte na zidu)

a set of bills of exchange dve ali tri istovrstne menice
a set of cards niz igralnih kart
a set of contradictions niz, vrsta protislovij, nasprotij
set of current smer toka
the set of day (life) konec (zaton) dneva (življenja)
set of furniture garnitura pohištva
set of houses skupina (kompleks) hiš
a fine set of men dobro moštvo
set of swindlers banda, klika sleparjev
dead set lov nepremična stoja psa, ki naznanja divjačino
set of false teeth umetno zobovje
the best set elita
the fast set lahkoživi svet
full set of bill of lading trgovina sklop (komplet) ladijskega tovornega lista (konosamenta)
the racing set krog ljudi, ki se zanimajo za konjske dirke
smart set mondena družba
wireless set radijski aparat
he is one of my set on je eden iz mojega kroga (družbe)
he has a set towards preaching on rad pridiga
to make a dead set at figurativno čvrsto popasti, zgrabiti koga; (o ženski) loviti koga, skušati (truditi se) osvojiti koga

set^*3 [set]

1. prehodni glagol
postaviti, položiti, posaditi, namestiti, instalirati, montirati, dati v določen položaj; naravnati (ud, uro); razvrstiti, sestaviti v zbirko (žuželke itd.); nasaditi (kokoš, jajca); pogrniti (mizo), razviti (jadro); razporediti, zlágati (tiskarske črke); urediti, (s)frizirati (lase); vstaviti, vdelati (dragulj v zlato); zabiti (v zemljo); spraviti (v gibanje), privesti, spraviti v določeno stanje; spustiti (na prostost); nagnati koga k delu, zapovedati mu, da se loti kakega dela; postaviti, dati (komu kaj) za zgled (vzor, primer); postaviti (pravilo); dati (komu ali sebi) nalogo; komponirati, uglasbiti (to za)
naščuvati (at s.o. proti komu)
razpisati (nagrado) (on na)
stisniti (zobe)
gledališče uprizoriti, postaviti na oder; obsuti, posuti kaj (with z)
sesiriti (mleko); usmeriti, gnati (čoln); zasaditi zemijo, tla (with z)

2. neprehodni glagol
zaiti, zahajati (sonce, mesec, tudi figurativno)
ustaliti se (vreme); pihati (o vetru), prihajati (from od, iz)
gibati se, premikati se v neki smeri (o vodnem toku itd.); kreniti (na pot); kazati nagnjenost (to za)
lotiti se, začeti; pridobiti na moči; (o lovskem psu) nepremično obstati in tako opozoriti na bližnjo divjačino; (o obleki) pristajati; spremeniti se v trdno stanje, otrdeti (cement, malta), strditi se; (o plesalcih) stati nasproti partnerju; (o cvetu) narediti plod; dobiti določeno obliko

to set afoot (on foot) začeti, pripraviti (kaj)
to set s.o. against nahujskati koga proti, ustvariti pri kom nerazpoloženje za
to be set on (upon) s.th. trdovratno vztrajati pri čem, biti ves mrtev na kaj
to set alar(u)m naravnati budilko na potrebni čas
to set the axe to s.th. začeti kaj sekati, nastaviti sekiro na kaj, uničiti kaj
to set the broken bones (a fracture) naravnati zlomljene kosti (zlom)
to set books to be read določiti knjige, ki jih je treba prebrati
this hat set me back a pound sleng ta klobuk me je stal en funt
to set bounds to s.th. omejiti kaj
to set one's cap at pogovorno prizadevati si pritegniti (snubca)
this cement sets quickly ta cement hitro otrdi
to set chairs for everybody namestiti stole za vse
his character has set njegov značaj je dozorel
to set the clock (the watch) naravnati uro
to set close tisk staviti, zlágati z majhnimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami
to set at defiance izzvati, kljubovati
to set a dog on s.o. spustiti, naščuvati psa na koga
to set persons by the ears (at variance, at loggerheads) izzvati prepir (razdor) med dvema osebama, spraviti v spor, spreti dve osebi
to set s.o. at ease pomiriti koga, osvoboditi koga zadrege (tesnobe, ženiranja, stiske)
to set an end to s.th. napraviti konec čemu
to set an engine going spraviti stroj v pogon
to set an example dati zgled
to set eyes on s.th. upreti oči (pogled) v kaj, opaziti kaj
to set one's face against pogovorno odločno se upreti, zoperstaviti
how far did I set you? (v šoli) do kam smo prišli (vzeli) (zadnjič)?
to set the fashion dajati, uvesti, diktirati modo (ton)
to set s.o. on his feet postaviti koga na noge (tudi figurativno)
to set fire to (at) s.th. podnetiti, zažgati kaj
to set s.th. on fire požgati, zažgati kaj
to set the Thames on fire figurativno napraviti nekaj osupljivega
to set foot in a house prestopiti prag hiše, vstopiti v hišo
to set on foot postaviti na noge, začeti, uvesti, spraviti v gibanje, v tek
to set foot on s.th. stopiti na kaj
to set free (at liberty) izpustiti na prostost
to set a glass in a sash vstaviti šipo v (okenski) okvir
to set one's hand to s.th. podpisati kaj, zapečatiti kaj
to set a hen posaditi kokoš na jajca
to set one's house in order spraviti (svojo) hišo v red, urediti hišo; figurativno spraviti svoje stvari v red, urediti svoje stvari; napraviti red, pomesti z nepravilnostmi, izvesti reforme
to set a lady's hair urediti, naviti, sfrizirati, narediti pričesko dami
to set one's hand to a task lotiti se naloge
I set my hand and seal to this document s tem podpisujem to listino
to set one's heart (one's mind) to s.th. poželeti, zelo si (za)želeti, zahtevati zase, izbrati zase, odločno skušati dobiti kaj, navdušiti se za kaj
to set s.o.'s heart at rest napraviti konec dvomu, zaskrbljenosti, pomiriti koga
the jelly has (is) set želé se je strdil
to set at large dati prostost, izpustiti, osvoboditi
to set a company laughing spraviti družbo v smeh
to set ono's life on a chance figurativno staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to set s.th. in a proper light postaviti kaj v pravo luč
to set little (much) by s.th. malo (visoko) kaj ceniti
to set one's mind on obrniti svoje misli na
to set to music uglasbiti
my muscle sets mišica se mi napne
to set s.o. at naught rogati se, posmehovati se komu, podcenjevati, omalovaževati, poniževati, v nič devati koga, ne se ozirati na koga
to set o.s. against s.th. upreti se, zoperstaviti se čemu
public opinion sets strongly against them javno mnenje jim je sovražno
to set o.s. lotiti se; šport zavzeti mesto na startu, pripraviti se za start
to set the pace regulirati korak, hojo; dajati takt
to set paper pogovorno napisati vprašanja, ki jih bodo vlekli študenti na izpitu
to set pen to paper lotiti se pisanja, začeti pisati
to set the police after s.o. poslati policijo za kom
to set a price on s.th. določiti čemu ceno, naložiti ceno za kaj
to set a price on s.o.'s life (head) razpisati nagrado na glavo kake osebe
to set s.th. before the public prinesti kaj pred javnost
to set a razor nabrusiti britev; izgladiti ostrino britve po brušenju
to set s.o. at rest pomiriti, umiriti koga
to set a question at rest urediti (rešiti) vprašanje
to set s.o. right popraviti, korigirati koga
to set right (to rights, in order) spraviti v red, popraviti
to set roaring (in a roar) spraviti v krohot
to set a handle with rubies vdelati rubine v ročaj
to set sail dvigniti jadro, odjadrati, odpluti, kreniti na potovanje po morju
to set a saw izviti zobe žage v nasprotnih si smereh
to set seal to s.th. staviti pečat na kaj
to set seed posejati seme
to set shoulder to the wheel figurativno pomagati, podpreti, zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotiti
to set spies on s.o. vohuniti za kom
to set spurs to the horse z ostrogami spodbosti konja, spodbujati
to set a stake into the ground zabiti kol v tla, v zemljo
his star sets figurativno njegova zvezda zahaja
to set store by s.th. sleng visoko (zelo) ceniti, preceniti kaj; pripisovati veliko važnost čemu
to set the table pogrniti mizo
to set a task dati, naložiti nalogo
to set one's teeth stisniti zobe (tudi figurativno)
to set s.o.'s teeth on edge izzvati razburjenost (vznemirjenost) pri kom, (raz)dražiti živce komu, iti komu na živce
to set s.o. thinking dati komu misliti
to set a trap nastaviti past (zanko)
to set at variance spreti, razdvojiti
to set veils razpeti jadra
to set s.o. in the way pokazati komu pot, spraviti koga na pravo pot
to set s.o. on his way arhaično spremiti koga del (kos) poti
to set wide tisk staviti razprto, z velikimi razmiki med črkami ali besedami
to set one's wits to another's meriti se s kom v diskusiji
to set one's wits to a question iskati rešitev problerna, prizadevati si rešiti problem
to set one's wits to work predati se resnemu razmišljanju
to set the watch navtika postaviti straže na njihova mesta
it sets him well dobro mu pristaja
the weather has set fair vreme je postalo lepo
to set s.o. to work spraviti koga k delu
to set o.s. to work lotiti se dela

set against prehodni glagol
obrniti, postaviti proti

to set theory against practice postaviti teorijo proti praksi
to set one's face (oneself) against s.th. zoperstaviti se čemu
to set brother against brother nahujskati brata proti bratu
opinion is setting against him mnenje se obrača proti njemu

settle² [setl]

1. prehodni glagol
naseliti (koga), nastaniti, kolonizirati, stacionirati, namestiti; urediti; poravnati, plačati; pomiriti (koga); prepričati z argumenti; utišati; likvidirati (koga), ubiti; oskrbeti, oskrbovati; spraviti v red, urediti, izgladiti, poravnati (prepir); rešiti (vprašanje), razpršiti (sumničenja), urediti zadeve (zlasti pred smrtjo), prenesti, prepisati (to, on, upon na)
določiti (dediče), voliti; dogovoriti se (o čem), določiti; utrditi (cesto); prenesti, prepisati (on na)
(refleksivno) posvetiti se; predati se

2. neprehodni glagol
naseliti se (in America v Ameriki)
nastaniti se, ustanoviti si lasten dom, sesti (to k)
umiriti se, zbati se, ustaliti se (vreme); usesti se, potoniti; spustiti se (on na)
razbistriti se, očistiti se; odločiti se (upon za)
dogovoriti se, sporazumeti se, obračunati (with z)
pripravljati se (for za, na)

to settle the agitation pomiriti razburjenje
to settle an annuity on s.o. določiti komu rento (penzijo)
to settle the bill poravnati, plačati račun
will you settle for me? boš plačal zame?
to settle with one's creditors poravnati se z upniki
to settle a dispute poravnati spor
to settle s.o.'s doubts razpršiti komu dvome
it is as good as settled to je toliko kot dogovorjeno
we settled the old lady in her armchair posadili, namestili smo staro gospo v njen naslanjač
to settle one's mind pomiriti se; odločiti se
things will soon settle into order stvari se bodo kmalu uredile
to be settled in a place biti nastanjen, bivati v nekem kraju
to settle a price dogovoriti se o ceni, določiti ceno
that settles the question, that settles it s tem je stvar urejena, opravljena
he settled all his property on his children vse svoje premoženje je volil otrokom
they settled on selling odločili so se za prodajo
the weather is not settled yet vreme še ni ustaljeno
to settle accounts with s.o. (zlasti; figurativno ) obračunati s kom

seventeen [sévntí:n]

1. pridevnik
sedemnajst

she is seventeen 17 let je stara
we are seventeen 17 nas je

2. samostalnik
17-torica; številka 17

sweet seventeen dozorevanje dekliške lepote, najlepša dekliška leta

seventy [sévənti]

1. pridevnik
sedemdeset

2. samostalnik
število (številka) 70

the seventies množina leta med 69 in 80 življenja ali stoletja, sedemdeseta leta
seventy-eight gramofonska plošča z 78 obrati v minuti
he is nearly seventy skoraj 70 let je star
my grandfather was born in the early seventies moj ded se je rodil v prvih letih po 1870