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smash² [smæš] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
treščiti, razbiti (se) (o vozilu), raztreščiti (se), zdrobiti (se), streti (se), zmečkati (se)
vojska uničiti, potolči, popolnoma poraziti
šport ostro suniti (žogo)
ekonomija pripeljati koga do stečaja, priti pod stečaj, bankrotirati, priti na boben; zaleteti se (into v)
trčiti (z); biti uničen
sleng spraviti (ponarejen denar) v promet

to smash a chair razbiti stol
to smash a stone through the window treščiti kamen skozi okno
to smash a theory podreti teorijo
a smashing victory uničujoča zmaga
to smash into each other treščiti, trčiti skupaj, eden v drugega
to smash in zaloputniti (vrata)

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

smejáti se to laugh

v pest smejáti se to laugh up one's sleeve
od srcá smejáti se to laugh heartily
temu se ni smejáti se it's nothing to laugh at
smejáti se komu v brk to laugh someone in the face, figurativno to dare (ali to defy, to challenge) someone
smejáti se kot nóri to laugh like anything
smejáti se na ves glas to roar with laughter
hrupno smejáti se to laugh like a horse, to guffaw
pridušeno smejáti se to giggle, to snigger
kislo smejáti se to laugh on the other side of one's face
smejal sem se mu I laughed at him
njemu se vsi smejejo he is everybody's laughingstock
zlobno smejáti se to grin balefully, to give a baleful (ali malicious) grin
kdor se zadnji smeje, se najslajše smeje he laughs best who laughs last
čemu se smeješ? what are you laughing at?
smejáti se komu v obraz to laugh someone in the face
posmehljivo smejáti se to sneer
on se lahko smeje he can afford to laugh

smér direction; course; line; tendency; trend

v sméri (česa) in the direction (of)
v eni sméri one-way
v vse sméri in all directions, in every direction
v ravni sméri straight on, straight ahead
v nasprotni sméri in the opposite direction
v obeh sméreh both ways
v (proti) sméri kazalca ure clockwise (anticlockwise)
pluti v določeni sméri to steer a course, to set course (for)
sprememba sméri change of direction
nova smér v pesništvu a new tendency in poetry

sméti (smem) to be allowed (ali permitted); to dare

če smem vprašati if I may ask
smem reči besedo? may I say a word?
ona ne sme iz hiše she is not allowed to leave the house
ali sme že čestitati? are congratulations in order?

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

smoke¹ [smóuk] samostalnik
dim, oblak dima; sopara
figurativno megla, koprena
domačno cigareta, cigara

a column of smoke steber dima
like smoke sleng kot veter (hitro), hipoma, naenkrat; brez težav, gladko
from smoke into smother iz slabega v slabše, z dežja pod kap
the big smoke (vzdevek za) London
there is no smoke without fire kjer je dim, je tudi ogenj
that's all smoke sleng vse to so same prazne besede
to end (to go up) in smoke figurativno razbliniti se, razpršiti se v dim, v nič
it will all end in a smoke vse se bo razblinilo v nič, iz vsega tega ne bo nič
we're getting on like smoke sleng to gre kot namazano
to go from smoke into smother priti z dežja pod kap
I haven't had a smoke all the morning ves dopoldan nisem nobene (cigarete) pokadil
let's have a smoke prižgimo si eno (cigareto)!
to see things through the smoke of hate videti stvari skozi tančico sovraštva

smoke² [smóuk] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
kaditi (tobak, pipo itd.); kaditi se, dimiti (se) (with od)
čaditi (se), okaditi (se); pariti (se); završeti
zastarelo slutiti, domnevati; sušiti v dimu, prekajevati, prekaditi, dati okus po dimu; pregnati (razkužiti, uničiti) z dimom
britanska angleščina, zastarelo drážiti, nagajati, imeti za norca (koga)

smoked glasses sajasta (temna) očala (za gledanje v sonce)
smoked ham prekajena gnjat
to smoke like chimney figurativno kaditi kot Turek, biti strasten kadilec
this cigar doesn't smoke well ta cigara se ne kadi dobro
I soon began to smoke that something was wrong kmalu sem zasumil, da nekaj ni v redu (da je nekaj narobe)
I was the first to smoke him figurativno meni se je najprej zbudil sum o njem; prvi sem ga spregledal
green wood smokes svež les se pari
to smoke green fly uničiti listno uš z dimom
I have not smoked for three years že tri leta ne kadim
he has smoked himself sick toliko je kadil, da mu je postalo slabo
the lamp smokes the ceiling svetilka čadi strop
to smoke a plot slutiti (vohati) zaroto
put that in your pipe and smoke it figurativno tu imaš nekaj, o čemer lahko razmišljaš
this rice is smoked ta riž diši po dimu

smooth¹ [smu:ð]

1. pridevnik
gladek; raven; miren; mehek voljan; enakomeren; prijeten; zvožen, obrabljen, gladek (pnevmatika); eleganten, zanosen (glasba); izbrušen, tekoč (govor); gladek kot jegulja, jeguljast, prilizljiv, dobrikav, hinavski; mil, blag (vino)
tehnično brez trenja, gladek
jezikoslovje brez aspiracije

smooth chin gladka (obrita) brada
smooth driving mirno šofiranje
a smooth face hinavsko prijazen obraz
smooth hair gladki lasje
smooth sea gladko, mirno morje
a smooth surface gladka površina
smooth tire casing zvožena, gladka pnevmatika (plašč)
a smooth verse tekoč stih
I am now in smooth water figurativno zmogel sem to, uspelo mi je, sedaj sem dober
to make things smooth for s.o. zravnati, utreti komu pot
the way is now smooth figurativno sedaj je pot prosta

2. prislov
gladko; ravno; mirno, brez zatikanja, brez težav

3. samostalnik
gladkost, pogladitev
figurativno ugodna stran (česa)

to give a smooth to the hair pogladiti si lase (s ščetko)
to take the rough with the smooth enako sprejemati dobro in slabo v življenju

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

snag¹ [snæg] samostalnik
ostanek na deblu odlomljene veje, okršek; štor, ki štrli iz zemije; (zobna) škrbina; naplavljeno deblo na dnu reke; čer, greben v reki
figurativno nepričakovana zapreka (ovira, težava)

the snag is that... težava je v tem, da...
to come up against a snag naleteti na nepričakovano oviro
to strike a snag in carrying out plans zadeti na težave pri izvedbi načrtov

snail [snéil]

1. samostalnik
polž
figurativno počasnè, lenuh

snail's gallop (pace) polževo premikanje, zelo počasen korak, počasno napredovanje
at a snail's pace po polževo, zelo počasi

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
očistiti (vrt) polžev; iskati, loviti polže
figurativno tratiti, zapravljati (čas)

snail cloud plastasti in kopasti oblak

snake¹ [snéik] samostalnik
zoologija kača
figurativno "kača", hudoben (zahrbten, podel, izdajalski) človek

hooded snake naočarka
ring snake belouška
venomous snake strupena kača
(great) Snakes! vraga! gromska strela! (začudenje)
snake in the grass v travi skrita kača, figurativno skrit sovražnik, hinavec, skrita nevarnost; sleng zrcalo
to cherish (to warm) a snake in one's bosom figurativno rediti gada na prsih
to have snakes in one's boots figurativno biti razburjen
to raise (to wake) snakes sleng, figurativno dregniti v osje gnezdo
to scotch the snake raniti, poškodovati kačo, figurativno ne popolnoma odstraniti nevarnosti
to see snakes sleng videti bele miši, imeti delirium tremens

snap¹ [snæp]

1. samostalnik
hlastaj (at po)
ugriz; tlesk s prsti, krcljaj, krc; tlesk, pok, zlom
figurativno zamah, polet, elan, živahnost
fotografija trenutni posnetek, momentka
gledališče kratek igralski angažma; rezka, odrezava, osorna izjava; kratka doba, perioda; zaskočna ključavnica; grižljaj, zalogaj, košček
ameriško, sleng dobra služba, lahka naloga, malenkost; vrsta drobljivega kolača

in a snap v hipu
a snap of the whip tlesk ali pok z bičem
a snap of cold, cold snap nenaden val mraza
to bite off at a single snap odgrizniti z enim samim hlastajem (ugrizom)
not to care a snap for figurativno požvižgati se na
the dog made a snap at me pes je hlastnil po meni
I heard the snap of the bone slišal sem pok (zlom) kosti

2. pridevnik
nagel, nenaden, bliskovit

snap judg(e)ment nagla (prenagljena) sodba
a snap vote nepričakovano in hitro glasovanje
snap shot strel brez ciljanja

3. prislov
s pokom (treskom)

to go snap počiti, zlomiti se s pokom
snap went the mast s treskom (tresk!) se je zlomil jambor

snap² [snæp] prehodni glagol
hlastniti (po), havsniti, odgrizniti; iztrgati, zgrabiti, uloviti (kaj); zlomiti, prelomiti, pretrgati; zapreti s pokom (treskom), tleskniti; zašklepetati (z zobmi); povzročiti pok(anje), tleskati ali pokati (z bičem, s prsti); sprožiti (pištolo); ostro (rezko, osorno) prekiniti; (na kratko) odpraviti (koga)
fotografija napraviti trenuten posnetek, neopazno fotografirati
ameriško, šport naglo vrniti (žogo) v polje
neprehodni glagol
hlastniti (at po)
naglo poseči (at po)
havsniti z zobmi (at po)
(o psu); skušati ugrizniti (at koga)
póčiti, tleskniti (bič); zlomiti se s pokom; zaklopiti se; zaskočiti se; zabliskati se (oči); nenadoma prisluhniti
ameriško, sleng planiti (into v)
ameriško, pogovorno (out of) nehati (z), rešiti se (česa)

to snap at s.o. nahruliti koga, zadreti se nad kom
to snap a beggar short na kratko odpraviti berača
to snap at s.th. (at an offer) hlastno pograbiti, hlastniti po čem (po ponudbi)
to snap (at) the bait hlastniti po vabi, figurativno hlastno sprejeti ponudbo
to snap at the chance zgrabiti za priložnost
to snap a piece of chalk in two zlomiti košček krede na dvoje
to snap s.o.'s bag iztrgati komu torbo (torbico)
the dog snapped at me pes je havsnil po meni
his eyes snapped oči so se mu zabliskale (v jezi)
to snap to attention nenadoma postati pozoren
to snap one's fingers tleskniti s prsti, figurativno prezirljivo ravnati (at s.o. s kom)
he snaps his fingers at the danger on se požvižga na nevarnost
the fish snapped (at) the bait riba je hlastnila po vabi
his nerves snapped živci so mu odpovedali
I snapped them as they were going in fotografiral sem jih, ko so vstopali
the string snapped struna je počila
to snap shut zapreti se s tleskom (pokom)
to snap one's teeth together zašklepetati z zobmi
to snap a whip tleskniti (počiti) z bičem
the whip snapped bič je tlesknil (počil)

snappy [snǽpi] pridevnik (snappily prislov)
tleskajoč, pokajoč, prasketajoč; oster (mraz); živahen, energičen, hiter, poln poleta
sleng razdražljiv

a snappy conversation živahen pogovor
a snappy style živahen, poleta poln slog
snappy weather mrzlo in suho vreme
make it snappy! pogovorno napravi(te) (to) hitro!

snare [snɛ́ə]

1. samostalnik
zanka, zadrga
figurativno past
množina strune iz sukanih črev ali kože na spodnjem delu bobna, ki dajejo ropotajoč zvok

to be caught in a snare ujeti se v zanko, v past
to fall into a snare pasti v zanko, v past
to lay (to set) a snare for s.o. nastaviti zanko (past) za koga, komu

2. prehodni glagol
loviti, ujeti (ptice) v zanko; zvabiti koga v past

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

snég snow

brez snéga snowless
kosmič snéga snowflake
snég iz jajc whipped eggs pl
snég iz stepene smetane whipped cream
večni snég everlasting (ali perpetual) snow
meja večnega snéga snow line
kot snég bel snow-white, white as snow
kot snég beli lasje snowy hair
slep od (bleščečega se) snega snowblind
krplje za snég snowshoes pl
zametèn od snéga snowbound
zatrpan s snégom snowed up, snowbound
pokrit s snégom covered with snow, snowclad, snowcapped
odrezan zaradi snéga snowbound
biti zasut s snégom to be snowed in (ali up), to be under snow
s snégom bogata zima a snowy winter
toliko mi je za to kot za lanski snég, to mi je lanski snég I couldn't care less (about it)
snég pada it snows (ozir. it is snowing)
snég me je zametel I was snowed in
vlak je obtičal v snégu the train was snowed under

snow¹ [snóu] samostalnik
sneg, snežna odeja; snežno stanje; snežna belina, bleščeče bela barva; bele lise na TV ekranu
sleng kokain, heroin (droga)
množina snežne padavine (mase), visok (obilen) sneg
poetično beli lasje

as white as snow kot sneg bel
everlasting snow večni sneg
a fall of snow snežne padavine
flakes of snow snežinke
how is the snow in Slovenia? kakšne so snežne razmere (stanje) v Sloveniji?
where are the snows of yester year? figurativno kje so lepi stari časi?