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svét¹ world; (zemlja) earth, globe; (vsemirje) the universe

na svétu in the world
na tem svétu in this world, in this life, here below
po celem (vsem) svétu all over the world, the whole world over
na koncu svéta (figurativno) at the back of beyond
(ki je) daleč od svéta remote, out of the world, secluded
širom svéta throughout the wide world, all over the world
ves svét the whole world
za ves svét ne, za nič na svét u ne not for all the world, not for worlds, not for anything in the world, for nothing in the world
do konca svéta to the ends of the earth
Novi svét the New World
Stari svét the Old World
Tretji svét politika the Third World
oni svét (figurativno) the next life, the other world, the world to come
od svéta odrezan kraj the back of beyond
stavbni svét building site
učeni svét (figurativno) the world of learning
športni svét (figurativno) the sporting world
rastlinski svét the vegetable world
živalski svét the animal world
začetek svéta the beginning of the world
konec svéta the end of the world
podzemeljski svét underworld
širni svét the wide world
današnji svét the modern world
odkar sem na svétu since I was born
to je na drugem koncu svéta it's on the other side of the globe, it's at the back of beyond
to je narobe svét! (figurativno) that's making water flow uphill!
on je najboljši človek na svétu he's the best man alive, you won't find a better man living than him (knjižno than he)
ona mi je (= pomeni) vse na svétu she is all the world to me
tako je (pač) na svétu that's the way of the world
za nič na svétu ne bi tega naredil I would not do it for all the world
odreči se svétu to forsake the world
šel bi z njo do konca svéta I'd follow her to the ends of the earth
poslati koga na oni svét (žargon) to send someone to kingdom-come
priti na svét to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world
on malo pozna svét he knows little of the world
prinesti, spraviti na svét to bring into the world, to give birth (to)
spraviti koga s svéta to do away with someone, to put someone out of the way, to kill someone, (pogovorno) to dispatch someone
videl je mnogo svéta he is a widely travelled man, he is a great traveller, he is a globe-trotter
zagledati luč svéta to see the light, to be born, to be brought into the world
živeti odmaknjen(o) od svéta to live cut off from the world
objadral je ves svét he has sailed the seven seas

svétel bright, light; clear; arhaično lucent

pri svétlem (belem) dnevu in broad daylight
svétle barve light colours pl, bright colours
svétli lasje fair (ali light) hair
svétlo pivo pale (ali light) ale
svétla soba bright room
svétlo moder (rumen, siv, zelen) light blue (yellow, grey, green)
imeti svoje svétle strani (figurativno) to have one's good points
dati na svétlo to bring out, to publish
priti na svétlo to come to light, to come out, to be published
svétlo je, svétlo postaja it's getting light, dawn is breaking

svétiti to light; to shine (na upon); to give light, to emit light

svétiti komu to light someone
sveti mu po stopnicah! light him downstairs!
svétiti se to shine, to glitter, to glisten
ni vse zlato, kar se sveti all is not gold that glitters

svéž fresh; new; recent; (hladen) cool, chill, chilly, refreshed

svéžega datuma of recent date
svéže čete fresh troops pl
svéž kruh new bread
svéže mleko new milk
svéža jajca new-laid eggs pl
svéže meso fresh meat
svéže perilo clean linen
svéža srajca clean shirt
svéž sir fresh cheese
svéž vetrič brisk gale
svéž zrak fresh (ali bracing) air, crisp air
svéža sled live scent
svéža voda fresh water
imamo ga v svéžem spominu he is still fresh in our memories
svéža je kot rožica (figurativno) she is (as) fresh as a daisy
počutim se čisto svéžega I feel as fresh as paint
svéže (po)barvano! wet paint

svojína property; possession; ownership

to je moja svojína this belongs to me, this is mine

swarm¹ [swɔ:m]

1. samostalnik
roj (čebel), jata (ptic); mrgolenje; velika množina, kup, veliko število

a swarm of bills kup računov

2. neprehodni glagol
rojiti
figurativno mrgoleti, gnesti se, prerivati se; biti zelo številen, obilovati
prehodni glagol
ujeti roj čebel; obsuti

he was swarmed by a swarm of porters obsul ga je roj nosačev
the boys swarmed round him dečki so ga v roju obkrožili
the region is swarmed with game pokrajina ima divjačine v izobilju
the town is swarming with spies v mestu mrgoli špijonov

sway¹ [swéi] prehodni glagol
zibati, gugati, majati; vihteti; zvijati, pripogibati
navtika dvigati
figurativno vplivati, delovati na; rokovati; upravljati, voditi, vladati (komu, čemu); odvrniti (od naklepa)
neprehodni glagol
gugati se, zibati se, nihati, majati se, zvijati se, nagibati se, pripogibati se (towards k, proti)
kreniti, zaviti; opotekati se, omahovati; vladati

to sway home kreniti, zaviti proti domu
man is often swayed by his passions človeka često vladajo njegove strasti
opinion sways to his side javno mnenje se nagiblje njemu v prid
he swayed his sword vihtel je svoj meč
to sway the sceptre držati žezlo, vladati
to sway the world vladati svetu
to be swayed by a dream dati si vplivati od sanj
the trees sway in the wind drevesa se pozibavajo v vetru
the wind sways the trees veter pozibava drevesa
the wall sways to the right zid (stena) se nagiblje na desno

sweet¹ [swi:t]

1. pridevnik (sweetly prislov)
sladek; (mleko, maslo) svež, nepokvarjen; (vonj) prijeten, blag, dišeč; (zvok) melodiozen, skladen, miloglasen, prijeten; (spanje itd.) sladek, osvežilen, krepilen; prijazen, ljubezniv (to do)
pogovorno mil, dražesten, ljubek, sladek
pogovorno gladek, miren, brez truda

at one's own sweet will po svoji mili volji, po svoji glavi
a sweet one sleng krepak udarec
sweet breath svež, prijeten duh (iz ust)
a sweet tooth figurativno sladkosnednost
a sweet going gladka vožnja (na dobri cesti)
sweet and twenty "očarljiva dvajsetletnica"
my sweet one! moj ljubi!
to be sweet on s.o. pogovorno biti zaljubljen v koga, nor za kom
to be sweet with dišati po
this fish is not quite sweet ta riba ni čisto sveža
to have a sweet taste imeti sladek okus
to have a sweet tooth figurativno biti sladkosneden
to keep s.o. sweet dobro se razumeti (shajati) s kom

2. prislov

to smell sweet blago dišati
to taste sweet imeti sladek okus

sweetheart [swí:tha:t]

1. samostalnik
ljubček, ljubica

2. neprehodni glagol
ljubimkati
prehodni glagol
dvoriti, snubiti

he is out sweethearting šel je ven s svojim dekletom

swell^*2 [swel]

1. neprehodni glagol (tudi swell up, swell out)
oteči, otekati, nabrekniti; napihniti se, napeti se, nabuhniti, napenjati se; (voda) narasti; (jadro) napeti se, napihniti se; rasti, prerasti (into v)
narasti, povečati se; izbruhniti (izvirek, solze)
arhitektura izbočiti se
figurativno kipeti (čustva); (srce) napenjati se, (hoteti) počiti (with od)
biti poln (with česa)
figurativno napihovati se, hvalisati se, bahati se

2. prehodni glagol (tudi swell up, swell out)
napihniti, napeti; razširiti, povečati (into do)
zvišati, pomnožiti

swelled head sleng nadutost, domišljavost
swollen legs otekle noge
swelled with success domišljav na svoj uspeh
to be swelled with pride napihovati se od ošabnosti
my cheek is swelling lice mi oteka
to swell out one's chest (iz)prsiti se
the cost of war has swollen our debt stroški za vojno so povečali naš dolg
my heart is swelling with happiness srce mi je prepolno sreče
to swell like a turkey cock šopiriti se kot pav
to swell note glasba peti (igrati) noto izmenoma crescendo in diminuendo
rains have swollen the river zaradi deževja je reka narasla
the rivers are swelling reke naraščajo
the sails swelled in the wind jadra so se napela v vetru
to suffer from swelled head figurativno biti nadut, domišljav

swift¹ [swift]

1. pridevnik (swiftly prislov)
hiter, brz, nagel (to za kaj)
uren, okreten, živahen; deroč; kratkotrajen, bežen (čas); nenaden, nepričakovan
pogovorno lahek (o dekletu)

swift to anger togoten, nagle jeze
swift of foot brzonog
his swift death njegova nenadna smrt
a swift worker uren delavec
he is swift to mischief hitro je pripravljen za hudobijo
he is swift to hear and slow to speak on hitro sliši in počasi govori

2. prislov
hitro, naglo

to answer swift hitro odgovoriti

swing^*2 [swiŋ]

1. neprehodni glagol
nihati, zibati se, gugati se, guncati se, pozibavati se
figurativno biti odvisen (from od)
viseti, bingljati; biti obešen na vislice; obračati se, vrteti se
navtika obračati se okoli sidra ali boje; gibati se v krivulji, zavijati; hoditi hitro, z dolgimi koraki in z elanom

2. prehodni glagol
zamahniti, mahati z, vihteti; zibati, gugati, pustiti nihati; obesiti; obračati na vse strani; meriti (čas) z nihaji; bingljati z; z zamahom dvigniti kvišku (on, to na)
ameriško vplivati na
ameriško uspešno izvesti
politika pridobiti si (volilce)

swing it! sleng prekleto!
to swing a bat (a sword, a lasso) vihteti gorjačo (meč, laso)
to swing one's arms mahati, otepati z rokami
to swing a child guncati otroka
the door swings on its hinges vrata se vrte na svojih tečajih
to swing a hammock obesiti visečo mrežo
to swing one's legs bingljati z nogami
to swing into line vojska formirati eno vrsto
to swing the lead navtika, sleng ogibati se dela, zabušavati, delati se bolnega
to swing into motion priti v tek, v zamah
to swing round the circle ameriško večkrat spremeniti svoje mnenje; politika, ameriško obiskati volilna okrožja
he shall swing for it za to bo visel, bo obešen
the shutter swung to and fro in the wind veter je oknico obračal sem in tja
he swung when I shouted obrnil se je, ko sem zavpil
he swung out of the room z dolgimi, brzimi, prožnimi koraki je odšel iz sobe
the trees were swinging in the wind drevesa so se pozibavala v vetru
there is not room enough to swing a cat figurativno niti toliko ni prostora, da bi se človek obrnil

sympathetic [simpəɵétik]

1. pridevnik (sympathetically prislov)
simpatičen, ki vzbuja simpatijo, privlačen (to za)
izražajoč simpatijo, sočuten, usmiljen, dobrohoten; solidaren, enakega mišljenja
anatomija simpatičen; simpatetičen, skrivnostno učinkujoč
pogovorno prijeten, zanimiv

sympathetic clock sinkrona ura
sympathetic cure zdravljenje z zagovarjanjem
sympathetic ink simpatično, nevidno črnilo
sympathetic nerve simpatični živec, simpatikus
sympathetic pain bolečina, ki jo čutimo zaradi krivice, prizadete drugim; bolečina v enem delu telesa kot odraz bolečine v nekem drugem delu telesa
sympathetic sound zvok, ki nastane kot odmev nekega drugega zvoka
sympathetic strike solidarnostna stavka
sympathetic words sočutne besede
his poetry is not very sympathetic to me njegova poezija mi ničesar ne pove

2. samostalnik
anatomija simpatikus; simpatični živčni sistem; za hipnozo občutljiva oseba

sympathy [símpəɵi] samostalnik
simpatija, simpatiziranje, naklonjenost (for do, za)
sočustvovanje, solidarnost, razumevanje, ujemanje, soglasje; sočutje (for, with za, z)
delovanje ali učinkovanje enih organov na druge

in sympathy with iz naklonjenosti (simpatije) do
out of sympathy iz simpatije
sympathy strike solidarnostna stavka
I have no sympathy with (for) beggars nimam nobenega sočutja z berači
there is a perfect sympathy between them med njimi je popolna solidarnost
to offer one's sympathies to s.o. izraziti komu svoje sožalje, kondolirati

system [sístim, -təm] samostalnik
sistem, sestav; ustroj; omrežje (prekopov, telegrafsko itd.); metoda, metodična klasifikacija; organizacija

on system sistematično
the system, this system figurativno vesoljstvo, kozmos
the system medicina organizem, telo
a system of pipes sistem cevi ali napeljav
system of roads cestno omrežje
digestive system prebavila
mountain system gorski sistem
railway system, railroad system železniško omrežje
social system družbeni sistem
nervous system živčni sestav, živčevje
solar system sončni sistem
there is no system in this way of doing nobene metode ni v takšnem počenjanju
to lack system nobenega sistema (metode) ne imeti
the poison went into his system strup je prodrl v njegov organizem

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

šáliti se to jest, to joke, to make fun (z of), to have fun (z with), to trifle (z with)

vi se šalite! you can't be serious!, pogovorno you must be kidding!
s tem se ni šáliti se this is no joking matter
z njim se ni šáliti se he is not to be trifled with, you can't joke (ali trifle) with him

še still; yet, as yet

še ne not yet
še vedno still
še nikoli never yet
še enkrat once more
še več still more
še danes this very day
še do danes, še zdaj this very day, even now
še nocoj this very night
še do pred kratkim, do nedavnega until very recently
še isti dan on the very same day
še pred enim tednom sem govoril z njim it is only a week since I spoke to him
še dolgo pozneje for a long time after
še ta teden before this week is over
še oni teden sem jo videl I saw her only last week
še včeraj only yesterday
še zadnjega maja as late as last May
še letos bodo prišli they will still arrive this year
še leta 1960 as late as 1960
še lani only last year
še boljši better still
še močneje kot even stronger than...
še enkrat toliko twice as much, as much again
še enkrat tako velik twice as tall, as tall again
še mnogo much (oziroma many) more
samó še to pot (tokrat) just once more, only this once
komaj še kdo hardly anyone left
še dražji, še višji dearer still, higher still
(samo) še trenutek just a moment
še nikoli never yet
še kaj (drugega)? anything more (ali else)?
imaš še kaj papirja? have you (got) any paper left?
imaš še kaj denarja? have you any money left?
še eno skodelico čaja, prosim! another cup of tea, please!
daj mi še malo kruha! (could I have) another piece of bread, please
danes je vreme še slabše kot včeraj today the weather is even worse than yesterday
dokler je še čas while there is still time
on še ne more delati he is still unfit for work
tega še nikoli nisem videl I have never seen that before
počakaj še dva dni! wait another two days!
daj mu še en kozarec vode! give him another glass of water!
treba je še videti it is yet to be seen
to bomo še videli that remains to be seen
še vedno živijo v Ljubljani they are still living in Ljubljana
še to zimo bo prišel he will be here some time this winter
lahkó še pride he may still come, he may come yet
poskusi še enkrat! try again!, try once more!, pogovorno have another go!
kaj še hoče? what else does he want?
lahko počakaš še en teden? can you wait another week?
še tega je manjkalo! that's all we wanted!
ni bila še dolgo omožena, ko... she had not long been married when...
ostalo je še nekaj denarja there's still some money left, there's a bit of cash left over
naj bo še tako bogat, ne bo uspel no matter how rich he is, he will not succeed
še (= niti) pogledal me ni he did not so much as look at me
kaj še! (= kje pa, ni govora o tem!) what next!
še obesili ga bodo, še na vislicah bo končal! he'll come to a sticky end (one of these days)!
še (vedno) smo tu we are still here
dokler je še živel while he was still alive
nisem še končal I have not yet finished, I still haven't finished

šépati to limp; to walk lamely, to walk with a limp; to be lame; to have a game leg

nekaj tu šepa (= ne gre v redu) (figurativno) there is a screw loose somewhere
ti stihi šepajo these are lame verses
primera šepa that's a lame (ali a poor) comparison
šépati na eno nogo to be lame in one leg
šépati z desno nogo to be lame in the right leg
močnó, hudó šépati to limp heavily, to hobble

šést six

ni še šést let star he is not six yet
6:1 (= zanesljivo) six to one
pomnožiti s šést to sextuple, to multiply by six