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šíriti to spread; (ideje) to propagate; (novice) to divulge; to circulate, to diffuse; to disseminate; to put into circulation; (razširiti) to extend, to broaden, to widen

šíriti govorico to circulate (ali to spread, to divulge) a rumour
njegovo ime širi strah his name spreads fear
šíriti se to spread, to gain ground, to propagate, to be propagated
novica se širi po mestu the news is spreading through the town
govorica se je širila od ust do ust the rumour spread from mouth to mouth
širi se glas, govorica, da... there is a widespread rumour, rumour is rife, (the) rumour has it that...
njegova slava se širi daleč naokrog his fame spreads far and wide

širòk wide, broad; (obsežen) extensive, comprehensive, ample, extended

na dolgo in na široko far and wide
reka je 2 milji široka the river is two miles wide

škáf tub; pail; wooden pail

liti kot iz škáfa to pour (ali to come) down in bucketfuls, to bucket down
lije kot iz škáfa it is raining cats and dogs, it is pouring with rain

škandál scandal

povzročitelj škandála scandalizer
škandál je, da... it is a scandal that...
dogodil se je velik škandál a great scandal occurred
napraviti, povzročiti škandál to raise (ali to give rise to), to cause a scandal
škandalčki scandalous stories pl
ali ni škandál, da... is it not a scandal (ali pogovorno isn't it scandalous) that...

škóda damage; harm, detriment, prejudice; injury; arhaično scathe; (izguba) loss

v mojo škódo to my detriment
v škódo, na škódo koga to the prejudice of someone; to the detriment of someone
na škódo zdravja to the detriment of (one's) health
kakšna škóda! what a pity!
tisočkrat škóda it is a thousand pities!
velika (majhna) škóda heavy (light) damage
delna škóda partial damage
popolna škóda total damage
zanemarljiva škóda negligible damage
več škóde kot koristi more harm than good
ocenitev škóde assessment of damage
vojna škóda war damage
zavarovanje proti škódi insurance against damages
povračilo škóde indemnification, indemnity
škóda (je) zanj (= da smo ga izgubili) it is a pity that we have lost him, he is greatly missed
škóda je it is a pity
zelo škóda je it is a thousand pities
prav škóda je, da... it is much to be regretted that...
kako škóda, da tega niste rekli prej! what a pity you did not say so beforehand!
škóda je je za to she is too good for that
škóda, da niste mogli priti too bad (that) you couldn't come
nobene škóde ni bilo there is no harm done
biti obsojen na povrnitev škóde to have damages awarded against one
ta škóda se mora popraviti this damage must be repaired
popraviti škódo to make good a loss, to repair a loss
povzročiti škódo to cause a loss
jamčiti za škódo to guarantee against loss
kriti škódo to cover a loss
ugotoviti škódo to ascertain the damage
prizadeti komu škódo to inflict damage on someone
oceniti škódo to estimate the damage
prodajati v svojo škódo to sell under prime cost, to sell at a loss
utrpeti škódo, biti na škódi to suffer damage (ali injury, loss), to lose, to be a loser, to come off a loser
zaradi malenkostne koristi utrpeti škódo to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
oceniti (poprečno) škódo pri prometni nesreči to adjust an average
škóda človeka izmodri you learn from your mistakes

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

špárgelj botanika asparagus

špárgelji so letos dragi asparagus is dear this year

štedílnik kitchen-range

moj novi štedílnik porabi malo premoga my new range uses little coal (ali pogovorno is a real coal-saver)

štíri four

po štíri in štíri four by four
po vseh štírih on hands and knees
med štírimi očmi in private, confidentially, (med nama) between ourselves, between you and me, this is for your private ear
ura še ni štíri it isn't four (o'clock) yet
biti štíri leta star to be four (years old)
jesti za štíri to eat like a wolf
piti za štíri to drink like a fish
delati za štíri to work like a nigger
lesti po vseh štíriih to creep (ali to go) on all fours
upirati se z vsemi štírimi to oppose with might and main

študírati to study

on študira pravo he is studying for the bar, he is reading law
študírati vlogo to study a part
študiran človek an educated man

tá tá, tó pl

tí, té, tá this, pl these; that, pl those
tale this one, this here
vse to all this
to in ono this and that
g. Ta-in-Ta Mr. So-and-so
medtem, med tem časom in the meantime
pred tem before this
po tem after this
v tem primeru in that case
to jutro (davi) this morning
to pot (tokrat) edino this once
v tej (naši) deželi in this land (of ours)
kljub vsemu temu for all that
te dni enkrat one of these days
zlasti to, predvsem to this above all
to se pravi that is to say
ta tvoja knjiga this book of yours
vaše pismo od 13. t.m. your letter of 13th inst. (= instant)
ni mi za to I am not keen on this (ali that, it)
mnogo mi je na tem, da... I am particularly keen that...
tega ne vem I don't know that
to je moj brat this is my brother
to so moji otroci these are my children
govoriti o tem in onem, o vsem mogočem to talk about this, that and the other
od tega je minulo že 10 let 10 years have passed since that time
vzemi to knjigo, ne one! take this book, not that one!

taboo [təbú:]

1. samostalnik
tabu; posvečena, sveta, prepovedana stvar ali oseba; prepoved; nedotakljivost; prekletstvo (v Polineziji)

to put s.th. under taboo proglasiti kaj za tabu

2. pridevnik
svet, posvečen; nedotakljiv, prepovedan, tabu; zloglasen; izključen, izobčen

3. prehodni glagol
proglasiti za tabu, prepovedati; prekleti; izobčiti, izključiti

such talk is tabooed in good society takšno govorjenje ni dopuščeno v dobri družbi

tack¹ [tæk] samostalnik
žebljiček s ploščato glavico, risalni žebljiček; klinček, kvačica; dolg (začasen) šiv
mornarica vrv za zvitje jadra; spodnji kraj jadra; vsaka spremenjena smer v cikcakasti vožnji jadrnice, laviranje
figurativno kurz; postopck, smer, pot (politike, akcije), taktika; lepljivost, viskoznost (barve, laka)
parlament dodatna klavzula, dodatek predlogu

a new tack figurativno nov kurz
thumb-tack ameriško risalni žebljiček
the boat is on tixe starboard (port) tack čoln (jadro, ladja) dobiva veter z desne (leve) strani
to be on the right (wrong) tack biti na pravi (napačni) poti
to change one's tacks iti v drugo smer, ubrati drug kurz, privzeti druge mere
to come down to the brass tacks figurativno razpravljati o bistvu zadeve
to get a new tack najti novo sredstvo
to try another tack poskusiti novo pot (smer, taktiko)

tájati (se) to melt; to thaw

led se taja the ice thaws (oziroma is thawing)

tajíti to keep secret (ali dark); to conceal; to hide (komu from someone), to disavow; (zanikati) to deny

tajíti krivdo to deny one's guilt
on taji, da je avtor te knjige he denies he is the author of that book
on to kratkomalo taji he flatly denies it

tájnost secret; mystery

javna tájnost open secret
javna tájnost je, da... it is an open secret that...
držati kaj v tájnosti to keep something secret
nehoteno izdajanje tájnosti unintentional revelation, giveaway, pogovorno letting the cat out of the bag

take² [téik] samostalnik
vzetje, odvzem; ulov (rib)
lov plen, uplenitev; prejemek, iztržek, izkupiček, inkaso (v gledališču, na koncertu itd.); film, televizija, posnetek scene, scena
britanska angleščina zakup, zemlja v zakupu; šah odvzem (figure)

a great take of fish velik ulov rib
he is very proud ot his take zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil)

takó prislov so, like this, like that, thus, in this way, in such a manner

takó takó so-so, so so, fairly well, tolerably
takó ali takó in one way or other, this way or that (way)
prav takó likewise
točno takó! just so!, quite so!
zakaj takó? why so?
kaj takega! of all things!
ah, takó! oh, I see!, so that's it!
ne takó kot not so... as
takó da... so that...
takó velik kot... as big as...
takó malo? as little as that?
takó imenovan so-called
takó rekoč so to speak, so to say, as it were
kakor ti meni, takó jaz tebi pogovorno if you play ball with me, I'll play ball with you
in takó dalje and so on, etc (= et cetera, etcetera), and so forth
nikoli poprej takó koristen kot sedaj never before as (ali so) useful as now
takó bogat človek such a rich man, a man so rich
takó je! (popolnoma točno!) exactly!, quite so!, just so!
je to takó? (je to res?) is that so?
takó mi bog pomagaj! so help me God!
če je to takó if that be the case
takó je na svetu so goes it
bodite takó dobri in odprite okno! be so kind as to open the window!
takó mi delamo that is our way of doing things
stori takó kot jaz! do as I do!
takó ne bo šlo! that won't do!
takó se je končalo moje potovanje thus ended my journey
nisem takó mislil I didn't mean that, that's not what I meant
zadeva je takó rekoč urejena the matter is as good as settled
dolgočasil nas je takó, da ga nismo nikoli več povabili he annoyed us so much (that) we never asked him again
kakor si boš postlal, takó boš spal as you make your bed, so you must lie!

tale [téil] samostalnik
zgodba, povest, pripoved, pripovedka; bajka, pravljica; poročilo, vest, novica; izmislek, izmišljotina, lažna zgodba, laž
zastarelo pogovor, pogovarjanje; opravljanje, obiranje
zastarelo naštevanje; obračun; (skupno) število

out of tale neštevilen
fairy tale pravljica
legendary tale legenda
old wives' tales babje čenče
his tale is out figurativno z njim je konec
if all tales be true če je vse res, kar se pripoveduje
to sell by tale prodajati po kosih
that tells its own tale to že samo vse pove, stvar je jasna, vsak komentar k temu je odveč
I want to tell my own tale jaz hočem zgodbo sam povedati
to tell (to carry, to bear, to bring) tales brbljati, klepetati, čenčati; opravljati, obrekovati, ovajati
to tell tales out of school figurativno pripovedovati zaupane skrivnosti, izklepetati; tožariti, ovajati

talk¹ [tɔ:k] samostalnik
pogovor, razgovor, govorjenje, govor, govoričenje, govorica, (prazno) besedičenje, čenče; predmet pogovora; (radio) predavanje, kramljanje; način govorjenja, izražanje, jezik

the talk of the town figurativno stvar, o kateri vsi govore
full of talk brbljav, žlobudrav
idle talk prazno besedičenje, govoričenje
he is all talk on samo govori (ne naredi pa nič)
she is the talk of the town vse mesto govori o njej
there is much talk and no work veliko je govorjenja, storjenega pa nič
those people are nothing but talk teh ljudi so samo besede, ti ljudje samo frazarijo
it will all end in talk iz tega ne bo nič, ostalo bo le pri besedah
to make talk govoriti zaradi govorjenja
there is talk of his being bankrupt govori se, da.je (on) v bankrotu
I want to have a talk with him rad bi govoril (se pogovoril) z njim