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srébati to sip

srébati svojo kav(ic)o to sip one's coffee

sip [sip]

1. samostalnik
srkljaj, srebljaj, majhen požirek

to take a sip too much figurativno malce pregloboko pogledati v kozarček

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
srkati (of kaj)
srkniti, srebati; počasi, mirno, v majhnih požirkih piti

sup²

1. samostalnik
zalogaj, polna usta; požirek, srkljaj

a sup at the bottle požirek iz steklenice
a bite and a sup nekaj za jesti in za piti
neither bite (ali bit) nor sup ne jedače ne pijače

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (tudi sup off, sup out)
zaužiti nekaj hrane in pijače; pogoltniti, požirati, srebati, srkati; prigrizniti
figurativno (temeljito) okusiti, doživeti

to sup sorrow imeti skrbi, obžalovati, kesati se
he must have a long spoon that sups with the devil nevarno je z vragom buče saditi

tiff² [tif]

1. samostalnik
sleng požirek; slaba pijača

2. prehodni glagol
srkati, srkniti, pomalem piti, srebati

píti to drink; (o pijancu) to drink habitually, to tipple, to guzzle, to tope, to soak, to booze, to swill, to drink hard (ali deep, freely), to be a heavy (ali hard) drinker; to drink rather heavily

naglo, v velikih požirkih píti to gulp down, to swallow; (srebati) to sip; (o psu) to lap; (vpijati) to take in, to lap up, to absorb, to imbibe
píti kot goba to drink like a fish
píti kot žolna to drink hard (ali like a lord, like a fish)
píti več kot je pametno (žargon) to lift the elbow (too often)
preveč píti to drink too much, (žargon) to bend the (ali one's) elbow
preveč je pil he's had a drop too much, he's under the influence, he's the worse for wear
začel je (preveč) píti he took to drink
píti bratovščino s kom to hobnob with someone, to drink the pledge of brotherhood (ali intimate friendship) with someone
píti na zdravje koga to drink someone's health, to drink to the health of (ali in honour of) someone, (nazdraviti komu) to toast someone
pijem na Vaše zdravje! here's to you!
píti čaj, kavo, kakao to take (ali to have) one's tea, coffee, cocoa
ne smem píti vina I must abstain from drinking wine
on pije kri svojim dolžnikom (figurativno) he is a bloodsucker
píti slatino (v zdravilišču) to drink the waters
ki mnogo pije hard-drinking