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short¹ [šc:t] pridevnik
kratek, majhen; nizek
prozodija nenaglašen
figurativno nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen
figurativno nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hud

at short range od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)
for short zaradi kratkosti
on short commons slabo hranjen
little short of 5 dollars ne polnih 5 dolarjev, skoraj 5 dolarjev
nothing short of nič manj kot, skoraj
a short 10 miles komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 milj
a short way off ne daleč proč
short bill (paper) loan kratkoročna menica, posojilo
short of breath zasopel, nadušljiv
short of cash brez gotovine
short circuit elektrika kratek stik
short cut bližnjica
short date kratek rok
short drinks nerazredčene (nemešane) močne alkoholne pijače
short of hands brez zadostne delovne sile
short rations pičli obroki
a short sea kratki (morski) valovi
short sight kratkovidnost
a short memory kratek spomin
short and sweet kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)
short story novela
short temper razvnemljivost, nagla jeza
short ton mera za težo (907,20 kg)
short weight slaba vaga
a short time ago pred kratkim
to be short with s.o. biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s kom
to cut (to make) a long story short na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratka
to come (to fall) short of ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočarati
the copy falls of the original kopija zaostaja za originalom
I am short of money zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denar
we are short of goods nimamo robe
the bag is 3 pounds short vreča tehta 3 funte premalo
the gate-money fell short of the expenses vstopnina ni krila izdatkov
it is nothing short of treason to je nič več in nič manj kot (čisto enostavna) izdaja
it would be little short of madness to bi bila skoraj norost
to come short of one's duty ne izpolniti svoje dolžnosti
his joy had but a short time njegovo veselje je bilo (le) kratko
to make short work of hitro opraviti z
to make short shrift of figurativno napraviti kratek proces z
I ran short of bread zmanjkalo mi je kruha
to give short weight dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri teži
to grow shorter zmanjšati se
to take short views videti le sedanjost, ne videti daleč
to be of short breath biti ob sapo, biti nadušljiv

short² [šɔ:t] prislov
na kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno
ekonomija brez kritja

short of razen, z izjemo; skoraj
short of killing he will do anything razen ubijanja je zmožen vsega
it was little short of a miracle to je bil skoraj čudež
to cut s.o. short prekiniti koga (v govoru)
cut it short! povej na kratko!
to jump short prekratko skočiti
to pull up short naglo ustaviti
to sell short pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisse
to stop short nenadoma se ustaviti
to be taken short znajti se v stiski
to take s.o. up short prekiniti koga

singe [sindž]

1. samostalnik
(lahka) opeklina; osmoditev

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
(o)smoditi (se), (o)žgati (se), pripaliti (se), opeči (se), opariti (se), popariti (se)

your dress is singeing! obleka se ti smodi (žge)!
his reputation is a little singed figurativno njegov sloves je malce dvomljiv
to singe one's feathers (wings) figurativno opeči si prste
to singe fowl popariti perje perutnine
to singe the King of Spain's beard figurativno (o)pleniti španske obale
to singe a pig omavžati, popariti in oskubsti ščetine prašiču

sink^*2 [siŋk]

1. neprehodni glagol
(po)toniti, potopiti se, utoniti; upasti (o reki), znižati se, zmanjšati se; padati (cene); pasti (ugled); zaiti (sonce); spustiti se na zemljo (mrak); usesti se; ponehati (vihar); vpiti se (barva); pogrezniti se, udirati se, sesesti se; pasti (into v)
slabeti, giniti, onemoči, bližati se koncu; podirati se, rušiti se; podleči, kloniti; veniti, hirati, propadati

2. prehodni glagol
potopiti (ladjo), pogrezniti, uničiti, pokvariti, povesiti (glavo); znižati, spustiti dol (cene); vrtati, dolbsti (vodnjak, luknjo); vrezati (žig itd.); pustiti ob strani, ne posvečati pozornosti (čemu); pozabiti (prepir); neugodno naložiti (kapital), izgubiti (denar); skrivati, prikriti, zamolčati

sink or swim! ali plavaš (se rešiš, prideš na zeleno vejo), ali pa utoneš!
here goes, sink or swim zdaj gre za biti ali ne biti
to sink beneath the burden kloniti, zrušiti se pod bremenom
her cheeks have sunk lica so ji upadla
to sink all considerations na nič se ne ozirati, iti prek vsega
the dagger sank in to the hilt bodalo se je zadrlo do držaja
to sink a die izrezati žig
to sink one's differences odložiti ali poravnati svoje spore
the dye sinks barva se vpija
he sank in my estimation padel je v mojih očeh (moji cenitvi)
this event sank into my mind (memory) ta dogodek se mi je globoko vtisnil v spomin
to sink an important fact zamolčati (izpustiti, ne omeniti) važno dejstvo
to sink into the grave zgruditi se v grob, umreti
this ground sinks little by little ta tla se polagoma ugrezajo
she sank her head in her hands povesila je glavo v roke
to sink one's individuality ne poudarjati svoje osebnosti
to sink into insignifcance postati nepomemben
to sink one's own interests pozabiti na (žrtvovati) svoje lastne interese, biti nesebičen
to sink on one's knees spustiti se (pasti) na kolena
the light is sinking svetloba pojema
the old man is sinking rapidly starček rapidno slabi, hira
to sink money vložiti svoj denar v nekaj, iz česar ga ni lahko dobiti; izgubiti svoj denar pri takem poslu
to sink one's money in a life annuity naložiti svoj denar v dosmrtno rento
to sink into oblivion (poverty) pasti (priti) v pozabo (v revščino)
to sink an oil-well izvrtati petrolejski vrelec
to sink a post zabiti drog v zemljo
to sink the prices znižati cene
to sink a ship potopiti ladjo
to sink the shop ne govoriti o strokovnih stvareh; tajiti, skrivati svoj poklic
to sink into a deep sleep pogrezniti se v globoko spanje
his spirits sank pogum mu je upadel
the stain has sunk in madež je globoko prodrl
the storm is sinking vihar ponehuje
the sun sank below the horizon sonce je utonilo (zašlo) pod obzorje
to sink one's title prikriti, zamolčati svoj naslov (naziv)
to sink one's voice znižati svoj glas

skleníti to decide, to take a decision; to make up one's mind; to resolve, to be resolved, to form a resolution; to determine; (končati) to close, to terminate, to conclude

skleníti mir to make peace
sklenil je, da bo še malo počakal he resolved to wait a little longer
skleníti pogodbo to make a contract, to contract
skleníti račun to close an account
skleníti svoj govor s temi besedami to conclude one's speech with these words
trdno so sklenili (so odločeni), da nas bodo uničili they are bent on ruining us
skleníti mednarodno pogodbo to conclude an international treaty

snug² [snʌg]

1. pridevnik (snugly prislov)
zaščiten, dobro zavarovan, skrit, udobno nameščen; udoben, komoden, topel, prijeten; ugoden; živeč v dobrih razmerah; zadosten, čeden (dohodek, obed itd.); ki se dobro prilega, pristaja (o obleki)
navtika dobro zgrajen (zaščiten, nameščen), neprepusten za vodo (o ladji)

(as) snug as a bug in a rug figurativno zelo udobno, v blagostanju
a snug fortune lepo, čedno premoženje
a snug little dinner dobra večerjica
a snug jacket lepo pristajajoč suknjič
a snug income čeden dohodek
to keep it nice and snug figurativno lepo molčati o tem, skrivati to
to lie snug lepo, udobno, na skritem ležati
to make a boat snug namestiti čoln v zavetje (pred slabim vremenom)

2. prislov
udobno, komodno; prijetno

sôba room; arhaično chamber

sôba za eno osebo single room
sôba za dve osebi double room
družabna sôba (salon) drawing room
sôba za kajenje smoking room
sôba za oblačenje dressing room
otroška sôba nursery
spalna sôba bedroom
sôba za knjige library
sôba za goste guest room, spare room
dnevna sôba living roam, sitting room
študijska sôba study
sôba jedilnica dining room
šolska sôba (učilnica) schoolroom
učiteljska sôba staff room
sprejemna sôba drawing room, reception room, parlour
sôba spalnica (v zavodih itd.) dormitory
sosedna sôba adjoining room
podstrešna, mansardna sôba attic, garret
sôba za služinčad servants' room
sôba v zidu (brez okna) alcove
sôba v bolnišnici ward
majhna sôba little room, closet
prazna sôba vacant room
opremljena sôba furnished room, apartment
stanovanje z dvema sôbma a two-roomed flat
vrsta, niz sôb suite of rooms
sôba s pogledom na ulico (na dvorišče) front room (back room)
sôba gleda, ima pogled na vrt the room overlooks the garden
najeti sôbo to rent a room
oddati sôbo to let a room
odda se sôba room to let
oddajamo sôbe rooms to let
deliti sôbo s (kom) (pogovorno) to room with
pospraviti, urediti sôbo to do one's room
ostati v sôbi, ne iti iz sôbe to keep to one's room
bolniška sôba sick room

soul [sóul] samostalnik
duša; psiha; duševnost; duh
figurativno pobudnik, glava, vodja; utelešenje, poosebljenje; bit, bitnost, srce, jedro; oseba, človek, prebivalec; smisel, nagnjenost (for za)
energija, moč

by my soul pri moji duši! pri moji veri!
in my soul of souls v globini moje duše
upon ('pon) my soul! pri moji duši (veri)!
All Souls' Day cerkev vernih duš dan
cure of souls skrb za duše, dušebrižništvo
my good soul moj dragi
the greatest souls of the past največji duhovi preteklosti
immortality of soul neumrljivost duše
the life and soul of duša (in srcé) (česa)
the poor little soul revček
a simple soul preprost, skromen človek
he is a good old soul on je dobra duša
he is the soul of honour on je poosebljena čast
to call one's soul one's own figurativno biti sam svoj gospodar, ne biti suženj
do come with us, there's a good soul pojdite no z nami, to bo lepo od vas (bodite tako dobri)!
to keep body and soul together ostati pri življenju
he doesn't make enough to keep body and soul together ne zasluži dovolj za življenje
he put his whole soul into his work vso svojo dušo je vložil v svoje delo
I do not see a single soul žive duše ne vidim

sound¹ [sáund] samostalnik
zvok, zven, glas, šum; ton; slušaj, doseg sluha
figurativno vtis; pomen, smisel
zastarelo sporočilo, naznanilo

within the sound of v slušaju
sound amplifier ojačevalec zvoka
the sound of a bell glas zvona, zvonjenje
sound and fury prazne (gole) besede
I don't like the sound of it to mi ni všeč, tu nekaj ne more biti v redu
there was much sound but little sense in his speech njegov govor je bil poln donečih besed, a reven idej

speljáti (proč) to lead away, to draw off

dati se speljáti (figurativno) to swallow the bait
ne se dati speljáti (ne iti v past) not to let oneself be taken in (ali cheated), pogovorno to be up to someone's little game
speljáti koga na led to take someone in, to lead someone up the garden path

spreglédati (ne opaziti) to overlook; (odpustiti, oprostiti) to forgive, to condone, to pass over, to ignore, to take no notice (of); (prezreti) to overlook, (besedo) to omit, to overlook

spreglédati komu napako to excuse someone's mistake
spreglédati koga pogovorno to see through someone's (little) game, (žargon) to get someone's number
spregledal sem njegovo hinavščino I saw through his hypocrisy
spreglédati (spoznati) prevaro to sense deceit (ali a trick)
spregledal je (figurativno, oči so se mu odprle) the scales fell from his eyes, he opened his eyes

store¹ [stɔ:] samostalnik
skladišče; zaloga; shramba, kašča
množina trgovina, v kateri lahko kupujejo le njeni člani (npr. Army & Navy store)
vojno, pomorsko itd. skladišče, vojne zaloge, proviant; veleblagovnica, ki prodaja raznovrstno blago; množina, količina, obilje
figurativno zakladnica
ameriško prodajalna, trgovina; živina za rejo

in store v zalogi, v skladišču, v rezervi; pripravljen
a store of knowledge veliko znanje
book store knjigarna
co-operative stores zadruga
military stores vojni material
a sweet store slaščičarna
to have in store for imeti pripravljeno za
what does the future hold in store for us? kaj nam bo prinesla bodočnost?
a surprise is in store for you čaka vas presenečenje
my stores are getting low moje zaloge gredo h kraju, usihajo
to keep in store držati v rezervi
to set great (little) store by zelo (malo) ceniti, pripisovati veliko (majhno) vrednost (čemu)

strán² (proč) prislov away

strán s teboj! (poberi se!) away with you!
iti na strán (figurativno) to go to the toilet
stopite malo na strán! step a little to one side

stranger [stréindžə] samostalnik
tujec, -jka; neznanec, -nka; gost, obiskovalec; neizkušen (nepoučèn) človek, novinec (to v)
pravno neudeleženec (to v)
zastarelo inozemec, -mka
ameriško (zvalnik) Vi (tam!)

the little stranger novorojenček
he is a stranger to fear on ne pozna strahu
he is a stranger to learning on ni izobražen
I am no stranger to politics nisem novinec v politiki
he is no stranger to me poznam ga, ni mi neznan
you are quite a stranger! zelo redko te je videti!
to make a stranger of s.o. ravnati s kom kot s tujcem
I spy (I see) strangers opažam (vidim) tujce (angleška parlamentarna formula, da se doseže izpraznitev galerije od gledalcev), figurativno predlagam izključitev občinstva

straníšče (angleško) water closet (W. C.); toilet; lavatory

javno straníšče public lavatory, lavatories pl; arhaično privy, necessary; evfemizem toilet, little room
straníšče za moške gentlemen's lavatory, pogovorno gents
straníšče za ženske ladies' lavatory, pogovorno ladies, evfemizem (zlasti ZDA) powder room, bathroom, rest room

stróšek expense, cost; expenditure; outlay, outgoings pl

na stróške at the expense of
na državne stróške at public expense
z majhnimi stróški at little cost
k vragu s stróški! (= naj stane, kar hoče!) blow the expense!
zvezan s stróški expense(-)
na moj stróšek at my expense
drobni stróški sundries pl
manjši stróški pocket money, minor expenses pl
potni stróški travelling expenses pl
proizvodni stróšek prime cost
režijski stróški overhead expenses, overheads pl
pravdni stróšek legal costs pl
sodni stróški court costs pl
življenjski stróški cost of living
tekoči stróški current expenses pl
po odbitju vseh stróškov all expenses paid
povrnitev stróškov reimbursement
ne gledam na stróške (figurativno) I don't mind the expense
kriti stróške to cover (the) expenses
pokriti stróške (= izravnati se) to break even
povrniti komu stróške to reimburse someone; to refund someone's expenses
poravnati stróške to meet (ali pogovorno to stand) the cost
stróški požró ves dobiček (the) expenses eat up all the profits
prispevati k stróškom to share the cost
ne varčevati s stróški not to grudge the expenditure, to spare no expense
plačati (»nositi«) stróške to pay (ali to cover, to defray) (the) expenses
biti povezan s stróški to involve expense
plačati, kriti stróške za koga to defray (ali to cover) someone's expenses
(o)ceniti stróške to appraise the cost
(po)kriti svoje stróške (priti na svoj račun) to recover expenses, to break even, (figurativno) to get one's money's worth
vreči se, zagnati se v stróške to go to great expense

substance [sʌ́bstəns] samostalnik
snov, materija, substanca, masa
filozofija bit; stvarnost, realnost, resničnost; vsebina, téma, predmet (knjige itd.); jedro, bistvo, prava vrednost; odločilnost, merodajnost; premoženje, imetje

in substance v bistvu
the substance of the essay predmet eseja
arguments of little substance malo odločilni argumenti
a man of substance premožen, bogat človek
to take the shadow for the substance vzeti senco za realnost
to waste one's substance zapravljati svoje premoženje, biti razsipen

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

štedílnik kitchen-range

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

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!