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šahovska simultánka exhibition chess match with one player taking on several others simultaneously

six [siks]

1. pridevnik
šest
(= six years) šest let (starosti)
(= six o'clock) šesta ura
(= six pence) šest penijev

he is not six yet ni še šest let star
it is six (o'clock) šest je ura
this cost two and six (2/6) to je stalo dva šilinga in šest penijev
six and eight (pence) (nekoč običajni odvetnikov honorar), figurativno honorar, pristojbina
six to one 6 proti 1, stoodstotno zanesljivo (gotovo)
six feet of earth figurativno grob
it is six of one and half the dozen of the other to je eno in isto, to je popolnoma isto

2. samostalnik
šestica, številka 6; šestorica, šestero, šest kosov, pol ducata

coach and six šesterovprežna kočija
double sixes dvojna šestica (pri metu v kockanju)
to be at sixes and sevens figurativno biti v popolnem neredu (zmedi, zmešnjavi)
he turned up the six of spades (kartanje) potegnil je pikovo šestico

skákati to jump, to spring, to leap, to bound, to hop, to skip; (v vodo pri kopanju) to dive

skákati od veselja to leap for joy
skákati čez vrv (otroška igra) to skip (a rope)
skákati v višino šport to do (ali to compete in) the high jump
cene skačejo prices are rising
skákati od predmeta do predmeta to skip from one thing to another
ali znaš dobro skákati? are you good at jumping?

skrbéti

skrbéti za to care (for, about), to take care (of), to busy (ali to concern) oneself with (ali about); to be in charge (of something); to have (something) in one's care; to attend to, to see (ali to look) to (ali after); to mind (something); to provide for
on skrbi samo zase he always looks after number one, he thinks only of himself
skrbi (brigaj se) zase! mind your own business!
ne skrbi za tuje posle! mind your own business!, don't meddle in other people's business!
skrbi me I'm worried, I'm concerned about (something), it makes me uneasy, it causes me a lot of anxiety, it fills me with apprehension
skrbi me njeno zdravje her state of health fills me with apprehension
od 16. leta skrbim sam zase I have been on my own since I was (ali the age of) sixteen
skrbéti sam zase to shift for oneself, to fend for oneself
skrbel bom, da bo pravočasno dobil pismo I shall take care that he receives the letter in time
skrbéti mora za svoje otroke he must provide for his children
njihova usoda nas zelo skrbi we are deeply worried (ali pogovorno worried sick, worried stiff) about their fate
skrbela bom, da se knjige pravočasno vrnejo I will see (to it) that the books are sent back in time
ne skrbi! don't worry!
vsakdo naj skrbi (gleda) zase! every one for himself!

skúp skúpaj together; jointly, conjointly; collectively; in a body; (v družbi) in company with, accompanied by, in common with, united, associated; (vključno) including, inclusively, taken all in all; all told

vse skúp, skúpaj all together
vsega skúp, skúpaj totalling
skúp, skúpaj z together with, in union with
boriti se skúp, skúpaj z to make common cause with
priti skúp, skúpaj to meet
vse te knjige sem kupil skúp, skúpaj I have bought all these books at one go
te barve gredo dobro skúp, skúpaj these colours go well together (ali are well-matched)
kako gre to skupaj? how does it fit in?

sleep^*2 [sli:p] neprehodni glagol
spati; prespati noč (at pri, in v)
figurativno mirovati, počivati, biti nedejaven; spati večno spanje, počivati v grobu
prehodni glagol
prespati; dati (komu) prenočišče, prenočiti (koga)

here our forefathers sleep tu spe večno spanje naši predniki
to sleep like a log (like a top) figurativno spati kot ubit, kot polh
to sleep light imeti lahko, rahlo spanje
to sleep the clock round spati 12 ali 24 ur
we'll sleep on it figurativno to bomo prespali; bomo videli jutri
let sleeping dogs lie figurativno pustite te stvari pri miru (da ne bo nevšečnosti)
to sleep over one's work (za)spati pri delu
to sleep with one eye open napol spati, biti napol buden, ostati buden
to sleep with s.o. spati s kom, spolno občevati s kom
to sleep o.s. sober prespati svojo pijanost
this hotel sleeps 200 persons ta hotel ima 200 postelj
this tent sleeps six men v tem šotoru lahko spi šest mož
we can sleep five people lahko prenočimo (imamo postelje, ležišča) za pet oseb
the top sleeps vrtavka spi (stoji) (tj. se vrti tako hitro, da oko ne vidi nobenega premikanja)

slép blind; sightless

na pol slép purblind
čisto slép stone blind, (as) blind as a bat (ali as a mole, an owl, a beetle), totally blind
slép kot kura nightblind
slép na eno oko blind in one eye
slép za barve colour-blind
skoraj slép gravel-blind, sand-blind
slépo črevo blind gut, caecum
slépa cena cheap price
slép naboj (strel) blank cartridge (shot)
slépa pokorščina blind obedience
slépi potnik (na ladji itd.) stowaway
slépo okno, slépa vrata dead (brickedup) door, window
slépo pristajanje aeronavtika instrument landing
slépa sreča blind luck, mere chance
slépa vera implicit faith
slépa ulica cul-de-sac, pl culde-sacs, culs-de-sac
slépo zaupanje implicit confidence
zavod za slépe home for the blind
bil je slép za njene napake he was blind to her faults
bil je le slépo orodje... he was only a mere tool...
igrati se slépe miši to play at blind man's buff
lotiti se česa na slépo srečo (figurativno) to go at something blind, to trust to luck
tudi slépa kura zrno najde even a blind man may fluke a direct hit
delati se slépega za to turn a blind eye to (something)

slíčiti to resemble; to look like (ali similar)

slíčiti komu to bear a resemblance to someone, to remind one of someone

slíšati to hear

dobro slíšati to hear well
napačno slíšati to hear amiss
slučajno slíšati to overhear
slíšati govoriti to hear say
slišim, da... I understand (ali I am informed) that...
on ne sliši dobro he is hard of hearing
moj pes sliši na ime Bob my dog answers to the name of Bob
vem (povem), kar sem slišal I know it by (I speak from) hearsay
slišal sem jo peti I heard her sing
ste že kdaj slišali kaj takega? have you ever heard the like of it?
o tem noče on nič slíšati he will not hear of it
slišal sem to od nekoga I have heard some one say so
to (takó) sem slišal so I (have) heard
slišal sem to praviti I have heard it said
slíšati obe strani to hear both sides
od tedaj o njem ni več (kaj) slíšati he hasn't been heard of since
ona rada sliši sebe govoriti she likes to hear herself talk
to se dobro, lepo sliši that sounds well (ali fine, pogovorno nice)
ne hoteti slíšati to shut one's ears (to), to refuse to listen to
s svojim radijskim aparatom morem slíšati Pariz I can get Paris on (ali with) my radio
komaj se je slišalo, kar je rekel what he said was scarcely audible
bil je tak hrup, da niso mogli slíšati lastnih glasov there was such a noise that they could not hear their own voices
hujšega gluhca ni od tistega, ki noče slíšati there are none so deaf as those who will not hear

slúžiti to serve, to be in service; (rabiti se) to be used (kot as)

slúžiti v vojski to serve in the army
slúžiti svojo učno dobo to serve one's apprenticeship
slúžiti si kruh to earn one's living
sam si mora slúžiti kruh he has to earn his own living
trdó si slúžiti kruh to work hard for a living
slúžiti za zgled to serve as an example
kje služite? where are you working?, who are you working for?
to naj ti služi kot svarilo! let this be a warning to you!
slúžiti svojemu namenu to serve one's purpose
ta plašč mi dobro služi this coat wears well
čemu služi to? what is the use of that?
nihče ne more slúžiti dvema gospodarjema no one can serve two masters

solitary [sɔ́litəri]

1. pridevnik (solitarily prislov)
sam, osamljen, samoten, samotarski; posamezen, posamičen

solitary confinement zapor v celici samici
a solitary exception ena sama (edina) izjema
a solitary life odmaknjeno, samotarsko življenje
not a solitary one niti en sam (edini)
to take a solitary walk iti na samoten sprehod

2. samostalnik
samotnik, samotar, puščavnik (često figurativno)

sólza tear

v sólzah in tears
grenka sólza bitter tear
sólze kesanja tears pl of remorse
sólze veselja tears of joy
krokodilove sólze crocodile tears pl
do sólz ganjen moved to tears
do sólz until the tears run
grenke sólze salt tears pl
biti ves v sólzah to be in tears
hitro je ganjen do sólz he is easily moved to tears
biti na robu sólz (figurativno) to be on the brink of tears
to niso mačkine sólze (figurativno) this is not to be sneezed at
sólze je imela v očeh tears stood in her eyes
jokati sólze veselja to weep tears of joy
planiti v sólze to burst into tears
pretakati sólze to shed tears
potočiti sólzo to shed a tear
točiti krokodilove sólze to shed crocodile tears
točiti bridke sólze to shed (ali to weep) bitter tears
topiti se v sólzah to melt into tears
do sólz se smejati to laugh till the tears come, to laugh till one cries (ali till the tears come into one's eyes)
sólze mi pridejo, stopijo v oči tears come into my eyes
smehljati se skozi sólze to smile through one's tears
ni se mogla vzdržati sólz she could not restrain her tears
sólze so ji zalile oči her eyes brimmed with tears, she burst into tears
sólze so ji privrele v oči tears welled up in her eyes

sósed neighbour

brez sósedov neighbourless
najbližji sósed one's nearest neighbour, next-door neighbour
sósedje pl neighbourhood
prvi (drugi) sósed the nextdoor (the next-door but one) neighbour
moj sósed pri mizi the man sitting next to me at table
moj desni (levi) sósed my right-hand (left-hand) neighbour
delati, napraviti kot dober sósed to act in a (good-) neighbourly way

spádati to belong (to)

to ne spada semkaj that is out of place here, that is beside the point, that is irrelevant
to ne spada k našemu predmetu this is alien to our subject, this has nothing to do with our subject
ta beseda ne spada semkaj this word is improperly used in this context (ali does not belong here)
to ne spada nikamor! that's neither here nor there!
to ne spada v mojo stroko this is not within my province (ali is not in my line)
on spada med naše najboljše odjemalce he is one of our best customers

speciálen special; particular

speciálen primer a special case
speciálno prislov specially
speciálno področje particular sphere (ali field)
speciálno jeklo special steel
speciálna trgovina shop specializing in one type of merchandise, ZDA speciality store

splòh at all

splòh ne not at all
če splòh if at all
splòh nihče no one at all
če splòh kaj if anything (at all)
če splòh kateri if any (at all)
kaj splòh hoče? what is it he actually wants?
za to splòh ne gre that is not the point in question at all
si ga splòh videl? have you seen him at all?
jaz splòh nisem ničesar videl I have not seen anything at all

sporazuméti se to agree; to come to (ali to make) an agreement (ali an understanding); to settle a matter; to settle by agreement; to come to terms

nisva (nismo) se mogla (mogli) sporazuméti se we could not understand each other (one another), we could not make ourselves understood
ne morejo se sporazuméti se they cannot come to terms (ali to an understanding), they cannot reach agreement (o on)

spréti (razdvojiti) to set at variance

spréti se to quarrel (with each other), to have a quarrel (ali a dispute); to fall out with one another
to jih je sprlo that set them at variance
biti sprt z to be at odds with (someone) (gledé regarding, concerning)

stair [stɛ́ə] samostalnik
stopnica
množina stopniščc
figurativno stopničasta lestev
množina pristajalna brv (mostič)

above-stairs zgoraj
below-stairs spodaj, v podpritličju, v suterenu; pri služinčadi
back stair zadajšnje stopnišče; tajen, skriven dostop
down stairs na spodnjem nadstronju
up stairs na zgornjem nadstropju
the top stair najvišja stopnica
the top (the down) stair but one predzadnja zgornja (spodnja) stopnica
a flight of stairs stopnice med dvema presledkoma
up one pair of stairs v prvem nadstropju

stárost age, old age, oldness; advanced years pl; declining age

na stárost in one's old age
v stárosti od at the age of
prezgodnja stárost premature decrepitude
mož srednje stárosti a man of middle age
visoka stárost extreme old age
doživel je visoko stárost he lived to a great age
umrl je v visoki stárosti (v stárosti 20 let) he died at a great age (at the age of twenty years)
doseči visoko stárost to reach a great age, (pogovorno) to make old bones
sem njegove stárosti I am his age
ne kaže svoje stárosti he doesn't look his age
v tem poklicu človek ne doživi stárosti in that occupation men never reach a great age
on je palica moje stárosti (figurativno) he is the staff of my old age
če bi mladost znala, če bi stárost mogla... if one had an old head on young shoulders...