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sénca (hlad) shade, pesniško arhaično umbrage; (predmeta, osebe) shadow

niti sénce dvoma not a shadow of a doubt
vlada v sénci (figurativno) shadow cabinet
on je le (še) sénca samega sebe he is a mere shadow of his former self, he is worn to a shadow, he is reduced to a skeleton (ali to a shadow)
iti v sénco to go into the shade
sedeti v sénci to sit in the shade
boji se lastne sénce he is afraid of his own shadow
dajati sénco to give (ali to afford) shade
izginiti kot sénca to vanish like a shadow
delaš mi sénco you are in my light, you are standing in my light, humoristično you'd make a better door than a window
sonce meče sénce the sun casts shadows
metati, vreči sénco na to cast a shadow on, (zasenčiti) to overshadow, to outshine
to meče sénco nanj (figurativno) this puts him in a poor light, this reflects discredit on him
slediti komu kot sénca to shadow (ali to dog) someone, to be someone's shadow, to follow someone like a shadow

shrámba depository; (skladišče) store

jedilna shrámba pantry, larder
shrámba za prtljago (na postaji) VB leftluggage office, cloakroom
shrámba za staro šaro lumber room, humoristično glory hole
shrámba za prte housemaid's pantry
shrámba za srebrnino butler's pantry

stêklo glass

pod stêklom under glass
brušeno stêklo cut glass, flint glass
mlečno stêklo frost glass, translucent glass, (brušeno) frosted glass
motno stêklo frosted (ali ground) glass, dim glass
ognjevarno stêklo pyrex
marijino stêklo mineralogija specular stone
nezdrobljivo stêklo shatterproof glass
svinčeno stêklo lead glass
kristalno stêklo flint glass
barvasto stêklo stained (ali coloured) glass
drobec stêkla glass splinter, fragment
stêklo za izložbe plate glass
vlaknasto stêklo fibreglass
stêklo za okna (šipa) windowpane
povečevalno stêklo magnifying glass, magnifier
češko stêklo Bohemian glass
belo stêklo white glass
žično stêklo wire glass
varnostno stêklo safety glass
optično stêklo optical glass
zrcalno stêklo plate glass
stêklo za steklenice bottle glass
brusač stêkla glass-grinder, glasscutter
brušenje stêkla glass grinder, glass cutter
brusiti stêklo to grind glass
barvanje stêkla, slikanje na stêklo painting on glass, glass painting, staining
slikar na stêklo painter on glass, glass painter, glass stainer
pihač stêkla glassblower
neprozorno stêklo opaque glass
stêkl, ki varuje pred drobci granat ipd. bulletproof glass
nož za stêklo glazier's (cutting) diamond
si iz stêkla? (humoristično) is your father a glazier?, you'd make a better door than a window

stríptiz striptease

stríptizeta striptease artiste, stripteaser, pogovorno stripper, humoristično ecdysiast

tróbiti to trumpet; to blow (ali to sound) a trumpet

tróbiti alarm to sound an alarm
tróbiti za juriš to sound the charge
tróbiti za nočni počitek, spanje vojska to sound the retreat, ZDA to play taps
tróbiti k umiku to sound the (oziroma a) retreat
vedno v isti rog trobi (figurativno) he's always singing the same old tune (ali humoristično the tune the old cow died of)
tróbiti komu na ušesa to din into someone's ears

vagabúnd vagabond; vagrant; tramp

biti vagabúnd to be a vagabond (ali a tramp, a rover, humoristično a gentleman of the road)

vínjen drunk, drunken; inebriate; intoxicated; fuddled; in one's cups

malo vínjen (žargon) mellow; under the influence; the worse for drink (ali humoristično wear)
biti vínjen to be tipsy (ali groggy)

zadréga embarrassment; difficulty; quandary; perplexity; predicament

denarne zadrége financial difficulties pl, evfemizem humoristično pecuniary embarrassment
biti v zadrégi to be in difficulties, to be in a quandary, to be ill at ease, to be at a loss, to be in a fix, to be in embarrassed circumstances
v lepi zadrégi smo we are in a nice (pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj storim I am completely at a loss what to do
biti v denarni zadrégi to be short of money
bili smo v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj odgovorimo we were hard put to it to find an answer, we were completely at a loss (ali we were stumped) for an answer
moja edina zadréga je, kaj naj izberem my only trouble is which one to choose
spretno se izvleči iz zadrége (iz stiske) to extricate oneself neatly from a predicament, to find a neat way out of a difficult situation
pomagati komu iz zadrége to save someone from embarrassment
spraviti koga v zadrégo to put (ali pogovorno to land) someone in an embarrassing situation, to embarrass someone, to put someone in a predicament (ali in a quandary)
njega hitro spraviš v zadrégo he is easily embarrassed
biti v zadrégi za odgovor to be stumped for an answer

žénski female; woman's, women's; feminine; womanly, womanish

žénsko društvo women's club (ali association), VB Women's Institute
žénska kaprica feminine caprice
žénsko ročno delo needlework
žénski samostan convent, nunnery
žénski spol female sex, gentle sex, gramatika feminine gender
žénska vlada (figurativno) women's rule, gynarchy, (arhaično) regiment of women, (humoristično) petticoat government
žénska zvijača woman's trick
žénska narava feminine nature