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shrift [šrift] samostalnik
arhaično, cerkev spoved, zakrament pokore; odveza, naložitev pokore (po spovedi)

short shrift kratki čas med obsodbo in izvršitvijo kazni
to give short shrift hitro obsoditi in kaznovati
he was given no shrift hitro so ga kaznovali

shrivel [šrivl]

1. prehodni glagol
stisniti, pomečkati, zmečkati, nagubati, zgubati, nabrati; pustiti veneti, posušiti
figurativno napraviti nemočnega, onesposobiti

2. neprehodni glagol (tudi shrivel up)
skrčiti se, stisniti se, nagubati (zgubati) se, zgrbančiti se, nabrati se; oveneti
figurativno (s)hirati, mreti

he has a shrivelled soul figurativno on je podla duša
the skin shrivels with age v starosti se koža naguba

shrunken [šrʌ́ŋkən] pridevnik
shujšan, upadel (obraz)

he has a shrunken look videti je čisto upadel

shut^*2 [šʌt]

1. prehodni glagol
zapreti (knjigo, oči, nož itd.), zaklopiti; priščipniti (prst), stisniti (into med)
blokirati (cesto itd.)

2. neprehodni glagol
zapirati se, zapreti se, zaklopiti se

to shut the door in s.o.'s face komu pred nosom zapreti vrata
to shut the door on (upon) s.o. zapreti vrata pred kom, ne hoteti govoriti z njim
the door shut with a bang vrata so se zaloputnila
the door shuts automatically vrata se avtomatično zapirajo
the prisoner was shut into his cell jetnika so zaprli v (njegovo) celico
he shut the dog's tail into the door priščipnil je psu rep med vrata
to shut one's ears to the truth biti gluh za resnico, ne hoteti slišati resnice, zapirati si ušesa pred resnico
the window shuts well okno se dobro zapira
shut your mouth! molči! drži jezik (za zobmi)!
shut your face vulgarno jezik za zobe!
to shut o.s. away from (out of) society izključiti se iz družbe

shuttle [šʌtl]

1. samostalnik
čolniček v šivalnem stroju; suvalnica, tkalski čolniček
tehnično prestavljiva vrata na zatvornici; vlak (avtobus, letalo itd.), ki vozi na stalni progi sem in tja
ameriško shuttle train
lokalni vlak

shuttle bus avtobus, ki vozi na stalni progi sem in tja

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
(hitro) sem in tja (se) premikati; prečkati; voziti (se), potovati sem in tja
figurativno omahovati, kolebati

he shuttled the Atlantic many times mnogokrat je prečkal, prevozil Atlantik
to shuttle between two professions omahovati med dvema poklicema

sick¹ [sik]

1. pridevnik
(britanska angleščina le atributivno) bolan, zbolel (of od, za)
ameriško bolan, slab, brez moči; prisiljen (nasmeh)
sleng sit, naveličan (of waiting čakanja)
sleng ki mu je slabó, ki se mu kaj gabi, studi; jezen (with na)
bolan od hrepenenja (for za)
hrepeneč, koprneč; pokvarjen (riba, jajce), ki cika (vino), nezdrav (zrak); majhne vrednosti, ki ima majhno ceno, slab
ekonomija, sleng medel, slab (tržišče); potreben popravila (o ladji)

sick and tired naveličan, sit (česa)
sick certificate zdravniško spričevalo
sick diet bolniška hrana, dieta
sick of fever vročičen
sick fund bolniška blagajna
sick headache migrena
love-sick bolan od ljubezni
sea-sick ki ima morsko bolezen
to be sick bljuvati, bruhati
he is as sick as a dog zeló mu je slabo
to be sick to death biti na smrt bolan
to be sick for s.th. mreti od koprnenja po
to go sick vojska javiti se, priglasiti se za bolnega
I felt sick slabo mi je bilo, (skoraj) bruhal sem
it makes me sick zagabi se mi, zastudi se mi, disgustira me
the ship is paint-sick ladja je potrebna prebarvanja

2. samostalnik
bolnik

the sick bolniki; (redko) bolezen, slabost
that's enough to give one the sick vulgarno človek bi bruhal ob tem

side¹ [sáid]

1. samostalnik
stran; bok; rob (poti, mize itd.); stran (pisma); ploskev, prostrana površina
figurativno stališče, vidik; obronek; obala; področje, kraj; smer; oddelek (šole)
šport moštvo
sleng prevzetnost, ošabnost, širokoustenje; (biljard) obračanje, vrtenje krogle zaradi udarca od strani

side by side z ramo ob rami, vštric, vzporedno
by the side of vzdolž, ob
off side oddaljenejša stran, desna stran; šport (nogomet) ofsajd
on the side povrhu
on all sides, on every side na vseh straneh, vsepovsod
on father's side po očetovi strani
on this side of the grave pred smrtjo
back side zadnjica
blind side slaba stran
dark side senčna stran
(šola) classical (modern) side klasična ali humanistična (moderna) smer (oddelek)
God is on our side bog je z nami
the east side of the city vzhodni del mesta
north side severna stran
the other side of the question druga stran (plat) vprašanja (problema)
sunny side, bright side sončna stran, svetla stran (tudi figurativno)
on the wrong side of the door figurativno izključen iz (česa)
on the wrong side of the blanket figurativno nezakonski (otrok)
the wrong side up narobe
the right (the wrong) side of a piece of cloth prava (neprava) stran kosa blaga
the road-side cestni rob (kraj)
to balance on both sides figurativno nihati (kolebati) med dvema stvarema
he is on our side on je na naši strani, z nami
he is on the sunny (bright, right) side of 50 on še ni 50 let star
he is on the shady (wrong) side of 50 on je preko 50 let star
this is a side issue to je postransko vprašanje
to change sides preiti na drugo stran
people come from every side ljudje prihajajo semkaj z vseh strani
to go over to the other side preiti k drugi stranki, uskočiti v drug tabor
to have a pain in one's side imeti bolečine v boku
to have side sleng domišljevati si; delati se važnega
to keep on the right side of s.o. figurativno na prijateljski način s kom urediti stvari
to put a th. on one side postaviti kaj na stran, ne obračati
he puts on too much side on preveč pozira
to shake (to split) one's sides with laughing pokati od smeha
to take sides opredeliti se (za), odločiti se za neko stran; biti pristranski
to take side with s.o., to take s.o.'s side potegniti s kom, potegniti se za koga
to view a question from all sides premotriti vprašanje z vseh strani
to win s.o. over to one's side pridobiti koga na svojo stran

2. pridevnik
stranski; prihajajoč od strani

side blow udarec od strani
side door stranska vrata (vhod)
side brake ročna zavora (avto)

sideline [sáidlain] prehodni glagol
ovirati pri aktivni udeležbi

he was sidelined by his injuries poškodba ga je ovirala, da bi aktivno sodeloval

sign² [sain] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
zaznamovati, označiti; podpisati, signirati
figurativno zapečatiti; dati (komu) znak, pomigniti, namigniti, pomahati (z roko)
trgovina nameniti (for za kaj)
religija napraviti križ nad, blagosloviti

he signed to me to come pomignil mi je, naj pridem
to sign o.s. with the sign of the cross podpisati se s križcem
to sign one's will podpisati svojo oporoko
to sign on the dotted line podpisati se na pikčasti črti, figurativno sprejeti pogoje, slepo slediti, suženjsko se pokoravati

signify [sígnifai] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
naznaniti, razglasiti; napovedati; namigniti, dati razumeti; pomeniti, biti znak; imeti važnost, biti važen

what does it signify? kakšno važnost ima to?
it does not signify ni važno
this signifies nothing to ne pomeni nič
he signified his wish to get rid of him izrazil je željo, da bi se ga znebil

sigúrno prislov (varno) safely, securely; (zanesljivo, nedvomno) certainly, for certain, undoubtedly, indubitably, sure enough, with certainty

sigúrno bo prišel he is sure to come

síla (moč) power, might; (krepkost) vigour; (potreba) necessity; (jakost) strength; (silovitost) vehemence; (nasilje) violence, force; (težava) difficulty, trouble; (prisila) compulsion, constraint, coercion; (beda) want, need, pinch; (stiska) emergency, neediness; (pritisk) pressure; (nevarnost) danger, emergency; (nuja) urgency, necessity

v síli in case of emergency (ali of need, of necessity)
s sílo by force, forcibly, with violence, by strong-arm methods
z vsemi sílami with might and main
pod sílo okoliščin, razmer under the stress of circumstances
po síli (nerad) forced, under compulsion, unwillingly, reluctantly, perforce
če je síla if need be, if need arise
to je višja síla it is a case of needs must (ali of overwhelming odds, of vis maior)
groba síla violence
konjska síla horsepower (krajšava: HP)
gonilna síla motive power
višja síla force majeure, Act of God
naravne síle natural forces, forces of nature
kopne síle vojska land forces pl
pomorske síle vojska naval forces pl, navy
pomorska síla naval power
síla (ogromno) ljudi a great number of people
enota síle unit of force
moment síle moment of a force
delovna síla manpower
politika síle power politics pl
vodna síla water (ali hydraulic) power
oborožene (vojaške) síle armed (military) forces pl
Kraljeva Zračna Sila Royal Air Force
klic v síli emergency call
izhod v síli emergency exit
biti v veliki síli (stiski) to be in great distress (ali need)
ni mu síle he is not in bad circumstances, he is doing well
ni síle (= ne mudi se) there's no hurry, it is not urgent
ni nobene síle there is no hurry
to je za sílo (= začasno) this is a makeshift, this is a stopgap, this is a temporary substitute
síla (strašno) vroče je it is extremely hot
síla ima večjo moč kot pravica might before right
napeti vse (svoje) síle to do one's utmost, to make every effort, to do one's best, to do all one can; to tax one's powers to the utmost; to use every exertion; to stir heaven and earth; to leave no stone unturned
síla kola lomi needs must when the devil drives, necessity knows no law
v síli hudič muhe žre (figurativno) drowning men catch at straws, beggars can't be choosers
(tudi) s sílo se ne da vsega doseči (figurativno) you can take a horse to the water but you can't make him drink
ukloniti se síli to give way to compulsion, to act under compulsion (ali duress)
v síli spoznaš pravega prijatelja a friend in need is a friend indeed

síliti to force, to compel, to oblige, to coerce; to press, to urge

síliti (priganjati) koga k... to hustle someone into (doing something)
ne maram te síliti I will not press you
síliti koga, da kaj naredi to compel someone to do something
silil me je, naj sprejmem ponudbo he urged me to accept the offer
síliti k naglici to press, to urge, to hurry, to egg on
silili so me, naj sprejmem denar they pressed me to accept the money
síliti se to force oneself, to constrain oneself
síliti se k smehu to force a laugh
silil se je, da bi se nasmehnil he put on a forced smile

silver¹ [sílvə]

1. samostalnik
srebro; srebrni denar; srebrni jedilni pribor, srebrna posoda; srebrn sijaj (barva)
fotografija srebrni nitrat

German silver, nickel silver zlitina nikla za jedilni pribor, nepravo srebro
loose silver posamezni srebrni kovanci, srebrn drobiž
he gave me two pounds in silver dal mi je dva funta v srebrnem denarju
her uncle gave her most of his silver stric ji je dal večino svoje srebrnine

2. pridevnik
srebrn, srebrnkast; (glas) zvonek
figurativno srebrn (25-letni jubilej; plasiran na drugem mestu)

silver alloy srebrna zlitina
the silver age srebrna doba; doba rimske književnosti po Avgustu
silver basis ekonomija srebrna valuta
silver ore srebrna ruda
silver studded s srebrom okovan ali obšit
a silver tone srebrn, zvonek glas
silver standard srebrna vrednota
Silver State vzdevek za državo Nevado ali Colorado v ZDA
a silver-tongue pogovorno oseba, ki zna dobro govoriti
to have a silver tongue biti dober, vešč govornik
to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth figurativno biti rojen pod srečno zvezdo
every cloud has its silver lining figurativno vsaka nesreča ima nekaj tolažilnega, ni nesreče brez sreče

similitude [simílitju:d] samostalnik
podobnost, sličnost; primera, prispodoba, parabola, alegorija; podoba; kopija

in man's similitude v človeški podobi
he appeared in the similitude of a dragon pojavil se je v podobi zmaja

simulírati to simulate; to feign; to sham

on le simulira he is only shamming
simulírati omedlevico to pretend to faint
simulírati bolezen to sham illness, to pretend to be ill, to malinger
simulirano drevo imitation tree

sin² [sin] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
napraviti greh, grešiti, pregrešiti se, napraviti prestopek ali prekršek (against zoper, proti)

to sin against the rules pregrešiti se zoper pravila
to sin one's mercies izgubiti milost, pregrešiti se, biti nehvaležen
to sin away z grehom (grehi) lahkomiselno izgubiti, zaigrati (one's happiness svojo srečo)
he is more sinned against than sinning figurativno on je bolj žrtev kot krivec, bolj zasluži pomilovanje kot grajo

sín son

edini sín, sín edinec only son
prvorojeni sín first-born son
Brown, sin Brown, junior (krajšava: jr.)
Brown in sin Brown and Son
najstarejši sín (in dedič) son and heir
zakonski sín legitimate son
nezakonski sín illegitimate son, natural son
Apolonovi sínovi (= pesniki) the sons of Apollo
izgubljeni sín long-lost son, biblija prodigal son
sín božji (Kristus) religija Son of God
to je pravi sín svojega očeta he is his father's son
kakršen oče, takšen sín like father, like son

since¹ [sins]

1. predlog
od

since Sunday od nedelje
I have been here since 5 o'clock tu sem že od petih
since when...? pogovorno od kdaj...?

2. prislov
odtlej, od takrat, od tedaj ves čas; medtem

ever since (ves čas, vse) od takrat, odtlej
long since od davno, že davno
how long since? kako dolgo že?
a short time since pred kratkim
I have been his friend ever since odtlej sem mu (bil) vedno prijatelj
I have not seen him since od takrat ga nisem več videl
I was there not long since ne dolgo tega sem bil tam
he refused, but has since consented odklonil, a je medtem (že) privolil (pristal)

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