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spíti to drink up; to finish one's drink

malo preveč ga je spil he had a drop too much

spitting [spítiŋ] samostalnik
pljuvanje; pljunek, slina

spitting image velika podobnost
he is the spitting image of his father on je kot izrezan oče

spleen [spli:n]

1. samostalnik
anatomija vranica
figurativno slaba volja, slabo razpoloženje
zastarelo otožnost, žalost, melanholija, deprimiranost; hipohondrija
zastarelo napad besnosti

a fit of spleen nenadna slaba volja (žalost, otožnost)
he vented his spleen on me svojo slabo voljo je stresel name

2. prehodni glagol
odstraniti vranico (a dog psu)

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

spodletéti to fail, to prove a failure

spodletelo mu je he failed
načrt je spodletel the plan went awry
popolnoma spodletéti to fail signally
tudi najpametnejšemu včasih spodleti (figurativno) it is a good horse that never stumbles

spodletéti (ne uspeti) fracasar, malograrse , (načrt tudi) frustrarse; salir mal; tener mal resultado

spodletelo mi je he fracasado; me ha salido mal el negocio; se ha frustrado mi plan; no he tenido éxito

spoke¹ [spóuk]

1. samostalnik
špica, napera (pri kolesu, krmilu); prečka, klin (pri lestvi); cokla; zavora za kolo

he is always putting a spoke in my wheel figurativno vedno mi meče polena pod noge, mi prekriža (prepreči, ovira) načrte

2. prehodni glagol
zavirati (kolo); dati (narediti) špice (kolesu)

spolníti to fulfil; to accomplish; to realize

moje upanje se ni spolnilo my hopes have not been realized
spolníti željo to gratify a desire
vneto je spolnil svoje dolžnosti he was eager in the discharge of his duties ➞ izpolniti

spomínjati

spomínjati na kaj to be reminiscent of something; to be redolent of something
spomínjati koga na kaj to remind someone of something, to put something in someone's mind
on me spominja na mojega brata he reminds me of my brother
to nas spominja na dom this reminds us of home
spomínjati se to recall to mind, to remember, to recollect (koga someone), arhaično to bethink oneself (da... that...)
medlo, slabo se spomínjati to have a dim memory of
če se prav spominjam if I remember right(ly), if my memory serves me right
ne spominjam se, kaj smo videli I have no recollection of what we saw
se ne spominjam, da bi bil o tem kaj slišal I do not recollect having heard anything about it, pogovorno I don't remember hearing anything about it

spoon¹ [spu:n] samostalnik
žlica; predmet žličaste oblike (npr. veslo); vrsta palice za golf
(= spoon bait) blestivka
pogovorno bedak, tepec
ameriško, sleng zaljubljenec

dessert spoon žlica srednje velikosti
egg-and-spoon race tekma v teku, pri kateri udeleženci nosijo jajce v žlici
table-spoon namizna žlica (normalne velikosti)
tea-spoon (čajna) žlička
wooden spoon zgodovina lesena žlica, ki so jo (v Cambridgeu) dajali najslabšemu na izpitu iz matematike
to be spoons on s.o. ameriško biti zateleban v koga, noreti za kom
to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth figurativno roditi se kot bogataš
he must have a long spoon that sups with the devil nevarno je z vragom buče saditi, z bikom se ni bosti

sposóben capable; apt; qualified; able; fit (za for)

sposóben za delo fit for work; (nadarjen) gifted, clever; (pripraven za) proper, adapted for; (uspešen) competent, efficient
sposóben človek a man of ability
telesno sposóben able-bodied
sposóben za plovbo (ladja) seaworthy
ne čutim se sposóbnega za delo I don't feel up to work
on ni sposóben za svojo službo (figurativno) he is a square peg in a round hole, he is a round peg in a square hole

spoštovánje respect; regard; deference; homage; consideration; esteem, estimation; reverence (do for); veneration

iz spoštovánja do out of respect for, in deference to
z vsem dolžnim spoštovánjem with all due respect, (tudi ironično) with the greatest respect
spoštovánje samega sebe self-respect
z odličnim spoštovánjem (v trgovinskih pismih) yours faithfully, respectfully yours
imeti največje spoštovánje do, za... to have the greatest respect for...
izkazati komu spoštovánje to pay one's respects to someone
bil je sprejet z vsem spoštovánjem, ki gre njegovemu položaju he was received with all the respect due to his position
uživati splošno spoštovánje to enjoy general esteem
znal si je pridobiti spoštovánje he knew how to win respect

spot¹ [spɔt]

1. samostalnik
mesto, kraj; košček zemljišča
medicina pega, mozoljček
figurativno madež
figurativno sramotni madež; lisa (na tkanini), pika, pikica
pogovorno majhna količina, trohica; kanček, malce, kaplj(ic)a; bela žoga s črno piko (točko) (biljard), črna točka na enem krajn mize, enako oddaljena od obeh strani mize
množina, trgovina blago, ki se prodaja za gotovino in dobi takoj pri prodaji
šport, sleng napoved, kateri konj bo zmagal (na dirkah), napovedan zmagovalni konj

on the spot na mestu, brez odlašanja, takoj; ameriško, sleng v (življenjski) nevarnosti, v stiski, v škripcih
without spot brez napake, neoporečen
the spot pravo mesto
a spot of whisky požirek, kaplja whiskyja
spot check (naključni) poskus
beauty spot lepotno znamenje
a delightful spot čudovit košček (konček, kotiček) zemlje
sun-spot sončna pega
tender spot figurativno občutljivo mesto, Ahilova peta; tisto, za kar je nekdo občutljiv
the people on the spot ljudje iz določenega kraja, prebivalci
to arrive on the spot of five dospeti točno ob petih
to be on the spot biti na mestu, biti dorasel položaju; šport biti v formi
can the leopard change his spot? ali volk lahko spremeni svojo naravo?
he has come out without a spot on his reputation izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez madeža na svojem ugledu
to put s.o. on the spot ameriško, sleng spraviti koga v zadrego, ugnati ga v kozji rog, vzeti ga na piko

2. pridevnik
ekonomija takoj dobavljiv, dostavljiv; takoj plačljiv; gotovinski; krajevno omejen (broadcasting radijska reklama)

spot² [spɔt] prehodni glagol
napraviti pisano z lisami, s pikami; zamazati
figurativno omadeževati; očistiti (kaj) od madežev (često out)
pogovorno zapaziti, prepoznati, odkriti narodnost kake osebe
pogovorno napovedati (zmagovalca konjske dirke); postaviti na določeno mesto, plasirati; zadeti (tarčo)
vojska točno lokalizirati

to spot a criminal odkriti, izslediti hudodelca
he spotted him at once as an American takoj ga je prepoznal kot Amerikanca
neprehodni glagol
zamazati se, dobiti madeže

that material will spot in the rain to blago bo dobilo madeže v dežju
white linen spots easily belo platno se hitro zamaže

spotákniti to trip (someone) up

skušal me je spotákniti he tried to trip me up
spotákniti se to stumble (ob against, čez over); to trip (ob, nad over); to make a false step; to catch one's foot; to falter
spotákniti se ob kamen to trip over a stone

spout² [spáut] prehodni glagol
izmetavati, izbrizgati, izbljuvati (tekočino); opremiti z dulcem, z odvodno cevjo
pogovorno deklamirati (verses stihe)
pompozno govoriti, besedovati
sleng dati v zastavljalnico
neprehodni glagol
brizgati (from iz)
štrcati (o kitu)
figurativno deklamirati, imeti pompozen govor

he is fond of spouting on rad pompozno govori
the whales were spouting kiti so brizgali vodo v zrak

spozabíti se to forget oneself; figurativno to lose one's temper

spozabíti se tako daleč, da... to forget oneself so (ali as) far as to...
spozabil se je he forgot himself, he acted unsuitably, he lost self-control

spréd sprédaj in front; ahead

bil je nekaj korakov spréd, sprédaj he was a few steps ahead of us
napadli so nas spréd, sprédaj in zadaj we were attacked front and rear

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

sprejéti to accept; to receive; to admit; (predlog) to adopt

sprejéti darilo to receive a present
sprejéti (po)vabilo to accept an invitation
sprejéti pod streho (krov) to give shelter
prisrčno sprejéti to accord a warm welcome
sprejéti koga med svoje prijatelje to accept someone as one's fiend, to admit someone to one's circle of ffiends
sprejeli so ga z veselimi vzkliki he was received with cheers
sprejel nas je predsednik kluba we were received by the president of the club
prijazno sprejéti to give a friendly reception, to receive kindly
bil je hladno sprejet he was coldly received
ne hoteti sprejéti to refuse to accept
ni me hotela sprejéti (v hišo) I was refused her door
sprejel je otroka za svojega he acknowledged the child as his
zakonski osnutek je bil sprejet v Spodnji zbornici the Bill has passed the House of Commons
sprejeto od... passed by...
sprejéti zakon o to pass a law on
sprejéti proračun to pass (ali to adopt) the budget
sprejéti ustavo to adopt a constitution
sprejéti odločitev to reach (ali to take) a decision