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nemír unrest, disquiet, disquietude; restlessness; (kraval, izgred) riot, tumult, uproar; (zaskrbljenost) anxiety, anxiousness, uneasiness; worry, concern; (razburjenost) agitation, commotion; excitement

ulični nemíri riots pl, disorders pl
težki nemíri so izbruhnili v mestu serious rioting has broken out in the town

nepremíšljen thoughtless, inconsiderate, imprudent, light-headed, reckless, giddy

nekateri ljudje so nepremíšljeni some people are inconsiderate; (prenagel) foolhardy, rash, overhasty, precipitate, heedless; arhaično temerarious
nepremíšljeno prislov imprudently, rashly, recklessly
bilo bi od tebe nepremíšljeno, če bi to storil you would be ill-advised to do so

neréšen not saved; figurativno unsettled, outstanding; (odložen) in abeyance, pending; (uganka) unsolved, enigmatic; problematic, puzzling; mysterious

neréšeno vprašanje an outstanding (ali unsolved) question
biti neréšen to await solution
svojci neréšenih rudarjev so čakali pred vhodom v jamo relatives of the trapped miners waited at the pithead

neúmen stupid; foolish, silly; thick-headed, dull; ZDA pogovorno dumb; (nesmiseln) nonsensical

neúmen (nor) na kaj mad (ali crazy) about something
neúmen kot noč as dumb as an ox, as thick as a plank
kako neúmno! how stupid!
preneumno! too bad!
nisi (tako) neúm! you are no fool!
nisem tako neúmen I am not such a fool
nisem tako neúmen, da bi to verjel I am not so stupid (ali dumb) as to believe it
kako si neúmen! how stupid you are!
to je bilo zelo neúmo od mene it was very stupid of me
neúmen je kot noč (pogovorno) he is dead from the neck up
ni tako neúm, kot je videti he is not as stupid as he looks
to je (že) preneumno that is too silly for words
ona ni tako neúma! she knows better!, pogovorno she's not so dumb!

nôga foot, pl feet; (krak) leg; (klavnih živali) hoof, pl -s, hooves, (za jed) trotter; (čaše) stem, foot; (mize, stola) leg

prednja nôga foreleg
zadnja nôga hind leg
od glave do nôg from head to foot, from top to toe
prekrižanih nôg cross-legged
zaspale nôge (mravljinci v nogah) pins and needles
lahkih nôg light-footed, light-foot
umivanje nôg footwashing
ki ima nôge na O bandy-legged, bandy, bowlegged
nôge na X knock-knees
ki ima nôga na X knock-kneed
že biti na nôgah to be on one's feet
ves dan sem že na nôgah I have been on the go (ali run off my feet) all day
biti z eno nôgo v grobu to have one foot (ali one's feet) in the grave, to be on one's last legs
biti šibak v nôgah to be unsteady (ali groggy) on one's feet (ali pogovorno on one's pins)
on je slab v nôgah (slab hodec, pešec) he is a poor walker
pomagati komu na nôge to help someone up on his feet
sam si pomagati na nôge (figurativno) to lift oneself up by one's own bootstraps
obdržati se na nôgah to keep one's legs
metati komu polena pod nôge to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to thwart someone
nôge me bolijo my legs hurt, I have a pain in my legs
on ima umetno nôgo he has an artificial leg
podstaviti komu nôgo to trip someone (up)
postaviti koga na nôge to set someone on his feet
spraviti, postaviti koga zopet na nôge to put someone back on his feet
postaviti se na lastne nôge (figurativno) to stand on one's own two feet
postaviti se spet na nôge to recover one's footing
prestopati se z nôge na nôgo to shift one's weight from one foot to the other
pretegniti si nôge, iztegniti nôge to stretch one's legs
skočiti na nôge to spring (ali to start, to leap) to one's feet
skakati po eni nôgi to hop
stati na šibkih nôgah (figurativno) to stand on a weak foundation
stopiti komu na nôgo to tread upon someone's foot
teptati z nôgami to trample (ali to tread) underfoot
udariti z nôgo ob tla to tap (ali to stamp) one's foot
vidim sledove njegovih nôg v snegu I can see his footprints in the snow
vstati z levo nôgo (figurativno) to get out of bed on the wrong side
nôge so me začele boleti I became footsore
nôga mi je zaspala my leg (ali foot) has gone to sleep
izviniti si nôgo to sprain one's ankle
braniti se z rokami in nôgami proti čemu to fight against something tooth and nail
pasti komu k nôgam to fall at someone's feet
živeti na veliki nôgi (razkošno) to live in grand style
stati na lastnih nôgah to stand on one's own feet, to be on one's own, to be independent

nôr (bolezen) mad, insane, deranged; (neumen) foolish, crazy, silly, out of one's mind, crackbrained; (ves iz sebe) wild, frantic, raving, delirious; (absurden) absurd, nonsensical, unreasonable, unwise, preposterous; (vratolomen) reckless, foolhardy

biti nôr (žargon) to be nuts (ali VB bonkers)
ne bodi nôr! don't be silly!
nôra leta years of indiscretion
kot nôr like mad
biti nôr na to be mad about (ali on), to be crazy about, to be nuts on, to be dead nuts on, to be infatuated with
nôr na glasbo mad on music
je ves nôr na ženske he is girl crazy (ali woman crazy)
vse ženske so nôre nanj all the women are wild about him
biti popolnoma, čisto nôr to be raving mad, to be (as) mad as a March hare (ali as a hatter)

ob at; by, along, on

ob treh at 3 o'clock
sestati se ob šestih to meet at six (o'clock)
ob sobotah on Saturdays
ob prvi priliki at the first opportunity
ob letu in a year, in a year's time, a year from today, a year today
ob takih okoliščinah under such circumstances
ob ves (svoj) denar sem I have lost all my money
ob vse so ga spravili he has lost everything (ali his all)
pri tem sem ob mojih 10 funtov I am ten pounds out of pocket over it
on je ob pamet he is out of his mind, he is not in his senses
si ob pamet? are you out of your senses?
hoditi gor in dol ob hiši to walk up and down by (ali outside) the house
to se samo ob sebi razume this is a matter of course
živeti ob kruhu in vodi to live on bread and water

obésiti to hang (up); (človeka) to hang, to gibbet

obésiti na steno to hang up on the wall
obésiti se to hang oneself
morilca so obesili the murderer was hanged
obésiti na kavelj to hang (up) on a hook
obésiti svetilko na strop to suspend a lamp from the ceiling
za pete koga obésiti to hang someone by his heels
obésiti medicino na klin (figurativno) to give up (ali žargon to pack in) medicine
obésiti službo na klin (figurativno) to throw up one's job
naj me obesijo, če... I'll be hanged if...
za to bo obešen he'll swing for that
obésiti komu kaj na vrat (naložiti mu, obremeniti ga) to burden, to saddle someone with something
obésiti komu umor (figurativno) to pin the murder on someone
prej se dam obésiti (figurativno) I'll be hanged first!

oblák cloud

brez obláka, oblákov cloudless, serene
nizko ležeči obláki aeronavtika low cloud level
gradovi v oblákih (figurativno) castles in Spain
tvorba oblákov cloud formation
utrganje oblákov a cloudburst
zidanje gradov v obláke (figurativno) building castles in the air, wishful thinking
dvigati se visoko pod obláke to rise high into the sky
kriki so se dvignili do oblákov the shouts made the welkin ring
leteti nad obláki aeronavtika žargon to fly over the top
(po)let nad obláki over-the-top flight
obláki se kopičijo the clouds are baking up
iz oblákov pasti (figurativno) to drop from the clouds
oblák se je utrgal there was a violent downpour
zidati gradove v obláke to build castles in the air
živeti v oblákih (figurativno) to be (ali to have one's head) in the clouds

oblíti² (oblijem)

oblívati to pour (ali to souse, to drench) all over; to run (ali flow) all over
solze so jo oblile she burst into ears, tears fell down her cheeks, she had a tearstained face
znoj me je oblil I was dripping with sweat, I was all in (ali of) a sweat
kurja polt me obliva ob tem it makes my flesh creep
obalo obliva Jadransko morje the coast is washed by the Adriatic (Sea)

obljúba promise; word; parole; pledge, arhaično plight

držati (svojo) obljúbo to keep (ali to honour) one's promise, to keep one's word, to be a man of one's word
držal je obljúbo he was good as his word
izpolniti obljúbo to fulfil (ali to carry out) a promise
to so prazne obljúbe these are empty promises
preklicati svojo obljúbo to go back on one's promise; to break one's promise
sklicevati se na obljúbo to hold (someone) to a promise, to claim something promised
on je zelo radodaren z obljúbami he is lavish with his promises
obljubiti in obljúbo držati je dvoje it is one thing to promise and another to perform
izpolnila je obljúbo she carried out (ali fulfilled) her promise

obljúbiti to promise; to give one's word; to give a promise; to pledge; to make a promise

obljúbiti nekaj nemogočega to promise the moon
obljúbiti zlate gradove to promise the earth
obljubili so mi nagrado I was promised a reward
on stori, kar obljubi he is a man of his word
on stori več, kot obljubi he is better than his word
obljúbiti in obljubo držati je dvoje it is one thing to promise and another to deliver, fine words butter no parsnips

obsúti to shower (ali to heap, to load, to lavish) on; to heap with

obsúti koga s častmi to heap honours on someone
obsúti z naročili to overwhelm with instructions (ali commands)
obsúti otroka z darili (poljubi) to shower gifts (kisses) upon a child
obsuli so ga s strelicami they fired a hail of arrows at him, they rained arrows on him
obsul ga je roj nosačev he was besieged (ali surrounded) by a swarm of porters
obsúti z vprašanji to overwhelm someone with questions

očí eyes pl; (vid) eyesight

med štirimi očmi in private, face to face
pred mojimi očmi before my eyes, in my sight, in my presence
zaradi vaših lepih očí for your blue eyes
boleče očí sore eyes, (od prenapenjana) eye strain
barva očí colour of the eyes
velike in okrogle očí saucer eyes
plamteče (krmežljave, izbuljene) očí flashing (bleary, blear, goggle) eyes
suhe (solzne) očí dry (tearfilled) eyes
na lastne očí, z lastnimi očmi with one's own eyes
prav pred njenimi očmi before her very eyes
slabe očí weak eyes
z odprtimi očmi with open eyes
ki ima dobre (risje) očí keen-eyed (lynx-eyed)
kot bi z očmi trenil (kot bi mignil) in the twinkling of an eye, in a flash
paša za očí a sight for sore eyes, a delightful sight
očí so mu bolj lačne kot želodec his eyes are bigger than his belly
same očí in ušesa so ga he is all eyes and ears, he is all attention
z očí brati komu to guess by someone's look, to anticipate someone's wishes
to bíje v očí it offends the eye
to bôde v očí that strikes (ali catches) the eye
gledati smrti v očí to look death in the face
gledati na kaj z drugimi (drugačnimi) očmi to take a different view of something
imeti dobre (slabe) očí (vid) to have good (bad) eyesight
imeti pred očmi to have (ali to bear, to keep) in mind (ali in sight, in view)
vse solzne očí je imela her eyes brimmed with tears
imeti stalno kaj pred očmi not to lose sight of something
imeti očí za lepo(to) to have an eye for the beautiful
imej odprte očí! (pazi se!) keep your weather eye open!
očí si izjokati to cry one's eyes out
očí si drug drugemu izpraskati to scratch each other's eyes out
ne hodi mi pred očí! keep out of my way!, arhaično begone!
izgubiti iz očí to lose sight of, to lose track of
ne izpustiti iz očí to keep one's eye on
ne izpustim ga iz očí I keep an eye on him, I don't trust him out of my sight
povsod imeti svoje očí (figurativno) to have eyes at the back of one's head
mencati, meti si očí to rub one's eyes
napenjati očí to strain one's eyes
izgini mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!
nasuti komu peska v očí (figurativno) to throw sand (ali dust) in someone's eyes, to bamboozle someone, to hoodwink someone
odpreti komu očí to open someone's eyes, to undeceive someone
to mi je odprlo očí that was an eye-opener for me
očí se mi odpirajo (figurativno) I begin to see now
očí sem mu odprl (figurativno) I opened his eyes for him
široko odpreti očí to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
očí so se mu odprle (figurativno) the scales fell from is eyes
pojdi mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!, arhaično begone!
premeriti koga z očmi to eye from head to foot
to pada v očí that leaps to the eye, that hits you in the eye
pasti očí na čem to feast one's eyes on something
pokvariti si očí to spoil one's eyes
povesiti očí to look down
v očí mi je padlo it struck me
ne pridi mi spet pred očí! don't show yourself here again!
to ti povem med štirimi očmi this is for your private ear
z očmi je preletel vrt he cast a glance over the garden
streljati z očmi (figurativno) to shoot glances (na at)
očí si treti to rub one's eyes
upreti očí v to fix one's eye upon, to look fixedly at
škiliti z očmi to squint, to be squint-eyed
očí se mi solzé my eyes are running
kot bi z očmi trenil in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in a flash
svojim očem ne verjamem I don't believe my eyes
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly believe my own eyes
stopiti komu pred očí (figurativno) to face someone
vreči očí na to have an eye for
z lastnimi očmi videti to be an eyewitness
na očeh se mu vidi, da je lopov his eyes show him up for the rogue he is, arhaično bespeak him a rogue
od teme se ne vidi prsta pred očmi it is pitch-dark
videl sem mu na očeh, da laže I could see (ali I saw) from his face that he was lying
na lastne očí sem to videl I saw it with my own eyes
zapreti očí to close one's eyes
preteklo noč nisem mogel zatisniti očí last night I couldn't sleep a wink
zavezati komu očí to hoodwink someone, to blindfold someone
zatisniti očí ob, nad (spregledati) to shut one's eyes to, to turn a blind eye to, to condone, to connive at, to wink at
zapirati očí pred čem to close one's eyes to something
vrana vrani ne izkljuje očí one crow does not peck out another crow's eyes
daleč od očí, daleč od srca out of sight, out of mind

odgovórnost responsibility; žargon the buck, the can

brez odgovórnosti without responsibility
na vašo odgovórnost at your risk
čut odgovórnosti sense of responsibility
na lastno odgovórnost on one's own account
poln odgovórnosti involving great responsibility, responsible
bati se odgovórnosti to be afraid of responsibility
odgovórnost je na tebi the responsibility rests on you
delati na lastno odgovórnost to act on one's own responsibility
izogniti se odgovórnosti to avoid (ali to shirk) responsibility
nositi polno odgovórnost to shoulder (ali to bear) one's full responsibility
naprtiti komu odgovórnost to pin responsibility on someone
napravi to na mojo odgovórnost do it and let me answer for it
obesili so mi vso odgovórnost za vrat (pogovorno) I was left holding the baby
odklanjati vso odgovórnost to disclaim all responsibility
poklicati na odgovórnost to call to account, to take someone to task; to hold someone responsible
prevzeti odgovórnost za kaj to take (the) responsibility for something, to take it upon oneself
jaz bom prevzel odgovórnost za ta korak I'll take responsibility for this step
prevzeti nezaželeno odgovórnost (figurativno, pogovorno) to carry the can (ali to be left holding the baby)
ne sprejeti, ne prevzeti odgovórnosti to accept no responsibility
osvoboditi, razrešiti, razbremeniti odgovórnosti to relieve of responsibility
otresti se odgovórnosti to shed (ali to shrug off) responsibilities
zahvaliti, naprtiti odgovórnost na to shift the responsibility on to, to pin responsibility on, (pogovorno) to pass the buck

odigrávati se ➞ odigrati se

odigravali so se strahotni prizori horrible scenes occurred

odkloníti to refuse, (pri izpitu ipd.) to reject; to decline; pogovorno to turn down

odkloníti kandidata to reject a candidate
odkloníti nezaupnico to reject a vote of no confidence
odklonili so me I have been (oziroma I was) refused
odkloníti povabilo (pomoč, ponudbo) to refuse an invitation (help, an offer)
odkloníti vsako odgovornost to disclaim all responsibility
odkloníti prošnjo to refuse a request
s prezirom odkloníti ponudbo to spurn an offer
odkloníti zakonski osnutek to reject a bill

odpovédati (stanovanje, službo) to give notice, ZDA to notice; to denounce (pogodbo a treaty); (naročilo, naročeno) to countermand (an order); (glas) to fail; (motor) to break down, to stall

odpovédati naročilo to cancel an order
odpovédati stanovanje to give notice to quit
odpovédati predstavo, tekmo to call off a performance, a contest
odpovédati časopis to discontinue a newspaper
glas mu je odpovedal his voice failed
nogé so mi odpovedale my legs refused to obey me
odpovedal je (službo) gospodarju he gave his landlord notice that he was going to leave
mati je odpovedala gospodinjski pomočnici my mother has given her servant notice
odpovedal sem podnajemniku I have given my lodger notice to quit
živci so mu odpovedali his nerves snapped
puška je odpovedala the rifle misfired (ali failed to go off)
(zasilna) zavora je odpovedala the (emergency) brake failed
kuharica nam je odpovedala the cook has given us notice
odpovédati delodajalcu to give one's employer notice
odpovédati delojemalcu to give an employee notice
če vse drugo odpove in the last resort
odpovédati se to renounce (čemu something); to resign, to divest oneself (čemu of something); (veri) to abjure, to abandon
odpovédati se prestolu to abdicate the throne, to resign the crown
odpovédati se članstvu to resign from membership
odpovedal se je zahtevam do prestola he renounced his pretensions to the throne

odpréti to open; (odkleniti) to unlock

s silo odpréti to force open
znova odpréti to reopen
odpréti buteljko to uncork a bottle
odpréti dežnik to open (ali to put up) an umbrella
odpréti konto to open an account
odpréti komu neomejen kredit to set unlimited funds at someone's disposal
s silo odpréti ključavnico to pick a lock
odpréti oči to open one's eyes
odpréti komu oči to open someone's eyes, to disillusion someone, to undeceive someone, to disabuse someone
oči so se mi odprle it dawned upon me
odpréti ples to open the ball, to lead off the dance
odpréti za promet to open to traffic
odpréti razstavo to open an exhibition
odpréti sejo to open a meeting
odprli so novo šolo a new school has been opened
odpréti paket to unpack a parcel
odpréti srcé to open (ali to unlock) one's heart
odpréti usta to open one's mouth, figurativno to speak up
ne odpréti ust not to open one's lips
odpréti vrata to open the door, (po zvonjenju pri vratih) to answer the door (ali the bell)
odpréti tvor to open an abscess
na stežaj odpréti vrata to open the door wide, to set the door wide open
vrata se niso hotela odpréti the door would not open
odpréti se to open, (naglo) to fly open; (padalo) to open
stara rana se je odprla the old sore (has) reopened

odsvetováti to dissuade (from); (posvariti) to warn

odsvetovali so mi kajenje I was warned against smoking