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odvzéti to take off (ali away); to dispossess; (konfiscirati, zapleniti) to confiscate, to seize

odvzéti komu kaj to deprive, to divest someone of something
odvzeli so mu vse premoženje he was dispossessed of all his property
odvzéti vlago to dehumidify

ogoljufáti

ogoljufáti koga to deceive someone
ogoljufáti koga za kaj to cheat (ali to trick) someone (out) of something
ogoljufáti za kaj to defraud of something
ogoljufali so ga za vse premoženje he was cheated of all he possessed
njega je lahko ogoljufáti he's easy meat (ali pogovorno a mug, sucker)

ogrísti to nibble, to gnaw; to cause harm by nibbling (biting, gnawing)

zajci so ogrizli sadno drevje the hares have been nibbling at the fruit trees
otrok si je ogrizel nohte the child has been biting his nails
pes ga je ogrizel the dog bit him

okóli round, around; (približno) about, near, some

okóli vogala (čisto blizu) round the corner
okóli 100 (nekaj več) a hundred odd
okóli 10 let je tega ten years or so ago
okóli petih about five o'clock
okóli hiše round the house
vse okóli all round
tu nekje okóli around here
pričakuj me okóli treh! expect me at 3 o'clock, or thereabouts!
število znaša (je) okóli 3.000 the figure is in the region of 3,000
hoditi okóli to walk about
pogovor se je sukal okóli politike the conversation centred on politics
pogledal sem okóli sebe I looked round about me

okús taste; flavour; savour

po mojem okúsu to my taste
prijeten okús a pleasing taste
slasten okús relish, flavour
brez okúsa tasteless, insipid, flat, unsavoury, figurativno without taste
človek dobrega okúsa a man of taste
to je stvar okúsa it is a matter of taste
vsak po svojem okúsu everyone to his fancy
okúsi so različni there is no accounting for tastes, tastes differ
imeti okús po to taste of
imeti sladek okús to taste sweet
to vino ima okús po sodu this wine tastes of the cask (ali has a tang of the cask)
pustiti slab okús v ustih (tudi figurativno) to leave a bad taste in the mouth
ta film kvari okús občinstva that film corrupts public taste

olájšati to relieve, to alleviate, to mitigate; medicina to palliate; (nalogo) to facilitate; to lighten, to allay; to make easy; (bolečine) to soothe, to ease

čutiti se olajšanega to feel relieved
olájšati si srcé to unburden oneself, to get something off one's chest
olajšali so me za (= ukradli so mi) denarnico I was relieved of my purse

omadeževáti to stain; to soil; to sully; (dobro ime) to tarnish, to blemish

omadeževáti ugled to tarnish a reputation
ne bi si hotel omadeževáti rok s tem I would not soil my hands with it
njegove roke so omadeževane s krvjo his hands are stained with blood

opíkati to sting

ose so ga opikale he was stung by wasps

oplétati

oplétati z rokami to swing one's arms
noge so se mu opletale his legs wrapped themselves one round the other

opozoríti to warn

opozoríti koga na kaj to call (ali to direct), to drawl someone's attention to something, to point something out to someone
opozarjam vas, da... I give you warning that...
opozorili so ga, da je v nevarnosti he was warned that he was in danger
on te je bil lepo opozoril he had given you fair warning

opravíčiti to excuse; to exculpate

ne skušaj ga opravíčiti! do not try to excuse him!
to ne opravičuje njegove odsotnosti that does not excuse his absence
opravičite me zaradi moje odsotnosti! excuse me for my absence!
opravíčiti koga, opravíčiti komu odsotnost to excuse someone, to excuse someone's absence
opravíčiti koga pri kom to apologize for someone to someone else
prosil je, da ga opravičijo (mu opravičijo odsotnost) he begged to be excused (from attending)
opravičen(a odsotnost) zaradi bolezni excused from attending owing to illness
opravíčiti se to excuse someone, to apologize (za, zaradi for)
pri kom to someone; to make (ali to offer) an apology (for)
dovolite mi, da se vam opravičim allow me to apologize (to you)
opravičil se je za svoje vedenje he apologized for his conduct
opravíčiti se moram, ker sem zamudil I must apologize for (zdaj) being, (prej) having been so late
to se ne da opravíčiti that allows of no excuse!, there is no excuse for it!

opráviti to do; to finish; to perform; to settle; to transact

opráviti izpit to pass an examination
opráviti posle to transact business, to get one's work (ali job) done
opráviti nekaj zasebnih zadev to attend to some private business
z njim ni lahko opráviti he is not so easily dealt with, he is an awkward customer
bom hitro opravil s teboj (figurativno) I'll deal with you in a moment
opráviti bančne posle to carry out (ali to perform) banking operations

oprávljen done; performed; settled

s tem je stvar oprávljena! (= dovolj o tem!) (so) that's that!

oprostíti to excuse, to pardon, to forgive; (česa) to exempt (from), to dispense (izpita with an exam); (na sodišču) to acquit; (iz zapora) to release, to set free, to free; (obveznosti) to release; (osvoboditi) to deliver (from), to rid (of), to absolve (from); (spregledati) to condone

oprosti! pardon me!
oprostite, prosim! I beg your pardon, I am sorry, excuse me, Sir (Madam)!
oprosti, da to rečem! pardon my saying so!
oprostili so mi ono pismo I was forgiven that letter
oprostíti koga zaradi pomanjkanja dokazov to give someone the benefit of the doubt
oprostite, da vam nisem takoj odgovoril I must apologize for not having replied at once
oprostíti se to excuse someone, to apologize
oprostite besedi! (opravičilo za nespodobno besedo) saving your presence!

organizírati to organize; to arrange; to get up

delavci so dobro organizirani the workers are well organized
organizírati se to get (ali to become) organized

orientácija orientation

toliko v vašo orientácijo so much for your orientation
nimam čuta za orientácijo I have no sense of direction

oslepáriti to swindle (koga someone)

oslepáriti koga za kaj to cheat someone out of something
osleparil me je za 50 funtov he swindled (ali cheated) me out of fifty pounds, žargon he ripped me off for fifty quid
biti osleparjen to be swindled, (žargon) to be sold a pup
osleparili so ga za 5 funtov (žargon) he was stung for a fiver

osnóva (baza) base, basis; groundwork; (temelj) foundation; (začetki) elements pl, rudiments pl; (pri tkanju) warp

brez osnóve baseless, groundless, without foundation
obtožbe so brez osnóve the charges are baseless
postaviti na trdno osnóvo to place on a firm basis; jezikoslovje stem
ajevska, ijevska osnóva a-stem, i-stem
nadomestna osnóva suppletive stem
nedoločniška, sedanjiška osnóva infinitive stem, present stem

ostál left (over), remaining

ostáli pl the rest, the others, those left
med ostálim among other things, (latinsko) inter alia
v ostálem (= sicer) for the rest
in vse ostálo (drugo) and everything else, and all the rest of it
in ostálo (podobno) and so on, and so forth; et cetera (krajšava: etc.)
ostáli od nas the rest of us
vsi (drugi) ostáli gredó (hočejo iti) all the others (ali the rest of them) are going
bil je pijan kot vsi ostáli (drugi) he was drunk like the rest
mi (ki smo) ostáli (mi drugi) the rest of us
(vse) ostálo (drugo) se je izgubilo the remainder was lost

pa and; but, however

pa četudi (al)though, even though
pa tudi (celó) če even if...
pa dobro well then
pa vendar (and) yet, still, nevertheless, but yet, for all that, notwithstanding
pa naj bo! then let it be!
kaj pa je? what is the matter (here)?
pa kaj zato (potem)? what of it?, so what?
moj oče pa moja mati my father and my mother
pa to je jasno! why, that is clear!
tako pravijo, pa jaz tega ne verjamem so they say, but I (myself) do not believe it
on lahkó to stori, pa vem, da ne bo he can do it, but I know he will not
prosili smo ga, on pa tega ni hotel storiti we asked him, but he would not do it
pa tudi če bi tako bilo... even so...