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novóst newness, novelty; figurativno freshness

novósti pl ekonomija novelties pl; (novotarija) innovation
to je zame novóst (tega še nisem slišal) that is a new one on me

nòž knife, pl knives

oster kot nòž knife-edged
kuhinjski nòž kitchen knife, cook's knife
mesarski nòž butcher's knife, arhaično whittle
nòž sekač cleaver
nòž za razrezovanje carving knife
žepni nòž pocketknife, penknife, clasp knife
nòž pri plugu (lemež) plougshare, coulter
nòž v hrbet (figurativno) stab in the back
boj na nòž a fight to the finish, bayonet fighting
vbod z nòžem stab
brusač nòžev knife-grinder
nastaviti komu nòž na vrat (grlo) to put the knife to someone's throat
zabosti z nòžem to knife

núja necessity; need; exigency; (nujnost) urgency, urgent case; (težava) difficulty, scrape, pinch, straits pl; (stiska, nadloga) misery, poverty, distress, indigence, needfulness; (prisiljenost) compulsion, constraint

iz núje from necessity
núja (sila) kola lomi necessity knows no law; needs must when the devil drives
iz núje napraviti vrlino (figurativno) to make a virtue of necessity

nújen urgent; pressing; necessary, requisite (za for); exigent; indispensable; essential; vital

nújni posli pressing business
nújna, silna potreba pressing need, stringent necessity
nújna zadeva a matter of urgency, an urgent matter
za življenje nújne stvari necessities pl of life
napraviti le najnujnejša popravila to do only the most urgent repairs
skrajno nújen of the utmost urgency

nújno prislov urgently, necessarily; of necessity; perforce; inevitably; (na pismih) urgent

nújno klicati zdravnika to make an urgent call for the doctor
nújno potrebovati denar to be in urgent need of money
nújno potrebujem par novih čevljev I badly need a new pair of shoes
nújno to potrebujem I need it urgently, I am in urgent need of it
nújno zahtevati to urge

núna nun

postati núna to take the veil; to become a nun; to enter a convent

o (predlog) of; about; on; at, upon; in

o pravem času in time, at the right time
o božiču at Christmas
o dejavnosti Inštituta za... about (ali on) the activities of the Institute for...
nimam informacij o tem I have no information on this point
govoriti o vojni to speak (ali to talk) about the war
govorili smo o njem we were talking about him
kaj misliš o tem? what do you think of that?
pisati o revoluciji to write about the revolution
kaj veš o njih? what do you know about them?
pripovedovati, povedati o čem to tell of something
predavanje o čem a lecture on something
govoriti o nekem predmetu to talk on a subject

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

občeváti to have (ali to hold) intercourse; to have relations (z with); to associate (with), to communicate (with), to commune; to mingle (with); (intimno) to be on intimate terms (with), to be on friendly terms, to cultivate someone's acquaintance, to consort with

on z nikomer ne občuje he keeps himself to himself, he shuns company
s kom občujete? with whom do you associate?
pogosto občujem z njim I see a great deal of him
spolno občeváti z to have sexual intercourse with

občínski municipal; communal; parish

občínski davek rates pl, parish rate, local rate, ZDA local tax
občínski dohodki local revenue
občínske finance local finance
občínska (mestna) hiša (magistrat) town hall
občínski nameščenec executive officer of a commune
občínski pašnik, travnik common; village green
občínsko podjetje communal (oziroma municipal) undertaking
občínski proračun municipal budget
občínsko premoženje, posest communal property
občínski svèt city (oziroma parish) council; town council
občínski svétnik town councillor, parish councillor; ZDA member of the city council, councilman
občínska (socialna) podpora poor relief
občínska uprava local (ali municipal) administration, local government
občínske volitve municipal elections pl

občudováti to admire; to have an admiration for

občudováti lepoto pokrajine to admire the beauty of a landscape
strmé kaj občudováti to stand speechless with admiration before something

občútek feeling; sensation

občútek bolečine feeling of pain
boleč občútek mraza a painful feeling of cold
občútek toplote sensation of warmth
stalen občútek permanent (ali constant) feeling
bil je splošen občútek, da bo vojne kmalu konec there was a general feeling that the war would end very soon
z mešanimi občútki with mixed feelings

občutljív touchy; sensitive (za mraz to cold); tender; arhaično sensible

občutljíva koža, noga tender skin, foot
občutljívo mesto tender spot
občutljíva tehtnica sensitive scales pl
občutljív je za svoj ugled he is touchy about his reputation
dotaknil sem se ga na občutljívem mestu I touched him on a sore (ali tender) spot
biti preveč občutljív to be too impressionable, too softhearted

obdávčiti to tax; to lay taxes (na on), to impose taxes; to impose duty on; to excise; to assess; to levy

težko obdávčiti to impose a heavy tax (ali tax burden)
previsoko obdávčiti to overtax

obdolžèn charged; accused; inculpated; arraigned

obdolžèn umora charged with murder
biti obdolžèn česa to be charged (with a crime)

obedovátí to lunch; to dine; to take one's lunch; to have (ali to eat) one's dinner; (zunaj doma) to dine out

obedovátí meso, pečenko to dine on meat, on roast
dobro (slabo) smo obedovali we have had a good (a bad) dinner

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!

obetajóč promising

mnogo obetajóč mladenič a youth of great promise

obétati to promise; to give (ali to pledge, arhaično to pass, to plight) one's word; (dajati nade) to give hope, to show promise, to bid fair, to raise expectations, to hold out hopes

on napravi več kot obeta he is better than his word
ne obetam si mnogo od njega I do not expect much of (ali from) him
on mnogo obeta he is a promising youngster, he's doing well
dobro se obeta it augurs well
obétati lep razvoj to shape well

običáj (osebni) habit, habitude, wont; (splošen) use, usage, custom

po mojem običáju according to my wont
dvorski običáj etiquette
trgovski običáj (uzanca) usance
splošno privzet običáj common practice
star običáj an old (ancient) usage
ukoreninjen običáj inveterate habit
običáji in navade habit and custom, arhaično use and wont
to mu je postal običáj it became a habit with him, this has grown habitual with him, it grew upon him
prekiniti z običájem to break a habit
priti iz običája to fall out of use (ali into disuse)
običáj nastane, vznikne custom springs up (ali arises)
drugi časi, drugi običáji other times, other manners
običájen habitual; customary; usual; wonted; common
nekaj običájnega a common (ali a usual) thing
to ni več običájno that's no longer the way
to pri nas ni običájno this is not the custom here
to je postalo običájno pri nas it has become the usual thing with us