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odvétnik (splošno) lawyer, legal adviser; ZDA attorney (-at-law); counsel, advocate; prosecutor, pleader; (splošni svetovalec, s pravico braniti na nižjem sodišču) VB solicitor; (advokat, ki specializira na določenem področju, s pravico braniti na višjem sodišču) VB barrister; (vrhovni državni) King's Counsel, (za vladanja kraljice) Queen's Counsel (krajšavi: K.C., Q.C.)

zakotni, spletkarski odvétnik pettifogger
odvétniki (skupnost) the bar (Bar), gentlemen of the robe
postati odvétnik to be admitted as a barrister, to be called to the bar
posvetovati se z odvétnikom to take legal advice

okó eye; (na krompirju) eye; (mastno) drop of grease; botanika eye (of a bud)

kurje okó (figurativno) corn
operater kurjih očes chiropodist
stekleno okó a glass eye
magično okó magic-eye tuning
mačje okó (figurativno) (rear) reflector
z golim očesom with the naked eye
s prostim očesom with unaided eye
okó postave je budno the eye of the law is ever vigilant
imeti okó za lepoto (za kaj lepega) to have an eye for the beautiful
kakor daleč seže okó as far as the eye can reach, within eyeshot, within range of sight
dljè kot seže okó farther (ali further) than the eye can see
z očesom ne treniti not to bat an eyelid
niti z očesom ni trenil he did not even wince
on ne vidi več na levo okó he lost the sight of his left eye
vidim stvari z istim očesom kot ti (figurativno) I see eye to eye with you
pazi na okó! mind your eye!
zamižati na eno okó to wink an eye (ob at), (figurativno) to connive (at), to shut one's eyes to
zatisnil je eno okó ob mojem kajenju he turned a blind eye to my smoking
ne zatisniti očesa (figurativno) not to sleep a wink
nocoj nisem zatisnil očesa I did not get a wink of sleep last night
okó za okó, zob za zob an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

okréten agile, adroit, nimble, dexterous; (hiter) swift, brisk, lithe

okréten kot jegulja as lithe as an eel

omeníti to mention, to make mention of; to refer to

mimogrede omeníti to mention in passing
samó omeníti barely to mention
ni nam treba (niti) omeníti we need scarcely mention (da... that...)
omenili smo že... mention has already been made of...
kot smo zgoraj omenili as mentioned above, as we have already said

oséba person; personage; figure; subject, individual; personality; pravo person, being, body

fizična oséba natural person
javna oséba an official
(ne)zaželena oséba persona (non) grata
glavna oséba v družbi (pogovorno) kingpin
dramske osébe (= zasedba vlog) gledališče dramatis personae pl, cast list
pravna oséba legal person, corporate body, body corporate, corporation
jaz za svojo osébo I for my part, I myself, as far as I am concerned
po posredovanju neke tretje osébe through a third person (ali party)
govoriti v 3. osébi (npr. služabnik z gospodarjem) to address in the third person
več oséb mi je reklo... several people (have) told me...
to zavisi od osébe that depends on who it is
to bo stalo pet funtov na osébo, po osébi that will cost five pounds a head
družbeno pravna oséba social legal entity
civilno pravna oséba civil legal entity

osiromášen impoverished; become poor (ali indigent, needy, stricken with poverty oziroma pauperism), arhaično brought upon the parish

popolnoma osiromášen (as) poor as a church mouse

ostáti (bivati) to stay, to remain

ostáti zunaj to stay out; (vztrajati) to persist in, to stick to, to abide by, to keep to; (preostati) to be left over
ostáti doma to stay at home
ostáti v postelji to stay in bed, to keep to one's bed
ostáti pri predmetu to keep to the point
ostáti miren, hladnokrven to keep cool; to keep one's temper
ostani, kjer si! keep still!, stay where you are!
ostalo bo toplo it wilI stay warm
ostáti zdrav to remain healthy
to ostane med nama (figurativno) this is a word in your ear, I tell you this in strict confidence, this is quite between ourselves, this is strickly confidental
vse ostane pri starem no change will be made, everything will be as before
kje smo ostali zadnji teden? (v šoli) where did we leave off last week?
ostanem pri svojem mnenju I stick to my opinion
ostane pri tem! we will leave it at that!
nič drugega mi ne (pre)ostane... I have no choice but..., there's nothing for it but..., I have no alternative, it's a case of Hobson's choice
nič drugega (nam) ne ostane, kot da... there is nothing for it, but to...
ostanite pri telefonu! hold the line, please!

óster (orodje) sharp, cutting, edged, keen; (koničast) pointed, peaked; (strog) strict, rigid, austere, severe; (bolečina) acute, intense, smart, severe, keen; (glas) sharp, biting, piercing, rigorous, severe; (jezik) sharp; (beseda) poignant, acrimonious; (pogled) penetrating; (poteze v obrazu) cleancut; (zrak) bracing; (kazen) severe; (veter) biting, keen; (popran) hot, piquant, peppery; (vonj ali okus) acrid

óstra konkurenca keen competition
óstri kót an acute angle
óster kis strong vinegar
óster kot meč sharp as a sword
óster mraz sharp frost
óster naboj ball cartridge
óstri ukrepi stern (ali rigorous) measures pl
ona ima zelo óster jezik she has a very sharp tongue
óster ovinek (zavoj) a sharp curve

otróčji childish; childlike; infantile

biti otróčji (figurativno senilen) to dote
ne bodi otróčji! be your age!
otróčja igra v primeri z child's play compared with
to je otróčje lahko it's as easy as pie, (ZDA as easy as falling off a log)

otrók child, pl children; (majhen) baby, babe, tot; (nedoleten) infant; (zaničljivo) brat

zakonski otrók legitimate child
nezakonski otrók illegitimate child, child born out of wedlock, bastard, natural child
otrók ljubezni love child
mrtvorojen otrók stillborn child
čudežen otrok infant prodigy
otrók brezdomec waif
brez otrok childless
ugrabitev otróka kidnapping
umor otróka, morilec, -lka otróka infanticide
varovalec, -lka baby-sitter
on je pravi otrók he is quite a child
ona pričakuje otróka she is with child (ali in the family way), she is an expectant mother
roditi otróka to give birth to a child
biti (krstni) boter otróku to stand sponsor to a child
varovati otróka (oziroma otroke) v odsotnosti staršev to baby-sit
ne biti več otrók to be no longer a child
on ni več otrók he is no longer a child
kot otrók se veseliti to be as pleased as Punch
dobiti (roditi) otróka to be delivered of a child
nobenega otróka ne več dobiti (roditi) to be past childbearing (ali childbearing age)
opekel otrók se boji ognja a burnt child dreads the fire

ozír regard, respect; consideration

brez ozíra na regardless of, irrespective of
v tem (nekem) ozíru in this (some) regard
v vsakem ozíru in every regard (ali respect), in all respects
z ozírom na with (ali in) regard to, as regards, in consideration of, with respect to
brez ozíra na starost (na posledice) without regard to age (to consequences)
z ozírom na njegovo mladost allowing (ali making allowance) for his youth
z ozírom na to, da... with regard to the fact that...
ne imeti ozíra do (ne upoštevati) to pay no regard to, not to take into consideration

oznáčiti označeváti (zaznamovati) to mark; to denote; to designate; to indicate; to style; (z etiketo) to label; to characterize; (s količki) to stake out (ali off)

oznáčiti, označeváti z žigom to brand
oznáčiti, označeváti X kot napadalca to label X as the aggressor

ožigósan branded

ožigósan (kot) stigmatized (as)

ožigósati to stigmatize; to brand

ožigósati kot napadalca to brand (someone) as an aggressor
njega je treba ožigósati kot praznoglavca he must be stigmatized as ignorant

pámtivek

od pámtiveka (kar ljudje pomnijo) from time immemorial, from time out of mind, as long as one can remember, for ages, pogovorno for donkey's years

pásti¹ (padem) to fall; to drop; to slump; to tumble; to decrease, to decline; (vpliv) to wane; to ebb; (cene) to go down, to depreciate; to sink

pásti s konja to fall off (ali from) a horse, to be spilled, to come a cropper; (z višine) to topple down
pásti v boju to fall in action; (strel) to be heard; (v šoli) to do badly, to come down; (pri izpitu) to fail, to be ploughed
padel je na bojnem polju, na bojišču he was killed on the battlefield
pásti komu v besedo to interrupt someone
pásti po dolgem in širokem na tla to fall spread-eagled on the floor
pásti komu na hrbet to attack someone from behind, to stab someone in the back
pásti v oči to catch the eye
padel je z drevesa he fell from a tree
pásti v nezavest to faint, to swoon
pásti na nos to fall on one's face
padel sem v nemilost pri njem I lost his favour
padel je na izpitu he failed his examination
kocka je padla (figurativno) the die is cast
pásti na noge (tudi figurativno) to land on one's feet
pásti na zemljo to fall on the ground
novoletni dan pade na četrtek New Year's Day falls on a Thursday
otrok je padel the baby has fallen over (ali has had a tumble)
nizko pásti, globoko pásti (figurativno) to come down in the world, to sink low
to mi je padlo v naročje (figurativno) I got it without effort (ali without exertion)
padlo mi je na pamet, na um it suddenly struck me, it mashed through my mind, the thought struck me
pásti v pozabo to fall into oblivion, to fall into disuse
padla mu je okoli vratu she embraced him, she threw her arms round his neck
pásti na kolena to kneel down
pásti na kolena pred... to fall on one's knees before..., to prostrate oneself before...
padel je sovražniku v roke he fell into the hands of the enemy
to mi je kot z neba padlo (figurativno) it came as a windfall to me, it came like a godsend to me
sekira mi je padla iz rok the axe dropped from my hand
sekira mu je padla v med (figurativno) he sees his most fervent desires fulfilled, he is favoured by luck
pásti v nemilost to fall into disfavour
pásti v zmoto to fall into error
pásti pod zakon to come under a law, to fall within the scope of a law
zastor je padel the curtain has dropped
vlada je padla the government has been overthrown
nisem na glavo padel (figurativno) I am no fool
jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa (figurativno) like father, like son
pazi, da ne padeš! mind you don't fall!

páv pávica peafowl; (samec) peacock; (samica) peahen

mlad páv, pávica young peacock, pea chick
ošaben kot pav proud as a peacock
páv, pávica vozi kočijo, napravi kolo the peacock spreads its tail
šopiriti se kot páv, pávica to strut like a peacock

péd pédenj (mera, 9 col, 2,5 cm) span

(eno) péd, pédenj širok a span wide
péd, pédenj za péd, pédenjjo little by little, arhaično inchmeal
niti za péd, pédenj se ne premaknem I'm not budging an inch
niti za péd, pédenj ne odstopim, popustim gledé... as regards... I'm not yielding an inch
premikati se péd, pédenj za péd, pédenjjo to inch along, to move inch by inch (ali by inches)

perésce feather; small feather; plumule

lahek kot perésce as light as a feather

perésen feathery

perésna teža featherweight
boksar perésne kategorije featherweight
perése oblike feathery, feather-shaped
perésa vojna literary war
peréso lahek light as a feather