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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

obložíti (obremeniti) to load, to saddle with a burden; (s furnirjem) to veneer

obložíti z deskami to board, to plank

obméstje outstkirts pl; the environs pl of a town

obnêsti se to be (ali to prove) effective, to take effect, to stand the test; to turn out well; (uspeti) to be a success, to succeed, to be successful

kot stotnik se ni obnesel he was not a success as captain
sijajno se obnêsti se to behave splendidly
dobro se obnêsti se (se izkazati) to acquit oneself well

oboséti to become barefooted; (konj) to cast a shoe

obŕzdati to bridle (konja a horse); to put a bridle on

obsedéti to remain seated, to keep one's seat; (na plesu) to have no partner, to be a wallflower; (ne se omožiti) to remain unmarried, to remain a spinster, to be left on the shelf; (v šoli) to be kept (ali left) back, not to get one's move up

obstáti² (obstanem) (ustaviti se) to stop; to halt, to make a halt; to be brought to a standstill

nenadoma obstáti, obstáti kot ukopan to stop dead, to stop short

obstrelíti to hit with a grazing shot

obstrelíti ptiča to wing a bird

obzídan surrounded by a wall; walled in

obzídan breg, obzídana obala embankment

obzídati to wall in (vrt a garden); to enclose (ali to surround) by a wall, to raise a wall round; (obalo) to embank; (utrdbo) to circumvallate

obžágati to cut with a saw

ocaríniti to assess duty payable on goods imported or exported, to carry out a customs examination

imate kaj za ocaríniti? have you anything to declare?

očáran charmed; fascinated, spellbound; captivated; under a spell; enchanted; bewitched

biti očáran to be enchanted (nad kom with someone), nad čem at something
ves očáran pogovorno smitten (od with)

odbórnica lady member of a committee

odbórnik committeeman, member of a committee (ali of a board)

odbórniški committee; belonging to a committee

odbrenčáti to fly off with a buzzing noise

krogla je odbrenčala mimo glave the bullet whizzed past his head
čmrlj je odbrenčal buzzing, the bumblebee flew off

odčárati to rescue from a spell, to lift a spell

oddahníti se to recover breath, pogovorno to get one's breath back; (po naporu) to rest after a spell of hard work; to begin to feel at ease

oddahníti se od strahu to recover from a fright
oddahníti se po težavah to have some respite from difficulties
malo oddahníti se to take a breather
dajte mi, da se malo oddahnem give me time to breathe, give me time to draw breath
malo si oddahníti se to take time to breathe