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nalášč intentionally, deliberately; premeditatedly; wilfully; by design, designedly; on purpose, purposely

to je kot nalášč zame it is just the thing for me
priti kot nalášč (ravno prav) to be most welcome

nazarénski (izreden) extraordinary

nazarénsko drag hotél a most expensive hotel

nespámeten unreasonable; unwise; irrational; imprudent

bilo je zelo nespámetno od tebe it was most unwise of you
(ti) ne bi bil smel biti tako nespámeten you should have known better

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

od from; of; since; on, upon

od 1 do 10 from one to ten
10 od 20ih ten out of twenty
od 100 niti 1 not one in a hundred
od daleč from far away, from afar
od Ljubljane do Zagreba from Lj. to Z.
od časa do časa from time to time
od danes dalje (naprej) from this day (forward)
od jutri naprej from tomorrow
od sedaj naprej from now on, henceforth
od 9ih do 10ih from nine till (ali to) ten
od nedelje do petka from Sunday to (ZDA through) Friday
od jeseni since autumn
(že) od nekdaj for some time
od malega (mladih let) from childhood (on)
od prvega do zadnjega from first to last
od povsod from everywhere, from all sides
od včeraj since yesterday
od takrat, od tedaj from that time, from then on; thence, since then, thenceforth
(že) od (vsega, prvega) začetka from the (very) beginning (ali start)
od jutra do večera from morning till (ali to) night, all day long, all the livelong day
od zadaj from behind
sam od sebe by myself (yourself, etc.), spontaneously, of one's own accord
od spodaj from beneath
nobeden od nas none of us
od besede do besede (dobesedno) word for word, literally, verbatim
od mnogih primerov among many examples
nem od presenečenja (struck) dumb with astonishment
otrpel od mraza stiff with cold
zapuščen od vseh abandoned (ali deserted, forsaken) by everyone
od srca rad most willingly
od utrujenosti from fatigue
lepo od vas nice of you
ni lepo od tebe it isn't nice of you
drhteti od strahu to tremble with fear
moj brat je večji od mene my brother is taller than I (am) (ali pogovorno than me)
od kdaj si že v bolnici? how long have you been in hospital?
od razburjenja ni mogel govoriti he could not speak for excitement
to odvisi od vremena that depends on the weather
pozdravi ga od mene (v mojem imenu) give him my best regards
(od) kar ljudje pomnijo from time immemorial, from time out of mind
umreti od lakote, jetike to die of hunger, of consumption
on živi od peresa (figurativno) he lives by his pen

odnêsti to carry (ali to take, to bear) off (ali away)

reka je odnesla most the river swept away the bridge
poceni jo odnêsti (figurativno) to come off with a small loss
celo kožo odnêsti to save one's bacon, to emerge safe and sound, to escape with life and limb
peté odnêsti to escape

odplavíti to wash away; to wash off

val ga je odplavil s krova a wave swept him off the deck
reka je odplavila most the river washed (ali swept) the bridge away

ofenzíva offensive

najboljša defenziva je ofenzíva the most effective defence is offence
preiti v ofenzívo to take the offensive, to switch over to the offensive

optimístičen optimistic

optimístično prislov optimistically
prekašajoč najbolj optimístične ocene beyond the most sanguine estimate
biti optimístičen to take an optimistic view of things, to be an optimist
optimístično prikazati to present an optimistic view of things

oslóvski ass's; asinine

oslóvski kašelj whooping cough
oslóvski most (figurativno) pons asinorum, Pythagoras' theorem
oslóvsko riganje bray; braying
oslóvska ušesa (v knjigi) dog-ears pl

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!

plavajóč swimming; floating; afloat; buoyant

plavajóč dok floating dock
plavajóči bager (floating) dredger
plavajóče (kopalno) milo floating (bath) soap
plavajóč led floating ice
plavajóča mina floating mine
plavajóči (pontonski) most pontoon bridge
plavajóča letalska baza floating air base
plavajóč tank amphibious tank, amphibian
plavajóč žerjav tehnika floating crane
plavajóč traktor (za prevoz čet) amphibious troop carrier, (v drugi svetovni vojni) duck

pontónski

pontónski most pontoon bridge
pontónski žerjav floating crane

posvéčati ➞ posvetiti

posvéčati večino svoje pozornosti... to devote most of one's attention to...
on posveča mnogo časa študiju he devotes a lot of time to his studies
namen posvečuje sredstva the end justifies the means
posvéčati se to devote oneself (to)

povéšatí ➞ povesiti

most se poveša (v sredini) the bridge sags

práv just, right; (zelo) very

práv zdaj just now
práv rad with (great) pleasure, very (ali most) willingly, gladly
práv! all right!, okay! (krajšava: O.K., OK)
takó je práv that's right, all right
práv dobro quite well
práv takó! just so!, quite!, quite so!
práv nič nothing at all
práv škoda je, da... it is a great pity that...
práv nobenega denarja nimam I have no money whatever
nimamo práv nobenih izkušenj we have no experience whatsoever
ta klobuk mi je práv this hat suits (ali fits) me well
moja ura gre práv my watch goes well (ali keeps good time)
moja ura ne gre práv my watch is going wrong
ravno práv prihajaš you come just in time
práv blizu stanujemo we live quite close by
ne razumeš me práv you do not rightly understand me, you mistake my meaning
ne vem práv, kaj naj naredim I hardly know (ali I am at a loss) what to do
to mi je ravno práv it is just what I want
če vam je to práv if it is convenient for you, pogovorno if it's all right by you
če ti je práv ali ne whether you like it or not
práv ti je; práv se ti je zgodilo (se ti godi) it serves you right; you got what you deserved
práv mu je! serves him right!
imeti práv to be right
imaš práv you are right
práv napraviti, delati to do right, to do what is right
komu práv napraviti to suit, to please someone
vsem ne moreš práv narediti you can't please everybody
to ni práv od tebe you are wrong there
meni je práv I don't mind (ali object), that's all right with me, I agree
vam je práv, če pridete jutri? does it suit you to come to-morrow?
to mi je práv (mi ustreza) that suits me fine
práv priti (koristiti) to come in handy
vse práv pride every little helps
to utegne práv priti it may come in useful
práv tako bi lahko rekli, da... we might just as well say that...
ta vrvica utegne pozneje práv priti this string may come in handy later on
priti ravno práv (kot nalašč) to be most welcome
práv takó likewise
práv nocoj (še nocoj) this very night
práv na začetku at the very beginning

provizóren provizóričen provisional, provisory, temporary; makeshift

provizóren, provizóričen most temporary bridge

razstrelíti to explode

razstrelíti mino to spring a mine (tudi figurativno); to blow up (most a bridge); to blast

razveseljív delightful, pleasant, agreeable, favourable, encouraging, pleasing; gratifying

kar je zame najbolj razveseljívo, je to, da... what pleases me most is that...
razveseljíva novica good news
pogled v prihodnost ni nič kaj razveseljív (the) prospects for the future are far from (being) cheerful

spláv¹ (na vodi) raft; moat

most iz splávov floating bridge
spláv lesá lumber raft
spláv za reševanje life raft
prevažati (se) na splávu to raft